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Arika's 'Mysterious Fighting Game' With Street Fighter EX Characters Slated for 2018
PS4 game to launch simultaneously in N. America, Europe, Japan
― Game developer ARIKA announced at The Evolution Championship Series 2017 tournament on Sunday that it has begun development on its as-yet-untitled "Mysterious Fighting Game" for PlayStation 4. The game is slated for simultaneous release in North America, Europe, and Japan in 2018. A beta/server test is slated for the end of 2017, and pr...
Ai Mai Mi Comedy Manga Gets Stage Play
Stage adaptation to run for ten performances in August
― The official website of the television anime adaptation of Choboraunyopomi's Ai Mai Mi four-panel manga announced on Monday that the franchise will receive a stage play adaptation, Ai Mai Mi The Musical. The stage play will run for ten performances from August 15-20 at the Shinjuku Theater Brats. The cast includes Miya Amamiya, Yūka Amemiya, Y...
Funimation Adds Chronos Ruler to Simuldub Lineup
Dub of time fantasy series to premiere August 2
― Funimation Entertainment announced on Monday that it will offer a simuldub for the Chronos Ruler anime beginning on August 2 at 4:00 p.m. EDT. The anime premiered in Japan on July 7, and Crunchyroll is streaming the series with English subtitles as it airs. Taiwanese creator Jea Pon's original manga centers on "Chronos Rulers," those who fight the tim...
Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time 3 Gets Stage Play Adaptation
Stage play to open December 2018
― The official Twitter account for the Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3 game announced on Saturday that the game will get a stage play adaptation in December 2018 in Tokyo and Osaka. Hideyuki Nishimori is directing and Fumi Tsubota is writing the script. Next year will mark the 10th anniversary of Harukanaru Toki no Naka de stage plays. Nishimori also directed and wrote t...
Discotek Licenses Magical Canan, The Adventures of the Little Prince Anime
Also: Fist of the North Star, True Tears on BD, Chargeman Ken on DVD
― Discotek Media announced on Monday that it has licensed the Magical Canan and The Adventures of the Little Prince television anime and plans to release both on DVD on October 31. In addition, Discotek announced that it will release True Tears and Fist of the North Star on Blu-ray Disc and Chargeman Ken on DVD, also on October 31. ...
Dragon Quest XI Game's Prologue Video Streamed
Game ships for PS4, 3DS in Japan on July 29
― Square Enix began streaming a prologue video for its upcoming Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki o Motomete (Dragon Quest XI: In Search of Departed Time) role-playing game on Monday. Square Enix also began streaming ads for the Nintendo 3DS and PlayStation 4 versions. Nintendo 3DS: PlayStation 4: The game will ship in Japan for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo 3...
LA Anime Film Festival Announced for September 15-17
Lineup includes Kiki's Delivery Service, Miss Hokusai, 009 Re: Cyborg, Ghost in the Shell: Innocence
― Event company Rydgen and film distribution company Azoland Pictures announced on Monday that they will host their first Los Angeles Anime Film Festival (LA-AFF) event from September 15-17. The lineup will include theatrical screenings of "over 20" anime films, as well as an opening night red carpet ...
The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls VR Game Listed With July 18 U.S. Release
The official U.S. PlayStation website is listing a July 18 release date for the The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Viewing Revolution PlayStation VR game. The title launched in Japan on October 13, on the same day as the PlayStation VR. Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia released the game in English for Southeast Asia on April 21. The title creates a "never-before-seen magical stage" concert at the Maih...
XSEED to Release Ys Seven on PC This Summer
Upgraded game to be available on Steam, GOG, Humble Store
― XSEED Games announced on Wednesday that it will release Nihon Falcom's Ys SEVEN for Windows PC this summer. The game will be available via Steam, GOG, and the Humble Store, and it will be upgraded with full HD, 60fps framerate, controller compatibility, and achievements on Steam and GOG. The company describes the game: Offering satisfyingly ...
GKIDS Licenses Studio Ghibli's Full Catalog for Blu-ray/DVD Release
1st 6 releases slated for this fall
― GKIDS announced on Monday that it has licensed Studio Ghibli's full catalog for Blu-ray Disc and DVD distribution in North America. The company will re-release all the titles on Blu-ray Disc and DVD, starting with Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, Kiki's Delivery Service, My Neighbor Totoro, Ponyo, and Princess Mononoke on October 21, followed by Castle in the...
TsukiPro the Animation TV Anime Reveals New Promo Video, Visuals
Series about 4 male idol units debuts in October
― The official website for the TsukiPro the Animation television anime began streaming a new promotional video for the series on Sunday. The video teases a performance by SolidS and introduces the anime's theme song CDs, which will ship in October. The website also revealed two new key visuals for the anime. The visuals feature the groups SolidS and Qu...
Japanese, Chinese Co-Produced RoboMasters The Animated Series' 2nd Video Previews Opening Song
Project based on robot competition Daiki Yamashita, Yuichiro Umehara, Lynn
― Dandelion Animation Studio began streaming the Japanese version of the second promotional video for the Japanese and Chinese co-produced RoboMasters The Animated Series project on Saturday. The video previews un:c's opening theme song "super nova" for the Japanese version of the series. The staff also revealed the series' se...
Rensuke Oshikiri's Misumisō Horror Manga About Bullying Gets 2018 Live-Action Film
Live-action Lychee Light Club's Eisuke Naitō directs film
― A live-action film adaptation of Rensuke Oshikiri's Misumisō horror manga will open in Japan in 2018. Eisuke Naitō (live-action Lychee Light Club) is directing the film. The manga centers on Haruka Nozaki, a young middle school girl who, due to her father's job, has to transfer from her school in Tokyo to a school which is about to close, lo...
Kingdom Hearts III to Have 2nd Playable Character, Possible Switch Release
PS4, Xbox One game slated to launch in 2018
― Game director Tetsuya Nomura revealed in an interview with video game news source IGN at D23 Expo on Saturday that Square Enix's Kingdom Hearts III game will have another playable character besides Sora. He said, "Unfortunately we're not able to disclose who it is yet, but there will be [another playable character]." Nomura also revealed that more than tw...
Gintama 'Project Last Game's' English-Subtitled Asian Release Teased in Video
PS4/Vita game will get English-subtitled release in Southeast Asia
― Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia began streaming an English-subtitled video for its "Gintama Project Last Game" action video game on Monday. The video is an English-subtitled version of the game's teaser video. The game will ship for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in Japan, and for the PS4 with English subtitles in Singapore,...
Gundam Thunderbolt Season 2 Gets Compilation Film in November
Film to premiere at Anime NYC in U.S.
― The official website for the Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt anime revealed on Monday that the anime will get a compilation film titled Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Bandit Flower. The anime will screen in 15 Japanese theaters from November 18 to December 1. (Note: The video in the link above is region-locked to Japan.) The Anime NYC convention will host a prem...
Marvel vs. Capcom Infinite Game Adds Darkstalkers' Jedah as Playable Character
Game ships for PS4, Xbox One, PC on September 19
― Capcom revealed during the Evolution Championship Series 2017 tournament on Sunday that it has added the character Jedah from Darkstalkers as a playable character in its Marvel vs. CAPCOM Infinite fighting game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC. The video shows competitive fighting game player Ryan "Filipino Champ" Ramirez and competitive fighting ...
Street Fighter V Adds Final Fight's Abigail as Playable Character
Abigail debuts with new stage on July 25
― Capcom revealed during the Evolution Championship Series 2017 tournament on Friday that it will add Abigail from the Final Fight series as a playable character to its Street Fighter V fighting game. The character will be available on July 25 along with a new "Metro City Bay Area" stage. Abigail debuted in the first Final Fight arcade game in 1989. Other char...
Dragon Ball FighterZ Trailer Reveals Trunks
Closed beta signups for PS4, Xbox One to start on July 26
― Arc System Works and Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed a new trailer for their Dragon Ball FighterZ 2D fighting game during the Evolution Championship Series 2017 tournament on Sunday. The trailer shows the character Trunks — specifically the "Future Trunks" that appears in the story's "Cell Saga." The company also revealed details on the ...
Tekken 7 Adds Fatal Fury's Geese Howard as Playable Character
Fatal Fury's 1st main antagonist arrives this winter
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed during the Evolution Championship Series 2017 tournament on Sunday that it will add the character Geese Howard from SNK's Fatal Fury and The King of Fighters series to its Tekken 7 fighting game this winter. Geese Howard debuted in the first Fatal Fury game in 1991, and is the first main antagonist in the serie...
Arc System Works Reveals Blazblue Cross Tag Battle Crossover Fighting Game, Jubei for Blazblue
Blazblue Cross Tag Battle crosses over Blazblue, UNIB, Persona 4, RWBY
― After the Blazblue: CentralFiction grand finals at the Evolution Championship Series 2017 tournament on Sunday, Arc System Works announced that it is developing a new crossover fighting game titled Blazblue Cross Tag Battle, and introduced the Jubei character for the Blazblue: CentralFiction game. Blazblue Cross Tag Battle is a ...
Kizuna's Kazuma Kodaka Launches New Manga
Manga about men raising kids launches in August
― The August issue of Libre Publishing's Be Boy Gold boys' love magazine announced last month that Kizuna creator Kazuma Kodaka will launch a new series in the October issue on August 28. The manga is titled Ikumen ☆ After + A, and it focuses on ikumen (men who play an active role in raising children). Kodaka's Kizuna - Bonds of Love manga was adapted i...
Seven Deadly Sins Gets Anime Film in Summer 2018
Teaser video streamed
― The staff of The Seven Deadly Sins anime franchise revealed at the "Nanatsu no Taizai FES" event in Tokyo on Sunday that the franchise is getting an anime film in summer 2018. The staff will reveal more details about the film at a later date, but did stream a teaser video on Sunday. 2018年夏、「七つの大罪」劇場版の公開が決定!!詳細は順次発表予定!特報映像も公開中! #七つの大罪 pic.twitter.com/8tuVAtNyti— TVアニメ「七つの大罪」 (@...
Seven Deadly Sins Anime Reveals New Season's January 2018 Premiere, Title, Cast, Staff, Visual, Trailer
Tomokazu Sugita, Rina Satou, more join cast for new series
― The staff of The Seven Deadly Sins anime franchise revealed at the "Nanatsu no Taizai FES" event in Tokyo on Sunday that the anime's new season is titled The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments (Nanatsu no Taizai: Imashime no Fukkatsu), and it will premiere in January 2018. Teaser Video新作TVシリーズ「七つの大罪 戒めの復活」が2018年1月より放送開始!ティザーPV公開...
Live-Action Anonymous Noise Film Reveals New Character Visual
Film opens in Japan on November 25
― The official Twitter account for the live-action film of Ryoko Fukuyama's shōjo manga Anonymous Noise (Fukumenkei Noise) revealed a new character visual on Friday. The visual features the six main cast members in costume. The movie will premiere on November 25 in Japan. The film stars: Ayami Nakajō (live-action Lychee Light Club, Setoutsumi) as protagonist Nino Ju...
Sumire Uesaka Performs Ending Theme For 2nd Season of Hozuki's Coolheadedness Anime
New series premieres in October
― The official website for the anime adaptation of Natsumi Eguchi's Hozuki no Reitetsu manga revealed on Sunday that Sumire Uesaka will perform the upcoming second season's theme song. Uesaka previously performed the first season's second ending theme song "Parallax View." She also voices the role of Peach Maki in the anime. Uesaka's single for the song will ship on Oc...
The Idolm@ster SideM Anime Reveals Promo Videos, October Premiere
Anime stars in-story idol units Dramatic Stars, Beit, S.E.M, High×Joker, W, Jupiter
― The official website for The Idolm@ster SideM television anime series began streaming the anime's first promotional video on Saturday. The video introduces the cast for the Dramatic Stars, Beit, S.E.M, High×Joker, W, and Jupiter units. The video also reveals that the anime will premiere in October and will air on th...
Kingdom Hearts III Game's D23 Expo Trailer Previews Toy Story World
PS4, Xbox One game slated to launch in 2018
― Square Enix began streaming a five-minute D23 Expo 2017 trailer on Saturday for its Kingdom Hearts III game. The video previews a cut scene and gameplay in the newly revealed Toy Story world. The video features English on-screen text and subtitles. The company also streamed a shorter trailer excerpt video, which features the same first minute as the trail...
Kingdom Hearts III Game Reveals Toy Story World, 2018 Launch
Director Tetsuya Nomura announces news at D23 Expo
― Square Enix game director Tetsuya Nomura revealed at the "Level Up! The Walt Disney Company's Video Game Showcase" panel at D23 Expo on Saturday that the Kingdom Hearts III game will add a Toy Story world when it debuts next year. The event also unveiled a new trailer. Pixar's story supervisor Jason Katz and Tasha Sounart confirmed that it is an or...
Land of the Lustrous TV Anime Reveals Character Designs for Phos, Cinnabar
Anime based on Haruki Ichikawa's manga premieres in October
― The official website for the television anime of Haruko Ichikawa's Land of the Lustrous (Hōseki no Kuni) manga revealed the character designs on Saturday for Phosphophyllite and Cinnabar. Phosphophyllite (Phos), whose hardness level is 3.5. Phos is the youngest among the Lustrous at 300 years old. Phos is brittle and weak, and is unfit to ...
La Corda D'Oro 2f PSP Game Gets Remake for PS Vita
Remake arrives on December 21
― Koei Tecmo Games' Ruby Party brand revealed at an event on Saturday that it will release a remake of the Kiniro no Corda 2f (La Corda D'Oro 2 Forte) PlayStation Portable game for the PlayStation Vita titled Kiniro no Corda 2ff (La Corda D'Oro 2 Fortissimo). Koei Tecmo Games will open a website for the game on Monday. The game will feature scenarios from both Kiniro no ...
Seizei Gambare Mahō Shōjo Kurumi Net Anime Reveals More Cast, Theme Song Artists
Magical girl gag comedy anime premieres on July 29 on AbemaTV
― The staff for the Seizei Gambare Mahō Shōjo Kurumi (Do Your Best Magical Girl Kurumi) gag comedy net anime revealed three more cast members, the theme song artists, and the show's July 29 premiere on Saturday. The new cast members include: Keisuke Matsumoto as Devilun Daisuke Ono as Gentleman Jacket Showtaro Morikubo as Pirate Mia Regina...
Live-Action Tokyo Ghoul Film's Anime Expo Report Video Streamed
Film opens in Japan on July 29
― Distributor Shochiku began streaming an Anime Expo report video on Saturday for the live-action Tokyo Ghoul film. The video features footage from the world premiere of the film at Anime Expo, fan reactions, and footage from the film itself. Shochiku also began streaming a video on Friday for a Tokyo Ghoul AR shooting game collaboration with the BlippAR app. The app is...
Nippon Ichi Software Reveals Silver 2425 Game Collection For PS4
Collection combines Grasshopper Manufacture/Suda51's The Silver Case, The 25th Ward games
― Nippon Ichi Software revealed the Silver 2425 PlayStation 4 game collection during its 25th anniversary livestream event on Niconico on Saturday. Silver 2425 is a game collection that includes Gōichi Suda's (Suda51) The Silver Case game and the previously announced remake of the sequel game The 25th Ward: The ...
Nippon Ichi Software Reveals Makai Wars Game for iOS, Android
Company originally revealed game featuring Asagi as protagonist in 2004
― Nippon Ichi Software revealed the Makai Wars iOS and Android game during its 25th anniversary livestream event on Niconico on Saturday. Makai Wars is a collaborative simulation RPG that combines Nippon Ichi Software's Disgaea and Yuru Dorashiru game franchises. The game will feature characters from both game series, and Asagi w...
One Piece Grand Cruise PlayStation VR Project Revealed
Tokyo One Piece Tower hosts trial experience starting on July 22
― The official website for the One Piece franchise announced on Saturday that Bandai Namco Entertainment is developing the One Piece Grand Cruise VR game for the PlayStation VR. Bandai Namco Entertainment also opened a website for the project, which is the first PS VR project for the franchise. The project is separate from the game that...
Tachi's Sakura Trick Yuri Manga Ends on August 16
Manga inspired 12-episode anime series in 2014
― The September issue of Hobunsha's Manga Time Kirara Miracle magazine revealed on Saturday that Tachi's four-panel yuri manga Sakura Trick will end in the magazine's October issue, which ships on August 16. Tachi launched the manga in Manga Time Kirara Miracle in 2011, and Hobunsha published the seventh compiled volume in November. The eighth and final ...
One Piece 'Episode of East Blue' Special's Long Promo Video Streamed
2-hour special airs on August 26
― The official website of the One Piece franchise began streaming a long promotional video on Saturday 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 also revealed the character designs for Luffy, Zoro, Nami, Usopp, and Sanji. The special will air on Fuji ...
Crunchyroll to Stream Black Clover Anime Series Starting in October
Also: character designs revealed for Asta, Yuno
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the television anime adaptation of Yūki Tabata's Black Clover manga starting in October. The anime will premiere in Japan in October on TV Tokyo. The official website for the anime also revealed the character designs for the show's two main cast members on Saturday. Newcomer Gakuto Kajiwara (Eromanga...
Gintama's 'Project Last Game' Action Game Previewed in Teaser Video
PS4, PS Vita game teased as final game in franchise
― Bandai Namco Entertainment opened a website on Saturday for its "Gintama Project Last Game" action video game, and began streaming a teaser promotional video. The final minute of the video features game footage, including Gintoki saying "We are Yorozuya." The first three minutes of the video features the anime voice cast for Gintoki, Shinpachi, an...
Kirakira Precure a la Mode Anime Film's Trailer Previews Story
Film taking place in Paris opens in Japan on October 28, screens alongside short film
― Toei revealed the trailer on Saturday for its upcoming Kirakira ☆ Precure a la Mode anime film. 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...
Fall in Love Like a Comic's Chitose Yagami Starts New Series in Ciao
Also: "Honey Days" 1-shot manga gets sequel
― The August issue of Shogakukan's Ciao magazine published the final chapter of Chitose Yagami's Hapikon! ~Ōji to Sekai Ichi Happy-na Kekkon~ manga last week and announced that Yagami will begin a new series in the October issue in September. Yagami published a one-shot titled "Honey ♥ Days" (pictured right) in the May issue of Ciao Deluxe magazine, and it ...
Tokyo Clanpool PS Vita Game's Opening Movie Streamed
Game features government cabinet of magical girls
― The official website for Compile Heart and Dengeki PlayStation magazine's Tokyo Clanpool game began streaming the game's opening movie on Friday. The video highlights the main characters and cast, and features the opening theme song "Change The Future" by Yasuko Sasaki. The main cast includes: Manami Numakura as "Prime Minister" Natsume Kannuki Yoko...
Funimation to Release Space Patrol Luluco, Super Lovers Anime on Home Video
Luluco to have English dub
― Funimation Entertainment is listing home video releases for the Space Patrol Luluco and Super Lovers anime. The Blu-ray Disc/DVD combo pack for Space Patrol Luluco is slated for October 10 and it is listed with an English dub. The Blu-ray Disc/DVD combo pack for the first Super Lovers television anime and original video anime (OVA) is slated for October 17 and is listed w...
Zero Time Dilemma Trailer Compares PS4, PC Graphics
PS4 port slated for August
― The official Spike Chunsoft YouTube channel began streaming a trailer for its remastered PlayStation 4 release of Zero Time Dilemma on Thursday. The trailer compares the graphics from the PC version and the upcoming PS4 version, showing improved shading and clearer graphics. The port will launch in Japan on August 17. Aksys Games is releasing the PS4 version on PlayStatio...
Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry Film Opens in U.S., Canadian Theaters in August
English-dubbed trailer streamed, subtitled screenings also scheduled
― Funimation Films announced on Friday that it will screen the Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry film at 300 U.S. and 12 Canadian theaters this August. The film will screen in Japanese with English subtitles on August 14 and then screen with an English dub on August 16 and August 19. The English dub will also screen on August 17 in Canada only...
BanG Dream! OVA Airs on TV, Streams Online in Japan
Beach episode to also be included in Blu-ray release
― The official website for the BanG Dream! franchise announced on July 13 that the "Asonjatta!" (Goofed Off!) OVA will air on television and stream in Japan before it ships on the seventh Blu-ray Disc. It will stream on AbemaTV on August 19 at 10:00 p.m., and then air at 10:30 p.m. on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, and KBS Kyoto. It will also air on BS11, AT-X,...
4th Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Ohki OVA Reveals Additional Cast, Designs
Characters return from Tenchi Muyo! GXP, other spinoffs
― The official Twitter account for the fourth installment in the Tenchi Muyo! Ryo Ohki OVA series announced additional cast members on Friday. Yukiko Morishita as Kenshi Misaki (from Tenchi Muyo! War on Geminar) as a child Shigeru Mogi as Seina Yamada (cast returning from Tenchi Muyo! GXP) Mariko Suzuki as Amane Kaunaq (cast returning from Tench...
Dream Festival! Sequel Anime Reveals Title, More Cast
Tatsuhisa Suzuki, Junji Majima, Atsushi Abe, more join cast
― The official website for the Dream Festival! "five-dimensional idol support project" revealed that the title of the television anime's second season will be Dream Festival! R. The anime's official website also revealed more cast members for the second season. The new cast members are part of the "senpai" idol group ACE (pictured top right ...
Blame! Film's Blu-ray Disc Bundles Epilogue Manga, Includes English Dub
Limited edition, standard edition to also include English subs, ships on November 1
― The official website for the new anime film of Tsutomu Nihei's Blame! manga revealed the details of the anime's Blu-ray Disc release on Friday. The limited edition will bundle an exclusive short epilogue manga by Nihei that will be set after the film's story. In addition to the Japanese dub, both the regular and lim...
Encouragement of Climb/Yama no Susume OVA Reveals Visuals, Story
Hinata, Aoi recall childhood memories in OVA debuting in theaters on October 28
― The official website for the Encouragement of Climb anime franchise revealed a key visual, scene visuals, story, and screening details for the Yama no Susume: Omoide Present (Memories Present) OVA on Friday. IMG yama2.png IMG yama3.png IMG yama4.jpg IMG yama5.jpg IMG yama6.jpg IMG yama7.jpg IMG yama8.jpg In the OVA's st...
Tokyo Ghoul #13 Tops U.S. Monthly Bookscan June List
Tokyo Ghoul, My Hero Academia, Dragon Ball Super, others also rank
― The 13th volume of Sui Ishida's Tokyo Ghoul manga ranked at #1 on Nielsen BookScan's Top 20 list for June. This month's list featured 12 manga volumes, including: #6 — Ishida's Tokyo Ghoul volume 1 (ranked at #15 last month) #7 — Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia volume 1 #9 — Toyotarō and Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball Super volume ...
One Piece Reveals New Video Game, Other 20th Anniversary Announcements
Campaigns with LINE, Twitter, SNOW, smartphone games; fanart contest, upcoming events, more revealed
― This year's 33rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Saturday a new "Code Name Dawn" video game for Eiichiro Oda's One Piece franchise. The game will feature the talents of One Piece anime producer Hiroki Koyama from Toei Animation, One Piece media supervisor Suguru Sugita fr...
Bungo Stray Dogs Stage Play Reveals Main Cast, Dates
Yūki Torigoe, Hideya Tawada, Teruma, more join cast
― The official website for the stage play adaptation of the Bungo Stray Dogs anime revealed the seven main cast members on Friday. The play will run at the KAAT Kanagawa Arts Theatre in Yokohama on December 22-24, at the Morinomiya Piloti Hall in Osaka on January 12-13, and at AiiA 2.5 Theater Tokyo from January 31 to February 4. The main cast membe...
Ghost in the Shell First Assault Online Game's CG Relaunch Trailer Streamed
Free-to-play online game available in 90+ countries/territories
― Nexon America revealed a new CG trailer on Friday for the upcoming relaunch of the Ghost in the Shell First Assault: Stand Alone Complex Online first-person shooter game. The game's new update will be available starting on July 18, and includes a revamped UI, free operative rotation, a new mode, maps, and other updates. The official we...
Live-Action Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Film Reveals 5 Character Trailers
Jōsuke, Angelo, Jōtarō, Kōichi, Yukiko, Nijimura brothers previewed for film opening on August 4
― Warner Bros. began streaming five character trailers on Friday for the live-action JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable film. Jōsuke Higashikata Angelo Jōtarō Kūjō Kōichi Hirose and Yukiko Yamagishi Nijimura Brothers The film's title is JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond wa Kudakenai Dai-Ichi...
Puchimas! Original Anime DVD Slated for March 2018
Cast returns for OAD bundled with manga's 10th volume
― This year's August issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki Maoh magazine revealed on June 27 that the 10th compiled book volume of Akane's Puchimas! -Petit Idolm@ster- manga will bundle the planned new original anime DVD for the manga on March 27, 2018. The cast of the net anime will return for the anime DVD. Akane launched the four-panel manga series in th...
Final Fantasy XV 'Magitek Exosuit' DLC Arrives in Free Update This Month
DLC was delayed in February due to similarity to Power Rangers suit designs
― The official Japanese Twitter account for Square Enix's Final Fantasy XV game revealed on Thursday that the Magitek Exosuit DLC costumes (pictured below), which were delayed in February due to their similarity to the Power Rangers suit designs, are now slated to arrive in the game with a free update this month. The staff ha...
Alice or Alice Manga to Have 'Major Announcement' on July 27
The August issue of Kadokawa's Comic Cune magazine revealed on June 27 that Riko Korie's Alice or Alice - Siscon Nii-san to Futago no Imōto (Alice or Alice - The Brother With a Sister Complex and His Twin Sisters) manga will have a major announcement in the magazine's next issue on July 27. The manga centers on the everyday lives of two twin sisters both named Alice, and their brother who is sligh...
DMI's Juné Imprint Launches Crowdfunding Project to Reprint Older Titles
A Promise of Romance, Endless Comfort, Secrecy of the Shivering Night to get reprints
― Digital Manga Inc.'s Juné imprint launched a crowdfunding campaign on Monday to launch a small print run of three older titles, including Kyōko Akitsu A Promise of Romance novel, Sakuya Sakura's Endless Comfort manga, and Muku Ogura's Secrecy of the Shivering Night manga. The campaign seeks to raise US$15,000 by A...
Anime-Gataris Original Anime Reveals More Cast, Staff, Ending Song Artists
Fall anime about school's anime research club casts Junta Terashima, Setsuo Ito, Anju Inami
― The official website for DMM Pictures' new Anime-Gataris (Anime Stories) original television anime revealed additional cast, staff, and the ending theme song artists for the anime on Friday. The additional cast, including the previously revealed Rie Takahashi, include (left to right, romanizations not offici...
Crunchyroll Reveals Streaming Territories For Hell Girl: Fourth Twilight Anime (Updated)
Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the Hell Girl: Fourth Twilight (Jigoku Shōjo: Yoi no Togi) anime series in North America, Central America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, and Ireland. The company didn't reveal a premiere date for the series. Aniplex of America had revealed at Anime Expo that it will release the anime and that Crunchyroll will stream t...
Otaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii Manga to Have 'Major Announcement' on July 20
Ichijinsha began streaming a promotional video on Thursday for the fourth compiled book volume of Fujita's Otaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii (Love is Hard for an Otaku) manga, which ships on July 26. The video reveals that Ichijinsha will host an event for the manga at the Shinjuku Alta Vision on July 20 at 7:00 p.m., which will have a "major announcement" for the manga. The fourth volume will also featu...
Gintama Gets New Video Game for PS4, PS Vita
Bandai Namco Ent. develops "Project Last Game" action title
― This year's 33rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing on Saturday that Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama manga is inspiring a new video game for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. Bandai Namco Entertainment is developing the action title. Weekly Shonen Jump reveals the game under the "Gintama: Project Last Game" code n...
Black Clover Anime Stars Gakuto Kajiawara, Nobunaga Shimazaki
Series premieres in October on TV Tokyo
― This year's 33rd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing on Saturday that the television anime adaptation of Yūki Tabata's Black Clover manga will premiere in October on TV Tokyo. The magazine is also revealing that newcomer Gakuto Kajiwara (Eromanga Sensei background character) will voice Asta (pictured right in image at right), and Nobu...
City Hunter Manga Gets French Live-Action Film by Philippe Lacheau (Updated)
Nicky Larson film opens in February 2019
― French actor, writer, and director Philippe Lacheau (Babysitting, Alibi.com) announced on Instagram on Thursday that he is working on a live-action film adaptation of Tsukasa Hojo's City Hunter manga. The announcement features a picture of the title Nicky Larson (the French title of the City Hunter franchise) and lists Philippe Lacheau and Pierre Lacheau as ...
Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro Film Screens in U.S. Theaters in September
September 14, 19 screening celebrates 50th anniversary of Lupin III franchise
― Fathom Events announced on Thursday that it will screen Hayao Miyazaki's 1979 Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro anime film in the United States for two nights on September 14 and September 19. The former will be an English-dubbed screening, while the latter will be have the Japanese audio with English subtitles. Both sc...
Crunchyroll Adds True Tears, Shining Tears X Wind Anime to Catalog
Both series available to users in U.S., Canada
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it has added the Shining Tears X Wind and True Tears anime to its catalog. Both series are available to Crunchyroll users in the United States and Canada. Discotek Media licensed and released Shining Tears X Wind on DVD last November, and it describes the series: When one of their classmates disappears, the studen...
New Game! Anime's English Dub Cast Revealed
Funimation to debut English dub of 1st season's episodes 1-6 on Friday, episodes 7-12 on July 28
― Funimation Entertainment announced the dub cast for its English dub of the New Game! anime on Thursday. The dub cast, under lead ADR director Clifford Chapin, ADR director Caitlin Glass, assistant ADR director Brittany Lauda, scriptwriters Matt Shipman and Nikki Shults, and ADR engineers Jamal Roberson,...
Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux Game Video Compares Dungeon Graphics Between Original & Remake
Remake of Nintendo DS game ships on October 26 in Japan, in early 2018 in N. America
― The official Twitter account for the Shin Megami Tensei game series posted a video comparing the dungeon exploration graphics between the original Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Nintendo DS game and the upcoming Shin Megami Tensei: Strange Journey Redux remake for Nintendo 3DS. Scenes from the original are lab...
Otakon to Host Welcome to the Ballroom Voice Actor Shimba Tsuchiya
Convention to be held August 11-13 in D.C.
― The staff of the Otakon convention announced on Thursday that it will host voice actor Shimba Tsuchiya at this year's convention. Tsuchiya is starring in this season's Welcome to the Ballroom anime as Tatara Fujita, his first leading role. He previously voiced Tsutomu Goshiki in Haikyu!! and Toreshi in The Dragon Dentist. He also played Toshio in The Grudg...
Aquaplus Head Teases Upcoming 'UTZ' Title
Game Developer AquaPlus President Naoya Shimokawa teased on Twitter on Wednesday that at the company's next project has the code name "UTZ." The company plans for a spring release date for the project. Aquaplus is known for producing visual novels and other games such as Utawarerumono, To heart, Tears to Tiara, and White Album. The company recently released Dungeon Travelers 2-2: Yami Ochi no Oto...
Funimation Announces Premiere Dates for More Simuldub Titles
Funimation Entertainment announced the following premiere dates and times for its summer season simuldubs on Thursday: Saiyuki Reload Blast, premieres July 24 and streams Mondays at 4:00 p.m. EDT A Centaur's Life, premieres July 24 and streams Mondays at 4:00 p.m. EDT Classroom of the Elite, premieres July 29 and streams Saturdays at 4:00 p.m. EDT Knight's & Magic, premieres July 30 and streams Su...
1st Saiyuki Reload Blast Volume in 3 Years Ships in August
The third compiled volume of Kazuya Minekura's Saiyuki Reload Blast manga is slated to ship on August 31. It will be the first compiled volume for the series since the second volume shipped in July 2014. The August issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Zero-Sum magazine revealed last month that the volume will get a special edition with an all-color illustration and sketch booklet. Saiyuki Reload Blast is t...
Live-Action Death Note Film's L Poster Revealed
Director Adam Wingard shared a poster for Netflix's live-action film adaptation of Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata's Death Note manga on Thursday. The new poster features Keith Stanfield as L. An earlier poster showed Ryuk (voiced by Willem Dafoe). The film will premiere via streaming on Netflix on August 25. In addition to Stanfield and Dafoe, the film stars Nat Wolff as Light Turner, Margaret Qua...
Megadimension Neptunia VIIR VR Game's Opening Movie Streamed
PS4 game launches August 24 in Japan
― Comipile Heart began streaming the opening movie for its upcoming Shin Jigen Neptune VIIR (Megadimension Neptunia Victory II Realize) virtual reality game on Thursday. The video features Aki's theme song "Starting Days!!" The game is the first VR game in the Neptune/Neptunia franchise. The game launches for the PlayStation 4 in Japan on August 24. Players can pl...
Warriors All-Stars Game's Videos Highlight Christophorus, Laegrinna
Game slated for N. America on August 29, Europe on September 1
― Koei Tecmo Europe streamed a new highlight video for its upcoming Warriors All-Stars crossover game on Thursday. The video highlights the character Christophorus from the Nights of Azure series. Koei Tecmo also streamed a highlight video for the character Laegrinna from the Deception series on Wednesday. Koei Tecmo America will release ...
Live-Action The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Film's Trailer Previews Yuzu's Theme Song
Comedy film based on Shonen Jump manga premieres October 21
― The official website for the live-action film of Shūichi Asō's Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.) manga began streaming a trailer on Friday. In the video, Saiki introduces his powers and says they cause him problems as he would like to have a normal life. The trailer reveals that musical duo Yuzu is performing the the...
Otakon Warns of Fake Hotel Booking Website
American anime convention Otakon released a notice on Thursday warning of a fake housing website "otakon2017.org" that is not affiliated with the convention. The website is now offline. Otakon asks that individuals who may have booked their hotel reservation with this website contact its official housing provider Experient: 1-800-967-8852 (toll free) +1-847-996-5832 (International Residents) otak...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, July 3-9
The Secret World of Arrietty, The Garden of Words, Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel films air
― The Secret World of Arrietty aired on NTV on Friday, July 7 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 9.1% rating. The Garden of Words aired on TV Asahi on Saturday, July 8 at 12:05 a.m. and earned a 2.8% rating. Pokémon the Movie: Volcanion and the Mechanical Marvel aired on TV Tokyo on Monday, July...
Yuki Yuna is a Hero Franchise Launches New Spinoff Novel
"Kusanoki Mebuki is a Hero" novels star new team of heroes
― Kadokawa's Dengeki G's Magazine launched a serialized illustrated novel titled Kusanoki Mebuki wa Yūsha de Aru (Kusanoki Mebuki is a Hero) in the August issue on June 30. The novel, a spinoff of the Yuki Yuna is a Hero franchise, is included in the magazine's "Dengeki G's Novel" pamphlet, and will have new chapters every month. Aoi Akashiro...
Genkai Tokki: Castle Panzers Game's Opening Movie Streamed
Compile Heart's game will ship on September 28
― The official YouTube channel for Compile Heart's Genkai Tokki series began streaming the opening movie for the upcoming Genkai Tokki: Castle Panzers game on Thursday. (Note: the below video may not be safe for work.) The cast is as follows (Note: Character name romanizations not confirmed.): Keito Okuyama as Alex Ride Yūki Takada as Isis Line Galestia ...
The Great Passage Manga by Rakugo Shinju's Kumota Ends in 2nd Volume
Manga adaptation launched last June; anime adaptation used Kumota's designs
― Manga creator Haruko Kumota revealed last week that the second and final volume of her Fune o Amu (The Great Passage) manga adaptation will ship in November. Kumota (Descending Stories: Showa Genroku Rakugo Shinju) began the series based on Shion Miura's novel in Kodansha's ITAN magazine in June 2016, and it is ongoing. The...
Samurai Shodown V Special Arcade Game Heads to PS4/PS Vita This Summer
Code Mystics partners to release game in original form with new content
― The official PlayStation Blog announced on Thursday that the Samurai Shodown V Special (Samurai Spirits Zero Special) arcade game will get a PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita release this summer. PlayStation also began streaming a teaser trailer for the release. Code Mystics is partnering on the PS4 and PS Vita release to offe...
Hideaki Anno Unveils 'Project Studio Q' to Train Kyushu Animators
Studio Khara collaborates with Aso Group educational corporation, Dwango for new project
― Anime director and Studio Khara founder Hideaki Anno, Aso Group chairman Takeshi Asō, and Dwango president Nobuo Kawakami announced last year that they are launching a new company named "Project Studio Q" for their "Anime CG Nine" project. The new project aims to train young animators in the Kyushu region of J...
Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker Game's English Trailer Streamed
"Acrobatic ninja" battle game slated for PS4, Xbox One, PC in 2018
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming an English version of the Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker game's new trailer on Thursday and revealed that the game is slated for release in 2018. The video previews the game's online battle modes, and also previews playable characters such as Naruto, Kakashi, Pain, Sasuke, Itachi...
Ryo Hanada's Devils' Line Manga Gets Anime
Dark fantasy about student rescued from vampire attack launched in 2013
― The September issue of Kodansha's Monthly Morning Two magazine is revealing on July 22 that Ryo Hanada's Devils' Line manga is getting an anime adaptation. Vertical Comics is releasing the manga in North America. The company describes the series' story: Tsukasa, a college student, is rescued from an attack by a devil, one of ma...
Live-Action Gintama Film Streams 2 More Making of Videos
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 two more making of videos for the film on Thursday. The "cavalry version" and "wonderful cast version" videos show behind-the-scenes footage of the film's cast and crew. The film will open in Japan on July 14. Yūichi Fukuda (live-ac...
Ni no Kuni II PS4/PC Game Delayed to January 19
Game's simultaneous launch originally slated for November 10
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America and Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe announced on Thursday that the release of the Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom game has been delayed to January 19 in order to ensure the game's quality for players. The companies also began streaming an English-subtitled video for the announcement on Thursday. In the...
Egglia: Legend of the Redcap Smartphone Game's English Release Slated for August
English trailer, creators' video interview also streamed
― DMM's Powerchord Studio and Brownies announced on Thursday that their English-language release of Egglia: Legend of the Redcap is slated for this August. The game will be available for iOS and Android in North America, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, "many other" European countries, Southeast Asia, and "beyond." Powerchord Studio ...
Land of the Lustrous TV Anime Previewed in 2 Ads
Anime based on Haruki Ichikawa's manga premieres in October
― The official website for the television anime of Haruko Ichikawa's Land of the Lustrous (Hōseki no Kuni) manga began streaming two ads for the anime on Thursday. The series will premiere in October. Takahiko Kyōgoku (Love Live! School idol project, GATE) is directing the anime at the Orange CG animation studio (CG in new Evangelion, Macros...
Naruto to Boruto Shinobi Striker Game Previews Battle Modes in Video
Soleil develops "acrobatic ninja" battle game for PS4, Xbox One, PC
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a battle mode introduction trailer on Thursday for the Naruto to Boruto Shinobi Striker video game. The video previews the game's online battle mode, and also previews playable characters such as Naruto, Kakashi, Pain, Sasuke, Itachi, Konan, Kisame, and Sakura. Soleil, a subsidiary of Valh...
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