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Library War DVD
The 2008 TV anime of Hiro Arikawa's light novels finally makes it to English-speaking audiences and largely proves to be worth the wait...story-wise, anyway.
― DiscoTek continues its trend of bringing shoujo series some of us feared would never see a legal US release to DVD with Library War, a twelve episode (plus one special) TV series from 2008. The story adapts Hiro Arikawa's five volume light nov...
Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War Blu-Ray
Theron might not be quite won over by this feature-length film, a hard-edged chunibyo adventure that covers similar ground to Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions.
― One old adage which is reportedly especially applicable in Japan is “the nail which sticks out will get hammered down.” That underlies the themes of this 83 minute long 2013 movie, which adapts a one-shot 2008 light novel of the same name....
Review: Yakuza 5
The flaws and foibles of Yakuza 5's presentation aren't hurdles to jump, they're an inextricable part of what makes this game special.
― Yakuza is a hectic blend of the absurd, the melodramatic, and the mundane. In this bizarre world where even the loan sharks have a heart of gold--Sky Finance offers the best no-collateral, no-interest loan you'll get this side of Tom Nook--mafiosos spend as much tim...
ANNCast - Itsudatte My Santa! Commentary Track
Snuggle up with your loved ones next to the yule log and take in the classic Christmas anime, Itsudatte My Santa!, with your hosts, Zac Bertschy and Hope Chapman.
― ANNCast Holiday Special: The Itsudatte My Santa! Commentary Track Snuggle up with your loved ones next to the yule log and take in the classic Christmas anime, Itsudatte My Santa, with your hosts, Zac Bertschy and Hope Chapman. We ran ou...
A Silent Voice GN 4
A Silent Voice retains its profound sensitivity of execution even as it takes some clumsy dramatic turns.
― It feels like A Silent Voice's density of heartwarming and agonizing moments must exceed the legal limits. The story is littered with so many deeply endearing or painfully true little details that even when it's going through a somewhat weaker dramatic arc, the reactions of the characters feel ...
The Best and Worst of the Season So Far: Week of Dec 10-16
Find out how your favorite shows are faring so close to their finales in our weekly user rankings!
― Our team of reviewers are following 24 anime series of the Fall 2015 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season. Keep in mind that these rankings are based on how people rated individual episode...
Umi Monogatari DVD
This magical girl-flavored 2009 fantasy series, a recent pick-up by Nozomi Entertainment, is wholly uninspired in its early stages but gets better as it goes along.
― The title of this 2009 fantasy series directly translates as “Sea Story,” which tells you exactly what you're getting: a story where nearly everything going on in some way or another involves the sea, even if that connection is not init...
Shelf Life - A Glass Half Fullmetal
There are no new releases this week, so Gabriella and Paul busy themselves with Fullmetal Alchemist and Danganronpa!
― Well, the impossible has finally happened: there are no new anime releases to be found in the US this week. With the holiday countdown approaching zero, all the distributors and retailers are getting ready to settle down for a short winter's nap. Never fear, though, because the Shel...
Friday, December 25
4th Persona 3 Film Unveils New Trailer, Key Visual, Escape Game
Final film in series will open on January 23 in Japan
― The official website for the Persona 3 film series updated on Saturday with a new key visual and promotional video for the fourth and final film, Persona 3 The Movie #4 Winter of Rebirth. It also announced a tie-in immersive escape game. Ryoji: The arcana showed fate and the existence of a cruel destiny that continues to revolve together with ti...
Luck & Logic Anime's New Promo Video Introduces Characters
Bushiroad's anime to premiere in January; TCG slated for February 28
― The official YouTube channel for Bushiroad's upcoming anime and trading card game Luck and Logic began streaming a promotional video on Friday. The video introduces the characters: The television anime will premiere on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, and BS 11 on January 9, while the trading card game will ship on February 28, with t...
Library War DVD
The 2008 TV anime of Hiro Arikawa's light novels finally makes it to English-speaking audiences and largely proves to be worth the wait...story-wise, anyway.
― DiscoTek continues its trend of bringing shoujo series some of us feared would never see a legal US release to DVD with Library War, a twelve episode (plus one special) TV series from 2008. The story adapts Hiro Arikawa's five volume light nov...
Ajin - Demi-Human TV Anime Posts Visual, Blu-ray/DVD Info
The official website for the anime of Gamon Sakurai's Ajin - Demi-Human manga posted a key visual and information on the Blu-ray Disc and DVD releases for the upcoming television series on Friday. The visual features Kei Nagai, Kaito, and the other main characters: The Blu-ray Disc and DVD volumes will begin shipping monthly in March. The limited first pressings of the first two volumes will inclu...
Bungō Stray Dogs Anime Casts Kishô Taniyama
Plays "Port Mafia" member Chūya Nakahara in April anime
― The official website for the upcoming television anime of Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa's Bungō Stray Dogs manga announced on Friday that Kishô Taniyama will play Chūya Nakahara. The website also posted a character image: Nakahara is a top-level Port Mafia member who detests Osamu Dasai. Like the previously-announced characters, he is loose...
Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear Anime Unveils More Cast, April Debut, Character Visuals
Kazuyuki Okitsu, Eri Kitamura join cast of anime about student, talking bear in northeastern Japan
― The official website for the television anime of Masume Yoshimoto's Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear updated on Friday with additional cast members, the April 2016 premiere date, and character visuals. The new cast members are: Kazuyuki Okitsu as Yoshio Amayadori, Machi's cousin Eri Kitamura as Hibiki Sakat...
Clockwork Planet Novels Co-Written by No Game, No Life Author Get Anime
Light novels about high school boy who meets an automata girl
― The official website for Yuu Kamiya and Tsubaki Himana's Clockwork Planet light novel series announced on Friday that an anime adaptation is in the works. The action fantasy is set in a world that was destroyed and then entirely rebuilt with clockwork mechanism. A first-year high school boy named Naoto Miura unexpectedly encounters an au...
Gundam UC's New 11th Novel Volume Confirmed for Early 2016
New volume planned 7 years after Harutoshi Fukui had ended the original story
― The wraparound jacket band on the regular edition of the 14th Mobile Suit Gundam UC Bande Dessinée manga volume is announcing on Saturday that Harutoshi Fukui's original Mobile Suit Gundam UC novel series is getting a new 11th volume early next year. The novel series is mainly set in the year Universal Century 0096, 16 ye...
ERASED/Boku dake ga Inai Machi Anime Posts 1st Promo Video, 2nd Visual
Sayuri's ending song previewed from time travel series debuting on January 7
― The official website for the television anime ERASED (Boku Dake ga Inai Machi) began streaming the first full promotional video and posted the second key visual on Friday. Like the third television commercial last week, the new video previews Sayuri's ending theme, "Sore wa Chiisa na Hikari no yō na" (That was like a small...
'I Am A Hero' Zombie Film Gets Live-Action Tie-In Special
"Day 1" story about nurse Yabu to run on dTV in April
― The live-action film of Kengo Hanazawa's best-selling zombie manga I Am A Hero is itself inspiring a live-action video special. The dTV service to run the I Am A Hero: Hajimari no Hi (I Am A Hero: Day 1) special in April. The story of the special will focus on the nurse Tsugumi "Yabu" Oda (played by Masami Nagasawa). It will also star Reika Kiri...
Thursday, December 24
Star Wars, Disney Acts to Appear in New Year's Song Contest
On December 23, the Kōhaku Uta Gassen, or Red & White Song Contest, announced that the male idol group Arashi will perform a tribute to Star Wars at this year's show. They will appear on stage with C-3PO, R2-D2, Darth Vader, Stormtroopers, and other icons of the film series — including BB-8 from the new Star Wars Episode VII: The Force Awakens. And that's not all: There will also be a Disney...
Berserk's New Anime Teased With Visuals
Visuals for the new anime of Kentarou Miura's Berserk manga debuted in Young Animal magazine and on the anime's official website on Friday. NBC Universal will unveil the anime's first promotional video at its winter Comic Market booth, which will run from December 29 to December 31. The announcement did not note the format of the anime (teleivision, film, original video anime, or another format). ...
Fashion Model Recreates Detective Conan Heroine Ran's Gravity-Defying Hair
Heroine Ran Mōri from Detective Conan has ranked highly in a crazy hair poll for her nonsensical hair spike. In a recent collaboration, Detective Conan, the mobile role-playing quiz/card-battle game Kuroneko no Wiz, and model Rui Kumae have attempted to recreate Ran's hairstyle in real life. With the trusted hands of hairstylist Misa Fujikawa, the (ridiculous) concept became a reality. And no, the...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, December 14-20
One Piece ~Adventure of Nevlandia~ special airs
― The final episode of 5→9 Watashi ni Koi Shita Obō-san (5→9 The Monk Who Fell in Love With Me), the live action drama adaptation of Miki Aihara's From Five to Nine (Go-ji kara Ku-ji made) manga, aired on Fuji TV on Monday, December 14 at 9:00 p.m. and earned an 12.7% rating. The final episode of the live-action drama adaptation of Yū Suzunoki's Kōnodor...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, December 14-20
Monster Strike, Fallout 4, Miracle Girls Festival, Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Eyes of Heaven, Exist Archive -The Other Side of the Sky- game debut
― Japan's Game Ranking: December 14-20 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 13DS Monster Strike Mixi December 17 437,903 437,903 23DS Monster Hunter X (Including Bundled Editions) Capcom November 28 188,225 2,2...
Crunchyroll Streams Mr. Osomatsu Special Episode With Cast Commentary
Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it has streamed the Mr. Osomatsu anime's "Year-End Special-san" episode with the cast commentary track that was included with the Japanese broadcast. The episode debuted with regular audio on Monday. The series premiered on October 5. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan. The official Twitter account for the Mr. Osom...
Thailand, Indonesia Take Top Prizes in 2015 Gunpla Builders World Cup
The winners of this year's GunPla Builders World Cup were announced at Gundam Front Tokyo on December 20. A total of 13 countries were represented in the 24 finalist entries. The 3rd place winners for the Open Course (ages 15+) and Junior Course (under 15) were Ho Yick Yin from Malaysia with the entry "The Angel" and Natcha Waiphimai from Thailand with "Operation Desert Storm." The 2nd place winne...
Kenyuu Horiuchi, More Star in Joker Game Anime's Cast
Tomokazu Seki, Hiro Shimono, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Takahiro Sakurai, Yuuki Kaji, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Ryohei Kimura, Kenjiro Tsuda, Kazuya Nakai, Jun Fukuyama
― The official Twitter account for the anime based on Kōji Yanagi's spy mystery novel Joker Game announced the main cast on Friday. Kenyuu Horiuchi will star as Lieutenant Colonel Yūki, pictured below. Other cast members include: From left to right ...
Dance with Devils ‒ Episode 12
"In the end, Dance with Devils' ending is kind of a disappointment. It isn't inconclusive so much as the easy way to end and leave room for a sequel."
Aniplex USA to Stream Working/Wagnaria!!! Anime's 1-Hour Finale
Aniplex of America announced on Thursday that it will stream the one-hour final episode of Wagnaria!!3 (Working!!!), the third anime season based on Karino Takatsu's Working!! manga. The special will debut streaming on Aniplex Channel, Hulu, Crunchyroll, and Daisuki.net on Saturday, December 26, the same day it premieres in Japan. The episode is titled Working!!! -Lord of the Takanashi- (Wagnaria!...
U.K. Live-Action 'Death Note' Film Borrows Plot Elements, Title of Popular Manga
Small studio movies, especially horror films, have managed to skirt copyright of popular properties, whether its inspiration or questionable cameos. Titles are usually changed just enough with a few plot details switched around in the hopes of maybe a confused grandma will accidentally buy Transmorphers instead of Transformers. One particular U.K. film is going beyond that. The British-Irish horro...
Phantasy Star Online 2 Anime Commercial Debuts
Adaptation of Sega game to premiere January 7 in Japan
― Japanese television network CBC aired a commercial for Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation, the television anime of Sega's Phantasy Star Online 2 (PSO2) role-playing game. The video features Shouta Aoi's theme song "Zessei Stargate" (Unrivaled Stargate). The series will premiere on the TBS station on Thursday, January 7 at 1:46 a.m., and then...
Dagashikashi TV Anime Ad Previews Opening Theme Song
Anime to premiere on January 7 in Japan, stream on Funimation with English dub
― Japanese television station TBS aired a commercial for the television anime of Kotoyama's Dagashi Kashi manga. The video previews the opening theme song "Checkmate!?" by the 19-year-old singer Michi. The anime will premiere on January 7 at 2:16 a.m. on the TBS channel in Japan. Funimation will stream the series as it air...
1st Kizumonogatari Film to Open in US Theaters
Aniplex USA sets February 26 release date
― Aniplex of America announced on Thursday that it plans to release the film Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu in theaters in the United States on February 26, 2016. The company began streaming a second English-subtitled trailer for the film. The film project is a trilogy, and the first film will open in Japan on January 8, and it is listed with a runtime of 60...
84% of Japanese College Students Have Never Read Dragon Ball
Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga and subsequent anime series is considered a major cornerstone of shōnen entertainment. The series' later debut on Toonami in 1998 was a gateway for a whole generation of anime fans. Apparently that is no longer the case in Japan, where while Dragon Ball Super is currently airing, the manga ended over 20 years ago. My Navi Student polled 403 college students, both...
Rewrite TV Anime Slated for Summer 2016
Promo video for adaptation of Key/Visual Art's visual novel will debut December 29
― A new poster for the Rewrite television anime went up at Kokusai-Tenjijō Station in Tokyo on Friday. The poster announces that the anime is slated for summer 2016. Aniplex will unveil a promotional video at winter Comiket this December 29. Tensho (Kinmoza! Kiniro + Mosaic, The Fruit of Grisaia) is directing the anime...
Yo-kai Watch Land Smartphone Game's English Trailer Shows Game Modes
Game allows players to add Yo-kai to collection by scanning medals
― The official Yo-kai Watch Youtube channel began streaming a trailer for Level-5's Yo-kai Watch Land smartphone game on Tuesday. The trailer shows the various game modes, including medal collecting, picture mode, and arcade mode. Level-5 describes the game: Welcome to the world of Yo-kai Watch! Yo-kai are everywhere! Have you ever ha...
Asterisk War PS Vita Game's Ad Features Claudia Narration
Action RPG slated for January 28
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a 15-second commercial on Tuesday for Gakusen Toshi Asterisk: Hōka Kenran, its upcoming 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. The commercial features narration by the character Claudia Enfield (...
Gintama ‒ Episode 303
"The latest entry in the Shogun Assassination Arc is an edge-of-your-seat rollercoaster ride from start to finish."
Aura: Koga Maryuin's Last War Blu-Ray
Theron might not be quite won over by this feature-length film, a hard-edged chunibyo adventure that covers similar ground to Love, Chunibyo and Other Delusions.
― One old adage which is reportedly especially applicable in Japan is “the nail which sticks out will get hammered down.” That underlies the themes of this 83 minute long 2013 movie, which adapts a one-shot 2008 light novel of the same name....
Tadatoshi Fujimaki Draws 'Zen'ei no Archer' Fantasy 1-Shot Manga
The combined third and fourth issue 2016 of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that manga creator Tadatoshi Fujimaki (Kuroko's Basketball) will publish a one-shot fantasy manga titled "Zen'ei no Archer" (Vanguard Archer). Fujimaki will publish the manga in the magazine's combined fifth and sixth 2016 issue on January 4. The manga will have a color opening page and will be 49...
Xuccess Heaven Smartphone RPG's Anime Video Features Theme Song
School battle RPG released on iOS/Android in November
― DMM began streaming a promotional video for Bandai Namco Online and Sega Network's Xuccess Heaven Rebellion smartphone RPG on Monday. The video features anime scenes and previews the game's theme song "Believer's HEAVEN" by iRis. The game was announced in March with a similar anime video. Bandai Namco Online released the game for iOS and Android...
YU-NO Sci-Fi Visual Novel's PS4/PS Vita Remake Delayed to Spring
The official website for MAGES. and 5pb. Games' PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita remake of their Kono Yo no Hate de Koi o Utau Shōjo YU-NO (YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world.) science-fiction visual novel announced on Thursday that the game will be delayed until spring 2016. The game was originally slated to ship on February 18. The website stated that the reasons for the ...
Sanrio, Sega Toys' Rilu Rilu Fairilu TV Anime Premieres on February 6
Staff, character designs, main visual also revealed for collaborative project by Jewelpet companies
― The official website for Sanrio and Sega Toys' Rilu Rilu Fairilu collaborative multimedia character project announced on Thursday that the TV anime part of the project will premiere on February 6. The anime's full title is Rilu Rilu Fairilu ~Yōsei no Door~ (Rilu Rilu Fairilu: The Fairies' Door). The ...
Shōjo-tachi wa Kōya o Mezasu Anime's TV Ad Highlights Sayuki Kuroda
Sayaka Sasaki's theme song previewed for anime premiering on January 7
― The official website for the television anime of MinatoSoft's Shōjo-tachi wa Kōya o Mezasu (Girls aim for the Wilderness: Girls beyond the youth KOYA) game began streaming a TV ad for the anime on Thursday. The ad highlights the character Sayuki Kuroda (voiced by Haruka Chisuga). The video also previews Sayaka Sasaki's opening t...
High Speed! Free! Starting Days Film's 12th Special Video Streamed
More presents for theatergoers revealed for film that opened on December 5
― The official website of the High Speed! Free! Starting Days anime film began streaming the 12th special promo video for the film on Wednesday. The website previously streamed special videos featuring the characters, including: Haruka Nanase, Makoto Tachibana, Asahi Shiina, Ikuya Kirishima, Natsuya Kirishima, Nao Serizawa, Na...
Sengoku Basara: Sanada Yukimura-Den Game's 1st Promo Video Previews Gameplay
PS4/PS3 game chronicling Sanada Yukimura's life ships in Japan in summer 2016
― Capcom began streaming the first promotional video on Wednesday for its Sengoku Basara: Sanada Yukimura-Den (Sengokua Basara: The Legend of Sanada Yukimura) game. Capcom will release the "stylish hero action" game for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in Japan in summer 2016. The "first longform drama" game in the Sengo...
Digital Manga Launches Kickstarter to Publish Sakira's Men's Love Manga
Wild Boyfriend, Boyfriend in Heat, Sailor Men, Don't Rub Yourself Against My Ass!
― North American publisher Digital Manga Inc. launched a Kickstarter campaign on Tuesday to publish Sakira's bara (men's love) yaoi manga. The campaign aims to raise US$34,000 by February 5. As of press time, the campaign raised US$26,932 of its goal. If the campaign is successful, Digital Manga will publish four of Sak...
Crunchyroll Adds Zombie-Loan Anime to Catalog
Also: Digimon Adventure tri. made available to more territories
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it has added the Zombie-Loan anime series to its catalog. The anime is available to all users in the United States and Canada. All the episodes are available to premium users, while free users will only get the show's first half, with the second half available next week...
Mahō Shōjo Nante Mō Ii Desu Kara. TV Anime's Ad Previews Cast
Akane Fujita, Yūki Wakai star in magical girl comedy series premiering on January 11
― The official website for the TV anime adaptation of Sui Futami's Mahō Shōjo Nante Mō Ii Desu Kara. (I've Had Enough of Being a Magical Girl) magical girl comedy manga began streaming the show's first commercial on Thursday. Miton: Starting from today, you're also a magical girl. Yuzuka: I don't want to become one! ...
Momokuri Anime's 1st Episode Premieres on Thursday
2nd episode premieres on January 7; 3rd episode in February
― The official website of the anime adaptation of Kurose's Momokuri manga revealed details on the anime's distribution on Thursday. The anime's first episode will be available for free on Thursday at 11:00 p.m. JST (9:00 a.m. EST) alongside the first episode of the radio show on the Comico app. The second episode will be distributed similarl...
Star Ocean 5 RPG's Trailer Previews androp Theme Song
androp performs "Astra Nova" theme song for March 31 PS3/PS4 RPG
― The official website of Square Enix and tri-Ace's Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness role-playing game began streaming a new trailer for the game on Monday, as well as a shorter "Astra Nova" version of the same trailer. Both videos preview the game's theme song "Astra Nova" by androp. The game originally had a February 25 relea...
Wednesday, December 23
Protect Your PSVita with Official Gundam Cases
Choose your allegiance to either the Earth Federation Space Force or the Zeon Empire with these official PlayStation Vita cases. Each one is part of a three-piece set that includes the hard cover, a soft zipper case, and a cleaning cloth. The Earth Federation Space Force version is a white case with its respective logo, a blue zipper case with the silhouette of Amuro Ray and the RX-78 Gundam, and...
Eugeo Isn't the Only Character on the Back of abec's Sword Art Online Artbook
Last week the front cover of abec's Sword Art Online artbook was revealed. The book received coverage before because the design was put up to vote. The poll was quickly taken advantage of by pranksters who stuffed the ballot with votes for Kibaō. Staff adjusted the numbers, and in the end Asuna (SAO version) Yūki, Sinon (GGO version), Kirito (SAO version) and Eugeo claimed the top spots. The resu...
10 Anime to Watch with your Friends and Family this Holiday Season
What should you watch with Onēsan?
― When the nights are long and the weather's cold, it's nice to bundle up with your favorite anime shows. With the holiday season upon us, what better way to spend time with your loved ones than to share your love of anime with them? We've put together a little list of shows you can watch with your friends and family, to make the holidays a little easier. You can fi...
Phantasy Star Online 2 for PS4 Slated for Spring 2016 in Japan
Sega announced on Wednesday that service for the PlayStation 4 edition of Phantasy Star Online 2 will begin in spring 2016. The company will hold a closed beta test for the game at the end of February 2016. In addition, Sega announced that the game's "Episode 4" story will launch after maintenance on January 27, 2016. Sega released the free-to-play Phantasy Star Online 2 (PSO2) role-playing game f...
Relive Some of the Best One-Punch Man Moments with Viz's Digest Trailer
One-Punch Man was far and away Anime News Network readers' favorite series this year and contained some of anime's best animation sequences. The show's final episode wrapped up last Sunday. If you have any friends left that have yet to sit down and enjoy the action comedy in all its glory, Viz has a mostly spoiler-free trailer that serves as a great introduction. What were some of your favorite ba...
CLAMP xxxHOLiC/Shikao Suga Collaboration Music Video Streamed
CLAMP also published xxxHOLiC 1-shot manga themed around song on December 7
― Victor Entertainment began streaming the music video for musician Shikao Suga's "Anata Hitori dake Shiawase ni Naru Koto wa Yurusarenai no yo" (I Won't Allow You to be the Only One Who Will Become Happy) song on Monday. The video contains illustrations from artist group CLAMP of characters from their xxxHOLiC manga, as part...
My Hero Academia Creator to Show Face for First Time on Manga TV Show
Won 2015 Mandō Kobayashi Award
― Kōhei Horikoshi is the winner of this year's Mandō Kobayashi Manga Grand Prize for his manga My Hero Academia. The prize is the creation of comedian and manga enthusiast Kendō Kobayashi, who discusses manga on his Fuji TV One show Mandō Kobayashi. He chooses the prize each year based on his personal taste. 2013's winner was Yasuhisa Hara (Kingdom), while Shohei Manabe...
Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Blu-ray/DVD Ad Previews Ending Theme Song
Voice actresses perform song for January TV anime
― 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 began streaming a commercial for the first Blu-ray and DVD volumes on Wednesday. The video previews the ending theme song "Chiisana Bōkensha" (Small Adventurer) by Sora Amamiya, Rie Takahashi...
Tap My Katamari iOS, Android Game Announced With Trailer
Smartphone game coming from Bandai Namco Europe
― Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe announced with a video on Wednesday that it will release an iOS and Android game titled Tap My Katamari. The smartphone game takes place 10 years after the original Katamari Damacy game Keita Takahashi's Katamari Damacy rolling puzzle game inspired several sequels in North America and Japan for PlayStation 2, PlayStat...
Megumi Ogata, Yukana, Rie Kugimiya Join Divine Gate Anime Cast
Narrator, system operator cast for January anime based on smartphone rpg
― Marvelous' official website for the Divine Gate television anime series announced on Thursday that Megumi Ogata (Evangelion's Shinji Ikari) will provide narration for the anime, and Yukana (Full Metal Panic!'s Tessa) will play a system operator. In addition Rie Kugimiya (Fullmetal Alchemist's Alphonse Elric) has joined the cas...
Megumi Ogata in Hot Water Over Recent Tweets
Misunderstanding arises over praise of fan dedication
― Social media offers celebrities an unprecedented opportunity to engage with their fanbase and promote their personal brands. But if they're not careful, seemingly offhanded remarks can be seized on by certain fans and interpreted in ways the celebrity didn't intend. Casual remarks can be circulated and read much more widely than ever before, whi...
Beautiful Bones: Sakurako's Investigation ‒ Episode 12
"And so Beautiful Bones ends, with a… surprisingly effective episode, actually."
Terra Formars Manga Gets New Novel
Yumeaki Hirayama to serialize novel in Miracle Jump
― Author Yumeaki Hirayama (Monologues of Universal Transverse Mercator) will begin serializing a novel based on Yū Sasuga and Kenichi Tachibana's Terra Formars manga in the February issue of Shueisha's Miracle Jump magazine on January 19. The novel will be titled Terraformars Lost Mission II: Hibo e no Kikan. The story takes place at the same time t...
Answerman - How Were VHS Releases Mastered?
Justin runs through what it took to get an anime series out on that most hallowed of formats, the VHS cassette.
― Nate A.M. asks: What was mastering a VHS release like, in the dark times before NLE software and in-house video editing? What was the typical relationship between a licensee and a post-production firm? How did the technical process work? Aside from materials issues, what could (and did) ...
Madoka Magica's New Concept Movie Gets Different Version in Osaka
Images previewed from short shown in Tokyo last month & updated for Osaka this month
― SHAFT's "~Commemorating 40 Years of Shaft~ Madogatari" exhibition opened in Osaka on Tuesday and showed a "Type B" version of the new Puella Magi Madoka Magica concept movie. This "Type B" version is different from the version first shown in Tokyo last month, specifically with some imageboard segments replaced. Mit...
Review: Yakuza 5
The flaws and foibles of Yakuza 5's presentation aren't hurdles to jump, they're an inextricable part of what makes this game special.
― Yakuza is a hectic blend of the absurd, the melodramatic, and the mundane. In this bizarre world where even the loan sharks have a heart of gold--Sky Finance offers the best no-collateral, no-interest loan you'll get this side of Tom Nook--mafiosos spend as much tim...
ANNCast - Itsudatte My Santa! Commentary Track
Snuggle up with your loved ones next to the yule log and take in the classic Christmas anime, Itsudatte My Santa!, with your hosts, Zac Bertschy and Hope Chapman.
― ANNCast Holiday Special: The Itsudatte My Santa! Commentary Track Snuggle up with your loved ones next to the yule log and take in the classic Christmas anime, Itsudatte My Santa, with your hosts, Zac Bertschy and Hope Chapman. We ran ou...
Katsura Hoshino: New D.Gray-man Anime's Story is 'Continuation'
D.Gray-man manga creator Katsura Hoshino posted about the new anime adaptation of the manga on her Instagram account on Sunday. Part of the Instagram post reads: Thanks to everyone who went to the D.Gray-man stage today. As was said in the announcement, a new series has been green-lit. Because the staff will be completely different, the story will be a continuation, but I think it will become a co...
A Silent Voice GN 4
A Silent Voice retains its profound sensitivity of execution even as it takes some clumsy dramatic turns.
― It feels like A Silent Voice's density of heartwarming and agonizing moments must exceed the legal limits. The story is littered with so many deeply endearing or painfully true little details that even when it's going through a somewhat weaker dramatic arc, the reactions of the characters feel ...
Mysterious Joker TV Anime's 3rd Season Premieres in April
Main staff return for 3rd season based on Hideyasu Takahashi manga about phantom thief
― The poster for the Kaitō Joker Jōei Matsuri event revealed that the previosuly announced new Mysterious Joker (Kaitō Joker) television anime series will premiere in April. In addition, the poster reveals that the main staff of the previous two seasons will return for the third series. Yukiyo Teramoto will direct ...
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Heads West for PS4/Vita Next Fall
English trailer, 8 minutes of gameplay streamed
― Bandai Namco Entertainment confirmed on Wednesday that it will release the Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization game for PlayStation 4 and PS Vita in the Americas and Europe next fall. The game will feature Japanese voices with English, French, German, Italian, and Spanish text. An English version of a Jump Festa trailer debuted on Wednesday, along wi...
Project X Zone 2 Game's Character Trailer Streamed
Characters from Tekken, Yakuza, Resident Evil, Darkstalkers previewed for February game
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming a character trailer for its Project X Zone 2 crossover Nintendo 3DS game on Monday. The trailer previews some of the characters and teams the player can command in the game, including characters from Tekken, Yakuza, Resident Evil, and Darkstalkers. The company r...
One Piece Burning Blood Game's 1st Promo Video English-Subtitled
Playable characters previewed for PS4/PS Vita/Xbox One game
― Note: The below video's preview image, the video itself, and parts of this article all contain spoilers for scenes from the One Piece manga that have not yet been animated in the television series. Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming an English-subtitled version of the first promotional video for its upcoming One Piece Burni...
Nogizaka46's Anthem of the Heart Song Is Japan's #6 Single of 2015
4 AKB48 singles at top 1-4, SKE48 single at #5
― The Nogizaka46 idol group's "Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru" single is ranked #6 among Oricon's best-selling singles of 2015, selling 686,539 copies. Sony Music Records released the single on October 28, and it ranked #1 in its debut week. The single's title song is the theme song to The Anthem of the Heart (Kokoro ga Sakibetagatterun Da.) anime film. T...
God Eater Games' 2016 Western Release Will Not Have Japanese Audio
PS4/Vita/PC games will only contain English dub
― In an interview with the PlayStation Lifestyle website, God Eater Series Producer Yusuke Tomizawa and Game Director Hiroshi Yoshimura confirmed that Bandai Namco Entertainment's upcoming North American and European release for God Eater: Resurrection and God Eater 2: Rage Burst will only contain the English dub, and will not contain the original Japan...
Love Live!'s μ's Puts 6 CDs in Japan's Top 100 Best-Selling Albums/Singles of 2015
Idolm@ster, UNISON SQUARE GARDEN, Nana Mizuki, Eir Aoi, ClariS also ranked
― Six CD releases from the Love Live! School idol project franchise's μ's idol group ranked in Oricon's top 100 best-selling albums and singles charts for 2015. In the top 100 selling albums, the μ's Best Album Best Live Collection II album ranked at #31, selling 138,105 copies (making the album certified gold). In the top 100...
Love Live!'s μ's Is Japan's 8th Best-Selling Musical Act of 2015
Sold 801,000 discs, earned 3.15 billion yen, ranked at top 10 for 1st time
― The Love Live! School idol project franchise's μ's idol group ranked #8 among Oricon's best-selling artists of 2015. The group sold about 801,000 music CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray Discs for over 3.15 billion yen (about US$26.03 million). This is the first time the group has reached the top 10 in the annual list of best-selling ar...
Tuesday, December 22
Live-Action Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw Film's Trailer Shows Main Cast
Adaptation of Rei Mikamoto manga premieres in Japan on March 5
― The official website for the live-action film of Rei Mikamoto's Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw manga began streaming a trailer for the film on Tuesday. The trailer shows the film's main cast. The film will be screened in the Mitaiken Zone no Eiga-tachi 2015 film festival at the Human Trust Cinema Shibuya on February 20, before opening natio...
Pose K: Return of King's Saruhiko & Misaki Figures For Duel
HOMRA member Misaki Yata and Scepter 4 member Saruhiko Fushimi used to be best friends, until the latter's betrayal. Union Creative's Menshdge Technical statue line captured the duo's animosity in two new figures. The figures can be posed together to create an impressive battle scene. Misaki is posed on his skateboard, high on a swirling column of Red Aura. The figure costs 9,500 yen (US$78.50) a...
Crunchyroll Streams Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club Anime With English Dub
Cast from Funimation dub reprise roles for 1st season
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it has added an English-dubbed version of the first Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club anime season. The dub is streaming worldwide except for certain Asian territories. The announcement revealed the English dub cast members, who reprise their roles from Funimation's Free! Eternal Summer du...
Travel in Style With Sailor Guardian Luggage
Traveling, whether by airplane or train, is usually not at the top of anyone's favorite activities list. Mail-order company SuperGroupies is looking to brighten the experience, or at the very least make finding your suitcase at the turnstile a lot easier. The company is offering a series of rolling luggage, carry on totes, and passport cases to match each of the inner Sailor Guardians. Each desig...
Tokyo Ghoul Inspires Charm Watch, Frilly Umbrella
SuperGroupies previously adapted the horror anime Tokyo Ghoul into a a cute handbag and striped booties. Now the mail-order merchandise company is revisiting the series for a new watch and umbrella. The Ken Kaneki watch is is on a chain band with clasps that can be switched out for a red and black beaded version or both can be linked together to wrap around the wrist multiple times. The chain ban...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 20-26
Noragami, The Kurosagi Corpse Delivery Service, Ninja Slayer Kills, Astro Boy volumes ship
― Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date As the Gods Will: The Second Series GN 9 (Digital Only)Please Kodansha Comics US$10.99 December 22 Astro Boy GN Omnibus 2Cite Dark Horse Comics US$19.99 December 23 Coppelion GN 6 (Digital Only)AnimeNewsNetwork Kodansha Comics US$10.99 December 22 Th...
Finalists Announced in "Japan's Cutest High School Girl" Contest
Also: Japanese variety show pits cuteness against prettiness
― Miss Con, a competition to crown Japan's cutest high school girl held by Model Press, announced its finalists on December 19. The contest is held throughout Japan, and one finalist and one semi-finalist were chosen for each of six Japanese regions (Hokkaidō/Tōhoku, Kantō, Chūbu, Kinki (Kansai), Chūgoku/Shikoku, and Kyūshū/Okinawa). Hokka...
Durarara!!×2 Ketsu Anime's Ad Previews FLOW Theme Song, January 9 Premiere
FLOW performs "Steppin' Out" theme song for final part of 3-part sequel series
― The official website of the Durarara!!×2 sequel series began streaming a 15-second commercial for the Durarara!!×2 Ketsu television anime series on Tuesday. The video previews the anime's opening theme song "Steppin' Out" by FLOW, and reveals the show's January 9 premiere. (The video on the website is region-locked) Voic...
Crunchyroll Adds Hyakko Anime to Streaming Catalog Again
Series was previously simulcast in 2008
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it has added the anime Hyakko to its catalog again. The stream is available in the United States and Canada through Nozomi Entertainment. Crunchyroll previously streamed the 2008 series as it aired in Japan. Right Stuf/Nozomi Entertainment released the anime on DVD in 2013 as part of its Lucky Pe...
Eiichiro Oda: Sanji Will Return in 2016
Despite his status as one of the main crew members of the Straw Hat Pirates, Sanji up and disappeared in the One Piece manga for almost two years. He first left in chapter 730 on December 9, 2013 and didn't return until chapter 795 on August 3, 2015. An announcement came at the annual One Piece Super Stage Event last weekend that promised to change all that. The staff and Eiichiro Oda assured fans...
Prison School Original Anime DVD Previewed in Video
"Mad Wax" arc adaptation to bundle with manga's 20th volume
― The official YouTube channel for Kodansha's Young Magazine began streaming a trailer for the original anime DVD (OAD) that will be bundled with a limited edition of the manga's 20th volume. Spoiler (highlight the following white text to read video text translation) At last, the Underground Student Council makes its move! Spring comes to Ki...
Bungō Stray Dogs Anime Casts Wataru Hatano, Asami Seto, Sumire Morohoshi
3 "Port Mafia" members cast, 4th announcement slated for Friday
― The official website for the upcoming television anime adaptation of Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa's Bungō Stray Dogs manga unveiled three more cast members on Tuesday. They are members of the organization Port Mafia, and, like the previously-announced characters, they are loosely based on real Japanese authors. Wataru Hatano (Fairy...
Schwarzesmarken Anime's 2nd Promo Previews Ending Theme
Cast member unit performs ending for January Muv-Luv spinoff novel adaptation
― Avex Pictures began streaming a second promotional video for the television anime of the Muv-Luv Alternative spinoff novel Schwarzesmarken on Wednesday. The video features the ending theme song "Kanashimi ga Jidai o Kakeru" (Sadness Runs Through the Times) by Zähre, the unit formed by voice cast members Minami Tanaka and ...
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4's 'Secret Technique Jutsu' Trailer Streamed
Team 7 members' Jutsu previewed for February game
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a trailer titled "Secret Technique Jutsu" for its upcoming Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 fighting game on Monday. The video previews some of the Jutsu that Naruto, Sasuke, and Sakura can perform in the game. Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 will feature the largest number of fighters in t...
The Best and Worst of the Season So Far: Week of Dec 10-16
Find out how your favorite shows are faring so close to their finales in our weekly user rankings!
― Our team of reviewers are following 24 anime series of the Fall 2015 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season. Keep in mind that these rankings are based on how people rated individual episode...
Imagica Robot to Acquire Pokémon Anime Studio OLM for 2.858 Billion Yen
Imagica Robot HD to hold 51.33% stake in OLM; OLM to become subsidiary
― Video content company Imagica Robot Holdings (Imagica Robot HD) announced on Tuesday that it is acquiring anime studio Oriental Light and Magic (OLM). The acquisition is valued at 2.858 billion yen (about US$23.58 million), and will see Imagica Robot HD acquire a 51.33% majority stake in OLM. The deal will make OLM a subsidiary ...
Umi Monogatari DVD
This magical girl-flavored 2009 fantasy series, a recent pick-up by Nozomi Entertainment, is wholly uninspired in its early stages but gets better as it goes along.
― The title of this 2009 fantasy series directly translates as “Sea Story,” which tells you exactly what you're getting: a story where nearly everything going on in some way or another involves the sea, even if that connection is not init...
Konami's Former Fox Engine Lead Architect Joins Bandai Namco
Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Monday that it has hired former Konami Worldwide Technology Director Julien Merceron. Merceron will assume the same position at Bandai Namco. Merceron worked at Konami from 2013 until earlier this year, and he was the lead architect on Metal Gear Solid franchise's recent Fox Engine. Merceron has worked as the Worldwide Technology Director at several major co...
Mr. Osomatsu ‒ Episode 12
"Your enjoyment of this week's Mr. Osomatsu will largely depend on how amenable you are to repeated material."
How to unlock the best deals to attend anime conventions
Who doesn't love a good deal? We've compiled some tips and tricks to save you some cash when trying to attend Anime Conventions.
― Who doesn't love a good deal? We've compiled some tips and tricks to save you some cash when trying to attend Anime Conventions. Join Their Mailing List: The best place to hear about anime convention deals are through the convention's official mailing list. Make sure you ...
Hakuōki ~Otogisōshi~ TV Anime's Ad Previews Renka Theme Song
Renka performs "Don't Cry" theme song for April anime
― The official website of the upcoming Hakuōki ~Otogisōshi~ television anime began streaming a 15-second commercial video for the anime on Tuesday. The video previews Renka's theme song "Don't Cry." The anime will premiere in April on Tokyo MX, Mie TV, and Sun TV. The cast includes: Houko Kuwashima as Chizuru Yukimura Shinichiro Miki as Toshizō Hi...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, December 14-20
Game Center CX/Retro Game Master sells 19,655, followed by Hana wa Saku on Ice, Yo-kai Watch, Yowapeda Re: Road, Pokémon XY film
― Game Center CX (Retro Game Master) DVD-Box 12 debuted at #3 by selling 19,655 copies. The Hana wa Saku on Ice ~Arakawa Shizuka Hanyū Yuzuru~ performance set to Yoko Kanno's March 11 disaster charity song landed at #6 with 6,150 copies. Ultra Fight Victory was #18 with 3,0...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, December 14-20
Love Live! film sells 193,769 + 8,382, followed by Idolm@ster concert, Euphonium, Digimon tri., 1st Attack on Titan compilation
― The Idolm@ster Million Live! 2nd Live Enjoy H@rmony!! Live Blu-ray "Complete The@ter" sold 9,382 copies to rank #7 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. The Blu-ray Special Edition for the live-action movie of the Umimachi Diary manga also debuted at #14 by selling 4,062 copi...
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth PS4/Vita's Gameplay Trailer Posted
Game slated for February 2 in the Americas
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming a gameplay trailer for its upcoming Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita role-playing game on Monday. The video previews the game's combat system and Digivolution system. Bandai Namco Entertainment America will release the game in the Americas on February 2. The PS4 version will h...
Megadimension Neptunia VII Game Listed With PC Version
The Entertainment Software Rating Board's (ESRB) rating of Idea Factory and Compile Heart's Megadimension Neptunia VII game lists a PC version alongside the previously announced PlayStation 4 version. Idea Factory released the Megadimension Neptunia VII game for the PlayStation 4 in Japan on April 23, and will release the game in the West in early 2016. Idea Factory has released all three games in...
Mr. Osomatsu's Ending Theme Single Sells 67,000, Ranks #3
Sexy Zone's single with Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai film's theme ranks #1
― The CD single for "Six Same Faces ~Kon'ya wa Saikō!", the ending theme song of the Mr. Osomatsu television anime series, sold 67,000 copies in its first week and ranked #3 in the Oricon singles chart for the December 14-20 week. The main cast members of the anime performed the song, including Kenichi Suzumura, Tak...
Star Wars Beats Spirited Away's Opening Weekend Record in Japan
Star Wars sells 1,044,330 tickets for 1.62 billion yen in 1st 3 days
― The Star Wars: The Force Awakens film sold 1,044,330 tickets on 958 screens for 1,619,340,000 yen (about US$13.35 million) in the first three days since it opened in Japan on Friday. It beat the 14-year record by Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away anime film for highest grossing opening weekend at the Japanese box office. Spirited Awa...
Funimation to Stream Dimension W, Grimgar, Pandora, Divine Gate, Prince of Stride, Dagashikashi With Dub
Also streams Luck & Logic, Erased, Haruchika, Fairy Tail 0, & more of Assassination Classroom, Durarara!!x2
― North American distributor Funimation announced on Monday that it will stream the following anime: Dimension W Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash Pandora in the Crimson Shell Divine Gate Assassination Classroom Season 2 Prince of Stride Alternative Fairy Tail Zero Dagashikashi Luck & Logic ERASED Har...
Tsume's 1/40-Scale UFO Robo Grendizer Statue Is Stunning
Go Nagai's UFO Robo Grendizer is credited with opening the door to anime in Europe in the late 1970s. It aired on TV and cultivated a whole new fanbase of giant robots. The manga is celebrating its 40th anniversary, the Luxembourg-based Tsume is creating a truly spectacular, 80cm (31.5in) resin statue. The base displays Vega's crashed MiniFO ship with Grendizer posed victorious on top. The robot ...
Monday, December 21
Krillin and Gohan's Great Wish is for a 2016 Ford Focus
In a strange tie-in, the English dub cast of Dragon Ball Z teamed up with Ford for a web-exclusive commercial. In the ad, Krillin and Gohan summon up Porunga, the wish-granting dragon on Planet Namek. When he asks what they want for their three wishes, Krillin and Gohan describe three cars with three different features. A frustrated Porunga attempts to tell them that these are all standard in the ...
Asuna Wake-Up App Now Available Internationally
English-speaking fans of Sword Art Online will now be able to start off their day with the voice of Haruka Tomatsu, who plays Asuna. Sony Music Communications Inc. is releasing the smartphone app Wake Me Up Asuna, which consists of a selection of voice samples from the swordswoman. The English version of the app includes translated menus, subtitles, and English-voice compatibility so the app now ...
One Piece ‒ Episode 723
"Of course, the final battle between Luffy, Law and Doflamingo couldn't be that simple."
Drink Your Way to Love with Cocktail Prince Game
We've had sword boys, sushi boys, and pigeon boys (actually, just pigeons), but none of those anthropomorphizations have the same elegant appeal as cocktail boys. Geechs is filling that much needed niche with a new game slated for Fall 2016. Scarce details are available for Cocktail Ōji (Cocktail Prince) thus far. More should be announced in February. What we do know is the character's names, each...
Funimation to Stream Snow White with the Red Hair Season 2 With Broadcast Dub
1st Snow White with the Red Hair season to also get English dub in January
― North American anime distributor Funimation Entertainment announced on Monday that it will stream the second season of the Snow White with the Red Hair anime beginning on January 12, 2016. Funimation will then offer an English broadcast dub for the second season beginning on February 16. In addition, Funimation will also off...
Evangelion Films' Increasing Postponement Laid Out
Production delays have plagued khara and Hideaki Anno's Evangelion film's release schedules. Initially announced as a trilogy in 2006, the "Rebuild of Evangelion" were tenatively planned for early summer 2007, followed by the next film in spring 2008, and the last in early summer 2008. Fast-forward a year and the films get their titles and a first round of scheduling adjustments. Evangelion: 1.0 ...
God Eater: Resurrection, God Eater 2: Rage Burst Games Headed West
PS4/PS Vita/PC versions planned
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Monday that it will release God Eater: Resurrection and God Eater 2: Rage Burst on PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and PC via Steam in North America and Europe. God Eater: Resurrection shipped for PS4 and PS Vita in Japan on October 29. It is an updated version of the 2010 PSP game God Eater Burst, which is itself an update of...
Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Light Novel Bundles Original Anime Blu-ray
Video advertises Blu-ray disc, January TV anime
― 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 began streaming a commercial for an original anime Blu-ray disc that will bundle with the ninth light novel volume. The Blu-ray disc will include an original anime episode penned by Akatsuki an...
Date Masamune Cocorobo Will Take Down Armies of Dust Bunnies
Move over imōto, fighting dirt is a job for experienced warlords. Sharp's series of COCOROBO premium robot vacuum is enlisting the help of Sengoku Basara's Date Masamune. The character (voiced by Kazuya Nakai) is shown on the top of the circle robot as it takes down armies of paper soldiers. The COCOROBO Date Masamune version was revealed at Jump Festa. Pre-orders opened on Saturday and will be a...
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm Anime's TV Ad Introduces 'Flying Circus'
January anime to adapt adult game about sport played with flying shoes
― Japanese television station TV Tokyo aired a new video ad for the anime of the Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm: Beyond the sky, into the firmament adult game. The commercial explains the new sport "Flying Circus." The story is set on an archipelago of four islands far south of Japan or even the South Seas. It is all but a different ...
Answerman - What's The Difference Between BD-Rs And Regular Blu-Rays?
Justin gets in to some of the technical differences between different types of Bluray discs, and how that impacts your anime experience.
― Anonymous asks: So one thing I've been wondering about is what exactly is the difference between a BD-R and a regular BD for Blu-Ray Discs? I've been wondering since I recently went on a search for them, but all I can find is BD-R or BD-RE etc, yet companies at l...
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven PS4 Game Heads West in Summer 2016
Game shipped for PS3/PS4 in Japan last week
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Monday that it will release JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Eyes of Heaven on PlayStation 4 in North America and Europe in summer 2016. The game shipped for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in Japan on December 17. The Sony Store is also offering the game in a bundle with one of three specially-designed PlayStation 4 conso...
Tales of Berseria Gets Western Release on PS4, PC
Latest Tales of RPG will be for PS3, PS4 in Japan
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Monday that it will release Tales of Berseria on PlayStation 4 and PC in North America and Europe. The company began streaming an English-subtitled version of the game's second trailer to accompany the announcement. The game will ship for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in Japan in 2016. Bandai Namco Entertain...
Gundam Extreme VS-Force PS Vita Game Heads West
Game launches in Japan on Wednesday, in the west in 2016
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America and Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe announced on Monday that the Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS-Force PlayStation Vita game is headed west in 2016. The game will ship in Japan on December 23. Bandai Namco Entertainment is also releasing an English version for an Asian market. In addition to the familiar 2 ...
Shelf Life - A Glass Half Fullmetal
There are no new releases this week, so Gabriella and Paul busy themselves with Fullmetal Alchemist and Danganronpa!
― Well, the impossible has finally happened: there are no new anime releases to be found in the US this week. With the holiday countdown approaching zero, all the distributors and retailers are getting ready to settle down for a short winter's nap. Never fear, though, because the Shel...
Wake Up, Girls! Franchise Gets New Anime Short
New project will target Taiwan, will focus on Miyagi prefecture as tourist destination
― Director Yutaka Yamamoto and the main cast of the Wake Up, Girls! idol anime franchise announced in MOVIX Sendai on Sunday that the franchise will launch its "Wake Up, Miyagi! Fure-Ai Project in Taiwan" project. The project will focus on promoting Miyagi as a tourist destination to Taiwan. The project will involv...
One-Punch Man ‒ Episode 12
"Saitama and Boros proceed to rip the universe a new hole, and the overall fallout is indescribably glorious for any fan of dynamic destructive insanity."
Pile Voices Character in World Trigger: Tōbōsha Hen Anime
Singer is performing show's current theme song
― Voice actress and singer Pile (Love Live!'s Maki Nishikino, Tenkai Knights, Duel Masters VS R theme songs) will voice a new character in the World Trigger: Tōbōsha Hen anime. The combined third and fourth 2016 issues of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that the new character is a mysterious middle school student named Kokoa Tak...
Concrete Revolutio ‒ Episode 12
"It's time for the penultimate episode of Concrete Revolutio, which means it's also time for the show to go absolutely bananas, unraveling all its previous twists and unanswered questions."
Yu-Gi-Oh! Gets 3 New Games for Smartphones, Nintendo 3DS, PC
Konami to release new Yu-Gi-Oh! games in 2016
― Konami announced on Sunday that it will release three new Yu-Gi-Oh! games for smartphones, Nintendo 3DS, and PC in 2016. Konami will release first game, titled Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, for iOS and Android in spring 2016. A currently untitled game for Nintendo 3DS is slated for summer 2016, and an online game for PC will follow in winter 2016. No further de...
Ikenie to Yuki no Setsuna RPG's Jump Festa Trailer Streamed
New PS4, PS Vita game ships on February 18
― Square Enix began streaming a new trailer for its and Tokyo RPG Factory's upcoming Ikenie to Yuki no Setsuna (Setsuna of Sacrifice and Snow, alternatively The Pain of Sacrifice and Snow) role-playing game on Saturday. The trailer premiered at Jump Festa 2016 this weekend. The trailer previews some of the game's mechanics, including the "Active Time Battle"...
Yo-kai Watch Tops Star Wars in Attendance, But Not at Japanese Box Office
Sold more tickets in Japan Saturday-Sunday, but earned less in 2- & 3-day tallies
― Eiga Yo-kai Watch: Enma Daioh to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan!, the second film the Yo-kai Watch franchise, sold 974,557 tickets on 434 screens for 1,057,808,800 yen (about US$8.714 million) in its first two days since opening on Saturday. It topped Star Wars: The Force Awakens (800,258 tickets on 958 screens) in tic...
One Piece Burning Blood Game's Playable Characters Previewed in Video
Fighting game ships in Japan for PS4/PS Vita on April 21, on PS4/PS Vita/Xbox One in the West in 2016
― Note: The below video's preview image, the video itself, and parts of this article all contain spoilers for scenes from the One Piece manga that have not yet been animated in the TV series. Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming the first promotional video (video featured farther down in articl...
P.A. Works Reveals Kuromukuro 15th Anniversary TV Anime Project
Darker than Black's Tensai Okamura helms 2016 series starring M.A.O, Yōhei Azakami
― P.A. Works launched a website on Monday to reveal its 15th anniversary project, the Kuromukuro original TV anime series. The "mecha action" anime will air in 2016. The website is also streaming the anime's first promotional video (the video on the website is region-locked to Japan). Text: Awaken, Kuromukuro Text: P.A...
Berserk Gets New Anime Project Featuring Guts as 'Black Swordsman'
Also: Manga to go on hiatus until summer, with series being published irregularly
― The first 2016 issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine (cover shown right) is announcing on Friday that a new anime adaptation project of Kentarou Miura's Berserk manga has been green-lit. NBC Universal will unveil the anime's first promotional video at its winter Comiket booth, which will run from December 29-31....
Gurren Lagann Launches 'Coming Soon' Website
The official Twitter account for the Gurren Lagann franchise posted a link on Monday to a website featuring the text "Coming Soon." The website's URL is "http://www.gurren-lagann-ps.jp/." The 27-episode Gurren Lagann television anime series aired in 2007, and it spawned two anime films, two OVAs, several manga adaptations and spinoffs, and three stage plays. [Via Hachima Kikō]
Comet Lucifer Spinoff Flash Anime Short's 11th Episode Explains Ena, Zoneboyle's Past
12th episode of spinoff anime to be included in 6th BD volume on June 24
― Bandai Visual began streaming the 11th 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 short features Sōgo Amagi, Felia, and Moura (in her transformed girl form) discussing the past of Sōgo's mother Ena, and Zoneboyle. Moura quizz...
Kodoku no Gourmet Series Gets New Year's Special Episode
5th season finale aired on Friday
― The staff of the live-action television series of Masayuki Kusumi and Jiro Taniguchi's Kodoku no Gourmet (Solitary Gourmet) manga announced last Thursday that the series will air a special episode on January 1 at 11:15 a.m. The episode will be set in Asahikawa in Hokkaido. TV Tokyo is streaming a commercial for the episode. The television series is currently airing...
Crunchyroll Teams with Comico to Release ReLife, momokuri, Nanbaka Manga
1st volumes of 3 manga available on December 21 worldwide
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Sunday that it will collaborate with the free manga app Comico to release Sou Yayoi's ReLIFE, Kurose's momokuri, and Shō Futamata's Nanbaka manga in English. The first volumes of all three manga will be available on December 21 at 7:00 p.m. EST, and the manga will be available worldwide. Cr...
Prince of Stride Alternative Anime's TV Ads Preview OxT's Opening Theme
Adaptation of Kadokawa's otome game premieres on January 5
― Kadokawa began streaming two versions of a TV ad on Sunday for Prince of Stride Alternative, the television anime of Kadokawa's Prince of Stride otome game. The videos preview the anime's opening theme song "Strider's High" by OxT. The anime will debut on AT-X on January 5 at 11:00 p.m. The show will then air on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto,...
3rd Yamishibai Horror Anime Season's 2nd Ad Streamed
New season premiering on TV Tokyo in January
― TV Tokyo began streaming a second 15-second commercial for the upcoming third season of the Yami Shibai (Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories) horror anime series of shorts on Friday. The video previews some of the designs featured in the anime. The series will premiere on TV Tokyo on January 11. The new season will feature more than 100 weird characters a...
My Hero Academia 3DS Game's Promo Previews Gameplay
Playable characters also shown for 2016 game
― The official website of Bandai Namco Entertainment's My Hero Academia: Battle for All Nintendo 3DS game began streaming a promotional video for the game on Monday. The video previews some of the gameplay and characters from the game. In the game, players aim to become the "No. 1 hero," and the manga's characters will appear with their unique powers. The ...
Kanna Hashimoto Reminds Us Not to Pack Heat in Movie Theaters
Promotion for upcoming Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation
― Kanna Hashimoto, an actress (Ritsu in the live-action Assassination Classroom) and member of the J-pop group Rev. from DVL, is here to remind us of proper theater etiquette... and promote her upcoming film, Sailor Suit and Machine Gun: Graduation. The video introduces us to Izumi Hoshi, teenage head of the Medaka-gumi, and her fellow ch...
The File of Young Kindaichi Returns to Air 1-Hour Special on December 26
Yudai Chiba voices Ryūtaro Kobayashi, a junior detective under Kengo Akechi
― The official website of the The File of Young Kindaichi Returns anime announced on Saturday that a one-hour special television episode of the anime titled "The File of Inspector Akechi" (Akechi Keibu no Jikenbo) will air on December 26. The site streamed a trailer on Sunday, which previews the episode and its story. The vid...
Assassination Classroom 3DS Game's Promo Shows Mechanics
Bonus items included in 1st print copies of March 24 game also shown
― The official website of Bandai Namco Entertainment's upcoming Ansatsu Kyōshitsu: Assassin Ikusei Keikaku!! (Assassination Classroom: Assassin Raising Project!!) Nintendo 3DS game began streaming a promotional video for the game on Monday. The video previews the game's mechanics, as well as the bonus items included in first copies ...
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