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Complex Age GN 1
Complex Age presents a thoughtful look at how hobbies, such as the heroine's cosplay, can affect the so-called real world in a first volume that promises an interesting series to come.
― Most of us maintain a separation between our work lives and our home lives. Many times that's because we simply need the emotional rest, but sometimes it's because our home lives involve hobbies that we'd just as soo...
The Best and Worst of the Spring 2016 Season
The votes have been cast and counted and the jury is in on the Spring 2016 anime season: which shows did you vote in as the best and the worst? Check out the final ranking!
― 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 worst) of the season. Keep ...
7th Garden GN 1
7th Garden's implied future story is more interesting than its surface plot, but this is still an intriguing science fiction/fantasy hybrid with some beautifully detailed art.
― There's sometimes a very fine line between fantasy and science fiction, especially when it comes to basing that designation on the setting. Mitsu Izumi (who wrote the AnoHana manga)'s 7th Garden flirts with this line more and...
Photos from Anime Expo 2016
Check out our photo feed from Anime Expo 2016, which was live all weekend long - Love Live, cosplay, the exhibit hall and much more!
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Shelf Life - Lupin III: Alcatraz Connection
The master thief and his posse head stateside in this never-before-released Lupin III TV special. But how does it hold up to the rest of Lupin's adventures? Plus, this week's new anime releases!
― By the time you read this, I'll be several days into my first appearance on the ANN Preview Guide. It's Saturday as I write this, and I think I've already watched as many premiere episodes in two days as I...
Everyone's Getting Married GN 1
Everyone's Getting Married is an interesting examination of relationship goals with nary a school uniform in sight. It won't work for everyone, but it's a neat take on the romance genre.
― A woman who wants to quit her job, get married, and be a housewife? Oh no! Is this manga promoting outdated notions of a “woman's place?” That's the easy knee-jerk reaction to Izumi Miyazono's Everyone's Getting Ma...
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Sub.Blu-Ray Collection 2
The formerly comedic MSG ZZ takes an unexpectedly dark turn in its divisive second half. Lauren Orsini explores what went wrong for this unusual Gundam entry.
― In the first half of Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, there were already signs that this comedy show was verging toward a major tonal shift. If the joking tone was already jarring after the grim events of its prequel, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, this show...
Thursday, July 7
Chika Umino's March comes in like a lion, NisiOisin's Monogatari Get Crossover Story
NisiOisin writes story, Umino draws cover
― This year's 14th issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine is announcing on Friday that Chika Umino's March comes in like a lion (Sangatsu no Lion) manga and NisiOisin's Monogatari novel series will have a crossover story. The story will be titled "Tsukimonogatari Daikōwa Tsubasa Lion." NisiOisin will write the story, and Umino will draw the cover. The st...
U.K. Retailer Briefly Lists Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni PS Vita Game
United Kingdom retailer ShopTo briefly listed the Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni game on Wednesday. The page is currently inaccessible, but remains archived. The archived page lists the publisher as PQube, with a release date of September 16. PQube's official Twitter account later Liked a Tweet about the listing. The PlayStation Vita game shipped in Japan last December. The "aggressive enormous breasts...
Live-Action Yowamushi Pedal Series Reveals More Cast Members in Costume
Eiji Takigawa, Ryō Kitamura, Ryūtarō Akimoto photographed in costume for show premiering on August 26
― The official Twitter account of the live-action series of Wataru Watanabe's Yowamushi Pedal (Yowapeda) manga revealed new close-up photographs of the cast in costume on Wednesday, revealing Eiji Takigawa, Ryō Kitamura, and Ryūtarō Akimoto in costume. The rest of the close-up photographs consist of ...
Ace Attorney 6 3DS Game's English Trailer Introduces Maya
Nintendo 3DS game ships in Japan on Saturday, arrives in the West in September
― Nintendo began streaming an English-dubbed trailer for Capcom's upcoming Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice (Gyakuten Saiban 6) Nintendo 3DS game on Wednesday. The video previews the game's two stories and introduces Maya. The game is slated for a digital release in North America and Europe in September. Th...
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse Slated for September 20 in Americas
English-dubbed cast trailer streamed; Europe gets physical & digital release
― Atlus USA announced on Wednesday that it will release the Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse (Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final) Nintendo 3DS game in the Americas on September 20. Atlus USA has not yet confirmed a release date for Europe, but noted that the European release will get both a physical and digital release. Atlus USA...
Trinity Seven Anime's English Dub Cast Revealed, Previewed in Clip
Sentai Filmworks ships anime on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on August 16
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Wednesday that it will release the Trinity Seven anime on DVD and Blu-ray Disc on August 16. In addition, the company revealed the English dub cast and streamed a preview clip for the dub. The English dub cast, under director Kyle Colby Jones, includes: Cameron Bautsch as Arata Kasuga Allison Sumrall as ...
Wednesday, July 6
Crunchyroll to Stream This Art Club Has a Problem!, Naria Girls Anime
Also: Streaming details for Mob Psycho 100, Ange Vierge revealed
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will stream the This Art Club Has a Problem! (Kono Bijutsu-bu niwa Mondai ga Aru!) and Naria Girls (Mahō Shōjo? Naria Girls) anime. Crunchyroll will announce streaming details for Naria Girls at a later date. This Art Club Has a Problem!'s streaming will begin on Thursday, July 7 at 3:30 p.m. E...
Alderamin on the Sky Anime's Video Previews 1st Episode
"Military history fantasy" anime premieres on July 8; Crunchyroll to stream series
― The official website for the television anime of Bokuto Uno, Sanbasō, and Ryūtetsu's Nejimaki Seirei Senki: Tenkyō no Alderamin (Alderamin on the Sky) light novel series began streaming a preview video for the first episode on Monday. The site previously streamed the anime's second promotional video. The series will ...
Kuroko's Basketball's 2nd, 3rd Compilation Films Teased in Visuals
The official website of the Kuroko's Basketball anime unveiled the key visuals for the anime's second and third compilation films on Monday. The first compilation film, titled Kuroko no Basuke Winter Cup Sōshū-hen: Kage to Hikari (Winter Cup Compilation ~Shadow and Light~), will open in Japan on September 3. OLDCODEX is performing a theme song for the film. The second compilation film is titled Wi...
Live-Action March comes in like a lion Films Reveal 9 More Cast Members
Kuranosuke Sasaki, Hideaki Ito, Ryo Kase, Kasumi Arimura, more cast for 2017 films
― The official website for the live-action film of Chika Umino's March comes in like a lion (Sangatsu no Lion) manga revealed nine more cast members on Thursday. The additional cast will join lead actor Ryunosuke Kamiki (Howl's Moving Castle, Summer Wars, The Secret World of Arrietty, Bakuman.), who is playing the role...
Winners of the Prince of Tennis Valentine's Day Chocolate Count Announced
Fans sent 112,863 chocolates to Prince of Tennis characters for Valentine's Day
― This past March, Prince of Tennis manga creator Takeshi Konomi announced that the results were in for Jump Square magazine's Prince of Tennis Valentine's Day character popularity contest, where fans are invited to send Valentine chocolates to there favorite character. Now, as promised, the winners have finally been ann...
Publisher Denies Rumors of One Piece Going to Monthly Serialization
Despite recent rumors among Japanese fans that One Piece may move to monthly serialization, Shueisha has officially denied it. Eiichirō Oda's One Piece manga has been serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shounen Jump magazine since 1997. It is still widely popular — last year, it set a Guinness World Record for "most published comic series by a single author." However in recent years the number of one...
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 27-July 3
One Piece, Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare, Tokyo Ghoul:re, The World's Greatest First Love: The Case of Ritsu Onodera, Berserk
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 One Piece 82 130,197 130,197 2016/07 Shueisha Eiichiro Oda 1 1 2 Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare 3 116,327 225,164 2016/06 Shueisha Io Sakisaka 2 2 3 Tokyo Ghoul:re 7 78,974...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, June 27-July 3
Super Robot Wars OG Moon Dwellers, Dragon's Dogma Online Edition 2, Zero Time Dilemma games ship
― Japan's Game Ranking: June 27-July 3 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 1PS4 Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers (Including Limited Editions) Bandai Namco Entertainment June 30 70,392 70,392 2PS3 Super Robot Wars OG: The Moon Dwellers Bandai Namco Ent...
TVQ Kyushu Cancels Its Broadcast of Hybrid×Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia TV Anime
The official website for the television anime of Masamune Kuji's light novel series Hybrid×Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia (Masō Gakuen H×H) announced on Tuesday that TVQ Broadcasting Kyushu has canceled its broadcast of the anime due to "various circumstances." The anime premiered on Tuesday on AT-X, and is also airing on Tokyo MX, TV Saitama, Chiba TV, tvk, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, and BS11. Crunchyroll...
Kill Me Baby Anime Returns to Streaming in Japan
Amazon removed series last October after voice actress Ai Takabe's drug possession arrest
― Online retailer Amazon began streaming the Kill Me Baby anime on its Amazon Instant Video streaming service in Japan again after removing the series last October. Amazon had removed the series in October after voice actress Ai Takabe was arrested on charges of drug possession. Takabe voiced the character Agiri...
Koei Tecmo's Attack on Titan Game Trailers Show Off Levi, Hange, Erwin
Multi-platform game ships in Europe, N. America in August
― Koei Tecmo Europe began streaming four preview videos for its upcoming Attack on Titan game on Wednesday. The first video covers escaping from titans, recruiting allies, and the unleashing the "decisive battle signal" feature, where players fill a meter by completing missions and are then able to launch a powerful joint attack with their all...
Answerman - How Is Anime Changing Visually These Days?
We talk a lot about storytelling changes, but how has anime progressed technologically in recent years? Will anime eventually be produced in 4k? Justin digs into it.
― Jake asks: The one thing I find really interesting about watching anime from many different decades is seeing the evolution and overall visual improvement anime has gone though. In general I have an eye for telling at least roughly wh...
Date a Boy Who Loves Sanrio With the Sanrio Boys Smartphone Game
Romance app to launch this fall
― Sanrio announced on Tuesday that it will release a romance game based on its "Sanrio Boys" (Sanrio Danshi) project. The iOS and Android game, titled Sanrio Danshi ~Watashi, Koi o, Shirimashita.~, invites players to date their favorite Sanrio-loving boy. The player character has five eligible boyfriends and can reach two types of endings. She can also bond with her be...
Utawarerumono: Futari no Hakuoro's Video Introduces Story, Gameplay
Trilogy's finale ships on PS4, PS3, Vita on September 21
― AQUAPLUS posted a promotional movie for its Utawarerumono: Futari no Hakuoro (Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros) game on Wednesday. The video introduces the story and the new gameplay system in the third climatic installment in AQUAPLUS' Utawarerumono trilogy. Aquaplus will release the game on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita ...
Gantz:0 3D CG Anime Film's New Footage Reveals Daisuke Ono in Lead Role
October 14 film of Osaka arc directed by Tiger & Bunny's Keiichi Satou
― The official website for GANTZ:O, the upcoming "full 3D CG" anime film based on Hiroya Oku's Gantz manga, posted new footage to announce that Daisuke Ono will voice the lead role of Masaru Katō. Ono is a self-professed fan of the original manga. The new footage shows Katō at the Shinjuku train station in Tokyo when a certain inc...
Complex Age GN 1
Complex Age presents a thoughtful look at how hobbies, such as the heroine's cosplay, can affect the so-called real world in a first volume that promises an interesting series to come.
― Most of us maintain a separation between our work lives and our home lives. Many times that's because we simply need the emotional rest, but sometimes it's because our home lives involve hobbies that we'd just as soo...
Fate/Grand Order RPG App Unveils Camelot With Anime Ad
"Sixth Singularity Holy Round Table Camelot" launches in late July
― The official website for the Fate/Grand Order smartphone role-playing game app unveiled the "Sixth Singularity: Holy Round Table Camelot" quest with an anime commercial on Wednesday. The sixth Grand Order quest is set in 1273, and it will debut in late July. Players can participate if they have cleared the "Fifth Singularity: North ...
DAYS Soccer Anime Listed With 24 Episodes by French Streamer
The French streaming service Anime Digital Network announced last week that it will be streaming the television anime of Tsuyoshi Yasuda's soccer manga DAYS. Its announcement lists the anime with 24 25-minute episodes. The manga centers on two boys who were never meant to meet: Tsukushi Tsukamoto, who has no special skills but secretly hides a passionate heart, and Jin Kazama, an isolated soccer g...
One-Punch Man, Showa: A History of Japan Nominated for Harvey Awards
Award ceremony will be held at Baltimore Comic-Con in September
― The Harvey Awards, which honors outstanding work in comics and sequential art, revealed its list of nominations for this year's awards on Tuesday. Viz Media's release of ONE and Yuusuke Murata's One-Punch Man and Drawn & Quarterly's release of Shigeru Mizuki's Showa: A History of Japan (1953-1989) are nominated in the "Best American Ed...
Aikatsu Stars! Film's Trailer Reveals Plot, Previews Short
Film opens in Japan on August 13 with accompanying short
― Toei began streaming a new trailer for the upcoming Aikatsu Stars! film on June 30. The trailer previews the plots of both the film and the accompanying "Aikatsu! ~Nerawareta Mahō no Aikatsu! Card~" (Aikatsu! ~Aiming For the Magic Aikatsu Card~) short. The film's plot is set in a southern island, where a Legendary Dress Audition is taking pla...
Pokémon GO Game App Launches in Select Countries
Users in U.S., Japan advised to "wait a while" for formal launch in those countries
― Game developer Niantic Labs released its Pokémon GO augmented reality smartphone game for iOS and Android devices on Tuesday in select countries. The app is available in Australia and New Zealand, while according to the Wall Street Journal, The Pokémon Company International is advising users in the United States and...
Prison School Manga Gets Spinoff Manga in August
ReDrop draws spinoff titled Fukukaichō wa Ganbaru in Young Magazine the 3rd
― This year's eighth issue of Kodansha's Young Magazine the 3rd announced on Wednesday that manga creator ReDrop (Natsu Koi) will launch Fukukaichō wa Ganbaru (The Vice President is Doing Her Best), a spinoff manga of Akira Hiramoto's Prison School manga, in the next issue on August 6. The manga will have a color opening page...
New Digimon Universe TV Anime Casts Shiho Kokido, Nao Tamura
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 Wednesday. The additional cast includes: Shiho Kokido as Torajirō Asuka an 11-year old fifth grader. He is free-spirited and easily goes with the flow. Online, he is known as "Astra" (an abbreviation of...
Kodomo no Jikan Manga's Kickstarter Campaign Ends With US$185,725
Project met 1st 2 stretch goals to add color pages
― Digital Manga Inc.'s PeCChi imprint's Kickstarter campaign ended on Tuesday after raising a total of US$185,725 from 974 backers. The campaign met its US$157,000 goal on Sunday. The project seeks to publish Kaworu Watashiya's Kodomo no Jikan ~ A Child's Time manga in English. The 13-volume series will be published in five omnibus volumes, along wit...
Tuesday, July 5
Danganronpa 3 Anime's Promo Video Introduces Characters
Anime premieres 2 different arcs on July 11, July 14; Funimation to stream anime
― The official website for the upcoming Danganronpa 3 -The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen- (Danganronpa 3 -The End of Hope's Peak Academy-) television anime began streaming a new promotional video for the anime on Wednesday. The video previews the characters from both the "Mirai Hen" (Side: Future) and "Zetsubō Hen" (Side: Des...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, June 27-July 3
Mr. Osomatsu sells 5,044 more, followed by LiSA, Koyomimonogatari, My Hero Academia, Bungō Stray Dogs
― LiSA Music Video Clips 2011-2015 sold 3,353 copies to rank #5 on the overall DVD chart. Seraph of the End The Musical landed at #25 with 909 copies. The regular edition DVD for the live-action film of Ichigo Takano's orange manga sold 613 more copies for a new total of 4,323. It dropped from #40 to...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, June 27-July 3
Koyomimonogatari sells 23,506, followed by LiSA, Natsume's Book of Friends, Mr. Osomatsu, Utawarerumono: The False Faces
― LiSA Music Video Clips 2011-2015 sold 6,682 copies to rank #5 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 - Koyomimonogatari (Limited Complete Pressing) 23,506 23,506 16/6/29 A...
Monster Hunter Generations Video Teases The Legend of Zelda Toon Link Costume
DLC will be free in the west
― Many a famous anime and video game has made its way into Monster Hunter collaborations, from Mega Man and Metroid to Yu-Gi-Oh! and Yowamushi Pedal. Link from The Legend of Zelda appeared in Monster Hunter 4, and Toon Link made guest appearance in a Japanese DLC for Monster Hunter X. On Tuesday, Capcom announced that it is bringing the Toon Link collaboration west with M...
Official Studio Ghibli-Themed Menu Includes Soot Sprite Burger, Nausicaa Parfait
The upcoming Studio Ghibli retrospective exhibit, "The Great Ghibli Exhibition~From Nausicaa to Red Turtle~,” which opens July 7 in Roppongi Hills, Tokyo, announced its exclusive themed menu on Tuesday. The themed food will be served at the “Museum Café THE SUN," which is adjacent to the exhibit area. One entrée is the “Black Burger,” which is served on a focaccia bun that has been darkened with b...
Japanese Poll Ranks Re:Zero Best Anime of Spring 2016
Anime from the Spring 2016 season have been wrapping up one by one. In order to find out which shows captured viewers' hearts the most, the Japanese website Anime! Anime! conducted a “Excellent Anime of Spring 2016” poll that ran from June 27 to July 3. Of the 820 people that participated, about 40% were in their teens. The gender ratio was close to equal, although there were slightly more men tha...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 3-9
After War Gundam X, The Empire of Corpses, Hatenkou Yugi, Only Yesterday anime; 7th Garden, Battle Rabbits, Haikyu!! manga
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date After War Gundam X Collection 2 DVDPlease Sunrise Inc. US$49.99 July 5 Aquarion EVOL Season 2 BD/DVD SAVE EditionCite Funimation Entertainment US$34.98 July 5 The Devil is a Part-Timer BD/DVD Anime ClassicsAnimeNewsNetw...
One Piece ‒ Episode 748
"Overall, the Silver Mine arc is looking to be as mild of a filler experience as they come."
Live-Action Yowamushi Pedal Drama Reveals Key Visual, More Cast Members in Costume
7-episode series premieres on August 26
― The staff of the live-action series of Wataru Watanabe's Yowamushi Pedal (Yowapeda) manga unveiled a new key visual more of the main cast members in costume during a press event last Friday. The staff also revealed that the series will premiere on August 26 on BS SKY PerfecTV! and air on Fridays at 9:00 p.m. The cast and staff that appeared at the press event...
One Piece Film Gold Ad Previews Mayumi Kojima's Insert Song
Film opens on July 23 in Japan
― The official website for the One Piece Film Gold began streaming a 30-second ad for the film on Tuesday. The video previews the insert song "Gold & Jive ~ Silver Ocean" by singer/songwriter Mayumi Kojima. The guest cast includes: Kazuhiro Yamaji as Gild Tesoro Hikari Mitsushima as Carina Gaku Hamada as Mr. Tanaka Nanao as Baccarat Kinya Kitaōji as Reizu Max Kendo Koba...
Fate/Extella Action Game Adds Playable Karna, Lu Bu, Gawain
PS4/PS Vita game ships in November in Japan, winter in N. America
― This year's July 21 issue of the Weekly Famitsu game news magazine will reveal a feature on Thursday that Marvelous Inc.'s Fate/Extella action game for PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 is adding Karna, Lu Bu, and Gawain as playable characters. Previously revealed servants include the Saber class servants Artoria Pendragon (voiced b...
The Best and Worst of the Spring 2016 Season
The votes have been cast and counted and the jury is in on the Spring 2016 anime season: which shows did you vote in as the best and the worst? Check out the final ranking!
― 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 worst) of the season. Keep ...
Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Receives Limited Original Soundtrack Vinyl Record
Even in this digital age, the demand for vinyl records is still high among professionals and audio fans alike, and that fact is no different for anime fans' demand for a favorite series' soundtrack. That's why the complete, limited-edition vinyl record of the jazzy original soundtrack for Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt went on sale at the Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt DECEMBER SKY screening even...
Anime Expo 2017 to Host Zelda Manga's Akira Himekawa, Add Preview Night on Day 0
The organizers of the Anime Expo convention announced during Monday's Closing Ceremonies that next year's event will run from July 1 to July 4, 2017 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. In addition, the convention will formally include a preview night a day before on June 30. The organizers also announced at Monday's Closing Ceremonies that next year's convention will host Akira Himekawa, the man...
7th Garden GN 1
7th Garden's implied future story is more interesting than its surface plot, but this is still an intriguing science fiction/fantasy hybrid with some beautifully detailed art.
― There's sometimes a very fine line between fantasy and science fiction, especially when it comes to basing that designation on the setting. Mitsu Izumi (who wrote the AnoHana manga)'s 7th Garden flirts with this line more and...
JK Meshi! Voice Actress Natsuko Hara Diagnosed With Treatable Cancer
Cancels July 9 appearance in Singapore to focus on treatment, says cancer can be operated on
― Voice actress Natsuko Hara revealed on her blog on June 30 that she has been diagnosed with cancer. She was scheduled to appear at the C3_CharaExpo event in Singapore on July 9, but she has cancelled her appearance to focus on medical treatment. She apologized to those who were looking forward to the event....
Monday, July 4
Luffy's Sexy Gender-Swapped Figure Unveiled in Full Color
Back in March, MegaHouse's Portrait of Pirates (P.O.P.) Limited Edition B.B. figure line revealed its gender-swapped Tralfagar Law figure, and promised it would be the first in a series of One Piece figures. Now, after teasing a prototype, the line has unveiled its female version of Monkey D. Luffy in full color. Preorders opened on July 1 and the figure will ship in late October. The 21-centimet...
Netflix to Stream Little Witch Academia TV Anime Series
Yoh Yoshinari returns to direct TV series with 30-minute episodes
― Studio Trigger announced at its panel at Anime Expo on Sunday that Netflix has licensed the upcoming Little Witch Academia television anime series. The new series will be a 30-minute television series with director Yoh Yoshinari returning. The project began with a 2013 anime short that spawned the Little Witch Academia: The Enchante...
Godzilla to Make TV Anime Debut on Crayon Shin-chan
A collaboration episode between anime Crayon Shin-chan, originally by Yoshito Usui, and Godzilla will air July 22. The episode, “It's Shinnosuke vs. New Godzilla,” tackles the puzzling appearance of Godzilla in Tokyo Bay and features a battle between the monster and Shinnosuke and the Kasukabe Denfense Corps. This is the first time that Godzilla will appear in a Japanese television anime. As a Go...
Crunchyroll to Stream Ange Vierge, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!! Anime
Crunchyroll to stream all Kadokawa shows through the end of the year
― Crunchyroll announced during Kadokawa's Anime Expo panel on Monday that it will stream the Ange Vierge, and Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!! anime as they air in Japan. Crunchyroll's Dallas Middaugh stated that Crunchyroll "will stream every show [Kadokawa does] through the end of the year - that's our deal with Kadokawa." Cr...
Yen Press Licenses ERASED, Bungo Stray Dogs Manga (Update)
ERASED slated for spring 2017, Bungo Stray Dogs slated for December
― Yen Press announced at the Kadokawa panel at Anime Expo on Monday that it has licensed Kei Sanbe's ERASED (Boku Dake ga Inai Machi) and Kafka Asagiri and Sango Harukawa's Bungo Stray Dogs manga. Kadokawa's eBookstore BookWalker began adding Yen Press manga and light novels on July 1, and will plans to add more Yen Press titles from...
WagakkiBand Ticket Giveaway
Win tickets to see WagakkiBand in California. Deadline extended to 11:59 pm July 5th.
― The organizers of the WagakkiBand DEEP IMPACT US Tour have given ANN three pairs of tickets (1 pair per show) to give-away to readers. Tour Details July 12: LOS ANGELES @ Club Bahia July 14: SAN DIEGO @ House of Blues July 16: SAN FRANCISCO @ The Fillmore WagakkiBand is an 8-piece band that fuses Shigin, poetry r...
Viz Media to Publish Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4 Manga, Araki's 'How to Draw Manga' Book
Shueisha published guide by Jojo's Bizarre Adventure creator last year
― Shonen Jump's Hisashi Sasaki announced at the Shonen Jump panel at Anime Expo on Monday that Viz Media has plans to continue its JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga releases with Part Four - Diamond is Unbreakable, but "can't share the release date yet." Sasaki also announced that Viz Media will release JoJo's Bizarre Adventure crea...
Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 3, Final Films Previewed in Video
Films premiere on September 22, October 22 in Japan
― The official website of the live-action adaptations of Shohei Manabe's Ushijima the Loan Shark (Yamikin Ushijima-kun) manga began streaming a trailer for the two upcoming live-action films on Monday. The website announced last Wednesday that the Yamikin Ushijima-kun Part 3 film will premiere on September 22 and the Yamikin Ushijima-kun The Final f...
Show By Rock!! 2nd Season to Premiere in October
Returning staff, cast announced
― The official website for the Show By Rock!! anime announced on Tuesday that the second season of Show By Rock!! will premiere in October. The website also unveiled a new key visual and the staff and cast. Takahiro Ikezoe is returning from the original Show By Rock!! series to direct the anime at Bones. Touko Machida, who wrote the scripts for the first eight episodes...
Photos from Anime Expo 2016
Check out our photo feed from Anime Expo 2016, which was live all weekend long - Love Live, cosplay, the exhibit hall and much more!
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Time Travel Girl Commercial Teases Educational Story
Anime to premiere July 9, stream on Funimation
― The staff of the Time Travel Girl (Time Travel Shōjo ~Mari Waka to 8-nin no Kagakusha-tachi or Time Travel Girl: Mari, Waka, and the 8 Scientists) television anime posted a commercial for the series on Monday. Voice actresses Aki Toyosaki (Mari) and Minako Kotobuki (Waka) narrate the commercial, which promises a series that combines education and anima...
Japanese Fans Choose Which Machines in Anime They'd Most Like to Ride
Mecha predominate, but don't take first place
― The Japanese anime and manga character database Charapedia, which frequently conducts polls gauging the popularity of anime characters, tried something a little different last week and asked its visitors which machines in anime they'd most like to ride or pilot. It left the definition of "machine" open to interpretation, so forgive any choices which mig...
Baki Martial Arts Manga Launches New Anime
14th Baki-Dou manga volume to bundle original anime DVD on December 6
― This year's 32nd issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion magazine is announcing on Thursday that an anime adaptation of Keisuke Itagaki's Baki manga is launching. The limited edition of Itagaki's 14th Baki-Dou manga volume will bundle an original anime DVD on December 6. The original Baki The Grappler manga marks its 25th ...
Shelf Life - Lupin III: Alcatraz Connection
The master thief and his posse head stateside in this never-before-released Lupin III TV special. But how does it hold up to the rest of Lupin's adventures? Plus, this week's new anime releases!
― By the time you read this, I'll be several days into my first appearance on the ANN Preview Guide. It's Saturday as I write this, and I think I've already watched as many premiere episodes in two days as I...
Everyone's Getting Married GN 1
Everyone's Getting Married is an interesting examination of relationship goals with nary a school uniform in sight. It won't work for everyone, but it's a neat take on the romance genre.
― A woman who wants to quit her job, get married, and be a housewife? Oh no! Is this manga promoting outdated notions of a “woman's place?” That's the easy knee-jerk reaction to Izumi Miyazono's Everyone's Getting Ma...
Qualidea Code TV Anime Previewed in 3rd Promo Video, 2 New TV Ads
Crunchyroll streams series premiering in Japan on July 9
― Marvelous began streaming a third promotional video and two commercials on Monday for the Qualidea Code television anime. The promotional video previews LiSA's opening theme song "Brave Freak Out," and the two ads preview ClariS' first ending theme song "Gravity" and GARNiDELiA's second ending theme song "Yakusoku -Promise Code-." The series ...
Ange Vierge Anime's Promo Video Previews Opening, Ending Themes
Series based on Kadokawa, Sega's TCG premieres on July 9
― Kadokawa began streaming a promotional video on Monday for the television anime of Kadokawa and Sega's Ange Vierge trading card game. The video previews Konomi Suzuki's opening theme song "Love is MY RAIL," and voice actress unit L.I.N.K.s' (Yuka Aisaka, Mai Ishihara, Yoshiko Ikuta, Rie Takahashi, and Nozomi Yamamoto) ending theme song "Link ...
D3 Publisher Reveals 'Idol Death Game TV' Game
Action adventure game features idols fighting for "center" position
― Japanese game publisher D3 Publisher opened a website on Monday for a new game titled Idol Death Game TV. The game is slated for an October 20 release on the PlayStation Vita, and will be compatible with the PlayStation TV. The game will be an action adventure game where idols put their lives on the line in a fight to get the "cent...
Ajin Manga's OAD Bundled With 9th Volume Previewed in Video
OAD depicting everyday lives of story's characters debuts on October 7
― Kodansha's official Youtube channel for its good! Afternoon, Weeky Morning, and Evening magazines began streaming a commercial on Sunday for the original anime DVD bundled with a limited edition of the ninth volume of Gamon Sakurai's Ajin: Demi-Human manga. The video features Izumi telling Tosaki that she is getting a part-time ...
Sekai Project, Degica Plan to Launch Kickstarters for NEKOPARA Anime, Kimi Ga Nozomu Eien Game Remake
Sekai Project released Nekopara games; Kimi ga Nozomu Eien inspired anime
― Video game and manga publisher Sekai Project announced at the "Catgirls Galore! Meet Sayori, the creator of Neko Para!" panel at Anime Expo on Sunday that it will launch a Kickstarter campaign for an anime based on Sayori and NEKO WORKs' NEKOPARA adult game. The company could not confirm with ANN any further details about th...
Danganronpa 3 Anime Adds Kana Hanazawa as Chiaki Nanami
Anime premieres 2 different arcs on July 11, July 14; Funimation to stream anime
― The official website for the upcoming Danganronpa 3 -The End of Kibōgamine Gakuen- (Danganronpa 3 -The End of Hope's Peak Academy-) television anime announced on Sunday that it has added Kana Hanazawa to the show's "Zetsubō Hen" (Side: Despair) arc cast as the character Chiaki Nanami. The character debuted in the Danga...
Inti Creates' Azure Striker Gunvolt Game Gets Anime in Winter 2016
Also: 2 games also get physical version in N. America on September 30
― Game developer Inti Creates announced during a panel at Anime Expo on Sunday that an anime adaptation of its Azure Striker Gunvolt (Armed Blue Gunvolt in Japan) Nintendo 3DS game has been green-lit. LandQ Studios is producing the anime. The anime is being targeted for a winter 2016 release as an "on-demand" original video animat...
God Eater 2: Rage Burst Game's Day One Edition Includes Assassination Classroom Costumes
Game slated for N. American release on PS4/Vita/PC on August 30
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America announced during Anime Expo on Friday that it will add costumes inspired by characters from Assassination Classroom for the God Eater 2: Rage Burst game's Day One edition, in addition to the previously announced costumes inspired by Sword Art Online, Tales of Zestiria, and Tokyo Ghoul. God Eater 2: R...
Kono Bijutsu-bu niwa Mondai ga Aru! TV Anime's Promo Previews Theme Songs
Series based on comedy manga about eccentric art club members premieres on July 7
― 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 the show's second promotional video on Sunday. The video previews the anime's opening theme song "Starting Now!" by Nana Mizuki, as well as the ending theme song ...
Love Live! Sunshine!! BD in Japan Listed With English Subtitles
Bandai Visual is listing the first Japanese Blu-ray Disc home video release for the Love Live! Sunshine!! television anime with English subtitles. The first Blu-ray Disc volume is slated for September 27. The series premiered in Japan on Saturday. Funimation, which is streaming the anime in North America, describes the story: Nothing is more appealing than the bright, sparkling world of School Ido...
Sekai Project Announces World End Economica on PS4/PS Vita, Baldr Sky on PC, More (Updated)
A Magical High School Girl, SakuSaku, Boku to Koisuru Ponkotsu Akuma, Shining Song Starnova, Japanese School Life
― Visual Novel publisher Sekai Project announced at Anime Expo on Sunday that it will release the World End Economica visual novel series for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in 2017. The company also announced it will release the Baldr Sky Dive1 “Lost Memory,” Baldr Sky Dive2 “Recodar...
Sunday, July 3
Laughing Under the Clouds Live-Action Film Casts Sōta Fukushi
Psycho-Pass' Katsuyuki Motohiro directs, Laughing Under the Clouds anime's Yuuya Takahashi pens script
― The official website of the live-action film adaptation of Kemuri Karakara's Laughing Under the Clouds (Donten ni Warau) manga announced the main staff and lead actor for the film on Monday. Sōta Fukushi (pictured below) will play the role of Tenka Kumō. Katsuyuki Motohiro (Psycho-Pass) is directi...
Daisuki to Launch Premium Membership to Offer Simulcasts, Older Anime Titles
Service will show Tales of Zestiria the X, Love Live! Sunshine!!, Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, more
― Anime Consortium Japan (ACJ) announced at its Anime Expo panel on Sunday that it will unveil a paid premium membership tier for its Daisuki service in North America starting with a beta service on Friday, July 8. The official launch date for the service will be later this summer. The premium membership ...
Funimation Licenses Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Film
Mamoru Oshii's sequel film premiered in Japan in 2004
― Production I.G revealed during its panel at Anime Expo on Sunday that Funimation has licensed Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence film. Production I.G describes the film: The story is set in 2032, when the line between humans and machines has been blurred almost beyond distinction. Humans have forgotten that they are human, and the f...
Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- ‒ Episode 14
"As much as I hate to put it this way, this series is at its very best when its content is at its ugliest, and this episode is at least as ugly as episode 7."
Production I.G Confirms Miss Hokusai Anime Film is Licensed in N. America
Keiichi Hara directed film that premiered in Japan in May 2015
― Production I.G revealed during its panel at Anime Expo on Sunday that the Miss Hokusai film has been licensed in North America. The company did not confirm who has the rights to the film. The film recently screened at the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF) on Sunday. Annecy-winning director Keiichi Hara (Summer Days with Coo, Colorfu...
JAST USA Announces Eiyu Senki, Katahane Games for Steam
Company also reveals status of Innocent Grey's Flowers game
― Visual novel and game distributor JAST USA announced at its panel at Anime Expo on Saturday that it will release the Eiyu Senki and Katahane games on Steam. The Steam versions will be non-adult versions of the games, while J-List will sell uncut 18+ package editions of the games and JAST USA will release uncut 18+ downloadable editions of...
Universal Studios Japan's Haikyu!! Statues are Highly Realistic
... Maybe a little TOO realistic....
― This month, Universal Studios Japan inaugurates Universal Jump Summer, a celebration of Japan's most popular manga magazine, Weekly Shonen Jump. Among the attractions is the Universal Jump Exhibition, which showcases exhibits from various Shonen Jump series: a quiz to prove your knowledge of Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikouen-mae Hashutsujo, trick art of My Hero...
Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Impure King Arc Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Key Visual
New series based on Kazue Katō's manga to premiere in 2017
― The official website opened on Monday for the Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujō Ō-hen (Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Impure King Arc) anime series with a teaser video (Note: linked video is region-locked to Japan). The new anime will premiere in 2017. The website also revealed a new key visual, which fans can download as a wallpaper. The website is also st...
Character Designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto, Rock Band The Pillows to Return for FLCL Sequel Series
Psycho-Pass chief director Katsuyuki Motohiro to supervise new series
― Production I.G vice president and producer Maki Terashima-Furuta announced at the FLCL 2 panel at Anime Expo on Sunday that the first series' original character designer Yoshiyuki Sadamoto will return to design the characters for the sequel. Terashima-Furuta additionally announced at the panel that Japanese rock band The Pillows...
Funimation Licenses Makoto Shinkai's your name. Film for Theaters, Home Video (Updated)
Reported at world premiere with director of 5 Centimeters Per Second, Garden of Words
― Lisle Wilkerson, the Anime Expo emcee of "Makoto Shinkai's your name. World Premiere & Panel," reported at the end of the panel that Funimation acquired the your name (Kimi no Na wa.) film for release in North America. The same event hosted Shinkai at the world premiere of the film, just four days after Shinkai c...
Aksys Games Adds Tokyo Xanadu for PS Vita, PC
Also: updated version of Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters, Chase: Cold Case Investigations digitally
― Aksys Games announced at its Anime Expo panel on Sunday that it will release the Tokyo Xanadu, Tokyo Twilight Ghost Hunters Daybreak Special Gigs, and Chase: Cold Case Investigations ~Distant Memories~ games. Nihon Falcom's Tokyo Xanadu game shipped for PlayStation Vita in Japan on September 30. Aksys ...
Bleach Manga to End in 74th Volume
Tite Kubo launched long-running series in 2001
― The 73rd volume of Tite Kubo's long-running Bleach manga revealed on Monday that the 74th volume will be the last. The final volume will ship this fall. This year's 31st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine also announced on Monday that the manga is approaching its ending. The manga entered its final story arc in February 2012. Kubo launched...
Aksys Games Licenses Bad Apple Wars, Period Cube, Collar x Malice Otome Games
Also: fan disc for Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~
― Aksys Games announced at its Anime Expo panel on Sunday that it will release Otomate's Bad Apple Wars, Period Cube ~Torikago no Amadeus~, and Collar × Malice games. In addition, Aksys Games will release a fan disc for Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ PlayStation Vita otome game in 2017. Aksys released the original game last fall. Idea Facto...
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, Dragon Quest Monsters Super Light Smartphone Games Begin Crossover Event
After posting a countdown timer on the official website for smartphone game Final Fantasy Brave Exvius, Square Enix revealed a collaboration between Final Fantasy Brave Exvius and another smartphone game, Dragon Quest Monsters Super Light. A short promotional clip for the crossover event is available in Japanese below. The collaborative event began on June 30, and will run until July 20 at 11:59 P...
Aksys Games to Release Voiced Ports for Zero Escape Games
Also: ports for XBlaze Lost: Memories, Aegis of Earth, Usagimaru
― Aksys Games announced at its Anime Expo panel on Sunday that it will release voiced versions of the first two Zero Escape games, 999: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors and Virtue's Last Reward, for unspecified platforms. The company also announced that it will release XBlaze Lost: Memories and Aegis of Earth on PC via Steam and Us...
Funimation Licenses Drifters, Show By Rock!! Short!! Anime
Also announces release details for Code Geass, Escaflowne
― Funimation Entertainment announced at its Anime Expo panel on Sunday that it has acquired the home video, video on demand, broadcast distribution, and streaming rights for the Drifters anime from NBCUniversal. In addition, the company announced that it will stream the Show By Rock!! Short!! spinoff series of anime shorts starting on Monday....
Live-Action Gintama Film Seeks Extras
Also: home page can't decide which style of logo to use
― The recently announced live-action Gintama film from director Yūichi Fukuda will be shooting in the Tokyo area from early July to early September. It has also put out a casting call for extras. There is no age or gender restriction (although minors are asked for parental permission to participate). Extras are also asked not to photograph or fi...
Kodomo no Jikan Kickstarter Meets Goal
Kickstarter funds English release of five omnibus volumes
― Digital Manga Inc.'s PeCChi imprint's Kickstarter campaign met its goal of US$157,000. As of press time the project has earned US$159,509 with two days remaining. The project seeks to publish Kaworu Watashiya's Kodomo no Jikan ~ A Child's Time manga in English. The 13-volume series will be published in five omnibus volumes, along with the ad...
Trickster Anime's 2nd Trailer Reveals Antagonist Voiced by Gackt
Gackt performs theme song, plays the Fiend With Twenty Faces
― The official website of the Trickster - Edogawa Rampo 'Shōnen Tantei-dan' Yori (Trickster - From Rampo Edogawa's "The Boy Detectives Club") television anime began streaming a second promotional video on Sunday. The video reveals that Gackt will perform the theme song "Kimi Dake no Boku de Iru Kara" and voice the main antagonist, the Fiend...
Viz Media Reveals Sailor Moon S Part 1 November Release, Bonus Extras (Updated With Video)
Viz Media announced at its Sailor Moon panel on Sunday that it will begin taking pre-orders for the Part 1 of Sailor Moon S soon, and that the Part 1 set will ship in November. The company additionally revealed the extras that will come with the various versions of the set. The limited edition DVD/Blu-ray Disc combo pack will come with a chipboard box with premium printing, a booklet, and a fille...
Assassination Classroom Food Truck To Sell Koro-Sensei Pancakes
The second season of the Assassination Classroom anime wrapped up this week, and, to celebrate, an Assassination Classroom-themed food truck will be serving up pancake renditions of everyone's favorite yellow tentacled teacher in Odaiba. This special "Koro-Kitchen" food truck appeared for the first time last year with an eye-catching yellow design complete with Koro-sensei's wide smile, shown belo...
Andrew Love Stars as Takeo in My Love Story! English Dub
Series debuts on DVD/Blu-ray on October 25
― Sentai Filmworks announced with a video at its Anime Expo panel on Saturday that Andrew Love will star as Takeo Goda in its English dub of My Love Story. Sentai Filmworks will release the series on Blu-ray and DVD on October 25 The series ran from April to September. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan. Viz Media is publishing Kazune Kawah...
Series Finale: Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto ‒ Episode 12
"It's been a wild ride, but the time has come to bid farewell to everyone's favorite teenage man-god."
New Blue Exorcist TV Anime's Returning Cast, New Staff, Plot, 2017 Premiere Revealed
Deadman Wonderland's Koichi Hatsumi to direct new series adapting manga's "Kyoto Impure King Arc"
― The August issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine revealed the main cast, staff, and plot information on Monday for the new Blue Exorcist television anime series. The new series, titled Ao no Exorcist: Kyoto Fujō Ō-hen (Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Impure King Arc), will debut in 2017. The returning cast includ...
Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ Sub.Blu-Ray Collection 2
The formerly comedic MSG ZZ takes an unexpectedly dark turn in its divisive second half. Lauren Orsini explores what went wrong for this unusual Gundam entry.
― In the first half of Mobile Suit Gundam ZZ, there were already signs that this comedy show was verging toward a major tonal shift. If the joking tone was already jarring after the grim events of its prequel, Mobile Suit Zeta Gundam, this show...
Attack on Titan Anime's 2nd Season Premieres in Spring 2017
Staff, cast, new visual also revealed
― The staff of the Attack on Titan franchise revealed at the "Shingeki Matsuri" event on Sunday that the anime's second season will premiere in spring 2017. The announcement also reveals a new visual (below) and the second season's staff and cast. The staff includes: Chief Director: Tetsuro Araki (director of first season) Director: Masashi Koizuka (storyboard, e...
Bandai Namco Ent. to Release Asterisk War PS Vita Game in English This Month
Game combining dating sim, combat mechanics with original story shipped in Japan in January
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America announced on Friday that it will release the Gakusen Toshi Asterisk: Hōka Kenran PlayStation Vita game in English under the title A.W: Phoenix Festa. The game will be available on July 26 on the PlayStation Network. Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia announced in November tha...
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Game's English Trailer Reveals Collector's Edition
Collector's edition includes 2 figures, soundtrack, bonus Blu-ray Disc, mini posters, artbook, more
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming an English-subtitled trailer on Friday for the Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game. The trailer is the English version of the game's third trailer that Bandai Namco Entertainment streamed in Japanese last mont...
Tomokazu Seki, Natsuki Hanae Join DAYS Soccer Anime's Cast
Crunchyroll streams series that premiered on Sunday
― The staff of the television anime of Tsuyoshi Yasuda's soccer manga DAYS announced on Saturday that Tomokazu Seki and Natsuki Hanae have joined the cast for the anime series. Tomokazu Seki as Kaoru Indo, the Sakuraki High School's captain Natsuki Hanae as Shuji Narukami, a genius dribbler at Sakuraki High School The manga centers on two boys who w...
Saturday, July 2
Twin Angel Gets New TV Anime, Smartphone Game
Anime to feature 2 new characters, cast to be revealed on October 2
― The 10th anniversary Niconico broadcast for the Kaitō Tenshi Twin Angel franchise announced on Friday that a new anime and an iOS and Android game are in the works. The staff plans to reveal the title and logo of the anime on June 24 and the cast on October 2. The anime's new characters, Meguru Amatsuki (left) and Sumire Kisaragi (...
Gundam 00 Voice Actress Ayumi Tsunematsu Announces Pregnancy
"I will continue working as long as I can"
― Voice actress Ayumi Tsunematsu (Princess Marina in Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Rurumu in Magi: Adventure of Sinbad, Maiya in Fate/Zero) announced on her blog on Friday that she is pregnant with a baby boy. Since my debut, I've played various mother roles (particularly in anime), and the time has finally come to be a mother myself. I am currently stable and pas...
Sword Art Online Movie's New Trailer Reveals Spring 2017 Opening
English-subtitled trailer posted
― Aniplex of America presented a new English-subtitled trailer and a new visual for Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale at Anime Expo on Saturday. The trailer reveals that the film will open in Japan next spring, and Aniplex confirmed that the movie will be released overseas. Aniplex describes the movie's story: In 2026, two years since the SAO incident, a new ...
Yuki Kajiura to Hold Sword Art Online-Themed Concert in Hollywood in January
Concert to be held at Dolby Theatre
― Aniplex of America announced at its "SAO Festival" event at Anime Expo on Saturday that musician and composer Yuki Kajiura will host a “Yuki Kajiura LIVE featuring SWORD ART ONLINE" concert in Hollywood on January 14. Space Craft and Aniplex of America are presenting the concert. The original version of the concert originally took place in Tokyo on March 31, and...
Yowamushi Pedal Crew Teaches Bicycle Safety in Public Service Campaign
Collaboration with Chiba Prefecture and its mascot, Chiba-kun
― Although Yowamushi Pedal fans will have to wait until January before the next season of the anime, Chiba Prefecture will provide an additional opportunity for them to see their favorite characters in the meantime — and learn bicycle safety tips in the process. The prefecture, which borders Tokyo on the east and is the main setting f...
Kodansha Comics Licenses Clockwork Planet Manga
No Game, No Life creator's original light novel has an anime in the works
― Kodansha Comics announced at its Anime Expo panel on Saturday that it has licensed Kuro's manga adaptation of Yuu Kamiya and Tsubaki Himana's Clockwork Planet novels. The action fantasy is set in a world that was destroyed and then entirely rebuilt with clockwork mechanism. A first-year high school boy named Naoto Miura unex...
Kodansha USA Adds Ichi-F, Fire Force Manga
Also: Attack on Titan Adventure interactive book
― Kodansha Comics announced at its Anime Expo panel on Saturday that it will release Kazuto Tatsuta's Ichi-F: A Worker's Graphic Memoir of the Fukushima Nuclear Power Plant (ICHIEFU: Fukushima Daiichi Genshiryoku Hatsudensho Rōdōki) and Soul Eater creator Atsushi Ohkubo's Fire Force (En En no Shōbōtai) manga. Kodansha will also release Attack on Titan...
Vertical Licenses Nisemonogatari Novels
1st volume slated for April 2017
― North American manga and novel publisher Vertical Comics announced at Anime Expo on Saturday that it has licensed NisiOisin and VOFAN's Nisemonogatari light novel series. The first of two novels is slated for April 2017. Kodansha published the light novels in Japan in 2008. The story is set in the early 21st century as a sequel to Bakemonogatari, and it centers aro...
Sakamoto Ryōma Travels to New York for MetLife Web Series
Daisuke Ono plays historical figure for insurance ad
― Historical figure Sakamoto Ryōma explores New York in the first episode of a web series called “Ryōma Meets MetLife,” sponsored by life insurance company MetLife. Sakamoto and MetLife are roughly the same age, since MetLife was founded about 150 years ago in New York and Sakamoto will have been born 150 years ago this year. In the series, Sakamo...
Clannad/Charlotte Writer Jun Maeda Recovers From Heart Condition
Maeda received treatment for idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy
― Visual Art's/Key writer and composer Jun Maeda posted on his Twitter account on Saturday that he has left the hospital. The 41-year-old was hospitalized in February. He also revealed that the name of his condition is idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy (unexplained enlargement and weakening of the heart's left ventricle). He commented: Th...
Sentai Filmworks Announces English Dub Plans for 7 Anime Titles
Sentai Filmworks announced at its Anime Expo panel on Saturday that it will offer English dubs for the following anime: Ushio & Tora GATE Food wars! Shokugeki no Soma Himouto! Umaru-chan Amagi Brilliant Park Monster Musume Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? The company has not yet announced release dates for the titles.
Battery's Takumi & Kou Could Say Your Nickname After Anime's Premiere
Fuji TV is offering fans of the light novel series Battery a chance to hear their own nickname spoken by Takumi (Kouki Uchiyama) and Kou (Tasuku Hatanaka), the story's protagonists. If they visit the official website now, they can enter a nickname up to ten characters long, or they can follow Battery's official Twitter account and tweet their nicknames. The deadline for applications is July 5; the...
Lament of the Lamb's Kei Toume to Launch New Manga Series in July
Teaser visual for new manga features schoolgirl holding guitar
― The August issue of Gentosha's Comic Birz magazine announced on Thursday that Kei Toume (Lament of the Lamb, Yesterday o Utatte) will launch a new manga series in the magazine's next issue on July 30. The magazine will reveal the manga's title alongside the launch. The September issue of Comic Birz will feature the manga on its cover, a...
Season Finale: Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress ‒ Episode 12
"Studio Wit must have absolutely killed themselves to complete this jaw-dropping season finale. It's a staggering aesthetic achievement for any fan of glorious spectacle."
Mamoru Oshii, Kenji Kamiyama, and Kenji Kawai Visit Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Film Set
In June, Mamoru Oshii, Kenji Kamiyama, and Kenji Kawai paid a visit to the set of the live-action Ghost in the Shell movie; they are the director of the first two Ghost in the Shell anime films, the director of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and its spin-off film, and the composer of the first two anime films respectively. They spoke with Rupert Sanders, the live-action film's director, a...
Food Wars! The Second Plate
"Fire up the grill - Food Wars! is back in top form."
One Piece Film Gold Adds Naoto Takenaka, Masakazu Mimura to Guest Cast
Film opens on July 23 on 743 screens with 2D, 3D, 4DX, MX4D screenings
― The staff of the One Piece Film Gold anime movie announced on Wednesday that actor Naoto Takenaka and comedian Masakazu Mimura are joining the film's guest cast. Takenaka will voice the characters Double Down and White Jack (pictured below). Double Down is a person who gets caught in the traps of Gran Tesoro, while White Jack is...
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ‒ Episode 14
"Between the Italian restaurant episode and and this manga artist episode, these one-off scenarios have been finding more interesting hooks."
Avengers: Zombies Assemble Manga to End on MangaBox in Next Chapter
Yūsaku Komiyama's series centers on Avengers team fighting zombie outbreak
― Yūsaku Komiyama's Avengers: Zombies Assemble manga's 23rd chapter revealed on the MangaBox app on June 22 that it will be ending in its next chapter. Avengers: Zombies Assemble is a Japan-exclusive manga, in which the Avengers team gets together to throw a surprise party for Tony Stark. Things take a turn for the worse, when...
Season Finale: Shōnen Maid ‒ Episode 12
"Despite everything it did right, the show rarely rose above “good” or “pleasant,” although that was probably what it was going for."
Guitar Wolf to Launch East Coast, Canada Tour in August, September
Rock band performed theme song for Ninja Slayer From Animation
― Sony Music Entertainment announced via a newsletter on June 28 that rock band Guitar Wolf will launch a tour titled "YOJYOUHAN STRIKES BACK TOUR 2016 - US/CAN East Coast - w/ Hans Condor (Nashville TN)" in the United States and Canada in August and September. The tour will see the band performing in 21 cities in the United States and Ca...
'New Gundam Series Product Unveiling' Event Scheduled for July 12
The official portal for the Gundam franchise reported on Friday that a "New Gundam Series Product Unveiling" will be streamed live on the Bandai Channel service on July 12 at 3:30 p.m. (2:30 a.m. EDT). Yūki Kuwahara and Sayaka Senbongi (pictured at right) will appear on a tentatively titled "New Gundam Series Product Unveiling: Sneak Special Program" beforehand on the Line Live service at 2:00 p.m...
Rozen Maiden Voice Actress Yumi Shimura Retires From Acting
Shimura played Kanaria in Rozen Maiden, Chisame Hasegawa in Negima!
― Voice actress Yumi Shimura announced on her blog on Thursday that she retired from acting as of June 30. She posted a farewell message to fans and members of the industry. Thankfully, my 14 years as an actress have been nothing but fun, and everyone at the office, all my seniors and juniors, and all the people involved with recordi...
MangaGamer Releases Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome, D.S. – Dal Segno – Visual Novels on Steam
Both games launch for all ages on Steam, for adults on MangaGamer site
― Video game localization and publishing company MangaGamer announced at its Anime Expo panel on Friday that it will release Kalmia8's Fashioning Little Miss Lonesome (Bocchi Musume x Produce Keikaku) and Circus' D.S. – Dal Segno – visual novels on Steam. The company will release all-ages versions of the games on Steam and uncut ...
Toonami Runs Mamoru Oshii, Production I.G's Micro-Series in 2017
Ghost in the Shell director, studio debuted Adult Swim commercial in March
― Toonami announced at its Anime Expo panel on Friday that it will run a five-part micro-series directed by Mamoru Oshii (Patlabor, Ghost in the Shell, Sky Crawlers) and produced by Production I.G (Ghost in the Shell, FLCL, Blood-C). Each part will be five minutes long, and the series will premiere in 2017. The Adult Swim net...
Seven Seas Adds Magical Girl Site, Species Domain, Plum Crazy, Dreamin' Sun Manga
Company to also release The Disappearance of Hatsune Miku light novel
― North American manga licensor Seven Seas Entertainment announced at Anime Expo on Friday that it has licensed the following manga: Kentarō Satō's Magical Girl Site, Shunsuke Noro's Species Domain, Natsumi Hoshino's Plum Crazy! Tales of A Tiger-Striped Cat, and Ichigo Takano's Dreamin' Sun. The company also announced it will rele...
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