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Fairy Tail BD+DVD 20
The beginning of the Tartaros Arc marks a dark shift in tone for the adventures of Natsu and friends. Rebecca reflects on what changes the anime has made to the even grimmer manga version of these events.
― The Tartaros Arc of Fairy Tail is one of the darkest thus far – and that's toning it down quite a bit from the manga. While this show usually takes what I think of as the Soul Calibur Approach to ...
The Best and Worst of the Season So Far: Week of June 17-23
We're closing in on the final week, and the rankings are starting to firm up - Assassination Classroom makes a play for the top spot! Where did your favorite shows wind up on our weekly user rankings?
― Our team of reviewers are following 25 anime series of the Spring 2016 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and...
Orange (live-action film)
The critically acclaimed shojo manga Orange is getting an anime adaptation this summer, but Theron Martin has a review of the live-action movie right now! How does this romantic tale translate to the big screen?
― The first two volumes of Ichigo Takano's manga have already been released in the States, and its anime adaptation is one of the most anticipated shows of the Summer 2016 season. Before the ...
Nisekoi: 2 Blu-Ray Part One
Nisekoi continues with an underachieving set of episodes that drive the series further into harem territory. Theron Martin explores what this sequel gets right.
― Nisekoi: is the 12 episode 2015 follow-up to 2014's Nisekoi, and familiarity with the predecessor series is expected. (The intervening OVAs, which are not available in English in any official form, are less important, since some of their ev...
Wednesday, June 29
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 20-26
Tokyo Ghoul:re, The Seven Deadly Sins, Berserk, Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare, Ahiru no Sora in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Tokyo Ghoul:re 7 252,191 594,765 2016/06 Shueisha Sui Ishida 1 2 2 The Seven Deadly Sins 21 197,221 416,724 2016/06 Kodansha Nakaba Suzuki 2 2 3 Berserk 38 170,087 170,087 2016/06 Hakusensha Ke...
Funimation Now to Simulcast Cheer Boys!!, Saiki K. and Puzzle & Dragons
Three more summer simulcasts confirmed
― Of the Funimation Entertainment simulcasts confimed today, three will be streamed to Britain by Funimation Now: Cheer Boys!! (Cheer Danshi!!), The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan) and Puzzle & Dragons X. (The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance will not be streamed to Britain by Funimation Now.) Cheer Boys!! adapts Ryō Asai's novel. T...
Anime Limited/Funimation Updates
Includes details of new Funimation titles distributed by Anime Limited
― Anime Limited made the following announcements: - Anime Limited confirms it will be distributing titles for Funimation. "We're very excited to be able to help bring fans in the UK many titles from Funimation's catalogue, including the continuation of the Fairy Tail series on DVD." Unless otherwise noted all release are Blu-ray/D...
Classicaloid Anime Reveals Additional Cast, Composers in 2nd Promo Video
Tomokazu Sugita, Yuuki Kaji, more star in October musical comedy anime
― The official website for Sunrise's Classicaloid musical action-comedy television anime announced the show's October premiere and additional staff and cast members on Wednesday. The website also posted a second promotional video, which previews tofubeats' rendition of Mozart's "Eine kleine Nachtmusik." Masashi Hamauzu (Good Luck ...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, 20-26
Story of Seasons, Caligula, Minecraft, Mario & Sonic at the Rio Olympic Games, Refrain games ship
― Japan's Game Ranking: June 20-26 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 13DS Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns (Bokujō Monogatari: Mitsu no Sato no Taisetsu na Tomodachi) Marvelous June 23 100,319 100,319 2PSV Caligula FuRyu June 23 31,243 31,243 3Wii UMinecr...
New Digimon Universe TV Anime Casts Umeka Shouji, Motoko Kumai
New Digimon anime premieres October
― The official website for the television anime of the Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters multimedia project revealed additional cast members and character designs on Tuesday. The additional cast includes: Umeka Shouji as Eri Karan, a 14-year old second year junior high school student. She works as a member of an idol group, has good reflexes, and a lively personalit...
D3Publisher Makes PlayStation VR Romance Adventure Game
D3 Publisher opened a teaser website on Wednesday for a romance adventure game for PlayStation VR. The game's title is Shiawase-sou no Kanrinin-san (Manager of Happy House). The game is slated for this winter. [Via Hachima Kikō]
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Food Wars! The Second Plate Anime
Series premieres in Japan on July 2
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Food Wars! The Second Plate (Shokugeki no Sōma: Ni no Sara), the second season of the Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma anime series. The company plans to release the series digitally and on home video. The series will premiere in Japan on July 2. The anime will air on Tokyo MX at 10:00 p.m., and on MBS at 2...
Funimation to Stream Cheer Boys!!, The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., Puzzle & Dragons X
Also adds 2nd The Heroic Legend of Arslan season
― Funimation Entertainment updated its list of summer simulcasts on Wednesday with four more titles: Cheer Boys!! (Cheer Danshi!!), The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan), Puzzle & Dragons X, and The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance. All simulcasts will be available in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and Ireland ex...
Answerman - Why Does Fanservice For Girls Get So Much Blowback?
Fanservice for guys is a standard part of the anime experience, but we're entering an age of equal-opportunity ogling, and there's a lot of complaining about that. Justin digs into it.
― Eric asks: I keep hearing negative things about fan-service for men(like how the women are unrealistically curves, wear way tor revealing outfits, etc), but i haven't heard anyone saying the same thing about fan-ser...
Season Finale: Joker Game ‒ Episode 12
"Here at the end, Joker Game's disinterest and dismissal of human emotion seems like the show's biggest failing."
1st Digimon Adventure tri. Film Gets English-Language Theatrical Release in US
1-night Fathom Events screening slated for September
― Film distribution company Eleven Arts and Toei Animation announced on Wednesday that they will release an English language version of Digimon Adventure tri. – Chapter 1: Reunion in theaters in the United States. The companies will hold a one-night Fathom Events screening in more than 300 US theaters on September 15, followed by a national theatri...
Gackt & T.M. Revolution Walk Into a Bar, Exchange Mannequins of Themselves
2 singers scheduled Okinawa concerts on the same day
― Singers GACKT and T.M. Revolution happened to schedule concerts in subtropical Okinawa on the same day this past Saturday, and they happened to meet at a dining bar. Gackt then sent a flower bouquet … and a mannequin of himself to T.M. Revolution's concert. The message on the flowers says "Congratulations on your Okinawa performance, from Gaku-ch...
Ben Diskin, Michelle Ruff Star as Satoru in Erased English Dub
Trailer introduces main cast
― Aniplex of America announced the English dub cast for the ERASED television anime with a video on Tuesday. The cast, under director Alex von David, includes: Ben Diskin as Satoru Michelle Ruff as Young Satoru Stephanie Sheh as Kayo Sara Cravens as Sachiko Cherami Leigh as Airi Max Mittelman as Yuuki David Collins as Yashiro Christine Marie Cabanos as Hiromi Erica Mendez...
Digimon Adventure tri. Anime Gets English Dub With Jeff Nimoy Reprising Role
Jeff Nimoy voices Tentomon in dub of Digimon Adventure anime's 15th anniversary project
― Voice actor Jeff Nimoy confirmed on his official Twitter account on Tuesday that he will reprise his role as Tentomon in an upcoming English-dubbed version of the Digimon Adventure tri. anime. He added that he will not direct the dub, as he has done for multiple Digimon series in the past. The Digimon Adventure ...
Trickster TV Anime Casts Ibuki Kido, Azusa Tadokoro
Anime based on Rampo Edogawa's Boy Detectives Club stories premieres in October
― The official website of the Trickster - Edogawa Rampo 'Shōnen Tantei-dan' Yori (Trickster - From Rampo Edogawa's "The Boy Detectives Club") television anime revealed additional cast for the show on Wednesday. The additional cast includes: Ibuki Kido as Makoto Noro, the sole female member of the Boy Detectives Club, and ...
Love Live! Sunshine!! TV Anime's Trailer Posted With English Subtitles
Simultaneous international launch next month
― The Bandai Channel posted the trailer for the Love Live! Sunshine!! television anime with English subtitles on Wednesday. The same trailer, in the original Japanese without English translations, has announced earlier this month that the anime would launch worldwide simultaneously next month. Funimation, which will stream the anime in North America, descr...
Fairy Tail BD+DVD 20
The beginning of the Tartaros Arc marks a dark shift in tone for the adventures of Natsu and friends. Rebecca reflects on what changes the anime has made to the even grimmer manga version of these events.
― The Tartaros Arc of Fairy Tail is one of the darkest thus far – and that's toning it down quite a bit from the manga. While this show usually takes what I think of as the Soul Calibur Approach to ...
Anime Expo Panel to Celebrate 100 Years of Anime With Guests
T.M. Revolution, Michael Sinterniklaas, A-1 Pictures president Masuo Ueda, Sunrise CEO Yasuo Miyakawa
― Anime Expo announced on Tuesday that the Association of Japanese Animations is holding a panel during the event on July 1. The presenters will include A-1 Pictures Representative Director and President Masuo Ueda, as well as Sunrise and Bandai Namco Pictures CEO Yasuo Miyakawa. The special guests f...
Atelier Firis PS4/PS Vita RPG Ships September 29
The official website of Gust's Firis no Atelier ~Fushigi na Tabi no Renkinjutsushi~ (Atelier Firis: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Journey) PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita role-playing game revealed on Monday that the game will ship on September 29. The website previously streamed a promotional video for the game. Kaede Hondo will play the titular protagonist Firis Mistlud, while Azusa Satou w...
2nd Kizumonogatari Film's Trailer Reveals Additional Cast
Miyu Irino, Masashi Ebara, Houchu Ohtsuka cast for August 19 film
― The official website for the Kizumonogatari anime film trilogy began streaming a trailer on Wednesday for Kizumonogatari II: Nekketsu-hen (Passionate Blood), the trilogy's second film (Note: The video in the website is region-locked). The video confirms the film's August 19 opening, and reveals additional cast for the film. The newly...
Mr. Osomatsu's 6th BD/DVD Volumes Both Rank #1 on Anime Charts
4th volume in series with #1 BD & DVD, 6th DVD in series to rank #1 in animation
― The sixth DVD and Blu-ray Disc volumes of the Mr. Osomatsu television anime both topped their respective Oricon charts in the animation category for the June 20-26 week. The DVD release sold 20,000 copies, while the Blu-ray Disc release sold 18,000 copies. Both the DVD and Blu-ray Disc also ranked #2 in their respectiv...
Gal*Gun: Double Peace PS4/Vita Game's English Trailer Reveals Western Release Dates
Game slated for July 15 in Europe, July 19 in North America
― Game publisher PQube began streaming an English trailer for its release of Inti Creates' Gal*Gun: Double Peace PlayStation 4/PlayStation Vita shooter game on Tuesday. The trailer reveals the game's July 15 release date in Europe, and July 19 release date in North America. Inti Creates had been seeking an international publisher for the gam...
Crunchyroll to Stream Rewrite TV Anime
Active Raid Second's streaming details, Qualidea Code's regions confirmed
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will stream the Rewrite television anime. The anime's streaming will launch on July 2 at 1:00 p.m. EDT, and will be available in North America, Central America, South America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Crunchyroll also announced details for its streaming ...
Cosplayer Makes 'Kabane Sword' Light Up With LED
Just in time for this week's final episode of Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, Fukuoka-based cosplayer Maxi (@Maxifactory) has constructed cosplay version of Kurusu's Kabane Sword using LED lights to replicate the red glow. The battery box is housed in the hilt. 【甲鉄城のカバネリ】来栖の『カバネソード(金属皮膜刀)』完成!!普段は普通の日本刀ですが内蔵LEDで刀身がアニメのように赤く光ります!電池ボックスも柄に内蔵し外観に配慮!なんとか最終回に間に合いました!頑張ったのでRTください← pic.twitter.com/3JwWbPf...
Zegapain ADAP Compilation Film's Teaser Features Kana Hanazawa's Song
New characters, new footage, new dialogue recording in October 15 film
― Bandai Visual began streaming a teaser video and television commercial for Zegapain ADP, a compilation film of the Zegapain television anime with new footage and characters, on Tuesday. The video features Kana Hanazawa's fourth single "Silent Snow" as an image song. A different song will be the film's actual theme song. Similarl...
Tuesday, June 28
Artist Takashi Murakami Illustrates 3rd Evangelion × Godzilla Crossover Image
7-Eleven begins campaign for crossover merchandise
― It began with an April Fool's joke illustration by Mahiro Maeda (Gankutsuou, Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, Mad Max Fury Road), but the Evangelion × Godzilla collaboration is still going strong. Yuji Kaida drew a second image for the collaboration's web page, and the images have been used as giveaway items for viewers who preordered their tick...
One Piece ‒ Episode 747
"So far the Silver Mine arc seems to be playing out as a greatest hits of One Piece's more memorable filler arcs."
The Best and Worst of the Season So Far: Week of June 17-23
We're closing in on the final week, and the rankings are starting to firm up - Assassination Classroom makes a play for the top spot! Where did your favorite shows wind up on our weekly user rankings?
― Our team of reviewers are following 25 anime series of the Spring 2016 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and...
Aikatsu Stars! My Special Appeal 3DS Game Announced
Also: free-to-play 3DS game Aikatsu Stars! First Appeal
― This year's July 1 issue of Weekly Famitsu magazine is announcing Bandai Namco Entertainment's new Nintendo 3DS game Aikatsu Stars! My Special Appeal on Thursday. The magazine will also outline the free-to-play Nintendo 3DS game Aikatsu Stars! First Appeal, which was previously announced and is slated to launch this summer. Aikatsu Stars! Firs...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 26-July 2
Den-noh Coil, Yurikuma Arashi anime; Overlord, Space Dandy manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Den-noh Coil Collection 1 BDPlease Maiden Japan US$69.98 June 28 Den-noh Coil Collection 1 DVDCite Maiden Japan US$59.98 June 28 Hakuoki Wild Dance of Kyoto (Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom: Wild Dance of Kyoto) BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$39.98 June 28 ...
Saiyuki Reload Blast Manga to Have 'Important Announcement' on July 28
The official website for Ichijinsha's Comic Zero Sum magazine announced on Tuesday that Kazuya Minekura's Saiyuki Reload Blast manga will have an important announcement in the next issue on July 28. The manga will also adorn the magazine's front cover. The manga is serializing irregularly in Comic Zero Sum. Minekura slowed down her publication of the Saiyuki Reload Blast and Wild Adapter manga in ...
Active Raid Second's Promo Video Introduces New & Old Casts
Yukari Tamura, Satomi Arai, Aimi Tanaka join cast in anime's 2nd half
― The official website for the Active Raid television anime posted a promotional video for the anime's second half on Tuesday. The video introduces both the new characters and the returning characters in Active Raid Second (Active Raid: Kidō Kyōshūshitsu Dai-Hakkei 2nd). The new cast includes: Yukari Tamura as Emilia Edelman Satomi...
Ninja Gaiden Composer Works on New Project Related to Series, Not a New Video Game
Ninja Gaiden composer Keiji Yamagishi announced on Twitter on Tuesday that he is "working on a new project related to Ninja Gaiden." He later apologized for the confusion and clarified that the "new project does not relate to a new video game." He also said that he will be able to share more news about the new project in July. The most recent spinoff game, Yaiba: Ninja Gaiden Z, shipped in March 2...
Production Suspended for Avabel Online Smartphone Game's Anime Adaptation
Anime was announced in April, set to star Takashi Kondo, M.A.O, Hisako Tōjō, Megumi Toda
― Asobimo, Inc. announced on Tuesday that it has discontinued production on the television anime adaptation of its Avabel Online 3D smartphone role-playing game. The company cited "various circumstances" as the reason for the cancellation. Asobimo, Inc. announced the anime adaptation on April 22. Kenichi Imaizumi...
Accel World: Infinite Burst Film's Full Trailer Posted
The Cinema Today website posted a full two-minute trailer for the Accel World: Infinite Burst anime film on Tuesday. 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 more theaters might be added if the film ...
Barakamon Anime's English Dub Stars Robert McCollum, Alison Viktorin
Trailer debuts with 1st 2 episodes online
― Funimation Entertainment revealed the English dub cast and a dubbed trailer for Barakamon on Tuesday. The English dub, under ADR director Mike McFarland, ADR engineer Domonique French, head writer John Burgmeier, and script writer Clint Bickham, stars: Robert McCollum as Handa Alison Viktorin as Naru Lynsey Hale as Miwa Apphia Yu as Tama Clifford Chapin as ...
Manga Artist Criticizes Messages in Pop Culture Validating Mediocrity
"Creative works that say this are lying to make sales"
― Japan is an enormously competitive and demanding society, as any fan of shounen action manga probably knows. Students go to cram school after their regular classes, office workers work late, and there's a frequently used word, ganbaru, meaning "to do your best." But manga artist Michihiko Tōei (Concierge, The Last Restaurant, Yōkai no Shi'ikui...
Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- ‒ Episode 13
"Subaru has dug himself a hole, and watching him struggle to get out of it should be fun."
Live-Action English-Language Lone Wolf And Cub Film Planned in 2017
Ghost in the Shell producer plans to have "an essentially Japanese cast"
― SP International Pictures announced that it acquired the rights to produce a live-action, English-language movie of Kazuo Koike and Goseki Kojima's samurai manga Lone Wolf and Cub. The company plans to begin shooting the film in 2017 with "an essentially Japanese cast." According to Variety, the story follows "a noble samurai ...
Orange (live-action film)
The critically acclaimed shojo manga Orange is getting an anime adaptation this summer, but Theron Martin has a review of the live-action movie right now! How does this romantic tale translate to the big screen?
― The first two volumes of Ichigo Takano's manga have already been released in the States, and its anime adaptation is one of the most anticipated shows of the Summer 2016 season. Before the ...
Kizumonogatari II Film Slated for August 19
The Okayama branch of the Animate store chain posted a photograph of the promotional signboard for the Kizumonogatari project. The signboard confirms that the project's second film, Kizumonogatari II: Nekketsu-hen (Passionate Blood), will open in Japan on August 19. そして本日!暦物語と同時に「傷物語の立て看板」も入荷してきましたモモ!☆こちらは映像新譜コーナー横に堂々と展開しておりますのでご来店の際は是非ともご覧くださいモモ♪続編劇場公開も劇場版映像発売も待ち遠しいモモね! pic.twitter.com/Vr8UHPwQnX...
Live-Action 'Museum' Film's Teaser Reveals November Opening
New visual, stills from film unveiled
― The official website of the live-action film adaptation of Ryōsuke Tomoe's Museum (Museum - The Serial Killer is Laughing in the Rain) manga began streaming a teaser trailer for the film on Tuesday. The teaser reveals the film's November 12 opening in Japan. The staff also unveiled a new visual and stills from the film. IMG museum01.jpg IMG museum02.jpg IMG mus...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, June 20-26
Mr. Osomatsu sells 19,606, followed by Bungo Stray Dogs, Dempagumi.inc, Gintama, Takuya Eguchi
― Dempagumi.inc's Gogo Dempa Tour 2016 landed at #12 on the overall DVD chart with 2,761 copies. The special edition of Takuya Eguchi's fourth Eguchi Takuya no Ore-tachi Datte Iyasaretai! volume ranked #19 with 1,777 copies. The Kalafina Live Tour 2015-2016 "far on the water" Special Final at Tokyo Internat...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, June 20-26
Mr. Osomatsu sells 17,606, followed by Aria the Origination box, KonoSuba, Jojo's, Kabaneri
― The Kalafina Live Tour 2015-2016 "far on the water" Special Final at Tokyo International Forum Hall A concert Blu-ray Disc sold 4,845 copies to debut at #10 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. Dempagumi.inc's Gogo Dempa Tour 2016 landed at #12 with 3,710 copies. Bakumatsu Rock: Ultra Ecstasy Live was #25 with...
Setona Mizushiro's Black Rose Alice Manga Gets Stage Play Adaptation
Viz Media published 6th volume of vampire manga last November
― The official website of Shogakukan's Monthly Flowers magazine revealed on Tuesday that Setona Mizushiro's Black Rose Alice (Kurobara Alice) manga will get a stage play adaptation in early summer this year. More information on the stage play will appear in the next issue of Monthly Flowers, which Shogakukan will publish on July 28. Shogak...
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma Season 2 Listed With 13 Episodes
The official website of the 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, announced the series' home video release plans on Monday. The home video releases reveal the anime will have 13 episodes. The series will have seven Blu-ray Disc volumes, which will contain two episodes each, except for the ...
Cheer Boys!! Anime Casts Yuko Kaida, Ayumi Fujimura, Reika Uyama
Aniem about male cheerleading team premieres July 5
― The official website for the television anime of Ryō Asai's Cheer Danshi!! (Cheer Boys!!) novel revealed three more cast members for the anime on Tuesday. The additional cast includes: Yuko Kaida as Satsuki Takashiro Ayumi Fujimura as Haruko Bandō Reika Uyama as Chihiro Sakai The previously revealed cast includes: Yūki Yonai as Haruki Bandō, a fre...
Experience Plans Stranger of Sword City Game Sequel
Western release not confirmed
― Game director Motoya Ataka revealed in a Q&A session on Twitter on Saturday that developer Experience Inc. is planning a sequel to its Stranger of Sword City (Tsurugi no Machi no Ihōjin) game. Ataka explained: There are plans for Tsurugi no Machi no Ihoujin 2 but there are no further details on that at this time. Nothing has been set in stone domestically so there is n...
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!! Anime's 3rd Video Previews Opening Theme
4th anime based on Hiroshi Hiroyama's manga premieres on July 6
― The official website for Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!!, the fourth television anime based on Hiroshi Hiroyama's Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya manga, began streaming the anime's third promotional video on Tuesday. The video previews the anime's opening theme song "Asterism" by ChouCho. The anime will premiere on AT-X, Tokyo MX,...
[email protected] Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage Single Sets Franchise Record
Sells 89,000 to top weekly chart; 2nd character single after K-ON! to rank #1
― "THE [email protected] CINDERELLA GIRLS STARLIGHT MASTER 03 Hi-Fi Days" single topped the Oricon weekly single chart for the June 20-26 week, selling 89,000 copies in its first week. The single shipped on June 22. The single is the fourth single in The [email protected] franchise to reach the top 3 of the Oricon weekly single chart. La...
Chinese/Japanese Firm Emon Invests in Anime Studio Artland
Artland worked on Macross, Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Mushishi
― Emon Animation Company announced on June 21 that it is investing in the anime studio Artland for the purpose of strengthening its anime production capacity. Late anime director Noboru Ishiguro established Artland in 1978. The studio produced such iconic anime as The Super Dimension Fortress Macross, Megazone 23, The Legend of the Ga...
A Silent Voice Film's Theatrical Screenings to Offer Subtitles for Hearing Impaired
Theatrical screenings of Kyoto Animation's upcoming movie A Silent Voice will offer Japanese subtitles for the hearing impaired. It may not be surprising, considering the nature of the story, despite the act being somewhat rare. These subtitled screenings will run in every theater that is playing the film from September 24 through September 30, with a subtitled screening once a day. The official w...
Power Rangers Remake's Bryan Cranston Talks About Zordon Role in Video
Godzilla/Breaking Bad/Macross Plus star teases voice he will use in March 2017 film
― Entertainment news program Entertainment Tonight posted a video interview with actor Bryan Cranston on Monday. In the video, Cranston elaborates on his recently announced role as Zordon in the new Power Rangers film. He reveals that he is also doing motion capture work for the film, and that the film will use "a lot...
Crunchyroll to Stream The Morose Mononokean, Amanchu! Anime
Also: Berserk starts streaming on July 1
― Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it will stream The Morose Mononokean (Fukigen na Mononokean) and Amanchu! television anime as they air in Japan. The Morose Mononokean's streaming will launch on July 3 at 11:30 a.m. EDT, and will be available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Sweden, Denmark,...
Fans Take to Twitter to Wish Voice Actress Suzuko Mimori a Happy Birthday
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes/Love Live! voice actress turns 30
― Voice Actress and singer Suzuko Mimori is celebrating her 30th birthday this Tuesday, and fans on have brought her birthday tag to the top of the Twitter trends list in Japan with an outpouring of art and well-wishes. みもりん誕生日おめでとう!三森すずこさん じゅっさい!#三森すずこ生誕祭2016#6月28日はみもりんの誕生日 pic.twitter.com/nrWitZCKW9— 北原朋萌。◆7/3サンクリ A-24b (@KitaharaTomoe) Ju...
Monday, June 27
Season Finale: Sailor Moon Crystal: Season III ‒ Episode 39
"Sailor Moon Crystal was still far from perfect as this episode shows, but it feels like it's moving in the right direction."
Dragon Ball Ukiyo-e Woodblock Print Offered, Limited to 200 Copies
Prints will be exhibited, sold at Anime Expo
― Beloved series Dragon Ball is receiving quite the honor with the release of these limited edition Ukiyo-e woodblock prints. Hobby Stock, which sells a variety of anime goods, is releasing the "Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints Dragon Ball Ryu-dama Picture Scroll," featuring an image based on the manga's first volume. This product is limited to just 200 prints, a...
aiko to Perform A Silent Voice Anime Film's Theme Song
Kyoto Animation's film based on Yoshitoki Ōima's manga opens September 17 in Japan
― The staff of Kyoto Animation's anime film adaptation of Yoshitoki Ōima's A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) manga revealed on Wednesday that singer aiko will perform the film's theme song. aiko's last theme song performance for an anime film was for 2005's Arashi no Yoru ni. She is a fan of Ōima's original manga. The an...
Final Fantasy VI's Kefka Joins Dissidia Final Fantasy Arcade Game
Character will be playable after June 30 update
― Square Enix announced with a video on Tuesday that Final Fantasy VI antagonist Kefka Palazzo will join the Dissidia Final Fantasy arcade game as a playable character. The update will be available on June 30. The arcade game features a 3 vs. 3 battle system. The game also includes a summons gauge that players can use to summon Ifrit and other popular F...
Shouta Aoi Also Performs First Love Monster Ending Theme Written by Original Creator Hiyoshimaru
Also: smartphone game announced to accompany upcoming anime
― The official website for the television anime of Akira Hiyoshimaru's First Love Monster (Hatsukoi Monster) manga announced on Tuesday that Shouta Aoi will perform the ending theme song "Kimi ni Sasageru Sankonka" (Requiem of Devoting Myself to You). Original creator Hiyoshimaru wrote the song lyrics. Aoi is also playing the character RenRe...
New Sword Art Online Magazine to Offer Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Manga
1st magazine issue to launch in October
― The "Sword Art Online Official Special Broadcast" on Niconico announced on Monday that Kadokawa will release a Sword Art Online magazine, which will contain manga, including a manga adaptation of the upcoming Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game. The first volume of the magazine will launch in Japan in late October. The...
Sword Art Online: Memory Defrag Smartphone Game Announced
Free-to-play game slated for this summer in Japan
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced during a live stream on Monday that it will release a iOS and Android game titled Sword Art Online: Memory Defrag. The company began streaming a trailer introducing the characters and gameplay. The game is slated to launch this summer in Japan, and it will be free-to-play with the option of in-game purchases. The...
Sword Art Online Hollow Realization PS4/PS Vita Game's 3rd Trailer Previews Luna Haruna's Theme Song (Update)
Game ships in Japan on October 27, Americas and Europe this fall
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a third trailer for its Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game on Monday. The video previews the new characters, party and equipment customization, and battle. Players can create a party from among the more than 300 available "player characters" and NPCs....
Answerman - How Will Brexit Affect The UK Anime Market?
How does the recent Leave vote in the UK affect that country's anime market, which is an important player in the global anime industry? Justin considers the future.
― Grace asks: British anime fan here. How will the impending exit from the European union of the United Kingdom affect our anime and video game industry? Will it have any international impact? At the time I'm writing this, it's been a fe...
Kodansha Lists School Rumble, Alive, Nodame Cantabile, Princess Resurrection Manga on iTunes
1st volumes of manga listed for July 26 digital release
― Kodansha Advanced Media LLC is listing the School Rumble, Alive, Nodame Cantabile, and Princess Resurrection manga for digital release starting on July 26 on the iTunes Store. Random House's Del Rey imprint previously published all four series before Kodansha USA took over publishing duties for the imprint in 2010. The listing includes 13 volu...
Official Yuruyuri Manga Twitter Account Gets Off to Shaky Start
Magazine editor, manga artist apologize for unprofessional tweets
― Some official social media accounts have fun with their brands and try to put some personality behind their tweets, like Sharp and Tanita's Sharp-san and Tanita-kun, or the fake fight that burst out between Dragon Age and Young Ace. But sometimes these efforts... don't work out so well. On Saturday, an official Twitter account for th...
Flying Witch Petit Short's 8th Episode Shows Sleep Talking Akane & Chinatsu
7th episode also streamed; total of 8 spinoff shorts to ship with main show's 6 home video releases
― The official website for the television anime of Chihiro Ishizuka's Flying Witch manga began streaming the eighth Flying Witch Petit short anime episode on Friday, and the seventh episode on June 10. The eighth episode opens with Makoto finding her cousin Chinatsu and her sister Akane taking a nap. W...
Season Finale: My Hero Academia ‒ Episode 13
"If a second season hadn't already been confirmed, then I'd say this is a pretty disappointing way to end an otherwise exceptional series."
Yuki Yuna Is a Hero Franchise Teases Project Announcement in October
The official websites of visual novel developer Minato Soft and the Yuki Yuna Is a Hero anime both revealed on Saturday that MinatoSoft's "Minato Damashii" event celebrating the company's 10th anniversary will have two announcements related to the Yuki Yuna Is a Hero franchise during the event. Haruka Terui, Juri Nagatsuma, Suzuko Mimori, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Yumi Uchiyama, and Kana Hanzawa, who all v...
King of Fighters XIV Game Introduces 'Team Official Invitation' 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 Official Invitation: Sylvie, Kukri, and Mian, while previewing the team's music theme "Ventaor Ballare." All three characters are new to the series. The company also streamed a video on June 1...
Superfly Performs Theme Songs, Image Song for Ushijima The Loan Shark Films
Superfly also performed theme songs for 1st, 2nd films
― The official website of the live-action adaptations of Shohei Manabe's Ushijima the Loan Shark (Yamikin Ushijima-kun) manga revealed on Sunday that Superfly will perform the theme songs and an image song for the two upcoming live-action films. The Yamikin Ushijima-kun Part 3 film's theme song is titled "Kokoro no Yoroi." The Yamikin Ushijima-ku...
Frontwing's Corona Blossom Visual Novel Indiegogo Campaign Meets Goal
Campaign ends on July 1
― Visual novel developer Frontwing's Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign for its Corona Blossom PC visual novel met its US$30,000 goal on Sunday. As of press time, the campaign has raised US$31,762 from 548 backers. The campaign will end on July 1. Frontwing previously streamed the game's opening movie, featuring the song "Happy! Corona Blossom" written and performed by Halko Momo...
Super Robot Wars OG Game's New English-subtitled Trailer Reveals August 5 Date in Asia
PS3/PS4 game slated for June 30 in Japan
― Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia began streaming an English promotional video for the Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers (Super Robot Taisen OG: The Moon Dwellers) simulation role-playing game on Sunday. The video is an English version of the game's second promotional video revealed earlier this month. The video reveals that the game's English-language ve...
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV Film Gets TV Special Before Opening in Theaters
Film opens in Japan on July 9; English trailer reveals August 19 opening in "select theaters"
― The official Japanese website of Square Enix's feature-length CG film Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV announced last Friday that the film will get a television special in Japan before the film's Japanese opening. The special, titled FFXV UNIVERSE REPORT, will include a behind-the-scenes look at the productio...
Makoto Shinkai's your name. Film's Trailer Previews RADWIMPS Music
Film's world premiere to take place at Anime Expo in Los Angeles on July 3
― Yahoo! Movies began streaming a new trailer for Makoto Shinkai's new your name. (Kimi no Na wa.) anime film on Monday (Note: the linked video is blocked in some regions). The official Twitter account of the film revealed that the video previews a track titled "Sparkle," one of 20 musical pieces that RADWIMPS is composing for...
New Game! TV Anime's Promo Previews Opening Theme, Reveals July 4 Premiere
Anime based on Shōtarō Tokunō's manga centers on girl joining game development company
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Shōtarō Tokunō's New Game! manga began streaming the show's second promotional video on Monday. The video reveals the anime's July 4 premiere on AT-X, and previews the "Sakura Skip" opening theme song by the fourfolium group comprised of the anime's voic...
Studio Ghibli's Vehicles Picture Book Kicks Off New Series to Spread Ghibli Charm
Studio Ghibli released the Studio Ghibli Norimono ga Ippai ("Studio Ghibli Vehicles in Full") picture book on June 21. The 64-page full-color book includes pictures and commentary on almost every vehicle from the Studio Ghibli films, from the Nausicaa Möwe (Mehve in English) glider in Nausicaa of the Valley of the Wind to Porco Rosso's Savoia S.21 prototype combat flying boat in Porco Rosso and th...
Pikachu Promotes Ketchup in Campaign Goods Line
The Japanese food company Kagome has announced a new “Ketchup Daze! Pokemon Campaign,” which will begin on July 1 and end August 31. Kagome, which sells tomato-based products and fruit and vegetable juices, has done two other Pokemon events previously, a “Pikachu Loves Ketchup Campaign” in June 2015 and a “Pokemon Home Cooking Campaign” in November 2015. Fans within Japan can participate by addin...
Sunday, June 26
Dragon Quest-Style TV Series Yūsha Yoshihiko Returns in October
TV Tokyo announced on Friday that a third season of the Yūsha Yoshihiko fantasy TV series will air in October. Key visual from the first season Yūsha Yoshihiko ("Yoshihiko the Hero") is a parody of Dragon Quest and other RPGs with fantasy settings. The plot involves Yoshihiko (Takayuki Yamada) and three companions — the warrior Danjo (Shin Takuma), the villager Murasaki (Haruka Kinami), and t...
Bandai Namco Files 'Amazing Katamari Damacy' Trademark in Japan
A trademark for "Amazing Katamari Damacy" was filed under Bandai Namco Entertainment's name in Japan on June 14. An identically named trademark was also filed in Europe in April, as well as a trademark for "Subarashiki kana Katamari Damashii" (What a Wonderful Katamari Damacy) in Japan later that same month. Both were filed under Bandai Namco Entertainment's name. Bandai Namco released the rolling...
Relive Fruits Basket Memories with Wristwatches, Bracelet
The 1998 to 2006 shoujo manga Fruits Basket remains a favorite of many, and luckily the anime fashion shopping website Super Groupies is offering two pretty wristwatches and a bracelet with Fruits Basket motifs to fans eager to reconnect with the story and its characters. The wristwatches come in two models, "Banquet" and "Bonds." The Banquet watch is made of stainless steel, brass and cut glass....
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, June 13-19
Dragon Ball Super, Detective Conan, Ace Attorney rank in top 10
― Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV June 19 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 12.8 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV June 19 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 8.7 Crayon Shin-chan TV Asahi June 17 (Fri) 19:30 24 min. 8.5 Doraemon TV Asahi June 17 (Fri) 19:00 30 min. 7.4 One Piece Fuji TV June 19 (Sun) 09:30 30 min. 7.4 Dragon Ball S...
Patlabor's Masami Yuuki Draws Gundam Thunderbolt Parody Manga
One-shot manga is a callback to Yuuki's 36-year-old debut manga
― In 1980, manga artist Masami Yuuki (Mobile Police Patlabor, Birdy the Mighty) launched his career with "The Rival," a parody of the then-recent Mobile Suit Gundam. With the compilation film of the Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt net animation series, Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt December Sky, premiering on June 25, Yuuki returns to it...
91 Days Anime's 90-Second Promo Previews TK's Opening Song
7 50-minute BD/DVD volumes, 2-volume novel listed for Summer mafia revenge story
― The official website for the upcoming original television anime series 91 Days began streaming a new 90-second promotional video on Monday. The video previews the opening theme song "Signal" by TK from Ling Tosite Sigure. The website also lists the first Blu-ray/DVD volume on October 26 with two episodes and an applica...
Season Finale: Flying Witch ‒ Episodes 11-12
"Flying Witch concluded with a pair of episodes that demonstrated the show at its most magical, at its most mundane, and at its most comfortable."
Season Finale: High School Fleet ‒ Episode 12
"It feels like the show is throwing everything it has at this last episode, and the results are certainly exciting to watch."
One Piece: Heart of Gold Anime Special Casts Kiko Mizuhara, Minami Hamabe, Kiyohiko Shibukawa
Guest cast play original characters designed by Eiichiro Oda in special debuting July 16
― This year's 30th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed three additional guest cast members on Monday for the One Piece: Heart of Gold television special. The additional cast includes: Kiko Mizuhara as Naomi Drunk, a bow user who likes alcohol. The more drunk she is, the more accurate her shot...
Season Finale: Tanaka-kun is Always Listless ‒ Episode 12
"For now, we must wave goodbye as Ohta carries Tanaka's limp body off into the sunset."
Nisekoi: 2 Blu-Ray Part One
Nisekoi continues with an underachieving set of episodes that drive the series further into harem territory. Theron Martin explores what this sequel gets right.
― Nisekoi: is the 12 episode 2015 follow-up to 2014's Nisekoi, and familiarity with the predecessor series is expected. (The intervening OVAs, which are not available in English in any official form, are less important, since some of their ev...
Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto ‒ Episode 11
"The intentionally ill-defined Fukase's devious machinations help raise the stakes as Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto heads into its endgame."
Parasyte the Maxim and Aldonah.Zero Released Monday (Updated)
Also live-action Attack on Titan, next Sword Art Online II, new editions of Titan anime, Michiko and Hatchin, Kill la Kill
― An earlier version of this story left out the release of Sword Art Online II Part 4 - apologies for the mistake. On Monday June 27, Animatsu will release the first half of the anime Parasyte The Maxim, carrying the first eleven episodes. It will be released both as a standard B...
Magic of Stella Game-Making Anime Reveals Cast, Key Visual
Series premiering this fall centers on members of high school club who make dōjin games
― The official website for the television anime of cloba.U's Magic of Stella (Stella no Mahō) manga revealed the show's main cast and a key visual on Sunday. The cast includes: Maria Naganawa as Tamaki Honda, the group's art illustrator (pictured bottom center in above image) Rie Murakawa as Shiina Murakami, the c...
My Hero Academia Anime's 2nd Season Teased in New Visual, Video
Akio Ohtsuka plays "Sensei" in final episode of 1st season
― The end of the 13th and final episode of the first season of My Hero Academia confirmed on Sunday that the anime will be getting a second season, but did not reveal any other information. The show's staff also revealed a new visual on Sunday that features Izuku Midoriya, All Might, Tomura Shigaraki, and Stain. TOHO also began streaming the ...
Anime Expo Hosts Studio Trigger's Sushio, Mai Yoneyama
Event will also host Cowboy Bebop English dub cast, creator Danny Choo
― Anime Expo announced on Friday that it will host Studio Trigger staff SUSHIO and Mai Yoneyama. Both staff members will participate in a panel and autograph sessions. Yoneyama debuted as a Gainax animator for Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, and worked as an animation director for Black Rock Shooter, Sword Art Online, and Kill l...
Reporter: Warner Considers Fast & Furious' Justin Lin to Direct Live-Action Akira
Jeff Sneider, a former reporter for entertainment news sources Variety and The Wrap, said on his Meet the Movie Press video podcast on Friday that Warner Brothers is targeting Justin Lin as the director of the dormant live-action Akira film based on Katsuhiro Otomo's manga (mentioned at 13:50 in the linked video. Note: the video has some swearing). Lin directed the critically acclaimed independent...
E3 2016 Draws 70,000 Attendees, Next Year's Event Date Set
The Entertainment Software Association (ESA), the organizers of the annual Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) game industry trade show announced on June 16 that this year's event drew more than 70,000 attendees. Of the attendees, 50,300 attendees were game industry professionals. The event showcased over 1,600 products from 250 exhibitors. The ESA scheduled next year's E3 for June 13-15 at the Los...
Shōnen Maid ‒ Episode 11
"Episode 11 is needlessly slow in certain spots, and its first half has a meandering feel."
Level-5 Teases School Drama Theme, Art for Next Cross-Media Project
5th such franchise after Yo-kai Watch, LBX, Inazuma Eleven, Snack World
― Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino teased an unannounced project for his company's fifth cross-media venture (after Inazuma Eleven, Little Battlers eXperience, Yo-kai Watch, and Snack World) during a streamed program on Friday. The company will unveil the initiative at its "Level-5 Vision 2016 -New Heroes-" presentation on July 27. Hino ...
Saturday, June 25
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ‒ Episode 13
"JoJo's Bizarre Adventure doesn't delve into real earnest stories about families and relationships that often, but it shows quite a bit of savvy when it does."
Viz Previews Dragon Ball, Naruto, Tokyo Ghoul Spinoff Manga in English
Also posts 1st chapters of The Emperor and I, Kuroko's Basketball, Haikyu!!, more
― North American manga publisher Viz posted the first chapters of three spinoff manga — Dragon Ball Super, Tokyo Ghoul [Jack], and Naruto: Chibi Sasuke's Sharingan Legend — in English for free on Friday. All three are spinoffs of popular manga in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump or Weekly Young Jump magazines which Viz als...
Sonic the Hedgehog Launches New Project in 2017
More details at 25th Anniversary Party on July 22 in San Diego
― Takashi Iizuka, the producer of the Sega's Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, confirmed at the end of the "Sonic 25th Anniversary Party" in Tokyo on Saturday that a new Sonic Project is launching in 2017. Sega's signature character celebrated his 25th anniversary on Thursday, June 23. Sega will provide more details on the new project at anot...
Season Finale: Kiznaiver (Episode 12)
"I had a fine time with Kiznaiver, and am eager to see what's next for its very talented director."
Ace Attorney ‒ Episode 13
"This week, Ace Attorney showed its sweet side with a story about Phoenix, Miles, and Larry's childhood friendship."
Series Finale: Ushio & Tora ‒ Episode 39
"This was a pitch-perfect shounen adaptation that will be sure to draw fans for years to come."
Patalliro! Comedy Manga Gets Stage Play in December
Long-running series about mischievous prince already inspired anime
― Mineo Maya's Patalliro! comedy manga is receiving a stage play adaptation this winter. The play will run in Tokyo's Kinokuniya Hall on December 8-25. Actor Tetsuhiro Ikeda ("Kochikame" stage play) is writing the script. Kensaku Kobayashi (Wansa-kun stage musical) of the Condors dance company is directing the adaptation. The origina...
Live-Action Higurashi Show Gets Sequel in November
4-episode series covers Meakashi-hen, Tsumihoroboshi-hen arcs
― The live-action television series based on Ryūkishi07 and 07th Expansion's popular When They Cry - Higurashi (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) horror software will get a sequel in November. The series will be titled Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai and consist of four 60-minute episodes. The main cast will reprise their roles. The sequel series' ...
Silver Link Animates Armed Girl's Machiavellism Anime
The August issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Shonen Ace magazine announced on Saturday that Silver Link (Ange Vierge, Dusk maiden of Amnesia) will animate the anime adaptation of Karuna Kanzaki and Yūya Kurokami's Armed Girl's Machiavellism (Busō Shōjo Machiavellism) manga. The magazine also revealed that a live reading performance will be held in January 2017. There is still no confirmation about what ...
Suzuka Oda's Psychic Detective Yakumo Manga Ends
Supernatural series based on Manabu Kaminaga's novels launched in 2009
― The August issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Asuka magazine published the final chapter of Suzuka Oda's Psychic Detective Yakumo manga on Friday. The issue included a color page. The magazine's July issue announced in May that the manga would end. The series had gone on a temporary hiatus starting in April 2015 due to Oda going on mat...
Rewrite Anime to Have 13 Episodes, 4th Home Video Release to Include PC Game
Ryukishi07 writes "PC game vol.1" shipping on December 21
― The official website for the television anime of the Rewrite visual novel announced on Saturday that the anime will have 13 episodes that will ship across seven DVD and Blu-ray Disc home video releases. The first release will ship on September 28 with the one-hour first episode, and each subsequent release will have two episodes. The fourth ...
D.Gray-man Hallow Anime's 3rd Promo Video Previews Lenny code fiction's Theme Song
New key visual also revealed for anime premiering on July 4
― The official website for D.Gray-man Hallow, the new television anime of Katsura Hoshino's D.Gray-man manga, began streaming a third promotional video on Saturday. The video previews rock band Lenny code fiction's opening theme song "Key -bring it on, my Destiny-." The official website also revealed a new key visual. The anime will premiere...
Live-Action Kodoku no Gourmet's Summer Special Previewed in Video
New special to take place in Miyagi Prefecture
― TV Tokyo began streaming a 15-second preview on Friday for the Kodoku no Gourmet (Solitary Gourmet) live-action special that will air this summer, tentatively titled "Kodoku no Gourmet Special! Tōhoku, Miyagi Shucchō-hen" (Solitary Gourmet Special! Tohoku, Miyagi Business Trip). In the video, the protagonist protagonist Goro Inagashira (played by retur...
Yo-kai Watch 3rd Film's Trailer, Teaser Preview Anime, Live-Action Scenes
Film starring Ryōka Minamide opens in Japan on December 17
― The official YouTube channel for the Yo-kai Watch movie franchise began streaming a theatrical trailer and a teaser video on Friday for the third Yo-kai Watch film, titled Eiga Yo-kai Watch: Sora Tobu Kujira to Double no Sekai no Daibōken da Nyan! (Yo-kai Watch The Movie: The Flying Whale and the Grand Adventure of the Double Worlds, Meow!)...
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!! Anime's TV Ad Streamed
4th anime based on Hiroshi Hiroyama's manga premieres on July 6
― The official website for Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!!, the fourth television anime based on Hiroshi Hiroyama's Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya manga, began streaming a commercial for the series on Friday. The anime will premiere on AT-X, Tokyo MX, and other channels on July 6. The anime will have six home video releases in Japa...
Mysterious Joker Anime's 4th Season Announced in Video
4th season premieres in October with new character Dr. Neo
― The staff of the Mysterious Joker (Kaitō Joker) television anime series announced on Saturday that the anime will get a fourth season that will debut in October. The Tokyo MX channel is also streaming a digest video for season three, which also announces the fourth season. The staff has also revealed a key visual for the fourth season. The ...
91 Days Anime's New Promo Video Highlights Vanno, Vincent
Crunchyroll streams "classic mafia drama" anime outside of Japan
― The official website for the upcoming original television anime series 91 Days began streaming a new promotional video on Saturday for the series that highlights the Nero's friend Vanno, and the Vanetti family's boss Vincent. Previous promo videos highlighted Avilio and Colteo, and Nero and Orco. The series will premiere on July 8 on ...
Netflix Reveals U.S. Debut Dates for Kuromukuro, Magi: Adventure of Sinbad Anime
Season 1 of Kuromukuro debuts on July 4 after AX screening, Sinbad debuts on July 14
― The U.S. Netflix website has revealed that "Season 1" (the first 13 episodes) of the Kuromukuro anime series will debut on July 4, and the Magi: Adventure of Sinbad television anime series will debut on July 14. The Netflix site also lists Magi: Adventure of Sinbad as "Season 1," but nothing beyond the 13-episode t...
Super Robot Wars OG Gameplay Previewed in 13-Minute Video
PS3/PS4 game slated for June 30 in Japan
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a gameplay movie for the Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers (Super Robot Taisen OG: The Moon Dwellers) simulation role-playing game on Thursday. The game will ship for PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 on June 30. The regular PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 versions of the game will cost 8,200 yen (about US$77), w...
Level-5 Plans Anime for Next Inazuma Eleven Soccer RPG
Characters, art teased before July 27 unveiling
― Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino confirmed in a streamed program on Friday that his company will unveil the latest game in the Inazuma Eleven soccer role-playing game series on July 27 at the "Level5 Vision 2016 -New Heroes-" event. He also said that Level-5 is going forward with an anime adaptation in mind. Hino added that in the new project the setting will...
Rogue Robots: Japanese Government Analyzes Risks of AI
Could Artificial Intelligence be dangerous? Could robots demand the right to vote, become criminals, or revolt against us? On June 20, the Japanese Ministry of Internal Affairs' Telecommunications Policy Research Institute released a report addressing the possible effects that network systems using Artificial Intelligence (AI) could have on society and the economy. According to this report, the ri...
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress ‒ Episode 11
"As always, Kabaneri is an exercise in contradictory extremes, as the cleverest writing moment in the show gets undercut by rushed, bombastic execution."
Virtual Reality Ear-Cleaning App Gets English Release
The world of virtual reality has opened new doors to simulated intimacy, from dating, kissing, to full-on pornography. One act of intimacy that is particularly unique to Japan is mimi-kaki (ear-cleaning) which can be a bonding exercise between two people, not unlike a massage. Eisys Inc. has released its own virtual reality simulator of ear-cleaning and it's now available in English for iOS and An...
The Lost Village Anime Gets Spinoff Novel
Original stories focus on Lion, Koharun
― The official website for The Lost Village (Mayoiga) anime announced on Saturday that the series will get a novel with an original story. Tsukasa Tsuchiya (Steins;Gate 0) is writing the original story and Kei is providing the illustrations. The novel will ship on August 17. The "tender, heartrending story" will focus on Lion and [Highlight white text to read s...
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