News
— Archives —
- All
- •
- Anime
- Manga
- Novels
- Games
- Music
- Merch
- Events
- Industry
- People
- Live-Action
Text-only Compact View
Text-only List View
Text-only Grid View
List View with Images
Grid View with Images
Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters TV Anime's Trailer, Theme Song Artists Revealed
Amatsuki performs opening theme song, Riho Iida performs ending theme song
― The official website of the Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters anime began streaming a trailer for the anime on Thursday. The trailer introduces Haru and Gatchmon (Note: The Youtube video is region-locked outside of Japan). In addition, the site revealed the anime's theme song artists. Amatsuki will perform the opening theme s...
Girlish Number Anime's New Visuals, Theme Song Artist Revealed
Main female cast performs both opening, ending theme songs for TV anime premiering on October 6
― The official website for the television anime of Wataru Watari and QP:flapper's Girlish Number novel project unveiled a new key visual, character visuals, and the theme song artists for the anime on Friday. The main female cast — consisting of Sayaka Senbongi, Kaede Hondo, Yui Ishikawa, Eri Suzuki, and S...
Magic of Stella TV Anime Premieres on October 3
The official website for the television anime of cloba.U's Magic of Stella (Stella no Mahō) manga revealed on Friday that the anime will premiere on AT-X on October 3 at 10:30 p.m. The series will also begin airing on Tokyo MX, MBS, and TV Aichi on October 4, and on BS11 on October 5. The "high school girls x dōjin games" story follows Tamaki Honda, a first-year high school girl who joins a somewh...
Toshiyuki Morikawa Replaces Keiji Fujiwara in Crayon Shin-chan Anime
Fujiwara takes break for medical treatment; 1st episode with Morikawa airs on Friday
― TV Asahi announced on Friday that Toshiyuki Morikawa (Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children's Sephiroth, Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School: Future Arc's Kyōsuke Munakata, seen right) will replace Keiji Fujiwara in the role of character Hiroshi Nohara in the Crayon Shin-chan anime while Fujiwara is taki...
Gundam VR Daiba Assault's Promo Video Shows Tohru Furuya Experiencing VR
VR experience launched on Friday at Diver City Tokyo Plaza
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a promotional video on Thursday for the "Gundam VR Daiba Assault" virtual-reality experience. The video features Amuro Ray's voice actor Tohru Furuya as he tries out the experience for himself. The video also reveals clips of the experience from the viewer's eyes, showing that the scene is equipped...
Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors Game's New Trailer Highlights Yurine
PS Vita game releases September 20 in N. America, September 23 in Europe
― NIS America began streaming on Thursday a trailer for its upcoming Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors PlayStation Vita game, highlighting the character Yurine Kazato. NIS America previously streamed a trailer last Thursday for Kuroe Ise. The company also previously streamed trailers for Lily and Shinoa. NIS America will release th...
Hinako Note Manga About Girl With Poor Speech Gets TV Anime
Manga launched in Comic Cune supplement in August 2014, 2nd volume slated for Saturday
― The October issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Cune magazine is revealing on Saturday that a television anime adaptation of Mitsuki's Hinako Note manga has been green-lit. The manga centers on titular protagonist Hinako, who is poor at speaking, and lives in a rural part of Japan. She wants to improve her speech t...
Star of Guidance Science Fiction Novels Have Anime Planned for Fall 2018
Range Murata illustrates 4 volumes about spacefaring humanity supporting other civilizations
― Kadokawa Haruki Jimusho's official website for Issui Ogawa's Michibiki no Hoshi (Star of Guidance) science fiction novel series revealed on Thursday that an anime project is in the works. A "screen adaptation" project is in the works for completion in Fall of 2018. The site describes the novel series' story...
Arc System Works, Story of Seasons Creator Announce Birthdays Game With Western Release Planned
NIS America to localize PS4 god game in N. America, Europe
― Arc System Works announced on Thursday that it is collaborating with Bokujō Monogatari (Harvest Moon/Story of Seasons) game series creator Yasuhiro Wada (TOYBOX Inc.) on a new PlayStation 4 god game, tentatively titled Birthdays. The game ships on January 19, 2017 in Japan. NIS America announced that it will publish the game in North Americ...
Mia REGINA Performs Opening Theme for Matoi the Sacred Slayer Anime
Group debuted in August, performed ending theme for Momokuri
― The official website for WHITE FOX's original television anime Matoi the Sacred Slayer announced on Wednesday that Mia REGINA will perform the opening theme song "Choumusubi Amyuretto" (Bowknot Amulet). The single will be available for purchase on October 26 for 1,200 yen (roughly US$12). Singers Fūri Uebana, Waka Kirishima, and Risuko Sa...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, August 15-21
5 Centimeters Per Second film airs
― Makoto Shinkai's 5 Centimeters Per Second anime film aired on TV Tokyo on Saturday, August 20 at 3:15 a.m. and earned a 0.6% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV August 21 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 10.1 Crayon Shin-chan TV Asahi August 19 (Fri) 19:30 24 min. 9.1 Doraemon TV Asahi August 19 (Fri) 19:00 30 min. 8.7 Chibi Maruko...
Miss Hokusai Film's New English-Subtitled Trailer Streamed
Film about Japanese artist screens October 14 in New York, Los Angeles
― Yahoo! Movies began streaming a new English-subtitled trailer for Production IG's Miss Hokusai film on Thursday. Distribution company GKids will release the film in theaters in New York and Los Angeles on October 14, in time for the awards season, and then follow with a broader North American release. GKids' website has a list o...
Rhodanthe* Performs Theme Song for Kin-iro Mosaic/KINMOZA! Special Anime Episode
Group made up of KINMOZA! voice actresses to release single in November
― The official website for the Kin-iro Mosaic (KINMOZA!) anime announced on Thursday that voice actress unit Rodanthe* will perform the theme song for the Kin-iro Mosaic: Pretty Days special episode. The theme song single CD, "Happy * Pretty * Clover," will ship on November 19 and will cost 1,500 yen (roughly US$15). In addition ...
Madman Streams 2016 Death Note Film's Trailer With English Subtitles
Live-action sequel film screens in Australian theaters this year
― Australian distributor Madman Entertainment began streaming on Thursday an English-subtitled trailer for this year's live-action Death Note sequel film, Death Note Light up the NEW world. The trailer reveals that the film screens in theaters in Australia this year. The website for Madman Anime Festival 2016 also revealed that the even...
Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice's Animated Prologue Streamed With English Dub
Demo launches; game slated for September 8
― Capcom released the eight-minute animated prologue for its Nintendo 3DS courtroom game, Ace Attorney - Spirit of Justice, with an English dub on Thursday. The game's demo launched on Thursday, and the game itself will be available digitally on September 8. The game's theme is a "courtroom revolution." The game is set in Japan (the United States in the Engl...
Nobunaga no Shinobi TV Anime's Additional Cast, October 4 Premiere Revealed
Yuji Ueda, Daisuke Hirakawa, Shūta Morishima, Naoko Matsui, more join cast
― This year's 18th issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine is revealing additional cast and the October 4 premiere for the television anime of Naoki Shigeno's Nobunaga no Shinobi four-panel manga on Friday. The additional cast includes: Yuji Ueda as Saitō Tatsuoki Daisuke Hirakawa as Takanaka Hanbē Shūta Morishima as Maeda...
Classicaloid TV Anime Slated to Premiere on October 8
The official Twitter account for the television anime Classicaloid announced that episodes will begin airing October 8, 5:30 p.m. JST (October 8, 4:30 a.m. EST) on the NHK E-Tele station. Yoichi Fujita (Gintama anime franchise, Mr. Osomatsu) is directing the anime at Sunrise. Makoto Tsuchibayashi (Sengoku Basara franchise) is serving as original character designer. Seiichi Hashimoto (Fusé: Memoirs...
Please tell me! Galko-chan Manga to Bundle Original Anime DVD
December 22 bundle comes after schoolgirl comedy TV anime shorts premiered in January
― Japanese online retailers are listing Kenya Suzuki's fourth Oshiete! Galko-chan (Please tell me! Galko-chan) manga in a special-edition bundle with an original anime DVD on December 22. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the original manga and plans to release the series in North America beginning on November 22. S...
Haikyu!! Season 3 Slated to Premiere on October 7
This year's 39th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is announcing on Monday that the third Haikyu!! television anime season will premiere on October 7. The Haikyu!! Karasuno Kōkō VS Shiratorizawa Gakuen Kōkō (Haikyu!! Karasuno High vs Shiratorizawa Academy) anime will run on the MBS, TBS, CBC, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, HBC, TBC (Tohoku Broadcasting Co., Ltd.), and BS-TBS channels. Th...
Studio Trigger Animator Takafumi Hori Works on Latest Episode of Steven Universe Animated Series
New episode titled "Mindful Education" premieres on Thursday
― Rebecca Sugar, the creator of Cartoon Network's Steven Universe animated television series, reposted a Tumblr post on Wednesday from Studio Trigger animator Takafumi Hori, who stated that he worked on the latest episode of the series, which premieres at 7:00 p.m. EDT on Thursday. The new episode is titled "Mindful Education." Hori also dr...
Utawarerumono: Futari no Hakuoro Game's Opening Movie Previews Suara's Theme Song
3rd installment in trilogy ships in Japan for PS4, PS3, PS Vita on September 21
― AQUAPLUS began streaming the opening movie on Thursday for its Utawarerumono: Futari no Hakuoro (Utawarerumono: The Two Hakuoros) game. The video features animation by WHITE FOX, and previews Suara's opening theme song "Hikari." The game is the third climatic installment in AQUAPLUS' Utawarerumono trilogy, and the compa...
Amazon to Stream [email protected] Live-Action S. Korean Show to Prime Members Globally
Simultaneous stream in English, Japanese to debut in early 2017
― The official website of The [email protected], the South Korea-based live-action show based on The [email protected] franchise, revealed on Thursday that Amazon Prime Video will stream the series for Amazon Prime members globally. Amazon will stream the show simultaneously as it airs on South Korean television. Amazon stated that it will localize...
5pb. Games Develops Re:Zero Video Game
Re: Life in a different world from zero -Death or Kiss- game is based on Tappei Nagatsuki's fantasy light novel series
― 5pb. Games has opened a website to reveal that it is developing a Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu -Death or Kiss (Re: Life in a different world from zero -Death or Kiss-) game based on author Tappei Nagatsuki and illustrator Shinichirou Otsuka's Re:Zero light novel series. 5...
Glass Mask Creator Discusses Latest Stage Play Before Trailer
New play runs from September 1 to 26 in Osaka, Tokyo
― Shochiku began streaming a video for the new stage play adaptation of Suzue Miuchi's Glass no Kamen (Glass Mask) manga on Wednesday. The video shows Miuchi commenting on her choice of actors, and her favorite scenes in the play, before showing a trailer for the play. The play will run at Osaka's Shochiku-za from September 1 to 11, and then at Tok...
Live-Action Oboreru Knife Film's Trailer Previews Romance Story
Film based on George Asakura's shōjo manga also reveals new poster
― The official website for the live-action film of George Asakura's Oboreru Knife manga unveiled a new trailer and poster for the film on Thursday. The manga tells the story of Natsume, a sixth-grade girl who has to move from Tokyo to a decidedly different town in the countryside. Upon meeting a boy named Kōichirō there, "something" s...
Jump Special Anime Festa Screenings to Feature Black Clover
Food Wars! to have original story at event on November 27, December 4
― This year's 39th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing on Monday that Yūki Tabata's Black Clover manga will be part of this year's Jump Special Anime Festa. While the announcement doesn't specifically state that the manga will get an event anime that will debut at the event, it does state that those who att...
All Out!! Rugby Anime Reveals More of Cast, October 6 Debut, New Visual
Takaya Hashi, Haruka Yoshimura cast in anime based on Shiori Amase manga
― The official website of the television anime of Shiori Amase's All Out!! rugby manga revealed the additional cast, a new visual, and the anime's October 6 premiere on Thursday. The visual contains the text "Give it your all until the end!" The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on October 6, and will also begin airing on MBS on O...
Lupin III: Jigen's Gravestone Film's September Screening Teases Announcement
The official website of the Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone anime film announced on Tuesday that the film will get a special screening event at Tokyo's Shinjuku Wald 9 theater on September 9. Director Takeshi Koike, composer James Shimoji, scriptwriter Yuuya Takahashi, and producer Yu Kiyozono will be present at the screening, which will feature an announcement. Originally released in June 201...
New Anime Project for Read or Die Novels Considered
The wraparound jacket band on the 12th volume of Hideyuki Kurata and Studio Orphee's R.O.D -Read or Die- novel series revealed on Thursday that a new anime project is "under consideration." A quote on the jacket band by Tomonori Ochikoshi, producer of the 2003 television anime adaptation and president of anime studio A-1 Pictures, teases ongoing discussions. The novel series received a three-episo...
Blue Giant Jazz Manga Ends, But Sequel Series Begins in September
Story of boy who aims to become world's best saxophone player launched in 2013
― This year's 17th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic magazine published the final chapter of Shinichi Ishizuka's Blue Giant manga on Thursday. Starting in the next issue on September 10, Ishizuka will launch a sequel series titled Blue Giant Supreme, which sees protagonist Dai travel overseas. The manga centers on Dai Miyamo...
Ayane Performs Opening Theme For Japanese/Chinese Soul Buster Anime
Studio Pierrot, Youku Tudou collaborate on series premiering in October
― Singer Ayane announced on Twitter on Wednesday that she will perform the opening theme song titled "SOUL BUSTER" for the upcoming Soul Buster anime. Chiyomaru Shikura is writing the song lyrics and composing the tune, while Akira Okuyama is handling the arrangement. Ayane has previously performed theme songs for W~Wish, Ayakas...
Live-Action Laughing Under the Clouds Film Casts Renn Kiriyama, Yūki Furukawa
New visuals show new characters for 2017 film
― The staff of the live-action live-action film adaptation of Kemuri Karakara's Laughing Under the Clouds (Donten ni Warau) manga revealed on Thursday that it has cast Renn Kiriyama (Kamen Rider W, Ju-On: The Final Curse) and Yūki Furukawa (live-action Itazura na Kiss, Lychee Light Club). Kiriyama (below) will play the character Shirasu Kinjō. Shirasu arr...
Christoph Waltz in Talks to Star in James Cameron's Alita: Battle Angel
Inglourious Basterds actor would play character Dyson Ido in James Cameron-produced project
― Entertainment news source The Hollywood Reporter revealed on Wednesday that actor Christoph Waltz (Inglourious Basterds, Django Unchained, Spectre, The Legend of Tarzan) "is in early negotiations" to star in James Cameron's Alita: Battle Angel, the planned live-action film of Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Al...
Bamboo Blade C & BB Deformer Manga End
Series' final volumes ship October 25
― The September issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine published the final chapters of both Masahiro Totsuka and Jingu Takao's Bamboo Blade C manga and Totsuka and Saki Azumi's BB Deformer spin-off manga on Thursday. The final compiled book volumes for both series — Bamboo Blade C's seventh volume and BB Deformer's second volume — will ship in Japan o...
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 15-21
Case Closed, The Seven Deadly Sins, Attack on Titan, Ace of Diamond Act II, Terra Formars in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Case Closed (Detective Conan) 90 345,684 345,684 2016/08 Shogakukan Gosho Aoyama 1 1 2 The Seven Deadly Sins 22 302,390 302,390 2016/08 Kodansha Nakaba Suzuki 2 1 3 Attack on Titan 20 276,130 1,...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, August 15-21
Tales of Berseria, Collar × Malice games ship
― Japan's Game Ranking: August 15-21 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 1PS4 Tales of Berseria Bandai Namco Entertainment August 18 173,537 173,537 2PS3 Tales of Berseria Bandai Namco Entertainment August 18 76,186 76,186 33DS Yo-Kai Watch 3 Sushi/Tempura Level 5 July 16 62,343 1,120,378 43DS Dragon Ball F...
Namie Amuro Performs Theme Song, Insert Song for 2016 Death Note Film
Film opens on October 29 after 3-episode Hulu mini-series
― The official website for Death Note Light up the NEW world, this year's live-action Death Note sequel film, announced on Wednesday that Namie Amuro (pictured with Ryuk in the promotional image to the right) is performing the theme song "Dear Diary" and the insert song "Fighter" for the film. "Dear Diary" is a ballad that is based on the film...
Mitsudomoe's Norio Sakurai Starts Mini-Series in Weekly Shonen Champion
Rororro! to begin in September
― This year's 39th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion announced on Thursday that Norio Sakurai (Mitsudomoe) will begin a new short series titled Rororro! in the magazine's 44th issue on September 29. The advertisement for the manga features two girls, and the story description says the manga is about a girl named Chitose who has trouble making friends. The r...
Paramount Pictures Streams Rings Horror Film Trailer
Film sequel to The Ring slated for October 28
― Paramount Pictures began streaming a trailer for its Rings live-action horror film on Wednesday. The film is slated for October 28, 2016 after several delays. Paramount Pictures describes the story: A young woman becomes worried about her boyfriend when he explores a dark subculture surrounding a mysterious videotape said to kill the watcher seven days ...
Nanbaka Anime's 2nd Promo Previews Opening Theme, October Premiere
Hashiguchikanaderiya hugs The Super Ball performs opening; cast performs ending
― The official website for the Nanbaka The Numbers television anime announced the opening and ending theme songs for the anime. Hashiguchikanaderiya hugs The Super Ball, a collaboration between pop music act Hashiguchikanaderiya and two-man unit The Super Ball (The Morose Mononokean), will perform the opening theme song "...
Orange Alien Character Mikan Seijin Gets New TV Anime Shorts
20-second Mikan Seijin Arawaru shorts debuts Thursday after new PaRappa the Rapper anime's debut
― Fuji TV announced on Wednesday that it will air a new series of anime shorts based on Kazuma Shirasaki's "Mikan Seijin" character. The anime is titled Mikan Seijin Arawaru (The Orange Alien Appears), and will center on the surreal life of the titular character. The anime will premiere on the late-night ...
Capcom Develops 3DS Game That Interacts With Public Transit Cards
Players use IC cards to get items, converse with characters; game supports 10 cards in Japan
― Capcom announced on Wednesday that it is developing a new, as-yet untitled Nintendo 3DS game that will use IC cards, which are used in Japan to pay for public transportation fares. Players tap the IC card on the Nintendo 3DS, which will give players items and allow them to converse with characters. The exac...
Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls Slated for October in N. America, Europe
Idea Factory International announced on Tuesday that it will release Compile Heart's Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls (Chōjigen Taisen Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls: Yume no Gattai Special) PlayStation Vita game on October 18 in North America, and on October 21 in Europe. It also released new English screenshots for the game. IMG nepsega01.jpg IMG nepsega02.jpg IMG nepsega03.jpg IMG nepsega0...
Kizumonogatari II Anime Film Earns 196 Million Yen in 1st 3 Days
148,200 tickets sold at 117 screens to rank #8 last weekend
― The Kizumonogatari II: Nekketsu-hen anime film opened in Japan last Friday, and earned 196,051,200 yen (about US$1.95 million) and sold 148,200 tickets in its first three days. The film opened on 117 screens and ranked #8 at the Japanese box office for Saturday and Sunday only (not counting Friday). The first film, Kizumonogatari Part 1: T...
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 5 Reveals Visual, Returning Cast
Cast returns from previous seasons
― The official website of Natsume Yūjin-Chō Go, the fifth television anime season inspired by Yuki Midorikawa's Natsume's Book of Friends (Natsume Yūjin-Chō) manga, unveiled a new key visual for the anime on Wednesday. In addition, the site revealed the anime's cast, who are all returning from previous seasons of the show. Hiroshi Kamiya as Takashi Natsume Kazuhiko ...
Crunchyroll Adds Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Season 4 With Subtitles, Streams Nanbaka Trailer
Yu-Gi-Oh! GX offered with English subtitles; Nanbaka premieres October
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it has added the fourth season of the Yu-Gi-Oh! GX anime series to its catalog. Crunchyroll is offering the series in its original Japanese audio with English subtitles. It is available for Crunchyroll users worldwide except for Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Hong ...
Ponycan USA Offers Replacement Discs for Sound! Euphonium Volume 1
Ponycan USA announced on Tuesday that it is offering replacement discs for its first volume of the Sound! Euphonium anime, after discovering that the audio on the first two episodes on the disc are only monoaural instead of stereo. The company will replace all discs of all those who purchased from RightStuf automatically, while those who did not purchase their discs from RightStuf will be able to ...
Sony Announces PlayStation Now Cloud Gaming on PC, DualShock 4 USB Wireless Adaptor
PS Now launches on PC in Europe "soon" with N. America to follow; DualShock 4 adaptor for PC/Mac offered
― Sony announced on Tuesday that it will bring its PlayStation Now cloud gaming service to Windows PCs. PC support will launch in parts of Europe "soon," with the North American launch arriving "shortly thereafter." Sony will also release a DualShock 4 USB Wireless Adaptor device in early Septembe...
'In This Corner of the World' Historical Film's 1st Full Trailer Reveals Cast, Staff
Rena Nounen, Yoshimasa Hosoya, Daisuke Ono, Megumi Han star in November 12 film
― The official website for the anime film In This Corner of the World began streaming the full trailer on Wednesday. The trailer is the first video for the film that features voice acting, and it reveals the film's voice cast. The cast includes: Rena Nounen as Suzu, the heroine Yoshimasa Hosoya as Shūsaku, her husband Nat...
Love Concierge Manga Gets Live-Action Adaptation
Manga about a love hotel employee giving love advice is based on a Twitter account
― The wraparound jacket band on the fourth volume of Hakase and Ueno's comedy manga Rabuho no Ueno-san (Love Concierge, or "Mr. Ueno of the Love Hotel") revealed on Tuesday that the series is getting a live-action adaptation. More details, including the actor who will play the main character Ueno, will be announced at ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 21-28
The Heroic Legend of Arslan, Laughing Under The Clouds anime; The Asterisk War novel ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Cross Ange Rondo of Angel and Dragon Collection 2 DVDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 August 23 Cross Ange Rondo of Angel and Dragon Collection 2 DVDCite Sentai Filmworks US$59.98 August 23 Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom: Warrior Spirit of the ...
New Whistle! Soccer Manga Launches on September 26
Visuals of two boys from new manga shown
― Shogakukan's MangaOne, the app for Shogakukan's web comic magazine Ura Sunday, announced on Monday that Whistle! manga creator Daisuke Higuchi's new series will begin on September 26. The teaser reads: "14 years later — a new 'Whistle!' sounds!!" The teaser also includes images of two boys. MangaOne began reserializing the Whistle! manga in April. Whistle! c...
Kickstarter Launches for Digital Card Game Based on Osamu Tezuka Characters
Artists redesign classic characters in project supervised by Tezuka's son
― Active Gaming Media's Project Atom launched a Kickstarter campaign on Tuesday for Astro Boy: Edge of Time, a digital collectible card game based on the works of God of Manga Osamu Tezuka. The project is seeking to raise US$50,000 by September 21. Active Gaming Media previously teased the project with a countdown website. The ...
Tiger & Bunny, Trinity Seven Creators' Demental Man Novel Project Trailer Reveals More Visuals
Action novel about doctors fighting a dangerous virus slated for September 15
― Kadokawa began streaming a 30-second trailer for Keiichi Satou and Kenji Saito's Demental Man novel project on Tuesday. The trailer features music composed by Yoshihiro Ike (Tiger & Bunny, Rage of Bahamut: Genesis) and narration from Kenjiro Tsuda. Satou (Tiger & Bunny, Asura, Karas, Rage of Bahamut Genesis, GANTZ:O direc...
Demon Gaze II PS Vita Game's Release Date Moved Up 2 Weeks
The official website for the Demon Gaze II sequel game for the PlayStation Vita announced on Tuesday that the game's Japanese release date has moved up from October 13 to September 29. Kadokawa Games explained that October 13 was originally chosen as the release date because it was ideal for the market conditions at the time. The company cited "being able to create a high quality work early," "mar...
Silver Spoon Manga Will Resume on August 31
Manga went on hiatus in February after returning from 8-month hiatus
― This year's 39th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine is announcing on Wednesday that Hiromu Arakawa is resuming her Silver Spoon manga in the following issue on August 31. The manga will be featured on the following issue's cover, and the magazine will offer readers a replica of the cover's art as a present. The ma...
Kiitarō Shōnen no Yōkai Enikki Anime Reveals Staff, Visuals, October Debut
5-minute horror comedy shorts directed by Hisayoshi Hirasawa
― The staff for the television anime of Riichi Kageyama's Kiitarō Shōnen no Yōkai Enikki (Young Kiitarō's Yōkai Visual Diary) manga revealed the staff, new visuals and the anime's October premiere on Tuesday. Hisayoshi Hirasawa (Ojisan to Marshmallow, OZMAFIA!!) is directing the series at Creators in Pack. WORDS in STEREO is credited with t...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, August 15-21
Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai sells 12,990 + 2,418, followed by Haikyu!!, PSO2, 2nd Yo-kai Watch film, 2016 Doraemon film
― The deluxe edition for the live-action film of Makino's Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai manga sold 12,990 copies to rank #2 on the overall DVD chart. The regular edition was #12 with 2,418 copies. The first "Simple Box 5,000-Yen Series" reissue for the Korean l...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, August 15-21
Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai sells 9,482, followed by Haikyu!, Grimgar, Three Leaves, Three Colors, My Hero Academia
― The deluxe edition for the live-action film of Makino's Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai manga sold 9,482 copies to rank #1 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. Rank Last Week Title Weekly Copies Total Copies Release Date Maker Artist/Category Highest Rank Weeks on Ch...
Studio Trigger Celebrates 5th Anniversary in Anime Short With TeddyLoid Music
Short debuted after Space Patrol Luluco marathon stream on Monday
― The Nico Nico marathon stream of the Space Patrol Luluco anime ended on Monday with the debut of a new short animation. The short shows Trigger's mascots: Trigger, Muzzle, and Spring. The official Trigger Twitter account confirmed that TeddyLoid (the ending theme song composer of Space Patrol Luluco) composed the music in the short. ...
Persona 5 Game's Ad Highlights Anne Takamaki
Nana Mizuki voices quarter-American 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 Anne Takamaki, the beautiful but lonely quarter-American student voiced by Nana Mizuki. Atlus previously streamed a video showing the protagonist visiting a m...
Disgaea 2 Heads to PC on January 30
Game maintains content from PSP version, includes 3 new characters, physical special edition
― NIS America announced on Monday that it will release its Disgaea 2 game on the PC via Steam on January 30. The new PC release will include all content from the original Disgaea 2: Cursed Memories game, as well as the Disgaea 2: Dark Hero Days PlayStation Portable version of the game, along with an updated u...
Natsume's Book of Friends Season 5 Reveals October 4 Debut, Theme Song Artists
Sasanomaly performs opening theme, Aimer performs ending theme
― The October issue of Hakusensha's Monthly LaLa magazine is revealing on Wednesday that Natsume Yūjin-Chō Go, the fifth television anime season inspired by Yuki Midorikawa's Natsume's Book of Friends (Natsume Yūjin-Chō) manga, will premiere on October 4. The magazine is also revealing the theme song artists. Sasanomaly is performing the ...
Ookiku Furikabutte/Big Windup Manga Goes on Hiatus Until July 2017
Author Asa Higuchi takes maternity leave for 2nd baby
― The October issue of Kodansha's Monthly Afternoon magazine is revealing on Thursday that Asa Higuchi will put her Ookiku Furikabutte (Big Windup!) manga on hiatus until July 2017. She will take maternity leave for her second baby. Higuchi took a similar hiatus for 11 months between December 2010 and November 2011. While before that hiatus, the m...
Live-Action Blade of the Immortal Film Opens During Golden Week Next Spring
Takuya Kimura stars as immortal warrior Manji in Takashi Miike film
― The staff for the live-action film of Hiroaki Samura's Blade of the Immortal "neo period drama" manga announced on Tuesday that the film will open in Japan during Golden Week next year. Golden Week is a string of Spring holidays in Japan, running from the end of April to the beginning of May. The production filmed entirely on locat...
Analyst: Pokémon Go Shows Downward Trend Among Players
App shows decline in daily active users, downloads, engagement, time spent
― Senior Analyst Victor Anthony from the brokerage firm Axiom Capital Management stated on Monday that the Pokémon Go game is on a downward trend in multiple areas, including daily active users, downloads, engagement (a measure of user activity), and time spent on the app per day. Statistics from app intelligence companies suc...
Dark Horse to Publish New Zelda Art Book in February
Book will include art from upcoming The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild game
― Dark Horse announced on Monday that it will publish a new book based on Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda franchise titled The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts. The book is slated for February 21. The book will be the first in a new line of The Legend of Zelda books. Dark Horse describes the book: Readers can peruse over ...
Aozora Yell, Kizumonogatari II Films Rank in Weekend Box Office Top 10
Shin Godzilla tops 3.8 billion yen
― The live-action film of Kazune Kawahara's Aozora Yell (Yell for the Blue Sky) manga opened in on 281 screens in Japan on Saturday and sold 160,000 tickets to earn 197,000,000 yen (US$1.96 million). The film placed #3 on Japan's weekend box office ranking in terms of tickets sold, but the new Ghostbusters film, which opened in Japan on Friday, outranked Aozora Yell...
Romi Park, Rie Kugimiya Star in Nyanbo! Anime About Cat Version of Yotsuba&!'s Danbo Character
Anime premiering September 27 also casts Yui Horie, Yuko Sanpei, Junko Takeuchi
― NHK announced the main cast for its Nyanbo! television anime based on the cat version of the "Danbo" cardboard robot character within Kiyohiko Azuma's Yotsuba&! manga on Monday. The cast includes: Romi Park as Tora, Kotora's serious and reliable older brother Rie Kugimiya as Kotora, Tora's innocent and inquisitive young...
Girls und Panzer Film's Theatrical Run Tops 2.3 Billion Yen in 40 Weeks
Theatrical run will last at least a year
― The official blog for the Girls und Panzer anime franchise announced on Monday that the Girls und Panzer film has sold a total of 1,355,313 tickets for 2,315,264,894 yen (about US$23.08 million), as of August 21. The film is currently screening in two theaters, but beginning on August 27 the film will be playing in 15 theaters, including four new locations. ...
Kato*Fuku Voice Actress Unit Ceases Activity
Duo consisting of Emiri Katō, Kaori Fukuhara to perform final event in September
― Voice Actress Kaori Fukuhara announced on Friday that she and Emiri Katō will cease performing as Kato*Fuku in September. The duo will hold their final live performance on September 10. The actresses became friends while working on Lucky Star together. As the unit Kato*Fuku, they performed ending theme songs for the Wh...
Final Fantasy XV Trailer Reveals English Voice Cast
Ray Chase, Robbie Daymond, Adam Croasdell, Chris Parson, more star
― Square Enix began streaming a new trailer revealing the English voice cast for its Final Fantasy XV PlayStation 4 and Xbox One game on Monday. The video features the English voice cast discussing their roles over clips from the game. The cast includes: Ray Chase as Noctis Lucis Caelum Robbie Daymond as Prompto Argentum Adam Croasdel...
Persona 5 Game's New 'Short Movie' Features Protagonist Visiting Maid Cafe
Maid cafe visits can help increase stats in RPG shipping in Japan on September 15
― Atlus' official YouTube channel streamed a new "short movie" video on Saturday for the upcoming Persona 5 game, featuring the protagonist visiting a maid cafe. The video begins with a maid named Kurara welcoming the protagonist to the cafe, and asking him what he would like to order. This brings up a menu of items, su...
Rensuke Oshikiri Launches Semai Sekai no Identity Manga Series
"Manga battle royale" series by Hi Score Girl author launched today in Morning Two magazine
― The October issue of Kodansha's Morning Two magazine launched Rensuke Oshikiri's new manga titled Semai Sekai no Identity (Small World's Identity) on Monday. The magazine describes the manga as a "manga battle royale." The first chapter featured a color opening page. The new manga is part of a slate of new s...
Dempagumi.inc Peforms New Opening For The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Anime Starting in October
Idol group performs current ending theme
― This year's 38th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that The Disastrous Life of Saiki K., the television anime adaptation of Shūichi Asō's Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan manga, will get a new opening theme song for its late-night broadcast by Dempagumi.inc starting in October. The group is also performing the anime's ending theme song...
Haikyu!! Anime Casts Ryūsei Nakao as Shiratorizawa Coach
Season featuring match between Karasuno High, Shiratorizawa Academy premieres in October
― This year's 38th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that Haikyu!! Karasuno Kōkō VS Shiratorizawa Gakuen Kōkō (Haikyu!! Karasuno High vs Shiratorizawa Academy), the third television anime of Haruichi Furudate's Haikyu!! manga, has cast Ryusei Nakao. The voice actor will play Tanj...
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Compilation Films' Teaser Video Streamed
1st compilation film debuts on December 31, 2nd on January 7; each film screens for 2 weeks
― The official Youtube channel of Fuji TV's noitamina programming block began streaming a teaser trailer for the compilation films of the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress anime on Monday. The video previews various scenes from the television anime, including scenes from the final battle. The compilation films wil...
ACCA TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Staff, Cast, January Debut
Anime starring Hiro Shimono reunites main staff of One-Punch Man at MADHOUSE
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Natsume Ono's ACCA 13-Ku Kansatsu-Ka (ACCA: 13th Ward Observation Department) manga began streaming the anime's first promotional video on Monday. The video reveals the show's cast, staff, and January premiere date. The cast, as they are introduced in the above vi...
Active Gaming Media Posts Link to Countdown Site Featuring Osamu Tezuka Characters
Active Gaming Media, a video game developer and localization company based in Osaka, posted a link on Facebook on Monday to a "http://trust-the-ministry.com/" website that features a countdown and silhouettes of characters from various Osamu Tezuka manga franchises. Active Gaming Media's Facebook post accompanying the link simply said "Soon..." and used the hashtags #secretproject, #tezuka, and #g...
Gakuen Handsome TV Anime Premieres on October 3
The official website for the television anime adaptation of Tohoku Penet's Gakuen Handsome PC game announced on Monday that the series will premiere on October 3 at 25:00 (effectively October 4 at 1:00 a.m.) on Tokyo MX and BS Fuji. Niconico's official "Gakuen Handsome Channel" will also stream each episode at noon the next day after the anime airs on television. The OVA's cast and the original ga...
Akame ga Kill! Manga Ends in 15th Volume
Manga began final arc in 2014, 3.3 million copies of series in print, inspired TV anime that aired on Toonami
― The 14th compiled book volume of Takahiro and Tetsuya Tashiro's Akame ga Kill! manga revealed on Monday that the manga's 15th volume will be the last. The volume is slated for this winter. In addition, the 14th volume's wraparound jacket band revealed that the manga series, including the Ak...
Natsume Ono Launches New Skyscraper Blues Manga in December
1-shot intro manga for series published on Monday
― The October issue of Kodansha's Morning Two magazine announced on Monday that Natsume Ono will launch a new manga series titled Skyscraper Blues in the magazine in the February 2017 issue, which will ship on December 22. The October issue published an introductory one-shot for the manga, which takes place in New York, with a character named Rinji Sa...
Shino Shimoji Performs Opening Theme for Magic of Stella Anime
Voice actress debuts as singer in anime opening
― The official website for the television anime of cloba.U's Magic of Stella (Stella no Mahō) manga revealed on Friday that voice actress Shino Shimoji will perform the opening theme song "God Save The Girls" for the anime. Shimoji is known for her work as a voice actress in the anime Aikatsu! as Akari Ōzora, and the theme song marks her debut as a sing...
2nd Ajin OAD's Promo Video Shows Everyday Lives of Characters
OAD ships with manga's 9th volume on October 7
― King Records began streaming a promotional video on Saturday for the original anime DVD bundled with a limited edition of the ninth volume of Gamon Sakurai's Ajin: Demi-Human manga. The video previews the stories in the anime, showing Satō wanting to play a game, Kō wondering if Izumi has a boyfriend, and Izumi getting a part-time job for food expenses...
Tokyo 7th Sisters Game App Gets Music Video as '1st Anime Project'
Donuts released "Idol-raising rhythm adventure" smartphone game in 2014
― The staff of Donuts' Tokyo 7th Sisters smartphone game announced at the "Tokyo 7th Sisters 2nd Live 16'→30'→34' -INTO THE 2ND GEAR-" event in Yokohama on Sunday that the game is getting an animated music video temporarily titled "t7s Longing for summer Again And Again." The staff announced the animated music video as "Part 1" o...
Machico Performs Ending Theme For Age 12 Anime's 2nd Season
Sequel series about 12-year-old girl's everyday life premieres on October 3
― The official Twitter account for the 12-Sai: Chiccha na Mune no Tokimeki (Age 12: A Little Heart-Pounding) television anime series announced on Saturday that voice actress and singer Machico will perform the ending song "Yūki no Tsubasa" (Wings of Courage) for the anime's second season. Miyu Yuzuki is writing the lyrics, Ta...
Jump Special Anime Festa Reveals Partial Lineup, Teases New Anime Title
My Hero Academia gets original event anime set between 1st, 2nd seasons in November-December event
― This year's 38th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that this year's Jump Special Anime Festa will be held in five cities on November 27 and December 4. According to the announcement, the event will feature My Hero Academia, Twin Star Exorcists, Isobe Isobee Monogatari...
For all articles, see the archives