This week on Anime+, Aray and Aunn return with another jam-packed roundup from the anime and gaming multiverse. From Netflix’s surprise Clash of Clans TV series reveal to a wild Evangelion collaboration with Transformers, the headlines keep getting weirder (and better). The duo also breaks down industry shakeups and some big publishing news across manga and streaming platforms.

Plus:

📕 Bluelock -Episode Nagi- wraps with its 8th volume

🎬 WIT Studio, Contrail, and Production I.G team up for a new Jump+ one-shot anime

🌍 One Piece meets the real world with a new Chopper project

📉 Webtoon reports major losses despite major platform updates

🐉 RuriDragon and One-Punch Man head into breaks

🎢 Spy x Family and Apothecary Diaries are coming to Universal Studios Japan

🏆 A quick look at the 2025 Crunchyroll Anime Awards

From award shows and wild collabs to manga breaks and theme park takeovers, we’re covering everything you might’ve missed this week. Tap in!

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Sources:

Clash Of Clans TV Series Announced By Netflix

https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/clash-of-clans-tv-show-netflix-adaptation/

Transformers Tease New Evangelion Collaboration

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-05-16/transformers-tease-new-evangelion-collaboration/.224430

Bluelock -Episode Nagi- Spinoff Manga Ends in 8th Volume in August

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-05-17/bluelock-episode-nagi-spinoff-manga-ends-in-8th-volume-in-august/.224520

Wit Studio, Contrail, Production I.G to Animate Jump+ 1-Shot Manga

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-05-17/wit-studio-contrail-production-i.g-to-animate-jump-1-shot-manga/.224532

One Piece Meets the Real World in New Chopper's Project

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-05-17/one-piece-meets-the-real-world-in-new-chopper-project/.224493

Webtoon Unveils Major Platform Updates for Content Discovery, Personalization

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-05-18/webtoon-unveils-major-platform-updates-for-content-discovery-personalization/.224336

Webtoon Entertainment Reports US$26.6 Million Operating Loss in Q1 Amid Weak Yen, Won

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-05-19/webtoon-entertainment-reports-usd26.6-million-operating-loss-in-q1-amid-weak-yen-won/.224522

RuriDragon Manga Takes Short Break, Slated to Return in July

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-05-19/ruridragon-manga-takes-short-break-slated-to-return-in-july/.224574

Blue Exorcist Creator Kazue Katō Draws Moana 2 Fan Art

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-05-20/blue-exorcist-creator-kazue-kato-draws-moana-2-fan-art/.224606

Otherworldly Munchkin TV Anime Unveils Main Cast, More Staff, October Premiere in 1st Promo Video

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-05-21/otherworldly-munchkin-tv-anime-unveils-main-cast-more-staff-october-premiere-in-1st-promo-video/.224610

Pokémon Horizons: The Search for Laqua Anime's 3rd Part Premieres on June 27

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-05-21/pokemon-horizons-the-search-for-laqua-anime-3rd-part-premieres-on-june-27/.224644

One-Punch Man Manga Takes 2-Month Break

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2025-05-21/one-punch-man-manga-takes-2-month-break/.224666

Universal Studios Japan Details Spy X Family, Apothecary Diaries Attractions

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-05-21/universal-studios-japan-details-spy-x-family-apothecary-diaries-attractions/.224641

Pokémon Fossil Exhibition Comes to Chicago's Field Museum in May 2026

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-05-22/pokemon-fossil-exhibition-comes-to-chicago-field-museum-in-may-2026/.224696

All the Winners of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025

https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2025-05-25/all-the-winners-of-the-crunchyroll-anime-awards-2025/.224777