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North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 10-16
Tonari no Seki-kun, Gugure! Kokkuri-san anime; I Am a Hero, Monster Hunter: Flash Hunter, Neon Genesis Evangelion: Campus Apocalypse manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Garakowa -Restore the World- Import Edition BD + CDPlease Ponycan USA US$89.98 April 12 Gugure! Kokkuri-san BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$59.98 April 12 Gugure! Kokkuri-san DVDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai F...
Wolf Girl & Black Prince Manga Ends on May 13
Shojo series inspired anime, upcoming live-action film
― The official website for Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine announced that the magazine's June issue will include the final chapter of Ayuko Hatta's Wolf Girl & Black Prince (Ōkami Shōjo to Kuro Ōji) manga when it ships on May 13. The 15th compiled volume of the manga will ship on April 25, and the 16th and final volume is slated for May 25....
Sengoku Basara Dokugan Spinoff Manga Begins on April 26
Story takes place in the future, follows one-eyed man on a motorcycle
― This year's ninth issue of Akita Shoten's Young Champion magazine announced on Tuesday that a new Sengoku Basara manga spinoff series, titled Sengoku Basara Dokugan, will begin in the tenth issue on April 26. Yasuyuki Nekoi is drawing the manga with supervision from Capcom. The story takes place in a new century in Japan, where M...
Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart PC Release Delayed to April 26
Idea Factory International announced on Tuesday that its release of Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart for PC via Steam has been delayed from April 18 to April 26. The game will cost US$29.99, but will be 40% for the first week after launch. Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart shipped for the PlayStation Vita in February 2015 in North America and Europe. The Entertainment Software Ratin...
SNK Playmore, Atlus USA Partner for King of Fighters XIV's American Release
PS4 game trailer introduce Mui Mui, Kukri
― SNK Playmore and Atlus USA announced on Tuesday that they are partnering to release SNK Playmore's PlayStation 4 gameThe King of Fighters XIV in the Americas. The game is slated for release later this year. Atlus USA also began streaming a trailer introducing Mui Mui and Kukri as playable characters. The game will feature more than 50 playable fighters, inc...
Live-Action Horror Film Midori/Shōjo Tsubaki's Trailer Shows Anime Segments
"Ano ko no Jinta" theme song by Charan-Po-Rantan also previewed in trailer
― Japanese entertainment news website Natalie began streaming a trailer for the live-action film adaptation of Suehiro Maruo's Shojo Tsubaki horror manga on Tuesday. The trailer previews the film's theme song "Ano Ko no Jinta" by musical sister group Charan-Po-Rantan, and reveals that the film will feature anime segments. (Not...
'Amazing Katamari Damacy' Trademark Filed in Europe
A trademark for "Amazing Katamari Damacy" was filed under Bandai Namco Entertainment's name in Europe on Monday. Bandai Namco released the rolling puzzle game Katamari Damacy for the Playstation 2 in 2004. Katamari Damacy inspired numerous sequels in North America and Japan for PlayStation 2, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Portable, PlayStation Vita, Xbox 360, and mobile devices. Bandai Namco Entertai...
BlazBlue: Central Fiction Heads to PS4, PS3 with Xblaze's Es
Arc System Works' Toshimichi Mori introduces console version in Famitsu Thursday
― Kadokawa's Famitsu magazine is reporting this week that Arc System Works' popular fighting game Blazblue: Central Fiction is going from the arcades to the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 consoles in Japan. The magazine's 10-page feature includes information on the new character Es from the XBlaze games and an interview...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, April 4-10
2nd live-action Assassination Classroom's theme sells 4,938 more, followed by Nana Mizuki, S -Saigo no Keikan-, Starmyu, Mr. Osomatsu
― "Sayonara Sensa-tions," the theme song for the live-action Ansatsu Kyōshitsu: Sotsugyō-hen (Assassination Classroom: Graduation) film by the group "Sensa-tions," sold 4,938 copies for a new total of 205,760. In its third week on the overall DVD chart, it stayed at #3...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, April 4-April 10
Nana Mizuki sells 13,969, followed by Is the order a rabbit??, Starmyu, S -Saigo no Keikan-, Myriad Colors Phantom World
― Nana Mizuki's Nana Clips 7 Blu-ray Disc sold 13,969 copies to rank #3 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. S -Saigo no Keikan- Dakkan Recovery of Our Future, the film inspired by Yōichi Komori and Yutaka Tōdō's manga S -Saigo no Keikan-, landed at #9 with 2,236 copies. The Animelo ...
Usumaru Furuya Ends Joshikōsei ni Korosaretai Manga in July
Furuya's Teiichi no Kuni manga ended in Jump Square last week
― This year's June issue of Shinchosha's Go Go Bunch magazine revealed on Saturday that Usamaru Furuya's Joshikōsei ni Korosaretai (I Want to be Killed by a High School Girl) manga will end in the 12th issue of the magazine on July 9. Joshikōsei ni Korosaretai follows a man who becomes a teacher because he wants to be killed by a beautiful...
Yuri Kuma Arashi Manga Ends on April 30
Akiko Morishima's manga adapts Kunihiko Ikuhara's Yurikuma Arashi anime
― Manga creator Akiko Morishima announced on her blog on April 3 that she will end her Yuri Kuma Arashi manga in the June issue of Gentosha Comics Inc.'s Monthly Comic Birz magazine, which Gentosha Comics will publish on April 30. The manga adapts the Yurikuma Arashi anime by director Kunihiko Ikuhara (Revolutionary Girl Utena, P...
Tatsuya Egawa Launches New Bōkyaku no Hate Manga on Club Sunday Site
Manga centers on high school manga creator who wants to talk to cute girls to draw better manga
― Shogakukan's Club Sunday web manga site began publishing a new series by Tatsuya Egawa last month titled Bōkyaku no Hate, 16-sai no Jibun e no Tegami (Horizon of Oblivion, A Letter to the 16-Year Old Me). Egawa released the first chapter on the site on March 11, and released the second chapter last Frida...
Kendi Oiwa, Makoto Fūgetsu Launch Granblue Fantasy Manga
1st chapter available now for manga drawn by Welcome to the N.H.K. artist
― The official Twitter account of Cycomi, Cygames' manga app, announced on April 4 that Kendi Oiwa (Welcome to the N.H.K., Assassin's Creed 4: Black Flag -Kakusei-, Goth) and Makoto Fūgetsu will launch a manga adaptation of Cygames' Granblue Fantasy smartphone game. Fūgetsu is writing the script and Oiwa is drawing the manga. T...
Takako Shimura, Fumiko Fumi Both Launch New Series in May
New series launching in Be x Boy magazine
― The official website of Libre Publishing's Be x Boy magazine revealed last week that manga creators Takako Shimura and Fumiko Fumi will both launch their own respective new manga series in the magazine's June issue on May 6. Fumi's new manga is titled Josō Danshi to Menhera Oji-san (The Crossdressing Young Man and the Uncle With Mental Illness). Libre Publi...
Gundam the Origin III: Dawn of Rebellion Anime's English-Dubbed Trailer Posted
3rd episode in video anime series premieres in Japanese theaters on May 21
― The Gundam.info website posted an English-dubbed version of the second trailer for the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin anime's third episode, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin III Dawn of Rebellion (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin III Akatsuki no Hōki), on Monday. The site previously streamed the video in February with Japanese a...
Skip Beat's English Dub Kickstarter Campaign Casts Cristina Vee, Mela Lee
Vee plays Erika Koenji, Lee plays Maria Takarada; campaign hits US$145,000 of US$155,000 goal
― Voice actress Cristina Vee announced on Monday that she and Mela Lee (Fate/stay night's Rin, Durarara!!'s Erika) will join the cast of Pied Piper, Inc.'s planned English dub of the Skip Beat! television anime series. Vee will play Erika Koenji, and Lee will play Maria Takarada. The Kickstarter campaign for...
Kingdom Manga Gets Live-Action Short to Celebrate 10th Anniversary
3-minute video starring Kento Yamazaki debuts on April 18
― Shueisha filmed a special live-action video for Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga to celebrate its 10th anniversary this year. The three-minute video stars Kento Yamazaki in the role of Shin, one of the manga's protagonists, and was filmed in Hengdian World Studios in China. The production released four stills from the video (see gallery below)....
'Recently, my sister is unusual.' Manga Ends in May
Manga inspired television anime, live-action film adaptations in 2014
― The May issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Dragon Age magazine announced last Saturday that Mari Matsuzawa will end her Saikin, Imōto no Yōsu ga Chotto Okashiin Da Ga. (Recently, my sister is unusual.) manga in the June issue when it ships on May 9. The manga centers on Mitsuki Kanzaki, a girl living with her step-brother Yūya after her...
2nd Live-Action Assassination Classroom Tops Box Office Chart for 3rd Week
Doraemon, Chihayafuru films also hold positions at #2, #4
― Ansatsu Kyōshitsu: Sotsugyō-hen (Assassination Classroom: Graduation), the second live-action film based on Yusei Matsui's Assassination Classroom manga, retained its #1 rank in the Japanese box office in its third weekend on 318 screens. Over the weekend of April 9-10, the film sold 167,429 tickets for a total of 201,085,000 yen (about US$1...
Sailor Moon Sailor Stars' Final Episode Gets TV-MA Rating (Updated)
The final episode of Sailor Moon Sailor Stars debuted with English subtitles on Hulu on Monday with a TV-MA rating. All previous episodes in the series have been rated TV-PG. Sailor Moon Crystal's English-subtitled version was also rated TV-PG for the first two seasons, but the currently-airing third season has a TV-14 rating. The English-dubbed version of Sailor Moon Crystal has a TV-14 rating. T...
Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness PS4/PS Vita Game's Western Release Slated for September
NIS America announced on Monday that Mages and 5pb.'s Psycho-Pass: Mandatory Happiness game is slated for release in North America on September 13 and Europe on September 16. The game will have both physical and digital releases on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. The company also confirmed that it plans to release the game on PC via Steam, but has not yet shared a release date. In addition the...
Tekken's Harada, Appleseed's Aramaki, Production I.G Collaborate on 'Argyle Shift' VR Demo
Players can pilot giant robot, interact with female AI copilot
― Katsuhiro Harada (Tekken series, "Summer Lesson") is supervising and writing the original plan for the robot shooting game demonstration "Argyle Shift," which utilizes the HTC Vive virtual reality (VR) headset. Production I.G is handling the world design and scenario, Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed) is directing, and Takayuki Yanase (Ghost i...
Corpse Party for 3DS Listed by U.S. Rating Board
The American organization Entertainment Software Rating Board (ESRB) lists the Corpse Party game for release on Nintendo 3DS. A 3DS release has yet to be announced for the United States. ESRB describes the game and its M rating for "Blood, Strong Language, Suggestive Themes, Violence": This is a survival-horror adventure game, in which players help high-school students escape from a haunted elemen...
Gintama's 1st 'Love Potion' Original Anime DVD Previewed in Visual
The official website for the Gintama anime franchise posted a key visual for the original anime DVD that will be bundled with the 65th volume of Hideaki Sorachi's original Gintama manga on August 4. This original anime DVD and the next one (bundled with the 66th volume on November 4) adapt the "Love Potion" story arc, which covers chapters 492-496 of the original series. The website promises that ...
Square Enix Reveals Valkyrie Anatomia: The Origin RPG with Valkyrie Profile's Lenneth
Site lists Spring digital release & "Valkyrie Profile," "Lenneth" in source code
― Square Enix opened a teaser site for Valkyrie Anatomia: The Origin, a role-playing game slated for "digital distribution" this spring. The website lists Square Enix's Yoshinori Yamagishi (Valkyrie Profile, Star Ocean RPGs) as the producer, sound composer Motoi Sakuraba (Saiyuki, Valkyrie Profile, Tales of, and Star Oce...
One Piece Burning Blood Game's Videos Preview Bonus Costumes
Swimsuits for Robin, Nami, Hancock, Perona; Gear 4 Luffy previewed in videos
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming three more views for its One Piece Burning Blood PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PC, and Xbox One game on Monday. The videos preview the bonus swimsuit costumes for Nami, Robin, Hancock, and Perona, and the Gear 4 Luffy character. Nami, Robin, Hancock Swimsuit Costume Video Peron...
Ryōsuke Fuji's Attack on Titan: Lost Girls Manga Ends in May
Fujicue!!!, Sekitō manga, Bokura wa Satsui Biytori novel also end in May
― The May issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine revealed on Saturday that Ryōsuke Fuji's Attack on Titan: Lost Girls, Shōichi Taguchi's Fujicue!!!, Keishi Daibu and Ryō Ogawa Sekitō manga, and Tahi Saihate and Mitsuru Hattori's Bokura wa Satsui Biyori novel will end in the magazine's next issue, which Kodansha will publis...
Ace Attorney 6 Game's Commercial Previews Limited Time DLC Costumes
Nintendo 3DS game ships in Japan on June 9
― Capcom's official website for its Gyakuten Saiban 6 (Ace Attorney 6) Nintendo 3DS game began streaming a 15-second commercial previewing the game's limited time downloadable content costumes on Sunday. Phoenix Wright (Ryūichi Naruhodo): I am Phoenix Wright, a lawyer. Maya Fey (Mayoi Ayasato): It's...not Phoenix? Phoenix Wright: Objection! This is a limited...
Crunchyroll, Kadokawa Announce Partnership
Crunchyroll to exclusively stream Kadokawa anime outside of Asia for next year, will co-produce Kadokawa anime
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll and Japanese publisher Kadokawa Corporation announced a partnership on Monday that will grant Crunchyroll exclusive worldwide digital distribution rights outside of Asia for anime titles published by Kadokawa in the next year. The partnership will als...
Kadokawa Purchases 51% Stake in Yen Press
Hachette Book Group, Kadokawa to rename Yen Press as Yen Press, LLC in May
― Japanese publisher Kadokawa Corporation announced on Monday via press release that it is entering into a joint venture with New York-based publishing company Hachette Book Group to publish manga and light novels in English. Under the new joint venture, Hachette's Yen Press imprint will split off from being a completely-owned...
Buddy Go! TV Anime's 2nd Episode Streamed
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 the second episode on Sunday for the television anime adaptation of Minori Kurosaki's Buddy Go! manga. The channel previously streamed the first episode on March 31. The "cross-dressing romance" centers around Ai Shizukuishi, a shy, plai...
Tsubasa Hazuki's Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosary Manga Ends
3rd volume of manga adapting 4th arc of Sword Art Online novels slated for June 10
― Tsubasa Hazuki published the final chapter of the Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosary manga in the May issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki Bunko Magazine on Saturday. The magazine also revealed that Kadokawa will publish the manga's third and final compiled book volume on June 10. Sword Art Online: Mother's Rosary adapts the f...
My Hero Academia: Battle for All Gameplay Videos Preview Ochaco, Tenya
May 19 game features same voice cast as anime, includes side stories for each playable character
― The official website of Bandai Namco Entertainment's My Hero Academia: Battle for All Nintendo 3DS game began streaming two gameplay videos on Sunday for Ochaco Uraraka and Tenya Iida. The video for Ochaco previews her gameplay mechanics revolving around the "Zero Gravity" quirk, including a "rocket gau...
Key Visual Revealed For Naruto Stage Musical's New Run
Main cast also revealed in costume in character visuals
― The official website of the Live Spectacle Naruto stage musical unveiled the key visual for the play's new run on Monday. Additionally, the website will reveal character visuals for the cast over the course of the next three weeks. The first five visuals revealed on Monday are: Kōdai Matsuoka as Naruto Uzumaki Ryūji Satō as Sasuke Uchiha Yui I...
The Flowers of Evil Stage Play Cast Pictured in Visual
21 more cast members added to play opening in Tokyo in July
― The staff of the stage play adaptation of Shūzō Oshimi's The Flowers of Evil (Aku no Hana) manga revealed the play's key visual on Saturday. The play's main cast is: Naoya Shimizu as Takao Kasuga Mio Hanana as Sawa Nakamura Narumi Akizuki as Nanako Saeki Additional cast members include: Shigeaki Fukui Naruya Hagiwara Yū Morioka Haruka Miwa...
Skip Beat!'s English Dub Kickstarter Campaign Casts Richard Epcar as Lory Takarada
Campaign hits US$140,000 of US$155,000 goal; will announce more cast at US$145,000
― Voice actress Cristina Vee announced on Saturday that Richard Epcar (Durarara!! ×2's Sloan, Lupin the Third's Daisuke Jigen) will play Lory Takarada in Pied Piper, Inc.'s planned English dub of the Skip Beat! television anime series, and revealed that Deborah Crane (Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal, Ikki Tousen: X...
California's Fanime Hosts Voice Actor Masaya Matsukaze
Japanese vocal dance group Da-iCE to also appear at May 27-30 event
― California's FanimeCon announced on Monday that it will host voice actor Masaya Matsukaze at the event. Matsukaze has been working as an actor and voice actor since 1997. He has voiced Kyoya Ootori in Ouran High School Host Club, Gaelio Bauduin in Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, Mikami Teru in Death Note, Illumi Zoldyck i...
Comic-Con Int'l Hosts Pokémon Adventures Manga's Hidenori Kusaka, Satoshi Yamamoto
Artist, writer currently work on Pokémon XY, Pokemon Adventures: ΩRuby & αSapphire manga
― Comic Con International announced last Monday that Pokémon Adventures manga's writer Hidenori Kusaka and artist Satoshi Yamamoto will appear as special guests at this year's convention. The convention will run from July 21-24 at the San Diego Convention Center. Kusaka (pictured right) is the writer of the Pokém...
The Empire of Corpses Film's English Video Introduces John Watson
Film will run in select theaters in the U.S. on April 19-20
― Funimation Entertainment began streaming a video on Thursday for its upcoming screening of The Empire of Corpses anime film. The video introduces the film's protagonist John Watson. Funimation previously streamed a trailer on Wednesday that previewed the film's English dub. The cast, under ADR director and scriptwriter Mike McFarland, assi...
Three Leaves, Three Colors/Sansha Sanyō BDs/DVDs to Add 3 Unaired Episodes
12 TV episodes listed on six Blu-ray/DVD volumes, which start shipping on June 29
― The television anime of Cherry Arai's Sansha Sanyō (Three Leaves, Three Colors) manga premiered on Sunday, and a television commercial for the anime's Japanese home video release aired during the premiere. The ad reveals that the first Blu-ray Disc/DVD volume will ship on June 29, and the volume will include the first...
Dates, Titles Revealed for Kuroko's Basketball's 3 Compilation Films
1st compilation film Winter Cup Sōshū-hen ~Kage to Hikari~ slated for September 3
― This year's 19th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump revealed the titles and opening dates for the three Kuroko's Basketball compilation films on Monday. The first film is titled Winter Cup Sōshū-hen ~Kage to Hikari~ (Winter Cup Compilation ~Shadow and Light~), and it will open in Japan on September 3. The second f...
Ray Gigant RPG Gets Digital Release in N. America, Europe in May
English screenshots revealed for dungeon-crawling RPG for PS Vita
― Los Angeles-based game company acttil revealed more information and new screenshots (see gallery below) on Saturday for its PlayStation Vita dungeon-crawling role-playing game Ray Gigant. The game will be available digitally in North America and Europe in May. acttil's release will feature the Japanese audio track with English subtit...
Joshi Kōsei Girls-High Manga's 13th Volume Will Be Last
Joshi Kōsei Girls-Live sequel is still running in Comic High! magazine
― Manga creator Towa Oshima posted on her official Twitter account on Monday that the 13th compiled book volume of her Joshi Kōsei Girls-High (High School Girls or Girl's High) manga will be the last. Joshi Kōsei Girls-High follows close friends Eriko, Yuma, and Ayano at a girls' high school. Oshima launched the Joshi Kōsei Girls-...
Tanaka-kun is Always Listless BD/DVDs Include Bonus Anime Episodes
1st 2 BD/DVD volumes feature extra anime episodes, other extras
― The official website for the Tanaka-kun is Always Listless (Tanaka-kun wa Itsumo Kedaruge) television anime series has revealed that the show's first and second home video releases will each include one episode of the anime series plus a bonus special anime episode. The first Blu-ray Disc and DVD volume will bundle a bonus episode tent...
Loverin Tamburin Band's Hawaii Concert Cancelled
Band was scheduled to perform at Kawaii Kon this weekend
― LOVERIN TAMBURIN pianist Akihiro Nagao announced on Twitter on Friday that the band's scheduled performance at Hawaii's Kawaii Kon has been cancelled. The band was supposed to perform at Kawaii Kon on Saturday and Sunday. Nagao said the cancellation was due to "various circumstances" and did not elaborate beyond that, but he apologized to the...
Fushigi Yugi Musical's Cast Pictured in Action
LoVendoЯ's Reina Tanaka plays Miaka Yūki in 1st Fushigi Yugi musical
― Japanese manga news website Comic Natalie revealed more than 50 pictures on Thursday of the cast of the first stage musical adaptation of Yuu Watase's Fushigi Yûgi manga, Fushigi Yûgi ~Ake no Shō~ (Fushigi Yûgi ~Vermilion Chapter~). The pictures feature the cast in costume at an interview and in action during a dress rehearsal. Th...
Live-Action Terraformars Prequel Series Previewed in Video
3-episode series premieres on dTV online service on April 24
― dTV began streaming a preview video on Friday for Terraformars: Aratanaru Kibō (Terraformars: A New Hope), the live-action prequel series to the live-action Terraformars film. The prequel will center on the research institute responsible for screening candidates for the Mars mission. The candidates will cheat and betray each other in a me...
Star Ocean 5 Game's 1-Hour English Gameplay Video Streamed
Sony confirms June 28 release date for the West
― Video game news website Polygon began streaming a 70-minute English gameplay video on Saturday for the Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness role-playing game for the Playstation 4. The video covers the opening areas of the game and a later section 10 hours into the game. Sony's PlayStation Blog additionally confirmed on Friday that the game will ...
North Carolina's Animazement to Host Aya Hirano, Yuu Mizushima
Shingo Adachi, Keiko Han, Masao Maruyama, more also to appear at May 27-29 event
― North Carolina's Animazement convention announced last month that it will host voice actress Aya Hirano, animator Shingo Adachi, Aniplex producer Shinichiro Kashiwada, and musical guest Oreskaband (ORE SKA BAND). Hirano began acting as a child, but she received her big break when she starred in the title role of The Me...
Resident Evil Umbrella Corps Game's Latest Video Reveals June 21 Delay
3rd-person shooter game for PS4/PC was originally slated for May
― Capcom released a "mercenary customization trailer" on Wednesday for its upcoming third-person shooter game Umbrella Corps for PlayStation 4 and PC. The trailer highlights the game's different interchangeable gear and weapon varieties, and also confirms that Capcom is delaying the game to June 21 in the West. Capcom streamed a Japanes...
Makoto Sanda Pens Rental Magica Short Story
Short story is set 10 years after the main story's ending, focuses on Ren Nekoyashiki
― Light novel author Makoto Sanda announced on his official Twitter account on Monday that he is writing a new short story based on his Rental Magica light novel series that centers on the character Ren Nekoyashiki, and is set 10 years after the original story ended. The short story is titled "Neko Onmyōji - Nekoyas...
MyAnimeList Adds More Anime From Hulu, Crunchyroll
20,000 anime episodes now available in selected regions outside of Japan
― Mobile app developer DeNA confirmed via a press release on Monday that its MyAnimeList.net website has added anime embedded from Hulu and Crunchyroll. The videos are accessible to selected regions outside of Japan. The number of anime episodes available on the site now numbers over 20,000. DeNA has already partnered with Anime...
Macross Franchise Gets New Game App by DeNA
The official portal website of the Macross franchise announced on March 21 that mobile app developer DeNA is developing a new game based on the Macross anime franchise. The announcement did not reveal any further details. The latest Macross anime project, the Macross Delta television series, premiered on April 3 at 10:30 p.m. on the Tokyo MX channel. A commercial for the game app ran during the an...
Hakuōki: Otogisōshi TV Anime's 1st Episode Streamed
Flash anime featuring SD Hakuōki characters also aired on TV
― Flash animation studio DLE's official YouTube channel began streaming the first episode of the Hakuōki ~Otogisōshi~ television anime on Tuesday. The three-minute episode has two parts titled "Otōsama o Sagashite" (Search for Your Father) and "Zoku - Otōsama o Sagashite" (Search for Your Father Continued). The episode introduces Chizuru, w...
Love Live! Sunshine's Animated Ads Preview 2nd Single (Updated)
"Koi ni Naritai Aquarium" ships on April 27 with Blu-ray of animated music video
― The streaming program Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours Niconico Live Extracurricular Activity ~It's a trio! One [Ichi], Two [Ni], Sun[San or Three]shine!!~ previewed the second single from the Love Live! Sunshine!! project's idol group Aqours on Saturday. Lantis posted a set of two commercials, 60 seconds and 15 seconds lo...
Nana Mizuki Sings Kono Bijutsu-bu niwa Mondai ga Aru! Anime's Opening
Singer's 35th single also includes Tower of Princess app's "Antiphona" song
― The "Nana Mizuki Live Galaxy 2016" concert on Saturday announced that the singer will release her 35th single in July. One of the songs in the single will be the opening theme song for the July television anime of Imigimuru's Kono Bijutsu-bu niwa Mondai ga Aru! (This Art Club Has a Problem!) comedy manga. Mizuki also voices...
Touhou Sōjinengi PS Vita Game Ships in Japan on April 28
The official website of Strawberry Bose's Touhou Sōjinengi role-playing game revealed on Monday that the game's PlayStation Vita release is slated for April 28. The PS Vita version is titled Touhou Sōjinengi V. The game is based on Team Shanghai Alice/ZUN's Touhou Project franchise. In the game, players will form a party to investigate a strange event in Gensōkyō. Players will fight enemies to gai...
Working/Wagnaria!!'s Karino Takatsu Launches My Monster Girl's Too Cool for You Manga Prequel
Hyōtenka no Kanojo ni Nanika Yōkai launched 1st chapter on Monday
― Manga creator Karino Takatsu (Working!!, Servant × Service) launched a new four-panel manga titled Hyōtenka no Kanojo ni Nanika Yōkai (The Girl Below Freezing is Some Kind of Monster) on Square Enix's Gangan Online web manga site on Monday. The series is a spinoff of her My Monster Girl's Too Cool for You (Ore no Kanojo ni Nanika Yōk...
AKB49 Stage Musical Based on Manga Gets New Run This Month
SKE48 members will comprise cast
― Nelke Planning announced on Friday that its stage musical adaptation of Reiji Miyajima and Motoazabu Factory's AKB49 ~Renai Kinshi Jōrei~ (AKB49 ~Love Ban Ordinance~) manga will run again at Aichi's Chūnichi Theatre from April 21-26 with a new cast. Like the March 2015 run, the cast will consist entirely of members of SKE48. The original run in 2014 starred members ...
Shirobako Producers Discuss Possibility of Sequel
Takayuki Nagatani: "If we could decide on a theme, there might be a chance [for a sequel]"
― During a panel at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival (TAAF) on March 20, PA Works CEO Kenji Horikawa, voice actress Juri Kimura (Aoi Miyamori in Shirobako), Kohei Kawase of Warner Entertainment Japan, and Takayuki Nagatani of Infinite discussed the potential of a sequel to the Shirobako anime. When asked what epi...
One-Punch Man Ranks #2 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan March List
5 Tokyo Ghoul volumes, 1 Naruto volume, 1 Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal volume also rank
― The fifth volume of ONE and Yuusuke Murata's One-Punch Man manga ranked #2 on the Nielsen BookScan's Top 20 list for March. The first volume ranked #14. The first, second, and fourth volumes previously ranked on February's list. Five volumes of Sui Ishida's Tokyo Ghoul manga also ranked in the top 20: the fifth volume ranked...
Setoutsumi Live-Action Film's 3rd Short Skit Streamed
Sousuke Ikematsu, Masaki Suda star in film opening on July 2
― The official website of the live-action film adaptation of Kazuya Konomoto's Setoutsumi manga began streaming a third skit video from the film on Thursday. The video, titled "Standing Ovation," features Utsumi (Sousuke Ikematsu) and Seto (Masaki Suda). In the short, Utsumi asks Seto to do a standing ovation. Seto replies with, "Why the he...
Anime Expo Hosts Your Lie In April Creator Naoshi Arakawa, Singer Michi
Both guests to hold panels, autograph sessions at July 1-4 event in Los Angeles
― Los Angeles anime convention Anime Expo announced this week that it will host Your Lie in April manga creator Naoshi Arakawa and singer Michi at this year's event. Arakawa's appearance at Anime Expo will mark his first overseas convention appearance. Arakawa debuted as a manga creator in 2007 by drawing Tsumetai Kōsha n...
Edge of Tomorrow Film Hires Writers For Sequel
Race's Joe Shrapnel, Anna Waterhouse to write sequel with Doug Liman slated to helm
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Friday that Joe Shrapnel (Race, Frankie & Alice) and Anna Waterhouse (Race, On the Shoulders of Giants) have been hired to write a sequel to the live-action Edge of Tomorrow film. Edge of Tomorrow director Doug Liman is attached to direct the sequel, and Erwin Stoff an...
Kodansha USA Announces 35th Anniversary Set for Akira Manga, Vinland Saga Book 8
Also: Sam Humphries, Simon Spurrier produce works for Attack on Titan Anthology project
― Kodansha Comics announced at its panel at Emerald City Comicon on Friday that it will release a 35th anniversary box set for Katsuhiro Otomo's Akira manga. The company additionally announced that it will release an eighth omnibus volume of Makoto Yukimura's Vinland Saga manga. The Akira 35th Anniversary Box Set ...
Discotek Adds A Wind Named Amnesia, Pilot Candidate, Soul Hunter Anime
Pilot Candidate release to include OVA episode
― Discotek Media announced on Friday that it has licensed the A Wind Named Amnesia anime film as well as the Pilot Candidate and Soul Hunter television anime series. Discotek Media plans to release all three anime on June 28. The company added that its release of Pilot Candidate will include the OVA that Bandai Entertainment did not previously release in...
Crunchyroll Adds Piacevole Manga, Wagamama High Spec, Usakame Anime
RIN-NE 2, Blue Exorcist dub, Hai-Furi also stream in April
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it has licensed Atsuko Watanabe's Piacevole manga series. The media distribution service also announced that it will stream the Wagamama High Spec, Usakame, and RIN-NE 2 television anime. The first volume of Piacevole is now available for Crunchyroll members worldwide. Crunchyroll is collaborating with t...
Infini-T Force 'Full 3DCG' Anime's 1st Promo Video Teases Gatchaman
Tatsunoko Productions, Digital Frontier project features Tekkaman, Casshern, Gatchaman, Hurricane Polymar
― Tatsunoko Productions began streaming the first promotional video for the "full 3DCG" anime adaptation of the Infini-T Force ~Mirai no Byōsen~ (Infini-T Force: Writing Line of the Future) manga on Friday. The video teases a 3DCG version of the title character from the anime Gatchaman. The video...
Skip Beat's English Dub Kickstarter Campaign Casts Vic Mignogna as Yukihito Yashiro
Campaign hits US$130,000 of US$155,000 goal; will announce more cast at US$140,000
― Pied Piper, Inc. announced on Friday that Vic Mignogna (Dragon Ball Z's Broly, Ouran High School Host Club's Tamaki) will play Yukihito Yashiro in the planned English dub of the Skip Beat! television anime series. The Kickstarter campaign for the show's North American release revealed the voice actor once the campaig...
Precure Animators Make Ninninger Sentai Project's 1st Animated Sequence
Fūka and Kasumi are animated in direct-to-video film
― Toei announced details for its upcoming direct-to-video film Kaettekita Shuriken Sentai Ninninger: Ninnin Girls vs. Boys Final Wars on Friday. The film includes the Shuriken Sentai Nininger project's first animated sequence. Kozue Komatsu (Eiga Smile Precure: Ehon no Naka wa Minna Chiguhagu! character design, animation director) is serving as an...
Masato Hagiwara, Arisa Komiya Join Garo: Divine Flame Film's Cast
Film sequel to 1st Garo anime premieres May 21 in Japan
― The official website for Garo: Divine Flame, the first Garo anime film, announced two new cast members on Friday. They are: Masato Hagiwara (Kaiji's title character, The Place Promised in Our Early Days' Takuya Shirakawa) as Dario Montoya/Kokuyō Knight Zem Arisa Komiya (Love Live! Sunshine!!'s Dia Kurosawa) as Sara, princess of Vazelia The 80-...
Anime Network Online Also Streams Bakuon!!, Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto, Tanaka-kun is Always Listless Anime
The Anime Network announced on Thursday that it will stream the television anime of Mimana Orimoto's BAKUON!! manga as part of its spring 2016 lineup. The Anime Network will begin streaming Bakuon! on April 18. It will be available to subscribers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, and Turkey. New episodes will air every Monday at...
Latest Berserk Promotional Video Streamed with English Subtitles
9mm Parabellum Bullet to perform opening theme song for July anime
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll began streaming the latest promotional video for the new television anime of Kentarou Miura's Berserk dark fantasy manga with English subtitles on Wednesday. The video, which is the same as the one NBC Universal posted at the end of last month, features a quote in German from Aphorism 146 from ...
Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart Heads to PC on April 18
Game shipped on PS Vita last year
― Idea Factory International announced on Friday that it will release Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart for PC via Steam on April 18. Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart shipped for the PlayStation Vita in February 2015 in North America and Europe. The Entertainment Software Rating Board listed PC release that month The game is a spin-off of the Hyperdime...
Yuuki Kaji's Assassin Anime Osiris no Tenbin Gets Season 2
Yuka Komatsu, Mamoru Miyano also star in 5-minute, self-contained suspense stories
― Osiris no Tenbin (The Balance of Osiris), the original Fuji TV on Demand anime starring Yuuki Kaji as the assassin, is returning for a second season on April 22 at 6:00 p.m. Kaji, Yuka Komatsu, and Mamoru Miyano reprise their roles as the regular voice cast of Osiris no Tenbin -Season 2-. Ayumu Murase, Takahiro Sakur...
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, March 27-April 2
Nichiou, 3 One-Punch Man volumes, Princess Jellyfish, 3 Tokyo Ghoul volumes, No Game No Life light novel, Akame ga Kill! Zero
― The New York Times newspaper listed the manga bestsellers in the United States for the week ending on April 2. Rank Prev. Rank Title Author Publisher Weeks on List Cover 1 -Nichijou #1 Keiichi Arawi Vertical Comics 1 2 4One-Punch Man #1 Story: ONE / Art: Yuusuke Murata Viz M...
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO! PS Vita Game to Bundle Original Anime Blu-ray
Blu-ray Disc will have anime focusing on Iroha Isshiki
― The staff of the My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO! PlayStation Vita game announced on Friday that the game will ship in Japan on July 28, and the limited edition will include an original anime Blu-ray Disc. The original animation will be titled "Kitto, Onna no Ko wa Osatō to Spice to Suteki na Nanika de Dekiteiru" (Undoubtedly, Girls Are Made ...
Tomoyo After ~It's a Wonderful Life~ Game's English Opening Video Streamed
VisualArts puts English version of game on Steam Greenlight with expected summer release
― Visual novel publisher VisualArt's began streaming an English opening video on Friday for its Key brand's Tomoyo After ~It's a Wonderful Life~ visual novel software. VisualArt's added the English version of the game to Steam's Greenlight program on Friday. Under the Steam Greenlight program, developers advertis...
Drifters OVA Previewed in Video
DVD bundled with manga to include cut of 1st 2 upcoming TV anime episodes
― NBC Universal Anime began streaming two promotional videos on Saturday for the anime DVD that will ship with the fifth compiled volume of Kouta Hirano's Drifters manga. The DVD will have a 36-minute edited version of the first and second episodes of the upcoming Drifters television anime adaptation. The videos show the same a...
Big Order Anime Unveils 2 New Key Visuals
Series based on manga by Future Diary creator to stream on Crunchyroll
― The staff of the anime adaptation of Sakae Esuno's Big Order manga unveiled two new key visuals on Friday. Crunchyroll will stream the series worldwide outside of Asia starting on Friday, April 15 at 2:00 p.m. EDT. The series will air in Japan at 1:40 a.m. on April 16 on Tokyo MX and other channels. A first episode viewing party...
Senran Kagura Producer: I Hope to Localize Valkyrie Drive Bhikkhuni, Uppers Outside Japan
Kenichiro Takaki, producer of the Senran Kagura series, posted on his English Twitter account on Thursday that he would like to localize the Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni and Uppers games outside of Japan. It's not official. But I hope to launch localized versions of both #ValkyrieDrive Bhikkhuni and #Uppers outside Japan in the near future! :)— Kenichiro Takaki ©En (@KenichiroTakaEn) April 7, 2016 Ma...
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization RPG's Gameplay Videos Streamed
Videos show fight against "Named Monster," large sword moves
― Kadokawa's Dengeki Online website began streaming two gameplay videos for Bandai Namco Entertainment's Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization game on Wednesday. The first video shows a battle against a "Named Monster" (a stronger monster type), and the preparation needed to fight it. The end of the video shows the entire party dying to the ...
VisualArt's/Key Reveals Rewrite+ Visual Novel
New version shipping on July 29 to include scenario improvements, new illustrations, fandisc
― Visual novel publisher VisualArt's Key brand revealed the Rewrite+ PC visual novel on Friday with a video. Key will release the game in Japan on July 29. The new game will include improvements and revisions to the game's scenario, with more sound effects added. The game will also include additional illustra...
One-Punch Man Original Video Anime Episode 6 Previewed in Video
Final OVA about murder incident ships with 6th BD/DVD volume on May 27
― Bandai Visual began streaming a video on Friday that previews the first minute of the original video anime (OVA) that will ship with the sixth Blu-ray and DVD volume of the One-Punch Man anime (the linked video is region-locked to Japan). The volume will ship on May 27. Like the previous OVAs, the sixth (and final) OVA, "Fukanō-...
Matsuri Hino Launches New Vampire Knight Manga in June
Sequel series following Yūki, Zero launches in LaLa DX magazine
― The official website for Hakusensha's LaLa DX magazine has revealed that Matsuri Hino will launch a new Vampire Knight manga in the magazine's July issue, which will ship on June 10. Hakusensha publishes the magazine every other month. The announcement above reads: "New serialization!! The curtain rises on a new legend! Bloody legend V...
Romancing SaGa 2 Game's New iOS, Android Ports Get Worldwide Release
Square Enix released new port for PS Vita, smartphones in Japan on March 24
― The official Twitter account for the Romancing SaGa 2 PlayStation Vita and smartphone re-release announced on Thursday that Square Enix is "working to create 'Romancing SaGa 2' for iOS/Android" worldwide. The account added that it will reveal more information about the release later this month. Square Enix did not state if ...
A Silent Voice Anime Film's Visual, Teaser Video, Release Date, More Staff Revealed
Reiko Yoshida, Futoshi Nishiya added to staff for film opening on September 17
― The official website for Kyoto Animation's anime film adaptation of Yoshitoki Ōima's A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) manga opened on Friday to reveal the film's release date, teaser visual, teaser video, more staff, and main character designs. Text: The best-selling comic with more than 2.5 million copies printed. Text: ...
Assassination Classroom Anime Reveals New Visual, 2nd Season of Spinoff Shorts
'Final season' of main anime premieres next week
― The official website for the Assassination Classroom television anime series revealed a new visual on Friday for the anime's "final season," which will start with the second season's 15th episode on April 14. Docomo's dTV streaming service has additionally revealed that it will stream a second season of the anime's unaired "Extracurricular Lesson" ep...
Jessica Nigri Returns to Voice Sonico in English Release of Sonicomi Game
JAST USA to release PC game with dual audio tracks this summer
― JAST USA announced on Friday that it will feature an English dub option for its release of Nitroplus' Communication With Sonico (SoniComi) PC game. Jessica Nigri is returning to voice the character in the dub from the Super Sonico The Animation television anime series. The game will also include the original Japanese audio track. JAST U...
Live-Action Terraformars Film's Clip Shows God Lee Fighting Terraformar
Kane Kosugi plays God Lee in clip for film opening on April 29
― Japanese film website Cinema Today began streaming a clip from the live-action film of Kenichi Tachibana and Yū Sasuga's science-fiction manga Terraformars on Thursday. The clip features God Lee (Kane Kosugi) fighting a Terraformar creature. The film's official website streamed a music trailer on March 30 featuring the film's theme song...
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