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Discotek Licenses GoShogun TV Anime, GoShogun: The Time Étranger Film
Discotek Media announced on Friday that it has licensed the GoShogun (Sengoku Majin Goshōgun) television series and GoShogun: The Time Étranger film. The film is slated for release on DVD and Blu-ray Disc in June with both English and Japanese audio. The television series will ship on DVD this year. The original 26-episode television series premiered in Japan in 1981. In the story, hero Kenta asse...
Puri Puri Chii-chan!! Anime Casts Rie Murakawa, Confirms April 15 Premiere
Series about girl, underground dweller, alien to run alongside 100% Pascal-sensei
― The official website for Shogakukan's Ciao magazine announced on Friday that Rie Murakawa will voice Chii-chan in the upcoming anime of Hiromu Shinozuka's Puri Puri Chii-chan!! manga. The website also confirmed that the series will premiere on April 15 on MBS and TBS — the series will run in the same one-hour programm...
Anonymous Noise Anime Premieres on April 11
This year's seventh issue of Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine announced on Saturday that the television anime of Ryoko Fukuyama's shōjo manga Anonymous Noise (Fukumenkei Noise) will premiere on Tokyo MX on Tuesday, April 11 at 11:00 p.m., and also air on Kansai TV and BS Fuji. Hideya Takahashi (Keijo!!!!!!!!, Fantasista Stella) is directing the series at Brains Base (Natsume's Book of Friends, D...
Sōryo to Majiwaru Shikiyoku no Yoru ni... Reveals Cast, April 2 Premiere
Anime about a woman in a relationship with a priest will have 5-minute episodes
― The official Twitter account for the television anime adaptation of Reon Maomi's Sōryo to Majiwaru Shikiyoku no Yoru ni... (On a Lustful Night Mingling with a Priest...) adult manga announced the main cast on Friday. The account also revealed earlier this week that the series will premiere on Tokyo MX at night on Sunday...
Dark Horse to Release Gallery Edition for Lone Wolf and Cub Manga
Edition reprints select pages at original size, with original corrections/notes
― Dark Horse Comics announced at Emerald City Comicon on Friday that it will publish a Lone Wolf and Cub Gallery Edition. The company has not yet announced a release date, but confirmed that it will be a single volume. The gallery edition will reprint select pages at the size at which they were originally drawn. These pag...
First-Love Monster Manga Moves to Online Publication
Akira Hiyoshimaru's First Love Monster manga is moving from Kodansha's Aria magazine to pixiv's "pixiv Comic" online platform. Chapter 31 and a "the story thus far" summary debuted on the pixiv Comic website on Friday. The website also has the first four chapters and three side story chapters in Japanese. Hiyoshimaru launched First Love Monster in Aria in March 2013. Kodansha shipped the eighth co...
Hinako Note Anime's 2nd Promo Previews Ending Theme, April 7 Premiere
Anime follows rural girl who moves to Tokyo, joins theater club
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Mitsuki's Hinako Note manga began streaming a second promotional video on Friday. The video previews the ending theme song "A-e-i-u-e-o-ao!!" by Gekidan Hitotose, a group made up of five of the main cast members. The video also reveals that the anime will premiere on AT-X on A...
Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas' Shiori Teshirogi Draws Manga Starring DC Comics Characters
Manga slated for this summer in Champion Red
― DC Entertainment (DCE) president Diane Nelson and publisher Jim Lee appeared at a presentation for media and business partners in Japan on Thursday, and announced that a manga with DC characters will begin serializing in Akita Shoten's Champion Red magazine around this summer. Shiori Teshirogi (Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas - Meiō Shinwa) is drawing the s...
ComiXology Lists Ace of the Diamond, All-Rounder Meguru Manga
Baseball manga, MMA manga debut on March 7
― Digital reading platform ComiXology is listing the first volumes of Yuji Terajima's Ace of the Diamond and Hiroki Endo's All-Rounder Meguru manga for digital release on March 7 from Kodansha Comics. ComiXology describes Ace of the Diamond (Daiya no A): Eijun Sawamura had his heart set on the middle-school national baseball championships. But his team is el...
Funimation to Screen Attack on Titan Compilation Films in U.S. Theaters in March
English-dubbed screenings scheduled for 19 theaters
― Funimation Entertainment announced on Friday that it has licensed the two Attack on Titan recap movies and plans to release them theatrically in the United States at the end of March. The first film, Attack on Titan Part 1 – Guren no Yumiya (Shingeki no Kyojin Zenpen: Guren no Yumiya) will screen on March 27 and Attack on Titan Part 2 – Jiyuu no T...
Mitsu Izumi's 7th Garden Manga Moves Online
The April issue of Shueisha's Jump Square magazine announced on Saturday that it will start publishing Mitsu Izumi's 7th Garden manga on the magazine's official website starting on May 2. The eighth volume of the series will also go on sale in Japan in May. Viz Media is releasing the manga in North America, and it describes the story: Awyn Gardner will do anything to protect the beautiful mistress...
Takana Yukue's T-sensei Comedy Manga Gets Anime
Manga about male nursery school teacher adapts Twitter stories
― An anime adaptation of Takana Yukue's T-sensei comedy manga about a nursery school teacher has been green-lit. The staff unveiled character sheets for the main character and some of his pupils. The manga adapts popular Twitter account written by a male nursery school teacher "T-Sensei," chronicling his experiences on the job. The ongoin...
In This Corner of the World, 'your name.' Win Japan Academy Prizes
Hideaki Anno, Shinji Higuchi's Shin Godzilla film also wins 7 awards
― Sunao Katabuchi's In This Corner of the World anime film won Animation of the Year at the 40th annual Japan Academy Prizes on Friday. The film was competing against your name., A Silent Voice, Rudolph to Ippaiattena, and One Piece Film Gold. Makoto Shinkai's your name. film won Screenplay of the Year, Outstanding Achievement in Mu...
4th Digimon Adventure tri. Film Earns 61 Million Yen in 6 Days
Film opened in 13 theaters last Saturday
― Digimon Adventure tri. Part 4: Loss (Digimon Adventure tri. Sōshitsu), the fourth movie in the Digimon Adventure tri. anime film series, has sold 39,127 tickets to earn more than 61 million yen (about US$533,000) in the six days since opening in 13 theaters on February 25. The film ranked #2 on the Mini Theater Ranking chart, whereas the first three movies h...
Sagrada Reset Anime Streams 2nd Promo Video, Reveals More Cast
Kōtarō Nishiyama, Rikako Aida, Yūichi Iguchi, Sayaka Ohara, Yōji Ueda join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Yutaka Kōno's teen science-fiction/fantasy light novel series Sagrada Reset began streaming the anime's second promotional video on Friday. The video features Yui Makino's opening theme song "Reset," and The Oral Cigarettes' ending theme song "Tonariau." The website also ...
Shinjuku Swan Author Starts Tokyo Revengers Manga Series
Also: Shinjuku Swan manga gets 1-shot
― This year's 13th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine launched a new manga titled Tokyo Revengers from creator Ken Wakui (Shinjuku Swan) on Wednesday. The first chapter of the "juniors dominating their seniors" manga of "suspense and revenge" has 63 pages, including an opening color page. Weekly Shonen Magazine's YouTube channel began streaming a preview ...
March comes in like a lion Live-Action Films' Stills Highlight Rei, Kyōko, Gotō
Films adapting Chika Umino's manga open in Japan on March 18, April 22
― The staff of the live-action films based on Chika Umino's March comes in like a lion (Sangatsu no Lion) manga unveiled three stills from the films on Friday showing Ryunosuke Kamiki as Rei Kiriyama, Kasumi Arimura as Kyōko Koda, and Hideaki Ito as Masamune Gotō. Asmik Ace previously streamed two videos for the film last month. T...
Renai Bōkun Anime's Promo Video Reveals Theme Song Artists, April 6 Premiere
Wake Up Girls!, smileY inc. perform themes for anime adaptation of Megane Mihoshi's manga
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Megane Mihoshi's Renai Bōkun (The very lovely tyrant of love) manga began streaming the show's full promotional video on Friday. The video reveals the show's April 6 premiere date. The Wake Up, Girls! voice actress and idol group (Scorching Ping Pong ...
Singer Hanako Oku Makes Voice Acting Debut in Seiren Anime
Oku performs show's opening theme song
― Singer/songwriter Hanako Oku (The Girl Who Leapt Through Time theme song) made her voice acting debut in the ninth episode of Seiren on Friday. Oku, who performs the opening theme song for the series, plays a worker at a pancake house the main character visits. The episode premiered on Friday morning in Japan. Oku's single (pictured at right) for the opening t...
Live-Action Teiichi no Kuni Film Streams Full Trailer, 2nd Teaser Video
CreepHyp performs theme song for film opening in Japan on April 29
― TOHO began streaming a full trailer and a second teaser video on Thursday for the live-action film of Usamaru Furuya's Teiichi no Kuni (Teiichi's Country) manga. The film's official website also revealed on Thursday that rock band CreepHyp (RIN-NE 2) will perform the film's theme song "Ito." Both of the videos below preview the song...
Tomoaki Maeno, Natsuki Hanae, Kousuke Toriumi Star in Room Mate Anime Shorts
Spinoff of One Room series premieres on April 12
― The official Twitter account for the Room Mate television anime series revealed the show's main cast on Friday. The show stars (from left to right in key visual above): Tomoaki Maeno as Takumi Ashihara, a 19-year-old college student who doesn't speak much and gives off a cool impression, but he is also kind, and worries about others. Natsuki Hanae as...
Cyber Danganronpa VR Heads to N. America, Europe Next Week
Game arrives in N. America on March 7, in Europe on March 10
― Spike Chunsoft announced during the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2017 event on Thursday that it will release the Cyber Danganronpa VR Gakkyū Saiban (Class Trial) virtual reality demo in North America on March 7, and in Europe on March 10. The demo launched in October in Japan and Hong Kong for PlayStation 4. An English version is avai...
No Game, No Life Zero Anime Film Reveals Teaser Video, Key Visual, 2017 Debut
Returning cast, staff also revealed for film based on Yuu Kamiya's light novel series
― The official website for the No Game, No Life anime franchise began streaming a teaser ad on Friday for the upcoming anime film, titled No Game, No Life Zero. The website also revealed the film's returning cast and staff, and a key visual. Additionally, the site revealed that the film will open in Japan sometime t...
Disgaea 5 Nintendo Switch Port's Video Outlines Features
Game shipped in Japan on Friday, will arrive in May in N. America & Europe
― Nippon Ichi Software began streaming a promotional movie on Thursday for Disgaea 5 Complete, the Nintendo Switch port of its Disgaea 5 tactical RPG. The video outlines the game's features and mechanics. The game shipped in Japan on Friday, the same day as the Nintendo Switch console's release. NIS America will ship the game ...
Spike Chunsoft Teases 'Project: Psync' by Zero Escape's Kōtarō Uchikoshi
Spike Chunsoft teased during the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2017 event on Thursday that Zero Escape series creator Kōtarō Uchikoshi is working on a new project titled "Project: Psync." The event showed the following slide and Uchikoshi provided no further comment on the image. Uchikoshi co-wrote KID's Infinity visual novel series, including Never 7, Ever 17, and Remember 11. He wrote Spike C...
25th Crayon Shin-chan Anime Film's Trailer, Cast, Theme Song Artist Revealed
April 15 film stars Ameagari Kesshitai comedy duo, Mirai Shida, theme song by Yuu Takahashi
― The staff of Eiga Crayon Shin-Chan Shūrai! Uchūjin Shiriri (Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Invasion! Alien Shiriri), the Crayon Shin-chan franchise's 25th anime film, revealed the film's trailer, visual, cast, and theme song artist on Friday. The film's story begins when Shiriri, an alien, arrives and turns Hir...
Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Film's 3 Teasers, Japan-Exclusive Poster Unveiled
Film starring Scarlett Johansson opens on March 31
― Paramount Pictures began streaming three new teaser videos for its upcoming live-action Ghost in the Shell film on Thursday. Paramount also unveiled a Japan-exclusive poster for the film. Dreamworks and Paramount are co-financing and co-producing the film. Paramount Pictures is the film's new distributor, after Dreamworks ended its distribution dea...
Spike Chunsoft to Localize 428: Shibuya Scramble Visual Novel for PS4/PC Release in 2018
Jirō Ishii (Under the Dog) created game, Type-Moon wrote scenario which inspired CANAAN anime
― Spike Chunsoft announced during the Game Developers Conference (GDC) 2017 event on Thursday that it will release a localized version of its 428: Fūsa Sareta Shibuya de (428: In a Blockaded Shibuya) game under the title 428: Shibuya Scramble. Spike Chunsoft will ship the game for overseas markets in spring ...
Attack on Titan Manga Has 63 Million Copies in Print
The official twitter for Kodansha's Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine posted the cover image for their April issue on Wednesday. The cover announces that Hajime Isayama's Attack on Titan manga has more than 63 million copies in print. Hajime Isayama's original manga has inspired a television anime, numerous spinoff manga, several novel series, a two-part live-action film project, a spinoff live-action tel...
Super Lovers OAD Episode Previewed in Video
20-minute unaired episode to bundle with 11th manga volume
― Kadokawa began streaming a commercial on Thursday for the "premium anime DVD" that will bundle with the limited edition of the 11th volume of Miyuki Abe's boys-love manga Super Lovers. The DVD will include a 20-minute unaired episode depicting "'that' episode for the four Kaidō brothers." The volume will ship on September 1. The manga inspi...
Comcast Purchases Universal Studios Japan as Wholly Owned Subsidiary
American cable television company Comcast announced on Tuesday that it is aiming to make Universal Studios Japan (USJ) its wholly owned subsidiary by the end of April. Comcast had already acquired 51% of USJ's stock to make it a subsidiary in 2015, and is purchasing the remaining 49% from the previous owners, which included U.S. investment bank Goldman Sachs, for 254.8 billion yen (about US$2.2 bi...
Welcome to the Ballroom Anime Reveals Main Cast, July Premiere
Shimba Tsuchiya, Nobuhiko Okamoto, Ayane Sakura, Toshiyuki Morikawa star in summer anime
― The April issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shōnen Magazine is revealing the main cast and July premiere for the television anime adaptation of Tomo Takeuchi's Welcome to the Ballroom manga on Monday. The cast includes: Shimba Tsuchiya as Tatara Fujita Nobuhiko Okamoto as Kiyoharu Hyodo Ayane Sakura as Shizuku Hanao...
Adult Game Maker TechArts Ceases Operations
Company managed multiple brands, employed artist Akaza, Toshihide Sano
― Illustrator Akaza revealed on Wednesday that adult game company TechArts will cease operations on March 20. As a result Akaza has resigned from the company, and has been seeking other employment. TechArts was founded in 1996. It managed a number of brands and labels, including May-Be SOFT, MBS TRUTH, SQUEEZ, G.J?, OLE, OLE-M, Gy...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, February 20-26
Kaiketsu Zorori film, Pripara special airs
― The Kaiketsu Zorori film, Gekijōban Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori: Nazo no Otakara Dai Sakusen, aired on NHK-E on Sunday, February 26 at 3:50 p.m. and earned a 1.1% rating. The Mi~nna Atsumare! PriPara ☆ Tokuban special program, which commemorates the upcoming PriPara film, aired on TV Tokyo on Sunday, February 26 at 3:05 a.m. and earned a 0.1% rating...
Avex Pictures Comments on Overseas BD, DVD, CD Shipment Restriction
"We are making every effort to acquire the distribution rights for sales overseas"
― ANN confirmed with Avex Pictures that it is sending the following response to inquiries about its restriction on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and CD exports: Due to availability for export of our product to overseas, we, Avex Pictures must clearly classify those products that can and cannot be sold overseas. We pass on such in...
Right Stuf to Release Gundam Wing on Blu-ray, DVD
Company accepts submissions for cast/creator interviews
― The official Twitter account for Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment announced on Thursday that it will release Mobile Suit Gundam Wing on Blu-ray Disc and DVD this year. The release will include cast and creator interviews, for which fans can submit questions in a survey. The survey is collecting questions for voice actor Hikaru Midorikawa (Hee...
Netflix Lists Original Devilman Project Based on Go Nagai's Manga
The Japanese version of the Netflix streaming service lists a "Netflix Original Devilman" project as of Thursday. The entry has no videos or images, but includes the following description: A demon possesses a boy's dead body to do evil. But after falling in love with a human girl, he has a change of heart. Based on Go Nagai's hit manga. The American web version of Netflix also has the same entry, ...
Oban Star-Racers Anime Sequel/Spinoff 'Seriously Considered'
Basquash! co-creator Thomas Romain revealed on Monday that he is "seriously considering" working on a sequel or spinoff project for the Oban Star-Racers anime. Savin Yeatman-Eiffel, co-director on the original anime, posted a concept illustration (seen below) for the potential project. Romain noted that the image represented how he "imagined the characters a few years later." The original anime, a...
New Hell Girl Anime's 1st Promo Video Streamed
Series with returning cast, staff premieres in July
― The official website for Hell Girl (Jigoku Shōjo) franchise began streaming the first promotional video for the new Jigoku Shōjo Yoi no Togi television anime on Friday. The website also posted a new teaser visual for the series. (Note: The video on the official website is region-locked to Japan.) It will have six new episodes and six "reminiscence...
Rock Band NOVELS Goes on Hiatus in May
Band performed 3 opening themes for Tiger & Bunny anime
― Japanese rock band NOVELS announced on Wednesday that the group will go on hiatus after its concerts in Tokyo and Nagoya in May. This year marks the band's 10th anniversary. Mao Takeuchi, the band's vocalist and guitarist, explained that the members need time to think and regroup. He said, "By no means are we fighting and splitting up or somet...
Bono Bono Gets Original Planetarium Anime in Fall
Anime will be shown in planetariums in Japan, will feature original story
― The official website for the new anime of Mikio Igarashi's four-panel gag comedy manga Bono Bono revealed on Wednesday that the anime will get an original planetarium anime that will be shown in planetariums throughout Japan this fall. The anime will feature an original story where Bono Bono and the other characters journey t...
California's GLAS Animation Festival Hosts Anime Director Masaaki Yuasa This Week
Film festival takes place on March 2-5 in Berkeley
― The GLAS Animation Festival revealed in December that animator and director Masaaki Yuasa will attend the festival, and will host two Q&A sessions and a talk. The convention is taking place on March 2-5 in Berkeley, California. Yuasa started as a key animator for such anime as Doraemon: Nobita's Animal Planet and The Legend of the Dog Warriors: The...
Ani ni Aisaresugite Komattemasu Manga Gets Live-Action TV Drama
5-episode TV series airs before live-action film debuts on June 30
― This year's seventh issue of Shogakukan's Sho-Comi magazine is revealing on Saturday that Rina Yagami's Ani ni Aisaresugite Komattemasu manga will also get a live-action television adaptation. The television series will premiere on April 12 on NTV, and will have five episodes. The series will air on Wednesday evenings. The manga is ...
Kenka Banchō Otome: Girl Beats Boys Anime's Video Highlights Totomaru Minowa
Cast from Spike Chunsoft's PS Vita game reprise roles for anime shorts premiering on April 12
― The official Youtube channel of the television anime short series adaptation of Spike Chunsoft's Kenka Banchō Otome romance simulation game began streaming a promotional video for the anime on Thursday. The video introduces the character Totomaru Minowa. The anime will premiere in Japan on April 12 at 10:3...
Rilu Rilu Fairilu TV Anime Gets 2nd Season Starting on April 7
New season to introduce new bellflower Fairilu
― TV Tokyo's official website for the Rilu Rilu Fairilu ~Yōsei no Door~ television anime series revealed on Thursday that the series is getting a second season that will premiere on April 7. The anime will switch timeslots from the first season, and will instead air on Fridays at 5:55 p.m. The new season will introduce a new bellflower Fairilu, who hatch...
Live-Action Hurricane Polymar Film's Trailer Reveals Nagareda Project Insert Song
Song is cover of original anime's opening song
― The official website for the live-action film of Tatsunoko Productions' 1974 anime Hurricane Polymar began streaming a trailer for the film on Thursday. The video reveals and previews Good Morning America's theme song "Kanashimi Naki Sekai e" (Toward A World Without Sadness" and Nagareda Projec's insert song "Tatakae! Polymar." "Tatakae! Polymar" is a ...
Naruto Shippuden Anime's 'Konoha Hiden' Arc Teases March 23 Finale
This year's 14th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is teasing on Monday that the finale for the "Konoha Hiden" (Hidden Leaf Story) arc of the Naruto Shippuden television anime series will air on March 23 with the anime's 500th episode (or the 720th episode overall in the Naruto anime franchise). Weekly Shonen Jump doesn't mention if the Naruto Shippuden anime will continue on after t...
To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness Manga Gets New OVA Project
New OVA commemorating 10th anniversary ships in August, adapts 2 upcoming bonus chapters
― This year's 14th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is announcing on Monday that Kentaro Yabuki and Saki Hasemi's To Love-Ru -Trouble- Darkness manga is getting a new original video anime (OVA) project. The new OVA will commemorate the 10th anniversary of the To Love-Ru franchise. The OVA is being ...
My Hero Academia Manga Takes 1-Week Break Due to Author's Sudden Illness
This year's 14th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing on Monday that Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia manga won't appear in the issue due to Horikoshi's sudden illness. The magazine's editorial staff note that the manga is planned to return in the magazine's 15th issue, which ships on March 13. Horikoshi launched the superhero manga series in Weekly Shonen Jump in July 20...
One Piece Anime Enters Anime-Original Arc Starting on March 19
New arc to focus on 3 rookie Marine soldiers in Aokiji's crew appearing in front of Luffy
― This year's 14th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is announcing on Monday that the One Piece television anime series will enter an anime-original "Marine Rookie" arc starting on March 19. The new arc will feature new Marine soldiers making their appearance. (Note: the kanji characters used to me...
Shogakukan Confirms Anime Adaptation for Killing Bites Manga
Manga from Witchblade Takeru illustrator launched in 2013
― The April issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Hero's magazine confirmed on Wednesday that illustrator Kazasa Sumita (Witchblade Takeru) and storywriter Shinya Murata's (Jackals) Killing Bites manga is getting an anime adaptation. Shogakukan has opened a website and a Twitter account for the franchise. Japanese online retailer 7net had previously p...
Sword Art Online Film Earns Over 1 Billion Yen, Dips to #2 in 2nd Weekend
Live-action One Week Friends film drops to #5
― The Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale anime film dropped from #1 to #2 in its second weekend. (La La Land opened at #1 in Japan during the February 25-26 weekend, just before the 89th Academy Awards ceremony.) Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale has now earned a cummulative total of over 1 billion yen (about US$8.8 million). Starting this Saturday, the movie'...
Pokémon I Choose You! Anime Film's Trailer Shows Ash, Pikachu's 1st Meeting
Film named after anime's 1st episode opens in July
― The official website of Gekijōban Pocket Monster: Kimi ni Kimeta! (Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!), this year's new Pokemon film, began streaming a trailer and teaser video, and revealed the film's visual on Thursday. The film will open on July 15. The film's plot tells the story of how Ash (Satoshi) and Pikachu came to know each other. Pikachu w...
Koi wa Ameagari no You ni TV Anime Premieres January 2018 on Noitamina
This year's 14th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine is revealing on Monday that the anime adaptation of Jun Mayuzuki's Koi wa Ameagari no youni (Love is Like After the Rain) manga will be a television anime that will premiere in January 2018 in the Noitamina programing block on Fuji TV and other channels. The magazine also reveals that the manga has 1.5 million copies in print...
Hinako Note's Main Cast Sings Opening, Ending Themes
"Gekidan Hitotose" performs songs for April anime
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Mitsuki's Hinako Note manga announced on February 17 that the main cast is performing the show's opening and ending theme song. The five performing cast members form the "Gekidan Hitotose" (one year theater group). The opening theme song is titled "A-e-i-u-e-o-ao!!" and the ending theme son...
Miracle Jump Magazine Goes on Hiatus, Prepares for Renewal
GANTZ:G, Himōto! Umaru-chan SS, more manga end
― This year's March issue of Shueisha's Miracle Jump magazine announced on Tuesday that the magazine is temporarily halting publication to "recharge" in preparation for a renewal. Shueisha will reveal more details on the renewal in its Weekly Young Jump magazine and website. Several of the manga serialized in Miracle Jump ended on Tuesday including the f...
Stage Play Adaptation of Dansui! Swimming Manga Reveals Cast Visual
The official Twitter account for the live-action adaptations of Tatsuya Kiuchi's Dansui! swimming manga revealed a visual for the upcoming stage play on Wednesday. The manga also inspired a television series adaptation that is currently airing. Both adaptations star: Top row (from left to right): Ryō Matsuda as Shuhei Sakaki, Shūto Miyazaki as Daiki Shinoduka, Shintarō Anzai as Leo Fujikawa Middle...
Funimation to Stream My Hero Academia Season 2 With English Dub, Subtitles (Updated)
1st 6 dubbed episodes to premiere same day as Japan; dub trailer streamed
― Funimation Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it will stream the second season of My Hero Academia with both an English dub and in Japanese with English subtitles. The first six episodes of the dub will stream on the same day as the subtitled version, beginning with the first episode on April 1. The stream will be avai...
Japanese Comic Ranking, February 20-26
Kimi ni Todoke, Terraformars, Ace of Diamond Act II, Delicious in Dungeon, One Piece in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Kimi ni Todoke 28 174,645 174,645 2017/02 Shueisha Karuho Shiina 1 1 2 Terraformars 20 146,853 293,621 2017/02 Shueisha Story: Yū Sasuga / Art: Kenichi Tachibana 2 2 3 Ace of Diamond Act II 6 125,514...
Right Stuf Delays Mobile Suit Gundam Trilogy Blu-ray, Teases More Gundam News
Right Stuf's Nozomi Entertainment Twitter account announced on Wednesday that its Blu-ray Disc release of Mobile Suit Gundam - The Movie Trilogy has been delayed until June 6. The release was previously slated for April 4. The company also teased "more Gundam news coming later this month." The first film in the trilogy uses footage from the original 1979 television anime, while the next two films ...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, February 20-26
NieR:Automata, Super Robot Wars V, Harukanaru Jikū no Naka de 3 Ultimate, The Witch and the Hundred Knight 2 games ship
― Japan's Game Ranking: February 20-26 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 1PS4NieR:Automata Square Enix February 23 198,542 198,542 85 2PS4 Super Robot Wars V (Including Limited Editions) Bandai Namco Entertainment February 23 100,15...
Nana Maru San Batsu Anime Reveals Cast, Visual, July Premiere
Shun Horie, Umika Kawashima star in anime about quiz club
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Iqura Sugimoto's Nana Maru San Batsu (literally, "7 O 3 X" or "7 Right, 3 Wrong") manga announced on Thursday that Shun Horie will play the protagonist Shiki Koshiyama, and Umika Kawashima will play the heroine Mari Fukami. The role will be Kawashima's first regular appearance in a ...
Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Teaser Shows Major Waking Up in New Body
Film starring Scarlett Johansson opens March 31
― Paramount Pictures began streaming a new teaser trailer for its upcoming live-action Ghost in the Shell film on Wednesday. The teaser shows Scarlett Johansson's character waking up in a new body. Dreamworks and Paramount are co-financing and co-producing the film. Paramount Pictures is the film's new distributor, after Dreamworks ended its distributio...
Koisuru Shirokuma Petit Anime's 60-Second Version Streamed
Anime about polar bear in love with fearful seal will screen in theaters
― Shochiku began streaming the 60-second version of the "petit anime" adaptation of Koromo's Koisuru Shirokuma (Polar Bear in Love) manga on Wednesday. The full anime will screen in Japanese movie theaters before the trailers beginning on March 4. In the video, the Polar Bear describes a "meeting of destiny" with the Seal where ...
Toei, Gust's Augmented Reality Girls Trinary App Streams Opening Anime
Smartphone game's pre-registration open now
― The official website for Toei Animation and Gust's Augmented Reality Girls Trinary (Kakuchō Shōjo-Kei Trinary) "anime cross-link role-playing game" smartphone collaboration project's app began streaming the opening anime on Wednesday. The website for the project's anime also announced that the project will participate in the AnimeJapan 2017 event, which w...
The Royal Tutor Anime Casts Toshiyuki Morikawa as Victor
TV series starring Keisuke Ueda as tutor to 4 princes premieres on April 4
― The official website for the the television anime adaptation of Higasa Akai's The Royal Tutor (Ōshitsu Kyōshi Heine or Königliche Familie Lehrer) manga announced on Wednesday that Toshiyuki Morikawa (Final Fantasy VII: Advent Children's Sephiroth, Danganronpa 3: The End of Hope's Peak High School: Future Arc's Kyōsuke Munaka...
Tennessee Mother: Boy Wrote Daughter's Name in 'Death Note'
School district says suspended 4th grader poses no danger
― Michelle Killough, the mother of a 10-year-old girl who attends Grahamwood Elementary School in Memphis, Tennessee, reported that a fellow fourth-grade boy had put her daughter's name on a "death list." Killough's research led her to discover the Death Note anime, and she noted similarities to the incident with her daughter. She said, “I was...
France's Kaze Lists My Hero Academia Season 2 With Runtime Equal to Half Year
French anime publisher Kaze is listing the second season My Hero Academia with a total runtime equivalent to two cour (half of a year). Kaze is listing two total home video releases for the second season, each with a runtime of 318 minutes, which roughly corresponds to the runtime of one anime cour (quarter of a year). The anime will air on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. on the NTV (Nippon TV) and YTV (Yo...
Otakon to Host Rock Band Flow as Musical Guest
Flow joins JAM Project in Anisong World Matsuri event on August 11-13 in Washington, D.C.
― American anime convention Otakon announced on Tuesday that the convention will host rock band Flow as part of the convention's Anisong World Matsuri music festival event. Flow consists of vocalists Kohshi and Keigo, guitarist Take, bassist Got's, and drummer Iwasaki. The band began when the brothers Kohshi and...
Koi wa Ameagari no You ni Romance Manga Gets Anime
Jun Mayuzuki's story of 17-year-old girl in love with 45-year-old restaurant manager
― This year's 14th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine is announcing on Monday that an anime adaptation of Jun Mayuzuki's Koi wa Ameagari no youni (Love is Like After the Rain) manga has been green-lit. The manga centers on 17-year-old high school student Akira Tachibana, a girl who barely express...
Sagrada Reset Anime Reveals More of Cast, Visual, April 5 Premiere
Yuka Aisaka joins cast as character Eri Oka, Kei's underclassman
― The official website for the television anime of Yutaka Kōno's teen science-fiction/fantasy light novel series Sagrada Reset revealed additional cast, a visual, and the anime's April 5 premiere last week. The new cast includes Yuka Aisaka as the character Eri Oka (seen below). Eri was Kei's underclassman in junior high. She is known f...
Tatsunoko's Infini-T Force Anime Reveals 1st Cast Member, Main Staff
Tomokazu Seki plays G-01, Psycho-Pass 2's Kiyotaka Suzuki directs Fall show with character designs by 'Oh! great'
― The official website of Tatsunoko Productions' Infini-T Force "full 3DCG" television anime revealed the anime's main staff and first cast member on Wednesday. Tomokazu Seki (Fate/stay Night's Gilgamesh, Psycho-Pass' Kōgami) will voice Gatchaman G-01/Ken Washio. Kiyotaka Suzuki (Psycho-P...
D.Gray-man Hallow Anime's Japanese Blu-rays & DVDs Cancelled
Volumes initially slated for September-February, then indefinitely delayed in September
― The official website of D.Gray-man Hallow, the second television anime of Katsura Hoshino's D.Gray-man manga, revealed on Wednesday that the Blu-ray Disc and DVD releases for the anime have been cancelled due to "various circumstances." All pre-orders for those volumes have also been cancelled. The Blu-ray Disc ...
Hell Girl Gets New 12-Episode TV Anime in July
Series will have 6 new episodes, 6 "reminiscence" episodes; cast adds Misaki Watada
― The April issue of Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine will confirm on Friday that a new television anime for the Hell Girl (Jigoku Shōjo) franchise has been green-lit. The new anime is titled Jigoku Shōjo Yoi no Togi. It will have six new episodes and six "reminiscence" episodes, and will premiere in July on MBS, Tokyo M...
U.K.'s Anime Limited Streams A Silent Voice Film Trailer With English Subtitles
Film screens in U.K. in March, will open in 30 countries
― U.K. publisher Anime Limited began streaming an exclusive trailer for Naoko Yamada and Kyoto Animation's A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) anime film last week. The video reveals the film's U.K. screenings that will begin in March. The film's official website revealed last week that the movie will screen in 30 countries around the world. The fi...
D3Publisher Reveals Omega Labyrinth Z for PS4/PS Vita
This years March 16 issue of Weekly Famitsu magazine will unveil D3Publisher's upcoming PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game Omega Labyrinth Z on Friday. The magazine's website posted a preview image on Tuesday. D3Publisher opened a countdown website for a new game. The website features a pair of breasts and tells visitors not to touch or the game announcement will be delayed. According to the ...
Tatsunoko's Infini-T Force 'Full 3DCG' TV Anime Slated for October
Tatsunoko Productions' "full 3DCG" anime Infini-T Force will begin airing this October on NTV and other channels. Digital Frontier (The Boy and the Beast, Wolf Children) is collaborating on the project as part of the celebration of Tatsunoko Production's 55th anniversary in October 2017. The anime will feature the heroes from four earlier Tatsunoko Productions anime: Tekkaman, the Space Knight, Ca...
Kodansha USA Releases The Full-Time Wife Escapist, House of the Sun, Peach Heaven Manga Digitally
Manga by Mari Yoshino, Taamo, Tsunami Umino get English releases
― Kodansha Comics published the first volumes of Tsunami Umino's The Full-Time Wife Escapist (Nigeru wa Haji da ga Yaku ni Tatsu), Taamo's House of the Sun (Taiyō no Ie), and Mari Yoshino's Peach Heaven (Momoiro Heaven!) manga on Tuesday. In The Full-Time Wife Escapist, Mikuri Moriyama has a graduate degree, but because of job scarcity ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 26-March 4
Actually I Am..., Amagi Brilliant Park, The Betrayal Knows My Name, Izumo: Flash of a Brave Sword, Kyousogiga anime; Kase-san and Morning Glories, There's a Demon Lord on the Floor manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date 5 Centimeters Per Second BDPlease Discotek Media/Eastern Star US$29.95 February 28 Actually I Am... BDCite Discotek Media/Eastern Star US$39.95 Februa...
Live-Action JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Film's Visual Shows Jōtarō Kūjō
The official website for the live-action film of Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable manga posted a visual showing Yusuke Iseya in costume as Jōtarō Kūjō. The website previously revealed visuals showing Kento Yamazaki as protagonist Jōsuke Higashikata, Ryunosuke Kamiki as Kōichi Hirose, Nana Komatsu as Yukako Yamagishi, Masaki Okada as Keichō Nijimura, Mackenyu as Oku...
Man Sentenced to 14 Years for Stabbing Singer
21-year-old singer Mayu Tomita testified in court
― The Tokyo District Court sentenced Tomohiro Iwazaki (28) to 14 years and six months in prison on Tuesday for stabbing 21-year-old singer and songwriter Mayu Tomita (pictured at right, no relation to the former AKB48 member of the same name) before an event last May. Tomita was in critical condition after receiving nearly two dozen stab wounds on the...
21st Detective Conan Film's Trailer Previews Theme Song
Mai Kuraki performs song for film opening April 15
― The official website for Meitantei Conan Kara Kurenai no Love Letter (Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter), the 21st Detective Conan (Case Closed) anime film, began streaming the first full trailer for the film on Wednesday. The video previews Mai Kuraki's theme song "Togetsukyō ~Kimi Omofu~." The film will open in Japanese theaters on April 15. T...
Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry Film Teases Original Manga's Climax in Trailer
Manga creator Hiro Mashima draws storyboards as executive producer of May 6 film
― The official website for the Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry anime film began streaming a teaser trailer on Wednesday. The teaser emphasizes that Hiro Mashima's original manga is in the "final arc" as it heads "towards the climax!" Natsu: We're the Fairy Tail mages! Text: Fairy Tail Final Arc Narrator: A decade after starting i...
Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Film Introduces Characters in 'Motion Posters'
The official Twitter account for the upcoming live-action Ghost in the Shell film posted eight "motion posters" introducing the film's characters on Monday. The posters show Scarlett Johansson as Major, Pilou Asbæk (Lucy) as Batou, Takeshi Kitano (Battle Royale) as Aramaki, Lasarus Ratuere (Terra Nova) as Ishikawa, Tawanda Manyimo (The Rover) as Borma, Yutaka Izumihara (Unbroken) as Saito, Danusia...
Hentai Publisher Fakku Looks Into Sales at Brick-and-Mortar Stores
Jacob Grady, founder of hentai manga website and publisher Fakku, told news website ICv2 in January that the company plans to begin selling books to brick-and-mortar retailers. "We are ready to begin selling to retailers immediately," Grady said. "It's something I'm starting to investigate now." Fakku's website has a job listing for a "Marketing and Sales Coordinator" who will communicate with bot...
Attack on Titan's 3DS Escape Game Delayed by 6 Weeks to May 11
The official website of Shingeki no Kyojin: Shichi Kara no Dasshutsu (Attack on Titan: Escape From the Brink of Death), KOEI Tecmo's upcoming Attack on Titan-based Nintendo 3DS game developed by its Ruby Party team, revealed on Tuesday that the game has been delayed from March 30 to May 11 to improve the game's quality. KOEI Tecmo previously streamed a trailer for the game earlier this month. The ...
Btooom! App Producer: Anime Gets Season 2 If App Ranks #5 in Japan
Masato Hayashi, the producer of Asobimo's Btooom! Online game app, promised at the end of the game's unveiling event on Monday that if the game ranks in the top 5 of Japan's app sales chart, the second season of the Btooom! anime will be made. The multiplayer smartphone game of Junya Inoue's Btooom! manga is dubbed a "stealth bomber action" game, where the mechanics center on bombs, the one weapon...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, February 20-26
Yuri!!! on Ice sells 12,965, followed by Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru, Yūsha Yoshihiko, Haikyu!!, Hetalia stage musical
― The DVD Box for Yūsha Yoshihiko to Michibikareshi Shichinin, the third live-action Dragon Quest-inspired Yūsha Yoshihiko fantasy television series, landed at #5 on the overall DVD chart with 5,167 copies. The stage musical Hetalia ~The Great World~ debuted at #11 with 3,357 copies. The ...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, February 20-26
Yuri!!! on Ice sells 33,181, followed by Love Live! Sunshine!!, Kubikiri Cycle, Idolm@ster Million Live! concert, Girls & Panzer disc
― The Idolm@ster Million Live! 3rd Live Tour Believe My Dre@m!! Live Blu-ray 06 & 07 @ Makuhari (Limited Complete Pressing) sold 10,696 copies to land at #5 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. Girls & Panzer 2nd Heartful Tank Disc sold 9,716 copies to debut at #6. The B...
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