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Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid GN 1
Tired of the guys getting all the monster girls? Here's a story about an unwitting female office worker who invites a dragon girl into her home!
― Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid may be yet another in the seemingly endless library of monster girl stories, but it distinguishes itself right away by being about a monster girl who moves in with an office worker rather than a young male college student. Koba...
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan BD+DVD
In this quirky spinoff of the 2006 otaku phenomenon, Yuki Nagato finds herself in the spotlight pursuing a romance with Kyon. How does Yuki-chan's adventure hold up compared to Haruhi's?
― This 16-episode series is based on a spin-off manga of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series. It's one of those “what if” tales, imagining how things might have played out if the people around origin...
Dark Souls 3: The Ashes of Ariandel
The latest DLC for Dark Souls III sends Dave Riley to the Painted World of Ariandel, where he can't shake the feeling that he should be having a lot more fun with all this.
― Calling the Souls expansions “DLC” does them a disservice. Not at all similar to the micro transaction character skins and map addons the term calls to mind, Dark Souls' Artorias of the Abyss and Bloodborne's The Old Hunters are...
ERASED Blu-Ray 1
Erased's first half delivers an interesting take on a time travel murder mystery. Rebecca Silverman breaks down this new deluxe release.
― Many people have a moment they wish they could return to in order to do just one thing differently. Sometimes it's just to say good-bye to someone who won't be coming back, but maybe it's for a larger purpose, like to save a life. For Satoru Fujinuma, that moment ...
Shelf Life - Wake Up, Girls!
James returns to the world of WUG with a review of the Wake Up! Girls anime. Plus, all this week's new releases!
― I talked about my overly ambitious streaming queue a few weeks ago, and while a couple of shows have gotten the axe (farewell, Scorching Ping Pong Girls), I'm actually finding that keeping up hasn't been as tough as I'd feared. It certainly helps that there's a lot of fun stuff airing t...
Horimiya GN 5
Horimiya continues to delight in its fifth volume of this angst-free look at a sweet romance. Rebecca Silverman takes a look.
― Of all of the many wonderful things about Hero and Daisuke Hagiwara's romance manga Horimiya, one of the best is its lack of melodrama. There are no huge dramatic reveals, no histrionics, no panels oozing with overly tense anticipation. Instead there's just Hori and Miyamura...
Thursday, November 3
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, October 24-30
Compilation of 1st 2 live-action Death Note films airs
― Death Note: Gyakushū no Tensai (Counterattack's Prodigy), a 114-minute reorganization of the first two live-action Death Note films (Death Note and Death Note: The Last Name) aired on NTV on Friday, October 28 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 9.1% rating. Resident Evil: Apocalypse aired on TV Asahi on Sunday, October 30 at 9:15 p.m. and earned a 6.8% ...
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone PS4 Game Rated by German Board
Rhythm game launched in Japan in June
― The German Entertainment Software Self-Regulation Body (Unterhaltungssoftware Selbstkontrolle) added a listing from Atlus USA for Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone on PlayStation 4. Sega's Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Future Tone rhythm game is the PlayStation 4 port of the Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA Arcade games. It debuted in Japan last June as a free down...
FOVE 0 Eye-Tracking VR Headset Collaborates With Sword Art Online Movie
Demonstration features Asuna explaining headset's features, reacting to user's eye movements
― Virtual reality headset company Fove, Inc. announced on Thursday that it will launch a collaboration with the Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale anime film in January. The collaboration will consist of a demonstration of Fove's "FOVE 0" eye-tracking VR headset, featuring the character Asuna explaining the feat...
Chaos;Child Love chu-chu!! Spinoff Fan Disc Slated for March
PS4/PS Vita spinoff game of visual novel has standard, limited editions
― This week's issue of Kadokawa's Weekly Famitsu magazine reported on Wednesday that MAGES.' Chaos;Child Love chu☆chu!!, the spinoff fan disc of the Chaos;Child visual novel, will ship for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in Japan on March 30, in both standard and limited editions. The standard edition on the PS4 costs 7,80...
Live-Action Tomodachi Game Casts Ryō Yoshizawa as Lead Character
Film, drama adaptations of Sherlock Bones author's manga slated for 2017
― An official website for the upcoming live-action adaptations of Yuki Sato's Tomodachi Game (Friends Games) manga opened on Friday and announced that Ryō Yoshizawa (live-action Ao Haru Ride, Gintama) will play the main character Yūichi Katagiri in both the drama and two films. All three adaptations are slated for 2017. The stor...
Brave Witches ‒ Episode 4
"After taking a week off due to the production reportedly falling behind schedule, Brave Witches is back in business."
Dragon Quest VIII 3DS Port Slated for January 20 in N. America
Nintendo announced on Thursday that it will launch the Nintendo 3DS port of Square Enix's Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King in North America on January 20, 2017. Square Enix released Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King in Japan in August 2015. Square Enix first released Dragon Quest VIII: Sora to Umi to Daichi to Norowareshi Himegimi (Dragon Quest VIII: The Sky, the Ocean, th...
Girlish Number ‒ Episode 4
"I'm not sure where everything will end up, but there's still more than enough thoughtful material here to keep me eager to find out."
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid GN 1
Tired of the guys getting all the monster girls? Here's a story about an unwitting female office worker who invites a dragon girl into her home!
― Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid may be yet another in the seemingly endless library of monster girl stories, but it distinguishes itself right away by being about a monster girl who moves in with an office worker rather than a young male college student. Koba...
Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Road to Boruto Includes Boruto Film's Naruto, Sasuke
PS4 game's powered-up characters feature new fighting styles
― This year's 49th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is confirming on Monday that Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Road to Boruto, Bandai Namco Entertainment's upcoming expansion for the Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 game, will add Naruto and Sasuke — as their powered-up versions from the Boruto -Naruto the ...
Sound! Euphonium 2 ‒ Episode 5
"Euphonium has outdone itself yet again with this aesthetically striking and emotionally charged concert performance."
Pacific Rim 2 Casts Japanese Actor Mackenyu
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure/Chihayafuru actor joins sequel which begins filming this month in Australia
― Actor Mackenyu (live-action Chihayafuru, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Peach Girl) announced on his official Twitter account last week that he has joined the cast of Pacific Rim 2, the sequel to Guillermo del Toro and Travis Beacham's 2013 science-fiction robot film. The film will debut in theaters on F...
ClassicaLoid is About the Battle Between Creative Types and Realists
Musicians, artists, creative types. To the realists in society, those guys are a bunch of troublemakers.
Twin Star Exorcists ‒ Episode 30
"I'm so glad that the show was indeed able to stick the landing to this arc."
Studio DLE Launches Chinese-Japanese Anime Venture With 10 Billion Yen
New Tokyo-based venture seeks new creative projects in Chinese, Japanese animation industries
― Anime studio DLE Inc. (3-Nen D-Gumi Glass no Kamen, Haiyoru! Nyaru-Ani, Eagle Talon) announced on Wednesday that it has partnered with Chinese film company Shanghai Griffin Film Corporation to create a 10-billion-yen (about US$100 million) "Chinese-Japanese Anime Fund," and to launch a joint venture named ...
I'm Enterprise Talent Agency Consults Police Over Voice Actor Harassment
Talent agency I'm Enterprise announced on Wednesday that it has learned that many of the voice actors and actresses that it represents have been harassed over the Internet and social media regarding "untrue" topics. The agency noted that it has also seen unauthorized photographs. The agency has decided to consult police in the matter, and are discussing legal options. The announcement also encoura...
Miss Hokusai Anime Film Earns US$176,008 in U.S.
Also: X Japan's We Are X documentary earns US$18,624
― Distribution company GKids' screening of Production I.G's Miss Hokusai film has earned a total of US$176,008 as of Sunday, October 30. The film had earned US$105,459 in North America as of October 24. GKids expanded screenings in October, and the GKids' website includes a list of 122 theaters in the United States and Canada. The film earmed US$25...
Disney XD TV Channel Lists 1st Yo-kai Watch Film on November 12-14
Film screened for 1 day in U.S. on October 15
― The Disney XD channel is listing Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie, the first Yo-kai Watch anime film, with television airings on November 12-14. Eleven Arts and Fathom Events held a one-day screening in the United States on October 15. Eleven Arts describes the film: In YO-KAI WATCH: THE MOVIE EVENT, Jibanyan, Whisper, and Nate meet a heroic Yo-kai named Hoverny...
Aya Suzaki Performs Koro Teacher Quest! Anime's Opening Song
Film shown with Assassination Classroom The Movie: 365 Days on November 19
― This year's 49th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is announcing on Monday that Aya Suzaki will perform the opening theme song "Re:QUEST" for the anime of Jō Aoto and Kizuku Watanabe's Koro-sensei Q! (Koro Teacher Quest) spinoff manga. The anime will premiere with the Gekijōban Ansatsu Kyōshitsu: 365-Nichi no J...
Wednesday, November 2
Sentai Filmworks Reveals Girls und Panzer Film's English Dub Cast
Majority of cast from Sentai's English dub of TV anime returns for film debuting November 18
― Sentai Filmworks revealed the English dub cast for the Girls und Panzer der Film anime movie on Wednesday. Eleven Arts will screen the film with the English dub beginning on November 18 in the United States. The dub cast, under ADR director Kyle Jones, ADR writers Tiffany Grant and Jones, and ADR spotter Ge...
Pokémon Fans Aren't Ready to Tell Serena Goodbye
Our intreprid protagonist is really growing up. In episode 47 of Pokémon XY & Z, Serena made her feelings to known to Ash in the frankest way possible. She's travelled with Ash since the start of Pokémon XY and has been a staple of Ash's crew for the last 140 episodes. When all of it culminated into Ash's first, genuine romantic experience in 20 years, fans went nuts. Needless to say, quite a few ...
Kodansha's Shonen Magazine Circulation Drops Below 1 Million
Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump, Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday circulation also drops
― The Japanese Magazine Publishers Association reported on Wednesday that Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine dipped in circulation below one million. The verified average circulation number for the July-September 2016 period stood at 995,017. The manga magazine's circulation fell by about 20,000 from the April-June...
Attack on Titan's Mikasa Gets Articulated Figure from McFarlane Toys
McFarlane Toys, the makers of posable figures from popular U.S. shows and games like The Walking Dead, Five Nights at Freddy's, Titanfall 2 and Gears of War 4 are adding Attack on Titan's Survey Corps. member Mikasa to its Color Tops toy line. The Color Tops toy line features prominent characters from popular brands in a collector's style window box. Each figure is posable and 7 inches in height;...
Nanbaka ‒ Episode 5
"The most fun part of these New Year's challenges has been getting to see the weird superpowers that each member of Building 13 hasn't yet shown in their goofy escape attempts."
Crunchyroll Releases Map of Most Popular Fall Simulcasts for U.S., Canada
Crunchyroll released on Twitter maps of the U.S. and Canada late last week showing the site's most popular fall simulcast anime by state and province. In the U.S., Drifters appears the most popular in 20 states, followed by Yuri!!! on Ice in 11 states and Keijo!!!!!!!! in nine states. In Canada, Haikyu!! appears most popular as number one in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario, and New Brunswick. I...
Funimation Reveals Dub Casts for Show By Rock!! 2, Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru, Trickster
Funimation premieres English-dubbed anime on Thursday
― Funimation revealed the English dub casts for its broadcast dubs of the Show By Rock!!#, Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru, and Trickster anime on Wednesday. The cast of the second season of Show By Rock!!# includes: Bryn Apprill as Cyan Alexis Tipton as Chuchu Caitlin Glass as Retoree Monica Rial as Moa Mike McFarland as Crow Christopher R. Sabat as Rom J...
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 24-30
Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare, Saint Young Men, Kyō wa Kaisha Yasumimasu., Kingdom, The Seven Deadly Sins in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare 4 168,863 168,863 2016/10 Shueisha Io Sakisaka 1 1 2 Saint Young Men 13 141,606 277,014 2016/10 Kodansha Hikaru Nakamura 2 2 3 Kyō wa Kaisha Yasumimasu....
Sony Apologizes for Keyakizaka46 Idol Group's Nazi-Like Costumes
Idol group Keyakizaka46 received a lot of backlash online after pictures of the members' Nazi-like costumes gained international attention this week. The group wore military-style black dresses, black silver-buttoned capes, and matching hats with bird insignia for the "Perfect Halloween" concert at Yokohama Arena on October 22. Sony Music Entertainment issued a statement on the costumes in Japanes...
Gainax, Saudi Arabia's Arinat Make 3-Minute 'Desert Knight' Trailer
Japanese, Saudia Arabian companies collaborated on story
― Animation Studio GAINAX and Saudi Arabian media content company ARiNAT collaborated on a three-minute anime trailer titled "Desert Knight" (Sabaku no Kishi), which debuted on Thursday at the "ANI:ME" Japanese pop culture festival in Abu Dhabi in the United Arab Emirates. ARiNAT began streaming the anime on Tuesday with both Japanese and Arabi...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, October 24-30
Sword Art Online Hollow Realization, World of Final Fantasy, Berserk Musou games ship
― Japan's Game Ranking: October 24-30 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 1PS4 Sword Art Online Hollow Realization (Including Limited Editions) Bandai Namco Entertainment October 27 70,871 70,871 2PSV Sword Art Online Hollow Realization (Including Limited Editions) Ba...
Persona 5 English Dub Trailer Features Ryuji Sakamoto
Mittelman plays Ryuji in PS4/PS3 game shipping on February 14
― Atlus USA began streaming an English-dubbed trailer featuring Ryuji Sakamoto from its upcoming Persona 5 PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 game on Thursday. Atlus also streamed a video featuring Ryuji's voice actor Max Mittelman discussing the role with PR manager John Hardin. The game's Western release will have English audio only. The En...
Fan Video Sends Mario Into the Underworld
The popular Netflixs sci-fi horror series Stranger Things crosses over with Nintendo's famous plumber in a new live-action fan video where Mario enters the "upside down". "Super Mario: Underworld" by Andrew, Matthew and Seth McMurray sees Mario fall from his level into a forested area where previous mis-jumps by the player have caused Mario to fall to his doom. Things only get more disturbing for ...
Scarlett Johansson, Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Producers Comment on Adaptation
Film's Major will search for her sense of self
― Media news website Nerdist spoke to actress Scarlett Johansson about the upcoming live-action Ghost in the Shell film and its relation to Masamune Shirow's original manga and the anime. IGN spoke to executive producer Michael Costigan and producer Avi Arad, also on the process of adaptation. Johansson commented that the movie will not be taking the cha...
Answerman - Are Cover Versions of Anime Songs Legal?
Youtube is chock-a-block with singers performing covers of anime theme songs - is that legal? Justin has the answer.
― Trace asks: There's a lot of youtube artist who do English covers of anime songs. A few of them even end up on itunes (though with new instrumentation). This brings a lot of questions to mind. Is this illegal? How does copyright work for covering songs in countries that aren't licen...
Natsume Yūjin-Chō Go ‒ Episode 5
"This week shows that nobody's life needs to be at stake for Natsume Yujin-Cho to deliver a kick right in the feelings."
Bungo Stray Dogs ‒ Episode 17
"It's a definite let down after the previous story arc, but this does have the potential to recreate a lot of what was good about the Oda storyline."
Fate/Grand Order RPG App Gets Feature-Length TV Anime Special
Airing at the end of 2016 with animation by Lay-duce, Maaya Sakamoto theme song
― A television anime special adaptation of TYPE-MOON's smartphone role-playing game Fate/Grand Order will air at the end of this year. Hitoshi Nanba (Baki the Grappler, Gosick, Heroman) is directing the feature-length Fate/Grand Order -First Order- special with assistant director Takurō Tsukada at the studio Lay-duce (Mag...
The First 17 Minutes of Genocidal Organ Are Equal Parts Philosophy and Ultraviolence
What is true hell: a land of ethnic cleansing or the scars such a sight leaves forever on your mind?
The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan BD+DVD
In this quirky spinoff of the 2006 otaku phenomenon, Yuki Nagato finds herself in the spotlight pursuing a romance with Kyon. How does Yuki-chan's adventure hold up compared to Haruhi's?
― This 16-episode series is based on a spin-off manga of The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya light novel series. It's one of those “what if” tales, imagining how things might have played out if the people around origin...
Digimon World: Next Order International Edition Game's Video Shows New Features
New PS4 version includes updated graphics, 12 new Digimon, updated raising, combat mechanics
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a video for its Digimon World: Next Order International Edition game on Wednesday. The video reveals the new version's features, including updated graphics, 12 new Digimon, and updated Digimon raising and combat mechanics. In addition, a free update for the game's ...
Orange Anime Sequel Film Teases Another Future in New Trailer
Creator pens November 18 film which retells story from Suwa's view, then continues story
― The official website for orange -Mirai- (orange: Future), the anime film followup to the orange television anime series, began streaming the second teaser trailer on Wednesday. The trailer teases "one more future" and "one more miracle" as the film tells "what happened after the story, revealed at last." The tr...
Live-Action Oboreru Knife Film's Special Video Shows Natsume, Kō Underwater
Film based on George Asakura manga opens in Japan on November 5
― Japanese manga news website Comic Natalie began streaming a special video for the live-action film of George Asakura's Oboreru Knife manga on Wednesday. The clip features an angry Natsume who almost wraps her hands around Kō's neck while underwater. Nana Komatsu and Masaki Suda performed the scene in the sea just before a typhoon came,...
Final Fantasy Dimensions II RPG App Revealed
Followup to 2010's Final Fantasy Legends: Hikari to Yami no Senshi
― Square Enix's teaser site revealed the Final Fantasy Legends II smartphone game sequel on Wednesday. The site is streaming a teaser video for the game. The video indicates that the game will be a "standard" Final Fantasy game that will have learned from the past, featuring event scenes with super-deformed portrayals of characters. I...
Crayon Shin-chan's 2nd Spinoff Anime Series Debuts on Amazon November 9
Plot based on "Figure Wars" manga story where toys take revenge on humans
― Amazon Japan announced on Wednesday that it will exclusively stream a second season of the Crayon Shin-chan Gaiden anime series beginning on November 9. The new season is titled Crayon Shin-chan Gaiden Omocha Wars (Crayon Shin-chan Side Story Toy Wars). The anime will have 13 episodes of about seven minutes each, and will str...
A Silent Voice's Ōima Launches Fumetsu no Anata e Manga on November 9
Story of boy on snowbound field to run in Shōnen Magazine
― This year's 49th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine confirmed on Wednesday that Yoshitoki Ōima (A Silent Voice) will launch her new fantasy manga, Fumetsu no Anata e (To You, the Immortal), in the next issue on November 9. The magazine teases the story: Kyū was abandoned alone on the surface. After wandering, Kyū finds a boy who live...
Toriko Gourmet Battle Manga Heads Toward 'Climax' on November 14
Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro launched manga in 2008; Viz publishes manga in English
― This year's 49th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is announcing on Monday that Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro 's Toriko manga will publish a "climax" chapter in the magazine's 50th issue, which Shueisha will publish on November 14. The word "climax" written in the phonetic katakana alphabet often refers to the fina...
Cardcaptor Sakura Franchise Gets 'Huge Announcement' in December
The December issue of Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine revealed on Wednesday that CLAMP's Cardcaptor Sakura franchise will have a "huge, huge, huge announcement on super big news" in the magazine's next issue in December. The magazine hints that the announcement will be news related to the new anime project. The magazine previously hinted at a "super super news announcement" for the magazine's Decemb...
Live-Action March comes in like a lion Films Unveil New Teaser Trailer, Poster
2 films based on Chika Umino's manga open on March 18, April 22
― The official website for the two live-action films of Chika Umino's March comes in like a lion (Sangatsu no Lion) manga revealed the first teaser trailer and poster visual for the film on Wednesday. The teaser focuses on the life of protagonist Rei Kiriyama (Ryuunosuke Kamiki). The films will open in Japan on March 18 and April 22, res...
Tuesday, November 1
PoPoLoCrois Gets Sequel Smartphone Game App in January
Series celebrating 20th anniversary this year
― The official Twitter account of the Epics' PoPoLoCrois Monogatari game series based on Yohsuke Tamori's Popolocrois Story (Popolocrois Monogatari) manga announced on Sunday that the game series will get a new sequel installment on smartphones in January. The game series is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. XSEED Games released Return to PoPoLo...
1st Cardcaptor Sakura Film Returns to Japanese Theaters in January
The December issue of Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine announced on Wednesday that Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie, the first movie in CLAMP's Card Captor Sakura franchise, will return to Japanese theaters on January 21, 2017. The magazine confirms the following theaters: Shinjuku Piccadilly, Shinjuku, Tokyo Cine Libre, Ikebukuro, Tokyo 109 Cinemas Kawasaki, Kawasaki, Kanagawa Osaka Station City Cinema,...
Latest Emotional Webcomic Explains Why Quitting A Job Isn't a Cure for Depression
Japanese net users are delving into all kinds of emotional topics by publishing their manga online. Former idol fans, lonely office ladies, and anime fans have talked in detail about the dark side of their hobbies through this visual medium. A new manga by Twitter user @Sodium discusses the stress of Japanese work-life, a burden so great the manga's protagonist considers jumping in front of a trai...
Studio 4°C Animates Short About Kanji Aptitude Test
Short features mysterious boy fighting "Unknown" creatures
― The official Youtube channel of the Japan Kanji Aptitude Testing Public Interest Foundation (Nihon Kanji Nōryoku Kentei Kyōkai) began streaming an anime short by Studio 4°C titled "Chiryokumaru" on Monday to promote the Japan Kanji Aptitude Test (Nihon Kanji Nōryoku Kentei, or "Kanken"). The short centers on a mysterious boy who fights crea...
Toriko Manga Helped Raise Awareness of 'Autophagy' Before Nobel Prize
The scientific term "autophagy" grabbed attention throughout the scientific community after Yoshinori Ohsumi won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine this year for his work. The Tokyo Institute of Technology professor won the prize for discovering and clearly explaining the process of autophagy. Autophagy is the process where cells degrade and recycle its own components. The topic may have ha...
Trickster ‒ Episode 5
"As a criminal mastermind, Twenty Faces leaves a lot to be desired."
One Piece ‒ Episode 762
"The Zou arc is continuing to shape up as a really solid chunk of the One Piece anime."
Multiple Memoirs Go Behind-the-Scenes of Studio Ghibli
Last year former Studio Ghibli animator, Hitomi Tateno, published her memoir Enpitsu Senki: Dare mo Shiranakatta Studio Ghibli (The Pencil Wars: The Studio Ghibli that Nobody Knew). The book offered insight on Hayao Miyazaki, Toshio Suzuki, and Isao Takahata and Tateno's own experiences working as an image motion checker. Since her memoir was published, several more staff members from the acclaime...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 30-November 5
Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova, Psychic School Wars, Snow White With The Red Hair, Big Windup! season 2 anime; Cells at Work!, Interviews With Monster Girls, My Girlfriend is a T-Rex manga; live-action Rurouni Kenshin film ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Arpeggio of Blue Steel -Ars Nova- BD/DVDPlease Discotek Media/Eastern Star US$59.95 November 4 Big Windup! Seaso...
Super Robot Wars V PS4/PS Vita Game Trailer Reveals February 23 Release Date
Huckebein, Grungust robots available for early adopters
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming on Monday a new trailer for its upcoming Super Robot Wars V PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game, announcing that the game will ship in Japan on February 23, 2017. Early adopters will receive download codes for the Huckebein and Grungust robots (pictured below). The picture also shows the robots' p...
7-Meter Tall Straw Godzilla Goes on Display in Fukuoka
Every year, the small town of Chikuzen in Fukuoka prefecture holds its Dōntokagashi harvest festival. Despite the town's small population of approximately 30,000, they decided to celebrate in a big way. The town constructed a seven meter tall (23ft) tall replica of Shin Godzilla's titular monster out of bamboo and straw. The artists have faithfully recreated Godzilla's image down to his rippled sk...
D4: Dark Dreams Don't Die's Swery65 Leaves Access Games
Deadly Premonition developer took break in November 2015 due to hypoglycemia
― Game director Hidetaka "Swery65" Suehiro announced on his Twitter account on Monday that he had resigned as director of his company Access Games as of August 31. He then stated that he will announce what he will do next in a future post. He later posted an English message, assuring followers that his health "getting to be ...
Ghost in the Shell Hollywood Film Gets Exclusive Tokyo Event in November
In light of the Hollywood Ghost in the Shell film starring Scarlett Johansson and directed by Rupert Sanders, a special "Ghost in the Shell Exclusive Event" will take place in Tokyo on November 13. For public relations, Johansson will be visiting Japan, too, which is the first time since the film Lost in Translation 14 years ago. Paramount Pictures and Dreamworks Pictures' live-action Ghost in th...
So I Can't Play H Voice Actress Arisa Nishiguchi Retires From Acting
Nishiguchi also voiced characters for Niji-iro Prism Girl, Magica Wars
― Voice actress Arisa Nishiguchi announced on her blog on Tuesday that she has left her agency Across Entertainment and retired from acting. "The truth is, until now I haven't persisted in getting my way," she explained. "I admired the shining world in front of me, how it was overflowing with fun, and said "yes" as much as possibl...
Dark Souls 3: The Ashes of Ariandel
The latest DLC for Dark Souls III sends Dave Riley to the Painted World of Ariandel, where he can't shake the feeling that he should be having a lot more fun with all this.
― Calling the Souls expansions “DLC” does them a disservice. Not at all similar to the micro transaction character skins and map addons the term calls to mind, Dark Souls' Artorias of the Abyss and Bloodborne's The Old Hunters are...
New Power Rangers Film's Stills Shows Characters in School
Also: toy images show Red Ranger's Zord, weapon, morpher
― The official website of The Roar, the in-story school newspaper from the new Power Rangers film, revealed new stills from the film on Monday, showing the characters in school. The site also includes hints at story details, such as Jason's suspension from Angel Grove's high school football team. IMG pr02.jpg IMG pr03.jpg IMG pr04.jpg IMG pr05....
ERASED Blu-Ray 1
Erased's first half delivers an interesting take on a time travel murder mystery. Rebecca Silverman breaks down this new deluxe release.
― Many people have a moment they wish they could return to in order to do just one thing differently. Sometimes it's just to say good-bye to someone who won't be coming back, but maybe it's for a larger purpose, like to save a life. For Satoru Fujinuma, that moment ...
The Chain Chronicle Anime Begins With the Hero Losing to the Final Boss
Nice job dooming the world, hero.
Cyborg 009 Call of Justice Casts 009's Former Voice Kazuhiko Inoue as Emperor
009's 1979 voice actor plays "last boss" in long-running franchise's latest anime
― Tokyo International Film Festival's world premiere of Cyborg 009 Call of Justice, Toho Animation's new 3D CG anime project based on Shotaro Ishinomori's classic science-fiction hero manga Cyborg 009, revealed that the anime has cast veteran voice actor Kazuhiko Inoue. Although Inoue's new character does not appear in ...
Saori Hayami, Mamoru Miyano Star in 2 Haikara-san ga Tōru Shōjo Anime Films
Kazuhiro Furuhashi (Rurouni Kenshin, Hunter x Hunter) directs, scripts films slated for 2017
― The official website for the anime film adaptation of Waki Yamato's Haikara-san ga Tooru manga revealed the project's main cast, director, and release date on Tuesday. The anime will consist of two films, both slated for 2017. The first film's full title is Gekijōban Haikara-san ga Tōru Zenpen ~Benio, Hana ...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, October 17-23
Mr. Osomatsu event sells 2,269, followed by Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE!, DAYS, 2nd live-action Assassination Classroom film, Super Lovers
― Mr. Osomatsu Special Event Fes-Matsu-san'16 dropped from #2 to #7 in its second week on the overall DVD chart. It added 2,269 copies for a new total of 13,667. The Special Edition for the live-action Assassination Classroom: Graduation (Ansatsu Kyōsh...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, October 17-23
Live-action Chihayafuru sells 8,574 + 4,898 + 849 + 788, followed by Flying Witch, Kuromukuro, Mr. Osomatsu event, Bakuon
― The Deluxe Edition Blu-ray & DVD Set with bonus Blu-ray disc for Chihayafuru: Shimo no Ku, the second live-action film based on Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru manga, sold 8,574 copies to rank #2 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. The Regular Edition of the set was #2 with 4,898. Th...
Ghost in the Shell VR Diver English Dub Cast Revealed
Elizabeth Maxwell, Christopher R Sabat, Jad Saxton, Stephanie Sheh, Marc Diraison star
― Prduction I.G announced the English dub cast for its Ghost in the Shell The Movie Virtual Reality Diver VR exhibit on Tuesday. The company additionally announced that a worldwide release date will be announced soon. The cast includes: Elizabeth Maxwell as Motoko Christopher R Sabat as Batou Jad Saxton as Logicoma...
Tamagotchi Gets 1st Anime Film Short in 9 Years
Short film to screen alongside Himitsu no Cocotama film over Golden Week
― Bandai's official Tamagotchi website announced on Tuesday that a new Tamagotchi short film will screen alongside the Kami-sama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama (God Apprentices: Secretive Cocotama) anime film. The short, Eiga Tamagotchi: Himitsu no Otodake Daisakusen (Tamagotchi the Movie: Great Secret Delivery Strategy), will be ...
Live-Action Blade of the Immortal Film Reveals Rin's Actress, April 29 Date
When Marnie Was There's Hana Sugisaki plays heroine in Takashi Miike's film
― The live-action film of Hiroaki Samura's Blade of the Immortal "neo period drama" manga has cast Hana Sugisaki as the heroine Rin Asano. The film's staff also anounced that the film will open on April 29. The 19-year-old actress just finished starring as Yoshiko, the little sister of the protagonist Tsuneko in this year's d...
Discotek Licenses Lupin III: Part IV for 2017 Release With English Dub
Cast members for Lupin, Jigen, Goemon, Fujiko return from Part II
― Discotek Media announced on Monday that it has licensed the Lupin III: Part IV anime and plans to release it on home video in 2017 with both English and Japanese audio tracks. Happy Halloween! No tricks here, just a treat. #LupinPart4 coming to home video in 2017, both subtitled and English-dubbed! pic.twitter.com/BEYevN5I3z— Discote...
Monday, October 31
Deadpool Director Tim Miller Develops Sonic the Hedgehog Film
Oscar nominee Jeff Fowler ("Gopher Broke") would direct CG/live-action hybrid
― Tim Miller, the Deadpool film director who left the production of the Deadpool sequel last month, is developing the planned hybrid CG/live-action film of the Sonic the Hedgehog games. Miller is serving as the executive producer, while Jeff Fowler, an animator and producer at Miller's Blur Studio, would make his feature di...
Production I.G Creates Short Anime to Celebrate Iwaki Meisei University's New Nursing School
Iwaki Meisei University in Iwaki, Fukushima plans to open a new School of Nursing next April. This wouldn't typically be anime news, but Production I.G has created a short promotional video for the announcement titled "Ohai Alii ~Kagayaku Hi no Tame ni~ where "O'hai Ali'i" is a type of flower used in Hawai'i to create leis. The animated promotional video shows what student life will be like at the...
Keyakizaka46 Idol Group Members' Nazi-Like Costumes Raise Eyebrows
Keyakizaka46 is a sister idol group of Nogizaka46, which is in turn a spinoff "rival" group of the popular AKB48. Their relation to the popular idol groups isn't what's getting attention on the internet though, it's the group's recent off-color costume choices. Keyakizaka46 held a concert at Yokohama Arena on October 22 called "Perfect Halloween." During the show, the idols (ranging in age from 15...
Detective Conan Fan Buys Auctioned Mugs at Huge Markup
One Detective Conan fan may be drowning financial sorrows with two cups of coffee today. This year's 39th issue of Shogakukan's Shonen Sunday magazine offered a prize lottery for exclusive Shūichi Akai and Tōru Amuro "pair mugs." The lottery gave the mugs to 150 winners for free. A lucky recipient of the mugs who was looking to make some cash listed the set on the Yahoo! Auctions website. After 26...
Yowamushi Pedal Pachislot Game Trailer Adds New Animation
Kinjō, Fukutomi race in promo video
― Pachinko machine manufacturer Heiwa began streaming a preview for its Yowamushi Pedal pachislot (pachinko-parlor slot machine) game on Monday. The video features footage from the television anime, including some original animation featuring a race between Kinjō and Fukutomi. Wataru Watanabe launched the original manga in Akita Shoten's Weekly Shōnen Champion maga...
Voice Actors Create Characters for Nananin no Ayakashi Anime Comedy Series
DLE animates series of shorts beginning in December
― The official website for voice actor variety show Seiyū Danshi desu ga...? (I'm a Male Voice Actor...?) announced on Friday that the show will spawn a series of anime shorts titled Nananin no Ayakashi (Seven Spirits) beginning on December 5 at 12:55 a.m. The seven voice actors who star in the variety show created the seven main characters — their ...
Happy Halloween — Anime Style
It's Halloween, and this means lots of fun art and cool drawings from various artists, creators, games, and anime series. Below is a compilation of some of the ones we've seen so far this year. As usual, the entries are arranged alphabetically by title, or the artist's last name. Ajin ハッピーハロウィーン\(^o^)/10/31...ハロウィンですね!きっとIBMのコスプレをしてくださっている人がたくさんいますように...(´･_･')アニメ「亜人」好評放送中!!#亜人計画 pic.twitter.com/...
Zero Escape: 999, Virtue's Last Reward Get Combo Release on PS4, PS Vita (Updated)
999 to be updated with HD graphics, voices
― Aksys Games and Spike Chunsoft announced on Monday that it will release Zero Escape: Nine Hours, Nine Persons, Nine Doors (999) and Zero Escape: Virtue's Last Reward for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in a double pack titled Zero Escape: The Nonary Games. 999 will be updated with HD graphics and English and Japanese voice acting. The collection is slat...
Mitsudomoe Voice Actress Momoko Ohara Leaves Acting
Ohara also voiced characters in Genshiken: Second Generation, Minami-ke, B-Daman CrossFire
― Voice actress Momoko Ohara announced on her personal blog on Monday that she is leaving her agency Mausu Promotion and retiring from acting. She clarified that she is not leaving because she has come to dislike acting -- rather, she has an interest in other jobs and wants to do something different. Ohara comm...
One Piece Campaign Raises Money to Revitalize Kumamoto Prefecture
Trains and One Piece-related rewards for philanthropy
― On October 24, Weekly Shonen Jump announced a One Piece campaign to raise funds for Kumamoto Prefecture, which was badly damaged by earthquakes in April this year. Eiichiro Oda, the creator of One Piece and a Kumamoto native, celebrated the project with this artwork of the Straw Hat Pirates in front of Kumamoto Castle (which was damaged). Two tr...
Atelier Firis RPG Previews PS Vita Gameplay in Video
Game ships in Japan on PS Vita, PS4 on November 2
― Gust began streaming a gameplay video on Monday for its Atelier Firis: The Alchemist and the Mysterious Journey role-playing game. The video previews the gameplay for the game's PlayStation Vita version. Gust previously streamed three gameplay videos on October 21. The first video previews a boss battle, the second video previews synthesis, and the ...
Answerman - What Is That Short Screen After The Opening?
Sometimes, after the opening credits of an anime, a still will appear along with some music for a few seconds - what's up with that? Justin has the answer.
― Steve asks: Every now an then an anime will have an OP or ED that finishes playing, and then a bar or two of the music repeats, with some random frame from that episode as the visual. Flying Witch on Crunchyroll in the US is this season's examp...
Kyoto Animation's A Silent Voice Sells 1.5 Million Tickets for Over 2 Billion Yen
More 35mm film strips to be given out starting November 5
― Kyoto Animation's anime film of Yoshitoki Ōima's A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) manga has sold over 1.5 million tickets for over 2 billion yen (about US$19 million) as of October 30. The film ranked #10 at the Japanese box office in its seventh weekend. The film already surpassed the earnings of the K-ON! anime film, which was also animated...
Dragon Ball Super ‒ Episode 64
"I can now honestly say that my fear was misguided. Dragon Ball Super is awesome."
Shelf Life - Wake Up, Girls!
James returns to the world of WUG with a review of the Wake Up! Girls anime. Plus, all this week's new releases!
― I talked about my overly ambitious streaming queue a few weeks ago, and while a couple of shows have gotten the axe (farewell, Scorching Ping Pong Girls), I'm actually finding that keeping up hasn't been as tough as I'd feared. It certainly helps that there's a lot of fun stuff airing t...
Staff and Cast Reminisce About Martian Successor Nadesico
It's been 20 years since the premiere of Martian Successor Nadesico. So we sat down with the director, producer, and primary cast to talk about it.
Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans ‒ Episode 31
"It'll take three weeks for Tekkadan's ship to travel from Mars to Earth, and in that time, anything could happen."
Horimiya GN 5
Horimiya continues to delight in its fifth volume of this angst-free look at a sweet romance. Rebecca Silverman takes a look.
― Of all of the many wonderful things about Hero and Daisuke Hagiwara's romance manga Horimiya, one of the best is its lack of melodrama. There are no huge dramatic reveals, no histrionics, no panels oozing with overly tense anticipation. Instead there's just Hori and Miyamura...
Yōjo Senki TV Anime Reveals Key Visual, 2 New Character Designs
Anime series adapts light novels about young girl who is an Imperial Army mage
― The official website for Yōjo Senki: Saga of Tanya the Evil, 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, revealed the anime's key visual and two more character designs on Monday. The new character design...
Death Note Light up the NEW world Film Earns 458 Million Yen in Opening Weekend
your name. earns 17.19 billion yen, approaches totals of 2nd Harry Potter film
― The live-action Death Note Light up the NEW world film earned 458,645,800 yen (about US$4.37 million) during its opening weekend. The film opened on 342 screens, and sold 342,309 tickets. Comparatively, the 2006 live-action Death Note film earned 405,629,000 yen (US$3.86 million by today's conversion) and sold 306,385 ti...
Hyrule Warriors Legends Previews Ravio, Yuga Gameplay in Video
The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds content pack arrived in Japan on Monday
― Koei Tecmo Games began streaming a video on Sunday previewing its Zelda no Densetsu: Kamigami no Triforce 2 (The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds) Content Pack that the company released in Japan for its Zelda Musou: Hyrule All-Stars (Hyrule Warriors Legends) Nintendo 3DS game on October 31. The pack includes tw...
Genocidal Organ Anime Film Reveals February 3 Opening, New Visual (Updated)
The TIFF Ani! event at the Tokyo International Film Festival revealed on Monday that the anime film of Project Itoh's Genocidal Organ novel will open in Japan on February 3. The event screened part of the film on Monday, and also revealed a new visual drawn by Redjuice. The tagline in the visual is also referenced in the screened footage, "Hell, is all in the mind." The film stars: Yūichi Nakamura...
Actor Kinya Kitaōji Guest Stars in Monster Strike The Movie Anime Film
Prequel anime film featuring Ren as elementary school student opens on December 10
― The official website for the Monster Strike The Movie anime film announced on Monday that actor Kinya Kitaōji (One Piece Film Gold's Raise Max, Asura's Buddhist Monk) will guest star in the film as Kentarō Ishibashi, an old-fashioned old man who is reticent and rude, but is always there to help someone out when they'...
New Death Note Film Beats Out your name. To Top Japan's Box Office
your name. held #1 spot for 9 consecutive weekends
― The live-action Death Note Light up the NEW world film opened at # 1 at the Japanese box office during the October 29-30 weekend, beating out Makoto Shinkai's your name. (Kimi no na wa.) anime film. your name. had topped the weekend charts for nine consecutive weekends since the film opened on August 26. The film ranked #2 during its 10th weekend. ...
Funōhan Manga By Ouroboros Author Gets Live-Action Film
Tori Matsuzaka stars in 2018 film as man who can kill with power of suggestion
― Yūya Kanzaki (Ouroboros) and Arata Miyatsuki's (Signal 100) Funōhan (Impossibility Defense) manga is getting a live-action film adaptation that will open in 2018. The film will star Tori Matsuzaka (live-action Gatchaman's Ken Washio the Eagle, Kamen Rider Decade's Takeru Shiba, Library Wars: The Last Mission's Satoshi Te...
Azusa Tadokoro Performs New Opening Theme For Trickster Anime
Voice actress, singer currently performs show's ending theme song
― Music production company Lantis announced on Saturday that voice actress and singer Azusa Tadokoro will perform the new opening theme song for the Trickster television anime series. The song "Unmei Dilemma" (Fate Dilemma) will ship as her fifth single on January 25. The song will air with the second half of the anime. Todokoro is per...
Love Live! School idol festival ~afterschool Activity~ Arcade Game Reveals Visual
The official website for Love Live! School idol festival ~afterschool Activity~, the upcoming arcade version of KLab's Love Live! School idol festival smartphone game, revealed the game's visual on Thursday. The visual features the members of μ's in new "school unity" outfits. The arcade game will launch in winter 2016 in Japanese arcades. Confirmed playable songs include: "Sore wa Boku-tachi no K...
Gintama Manga Gets 1st Exhibition in Tokyo This Winter
Exhibition runs from December 23-January 9
― This year's 48th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama manga is getting its first exhibition. The exhibition is titled "Rensai Kanketsu Sunzen Dai Gintama-ten: Tsuke ga Mawaru Mae ni Ketsu wo Fuke" (Big Gintama Exhibition On The Verge of the End of its Serialization: Wipe Your Butt Before You Pay ...
Hantsu x Trash's 3rd Original Anime DVD Previewed in Video
Anime based on risque water polo manga ships with 11th manga volume on November 4
― Kodansha began streaming a promotional video on Sunday for the third original anime DVD (OAD) for Hiyoko Kobayashi's Hantsu x Trash manga. The anime will ship with a limited-edition bundle of the manga's 11th volume on November 4. The story follows aimless high school first year Yōhei Hamaji, who receives an invitatio...
Sunday, October 30
20th Century Boys, Monster's Naoki Urasawa Launches New Series in 2017
Author published 1-shot in Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine on Monday
― This year's 49th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine revealed on Monday that Naoki Urasawa (Billy Bat, Pluto, Master Keaton, Monster, 20th Century Boys) will launch a new manga in the magazine next year. The issue didn't provide any other information about the new manga. The same issue published a one-shot ti...
Cocktail Prince Mobile Game Streams Gimlet, Long Island Iced Tea, Mistia Royal Videos
Geechs' upcoming mobile game Cocktail Prince, which centers on attractive young males who represent cocktails, announced voice cast for three more characters on Thursday. The project also began streaming videos for the newly announced roles. The "Gentlemanly, Wholesome Otaku Mom," Gimlet Voiced by: Yūya Hirose Day Job: idol Height: 175 cm (5'9") Hobbies: gardening, reading He is kind and always sm...
Poco's Udon World ‒ Episode 4
"Like last week's installment, episode 4 does an admirable job of fleshing out a supporting character while giving us some additional insight into Souta's past and personality."
Voice Actor Nobuhiko Okamoto's First Album Recalled
One song plagiarizes Kenichi Suzumura
― On October 27, a mere day after its release, the first album of voice actor Nobuhiko Okamoto, Happiece, was recalled by its label, Lantis. It had become aware that one song on the album, the unfortunately titled "Bokura no Catastrophe" ("Our Catastrophe"), shares the same score as Kenichi Suzumura's "Hitotsu" ("One"). This video compares the two songs. "Hitotsu...
Kiss Him, Not Me ‒ Episode 4
"The romantic stalemate was cozy while it lasted, but it looks like the introduction of yet another rival for Kae's affection is going to heat things up in the coming weeks."
Lostorage incited WIXOSS ‒ Episode 4
James Beckett takes over our WIXOSS coverage from Rebecca Silverman, right as the show's star-crossed protagonists finally meet again in the present day...
Kingdom Hearts' Sora Appears in World of Final Fantasy Game
Official Twitter accounts for the World of Final Fantasy game and Kingdom Hearts series announced on Friday that Sora will be available as free DLC in World of Final Fantasy. Sora will be available this winter as a Champion players can summon. The release marks Sora's first appearance in a Final Fantasy world. The release of Sora in the game is a collaboration with Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Cha...
Ultra-Ultra-Rare Pokémon Card to Go on Auction
Estimated worth: $50,000
― Pokémon card collecting and trading have been common pastimes for 20 years, and many have childhood memories of fierce haggling for holographic cards or tearing through packets upon packets of cards hoping to find a Charizard. It's extremely unlikely, however, that you or anyone you know owns the Holy Grail, the Koh-i-Noor, the Fountain of Youth of all Pokémon trading cards...
Occultic;Nine ‒ Episode 4
"Following the sheer information overload of its debut, Occultic;Nine has plateaued into something comprehensible, at least on a basic plot level."
New Buddy Go! Anime's 4th Short Episode Streamed
Final episode of new series aired on October 25
― Shueisha's Ribon magazine began streaming the fourth and final new anime short based on Minori Kurosaki's Buddy Go! manga on October 23. As with the previous three episodes, the four new episodes aired within the Oha-Suta (Good Morning Star) variety program. The fourth episode aired on October 25. The anime stars Asami Shimoda as Ai, Nobuhiko Okamoto ...
Tokyo University of the Arts' Graduate Student Anime Shorts Screen in Yokohama on October 31
Event includes Mob Psycho 100 ending credits sequence by Miyo Satō
― The Tokyo University of the Arts Graduate School of Film and New Media announced the program on October 18 for its upcoming "Animation on Marine Tower" event in Bashamichi, Yokohama. The annual program shows the animation shorts made by the school's current and former graduate students who are majoring in animation or who have compl...
Izetta: The Last Witch ‒ Episode 5
"After an episode entirely without action, Izetta is now back to the business of showing off her magic and wreaking havoc on enemy forces."
ClassicaLoid ‒ Episode 4
"ClassicaLoid is great at zany comedy, but I'm most impressed with how the show nailed its more contemplative, melancholy moods this week."
Mogura no Uta Sequel Film's Trailer Previews Kanjani's Theme Song
Film adapting manga's "Chinese Mafia" arc premieres on December 23
― The official website for Mogura no Uta: Hong Kong Kyōsōkyoku (Mole Song: Hong Kong Capriccio), the sequel film to the live-action film adaptation of Noboru Takahashi's Mogura no Uta (Mole Song) crime manga, began streaming the film's full trailer on Friday. The trailer previews Kanjani's theme song "NOROSHI." Click on below image to...
Cyborg 009 Call of Justice CG Films' New Promo Video Previews Monkey Majik's Theme Song
1st film in three-part project opens on November 25
― Toho began streaming a new 30-second video on Friday for Cyborg 009 Call of Justice, Toho Animation's new 3D CG anime project based on Shotaro Ishinomori's classic science-fiction hero manga Cyborg 009. The video previews Monkey Majik's theme song "A.I. am Human." The anime will consist of three parts, and all three will receive limited two-week t...
4th PriPara Anime Film Revealed For March 4 Debut
New film features idols taking "Puchū tour" around solar system
― The staff of the PriPara anime franchise revealed at a fanclub event on Sunday that the franchise is getting a fourth anime film titled Gekijōban PriPara: Mi~nna de Kagayake! Kirarin☆Star Live (PriPara The Movie: Everyone Shine! Kirarin Star Live). The film will open in Japan on March 4, 2017. The film's website states that this time t...
Assassination Classroom Anime Film's 3rd Teaser Video Previews Original Scene, Theme Song
Film opening on November 19 features new scene with Nagisa, Karma
― The official website of the anime project of Yusei Matsui's Assassination Classroom (Ansastsu Kyōshitsu) manga began streaming the third teaser video on Friday for the Gekijōban Ansatsu Kyōshitsu: 365-Nichi no Jikan (Assassination Classroom The Movie: 365 Days) compilation anime film. The video previews the added original scene that ...
Angel Beats!: Heaven's Door Manga Ends, New Manga of 'True Arc' Starts in 2017
Seven Seas releases prequel manga in N. America
― The December issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki G's Comic magazine published the final chapter on Friday of Yuriko Asami's Angel Beats!: Heaven's Door manga. The final chapter featured a center color page in the issue. The manga's 11th volume will ship on December 17. The same issue also announced that Asami will launch a new Angel Beats! manga series in the...
Eleven Arts Reveals Theater List for U.S. Girls Und Panzer der Film Screenings
Screenings premiere on November 18 with film's English dub
― Eleven Arts revealed a list of 33 theaters on Friday that will screen the Girls und Panzer der Film anime movie starting on November 18 or later in the United States. The screenings will feature the English dub of the film. Eleven Arts will hold the official premiere at the New People Cinema in San Francisco on November 18 at 7:00 p.m. The ...
Yasushi Akimoto's New Idol Group That 'Crosses Dimensions' Reveals Final 4 Character Designs
New characters feature designs by Yukiko horiguchi, Kurehito Misaki, Mieko Hosoi, Koharu Sakura
― Sony Music Records and Aniplex have revealed the final four character designs for the new idol group that AKB48 founder and producer Yasushi Akimoto will produce with the concept of "idols that cross dimensions." The group has eight anime idol characters, with their respective voice actresses performing ...
Stan Lee, Hiroshi Nagahama's The Reflection Anime Reveals New Video, Staff
30-minute series planned for worldwide simultaneous distribution in 2017
― American comic pioneer Stan Lee (Spider-Man, X-Men, Heroman) revealed at the Los Angeles Comic Con event on Saturday a new promotional video, a teaser visual, and more staff for The Reflection anime project. The anime is a collaboration series between Lee, his Pow! Entertainment company, Studio DEEN, and director Hiroshi Nagah...
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