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Hell Girl Stage Play's Cast Revealed
Play will run in Tokyo on November 9-13
― The official website of the stage play adaptation of the Hell Girl (Jigoku Shōjo) anime and manga franchise revealed the stage play's cast on Monday. The cast includes: Moe Arai as Ai Enma Ryōta Osawa as Ren Ichimoku Saki Seto as Hone Onna Kentarō Shimazu as Wanyūdō Saki Takahashi as Kikuri Yuka Nakanishi as Yui Hōjō Erika Yamada as Miki Katsuragi Fonchi as K...
Super Lovers Season 2 Reveals Theme Song Artists, January 12 Premiere
Yūsuke Yata & 4 lead voice actors return for opening, ending songs
― The official website for the television anime of Miyuki Abe's boys-love manga Super Lovers updated on Sunday with the theme song artists and January 12 premiere date for the second season, Super Lovers 2. The Super Lovers Autumn Festival announced the news earlier in the day. Yūsuke Yata and the "Kaidō 4 Kyōdai" (The Four Kaidō Brot...
Lego Dimensions Game's Sonic the Hedehog Level Pack Debuts on November 18
Level Pack includes playable Sonic character, level, 2 vehicles
― The official Twitter account of Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment's LEGO Dimensions game announced on Sunday that the game's planned Sonic the Hedgehog Level Pack will debut on November 18. Okay, let's get this party started. Save the date: November 18th, 2016. #LEGODimensions #GottaGoFast pic.twitter.com/a7updkhKUg— LEGO Dimensio...
Kana Hanazawa, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, More Narrate Videos for Acid Black Cherry's Concept Album
Picture show-style series ties in to live-action film
― Video streaming service GYAO! posted the first two episodes of a planned 13-episode picture show-style series related to Acid Black Cherry's concept album L on Monday. The series of shorts, "4th Album L Story Book," complement the upcoming live-action film based on the album. The film will star Alice Hirose (live-action Silver Spoon's Aki Mikage...
Yuki Yuna Is a Hero TV Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2017
Anime's 1st 6 episodes to adapt Takahiro, BUNBUN's Washio Sumi wa Yūsha de Aru novel series
― The official Twitter account for the Yuki Yuna is a Hero television anime series announced on Sunday that the anime is getting a second season in 2017. The sequel is titled Yuki Yuna wa Yūsha de Aru: Yūsha no Shō (Yuki Yuna is a Hero: Hero Chapter). (Note: the below video can't be viewed in the U.S., Mexico,...
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Gameplay Videos Highlight Frieza, Cooler, Hit
PS4/Xbox One/PC game ships on October 25 in N. America, on October 28 in Europe
― Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe began streaming gameplay trailers on Friday and Saturday that focus on Frieza, Cooler Final Form, and Super Saiyan God Super Saiyan Goku vs Hit. The company also streamed a longer trailer to introduce Hit, and a second tutorial for expert missions. Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed ea...
Yasushi Akimoto's New Idol Group That 'Crosses Dimensions' Reveals 4 Character Designs
Character designers include Kantoku, Masayoshi Tanaka, Yukiko Horiguchi, QP:flapper, more
― Sony Music Records and Aniplex have opened a website for the new idol group that AKB48 founder and producer Yasushi Akimoto will produce with the concept of "idols that cross dimensions." The website has revealed the character designs for four of the idols in the group. The group has eight anime idol character...
The Red Turtle Film's Director Attends Oscar-Qualifying Run in L.A. on November 19
Film screens in L.A., N.Y. for 1 week starting on November 18 before wider screenings in January
― Michael Dudok de Wit and Studio Ghibli's animated film The Red Turtle (La Tortue rouge) will open at the Nuart Theater in Los Angeles for one week starting on November 18 for an Oscar-qualifying run. Director de Wit will attend the event on November 19 for a Q&A session after the screening. The film wil...
Girl Friend Note Web Anime's 1st Episode Streamed
3-episode series to stream for limited time
― The official YouTube channel for the Girl Friend franchise began streaming the first episode on Saturday for the Girl Friend Note (Girl Friend (♪), read as "onpu") web anime series based on the 3D rhythm game of the same name. The anime has a total of three episodes, with each episode being around eight-minutes long. The three episodes are already streami...
Funimation Reveals English Dub Cast for 91 Days Anime
Austin Tindle, Brandon McInnis, Ian Moore star in dub premiering on Sunday
― Funimation announced on Saturday the English dub cast for the 91 Days television anime series. The series is part of Funimation's SimulDub program for the fall season, and the first episode will premiere on Sunday at 9:00 p.m. EDT. The cast, under ADR director Tyler Walker, scriptwriter J. Michael Tatum, ADR engineer Jeremy ...
Monster Strike Anime Film's Longer Teaser Video Previews Theme Song
Prequel anime film featuring Ren as elementary school student opens on December 10
― The official YouTube channel for the Monster Strike anime began streaming a longer second teaser video on Saturday for the Monster Strike The Movie anime film. The video previews Naoto Inti Raymi's theme song "Yume no Arika" (Where the Dream Is). Warner Bros. Japan streamed a shorter version of the teaser on Thursday...
New Buddy Go! Anime's 2nd, 3rd Short Episodes Streamed
New 4-episode series also airs on Oha-Suta program
― Shueisha's Ribon magazine began streaming the second and third of four new anime shorts based on Minori Kurosaki's Buddy Go! manga on October 9 and October 16, respectively. As with the previous three episodes, the four new episodes are airing within the Oha-Suta (Good Morning Star) variety program. The fourth and final episode will air on October ...
Reboot Manga of Leiji Matsumoto's Gun Frontier Manga Launches
Matsumoto serialized original manga in 1972-1975, introduced Tochirō character
― Manga creator Yuzuru Shimazaki launched a reboot of Leiji Matsumoto's 1972 Gun Frontier manga in the December issue of Akita Shoten's Monthly Champion RED magazine on Wednesday titled Gun Frontier ~Harlock & Tochirō Seishun no Tabi~ (Gun Frontier ~Harlock & Tochirō's Youthful Journey). The manga's story is set on a waste...
Akashic Re:cords Smartphone Game's Anime Opening Movie Streamed
Studio VOLN animates opening for Square Enix game with Ryo Mizuno
― Square Enix began streaming the anime opening movie for its upcoming Akashic Re:cords iOS and Android smartphone game on Wednesday. The video previews the game's theme song "CATCH ME" by THE ORAL CIGARETTES. Record of Lodoss War creator Ryo Mizuno is credited with the original work, with tabletop RPG writer Shunsaku Yano in charge of...
Yuki Fumino's Hidamari ga Kikoeru Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Film
Manga centers on aloof college student who is hard of hearing
― Printemps Publishing's Canna magazine announced on Twitter on Saturday that Yuki Fumino's Hidamari ga Kikoeru (I Hear the Sunspot) boys-love manga is getting a live-action film adaptation that will premiere in early summer 2017. The film will star Hideya Tawada (pictured left in above image) as Kōhei Sugihara and Akira Onodera (pictured ...
Ryo Mizuno's Record of Grancrest War Light Novel Series Gets Anime
New series by Lodoss creator launched in 2013
― A stage event at the "Fantasia Bunko Daikanshasai" event on Saturday announced that author Ryo Mizuno and illustrator Miyuu's Record of Grancrest War (Grancrest Senki) light novel series is getting an anime adaptation. A producer from Aniplex came on stage to discuss the new project. The fantasy action light novel series takes place on a continent ruled...
High School DxD Gets New TV Anime Series
Ichiei Ishibumi's light novel series previously inspired 3 TV anime series
― A stage event at the "Fantasia Bunko Daikanshasai" event on Saturday announced that author Ichiei Ishibumi and illustrator Miyama-Zero's High School DxD light novels are inspiring a new television anime series. The light novel series centers on Issei Hyōdō, a dim-witted, lecherous second-year high school student who is kille...
Sekina Aoi's Gamers! Light Novel Series Gets Anime
Story by author of Seitokai no Ichizon series centers on video gaming lives of high school students
― A stage event at the "Fantasia Bunko Daikanshasai" event on Saturday announced that author Sekina Aoi and illustrator Saboten's Gamers! light novel series is getting an anime adaptation. The romantic comedy light novel series centers on the gaming lives of various high school students who play video ...
One Piece Kabuki Play Gets New Run in Tokyo in 2017
Theatrical screenings of play's 1st run premiered on Saturday
― The theatrical screenings for the Kabuki stage play based on Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga revealed on Saturday that the play is getting a new run in Tokyo at the Shinbashi Enbujō theater in Ginza in October and November 2017. The play first ran from October-November 2015 at the Shinbashi Enbujō in Ginza, Tokyo. 100,000 tickets for the ...
Full Metal Panic! IV TV Anime Revealed for Fall 2017
Staff, teaser image also revealed for new series
― A special stage for the Full Metal Panic! franchise at this year's "Fantasia Bunko Daikanshasai" event on Saturday revealed that the new Full Metal Panic! anime project is titled Full Metal Panic! IV. The new anime project is a television anime series that will premiere in fall 2017. The event also revealed the show's main staff and a teaser image fo...
Roku de Nashi Majutsu Kōshi to Akashic Records TV Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, Main Cast, Staff
Sōma Saitō, Akane Fujita, Yume Miyamoto star in series animated by Liden Films
― A stage event at the "Fantasia Bunko Daikanshasai" event on Saturday revealed the first promo video, main cast, staff, and two character visuals for the anime adaptation of Taro Hitsuji's Roku de Nashi Majutsu Kōshi to Akashic Records (Akashic Records of bastard magic instructor) light novels. The event also revealed tha...
Death Note Light up the NEW world Film's New Clip Shows Yūki, Ryuk Scene
Yūki reveals his connection to Kira in clip for film opening on October 29
― The staff of Death Note Light up the NEW world, this year's live-action Death Note sequel film, revealed a second clip from the film on Friday. The clip features a scene between Yūki Shien (played by Masaki Suda) and Ryuk (voiced by Shidou Nakamura). In the scene, Ryuk notices scars on Yūki's back. Yūki says he got the scars...
Xanadu Next, Senran Kagura Bon Appétit! PC Versions Slated for November
XSEED Games announced on Friday that it will release Xanadu Next and Senran Kagura Bon Appétit! – Full Course for PC on November 3 and November 10, respectively. Xanadu Next will be available via Steam, GOG.com, and the Humble Store by Humble Bundle for US$19.99. In the game, players take on the role of an knight who seeks the legendary "Dragon Slayer" sword. XSEED Games announced last October tha...
Occultic;Nine Episodes Temporarily Removed From Crunchyroll, Daisuki
Crunchyroll announced on Friday that the first two episodes of Occultic;Nine are currently unavailable "due to a decision by the production committee." Crunchyroll stated that the episodes will return, but did not provide a return date. Episodes have also been removed from Daisuki and from Japanese streaming services. The Japanese website also notes that the removal is temporary. Aniplex of Americ...
New York Times Manga Best Seller List, October 9-15
3 One-Punch Man volumes, Tokyo Ghoul, Assassination Classroom, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, Case Closed, Black Clover, The Demon Prince of Momochi House, Say I Love You
― Rank Prev. Rank Title Author Publisher Weeks on List Cover 1 10One-Punch Man #1 Story: ONE / Art: Yuusuke Murata Viz Media 58 2-One-Punch Man #2 Story: ONE / Art: Yuusuke Murata Viz Media 26 33Tokyo Ghoul #1 Sui Ishida Viz Media 6...
Food Wars Event Anime's Original Story Detailed
Hisako Kanemoto to play Erina in place of Risa Taneda
― This year's 47th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing on Monday that the Food Wars! The Second Plate (Shokugeki no Sōma: Ni no Sara) event anime that will screen at this year's Jump Special Anime Festa event will have an original story, in which Soma and friends are at a hot springs resort for a day off. The event anime w...
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Gameplay Videos Highlight Goku, Vegeta, Future Gohan
PS4/Xbox One/PC game ships on October 25
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming three gameplay videos for its Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on Friday. The videos highlight moves for Goku, Vegeta, and Future Gohan. Bandai Namco Entertainment will release the game in North America on October 25 and in Europe on October 28. The company will release the game on PC...
Nintendo Switch Will Not Be Compatible With Wii U Discs, 3DS Cards
Nintendo to announce titles, specs, region-locking status in 2017
― Nintendo confirmed with video game news website Famitsu on Friday that the Nintendo Switch, its newly unveiled hybrid home/handheld system, will not be compatible with Wii U game discs or Nintendo 3DS cards. The company elaborated that the Nintendo Switch is not designed to be the successor to either earlier system. Nintendo Switch g...
ACCA TV Anime Unveils Key Visual, Anime-Original Mascot Character
Natsume Ono's "Acca-kun" to star in spinoff anime on Twitter
― The official website for the television anime of Natsume Ono's ACCA 13-Ku Kansatsu-Ka (ACCA: 13th Ward Observation Department) unveiled a new key visual and anime-original character on Friday. Ono herself illustrated both the visual and the original character, Acca-kun. Acca-kun is the mascot character for the fictional organization ACCA....
Virtual Reality Gal Gun Game Announced
Screenshot revealed during Niconico livestream
― Inti Creates announced during its "Gal*Gun TV Returns" livestream event on Niconico on Friday that it is developing a virtual reality Gal Gun game, tentatively titled Gal Gun VR. Inti Creates will announce more information at its "Inti Creates Fan Festa 20th Anniversary" even on November 5. The staff also unveiled a screenshot of Gal*Gun: Double Peace'...
Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o: Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai Film's Opening Video Features Trysail's Song
2nd key visual, 2nd pre-sale ticket bonus also revealed
― The official website of Suki ni Naru Sono Shunkan o: Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai (I wait for the moment that you love me. Confession Executive Committee), the second anime film inspired by the HoneyWorks musical group's Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai ~Renai Series~ (Confession Executive Committee ~Love Series~) Vocaloid songs, posted the film's opening video...
SPJA Appoints Ray Chiang as COO, Mark Manansala as CEO
Manansala is 5th SPJA CEO, Chiang had been acting CEO since April
― The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA) announced on Thursday that it has appointed Ray Chiang as Chief Operating Officer, and Mark Manansala as as Chief Executive Officer. Chiang had been serving as acting CEO since April 4 when former CEO Marc Perez left the company. Manansala previously served as the SPJA's vice...
Live-Action Love Concierge Series Casts Kanata Hongou as Ueno
Series premieres digitally on December 1, on TV in January
― The official website of the live-action series adaptation of Hakase and Ueno's comedy manga Rabuho no Ueno-san (Love Concierge, or "Mr. Ueno of the Love Hotel") revealed on Thursday that Kanata Hongou (pictured right) will play the main character Ueno in the series. Hongou previously played Armin in the two live-action Attack on Titan films...
Variety: Legendary Hires Godzilla 2 Writers, Plans Godzilla-King Kong Universe
Krampus' Michael Dougherty, Zach Shields penning new script for March 2019 film
― Entertainment news magazine Variety reported on Thursday that scriptwriters Michael Dougherty and Zach Shields (Krampus) are penning a script for Legendary Pictures and Warner Bros' sequel film for the 2014 Godzilla movie. Variety also reported that Legendary Pictures is supporting the production of a planned Godzilla v...
Trailer For Chain Chronicle Anime Project's 1st Theatrical 'Chapter' Previews Nano's Theme Song
Daiki Yamashita, Akio Ohtsuka, more join cast for 1st of 3 films opening on December 3
― The official website for Chain Chronicle: Haecceitas no Hikari (Chain Chronicle: The Light of Haecceitas), the theatrical and television anime adaptation of Sega's Chain Chronicle smartphone game, began streaming a trailer on Friday for the anime's first theatrical "chapter." The trailer previews Nano's ending th...
Pokémon Sun & Moon Developer Wants to Add Pokémon Go Interaction
Masuda: way to connect games will "definitely come down the road"
― In an interview with the Game Informer website posted on Wednesday, Pokémon series producer and composer Junichi Masuda stated that he wants to develop a way for the Pokémon Sun and Pokémon Moon Nintendo 3DS games to interact at some point with the Pokémon Go smartphone game. He said that more people have learned about Pokémon and th...
Atelier Firis RPG's 3 Gameplay Videos Posted
Videos show atelier customization, battle, field gameplay for November 2 game
― Gust began streaming three gameplay videos for its Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey role-playing game on Thursday. The first gameplay video focuses on customizing the atelier, including background music (including tracks from Atelier Sophie), furniture, and clothing. The second video shows battle ga...
.hack//New World Smartphone Game Ends Service in December
Sale of in-game currency ends on November 18
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Thursday that it will end service for its .hack//New World smartphone game on December 20. Sale of the in-game currency "kiseki" (pyroxene) will halt on November 18. The company launched the game as New World: Vol. 1 Ginrui no Otome for iOS and Android in January. The company then renamed the title to .hack//New Wo...
Kemono Friends TV Anime Reveals 1st Promo Video, Cast, Staff, January Premiere
Story, key visual also revealed for anime based on Nexon's smartphone game
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Nexon's Kemono Friends smartphone game revealed the anime's first promotional video, cast, staff, story, key visual, and January premiere on Friday. The anime will air on TV Tokyo and other channels. The anime will star: Yuka Ozaki as Serval Kana Motomiya as Fennec ...
Shuffle! Visual Novel Gets English Release on Steam in November
Release is based on all-ages PS2 release with Mayumi Thyme, Kareha routes
― Osaka-based video game developer and localization company Active Gaming Media and GREE announced via press release on Friday that they will release Navel's Shuffle! visual novel game on the PC via Steam in November. The release will include English text with the Japanese audio. Active Gaming Media's new "YumeHaven" visual nov...
NISA to Release The Silver Case PS4 Remaster in N. America, Europe
Grasshopper Manufacture announced PS4 version of remaster on Thursday
― NIS America announced on Thursday that it is collaborating with Active Game Media to release the HD remaster for Grasshopper Manufacture's The Silver Case visual novel game on PlayStation 4 in North America and Europe in early 2017. Grasshopper Manufacture had announced the PS4 version for Japan earlier on Thursday. The game wil...
Manga Creator Hiroyuki Shoji Passes Away at 46
Police suspect Shoji died due to cycling accident in Nara prefecture
― Manga creator Hiroyuki Shoji passed away on Thursday in Gose city in Nara prefecture after what police suspect is a biking accident. He was 46. According to prefectural police, a male passerby noticed a man lying face-down by the side of National Route 24 at around 9:50 p.m. on Thursday, beside a recumbent bicycle. The man was ble...
Daisuki Details Streaming Areas, Languages for Dragon Ball Super Stream
Anime streaming service Daisuki revealed the territories and languages on Friday for its upcoming stream of the Dragon Ball Super television anime series. Daisuki will stream the series in: North America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the U.K., Ireland, Germany, the Scandinavian Peninsula (Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Iceland), and "some other European countries." The series will stream wit...
Gundam the Origin Brings Back Amuro, Fraw, Hayato, Kai
Characters from original Gundam series reappear in 4th episode
― The Gundam.info portal site revealed new character visuals on Thursday 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. Amuro Ray Fraw Bow Hayato Kobayashi Kai Shiden The series already featured an appearance by a younge...
2016 Death Note Film's English-Subtitled Trailer Streamed
Sequel film opens in Japan on October 29
― Australian distributor Madman Entertainment began streaming an English-subtitled trailer on Thursday for Death Note Light up the NEW world, this year's live-action Death Note sequel film. The video is a subtitled version of an earlier trailer streamed in September. The film will open in Australia on November 10. The new film will open in Japan on October 29....
Miss Hokusai Expands to Over 80 U.S. Theaters This Weekend
Film gets screenings in Atlanta, Chicago, Connecticut, Houston, Las Vegas, New Jersey
― Distribution company GKids' screening of Production I.G's Miss Hokusai film will begin screening in Atlanta, Chicago, Connecticut, Houston, Las Vegas, and New Jersey, as well as additional theaters in New York on Friday. The film began screening at the Angelika Film Center in New York and the Landmark Nuart in Los...
Reikenzan Season 2's 1st Teaser Video Reveals Title, New Staff, January Premiere
Hikaru no Go's Susumu Nishizawa directs at Studio Deen, supervises scripts
― Studio Deen posted the first teaser for the second season of the Reikenzan television anime on Thursday. The video reveals that the season, titled Reikenzan: Eichi e no Shikaku (Sacred Sword Mountain: Qualification for Wisdom), will premiere next January. The video also reveals Studio DEEN's mostly new main staff for the sec...
Onihei Historical Anime Casts Kenyuu Horiuchi, Romi Park, Daisuke Namikawa
Anime based on classic 'Crime Reports in Edo' novels premieres in January
― The staff of Onihei, the television anime adaptation of Shōtarō Ikenami's Onihei Crime Reports in Edo (Onihei Hankachō or Onihei, the Devilish Bureau Chief) novel series, revealed the anime's main cast and second key visual on Friday. The staff also announced that the series will premiere in January 2017. Kenyuu Horiuchi (Jok...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, October 10-16
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro film airs
― Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro aired on NTV on Friday, October 14 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 12.4% rating. The live-action drama adaptation of Tsunami Umino's Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu manga aired on TBS on Wednesday, October 11 at 10:00 p.m. and earned a 10.2% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji T...
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Green Legend Ran OVA Series
DVD slated for February 21
― Section23 Films announced in its February release slate on Thursday that it has licensed the OVA Green Legend Ran and plans to release it on DVD on February 21, 2017. The release will include both Japanese and English audio. The series consists of three 45-minute episodes that debuted from 1992-1993 on VHS and Laserdisc. Pioneer released the OVA in the United States in 19...
Yowamushi Pedal: New Generation Anime Reveals Hakone Gakuen Character Designs
Tsubasa Yonaga, Atsushi Abe, Kenji Nojima reprise roles for 3rd season
― The official website for the Yowamushi Pedal anime updated on Thursday with the character designs for four members of the Hakone Gakuen cycling club as they appear in Yowamushi Pedal: New Generation, the third anime season based on Wataru Watanabe's original manga. The website also confirmed that the voice actors for Manami, Izu...
Piacevole! My Italian Cooking Anime's 1st Promo Introduces Main Cast
Sayaka Senbongi, Yūki Yonai, more star in January anime
― The official website for Piace: Watashi no Italian (Piacevole! My Italian Cooking), the anime adaptation of Atsuko Watanabe's Piacevole! manga, began streaming a character and cast introduction trailer on Thursday. The anime will premiere in January. (Note: the YouTube video on the website is region-locked in some territories.) The cast, in or...
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Gameplay Videos Show Exploration, Survival
Game slated for 2017 on Wii U, Switch
― Nintendo's official website for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, the newest installment in its The Legend of Zelda game series, began streaming two video previews on Thursday. The videos are titled "Kakeru" (Run) and "Ikiru" (Live). The website's front page also features videos showing the atmosphere of the game. The first video below shows changes in t...
Nintendo Confirms Switch's NVIDIA Processor, HD Display, 48 Publishers & Developers
System comes with detachable Joy-Con controllers & Switch Dock to connect to TV
― Nintendo and NVIDIA posted more details on Switch, the hybrid home/handheld system previously codenamed "NX." The Nintendo Switch offers a custom NVIDIA Tegra processor with an NVIDIA GPU, a high-definition display, detachable Joy-Con controllers, and a Nintendo Switch Dock for connecting the system to a television. A p...
Nintendo Unveils Its Hybrid Home/Handheld Game System 'Switch' for March Debut
System offers single-, multi-player gameplay with modular components
― Nintendo officially unveiled Switch, the hybrid home/handheld system previously codenamed "NX." The accompanying video demonstrates how "the mobility of a handheld is now added to the power of a home gaming system." The system offers single- and multi-player gameplay with modular components. The system will ship next March.
Naruto Shippūden Anime Reveals More Information About New 'Boyhood' Arc
Arc to focus on pasts of 2 characters in each episode
― This year's 47th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing more information on Monday about the new "Shōnen Jidai-hen" (Boyhood Arc) of the Naruto Shippūden anime series, which premiered with the anime's 480th episode (or 700th if you include the episode count of the original Naruto TV anime series) on Thursday. Thursday's epi...
Shun Horie, Sōma Saitō Star in Black Clover Event Anime
Anime screening at Jump Special Anime Festa event features original story
― This year's 47th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing on Monday that the Black Clover event anime that will screen at this year's Jump Special Festa Anime event will star Shun Horie (Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation's Seiya Urisaka) as Asta and Sōma Saitō (Haikyu!!'s Tadashi Yamaguchi) as Yuno. XE...
Gintama, Isobe Isobee Monogatari Manga Have Announcements on October 31
This year's 47th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing on Monday that Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama manga will have a "big announcement" and Ryō Nakama's Isobe Isobee Monogatari ~Ukiyo wa Tsurai yo~ (Chronicle of Isobe -The Life Is Hard-) manga will have an "important announcement" in the magazine's 48th issue, which will ship on October 31. The 47th issue added that the announc...
Takara Tomy Announces Zoids Field of Rebellion MOBA Game for Smartphones
Eighting develops game featuring new characters with designs by HIRONOX
― Takara Tomy announced on Thursday that video game development company Eighting is developing a smartphone game for the Zoids franchise titled Zoids Field of Rebellion. The game will arrive this winter, and will be free to play, with in-game items costing extra. The game's official website is taking pre-registration for both the...
Takeshi Kitano to Receive French Legion of Honor
Award ceremony to be held on October 25
― The French government will award Japanese actor and director Takeshi Kitano (popularly known as Beat Takeshi) the Legion of Honor (Ordre national de la Légion d'Honneur), the highest French order of merit for military and civilian merits. Kitano's spokesperson noted that he will be given the distinction of Officier (Officer), the fourth highest distinction fo...
Naoto Inti Raymi Performs Monster Strike Anime Film's Theme Song
Teaser video featuring theme song "Yume no Arika" streamed
― The official website for the Monster Strike The Movie anime film revealed on Thursday that Naoto Inti Raymi will perform the theme song "Yume no Arika" (Where the Dream Is) for the film. The song's CD single is slated for December 7. Warner Bros. Japan began streaming a teaser featuring the theme song on Thursday. The film will open in Japa...
Japan's FSA Considers Regulating Pokémon Go's In-Game Currency
If regulated, developer may be required to disclose balance of unused currency, deposit security
― The Financial Times newspaper reported on Wednesday that Japan's Financial Services Agency is considering whether it will regulate PokéCoins, the Pokémon Go game's in-game currency, as a prepayment system, which would put the currency under the jurisdiction of the Payment Services Act. The FSA didn't st...
Chiruran TV Anime is Based on Chiruran Nibun no Ichi Comedy Spinoff Manga
Anime following Shinsengumi members in SD form premieres in January
― The staff of the previously announced television anime adaptation of Shinya Umemura and Eiji Hashimoto's Chiruran: Shinsengumi Chinkon-ka (Chiruran: Shinsengumi Requiem) manga opened a website on Thursday for the anime, revealing that the anime project will actually adapt Umemura and Hashimoto's official comedy spinoff manga Chirur...
Gingitsune's Ochiai Ends Hoiku no Ō-sama Manga
5th volume slated for Friday, 6th & final volume in January
― This year's 46th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine revealed on October 13 that manga creator Sayori Ochiai (Gingitsune) will end her Hoiku no Ō-sama (Day Care King) manga in the magazine's next issue, which Kodansha published on Thursday. The manga's fifth volume is slated for Friday, while the sixth and final volume is slated for Janua...
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Game's Trailer Reveals Character 'Hit'
Hit confronts Super Saiyan Blue Goku in new video for October 25 game
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming a trailer for its Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on Wednesday. The trailer reveals the character Hit confronting Goku in Super Saiyan Blue form. Hit is a legendary assassin from the Dragon Ball Super anime's Universe 6 Saga. Bandai Namco Entertai...
Live-Action Kyō no Kira-kun Film's Trailer Previews Theme Song
Shōno Hayama, Yuna Taira, Miura Reiko, Ken Yasuda join cast for February 25 film
― The official website of the live-action film adaptation of Rin Mikimoto's shōjo manga series Kyō no Kira-kun (Today's Kira-kun) began streaming a trailer and new visual for the film on Tuesday. The video reveals and previews the film's theme song "Ima Made Kimi ga Naita Bun Torimodosou" (I'll Take Back All the Times Yo...
Jump Giga Magazine Ends, Successor Magazine Revealed
New magazine will have keyword "X"
― The fourth issue of Shueisha's Shonen Jump GIGA magazine announced on Thursday that the magazine will cease publication, but revealed a new successor publication in the same announcement. The announcement hinted that the new publication will have the keyword of "X" and will surpass "G." The next issue of Weekly Shonen Jump and the Shonen Jump Plus website will pro...
Shinkai's 'your name.' Novel Sells Over 1 Million Copies, Ranks #1 for 8th Week
Book is 34th in trade paperback book chart's history to sell over 1 million
― Kimi no Na wa. (your name), Makoto Shinkai's original novel that inspired the film of the same name, has sold 1,009,000 copies as of October 16. The novel also ranked #1 on Oricon's bunko (trade paperback) book chart for the October 10-16 week — keeping its top position for the eighth week in a row. The book ranked #8 on th...
Crunchyroll Streams The Glass Mask Year 3 Class D TV Anime
New episodes will be available on Mondays
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will stream The Glass Mask Year 3 Class D short television anime series. The first three episodes are already available in territories excluding Asia and Europe. New episodes will be available on Mondays at 10:00 a.m. EDT. The Glass Mask Year 3 Class D is a spinoff based on Suzue Miuchi's...
Ghost in the Shell's Mamoru Oshii, I.G Debut 'Sand Whale and Me' Micro-Series on March 18
Kenji Kawai scores, Atsuki Sato supervises CG; Hanako Saeki, Yoshikatsu Fujiki star in Adult Swim series
― The Toonami segment of the Cartoon Network's Adult Swim block announced on Wednesday the title and premiere date for the five-part hybrid live-action/CG micro-series directed by Mamoru Oshii (Patlabor, Ghost in the Shell, Sky Crawlers) and produced by Production I.G's (Ghost in the Shell, FLCL, ...
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 10-16
Chihayafuru, Haikyu!!, Ajin, Natsume's Book of Friends, xxxHOLiC: Rei in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Chihayafuru 33 163,519 163,519 2016/10 Kodansha Yuki Suetsugu 1 1 2 Haikyu!! 23 151,932 631,248 2016/10 Shueisha Haruichi Furudate 1 2 3 Ajin 9 119,180 216,635 2016/10 Kodansha Gamon Sakurai 3 2 4 Natsume's Book of...
Attack on Titan Gets Adventure Game for 3DS
Players escape mysterious castle, meet characters from story
― Koei Tecmo Games revealed a new Attack on Titan game for Nintendo 3DS in this year's November 3 issue of Weekly Famitsu magazine on Thursday. The adventure game is titled Shingeki no Kyojin: Shichi Kara no Dasshutsu (Attack on Titan: Escape From the Brink of Death). The game features an original story. The player character is a member of ...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, October 10-16
PlayStation VR headset ships
― Japan's Game Ranking: October 10-16 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 13DS Monster Hunter Stories Capcom October 8 67,133 207,736 50 2PS4 Rise of the Tomb Raider Square Enix October 13 21,152 21,152 3Wii U Paper Mario Color Splash Nintendo October 13 20,894 20,894 70 4PSV Kangokutō Mary-Skelter (Including Limited Editio...
Beyblade Burst Premieres in US on Disney XD in December
Disney XD also has rights to 7 earlier series, 3 spinoffs
― Toy company Hasbro and production company d-rights' US subsidiary Sunrights announced plans to broadcast the Beyblade Burst television anime on Disney XD beginning in December. The announcement lists the series with 51 episodes. In addition, Disney XD has acquired the seven previous Beyblade television anime series and the Beywheelz, Beywarr...
Dragon Ball Super to Simulcast on Crunchyroll, Daisuki, AnimeLab
Stream for US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, more begins Saturday
― Toei Animation announced on Wednesday that it will begin an English-subtitled simulcast for Dragon Ball Super on Crunchyroll, Daisuki, and AnimeLab. The simulcast will begin with episode 63 on October 22 at 9:00 p.m. EDT. The streaming platforms will also offer the full Future Trunks arc (beginning with episode 47). Starting on Oct...
Atelier Shallie Plus PS Vita Port Heads West in January
Game gets digital release, physical collector's edition
― Koei Tecmo America announced on Wednesday that it will release Atelier Shallie Plus: Alchemists of the Dusk Sea, the PlayStation Vita port of Atelier Shallie, in North America on January 17, 2017. Koei Tecmo Europe will release the game on January 20, 2017. The game will be available digitally and in a physical collector's edition. The PlaySta...
Persona 5 PS4/PS3 Game's English Dub Cast Revealed
Video preview streamed for game shipping on February 14
― Atlus USA announced the main English cast for its upcoming Persona 5 PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 game on Wednesday. The company also began streaming a video, highlighting the protagonist, voiced by Xander Mobus. The cast includes: Xander Mobus as the protagonist Cassandra Morris as Morgana Max Mittelman as Ryuji Sakamoto Erika Harlacher as...
Kadokawa's Training Simulation Game App Starly Girls Gets Anime
Nana Mizuki, Sumire Uesaka star in game with 12-episode anime by Toward the Terra/Hakuoki's Osamu Yamasaki
― Japan's Kadokawa Games and Shanghai-based Alpha Games announced on Friday that the two companies are forming a production committtee to make an anime of Kadokawa Games' Starly Girls -Episode Starsia- smartphone game. Friday's "Alpha Games Beijing Presentation" event revealed that Osamu Yamasak...
YU-NO Sci-Fi Visual Novel's PS4/PS Vita Remake Delayed to March 16
MAGES. and 5pb. Games announced on Wednesday that the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita remake of their Kono Yo no Hate de Koi o Utau Shōjo YU-NO (YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world.) science-fiction visual novel has been delayed from November 17 to March 16, 2017. The staff emphasized that the remake was able to pass its code of ethics inspection without issues, but the tea...
Toei Posts Popin Q Fantasy Anime Film's 4th Special Video
Film commemorating Toei Animation's 60th anniversary opens December 23
― Toei began streaming the fourth special video for its Popin Q anime film on Wednesday. The video features a minute of footage from the film. Toei streamed the third video on Tuesday. In addition, Toei announced that it will hold a "Super Premiere Meeting" advance screening event for the film on December 3. The voice actresses fo...
Alita: Battle Angel Film Casts Marco Polo Actor Leonard Wu
Marco Polo series regular plays cyborg Kinuba
― Entertainment news magazine Variety reported on Tuesday that Leonard Wu (Marco Polo) 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. Wu will play Kinuba, a cyborg character who also appeared in the original manga. The film will star Rosa Salazar (Maze...
OLDCODEX Band Returns to Touring After Yorke's Accident
Concert tour to resume in Shanghai, China on Sunday
― The official website for the rock band OLDCODEX reported on Tuesday that the band will resume the OLDCODEX Tour 2016-2017 "Fixed Engine" concert series. Band painter and lyricist YORKE. (pictured right) had lost consciousness and sustained injuries during an accident at an October 10 concert at the Yamaguchi Civic Hall, resulting in a tour delay. ...
Twin Star Exorcists Anime Casts Daisuke Ono as Anime-Original Character
Ono's character Mikage Tsuchimikado serves & supports Arima
― The official website for the Twin Star Exorcists anime revealed on Wednesday that the anime has cast Daisuke Ono as the character Mikage Tsuchimikado, an anime-original character in the ongoing anime-original story arc "Rettō Ha Ran-hen" (Archipelago Battle for Supremacy Arc). Like Arima, Mikage is a member of the Tsuchimikado clan. He ser...
Izetta: The Last Witch Anime's English Dub Cast Revealed
Mallorie Rodak, Skyler McIntosh, John Burgmeier, more star in dub premiering Wednesday
― Funimation announced the cast for its English broadcast dub of the Izetta: The Last Witch anime on Tuesday. The cast, under ADR director Kyle Phillips, scriptwriter Jeramey Kratz, ADR engineer Jose Sandoval, and head writer Adrian Cook, includes: Mallorie Rodak as Princess Finé Skyler McIntosh as Izetta John Burg...
Shin Godzilla Extends Run in N. American Theaters Until October 27
200 theaters to run matinee screening on Saturday, with some offering daily screenings
― Funimation announced on Tuesday that it will extend its limited North American screenings of Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi's Shin Godzilla film. The film will have matinee screenings in over 200 theaters in the United States and Canada on Saturday, October 22. Some theater chains will also offer daily screening...
Toho Projects 28% Rise in Year-End Profit Due to Shin Godzilla, 'your name.'
Toho projecting 33 billion yen profit after previous projection of 22.3 billion yen drop
― The Nikkei Asian Review website reported on Tuesday that film production company Toho is projecting a rise in its net profit by 28% to 33 billion yen (about US$317 million) for the year ending in February 2017. Toho attributes the rise to the box office performance of Shin Godzilla and your name. (Kimi no na wa...
Funimation Comments on Escaflowne Backer Reward Flaws
Funimation Entertainment issued a statement with ANN on Tuesday regarding reports of errors in the shipment of backer rewards for its The Vision of Escaflowne Kickstarter campaign. Funimation's official statement is as follows: Funimation has received inquiries from backers of The Vision of Escaflowne Kickstarter regarding errors in their reward shipments. Our customer support team is working to m...
Music Producer Porter Robinson Debuts 'Shelter' Anime Music Video by A-1 Pictures
Toshifumi Akai, Megumi Kouno worked on video at A-1 Pictures
― Music producer and DJ Porter Robinson began streaming the animated music video, created in association with A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, Fairy Tail, Blue Exorcist) and Crunchyroll, for his song "SHELTER" on Tuesday. Robinson was the scriptwriter and executive producer, and Toshifumi Akai (animation director on Magi: The Kingdom of Magi...
Assassination Classroom Anime Film's Runtime, New Visual Revealed
Compilation film listed at 92 minutes; Koro-sensei Q! listed with 12 10-minute episodes
― The official website for the Gekijōban Ansatsu Kyōshitsu: 365-Nichi no Jikan (Assassination Classroom The Movie: 365 Days) compilation anime film unveiled a new visual for the film on Monday. Fuji Creative's English website lists the film as 92 minutes long. Fuji Creative also lists the Koro-sensei Q! anime, whi...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 16-22
Cobra The Animation, Erased anime; Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Tokyo Undead manga; Attack on Titan Anthology ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Cobra The Animation BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$79.98 October 18 Cobra The Animation DVDCite Sentai Filmworks US$69.98 October 18 Durarara!! ×2 The Third Arc Volume 5 BDAnimeNewsNetwork Aniplex of America US$99.98 October 18 ...
New Danganronpa V3 Game Details Voice Cast's Roles
Sayaka Kanda, Kikuko Inoue, Akio Ohtsuka, Maaya Sakamoto, Kenichi Suzumura, Megumi Hayashibara, Kouichi Yamadera, more
― This week's issue of Kadokawa's Weekly Famitsu magazine is reporting all the character roles for the main voice cast in Spike Chunsoft's New Danganronpa V3: Minna no Koroshiai Shin Gakki (New Danganronpa V3: Everyone's New Semester of Killing) PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita gam...
Pokémon Sun & Moon Anime's Promo Video Teases Z-Moves
Alola region, new partner also previewed from from 1-hour premiere on November 17
― The official Pokémon YouTube channel began streaming a "Z-Move" version of the first promotional video for the Pokémon Sun & Moon television anime on Tuesday. The video notes 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. The ...
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