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This Week in Games - Breath of the Wild: The Master Trials
The first DLC pack for Breath of the Wild is out - is it just filler material, or is it worth the price of admission? PLUS: Code Vein, Gundam and much more!
― Fun personal fact about me, the guy who runs a column about Japanese games: last week's coverage of Tokyo Xanadu was my very first experience with a Nihon Falcom game. Given its regard as one of the weaker games in their catalog and how much I ...
The Best and Worst of the Spring 2017 Season
The final chart of the Spring 2017 season is here - find out which of your favorite spring anime made it to the top of the charts in our weekly user rankings!
― Our team of reviewers are following 27 anime series of the Spring 2017 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season. Keep in mind that t...
Mobile Suit Gundam MS Igloo Blu-Ray Collection
Lauren Orsini finds out if the Gundam franchise's first foray into full CGI is worth checking out for casual or hardcore Gundam fans and comes away with two very different answers.
― You won't see any dwellings made of ice blocks in Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO, but it turns out that's not the only meaning of the word. In military terms, an “igloo space” is a structure for storing ammunition and explo...
Anime Expo 2017 Cosplay Gallery
Four days' worth of incredible cosplay photos from the biggest anime convention in the United States.
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How to Get Into Fate/Grand Order
The Fate universe expands to the world of free-to-play mobile games, and Gabriella Ekens is here to shepherd you through this strange - and fun - new world.
― From a business perspective, cell phones are the future of gaming. Mobage (short for “mobile games”) is the Japanese term for this genre of video games that can fit in your pocket. While its usage there is pretty expansive, in the West it refer...
Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn BD+DVD
This odd combination of Ghost in the Shell and Excel Saga finds itself torn between two flavors that just don't mix. Theron Martin explains what went wrong.
― Ever imagine what a series would look like if it combined cyberpunk trend-setter Ghost in the Shell with wacky comedy series Excel Saga? This Winter 2016 series is the answer in both figurative and literal senses, as it is based on a concept by...
Final Fantasy XV: Episode Prompto
This short - but engaging - Final Fantasy XV side story might not fill you up, but it's much more satisfying than the game's previous DLC. Dustin digs in.
― Final Fantasy XV's DLC didn't get off to a great start. Coming off a tremendously flawed launch where certain aspects of the game—you already know which ones—felt anywhere from “half-baked” to “completely unfinished,” the notion of turning around...
Saturday, July 8
Shonen Jump Magazine Outlines 10 Projects Included in One Piece 20th Anniversary Issue on July 15
Issue will feature poster, special cover, illustrated message by Oda, appendix, more
― This year's 32nd issue of Sueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is outlining the 10 "big projects" on Monday that Shueisha will feature in the 33rd issue, which is serving as the 20th anniversary issue of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga. The 31st issue of the magazine had previously teased the project on Monday. The...
Chii's Sweet Adventure CG Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st season streaming on Anime Strike ends in September
― The staff for the Chi's Sweet Adventure (Koneko no Chi Ponponra Daibōken) 3DCG anime announced at the Japan Expo 2017 event in France on Friday that the anime is getting a second season. Amazon U.S. began streaming the first series on its Anime Strike service in January. The first Chi's Sweet Adventure anime premiered in Japan last October, and...
Black Clover TV Anime Premieres This Year
The August issue of Gakken Plus' Animedia magazine is revealing on Monday that the television anime adaptation of Yūki Tabata's Black Clover manga will premiere this year. The issue also features a new visual for the anime. 28-year-old anime director Tatsuya Yoshihara (Monster Musume, Yatterman Night, Muromi-san, Long Riders!) is directing the anime at Studio Pierrot. Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (Is the ord...
Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring Manga Gets Animated in Boruto Anime
1-volume spinoff manga focuses on Sarada
― This year's 32nd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing on Monday that Masashi Kishimoto's one-volume Naruto: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring manga is getting animated in the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations anime series. The arc will premiere this month. The manga's 15th episode on July 12 will be an epilogue to the "Ghost In...
Netflix's Castlevania Animated Series Renewed For 8-Episode 2nd Season
1st 4-episode season premiered worldwide on Friday
― Netflix announced on Friday that Adi Shankar's Castlevania animated series is getting a second season that will have eight episodes. The first four-episode season premiered worldwide on Netflix on Friday. Netflix also began streaming the animated show's opening movie on Friday. The Texas-based animation studio Powerhouse Animation Studios produced ...
Crunchyroll Streams Ultraman Geed TV Series
Series premiered in Japan on Saturday with 1-hour special
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it is streaming Ultraman Geed (pronounced "Jeed"), Tsuburaya Productions' new Ultraman series. Crunchyroll launched the series on Friday at 9:30 p.m. EDT with the show's "episode 0" and first episode. Crunchyroll didn't specify the territories where the show is available. The series premiered on TV Tokyo ...
Friday, July 7
Frontwing's Grisaia: Phantom Trigger Game Gets TV Anime
3rd volume in game gets worldwide release on July 28
― Frontwing announced on Saturday that its Grisaia: Phantom Trigger game is getting a television anime adaptation. Frontwing had teased earlier this week that it would make an "important announcement" for the game at an event on Saturday in Akihabara to commemorate the upcoming release of the game's "volume 3" on July 28. Frontwing has opened a tea...
Tubi TV adds Fancy Lala, Magical Meow Meow Taruto, Hipira, Daddy Long-Legs Anime
Also: Yu-Gi-Oh!, Accel World; service now available as app on PS4
― Video streaming service Tubi TV added the Fancy Lala, Magical Meow Meow Taruto, Hipira (Hipira: The Little Vampire), Monster Rancher, and Castle Town Dandelion anime on Friday. The service also recently added Daddy Long-Legs, Yu-Gi-Oh!, and Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V in late June. The Accel World anime is also now available on some Tubi TV apps...
Sagrada Reset ‒ Episodes 13-14
"So far, One Hand Eden has been Sagrada Reset's best arc in that it might actually be interesting if I cared about the characters at all."
King of Prism: Pride the Hero Anime Film Tops 300 Million at Box Office
Film reaches milestone faster than franchise's previous installment
― Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web news website reported that the King of Prism: PRIDE the HERO anime film has earned more than 300 million yen (about US$2.6 million) as of July 5, 26 days since opening on June 10. As of July 6 the film has sold an estimated 186,000 tickets at 56 theaters for a box office total of about 305 million yen....
Yuri!!! on Ice Guys Meet Liquid Water for Summer Department Store Campaign
Yuri!!! on Ice's figure skaters look like they have been getting to know a much warmer, less solid form of water for a collaboration with the Tokyu Hands department store. Yūri, Victor, Yuri, Otabek, Phichit, and J.J. jumped out of the pool and onto a promotional poster for the campaign. The collaboration will offer merchandise and "mini character goods" featuring special illustrations of the char...
X-Japan Documentary Film We Are X Streams on Hulu
Rock band's documentary premiered last year
― Hulu began streaming the official documentary We Are X about Japanese rock band X Japan on July 2. The stream is available for Hulu members. The We Are X documentary chronicles the band's 35-year career, and it premiered in January 2016 at the Sundance Film Festival in the festival's World Cinema Documentary Competition, and won the festival's Special Jur...
Find Your New European Culinary Passion in Europe Tabi Gohan Manga
A sub-genre of manga, referred to as "gourmet manga" that focuses on cooking and eating delicious food, maintains a steady influx of new varieties of reading material. Whether the reader wants to devour traditional Japanese fair or fast food, there's a manga for that. Ryōko Naga's Europe Tabi Gohan (Everyday European Meals) doubles as a food diary and travel book showcasing the cuisine of Europe. ...
Live-Action Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Film's 3rd Trailer Highlights Jōsuke, Crazy Diamond
The official website for the live-action JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable film streaming a third trailer for the film on Saturday. The trailer highlights the protagonist Jōsuke Higashikata and his Stand "Crazy Diamond," which repairs anything it breaks. It also shows some of the other stands: Angelo's "Aqua Necklace," Okoyasu's "The Hand," and Keichō's "Bad Company." Original manga...
Crunchyroll to Stream Chronos Ruler Time Fantasy Anime
Series premiered Friday in Japan, Crunchyroll stream times TBA
― Crunhyoll announced on Friday that it will stream the television anime of Taiwanese creator Jea Pon's Chronos Ruler (Jikan no Shihaisha) manga. The stream will be available worldwide outside of China, Japan, and Korea. Crunchyroll has not yet announced a start date or time. The anime premiered in Japan on Tokyo MX, BS11, Sun TV, and KBS...
Violet Evergarden Anime Reveals Character Designs
The official website for the Violet Evergarden anime revealed the character designs and descriptions for the main characters of the series on Friday. Yui Ishikawa as Violet Evergarden, and "Auto Memories Doll" and newbie at the CH Postal Service. She seeks to learn the meaning of certain words Gilbert said to her when they were in the military. Takehito Koyasu as Claudia Hodgins, a former officer ...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, June 26-July 2
The live-action television adaptation of Shigeru Tsuchiyama's Kinban Gourmet Bushimeshi manga aired on NHK on Saturday, July 1 at 8:15 p.m. and earned a 7.9% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV July 2 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 11.4 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV July 2 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 7.9 Crayon Shin-chan TV Asahi June 30 (Fri) 19:30 24 min. 7.7 Doraemon TV A...
Pre-Register at Shogakukan's Manga App Site to Win Exclusive Signed Goods
Publisher Shogakukan is preparing some spectacular giveaway goods for lucky visitors who pre-register for its "Sunday Web Every" manga application. Lottery prizes range from a baseball signed by Touch creator Mitsuru Adachi to RIN-NE chapter one draft artwork by Rumiko Takahashi. Kazuhiko Shimamoto, Silver Spoon's Hiromu Arakawa, Detective Conan's Gosho Aoyama, and Black Lagoon creator Rei Hiroe a...
In Another World With My Smartphone Anime Reveals Additional Cast, Visuals
Fumihiko Tachiki, Sayuri Hara, Kikuko Inoue, Sōma Saitō, more join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Patora Fuyuhara's In Another World With My Smartphone (Isekai wa Smartphone to Tomo ni.) light novel series announced additional cast and character visuals for the anime on Friday: Fumihiko Tachiki as God Sayuri Hara as Mika Tomomichi Nishimura as Reim (Ortlinde family butler) Ma...
Disney's Cars 3 Live-Action Mini-Series Reimagines Race Cars as Runners
The lack of humans in the world of Pixar's Cars films is perplexing to some fans. Much of the world, including its vehicles, seems to be made for humans, and yet they are mysteriously absent. Disney's Japan branch came up with a partial solution: transform the cars into human track-and-field athletes. Apart from the choice to morph already anthropomorphized cars into humans, the films' scenario pe...
Vatican Miracle Examiner Anime's Original Anime DVD Previewed in Video
17th novel to bundle "Witch's Soup" episode next April
― Kadokawa revealed with a preview video on Friday that an original anime DVD (OAD) will ship with the 17th volume of Rin Fujiki's Vatican Miracle Examiner (Vatican Kiseki Chōsakan) mystery novel series in April 2018. The OAD adapts Fujiki's "Majo no Soup" (Witch's Soup) short story from the 11th volume, and focuses on a questionable recipe and a...
CoroCoro's 40th Anniversary Celebrates New Generation of Pokémon, Doraemon, and More
If you've ever been a kid in Japan, you've probably heard of CoroCoro Comic, the biggest manga magazine aimed at elementary schoolboys. It currently serializes the manga versions of Pokémon, Beyblade, and Yo-Kai Watch, among other popular children's franchises, and each issue is often packaged with toys, games, and other exclusives. For example, the original Pokémon Blue version was initially avai...
Studio Gokumi's Toji no Miko Anime Reveals New Character, Visual
Anime centers on shrine maidens who fight with swords to exorcise otherworldly beings
― The official website for Studo Gokumi's Toji no Miko (The Shrine Maiden Swordwielders) original anime project revealed a key visual and a new character on Friday. Yukari Origami, the head of the Origami Family and director of the police swords administration bureau. It can be said she stands above all sword-users....
Yuri!!! on Ice Heads to Hot Springs for Summer Collaboration
Oedo Onsen Monogatari revealed the details of its collaboration with Yuri!!! on Ice on Wednesday. The hot springs theme park will offer an array of themed food, merchandise, and games at its Odaiba, Tokyo location. The collaboration unveiled special illustrations of Yūri, Victor, Yuri, Otabek, and friends in yukata. The "mini character illustrations" for the campaign will also feature super-deform...
HIDIVE Streams Action Heroine Cheer Fruits Anime
Anime available in U.S., Canada, U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Latin America
― Anime streaming service HIDIVE announced on Friday that it will stream the upcoming original television anime Action Heroine Cheer Fruits for the summer simulcast season. The stream will premiere on July 8 and new episodes will debut on Saturdays at 9:00 a.m. EDT. The stream will be available in the ...
Gintama Anime's Rie Kugimiya Narrates Live-Action Film's TV Ad
Film starring Shun Oguri opens on July 14
― Warner Brothers began streaming a "setting version" television commercial for the live-action film of Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama manga on Thursday. Rie Kugimiya, who voices Kagura in the Gintama anime, narrates the video to provide a 15-second introductory lecture to the characters and story in the upcoming film. Warner Brothers also began streaming a "sworn...
Answerman - Why Doesn't Netflix Simulcast?
Netflix has some of the biggest titles of this season like Fate/Apocrypha and Kakegurui, so why don't they release each episode weekly?
― Alexandre asks: Lately, people are upset at streaming services such as Amazon and Netflix and their lack of weekly streams. This causes people to pirate their "exclusive shows" as opposed to waiting to watch them later in one sitting. Why exactly do these services...
2018 Doraemon Film's 1st Trailer Previews Treasure Island Story
Kazuaki Imai directs March 2018 film based on Genki Kawamura's script
― The official website for the Doraemon anime films began streaming the first promotional video on Friday for franchise's 38th film, Eiga Doraemon: Nobita no Takarajima (Doraemon the Movie: Nobita's Treasure Island). The video previews the story based on Robert Louis Stevenson's Treasure Island novel. In the story, Doraemon, Nobita...
One-Punch Man's Yuusuke Murata Draws Hollywood's Power Rangers
Yuusuke Murata created a special gift for Power Rangers moviegoers in Japan. The One-Punch Man manga artist drew the super sentai characters from Lion's Gate's live-action film and the artwork will be distributed on postcards for viewers when the film opens on July 15. A total of 300,000 postcards will be handed out on a first-come, first-served basis. Murata has shown his dedication to American s...
Shogakukan's Hibana Magazine Ends Publication After 2 Years
Magazine launched to replace Monthly Ikki in 2015
― The August issue of Shogakukan's Hibana magazine announced on Friday that the magazine will end with the next issue on August 7. the Hibana Rookie Awards also ended with the seventh installment in the August issue. The final September issue will publish information about the future of the series that the magazine currently publishes. The current iss...
Don’t Skip Re:Creators’ Recap Episode
Seriously, don’t. It’s freaking hilarious.
Ritz Kobayashi's Saki Manga Goes on 2-Month Hiatus
Mahjong series to return on September 15
― This year's 14th issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine announced on Friday that Ritz Kobayashi's Saki manga is going on hiatus from the next issue, which will ship on July 21, to the 18th issue, which will ship on September 1. The manga will resume in the magazine's 19th issue on September 15. The manga also had a two-month break from October to Decem...
Splatoon 2 Game's Live-Action Ad, Introduction Video Posted
Introduction videos show new characters Pearl, Marina
― Nintendo began streaming three Japanese commercials and an English introduction video for its Splatoon 2 game on Friday. The first commercial is a live-action video. The introduction video introduces two new characters named Pearl and Marina, who will be the new hosts for the game's multiplayer events. The characters are members of the in-story ...
Fate/Grand Order Manga Project Launches With 2 Manga Series
Shiramine draws -mortalis:stella-, Takeshi Kawabuchi draws -turas realta-
― Ichijinsha opened a website on June 28 for a new manga project based on Type-Moon and Aniplex's Fate/Grand Order smartphone game. The project will involve two manga published in two different magazines. The first manga, titled Fate/Grand Order -mortalis:stella-, will launch in the September issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic...
Adi Shankar Works on Assassin's Creed 'Anime' Series
Producer Adi Shankar announced on Wednesday that his next project will be a series based on Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed game series. He described the project as an "anime." Assassin's Creed head of content Azaïzia Aymar confirmed that Ubisoft is involved in the project. The story of the Assassin's Creed series tracks a shadow war between Assassins and Templars that has been going on since the begin...
Pop Team Epic Anime Reveals Key Visual
The official website for the anime adaptation of Bkub Ōkawa's Pop Team Epic manga revealed the anime's key visual on Friday. Kamikaze Douga is animating the series, and King Records is credited for production. The self-described "crappy anime" will launch in October. The surreal four-panel manga centers around two 14-year-old girls, the short Popuko and the tall Pipimi. The story summary on the an...
Crunchyroll to Stream 18if Anime
Series premieres on Friday; Funimation to stream simuldub
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will stream Koji Morimoto and Gonzo's 18if television anime. Crunchyroll will stream the series starting on Friday at 10:00 a.m. EDT for members in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Iceland, Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and the Netherlands. Funi...
Kimi no Koe o Todoketai Anime Film Reveals New Promo Video, Visual
Madhouse's original film opens in Japan on August 25
― The official website of Kimi no Koe o Todoketai, Madhouse's original anime film project, began streaming a trailer for the film on Friday. The trailer previews the film's insert song "Wishes Come True." In addition, the site revealed a new poster visual for the film. The film will open in Japan on August 25. The anime's voice cast includes (left ...
No Game, No Life Zero Anime Film's 3rd Promo Video, 3 Ads Streamed
Film taking place 6 millennia ago opens in Japan on July 15
― The official website for the upcoming No Game, No Life Zero film began streaming the film's third promotional video and three commercials on Friday. The promotional video and the second and third ads preview Konomi Suzuki's theme song "There is a Reason." The film will open in Japan on July 15. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the film for No...
Warriors All-Stars Game's Videos Highlight Setsuna, Honoka, Kasumi
Game slated for N. America on August 29, Europe on September 1
― Koei Tecmo America began streaming two new highlight videos for its Warriors All-Stars crossover game on Thursday. The videos highlight the original character Setsuna, and the characters Honoka and Kasumi from the Dead or Alive series. Koei Tecmo America will release the game in North America on PlayStation 4 and digitally for PC via St...
Capcom Streams 23-Minute Monster Hunter: World Gameplay Video
Video shows new game elements, new monsters
― Capcom began streaming a gameplay video for its upcoming Monster Hunter: World game on Thursday. The video shows a hunt in the Ancient Forest, and introduces the Anjanath, a new monster for the series. The game is slated for early 2018 on PlayStation 4 and Xbox One, with a PC release to follow. The new game will be an open world game that will no longer h...
Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san Manga Gets TV Anime in 2018
Manga about boy, girl who tease each other debuted in 2013
― The August issue of Shogakukan's Gessan (Monthly Shonen Sunday) magazine is revealing on July 12 that Sōichirō Yamamoto's Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san (Takagi-san, the Master of Teasing) manga will get a television anime adaptation in 2018. The manga centers on Nishikata, a middle school student who has suffered humiliation due to being tease...
My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Games Get PS4 Port
Both games combined in single release slated for October 26
― 5pb. announced on Thursday that it is making a PlayStation 4 port of both Yahari Game demo Ore no Seishun Love Come ga Machigatteiru. and Yahari Game demo Ore no Seishun Love Come ga Machigatteiru. Zoku, the two games based on Wataru Watari's My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Come wa Machigatteiru...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, June 26-July 2
Granblue Fantasy sells 12,459, followed by Servamp event, Mr. Osomatsu, Royal Tutor, Gintama
― The TV Anime Servamp Special Event "Servamp Festival" sold 4,355 copies to rank #6 on the overall DVD chart. The Saiyuki Kagekiden the Movie -Bullets- production landed at #15 with 2,120 copies. The special edition of the Kaete Kita Dōbutsu Sentai Zyuohger Oinochi Chōdai! Chikyū Ōja Ketteisen project sold 1...
Live-Action The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Film Reveals New Visual
The official website for the live-action film of Shūichi Asō's Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.) manga revealed a new visual for the film on Friday. The film will premiere in Japan on October 21. Yūichi Fukuda (live-action HK/Hentai Kamen, Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store, Gintama) is directing the film. The cast includes: Kento Yamazaki as Kusuo Saiki Kanna Hashimoto ...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, June 26-July 2
Granblue Fantasy sells 20,346, followed by IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Gekijō, Eromanga Sensei, KonoSuba 2, Saga of Evil Tanya
― TrySail First Live Tour "The Age of Discovery" sold 5,550 copies to rank #9 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. The special edition of the Kaete Kita Dōbutsu Sentai Zyuohger Oinochi Chōdai! Chikyū Ōja Ketteisen project sold 2,424 copies to rank #20. The Touken Ranbu Okkii Ko...
Anime Studio Artland Closes Down
Legend of the Galactic Heroes, Macross, Mushishi studio accrues 298 million in debt
― The corporate credit research and market research company Teikoku Databank reported on Friday that animation studio Artland ceased operations as of June 30, and the company has hired a lawyer to handle its post-operation affairs. The company lists Artland's debt at 298 million yen (about US$2.62 million) as of the e...
Gundam Versus PS4 Game's English Trailer Previews Game Modes
Game shipped in Japan on Thursday, will ship in Americas on September 29
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming an English trailer for its Gundam Versus PlayStation 4 game on Thursday. The video previews the game's various game modes. The game shipped in Japan on Thursday. Bandai Namco Entertainment America will release the game in the Americas on September 29. The game will also have a...
Yuichiro Umehara, Ayane Sakura, Lynn, More Join Kino's Journey TV Anime's Cast
Kenichirou Matsuda, Kazuyuki Okitsu also join cast for series premiering this fall
― The official website for Kino no Tabi -the Beautiful World- the Animated Series, the new television anime adaptation of Keiichi Sigsawa's Kino's Journey - The Beautiful World- light novels, revealed five more cast members for the series on Friday. Yuichiro Umehara as Shizu Kenichirou Matsuda as Riku Ayane Sakura as T...
Thursday, July 6
Live-Action Bleach Film's Teaser Trailer Shows Ichigo Defeating Hollow
Summer 2018 film starring Sōta Fukushi will focus on "Substitute Shinigami Arc"
― The official website for the live-action film of Tite Kubo's Bleach manga began streaming a teaser for the film on Friday. The video shows Ichigo defeating a Hollow. The film will center on the "Substitute Shinigami Arc," the manga's first arc which ran from its first to eighth volume. The film will open in Japan in sum...
New Sailor Moon Musical's Video Ad Shows All Characters
Musical runs from September-October in 3 cities
― The official website for the Sailor Moon franchise began streaming an extended commercial for the upcoming Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon -Le Mouvement Final- stage musical last Friday. The trailer showcases the costumes and actors for Sailor Moon and Tuxedo Mask, as well as the other sailor guardians and the villains. The Inner Guardians' latest cast, wh...
Culdcept Revolt 3DS Game Release Date Delayed to October
"Way to Win" trailer streamed
― NIS America announced last Wednesday that the Western release of the Culdcept Revolt Nintendo 3DS game has been delayed to October 3 in North America and October 6 in Europe. The company originally planned to release the game in North America on August 29 and in Europe on September 1. Additionally, NIS America began streaming a "The Way To Win" trailer that breaks down...
Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution Films' Promo Video Previews Theme Song
New poster visual revealed for 1st film
― The official website for the Kōkyōshihen Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution) anime film trilogy updated with a 90-second trailer and new poster visual for the first film on Friday. The website also revealed that Hiroya Ozaki performed the theme song "Glory Days," which is previewed in the trailer. The first film will open i...
Tekken 7's 1st DLC is Bowling Mini-Game
"Ultimate Tekken Bowl" previewed in video
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed on Thursday that the first DLC for its Tekken 7 game will be Ultimate Tekken Bowl. The bowling-themed mini-game is slated for August 2017. The company began streaming a trailer that begins with series producer Katsuhiro Harada going to a bowling alley. Tekken 7 launched for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and Windows PC via Stea...
Pokémon Heroes - Latias & Latios Tops Fan Poll of Favorite Franchise Film
The 2002 Pokemon Heroes - Latias & Latios anime film ranked #1 in the "Oshi Pokémon Eiga Number One wa Kimi ni Kimeta!" fan poll to choose people's favorite Pokémon film. The poll celebrates the release of the upcoming Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! film that marks the 20th anniversary of the franchise's movies. In the poll, fans voted for any of the previous 19 Pokémon anime films from 1998's P...
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 26-July 2
Hunter x Hunter, Tokyo Ghoul:re, Space Brothers, Berserk, Coffee & Vanilla in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Hunter x Hunter 34 868,650 876,566 2017/06 Shueisha Yoshihiro Togashi 1 2 2 Tokyo Ghoul:re 11 125,372 588,746 2017/06 Shueisha Sui Ishida 1 3 3 Space Brothers 31 117,522 265,466 2017/06 Kodansha Chūya Koyama 3...
Mr. Osomatsu Anime's 2nd Season Reveals New Outfits For Sextuplets
2nd season to premiere in October
― The staff of Mr. Osomatsu television anime revealed a new visual of the Matsuno brothers on Thursday. The visual shows the sextuplets in their new "jersey" outfits, which will appear in the second season along with their earlier "suit" and "hoodie" outfits. The staff also announced that a commemorative special event will take place on October 6 at the Shinjuku Bunk...
Live-Action Bleach Film Reveals Ichigo Visual
The official website for the live-action film of Tite Kubo's Bleach manga revealed the first key visual on Friday. The visual shows Sōta Fukushi (live-action Strobe Edge's Ren Ichinose, live-action Kami-sama no Iu Toori's Shun Takahata) as Ichigo Kurosaki. The text on the visual reads, "Shinigami, Meeting." The official Twitter account teased that there will be more announcements later on Friday. ...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, June 26-July 2
Radiant Historia Perfect Chronology, Osomatsu-san, Portal Knights games debut
― Japan's Game Ranking: June 26-July 2 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 13DSRadiant Historia Perfect Chronology (Including Limited Editions) Atlus June 29 24,596 24,596 2NSwARMS Nintendo June 16 19,307 148,707 82 3NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28 14,423 550,059 70 ...
The irregular at magic high school Voice Actors Satomi Satou, Takuma Terashima Marry
Voice actress Satomi Satou announced on her blog on Thursday that she has married fellow voice actor Takuma Terashima. Both are attached to the voice acting agency Axl One. Satou thanked her supporters and said she is still the same person and will continue voice acting. Satou noted that she has a lot of ways that she can sympathize with and respect Terashima in both their work and private lives. ...
Sonic Forces Theme Song Preview Reveals Vocals by Hoobastank's Douglas Robb
Game slated for 2017 holiday season
― The official Sonic the Hedgehog YouTube channel began streaming a video of the main theme song "Fist Bump" for Sonic Voices, revealing that Hoobastank's Douglas Robb provided that vocals and lyrics. Tomoya Ohtani composed and arranged the song and Takahito Eguchi is credited with strings arrangement. Sonic Forces slated for release on PlayStation 4, Nintendo Swit...
Crunchyroll Streams Convenience Store Boy Friends Anime
Video preview streamed; series listed with 12 episodes
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will stream the Convenience Store Boy Friends (Konbini Kareshi) anime as it airs in Japan. The first episode launched at 3:05 p.m. EDT on Thursday, and is available worldwide outside of Asia. In addition, distribution company vap began streaming a Blu-ray Disc and DVD preview video which features the op...
Sakura Quest ‒ Episode 14
"It's interesting that leaving the sleepy rural town setting actually makes Sakura Quest feel more leisurely-paced."
Interviews with Monster Girls ‒ Episode 13
"Interviews with Monster Girls is back, if only briefly, with a bonus episode at the summer festival."
HIDIVE to Stream Monster Musume English Dub
Dub premieres July 12
― Anime streaming service HIDIVE announced on Thursday that it will stream the English dub of the Monster Musume anime. Dubbed episodes will launch in installments on Wednesdays at 1:00 p.m. EDT beginning on July 12. The dub is exclusive to premium members. Sentai Filmworks will release the series on Blu-ray Disc, DVD, and premium edition Blu-ray Disc/DVD combo pack on July 25. ...
Honda Collaboration Offers Test Drive Through Shonen Jump's Manga World
Honda is collaborating with Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine to promote its New Fit car and celebrate the magazine's 50th anniversary. Honda began streaming a promotional video for the collaboration on Monday. The collaboration's official website features the text "Don't stay." in English and "Keep Running." in Japanese. The collaboration seeks to highlight the joint goal of the car company ...
Karada Sagashi Net Anime Casts Tamaki Orie, Aimi Tanaka, More
7 cast members added for anime premiering July 31
― The official website for the net anime adaptation of author Welzard and illustrator Katsutoshi Murase's Karada Sagashi (Body Search) manga announced additional cast members on Friday. The new cast includes: Tamaki Orie as Haruka Mikami Aimi Tanaka as the Red Person Reina Aoyama as Rumiko Hiiragi Kōtarō Nishiyama as Shōta Uranishi Madoka Asahina as R...
DIVE!! VR Experience Gets Smartphone Release in September
Screenshots revealed for July VR experience
― The official website for "Dive!! VR Lesson~Tomoki-hen," the VR experience based on the television anime of Eto Mori's youth novel series DIVE!!, revealed on June 25 that the game will have a September release for iOS and Android devices. The site also revealed screenshots from the game. Gugenka from CS-REPORTERS.INC is developing the smartphone version of...
Lupin III Gets 5th Anime Series Set in France
Lupin III travels to home of his grandfather and namesake, Arsène Lupin
― TMS and Telecom Animation Film announced at Japan Expo in Paris on Thursday that a fifth Lupin III series is in production. In the new series, Lupin III will travel to France — the home of his grandfather and namesake, Maurice Leblanc's master thief character Arsène Lupin. The visual below depicts the country's island commune M...
This Week in Games - Breath of the Wild: The Master Trials
The first DLC pack for Breath of the Wild is out - is it just filler material, or is it worth the price of admission? PLUS: Code Vein, Gundam and much more!
― Fun personal fact about me, the guy who runs a column about Japanese games: last week's coverage of Tokyo Xanadu was my very first experience with a Nihon Falcom game. Given its regard as one of the weaker games in their catalog and how much I ...
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Action Heroine Cheer Fruits Anime
Series premieres in Japan on July 6
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Thursday that it has licensed the upcoming original television anime Action Heroine Cheer Fruits for the summer simulcast season. Sentai Filmworks will stream the anime through digital outlets "with a home video release to follow." The anime will premiere in Japan on TBS on July 6 late at night at 2:28 a.m. (effectively on July 7), a...
Henkei Shōjo's 3rd Transforming Girl is a Lingerie Battle Bot
DLE's increasingly unique transforming Henkei Shōjo anime shorts continue to top its predecessor and episode three's Itsuki is no exception. Thus far the episodes introduced Rin (a jetplane) and Haru (a sports car), but Itsuki takes the fanservice angle. The bashful school girl is in a dimly lit room with, presumably, her boyfriend who focuses on her with a video camera. Moments later, Itsuki loo...
Gainax Makes Zero Century Anime Film Trilogy Based on Leiji Matsumoto's Stories
Evangelion's Sadamoto designs Emeraldas, Herlock, Maetel films directed by Gainax founder Yamaga
― Anime studio Gainax announced at Japan Expo in Paris on Thursday that it is producing three anime films based on Leiji Matsumoto's works with production GoodBook. The first is The Zero Century Emeraldas, which will open in 2020. Yoshiyuki Sadamoto (Evangelion, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Royal Spac...
Megadimension Neptunia VIIR VR Game's Video Highlights Characters
"Memorial Edition," pre-order bonuses for August 24 game also revealed
― Compile Heart began streaming a promotional video for its Shin Jigen Neptune VIIR (Megadimension Neptunia Victory II Realize) virtual reality game last week. The video highlights the game's characters, the contents of its "Memorial Edition," and the pre-order bonuses. The game will get a "Memorial Edition" release in Japan, whic...
The Best and Worst of the Spring 2017 Season
The final chart of the Spring 2017 season is here - find out which of your favorite spring anime made it to the top of the charts in our weekly user rankings!
― Our team of reviewers are following 27 anime series of the Spring 2017 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season. Keep in mind that t...
Konbini Kareshi Anime's Theme Song Artists Revealed
Cellchrome, ORANGE POST REASON perform theme songs for anime premiering on Thursday
― The official website for Konbini Kareshi (Convenience Store Boyfriends), a multimedia project developed by Kadokawa's B's Log Comic magazine, revealed the anime's theme song artists on June 28. Cellchrome will perform the anime's opening theme song "Stand Up Now." The song's CD single will ship on August 23. ORANGE ...
The First Episode of The Reflection Really Feels Like an American Comic in Motion
There have been comics-based anime before, but none feel like a comic book quite as much as Stan Lee’s upcoming foray into anime, The Reflection.
Mobile Suit Gundam MS Igloo Blu-Ray Collection
Lauren Orsini finds out if the Gundam franchise's first foray into full CGI is worth checking out for casual or hardcore Gundam fans and comes away with two very different answers.
― You won't see any dwellings made of ice blocks in Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO, but it turns out that's not the only meaning of the word. In military terms, an “igloo space” is a structure for storing ammunition and explo...
Fire Emblem Warriors Game's Japan Expo Trailer Reveals More Fire Emblem Awakening Characters
Nintendo Switch, 3DS game arrives in Japan on September 28, in the West this fall
― Nintendo began streaming a Japan Expo 2017 trailer on Thursday for the Fire Emblem Warriors (Fire Emblem Musou) Nintendo 3DS and Switch game. The video previews the game's Switch version, and English dub. The video also reveals that male Robin, Lissa, Frederick, and Lucina from Fire Emblem Awakening will be in the gam...
Kuruneko Anime's Main Cast Revealed
Asami Imai, Aoi Yūki, Yuka Iguchi, Ayahi Takagaki, Ayaka Suwa, Yukiyo Fujii, Jun Kasama join cast
― The official Twitter account for Production I.G's "Tate Anime" (Vertical Anime) smartphone app revealed the cast for the new Kuruneko anime on June 29. The cast includes: Asami Imai as Kuru-san Aoi Yūki as Mon-san Yuka Iguchi as Pocchan Ayahi Takagaki as Bon Ayaka Suwa as Tomecha Yukiyo Fujii as Kobon-...
Yari no Yūsha no Yarinaoshi Spinoff Story Gets Print Novels, Manga
The Rising of the Shield Hero comedy spinoff focuses on Spear Hero Motoyasu
― The August issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Flapper magazine revealed on Wednesday that Aneko Yusagi's Yari no Yūsha no Yarinaoshi story, a spinoff of the author's The Rising of the Shield Hero (Tate no Yūsha no Nariagari), will get print novel volumes and a manga adaptation. Kadokawa will begin publishing the the print vo...
Umbrella Ent. Releases Tokyo Godfathers on Blu-ray in Australia
Australian film distributor Umbrella Entertainment announced on June 26 that it will release a Blu-ray Disc of Satoshi Kon's Tokyo Godfathers film. The distributor noted that the release will be the first Blu-ray Disc release of the film outside of Japan with English subtitles. The company didn't state a release date for the Blu-ray Disc. Kon's film debuted in 2003. The film opened in Japan in Nov...
'Important Announcement' For Gurren Lagann is 2 New Blu-ray Box Sets in Japan
The official Twitter account for the Gurren Lagann franchise revealed on Wednesday that the anime is getting two Blu-ray Disc box sets in Japan to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the anime. The Twitter account had teased on Monday that the anime would have an "important announcement" on Wednesday. The first new box set will include six discs with all 27 episodes of the anime series and both "P...
Live-Action Bleach Film Opens in Summer 2018
The Twitter account for the live-action film of Tite Kubo's Bleach manga revealed on Thursday that the film will open in Japan in summer 2018. The account also stated that it will reveal more information about the film on Friday. Friday is also the Japanese holiday of Tanabata (Star Festival), which features a myth about the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi. Sōta Fukushi (live-action Toshokan Sensō/L...
Examu Launches Kickstarter for Arcana Heart 3 Love Max Six Stars!!!!!! Fighting Game's PC Port
Campaign runs until August, planned game release in December, stretch goals for new characters
― Examu launched its planned Kickstarter crowdfunding campaign on Wednesday to release its Arcana Heart 3 LOVE MAX SIX STARS!!!!!! arcade fighting game on PC with an English localization. The campaign aims to raise US$100,000 by August 2. The campaign's stretch goals include the development of a new charact...
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters Anime Film Previewed in 1st Teaser Video
New kaijū also revealed; 1st film in planned trilogy opens in Japan on November 17
― The official website for the Godzilla anime film trilogy began streaming the first film's teaser video on Thursday. The official website also revealed the new kaijū "Servum" that will appear in the film. The first film, Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters (Godzilla: Kaijū Wakusei), will open in Japan on November 17, and...
Nora, Princess, and Stray Cat Anime Casts Ayaka Asai, Keiko Suzuki
Natsumi Takamori, Eri Sendai, Yuu Asakawa, Atsumi Tanezaki perform opening theme song for July 12 anime
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Harukaze's Nora, Princess, and Stray Cat. (Nora to Ōjo to Noraneko Heart) adult visual novel revealed more cast members, a key visual, and theme song artists on Thursday. Ayaka Asai as Nora Handa, the original story's main character. He ...
1st Haikara-san ga Tooru Anime Film Previewed in Teaser Video
1st in 2-film series opens in Japan on November 11; films have planned screenings in U.S.
― The official website for the anime film adaptations of Waki Yamato's Haikara-san ga Tooru manga began streaming the first film's teaser video on Thursday. The first film, titled Gekijōban Haikara-san ga Tōru Zenpen - Benio, Hana no 17-sai, will open in Japan on November 11. The second film is titled Gekijōban ...
Stan Lee, DEEN's The Reflection Anime Previewed in New Promo Video
Anime starring Shinichiro Miki, Satoshi Mikami, Mariya Ise premieres on July 22
― The official website for The Reflection anime project began streaming the anime's latest promotional video on Wednesday. The anime will premiere on NHK on July 22 at 11:00 p.m. Crunchyroll will stream the anime. The anime's staff previously announced that the anime is planned for a worldwide simultaneous distribution. T...
Megazone 23 SIN Remake Project Starts Crowdfunding for Promo Video
TV anime planned for remake with JoJo's Bizarre Adventure character designer
― Anime production company AIC launched a crowdfunding campaign on the Campfire site for a promotional video for Megazone 23 SIN on Thursday. Megazone 23 SIN is the tentatively titled remake project for the Megazone 23 anime, and it is a separate project from the Megazone XI project that AIC also crowdfunded a promotional vi...
Netflix Reveals Castlevania Animated Series' Japanese Dub Cast, Trailer
Dub of 4-episode series stars Ryotaro Okiayu, Shinichiro Miki, Naoya Uchida, Ayaka Shimoyamada
― Netflix Japan began streaming a Japanese-dubbed trailer on Wednesday for the Castlevania animated series. The show is titled Akumajō Dracula Castlevania (Devil Castle Dracula Castlevania) in Japan. The series will premiere on Netflix worldwide on Friday, and will have four 30-minute episodes. The Japanese...
Children of the Whales Anime's 2nd Video Reveals Netflix Premiere Outside Japan in 2018
Anime based on Abi Umeda's manga premieres in October in Japan
― The official website for the television anime of Abi Umeda's Children of the Whales (Kujira no Kora wa Sajō ni Utau) manga began streaming a new promotional video for the anime on Thursday. The video reveals the anime's planned worldwide Netflix stream will debut in 2018. The site also revealed a new key visual for the anime. The anime ...
Wednesday, July 5
anohana's Mari Okada Debuts as Director With Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana o Kazarou Anime Film
P.A. Works produces February 24 film
― P.A. Works and Showgate revealed on Thursday that P.A. Works is producing Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana o Kazarou (Let Us Adorn the Morning of Farewells With Promised Flowers), an anime film opening in Japan on February 24, 2018. The film marks the directorial debut of prolific anime screenwriter Mari Okada, and she is also penning the film's script. P.A. ...
Fate/Extella Game Gets PC Version on July 25
Game's Nintendo Switch version also launches on July 25
― XSEED Games announced on Wednesday that it will release a PC version of Marvelous' Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star on July 25. It will have a US$49.99 price. However, it will be 10% off for one week, and all DLC will be 20% off from July 25 to July 31. XSEED Games and Marvelous released Fate/EXTELLA: The Umbral Star for PlayStation 4 and PlaySta...
Children of the Whales Anime Reveals Cast, Netflix Worldwide Streaming
More of staff also revealed for October show based on Abi Umeda's manga
― The August issue of Akita Shoten's Monthly Mystery Bonita magazine revealed the cast for the television anime of Abi Umeda's Children of the Whales (Kujira no Kora wa Sajō ni Utau) manga on Thursday. In addition, the magazine revealed that Netflix will stream the anime worldwide. The cast includes: Natsuki Hanae as Chakuro Mana...
DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon Comedy Anime Film Reveals Cast
Takayuki Yamada, Jiyoung, Ken Yasuda star as Batman, Harley Quinn, Joker
― The official website of DLE Inc.'s DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon anime film began streaming an English-subtitled teaser video for the film on Thursday. The video reveals the film's cast. The film's staff also revealed a new teaser visual. The text on the teaser visual reads, "Why are YOU going to Tokyo? The Justice League ha...
Udon Publishes Daigo The Beast: Umehara Fighting Gamers! Manga in English
1st volume about fighting game player Daigo Umehara debuts at EVO 2017
― North American publisher Udon Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it will release Itaru Orikasa, Maki Tomoi, and Kengoro Nishide's Daigo The Beast: Umehara Fighting Gamers! (Umehara Fighting Gamers!) manga, based on the life of renowned Japanese fighting game player Daigo "The Beast" Umehara. The first volume is slated for...
Anime Expo Runs July 5-8 in 2018 After Record Attendance This Year
115,726 unique attendees reported in 2017, including new Pre-Show Night
― The official Twitter account of the Anime Expo convention revealed on Monday that next year's event will run from July 5 to July 8, 2018 at the Los Angeles Convention Center. In addition, the staff revealed that this year's convention attracted 107,658 unique attendees on the event's regular days, a 7% increase over last year's...
Kira Yamato Tops Poll of Gundam Protagonists With Best Personality
Due to differences in life experience, the average person may find it hard to relate to the fierce fighters and child soldiers who star in Gundam anime. Nevertheless, these characters can evoke powerful emotions in viewers through their roles in such an iconic franchise. The Goo Ranking website decided to rank Gundam anime protagonists in terms of their basic characteristics and fans' reactions to...
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations ‒ Episode 14
"Though it heavily relies on tropes common to the Naruto series, episode 14 serves as a satisfying, full-circle conclusion to the Ghost storyline."
Hey! Pikmin 3DS Game's Song Promo Video, TV Ad Streamed
3DS game ships July 28 in N. America, Europe
― Nintendo began streaming a full version of the song promotional video for its upcoming Hey! Pikmin game for Nintendo 3DS on Wednesday. The company also began streaming a television commercial for the game last week. In the side-scrolling adventure game, players will use the 3DS's touch screen to interact with Pikmin, solve puzzles, and defeat enemies. Th...
Interview: Sally Forth Creative Team Talk Anime, Kaiju in Latest Arc
Francesco Marciuliano and Jim Keefe rundown their favorite anime series, the best kaiju films, and putting pop into newspaper serials
― Last month, the long-running newspaper comic serial Sally Forth caught anime fans' attention when Cowboy Bebop character Spike Spiegel appeared in character Hilary Forth's anxiety dream. The appearance wasn't a one-off occasion for artists Francesco Marciuliano and J...
Anime Expo 2017 Cosplay Gallery
Four days' worth of incredible cosplay photos from the biggest anime convention in the United States.
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How to Get Into Fate/Grand Order
The Fate universe expands to the world of free-to-play mobile games, and Gabriella Ekens is here to shepherd you through this strange - and fun - new world.
― From a business perspective, cell phones are the future of gaming. Mobage (short for “mobile games”) is the Japanese term for this genre of video games that can fit in your pocket. While its usage there is pretty expansive, in the West it refer...
Studio Trigger, A-1 Pictures' DARLING in the FRANKXX Anime Reveals Video, Visual, Staff
The Idolm@ster's Atsushi Nishigori directs original sci-fi series
― Studio Trigger and A-1 Pictures opened an official website for their new original science-fiction television anime DARLING in the FRANKXX on Thursday. The website began streaming the anime's first trailer and revealed a key visual and the main staff. (Note: The linked video on the website is region-locked to Japan.) Atsushi Nishigori...
Answerman - What Is Uyoku Dantai?
It's a polarizing political group that shows up occasionally in anime like Highschool of the Dead, but it's rarely explained - Justin digs in.
― Manuel asks: I've recently watched the last three episodes of Highschool of the Dead, where it introduces Saya's parents and their supporters, then I read that in the original manga they're actually a group called Uyoku Dantai, and they needed to be toned d...
Tales of the Rays Smartphone Game's 1st English Trailer Streamed
Bandai Namco to release RPG in English this summer
― The official English website for Bandai Namco Entertainment's Tales of the Rays smartphone role-playing game began streaming the game's first English trailer on Wednesday. Bandai Namco Entertainment America announced at Anime Expo on Sunday that it will release the game in English this summer. The game launched for iOS and Android devices in Japan ...
New Food Wars OVA Uses Food Porn to Show Just How Outclassed Our Heroes Are
In Food Wars's new OVA, people's clothes explode off their bodies when they eat tasty food---and they “ascend” to a higher plain of food ecstasy.
Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn BD+DVD
This odd combination of Ghost in the Shell and Excel Saga finds itself torn between two flavors that just don't mix. Theron Martin explains what went wrong.
― Ever imagine what a series would look like if it combined cyberpunk trend-setter Ghost in the Shell with wacky comedy series Excel Saga? This Winter 2016 series is the answer in both figurative and literal senses, as it is based on a concept by...
The Royal Tutor Stage Musical Casts Nobuo Kyo, Reveals New Visual
Musical stars same main cast as anime, runs in September
― The official website for the stage musical of Higasa Akai's The Royal Tutor (Ōshitsu Kyōshi Heine or Königliche Familie Lehrer) manga revealed a new cast member and visual for the musical on July 1. The visual recreates a color illustration from the manga's first compiled book volume. The musical has cast Nobuo Kyo to play Victor von Grannzre...
Tuesday, July 4
Musasino! Anime's Premiere Delayed Indefinitely
2nd season of Urawa no Usagi-chan anime originally slated for summer
― The official Twitter account of Musasino!, the second season of the Urawa no Usagi-chan anime, revealed on Saturday that the anime's premiere has been delayed due to various circumstances. The anime was originally slated to premiere in summer, but the website now only says it will premiere in 2017. The Twitter account mentioned th...
Code Vein RPG's Gameplay Video Shows Combat Basics
Post-apocalyptic RPG launches in 2018 for Xbox One, PS4, PC
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a gameplay video for its Code Vein post-apocalyptic role-playing game on Sunday. The video shows the basic flow of the game's combat, including reading enemy attack patterns and striking as they recover. Bandai Namco Entertainment describes the game: In the not too distant future, a mysterious dis...
Arby's Paper Art Came to Anime Expo, Gave Away Bandai Namco Prizes
Everyone's favorite pop-culture-savvy fast food chain (or at least its marketing team) headed to this year's Anime Expo. The restaurant held the Arby's Art Drop Promotion at the convention from July 1-4 and gave away special prizes. Are you at @AnimeExpo? So are we! Follow #ArbysArtDrop during the con to hunt for our art and score some prizes. #AX2017 pic.twitter.com/TMIblOiRrc— Arby's (@Arbys) J...
Real Girl Manga Inspires Live-Action Film in 2018
Kodansha Comics publishes shojo manga digitally in English
― Warner Bros. Japan announced on Wednesday that it will release a live-action film adaptation of Mao Nanami's Real Girl (3D Kanojo) manga in 2018. Ayami Nakajō and Hayato Sano are starring as Iroha and Hikari, respectively. Tsutomu Hanabusa is directing the film with some of the same staff as his previous directorial work Heroine Shikkaku. R...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, July 2-8
Hyouka anime; Alice & Zoroku, Appleseed Alpha, Plum Crazy! Tales of a Tiger-Striped Cat, Wadanohara and the Great Blue Sea manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Boy and the Beast Collector's Edition BD/DVD + UVPlease Funimation Entertainment US$49.98 July 4 Cardcaptor Sakura Standard Edition BDCite NIS America US$149.99 July 3 Gatchaman Fighter DVDAnimeNewsNetwor...
Violet Evergarden Anime Casts Takehito Koyasu, Daisuke Namikawa, More
Aya Endo, Kouki Uchiyama also join cast
― The official website for Kyoto Animation's Violet Evergarden anime announced additional cast on Monday following Sunday's world premiere at Anime Expo. As previously announced, Yui Ishikawa is playing the title character Violet Evergarden. Additional cast members include: Takehito Koyasu as Claudia Hodgins Daisuke Namikawa as Gilbert Bougainvillea Aya Endo as...
The Legend Of Zelda Manga Creators Akira Himekawa to Appear at New York Comic Con
Convention takes place October 5-8
― Viz Media announced on Friday that New York Comic Con will host Akira Himekawa, the creators of The Legend Of Zelda Manga, at this year's convention. Akira Himekawa is a pseudonym for manga creator duo A. Honda and S. Nagano. They are best known for their manga adaptations of Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda games, most recently The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princes...
Crunchyroll Streams Fastest Finger First Anime
Anime premiered Tuesday
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will stream Fastest Finger First (7O3X), the television anime adaptation of Iqura Sugimoto's Nana Maru San Batsu (literally, "7 O 3 X" or "7 Right, 3 Wrong") manga, as it airs in Japan. The first episode began streaming worldwide outside of Asia on Tuesday at 3:30 p.m. EDT. Fastest Finger First premiered in Japan on NTV's new "AnichU"...
NIS America Licenses Penny Punching Princess, Demon Gaze II Games (Update)
Yomawari: Midinight Shadows release date, The Longest Five Minutes Switch release also revealed
― NIS America announced at Anime Expo on Tuesday that it will release the Penny Punching Princess (Princess wa Kane no Bōja) and Demon Gaze II games. In addition, NIS America announced that it will release Yomawari: Midnight Shadows on October 24 in North America and October 27 in Europe, Tokyo Tattoo Gir...
Castlevania Animated Series Reveals Cast
Show premieres Friday on Netflix
― Producer Adi Shankar announced the full cast of the upcoming Castlevania animated series on YouTube last Wednesday. The cast includes: Graham McTavish as Dracula Richard Armitage as Trevor Belmont James Callis as Alucard Alejandra Reynoso as Sypha Belnades Emily Swallow as Lisa Tepes Matt Frewer as The Bishop Tony Amendola as The Elder The series premieres on Netfli...
Kemono Friends Designer Draws Horse Girls for JRA Collaboration
Although Uma Musume Pretty Derby and A Centaur's Life are likely candidates, the Japan Racing Association's (JRA) latest anime-related collaboration is with Kemono Friends. The collaboration opened a special "Uma no Friends" (Horse Friends) website on Friday. Kemono Friends conceptual designer Mine Yoshizaki provided a set of characters for the collaboration that combines human girls with Thorough...
Uma Musume Pretty Derby Project Reveals 41 New Cast Members
Project's game, P.A. Works' anime adaptation debut in 2018
― The "1st EVENT Special Weekend!" event for Cygames' Uma Musume Pretty Derby project revealed 41 new characters and their respective voice actresses on Saturday. The new cast includes: Akari Kitō as Seiun Sky Nozomi Yamamoto as Yukino Bijin Yui Watanabe as Winning Ticket Naomi Ōzora as Tamamo Cross Ayaka Fukuhara as Seeking the Pearl Yui Ogu...
Nagoya Anime Project Asks Locals for Character, Mechanical Designs
Chukyo TV's Nagoya Anime Project streaming program opened applications for the "Nagoeight Challenge" for its related "Nagoya Anime Project the8th Secret Service" project on June 25. Former or current residents of the central Tōkai region of Japan can send in character or mechanical designs for "Nagoeight Challenge." The slogan of Nagoya Anime Project the8th Secret Service is "Let's create anime fr...
Destiny - Kamakura Monogatari Live-Action Film's Trailer Shows Main Couple
Film adaptation of Ryohei Saigan's long-running manga opens in Japan on December 9
― The official website for Destiny - Kamakura Monogatari, the live-action film adaptation of Ryohei Saigan's Kamakura Monogatari manga, began streaming a trailer for the film on Tuesday. The video shows the main characters, the married couple Masakazu and Akiko Isshiki, and their encounters with supernatural beings. Th...
Live-Action Ani ni Aisaresugite Komattemasu Film Opens at #3
New Soreike! Anpanman film opens at #7, 2nd Free! Timeless Medley film at #10
― The live-action film adaptation of Rina Yagami's Ani ni Aisaresugite Komattemasu manga debuted at #3 at the Japanese box office during its opening weekend. The film sold 143,000 tickets to earn 165 million yen (about US$1.46 million) after opening on 251 screens on Friday. The 29th Anpanman anime film, Soreike! Anpanman B...
Super Mario Odyssey Director Confirms Mario is Human Despite 'Different' Appearance
Vice Canada conducted an interview with the Super Mario Odyssey game's director Kenta Motokura during E3 in June. Motokura discussed Mario's humanity, world travel, and nostalgia in the interview. Reporter Simon Coutu asked Motokura, "For the first time Mario evolves in a world where there are humans, and we see that Mario is really different from other people in New Donk City for example, is Mari...
One Piece 'Episode of East Blue' Special's Promo Video Streamed
2-hour TV special premieres on August 26
― The official website of the One Piece franchise began streaming a promotional video on Tuesday for the One Piece Episode of East Blue: Luffy to 4-nin no Nakama no Daibōken (Luffy and His 4 Crewmates' Big Adventure) two-hour television special. The website revealed a visual and screenshots last week. The special will air on Fuji TV on August 26 from 9:00 p.m ...
Irregular at magic high school Film Tops 400 Million Yen
Film opened in Japan on June 17
― The official website of The irregular at magic high school The Movie: The Girl Who Summons the Stars (Gekijōban Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Hoshi o Yobu Shōjo) anime film revealed on Tuesday that the film has earned more than 400 million yen (about US$3.53 million) as of Tuesday. The film fell off the top 10 box office charts in its third weekend. In addition, the websi...
Final Fantasy XV: Episode Prompto
This short - but engaging - Final Fantasy XV side story might not fill you up, but it's much more satisfying than the game's previous DLC. Dustin digs in.
― Final Fantasy XV's DLC didn't get off to a great start. Coming off a tremendously flawed launch where certain aspects of the game—you already know which ones—felt anywhere from “half-baked” to “completely unfinished,” the notion of turning around...
The Vatican Miracle Examiner Mixes Religion and Scooby-Doo
"I would have gotten away with it too, if it weren't for you meddling priests!"
Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma Anime's Season 3 Video Shows Council of Ten
Season about battle against Council of Ten premieres in fall
― The official website for the Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma anime began streaming a promotional video on Tuesday for the anime's third season. The video begins by showing scenes from the anime's first two seasons before showing Tōtsuki's Council of Ten. The new season is titled Shokugeki no Sōma: San no Sara (Food Wars! The Third Plate). Th...
ISLAND Visual Novel's TV Anime, English Release Revealed for 2018
Game about isolated island launched for PC in Japan in April 2016
― Visual novel developer and publisher Frontwing announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Monday that the television anime adaptation of it and Prototype's ISLAND visual novel will premiere in 2018. It also revealed that the release date of the visual novel's English localization is delayed to 2018 to coordinate with the anime. The...
Free! -Take Your Marks- Sequel Film to Open on October 28
Titles of brand-new film's four parts also revealed
― The official website for Free! -Take Your Marks-, the new sequel film to Kyoto Animation's Free! franchise, announced the film's October 28 opening date on Monday. The website also revealed the titles for the four parts that make up the omnibus film: #1 Unmei no Choice! (Fateful Choice!) #2 Hitō no Cooling Down! (Cooling Down at the Secret Hot Spr...
Frontwing Reveals New Momoiro Closet Game, Sets Subahibi Release for August
Momoiro Closet slated for Q1 2018
― Game developer and publisher Frontwing announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Monday that it is developing a new game titled Momoiro Closet. The company also revealed that it will release its localization of KeroQ's Subarashiki Hibi: Furenzoku Sonzai game in late August. Frontwing also said during its panel that it has "two secret projects" it is currently wo...
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Crunchyroll to Stream The Rising of the Shield Hero, A place further than the Universe Anime
Both titles listed as "coming soon"
― Crunchyroll announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Monday that it will stream The Rising of the Shield Hero and A place further than the Universe anime. The company announced both titles as "coming soon." Takao Abo (Norn9) directs the anime adaptation of Aneko Yusagi's The Rising of the Shield Hero (Tate no Yūsha no Nariagari) fantasy light novel series at ...
Otakon Hosts Director Tomoki Kyoda
Convention takes place in Washington D.C. August 11 to 13
― The staff of the Otakon convention announced on Friday that it will host director Tomoki Kyoda at this year's convention. Kyoda debuted as a director in 2003 with the film RahXephon: Pluralitas Concentio. He went on to to direct Eureka Seven, Eureka Seven Ao, and Eureka Seven - good night, sleep tight, young lovers. He has also worked on sto...
Zelda's Akira Himekawa Reveal Kamdo Fantasy Manga Set in Ancient Japan
My Little Pony manga artists tell story set in ancient Japan with dragons
― The manga artist duo Akira Himekawa (Zelda, My Little Pony) announced at their Anime Expo panel on Monday that they are creating a new manga called Kamdo (Kaze no Kamudo). With this manga, they are returning to their roots when they drew fantasy stories more influenced by Asian history and mythology (as opposed to Zelda). Th...
Shaft's Magical Suite Prism Nana Project Gets Stage Play
Play to run this September in Tokyo
― The official website for Shaft's Magical Suite Prism Nana project announced on June 17 that the project is getting a stage play, and Odd Entertainment revealed the cast and additional information on Sunday. The play, titled "Magical Suite Prism Nana The Starry Stage," will run for eight performances at Tokyo's Sunshine Theatre on September 13-18. Odd Entertainmen...
Warner Bros. Japan Plans U.S. Theatrical Release for Haikara-san ga Tooru Films
Warner Bros. Japan announced at its Anime Expo panel on Monday that it is planning to release the upcoming the anime film adaptations of Waki Yamato's Haikara-san ga Tooru manga in United States theaters with English subtitles. The company confirmed its plans with ANN but noted that no release date has been set, as the release dates have not yet been confirmed in Japan. The first film, titled Gek...
Kodansha Comics to Release Kounodori, Hotaru no Hikari, Kin Kyori Renai Manga Digitally
3 manga that inspired live-action adaptations to debut July 18
― Kodansha Comics announced on Monday that it will release the Yū Suzunoki's Kounodori: Dr. Stork, Satoru Hiura's Hotaru's Way, and Rin Mikimoto's Love's Reach manga digitally. All three titles will debut on July 18. Kodansha Comics describes Kounodori: Dr. Stork (Kōnodori): Childbirth isn't an illness, so under normal circumstances, ins...
Seven Seas Licenses Made in Abyss, Nameless Asterism, Soul Liquid Chambers, Getter Robo Devolution Manga (Updated)
Toradora! light novels, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid spinoff, Orange volume 6 also licensed; Clockwork Planet & Arifureta light novels get print release
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Monday that it has licensed the following manga: Kina Kobayashi's Nameless Asterism (Nanashi no Asterism) Nozomu Tamaki's Soul Liquid Chambers Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimogu...
Fate/Apocrypha Anime to Premiere on Netflix on November 7
Anime premiered on Saturday in Japan
― A-1 Pictures announced at its Anime Expo panel on Monday that the television anime of TYPE-MOON and Yuichiro Higashide's Fate/Apocrypha novels will premiere outside of Japan on Netflix on November 7. The company did not specify the regions it will be available on that date. The anime premiered in Japan on Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV on July 1 at 24...
Steins;Gate Gets 'World Line Project' Launching in 2018-2019
"The gate to 'Zero'" teased with Beta World Line, with more info teased on July 28
― Production company Kadokawa revealed at its Anime Expo booth on Sunday that there is a "Steins;Gate World Line" Project launching in the "2018-2019" timeframe. Kadokawa showed a teaser with the Steins;Gate 0 logo and the characters Rintarō Okabe and Mayuri Shiina (in her Steins;Gate 0 outfit) standing before the deva...
New York Comic Con to Host Fairy Tail's Hiro Mashima
Convention held in New York City October 6 to 9
― Kodansha Comics announced at its Anime Expo panel on Monday that New York Comic Con will host manga artist Hiro Mashima. Mashima is the author of the Fairy Tail manga series, which follows the adventures of world's most notorious mage guild, Fairy Tail. The manga launched in 2006 and Mashima recently stated that it will end soon. The manga has inspir...
Become Pikachu, Meowth, Ash With App's Pokémon Film Stamps
After partnering with JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable and Attack on Titan last month, video communication app SNOW is celebrating the Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! film's release with new stamps. In addition to being able to appear with Ash's Pikachu from the film (pictured above), the app's users can themselves transform into Pikachu or Meowth. A second stamp set will debut on...
Vertical Licenses CITY, Moteki, My Boy Manga
Also announces 2nd Zaregoto novel
― Kodansha Comics announced during its panel at Anime Expo on Monday that Vertical has licensed the following manga titles: Keiichi Arawi's CITY Mitsurou Kubo's Moteki Hitomi Takano's My Boy (Watashi no Shōnen) In addition, Vertical has licensed Strangulation (The Kubishime Romantacist), the second volume in NisiOisin's Zaregoto novel series. Vertical will release C...
Kodansha Comics Announces Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle, Fairy Tail S, Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card in Print
Company also details special edition of Sailor Moon manga
― Kodansha Comics announced at its Anime Expo panel on Monday that it licensed the Battle Angel Alita prequel manga Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle (Gunnm: Kasei Senki), the print edition of the Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card sequel manga series, and the Fairy Tail S collection of short stories by Hiro Mashima. The company also detailed its...
Hideaki Anno Says He Expected Miyazaki's Return From Retirement
Evangelion and Shin Godzilla director Hideaki Anno, background art studio Deho Gallery founder Nobuo Kawakami, and Mary and the Witch's Flower producer Yoshiaki Nishimura appeared at a special event for the upcoming film on Saturday. Amidst discussion of background art, Anno commented on Hayao Miyazaki's return from retirement to work on a proposed new anime feature film. Anno laughed as he said, ...
Dissidia Final Fantasy Arcade Game's Video Previews New Lunar Subterrane Stage
Final Fantasy IV stage debuts on July 12
― Square Enix announced with a video on Monday that it will add Lunar Subterrane from Final Fantasy IV as a new stage in its Dissidia Final Fantasy arcade game. The new stage will launch with an update on July 12. Square Enix released the arcade version of Dissidia Final Fantasy fighting game in Japan in 2015. The game added Final Fantasy V's Exdeath as a play...
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Live-Action Gintama Film's Making of Video Highlights Yorozuya Members
Film starring Shun Oguri, Masaki Suda, Kanna Hashimoto opens on July 14
― The official website for the live-action film of Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama manga began streaming a making of video for the film on Monday. The video features the three Yorozuya members. The film will open in Japan on July 14. Yūichi Fukuda (live-action HK/Hentai Kamen, Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store) is directing the fi...
Gurren Lagann Gets 'Important Announcement' on Wednesday
Rebroadcast, Aniplex of America's Blu-ray Disc release mark anime's 10th anniversary
― The official Twitter account for Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann revealed on Monday that the franchise will have an "important announcement" on Wednesday. The announcement will be made in a television commercial that will air during the 10th anniversary rebroadcast of the anime on Wednesday. The television anime's rebro...
Gintama Anime Listed as Returning With 'Porori Arc' in October
Anime started airing reruns in April
― The official website for the Gintama television anime series is listing that the anime will return in October on Tokyo TV with a "Porori Arc." The official Twitter account for the Animedia magazine also posted the cover to its August issue on Monday. The issue features Gintama on the cover, and also lists the same "surprising" announcement. The magazine will shi...
7O3X: Fastest Finger First Anime Adds 13 More Cast Members
Also: Toei streams 1st quiz info anime short for anime premiering on Tuesday
― 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, revealed 13 more cast members for the series on Monday. Additionally, Toei began streaming the first episode on Thursday of the anime short that wil...
JAST USA to Release Majikoi!, Machine Child Games
Majikoi previously inspired TV anime, Ooyari Ashito developed Machine Child game
― Visual novel and game distributor JAST USA announced at its panel at Anime Expo on Sunday that it will release MinatoSoft's Majikoi! Love Me Seriously! (Maji de Watashi ni Koi Shinasai!!) and Oyari Ashito's Machine Child game. JAST USA has not yet revealed release dates for either game. JAST USA describes Majikoi! Love...
My Hero Academia Anime Reveals Villain Key Visual
4 new hero visuals also revealed
― The official website for the My Hero Academia television anime series revealed a new poster visual and the new character visuals on Monday for the second season's four newly announced characters. The poster visual shows the new villain Stain. The new cast members and characters include: Hikaru Midorikawa as Best Jeanist, the No.4 Pro Hero Kōji Okino as Gunhead, a he...
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