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Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, May 29-June 4
IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Gekijō sells 4,019, followed by Macross Delta's Walkūre, Yuri!!! on Ice, Granblue Fantasy, Kubikiri Cycle
― Macross Delta's Walkūre Live 2017 "Walkūre ga Tomaranai" at Yokohama Arena sold 3,395 copies to rank #11 on the overall DVD chart. The Shin Godzilla film sold 523 more copies for a new total of 71,031. It rose back onto the chart to #49 in its 11th week. Takuya Eguch...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, May 29-June 4
Macross Delta's Walkūre sells 11,969, followed by Kubikiri Cycle, Yuri!! on Ice, Tenchi Muyo! Dai-4-Ki, IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Gekijō
― Macross Delta's Walkūre Live 2017 "Walkūre ga Tomaranai" at Yokohama Arena sold 11,969 copies to rank #3 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. Aki Toyosaki's 3rd Concert Tour 2016 The Key to Lovin' Blu-ray sold 2,004 copies at #19. Rank Last Week Title Weekly Copie...
Anime Expo Hosts Neptunia Franchise's Character Designer, Producer
Illustrator Tsunako, producer Naoko Mizuno at their 1st overseas convention
― The staff for Anime Expo announced on Monday that the event will host Neptunia series character designer Tsunako and Neptunia series producer Naoko Mizuno. In their first overseas convention appearance, the pair will participate in a panel, and will also have autograph sessions. Tsunako is an illustrator at Idea Factory, th...
The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls, Love Live! Sunshine!! Singles Rank in Top 5
2 Cinderella Girls singles at #2, #5; Love Live! Sunshine!! sub-unit single at #4
― "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS STARLIGHT MASTER 11 Ankira!? Kyōsōkyoku" single sold an estimated 49,000 copies to debut at #2 on Oricon's weekly singles chart for the May 29-June 4 week. In addition, "THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS LITTLE STARS! Étude wa Ikkyoku Dake" single sold an estimated 25,000 copies to rank ...
Voice Actress Yuka Imai Goes on Hiatus to Take Care of Son
Voice actress played Otaru Mamiya in Saber Marionette franchise
― Voice actress Yuka Imai announced on her blog on May 16 that she will be taking a hiatus from acting work to take care of her three-year old son, who was diagnosed with a pervasive developmental disorder this spring. She said that she wants to someday return to acting, after she has "laid a good foundation" for her son. Imai made her v...
Monogatari Series Novels' New 'Monster Season' Begins on July 15
Shinobumonogatari is latest novel in series
― Amazon is listing Shinobumonogatari, the next novel in NisiOisin's Monogatari Series of novels, with a July 15 release date. The book will launch the series' "Monster Season." The book was first teased in Musubimonogatari, the latest novel in the series, in January. The novel's description states: What of the one who named the legendary occurrences that K...
Anime Expo Holds World Premiere of Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc Prologue Anime
Producer Chiyo Kawazoe will hold Q&A at July 1 premiere
― Kodansha Comics announced on Monday that it will present the world premiere of the Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card-hen Prologue: Sakura to Futatsu no Kuma (Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc Prologue: Sakura and the Two Bears) video anime at the Anime Expo convention on July 1. The anime's producer Chiyo Kawazoe will be present for a Q&A session ...
21st Detective Conan Film Sells Record 5 Million Tickets for 6.5 Billion Yen
Peach Girl falls to #7, Teiichi no Kuni rises to #8
― The Detective Conan: The Crimson Love Letter (Meitantei Conan Kara Kurenai no Love Letter) anime film, the 21st film in the Detective Conan franchise, has earned more than 6.5 billion yen (about US$59 million) as of Sunday. The amount again sets a new record for the Detective Conan film series, after the film broke the previous film's record last ...
Shingo Honda Ends Hakaiju Manga, Starts New Series
New horror manga will also have digital spinoff
― The June issue of Akita Shoten's Monthly Shounen Champion magazine published the final chapter of Shingo Honda's Hakaiju manga on Tuesday. The chapter features a colored illustration for the cover of the magazine and colored opening pages. The same issue announced that Honda is launching a new series in the October issue on September 6. The series wi...
Lunatan Anime Promo Features Rie Murakawa's Theme Song
"Vertical" anime premiered Monday on Production I.G's new app
― The official website for Lunatan ~1-Mannen no Himitsu! (Secret of 10,000 Years), the anime based on NTT Plala's Lunatan ~Kyojin Luna to Chitei Tanken! (Giant Luna and the Journey to the Center of the Earth) app game, began streaming a promotional video on Monday. The video features the theme song "Dreamy Lights" by Rie Murakawa. Like the...
PlayStation VR Exceeds 1 Million Sales
Business Insider reported on Monday that Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) announced that it has sold over 1 million PlayStation VRs worldwide. As of February 27, Sony had sold 915,000 PlayStation VR units, and the system was available in 64 countries and regions. The PS VR shipped on October 13, 2016. Sony Computer Entertainment Worldwide Studios president Shuhei Yoshida had unveiled the heads...
Omega Labyrinth Game's Opening Movie Streamed
Game with "bust" power-ups slated for July 6 in Japan
― D3 Publisher began streaming the opening movie for its upcoming Omega Labyrinth Z PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game on Monday. The video features the opening theme song "OmeLaby ga Ippai! (ver. MAX ω Power)" (Lots of Omega Labyrinth), performed by vocalist duo DelightStyle and written and composed by YOFFY. (Note: The following video may n...
New Frontier Days Game's Steam Trailer Shows Town-Building
PC version launches via Steam on June 8
― The official Arc System Works YouTube channel began streaming an English trailer and Japanese trailer for the upcoming Steam version of its New Frontier Days ~Founding Pioneers~ (Shin Daikaitaku Jidai ~Machi o Tsukirō~) game on Sunday. The two trailers showcase the game's features, such as using building towns, taming animals, and using different game or diff...
GATE Anime's English Dub Casts David Wald as Yoji Itami
Full series ships on July 11
― Sentai Filmworks announced with a video on Monday that David Wald will play protagonist Yoji Itami in its English dub of the GATE anime. The company will announce a new cast member every day this week. Sentai Filmworks will release all 24 episodes on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and Blu-ray Disc/DVD premium box set on July 11. The premium box set includes a weapon replica, flag, ...
Viz's Shonen Jump to Preview Shundan!, Cross Account Manga
Soccer manga, social media manga will debut same day as Japan
― Viz Media's English digital edition of Weekly Shonen Jump announced on Monday that it will publish the first chapter of Shudan! by Takuma Yakota (Straighten Up! Welcome to Shika High's Competitive Dance Club) in next week's issue on June 12. The magazine's June 19 issue will publish the first chapter of Cross Account by Tsunehiro Date (T...
New CG-Animated Starship Troopers Sequel to Premiere in August
Japanese production companies listed for one-night theatrical film
― Fathom Events announced on Monday that it will premiere Starship Troopers: Traitor of Mars, a new CG-animated sequel to the 1997 film Starship Troopers, in United States theaters. The event web page lists Japanese production company Lucent Pictures Entertainment and Tokyo-based computer animation studio Sola Digital Arts along with ...
1st New Haikyu!! Anime Compilation Film Reveals Visual
The Twitter account for the Haikyu!! anime franchise revealed the visual on Monday for the first of two new compilation films for the franchise. The first film, titled Haikyu!! Sainō to Sense (Haikyu!! Genius and Sense), will open in Japan on September 15. The second film, titled Haikyu!! Concept no Tatakai (Haikyu!! Battle of Concepts), will open on September 29. Each film will have a two-week li...
Attack on Titan's Wit Studio Animates 3 Videos for Square Enix's Project Tokyo Dolls App
iOS/Android game about idols secretly fighting for Tokyo launches in June
― Square Enix opened a teaser website on Friday for a new smartphone game titled Project Tokyo Dolls. The website began streaming on Monday the "Episode 0" promotional video video animated by Wit Studio (Attack on Titan, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress) and Visual Works, the CG movie production department of Square Enix. In the v...
Tenshi no 3P!/Here Comes the Three Angels Anime Reveals Video, More of Cast, July 10 Debut
Kana Hanazawa, Yuka Iguchi join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Sagu Aoyama's Tenshi no 3P! (Here Comes the Three Angels) light novels began streaming the series' second promotional video on Monday. The video features the opening theme song "Habataki no Birthday" (Flapping Birthday) by the Baby's breath unit. The anime will premiere on AT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, and BS...
Love and Lies Anime Casts Shinnosuke Tachibana, Reveals Opening Song Artist
Rock band Frederic will perform opening theme song "Kanashii Ureshii" for July 3 anime
― This year's 27th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine is revealing a new cast member and the opening theme song artist for the television anime of Musawo's Love and Lies (Koi to Uso) manga on Wednesday. Shinnosuke Tachibana (Overlord's Peroroncino, Black Butler's Soma Asman Kadar) will join the cast as the ...
Tsuredure Children Anime Premieres on July 4
This year's 27th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine is revealing on Wednesday that the television anime of Toshiya Wakabayashi's Tsuredure Children (Idle Children) manga will premiere on July 4 on Tokyo MX at 11:15 p.m., on Sun TV on 12:15 a.m. (effectively July 5 morning), and on BS11 at 2:15 a.m. (effectively July 5 morning). Each episode will be 15 minutes long. The anime stars: Kaito ...
Dance with Devils: Fortuna Anime Film Reveals Teaser Video, More Cast, November 4 Premiere (Updated)
Toshiyuki Toyonaga joins cast for musical film
― The official website for Rejet and Elements Garden's Dance With Devils: Fortuna anime film began streaming a teaser video for the film on Monday. The video previews the song "Sweet Grimoire!" and reveals the film's premiere in Japan on November 4. The video also reveals that Toshiyuki Toyonaga is joining the film's cast as the character Marius. Toyonag...
Compile Heart Opens Teaser Site For 'New Heroine' Featuring Golden Egg
Video game developer Compile Heart (Hyperdimension Neptunia, Monster Monpiece, Record of Agarest War) opened a countdown website on Monday for a new work. While the "Golden Egg Poke Starter" website now features the above image, earlier on Monday the image didn't feature a crack in the egg. The page features five items to choose from with which visitors can "poke" the golden egg on the site, inclu...
Denki-Gai no Honya-san Manga Ends in November
Manga by Asato Mizu inspired TV anime in 2014
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Flapper magazine announced on Monday that Asato Mizu's Denkigai no Honya-san manga will end in the magazine's December issue in November. The manga has six chapters left. In addition, the manga's 14th compiled book volume (seen right) revealed on May 23 that the 15th volume will be the last. The "youthful books...
Godzilla Anime Film Trilogy Gets Presentation at Annecy
Film will be part of "Work in Progress" program, directors Kobun Shizuno, Hiroyuki Seshita in attendance
― The Annecy International Animation Film Festival revealed on Monday that the Godzilla anime film trilogy will feature in the festival's "Work in Progress" program. Dmitri Granvosky will present the program, and directors Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita will be in attendance. The festival's En...
Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto's Sano Launches New Manga Series
New series centers on 2 handsome twins, launches in July
― Enterbrain revealed on Sunday that manga creator Nami Sano (Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto) will begin serializing a new series in the 46th issue of Kadokawa's harta magazine on July 15. The new manga will center on two handsome twins. Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto is Sano's debut series. Sano launched the series in harta manga magazine in...
Show By Rock!! Franchise Gets New Project
Franchise celebrates 5th anniversary with 5-city event in August
― Sanrio announced at a Show By Rock!! concert event in Saitama prefecture on Sunday that the Show By Rock!! franchise is getting a new project. Sanrio didn't reveal any more details about the project at the event. The franchise will host five events in five cities in Japan in August. The "'3969' Summer Fes. 2017" events will be held in...
Spike Chunsoft's New Attack on Titan 3DS Game Previewed in Ad
New game ships in Japan this year
― Spike Chunsoft began streaming the first commercial on Monday for its Shingeki no Kyojin 2 ~Mirai no Zahyō~ (Attack on Titan 2: Future Coordinates) game for Nintendo 3DS. The text on the game's official website and the narration in the above video both read, "Gather comrades! Build a wall! ...And then exterminate!" The game is slated to ship in Japan this year. Spi...
Altair: A Record of Battles Anime Casts Kazuya Nakai, Kouki Uchiyama
Ai Kayano, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Nobuhiko Okamoto also join cast of summer anime
― The official website for this summer's television anime of Kotono Katō's historical fantasy manga Altair: A Record of Battles (Shōkoku no Altair) revealed new cast members and a visual on Monday. The new cast members include (Note: character name romanizations are not official.): Kazuya Nakai as Balaban, the third genera...
Sound! Euphonium Novels Get Sequel About Kumiko's 2nd Year (Updated)
New 2-part novel shipping in August, October will also feature new 1st year characters
― The staff of Kyoto Animation's Sound! Euphonium franchise announced at the "Hibike! Euphonium 2 Special Talk Event 1- 2-nensei Gōdō! Uji de Omatsuri Festival!" event in Uji, Kyoto on Sunday that Ayano Takeda will write a two-part sequel novel to her Sound! Euphonium novels. Similar to the recently-announced two n...
Anime Tamago Announces Projects For 2018
Shorts feature works by Imagica, Robot, Tomason, Usagi.Ou, Nanahoshi, Pinako
― The Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) announced the studios and anime shorts chosen for the coming year's "Anime Tamago" (formerly "Anime Mirai") project on Monday. As in previous years, the anime shorts will train young animators on-the-job part of the Japanese government's Agency of Cultural Affairs' "Young Animat...
Junjō no Afilia Performs Hajimete no Gal Anime's Opening Theme Song
Series based on Meguru Ueno's manga premieres in July
― The official website for the television anime of Meguru Ueno's Hajimete no Gal (First-Time Gal) manga revealed on Saturday that idol group Junjō no Afilia (formerly) Afilia Saga) will perform the anime's opening theme song "Hajimete no Season." The anime will premiere in July, and will have 10 episodes and one OVA. The anime will star: Shintarō ...
My Hero Academia Anime Reveals Character Design For Stain
The official website for the My Hero Academia television anime series revealed the anime character design for the villain character Stain on Monday. Go Inoue (Tiger & Bunny's Keith Goodman/Sky High, Rage of Bahamut: Genesis' Kaisar Lidfard) will voice the character. The character will debut in the show's next episode, which will air on June 10. The show's staff had revealed a visual last June for ...
Fist of the North Star Manga Gets Stage Play in September
Ryūko Isogai, Ryūnosuke Kawai, Juri, Takeshi Hayashino, Naomichi Hanazono, Aoi Mizuki, Shigeru Chiba star
― A stage play adaptation of Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) manga has been green-lit. The play, titled Hokuto no Ken - Seikimatsu Zako Densetsu (Fist of the North Star - End of the Century Legend of a Random Thug) will run for five days at Tokyo's Theater G-Ross...
Black Clover Anime's 1st Teaser Visual Revealed
Shueisha and Studio Pierrot opened a website on Monday for the television anime adaptation of Yūki Tabata's Black Clover manga. The website reveals the show's first teaser visual. 28-year-old anime director Tatsuya Yoshihara (Monster Musume, Yatterman Night, Muromi-san, Long Riders!) is directing the at Studio Pierrot. Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (Is the order a rabbit?, Tantei Opera Milky Holmes, Yatterman...
MAPPA Opens New Studio in Sendai in Spring 2018
Studio will be 1st regional branch for In This Corner of the World, Yuri!!! on Ice studio
― Studio MAPPA producer and CEO Manabu Ohtsuka along with Sendai city mayor Emiko Okuyama announced on Thursday that MAPPA plans to open a new studio in Sendai, Miyagi prefecture in spring 2018. The studio will be the first regional studio for MAPPA. The compan is headquartered in Tokyo. MAPPA also began accepti...
Mobile Game Developer Voltage Establishes Anime, IP Department
Company produces romance apps including Hana Yori Dango - F4 to First Kiss
― The Japanese romance app game company Voltage Inc. announced on Thursday that it established a new "Anime and IP Division" on May 1. The company established the division to capitalize and expand on the company's existing properties in terms of selling merchandise, creating stage play and anime adaptations, releasing publicat...
KEYTALK Returns to RIN-NE Anime to Perform New Opening Theme For 3rd Season
New theme song from 4-member band debuts in July
― This year's 28th issue of Shogakukan's Shonen Sunday magazine is revealing on Wednesday that four-member rock band KEYTALK is returning to the RIN-NE anime franchise to perform the new opening theme song for RIN-NE 3, the show's third season. The new opening theme, titled "Setsuna Yumemishi," will debut in the series in July. The 29th issue of Shonen...
Doug Liman Reveals Details on Edge of Tomorrow Sequel Film
Live Die Repeat and Repeat will be both prequel, sequel
― Director Doug Liman offered more details on Live Die Repeat and Repeat — the sequel to the live-action Edge of Tomorrow film — on the Happy Sad Confused podcast on May 24. Liman said that the movie will be both a prequel and a sequel, and that it will be "smaller." Liman revealed that the movie will be "mostly not on the battlefield," but that...
Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer's Satoshi Mizukami Launches New Manga in June
Manga centers on supernatural problem-solver siblings who save girl
― The July issue of Shonengahosha's Young King Ours magazine revealed on Tuesday that Satoshi Mizukami will launch a new manga titled Nihonmatsu Kyōdai to Mokuzō Keikoku no Bōken (The Nihonmatsu Siblings and Wooden Valley Adventures) in the magazine on June 30. (Note: The romanization of the title isn't official. The title could also...
Dies Irae Visual Novel's English Version Launches on Steam
Common route is free, heroine's routes available as paid DLC
― views Co., Ltd. released its English-localized version of Light's Dies irae ~Amantes amentes~ visual novel for PC via Steam on Thursday. The common story route is free to download and play. Kasumi, Marie, Kei, and Rea's routes must be purchased and downloaded separately as DLC. Light launched a Kickstarter campaign to localize the game in...
Metal Gear Franchise Gets Orchestra Concerts in Japan, N. America, Europe
Nicholas Buc to arrange tracks, conduct orchestras; singer Donna Burke to perform
― Konami Digital Entertainment announced on Friday that it is hosting a series of "Metal Gear in Concerts" orchestra concerts for its Metal Gear franchise. The first two performances will take place in Japan, but the concerts will then have a "world tour" that will have performances in North America and Europe. Australi...
Godzilla: King of Monsters Film Casts Get Out's Bradley Whitford
The West Wing actor joins cast for March 2019 film
― Entertainment news website Variety reported on Friday that actor Bradley Whitford (The West Wing, Get Out, Transparent) is joining the ensemble cast of Godzilla: King of Monsters, the sequel film to Legendary Pictures' 2014 Godzilla movie. Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air, The Conjuring, Bates Motel), and Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Thin...
Sound! Euphonium: Todoketai Melody Film's Teaser Video, Visual, September 30 Debut Revealed
Tatsuya Ishihara serves as chief director, Taichi Ogawa directs 2nd flashback film
― The staff of Kyoto Animation's Sound! Euphonium franchise announced at the "Hibike! Euphonium 2 Special Talk Event 1- 2-nensei Gōdō! Uji de Omatsuri Festival!" event in Uji, Kyoto on Sunday that the franchise's second flashback film, titled Gekijō-ban Hibike! Euphonium: Todoketai Melody, will open in Japan on Septemb...
Sound! Euphonium Anime Gets 2 New Films in 2018
2nd anime flashback film opens on September 30
― The staff of Kyoto Animation's Sound! Euphonium franchise announced at the "Hibike! Euphonium 2 Special Talk Event 1- 2-nensei Gōdō! Uji de Omatsuri Festival!" event in Uji, Kyoto on Sunday that the franchise will get two all-new films next year. One of the films will tell a new story of Nozomi Kasaki and Mizore Yoroizuka, and the other film will tell ...
Anime Expo Hosts Lemon & Sugar Franchise at July Event
Merchandise, manga franchise centers on girl, dog who are lemon ambassadors
― The staff for Anime Expo announced on Saturday that the event will host Lemona Design's "Lemon & Sugar" franchise at the event. Anime Expo will announce "Lemon & Sugar's activities at AX" at a later date. The event will mark the franchise's first overseas appearance. The franchise includes merchandise, illustrations, a four...
Ikemen Sengoku TV Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Story, Short Format
Series of 5-minute shorts premieres on July 12
― Mobile app developer Cybird opened a website on Wednesday to reveal the staff, cast, story, and theme song information for the television anime adaptation of its Ikemen Sengoku: Romances Across Time (Ikemen Sengoku: Toki o Kakeru Koi) romance mobile app. The anime is titled Ikemen Sengoku: Toki o Kakeru ga Koi wa Hajimaranai (Ikemen Sengoku: Love Won't...
Toei Animation to Host Dragon Ball Super Scavenger Hunt at Anime Expo
Game is themed around "Future Trunks" arc
― Los Angeles anime convention Anime Expo announced on Tuesday that Toei Animation and SCRAP Entertainment Inc. will collaborate to run a Dragon Ball Super-themed scavenger hunt during the convention. The scavenger hunt's story will be based on the anime's "Future Trunks" arc. The scavenger hunt will take players to various locations in the convention, and pl...
Former AŌP Idol Risa Sakurana Performs Again as Solo Artist Under New Name
Also: voice actress Mami Ozaki leaves agency
― Former AŌP idol Risa Sakurana changed her name to Risa Matsuki on Twitter and announced that she has joined voice actor agency Object as of June 1 in order to pursue her solo voice-acting career. She had already suspended her activity with AŌP in late March in order to focus on her studies. AŌP, an idol group based around the members' love of anime, has ...
Kozue Takeuchi Ends Chocotan! Manga in 13th Volume
Manga about girl, talking dog launched in 2011, inspired event anime
― The 12th compiled book volume of Kozue Takeuchi's Chocotan! (Chocolate & Tan!) shōjo manga revealed on May 25 that the manga will end in the 13th volume. The manga follows a talking female miniature dachshund puppy named Chocotan and Nao, the girl who owns her. The two are close friends, and Chocotan supports Nao as the girl deals...
Hotaru no Hikari SP Manga Gets Sequel Series
Hotaru no Hikari BABY launches in October
― The July issue of Kodansha's Kiss magazine revealed on May 25 that Satoru Hiura will launch a sequel to her Hotaru no Hikari SP manga in the magazine's December issue in October. The sequel manga, titled Hotaru no Hikari BABY, will focus on Hotaru's baby. The July issue also published the last chapter of Hotaru no Hikari SP. Hiura launched the series in the...
Voice Actor Hikaru Midorikawa Writes New Manga Series
Seifuku no Ragnarok manga to launch June 28 in ARIA
― The staff of Kodansha's ARIA magazine announced on May 27 that a manga tentatively titled Seifuku no Ragnarok (Ragnarok of the Uniform) will launch in the magazine's August issue on June 28. Voice actor Hikaru Midorikawa (Fushigi Yugi's Tamahome, Gundam Wing's Heero Yuy, Persona 3's Akihiko) is writing the manga series in his debut as a manga writ...
Annecy to Screen Presentation on 100 Years of Anime
Classic short films, Akira, Perfect Blue, Yamato Resurrection to screen
― The Annecy International Animation Film Festival announced that the Association of Japanese Animations (AJA) will host a special program titled ANIME NEXT 100 during the festival. The program will celebrate 100 years of Japanese animation since 1917. The program will screen short films and full-length films. The short films are...
Saiyuki Reload Blast Anime Listed With 12 Episodes
The official website for the television anime adaptation of Kazuya Minekura's Saiyuki Reload Blast manga is listing the anime will have four Blu-ray Disc and DVD volumes. Each volume will feature three episodes from the series, for a total of 12 episodes. The first editions of all volumes will include a bonus drama CD. The series will premiere on July 5 on AT-X at 10:30 p.m., and will then air on ...
Cleanliness Boy! Aoyama-kun Anime Reveals Main Cast, July 2 Premiere
Ryotaro Okiayu, Tomokazu Seki, Anzu Haruno star in soccer series
― This year's 28th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine is revealing the cast and premiere date for the television anime of Taku Sakamoto's Cleanliness Boy! Aoyama-kun (Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun) manga on Thursday. The anime stars: Ryotaro Okiayu as Aoyama-kun, a first-year student at Fujimi High School and the ace of the soc...
Funimation Subpoenas Cloud Hosting Platform Over Copyright Infringement of One Piece Anime
Subpoena alleges web server is being used for unauthorized copying, distribution of anime
― Funimation Entertainment obtained and filed a Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) subpoena to cloud hosting platform Digital Ocean, Inc. on May 1 requesting contact information for an alleged copyright infringer at an IP address served by Digital Ocean. Digital Ocean has until June 5 to respond to the subp...
Tales of the Abyss Stage Play Gets More Performances in August, September
Play had initial run on Friday as part of "Tales of Festival" event
― The "Tales of Festival" event revealed on Friday that the Tales of the Stage: Last Score stage play will get additional runs in Osaka in August and in Tokyo in September. The stage play will run at Mielparque Hall Osaka on August 30 and 31. The play will then run at Tokyo's Nakano Sun Plaza on September 5 and 6. The play previously...
Production I.G's 'Vertical Anime' App Reveals Promo Video, June 5 Launch Date
Each anime to have 10 3-minute episodes
― Production I.G revealed on Friday that its "Tate Anime" (Vertical Anime) smartphone app will now launch on June 5, after being indefinitely delayed last month. The company originally slated the app to launch in April. The official website for the app is also streaming a promotional video. The promotional video previews all of the nine works listed on the site...
Encouragement of Climb/Yama no Susume Anime Gets 3rd Season in 2018
Shiro's mountain climbing manga also inspires OVA this fall
― The official website for the Encouragement of Climb anime franchise announced on Saturday that the anime will get a third season in 2018. The anime is also getting an OVA titled Yama no Susume: Omoide Present (Memories Present) this fall. The anime's staff originally made the announcement at a "Yama no Susume Official Fan Meeting" event in...
Miss Monochrome Virtual Idol Character Hosts Concert at Anime Expo
Character designer, voice actress Yui Horie will also attend July event in Los Angeles
― King Records' virtual idol character Miss Monochrome will host a live concert at the Anime Expo event in Los Angeles in July. The original character designer and voice actress for Miss Monochrome, Yui Horie, will also be in attendance. Miss Monochrome will release a new album, the first one in about two years, th...
New Sailor Moon Musical Previewed in Ad
Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon -Le Mouvement Final- runs in 3 cities in September-October
― The official website for the Sailor Moon franchise began streaming a commercial on Friday for the Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon -Le Mouvement Final- stage musical. The Inner Guardians' latest cast, who debuted in last year's Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon -Amour Eternal- musical, are returning for the new musical. Kaede ...
Beyblade Burst: Evolution to Premiere in Canada This Fall
Beyblade Burst premiered in Canada in September
― The June 2017 issue of TFE Licensing revealed on May 23 that Beyblade Burst: Evolution, the "second season" of Beyblade Burst, will premiere in Canada this fall from Chorus Entertainment. In Japan, the sequel to Beyblade Burst is titled Beyblade Burst God. Beyblade Burst premiered in Japan in April 2016, and Beyblade Burst God premiered this past Apri...
B-Project Stage Play Reveals Visuals for Kitakore, MooNs
Stage play debuts in July in Tokyo
― The official website for "B-Project on Stage Over the Wave!," the stage play adaptation of the B-Project franchise, revealed a play's main visual and character visuals for the Kitakore and MooNs groups on Friday. Toman as Ryūji Korekuni (Kitakore) Yoshihide Sasaki as Tomohisa Kitakado (Kitakore) Ryō Taguchi as Kazuna Masunaga (MooNs) Tsubasa Kizu as Momotaro Onzai...
XSEED to Release Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection, Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin Games
Action RPG, side-scrolling platformer to be playable at E3
― XSEED Games announced on Friday that it plans to release Zwei: The Ilvard Insurrection (Zwei II Plus) for Windows PC this summer. The company also recently announced on Wednesday plans to release Sakuna: Of Rice And Ruin for PlayStation 4 and PC in 2018. Both titles will be playable at E3 Gaming Convention on June 13 to 15 in Los Angeles, C...
Japanese Comic Ranking, May 22-28
The Seven Deadly Sins, Black Butler, Kōdai-ke no Hitobito, Fairy Tail, One Piece in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 The Seven Deadly Sins 26 121,226 370,711 2017/05 Kodansha Nakaba Suzuki 1 2 2 Black Butler 25 119,997 119,997 2017/05 Square Enix Yana Toboso 2 1 3 Kōdai-ke no Hitobito 6 114,794 114,794 2017/05 Shueisha...
Monster Hunter XX Switch Version Previewed in Ad
Game ships on August 25
― The official Capcom YouTube channel began streaming an ad on Thursday previewing its upcoming release of Monster Hunter XX (pronounced as "Double Cross") for Nintendo Switch. The video showcases the game being played on the Switch as a handheld and a larger television screen. It also shows Switch players battling with Nintendo 3DS players over the internet. The Nintendo Swit...
Rengoku ni Warau Stage Play Reveals Cast Visuals
Mai Asada joins cast of play based on Laughing Under the Clouds prequel
― The official website for the stage play adaptation of Rengoku ni Warau (Laughing in Purgatory), Kemuri Karakara's prequel manga to Donten ni Warau (Laughing Under the Clouds), announced on Friday that Mai Asada will play Yuzuki Ashiya, a prostitute and information dealer. The staff revealed a visual of Asada in costume. The web...
Aino Kekkon Sōdanjo Manga Gets Live-Action Series
Manga about marriage consulting agency ran from 2010-2016
― Writer Jun Yagi and artist Yagi Katō's Aino Kekkon Sōdanjo (Aino Mating Agency Inc.) manga is inspiring a live-action television series this July. The series will air on Fridays at 11:15 p.m. Ikusaburō Yamazaki will play the main character Shingo Aino and Rin Takanashi will play his assistant Sister Elizabeth. The manga ran from 2010 to 2016...
Fire Emblem Warriors Switch Game Details 1st 4 Characters, Story
Game centers on original characters Liane, Shion
― The official website for the Fire Emblem Warriors (Fire Emblem Musou) Nintendo 3DS and Switch game revealed details about four of the game's characters and the game's story on Thursday. Marth (voiced by Hikaru Midorikawa), the first prince of Altea. From the Fire Emblem: Shadow Dragon and the Blade of Light game. He is without extravagance and does ...
Live-Action Tokyo Ghoul Film Reveals English-Subtitled Trailer, Theme Song (Updated)
RADWIMPS' songwriter Yōjirō Noda performs "Banka" for July 29 film
― Cinema Today's livestream presentation of the live-action Tokyo Ghoul film's kickoff event revealed a new English-subtitled trailer on Friday. The video previews Kaneki's transformation into a half-ghoul. The presentation, which included live English interpretation, also announced that the RADWIMPS band songwriter and guitarist Yōji...
Disney's New Fireball Anime Projects Include 2 Shorts
Jinni's Animation Studios' 1st series debuted in 2008, followed by 2011 sequel
― Disney's BS (broadcast satellite) channel Dlife announced on Thursday that it will mark its fifth anniversary with new projects for the Fireball anime. The first part of the projects will be two 10-second "Dlife Kaikyoku 5 Shūnen Station ID" (Dlife Station Launch 5th Anniversary Station ID) videos. The two 10-second shor...
Spike Chunsoft Announces 2nd Attack on Titan 3DS Game for 2017
Developer's Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains shipped in Japan in 2014
― Spike Chunsoft opened a teaser website on Friday to announce the new Shingeki no Kyojin 2 ~Mirai no Zahyō~ (Attack on Titan 2: Future Coordinates) game for Nintendo 3DS. The text on the website reads, "Gather comrades! Build a wall! ...And then exterminate!" The game is slated to ship in Japan this year. A television commerci...
Prince of Tennis Smartphone Rhythm Game Reveals Characters, Songs in Video
Game slated for release this year
― The official website for Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama Rising Beat, the iOS and Android rhythm game based on Takeshi Konomi's The New Prince of Tennis (Shin Tennis no Ōji-sama) manga, began streaming a promotional video for the game on Friday. The video reveals the game's initial cast and songs. \ The characters and their respective character songs include: Ryoma Echizen...
Crunchyroll Adds Aquarion, Senran Kagura Anime to Catalog
Funimation previously licensed, released both series
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will begin streaming the Aquarion and Senran Kagura anime. Aquarion is available for users in the United States and Canada. Crunchyroll describes the anime: Humanity is dominated by fear when the Shadow Angels invade after 12,000 years of slumber. There is hope, however—Mechanical Angel Aquarion, a fighti...
Steins;Gate 0 Manga Launches in August
Taka Himeno will draw manga as prequel to game
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine revealed on Friday that 5pb.'s Steins;Gate 0 game is inspiring a serialized manga adaptation by Taka Himeno (Grisaia no Kajitsu - L'oiseau bleu) that will debut in the magazine's September issue on August 4. The manga will be a prequel to the game. Steins;Gate 0's story takes place directly after the even...
2nd Free! Timeless Medley Anime Film's Trailer Features Style Five's Theme Song
2nd compilation film focusing on Rei, Sousuke opens in Japan on July 1
― The official website for Kyoto Animation's Free! franchise began streaming a trailer for the Free! The Movie -Timeless Medley- the Promise (Free! -Timeless Medley- Yakusoku) anime film on Friday. The video previews the theme song "Rising Free" by Style Five (the five main voice cast members in the anime). Free! The Movie -Timele...
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc Prologue Anime Reveals More Returning Cast
Nozomu Sasaki, Emi Shinohara, Yumi Touma, Ryoka Yuzuki, Katsuyuki Konishi return for September anime
― The official Twitter account for CLAMP's Cardcaptor Sakura franchise revealed additional returning cast for the Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card-hen Prologue: Sakura to Futatsu no Kuma (Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Arc Prologue: Sakura and the Two Bears) video anime on Thursday. The returning cast inc...
Captain Tsubasa Series Has 70 Million Copies in Print
The sixth volume of Captain Tsubasa: Rising Sun, which shipped in Japan on Friday, is the 100th volume for the overall Captain Tsubasa series, including the sequel manga and novels. Within Japan, the series has more than 70 million copies in print. The original soccer manga revolves around 11-year-old Tsubasa Ōzora, a boy who loves soccer and is recognized by his coach Roberto due to his skill of ...
New Game!! Anime Premieres on July 11
The official website for the television anime of Shōtarō Tokunō's New Game! manga revealed the July 11 premiere on AT-X, Tokyo MX, MBS, and TV Aichi of the anime's second season (titled New Game!!, with an additional exclamation mark) on Friday. The anime will also premiere on BS11 on July 12. In the workplace manga, the main character Aoba Suzukaze graduates from high school and joins a game comp...
Live-Action Love and Lies Film's 1st Teaser Highlights Main Characters
Takumi Kitamura, Aoi Morikawa, Kanta Satō star in fall film with original characters
― The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Musawo's Love and Lies (Koi to Uso) manga began streaming the film's first teaser video on Friday. The video highlights the three main characters. The film is slated to open this fall. The text in the above visual reads, "A world where love is forbidden, a...
Stan Lee, DEEN Reveal The Reflection Anime's Cast, Characters, Story Intro, July 22 Debut
Shinichiro Miki, Satoshi Mikami, Mariya Ise, Satomi Hanamura star in superhero series
― The official website for The Reflection anime project revealed the anime's cast and July 22 premiere on Friday. The cast includes: Shinichiro Miki as Xon, a mysterious hero who always appears unexpectedly. His age and other personal history remain unknown. If he can touch anyone for three seconds, he can copy the ...
Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond TV Anime Reveals October Premiere, New Visuals
Staff reveals visuals for Michella, Sonic; 1st season gets rebroadcast, all-night screening event
― The July issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine revealed on Friday that Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond (Kekkai Sensen & Beyond), the second anime season based on Yasuhiro Nightow's Blood Blockade Battlefront manga, will premiere on MBS, Tokyo MX, and BS11 in October. The show's official website has...
Kabocha to Mayonnaise Live-Action Film's Teaser Video, Visual Revealed
Relationship drama film starring Asami Usuda, Taiga, Joe Odagiri opens on November 11
― The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Kiriko Nananan's Kabocha to Mayonnaise (Pumpkin and Mayonnaise) manga began streaming a teaser video for the film on Friday. The video reveals the film's November 11 release date in Japan. The film's staff also revealed a teaser visual on Friday. The mang...
Nintendo Details Switch Online Paid Service Launching Next Year
New service features online play, voice chat app, classic games selection, discounts
― Nintendo revealed more details on Thursday for its Nintendo Switch Online service. Nintendo is launching the paid service next year. The service gives Switch owners access to online multiplayer gaming, and a mobile app that connects to the Switch. Subscribers can also download a selection of classic titles with add...
Godzilla: King of Monsters Sequel Film Casts Thomas Middleditch
Silicon Valley star joins cast for March 2019 film
― The Hollywood Reporter and Variety news websites reported on Wednesday that actor Thomas Middleditch (Silicon Valley) is joining the cast of Godzilla: King of Monsters, the sequel film to Legendary Pictures' 2014 Godzilla movie. Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga (Up in the Air, The Conjuring, Bates Motel), and Millie Bobby Brown (Stranger Things) will st...
ERASED's Kei Sanbe Starts New Manga Series
Sanbe's ERASED inspired anime, live-action film, upcoming Netflix series
― This year's July issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace monthly magazine announced on Friday that ERASED's Kei Sanbe will start a new manga series in the magazine's August issue, which goes on sale on July 4. The magazine did not reveal the manga's title or any other details. Sanbe serialized ERASED (Boku dake ga Inai Machi) from 2012...
Crunchyroll Adds Yu-Gi-Oh Vrains, Serial Experiments Lain, C-Control Anime Streaming
Yu-Gi-Oh Vrains to simulcast on Wednesdays
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will stream the Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS television anime series as it airs in Japan. The four episodes that have aired so far are currently streaming in Japanese with English subtitles, and new episodes will premiere on Wednesdays. In addition, Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will add Serial Experiments Lain and...
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows Promo Video Streamed
Yomawari sequel ships for N. America, Europe this fall
― The official website for Nippon Ichi Software's upcoming Yomawari: Midnight Shadows game began streaming a promotional video on Thursday. The video introduces the game's story and previews the gameplay. The game ships in Japan for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on August 24. NIS America will release the game in North America and Europe ...
3rd Hetalia Stage Musical Reveals Key Visual
Musical to run from July 15-17 in Osaka, July 21-August 2 in Tokyo
― The official website for the stage musical adaptations of Hidekaz Himaruya's Hetalia - Axis Powers manga revealed a key visual for the third musical, titled Hetalia ~in the new world~, on Thursday. The website also began streaming a "live viewing" promotional video, which is region-locked in the United States, Australia, New Zealand...
Kyoto Firm Acquires All Nippon Entertainment Works for Global Remakes of Japanese Content
Kyoto-based firm Future Venture Capital announced on Wednesday that it has acquired a 99.6% stake in All Nippon Entertainment Works (ANEW) from Innovation Network Corporation of Japan (INCJ). Future Venture Capital stated that it plans to invest in ANEW's production of remakes of Japanese content for the global market. The transfer is planned for June 8. ANEW was established in October 2011 with a...
7O3X: Fastest Finger First Anime Promo Reveals Theme Songs, Premiere Date
Anime collaborates with NTV announcer for informative segments
― The official website 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, began streaming a promotional video on Friday. The video previews the animation and opening theme song "On My MiND" by Mrs. Green Apple. The video also reveals th...
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