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Japan's Animation TV Ranking, August 8-14
From up on Poppy Hill, One Piece Film Strong World, Aikatsu! movies air
― Studio Ghibli's From up on Poppy Hill aired on NTV on Friday, August 12 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 9.6% rating. One Piece Film Strong World aired on Fuji TV on Friday, August 12 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 5.3% rating. The Aikatsu!: Dai Star Miya Ichigo Matsuri film aired on TV Tokyo on Thursday, August 11 at 12:00 p.m. and earned...
Mars' Fuyumi Soryo Launches Marie Antoinette Series With Palace of Versailles' Supervision
Manga tells life story of Marie Antoinette, Louis XVI
― This year's 38th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine published the first chapter of a new history manga by Fuyumi Soryo (Mars, ES ) titled Marie Antoinette on Thursday. The manga will focus on the lives of the titular queen and her husband King Louis XVI. The Palace of Versailles in France is providing editorial supervision for the manga so tha...
Emi Nitta Joins Nazotokine Puzzle-Solving Anime Cast
October series also stars Natsuko Hara, Sora Tokui, more
― The official Twitter account for Nazotokine, a "puzzle-solving TV anime" (nazo-toki TV anime), announced on Thursday that Emi Nitta is joining the cast in an as-yet-unspecified role. The previously announced cast includes: Natsuko Hara as Tokine Amino Sora Tokui as Hacchin Eriko Matsui as Kyōka Mizukami Sarara Yashima as Yoshie Yamasumi Mikoi...
Funimation Previews Dubs for Escaflowne TV Series, Film in Videos
DVD/Blu-rays slated for October 18 after successful Kickstarter
― Funimation's official YouTube channel began streaming two trailers on Saturday for its new English dub of the The Vision of Escaflowne television series and film. Funimation will release a Blu-ray Disc collector's edition that will include both the television series and the film, and also release the film and both halves of the televis...
Pokémon Sun & Moon Game Trailer Introduces New Pokémon Turtonator
Fire-/Dragon-type Pokémon has unique move
― The official Pokémon Company International YouTube channel began streaming a reveal trailer for Turtonator, a new Fire- and Dragon-type Pokémon that will appear in the upcoming Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon games. The official website describes Turtonator: Because Turtonator lives on volcanoes, feeding on sulfur and other materials found near volcanic crater...
Fune wo Amu/The Great Passage Anime's 1st Trailer Streamed
Noitamina show about a publishing company working on a dictionary to premiere in October
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Shion Miura's The Great Passage (Fune wo Amu or lit. To Compile A Ship) novel began streaming the anime's first promotional video on Friday. The series follows the employees at the Genbu Shobō publishing company. Araki, who is a veteran editor for the ...
3rd Kizumonogatari Film Slated for January 6
Key visual revealed for final film in trilogy
― The official website for the the Kizumonogatari film trilogy announced on Friday that the third and final film, Kizumonogatari III: Reiketsu-hen (Cold blood), is slated for January 6, 2017. The staff also revealed the film's key visual, illustrated by character designer Akio Watanabe. The first film, Kizumonogatari Part 1: Tekketsu (Iron blood), opened ...
KanColle Anime Film's Trailer Reveals Cast, Staff, Theme Song Artist
Shiena Nishizawa performs theme song for film opening on November 26
― The official website for the Gekijō-ban KanColle (KanColle Movie Edition or Fleet Girls Collection Movie Sequence) anime film began streaming the film's trailer on Thursday. The trailer reveals the film's cast and staff, and previews Shiena Nishizawa's theme song "Kikan" (Return). The film's cast, listed without their affiliated r...
Takahiro Sakurai, Hiroshi Kamiya, Maaya Sakamoto Star in Fune wo Amu/The Great Passage Anime
Say "I love you."'s Toshimasa Kuroyanagi directs October series at ZEXCS
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Shion Miura's The Great Passage (Fune wo Amu or lit. To Compile A Ship) novel revealed the show's cast, staff, and key visual on Thursday. The show stars: Takahiro Sakurai as Mitsuya Majime. He's a salesman in the first sales department at the Genbu Shobō publishing c...
One Piece Film Gold's Earnings Surpass 4 Billion Yen
Film seen more than 3 million times; Sunday's episode of One Piece will have "film version" opening animation
― One Piece Film Gold has now earned 4,200,422,000 yen (about US$41.94 million) at the Japanese box office as of Wednesday, 26 days after it opened. Additionally, the film has been seen 3,138,154 times. To commemorate the film's success, the opening animation for the episode of One Piece that...
Funimation Streams English-Subtitled Trailer for 2nd Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin Film
Film covering 1st half of Makoto Shishio arc screens on September 12-14 in U.S.
― Funimation began streaming an English-subtitled teaser trailer on Tuesday for its release of Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno, the second film in the live-action film trilogy adaptation of Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga. The film covers the first half of the Makoto Shishio arc from the original manga. The compan...
Magical Girl Raising Project Anime's 1st Introduction Promo Video Previews Cast
Ayane Sakura, Yumi Uchiyama, Kurumi Mamiya join cast for series premiering on October 2
― The official website for the television anime of Asari Endō's Mahō Shōjo Ikusei Keikaku (Magical Girl Raising Project) "survival action" light novel series began streaming the show's first "introduction promo video" on Thursday. The video previews the main cast, and also reveals three additional cast members. (N...
Majestic Prince Anime Film Casts Sōma Saitō, Sora Amamiya, Tomokazu Sugita, More
Staff also revealed for film opening on November 4
― The official website for the tentatively titled Gekijōban Ginga Kikōtai Majestic Prince (Ginga Kikōtai Majestic Prince The Movie) film announced five new characters and their respective voice actors on Thursday. Sōma Saitō as Sei Yuzuriha, Team Forn's Control who likes to talk a lot. Tsubasa Yonaga as Chris Solferino, Team Forn's Boost who loves sp...
Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryū to Odoru: Dances with the Dragons Light Novels Get Anime
Fantasy series centers on 2 bounty hunters who fight using powers that change laws of physics
― The wraparound jacket band on Labo Asai's 18th Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryū to Odoru: Dances with the Dragons (lit: Even So, Sinners Dance with Dragons: Dances with the Dragons) light novel volume announced on Thursday that an anime adaptation is in the works. The story revolves around "jushiki" (lit. spell equ...
Bleach Manga Gets Live-Action Film in 2018 Starring Sōta Fukushi
Live-action Gantz film's Shinsuke Sato directs film
― This year's 38th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing on Monday that Tite Kubo's Bleach manga is getting a live-action film adaptation that will open in Japan in 2018. Sōta Fukushi (live-action Toshokan Sensō/Library Wars' Hikaru Tezuka, live-action Strobe Edge's Ren Ichinose, live-action Kami-sama no Iu Toori's Shun Takaha...
New Cyborg 009 CG Trilogy Casts Keisuke Koumoto, Risa Taneda, Takuya Satō
Misato Fukuen, Satoshi Hino, Kenji Nomura, Mitsuaki Madono, Setsuji Satoh, Haruki Ishiya also star
― The official website for Cyborg 009 Call of Justice, the new three-part CG anime project based on Shotaro Ishinomori's classic science-fiction hero manga Cyborg 009, announced the cast of the nine cyborgs on Thursday. (From left to right) Keisuke Koumoto as 009/Joe Shimamura Risa Taneda as 003/Françoi...
Singer Eir Aoi Goes on Hiatus Due to Poor Health
Cancels August & January performances at Bangkok, Tokyo, Saitama, Osaka
― The official website for singer Eir Aoi announced on Thursday that due to her repeated bouts of poor health, she is going on hiatus for the time being. As a result of discussions between Aoi and her staff, they decided that rest is required, and therefore have cancelled the following planned appearances: Friday, August 19: AFA ...
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 8-14
Attack on Titan, Dungeon Meshi, Boruto, Prison School in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Attack on Titan 20 917,057 918,357 2016/08 Kodansha Hajime Isayama 1 1 2 Dungeon Meshi 3 242,593 242,593 2016/08 Kadokawa Ryōko Kui 2 1 3 Boruto -Naruto Next Generations- 1 110,323 293,736 2016/08 Shueisha Story: Ukyō Kodachi, Ori...
NieR: Automata Game Gets PC Release via Steam
Also: 2 versions of the game's theme song streamed
― Square Enix announced at Gamescom 2016 on Wednesday that it will release NieR: Automata for the PC via Steam. Both the PC release and the previously announced PlayStation 4 release are slated for early 2017. Square Enix also streamed two versions of the game's theme song, performed by J'Nique Nicole and Emi Evans, respectively. J'Nique Nicole Versi...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, August 8-14
New Ratchet & Clank game debuts in Japan
― Japan's Game Ranking: August 8-14 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 13DS Yo-Kai Watch 3 Sushi/Tempura Level 5 July 16 92,833 1,058,036 23DS Dragon Ball Fusions (Including Bundled Editions) Bandai Namco Entertainment August 4 31,801 109,310 3PS4 Ratchet & Clank (Including Limited Editions) Sony Interactive En...
Resident Evil 7 Game's Trailer Reveals 'Found Footage' Segment
PS4/Xbox One/PC game will launch on January 24, 2017
― Capcom unveiled a new trailer for its upcoming Resident Evil 7 biohazard game at Gamescom 2016 in Germany on Thursday. The trailer is a "found footage videotape segment" that will appear in the final game. The young woman in the segment will not be the player character in the main game. The game will launch for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on ...
Urara Meirochō Anime About Divining Girls to Premiere Winter 2017
The October issue of Manga Time Kirara Miracle announced on Monday that the anime adaptation of Harikamo's Urara Meirocho manga will premiere in winter 2017 on TBS and BS-TBS. TBS opened an official website for the anime. The story is set in Meiro-chō, a town where all-female diviners (uranaishi) live and where girls from all over the country yearn to become the top diviner — "Urara." Today, a sol...
Tekken 7 Adds Lee Chaolan/Violet to Roster
Also: more story mode details revealed
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced at Gamescom 2016 on Wednesday that Lee Chaolan and Violet are joining the roster of its Tekken 7 fighting game. Lee is returning from the original Tekken game, and Violet is Lee's alter ego. Players will follow the story from the Mishima clan's point-of-view, but the game will also include story arcs focusing on other fight...
Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live Virtual Reality App Heads West in October
App to launch after PlayStation VR headset
― Sega announced on Wednesday that it will release the Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live app for PlayStation VR in North America and Europe. The game will be available on October 14 via the PlayStation Network. Sega previously submitted the game to German and Australian rating boards. In Japan, Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live will be available on October 13 as a lau...
Dark Souls III Will Have 'Major Announcement' on August 24
The official Twitter account for Bandai Namco Entertainment's Dark Souls game series announced on Wednesday that Dark Souls III will have a "major announcement" on August 24. Dark Souls III launched in North America and Europe for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on April 12. The game set Bandai Namco Entertainment's record for most successful day-one sales, and Bandai Namco Entertainment America's...
Konami Unveils Metal Gear Survive PS4/Xbox One/PC Game With Trailer
4-player co-op is 1st Metal Gear console game since Kojima's departure
― Konami announced on Wednesday that it is developing a four-player stealth co-op game titled Metal Gear Survive. The game is slated for 2017 on PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Video game news source IGN streamed the game's trailer: The game's story is set after Metal Gear Solid V: Ground Zeroes, and follows members of Militaires...
Power Rangers Film Shares New Image of Rita Repulsa
Elizabeth Banks plays villain in film slated for March 2017
― The official Instagram account for the new Power Rangers film posted a new image of Elizabeth Banks as Rita Repulsa on Monday. A photo posted by Power Rangers (@powerrangersmovie) on Aug 15, 2016 at 6:00pm PDT People magazine shared the first image of Rita Repulsa in April. Lionsgate describes the new Power Rangers film: Saban's Power Rang...
Eri Kitamura Stars in 'Miss Bernard said.' Bookworm Gag TV Anime in October
Ojisan to Marshmallow's Hisayoshi Hirasawa directs anime at Creators in Pack
― The official website for the television anime of Yūki Shikawa's Miss Bernard said. (Bernard-jō Iwaku.) manga opened on Wednesday and revealed the cast, staff, October television premiere, and key visual. Eri Kitamura will star as the title character Sawako "Miss Bernard" Machida. Mikako Komatsu will play the diehard sci-fi...
Princess Gold Shōjo Magazine Will Now Ship Every Other Month
Magazine will still publish 2 months' worth of manga content in every issue
― The October issue of Akita Shoten's Princess Gold Magazine (cover shown right) announced on Tuesday that beginning with the current issue, it will ship every other month, instead of every month. It will ship on the 16th of every even-numbered month. In addition, Akita Shoten's website for the magazine will feature last mont...
Popin Q Anime Film Gets 2 Manga in September, October
Yūki Harami, Chihiro Komori to launch separate manga series based on January film
― The latest issues of Shogakukan's Pucchigumi and Ciao magazines announced over the past two weeks that both magazines will begin serializing manga based on Toei Animation's upcoming original anime film Popin Q. Yūki Harami will launch the Toki no Tani manga in Pucchigumi on September 15, while Chihiro Komori will laun...
Mustard Chocolate Manga Gets Live-Action Film With Former NMB48 Idol Nana Yamada
2017 film about socially awkward art student
― A live-action film adaptation of Tomoko Fuyukawa's Mustard Chocolate manga has been green-lit. The film will open in Japan in early 2017. The manga centers on socially awkward third-year high school student Rinko Tsugumi, who goes to a prep school for arts. The story also focuses on Rinko's prep school teacher Yaguchi, as well as Asano, a boy who shares ...
Naruto's Masashi Kishimoto: May Announce Next Project This Year
Manga creator reported last October that he is planning science-fiction manga
― In an interview that is appearing in this year's second issue of Shueisha's Jump GIGA (formerly Shōnen Jump NEXT!!) magazine on Saturday, manga creator Masashi Kishimoto confirmed that he is already planning his next project, and that he has already done research for it. He said in the interview that he thinks he can anno...
Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun Manga Goes on 2-Month Hiatus
Manga resumes in Grand Jump's 23rd issue on November 2
― This year's 18th issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine announced on Wednesday that Yoichi Takahashi is putting his Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun soccer manga on hiatus. The manga will resume in the magazine's 23rd issue, which Shueisha will publish on November 2. Rising Sun revolves around Tsubasa as he aims to participate in the Olympics as a ...
Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse 3DS Game's Trailer Shows Combat Strategies
Game out in N. America on September 20
― Atlus USA began streaming a trailer for its Shin Megami Tensei IV: Apocalypse (Shin Megami Tensei IV: Final) Nintendo 3DS game on Tuesday. The trailer shows strategies for combat in the game. Atlus USA will release the 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 b...
Gundam Build Fighters Try Island Wars to Stream With English Subtitles on August 21
The Gundam.info portal site announced on Monday that the site will begin streaming Gundam Build Fighters Try Island Wars, the television anime special for the Gundam Build Fighters Try anime series, on August 21 for a limited time. The stream will be English-subtitled. The special will also premiere in Japan on TV Tokyo on August 21. Gundam.info describes the anime: The Try Fighters team have been...
Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II Game Slated for September 6 in N. America
North American video game publisher XSEED Games announced on Tuesday that it will release Nihon Falcom's The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel II (Eiyū Densetsu: Sen no Kiseki II) PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 3 game in North America on September 6. The game was already slated for this fall. NIS America is publishing the game in Europe, and still has the game slated for fall in that region...
Guardians of the Galaxy, Gravity Falls Writers in Talks for Live-Action Pokémon Film
Legendary Entertainment to start production in 2017, will feature Detective Pikachu character
― Entertainment news source Variety reported on Tuesday that screenwriters Alex Hirsch and Nicole Perlman are in negotiations with Legendary Entertainment to write its planned live-action Pokémon film. Alex Hirsch created Disney's recently concluded Gravity Falls animated series, and has worked as a storyboa...
'Kimi to Kiri no Labyrinth' Trademark Registered Under Square Enix
A trademark for "Kimi to Kiri no Labyrinth" (You and the Labyrinth of Fog) was filed under Square Enix on August 1 and made public on Tuesday. Square Enix developer Tokyo RPG Factory released a game titled Ikenie to Yuki no Setsuna (I Am Setsuna in the west) in North America and Europe on July 19 and in Japan on February 18 for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. Square Enix describes the game as ...
Macross Delta's 1st Walküre Album Earns Gold Disc Certification
Album ships more than 100,000 copies
― Walküre Attack!, the debut album of the Macross Delta anime's in-story idol unit Walküre, has shipped more than 100,000 copies, earning the album a gold disc certification from the Recording Industry Association of Japan. The album shipped on July 6 and sold 77,527 copies for the week of July 4-10, ranking #2 on the Oricon Album charts for that week. The album f...
World of Final Fantasy Game Adds Terra, Bartz, Boko
Yukari Fukui, Soichiro Hoshi, Kana Hanazawa cast in PS4/Vita game
― Kadokawa's Weekly Famitsu Magazine is reporting on Thursday that Square Enix's World of Final Fantasy PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game is adding three characters from the Final Fantasy series: Bartz and Boko from Final Fantasy V and Terra from Final Fantasy VI. The game casts Yukari Fukui as Terra, Soichiro Hoshi as Bartz, and...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 14-20
Blood Blockade Battlefront, Charlotte, Punch Line, Sailor Moon Crystal, Trinity Seven anime; That Wolf-Boy Is Mine! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Assassination Classroom Season 1 Part 2 BD/DVDPlease Funimation Entertainment US$64.98 August 16 Blood Blockade Battlefront Season 1 Part 2 BD/DVD Limited EditionCite Funimation Entertainment US$84.98 August 16 Bloo...
Otomate, Marvelous, Kadokawa Collaborate On Sengoku Night Blood Smartphone Game
6 artists design fantasy versions of historical figures; game slated for 2017
― Marvelous, Kadokawa, and Idea Factory's Otomate otome game brand announced at Otomate Party 2016 this past weekend that they are collaborating on a new romantic fantasy game project titled Sengoku Night Blood. The game is slated for release on iOS and Android in 2017. The game centers around different warlords from Japan'...
Attack on Titan Game Trailer Confirms Its Story Goes Beyond 1st Anime Season
Also: Koei Tecmo streams demo gameplay video focusing on Mikasa
― Koei Tecmo America began streaming a launch trailer for its Attack on Titan game on Tuesday. The trailer confirms that the game's story will extend past the events of the television anime. The main game is set during the Battle of Trost, but players will be able to battle the Armored Titan and the Beast Titan in extra missions within t...
53 Minutes of Final Fantasy XV Gameplay Streamed
Game slated for November 29 after a delay
― Square Enix began streaming 53 minutes of gameplay from its Final Fantasy XV PlayStation 4 and Xbox One game on Wednesday. The video features English text and dialogue. The game is slated for release on November 29 after a delay. The game will have a Deluxe Edition, which will come with a steelbook case, a copy of the Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV film, and...
Persona 5 Game's Ad Highlights Yūsuke Kitagawa
Tomokazu Sugita voices art student in PS4/PS3 game slated for September 15 in Japan, February 14 in Americas
― Atlus began streaming a television commercial for its upcoming Persona 5 PlayStation 4 game on Tuesday. The video centers on Yūsuke Kitagawa, the art honors student voiced by Tomokazu Sugita. Atlus previously streamed a video showing the protagonist spending time with Futaba at the movie the...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, August 8-14
2016 Doraemon film sells 4,285, followed by 2nd Yo-kai Watch film, 2nd Meiji Tokyo Renka film, Totoro, Mr. Osomatsu
― The Standard Edition DVD for the live-action film of Ayumi Ishii's Nobunaga Concerto manga sold 648 more copies for a new total of 7,998. In its fourth week on the overall DVD chart, it dropped from #28 to #29. Kamen Rider #1 sold 516 more copies for a new total of 2,304. It dropped f...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, August 8-14
2026 Doraemon film sells 1,848, followed by last Persona 3 film, Haruka Tomatsu, Kizumonogatari, Gundam: Thunderbolt
― Haruka Tomatsu Music Clips step 1 sold 1,275 copies to rank #12 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 - Doraemon Shin Nobita no Nihon Tanjō 1,848 1,848 16/8/10 SGK Animation ...
'Idol Death Game TV' PS Vita Game's Promo Reveals Characters
Idols participate in deadly game to be part of idol group in October 20 game
― D3 Publisher began streaming a promotional video for Idol Death Game TV, its new PlayStation Vita game. The video introduces the game's cast and the death game concept. The game is slated for October 20 in Japan, and the game will also be compatible with the PlayStation TV. The story focuses on the "Dream of Dream" or D.o....
Sega Renews Virtua Fighter 3D Fighting Game Tradermark
Sega renewed its trademark on Virtua Fighter, its 3D fighting game franchise, on July 4. Sega released the first installment in its long-running Virtua Fighter series in arcades in 1993. The series is notable for its three-button punch/kick/block control system. Sega released five main installments in the series. Sega released the latest main installment, Virtua Fighter 5, in arcades in 2006. It r...
2nd Bakuon!! Original Anime DVD Casts Sumire Uesaka
Uesaka plays Hikari Hayakawa in 2nd OAD debuting December 20 with 9th manga volume
― The official website for the television anime of Mimana Orimoto's Bakuon!! manga revealed on Tuesday that Sumire Uesaka will play the character Hikari Hayakawa (seen below) in the second original anime DVD (OAD) bundled with the manga's ninth compiled book volume. The ninth volume is slated for December 20. It will c...
Shin Godzilla Earns 3.3 Billion Yen to Surpass 2014 Godzilla's Japanese Box Office Total
Shin Godzilla has sold 2.3 million tickets in Japan
― As of Sunday, the new Shin Godzilla film has earned 3,382,975,500 yen (about US$33.68 million). The film has surpassed the 3.2-billion-yen (about US$31.17-million) Japanese box office gross of Legendary Pictures' 2014 Godzilla film. The newer film (known as Godzilla: Resurgence in Southeast Asia and other distribution territories) has sold a total...
Shin Godzilla Falls to #2 in 3rd Weekend, One Piece Film Gold to #4
Aikatsu Stars! film opens at #11, Kamen Rider/Super Sentai films fall to #8, Pokemon to #9
― The Shin Godzilla film fell to #2 in its third week in the Japanese box office, after holding the #1 rank for two straight weeks. The Secret Life of Pets, which opened in Japan last Thursday, took its place at #1. As of August 9, Shin Godzilla had earned a total of 2.1 billion yen (about US$20.51 million). Th...
The Seven Deadly Sins -Signs of Holy War- TV Special's Ad Previews Diane & King's Romance
TV special premieres August 28, airs for 4 weeks
― The official website for the television anime of Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins manga began streaming a 30-second television commercial on Monday for Nanatsu no Taizai -Seisen no Shirushi- (The Seven Deadly Sins -Signs of Holy War-), the four-episode television anime special. The video previews part of the story, showing the romance between Di...
New Strike the Blood Video Anime's Promo Video Reveals Title, New Cast, Staff
Strike the Blood II casts Nao Tōyama, Yukiyo Fujii, 1st 2 episodes slated for November 23
― Warner Bros Japan began streaming a promotional video for the new original video anime (OVA) series adaptation of Gakuto Mikumo's Strike the Blood light novels on Monday. The video reveals the OVA series' title as Strike the Blood II (Strike the Blood Second), and reveals the anime's cast and staff. Most of th...
Live-Action HaruChika Film Reveals Additional Cast, March 4 Premiere Date
Visuals of idol Kanna Hashimoto as Chika revealed
― The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Sei Hatsuno's HaruChika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru "concert band youth mystery" novel series announced on Sunday that the film will open on March 4, 2017 in Japan. The website also posted images of Rev. from DVL idol group member Kanna Hashimoto in character as Chika with her flute. B...
Otomate Party Details 9 Upcoming Otome Games
Several new projects, fan disks announced from Idea Factory's brand for female players
― Idea Factory's Otomate brand of games for female players shared details and trailers for nine upcoming visual novel titles at its Otomate Party 2016 event on Saturday and Sunday. These titles include the Osomatsu-san The Game Hachamecha Shūshoku Advice: Dead or Work (Mr. Osomatsu The Game Nonsense Employment Advi...
Persona 5 Gameplay Video Show's Highlights Bonding Time With Futaba
Video shows a trip to the movie theater
― Atlus' official Youtube channel streamed a new video on Saturday for its upcoming Persona 5 PlayStation 4 game on Monday, showing the protagonist spending time with Futaba at the movie theater. In the video, the protagonist and Futaba go see a cult film The protagonist gains more of an interest in science, and so raises his knowledge stat. After the movie, Fu...
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV's 1st 12 Minutes Streamed
Japanese Blu-ray release delayed after game's delay
― Video game news website IGN began streaming the first 12 minutes of Square Enix's feature-length CG film Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV on Monday. The film will open in select theaters in North America on August 19, followed by a digital release on August 30 through various streaming and digital download outlets. The film will be available on PlayS...
The Ancient Magus' Bride Anime's Part II Slated for February 4
The second part of Mahō Tsukai no Yome: Hoshi Matsu Hito (The Ancient Magus' Bride - The Man Who Waits for Stars), the three-part anime project based on Kore Yamazaki's manga The Ancient Magus' Bride (Mahō Tsukai no Yome), will open in Japanese theaters on February 4, 2017. The second part will then ship in a special edition bundle with the original manga's seventh volume on March 10. The first pa...
Mekakucity Actors/Kagerou Daze Gets More Anime
"Mekakucity Reload" announced during Niconico program
― The four-part Niconico streaming program "Seek at Mekakucity," which began on August 7 and featured Kagerou Project characters, ended on Tuesday with an announcement that the franchise will get "more anime." The end of the video reveals a tentative title for a new anime: "Mekakucity Reload." The video did not specify that the new anime would be ...
Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Teito Genwaku Kitan Game Gets Anime, Sequel
Romance adventure game sequel for female players reunites staff, cast
― Idea Factory's Otomate brand of otome games for female players announced during its Otomate Party event this past weekend that its Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Teito Genwaku Kitan game is inspiring both an anime adaptation and a sequel game. Like the first game, the tentatively titled Nil Admirari no Tenbin: Teito Genwaku Kitan Zokuhe...
Full Metal Panic! Teases "Important Announcement" With Voice Cast
The schedule for Fantasia Bunko Daikanshasai 2016 (Fantasia Bunko Big Thanksgiving 2016), an October 22 event for Fujimi Shobo's Fantasia Bunko imprint, teases an "important announcement" for the event's Full Metal Panic! Special Stage session. The schedule for the event's main stage lists voice actor Tomokazu Seki (Sōsuke Sagara), voice actress Satsuki Yukino (Kaname Chidori), voice actress Yukan...
Inside Mari Manga by Flowers of Evil's Shūzō Oshimi Ends in September
Manga launched in 2012; Crunchyroll publishes chapters as they are released in Japan
― This year's 17th issue of Futabasha's Manga Action magazine announced on Tuesday that Shūzō Oshimi is ending his Inside Mari (Boku wa Mari no Naka) manga in the magazine's next issue, which Futabasha is publishing on September 6. The final chapter will have a color opening page. The manga follows an "angel-like" be...
Sekai Project to Release This World Unknown, Connie Amarance Visual Novels
Sekai Project announced at its panel at AnimeFest 2016 on Sunday that it will release Western visual novel developer Ebi-Hime's This World Unknown, and Korean visual novel developer April Arts' Connie Amarance. Connie Amarance will arrive on Steam in 2017. This World Unknown is currently on Steam Greenlight. Sekai Project describes This World Unknown: Peace is scarce in the country of Aslande, whi...
Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X HD Game's Video Features Medley Song
Medley track in August 30 game includes songs by Treow, Tripshots, Hachioji-P
― The SEGA feat. Hatsune MIKU Project YouTube channel began streaming a gameplay video for the Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA X HD game on Friday. The video features a track titled "Beauty Medley ~Glossy Mixture~" arranged by Treow (ELECTROCUTICA), which consists of a medley of "Dependence Intension" by Treow, "Sweet Devil" by ...
Monster Hunter Stories Game's 4th Promo Video Previews Riding Gameplay
Gameplay introduction video, monster profile videos also posted for October 8 3DS game
― Capcom's official website for the Monster Hunter Stories role-playing game for the Nintendo 3DS began streaming the game's fourth promotional video last week. The video previews the game's story and riding gameplay. Capcom streamed a video of comedian Satoshi Inoue playing the game alongside Monster Hunter series...
Sailor Moon -Amour Eternal- Musical's Ad Shows Footage of Cast in Costume
Musical to premiere in October in Japan with new Inner Guardian cast members
― The official website for Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon -Amour Eternal-, the fourth 20th-anniversary stage musical of Naoko Takeuchi's Sailor Moon manga, began streaming a 15-second commercial for the musical on Monday. The video features footage of the cast in costume. The five Inner Guardians are new cast members: Kaede as M...
Live-Action Kyō no Kira-kun Film's Teaser Shows Curtain Kiss Scene
Film based on Rin Mikimoto's shōjo manga opens February 25
― The official website of the live-action film adaptation of Rin Mikimoto's shōjo manga series Kyō no Kira-kun (Today's Kira-kun) began streaming a teaser trailer for the film last Friday. The video previews the film's story and shows a scene of Kira kissing Nino behind a curtain. Taishi Nakagawa (left in picture right) and Marie Iitoyo (righ...
GANTZ:O Film Gets 4D Screenings in Japan
The official website of Gantz:O, the upcoming "full 3D CG" anime film based on Hiroya Oku's Gantz manga, revealed on Monday that the film will get 4DX and MX4D screenings alongside its conventional screenings. With the 4DX or MX4D systems, certain theaters have motion seats that move in sync with certain action sequences onscreen. Similarly, effects such as scents, wind, and mist will operate in a...
3rd Digimon Adventure tri. Anime Film Previewed in Music Video
Film featuring Knife of Day's ending theme opens in Japan on September 24
― TOEI Animation's official YouTube channel streamed a promotional video on Thursday for Digimon Adventure tri. Kokuhaku (Confession), the third movie in the Digimon Adventure tri. anime film series. The video features Knife of Day's ending theme song "Boku ni Totte" (For Me). The video mainly features clips from the anime that...
Takehito Koyasu Joins 4th Mysterious Joker Anime Season as Dr. Neo
4th season based on Hideyasu Takahashi's manga premiers on October 3
― The official website for the Mysterious Joker franchise announced on Friday that Takehito Koyasu (Soul Eater's Excalibur, Hellsing's Luke Valentine) will be voicing Dr. Neo (pictured below), a new character in the show's fourth season. Dr. Neo is a mad scientist who is researching perpetual youth and immortality, and he covet's Ph...
Final Fantasy XV Game Delayed to November 29
Director explains delay is to create new Master Version so game won't need day-one patch
― The official YouTube channel for Square Enix's Final Fantasy XV PlayStation 4 and Xbox One game posted a video message on Monday from director Hajime Tabata announcing that Square Enix is delaying the game from September 30 to November 29. (Note: the video below has an English-subtitle option.) Tabata mentioned...
Comic Market 90 Attracts 530,000 Attendees Across 3 Days
The Comic Market 90 (Comiket 90) event in Tokyo drew approximately 210,000 attendees on its third day on August 14 for a total of 530,000 attendees over three days. Total attendance was down from last summer's Comiket, which had 550,000 total attendees, but up from last winter's Comiket, which attracted 520,000 attendees. Comiket 88 attracted 210,000 attendees on the third day last summer, the sam...
Persona 5 Game's New Videos Highlight Mini-game, Tool Making
Trailers reveal new way to earn stat-increase points
― Atlus' official Youtube channel streamed two new videos on Saturday for its upcoming Persona 5 PlayStation 4 game, highlighting an in-game mini-game and the tool making process. The first video features the protagonist playing "Star Forneus," a retro-styled mini-game that focuses on button pushing speed. Successfully clearing a stage will result ...
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Game's Video Shows Temple of Time
Game slated for release for Nintendo NX, Wii U in 2017
― Nintendo began streaming a new video on Sunday for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the newest installment in its The Legend of Zelda game series. The video tours the The Temple of Time location in the game. The game is slated for release in 2017. Nintendo revealed the game was in development in 2013, and revealed the game's first gamep...
Power Rangers Ninja Steel Show's Main Cast Revealed
Will Shewfelt, Chrystiane Lopes, Chantz Simpson, Zoe Robins, Peter Sudarso cast
― Saban Brands revealed the cast of Power Rangers Ninja Steel, the 24th season of the Power Rangers franchise, at its Power Morphicon 5 panel on August 8. The cast includes: Will Shewfelt as Red Ranger Chrystiane Lopes as Pink Ranger Chantz Simpson as Yellow Ranger Zoe Robins as White Ranger Peter Sudarso as Blue Ranger P...
Shouta Aoi Performs New Opening Theme For Future Card Buddyfight Triple D Anime
New theme by voice of Gaito Kurouzu premieres in October
― Voice actor and singer Shouta Aoi announced on his blog on Sunday that he will perform the new opening theme song "DDD" for the Future Card Buddyfight Triple D anime. The new theme song will premiere in the show in October. The song's single, which is Aoi's seventh single, will ship on October 19. Aoi voices Gaito Kurouzu in the series. Aoi p...
Free! Series' New Screen Project's Announcement Video Streamed
Event with High Speed! -Free Starting Days- cast to take place on March 19
― Kyoto Animation began streaming a promotional video on Sunday for the Blu-ray Disc and DVD home video release of its High Speed! -Free Starting Days- film. The video features the announcement of the Free! franchise's "new screen project." The announcement did not indicate the new project's medium or format. In addition, the ...
Idea Factory's Mr. Osomatsu Game Reveals Title, 2017 Release in Video
Otome game brand Otomate develops Osomatsu-san The Game Hachamecha Shūshoku Advice: Dead or Work
― Idea Factory's Otomate brand — which develops otome romance simulation games intended for female players — announced during its Otomate Party event last weekend that the title of its planned game based on the Mr. Osomatsu (Osomatsu-san) anime is titled Osomatsu-san The Game Hachamecha Shūshoku Advice: D...
Handa-kun Anime Casts Kenichi Suzumura, Daisuke Hirakawa, Shouta Aoi, Toshiki Masuda
Funimation currently streams series with subtitles, English broadcast dub
― The official website for the television anime of Satsuki Yoshino's Handa-kun manga revealed additional cast for the show last Friday. The cast includes: Kenichi Suzumura as Asahi Ichimiya Daisuke Hirakawa as Sōichi Nagamasa Shouta Aoi as Sōsuke Kojika Toshiki Masuda as Tsukasa Komichi The anime premiered on TBS and CBC on Jul...
Free!! Swim Club Story Gets New Screen Project
Medium or format not revealed for new project
― The event commemorating the Blu-ray and DVD release of the High Speed! -Free Starting Days- film announced a "new screen project" is in the works for the Free! franchise. The announcement did not indicate the new project's medium or format. 「映画 ハイ☆スピード!-Free! Starting Days-」BD&DVD発売記念舞台挨拶、本会場&LV会場にお越し頂きました皆様、ありがとうございました!Free!シリーズ映像企画進行中です! #ハイスピ #ハイスピLV...
Tiger Mask - Shadow of Justice Manga Will End Next Month
Reimagining of classic character premiered in October; new anime in the works
― This year's ninth issue of Young Magazine the 3rd revealed on August 6 that the Tiger Mask - Shadow of Justice manga will end in the next issue on September 6. Yu-Ko Osada began the manga based on Ikki Kajiwara and Naoki Tsuji's original story in October 2015. The story takes place in a not so far off future where a myste...
Touhou Gensou Rondo: Bullet Ballet English Trailer Streamed
Results of May's character poll revealed
― NIS America's official YouTube channel streamed a new trailer for the Touhou Gensou Rondo: Bullet Ballet game on August 5. The trailer revealed the results of the character poll that NISA conducted in May. Players were given the option to vote on which character they'd most like to see added to the roster. The new trailer announced that Flandre won the poll,...
How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Manga Ends, Girls Side Sequel Starts in September
Manga adaptation of light novels launched in 2013; Yen Press publishes manga in N. America
― The September issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Dragon Age magazine published the final chapter of Takeshi Moriki's manga adaptation of Fumiaki Maruto and Kurehito Misaki's How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend light novel on Tuesday. Moriki will launch a sequel manga titled Saenai Heroine no Sodate-kata Girls Side in t...
Demon Gaze II Game's 2nd Trailer Previews Maria Naganawa's Song
Dungeon RPG ships in Japan for PS Vita on October 13
― Kadokawa Games began streaming the second trailer video on Saturday for its Demon Gaze II sequel game for the PlayStation Vita. The video features the song, "Magnastalica Yabu" by Maria Naganawa, the voice actress for Sentauru. The game will ship in Japan on October 13, and will retail for 6,300 yen (about US$59). Kadokawa Games is co-developing ...
Heybot! Children's Gag Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, September 18 Premiere
Fairy Tail's Shinji Ishihira directs; Shiori Izawa, Nao Tamura star in Bandai's new series
― Bandai's official website for its Heybot! television anime series intended for elementary school-aged children revealed the show's main cast, staff, premiere date, and key visual on Friday. The anime will premiere on September 18 on the TV Asahi network of channels, and will air on Sundays at 7:00 a.m. The an...
Tiger & Bunny, Trinity Seven Creators Collaborate on Demental Man Novel Project
Novel 0 in "mental dive action" story ships on September 15
― Kadokawa launched a website on Friday to announce that Keiichi Satou (Tiger & Bunny, Asura, Karas, Rage of Bahamut: Genesis, GANTZ:O director) and Kenji Saito (Trinity Seven - The Seven Magicians manga creator, 101 no Hyakumonogatari light novel author) are collaborating on a new novel project titled Demental Man. The "Novel 0" in the proj...
Girlish Number Anime's Promo Video Reveals Staff, October 6 Premiere
Kenyuu Horiuchi joins cast for series about idol voice actresses
― The official website for the television anime of Wataru Watari and QP:flapper's Girlish Number novel project began streaming a promotional video for the series on Saturday. The video reveals the show's October 6 premiere date. The anime will premiere on TBS on October 6 at 2:28 a.m., and will then premiere on BS-TBS on October 8 and S...
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