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Uppers PS Vita Action Game's Videos Preview More Gameplay Mechanics
Brawler game set on island where brawling is entertainment slated for July 14
― Game developer Marvelous began streaming two more gameplay videos on Sunday for its upcoming PlayStation Vita brawler action game Uppers. The first video introduces demonstrates how players can pick up and toss heavy objects, and the second video demonstrates how players can knock objects away. Marvelous previously stream...
My Hero Academia: Battle for All's 3DS Gameplay Videos Preview Denki, Yūga
May 19 game features same voice cast as anime, includes side stories for each playable character
― The official website for Bandai Namco Entertainment's My Hero Academia: Battle for All Nintendo 3DS game began streaming two more gameplay videos on Monday. The video for Denki Kaminari introduces his fighting style. The fighter can use multiple hits followed by a large discharge of electricity to make ...
Danganronpa 3 TV Anime's Story Previewed Before July Debut
1 Mirai-hen episode & 1 Zetsubō-hen episode will air every week this summer
― The official website for the Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen (Danganronpa 3 -The End of Hope's Peak Academy-) anime posted story introductions for the anime's two arcs on Monday. Mirai-hen (Future Arc) The world was close to being destroyed by Ultimate Despair, who caused "The Biggest, Most Awful, Most Tragic Ev...
The Heroic Legend of Arslan Season 2 Reveals Character Art for Hilmes
The official website for the Arslan Senki: Fūjin Ranbu (The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance) television anime series revealed the character illustration for Hilmes on Monday. Yuuki Kaji is returning to voice the character in the second season. The website previously revealed the character illustrations for Arslan, Daryun, Narsus, Elam, Gieve, Falangies, Alfreed, and Jaswant. The second s...
fhána Performs Tales of Zestiria the X TV Anime's Ending Theme
July premiere confirmed for ufotable series
― The official website for the Tales of Zestiria the X (pronounced "cross") television anime series revealed on Monday that fhána will perform the show's ending theme song. fhána previously performed theme songs for Gingitsune, Comet Lucifer, Witch Craft Works, Haruchika – Haruta & Chika, The Eccentric Family, and Celestial Method, among others. The website...
Killer Killer Manga is Revealed as Danganronpa Spinoff in 3rd Chapter
Sasako Mitomo launched series on March 9
― The June issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Shonen Magazine revealed the full title of Sasako Mitomo's Killer Killer manga on Monday as Danganronpa Gaiden: Killer Killer, revealing the manga as a spinoff of Spike Chunsoft's Danganronpa game series, and specifically a spinoff of the upcoming Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen television anime series. Bessa...
Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare Film Earns 5 Billion Yen, Sets Franchise Record
20th film in franchise sells 3,982,700 tickets in 23 days
― Detective Conan: Junkoku no Nightmare (Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare), the 20th Detective Conan (Case Closed) anime film, has earned approximately 5.057 billion yen (about US$47 million) as of Sunday, setting a new record high for the film franchise. The film has sold about 3,982,700 tickets in the 23-day period from its opening on ...
Whistle! Stage Play's Visuals Feature Cast in Costume
Additional cast also revealed for play debuting in Tokyo in August
― The official website of the Whistle! BREAK THROUGH -Kabe o Tsukiyabure- (Whistle! BREAK THROUGH -Tear Down the Wall-) stage play adaptation of Daisuke Higuchi's Whistle! manga revealed two new visuals featuring the play's cast in costume on Saturday and Sunday. The visual revealed on Saturday features the members of Sakura Jōsui Jun...
Ace Attorney 6 Game's Ad Shows Ema Skye, Leifa Padma Kurain
Nintendo 3DS game ships in Japan on June 9
― Capcom began streaming a 15-second commercial for its upcoming Gyakuten Saiban 6 (Ace Attorney 6) Nintendo 3DS game on Monday. Hōsuke Odoroki (Apollo Justice): What's so awesome about Ace Attorney 6? Akane Hōzuki (Ema Skye): Forensic investigation, of course! Leifa Padma Kurain: Wait a moment! It is the power of spirit mediums! Phoenix Wright (Ryūichi Naru...
Tsubasa to Hotaru Anime's 1st New Episode Streamed
3-episode series stars returning cast Kanae Itō, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Takahiro Sakurai
― The official YouTube channel of Shueisha's Ribon magazine began streaming the first new episode of the television anime adaptation of Nana Haruta's Tsubasa to Hotaru shōjo romantic comedy manga on Sunday. In the new episode, Tsubasa's class is planning a Christmas party, and Tsubasa wants to invite Aki. She visit...
Dragon Ball Super Anime Starts 'Future Trunks Arc' In June
Future Trunks, new enemy "Goku Black" appear in story planned by Akira Toriyama
― The official website of the Dragon Ball Super television anime series revealed on Monday that the series will begin a "Future Trunks Arc" on June 12. Original creator Akira Toriyama is plotting the story and designing the new characters for the arc, including Future Trunks' design (below). The new arc follows the conclu...
New Rock Musical Bleach Will Center on 'Soul Society Arc'
Rock Musical Bleach - Mō Hitotsu no Chijō debuts in Tokyo, Kyoto in summer
― The upcoming new installment of the rock musical adaptation of Tite Kubo's Bleach manga revealed its title and plot details on Monday. The full title of the play is Rock Musical Bleach - Mō Hitotsu no Chijō (Rock Musical Bleach: Another Above Ground). The play will be based on Rock Musical Bleach - The All, the fifth rock mu...
New Haikyu!! Stage Play Revealed For This Fall
Play will feature Nekoma High, Date Tech High, "Battle at the Trash Dump" match, interhigh qualifiers
― A new stage play adaptation of Haruichi Furudate's Haikyu!! volleyball manga has been green-lit. The stage play's full title is Hyper-Projection Gekijō Haikyu!! "Karasuno, Fukkatsu!" (Hyper-Projection Stage Play Haikyu!! "Karasuno Returns!"). The play will debut this fall. The story will feature Ne...
MAGES' 'B-Project' TV Anime Reveals Key Visual, More Cast
Hisako Kanemoto, Kousuke Toriumi, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Daisuke Namikawa join cast of July series
― The official website of of B-Project: Kodō Ambitious — the television anime of MAGES' fictional male idol project featuring character designs by Devils and Realist creator Utako Yukihiro — revealed more cast and characters as well as a new key visual on Sunday. The new characters and cast members are: Hisak...
Ushijima the Loan Shark Manga Gets 3rd Live-Action TV Season, 2 New Films
Season 3 premieres July, both films open in fall
― The live-action adaptation of Shohei Manabe's Ushijima the Loan Shark (Yamikin Ushijima-kun) manga is returning with Season 3 on television in July, along with two films titled Yamikin Ushijima-kun Part 3 and Yamikin Ushijima-kun The Finale debuting this fall. Takayuki Yamada (Train Man, Crying Out Love in the Center of the World, Crows Zero, Gantz, ...
Sket Dance's Kenta Shinohara Launches Astra Lost in Space Manga
Manga debuts on Shonen Jump Plus app on Monday simultaneously with voice drama
― This year's 23rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that Kenta Shinohara (Sket Dance) is launching a new "space adventure" manga series titled Kanata no Astra (Astra Lost in Space) in Shueisha's Shōnen Jump Plus app on the same day. The second chapter will debut on May 14, and future chap...
Mardock Scramble's Susumu Kudo Directs Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club Anime
Bakuon!!'s Kurasumi Sunayama writes script
― The wraparound jacket band for the eighth compiled volume of Noriyuki Matsumoto's Minami Kamakura Kōkō Joshi Jitensha-Bu (Minami Kamakura High School Girls Cycling Club) manga announced on April 9 that Susumu Kudo (Mardock Scramble: The First Compression, Dear Boys) will direct the upcoming anime adaptation. Kurasumi Sunayama (Bakuon!!, scripts on Yowamush...
Attack on Titan: Junior High Manga Teases Upcoming Ending
Comedy spinoff that launched in 2012 inspired anime adaptation last year
― The June issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Shonen Magazine published a new chapter of Saki Nakagawa's Attack on Titan: Junior High spinoff manga on Monday along with a note that reads "In just a little bit... the final chapter!!" in the chapter's margin. Nakagawa launched the comedy manga in Kodansha's Bessatsu Shonen Magazine in A...
Fafner Anime Franchise Teases 'Super-Important Announcement' in 2016
The official Twitter account for the Fafner franchise reported on Sunday that "Seitan-sai" (Birthday Festivals) for Fafner EXODUS anime's lead characters Kazuki, Maya, and Sōshi will be held this year. The account teases that Sōshi's event will have a "super-important announcement," and adds that the franchise's official website will provide further details in the future. Sōshi's in-fiction birthd...
Mr. Osomatsu Festival Announces More Events, But Not New Anime Season
12 of the main voice cast members for the Mr. Osomatsu television anime appeared at the two-session special event "Fes Matsu-san '16" at Chiba's Makuhari Messe center on Sunday. The event announced two more event projects this year, but did not announce a new anime season. The "Haru no Matsu no Ichi" merchandise campaign from early April will come back as "Haru no Matsu no Ichi Returns" with new g...
Heroic Legend of Arslan Anime's 2nd Season Will Have 8 Episodes, July 3 Premiere
The June issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Shonen Magazine is revealing on Monday that the Arslan Senki: Fūjin Ranbu (The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance) television anime series will premiere on MBS and TBS on July 3, and the series will have eight episodes. The new season will air on Sundays at 5 p.m. on MBS and TBS, which is the "Nichigo" timeslot. The staff had announced in March that the...
New 'Takuan to Batsu no Nichijō Enmachō' Manga Launches in Shonen Jump on May 16
Author Kentarō Itani first published manga as 1-shot last October
― This year's 23rd volume of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that Kentarō Itani is launching a new series titled Takuan to Batsu no Nichijō Enmachō (Takuan and Batsu's Everyday Grade Book) in the magazine's next issue on May 16. The manga will be featured on the issue's front cover, and the first chapter will...
Miyuki Kitagawa's Seisei Suru Hodo, Ai Shiteru Manga Gets Screen Adaptation
7-volume manga follows woman who falls in love with her company's married vice president
― The June issue of Shogakukan's Petit Comic magazine revealed on Saturday that Miyuki Kitagawa's Seisei Suru Hodo, Ai Shiteru manga will receive a screen adaptation. The announcement did not state whether the adaptation will be live-action or anime, or in what format (for example, television series, video projec...
Takashi Taniguchi's Onara Gorō Project Gets TV Anime Shorts Starting in July
Series about talking fart is 3rd anime collaboration between Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting, ILCA
― Independent anime creator Takashi Taniguchi's (Mori no Andō) latest work Onara Gorō (Fart Gorō) is receiving a mini television anime project. The anime will consist of weekly five-minute episodes that will air late at night on Kyushu Asahi Broadcasting and stream on YouTube starting in July. Taniguchi previ...
New York Asian Film Fest to Screen Hentai Kamen 2
1st film won 2013 Audience Award at festival
― The organizers of the New York Asian Film Festival announced on Thursday that it will be screening the North American premiere of the sequel to the live-action HK/Hentai Kamen film, HK/Hentai Kamen Abnormal Crisis. The film will premiere in Japan on May 14. Director Yūichi Fukuda is returning to direct the film, and Ryohei Suzuki and Fumika Shimizu are r...
Tokyo Ghoul Ranks #7 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan April List
Attack on Titan, One-Punch Man also rank
― The sixth volume of Sui Ishida's Tokyo Ghoul manga ranked #7 on the Nielsen BookScan's Top 20 list for April. The first volume ranked #10 and the fifth volume ranked #18. The first volume of the manga had ranked at #9 in March, and the fifth volume had ranked at #8 in March. The 18th volume of Hajime Isayama's Attack on Titan manga ranked #11 on April's list...
Is the Order a Rabbit?? Anime Gets New Special Episode
Character song CD, rebroadcast also slated for this summer
― The official Twitter account of the Is the Order a Rabbit?? television anime series announced on Saturday that the series will receive a new special episode. More details will follow on the anime's official website and Twitter account. The official Twitter account also announced a new character song CD series on Saturday. The CD series will...
P to JK Romantic Comedy Manga Gets Live-Action Film
Film about marriage between policeman, high school girl opens in spring 2017
― A website opened on Saturday to announce that Maki Miyoshi's P to JK romantic comedy manga will receive a live-action film adaptation in spring 2017. Kazuya Kamenashi (live-action Joker Game's Jiro Katō) and Tao Tsuchiya (Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends' Misao, live-action Aozora Yell's Tsubasa Ono, live-action Orange's N...
Princess Knight, Kimba the White Lion Composer Isao Tomita Passes Away
Pioneering synthesizer artist, frequent Osamu Tezuka collaborator was 84
― Record company Nippon Columbia Co., Ltd. announced on Sunday that famed composer and synthesizer artist Isao Tomita passed away of chronic heart failure at Tokyo Metropolitan Hiroo Hospital at 2:51 p.m. on Thursday. He was 84. Tomita was born in 1932 and started his music career while in college at Keio University. In 1963 he ...
Kimi wa Pet/Tramps Like Us Manga Gets New Live-Action TV Series After 13 Years
Series about woman who takes in homeless boy previously inspired 2003 drama, 2011 Korean film
― Fuji TV announced on Sunday that Yayoi Ogawa's Kimi wa Pet (Tramps Like Us) romantic manga is getting a new live-action television series. Noriko Iriyama (Peter no Sōretsu, Akahana no Sensei, pictured below right) stars in the series as Sumire Iwaya and Jun Shison (live-action From Five to Nine's Amane Hos...
Noriaki Sugiyama, Tomokazu Sugita, Ami Koshimizu, More Join D.Gray-man Hallow Anime's Cast
Go Inoue, Toru Ohkawa, Sōma Saitō, Rie Suegara also join cast for July series
― The official website for D.Gray-man Hallow, the new television anime of Katsura Hoshino's D.Gray-man manga, revealed additional cast members on Saturday. The new cast includes: Noriaki Sugiyama as Arystar Krory Ami Koshimizu as Miranda Lotto Houchu Ohtsuka as Bookman Go Inoue as Komui Lee Tomokazu Sugita as Reever Wenhamm...
Dallas' AnimeFest to Host Voice Actress Fumi Hirano, Directors Shingo Natsume & Shuhei Morita
Animators Kazuhiro Miwa, Chikashi Kubota also attend event on August 12-15
― AnimeFest announced on Sunday that it will host voice actress Fumi Hirano at its August 12-15 event in Dallas, Texas. Hirano is perhaps best known for voicing the character Lum in the Urusei Yatsura franchise, which was her debut voice acting role. Before voice acting, she had debuted in Japanese television in a live-action ...
One Piece Burning Blood Videos Preview Akainu, Kizaru, Aokiji
PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One, PC game out in N. America on May 31, in Europe on June 3
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming three character move set videos for its upcoming One Piece Burning Blood PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PC, and Xbox One game on Friday. The videos preview the move sets for Akainu (Sakazuki), Kizaru (Borsalino), and Aokiji (Kuzan). The company previously streamed mo...
P. A. Works' Kuromukuro TV Anime to Have 26 Episodes
P.A. Works revealed on Thursday that the Kuromukuro television anime series will be two cour and will have 26 episodes. The anime premiered in Japan on Tokyo MX on April 7. The anime celebrates the 15th anniversary of the studio. Netflix had announced on April 7 that it had the exclusive worldwide streaming rights to the anime. The announcement stated that Netflix will stream the series in other c...
Usogui Gambling Manga Inspires Live-Action Film for 10th Anniversary
OVA bundled with Toshio Sako's Young Jump manga in 2012
― This year's 24th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump is announcing on Thursday that Toshio Sako's Usogui manga has a live-action film project in the works. The story follows a brilliant gambler named Baku "Usogui" Madarame as he lays down his life as the wager for various games. The manga is celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. Weekly...
California's Fanime Hosts Animator Yoshihiro Watanabe
Voice actresses Cristina Vee, Lisle Wilkerson also join May 27-30 convention
― California's FanimeCon revealed on April 28 that it will host animator Yoshihiro Watanabe. Watanabe is a key animator and character designer, and has done character design work on such anime as Soul Link, Brighter than the Dawning Blue, Heaven's Lost Property, Haganai, and The Testament of Sister New Devil. He has also dra...
1st Worldwide Mobile Game for Chibi Maruko-chan Launches
Chibi Maruko Chan Dream Stage available now on iOS, Android devices
― Game developer Animoca Brands launched its Chibi Maruko Chan Dream Stage iOS and Android smartphone game on Wednesday. The company streamed a video previewing the game. Animoca Brands describes the game: Maruko-chan wants to make it big on TV! Join her and her friends as she strives to learn new talents and earn new items to impres...
Persona Rapper Lotus Juice, Singer Shihoko Hirata to Perform at Otakon Matsuri
Street festival to be held on August 11 before main convention on August 12-14
― The staff of the Otakon convention announced on Thursday that Lotus Juice and Shihoko Hirata, a rapper and singer respectively known for their songs in the Persona series, will perform at the convention's Otakon Matsuri event on August 11. Lotus Juice has provided music for much of the Persona game and anime series, incl...
Studio Ghibli Co-Produced Film The Red Turtle to Open Annecy
Gamba, Anthem of the Heart anime films to screen out of competition
― The 40th Annecy International Animation Film Festival announced on April 27 that The Red Turtle, the latest work by award-winning Dutch animator and director Michael Dudok de Wit ("The Monk and the Fish," "Father & Daughter" animated shorts), will open the festival. Studio Ghibli is co-producing the film with French film production...
The Pokémon Company Earned US$2.1 Billion in 2015
Retail sales up US$100 million from 2014
― According to the May issue of License! Global magazine, The Pokemon Company International earned US$2.1 billion in 2015. The magazine ranked the company at #29 on its “Top 150 Global Licensors” list, followed by Cartoon Network. The company's overall retail sales increased by US$100 million from 2015. In 2014, The Pokémon Company marked its first year earnin...
36th Doraemon Film Earns 4 Billion Yen, Sets New Franchise Record
11th film in new series sold 3,559,400 tickets in 62 days
― Eiga Doraemon Shin Nobita no Nihon Tanjō (Doraemon the Movie: Nobita and the Birth of Japan 2016), the 36th anime film in the Doraemon franchise, has earned more than 4.037 billion yen (about US$37.7 million). The film sold about 3,559,400 tickets in the 62-day period from its opening on March 5 to May 5. The film is the 11th installment and...
Anime Expo's SPJA Announces Youth Protection Program
Convention particpation policies outlined to protect young attendees
― The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA), the California-based non-profit organization behind Anime Expo, announced on Friday that it will launch the Youth Protection Program for this year's convention. SPJA is partnering with the Nonprofit Risk Management Center to launch the program to protect young attendees a...
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, April 24-30
Akame ga Kill!, I Am a Hero, 2 Tokyo Ghoul volumes, One-Punch Man, Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet, The Devil is a Part-Timer, High School DxD, Taboo Tattoo, Attack on Titan
― The New York Times newspaper listed the manga bestsellers in the United States for the week ending on April 30. Rank Prev. Rank Title Author Publisher Weeks on List Cover 1 -Akame ga Kill #6 Story: Takahiro / Art: Tetsuya Tash...
Taboo Tattoo Anime Unveils Main Cast, Character Designs
Makoto Furukawa, Chika Anzai, Mikako Komatsu star in July anime
― The official website for the television anime of Shinjirō's Taboo Tattoo manga updated on Friday with the main cast and their character designs. The cast includes: Makoto Furukawa as Justice Akatsuka (nickname Seigi), a boy who had a strange rune engraved on his hand after saving a mysterious man. A user of Akatsuka-style Jujitsu, he i...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, April 25-May 1
Kirby: Planet Robobot, Star Ocean 5 -Integrity and Faithlessness-, Rose to Tasogare no Kojō games ship
― Japan's Game Ranking: April 25-May 1 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 13DS Kirby: Planet Robobot Nintendo April 28 144,846 144,846 2PS4 Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū 2016 Konami April 28 101,981 101,981 3PSV Jikkyō Powerful Pro Yakyū 2016 Konami Apri...
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 25-May 1
Boku Dake ga Inai Machi, Wolf Girl & Black Prince, Space Brothers, Kingdom, Attack on Titan
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Boku Dake ga Inai Machi (Erased) 8 208,237 208,237 2016/04 Kadokawa Kei Sanbe 1 1 2 Wolf Girl & Black Prince 15 131,767 132,701 2016/04 Shueisha Ayuko Hatta 2 1 3 Space Brothers 28 126,499 267,384 2016...
Live-Action Shimauma Film's Web-Exclusive Trailer Shows More Graphic Scenes
Film based on Fumio Obata manga about con artist who crosses yakuza opens on May 21
― Japanese film news website Cinema Today began streaming a trailer on Thursday for the live-action film adaptation of Fumio Obata's Shimauma manga. The trailer is a web-exclusive version of an earlier trailer with added scenes of graphic violence. Note: The below video may not be safe for work. The film's main cast i...
Naoshi Arakawa's New Farewell My Dear Cramer Manga Gets Simultaneous English Release
Manga about girls soccer by Your Lie in April author launched in Japan on Friday
― Your Lie in April manga creator Naoshi Arakawa launched the Sayonara Watashi no Cramer (Farewell, My Dear Cramer) soccer manga in the June issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine on Friday. Kodansha Comics additionally announced on Friday that the manga is getting a simultaneous digital release in English on Kindle...
angela, fripSide Collaborate on Ajin 2nd Season's Opening Theme Song
2nd season based on Gamon Sakurai's manga premieres in October
― The official website for the Ajin anime franchise announced on Friday that angela and fripSide will collaborate on the opening theme song for the anime's second season. The new season will premiere in October. The duo fripSide has performed theme songs for Schwarzes Marken, A Certain Scientific Railgun, A Certain Scientific Railgun S, S...
Pokémon Sun & Moon Games to Reveal More Details On May 10
Video game development company Game Freak's composer and director Junichi Masuda posted on Twitter and on his blog on Friday that Game Freak will reveal more information about the Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Nintendo 3DS games on May 10, "around" 9:00 p.m. JST (8:00 a.m. EDT). The games are slated for Holiday 2016, and be available on the Nintendo 3DS worldwide in Japanese, English, French, Itali...
Exclusive: Harmony Film's English-Subtitled Clip Shows Tuan Kirie
Film will run in select theaters in the U.S. on May 17-18
― Funimation shared a new English-subtitled clip from the Harmony film exclusively with ANN on Friday. Funimation will screen the film in select theaters on May 17 and 18. Funimation also streamed an English-dubbed theatrical trailer for the film on April 22. Funimation describes the story: In a future ruled by an unwavering dedication to good...
The Silver Case Game Gets HD Remastered Release Worldwide For PC This Fall
Grasshopper Manufacture, Suda51 originally released PlayStation game in 1999
― Grasshopper Manufacture announced on Friday that it will release an HD remastered version of The Silver Case game worldwide on PC this fall. The company had previously launched a teaser website for the game last month at the "believeintheinternet.com" URL, and has also launched an English Twitter account for the game. Gras...
Media Blasters Anime Titles to Expire on Hulu
Sentai Filmworks' Upotte!! & Nanaka 6/17, Bandai Visual's Saber Marionette J & Simoun, 4Kids' Tai Chi Chasers, Animeigo's Bubblegum Crisis also listed as expiring
― The Hulu streaming service is listing all Media Blasters anime titles as expiring on Saturday. Affected titles include Ah! My Goddess, Blade of the Immortal, Mazinkaiser SKL, Holy Knight, Mirage of Blaze, Squid Girl, Girl's High, Rio - R...
Funimation Lists English Dub for Barakamon Anime in June
Funimation streamed comedy series as it aired in 2014
― Funimation's website is listing the Barakamon television anime with an English dub premiere of the first two episodes on June 28. Funimation has not yet officially announced a dub for the series, and the company did not respond to ANN's request for confirmation by press time. Funimation streamed the series in North America as it aired in Japan i...
Kira Vincent-Davis Joins Cross Ange English Dub Cast as Salia
1st BD/DVD slated for release on June 21
― Sentai Filmworks announced with a video on Thursday that Kira Vincent-Davis will play Salia in its dub of the CROSS ANGE Rondo of Angel and Dragon anime. Sentai Filmworks announced Brittney Karbowski as Vivian last week. The first half of Cross Ange is slated for release on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on June 21, and the second half is slated for August 23. Sentai ...
Kimagure Orange Road Kickstarter Funds Final Omnibus Volume
All stretch goals reached; campaign ends on May 10
― Digital Manga Inc.'s Kickstarter campaign to publish Izumi Matsumoto's romantic comedy manga Kimagure Orange Road reached its fifth and final stretch goal of US$119,900 on Thursday. This will allow the company to publish a sixth and final 3-in-1 omnibus volume for the manga. The campaign will end on May 10 at 6:00 p.m. EDT. As of press time, the ca...
Zelda, Sonic the Hedgehog, Space Invaders Make 2016 Video Game Hall of Fame
Grand Theft Auto III, The Oregon Trail, The Sims also inducted on Thursday
― The Strong, the self-described "national museum of play" in Rochester, New York, announced the 2016 inductees to its Video Game Hall of Fame on Thursday. The inductees include The Legend of Zelda (1986), Sonic the Hedgehog (1991), Space Invaders (1978), Grand Theft Auto III (2001), The Oregon Trail (1971), and The Sims (2000...
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!! Anime's 2nd Video Unveils Cast, Staff, July 6 Premiere
Misato Fukuen, Ryoko Shiraishi, Rie Kugimiya, Sumire Morohoshi, Yumi Kakazu join cast
― Kadokawa began streaming the second promotional video for Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!!, the fourth television anime based on Hiroshi Hiroyama's Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya manga, on Friday. The video reveals the anime's July 6 premiere on AT-X, Tokyo MX, and other channels, and also confirms the anime'...
Crunchyroll Adds Yowamushi Pedal Sequel Film
1st, 2nd compilation films added earlier this week
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it has added the Gekijōban Yowamushi Pedal (Yowamushi Pedal: The Movie) sequel anime film on Thursday. The film is already available to premium users in the United States, Canada, South Africa, Central and South America including the Caribbean. The film will be available to free users after two weeks. Crunchy...
Hollywood's Variety Magazine Honors Makoto Shinkai Among 2016's '10 Animators to Watch'
Voices of a Distant Star creator is 1st Japanese animator in list's 2-year history
― The entertainment industry magazine Variety honored Makoto Shinkai at its 10 Animators to Watch ceremony on Tuesday. Shinkai, the auteur director behind Voices of a Distant Star, 5 Centimeters Per Second, and Garden of Words, is the first Japanese animator so honored in the list's two-year history. The other animator...
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Stage Play's Ad Previews Scenes
Stage play adapting Arc System Works, Atlus fighting game runs July 6-10
― The official Facebook page of the stage play of Arc System Works and Atlus' Persona 4 Arena Ultimax (Persona 4: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold) 2D fighting game began streaming a commercial for the play on Thursday. The commercial previews some scenes from the play. Text: The sequel to December 2014's Persona 4 the Ultimate in ...
NisiOisin's Zaregoto Novels Launch Anime Project
9-volume series from writer of Monogatari, Medaka Box
― After a countdown, the official website of writer NisiOisin updated on Friday to announce that an anime project of his Zaregoto novel series is launching. Nisioisin wrote nine volumes for the series from 2002 to 2005, and also published seven novels in the Ningen spinoff novel series from 2004 to 2010. Take illustrated both novel series. Del Rey...
New Power Rangers Film's 'Translucent Extraterrestrial Armor' Revealed
Director: outfits reflect original show's theme of coming of age, metamorphosis
― Entertainment Weekly magazine presented the first look at the hero costumes for the new Power Rangers film on Thursday. According to the magazine, the outfits are "translucent extraterrestrial armor that crystallizes around their bodies." Director Dean Israelite adds, "The show was about kids coming of age, about metamo...
Live-Action Nigakute Amai Film Unveils Visual, More of Cast, September Debut
Film casts Yasushi Fuchikami, Hiyori Sakurada, Mackenyu, Su, Hideo Nakano, Mako Ishino
― The staff for the live-action film of Yumiwo Kobayashi's romantic comedy manga Nigakute Amai (Bitter and Sweet) revealed the film's visual, additional cast, and September 10 opening date on Wednesday. The visual recreates the art from the cover of the manga's first compiled book volume. The film will star Haruna ...
Persona 5 RPG's New Video Reveals September 15 Date
Anime special's September airing, concert, 20th anniversary event also outlined
― A live-stream event by Atlus on Thursday revealed the fourth promotional video and the September 15 Japanese release for the Persona 5 role-playing game on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. The game will cost 8,800 yen (about US$82). A 13,800-yen (US$129) 20th Anniversary Edition will add a Persona 5 art book, the five-d...
Kobito-Zukan Picture Books About Mysterious Creatures Get TV Anime Spinoff
Creatures that are neither insects nor plants revamped for anime
― A television anime adaptation of the popular Kobito-Zukan picture book series has been green-lit. The retitled Chobitto-Zukan anime spinoff will run on the Kids Station, Tokyo MX, and TV Kanazawa channels. The picture book series launched in 2006 and follows Kobitos, mysterious creatures that are neither insects nor plants. The series...
The Heroic Legend of Arslan Season 2 Reveals Character Art for Alfreed, Jaswant
The official website for the Arslan Senki: Fūjin Ranbu (The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance) television anime series revealed the character illustrations for Alfreed and Jaswant on Thursday. Manami Numakura and Wataru Hatano respectively are returning to voice the two characters. The website revealed the character illustrations for Arslan, Daryun, Narsus, Elam, Gieve, and Falangies last ...
Tōken Ranbu: Hanamaru TV Anime's Teaser Video, Premise Unveiled
Series about cheerful lives of boys representing historical swords premieres in October
― The official website of Tōken Ranbu: Hanamaru, one of two television anime adaptations of DMM's Tōken Ranbu online browser game, began streaming a teaser promotional video for the anime on Thursday. The video previews the two main characters Yamatonokami Yasusada and Kashū Kiyomitsu. Yasusada: The clock turns ba...
Only Yesterday Film's DVD/BD Release Listed on July 5
Amazon is listing the DVD and Blu-ray Disc home video release of Studio Ghibli and Isao Takahata's Only Yesterday anime film on July 5. North American film distributor GKids released the film in theaters in the United States and Canada from February to April. It had announced that it had also licensed the non-theatrical, home video, and television rights for the film. GKids describes the film: It'...
Duo fripSide Performs 2nd Schwarzes Marken Game's Theme
Duo also performed anime's opening theme song
― The official website for the television anime of the Muv-Luv Alternative spinoff novel Schwarzes Marken announced on Wednesday that the duo fripSide will perform the theme song "white relation" for Schwarzes Marken Junkyōsha-tachi (Martyrs, tentative title), the upcoming second PC game adaptation of the novels. The duo also performed the "white forces" ...
Crunchyroll Adds 2nd Yowamushi Pedal Compilation Film
1st film debuted yesterday on Crunchyroll
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it has added Yowamushi Pedal Re:ROAD, the second of two compilation films for the Yowamushi Pedal anime. The film is already available to premium users in the United States, Canada, South Africa, Central and South America including the Caribbean. It will be available to free users next week. Crunchyroll added the firs...
Megadimension Neptunia VII PC Release Slated for Summer
Idea Factory International announced on Wednesday that it will release Megadimension Neptunia VII on PC via Steam. The PC version will run at 60 frames-per-second and include original Japanese voice-overs. Idea Factory International will also offer DLC bundles. Idea Factory released the Megadimension Neptunia VII game for the PlayStation 4 in Japan in April 2015, and then released the game in the ...
New Jersey's AnimeNEXT to Host Fruits Basket/Kamisama Kiss Director Daichi
Director also known for comedy shorts such as Gag Manga Biyori, Tonkatsu DJ Agetarō
― New Jersey-based anime convention AnimeNEXT announced on Wednesday that it will host director Akitaro Daichi as a guest of honor for its 2016 convention. Daichi's directorial credits include Fruits Basket, Kodocha, Bokura ga Ita, Now and Then, Here and There, and Kamisama Kiss. He is also known for directing comedic...
Sailor Moon Crystal Set 1 on DVD/Blu-ray Previewed in Dubbed Trailer
1st 14 episodes on Blu-ray/DVD on August 16
― North American distributor Viz Media posted an extended English-dubbed trailer for Sailor Moon Crystal Set 1- The Dark Kingdom Arc. Viz is offering the set on DVD, in a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack, and in a limited-edition Blu-ray/DVD combo pack on August 16. The limited edition will feature: Episodes 1-14 + Extras on 2 Blu-ray Discs and 2 DVDs English dubbed ...
Right Stuf Schedules Gundam Build Fighters on Blu-ray/DVD on August 2
With English Animax dub/subtitles
― Anime retailer Right Stuf and its Nozomi Entertainment distribution arm revealed on Wednesday that it will release the 2013 Gundam Build Fighters television anime on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on August 2. Both the Blu-ray Disc and DVD releases will include the show's 25 episodes with English dubbing and Japanese dubbing with English subtitles. They will also include cle...
Sentai Filmworks Adds Chaika the Coffin Princess Season 2
Chaika the Coffin Princess Avenging Battle to be available via digital outlets, home video
― North American anime distributor Sentai Filmworks announced on Wednesday that it licensed Chaika the Coffin Princess Avenging Battle, the second anime season based on Ichiro Sasaki's Chaika the Coffin Princess novels. The anime "will be available through select digital outlets, with a home video release to fo...
Voice Actress Kanako Toujô Gets Married, Aims to Move Overseas
Naruto Shippūden's Karin actress looks to start a family overseas
― Voice actress Kanako Toujô announced on her blog on Saturday that she has gotten married and intends to move overseas. She did not reveal the identity of her husband, but she did reveal that he works at a regular company outside her industry field and that they plan to move overseas thanks to his job. She plans to think of her family...
Live-Action Film of A Girl at the Bottom of Onna Hierarchy Manga Opens May 28
Story follows girl at the bottom of high school's pecking order who imagines revenge
― The official website of the live-action film adaptation of Shi-ko Suzuki's Onna Hierarchy Teihen Shōjo (a girl at the bottom of Onna Hierarchy, or "A Girl at the Bottom of the Female Hierarchy") manga revealed on Wednesday that the movie will start screening in Tokyo's Cineka Omori on May 28. The film already premi...
To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness OVA Adapts 54th, 55th Chapter
2nd planned OVA ships with 17th volume on December 2 starring Haruka Tomatsu, Sayuri Yahagi
― The official website of the To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness anime revealed the details on the original video anime (OVA) bundled with the manga's 17th volume on Monday. The OVA will adapt the manga's 54th chapter ("First accident? ~Hajimete no~") and 55th chapter ("I think ~Ippo Mae ni~"). The anime's official...
New Interpretation Stranger of Sword City PS Vita RPG Revealed for July
New features include new character, classes, mechanics, events
― Japanese game developer Experience Inc. announced during its 10th anniversary celebration event at the Akihabara UDX on Monday that is developing a new version of its Stranger of Sword City (Tsurugi no Machi no Ihōjin) game for the PlayStation Vita titled Shinshaku Tsurugi no Machi no Ihōjin - Kuro no Kyūden (New Interpretation Stranger...
One Piece Burning Blood Videos Preview Whitebeard, Marco, Joz
PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One, PC game out in N. America on May 31, Europe on June 3
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming three character move set videos for its upcoming One Piece Burning Blood PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PC, and Xbox One game on Wednesday. The videos preview the move sets for Whitebeard, Marco, and Joz. Confirmed playable characters in the game include: Luffy, Doflami...
Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari Anime's Sōta, Poco Character Designs Unveiled
The Animate Times website unveiled two character designs for the television anime adaptation of Nodoka Shinomaru's Udon no Kuni no Kiniro Kemari (Poco's Udon World or lit. The Udon Country's Golden Furball) manga. The designs show Sōta and Poco, the anime's two main characters. Sōta Poco The anime will air this year, and will be 12 episodes long, with each episode running for 30 minutes. The "hear...
One Piece Burning Blood Videos Preview Sengoku, Smoker
PS4, PS Vita, Xbox One, PC game out in N. America on May 31, Europe on June 3
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming two character move set videos for its upcoming One Piece Burning Blood PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, PC, and Xbox One game on Tuesday. The videos preview the move sets for Sengoku and Smoker. Confirmed playable characters in the game include: Luffy, Doflamingo, Fujitor...
Fairy Tail's Laxus Dreyar Spinoff Manga Launches
Previous Fairy Tail Gaiden: Rhodonite spinoff ended in March
― Kodansha's "Magazine Pocket" app launched the first chapter of the Fairy Tail Gaiden: Raigō Issen manga on Wednesday. The spinoff manga by Kyōta Shibano focuses on the character Laxus Dreyar from Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail manga. Shibano started the Fairy Tail Gaiden: Rhodonite spinoff manga in "Magazine Pocket" last November, and ended it...
Zelda: Twilight Princess Manga Creators Tease Overseas Release
The official Facebook account of manga creator duo Akira Himekawa posted previews of their currently running manga The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess on April 29 (see gallery below). The duo also posted in English that the compiled book of the manga is slated for June 24. After the book's release, the post notes that "other countries publishing companies will have contracts with a Japanese pub...
Barakamon Spinoff Anime Handa-kun Reveals New Visual, Designs
The official website of the television anime of Satsuki Yoshino's Handa-kun manga unveiled a new visual and character designs for the anime on Monday. Sei Handa Junichi Aizawa Reo Nikaido Akane Tsutsui Yukio Kondo Takao Kawafuji The anime will premiere in July on the TBS, BS-TBS, and other channels. The manga is a spinoff of Yoshino's Barakamon manga. Yen Press has licensed Handa-kun and is releas...
Crunchyroll Adds Yowamushi Pedal Re:RIDE Compilation Film
1st compilation film premiered in Japan in September 2014
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it has added Yowamushi Pedal Re:RIDE, the first of two compilation films for the Yowamushi Pedal anime. The film is already available to premium users in the United States, Canada, South Africa, Central and South America including the Caribbean. It will be available to free users next week. Wataru Watana...
Sayaka Sasaki Sings Ending Theme For Garo: Divine Flame Anime Film
Video featuring theme song, teaser trailer streamed for April 11 film
― The official website for Garo: Divine Flame, the first Garo anime film, announced last Saturday that Sayaka Sasaki will perform the film's ending theme song "HOWLITE." The site began streaming a video for the film previewing the theme song. The site also previously streamed the third teaser trailer for the film on April 11. The 8...
P.IDL Idols Sing for Toei's Popin Q Anime Film
Dance-themed original anime premieres in Japan in winter
― The official website of the Popin Q anime film announced on Monday that the idol unit P.IDL will perform the opening theme song "Teenage Blues" for the film. Daisuke "DAIS" Miyachi composed the song and also wrote the lyrics. The project had used the song for promotions when Toei Animation announced the project last year. The film will premie...
Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Break Time Anime Shorts' 4th Episode Features Rem & Ram
Short episodes to stream for a 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 fourth episode of Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Break Time on Tuesday. The spinoff anime short series airs after each episode of the main anime's airing. The episode will be available online until May 17 at 6:00...
Samurai Warriors Stage Play Unveils Additional Cast in Costume
Keisuke Ueda, Ryutarou Akimoto, Masanari Wada to reprise roles in June 29-July 4 adaptation
― Marvelous is producing a new stage play based on KOEI Tecmo's Sengoku Musou (Samurai Warriors) games from June 29 through July 4 at the AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo. The new play will follow the "Shikoku Campaign Chapter." The cast will include (note: historical names are written family name first, while voice act...
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