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Kamigami no Asobi: Ludere deorum Sub.Blu-Ray
Kamigami no Asobi may play fast and loose with mythology, but it's still one of the more enjoyable and interesting reverse harem anime in recent memory.
― Who needs fractured fairy tales when you can have mangled mythology? Welcome to Kamigami no Asobi, an otome game-based series that throws together gods from the Shinto, Greek, Norse, and Egyptian pantheons in a magical high school setting alongside...
Shelf Life - That's Extremely Raven
Paul does double duty and takes in the rest of Tokyo Ravens and The Comic Artist and His Assistants, along with a long list of this week's fresh anime releases!
― Coming up with an anime or manga title is easier than you might think. Just take the word "Tokyo" and add a second word that vaguely describes your series. It worked for Tokyo Ghoul, it worked for Tokyo Godfathers, it worked for Tokyo Rave...
The Best and Worst of the Season So Far: Week of September 16-22
We're in the final week of the waning summer season; see how your favorite shows are faring with the popular vote right before their finales send them off into the sunset.
― Our team of reviewers are following 27 anime series of the Summer 2015 crop. And this season, at the top of each Daily Streaming Review, we added a little rating widget to let our readers chime in. So let's have a look at what A...
Your Lie in April GN 1
Your Lie in April has good intentions, but it doesn't seem to quite understand how to pull its story off emotionally.
― Your Lie in April's first volume is a difficult book. Not in terms of being readable or confusing; rather this is an emotionally complicated tale that at times feels well-intentioned and sweet and at others feels unintentionally mean. At its heart it is about a traumatized boy learn...
The List - 6 Smarties with Blue Hair
Anime characters with blue hair are often portrayed as smarter than the rest. Here are six of 'em, all up in your grill with their smarts and their blue hair.
― One of the first things new fans notice that sets anime apart visually from western animation is the non-standard hair colors. Western animation might dabble in this, especially if the character is supposed to be rebellious, but most charact...
Giveaway: Omakase Alpha Box
Get Viewster's exclusive Omakase Alpha Box featuring Hatsune Miku. (US + CA + UK)
― Viewster is letting us give away one copy of their super exclusive Omakase Alpha Boxes featuring Hatsune Miku. All you need to do for a chance to get this box in the mail is fill out the form below. Available in the USA, Canada and the UK. Check out what other recipients of the Alpha Box have been saying about it here...
Tuesday, September 29
Magi: Adventure of Sinbad Gets TV Anime
Staff/cast from OVAs returns to spinoff series
― The official website for Shinobu Ohtaka's and Yoshifumi Ōtera's spinoff manga Magi: Sinbad no Bōken (Magi: Adventure of Sinbad) announced on Wednesday that a television anime adaptation has been green-lit. The series is slated to air on MBS's "Animeism" block beginning April 2016. The manga has already inspired five OVA episodes that have shipped with ...
Yuruyuri San Hai! Anime Previewed in Commercial
3rd anime series will premiere on October 5
― TV Tokyo aired a 30-second commercial for Yuruyuri San Hai!, the third Yuruyuri television anime series. The anime will premiere on TV Tokyo on Monday, October 5 at 2:05 a.m. It will then premiere on TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting Co., Ltd. later on October 5, on TV Hokkaido on October 6, on TV Osaka and TV Aichi on October 7, and on TV Setouchi on October 8. AT...
AntiMagic Academy 'The 35th Test Platoon' Anime's Ad Posted
1st BD/DVD ad also streamed for October school action fantasy TV anime
― The official website for the anime of Tōki Yanagimi's AntiMagic Academy "The 35th Test Platoon" (Tai-Madō Gakuen 35 Shiken Shōtai) light novel series posted a television commercial and home video commercial on Tuesday. The school action fantasy is set in a world where people with magic powers are close to being wiped out. Just a...
Persona 4: Dancing All Night Game's 'Heaven,' 'Best Friends' Remix Videos Streamed
Full game slated for September 29
― Atlus USA began streaming two lyrics videos for its upcoming Persona 4: Dancing All Night PS Vita game on Monday. The videos preview "Heaven (Norihiko Hibino Remix)" and "Best Friends (Banvox Remix)," two remix tracks that appear in the game. Atlus USA previously streamed the game's English-dubbed Marie and Adachi character videos last Wednesday, as well as a video...
Kamigami no Asobi: Ludere deorum Sub.Blu-Ray
Kamigami no Asobi may play fast and loose with mythology, but it's still one of the more enjoyable and interesting reverse harem anime in recent memory.
― Who needs fractured fairy tales when you can have mangled mythology? Welcome to Kamigami no Asobi, an otome game-based series that throws together gods from the Shinto, Greek, Norse, and Egyptian pantheons in a magical high school setting alongside...
Lance N' Masques TV Anime's 2nd Promo Video Previews Opening Song
Story, characters profiled in battle action fantasy series debuting on Thursday
― TBS began streaming the second promotional video for the Lance N' Masques television anime on Tuesday. The video features the opening theme song "Light for Knight" by Suzuko Mimori and profiles the story and characters: Lance N' Masques adapts Hideaki Koyasu's battle action novel series revolving around Yōtarō Hanafusa,...
One Piece: Burning Blood Game Also Confirmed for Americas
Bandai Namco Entertainment America confirmed on Monday the release of its upcoming One Piece: Burning Blood game in North America and Latin America on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Xbox One in 2016. Bandai Namco Entertainment had revealed the game earlier this month at the Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia press conference. Spike Chunsoft is developing the game. Koji Nakajima (One Piec...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, September 21-27
1st live-action Assassination Classroom sells 10,036 + 2,104, followed by One Piece, Yo-kai Watch, Kuroko's Basketball, Funassyi
― The Special Edition for the live-action film of the Assassination Classroom manga sold 10,036 copies to debut at #1 on the overall DVD chart. The standard edition sold 2,104 copies at #8. The Deluxe Edition of the live-action film of the Strobe Edge manga sold 630 more co...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, September 21-27
1st live-action Assassination Classroom sells 7,920, followed by Charlotte, Your Lie in April, IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls, Overlord
― The Special Edition for the live-action film of the Assassination Classroom manga sold 7,920 copies to debut at #2 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. Rank Last Week Title Weekly Copies Total Copies Release Date Maker Artist/Category Highest Rank Weeks on Chart 1 - Cha...
Missions of Love's Ema Toyama Starts Aoba-kun ni Kikitai koto Manga
Manga about unrequited love between boy & girl debuts on November 2
― The November issue of Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine will announce on Saturday that Ema Toyama will launch a new manga series titled Aoba-kun ni Kikitai koto (I Have Something to Ask Aoba-kun) in the magazine's next issue, which Kodansha will publish on November 2. The magazine teases the manga: This love is a new sensation! 1000% h...
Mizuka Yuzuhara's Shōjo Manga Nanairo Kakumei Gets TV Anime Shorts
Reina Ueda, Shizuka Ishigami, Daiki Yamashita star in 3-episode October anime
― The November issue of Shueisha's Ribon shōjo magazine is announcing on Saturday that Mizuka Yuzuhara's Nanairo Kakumei (Seven-Colored Revolution) manga is inspiring a three-episode anime adaptation. The anime will air on October 6, 13, and 20, as segments within the children's television program Oha-Suta ("Good Morning St...
Toei Files Trademark for 'Dōbutsu Sentai Jyūōger'
Toei filed an application on September 7 to trademark 'Dōbutsu Sentai Jūōger' (Animal Sentai Jūōger) in Japan. Toei has yet to announce next year's entry — the 40th one — in the long-running Toei Super Sentai Series. The 39th Super Sentai Series show, Shuriken Sentai Nin'ninger, premiered on February 22. The series also received a film titled Shuriken Sentai Nin'ninger The Movie: Kyōryū Tono-sama ...
Konami UK Community Manager: Metal Gear Can Continue Without Kojima
Hideo Kojima allegedly leaving Konami after contract ends in December
― Konami UK Community Manager Graham Day stated in an interview with the Game On website that "the Metal Gear brand will continue." When asked if the series could continue without series creator Hideo Kojima, Day replied, "Yeah, of course it can." He cites Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance—an action game developed by Platinum Games—as...
Monday, September 28
Takeshi Kitano's Yakuza 6 Appearance Revealed
SEGA only announced its plans for Ryū ga Gotoku 6 (Yakuza 6) three weeks ago but the game already has a familiar guest star. During the company's "Sega na ma ~Sega Game Creator Nagoshi Toshihiro no Namade Kanpai~" streaming program on Monday, franchise creator Toshihiro Nagoshi showed a video of actor Takeshi Kitano's (aka Beat Takeshi) appearance in the game. Kitano is a director, actor, and com...
Revolutionary Girl Utena Inspires Brooches
Despite its long lasting place in the hearts of fans, Revolutionary Girl Utena hasn't gotten the same kind of merchandise attention as Sailor Moon, Digimon, Evangelion, or Card Captor Sakura. The show is approaching its 20th anniversary but there isn't much in the way of tie-in goods outside of its Blu-ray release in Japan for its 15th anniversary in 2012 to 2013 and some fashion accessories. Tha...
Actually, I Am… ‒ Episode 13
"It's the kind of finale that elicits neither cheers nor boos, only leaving the audience to lean back in their seats and mutter, “Well, I guess that's that.”"
Crunchyroll Adds Live-Action Forget Me Not Show
1st of 4 episodes available today, with new episode debuting daily
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it will add the live-action television series Forget Me Not. The first of four episodes will be available today at 10:00 p.m. EDT, and then a new episode will be available every day at 10:00 p.m. EDT. Crunchyroll is offering the show to users in the United States, Canad...
Gangsta. ‒ Episode 12
"Overall, Gansta. was a disappointment on pretty much every level."
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure's Josuke & Crazy Diamond Figures to Be Re-Released
An anime adaptation for Part 4 may not be anywhere in sight, but perhaps these refurbished figures can fill the gap. Medicos Entertainment's Super Figure line is planning to re-release its super-posable figures of Josuke Higashikata—the main protagonist of the fourth part of Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, "Diamond is Unbreakable"—along with his Stand, Crazy Diamond. Josuke comes with a variety of acce...
Sailor Moon Teases 'New Project' in Addition to 3rd Crystal Season
The official website for Sailor Moon's 20th anniversary teased on Monday that there is a new project in the works, in addition to the just announced third Sailor Moon Crystal anime season. The website will provide more information on both the new project and the third Crystal season later. Besides the new project and third Crystal season, the first Crystal season on the Dark Kingdom arc will re-ai...
Aria Double A, Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry, Valkyrie Drive -Mermaid- Listed With 12 Episodes
Valkyrie Drive Mermaid gets mini OVA episodes
― Online retailer Amazon is listing Aria the Scarlet Ammo Double A, Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry, and Valkyrie Drive Mermaid with six two-episode DVD and Blu-ray sets for a total of 12 episodes each. Each volume of Valkyrie Drive Mermaid will also have a mini OVA episode. Valkyrie Drive Mermaid will premiere on October 10. The "beautiful girl sexy battle acti...
Eva Phone Project Announces Pre-Orders for November, Prices
NERV-approved phones are coming soon, and fans can reserve their own in a matter of weeks. Announced back in July, the Evangelion Android smartphone—currently being developed by NTT DoCoMo—will soon open for pre-orders starting in November. The phone is also expected to cost 78,000 yen (about US$651). Promotional video Having received design input from over 30,000 supporters back in July, fans ha...
Netflix Lists Glitter Force; Netflix Japan Lists The Seven Deadly Sins in English
Streaming video service Netflix is now listing Saban Brands' Glitter Force for 2016. Television news source World Screen's page for the title uses art from 2012's Smile Precure!. The show is listed on World Screen as a "girls action" series, with 40 episodes of 22 minutes each. The Smile Precure! anime aired 48 episodes. In addition, Netflix Japan is now listing The Seven Deadly Sins with an Engli...
[Photo Gallery] Tour Osaka's Attack on Titan Bathrooms, Exhibit
The "Attack on Titan Wall Osaka" exhibit and joint take-over of Osaka Loop Line train stations bathrooms started earlier this month. Fans were amused to find tearful Survey Corps standing in restrooms at five railway stations with different images in the men's and women's facilities. While the women's bathrooms have stalls, the men's bathrooms have urinals meaning unavoidably awkward images of Lev...
Himōto! Umaru-chan's 12th Mini Anime Goes to Hot Springs Resort
Comedy shorts will bundle with DVD/Blu-ray sets
― Toho Animation began streaming the 12th episode of the Himōto! Umaru-chan mini anime series, "Himōto! Umaru-chanS," on Monday. The stream is available for 24 hours. In the short, Umaru and her friends visit a traditional hot springs (onsen) resort. In the end, Taihei gets the bill. Toho Animation has been streaming one new mini episode a week as a com...
Answerman - How Popular Are Anime Songs In Japan?
Anime fans know anime music - a mountain of pop songs comes with every new anime season, but how popular are all those songs in Japan itself?
― Fredrik asks: I've been to Japan twice, and one thing I noticed (and was disappointed about) is the relative lack of prominence of anison in Japan. I didn't get to hear radio much but in the few times I did most of the time they were playing non-anison J-Pop...
34th Animator Expo is 'Robot on the Road' From A Letter to Momo's Okiura
Jin-Roh - The Wolf Brigade director is writing, directing animated short
― The official website for Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition (Japan Animator Expo), the weekly anime shorts from Hideaki Anno's Studio Khara and the media company Dwango, announced on Monday that the 34th short will be Hiroyuki Okiura's "Robot on the Road" ("Tabi no Robo Kara"). The short will debut on Friday. Okiura (Jin-Roh - The ...
90-Year-Old Anime Composer Michiaki Watanabe Still Churning Out Soundtracks
Composer Michiaki Watanabe (also known as Chumei Watanabe) was born in 1925, survived the second World War, and studied Psychology at the prestigious University of Tokyo under composers Ikuma Dan and Saburo Moroi. With his degree in hand, Watanabe returned to Nagoya where few would guess he'd lead a life creating music for children's special-effects television series and mecha anime like Mazinger ...
Classic Review: Paranoia Agent ‒ Episode 12
"Paranoia Agent has been a slow burn from the beginning, always crafting a sense of unease that threatens to boil over into overt violence."
To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness 2nd's 13th, 14th Episodes to Air October 28
The official Twitter account for To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness 2nd, the second season of the To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness television anime series, announced on Monday that the anime's 13th and 14th episodes will air as a one-hour special on October 28. This series is headed for its finale. The series premiered in July. The 12th episode aired on Monday night (Tuesday morning). Kentaro Yabuki and S...
One Piece ‒ Episode 711
"This episode mostly consists of the aftermath of Sai and Lao G's fight and cutaways to the same fights we've been watching from an arm's length for dozens of episodes now."
Shelf Life - That's Extremely Raven
Paul does double duty and takes in the rest of Tokyo Ravens and The Comic Artist and His Assistants, along with a long list of this week's fresh anime releases!
― Coming up with an anime or manga title is easier than you might think. Just take the word "Tokyo" and add a second word that vaguely describes your series. It worked for Tokyo Ghoul, it worked for Tokyo Godfathers, it worked for Tokyo Rave...
Comet Lucifer Anime's Commercial Previews fhána Opening Theme
Original TV anime slated for October 4; 1st episode already available in app
― Bandai Visual began streaming a 15-second commercial for 8-Bit's original television anime Comet Lucifer on Monday. The video previews fhana's opening theme "~The Seed and the Sower~." The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on October 4 at 10:30 p.m. It will then start on the KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, and BS11 stations. Tokyo's Toho...
Heroic Legend of Arslan ‒ Episode 25
"For now, Arslan leaves us with a strange, open-ended, but not unsatisfying conclusion."
Sailor Moon Crystal Gets 3rd Season on Death Busters
New season to assemble all 10 Senshi
― The final episode of the second Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal anime season aired on Monday, and the anime's website announced that production on a third season for the Death Busters arc has been green-lit. The new season will assemble all 10 Senshi — specifically, the popular outer Senshi such as Sailor Uranus, Sailor Neptune, and Sailor Saturn will join S...
One Piece: Burning Blood Heads West with XBox One Version (Update)
Slated for both the West & Japan in 2016
― Bandai Namco Entertainment confirmed on Monday that it will release its One Piece: Burning Blood game in Europe in 2016. Like Japan, Europe will receive the game on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, but it will also have an Xbox One version. Bandai Namco Entertainment had revealed the game earlier this month at the Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia pr...
Food Wars Event Anime Centers on Aldini Brothers
Event anime premiering at Jump Special Anime Festa on November 3-15
― This year's 44th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that the upcoming Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma event anime will focus on the Aldini brothers Takumi and Isami Aldini. The anime will premiere at this year's Jump Special Anime Festa tour. The event will visit nine cities in Japan from November 3-15....
Haikyu!! Stage Play Unveils Ittetsu Takeda, Keishin Ukai's Actors in Costume
Cast revealed for Makoto Shimada, Yūsuke Takinoue
― This year's 44th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump revealed two more cast members in costume on Monday for the Haikyu! stage play adaptation. The previously revealed cast includes Shige Uchida as Ittetsu Takeda (pictured at left in image below) and Tsuyoshi Hayashi as Keishin Ukai (pictured at right). The issue also revealed that Kento Yamaguch...
Dragon Quest Heroes II Ships in Spring 2016
This year's 44th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that the Dragon Quest Heroes II: Futago no Ō to Yogen no Owari (Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and the End of the Prophecy) PS3/PS4/PS Vita action game is slated for release in Japan in the spring 2016 release window. The issue also revealed new monsters (pictured from left to right at bottom of the image a...
Attack on Titan: Junior High Anime's 4th Promo Video Previews Ending Theme Song
Live-action portion of series to feature voice actors performing school treasure hunts
― The official website for the television anime of Saki Nakagawa's Attack on Titan: Junior High (Shingeki! Kyojin Chūgakkō) spinoff manga began streaming the fourth promotional video on Monday. The video previews the show's ending theme song "Hangeki no Daichi" (Ground's Counterattack). Yuuki Kaji (Eren), Kishô Tan...
The Perfect Insider TV Anime's English-Subtitled Promo Streamed
Aniplus HD airs anime on October 9 at 10:00 p.m. in JKT/BKK, 11:00 p.m. SIN
― Southeast Asian channel Aniplus HD began streaming an English-subtitled video for The Perfect Insider television anime on Sunday. The video is a subtitled version of the anime's second promotional video, which previews the anime's opening theme "talking" by KANA-BOON. Aniplus HD will air the anime on the same day it premier...
Shiki's Ryu Fujisaki Launches New Legend of the Galactic Heroes Manga
Manga based on Yoshiki Tanaka's space opera novel series debuts on October 8
― This year's 44th issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine is announcing on Thursday that Ryu Fujisaki (Shiki, WaqWaq) will launch a new Legend of the Galactic Heroes manga in the magazine's next issue, which Shueisha will publish on October 8. The first 60-page chapter will have a color opening page. The magazine teases: "T...
Gamba CG Anime Film's Promo Features Chieko Baisho Theme Song
Song "Bokura ga Tabi ni Deru Riyū" composed by Kenji Ozawa, arranged by Masakatsu Takagi
― TOHO began streaming a promotional video for its upcoming Gamba: Gamba to Nakama-tachi (Gamba and Friends) CG-animated film on Saturday. The video features the film's full theme song "Bokura ga Tabi ni Deru Riyū" (Why We Set Out on a Journey), performed by Chieko Baisho (Howl's Moving Castle), with lyrics and c...
Yowamushi Pedal Stage Play's Ad Previews Cast
7th stage play based on Wataru Watanabe manga debuting on October 8
― Marvelous began streaming a commercial for the Yowamushi Pedal Futatsu no Chōten: IRREGULAR (Yowamushi Pedal The Two Summits: IRREGULAR) stage play on Thursday. The video previews the play's cast and shows its debut dates. Yowamushi Pedal Futatsu no Chōten: IRREGULAR is the seventh in a series of plays based off of Wataru Watanabe'...
Muv-Luv Visual Novel Localization Kickstarter Reaches Goal
1st stretch goal to include new CGs, BGM, voice acting improvements, unlockable content also funded
― Publisher Degica and developer Ixtl's Kickstarter campaign to localize the Muv-Luv visual novel and the Muv-Luv Alternative sequel in English met its US$250,000 goal last Friday. In addition, the campaign funded its first stretch goal on Sunday, which will include new CGs, additional background music...
miwa Sings Live-Action Kōnodori Drama's Theme Song
Manga-based medical drama starring Gou Ayano will premiere on TBS on October 16
― The official website for the live-action drama adaptation of Yū Suzunoki's Kōnodori (The Stork) manga announced on Thursday that miwa (Colorful, Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos, Silver Spoon) will perform the the show's theme song "Anata ga Koko ni Ite Dakishimeru Koto ga Dekiru Nara" (If You Were Here and...
Loverin Tamburin Band Barred From Entering United States
Band was scheduled to perform at Anime Weekend Atlanta
― Loverin Tamburin guitarist Akihiro Nagao reported on Saturday that he and his band were barred from entering the United States last Friday, and could not attend their scheduled performance at Anime Weekend Atlanta. Guitarist Fujio Ryo explained the details of the situation on his blog. He explained that the band had inquired to the United State...
Bandai Namco Ent. to Release One Piece: Burning Blood PS4/PS Vita Game in 12 Languages
Company also reveals One Piece: Thousand Storm smartphone game
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed on Monday that it plans to release its One Piece: Burning Blood PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game in 12 languages. The languages include: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Neutral Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese. Bandai Namco Ent...
3rd Tamayura Film's Theatrical Preview Video Highlights Lonely Autumn Setting
Part 3: Adoration opens on November 28 after real-life candle festival
― The official website for the Tamayura anime began streaming a 30-second theatrical preview on Monday for the third film in the series, Tamayura ~Sotsugyō Shashin~ Dai-3-bu -Akogare- (Tamayura: Graduation Photos Part 3: Adoration). Text: Tamayura conclusion chapter 4-part work. Part 3. Maon: Next spring, we will graduate. Text: A...
Sunday, September 27
Shonen Sunday Sponsors Japan-Wide Manga Workshop
Winner gets published in Shonen Sunday
― Think you've got what it takes to be a manga artist? If so, the editors at Shonen Sunday would like to see your work! Starting on October 11, Shonen Sunday will hold a series of manga workshops across Japan to examine aspiring artists' manga and give them expert feedback. Especially promising work will be granted an "encouragement prize" and entered into a com...
Haru, Makoto Narrate High Speed! Free! Starting Days Film's 2nd Teaser Video
Nobunaga Shimazaki, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Kouki Uchiyama star in December 5 film
― The official website for the High Speed! -Free! Starting Days- anime film began streaming the film's second teaser trailer on Monday. Characters Haru and Makoto narrate the video. Text: Director: Yasuhiro Takemoto / Character Designer: Futoshi Nishiya Haru: A new wind. A new season. We remember. Text: N...
Durarara!! ×2 The Second Arc ‒ Episode 12
"This cour's finale manages to be overwhelming and underwhelming all at the same time."
Death Note/Bakuman Creators Show New Platinum End Manga's Color Image
Protagonist unveiled in story of human & angel launching on November 4
― Manga creators Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata (Death Note, Bakuman) unveiled a color visual for their upcoming Platinum End manga on Monday. Ohba and Obata also revealed some details on the manga's story. It will be a story of "a human and an angel," which will center around Mirai Kakehashi, a boy who "does not seek out hope in ...
High Speed! -Free! Starting Days- Boys Promote Contact Lenses
Middle school swim stars of High Speed! -Free! Starting Days- are collaborating with the Heart Up contact lenses retailer in a new promotional campaign. Haruka, Makoto, Asahi Shiina, and Ikuya Kirishima are depicted in the promotional images while drawing attention to their eyes. Customers who obtain enough points by purchasing contact lenses can get prizes, including posters, water bottles, butt...
The Best and Worst of the Season So Far: Week of September 16-22
We're in the final week of the waning summer season; see how your favorite shows are faring with the popular vote right before their finales send them off into the sunset.
― Our team of reviewers are following 27 anime series of the Summer 2015 crop. And this season, at the top of each Daily Streaming Review, we added a little rating widget to let our readers chime in. So let's have a look at what A...
Anohana, Madoka Magica Characters Rank in Most Tragic Heroine Poll
While most anime girl polls might ask which girl is the cutest, this Charapedia poll takes a notably darker approach. The site's recent poll asked anime fans to rank who they think is the most tragic heroine in anime thus far. This poll tallies up votes from various fans differing by gender and age group. In first place by a considerable margin is the ill violinist Kaori Miyazono from the 2014-201...
God Eater ‒ Episode 9
"As the final episode of God Eater until an unspecified time this winter, it has left me cold."
THE iDOLM@STER's Hibiki Ganaha Gets 1/8-Scale Figure
Okinawan rival idol and member of 961 Production, Hibiki Ganaha, is inspiring a 1/8-scale figure based on the illustration from THE iDOLM@STER's sixth Blu-ray and DVD. The design was originally illustrated by the show's director, Atsushi Nishigori. The figure is created by Phat!, and is a re-release of the same figure issued in May 2014. The energetic, friendly idol is shown in jean shorts, tan b...
Kalafina's far on the water Album Ranks at #2 on Weekly Album Charts
Songs include anime theme songs "believe," "ring your bell," "One Light," "heavenly blue"
― Japanese vocal group Kalafina's fifth album far on the water ranked at #2 on Oricon's weekly album charts for the September 14-20 week, selling 24,601 copies in its first week. far on the water is Kalafina's highest first-week ranking album yet. The group's third album After Eden and fourth album Consolation b...
Nintendo's Takashi Tezuka Suggests Actress Should Play Link in Hypothetical Zelda Film
It was once reported by The Wall Street Journal that Netflix and Nintendo were working on a live-action Legend of Zelda series, before the rumor was shot down by late Nintendo President and CEO Satoru Iwata. Despite the show existing merely as a a hypothetical, Nintendo's Shigeru Miyamoto and Takashi Tezuka weighed in on who they would like to star as Link if it project was green-lit. The two crea...
Ponycan USA Outlines Rokka -Braves of the Six Flowers- Home Video Release
Ponycan USA announced at its panel at Anime Weekend Atlanta on Sunday that it will release the Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers in three home video sets. The first set will ship on December 10, the second set will ship on February 10, and the third set will ship on April 10. Right Stuf will begin taking pre-orders for the first set on October 10. Ponycan USA noted that it will announce more detail...
Full-Scale Model of Ushio & Tora Spear Displayed in Shinjuku
3/4 scale model also displayed in Akihabara stores
― The fearsome Beast Spear that drives the plot of Ushio & Tora was displayed on September 25 in Tokyo, suspended two meters (about 6'7'') in the air outside of Shinjuku station's east exit, as if to restrain its power. The spear is also two meters tall. Unfortunately, it only remained up from 9 AM to 9 PM, but interested Ushio & Tora fans can still...
Voice Actress Inori Minase Sets Sights on Singing Debut
First CD expected in December
― In a tweet on September 24, voice actress Inori Minase (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?'s Hestia, Aldnoah.Zero's Eddelrittuo, Is the order a rabbit?'s Chino) announced that she had signed on with King Records for her singing debut. Her first CD will release on December 2, which also happens to be Minase's 20th birthday (20 is the age of adulthood in J...
Guillermo del Toro: Gyo Manga's Junji Ito Worked on Silent Hills
Director Guillermo del Toro posted on Twitter on Sunday that manga creator Junji Ito (Gyo, Uzumaki, Tomie) would have been "our collaborator in SILENT HILL (S)." The director was planning a Silent Hills game with game director Hideo Kojima (Metal Gear) and actor Norman Reedus (The Walking Dead, Mimic, Blade II, Iron Man: Rise of Technovore) at Konami. Konami confirmed in April that it cancelled th...
AnimEigo to Launch Kickstarter for AD Police Video Anime
Still planning on Riding Bean Kickstarter after aiming for this past summer
― North America anime distributor AnimEigo announced at its Anime Weekend Atlanta panel on Saturday that it plans to launch a Kickstarter campaign next year to reissue the AD Police anime. It also still plans to launch a Kickstarter campaign for Riding Bean this year, after previously aiming for this past summer. AD Police be...
Assassination Classroom Gets Spinoff Manga Series
Koro-sensei Q! to launch on Friday with title teacher becoming a demon king
― Kizuku Watanabe and Jō Aoto will launch Koro-sensei Q! (Quest), a spinoff series based on Yusei Matsui's Assassination Classroom manga, in the November issue of Shueisha's Saikyō Jump magazine on Friday. The magazine teases that the title character will become a "demon king" at the start of the manga. The magazine issue wil...
Charlotte ‒ Episode 13
"For one last time, I did not see where Charlotte was going. But really, how could I have predicted this?"
God Eater Episodes 10-13 Are 'Coming This Winter'
Remaining episodes' titles also announced after episode 9 ended current TV run
― Episode 9 of the God Eater anime ended on Sunday with an announcement that the remaining episodes, episodes 10-13, are "coming this winter." The anime's official website and Twitter account will provide more details as they are made public. The remaining episodes are: Episode 10 "Sange" (A Glorious End) Episode 11 "Meteo...
Lance N' Masques, Young Black Jack Listed at 12 Episodes Each
The online program catalog for Japanese television broadcaster TBS lists two upcoming television anime, Lance N' Masques and Young Black Jack, as 12 episodes long each. Thanks to WTK for the news tip
Kamen Rider Drive Gets Chase Spinoff Video
Taikō Katōno reprise role in April 20's Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Chaser
― The Kamen Rider Drive television series ended on Sunday and announced that production on a V Cinema video, Drive Saga: Kamen Rider Chaser, has been green-lit. As the title indicates, the main character will be Chase, and the video will follow his roots and one surprising aspect of his. Taikō Katōno will reprise his role as Chase...
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Anime's 3rd Ad Aired
Kengo Kawanishi, Yoshimasa Hosoya, more star in series premiering on October 4
― The third TV ad for the newest Gundam anime series, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Tekketsu no Orphans), is currently airing in Japan. Narration & Text: Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans begins airing on Sunday, October 4 at 5 p.m. Narration: The sustenance of life is on the battlefi...
The Seven Deadly Sins Manga Gets New TV Anime in 2016
Main staff, cast return for more based on Nakaba Suzuki's manga
― The Heroic Legend of Arslan television anime ended on Sunday with an announcement that production on a new television anime series for The Seven Deadly Sins manga has been green-lit for next year. Text: Heroes Once More Text: 2016 Text: New TV Anime Text: Production Green-Lit!! The returning staff includes: Original creator: Nakaba Suz...
Resident Evil/Biohazard: heavenly island Manga Goes on 3-Month Hiatus
Manga based on survival horror game series returns on January 7
― This year's 43rd issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine announced on Thursday that Naoki Serizawa's Biohazard: heavenly island manga will go on a three-month hiatus. The manga will return in Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine's sixth 2016 issue, which Akita Shoten will publish on January 7. The manga had just returned fro...
Mamoru Miyano's FRONTIER Album Ranks at #3 on Weekly Album Charts
Songs include anime theme songs "NEW ORDER," "BREAK IT!," "Shine"
― Singer and voice actor Mamoru Miyano's fifth album FRONTIER ranked at #3 on Oricon's weekly album charts for the September 14-20 week, selling 17,749 copies in its first week. The album contains 12 songs, including the Wooser's Hand-to-Mouth Life: Awakening Arc opening theme song "NEW ORDER," the Cardfight!! Vanguard G opening theme ...
Macross Creator Kawamori Offers Details on Macross Delta Anime, Thunderbirds
New show to feature "Valkyrie vs. Valkyrie" with planet-bound setting teased
― Macross anime creator Shoji Kawamori appeared at a "Macross Plastic Model Discussion" stage event at the All Japan Model and Hobby Show on Saturday with representatives from six plastic model and hobby companies. During the event, Kawamori provided more details on Macross Delta (Macross Δ), first new Macross television ani...
Young Black Jack TV Anime's Ad Outlines Premise
Prequel to Osamu Tezuka's classic medical story Black Jack debuts on October 1
― The BS-TBS station debuted a new commercial for the upcoming television anime of Yū-Go Ōkuma and Yoshiaki Tabata's Young Black Jack manga in Japan. The ad features the show's opening theme song "I Am Just Feeling Alive" by the duo UMI☆KUUN. The ad describes the story premise of this prequel to Black Jack, Osamu Tezuka's ...
Racing Hatsune Miku 2014 Thailand Design Gets Figure, Goods
The Team UYKO Super GT 300 race team went to Thailand last year and their sponsor Good Smile Racing, the subsidiary company of Good Smile Company adapted the Hatsune Miku mascot for the warmer climate. Now Racing Miku: Thailand Version is getting her own 1/8-scale figure from FREEing, and coffee cups and sports towels. The figure depicts a tanner Miku sitting in in a folding chair and white bikin...
Saturday, September 26
Crunchyroll Adds Beautiful Bones -Sakurako's Investigation-, Lance N' Masques, Diabolik Lovers More, Blood Anime
Site reveals region, premiere details for Owarimonogatari stream
― Crunchyroll announced on Saturday at its panel at Anime Weekend Atlanta that it will stream the following television anime series: Beautiful Bones -Sakurako's Investigation- (Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru or A Corpse is Buried Under Sakurako's Feet), Lance N' Masques, and Diabolik Lovers More, Blood. Crunchyroll a...
Shaman King's Hiroyuki Takei Shows Up to Autograph Session in Weird Mask
Promotes new manga, Nekogahara
― Hiroyuki Takei (Shaman King, Jūki Ningen Jumbor) showed up to an autograph session at Tokyo's Animate Ikebukuro store on September 21. It was the first autograph session he had held in three years, but that's now what made it most unusual: the manga artist emerged wearing a strange, bulbous mask. Modeled after the wooden fish drums used in Buddhist rituals, Takei made...
Sekai Project Adds Wagamama High Spec, Darekoi, More Visual Novels
Also: The Orchard of Stray Sheep, Yume no Sono, Highway Blossoms, Japanese School Life
― North American visual novel and manga publisher Sekai Project announced six new visual novel titles at its panel at Anime Weekend Atlanta on Saturday. The new Japanese visual novel titles include: Madosoft's Wagamama High Spec, Life A Little's Darekoi, and Namaage's The Orchard of Stray Sheep. Sekai Project addit...
Wagnaria!!3 ‒ Episode 13
"Between the delayed finale of Blood Blockade Battlefront and this apparently deliberate special, we'd better not be seeing a trend of shows postponing their conclusions out of the blue."
Aniplex USA to Stream Owarimonogatari Anime on Crunchyroll
English-subtitled trailer posted for series premiering on October 3
― Aniplex of America announced on Saturday that it will begin streaming the Owarimonogatari television anime only on Crunchyroll on October 3. It also posted an English-subtitled trailer for the anime on Saturday: NisiOisin's original three-volume Owarimonogatari novel is part of the "final season" of the Monogatari series. The first...
Final Ojamajo Doremi Light Novel Volume Shows Adult Doremi
In 1999, Toei Animation created an original magical girl anime series titled Ojamajo Doremi following three elementary aged girls who become witches. Junichi Sato, of Sailor Moon fame, directed the original show which ran for 51 episodes. It then spawned the sequel anime series Ojamajo Doremi Sharp, Mo~tto! Ojamajo Doremi, and Ojamajo Doremi DOKKAAN! as well as an original video anime and two film...
Akihabara Fair Combines Sake with Moe Girls (and Boys)
Various Japanese regions promote local tipples
― On September 27, Belle Salle Akihabara in Tokyo will host the Moeshu Summit × Sake Matsuri 2015, which celebrates moeshu — sake with moe character branding. The fair will exhibit sake from regions all over Japan and let visitors taste it for free. Visitors will also be able to buy the sake in addition to assorted moe character merchandise. Shizuo...
Gatchaman Crowds insight ‒ Episode 12
"One anime isn't going to save the world, but it's always nice to see one try."
Yahtzee, Monopoly Yu-Gi-Oh! Editions Planned for U.S.
4K Media announced on Wednesday that entered a licensing agreement with USAopoly who will produce Yu-Gi-Oh! editions of the classic Monopoly and Yahtzee tabletop games. The company is also planning banks and puzzles based on the franchise. The company will utilize the original animation artwork from the original Yu-Gi-Oh! series, as well as Yu-Gi-Oh! GX, Yu-Gi-Oh! 5D's, Yu-Gi-Oh! ZEXAL, and the la...
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma ‒ Episode 24
"While there's an implication that more story lies ahead, it doesn't feel like the series is expecting to get a second season."
Classroom Crisis ‒ Episode 13
"And so Classroom Crisis comes to an end."
Chinese Live-Action Doraemon Casts Actual Cat
Ultraman's involvement also turning heads
― The classic children's manga and anime Doraemon has legions of international fans, and it is especially popular in China. It's not much of a surprise, then, that a Chinese live-action Doraemon film, Baituola, Xiaodingdang, is in the works. But Doraemon fans have been startled to see that Doraemon will be played by an actual cat (or perhaps a CG cat) in this...
Working/Wagnaria!!! Gets 1-Hour TV Finale Special
Lord of the Takanashi announced in season 3's 13th episode
― The 13th episode of Wagnaria!!3 (Working!!!), the third anime season based on Karino Takatsu's Working!! manga, announced an additional finale episode on Sunday. Working!!! -Lord of the Takanashi- (Wagnaria!!3: Lord of the Takanashi) will air as an expanded one-hour special. The broadcast date and other details will be announced in the futu...
Fans Are Already Picking Love Live Sunshine's Best Girl
Perhaps in preparation for their upcoming single release on October 7, stores in Japan put up character ranking posters for for the nine-girl idol group Aquors from Love Live! Sunshine!! Introductory character information and some animation from the single's music video is all anticipating fans have to go on. Still, the winning character pulled ahead by almost double the votes of some of her peers...
Key/Visual Art's Rewrite Visual Novel Gets TV Anime
Grisaia's Tensho helms anime at 8-Bit with Romeo Tanaka, Visual Art's Kai
― The Charlotte television anime ended on Sunday with an announcement that a television anime project based on Key/Visual Art's Rewrite PC visual novel is starting. Text: A new project launches!! Text: Taking a 100-million year journey, Text: Reaching people again… Text: Original Creator: Key/Visual Art's Text: Original Charact...
Your Lie in April GN 1
Your Lie in April has good intentions, but it doesn't seem to quite understand how to pull its story off emotionally.
― Your Lie in April's first volume is a difficult book. Not in terms of being readable or confusing; rather this is an emotionally complicated tale that at times feels well-intentioned and sweet and at others feels unintentionally mean. At its heart it is about a traumatized boy learn...
The List - 6 Smarties with Blue Hair
Anime characters with blue hair are often portrayed as smarter than the rest. Here are six of 'em, all up in your grill with their smarts and their blue hair.
― One of the first things new fans notice that sets anime apart visually from western animation is the non-standard hair colors. Western animation might dabble in this, especially if the character is supposed to be rebellious, but most charact...
Prison School ‒ Episode 12
"Prison School's tension-filled finale brings the expulsion arc to a close and leaves viewers eager for a second season."
Library Wars Streams English-Subtitled Live-Action Short Before New Special, Film
13-minute short focuses on everyday lives of library staffers
― Angle Pictures began streaming a live-action "Toshokan Mini Sensō -The First Mission-" (Library Mini Wars -The First Mission-) short work on September 17 that is inspired by Hiro Arikawa's popular action novel series Library Wars (Toshokan Sensō). The short is streaming with English subtitles. Angle Pictures is streaming the short before...
One Week Friends' Hazuki Launches Boku ga Boku de Aru Tame ni Manga on October 22
Square Enix also previews romantic manga in bookstore pamphlet
― The October issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine revealed last Saturday that Matcha Hazuki's (One Week Friends) new Boku ga Boku de Aru Tame ni (For Me to Remain Myself) manga series will debut in the magazine's next issue, which Square Enix will publish on October 22. The manga will have a color opening page and it will adorn t...
Osamu Kaneko's Slime Mori Mori Manga Ends
Manga's 11th and final volume slated for December 4
― The November issue of Shueisha's V Jump magazine published the last chapter of Osamu Kaneko's Slime Mori Mori manga last Saturday. The magazine also notes that Shueisha will publish the manga's 11th and final compiled book volume on December 4. The manga is based on the Slime Mori Mori video game series, a spinoff of Square Enix's long-running Dra...
Ai Tenchi Muyo! Manga Ends in October
Haruna Nakazato launched manga adapting series of anime shorts last November
― The November issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Sirius magazine announced on Saturday that Haruna Nakazato's manga adaptation of the Ai Tenchi Muyo! anime will end in the next issue, which Kodansha will publish on October 26. Nakazato launched the manga in Monthly Shōnen Sirius last November, and Kodansha has not yet publi...
Selector Infected Wixoss -Re/verse- Manga Ends in October
Selector Infected Wixoss spinoff manga by Meki Meki launched in August 2014
― The October issue of Square Enix's Big Gangan magazine announced on Friday that Meki Meki's Selector Infected Wixoss -Re/verse- manga will conclude in the magazine's next issue, which Square Enix will publish on October 24. The manga is a spinoff of the Selector Infected Wixoss card-game anime. The anime's scriptwriter, Mar...
The Laws of the Universe Anime Film Casts Dylan McDermott, Jennifer Beals, Tom Kenny
Religious anime film gets world premiere on Saturday in Los Angeles; N. American screenings start on October 2
― Religious group Happy Science announced the English dub cast for its film The Laws of the Universe Part 0 (UFO Gakuen no Himitsu) earlier this month. The site also began streaming an English promotional video. The cast includes: Jennifer Beals as Inkar Dylan McDermott as Yoake Suguru Tom K...
Overlord Chibi Character Anime's 7th, 8th Episodes Streamed
3-minute shorts featuring super-deformed characters each stream for 2 weeks
― Media Factory is currently streaming the seventh and eighth episodes of the Overlord anime's Pure Pure Purea Desu chibi character anime shorts. The three-minute "Before the Fort" episode will stream until October 1, and the "Understanding and Confusion" episode will stream until October 8. The comedy anime shorts feature su...
Divine Gate Anime's 1st Promo Video, Cast Unveiled
The Heroic Legend of Arslan's Noriyuki Abe to direct January TV anime
― Marvelous began streaming the first promotional video for the anime adaptation of GungHo Online Entertainment and Acquire's Divine Gate iOS and Android app on Saturday. The video teases the main characters and reveals that the television anime is slated to premiere in January. The anime's cast includes: Tetsuya Kakihara as Akane,...
Mighty No. 9 Game Slated for Release in February
Physical/digital releases in Americas on February 9, world on February 12
― Game publisher Deep Silver announced on Friday that Mighty No. 9 is slated for release in the Americas on February 9, followed by a worldwide release on February 12. The game will be available in physical and digital formats for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Wii U. The game will also be available digitally for PlayStation 3, X...
Madogatari Exhibit Inspires Crane Prize Figures Too
The SHAFT animation studio's 40th anniversary "Madogatari" exhibit opens in November and is inspring exclusive cross-over merchandise between the two franchises. Some of the tie-in figures were teased last week, but it looks like Banpresto's Crane King division is also creating prize figures. ~シャフト40周年記念~MADOGATARI展の開催を記念したフィギュアが12月上旬にゲームセンターで登場予定!http://t.co/cWAyggKXQU #bppz pic.twitter.com/6zpj...
The Perfect Insider Anime's 4th Long Promo Video Introduces Cast
Murder mystery series premieres on Noitamina on October 8
― The official website of for the television anime adaptation of Hiroshi Mori's Subete ga F ni Naru (Everything Becomes F or The Perfect Insider) novel began streaming the fourth long promotional video for the anime on Saturday. The video previews the show's ending theme song "Nana Hitsuji," by Scenario Art, as well as the opening theme song "...
Friday, September 25
Musical Wheelchair To Take the Stage in Tokyo
Yamaha Motorcycles and Yamaha Instruments are coming together to bring a whole new meaning to musical chairs. The two branches of the manufacturing company is currently developing a special musical wheelchair known as &Y01 (pronounced Andy 01). Combining the technological development processes of Yamaha's two branches, they aim to create an experience of "riding an instrument." The sail-like contr...
Yo-kai Watch Anime's English Theme Song Video Streamed
Peter Michail, Kathryn Lynn perform "Gera Gera Po Song" for October dub
― Dentsu Entertainment USA and LEVEL-5 Inc. began streaming the "Gera Gera Po Song" video for the Yo-kai Watch anime on Friday. Peter Michail and Kathryn Lynn perform the English version of the opening theme song "Geragerapō no Uta" originally sung by King Cream Soda. Tomoki Kikuya and FRAME composed and arranged the English vers...
NHK Unearths Long-Lost Tezuka Anime
Wonder-kun to air again after 46 years in obscurity
― In the early decades of television production, tapes used for broadcasting were expensive and often reused. What's more, concerns about preserving material for posterity were generally overridden by the endless scramble to find material to air in upcoming weeks. This means that many valuable shows from that era are lost, perhaps forever. Yet some ...
Ushio & Tora ‒ Episode 13
"Ushio & Tora is building a world I can't wait to see more of, and its relatable protagonists are exactly the people I want to explore it with."
The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Episodes Delayed for Special Programs
The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls television anime aired a special program titled "Road to LIVE" in place of an episode on Saturday. The 24th episode, "Barefoot Girl.," will air next week on October 2. Another special program, "Smile History," will air on October 9 in place of an episode. The 25th and final episode will air on October 16. The anime also delayed its 8th episode for a special program ...
Komadori Ciel Dress Inspires New Pumps, Handbag
Ciel Phantomhive's pretty pink dress inspires new pieces of fashion. Black Butler and online fashion shop SuperGroupies are now presenting a fashionable pair of pumps and stylish handbag modeled after the dress Ciel wore in the fourth episode of the anime. The one strap pumps stand anywhere between 22 centimeters and 25.5 centimeters, depending on the size of the shoe. The black and white ribbon a...
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 13-19
2 Tokyo Ghoul volumes, One-Punch Man, The Ancient Magus' Bride, Monster Musume, Seraph of the End, 2 Attack on Titan volumes, Nisekoi, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, Attack on Titan
― The New York Times newspaper listed the manga bestsellers in the United States for the week ending on September 19. Rank Prev. Rank Title Author Publisher Weeks on List Cover 1 4Tokyo Ghoul #1 Sui Ishida Viz Media 14 21One-Punch Man ...
Atelier Sophie's Opening Movie Features Rurutia Song
PS3/PS4/PS Vita game slated for November 19 in Japan
― Gust Corporation began streaming the opening movie for its upcoming Sophie no Atelier: Fushigi na Hon no Renkinjutushi (Atelier Sophie: Alchemist of the Mysterious Book) game on Thursday. The opening theme song is performed by Rurutia (Karas). Yuka Aisaka stars in the game as Sophie Neuenmuller, and Yuka Iguchi plays Plachta, the book that teache...
Pokémon Tush Cushions, Pikachu Underpants Unveiled
How well do you know your Pokemon? Well enough to recognize just from their butt? The brand Hip Pop! Parade is creating plush cushions, plush and rubber keychains, magnets, bags, coasters, mugs, pouches, underwear, clear files, and tape featuring the derrieres of favorite Pokémon. Pikachu and Swablu cushions - 2,500 yen each (US$21) (from left to right) Pikachu, Piplup, Growlithe, Swablu, Buizel,...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, September 14-20
Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon, World Trigger, Resident Evil Revelations 2, Samurai Warriors 4 Empires, Saki games debut
― Japan's Game Ranking: September 14-20 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 13DS Pokémon Super Mystery Dungeon Pokémon September 17 151,823 151,823 50 2Wii U Super Mario Maker (Including Bundled Editions) Nintendo September 10 54,544 ...
BLADE ARCUS from Shining EX Promo Introduces Playable Characters
PS3/PS4 port of arcade game features characters from Shining RPG series
― Sega began streaming a promotional video for its 2D fighting game BLADE ARCUS from Shining EX on Wednesday. The video introduces the playable characters, including original characters and other characters from the Shining RPG series. The game is a console port of Sega's BLADE ARCUS from Shining arcade fighting game, which is a ...
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya Gets 4th Anime Series
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!! announced
― The tenth and final episode of Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz!, the third Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya television anime, announced on Saturday that the show will get a fourth series titled Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!! (pronounced "drei"). Hiroyama's original Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya manga re-imagines the Fate/stay night cha...
Kyoto Subway Mascots Inspires Novel
A mascot character created to advertise the Kyoto Subway has become quite popular during her run. The character in question is Moe Uzumasa. Created as part of the subway's "Go Ride the Subway" campaign that began two years ago, Moe was originally supposed to act as the face of the commute system for one year in a series of commercials, though her growing popularity has kept her going to this day. ...
Stella Glow 3DS Game's 'Song Magic' Promo Streamed
Player must recruit good witches in RPG slated for the holiday season
― Atlus USA began streaming a "song magic" promotional video for its upcoming Stella Glow simulation role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS on Friday. Atlus USA will release the game in the Americas this holiday season. The game takes place in a world of swords and magic, where a knight named Alto must recruit witches to defeat the...
Hai-Furi Anime's Writer, Manga Adaptation, 2nd Character Unveiled
Reiko Yoshida writes series with 30+ character designs by Non Non Biyori's Atto
― The November issue of Kadokawa's Comic Alive magazine announced on Saturday that Reiko Yoshida (Non Non Biyori, K-ON!, Yowamushi Pedal) will handle series composition for the upcoming original anime Hai-Furi. The magazine published an interview with the original creator, producers, and director, but they are currently a...
Answerman - How Can I Get Anime Soundtracks on Vinyl?
Vinyl is everywhere, taking over the remaining music stores and warming the hearts of audiophiles across the country. But where are all the anime soundtracks?
― Kyuubei the 3rd asks: I recently got back into vinyl. I was wondering who do I ask to get an anime soundtrack on vinyl? I know Wicked City's BGM is getting a release soon, but who do I talk to about getting a recent soundtrack on vinyl (such...
2nd Wake Up, Girls! Film's Song, Date, Visual Unveiled
Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom to open on December 11
― The official website for the two-film sequel to the Wake Up, Girls! television anime posted the opening date and a key visual for the second film. The second film — Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom — will open on December 11. The website announced that the second film's theme song, "Beyond the Bottom," will go on sale on December 9. The sing...
Japanese Fans Rank Mamoru Miyano's Greatest Roles
A certain god-like character triumphs
― Voice actor Mamoru Miyano has a versatile range; in his 13-year career, he's played everything from nice, ordinary guys to scheming geniuses, from bombastic eccentrics to sullen stoics. This versatility (and perhaps his good looks) have earned him a large fanbase as well (he came in fourth in a recent voice actor popularity poll). The Japanese survey site Goo ...
Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia Light Novels Get Anime
Masamune Huji's story of boy who enrolls in academy due to his ability to power up girls
― The official website for Masamune Huji's light novel series Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia (Masō Gakuen H x H) announced that an anime project is in the works. The story centers around Kizuna Hida, who visits the strategic defense academy Ataraxia at his big sister's request. "There, he encounters Aine ...
School-Live! ‒ Episode 12
"The question is less whether or not this deserves to be considered among the best series of the year as it is whether or not it will rank #1 on that list."
Persona 4: Dancing All Night Game's 'Shadow World,' 'Your Affection' Lyrics Videos Streamed
Full game slated for September 29 in N. America, November 6 in Europe
― Atlus USA began streaming two more lyrics videos for its upcoming Persona 4: Dancing All Night PS Vita game on Thursday. The videos preview "Shadow World (DE DE MOUSE shadow swing mix)" and "Your Affection short (DAISUKE ASAKURA Remix)," two remix tracks that appear in the game. Atlus USA previously streamed the game's English-du...
Naruto Shippuden ‒ Episode 431
"Karin's trip to Dream Land lasts only a single episode, and it turns out that brevity doesn't make for a more compelling story."
Aria Smartphone Rhythm Game Announced for Spring 2016
Game will have original story by Aria anime writer Ayuna Fujisaki
― Game developer HarvesT announced its new Aria ~Aqua Ritmo~ smartphone game on Thursday by opening a website for the game. HarvesT describes the game as a "new sensation healing rhythm game." Like the manga and anime, the game is set in Neo-Venezia. The game will feature an original story, which will have players taking the role of an...
Arslan: The Warriors of Legend Game's 3rd Promo Video Introduces Playable Characters
Mardān Rush, Change Shift, Skill Card features previewed in game shipping on October 1
― KOEI Tecmo Games began streaming the third promotional video on Friday for its upcoming Arslan: The Warriors of Legend (Arslan Senki x Musou) action game. The video previews the game's playable characters and main features such as Mardān Rush, Charge Shift, and Skill Cards. The game's confirmed playable character...
Naoki Tatsuta Temporarily Replaces Jouji Yanami as Kaiō/Narrator in Dragon Ball Super Anime
Oolong voice actor replaces Yanami while he undergoes medical treatment
― Toei Animation announced on Friday that voice actor Naoki Tatsuta will temporarily replace Jouji Yanami as both North Kaiō and the Narrator in the Dragon Ball Super television anime series. Tatsuta is replacing Yanami so that Yanami can undergo medical treatment. The announcement did not specify the reason for the treatment. Ta...
Saint Seiya: Soldiers' Soul Game's 4th Promo Video Shows Hades
PS4/PS3 fighting game ships simultaneously in Japan, Europe on Friday
― The official website of Bandai Namco Entertainment's upcoming Saint Seiya: Soldier's Soul PS3/PS4/PC fighting game began streaming the game's fourth promo video on Friday. The video shows some scenes from the game's story mode and shows the character Hades. Bandai Namco Entertainment also recently streamed gameplay videos in Engl...
JK Meshi! TV Anime's Promo Video Introduces Main Characters
Series of shorts starring Natsuko Hara, Nao Fujita, Sora Tokui premieres on October 6
― The official Youtube channel of the upcoming JK Meshi! series of anime shorts began streaming a promotional video for the anime on Friday. The video introduces the cast and confirms the anime's premiere date of October 5 at 25:00 (effectively October 6 at 1:00 a.m.). Text: Joshi kōsei (high school girl) -JK- Chara...
Wagamama High Spec's TV Anime, Visual Novel Both Debut in April 2016
Visual novel's new promo video introduces characters
― The official website of the television anime adaptation of Madosoft's upcoming Wagamama High Spec visual novel revealed on Friday that the anime will premiere in April 2016. Madosoft's official YouTube channel also began streaming a promotional movie for the visual novel on Monday, which introduces the characters, and reveals the game's April 28 ...
Go! Princess Precure!!! Film Casts Junichi Suwabe, Ryusei Nakao as Villains
3-part film opens in Japan on October 31
― The staff of the upcoming Eiga Go! Princess Precure Go! Go!! Gōka 3-bon Date!!! (Go! Princess Precure: Go! Go!! Grand 3-Part Movie!!!) film announced the new villain characters for the "Pumpkin Ōkoku no Takaramono" (The Pumpkin Kingdom's Treasure) and "Precure to Refi no Wonder Night!" (Precure and Refi's Wonder Night!) parts of the film on Friday. Junichi S...
Kamisama Kiss 2016 Stage Musical's Cast Unveiled in Costume
Mizuki, Kotetsu, Narukami-hime recast for musical premiering running on January 15-21
― The staff of the upcoming Kamisama Hajimemashita The Musical 2016 stage musical adaptation of Julietta Suzuki's Kamisama Kiss (Kamisama Hajimemashita) manga unveiled photographs of the the musical's new cast in costume on Friday. Saki Terashima as Nanami Momozono Ren Yagami as Tomoe Keisuke Minami as Kurama Mao Ka...
Gundam's Tomino Discusses 2D Fantasy Robot Anime Plans
Director considers making project with Sunrise instead of Hollywood
― Gundam anime creator Yoshiyuki Tomino stated in the Gundam G no Reconguista Official Guidebook that Gakkan Publishing released on Wednesday that he is considering making his Hollywood project in Tokyo instead since he noted that "it seems like Sunrise will let me try to make a robot project that is slightly more fantasy." He also s...
Giveaway: Omakase Alpha Box
Get Viewster's exclusive Omakase Alpha Box featuring Hatsune Miku. (US + CA + UK)
― Viewster is letting us give away one copy of their super exclusive Omakase Alpha Boxes featuring Hatsune Miku. All you need to do for a chance to get this box in the mail is fill out the form below. Available in the USA, Canada and the UK. Check out what other recipients of the Alpha Box have been saying about it here...
Japan Animator Expo Streams 'Ragnarok' by Appleseed Director Katayama
Robot battle royale short with mecha designs from Patlabor's Yutaka Izubuchi
― The official website for Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition (Japan Animator Expo), the weekly anime shorts from Hideaki Anno's Studio Khara and the media company Dwango, began streaming the 33rd short "Ragnarok" ("Sekai no Kuni Kara Konnichiwa," or "Hello from the Countries of the World") on Friday. Kazuyoshi Katayama (Applesee...
Replacement Discs Offered for Errors in Japanese Evangelion Boxes
King Records' Starchild label reported on Thursday that errors appeared in its Neon Genesis Evangelion Blu-ray Box and Archives Of Evangelion DVD Box. Disc 9 of the Blu-ray Box had the incorrect eyecatch sequences for the home video format version of episode 25 "Air" and episode 26 "Magokoro o, Kimi ni" — they listed "The End of Evangelion" instead of "Neon Genesis Evangelion." Due to technical er...
Thursday, September 24
2nd Live-Action Attack on Titan Is #1 With Half of 1st Film's Box Office
Earns 328 million yen in 2 days, compared to 600 million yen for 1st film
― Attack on Titan: End of the World, the second live-action film based on Hajime Isayama's Attack on Titan manga, sold 237,016 tickets to earn 327,915,700 yen (about US$2.746 million) during the September 19-20 weekend. As a result, it topped the Japanese box office this past weekend with the most tickets sold. It opened on 427...
Macross Delta TV Anime's Final Title, Visual, Logo Unveiled
October 29 event with creator Shoji Kawamori to unveil new singer, staff, characters
― The official website of the Macross franchise revealed that "Macross Δ" (pronounced Macross Delta) will be the new Macross television anime's finalized name. It also posted a new key visual for the project. The visual reveals the project's logo, two fighters, and the catch phrase "Gekitsui se yo" (Shoot [it] down)....
Heavy Object Anime Listed With 24 Episodes by French Streamer
French anime streaming service Anime Digital Network listed the upcoming television anime of Kazuma Kamachi's Heavy Object light novel series with 24 episodes. The series will premiere on Tokyo MX, MBS, TV Aichi, BS11, and AT-X on October 2. The anime's official website previously streamed the anime's first promotional video in August. The story by the author of A Certain Magical Index revolves ar...
Prisma Illya Lottery Prizes Include Autographed Script, Posters
The Gamers shops in Nanba and Akihabara are opened "museum mini shops" dedicated to The Fate Stay/night magical girl spin-off Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz! on Thursday. The shops are selling the first Blu-ray and DVD volume of the anime series as well as CDs and character goods while displaying storyboards and artwork from the series. Customers who purchase at least 3,000 yen (US$25) ...
Funimation Reveals More Riddle Story of Devil English Cast
Monica Rial, Natalie Hoover, Mikaela Krantz, Bryn Apprill, Lauren Landa join cast
― North American anime distributor FUNimation Entertainment announced the rest of the main English dub cast for Riddle Story of Devil on Thursday. Funimation also announced that Caitlin Glass will serve as director. The cast includes: Monica Rial as Chitaru Namatame Natalie Hoover as Hitsugi Kirigaya Mikaela Krantz as M...
Hatsune Miku DLC for Persona 4: Dancing All Night Coming to N. America
Full game slated for September 29
― Atlus USA announced on Thursday that Vocaloid virtual idol Hatsune Miku will be available in its North American release of Persona 4: Dancing All Night as a purchasable DLC. This DLC also includes the song "Heaven feat. Hatsune Miku" (ATOLS Remix). img IMG miku-16-.jpg IMG miku-4-.jpg IMG miku-8-.jpg IMG miku06_wig.jpg IMG miku09_wig-karakon.jpg IMG miku_alt-1-.jpg...
Sailor Moon Chocolates Are Back, Now With Macarons
It's never too early to treat yourself. ARTism CHOCO is reintroducing its Sailor Moon-themed chocolates for its third year, this time in packaging that doubles as a jewelry box. The new designs focus on Sailor Moon's magical items and two larger round chocolates feature Princess Serenity and Tuxedo Mask's silhouette. Each set contains eight pieces—two with raspberry filling, and six with an almon...
Haruchika Mystery Anime Casts Sōma Saitō, Sarah Emi Bridcutt
New teaser visuals also posted for high school music club in January 2016 anime
― The official website for the television anime of Sei Hatsuno's HaruChika "wind instrument youth mystery" novel series posted the two main voice members with new teaser visuals on Thursday: Sōma Saitō as Haruta Kamijō, a first-year high school student. He is Chika's childhood friend. He is a horn player who has a perfect...
Muv-Luv Visual Novel Localization Kickstarter Launches
Project seeks US$250,000 to localize Muv-Luv, Muv-Luv Alternative
― Publisher Degica and developer Ixtl launched their Kickstarter campaign to to localize the Muv-Luv visual novel and the Muv-Luv Alternative sequel in English on Thursday. The project seeks to raise US$250,000 by November 3. If the Kickstarter is successful, the two companies plan to offer the PC version of the games through Steam and...
Mikasa Meets Godzilla in Fan's Stop-Motion, CG Short
Jordan Tseng combined the worlds of stop-motion animation and computer graphics to create an impressive, action-packed Attack on Titan short. While Moonshine Animation created a stop-motion Attack on Titan video in 2013 starring their anime figures battling one another, Tseng introduces Mikasa to an iconic monster on a much larger scale. Unfortunately the video ends before the fight gets started. ...
Chris Patton, Luci Christian Star in Black Bullet English Dub
Full cast announced for series shipping October 27
― Sentai Filmworks announced the cast for its English dub of the Black Bullet anime on Thursday. The cast, under director Chris Ayres, includes: Chris Patton as Rentaro Satomi Luci Christian as Enju Aihara Christina Kelly as Kisara Tendo Caitlynn French as Tina Sprout Carli Mosier as Seitenshi Joanne Bonasso as Sumire Muroto Jay Hickman as Kagetane H...
Kadokawa's English BookWalker App to Relaunch With Light Novels
eBook platform to add 700 new manga and prose titles
― Japanese publisher Kadokawa announced on Thursday that it is relaunching its English BookWalker website and apps with 700 new titles on October 8. These titles will include both manga and light novels. Kadokawa mentioned the Durarara!! and No Game, No Life light novels as examples of the company's library. The online catalog will also add books f...
New Toyota Char Auris Shown Off in Anime Commercial
Car also adds voice guidance by Char, Lalah Sune
― The official website for Zeonic Toyota's Char Exclusive Auris II launched with an animated preview and detailed commercials on Wednesday. In the animated preview by Sunrise, Char is driving his new Auris II and praises its "cockpit shift" for supporting him exquisitely. Lalah Sune appears in the Red Comet and alerts him to trouble. Char immediately ...
Princess Jellyfish Manga Heads Toward Final Chapter
Creator Akiko Higashimura resumed series in July
― This year's November issue of Kodansha's Kiss magazine announced on Friday that Akiko Higashimura's Princess Jellyfish (Kuragehime) manga is headed toward its final chapter. Higashimura resumed the series in July after putting it on hiatus in October. During the hiatus she drew two prequel chapters and a special chapter of the manga in Kodansha's Wee...
Vocaloid Hatsune Miku Makes Appearance on Music Station Ultra FES
The virtual idol recently made a live action appearance on Japanese national television. The Vocaloid Hatsune Miku performed on stage during Japanese music show Music Station on Wednesday. Hatsune Miku's recent live performance As the program's very first virtual singer, Miku joins the likes of several Japanese pop stars as well as artists around the world like Lady Gaga, Maroon 5, Bruno Mars, Aer...
Seraph of the End PS Vita Game's 1st Promo Streamed
"Dramatic tactics game" slated for December 17
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming the first promotional video for its upcoming PlayStation Vita game Owari no Seraph: Unmei no Hajimari (Seraph of the End: Beginning of Destiny). The game will ship in Japan on December 17. In the "dramatic tactics battle" game, the player's decisions throughout the game will change the ending. Players level up...
My Love Story!! ‒ Episode 24
"My Love Story!! has consistently excelled by breaking all the rules for shojo romances. Here at the end, what note did the show decide to go out on?"
Gintama ‒ Episode 290
"While at times predictable, this week's Gintama is an enjoyable spotlight on Sakamoto."
Anthem of the Heart Film Earns 300 Million Yen in 5 Days
5-day total surpasses Anohana film's 5-day total
― The Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterun Da. (Kokosake or The Anthem of the Heart) anime film earned more than 300 million yen (about US$2.5 million) in its first five days at the Japanese box office, and sold approximately 235,000 tickets. Comparatively, the AnoHana anime film earned 290 million yen and sold approximately 232,000 tickets in its first five day...
One-Punch Man Manga's 10th Volume Listed With OVA
10th volume listed as shipping on December 4
― The Japanese retailer Manga-Oh is currently listing that a bundled edition of the 10th volume of ONE and Yuusuke Murata's One-Punch Man manga will include an original video anime (OVA). The retailer lists that the set will ship on December 4. The website lists that the regular edition volume will also ship on the same day. The manga's TV anime adaptation...
Saban Listed as Promoting Smile Precure to Licensees as Glitter Force
Show listed as 40-episode "girls action" series
― Television news source World Screen's programming guide for Saban Brands lists a show titled Glitter Force that uses art from the Smile Precure! TV anime series, the ninth anime series in the Precure magical girl franchise. The listing describes the show: Follows five preteen girls who form the legendary superhero squad the Glitter Force, and must def...
Assassination Classroom TV Anime's 2nd Season Premieres in January
This year's 44th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump is revealing on Monday that the second season of the Assassination Classroom (Ansatsu Kyoshitsu) TV anime will premiere in Japan in January on Fuji TV and other channels. The announcement notes that the second season will begin a new semester. The magazine is also unveiling a new visual for the show. The issue is also revealing that Koro-sens...
Bakuman, Death Note Creators Launch Platinum End Manga
"Story of angel & human" launches in Jump SQ. magazine on November 4
― This year's 44th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine will reveal on Monday that manga creator duo Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata (Death Note, Bakuman) will launch a new manga titled Platinum End in the December issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine on November 4. The announcement's tagline reads, "This is a story of a ...
Studio Deen Animates Abe's Super Lovers TV Anime
Fairy Tail's Shinji Ishihara, Hakkenden's Yoshiko Nakamura, Miki Takihara also attached
― The anime project adapting Miyuki Abe's boys-love manga Super Lovers launched an official Twitter account on Wednesday, and the account announced that the project would be a TV anime series. The account also revealed some of the anime's staff. Shinji Ishihira (Fairy Tail, Tenbatsu Angel Rabbie, Log Horizon) will...
Hajimete no Kōshien Manga Creator Masaki Himura Passes Away
Manga creator also known for Shindere Shōjo to Kodoku na Shinigami, Nyūin Note
― The editorial staff of Square Enix's Gangan Online web magazine announced on Thursday that manga creator Masaki Himura (also known by the pen name Yuki Shinkiba) passed away on June 17 after a long battle with an unspecified illness. The editorial staff also said that Himura wanted to pen one last message to readers in a...
Wednesday, September 23
Madoka Magica's Momoe Nagisa Gets Real Action Heroes Figure
Pre-orders are opening for Medicom Toy's new Nagisa Momoe figure from Puella Magi Madoka Magica The Movie Part 3: Rebellion. The figure is part of their Real Action Heroes lineup, and measures about 230 mm (9") in height. The figure comes with clothing made of actual fabric. Props include a dinner tray (hopefully full of cheese) and a horn. She comes with a with three different faces, including s...
Funimation Reveals Riddle Story of Devil's English Dub Cast
More of dub cast to be posted on Thursday
― North American anime distributor Funimation Entertainment began announcing the English dub cast of the Riddle Story of Devil (Akuma no Riddle) anime on Tuesday and Wednesday. The English dub cast includes: Morgan Berry as Tokaku Azuma Alexis Tipton as Haru Ichinose Anastasia Munoz as Shiena Kenmochi Colleen Clinkenbeard as Otoya Takechi Carli Mosier as Haru...
Ushio & Tora Staff Create 1/1-Scale Beast Spear
When Ushio Aotsuki comes in possession of the giant Beast Spear, he finds himself imbued with incredible powers to fight evil monsters throughout Japan. The item itself is an artifact that Ushio's father has kept hidden in a cellar. The staff of the television anime adaptation have been hard at work over the last few weeks recreating the spear for its debut at Shinjuku Station Square on Friday wh...
What People are Saying About Omakase
Find out what people are saying about the Omakase Alpha box, featuring Hatsune Miku.
― Here's what people are saying about the Omakase Alpha box. I received a Hatsune Miku Viewster Omakase Box! Thank you @viewster! Do you want exclusive anime merchandise delivered to your door? Then the Viewster Omakase Box is perfect for you! Look at this Hatsune Miku t-shirt designed by @happymappyart in collabora...
Himōto! Umaru-chan Manga Has 2 Million Copies in Print
The editorial department of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine announced last week that Sankaku HEAD's Himōto! Umaru-chan manga has more than 2 million copies in print. The manga had more than 1.5 million copies in print as of the beginning of August. The sibling gag comedy manga centers around Umaru, Taihei's little sister who boasts beautiful looks as well as prowess in both school and sports...
Saekano, Fate/Stay night Kimono Characters Will Inspire Figures
Aniplex's previously revealed illustrations of Eriri, Utaha, Megumi from Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend and Fate/Stay Night's Rin and Saber are inspiring official figures. Merchandise featuring the drawings, including keychains, wall scrolls, and clear files, debuted at the Kyoto International Manga/Anime Fair last weekend. Aniplex previously created merchandise of the Madoka Magica ca...
Seitokai Yakuindomo's 2 New Anime DVDs Dated
Kodansha's official website for Tozen Ujiie's Seitokai Yakuindomo manga is now listing release dates for the two new original video anime (OVAs) that will ship with the limited editions of the 13th and 14th compiled volumes of the manga. The 13th volume will ship on April 15, 2016 and the 14th volume will ship on December 16, 2016. Preorders will open on February 15, 2016 and October 18, 2016, res...
TGS Cosplayer Portrays Metal Gear's Raiden with Shocking Accuracy
While Tokyo Game Show 2015 was the place to go to for tons on Japanese gaming news and announcements, it also set the stage for cosplay enthusiasts to strut their stuff as their favorite game characters. One cosplayer, however, took her project to new heights as she portrayed the cybernetic ninja of Metal Gear fame. Masazi, a model known for her dedication to cosplay, appeared on the show floor as...
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 14-20
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Fairy Tail, Barakamon, Ahiru no Sora, Skip Beat! in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Tokyo Ghoul:re 4 338,249 338,249 2015/09 Shueisha Sui Ishida 1 1 2 Fairy Tail 51 179,599 179,599 2015/09 Kodansha Hiro Mashima 2 1 3 Barakamon 12 156,233 232,776 2015/09 Square Enix Satsuki Yoshino 3 2 4 Ahiru no Sora 4...
RageOn T-Shirt Company Defends 'Pikajew,' Smoking Jigglypuff as 'Parody'
Seattle residents Ramar Larking Jones and Zach Shore aren't the only ones facing a lawsuit for infringing upon The Pokémon Company International's copyright. The Cleveland-based RageOn T-Shirt company is facing its own legal trouble after TPCi declared its "PikaJew" shirt depicting the iconic Pokemon as a Hasidic Jew surrounded by money and a Jigglypuff shirt showing the pink Pokemon smoking marij...
Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Raihōsha-hen Manga Launches This Winter
New manga adapts 4th arc of The irregular at magic high school novel series
― The October issue of Square Enix's G Fantasy magazine announced last Friday that it will begin serializing the manga Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Raihōsha-hen this winter. The manga will adapt the fourth arc of the original novel series, and continue Gin Amō's Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Yokohama Sōran-hen manga, which ended in th...
Overlord ‒ Episode 12
The penultimate episode of Overlord fulfills a promise made in the opening credits, and then comes to an abrupt ending.
Ai Yori Aoshi's Fumizuki Launches Boku to Rune to Aoarashi Manga
Series follows an artist who's life is changed when he meets a girl
― This year's 19th issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine will announce on Friday that Ai Yori Aoshi creator Kou Fumizuki will start a new series titled Boku to Rune to Aoarashi (Me and René and the Fresh Wind) in the next issue on October 9. The story follows a protagonist who always draws with no particular purpose, but his li...
Cabbage Meme Returns in Monster Musume & 2nd Season Revealed?
A classic meme rears its perfectly spherical head in the final episode of summer sensation Monster Musume. The "Quality Cabbage" is seen being held by protagonist Kimihito moments before being torn to shreds. The meme originated from the 2006 sci-fi romance anime, Yoake Mae yori Ruriiro na, which showed off a spherical cabbage being sliced up by one of the characters. Top left: Monster Musume scre...
Macross' Kawamori, Ghibli Composer Hisaishi Work on Phantom of the Kill Maker's RPGs
Fuji&gumi's newest also has Street Fighter II composer, voice actress Yōko Hikasa, Elements Garden
― Fuji&gumi Games, the collaboration between Fuji Startup Ventures and gumi that released the Phantom of the Kill game, announced during Tokyo Game Show 2015 on Thursday that it is developing two new games titled For Whom the Alchemist (Ta ga Tame no Alchemist) and Shinobi Nightmare. Fuji&gumi Games' su...
Kuttsukiboshi's Naoya Ishikawa Starts Promotional Anime Company
Director offers inexpensive animation for small towns, businesses
― Naoya Ishikawa (Kuttsukiboshi, Magical Chocolate) of one-man animation studio Ishikawa Pro started a new promotional animation company called Jichitai Anime (Municipal Government Anime). The official website opened on Thursday. The studio will specialize in promotional anime, such as the "Kataribe Shōjo Honoka" short (pictured right)...
Quake-Themed Mitsuami no Kamisama Play's Ad Teases Animation, Sand Art
Junichi Suwabe, Kana Hanazawa star in play of manga about girl after 3/11
― The official website for the stage production of Machiko Kyō's Mitsuami no Kamisama (Braided Pig-Tail Deity) manga began streaming a 15-second commercial for the stage play last week. The commercial reveals the play's cast and staff, and previews some of the animation that will be used for the production. Kyō's original Mitsu...
Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen 'Promotional Play' Video Shows Gameplay
Contents of game's limited edition package also revealed
― AQUAPLUS began streaming a "promotional play" video for its Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen (Utawarerumono: The False Mask) game on Tuesday. The video features Risa Taneda (Kuon), Inori Minase (Nekone), Kentarou Tone (Ukon) playing through the game. The video also shows Taneda, Minase, and Tone unboxing the game's limited edition package and...
Odin Sphere Leifthrasir Game's Promos Highlight Story & Action
Main characters, new mechanics introduced for January 14 PS4/PS3/PS Vita game
― Atlus posted two promotional videos for Odin Sphere Leifþrasir (romanized Odin Sphere Leifthrasir), the upcoming HD recreation of Vanillaware's Odin Sphere PlayStation 2 game, on Friday. The "story" video introduces the game's main characters, as well as some scenes from the game's story. The "action" video previews the g...
Voice Actress Sayaka Horino Takes Hiatus Due to Health
"Danchigai"/"I Can't Understand What My Husband is Saying" actress deals with hospitalization, stress
― The voice-acting production agency DSE announced on Tuesday that voice actress Sayaka Horino is going on hiatus. The agency explained that after being hospitalized in August, she has continued to suffer from mental stress, and therefore has not completely recovered her health. After she consulted w...
LA EigaFest to Host Director Sion Sono
Festival to screen his 2015 film Tag & hold business panel with Aniplex, Dentsu, Bang Zoom!
― Japanese film festival LA EigaFest announced on its Facebook page on Monday that it will host Japanese film director Sion Sono. He will screen his film Tag (Real Onigokko), based on the Yusuke Yamada's Real Onigokko novel, on Sunday, September 27, and he will then hold a 30-minute Q&A session afterwards. The...
3rd Lovely Muco! TV Anime's Promo Streamed
Series premieres October 3
― The official YouTube channel for DLE Inc. began streaming a promotional video for the third anime based on Takayuki Mizushina's Itoshi no Muco (Lovely Muco! or Lovely Muuuuuuuco!) manga on Tuesday. The series will premiere on October 3 on TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, and TV Osaka. Komatsu and Text: In a certain town, in a certain glass-making workshop, Komatsu: There lives a certa...
The Asterisk War Anime's English-Subtitled Trailer Posted
Trailer for October 3 series features Shiena Nishizawa's opening song "Brand-new World"
― Aniplex of America streamed an English-subtitled trailer for the television anime of author Yuu Miyazaki and illustrator okiura's light novel series The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water (Gakusen Toshi Asterisk). The video features Shiena Nishizawa's opening theme song "Brand-new World." Aniplex of Ame...
Persona 4: Dancing All Night Game's English-Dubbed Marie, Adachi Videos Posted
Eden Riegel voices Marie, Johnny Yong Bosch voices Adachi
― Atlus USA began streaming two character videos for its upcoming Persona 4: Dancing All Night PS Vita game on Tuesday. The videos preview the English dub for the characters Marie (voiced by Eden Riegel) and Adachi (Johnny Yong Bosch). Atlus previously streamed the Japanese versions of the Marie and Adachi videos in June. Atlus USA streamed th...
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