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Japan's Animation TV Ranking, May 15-21
Top 12 anime listed; Pokémon Sun & Moon, Yo-kai Watch, My Hero Academia make list
― The Kaiketsu Zorori: Uchū no Yūsha-tachi movie aired on NHK-E on Saturday, May 20 at 3:55 p.m. and earned a 0.6% rating. Love Live! The School Idol Movie aired on NHK-E on Saturday, May 20 at 12:25 a.m. and earned a 0.3% rating. The live-action drama adaptation of Ryō Ikuemi's Anata no Koto wa Sorehodo manga aired on ...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, May 8-14
My Hero Academia stays in top 10
― The live-action drama adaptation of Ryō Ikuemi's Anata no Koto wa Sorehodo manga aired on TBS on Tuesday, May 9 at 10:00 p.m and earned an 9.9% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV May 14 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 10.8 Doraemon TV Asahi May 12 (Fri) 19:00 30 min. 8.0 Crayon Shin-chan TV Asahi May 12 (Fri) 19:30 24 min. 8.0 Dete...
Katsugeki! Touken Ranbu Anime's Ad Promotes 1st BD/DVD Volume
Anime premieres in July, 1st volume out on July 26
― The official website of the Katsugeki! Tōken Ranbu (Action Picture! Touken Ranbu) television anime series began streaming a commercial on Saturday for the anime's first Japanese Blu-ray Disc and DVD home video volume. The first volume is slated for July 26, and will include the first episode, with limited editions including a CD and a booklet. (Not...
Monster Hunter XX Game's Switch Version Reveals August 25 Release in Video
Nintendo releases designed Switch console for game, adds multiplayer to 3DS, Switch versions
― Capcom announced on Saturday that its Nintendo Switch port of the Monster Hunter XX (pronounced as "Double Cross") game will ship in Japan on August 25. The package edition retails for 5,800 yen and the download edition retails for 5,546 yen. The game will have 1080p support for the Switch version for TVs, ...
Blend S Waitress TV Anime's Main Staff, Visual Unveiled
Ryouji Masuyama directs October anime, with writer Go Zappa, character designer Yousuke Okuda
― A-1 Pictures opened a website for its television anime adaptation of Miyuki Nakayama's Blend S four-panel manga on Saturday. The site reveals the anime's main staff and visual. Ryouji Masuyama (Gurren Lagann Parallel Works' "Drill the Heavens with Your XXX!!!" director, The IDOLM@STER episode director) is ...
Black Butler Gets New Musical Covering Story of Anime Film
5th musical adapts "Luxury Liner" arc, runs from December 2017 through February 2018
― The official Twitter account of the musical adaptations of Yana Toboso's Black Butler manga announced on Saturday that a fifth musical has been green-lit. The new musical is titled Musical Kuroshitsuji - Tango on the Campania, and will adapt the story of the manga's "Gōka Kyakusen" (luxury liner) arc, which appeare...
KonoSuba PS4/PS Vita Game's Trailer Outlines Plot
Game ships on September 7 in Japan with bonus shooting game for 1st-print editions
― 5pb began streaming a trailer for its Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! -Kono Yokubukai Game ni Shinpan o! game on Friday. The video outlines the game's plot, and shows the different characters that players can pursue a story route for. (Note: The video is region-locked in some countries, including the United Sta...
Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age PS4 Remaster's Videos Outline Gambit System, Story
Game ships on July 11 in N. America, Europe; on July 13 in Japan, Asia
― Square Enix began streaming two videos for the Final Fantasy XII The Zodiac Age PlayStation 4 game on Thursday and Friday. The first video is in English, and outlines the game's license board system, which allows players to customize each character's abilities, and the Gambit System, which allows players to automate their charac...
Annecy Festival Screens French/Japanese Animated Film Mutafukaz
Ankama, Studio 4°C announced project in 2011
― The staff of Mutafukaz, the upcoming animated film based on Guillaume "Run" Renard's comic series of the same name, announced on Friday that the film is finished and it will screen at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival on June 13. Annecy's official website lists the film as 90 minutes long. French video game and comics publisher Ankama and ...
Tubi TV Adds Midori Days, Panda-Z the Robonimation Anime
World Trigger anime also added
― Video streaming service Tubi TV began streaming Midori Days, Panda-Z the Robonimation, and World Trigger. All three titles are available in Japanese with English subtitles. Midori Days follows the story of high school delinquent Seiji Sawamura who is desperate to have a girlfriend. One morning he wakes up to discover that his right hand has become a girl named Midori ...
Hoshizora no Memoria Visual Novel Kickstarter Meets Initial Goal
Campaign funds limited edition Western release
― Sekai Project's Kickstarter campaign for a limited edition physical Western release of developer Favorite's Hoshizora no Memoria -Wish upon a Shooting Star- visual novel met its initial goal of US$45,000 on Friday. If the project reaches its US$75,000 stretch goal, the Hoshizora no Memoria Eternal Heart fandisk will also get an English translation, and...
Crunchyroll to Add Monster Strike the Movie Anime Streaming
Film streams June 2
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the Monster Strike the Movie anime film beginning on June 2. The stream will be available worldwide outside of Japan, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Macau. The film opened in December and topped the Japanese box office in its first weekend. The film tells a prequel story before the events of the net anime series. Crunchyroll is ...
Seven Seas Licenses Leiji Matsumoto's Captain Harlock Manga
Classic manga ran from 1977-79
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Friday that it has licensed Leiji Matsumoto's original Space Pirate Captain Harlock manga. The company will release the series in two hardcover omnibus editions under the title Captain Harlock: The Classic Collection. Zack Davisson is translating the series. Seven Seas describes the story: After a mysterious sphere collides with T...
No Game, No Life Film's Visual Shows Returning Characters
Konomi Suzuki returns to perform film's theme song
― The official website for the upcoming No Game, No Life Zero film revealed a new key visual on Friday. The website also revealed that Konomi Suzuki, the opening theme song performer for the television anime, will also perform the film's theme song "There is a Reason." The song will be included on the No Game, No Life "complete album" No Song No Life...
City Hunter Gets Spinoff Manga About Fan Reborn Into Manga's World
Manga to launch in July following conclusion of Angel Heart 2nd Season
― This year's July issue of Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Comic Zenon magazine announced on Thursday that Sokura Nijiki will launch a manga titled Kyō Kara City Hunter in the September issue on July 25. The manga is about a 40-year-old unmarried woman who has been obsessed with City Hunter's Ryō Saeba since high school. One day she is h...
Revolutionary Girl Utena Gets New Manga Chapter in July
Chiho Saito to draw manga for Flowers magazine
― This year's July issue of Shogakukan's Flowers magazine announced on Saturday that a new Revolutionary Girl Utena manga will run in the magazine's September issue on July 28. Original artist Chiho Saito is drawing the new manga. The magazine did not say if the new manga will continue past the September issue. Be-Papas — a group of industry professional...
Square Enix CEO: Final Fantasy VII Remake, Kingdom Hearts III Launch in Next 3 Years
Games announced in 2015, 2013
― Square Enix president and CEO Yosuke Matsuda revealed at a financial results briefing session for Square Enix Holdings on May 11 that the Final Fantasy VII remake and Kingdom Hearts III games are slated for release in about the next three years. Commenting on a presentation slide featuring game releases for fiscal year 2017 and the future, Matsuda said, "We plan to lau...
Anime Expo Hosts Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Novel Author Fujino Ōmori
Author appears at 1st N. American convention in July
― BookWalker announced on Friday that Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? light novel series author Fujino Ōmori will attend Los Angeles anime convention Anime Expo as its special guest. He will participate in a panel and autograph sessions. The convention appearance will be Ōmori's first in North America. In addition to hosting Ōmori...
Gonzo's 18if TV Anime's Video Shows Dream World
Nobunaga Shimazaki, Takehito Koyasu, Kaori Nazuka star in July anime
― The official website for Koji Morimoto and Gonzo's 18if television anime began streaming the series' first promotional video on Friday. The video previews Haruto's journey in the dream world. Gonzo also began streaming two more six-minute "18 Yume Sekai VR" (18 Dream World VR) 360° videos for mobcast's 18: Kimi to Tsunagaru Puzzle...
Tekken 7 Game's Opening CInematic, 4th Character Trailer Streamed
PS4, Xbox One, PC game slated for June 2
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming the opening cinematic for its upcoming Tekken 7 fighting game on Tuesday. The company also began streaming a fourth character episode trailer on Thursday. The video introduces Raven, Dragunov, Lili, Asuka, Leo, and Yoshimitsu. The first trailer showed Marshall Law, Feng Wei, Bob, Bryan Fury, Devil Jin, Hwoarang, Gig...
Kodansha Comics Releases Battle Angel Alita Manga Digitally Before Print Release
Classic manga series available digitally with new translation
― Kodansha Comics announced on Wednesday that its English language release of Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita manga will be available digitally on comiXology and Kindle before its print release. Volumes 1-3 are available now in the comiXology Originals line for US$10.99 each or free with comiXology membership. Volumes 4-6 are set for ...
NISA Streams Opening Movie For Ys VII: Lacrimosa of DANA Game
PS4, PS Vita, PC game arrives in N. America on September 12, in Europe on September 15
― NIS America began streaming the opening movie on Thursday for its upcoming release of Nihon Falcom's Ys Vlll: Lacrimosa of DANA game. NISA plans to release the game on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Steam in North America on September 12 and in Europe on September 15. The PS4 and PS Vita versions will h...
Red Entertainment Reveals Our World is Ended PS Vita Game
Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash's Eiri Shirai designs characters for adventure game
― Game developer and publisher Red Entertainment revealed the Our World is Ended (Ore-tachi no Sekai wa Owatteiru.) PlayStation Vita game on Thursday. The adventure game is slated for this fall. The company had launched a teaser website for the game last week. The staff has also launched a Twitter account for the game. The...
Saiyuki Reload Blast Anime Reveals July 5 Premiere, More Cast
Kaho Kouda, Jin Yamanoi join cast
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Kazuya Minekura's Saiyuki Reload Blast manga revealed two more cast members and the show's July 5 premiere date on Friday. The new cast members include: Kaho Kouda as Crown Prince Nataku Jin Yamanoi as Dokugakuji Saiyuki Reload Blast will premiere on July 5 on AT-X at 10:30 p.m., and will then air on Tokyo...
Battle Girl High School Anime Reveals Visual, Theme Song Artists, July 2 Premiere
18 main cast members perform opening song by kz
― The official website for COLOPL's Battle Girl High School smartphone role-playing game revealed the key visual, theme song artists, and premiere date on Friday for the anime adaptation of the game. The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX and BS11 on July 2 at 24:30 (effectively July 3 at 12:30 a.m.) before airing on Kansai TV at 25:55 (effectively at 1:55...
KanColle Film Earns 560 Million Yen After March Screenings
Film opened in Japan in November, had 4DX, MX4D screenings in February
― Kadokawa's Famitsu.com website reported on Friday that the Kantai Collection: KanColle anime film earned a total of 560 million yen (about US$5 million) after finishing its March screenings in Japan. The film's Blu-ray Disc and DVD release in Japan is slated for August 30. The limited edition version of the releases will feature...
Kimi no Koe o Todoketai Anime Film's Teaser Reveals August 25 Opening
Film adds Yuuki Kaji, Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Masako Nozawa to cast
― The official website of Kimi no Koe o Todoketai, Madhouse's original anime film project, began streaming a teaser video for the film on Friday. The video reveals the film's August 25 opening in Japan. In addition, the site revealed additional cast for the film. Yuuki Kaji will play the character Daigo Koyurugi, Tatsuhisa Suzuki will play...
Ms. Koizumi loves ramen noodles Anime Reveals Key Visual, Main Staff
Asterisk War's Kenji Seto directs series at Studio Gokumi
― The official website for the television anime of Naru Narumi's Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san (Ms. Koizumi loves ramen noodles) manga revealed the show's key visual and main staff on Friday. Kenji Seto (both seasons of The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water) is directing the series at Studio Gokumi (Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Ur...
Made in Abyss Anime Premieres on July 7
The official website for the television anime of Akihito Tsukushi's Made in Abyss manga revealed on Friday that the series will premiere on July 7. The series will air on AT-X, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting, Saga TV, and BS11. In the story, an enormous pit and cave system called the "Abyss" is the only unexplored place in the world. Strange and wonderful creatures ...
Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale Film Earns 3.35 Billion Yen Worldwide
Film sells 2.75 million tickets worldwide
― The staff of the Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale anime film announced on Friday that the film has earned more than 3.35 billion yen (about US$30.1 million) worldwide, and has sold more than 2,750,000 tickets. The film has earned 2,503,140,460 yen (about US$22.5 million) and sold 1,758,928 tickets in Japan as of Wednesday. The film opened in France...
DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon Comedy Anime Film Opens in October
Film staff runs auction campaign for rights to use Eagle Talon characters to "increase budget"
― The official website of DLE Inc.'s DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon anime film revealed on Thursday that the film will open in Japan on October 21. In addition, the film's staff is running an auction, supposedly in order to increase the budget for the film to match Hollywood standards. The auction allows p...
Clione no Akari TV Anime's Promo Video Highlights Minori
Sayuri Matsumura plays character in 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 Minori Amamiya. The anime's cast includes: Sayuri Matsumura as Minori Amamiya Shunya Ōhira as Takashi Aoi Natsuko Hara as Kyōko Tsukiha...
Kids on the Slope Live-Action Film Reveals More Cast Members
Erina Mano, Dean Fujioka, Baijaku Nakamura join 2018 film
― The official blog for the live-action film adaptation of Yuki Kodama's Sakamichi no Apollon (Kids on the Slope) manga revealed additional cast members for the film on Friday. The additional cast includes (from left to right in picture above): Erina Mano as Yurika Fukahori, the mysterious woman whom Sentarō falls in love with at first sight D...
Live-Action Tokyo Ghoul Film Casts Kabuki Actor Minosuke Bandō as Uta
Film opens on July 29
― The official website for the live-action film of Sui Ishida's Tokyo Ghoul manga revealed on Friday that kabuki actor Minosuke Bandō will play Uta, a mask maker for ghouls. The previously announced cast includes: Masataka Kubota (live-action Death Note, Mars, Photo Braver 7 television series) as Ken Kaneki Fumika Shimizu as Tōka Kirishima Yuu Aoi (live-action Rurouni Kenshin's ...
Live-Action Gintama Film Inspires Net Show on July 15
dTV also gets "movie comic" that adapts manga with sound effects, animation
― Docomo's dTV streaming service announced on Friday that the live-action film of Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama manga is inspiring a live-action net show that will premiere on the service on July 15, one day after the film's opening in Japan. The show will feature the same cast and staff as the film, and will adapt a "popular" st...
NTR: Netsuzou Trap Anime's 1st Promo Shows Secret Relationship
Anime adaptation of Naoko Kodama's yuri manga premieres in July
― The official website for the television anime of Naoko Kodama's yuri manga NTR: Netsuzou Trap began streaming the anime's first promotional video on Friday. The video shows the secret relationship between Yuma and Hotaru. The series will premiere in July. The anime's official website has the text blurb, "We have a secret we can't tell ...
Skirt no Naka wa Kedamono Deshita. TV Anime Shorts' Cast, Theme Song Artist Revealed
Saki Hazuki performs theme song "secret" for Summer anime
― The official website for the television anime of Hanamaluo's adult romance manga Skirt no Naka wa Kedamono Deshita. (There Was a Beast Inside the Skirt.) revealed the anime's cast and theme song artist on Friday. The staff also confirmed that the anime's episodes are each five minutes long. The cast includes: Hotaru Hanakage as Shizuka Komin...
CAPCOM to Release Monster Hunter XX for Switch
Nintendo 3DS game shipped in Japan on March 18
― Capcom announced on Friday that it will release a port of its Monster Hunter XX (pronounced as "Double Cross") game for the Nintendo Switch. It did not reveal a release date for the game. The game shipped in Japan for the Nintendo 3DS on March 18. Monster Hunter XX features a new "Style Power-up," which allows players to designate a Hunting Art as an "...
Seven Seas Licenses Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō Manga
Volume 1 slated for February 2018
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Thursday that it has licensed Chimaki Kuori's Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō manga. It will release the manga's first compiled book volume on February 6, 2018. Seven Seas describes the manga: In the wake of a space-wide civil war instigated by Saga–the Gemini Gold Saint–a new team of Saints comes together with the goal of protecting ...
Hajimete no Gal Anime Casts Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Kenji Akabane, Minoru Shiraishi
Romantic comedy series premieres in July
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Shōnen Ace magazine revealed more cast members for the television anime of Meguru Ueno's Hajimete no Gal (First-Time Gal) manga on Friday. The new cast includes Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Shinpei Sakamoto (left in picture below), Kenji Akabane as Keigo Ishida (center), and Minoru Shiraishi as Minoru Kobayakawa (right). The ani...
Monster Strike Gets New 5-Episode Idol Spinoff Anime Special
Mon-Soni! D'Artagnan no Idol Sengen debuts June 14 with many staffers from Lucifer special
― The smartphone game Monster Strike is inspiring a five-episode original anime special titled Mon-Soni! D'Artagnan no Idol Sengen (Monster Sonic! D'Artagnan's Idol Declaration) this summer. The new anime will begin streaming on the YouTube service at 7:00 p.m. (6:00 a.m. EDT) on June 14. The story of Mon-Soni!...
Pokémon Magikarp Jump Game Launches for iOS, Android Devices
Free-to-play with in-app purchases in multiple languages
― The Pokémon Company released the Pokémon Magikarp Jump smartphone game for iOS and Android devices on Tuesday. The official Pokémon YouTube channels began streaming promotional videos for the game in English and Japanese. In the game, players raise and train Magikarp to jump as high as possible. Players can compete to become League Champion. ...
Takuya Satō, Yōko Hikasa Join Cast of Altair: A Record of Battles Anime
TV series starring Ayumu Murase premieres on July 7
― The July issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine revealed on Thursday character designs and two new cast members for this summer's television anime of Kotono Katō's historical fantasy manga Altair: A Record of Battles (Shōkoku no Altair). Takuya Satō will play Ibrahim, and Yōko Hikasa will play Shara. The anime stars: (Note: character n...
Chaos;Child PS4, PS Vita Game Heads West in 2017
PQube releases MAGES.' murder mystery game in Europe, N. America
― PQube announced on Thursday that it will release MAGES.' Chaos;Child game for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in Europe and North America in the third quarter of 2017. The company began streaming a teaser trailer for the release. The game's story is set after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake hits Tokyo's Shibuya ward on November 6, 2009,...
A-1 Pictures Animates Blend S Manga for Fall Broadcast
TV anime about cafe waitress premieres in October
― The July issue of Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine is revealing on Sunday that A-1 Pictures (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend, Ace Attorney, Oreimo 2) is animating the television anime adaptation of Miyuki Nakayama's Blend S four-panel manga. The anime is slated to premiere in October. The manga's story centers on a girl named M...
Weekly Shonen Jump Ore Collection Smartphone Game's Franchises Revealed
Dragon Ball, One Piece, Rurouni Kenshin, Yu Yu Hakusho, My Hero Academia, To Love-ru, more included
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed some of the franchises on Monday that will feature in the Weekly Shonen Jump Ore Collection (Weekly Shonen Jump My Collection) smartphone game. The franchises include: Otoko Ippiki Gaki Daisho Wingman Dragon Ball Yu Yu Hakusho Jigoku Sensei Nube Rurouni Kenshin Hos...
Inuyashiki Anime Reveals Visuals for 2 Main Characters
The official website for the upcoming television anime adaptation of Hiroya Oku's Inuyashiki manga revealed the character designs for the two main characters Inuyashiki and Shishigami on Tuesday. The site revealed a new visual for the anime on Monday. The television anime series will premiere in October on Fuji TV's Noitamina block. Keiichi Satou (Tiger & Bunny, Gantz:O, Rage of Bahamut: Genesis) ...
Staff Replaces Comedian Galigali Galixon's Scene in Live-Action Gintama Film
Comedian was arrested, released earlier this month for driving under the influence
― A public relations official for TV Tokyo revealed on Thursday that the staff of the live-action film adaptation of Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama manga is replacing the scene (or scenes) in which comedian Galigali Galixon appears in the film. TV Tokyo is an investor in the film. Galixon was arrested and released on May 12...
Former KAT-TUN Member Koki Tanaka Arrested for Marijuana Possession
Police officer allegedly found marijuana while searching car Tanaka was driving
― Tokyo Metropolitan Police arrested singer, actor, and former KAT-TUN member Koki Tanaka in Shibuya on Wednesday for suspicion of marijuana possession. Tanaka denied the suspicion, claiming the marijuana authorities found was not his. According to police, Tanaka was driving a van on a road in the second district of the D...
Tsukiuta Stage Play Reveals Cast For 4th, 5th Runs
New plays premiere in October, December respectively
― The official Twitter account of the stage adaptation of the Tsukiuta franchise announced new cast members for the franchise's fourth and fifth stage plays on Thursday. The cast for the Six Gravity group includes: (Note: Images in costume are from a previous version of the musical.) Kentarō Menjō as Hajime Mutsuki Hiroki Nakada as Haru Yayoi Tatsu...
Bandai Namco Ent., Drecom Start New Company to Produce Dragon Ball Z, IDOLM@STER Browser Games
New BXD company to also develop distribution platform service for games
― Bandai Namco Entertainment and video game company Drecom announced on Thursday that they have established a new company called BXD that will develop a gaming platform distribution service to release HTML5-based online games. The company will launch its service in spring 2018 with new games for the Dragon Ball Z, Famista, and Th...
Nintendo Shares Hit Highest Point Since 2008
Shares close higher than last year's Pokémon Go peak, puts company as top 19 listed company
― The Financial Times newspaper reported on Wednesday that, as of that day, Nintendo Co, Ltd.'s shares in the Japanese market gained 3.2 percent to close at 31,880 yen (about US$285), the company's highest closing level since 2008. The company closed higher than its previous peak on July 20 last year, when Nia...
Knights & Magic Anime's Video Reveals New Cast, Songs, July 2 Premiere
Yasuaki Takumi, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Shizuka Itou join cast; fhana, Ayaka Ohashi perform songs
― The official website for the television anime of Hisago Amazake-no's Knight's & Magic light novel series began streaming a second promotional video on Thursday. The video reveals additional cast, staff, and the July 2 premiere date for the anime. The video also reveals and previews the anime's opening theme s...
Animated Castlevania Series' Trailer Reveals July Netflix Premiere
Series based on Castlevania III game centers on last Belmont attempting to defeat Dracula
― Netflix began streaming a trailer on Wednesday for its Castlevania animated series based on Konami's game series of the same name. The video reveals that the series will premiere on July 7. The series will follow "the last surviving member of the disgraced Belmont clan, trying to save Eastern Europe from extin...
DIVE!! Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Cast, July 6 Premiere
Yuuki Kaji, Takahiro Sakurai, Yuichi Nakamura, Kaori Nazuka, Ryota Ohsaka, Kouki Uchiyama, Tomokazu Sugita star
― The official website for the television anime of Eto Mori's youth novel series DIVE!! began streaming a promotional video for the anime on Thursday. The video reveals the anime's cast and July 6 premiere. The voice cast, including the previously announced Yuuki Kaji, features the followin...
Anime Expo Hosts Food Wars! Manga Co-Creator Yūto Tsukuda
Los Angeles convention runs July 1-4
― Los Angeles convention Anime Expo announced on Wednesday that it will host Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma manga co-creator Yūto Tsukuda as a guest. He will participate in a panel and will have autograph sessions. Tsukuda writes the Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma manga, while artist Shun Saeki draws the art. Chef Yuki Morisaki is credited for cooperation for the mang...
Seven Seas Licenses Ultra Kaiju Anthropomorphic Project Manga
1st volume of manga about anthropomorphized Ultraman kaijū slated for next February
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Shun Kazakami and POP's Ultra Kaiju Anthropomorphic Project (Ultra Kaijū Gijinka Keikaku: feat. POP Comic code) manga. It will release the first volume on February 20, 2018. Seven Seas describes the manga: When evil aliens arrive on Earth, seeking ...
English-Subtitled Last Exile Anime Moves to Crunchyroll
Funimation continues to stream English-dubbed version
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that the English-subtitled version of Last Exile has left Funimation's streaming service and begun streaming on Crunchyroll as part of the two companies' partnership. The English-dubbed version will continue streaming on Funimation. Funimation describes the anime: Claus Valca and his fiery navigator Lavie are obse...
K: Missing Kings Stage Play Casts Carin Isobe, Juri, Keisuke Ueda
Kenichi Suemitsu returning as director, scriptwriter for October stage play
― The official blog for the stage play adaptation of the K: Missing Kings anime film revealed additional cast members on Wednesday. The additional cast includes: Carin Isobe as Anna Kushina Juri as Izumo Kusanagi Keisuke Ueda as Misami Yata Previously announced cast include Yoshihiko Aramaki as Kurō Yatogami, and Yoshihide Sa...
Akame ga KILL's Takahiro Teases New Hinowa ga Yuku! Manga's Story
Girl aims to unify war-torn land in series debuting June 24
― The June issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine revealed story details about Takahiro's new Hinowa ga Yuku! (Hinowa Conquers!) manga on Thursday. The manga will launch with strelka's art in the magazine's July issue on June 24. The story is set in a distant eastern country called Wakoku. Battles for the survival of the fittest ...
Kickstarter to Allow Projects Directly From Japan Later This Year
Crowdfunding platform Kickstarter announced on May 18 that it will allow Kickstarter projects to launch directly from Japan later this year. The platform will announce more details at a later date. Previously, Kickstarter projects by creators from Japan had to required a person or organization outside Japan to act as a middleman for the project. Some anime that had Kickstarter projects include Und...
Sega Opens VR Entertainment Center in Tokyo's Akihabara on May 31
"First VR attraction facility in Japan" will be on Club Sega Akihabara Shinkan's 6th floor
― Sega announced on its official Twitter account on Monday that it is launching a virtual-reality entertainment center called "Sega VR Area Akihabara" on the sixth floor of its Club Sega Akihabara Shinkan building on May 31. Sega bills the new facility as the "first VR attraction facility in Japan." 2017年5月31日(...
Amazon Germany Lists Chaos;Child PS4, Vita Game From PQube
Amazon Germany is listing MAGES.' Chaos;Child game for both the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, with PQube listed as the publisher. Both have a listed release date of June 30. The game's story is set after a magnitude-7.8 earthquake hits Tokyo's Shibuya ward on November 6, 2009, a black fire spreads and causes mass panic on the day of the earthquake. The sudden disaster that becomes known as t...
Multiple Kemono Friends Games Are in the Works, Besides Announced Phone App
Platforms to be revealed later
― The cast of the Kemono Friends anime revealed during their streamed "9th Kemono Friends Hour" special on Niconico Live on Wednesday that multiple new games are in the works — and not just the previously announced new smartphone game. However, the cast could not reveal which platform or platforms that the other new game projects are targeting. Nexon's original Kemono F...
Sailor Moon Musical Reveals Cast for Sailor Starlights, Princess Kakyū
Riona Tatemichi, Meiku Harukawa, Sakii Matsuda, Asami Okamura join cast
― The official website for the Sailor Moon franchise revealed the cast for the Sailor Starlights and Princess Kakyū for the Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon -Le Mouvement Final- stage musical on Wednesday. Riona Tatemichi (front row left in picture below) will play Sailor Star Maker, Meiku Harukawa (center) will play Sailor Star Fighte...
3rd Hetalia Stage Musical Reveals Cast in Costume
Shōji Nakada, Ryōta Obigane, Ryō Yamada join cast for July musical
― The official website for the stage musical adaptations of Hidekaz Himaruya's Hetalia - Axis Powers manga revealed visuals of all the main cast members in costume for the third musical, titled Hetalia ~in the new world~, on Wednesday. Ryōki Nagae (Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Satomi Hakkenden) as Italy Yūsuke Ueda (Ace of Diamond s...
CGCG Studio HD Presents Sprin' Pan Let's go forward! Anime at Annecy's MIFA Market
Short centers on 12-year-old girl who admires Peter Pan
― Animation studio CGCG Studio HD will participate in this year's MIFA (Marche international du film d'animation) animation market, which is run by and concurrently with the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The studio will offer its nine-minute anime short "Sprin' Pan Mae e Susumou!" ("Sprin' Pan Let's go forward!") for consideratio...
Skirt no Naka wa Kedamono Deshita. Manga Gets TV Anime
Series about college student who meets crossdresser debuts in July
― Hanamaluo's adult romance manga Skirt no Naka wa Kedamono Deshita. (There Was a Beast Inside the Skirt.) is getting a television anime adaptation. An official website for the anime opened on Wednesday and began streaming a teaser promotional video. The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on July 2, and an uncut 18+ version will stream o...
Sengoku Basara Dokugan Spinoff Manga Ends in June
Game franchise spinoff manga by Yasuyuki Nekoi launched in April 2016
― This year's 12th issue of Akita Shoten's Young Champion magazine revealed on Tuesday that Yasuyuki Nekoi's Sengoku Basara Dokugan manga will end in the magazine's next issue on June 13. The story takes place in a new century in Japan, where Mogami Yoshiaki rules over a despotic government. A one-eyed man riding motorcycle appears...
25th Ward: The Silver Case Sequel Game Gets Remake
Episodic sequel to Suda51's The Silver Case game originally released 2005-2007
― Grasshopper Manufacture announced during the BitSummit event on Saturday that it will develop a remake of its The 25th Ward: The Silver Case (Silver Jiken: 25-Ku) sequel game. Gōichi Suda (also known as Suda51) stated that the game will be "almost a full remake, including the scenario." Grasshopper Manufacture did not an...
Level-5 CEO: Next Inazuma Eleven Soccer Game to Be Developed for Smartphones Also
Also targeting "high-end game machines"; anime premieres in October
― Level-5 CEO Akihiro Hino said in an interview with the Nikkei Trendy Net website on Tuesday that his company is planning on developing the Inazuma Eleven: Ares no Tenbin game for smartphones alongside "high-end game machines" at the same time. Hino did not state any specific platforms or a release date for the game. The story of In...
Live-Action Anthem of the Heart Film's Teaser Highlights Jun Naruse
July 22 film based on anime by anohana creators
― Aniplex began streaming a web teaser trailer for the live-action film based on The Anthem of the Heart (Kokosake or Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterun Da.) anime film on Wednesday. The video highlights protagonist Jun Naruse. (Note: The Youtube video linked above is region-locked to Japan.) The film will open in Japan on July 22. The cast includes: Kento Naka...
Atsushi Abe, Yūichi Nakamura Narrate Yōkai Apāto no Yūga na Nichijō Anime's Teaser Video
Co-stars reprise drama CD roles for July supernatural show
― The official website for the television anime of Hinowa Kōzuki's Yōkai Apāto no Yūga na Nichijō (Refined Daily Life at the Supernatural Entity Apartment) light novel series posted a teaser video and key visual on Wednesday. The character Yūshi Inaba (as voiced by Atsushi Abe) and Mizuki Hase (Yūichi Nakamura) narrate the video. The anime wi...
Square Enix, Taro Yoko's SINoALICE Smartphone Game Slated for June 6
The official Twitter account for Square Enix's SINoALICE iOS and Android smartphone game announced on Tuesday that the game is slated to launch on June 6. The tweet noted that June 6 is creative director Taro Yoko's birthday, and also "butsumetsu" (an unlucky day associated with the death of Buddha). Pokelabo (Senki Zesshou Symphogear XD Unlimited, Senran no Samurai Kingdom) is developing the game...
Kaijū Club Live-Action Series Reveals Cast, New Visual
Kanata Hongou, Ryūsei Yokohama, Masato Yano, Ryo Kato, Shogo Yamaguchi, more star in June series
― The official website for the Kaijū Club Kūsō Tokusatsu Seishunki (Kaijū Club Fictional Special Effects Youth Chronicle) live-action series revealed the main cast and a visual for the show on Monday. The cast, including previously announced star Kanata Hongou (live-action Gantz' Jōichirō Nishi, Attack on...
Raiden V Side-Shooter Game Listed for PlayStation 4
Online retailer Amazon is listing a PlayStation 4 game titled Raiden V: Director's Cut Limited Edition from UFO Interactive. According to the Amazon page, the release will include a Raiden V Original Soundtrack CD. It is currently listed for release in North American on August 22. Microsoft originally announced plans to release the Raiden V side-shooter for Xbox One in Japan in 2015, but the game ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 21-27
Dimension W, Momokuri anime; Delicious in Dungeon, Descending Stories, Girls' Last Tour, The Royal Tutor manga; your name. novel ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dimension W BD/DVDPlease Funimation Entertainment US$64.98 May 23 Dimension W Limited Edition BD/DVDCite Funimation Entertainment US$84.98 May 23 Dragon Ball Z Kai The Final Chapters Part 2 BDAnimeNewsNetwork...
Linked Horizon's New Attack on Titan CD Sells 25,273 in 1st Week
Also: Attack on Titan reports lower game sales
― Linked Horizon's Shingeki no Kiseki album, which includes the group's opening theme song for the second season of Attack on Titan, sold 25,273 copies in its first week to rank at #2 on Oricon's weekly chart. The album shipped in Japan on May 17. The sales number represents the CD-only standard edition, not the limited editions that bundle a DVD or Blu-...
Seven Seas Licenses Fauna and the Dragonewt's Seven Kingdoms Manga
Fantasy manga follows dragon archaeologist, human girl
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Monday that it has licensed Kiyohisa Tanaka's Fauna and the Dragonewt's Seven Kingdoms (Ryuu no Nanakuni to Minashigo no Fana) manga. The first single volume is slated for a print release on January 16, 2018. Seven Seas describes the story: In a fantastical future, humans are no longer the dominant species–...
Sakura Wars Co-Writer Unveils PS Vita Game
Red Entertainment's "Our World is Ending" game previewed
― Video game news website Famitsu revealed Red Entertainment's new adventure game Oretachi no Sekai wa Shimatteiru (Our World is Ending) on Tuesday. Sakura Wars co-writer Naoki Morita is on staff for the game along with character designer Eiri Shirai and scenario writer Tarō Achi. Weekly Famitsu magazine will reveal more information on the game...
El Shaddai Team Reveals The Lost Child RPG for PS4, PS Vita
Trailer previews game slated to ship in Japan this summer
― Kadokawa Games announced on Tuesday that it will release the "mythical concept" role-playing game The Lost Child for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in Japan this summer. A teaser website opened on Tuesday and began streaming a teaser trailer for the game. The video introduces the game's story and features the character Lucifel. El Shadda...
Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen Heads to PS4, Xbox One in Japan, West
Action RPG also launches for PC in Japan this fall
― This week's issue of Kadokawa's Weekly Famitsu magazine is revealing on Thursday that the Dragon's Dogma: Dark Arisen game will get new PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC releases in Japan this fall. Capcom also announced that the action role-playing game will get PlayStation 4 and Xbox One releases in the West this fall. The announcement marks the fi...
God Narrates In Another World With My Smartphone Anime's 2nd Promo Video (Updated)
Katsumi Fukuhara, Maaya Uchida, Yui Fukuo star in July TV anime
― The official YouTube channel for the television anime of Patora Fuyuhara's In Another World With My Smartphone (Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni.) light novel series began streaming the anime's second promotional video on Tuesday. The character God narrates the video to introduce the story. EXIT TUNES' Line Live account also announced t...
Deadline: Saw's James Wan to Produce Resident Evil Reboot Film
Mortal Kombat's reboot's Greg Russo to write scripts for 1st reboot
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Monday that James Wan (director for Saw, Furious 7, The Conjuring) will produce the first reboot film for the Resident Evil film franchise. The website also reported that Greg Russo (Mortal Kombat reboot film, Robotech) will write the scripts. German film production company Constantin...
In Another World With My Smartphone Anime Reveals Cast, Theme Song Artists, July 11 Debut (Updated)
Katsumi Fukuhara, Maaya Uchida, Yui Fukuo, Nanami Yamashita, more in cast; AŌP sings opening
― Exit Tunes' Line Live account announced the cast, theme songs, and July 11 premiere for the television anime of Patora Fuyuhara's In Another World With My Smartphone (Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni.) light novel series in a live stream on Tuesday: Katsumi Fukuhara as Touya Mochizuki Maaya Uchida as Elze Si...
Hitorijime My Hero Boys-Love Anime Casts Wataru Hatano, Takayuki Kondou, 3 More
Yūto Adachi, Daiki Yamashita, Seiichirō Yamashita also cast in July anime
― The official website for the television anime of Memeco Arii's Hitorijime My Hero manga announced more of the cast on Tuesday. Wataru Hatano will play Natsuki, a friend of Kōsuke. Takayuki Kondou plays another friend, the detective Hōjō. Yūto Adachi and Daiki Yamashita play Kensuke's classmates Yamabe and Fukushige, respectiv...
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