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'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...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Anime's 1st Episode Available Now With English Subtitles
The official Twitter account for Amazon Video announced on Thursday that the first episode of WIT Studio's original television anime series Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress (Kōtetsujō no Kabaneri) is available for streaming worldwide on Amazon Prime Video (in countries where Amazon Prime Video is available). The episode is available with English subtitles. Amazon and Fuji TV signed a deal last month ...
XSEED Games Registers "FateExtella.com" Domain Name
North American video game publisher XSEED Games registered the "FateExtella.com" domain name on Wednesday. The company also registered the "0r0Ch1r1s1Ng.com" domain name in March. Marvelous recently revealed in March that it is developing the Fate/Extella action game for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. The game will feature the character Nero Claudius (Sakura Tange) from Marvelous Entertai...
Sengoku Basara: Sanada Yukimura-Den Slated for September in Japan
Kadokawa's Weekly Famitsu magazine is reporting on Thursday that CAPCOM will release its "stylish hero action" game Sengoku Basara: Sanada Yukimura-Den (Sengokua Basara: The Legend of Sanada Yukimura) for the Playstation 4 and Playstation 3 in September. Famitsu will reveal more information about the game, including information on the franchise's first appearance of adolescent Sanada Yumikura (His...
Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ Smartphone Game Slated for N. America on April 7
Square Enix announced on Monday that the date for the North American release of its Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ game will be Thursday, April 7. The announcement also includes an interview with Kingdom Hearts game director Tetsuya Nomura, where he elaborates on details of the game's story. Kingdom Hearts Unchained χ is a smartphone version of the Kingdom Hearts χ 2013 browser game. The smartphone ga...
Dōkyūsei/Classmates Boys-Love Anime Film Tops 200 Million Yen
The anime film of Asumiko Nakamura's Dōkyūsei (Classmates) boys-love manga has sold 135,730 tickets for 201,492,100 yen (about US$1.8 million) in 43 days of theatrical screenings. It expanded from the current 41 theaters to an eventual 60 theaters for a second run starting on Saturday. The film opened on 30 screens at #9 in the Japanese box office on February 20. It sold 23,395 tickets for 34,308,...
Terraformars Revenge Anime to Have 13 Episodes
Warner Brothers Home Entertainment will release the full Terraformars Revenge sequel anime on a DVD box set with 13 episodes. The set will ship in Japan on September 28 for 8,900 yen (about US$80). The series will also be available on limited edition Blu-ray singles, the first of which will contain the anime's first two episodes and is slated for June 22. The series premiered on April 1. Viz Media...
Final Fantasy XV Director: Square Enix May Increase Production on Ultimate Collector's Edition
Game director Hajime Tabata said on Twitter on Monday that, while the preorders are already sold out for the Final Fantasy XV's Ultimate Collector's Edition, Square Enix is currently "coordinating internally to see if it can increase production." Square Enix revealed a Deluxe Edition and Collector's Edition release for Final Fantasy XV at its "Uncovered: Final Fantasy XV" event last week. The Delu...
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Anime Listed With 25 Episodes
Retailer Amazon is listing nine Blu-ray and DVD volumes for the Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- anime with a total of 25 episodes. Only the first episode is listed with a runtime that is twice as long as the other episodes. The series premiered on Crunchyroll on Sunday at 2:35 p.m. EDT. The anime is inspired by Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrator Shinichirou Otsuka's light novel series of th...
Capcom Poll Offers 'Mega Man 11' as Hypothetical Example
Capcom is holding an online poll regarding its Mega Man Legacy Collection (Rockman Classics Collection), and used the hypothetical title "Rockman 11" (Mega Man 11) in one of the questions. The question asks, "If a new title (such as Mega Man 11) were to go on sale, do you think you would want to play it?" The poll also asks, "If one of the past Mega Man series collections were to be released on mo...
More Details Revealed For Mayumi Kojima's Insert Song for One Piece Film Gold
The official website for this year's One Piece Film Gold anime confirmed on Monday that Mayumi Kojima (Ghost Hound) will perform an insert song for the film. The song will appear in the film's opening. Kojima commented that the song will be a "big band swing" song over 10 minutes long. The film's guest cast includes: (pictured from left to right): Kazuhiro Yamaji (Kamen Rider Blade's Kei Karasuma,...
Macross Delta Anime's 1st Blu-ray/DVD Listed With English Subtitles
Amazon is curently listing the first Blu-ray Disc and DVD volume of the Macross Delta television anime with an option for English subtitles. The second through ninth volumes of the home video release are also listed on Amazon, but they do not currently list English subtitles. The limited edition of the first Blu-ray Disc and DVD volume will go on sale on July 22 for 7,344 yen (about US$66) and wil...
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film Listed in Early 2017 Outside Japan
Entertainment news source World Screen reported last week that the Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions film will open in theaters outside Japan in early 2017. Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine previously teased the film's story, which takes place six months after the end of the manga: In the past Yūgi Yami and Kaiba have clashed many times!! Yami Yūgi, who resides in Yūgi Mutō's body, and ...
Weekly Shonen Jump's 'Jump CS' Project Launches on April 18
This year's 18th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that the previously teased "Jump CS" project will "release" on April 18. The new teaser image for the project in the magazine features characters from Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga speculating about the project. The 17th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump had teased the project on Monday featuring characters from Eii...
Square Enix Briefly Lists Star Ocean 5 Game's N. American Release Date as June 28
Square Enix's website listed the North American release date for its Star Ocean 5: Integrity and Faithlessness role-playing game on the Playstation 4, but has since removed the date. Before, the release date read "June 28, 2016." Now it reads "TBD." Square Enix removed the release date along with a picture announcing the "Day One Edition" of the game, which stated that it would include exclusive D...
Beet the Vandel Buster Manga Returns on April 15
Shueisha Manga Net's official Facebook page announced on Wednesday that storywriter Riku Sanjo and illustrator Kôji Inada's (Dragon Quest: Dai no Daibōken duo) Beet the Vandel Buster manga will return from its nearly 10-year hiatus on April 15. Sanjo and Inada will resume the manga in the spring issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. CROWN magazine with the manga's "Baron Chapter." 4/15発売「ジャンプSQ.CROWN」で『冒険王...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Shonen Jump Magazine Teases 'Jump CS' Project
This year's 17th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine teased an upcoming "Jump CS" project on Monday. The teaser image featured characters from Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga speculating about the project. A website for the project includes nine images featuring characters from One Piece and Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball manga. Refreshing the page changes the image on the website. Text: ...
Poco's Udon World TV Anime Will Have 12 Episodes
A flyer at the AnimeJapan event revealed on Friday that the television anime adaptation of Nodoka Shinomaru's Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari (The Udon Country's Golden Furball) manga will be 12 episodes long and each episode will run for 30 minutes. The flyer also solicits the anime under the English title Poco's Udon World. The anime will air this year. The "heartwarming fantasy" manga takes place...
Satelight Presents Nanbaka Anime on TV This Fall
A poster at Satelight's Anime Japan 2016 booth announced this past weekend that the anime adaptation of Shō Futamata's Nanbaka manga will premiere this fall. The original manga centers around four prisoners: Jūgo, a man who attempted to break out of prison and ended up extending his jail time; Uno, a man who likes to gamble with women; Rokku, a man who likes to get into fights; and Niko, a man who...
Action TV Anime Qualidea Code Will Premiere in July
A flyer and a banner at the AnimeJapan event revealed on Friday that the Qualidea Code television anime series will premiere in July. The anime takes place in a world where humans are continuing to fight a war against an enemy called UNKNOWN. UNKNOWN invaded several decades ago, and children entered a cold sleep to escape the invasion. When the children awoke, they found themselves with supernatur...
Berserk TV Anime's New Key Visual Revealed
The staff for the new television anime of Kentarou Miura's Berserk dark fantasy manga revealed the show's new key visual on Friday. The anime will star: Hiroaki Iwanaga as Guts Kaoru Mizuhara as Puck Yōko Hikasa as Farnese Kazuyuki Okitsu as Serpico Hiro Shimono as Isidro Hiroki Yasumoto as Azan Toa Yukinari as Casca Takahiro Sakurai as Griffith Akio Ohtsuka as Skull Knight Unshou Ishizuka as Narr...
Resident Evil CG Film Titled Resident Evil: Vendetta
Marza Animation Planet announced on Friday that its feature-length Biohazard/Resident Evil CG film is titled Resident Evil: Vendetta (Biohazard: Vendetta). In a collaboration between the film and Italian motorcycle company, Ducati, Resident Evil: Vendetta will feature a scene in which Leon fends off an enemy riding Ducati's newest model, the XDiavel. Takanori Tsujimoto (The Next Generation -Patlab...
Amanchu! TV Anime to Have 13 Episodes
A flyer at the AnimeJapan event announced on Friday that the television anime adaptation of Kozue Amano's Amanchu! manga will have 13 episodes, each 25 minutes long. The anime's official website also revealed the show's first promotional video, key visual, and July premiere. Junichi Sato (Sailor Moon, Princess Tutu, Aria the Animation) is serving as chief director. Kenichi Kasai (Honey and Clover,...
All Out!! Rubgy Anime to Have 25 Episodes
A flyer at the AnimeJapan event announced on Friday that the television anime adaptation Shiori Amase's All Out!! rugby manga will have 25 episodes. The series will premiere this fall. The flyer also gives an English description for the story: In Rugby, there is no Ace Striker and there is no No.4 Batter, so who is the star of the team? The story begins at school entrance ceremony of Kanagawa High...
Tales of Zestiria the X TV Anime Premieres This Summer
A banner at the AnimeJapan 2016 event revealed on Tuesday that the Tales of Zestiria the X (pronounced "cross") television anime will premiere this summer. Bandai Namco Entertainment had revealed at the "Tales of Festival 2015" event last June that the Tales of role-playing game franchise is getting a new television anime in 2016. The studio ufotable is producing the project. Text: A brand new wo...
My Hero Academia Listed With 13 Episodes by French Streaming Site
French anime streaming service Anime Digital Network listed the television anime of Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia manga with 13 episodes on Tuesday. The anime will air on the MBS /TBS channel network's "Nichigo" timeslot every Sunday at 5:00 p.m starting on April 3. Funimation will stream the series in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland as it air...
Wild Bunch & Studio Ghibli's The Red Turtle Film Reveals New Visual
French website Catsuka revealed a new visual for the upcoming Studio Ghibli co-produced film The Red Turtle on Thursday. The image can be seen in its full size on Catsuka's website. The Red Turtle is the latest film by award-winning Dutch animator and director Michael Dudok de Wit ("The Monk and the Fish," "Father & Daughter" animated shorts). Studio Ghibli is co-producing the film with French fil...
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!! Anime Reveals Summer Debut, Visual
The official website for the Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz! television anime revealed on Wednesday that Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!!, the fourth television anime based on Hiroshi Hiroyama's Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya manga, will premiere this summer. The site also revealed a new visual for the anime. Hiroyama's original Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya manga re-imagines the F...
KanColle Film Slated for Fall
The "KanColle Haru no Kan-Matsuri" (KanColle Spring Ship Festival) event announced on Monday that the KanColle film will open throughout Japan this fall. The official website for the KanColle anime franchise had revealed the film's title and teaser visual on Thursday. The title is Gekijō-ban KanColle (KanColle Movie Edition or Fleet Girls Collection Movie Sequence). Starting on April 23, participa...
King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm Film Tops 300 Million Yen
The King of Prism by PrettyRhythm film has topped 300 million yen (about US$2.69 million) at the Japanese box office as of March 15. The film began its theatrical run in 14 theaters on January 9, and went down to nine theaters in its second week. However, as word of mouth grew (particularly on social networking services), its screenings expanded to over 60 theaters. The film topped 250 million yen...
Love Live! 'Final' μ's Single Sells 113,4278 in 2 Weeks
The "Moment Ring" CD single by Love Live! School idol project idol unit μ's sold 16,799 copies in its second week, and it ranked #5 on the Oricon singles chart for the week of March 7-13. The single now has a total of 113,278 copies sold, and thus earned the Golden Disc certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan. The single, which shipped on March 2, had the highest first-week ...
My Hero Academia Anime Reveals 6 More Character Designs
The official website of the television anime of Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) manga revealed six more character designs on Saturday. The site has not yet revealed their respective voice actors. Shota Aizawa Present Mic Mt. Lady Shinrin Kamui Desutegoro Backdraft The anime will air on the MBS/TBS channel network's "Nichigo" timeslot every Sunday at 5:00 p.m starting on ...
My Monster Secret/Actually, I Am Manga Has 'Important Announcement' on Thursday
This year's 16th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion announced this week that the next issue will have an "important announcement" for the Actually, I Am (Jitsu wa Watashi wa) manga on March 24. Eiji Masuda's romantic comedy manga centers around Asahi Kuromine, who has a crush on a cute girl named Yōko Shiragami. Shiragami just happens to be a vampire. Asahi cannot keep a secret, but he...
Producer Kōji Yamamoto: Wait a Little Longer for Psycho-Pass
Kōji Yamamoto, chief producer of the Psycho-Pass anime franchise, posted a message on his official Twitter account on Thursday, saying "Please wait a little longer for Psycho-Pass." サイコパスはもう少しお待ちを— 山本幸治 (@koji8782) March 17, 2016 The Psycho-Pass sci-fi anime franchise centers on Akane Tsunemori, a law enforcement officer in a near-future world where technology allows a person's propensity towards ...
Kan Colle Arcade Game Launches on April 26
The official Twitter account of the Kan Colle development team announced on Thursday that Sega's Kan Colle arcade game will launch on April 26. Sega initially planned a summer 2015 release for the game, and then delayed it to fall, and was delayed again to this spring. The game's location tests on March 4-6 at Round1 Stadium Sennichi-mae in Osaka drew over 1,000 players. Sega previously held a loc...
Pokémon Games Have Sold More Than 200 Million Copies Worldwide
The Pokémon Company announced on Thursday that the 25 main titles in the Pokémon game series have sold more than 200 million copies worldwide as of February 29. The total number of copies sold is approximately 210 million. If all the spinoff games are included, the series has sold 279 million copies worldwide. The franchise celebrated the 20th anniversary of the first games on February 27. The ne...
KanColle Film's Title, Teaser Visual Unveiled
The official website for the KanColle anime film revealed the film's title and teaser visual on Thursday. The title is Gekijō-ban KanColle (KanColle Movie Edition). Starting on April 23, participating theaters nationwide will offer advance tickets with a Movie-Ticke Card for 1,500 yen (about US$13). Theaters are also offering a postcard set, while supplies last. The film is slated for 2016. The Au...
Girls & Panzer Film Sells Over 1 Million Tickets
The official blog for the Girls und Panzer anime franchise announced on Thursday that the Girls und Panzer film has sold 1,000,794 tickets for a total of 1,598,142,934 yen (about US$14,162,000) as of March 15. The film has been in theaters for 17 weeks. The film opened in Japan last November, and it ranked #38 in the top 39 highest grossing Japanese domestic films of 2015 (tied with Grasshopper). ...
New Naruto Gaiden One-Shot Manga's Full Title, Story Teaser Revealed
This year's 16th issue of Shueisha's Shonen Jump magazine is announcing on Saturday the full title of Masashi Kishimoto's new Naruto Gaiden one-shot manga. The one-shot, titled Naruto Gaiden ~Michita Tsuki ga Terasu Michi~ (Naruto Side Story ~The Path That the Waxing Moon Illuminates~) will tell the story of Mitsuki, one of Boruto's teammates. Kishimoto's one-shot will premiere in the magazine's c...
Hunter x Hunter Manga's Return Slated for April 18
This year's 16th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is announcing on Saturday that Yoshihiro Togashi is resuming his Hunter × Hunter manga on April 18. The manga will resume with the Ankoku Tairiku (Dark Continent) arc. Shueisha shipped the manga's 32nd compiled volume in Japan in December 2012, and Viz Media released the same volume in North America in April 2014. The manga inspired ...
Square Enix Would Consider I Am Setsuna for Vita in the West
Square Enix game director Atsushi Hashimoto commented on the absence of a PlayStation Vita version for the Western localization of its I Am Setsuna role-playing game in an interview with game news website USgamer on Tuesday. He stated, "If there is a swell of demand in North America [for the Vita version], though, we will consider it." In Japan, the game is titled Ikenie to Yuki no Setsuna (Setsun...
Shonen Jump Site Teases April for Hunter x Hunter Manga's Return
The official Japanese website for Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine posted a new image this week to tease "Jump's great blitzes in April!!" In addition to the Naruto Gaiden manga one-shot on April 25 and the two-chapter Yu-Gi-Oh! story on April 11 and 18, the image also shows the Hunter × Hunter manga. The separate Shonen Jump+ website had announced that Yoshihiro Togashi is resuming his Hunt...
Tokyopop Briefly Reposted Subtitled Angel's Egg Video
Tokyopop's official YouTube channel reposted a fan-subtitled video of the anime film Angel's Egg on Sunday, but set the video to private on Monday. The company confirmed with ANN that it had not acquired the film. Tokyopop founder Stu Levy explained, "Our YouTube team knows how much I personally love Angel's Egg and decided to increase awareness amongst the YouTube audience, with the hope that we ...
7-Page Spinoff Accompanies Assassination Classroom Manga's Final Chapter on Saturday
The official website of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that a seven-page spinoff (pictured at right in image below) will accompany the final chapter of Yusei Matsui's Assassination Classroom manga in this year's 16th issue of the magazine on Saturday. The one-shot spinoff will be part of Kizuku Watanabe and Jō Aoto's Koro-sensei Q! (Quest) manga, which the pair launched ...
Love Live! The Idol School Movie Ends Theatrical Run With 2.86 Billion Yen
The staff of the Love Live! The School Idol Movie anime film revealed on Monday that the film ended its Japanese theatrical run on December 31 after 202 days at the box office, earning a total of 2.86 billion yen (about US$25.1 million). The film opened on June 13, and it earned 400 million yen (about US$3.24 million) on 121 screens in its first two days. The film eventually ranked at #8 (tied wit...
NISA Delays PC Version of htoL#NiQ Game to April 25
NIS America announced on Friday that it is delaying the PC release of the htoL#NiQ: The Firefly Diary game from March 14 to April 25. NIS America stated regarding the delay, "This gives our team time for more testing and to smooth out any rough patches before launch." NIS America also streamed a trailer for the Steam version on Friday. NIS America describes the story: In the depths of a labyrinthi...
Bushiroad's English Edition of Luck & Logic Trading Card Game Launches on June 24
The ICv2 pop culture news website reported on Friday that Bushiroad will launch its English version of the Luck and Logic trading card game on June 24. The English launch will have two trial decks titled "Brave Logic" and "Rinne Logic," and a booster pack expansion titled "Growth & Genesis." The trial decks with 60 cards will each retail for US$20 and the booster pack with seven cards will retail ...
'project-cosmos.jp' Countdown Site Launches Featuring Fate/Extra Shape
A countdown site at the "http://project-cosmos.jp/" URL launched on Saturday with the text "A new fate begins to stir" in both English and Japanese. The countdown is slated to end on March 15 at 6:00 p.m. JST (5:00 a.m. EDT). Marvelous Inc. is listed as the registrant for the website. The source code for the website features the following hidden ASCII art: The image resembles the Command Spell sha...
Digimon Adventure tri. Anime's 3rd Film Opens on September 24
The staff for the Digimon Adventure tri. six-part anime film series revealed at a stage greeting event at the Shinjuku Wald 9 theater in Tokyo on Saturday that the third film in the project, titled Digimon Adventure tri. Kokuhaku (Confession), will open in Japan on September 24. The third film was originally announced as debuting this summer. The second film, Digimon Adventure tri. Ketsui (Determi...
MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies Game Ships in N. America, Europe in April
Idea Factory International announced via press release on Friday that it will release the MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies (Gekijigen Tag Blanc + Neptunia VS Zombie Gundan) PlayStation Vita game in North America on April 26 and in Europe on April 29. The game will be available in both retail and digital formats, and will be compatible with the PlayStation TV. The game will also have both ...
XSEED Games Reveals Release Windows for Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd, Trails of Cold Steel II
North American publisher XSEED Games confirmed on Friday that it plans to release the The Legend of Heroes: Trails in the Sky the 3rd (Eiyū Densetsu: Sora no Kiseki the 3rd) game for Windows PC in 2017. Nihon Falcom first released the game for PlayStation Portable in 2008, followed by a PlayStation 3 release in 2013. XSEED Games also revealed a fall 2016 release window for the upcoming PlayStation...
Haikyu!! Manga Gets 'Big Announcement' on March 19
This year's 15th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is announcing on Monday that Haruichi Furudate's Haikyu!! manga will have a "super big announcement" in the magazine's next issue, which Shueisha will publish on March 19. The manga is celebrating its four-year anniversary with the issue, and the issue will an opening color page for the manga. Viz Media will publish the manga in Nort...
Orange Time-Travel Romance Anime's Designs Revealed
The official website for the television anime of Ichigo Takano's time-travel romance manga Orange posted the designs for the main characters when they were 16 years old in high school. Naho Takamiya Kakeru Naruse Hiroto Suwa Azusa Murasaka Takako Chino Saku Hagita Seven Seas Entertainment is publishing the original manga in North America, and it describes the manga's story: Everyone has regrets in...
Nintendo Launches Miitomo Smartphone App on March 17 in Japan
Nintendo announced on Thursday that it will release its Miitomo smartphone app in Japan on March 17. Nintendo has also opened a website for the app in various languages. Those who pre-register for the app will get platinum points. The pre-registration deadline in Japan is March 16 at noon JST. Nintendo also plans to release the app in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Bel...
Ace of Diamond: Second Season Ends on March 28 With 51st Episode
The Animedia magazine is revealing on Thursday that the Ace of Diamond: Second Season television anime series will end on the show's 51st episode on March 28. The show has just aired its 48th episode last Monday. The magazine is also revealing the titles of the last three episodes: "Mattero!" (Wait for Me!), "Last Inning," and "Seek Diamond," respectively. The new season premiered on TV Tokyo, TV ...
Macross Delta Anime Slated to Premiere on April 3
The April issue of Gakken's Animedia magazine is revealing on Thursday that the Macross Delta television anime will premiere on April 3 at 10:30 p.m. on the Tokyo MX channel. In the anime's story, a group of girls form the "Tactical Music Unit" Walküre, the first major songstress group in the Macross anime franchise. (Macross 7 had the Jamming Birds group, and The Macross Digital Mission VF-X game...
Amazon Japan Begins Shipping Games Overseas
Online retailer Amazon Japan has begun shipping video games and video game consoles overseas, after previously restricting orders to Japanese shipping addresses. International shipping only applies to products that Amazon Japan sells directly, not to orders that Amazon fulfills for third-party sellers. Orders still require an Amazon Japan account, separate from accounts on Amazon sites in other co...
KanColle Kai PS Vita Game Sells Over 200,000 Copies
The official Twitter account of the staff for the Kan Colle (Kantai Collection) PC browser game announced on Sunday that the KanColle Kai PlayStation Vita game has sold more than 200,000 copies, including the retail package and digital download editions. The game shipped on February 18 in Japan, and sold 140,757 in its first week. The game had experienced multiple delays, and was originally schedu...
David Hayter Teases Dubbing of Metal Gear Solid's Snake Again
Voice actor and screenwriter David Hayter teased on his official Twitter account on Monday that he is dubbing the character of Solid Snake again. He posted a segment from an overdubbing script that shows lines from Snake and Colonel Campbell, and tagged fellow Metal Gear Solid voice actor Paul Eiding, who voiced Colonel Campbell in the games. Hayter provided the voice for Solid Snake in the Metal ...
Boy & the Beast Producer: Mamoru Hosoda Already Beginning to Work on New Film
Producer Yuichiro Saito revealed at The Boy and the Beast Blu-ray & DVD Release Talk Show on Sunday that director Mamoru Hosoda (The Boy and the Beast, Wolf Children, Summer Wars, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time) "is already beginning to work on a new movie." Saito noted that similar to how The Boy and the Beast existed due to Wolf Children, Hosoda's next work was made possible due to The Boy and ...
The Ancient Magus' Bride Website Teases Update
Mag Garden's website for Kore Yamazaki's supernatural manga The Ancient Magus' Bride (Mahō Tsukai no Yome) updated with the manga's title and a date: March 10, 2016 at 12:00. Mag Garden registered the 'Magus-Bride.jp' domain name in December. Seven Seas publishes the manga in North America, and it describes the story: Chise Hatori has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything rese...
Stu Levy Hires Writer to Pen Film Script of Tokyopop Comic Juror 13
Entertainment news source The Hollywood Reporter revealed on Monday that Tokyopop founder Stu Levy is producing a film adaptation of his Juror 13 graphic novel in association with China's Artention Films. Screenwriter Michael Ferris (Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, Terminator Salvation) is adapting the graphic novel into a screenplay. The report states that Levy hopes to begin production on th...
Irregular at Magic High School to Have 'Important Announcement' This Week
The staff of Dengeki Bunko announced on the official Irregular at Magic High School Twitter account on Monday that the wrap-around jacket for the 19th volume of the light novel series will have an "important announcement." The volume will ship on Thursday. Tsutomu Satou began writing the novel with character designs and illustrations by Kana Ishida (Aquarion Evol character design) in 2008 under th...
New FunimationNow Streaming App Launches
Funimation launched its updated North American streaming app, FunimationNow, for iOS and Kindle devices on Monday. The old streaming apps are being retired immediately, and users will receive a push notification to download the new app. The app will launch for Apple TV and Amazon Fire TV "shortly." Funimation will then launch the app for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, and Roku t...
Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth to Update With 7 More Digimon This Week
Bandai Namco Entertainment will release a worldwide update for Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth this Thursday, March 10 at 3:00 a.m. EST, adding seven new Digimon to the game. The update will be downloadable for free. The new Digimon are: ShineGreymon Burst Mode MirageGaogamon Burst Mode Rosemon Burst Mode Ravemon Burst Mode Valkyrimon Darkdramon Chaosmon Bandai Namco Entertainment originally released ...
Kiznaiver Anime's Debut Dates Revealed for Japanese TV, Crunchyroll
The official website for Studio Trigger and Mari Okada's Kiznaiver TV anime series announced on Monday that the series will premiere on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, and BS11 on April 9 at 11:30 p.m. The series will also air on TV Aichi and ABC Asahi Broadcasting, and it will also stream on Niconico on Sundays at 10 p.m. Crunchyroll also announced its premiere date and time for the series, and r...
My Hero Academia TV Anime Reveals 4 More Character Designs
The official website for the television anime of Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia (Boku no Hero Academia) manga revealed four more characters in their school uniform and hero costume on Monday. This year's 14th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced the voice cast for these four characters on Monday. Eri Kitamura as Mina Ashido Kōsuke Kuwano as Yūga Aoyama Kei Shindou as Kyōka...
Vampire Knight's Matsuri Hino Draws 1-Shot in AneLaLa Magazine
The preview for the June issue of Hakusensha's AneLaLa magazine is listing that Vampire Knight creator Matsuri Hino will publish a one-shot manga titled "Mattete Darling!!!" (Wait Darling!!) when it ships on May 2. The manga will also don the cover of the issue. AneLala describes the "escape love attack" story as follows: "At the biggest moment of her life, the day of her wedding, she finds hersel...
Joker Game Spy Anime Premieres on April 5
The official website of Production I.G's television anime of Kōji Yanagi's spy mystery novel Joker Game announced details on the broadcast premiere on Friday. The anime will premiere on AT-X on April 5 at 11:00 p.m., before airing on Tokyo MX, MBS, TV Aichi, and BS 11. The website also announced that it will distribute a free postcard and booklet for the show on March 13 at Animate Ikebukuro, at t...
Boku no Hero Academia Battle for All 3DS Game Ships on May 19
This year's 14th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing on Monday that the Boku no Hero Academia Battle for All (My Hero Academia Battle for All) Nintendo 3DS game will ship in Japan on May 19. The issue will also reveal the game's package design. The game will retail for 5,700 yen (about US$50). Those who purchase the first edition of the game will get two cards for the Boku...
Bleach Manga Takes 1-Week Break Due To Author's Sudden Illness
This year's 14th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing on Monday that Tite Kubo's Bleach manga will not appear in the issue. The magazine's editorial department is posting a notice in the issue, which explains that the manga is taking the break due to the author's "sudden illness." The editorial department apologized to all the manga's readers. The also notice states that ma...
Nintendo Widens Dragon Quest VII's Release Window
Nintendo revealed during its Nintendo Direct presentation on Thursday that its Western release of Dragon Quest VII: Fragments of the Forgotten Past for the Nintendo 3DS is slated for some time in 2016. The game was first announced for an early summer 2016 release. Square Enix released this remake of the original PlayStation title in Japan in 2013. The game features new graphics, and the Western re...
Tonkatsu DJ Agetaro TV Anime Premieres on April 10
The official Twitter account for the television anime adaptation of author Ipyao and artist Yūjirō Koyama's Tonkatsu DJ Agetarou manga revealed on Thursday that the anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on April 10 at 10:15 p.m. The anime will also air on Yomiuri TV, Chukyo TV, and BS11. Akitaro Daichi (Sexy Commando Gaiden: Sugoi yo!! Masaru-san, Fruits Basket) is directing the anime at Studio DEEN (Fa...
Comic Natalie: New Cardcaptor Sakura Manga Is A Short Story
The Japanese manga and anime news website Comic Natalie reported on the new Cardcaptor Sakura manga project on Thursday, stating that the manga will be a short story. Comic Natalie did not specify if the manga will be more than one chapter long, but it and the official website for Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine both use the verb "to publish" regarding the manga instead of the verb "to serialize." T...
Sports Show to Debut in World Trigger's Current Timeslot
TV Asahi announced in a Wednesday presentation of its April 2016 changes that it will launch a live Sports Sunday program on Sundays from 6:30 to 7:00 a.m. TV Asahi has been airing anime in this timeslot in Tokyo's Kanto region since 2000, and its network of national affiliates have also been airing anime in this timeslot since 2011. World Trigger now runs in this slot. Neither TV Asahi nor World ...
Majestic Prince to Have Important Announcement in April
Franchise will have stage program in AnimeJapan 2016 with anime's cast
― The April issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Hero's magazine revealed on Tuesday that Rando Ayamine and Hikaru Arashima's Majestic Prince manga will have an important announcement in the next magazine issue, which will ship on April 1. Majestic Prince will also have a stage event at the AnimeJapan 2016 event on March 26. Shintarō Asa...
Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons 20th Anniversary Game Slated for June 23
Kadokawa's Weekly Famitsu magazine is reporting on Thursday that Bokujō Monogatari: Mitsu no Sato no Taisetsu na Tomodachi (Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons: Precious Friends From Three Villages) will ship for the Nintendo 3DS on June 23 in Japan. The magazine will also introduce characters—including the player's marriage candidates—from Lulucoco Town, one of the three locales in the game. More infor...
Etrian Odyssey V RPG Slated for 3DS on August 4
This week's issue of Famitsu magazine is reporting that Atlus will release the latest entry in the Etrian Odyssey series, Sekaiju no Meikyū V: Nagaki Shinwa no Hate (Etrian Odyssey V: The End of the Long Myth), on August 8 for the Nintendo 3DS. Famitsu will be releasing more information in a 10-page spread on Thursday, including an overview of the game's story and interviews with its developers. E...
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