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Buddy Go! TV Anime Reveals Promo Video, Cast
Nobuhiko Okamoto, Asami Shimoda star in 3-episode short series about cross-dressing idol
― The official YouTube channel for Shueisha's Ribon magazine began streaming a promotional video on Thursday for the television anime adaptation of Minori Kurosaki's Buddy Go! manga. The video introduces the main story of the series. The "cross-dressing romance" centers around Ai Shizukuishi, a shy, plain girl wi...
Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen Anime Moves to Modern Day
The official website for the Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū anime series revealed a visual for the announcement of the show's second season on Saturday. The website also revealed that the second season's title is Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū: Sukeroku Futatabi-hen (Sukeroku Anew Arc). The staff also revealed that the second season's stage will move forward to the modern era, and that the story of Kiku...
Digimon Adventure tri. Anime's 3rd Film Reveals Visual
The official website for the six-part Digimon Adventure tri. anime film project revealed the visual on Saturday for the third film, Digimon Adventure tri. Kokuhaku (Confession). The film will open in Japan on September 24, and will be available for paid streaming in Japan on the same day. The Blu-ray Disc of the film will be on sale at theaters on the same day, and the general release on Blu-ray ...
S. California's UTB Airs Love Live! Anime Starting on Friday
Channel to air 1st, 2nd seasons with new episodes airing on Fridays at 9:00 p.m.
― United Television Broadcasting Systems (UTB), a Japanese-language television station in Southern California, will air the first episode of the Love Live! School Idol Project television anime series starting at 9:00 p.m. PDT on Friday. The station had revealed last month that it will air the first and second seasons of ...
Crunchyroll to Stream Pan de Peace Anime
4-panel manga adaptation centers on bread-loving high school girl & friends
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the television anime adaptation of emily's Pan de Peace! (Peace Through Bread!) manga. The stream will be available worldwide outside of Asia, though the stream times have not yet been announced as of press time. Hatsuki Tsuji (Cardfight!! Vangua...
Crunchyroll to Stream Future Card Buddyfight Season 3
Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will continue streaming Future Card Buddyfight with the third season, Future Card Buddyfight Triple D. The series will be available worldwide outside of Japan, Malaysia, and Singapore on April 1 at 7:30 p.m. EDT. The series will be in Japanese with English subtitles. Crunchyroll describes the series: Gao Mikado, a 6th year student of the Aibo Academy Element...
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 20-26
No Game No Life novel, Tokyo Ghoul, Goodnight Punpun, 2 One-Punch Man volumes, Sword Art Online Progressive, Seraph of the End, Noragami, Akame ga Kill! Zero, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal
― The New York Times newspaper listed the manga bestsellers in the United States for the week ending on March 26. Rank Prev. Rank Title Author Publisher Weeks on List Cover 1 -No Game No Life #4 (light novel) Yuu Kamiya Yen Pres...
Crunchyroll to Stream Ace Attorney Anime
Adaptation of Capcom games premieres on April 2
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the television anime adaptation of CAPCOM's Ace Attorney (Gyakuten Saiban) games as it airs in Japan. The stream will premiere worldwide outside of Asia on April 2 at 7:00 a.m. EDT. The anime will premiere in Japan on April 2 on YTV and NTV at 5:30 p.m. The cast includes: Y...
Funimation to Stream Endride, Kumamiko, Shonen Maid, And you thought there is never a girl online?, Sansha Sanyō Anime
Funimation will offer 6 Broadcast Dubs for spring season
― Funimation Entertainment announced on Friday that it will simulcast the following anime series on its FunimationNow service: Endride And you thought there is never a girl online? (Netoge no Yome wa Onna no Ko ja nai to Omotta?) Kumamiko - Girl Meets Bear (Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear Shonen Maid Three Leaves, Three Colors (Sansha Sanyō) Concret...
Rewrite Anime's 2nd Promo, Additional Staff Unveiled
Anime will have an original development supervised by Romeo Tanaka, Kai
― The official website for the television anime of the Rewrite visual novel revealed a second promotional video, new key visual, and additional staff on Saturday. In addition, director Tensho revealed on Twitter that the anime will have an original development that is not in the game. Romeo Tanaka and Visual Art's Kai were presen...
Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st season ended Friday night
― Manga artist Haruko Kumota revealed on Twitter on Saturday that the Shōwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjū anime will get a second season. The 13th and final episode of the first series aired on Friday night (effectively Saturday morning). Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs in Japan. The anime's first story revolves around a mature prisoner who was released on good be...
Crunchyroll to Stream The Lost Village/Mayoiga Anime
Series about 30 people on a shady bus tour premieres Friday
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the original TV anime series The Lost Village (Mayoiga) as it airs in Japan. The stream will premiere worldwide outside of Asia on Friday, April 1 at 9:30 p.m. EDT. The anime will premiere in Japan on WOWOW on April 1 at 11:30 p.m., before premiering on MBS, TBS...
Visual Arts/Key's planetarian Visual Novel Gets Anime Adaptation
David Production to handle animation on 2016 anime
― Visual novel developer Key announced on Friday that its planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ visual novel will get an anime adaptation in 2016. The announcement did not specify the length or format of the anime. The project's website lists David Production (Jojo's Bizarre Adventure, Level E) in charge of animation production. The website al...
Working/Wagnaria's Web Comic Edition Gets TV Anime
Yumi Kamakura returns to direct series set at another Wagnaria restaurant
― The official Twitter account for the anime adaptations of Karino Takatsu's Working!! manga series announced on Saturday that the manga's web comic edition, Web-ban Working!!, will get a television anime adaptation. The anime will be titled WWW.WORKING. An official website opened and began streaming a promotional video. In the...
Seisen Cerberus: Ryūkoku no Fatalite Anime's Ad Introduces Hiiro
Anime based on mobile game premieres on April 4
― TV Tokyo recently began airing a commercial for Seisen Cerberus: Ryūkoku no Fatalite, the television anime adaptation of GREE's Seisen Cerberus mobile game. The video introduces the main character Hiiro. Hiiro: I'm Hiiro! I will kill the Evil Dragon with my blade and avenge my mother and father! New program, Seisen Cerberus: Ryūkoku no Fatalite. Premi...
Saiyuki Reload Blast Manga Goes on Hiatus
Magazine editors cite Kazuya Minekura's health as reason
― The May issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Zero Sum magazine revealed on Monday that the Saiyuki Reload Blast manga did not appear in the issue. The magazine's editorial staff apologized, noting that Kazuya Minekura, the manga's author, is suffering from poor health, and put the manga on hiatus. Minekura had previously slowed down her publication of...
2016 Soreike! Anpanman Film's Trailer Streamed
Soreike! Anpanman Omocha no Hoshi no Nanda to Runda will open in Japan on July 2
― TMS Entertainment began streaming a trailer for the 28th and newest film in the Anpanman anime franchise last Friday. Soreike! Anpanman Omocha no Hoshi no Nanda to Runda (Let's Go! Anpanman: Nanda and Runda of the Toy Star) will open in Japan on July 2. The film's heroine is the high-class clockwork girl Runda who come...
Netflix Streams Cyborg 009 vs. Devilman Anime in 190 Countries, 20 Languages
3-episode crossover anime stars Johnny Yong Bosch, Bryce Papenbrook in English dub
― Netflix began streaming the Cyborg 009 Vs. Devilman anime project on Friday in Japan. Netflix plans to stream the series in 20 languages and in 190 countries worldwide. The anime is the first crossover anime between Shotaro Ishinomori's Cyborg 009 and Go Nagai's Devilman characters. In Japan, Netflix is currently str...
Endride TV Anime Reveals More Cast, Ending Theme Artist
Akio Ohtsuka, Yuu Mizushima, Tomoaki Maeno, Tetsu Inada join cast of April anime
― The official website for the Endride television anime series revealed four more cast members and a new full character design last Saturday. The website also announced that Ryōta Fujimaki will perform the ending theme "go my way." The new cast includes: Akio Ohtsuka as King Delzaine Yuu Mizushima as Pascal Tomoaki Maeno...
Sega of America Formally Acquires Atlus USA
Company to publish Atlus USA's games going forward
― Sega of America announced on Thursday via a press release that it has finalized its acquisition of Atlus USA. Sega will now publish all of Atlus USA's games in North America. Although Sega has the publishing rights to Atlus, Sega stated that the the two companies will continue to work independently. Naoto Hiraoka, CEO of Atlus USA, said regarding t...
Hakuōki: Otogisōshi TV Anime's Full Promo Video Features Renka's Theme Song
Series of shorts to premiere on April 5; will also stream on YouTube, niconico
― The official website of the Hakuōki ~Otogisōshi~ television anime series began streaming the show's full promotional video on Friday. The video previews Renka's theme song "Don't Cry." The series will premiere on April 5, and will air on Tokyo MX on Tuesdays at 9:55 p.m., on Mie TV on Tuesdays at 11:10 p.m., and on Sun T...
Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia TV Anime's Promo Video Reveals Cast, Staff
Iori Nomizu performs opening theme for series premiering in July
― Kadokawa began streaming a new promotional video on Friday for the television anime of Masamune Kuji's light novel series Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia (Masō Gakuen H x H). The video previews animation for the first time, features Iori Nomizu's opening theme song "miele paradiso," and reveals the show's cast and staff. The sh...
CAPCOM Establishes Mobile Business Division, Plans to Release 4 Titles By April 2017
Company plans to release Monster Hunter, Mega Man, Sengoku Basarah games
― Japanese video game developer CAPCOM announced on Friday that it has established a Mobile Business Division that will help CAPCOM launch mobile games domestically and abroad based on existing properties. The company plans to launch four titles by the end of the new fiscal year, which will end on March 31, 2017. The planned gam...
New Power Rangers Film Casts David Denman as Red Ranger's Father
Film slated for March 2017
― Film news website The Hollywood Reporter reported on Wednesday that the new Power Rangers film has cast David Denman (The Office, 13 Hours) as Sam Scott, the father of Jason Scott, the Red Ranger (Dacre Montgomery). Lionsgate describes the film: Saban's Power Rangers follows five ordinary high school kids who must become something extraordinary when they learn that their ...
Garo: Divine Flame Anime Film's Video Previews JAM Project Song
Film sequel of 1st Garo anime opens on May 21
― The official website of Garo: Divine Flame, the first Garo anime film, began streaming a video on Monday. The video reveals and previews the film's theme song "Yaiba ~the divine blade~" by JAM Project. In addition, the website revealed the film's opening date of May 21. The film will be 80 minutes long. Tohokushinsha Film Corporation describes the story...
New Live-Action Death Note Film Reveals 2 Stills Featuring Detective Ryūzaki
Successor to L also has unique sitting pose in film opening on October 29
― The staff for this year's live-action Death Note film revealed two stills from the film on Thursday. Both stills feature Sousuke Ikematsu as Ryūzaki, L's successor and a world-famous detective. Ryūzaki grew up in Wammy's House, the same orphanage for gifted children that L grew up in. Similar to L, he has a unique pose when s...
Digital Manga Launches Kickstarter For Kimagure Orange Road Manga
Company plans to release 1984-87 romantic comedy series in 6 omnibus volumes
― Digital Manga Inc. launched a Kickstarter campaign on Thursday to publish Izumi Matsumoto's Kimagure Orange Road romantic comedy manga in 3-in-1 omnibus form. Digital Manga Inc. plans to re-translate, re-edit, and re-letter the series. Digital Manga Inc.'s initial goal of US$34,900 will be to publish the first omnibus volu...
Viz Media, Crunchyroll to Stream Sailor Moon Crystal Season III Anime
Viz Media to premiere series on same day as Japanese broadcast
― Viz Media announced on Thursday via press release that it will stream the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Season III television anime series starting on April 4 on its website and on Hulu. Viz Media and Hulu will then stream subsequent episodes weekly on Mondays. Crunchyroll additionally announced on Thursday that it will also stre...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, March 21-27
The File of Young Kindaichi Returns airs final episode
― Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Gensaku Seitan 70-nen Kinen Sazae-san Haru no Asakusa Kankō & Yumizu-ke de Otetsudai Special Fuji TV March 27 (Sun) 18:00 60 min. 10.9 One Piece Fuji TV March 27 (Sun) 09:30 30 min. 8.2 Detective Conan NTV March 26 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 6.2 Yo-kai Watch TV Tokyo March 25 (Fri) 18:30 28 min....
Funimation's Escaflowne Dub Adds 6 Cast Members
Kickstarter campaign ends with US$318,784
― Funimation's Kickstarter campaign for The Vision of Escaflowne anime series' new English dub posted an update on Wednesday, revealing six additional cast members. Jeremy Schwartz as Emperor Dornkirk Chris Guerrero as Balgus Bryn Apprill as Prince Chid Chris Cason as Shesta Chuck Huber as Jajuka Ian Sinclair as Gaddess The campaign ended on Wednesday with US...
Steins;Gate 0 Game Heads to PC in Japan
Game slated for June 24
― 5pb. MAGES. opened a website for a Windows PC edition of Steins;Gate 0 on Thursday. The game will launch in Japan on June 24. The PC version will have a standard edition for 7,800 yen (about US$69) and a limited edition for 15,000 yen (about US$133) that will include a Kurisu Makise tapestry illustrated by huke, Rintaou Okabe and Mayuri Shiina acrylic charm set illustrated b...
MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombie Game's Western Release Delayed
Idea Factory International announced on Thursday that the release date for its MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies (Gekijigen Tag Blanc + Neptunia VS Zombie Gundan) PlayStation Vita game has been delayed from April 26 to May 10 in North America. The game was slated for April 29 in Europe but the release date is now "to be announced." The game will be available in both retail and digital form...
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X Game Heads to the Americas This Fall
PS4, PS Vita will both have physical editions
― Sega announced on Thursday that it will release Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X in North and South America this fall on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. The game will be available both physically and digitally on both systems. Sega released the game in Japan on the PlayStation Vita on March 24 and will release the game on the PlayStation 4 this fall. Th...
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Bakuon!! Anime
Anime to premiere on April 4 on Amazon Prime Video in Japan
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Thursday that it has licensed the television anime of Mimana Orimoto's Bakuon!! manga. The company plans to offer a simulcast via select digital outlets, and later release the series on home video. The series will premiere on the Tokyo MX, Sun TV, and BS11 channels on April 4 at 24:00 (effectively, April 5 at ...
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV CG Film's Staff, Japanese Theatrical Screenings Revealed
Film's Japanese BD release will include English audio, Western BD release listed
― Square Enix announced on Thursday that the Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV feature-length CG film will screen in theaters in Japan in July. Aniplex will distribute the film. Pre-orders for tickets to the screenings go on sale on April 23. The official Japanese website for the film also reveals that Final Fantasy XV game ...
Crunchyroll to Stream God Eater Anime's Episodes 10-13
Crunchyroll confirmed on Thursday that it will stream the Meteorite arc of the God Eater anime, which makes up episodes 10-13. The stream will premiere on Monday, April 4 at 5:30 p.m. EDT. Like the previous episodes, the Meteorite arc will be available in North America, Central and South America, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. Daisuki will also stream the episodes beginning on March 5. Episode 1...
Kemono Friends Screen Adaptation Confirmed as TV Anime
Animal girl game also has manga adaptation in Shonen Ace
― The official website for Nexon's Kemono Friends smartphone game announced on Thursday that the game will get a television anime adaptation. The game's official website announced a screen adaptation last week but did not specify whether it would be a television anime. In the RPG, animals around the world have transformed into girls and players...
Shuffle! Game Scenario Writer Agobarrier Passes Away
Author published 1st novel with MF Bunko J in January
― Kadokawa's MF Bunko J editorial department posted a notice on Thursday to announce that adult visual novel scenario writer and light novel author Agobarrier passed away on March 22. The notice did not give a cause of death. Agobarrier served as the scenario writer for Navel's Shuffle! (pictured at right) visual novel series (including Tick!Tack!...
Arc System Works Releases Melty Blood: Actress Again - Current Code on Steam on April 19
Type Moon-inspired fighting game's trailer also streamed
― Arc System Works began streaming a trailer on Wednesday for the Steam release of game developer French-Bread's Melty Blood: Actress Again - Current Code fighting game. The trailer previews the game's characters, and also shows the game's new multiplayer lobby mode. Melty Blood: Actress Again - Current Code will be available on Steam on April ...
Space Battleship Yamato 2202 Anime Series Confirmed
Fafner's Nobuyoshi Habara directs, Gundam UC's Harutoshi Fukui writes scripts
― A new anime series in the Star Blazers/Space Battleship Yamato anime franchise has been confirmed under the title Uchū Senkan Yamato 2202: Ai no Senshi-tachi (Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love or Star Blazers 2202: Warriors of Love). The staff has released the series' first visual, drawn by illustrator Makoto...
Eli Roth Makes Dark Souls Games' 'The Witches' Trailer
Dark fantasy game slated for N. America, Europe on April 12
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming "The Witches," an animated trailer for its Dark Souls III PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC game, on Wednesday. American film director Eli Roth (Hostel, The Green Inferno) directed the trailer. Bandai Namco Entertainment released the game in Japan on March 24, and it is slated to ship in Europe and ...
Mamoru Oshii Directs, Production I.G Animates Adult Swim Ad
Ad will begin airing on network later this week
― The Adult Swim network began streaming a new commercial on Wednesday. Jason DeMarco, Vice President and Creative Director, On-Air for Adult Swim, confirmed on his official Twitter account on Wednesday that Mamoru Oshii (Patlabor, Ghost in the Shell, Sky Crawlers) directed the commercial, and Production I.G animated it. DeMarco noted that the commercia...
Final Fantasy XV's September 30 Release Confirmed; Trailers, Demo Revealed
"Platinum Demo" already available; Deluxe, Collector's Editions revealed
― Square Enix confirmed during its "Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV" presentation on Wednesday the September 30 release date of its Final Fantasy XV PlayStation 4 and Xbox One game. The game's official Japanese Twitter account confirmed that the game will be released worldwide on that date. Video game news source GameSpot had previo...
Final Fantasy XV Gets 5-Episode Anime Prequel, Feature-Length CG Film (Updated)
Brotherhood anime's 1st episode already available, Kingsglaive available before game's release
― Square Enix announced during its "Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV" event on Wednesday that it will stream a five-episode anime prequel as well as a feature-length 3D CG film for the Final Fantasy XV game. The anime prequel is titled Brotherhood: Final Fantasy XV, while the 3D CG film is titled Kingsglaive: Fi...
Japanese Comic Ranking, March 21-27
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Terraformars, Hozuki no Reitetsu, Giant Killing, JoJolion in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Tokyo Ghoul:re 6 294,328 646,810 2016/03 Shueisha Sui Ishida 1 2 2 Terraformars 16 189,180 396,862 2016/03 Shueisha Story: Yū Sasuga / Art: Kenichi Tachibana 2 2 3 Hozuki no Reitetsu 21 150,369 150,369 2016/03 ...
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 Promo Previews Opening Theme Song
Series premieres on Crunchyroll on April 2
― The Bandai Channel began streaming a promotional video for the Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 television anime series on Wednesday. The video features SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Tielle's opening theme song "Into the Sky." Daisuki streamed an English-dubbed version on Monday. Crunchyroll will stream the series worldwide outside of Asia beginning on Saturday, A...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, March 21-27
Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 3, Dark Souls III, Hatsune Miku -Project Diva- X, Dead or Alive Extreme 3, Nobunaga's Ambition: Souzou Sengoku Risshiden games ship
― Japan's Game Ranking: March 21-27 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 13DS Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 3 Square Enix March 24 368,665 368,665 35 2PS4 Dark Souls III From Software March 24 210,...
Final Fantasy XV PS4/Xbox One Game Launches September 30
News to be formally announced Wednesday night
― Video Game news source GameSpot posted but later set to private a video unveiling a September 30 release date for Square Enix's Final Fantasy XV PlayStation 4 and Xbox One game on Wednesday. Square Enix will release a demo of the game that follows the game's protagonist Prince Noctis as a child journeying through a dreamscape on Wednesday. Players who c...
The Anime Network to Stream RIN-NE 2 Sequel Anime
Series premieres April 9
― The Anime Network announce on Wednesday that it will simulcast RIN-NE 2, the second anime series based on Rumiko Takahashi's RIN-NE (Kyōkai no Rinne) manga. The stream will premiere in the United States, Canada, and Latin America on April 9 at 7:00 p.m. EDT. Sentai Filmworks already announced that it has licensed the series. The second series will premiere in Japan on April...
Crunchyroll to Stream Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 TV Anime
TV edit of earlier OVA will premiere April 2
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will stream the Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 television anime series as it airs in Japan. The stream will premiere worldwide outside of Asia on Saturday, April 2 at 6:30 p.m. EDT. The anime will premiere in Japan on April 3 and it will air on Sundays at 7:00 a.m. on TV Asahi and ...
Myriad Colors Phantom World Blu-ray/DVD to Include Unaired Episode
Commercial airs with final episode
― The 13th and final episode of the anime of Sōichirō Hatano's Myriad Colors Phantom World (Musaigen no Phantom World) novel aired on Thursday accompanied by a commercial for an unaired episode. The episode will be included in the seventh Blu-ray Disc and DVD volume of the anime series, which sill ship on October 10. The series premiered in January and Crunchyroll s...
Terraformars Revenge Anime's Opening Sequence Streamed
Heavy metal band Seikima II performs theme song for anime premiering April 1
― The official website for the Terraformars Revenge anime sequel series began streaming the opening sequence on Wednesday. The video previews the anime's theme song "Kōryōtaru Shinsekai" by Japanese heavy metal band Seikima II. Seikima II is also performing a second theme song for the show titled "PLANET / THE HELL." The ope...
Joker Game Spy Mystery Anime Will Have 12 Episodes
A flyer at the AnimeJapan event revealed on Friday that Production I.G's television anime of Kōji Yanagi's spy mystery novel Joker Game will have 12 episodes. Kazuya Nomura (Ghost in the Shell: New Movie, Robotics;Notes) is helming the project at Production I.G. Toshiyuki Yahagi (Guilty Crown) is serving as chief animation director and is adapting Shirow Miwa's (Dogs: Bullets & Carnage) original c...
The File of Young Kindaichi Returns Manga Goes on Hiatus Until June
Authors preparing new arc in detective manga
― This year's 18th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine revealed on Wednesday that Seimaru Amagi and Fumiya Sato's Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo R (The File of Young Kindaichi Returns) manga will go on hiatus. The manga will return in this year's 28th issue of the magazine on June 8. The magazine notes that the authors are preparing for a new arc in th...
Staff for Paradise of Innocence Manga's 'Final' Anime DVD Revealed
Takashi Nishikawa, Ryuichi Baba return for anime DVD slated for August 29
― The official website of the "final" anime DVD of Uran's Mujaki no Rakuen (Paradise of Innocence) manga revealed the anime's main staff. Both the director and character designer are returning from the second anime. Takashi Nishikawa (Strange+, Sin Strange Plus) is once again directing the anime, with Ryuichi Baba (I Can't Unde...
Funimation's Escaflowne Dub Casts Vic Mignogna, Felecia Angelle, Michelle Rojas
Mignogna plays Folken, Angelle plays Eriya, Rojas plays Naria
― Funimation's Kickstarter campaign for The Vision of Escaflowne anime series' new English dub posted an update on Tuesday, revealing three additional dub cast members. Vic Mignogna (Dragon Ball Z's Broly, Ouran High School Host Club's Tamaki, Vampire Knight's Zero) will play Folken, Strategos of Zaibach. Felecia Angelle (The Devil is a Pa...
Frontwing Unveils Purino Party Puzzle Game for Steam
The Fruit of Grisaia scenario writer Kazuya produces game with planned English release
― Visual novel developer Frontwing announced on Tuesday that it is developing a new game titled Purino Party. Frontwing will release the puzzle game on PC via Steam in English. Frontwing has only announced an overseas release for the game. Frontwing scenario writer Kazuya (The Fruit of Grisaia, Hatsuru Koto Naki Mi...
Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy Wins 9th Manga Taisho Award
Manga about Russo-Japanese war veteran, Ainu hunter teaming up to find criminal's gold stash
― Manga creator Satoru Noda received this year's Manga Taisho for his Golden Kamuy manga series. The manga centers on Saichi Sugimoto, a veteran of the Russo-Japanese war who heads to Hokkaido to find gold to take care of the wife of his fellow soldier. He teams up with an Ainu hunter named Asirpa to find a h...
Nintendo's Miitomo App Slated for the West on Thursday
The official website of Nintendo's Miitomo smartphone app revealed on Tuesday that the game is slated for North America and Europe on Thursday. Nintendo plans to release the app in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Belgium, Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, Spain, Italy, the Netherlands, Russia, Australia, and New Zealand. As of March 20, the app has reached over 1 million us...
My Hero Academia English 'Roll Call' Videos Introduce Bakugo, Yaoyorozu, More
Funimation to premiere series on April 3
― Funimation Entertainment began streaming four more "Roll Call" videos with English voice-over for the My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) anime. The videos introduce Bakugo Katsuki, Mineta Minoru, Tokoyami Fumikage, and Yaoyorozu Momo. The anime will air on the MBS/TBS channel network's "Nichigo" timeslot every Sunday at 5:00 p.m starting on April 3. Fu...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 27-April 2
Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend, Your Lie in April anime; Nichijou, Not Lives manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Eden of the East The Complete Series + Movies Premium Edition Blu-rayPlease Funimation Entertainment US$99.98 March 29 Extreme Penetrations 2 DVD (Adult)Cite Adult Source Media US$24.95 March 29 Getter Robo Armageddo...
2nd Digimon Adventure tri. Film Extends Run After Earning 134 Million Yen
83,069 tickets sold before film extends into its 4th week
― The second film in the Digimon Adventure tri. film series, Digimon Adventure tri. Ketsui (Determination), has sold 83,069 tickets for over 134 million yen (US$1.18 million) in 10 theaters between its opening day on March 12 and Sunday, March 27. It has topped the mini theater ranking (for limited-run films) for three weekends in a row. Altho...
School Battle Anime Hundred's TV Ad Previews Opening Theme Song
Series premieres on Crunchyroll on April 4
― TV Tokyo aired a commercial for the upcoming television anime of Jun Misaki's light novel series Hundred. The video previews the opening theme song "BLOODRED" by D-selections. Hayato: Hundred, on! Emil: Each holds their own hope in their hands... The ultimate school battle action story begins now! New program, Hundred. Premiering on April 4 at 2:05 a.m. Th...
Crunchyroll to Stream Super Lovers Boys-Love Anime
10-episode series premieres on April 6
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will stream the television anime of Miyuki Abe's boys-love manga Super Lovers. The stream will premiere worldwide outside of Asia on April 6 at 2:05 p.m. EDT. The show will premiere on AT-X on April 6 at 11:30 p.m. before airing on Tokyo MX on April 7 at 1:35 a.m. The series will also air on ...
DAYS Soccer Anime's 1st Teaser Shows Animation, Additional Cast
Mariya Ise, Ayane Sakura, Katsuyuki Konishi join cast
― Pony Canyon began streaming a promotional video for the upcoming television anime of Tsuyoshi Yasuda's DAYS soccer manga. The video reveals three more cast members. The new cast members are: Mariya Ise (Fairy Tail's Levi) as Chikako Ubukata Ayane Sakura (My Hero Academia's Ochaco) as Sayuri Tachibana Katsuyuki Konishi (Hetalia - Axis Powers's Am...
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Tanaka-kun is Always Listless Anime
Comedy series follows perpetually-sleepy high school boy
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Tuesday that it has licensed the anime Tanaka-kun is Always Listless (Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge). The company plans to simulcast the series via select digital outlets and later release the series on home video. The series will premiere on Tokyo MX at 10:00 p.m. on April 9 in Japan, and it will also air on MBS...
Mayoiga/The Lost Village Original Anime Streams Promo, Adds 20 New Characters
Junji Majima, Atsushi Abe, more join cast
― Pony Canyon began streaming a promotional video on Wednesday for the Mayoiga original TV anime series. The anime's official website updated on Saturday with twenty additional characters and their cast members, as well as a new key visual. Daahara: Well then everybody! Time to say...! All: Goodbye to this reality! Daahara: Welcome to the life redo tour! Narr...
Crunchyroll to Stream Bungo Stray Dogs Anime
Action anime stars famous Japanese authors with superpowers
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will stream the television anime of Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa's Bungō Stray Dogs manga as it airs in Japan. The stream will premiere worldwide outside of Asia on April 6 at 1:35 p.m. EDT. Kicked out of his orphanage and on the verge of starving to death, Nakajima ...
Bungō Stray Dogs Gets Original Video Anime in Addition to TV Anime
Series about league of literary figures with supernatural powers premieres on April 6
― A flyer at the AnimeJapan event on Friday listed that the television anime of Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa's Bungō Stray Dogs manga would include "12 episodes + 1 OVA." The official website announced earlier this month that the anime will premiere on Tokyo MX and other stations on April 6 at 25:05 (effectively...
Super Lovers Boys-Love TV Anime's Ad Previews Opening Song
Premieres April 6
― The official website of the television anime of Miyuki Abe's boys-love manga Super Lovers began streaming a commercial on Tuesday. The commercial previews the anime's opening theme "Okaeri." (Welcome Home.) by Yūsuke Yata. All: Super Lovers, starts airing in April! Text: The long-awaited TV anime of the hit manga by Miyuki Abe! Ren: Haru, what's wrong? Haru: It's just that as a bi...
Danganronpa 3 Anime's Characters from Super Danganronpa 2 Game Revealed
15 characters shown from "Zetsubō Hen"; "Mirai Hen" to air in July
― Kadokawa's Weekly Famitsu magazine is revealing on Thursday the 15 characters who will appear in the Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen (Danganronpa 3 -The End of Hope's Peak Academy-) anime's "Despair Chapter." These characters include those from the Super Danganronpa 2 game. More information will be in the magazine issue ...
Kill Me Baby/Sweet Blue Flowers Voice Actress Ai Takabe's Drug Charges Dropped
Actress was charged in November after police allegedly found cocaine in her house
― The Tokyo District Public Prosecutors Office decided on Tuesday not to prosecute Kill Me Baby voice actress and idol Ai Takabe (real name, Ai Nakayama), who was arrested last year for allegedly violating Narcotics and Psychotropics Control Law with cocaine use. The office said that it made its decision in consideratio...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, March 21-27
2nd live-action Assassination Classroom's theme sells 185,829, followed by Mr. Osomatsu, Hiro Shimono/Jun Fukuyama/Kenichi Suzumura, live-action Library Wars sequel, Fist of the North Star: Strawberry Flavor
― "Sayonara Sensa-tions," the theme song for the live-action Assassination Classroom: Graduation film by the group "Sensa-tions," sold 185,829 copies to debut at #1 on the ovrall DVD chart. The g...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, March 21-27
Live-action Library Wars sequel sells 36,057+2,718, followed by Mr. Osomatsu, Owarimonogatari, Arpeggio film, Aria The Natural
― The Premium Box for Toshokan Sensō: The Last Mission, the sequel to the live-action film of Hiro Arikawa's Toshokan Sensō (Library Wars) novel series, sold 36,057 copies to debut at #1 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. The standard edition with the limited first-pressing s...
Funimation's Escaflowne Dub Casts Eric Vale, Jole McDonald
Vale plays Dryden, McDonald plays Dilandau
― Funimation's Kickstarter campaign for The Vision of Escaflowne anime series' new English dub posted an update last Friday and this Monday, revealing two additional dub cast members. Eric Vale (Hetalia - Axis Powers' America and Canada, One Piece's Sanji, Fairy Tail's Loke) will play the traveling merchant Dryden, while Joel McDonald (Fairy Tail's Zeref, Bl...
Empire of Corpses, Girls & Panzer, Psycho-Pass Nominated for Japan Sci-Fi Con's Seiun Awards
Wish Upon the Pleiades anime, Knights of Sidonia, Linebarrels of Iron manga also nominated
― The 55th Japan Science Fiction Convention (Nihon SF Taikai) revealed the list of nominees for the 47th Seiun Awards on Saturday. The nominees of the Media and Comic categories include: Media Category Mad Max Fury Road film Star Wars: The Force Awakens film Chappie film The Congress film Wish Upon the Pleiades...
2nd Live-Action Assassination Classroom Opens at #1 With 639 Million Yen
Kamen Rider 1-Gō opens at #4, Doraemon movie drops to #2 after 4 weeks
― Ansatsu Kyōshitsu: Sotsugyō-hen (Assassination Classroom: Graduation), the second live-action film based on Yusei Matsui's Assassination Classroom manga, opened in Japan last Friday on 319 screens. It sold 544,641 tickets for 639,193,900 yen (about US$5.62 million) to top the Japanese box office in its opening weekend. It is cur...
New Jersey's AnimeNEXT to Host Trigger's Akira Amemiya, Shigeto Koyama, Hiromi Wakabayashi
Freelance animator Emi Kōno joins Trigger members at convention
― New Jersey based anime convention AnimeNEXT announced earlier this month that it will host Studio Trigger's Akira Amemiya, Shigeto Koyama, and Hiromi Wakabayashi at its 2016 convention. They will be joined by freelance animator Emi Kōno. Amemiya is a former GAINAX animator who worked on many Hiroyuki Imaishi titles such as Gurren Lagan...
One Piece Film Gold Casts Hikari Mitsushima, Gaku Hamada, Nanao, Kinya Kitaōji
July 23 film features new devil fruit users & former Folder 5 idol who sang 'Believe' opening theme
― The official website for this year's One Piece Film Gold anime revealed the film's guest cast on Tuesday. Hikari Mitsushima as Carina, a popular and mysterious songstress in Gild Tesoro's crew, with ties to Nami's past. Gaku Hamada as Mr. Tanaka, a devil fruit user who ate the "nuke nuke" fruit. With...
Dimension W Anime's 6th Blu-ray to Include Unaired OVA Episode
6th volume slated for August 26 in Japan
― The staff of the Dimension W anime announced during an episode screening event last week on March 21 that the sixth volume of the anime's Japanese Blu-ray Disc release will include an unaired original video anime (OVA) episode. The sixth volume is slated for release on August 26. Funimation is on the production committee for the series, and it describes the ...
Peach Girl Manga Inspires Live-Action Film
Mizuki Yamamoto, Hey!Say!JUMP's Kei Inoo star in 2017 film
― Miwa Ueda's Peach Girl manga is inspiring a live-action film adaptation that will premiere in 2017 in Japan. Mizuki Yamamoto (live-action Black Butler) (pictured right) will star as Momo and idol group Hey!Say!JUMP's Kei Inoo will play Kairi in his first film role. Koji Shintoku will direct the film. The story is about an average high schoo...
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 13-19
Goodnight Punpun, 3 One-Punch Man volumes, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, 3 Tokyo Ghoul volumes, Bleach, Monster Musume
― The New York Times newspaper listed the manga bestsellers in the United States for the week ending on March 19. Rank Prev. Rank Title Author Publisher Weeks on List Cover 1 -Goodnight Punpun #1 Inio Asano Viz Media 1 2 2One-Punch Man #5 Story: ONE / Art: Yuusuke Murata Viz Media 3 31Yu-Gi-Oh! Z...
Japan Animator Expo Short Inspires TV Anime Special
Title has not yet been announced
― NHK announced on Monday that one or more of the shorts from Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition (Japan Animator Expo), the weekly anime shorts project from Hideaki Anno's Studio Khara and the media company Dwango, is inspiring an anime special on BS Premium. Details, including the title, have not yet been revealed. NHK plans to update with more information on its website ...
Rage of Bahamut Developer Cygames Establishes Anime Company
Anime studio to handle adaptations, original work
― Smartphone game developer Cygames announced at Anime Japan 2016 on Saturday that is aiming to establish an animation studio as a fully-owned subsidiary in the first half of 2016. Cygames has had an anime production division since March 2015, and it will continue in the new anime production company. The new company will handle not only planning and p...
Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Promo Video
Kaede Hondo, Ayane Sakura star in mecha anime directed by Susumu Tosaka
― The official website for the Infinite's Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars anime announced the show's staff and two members of the main cast on Thursday. The promotional video also announces the cast members: Text: Yui Text: Kei Text: Sara, Tia Text: Ingrid Text: Rena Text: Cast - Kaede Hondo as Yui, Ayane Sakura as Rena Text: The...
Viz's Shonen Jump to Run Assassination Classroom Side Story Spinoff
4-week spinoff explores Koro-sensei's private life outside school
― Viz Media's digital anthology Weekly Shonen Jump announced on Monday that it will publish the four-part Assassination Classroom Side Story spinoff manga beginning next Monday. The spinoff manga will run in Shueisha's Japanese Weekly Shonen Jump magazine this April from this year's 18th issue to the combined 21st/22nd issue. These cha...
Yamato2202.net Domain Name Registered
The domain name "Yamato2202.net" was registered in Japan on January 8. Designer Makoto Kobayashi posted the following sketches and layout sheet on Monday: 来たね雷雨。の、練馬 pic.twitter.com/YwD7Bq6fDi— 小林誠 2220 (@makomako713) March 28, 2016 雨が今、アラレになりました練馬 pic.twitter.com/9aFC06eYwo— 小林誠 2220 (@makomako713) March 28, 2016 雲はあるけど雨はやんでる練馬 pic.twitter.com/GEIOUNXPZj— 小林誠 2220 (@makomako713) March 28, 2016 Vo...
Twin Star Exorcists Manga Gets 1-Shot in Weekly Shonen Jump
This year's 17th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Yoshiaki Sukeno's Twin Star Exorcists (Sōsei no Onmyōji) manga will receive a one-shot chapter in this year's 18th issue of the magazine next week. The chapter will be 32 pages long and will include a color center page. Viz Media is releasing the series in North America, and it will publish the fourth compiled...
4 Weekly Shonen Jump Manga Get Spinoff Chapters in April
This year's 17th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine (issue cover pictured at right) revealed on Monday that four Weekly Shonen Jump manga will receive spinoff chapters in the next four weeks. This year's 18th issue of the magazine will feature a spinoff chapter of Kawada's Hinomaru Zumō manga, the 19th issue will feature a spinoff chapter of Takuma Yokota's Straighten Up! Welcome to S...
One Piece Manga Enters 'VS. Four Emperors Arc'
This year's 17th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga will start its "VS. Four Emperors Arc" in this year's 18th issue, which will ship on April 4. The 17th issue teased, "The curtain will open on a new legend, don't miss it!!" The preview image for next week's issue (pictured at right) also teases, "Facing toward Sanji's rescue, Lu...
Kuromukuro Anime's Promo Video Streamed With English Subtitles
Video previews opening, ending theme songs for series premiering on April 7
― Pony Canyon began streaming a promotional video on Monday with English subtitles for Kuromukuro, the 15th anniversary project of the anime studio P.A. Works. The video previews MICHI's (Dagashi Kashi, Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers) ending theme song "Really Stick," and rock band GLAY's opening theme song "Dystopia." (Not...
Tonkatsu DJ Agetarō TV Anime's 1st Promo Video, New Visual Revealed
Series starring Daiki Yamashita premieres on April 10
― The official YouTube account for the television anime adaptation of author Ipyao and artist Yūjirō Koyama's Tonkatsu DJ Agetarō manga began streaming the show's first promotional video on Friday. The end of the video features protagonist Agetarō Katsutama saying "Tonkatsu and DJ are the same!?" The official website also revealed a new key visual...
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