A new series, "Love Agency," has been announced by Akasaka Aka, the renowned author of "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War" and "Oshi no Ko". Akasaka Aka will be collaborating with the illustrator and manga artist Nishizawa 5mm for this series, which is set to start its serialization on "Weekly Young Jump" from the 22nd/23rd merged issue that is scheduled to release on April 27, 2023. The announcement for Akasaka Aka's new series was included in the next issue preview at the back of the "Weekly Young Jump" 21st issue, which was released on April 20. Akasaka Aka, who made a name for himself in the romantic comedy genre with "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War" and is currently receiving high praise for his work on "Oshi no Ko", will start his new serialization from the 22nd/23rd merged issue. This will be his second ongoing serialization on "Weekly Young Jump", alongside "Oshi no Ko". The new series "Love Agency" will be illustrated by Nishizawa 5mm, a popular illustrator in the online manga world, who is known for the manga "Watashi no Hajimete, Kimi ni Agemasu" and as the character designer of Momosuzu Nene of the virtual YouTuber group Hololive. The duo will be portraying the ultimate dating service, which will serve as a "rom-com/instruction book for love" and aid readers in their love lives. Let's look forward to the new project by Akasaka Aka and Nishizawa 5mm. Akasaka Aka and Nishizawa 5mm's new manga, "Love Agency," is set to be serialized in the upcoming 22nd/23rd merged issue of "Weekly Young Jump," scheduled for release on April 27, 2023. (C)Akasaka AKa x Nishizawa 5mm/Shueisha

"Filmarks", one of the Japan's biggest platforms to offer reviews of movies, dramas, and anime, has announced "2022 Anime Ranking" based on their data. Based on their ★ score data from Dec. 1, 2021 to Nov. 30, 2022, 1st place went to "Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 2", 2nd place to "My Hero Academia Season 6", and 3rd place to "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners". "Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 2" in 1st place this year is the latest series of the dark fantasy that depicts humans' struggles in pursuit of freedom in the world dominated by the Titans. Some enthusiastic comments have arrived from the users, including "Each story is very impactful, so I cannot take my eyes off it", "The work is perfectly woven with music and illustration. Amazing!", and "I want all the people to watch it". As "Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 3" is set to be broadcast in 2023, the momentum will continue. "My Hero Academia Season 6" in 2nd place is the latest series of the hero action that follows the students, who aim to be heroes to combat the "Villains" in the world where 80% of the population has some sort of "Quirks". Each series gets highly rated, and "all-out war" between the Heroes and Villains is in progress in the 6th season. Two cours will be broadcast in a row, so please stay tuned. "Cyberpunk: Edgerunners" in 3rd place is an anime composed of 10 original episodes based on the big hit game "Cyberpunk 2077", and is streamed exclusively on Netflix. It became a hot topic even before the release as it was co-produced by the Japanese animation studio TRIGGER and the game's production company CD PROJEKT RED. After 4th place, there are "Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun", the 2nd TV anime series, "The Heike Story", the Taiga anime featuring people from the Taira clan and the daughter of a biwa hoshi, and "SPY×FAMILY 1st Cour", which was also nominated for The U-Can Shingo Ryukogo Taisho (New and Fashionable Phrases Awards) . Popular works, which are based on manga or broadcast in series, have been ranked in the list. (C) Isayama Hajime, Kodansha / "Attack on Titan" The Final Season Production Committee (C) Horikoshi Kohei / Shueisha, My Hero Academia Production Committee