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Drifters TV Anime Casts Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Daisuke Ono, Wataru Takagi, Akira Ishida
Anime premieres October 7
― The official website for the television anime of Kouta Hirano's Drifters manga presented additional cast members and character profiles on Sunday. Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Kuroko's Basketball's Kazunari Takao) as the pilot Naoshi Kanno Daisuke Ono (Attack on Titan's Erwin Smith) as Wild Bunch gang founder Butch Cassidy Wataru Takagi (Naruto Shippuden's Tobi) as Wild Bunch gang me...
Cygames, Platinum Games Develop Granblue Fantasy Project Re:LINK Action RPG
Cygames streams promo video; Nobuo Uematsu, Tsutomu Narita compose music
― Cygames announced during a stage and live-stream event on Sunday that Platinum Games is developing the Granblue Fantasy Project Re:LINK game based on Cygames' Granblue Fantasy smartphone game. The official website for the game also began streaming a promotional video on Sunday. Project Re:LINK is an action role-playing game fe...
Granblue Fantasy The Animation TV Anime Series Premieres in January
Yuki Ono, Nao Tōyama, Rie Kugimiya, Miyuki Sawashiro star in series based on Cygames' smartphone game
― Cygames announced during a stage and live-stream event on Sunday that the anime adaptation of its Granblue Fantasy smartphone game is a television anime series titled Granblue Fantasy the Animation. The series will premiere in January. The anime's official website began streaming the show's first p...
Yuri!!! on Ice Anime's New Promo Video Reveals Casting of Mamoru Miyano, Tomoaki Maeno, More
Yoshimasa Hosoya, Kensho Ono, Ayumu Murase, Yūtarō Honjō, Hiroki Yasumoto, Kenji Nojima also join cast
― The official website for the Yuri!!! on Ice television anime series began streaming a new promotional video on Sunday, which reveals more cast members. The staff had originally revealed the video and the cast at an event in Tokyo on Sunday. The new characters are all ice skaters from various count...
Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 Game's 2nd Trailer Streamed in Japanese, English
Sequel game for 3DS to arrive on August 25 in Japan, in early fall in N. America
― Game developer Inti Creates began streaming a second trailer for its Azure Striker Gunvolt 2 (Armed Blue Gunvolt Sō in Japan) Nintendo 3DS sequel game in Japanese on Friday and in English on Saturday. English Version Japanese Version The game will arrive in Japan on the Nintendo eShop on August 25, and will retail for ...
Studio 4°C Animates Fight Sequence in Episode of The Amazing World of Gumball TV Series
Cartoon Network streams sequence about fighting mothers from animated show's latest episode
― Cartoon Network began streaming a "Mom VS Mom" clip on Saturday from the The Amazing World of Gumball animated television series that features an "anime-style" fight featuring the mother of the show's protagonists. Ben Bocquelet, who created the cartoon, confirmed on Twitter on Friday that Studio 4°C animate...
MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death PS Vita Game's 1st English Story Trailer Streamed
Dungeon-crawling game by Compile Heart ships in N. America on September 13, in Europe on September 16
― Idea Factory International began streaming the first English story trailer on Friday for its upcoming release of Compile Heart's MeiQ: Labyrinth of Death (MeiQ no Chika ni Shisu) PlayStation Vita game. Idea Factory International previously streamed the game's opening movie, customization trailer, a...
Persona 5 Game's Latest Video Shows Protagonist Working at Coffee Shop
PS4/PS3 game slated for September 15 in Japan, February 14 in Americas
― Atlus' official Youtube channel streamed a new "short movie" video for its upcoming Persona 5 PlayStation 4 game on Friday featuring the protagonist learning how to work at a coffee shop. The video starts with the protagonist making coffee and thinking that this time it looks like it'll be good. After he tries it, he celebrates ...
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Game's Gamescom Trailer, Japanese Ad Streamed
PS4/Xbox One/PC game arrives in N. America on October 25, in Europe on October 28
― Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe began streaming the Gamescom trailer on Saturday for the Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. Bandai Namco Entertainment also began streaming the game's first Japanese commercial on Saturday. The ad mentions that first editions of the game will come with a...
Milk Morinaga Ends Hana & Hina After School Yuri Manga in November
Morinaga launched manga in April 2015; Seven Seas to release 1st volume on March 14
― Manga creator Milk Morinaga announced on her official Twitter account on Monday that she is ending her Hana & Hina After School (Hana to Hina wa Hōkago) yuri manga in November. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga, and it describes the story: Hana and Hina are two high school girls working at the same charact...
The Dresscodes Performs Theme Song for Live-Action Oboreru Knife Film
Film based on teen romance manga opens on November 5
― The official Twitter account for the live-action film of George Asakura's Oboreru Knife manga announced on Thursday that the band The Dresscodes will perform the movie's theme song. The song is titled "Comic Generation," and singer of The Dresscodes, Ryōhei Shima, will be re-recording the song for the movie. Shima is also acting in the film in hi...
Digimon Universe Appli Monsters Manga Begins Next Month
Also: free advanced version of 3DS game to launch September 21
― The October issue of Shueisha's V-Jump magazine announced on Saturday that a Digimon Universe Appli Monsters manga series will begin in the next issue on September 21. Naoki Akamine is drawing the series and Akiyoshi Hongō is credited as the original creator. The magazine also announced that "Digimon Universe Appli Monsters Cyber Arena,...
AŌP Performs New Opening Theme For Age 12 Anime's 2nd Season
Idol group's newest single slated to ship on November 9
― The official website for the idol unit AŌP announced on Friday that the group will perform the opening theme song "Ano ne, Kimi Dake ni" for the second season of the 12-Sai: Chiccha na Mune no Tokimeki (Age 12: A Little Heart-Pounding) television anime series. "Ano ne, Kimi Dake ni" is AŌP's ninth single and will ship on November 9. The anime-...
Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Games Get Stage Musical Adaptation
Ryūnosuke Matsumura, Maon Kurosaki star in play premiering January 2017
― Nega Design Works opened a website on Wednesday revealing that a musical stage play based on Nihon Falcom's Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (Eiyū Densetsu: Sen no Kiseki) game series has been green-lit for January 2017 at Zepp Blue Theater Roppongi. Ryūnosuke Matsumura (stage play adaptations of Terror in Resonance and S...
Akechi Keibu no Jikenbo Spinoff Manga Ends
5th compiled book volume of manga focusing on Kengo Akechi character slated for November 17
― The September issue of Kodansha's Magazine Special published the final chapter of Yuki Sato's Akechi Keibu no Jikenbo spinoff manga on Saturday. Kodansha will publish the manga's fifth and final compiled book volume on November 17. The manga is a spinoff of Fumiya Sato and Seimaru Amagi's Kindaichi Shōnen no...
Media Blasters to Release Yosuga no Sora, My Wife is the Student Council President Anime on Blu-ray Disc
English dub for My Wife is the Student Council President stars Brittany Lauda, Matt Shipman
― Media Blasters announced at Liberty City Anime Con in New York on Friday that it will release the Yosuga no Sora: In Solitude Where We Are Least Alone and the My Wife is the Student Council President television anime series on Blu-ray Disc. The company had previously released Yosuga no Sora on DVD in May 201...
Media Blasters Reveals Full English Dub Cast for Rio - Rainbow Gate! Anime
Brittany Lauda, Todd Haberkorn, Kira Buckland, more join cast
― Media Blasters announced the full English dub cast for the Rio - Rainbow Gate! television anime series at Liberty City Anime Con in New York on Friday. The full cast includes: Amber Lee Connors as Rio Rollins Amanda Julina as Mint Clark Brittany Lauda as Rina Tachibana Natalie Hoover as Anya Hellsing Amanda Lee as Elle Adams Caitlynn Fre...
PriPara Reveals New In-Anime Idol Team, Visual For 2017 Musical, Creamy Mami Collaboration
Arcade game to feature Creamy Mami costumes starting in October
― The staff of the PriPara franchise announced on Saturday that the the PriPara television anime series is getting a new idol team, and also revealed a visual for the musical that will have a new run next year. Additionally, the staff announced that the PriPara arcade game is getting a collaboration with Creamy Mami. The new idol team de...
Poco's Udon World Anime Reveals More Cast, Ending Theme Artist, October 8 Premiere
Kana Hanazawa, Shinnosuke Tachibana, Kousuke Toriumi, more join cast
― The official website for the Poco's Udon World television anime series revealed the fourth wave of the main cast on Saturday, and also revealed the show's ending theme artist and premiere date. The newly announced cast members are: Kana Hanazawa (Ange Vierge's CodeΩ46 Xenia) as Sae Fujiyama Takaya Kuroda as (Durarara!!'s Simon) as...
Aozora Yell Live-Action Film's 3 Ads Preview Themes of Love, Youth, Cheering
Film based on Kazune Kawahara's manga debuted in Japan on Saturday
― TOHO film's official YouTube channel streamed three new commercials on Wednesday for the live-action film of Kazune Kawahara's Aozora Yell (Yell for the Blue Sky) manga. The first ad is a "youth" version, the second is a "love" version, and the third is a "cheering" version. These three themes are illustrated in each trailer. The fi...
Battery TV Anime's Teaser Video Previews anderlust's New Ending Song
Musical duo also performed series' 1st opening, ending
― The official website for the television anime of Atsuko Asano's Battery baseball novels began streaming the show's third teaser video on Friday. The video previews anderlust's new ending theme song "Wakamono no Subete" (All the Young People). The song premiered in the anime's sixth episode on Friday. Ryosuke Nakamura (Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash...
Gundam the Origin Anime's 4th Episode Previewed in 2nd Subtitled Video
New episode concluding Char, Sayla's story debuts this fall
― Bandai began streaming the second English-subtitled trailer on Saturday for Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin IV: Unmei no Zenya (Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin IV Eve of Destiny), the fourth episode of the Mobile Suit Gundam the Origin anime. The current Char/Sayla arc of the anime will end with the fourth episode this fall. The fourth episode...
3rd Haikyu!! Anime's 2nd Promo Video Previews Characters
Season featuring match between Karasuno High, Shiratorizawa Academy premieres in October
― The official website for the Haikyu!! Karasuno Kōkō VS Shiratorizawa Gakuen Kōkō (Haikyu!! Karasuno High vs Shiratorizawa Academy) anime began streaming the second promotional video on Friday. The video previews the players from Shiratorizawa Academy. The 33rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump revealed the...
Persona 5 Anime Special's TV Ad Streamed
A-1 Pictures' anime for Atlus' RPG premieres September 3
― A new television commercial for Persona 5 the Animation -The Day Breakers-, the tie-in television special for Atlus' upcoming Persona 5 RPG, began streaming on Friday. The video previews the animation and characters. Рекламный ролик Persona 5 the Animation -The Day Breakers- #ペルソナ5 #Persona5 Запуск с 3 сентября. pic.twitter.com/kMjHhVmaon— Ка...
Tōken Ranbu: Hanamaru TV Anime Adds 5 Additional Cast Members
Key visual shows characters voiced by Junji Majima, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Kento Hama, Soma Saitō, Kaito Ishikawa
― The official website of Tōken Ranbu: Hanamaru, one of two television anime adaptations of DMM's Tōken Ranbu online browser game, announced five additional cast members on Friday. The website also unveiled an updated key visual with all ten characters that have currently been announced. The ne...
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 7-13
2 Tokyo Ghoul volumes, Fairy Tail, My Hero Academia, One Piece, One-Punch Man, Yona of the Dawn, Attack on Titan, Haikyu!!, Attack on Titan: Before the Fall
― The New York Times newspaper listed the manga bestsellers in the United States for the week ending on August 13. Rank Prev. Rank Title Author Publisher Weeks on List Cover 1 10Tokyo Ghoul #1 Sui Ishida Viz Media 58 2 -Fairy Tail #55 Hiro Mashim...
Pokémon Sun & Moon Games' Trailer Introduces 4 New Pokémon
Crabrawler, Sandygast, Palossand, Stufful to appear in games shipping November 23
― The official Pokémon Company International YouTube channel began streaming a reveal trailer on Friday, officially confirming four new Pokémon for the upcoming Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon games. The new Pokémon are: Crabrawler, a fighting-type Sandygast, a ghost- and ground-type Palossand, a ghost- and ground-type tha...
Dan Green, Eric Stuart Return for Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film's English Dub
Voice actors for Yugi, Kaiba reprise roles from anime
― 4K Media announced on Friday that voice actors Dan Green and Eric Stuart are reprising their roles as Yugi Muto/Yami Yugi and Seto Kaiba, respectively, for the North American English dub of the Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions film. The Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions film opened in Japan on April 23 and will open outside of Japan i...
Idolish 7 Multimedia Project Has Anime in the Works
Bandai Namco's project also includes smartphone game, manga, anime music videos
― The staff of Idolish 7, Bandai Namco's fictional male idol group multimedia project, announced during a Niconico livestream event on Friday that an anime adaptation is in the works. Game producer Ayaka Negishi said that the story of the anime will be similar to the game. The format of the anime has not yet been revealed...
Zaregoto OVA Will Have 8 Volumes Covering 1st Novel
SHAFT animates OVA of NisiOisin's novel series
― The official website for the Zaregoto OVA project based on NisiOisin's novel series on Saturday announced that there are eight planned DVD and Blu-ray Disc volumes, all titled Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai (Decapitation Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Prankster) after the first Zaregoto novel. The website also revealed a key visual. Th...
Diver City Tokyo Hosts Gundam VR Experience Starting on August 26
Players cling to life-size Gundam statue's hand in new VR demo
― The Gundam.info portal announced on Friday that the "VR ZONE Project i Can" area at the Diver City Tokyo Plaza will host a "Gundam VR Daiba Assault" virtual-reality experience starting on August 26. Diver City Tokyo Plaza on Tokyo's artificial island of Odaiba is also the location of the life-size Gundam statue, a Gundam Cafe, and the G...
King of Fighters XIV Game Introduces Teams K', Women Fighters in Videos
Videos highlight final 2 teams before game's August 23 release in U.S.
― SNK Playmore began streaming two new trailers for its PlayStation 4 fighting game The King of Fighters XIV on Thursday. The videos highlight the fighters that make up Team K' (K', Kula, and Maxima) and Team Women Fighters (King, Mai, and Alice). Team K''s music theme is "KD-SR" and Team Women Fighters' music theme is "Splendid S...
Idol Memories Anime's New Promo Video Highlights StarRing Unit
Project Frontier's opening theme song also previewed in video for anime premiering on October 2
― The official website for Happy Elements' original television anime series Idol Memories began streaming a promotional video on Friday that highlights the in-show unit StarRing and their song "High Touch Girl." The website also began streaming a video on Friday that previews Project Frontier's opening the...
GANTZ:O CG Anime Film's Animated Music Video Streamed
The Dresscodes performs theme song for film opening on October 14
― TOHO began streaming an animated music video on Friday for GANTZ:O, the upcoming full 3D CG anime film based on Hiroya Oku's Gantz manga. The video features The Dresscodes' theme song "Ningen Video" (Human Video). The band's single featuring the song will ship on October 12. Daisuke Ono stars in the film as Masaru Katō. Other cast me...
Kin-iro Mosaic/KINMOZA! Special Episode Previewed in 1st Teaser Video
Episode centering on Shinobu to screen in Japanese theaters starting on November 12
― Kadokawa began streaming the first teaser video on Friday for the special anime episode of the Kinmoza! Kiniro + Mosaic anime, titled Kin-iro Mosaic: Pretty Days. The episode will screen in theaters across Japan starting on November 12. In the episode, the school festival is on the horizon and something is off with ...
Promo Video Streamed for OVA Shipping With My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO! PS Vita Game
Anime shipping on BD on October 27 will focus on Iroha Isshiki
― 5pb. Games began streaming a promotional video on Friday for the original video anime on Blu-ray Disc that will ship with the Yahari Game demo Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru. Zoku (Even Though It's a Game, My youth romantic comedy is wrong as I expected. Sequel) PlayStation Vita game. Note: the below video can't be viewed in ...
Steins;Gate Game Gets PC Steam Release in September
Game shipped in English on PC in 2014; PS3, Vita in August 2015
― 5pb. Games began streaming a video on Friday to announce that its Steins;Gate game is getting a Windows PC release via Steam. Famitsu additionally added that the game will arrive on September 9 Japan time. Note: The below video can't be viewed in Australia, Germany, Mexico, New Zealand, and the U.S. 5pb. Games has opened an official En...
Saki Mahjong Manga to Have 'Important Announcement' on September 2
This year's 17th issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine revealed on Friday that the next issue, which ships on September 2, will have an "important announcement" for Ritz Kobayashi's Saki manga. Yen Press is publishing the original Saki manga in North America digitally, and it will release the fifth volume on August 30. Yen Press describes the series: Saki's never been a big fan of mahjong. ...
Monster Hunter Stories RIDE ON Reveals 5 Anime-Original Characters
Ayaka Asai, Michiyo Murase, Yūma Uchida, more join cast for series premiering in October
― The official website for the Monster Hunter Stories RIDE ON television anime series revealed five new cast members on Friday. The cast includes (from left to right in above image, character name romanizations aren't official): Ayaka Asai as Mil, a young girl the same age as Ryuto who is a hard worker and honest...
Anime Midstream Licenses B't X TV Anime Series
Series based on manga by Saint Seiya's Kurumada originally aired in 1996
― Dallas-based anime licensing company Anime Midstream, Inc. announced at its panel at AnimeFest on Sunday that it has licensed the B't X television anime series. The company plans to release the series on DVD with the Japanese language track with English subtitles, and with an English dub. Anime Midstream has not yet announced ...
Zaregoto Anime Project is OVA Debuting on October 26
SHAFT animates OVA based on NisiOisin's novel series
― ANN confirmed on Friday that screenings of the Kizumonogatari II: Nekketsu-hen (Passionate Blood) film began with a video announcing that the anime of NisiOisin's Zaregoto novel series will be an original video anime (OVA) that will debut on October 26. The video mentioned that the volume shipping on October 26 is "Vol. 1." The screening also rev...
2017 Godzilla Anime Film Penned by Gen Urobuchi, Animated by Polygon Pictures
Madoka Magica & Fate/Zero writer works with directors of Detective Conan films & Ajin
― An anime film of Toho's iconic Godzilla franchise has been green-lit under the simple title in Roman characters, Godzilla. The staff presented a teaser visual: Kobun Shizuno (Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare and other Detective Conan movies, Fist of the North Star: The Legend of Kenshirô, Fist of the North S...
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...
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