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Nitroplus Blasterz Crossover Fighting Game Gets PC Release
PS4/PS3 versions shipped in N. America in February
― XSEED Games announced on Friday that it will release the crossover fighting game Nitroplus Blasterz: Heroines Infinite Duel on Windows PC this winter. The company previously released the game for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in February. The game crosses over characters from Nitroplus properties and visual novels, as well as characters from prop...
Crunchyroll to Stream Tiger Mask W Anime
Wrestling anime premieres on Saturday
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream Tiger Mask W, Toei Animation's new anime based on Ikki Kajiwara and Naoki Tsuji's Tiger Mask manga. The first episode will stream on Saturday, October 1 at 3:45 p.m. EDT in the United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Central and South America including the Caribbean. In Japan, the anim...
WWW.WAGNARIA!! Commercial, Takuya Kōno Ad Streamed
Commercial previews opening theme song for series premiering Saturday
― Aniplex began streaming a commercial and a character trailer for WWW.WAGNARIA!! (WWW.WORKING), the television anime of the web comic Web-ban Working!!, on Friday. The commercial previews the opening theme song "Eyecatch! Too much!," performed by the cast, and the character trailer introduces Takuya Kōno (voiced by Hiro Shimono). ...
Record of Lodoss War Fantasy Story Gets Stage Play in January
AŌP idols perform The Grey Witch's opening
― Ryo Mizuno and Group SNE's Record of Lodoss War fantasy storyline is inspiring a stage play. The Lodoss-tō Senki: Haiiro no Majo (Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch) production will run for 14 performances from January 6 to January 14, 2017 at the Kinokuniya Southern Theater in Shibuya, Tokyo. The idol unit AŌP (Mr. Osomatsu) is contributing the opening ...
The Anime Network to Stream Utano☆Princesama Legend Star
4th Series begins on October 1
― Anime Network Online announced on Friday that it will stream Utano☆Princesama Legend Star, the fourth season of the Uta no Prince-sama anime, as it airs in Japan. The first episode will premiere for subscribers on October 1 in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Latin America, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Turkey, North Africa, and the Mi...
Daisuki to Stream Long Riders!, Magic of Stella, March comes in like a lion, Occultic;Nine Anime
Also: Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans 2nd season
― Internet streaming service Daisuki announced on Friday that it will stream Long Riders!, Magic of Stella, March comes in like a lion, Occultic;Nine, and Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans season 2 for the fall 2016 season. Long Riders! and Magic of Stella will be exclusive to Daisuki in all available territories. Daisuki also announced that it will ...
Edogawa Ranpo's Boy Detectives Club Novels Get New Anime Shorts by DLE, Yoshitaka Amano
Chō Shōnen Tantei-dan NEO premieres in January with story set in 2117
― A television anime remake of Edogawa Ranpo's Shōnen Tantei-dan (The Boy Detectives Club) novels will premiere on the Tokyo MX channel next January. The anime studio DLE (Eagle Talon) is collaborating with the publisher Poplar for the Chō Shōnen Tantei-dan NEO (The Ultra Boy Detectives Club NEO) anime shorts that tell brand-new or...
Gen Urobuchi's Thunderbolt Fantasy Puppet Series Gets Sequel
Japanese/Taiwanese co-production ended on Friday
― The 13th and final episode of the "chivalrous fantasy puppet show" Thunderbolt Fantasy ended on Friday with an announcement that production on a sequel has been green-lit. The project's official website will provide more information in the future. The AbemaTV service is streaming the first 12 episodes from October 4 to October 5 in Japan, followed by...
Age 12 Anime's 2nd Season Promo Video Previews AŌP's Opening Theme
Sequel series about 12-year-old girl's everyday life premieres on October 3
― The official YouTube channel of Shogakukan's Ciao magazine streamed a new promotional video on Thursday for the second season of the 12-Sai: Chiccha na Mune no Tokimeki (Age 12: A Little Heart-Pounding) television anime series based on Nao Maita's original manga. The video previews AŌP's new single "Ano ne Kimi Dake ni" tha...
Gundam Thunderbolt Offered on 4K Ultra HD Blu-ray
Release also includes 4K HDR sample videos of Gundam the Origin, Gundam UC, 0083, Endless Waltz; English dub/subtitles
― The Gundam.info portal site announced on Thursday that the Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: December Sky anime will get a 4K UltraHD Blu-ray Disc release in Japan on December 22. The release will feature the anime in 4K resolution with high-dynamic-range video, and will be the first...
Madoka Magica Franchise Gets Magia Record Smartphone Game
SHAFT, Ume Aoki, Gekidan Inu Curry return to work on game with new story
― Aniplex opened a website on Friday to reveal the Magia Record: Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica Gaiden (Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story) smartphone game. Aniplex plans to release the game for iOS and Android devices in spring 2017. The website is streaming a promotional video for the game that features animation. (T...
Funimation Streams New Clip of Escaflowne Anime's English Dub
DVD/BD of TV series, film slated for October 18
― Funimation's official YouTube channel began streaming a clip on Thursday for its new English dub of the The Vision of Escaflowne television anime series. The clip previews a dubbed clip from the show's first episode, showing Van fighting off a land dragon, helped by a vision from Hitomi. Funimation will release a Blu-ray Disc collector's edition that ...
Ao Oni The Animation Anime Film's 1st Promo Video Reveals Main Staff
Film adaptation with new story slated to open next year
― The official website for the Ao Oni: The Animation anime film began streaming a promotional video on Friday that reveals the film's main staff. The film, in comparison to the upcoming television anime comedy series, will be closer to the traditional mystery horror of the original game, although it will have a new story that is different from t...
Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Road to Boruto Ad Shows Boruto Gameplay
Game slated for N. America/Europe on February 3, Japan on February 2
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a commercial for the Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Road to Boruto expansion for the Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 game on Friday. The video shows both Naruto and Boruto. Bandai Namco Entertainment will release the game in North America and Europe on February 3. The r...
'Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?' OVA Previewed in Video
New episode with original story features characters going to hot spring
― Warner Bros. Japan began streaming a promotional video on Friday for the original video anime (OVA) based on Fujino Ōmori's Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? (Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru no Darō ka?) light novel series. The OVA's original story features the characters at a hot spring. Ōmori su...
Yōjo Senki TV Anime's Teaser Video Previews 'Monster' Protagonist
Character designs also revealed for 3 main characters
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of author Carlo Zen and illustrator Shinobu Shinotsuki's Yōjo Senki (The Military Chronicles of a Little Girl) light novel series began streaming the anime's teaser promotional video on Friday. The anime now has the full title Yōjo Senki: Saga of Tanya the Evil. The video and the tagline o...
4th Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Ohki OVA's 1st Promo Video Centers on Ryōko
1st BD to ship on November 30
― The official website of Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Ohki Dai-4-Ki, the fourth OAV in the Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Ohki OVA series, began streaming a Ryōko version of its first promotional video on Thursday. Ai Orikasa narrates the video as Ryōko. Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web site additionally began streaming a different version of the first promotional video on Friday. Masami Kikuchi na...
BlazBlue: CentralFiction Game Slated for November 1 in N. America
Aksys Games announced on Thursday that it will release Arc System Works' BlazBlue: CentralFiction fighting game in North America on November 1 on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3. The version will not contain an English dub, and will be the first North American release in the series without an English dub included. The North American release will have a limited edition release, which includes a col...
Brave Witches Anime's English-Subtitled Trailer Streamed
Crunchyroll's stream of Strike Witches spinoff anime begins on October 5
― Crunchyroll began streaming an English-subtitled trailer for the Brave Witches spinoff television anime on Thursday. In addition, Crunchyroll announced more details for its simulcast of the anime. Crunchyroll's stream will begin on October 5 at 2:05 p.m. EDT, and will be available for users worldwide except in Asia. Crunchyrol...
Death Note the Musical Gets Rerun in September
Main characters reprise roles; Karin Takahashi, Kazutaka Ishii, Tetsuya Bessho join cast
― Frank Wildhorn's 2015 Death Note the Musical will get a rerun in September at Tokyo's New National Theater, and will also get performances in Toyama and Osaka. HoriPro is streaming a video for the musical that includes footage from the 2015 performances. The main cast members, who are reprising their roles, inc...
Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie's English-Dubbed Trailer Streamed
Film to screen in U.S. on October 15 for 1 day only
― Eleven Arts began streaming an English-dubbed trailer on Thursday for the United States screening of Yo-kai Watch: The Movie, the first Yo-kai Watch anime film. The film will screen in select theaters in the United States on October 15 for one day only. Eleven Arts describes the film: In YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE EVENT, Jibanyan, Whisper, and Nate m...
Voice Actress Megumi Toyoguchi Announces Marriage, Pregnancy, Hiatus from Work
Actress recently voiced roles in Danganronpa 3, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part 4 anime
― Voice actress Megumi Toyoguchi announced on the website of her agency 81 Produce on Friday that she is taking a hiatus from work "for a little while" so she can make preparations for giving birth. Toyoguchi said that she got married "a few years ago," and is now pregnant. She added that substitute actresses will t...
Crunchyroll to Stream Aooni The Blue Monster Anime
Magical Girl Raising Project, Bungo Stray Dogs streaming details also revealed
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will stream Aooni The Blue Monster (Ao Oni: The Animation), a series of television anime shorts based on the horror game franchise Ao Oni. Crunchyroll's stream will begin on Sunday, October 2 at 3:15 p.m. EDT, and will be available worldwide outside of Asia. Crunchyroll also anno...
Funimation Reveals Chaos Dragon Anime's English Dub Cast (Updated)
Company to also offer content on upcoming VRV streaming service
― Funimation announced the English dub cast on Thursday for its home video release of the Chaos Dragon television anime. In addition, Funimation announced that it will offer content on VRV, Crunchyroll parent company Ellation's content platform of streaming services. The Chaos Dragon cast, under ADR director Felecia Angelle, assistant AD...
Exclusive: Anime Tamago 2017 Shorts' Visuals, Plot Synopses Revealed
Studio Comet, 4°C, Nippon Animation, WAO, Studio Live, SSS-Studio participate
― The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) revealed the visuals and synopses for the anime shorts chosen for the coming year's "Anime Tamago" (formerly "Anime Mirai") project on Friday. As in previous years, the anime shorts will train young animators on-the-job as part of the Japanese government's Agency of Cultural Af...
Aniplex USA to Stream WWW.WAGNARIA!! Anime
Stream begins on Crunchyroll on Saturday, on Daisuki 1 week after original broadcast
― Aniplex of America announced on Thursday that it will stream the WWW.WAGNARIA!! (WWW.WORKING!!) anime. The anime will premiere on Crunchyroll on Saturday, October 1 at 12:00 p.m. EDT, and will also stream on the Daisuki service one week after the original broadcast. Aniplex of America posted an English-subtitled tr...
Lupin III's Inspector Zenigata Gets His Own Live-Action Show
Ryohei Suzuki plays title character with Atsuko Maeda, Takahiro Miura in 2017
― A live-action series project titled Zenigata Keibu (Inspector Zenigata), based on the character from Monkey Punch's Lupin III franchise, has been green-lit. NTV, WOWOW, and Hulu Japan are collaborating on the project, with NTV showing the main story, and WOWOW and Hulu Japan showing different stories after the NTV airing....
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, September 19-25
Final Ace Attorney, RIN-NE 2 episodes air
― The final episode of the live-action drama adaptation of Miyuki Kitagawa's Seisei Suru hodo, Ai Shiteru manga aired on TBS on Tuesday, September 20 at 10:00 p.m. and earned a 9.1% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV September 25 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 12.5 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV September 25 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. ...
Report: Anime Industry Up 12% in 2015
Industry market value estimated at 1.83 trillion yen
― The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) published its "Anime Industry Report 2016," which examines industry trends from 2015, on Friday. According to the report, the total market value of the anime industry in 2015 was 1.83 trillion yen (about US$18.1 billion), up about 12% from 2014's 1.63 trillion yen. This continues the industry's upward ...
Shonen Jump to Debut 2 Series From Mitsukubi Condor, Koi no Cupid Yakenohara Jin Creators
Ibitsu no Amalgam, Spring Weapon Number One manga to premiere in October
― This year's 44th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump will announce two new series on Monday. Ryō Ishiyama's Ibitsu no Amalgam (Distorted Amalgam) manga will begin in the 45th issue on October 10 and Tomohiro Hasegawa's Spring Weapon Number One will begin in the 46th issue on October 17. Ishiyama was an honorable mention for...
Sentai Filmworks Adds Matoi the Sacred Slayer Anime
Magical girl series premieres on October 4
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Thursday that it has licensed WHITE FOX's original television anime Matoi the Sacred Slayer. The company plans to release the series digitally and on home video. The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on October 4 at 11:00 p.m. The anime will premiere on Sun TV and KBS Kyoto an hour later, and will also air on BS11 on October 6. ...
New Senran Kagura Game to be Unveiled October 6
Series producer Kenichirō Takaki announced a new work for the Senran Kagura series in a Famitsu livestream event on Niconico on Thursday. Famitsu magazine will unveil details on October 6. Takaki shared an image related to the new project, pictured below. He also commented that he would like to make a VR game. The franchise began with the release of the original Senran Kagura game on the Nintendo ...
Takuan and Batsu's Daily Demon Diary Manga Ends in Shonen Jump
Series about a boy and the daughter of Enma began in May
― This year's 44th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump will publish the final chapter of Kentarō Itani's Takuan and Batsu's Daily Demon Diary (Takuan to Batsu no Nichijō Enmachō) manga. The second compiled volume will ship in Japan on November 4 and the third volume will ship on December 31. The manga began on May 16, and Viz Media previewed...
Sentai Filmworks Licenses ClassicaLoid Anime
Comedy series with magical composers to premiere October 8
― Sentai FIlmworks announced on Thursday that it has licensed the television anime Classicaloid. The company plans to release the series digitally and on home video. The series will begin airing in Japan October 8, 5:30 p.m. JST (October 8, 4:30 a.m. EST) on the NHK E-Tele station. Sentai Filmworks describes the story: Kanae's got a two oddba...
Majestic Prince Film's Trailer, Subtitle Revealed
Subtitle chosen from fan entries; film opening November 4
― The official website for the Majestic Prince anime posted a key visual and a trailer for the upcoming upcoming film on Thursday. In addition, the website announced the film's full title, Gekijōban Majestic Prince: Kakusei no Idenshiko (Majestic Prince the Movie: Awakening of Genetics). The staff took fan suggestions for the film's subtitle, ...
A Silent Voice Anime Film Tops 1 Billion Yen in 12 Days
Film has sold 775,092 tickets from September 17-28
― Kyoto Animation's anime film of Yoshitoki Ōima's A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) manga has earned over 1 billion yen (over US$9.9 million) as of September 28, its 12th day at the Japanese box office. The film sold 775,092 tickets for 1,018,396,150 yen (US$10.034 million). The film opened on September 17 on 120 screens and ranked #2 at box offices i...
3rd Digimon Adventure tri. Anime Film Tops 55 Million Yen in 4 Days
Film opened in 11 theaters on Saturday
― Digimon Adventure tri.- Chapter 3: Confession (Digimon Adventure tri. Kokuhaku), the third movie in the Digimon Adventure tri. anime film series, has sold 33,765 tickets for over 55 million yen (about US$540,000) in the four days since opening in 11 theaters on September 24. The film topped the Mini Theater Ranking chart, just as the first two movies had done ...
YouTube, Crunchyroll, Daisuki to Stream Cardfight!! Vanguard G NEXT Anime
English dub planned by November for latest anime based on Bushiroad card games
― The entertainment company Bushiroad announced on Thursday that Cardfight!! Vanguard G NEXT, the latest series of the Cardfight!! Vanguard G anime, will stream on the YouTube, Crunchyroll, and Daisuki services. The series is premiering on October 2 in Japan, and the three streaming services will post new episodes every Sa...
New Tama & Friends Anime's Additional Cast, Staff, October 1 Premiere Revealed
Erika Kaiho, Kaoru Katai, Natsumi Sugita, Kazusa Aranami, Karin Isobe, more join short anime
― The official website of Tama & Friends: Uchi no Tama Shirimasen ka? (Tama & Friends: Do You Know My Tama?), the new Tama and Friends short anime, revealed the show's additional staff, additional cast, and premiere dates on September 20. The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on October 1 at 7:00 a.m. within th...
Daisuke Sakaguchi Plays Near in Live-Action Death Note Mini-Series Prequel
Final episode of 3-episode series premieres on Friday
― The official website of Death Note Light up the NEW world, this year's live-action Death Note sequel film, announced on Thursday that voice actor Daisuke Sakaguchi (Gintama's Shinpachi Shimura, Baccano!'s Jacuzzi Splot) played Near in the live-action Death Note NEW GENERATION prequel mini-series currently streaming on Hulu Japan. Near appeared i...
Bungo Stray Dogs Anime's English-Subtitled Trailer Streamed
Anime premieres on October 5, Crunchyroll to stream anime as it airs
― Crunchyroll began streaming an English-subtitled trailer on Wednesday for the second half of the Bungo Stray Dogs television anime. The anime's second half (starting with the 13th episode) will premiere on Tokyo MX and WOWOW on October 5 at 25:05 (effectively Tuesday, October 6 at 1:05 a.m.). Crunchyroll will stream the anime as i...
BBK/BRNK Sequel Anime's English-Subtitled Trailer Streamed
Anime premieres on Saturday, Crunchyroll to stream anime as it airs
― Crunchyroll began streaming an English-subtitled trailer on Wednesday for the BUBUKI/BURANKI The Gentle Giants of the Galaxy (BBK/BRNK Hoshi no Kyojin) sequel television anime series. The anime will premiere on Saturday, October 1 on AT-X at 9:30 p.m. and on Tokyo MX on the same day at 10:00 p.m. The anime will also air on KBS Kyot...
New Baki Martial Arts Anime Will Portray 'Death Row Convicts' Arc
December 6 OAD will feature 5 convicts from around the world heading to Japan
― This year's 44th issue of of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion magazine revealed on Thursday that the new original anime DVD adaptation of Keisuke Itagaki's Baki manga will portray the "Most Evil Death Row Convicts" arc in the manga. The arc is portrayed in the Baki manga, the second installment in the series, and fea...
Overlord Anime Has Compilation Film in the Works
TV anime premiered in Japan in July 2015
― The wraparound jacket band of the 11th volume of Kugane Maruyama's Overlord light novel series is revealing on Friday that the novels' anime adaptation is getting a compilation film. The announcement didn't mention an opening date for the film. The 13-episode Overlord television anime series premiered in Japan in July 2015. The story takes place in the year ...
Live-Action Laughing Under the Clouds Adds 4 New Cast Members
Masaki Kaji, Ryuuya Wakaba, Junya Ikeda, Eita Okuno cast in 2017 film
― The staff of the live-action film adaptation of Kemuri Karakara's Laughing Under the Clouds (Donten ni Warau) manga revealed four additional cast members on Thursday, which include: Masaki Kaji as Zenzō Inukai, the oldest member of the Yamainu Squad The Fūma Clan of ninjas plotting to rule the world (from left to right in picture...
Hikaru Utada's New Fantôme Album Debuts at #6 on U.S. iTunes Chart
Singer's 1st full album in 8 years also debuts at #12 on French iTunes album chart
― Singer Hikaru Utada's new Fantôme album is ranked at #6 on the U.S. iTunes album chart as of press time on Thursday. The album is also ranked at #12 on the French iTunes album chart as of Thursday. The album, which Universal Music released on Wednesday, is Utada's first full album in eight years. Utada's This Is the ...
Live-Action Dragon Emperor Film's Trailer Previews Cast
Film starring famous manga creators opens in Japan on October 15
― Japanese entertainment news website Cinema Today began streaming a trailer on Thursday for the live-action film adaptation of Takeshi Ichihara and Naoki Konno's Ryūtei -Dragon Emperor- manga. The video previews the film's cast. The film will debut in Japan on October 15. The film was funded through a successful crowdfunding campaign l...
Yowamushi Pedal: New Generation Anime's Promo Video Previews Sōhoku's Return
Cast returns for 3rd season premiering in January
― The official website for the Yowamushi Pedal anime began streaming a promotional video for Yowamushi Pedal: New Generation, the third anime season based on Wataru Watanabe's original manga, on Thursday. The video features the returning Sōhoku team. Text: Original Story: Wataru Watanabe (serialized in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion) Voice: Sōh...
Babymetal Music Group Gets Live-Action/Animated Shorts by Warner Bros.
Warner's Blue Ribbon Content, Amuse USA make action-adventure about idol metal unit
― Warner Bros. announced on Wednesday that it is producing an original shortform series based on Japanese idol and heavy metal fusion group Babymetal. Warner Bros. describes the series: The action-adventure will take viewers inside the magical world of heavy metal music as it comes under attack, and one lonely god, Ki...
Live-Action Guyver Movies Get Limited Re-Issue
Early 90's films starred Mark Hamill, David Hayter
― Warner Archive is now offering manufactured-on-demand DVD re-issues of The Guyver and The Guyver 2 (Guyver 2: Dark Hero) live-action films. New Line Cinema released The Guyver directly to video in 1991 and the sequel in 1994. New Line Cinema then released both on DVD in 2004. The first film stars Jack Armstrong as the protagonist Sean Barker and Ma...
Japanese Comic Ranking, September 19-25
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Kimi ni Todoke, Skip Beat!, Space Brothers, Fairy Tail in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Tokyo Ghoul:re 8 287,735 607,543 2016/09 Shueisha Sui Ishida 1 2 2 Kimi ni Todoke 27 180,360 180,360 2016/09 Shueisha Karuho Shiina 2 1 3 Skip Beat! 39 156,825 157,372 2016/09 Hakusensha Yoshiki Nakamura 3 1 4 Spa...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, September 19-25
Utawarerumono: Futari no Hakuoro, One Piece Dai Kaizoku Colosseum games debut
― Japan's Game Ranking: September 19-25 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 1PSV Utawarerumono: Futari no Hakuoro (Including Limited Editions) AquaPlus September 21 47,363 47,363 90 2PS4 Persona 5 (Including Limited, Bundled Editions) Atlus September 15 45,178 309,971 74 3PS4...
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Flip Flappers Anime
Magical girl series to premiere October 6 in Japan
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the he FLIP FLAPPERS television anime series. The company plans to release the series digitally and on home video. The anime will premiere in Japan on October 6 at 9:00 p.m. on AT-X and at 10:00 p.m. on Tokyo MX. The series will also air on BS Fuji and Sun TV. Sentai Filmworks describes t...
Kyoto Police Arrest 2 Chinese Suspects for Uploading Anime
Suspects allegedly uploaded The Heroic Legend of Arslan: Dust Storm Dance, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya Drei!!
― Kyoto Prefectural Police arrested two Chinese company workers, Liang Wang (30) and Wangyi Yang (20), on Wednesday on suspicion of violating the Japanese Copyright Act. Kyoto Prefectural Police found both suspects by using their computer IP addresses. According to the police, both suspect...
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Girlish Number Anime
Anime about aspiring voice actress premieres on October 6
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the television anime of Wataru Watari and QP:flapper's Girlish Number novel project. The company plans to release the series digitally and on home video. The anime will premiere in Japan on TBS on October 6 at 2:28 a.m., and will then premiere Sun TV on October 7 and on BS-TBS on O...
Pacific Rim 2 Casts The Belko Experiment's Adria Arjona
Production on sequel film begins in November in Australia
― Deadline Hollywood reported on Monday that actress Adria Arjona (The Belko Experiment, Life of the Party, Emerald City) has joined the cast of 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. Production begins in November in Aus...
Live-Action JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Project Shoots in Spain, Aims to Cover Entire Part 4
Producer wants to adapt all of Diamond Is Unbreakable in multiple films
― Kento Yamazaki, the lead actor in the live-action film adaptation of Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable manga, revealed during the project's Wednesday press conference that the project is filming almost entirely on location in Spain. Director Takashi Miike acknowledged that the original manga's se...
A Silent Voice Anime Film's Theme Song Sampled in AIKO's Music Video
Filmgoers get 4-frame film strip starting Saturday
― Kyoto Animation posted a music video clip for "Koi o Shita no wa," AIKO's theme song for A Silent Voice anime film, on Wednesday. The singer released the song as her 36th single on September 21. Starting on Saturday, people who see the film will receive a 35-millimeter four-frame film strip from the movie at participating theaters, while supplies l...
'Idol Death Game TV' PS Vita Game's Trailer Previews Dialogue Scenes
Idols participate in deadly game to be part of idol group in October 20 game
― The official website of D3 Publisher's Idol Death Game TV PlayStation Vita game began streaming a trailer for the game on Wednesday. The video previews some dialogue scenes from the game's story. The game is slated for October 20 in Japan, and the game will also be compatible with the PlayStation TV. The story focuses on t...
Berserk and the Band of the Hawk Game Streams Wyald Gameplay Video
Games ships in Japan on October 27, in N. America on February 21, in Europe on February 24
― Koei Tecmo Games posted a gameplay video from Omega Force's Berserk and the Band of the Hawk (Berserk Musou) game to highlight the character Wyald on Wednesday. Koei Tecmo Games previously streamed gameplay videos for Guts (Guts in Berserker Armor), Griffith, Casca, Judeau, Schierke, Zodd, and Serpico. The ga...
Landreaall Manga's Anime Casts Kenichi Suzumura, Atsuko Enomoto, More
Hiroaki Gohda directs February 25 anime at WillPalette
― The November issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero-Sum magazine announced the main cast and staff for the original anime of Chika Ogaki's traditional fantasy manga Landreaall on Wednesday. The cast includes: Kenichi Suzumura as DX Lucafort Atsuko Enomoto as Ion Lucafort Kenjiro Tsuda as Rokkō Daisuke Hirakawa as Tō Rindō Junichi Suwabe as Li...
Live-Action HaruChika Film Downplays Love Triangle, Mystery-Solving
Keisuke Koide joins cast as instructor Shinjirō Kusakabe
― The official website for the live-action film of Sei Hatsuno's HaruChika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru "concert band youth mystery" novel series updated on Wednesday. The site revealed a teaser video and a new visual, elaborated on the story of the film, and added Keisuke Koide to the cast. The website's story describes the same basic prem...
Flip Flappers Anime's Promo Video Previews Opening Song
ZAQ performs "Serendipity" opening song for October 6 anime
― The AniChan service streamed a promotional video for the Flip Flappers television anime series on Wednesday. The video shows the same footage as the earlier second promotional video, but previews the anime's opening theme song "Serendipity" by ZAQ. The anime will premiere on October 6 at 9:00 p.m. on AT-X and at 10:00 p.m. on Tokyo MX. The...
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Manga Gets 1st Live-Action Film
Takashi Miike helms Part 4 story starring Kento Yamazaki, Ryunosuke Kamiki
― Toho and Warner Brothers announced at a press conference on Wednesday that both companies are collaborating for the first time to produce and distribute a live-action film adaptation of Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable manga. The press conference lists the film as JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Di...
Izetta: The Last Witch Anime's English-Subtitled Trailer Posted
Anime premieres Saturday; Crunchyroll will stream, Funimation will provide English dub
― Crunchyroll began streaming an English-subtitled trailer for the upcoming original anime Izetta: The Last Witch (Izetta, Die Letzte Hexe or Shūmatsu no Izetta) on Tuesday. The series will premiere on Saturday, October 1 at 11:00 p.m. on AT-X. Crunchyroll will stream the anime, and Funimation will provide an Engli...
Kiitarō Shōnen no Yōkai Enikki Anime's Promo Video Features Suzu
Supernatural series of 5-minute shorts premieres on October 5
― The staff for =the television anime of Riichi Kageyama's Kiitarō Shōnen no Yōkai Enikki (Young Kiitarō's Yōkai Visual Diary) manga posted a promotional video for the anime on Wednesday. The video features narration by the character Suzu (Arisa Nakata). The anime will premiere on October 5 at 10:33 p.m. on Tokyo MX, and will then premiere...
Crunchyroll to Stream BBK/BRNK Sequel, Izetta, Magical Girl Raising Project, Brave Witches
Bungo Stray Dogs' 2nd half also streaming; Funimation dubs Nanbaka, Izetta: The Last Witch
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will stream BUBUKI/BURANKI The Gentle Giants of the Galaxy (BBK/BRNK Hoshi no Kyojin), Izetta: The Last Witch (Izetta, Die Letzte Hexe or Shūmatsu no Izetta), Magical Girl Raising Project, Brave Witches, and the second half of Bungo Stray Dogs as they air in Japan. In ...
Live-Action Alita: Battle Angel Film to Get IMAX Release
IMAX Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox announced on Tuesday that James Cameron's upcoming Alita: Battle Angel live-action film, based on Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita (GUNNM) manga, will screen in IMAX theaters worldwide. Robert Rodriguez (El Mariachi, Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Sin City, Spy Kids) is set to direct the film. James Cameron and his Lightstorm Entertainment partner Jon Lan...
Strike Witches Erica Hartmann 1941, Kantai Collection - Suirai Sentai Chronicle Manga End
Ninja Slayer manga arc ends, Melty Blood spinoff manga to end next month
― This year's November issue of Kadokawa's Comp Ace magazine published the final chapters of Tsuchii's Strike Witches Erica Hartmann 1941 manga and Yasuhiro Miyama's Kantai Collection - Suirai Sentai Chronicle manga on Monday. Comp Ace also ran the final chapter of the Ninja Slayer manga's Ninja Slayer Geisha Karate Shinkansen A...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 25-October 1
Chaika The Coffin Princess Avenging Battle, Koi Koi Seven, The Eden of Grisaia, Maria the Virgin Witch, Mikagura School Suite, Rainy Cocoa anime; Happiness, The Prince in His Dark Days, Welcome to the Ballroom manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Chaika The Coffin Princess Avenging Battle BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 September 27 Chaika The Coffin Princess Ave...
Superhero Comedy Anime 'To Be Hero' Profiles More of Cast in Video
Excel Saga's Shinichi Watanabe helms anime about unlikely ugly hero
― The AniChan service streamed a promotional video for To Be Hero, one of the first original anime series from Emon Animation Company's Haoliners brand, on Tuesday. Text: Earth's greatest crisis is incoming! Text: No. 1 Black Hoihoi Empire!! Text: No. 2 Iron Shrimp Man! Text: To Be Hero Text: Huh!? Text: That guy's a hero? Text: An u...
Cheating Craft Anime Introduces Battles in the School Exam Room
Majestic Prince's Keitaro Motonaga directs anime premiering October 5
― The AniChan service streamed a promotional video for Cheating Craft, one of the first original anime series from Emon Animation Company's Haoliners brand, on Tuesday. The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on October 5 at 6:30 p.m. Text: In this world, exams are the only laws of survival Text: School Shokatsu Text: Cheating Craft Te...
Funimation Streams Castle Town Dandelion English Dub Trailer
Bryn Apprill stars in anime shipping November 15 on home video
― Funimation Entertainment began streaming an English-dubbed trailer for its home video release of the Castle Town Dandelion (Jōkamachi no Dandelion) television anime on Tuesday. The cast, under ADR director Clifford Chapin, includes: Bryn Apprill as Akane Sakurada Tia Ballard as Aoi Sakurada Ricco Fajardo as Shu Sakurada Michelle Rojas a...
Matoi the Sacred Slayer Anime Preview Goes Behind the Scenes at White Fox
Original anime premieres October 4
― The official website for WHITE FOX's original television anime Matoi the Sacred Slayer began streaming an 18-minute preview special on Tuesday. The special begins by showing the staff at a shrine, and then plays a trailer for the series (also embedded by itself below). The special then goes behind the scenes at the animation studio White Fox. The video shows anima...
Eromanga Sensei Anime Reveals Lead Voice Actor, Main Staff
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka plays Masamune, Ryohei Takeshita directs, Cinderella Girls' Tatsuya Takahashi writes
― A Nico Nico Live stream for the anime of Tsukasa Fushimi's light novel series announced the anime's lead voice actor and main staff on Tuesday. Yoshitsugu Matsuoka is playing Masamune Izumi, and Ryohei Takeshita (Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun chief animation director) and Tatsuya Takahashi (And you ...
New Danganronpa V3 Game to Bundle Original Anime on January 12
Super Danganronpa 2.5 anime to feature Danganronpa 2's Nagito Komaeda
― This week's issue of Kadokawa's Weekly Famitsu magazine is reporting on Thursday that Spike Chunsoft will ship its New Danganronpa V3: Minna no Koroshiai Shin Gakki (New Danganronpa V3: Everyone's New Semester of Killing) PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game on January 12. A limited edition will be available on that day with t...
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Girls & Panzer Film With Theatrical Release Plans
Acquired in N. America, UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ for distribution, streaming
― North American anime distributor Sentai Filmworks announced on Tuesday that it licensed the Girls und Panzer der Film anime for North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, and other territories. The company will announce more details on "distribution, release date, and streaming offerings," and it...
Landreaall Fantasy Manga Gets Original Anime
Chika Ogaki's 29th manga volume to bundle anime disc in February
― The November issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero-Sum magazine is announcing on Wednesday that an original anime of Chika Ogaki's traditional fantasy manga Landreaall has been green-lit. The manga's 29th volume will have a limited-edition bundle with the original anime disc on February 25. The alternate-world story begins with the...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, September 19-25
One Piece sells 6,769, followed by Musical Touken Ranbu, Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE!, OVA Starmyu, Dempagumi.inc
― The Musical Touken Ranbu ~Atsukashiyama Ibun~ DVD sold 4,404 copies to debut at #5 on the overall DVD chart. The Touken Ranbu Kyoden: Moyuru Honnōji stage play sold 958 more copies for a new total of 21,076 copies. It dropped from #11 to #25 in its third week. Dempagumi.inc'...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, September 19-25
Musical Touken Ranbu sells 5,033, followed by OVA Starmyu, Flying Witch, 2 Nana Mizuki Blu-rays, Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE!
― The Musical Touken Ranbu ~Atsukashiyama Ibun~ Blu-ray Disc sold 5,033 copies to debut at #6 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. The Touken Ranbu Kyoden: Moyuru Honnōji stage play sold 814 more copies for a new total of 26,776 copies. It dropped from #18 to #25 in ...
Aiura's Chama Launches Inning! Baseball Manga
Also: Sekina Aoi's Gamers! light novel series gets manga
― The November issue of Kadokawa's Shounen Ace magazine announced on Monday that Chama (Aiura) will launch the Inning! baseball manga in the next issue. The December issue will ship in Japan on October 26. The new manga series will focus on a girls' baseball club at a certain high school. The club only has three members and is about to be aboli...
Crunchyroll Adds 'Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto' Anime's Unaired 13th Episode
Episode remained unaired due to Kumamoto quake coverage delaying all episodes by a week
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it has added the 13th and final episode of the Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto television anime. The episode did not air as planned this past spring. Special news coverage of the Kumamoto earthquakes delayed the anime's second episode in April. As a...
Hiro Fujiwara Draws Maid Sama!, Does Yuki Fall to Hell? Crossover Manga
'Military history story concerning boys and girls' ended on Saturday
― The November issue of Hakusensha's Monthly LaLa magazine announced on Saturday that Hiro Fujiwara will release a Maid Sama! and Does Yuki Fall To Hell? crossover manga in the February issue on December 24. Fujiwara's Does Yuki Fall To Hell? (Yuki wa Jigoku ni Ochiru no Ka) manga ended in the same November issue. Does Yuki Fall To ...
Rie Takahashi Replaces Risa Taneda for Fate/Grand Order's Matthew Role
Voiced dialogue for other characters Taneda voiced in game remain unchanged
― The official website of Aniplex and Type-Moon's Fate/Grand Order smartphone game announced on Monday that the voice actress for the role of Matthew Kyrielite has been changed from Risa Taneda to Rie Takahashi. The announcement stated that the change was made due to an upcoming update for the game on October 1 that would nec...
Eromanga Sensei Anime Gets 'Big Announcement' on Tuesday
The staff for the anime of Tsukasa Fushimi's light novel series Eromanga Sensei announced on Sunday that the anime will have a "big announcement" during a Nico Nico Live stream on Tuesday at 9:00 p.m. JST. The stream page hints at the announcement with the text "Eromanga Sensei won't end with just the anime adaptation?!" It further hints that the anime is just the first part of a larger project to...
2nd Kuroko's Basketball Compilation Film Unveils Visuals
Visuals feature painted backgrounds by OLDCODEX member YORKE
― The staff of the Kuroko's Basketball film trilogy unveiled new visuals for Winter Cup Sōshū-hen ~Namida no Saki e~ (Winter Cup Compilation ~Beyond the Tears~), the second film in the trilogy, on Monday. Like the visuals for the first film, these new visuals feature backgrounds painted by OLDCODEX member and painter Yorke. The visuals port...
Crunchyroll to Stream Kaiju Girls Anime
1st episode premieres worldwide outside Asia on Tuesday, 6:00 a.m. EDT
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it will stream the Kaijū Girls ~Ultra Kaijū Gijinka Keikaku~ series of anime shorts as it airs in Japan. The first episode will stream worldwide outside of Asia on Tuesday, September 27 at 6:00 a.m. EDT. Crunchyroll describes the anime: Humanity's battle of many yea...
Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 Gets Full-Voice Remake for PS Vita
Game ships with Harukanaru Toki no Naka De 3: Izayoiki Aizōban on February 23
― Koei Tecmo Games will release a full-voice remake of the Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 PlayStation 2 game for PlayStation Vita. The release will include the Harukanaru Toki no Naka De 3: Izayoiki Aizōban fan disc remake, and the set is slated to ship on February 23, 2017. The Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 Ultimate set will ...
Monster Hunter Stories Game's Ads Preview Story, Partner Monsters
1st RPG in franchise ships on 3DS in Japan on October 8
― Camcom began streaming two commercials for its upcoming Monster Hunter Stories Nintendo 3DS role-playing game on Monday. The first ad previews the game's adventure story while the second focuses on "otomon," or monsters that can be the player's partner in battle. The game will ship in Japan on October 8. The package version will retail for 5,8...
Sentai Filmworks Adds Uta no Prince-sama Legend Star Anime
4th anime season premieres October 1
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Monday that it has licensed Utano☆Princesama Legend Star (Uta no Prince-sama Maji LOVE Legend Star), the fourth season of the Uta no Prince-sama anime. The company plans to release the series digitally and home video. Sentai Filmworks has also licensed the first three seasons and has released the first two on home video. Niconico st...
Shin Godzilla to Screen in Canada on October 12, 19, 24
Funimation Entertainment announced on Monday that Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi's Shin Godzilla film will open in Canadian theaters on October 12, October 19, and October 24. Funimation will host two premieres in Los Angeles on October 3 and in New York on October 5 (one day before New York Comic Con 2016.) The film will then screen with English subtitles in over 440 theaters in the United State...
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