Browsing: Opening

Big tobacco is making moves in anime this year. Whereas Crunchyroll’s Smoking Behind The Supermarket With Youhas cornered the market on unproblematic age-gap slow-burn romance, released in smoke-break-length, piecemeal premiere episodes for maximum nicotine mise-en-scène, Chainsmoker Cat is taking a page out of Chainsaw Man’s playbook with its anime opening to get folks on board…

Netflix began streaming Chainsmoker Cat, based on NyanNyanFactory’s manga Yani Neko, on July 2. The Bibury Animation Studio’s anime follows Yaniko, a catgirl addicted to smoking despite the damage it does to her life and relationships

Anew trailerhas been revealed for the upcomingSuikoden: The Animeseries, which previews the show’s main opening theme song, as well as the addition of three more cast members. The anime is set to begin broadcasting in Japan in October 2026 with a special extended 60-minute first episode.