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Naruto SUN Storm 4 Adds Naruto and Sasuke's Next Generation Appearances
Boruto -Naruto the Movie- designs added to PS4/Xbox One/PC game
― This year's seventh issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump will announce on Monday that the upcoming Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 (Naruto Shippūden Narutimate Storm 4) PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC game will add Naruto and Sasuke as they appear in Boruto -Naruto the Movie-. They join the same film's Boruto and Sarada, who...
One Piece: Burning Blood Game Adds Boa Hancock, Nico Robin, Nami, Perona
PS4/PS Vita/Xbox One game slated for release in 12 languages
― Note: Parts of the article below contain spoilers for scenes from the One Piece manga that have not yet been animated in the TV series. This year's seventh issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine will reveal Boa Hancock, Nico Robin, Nami, and Perona for the upcoming One Piece: Burning Blood PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Xbo...
Beyblade Burst TV Anime Premieres in April
Main characters also detailed for OLM-animated series
― The February issue of Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comics magazine (cover pictured at right) announced on Friday that the Beyblade Burst television anime will premiere in April. The issue also detailed two characters from the anime: Bart Aoi, a hot-blooded kid who loves to attack and wields a Beyblade named Valkyrie; and Shū Kurenai, an elite Blader w...
Hatsune Miku Project DIVA X Game Previews 4 Songs in Video
Rhythm action game ships on PS Vita on March 24, on PS4 this fall
― Sega began streaming a new video on Thursday for its rhythm game Hatsune Miku Project Diva X. The video previews the following songs and module costumes: "Calc." by JimmyThumb-P (featuring module Engage by toi8) "Babylon" by Tohma (featuring module Chopstick by Nagimiso) "Streaming Heart" by DECO*27 (featuring module Vantage Heart by...
Kono Danshi, Mahō ga Oshigoto Desu. Anime's Promo Video Previews Cast
Shouta Aoi performs theme song for 4-episode series premiering on February 5
― The official website for Soubi Yamamoto's Kono Danshi, Mahō ga Oshigoto Desu. (This Boy, Works With Magic) television anime series posted a promotional video on Thursday. The video features Shouta Aoi's theme song "Kimi no Kotoba" (Your Words.) Aoi also composed the music and wrote the lyrics to the song. The anime will be...
Ghibli's When Marnie Was There Anime Nominated for Oscar
Competes with Anomalisa, Boy & the World, Inside Out, Shaun the Sheep for Best Animated Feature
― Directors Guillermo del Toro and Ang Lee announced on Thursday that the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has nominated Studio Ghibli's When Marnie Was There for the Animated Feature Film category of the 88th Academy Awards. It is competing against Anomalisa, Boy and the World, Inside Out, and ...
My Hero Academia Anime Casts Aoi Yūki, Ryou Hirohashi
TV anime adaptation of Kōhei Horikoshi's superhero manga premieres in April
― This year's seventh issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is announcing on Monday that Aoi Yūki will voice Tsuyu Asui, and Ryou Hirohashi will voice Minoru Mineta in the television anime of Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) manga. The magazine is also showing the character design for both ...
Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto Manga Gets TV Anime This Spring
Final volume in award-winning comedy series ships on Friday
― The wraparound jacket band on the fourth and final volume of Nami Sano's Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto (Sakamoto desu ga?) manga (volume cover pictured at right) is revealing on Friday that the manga is getting a TV anime adaptation this spring. The anime will air on TBS and BS-TBS. The story follows the daily life of the "coolest" high ...
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone PS4 Game Listed With 213 Tracks
A screenshot of the Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Future Tone PlayStation 4 game posted on Wednesday by Naka no Hito (1-gō) — the "semi-official" Twitter account of Sega's Team Project DIVA team — listed the game with 213 music tracks, the most in Sega's Project DIVA series. The game is a port of the Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade games to the PS4, and will debut this year. Sega announced the game...
Nitroplus Blasterz PS4/PS3 Game's Videos Previews Ignis, Ethica
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 Monday and Wednesday. The videos preview the characters Ignis, from the Nitroplus visual novel Jingai Makyō, and Ethica, from Tokyo Ne...
Libra of the Vampire Princess Visual Novel Kickstarter Reaches Goal
1st stretch goal of US$137,000 aims to release a mini-episode
― The international licensing and translation group Mikandi Japan and XERO reached their Kickstarter campaign goal on Thursday to localize the Libra of the Vampire Princess (Kyūketsu-hime no Libra) visual novel. As of press time, the campaign has raised US$125,181 with five days to go. The companies launched the campaign on December 13 see...
PlayStation 4 Gets Limited Edition 'Yakuza Kiwami' Model
Model will ship alongside Yakuza Kiwami game on January 21
― The official Japanese PlayStation blog announced on Thursday that Sony will release a special "Yakuza Kiwami" model of the PlayStation 4 console that will celebrate the release of Sega's Ryū ga Gotoku Kiwami (Yakuza Kiwami) game. The bundle will include the special PS4 unit in either Jet Black or Glacier White colors, a laser-etched Yakuza ...
Monster Hunter Stories RPG's 2nd Promo Video Introduces Main Characters
3DS game shipping this year is also inspiring TV anime
― Capcom's official website for the Monster Hunter Stories role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS began streaming the game's second promotional video on Wednesday. The video introduces the main characters: The unnamed male or female protagonist, who is a novice Rider who has interest in the outside world, and who sets off on a journey with Nabiru...
Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Game Delayed to March 24
The official website of Koei Tecmo Games' Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 PS4/PS Vita game announced on Wednesday that the game's release date has been moved from February 25 to March 24. Koei Tecmo Games stated that it delayed the game to increase the game's quality. Koei Tecmo will publish the game exclusively in Japan and Asia for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. Tecmo released the Dead or Alive ...
Newspaper: 4 SMAP Members to Leave Agency After Manager's Resignation
Newspaper cites conflict between manager, agency VP as reason for breakup
― The Nikkei Asian Review website confirmed on Thursday an earlier report that male idol group SMAP members Masahiro Nakai (43), Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (41), Goro Inagaki (42), and Shingo Katori (38) are in talks to leave the Johnny & Associates talent agency, with only Takuya Kimura (43) staying with the agency. The report noted th...
NisiOisin Writes 2 More Monogatari Series 'Off-Season' Books in 2016
Nademonogatari, Musubimonogatari books revealed
― Wazamonogatari, the second light novel volume in the "Off Season" of NisiOisin's Monogatari Series, revealed on Thursday that NisiOisin is writing two more novels for the "Off Season" titled Nademonogatari and Musubimonogatari. Both novels are slated for this year, but the novel did not note the order of their release. The Monogatari Series of light n...
Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia Confirmed as TV Anime
Masamune Huji's story centers on boy who enrolls in academy due to his ability to power up girls
― Light novel author Masamune Kuji revealed on his official Twitter account on Thursday that the anime adaptation of his Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia (Masō Gakuen H x H) light novel series will be a television anime. The light novel series centers around Kizuna Hida, who visits the strategic def...
Girls & Panzer Film Briefly Listed With Immersive 4DX Screenings
The official website of the Japanese cinema chain Aeon Cinema briefly listed 4DX showings for the Girls und Panzer anime film, starting on February 20 in the Minato Mirai theater in Yokohama, and the Shijonawate theater in Osaka. The listing has since been removed. The official Twitter account commented after receiving inquiries that it is in the process of modifying the theater list, and asked fa...
Tales of Symphonia RPG's Trailer Reveals February Launch on PC
Steam version of 2003 GameCube game slated for February 2
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming a launch trailer for its PC release of the Tales of Symphonia role-playing game on Wednesday. The video reveals the game's release date of February 2. Namco Bandai Games released the original Tales of Symphonia game on the Nintendo GameCube in 2003. Namco Bandai Games released the sequel, Ta...
Japanese Comic Ranking, January 4-10
Blue Exorcist, One Piece, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Gintama, Nisekoi in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Blue Exorcist 16 364,179 366,193 2016/01 Shueisha Kazue Kato 1 1 2 One Piece 80 320,870 2,439,532 2015/12 Shueisha Eiichiro Oda 1 3 3 Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma 16 313,822 314,965 2016/01 Shueisha Story: Yūto ...
Crunchyroll Adds Princess Nine Anime Series, Toward the Terra Film to Catalog
Both anime to begin streaming today
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it is adding Princess Nine television series and Toward the Terra film to its catalog in the United States and Canada through Nozomi Entertainment. Princess Nine will be available at 6:00 p.m. EST and Toward the Terra will be available at 8:00 p.m. EST on Wednesday. The 26-episode Princess Nine sp...
Caitlynn French, Luci Christian Star in HaNaYaMaTa English Dub
Monica Rial, Cynthia Martinez, Carli Mosier, more in cast
― Sentai Filmworks announced the English dub cast for the HaNaYaMaTa anime on Wednesday. The cast, under ADR director Christopher Ayres, includes: Caitlynn French as Naru Sekiya Luci Christian as Hana N. Fountainstand Monica Rial as Yaya Sasame Cynthia Martinez as Tami Nishimikado Carli Mosier as Machi Tokiwa Molly Searcy as Sally-sensei John ...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, January 4-10
Monster Hunter X remains at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: January 4-10 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 13DS Monster Hunter X (Including Bundled Editions) Capcom November 28 65,227 2,587,086 74 23DS Monster Strike Mixi December 17 38,795 738,231 3Wii U Splatoon Nintendo May 28 28,945 1,182,934 79 4Wii U Super Mario Maker (Including Bundled Editions) Ni...
The GazettE Band Launches World Tour With N. American Concerts in April, May
Tour will also travel to Taiwan, China, Europe
― Japanese rock band the GazettE announced on Thursday that it will launch a world tour in April, which will travel to the Americas, Taiwan, China, and Europe. The tour will launch with the American leg at the following venues: April 15 - Teatro Metropolitan, Mexico City, Mexico April 20 - Teatro Vorterix, Buenos Aires, Argentina April 22 - Audio Club, S...
New Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! TV Drama's Opening Streamed
Boys and Men idol group perform theme song, play characters for series premiering Thursday
― Kodansha began streaming the opening sequence for the live-action television drama adaptation of Yumiko Suzuki's Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! (I Am Reiko Shiratori!) love comedy manga on Wednesday. The video features the theme song "Wanna be!" by Boys and Men. The drama will premiere in Japan on Thursday. Ko...
King of Fighters Animated Adaptation Premiering Q1 2016 on Streaming Services
Chinese website Tencent Games reported that Chinese game publisher 37Games' planned animated adaptation of SNK Playmore's The King of Fighters fighting game series is slated to premiere on streaming sites and services sometime in the first quarter of 2016 (April-June). A live-action adaptation is also being planned. The company announced that both adaptations will be primarily targeted to Japanese...
Live-Action Wolf Girl & Black Prince Film Adds 3 More Cast Members
Riria Kojima, Rena Takeda, Ikumi Hisamatsu join cast of May film
― This year's second issue of Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine revealed three more cast members for the live-action film adaptation of Ayuko Hatta's Wolf Girl & Black Prince (Ōkami Shōjo to Kuro Ōji) shōjo manga on Wednesday. The new cast includes: Riria Kojima as Namie Rena Takeda as Mayu Ikumi Hisamatsu as Miho The official site ...
KonoSuba: God's Blessing on This Wonderful World Listed With 11 Episodes
A flyer distributed at the TIFFCOM event last October listed the television anime of Natsume Akatsuki's KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world!! (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o!) light novels with 11 episodes. The popular "alternate world home comedy" centers around Kazuma Satō, a hikikomori (shut-in) die-hard fan of games, anime, and manga. A traffic accident brings his disappoin...
Saint Seiya Next Dimension Manga's New Season Enters Final Arc
Manga returned from nearly 2-year hiatus in December
― This year's seventh issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion magazine revealed on Thursday that Masami Kurumada's Saint Seiya: Next Dimension - The Myth of Hades manga will enter the final story arc for its current story "season" starting in the series' next chapter, which Akita Shoten will publish on January 21. After finishing the manga's...
Star Ocean 5 RPG's Character Video Introduces Fidel Camuze
PS3/PS4 game slated for March 31
― Square Enix began streaming a character introduction video for tri-Ace's Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness role-playing game on Wednesday. The video introduces the character Fidel Camuze, and shows some of the story events and combat. The game's official website previously streamed the game's second trailer, which previews the game's theme song "Astra Nova" ...
Hyrule Warriors Legends Video Shows Characters, Story Mode
3DS Musou-style game ships in Japan on January 21
― Koei Tecmo Games began streaming a gameplay introduction video on Wednesday for Hyrule Warriors Legends (Zelda Musou: Hyrule All-Stars), the Nintendo 3DS edition of the Wii U game Hyrule Warriors (Zelda Musou). The video features game producer Yōsuke Hayashi and voice actress Ruriko Aoki previewing some of the game's characters and story mode. The g...
Dragon Quest Builders Gets PS4/PS Vita Demo in Japan on January 22
Square Enix announced during its Dragon Quest 30th Anniversary Project Presentation on Wednesday that its Dragon Quest Builders: Alfegard o Fukatsu Se yo game will get a demo on January 22. The demo will be available on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. Square Enix did not announce a demo for the PlayStation 3. Save data from the demo will not carry over to the main game. Square Enix will re...
Dragon Quest XI Release Anticipated Between May 2016 & May 2017
Dragon Quest series creator Yuji Horii revealed during Square Enix's Dragon Quest 30th Anniversary Project Presentation on Wednesday that he is aiming to release the Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki wo Motomete (Dragon Quest XI: In Search of Departed Time) role-playing game within the series' 30th anniversary, which is between May 27, 2016 and May 27, 2017. Square Enix will release the game on th...
Dragon Quest Heroes II Game Slated for May 27 in Japan
Square Enix announced during its Dragon Quest 30th Anniversary Project Presentation on Wednesday that it will release its Dragon Quest Heroes II: Futago no Ō to Yogen no Owari (Dragon Quest Heroes II: The Twin Kings and the End of the Prophecy) action game for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PS Vita on May 27. Dragon Quest series game designer Yuji Horii has stated that the game will have a diff...
Kizumonogatari Opens at #3 Below Star Wars, Yo-kai Watch
Orange, Chibi Maruko-chan rank #4, #10; Girls & Panzer, Kamen Rider drop off chart
― Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen, the first film in the trilogy adapting NisiOisin's light novel of the same name, opened at #3 at the Japanese box office this past weekend. It sold 243,702 tickets for 322,509,300 yen (about US$2.737 milllion) in 108 theaters by the end of the extended three-day holiday weekend. During...
Blade of the Immortal Stage Play Reveals Additional Cast (Updated)
Ryotaro Okiayu, Subaru Kimura, Ryusei Nakao, others join cast of February play
― The official website for Gekidan Herohero Q Company revealed additional cast members for the stage play of Hiroaki Samura's Blade of the Immortal "neo period drama" manga on Tuesday. The additional cast includes: Ryotaro Okiayu (Bleach's Byakuya Kuchiki, Love Hina's Kentaro Sakata) and Shoji Yuda as Kozue Subaru Kimura (...
NHK Confirms Ongoing Talks on SMAP Idol Group's Possible Breakup
Johnny & Associates attorney: "Discussions & negotiations ... still ongoing" without final decision
― An attorney representing the Johnny & Associates talent agency confirmed with NHK News Web on Wednesday that some members of the male idol group SMAP are considering leaving the talent agency. According to the attorney, "It is true that discussions and negotiations regarding some members leaving are ...
Crunchyroll Adds Ristorante Paradiso, Sweet Blue Flowers Anime to Catalog
Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it has added the Ristorante Paradiso and Sweet Blue Flowers (Aoi Hana) anime to its catalog. Both anime are available to users in the United States and Canada. In addition, Crunchyroll is streaming the Divine Gate and Luck & Logic anime for users in Spain and Portugal. New episodes of Divine Gate will be available every Friday, while...
24th Power Rangers Season Is Power Rangers Ninja Steel
Premieres in 2017, after Dino Super Charge premieres January 30 with 10-Ranger team
― Video game news source IGN confirmed on Tuesday that the 24th season of the Power Rangers franchise will be titled Power Rangers Ninja Steel. Ninja Steel will premiere in 2017. Saban Brands filed a trademark for the name on January 4. Before Ninja Steel, the upcoming Power Rangers Dino Super Charge season will premi...
3 Magazines Order New Print Runs After Including Mr. Osomatsu Bonuses
2nd half of anime comedy series premiered on Monday
― Shufu-to-Seikatsu Sha Ltd., Gakken, and Tokuma Shoten have ordered a second print run for the newest issues of their PASH!, Otomedia, and Animage magazines, respectively, as all issues sold out. All three magazines had content relating to the Mr. Osomatsu (Osomatsu-san) television anime series. The February issue of PASH! magazine shipped last Sat...
Pacific Rim Theme Park Attraction Opens in Vallejo, California
Amusement park corporation Six Flags Entertainment Corp. announced on Saturday that it is opening an attraction based on Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim film at Six Flags Discovery Kingdom in Vallejo, California. The "Pacific Rim 5D" attraction uses the SimEx-Iwerks Turbo Theater, which has been unused since 2008. It features a combination of stereoscopic 3D footage with motion-based seats and wa...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, January 10-16
Noein anime; My Monster Secret manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Argevollen Collection 2 BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$59.98 January 12 Argevollen Collection 2 DVDCite Sentai Filmworks US$49.98 January 12 Etotama Collector's Edition BD+DVD + CD 2AnimeNewsNetwork PONYCAN USA US$89.98 January 12 Noein The Complete Series BD+DVD Limited EditionPlease Funimation Enter...
Newspaper: SMAP Idol Group to Break Up After More Than 25 Years
4 of 5 members to leave Johnny & Associates talent agency
― The Nikkan Sports newspaper reported on Tuesday that the male idol group SMAP will break up. Four of the five members — Masahiro Nakai (43), Tsuyoshi Kusanagi (41), Goro Inagaki (42), and Shingo Katori (38) — will leave Johnny & Associates talent agency. Only Takuya Kimura (43) will remain. The timing of the break-up has not yet been confirm...
Crunchyroll to Stream KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world! Anime
Alternate world fantasy series to premiere on Wednesday
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will stream the television anime of Natsume Akatsuki's KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world!! (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o!) light novels as it airs in Japan. The stream will begin on Wednesday, January 13 at 1:35 p.m. EST. The stream will be available wo...
Pokémon Red/Blue/Yellow Games Get 3DS, 2DS Bundles for 20th Anniversary
Franchise anniversary celebration also includes film re-releases, rare pokémon distribution
― The Pokémon Company International announced on Tuesday that it will offer bundled consoles for its digital release of Pokémon Red, Pokémon Blue, and Pokémon Yellow. In North America, the company will release a New Nintendo 3DS with two sets of cover plates featuring Charizard and Blastoise. This system will ...
'The File of Young Kindaichi Returns' Anime Enters 'Legend of Snow Demon' Arc
Manga's "Hitogatajima Murder Case" arc ends
― This year's seventh issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine (cover pictured at right) revealed on Wednesday that the second season of The File of Young Kindaichi Returns television anime will begin airing the "Legend of Snow Demon Murder Case" story arc on January 23. The story arc appeared in the original manga's first and second volume. The magazine ...
One Piece/Ginga e Kickoff's Uda Helms DAYS Soccer Anime at MAPPA
Sports series by Over Drive creator launched in 2013
― This year's seventh issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine revealed the staff and a key visual for the upcoming television anime of Tsuyoshi Yasuda's DAYS soccer manga on Wednesday. Kônosuke Uda (One Piece, Ginga e Kickoff!!, Majin Bone) is directing the anime at MAPPA (Terror in Resonance, Rage of Bahamut Genesis). Kazuto Nakazawa (El-Hazard...
Guillermo del Toro: Pacific Rim 2 Sequel Is 'Still Going'
Director Guillermo del Toro posted on his Twitter account on Monday that production on the sequel to his Pacific Rim film is "still going," and that he will "remain w [sic] it in one way or another!" The director previously stated last September that, "As far as I'm concerned, [the Pacific Rim sequel is] not gone." Chinese company Dalian Wanda Group purchased a majority stake in Legendary Entertai...
Itazura na Kiss Shōjo Romantic Comedy Manga Gets 2nd Live-Action Film
Kanta Satō, Reina Bisa reprise roles in Campus-Hen sequel set in college
― The second live-action film adaptation of Kaoru Tada's shōjo romantic comedy manga Itazura na Kiss has been green-lit for release this year. The title of the new film is Itazura na Kiss The Movie Part 2 Campus-Hen (Mischievious Kiss the Movie Part 2: Campus Arc). In this sequel to last fall's Itazura na Kiss the Movie ~High Sc...
Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons Marks 20th Anniversary With New 3DS Game
Latest farming simulator set in 3 different towns with female or male protagonist
― Kadokawa's Weekly Famitsu Magazine is reporting on Thursday that the Bokujō Monogatari (Harvest Moon or Story of Seasons) farming simulator franchise from Marvelous is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year with a new game for the Nintendo 3DS. The title of the game is Bokujō Monogatari: Mitsu no Sato no Taisetsu ...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, January 4-10
Dempagumi Inc. sells 3,409, followed by Kamen Rider Drive, GameCenter CX, One Piece, Kenichi Suzumura & Hiroshi Kamiya
― The Dempagumi Inc. idol group's World Tour 2015 in Fujiyama debuted at #4 on the overall DVD chart with 3,409 copies. Kamen Rider Drive Surprise Feature Collector's Pack landed at #13 with 2,063 copies. GameCenter CX (Retro Game Master) DVD-Box 12 dropped from #14 to #23 in its fou...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, January 4-10
Kamen Rider Kuuga box 1 sells 6,059, followed by Dempagumi Inc, Love Live film, Kamen Rider Drive, Tamayura
― Kamen Rider Kuuga Blu-ray Box 1 sold 6,059 copies to debut at #3 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. The Dempagumi Inc. idol group's World Tour 2015 in Fujiyama also debuted at #4 with 4,962 copies. Kamen Rider Drive Surprise Feature Collector's Pack landed at #8 with 3,371 copies. The Blu-ray...
Hauchika: Haruta & Chika Listed With 12 Episodes
A flyer distributed at the TIFFCOM event last October listed the television anime of Sei Hatsuno's HaruChika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru novel series with 12 episodes. The anime premiered on January 6, and Funimation Entertainment is streaming the series as it airs in Japan. The original novels revolve around two high school students named Haruta and Chika, who are members of a concert band t...
Prince of Stride Alternative Listed With 12 Episodes
A flyer distributed at the TIFFCOM event last October listed Prince of Stride Alternative, the television anime of Kadokawa's Prince of Stride otome game, with 12 episodes. The series premiered on January 5. Funimation Entertainment is streaming the series as it airs in Japan. Shūji Sogabe [FiFS] is credited with the original design works for the series. Kanako Nono [FiFS] is credited with the ori...
Hatsune Miku Project Diva X's Theme Song, Designs, Game Mechanics Revealed
Ryo (supercell) composes "Tsumi no Namae" theme song for PS Vita/PS4 rhythm game
― Sega revealed the theme song and gameplay details for its upcoming rhythm game Hatsune Miku Project Diva X on Tuesday. Musician Ryo (supercell) composed the song "Tsumi no Namae" (The Name of Sin) as the opening theme song for the game. The game will feature a "Live Quest Mode," where players can tackle both Area Quest...
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Battle Video Features Hinata, Sakura vs. Naruto, Sasuke
PS4/Xbox One/PC to ship in early February
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a battle video 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 Sakura and Hinata fighting Naruto and Sasuke, all portrayed as they appear in The Last -Naruto the Movie- anime film. Naruto Shippūden: U...
Monogatari Series' Theme Song Compilation Ranks #1 With 66,000
Album set gets N. American release on January 18
― UTAMONOGATARI –MONOGATARI SERIES THEME SONGS COMPILATION ALBUM- — the album set that collects the theme songs used in the various anime adaptations of NisiOisin's Monogatari Series light novels — sold about 66,000 copies in its debut week, and topped the Oricon weekly album chart. The album set shipped in Japan on January 6. The limited edition set c...
1st Kizumonogatari Film's US Theaters, Dates Listed
Also: Aniplex to release Monogatari Series OST
― Aniplex of America announced the theater times and locations for its theatrical screening of Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu with English subtitles. The theaters showing the film are: Tempe, AZ: Harkins Theatres - Valley Art (February 26-March 3) Los Angeles, CA: Downtown Independent (February 26, 27) Sacramento, CA: Tower Theater (March 1, 5) San Dieg...
One-Punch Man Ranks #3 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan December List
3 volumes of One-Punch Man, 4 volumes of Tokyo Ghoul rank
― The first volume of ONE and Yuusuke Murata's One-Punch Man manga ranked #3 on the Nielsen BookScan's Top 20 list for December. The second and third volumes ranked #12 and #15, respectively. Four volumes of Sui Ishida's Tokyo Ghoul manga also ranked in the top 20: the first volume ranked #6, the fourth volume debuted at #9, the third volume r...
Makoto Kobayashi, Minoru Furuya Launch New Series For Evening Magazine's 15th Anniversary
Shigeyuki Fukumitsu, Kōta Matsuda also launch new series
― This year's third issue of Kodansha's bi-weekly Evening magazine (issue cover pictured at right) revealed on Tuesday that Makoto Kobayashi (What's Michael?, Judo Bu Monogatari) and Minoru Furuya (Himizu, Ping Pong Club) are launching new manga in the magazine for its 15th anniversary. Evening is celebrating its 15th anniversary by launching "...
Fan Translation Group Receives Cease and Desist for Starry Sky Patch
Fan translation group Otomegirlkawaii announced on Tuesday that it received a cease and desist notice allegedly from game publisher Asgard, and so will discontinue work on its English patch for otome visual novel Starry Sky ~In Summer~ for PlayStation Portable. The group also temporarily suspended work Black Wolves Saga and Ken ga Kimi. JAST USA head Peter Payne explained in 2014 that it is unlike...
Bloody Cross' Shiwo Komeyama Launches New Manga in February
Komeyama ended Bloody Cross manga in July
― The February issue of Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine (issue cover pictured at right) announced on Tuesday that Bloody Cross' Shiwo Komeyama's new manga Umeidō Hiyo to Danna-sama no Yabō (Hiyo Umeidō and Master's Ambition) will launch in the magazine's March issue on February 12. The first chapter will feature a full-color center page. Komeyama...
Chinese Site: The King of Fighters Gets Animated, Live-Action Adaptations
Chinese website Tencent Games reported that Chinese game publisher 37Games announced plans for animated and live-action adaptations of SNK Playmore's The King of Fighters game series on Friday. The company announced that both adaptations will be primarily targeted to Japanese, Korean, and Southeast Asian markets, but it is also planning a North American release. 37Games acquired the majority stake...
Maoh: Juvenile Remix's Osuga Ends Vanilla Fiction Manga
Manga will end in Monthly Shonen Sunday on February 12
― The February issue of Shogakukan's Gessan (Monthly Shonen Sunday) magazine revealed on Tuesday that Megumi Osuga, the artist of the Maoh: Juvenile Remix and Waltz manga, will end her latest series Vanilla Fiction in the March issue of the magazine on February 12. Osuga began the series in Monthly Shonen Sunday in August 2012. Shogakukan publish...
Crunchyroll to Stream Mahou Shoujo Nante Mouiidesukara Comedy Anime
Stream premieres today
― Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it will stream the TV anime adaptation of Sui Futami's Mahou Shoujo Nante Mouiidesukara (Mahō Shōjo Nante Mō Ii Desu Kara., or "I've Had Enough of Being a Magical Girl") comedy manga anime as it airs in Japan. The stream will premiere on Monday, January 11 at 1:30 p.m. EST. The stream will be available in the United States, Canada, Latin A...
Samurai Deeper Kyo's Kamijyō Ends Tansansuibu Music Manga
Music manga launched in Evening magazine in May 2014
― This year's third issue of Kodansha's Evening magazine announced on Tuesday that Samurai Deeper Kyo's Akimine Kamijyō's latest manga Tansansuibu will end in the magazine's fourth issue, out on January 26. Kamijyō launched the manga in Evening in May 2014, and Kodansha published the manga's fourth volume (pictured at right) in August. The manga ma...
Love Live! Sunshine!! Idols Join School Idol Festival Game App
New 9-girl idol group Aqours get own regular Niconico Live program on January 22
― The Love Live! Sunshine!! project's live-streamed special announced on Monday that the project's idol group Aqours will join the Love Live! School Idol Festival game app. Aqours' songs will join the smartphone game's regular lineup as they come out, starting this summer. In addition, the game will start a newly created...
Natsume Ono's Futagashira Manga Ends in 7th Volume This Fall
Manga based in Edo period received live-action adaptation last year, 2nd season green-lit
― The sixth volume of Natsume Ono's Futagashira manga announced that the manga will end with its seventh volume this fall. Shogakukan released the sixth volume on Tuesday. A live-action adaptation of the manga ran from June to July last year on the WOWOW channel. A second season was announced on January 5. The s...
Love Live! Sunshine!! Idol Project Gets TV Anime This Summer
Aqours group's 2nd single to ship on April 27
― The live-streamed "Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours Niconico Live Extracurricular Activity ~First Heart-Pounding Live Broadcast!~" announced on Monday that a television anime adaptation of the Love Live! Sunshine!! project has been green-lit for this summer. The live stream also announced that a second single for the project's new nine-girl idol group Aqour...
Tōken Ranbu Stage Play's Cast Unveiled
Play will debut in Tokyo on May 3, and in Osaka on May 17
― The staff of the stage play adaptation of DMM's Tōken Ranbu online browser game revealed the play's cast on Thursday. Yoshihide Sasaki as Sōza Samonji Taishi Sugie as Namazuo Tōshirō Teruma as Kōsetsu Samonji Takeru Naya as Sayo Samonji Keisuke Higashi as Shokudaikiri Mitsutada Hiroki Suzuki as Mikazuki Munechika Yoshihiro Aramaki as Yamanba...
Arc the Lad PS2 Game Arrives on PS4 on Tuesday
Sony's PlayStation Blog reported on Sunday that the Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits role-playing game for the PlayStation 2 will arrive on the PlayStation 4 on Tuesday. Arc the Lad: Twilight of the Spirits originally shipped in Japan and North America in 2003 and in Europe at the beginning of 2004. Sony describes the story: For years, the Humans and the Deimos have been at war in their strugg...
EVE Burst Error R Listed With April 28 Release Date
The online database of Kadokawa's Famitsu magazine lists the release date of the EVE Burst Error R visual novel remake as April 28. Famitsu lists the game with both a standard edition and a limited first print edition for the PlayStation Vita with a cost of 7,344 yen (about US$62) and 8,424 yen (about US$71), respectively. The game is officially slated for 2016 on the PC and PlayStation Vita. El D...
Uta Pri Island Smartphone App Ends Service in March
Game allowing players to build relationship with Uta no Prince-sama characters launched in 2014
― Broccoli announced on the official website for its Uta Pri Island smartphone app on Friday that it will end service for the app on March 31 at 1:59 p.m. Players are free to use any acquired Jewels until then, although players may also receive refunds for purchased Jewels. Players will no longer be able t...
Saban Trademarks 'Ninja Steel' Name
Saban Brands filed an application on January 4 to trademark the name "Ninja Steel." Toei's currently-running ninja-themed Shuriken Sentai Ninninger series premiered in February 2015, and marks the 40th anniversary of Toei's Super Sentai franchise. The story takes place after The Last Ninjer sealed away all the yōkai in the world. This lasted until The Last Ninjer's death, when the yōkai returned. ...
Heavy Object/A Certain Magical Index Creator to Launch New Novel
Novel illustrated by Mahaya about strongest swordswoman ships on March 10
― Japanese publisher Dengeki Bunko is listing a new light novel by Kazuma Kamachi titled Saikyō o Kojiraseta Level Counter Stop Ken Seijo Beatrice no Jakuten Sono Na wa "Buu Buu" (The Name of the Weakness That Has Aggravated the Strongest Max Level Sword Holy Woman Beatrice, is "Buu Buu"). The novel is slated to ship on March 1...
Singer DAIGO, Actress Keiko Kitagawa Announce Marriage
Couple had revealed their engagement in October
― Singer and BREAKERZ band member DAIGO (Daigo Naitō) revealed on his blog that he and actress Keiko Kitagawa entered their names into a family register on Monday, effectively announcing that they have gotten married. Daigo added in the blog, "from now on the two of us want to build a rock-and-wish home where we won't be able to suppress our fun, smilin...
Zag CEO: Miraculous Ladybug Has 2D Original Animation Video in Development
Project about Paris-based superhero team originally announced with 2D video in 2012
― Zag Entertainment founder, CEO, and producer Jeremy Zag confirmed last month that Zag Entertainment and Toei Animation are co-producing a 2D-animated OVA for its Miraculous: Tales of Ladybug & Cat Noir series. In addition, series director Thomas Astruc confirmed that the OVA will feature the newer design of Cat Noir...
Uta no Prince-sama PSP Games Get PS Vita Ports
Uta no Prince-sama Repeat to be 1st to receive port with added features
― The official website of Broccoli's Uta no Prince-sama franchise announced on Monday that it will port the franchise's PlayStation Portable dating simulation games to the PlayStation Vita system. The ports will begin with Uta no Prince-sama Repeat, the remake of the original 2010 game. The ports will have added features, and the...
Live-Action Aozora Yell Film Stars Tao Tsuchiya, Ryōma Takeuchi, Shōno Hayama
Kenshin, Kamen Rider Drive, Mare stars in August film of shōjo manga
― The February issue of Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret (Betsuma) magazine is revealing new cast information for the live-action film of Kazune Kawahara's Aozora Yell (Yell for the Blue Sky) manga on Wednesday. The film stars: Tao Tsuchiya (live-action Ouran High School Host Club's Renge Hōshakuji, Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends' Mak...
Bin Kusamizu Launches Haru yo, Kuru na Medical Manga
Illustrator Mayo Hamazaki draws manga about student in medical school
― The February issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine revealed on Wednesday that writer Bin Kusamizu and illustrator Mayo Hamazaki are launching a manga titled Haru yo, Kuru na (Come Not, O Spring) in the magazine. The manga will have a color opening page. The magazine teases the manga: My life is about to bud. A youth medical...
Non Non Biyori Manga Gets New Original Anime DVD
Atto's 10th manga volume to bundle OAD on September 23
― The "Nyanpasu Matsuri Repeat na Non" event for the Non Non Biyori television anime announced on Sunday that a new original anime DVD (OAD) has been green-lit. The OAD will ship in a special edition for the 10th volume of Atto's original Non Non Biyori manga on September 23. The manga takes place in the countryside, where the nearest bookstore i...
NGT48 Idols Star in Live-Action When They Cry - Higurashi Horror Show
AKB48 sister group's members star in 8 episodes starting in May
― Ryūkishi07 and 07th Expansion's popular When They Cry - Higurashi (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) horror software is inspiring a live-action television series. The television adaptation with eight one-hour episodes will premiere on the BS SkyPer! channel in May. The members of AKB48's sister idol group NGT48 will star in the main cast, alt...
Keisuke Higashi Will Play Takuto Ashikiba in Upcoming Yowapeda/Yowamushi Pedal Stage Play
8th Yowapeda stage play premieres in March
― Marvelous' official website for the upcoming Butai Yowamushi Pedal ~Sōhoku Shinsedai, Shidō~ (Stage Play Yowamushi Pedal ~Sōhoku New Generation, Start~) stage play based on Wataru Watanabe's high school bicycling manga Yowapeda (Yowamushi Pedal) revealed on Monday that Keisuke Higashi (The Prince of Tennis Musical second season's Senri Chitose, Tōken Ranbu...
My Hero Academia Anime to Air in MBS/TBS' 'Nichigo' Timeslot
The official Twitter account for the anime adaptation of Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) manga announced on Sunday that the anime will premiere on the MBS/TBS channel network in the Sunday at 5 p.m. — or "Nichigo" — timeslot. The anime will premiere in April. Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans is currently airing in the Nichigo timeslot. The anime stars Daiki Yamas...
Legend of Zelda is Highest-Selling Manga on Diamond's 2015 Graphic Novels List
Attack on Titan, Tokyo Ghoul, others make top 1,000 list
― Diamond Comic Distributors announced its lists of the 1,000 bestselling comics and graphic novels for 2015 on Wednesday. VIZ Media's The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past by Shotaro Ishinomori (Cyborg 009, Kamen Rider) ranked at #105 on the list of top graphic novels, making it the highest placed manga on the list. The list included the fol...
Final Fantasy XIV Heavensward Voice Actress Confirmed Dead, Suspect Arrested in Ghana
Bodies of Sian Blake and 2 sons found at her home on Tuesday
― Arthur Simpson-Kent, 48, was arrested in Ghana on Saturday on suspicion of the murder of actress and voice actress Sian Blake and her two sons. Police uncovered three bodies in the garden of the southeast London home of the 43-year-old actress on Tuesday, and police then confirmed that the bodies were those of Blake and her two sons (aged...
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash Anime Music Video Features Insert Song
Fantasy series featuring music by (K)NoW_NAME premieres on Sunday
― TOHO Animation began streaming an anime music video on Saturday for the Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash television anime series. The video features the first episode insert song "Head Wind" with text lyrics in English by (K)NoW_NAME. The series will premiere on the Tokyo MX and AT-X channels on Sunday, followed by other stations. Toho Ani...
Rie Takahashi Narrates Mahō Tsukai Precure! Anime's 1st Ad
Newest Precure series premieres on February 7
― TV Asahi aired the first TV ad for Mahō Tsukai Precure! (Maho Girls Precure!, or "Magic User Precure"), the newest Precure (Pretty Cure) television anime series, on Sunday during the airing of Go! Princess Precure. Rie Takahashi narrates the ad as her character Mirai Asahina/Cure Miracle. The anime premiere on February 7 at 8:30 a.m. A manga adaptation ...
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