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2nd Hetalia Stage Musical's Poster Visual Unveiled
The official website of Hetalia ~The Great World~, the second stage musical adaptation of Hidekaz Himaruya's Hetalia - Axis Powers manga, revealed a new poster visual for the play on October 4. The visual shows the main cast. The musical will run from November 10-20 at Tokyo's Theatre 1010 and November 25-27 at Osaka's Morinomiya Piloti Hall. The cast of the first musical reprise their roles, exce...
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel Musical Reveals 6 More Cast Members
Ai Nonaka reprises role as Towa Herschel from Falcom game
― The official website of Nega Design Works' stage musical adaptation of Nihon Falcom's Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel (Eiyū Densetsu: Sen no Kiseki) role-playing game revealed additional cast members on Tuesday. The additional members include: Ai Nonaka as Towa Herschel. Nonaka voiced the character in the game. Keisuke Minami (Persona...
Shogakukan's Shogaku Ninensei Magazine Ceases Publication
Only Shogaku Ichinensei magazine remains of elementary school magazine line
― Shogakukan announced with the November issue of its Shogaku Ninensei magazine on October 1 that it will cease publication of the magazine due to low circulation. The magazine's last issue will be its combined February-March 2017 issue, which will ship in December. The magazine is part of a series of magazines aimed at eleme...
J-Novel Club Publisher Launches to Release Light Novels in English Digitally
Occultic;Nine, Brave Chronicle, more titles available now
― The new digital publishing company J-Novel Club founded to release light novels in English worldwide launched its first releases on Saturday. The company plans to release the novels in weekly installments for J-Novel Club members on its website and on its app for iOS and Android. The company also plans to release finalized books on e-book re...
Square Enix Announces 'Stormblood' Expansion for Final Fantasy XIV Game
New expansion releases in early summer 2017, will stop PS3 support with release
― Square Enix announced a new expansion for the Final Fantasy XIV MMORPG called "Stormblood" at the "Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival 2016" event in Las Vegas on Friday. The game's official YouTube channel is also streaming a teaser video for the expansion. The expansion is slated for early summer 2017, and is the second ex...
1st Yo-kai Watch Films Screen in U.S. Theaters on Saturday
Level-5 and Eleven Arts are screening Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie, the first Yo-kai Watch anime film, in U.S. theaters for a one-day event on Saturday. Fathom Events is listing the theaters that will show the film. All screenings will be at 11:00 a.m. local time. Eleven Arts describes the film: In YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE EVENT, Jibanyan, Whisper, and Nate meet a heroic Yo-kai named Hovernyan, and must...
Urara Meirochō Anime Reveals Staff, Key Visual, January Premiere
Shimoneta's Youhei Suzuki directs series at J.C. Staff
― The Twitter account for Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara magazine revealed the staff and January premiere on Friday for the anime adaptation of Harikamo's Urara Meirocho four-panel manga. Houbunsha also revealed a key visual for the anime, drawn by Harikamo. Youhei Suzuki (SHIMONETA: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn't Exist, T...
Denpa Ningen/The Denpa Men RPGs Get New Smartphone Game in February
Game series has been downloaded 2.8 million times
― The November issue of Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comic magazine revealed on Saturday that developer Genius Sonority's The Denpa Men (Denpa Ningen) game series will get a new installment for smartphones titled New Denpa Ningen no RPG. The game will arrive in February, and it will be free to play. The magazine noted that the game series has been downloade...
Yo-kai Watch 3 3DS Game Streams Video for 'Sukiyaki' Version
New version of game ships in Japan on December 15
― Level-5 began streaming a promotional video on Friday for the newly announced Yo-kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki Nintendo 3DS game. The game will ship on December 15 in Japan, and will include additional content, all of which will be available in the original two versions of the game via an online update on the same day. The physical version of Yo-kai Watch 3...
Death Note Light up the NEW world Film Streams 'Message from Kira' Videos
Tatsuya Fujiwara, Ken'ichi Matsuyama reprise roles for film premiering on October 29
― The official website for Death Note Light up the NEW world, this year's live-action Death Note sequel film, began streaming two more commercials and two "message from Kira" videos on Friday. "Kira Virus + Message From Kira" video "Message from Kira" video "Justice Version" ad "Panic Version" ad The website also str...
'Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot' Short Anime's New Promo Video Streamed
8-minute short debuted in 1-week screening event on Saturday
― Bandai Visual began streaming a new promotional video on Thursday for the Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition's (Japan Animator Expo) "Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot" anime short. The video commemorates the short's opening in Japanese theaters on Saturday. The eight-minute short is screening as an extra during Japan Animator Expo's one-week scre...
Zegapain ADP Compilation Film's 1st 5 Minutes Streamed
Film opened on Saturday in Japan, is available for streaming
― The official website for Zegapain ADP (Zegapain Adaptation), a compilation film of the Zegapain television anime with new footage and characters, began streaming the film's first five minutes on Friday. The video ends with a trailer featuring Akino Arai's theme song "Hane yo Senaka ni." The new characters and their cast members for the fi...
Crayon Shin-Chan's 25th Anime Film Revealed
2017 film features alien invasion
― The staff of the Cryaon Shin-chan anime announced the franchise's 25th anime film on Friday. The film will be titled Eiga Crayon Shin-Chan Shūrai! Uchūjin Shiriri (Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Invasion! Alien Shiriri) and will open on April 15, 2017. As the name suggests, the film will feature aliens. The staff shared a teaser video that begins by looking back on th...
Ushijima the Loan Shark Manga Starts Final Arc
Black market-themed manga began in 2004, inspired live-action films, TV series
― This year's 46th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine announced on Saturday that Shohei Manabe's Ushijima the Loan Shark (Yamikin Ushijima-kun) will begin its final arc in the next issue on October 17. The manga has been running in Weekly Big Comic Spirits since 2004, and Shogakukan published the 38th ...
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 2-8
Yona of the Dawn, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, 2 Tokyo Ghoul volumes, Assassination Classroom, Black Clover, The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Berserk, Twin Star Exorcists, One-Punch Man
― The New York Times newspaper listed the manga bestsellers in the United States for the week ending on October 8. Rank Prev. Rank Title Author Publisher Weeks on List Cover 1 -Yona of the Dawn #2 Mizuho Kusanagi V...
Amazon Adds Ghibli/Polygon's Ronja the Robber's Daughter Anime
The X-Files' Gillian Anderson narrates English dub
― Amazon announced on Friday that it has ordered Goro Miyazaki and POLYGON PICTURES' Ronja the Robber's Daughter television anime and plans to debut the series later this fall as an Amazon Original Kids Series on its Amazon Prime streaming platform. The Studio Ghibli International Twitter account announced on Friday that David Freedman adapted and di...
Spike Chunsoft: Western Release Planned for Cyber Danganronpa VR Demo
Spike Chunsoft's English Twitter account announced on Thursday that the company is working to bring Cyber Danganronpa VR Gakkyū Saiban (Class Trial) virtual reality demo to the west. The demo launched on Thursday in Japan and Hong Kong for PlayStation 4. An English version is available in Hong Kong. In the virtual reality demo, players take part in a class trial similar to those in the original Da...
Pokémon Sun & Moon Anime Promo Shows Alola Region Adventures
Series premieres with 1-hour special on November 17
― The official Pokémon YouTube channel began streaming a promotional video for the Pokémon Sun & Moon television anime on Friday. The video reveals that the anime will premiere on TV Tokyo and its affiliated stations in Japan on November 17. The first episode will be a one-hour special. Satoshi (Ash) narrates the video, saying he is beginning his ad...
TBS, Kisai Takayama Unveil Original Anime Project Seiren
Anime to premiere on TV in January
― TBS announced on Saturday that its new original anime project with artist Kisai Takayama is titled Seiren and it will premiere in January 2017 on TBS and BS-TBS. The website revealed a key visual and teaser video. TBS launched a teaser website for the project in August. Takayama is a character designer who has worked on Enterbrain's visual novels, such as True Lov...
Pokémon Sun & Moon Games' Trailer Reveals More Evolutions, New Trainers
Grimer, Muk's Alola forms also revealed in video
― The Pokémon Company International YouTube channel began streaming a trailer introducing new Pokémon and trainers for its upcoming Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon games on Tuesday. The trailer also introduces the following new evolved Pokémon. Silvally, a Normal-type that evolves from Type-Null Hakamo-o, a Dragon- and Fighting-type that evolves from Jang...
Yo-kai Watch 3 3DS Game Gets New 'Sukiyaki' Version in December
New version includes new game mode, new Yo-kai, character from upcoming 3rd film
― The November issue of Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comic magazine revealed on Saturday that Level-5's Yo-kai Watch 3 Nintendo 3DS game will get a third version titled Yo-kai Watch 3: Sukiyaki on December 15. The game will include additional content, all of which will be available in the original two versions of the game via ...
Dies irae TV Anime's Director, Fall 2017 Premiere Revealed
Mardock Scramble, K's Susumu Kudo helms anime of Light's adult visual novel
― The official website for developer Light's Dies irae adult visual novel announced on Friday that Susumu Kudo (Mardock Scramble, Ghost in the Shell: Arise 4, K) is directing the television anime adaptation with a Fall 2017 premiere slated. GENCO will produce the series, and the game's original scenario writer Takashi Masada ...
37th Doraemon Film Opens in Japan on March 4
Movie gets manga, Nintendo 3DS game adaptations
― The November issue of Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comic magazine announced on Saturday that Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Nankyoku Kachi Kochi Daibōken (Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi), the 37th film in the Doraemon franchise, will open in Japan on March 4. The film will get a manga adaptation by Shintarō Mugiwara, as well...
2016 Death Note Film Also Brings Back Tatsuya Fujiwara as Light
He joins L's Ken'ichi Matsuyama, Misa's Erika Toda, Ryuk's Shidou Nakamura, Tōta Matsuda's Sota Aoyama
― Tatsuya Fujiwara will reprise his role of the self-righteous killer Light Yagami in Death Note Light up the NEW world, this year's live-action Death Note sequel film. A video during NTV's airing of Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro made the announcement Friday evening, and the official website o...
Berserk and the Band of the Hawk Game's 7-Minute Gameplay Video Streamed
Games ships in Japan on October 27, in N. America on February 21, in Europe on February 24
― PlayStation Japan began streaming a seven-minute gameplay video on Friday for Koei Tecmo Games and Omega Force's Berserk and the Band of the Hawk (Berserk Musou) video game. The video features Guts playing through a mission and fighting a boss. The game will ship in North America on February 21, and in Europe...
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro Film Gets MX4D Screenings in Japan in January
Film's 2014 remastered version serves as base for new screening
― Hayao Miyazaki's 1979 Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro anime film is getting MX4D screenings in Japan starting on January 1. With the 4DX or MX4D systems, certain theaters have motion seats that move in sync with certain action sequences onscreen. Similarly, effects such as scents, wind, and mist will operate in accordance with the ...
Kuroko's Basketball Last Game Film's 2nd Teaser Video Reveals Visuals for Team Jabberwock
Film adapting Kuroko no Basuke Extra Game manga opens in spring 2017
― The official website for Gekijōban Kuroko no Basuke Last Game (Kuroko's Basketball The Movie: Last Game), the anime film adaptation of Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Kuroko no Basuke Extra Game sequel manga, began streaming the film's second "super teaser trailer" on Friday. The teaser reveals the visuals for Nash Gold Jr. and Jason Silver,...
Animator Sae Okamoto Launches 'Mecha-Ude' Anime Kickstarter Project
Campaign seeks US$25,000 to expand team to produce 25-minute anime short
― Animator Sae Okamoto launched a Kickstarter campaign for an anime project titled Mecha-Ude (Mechanical Arms) on October 1. The project seeks to raise US$25,000 to build a bigger production team for the project, which will produce a 25-minute pilot episode. The campaign will end on November 5. As of press time, the campaign has...
Monster Strike Anime Film Casts Nana Mizuki, Kouichi Yamadera
Prequel film opening on December 10 features Ren, Haruma as elementary school students
― The official website for the Monster Strike The Movie anime film announced two more cast members for the film on Friday. Nana Mizuki as Arthur Kouichi Yamadera as Genome (a film-original character) The film's previously revealed cast includes: Maaya Sakamoto as Ren Homura (elementary school student) Tomo Muranaka...
Hand Shakers Anime's New Promo Video Introduces Teams
2 new key visuals revealed for original anime premiering in January
― The official website of Hand Shakers — the original anime project with animation studio GoHands, production company Frontier Works, and publisher Kadokawa — began streaming a new promotional video for the anime on Friday. The first video below is region-locked and can't be viewed in the U.S., Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand. The...
Live-Action Oboreru Knife Film's Music Video Previews Theme Song
The Dresscodes re-recorded "Comic Generation" theme song for November 5 film
― GAGA Communications began streaming a music video for the the live-action film of George Asakura's Oboreru Knife manga on Friday. The video previews the film's theme song "Comic Generation" by The Dresscodes, which the band has re-recorded for the movie. The film's official website previously streamed a trailer in August. ...
Singer Eir Aoi Goes on Indefinite Hiatus After Budōkan Concerts on November 4-5
Fate/Zero, Sword Art Online singer cites poor health as reason for hiatus
― The official website for singer Eir Aoi announced on Friday that due to her poor health, she will be going on indefinite hiatus after her planned 5th Anniversary Special Live 2016 concerts at Tokyo's Nippon Budōkan venue on November 4-5. The announcement stated that after several consultations, Aoi herself decided on the inde...
Viewster Also Streams Girlish Number, Matoi the Sacred Slayer Anime
Both series available for free in HD
― Streaming service Viewster announced on Tuesday and Wednesday that it is streaming the Matoi the Sacred Slayer and Girlish Number anime series. Viewster is streaming both series for free in HD immediately after their Japanese debut, and no registration is required to watch the shows. Viewster is streaming Girlish Number in the United States and Canada. Anime Net...
Pokkén Tournament Fighting Game's Video Introduces Scizor
New Pokémon will be playable in game's arcade version on October 20
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming an introduction video for its Pokkén Tournament fighting game on Friday. The video introduces Scizor (Hassam), who will be playable in the game's arcade version starting on October 20. Bandai Namco Entertainment and Nintendo released the game on the Wii U in North America, Europe, and Japa...
Live-Action Higurashi Sequel Series Reveals New Cast Member, November 25 Debut
Toshiki Seto cast as Satoshi Hōjō in sequel series covering Meakashi-hen, Tsumihoroboshi-hen
― The staff of the live-action television series based on Ryūkishi07 and 07th Expansion's popular When They Cry - Higurashi (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni) horror visual novel revealed on Thursday that the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai sequel series will premiere on BS SKY PerfectTV on November 25 at 9:00 p.m. Th...
Miss Hokusai Film's New English-Dubbed Trailer Streamed Before Friday Opening
Film opens in New York, Los Angeles on Friday with wider U.S., Canada release later this month
― Distribution company GKids began streaming an English-dubbed trailer for Production IG's Miss Hokusai film on Thursday. GKids is screening the film in New York and Los Angeles on Friday. A wider release in North America will start on October 21. GKids' website has a list of theaters and premiere dates. An...
Trailer for One Piece Kabuki Play's Theatrical Screening Highlights Appeal
Theatrical screening opens on October 22
― Japanese entertainment news website Cinema Today began streaming a video for the the theatrical screening for the Kabuki stage play based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga on Friday. The video shows footage from the play itself, and highlights the appealing aspects of the play, including that it is friendly for Kabuki beginners, the appearance of familiar ch...
Sailor Moon S Voice Actress Susan Aceron Passes Away
Sailor Pluto's English dub actress had been battling nasopharyngeal cancer
― Voice actress Susan Aceron (Susan Aceron Gray) passed away on October 9 due to nasopharyngeal cancer. She was 44. Aceron is best known for voicing the character of Sailor Pluto (Trista Meioh) in Cloverway, Inc.'s English dub of the Sailor Moon S anime. She also voiced Xenian Flower in the English dub of Sailor Moon R Movie: ...
4th Digimon Adventure tri. Anime Film's Visual Unveiled
The official website for the Digimon Adventure tri. six-part anime film series unveiled the visual on Friday for Digimon Adventure tri. Sōshitsu (Loss), the fourth film in the series. The film will open in Japan on February 25. Crunchyroll began streaming Digimon Adventure tri. Kokuhaku (Confession), the third film, on the same day it opened in Japan. The film opened in Japan for three weeks on Se...
Gundam the Origin 4th Episode's English-Dubbed Trailer Streamed
New episode concluding Char, Sayla's story debuts in Japan on November 19
― The Gundam.info portal site began streaming an English-dubbed trailer on Thursday for for Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin IV: Unmei no Zenya (Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin IV Eve of Destiny), the fourth episode of the Mobile Suit Gundam the Origin anime. The video is an English-dubbed version of the anime's second trailer. The ...
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Game's Video Shows Goku Black in Action
Frost, Kyabe included in game's 1st DLC pack
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming a trailer for its Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on Thursday. The trailer shows the character Goku Black in action. Goku Black is a character that appears in the currently running "Future Trunks" arc in the Dragon Ball Super anime. The character is available as a pre-ord...
Live-Action 'Museum' Film Reveals Satoshi Tsumabuki as 'Frog Man'
New trailer streamed for film about frog-masked serial killer
― The Japan premiere event in Roppongi Hills for the live-action film adaptation of Ryōsuke Tomoe's Museum (Museum - The Serial Killer is Laughing in the Rain) manga revealed on Thursday that actor Satoshi Tsumabuki is playing the film's serial killer, "Frog Man" (pictured left in image below). Tsumabuki trained for about two-three months ...
Kodansha Acquires Ichijinsha, Makes It Into Subsidiary Company
Ichijinsha publishes Monthly Comic Zero-Sum, Comic Rex, Comic Yuri Hime
― Japanese publisher Kodansha announced on Friday that it has acquired publisher Ichijinsha, purchasing all of the company's stocks and making Ichijinsha into a wholly-owned subsidiary. Kodansha made the announcement during a press conference on Friday. Kodansha stated in the announcement, "We believe this decision will foster th...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, October 3-9
March comes in like a lion debuts in top 10
― Lupin III vs. Detective Conan The Movie aired on NTV on Friday, October 7 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 10.3% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV October 9 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 12.3 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV October 9 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 8.8 One Piece Fuji TV October 9 (Sun) 09:30 30 min. 6.9 Detective Conan NTV Oc...
Hetalia's Hidekaz Himaruya Launches New Manga About Movies
Himaruya gives own perspective on movies through manga
― This week's issue of Gentosha's Denshi-Birz magazine is launching Hidekaz Himaruya's (Hetalia) new manga about movies on Friday. Himaruya's new manga, Be, Betsu ni Kou iu Eiga ga Suki na Wake Janain Da Kara Ne! Daisuki Dakedo Koe o Dai ni Shite wa Osusume Shinai Osusume Eiga (I-It's Not Like I Particularly Like This Kind of Movie!: Movie Recomm...
Funimation Announces Premiere Dates for Fall English Dubs
Funimation Entertainment announced the premiere dates for its Fall English dubs on Thursday. The schedule is as follows (all time ET): Izetta: The Last Witch: Wednesday, October 19 at 10:00 p.m. 91 Days: Sunday, October 23 at 9:00 p.m. Orange: Monday, October 24 at 9:30 p.m. Yuri!!! on ICE: Monday, October 24 at 10:00 p.m. Keijo!!!!!!!!: Tuesday, October 25 at 10:00 p.m. Joker Game: Tuesday, Octob...
Ai Yori Aoshi's Fumizuki Ends Boku to Rune to Aoarashi Manga
Manga about artist began last year
― This year's 20th issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine announced on Friday that Kou Fumizuki (Ai Yori Aoshi) will publish the final chapter of Boku to Rune to Aoarashi (Me and René and the Fresh Wind) in the next issue on October 28. Fumizuki launched the manga in October 2015, and Hakusensha shipped the second compiled book volume on July 29. The story foll...
Cyber Danganronpa VR Launches for PlayStation 4
Spike Chunsoft released Cyber Danganronpa VR Gakkyū Saiban (Class Trial) for PlayStation 4 on Thursday to coincide with the release of the PlayStation VR headset. Users with a Japanese PlayStation Plus account can download the demo in Japanese and users with a Hong Kong PlayStation Plus account can download the demo in English, Chinese, and Japanese. The demo is free. In the virtual reality demo, ...
Beet the Vandel Buster Manga Goes on Hiatus (Updated)
Riku Sanjo, Kôji Inada's manga ends 'Baron Arc' on Friday
― The autumn issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ CROWN magazine is revealing on Friday that Riku Sanjo and Kôji Inada's Beet the Vandel Buster manga is taking a break. The issue added that the "adventure is continuing its fight" and asked fans to "wait until spring 2017 for further information." The issue is publishing the final chapter in the manga's...
Live-Action Hirunaka no Ryūsei Film Casts Shohei Miura, Mei Nagano, Alan Shirahama
Film based on manga about high school girl who moves to Tokyo opens on March 24
― The staff of the live-action film adaptation of Mika Yamamori's Hirunaka no Ryūsei (Daytime Shooting Star) manga revealed the cast and unveiled a visual showing the cast in costume on Thursday. The film stars (from left to right): Shohei Miura (live-action Gokusen) as Satsuki Shishio, the homeroom teacher Suzume falls i...
Live-Action One Week Friends Film's Stills Show Yūki, Kaori's 1st Meeting
Haruna Kawaguchi, Kaori Fujimiya star in February 18 film
― The staff of the live-action film of Matcha Hazuki's One Week Friends (Isshūkan Friends) manga unveiled three new stills from the film on Thursday. The stills portray Yūki and Kaori's first meeting, and Yūki asking Kaori to be his friend. The film's official website previously streamed a teaser video for the film in August. The story of the ...
Genocidal Organ Anime Film's New Teaser Video Streamed
Film opens in Japan this winter after premiering at Tokyo Int'l Film Fest on October 31
― The official website for the anime film of Project Itoh's Genocidal Organ novel began streaming a new teaser video for the film on Thursday. The video previews EGOIST's theme song "Reloaded." The film will premiere at this year's Tokyo International Film Festival on October 31. The film will then open in Japan t...
The Case of Hana & Alice's Shunji Iwai Directs illion Music Video
Video based on JaeHoon Choi illustrations, new illion album P.Y.L shipped Wednesday
― The official Youtube channel of illion, the solo project of RADWIMPS band songwriter and guitarist Yōjirō Noda, began streaming a preview of the animated music video of his new song "Miracle" on Wednesday. Shunji Iwai directed the video, which is based on illustrations by JaeHoon Choi. The new track features in illi...
Shueisha Establishes New Department Focused on Dragon Ball
New "Dragon Ball Room" focuses on new content ideas, expanding brand
― Japanese publisher Shueisha announced during a "new publications project presentation" in Tokyo on Wednesday that it had created a new department called the "Dragon Ball Room" in June that focuses specifically on Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball property. Akio Iyoku, the editor-in-chief of Shueisha's V Jump magazine (where Toriyama an...
Kochikame's Akimoto Wins Kan Kikuchi Prize
Manga creator won award for serializing manga without breaks for 40 years
― Osamu Akimoto, the creator of the Kochira Katsushika-ku Kamearikouen-mae Hashutsujo (Kochikame) manga, received the 64th Kan Kikuchi Prize on Thursday. The annual prize is awarded to notable literary, film, theatrical, sports, newspaper, and broadcast creators. Akimoto was awarded for "launching the Kochikame manga in 1976, a...
Kanae Hazuki's Say 'I Love You'. Manga Ends in 18th Volume Next Summer
Series about 1st love inspired anime, live-action film
― The 17th volume of Kanae Hazuki's Say "I love you". manga revealed on Thursday that the manga's 18th volume will be its last. The volume is slated for "around" summer 2017. The 17th volume's wraparound jacket band also revealed that the series has almost 7.2 million copies in print. The story of first love centers around Mei Tachibana, a girl w...
'Tawawa on Monday' Net Anime's 1st Episode Restored After Being Removed
Video was removed on Monday, creator says video's restoration is not planned "relaunch"
― Artist Kiseki Himura announced on his Twitter account on Thursday that the first episode in the short anime of his Getsuyōbi no Tawawa (Tawawa on Monday) illustrations has been restored. Himura clarified that this is not the "relaunch" that he mentioned for the anime on Tuesday. YouTube had removed the video fro...
Jump Special Anime Festa Event to Screen 'Special Anime' For ēlDLIVE Manga
TV anime adaptation based on Akira Amano manga premieres in January
― This year's 46th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing on Monday the Jump Special Anime Festa event will screen a "special anime" for Akira Amano's ēlDLIVE manga. The manga is already getting a television anime adaptation in January. Viz Media published the first three chapters of the manga in English digital...
Assassination Classroom Anime Film's Original Story Details Revealed
Original story takes place on day before class reunion 7 years later
― This year's 46th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing more plot details on Monday about the original story included in the Gekijōban Ansatsu Kyōshitsu: 365-Nichi no Jikan (Assassination Classroom The Movie: 365 Days) compilation anime film. The original story takes place the day before the class reunion dep...
Naruto Shippūden Anime Debuts New 'Boyhood' Arc on October 20
New arc returns to Naruto's childhood days
― This year's 46th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing on Monday the name of the new Naruto Shippūden arc that will premiere with the anime's 480th episode (or 700th if you include the episode count of the original Naruto TV anime series). The new arc is titled "Shōnen Jidai-hen" (Boyhood Arc), and it will return to Naruto's childhoo...
Hoshino's D.Gray-man Manga Takes 1-Issue Break
The autumn issue of Shueisha's Jump Square Crown magazine will not publish a new chapter of Katsura Hoshino's D.Gray-man manga on Friday. The issue will feature a message from the editorial department that apologizes to fans who were waiting to read the new chapter. The editorial department doesn't state in the message if the manga will return in the winter issue or if it is on a longer hiatus. Wh...
Mr. Osomatsu Gets Web Anime, TV Anime Special Collaboration With JRA
1st episode of net anime now available with new episodes every Thursday; TV special airs in December
― The Mr. Osomatsu anime launched a collaboration campaign with the Japan Racing Association titled "Hashire! Ōma-san" on Thursday, with a new website outlining the collaboration. The collaboration includes a new series of six new anime shorts titled "Mutsugo to Ōma no Monogatari" (The Story of the Se...
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 3-9
Haikyu!!, Natsume's Book of Friends, Nisekoi, Toriko, March comes in like a lion in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Haikyu!! 23 478,598 479,316 2016/10 Shueisha Haruichi Furudate 1 1 2 Natsume's Book of Friends 21 225,320 225,320 2016/10 Hakusensha Yuki Midorikawa 2 1 3 Nisekoi 25 157,830 157,830 2016/10 Shueisha Naos...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, October 3-9
Monster Hunter Stories, BlazBlue: Centralfiction games ship
― Japan's Game Ranking: October 3-9 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 13DS Monster Hunter Stories Capcom October 8 140,603 140,603 2PS4 BlazBlue: Centralfiction (Including Limited Editions) Arc System Works October 6 20,608 20,608 3PS4 Persona 5 (Including Limited, Bundled Editions) Atlus Se...
World of Final Fantasy Game's Opening Movie Streamed (Updated)
PS4, PS Vita game gets demo next week in Europe, N. America, Japan before launch
― Square Enix's North American YouTube channel streamed the World of Final Fantasy game's cinematic anime opening on Wednesday. Aoi Mizu (also known as mizuki from her performance of the second Aldnoah.Zero opening theme) performed the opening theme song "Innocent²," composed by Ryo Yamazaki. Square Enix will release a d...
Bamboo Blade Writer Launches Master Grape Manga
Akira Takahashi draws weapons-based fighting manga
― The November issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday launched Masahiro Totsuka (Bamboo Blade) and Akira Takahashi's Master Grape manga on Wednesday. Totsuka is in charge of the story, and Takahashi is drawing the series. The manga's first chapter includes an opening color page. Monthly Shonen Sunday's official website describes Master Grape as ...
XSEED Games to Release Corpse Party 3DS Port on October 25 (Updated)
North American game publisher XSEED Games announced on Wednesday that its release of the Nintendo 3DS port of Corpse Party is slated for October 25. The company will release Exile's End for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on the same day. Corpse Party will get a "Back to School Edition" physical release for US$49.99 and a digital release via the Nintendo eShop for US$29.99. The physical release...
OLDCODEX Band Reveals More of Yorke's Injuries, Delays Concert
Painter/lyricist had concussion, rib fracture, injuries to hand & leg
― The official website for the rock band OLDCODEX reported on Wednesday more details on the injuries that band painter and lyricist Yorke (pictured right) sustained in a fall during Monday's concert. The website also announced that the band is delaying a concert that was scheduled for Saturday. The band was performing on Monday at ...
Gatchaman Crowds Insight's English Dub Cast, Preview Clip Unveiled
Chelsea McCurdy, Bryson Baugus, Jay Hickman join returning cast members
― Sentai Filmworks announced the English dub cast for Gatchaman Crowds Insight on Wednesday, and began streaming a dub clip featuring J.J. Robinson and Tsubasa Misudachi. The main English cast members are returning from the first season. Kyle Jones is again directing the dub, and Jones and George Manley are co-writing the dub scr...
One Piece Manga Gets New 'Holographic' Anime in 2017
2014 Holographic Battle Theater project also returns in enhanced update
― A new One Piece VR Theater production has been green-lit for next year. The project is the first effort in the collaboration between the anime of Eiichiro Oda's pirate manga and DMM VR Theater, a venue that uses "holographic" technology for virtual concerts and other events. To celebrate the new project, the theater is screenin...
Kyoto Animation's A Silent Voice Film Sells 1.25 Million Tickets for 1.63 Billion Yen
Filmgoers get postcards with art by character designer Futoshi Nishiya
― Kyoto Animation's anime film of Yoshitoki Ōima's A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) manga has sold 1,253,393 tickets for 1,634,327,300 yen (about US$15.787 million) as of October 11. (Monday was a national holiday.) The film ranked #4 in the Japanese box office in its fourth weekend. Starting October 15, participating theaters will...
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Heads to Smartphones This Winter
2007 Nintendo DS game ported to iOS, Android
― Capcom announced on Tuesday that it will release its Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney courtroom battle game on iOS and Android devices this winter. Capcom first released Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney under the title Gyakuten Saiban 4 on the Nintendo DS in Japan in 2007. Capcon then released it in English in 2008. As the English title indicates, this was the f...
God Eater Online Game's Opening Anime Footage by ufotable Posted
New Japanese rock band "touch my secret" performs "Get Your World" theme
― The official website for God Eater Online, the first smartphone game in the God Eater franchise, posted the game's opening animation sequence on Wednesday. The footage features animation by the franchise's frequent collaborating studio ufotable. It also features the song "Get Your World" by the new Japanese rock band touch my ...
Iron Man & Space Brothers Crossover Manga Printed in Women's Magazine
Space Brothers creator draws 17-page Marvel collaboration for FRaU
― Manga creator Chūya Koyama published a 17-page crossover one-shot between his Space Brothers manga and Marvel Comics on Wednesday. The collaboration ran in the November issue of FRaU, Kodansha's monthly magazine for women's fashion, culture, and lifestyle. The "#Special Tony to Mutta" (#Special Tony & Mutta) manga is part of the mag...
DAYS Soccer Manga Gets 1st Spinoff Manga
DAYS Gaiden omnibus manga focuses on a different character in every chapter
― Manga creator Saori Otowa launched DAYS Gaiden (DAYS Side Stories), the first spinoff manga of Tsuyoshi Yasuda's DAYS manga, in Kodansha's Magazine Pocket manga app on Wednesday. The manga is an omnibus of stories, switching its focus between different characters to tell the pasts and private lives of characters in the main...
Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters 3DS Game's Video Reveals December Release
New childhood friend character Naoto also revealed
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a promotional video for its Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters Nintendo 3DS game on Wednesday. The video reveals the game's December 1 release date, and also shows some parts of the game, including Appli Battles and the Applink feature, as well as a new character named Naoto, the protagonist's childhood frie...
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Game's Video Previews Online Play
Comedians demonstrate co-op gameplay for October game
― The official website for Bandai Namco Entertainment's Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC began streaming a promotional video for the game on Wednesday. The video shows comedians Natsu Andō, Kaz Laser, Yoshio Kojima, and Dandy Sakano creating characters and playing the game cooperatively. Bandai Namco Entertainment p...
Oscar-Nominated Tonko House Streams 'Moom' CG Short's 1st 90 Seconds
13-minute short adapts writer Genki Kawamura's picture book
― Tonko House — Daisuke "Dice" Tsutsumi and Robert Kondo's studio that produced the Oscar-nominated animated short "The Dam Keeper" — began streaming the first one and a half minutes of "Moom," the studio's 13-minute CG-animated short based on Genki Kawamura's (Wolf Children, The Boy and the Beast producer) picture book of the same title. Th...
Crunchyroll Also Streams Girlish Number Anime
Anime premiered in Japan on October 6
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will stream the Girlish Number television anime. The stream will begin on Wednesday, October 12 at 1:00 p.m. EDT, and will be available in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and Latin America. The show premiered in Japan on October 6. The Anime Network service is...
Alita: Battle Angel Film Casts X-Men: Apocalypse Actress Lana Condor
X-Men's Jubilee actress to play Koyomi
― Entertainment news magazine Variety reported on Tuesday that Lana Condor (X-Men: Apocalypse) is joining the cast of Alita: Battle Angel, James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez's live-action film of Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita (GUNNM) manga. Condor will play Koyomi, an orphaned teenage photographer in the manga. The film will star Rosa Salazar (Maze Runner:...
World of Final Fantasy Game Adds Rikku
Marika Matsumoto returns to voice Rikku in PS4/Vita game
― Kadokawa's Weekly Famitsu Magazine is confirming on Thursday that Square Enix's World of Final Fantasy PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game is adding the Final Fantasy X character Rikku. Marika Matsumoto returns to voice the "treasure-loving, energetic girl." Sōma Saito will play Lann and Sora Amamiya will play Reynn, the game's twin prota...
AKB48 Spawns STU48 Sister Group in Setouchi Region
New group representing 7 prefectures launches next summer
― The female idol group AKB48 announced during its "Unit Single Sōdatsu Janken Taikai" event in Kobe on Monday that it will spawn STU48, a new sister unit based in the Setouchi region. The new group will represent seven prefectures: Yamaguchi, Hiroshima, Ehime, Okayama, Hyogo, Kagawa, and Tokushima. The new group will launch next summer. STU48...
Shinkai's 'your name.' Film Earns 14.56 Billion Yen to Top Last Samurai, E.T. in Japan
Also earns more than Armageddon, Harry Potter & the Prisoner of Azkaban at Japanese box ofice
― Update: Shinkai's your name. sold 513,000 tickets for 700 million yen (US$6.7 million) over Saturday and Sunday. (Monday was a national holiday.) Frozen was #1 for five weeks before being replaced by Detective Conan: Dimensional Sniper — only to return to the top for seven more weeks. Shinkai's your name. ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 9-15
Wish Upon The Pleiades anime; How To Build A Dungeon: Book Of The Demon King manga ships
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Hakuoki Season 1 BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 October 11 Level E BD/DVD S.A.V.E. EditionCite Funimation Entertainment US$29.98 October 11 Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine BD/DVD Anime ClassicsAnimeNewsNetwork Funimation Entertainment US$44...
Studio Ghibli Color Designer Michiyo Yasuda Passes Away
Lifetime Achievement Award winner worked on Nausicaä, Spirited Away, The Wind Rises, more
― Studio Ghibli color designer Michiyo Yasuda passed away last Wednesday due to an illness. She was 77. Yasuda began working with Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata on 3000 Leagues in Search of Mother (From the Apennines to the Andes) in 1976. She served as color designer on Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind and ...
Princess Maker Game Gets VR Version in 2017
Game based on Princess Maker 2 PC game allows players to interact with daughter
― South Korean game developer MGame announced during the Korea VR Festival 2016 event on Sunday that it is developing a Princess Maker game compatible with virtual reality headsets, tentatively titled Princess Maker VR, and slated for release in 2017. MGame is aiming to release the game on the PC and consoles. The game is...
Criminal Girls: Invite Only PC Release Confirmed, Slated for January
NIS America announced on Tuesday that it will release Criminal Girls: Invite Only on PC via Steam on January 11, 2017. NIS America released Criminal Girls: Invite Only — the PlayStation Vita version of the original Criminal Girls PlayStation Portable game — in the West in February 2015. The company announced in February that it planned to release the game for PC in April, but delayed the release. ...
Akiba's Trip 2 Game Gets Anime Edition for PS4
New version includes 1st episode of upcoming anime
― Game developer Acquire announced on Tuesday that it will release a new PlayStation 4 edition of its Akiba's Trip: Undead and Undressed (Akiba's Trip 2) game as a collaboration with the upcoming television anime adaptation. The new version, Akiba's Trip 2+A, will ship on January 5 in Japan with a download ticket for the anime's first episode. The ga...
OLDCODEX Artist/Lyricist Yorke Recovers From Losing Consciousness in Concert
Yorke fell off stage during encore performance on Monday
― Voice actor and OLDCODEX band vocalist Tatsuhisa Suzuki (pictured left in photograph) reported on his website that OLDCODEX's painter and lyricist Yorke (pictured right) fell and lost consciousness during a concert on Monday. During the encore performance of the song "kick out" at the Yamaguchi Civic Hall, Yorke fell off the stage and lost co...
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