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Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Blu-Ray
This fantasy light novel adaptation may never fully answer the question in its title, but it does capture the adventuring spirit of RPG gaming. Theron Martin explores this Dungeon's depths.
― The full title of this 2015 series (mercifully shortened to DanMachi) is arguably misleading, since it immediately inverts this supposed premise, and Bell never actually tries to pick up girls in a Dungeon. Howe...
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody Novel 1
This isekai story attempts to spice things up with a 30-year old protagonist instead of the usual high school hero, but does it stand out otherwise? Rebecca Silverman finds out.
― How many more “guys taken to a parallel world that functions like an MMORPG” stories can we really take? That's a question that more than one of us may very well be asking at this point; even if the genre is hardly new, it ...
Shelf Life - Luck & Logic
Paul's luck runs dry this week when he has to sit through the likes of Luck & Logic. Hopefully, this week's other releases and a new Shelf Obsessed entry will make things better!
― I went to see Your Name last week, since I'm lucky enough to live near a theater that's playing it. Then I went to see it again a few days later, since I really liked it and wanted to inflict it on as many of my friends a...
Piacevole: My Italian Cooking Episodes 1-12 Streaming
Does this bite-sized cooking anime have the chops to stand alongside fan favorites like Food Wars or Sweetness and Lightning? Rose Bridges finds out if Piacevole is worth your time.
― I love a good cooking anime as much as the next food-loving otaku. Feature-length anime must manage to have their cake and eat it too by pleasing food lovers with delicious cooking scenes and recipes, but also working i...
The Ancient Magus' Bride GN 6
The Ancient Magus’ Bride settles into a comfortable rhythm as Chise’s circle of friends expands around the holiday season. Nick Creamer has the details.
― At this point, The Ancient Magus' Bride has thoroughly explored the nature of the bond between Chise and Elias. The two of them are vaguely codependent in a way that isn't necessarily good or bad for either, but could easily spell trouble depending...
Wednesday, April 19
Musicians Taku Takahashi, TeddyLoid, Pa's Lam System Perform at Anime Expo
Convention holds 1st electronic music concert on July 3
― The organizers of the Anime Expo convention announced on Tuesday that musicians ☆Taku Takahashi, TeddyLoid, and Pa's Lam System will perform at this year's convention. The musical artists will perform at Neon District, the convention's first electronic music concert, on July 3 from 8:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. The organizers will announce more artis...
Answerman - Why Are Common English Loanwords Mistranslated So Often?
Often you'll see an English loanword like "Buruma" translated literally in subtitles even if it's obviously not accurate - why does that happen?
― Juliana asks: Why, when handling an English loanword, do translators so often use the literal English source-word, rather than the meaning the word most commonly has in actual Japanese usage? I can't think of a recent show that didn't render jusu (soda, s...
Konbini Kareshi Mixed-Media Project Gets TV Anime
Anime about high school boys who visit convenience store debuts in July
― The staff of Konbini Kareshi (Convenience Store Boyfriends), a mixed-media project developed by Kadokawa's B's Log Comic magazine, announced on Thursday that the project is getting a television anime adaptation. The anime will premiere on TBS and other networks in July. Hayato Date (Saiyuki, Naruto) is directing the anime at St...
Sakura Quest TV Anime Listed With 25 Episodes
― The official website for P.A. Works' new original television anime Sakura Quest revealed on Wednesday that the series' staff is planning a total of seven Blu-ray Disc and DVD sets for the anime. The first, fourth, and seventh sets will have three episodes each; and the second, third, fifth, and sixth sets will have four episodes each, for a total of 25 episodes. The website also revealed an image ...
Kuroko's Basketball Last Game Film's English-Subtitled Video Streamed
Odex opens film in Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Indonesia, Vietnam in May
― Southeast Asian film distributor Odex began streaming an English-subtitled promotional video for the Gekijōban Kuroko no Basuke Last Game (Kuroko's Basketball The Movie: Last Game) anime film on Wednesday. Odex will open the film in Malaysia on May 4, and will also open the film in Singapore, the Philippines, Indonesia, ...
The Tragic Moral Of Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans
The Gundam franchise has always been somewhat of a paradox: action-packed giant robot battles set against the horrors of war.
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Blu-Ray
This fantasy light novel adaptation may never fully answer the question in its title, but it does capture the adventuring spirit of RPG gaming. Theron Martin explores this Dungeon's depths.
― The full title of this 2015 series (mercifully shortened to DanMachi) is arguably misleading, since it immediately inverts this supposed premise, and Bell never actually tries to pick up girls in a Dungeon. Howe...
Go Nagai Debuts New Mazinger Z Film's Footage at Annecy
Manga creator previews anime in France on June 14
― The official website of the Annecy International Animation Film Festival announced on Monday that Go Nagai will unveil the first footage from the new anime film based on his Mazinger Z manga during the festival on June 14. Nagai will present the footage at a "Making Of" event at the festival. A launch event during the AnimeJapan 2017 event last mont...
Action Heroine Cheer Fruits Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, New Characters, July Debut, Video
M.A.O, Rie Murakawa, Miku Itō, Yūki Hirose, Haruka Ishida, Erii Yamazaki, Moe Toyota, Haruka Shiraishi star
― The official Twitter account and website for the upcoming original television anime Action Heroine Cheer Fruits posted the cast, main staff, five additional main characters, and July premiere date for the anime on Tuesday and Wednesday. The website also posted a video that introduced the char...
Deadline: Legendary's Godzilla Sequel Casts Aisha Hinds
Actress starred in Underground, Shots Fired, Under the Dome
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Tuesday that Aisha Hinds (Underground, Shots Fired, Under the Dome) has signed on to co-star in Godzilla: King of Monsters, the sequel film to Legendary Pictures' 2014 Godzilla movie. Variety revealed in January that child actor Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) will appear in the film. Th...
Experience the JoJo Part 3 Finale at Universal Studios Japan
Universal Studios Japan revealed details about its JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders attraction slated for this summer. DIO and Jōtaro will appear as a 4D film where viewers can experience the characters' Stands first hand. "JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: The REAL 4-D: DIO's World" will show the final battle between Jōtaro and the vampire DIO starting on June 30. The show will run until Octo...
Neko to Mata Short Anime About Cat Siblings Premieres on Thursday
Takuma Nagatsuka, Tasuku Hatanaka play leads
― Fuji TV's late-night variety program #Hi_Poul is premiering an original anime short series titled Neko to Mata on Thursday. Each episode will be 42 seconds long, and will air as a segment on the variety program. The series centers around two cats: a younger sister named Neko, and an older brother named Mata. Neko is a nekomata (a mythical two-tailed cat)...
DMI's Juné Launches Kickstarter to Publish Delico Psyche's Boys-Love Manga in Print
Seeks US$47,000 to publish 3 erotic titles in print
― Digital Manga Inc.'s Juné imprint launched a Kickstarter campaign on Monday to fund print copies of four of Delico Psyche's boys-love manga volumes. The titles up for print are The Rest is a Love Thing?! (Nokorimono ni wa Ai ga Aru!?), Eroman: Paper, Pen, Sex (Ero man - kami to pen to SEX to!!), and two volumes of Pure Love's Sexy Time (Jun Ai Er...
Seitokai Yakuindomo Anime Film's Theme Song Artists, 1st Trailer, Visuals Revealed
Triple Booking voice actresses sing theme for July 21 film
― The official website of Gekijōban Seitokai Yakuindomo, the theatrical anime project based on Tozen Ujiie's Seitokai Yakuindomo manga, began streaming the first trailer for the anime on Wednesday. The video highlights the return of the characters, and jokingly states that the film aims to earn 2 trillion yen (about US$20 billion). The site a...
Tuesday, April 18
Manga Artist Shirow Miwa Honors Tokugawa Ieyasu on Anniversary of His Death
April 17 is an important date in Japanese history as it marks the death of shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu, a figure often credited with uniting Japan turning a tumultuous time ravaged by civil war. It was also on this date that the shogun's sword Sohayanotsurugi was designated as an important cultural asset. To mark the date, illustrator Shirow Miwa (Dogs: Bullets & Carnage, 7th Dragon) drew an illustrati...
Layton's Mystery Journey Game's 3DS Version Ships in the West in Fall
iOS, Android version debuts worldwide on July 20, Japanese 3DS version also ships on July 20
― Level 5 opened an English website for its Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy (Layton Mystery Journey: Katriel to Daifugō no Inbō), revealing that it will release the game on the Nintendo 3DS in the West early this fall. The game will be available on iOS and Android devices ...
Sony's Sword Art Online Headphones Sell Out After Unexpectedly High Demand
Sony's Kirito and Asuna wireless headphones sold out almost immediately after unexpectedly high demand depleted its stock. The headphones were created as a collaboration item for Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale and went on sale for a limited time starting on February 22. The company planned to sell both of types of the headphones until April 28, but announced on April 14 that the item w...
Pokémon Sun & Moon Anime Starts Weekly Run on Disney XD in U.S. in May
1st 2 episodes previewed on Disney XD in December
― The official Twitter account of the Pokémon franchise revealed on Monday that the Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon (Pokémon Sun & Moon) anime will premiere its regular weekly run on Disney XD in the United States on May 12. Head to Alola with Ash and friends starting May 12! Catch #Pokemon the Series: Sun & Moon on Disney XD, US Trainers: https://t.co...
Ultra Street Fighter II Game's Trailer Previews Different Game Modes
Soundtrack sampler video also posted for May 26 game
― Capcom began streaming a new trailer for its Ultra Street Fighter II: The Final Challengers Nintendo Switch game on Monday. The trailer previews the game's features, including a "classic style" mode, a "local battle" mode, an "internet battle" mode, a "buddy battle" mode, and a "Way of the Hado" mode. The video also shows the new character custom...
Find Your Ideal Idol from King of Prism with Official Quiz
Fans of Pretty Rhythm's King of Prism franchise can now see which idol is best suited for them with an official quiz released to celebrate King of Prism's Twitter page reaching 50,000 followers. The quiz can be taken at this website. Fans can enter their date of birth, and then their "ideal" idol will be shown, with an image and message from the character (Japanese only). A Twitter account is req...
The Silver Case Game's PS4 Launch Trailer Streamed
Game shipped Tuesday in N. America, ships Friday in Europe
― NIS America began streaming a launch trailer on Tuesday to correspond with its release of The Silver Case for the PS4 in North America. The trailer showcases footage from the game. The game shipped on PlayStation 4 on Tuesday in North America, and it will ship on April 21 in Europe. The game has digital, standard physical, and limited editi...
UVERworld Performs Live-Action Gintama Film's Theme Song
Film opens July 14 in Japan
― The official website for the live-action film of the Gintama manga announced on Tuesday that the rock band UVERworld (Blue Exorcist, The Heroic Legend of Arslan) is performing the theme song. The band's vocalist TAKUYA∞ wrote and composed the song "DECIDED" specifically for the film. The film will open in Japan on July 14. Fukuda (live-action HK/Hentai Kamen, Mr. Nietzsc...
Famitsu: PS VR Sells 102,000 Units in Japan
Kadokawa's video game news outlet Famitsu reported in a presentation on the state of the game industry on Friday that the PlayStation VR hardware has sold 102,000 units in Japan as of March 26. The report also noted that there continues to be a shortage on the market. The PS VR shipped worldwide on October 13. As of February 19, Sony Interactive Entertainment had sold 915,000 PlayStation VRs world...
Series Premiere: "SukaSuka" ‒ Episodes 1-2
"There's an intriguing story to be found once you get past this light novel adaptation's triple-sentence title."
Princes from The Royal Tutor, Yume 100 Give Romance Advice in 4-Week Collaboration
The currently airing television anime The Royal Tutor is getting a web collaboration with the smartphone game, Yume Oukoku to Nemureru 100 nin no Ouji-sama (The Dream Kingdom and the 100 Sleeping Princes). Higasa Akai, the original creator and manga artist of the Royal Tutor manga, will be creating collaboration visuals especially for the event. The collaboration will span four weeks and feature t...
ReLIFE, Shuriken and Pleats, Children of the Whales Manga Win France's Mangawa Award
The official website for France's "Mangawa" award announced at the beginning of the month that Yayoiso's Relife, Matsuri Hino's Shuriken and Pleats, and Abi Umeda's Children of the Whales (Kujira no Kora wa Sajō ni Utau or Les enfants de la baleine) won the 2017 awards for the shōnen, shōjo, and seinen categories, respectively. French bookstore L'ange Bleu began holding the awards in 2005 in order...
Series Premiere: Akashic Records of Bastard Magical Instructor ‒ Episodes 1-3
"An underwhelming first episode sets a bad impression, but the series improves enough over the next two episodes to be decent."
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 16-22
Ocean Waves, My Hero Academia, Dagashi Kashi, Gatchaman II, Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle, Valkyrie Drive Mermaid anime; Ghost Diary manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Aria the Scarlet Ammo AA BD/DVDPlease Funimation Entertainment US$64.98 April 18 Dagashi Kashi BD/DVDCite Funimation Entertainment US$64.98 April 18 Gatchaman II DVDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks ...
Watch Two Pro Pianists Play Themes from Yuri!!! on Ice
Professional pianists Chiharu Sudo and Ryo Sonoda have uploaded their take on music from the popular ice skating anime Yuri!!! on Ice, which aired in Fall 2016. First is a four-hand duet version of the Yuri!!! on Ice theme. Chiharu Sudo also released a solo performance of Yuri's free-skating song, Piano Concerto In B-Minor: Allegro Appasionato. Yuri!!! on Ice was voted Animation of the Year at the...
Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] Heads To PS4, PS3, PS Vita
Game features new playable character
― Video game news website Famitsu revealed on Tuesday that Ecole Software and French-Bread will release the arcade game Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st] for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita. The home version will add a new playable character Enkidu, among other new features. Famitsu magazine will reveal more details on Thursday. The arcade versi...
Idea Factory's Mr. Osomatsu Game Gets PS Vita Variant in Japan
The official Japanese PlayStation Blog announced on Tuesday that Osomatsu-san The Game Hachamecha Shūshoku Advice: Dead or Work (Mr. Osomatsu The Game Nonsense Employment Advice: Dead or Work) game is getting a PlayStation Vita variant in Japan. The "glacier white" PlayStation Vita will feature the six Matsuno brothers engraved on the handheld system. The release will include a Mr. Osomatsu theme...
Detective Conan Creator's Various Manga Have 200 Million Copies in Print
Gosho Aoyama starts new Magic Kaito mini-series on April 26
― The 21st issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday magazine is revealing on Wednesday that manga creator Gosho Aoyama's various manga series have a combined 200 million copies in print worldwide. To commemorate the milestone, Aoyama will draw a new mini-series, the first in three years, for his Magic Kaito manga. The first chapter will ap...
Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry Anime Film Reveals New Key Visual
The official website for the Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry anime film revealed a new key visual on Wednesday. The website also announced that Tetsuya Kakihara (voice of Natsu) and Aya Hirano (Lucy) will attend an opening day stage greeting event at Tokyo's Toho Cinemas Shinjuku on May 6. The website revealed last Wednesday that theaters showing the film will give viewers a free booklet while supplies las...
Is VR the Future of Anime?
Imagine if there was a way to be part of your favorite anime. Well, at least one major anime studio is already working on that.
Series Premiere: Grimoire of Zero ‒ Episodes 1-2
"While the characters and the premise have a lot to offer, they're not clicking quite as well as I would have hoped."
Death March to the Parallel World Rhapsody Novel 1
This isekai story attempts to spice things up with a 30-year old protagonist instead of the usual high school hero, but does it stand out otherwise? Rebecca Silverman finds out.
― How many more “guys taken to a parallel world that functions like an MMORPG” stories can we really take? That's a question that more than one of us may very well be asking at this point; even if the genre is hardly new, it ...
The Anthem of the Heart Live-Action Film's Teaser Previews Story
Film based on anime opens on July 22
― The official website of the live-action film adaptation of The Anthem of the Heart (Kokosake or Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterun Da.) anime film began streaming a new teaser for the film on Tuesday. The video previews the film's story. (Note: The Youtube video below is region-blocked in the United States, South Korea, Mexico, Australia, and New Zealand.) The film will...
One Piece 3rd Theme Park Attraction Gets Original Character by Oda
3rd attraction debuts April 29, with theme song by GReeeeN
― The staff of the "One Piece Live Attraction 3 Phantom" production revealed a new character for the attraction named Ann. Original author Eiichiro Oda designed the character. The attraction will debut in the Tokyo One Piece Tower indoor theme park on April 29. The GReeeeN music group wrote a theme song for the attraction titled "4 ever Don!!...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, April 10-16
Touken Ranbu stage play sells 18,734, followed by Haikyu!!, Resident Evil: The Final Chapter, live-action Your Lie in April, Shin Godzilla
― The repeat performance of Butai Touken Ranbu Kyoden Moeyur Honnōji, the stage play adaptation of DMM's Touken Ranbu online browser game, sold 18,734 copies to rank #2 on the overall DVD chart. Resident Evil: The Final Chapter fell from #6 to #7 in its fourth wee...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, April 10-16
Touken Ranbu stage play sells 25,780, followed by Haikyu!!, Love Live! Sunshine!!, live-action Your Lie in April, Kamen Rider Ex-Aid
― The repeat performance of Butai Touken Ranbu Kyoden Moeyur Honnōji, the stage play adaptation of DMM's Touken Ranbu online browser game, sold 25,780 copies to rank #2 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. The live-action Your Lie in April film's Blu-ray Deluxe Edition la...
Isekai Shokudō TV Anime's Staff, Visual, Summer Premiere Revealed
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 3rei!!'s Masato Jinbo directs, supervises scripts at Silver Link
― The official website of the television anime of Junpei Inuzuka's Isekai Shokudō (Restaurant to Another World) light novel series revealed the anime's staff, visual, and summer premiere on Tuesday. Masato Jinbo (Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 3rei!!, Chaos;Child) is directing the anime at Silver Link, and...
Attack on Titan Gets Planetarium Show in May
A planetarium show for the Attack on Titan franchise titled Shingeki no Kyojin In the Dome -Heishi-tachi no Hoshizora- (Attack on Titan In the Dome -The Soldiers' Starlit Sky-) has been green-lit. The show will run at the Konica Minolta Planetarium "Tenkū" in Oshiage, Tokyo from May 20 to October 1, and at the Konica Minolta Planetarium "Manten" in Ikebukuro, Tokyo from May 27 to October 29. In ad...
DMM Pictures Reveals Anime-Gataris Original Anime for Fall
Anime about school's anime research club stars Kaede Hondo, Sayaka Senbongi, Hisako Tōjō
― DMM Pictures, DMM's new animation label, opened a website for a new original television anime titled Anime-Gataris (Anime Stories) on Tuesday. The site is streaming a teaser video for the anime. The anime will premiere this fall. The anime centers on Minoa Asagaya, a new high school student in Sakaneko Private ...
New Megazone 23 Anime Project Plans Crowdfunding for Promo Video
TV anime planned for Megazone 23 XI with Monogatari, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure designers
― Anime production company AIC revealed on Friday that it would launch a crowdfunding campaign on the Campfire site for a five-minute promotional video for Megazone 23 XI. Megazone 23 XI (pronounced "sai" as in the Greek letter) is AIC's tentatively titled brand-new anime project in the Megazone 23 franchise. The ...
Touhou Genso Wanderer Previewed on Nintendo Switch for Demonstration Only
Developer Aqua Style has no plans for release; NIS America released previous version on PS4/Vita in March
― Game developer Aqua Style posted on Sunday that it is developing a playable Nintendo Switch version of its Fushigi no Gensokyo 3 -The Tower of Desire- Reloaded (Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded) game for demonstration at Touhou Project's Hakurei Jinja Reitaisai event on May 4. Aqua Style currentl...
Monday, April 17
Beyblade Gets New Manga Based on TV Personalities
Gag manga launches Friday
― Manga artist Chihiro Gokitsune announced plans on Twitter last Friday to launch a new Beyblade manga titled Beyblade Soul Taku & Shō. The gag manga series will premiere June issue of Shogakukan's Corocoro Ichiban! magazine, which ships on Friday. The protagonists of the series, Taku and Shō, are based a pair of real-life "bladers" who appear at tournaments and on Beyblade...
Square Enix & Platinum Games CEOs are Actual Bosses in NieR: Automata DLC
Square Enix North America began streaming videos showing off the game's upcoming DLC for NieR: Automata on Monday. One of the new features is three more coliseums, one of which hides perhaps undefeatable bosses. After continually goading an NPC, players can face none other than Yosuke Matsuda and Kenichi Sato, the respective CEOs of Square Enix and Platinum Games. The characters are "CEOs...the st...
Yowamushi Pedal New Generation ‒ Episode 15
"With Koga and Teshima's years-long feud resolved, the floodgates have opened on a slough of new conflicts for the characters of Yowamushi Pedal New Generation."
Himōto! Umaru-chan Anime's English Dub Casts Adam Noble as Taihei Doma
Dub previewed in video
― Sentai Filmworks began streaming a video on Monday for its English dub of the Himōto! Umaru-chan television anime. The video reveals Adam Noble as the voice of the character Taihei Doma. The videos description notes that Sentai Filmworks will reveal the anime's dub cast this week. Sentai Filmworks will release the anime on Blu-ray Disc on May 30. The anime, based on Sankaku H...
Studio Khara Recruiting Animators, Technical Staff for New Evangelion Film
Animation company Studio Khara is apparently looking for new talent to work on the final installment in the Rebuild of Evangelion film tetralogy. Studio Khara was founded by the director and original creator of Neon Genesis Evangelion Hideaki Anno in 2006 after he left Gainax. The company is headquarted in the Suginami ward in Tokyo and has worked on Bungo Stray Dogs, Erased, Gurren Lagann, Kill ...
'your name.' Anime Film Tops US$3.4 Million After 2nd Weekend in N. America
2nd weekend earnings estimated at US$733,722
― The Box Office Mojo website updated its box office estimates for your name. on Monday. The total box office earnings in the United States and Canada is US$3,369,779 as of Sunday. The film earned approximately US$733,722 at 292 theaters over the April 14-16 weekend, and ranked #14. your name. earned US$1,813,781 in its debut weekend beginning on April 7, ...
Funimation Streams KanColle English Dub Trailer
DVD/Blu-ray ships June 27
― Funimation Entertainment began streaming an English dub trailer for KanColle on Monday. The English cast, under director Jerry Jewell, includes: Felecia Angelle as Fubuki Leah Clark as Yuudachi Cherami Leigh as Mutsuki Jeannie Tirado as Kaga Tia Ballard as Akagi Elizabeth Maxwell as Nagato Morgan Garrett as Mutsu Madeleine Morris as Ooyado Christina Kelly as Yamato Megan S...
Kemono Friends Pop-Up Shop Sells Out of Everything but CDs After Only 2 Days
A pop-up shop selling Kemono Friends merchandise at the Marui Annex building in Shinjuku, Tokyo, was planned to run from April 14 to 27 but sold out of everything except copies of the CD, "Welcome to Japari Park," by the end of the second day. The CDs have also since sold out. Merchandise included a side-story comic, exclusive t-shirts, an official guide book with an attached Blu-ray disc, tote b...
Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden Anime Film Listed With 3 Installments
Shochiku Films opened an English information page for the anime film adaptation of Kemuri Karakara's Donten ni Warau Gaiden (Laughing Under the Clouds - Side Story) manga. The page lists the project with three 60-minute installments directed by Tetsuya Wakano (episode director on Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, M3 the dark metal). The English title is tentatively Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden. Wi...
Ensemble Stars! Voice Actor Masami Itō Announces Marriage
Masami Itō, the voice of the character Izumi Seno in the popular idol smartphone game Ensemble Stars!, has recently announced his marriage to Suzu Maihara, a member of the theatrical troupe Shingidan Mumei Classics, which Itō manages. The couple posted several photos of their wedding ceremony on their respective blogs. Of the relationship, Maihara wrote, "To me, Masami is a comrade in arms...We ar...
Ensemble Stars! 2nd Anniversary CG-Animated Music Video Streamed
Trickstar group voiced by Yoshimasa Hosoya, Tetsuya Kakihara, Showtaro Morikubo, Yuuki Kaji performs
― Happy Elements K.K began streaming a short version of its Ensemble Stars! second anniversary CG-animated music video for the new song "Rebellion Star," performed by the group Trickstar, on Saturday. The in-story idol unit Trickstar consists of characters Hokuto Hidaka (voiced by Yoshimasa Hosoya), S...
One Piece ‒ Episode 784
"The Whole Cake Island arc is off to a slow start, but for what it's worth, I'm having a really good time."
Attack on Titan Seizes ATM Booth in Nakano Broadway
You'll have to worry about more than your money
― With Attack on Titan making its triumphant return, it's time to get ready for another barrage of Titans in Japan. Visitors to Nakano Broadway, a shopping district in Tokyo popular for fans of anime and manga, will now get to confront Attack on Titan as they prepare for another day of shopping. The 7-Eleven ATM booth are outfitted with Eren and Levi in...
Brave & Bold Live Drawing Event Brings Artists' Alley Experience to Japan
Includes American, Japanese, and other Asian comic artists
― Artists' alleys are a standard feature of Western comics conventions, giving fans a chance not only to appreciate and purchase comic art, but to request particular drawings and watch talented artists ply their craft right in front of them. Despite the popularity of dōjinshi conventions in Japan, though, there isn't much of a direct equivale...
Season Premiere: The Eccentric Family 2 ‒ Episodes 1-2
"Like the first season, The Eccentric Family 2 seems deeply concerned with identity and how we place ourselves within larger societies."
Toho Has Most Profitable Year Ever Due to 'your name.,' Shin Godzilla, More
Film distributor earned 50.2 billion yen for 23.4% increase
― Film distributor Toho published on Friday its earnings report for the fiscal year ending in February 2017. The company revealed that the company's operating profit reached a record high, due in part to the popularity of releases such as Makoto Shinkai's your name. anime film and Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi's live-action Shin Godzilla f...
Bored College Student Accidentally Infects Self, Others with Touhou Project-inspired Ransomware
A bored Korea-based college student released a Ransomware game based on the popular dōjin shooter video game franchise Touhou Project on GitHub as a joke, and he woke the next morning to discover that the malware had spread. The malware, which he called Rensenware, locked users' files until they scored 0.2 billion or higher on Lunatic Mode in the 12th game in the Touhou Project series, Touhou Sei...
Viz's Shonen Jump Adds Robot × Laserbeam, We Never Learn Manga
New series by Kuroko's Basketball, Magical Pâtissier Kosaki-chan creators join lineup
― Viz Media's digital Weekly Shonen Jump magazine added Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Robot × Laserbeam and Taishi Tsutsui's We Never Learn manga as regular series beginning with this year's 20th issue on Monday. The two manga were among six new series Viz Media previewed in February and March as part of its "Jump Start" ini...
Details Announced for World of Warships x High School Fleet Collaboration
Game developer Wargaming announced a new collaboration between its naval-themed MMO World of Warships and the television anime High School Fleet (Haifuri). The collaboration will include new premium ships to buy, such as the HSF Harekaze destroyer and the HSF Graf Spee cruiser, and lines recorded by Sora Amamiya and Shiina Natsukawa, who voiced the characters Akeno Misaki and Moeka China in the an...
Answerman - Do Manga Artists Have Any Control Over "Filler" Episodes?
Long-running Shonen Jump shows like Naruto and One Piece have plenty of filler - how involved are the original manga artists with these filler episodes? Justin explains.
― Christopher asks: It's a common opinion among anime viewers that filler scenes/episodes/arcs can be very hit or miss. Some, like the ones in “One Piece” often work well, while others, such as some of the ones in “Bleach” are dropp...
Dai Gyakuten Saiban 2 3DS Game's Video Shows Sherlock, van Zieks
Followup to 2015 Ace Attorney 3DS game ships on August 3
― Capcom began streaming a new promotional video on Monday for its Dai Gyakuten Saiban 2: Naruhodō Ryūnosuke no Kakugo courtroom battle Nintendo 3DS game. The video shows the game's main characters and features Sherlock Holmes and Barok van Zieks. The game's Nintendo Direct video revealed on Thursday that the game will ship in Japan on August 3...
Shelf Life - Luck & Logic
Paul's luck runs dry this week when he has to sit through the likes of Luck & Logic. Hopefully, this week's other releases and a new Shelf Obsessed entry will make things better!
― I went to see Your Name last week, since I'm lucky enough to live near a theater that's playing it. Then I went to see it again a few days later, since I really liked it and wanted to inflict it on as many of my friends a...
37th Doraemon Anime Film Earns 4.14 Billion Yen in 44 Days
Film becomes highest-grossing "new series" Doraemon film
― Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Nankyoku Kachi Kochi Daibōken (Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi), the 37th anime film in the Doraemon franchise, has earned more than 4.14 billion yen (about US$38.2 million) in 44 days at the box office in Japan. The film is now the highest-grossing anime in the current 12-install...
Re:Creators Shows What Would Happen if Magical Girls Existed in the Real World
Hint: It doesn't end well.
Piacevole: My Italian Cooking Episodes 1-12 Streaming
Does this bite-sized cooking anime have the chops to stand alongside fan favorites like Food Wars or Sweetness and Lightning? Rose Bridges finds out if Piacevole is worth your time.
― I love a good cooking anime as much as the next food-loving otaku. Feature-length anime must manage to have their cake and eat it too by pleasing food lovers with delicious cooking scenes and recipes, but also working i...
Series Premiere: Alice & Zoroku ‒ Episodes 1-3
"Personality-wise, the titular “Alice” is a character we've all seen before, but the chemistry she shares with the no-nonsense Zoroku is the most entertaining part of the show so far."
A Centaur's Life Anime Reveals Visuals, More Staff
Sakae Shibuya is general animation director, character designer
― The official website for the anime adaptation of Kei Murayama's A Centaur's Life (Centaur no Nayami or Centaur's Worries) manga revealed a new key visual, character designs for the three main characters, and more staff on Monday. The television anime will air on Tokyo MX from July to September with 12 episodes. Himeno Kimihara, a centa...
Hitorijime My Hero TV Anime Reveals Visual, Image Video, July Premiere
Anime adapts Memeco Arii's boys-love spinoff manga
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Memeco Arii's Hitorijime My Hero manga revealed on Monday that the series will premiere in July. The site also revealed a teaser visual, and an "image promotional video." Hitorijime My Hero is a spinoff series of Arii's earlier Hitorijime Boyfriend manga, and it focuses on the high school ...
21st Detective Conan Film Earns Franchise's Highest Opening Weekend Box Office
25th Shin-chan film debuts at #2, live-action ReLIFE film debuts at #8
― Meitantei Conan Kara Kurenai no Love Letter (Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter), the 21st Detective Conan (Case Closed) anime film, sold 987,568 tickets and earned 1,286,928,000 yen (about US$11.88 million) in its opening Saturday-Sunday weekend, setting a new opening weekend record for the franchise. The film also topped the...
Love Live! School Idol Festival Smartphone Game Reveals 3 New Characters
Shizuku, Kanata, Emma are members of 3rd idol group in game
― KLab Games and Bushiroad's Love Live! School Idol Festival smartphone game revealed three new characters on Saturday in the game's "new project," titled "Perfect Dream Project." The website for the new project opened last month, revealing the silhouettes of the three new characters. Perfect Dream Project is also the name of a new idol grou...
Hakuōki Shinkai PS4 Game's Opening Video Streamed
Video confirms game's July 13 release date in Japan
― Idea Factory began streaming the opening video on Sunday for its Hakuōki Shinkai: Fūkaden PlayStation 4 game. The video confirms the game's July 13 release date in Japan. The video also previews Aika Yoshioka's theme song "Isshin: Chi no Hate Made." The game is a port of Idea Factory's Hakuōki Shinkai PlayStation Vita games. The games are made up ...
Sonic Forces Game's New Video Teases 3rd Character
Sonic Mania gameplay video also posted
― SEGA revealed during a new video for its Sonic Forces game during Nintendo's Nintendo Direct presentation on Wednesday. The new video hints at a third playable character for the game. The video also previews the upcoming Sonic Mania game. SEGA is also streaming a video previewing the Sonic Forces' main theme music. SEGA also began streaming a gameplay video fo...
Asahinagu Live-Action Film Casts Mai Shiraishi
Film starring Nanase Nishino opens this fall
― The staff of the live-action film adaptation of Ai Kozaki's Asahinagu sports manga revealed on Monday that it has cast Mai Shiraishi (seen below) as Maharu Miyaji, the naginata team's ace whom everybody looks up to. She will join lead actress Nanase Nishino (seen below), who plays protagonist Asahi Tōjima. The film will open this fall. Tsutomu Hanabusa i...
The Silver Guardian Anime Adds 8 Cast Members
Sara Matsumoto, Yuuto Suzuki, Satomi Akesaka, Mitsuru Miyamoto, more join cast
― The official website of Emon's The Silver Guardian (Gin no Guardian) anime series revealed new cast members for the anime on Friday. The new cast members include: Sara Matsumoto as Wanchoi Yuuto Suzuki as Ranshō Satomi Akesaka as Eru Mitsuru Miyamoto as Ling Takayuki Sugo as Riku Yuuki The site also lists Ami Koshimizu a...
'your name.' Earns US$2.4 Million After 1-Week Run in North America
Funimation opened Makoto Shinkai's film in U.S., Canada on April 7
― Box Office Mojo estimated that Makoto Shinkai's your name. anime film has earned US$2,421,860 since its April 7 opening in the United States and Canada. Box Office Mojo stopped listing earnings for the film past last Wednesday, April 12, and did not list the film on the most recent Friday-Sunday weekend box office chart. your name. ...
Teiichi no Kuni Manga Gets 5-Episode Spinoff Live-Action Series on April 24
Series stars main cast from live-action film opening on April 29
― The official website for the live-action film of Usamaru Furuya's Teiichi no Kuni (Teiichi's Country) manga revealed on Monday that the film will get a live-action spinoff series titled Teiichi no Kuni: Gakuseigai no Kissaten (Teiichi's Country: The Café on Student Street). The series will have five episodes that will air on Fuji TV o...
Sunday, April 16
Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Earns US$2.4 Million in 3rd Weekend
Lionsgate's Power Rangers earns US$2.85 million in 4th weekend
― The Box Office Mojo film news website has estimated that Paramount Pictures' live-action Ghost in the Shell film earned US$2,400,000 at the United States box office in its third weekend of Friday-Sunday. The film has an estimated total gross of US$37,023,283 in the United States, and ranked #11 for the weekend. The third weekend gross i...
4th Tales of Asteria Game's Opening Movie Features Theme Song
New Tales characters revealed with cast featuring Rina Satou, Tsubasa Yonaga, Ryota Ohsaka, more
― The official website for Bandai Namco Entertainment's Tales of Asteria mobile game began streaming a promotional video on Sunday for the game's upcoming fourth installment, "Tales of Asteria -Tsuioku no Eden-" (Tales of Asteria -The Eden of Reminiscence-). The trailer previews the game's opening movie, ...
Series Premiere: Atom The Beginning
Astro Boy's pre-history is rendered in adorable pastels, with likable pacing and a big cast of characters - but do you need to know Astro Boy before diving in?
Tekken 7 Gameplay Video Features Jin Vs. Xiaoyu
Fighting game arrives on PS4, Xbox One, PC on June 2
― Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe began streaming a gameplay video on Thursday for the Tekken 7 fighting game that previews a fight between Jin and Xiaoyu. The game will arrive for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC via Steam on June 2. The game was originally slated for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and the PC in the West in early 2017, and in s...
Dragon Ball Super ‒ Episode 86
"This is going to be an episode that people will point to as one of the visual highlights of the series."
Series Premiere: Eromanga Sensei ‒ Episodes 1-2
He's a popular light novel author whose books are illustrated by a talented but enigmatic artist - who turns out to be his own little sister.
Series Premiere: Granblue Fantasy the Animation ‒ Episodes 1-3
"In terms of character relationships, GranBlue Fantasy has mastered showing rather than telling."
The [email protected] Cinderella Girls Rockin' Girl Manga Ends
Manga originally slated to end in January, published 2 more chapters
― The April issue of Square Enix's Big Gangan magazine published the final chapter of Hamatyon's The [email protected] Cinderella Girls Rockin' Girl manga on March 25. The magazine's January issue previously revealed in December that the manga was slated to end in January, the manga continued with two more chapters until March. The manga l...
Series Premiere: Re:CREATORS ‒ Episodes 1-2
"This series looks like a guaranteed hit, acting as otaku catnip while featuring a lot of creativity, substance, and story potential."
Attack on Titan ‒ Episode 28
"All of episode 28 is bathed in an inky cloak of Gothic dread, which feels both refreshing and entirely appropriate for where the series has gone."
Toriko's Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro Publishes New 1-Shot Manga in Shonen Jump
This year's 20th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Mitsutoshi Shimabukuro will publish a new one-shot manga titled "Chingiri" in the combined 21st-22nd issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, which ships in Japan on April 24. The 19-page "new sensation martial arts gag" manga will have a color page. The manga will center on "a man who has mastered every type of martial a...
My Hero Academia ‒ Episode 16
"We're still in the early stages of the sports festival, but we've gotten at least one really good emotional high out of it so far, so I'd say we're not off to a bad start."
Your Complete Gundam Guide - Part 2
Gundam is a massive franchise. It can be difficult to keep track of all the different series and movies. But don't worry, we're here to help. This time let's look at the "AU" side of Gundam.
The Ancient Magus' Bride GN 6
The Ancient Magus’ Bride settles into a comfortable rhythm as Chise’s circle of friends expands around the holiday season. Nick Creamer has the details.
― At this point, The Ancient Magus' Bride has thoroughly explored the nature of the bond between Chise and Elias. The two of them are vaguely codependent in a way that isn't necessarily good or bad for either, but could easily spell trouble depending...
Berserk ‒ Episode 15
"Despite some odd off-model shots of Griffith, the lack of facial expressions in the animation isn't actually doing his character much disservice at this point."
Gundam Versus PS4 Game Introduces Battle System in New Video
Action game shipping on July 6 features new boost dive feature, 6-person multiplayer
― The official website for the Gundam Versus PlayStation 4 game began streaming a new battle introduction video on Thursday. The video introduces the game's Boost Action (including boost dash, boost step, and new boost dive), Striker Select, and the Awakening battle systems. The game will feature for the first time i...
Live-Action [email protected] Show's Promo Video Introduces Group Members
Sub-unit releases video for cover of original "THE [email protected]" song; series premieres on April 28
― The official YouTube account for the live-action THE [email protected] Dream television series began streaming an English-subtitled promotional video on Wednesday for the show that introduces the final 10 members of the "Real Girls Project" group. The video features English subtitles, and features the memb...
Thunderbolt Fantasy's 2nd Season Slated for 2018, Side Story Video Project to Also Launch
New side story to focus on Shā Wú Shēng, Shāng Bù Huàn
― Gen Urobuchi announced at the "Thunderbolt Fantasy Panel with Urobuchi Gen" panel at Sakura-Con in Seattle on Saturday that the previously revealed second season of the "chivalrous fantasy puppet show" Thunderbolt Fantasy will premiere in 2018. Nitroplus had announced at AnimeJapan 2017 on March 25 that a video project separate from season 2 ha...
Aniplex Reveals More Details About Fate/Grand Order Game's Release in U.S., Canada
iOS/Android versions to launch simultaneously, up to chapter 2 will be available at launch, events planned
― Aniplex held a press conference at the Sakura-Con event in Seattle on Saturday to reveal more information about its planned release of the Fate/Grand Order smartphone game in the United States and Canada this summer. A representative from Aniplex stated at the press conference that the game wi...
The Pokémon Company, Toei Animation, Viz Media Rank in Top 150 Global Licensors of 2016
The Pokemon Company has retail sales amount of US$3.3 billion in 2016
― UBM's License! Global publication released its list of the Top 150 Global Licensors in 2016 on Thursday. The report "ranks owners of intellectual property by annual retail sales of licensed products." The report lists the following companies in the top 150 with a retail sales amount for 2016: Hasbro at #6 with retail sales of US$...
Saturday, April 15
[email protected]: Cinderella Girls Voice Actress To Make Debut as Dōjinshi Artist
Voice actress Natsumi Takamori will be making her debut as a dōjinshi artist this May on a seiyu variety show titled,"Takamori Jūsensha" ("Takamori's Great Battle House"). Takamori roles include Miku Maekawa in The [email protected] Cinderella Girls, Nina in Berserk, Azusa Murasaka in Orange, Mei Misaki in Another, and many other characters. Takamori previously said that she'd like to work on a project ...
Fate/Extra CCC AR Tapestries Will Go On Sale Again
Do you wish the characters from Fate/Extra CCC could speak to you, privately, in your bedroom? The anime merchandise company Plusone introduced and quickly sold out of Fate/Extra CCC AR tapestries at Comiket 85. The tapestries work cooperatively with a mobile app that allows a phone's camera function to make the tapestries "talk." The company sold one of Saber and one of Caster for 7,000 yen each...
Crunchyroll to Stream Stan Lee & Studio Deen's The Reflection Superhero Anime
Series premieres this summer
― Crunchyroll announced during its panel at Sakura-Con on Saturday that it will stream The Reflection anime project this summer. The anime's staff previously announced that the anime is planned for a worldwide simultaneous distribution. ✨ COMING TO CRUNCHYROLL THIS SUMMER: pic.twitter.com/NMuUxDUhZC— Crunchyroll (@Crunchyroll) April 15, 2017 Studio DEEN is collaborating w...
Good Smile Racing Team Wins First Race of Super GT Season
First victory since 2014
― On April 8 and 9, the 2017 Super GT car racing season began with two races at the Okayama International Circuit. Good Smile Racing & Team Ukyo, the team sponsored by the figure maker Good Smile Company which features Hatsune Miku prominently on its vehicle, won the April 9 race, its first time doing so since 2014, when it was the champion in the GT300 race. Despite dropping...
Temporary Case Closed Shop to Open in Tokyo
Get character goods like bags, badges and chocolates
― To capitalize on the long-running anime Case Closed's popularity in Japan, a temporary store called Detective Conan Plaza opens in different locations around the country. With the premiere of the latest Case Closed movie, Detective Conan: The Crimson Love Letter, on April 15, a new Detective Conan Plaza has opened in Tokyo Dome City, a multi-pur...
The Walking Dead Artist Draws U.S. Variant Cover for Avengers: Zombies Assemble Manga
Tony Moore, others draw variants for Yusaku Komiyama's manga
― Marvel previewed the covers for its English-language publication of Yusaku Komiyama's Avengers: Zombies Assemble manga later this year. The first two issues next month will have variant covers by Tony Moore (The Walking Dead) and Greg Horn, respectively. "Issue #0" in July will have variant covers by Nic Klein and David Nakayama, and issu...
Do You Like Your Mom? Light Novel is Back with Another Strange Promotional Campaign
This time, little sisters get involved too
― The light novel Do You Like Your Mom? Her Normal Attack is Two Attacks at Full Power by Dachima Inaka raised a few eyebrows online with its publication this January, since its premise is that a teenage boy is transported to an RPG-style fantasy world... with his mother, and she turns out to be an extremely powerful party member. Animate then gave it extra ...
Aniplex to Release Fate/Grand Order Smartphone Game in U.S. (Updated)
iOS/Android game slated for summer
― Aniplex announced at its panel at Sakura-Con on Saturday that it will release Type-Moon's Fate/Grand Order game for iOS and Android in the United States. The game is slated for this summer, and it will have the original Japanese cast with subtitles. The game features a main scenario and additional scenarios for individual characters in the game. In the game, playe...
Series Premiere: Sword Oratoria ‒ Episode 1
"For a first episode, this does a good job of getting us into the story's world, though not its ostensible protagonist."
Errata: Aniplex USA Does Not Announce Fate/Apocrypha Anime
― Update: Aniplex clarified with ANN that it has not announced a license for Fate/Apocrypha. While Aniplex USA announced at its panel that the anime was coming soon to Netflix, Aniplex clarified that it is only confirmed for Netflix in Japan, as was previously announced. --- Aniplex of America announced at its panel at Sakura-Con on Saturday the television anime adaptation of TYPE-MOON and Yuichiro ...
Aniplex USA Dubs anohana Anime Series, Announces Cast (Updated)
Also: both Magi anime get Blu-ray releases
― Aniplex of America announced at its Sakura-Con panel on Saturday that it is dubbing the anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day television anime series. The company streamed a teaser trailer at the panel, but has not yet announced details on the release. In addition, Aniplex of America announced that it will release the Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic and Magi: T...
Love My Life's Yamaji Ends Red Thimble Manga
Love My Life yuri manga author launched series in 2015
― The May issue of Kadokawa's Comic Beam magazine revealed on Wednesday that Ebine Yamaji's Red Thimble manga will end in the magazine's next issue on May 12. Enterbrain is listing the manga's third and final compiled book volume with a May 25 release date. The manga centers on Shōgo, who receives a mysterious message that says "Do you remember m...
Voice Acting Auditions Announced for Upcoming Anime Kaito x Ansa
Auditions have been announced for voice actors for the upcoming television anime Kaito x Ansa, which premiers this July. Both amateurs and professionals are welcome. Entries for the first round of auditions will open on April 16 on the talent website Showroom, and the auditions will be held from April 22 to May 8. The top 5 candidates will be selected for a final round of auditions that will take...
Yen Press Licenses Saga of Tanya the Evil, Acca 13, One Week Friends, A Polar Bear in Love, More
More Sword Art Online manga, Regarding Reincarnation as Slime light novel, more
― Yen Press announced at its Sakura-Con panel on Saturday that it has licensed 14 manga titles and three light novel titles. In addition, Yen Press announced that it will released Sword Art Online Artworks, a full-color art book by Sword Art Online artist abec. Yen Press licensed both the original light novel and the mang...
Live-Action Blade of the Immortal Film's Latest Ads Show Action, Drama
Film premieres in Japan on April 29
― Warner Brothers began streaming two new "action" and "drama" commercials on Friday for the live-action film of Hiroaki Samura's Blade of the Immortal "neo period drama" manga. The first ad below features the main character Manji sword fighting, as well other action and battle scenes. The second ad showcases Rin, the main heroine, saying that she doesn't want Manj...
Funimation Announces Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches English Dub Cast
Newton Pittman, Mikaela Krantz star
― Funimation Entertainment announced the English dub cast for Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches at its Sakura-Con panel on Friday. The cast, under director Kyle Phillips and writers Kristen McGuire and Niki Schultz, is as follows: Newton Pittman as Ryu Yamada Mikaela Krantz as Urara Shiraishi Rachel Glass as Miyabi Ito Todd Haberkorn as Toranosuke Miyamura Jessica P...
The Making of Saga of Tanya the Evil's Theme Song as Told by Its Composer
We sat down with [email protected], the guitarist, composer, and producer for MYTH & ROID to talk about making Saga of Tanya the Evil's theme song.
3 New Gundam Series to Premiere in Gundam Ace
Kunio Okawara writes anniversary manga, Harutoshi Fukui writes all-new manga
― The May issue of Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine (pictured right) revealed on March 25 that three new Gundam manga series will launch in the magazine this year. The first series is by veteran mechanical designer Kunio Okawara in a collaboration with Bandai Namco Entertainment to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the magazin...
Kemon Kawamoto Draws 1-Shot Manga For Pokémon I Choose You! Movie
The May issue of Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comics magazine published a one-shot special chapter for Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! (The official website of Gekijōban Pocket Monster: Kimi ni Kimeta!), this year's new Pokémon film. Kemon Kawamoto (Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel manga) drew the manga, and he posted a preview (pictured at right) on his Twitter account. The film ...
New Splatoon Manga Launches on May 15
Shogakukan publishes full-color preview chapter on Saturday
― The May issue of Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comics magazine revealed on Saturday that Sankichi Hinodeya will launch a new Splatoon manga starting in the magazine's June issue, which will ship on May 15. The May issue also published a full-color preview chapter for the manga. The March issue of Coro Coro Comics had included a pamphlet with a on...
Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness Manga Approaches Climax
Manga adapting 2nd novel in Nahoko Uehashi's fantasy series launched final arc in August
― The May issue of Asahi Shimbun Publications' Nemuki+ magazine revealed on Thursday that Nahoko Uehashi and Yū's Yami no Moribito (Moribito II: Guardian of the Darkness) manga series is approaching its climax. The word "climax" written in phonetic katakana often indicates a manga series' final chapter. Yū resume...
Former Famitsu Editor In Chief Estimates Dragon Quest XI Will Sell 5 Million Copies in Japan
HIrokazu Hamamura expects game to outsell Pokémon Sun/Moon, Final Fantasy XV combined
― Hirokazu Hamamura — former editor-in-chief of Famitsu magazine, and now director at Kadokawa — stated at the "The Present State and Outlook of the Game Industry" seminar in Tokyo on Friday that he expects that the Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki o Motomete (Dragon Quest XI: In Search of Departed Time) game will ...
Kabukibu! Anime Gets Extra Episode Bundled With Home Video Release
New 25-minute "Valentine episode" ships with 2nd BD/DVD box on September 27
― The official website for the television anime of Yuuri Eda's Kabukibu! light novels revealed on Friday that the anime is getting an OVA. The second Blu-ray Disc or DVD box set will include the 25-minute OVA. The new anime will be a "Valentine episode" featuring the members of the kabuki club. The first box set with the firs...
Layton Mystery Journey Game Launches Worldwide on Smartphones on July 20
Smartphone version to be available in 8 languages
― Level-5 announced on Thursday that it plans to release the iOS and Android version of its Layton Mystery Journey: Katriel to Daifugō no Inbō (Layton Mystery Journey: Katriel and the Millionaire's Conspiracy) game worldwide on July 20. The game will be available in eight languages: Japanese, English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Dutch, and Korea...
Seven Mortal Sins Anime Reveals More Cast, Anime Shorts Spinoff Series
19-episode anime shorts get home video release with main series
― The official website for Hobby Japan's Seven Mortal Sins television anime series revealed a new character and cast member for the series on Saturday. Yumi Uchiyama will play angel Michael, one of the "Seven Virtues." The website also revealed that the staff is producing a series of spinoff anime shorts titled "Zange-roku" (Records of C...
New Dragon Quest Heroes II Game Trailers Highlight More Playable Characters
Game available for PS4 in N. America on April 25, in Europe on April 28, on Steam on April 25
― The official Dragon Quest YouTube channel began streaming a new trailer on Thursday that highlights the characters Jessica and Angelo from Dragon Quest Heroes II (Dragon Quest Heroes II: Futago no Ō to Yogen no Owari). The trailer also reveals that a demo of the game is now available through the PlayStatio...
Sekai Project to Release CyberRebeat -The Fifth Domain of Warfare- Game This Year on Steam
Kinetic novel by E.N.Nach won 2 Nico Nico Indies Game Fest awards in 2015
― Sekai Project announced at its panel at Seattle's Sakura Con event on Friday that it will release Japanese indie developer E.N.Nach's CyberRebeat -The Fifth Domain of Warfare- game in English on Steam worldwide this year. Sekai Project describes the game: “CyberRebeat -The Fifth Domain of Warfare-” is a kinetic novel in which...
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