NineSwords

Not a fan of Yenpress in general, but this one I have to plug.

Statement on the Passing of Hideaki Hatta, President and Chief Executive Officer

　We regret to announce the passing of our company’s President and Chief Executive Officer, Hideaki Hatta, on February 16, 2026, at the age of 76. 　We extend our deepest gratitude for the kindness and support shown to him throughout his life and respectfully provide this statement with sincere appreciation.

　Since our founding in 1985, for more than four decades, he served as President with the guiding principle of ‘all-hands-on-deck,’ striving to build an entertainment company that values people and is grounded in sincere animation production. 　Shinichiro Hatta has been appointed President and Chief Executive Officer effective immediately to continue the work and values carried on by Hideaki Hatta. We remain committed to creating work that can be enjoyed by people all over the world, carrying forward the spirit in our ‘all-hands-on-deck’ principle.

　In addition, the wake and funeral service were held privately among family members. No floral tributes, monetary contributions, or visits will be accepted under any circumstances. We thank you for your understanding.

Kyoto Animation Co., Ltd.>

• Series composition and script by Yoko Taro
• Directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki and Toru Yatabe
• Music by Keiichi Okabe
• Production by Studio Khara × CloverWorks

Teaser Trailer here

Source: evangelion.jp/news/260223-1/ via Anime Updates on X

Hey everyone.

I don't think the community is big enough to go a second year with the full nominee/vote route. And it seems like we even have less active members here than last year. So let's just post our personal light novels of the year and some come up on multiple lists that's the official winner for 2025.

Categories are:

• Best Volume
• Best Debut
• Best Protagonist
• Best Antagonist
• Best Supporting Character
• Best Couple or Duo
• Best Author
• Best Illustrator
• Best Worldbuilding
• Best Overall Series
• Best Emotional Moment

And since it's YOUR list you can even add as many categories as you like. Neat.

Yahallo,

here is a list of LN adaptations of the upcoming anime season. I'll leave a short impression for the few series that I've read.

Fantasy / Isekai / Adventure

• Fate/strange Fake
• Sentenced to Be a Hero (Yuusha-kei ni Shosu: Choubatsu Yuusha 9004-tai Keimu Kiroku)
• The Holy Grail of Eris (Eris no Seihai)
• Jack-of-All-Trades, Party of None (Yuusha Party wo Oidasareta Kiyoubinbou)
• Hell Mode: The Hardcore Gamer Dominates in Another World (The series starts entertaining enough but the plot gets convoluted and aimless in the later volumes. Should be good enough for the few volumes that 1 anime season adapts)
• Noble Reincarnation: Born Blessed, So I’ll Obtain Ultimate Power
• Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord (I like the series. Isekai MC has a overpowered skill that is considered weak and he gets kicked out of his noble house into the frontier to hopefully die off. He can basically build entire city structures instantly. I have no idea how anyone could ever think that's weak but it's a light novel so just deal with it.)
• A Gentle Noble’s Vacation Recommendation
• Roll Over and Die (for the few people who are both into yuri- and torture-porn)
• I Got a Cheat Skill in Another World and Became Unrivaled in the Real World, Too (just a special of the anime from a few seasons back. The LN is something of a hate-read for me. It's so incredible terrible and bad that it switches over into the entertaining category when I'm in the right mood)
• Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling

Supernatural / Dark / Thriller

• Shiboyugi: Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table
• Dark Moon: The Blood Altar
• A Misanthrope Teaches a Class for Demi-Humans (the LN is on my PTR list but I haven't touched it yet. Sounds interesting though)

Romance / Villainess / Slice of Life

• The Villainess Is Adored by the Prince of the Neighbor Kingdom
• Isekai Office Worker: The Other World’s Books Depend on the Bean Counter (another one from my PTR list)
• Kunon the Sorcerer Can See (I've read positive things about the series but haven't read it yet myself.)

That should be everything LN related. Did I miss anything? Has anyone read anything from the list? What are you planning on watching? Comment below and don't forget to like and subscribe and ring the bell. And don't forget to use my NordVPN code #guillible2025 for 10% off a 25 year plan. ;)

Hey there, I just ordered a new car but the biggest problem turns out to be finding an available license plate number. Literally everything I could think of seems to be taken already. The only one I did find that was free was the VF-25 from Macross Frontier.

The pattern I need is one or two letters followed by one or two digits: X(X) - #(#). It also has an E after that since it's an plugin hybrid but I don't even try to find something that incorporates the E (would be cool though).

So, I need your help. Maybe you know any anime (or LN, Manga, Otaku culture, etc. ) references that would fit into that pattern? Single letter or digit combinations are very rare but I'll try them anyway for availability.

Thanks in advance!

PS: I can't keep my old license plate number (Model number of the Millennium Falcon) because the E at the end of the new plate takes away from the maximal length allowed.

PPS.: No leading zeros in the digits. I.e. 01, 02, etc. aren't allowed.

PPPS.: It seems like one letter and 3 digits works as well.