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Level-5 CEO Wants All of Its Future Games to Run on Smartphones
Outlines plans for Yo-kai Watch film, Snack World anime, N. American releases
― Level-5 president and CEO Akihiro Hino said in an interview with Nikkei Trendy on Friday that he hopes that all Level-5 titles will be compatible with smartphones in the future. The company's Yo-kai Watch PuniPuni smartphone game was a big success, and Hino feels there has been a shift in the market where kids are playing...
Gen Urobuchi's Puppet TV Series Reveals 2nd Promo, Additional Staff, Premiere Date
Composer Hiroyuki Sawano joins staff of show premiering July 8
― The official website for Nitroplus, Good Smile Company, and Taiwanese company PILI's Thunderbolt Fantasy: Tōriken Kōki puppet television series revealed a second trailer, key visual, additional staff, and premiere date on Friday. The promotional video features the theme song "Raimei" by T.M. Revolution. The series will premiere on Tokyo...
Kono Bijutsu-bu niwa Mondai ga Aru! Anime's Ad Previews Nana Mizuki's Opening Song
Anime reunites staff from My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO!
― The official website for the television anime of Imigimuru's Kono Bijutsu-bu niwa Mondai ga Aru! (This Art Club Has a Problem!) comedy manga began streaming a new television commercial on Friday. The commercial previews the opening theme song "Starting Now!" by Nana Mizuki. The manga focuses on an art club in a certain middle school, and ...
Hiroki Yasumoto Joins DAYS Soccer Anime Cast
Voice actor joins as Susumu Inohara in series premiering this summer
― The official website for the television anime of Tsuyoshi Yasuda's soccer manga DAYS revealed on Thursday that Hiroki Yasumoto will play Susumu Inohara, a third year in high school and a goal keeper. The previously announced cast members include: Takuto Yoshinaga as Tsukushi Tsukamoto Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Jin Kazama Daisuke Nami...
Food Wars! 2nd Season's Video Ad Previews SCREEN Mode's Theme Song
Anime premieres on July 2
― Warner Brothers Anime began streaming a commercial for Shokugeki no Sōma: Ni no Sara (Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma: The Second Plate), the second season of the Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma anime series, on Saturday. The video features the theme song "Rough Diamonds" by SCREEN Mode. The series will premiere in Japan on July 2. The anime will air on Tokyo MX at 10:00 p.m., a...
Sony Confirms Future 'High-End' PlayStation 4 with Ultra-HD Support
Upgraded PS4 to be sold alongside current version at higher price
― Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO Andrew House confirmed that his company will offer an upgraded "high-end" version of the PlayStation 4 console with ultra-high-definition 4K support and higher graphics processing power. The new version will be sold alongside the current version, but at a higher, unspecified price. Sony will not unv...
Orange TV Anime Premieres on July 3
The official website for the television anime adaptation of Ichigo Takano's science-fiction romance manga Orange revealed on Friday that the series will premiere on July 3 on Tokyo MX, AT-X, BS11, and TV Aichi. The anime will also air on ABC on July 6, and on TV Shinshu on July 14. The anime's cast includes: Kana Hanazawa as Naho Takamiya Seiichirō Yamashita as Kakeru Naruse Kazuyuki Okitsu as Sak...
Tsukiuta TV Anime's Ad Reveals Theme Song, July 6 Premiere
Six Gravity theme song "GRAVITIC-LOVE" previewed in video
― The official website of Tsukiuta. THE ANIMATION, the television anime adaptation of a music and original drama CD series about anthropomorphized months, began streaming a 15-second commercial for the anime on Friday. The video features the first look at the characters in motion, and also previews the anime's theme song "GRAVITIC-LOVE" by the...
B-Project TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Previews Voice Cast
T.M. Revolution produces series premiering on July 2
― 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 — began streaming the show's first promotional video on Friday. (The linked video is region locked to Japan). The anime will premiere on July 2 on Tokyo MX, ABC ...
Berserk TV Anime's Teaser Video Previews 9mm Parabellum Bullet's Theme Song
Miyuki Sawashiro, Rikiya Koyama, more join cast; new key visual features Mozgus
― The official website of the new Berserk television anime series began streaming the anime's teaser promotional video on Friday. The video previews 9mm Parabellum Bullet's opening theme song "Inferno." The website also revealed a new key visual and more cast for the show. The new cast includes: Miyuki Sawashiro as Luca N...
Servamp TV Anime's 3rd Promo Video Previews OLDCODEX's Theme Song
Series based on Strike Tanaka's manga premieres on July 5
― The official website for the television anime of Strike Tanaka's Servamp manga began streaming the show's third promotional video on Friday. The video introduces the show's cast and previews OLDCODEX's (Kuroko's Basketball, Free!) opening theme song "Deal with." The series will premiere on AT-X on July 5, and it will also air on Tokyo MX, Su...
Toei Previews Dragon Ball Super Anime's 'Future Trunks Arc' in New Video
New arc premieres on Sunday
― Toei Animation began streaming a promotional video on Friday for the "Future Trunks Arc" of the Dragon Ball Super anime series. The arc will start in the 47th episode on June 12. Toei Animation previously streamed a shorter preview video for the 47th episode on Monday. The episode is titled "SOS From the Future! A New Black Enemy Reveals Himself!" The episode's plot will...
OZMAFIA!! TV Anime Reveals New Cast, Visual, July 6 Premiere
Series of shorts adds Takuya Kirimoto, Yūichi Iguchi, more to cast
― The official website of the television anime series of shorts based on Poni-Pachet's OZMAFIA!! visual novel revealed the show's premiere date, new key visual, and new cast and character designs on Friday. The anime will premiere on July 6 at midnight (effectively July 7) on Tokyo MX, and will then air on Sun TV on July 11 at 25:30 (...
Alderamin on the Sky TV Anime Premieres on July 8
The official website of the upcoming anime adaptation of Bokuto Uno, Sanbasō, and Ryūtetsu's Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkyō no Alderamin (Alderamin on the Sky) light novel series revealed on Friday that the anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on July 8 at 25:05 (effectively July 9 at 1:05 a.m.). The series will also air on Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, TV Aichi, and BS Fuji on July 10. In the "military history fa...
Shūmatsu no Izetta Original Anime Project Announced in Video
Anime centers on girl who "soars over the battlefield" in 1940
― The "Shūmatsu no Izetta Production Committee" opened a website on Friday to reveal the original anime project Shūmatsu no Izetta or Izetta, Die Letzte Hexe (The Japanese literally translates to Izetta of the End and the German translates to Izetta, The Last Witch). Shochiku is streaming the project's first promotional video on the websi...
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable TV Anime to Air 39 Episodes
The official Twitter account for the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure television anime series posted on Friday that the currently airing JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable anime will run for 39 episodes spanning three cours (quarters of a year). The news was first revealed in the July issue of Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Animage magazine on the same day. そして、同じくアニメージュ7月号で「ダイヤモンドは砕けない」は3クール全39話であ...
King of Fighters XIV Game Introduces 'Team Kim' in Video
3-on-3 team-based fighting game ships on August 23
― SNK Playmore began streaming a video for for its PlayStation 4 game The King of Fighters XIV on Thursday. The video highlights the fighters that make up Team Kim: Kim Kaphwan, Kim's master Gang-Il, and Gang-Il's lover Luong. Gang-Il and Luon are new characters to the series. The company streamed a video for Team Art of Fighting (Ryo, Robert, Yuri) ...
Servamp TV Anime Premieres July 5
The official website for the television anime of Strike Tanaka's Servamp manga announced that it will premiere on AT-X on July 5. It will also air on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, and Nagoya TV on July 6, and on BS NTV on July 12. The anime's cast includes: Takuma Terashima as Mahiru Shirota Hiro Shimono as Misono Alicein Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Tsubaki Yuuki Kaji as Kuro Kazuma Horie as Snow Lily Yoshitsugu Mats...
Cheer Boys!! TV Anime's Additional Cast, July 5 Premiere, Visual Revealed
Hiroki Yasumoto, Yoshitaka Yamaya join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Ryō Asai's Cheer Danshi!! (Cheer Boys!!) novel revealed the anime's premiere date, additional cast, and a new visual on Friday. The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, and TV Aichi on July 5, and on BS11 on July 6. The additional cast includes: Hiroki Yasumoto as Jin Dōmoto, the team captain...
Glay Performs Kuromukuro's Anime's New Opening Theme
"Chō Onsoku Destiny" song debuts in episode 14 on July 7
― The official website for the Kuromukuro television anime announced on Thursday that rock band Glay will perform the anime's new opening theme song, "Chō Onsoku Destiny" (Supersonic Destiny). Glay also provided the show's first opening theme song "Deathtopia." Kuromukuro's new opening will play in the anime's second cour (quarter of the year),...
Shout! Factory to Release 1986 Transformers: The Movie on Blu-ray/DVD
30th anniversary release will have HD remaster, bonus content
― North American video distributor Shout! Factory announced on Thursday that it is collaborating with Hasbro Studios to release The Transformers: The Movie (1986) on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on September 13. Shout! Factory also has "select digital rights" to the animated film. The release is the first release in a "multi-year alliance" between...
Chinese/Japanese Anime Hitori no Shita the outcast Announced
12-episode anime to debut in Japan in July
― Emon Animation Company announced a new "supernatural power battle anime" tiled Hitori no Shita the outcast on Friday. The series is based on a Chinese web comic. Shanghai Emon is planning the anime, and animation production will take place in Japan. Chinese web company Tencent owns the rights to the original comic. Emon describes the story: The protagonist...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, May 30-June 5
Yo-Kai Watch returns to top 10
― Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV June 5 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 11.3 One Piece Fuji TV June 5 (Sun) 09:30 30 min. 8.2 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV June 5 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 8.0 Doraemon TV Asahi June 3 (Fri) 19:00 30 min. 7.9 Detective Conan NTV June 4 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 6.9 Dragon Ball Super Fuji TV June 5 (Sun) 09:00 30 min. 5.9 ...
Active Raid Anime's 2nd Season Announces 4 New Cast Members, July 12 Premiere
Title, key visual also revealed
― The official website of the Active Raid television anime revealed a key visual, broadcast times, and four additional cast members for the anime's second season on Thursday. The website also revealed the full title Active Raid: Kidō Kyōshūshitsu Dai-Hakkei 2nd. The series will premiere on Tokyo MX on July 12 at 12:30 a.m., and also air on Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, TV Aichi, ...
Sunrise's Classicaloid Musical Action-Comedy Casts Mikako Komatsu, Nobunaga Shimazaki
Yoichi Fujita to direct anime premiering this fall
― The official website for Sunrise's Classicaloid musical action-comedy television anime announced the first two cast members on Thursday. The anime will star: Mikako Komatsu (Aldnoah.Zero's Inko Amifumi, Maria the Virgin Witch's Priapos) as Kanae, a level-headed high school first-year who works as a landlady. Nobunaga Shimazaki (Kiznaiver's Tsuguhit...
Square Enix Releases Final Fantasy XIV 7-Eleven Promo Items in N. America
Code for items available for those who make US$19.99 purchase on Amazon
― Square Enix announced on Wednesday that it is partnering with online retailer Amazon for a North American release the Final Fantasy XIV items released in Japan as part of a tie-up campaign with 7-Eleven. From June 14 to 27, those who make a qualifying purchase of at least US$19.99 (tax not included) in Amazon's Videogames Depar...
Mob Psycho 100 Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists, Visual, July Premiere Date
Series based on One-Punch Man creator's manga premieres on July 12
― The official website for the television anime of ONE's Mob Psycho 100 updated with a new key visual, opening and ending theme information, and broadcast times on Friday. The anime will premiere on Tuesday, July 12 at 12:00 a.m. on Tokyo MX, and also air on Yomiuri TV, BS Fuji, and Tele-Asa Channel 1. Tokyo MX and Yomiuri TV will air...
Genocidal Organ Film's Promo Video Reveals Winter Release
Project Itoh film was delayed after Manglobe filed for bankruptcy last year
― The official website for the anime film of Project Itoh's Genocidal Organ novel began streaming a new trailer on Friday. The video introduces the main cast and reveals that the film is slated for this winter. The video also previews the film's theme song "Reloaded" by Egoist. The cast includes: Yūichi Nakamura as Clavis She...
Accel World Film Reveals New Character Played by Chinatsu Akasaki, Visual
Film opens on July 23 in 24 Japanese theaters
― The staff of the Accel World: Infinite Burst anime film revealed a second key visual and new character on Friday. Chinatsu Akasaki (ERASED's Airi Katagiri, Selector Infected Wixoss' Akira Aoi) will voice the new character Risa Tsukiori, a key person in the film's story. The film will open in 24 theaters around Japan on July 23, but the staff hinted that...
Berserk Manga Returns on June 24 As Monthly Series
The official website for Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine announced on Thursday that this year's 13th issue of the magazine will publish a new chapter of Kentarou Miura's Berserk dark fantasy manga on June 24. The magazine's 12th issue is shipping on Friday, and will also reveal the same information. Miura will then publish the manga in Young Animal in every other issue (Hakusensha publishes You...
Super Robot Wars OG The Moon Dwellers' Ad Previews JAM Project Theme Song
Simulation RPG ships in Japan, Asia on June 30 with English release
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a commercial for the Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers (Super Robot Taisen OG: The Moon Dwellers) simulation role-playing game on Thursday. The video previews the game's theme song "Shining storm" by JAM Project. Bandai Namco Entertainment previously streamed the game's second promoti...
Sadako vs. Kayako Film's Ad Highlights Conflict Between Antagonists
Ring/Ju-on crossover film premieres on June 18
― Kadokawa Films began streaming a commercial for the Sadako vs. Kayako horror film on Thursday. The video highlights the conflict between the two film antagonists, and also previews Sekima II's "Noroi no Sha.Na.Na.Na" theme song. The film will open in Japan on June 18. The movie's cast includes: Mizuki Yamamoto as Yūri Kurahashi, a girl caught between S...
Hiro Shimono Joins Cast of DAYS Soccer Anime
Voice actor joins as Jiro Haibara in series premiering this summer
― The official website for the television anime of Tsuyoshi Yasuda's soccer manga DAYS revealed on Thursday that Hiro Shimono is joining the cast as Jiro Haibara. The previously announced cast members include: Takuto Yoshinaga as Tsukushi Tsukamoto Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Jin Kazama Daisuke Namikawa as Hisahito Mizuki Mariya Ise as Chi...
Heroic Legend of Arslan 2nd Season's Full Promo Video Shows New Characters
Sequel series premieres on July 3
― The official website for the Arslan Senki: Fūjin Ranbu (The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance) television anime series began streaming a full promotional video for the series on Sunday. The video introduces the returning cast and shows the new characters in motion for the first time, and it also previews Eir Aoi's (Sword Art Online, Fate/Zero) opening theme...
91 Days Anime's 2nd Teaser Video Introduces Nero
ELISA's ending theme song also previewed for series premiering on July 8
― The official website for the upcoming original television anime series 91 Days began streaming a new teaser promotional video on Thursday for the series that highlights the character Nero. The video also features ELISA's ending theme song "Rain or Shine." Text: Prohibition Era. This is a town ruled by the mafia. Narration and ...
Bandai Reveals Heybot! Children's TV Anime for Fall Premiere
Franchise about robots who compete in joke battles also gets toy, free Nintendo 3DS game
― Bandai revealed at the Tokyo Toy Show 2016 event on Thursday that it will debut a Heybot! television anime series intended for elementary school-aged children this fall. The anime takes place on the screw-shaped island country of Nejigajima ("neji" means screw in Japanese). The anime will follow the two "Bokyab...
Age 12 Anime to Premiere 2nd Split Season in October
1st 12-episode half currently airing; 10th episode aired on Monday
― Takara Tomy's booth at the International Tokyo Toy Show revealed on Thursday that the 12-Sai ~Chiccha na Mune no Tokimeki~ (Age 12: A Little Heart-Pounding) anime will have a split season run, with its first half now airing 12 episodes until June. The second half will air from October to December, with an as-yet unspecified number o...
Final Fantasy Type-0 Online Opens China Beta Before Launches in Japan, N. America, Europe
Chinese developer Perfect World developing game for iOS, Android, PC
― Square Enix announced during the AWS Summit in Tokyo in early June that its Final Fantasy Type-0 Online mobile and PC game will launch an open beta test for the game in China this month. Square Enix then plans to offer the title in Japan, North America, and Europe at an as-yet unspecified time. Chinese developer Perfect World (War...
Avex Establishes U.S. Subsidiaries in Delaware & California
Part of growth strategy to expand into N. American market
― Japanese music and entertainment company Avex Group established a North American subsidiary company named Avex International Holding Corporation in Delaware in June. Avex International Holding Corporation then established a California-based subsidiary named Avex International Inc. in the same month. Avex International Holding Corporation has...
Time Bokan 24 TV Anime's Story, October Premiere Revealed
Toy design for DX Mechabuton also revealed
― Tatsunoko Productions and Level-5 announced on Thursday that their upcoming Time Bokan 24 television anime will premiere in October on NTV every Saturday at 5:00 p.m. Designer Kunio Okawara (Mobile Suit Gundam, Yatterman, Armored Trooper Votoms) is working on the anime's mechanical design. Tatsunoko also revealed the anime's story. It will center on Tokio,...
Variety: AT&T Plans Streaming Bundle That Includes Crunchyroll
Crunchyroll's parent company Ellation reportedly develops "Vrv" subscription-based service
― Entertainment news magazine Variety reported on Tuesday that Crunchyroll's parent company Ellation is developing a subscription-based content service called "Vrv" that will bundle other streaming services together, including Crunchyroll. According to Variety, AT&T and The Chernin Group plan to release the ser...
The Morose Mononokean Anime's 3rd Video Previews Theme Songs
TV anime about yōkai exorcist & his assistant premieres June 28
― The official website for the television anime of Kiri Wazawa's The Morose Mononokean (Fukigen na Mononokean) manga began streaming the anime's third promotional video on Thursday. The video previews the anime's opening theme song "Tomodachi Meter" by The Super Ball (the band's major debut), as well as the ending theme song "Tobira no M...
New Digimon Universe TV Anime Unveils Story, Cast, Staff, Videos, Visual
Yumi Uchiyama, Kokoro Kikuchi, Wataru Takagi star in October anime
― The official website for the television anime of the Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters multimedia project revealed the anime's cast and staff on Thursday. The site began streaming a promotional video for the anime, as well as a video for the upcoming arcade card game machine. The site describes the series' story: Everyone in the worl...
Yowamushi Pedal's Live-Action Show Reveals Cast
Series stars cast from stage plays alongside new actors
― The official website for the upcoming live-action television series of Wataru Watanabe's Yowamushi Pedal manga revealed the series' cast on Thursday. The cast includes actors from the manga's stage play adaptations, alongside new actors. The cast includes: Yūki Ogoe as Sakamichi Onoda (from the stage plays) Tatsunari Kimura as Shunsuke Imaizum...
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 30-June 5
Hunter × Hunter, Assassination Classroom, One-Punch Man, Black Butler, My Hero Academia in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Hunter × Hunter 33 650,817 650,817 2016/06 Shueisha Yoshihiro Togashi 1 1 2 Assassination Classroom 20 447,728 447,728 2016/06 Shueisha Yusei Matsui 2 1 3 One-Punch Man 11 292,396 292,396 2016/06 ...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, May 30-June 5
Dragon Quest Heroes II takes top 3 spots for 2nd week
― Japan's Game Ranking: May 30-June 5 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 1PS4 Dragon Quest Heroes II: Futago no Ō to Yogen no Owari Square Enix May 27 43,640 228,460 73 2PSV Dragon Quest Heroes II: Futago no Ō to Yogen no Owari Square Enix May 27 38,984 159,647 85 3PS3Dragon Quest Heroes II: Futago...
NIS America to Release Touhou Genso Wanderer in the West for PS4, PS Vita
Fushigi no Gensōkyō -The Tower of Desire- gets physical, digital releases
― NIS America announced on Wednesday that it will release the roguelike role-playing game Touhou Genso Wanderer (Fushigi no Gensōkyō -The Tower of Desire-) in North America and Europe in early 2017. The game will be available both physically and digitally on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. NIS America describes the story: O...
Tubi TV Streaming Platform Adds Sentai Filmworks Anime
Platform also offers Redline, Macross Plus, Toward the Terra, more
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Wednesday that it will stream anime on the free, ad-supported streaming platform Tubi TV. The series that are currently available are this spring's Onigiri, Bakuon!, Tanaka-kun is Always Listless, Flying Witch and Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto. The company plans to add other anime, such as Gatchaman, ...
Super Lovers Boys-Love Anime Gets 2nd Season in January
10th & final episode of 1st season aired this week
― The 10th and final episode in the television anime of Miyuki Abe's boys-love manga Super Lovers announced on Wednesday that the anime will get a second season starting in January 2017. The anime premiered on April 6 and Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs in Japan. Crunchyroll describes the series: Fooled into coming overseas by news of ...
Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Filming Spotted in Hong Kong
Scarlett Johansson, Pilou Asbæk photographed in costume
― Hong Kong news source hk01 reported on Wednesday that the cast and crew of the live-action Ghost in the Shell film has been spotted filming in Hong Kong. The website posted photos (below) of star Scarlett Johansson and her costar Pilou Asbæk. The South China Morning Post posted additional photos of Johansson in her character's bomber jacket. T...
Girls & Panzer Film Sells Nearly 1.3 Million Tickets for 2.2 Billion Yen
Film has been in theaters for 29 weeks; DVD, BD shipped on May 27
― The official blog for the Girls und Panzer anime franchise announced on Monday that the Girls und Panzer film has sold a total of 1,296,776 tickets for 2,200,801,484 yen (about US$20.42 million), as of June 5. The film has been in theaters for 29 weeks since opening last November. The film has already surpassed the box office earning...
New Digimon Universe TV Anime & Game Offer First Full Look at Characters
New human, monsters previewed before this week's Tokyo Toy Show
― The official Twitter account for the Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters multimedia project launched on Wednesday, and its background and icon offer the first full look at the characters. The background features the apparent human protagonist with a Digivice, and the background and the icon feature new monsters. The television anime serie...
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8's E3 Trailer Reveals December Worldwide Launch
New KH 0.2 Birth by Sleep -a fragmentary passage- part previewed
― Square Enix posted the E3 2016 trailer for its Kingdom Hearts HD II.8 Final Chapter Prologue game release on Wednesday. The trailer previews the three parts of the release, and announces that the release will debut worldwide on the PlayStation 4 this December. The trailers promises more announcements this winter. In particular, the Ki...
Fanworks Studio Showcases Little Girl Anzu Pilot Anime at Annecy's MIFA Market
Pilot based on Hiroyuki Aihara, Nami Adachi's picture book
― Animation studio Fanworks (Honobono Log, Ganbare! Lulu Lolo - Tiny Twin Bears) announced on Tuesday that it will participate in this year's MIFA (Marche international du film d'animation) animation market, which is run by and concurrently with the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. It will offer its two-minute Little Girl Anzu (A...
Ange Vierge Fantasy TV Anime Reveals Visual, July 9 Premiere
Anime of Kadokawa/Sega card game stars Minako Kotobuki, Yumi Hara, Aki Toyosaki, Rika Tachibana, Sarah Emi Bridcutt
― The official website for the television anime of Kadokawa and Sega's Ange Vierge trading card game revealed on Tuesday that the anime will premiere on Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, and TV Aichi on July 9. It is also airing on BS Fuji and Sun TV on July 10, and on AT-X on July 14. The site also...
Prince of Tennis Musical/Kamen Rider Fourze Actor Ryūki Takahashi Retires Due to Health
Actor to also graduate from male actor group D-BOYS
― Actor Ryūki Takahashi announced on his blog on Wednesday that he will retire from the entertainment business to focus on his health and medical treatment. He will also graduate from the male actor group D-BOYS. He apologized to his fans for the sudden announcement, and thanked them for their support. In his post, he states that he had noticed some...
AKB48, NEWS Idols Sing Themes for The Girl Who Leapt Through Time's New Live-Action Show
NEWS member Shigeaki Kato also plays homeroom teacher, writes tie-in short story
― The staff of the upcoming live-action television series of Yasutaka Tsutsui's The Girl Who Leapt Through Time (Toki o Kakeru Shōjo) novel announced the opening and ending theme artists this past week. The top 16 vote-getters in the AKB48 idol group's latest general election will perform a new song for the opening theme...
Live-Action Fullmetal Alchemist Film's On-Set Photos Show Yamada in Costume as Ed
Film is shooting on location in Volterra, Italy
― Italian newspaper La Nazione posted three photographs from the set of the live-action film of Hiromu Arakawa's Fullmetal Alchemist manga on Tuesday. The stills show the film's shooting in the Italian town of Volterra, and show lead actor Ryōsuke Yamada in costume as his character Edward Elric. Filming began in Italy in early June, and will wrap up in ...
Raideen Composer Akihiro Komori Passes Away at 85
Composer also practiced brain surgery, composed children's songs for NHK programs
― Composer Akihiro Komori passed away on 9:28 p.m. on Sunday, June 5 due to kidney failure. He was 85. A wake will be held on Saturday, June 11, and funeral services on Sunday, June 12. Both will take place at the Kirigaya Funeral Hall in Nishigotanda, Shinagawa, Tokyo. He is survived by his wife, Mimi. Komori was born ...
Anime Expo to Host Macross Creator Shoji Kawamori
Escaflowne/Aquarion creator & Eureka Seven/Transformers co-designer to host panel, sign autographs
― Los Angeles anime convention Anime Expo announced on Tuesday that it will host anime director Shoji Kawamori at this year's event. He will host a panel, and will also be available for autograph sessions throughout the event. Kawamori is perhaps most famous for being part of the creative planning for T...
Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars Previews Voice Cast in 2nd Video
Kaede Hondo, Ayane Sakura star in mecha fantasy premiering July 7
― The official website for Infinite's Regalia: The Three Sacred Stars original television anime began streaming a second promotional video. Unlike the first video, the new video previews the voice cast: In the show's story, 12 years ago, in the country of Rimguard, a big incident left an unsolved mystery that has begun to fade from peo...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 5-11
The Boy and The Beast, Psycho-Pass, Wake Up, Girls! films; After War Gundam X, Gonna be the Twin-Tail!!, Lupin III: Alcatraz Connection, Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, Sound! Euphonium, Shōnen Hollywood - Holly Stage for 49, Yona of the Dawn anime; Black Clover, Everyone's Getting Married The Other Side of Secret manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date After War Gundam X Colle...
Netflix, DreamWorks' Voltron Reimagining Clip Shows Shiro, Sendak Fighting
Full series to debut on June 10 on Netflix
― The DreamWorks TV YouTube channel began streaming a clip on Monday for Voltron: Legendary Defender, a reimagining of the 1980s animated Voltron project which will stream exclusively on the Netflix service on June 10. Executive producer Joaquim Dos Santos, executive producer Lauren Montgomery, and writer Tim Hedrick — all of whom had worked together on Avat...
Gundam Extreme VS-Force PS Vita Game's Western Release Will Be Digital-Only
Game slated for July 12 with all Japanese DLC
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Tuesday that its western release of the Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS-Force PlayStation Vita game will be digital-only. The game is slated to ship on July 12 in both North America and Europe. The game will offer all the downloadable content (DLC) and updates from the Japanese version. The company also began strea...
XSEED Games to Publish Fate/EXTELLA, Akiba's Beat, Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns Games
Fate/EXTELLA, Akiba's Beat slated for winter; Story of Seasons slated for 2017
― North American video game publisher XSEED Games announced its plans on Tuesday to localize the Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star, Akiba's Beat, and Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (Bokujō Monogatari: Mitsu no Sato no Taisetsu na Tomodachi) games. The company will share more information on all three games at the 2016 Electron...
Gaijinworks to Release Summon Night 6 in English on PS4, PS Vita
Game will be available digitally in N. America, S. America, Europe; physically in N. America
― Video game publisher Gaijinworks announced on Tuesday that it will release Bandai Namco Entertainment's Summon Night 6: Lost Borders strategy role-playing game on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in English. Physical copies will ship in North America, and the game will be available digitally in North Amer...
Singer in Knife Attack Regains Consciousness
20-year-old Mayu Tomita was attacked before May 21 event
― 20-year-old idol Mayu Tomita (pictured at right, no relation to the former AKB48 member of the same name), who was in critical condition after having received nearly two dozen stab wounds on the neck and chest on May 21, has regained consciousness. Sankei News reported that, though the wounds in her neck area were particularly deep, her heart...
Sailor Moon Crystal Season III's 3rd Clean Opening/Ending Sequences Streamed
Momoiro Clover Z, Tuxedo Kamen's voice Kenji Nojima perform latest theme songs
― The official Sailor Moon YouTube channel began streaming clean versions of the third opening and ending theme sequences for the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Season III television anime series on Monday. Etsuko Yakushimaru performed the opening theme song "New Moon ni Aishite" (Fall In Love With The New Moon) for ...
Persona 5 Debuts in Americas on February 14, 2017 on PS4/PS3
Exclusive "Take Your Heart" & SteelBook Editions offered on PS4
― Atlus announced on the PlayStation.Blog on Tuesday that it will release the Persona 5 role-playing game in the Americas on February 14, 2017 on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. Atlus also confirmed that it will offer a “Take Your Heart” Premium Edition exclusively on the PlayStation 4. The US$89.99 box will contain: Soundtrack CD: A se...
Dragon Ball Super's 'Future Trunks Arc' Previewed in Video
Trunks faces the new enemy "Black" in the future
― Toei Animation began streaming a preview video for the 47th Dragon Ball Super episode, the start of the "Future Trunks Arc." The episode will premiere on June 12. The episode is titled "SOS From the Future! A New Black Enemy Reveals Himself!" The episode's plot will start in the future when Earth is free from the Androids' domination. A man named "Bl...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, May 30-June 5
Hiroshi Kamiya sells 8,184, followed by Mr. Osomatsu, Girls & Panzer, One Piece, Takuya Eguchi
― Hiroshi Kamiya 1st Live "Hareyon->5&6" Live DVD sold 8,184 copies to debut at #2 on the overall DVD chart. Takuya Eguchi's Eguchi Takuya no Ore-tachi Datte no Iyasaretai! 3 Special Edition sold 610 more copies for a new total of 2,210. It dropped from #20 to #35 in its second week. Rank Last Week Title We...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, May 30-June 5
Girls & Panzer film sells 13,336 + 1,134 more, followed by Mr. Osomatsu, Higurashi boxes, Phantom World, KonoSuba, 7 Girls & Panzer BDs
― The live-action film Bikū sold 1,244 copies to rank #19 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. Rank Last Week Title Weekly Copies Total Copies Release Date Maker Artist/Category Highest Rank Weeks on Chart 1 1 Girls und Panzer der Film (Limited Special Edition) 13,336 ...
Girlish Number Anime Casts Kazuya Nakai, Yuichiro Umehara
Producer & manager characters' voices in show about idol voice actresses
― The official website for the television anime of Wataru Watari and QP:flapper's Girlish Number novel project announced two new cast members on Friday. Kazuya Nakai will play the producer "Kuzu-P," and Yuichiro Umehara will play the manager Gojō Karasuma. The show stars: Sayaka Senbongi (Chronicles of the Going Home Club's Clai...
RS Project -Rebirth Storage- Anime's Trailer Reveals June 26 Premiere
Trailer is 1st video for anime that previews voice acting starring Kouki Uchiyama, Sumire Uesaka, more
― The offical website for the RS Project -Rebirth Storage- anime television special began streaming a trailer for the anime on Tuesday. The trailer is the first video to feature voice acting, and also reveals the anime's June 25 premiere on Fuji TV at 26:20 (effectively 2:20 a.m. on June 26). The sh...
K -Lost Small World- Stage Play Reveals Cast
Play based on Yukako Kabei spinoff novel begins run on July 22
― The official website of K -Lost Small World, the new stage play for the K media project, revealed the cast for the play on Tuesday. The cast includes: Keisuke Ueda as Misaki Yata Shintarō Anzai as Saruhiko Fushimi Saki Funaoka as Aya Ōgai Masanori Wada as Mikoto Suoh Terumi as Izumo Kusanagi Takahisa Maeyama as Tatara Totsuka Yutaka Mat...
The [email protected]'s Live-Action South Korean Show Posts 'Team A', 'Team B' Videos
19 finalists split into 2 teams to perform original songs
― The official YouTube channel for The [email protected], the South Korea-based live-action show based on The [email protected] franchise, posted original song videos on Monday for the two groups of actress audition finalists, "Team A" and "Team B." Original song videos Team A: Team B: The videos were produced at a 10-day training camp. The YouTube accou...
Makoto Shinkai's Kimi no Na wa./your name. Film Casts Masami Nagasawa, Etsuko Ichihara
August 26 anime film will be first time both actresses work together
― The staff of Makoto Shinkai's new Kimi no Na wa. (your name) anime film announced on Tuesday that the film has cast Masami Nagasawa (Detroit Metal City's Yuri, From Up On Poppy Hill's Umi) and Etsuko Ichihara (Horus, Prince of the Sun's Hilda, Miyori no Mori's Granny) for the film. This will be the first time the two work together...
gdgd Fairies Staff Reveal Mahō Shōjo? Naria Girls Original Anime for July
Anime, about 3 girls aiming to become popular by making magical girl anime, premieres July 7
― Animation studio Bouncy opened a website for a new anime project titled Mahō Shōjo? Naria Girls last Friday. The series will premiere on July 6 on Tokyo MX and will also run on the Sun TV channel and on the Niconico streaming service in Japan. The story centers around three girls named Urara, Hanabi, and In...
World of Final Fantasy's English Trailer Reveals October Release for PS4/Vita
Franchise crossover game slated for October 25 in N. America, October 27 in Japan, October 28 in Europe
― The official website of Square Enix's upcoming World of Final Fantasy PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game began streaming the game's E3 2016 trailer on Monday. The trailer previews the game's English dub, and reveals that the game is slated to release in North America on October 25, and in Eu...
Maho Girls Precure! Reveals New Opening, Ending Theme Songs' Artists
Rie Kitagawa's new opening & Rie Takahashi, Yui Horie, Saori Hayami's new ending to debut on July 3
― The official website of the Maho Girls Precure! (Mahō Tsukai Precure!) television anime series revealed the new opening and ending theme song artists for the anime's latter half. The new opening theme song is titled "Dokkin ♢ Mahō Tsukai Precure! Part 2." Rie Kitagawa once again performed the song, a...
[email protected] Cinderella Girls Is 1st Game With #1 Album in 5 Years
Also the franchise's 1st CD album or single to top weekly charts
― THE [email protected] CINDERELLA MASTER Cute jewelries! 003 album topped Oricon's weekly album chart for the May 30-June 5 week by selling 33,000 copies. It became the first album or single in the franchise to top the charts in its first week, and the first game album to top the charts in five years. The album collects songs from The [email protected]..
Bakuon! Anime Casts Junichi Suwabe as Chisame's Father
Character appears in this week's episode
― The official website for the television anime of Mimana Orimoto's BAKUON!! manga announced on Tuesday that Junichi Suwabe joined the cast as Kinya Nakano, a former GP rider and Chisame Nakano's father. Suwabe's character appeared in this week's episode early Tuesday morning. The Bakuon! anime premiered on April 4 and Crunchyroll and The Anime Network are str...
Rio - Rainbow Gate! English Dub Clip Previews Amber Lee Connors as Rio
Vic Mignogna, Natalie Hoover, Natalie Van Sistine also join cast
― Media Blasters announced four cast members and streamed a preview clip for its English dub of Rio - Rainbow Gate! on Sunday. The cast members are Amber Lee Connors as Rio Rollins, Vic Mignogna as Elvis, Natalie Hoover as Anya, and Natalie Van Sistine as Rosa. Sound Cadence Studios and Fever Dreams Sound Factory are sharing the product...
Fate/Extella Game Reveals Artoria, November Release Date, Gameplay
PS4/PS Vita action game to have limited editions
― The official website for Marvelous Inc.'s Fate/Extella action game for PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 officially revealed Saber class servant Artoria Pendragon (voiced by Ayako Kawasumi) on Monday. Marvelous Inc. posted a video last month teasing Artoria's addition to the game. In addition, the website on Thursday announced that the game will shi...
Keiji Inafune's Mighty No. 9 Gameplay Previewed in Video
Kickstarter-funded game to ship this month after several delays
― Video game news source IGN posted a gameplay video of the introduction stage of Mighty No. 9 on Friday. The game will launch for PC (Windows, Mac, Linux), PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Wii U, PlayStation 3, and Xbox 360 on June 21 in North America and Asia and June 24 for the rest of the world. Portable versions for PlayStation Vita and Nin...
Pacific Rim 2 Casts Star Wars' John Boyega in Lead Role
Boyega plays son of Idris Elba's character
― The Hollywood Reporter reported on Monday that actor John Boyega (Star Wars: The Force Awakens' Finn) will play the lead role in Pacific Rim 2, the planned sequel to Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham's 2013 science-fiction robot film. Boyega's character will be the son of Idris Elba's Stacker Pentecost character from the first film. Steven S. DeKnight,...
Brian the Sun Performs Sweetness and Lightning Anime Ending Theme
Group previously performed ending for My Hero Academia
― The official website of the television anime of Gido Amagakure's Sweetness and Lightning (Amaama to Inazuma) manga announced on Tuesday that Brian the Sun will perform the anime's ending theme song, titled "Maybe." Brian the Sun formed in Osaka in 2007 and has since played at events around Japan and released seven albums. The four-person band m...
Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare Film Earns 6 Billion Yen
20th film in franchise has sold more than 4.71 million tickets
― Detective Conan: Junkoku no Nightmare (Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare), the 20th Detective Conan (Case Closed) anime film, has earned more than 6 billion yen (about US$56 million) as of Monday, 51 days after the film opened in Japan on April 16. The film has sold more than 4,710,000 tickets. As of May 8, the film set a new recor...
Final Fantasy XII Game's International Version Gets HD Remaster for PS4 (Updated)
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age ships on PS4 in 2017 in Japan with dual audio
― Square Enix began streaming a trailer on Monday to announce the Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age game for the PlayStation 4. The game is a high-definition remaster of the international version of Final Fantasy XII, titled Final Fantasy XII International Zodiac Job System, which shipped in Japan only in 2007. Final Fantas...
Omega Force Launches 'Musou/Warriors' Teaser Website
Video game developer Omega Force launched a teaser website on Monday that features the text "The most evil 'Musou' in history." The teaser website also features the numbers "6.13". Koei Tecmo America had announced via press release on May 24 that it will "reveal an unannounced, top-secret title" at E3. The game is "currently in development by Omega Force." E3 will be held in Los Angeles from June ...
Nagi Yanagi Performs Berserk TV Anime's Ending Theme Song
Theme song "Meimoku no Kanata" debuts with July 1 anime; CD slated for August 31
― The official website of the new Berserk television anime series announced on Saturday that Nagi Yanagi (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO!, A Lull in the Sea, Norn9) will perform the anime's ending theme song "Meimoku no Kanata" (Beyond Closed Eyes). The single is slated to ship on August 31. The series will premiere o...
Kouta Hirano's Drifters TV Anime Premieres in October
The July issue of Kadokawa's Da Vinci magazine revealed on Monday that the television anime adaptation of Kouta Hirano's Drifters manga will premiere in October. The story of the manga centers around Shimazu Toyohisa, the real-life samurai who fought in the pivotal Battle of Sekigahara. In his dying moments, Shimazu is transported to a world of magic with other famous warriors throughout history. ...
Frontwing's Corona Blossom Visual Novel Indiegogo Campaign Launches
Project seeks US$30,000 for game launching on July 29
― Visual novel developer Frontwing launched its Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for its Corona Blossom PC visual novel on May 27. The campaign seeks to raise US$30,000 for the visual novel's development. As of press time, the campaign has raised US$11,821, and will end in a month. Frontwing previously streamed the game's opening movie, featuring t...
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