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Junichi Suwabe, Sumire Uesaka Star in Restaurant to Another World TV Anime
Adaptation of Junpei Inuzuka's Isekai Shokudō novels premieres this summer
― The official website of the television anime of Junpei Inuzuka's Isekai Shokudō (Restaurant to Another World) light novel series revealed the anime's main cast on Saturday. The anime will star Junichi Suwabe (Fate/stay night's Archer, Yuri!!! on Ice's Victor) as the restaurant's shopkeeper, and Sumire Uesaka (KanColle's Fubu...
Berserk 1st Novel Version Confirmed With Grunbeld Story
Makoto Fukami pens June 23 novel with illustrations by Kentarou Miura
― The official website of the Berserk television anime confirmed the novel adaptation of Berserk on Friday. The novel is titled Berserk: Honō Ryū no Kishi (Berserk: The Flame Dragon Knight), and will have an original story focusing on the character Grunbeld (pictured below). The book is slated for June 23. The post also reveals the...
Crunchyroll Adds Hellsing, Hellsing Ultimate, Baldr Force EXE, Chaos Dragon, Unbreakable Machine Doll Anime
5 anime added on Thursday
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it has added the Hellsing, Hellsing Ultimate, Baldr Force EXE, Chaos Dragon, and Unbreakable Machine-Doll anime to its catalog. Hellsing is available for users in the United States and Canada. Crunchyroll describes the anime: Witness the blood-soaked roots of a legend in Hellsing, the action-horror series that launched the careers of ...
New Jersey's AnimeNEXT to Host Yuri!!! on Ice Staff
Animators, animation producer, color designer to attend June 9-11 event
― The official Twitter account for New Jersey-based anime convention AnimeNext announced on Thursday that it will host animators Junpei Tatenaka and Noriko Itou, animation producer Takahiro Ogawa, and color designer Izumi Hirose at its 2017 convention. Tatenaka previously worked at Disney Animation Japan before working on anime, ...
Capcom Plans 'Major' Title Launch by March 2018
Report outlines growth strategies for company over the fiscal year
― Capcom released its overview of strategies and plans for the new fiscal year, which will end on March 31, 2018. The report includes information on the company's growth strategies across various media, and indicates a planned release of a "major" title by the end of the fiscal year. The company's consumer strategies for the year incl...
Not Lives' Wataru Karasuma Launches New Manga in Dengeki Daioh
Magazine launches 3 other new series in June
― This year's June issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine announced on Thursday that Wataru Karasuma (Not Lives) is preparing a new original manga for serialization. The magazine has not yet announced a title, preview image, or start date for the series. Karasuma launched the Not Lives manga (pictured right) in Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh...
Live-Action Double Mints Film's Trailer Streamed
Shunsuke Tanaka, Yasushi Fuchikami star in film opening on June 3
― The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Asumiko Nakamura's Double Mints boys-love manga began streaming a trailer on Friday. Nakamura drew a "special edition" of the Double Mints boys-love manga for the 62nd issue of Akaneshinsha's Opera magazine, which shipped on Friday. The issue also features a discussion with ...
Love Live! App Teases 6 More Members of PDP Group
The teaser website for "Perfect Dream Project" (PDP), the "new project for KLab Games and Bushiroad's Love Live! School Idol Festival smartphone game, revealed silhouettes for six more characters on Friday. Perfect Dream Project is also the name of a new idol group in the game, different from µ's and Aqours. Three of the members have already been revealed: Shizuku Osaka, a first-year student. Her ...
Brave10 Stage Play's Visual Shows Cast in Costume
Play based on Kairi Shimotsuki's manga to run June 28 to July 2 in Tokyo
― The official Twitter account for the stage play adaptation of Kairi Shimotsuki's Brave10 manga revealed the play's main visual on Friday. The image shows all 14 cast members in costume. The play will run from June 28 to July 2 at the Zenrosai Hall Space Zero in Tokyo. Jun Yoriko is directing the play, penning the script, and h...
Konbini Kareshi TV Anime Reveals Cast
Takuma Terashima, Kenichi Suzumura, more reprise roles from drama CDs
― The official Twitter account for Konbini Kareshi (Convenience Store Boyfriends), a multimedia project developed by Kadokawa's B's Log Comic magazine, announced the cast for the upcoming television anime adaptation on Thursday. All of the cast members listed below were previously involved with the project, and Mariko Nagai is join...
Prince of Tennis Gets Rhythm Game for Smartphones
Game featuring character songs to launch this year
― Bushiroad and Akatsuki Inc. opened a teaser website on Friday for a new iOS and Android rhythm game based on Takeshi Konomi's The New Prince of Tennis (Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama) manga. The game, titled Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama Rising Beat is slated to launch this year. The smartphone game will feature a number of characters and character songs from t...
Love Live! Sunshine's Aquors, The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls to Perform at Anime Expo
Cinderella Girls performers are Asami Takano, Haruka Yoshimura, Hiromi Igarashi, Rei Matsuzaki, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Yuko Iida
― The organizers of the Anime Expo convention announced on Thursday that it will host the full Aqours idol group and and six members of The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls idol group as part of the convention's Anisong World Matsuri music festival event. The two acts will perform on ...
DAYS Original Anime DVD Preview Show 'Dice Talk' Game
DVD to bundle with manga's 22nd volume on May 17
― Pony Canyon began streaming a commercial for the original anime DVD (OAD) that will bundle with the limited edition 22nd volume of Tsuyoshi Yasuda's DAYS manga on May 17. The new anime is titled "Himitsu no Saikoro Talk-hen" (Secret Dice Talk Chapter). The commercial shows the team at training camp, playing a card game where the loser has to roll a d...
Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! OVA Opens in Japanese Theaters on August 26
Anime about graduation to open for 3 weeks in 8 theaters
― The official website for Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! announced on Saturday that the Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE! LOVE! original video anime (OVA) will open in eight Japanese theaters from August 26 to September 15. The website also revealed a new main visual. The OVA will take place during Binan High School's March graduati...
Gundam Build Fighters Teases News on May 7
The official website for Gundam Build Fighters posted a teaser image that appears to be the date and time "May 7, 2017 6:00 p.m." (201705071800). Gundam Build Fighters producer Masakazu Ogawa previously teased in a post tagged with Gundam Build Fighters that "one more special chapter" is in the works and that he expects to make an announcement in early May. The first Gundam Build Fighters televisi...
Real-Life Pokémon Expo Gym to Close in Japan in September
"Edutainment" facility opened in 2015
― The official website of Pokémon Expo Gym announced on Friday the facility will close on September 24. Sanoyas Holdings opened the facility in Osaka's Expo City complex on November 19, 2015. IT Media reported that the business will close with a loss of about 1.5 billion yen (about US$13.5 million), after its March consolidated report showed a 2.4 billion yen (ab...
Osake wa Fūfu ni Natte kara Alcohol Manga Gets TV Anime
Crystal na Yōsuke launched story of couple who enjoys alcohol in 2015
― Shogakukan's free manga website Yawaraka Spirits revealed on Saturday that Crystal na Yōsuke's Osake wa Fūfu ni Natte kara alcohol manga is getting an anime adaptation. The "slightly sweet tipsy couple comedy" manga centers on the 28-year-old senior public relations company staff member Chisato Mizusawa. The story follows Chisato...
Prosecutors Seek 3.5-Year Sentence for Russian Pokémon Go Blogger
Yekaterinburg court to issue verdict on May 11
― Russian prosecutors requested a 3.5-year sentence on Friday for Ruslan Sokolovsky, a Russian blogger charged with inciting religious hatred for allegedly playing the Pokémon Go smartphone game in a church. The trial concluded in Yekaterinburg, Russia on Friday, and the judge said the verdict will be issued on May 11. Sokolovsky has been on trial since ...
Funimation Licenses Gonzo, Koji Morimoto's 18if TV Anime
Art of 18 multimedia project's anime premieres in July
― Funimation announced on Friday that it has licensed Koji Morimoto (Magnetic Rose, Extra, Beyond) and Gonzo's 18if television anime. The company will announce more details leading up to the anime's July premiere. Funimation also revealed that GameSamba has released the 18: Dream World smartphone game for iOS devices. The company also updated the...
Sony Ships 60 Million PS4 Consoles Worldwide
Company estimates it will ship 18 million units in current fiscal year
― Sony Corporation released its financial results on Friday for fiscal year 2016, which began on April 1, 2016 and ended on March 31, 2017. The report revealed that Sony shipped 20.0 million PlayStation 4 consoles during fiscal year 2016. The company has shipped a total of 60 million units worldwide since the console's launch. The...
Naked Ape Launches New Manga in ARIA Magazine in May
Story centers on estate management company that handles lingering souls
― The June issue of Kodansha's ARIA magazine announced on Friday that manga creator duo naked ape will launch a new manga tentatively titled Tsutsuji Mori Clean Service -Ihin Seiri Shimatsu Roku- (Tsutsuji Forest Clean Service -Estate Liquidation Management Chronicle-) in the magazine's July issue on May 27. naked ape member Otoh...
My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected Light Novels Have 5 Million Copies in Print
This year's fifth issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine announced on Tuesday that Wataru Watari's My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.) light novel series has 5 million copies in print. Watari began the original My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong As I Expected (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru.) light novel...
Gakuen Psycho-Pass Spinoff Comedy Manga Ends
Manga that recasts characters as students in school launched in 2014
― Mag Garden's Comic Blade website has announced that Shiina Soga's (Necromancer, Shōkoku no Altair-san) Psycho-Pass spinoff manga Gakuen Psycho-Pass (Psycho-Pass Academy) has ended. The manga's third and final compiled book volume is slated for June 10. Gakuen Psycho-Pass recasts the anime characters in super-deformed style as stud...
Rainbow Days Manga's Side-Story Volume Slated for 2018
The 16th compiled book volume of Minami Mizuno's Rainbow Days manga revealed on Tuesday that the one book volume of the upcoming Rainbow Days side-story manga is slated for 2018. The new manga will launch in the August issue of Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine on July 13, and Shueisha will publish the series on an irregular serialization schedule. Rainbow Days centers on a group of four male ...
Space Battleship Yamato 2202 2nd Anime Film's Trailer Streamed
2nd film in 7-part project opens on June 24
― The official website for the Uchū Senkan Yamato 2202: Ai no Senshi-tachi (Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love or Star Blazers 2202: Warriors of Love) anime sequel project began streaming a trailer on Friday for the project's second film, subtitled Hasshin-hen (Departure Chapter). The film will open in Japan on June 24, and will screen in five m...
Code:Realize Game, Fandisc Get PS4 Port This Year
Original PS Vita visual novel shipped in Japan in November 2014, in U.S. in October 2015
― Idea Factory opened a website on Friday to reveal that its and Design Factory's Code: Realize ~Guardian of Rebirth~ (Code:Realize ~Sōsei no Himegimi) PlayStation Vita game and the Code:Realize ~Shukufuku no Mirai~ PS Vita fandisc game are both getting a port for the PlayStation 4. The website is streaming a pro...
Clione no Akari TV Anime's Promo Video Previews Opening Theme Song
aki performs opening, ending theme songs for July anime
― The official website for the television anime of Natural-Rain's illustrated online novel Clione no Akari (Clione's Light) began streaming a promotional video for the series on Friday. The video highlights the character Kyōko Tsukihashi, and previews the anime's opening theme song "Clione no Akari" by former SKE48 idol group member aki. The ani...
21st Detective Conan Film's English-Subtitled Trailer Streamed
Odex opens film in Singapore, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Vietnam
― Southeast Asian film distributor Odex began streaming an English-subtitled trailer for Detective Conan: The Crimson Love Letter (Meitantei Conan Kara Kurenai no Love Letter), the 21st Detective Conan (Case Closed) anime film, on Friday. Detective Conan: The Crimson Love Letter opened in Japanese theaters on April 15. The film s...
Funimation Reveals English Dub Cast For Love Tyrant Anime
Jad Saxton, Austin Tindle, Amber Lee Connors star
― Funimation revealed the English dub cast list on Wednesday for the Love Tyrant anime series. The English dub premiered on Thursday at 9:30 p.m. EDT. The cast — under ADR director Jerry Jewell, ADR engineer William Dewell, writer Monica Rial, and mixing engineer Andrew Tipps — includes: Jad Saxton as Guri Austin Tindle as Seiji Amber Lee Connors as A...
Yūki Dōmoto's Girlish Number Manga Ends in May
Manga launched in March 2016
― The June issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki G's Comic magazine revealed on Friday that Yūki Dōmoto will end the manga adaptation of writer Wataru Watari (My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected novel series author) and artist QP:flapper's Girlish Number project in the magazine's next issue on May 30. Sentai Filmworks licensed the television anime adaptation, and it de...
Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler Anime Casts Karin Nanami, Mariya Ise
Voice actresses play student council members Yuriko Nishinotōin, Midari Ikishima
― The official website for the television anime of Homura Kawamoto and Tōru Naomura's Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler manga revealed more cast members on Wednesday and Thursday. Karin Nanami as Yuriko Nishinotōin Mariya Ise Midari Ikishima The previously announced cast includes: Saori Hayami as Yumeko Jabami Minami Tanaka...
Funimation Streams English-Dubbed Trailer for Hyouka Anime
Adam Gibbs, Madeleine Morris, Dallas Reid, Jill Harris star in dub slated for July
― Funimation began streaming a trailer on Thursday for its home video release of the Hyouka anime. The video previews the anime's English dub. Funimation also revealed the anime's English dub cast. The cast, with ADR directors Mike McFarland and Cris George, and ADR writers Emily Neves and Bonny Clinkenbeard, include: ...
New Nintendo 2DS XL Variant Announced for July Release
New variant has larger screen, faster processor, no 3D functionality
― Nintendo announced on Thursday that it will begin offering a New Nintendo 3DS variant called the New Nintendo 2DS XL (LL in Japan) beginning on July 13 in Japan, and on July 28 in North America. Like the New Nintendo 3DS XL, the new variant will offer the same 82% larger screen size in comparison to the original Nintendo 3DS, as w...
Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry Film's Promo Video Highlights Action
Film opens in Japan, 16 other countries including U.S. in May
― The official website for the Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry anime film began streaming a new promotional video for the film on Friday. The video highlights the show's action. The film will open in Japan on May 6, and will also open in at least 16 countries besides Japan in May, including the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia,...
Kids on the Slope Live-Action Film Confirmed for 2018
Film adaptation of Yuki Kodama manga stars Yuri Chinen, Taishi Nakagawa, Nana Komatsu
― Shogakukan opened a website on Friday to confirm that a live-action film adaptation of Yuki Kodama's Sakamichi no Apollon (Kids on the Slope) manga has been green-lit. The film is slated to open in 2018. The film stars Hey! Say! JUMP!'s Yuri Chinen as protagonist Kaoru Nishimi. Taishi Nakagawa (left in picture bel...
Kozueko Morimoto's Ashi-Girl Manga to Have 'Important Announcement' Next Month
Shueisha's preview for the July issue of its Cocohana magazine revealed on Friday that the issue will have an "important announcement" for Kozueko Morimoto's Ashi-Girl manga. The issue will ship on May 27 and it will feature Ashi-Girl on the cover. In the story, 16-year-old Yui Hayakawa is prone to being late, losing things, and dozing off, and she has no interest in love or style. One day she acc...
Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital Manga Ends, 2 New Detective Conan Spinoff Manga Launch
Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare adaptation, gag manga launch next month
― This year's June issue of Shogakukan's Shonen Sunday S magazine published the final chapter of Yutaka Abe and Jirō Maruden's manga adaptation of the Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital film based on Gosho Aoyama's Detective Conan (Case Closed) manga on Thursday. Abe and Maruden launched the manga in Septemb...
Collar X Malice PS Vita Game Slated for Summer 2017
Aksys Games announced on its official blog on Tuesday that its English release Otomate's Collar X Malice PlayStation Vita otome game is slated for this summer. The game will be available physically and digitally. The company describes the game: A dangerous shadow organization launches a campaign of fear and violence in the city of Shinjuku, pushing society to the brink of chaos. As a young police...
Wonder 3 Manga Kickstarter Campaign Ends After Raising US$82,137
Campaign reached goal in 3 days
― North American publisher Digital Manga Inc.'s Kickstarter campaign to localize and publish Osamu Tezuka's Wonder 3 (Wonder Three) manga in English ended on April 26 after raising US$82,137. The campaign launched on March 27 and exceeded its goal of US$39,000 within three days. The manga is slated for release in one omnibus volume in August. The campaign also offered...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, April 17-23
Pokémon Sun & Moon, Yo-kai Watch rank in top 10
― The live-action drama adaptation of Ryō Ikuemi's Anata no Koto wa Sorehodo manga aired on TBS on Tuesday, April 18 at 10:00 p.m and earned an 11.1% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV April 23 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 10.4 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV April 23 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 7.5 Doraemon TV Asahi April 21 (Fr...
Voice Actress Aoi Yūki Takes Hiatus From Solo Music Career, Closes Fan Club
Yūki released latest solo "petit" album in December
― Voice actress and singer Aoi Yūki announced on her official fan club AoimAniA's website on Friday that she is taking a temporary break from her career as a solo singer beginning on Friday. AoimAniA, which focuses on her work as a solo artist, also announced that it will stop accepting new members on May 31 and will end service on June 30. Yūki exp...
Macross Delta's Junna & Minori Suzuki, Wake Up, Girls! to Perform at Anime Expo
2 acts to perform at Anisong World Matsuri event at L.A. convention in June
― The organizers of the Anime Expo convention announced on Thursday that it will host the full Wake Up, Girls! idol group and Walküre members Minori Suzuki and JUNNA as part of the convention's Anisong World Matsuri music festival event. The two acts will perform on June 30 at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. Avex and 81...
The Seven Princes of the Thousand Year Labyrinth Manga's Sequel Ends
Seven Seas publishes original manga in N. America
― This year's June issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero-Sum published the final chapter of author Yu Aikawa and artist Haruno Atori's Sennen Meikyū no Nana Ōji -Eikyū Kairō no Kishi- manga, the sequel to their The Seven Princes of the Thousand Year Labyrinth manga, on Friday. Aikawa and Haruno Atori began the original manga series in the magazine ...
Live-Action Death Note Film's Producer Responds to Whitewashing Controversy
Netflix's adaptation slated for August 25
― Vertigo Entertainment's Roy Lee, one of the producers of Netflix's upcoming live-action Death Note film, responded to criticisms the film has received for whitewashing – casting White actors to play roles written for other races – in an interview with BuzzFeed on Wednesday. Lee does not believe the film is a case of whitewashing. "I can understand the criti...
Devils and Realist Stage Musical Gets Sequel in November
Mashū Ishiwatari, Taiyō Ayukawa reprise roles as William, Dantalion
― This year's June issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero-Sum announced on Friday that the stage musical adaptation of Madoka Takadono and Utako Yukihiro's Devils and Realist (Makai Ōji: Devils and Realist) manga will get a sequel this November. Mashū Ishiwatari and Taiyō Ayukawa (both pictured below) will reprise their roles as Wi...
Puchimas! Manga Gets New Original Anime DVD in 2018
Series' 5th, 6th volumes bundled anime DVDs in 2013, 2014
― The June issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki Maoh magazine revealed on Thursday that a compiled book volume of Akane's Puchimas! -Petit Idolm@ster- manga will bundle a new original anime DVD in 2018. The magazine also published the manga's 100th installment on Thursday. Akane launched the four-panel manga series in the magazine in 2008, and Kadokawa...
The Bears' School, Tinny Anime Films' Promo Video Streamed
Films open simultaneously in Japan on August 25
― Toho Animation began streaming a promotional video for the anime films of the Kuma no Gakkō (The Bears' School) and Tinny - Fūsen Inu Monogatari (Tinny - Balloon Dog Story) picture books on Thursday. The films, titled Eiga Kuma no Gakkō: Patissier Jackie to Ohisama no Sweets (The Bears' School The Movie: The Patissier Jackie and the Sun's Sweets) and ...
Gundam Versus PS4 Game Heads West This Fall
Action game ships in Japan on July 6
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming an announcement trailer for the Gundam Versus PlayStation 4 game on Thursday. The game is slated to ship in the West this fall. Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe also began streaming both English and Spanish versions of the trailer. The game's official Japanese website began streaming a video earlier this month ...
New Sailor Moon Musical Reveals More Cast, Visual
Musicals' 'final chapter' debuts in Tokyo, Aichi, Osaka in September
― The official website for the Sailor Moon franchise announced more cast and revealed the main visual on Thursday for Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon -Le Mouvement Final-, the upcoming production in the Sailor Moon stage musicals. The website describes the musical as the "final chapter" of the Sailor Moon musicals, and it will conclude t...
Dallas Radio Station Hosts Public Memorial Service For Voice Actor Ed Blaylock on May 2
Event is open to public to honor voice actor who passed away earlier this month
― Dallas, Texas-based radio station WRR 101 will host a memorial service to honor voice actor Ed Blaylock on May 2 at 11:45 a.m. at the Latino Cultural Center near downtown Dallas. The event is open to the public, and WRR 101 reached out to ANN to confirm that fans of Blaylock's anime work are encouraged to attend. Blaylo...
Retailer: Yuki Kodama's Kids on the Slope Manga Gets Live-Action Film
Manga about 2 boys in 1960s inspired TV anime in 2012
― Retailer Rakuten's listing of this year's June issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Flowers magazine features a cover image that reveals that Yuki Kodama's Sakamichi no Apollon (Kids on the Slope) manga is getting a live-action film adaptation. The magazine will ship in Japan on Friday. The manga follows a naive boy and a scruffy boy in a provincial to...
Nintendo Sells 2.74 Million Switch Consoles Worldwide
Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sells 3.84 million copies; 3DS worldwide sales at 66.12 million units
― Nintendo revealed in its year-end financial report on Wednesday for the fiscal year ending on March 31 that it has sold 2.74 million Switch consoles worldwide. This number includes 600,000 units in Japan, 1.2 million units in the Americas, and 940,000 units in other regions. Nintendo said it al...
Tomino no Jigoku Manga to End in 4th Volume
Manga on hiatus until summer, story in "final phase"
― The third compiled book volume of Suehiro Maruo's Tomino no Jigoku (Tomino the Damned) manga revealed on Monday that the manga's fourth volume will be its last. The manga went on hiatus earlier this month, and will resume this summer as it heads toward its "final phase." The manga centers on a set of twins with an older brother and younger sister...
NISA to Release Yomawari: Midnight Shadows Sequel Game in N. America, Europe This Fall
Game ships on PS4, PS Vita in Japan on August 24, Western version to add Steam release
― NIS America announced on Thursday that it will release the Shin Yomawari sequel game in North America and Europe this fall under the title Yomawari: Midnight Shadows. NIS America is releasing the game for PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and PC via Steam. The company describes the game: The follow-up to 2016's cu...
Gundam: Battle Operation PS3 Game to Cease Operation in July
Game's sequel Gundam: Battle Operation Next debuted in 2015
― The official website of Bandai Namco Entertainment's Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation PlayStation 3 game announced on Thursday that it will cease operations on the game as well as the Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation Support Appli for the PlayStation Vita on July 31. Items will no longer be available to purchase after May 31. The g...
7O3X: Fastest Finger First Anime's Quiz Videos Reveal Satsumi Matsuda Jinko Sasajima
New key visual also revealed for series premiering in July
― Toei began streaming a quiz video on Tuesday for 7O3X Fastest Finger First, the television anime adaptation of Iqura Sugimoto's Nana Maru San Batsu (literally, "7 O 3 X" or "7 Right, 3 Wrong") manga. The video reveals the character Jinko Sasajima, and the voice actress for the character asks if viewers can guess her identity. A separate "an...
Miyazawa Kenji no Shotaku Live-Action Series' Cast Revealed
Show premiering on June 17 casts Misuzu Kanno, Ikusaburo Yamazaki, Anna Ishibashi, more
― The official website of the live-action series adaptation of Santa Uonome's Miyazawa Kenji no Shotaku (Kenji Miyazawa's Dining Table) manga revealed a poster visual and the cast for the series on Wednesday. The poster shows Ryohei Suzuki in costume as Kenji Miyazawa. The main cast includes (from left to right in...
angela, Mashiro Ayano to Perform at Anime Expo
2 acts to perform at Anisong World Matsuri event at L.A. convention in July
― The organizers of the Anime Expo convention announced on Tuesday that it will host angela and Mashiro Ayano as part of the convention's Anisong World Matsuri music festival event. The two acts will perform on July 1 at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. angela is comprised of keyboardist and guitarist Katsu and vocalist ...
Ultraman Geed Series Revealed With Star Tatsuomi Hamada
16-year-old Hamada plays son of Ultraman Zero antagonist Belial
― Tsuburaya Productions opened a website on Thursday to reveal Ultraman Geed (pronounced "Jeed"), the new Ultraman series debuting on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on July 8. The series will air on Saturdays at 9:00 a.m., and will have 25 episodes. 16-year-old actor Tatsuomi Hamada is playing Riku Asakura, who can transform into the titula...
Sailor Moon Crystal Gets 2 Board Games This Year
Dyskami Publishing Company will release more board games in 2018
― Board game company Dyskami Publishing Company announced on Wednesday that it is developing a line of official board games based on the Sailor Moon Crystal anime. The first two games are titled Sailor Moon Crystal Dice Challenge and Sailor Moon Crystal Truth or Bluff. Sailor Moon Crystal Dice Challenge is a dice battle game where playe...
Area 88 Creator Kaoru Shintani Takes Hiatus From Manga
Manga creator was former Leiji Matsumoto assistant; drew Twin Hawks, I Dream of Mimi, more
― Manga creator Kaoru Shintani announced on his official Twitter account on Wednesday that he would be taking a hiatus from drawing manga. The announcement coincided with his 66th birthday, and just as he finished the manuscript for the last chapter of his current manga Christie: London Massive. He stated in hi...
Principal Live-Action Film Reveals More Cast
Rina Kawaei, Mitsuki Tanimura, Tomohiro Ichikawa, Mashiro Ayano, more join 2018 film
― The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Ryo Ikuemi's Principal manga revealed more of the film's cast members on Tuesday. The additional cast includes: Top row, left to right: Rina Kawaei as Haruka Kunishige, Shima's classmate Mitsuki Tanimura as Yumi Tatebayashi, Gen's older sister, and a music...
Keijo!!!!!!!! Manga Creator Explains Cancellation
Denies rumors that manga was cancelled due to poor anime sales
― Manga creator Daichi Sorayomi posted details regarding the ending of his Keijo!!!!!!!! manga series on his blog on Sunday. He began by saying that he was told even before the anime aired that he should finish the manga after the anime finished. He denied rumors that the manga was cancelled due to poor sales of the anime's home video vo...
Death Note the Musical's Video Shows Footage From 2015 Performances
Rerun of 2015 musical runs September 2-24
― HoriPro began streaming a commercial on Tuesday for the rerun of Frank Wildhorn's Death Note the Musical. The video contains footage from the 2015 performances. The rerun will run at the New National Theatre in Tokyo from September 2 to 24. The main cast members, who are reprising their roles, include (from left to right): Kenji Urai (Aoi Honō, Kamen Rider ...
Koe de Oshigoto!'s Konno Starts New Manga in May
Nobunaga-sensei no Osanazuma centers on middle school teacher, young bride
― The June issue of Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine revealed on Tuesday that Azure Konno will launch a new manga titled Nobunaga-sensei no Osanazuma (Mr. Nobunaga's Young Bride) in the magazine's next issue on May 25. The manga will center on the relationship between a middle school teacher who has a knack for gal games an...
Rabi Laby Platformer Games Get Bundle Release on PS Vita
Bundle contains all 3 Rabi Laby games, Witch's Cat spinoff
― Kadokawa's Famitsu.com revealed on Tuesday that Silver Star Japan is releasing a game titled Rabi Laby: Puzzle Out Stories for the PlayStation Vita. The game bundles all three Rabi Laby games, as well as the Witch's Cat spinoff game. The PS Vita version will include updated graphics and an easy mode. In the Rabi Laby (Rabbit Labyrinth) plat...
Attack on Titan Manga Has 66 Million Copies in Print
Marketing company CDG revealed on Monday that Hajime Isayama's Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan) manga has more than 66 million copies in print. Isayama launched the manga in Bessatsu Shōnen Magazine in 2009, and Kodansha published the 22nd compiled book volume in Japan on April 7. Kodansha Comics publishes the series in print in English, and it released the 21st volume on April 18. Crunchyroll...
Live-Action Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Film's Trailer, New Visual Posted
Film opens August 4 in Japan
― The official website for the live-action film of Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable manga posted a trailer and new banner visual on Thursday. The video introduces the characters and the concept of "Stands." The film's title is JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond wa Kudakenai Dai-Ichi-Shō (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chap...
Strike Witches Spinoff Novel Series Noble Witches Gets Manga Adaptation
Strike Witches Erica Hartmann 1941 artist to launch series next month
― This year's June issue of Kadokawa's Comp Ace magazine announced on Wednesday that a manga adaptation of the Noble Witches spinoff novel series will launch in the July issue on May 26. The magazine posted a short preview chapter and Tsuchii, the artist for the manga adaptation, posted a preview image on Twitter: 先ほどブレちゃん内でも告知がありま...
Japanese Comic Ranking, April 17-23
Kingdom, Magi, Ace of Diamond Act II, Attack on Titan, Case Closed in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Kingdom 46 438,106 438,106 2017/04 Shueisha Yasuhisa Hara 1 1 2 Magi 33 221,579 221,579 2017/04 Shogakukan Shinobu Ohtaka 2 1 3 Ace of Diamond Act II 7 155,751 157,358 2017/04 Kodansha Yūji Terajima 3 1 4 Attack on Ti...
Anchor Bay to Release Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Film on Home Video, Digital HD
Digital release slated for June 13, home video for June 27
― Anchor Bay Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it will release the Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions film on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and Digital HD. The digital version is slated for June 13 and the Blu-ray Disc and DVD will ship on June 27. The release will include both the English and Japanese audio tracks, as well as four featurett...
Orange Manga Gets New Chapter in May
Series that ended in 2015 inspired live-action film, anime
― The June issue of Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine revealed on Tuesday that Ichigo Takano's Orange manga will get a new chapter in the next issue on May 25. Takano (Yume Miru Taiyō) launched the original shōjo manga in Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine in 2012 and moved it to Monthly Action in 2013. The manga ended in August 2015, an...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, April 17-23
Fire Emblem Echoes, Dark Souls III: The Fire Fades Edition, Dungeon Travelers 2-2, PaRappa the Rapper games ship
― Japan's Game Ranking: April 17-23 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 13DSFire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Including Limited Editions) Nintendo April 20 131,668 131,668 23DSPro Yakyū Famista Climax Bandai Namco Entertainment April ...
Amazon's Anime Strike Streams Darker Than Black Season 1
Series available with English dub, Japanese with subtitles
― Amazon's Anime Strike streaming platform posted the 26-episode first season of Darker Than Black on Tuesday. The series is available in Japanese with English subtitles and with Funimation Entertainment's English dub. Anime Strike describes the story: A new and deadly breed of covert agents walks the streets. These assassins and spies wield ...
Seven Seas Licenses OKAYADO's 'Deadline Summoner' 1-Shot Manga for Digital Release
39-page prototype to 12 Beast available now
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has acquired the digital publishing license for OKAYADO's one-shot manga "Deadline Summoner" ("Shisen no Shōkanshi"). The company released the manga digitally in North America for US$2.99 on Wednesday. Seven Seas describes the story as a "prototype short" to OKAYADO's other series 12 Beast. The story...
Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite Story Trailer Reveals September Release Date
Game adds Ultron, Sigma, Hulk, Chris Redfield, Thor, Chun Li, more
― PlayStation began streaming a story trailer for Capcom's Marvel vs. CAPCOM Infinite PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC fighting game on Tuesday. The trailer reveals the that the game will ship on September 19. The video also reveals new characters for the game, including Ultron, Sigma (Mega Man X), Strider Hiryu (Strider), Hulk, Chris ...
New Fate/Extella Work is in Production
Fate/Extella: The Umbral Star's Nintendo Switch port ships in July
― A special Fate/Extra CCC live-streaming event revealed on Tuesday that a new Fate/EXTELLA work is in production. The staff did not reveal details about the title but said Servant action will be important in the new work. Mafia Kajita served as MC at the event, and voice actors Yui Ogura (voice of Fate/Extra CCC's Passion Lip), Norik...
Sumitomo, Crunchyroll's Parent Chernin Group Announce Strategic Partnership
Sumitomo, Crunchyroll partnered in 2015 to fund anime co-productions
― Sumitomo Corporation of Americas, a subsidiary of the Japanese trading company Sumitomo Corporation, announced a strategic partnership on Wednesday with The Chernin Group, a media company run by former News Corporation executive Peter Chernin. Under this new business partnership, both companies hope to expand into the media and en...
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age PS4 Remaster's English Trailer Streamed
Game ships on July 11 in N. America, Europe; July 13 in Japan, Asia
― Square Enix North America began streaming an English-dubbed spring trailer for the Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age PlayStation 4 game on Tuesday. The video previews the remaster's story. The game will ship in North America and Europe on July 11 and in Japan and Asia on July 13. The game will ship with a Collector's and Limited Edi...
Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry Anime Film to Play in U.S., 15 Other Countries in May
U.K., Ireland, Australia, NZ, 9 Central/South American countries, Thailand, France
― The official website for the Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry anime film announced on Wednesday that the film will open in at least 16 countries besides Japan in May. As of April 26, the countries will be the United States, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, nine countries in Central America and South America...
Clione no Akari TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, July Premiere
Sayuri Matsumura, Shunya Ōhira, Natsuko Hara, more star in anime
― The staff for the television anime of Natural-Rain's illustrated online novel Clione no Akari (Clione's Light) opened a Twitter account and website on Wednesday. The website revealed the anime's staff, cast, and July premiere. The cast includes: Sayuri Matsumura as Minori Amamiya Shunya Ōhira as Takashi Aoi Natsuko Hara as Kyōko Tsuki...
Live-Action Tokyo Ghoul Film Posts Teaser Visual, Character Stills
Masataka Kubota, Fumika Shimizu star in July 29 film based on Sui Ishida's manga
― The official website for the live-action film of Sui Ishida's Tokyo Ghoul manga revealed a new teaser visual for the film on Wednesday. The text on the visual reads, "The only entity who knows of the two worlds of humans and ghouls." The site also revealed stills from the film featuring the main cast. The cast is as fo...
Idaho School Votes to Keep Sword Art Online Novel After Student Complaint
Complaint stated that novel allegedly contained "inappropriate language and drawings"
― Jerome Middle School in Idaho voted to retain the Sword Art Online: Aincrad light novel in its library on Monday after a student raised concern about "inappropriate language and drawings" in the novel. The school's English department formally made the complaint. The National Coalition Against Censorship (NCAC) sen...
Funimation Reveals Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor Anime's English Dub Cast
Dub premiered on Tuesday, 9:30 p.m. EDT
― Funimation revealed The English dub cast for its simuldub of the Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor anime on Tuesday. The simuldub premiered on Tuesday at 9:30 p.m. EDT. The cast includes: Rachael Messer as Sistine Josh Grelle as Glenn Radars Monica Rial as Rumia Morgan Garrett as Celica Ben Phillips as Headmaster Rick Christopher Wehkamp as Halley Q...
Chihayafuru Sequel Film Reveals 4 New Cast Members, 2018 Opening
Chihayafuru: Musubi casts Mio Yūki, Hayato Sano, Kaya Kiyohara, Kento Kaku
― The staff for the live-action films of Yuki Suetsugu's Chihayafuru manga revealed the upcoming sequel film's title, new cast members, and 2018 opening on Wednesday. The new film is titled Chihayafuru: Musubi (Chihayafuru: Conclusion). The new cast includes (from left to right): Mio Yūki as Sumire Hanano, a girl who falls in ...
Yomawari Horror Game Gets Sequel For PS4, Vita
Game ships in Japan on August 24
― Video game news website Dengeki Online revealed on Tuesday that Nippon Ichi Software is developing a sequel for its horror game Yomawari. The game, titled Shin Yomawari (Late Night Wandering), is slated for release on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in Japan on August 24. In the original game, players take the role of a little girl who uses a single flashlight to...
GARNiDELiA, Konomi Suzuki to Perform at Anime Expo
Performing in Anisong World Matsuri event in L.A. convention in July
― The organizers of the Anime Expo convention announced on Tuesday that it will host GARNiDELiA and Konomi Suzuki as part of the convention's Anisong World Matsuri music festival event. They will perform on July 1 at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. GARNiDELiA consists of composer Yoshinori Abe (toku) and vocalist Mai Mizuhashi...
New Nobunaga's Ambition Game Revealed for Switch, PS4, PC
Nobunaga no Yabō: Taishi announced in Famitsu
― Video game news website Famitsu revealed on Tuesday that a new Nobunaga's Ambition (Nobunaga no Yabō) game is in development for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC. The game is titled Nobunaga no Yabō: Taishi (Nobunaga's Ambition: Aspiration). Famitsu magazine will reveal more information on Thursday. The long-running Nobunaga's Ambition historical ...
Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler Anime Casts Yūki Wakai
Staff announces student council cast members this week
― The official website for the television anime of Homura Kawamoto and Tōru Naomura's Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler manga announced on Tuesday that Yūki Wakai will play the character Itsuki Sumeragi, a first-year student and member of the student council. The staff will reveal the cast for another student council member on Thursday at 6:00 p.m. ...
Egglia: Legend of the Redcap Smartphone RPG Gets English Release This Summer
Game from Mother 3, Fantasy Life developer launched this month in Japan
― Game developer Brownies announced on Friday that its smartphone game Egglia: Legend of the Redcap will have an English release for iPhone and Android this summer. The company is also working on an "Episode 2" DLC for the game, which will introduce new eggs and areas to explore. Egglia is an RPG that follows the story of an elf ...
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