Welcome to AniWorldTV’s latest anime news roundup! Here are the biggest updates from the anime and Asian entertainment industry today, including live-action reveals, streaming announcements, award winners, and a historic fan poll.
1. Golden Kamuy 2 Adds Tetta Sugimoto as Anji Toni
The official website for Golden Kamuy: Abashiri Kangoku Shūgeki-hen, the second live-action film adaptation of Satoru Noda’s Golden Kamuy, has announced a major casting update. Veteran actor Tetta Sugimoto will join the film as Anji Toni, one of the tattooed Abashiri convicts.
Sugimoto is known for his roles in acclaimed films such as Departures, Outrage, Water Boys, All About Lily Chou-Chou, and Reincarnation.
The film opens on March 13, with Kento Yamazaki returning as Saichi Sugimoto and Anna Yamada as Asirpa. Additional cast members Yū Inaba and Sōkō Wada will play Tokishige Usami and Toshiyuki Kadokura.
The first Golden Kamuy live-action movie premiered in January 2024, debuting at #1 in Japan with 356,000 tickets sold and 533 million yen earned in its opening weekend. The film began streaming on Netflix in May 2024.
2. Crunchyroll Adds Hindi Dubs of Makoto Shinkai Films in India
Crunchyroll India has announced a major update for Hindi-speaking fans: starting December 4, the platform will stream eight Makoto Shinkai films in India with Hindi dubs and subtitles where available.
Coming in Hindi Dub:
- Weathering With You
- Your Name
- Suzume
Available in Sub (and English dub if available):
- The Garden of Words
- Children Who Chase Lost Voices
- 5 Centimeters Per Second
- The Place Promised in Our Early Days
- Voices of a Distant Star
This marks one of Crunchyroll’s biggest local-language updates for Indian anime fans.
3. South Korean Film My Daughter Is a Zombie Wins Top Audience Award at Blue Dragon Film Awards
The live-action film My Daughter Is a Zombie, based on the popular webtoon, won the Top Audience Award at the 46th Blue Dragon Film Awards on November 18.
The Blue Dragon Film Awards is one of South Korea’s most prestigious ceremonies, honoring outstanding films and creators each year. The event highlights popular, high-quality, and blockbuster films, with around 40 titles publicly screened before the ceremony.
The movie was nominated in seven major categories, including:
- Best Picture
- Best Actor (Jung-seok Cho)
- Best Supporting Actor (Kyung-ho Yoon)
- Best Supporting Actress (Jung-eun Lee)
- Best Director
- Best Music
- Top Audience Award (Winner)
Its victory showcases both critical acclaim and mass public support.
4. Dragon Ball Announces First-Ever Worldwide Character Popularity Poll
To celebrate its 40th anniversary, the Dragon Ball franchise has launched its first global character popularity poll. Fans can vote for 212 characters across four stages.
Poll Schedule (Round 1):
November 20–24 (Japan time) — Characters reduced from 212 → 80.
Most characters in Round 1 come from the original 42-volume Dragon Ball manga. Fans can vote once per day in each stage.
After each round, a set number of characters will be eliminated — but a special 24-hour revival poll on Dragon Ball’s official X (Twitter) accounts will bring back one eliminated character.
The final results will be announced on January 24, 2026, on YouTube.
This is the link to vote in the poll: Dragon ball popularity poll
