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Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters Anime Reveals New Visual
The official website of the Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters anime revealed a new visual for the series on Friday. The anime will premiere on Saturday, October 1 at 7:00 a.m. on TV Tokyo and its affiliated networks. Gou Koga (Xenosaga: The Animation, Dokidoki! Precure, One Piece Episode of Sabo) is directing the anime at Toei Animation. Yoichi Kato (Miracle Train - Ōedo-sen e Yōkoso, Yo-kai Watch,...
One Piece Film Gold's Earnings Surpass 5 Billion Yen
Film also surpasses One Piece: Strong World's earnings to become 2nd-highest earning film in franchise
― One Piece Film Gold has now earned 5,007,520,000 yen (about US$48.8 million) at the Japanese box office as of Thursday, 48 days after it opened. Additionally, the film has been seen 3,757,181 times. The film has now surpassed the 2009 One Piece: Strong World film's earnings of 4.8 billion yen (abo...
Ao Oni: The Animation TV Anime Reveals Promo Video, Cast, October 2 Premiere
Ryota Ohsaka, Takahiro Mizushima, Eri Kitamura, Shūta Morishima star in series of comedic shorts
― The official website for Ao Oni The Animation, a series of television anime shorts based on the horror game franchise Ao Oni, began streaming a promotional video for the series on Friday. The website also revealed the show's premiere date and cast on Friday. The anime will premiere on TV Tokyo on Octobe...
Poco's Udon World Anime's 2nd Promo Video Shows Sōta, Poco's Promise
Yūichi Nakamura, Shiho Kokido star in series premiering on October 8
― The official website for the Poco's Udon World television anime series began streaming the show's second promotional video on Friday. The end of the video features Sōta and Poco making a promise and pinky-swearing, and then Sōta says, "It's strange Poco. When you're here with me, a lot of things happen, and I start to remember a l...
Gantz:O CG Anime Film Reveals Trailer, Osaka Team Cast, Poster Visual
Kendo Kobayashi, Razor Ramon HG, Razor Ramon RG join cast for film opening on October 14
― TOHO began streaming the official trailer 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 film's official website also revealed new cast members for the film's Osaka Team members and a po...
Myriad Colors Phantom World Anime's Unaired Episode Previewed in Video
Episode ships with anime's 7th BD/DVD volume in Japan on October 10
― The official website of the anime of Sōichirō Hatano's Myriad Colors Phantom World (Musaigen no Phantom World) novel began streaming a preview video for "Mizutama no Kiseki" (Miracle of the Water Drop), the unaired episode included in the seventh Blu-ray Disc and DVD volume of the anime series. The seventh Blu-ray Disc and DVD volu...
A Silent Voice Anime Film's Ads Show Protagonists' Relationship
Film based on Yoshitoki Ōima's manga opens on September 17
― The official website for Kyoto Animation's anime film adaptation of Yoshitoki Ōima's A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) manga began streaming two new commercials for the film on Friday. The commercials show the relationship between protagonists Shoko and Shoya, and the second video previews the film's theme song "Ai wo Shita no wa" (Loving Is)...
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Gets 'Road to Boruto' Update
Update will have physical release, DLC version in February
― This year's 41st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing on Monday that Bandai Namco Entertainment will release an update for its Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 game titled Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Road to Boruto. The update will be available as a physical copy as well as a DLC update for the g...
Time Bokan 24 Anime's New Visual Features Villains
The official website of Tatsunoko Productions' upcoming Time Bokan 24 television anime unveiled a new visual on Thursday. The visual features the anime's three villains: Bimajo, Tsubuyakky, and Suzukky. The series will premiere on October 1 on NTV and Yomiuri TV, and will air every Saturday at 5:30 p.m. (airing in what is now Ace Attorney's timeslot). The cast includes: Akihisa Wakayama as Tokio A...
Yowamushi Pedal: Spare Bike Anime Also Adapts Manga Included WIth Previous Anime Releases
Theatrical anime began limited 2-week theatrical run on Friday
― The staff of the Yowamushi Pedal Spare Bike spinoff manga's anime adaptation announced on Thursday that the anime also adapts the manga included in the first- through third-volume first-print limited edition home video releases of the Yowamushi Pedal Grande Road television anime. The home video releases that included the manga shipped f...
The Great Passage Anime's 3rd Promo Previews Opening Theme Song
Anime adapting Shion Miura's novel premieres on October 13
― The official website for the television anime of Shion Miura's The Great Passage (Fune wo Amu or literally, To Compile A Ship) novel began streaming the anime's third promotional video on Thursday. The video previews the anime's opening theme song "Shiokaze" by Taiiku Okazaki. The anime will premiere on the Fuji TV network's Noitamina times...
Shakunetsu no Takkyū Musume Ping-Pong TV Anime's Promo Previews Songs
Anime about girls' ping-pong club premieres October 3
― The official website for the television anime of Yagura Asano's Shakunetsu no Takkyū Musume (Scorching Ping-Pong Girls) manga began streaming a promotional video on Friday. The video reveals the first animated footage of the show, and previews both the opening theme song "Shakunetsu Switch" by Suzumegahara Chūgaku Takkyū-bu (composed of the main...
1st Yo-kai Watch Film to Play in U.S. Theaters on October 15
Film features Disney XD's English dub voice cast
― Level-5 and Eleven Arts announced on Thursday that they have partnered with Fathom Events to screen Yo-kai Watch: The Movie, the first Yo-kai Watch anime film, in select theaters in the United States for a one-day screening on October 15. Fathom Events' website will host the full list of theaters screening the film on October 16. Eleven Arts describe...
Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni PS Vita Game Delayed in N. America, Europe
Game now slated for October 11 in N. America, September 30 in Europe
― United Kingdom game distribution company PQube announced on Thursday that its upcoming Valkyrie Drive: Bhikkhuni PlayStation Vita game has been delayed from September 16 to October 11 in North America. The game has also been delayed in Europe to September 30. PQube cited a "wardrobe malfunction" as the reason for the game's delay....
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, August 29-September 4
Edge of Tomorrow, Doraemon special air
― The Hollywood film Edge of Tomorrow, which adapts the novel All You Need Is Kill by Hiroshi Sakurazaka, aired on NTV on Friday, September 2 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 7.6% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV September 4 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 12.4 Doraemon Birthday Special: Tensai Nobita no Hikōsen Yūenchi TV Asahi Sep...
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Game's Opening Movie Streamed
Luna Haruna sings opening for game shipping November 8
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming on Thursday the opening animation video for its upcoming Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization PlayStation 4 game. Luna Haruna is performing the game's theme song "Windia." Bandai Namco Entertainment will ship Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization on November 8 in North America and Europe. In North Ameri...
Koei Tecmo to Release Toukiden 2, Atelier Firis, Nights of Azure 2, Samurai Warriors: Sanada Maru Games in the West
Koei Tecmo Games to exhibit games at Tokyo Game Show
― Koei Tecmo Games announced on Wednesday that it will release Omega Force's Toukiden 2 and Samurai Warriors Sanada Maru games and GUST's Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey and Nights of Azure 2 games in North America and Europe. Koei Tecmo will be exhibiting these games and its other upcoming PlayStation 4 games, Berserk and ...
March comes in like a lion Anime Casts Marina Inoue, Takahiro Sakurai, More
Yoshimasa Hosoya, Shinichiro Miki, Tomokazu Sugita, Subaru Kimura, Subaru Kimura, Toru Ohkawa join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Chika Umino's March comes in like a lion (Sangatsu no Lion) manga announced eight additional cast members on Friday. The new cast members are: Marina Inoue as Kyōko Kōda Yoshimasa Hosoya as Yūsuke Takahashi Shinichiro Miki as Kai Shimada Tomokazu S...
The Great Passage Reveals 5 More Cast Members, Opening Song, October 13 Debut
Tetsuo Kaneo, Mugihito, Yoshiko Sakakibara, Chiwa Saito, Yōko Hikasa join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Shion Miura's The Great Passage (Fune wo Amu or literally, To Compile A Ship) novel revealed five more cast members, the opening theme song's performer, and the October 13 premiere date on Thursday. The newly announced cast members are: Tetsuo Kaneo as Kōhei Araki, a veter...
First Love Monster Manga to Bundle Unaired 13th Anime Episode
DVD bundled with 8th manga volume on February 7
― A special edition of Akira Hiyoshimaru's eighth First Love Monster (Hatsukoi Monster) manga volume will bundle a new original anime DVD on February 7, 2017. The DVD will include an "episode 13" that is not being aired as part of the ongoing television anime adaptation. The episode will feature the new characters Shigeru R. Yamaguchi (as voiced by Tomo...
Berserk Musou Game Highlights Zodd in New Gameplay Video
Action game ships in Japan on October 27, in the West this fall
― Koei Tecmo Games began streaming a new gameplay video on Wednesday for its Berserk Musou game that highlights the playable character Zodd. > The site previously streamed gameplay videos for Guts, Griffith, Casca, Judeau, and Schierke. The game's playable character roster currently includes: Guts, Griffith, Casca, Judeau, Serpico, Schie...
Natsumi Kon Returns to Perform Majestic Prince Film's Theme Song
New film opens in Japan on November 4 for 2-week engagement
― The official website of the Majestic Prince anime project revealed on Thursday that Natsumi Kon will perform the upcoming film's theme song "Kienai Sora" (The Sky That Doesn't Vanish). The song will be the fourth song she will perform for the franchise, after performing the television anime's "Watashi wa Sōzō Suru" opening theme, the "PROM...
Tiger Mask W Wrestling Anime Premieres on October 1
Visual showing anime likenesses of real-life NJPW wrestlers Yuji Nagata, Tōgi Makabe unveiled
― The official website for Toei Animation's new Tiger Mask W (pronounced "Double") anime based on Ikki Kajiwara and Naoki Tsuji's Tiger Mask manga revealed on Thursday that the anime will premiere on October 1 at 26:45 (effectively October 2 at 2:45 a.m.) on TV Asahi. The site also revealed a new visual, fea...
Live-Action Laughing Under the Clouds Film Casts Yūta Koseki
Koseki plays film-original character Ren Nagayama in 2017 film adaptation of Kemuri Karakara's manga
― The staff of the live-action film adaptation of Kemuri Karakara's Laughing Under the Clouds (Donten ni Warau) manga revealed on Thursday that Yūta Koseki (Ashita ni Nareba, Sora to Umi no Aida) has joined the cast in the role of film-original character Ren Nagayama, a member of the Yamainu Squad for...
Street Fighter V Game's Urien Trailer Shows Critical Art
Urien is last character in Capcom's 6-character post-release plan
― Capcom posted a trailer (in English and Japanese) for the character Urien for its Street Fighter V fighting game on Wednesday. Urien first appeared in the Street Fighter III: 2nd Impact game in 1997. Urien is the last of six characters that Capcom revealed last December that it would add to the game after its launch. Alex, Guile, Ibu...
Magical Girl Raising Project Anime Reveals 4 New Cast Members in 4th Promo Video
Kikuko Inoue, Satomi Arai, Megumi Ogata, Rina Hidaka join anime 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 anime's fourth promotional video on Thursday. The video reveals four new cast members for the anime. [Note: The first video below cannot ...
Pokémon GO Plus Accessory Launches on September 16
Pokémon GO developer Niantic announced on Wednesday that the Nintendo-developed "Pokémon GO Plus" accessory (pictured at right) "will be available in much of the world" on September 16. The company added that a few South American territories will see the accessory later this year. The game's official Japanese website also confirmed on Thursday that the device will retail for 3,500 yen (about US$34...
Hagane Orchestra Smartphone, TV Anime Project Launches in October
Series of 5-minute shorts center on ruined world where battles are fought in customizable vehicles
― Video game content management company Hanbit Ubiquitous Entertainment announced on Thursday that its upcoming smartphone game Hagane Orchestra (Steel Orchestra) is also getting a television anime series that will premiere on Tokyo MX1 on October 9 at 25:00 (effectively October 10 at 1:00 a.m.). The an...
Makoto Shinkai's 'your name.' Novel Sells 112,000 More to Rank #1 for 2nd Week
Film's other tie-in books, novels of other Shinkai films also rise in charts
― Kimi no Na wa. (your name), Makoto Shinkai's original novel that inspired the film of the same name, had its highest-selling week in the August 29-September 4 week. It sold an estimated 112,000 copies to rank #1 on Oricon's weekly bunko (trade paperback) chart for the second consecutive week. The book has now sold an estim...
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 29-September 4
My Hero Academia, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, World Trigger, Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign, Ten Count in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 My Hero Academia 10 208,539 208,539 2016/09 Shueisha Kohei Horikoshi 1 1 2 Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma 20 169,648 169,648 2016/09 Shueisha Story: Yūto Tsukuda / Art: Shun Saeki...
Bungo Stray Dogs Anime Casts Kengo Kawanishi, Shunsuke Takeuchi
New characters are based on John Steinbeck, H.P. Lovecraft
― The official website of the Bungo Stray Dogs television anime revealed two additional cast members for the anime's second season on Wednesday. The new cast members are: Kengo Kawanishi (Aldnoah.Zero's Kisaki Matsuribi and Food Wars! The Second Plate's Shōji Satō) as John S. Special Ability: "Grapes of Wrath" Shunsuke Takeuchi (First Love Mo...
Tokyo Tarareba Musume Manga by Princess Jellyfish's Higashimura Gets Live-Action Drama
Series starring Yuriko Yoshitaka will premiere in January
― Akiko Higashimura's Tokyo Tarareba Musume (Tokyo "What If" Girls) is inspiring a live-action drama series that will premiere in January 2017. The series will air on NTV on Wednesdays. Yuriko Yoshitaka (pictured right; live-action Gantz's Tae Kojima) will star in the series as the protagonist Rinko. Masatoshi Kato is producing the series and ...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, August 29-September 4
Yo-Kai Watch 3 remains at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: August 29-September 4 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 13DS Yo-Kai Watch 3 Sushi/Tempura Level 5 July 16 28,821 1,181,659 2PS4 Witcher 3 Wild Hunt Game of the Year Edition Spike Chunsoft September 1 11,948 11,948 93 3PS4 Tales of Berseria Bandai Namco Entertainment August 18 11,579 209,172 75 43DS...
Sony Unveils PlayStation 4 Slim, PlayStation 4 Pro Consoles
Slim model to be new standard; pro model to support 4K/HDR
― Sony confirmed at its press conference on Wednesday that it will release a new, slimmer PlayStation 4 console called PlayStation 4 Slim and an upgraded console called PlayStation 4 Pro. The PlayStation 4 Slim will launch on September 15 for US$299. The model will be the new standard PS4. The PlayStation 4 Pro console will ship on November 1...
Chaos;Child Anime Character Designs, Visual Revealed
Anime based on 5pb. Games, MAGES.' science adventure game premieres in January
― The official website for the anime adaptation of 5pb. Games and MAGES.' science adventure game Chaos;Child updated on Wednesday with a key visual that reveals the character designs of six of the main characters. The anime will star: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Takuru Miyashiro Sumire Uesaka as Serika Onoe Sarah Emi Bridcutt a...
Pokémon Go to Launch for Apple Watch
Separate Pokémon Go Plus accessory still slated for this month
― Niantic announced at the Apple Special Event on Wednesday that Pokémon Go will be available for Apple Watch before the end of the year. The Apple Watch version of Pokémon Go will record the day's activity and calories burned. The watch will also notify users when they come across a wild Pokémon or Pokéstop, and they interact with both w...
Nintendo Unveils Super Mario Run Mobile Game on iOS
Game will be available via Apple's App Store this December 2016
― Nintendo game designer Shigeru Miyamoto announced at Apple's Special Event on Wednesday that Nintendo will release a Mario game titled Super Mario Run for mobile devices via the App Store for "iOS first." The game will be similar to other Mario platform games, but playable with one hand. The game will have a "Toad Rally" mode for compe...
Chaos;Child Visual Novel Gets Love chu-chu!! Spinoff Next Spring
Earlier science adventure game Chaos;Head also got Love Chu-Chu! romantic comedy fan disc
― MAGES. head Chiyomaru Shikura (Steins;Gate) confirmed on Wednesday that the Chaos;Child Love chu☆chu!! spinoff will go on sale next spring. He added, "The delusions have accelerated towards a no-good direction!" In the original Chaos;Child visual novel's psycho-suspense story, after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake ...
Isekai Shokudō Gourmet Fantasy Light Novels' Author: Anime Is in the Works
Story of restaurant that serves cuisine from another world every Saturday
― Light novel author Junpei Inuzuka reported in a September 7 blog entry on the Shōsetsu-ka ni Narō website that an anime adaptation project of his Isekai Shokudō (Alternate-World Restaurant) light novel series is in the works. He added that details are still forthcoming. On the first basement floor of a building at a corner of...
Sound! Euphonium 2 Anime Premieres October 5
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, confirmed the anime's October 5 premiere on Tokyo MX 1, ABC Asahi Broadcasting, TV Aichi, and tvk. Tokyo MX 1 will air the series at 24:00, or effectively midnight on Thursday, October 6. ...
Makoto Shinkai's 'your name.' Tops Box Office in 2nd Week, Shin Godzilla Returns to #2
Aozora Yell maintains #5 rank, One Piece Film Gold rises to #8
― Makoto Shinkai's new anime film your name. (Kimi no Na wa.) earned 1.16 billion yen (about US$11.19 million) and sold 867,000 tickets over the September 3-4 weekend to maintain its #1 ranking in its second weekend. The film has earned 24.8% more on its second weekend than its opening weekend, when it earned 930 million yen (US$9.1 milli...
Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors Game's N. American Release Delayed to October 11
NIS America announced on Tuesday that it has delayed the North American release of its upcoming Criminal Girls 2: Party Favors PlayStation Vita game from September 20 to October 11, due to manufacturing delays. The game's September 23 release date in Europe remains unchanged. NIS America previously streamed a trailer on Sunday highlighting the character Tsukasa Yaegashi. NIS America previously str...
Fairy Tail Manga Reaches 500 Chapters
This year's 41st issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine (cover seen right) published the 500th chapter of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail manga on Wednesday. To commemorate the milestone, the magazine is holding a lottery where up to 500 readers can win color reproductions of art from the manga. The manga is also celebrating its 10th anniversary this year. It will get an art exhibit that will take p...
Tales of Berseria RPG Gets Manga in Fall
Nobu Aonagi will draw manga based on Bandai Namco Entertainment's PS4/PS3 RPG
― The October issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Rex magazine revealed on August 27 that Nobu Aonagi will launch a manga adaptation of Bandai Namco Entertainment's Tales of Berseria role-playing game. The manga will launch in the magazine this fall. Aonagi posted the announcement in his Twitter account. Tales of Berseria i...
Fairy Tail Gaiden: Raigō Issen Spinoff Manga About Laxus Ends
Manga launched on May 4, last chapter slated for September 14
― Kodansha's "Magazine Pocket" manga app will publish the last chapter of Kyōta Shibano's Fairy Tail Gaiden: Raigō Issen (Fairy Tail Spinoff: Flash of Great Lightning) spinoff of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail manga on September 14. The manga focuses on the character Laxus Dreyar. Shibano launched the Raigō Issen manga on May 4. Shibano previou...
Mr. Osomatsu Animation Director Interested in Working on 2nd Season
Animator Kanchi Suzuki posted on his Twitter account on Wednesday that he is interested in working on a hypothetical second season of the Mr. Osomatsu anime series. おそ松の時は「松部屋」と呼ばれてる所にだいたい自分と浅野さんと安彦さんと三人だけでワイワイ作業して、部室みたいで楽しかったなぁ。。これをまた味わうためだけにも二期やってほしいくらい。— 鈴木かんち (@Kanchi_0515) September 6, 2016 "When we were working on Mr. Osomatsu, we had a room called the "Matsu Room" where me, [Naoyuki] Asano,...
Emon Unveils Original Anime 'To Be Hero' With Excel Saga's Shinichi Watanabe
Anime about handsome but undisciplined father saving the world premieres October 5
― Emon Animation Company announced its first original anime series To Be Hero under the Haoliners brand on Tuesday. The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on October 5 at 6:30 p.m. Emon is airing its Cheating Craft anime in the same time slot. Cheating Craft will air a 10-minute episodes in the time slot, after which To B...
Emon Announces New Cheating Craft Anime for October 5
Anime set in world where exams determine person's life stars Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Rie Kugimiya, more
― Emon Animation Company announced a new anime series titled Cheating Craft under the Haoliners brand on Tuesday. The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on October 5 at 6:30 p.m. Emon describes the anime: University Exams are one of the most influential factors in one's early life. Depending on the result...
DAYS Soccer Manga to Bundle to 2 New Original Anime DVDs
Rival teams battle on & off field at training camp next spring
― Online retailers are listing Tsuyoshi Yasuda's 21st and 22nd DAYS manga volumes in limited-edition bundles with original anime DVDs on March 17 and May 17, respectively, of next year. In the anime bundled with the 21st manga volume, the Seiseki team members encounter their Sakuragi High School rivals at a summer training camp, and a ran...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 4-10
Gundam Build Fighters Try, Yu-Gi-Oh! ARC-V, Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack, Harmony anime; Pokemon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Fairy Tail Part 21 BD/DVDPlease Funimation Entertainment US$54.98 September 6 Gundam Build Fighters Try BDCite Sunrise/Right Stuf US$74.99 September 6 Gundam Build Fighters Try DVDAnimeNewsNetwo...
Space Channel 5 Gets VR Experience at Tokyo Game Show
Sega, Grounding developing VR experience showing character Ulala
― Sega and game developer Grounding announced on Monday that it is developing a virtual reality experience titled Space Channel 5 VR: Ukiuki Viewing Show. It is based on Sega's Space Channel 5 games, and will allow players to view a report by game character Ulala. A demo version will appear at the KDDI booth inside the HTC booth in this...
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. 3DS Game's Ad Previews Saiki's Powers
Game ships on November 10
― The official website for 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 a commercial on Tuesday. The video previews Saiki's in-game powers. The game will ship on November 10 in Japan. First printings of the game include a download code to play as a femal...
D3 Publisher Opens Countdown for New Project
Japanese game publisher D3 Publisher opened a countdown website for a currently unnamed project. The countdown will end in two days. The website initially had an image of a ping pong ball labelled "Love Ping Pong?" (pictured right). The source code had links to other images, including a golf ball, tennis ball, soccer ball, and a moon. The source code also read "EDF5." The website now has a picture...
Pokémon Sun & Moon Games' Trailer Introduces Aether Foundation, Version Differences
More new Pokémon, Poké Finder photography feature, Ultra Beasts also revealed
― The official Pokémon Company International YouTube channel began streaming a trailer introducing multiple new features for the upcoming Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon games on Tuesday. The video introduces two new Pokémon: Type: Null, a Normal-type Pokémon Jangmo-o, a Dragon-type Pokémon In addition, the video reveals Ratic...
Toei Posts 3 Minutes of Footage, December 23 Date for Popin Q Film
Theatrical release pushed 1 month earlier & expanded
― Toei Animation posted the December 23 opening date for its upcoming original anime film Popin Q, as well as three minutes of footage from the film, on Tuesday. The video and a separate teaser trailer show the film's five heroines transported to another world, where they are asked to save the world with dance. The footage first debuted at Comic Ma...
Persona 5 Game's Gym Training Short, Futaba Ad Streamed
Short movie shows protagonist exercising, ad features Futaba Sakura character
― Atlus began streaming a new "short movie" and television commercial for its upcoming Persona 5 PlayStation 4 game on Tuesday. The short movie shows the protagonist in a gym, practicing on a mu ren zhuang Wing Chun training dummy, with Morgana noticing a marked change in the protagonists movements after hearing the trainer...
Magic of Stella Anime's TV Ad Introduces Girl Who Makes Dōjin Games
Series about dōjin game club debuts October 3
― Kadokawa began streaming the first television commercial for the television anime of cloba.U's Magic of Stella (Stella no Mahō) manga on Tuesday. The commercial introduces the main character Tamaki Honda, and notes that the anime will premiere on October 3. The "high school girls x dōjin games" story follows Tamaki Honda, a first-year high school girl w...
Gust, Toei Unveil Kakuchō Shōjo-Kei Trinary 'Anime Cross-Link RPG' App
Anime 'episode 1" to be screened at free September 16 preview in Tokyo
― This week's issue of Kadokawa's Weekly Famitsu magazine is unveiling a new project from Koei Tecmo Games' Gust brand and Toei Animation studios on Thursday. The Kakuchō Shōjo-Kei Trinary "anime cross-link role-playing game" for smartphones will attempt an "unprecedented fusion of games and anime." Akira Tsuchiya (Gust's Ar Tonel...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, August 29 - September 4
GameCenter CX/Retro Game Master sells 11,444, followed by B-Project, Mr. Osomatsu, live-action Terraformars, Q Transformers event
― The Mega Drive (Sega Genesis) Special of GameCenter CX (Retro Game Master) sold 11,444 copies to rank #2 on the overall DVD chart. The regular first edition of the live-action Terraformars film sold 2,039 copies to land at #12. The Q Transformers Anime Hōsō 1-Shūnen Kine...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, August 29 - September 4
Love Live! μ's sells 6,993 more, followed by B-Project, Zegapain box, Mr. Osomatsu, live-action Terraformars
― The Love Live! μ's Live Collection Blu-ray Disc stayed at #3 in its second week on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. It sold 6,993 more copies for a new total of 57,089. The Blu-ray & DVD Set Premium Edition of the live-action Terraformars film sold 2,692 copies to land at #9. The regular firs...
Akiba's Beat PS4/Vita RPG Delayed to Winter in Japan
XSEED to offer Acquire's game in English; Saki Hoshino character trailer streamed
― The official website for Acquire's Akiba's Beat PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game announced on Tuesday that Acquire has delayed the game's Japanese release date to winter. The game was originally slated for fall. XSEED Games had announced in June that it would release Akiba's Beat this winter in English on PlayS...
Keijo!!!!!!!! TV Anime Reveals Cast of Nozomi's Rivals, October 6 Premiere
Hip Whip Girl aquatic sports anime casts Rie Takahashi, Hibiku Yamamura, Rena Maeda
― This year's 41st issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine is revealing additional cast members and the October 6 premiere date for the television anime of Daichi Sorayomi's aquatic sports manga Keijo!!!!!!!! (Hip Whip Girl) on Wednesday. The additional cast members for Nozomi's elite class rivals are: Ren...
RIN-NE 2 Casts Rie Kugimiya as Anime Approaches Finale
Anju character will debut in show's 49th episode on September 17
― The official website of the RIN-NE 2 television anime series announced on Tuesday that Rie Kugimiya will play Matsugo's classmate Anju in the anime. The character will debut in the show's 49th episode "Matsugo Futatabi?!" (Matsugo Again?!) on September 17. The website also notes that the final episode of the anime series draws near. R...
Risque Water Polo Manga Hantsu x Trash Bundles 3rd Original Anime DVD
Limited edition of 11th volume ships on November 4 in Japan
― Online retailer Amazon is listing Hiyoko Kobayashi's 11th Hantsu x Trash manga volume in limited-edition bundle with an original anime DVD (OAD) when it ships on November 4. The story follows aimless high school first year Yōhei Hamaji, who receives an invitation to join a club where "he can touch girls as much as he wants." He finds himse...
Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire Manga Ends
3rd volume of manga ships on September 28 with epilogue, Viz ships 1st volume on Tuesday
― Shogakukan's Web Sunday digital manga website published the last chapter of Satoshi Yamamoto and Hidenori Kusaka's Pokémon Omega Ruby & Alpha Sapphire manga on Tuesday. The chapter notes that the manga's third and final compiled book volume will ship on September 28 with an added epilogue chapter. Viz Media is ...
Live-Action Gintama Film Finishes Shooting Gintoki's Scenes
Manga creator Hideaki Sorachi gives lead actor Shun Oguri sketch with message
― Director Yūichi Fukuda posted on his official Twitter account on Tuesday that the live-action film of Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama manga has finished filming all scenes with Gintoki's actor Shun Oguri. 銀魂、とうとう銀ちゃん、オールアップ!小栗くん!2カ月、本当に楽しかったよ!万事屋の2人をはじめ、キャスト全員楽しく臨めたのは、すべて小栗くんの作る雰囲気によるものです!そして空知先生からのサプライズ色紙が飛び出して!これ、すげえ! pic.twi...
Russian Blogger Jailed for Playing Pokémon Go in Church Files Appeal
21-year-old charged with "enticing religious hatred," ordered to stay in jail until November
― Russian blogger Ruslan Sokolovsky has filed an appeal against his arrest after being sent to pre-trial detention in Yekaterinburg for allegedly playing Pokémon Go inside a church. The 21-year-old blogger reportedly posted a video on August 11, which showed him playing the game inside the Church of All Saint...
RADWIMPS' Soundtrack for Makoto Shinkai's 'your name.' Tops Chart for 2nd Week
[email protected] singles, King of Prism by PrettyRhythm & Idolish 7 albums also rank
― RADWIMPS' soundtrack for Makoto Shinkai's new your name. (Kimi no Na wa.) anime film sold about 39,000 copies to rank #1 on Oricon's album chart for the second consecutive week. The album had already sold an estimated 57,878 copies for the previous August 22-28 week. RADWIMPS composed over 22 tracks for the film's soundt...
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. 3DS Game Slated for November 10
First printings to offer DLC
― The official website for 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, updated on Monday and announced that the game will ship on November 10 in Japan. First printings of the game include a download code to play as a female version of Kusuo Saiki ("Kusuko Saiki"), a...
Kizumonogatari II: Nekketsu-hen Film's Long Trailer Streamed
Film premiered on August 19 in Japan; N. American premiere slated for October
― The official website for the Kizumonogatari anime films began streaming a long promotional video for Kizumonogatari II: Nekketsu-hen on Monday. The film opened in Japan on August 19 on 117 screens and ranked #8 at the Japanese box office for its first weekend. The film is still playing in theaters in Japan. AkibaFest in L...
Retailer: Atelier Firis Game Delayed to November 2
Retailer Games Maya announced on Monday that Gust's Firis no Atelier ~Fushigi na Tabi no Renkinjutsushi~ (Atelier Firis: The Alchemist of the Mysterious Journey) PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita role-playing game has been delayed from September 29 to November 2. The Gust shop still lists a September 29 release date. Kaede Hondo will play the titular protagonist Firis Mistlud, while Azusa Satou w...
Level-5's Akihiro Hino: Ghibli-Inspired Ni no Kuni II Game is Massive, Aimed at Adults and Children
Level 5 head Akihiro Hino said in an interview with IGN Japan on Sunday that Bandai Namco Entertainment and Level 5's upcoming Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom PlayStation 4 role-playing game is a very large-scale game and "probably has the largest number of Level-5 staff members working on it." Hino also said that, like a Studio Ghibli movie, the game's world and setting will be aimed at both adul...
Yuri!!! on Ice Anime Reveals Ending Theme, Premiere Date, Additional Cast
Satoshi Hino, Wataru Hatano, Shun'ichi Toki join cast of October anime
― The official website for the Yuri!!! on Ice television anime series announced additional cast members and the ending theme song artist on Monday. In addition, the website revealed that the series will premiere at October 6 at 2:21 a.m. on TV Asahi, and also air on BS Asahi. Wataru Hatano (Hamatora, Polar Bear's Café, The Highsch...
Space Battleship Yamato 2202 7-Part Theatrical Anime Project Premieres on February 25
1st film gets paid digital release on same day; teaser video streamed
― The staff of the Uchū Senkan Yamato 2202: Ai no Senshi-tachi (Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love or Star Blazers 2202: Warriors of Love) anime sequel project revealed during a livestream presentation on Monday that the series will be a seven-part theatrical anime project. The first film will premiere on February 25, 2...
Chi's Sweet Home CG Anime Reveals Promo Video, Title, Cast, Staff, October 2 Premiere
Satomi Koorogi reprises role as Chi for new CG series
― The official website for the new Chi's Sweet Home 3DCG anime series based on Kanata Konami's manga revealed the show's title, staff, cast, premiere date, and promotional video on Monday. The new anime is titled Koneko no Chi Ponponra Daibōken, and it will air on TV Tokyo and its affiliated stations on Sundays at 7:00 a.m. starting on October 2. ...
Makoto Shinkai's 'your name.' Film Earns 3.8 Billion Yen in 10 Days
Film opened in Japan on 301 screens on August 26, is projected to earn 6 billion yen
― Media trade paper Bunka Tsūshin reported on Monday that, as of Sunday, September 4, Makoto Shinkai's new your name. (Kimi no Na wa.) anime film has earned 3.8 billion yen (about US$36.75 million), 10 days after its August 26 opening in Japan. The film earned 1,277,960,000 yen (about US$12.51 million) in its first t...
Shin Godzilla Earns 6 Billion Yen in 38 Days
Film sells 4,129,595 tickets, is now highest-earning Japanese live-action film in 2016 so far
― Toho revealed on Monday that, as of Sunday, September 4, Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi's Shin Godzilla film has earned 6,017,239,800 yen (about US$58.18 million) in the 38 days since its July 29 opening in Japan. The film has sold 4,129,595 tickets, which now surpasses the tickets sold for Anno's previou...
March comes in like a lion Anime Previewed in 2-Minute Introduction Video
Series based on Chika Umino's manga premieres on October 8
― NHK began streaming a two-minute "highlight introduction" video on Sunday for the television anime of Chika Umino's March comes in like a lion (Sangatsu no Lion) manga. The video previews the show's animation for the first time, and also features interviews with the show's cast. (Note: Click on the image below to view video on YouTube.) NHK...
Ryouichi Tanaka Reprises Role Nearly 50 Years Later For Tiger Mask W Wrestling Anime
Takeshi Kusao, Chiemi Chiba also join cast for series premiering in October
― The official website for Toei Animation's new Tiger Mask W (pronounced "Double") anime based on Ikki Kajiwara and Naoki Tsuji's Tiger Mask manga revealed three new cast members for the anime on Monday. Ryouichi Tanaka, who played Kentarou Takaoka (and his alter ego Yellow Devil) in the 1969-1971 Tiger Mask television anime ...
Funimation Streams Shimoneta Anime's English-Dubbed Video
Funimation to release series on DVD/BD combo pack on November 29
― Funimation began streaming an English-dubbed video on Sunday for its upcoming home video release of the SHIMONETA: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist anime. Funimation will release the series on a DVD and Blu-ray Disc combo pack on November 29. The anime premiered in July 2015. Funimation and AnimeLab stream...
Beyblade Burst Anime Listed on Canada's Teletoon for September 10
The TV Passport television listing site is listing an episode of the Beyblade Burst anime on Canadian television channel Teletoon on Saturday, September 10 at 3:00 p.m. Teletoon's website briefly listed the show for the same schedule. Production company d-rights describes the show: Beyblades are the most popular battle tops in the world. Boys around the globe put their hearts and souls into fierce...
Sony to 'Aggressively' Enter Mobile Games Market, Cites Pokémon Go's Success
Sony CEO Kaz Hirai told the Financial Times newspaper on Sunday that it is "aggressively getting into" mobile gaming, citing the success of Niantic Labs' Pokémon Go game. Sony launched its ForwardWorks Corporation in March, which will make apps for mobile devices and smartphones based on PlayStation games and characters. Nintendo launched its first smartphone game, Miitomo, in March and the app ha...
Luck Life Performs Bungō Stray Dogs Anime's New Ending Theme Song
2nd half of anime premieres on October 6
― The official website of the Bungō Stray Dogs television anime announced last Thursday that the band Luck Life will perform the ending theme song "Kaze ga Fuku Machi" (The Town Where the Wind Blows) for the anime's second half. The song's CD single will ship on November 2. Luck Life previously performed the anime's first ending theme song "Namae wo Yobu yo." ...
Trickster TV Anime's Ads Show Kobayashi, Hanazaki's Meeting
Anime based on Edogawa Rampo novels premieres on October 3
― The official website of the Trickster - Edogawa Rampo 'Shōnen Tantei-dan' Yori (Trickster - From Rampo Edogawa's "The Boy Detectives Club") television anime began streaming a 15- and 30-second commercial for the anime on Monday. The videos both focus on protagonist Yoshio Kobayashi, and his meeting with Kensuke Hanazaki. Text: An original a...
The [email protected] Cinderella Girls VR Game's Visual, Theme Song Revealed
Shunryū, Sizuk work on new "Yes! Party Time!!" song for October 13 game
― The official website of The [email protected] franchise unveiled the new key visual on Sunday for The [email protected] Cinderella Girls Viewing Revolution, Bandai Namco Entertainment's new The [email protected] Cinderella Girls game for the PlayStation VR. The official site also revealed a new theme song for the game titled "Yes! Party Time!!," co...
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