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Funimation to Stream Rainbow Days Anime
Will also stream follow-up show featuring main voice actors
― Funimation Entertainment announced on Friday that it will stream the television anime of Minami Mizuno's Rainbow Days (Nijiiro Days) manga as it airs in Japan. New episodes will stream on Sundays at 10:30 a.m. EST. Funimation will stream the 12-minute episodes along with the follow-up series club RAINBOW, which also has 12-minute follow. T...
Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle to Stream on Hulu
Stream will be exclusive to Hulu; premiere slated for Monday
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Friday that it will stream Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle exclusively on Hulu beginning on Monday, January 11. The episodes will be available for no commercial and limited commercial subscribers, and then become available for free users one week after their premiere. Sentai Filmworks also plans to release the s...
Crunchyroll to Stream Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju Anime
Historical drama series to premiere on Friday
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the television anime of Haruko Kumota's historical manga Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū as it airs in Japan. The stream will premiere on Friday at 4:00 p.m. EST. The stream will be available in the United States, Canada, Central and South America (including the Caribbean), United Kingdom, Ireland, South A...
Takashi Miike to Direct Sequel to Live-Action Mogura no Uta Film
1st adaptation of Noboru Takahashi's crime manga opened in 2014
― The staff of the live-action film based on Noboru Takahashi's crime manga Mogura no Uta (Mole's Song) announced on Friday that director Takashi Miike (live-action Ace Attorney, Crows Zero, Yatterman, For Love's Sake, Ichi the Killer), scriptwriter Kankuro Kudo (The Legend of Kamui, Maiko Haaaan!!!, Miike's Zebraman, Ping-Pong, Go), and...
New World RPG App Launches With .hack Series' Kite
iOS/Android game features concept, world design based on .hack
― Bandai Namco Entertainment launched its .hack series-inspired iOS and Android game New World: Vol. 1 Ginrui no Otome (Maiden of Silver Tears) on Friday. The .hack series protagonist Kite appears in the game as a log-in bonus who will appear on the home screen and can join the player's party. img IMG kite.jpg IMG kite2.jpg IMG kite3.jpg ...
Asterisk War PS Vita Game's Opening Movie Streamed
Action RPG slated for January 28 in Japan
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming the opening movie 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 on Friday. The game's theme song is "Brilliant Star" by Shiena Nishizawa, wh...
Arcana Famiglia Stage Play's New Cast Visual Unveiled
Takeshi Masu cast as Mondo in January 20-27 play based on game
― The official website for La storia della Arcana Famiglia Valentino, the stage play adaptation of the La storia della Arcana Famiglia video game, revealed a new visual of the play's main cast in costume on Tuesday. In addition, the website revealed that Takeshi Masu will play the role of Mondo. The previously announced cast includes: Miy...
Mari Okazaki Launches Kashimashi Meshi Manga in February
Suppli creator draws gourmet manga
― The February issue of Shodensha's Feel Young magazine revealed on Friday that Mari Okazaki will launch a new manga titled Kashimashi Meshi (pictured at right) in the magazine's next issue, which Shodensha will publish on February 8. The manga will have a color opening page, and will appear on the issue's front cover. The magazine teases the manga: It's okay to use...
Kiznaiver TV Anime Casts Yuka Terasaki, Tomoaki Maeno, Misaki Kuno
Yuuki Kaji, Hibiku Yamamura also star in original anime project from Studio Trigger
― The February issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Newtype magazine revealed additional cast members for Studio Trigger's Kiznaiver television anime series on Saturday. The additional cast includes: Yuka Terasaki (Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans' Kudelia) as Chidori Takashiro: Katsuhira's friend, and the class repres...
Crunchyroll to Stream Sekkō Boys TV Anime
Series about plaster busts who become idols will begin on Friday at 11:40 a.m. EST
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the Sekkō Boys television anime as it airs in Japan. The streaming will begin this Friday at 11:40 a.m. EST worldwide except in Asia. Sekkō Boys is a unit of four stone figures — the military saint and group leader Saint Giorgio, history's...
Yowamushi Pedal Manga Has 15 Million Copies in Print
The wraparound jacket of the 43rd volume of Wataru Watanabe's Yowamushi Pedal manga announced that the manga now has 15 million copies in print. The 43rd volume of the manga shipped on Friday. The manga centers around Sakamichi Onoda, an otaku at Sōhoku High School. He loves anime and games so much, that he would ride his commuter bicycle to and from Tokyo's Akihabara shopping district in a 90-kil...
Cinedigm to Release Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Season 3 on DVD
Independent distributor Cinedigm is listing that it will release season 3 of Yu-Gi-Oh! GX on DVD. The DVD goes on sale March 8. Cinedigm describes season 3: Jaden and his friends are officially upperclassman as they enter their third year at Duel Academy, the world's most prestigious dueling prep school! To keep students at the top of their game, Chancellor Sheppard invites the infamous — and ofte...
Touhou Kōkishin PS4 Game's Promo Shows Combat, Event Scenes
PS4 port of 2014 fangame slated for February 10
― Sony began streaming a promotional video on Thursday for the PlayStation 4 release of the Touhou Kōkishin (Adventures of scarlet curiosity) fan game. The video previews the game's mechanics, event scenes, and combat. The game is slated for release on February 10 on the PlayStation Store. Game dōjin (self-published) circle Anake Supa developed the orig...
NIS Opens Teaser Site Featuring htoL#NIQ Character
Nippon Ichi Software opened a teaser website on Friday featuring the firefly character Hotaru from the htoL#NIQ -Hotaru no Nikki- PlayStation Vita puzzle platform game and the words "Coming Soon." The site states that the 606th issue of Dengeki PlayStation will have more information when the issue ships on January 14. NIS America released the htoL#NIQ -Hotaru no Nikki- game in English under the ti...
Show By Rock!! Musical's Cast, Main Visual Revealed
Musical featuring band contest between Shingan Crimsonz, Trichronika runs from February 11-16
― The official website for the musical adaptation of Sanrio's Show By Rock!! rhythm game revealed on Friday the musical's main visual (pictured right) and the cast of the show. The Show By Rock!! Musical ~Tonaeru Kachikudomo! Crimson Falldown Revolution Apocalypse~ play will run at the Zepp Blue Theater Ropp...
1st Kizumonogatari Film's New Ad Streamed
Also: 2nd film's key visual revealed
― Aniplex began streaming a new commercial for the Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen (Blood and Iron) anime film to commemorate the film's opening in Japanese theaters on Friday. The film is listed with a runtime of 60 minutes. Aniplex of America will release the first film in theaters in the United States on February 26 under the title Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekkets...
3rd Season of Sailor Moon Crystal's Spring Premiere, New Staff Revealed
Chiaki Kon directs 3rd season with Akira Takahashi drawing character designs
― The official website for the Sailor Moon franchise revealed on Friday that the third season of the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal anime will premiere in spring, with a new director and character designer. Chiaki Kon (Nodame Cantabile: Paris, Junjō Romantica, Golden Time) will take over from Munehisa Sakai in directing...
Nitroplus Blasterz PS4/PS3 Game's Video Previews Ruili
Crossover fighting game for Nitroplus characters listed for January 26 in N. America
― North American publisher XSEED Games began streaming a character spotlight video for the Nitroplus Blasterz -HEROINES INFINITE DUEL- PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 fighting game on Thursday. The video previews the character Ruili, from the Nitroplus and Gen Urobuchi visual novel Kikokugai, showing some possible co...
Assassination Classroom 3DS Game Previewed in Ad
Game allowing players to be students in Class 3-E slated for March 24
― 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 commercial for the game on Thursday. The commercial shows some of the gameplay scenarios. The website previously streamed a promotiona...
Pandora in the Crimson Shell TV Anime's Ad Previews Opening Theme
Anime based on Masamune Shirow, Koushi Rikudou sci-fi manga premieres on Friday
― Kadokawa began streaming a 15-second commercial for the television anime adaptation of Masamune Shirow (Ghost in the Shell) and Koushi Rikudou's (Excel Saga) science-fiction manga Pandora of the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn (Kōkaku no Pandora - Ghost Urn) on Thursday. The commercial previews the anime's opening theme "hopen...
ERASED/Boku dake ga Inai Machi Anime to Portray Ending of Original Manga
Director Tomohiko Ito posted on the official Twitter account of the ERASED (Boku dake ga Inai Machi) anime on Thursday that the show will portray the original manga's ending, although the manga has not yet ended. The anime is listed with 12 episodes, and is slated to end on March 24. The May issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine (where the manga is serialized) is slated for March 4. The anime ada...
Kaz Hirai: 200 Developers Are Working on 'Probably About 100 or More Titles' for PlayStation VR
Also: Oculus Rift to ship in March for US$599
― The BBC News website posted a video interview with Sony Corporation President and CEO Kaz Hirai on Friday regarding the PlayStation VR. Hirai told BBC News, "We have more than 200 developers signed up for the PlayStation VR program who are working on probably about a hundred or more titles that will play on PlayStation VR." The interview took place at t...
Squid Girl/Shinryaku! Ika Musume Manga's 22nd Volume Will Be Last
Comedy manga's 21st volume shipped on Friday
― Manga creator Masahiro Anbe revealed in his 21st Shinryaku! Ika Musume (Squid Girl) manga volume on Friday that the manga's 22nd volume will be the last. The comedy manga follows a squid girl who vows to invade the beaches of mankind since humans have polluted the seas. However, her invasion is less than successful, and she ends up on dry land. Anbe laun...
Crunchyroll to Stream Please Tell Me! Galko Chan Anime
Anime based on Kenya Suzuki manga premieres Friday
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will begin streaming the Please Tell Me! Galko Chan (Oshiete! Galko-chan) television anime. The stream will premiere on Friday at 11:30 a.m. EST, the same time it premieres in Japan in Tokyo MX's "Ultra Super Anime Time" programming block. It will be available worldwide, except in...
Shimoneta Light Novel Series Listed as Ending in 11th Volume
Comedy set in a world that has banned crude language began in 2012
― Shogakukan's website is listing the upcoming 11th volume of Hirotaka Akagi's Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai (A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist) light novel series as the end of the story. The volume will ship on February 18. Akagi launched the light novel series with illustratio...
Crunchyroll to Stream GATE Anime's 2nd Season
Sequel covering the "Flame Dragon Arc" to premiere Friday
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will stream the second GATE (Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri) anime as it airs in Japan. The series will premiere on Friday, January 8 at 1:30 p.m. EST. The stream will be available in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Latin America...
Girls & Panzer Film Tops 800 Million Yen
Sold 548,583 tickets as of Wednesday, a month and a half after opening on November 21
― The Girls und Panzer film has sold 548,583 tickets for over 800 million yen (about US$7 million) as of Wednesday, January 6. It sold 31,451 tickets on January 2 and 3 during the extended New Year's holiday period — 192% more tickets than in the previous weekend. It earned 47,671,400 yen (US$406,000) this past week...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, December 21-27
Chibi Maruko-chan's 25th anniversary/film commemorative special tops list
― Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Chibi Maruko-chan Arigatō Anime 25 Shūnen & Eiga Kōkai Kinen Sakura Momoko Gendaku 1-jikan Special Fuji TV December 27 (Sun) 18:00 60 min. 10.4 One Piece Fuji TV December 27 (Sun) 09:30 30 min. 8.7 Dragon Ball Super Fuji TV December 27 (Sun) 09:00 30 min. 5.7 The File o...
Funimation to Launch Updated Streaming App, Add New Devices
Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, Windows 10 Universal apps slated for February
― Funimation Entertainment announced on Thursday that it is launching a revamped streaming service called FunimationNow in February. As part of the renewal, the FunimationNow app will launch on Apple TV, Amazon Fire TV, and Windows 10 Universal. Redesigned iOS, Android, and Kindle apps are also slated for February. Funimation wil...
Crunchyroll Adds Phantasy Star Online 2 Streaming
Series based on Sega's game to premiere streaming Friday
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will stream Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation, the television anime of Sega's Phantasy Star Online 2 (PSO2) role-playing game. The first episode will premiere on Friday, January 8 at 1:00 p.m., with subsequent episodes streaming at the same time each week. The stream will be available in the Unite...
Valkyrie Drive Franchise Gets New Web Manga
Valkyrie Drive Siren -Breakout- launched on Thursday
― Kadokawa's web comic service Comic Walker announced on Thursday that it will publish a new manga for Marvelous' Valkyrie Drive franchise. Azuse will draw the manga, titled Valkyrie Drive Siren -Breakout-. Comic Walker posted Chapter 0 in Japanese on Thursday. The series will also run on Kadokawa's web manga site Famitsu Comic Clear. Comic Walker ...
1st Digimon tri. Earns 229 Million Yen in 10 Theaters, Continues Run
Blu-ray/DVD shipped on December 18; 2nd film slated for March
― The first Digimon Adventure tri. film has sold 146,671 tickets in just 10 theaters for 229 million yen (about US$1.95 million) as of January 4. The film opened for a limited three-week run on November 21. However, due to the unexpected response from moviegoers, the film has continued to play. The film sold 36,000 tickets for 59 million y...
Site Briefly Lists Show By Rock!! Sequel Anime for April
Video game news website GameDeets listed the sequel anime for Sanrio's Show By Rock!! franchise with an April 2016 premiere in an article on Wednesday. The mention was later removed. Sanrio began distributing the original game developed by geechs for iOS and Android in 2012. The game is free to play, but has in-game items that can be purchased. The game inspired a 12-episode television anime serie...
Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai Live-Action Film's Trailer Previews Sexy Zone's Theme Song
Romantic comedy film based on Makino's manga premieres on January 27
― Japanese entertainment news website Cinema Today began streaming a trailer for the live-action film adaptation of Makino's Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai manga on Monday. The video features the film and live action drama's theme song, "Make my day" by idol group Sexy Zone. "Make my day" is the B-side track of Sexy Zone's ...
Tokyo Yamimushi -2nd Scenario- Pandora Sequel Manga Ends This Month
Yuuki Honda's sequel series inspired live-action film in April
― This year's second issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine (cover shown right) revealed on Friday that Yuuki Honda is ending the Tokyo Yamimushi -2nd Scenario- Pandora sequel manga in the magazine's next issue, which Hakusensha will publish on January 22. The final chapter will have a color opening page. The story of the sequel mang...
Sora no Manimani's Kashiwabara Launches BanG Dream! Manga
Manga based on Bushiroad multimedia project debuts in spring
― The February issue of Bushiroad's Monthly Bushiroad magazine (cover shown right) revealed on Friday that Mami Kashiwabara will launch a manga for Bushiroad's BanG Dream! mixed-media project in spring 2016. Kashiwabara will serialize the manga in Monthly Bushiroad. Bushiroad launched the BanG Dream! multimedia project in January 2015. Bush...
Corpse Party Live-Action Film Gets Sequel
Nogizaka46's Rina Ikoma once again stars in sequel based on horror game franchise
― The staff of the first live-action film adaptation of Team GrisGris and 5pb.'s Corpse Party horror game announced on Thursday that a sequel has been green-lit. The sequel will once again star Nogizaka46 member and former AKB48 member Rina Ikoma. Other confirmed returning cast members include Ryosuke Ikeoka, Nozomi Mae...
Tsuyoshi Yasuda's DAYS Soccer Manga Gets TV Anime
Sports series by Over Drive creator launched in 2013
― The cover of this year's seventh issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine (pictured at right) is announcing on January 13 that Tsuyoshi Yasuda's DAYS soccer manga is getting a TV anime adaptation. The issue will also feature a color opening page for the manga. The manga centers on two boys who were never meant to meet: Tsukushi Tsukamoto, who h...
Aiko Performs Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai Live-Action TV Show's Theme Song
2 TV ads streamed for series premiering on January 12
― TBS' official website for the live-action television adaptation of Aya Nakahara's Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai (Please Love the Useless Me) romantic comedy manga announced on Thursday that aiko (pictured at right) will perform the show's theme song "Motto" (More). The website also began streaming two 30-second TV ads last month for the se...
Hideo Kojima to be Inducted Into Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences Hall of Fame
Metal Gear series creator recently left Konami, launched new game studio
― The Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences announced on Tuesday that it will induct video game director and Metal Gear game series creator Hideo Kojima into its Hall of Fame at the 19th D.I.C.E Awards on February 18. Film director and screenwriter Guillermo del Toro will present the award to Kojima at the ceremony, which tak...
Legend of the Galactic Heroes Side Story Audiobook Reunites Original Cast
Julian no Iserlohn Nikki audiobook was released on January 2
― The audiobook version of Yoshiki Tanaka's Ginga Eiyū Densetsu Julian no Iserlohn Nikki (Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Julian's Iserlohn Diary) side-story novel reunites many of the original cast members of the Legend of the Galactic Heroes OVA series. New voice actors also appear in the audiobook for characters that did not appear in the...
Billy Bat Manga Enters Final Story Arc
Naoki Urasawa, Takashi Nagasaki's sci-fi mystery manga's 18th volume shipped in December
― Manga creators Naoki Urasawa and Takashi Nagasaki announced on Thursday in this year's sixth issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine that their Billy Bat manga has entered its final story arc. The manga's new chapter features a color opening page, and the manga is featured on the magazine's front cover (seen right...
Kamen Rider Battride War Genesis Game's Opening Video Previews Theme Song
Tourbillon performs "Colorless Images" song for game celebrating 45th franchise anniversary
― The official website of Bandai Namco Entertainment's Kamen Rider Battride War Genesis crossover game began streaming the opening video for the game on Thursday. The video features the game's theme song "Colorless Images" by Tourbillon. The game is slated for release on February 25 for the PlayStation 3, Play...
Splatoon Wii U Game Gets 2 Manga
Honobono Ika 4-Koma, Play Manga to launch in Weekly Famitsu
― Kadokawa's Famitsu.com website announced on Thursday that its Weekly Famitsu magazine will begin serializing two manga based on Nintendo's Splatoon Wii U shooter game. Kino Takahashi will launch the Honobono Ika 4-Koma manga, while different manga creators will contribute stories to Play Manga. Splatoon is a third-person-shooter game that ...
Hiroyuki Imaishi Directs Anime for 'Ultra Super Anime Time' Block in April
New anime to commemorate Trigger's 5th anniversary
― Studio Trigger announced on Thursday that Hiroyuki Imaishi (Kill la Kill, Gurren Lagann, Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt) is directing an original TV anime that will premiere in April on the "Ultra Super Anime Time" programming block. Trigger has launched a "luluco.tv" website for the new series that features the date April 1, 2016, and also featu...
Shaft's March comes in like a lion TV Anime Premieres in Fall
This year's second issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine is revealing on Friday that the television anime of Chika Umino's March comes in like a lion (Sangatsu no Lion) manga is slated to premiere in fall on NHK. The magazine also revealed that Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Bakemonogatari director Akiyuki Simbo is directing the anime at studio SHAFT. The story of the manga follows a solitary...
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Girls Beyond the Wasteland Anime
TV anime based on MinatoSoft game premieres on Thursday
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Wednesday that it licensed the television anime of the MinatoSoft game Girls Beyond the Wasteland (Shōjo-tachi wa Kōya o Mezasu or ~Girls beyond the youth KOYA~). The Winter anime "soon be available through select digital outlets, with a home video release to follow." In the story, Buntarō is a student who wants t...
Crunchyroll Confirms Ojisan and Marshmallow Anime Streaming
Media distribution service Crunchyroll confirmed on Wednesday that it will stream the television anime of Rekomaru Otoi's web manga Ojisan and Marshmallow (Ojisan to Marshmallow) as it airs in Japan. The stream will launch on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. EST, and will be available worlwide excluding Asia. The anime's official website lists Crunchyroll as being in charge of foreign business for the projec...
Comix Wave Films' Tabi Machi Late Show Anime Streams Promo
4-episode anime is part of Comix Wave's 3 series for Ultra Super Anime Time block
― The official Anime Bancho channel on YouTube posted a promotional video for the television anime series Tabi Machi Late Show on Wednesday. Tabi Machi Late Show will have a theme of "goodbyes and journeys," and will air four episodes, titled "Recipe," "Transistor Smartphone," "Natsu Matsuri" (Summer Festival), and "Clo...
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 28-January 3
One Piece, Assassination Classroom, Kimi ni Todoke, Attack on Titan, Kyō wa Kaisha Yasumimasu. in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 One Piece 80 1,844,838 2,118,662 2015/12 Shueisha Eiichiro Oda 1 2 2 Assassination Classroom 17 541,113 577,805 2015/12 Shueisha Yusei Matsui 2 2 3 Kimi ni Todoke 25 248,260 472,975 2015/1...
Japanese Comic Ranking, December 21-27
One Piece, Tokyo Ghoul:re, Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Kimi ni Todoke, The Seven Deadly Sins in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 One Piece 80 273,824 273,824 2015/12 Shueisha Eiichiro Oda 1 1 2 Tokyo Ghoul:re 5 270,046 614,235 2015/12 Shueisha Sui Ishida 1 2 3 Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun 7 267,710 267,710 2015/12 Square E...
Medarot/Medabots Girls Mission Game Announced for 3DS
Newest game in series will have two versions, all female cast
― Video game news source Famitsu revealed Rocket Company's new Nintendo 3DS game Medabots: Girls Mission (Medarot: Girls Mission) on Tuesday. The game will have two versions, Kabuto ver. and Kuwagata ver., both slated to ship on March 10 in Japan. The cast of the game will be entirely female. The story takes place at the Medabots competiti...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, December 28-January 3
Monster Hunter X remains at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: December 28-January 3 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 13DS Monster Hunter X (Including Bundled Editions) Capcom November 28 130,063 2,521,859 70 23DS Monster Strike Mixi December 17 91,572 699,436 3Wii U Splatoon Nintendo May 28 60,447 1,153,989 78 4Wii U Super Mario Maker (Including Bundled Ed...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, December 21-27
Mobile Suit Gundam Extreme Vs-Force, Medabots 9, Genei Ibun Roku #FE games debut
― Japan's Game Ranking: December 21-27 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 13DS Monster Hunter X (Including Bundled Editions) Capcom November 28 190,522 2,391,795 70 23DS Monster Strike Mixi December 17 169,961 607,863 33DS Yo-Kai Watch Busters Aka Neko-dan/Shiro Inu-tai L...
Crunchyroll to Stream Tabi Machi Late Show, Yamishibai 3 Anime
Both series of shorts to begin on Sunday
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will stream Tabi Machi Late Show and the third season of Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories. The Tabi Machi Late Show series of shorts will premiere on Sunday, January 10 at 11:50 a.m. EST. The stream will be available worldwide outside of Japan. Tabi Machi Late Show will have a theme of "goodbyes and journeys," and...
Sansha Sanyō Anime Casts Mai Kanazawa, Ayaka Imamura, Yū Wakui
Yasuhiro Kimura directs April comedy show at Doga Kobo
― The February issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Newtype magazine is publishing the main voice cast and color character designs for the television anime of Cherry Arai's Sansha Sanyō four-panel manga on Saturday. Mai Kanazawa will play Futaba Odagiri, Ayaka Imamura will play Teru Hayama, and Yū Wakui will play Yōko Nishikawa. The magazine also confirms...
Viz Media to Release Saving Life, Kannazuki no Miko Manga Digitally
1st volumes slated for this month
― Viz Media announced on Tuesday that it will release Mario Kaneda's Saving Life manga and Kaishaku's Kannazuki no Miko manga digitally. The first volume of Saving Life is slated for January 12, while Kannazuki no Miko is slated for January 26. Viz describes Saving Life: Haruhiko was born rich and grew up pampered. But when he can't take any more of his father's tyra...
Ōke no Monshō Stage Musical Adds 4 More Cast Members
Yusuke Yata, Shinichirō Kogure, Ayu Manaka, Ayu Izumo join cast
― The official website for the stage musical adaptation of Chieko Hosokawa's Ōke no Monshō (Crest of the Royal Family) shōjo manga < href="http://www.tohostage.com/ouke/" target="_blank">updated on Tuesday with four additional cast members. They are: Yusuke Yata (Prince of Tennis 2nd Season musical) as Ruka Shinichirō Kogure as Unas, a l...
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm's 'New vs Old' Trailer Showcases Boruto, Sarada
PS4/Xbox One/PC to ship in early February
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming a "new vs old" trailer for the upcoming Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (Naruto Shippūden Narutimate Storm 4) PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC game on Tuesday. The video features pre-order bonus characters Boruto and Sarada from Boruto -Naruto the Movie-, fighting against their predecessors from Nar...
Bodies Found At Home of Missing Final Fantasy XIV Heavensward Voice Actress
Sian Blake and 2 sons last seen December 13
― Police uncovered three bodies at the southeast London home of actress Sian Blake, 43, who has been missing with her two sons, Zachary, 8, and Amon, 4, since December 13. The bodies have not yet been formally identified. Police have begun a murder investigation Blake's partner and the boys' father, Arthur Simpson-Kent, spoke to the police on December 16 be...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, December 28-January 3
GameCenter CX sells 2,705, followed by One Piece, Kuroko's Basketball, SNAFU TOO, Hetalia
― GameCenter CX (Retro Game Master) DVD-Box 12 rose from #15 to #14 in its third week on the overall DVD chart. It added 2,705 copies to its total of 26,601. Rank Last Week Title Weekly Copies Total Copies Release Date Maker Artist/Category Highest Rank Weeks on Chart 1 5 Despicable Me Mini Movie Collection 500-...
3 New Yu-Gi-Oh! Games for Smartphones, 3DS, Console, PC Confirmed for Global Release
Duel Links in spring, 3DS game in summer, Online console/PC game in winter
― Konami Digital Entertainment B.V. confirmed on Wednesday that it is planning a global release for the three games that its parent company announced last month. Konami will release the first game, titled Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Links, for iOS and Android devices this spring. Yu-Gi-Oh! for Nintendo 3DS (working title) is slated for thi...
J.C. Staff Makes Flying Witch TV Anime for April
Heaven's Memo Pad's Katsushi Sakurabi directs, Noragami's Deko Akao scripts
― The February issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Newtype magazine is reporting on Saturday that the studio J.C. Staff is producing the television anime of Chihiro Ishizuka's Flying Witch manga for an April premiere. Katsushi Sakurabi (Gunparade March, Heaven's Memo Pad, Lunar Legend Tsukihime) is directing the anime off scripts by ...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, December 28-January 3
SNAFU TOO sells 7,736, followed by Love Live! film, Charlotte, Digimon tri., Owarimonogatari
― Rank Last Week Title Weekly Copies Total Copies Release Date Maker Artist/Category Highest Rank Weeks on Chart 1 - My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO! Vol. 6 (Limited First Edition) 7,736 7,736 15/12/29 MAV Animation 1 1 2 4 Minions Blu-ray+DVD Set 7,431 89,422 15/12/2 NUE Animation 1 5 3 3 Love Live! The S...
Mahiro Takasugi, Ryusei Yokohama Star in Yami Kariudo Stage Play
Play based on Iku Sakaguchi's 1988 action manga debuts on May 13
― A stage play adaptation of Iku Sakaguchi's Yami Kariudo (Dark Hunter) manga has been green-lit. The play will debut in Tokyo's Galaxy Theatre (Ginga Gekijō) on May 13, with runs in Kitakyushu and Osaka also planned. Mahiro Takasugi (Kamen Rider Gaim, seen right in below picture) will play the protagonist Takeshi Hazama, and Ryusei Yok...
Makoto Shinkai's She and Her Cat Short Gets TV Anime in March
Kana Hanazawa plays girl, Shintarō Asanuma plays cat in TV anime of 1999 short
― The February issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Newtype magazine is revealing on Saturday that Makoto Shinkai's She and Her Cat (Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko) anime short is inspiring a television anime titled Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko -Everything Flows-. The anime will premiere on the Ultra Super Anime Time programming block on Tok...
Sound! Euphonium Film Posts 15-Second Teaser
Ad for TV anime's Blu-ray/DVD release also streamed
― The official website of the Sound! Euphonium (Hibike! Euphonium) anime project began streaming a 15-second teaser for the upcoming Gekijō-ban Hibike! Euphonium ~ Kitauji Kōkō Suisōraku-Bu e Yōkoso~ (Sound! Euphonium the Movie: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band) anime film on Wednesday. Kumiko: I want to get better! I want to get bett...
Nintendo Announces, Releases Box Boy! Mō Hito-Hako Sequel
Sequel to platformer puzzle game available in 3DS eShop for 630 yen
― Nintendo announced and released Hako Boy! Mō Hito-Hako (Box Boy! One More Box) — a sequel to HAL Laboratory's 2016 Box Boy! platformer puzzle game — on the Japanese Nintendo 3DS eShop on Wednesday. The game is available for 630 yen (about US$5). Nintendo is streaming a preview video for the game, which previews the new ability in t...
Square Enix to Shut Down Shinra Technologies Cloud Platform Business
Company records "extraordinary loss" of 2 billion yen
― Square Enix announced on Tuesday that it will dissolve and liquidate both its New York-based Shinra Technologies, Inc. (STI) cloud platform operating business, as well as its Shinra Technologies Japan Co., Ltd. subsidiary in Japan. Square Enix cited STI's lack of success in attempting to raise funds for continued operation from third-party inves...
Live-Action Terraformars Film's Screenshot Shows Shun Oguri in Costume
Actor plays character Kō Honda in sci-fi film opening on April 29
― The staff for the live-action film of Kenichi Tachibana and Yū Sasuga's science-fiction manga Terraformars unveiled a production still on Wednesday. The still shows the character Kō Honda (Shun Oguri) in a Japanese slum in the year 2599, on his way to meet the crew of the BUGS2 spacecraft. The film will open in Japan on April 29, dur...
Crunchyroll to Stream Ōya-san wa Shishunki! Anime
TV anime of Rurū Minase's 4-panel comedy manga premieres Sunday
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced that it will stream the television anime of Rurū Minase's Ōya-san wa Shishunki! (Landlord is in Puberty) manga. The stream will premiere on Sunday, January 10 at 10:30 a.m. EST, and will be available worldwide except in Asia. The four-panel manga follows a protagonist who is living alone...
Netflix, Dreamworks' Deal Expands to Includes Voltron Reimagining
Guillermo del Toro-helmed series Trollhunters also revealed
― Netflix and Dreamworks Animation announced an expansion of their 2013 multi-year deal on Tuesday. The deal now includes new shows from Dreamworks Animation — particularly, a re-imagining of Voltron, and an original series titled Trollhunters from Guillermo del Toro, which Netflix describes as centering on a "fantastical world wrapped aroun...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 3-9
Mobile Suit Gundam - The Movie Trilogy, Dai - Shogun - Great Revolution anime; Honey So Sweet, Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Mobile Suit Gundam - The Movie Trilogy DVDPlease Sunrise US$49.99 January 5 Pet Shop of Horrors OVA DVD Sentai SelectsCite Sentai Filmworks US$19.98 January 5 Dai - Shogun - Great Revolu...
Garakowa -Restore the World- Film Gets English-Subtitled Screenings in 4 Japanese Theaters
English-subtitled screenings run from January 16-29, after January 9 opening
― Japanese entertainment company T-Joy announced that it will screen the Garakowa -Restore the World- anime film with English subtitles in four theaters in Japan from January 16-29. The film will screen in Tokyo's Shinjuku Wald 9, Osaka's Umeda Burg 7, Kyoto's T-Joy Kyoto, and Fukuoka's T-Joy Hakata theaters. The screening i...
Saki, Higurashi's PS Vita Developer Kaga Create Ceases Operations
Company's lack of growth in smartphone market cited for dissolution on December 31
― The official website of game developer Kaga Create announced on Tuesday that the company has been dissolved as of December 31. The staff thanked the users of its products throughout the years and offered to provide more information to creditors seeking remuneration. The notification cited Kaga Create's failure to cre...
My Love Story!! to Get English Dub
Sentai Filmworks announced on Tuesday that it will offer an English dub for the My Love Story!! (Ore Monogatari!!) anime. The series ran from April to September. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan, and Sentai Filmworks licensed the series for distribution in North America. Viz Media is publishing Kazune Kawahara and Aruko's shōjo romantic comedy manga in North America, and it des...
Crunchyroll to Stream Schwarzes Marken Anime
Muv-Luv Alternative spinoff premieres on Sunday
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will stream the television anime of the Muv-Luv Alternative spinoff novel Schwarzes Marken as it airs in Japan. The series will premiere on January 10 at 1:35 p.m. EST. The stream will be available worldwide outside of Asia. The anime's cast members — who are reprising their roles from the PC games — include: K...
Wagnaria!! Voice Actress Momoko Saito Announces Marriage
Manga creator Karino Takatsu draws picture as congratulations
― Voice actress Momoko Saito announced on her blog on Tuesday that she has gotten married. She describes her husband as a company employee who "looks like Drew Barrymore's ex-boyfriend" and is a "purely Japanese man." Saito's anime roles include Wagnaria!!'s Nazuna Takanashi, Mr Osomatsu's Hatabō, and Saki's Momoko Tôyoko. Wagnaria!! (Work...
Crunchyroll to Stream Myriad Colors Phantom World Anime
Kyoto Animation-produced series to premiere on Wednesday
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will stream the anime of Sōichirō Hatano's Myriad Colors Phantom World (Musaigen no Phantom World) novel. The stream will begin at 12:30 p.m. EST on Wednesday, January 6. The stream will be available worldwide outside of Asia, Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Lichtenstein, Luxembourg, and Aldo Adige. The...
Fire Emblem Fates Cut Scene Footage Previews Corrin's Choice
14-minute video streamed for upcoming 3DS games
― Video game news source Polygon began streaming 14 minutes of cut scene footage from Fire Emblem Fates on Tuesday. The footage is from the end of chapter five and beginning of chapter six, when the protagonist Corrin must choose whether to follow Nohr or Hoshido. The video contains spoilers for the game's chapter five. The Nintendo 3DS game will ship i...
PS4 Console Surpasses 35.9 Million Units Sold Worldwide
Sony Computer Entertainment announced on Tuesday that it has sold more than 5.7 million PlayStation 4 consoles worldwide over the 2015 holiday season, bringing the total number of units sold worldwide to 35.9 million. The holiday data was collected between November 23, 2015 and January 3, 2016 in Japan and Asia, and between November 22, 2015 and January 2, 2016 in North America, Europe, and Latin ...
Dear Boys Basketball Manga Gets 'Over Time' Epilogue Mini-Series
21st volume of Dear Boys Act 3 manga slated for February 17
― The February issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine announced on Wednesday that Hiroki Yagami will launch a new epilogue manga mini-series to his long-running Dear Boys manga in the magazine's next issue. The first chapter of the new Dear Boys Over Time manga will have a color opening page on February 5. The magazine further notes tha...
Natsume Ono's Futagashira Manga Gets 2nd Live-Action TV Season
Series based on historical manga premiered last June
― The official website of the live-action series of Natsume Ono's Futagashira manga announced with a visual that the show will get a second season. The story is set in the Edo period and centers around two men who have left their thieving ring, the "Akame Gang," to strike out on their own journey. Kenichi Matsuyama (live-action Death Note's L, live...
Shiho Sugiura's Fantasy Manga Shūten Unknown Ends
Manga's 5th volume slated for April
― The February issue of Mag Garden's Comic Garden magazine (cover shown right) published the final chapter of the Shūten Unknown (Last Stop Unknown) manga series by creator Shiho Sugiura (Koori no Mamono no Monogatari, Silver Diamond) on Tuesday. The magazine also notes that Mag Garden will publish the manga's fifth compiled book volume in April. The fantasy manga ...
Ojisan and Marshmallow Credits List Crunchyroll
The official website for the television anime of Rekomaru Otoi's web manga Ojisan and Marshmallow (Ojisan to Marshmallow) lists media distribution service Crunchyroll and Chinese streaming site bilibili as being in charge of foreign business for the project. Crunchyroll has not yet announced whether it will stream the anime. The story centers around Hige, an older man who loves marshmallows, and W...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, December 21-27
One Piece sells 8,788, followed by Kuroko's Basketball, GameCenter CX, Hetalia, STARMYU
― GameCenter CX (Retro Game Master) DVD-Box 12 dropped from #3 to #15 in its second week on the overall DVD chart. It added 4,241 copies to its total of 23,896. The K Part II Arousal of King stage play sold 1,258 copies to debut at #50. Rank Last Week Title Weekly Copies Total Copies Release Date Maker Artist/Cate...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, December 21-27
Owarimonogatari sells 20,708, followed by Aria box, Love Live! film, Is the Order a Rabbit??, Strike the Blood
― Yui Ogura's Live "Happy Jam" concert Blu-ray Disc sold 4,133 copies to rank #26 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. Rank Last Week Title Weekly Copies Total Copies Release Date Maker Artist/Category Highest Rank Weeks on Chart 1 - Owarimonogatari Vol. I/Ōgi Formula (Limited Complete Pressin...
Madoka Magica's Akiyuki Simbo Helms March comes in like a lion Anime at Shaft Studio
TV adaptation of Chika Umino's manga to premiere on NHK
― This year's second issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine is revealing on Friday that Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Bakemonogatari director Akiyuki Simbo is directing the television anime of Chika Umino's March comes in like a lion (Sangatsu no Lion) manga. Animation studio SHAFT is animating the show, and it will premiere on NHK. The sto...
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