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Japanese Comic Ranking, November 16-22
Black Butler, Terra Formars, Fairy Tail, Saint Young Men, Ace of Diamond act Ⅱ in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Black Butler 22 316,090 316,090 2015/11 Square Enix Yana Toboso 1 1 2 Terra Formars 15 255,040 255,040 2015/11 Shueisha Story: Yū Sasuga / Art: Kenichi Tachibana 2 1 3 Fairy Tail 52 235,063 235,063 2015/11...
Yuki Kure to Draw La Corda D'Oro 4 Manga
Series slated for February 10, ahead of upcoming PS Vita game
― Next year's January issue of Hakusensha's LaLa magazine announced on Tuesday that Yuki Kure will draw a new manga titled La Corda D'Oro 4. The manga will begin in the March issue of LaLa DX on February 10, 2016. The magazine teases the story: When fall turns to winter, the pulse-pounding drama with friends and rivals is... Kure created t...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, November 16-22
Atelier Sophie, Omega Labyrinth, Animal Crossing Amiibo Festival games debut
― Japan's Game Ranking: November 16-22 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 1PS4 Star Wars Battlefront (Including Bundled Editions) Electronic Arts November 19 123,908 123,908 71 2PS4 Sophie no Atelier: Fushigi na Hon no Renkinjutushi (Including Limited Editions) Koei Tecmo Gam...
Dissidia Final Fantasy Arcade Game Video Previews Y'shtola
Fighting game launches Thursday in Japan
― Square Enix began streaming a new battle video for its upcoming Dissidia Final Fantasy arcade game on Wednesday. The video features Y'shtola from Final Fantasy XIV. The game will formally launch in Japanese arcades on Thursday. The arcade game will feature a 3 vs. 3 battle system. The game will also include a summons gauge that players can use to summon Ifri...
Supernatural Romance Manga Sumika Sumire by Crimson Hero's Takanashi Gets Live-Action Drama
Mirei Kiritani to star in January drama series
― The wraparound jacket band on the fifth volume of Mitsuba Takanashi's Sumika Sumire manga announced on Wednesday that the series will get a television drama adaptation beginning in January 2016. The series will air on Fridays at 11:15 p.m. on TV Asahi and related channels. Actress Mirei Kiritani (live-action Arakawa Under the Bridge, Phoenix Wright: Ac...
Bleach Brave Souls Mobile Game Gets Worldwide English Release
Pre-registration open for iOS/Android hack-and-slash game
― KLab Global began accepting pre-registration on Wednesday for a worldwide English-language release of its iOS and Android game BLEACH Brave Souls. The app game is free-to-play with in-app purchases. Players can create a team of three characters from Tite Kubo's Bleach manga and complete quests with hack-and-slash gameplay. Service for the ga...
PS4 Console Surpasses 30.2 Million Units Sold Worldwide
Sony Computer Entertainment announced on Wednesday that, as of November 22, the PlayStation 4 has sold more than 30.2 million units worldwide. According to Sony, the console "continues to demonstrate the fastest and strongest growth in PlayStation hardware history." Sony released the PS4 on November 15, 2013 in North America, November 29, 2013 in Europe, and February 22, 2014 in Japan. As of Novem...
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm TV Anime Posts More of Cast, New Video
Megumi Ogata, Naomi Wakabayashi, Takayuki Kondou, Risa Taneda, more join cast
― A live-streamed production presentation for the television anime of the Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm: Beyond the sky, into the firmament adult game revealed more of the cast and a new promotional video on Wednesday. The newly announced cast members include: Naomi Wakabayashi as Madoka Aoyagi, Asuka's classmate Takayuki Kon...
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven Game Character Video Highlights Dio Brando
Bandai Namco to ship fighting game on December 17
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming the character video for Part I's Dio Brando in the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven fighting game on Wednesday. The previous character videos featured Bruno, Jonathan Joestar, Robert E.O. Speedwagon, Jotaro Kujo, and Okuyasu Nijimura. The game's story mode features characters from all eight parts of...
'Good Morning Call' Shōjo Manga Gets Screen Adaptation
Marina-hen spinoff manga also announced
― The January issue of Shueisha's Cookie magazine is announcing on Thursday that a "screen adaptation" of Yue Takasuka's shōjo manga Good Morning Call has been green-lit. The announcement did not specify the medium (anime or live-action) or format (television, film, home video, or online) of the adaptation. The magazine is also announcing that Takasuka will lau...
Digimon Linkz Game App's Promo Video Updated for 2016 Delay
Digimon-raising game for iOS & Android
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming the updated first promotional video for its upcoming Digimon Linkz smartphone game on Wednesday. The video previews the game's farm and Digimon-raising mechanics, allowing players to raise Digimon to use later in battle. The video also confirms the game's new 2016 release date, after initially being planned for this f...
Hyrule Warriors Legends Video Shows Ganondorf Gameplay
3DS Musou-style game ships in Japan on January 21, in the West on March 25
― KOEI Tecmo Games began streaming a gameplay trailer on Tuesday for Hyrule Warriors Legends (Zelda Musou: Hyrule All-Stars), the Nintendo 3DS edition of the Wii U game Hyrule Warriors (Zelda Musou). The trailer features combat for Ganondorf. Alongside Ganondorf, Skull Kid from The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask and Tetra, Too...
Photo Kano/KimiKiss Producer Makes School Star Dream! App Game
Idol-raising app game focuses on 5 girls
― This week's issue of Kadokawa's Weekly Famitsu magazine is reporting on School Star Dream!, a new game app from producer and scenario writer Ichirō Sugiyama (Photo Kano, KimiKiss). In the game, players can enjoy various story episodes centering around girls pursuing their dreams to be idols. The five girls start at the elementary school level and eventually ...
Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! TV Anime Reveals More of Cast, Debut Date
Ayaka Suwa, Hiroki Yasumoto, Takuya Eguchi, Yui Horie join show premiering January 13
― The official website for the television anime of Natsume Akatsuki's Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! (Give Blessings to This Wonderful World) light novels posted more of the cast, the January 13 premiere date, and more character designs on Tuesday. The newly announced cast members are: Ayaka Suwa as Chris, a ...
Suspense Manga 'Museum' Gets Live-Action Film Starring Shun Oguri
Film based on manga about bizarre serial killer opening in 2016
― A live-action film adaptation of Ryōsuke Tomoe's Museum (Museum - The Serial Killer is Laughing in the Rain) manga has been green-lit for release in Japan next year. The film began principal photography on November 8. Shun Oguri (live-action Hana Yori Dango, Terraformars, Space Brothers, Lupin III, Crows Zero) stars in the film as the ...
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash Anime Reveals Additional Cast
Tomokazu Seki, Daisuke Namikawa, Hiroki Yasumoto, Mamiko Noto join cast of January anime
― The official website for the television anime of the Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash (Hai to Gensō no Grimgar or Grimgar le Monde des cendres et de fantaisie) light novel series revealed more of the anime's cast and characters on Wednesday. The additional cast includes: Tomokazu Seki (Fate/stay night's Gilgamesh) as...
Cheeky Angel's Hiroyuki Nishimori to Start Mysterious Slice-of-Life Comedy Manga
Hiiragi-sama wa Jibun o Sagashiteiru to begin in Shonen Sunday in February
― This year's 52nd issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday that several new series will launch in the magazine in the new year, including a new series by Hiroyuki Nishimori (Cheeky Angel). The manga, tentatively titled Hiiragi-sama wa Jibun o Sagashiteiru (Master Hiiragi is Looking for Self),...
Hiromu Arakawa's Silver Spoon Manga Returns in January
Series went on hiatus in May
― This year's 52nd issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday that it will publish the newest chapter of Hiromu Arakawa's Silver Spoon in next year's ninth issue on January 27. The manga went on hiatus in May, shortly after returning from a hiatus in April. Arakawa announced last year that she would slow the pace of her manga due to the hea...
Ushio & Tora Creator Kazuhiro Fujita to Launch Horror Manga
Early 2016's "astonishing modern spectacle horror" story about facing yourself in the darkness
― This year's 52nd issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday that several new series will launch in the magazine in the new year. One of the series launching early next year is an as-yet-untitled "astonishing modern spectacle horror" manga by Kazuhiro Fujita (Ushio & Tora, B...
The Familiar of Zero Light Novels' 1st Volume After Creator's Passing Scheduled
21st volume's simultaneous global release will continue series after Noboru Yamaguchi's 2013 passing
― The website of late author Noboru Yamaguchi's alternate-world fantasy light novel series Zero no Tsukaima (The Familiar of Zero) announced on Wednesday that MF Bunko J will publish the series' 21st of 22 planned volumes on February 25, 2016. It will be the first novel in the series in five years sin...
Disaster Report 4 Plus Game Unveiled
Disaster Report 4 was cancelled in 2011 after Tōhoku earthquake
― Video game news source Famitsu revealed Granzella's newest Disaster Report (Zettai Zetsumei Toshi) survival adventure game, Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 4 Plus -Summer Memories-, on Tuesday. Famitsu will reveal more information in its combined December 10 an December 17 issue, which ships on Thursday. Irem's Zettai Zetsumei Toshi 3 come out i...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 22-28
Dragonar Academy, DRAMAtical Murder, Night on the Galactic Railroad anime; Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Angelic Layer DVD Sentai SelectsPlease Sentai Filmworks US$49.98 November 24 Dragonar Academy Blu-ray/DVDCite Funimation Entertainment US$64.98 November 24 Dragonar Academy Limited Edition Blu-ray/DVDAnimeNewsNetwork F...
Clannad Briefly Outsold Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Grand Theft Auto V on Steam
Sekai Project released the Clannad visual novel in English on Steam on Monday, and the game briefly ranked #3 on the platform — outselling Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Grand Theft Auto V, and Assassin's Creed: Syndicate. Clannad has since slipped to #5 as of Tuesday, but it is still above Assassin's Creed: Syndicate. [Via Siliconera]
My Hero Academia TV Anime Posts Color Character Designs
The official website for the television anime of Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) manga posted the color designs for the two main characters on Tuesday: Daiki Yamashita (Yowamushi Pedal's Sakamichi Onoda, Log Horizon's Tōya) as Izuku Midoriya Kenta Miyake (Assassination Classroom's Akira Takaoka, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders' Mohammed Abdul) as All Might V...
Sushi Police CG TV Anime's 2nd Trailer Reveals January 6 Debut
3 men crack down on bad Japanese food restaurants in short series
― The official website for the 3D CG anime project Sushi Police updated on Tuesday with the second trailer and broadcast details. The title refers to a term used by western news sources such as The Washington Post to refer to the Japanese government's initiative to offer official seals of approval to overseas Japanese food restaurants....
Fairy Tail Zero Prequel TV Anime Casts Kana Hanazawa as Zera
Mamiko Noto, Katsuyuki Konishi star in story about founding of Fairy Tail guild
― This year's 52nd issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine announced on Wednesday that Kana Hanazawa will voice the character Zera in the television anime of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail Zero manga. Kanazawa said that she wants to faithfully portray Zera's strength and gentleness. She added that she looks forward to being...
Dissidia Final Fantasy Arcade Game Video Highlights Lightning
Arcade fighting game launches on November 26 in Japan
― Square Enix began streaming a new battle video for Lightning from Final Fantasy XIII (and its follow-up titles) in the upcoming Dissidia Final Fantasy arcade game on Tuesday. The game will formally launch in Japanese arcades on November 26. The arcade game will feature a 3 vs. 3 battle system. The game will also include a summons gauge that play...
Koei Tecmo's Attack on Titan Game Adds Levi, Hange
Anime cast members reprise roles for PS4/PS3/PS Vita game
― Kadokawa's Weekly Famitsu magazine is confirming this week that Levi and Hange will be playable characters in KOEI Tecmo's game based on Hajime Isayama's Attack on Titan manga. Other characters who will appear in the game include: Eren, Mikasa, Sasha, Conny, Armin, Jean, Annie, Ymir, Krista, Reiner, Bertolt, Marco, Keith, Pyxis, Ian, and Ric...
Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven Game Character Video Highlights Joseph Joestar
Part II: Battle Tendency protagonist playable in December 17 fighting game
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming the character video for Joseph Joestar from Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part II: Battle Tendency for the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven fighting game on Tuesday. The first four character videos featured Bruno, Jonathan Joestar, Robert E.O. Speedwagon, Jotaro Kujo, and Okuyasu...
Girls & Panzer Film Sells 84,800 Tickets for 128 Million Yen
Girls & Panzer opens at #2; live-Action My Love Story! drops to #8
― The former editor-in-chief of Kadokawa Shoten's Movie Walker website reported on Tuesday that the Girls und Panzer movie sold 84,752 tickets for 128,438,980 yen (about US$1.05 million) in the first two days since it opened on Saturday. It ranked #2 in attendance at the Japanese box office this past weekend, and also ranked #1 in vie...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, November 16-22
Yowapeda event sells 7,115, followed by Ace of Diamond, Mamoru Miyano, Blood Blockade Battlefront, Kami-Usagi Rope
― Yowamushi Pedal Special Event ~Le Tour de Yowapeda 2015~ sold 7,155 copies to debut at #7 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. Ace of Diamond The Live landed at #8 with 5,241 copies. Mamoru Miyano Live Tour 2015 ~Amazing!~ concert DVD sold 3,351 copies to debut at #11. Jun Fukuyama's Fuk...
2016 PriPara Film's Teaser Reveals March 12 Opening
PriPara Mi~nna no Akogare Let's Go PriPara is franchise's 1st film with new story
― The official website for the PriPara anime films began streaming a teaser trailer for next spring's film, PriPara Mi~nna no Akogare Let's Go PriPara (PriPara Eeeeveryone's Longing Let's Go PriPara), on Tuesday. The video announces that the film will open on March 12 and teases the story centering around Falulu as well...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, November 16-22
Mamoru Miyano concert sells 9,776, followed by Blood Blockade Battlefront, Euphonium, Monster Musume, Yuruyuri
― Mamoru Miyano Live Tour 2015 ~Amazing!~ concert Blu-ray Disc sold 9,776 copies to debut at #5 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. The stage reading Rōdokugeki Psycho-Pass -All Star Reaclact- landed at #15 with 3,224 copies. Yuruyuri Live Event Nanamori-Chū Yagai Fes event disc was #22 with ...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, November 9-15
Kamen Rider Duke/Knuckle sells 3,495+932, followed by 2015 Shin-chan film, Uta-Pri Revolutions, DBZ F film, last Kenshin film
― The Gaim Gaiden Kamen Rider Duke/Kamen Rider Knuckle Lockseed Edition debuted at #1 on the overall DVD chart by selling 3,495 copies. The regular edition was #20 with 932 copies. Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends' DVD Special-Price Edition dropped from #21 to #27 in its sixth...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, November 9-15
Kamen Rider Duke/Kamen Rider Knuckle sells 5,418+1,141, followed by K: Return of Kings, Working!!!, Uta-Pri Revolutions, Cyborg 009 vs. Devilman
― The Gaim Gaiden Kamen Rider Duke/Kamen Rider Knuckle Lockseed Edition debuted at #4 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart by selling 5,418 copies. The regular edition was #20 with 1,141 copies. Kamen Rider Blade Blu-ray Box 3 also debuted at #16 with 1,844 cop...
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Gameplay Video Shows Kakashi, Obit, Itachi, Shisui in Action
Game featuring largest number of characters in series history slated for February
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a gameplay movie for its upcoming Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 fighting game on Tuesday. The video shows Kakashi and Obito fighting Itachi and Shisui. Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 will feature the largest number of fighters in the series history. That ...
Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie Virtual Reality Diver's 2D, 3D Teasers Streamed
Full app of immersive 3D video will be available in February
― Two teaser videos for Production I.G.'s Kōkaku Kidōtai Shin Gekijō-ban Virtual Reality Diver (Ghost in the Shell: The New Movie Virtual Reality Diver) virtual reality 3D experience began streaming on Tuesday. The first teaser shows a 2D video, while the second teaser is longer, and is shown in stereoscopic 3D with adjustable 360° point-of...
Snow White with the Red Hair Season 2's Cast, Singers, Visual Revealed
Sachi Kokuryu, Shintarō Asanuma, Mikako Komatsu, Inori Minase join cast in January
― The January 2016 issue of Hakusensha's LaLa magazine revealed the new cast and characters for the upcoming second season of the Snow White with the Red Hair (Akagami no Shirayuki-hime) television anime series on Tuesday. Sachi Kokuryu as Kazuki, a mysterious man searching for Shirayuki Shintarō Asanuma as Itoya, a si...
All Off, Yuka Iguchi Perform Heavy Object's New Opening, Ending Song
All Off single slated for February 10, Iguchi single slated for February 17
― Rock band ALL OFF and and singer Yuka Iguchi both announced on Tuesday that they are performing the new opening and ending theme songs, respectively, for the Heavy Object television anime series. All Off's as-yet-untitled song will be the title track of their second single, which is slated for release on February 10. A limi...
Gundam Thunderbolt Anime's 1st Episode Promo Shows Rival Pilots
Yūichi Nakamura, Ryohei Kimura star in net anime premiering December 25
― Bandai Visual began streaming a promotional video in both long and short versions on Tuesday for the first episode of its upcoming net anime of Yasuo Ohtagaki's Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt manga. Text: Yasuo Ohtagaki's Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, with over 1.4 million copies in print, gets a long-awaited anime adaptation...
Live-Action Boku dake ga Inai Machi Film's March 19 Debut, New Visuals Unveiled
The official website for the live-action film of Kei Sanbe's Boku dake ga Inai Machi (The Town Where Only I Am Missing) manga revealed on Tuesday that the film will open in Japan on March 19. The film's staff also unveiled three new visuals from the movie, featuring Tatsuya Fujiwara as Satoru Fujinuma, and Kasumi Arimura as Airi Katagiri. IMG boku01.jpg IMG boku02.jpg IMG boku03.jpg The website pr...
Anime Expo to Host Vampire Hunter D/Final Fantasy Artist Yoshitaka Amano
1st guest announced for 2016 convention
― Los Angeles anime convention Anime Expo announced on Monday that it will host artist Yoshitaka Amano at its 2016 convention. Amano is most well known for his contributions to Vampire Hunter D and the Final Fantasy series, as well as his collaboration with English graphic novelist Neil Gaiman on Sandman: The Dream Hunters. He has been in the anime industry sin...
Asterisk War PS Vita Game Video Introduces Kirin
Multi-ending game slated for January 28 in Japan
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a new introduction video for the character Kirin Todo in Gakusen Toshi Asterisk: Hōka Kenran, its PlayStation Vita game based on author Yuu Miyazaki and illustrator okiura's The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water (Gakusen Toshi Asterisk) light novel series, on Friday. Bandai Namco Entertainment prev...
High School Boy Arrested for Selling Monster Strike Cheat Tool
Suspect reportedly confessed to charge
― Police arrested a 17-year old male high school student in Kashihara, Nara Prefecture on Sunday on suspicion of violating the Japanese Copyright Act by selling smartphones pre-installed with a cheat tool program for mixi's Monster Strike smartphone game. According to the police, the suspect sold two phones in an online auction to two male individuals in Tokyo a...
Atelier Escha & Logy Plus PS Vita Game's Trailer Streamed
PS Vita version of PS3 RPG launches in N. America on January 19
― Video game publisher KOEI Tecmo Games began streaming the official trailer for Gust's Atelier Escha & Logy Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky PlayStation Vita game on Friday. North American video game and anime distributor NIS America announced in October that it will offer a limited physical edition of the game in North America. Aside f...
Phantasy Star Online 2 Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals Shouta Aoi Song, Debut Date
Anime of Sega online RPG to premiere on January 7
― The official website for Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation, the television anime of Sega's Phantasy Star Online 2 (PSO2) role-playing game, unveiled the second promotional video, new visual, and premiere date on Monday. On the same day, Shouta Aoi debuted his theme song "Zessei Stargate" (Unrivaled Stargate) at the Sympathy 2015 event. The serie...
Diabolik Lovers Lunatic Parade PS Vita Game's Release Date, Theme Songs Announced
Latest Diabolik Lovers visual novel ships February 25
― The official website for the Diabolik Lovers Lunatic Parade PlayStation Vita game announced on Friday that the game will ship in Japan on February 25. The website also released details about the game's opening and ending theme songs. The opening theme song "Fanatic of Night" will be performed by the game's main cast, the Sakamaki brothers. The e...
Comet Lucifer Spinoff Flash Anime Short's 7th Episode Explains Gift's Government
8th episode of spinoff anime to be included in 4th BD volume on April 22
― Bandai Visual began streaming the seventh episode of the Comet Lucifer television anime's spinoff SD Flash anime "Garden Indigo no Shasō Kara" (From Garden Indigo's Window) on Sunday. The episode features the characters Sōgo Amagi, Moura, and Felia discussing the government of Gift. Moura quizzes Sōgo and Felia about how leade...
Voice Actress Tomoe Tamiyasu Announces Marriage
Little Busters! voice actress married fellow voice actor on Friday
― Voice actress Tomoe Tamiyasu (Little Busters!' Rin Natsume, The Fruit of Grisaia's Makina Irisu) announced on her Ameba blog on Sunday that she has married fellow voice actor Keisuke Nakamura (Sankarea anime, Narcissu: If There was a Tomorrow game). Nakamura also announced their marriage on his blog. According to Tamiyasu, she met N...
'Unhappy!' Schoolgirl Comedy Anime Reveals Staff, Spring 2016 Debut
Anime reunites Baka & Test/C³ director, designer at Silver Link
― The official Twitter account for the television anime of Cotoji's Unhappy! (Anhapi) comedy manga announced the main staff and Spring 2016 premiere of the anime on Tuesday. The anime's website was also supposed to open on Tuesday, but its server is experiencing issues. The images below are from the original manga. Shin Oonuma (Baka and ...
Dissidia Final Fantasy Arcade Game Video Highlights Vaan
Arcade fighting game launches on November 26 in Japan
― The official website of Square Enix's upcoming Dissidia Final Fantasy arcade game began streaming a new battle video for Vaan on Monday. Vaan is the protagonist of Final Fantasy XII and its sequel, Final Fantasy XII: Revenant Wings. The game will formally launch in Japanese arcades on November 26. The arcade game will feature a 3 vs. 3 battle sy...
Garo Anime Film's Teaser, Story, Visual, Title, Spring Release Unveiled
2 new live-action TV shows, live concert, 10th anniversary event also announced
― The Kinrō Kanshasai 2015 event unveiled the teaser trailer, story, teaser visual, title, and Spring 2016 release of Garo -Divine Flame-, first Garo anime film, on Monday. Text: Tohokushinsha Film Corporation Text: Garo franchise's 10th anniversary work Text: A baby born from a mother burned at the stake Text: What that ...
Gunslinger Stratos 3 Game's Teaser Unveils New Characters
Arcaee game to have location tests in 10 locations in Japan on January 7
― The official website for the Gunslinger Stratos 3 sequel game began streaming a teaser trailer to reveal the game's new characters on Friday. The game's new cast and characters include: Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Argo Odhner (design by pako) Natsumi Hioka as Kathy Odhner (design by Mari Shimazaki) Yu Kobayashi as Ban Odhner (design b...
Yamishibai Horror Anime's Season 3 Ad Streamed
New season premiering on TV Tokyo in January
― TV Tokyo began streaming a 15-second commercial for the upcoming third season of the Yami Shibai (Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories) horror anime series of shorts on Monday. The video previews some of the designs featured in the anime. The series will premiere on TV Tokyo in January. The new season will feature more than 100 weird characters and will fo...
Fushigi Yugi Gets 1st Stage Musical Starring Former Morning Musume Reina Tanaka
2-part production with 1st part running April 8-17
― The first stage musical adaptation of Yuu Watase's Fushigi Yûgi manga has been green-lit. The first of two parts, titled Fushigi Yûgi ~Ake no Shō~ (Fushigi Yûgi ~Vermilion Chapter~), will open in Tokyo's Owlspot theater on April 8, and will run until April 17 with a total of 15 performances. While the company amipro worked on three previous stage p...
Gainax's Fukushima Studio Animates Shorts of Warlord Date Masamune
"Masamune Datenicle" to promote Date City by showing warlord when he was young
― Anime studio Gainax announced on Friday that it will produce a two-episode anime short project titled "Masamune Datenicle" that will promote the city of Date in Fukushima Prefecture. Each episode will be 15 minutes long. The coming-of-age battle story will center on the famous 17th-century Japanese warlord Date Masamune ...
Gunslinger Stratos 2 Gets Location Tests in 3 U.S. Arcades
Tests in Puente Hills, Arlington, Seattle in December, January
― The official Twitter account of the Round 1 arcade chain announced on Saturday that it will hold location tests for Square Enix's Gunslinger Stratos 2 arcade game in its Puente Hills, California; Arlington, Texas; and Seattle, Washington locations in December and January. Its Puente Hills location also launched Arc System Works' Blazblu...
Little Witch Academia Manga Ends in Ultra Jump
"Short intensive" manga began in August
― This year's December issue of Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine published the final chapter of Terio Teri's Little Witch Academia manga on Thursday. Teri first published a Little Witch Academia one-shot manga in the magazine in 2013, and began the "short intensive" manga series in August 2015. The manga has an original story. Shogakukan noted that the one compil...
Imōto Sae Ireba Ii. Light Novels by Haganai's Hirasaka Get Manga Adaptation
HENNEKO's Kantoku provides illustrations for novels
― This year's December issue of Shogakukan's Sunday GX magazine announced on Thursday that Yomi Hirasaka's Imōto Sae Ireba Ii. (It'd be Good if Only Little Sister Was Here) light novel series will get a manga adaptation titled Imōto Sae Ireba Ii. @comic (pictured at right) in the next issue on December 19. Idu is drawing the series. Hirasaka writes ...
Shiro Amano: Kingdom Hearts Manga Series is Finished
Illustrator finished his Kingdom Hearts II serialization in May
― Illustrator Shiro Amano confirmed on Twitter on Friday that his Kingdom Hearts manga series has ended. Amano said in the post, "It's a little sad but, the Kingdom Hearts manga has finished, so I probably won't be posting any related Tweets anymore." Amano completed the serialization of his Kingdom Hearts II manga in May. Amano launched...
Dissidia Final Fantasy Arcade Game Videos Highlight Shantotto
Arcade fighting game launches on November 26 in Japan
― The official website of Square Enix's upcoming Dissidia Final Fantasy arcade game began streaming a new battle video on Sunday for Final Fantasy XI character Shantotto. Video game news website Famitsu also began streaming a battle move video for Shantotto on Sunday. The game will formally launch in Japanese arcades on November 26. The arcade gam...
Ōya-san wa Shishunki! TV Anime's Main Staff, Lead Voice Actress, Key Visual Revealed
Comedy anime featuring theme song by voice actress unit every❤ing! will premiere in January
― The official site for the TV anime adaptation of Rurū Minase's Ōya-san wa Shishunki! (Landlord is in Puberty) manga has announced the show's main staff, theme song artist, key visual, and lead voice actress. Yuki Ogawa (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend episode director, My Wife is the Student Counci...
Suara Returns to Sing New Opening, Ending for Utawarerumono: The False Faces Anime
Single containing new songs ships on January 27
― F.I.X. Records announced on its official website on Saturday that Suara is performing the new opening and ending theme songs for the Utawarerumono: The False Faces (Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen) anime. The new opening theme song "Ten Kakeru Hoshi" (Star Hanging in the Sky) and new ending theme song "Hoshi Kudaru Sora Aogimite" (Looking Up at a Sky...
Sentai Filmworks to Release Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun OVA Shorts
Company to release premium box set including soundtrack, booklet, stickers, poster
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Thursday the details of its upcoming premium box set for the romantic comedy anime Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun (Gekkan Shōjo Nozaki-kun). Sentai Filmworks will release the box set in a heavy chipboard box. The set will include: DVD/Blu-ray Disc Combo Soundtrack Stickers and Poster Special ...
Akiva Goldsman to Lead Writers Room For Micronauts Film
The entertainment news website Deadline reported on Friday that scriptwriter Akiva Goldsman (A Beautiful Mind, Batman Forever) will lead the Writers Room for Paramount and Bad Robot's live-action Micronauts film. The Writers Room is an experiment that was launched to generate and exchange ideas after Paramount's Transformers: Dark Side of the Moon grossed US$1.12 billion. Deadline reported in Octo...
Gravity Rush Remastered's Western Release Moved Forward 1 Week
PlayStation Europe announced on Twitter on Thursday that the Gravity Rush Remastered game, originally set for release on February 9 in North America and February 10 in Europe, will now launch on February 2. SCEA ISD Producer Nick Accordino added on Twitter on Friday that Sony Computer Entertainment America will also launch the game on February 2. Gravity Rush Remastered is the remastered PlayStati...
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven Game's 4th Promo Video Previews Story Mode
PS4/PS3 game with original story supervised by Hirohiko Araki ships on December 17
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming the fourth promotional video for the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven fighting game on Saturday. The video previews the game's story mode, which features characters from all eight parts of the manga converging in a parallel timeline, including fallen allies. Bandai N...
Otter Media Invests US$22 Million in Crunchyroll's Parent Company Ellation
Company to use funds for expanding product & engineering capabilities, original content initiatives
― Tecnhnology news website TechCrunch reported on Saturday that Chernin's Otter Media is investing another US$22 million in Ellation, which is the parent company of media distribution service Crunchyroll. TechCrunch also reported that Crunchyroll says that it now has 20 million registered users, and ex...
Digimon Adventure tri.'s 2nd Film to Open on March 12
Cast members of the first Digimon Adventure tri. film announced on Saturday that the second film in the series, Digimon Adventure tri. Ketsui (Determination), will open on March 12. The cast made the announcement at a stage greeting event for the first film, Digimon Adventure tri. Saikai, which opened on Saturday. The film's staff already hosted an advance screening of the film on October 23, foll...
One Piece ~Adventure of Nevlandia~ Winter Special's 1st Ad Aired
2-hour special featuring return of Foxy Pirates airs on December 19
― Fuji TV aired the first commercial on Sunday for the One Piece ~Adventure of Nevlandia~ special that will air on December 19. The video previews Namie Amuro's (One Piece opening 14) theme song "Black Make Up." Narrator: A completely new work. Text: A Devil Fruit blocking island!? Narrator: The Straw Hat crew's grand adventure now s...
Newspaper: Love Live! Idols, Nogizaka46 to Sing at New Year's Kōhaku Battle
The Sports Nippon newspaper reported on Saturday on some of the artists it says will participate in this year's Kōhaku Uta Gassen (Red and White Song Battle), the New Year's Eve singing contest that is Japan's most viewed music television program. According to the report, this year's first-time performers include Rebecca (the rock band who are reuniting after two decades), the four-person band Ges...
Asahi Production Makes Promotional Anime For City in Yamaguchi Prefecture
Video follows daughter raised in Mine city
― Animation studio Asahi Production and the city of Mine in Yamaguchi Prefecture produced a short anime video earlier this month to promote the town. The "Mine Kurashi no Sketch ~Yutaka na Shizen to Atatakai Jikan~" (A Sketch of Living in Mine ~Abundant Nature and Warm Days~) short uses live-action footage of the city to introduce it as a "quiet town that ha...
Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem Crossover Game Videos Preview Tiki, Bloom Palace
Wii U game slated for December 26 in Japan, 2016 overseas
― Nintendo began streaming two additional promotional videos for the Genei Ibun Roku#FE (Illusionary Revelations Sharp FE) Shin Megami Tensei x Fire Emblem crossover Wii U game on Friday. The first video introduces the character Tiki (voiced by Sumire Morohoshi). The second video highlights the game's "Bloom Palace" area. Tiki is the key visua...
BLADE ARCUS Gameplay Video Highlights Rick, Melty
2D fighting game slated for November 26 PS3/PS4 release
― The official website of Sega's BLADE ARCUS from Shining EX 2D fighting game began streaming a gameplay video on Friday highlighting characters Melty (voiced by Rie Kugimiya) and Rick (voiced by Hiroshi Kamiya). Both characters are from Shining Hearts. Sega streamed two gameplay videos for Altina, Roselinde, Xiao-Mei, and Fenrir last Friday. Th...
Pandora in the Crimson Shell Anime Previewed in TV Ad
Story of female cyborg & android by Ghost in the Shell & Excel Saga creators
― The official website for the anime of Masamune Shirow and Koushi Rikudou's science-fiction manga Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (Kōkaku no Pandora - Ghost Urn) began streaming a television commercial on Saturday. Text: Original Planning: Masamune Shirow Text: Nanakorobi Nene Text: A girl whose entire body except h...
3rd Tamayura Film's Full Trailer Features Maaya Sakamoto's Theme Song
Part 3: Adoration opens on November 28 after real-life candle festival
― The official website for the Tamayura anime began streaming the 90-second full trailer for the third film in the series, Tamayura ~Sotsugyō Shashin~ Dai-3-bu -Akogare- (Tamayura: Graduation Photos Part 3: Adoration), on Saturday. Like the earlier preview video, this trailer features the theme song "Korekara" (From Here On) by Ma...
Seraph of the End PS Vita Game's 2nd Promo Streamed
"Dramatic tactics game" ships in Japan on December 17
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming the second promotional video for for its upcoming PlayStation Vita game Owari no Seraph: Unmei no Hajimari (Seraph of the End: Beginning of Destiny) on Friday. 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 en...
End of One Piece Winter Anime Special to Have 'Important Announcement'
This year's 52 issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump (cover pictured at right) revealed on Saturday on the cover page for the 807th chapter of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga that the end of the One Piece ~Adventure of Nevlandia~ anime special will feature an "important announcement." The special, which is the first winter anime special for the franchise, will air on December 19 from 9:00 p.m. to ...
Haikyu!! Cross team match! Game Videos Reveal March 3 Release Date
Limited edition bonuses revealed for franchise's 2nd 3DS game
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming the first promotional video and the first TV ad on Friday for Haikyu!! Cross team match!, the second Nintendo 3DS game for the Haikyu!! volleyball manga. Both videos reveal the game's March 3 release date, as well as the prices and the limited-edition bonuses. The game's standard package edition...
Tachibana Higuchi Writes 2-Chapter Gakuen Alice Spinoff Manga
This year's 24th issue of Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine revealed on Friday that Tachibana Higuchi will publish a two-chapter spinoff manga of her Gakuen Alice series starting in the first 2016 issue on December 4. The first "Kageki no Kuni no Alice" (Alice in the Country of Opera) chapter will be 41 pages long and will have a color page. Higuchi also posted a color preview of the manga from t...
Garakowa -Restore the World- Film's English-subtitled Trailer Streamed
New pre-order bonuses revealed for film opening in Japan on January 9
― Pony Canyon began streaming a theatrical trailer with English subtitles on Saturday for the Garakowa -Restore the World- (Glass no Hana to Kowasu Sekai) anime film. Pony Canyon is also streaming a Japanese version of the same video. Pony Canyon also renewed the official English website for the film on Saturday, revealing a new ch...
Gunslinger Girl's Aida Puts 1518! Manga on Hiatus Until Spring
Manga about high school student council resumed from previous hiatus in October
― This year's 52nd issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine announced on Saturday that Yu Aida's 1518! (pronounced Ichi Go Ichi Hachi) manga is going on hiatus until next spring. The manga's second compiled book volume will ship in Japan on November 30. The series also went on hiatus in July and resumed in the mag...
Dissidia Final Fantasy Game Videos Highlight Zidane, Tidus (Updated)
Arcade fighting game launches on November 26 in Japan
― The official website of Square Enix's upcoming Dissidia Final Fantasy arcade game began streaming a new battle video on Friday for Final Fantasy IX protagonist Zidane Tribal. The website also began streaming a battle video on Saturday for Final Fantasy X protagonist Tidus. Video game news website Famitsu also began streaming a battle move video ...
Kohske's Gangsta. Action Manga Goes on Hiatus
Anime's drama CDs, home videos also delayed
― The January issue of Shinchosha's Monthly Comic @ Bunch magazine announced on Saturday that Kohske's Gangsta. manga is going on hiatus due to the author's poor health. The magazine and official website will provide information when the series is set to resume. The manga revolves around Nick and Worick, two men who take on jobs from both the mafia and the ...
Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū Anime's Key Visual Posted
The official website for the television anime of Haruko Kumota's historical manga Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū (Shōwa Genroku Era Comic Storytelling) posted a key visual on Friday. The website also announced that the title of Megumi Hayashibara's opening theme song will be "Usurahi Shinjū." Ringo Sheena is composing and arranging the song, and also writing the lyrics. The single CD will ship in Jap...
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Game's Announcement Trailer Streamed
XSEED slated PS3/PS Vita game to ship in N. America, Europe this year
― North American video game publisher XSEED Games began streaming the announcement trailer on Friday for its release of The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (Eiyū Densetsu: Sen no Kiseki). XSEED announced in June that it plans to release the game for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita in North America and Europe this fall. XS...
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven Game's Character Video Highlights Bruno
PS4/PS3 game with original story supervised by Hirohiko Araki ships on December 17
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming the fifth character video for the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven fighting game on Friday. The video highlights Part V character Bruno Buccellati and his fighting style as a stand user. The first four character videos featured Jonathan Joestar, Robert E.O. Speedwago...
Alice in the Country of Hearts Musical Revival's Full Cast Revealed in Costume
Performances with different endings to be held on January 16-24 in Tokyo
― The official website for the Alice in the Country of Hearts ~The Best Revival~ (Heart no Kuni no Alice ~The Best Revival~) stage musical has updated with the rest of the cast members in costume. They are: Yū Yoshioka (Prince of Tennis the Musical, Sengoku Basara the stage play) as Blood Dupre Ryoko Isogai (Amnesia the musical,...
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, November 8-14
2 Tokyo Ghoul volumes, One Piece, 3 One-Punch Man volumes, Bleach, My Hero Academia, Naruto, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure
― The New York Times newspaper listed the manga bestsellers in the United States for the week ending on November 7. Rank Prev. Rank Title Author Publisher Weeks on List Cover 1 7Tokyo Ghoul #1 Sui Ishida Viz Media 22 2-One Piece #76 Eiichiro Oda Viz Media 1 36One-Punch Man #1 Story: O...
Nurse Witch Komugi R Anime's Additional Cast, Designs Revealed
Hiroyuki Yoshino, Daisuke Namikawa, Ryota Takeuchi, more join cast; Otome Shito idol group to make voice-acting debut
― The official website for the upcoming anime Nurse Witch Komugi R (Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R) revealed additional cast members for the series on Friday. They are: Hiroyuki Yoshino as Usa-P, Komugi's partner, who's often nagging Daisuke Namikawa as Tanu-P, Kokona's partner, who speaks...
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