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HIDIVE Reveals International Streaming Territories, Debut Dates For Princess Principal, Hitorijime My Hero, Vatican Miracle Examiner Anime
All 3 series to stream outside of U.S.
― Streaming service HIDIVE revealed on Friday the debut dates and territories for its streams of the Vatican Miracle Examiner, Hitorijime My Hero, and Princess Principal television anime series. All three series will stream in the United States on Amazon's Anime Strike service. HIDIVE will stream new episodes of Vatican Miracle Examiner on Fridays at 3:00 p.m. U...
Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory Anime Premieres in Spring 2018
Series was originally slated to premiere this fall
― Funimation, Full Metal Panic! light novel author Shoji Gatoh, and illustrator Shikidouji announced at the "Full Metal Panic 15th Anniversary Panel" at Anime Expo on Friday that the Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory television anime series will premiere in spring 2018. The panel also showed a promotional video for the new anime. The promotional vi...
Crunchyroll to Stream Knight's & Magic Anime
Series premieres on Sunday
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the television anime of Hisago Amazake-no's Knight's & Magic light novel series. The site will stream the series starting on Sunday at 11:00 a.m. EDT for members in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, and Latin America. In the story, a Japanese m...
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Manga Gets Digital English Release With Print Version Listed
Kindle, Comixology released 1st volume on Friday, 1st volume's print version listed for November 14
― Comixology and Amazon's Kindle platform both released a digital version of the first volume of CLAMP's Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card (Cardcaptor Sakura Clear Card-hen) manga on Friday. The Amazon release describes the manga: Guided by the Key of Dreams, Sakura embarks on a new adventure! It is spring...
Kirakira Precure a la Mode Film Reveals Poster Visual, October 28 Debut
Streets of Paris turn to sweets in upcoming film
― Toei revealed the title, release date, and poster visual for its upcoming Kirakira ☆ Precure a la Mode anime film on Saturday. The film is titled Eiga Kirakira ☆ Precure a la Mode: Paris to! Omoide no Mille-Feuille! (Kirakira ☆ Precure a la Mode the Movie: With Paris! Mille-Feuille of Memories) and it will premiere in Japan on October 28. The poster...
Tokyo Xanadu PS Vita Game's Launch Trailer Streamed
Game launches Friday for PS Vita; enhanced version headed to PS4, PC this fall
― Aksys Games began streaming trailer for its Tokyo Xandau PlayStation Vita game on Friday to correspond with the game's Western release on PS Vita. The trailer showcases the characters fighting enemies using different weapons and techniques. Nihon Falcom's Tokyo Xanadu game shipped for PlayStation Vita in Japan in Septemb...
Voltron: The Legendary Defender Season 3 to Premiere at Comic-Con Int'l
First episode to be screened on July 20
― DreamWorks Animation Television and Netflix announced on Friday that the first episode of the third season of Voltron Legendary Defender will premiere at Comic-Con International on July 20. Executive producer Joaquim Dos Santos, co-executive producer Lauren Montgomery, and voice actors Bex Taylor-Klaus and Tyler Labine will be guests at the panel. There will ...
Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney Game Rated for 3DS in S. Korea
South Korea's Game Rating and Administration Committee rated Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney for Nintendo 3DS on Friday. Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney, the fourth game in the Ace Attorney series, originally debuted as a Nintendo DS game in Japan in 2007 and Capcom released an English version in 2008. The game was the first of the main Ace Attorney game to not star Phoenix Wright.; it instead features ...
Food Wars! English Dub Stars Blake Shepard, Stephanie Wittels, Jad Saxton, More
Sentai reveals cast for episodes 1-3 ahead of Anime Expo premiere tonight
― Sentai Filmworks announced the English dub cast for the first three episodes of the Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma anime on Friday. The cast is as follows: Blake Shepard as Soma Yukihira Jay Hickman as Joichiro Yukihira Stephanie Wittels as Erina Nakiri Brittney Karbowski as Hisako Arato Jad Saxton as Megumi Tadokoro Luci Chris...
Gundam Thunderbolt Anime's Episode 8 Previewed in Video
8th episode delayed to July 14
― Bandai began streaming a 20-second preview of the eighth episode of the Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt anime on Friday. The episode (Note: The linked Youtube video is region-locked to Japan.) The eighth episode was originally slated for June 30 but the website announced at the end of May that the episode was delayed to increase production time. The episode is now slat...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, June 19-25
Pokémon Sun & Moon, Kirakira ☆ Precure a la Mode in top 10
― The final episode of the live-action drama adaptation of Ryō Ikuemi's Anata no Koto wa Sorehodo manga aired on TBS on Tuesday, June 20 at 10:00 p.m and earned a 14.8% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV June 25 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 12.8 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV June 25 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 8.2 Cr...
Katsugeki: Touken Ranbu's English-Subtitled Promo Reveals Crunchyroll, Hulu Simulcast
Anime Strike to also stream series as it airs
― Aniplex of America began streaming an English-subtitled trailer for the Katsugeki: Touken Ranbu anime on Friday, revealing plans to simulcast the series on Crunchyroll and Hulu in addition to Amazon's Anime Strike. The simulcast will begin on July 1. The series will premiere in Japan on Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV on July 1 at 24:30 (effect...
Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in the Dungeon? & Sword Oratoria Inspire RPG
5pb. announces game for unspecified platforms
― Mages. announced on Saturday that its 5pb. game brand is developing an "dungeon exploration-type RPG" based on the Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in the Dungeon? (Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka) anime and its spinoff Sword Oratoria. The game is titled Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka Infinite Combate. 5...
Owarimonogatari Anime Special Previewed in Video
ClariS performs ending theme; 2-day special to have 7 episodes
― The official website for the two-day anime special based on the third novel in the NisiOisin's Owarimonogatari novels series announced on Saturday that musical duo ClariS will perform the ending theme song "SHIORI." The website also began streaming a 30-second commercial for the special. (Note: The linked video and first embed below are...
Exclusive: Hulu Streams English Dubs for ERASED, Charlotte Anime
Dubs to stream on Saturday
― Hulu announced on Friday that it will exclusively stream the English dubs of the Erased and Charlotte anime on July 1. ERASED premiered in January 2016 and ran for 12 episodes. Funimation, Crunchyroll, and Daisuki streamed the series with English subtitles as it aired, and Aniplex of America released the series on Blu-ray Disc with the English dub. The anime is based on K...
Crunchyroll Adds Fox Spirit Matchmaker, 13th Episode of Interviews with Monster Girls Anime
Japanese dubbed version of Chinese-animated series premieres on July 1
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will stream the Fox Spirit Matchmaker animated series, and also announced on Friday that it is streaming the 13th episode of Interviews with Monster Girls. Crunchyroll will stream Fox Spirit Matchmaker starting on July 1 at 9:30 a.m. EDT for members worldwide outside of Asia. Crunchyrol...
Digimon Adventure tri. Stage Play Reveals 8 Main Cast Members in Costume
Play runs for 10 performances in Tokyo starting on August 5
― The official website for the Digimon Adventure tri. ~8-gatsu Tsuitachi no Bōken~ (Digimon Adventure tri.: The Adventure on August 1) stage play adaptation revealed the play's eight main characters in costume on Friday. Gaku Matsumoto as Taichi Yagami Shōhei Hashimoto as Yamato Ishida Kaisei Kamimura as Kōshirō Izumi Junya Komatsu as Jō Kid...
Kakeru Utsugi's How to keep a mummy Manga Gets TV Anime
Yuyushiki's Kaori directs series at 8-bit about boy who receives mummy as present
― Comico's official website revealed on Friday that Kakeru Utsugi's How to keep a mummy (Miira no Kaikata) manga is getting a television anime adaptation. The anime will air on TBS and BS-TBS. Kaori (Yuyushiki, Bottom Biting Bug 2nd season) is directing the anime at studio 8-bit. Deko Akao (Flying Witch, Noragami, Frame...
Sailor Moon Crystal Anime's 4th Season Revealed as 2-Part Film Project
Chiaki Kon returns from 3rd season to direct films of "Dead Moon" arc
― The official website for the Sailor Moon franchise revealed on Friday that the fourth season of the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal anime series will be a two-part theatrical anime project. The films will cover the "Dead Moon" arc of Naoko Takeuchi's original manga. Chiaki Kon is returning from the anime's third season to dir...
Work by Horror Manga Artist Junji Ito Gets Anime Adaptation
No details revealed yet on which work will be animated
― Asahi Shimbun's "Junji Ito's Haunted House" bilingual website announced on Friday that a work by the famed horror author is getting an anime adaptation. The website hasn't yet revealed which work is getting an anime adaptation, but the site will reveal more details at a later date. Ito's Uzumaki and Tomie manga have inspired inspired live-actio...
Dragon Ball Super Anime Reveals Key Visual, Promo Video For Tournament of Power (Updated)
Tournament of Power starts in show's 97th episode on Sunday
― Toei Animation revealed a new promotional video and key visual on Friday for the Dragon Ball Super television anime series. The video previews the 10 players participating in the Tournament of Power, including Frieza. The anime will start the Tournament of Power in the 97th episode on Sunday. The show's Universe Survival Saga debuted in Ja...
One Piece Teases 10 'Big Projects' For 20th Anniversary
This year's 31st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on Monday is teasing that Eiichiro Oda's One Piece franchise is getting 10 "big projects" for the manga's 20th anniversary. The magazine's 33rd issue on July 15 will feature announcements regarding the 10 projects. The manga's official 20th anniversary is on July 22, and so the 33rd issue of Weekly Shonen Jump will be the manga's 20t...
My Hero Academia Anime's 2nd Season Adds 4 More Cast Members
Hikaru Midorikawa, Kōji Okino, Takahiro Fujiwara, Mai Yamane join cast as pro heroes
― This year's 31st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing four more cast members on Monday for the second season of the My Hero Academia television anime series. All the new cast members play pro heroes. Hikaru Midorikawa as Best Jeanist Kōji Okino as Gunhead Takahiro Fujiwara as Fourth Kind Mai...
Sengoku Night Blood TV Anime Premieres in October (Updated)
The official website for the television anime adaptation of Marvelous, Kadokawa, and Idea Factory's Otomate otome game brand's Sengoku Night Blood smartphone game revealed on Friday that the anime premiere in October. The anime will air on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, TV Aichi, and BS11. (Note: The first video below can't be viewed in the U.S., Australia, Mexico, New Zealand, or South Korea.) The companies a...
Love Kome: We Love Rice Anime Gets 2nd Season in October
1st 12-episode season about anthropomorphized rice premiered on April 5
― The staff of the Love Rice (Love Kome -We Love Rice-) original television anime series revealed during a livestream event on Wednesday that the series will get a second season that will premere in October. The first 12-episode anime series premiered on April 5. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan. The anime pro...
HIDIVE Reveals Streaming Territories, Debut Dates For Battle Girl High School, Made in Abyss Anime
Battle Girl High School gets U.S./international stream, Made in Abyss gets international stream
― Streaming service HIDIVE revealed on Friday the streaming debut dates and territories for its planned streams of the Battle Girl High School and Made in Abyss anime series. HIDIVE will stream Battle Girl High School in the United States, as well as in Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Z...
Amazon's Anime Strike Announces Full Summer Lineup, Premiere Dates
Welcome to the Ballroom gets worldwide Twitch livestream of episode 1 on July 6
― Amazon's Anime Strike channel announced its full lineup of summer simulcast titles and their premiere dates on Thursday. Katsugeki! Tōken Ranbu: July 1 Love & Lies: July 3 DIVE!!: July 5 Altair: A Record of Battles: July 7 Vatican Miracle Examiner: July 7 Made in Abyss: July 7 Welcome to the Ballroom: July 8 Hitorijime ...
HIDIVE to Stream Love and Lies Anime for International Territories
United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Latin America, Netherlands, Scandinavia get stream
― Anime streaming service HIDIVE announced on Thursday that it will stream the television anime of Musawo's Love and Lies (Koi to Uso) manga in the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Latin America, the Netherlands, and Scandinavia. The site will stream the seri...
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro Gets U.S. Theatrical Release in Fall
Screening celebrates 50th anniversary of Lupin III franchise
― TMS Entertainment began streaming a video on Thursday, revealing that it will screen Hayao Miyazaki's 1979 Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro anime film in the United States this fall. The video claims that the screening will be the first theatrical release of the film in the United States, although Streamline Pictures screened the film ...
Konohana Kitan Anime Reveals Cast, Visual
Sawako Hata, Ayaka Suwa, Risa Kubota, Ai Kakuma, Manami Numakura star
― The official website for the television anime of Sakuya Amano's Konohana Kitan manga revealed the anime's cast and visual on Friday. The cast, including the previously revealed Yuko Ōno, includes: Yuko Ōno as Yuzu Sawako Hata as Satsuki Ayaka Suwa as Natsume Risa Kubota as Ren Ai Kakuma as Sakura Manami Numakura as Kiri The manga...
Live-Action Anonymous Noise Film's Teaser Previews Ending Theme Song
MAN WITH A MISSION performs "Find You" theme song for November 25 film
― The official website for the live-action film of Ryoko Fukuyama's shōjo manga Anonymous Noise (Fukumenkei Noise) began streaming a teaser trailer for the film on Friday. The video reveals and previews the film's ending theme song "Find You" by the rock band MAN WITH A MISSION. The band created the song specifically for the film,...
'Attack on Titan Quest' Interactive Game Runs for Limited Time at Anime Expo
All participants receive digital copy of manga volume 21
― Kodansha Comics revealed on Tuesday that it will launch the "Attack on Titan Quest: Dedicate Your Heart" interactive game at Anime Expo with the immersive story-gaming platform Conducttr. The company already launched the "Outside the Walls" stage of the game in Los Angeles' Little Tokyo on Tuesday, and will hold the "Inside the Walls" stage a...
Amazon Prime to Stream Animeism Shows Including Altair Worldwide
Lights of the Clione, Hell Girl 4 to also stream on service
― Amazon announced on Friday that it will begin exclusively streaming anime titles that air in the Animeism programming block of MBS, TBS, and BS-TBS to over 200 countries around the world through its Amazon Prime Video service. The titles include this summer's Shōkoku no Altair (Altair: A Record of Battles) anime. The service will also cont...
Princess Maker 3 Game Releases on PC via Steam
Original game shipped for the PlayStation in 1997
― Korean game publishing company CFK released Princess Maker 3: Fairy Tales Come True, the third installment in Gainax's Princess Maker game series, on June 27. The game is available for a discounted price of US$15.99 until July 4. CFK described the game: You, as the player, must take care of the little girl and raise her as own daughter. A fairy name...
Spinoff Novel of Shinkai's your name. Film Gets Manga in July
Arata Kanou's your name. Another Side:Earthbound novel focuses on film's side characters
― Cygames' Cycomi manga app revealed on Tuesday that it will launch a manga adaptation of Arata Kanou's your name. Another Side:Earthbound novel. Junya Nakamura will draw the manga, which will launch on the app on July 25. The spinoff novel of Makoto Shinkai's your name. film focuses on supporting characters and ...
Irregular at magic high school Film Tops 300 Million Yen
Theatergoers for 3rd week screenings will get 130-page "what-if" bonus story
― 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 over 300 million yen (about US$2.67 million) as of its second weekend. In addition, the website revealed that t...
VisualArts to Crowdfund Little Busters Spinoff Kud Wafter's Anime
J.C. Staff to animate project planned for theatrical release
― Visual novel developer Visual Art's confirmed during its live streaming program for Little Busters! on Thursday that an anime adaptation of the Little Busters! spinoff visual novel Kud Wafter is in the works. Visual Art's will launch a Campfire crowdfunding campaign to fund the anime on July 18. If the campaign is successful, J.C. Staff w...
Netflix Streams Live-Action Death Note Film's Full Trailer (Updated)
Film starring Nat Wolff premieres on August 25
― Netflix began streaming a full trailer for its live-action Death Note film on Thursday. The video previews the story and main characters, including Light, Ryuk, and L. The film's director Adam Wingard (The Guest, You're Next) revealed a poster for the film on Twitter on Tuesday. The poster features the Shinigami character Ryuk, who Willem Dafoe is voic...
Nights of Azure 2 Game Ships for Switch, PS4, PC in West in October
Koei Tecmo releases game in N. America on October 24, in Europe on October 27
― Koei Tecmo America announced on Thursday that it will release KOEI Tecmo Games and Gust's Nights of Azure 2 (Yoru no Nai Kuni 2 ~Shingetsu no Hanayome~) game in North America under the title Nights of Azure 2: Bride of the New Moon on October 24. Koei Tecmo Europe will release the game in Europe on October 27. The game wi...
Amazon Strike Lists Touken Ranbu, Welcome to the Ballroom, Dive!! Anime
Welcome to the Ballroom, Dive!! originally listed to stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video
― Amazon's Anime Strike streaming service is listing the Katsugeki! Tōken Ranbu, Welcome to the Ballroom, and Dive!! anime. Aniplex of America announced in April that it added the Katsugeki! Tōken Ranbu (Action Picture! Touken Ranbu) television anime series to its summer 2017 lineup and would stream the seri...
Clione no Akari TV Anime's Promo Video Highlights Takashi
Shunya Ōhira stars in series premiering on July 12
― The official website for the television anime of Natural-Rain's illustrated online novel Clione no Akari (Clione's Light) began streaming a new promotional video for the series on Friday. The video highlights the character Takashi Aoi (voiced by Shunya Ōhira). The anime will premiere on AT-X at 8:20 p.m. on July 12. It will also air on Tokyo MX Sun...
Jun Fukuyama Narrates Chronos Ruler Anime's TV Ad
Supernatural series premieres on July 7
― The official website for the television anime of Taiwanese creator PONJEA's Chronos Ruler (Jikan no Shihaisha) manga began streaming a commercial for the show on Thursday. The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX, BS11, Sun TV, and KBS Kyoto on July 7 at 24:30 (effectively July 8 at 12:30 a.m.). The series will also stream on dAnime Store, Amazon Video, Amazon Pri...
AMS Posts Trailer for Anime Expo Screening of Lupin III Italian Game Anime Special
July 3 screening will be anime's U.S. premiere
― TMS Entertainment began streaming a trailer on Wednesday for its Anime Expo screening of the Lupin III Italian Game special. The screening of this latest Lupin III special will be the anime's United States premiere, and will take place on July 3. TMS Entertainment will give out free T-shirts with art by Hisao Yokobori. TMS Entertainment describes the a...
ClassicaLoid Anime's 2nd Season Reveals New Characters, New Staff
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka voices Wagner, Kei Umahiki takes over to direct sequel series premiering in October
― The official website for the second season of the Classicaloid television anime series revealed two new characters and one new voice actor on Thursday. The website also revealed the sequel's returning cast and new and returning staff. Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Richard Wagner (left) and Antonín Dvořá...
Chio-chan no Tsūgakuro Manga Gets Anime Adaptation
Comedy manga follows high school girl's adventurous commute to school
― Retailer Amazon Japan is currently listing the cover for the August issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Flapper magazine. The cover (pictured at right) reveals that Tadataka Kawasaki's Chio-chan no Tsūgakuro (Chio's School Commute) manga is getting an anime adaptation. The magazine will officially ship on July 5. Kawasaki launched ...
Cleanliness Boy! Aoyama-kun Anime Casts Daiki Hamano, Michiko Neya, Daisuke Namikawa
Showtaro Morikubo, Hirofumi Nojima, more join cast of July 2 anime
― The official website for the television anime of Taku Sakamoto's Cleanliness Boy! Aoyama-kun (Keppeki Danshi! Aoyama-kun) manga revealed additional cast members for the anime on Thursday. The new cast members include: Daiki Hamano as Kiyoshi Satō, a second-year student on Fujimi High School's soccer team who wears the #1 jersey. He ...
'Just Because!' Original Anime's October Premiere Revealed
The official website for the Just Because! original anime project began streaming a new version of its first promotional video on Thursday. While the footage from the first video remains the same, the video now reveals the anime's October premiere date on Tokyo MX, BS Fuji, and AT-X. The site describes the story: It is winter of their third year of high school, near the end of second semester, whe...
Space Brothers Gets Planetarium Show With Story by Author
Hiroaki Hirata, Miyuki Sawashiro reprise roles from anime in show running July 22-August 31
― Chūya Koyama's Space Brothers (Uchū Kyōdai) manga will get a planetarium show at the Konica Minolta Planetarium "Tenkū" in Oshiage, Tokyo that will run from July 22 to August 31. The show's title is "Space Dreamers ~ Uchū Kyōdai - Nanba Mutta ga Yattekita!~" ("Space Dreamers ~Space Brothers - Mutta Namba is ...
Dies Irae Anime Reveals New Visual, October Premiere
Anime is based on Light, Takashi Masada visual novel
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Light's Dies irae adult visual novel revealed a new visual and the October premiere for the anime on Thursday. The site previously streamed a promotional video for the anime in March. The anime's original announcement listed the show with 14 episodes or more. The anime will feature the f...
1st Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden Anime Film's Teaser Reveals Cast, December Opening
Toru Ohkawa, Fumiko Orikasa join cast of 1st film in trilogy
― Shochiku began streaming the first teaser video for anime trilogy film adaptation of Kemuri Karakara's Donten ni Warau Gaiden (Laughing Under the Clouds - Side Story) manga on Thursday. The video reveals the first film's title as Donten ni Warau Gaiden - Ketsubetsu, Yamainu no Chikai (Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden - Parting, The Oath o...
Live-Action Hyouka Film's Teaser Reveals Theme Song, November Opening
New poster visual also revealed
― The official website for the live-action film of Honobu Yonezawa's mystery novel Hyouka began streaming a teaser video for the film on Thursday. The video reveals and previews the film's theme song "Iolite" by Itowokashi, and also the film's November 3 opening. The site also revealed a new poster visual. Kento Yamazaki (live-action Your Lie in April, Orange) stars in...
Megadimension Neptunia VIIR VR Game's Video Shows Conversation With Neptune
1st VR game in Neptunia franchise ships on August 24 for PS4 in Japan
― The official Youtube channel of Kadokawa's Dengeki PlayStation magazine began streaming two gameplay videos for Compile Heart's Shin Jigen Neptune VIIR (Megadimension Neptunia Victory II Realize) virtual reality game on Tuesday. The first video shows the player conversing with Neptune for a VR event while the second shows battle ...
Man Threw Flare at Keyakizaka46 Handshake Event, Arrested for Bringing Knife
No one injured at Saturday event
― A man threw a flare during a handshake event for the Keyakizaka46 idol group on Saturday. While the flare was quickly extinguished and no one was injured, authorities allegedly found that the man had a fruit knife, and Chiba Prefectural Police arrested the suspect for violation of the Swords and Firearms Control Law. The handshake event took place in Chiba's Makuhar...
Hortensia Saga Smartphone Game's Animated Video Posted
Liden Films animates video with image song by MY FIRST STORY
― Sega began streaming an animated video for its Hortensia Saga smartphone role-playing game on Monday. Liden Films animated the video, and it features the image song "REVIVER" by rock band MY FIRST STORY. Sega released the game for iOS and Android in 2015. The game allows players to field up to five characters in a party comprising differe...
Warriors All-Stars Game's Trailer Highlights 'Sestuna Clan'
Games launches in N. America on August 29, Europe on September 1
― Koei Tecmo Europe began streaming a new trailer for Warriors All-Stars that highlights the characters from the "Sestuna Clan": Kasumi, Honoka, and Marie Rose from the Dead or Alive series, Arnice and Christophorus from the Nights of Azure series, Laegrinna and Millennia from the Deception series, Nobunyaga Oda from Samurai Cats/Nobuny...
The Dragon Dentist Anime Wins Best Animation at Shanghai TV Festival
ACCA, Chi's Sweet Adventure anime also nominated
― The Magnolia Awards at the Shanghai TV Festival awarded The Dragon Dentist, the feature-length version of the first short from the Japan Anima(tor)'s Exhibition (Japan Animator Expo) project, with the Best Animation award earlier this month. The Acca: 13-Territory Inspection Dept and Chi's Sweet Adventure anime were also among the 10 nominations, alo...
Man Arrested for Stalking HKT48 Idol Group Member
Man had exhibited behavior reminiscent of a stalker on multiple occasions
― Fukuoka prefectural police arrested a man on Sunday for suspicion of violating the anti-stalker law. The man had allegedly been loitering suspiciously near the Fukuoka city residence of an 18-year-old female HKT48 idol group member. According to the police, the suspect is a 44-year-old man named Yoshio Arata. He resides in ar...
Sakura Quest Anime's 2nd Cour Visual, Theme Songs Revealed
Promo video previews new opening
― The official website for P.A. Works' original television anime Sakura Quest revealed a new key visual for the anime's second cour (quarter of a year) on Thursday. The staff also revealed that Toho Animation Records' (K)NoW_NAME project will return from the first cour to perform the new opening song "Lupinus" and new ending song "Baby's Breath." Toho Animation began ...
Japanese Comic Ranking, June 19-25
Tokyo Ghoul:re, Berserk, Space Brothers, Magi, Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Tokyo Ghoul:re 11 460,173 463,374 2017/06 Shueisha Sui Ishida 1 2 2 Berserk 39 172,663 172,663 2017/06 Hakusensha Kentarou Miura 2 1 3 Space Brothers 31 147,944 147,944 2017/06 Kodansha Chūya Koyama 3 1 4 M...
Viz Media Names Chris Butcher Consulting Editor-At-Large
Viz Media has named Christopher Butcher, former manager of Toronto comics bookstore The Beguiling, as consulting editor-at-large. In the new role, Butcher will spend time in North America and Japan to scout acquisitions, new talent, and new publishing projects. In addition to manga, he will also scout for original comics projects from outside Japan. Butcher is leaving his manager position at The B...
Sentai Filmworks Reveals Onigiri English Dub Cast, Clip
Cynthia Martinez, Stephanie Wittels, Juliet Simmons, Brittney Karbowski, more star in series of shorts
― Sentai Filmworks revealed the English dub cast and an English-dubbed clip for the anime adaptation of Cyberstep's massively multiplayer online role-playing game Onigiri on Wednesday. The cast, under directors Kyle Jones and Shannon Reed, includes: Cynthia Martinez as Shizuka Gozen Stephanie Wittel...
Nintendo Switch Surpasses 1 Million Units Sold in Japan
Kadokawa's video game news website Famitsu reported on Wednesday that the Nintendo Switch has sold more than 1 million units in Japan. As of June 25, 17 weeks since the Switch's March 3 launch, the estimated total is 1,016,473 units. Famitsu also reported the five top-selling Nintendo Switch games and their estimated total Japanese sales as of June 25: Mario Kart Deluxe (launched April 28): 501,61...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, June 19-25
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood, Alliance Alive, God Wars: Future Past games debut
― Japan's Game Ranking: June 19-25 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 1NSwARMS Nintendo June 16 28,748 129,400 82 2PS4Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood (Including Limited Editions) Square Enix June 20 28,731 28,731 33DSAlliance Alive FuRyu June 22 26,421 26,421 4PS4Farpoint (...
Kaito × Ansa Puzzle-Solving Anime Adds New Cast, Brings Back Nazotokine Characters
Natsuko Hara, Emi Nitta, Sora Tokui, Kenichi Suzumura join cast
― The official Twitter account for the Kaito × Ansa "puzzle-solving" (nazo-toki) original television anime revealed four more cast members on Wednesday. Some of the cast members are returning from the Nazotokine anime. The new cast members are: Emi Nitta (Love Live!'s Honoka) as Hinata Takaragawa Kenichi Suzumura (Free! Eternal Summer's ...
1st 3 The Ancient Magus' Bride Episodes, Children of Ether to Screen in U.S. Theaters
Wit Studio's fall anime, LeSean Thomas' anime short to screen on June 26
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will screen the first three episodes of The Ancient Magus' Bride in 300 United States theaters on July 26. In addition, the screening will include the premiere and behind-the-scenes look at Crunchyroll and LeSean Thomas' Children of Ether original anime short. The event is the second ...
Tsuredure Children Anime's 5th Short Promo Video Previews Takeru, Ayaka
English-subtitled promo streamed, more cast added
― The official website for the television anime of Toshiya Wakabayashi's Tsuredure Children (Idle Children) manga began streaming the fifth short promotional video for the anime on Wednesday. The video features Takeru Gōda (voiced by Tomoaki Maeno) and Ayaka Kamine (voice by Yui Ogura). Takeru is a volleyball player whose serious personality makes him...
Granblue Fantasy Anime Gets Unaired 'Extra' Episode in 7th Home Video Volume
7th BD/DVD volume slated for October 25
― The official Twitter account for Granblue Fantasy the Animation, the television anime of the Granblue Fantasy smartphone role-playing game, revealed on Tuesday that the anime's seventh and final Blu-ray Disc and DVD volume will include an unaired episode titled "EXTRA 2." The volume is slated to ship on October 25. The post showed a picture of Djeeta, the fem...
Stan Lee, DEEN's The Reflection Anime Reveals New Cast, Visual
Shouto Kashii, Yuko Sanpei, Yōko Hikasa, Tomomichi Nishimura, Kouki Miyata join cast
― The official website for The Reflection anime project revealed additional cast members and a new key visual on Wednesday. The new cast includes: Idol group 9nine members Kanae Yoshii, Hirona Murata, Uki Satake, and Sayaka Nishiwaki as Kana, Hiro, Uki, and Saya. Hiroshi Nagahama, the anime's director, said during an...
The Seven Deadly Sins PS4 Game Reveals 2 Screenshots
Bandai Namco Entertainment opened a teaser website on Wednesday for its Nanatsu no Taizai: Britannia no Tabibito (The Seven Deadly Sins: The Britannian Traveler) game for PlayStation 4. The website revealed two screenshots for the "deadly sins action" game. The game will be for one or two players. Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins manga is inspiring the game. The manga previously inspired the ...
Record of Grancrest War Anime's 1st Promo Reveals Cast, January Premiere
Yūichi Nakamura, Reina Ueda, Satoshi Hino, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, more join cast
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of author Ryo Mizuno and illustrator Miyuu's Record of Grancrest War (Grancrest Senki) light novel series began streaming the first promotional video for the series on Wednesday. The video reveals the main cast members and the anime's January 2018 premiere date. (N...
Netflix's Live-Action Death Note Film Poster Shows Ryuk
Production finished VFX shots last week, film premieres on August 25
― Director of Netflix's live-action Death Note film Adam Wingard (The Guest, You're Next) revealed a poster for the film on Twitter on Tuesday. The poster features the Shinigami character Ryuk. Willem Dafoe is voicing the character in the film. Wingard also stated last week that the production has finished the film's visual effects ...
Love Live! Sunshine!! Anime's Season 2 Visual Revealed
2nd season premieres this fall
― The official website of the Love Live! Sunshine!! anime revealed the visual for the anime's planned second season on Wednesday. The second season will premiere this fall. The first Love Live! Sunshine!! anime premiered last July. Funimation, Crunchyroll, and Daisuki streamed the series outside of Japan. The Love Live! Sunshine!! project was first announced in February...
Naoki Urasawa's Pluto Manga Inspires 2nd Stage Play With Performances in U.K., Netherlands, Belgium
Play opens in Tokyo in January
― A second stage play adaptation of Naoki Urasawa's Pluto manga has been green-lit. The play will run at the Bunkamura Theater Cocoon in Tokyo from January 7, 2018 to January 28, 2018. It will then have an international run in February 2018 in the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, and Belgium, before returning to Japan in Osaka's Morinomiya Piloti Hall in late March 2018...
Skirt no Naka wa Kedamono Deshita. Anime's Video Previews Theme Song
Series starring Hotaru Hanakage, Shiori Satsuki debuts on July 2
― W Comics ZR began streaming a long version of a promotional video for the television anime of Hanamaluo's adult romance manga Skirt no Naka wa Kedamono Deshita. (There Was a Beast Inside the Skirt.) on Wednesday. The video previews the anime's theme song "secret" by Saki Hazuki. The story begins when the reserved Shizuka attends a loc...
The Anthem of the Heart Star Inori Minase Also Appears in Live-Action Version
New trailer for July 22 film posted
― The official Twitter account for the the live-action film based on The Anthem of the Heart (Kokosake or Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterun Da.) anime film revealed on Wednesday that Inori Minase, the voice of the main heroine Jun Naruse in the original anime film, will appear in the live-action film. She will play an extra as a student of Ageha High School. A new web-exc...
Kamen Rider W Tokusatsu Show Gets Sequel Project
Sequel will not be onscreen work; staff, title to be revealed on July 3
― Toei announced on Wednesday that it is producing a sequel work to its 2009 Kamen Rider W (pronounced "double") series. The announcement emphasizes that the sequel will not be an onscreen work, but did not announce the format of the sequel. Riku Sanjo, a crucial writer on the original series, is credited for the sequel that "wil...
Live-Action Gintama Film Casts Kouichi Yamadera as Shōyō Yoshida's Voice
Yamadera also voiced character in anime
― The official Twitter account for the live-action film of Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama manga revealed on Wednesday that Kouichi Yamadera will voice the character Shōyō Yoshida in the film. Yamadera also voiced the character in the anime. Yoshida founded the Shoka Sonjuku school and served as a teacher to Gintoki, Katsura, and Takasugi in their childhood before th...
Zero Time Dilemma Game's PS4 Trailer Shows Story Segments
Port slated for August 17 in Japan, fall in N. America, Europe
― Spike Chunsoft began streaming a promotional video for the Japanese PlayStation 4 port of its Zero Time Dilemma game last week. The video shows some segments of the game's story. The game is slated for release in Japan on August 17, and is slated for this fall in North America and Europe. The game is the third in the Zero Escape game se...
Amatsuki Manga Ends With 24th Volume This Winter
Manga about teen stuck in virtual reality Edo inspired 2008 anime
― The 23rd compiled volume of Shinobu Takayama's Amatsuki manga announced on Saturday that the series is planned to end with the 24th volume this winter. The volume made the announcement in a short comic in which two characters have a conversation — when one character gets upset about the ending the other is quick to say it is just the...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, June 25-July 1
Code Geass: Akito the Exiled, Goshogun: The Time Étranger, KanColle, School-Live, Yu-Gi-Oh! The Dark Side of Dimensions anime; Beasts of Abigaile, Land of the Lustrous manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Assassination Classroom Season 2, Part 2 BD/DVDPlease Funimation Entertainment US$64.98 June 27 Code Geass: Akito the Exiled OVA Series BD/DVDPlease Funimation Ent...
Omega Labyrinth Z Gameplay Video Shows 'Awakening' Scenes
Game with "bust" power-ups slated for July 6 in Japan
― D3 Publisher began streaming a gameplay video for its upcoming Omega Labyrinth Z PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game on Monday. The video shows an "Awakening" scene, where the player uses the magical beast Berona to touch the bodies of the girls to awaken new abilities. The video shows an Awakening scene for Nako and Aina. (Note: The followi...
Shaft, Shunji Iwai's 'Fireworks' Anime Film's Promo Previews Theme Song by Kenshi Yonezu, Daoko
Iwai to direct music video for Daoko's cover of original drama's theme song
― The Cinema Today website reported on Wednesday that Kenshi Yonezu and female rap singer DAOKO will perform the theme song "Uchiage Hanabi" for Uchiage Hanabi, Shita Kara Miru ka? Yoko Kara Miru ka? (Fireworks, Should We See It From the Side or the Bottom?), the anime film adaptation of director Shunji Iwai's 1993 live-actio...
Compile Heart Unveils Death end re;Quest Game For PS4
Corpse Party's Makoto Kedouin writes scenario for new RPG
― Kadokawa's game news website Famitsu.com revealed in a preview of this week's issue of Famistu magazine on Tuesday that Compile Heart will release a new game titled Death end re;Quest. The "game meets reality" RPG is currently in development for the PlayStation 4. The preview page reveals some of the game's staff, including scenario-writer M...
Digimon Adventrue tri: Determination Film's English-Dubbed Trailer, Clips Streamed
2nd film ships on BD/DVD on August 15
― Shout! Factory began streaming an English-dubbed trailer, TV Spot, and eight clips for Digimon Adventure tri.- Chapter 2: Determination, the second Digimon Adventure tri. film, on Tuesday. Trailer: TV Spot: Leomon vs. Ogremon: Call the Digidestined: Mimi The Cheerleader: Ogremon Attacks: Izzy Confronts Mimi: Matt Confronts Tai: Ken Takes Meikuumon: Palmon and G...
Sentai Filmworks Adds Love and Lies Anime
Series to stream on Anime Strike in U.S.
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Tuesday that it has licensed the television anime of Musawo's Love and Lies (Koi to Uso) manga for the summer simulcast season. The series will stream on Amazon's Anime Strike platform in the United States and on unspecified digital outlets in "certain other countries." Sentai Filmworks is also planning a home video release. The...
Crunchyroll to Stream A Centaur's Life, Classroom of the Elite, Restaurant to Another World, Saiyuki Reload Blast Anime
Also streams Japanese dub of RWBY
― Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will stream the following anime for the summer simulcast season: A Centaur's Life, launching worldwide outside of Asia on July 9 at 10:30 a.m. EDT Classroom of the Elite, launching worldwide outside of Asia on July 12 at 12:00 p.m. EDT Restaurant to Another World, launching worldwide outside of Asi...
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Hitorijime My Hero Boys-Love Anime
Anime Strike to simulcast series in U.S.
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Tuesday that it has licensed the television anime of Memeco Arii's Hitorijime My Hero boys-love manga for the summer simulcast season. The series will stream on Amazon's Anime Strike platform in the United States and on unspecified digital outlets in "certain other countries." Sentai Filmworks is also planning a home video relea...
New Owarimonogatari TV Anime is Two-Day Special
Adaptation of 3rd novel in NisiOisin's series premieres on August 12-13
― A promotional video screening event streamed on Niconico Live revealed on Tuesday that the television anime adaptation of the third novel in the NisiOisin's Owarimonogatari novels series will be a two-day special, which will premiere on August 12 and August 13. The video streamed during the event previews the characters and sto...
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