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Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, September 5-11
Touken Ranbu play sells 18,242, followed by Daisuke Ono, GameCenter CX/Retro Game Master, Arslan
― The Touken Ranbu Kyoden: Moyuru Honnōji stage play sold 18,242 copies to debut at #2 on the overall DVD chart. Daisuke Ono Live 2015 "Unlimited Door" concert landed at #4 with 4,416 copies. The Mega Drive (Sega Genesis) Special of GameCenter CX (Retro Game Master) sold 2,150 more copies for a new total ...
Sony, Shogakukan, Aniplex Collaborate on 'Kids no Hoshi Project'
Project aims to expand PlayStation, Coro Coro Comics character brands
― Sony revealed during its PlayStation press conference on Tuesday that it is launching a new "Kids no Hoshi Project" (Kids' Star Project) to expand PlayStation character brands, as well as brands from Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comic magazine. Aside from Coro Coro Comic, the project will also collaborate with Aniplex. ForwardWorks, th...
Hideo Kojima Offers More Details on Death Stranding PS4 Game
Game will be action game with online, open-world elements
― Game developer Hideo Kojima announced more details on his Death Stranding PlayStation 4 game during Sony's PlayStation press conference on Tuesday. The game will be in the action genre, and will have online gameplay. Kojima adds that the game will have open-world elements with "some degree of freedom." Kojima mentions that the game's name or...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, September 5-11
Touken Ranbu play sells 24,175, followed by Euphonium film, Daisuke Ono, Love Live! μ's, Myriad Colors Phantom World
― The Touken Ranbu Kyoden: Moyuru Honnōji stage play sold 24,175 copies to debut at #1 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. Daisuke Ono Live 2015 "Unlimited Door" concert landed at #6 with 4,629 copies. The Love Live! μ's Live Collection Blu-ray Disc dropped from #3 to #11 in its third w...
Capcom, L'Arc-en-Ciel Collaborate on Resident Evil VR Music Video
Music video celebrates Resident Evil series' 20th anniversary
― Sony revealed during its PlayStation press conference on Tuesday that game developer Capcom and rock band L'Arc-en-Ciel are collaborating to develop a 3D VR music video for the band's "Don't be Afraid" song. The collaboration celebrates the 20th anniversary of Capcom's Resident Evil (Biohazard) horror game series. Capcom will release a p...
Koei Tecmo Reveals Musou Stars Crossover Game for PS4/Vita
Crossover game between various Koei Tecmo titles slated for 2017
― Koei Tecmo Games revealed during Sony's PlayStation press conference on Tuesday that its Omega Force subsidiary is developing a crossover game titled Musou Stars. The game is slated for 2017 on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. The game is a crossover between Koei Tecmo Games' various titles, including Omega Force's Dynasty Warr...
Bandai Namco Reveals Gundam Versus PS4 Game
Game celebrates Gundam VS series' 15th anniversary
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced during Sony's PlayStation press conference on Tuesday that it is releasing a new installment in its Gundam VS series for the PlayStation 4. Simply titled Gundam Versus, the game celebrates the series' 15th anniversary. Unlike other games in the series, Gundam Versus is not adapted from an arcade game, but was de...
ELISA Performs Fate/Extella PS4/Vita Game's Theme Song
KOTOKO wrote lyrics for song; game debuts in Japan on November 10, in N. America this winter
― The official website of singer ELISA (ef: a tale of memories, A Certain Scientific Railgun, 91 Days) revealed on Tuesday that she will perform the theme song "ex:tella" for Marvelous' Fate/Extella PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita action game. Singer-songwriter KOTOKO (Shakugan no Shana, Hayate the Combat ...
Live-Action Your Lie in April Earns 245 Million Yen to Open at #3
Makoto Shinkai's "your name." earns 1.135 billion yen in 3rd week, Shin Gozilla falls to #5
― Makoto Shinkai's your name. (Kimi no Na wa.) anime film sold 852,000 tickets for 1.135 billion yen (about US$11.15 million) over the September 10-11 weekend to maintain its #1 ranking in its third weekend. As of Monday, the film has earned 6.2 billion yen (about US$61 million) and sold 4.81 million tickets a...
Skip Beat! Dub's Additional Cast, Staff, Backer Upgrades Revealed
Keith Silverstein, Karen Strassman, Dorothy Fahn, more join cast of Pied Piper's English dub
― Pied Piper, Inc. announced new cast and staff for its English dub of the Skip Beat! television anime series on Monday. The company will also accept new backers to the Kickstarter campaign as well as upgrades to backer pledges with the BackerKit service. The newly announced cast includes: Keith Silverstein a...
Akiba's Beat Game's English-Subtitled Trailers Profile Riyu, Yamato, Kotomi
Acquire's PS4/PS Vita RPG slated for winter in Japan
― XSEED Games streamed three character trailers for Acquire's Akiba's Beat PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game over the past week. The videos introduce the characters Riyu Momose (Erii Yamazaki), Yamato Hongo (Nobuhiko Okamoto), and Kotomi Sanada (Sumire Uesaka). All feature English text for the game. Acquire will release the game for the PlayS...
Persona 5 Game's Ad Highlights Mamoru Miyano's Ryuji Character
Miyano voices problem child in PS4/PS3 game slated for Thursday 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 Ryuji Sakamoto, a problem child with bad behavior. Mamoru Miyano voices the character. Atlus previously streamed a video featuring the protagonist practicing in a gym, and a comm...
Hidekatsu Shibata Reprises Role 5 Decades Later for Tiger Mask W Wrestling Anime
Yu Kobayashi, Bin Shimada also play members of nemesis organization in Fall anime
― The official website for Tiger Mask W (pronounced "Double"), Toei Animation's new anime based on Ikki Kajiwara and Naoki Tsuji's Tiger Mask manga, revealed three more cast members on Friday. The new cast includes Hidekatsu Shibata, who is reprising his role as Mr. X from the 1969-1971 Tiger Mask television anime serie...
Kiss Him, Not Me Anime Reveals October 6 Debut, New Visual
The official website for the television anime of Junko's Kiss Him, Not Me (Watashi ga Motete Dosunda) manga revealed on Tuesday that the anime will premiere late-night on TBS and CBC on October 6 at 1:58 a.m. and 2:54 a.m., respectively (effectively, October 7 on both times). It will then air on Sun TV on October 7, and BS-TBS on October 8. The site also unveiled a new visual for the series. In ad...
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Road to Boruto Expansion Briefly Listed for U.S. on February 3
Bandai Namco Entertainment America briefly listed on Monday that the Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Road to Boruto expansion for the Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 game would arrive in the Americas on February 3 for the PlayStation 4, PC via Steam, and Xbox One. According to the page that is no longer online, the expansion would be available digitally for US$19.99. The European...
X Japan Documentary Opens in U.S. in October
Yoshiki to appear at 1st L.A. screening
― The band X Japan's documentary film We Are X will open in theaters in the United States in October. Band leader Yoshiki and film director Stephen Kijak will appear for a screening and Q&A session at Los Angeles' NuArt Theatre at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, October 21. Kijak will also appear for screenings and Q&A sessions at NuArt Theatre on October 22 and October 2...
Funimation Cancels Subtitle-Only Subscription Plan, Reduces Monthly Rate for Regular Plan
Funimation Entertainment announced on Thursday that it is cancelling its SubPass subscription service. In addition, the company is launching a "FunimationNow Premium" subscription service in place of its All-AccessPass. FunimationNow Premium costs US$5.99 a month or US$59.99 a year. Funimation's All-AccessPass previously cost US$7.95 per month or US$59.95 per year prior to a February update that r...
Tsugumomo Romantic Comedy Anime to Air on TV
The editorial department of Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine posted a cover mockup for the magazine's November issue on Monday. According to the mockup, the recently announced anime adaptation of Yoshikazu Hamada's Tsugumomo manga will air on television. The issue will ship on September 24. 18巻の帯で「つぐもも」アニメ化が発表されました。現在製作中の9/24発売の月刊アクション11月号でも「つぐもも」はアニメ化告知&表紙&巻頭カラーでお届け。肌色率の高い美麗なカラーページ。発売日にはぜひお手にと...
Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden, One Piece Dai Kaizoku Colosseum 3DS Games to Update With Cross-Game Battles
Players with either game can battle each other beginning in November
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Monday that it will update its Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butoden and One Piece Dai Kaizoku Colosseum Nintendo 3DS fighting games to allow for "cross battles." The feature allows players with either game to battle each other online or over local wireless using their respective game's characters....
The Last Guardian PS4 Game Delayed to December 6
Shuhei Yoshida, President of Sony's SCE Worldwide Studios, announced on Monday that The Last Guardian development team is delaying the game until December 6. He explained, "A delay is a difficult decision, particularly with this game, but we have encountered more bugs than anticipated while in the final stages of development." Since Sony first revealed the game in 2009, the game has undergone nume...
Toei, Gust's Augmented Reality Girls Trinary RPG App's Anime Promo Video Streamed
Staff, cast also revealed for "anime cross-link role-playing game" smartphone project
― Toei Animation began streaming an anime promotional video on Monday for it and Gust's Augmented Reality Girls Trinary (Kakuchō Shōjo-Kei Trinary) "anime cross-link role-playing game" smartphone collaboration project. Gust and Toei Animation have also launched websites for the project's anime and game. The project'...
Pokémon Sun & Moon Gets TV Anime Series Premiering in November
Ash goes to school in Alola region in new series
― This year's October issue of Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comics magazine is revealing on Thursday that the Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Nintendo 3DS games are inspiring a new Pokémon Sun & Moon television anime series that will premiere on TV Tokyo and its affiliated stations in Japan in November. The announcement states the anime will feature new Pokémon...
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Road to Boruto Expansion Arrives in Europe on February 3
European version will have release on PS4, PC, Xbox One
― Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe announced on Monday that the Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Road to Boruto expansion for the Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 game will arrive in Europe on February 3 for the PlayStation 4, PC via Steam, and Xbox One. The Japanese version of the expansion will only be available for the PS4. T...
Berserk Musou Game Highlights Berserker Armor Guts 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 Guts in the Berserker Armor. Guts will be able to transform into this form in-game, where his attack power and speed will increase. > The site previously streamed gameplay videos for Guts, Griffith, Casca, Judeau, Schierke, and...
Fate/Extella PS4/Vita Game's Opening Movie Streamed
Debuts in Japan on November 10, in N. America this winter
― The official website for Marvelous' Fate/Extella PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita action game began streaming the game's opening movie on Monday. Note: The below Youtube video is region-locked in the United States, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand. The game will ship in Japan on November 10. XSEED Games will release the game in North Ame...
Makoto Shinkai's 'your name.' Film Earns 6.2 Billion Yen, Tops Box Office For 3rd Week
Film has sold 4.81 million tickets, surpasses TOHO's 6 billion yen revenue projection
― Japanese film news website Kōgyō Tsūshinsha reported that, as of Monday, Makoto Shinkai's your name. (Kimi no Na wa.) anime film has earned 6.2 billion yen (about US$60.57 million) and sold 4.81 million tickets after 17 days in theaters. The film topped the Japanese box office for the September 10-11 weekend, its ...
Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V Gets New Opening, Ending Theme Songs in October
SUPER★DRAGON performs "Pendulum Beat!" opening, M!LK performs "Shissō Pendulum" ending
― This year's 41st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that the Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V television anime series will get a new opening and ending theme song in October. Vocal unit SUPER★DRAGON will perform the new opening theme song "Pendulum Beat!". Vocal unit M!LK will perform the new endin...
Tōken Ranbu: Hanamaru TV Anime's Ad Reveals October 2 Debut
Video also previews Mitsuhiro Ichiki, Toshiki Masuda's opening theme
― The official website for the Tōken Ranbu: Hanamaru television anime began streaming a 15-second ad for the series on Sunday that reveals the show's October 2 premiere. The show will premiere on TOKYO MX on October 2 at 24:00 (effectively October 3 at 12:00 a.m.), and will then air on on BS11 at 12:30 a.m., and then on Kansai TV at...
WWW.WORKING Anime Streams Character Trailers for Kisaki, Kenichirō
Anime adapting Working!!/Wagnaria! webcomic spinoff manga premieres on October 1
― Aniplex began streaming two new character trailers WWW.WORKING, the television anime of the web comic Web-ban Working!!, last Friday. The videos feature Kisaki Kondō (voiced by Nana Mizuki) and Kenichirō Sakaki (Kousuke Toriumi). (Note: The YouTube videos are region-locked outside of Japan). Kisaki Kondō Kenichirō Saka...
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4's 'Road to Boruto' Update Detailed
Game will have physical, digital download, DLC update releases on February 2
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed more details on Monday for the Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Road to Boruto update to its Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 game. In addition, the company revealed that the Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 game has shipped 2 million copies worldwide. The origina...
Twin Star Exorcists PS Vita Game's Teaser Shows Story, Combat Scenes
Battle adventure game with original story allows players to play as Rokuro
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a teaser video for its upcoming Twin Star Exorcists PlayStation Vita game on Sunday. The video shows some scenes of the game's story and combat. The battle and adventure game will have an original story featuring Rokuro and Benio. Players can play as Rokuro and battle alongside a te...
2016 Death Note Casts Miyuki Sawashiro as New Shinigami
Takeshi Obata designed new "seductive and beautiful" Shinigami for October 29 film
― The official website of Death Note Light up the NEW world, this year's live-action Death Note sequel film, revealed on Monday that voice actress Miyuki Sawashiro will play Ama, a new Shinigami character for the film. Original Death Note manga artist Takeshi Obata designed the character from director Shinsuke Sato's r...
Live-Action March comes in like a lion Films' Additional Cast, March & April Openings Revealed
Issei Takahashi, Ryō Iwamatsu, Shigeru Saiki, Tomoya Nakamuram more cast for 2017 films
― The official website for the two live-action films of Chika Umino's March comes in like a lion (Sangatsu no Lion) manga revealed eight more cast members on Monday. The site also revealed that the two films will open in Japan on March 18 and April 22, respectively. The new cast is as follows (from left to right):...
King of Prism: PRIDE the HERO Anime Film's Announcement Video Posted
2nd King of Prism film opens next June with Edel Rose school on the line
― Avex Pictures began streaming the video that announced King of Prism: PRIDE the HERO, the new anime film that follows the Pretty Rhythm spinoff film KING OF PRISM by PrettyRhythm. The video notes that the new film will open at Tokyo's Shinjuku Wald 9 and other theaters next June. It also teases that the songs of the Over The R...
Drifters TV Anime Reveals Maon Kurosaki's Ending Song, Bonus Short Anime
Blu-ray box ships on December 24 with unaired footage, short anime, 2 CDs, more
― The advance screening for the television anime of Kouta Hirano's Drifters manga featured several announcements on Sunday. Maon Kurosaki is performing the ending theme song, just as she had for an anime of another Hirano manga, Hellsing. The special limited-pressing Blu-ray Box will go on sale on December 24 for 35,000 y...
Teekyū 8th Season, Mahō Shōjo Nante Mō Ii Desu Kara Second Season Anime Premiere on October 5
The official websites for the Mahō Shōjo Nante Mō Ii Desu Kara Second Season anime (key visual pictured below left) and the eighth television anime season of Piyo and Roots' Teekyū manga (key visual pictured below right) both revealed on Friday that both anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on October 5. Teekyū's eighth season will premiere on Tokyo MX at 10:30 p.m., and on Sun TV on October 6 at 12:00...
Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey Game's 2nd Promo Introduces Cast
PS4/PS Vita game's bonuses, Premium Box, Special Collection Box detailed
― Koei Tecmo Games' Gust brand began streaming the second promotional video on Thursday for the Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey (Firis no Atelier ~Fushigi na Tabi no Renkinjutsushi~) PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita role-playing game. The video introduces the game's cast and confirms that the game will ...
Kochikame Earns Guinness World Record For Most Volumes Published For Single Manga Series
Manga's 200th volume will ship on September 17
― This year's 41st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is announcing on Monday that Osamu Akimoto's Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikouen-mae Hashutsujo ("Kochikame") police comedy manga has earned the Guinness World Record for "most volumes published for a single manga series." Akimoto will publish the final chapter of Kochikame after a 40-year...
Hobby Japan's sin Nanatsu no Taizai Anime Casts Akane Fujita, Arisa Sakuraba
TV series centers on beautiful demons representing 7 deadly sins
― The official website for sin Nanatsu no Taizai, the television anime adaptation of Hobby Japan's multimedia project The 7 Deadly Sins (Nanatsu no Taizai, not to be confused with the similarly named manga by Nakaba Suzuki), revealed two more cast members on Friday. Akane Fujita (Mahō Shōjo Nante Mō Ii Desu Kara's Yuzuka Hanami) as Levi...
BBK/BRNK Hoshi no Kyojin Sequel Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists, October 1 Premiere
Megumi Han performs opening, Mikako Komatsu performs ending for new series
― The official website for the BBK/BRNK Hoshi no Kyojin (Giants of the Star) sequel anime series revealed the show's theme song artists and the premiere dates on Saturday. Megumi Han (who plays Reoko Banryū in the series) is performing the opening theme song "Reirō taru Junketsu wa 'Kōen' no Kairai o Hayarase, Gyōten ni Kirame...
Haikyu!! Season 3's 3rd Promo Video Previews Burnout Syndromes' Opening Theme
New season premieres on October 7
― The official website for Haikyu!! Karasuno Kōkō VS Shiratorizawa Gakuen Kōkō (Haikyu!! Karasuno High vs Shiratorizawa Academy), the third Haikyu!! television anime season based on Haruichi Furudate's manga, began streaming the show's third promotional video on Sunday. The video previews Burnout Syndromes' opening theme song "Hikariare." The anime will premiere on O...
King of Prism: PRIDE the HERO Anime Film Revealed For June 2017
The staff of the KING OF PRISM by PrettyRhythm anime film announced at the "Over The Rainbow SPECIAL THANKS PARTY!" event in Tokyo on Sunday that a new anime film titled King of Prism: PRIDE the HERO will open in Japan in June 2017. The KING OF PRISM by PrettyRhythm film premiered in Japan on January 9, and was a spinoff of the Pretty Rhythm franchise that centered on the boys unit "Over the Rainb...
Takuya Eguchi Joins Girlish Number Anime's Cast
Character design for Kenyuu Horiuchi's character also revealed for anime premiering on October 6
― The official website for the television anime of Wataru Watari and QP:flapper's Girlish Number novel project revealed a new cast member and the character visual for Kenyuu Horiuchi's character on Friday. Takuya Eguchi as Towada AP Kenyuu Horiuchi as company president Namba The rest of the cast includes:...
Crane Game Girls Anime's 2nd Season Reveals Visual, October 5 Premiere
Main staff, theme song artists also revealed for new series
― The official website for the Crane Game Girls (Bishōjo Yūgi Unit Crane Geeru) original television anime series revealed the show's title, premiere date, and key visual for the show's second season on Saturday. The series, titled Bishōjo Yūgi Unit Crane Geeru Galaxy, will premiere on Tokyo MX on October 5 at 10:00 p.m. The show will also ai...
Yoshikazu Hamada's Tsugumomo Romantic Comedy Manga Gets Anime
Fantasy series centers on female "artifact spirit" who moves in with male owner
― The wraparound jacket band on the 18th volume of Yoshikazu Hamada's Tsugumomo manga is announcing on Monday that the manga is getting an anime adaptation in 2017. The announcement didn't reveal the anime's format (i.e.,TV series, film, OVA, etc.). JManga published the first two volumes of the manga digitally in English ...
Crunchyroll Streams The Ancient Magus' Bride's Prequel Anime Part 1
Those Awaiting a Star Part 1 available now outside Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macau
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Saturday that it is now streaming The Ancient Magus' Bride: Those Awaiting a Star Part 1 anime. The stream is available worldwide except in Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. The anime is a three-part project based on Kore Yamazaki's manga The Ancien...
BlazBlue: CentralFiction Game's 2nd Promo Shows Game Modes
7 character videos also streamed; demo version now available for pre-orders
― Arc System Works began streaming the second promotional video for its upcoming BlazBlue: CentralFiction PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 fighting game on Wednesday. The video previews the game's various modes, including Story, Practice, Battle, Grim of Abyss, and Network mode. Arc System Works also began streaming new promot...
Anohana's Mari Okada Writes Her 1st Live-Action Film
Ankoku Joshi mystery novel gets live-action film in 2017
― A live-action film adaptation of Rikako Akiyoshi's Ankoku Joshi (Girls in the Dark) horror mystery novel has been green-lit, with anime screenwriter Mari Okada penning the script as her first live-action project. The film is slated for spring 2017. The novel is set at a school named the Virgin Mary Girls Academy, where Itsumi Shiraishi, the b...
Interviews with Monster Girls/Demi-chan wa Kataritai TV Anime's Teaser Introduces Characters
A-1 Pictures animates story of young male teacher at high school for demi-human girls
― The official website for the television anime of of Petosu's comedy manga Interviews with Monster Girls (Demi-chan wa Kataritai) updated with a teaser promotional video and character visuals on Saturday. The video introduces the characters: Demi-chan wa Kataritai PV 投稿者 pKjd 亜人ちゃんは語りたい PV #亜人ちゃんПромо-ролик Demi-ch...
Live-Action 'Museum' Film Gets Prequel Drama in October
Masaki Miura plays journalist father whose daughter is kidnapped; Kōji Shiraishi directs prequel
― The official website of the live-action film adaptation of Ryōsuke Tomoe's Museum (Museum - The Serial Killer is Laughing in the Rain) manga announced on Thursday that the film will get a live-action drama prequel titled Museum - Joshō (Museum - Prequel). The prequel will have four episodes, and will be...
Sound! Euphonium 2 Anime Reveals 2nd Promo, More of Cast, 1-Hour Debut Special
Yūichi Nakamura, Houko Kuwashima join anime premiering October 5
― The official website for Hibike! Euphonium 2 (Sound! Euphonium 2), Kyoto Animation's second television anime season based on Ayano Takeda's Hibike! Euphonium Kitauji Kōkō Suisōgaku-Bu e Yōkoso novel, posted the anime's second promotional video, additional cast members, and details on the one-hour special in the anime's first week on S...
Hirochi Maki's Kichijōji dake ga Sumitai Machi Desu ka? Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Series about Kichijōji real estate agents stars Natsu Andō, Miyuki Ōshima; premieres on October 14
― A live-action series adaptation of Hirochi Maki's Kichijōji dake ga Sumitai Machi Desu ka? (Is Kichijōji the Only Place Where You Want to Live?) manga has been green-lit. The show will premiere on TV Tokyo on October 14 at 12:52 a.m. The show will star comedians Natsu Andō and Miyuki Ōshima as the twi...
Trinity Seven TV Anime's Staff Returns for Anime Film
The October issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Dragon Age magazine revealed the staff of the upcoming anime film adaptation of Kenji Saito and Akinari Nao's Trinity Seven - The Seven Magicians manga on Friday. The staff members all return from the manga's television anime adaptation. Hiroshi Nishikiori (I'm Gonna Be An Angel, Azumanga Daioh, A Certain Magical Index) is directing the film at Seven Arcs Pi...
4th Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Ohki OVA Reveals More Cast, Anime Character Designs, 3rd Key Visual
Yoko Soumi replaces Ikuko Sugita as Mikami Kuramitsu in new season
― The official website of Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Ohki Dai-4-Ki, the fourth OAV in the Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Ohki OVA series, revealed the anime's additional cast, anime character designs for the main eight cast members, and a third key visual on Saturday. The new cast members include: Rei Sakuma as Funaho Masaki Jurai Emi Shinohara as Tennyo Mas...
2nd Kizumonogatari Film Screens in 33 U.S. Theaters Starting on October 22
Film opened in Japan on August 19
― Aniplex of America announced on Friday that it will screen the Kizumonogatari II: Nekketsu-hen (Passionate Blood) film in 33 theaters in the United States starting on October 22. The company is listing the theaters and screening dates on the film trilogy's official U.S. website. Some theaters will begin screening the film later than October 22. Azoland Pictures is ...
A Silent Voice Anime Film's Long Promo Video Introduces Main, Supporting Cast
Miyu Irino, Saori Hayami star in film premiering 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 a long promotional video for the film on Saturday. The video introduces the film's main and supporting cast, and previews the film's theme song "Ai wo Shita no wa" (Loving Is) by AIKO. The film's c...
Viz Media Reveals One-Punch Man Dub Cast For Episodes 7-12
Chris Jai Alex plays Boros in anime's final episodes
― Viz Media began streaming a video on Friday that features Senior Manager of Animation Marketing Charlene Ingram and and English Dub Producer Dave Casipit discussing the audition process and selection for the English dub voice actor for BOROS in the One-Punch Man anime series. The video reveals that the voice actor Chris Jai Alex is voicing the ro...
MAGES' Idol Incidents Multimedia Project Gets TV Anime Premiering in January
MAPPA, VOLN animate series about "idol Diet members"
― MAGES' official website for its Idol Incidents (Idol Jihen) multimedia project announced on Saturday that the project is getting a television anime adaptation. The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX and BS Fuji in January. The official website for the anime began streaming an announcement promotional video on Saturday. Daisuke Yoshida (chief animati...
Funimation Streams Shin Godzilla Film's Theatrical Trailer
Film screens with English subs in 440+ theaters in U.S., Canada from October 11-18
― Funimation began streaming a theatrical trailer on Friday for Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi's Shin Godzilla film. The film will screen with English subtitles in over 440 theaters in the United States and Canada from October 11 to October 18. Tickets went on sale on Friday on the film's website. Funimation will also...
Matoi the Sacred Slayer Anime's 2nd Ad Previews Opening Theme
New visual revealed for anime premiering on October 4
― The official website for WHITE FOX's original television anime Matoi the Sacred Slayer began streaming a new commercial on Friday, previewing the opening theme song, "Chōmusubi Amulet" (Bowknot Amulet) by Mia REGINA. The website also posted a new key visual: The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on October 4 at 11:00 p.m. The anime will premiere o...
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, August 28-September 3
Monster Musume, 3 Tokyo Ghoul volumes, Dragons Rioting, One-Punch Man, Dimension W, Attack on Titan, Haikyu!!, My Hero Academia
― The New York Times newspaper listed the manga bestsellers in the United States for the week ending on September 3. Rank Prev. Rank Title Author Publisher Weeks on List Cover 1 1Monster Musume #9 Okayado Seven Seas Entertainment 1 2 2Tokyo Ghoul #1 Sui Ishida Viz Media 61 3...
Whispered Words Creator Takashi Ikeda Begins New Manga
Tokei Shikake no Ane begins in Monthly Comic Birz on October 28
― The October issue of Gentosha's Monthly Comic Birz magazine revealed last Wednesday that manga artist Takashi Ikeda (Whispered Words), will begin a new manga series, Tokei Shikake no Ane (Clockwork Older Sister) in the December issue, which ships on October 28. Monthly Comic Birz teases the story: In a shopping district lived a pair of...
Tiger Mask W Anime Casts Izumi Kitta, Daisuke Kishio, Masaki Terasoma
Terasoma plays character based on real-life wrestler for October anime
― 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 additional cast members on Friday. The new cast members are: Izumi Kitta as Hikari Kuruma, a reporter for Monthly Pro Wrestling World. She gets close to Tiger the Dark, a...
Daisuke Hasegawa, Karen Aoki Perform 3rd JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Opening
Song to have English version
― The official website for the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable anime announced on Saturday that Daisuke Hasegawa (Gundam Reconguista in G) and jazz vocalist Karen Aoki will perform the opening theme song "Great Days" for the series' third cour (quarter of a year). The single CD will ship on October 19 with an English version and instrumental version of th...
The Ancient Magus' Bride Anime's 2nd Part Previewed in Video
2nd of 3 parts to open in theaters in February, ship with manga volume in March
― Shochiku began streaming a trailer for the second part of Mahō Tsukai no Yome: Hoshi Matsu Hito (The Ancient Magus' Bride - The Man Who Waits for Stars), the three-part anime project based on Kore Yamazaki's manga The Ancient Magus' Bride (Mahō Tsukai no Yome), on Saturday. The preview ran with theatrical screenings of ...
Occultic;Nine TV Anime Reveals More of Cast, October 8 Debut, New Visual
Satomi Akesaka, Kenjiro Tsuda, Maria Naganawa join latest from Steins;Gate creator
― The official website for the television anime of Chiyomaru Shikura's Occultic;Nine light novel series revealed three more cast members, the October 8 premiere, and the second key visual. Character designer Tomoaki Takase drew the visual: The newly announced cast members are: Satomi Akesaka as Asuna Kizaki, a high sch...
2nd Hetalia Stage Musical Gets Title, Live Viewing in Theaters
The staff of the second stage musical adaptation of Hidekaz Himaruya's Hetalia - Axis Powers manga announced the title of the play as Hetalia ~The Great World~ on Thursday. In addition, the musical's last performance at Osaka's Morinomiya Piloti Hall on November 27 will have a live viewing in theaters nationwide. The musical's official website also released an image of Ryōki Nagae in costume as It...
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Musical's Additional Cast Revealed
Kaito Nakamura, Yūki Tomotsune, Ryō Hatakeyama, more join cast of musical
― Nega Design Works revealed additional cast for its stage musical adaptation of Nihon Falcom's Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (Eiyū Densetsu: Sen no Kiseki) role-playing game on Friday. The additional cast includes: Kaito Nakamura (Shuriken Sentai Ninninger's Ki Ninger) as Elliot Craig Yūki Tomotsune (Persona 4: Ultima...
Lupin III Gets New Theatrical Anime Centering on Goemon on February 4
New film features returning staff from Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone film
― Monkey Punch's Lupin III franchise is getting a new theatrical anime project titled Lupin the IIIrd Chikemuri no Ishikawa Goemon (Lupin the Third: Goemon Ishikawa's Spray of Blood) that will open in Japan on February 4. The film's official website is streaming a teaser. The official website for the Lupin the Third: Jig...
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 ...
Crunchyroll, Funimation Announce Partnership to Share Content Via Streaming, Home Video, EST
Funimation to dub, distribute Crunchyroll titles digitally, on home video
― Media distribution site Crunchyroll and North American anime licensor and distributor Funimation Entertainment announced a partnership on Thursday that will include cross-streaming opportunities, Broadcast Dub production, and home video distribution. The partnership is currently limited to the United States and Canada. Cross-...
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...
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