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PaRappa the Rapper Gets New TV Anime Shorts
PJ Berri no Mogu Mogu Munya Munya starring PJ Berri previewed on August 18
― Fuji TV announced on Friday that it will air a new series of anime shorts based on the PaRappa the Rapper video game franchise. The new anime is titled PJ Berri no Mogu Mogu Munya Munya, and it will center on the PJ Berri character. A pilot episode will premiere on the late-night variety program #Hi Poul on August 18, before...
TBS Develops Original TV Anime With Amagami & KimiKiss's Kisai Takayama
Takyama designed characters for KimiKiss, Amagami
― TBS launched a website on Friday to reveal that it is planning a new original television anime project with artist Kisai Takayama. Takayama is a character designer who has worked on Enterbrain's visual novels, such as True Love Story Summer Days, and yet..., KimiKiss, and Amagami. True Love Story Summer Days, and yet... received a three-episode orig...
Hobby Japan's The 7 Deadly Sins Multimedia Project Gets TV Anime
Queen's Blade's Kinji Yoshimoto directing anime at TNK, Artland
― Hobby Japan opened a website for the anime adaptation of its The 7 Deadly Sins (Nanatsu no Taizai, not to be confused with the similarly named manga by Nakaba Suzuki) multimedia project on Friday. The site is streaming a promotional video for the anime, which reveals it will be a television anime titled sin Nanatsu no Taizai. Kinji Yos...
Sound! Euphonium 2 Anime's 1st Promo Video Teases Story in English
New season about high school concert band premieres October
― The official website for Hibike! Euphonium 2 (Sound! Euphonium 2), the second season of Kyoto Animation's television anime adaptation of Ayano Takeda's Hibike! Euphonium Kitauji Kōkō Suisōgaku-Bu e Yōkoso novel, began streaming the anime's first promotional video on Friday. The video teases the anime's story and features English narration....
4th Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Ohki OVA's Additional Cast, Staff Revealed
Serena Kozuki performs opening and ending theme song for first installment in OVA series in 11 years
― The official website of Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Ohki Dai-4-Ki, the fourth OAV in the Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Ohki OVA series, revealed the anime's additional cast, staff, and opening theme song on Wednesday. The website also revealed a new key visual and character visuals. The cast includes: Masami Kikuchi as Ten...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, August 1-7
Princess Mononoke, live-action Umizaru, 1998 Godzilla films air
― The Princess Mononoke anime film aired on NTV on Friday, August 5 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 15.1% rating. The Brave Hearts Umizaru live-action film aired on Fuji TV on Friday, August 5 at 9:00 p.m. and earned an 8.5% rating. The 1998 American Godzilla film aired on TV Tokyo on Monday, August 1 at 1:50 p.m. and earned a 3.3% rating. Tit...
Masao Maruyama, Jirō Ishii Cancel Otakon Apperances
Otakon alters guest list
― Otakorp Inc. announced on Tuesday that Jiro Ishii and Masao Maruyama will no longer be able to attend this year's Otakon. Ishii is unable to attend due to a medical issue, and Maruyama cancelled due to production commitments on the In This Corner of the World film. Maruyama also sent Otakon a short video apologizing for his absence, and explaining that another producer on t...
Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice Game Trailer Shows Off Character Abilities
Courtroom game ships September 8 on Nintendo 3DS
― Capcom began streaming on Thursday a new English trailer for its Nintendo 3DS courtroom game, Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice, revealing a September 8 release date. The trailer highlights different characters' abilities, including Phoenix Wright's Psyche-Lock-breaking Magatama, Apollo Justice's tic-perceiving Bracelet, Athena Cykes' Mood Matrix, Ema...
Kiss Him, Not Me Anime Reveals Opening, Ending Theme Artists
Main male cast performs opening, Rie Murakawa performs ending theme
― This year's September issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine revealed the opening and ending themes for the upcoming television anime based on Junko's Kiss Him, Not Me (Watashi ga Motete Dosunda) manga on Friday. From4to7, a band composed of the anime's main male voice actors (Yuuki Ono, Keisuke Koumoto, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, ...
Gabriel Dropout Anime About a Lazy Angel Reveals Main Cast in 1st Promo Video
Miyu Tomita, Saori Onishi, Naomi Ozora, Kana Hanazawa star
― The official website for Kadokawa ASCII Media Works' Gabriel Dropout television anime based on Ukami's manga began streaming the first promotional video on Friday. The trailer reveals the main cast and confirms the staff and plot for the upcoming show. The cast includes: Miyu Tomita as Gabriel White Tenma Saori Onishi as Vignette April Tsuk...
Pokémon Sun & Moon Games' English Team Skull Reveal Trailer Streamed
The official YouTube channel for the Pokémon Company International began streaming a new English trailer for the upcoming Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon games on Thursday. The trailer reveals the the same information as the earlier Japanese trailer, but also includes the official English names of the newly revealed Pokémon and characters. The video introduces the "ruffians" on Alola, who operate und...
2016 Berserk Anime Listed at 12 Episodes
The official website for Berserk's anime series listed two Blu-ray Disc boxsets for the series with a total of 12 episodes. The first Blu-ray Disc box will ship on October 28 with the first six episodes, a script and storyboard booklet, a package drawn by character designer Hisashi Abe, and a soundtrack alternate takes CD. The second Blu-ray Disc box will ship on December 21 with episodes #7-12 an...
Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi Gets Spinoff Manga in September
Original manga launched in 2012, ended in June; Yen Press publishes manga in N. America
― The September issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Gene magazine revealed on Friday that Nanao will launch a spinoff manga of the Of the Red, the Light, and the Ayakashi (Aka ya Akashi ya Ayakashi no) manga in the magazine's next issue, which Kadokawa will publish on September 15. Yen Press is releasing the origina...
Wolf Girl & Black Prince's Ayuko Hatta Launches New Manga in September
Bye Bye Liberty manga about boy, girl who don't get along debuts on September 13
― The September issue of Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine revealed on Friday that Ayuko Hatta will launch a new manga series titled Bye Bye Liberty in the magazine's next issue, which Shueisha will publish on September 13. The magazine teases the main characters, a boy and girl who don't get along. Hatta launched he...
Hollywood's Tiger & Bunny Film Hires Writer Ellen Shanman
Novelist already adapted another superhero story, The Brokenhearted
― The producers behind the proposed live-action Hollywood film adaptation of Sunrise's Tiger & Bunny anime have hired Ellen Shanman as a scriptwriter. Shaman wrote the novels Right Before Your Eyes and Everything Nice, and she also wrote screen adaptations of Everything Nice for Charlize Theron's Denver & Delilah Productions, Falling...
Dragon Ball Fusions Videos Show New Fusion Characters, Story
Game shipped on August 4 with Nintendo 3DS bundle with special design
― The official website of Bandai Namco Entertainment's upcoming Dragon Ball Fusions Nintendo 3DS game began streaming a promotional video and commercial for the game on Saturday and Tuesday. The first video shows the EX Fusion system introduced in the game, which allows for new and never-before-seen fusions between characters. The ...
Asterisk War: Queenveil no Tsubasa Manga Spinoff Ends in September
Spinoff about different academy in Asterisk launched in 2014
― The September issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine revealed on Tuesday that Shō Akane will end the Gakusen Toshi Asterisk Gaiden: Queenveil no Tsubasa manga in the magazine's next issue, which Kodansha will publish on September 9. The spinoff manga focuses on Queenveil Girls Academy, one of six academies in the academy city of Ast...
Metroid Prime: Federation Force 3DS Game's Trailer Teases Story
Game slated for August 19 in N. America, August 25 in Japan, September 2 in Europe
― Nintendo began streaming a trailer for its Metroid Prime: Federation Force Nintendo 3DS shooter game on Tuesday. The video previews scenes from the game's story. The game is slated for August 19 in North America, August 25 in Japan, and September 2 in Europe. In addition to the main four-player cooperative gameplay, ...
Usamaru Furuya's New 'Shōnen-tachi no Iru Tokoro' Manga Debuts in October
Manga's 1st chapter previewed in last volume of Joshikōsei ni Korosaretai
― The second and final compiled book volume of Usamaru Furuya's Joshikōsei ni Korosaretai (I Want to be Killed by a High School Girl) manga released on Tuesday contains a preview of the first chapter of his new manga, Shōnen-tachi no Iru Tokoro (Where the Boys Are). The manga will debut in this year's 13th issue of Shinchosha's...
Magic of Stella Game-Making Anime Reveals 2nd Key Visual, October Premiere
The official Twitter account for the television anime of cloba.U's Magic of Stella (Stella no Mahō) manga revealed the show's second key visual on Thursday. The same Twitter post revealed that the show will premiere in October and will air on AT-X, Tokyo MX, MBS, TV Aichi, and BS11. The Twitter account also revealed that the show's second promotional video will stream on Friday. The "high school g...
Pokémon Sun & Moon Games Reveal Team Skull, New Forms of Old Pokémon in Video
3 new Pokémon also revealed for games shipping on November 18
― The official Pokémon YouTube channel began streaming a new video on Thursday for the Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon games. The video introduces the "ruffians" on Alola, who operate under the name Team Skull. Members of the team include Plumeri (pictured with pink and yellow pigtails in the video above) and Guzma (pictured with white hair a...
Majestic Prince Anime Film Opens on November 4 for 2-Week Limited Screening
The official website for the tentatively titled Gekijōban Ginga Kikōtai Majestic Prince (Ginga Kikōtai Majestic Prince The Movie) film revealed on Thursday that the film will have a limited two-week engagement in Japan starting on November 4. Advanced tickets to the film will start on August 26. Those who pre-order the tickets will get a clear file with a new illustration by character designer His...
Tōken Ranbu: Hanamaru TV Anime Reveals 2nd Teaser Video, More Cast, Key Visual
Also: browser game inspires 2nd musical that will run in September-November
― The official website of Tōken Ranbu: Hanamaru, one of two television anime adaptations of DMM's Tōken Ranbu online browser game, began streaming a second teaser promotional video on Thursday. The video lists the show's main staff and previews the main cast. The website also revealed a new key visual (pictured above) and thr...
Persona 5 Game's Ad Highlights Makoto Niijima
Rina Satou voices character in PS4/PS3 game launching on 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 the character Makoto Niijima, voiced by Rina Satou. Atlus previously streamed clips showing the characters' All-Out Attacks. The latest entry in the Persona role-playing ga...
Berserk Musou Gameplay Video Highlights Griffith
Game to ship for PS3/PS4/Vita in Japan on October 27 & adds PC release in the west
― Koei Tecmo posted a new gameplay video from its Berserk Musou game on Wednesday. The video introduces the action gameplay of the Griffith, the leader of the Band of the Hawk mercenary company: Koei Tecmo previously streamed an action gameplay video for Guts on Sunday. KOEI Tecmo Games and Omega Force's game will ship...
Akiba's Beat Game's 2nd Promo Reveals Character Songs, Theme Song by ClariS
Acquire's PS4/PS Vita RPG slated for fall in Japan, winter in English
― Acquire began streaming a second promotional video for its Akiba's Beat PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game on Wednesday. The video introduces the main cast, gameplay, and first print bonuses. The video also features the main theme song "again" by ClariS, as well as individual character songs performed by the characters' voic...
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 1-7
Boruto, Gintama, Nisekoi, Toriko, Platinum End in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Boruto -Naruto Next Generations- 1 183,413 183,413 2016/08 Shueisha Story: Ukyō Kodachi, Original creator, Supervision: Masashi Kishimoto, Art: Mikie Ikemoto 1 1 2 Gintama 65 132,800 132,800 2016/08 Shueisha Hideaki Sorachi 2 1 3 Nisekoi...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, August 1-7
Etrian Odyssey V, Dragon Ball Fusions, 12-Sai. ~Koisuru Diary~, Genkai Tokki: Seven Pirates, Dynasty Warriors: Eiketsuden games debut
― Japan's Game Ranking: August 1-7 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 13DS Sekaiju no Meikyū V: Nagaki Shinwa no Hate (Etrian Odyssey V: The End of the Long Myth) (Including Limited Editions) Atlus August 4 92,518 92,51...
Macross Delta Scramble Game's Promo Video Previews Rosters Spanning Generations
Macross Plus, Macross 7, Macross F, Macross Zero, Macross 30 represented
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a seven-minute promotional video for its Macross Delta Scramble game on Wednesday. The video previews the gameplay and highlights the game's roster of songs, support characters, and guest characters from several decades of Macross titles: The game incorporates 20 songs from the anime,...
Fate/Extella Game's Videos Preview Claudius, Attila, Tamamo na Mae Gameplay
Debuts in Japan on November 10, in N. America this winter
― The official website for Marvelous' Fate/Extella PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 action game began streaming three gameplay videos on Wednesday. The videos preview the gameplay for Nero Caludius, Attila, and Tamamo no Mae (Note: The Youtube videos on the website are region-locked in the United States and Australia). Sony previously stream...
Ryohgo Narita Works on Final 1935 Baccano! Novel (Updated)
Also: Durarara! spinoff novel slated for October
― Author Ryohgo Narita revealed on Twitter on Wednesday that he is working on the final "1935" volume of his Baccano! novel series. Narita apologized to fans who expected the series to end in the latest volume, Baccano! 1935-D Luckstreet Boys, which shipped on Wednesday. [Highlight white text to read spoilers] "If I just brought Firo and Melvi's story ...
Final Amanchu! Blu-ray to Include Unaired Episode
Volume will ship on March 29
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Kozue Amano's Amanchu! announced on Wednesday that the anime's seventh Blu-ray Disc volume will include an unaired episode. The website did not share details on the episode's content. The seventh and final volume will ship on March 29, 2017. The first volume will ship in Japan on September 28 with the televisio...
Shūmatsu no Izetta Historical Anime's 3rd Video Introduces a Witch & Princess
October show set in wartorn alternate Europe in 1940
― The official website for the upcoming original anime Shūmatsu no Izetta (Izetta of the End) began streaming a third promotional video on Wednesday. The video and website have the following tagline, "In 1940… their encounter, offered us hope." The video introduces the two female leads and the war-themed story: Izetta, a descendant of a clan of wit...
Yowamushi Pedal Spare Bike Anime Film Previewed in Trailer
2-week screening run starts September 9
― The official website for the upcoming Yowamushi Pedal: Spare Bike theatrical anime began streaming the trailer on Wednesday. The trailer features the theme song "Hajimari no Hibi" (The Beginning Days) by the band Magic of Life. It also teases at the end that screenings will include an omake (bonus) part that will adapt Wataru Watanabe's Soreike Arakita-kun fo...
Ao Oni Horror Game Gets Fall TV Anime Shorts, 2017 Anime Film
SD comedy TV anime shorts followed by traditional mystery horror anime film
― The horror game franchise Ao Oni is inspiring both a series of television anime shorts this fall and an anime film next year. Ao Oni ~The Animation~ series of anime shorts will premiere on the TV Tokyo and BS Japan channels this October. The film Ao Oni The Animation will then open in 2017. Ao Oni is a horror game that make...
'Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?' OVA Slated for December 7
The official Twitter account of Fujino Ōmori's Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru no Darō ka?) light novel series announced on Wednesday that the franchise's new original video anime (OVA) is slated for December 7. The OVA will have both a Blu-ray Disc and DVD release, and will include one episode, a CD with the ending theme song sung ...
BBK/BRNK Sequel Anime's Promo Video Shows Azuma's Sister
Main staff, cast return for Hoshi no Kyojin sequel debuting in October
― The official website for the BBK/BRNK television anime began streaming a promotional video on Wednesday for the BBK/BRNK Hoshi no Kyojin (Giants of the Star) sequel anime. The video reveals Kaoruko, the protagonist Azuma's sister who appeared only briefly in the previous anime. (Hisako Kanemoto played a younger version of the ch...
Pokémon Go Launches Campaign to Attract Tourists to Quake-Hit Japanese Prefectures
PokéStops, gyms to be added at tourist spots with event planned between 4 prefectures
― The local governments of Iwate, Miyagi, Fukushima, and Kumamoto prefectures, as well as game developer Niantic Labs, announced at a Wednesday press conference that they will launch a collaboration project with Niantic's Pokémon Go game to promote more tourism. These prefectures were the ones hardest hit by the Tōh...
Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film's Video Reveals September 4DX Screenings
4DX/MX4D screenings will give out 50,000 Blue-Eyes Alternative White Dragon cards
― The official website of the Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions anime film began streaming a new trailer on Wednesday for the film's 4DX and MX4D screenings. The video reveals that the screenings will begin on September 24. In addition, the trailer reveals that participating theaters will give out 50,000 copies of ...
Teekyū Anime Renewed for Season 8 in October
Cast members return, with Shin Itagaki once again directing, writing, designing
― The official website for the television anime of Piyo and Roots' Teekyū manga revealed on Wednesday that an eighth anime season has been green-lit. The new season will premiere in October on the Tokyo MX and Sun TV stations. The returning cast members include (clockwise from upper left in image above): Kana Hanazawa as ...
Makoto Shinkai's your name. Anime Film Promotes Suntory Water in Tie-Up Ads
1st ad unveiled on Wednesday, 2nd on August 19
― Suntory began streaming a tie-up commercial with Makoto Shinkai's new your name. (Kimi no Na wa.) anime film on Wednesday. The "Mitsuha no Omoi" (Mitsuha's Thoughts) commercial shows the character Mitsuha Miyamizu drinking Suntory Minami Alps Tennensui Yogurina, which is yogurt-flavored mineral water. Shinkai himself directed the commercial. A second c...
Sword Art Online Novels Enter New Arc in 2017
18th novel volume shipped on Wednesday with end of "Alicization Arc"
― Sword Art Online: Alicization Lasting, the 18th volume of Reki Kawahara's Sword Art Online light novel series, revealed on Wednesday that a new story arc will begin for the series in 2017. The announcement teases the new arc with the text "Kirito will return." The 18th volume is the last volume of the novel's "Alicization Arc," wh...
Magical Girl Raising Project TV Anime's Promo Video Previews Opening Song, October 1 Premiere
Manami Numakura performs "Sakebe" opening theme
― 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 a new promotional video on Wednesday. The video shows protagonist Snow White playing the titular social game and winning magical candy in a battle, before it announces that she has ...
Classicaloid Anime Casts Taiten Kusunoki, Aya Endo, M.A.O
Musical anime premieres on NHK's E-TV station in October
― The official website for Sunrise's Classicaloid musical action-comedy television anime revealed on Tuesday three additional cast members for the show's premiere on NHK's E-TV station in October. The additional cast includes: Taiten Kusunoki as Bach, the "father of music" Aya Endo as Tchaikovsky, a member of the idol group "Classici Classici" ...
Servamp TV Anime Casts Hikaru Midorikawa, Shunsuke Takeuchi
Licht's manager, Lawless' subclass vampire in whale costume have been cast
― The official website for the currently airing television anime of Strike Tanaka's Servamp manga revealed two additional cast members on Tuesday. The new cast members include: Hikaru Midorikawa as Rosen Kranz, Licht's manager Shunsuke Takeuchi as Guildenstern, Lawless' subclass vampire who is always in a whale costume The ani...
2016 Death Note Film Gets 3-Episode Prequel on Hulu Japan
Tsukuru Mishimi, Ryūzaki, Yūki Shien characters star in September mini-series
― The official website for Death Note Light up the NEW world, this year's live-action Death Note sequel film, announced on Tuesday that the film will get a three-episode prequel mini-series titled Death Note NEW GENERATION. The mini-series will launch on Hulu Japan on September 16, with a new episode every week. Masahiro Hi...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 7-13
Absolute Duo, Barakamon, Wake Up Girls! anime; Ten Count, Otherworld Barbara manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Absolute Duo BD/DVDPlease Funimation Entertainment US$64.98 August 9 Barakamon BD/DVDCite Funimation Entertainment US$64.98 August 9 Garo The Animation Season 1 Part 2 BD/DVDAnimeNewsNetwork Funimation Entertainment US$64.98 August 9 Gotta Fuck 'em All! ...
KochiKame TV Anime Is 1-Hour Special Premiering September 18
Guest cast includes lead actors from other Shonen Jump anime
― The official website of Osamu Akimoto's Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikouen-mae Hashutsujo ("Kochikame") police comedy manga revealed on Monday that the new 40th anniversary television anime will be a one-hour television special that will run on Fuji TV on September 18 at 9:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m. The anime special's story will center on Sab...
Pokémon Go Developers Begin Removal of Controversial PokéStops, Add PokéStops at Toho Cinemas
Game disabled at Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum
― The Associate Press reported on Tuesday that developer Niantic has disabled Pokémon Go from the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park in Japan and the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C. Niantic removed the PokéStops and gyms from Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park by Thursday, August 4. Niantic then responded to the c...
Girl Friend Note Rhythm Game Gets Web Anime in October
Original Girl Friend BETA game received TV anime adaptation in 2014
― The official Girl Friend website announced on Tuesday that a web anime based on the 3D rhythm game Girl Friend Note (Girl Friend (♪), read as "onpu") will premiere in October. In the anime's story, the group "nonet" ends up working on a play with the group "Ōtori" from the Ōtori Song Academy. The play is Cinderella, but with a spec...
Joshua Seth, Colleen O'Shaughnessey, More Return for Digimon Adventure tri. Film's English Dub
Tai, Sora, Birdramon, Agumon voice actors returning; new cast members for Biyomon, Greymon
― Film distribution company Eleven Arts announced a final round of voice actors for the English dub of the Digimon Adventure tri. – Chapter 1: Reunion anime film on Wednesday. The cast members are: Joshua Seth as Tai (returning) Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Sora (returning) Cherami Leigh as Biyomon Melodee M. Spev...
Trillion: God of Destruction, MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombie Games Head to PC This Fall
Steam releases will include 1080p resolution graphics
― Idea Factory International announced on Monday that it will release Compile Heart's Trillion: God of Destruction (Makai Shin Trillion) and MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies (Gekijigen Tag Blanc + Neptunia VS Zombie Gundan) games on the PC via Steam this fall. The PC versions will feature 1080p resolution graphics. Idea Factory Internatio...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, August 1-7
Mr. Osomatsu sells 3,727 more, followed by Kamen Rider #1, last Persona 3 film, Ace of Diamond, 2nd Yo-kai Watch film
― Ace of Diamond The Live II landed at #9 with 2,507 copies on the overall DVD chart. Kamen Rider #1 sold 1,788 copies to rank #15, and the Collector's Pack version was #17 with 1,419 copies. The live-action film of Kei Sanbe's Boku Dake ga Inai Machi (Erased) manga sold 1,373 Standar...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, August 1-7
Last Persona 3 film sells 16,600, followed by Kamen Rider #1, Mr. Osomatsu, Kizumonogatari, Ace of Diamond
― Kamen Rider #1 Collector's Pack sold 3,386 copies to rank #5 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. The Blu-ray + DVD combo version was #12 with 1,947 copies. Kamen Rider The First & The Next Blu-ray was #22 with 1,206 copies. Ace of Diamond The Live II landed at #9 with 2,507 copies. The limited ...
Shin Godzilla Stays at #1 in 2nd Weekend, Earns 2.1 Billion Yen Total
One Piece Film Gold stays at #3, Kamen Rider/Super Sentai films at #4, Himitsu - The Top Secret at #6, Pokémon drops to #7
― The Shin Godzilla film has earned a total of 2.1 billion yen (about US$20.51 million) as of its second weekend, topping the Japanese box office for the second week in a row. The film is projected to earn upwards of 4 billion yen (about US$39 million). The film has surpassed the...
Berserk Musou's New Gameplay Video Highlights Guts
Game to ship for PS3/PS4/Vita in Japan on October 27 & adds PC release in the west
― Koei Tecmo posted a new gameplay video from its Berserk Musou game on Sunday. The video introduces the action gameplay of the main protagonist Guts: KOEI Tecmo Games and Omega Force's game will ship on October 27, after a delay for the original relese date of September 21. KOEI Tecmo Games previously streamed the gam...
Hulu Ends Free Streaming as Yahoo Launches Own Service With Anime
New Yahoo View streams anime, Korean dramas, movies, show episodes for free with ads
― The Hulu streaming service announced on Monday that it will end its free streaming service and shift entirely to a paid subscription model. At the same time, it is moving its ad-supported free streaming to a new service by Yahoo called Yahoo View. Yahoo View will carry anime, Korean dramas, and movies, as well as t...
The Ancient Magus' Bride Anime's 1st 3 Minutes Streamed
1st part of 3-part anime project screens in 8 theaters in Japan on Saturday
― The Mainichi Shimbun newspaper's MAiDiGiTV YouTube channel began streaming the first three minutes 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). The clip features w...
Kouta Hirano's Drifters TV Anime Premieres October 7
The official Twitter account for the television anime of Kouta Hirano's Drifters manga posted on Tuesday that the anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on October 7. In addition, the anime's official website revealed that the anime will have a stage event during the Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair on September 17-18. Takahiro Sakurai and Shiho Kokido will appear in the stage event. The story of the...
The Seven Deadly Sins -Signs of Holy War- TV Special's Ad Previews Opening Theme Song
MUCC performs theme song "CLASSIC" for television special premiering August 28
― The official website for the television anime of Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins manga began streaming a 15-second television commercial for Nanatsu no Taizai -Seisen no Shirushi- (The Seven Deadly Sins -Signs of Holy War-), the four-episode television anime special. The video previews the anime's opening theme son...
New Strike the Blood Video Anime Will Be 4-Volume Series Based on 9th Novel
1st volume slated for November, 2nd in December, 3rd in March, 4th in April
― The 51st volume of Kadokawa's Dengeki Bunko Magazine revealed on Tuesday that the new original video anime (OVA) series adaptation of Gakuto Mikumo's Strike the Blood light novels will have four two-episode volumes, with the first volume slated for DVD and Blu-ray Disc release on November 23. The OVA will start by depicting...
Renai Bōkun/The very lovely tyrant of love Anime Slated to Air in 2017
Story of 2 high schoolers & angel with item that turns 2 people who kiss into a couple
― The wraparound jacket band on Megane Mihoshi's ninth Renai Bōkun (The very lovely tyrant of love) manga volume, as well as the manga's official Comic Meteor site, reported on Tuesday that the previously announced anime adaptation will be a television anime slated for 2017. The romantic comedy begins when Guri, an...
'Road to Boruto,' 'Narutimate Storm Trilogy' Trademarks Filed Under Bandai Namco
Trademark for a "Road to Boruto" and "Narutimate Storm Trilogy" titles were filed under game developer Bandai Namco Entertainment's name on July 19, and made public on August 2. Other trademarks filed and made public on the same dates under Bandai Namco Entertainment's name include "Break Edition," "Break Pass," "Build Absolute," "Build Beginning," "Build Evolution," "Build Kingdom," and "Build Ri...
Idol Memories Anime Debuts Promo Video, Reveals Additional Cast
Anime/live-action hybrid show will premiere on October 2
― The official website for smartphone game company Happy Elements' original television anime Idol Memories revealed a promotional video and additional cast members on Monday. The website also announced that the anime will premiere on October 2 on Tokyo MX. The promotional video features the opening and ending theme songs. The first song is "Mai...
Intelligence Firm Estimate: Pokémon Go Has Earned More Than US$200 Million
Game surpassed 100 million downloads on Android
― Mobile app data analysis organization Sensor Tower reported on Friday that it estimates the Pokémon Go app earned more than US$200 million worldwide on the App Store and Google Play during its first month. Sensor Tower posted a chart (pictured below) comparing the Pokémon Go's estimated revenue for its first 32 days with that of Supercell's Clash Roya...
Flip Flappers TV Anime Reveals Additional Cast in 2nd Promo Video
Ayaka Ohashi, Kenjiro Tsuda, Yōko Hikasa, Jun Fukushima, more join cast
― The official website for the Flip Flappers television anime series unveiled a second promotional video and the supporting cast on Monday. The newly announced cast members are (romanizations not official): (from left in the image above) Ayaka Ohashi as Yayako, Cocona's childhood friend and classmate. Cocona relies on her for her...
Makoto Shinkai's your name. Film's TV Ads Streamed
Film premiered at Anime Expo in July, will open in Japanese theaters on August 26
― Toho began streaming three television commercials for for Makoto Shinkai's new your name. (Kimi no Na wa.) anime film on Tuesday. All three videos feature the theme song "Zen Zen Zense" by RADWIMPS. Anime Expo hosted the film's world premiere on July 3 in Los Angeles. Shinkai attended the screening. The film opens in ...
Pokémon Sun & Moon Games Get Manga in September
Manga about boy and his Rockruff launches ahead of games' November 23 release date
― The Pokemon Company Japan announced on Monday that a new Pokemon Sun Moon manga will begin in the October issue of Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comics on September 15. Tenya Yabuno (Inazuma Eleven, Digimon V-Tamer) is drawing the series. A preview of the manga will run in the September issue of the magazine on Friday. The ...
Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic Film's Teaser Video Reveals January Premiere
New key visual by character designer Minako Shiba unveiled
― Aniplex began streaming the first promotional video on Monday for the upcoming Black Butler film, Kuroshitsuji Book of the Atlantic (Black Butler: Book of the Atlantic). The video features original manga creator's Yana Toboso's first visual for the film, and reveals that the film will open in Japanese theaters on January 21, 2017. The offic...
San Francisco College Student Fatally Shot While Playing Pokémon Go
Also: Car accident in Pennsylvania, life-saving incident in the Philippines involving game
― A college student was fatally shot in San Francisco on Saturday while playing the Pokémon Go augmented reality game. Police stated that 20-year old Calvin Riley, a San Mateo high school graduate and Delta College baseball player, was playing the game before being shot just before 10:00 p.m. on Saturday near A...
Sword Art Online Film to Play in About 1,000 Theaters Worldwide
Trailer screened at Nagoya event with Japanese, English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Chinese, Korean, Thai subtitles
― The staff of the Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale anime film announced during the World Cosplay Summit event in Nagoya on Sunday that the film will play in about 1,000 theaters worldwide. The staff then screened a trailer on multiple screens with Japanese, English, Fre...
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. 3DS Game's Video Shows Game's Mechanics
Game is slated for release this year
― The official website of Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan: Shijō Psi Dai no Psi Nan!?, Bandai Namco Entertainment's Nintendo 3DS game based on Shūichi Asō's Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan manga, began streaming the first promotional video for the game on Monday. The video shows the characters speculating what genre the game will be, with suggestions resembling Taiko no Tatsujin, T...
ILCA Animates Sengoku Chōjū Giga Original TV Anime Series Premiering in October
Series depicts Sengoku-era warlords as animals with sumi-e motif
― The ILCA anime studio (Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories, Kowabon) opened a website on Monday to reveal a new original television anime series titled Sengoku Chōjū Giga (Sengoku Wildlife Caricatures) that will premiere in October. The series will air on KBC TV, tvk, TV Saitama, Chiba TV, and Sun TV. The anime will use a sumi-e (tradi...
Square Enix Graphics Designer Manabu Daishima Passes Away
Designer worked on Romancing SaGa, Chrono Trigger, Final Fantasy IX, Final Fantasy XII
― Square Enix graphics designer Manabu Daishima passed away on July 30. He was 45. Daishima was found unconscious 30 meters offshore from the Izo Kaiyū Kōen Diving Center in Ito, Shizuoka prefecture. He was diving with two other people, and lost consciousness four meters below the sea surface. The two people who we...
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled Gets U.S. Premiere Screening at Otakon
5-episode video anime's last episode debuted in February; Funimation licensed series
― Maryland anime convention Otakon announced last Friday that Funimation will screen the United States premiere of the Code Geass: Akito the Exiled video anime series at the convention on Sunday, August 14 at 10:15 a.m. EDT. Director Kazuki Akane and producer Yoshitaka Kawaguchi will attend the screening and will hol...
Laughing Under the Clouds Live-Action Film Casts Yūma Nakayama, Kirato Wakayama
New visual for 2017 film shows Sōta Fukushi, Wakayama in costume
― The official website of the live-action film adaptation of Kemuri Karakara's Laughing Under the Clouds (Donten ni Warau) manga announced on Monday that Yūma Nakayama will play Soramaru Kumō, while Kirato Wakayama will play Chūtarō Kumō. The staff unveiled a photograph of Wakayama (right in picture below) with Sōta Fukushi (left), who ...
Shin-chan/Danganronpa 3 Voice Actor Keiji Fujiwara Takes Leave For Medical Treatment
Voice actor slated to reprise roles in Attack on Titan, Blue Exorcist sequels next year
― Voice actor Keiji Fujiwara's agency Air Agency announced on Monday that Fujiwara is taking a break "for a while" from his voice acting activities to undergo medical treatment for an unspecified illness. TV Asahi also confirmed on Monday that Fujiwara is taking a break from his role as Hiroshi Nohara in the long-...
Nanbaka Anime Casts Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Yoshimasa Hosoya, More
Yuuki Fujiwara, Yu Kobayashi, Genki Okawa, Yūto Adachi, Takao Mitsutomi, Eishin Fudemura join fall anime
― The official website of the television anime of Shō Futamata's Nanbaka manga revealed additional cast and a new visual for the anime on Monday. The additional cast includes: Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Tsukumo, Prisoner Number 99 Yoshimasa Hosoya as Musashi, Prisoner Number 634 Yuuki Fujiwara as Liang...
Yuri!!! on Ice TV Anime Casts Jun Fukuyama
Event on August 21 will reveal more cast, new promotional video
― The official website for the Yuri!!! on Ice television anime series revealed on Monday that Jun Fukuyama will play the character Takeshi Nishigōri, a childhood friend and rink mate of Yūri. TV Asahi's "Roppongi Hills Natsu Matsuri Summer Station" event on August 21 will include a talk event for Yuri!!! on Ice, where all the previously ...
BBK/BRNK TV Anime Sequel's October Premiere, Title Revealed
Main staff, cast return for BBK/BRNK Hoshi no Kyojin
― The September issue of Kadokawa's Newtype magazine is revealing on Tuesday that the sequel to the BBK/BRNK television anime series will be a television anime titled BBK/BRNK Hoshi no Kyojin (Giants of the Star), and will premiere in October. ("Hoshi no Kyojin" is the inverse of the popular classic baseball manga and anime Kyojin no Hoshi or Star ...
Otakon to Host X Japan Leader Yoshiki
Musician promises "big announcement"
― Maryland anime convention Otakon announced on Wednesday that Yoshiki, leader of rock band X Japan, will be a guest at this year's event. He will host a panel where he plans to preview the documentary film "We Are X," which tells the history of his band, and make a "big announcement." Yoshiki also promised to high-five everyone at the panel. YOSHIKI has appeared ...
Persona 5 Videos Show More Characters' All-Out Attacks
Group special attacks previewed for protagonist, Makoto, Yusuke, more
― Atlus began streaming three new commercials showing for its upcoming Persona 5 game on Sunday. The commercials each show an All-Out Attack for a different character Protagonist: Makoto: Yusuke: Atlus previously streamed All-Out Attack commercials for Ryuji and Anne: Ryuji: Anne: The latest entry in the Persona role-playing game s...
Fate/Extella Game's 1st Full Promo Video Posted
Debuts in Japan on November 10, in N. America this winter
― Sony began streaming the first full promotional video for the Fate/Extella action game for PlayStation Vita and PlayStation 4 on Friday. The game will ship in Japan on November 10. XSEED Games will release the game in North America on the PS4 and PS Vita this winter under the title Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star. The company describes the gam...
Toei Reveals Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Series Premiering in October
New series will feature video game themes, protagonist fighting game virus infecting people
― Toei officially announced on Tuesday that the next installment in its Kamen Rider live-action special effects franchise is titled Kamen Rider Ex-Aid. Toei initially filed for the trademark for the series in May. The series will celebrate the franchise's 45th anniversary. The protagonist's key items include a...
Sengoku Musou ~Sanada Maru~ Game's 1st Promo Reveals November 23 Release
1st printings of PS4/PS3/PS Vita game to offer costume based on Sanada Maru drama
― Koei Tecmo began streaming the first promotional video for its Sengoku Musou ~Sanada Maru~ (Samurai Warriors: Sanada Maru) game on Thursday, revealing that the game will ship on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita in Japan on November 23. The game will be available for retail and download for 7,800 yen ...
Summer Lesson VR Game Previewed in New Video
VR technology demo slated for October 13 as launch title for PlayStation VR headset
― Sony live-streamed a presentation on Niconico featuring Bandai Namco Entertainment's upcoming PlayStation VR game Summer Lesson on Wednesday. In the video, a female player wearing a PlayStation VR headset interacts with a Japanese high school girl in the game. Through virtual reality technology, the player answers q...
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