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This week on Anime+, Aray and Aunn break down a packed week of anime and entertainment headlines. Nintendo is cracking down hard on Pokémon leakers, Toonami is bringing back Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, and Star Wars: Visions expands with a new limited series based on The Ninth Jedi. There's also big anime adaptation news—Ao Ashi Season 2 has been leaked, Netflix drops the trailer for its Kakegurui live-action spinoff BET, and Demon Slayer: Mugen Train returns to theaters in gorgeous 4K.
Plus:
🎲 Yu-Gi-Oh! launches new anime shorts on YouTube
🏇 Uma Musume teams up with the Kentucky Derby?!
📺 Crunchyroll reveals a dazzling new anime, A Star Brighter Than the Sun
📚 New light novel adaptations and cute school rom-coms for 2026
From legendary returns to brand-new hype, we’ve got all your anime news covered this week!
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Sources:
Nintendo Seeks Subpoena of Discord for Pokémon Leaker Info
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-22/nintendo-seeks-subpoena-of-discord-for-pokemon-leaker-info/.223814
Ao Ashi Season 2
https://comicbook.com/anime/news/legendary-sports-anime-ao-ashi-reportedly-confirms-season-2/
Toonami to Air Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War, Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga Anime
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-25/toonami-to-air-bleach-thousand-year-blood-war-blue-exorcist-kyoto-saga-anime/.223920
Star Wars: Visions Episode 'The Ninth Jedi' Gets Limited Series in 2026
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-19/star-wars-visions-episode-the-ninth-jedi-gets-limited-series-in-2026/.223719
Netflix's English Live-Action Series BET Based on Kakegurui Manga Reveals May 15 Debut in Trailer
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-21/netflix-english-live-action-series-bet-based-on-kakegurui-manga-reveals-may-15-debut-in-trailer/.223766
Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Anime Film Returns to N. American Theaters with 4K Screenings on May 14
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-21/demon-slayer-mugen-train-anime-film-returns-to-n-american-theaters-with-4k-screenings-on-may-14/.223769
Uma Musume's Cygames Partners With 151st Kentucky Derby
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-04-22/uma-musume-cygames-partners-with-151st-kentucky-derby/.223798
Yu-Gi-Oh! Promotional Net Anime Shorts Debut on YouTube
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-22/yu-gi-oh-promotional-net-anime-shorts-debut-on-youtube/.223809
I Made Friends with the Second Prettiest Girl in My Class TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, 2026 Debut
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-25/i-made-friends-with-the-second-prettiest-girl-in-my-class-tv-anime-reveals-cast-staff-2026-debut/.223907
Easygoing Territory Defense by the Optimistic Lord Novels Get TV Anime
https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-04-20/easygoing-territory-defense-by-the-optimistic-lord-novels-get-tv-anime/.223732
A Star Brighter than the Sun Anime Dazzles With October 2025 Premiere
https://www.crunchyroll.com/news/latest/2025/4/23/a-star-brighter-than-the-sun-anime-october-2025-premiere-teaser-trailer-visual