Freshest News: Sugar Sugar Rune and The 100th Time’s the Charm anime projects, Shugo Chara Jewel Joker and Love at First Memory licensed manga, and more!

“Sugar Sugar Rune Les deux sorcières” anime short was released at Japan Expo on Friday to commemorate its 20th anniversary. The short serves as a prologue to the manga. It was also announced that a new anime project is in the works using similar CG animation. More information on: ANN

The manga will also get a new complete edition of all five volumes. The first volume will be released on September 30. Source: Shoujocrave.

The series had an anime adaptation in 2005, while the manga is currently licensed by Udon Entertainment. Del Rey previously licensed and released the volumes in English.

In the Magical World, the future queen is chosen by selecting two young witches and sending them to the Human World, where they'll compete to capture the hearts of boys. Whoever has collected the most by the end of the competition is crowned queen. This generation's Queen Candidates are best friends and polar opposites Vanilla Mieux and Chocolat Meilleure, the daughters of the current queen and her former competitor (respectively). They're aided by their assigned mentor and guardian, pop idol witch Rockin' Robin, and their two animal familiars, Blanca the mouse and Duke the frog. But the girls have more to deal with than just competing for hearts at school. There's something weird about the cool, mysterious middle school boy Pierre, who resembles the evil king Glace—and he seems to be after Chocolat. Now, both trapped within their own new goals, the two witches must fight their way and retain a friendship which no magic can defeat.

This was recommended by Tartza way back in 2008. She said: "I had already forgotten I even suggested Sugar Sugar Rune. It's been so long since I watched that. :S But now that I think about the series more carefully, I still stick to my word. Look at the guys! lol. Those two twins in the first picture and that dark-hearted guy. And occasionally other guys too when she is trying to "woo" them, meaning steal their heart as energy...weird but she is a witch. he hee."

art by the illustrator Hidaka Nami (the same illustrator for My Next Life as a Villainess and Lady Rose Just Wants to be a Commoner)

The 100th Time’s the Charm: She Was Executed 99 Times, So How Did She Unlock ‘Super Love’ Mode?! light novel is getting an anime adaptation. This was announced at Drecom’s panel at Anime Expo on Saturday. The light novel and manga are licensed by J-Novel Club. See the light novel review. More infomation on ANN.

light novel insert art

Alphina is falsely accused of plotting to assassinate Saint Debonaire. Time rewinds every time she's executed for a crime she didn't commit, but with the cruel Saint Debonaire against her, the same fate awaits Alphina ninety-nine times in a row: death by decapitation. But something different happens the hundredth time around. Just as Alphina is preparing herself for yet another execution, she discovers that she can hear people's true feelings—and that everyone secretly loves her! Can Alphina take advantage of her newfound ability and sidestep her fate at the guillotine?

Kodansha announced on Friday at Anime Expo the re-release of the Shugo Chara manga 20th Anniversary Edition and the Shugo Chara! Jewel Joker sequel, which will launch in Spring 2026. The anime originally aired in 2007. More information on: ANN. See Anime Reviews. Pre-order below.

Shugo Chara Summary: Relive the magic of self-discovery with Amu Hinamori and friends in a refreshed edition of this classic magical-girl manga, featuring new covers, updated translation, and a beautiful color art gallery. Amu Hinamori is known among her fellow elementary students as a "cool girl" with a spiky personality, but behind closed doors, she's actually extremely shy and wishes she could be brave enough to embrace her feminine, cutesy side. Her wish is granted in the form of three character eggs that hatch into Guardian Characters—mysterious entities that not only encourage her to achieve her potential but can even power her up by granting special abilities. Together with the student council, Amu must use her newfound powers to stop the evil forces feeding on the darkness in people's hearts...

Shugo Chara! Jewel Joker Summary: The magical girl classic finally continues with this sequel manga to Shugo Chara! Amu Hinamori, the Joker Guardian, is a middle schooler now—back with friends and rivals old and new. Sugar and spice, and everything nice—that may be what girls are made of, but Amu Hinamori is so much cooler, especially now that she's left behind her days at Seiyo Elementary and became a middle schooler! After transferring to Arcana Academy on a special assignment, her role as the Joker Guardian is to intervene in a crisis that is causing students to lose hope and confidence in themselves. But she has another, more important secret mission: to retrieve the all-powerful, mysterious Arcana Jewels.

Kodansha has also licensed Love at First Memory (Ore to Mou Ichido, Hatsuko), which is set to release in Spring 2026. Pre-order below.

Summary: An heiress battling amnesia must piece together which of her four suitors ultimately stole her heart in this upbeat, self-aware reverse harem romcom manga!

Fans of Narumi Hasegaki’s other work Boss Bride Days will fall in love all over again with her swoon-worthy art style and vibrant characters.

Mia Takanashi, heiress to the famed Takanashi Group, has had the world at her feet since birth. With the future of the company to think about, deciding on a marriage partner early would have its advantages. However, just as Mia set her heart on one of several charming suitors, amnesia from a freak car accident sets her back to square one! Four wildly different boys appear before her claiming to be her intended fiancé, but which of one of them did Mia ultimately choose? She may just have to fall in love all over again to find out!

Fresh from the movie release of My Special One (Kimi ga Tokubetsu), a TV drama series has been announced. The cast from the film will reprise their roles, and the drama premieres on September 16. The movie opened in Japan on June 20 and ranked 6th in its opening weekend. The manga is licensed by Viz Media. More details on More information on ANN. (This may not be a reverse harem. If you've read the manga, please let me know.)

A girl who has sworn off beautiful boys meets a gorgeous pop star determined to win her heart! After a mortifying rejection, Sahoko Wakaume has sworn off beautiful boys. But a chance meeting puts her in the sights of gorgeous J-pop star Kouta Kirigaya of the group Like Legend. Sahoko will need all her cynicism to defend herself against Kouta's tenderhearted and affectionate attacks to win her heart!

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