The gag manga "The Vampire Dies in No Time," which has also been adapted into an anime, will pause its serialization due to the author Bonnoki Itaru taking a rest. The announcement was made on May 8, 2023 on the official Twitter account of the manga. "The Vampire Dies in No Time" is an upbeat gag manga about Draluc, "the weakest vampire in history", and Ronald, an unlucky vampire hunter, and other "idiots" and "perverts" around them. Bonnoki Itaru began serializing the manga in Weekly Shonen Champion in 2015, and the first TV anime season was aired in 2021, followed by a second season and a stage play adaptation this year. On May 8, the official Twitter of "The Vampire Dies in No Time" posted: "[Important Notice] As a result of repeated discussions between Bonnoki sensei and the editorial department, "The Vampire Dies in No Time" will take a break for a certain period after the May 11 release of Weekly Champion Issue 24 until Bonnoki sensei can continue the serialization in a perfect state of health." The announcement was also accompanied by an image of the "Notice: Suspension of Serialization." The timing of the resumption will be announced in a future issue of Weekly Champion. In response to this announcement, fans commented, "Thank you to Bonnoki sensei and the editorial team for choosing to take a break. Please sleep well, eat good food, play games, go somewhere, and take it easy." "As much as I look forward to your work, I really, really wanted you to take a break once, so I am relieved. Please take care of yourself. I'll be waiting for you for a long time." "We'll miss you, but we'll be waiting for you! It's just a blink of an eye for a vampire!" (C) Bonnoki Itaru (Akita Shoten)/"The Vampire Dies in No Time 2" Production Committee

“Here We Go! Biggus McHugeGuy Combination”, which is episode 2 of the TV anime “POP TEAM EPIC” season 2, was broadcast from midnight of October 8, 2022. Two famous tag from “Full Metal Alchemist” appeared on the first part of the anime, then another famous pair from “Brave series” and own TV programs appeared on the second part. Opening theme song for this season was the animation movie, in contrast from live-action movie broadcast on Sunday mornings with Aoi Shouta-san appearing in real appearance. However, the song “PSYCHO:LOGY” itself is sung by Aoi Shouta himself, and many comments, including “Aoi Shota no matter what”, “I knew Aoi Shota will come”, and “We have too much of Aoi Shota already”, mentioned Aoi Shota. Moreover, several comments mentioned the animation in psychedelic patterns and many fans described it as “I almost passed away”, “it is the another form of nightmare”, and “this is what I see when feeling sick”. In episode 2, the first part was played by Park Romi (Popuko) and Kugimiya Rie (Pipimi). These actresses are well known for Elric brothers from “Full Metal Alchemist” and the internet went viral with comments including, “Full Metal Alchemist tag of Park Romi and Kugimiya Rie”, “This is the Elric brothers”, “This anime turned into Full Metal Alchemist” and “they are Ed and Al of Full Metal Alchemist”. The next part was played by Hiyama Nobuyuki (Popuko) and Morikawa Toshiyuki (Pipimi). This combination are well known for their own show called “Morikawa Toshiyuki and Hiyama Nobuyuki’s Omaera no Tamedaro!” and “Brave series” with Hayami Shou. The comments mentioned them included, “They are Omaera no Tamedaro! Pair”, ‘the phrase “Omaera no taedaro” (it was done all for you)’, “I only could think of Omaera no tamedaro”, “this is clearly the Brave series”, “they all come from Brave series” and “this is the another form of Brave series broadcast on 1990’s”. Furthermore, Obari Masami, the leading figure from robot animation field, participated as “corner director and supervisor”. The robot animation section directed by Sunrise was the major point to see in the episode. The parody of “Earth No Mat”, the mosquito hunting medics produced by Earth Corporation, and “PIXAR” (well-known for Toy Story series) became a big hit. “POP TEAM EPIC TV Animation 2nd Series” © Okawa Bukubu/Chikushobo, King Record