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New Lostorage incited WIXOSS Anime to Air This Fall
Card game previously inspired 2 TV anime series, anime film
― The official Twitter account for the WIXOSS trading card game announced on Saturday that a new anime project titled Lostorage incited WIXOSS will be broadcast this fall. The announcement did not specifically state that the project is a television anime series, but did state that the anime will be "broadcast" this fall, and the below announ...
One Piece Burning Blood Videos Feature Gameplay For Buggy, Jozu, Fujitora, Moriah, More
Game ships in Japan on April 21, in N. America on May 31, in Europe on June 3
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming fourth and fifth gameplay videos this week for its One Piece Burning Blood PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PC, and Xbox One game. The videos feature gameplay for Jesus Burgess, Jozu, Fujitora, Captain Kid, Law, Kuma, Gekko Moriah, and Buggy. Additionally, Bandai Namco Entertainm...
Netflix Japan Streams Kuromukuro Anime With English Subtitles
Netflix began streaming the first episode of P.A. Works' Kuromukuro television anime series in Japan on April 11, and ANN has confirmed that the episode includes English subtitles. New episodes are streaming on Netflix in Japan on Mondays, four days after their television debut. Netflix had announced on April 7 that it had the exclusive worldwide streaming rights to the anime. The announcement sta...
Sega Streams Production I.G's Animated Opening Video for Code of Joker S Arcade Game
Latest version of Code of Joker digital TCG debuts in Japan in late May
― Sega began streaming an animated opening movie on Friday for its upcoming Code of Joker S arcade digital trading card game. Production I.G animated the opening movie and MintJam provided the background music. The new game will debut in arcades in Japan in late May. The game's cast will include: Wataru Hatano as Jin Higami Kanae...
Kamen Rider Ghost, Dōbutsu Sentai Zyuohger Shows Get Films in August
Toei streams teaser for 2 films screening together starting on August 6
― Toei opened a website on Friday to announce that the Kamen Rider Ghost and Dōbutsu Sentai Zyuohger (Animal Sentai Zyuohger) television series are both getting films that will screen together in theaters starting on August 6. The films are tentatively titled Gekijōban Kamen Rider Ghost (Kamen Rider Ghost the Movie) and Gekijōban...
Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare Film Streams 2 More Ads
B'z performs theme song for film that opened on Saturday
― The official website of the 20th Detective Conan (Case Closed) anime film, Detective Conan: Junkoku no Nightmare (Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare), began streaming a "Don't Miss It" commercial and a "Battle" commercial on Tuesday. Don't Miss It Video Battle Video The website previously streamed two "Countdown" and "Drama" ads earlier t...
Morning Musume Idols Star in Stage Play of Moto Hagio's They Were Eleven Sequel
Tsubaki Factory members, former Takarazuka Revue members also star in June play
― Moto Hagio's Zoku 11-nin Iru! Higashi no Chihei Nishi no Towa manga, the sequel to her earlier science fiction series They Were Eleven (11-nin Iru!), is inspiring a new stage play starring idol group Morning Musume '16. The play will also star members of idol group Tsubaki Factory, acting club Engeki Joshibu, and former...
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 3-9
Attack on Titan, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, 3 One-Punch Man volumes, Nichijou, 2 Tokyo Ghoul volumes, Akame ga Kill! Zero, Kiss Him, Not Me!
― The New York Times newspaper listed the manga bestsellers in the United States for the week ending on April 9. Rank Prev. Rank Title Author Publisher Weeks on List Cover 1 -Attack on Titan #18 Hajime Isayama Kodansha Comics 1 2 -Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma...
IBM's Sword Art Online Virtual Reality MMO Project Posts More In-Game Footage
Brief view of what testers saw inside the "Nervegear Prototype" in last month's test
― IBM Japan posted more in-game footage from its "Sword Art Online: The Beginning" virtual reality demonstration on Friday. Those who participated in the demonstration were able to scan their bodies, which were then rendered as 3D avatars for the demonstration. Users were then able to manipulate their in-game avatar ...
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Episode 2 Delayed 1 Week
The official Twitter account for Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress announced that the anime's second episode will air on Fuji TV on April 21. The episode will also debut on other channels and Amazon Prime with a one-week delay. The episode was scheduled to air 12:55 a.m. on Friday, April 15 on Fuji TV, but was delayed due to news coverage of a major earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture.
Tokyo's Fuji TV Will Air Next Assassination Classroom Episode Next Week
The official Twitter account for the Assassintation Classroom anime announced on Friday that the 15th episode of the second season will air on Fuji TV on Friday, April 22 at 1:40 a.m. The episode was scheduled to premiere on Fuji TV on Friday, April 15 at 1:25 a.m. but was delayed due to news coverage of a major earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture.
The Lost Village, Magi: Adventure of Sinbad Episodes Delayed Due to Quake News Coverage (Update 2)
The second episode of The Lost Village and the first episode of Magi: Adventure of Sinbad have been delayed on TBS. TBS' official Twitter account had announced plans to air the two series on Friday night and early Saturday morning, but they have been postponed for breaking news coverage of a second major earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture in as many nights. The first episode of Big Order premiered ...
Kansai Area Airs Shōnen Maid Anime This Week, But Not Sakamoto (Update 2)
The official Twitter accounts for the Shōnen Maid and Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto anime announced on Friday that the series' respective second episodes are still airing this week in the Kansai Region. Shōnen Maid aired as normal on Sun TV at 11:30 p.m. on Friday, while Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto has been delayed 15 minutes to 3:25 a.m. on Saturday on MBS. As of press time, the airtime for...
Araki's Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai Manga Gets Anime With Jojo Blu-ray/DVDs (Updated)
One-shot series stars Diamond is Unbreakable character
― Warner Brothers Anime announced on Saturday that Hirohiko Araki's Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai ("Rohan Kishibe Does Not Move" or "Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan") manga will get an original anime DVD (OAD) that will be distributed to customers who buy all 13 DVD or Blu-ray Disc volumes of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable anime. The f...
Garo: Divine Flame Film Posts 3rd Teaser, More of Cast, Visual
Miyu Tomita plays Leon's little brother in May 21 sequel to 1st Garo anime
― The official website for Garo: Divine Flame, the first Garo anime film, posted the third teaser trailer on Friday. The teaser will begin playing in Japanese theaters on Saturday. The site also posted a new visual and a new cast member on Thursday Miyu Tomita will play Leon's little brother Roberto: The film is a sequel set f...
James Cameron's Avatar Film Sequels Delayed, Expanded to 4 Films
Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Friday that James Cameron's planned trilogy of sequel Avatar films will now be four planned sequel films. Cameron also said that the first sequel be released around Christmas in 2018 with sequels following around Christmas in 2020, 2022, and 2023, respectively. Cameron made the announcements at CinemaCon in Las Vegas. The first sequel had been slated...
The Heroic Legend of Arslan Anime's Character Illustrations Unveiled
The official website for The Heroic Legend of Arslan television anime series unveiled two new illustrations on Thursday featuring the characters Arslan and Daryun as they appear the second season of the series, Arslan Senki: Fūjin Ranbu (The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance). The second season will premiere in July. The new season will air on Sundays at 5 p.m. on MBS and TBS, which is th...
planetarian Anime Project Revealed as Both 5-Episode Net Anime & Film
Daisuke Ono, Keiko Suzuki star in anime projects produced at David Production
― The official website for the planned anime project based on Key's planetarian ~the reverie of a little planet~ visual novel revealed on Friday that the adaptation will be both a five-episode net anime adaptation and a film. The website is currently streaming a trailer for both projects. The promotional video and other ann...
Big Order TV Anime's Ad Previews Yousei Teikoku Opening Theme Song
Anime premieres on Friday; Crunchyroll streams series as it airs
― The official Nico Nico Video channel of the television anime adaptation of Sakae Esuno's Big Order manga began streaming a commercial for the anime last week. The video previews the anime's opening theme "DISORDER" by Yousei Teikoku. Crunchyroll will stream the series worldwide outside of Asia starting on Friday, April 15 at 2:00 p.m....
Yuki Kajiura Returns to Compose Music For Heaven's Feel Film Trilogy
The official website for the Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel anime film trilogy project announced on Friday that composer Yuki Kajiura (Sword Art Online, Madoka Magica) will return to handle the music for the project. Kajiura previously composed the soundtrack for both seasons of Fate/Zero. She also composed, arranged, and wrote the ending theme songs for both seasons of Fate/stay night: Unlimited ...
Mashiro Ayano Performs D. Gray-man Hallow Anime's Ending Theme
New series adapting Katsura Hoshino's manga premieres in July
― The official website for D.Gray-man Hallow, the new television anime of Katsura Hoshino's D.Gray-man manga, revealed on Friday that Mashiro Ayano will perform the anime's ending theme. Ayano previously performed the opening theme for Gunslinger Stratos: The Animation and the first opening theme for Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works....
DAYS Soccer Anime Premieres This Summer
The wraparound jacket band of the 16th compiled book volume of Tsuyoshi Yasuda's DAYS manga revealed on Friday that the manga's upcoming television anime will premiere this summer on MBS, Tokyo MX, BS11, and Animax. Kônosuke Uda (One Piece, Ginga e Kickoff!!, Majin Bone) is directing the anime at MAPPA (Terror in Resonance, Rage of Bahamut Genesis). Kazuto Nakazawa (El-Hazard: The Wanderers, The L...
Bandai Namco Files for 'VR-AT Simulator' Trademark
Bandai Namco Entertainment filed a trademark for "VR-AT Simulator," and "Battling Yarō" on March 17. The trademarks include use of the name for electrical applications that can recall and store information for arcade machine programs, arcade game machines, and arcade game cabinets. Bandai Namco opened a virtual reality "experience center" in Tokyo on Friday called "VR Zone: Project I Can." The exp...
Yo-kai Watch 3 Promo Reveals July 16 Release, Game's 2 Versions
Nintendo 3DS game also reveals bonuses for game's different versions
― The official website of Level-5's Yo-kai Watch 3 Nintendo 3DS game began streaming a promotional video on Friday. The video reveals the game's Japanese release date of July 16, and its two release versions titled Yo-kai Watch 3: Sushi and Yo-kai Watch 3: Tempura. The site also revealed the different bonuses bundled with the game's...
Ray Gigant RPG's N. American, European Release Slated for May 3
Los Angeles-based game company acttil announced on Thursday that it will release Experience's PlayStation Vita dungeon-crawling role-playing game Ray Gigant digitally in North America and Europe on May 3. The PS Vita release will be compatible with PlayStation TV. acttil's release will feature the Japanese audio track with English subtitles. acttil describes the game: This adventure is set in the ...
Studio Ghibli Co-Produced Film The Red Turtle to Screen at Cannes
Hirokazu Kore-eda's latest film to also screen
― The Cannes Film Festival revealed its official film selection on Thursday for this year's festival, and the festival will screen the upcoming Studio Ghibli co-produced film The Red Turtle. The film will screen in the festival's "Un Certain Regard" category, which was founded in 1978 to encourage young talent. The "Prix Un Certain Regard" competition ru...
Dragon Ball Fusions Nintendo 3DS Game's Teaser Video Shows New Worlds
Bandai Namco Ent. develops 3DS Dragon Ball RPG for release this year
― The official website for Bandai Namco Entertainment's Dragon Ball Project Fusion Nintendo 3DS game began streaming a teaser video for the game on Friday, revealing the game's new title as Dragon Ball Fusions. The video previews the game's new worlds, which consist of locations in the Dragon Ball universe that have fused. The end o...
Skip Beat! English Dub Kickstarter Campaign Reaches Blu-ray Disc Release Goal
Campaign ends on Saturday, April 16
― Pied Piper, Inc.'s Kickstarter campaign to fund an English dub for the North American release of the Skip Beat! television anime series reached its US$185,000 stretch goal to offer a Blu-ray Disc release in addition to the DVD release on Thursday. The campaign also revealed Taliesin Jaffe as the project's supervising director. The Kickstarter campaign had set an ...
Funimation Announces Harmony Film's Theatrical Dates
2015 Project Itoh science fiction film to play in theaters on May 17-18
― North American anime distributor Funimation confirmed on Thursday that it will screen the Harmony film "in select theaters" on May 17 and 18. The film adapts the science fiction novel of the same name by the acclaimed late author Project Itoh. Funimation is also streaming a teaser trailer for the film: Funimatiion describes the...
Shidou Nakamura Reprises Ryuk Role in Live-Action Death Note 2016 Film
New still released showing Shinigami character for film opening on October 29
― The staff for the live-action Death Note 2016 film revealed on Friday that Shidou Nakamura will reprise his role as Ryuk in the new film. In addition, the staff released a still featuring the character. Ryuk is the Shinigami (God of Death) who owned the original Death Note that Light Yagami came across. Nakamura voiced th...
Hollywood Reporter: Legendary, Warner, Sony Bid for Live-Action Pokémon Rights
Warner Bros. has previously released Pokémon anime films
― Entertainment news source The Hollywood Reporter said on Thursday that Legendary Entertainment, Warner Bros., and Sony are engaged in an auction for the live-action film rights to the Pokémon franchise. The report notes that the auction is nearing completion. Warner already released several of the animated Pokémon films, starting with Pokemon...
The [email protected] Gets Live-Action South Korean Show
Auditions for new idol group begin in mid-May for story set in S. Korea
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Friday that it will launch a South Korea-based live-action show based on The [email protected] franchise. The show is tentatively titled The [email protected], and its broadcast timeframe has not been set yet. The show will begin casting auditions for 15 idols in mid-May, and Interactive Media Mix, ...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, April 4-10
Detective Conan: The Timed Skyscraper film airs
― Case Closed The Movie: The Time Bombed Skyscraper (Meitantei Conan: Tokei Jikake no Matenrou, or Detective Conan: The Timed Skyscraper) aired on NTV on Friday, April 8 at 9:00 p.m. and earned an 8.8% rating. The live-action TV adaptation of Nahoko Uehashi's Moribito novel series aired on NHK on Saturday, April 9 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 7.4% rating. ...
XSEED Games to Release Corpse Party's 3DS Port
Also: release date announced for original PC game
― XSEED Games confirmed on Thursday that it will release the Nintendo 3DS port of Corpse Party this summer. In addition, the company announced that its digital PC release of Corpse Party is slated for April 25. The Nintendo 3DS game will get a "Back to School Edition" physical release for US$49.99 and a digital release via the Nintendo eShop for US$29...
King of Fighters XIV Trailer Introduces Returning Character Mai, New Character Banderas
PS4 game with 50+ fighters slated for this year
― The official PlayStation YouTube channel began streaming a 12th teaser video for SNK Playmore's PlayStation 4 game The King of Fighters XIV on Thursday. The English-subtitled video introduces returning character Mai Shiranui and new character Banderas Hattori. The game is slated for release later this year. SNK Playmore and Atlus USA are partnering to...
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Hakuoki: Warrior Spirit of the Blue Sky Anime Film
2nd film in 2-part series opened in Japan in 2014
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Thursday that it has licensed the Hakuoki ~ Demon of the Fleeting Blossom: Warrior Spirit of the Blue Sky (Hakuōki Dai-nishō Shikon Sōkyū) anime film and plans to release the film digitally and on home video. Sentai Filmworks announced in February that it has licensed the film Hakuoki ~ Demon of the Floating Blossom: Wi...
Viz Media Licenses Naruto: Itachi's Story, Tokyo Ghoul Novels, Gangsta.: Cursed Manga
Also adds Naruto: Sasuke's Story novel
― North American publisher Viz Media announced on Thursday that it has licensed both Naruto: Itachi's Story novels, the Naruto: Sasuke's Story - Sunrise novel, and the Tokyo Ghoul novels. In addition, it has licensed the spinoff manga Gangsta.: Cursed. Viz Media will release author Takashi Yano's Naruto: Itachi's Story - Daylight (Itachi Shinden: Kōmyō-hen) this...
Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Adds Kaori Momoi, Juliette Binoche, More Cast
Chin Han, Danusia Samal, Lasarus Ratuere, Yutaka Izumihara, Tuwanda Manyimo play Section 9 members
― Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures revealed several additional cast and staff members for the upcoming live-action Ghost in the Shell film. French actress Juliette Binoche (2014's Godzilla, The English Patient, Chocolat) will play Dr. Ouelet, and Kaori Momoi (Sukiyaki Western Django, Memoirs o...
Kabaneri, Assassination Classroom, Shōnen Maid, Sakamoto Delayed This Week Due to Quake News Coverage
The second episode of Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress and the 15th episode of Assassination Classroom season 2 were scheduled to air on Fuji TV on Thursday night but have been delayed due to special news coverage of the Kumamoto earthquake. Similarly, the second episodes of Shōnen Maid and Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto were scheduled to air on TBS, but have been preempted by news coverage. The off...
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final 3DS Game Heads to Americas
Game renamed Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse, slated for this summer
― Atlus USA announced on Thursday that it will release the Nintendo 3DS game Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final in the Americas as Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse. The game will be available for physical and digital release this summer. The game launched in Japan on February 10. While the gameplay is similar to Shin Megami Tensei IV, ...
Daisuki Streams 10th Annual Seiyū Awards Ceremony on Friday
Site also streams M3 the dark metal anime
― Anime Consortium Japan's (ACJ) Daisuki streaming service announced on Wednesday that it will stream the 10th Annual Seiyū Awards ceremony starting on Friday, April 15 at 7:00 a.m. EDT. The program will be available worldwide except for Japan and China, and will be offered with English and Traditional Chinese subtitles. In addition, Daisuki added the M3 the ...
Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Film Posts 1st Photo of Scarlett Johansson as the Major
Filming begins at New Zealand with Weta Workshop for March 2017 release
― Paramount Pictures and DreamWorks Pictures presented the first image of actress Scarlett Johansson (The Avengers, Lucy, Lost in Translation) as the Major in their live-action Ghost in the Shell film on Thursday. The two studios confirmed that principal photography is ongoing in Wellington, New Zealand for a planned American rel...
Sabuibo Mask Live-Action Film Gets TV Anime Spinoff Shorts in May
DLE Inc. to produce 1-minute shorts about masked entertainer solving problems in rural town
― The official website of the Sabuibo Mask live-action film announced on Thursday that the film will get a television anime spinoff titled Soreike! Sabuibo Mask. The series of one-minute anime shorts will premiere on Tokyo MX on May 6, and will air every Friday from at 9:55 p.m., with a total of eight episodes...
Kizudarake no Akuma Manga About Bullying Gets Live-Action Film in 2017
Audition for film's theme song artist also ongoing
― Web manga site Comico announced on Thursday that the previously announced live-action project of Volvox Sumikawa's Kizudarake no Akuma (Demon Covered in Scars) manga will be a live-action film opening in 2017. In addition, Being is running an audition for the film's theme song artist. The audition has both a "theme song artist" category and a "visu...
Live-Action Terraformars Film's Clips Show Ichirō, Shunji's Transformations
Takayuki Yamada plays Ichirō Hiruma in clip for film opening on April 29
― Japanese film news 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 Ichirō Hiruma (Takayuki Yamada) transforming into his nemuri yusurika (sleeping chironomid) form. Japanese anime news website Anime! Ani...
2016 Pokémon Film's 2nd Trailer, 3rd Teaser Videos Preview YUKI's Theme Song
Shoko Nakagawa, Mayu Matsuoka, Somegorō Ichikawa VII, Kouichi Yamadera guest star in July 16 film
― The Pokémon Company Japan began streaming the second trailer on Thursday for the Pokémon the Movie XY & Z: Volcanion to Karakuri no Magearna (Pokémon the Movie XY & Z: Volcanion and the Tricky Magearna, official English title not yet revealed) anime film. The Pokémon Company Japan also began streaming ...
The [email protected]: Platinum Stars Game's Video Previews Rabbit Ear Accessory
Accessory only available when purchasing game through LalaBit Market store
― The official website of Bandai Namco Entertainment's The [email protected]: Platinum Stars PlayStation 4 game began streaming a video for the game on Thursday. The video previews the "Lala Rabbit Income" item, which adds rabbit ear accessories to the characters. The item is only available to those who purchase the game through Band...
Scared Rider Xechs TV Anime's 2nd Promo Video Posted
Satelight animates summer series based on otome game
― The official website of the television anime adaptation of Rejet and Red Entertainment's Scared Rider Xechs romance adventure game began streaming the second promotional video for the anime on Thursday. The video shows more clips from the anime. In the beginning of the video, Christoph says, "I've been waiting so long for this time to come. Thank...
Gatchaman, Osomatsu-kun Voice Actor Tooru Oohira Passes Away (Updated)
Japanese dub voice of Darth Vader, Homer Simpson was 86
― The Yomiuri Shimbun's Yomiuri Online website reported on Thursday that voice actor Tooru Oohira passed away on April 12. He was 86. Oohira was born in Tokyo and he debuted as a radio announcer in 1956. He then played the Japanese dub voice for Superman in the Superman television film. He is well known for his Japanese dub roles for Western med...
Battle Girl High School RPG App Confirms Anime Adaptation
The official Twitter account for COLOPL's Battle Girl High School game app confirmed on Thursday that the game is getting an anime adaptation. The announcement stated that it will reveal other details about the project in the future. The Twitter account also posted a congratulations image for game's one-year anniversary and for the anime adaptation (pictured below). An unlinked newspage on the gam...
Nanae Chrono's Peace Maker Kurogane Manga Gets New Anime Project
Manga previously inspired TV anime in 2003
― The official Twitter account of Nanae Chrono's Peace Maker Kurogane manga announced on Thursday that a new anime adaptation of the manga has been green-lit. The announcement did not specify the anime's format or release date. The manga previously inspired a 24-episode television anime adaptation in 2003. Mag Garden also released the manga's 10th compiled b...
The Morose Mononokean Anime's Promo Highlights Main Characters
Advance screening of 1st 2 episodes to be held on June 4 in Tokyo
― Tokuma Japan began streaming a promotional video for the television anime adaptation of Kiri Wazawa's The Morose Mononokean (Fukigen na Mononokean) manga on Thursday. The video highlights the two main characters of the anime. An advance screening event of the anime's first two episodes will take place on June 4 at United Cinemas Toyo...
Skip Beat's English Dub Kickstarter Campaign Casts Christine Cabanos as Mimori
Campaign now accepting PayPal pledges towards US$185,000 stretch goal for Blu-ray
― Voice actress Cristina Vee announced on Wednesday that Christine Marie Cabanos will play Mimori Nanokura in Pied Piper, Inc.'s planned English dub of the Skip Beat! television anime series. The Kickstarter campaign for the show's North American release revealed the voice actress once the campaign hit US$165,000. The c...
Sailor Moon Drops Smartphone Game Launches in North America
Puzzle game launched in Japan in September
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming an English-dubbed trailer for its Sailor Moon Drops smartphone game on March 31. The game is now available on iOS and Android devices in North America. The Sailor Moon Drops puzzle game allows players to use a Sailor Senshi of their choice. She will gain new powers and level up as the player progresses through the...
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 4-10
One Piece, Attack on Titan, Assassination Classroom, Natsume's Book of Friends, My Hero Academia in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 One Piece 81 1,714,629 1,849,584 2016/04 Shueisha Eiichiro Oda 1 2 2 Attack on Titan 19 719,197 719,197 2016/04 Kodansha Hajime Isayama 2 1 3 Assassination Classroom 19 522,377 560,107 20...
Devils and Realist Stage Musical Cast Unveiled in Costume
Musical will run June 1-5 in Tokyo
― The official website for the the stage musical of Madoka Takadono and Utako Yukihiro's supernatural manga Devils and Realist (Makai Ōji: Devils and Realist) posted visuals of the cast in costume on Wednesday. The cast includes: Mashū Ishiwatari as William Taiyō Ayukawa as Dantalion Kōhei Norizuki as Kevin Seiya Konishi as Isaac Morton Yūichi Matsumoto as Crosby Ta...
Godzilla Resurgence Trailer Shows Monster's Design
1st Japanese Godzilla film in 12 years debuts on July 29
― The official YouTube channel for Toho movies began streaming a trailer for Godzilla Resurgence (Shin Godzilla), the first new Japanese Godzilla film in 12 years, on Thursday. The film will open in Japan on July 29, and will have IMAX, MX4D, and 4DX screenings. The tagline on the visual above reads, "Japan vs. Godzilla." Mahiro Maeda (Mad Max:...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, April 4-10
Far Cry Primal, Disney Art Academy, Brothers Conflict Precious Baby, Quantum Break games debut
― Japan's Game Ranking: April 4-10 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 13DS Yo-kai Sangokushi Level 5 April 2 90,196 359,712 23DS Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 3 Square Enix March 24 49,847 517,146 39 3PS4 Far Cry Primal Ubisoft April 7 25,302 25,302 43DS Disne...
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Flying Witch Anime
Series streaming now on Crunchyroll
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the anime of Chihiro Ishizuka's Flying Witch manga. The company plans to release the series digitally and on home video. The series premiered on April 9 and Crunchyroll is streaming the series in several regions as it airs in Japan. Katsushi Sakurabi (Gunparade March, Heaven's Memo Pad, Lunar Legend Tsu...
Exclusive: Empire of Corpses English Clip Shows Undead Army
Film will run in select theaters in the U.S. on April 19-20
― Funimation shared a new English-dubbed clip from The Empire of Corpses anime film exclusively with ANN on Wednesday. Funimation will screen the film in select theaters on April 19 and 20. The cast, under ADR director and scriptwriter Mike McFarland, assistant ADR scriptwriter J. Michael Tatum, ADR engineer Peter Hawkinson, English dialect ...
Dissidia Final Fantasy Arcade Game Video Showcases Garland
Original Final Fantasy character joins fighting game in April 21 update
― Square Enix began streaming a battle video on Wednesday introducing the original Final Fantasy's Garland to its Dissidia Final Fantasy arcade game. The game already launched in Japanese arcades on November 26, and Garland will be added in update on April 21. Square Enix streamed a preview video for the game's soundtrack last we...
Battle Girl High School RPG App Has Anime Listed
Action RPG has player training girls to take back Earth from invaders
― COLOPL's Battle Girl High School game app has an unlinked news page for its tie-in Sakamoto-P no Nadenade Jōhō-Bu web radio program, and the page lists an anime adaptation which has been green-lit. COLOPL had been planning to make an "important announcement" on the web radio program on Thursday at 3:00 p.m. The school action role...
Live-Action Higurashi Show Reveals Story, NGT48 Theme Song, May 20 Debut
NGT48 idols star in 3 Question arcs & sing Kimi wa Doko ni Iru?" theme
― The live-action television series based on Ryūkishi07 and 07th Expansion's popular When They Cry - Higurashi (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) horror software will feature a theme song by members of the AKB48 idols' sister group NGT48. The same members are also starring in the series itself, which will premiere on May 20 at 9:00 p.m. ...
2nd Live-Action Chihayafuru Film's Ads Highlight Queen Match, Love Triangle
2nd film of Yuki Suetsugu's manga opens on April 29
― Toho began streaming two commercials for Chihayafuru: Shimo no Ku, the second live-action film of Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru manga, on Wednesday. The first video focuses on Chihaya's match with Shinobu, while the second video focuses on the love triangle between Chihaya, Taichi, and Arata. Both videos preview the film's theme song "FLASH" by Perf...
Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet Pachislot Game Previewed in Video
Game based on Production I.G's original anime project
― Pachislot (pachinko-parlor slot machine) manufacturer D-Light began streaming a long promotional video for its upcoming Suisei no Gargantia (Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet) pachislot game on Sunday. Long Promo Video Production I.G's original science-fiction adventure anime begins in the distant future in the far reaches of the galaxy. The Hum...
Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare Film's Ads Tease Story
Film centering on Conan's conflict with Black Organization opens Saturday
― The official website of the 20th Detective Conan (Case Closed) anime film, Detective Conan: Junkoku no Nightmare (Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare), began streaming a "Countdown" commercial and a "Drama" commercial on Tuesday. Gin: It's time to judge the traitors. Gin: Five, four, three, two, one, zero. Conan: Detective...
Santa Inoue Draws 3 New Chapters for Tokyo Tribe Manga
1st chapter debuts April 30
― This year's fifth issue of Akita Shoten's Bessatsu Young Champion magazine revealed on April 5 that Santa Inoue is drawing three new chapters of his Tokyo Tribe over the magazine's next three issues, with one new chapter for every issue. The first new chapter will debut on April 30. Inoue published two new chapters for the manga titled "Waru vs. Oni Kyōdai" (Waru vs. Ogr...
Live-Action Aozora Yell Film's Teasers Reveal More of Cast, August 20 Opening
Film about school concert band casts Arata Horii, Fujiko Kojima, Airi Matsui, more
― The official website for the live-action film of Kazune Kawahara's Aozora Yell (Yell for the Blue Sky) manga revealed five new cast members for the film on Wednesday. The new cast includes: Arata Horii as Yasushi Kido Fujiko Kojima as Hitomi Kasuga Airi Matsui as Himari Wakita Yūna Taira as Akane Sawa Yuki Yamada as ...
Live-Action One Week Friends Film Casts Chōtokkyū Vocalist Takashi Matsuo as Shōgo
Film about girl who forgets her friends each week opens February 2017
― The staff for the live-action film of Matcha Hazuki's One Week Friends (Isshūkan Friends) manga revealed on Wednesday that Chōtokkyū band vocalist Takashi Matsuo (shown below in costume) will play Shōgo Kiryū. Shōgo is the close friend of the male lead character Yūki Hase. Matsuo joins Haruna Kawaguchi (Ouran High School Host Clu...
Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Break Time Anime Shorts' 1st Episode Posted
1st comedy short aired in Japan on April 8 & will stream for limited time
― The official website for the Re: Life in a different world from zero (Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu) television anime series began streaming the first episode of Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Break Time last Friday. The spinoff anime short series airs after each episode of the main anime's airing. The short shows Subaru, Emi...
Tales of Berseria RPG's Video Reveals August 18 Date, Bonus Extras
"BURN" theme song by FLOW previewed in 3-minute video
― The official website of Bandai Namco Entertainment's Tales of Berseria role-playing game began streaming a long version of the game's third promotional video on Wednesday. The new three-minute version of the video reveals the game's August 18 release date. Like the previous shorter version, the new version also previews the game's theme song "BU...
Rainbow Days Manga to Bundle Original Anime DVD in September
Volume 13 also bundles 16-page mini-illustration collection, postcard
― The May issue of Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine revealed on Wednesday that a limited edition of Minami Mizuno's 13th Nijiiro Days (Rainbow Days) manga volume will bundle an original anime DVD on September 23. The DVD will contain a brand-new anime, and the volume will also bundle a 16-page mini-illustration collection and ...
Netflix Starts Streaming Ajin TV Anime Outside Japan
Netflix began streaming the Ajin television anime outside Japan on Tuesday. The anime is available in English, Japanese, French, German, and Spanish audio, and is subtitled in those languages, in addition to Italian. The television anime and the related anime film series adaptation are based on Gamon Sakurai's Ajin - Demi-Human manga. The TV anime series premiered in Japan on January 15, and Netfl...
Skip Beat! English Dub Kickstarter Reaches Goal, Casts Caitlin Glass as Kyoko
Series DVD funded; Blu-ray stretch goal set at US$185k
― Pied Piper, Inc.'s Kickstarter campaign to release the Skip Beat! anime in North America with an English dub reached its funding goal of US$155,000 on Tuesday. Voice actress and English dub producer Christina Vee announced on Twitter that Caitlin Glass (Ouran High School Host Club's Haruhi, Fullmetal Alchemist's Winry, new Escaflowne dub's Hito...
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...
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