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Anohana Gets Live-Action TV Special Starring UA's Son Nijirō Murakami
ToQger's Jun Shison, GTO's Airi Matsui also star in 2015 special based on 2011 anime
― A live-action television special based on the anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day anime will air on Fuji TV this year. Nijirō Murakami, the oldest son of 41-year-old actor Jun Murakami and 43-year-old singer UA, will star. The 18-year-old actor had appeared in Takashi Miike's live-action As the Gods Will horror fil...
Hatsune Miku Stars in Sony's 'Project Morpheus' Virtual Reality Demo
Sony showcasing tech demo at its E3 booth this week
― Sega announced on Tuesday that Vocaloid idol Hatsune Miku will star in the Sega feat. Hatsune Miku Project: VR Tech Demo, which Sony will showcase at its E3 booth this week. The tech demo will use Sony's "Project Morpheus" virtual reality headset. The tech demo will allow users to view a Hatsune Miku virtual reality concert, and features a medley ...
New Donkey Kong, Bowser Figures Double as Amiibo & Skylanders Figures
Skylanders SuperChargers adds both to roster on Wii U
― Nintendo revealed at its E3 press conference on Tuesday that the Wii U version of the Skylanders SuperChargers game will add Donkey Kong and Bowser to its roster. The physical Turbo Charge Donkey Kong and Hammer Slam Bowser figures will double as both Amiibo and Skylanders figures, simply by twisting their bases. The game itself will debut on Se...
Star Ocean 5 RPG Heads West on PS4 in 2016
Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness RPG also coming to PS3 in Japan
― Square Enix announced at its E3 press conference on Tuesday that it is bringing tri-Ace's Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness role-playing game to North America and Europe under the slightly shorter title Star Ocean: Integrity and Faithlessness. The game will arrive on PlayStation 4 in these regions next year. Square En...
Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' English Dub to Premiere at Anime Expo
Premiere slated for July 2
― Funimation Entertainment announced on Tuesday that it will premiere the English dub of Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' at Anime Expo on Thursday, July 2. The screening will be held at 8:00 at the Regal LA LIVE Stadium 14. The English dub will then run in North American theaters from August 4-12. This year's Anime Expo will be held at the Los Angeles Convention Center from...
Metroid Prime: Federation Force Announced for 3DS in 2016
Multiplayer co-op game will also include Metroid Prime: Blast Ball
― Nintendo released an English trailer for its new Nintendo 3DS game Metroid Prime: Federation Force at its E3 press conference on Tuesday. The cooperative multiplayer game is currently in development and is slated for 2016. Metroid Prime: Federation Force will include the multiplayer mini-game Metroid Prime: Blast Ball. Metroid: Othe...
Kingdom Hearts: Unchained χ Mobile Game Headed West
1st Kingdom Hearts iOS/Android game is in development
― Square Enix confirmed at its E3 press conference on Tuesday that the iOS and Android game Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ is headed west. Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ is the first Kingdom Hearts title for smartphones and is currently in development in Japan. The game will be free-to-play with in-game purchases. The game will take place in the distant p...
New Kingdom Hearts III Footage Reveals the World of Tangled
PS4/Xbox One game in development
― Square Enix presented a video with gameplay and cutscene footage from Kingdom Hearts III at its E3 press conference on Tuesday. The footage previews the world of Tangled. Kingdom Hearts III is slated for both the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One consoles. Epic Games is assisting with the game's development, using Unreal Engine4.
Xenoblade Chronicles X Trailer Reveals Western Release Date
Wii U game set to ship December 4
― Nintendo began streaming an English trailer for Xenoblade Chronicles X at its E3 press conference on Tuesday. The video announces that the Nintendo Wii U game's western release is slated for December 4. In Xenoblade Chronicles X, the player will join an organization called BLADE, where they must explore the world of Mira and search for "Life Points," or lost pods t...
Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem Crossover RPG's E3 Trailer Reveals Japanese Cast
New characters, Fire Emblem characters revealed
― Nintendo and Atlus unveiled a new trailer for Genei Ibun Roku#FE (Illusionary Revelations Sharp FE), their Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem crossover game project for the Wii U, on Tuesday. The video reveals the Japanese cast for the game, including Tomokazu Sugita as Chrom, a character he played in Fire Emblem Awakening. The game is slated for winter...
Square Enix Announces New 'Project Setsuna' RPG
New studio Tokyo RPG Factory developing game
― Square Enix unveiled a new RPG project at its E3 press conference on Tuesday. The new series, currently titled "Project Setsuna," is under development from a new subsidiary company called Tokyo RPG Factory. The game will not have ties to existing franchises. The company shared a few concept art designs but could offer no more details. Update: Concept des...
Fire Emblem Fates English Trailer Unveils 2016 Release
Game to ship as Fire Emblem if in Japan this month
― Nintendo began streaming an English trailer for Fire Enblem Fates (Fire Emblem if) at its E3 press conference on Tuesday. The video reveals the English title and announces that the game's western release is slated for 2016. In the story, the kingdoms of Hoshido and Nohr are at war. The protagonist is a child from the Hoshido royal family who was ra...
Star Fox Zero Wii U Game Unveiled With Video
Title, gameplay revealed
― Nintendo began streaming a trailer for its upcoming Wii U Star Fox game at its E3 press conference on Tuesday, unveiling the the title Star Fox Zero. The game is slated for this holiday season. Game designer Shigeru Miyamoto previously promised that the game would be playable at E3. He is working on the game with designer Takaya Imamura. Miyamoto said the game is neither a ...
Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes Multiplayer 3DS Game Announced
Game with online play slated for this fall
― Nintendo unveiled a new multiplayer The Legend of Zelda game at its E3 press conference on Tuesday. The Nintendo 3DS game, titled The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes, will be available fall 2015. The game will support online multiplayer for up to four players. The game will have interchangeable outfits that grant the user different special abilities. As ...
Yo-kai Watch Game's English Trailer Reveals Holiday 2015 Release Window
N. American release originally slated for 2016
― Nintendo unveiled a trailer for its international release of Level-5's Yo-Kai Watch 3DS game on Tuesday. The trailer reveals that the game is slated for this holiday season, though the game was initially slated for 2016. Nintendo will publish Yo-kai Watch role-playing game on its Nintendo 3DS platform in the United States, Latin America, Europe, Austra...
Nintendo Unveils Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival Wii U Party Game
Game supports Amiibo figures
― Nintendo announced Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival, a board game-style Wii U game with Amiibo figure compatibility, at its E3 press conference on Tuesday. Amiibo Festival will be available this holiday season. Upcoming Animal Crossing Amiibo figures include Isabelle, KK Slider, Tom Nook and Mabel. Nintendo also announced that Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer for 3DS...
Rurouni Kenshin Gets All-Female Takarazuka Stage Musical
1st stage musical of Nobuhiro Watsuki's Meiji-era manga runs from February to May 2016
― The famous all-female musical theater troupe Takarazuka Revue will hold the first stage musical adaptation of Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga. Seina Sagiri, the top star of the revue's Yukigumi group, and Miyu Sakihi, the revue's top performer of female roles, will star in the musical. Shūichirō Koike wi...
Shenmue III Meets US$2-Million Kickstarter Goal in 9 Hours
Campaign continues with stretch goals for previous cinema shorts, subtitles, more
― The Kickstarter campaign for Shenmue III, the belated next installment in a game franchise that began in 1999, met its US$2-million goal on Tuesday, less than nine hours after launching. The campaign will end on July 17 at 9:51 p.m. EDT. The staff has already included stretch goals for the previous games' cinema short...
Blood-C: The Last Mind Stage Play Unveils New Characters in Costume
7 characters who are original to play adaptation of anime project
― The official website for Blood-C: The Last Mind, this year's Blood-C stage play, unveiled the second round of the play's cast members in costume on Monday: Mashu Ishiwatari as Yoh Kaede Aono as Ran Ryunosuke Matsumura as Aomaru Yūki Fujiwara as Toyama Tatsuya Isaka as Kuroda Toshihiko Tanaka as Kurenai Kō Hosokawa as Haishima The pre...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, June 8-14
Edge of Tomorrow sells 5,521 more, followed by Hiro Shimono & Hyadain, CG Doraemon, Yamato 2199, Kuroko's Basketball
― The June 2015 DVD release of All You Need Is Kill (Edge of Tomorrow) rose from #6 to #3 in its second week on the overall DVD chart. It added 5,521 copies to its total of 7,538. Hiro Shimono and Hyadain's Hiro-chan Hyada-chan Kimaguru TV Dai-san-shō Shimono, Shimotsuke-Shi e Kikan la...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, June 8-14
Sailor Moon Crystal sells 1,981, followed by Kamen Rider Black RX, World Trigger, Edge of Tomorrow, Saekano
― The Kamen Rider Black RX Blu-ray Box 1 sold 1,582 copies to debut at #14 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. The June 2015 Blu-ray Disc release of All You Need Is Kill (Edge of Tomorrow) was #23 in its second week. It added 887 copies to its total of 1,543. Rank Last Week Title Weekly Copies T...
Ushio & Tora Casts Shinichiro Miki, Yuuki Kaji, Risa Shimizu as Kamaitachi Siblings
Official website to reveal character visual, voice cast member for Saya Takatori on Wednesday
― The official website and Twitter account for the television anime of Kazuhiro Fujita's supernatural battle manga Ushio & Tora (Ushio to Tora) unveiled the character design for the kamaitachi characters Raishin, Jūrō, and Kagari on Tuesday. Shinichiro Miki will voice Raishin, Yuuki Kaji will voice Jūrō, and...
Venus Project Unveils Additional Cast, New Visual, Premiere Date
Romi Park, Rumi Shishido, Takehito Koyasu, more cast in "new-sensation idol story"
― The official website of the Venus Project: Climax anime project unveiled a new visual, additional cast, and the anime's July 5 premiere date on Monday. The additional cast announced for the anime includes: Romi Park as Asuka Akagami* Rumi Shishido as Hoshi Kokujō* Takehito Koyasu as Coach Rieko Takahashi as Company P...
Steins;Gate 0 Game Slated for Fall on PS3, PS4, Vita
Enterbrain's Famitsu.com website confirmed on Tuesday that 5pb. will release the Steins;Gate 0 game in Japan on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PS Vita this fall. MAGES. head Chiyomaru Shikura announced the Steins;Gate 0 project in March. The game will include stories from three of the Steins;Gate novels, as well as from some drama CDs. An anime adaptation of Steins;Gate 0 has also been green-li...
Ghibli Producer Yoshiaki Nishimura Works at New Studio
Studio Ponoc produces summer TV ad campaign for West Japan Railway Company
― Studio Ghibli producer Yoshiaki Nishimura (The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, When Marnie Was There) is now working at a new studio titled Studio Ponoc, as of April 15. Studio Ponoc runs separately from Studio Ghibli. The studio is currently assisting with the West Japan Railway Company's "Summer Train" campaign by producing ...
Street Fighter V's Spring 2016 Release Date Confirmed
The official American PlayStation blog confirmed on Monday that CAPCOM's Street Fighter V fighting game will debut in the spring 2016 release window. It also outlined the online beta test and more details on the return of Cammy and Birdie. CAPCOM will run a PS4-exclusive beta for the game from July 23 to July 28. In North America, fans who pre-order the game through select retailers or PSN will be...
Ichigo 100%'s Kawashita Starts 1st New Manga as Mikan Momokuri in 15 Years
Gunjō ni Siren to begin in Monthly You women's magazine
― This year's July issue of Shueisha's women's manga magazine Monthly You announced on Monday that manga artist Mizuki Kawashita (Strawberry 100%, Hatsukoi Limited) will start a new series titled Gunjō ni Siren (Ultramarine Siren) in the next issue on July 15. Kawashita will use the pen name Mikan Momokuri for the first time in 15 years. The mag...
Tekken Project's 'Summer Lesson' VR Demo Now Has an English-Speaking Girl
Video showcases Project Morpheus tech demo coming to Sony's E3 booth
― Bandai Namco Entertainment posted an English-language video to preview Tekken Project's technology demonstration "Summer Lesson," which Sony will showcase at its E3 booth this week. The video includes a cameo at the end. The demo uses Sony's Project Morpheus virtual reality headset to simulate interactions with a girl. (The demo f...
World of Final Fantasy Game With SD Characters Unveiled for PS4/Vita
2 siblings embark on an adventure with familiar monsters, heroes in 2016
― At the PlayStation E3 press conference on Monday, Square Enix revealed World of Final Fantasy, a new game exclusively for PlayStation 4 and PS Vita in 2016. According to the trailer at the event, the story centers on two siblings on an adventure at Grimoire, "a world of the weest of beings." There, a player can befriend "adora...
Shenmue III for PS4/PC Launches Kickstarter Campaign
Yu Suzuki aims to raise US$2 million for trilogy's conclusion
― Game creator Yu Suzuki confirmed at the PlayStation E3 press conference on Monday that he is aiming to release Shenmue III, the conclusion to his incomplete trilogy that first appeared on Sega Dreamcast and Microsoft Xbox, for PlayStation 4 and PC. He is launching a Kickstarter campaign for US$2 million to that end.
Final Fantasy VII Remake Confirmed for PS4 Release First
Tetsuya Nomura, Kazushige Nojima return as director, writer
― Square Enix confirmed at the PlayStation E3 press conference on Monday that it will release a remake of Final Fantasy VII first for PlayStation 4. According to the trailer at the event, Tetsuya Nomura returning to direct the game, and Kazushige Nojima is also returning to writing the scenario. [Via Siliconera]
Street Fighter V Unveils Cammy, Birdie, July 23 PS4 Beta Date
Public beta debuts on PS4 first; new trailer debuts new challengers
― Capcom debuted a new trailer for Street Fighter V during the PlayStation E3 press conference on Tuesday and confirmed that Cammy and Birdie are joining the game's roster. Capcom announced that the game's public beta will debut first on the PlayStation 4 on July 23, although the game will be also available on PC.
The Last Guardian Confirmed for PS4 in 2016
Fumito Ueda & SCE Japan Studio's game resurfaces after 6+ years in development
― The PlayStation E3 press conference confirmed on Tuesday that Fumito Ueda and SCE Japan Studio's The Last Guardian is coming next year. Shuhei Yoshida presented in-game footage from the PlayStation 4: Since Sony first revealed the game in 2009, the game has undergone numerous delays in production. Game director Fumito Ue...
Transformers Devastation Teaser Reveals PC Release, Metal Gear Rising Director
Kenji Saito directs Bayonetta 2, Korra veterans in single-player game
― The teaser trailer for Activision and Platinum Games' Transformers Devastation game debuted during YouTube's Live at E3 pre-show coverage on Monday. The trailer reveals that the game will also receive a PC release. In the interview that followed the teaser, Kenji Saito (Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance) revealed that he is directin...
One Piece Episode of Sabo Special's Story, Full Title, Visual Unveiled
3 brothers' childhood revisited with new footage of how Sabo came to Dressrosa
― The story summary, full title, and visual for this summer's new One Piece television special debuted on Tuesday. One Piece Episode of Sabo ~3-Kyōdai no Kizuna Kiseki no Saikai to Uketsugareru Ishi~ (One Piece Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers' Bond - The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Resolve) will revisit the ch...
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain's E3 Trailer Posted
Hideo Kojima directed, edited new trailer presented in English & Japanese
― Konami began streaming the new trailer, in long and short versions, for its Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain game at E3 2015 on Monday. Series creator Hideo Kojima personally directed and edited it: The same trailer also debuted in Japanese: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain is slated to ship for PlayStation 3, PlaySta...
Love Live! Movie Song 'Angelic Angel' Previewed With Video
Film opened on Saturday; 6 songs forthcoming
― Music production company Lantis began streaming a preview video for the Love Live! The School Idol Movie song "Angelic Angel" on Monday. The song, performed by all nine members of μ's, will be available on July 1 on a CD with "Hello, Hoshi o Kazoete" (Hello, Count the Stars) by Rin (Riho Iida), Maki (Pile), and Hanayo (Yurika Kubo). Other upcoming songs ...
Black Lagoon's Katabuchi Collaborates on Animated Music Video
Sound production duo mishmash* work with Mai Mai Miracle director
― The mishmash* project, a sound production team consisting of programmer Toshiaki Mishima and producer Masuya Makomu, announced on Thursday that it is working with director Sunao Katabuchi to create an animated music video. The press release states that the video is finished, but the featured musical artist has not yet been determined...
Prison School TV Anime's Ad Previews Opening Song
Akira Hiramoto's 'hellish prison life' story premieres on July 10
― The official website for the television anime of Akira Hiramoto's Kangoku Gakuen (Prison School) manga began streaming a television commercial on Tuesday. The ad features the opening theme song "Ai no Prison" (Prison of Love) by Kangoku Danshi and notes the premiere date. Text: Prison School Text: "Ai no Prison" by Kangoku Danshi Voi...
Dark Souls III Announced With Trailer
Game slated for Xbox One, PS4, PC
― Bandai Namco Entertainment debuted a trailer officially announcing Dark Souls III at Microsoft's E3 press conference on Monday. The game is slated for release on Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC in early 2016. Hidetaka Miyazaki is directing the game at From Software. Dark Souls II debuted in North America, Japan, and Europe last year. The updated Dark Souls II: Scho...
Working!!!'s 2nd Character Video Profiles Kirio, Sōta
Kana Asumi, Saki Fujita, Eri Kitamura perform opening theme for series debuting on July 4
― The official website for Working!!!, the third anime season based on Karino Takatsu's Working! manga, began streaming a second character video on Monday. The video profiles Kiro Yamada (voiced by Satoshi Hino) and Sōta Takanashi (voiced by Jun Fukuyama). The video features the opening theme song "Now!!! Gamble...
ReCore Game From Keiji Inafune, Armature Announced for Xbox One
Game slated for spring 2016
― Microsoft unveiled a new upcoming game and franchise titled ReCore at its E3 press conference on Monday. Keiji Inafune (Mega Man) and his company Comcept are working with Armature Studio (Metroid Prime 3: Corruption, Batman: Arkham Origins Blackgate) to develop the game. The game is slated for spring 2016 as an Xbox One exclusive.
Kūsen Madōshi Kōhosei no Kyōkan Promo Previews Ending Theme
la la larks performs song for July fantasy anime
― The official website for the anime of Yū Moroboshi's Kūsen Madōshi Kōhosei no Kyōkan (Aerial Combat Wizard Candidates' Instructor) light novel series began streaming a promotional video on Monday. The video features the ending theme song "Hallelujah" by la la larks. The anime will premiere at night on July 8 at 12:30 a.m. (morning of July 9). The fir...
One Piece Episode of Sabo Special to Air on August 22
2 years after Episode of Merry
― A television commercial announced that a One Piece Episode of Sabo special will air on August 22 at 9:00 p.m. (The One Piece television anime series normally airs on Sunday mornings.) 【エピソード オブ サボ】 楽しみ過ぎる°˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖° (でもいつか【エピソード オブ エース】もお願いします。) pic.twitter.com/RNwgdPwbPZ— やすよ (@yasuyo85) June 15, 2015 はははは8月エピーソードオブささささささサボ!? pic.twitter.com/lEpwyYlki5— ♠︎たけのこの里子♠︎...
Meiji Era Ace Attorney Game's 'Hokkaido' Video Streamed
Dai Gyakuten Saiban -Naruhodō Ryūnosuke no Bōken- ships on July 9
― CAPCOM began streaming the "Hokkaido" video for its upcoming Dai Gyakuten Saiban -Naruhodō Ryūnosuke no Bōken- (Great Turnabout Trial: The Adventures of Ryūnosuke Naruhodō) Nintendo 3DS game. CAPCOM previously showed the video in a store trial event last month. In the video, Ryūnosuke Naruhodō, the game's protagonist, and Sherlock Ho...
Nitro+ Blasterz Adds Senran Kagura's Homura as Playable Character
Super Sonico character visual also unveiled for PS4/PS3 game shipping this winter
― Game developer Nitroplus announced on Monday that Homura from the Senran Kagura Estival Versus -Shōjo-tachi no Sentaku- game will join the lineup of playable characters in the Nitro+ Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel crossover fighting game. Eri Kitamura will voice the character. The website also revealed Super Sonico'...
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Video Reveals Pre-order Bonuses
Nintendo will begin taking pre-orders for the game on July 4
― The official Japanese YouTube channel for the Pokémon Company began streaming the "complete version" of the first introduction video for the Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon (Pokémon Chō Fushigi no Dungeon) Nintendo 3DS game on Sunday. The video is similar to the earlier introduction video, but also reveals the game's pre-order bonuses. Thos...
Miyuki Sawashiro Narrates 1st Wakako-zake Anime's TV Ad
Series of 3-minute shorts about woman who drinks sake at bars alone premieres on July 5
― North Stars Pictures' Comic Zenon magazine began streaming the first ad on Monday for the television anime adaptation of Chie Shinkyū's Wakako-zake manga. Miyuki Sawashiro narrates the video as the titular character Wakako. The cuisine manga follows 26-year old Wakako, who drinks different kinds of sake at bars ...
1st Haikyu!! Compilation Film's Teaser Streamed
1st of 2 compilation films to open in Japan on July 3
― Japanese news website CinemaToday began streaming a teaser video for the Haikyu!! anime's first compilation film Gekijō-ban Haikyu!! Owari to Hajimari (Haikyu!! the Movie: Ending and Beginning) on Sunday. The video features the television anime's theme song "Imagination" by Spyair. Hinata: The view from the top. Text: While aiming for the view f...
Spike Chunsoft Reveals Grand Kingdom PS4/PS Vita Game in Video
Tactical RPG starring Ryoka Yuzuki, Kenjiro Tsuda, more to ship in Japan this year
― Spike Chunsoft began streaming a promotional video on Monday to reveal the new Grand Kingdom tactical role-playing game for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita consoles. The company plans to release the game this year. The story takes place more than 100 years after the collapse of the Ordain Empire. In the single...
Love Live! Film Earns 400 Million Yen in 2 Days
1st weekend sales surpass 2011 K-ON! film; Umimachi Diary tops box office
― The website of the media trade paper Bunka Tsūshin revealed on Monday that the Love Live! The School Idol Movie film earned 400 million yen (about US$3.24 million) on 121 screens in its first two days at the box office in Japan. The film opened in Japan on June 13. Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web website additionally reported o...
Dragon Ball Super Main Visual Reveals 2 New Characters
Characters who look like Whis, Beerus revealed for anime premiering on July 5
― The official website for Dragon Ball Super, the first new Dragon Ball television anime series in 18 years, revealed a main visual for the series on Monday. The image shows both Whis and Beerus from the Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods and Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F' films, but also features two new yet-unnamed characters...
Sony Posts 2nd Persona 4: Dancing All Night Unboxing Video (Updated)
New video previews Persona 5 video extras on bundled BD
― The official Japanese PlayStation Blog began streaming a second unboxing video on Monday for the "Premium Crazy Box" edition of Atlus' Persona 4: Dancing All Night PS Vita game. This unboxing video focuses on the extra Blu-ray Disc included in the bundle that will feature bonus content for Persona 5, and it shows a sneak peek at the video cont...
Shueisha Lists Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring Manga as 1 Volume Long
Masashi Kishimoto launched mini-series on April 27
― The official website for Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is listing that the compiled volume of Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto Gaiden: Nanadaime Hokage to Akairo no Hanatsuzuki (Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring) manga will ship on August 4. The listing does not have a volume number next to the title. Naruto manga creator Masashi...
Mother/Earthbound Beginnings Arrives in N. America on Wii U Virtual Console
1st overseas release for Famicom game originally released in 1989
― Nintendo revealed via a video on Sunday that it is releasing Earthbound Beginnings (Mother) for the Wii U Virtual console in North America. The game is available now. This is the first time that Nintendo is releasing the game outside of Japan. Nintendo also began streaming a message from Shigesato Itoi — the director, designer, and o...
One Piece Manga Sets Guinness World Record for Copies Printed for Comic by Single Author
Eiichiro Oda's series now has 320,866,000 copies printed worldwide in 30+ countries
― The official website for Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga announced on Monday in Japan that the manga has set a Guinness World Record for "The most copies published for the same comic book series by a single author." As of the end of December 2014, the manga has 320,866,000 copies printed worldwide. Oda commented on t...
Bandai Namco Files for 'Extreme VS-Force' Trademark
Bandai Namco Entertainment filed a trademark for "Extreme VS-Force" in Japan on May 26. The trademark would apply towards commercial video games. Bandai Namco Entertainment has been releasing games in the long-running Mobile Suit Gundam VS. franchise since 2001. The most recent game, Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme VS. Maxi Boost, debuted in arcades in March 2014. [Via Hachima Kikō]
Rock Band Kana-Boon Performs Boruto -Naruto the Movie- Theme Song
Band's "Silhouette" opening for Shippūden had impressed Naruto's creator
― The rock band Kana-Boon will contribute their "Diver" song as the theme for Boruto -Naruto the Movie-. It is their first theme for a film. The members of the band are huge fans of the original Naruto manga, and they already contributed their "Silhouette" single as the opening theme of the Naruto Shippūden television anime last...
Tokyo Ghoul: Jack OVA's New Director, Date Unveiled
Episode director Sōichi Shimada helms September 30 video about Arima, Fura's 1st meeting
― This year's 29th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine is announcing the staff and release date for the original video anime (OVA) of Sui Ishida's Tokyo Ghoul: Jack prequel spinoff manga on Thursday. Sōichi Shimada, the director of the two Tokyo Ghoul television anime's opening animation sequences and ...
99-Cent App Turns 3DS Into Super Smash Bros. for Wii U Controller
App lets players use 3DS as controller, without buying 3DS version of game
― Nintendo began offering a Smash Controller app in its eShop service on Sunday. With this US$0.99 download, a player can use a Nintendo 3DS system as a controller for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Previously, each player had to have a copy of Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS (in addition to the copy of Super Smash Bros. for ...
8-bit Mario, Animal Crossing Amiibo Figure Images Posted
Super Mario Bros. 30th anniversary & Tom Nook, Isabelle, Mabel, K.K. Slider
― The official website for Nintendo of Europe posted an unlinked image that shows five new Amiibo figures: an 8-bit-rendered Mario for the 30th anniversary of Super Mario Bros. and Animal Crossing's Tom Nook, Isabelle, Mabel, and K.K. Slider. Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai had promised Amiibo figures for all 51 f...
GTO Creator's Battle School Manga Kamen Teacher Gets Stage Musical
Yūki Tomotsune (TeniMyu, Yowapeda, Blazblue) stars in story that already inspired TV show, film
― This year's 29th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine is announcing on Thursday that a stage musical adaptation of Tohru Fujisawa's battle school manga Kamen Teacher has been green-lit. Yūki Tomotsune (stage versions of Blue Exorcist, The Prince of Tennis 2nd Season, Blazblue, Bakumatsu Rock, Y...
Super Smash Bros. Confirms Ryu & Roy, Amiibo for All 51 Fighters
Splatoon/Virtua Fighter/Tekken costumes, YouTube replay, Tourney mode previewed
― Nintendo confirmed on Sunday that Street Fighter's Ryu and Fire Emblem's Roy are joining the roster of the Super Smash Bros. game for Nintendo 3DS and Wii U. These characters and other new DLC became available on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. EDT. While players can activate some of Ryu's moves with one button, they can also use ...
Pikachu Gets His Own 1-Hour TV Special
5-act anime starring many Pikachu to debut on Thursday
― TV Tokyo has confirmed that a new Pikachu one-hour television special will premiere on Thursday at 7:00 p.m. The Pocket Monster XY Pikachu the Movie 1 Jikan Special (Pokémon XY: Pikachu the Movie 1-Hour Special) anime will feature a "big outbreak" of Pikachu. The special will feature five acts: "Pikachu wa Star!? Eiga Debut!!" (Pikachu's a Star...
Maryjun Takahashi, Ai Shinozaki Join Live-Action All Esper da yo! Film's Cast
Ami Tomite, Anna Konno, Airi Shimizu, more join as original characters for September 4 film
― This year's 29th issue of Kodansha's Young Magazine is revealing more cast on Monday for the live-action film adaptation of Kiminori Wakasugi's All Esper Dayo! (Minna! Esper Dayo!) science-fiction comedy manga. The new cast of original characters includes: Maryjun Takahashi as Aiko Polnareff (pictured left i...
2nd Yo-kai Watch Film Opens in Japan on December 19
The July issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comics magazine is revealing more details on Monday for the second Yo-kai Watch film. The film is titled Eiga Yo-kai Watch: Enma Daioh to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan! (Film Yo-kai Watch: Great King Enma and the 5 Stories, Meow!). The film will open in Japan on December 19, and tickets will go on sale on July 25. The magazine asks fans to wait for ...
Hiro Morita Launches Beyblade Burst Manga Next Month
New manga coincides with launch of 3rd generation toy line
― The July issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comics magazine is revealing on Monday that Hiro Morita will launch the Beyblade Burst manga in the magazine's August issue, which ships on July 15. The announcement for the series states: "You are the lead role!! Come on, let's start!!" Beyblade Burst is the name of the third generation of B...
Shiwo Komeyama Ends Bloody Cross Manga Next Month
Yen Press publishes manga in N. America about girl cursed with angel, vampire lineage
― The July issue of Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine revealed on Friday that Shiwo Komeyama (Star Ocean: Blue Sphere) will end the Bloody Cross manga series in the magazine's August issue on July 10. The final chapter will include a center color page. The story centers around Tsukimiya, a girl cursed wit...
Pollux Launches Kickstarter for Astérion Interactive Animation Project with Japanese Staff
Hiroshi Shimizu, Yasuhiro Irie, Shichiro Kobayashi to work with French studio for proposed 13-episode series
― French animation studio Pollux Animation launched a Kickstarter campaign on Friday to raise funds for the Astérion joint anime/game project. The campaign is looking to raise 135,000 euros (US$151,929) by July 28. As of press time, the campaign has raised US$1,733. The full planned project fo...
Dragon Ball Super TV Anime Teased in 1st Preview Video
1st Dragon Ball show in 18 years to premiere on July 5
― The short version of the preview video for Dragon Ball Super, the first new Dragon Ball television anime series in 18 years, aired for the first time at the end of Sunday's episode of Dragon Ball Z Kai. The video features the opening theme song "Chōzetsu☆Dynamic" (Excellent Dynamic) by Kazuya Yoshii. Goku: Hey, I'm Goku. Goku: Crossing 18 years...
Transformers Devastation Listed With 1980s Cast by Platinum Games
Bayonetta developer offers cel-shaded PS3/PS4/Xbox One/360 game on October 6
― Best Buy Canada is listing a Transformers Devastation game for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360, and Xbox One from Activision. According to the listing, the Japanese developer Platinum Games (Bayonetta, Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance, The Legend of Korra) is developing the game with five playable Autobots: Optimus P...
Anime Expo to Host Panel by Mega Man's Keiji Inafune, Studio 4°C Founder Eiko Tanaka
"Special surprise" teased at joint panel
― The organizers of California's Anime Expo convention announced on Saturday that they will host a joint panel between Mega Man co-creator and comcept founder Keiji Inafune, and Studio 4°C founder Eiko Tanaka. The convention teases that the two creators "may have a special surprise for attendees," and both of them will also hold autograph sessions. Inafune co-...
Square Enix Teases E3 Announcements with Chrono Trigger Song
"Frog's Theme" plays as company hints at 6 titles for Tuesday
― Square Enix posted a "hype video" to promote the announcements that it will be making at E3 on Tuesday. As it teases six "bleeped" titles, the video features a rearranged version of the "Frog's Theme" from the company's Chrono Trigger franchise. In addition to the titles to be revealed, Square Enix will also offer hands-on demos of Final...
Windwalkers Films With Yoshitaka Amano Hold Kickstarter Campaign
Animatrix's Morimoto, Blue Submarine No.6's Kusanagi listed on 6-film fantasy project
― The French studio Forge Animation launched a Kickstarter crowd-funding campaign for Windwalkers, a series of six 50-minute animated films with creators from France, Japan, and other countries, on May 27. The project would adapt the 2004 French fantasy novel The Horde Of The Counterwind (La Horde du Contrevent) by...
Anime Expo to Host Fate/Stay Night UBW's Singers, Voice Actress, Staff, English Dub
Event to premiere English dub, feature Aimer & Mashiro Ayano's performances
― The organizers of California's Anime Expo convention announced on Saturday that they will host a special event with the Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works television anime's cast and staff on Saturday, July 4 at 1:00 p.m. The guests at the event, Q&A panels, and autograph sessions will include: Ayako Kawasumi (voice act...
ToHeart2 Voice Actress Ryoko Ono Announces Marriage, Pregnancy
Voice of Fairy Tail's Mirajane wants to continue working
― Voice actress Ryoko Ono announced on Sunday that she had registered her marriage with a man she has known for a long time. She added that "a little life lives in my belly now." She acknowledged the suddenness of her two announcements, but said her physical health led to the timing of the announcements. However, her morning sickness has settle...
Locodol Gets New Sequel Original Video Anime
2 new mini albums, appointment as real-life tourism concierges also announced
― The cast of the Futsū no Joshikōsei ga Locodol Yattemita (Locodol or Normal High School Girls Tried Being Local Idols) anime announced on Saturday that production on a new original video anime (OVA) has been green-lit. According to the Mainichi Shimbun paper's Mantan Web site, the new OVA will be a sequel to the last year...
Himōto! Umaru-chan Manga Inspires Video Anime
Staff, cast return for OVA shipping with 7th manga volume on October 10
― This year's 29th issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine is revealing on Thursday that Sankaku Head's Himōto! Umaru-chan manga is getting a video anime that Shueisha will include with a "bundled edition" of the manga's seventh compiled volume when it ships on October 19. The OVA will feature an episode that will not be aired on...
Story Details Revealed for Kyousuke Motomi's Queen's Quality Sequel Manga
Sequel to QQ Sweeper launches in Betsucomi magazine on July 13
― The July issue of Shogakukan's Betsucomi magazine revealed the title and story details on Saturday for the sequel to Kyousuke Motomi's QQ Sweeper manga. The sequel series is titled Queen's Quality. The issue describes the series as follows: When the secret of the girl who was sealed is unlocked, her monochrome daily life is transformed ...
Charlotte Anime Gets TV Special on June 20 Before July Series Premiere
Special introduces characters & story, visits P.A Works, gives messages from staff & cast
― The official website for Jun Maeda's Charlotte anime revealed on Thursday that the show will get a television special on June 20 before the series officially premieres in July. The "Charlotte ~Arata na 'Unmei' no Hajimari~" (Charlotte ~The Beginning of a New Fate~) special will air on MBS on June 20 at 27:58 (...
Gal*Gun: Double Peace Game's Opening Movie Streamed
Yumi Hara sings opening theme for PS4, PS Vita game shipping on August 6
― The video game news website Gamer began streaming the opening movie on Friday for Inti Creates' (Mega Man Zero) new game, Gal*Gun: Double Peace. The PlayStation 4/PS Vita game will ship in Japan on August 6. The video features Yumi Hara's opening theme song "Bang! Bang!" The game's limited edition includes "Female Ninja," "Mil...
Ghibli's When Marnie Was There Earns US$77,452 in 3rd U.S. Weekend
Theaters added in North Carolina, California, Massachusetts, Oregon, Illinois, Colorado
― Box Office Mojo reports that Studio Ghibli's When Marnie Was There (Omoide no Marnie) film earned US$77,452 after opening in 25 more theaters in its third weekend in the U.S. This puts the film's total gross to date at US$186,844. The film earned US$27,388 in its U.S. opening weekend on May 22 after opening in t...
Visual Novel Memory's Dogma to Receive Limited Physical Release
Video game and visual novel localization company Sekai Project announced via Kickstarter on Tuesday that physical copies of Memory's Dogma will be available as an add-on purchase for backers. Physical copies of the sci-fi visual novel game will be free to backers at the US$250 tier and above, and all other backers can add the reward for US$40. Sekai Project announced its plans to release Memory's ...
Passepied, Quruli Perform Rin-ne Anime's New Theme Songs
TV series' 2nd themes to debut in episode 14 on July 4
― NHK's official website for the Kyōkai no Rinne television anime announced that Passepied (pictured right) will perform the new opening theme song, and Quruli (pictured below left) will perform the new ending song. Passepied's "Ura no Ura" (Back of the Back) and Quruli's "Futatsu no Sekai" (Two Worlds) will debut in the anime's 14th episode on J...
Bloodstained Kickstarter Ends with US$5.5 Million, Reaches Final Stretch Goal
Final "Boss Revenge Mode" goal lets players control game's bosses
― The Kickstarter fundraising campaign for Bloodstained: Ritual of the Night, the new game by former Castlevania producer Koji "IGA" Igarashi, ended on Saturday with a total of US$5,545,991. The campaign also updated on Saturday to note that Paypal contributions totaled an additional US$213,000. The campaign's final stretch goal was a ...
Voice Actress Unit Milky Holmes to Perform Future Card Buddyfight 100's New Ending Theme
Suzuko Mimori, Sora Tokui, Mikoi Sasaki, Izumi Kitta perform "Milky 100 World" song
― Bushiroad announced on Friday that the voice acting unit Milky Holmes' 12th single "Milky 100 World" will be used as the new ending theme for the Future Card Buddyfight 100 television anime series. Milky Holmes is made up of voice actresses Suzuko Mimori, Sora Tokui, Mikoi Sasaki, and Izumi Kitta. Kenichi Maeyamada ...
J-Stars Victory VS+ Game's English Video Showcases JoJo's Bizarre Adventure
Fighting game slated for June 26 in Europe, June 30 in North America
― Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe began streaming a new English trailer for its fighting game Shonen Jump's J-Stars Victory VS+ on Wednesday. The video features Joseph Joestar and Jonathan Joestar from JoJo's Bizarre Adventure. The PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita game will feature the original Japanese audio tra...
Ushio & Tora TV Anime Casts Masaki Terasoma as Kyōji Atsuzawa
Official website to reveal character visual, voice cast member for Kagari on Sunday
― The official website and Twitter account for the television anime of Kazuhiro Fujita's supernatural battle manga Ushio & Tora (Ushio to Tora) unveiled the character design for character Kyōji Atsuzawa on Saturday. Masaki Terasoma will voice the character. Both the website and the official Twitter account have been r...
A-1 Pictures' Gate Anime Casts Haruka Tomatsu, Yōko Hikasa, Maaya Uchida
Hiroki Yasumoto, Kaito Ishikawa also cast; ad streamed for series premiering on July 4
― The official website for the television anime of Takumi Yanai's Gate: Jiei-tai Ka no Chi ni te, Kaku Tatakaeri (Gate: The Self-Defense Forces Fight Like This in Another Land) light novel series updated on Wednesday with a streaming television commercial, as well as more cast and staff. The anime will premiere on ...
Anime Expo to Premiere English Sailor Moon Crystal Dub, Cardfight!! Vanguard Film
July event to also host Pony Canyon producers Shinichi Nakamura, Yoshifumi Yarimizu
― Anime Expo's schedule lists the English dub premiere of Sailor Moon Crystal on Friday, July 3 at 6:00 p.m., and the U.S. premiere of Cardfight!! Vanguard the Movie: Neon Messiah (Gekijōban Cardfight!! Vanguard: Neon Messiah) on Saturday, July 4 at 9:45 a.m. Cardfight!! Vanguard the Movie's English language producer ...
Hatsune Miku Gets 100 Limited-Edition PS4s in China
White PSVita to bundle special Shangai concert T-shirt
― Crypton Future Media, Sony Computer Entertainment, and Good Smile Company announced at a press conference on Thursday that a limited-edition Hatsune Miku PlayStation 4 will be released in China. Only 100 of the consoles with special Hatsune Miku cover will be released. The press conference focused on the "Hatsune Miku 2015 in Shanghai" event th...
Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold Video Explains Grimoire Stones
Updated remake to ship on August 4
― Atlus USA began streaming a trailer on Friday explaining the Grimoire Stone system in Etrian Odyssey 2 Untold: The Fafnir Knight (Shin Sekai-ju no Meikyū 2: Fafnir no Kishi). The Grimoire Stones, equippable items that bestow skills or weapon abilities, can be traded at the cafe or through StreetPass. The system has been redone since the first Etrian Odyssey Untold...
Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma Game Unveiled With Video
PS4/Xbox One/PC game features new player character
― Publisher Versus Evil began streaming a trailer unveiling the Afro Samurai sequel video game, Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma, on Friday. The video introduces the player character Kuma. Afro Samurai 2: Revenge of Kuma will be available for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The game was first announced last June and is in development at Redacted Stud...
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, May 31-June 6
Naruto, Assassination Classroom, Fairy Tail, Trinity Seven, Food Wars!, Big Hero 6, High School DxD, Attack on Titan, The Legend of Zelda, Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?
― The New York Times newspaper listed the manga bestsellers in the United States for the week ending on June 6. Rank Prev. Rank Title Author Publisher Weeks on List Cover 1 -Naruto #70 Masashi Kishimoto Viz Media 1...
Arc System Works Acquires Double Dragon, River City Ransom, Super Dodgeball Games
More than 50 Technos Japan titles listed
― Arc System Works (Guilty Gear, Blazblue) announced on Thursday that it has acquired the rights to a number of Technos Japan games as of June 1. The license includes more than 50 titles that were initially released in Japan between 1982 and 1994, including Double Dragon, Super Dodge Ball, River City Ransom, and Kunio-kun games. The rights were previously held...
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