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Director of Netflix's Death Note Film Discusses Film's Violence
In an interview with film news website Collider posted on Friday, Adam Wingard (The Guest, You're Next), the director of Netflix's live-action Death Note film, elaborated on the film. The director compared the film's tone to his own The Guest film, describing Death Note as "a return for me to go back to doing something kind of weird." Wingard also contrasted the film to his current Blair Witch hor...
Hand Shakers TV Anime Reveals Character Designs, Cast Roles
GoHands, Frontier Works, Kadokawa's original anime project premieres in January
― The official website of Hand Shakers — the original anime project with animation studio GoHands, production company Frontier Works, and publisher Kadokawa — unveiled the character designs for Team Shadow, Sword, and Chain, and also revealed the roles for some of the show's previously revealed cast members on Friday. The...
Girls & Panzer The Final Chapter Anime's Announcement Video Streamed
Video teases new project will be "the final battle"
― Bandai began streaming the announcement promo video on Friday for the Girls & Panzer Saishūshō (Girls & Panzer: The Final Chapter) anime project. The announcement video was previously streamed at the "Girls & Panzer Heartful Tank Carnival II" event that made the project's announcement. Text: Girls & Panzer isn't over yet! Text: The outbreak of a l...
Ajin Anime's Season 2 Ad Previews angela, fripSide's Theme Song
2nd season of TV anime based on Gamon Sakurai's manga premieres on October 7
― King Records began streaming a commercial for the second season of the Ajin television anime on Friday. The video reveals and previews the anime's opening theme song "Boku wa Boku de Atte," a collaboration song between the groups angela and fripSide. The anime will premiere on MBS and TBS on October 7, and on BS TBS on Oct...
Drifters TV Anime's Ad Previews Maon Kurosaki's Ending Theme Song
Anime based on Kouta Hirano's manga premieres on October 7
― The official website for the television anime of Kouta Hirano's Drifters manga began streaming a commercial for the anime on Friday. The video reveals and previews the ending theme song "Vermillion" by Maon Kurosaki. The story of the manga centers around Shimazu Toyohisa, the real-life samurai who fought in the pivotal Battle of Sekigahara....
Production I.G Plans to Release Ghost in the Shell VR Experience in English, Worldwide
Experience centering on Section 9 trapping a terrorist has release planned for iOS, Android, PlayStation VR
― A sign at Production I.G's Ghost in the Shell The Movie Virtual Reality Diver VR exhibit at this year's Tokyo Game Show has revealed that Production I.G plans to release the VR 3D experience in English, with additional plans to release the experience worldwide. The 15-minute work offers an or...
Director Hideaki Anno Discusses Shin Godzilla's Sequel Prospects
Cast express desire for sequel, Anno says sequel would be up to Toho
― At a screening of the Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi's Shin Godzilla film at the Toho Cinemas Shinjuku theater on Thursday, director Anno and the actors of the film discussed the prospects of a sequel to the film. When asked by an audience member if there would be a sequel, Anno replied, "It's not for me to decide. Ask Toho." Whe...
Digimon Adventure tri. English Dub Clip Features T.K., Kari
Film screened in the U.S. on Thursday
― Toei Animation began streaming an English dub clip from Digimon Adventure tri. on Thursday. The clip features a conversation between T.K. (Johnny Yong Bosch) and Kari (Tara Sands). Toei previously streamed a clip featuring the main returning female cast and their Digimon partners. The English dub cast includes: Joshua Seth as Tai (returning) Colleen O'Shaughnes...
'Eiyū' Kaitai Anime's Cast, Staff, Theme Song, Visual, November Debut Revealed
OVA adapts Kyōhei Koyama's novel about alternate-world heroes reintegrating to society on November 23
― The anime adaptation project of Kyōhei Koyama's "Eiyū" Kaitai ("Heroes" Dismissed) novel revealed the anime's cast, staff, theme song, visual, and November 23 debut as an OVA on Thursday. The recently opened official website for the anime is also streaming a promotional video for the anime. The OVA...
Monkey Majik Performs Theme Song Cyborg 009 Call of Justice CG Film Project
Visual by character designer Masatsugu Saitō depicts band members in 00 cyborg costumes
― The official website of Cyborg 009 Call of Justice, Toho Animation's new 3D CG anime project based on Shotaro Ishinomori's classic science-fiction hero manga Cyborg 009, revealed on Friday that Monkey Majik will perform the project's theme song "A.I. am Human." In addition, the site revealed a visual promoting t...
Pacific Rim 2 Casts Cailee Spaeny as Lead Female Role
Actress joins male lead John Boyega in February 2018 sequel film
― The entertainment industry magazine Variety reported on Thursday that actress and singer Cailee Spaeny (Counting to 1,000) will play the lead female role in Pacific Rim 2, the planned sequel to Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham's 2013 science-fiction robot film. The film will debut in theaters on February 23, 2018. Steven S. DeKni...
Funimation Dubs One Piece: Heart of Gold Anime Special
Special with ties to One Piece Film Gold aired in July
― The NBC Dallas-Fort Worth station aired a segment on Texas-based Funimation Entertainment on Wednesday that reveals that Funimation is dubbing the One Piece: Heart of Gold anime special (the clip showing the dub of the special starts at 2:05 in the linked video). Funimation has not yet officially announced a release format or date for the dub. ...
Crunchyroll Adds The Galaxy Railways Video Anime to Catalog
Site to also stream 5th episode of Brotherhood Final Fantasy XV starting on Sunday
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it has added The Galaxy Railways: A Letter from the Abandoned Planet OAV to its catalog. The anime is available to members in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. Crunchyroll describes the anime: In the distant future, the planets a...
SaGa Scarlet Grace PS Vita Game's New Promo Video Reveals December 15 Release
RPG's trailer previews Urpina, Leonard, Balmaint, Taria
― Square Enix began streaming a new trailer on Tuesday for its upcoming SaGa Scarlet Grace PlayStation Vita RPG game, revealing its December 15 release date. Sony originally revealed the trailer during its "2016 PlayStation Press Conference in Japan" event on Tuesday. The trailer features gameplay of the characters Urpina, Leonard, Balmaint, and...
Monster Hunter Stories Game's 5th Promo Video Streamed
1st RPG in franchise ships on 3DS in Japan on October 8
― Capcom began streaming the fifth promotional video on Thursday for its upcoming Monster Hunter Stories Nintendo 3DS role-playing game. The video previews the game's story, focusing on a new era where people can form bonds of trust with monsters, including Rioreus (Rathalos in English). A young boy challenges this assertion saying that monsters...
BlazBlue: CentralFiction Game's Commercial, 4 More Character Videos Streamed
Videos preview Bang Shishigami, Carl Clover, Hakumen, v -No. 13- for console version shipping on October 6
― Sony began streaming a commercial for Arc System Works' upcoming BlazBlue: CentralFiction PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 fighting game on Wednesday during Tokyo Game Show. The video previews some animated cutscenes and gameplay. The tagline in the video reads, "When the blue door opens, will ...
Tales of Berseria RPG's English-Subtitled Trailer Shows Velvet's Origins
PS4/PC game ships in early 2017 in N. America, Europe
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming the English-subtitled "The Origin" trailer for on Wednesday its upcoming Tales of Berseria PlayStation 4 role-playing game. The video features a cinematic focusing on main character Velvet's (Rina Satou) origins and her motives for revenge. The gameplay segment of the trailer features the game's theme s...
Resident Evil 7 Game's New English Trailer Introduces 'The Bakers'
Horror game to support 4K on PS4 Pro; will ship for PS4, Xbox One, PC on January 24
― Capcom began streaming a new English trailer on Wednesday for its upcoming Resident Evil 7 biohazard horror game. The video, numbered "TAPE-2," focuses on the Baker family. According to the trailer's description, the Bakers live in "an old, derelict plantation house that looks like it hasn't seen use in years" in Du...
KochiKame's Osamu Akimoto Publishes 4 New Manga in 2017
Revives Mr. Clice action comedy, plans stories about girls' academy, female gunslinger, bath house
― This year's 42nd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is announcing on Saturday that manga creator Osamu Akimoto will publish four new manga across four different Shueisha publications in 2017. The four manga — which are not necessarily series and are referenced as short stories — are title...
Pokémon Sun & Moon TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Shows Ash in School & Battle
Z-Moves, new Pokémon teased from November anime based on upcoming games
― The teaser website for the Pokémon Sun & Moon television anime opened on Thursday and posted a promotional video and visual. The tagline in the visual reads, "Let's go! Be your very best! Big adventures!" The video notes that the Pokemon television anime "dives into a new series" with "big adventures in the Alola region!" The v...
Valkyria: Azure Revolution Game's Story Trailer Streamed
PS4/PS Vita game starring Daisuke Ono, Maaya Sakamoto, Saori Hayami launches in Japan on January 19
― Sega began streaming a story trailer on Thursday for the Valkyria: Azure Revolution PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita role-playing game. The game ships for both consoles in Japan on January 19. The game is currently playable at Tokyo Game Show, and those who attend and play the game at the game's bo...
Nioh RPG's Tokyo Game Show Trailer Streamed With English Subtitles
PS4 game ships simultaneously worldwide on February 9
― Koei Tecmo Games began streaming the Tokyo Game Show 2016 trailer on Thursday for the Nioh "dark warring-states action RPG" for the PlayStation 4. Koei Tecmo Europe is also streaming the same video with English subtitles. English Version Japanese Version The game launches worldwide simultaneously on February 9 for the PlayStation 4. Team Ninja (...
Gravity Rush 2 Game's TGS Trailer Previews Story
PS4 sequel game ships in N. America, U.K. on December 2
― Sony began streaming a Tokyo Game Show 2016 trailer in Japanese and English on Thursday for the Gravity Rush 2 (Gravity Daze 2) PlayStation 4 game. The trailers preview the game's story. English Version Japanese Version The game arrives in North America and the United Kingdom on December 2. The sequel will also debut in Japan on December 1 and...
Aniplex Launches 'Script Room' Anime Writing & Production Group
Sword Art Online director Tomohiko Ito heads group that will focus on new approach to writing anime
― Aniplex announced on Thursday that it has established a planning and production group named Script Room. Director Tomohiko Ito (Sword Art Online series, Silver Spoon, ERASED) is heading the group. The group will focus on writing scripts and scenarios for anime, but will also branch out to production ...
World of Final Fantasy Game's TGS Trailers Streamed in English, Japanese
PS4, PS Vita game featuring dual language option ships in N. America on October 25, in Europe on October 28
― Square Enix began streaming the Japanese and English Tokyo Game Show 2016 trailers on Thursday for the World of Final Fantasy PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game. Japanese Version English Version Sōma Saito will play Lann and Sora Amamiya will play Reynn, the game's twin protagonists. Add...
Earth Defense Force 5 Game Revealed for PS4
D3 Publisher to release game in 2017
― Sony revealed D3 Publisher's Earth Defense Force 5 PlayStation 4 game at the "2016 PlayStation Press Conference in Japan" event on Tuesday. The game is slated for release in 2017 in Japan, and D3 Publisher is streaming the game's reveal video, which features the tagline "Humans, fight against your fate." In the game, the Earth is at peace when suddenly an alien ...
NieR:Automata Game's TGS Trailer Reveals February 23 Release
Square Enix to release game on PS4, PC
― Square Enix began streaming the Tokyo Game Show PlayStation Press Conference trailer for Platinum Games' upcoming NieR:Automata PlayStation 4 game on Tuesday, revealing its February 23, 2017 release date. Square Enix also plans to release the game on PC via Steam. Square Enix describes the story: The distant future… Invaders from another world attack without w...
Resident Evil: Vendetta CG Anime Film Opens in Spring 2017
The official website for Resident Evil: Vendetta (Biohazard: Vendetta), the first CG anime full-length film based on CAPCOM's Resident Evil (Biohazard) horror game franchise, announced on Thursday that the film will open in Japan in spring 2017. Capcom began showing the film's first footage at its booth at Tokyo Game Show on Thursday, and the video will go online at 5 p.m. JST (4 a.m. EDT) on Sund...
Berserk Musou Game Reveals TGS Trailer, English Title, February Release in the West
Berserk and the Band of the Hawk PS4/PS Vita/PC game arrives in N. America on February 21, in Europe on February 24
― Koei Tecmo Europe began streaming an English Tokyo Game Show trailer on Thursday for Omega Force's Berserk Musou game, revealing the game's official English title as Berserk and the Band of the Hawk. Sony also streamed the same trailer in Japanese on Thursday. Koei Tecmo America's off...
Final Fantasy XV Game's TGS Trailers, English Voice Cast Video Streamed
PS4/Xbox One game slated for November 29
― Square Enix streamed two different Tokyo Game Show trailers for its Final Fantasy XV PlayStation 4 and Xbox One game on Thursday. Both trailers feature the Japanese voice cast, and show segments of the game's story. The first trailer below includes English subtitles. Square Enix is also streaming a video featuring the English voice cast discussing their role...
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age PS4 Remaster's Trailer Previews Story, Combat
Ships in Japan, N. America, Europe in 2017
― Sony began streaming a trailer on Wednesday for Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age, the high-definition PlayStation 4 remaster of the international version of Final Fantasy XII. The trailer shows various scenes from the story, as well as combat scenes. Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age will ship in Japan, North America, and Europe in 2017. The game will featu...
All Out!! Rugby Anime's Promo Previews Sukima Switch's Theme Song
Rearranged version of "Zenryoku Shōnen" is ending song; Lenny code fiction performs opening song
― The official website of the television anime of Shiori Amase's All Out!! rugby manga began streaming a new promotional video for the anime on Thursday. The video reveals and previews Sukima Switch's ending theme song "Zenryoku Shōnen," rearranged by Tamio Okuda. The song previously appeared as a theme s...
Akiba's Trip Game Gets TV Anime in January by Gonzo
A DMM Games stage presentation at the Tokyo Game Show event on Thursday revealed that Acquire's Akiba's Trip game franchise is inspiring a television anime adaptation by studio Gonzo that will premiere in January 2017. The anime will be titled Akiba's Trip: The Animation, and it will air on Tokyo MX, BS Fuji, and AT-X. The anime is serving as the first project to commemorate Gonzo's 25th anniversa...
Capcom's Monster Hunter Action Games Get Hollywood Film Project
Game series began in 2004; latest game shipped in the West in July
― Ryōzō Tsujimoto, producer of Capcom's Monster Hunter series, announced at the Tokyo Game Show event on Thursday that a Hollywood live-action film project based on the Monster Hunter games is in the works. The first installment in the Monster Hunter action game series shipped in 2004 for the PlayStation 2. In the games, players act a...
White Fox to Produce Peace Maker Kurogane's New Anime Project
White Fox previously produced Re:Zero, Steins;Gate Akame ga Kill!
― The wraparound jacket band of the eleventh compiled book volume of Nanae Chrono's Peace Maker Kurogane manga revealed on Wednesday that WHITE FOX (Steins;Gate, Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World-, Akame ga Kill!) will animate the new anime adaptation of the manga. The announcement did not specify the anime's format or release da...
Magical Girl Raising Project Anime's Promo Shows Snow White Becoming Magical Girl
Anime about magical girls fighting battle of survival premieres October 1
― The official website for the television anime of Asari Endō's Mahō Shōjo Ikusei Keikaku (Magical Girl Raising Project) "survival action" light novel series began streaming a promotional video for the anime on Thursday. The video shows Snow White becoming a magical girl and meeting the other magical girls in her area. [Note: T...
2016 Death Note Mini-Series Prequel's Video Previews Namie Amuro's Theme Song
Original manga character Near will appear in 2nd episode of prequel series for 2016 film
― The official website of Death Note Light up the NEW world, this year's live-action Death Note sequel film, began streaming a video on Thursday for Death Note NEW GENERATION, the live-action prequel mini-series for the film premiering on Hulu Japan on Friday, September 16. The video previews footage from all thr...
3rd Digimon Adventure tri. Anime Film's Video Promotes Home Video Release
Film opens in Japan on September 24, with BD/DVD offered during screenings
― Happinet Pictures began streaming a promotional video on Thursday for Digimon Adventure tri. Kokuhaku (Confession), the third movie in the Digimon Adventure tri. anime film series. The video previews scenes from the film, and promotes the film's Japanese home video release. The general release of the film's Blu-ray Disc and ...
'Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot' Short Anime's Video Shows Home Video Extras
10-minute short will debut in screening event on October 15
― Bandai Visual began streaming a video on Thursday for the Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition's (Japan Animator Expo) "Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot" anime short. The video promotes the anime's home video release on Blu-ray Disc and DVD. The 10-minute short will debut as an extra during Japan Animator Expo's one-week screening event beginning on...
Rewrite Visual Novel Gets PS4 Release (Updated)
Original visual novel shipped on PC in 2011, on PSP/PS Vita in 2014, on PS3 in 2015
― Visual novel publisher Visual Art's announced on Wednesday that it will release its Rewrite visual novel on the PlayStation 4. Visual Art's is streaming the game's opening movie. Prototype confirmed with ANN at Tokyo Game Show on Thursday that the PlayStation 4 release will include the content of Rewrite+. The origi...
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Road to Boruto to Have English & Japanese Dubs
Boruto movie has to yet to be released with English dub
― Bandai Namco Entertainment confirmed before this week's Tokyo Game Show that it will release the Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Road to Boruto expansion for the Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 game with 13 languages options for the PlayStation 4, PC via Steam, and Xbox One. The release will have four dubbed voice tracks — Ja...
Digimon World: Next Order Heads Overseas on PS4 With English Dub (Updated)
Digital & retail release in Americas, after game shipped in Japan on Vita in March
― Bandai Namco Entertainment confirmed before this week's Tokyo Game Show that it will release Digimon World: Next Order for PlayStation 4 outside Japan early next year. The game will feature multiple language options, including English and Japanese voices as well as English, French, and Spanish subtitles. In the Ameri...
James Cameron's Alita: Battle Angel Casts Jackie Earle Haley
The Hollywood Reporter: Watchmen actor to play "monstrous cyborg" villain
― Entertainment news source The Hollywood Reporter revealed on Thursday that James Cameron's Alita: Battle Angel, the live-action film of Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita (GUNNM) manga has signed on actor Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen, A Nightmare on Elm Street remake, Preacher, The Dark Tower, The Birth of a Nation). Accordi...
Bungo Stray Dogs Anime Casts Hiroyuki Yoshino
Character based on Mark Twain joins cast for 2nd half premiering October 5
― The official website of the Bungo Stray Dogs television anime announced on Wednesday that Hiroyuki Yoshino (Vandread's Hibiki Tokai and Kekkaishi's Yoshimori Sumimura) will play the character Mark T. Mark T's special ability is called "Huck Finn and Tom Sawyer." The character is based on Mark Twain, author of Huckleberry Fin...
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Chihayafuru Anime
Company acquires both 25-episode seasons
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the first and second seasons of the Chihayafuru anime. The company will release the series digitally and on home video. The anime adapts Yuki Suetsugu's ongoing manga series. Sentai Filmworks describes the story: Chihaya Ayase is a beautiful and headstrong young woman with a passion for karuta, a c...
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 5-11
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 10 161,485 370,024 2016/09 Shueisha Kohei Horikoshi 1 2 2 Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma 20 153,739 323,387 2016/09 Shueisha Story: Yūto Tsukuda / Art: Shun Saeki...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, September 5-11
Tokyo Xanadu eX+ debuts at #2
― Japan's Game Ranking: September 5-11 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 13DS Yo-Kai Watch 3 Sushi/Tempura Level 5 July 16 22,992 1,204,651 2PS4 Tokyo Xanadu eX+ Nihon Falcom September 8 15,069 15,069 3Wii UMinecraft: Wii U Edition Nihon Microsoft June 23 7,356 114,628 43DS Dragon Ball Fusions (Including Bundled Editions...
Analyst: Pokémon Go Drops 79% of Paying Users, Remains Top-Earning Mobile Game
U.S. sales data also shows increase in revenue from merchandise
― Analytics company Slice Intelligence reported on Friday that the number of paying Pokémon Go players in the United States peaked on July 15 and has since dropped 79 percent. However, Pokémon Go continues to generate more revenue than other mobile games: in August the app earned 28.4 percent of the total mobile game revenue in the Unite...
Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live Virtual Reality App Previewed in Video
PlayStation VR software sets players in an interactive idol performance
― Sega began streaming a trailer for the PlayStation VR app Hatsune Miku: VR Future Live on Wednesday. The app sets players in an interactive idol performance. Sega will release the app in three "Stages." The "1st Stage" will feature just Hatsune Miku; the "2nd Stage" will add Rin, Len, and Luka; and the "3rd Stage" will feature ...
Digimon Adventure tri. English Dub Clip Previews Female Characters
Film to screen in the US on Thursday
― Toei Animation began streaming an English dub clip from Digimon Adventure tri. on Tuesday. The clip features the main returning female characters and their Digimon partners. Fathom Events previously streamed a clip featuring Tai. The English dub cast includes: Joshua Seth as Tai (returning) Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Sora (returning) Cherami Leigh as Biyomon Melo...
Pokémon Sun & Moon Games' Trailer Introduces More Ultra Beasts
UB-02 Absorption, UB-02 Beauty revealed for games shipping in November
― The official Pokémon Company International YouTube channel began streaming a trailer for introducing two more Ultra Beasts for the upcoming Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon games. The video shows "UB-02 Absorption" with footage from Pokémon Sun and "UB-02 Beauty" with footage from Pokémon Moon. The games will debut in Japan and Nort...
100% Pasukaru Sensei School Comedy Manga Gets Anime
A Penguin's Troubles creator pens story of teacher who cannot even write his own name
― The October issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comic magazine announced on Thursday that an anime adaptation of Yūji Nagai's gag comedy manga 100% Pasukaru Sensei (100% Pascal-sensei) has been green-lit. The anime will premiere on the Coro Coro Channel online on October 15 at 8:00 p.m. It is also getting its ...
Yowamushi Pedal Anime Season 3's Title, Visual Revealed
This year's 42nd issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion magazine is unveiling the title and first key visual for the third anime season based on Wataru Watanabe's Yowamushi Pedal manga on Thursday. The Yowamushi Pedal: New Generation season will premiere in January. The visual's tagline asks fans to take "the never-before-seen road, together," and the magazine further teases, "Team Sōhoku'...
New Game! TV Anime's Blu-rays/DVDs to Offer Public Bath OVA
'Episode 13' offered to those who buy all Blu-ray/DVD volumes
― New Game! manga creator Shōtarō Tokunō reported on Wednesday that the New Game! television anime's website lists a new original video anime (OVA). People who buy all six Blu-ray Disc or DVD volumes of the television anime can submit proof-of-purchase stubs to receive a new OVA, which is about the length of one episode. Tokunō describes t...
Gintama Teases 'Surprising' News After Live-Action Film
This year's 42nd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is reporting on Saturday that for the Gintama franchise, "the next issue will have a huge announcement on ultra-surprising news, after the live-action film adaptation…!?" The magazine already confirmed the 2017 live-action film of Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama manga in July. Sorachi began the manga in 2004 and it continues to be ranked a...
Trailer for One Piece Kabuki Play's Theatrical Screening Streamed
Theatrical screening opens on October 22
― Shochiku began streaming a trailer for the theatrical screening for the Kabuki stage play based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga on Wednesday. The video shows some scenes from the stage play. The screening will open in Japanese theaters on October 22. The play ran from October 7 to November 25 at the Shinbashi Enbujō in Ginza, Tokyo. 100,000 tickets for the...
Nioh PS4 Game Launches Worldwide on February 9
Koei Tecmo Games announced during Sony's PlayStation press conference on Tuesday that it will release its "dark warring-states action RPG" Nioh worldwide simultaneously on February 9. The game was previously slated to release this year. Team Ninja (Dead or Alive series, Dissidia Final Fantasy arcade) is developing the game. Koei Tecmo Games announced the game with a teaser video in September 2015...
Ghibli Creates 'Tonari no Onigiri-kun' Mascot for Ito En Company
3 animated short clips for mascot
― Drinks company Ito En opened a website for a new mascot named "Tonari no Onigiri-kun" (My Neighbor Onigiri-kun) on September 5. Studio Ghibli created and designed the mascot. The site is streaming three short animated clips for the mascot. [Via Studio Ghibli Unofficial Fansite]
Gal*Gun: Double Peace Shooter Heads to PC on September 27
PQube released PS4/Vita game on July 29 in Europe, August 2 in N. America
― Game publisher PQube announced on Tuesday that it will release Inti Creates' Gal*Gun: Double Peace shooter game on the PC via Steam on September 27. The game will include Steam trading cards. The company is streaming a trailer for the game's PC version. PQube released the game for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on Jul...
Tōken Ranbu Stage Play's BD Sells 24,000 to Ranks #1
DVD release ranks #2 with 18,000 copies
― The Blu-ray Disc release for Butai Tōken Ranbu Kyoden Moeyuru Honnōji, a stage play based on DMM's Tōken Ranbu online browser game, sold 24,175 copies in its first week to rank #1 on Oricon's overall Blu-ray Disc chart. The Blu-ray Disc shipped on September 7. It is the first video release from the franchise to rank on an Oricon top 10 chart. The DVD of the s...
Detective Conan Anime's 20th Anniversary Special Unveils Staff, Story, Visual
2-hour Winter special revisiting 1st episode
― The staff of the Detective Conan television anime revealed a visual for Meitantei Conan Episode "One" Chiisakunatta Meitantei (Detective Conan Episode "One": The Great Detective Who Shrank), the show's upcoming two-hour television anime special on Wednesday. The project also revealed the special's new staff. Original manga creator Gosho Aoyama personally...
Kingdom Hearts 2.8 TGS Trailers Reveal January Launch
Slated for PS4 on January 12 in Japan, January 24 in N. America
― Square Enix began streaming the English and Japanese Tokyo Game Show trailers for its Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 (II.8) Final Chapter Prologue PlayStation 4 game collection on Tuesday. The trailers reveal that the title will ship in January 12, 2017 in Japan and January 24, 2017 in North America. The collection was previously slated for a D...
NIS America Brings God Wars PS4/Vita Game to the West in Early 2017
Folklore-based tactical RPG stars Saori Hayami, Tasuku Hatanaka, Kaito Ishikawa, more
― NIS America announced on Tuesday that it will release Kadokawa Games' God Wars ~Toki wo Koete~ PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game in North America and Europe in early 2017 with the title God Wars Future Past. It will release the game on both platforms both physically and digitally. Kadokawa Games previously s...
Brazil Rating Board Lists Digimon World -Next 0rder- Game for PS4
The Brazil Advisory Rating Board began listing an entry for a PlayStation 4 version of Bandai Namco Entertainment's Digimon World -Next 0rder- PlayStation Vita game on Tuesday. The game shipped on March 17 in Japan. Bandai Namco Entertainment describes the game's story as follows: While the the reconstruction of the town that Kouta and Himari encountered was progressing smoothly, a way to counter ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 11-17
The Disappearance Of Nagato Yuki-Chan anime; Blame!, Lord Marksman And Vanadis, Spoof on Titan manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date CLAMP School Detectives DVDPlease Maiden Japan US$49.98 September 13 The Disappearance Of Nagato Yuki-Chan BD/DVDCite Funimation Entertainment US$64.98 September 13 Maken-Ki! Season 1 BD/DVD S.A.V.E. EditionAnimeNewsNetwork Funimation E...
Digimon Adventure tri. English Dub Clip Previews Joshua Seth as Tai
Film to screen in the US on Thursday
― The Fathom Events YouTube channel began streaming an English dub clip from Digimon Adventure tri. on Monday. The clip features Joshua Seth as Tai. The English dub cast includes: Joshua Seth as Tai (returning) Colleen O'Shaughnessey as Sora (returning) Cherami Leigh as Biyomon Melodee M. Spevack as Birdramon (returning) Tom Fahn as Agumon (returning) Kyle Hebert ...
New Danganronpa V3 Game's Trailer Reveals Protagonist, January 2017 Release
Sayaka Kanda voices protagonist in game with new setting, characters
― Spike Chunsoft began streaming a trailer for its New Danganronpa V3: Minna no Koroshiai Shin Gakki (New Danganronpa V3: Everyone's New Semester of Killing) PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on Tuesday. The video reveals the game's new protagonist and announces that the game is slated for January. Sayaka Kanda will play the protag...
Tōken Ranbu, Ensemble Stars! Stage Plays Get Software for PlayStation VR
Also: PlayStation VR trailer shows launch titles
― Marvelous announced during the 2016 PlayStation Press Conference on Tuesday that it will release footage from its Tōken Ranbu and Ensemble Stars! stage plays for PlayStation VR. The software will launch on October 13 to coincide with the PlayStation VR headset's release date. Each title will cost 1,500 yen (about US$15) on the PlayStation Store in Ja...
Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary Announced for PS4, PS Vita
Latest installment in board game series slated for 2017
― Square Enix announced at the 2016 PlayStation Press Conference on Tuesday that it will release a new Itadaki Street (Fortune Street) game for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. The game, titled Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary, is slated for 2017. The Dragon Quest series is celebrating its 30th anniversary this ye...
Pokémon Generations Anime Telling Pokémon Game Stories to Launch on YouTube
New 18-episode series of shorts to premiere in English on Friday
― The Pokémon Company International announced on Tuesday that it will launch a series of three- to five-minute animated shorts titled Pokémon Generations on its YouTube channel. The first two episodes will debut on Friday, September 16 at 12:00 p.m. EDT. The series will have 18 episodes in total. Pokémon Generations will cover stories f...
Detective Conan Anime Gets New 2-Hour TV Special Recreating 1st Episode
New material added to story about the day Shinichi transformed into a child's body
― This year's 42nd issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine announced on Wednesday that the Detective Conan television anime will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a brand-new two-hour television anime special this winter. Meitantei Conan Episode "One" Chiisakunatta Meitantei (Detective Conan Episode "One"...
[email protected] Cinderella Girls VR Experience Previewed in Videos
Customize & wave your light sticks in 3-song concert featuring new song
― Bandai Namco Entertainment posted a promotional video to introduce The [email protected] Cinderella Girls Viewing Revolution, a virtual reality idol concert experience for the PlayStation VR system. The experience creates a "never-before-seen magical stage" concert at the Maihama Amphitheater (the site of the franchise's first live co...
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'...
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