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Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, February 29-March 6
Mr. Osomatsu sells 6,326 + 1,024 more, followed by Boy & The Beast, Kodoku no Gourmet, Daisuke Namikawa & Nobuhiko Okamoto, One Piece
― The live-action Kodoku no Gourmet Season 5 DVD Box sold 2,063 copies to debut at #15 on the overall DVD chart. Daisuke Namikawa and Nobuhiko Okamoto's Namikawa Daisuke to Okamoto Nobuhiko no Otsukare 3 Sono 1 landed at #22 with 1,058 copies. Rank Last Week Title Week...
Rage of Bahamut: Manaria Friends Anime Announces Indefinite Delay, Removes Staff Listing
April 1 premiere & Studio Hibari credits removed; March preview screening also cancelled
― The official website for the Rage of Bahamut: Manaria Friends television anime announced on Tuesday that the planned April 1 premiere has been delayed "due to various circumstances." The website added that the finalized premiere date has not been decided, and the scheduled special advance screening on March 20 ...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, February 29-March 6
Mr. Osomatsu sells 4,487 more, followed by Boy & the Beast in 2 editions, Digimon 02 box, Kodoku no Gourmet, [email protected] Cinderella Girls
― The live-action Kodoku no Gourmet Season 5 Blu-ray Box sold 1,870 copies to debut at #13 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 - Toy Story That Time Forgo...
The Ancient Magus' Bride Website Teases Update
Mag Garden's website for Kore Yamazaki's supernatural manga The Ancient Magus' Bride (Mahō Tsukai no Yome) updated with the manga's title and a date: March 10, 2016 at 12:00. Mag Garden registered the 'Magus-Bride.jp' domain name in December. Seven Seas publishes the manga in North America, and it describes the story: Chise Hatori has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything rese...
Stu Levy Hires Writer to Pen Film Script of Tokyopop Comic Juror 13
Entertainment news source The Hollywood Reporter revealed on Monday that Tokyopop founder Stu Levy is producing a film adaptation of his Juror 13 graphic novel in association with China's Artention Films. Screenwriter Michael Ferris (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Salvation) is adapting the graphic novel into a screenplay. The report states that Levy hopes to begin production on th...
36th Doraemon Film Opens at #1, Earns 637 Million Yen
Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai drops to #2, Nobunaga Concerto drops to #5
― Eiga Doraemon Shin Nobita no Nihon Tanjō (Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016), the 36th anime film in the Doraemon franchise, opened on 374 screens last Saturday. It sold 544,816 tickets for 637,035,600 yen (about US$5.62 million) to rank #1 on its opening weekend. The film is tracking to earn 98....
Star Ocean 5 RPG's PS3 Version Delayed from March 31 to April 28 in Japan
Developer still optimizing game's performance on console
― The official website of Square Enix and tri-Ace's Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness role-playing game announced on Tuesday that the PlayStation 3 version has been delayed from March 31 to April 28. The announcement states that the delay is due to the developer still optimizing the game for performance on the console. Square Enix strea...
Pile, Glim Spanky Perform 2nd RIN-NE Anime's Theme Songs
Theme songs "Melody," "Hanashi o Shiyō" to debut in show on April 9
― This year's 15th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine is announcing the opening and ending theme songs for the second anime series based on Rumiko Takahashi's RIN-NE (Kyōkai no Rinne) manga on Wednesday. Singer and voice actress Pile (Love Live!, World Trigger, Duel Masters VS R, Tenkai Knights) will perform the ope...
Love Live! 'Final' μ's Single Ranks #2 With 96,479 Sold in 1st Week
"Moment Ring" has most 1st-week sales in franchise history
― The "Moment Ring" CD single by Love Live! School idol project idol unit μ's sold 96,479 copies in its first week, and it ranked #2 in the Oricon singles chart for the week of February 29-March 6. The single, which shipped on March 2, has the highest first-week sales in the franchise's history. It outsold the previous record holder, "Boku-ta...
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Ignition Game Adds 'And you thought there is Never a girl online?' Characters
Ako, Lucien in demo at Dengeki Game Festival event on March 13
― Sega announced on Tuesday that it will add two characters from Shibai Kineko's Netoge no Yome wa Onna no Ko ja nai to Omotta? (And you thought there is Never a girl online?) light novel series as paid DLC. Ako (voiced by Rina Hidaka) will be a playable character, while Lucien (Toshiyuki Toyonaga) will be a support character. The charact...
Irregular at Magic High School to Have 'Important Announcement' This Week
The staff of Dengeki Bunko announced on the official Irregular at Magic High School Twitter account on Monday that the wrap-around jacket for the 19th volume of the light novel series will have an "important announcement." The volume will ship on Thursday. Tsutomu Satou began writing the novel with character designs and illustrations by Kana Ishida (Aquarion Evol character design) in 2008 under th...
New FunimationNow Streaming App Launches
Funimation launched its updated North American streaming app, FunimationNow, for iOS and Kindle devices on Monday. The old streaming apps are being retired immediately, and users will receive a push notification to download the new app. The app will launch for Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV "shortly." Funimation will then launch the app for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Roku t...
Compile Heart Reveals Genkai Tokki: Seven Pirates PS Vita Game
Character deign revealed for latest game in Monster Monpiece series
― Video game news source Dengeki Online announced Compile Heart's new PlayStation Vita game Genkai Tokki: Seven Pirates on Tuesday. The 610th issue of Dengeki PlayStation will reveal more information on the game, including profiles for the seven main characters designed by Motor. The protagonist, Parute Kairi, is pictured below. The ...
Lone Wolf & Cub's Kazuo Koike Working on New Manga
Kickstarter running now to adapt Lone Wolf and Cub into motion comic
― Kazuo Koike (Lone Wolf and Cub, Samurai Executioner, Crying Freeman) revealed in an "Ask Me Anything" session on Reddit on Thursday that he is "working hard on the production of a new manga." Koike also said the new manga will be adapted into a motion comic. SoraSeed, Inc. launched a Kickstarter campaign on February 25 to adapt Ko...
Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! Stage Play Shares New Transformation Costume Visuals
Stage play adaptation of comedy anime runs in Tokyo on March 10-13
― The official Twitter account for the stage play adaptation of the Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! anime unveiled new visuals for the main characters in their transformation costumes on Monday. In the new visuals, the actors are facing the camera. The cast members of the Earth Defense Club include: Tomoru Akazawa as Yumoto Hakone/...
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth to Update With 7 More Digimon This Week
Bandai Namco Entertainment will release a worldwide update for Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth this Thursday, March 10 at 3:00 a.m. EST, adding seven new Digimon to the game. The update will be downloadable for free. The new Digimon are: ShineGreymon Burst Mode MirageGaogamon Burst Mode Rosemon Burst Mode Ravemon Burst Mode Valkyrimon Darkdramon Chaosmon Bandai Namco Entertainment originally released ...
Shōjo Tsubaki Live-Action Film Reveals Stills, More Cast
Film about orphan girl abused by freak show troupe opens on May 21
― The staff of the live-action film adaptation of Suehiro Maruo's Shojo Tsubaki horror manga revealed a set of still images from the film on Sunday. IMG tsubaki1.jpg IMG tsubaki2.jpg IMG tsubaki3.jpg IMG tsubaki4.jpg IMG tsubaki5.jpg Additionally, the film revealed new cast information. The cast of the film is as follows: Risa Nakamur...
One Piece Film Gold Reveals Original Film Characters
Eiichiro Oda serves as executive producer for film opening on July 23
― The official website for the One Piece franchise revealed the character designs on Monday for One Piece Film Gold's original characters. Shueisha published the rough drafts of these characters that One Piece manga creator Eiichiro Oda drew in this year's 14th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump on Monday. The new characters are (from lef...
Anonymous;Code Visual Novel's 1st 2 Characters Revealed
More characters to be revealed March 11
― The official website for Anonymous;Code, the first standalone title from MAGES. president Chiyomaru Shikura's Chiyomaru Studio, unveiled the first two characters of the "science visual novel" on Friday. Poron TakaokaThe protagonist of the story. He is called Poron by his friends. Poron dedicates his life to his Bike Glaver team "Crow," which he formed with hi...
Miharu Sawada, Hitomi Kikuchi Join Hai-Furi Anime's Cast
Series by Girls und Panzer adviser Takaaki Suzuki debuts on April 9
― The official website for the Hai-Furi television anime series announced two more cast members with character designs and descriptions on Sunday and Monday. Miharu Sawada as Hikari Ogasawara (nickname: Hikari-chan), who likes playing darts and eating horse meat, but dislikes bell peppers. Hitomi Kikuchi as Michiru Takeda (nickname: ...
2nd Ajin Film Premieres on May 6, 3rd Film on September 23
Ticket pre-orders for 2nd film begin March 18; 3rd film titled Ajin: Shōgeki
― The official website of the anime film adaptation of Gamon Sakurai's Ajin - Demi-Human manga revealed on Monday that Ajin: Shōtotsu (Ajin: Collision), the second film in the series, will open in Japan for a three-week limited engagement on May 6. Theaters in Japan will begin accepting ticket pre-orders on March 18. Those w...
Rudolph to Ippaiattena 3D CG Film's Trailer, 2nd Teaser Streamed
Film starring Mao Inoue, Ryohei Suzuki opens August 6
― The official website of TOHO's upcoming 3D CG animated film Rudolph to Ippaiattena began streaming a trailer for the film on Sunday. The trailer reveals that the film will open on August 6, and will have both 2D and 3D screenings. Narrator: A lost black cat, separated from his beloved owner Rie. Ippaiattena: Hey, what's your name? Rudolph: Rudol...
Caligula PS Vita RPG's 1st Promo Video Previews Story, Gameplay, More
Game centering on students trying to escape world made by virtual idol ships on June 23
― Game developer FuRyu began streaming the first promotional video for its upcoming Caligula PlayStation Vita role-playing game on Thursday. The video previews the game's story and gameplay, introduces the main cast of the "Going Home Club" and the virtual idol μ, and previews songs from the game. The official web...
Kiznaiver Anime's Debut Dates Revealed for Japanese TV, Crunchyroll
The official website for Studio Trigger and Mari Okada's Kiznaiver TV anime series announced on Monday that the series will premiere on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, and BS11 on April 9 at 11:30 p.m. The series will also air on TV Aichi and ABC Asahi Broadcasting, and it will also stream on Niconico on Sundays at 10 p.m. Crunchyroll also announced its premiere date and time for the series, and r...
Anne Happy/Unhappy Go Lucky! TV Anime Premieres April 4
5 main voice actresses perform opening, ending themes under Happy Clover unit name
― The official website for Anne Happy/Unhappy, the television anime adaptation of Cotoji's Unhappy Go Lucky! comedy manga, revealed on Monday that the anime will premiere on April 4 on AT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, and KBS Kyoto. The show will also begin airing on BS Fuji on April 10. The site also revealed that the five le...
Live-Action Oboreru Knife Film's Main Cast Revealed
Fall film stars Nana Komatsu, Masaki Suda, Daiki Shigeoka, Mone Kamishiraishi
― The official website of the live-action film adaptation of George Asakura's Oboreru Knife manga revealed the film's main cast on Monday. Nana Komatsu (live-action Kin Kyori Renai, Bakuman.) as Natsume Mochizuki Masaki Suda (live-action Setoutsumi, Princess Jellyfish) as Kōichirō "Kō" Hasegawa Daiki Shigeoka (BAD BOYS J) a...
Dead Rising Live-Action Film Sequel Slated for Summer
Jesse Metcalfe, Keegan Connor Tracy, Dennis Haysbert, Patrick Sabongui return with new cast
― Entertainment news source Deadline reported last month that Dead Rising: Endgame, the sequel film to the Dead Rising: Watchtower live-action film, will open this summer. Both films are based on Capcom's Dead Rising zombie survival-horror game. The returning cast will include: Jesse Metcalfe as Chase Carter K...
AnimEigo's Riding Bean Kickstarter Funded in 50 Minutes (Updated)
1st 2 stretch goals also met
― North American anime distributor AnimEigo's Kickstarter campaign for a "High Octane Edition" Blu-ray Disc release for the Riding Bean OAV has met its US$30,000 goal on Sunday, the same day it launched. As of press time, the campaign has earned US$57,849. AnimEigo founder and CEO Robert J. Woodhead revealed on his official Twitter account that the campaign took 50 minute...
My Hero Academia TV Anime Reveals 4 More Character Designs
The official website for the television anime of Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) manga revealed four more characters in their school uniform and hero costume on Monday. This year's 14th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced the voice cast for these four characters on Monday. Eri Kitamura as Mina Ashido Kōsuke Kuwano as Yūga Aoyama Kei Shindou as Kyōka...
Flying Witch Anime's Visual, Ending Theme Song Unveiled
Minami Shinoda, Eri Suzuki perform ending song "Nichijō no Mahō" for April anime
― The official website for the television anime of Chihiro Ishizuka's Flying Witch manga unveiled a new visual for the anime on Monday. The anime's staff also revealed that Minami Shinoda (Makoto) and Eri Suzuki (Chinatsu) will perform the anime's ending theme song, "Nichijō no Mahō" (Everyday Magic). The visual features...
Vampire Knight's Matsuri Hino Draws 1-Shot in AneLaLa Magazine
The preview for the June issue of Hakusensha's AneLaLa magazine is listing that Vampire Knight creator Matsuri Hino will publish a one-shot manga titled "Mattete Darling!!!" (Wait Darling!!) when it ships on May 2. The manga will also don the cover of the issue. AneLala describes the "escape love attack" story as follows: "At the biggest moment of her life, the day of her wedding, she finds hersel...
Joker Game Spy Anime Premieres on April 5
The official website of Production I.G's television anime of Kōji Yanagi's spy mystery novel Joker Game announced details on the broadcast premiere on Friday. The anime will premiere on AT-X on April 5 at 11:00 p.m., before airing on Tokyo MX, MBS, TV Aichi, and BS 11. The website also announced that it will distribute a free postcard and booklet for the show on March 13 at Animate Ikebukuro, at t...
Anime Boston to Host Voice Actor Toshio Furukawa, Voice Actress Shino Kakinuma, Producer Masao Maruyama
March 25-27 event to also host Kyōhei Ishiguro, animation director Yukiko Aikei, musical guests Ali Project & nano.RIPE
― The official Twitter account for Anime Boston announced on Thursday that voice actor Toshio Furukawa (pictured right in image at right), voice actress Shino Kakinuma (pictured left in image at right), and producer Masao Maruyama (pictured below left) will appear as guests of honor...
Punch Line PS4/PS Vita Game's Opening Movie Streamed
PS4/PS Vita game with different ending from anime ships on April 28
― The official website for 5pb Games.' upcoming PlayStation 4/PlayStation Vita game adaptation of MAGES.' Punch Line anime began streaming the opening movie for the game on Thursday. The movie previews the game's opening theme song "Justice Punch, Here We Go!" by the character Mikatan Narugino (voiced by Sora Amamiya). (Note: The vid...
'Sweetness & Lightning' Home-Cooking TV Anime's 1st Video Previews Tsumugi's Voice
Rina Endo plays girl raised & fed by single dad in July anime
― The official website for the television anime of Gido Amagakure's Sweetness and Lightning (Amaama to Inazuma) manga opened on Monday and began streaming a movie: Text: The hugely popular manga that's now running in Kodansha's good! Afternoon magazine is finally being adapted into anime! Tsumugi: Father! Goooood morning! Text: Original Cr...
School Battle Anime 'Hundred' Reveals Debut Date, 2nd Video, Online Puzzle Game
April 4 anime's key visual also revealed
― The official website for the upcoming television anime of Jun Misaki's light novel series Hundred posted details on the broadcast premiere and the second promotional video on Sunday. Charlotte: The Hundred is the only weapon that can fight against the race of mysterious life forms called "Savages." It changes depending on who's wielding it. However, it only ...
Luck & Logic Streams 8th 'We Are Luck & Logic Club' Anime Short
Newest episode in 1-minute short series to ship on 4th BD/DVD on June 24
― The official YouTube channel for the Luck & Logic franchise began streaming the eighth episode of the "Watashi-tachi, Rakuroji-bu!" (We Are the Luck and Logic Club!) short anime series on Saturday. The one-minute anime series is airing before each full Luck & Logic TV anime episode. The anime short features the three high scho...
'Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Sword Oratoria' Spinoff Novels Get TV Anime
Spinoff series centers on sword princess Aiz Wallenstein
― The official website for author Fujino Ōmori and illustrator Kiyotaka Haimura's Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Sword Oratoria (Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru no Darō ka? Gaiden: Sword Oratoria) spinoff light novel series announced on Sunday that the light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation...
Sailor Moon Crystal 3rd Season's Premiere Date, Theme Songs Revealed
Etsuko Yakushimaru performs opening, voice actresses for Sailor Uranus & Sailor Neptune perform ending
― The official website for the Sailor Moon franchise revealed the premiere date and theme song artists on Sunday for the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Season III television anime series. The show will premiere on Tokyo MX on April 4 at 11:00 p.m., and will then air on Sun TV, TVQ Kyushu Broad...
Ace Attorney Gets 3rd Stage Play in July
Takuma Wada, Akihiro Hayashi, Ryūko Isogai reprise roles for latest play
― Capcom announced during a livestream event on Sunday that the Ace Attorney series will receive a third stage play adaptation titled Gyakuten Kenji (Turnabout Prosecutor) in July. The cast so far includes: Takuma Wada as Mitsurugi Reiji (Miles Edgeworth) Akihiro Hayashi as Masashi Yahari (Larry Butz) Ryūko Isogai as Keisuke Ito...
Sailor Moon Crystal 3rd Season's 1st Trailer Streamed
New season adapting Death Busters arc premieres in April
― The Twitter account for the 20th anniversary of the Sailor Moon franchise posted a trailer for the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Season III television anime series on Sunday. The Twitter account posted the trailer to celebrate the birthday of character Michiru Kaiō (Sailor Neptune). The show's staff had screened the first episode at an...
Boku no Hero Academia Battle for All 3DS Game Ships on May 19
This year's 14th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing on Monday that the Boku no Hero Academia Battle for All (My Hero Academia Battle for All) Nintendo 3DS game will ship in Japan on May 19. The issue will also reveal the game's package design. The game will retail for 5,700 yen (about US$50). Those who purchase the first edition of the game will get two cards for the Boku...
Ace Attorney 6 Reveals Maya Appearance, June 9 Release Date
Bonuses, new singing character also revealed
― Capcom announced during a livestream event on Sunday that it will release the Gyakuten Saiban 6 (Ace Attorney 6) Nintendo 3DS game in Japan on June 9. The broadcast also revealed that the character Mayoi Ayasato (Maya Fey in the English version) will appear in the game. Capcom also began streaming the game's second promotional video on Sunday, which reve...
Bleach Manga Takes 1-Week Break Due To Author's Sudden Illness
This year's 14th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing on Monday that Tite Kubo's Bleach manga will not appear in the issue. The magazine's editorial department is posting a notice in the issue, which explains that the manga is taking the break due to the author's "sudden illness." The editorial department apologized to all the manga's readers. The also notice states that ma...
Arina Tanemura Reveals Title, Details of New Manga Launching This Month
Akuma ni Chic×Hack series about demon princess, human boy launches on March 19
― The official website for Shueisha's Margaret magazine revealed more details on Saturday for Arina Tanemura's (Full Moon O Sagashite, Phantom Thief Jeanne, The Gentlemen's Alliance Cross) previously revealed new manga series. The manga, titled Akuma ni Chic×Hack, will premiere in Margaret's eighth issue on March 19. The e...
Nioh PS4 Game's Walkthrough Video Streamed
Team Ninja develops "dark warring-states RPG" for release this year
― KOEI Tecmo Games' Team Ninja development studio began streaming a walkthrough video on Saturday for its Nioh "dark warring-states action RPG." Team Ninja previously screened the video during a closed-door presentation at Tokyo Game Show last September. Team Ninja (Dead or Alive series, Dissidia Final Fantasy arcade) is developing ...
Kia Asamiya Launches Zero Angel Car Racing Manga
Manga centers on high school student who is also an undefeated street racer
― Manga creator Kia Asamiya launched a new car racing manga titled Zero Angel ~Sōheki no Datenshi~ (Zero Angel ~The Clear Blue Fallen Angel~) in the April issue of Shonengahosha's Young King Ours magazine on Monday. The manga is set in Yokohama, and centers on high school student and pro driver Aika Misaki. While she works as...
Live-Action Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! Film's Visual, June 11 Opening Revealed
Film casts Yutaka Kobayashi, Ikumi Hasamitsu
― The staff of the live-action film adaptation of Yumiko Suzuki's Shiratori Reiko de Gozaimasu! (I Am Reiko Shiratori!) romantic comedy manga revealed on February 24 that the film will open on June 11 in Japan. The staff also revealed the film's poster visual. The film's cast includes: Top row, left to right: Mayuko Kawakita as Reiko Shiratori Masaru Mizun...
Hiru no Sentozake Manga About Sake Bars, Public Baths Gets Live-Action Show
Shigeyuki Totsugi stars in April show of Masayuki Kusumi's manga
― A live-action drama of Masayuki Kusumi and Haruki Izumi's Hiru no Sentozake manga has been green-lit. The show will premiere on TV Tokyo on April 9 at 12:00 a.m., with 20-minute episodes. Shigeyuki Totsugi (seen below) will star in the drama's lead role. The manga centers on a man who visits public baths and sake bars in the afternoon...
Romancing SaGa 2 Slated for Smartphones in March, for Vita After Final Adjustments
Additional classes, dungeon return from 2010 mobile port
― The official Twitter account of the Romancing SaGa 2 PlayStation Vita and smartphone re-release announced on February 24 that the game's iOS and Android version is slated for release toward the end of March. The Twitter account added that the PS Vita version is still unstable, so Square Enix will decide a release date for that version after i...
Kiznaiver's 1st Character Ad Introduces Hajime Tenga, Tsuguhito Yuta
Studio Trigger series stars Tomoaki Maeno, Nobunaga Shimazaki
― The official website for Studio Trigger's Kiznaiver television anime series began streaming the first character commercial on Sunday. The commercial introduces the characters Hajime Tenga and Tsuguhito Yuta. The anime's setting is a fictional Japanese city named Sugomori City, which is built on reclaimed land. But as the years go by, the...
Etrian Odyssey V RPG's 1st Video Introduces Races, Staff, Collector's Pack
Collector's Pack to come with artbook, DLC codes, exclusive box on August 8
― Atlus posted the first promotional video for Sekaiju no Meikyū V: Nagaki Shinwa no Hate (Etrian Odyssey V: The End of the Long Myth), the latest entry in the Etrian Odyssey series. The video first debuted during the streamed "Etrian Odyssey V ~Niconico Live Special~" on Saturday. The video introduces the races: the Earthrun...
Kan Colle Arcade Promo Videos Preview Game Features, Characters
Machines to debut this spring after delay
― Sega began streaming "product introduction" and "advertisement" promotional videos for its Kan Colle Arcade game on Wednesday. The videos preview the game's main features and characters. Sega began streaming gameplay videos featuring voice actresses Saki Fujita (Akagi) and Yuka Ōtsubo (Kitakami, Ooi) in February. As part of the final stage of preparations b...
Ace Attorney Anime's TV Ad Previews 1st Episode
Series starring Yuuki Kaji, Aoi Yūki, Masashi Tamaki premieres on April 2
― The official website for the television anime of CAPCOM's Ace Attorney (Gyakuten Saiban) games began streaming a television commercial on Saturday. The ad previews the series' first episode "Hajimete no Gyakuten" (The First Reversal). Phoenix: Objection! I'm a new lawyer, Phoenix Wright [Ryuichi Naruhodo]. I believe in my cli...
Rhythm Heaven Megamix 3DS Game Heads West
Release slated for this year
― Nintendo announced during its Nintendo Direct presentation on Thursday that it will release Rhythm Tengoku: The Best+ Nintendo 3DS game in North America and Europe as Rhythm Heaven Megamix in 2016. The Nintendo 3DS game debuted in Japan on June 11. Rhythm Heaven Megamix includes more than 100 mini-games, including 30 that are new to the series and 70 that were featured ...
36th Doraemon Film's Promo Video Previews Time Travel Story
Remake of 1989 film opened in Japan on Saturday
― A new promotional video for the 36th Doraemon film, 36th Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016 (Eiga Doraemon Shin Nobita no Nihon Tanjō), debuted on Friday. The video previews the film's time travel story and features the theme song "Sora e" (To the Skies) by singer-songwriter Masayoshi Yamazaki. The film's full trailer debuted in De...
Rie Tanaka Attends Event For 1st Time Since Attack in 2013
Voice actress was injured at Hyperdimension Neptunia event in June 2013
― Voice actress Rie Tanaka appeared as a secret guest at the "Persona3 The Movie Finale Event" event in Tokyo on Saturday. The appearance marks the first time that Tanaka appeared at an event since June 2013, when she suffered an injury during the "TV Anime Hyperdimension Neptunia's Earliest! Advance Screening Event" event promot...
Live-Action Diaspolice Film's Teaser Video Outlines Story
Film starring Shota Matsuda opens this summer after TV series premieres in April
― The official website for the live-action film and television series adaptation of Richard Woo (Takashi Nagasaki) and Shinichi Sugimura's Diaspolice: Ihō Keisatsu manga began streaming a teaser video for the film on Saturday. The TV series will premiere on MBS and TBS in April as the first show in the channels' "Dramais...
Nozomi Furuki, Atsumi Tanezaki Join Hai-Furi Anime's Cast
Series by Girls und Panzer adviser Takaaki Suzuki debuts on April 9
― The official website for the Hai-Furi television anime series announced two more cast members and character designs and descriptions on Friday and Saturday. Nozomi Furuki as Tateishi Shima (nickname: Tama-chan), who likes watching sports, playing softball, curry, and sautéed chicken, but she dislikes rice gruel and rice porridge. S...
Kamisama Kiss Manga to End in 4 Chapters
Julietta Suzuki's story of girl who becomes deity has 5 million copies in print
― This year's seventh issue of Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine announced on Saturday that Julietta Suzuki's Kamisama Kiss (Kamisama Hajimemashita) manga will end in four more chapters. The manga's next chapter will be in the ninth issue on April 5, and if it doesn't take a break after that it will end in the 12th issue...
Pokémon GO Smartphone App Starts Field Test in Japan This Month
Niantic Labs, The Pokémon Company plan to release AR smartphone app this year
― Niantic Labs announced on Thursday that it will begin inviting users in Japan to field test its and The Pokémon Company's Pokémon GO smartphone app this month. The company added that it will announce more information in the future about field tests in other countries. Those who live in Japan and would like to participate ...
Yūichi Nakamura, Rina Endo, Saori Hayami Star in Sweetness and Lightning TV Anime
One Week Friends' Tarou Iwasaki directs July series at TMS Entertainment
― The April issue of Kodansha's good! Afternoon magazine is revealing the main staff and cast on Monday for the television anime adaptation of Gido Amagakure's Sweetness and Lightning (Amaama to Inazuma) manga. The anime will star: Yūichi Nakamura (Fairy Tail's Gray) as Kouhei Inuzuka Rina Endo (Barakamon's Hina Kubota) as Tsumu...
Universal Studios Japan Plans to Open 40 Billion Yen Nintendo Attraction Area by 2020
Project is similar in scope to "Wizarding World of Harry Potter" attraction that opened in July 2014
― Universal Studios Japan and Nintendo announced on Friday that the companies plan to open a Nintendo-themed attraction at Osaka's Universal Studios Japan theme park by the time the Tokyo Olympics are held in 2020. The two companies plan to build the attraction area to the left of the theme park's fro...
Bono Bono Anime's Cast, 2 Promo Videos Revealed
Fukuko Yukimiyama, Aya Ogata, Shinpei Takano, Yūki Kurofuji star in series premiering on April 2
― The official website for the new 2016 anime of Mikio Igarashi's four-panel gag comedy manga Bono Bono announced the film's cast on Friday and revealed two promotional videos on Saturday. Promotional Video Special Version Promotional Video The anime will premiere on April 2, and it will air on Saturdays ...
Trailer for Nippon Animation's 3rd Sinbad Film Reveals May 14 Debut
Film is final work in 40th anniversary trilogy project
― The official website for Nippon Animation's Sinbad three-part anime film project began streaming a trailer for the third film on Friday. The trailer reveals that the film, simply titled Sinbad, will open in Japan on May 14. The trailer also reveals that whiteeeen's "Pocket" song will serve as the film's theme song. The song also served as the t...
Nintendo Widens Dragon Quest VII's Release Window
Nintendo revealed during its Nintendo Direct presentation on Thursday that its Western release of Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past for the Nintendo 3DS is slated for some time in 2016. The game was first announced for an early summer 2016 release. Square Enix released this remake of the original PlayStation title in Japan in 2013. The game features new graphics, and the Western re...
Gintama Manga Enters Final Arc in 2016
Creator Sorachi: series may end this year or next
― Manga creator Hideaki Sorachi reported in his 63rd Gintama volume on Friday that he is starting the manga's final arc this year. He added that he does not know himself if the manga will end this year or next. Sorachi had mentioned at last year's Jump Festa event that the manga would enter its final arc this year. Afterward he received various worrie...
Nintendo Announces Kirby: Planet Robobot Game for 3DS
Game slated for April 28 in Japan, June 10 in the west
― Nintendo unveiled Kirby: Planet Robobot for Nintendo 3DS consoles during its Nintendo Direct presentation on Thursday. The game is slated for release on April 28 in Japan and June 10 in North America and Europe. In the game, Kirby must save Dream Land from "Robobot" invaders. Kirby can take control of an enemy robot that has more than ten copy ...
New Nintendo 3DS Gets Limited Super Famicom/SNES Design in Japan
SNES games launch on New Nintendo 3DS
― Nintendo announced during its Nintendo Direct presentation for Japan on Thursday that it will release a New Nintendo 3DS XL system with a Super Famicom (Super Nintendo Entertainment System, or SNES) design. The system will ship in mid-April in Japan for 21,600 yen (about US$189) including tax. The system accompanies the announcement of SNES games launching on N...
Kickoff Manga Creator Taku Chiba Passes Away
Author of 1982-83 Weekly Shonen Jump series was 56
― The Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Friday that Kickoff manga creator Taku Chiba (real name Yoshikazu Itakura) passed away on February 27 due to renal pelvic cancer. He was 56. Chiba's Kickoff school romantic comedy manga ran in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 1982-1983. Shueisha compiled the manga into 12 volumes, and then later re-release...
School Battle Anime 'Hundred' Introduces Characters Sakura, Claire in Video
M.A.O voices character in anime premiering in April
― Avex Pictures began streaming two more character promotional videos this week for the upcoming television anime of Jun Misaki's light novel series Hundred. The videos preview Sakura Kirishima (voiced by Mayu Yoshioka) and Claire Harvey (voiced by M.A.O). The anime's official website previously streamed character videos for Hayato and Emil. The ani...
2 More Live-Action Erased Film's Behind-the-Scenes Videos Streamed
New videos highlight actresses for Kayo, Airi for film opening on March 19
― The Japanese manga and anime news website Comic Natalie began streaming a new behind-the-scenes video for the live-action film of Kei Sanbe's Boku dake ga Inai Machi (The Town Where Only I Am Missing) manga on Wednesday. In the video, Kayo actress Rio Suzuki comments on how director Yūichirō Hirakawa (Rookies: Graduation) is...
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, February 21-27
2 Tokyo Ghoul volumes, One-Punch Man, Fairy Tail, Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?, Dragonar Academy, Monster Musume, 12 Beast, Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring, Noragami
― The New York Times newspaper listed the manga bestsellers in the United States for the week ending on February 27. Rank Prev. Rank Title Author Publisher Weeks on List Cover 1 1Tokyo Ghoul #5 Sui ...
Star Ocean 5 Game's Trailer Previews English Dub
Game slated for PS4 release in the west this year
― Square Enix North America began streaming an English-dubbed version of the Jump Festa trailer for Square Enix and tri-Ace's Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness role-playing game on Friday. The video previews the game's characters, as well as the game's theme song "Astra Nova" by androp. Square Enix will release the game in Japan on the PlaySta...
Yuki Nakashima, Katsuyuki Konishi, More Join Cast of Onigiri TV Anime
2 members of opening theme group Starmarie to also play roles in April 7 anime
― The official website for the upcoming anime adaptation of Cyberstep's massively multiplayer online role-playing game Onigiri updated its cast list with four new cast members on Monday. The new cast members are: Yuki Nakashima (Usakame's Kinako Tanaka) as Veronica Monya Nakane (of Starmarie) as Uzume Nozomi Kishita (of St...
Hatsune Miku Project Diva X's Girls' Day Medley Video Streamed
Rhythm game for PS Vita ships on March 24
― SEGA and the Hatsune Miku Project began streaming a new video for its rhythm game Hatsune Miku Project Diva X on Thursday. Mitchie M. arranged the medley, titled "Cute Medley ~Idol Sounds~." Sega released the video in celebration of Hinamatsuri (Girls' Day), a holiday in Japan that is celebrated on March 3. The medley contains the songs "Easy Dance," "FREEL...
Fairy Tail Stage Play's Main Visual Previews Main Cast in Costume
Brain/Zero, Midnight, Cobra, Angel previewed in costume for 1st time
― The official website for the stage play of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail manga revealed a main visual for the play on Friday that reveals the main cast in costume. The visual shows the cast members in costume for the characters Brain/Zero, Midnight, Cobra, and Angel for he first time. The website also revealed four new cast members: K...
Umimachi Diary, Boy & the Beast, Bakuman Win Japan Academy Prizes
Orange, Assassination Classroom, Heroine Shikkaku, Pieta in the Toilet, Momoiro Clover Z also honored for acting
― Our Little Sister, Hirokazu Kore-eda's film based on Akimi Yoshida's Umimachi Diary manga, won Best Picture of the Year and four more awards at the 37th Annual Japan Academy Prizes on Friday. It was nominated for 12 awards, the most of any work. Its other awards were for Director of the ...
The Boy and the Beast Film Debuts in U.S. on Friday
Funimation streams more Japanese, English clips for latest film by Mamoru Hosoda
― Funimation began streaming a clip on Wednesday for its upcoming theatrical opening of Mamoru Hosoda's The Boy and The Beast anime film. The clip is available in both English and Japanese audio. The film is opening in the U.S. on Friday. English subtitled version English dubbed version The film's official English websit...
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film's Trailer Previews Kento Hayashi as Aigami
Film starring Shunsuke Kazama, Kenjiro Tsuda opens in Japan on April 23
― The official website for the Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions film began streaming the film's full trailer on Friday. The video previews guest star Kento Hayashi as Aigami for the first time. The film will feature the following returning cast and characters: Shunsuke Kazama as Yūgi Mutō Kenjiro Tsuda as Seto Kaiba Hidehir...
Nintendo Adds Super Nintendo Games to eShop for New Nintendo 3DS
Pilot Winds, Super Mario World, F-Zero available now
― Nintendo announced during its Nintendo Direct Presentation on Thursday it will be upgrading the Virtual Console exclusively on the New Nintendo 3DS with the addition of Super Nintendo (SNES) games to the eShop. Virtual Console video footage starts at 18:15 in below video The SNES games will have New Nintendo 3DS exclusive features, such as 'Perfe...
Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear Anime's 2nd Promo Video Previews Ending Theme
Natsumi Hioka, Hiroki Yasumoto star in series premiering on April 3
― Kadokawa began streaming the second promotional video on Friday for the television anime of Masume Yoshimoto's Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear manga. The video reveals the show's premiere date and features the ending theme song "KUMAMIKO DANCING." Machi Amayadori (as voiced by Natsumi Hioka) and Natsu Kumai (Hiroki Yasumoto) are perform...
Hyrule Warriors Legends Medli DLC, Season Pass Announced
Nintendo to release 4 DLC packs for 3DS game this year
― Nintendo announced during its Nintendo Direct presentation on Thursday that its Hyrule Warriors Legends Nintendo 3DS game will have a season pass option available for purchase. Purchasing the season pass entitles players to receive four new DLC packs in 2016, as well as a Ganondorf costume. Nintendo is also releasing the new character Medli — w...
Concrete Revolutio 2nd Season's Title, Premiere Date Revealed in Promo Video
Yohske Yamamoto feat. Nami Tamaki performs ending theme song for series premiering on April 3
― Bandai Visual began streaming the first promotional video on Friday for Concrete Revolutio: Chōjin Gensō The Last Song, the second season of the Concrete Revolutio television anime series. The video reveals that the anime will premiere on Tokyo MX and KBS Kyoto on April 3 at 11:00 p.m. The anime will also ...
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 Video Shows Copen, Summer 2016 Release
Original game is discounted on Virtual Console until June 1
― Nintendo unveiled a new trailer for Inti Creates' Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 Nintendo 3DS sequel game during its Nintendo Direct presentation on Thursday. The trailer reveals the new playable character Copen, and the game's summer 2016 release date. The character Copen can perform air dashes, and can close in on enemies to lock on to them. Hi...
Metroid Prime: Federation Force Co-op Shooter's Late Spring Release Revealed
Trailer gives overview of game's story
― Nintendo unveiled a new trailer for its upcoming Metroid Prime: Federation Force Nintendo 3DS cooperative shooter game during the Nintendo Direct presentation on Thursday. The trailer previews the game's story and four-player cooperative gameplay, and reveals its spring 2016 release window. The Nintendo Direct presentation further specified that the game will ...
Bravely Second: End Layer's Demo Comes to N. America on March 10
Demo contains adventure not present in main game
― Nintendo announced during its Nintendo Direct presentation on Thursday that the demo for Square Enix's Bravely Second: End Layer Nintendo 3DS role-playing game will arrive in North America on March 10. The demo, titled Bravely Second: End Layer – The Ballad of the Three Cavaliers, will contain an adventure not present in the main game. In addition, p...
Sansha Sanyō Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals More of Cast, April 10 Debut, Song
Schoolgirl characters Yōko, Futaba, Teru perform theme songs
― The official website for the television anime of Cherry Arai's four-panel manga Sansha Sanyō began streaming the first promotional video on Thursday. The video previews the opening theme "Clover♣Kakumeeshon" by Triple♣Feeling, a unit composed of the three characters Yōko, Futaba, and Teru. Yōko: Just what is it with you girls!? These are....
Star Fox Zero Wii U Game's Trailer Shows Branching Paths
Star Fox Guard defense game to be bundled with Star Fox Zero First Print Edition
― Nintendo unveiled a new trailer for its upcoming Star Fox Zero Wii U game during its Nintendo Direct presentation on Thursday. The trailer shows the game's branching paths and co-op gameplay, and confirms the game's April 22 release date in North America. The presentation also highlighted a new game in the series title...
Lost Reavers Wii U Action Game's Western Release Slated for April 28
Open beta will begin on April 14
― Nintendo showed a new trailer for Bandai Namco Entertainment's Lost Reavers Wii U action game during its Nintendo Direct presentation on Thursday. The trailer reveals that the game is slated for release in the West on April 28, with an open beta earlier on April 14. The game will be a free-to-play cooperative action game. Players enter mazes to find treasure while f...
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE RPG Slated for U.S. Release on June 24
Shin Megami Tensei, Fire Emblem crossover game will retain Japanese audio with English text
― Nintendo unveiled new footage during its Nintendo Direct presentation on Thursday for the English version of Atlus' Genei Ibun Roku #FE Wii U game, now titled Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE for the West. The footage reveals that the Shin Megami Tensei and Fire Emblem crossover game will ship in the United States ...
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