Historical fantasy
Genre of fiction
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| April 25 2025 | Original scheduled release date for the film in Telugu and dubbed versions (Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Hindi, and English languages), which was subsequently delayed due to VFX enhancement and post-production issues. |
| April 14 2025 | Game released for Android and iOS mobile platforms |
| 2025 | Luis Leonardo Suárez was nominated for Best VA Performance (Spanish) for his role as Muzan Kibutsuji at the 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards |
| 2025 | Yuki Kajiura and Go Shiina were nominated for Best Score at the 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards |
| 2025 | The Hashira Training Arc was nominated for multiple categories at the 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards, including Best Continuing Series, Best Action, Best Animation, and Best Background Art |
| 2025 | Akira Matsushima was nominated for Best Character Design at the 9th Crunchyroll Anime Awards |
| 2025 | Won multiple awards at the Pégases 2025, including Best Accessibility, Best Game Design, Best Sound, and Best Video Game |
| 2025 | The game received multiple nominations at the 52nd Annie Awards and 28th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards, including Outstanding Achievement for Character Animation and various technical and artistic categories. |
| 2025 | At the NAVGTR Awards 2024, the game won multiple awards including Game, Franchise Action, Lighting/Texturing, and Writing in a Drama. |
| 2025 | The 25th Game Developers Choice Awards saw the game receive nominations for Best Audio, Best Technology, with honorable mentions for Best Narrative and Best Visual Art. |
| 2025 | At the Game Audio Network Guild Awards, the game won Best Audio Mix and Best Voice Performance for Melina Juergens, with additional nominations in ensemble and dialogue categories. |
| 2025 | Melina Juergens was nominated for the Great White Way Award for Best Acting in a Game at the New York Game Awards. |
| 2025 | The 21st British Academy Games Awards has pending nominations for the game across multiple categories, including Animation, Artistic Achievement, Audio Achievement, and Performance categories for Melina Juergens and other cast members. |
| 2025 | Won Best Sound Universe at the Pégase 2025 Awards |
| 2025 | Won Best Accessibility at the Pégase 2025 Awards |
| 2025 | Won Best Game Design at the Pégase 2025 Awards |
| 2025 | Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown was longlisted for Animation at the 21st British Academy Games Awards |
| 2025 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba was nominated for Most In-Demand Anime Series of 2024 at the 7th Global Demand Awards |
| 2025 | Nominated for NYC GWB Award for Best DLC (Mask of Darkness) at the 14th New York Game Awards |
| 2024 | At The Game Awards 2024, the game won Best Audio Design and Best Performance for Melina Juergens, while also being nominated for Best Narrative and Games for Impact. |
| 2024 | Senua's Saga: Hellblade II received multiple nominations at the Golden Joystick Awards, including Best Visual Design, Best Audio Design, and Best Lead and Supporting Performer categories. |
| 2024 | Film's teaser was unveiled at Cannes Film Festival during the premiere of Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, receiving an appreciative audience response. |
| 2024 |
Black Butler
At Anime Expo, announcement of a fifth Black Butler anime season in production.
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| 2024 | An Associate Marketing Director at Ubisoft claimed the game had sold 1.3 million units in its first year since release. |
| 2024 | Nominated for Best Action/Adventure Game at The Game Awards 2024 |
| 2024 | Ubisoft Montpellier completed development of Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown after approximately three and a half years of work, creating an original story set in the Prince of Persia universe that features time powers and introduces a new protagonist named Sargon. |
| 2024 | Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown was nominated for Original Score at the 15th Hollywood Music in Media Awards |
| 2024 | Won Innovation in Accessibility Award at The Game Awards 2024 |
| December 3 2024 | Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown was released for macOS via the Mac App Store. |
| December 3 2024 | Game released for macOS via the Mac App Store. |
| December 3 2024 | Game is released for macOS platform, expanding its availability to additional computer systems. |
| October 2024 | Ubisoft confirmed reports that a planned sequel to The Lost Crown was rejected and the development team was disbanded, with team members relocated to support other game projects. |
| October 23 2024 | Tom Henderson reports that The Lost Crown had sold approximately 1 million units, which was below Ubisoft's sales expectations. |
| October 18 2024 |
Onmyōji
The prequel film was released worldwide on Amazon Prime Video.
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| September 2024 | Tumbbad 2 was officially confirmed during the theatrical re-release of the original film. |
| September 17 2024 | A paid expansion titled 'Mask of Darkness' was released, introducing a new biome called Radjen's Mind Palace. |
| August 8 2024 | Game released on Windows via Steam platform. |
| June 2024 |
Black Butler
Manga announced to be entering hiatus as Yana Toboso prepares for the series' climax.
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| May 21 2024 | Senua's Saga: Hellblade II was released for Windows and Xbox Series X/S, simultaneously launching on Xbox Game Pass and Xbox Cloud Gaming services. |
| May 9 2024 | Prabhas joined the film sets for his schedule. |
| May 3 2024 | Akshay Kumar arrived in Hyderabad and completed his shooting schedule. |
| April 2024 |
Black Butler
Fourth anime season, Black Butler: Public School Arc, produced by CloverWorks, airs from April to June.
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| April 19 2024 |
Onmyōji
A prequel film premiered.
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| April 13 2024 |
Black Butler
Fourth Black Butler anime season (Book of the Atlantic) broadcast began, running until June 22, 2024.
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| March 2024 |
Black Butler
Black Butler manga reaches over 35 million copies in circulation.
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| February 28 2024 | Production team officially announced the commencement of the second filming schedule in New Zealand. |
| February 18 2024 | Won Best Animated Film at the British Academy Film Awards. |
| January 30 2024 | Tom Henderson of Insider Gaming reports that Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown had accumulated around 300,000 players and estimated $15 million in revenue. |
| January 18 2024 | Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown is released for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S platforms, marking the game's initial launch across multiple gaming systems. |
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This contents of the box above is based on material from the Wikipedia articles Tumbbad, Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Kannappa (film), Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (TV series), Black Butler, The Boy and the Heron & Onmyōji (novel series), which are released under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.