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The Rolling Girls BD+DVD
Rolling Girls is a compelling but ultimately disappointing jumble of great ideas and rickety execution. Nick Creamer rolls out its pros and cons.
― The Rolling Girls is pretty much exactly the kind of show I want to believe in. Graced with a vivid visual aesthetic, centered on the poignant edge of adolescence, and framed as a rock and roll road trip through a fanciful alternate Japan, it breathes cre...
The Mike Toole Show - All-new Originals
Mike takes a journey through the long and storied Super Robot Wars franchise, a mashup of strategy, action and beloved classic giant robot anime.
― Getting the game took longer than I expected. Just ordering it was complicated, a procedure involving an inquiry on Twitter, a few exchanged emails with a vendor in Malaysia, and a PayPal invoice. Then I was treated to a fairly long wait, which is my faul...
Goodnight Punpun GN 3
No one writes dark and difficult stories quite like Inio Asano, and the third omnibus of Goodnight, Punpun is no exception as Punpun prepares for high school.
― No one writes dark and difficult stories quite like Inio Asano. While there are tragic and depressing elements to his series, and those certainly abound in this latest omnibus edition of Goodnight Punpun, it wouldn't be fair to simply label h...
Wagnaria!!3 Sub.Blu-Ray 2
This long-running slice-of-life comedy reaches its conclusion in this volume, as burgeoning romances within the restaurant come to a head. Paul Jensen breaks down Wagnaria's last hurrah.
― Anime comedies, particularly those that overlap with the slice of life genre, often have trouble with endings. When the whole point of a series is to observe the everyday misadventures of a group of charming oddbal...
My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected Novel 1
The first novel that spawned the cult success anime series "My Teen Romcom SNAFU" is as divisive as it is unique. Rebecca Silverman weighs the ups and downs of Hachiman's adventure.
― As far as annoyingly unrealistic statements made to children by adults go, “these are the best years of your life” is probably one of the worst. Apart from the fact that you (hopefully) have a lot of life to live post-h...
Monday, September 19
PaRappa the Rapper TV Anime Shorts' Pilot Episode Streamed
Series gets regular variety program segment in October
― Fuji TV began streaming on Saturday the pilot episode of PJ Berri no Mogu Mogu Munya Munya, a new series of anime shorts based on the PaRappa the Rapper video game (Note: The linked Youtube video is region-locked worldwide except for Japan). The episode begins when a rock wants to get her fortune told. PaRappa explains that he's not the one who...
Kiss Him, Not Me Anime Casts Takahiro Mizushima, Asami Shimoda, Yūichi Nakamura
Yuu Sugimoto, Daisuke Namikawa, Kenjiro Tsuda also join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Junko's Kiss Him, Not Me (Watashi ga Motete Dōsunda) revealed six additional cast members on Monday. The new cast includes: Asami Shimoda (Infinite Stratos's Lingyin Huang, Seitokai Yakuindomo's Kotomi Tsuda) as Amane Nakano Yuu Sugimoto (Ace Attorney's Kaoru Ooba, Gintama's Catherine) as M...
Takuya Sato, Tsubasa Yonaga, Atsushi Abe & Daisuke Hirakawa Form Visual-Kei Band with Stuffed Animal
Visual-kei bands are known for their stage presence, elaborate make-up, and lavish costumes. Stuffed animal members are certainly not the norm, but newly formed band Listen to Rin includes one among its rank of voice actors. Popular voice actors Takuya Sato, Tsubasa Yonaga, Atsushi Abe and Daisuke Hirakawa fill out the band with "KON=BU" otherwise known as "Hachi Oji" or "Hamilton Cesare", one of ...
Tōken Ranbu Stage Play Unveils Cast, Visual for New Run
Most cast members return; Yusuke Seto, Kento replace Teruma, Toshiyuki Someya
― The official website for Marvelous' Tōken Ranbu stage play unveiled a visual and the cast for the stage play's new run on Sunday. Most of the cast for the new run is returning, but Yusuke Seto is replacing Teruma as Kōsetsu Samonji and Kento is replacing Toshiyuki Someya as Tsurumaru Kuninaga. The full cast includes: Hiro...
Mob Psycho 100 ‒ Episode 11
"Overall, I was very impressed with how gracefully this episode integrated Mob Psycho's very divergent characters, themes, and even genre styles."
Viz's Shonen Jump Adds Love Rush!, Red Spirit Manga to Weekly Lineup
Digital magazine also added The Promised Neverland
― Viz Media's Weekly Shonen Jump digital manga magazine announced on Monday that it will add Ryohei Yamamoto's Love Rush! and Tomohiro Yagi's Red Sprite manga to its regular lineup. The magazine previewed the first three chapters of both beginning on August 22 and August 29, respectively, as part of its Jump Start initiative. Viz's Shonen Jump also r...
The Morose Mononokean ‒ Episode 12
"This episode is a sharp departure from the much quicker manga version of the story, but I prefer where the anime goes with it."
Pantheon to Publish Gengoroh Tagame's My Brother's Husband Manga
Story of a Japanese man and his late brother's Canadian husband gets English release next summer
― Massive Goods announced on Monday that Pantheon Books (Maus, Persepolis) will publish Gengoroh Tagame's My Brother's Husband (Otōto no Otto) manga in English. The first two-in-one omnibus volume is slated for June 2017. Massive Goods describes the story: My Brother's Husband is a family drama that begin...
Space Patrol Luluco's Character Designer Draws Luluco's Ending Theme's Musicians
Image appears as YouTube backdrop
― Music producer TeddyLoid met singer Bonjour Suzuki while producing "Pipo Password," the ending theme to Trigger's short anime series Space Patrol Luluco. Apparently they got along, because they're now releasing an EP, "Silent Planet 2 EP Vol. 2." To honor the EP, the character designer Mago, who also worked on Space Patrol Luluco, has drawn the duo as if they were ...
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Game Promo Reveals Update, DLC
Kizmel joins character roster for upcoming PS4/PS Vita game
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a new promotional video for its upcoming Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game on Friday, revealing information on upcoming DLC. The game's website also announced that Kizmel will be a character in the game. A large free update sometime in 2016 will add new m...
Answerman - Where Do Animax Asia's English Dubs Come From?
Animax Asia is a 24-hour anime cable channel run by Sony, and it's chock-a-block with English dubs many American fans have never heard. Justin gets into it.
― Skye asks: Why does Animax Asia broadcast anime with English dubs, and who dubs them? I recently watched Toward the Terra, and upon further research (wikipedia), I learned it was dubbed by Animax Asia, which broadcasts dubs in Southeast Asia. ...
Re: Zero Novel Ad: 'TV Anime's Sequel' is in the Novels
An advertisement sign for the Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- franchise at Akihabara station in Tokyo states: TV anime's final episode Even though "That's All This Story Is About" is over. Original Work: Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu "That's All This Story Is About" isn't over. The latest 9th novel volume "That's All This Story Is About"... absolutely can't end here. The [novel] ...
Hirunaka no Ryūsei Shōjo Manga Gets Live-Action Film in March 2017
Your Lie in April's Takehiko Shinjō directs film about high school girl who moves to Tokyo
― This year's 20th issue of Shueisha's Margaret magazine announced on Tuesday that Mika Yamamori's Hirunaka no Ryūsei (Daytime Shooting Star) manga is getting a live-action film adaptation that will open in Japan in March 2017. Takehiko Shinjō (live-action Your Lie in April, Paradise Kiss, Boku no Hatsukoi wo K...
Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem Manga Gets TV Anime
Historical story of Shinsengumi founder to premiere in January
― The wraparound jacket band on the 16th compiled volume of Shinya Umemura and Eiji Hashimoto's Chiruran: Shinsengumi Chinkonka (Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem) manga announced on Tuesday that the series is receiving a television anime adaptation. The anime is slated to premiere in January 2017. Comic Zenon describes the manga: On the eve ...
The Rolling Girls BD+DVD
Rolling Girls is a compelling but ultimately disappointing jumble of great ideas and rickety execution. Nick Creamer rolls out its pros and cons.
― The Rolling Girls is pretty much exactly the kind of show I want to believe in. Graced with a vivid visual aesthetic, centered on the poignant edge of adolescence, and framed as a rock and roll road trip through a fanciful alternate Japan, it breathes cre...
God Wars PS4/Vita Game Ships in Japan on February 23
Kadokawa Games announced on Sunday that it will release its God Wars Future Past (God Wars ~Toki wo Koete~) PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game in Japan on February 23. Kadokawa Games had previously slated the game for a release this year. The game will have both a physical and digital release on the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. The physical release for both platforms will cost 7,344 ye...
The Silver Case Game Arrives on PC Worldwide on October 7
Remastered version of Grasshopper Manufacture, Suda51 PSX game gets 2 editions for PC
― Game developer Grasshopper Manufacture announced on Saturday that it will release its The Silver Case Remastered game worldwide for the PC on October 7. Grasshopper Manufacture will release the game on the Steam, Playism, GOG, and Humble Store platforms. The game will have a regular edition, which will only contai...
Demon Gaze II PS Vita Game's Post-Game Content Trailer Unveiled
Scenario features supervision by Benny Matsuyama, character designs by Kazushi Hagiwara
― The official website for Kadokawa Games' Demon Gaze II sequel game for the PlayStation Vita began streaming a trailer on Sunday for the game previewing its post-game content titled "Yagyū Zanma Roku: Call of the Grimodar" (Chronicle of the Yagyū Demon-Slaying: Call of the Grimodar). The content will be available...
Square Enix Reveals Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 3 Professional Game for February
Game is based on Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 3 3DS game with new story, monsters
― Square Enix announced during the Tokyo Game Show event on Sunday that it is developing the Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 3 Professional Nintendo 3DS game, and will release the game on February 9. Square Enix is streaming an "image video" for the game. The game is based on the earlier Dragon Quest Monsters Joker 3 game, b...
SHAFT's Madogatari Exhibit to Unveil New Footage for Zaregoto OVA on Thursday
Cover by Akio Watanabe for 1st home video volume unveiled
― Anime studio SHAFT announced on Sunday that it will preview footage from the Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai (Decapitation Cycle: The Blue Savant and the Prankster) OVA project, based on the first novel in NisiOisin's Zaregoto novel series, during the Tokyo encore of the "SHAFT's 40th Anniversary Commemoration Madogatari Exhi...
Hideo Kojima Hints at 2018 Release for Death Stranding Game
PS4 game will include single player, female protagonist
― Game developer Hideo Kojima hinted during Tokyo Game Show on Sunday that his Death Stranding PlayStation 4 game will be released in 2018. Specifically, he mentioned that "there is a movie called Akira, and it will be out before the year in which Akira is set." The film is set in the year 2019. Jump to 41:26 in the video Kojima also clarified t...
Kojima: No Involvement in Konami's Metal Gear Survive Game
Former Metal Gear Solid series director describes series as "espionage and political fiction"
― Game developer Hideo Kojima, the former series director of the Metal Gear Solid series, stated during Tokyo Game Show on Sunday that he is not involved in the development of Konami's Metal Gear Survive game. The official Kojima Productions Twitter account clarified his and Metal Gear Solid character and me...
Sunday, September 18
Ani ni Aisaresugite Komattemasu Romantic Comedy Manga Gets Live-Action Film in 2017
Ryōta Katayose, Tao Tsuchiya, Yudai Chiba star in film based on Rina Yagami manga
― A live-action film adaptation of Rina Yagami's Ani ni Aisaresugite Komattemasu romantic comedy series has been green-lit, with a planned opening in Japan in 2017. The film's cast includes: (From left to right) Ryōta Katayose as Haruka Tachibana Tao Tsuchiya as Setoka Tachibana Yudai Chiba as Takane Serigawa The story ...
Watch Makoto Shinkai's 5 Centimeters Per Second Under the Stars in Tokyo
Screening by Tokyo National Museum
― Makoto Shinkai's new film Your name. has revived interest in the director's oeuvre. If you're hankering to watch (or rewatch) 5 Centimeters Per Second, a poignant tale of two separated lovers with lavishly drawn skies, what better way to do it than under the star-strewn autumn sky in a park in Tokyo? The Tokyo National Museum, located in Ueno Park, will screen the...
Open Envelopes with Style and Grace with Sailor Uranus Letter Opener
Comes with Sailors Uranus & Neptune envelopes
― Everyone seems to crave swords: they're elegant, straightforward, powerful, and associated with chivalry and romantic heroism. But they're pricey, and you can't exactly actually use them. How about a letter opener instead? They're small, convenient, and actually useful. Premium Bandai has an antique-style letter opener modeled after the Space Sword of ...
Orange ‒ Episode 12
"This week's Orange was easily the show's emotional peak so far, winding back to explore the drama of the original timeline from Kakeru's perspective."
Nobunaga no Shinobi Anime Promo Video Streamed
Series about a female ninja premieres October 4
― The official Youtube channel for the television anime of Naoki Shigeno's Nobunaga no Shinobi four-panel manga began streaming a 30-second promotional video on Thursday. (Note: the YouTube video linked is region-locked in the United States, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand.) The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on October 4 at 9:55 p.m., and will also...
JR-West Extends Evangelion Bullet Train Campaign
Kaworu train announcements, stamp rally at bullet train stations, and more
― The Neon Genesis Evangelion bullet train has been in service for almost a year, with cool Evangelion-related bonuses like badges and postcards. Evangelion fans who haven't yet had the chance to ride the 500 Type Eva train are in luck, because the West Japan Railway Company (JR-West) has extended its service to spring 2018 an...
Tales of Zestiria the X ‒ Episode 12
"This episode does a good job of showing Sorey's character progression over the course of twenty-five minutes."
Live-Action Gintama Film Adds More Cast
Hirofumi Arai, Jiro Sato, Nanao, Ken Yasuda, Akari Hayami, Tsuyoshi Domoto join cast
― The official Twitter account for the live-action film of Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama manga announced a third round of cast members on Monday. The new cast includes: Hirofumi Arai as Nizō Okada Jiro Sato as Henpeita Takechi Nanao as Matako Kijima Ken Yasuda as Tetsuya Murata Akari Hayami as Tetsuko Murata Tsuyoshi Dom...
DAYS ‒ Episode 12
"If there were a way to bring these emotional high stakes to the actual soccer field, DAYS would be one incredible show."
The Mike Toole Show - All-new Originals
Mike takes a journey through the long and storied Super Robot Wars franchise, a mashup of strategy, action and beloved classic giant robot anime.
― Getting the game took longer than I expected. Just ordering it was complicated, a procedure involving an inquiry on Twitter, a few exchanged emails with a vendor in Malaysia, and a PayPal invoice. Then I was treated to a fairly long wait, which is my faul...
Square RPG King's Knight Gets Smartphone Remake, Appears in Final Fantasy XV
Also: Brotherhood Final Fantasy XV gets TV broadcast in Japan
― Square Enix announced at Tokyo Game Show 2016 on Sunday that it will release a new iOS and Android game titled King's Knight - Wrath of the Dark Dragon - this year. The main characters of the upcoming Final Fantasy XV game will play the smartphone RPG in their downtime. Square Enix streamed an announcement trailer showing both the smartp...
Fall Anime Trickster Recruits Actor for Bit Role Through Twitter
Autographed posters also available
― It can be hard for an aspiring voice actor to get a career started in the anime industry (or any industry, really), but the upcoming anime Trickster: Edogawa Rampo 'Shōnen Tantei-dan' Yori offers them an unusual opportunity. It seeks an actor for a "mob character" (bit part), and it's recruiting via Twitter. "I seek an apprentice detective" (a play on the series' ...
Love Live! Sunshine!! ‒ Episode 12
"Now that the end is in sight, the girls can finally figure out what will make Aqours work and what will make them shine."
Food Wars! The Second Plate ‒ Episode 12
"It's a shame that Food Wars couldn't have started with the Stagiaire, because with this story arc, the show has really returned to its former glory. "
Magic-Kyun Rennaissance Promo Shows Main Characters' Artistic Specialities
Sunrise anime premieres on October 2
― The official website for the Magic-kyun Renaissance multimedia project began streaming a promotional video for the television anime on Sunday. The video shows the main characters and their individual artistic specialties. The anime's cast includes: Yuichiro Umehara as Teika Ichijōji (specialty: singing) KENN as Aoi Suminomiya (calligraphy) Yuuki Ono as Rintarō T...
91 Days ‒ Episode 10
"Now that Avilio has nothing left to lose, the Vanettis have no idea what they're in for."
Official Sailor Moon Fan Club Expands Overseas
Japanese fan club also expands
― In recognition of Sailor Moon's broad international popularity, the official Sailor Moon fan club, Pretty Guardians2016-2017, is expanding overseas. The club was founded in July and caps its membership, yet it is launching a membership drive in Japan as well. Members gains access to club information (both online and in print), the twice-monthly radio show of Kotono Mi...
Resident Evil: Vendetta CG Film Teased in Promotional Video
Opens in Japanese theaters next spring
― 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, began streaming a teaser promotional video on Sunday at 5:00 p.m. JST (4:00 a.m. EDT) after Tokyo Game Show 2016 ended. Capcom began showing the same video — the film's first footage made...
Evangelion: 3.33 Music Video for Hikaru Utada's Song Features Unused Cuts
"ME!ME!ME!" director helms music video; stream available for 24 hours
― Singer Hikaru Utada's YouTube channel began streaming a music video for her song "Sakura Nagashi," the theme song for Evangelion: 3.33 You Can (Not) Redo, set to scenes from the film. The music video features cuts that were not used in the original film. The video will be available for 24 hours. Studio Khara's Hibiki Yoshizaki di...
Ufotable's 2017 Touken Ranbu Anime Previewed in 1st Promo Video
2nd Touken Ranbu anime after Doga Kobo's Fall anime Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru
― The official website for ufotable's anime adaptation of the Touken Ranbu game began streaming its first promotional video on Sunday: Text: Original Concept: From Touken Ranbu -Online- (DMM Games/Nitroplus) Text: Animation Production: ufotable Text: Touken Ranbu Text: Airs in 2017 DMM's Touken Ranbu "sword personification tra...
March comes like a lion TV Anime's Promo Video Previews Bump of Chicken's Song
Drama series directed by Akiyuki Simbo at SHAFT to premiere October 8
― The official website for the television anime of Chika Umino's March comes in like a lion (Sangatsu no Lion) manga began streaming a new promotional video on Monday. The video introduces the aspiring shōgi player Rei Kiriyama and the other characters. It also previews the opening theme song "Answer" by the rock band Bump of Chick...
New Bungō Stray Dogs Promo Video Previews Guild in Anime's 2nd Half
Margaret M., Nathaniel H., John S., Lovecraft, Mark T. profiled before October debut
― The official website for Bungo Stray Dogs television anime began streaming a new promotional video on Sunday. The video previews the Guild members, such as Francis F., Margaret M., Nathaniel H., John S., Lovecraft, and Mark T. People who buy the anime's sixth and seventh Japanese Blu-ray Disc/DVD volumes have a cha...
Tales of Zestiria the X TV Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2017
"The journey of the shepherd is not over"
― The 12th episode (listed as "episode #11") of the Tales of Zestiria the X (pronounced "cross") television anime series ended on Sunday with a video that confirmed that a second season has been green-lit. Text: The journey of the shepherd is not over. Text: Production on Second Season Green-Lit! The show's English website describes the story: Sorey is a huma...
The Seven Deadly Sins Manga's Next TV Anime Series Teases New Adventures in Ad
New battles await the heroes after -Signs of Holy War- mini-series ends
― The fourth and final episode of The Seven Deadly Sins -Signs of Holy War- television anime special ended on Sunday with a commercial for The Seven Deadly Sins' upcoming new television anime series. Text: What awaits the heroes … Text: … Are new adventures … Text: … And new battles Text: The Seven Deadly Sins Text: New TV series...
Goodnight Punpun GN 3
No one writes dark and difficult stories quite like Inio Asano, and the third omnibus of Goodnight, Punpun is no exception as Punpun prepares for high school.
― No one writes dark and difficult stories quite like Inio Asano. While there are tragic and depressing elements to his series, and those certainly abound in this latest omnibus edition of Goodnight Punpun, it wouldn't be fair to simply label h...
Force of Will Anime Film's 1st Trailer Previews Cthulu-based Short 'L.S'
Shuhei Morita directs short at Yamato Works
― The official YouTube channel for Force of Will the Movie, the anime film adaptation of the Force of Will trading card game, began streaming the first trailer for the film on Sunday. The trailer focuses on "L.S," the Cthulu myth-based short that will appear in the film. The staff describes the "L.S" short as follows: « My nightmares will spread around the ...
Ensemble Stars! Gets Sequel Stage Play in January
1st play that ran in Tokyo in June gets VR software for PS VR
― Ensemble Stars! voice actors Shintaro Asanuma (Leo), Shin'ichirō Kamio (Kurō), Kazutomi Yamamoto (Sora), and Jun Oosuka (Mika) announced at the "Monthly Ensemble Studio! in KyoMAF" event at the Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair on Sunday that the Ensemble Stars! On Stage stage play is getting a sequel titled Ensemble Stars! On Stage: ...
My Wife is the Student Council President Season 2's 1st Promo Streamed
"Erotic comedy" anime's new season premieres on October 2
― Ichijinsha began streaming the first promotional video on Sunday for Okusama ga Seitokaichō! +! (pronounced "plus"), the second season of the television anime of Yumi Nakata's My Wife is the Student Council President (Okusama ga Seitokaichō!) manga. The anime is slated to premiere on October 2 at 10:30 p.m. on AT-X before also airing on TV S...
Tekken 7 Game's TGS Trailer Streamed
Version for PS4, Xbox One, PC slated for spring 2017 in Japan
― The official YouTube channel for Bandai Namco Entertainment's Tekken franchise began streaming the Tokyo Game Show trailer on Sunday for the Tekken 7 fighting game. The trailer notes the game's the game's spring 2017 release date on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam in Japan. In the game, players will follow the story from th...
Saturday, September 17
Toei Files Trademark for 'Uchū Sentai Kyū Ranger'
Toei filed an application on August 29 to trademark 'Uchū Sentai Kyū Ranger' (Space Sentai Kyū Ranger) in Japan. Toei has yet to announce next year's entry — the 41st one — in the long-running Toei Super Sentai Series. The 40th Super Sentai Series show, Dōbutsu Sentai Zyuohger (Animal Sentai Zyuohger), premiered in Japan on February 14. The series also received a film titled Gekijōban Dōbutsu Sent...
Aniplex USA to Stream I've Always Liked You Anime Film on Crunchyroll
1st film based on HoneyWorks' songs opened in Japan on April 23
― Aniplex of America announced at its panel at Yaoi Con on Saturday that it will stream the I've Always Liked You (Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita: Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai) anime film on Crunchyroll. The film will start streaming on Crunchyroll on October 4 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. Aniplex of America will also open a U.S. website for the film at a la...
Ai Shimizu Celebrates Moe Ultraman Comedy Manga's 2nd Volume
The second volume of Shun Kazakami's Ultra Kaijū Gijinka Keikaku: feat. POP Comic code (Ultra Monster Personification Project: feat. POP Comic code) manga went on sale in Japan on August 19. Voice actress Ai Shimizu (Is This a Zombie?'s Dai-sensei, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha's Suzuka; pictured below), comedian Kamoshida Seven, and Kazakami are attending an event in Tokyo on Sunday to celebrate th...
The Eccentric Family TV Anime Gets 2nd Season (Updated)
Main cast, staff return for new series adapting Tomihiko Morimi's 2nd novel
― P.A. Works announced at a stage event at the Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair on Sunday that it is producing a second season of The Eccentric Family (Uchoten Kazoku) anime series. The anime studio had teased last week that the event would feature "new announcements." The new series is titled Uchoten Kazoku 2 (The Eccent...
Rock Band KISS Teams Up With Astro Boy for Exhibit
From magazines to films to idol groups to small white cats, rock band KISS has a significant history of collaborations in Japan. This time the band is teaming up with a small metal boy: Tetsuwan Atom, or as he is known in the English-speaking world, Astro Boy. The U.S. band is holding "KISS Expo Tokyo 2016~Jigoku no Hakurankai~" (KISS Expo Tokyo 2016: Hell's Exhibition) at Tokyo's Laforet Museum H...
Hunter × Hunter Gets New Smartphone Game
Players create original hunter in free-to-play game
― This year's 42nd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Saturday that Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter manga is inspiring a smartphone game from Bandai Namco Entertainment. The game, titled Hunter x Hunter: World Hunt, will be free to play with in-game item purchases. Bandai Namco Entertainment has opened a teaser website....
Rewrite ‒ Episode 12
"The unimpressive visual quality of the series as a whole seems to weigh more heavily in this penultimate episode."
Handa-kun ‒ Episode 11
"This school festival storyline benefits from Handa-kun's surplus of outlandish personalities, and it feels like there's still enough content left over to carry on into next week's continuation."
Yō, Hanamaru Lead in Love Live! Sunshine!! Popularity Polls
Love Live! Sunshine!! character Yō Watanabe (voiced by Shuka Saitō) is currently in first place in an "image girl" popularity poll. The poll is part of a collaborative campaign with the 7-Eleven convenience store chain. However, this is the intermediate result, and Yō could still lose her crown before the poll closes on September 30. Riko Sakurauchi (voiced by Rikako Aida) is currently in second ...
Knight's & Magic Light Novel Series to Have 'Important Announcement' Next Week
Story follows mecha otaku reincarnated as aspiring mecha pilot in alternate world
― This year's 19th issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine announced on Friday that the first volume of the manga adaptation of Hisago Amazake-no's Knight's & Magic light novel series will have an "important announcement" on its wrap-around jacket band. The volume will ship on September 24, and the announcement wil...
Thunderbolt Fantasy ‒ Episode 11
"Always hilarious, tense, and exciting, Thunderbolt Fantasy continues to be everything I could ask for out of a work of pure entertainment."
BlazBlue: CentralFiction Game's Animated Opening Video Streamed
Production I.G animates video featuring KOTOKO's song
― Arc System Works began streaming the animated opening video for its upcoming BlazBlue: CentralFiction PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 fighting game on Saturday during Tokyo Game Show 2016. The video features animation by Production I.G and KOTOKO's theme song "True-Blue." The game originally debuted in Japanese arcades last November, and the PS4...
Alderamin on the Sky ‒ Episode 11
"The real meat of this episode comes after the battle."
Crunchyroll Adds Heybot! Simulcast, Your Lie in April English Dub
Heybot! children's anime stream begins on Saturday
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the Heybot! children's television anime series as it airs in Japan. The first episode will premiere streaming worldwide outside of Asia on Saturday, September 17 at 7:00 EDT. Crunchyroll describes the story: The story takes place on Screw Island, a screw-shaped island nation where people make audi...
Rose of Versailles Garden Opens in Tokyo's Swanky Ginza District
Riyoko Ikeda's The Rose of Versailles manga is inspiring a rose garden in Ginza, an upscale shopping district in Tokyo. The "scent of roses and The Rose of Versailles" will be the theme of the "Autumn Rose Garden 2016" event. The garden will open in the Royal Room on the 10th floor of the FANCL Ginza Square building from October 28 to November 4. Chiba's Keisei Rose Garden is collaborating with t...
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable ‒ Episode 25
"By far the most interesting aspect of this episode comes from Kira's new domestic life."
'Miss Bernard said.' Bookworm Gag Anime Premieres on October 6
Anime premieres streaming on October 11
― The staff of the television anime of Yūki Shikawa's Miss Bernard said. (Bernard-jō Iwaku.) manga announced at Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair 2016 and on the official website on Friday that the series will premiere on October 6 on Television Saitama. The series will also air on Television Kanagawa, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, and AT-X. The series will debut strea...
Hiro Shimono, Karamatsu, Other Celebrities Appear in Fried Chicken Mook
Also: Japan's 250 best fried chicken restaurants
― Japan's distinctive style of fried chicken, kara'age, has many fans. So many, in fact, that Kadokawa is publishing a mook (magazine/book) dedicated entirely to it: Kara'age Walker 2017. The mook focuses on celebrities with a penchant for fried chicken. On the cover is Yua Shinkawa (Shūko in the live-action Blue Spring Ride). Within, readers will find...
Akiba's Beat Game Delayed in N. America, Slated for December in Japan
30 minutes of gameplay footage streamed
― Game producer Junichiro Tamura announced at a Tokyo Otaku Mode livestream event at Tokyo Game Show 2016 on Saturday that the English release of Acquire's Akiba's Beat game is delayed to the first quarter of 2017. XSEED Games previously announced plans to release the game this winter on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. Tamura confirmed at the event that the...
Cyborg 009 Call of Justice CG Films' Trailer Previews Theme Song
3 films to open in November, December
― 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, began streaming a trailer on Saturday. The video previews the theme song "A.I. am Human" by the band Monkey Majik. The cast includes: (From left to right) Keisuke Koumoto as 009/Joe Shimamura R...
Wagnaria!!3 Sub.Blu-Ray 2
This long-running slice-of-life comedy reaches its conclusion in this volume, as burgeoning romances within the restaurant come to a head. Paul Jensen breaks down Wagnaria's last hurrah.
― Anime comedies, particularly those that overlap with the slice of life genre, often have trouble with endings. When the whole point of a series is to observe the everyday misadventures of a group of charming oddbal...
New God Eater Game in Development for Consoles (Updated)
Producer Yūsuke Tomizawa had teased "next development" for series in July
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced during its "God Eater Online" presentation at Tokyo Game Show on Saturday that a new God Eater game for consoles is in development. English Version Bandai Namco Entertainment producer Yūsuke Tomizawa had teased in July the "next development" for the God Eater series. God Eater: Resurrectio...
The Seven Deadly Sins Manga Gets New TV Anime Series
4-episode The Seven Deadly Sins -Signs of Holy War- anime ends on Sunday
― This year's 43rd issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine is revealing on Wednesday that Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins manga is inspiring a new television anime series. The issue didn't give any other information about the new anime. The four-episode The Seven Deadly Sins -Signs of Holy War- special anime series prem...
Dai Gyakuten Saiban Meiji-era Ace Attorney Game Gets Sequel
1st game shipped in Japan on 3DS in July 2015
― CAPCOM announced at the "Ace Attorney Series 15th Anniversary Talk & Latest News Special Stage" event at Tokyo Game Show on Saturday that it is developing a sequel to its Dai Gyakuten Saiban: Naruhodō Ryūnosuke no Bōken Nintendo 3DS game. The new game is titled Dai Gyakuten Saiban 2: Naruhodō Ryūnosuke no Kakugo. Capcom did not announce the game's platf...
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age PS4 Remaster's English TGS Trailer Streamed
Game featuring dual audio tracks ships in Japan, N. America, Europe in 2017
― Square Enix began streaming an English Tokyo Game Show trailer on Friday for Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age, the high-definition PlayStation 4 remaster of the international version of Final Fantasy XII. The trailer, similar to the one Sony posted on Wednesday, shows some of the game's remastered landscapes, character mode...
Tōken Ranbu: Hanamaru TV Anime's Promo Video Introduces Cast
1st of 2 anime based on DMM's franchise premieres on October 2
― TOHO Animation began streaming a promotional video on Friday for the Tōken Ranbu: Hanamaru television anime series. The video introduces the show's cast and characters. 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 2:05...
Friday, September 16
Drifters TV Anime's Promo Video Previews Story
Maon Kurosaki's ending theme song also previewed for anime premiering on October 7
― The official website for the television anime of Kouta Hirano's Drifters manga began streaming a promotional video for the anime on Friday. The video 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 Ba...
Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School: Despair Arc ‒ Episode 10
"While Future Arc's 10th episode concluded in catharsis, the Despair Arc finally descended into its deepest dungeon of despair."
'Gum Kare!' Chewing Gum Boyfriends Get Idol Manga
Confectionery company and conglomerate Lotte is continuing its "Gum Kare!" campaign with a new manga series, Gum Kare! -Idol Hajimemashita- (Gum Boyfriends!: The Idols Get Started). Akino Shiina is illustrating the manga based on Lotte's original concept. In the story, the handsome personified gum characters are starting their own idol group called chu♡chu SUNSHiNE. The heroine of the story is a f...
Charapedia: Haikyu!! Season 3 is Most Anticipated Fall 2016 Anime
Fans are chomping at the bit to see the Karasuno volleyball team face off against Shiratorizawa and their ace Wakatoshi Ushijima in the third season of Haikyu!!. The underdog team's match against one of the nation's top competitors will premiere on October 7, but fans already shared their excitement by ranking it as their top choice for the season on the Charapedia website. In a season full of seq...
Amanchu! ‒ Episode 11
"Heartfelt, adorable, and evenly paced, this week's Amanchu! is an entertaining almost-finale to a consistently solid show."
Story of Seasons Creator's Birthdays PS4 Game Heads West in Early 2017, Adds Steam Release
Trailer streamed for Arc System Works' god game
― NIS America announced on Friday that the upcoming Birthdays the Beginning PlayStation 4 game will get a physical and digital release in North America and Europe in early 2017. In addition, the game will get a digital release for PC via Steam within the same release window. NIS America began streaming a trailer introducing the game. The sandbox game al...
[email protected] Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage Game Hijacks Train Station Promenade
From September 12 through 18, Shinjuku station is decorated in [email protected] Cinderella Girls: Starlight Stage's girls for the game's first anniversary. One of the main attractions of the event is their cute parade across a promenade. The video shows 155 of the idols marching in town and each unit dancing. The parade continues for about 15 minutes. Pinya and the Usa-chan robot are hidden in the parad...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, September 5-11
Live-action Ushijima the Loan Shark film airs
― The Ushijima the Loan Shark Part 2 live-action film aired on TBS on Sunday, September 11 at 12:50 a.m. and earned an 8.7% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV September 11 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 12.3 Crayon Shin-chan TV Asahi September 9 (Fri) 19:30 24 min. 10.4 Doraemon TV Asahi September 9 (Fri) 19:00 30 min. ...
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, September 4-10
2 One-Punch Man volumes, Monster Musume, Haikyu!!, Seraph of the End, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, Skip Beat!, Nisekoi: False Love, 2 Tokyo Ghoul volumes
― The New York Times newspaper listed the manga bestsellers in the United States for the week ending on September 10. Rank Prev. Rank Title Author Publisher Weeks on List Cover 1 -One-Punch Man #8 Story: ONE / Art: Yuusuke Murata Viz Media 1 2 1Monster Musume #...
Sapporo Pokémon Center to Hold Pikachu Festival Over Holiday Weekend
Pikachu to appear
― The Pokemon Center in Sapporo will celebrate the upcoming three-day weekend (September 19 is Respect for the Aged Day) with a Pikachu Matsuri (festival). Young Pokémon fans can gather to play Pokémon bingo, make Pokémon window stickers, and play various Pokémon carnival games. On September 17, there's a Pokémon cube puzzle and "Pikachu's dice safari." On the 18th, the dice safari...
Hobby Japan's sin Nanatsu no Taizai Anime Casts Ai Kakuma, Yōko Hikasa
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. Ai Kakuma (Selector Infected Wixoss' Rūko Kominato) as Belphegor (repre...
Shūmatsu no Izetta Anime Ad Previews Akino with bless4's Opening Song
Anime about a witch fighting an army to premiere on October 1
― The official website for the upcoming original anime Shūmatsu no Izetta (Izetta of the End) began streaming a new commercial on Friday. The commercial teases a "fated battle" between a witch and military power. The video also previews AKINO with bless4's opening theme song "Cross the Line." The website updated with a new key visual last ...
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Smartphone/Browser Game Reunites Staff
Wit Studio to design new characters for sequel story
― DMM Games announced at Tokyo Game Show 2016 on Friday that it is working with Trifort to develop a smartphone and PC browser game based on the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress television anime. The turn-based RPG is slated for winter 2017. The story of the game takes place after the end of the anime, and will include familiar characters such as Ikom...
Answerman - Why Are Anime Discs Re-released So Much?
Ever wonder why there are so many releases of Dragon Ball Z? Or why one show might get 3 releases, while another barely gets one? Justin breaks it down.
― James asks: Funimation has released and re-released Dragonball countless times, which I find to be very annoying, since it is clearly an attempt to get more money from their customers, and there is little that can be added to any further releases ...
Death Note Classifieds: Part-Time Shinigami Wanted
The part-time job news service An has a listing searching for Shinigami (gods of death) in the lead-up to the opening of the Death Note franchise's newest film, Death Note Light up the NEW world. Yes, you too could hold life and death in your fingertips with the use of a provided magical notebook. Or maybe not. The job listing fails to mention whether successful applicants will be provided with an...
MX4D Kagerou Daze-in a day's- Short Film's Trailer Reveals November 4 Premiere
Illustrator Sidu to helm 1st short film made specifically for MX4D
― The official website for the Kagerou Daze -in a day's- short film released a 30-second teaser video on Saturday, announcing that the film will premiere on November 4 in Japan. The video also reveals that the videos in the franchise have reached over 100 million views, and the various printed works in the franchise have sold over 8.5...
WWW.WORKING Anime Streams Character Trailers for Yūta, Shiho
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!!, on Friday. The videos feature Yūta Shindō (voiced by Kensho Ono) and Shiho Kamakura (Sora Amamiya). (Note: The YouTube videos linked are region-locked outside of Japan). The website previously stream...
Berserk Anime's Next Arc to Premiere Next Spring
Announced at the end of current TV anime's final episode
― The 12th and final episode of the current Berserk television anime ran on the WOWOW channel on Friday, and it ended with an announcement video that the "next arc will descend in Spring 2017." Berserk Anime Sequel Coming Spring 2017 投稿者 pKjd The anime adapts Kentarou Miura's dark fantasy manga of the same name. Miura himself is serving as exec...
My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected Novel 1
The first novel that spawned the cult success anime series "My Teen Romcom SNAFU" is as divisive as it is unique. Rebecca Silverman weighs the ups and downs of Hachiman's adventure.
― As far as annoyingly unrealistic statements made to children by adults go, “these are the best years of your life” is probably one of the worst. Apart from the fact that you (hopefully) have a lot of life to live post-h...
Bandai Namco Ent. Clarifies Western Release Details For Digimon World: Next Order Game
Bandai Namco Entertainment clarified with ANN on Friday that it is releasing the Digimon World: Next Order video game both digitally and in retail stores on the PlayStation 4 only in the Americas early next year. The company had originally stated in its press release that it would release the game on the PS4 in a digital-only release. The company then sent out an updated press release that stated ...
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...
Thursday, September 15
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...
Make Your Own Pokémon Go Egg Incubator
Whether you need a unique way to decorate your room or that one detailed finishing touch on your cosplay, this do-it-yourself infinite-use Pokémon Go egg incubator tutorial has you covered. The AWE me YouTube channel, home to shows Man At Arms: Reforged, Super Fan Builds, and Epic How To, uploaded the video on September 9 as part of their DIY Prop Shop series. The incubator only costs US$18 to mak...
Celebrate 30 Years of Slime Slashing with Dragon Quest Anniversary Video
The Dragon Quest video game franchise is in the midst of its 30th anniversary celebrations this year. The fantasy role-playing game series has received announcement after announcement. Just this week, Square Enix previewed next year's Itadaki Street (Fortune Street) game for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita titled Itadaki Street: Dragon Quest & Final Fantasy 30th Anniversary. The company is also...
This Art Club Has a Problem! ‒ Episode 11
"Not only did this episode present one cohesive storyline, but it also offered us a tantalizing glimpse of life outside of the art club."
Professional Cosplayer Enako Reveals Her Lucrative Income
Professional cosplayer Enako confessed her shocking income of 10 million yen (US$97,763) in just two days of summer Comiket. She appeared on the Nakai No Mado T.V. program's Otaku Report segment on September 14 and confirmed she does in fact make a living doing only cosplay. These sort of international events are known to pay of well for popular cosplayers, however her actual net profit is unknown...
Black Cats Mix Business & Pleasure for Japan's Yamato Transport Service Ad
The Yamato Transport Company is a staple in Japan and a godsend for travelers. For a low fee, they'll move a person's luggage from one destination to another within the country, making those close quarters subway and train rides much more convenient. The company's logo is immediately recognizable, showing a mother black cat carrying her kitten in her mouth. The company is hoping to garner favor by...
Watch Cardcaptor Sakura's New Interactive Clow Cards & Sealing Wand in Action
Takara Tomy's interactive Clow Card set are now on sale and the company is streaming preview videos to show collectors how they work. The set of 52 cards include RFID chips, so they interact with a brand-new Clow Card Book, a Sealing Wand (that lights up), Sealed Key, and even a talking Kero-chan plush. Different cards come with different items. Cards designated with a pink star (see linked image...
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...
Twin Star Exorcists ‒ Episode 23
"While the results are definitely a little uneven, the episode still absolutely delivers an entertaining, emotional, and effective story."
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...
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