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Viz Media Streams English Dub Clip From Sailor Moon Crystal Anime's 3rd Season
Company to release 3rd season in limited edition set this holiday season
― Viz Media began streaming an English-dubbed video clip on Saturday for the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Season III television anime series. Viz Media will release the third season in a special limited edition set this holiday season. The third Sailor Moon Crystal season, which featured a new staff and focused on the De...
Fate/Grand Order Game's 'Dead Heat Summer Race!' Event Previewed in Anime Ad
Event is
― Type-Moon began streaming an animated commercial on Saturday for a "Dead Heat Summer Race!" event in its Fate/Grand Order smartphone game. The event is this year's swimsuit event. Aniplex released the Fate/Grand Order smartphone game in Japan in summer 2015 and it has been downloaded more than 9 million times. The game received an English release in the United States and Canada on June 25....
Square Enix Announces Dragon Quest Builders 2 Game for PS4, Switch
1st "sandbox action RPG" shipped in N. America, Europe in October
― Square Enix announced during the Dragon Quest Natsu Matsuri 2017 live broadcast event on Sunday that it is developing a Dragon Quest Builders 2 sequel game. Square Enix will release the sequel for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. The staff teased the words "travel companions" and "young boy Malroth (Shidō)" regarding the new ga...
Netflix to Stream Violet Evergarden Anime Worldwide
Distribution outside Japan to start in spring 2018
― Kyoto Animation announced on Saturday that Netflix will stream its Violet Evergarden anime series worldwide. Netflix will stream the series inside Japan starting in January when the anime airs on Japanese television. The company will then stream the series outside of Japan starting in spring 2018. Kyoto Animation announced the anime project based o...
Love Live! Sunshine!! Season 2's 1st Promo Video Reveals October Premiere
New season confirms returning cast, staff
― The official website for the Love Live! franchise began streaming the first promotional video on Saturday for the second season of the Love Live! Sunshine!! anime. The video reveals that the anime will premiere in October, and will air in Japan on Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, TV Aichi, TV Hokkaido, Sun TV, BS11, SBS, and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting. The new season will...
Macross Delta Gets Theatrical Anime Project
New project is latest to commemorate 35th anniversary of Macross franchise
― The Walküre idol group announced at the "Rock in Japan Festival 2017" event on Sunday that the Macross Delta television anime series is getting an anime film project. The project is the latest work to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the Macross franchise. The staff will reveal more information about the film at a later d...
Sorata Akiduki, Meca Tanaka, Ken Saito Write 1-Shot Manga
Tanaka also ends Kimi no Koto Zettai ni manga
― This year's September issue of Hakusensha's LaLa magazine announced on July 24 that Snow White With the Red Hair's Sorata Akiduki will write a one-shot manga in the October issue on August 24. In addition, the magazine announced that guest one-shots for Meca Tanaka's Faster than a Kiss and Ken Saito's Kawaii Hito will run in the December issue on Octobe...
Voice Actor Showtaro Morikubo, Former SOUL'd OUT Member Shinnosuke Form Musical Unit
buzz★Vibes held 1st performance in July
― Voice actor Showtaro Morikubo's streaming program Showroom de Shō-Room!! on the live streaming platform Showroom revealed on Monday that Morikubo and former SOUL'd OUT group member Shinnosuke have formed the new musical unit buzz★Vibes. Morikubo is performing vocals for the unit under the nickname "M.K.B," and Shinnosuke is performing guitar. The unit will ha...
CLAMP's HiGH&LOW Manga Ends on August 9
Manga based on live-action project launched on March 29
― This year's combined 36th and 37th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine is publishing the final chapter of CLAMP's HiGH&LOW g-sword manga on August 9. Kodansha will ship the manga's compiled book volume on October 17. The manga adapts the HiGH&LOW live-action entertainment project. The franchise, launched by Japanese supergroup Exile Tri...
Monster Hunter Stories 3DS Game's English Trailer Reveals September 8 Release
Game debuted in Japan last October with tie-in anime
― Nintendo began streaming a trailer on Monday for its English release of Capcom's Monster Hunter Stories Nintendo 3DS game. The trailer reveals the game's September 8 release date. The game, which is the first RPG for the Monster Hunter franchise, shipped in Japan last October. In the game's story, in a certain village of Riders, children start th...
Bandai Namco Reveals Kamen Rider City Wars Smartphone Game
Game slated for iOS, Android, running pre-registration campaign
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced a new Kamen Rider smartphone game titled Kamen Rider City Wars on Friday. Bandai Namco Entertainment opened a website on Friday that is streaming the game's promotional video. The site is also running a pre-registration campaign, where those who play the game when it is released will get more starti...
New Nobunaga's Ambition Game's Video Previews Warlords
Game ships for Switch, PS4, PC on November 30
― Koei Tecmo began streaming the first promotional video on Friday for Nobunaga no Yabō: Taishi (Nobunaga's Ambition: Aspiration), its newest game in its long running Nobunaga's Ambition strategy game series. The video highlights the different historical Japanese Warring States era warlords who appear in the game, including Oda Nobunaga, Takeda Shingen, U...
Persona 5 Game Ships 1.8 Million Copies Worldwide
Sega Sammy Holdings revealed on Friday in its fiscal year 2018 first quarter earnings report that Atlus has sold 1.8 million copies worldwide of its Persona 5 role-playing game. Atlus had announced in April that the game had shipped more than 1.5 million copies worldwide. The latest entry in the Persona role-playing game series shipped for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 in Japan on September ...
Re:Creators Spinoff Manga About Magane Launches
Tatsuhiko Ida pens Chikujōin-san Hashagisugi spinoff manga about antagonist Chikujōin Magane
― The official Twitter account of Shogakukan's Sunday GX magazine revealed on Friday that Tatsuhiko Ida (Blade, XBlade, Beauty but Beast) will launch a manga spinoff of the Re:CREATORS anime on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry site. The manga is titled Chikujōin-san Hashagisugi (Chikujōin-san is Having Way Too Much ...
Zettai Karen Children Manga Returns on August 23
Manga enters "final arc" with 2nd half of high school student arc
― This year's combined 37th and 38th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine is revealing on Wednesday that Takashi Shiina's Zettai Karen Children manga will return in the magazine's 39th issue on August 23. The issue is also stating that the manga will again enter its final arc with the second half of the high school stude...
Resident Evil Revelations PS4/Xbox One Game Slated for N. America, Europe on August 29
The official website of Capcom's Resident Evil Revelations PlayStation 4 and Xbox One game revealed on Tuesday that the game will release in North America and Europe on August 29. The game will be available physically and digitally. The game will launch for the PS4 and Xbox One in Japan on August 31. The game originally debuted for Nintendo 3DS in 2012 before receiving a port in 2013 for the PlayS...
Bungo Stray Dogs Stage Play's Visual Unveiled
2 cast comment videos from Hideya Tawada, Yūki Torigoe also posted
― The official website for the stage play adaptation of the Bungo Stray Dogs anime revealed a visual for the play on Saturday. The visual shows Yūki Torigoe, Hideya Tawada, and Teruma in costume as the characters Atsushi Nakajima, Osamu Dazai, and Doppo Kunikida, respectively. Kadokawa is also streaming two cast comment videos from Hi...
Touken Ranbu Gets 4th Stage Play in December
Play's story centers on Yamanbagiri Kunihiro, Heshikiri Hasebe
― The official website for the Touken Ranbu stage plays revealed on Friday that the franchise will get a fourth stage play in December. The new stage play will focus on Yamanbagiri Kunihiro and Heshikiri Hasebe, set in the time before Mikazuki Munechika appeared and around when Honmaru was completed. The cast includes Yoshihiko Aramaki as...
Land of the Lustrous Anime Reveals Character Designs For Rutile, Alexandrite
Anime based on Haruko 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 two more character designs on Saturday for Rutile and Alexandrite. Rutile, whose hardness level is 6. Rutile is responsible for the treatment and restoration of Lustrous who show cracks. Rutile seems strict but is actuall...
'Just Because!' Anime Reveals Theme Song Artists
Nagi Yanagi performs opening theme, main female cast perform ending theme for October anime
― The staff of the Just Because! original anime project revealed the anime's opening and ending theme song artists on Saturday. Singer-songwriter Nagi Yanagi is performing the opening theme song. Yanagi also serves as the anime's music producer. The main female cast members, consisting of Karin Isobe, Yuna Yos...
New Visual Revealed for Yasushi Akimoto-Produced Idol Unit 22/7
Group's debut single to also get 3D CG music video by Ryo Ando, Tatsunoko Production
― The official website for 22/7, the new "dimension-crossing" idol group that AKB48 founder and producer Yasushi Akimoto is producing, updated with a new visual for the project on Friday. In addition, the site revealed the jacket art for the "Type-B" packaging of the group's "Boku wa Sonzai Shiteinakatta" debut singl...
Tokyopop to Release Nightmare Before Christmas Sequel Manga
Tokyopop founder Stu Levy writes sequel about Zero
― Tokyopop announced via The Hollywood Reporter on Monday that it will release a Nightmare Before Christmas sequel manga titled Nightmare Before Christmas: Zero's Journey. The manga will continue the story of Tim Burton's 1993 film. The manga sequel will follow Zero, Jack Skellington's ghost dog, while he is lost in Christmas Town. DJ Milky (pseudony...
Tubi TV Adds Sonic X English Dub
Series also available on Hulu
― Video streaming service Tubi TV has added the English dub of Sonic X. The anime originally premiered in 2003 in Japan. In the series, Sonic accidentally sets off a machine that performs Chaos Control, warping him, his friends, and Eggman, to a world of humans. Sonic and Co. find a boy named Chris Thorndyke, who they befriend as they take on Dr. Eggman to collect the 7 ...
Blue Exorcist Gets New Stage Play in October
Play to run in Tokyo in October, Kobe in November
― The official website for the stage play adaptations of Kazue Katō's Blue Exorcist (Ao no Exorcist) manga announced a new stage play titled Ao no Exorcist: Shimane Illuminati-hen on Friday. The website revealed visuals for the two lead returning cast members. The cast includes: Ryō Kitamura as Rin Okumura (returning) Shūto Miyazaki as Yukio Okumura (...
Ichirei Shite, Kiss Live-Action Film's Poster, Additional Cast Revealed
Film opens in Japan on November 11
― The staff of the live-action film adaptation of Yakko Kaga's Ichirei Shite, Kiss (Make a Bow and Kiss) manga revealed a poster visual on Friday. The poster reveals additional cast and the film's November 11 premiere date. The additional cast, from left to right in the image below, includes Katsuhiro Suzuki as Kuwabara, lol's Yūsuke Satō as Shiraishi, Takehisa Maey...
Time Bokan 24 Sequel Anime's Title, October Premiere Revealed
Akudama trio tries to take over as main characters
― The staff of the sequel to the Time Bokan 24 anime revealed on Saturday that the new season is titled Time Bokan: Gyakushū no San-Okunin (Three Bad Guys' Counterattack) and it will premiere in October on Yomiuri TV and NTV. The sequel will follow the three villains of Akudama as they try to take over as main characters. They will try to collect mys...
Dynasty Warriors 9 Also Heads to PC, Xbox One in West
PS4 release previously announced
― Koei Tecmo America revealed on Thursday that it will release Dynasty Warriors 9 (Shin Sangoku Musou 8) on in the West Xbox One and PC in addition to PlayStation 4. Koei Tecmo Europe confirmed that it will release the game on the same platforms. Koei Tecmo America describes the game: In Dynasty Warriors 9, players will explore China as it existed when feudal warlords...
Crunchyroll to Stream 'PPAP' Singer Pikotarō's Improv Anime
3-minute episodes to stream as simulcast
― Crunchyroll began streaming the first episode of the Pikotaro's LULLABY LA LA BY anime on Friday. The series of three-minute episodes will stream worldwide outside of Asia as part of the summer simulcast season. Pikotarō (the stage name of Japanese comedian Kazuhito "Daimaō" Kosaka) is improvising the story of each episode using fairy tale illustrations by t...
Natsume Ono's ACCA 13 Inspires Stage Play in November
Hirofumi Araki, Haruki Kiyama star as Jean, Nino
― A website for a stage play adaptation of Natsume Ono's ACCA 13 (ACCA 13-Ku Kansatsu-Ka) manga opened on Friday. The website unveiled a visual showing the first two cast members: Hirofumi Araki as Jean Otus (right) and Haruki Kiyama as Nino (left). The play will open in November. Ono launched the manga series in Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazi...
Chihayafuru English Dub Stars Luci Christian, Adam Gibbs, Blake Shepard
Sentai Filmworks streams dubbed clip
― Sentai Filmworks announced the full English dub cast for Chihayafuru on Friday. The company also began streaming a dubbed clip featuring Luci Christian as Chihaya, Adam Gibbs as Taichi, and Blake Shepard as Arata. Shannon Reed is directing the dub with assistant directors Joey Goubeaud and Brittany Deans. Javier Lopez, Kyle Jones, and Joel McCray are writing the...
UK's Anime Limited Reveals Napping Princess English Dub Cast
Brina Palencia, Doug Erholtz, Lex Woutas, Colleen O'Shaughnessey star
― UK anime distributor Anime Limited revealed the English dub cast for Kenji Kamiyama's anime film Napping Princess (Ancien and the Magic Tablet or Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari) on Friday. The cast includes: Brina Palencia as Kokone/Ancien Doug Erholtz as Momotaro/Peach Lex Woutas as Watanabe/Bewan Colleen O'Shaughne...
Gundam Build Fighters: Battlogue Episode 1 Streams With English Subtitles
2nd episode slated for September
― The Gundam.info website began streaming the first 11-minute episode the Gundam Build Fighters: Battlogue anime on Friday. The video is available with subtitles in several languages, including English. The website also revealed that a second episode will premiere on Amazon Prime Video in early September. The first short film is streaming in Japan on Amazon Prime Vide...
King of Prism - Prism Rush! Live Smartphone Game's Video Shows Mechanics
Summer iOS/Android game allows players to manage Prism Star training
― The official website for King of Prism - Prism Rush! Live, the smartphone game based on the KING OF PRISM by PrettyRhythm film, began streaming a promotional video for the game on Tuesday. The video introduces the game's story, which is set after the Over The Rainbow unit announced its indefinite hiatus, and shows the game's mecha...
'Cocolors' Anime Short Wins Satoshi Kon Award at Fantasia Int'l Film Festival
Blade of the Immortal, Napping Princess, Lu over the Wall, 'Night is Short, Walk on Girl' films win audience awards
― Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival revealed its winners for this year's festival on Thursday. Toshihisa Yokoshima's "Cocolors" short film won the "Axis: The Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation" award for a short film. Takahide Hori's "Junk Head" stop-motion film...
Sublime Licenses Noboru Takatsuki's 'Risō no Are, Sagashitemasu' Manga
Manga by Oku-san's Daily Fantasies' Noboru Takatsuki gets digital release on September 26
― Viz Media's Sublime boys-love imprint announced on Thursday that it has licensed Noboru Takatsuki's Risō no Are, Sagashitemasu manga. The company will release the manga digitally only under the title Looking for the Perfect Fit on September 26. Sublime describes the manga: At a rather salacious masquerade part...
Live-Action Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Film's Ad Highlights Echoes
Film opened in Japan on Friday
― Warner Bros. began streaming one more commercial on Wednesday for the live-action JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable film. The commercial previews Kōichi's Stand Echoes. The film's title is JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond wa Kudakenai Dai-Ichi-Shō (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I), although the staff have not yet confirmed ad...
Osake wa Fūfu ni Natte kara Anime's Main Cast, October Premiere Revealed
Mitsuhiro Ichiki, Eri Kitamura, Ayaka Asai, Arisa Nakata cast in anime
― This year's combined 36th and 37th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine is revealing the main cast and October premiere of the the upcoming television anime adaptation of Crystal na Yōsuke's Osake wa Fūfu ni Natte kara manga on Monday. The manga's cast includes: Mitsuhiro Ichiki as Sora Mizusawa Eri Kitamura as Chisa...
UQ Holder Anime Reveals Teaser Video, More Cast, Theme Song Artists
Sayaka Harada, Akari Kitō join cast for anime premiering in October
― The official website for the television anime of Ken Akamatsu's UQ Holder! Magister Negi Magi! 2 manga began streaming the show's teaser video on Friday. The video introduces the show's cast. The site also revealed the show's theme song artists, key visual, more cast, and broadcast channels on Friday. The new cast members include: ...
My Hero Academia Anime Reveals Cast For 3 Anime-Original Characters
Anime-original episode airing on August 12 focuses on Tsuyu
― This year's combined 37th and 38th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing on Monday three new cast members for the second season of the My Hero Academia television anime series. The characters are anime-original characters, and will appear in an anime-original episode that will air on August 12. The episode will focus...
Miyazaki's New 'Boro the Caterpillar' Short Not Scheduled Before October
The official website of the Ghibli Museum has revealed the list of shorts that will play at the museum's theater through October. While Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki previously stated that Hayao Miyazaki's planned CG short "Kemushi no Boro" (Boro the Caterpillar) would debut in July, the short is not listed among the museum's upcoming shorts for the next three months. Miyazaki previously sa...
Free! Take Your Marks Teaser Video Previews Film's 4 Stories
Summaries for 4 stories revealed for film opening on October 28
― The official website for the Free! Take Your Marks anime film began streaming a teaser video on Friday for the film. The characters Coach Sasabe (Hiroshi Yanaka) and Amakata-sensei (Satsuki Yukino) narrate the video, describing each of the film's four stories. The website also revealed a key visual, the cast and staff, and summaries fo...
In This Corner of the World Anime Film's Trailer, Clip Posted
Film opens in U.S. on August 11, in Canada on August 18
― Shout! Factory began streaming an English-subtitled trailer and clip for the In This Corner of the World anime film on Tuesday and Wednesday. The clip (second video) shows Suzu finding a way to deal with increasingly severe rationing by collecting local ingredients to flavor her family's meals. Shout! Factory and Funimation Films will begin sc...
Girls & Panzer PS4 Game Gets English Release in Southeast Asia
Girls und Panzer Dream Tank Match ships this winter
― Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia announced on Friday that it will release the Girls und Panzer Dream Tank Match PlayStation 4 game in Southeast Asia this winter with English text and Japanese voice over. The company also began streaming an English version of the announcement trailer. The trailer showcases the Ōarai locations that feature in the tel...
Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online Game's Trailer Previews Theme Song
IFI to release game on PS4, PC this winter
― Idea Factory International began streaming a trailer on Thursday for its North American and European release of Compile Heart's Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online (Cyber Dimension Neptune: 4 Goddesses Online) game. The video previews the game's theme song "Picon de Metafiction" by the group Erabareshi. The game will be available physically and dig...
Crunchyroll Adds Assassination Classroom Season 2, GUNxSWORD, Shiki Anime to Catalog
Funimation previously released all 3 series
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it has added the second season of the Assassination Classroom anime, as well as the GUNxSWORD and Shiki anime series to its catalog. Funimation describes Assassination Classroom: Forget about homework and pop quizzes. The students of Class 3E have a far more important assignment: kill their teacher before the end of ...
Kasane Live-Action Film Casts Tao Tsuchiya, Kyōko Yoshine
Yūichi Satō directs 2018 film about ugly girl with special lipstick
― The staff of the live-action film adaptation of Daruma Matsuura's Kasane manga revealed two cast members and the film's director on Friday. Tao Tsuchiya (left in picture below) will play Nina Tanzawa, as well as Kasane with Nina's face. Kyōko Yoshine (right) will play protagonist Kasane, as well as Nina with Kasane's face. The plot...
Risa Taneda Recovers From Treatment, Gradually Returns to Voice Acting
Taneda went on hiatus for medical treatment in August 2016
― Voice actress Risa Taneda's agency Office Ozawa announced on its official website on Friday that Taneda will gradually return to her voice acting work after having recovered from medical treatment. Taneda went on hiatus last year in August to receive medical treatment. While the statement didn't specify the illness, the statement mentioned ...
Black Clover Anime Casts Genki Muro, Ayumu Murase, Jun Fukuyama, More
Nana Mizuki, Kana Yūki, Satoshi Hino, Kiyono Yasuno, Kenichirou Matsuda join cast of October anime
― The combined 37th and 38th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is revealing the cast members for the Black Bulls in the television anime adaptation of Yūki Tabata's Black Clover manga on Monday. The cast includes: Genki Muro as Magna Swing Ayumu Murase as Luck Voltia Jun Fukuyama as Finral...
Dagashi Kashi Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2018
2nd season gets new director, series composition writer, character designer, studio
― The combined 37th and 38th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine is revealing on August 9 that the Dagashi Kashi anime will get a second season that will premiere on TBS in 2018. The magazine's 36th issue had teased an "important announcement" for the magazine in the next issue. The magazine also confi...
Yomawari: Midnight Shadows Game's System Trailer Streamed
Yomawari sequel ships for N. America, Europe this fall
― Nippon Ichi Software streamed a "system introduction" video for its upcoming Yomawari: Midnight Shadows (Shinyomawari) game on Wednesday. The video introduces the game's systems and features including the map exploration, the sub-events, the ghosts, and the various settings where the game will take place. Nippon Ichi Software previously streame...
Pokkén Tournament DX Switch Game's Video Introduces Charizard
Game ships on September 22
― The Pokémon Company streamed an introduction video for its Pokkén Tournament DX fighting game on Thursday. The video showcases playable pokémon Charizard (Lizardon). The game will ship on September 22. Physical and digital copies of the game will be available. The Nintendo Switch game will feature the 16 playable Pokémon from the original Wii U Pokkén Tournament; Darkrai,...
Live-Action Ghost in the Shell Film Takes #2 Spot on Disc Charts
Film also debuts on the #2 spot on Blu-Ray Disc charts
― Home Media Magazine reported on Wednesday that Paramount Pictures' live-action Ghost in the Shell film debuted with the second highest sales on NPD Videoscan's national home video (DVD and Blu-ray Disc) sales charts in the United States last week. The film also ranked #2 on the dedicated Blu-Ray Disc sales chart and on Home Media Magazine's li...
Kyoei Toshi PS4 Game Adds Fifth Angel, Ultraman Tiga, Mothra, More
Kyrieloid, Gyaos, Battra also announced for the game
― This week's issue of Kadokawa's Weekly Famitsu magazine introduced more "giant shadows" for Bandai Namco Entertainment and Granzella Inc.'s upcoming collaboration game Kyoei Toshi (City Shrouded in Shadow) on Thursday. The new shadows include Ultraman Tiga, Kyrieloid, Fifth Angel (Rebuild of Evangelion), Gyaos, Mothra, and Battra. The game's prev...
Harvey Awards Move to NYCC
ReedPOP revealed via comicbook.com on Wednesday that the Harvey Awards are moving to New York Comic Con. A reception will replace the awards this year but they will return in full for New York Comic Con in 2018. New York Comic Con will take place from October 5-8 this year. The reception will be held on October 7 from 8:00 to 11:00 p.m. Before partnering with ReedPOP, the awards were held at Balti...
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA's English Trailer Introduces Party Characters
Game launches for PS4, PS Vita, PC in September
― NIS America streamed a new English trailer for its upcoming release of Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of DANA on Thursday. The video focuses on the party characters Laxia, Sahad, Hummel, and Ricotta. NIS America previously streamed a trailer for the game featuring Dana. The game is slated for physical and digital release on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, as ...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, July 24-30
Snack World ranks in top 10; Anthem of the Heart, Anpanman, Kaiketsu Zorori, Place Promised in Our Early Days films air
― The anime film The Anthem of the Heart aired on Fuji TV on Saturday, July 29 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 6.2% rating. The second part of the Soreike! Anpanman Omocha no Hoshi no Nanda to Runda film aired on NTV on Friday, July 28 at 10.55 a.m. and earned a 2.3% rating. The Kaiketsu ...
Frontwing Launches Kickstarter for Wonderful Everyday Visual Novel
Campaign seeks to fund physical release
― Frontwing launched its Kickstarter campaign to fund a physical release for Wonderful Everyday ~Diskontinuierliches Dasein~, the English-language version of KeroQ's Subarashiki Hibi: Furenzoku Sonzai visual novel, on Wednesday. The campaign is seeking to raise US$80,000 by August 27. The campaign also has two stretch goals: US$120,000 will fund an English tran...
Etrian Odyssey V Game's Trailer Previews Warlock Class
Fantasy 3DS RPG slated for this fall
― Atlus USA began streaming a warlock trailer for its upcoming Etrian Odyssey V: Beyond the Myth Nintendo 3DS game on Thursday. The video previews the Warlock class, which harnesses ancient power for backline element offense. The company streamed a Dragoon class trailer last week. Atlus USA will release the role-playing game this fall. The launch edition will incl...
Toonami to Air Outlaw Star Anime (Updated)
Broadcast begins August on 19
― The official Facebook page for Adult Swim's Toonami block announced on Thursday that the block will air Outlaw Star beginning on August 19 at 2:30 a.m. EDT. The show is replacing Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, which is ending soon. Outlaw Star previously aired several times on the Toonami block beginning in 2001, when the block was airing on weekday afternoon...
The Ancient Magus' Bride Ranks #4 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan July List
My Hero Academia, Zelda, Tokyo Ghoul, others also rank
― The seventh volume of Kore Yamazaki's The Ancient Magus' Bride manga ranked at #4 on on Nielsen BookScan's Top 20 list for July. This month's list featured 11 manga volumes, including: #5 — Marie Kondo's The Life-Changing Manga of Tidying Up: A Magical Story #6 — Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia volume 1 (ranked at #7 last month) #8 — Akira H...
Pacific Rim Uprising Film's Release Delayed by 1 Month
Sequel film starring John Boyega opens on March 23, 2018
― Universal Pictures announced on Wednesday that it has delayed the release of the Pacific Rim Uprising sequel film from February 23, 2018 to March 23, 2018. Filming took place in Australia and China and ended on March 30. Dr. Jack Gao, an executive at Beijing Wanda Cultural Industry Group, which owns Legendary Entertainment, stated that the se...
Exclusive: Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry Film's Subtitled Clip Shows Zash's Magic
Film opens in U.S./Canada on August 14, 16, 17, 19
― Funimation Entertainment shared an English-subtitled clip from its Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry film. The clip shows the film original character Zash Caine, minister of state of Stella Kingdom, using his magic at the beginning of a battle. Funimation will screen the film in U.S. and Canadian theaters in Japanese with English subtitles on August 14, and t...
Egglia: Legend of the Redcap Smartphone Game's 18-Minute Trailer Streamed
iOS, Android game launched in N. America, various countries on Thursday
― DMM's Powerchord Studio began streaming an 18-minute gameplay video for the English-language release of it and Brownies' Egglia: Legend of the Redcap smartphone game on Thursday. The video previews the beginning of the game and introduces the characters and gameplay systems. A new trailer for the release debuted last Thursday. ...
Toei, DLE Launch New Company for Japanese, Asian Anime Projects
Coyote venture aims to expand into Asian market with original, existing IP
― Toei, Toei Animation Music Publishing, and DLE Inc. established the joint venture Coyote on Monday to plan and produce original anime for Japan and other Asian markets. In addition to planning television anime, streaming anime, and anime films, the company will develop projects through the use of IP. Toei has a 34% investmen...
Laughing Under the Clouds Gaiden Anime Film Trilogy Reveals Visual, More Staff
1st film opens on December 2
― The official website for the anime trilogy film adaptation of Kemuri Karakara's Donten ni Warau Gaiden (Laughing Under the Clouds - Side Story) manga revealed a new visual for the project on Thursday, as well as the trilogy's staff. Tetsuya Wakano (episode director for Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic, The Rolling Girls, Danbōru Senki Wars) is directing the trilogy at Wit S...
Majestic Prince Manga Goes on Hiatus Due to Illustrator's Health
Manga by Rando Ayamine, Hikaru Arashima launched in 2011
― The September issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Hero's Magazine revealed on Tuesday that Rando Ayamine and Hikaru Arashima's Majestic Prince manga will go on hiatus starting with the magazine's next issue in September. The magazine noted that the hiatus is due to health reasons for Arashima. The magazine will announce a date for the manga's retur...
Hikaru Nakamura Resumes Black Night Parade Manga
Manga launched last November, 1st volume shipped last December
― This year's combined 36th and 37th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that Hikaru Nakamura (Saint Young Men, Arakawa Under the Bridge) will resume her Black Night Parade manga in the 38th issue on August 17. The manga had been on hiatus. The official Twitter account for the series noted that Shueisha pub...
Action Heroine Cheer Fruits Manga Gets 4-Panel Side Story Manga
Manga adaptation of original anime launched on June 20, anime premiered on July 6
― Akita Shoten's Champion Cross manga website launched a four-panel comedy manga spinoff of Azuse's manga adaptation of the original television anime anime Action Heroine Cheer Fruits on Tuesday. Like the main manga, Azuse (Valkyrie Drive Siren -Breakout-) is drawing the spinoff manga. The new manga, titled Chiafuru!! ~...
The Ancient Magus' Bride's Kore Yamazaki to Attend Crunchyroll Expo
Event to take place from August 25-27 in Santa Clara
― Crunchyroll announced on Monday that it will host manga creator Kore Yamazaki at this year's Crunchyroll Expo event. Yamazaki will participate in a discussion about her The Ancient Magus' Bride manga, and will have an autograph session. Yamazaki made her debut with her Futari no Renai Shoka (Our Romantic Bookshelf) manga in Hobunsha's Manga Time ...
Saeki YouthK Performs Theme Song for Yowamushi Pedal Re:Generation Compilation Film
Singer also performed both ending theme songs for anime's season 3
― The staff of the Yowamushi Pedal Re:Generation compilation film revealed on Thursday that Saeki YouthK (Yūsuke Saeki) will perform the film's theme song "Tsuyosa Yowasa" (Strength and Weakness). The CD single for the song will ship on October 4. Saeki YouthK also performed both ending theme songs for the Yowamushi Pedal New Generati...
The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel PC Version's Launch Trailer Posted
Game launched on PC on Tuesday
― XSEED Games began streaming a launch trailer for its release of the PC version of Nihon Falcom's The Legend of Heroes: Trails of Cold Steel game on Wednesday. XSEED Games released the game on PC via Steam, GOG.com, and the Humble Store on Tuesday. The game currently has a launch week discount of 10% off its US$39.99, €39.99, and £29.99 regular price. The PC version ad...
Seitokai Yakuindomo Anime Film Tops Mini-Theater Ranking For 2nd Weekend
Film opened on July 21
― Gekijōban Seitokai Yakuindomo, the theatrical anime project based on Tozen Ujiie's Seitokai Yakuindomo manga, topped the mini-theater ranking in its second weekend during the July 29-30 weekend in Japan. The film opened in Japan on July 21, and is currently screening in 16 theaters. The film also topped the mini-theater rankings during its opening weekend. Screenings of the f...
Moero Chronicle Game's Western PC Release Slated for August 16
Game will have 30% launch discount for 1 week, Deluxe Pack edition with extras
― Idea Factory International announced on Tuesday that it will release Compile Heart's Moero Chronicle (Genkai Tokki: Moero Chronicle) game in the West on PC on August 16. The game will launch with a 30% discount for one week. The game's Deluxe Pack will be available for US$5.99, and will include a Monster Girls Gallery Ar...
Golden Kamuy TV Anime's Visual, Announcement Video Revealed
Viz Media publishes manga in English about veteran in postwar gold rush in Hokkaido
― The staff of the television anime adaptation of Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy manga opened a website for the anime on Thursday. The site revealed the anime's visual, as well as an announcement video that uses images from the manga. Viz Media has licensed the manga, and it describes the first volume: In the early twenti...
Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc Manga Launches on September 4 (Updated)
New manga will feature Kenshin as protagonist, will have 5 "arcs"
― The September issue of Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine is revealing on Friday that Nobuhiro Watsuki's new Rurouni Kenshin: Hokkaido Arc (Rurouni Kenshin Meiji Kenkaku Romantan: Hokkaido-hen) manga will launch in the magazine's October issue on September 4. The manga was originally announced in December as launching this spring, but was ...
Peach Pit Launches '2nd Season' of Nishina Tesura wa Suirishinai Manga in Spring 2018
1st part concludes on Thursday
― This year's combined 36th and 37th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine revealed on Thursday that the "second season" of manga artist duo Peach-Pit's Nishina Tesura wa Suirishinai (Tesura Nishina Isn't Reasoning) manga will launch in spring 2018. The same issue also published the eighth and last chapter of the manga's first part. The story begins with an image of a gi...
King's Game Horror Anime's Staff, Visuals Revealed
Ojisan to Marshmallow's Noriyoshi Sasaki directs October anime at Seven
― The staff of the television anime adaptation of Nobuaki Kanazawa's Ō-sama Game (King's Game) cellphone novel opened a website for the anime on Tuesday. The site revealed the anime's visuals and staff. Noriyoshi Sasaki (Ojisan to Marshmallow) is directing the anime at Seven. Kenji Konuta (Library War, Haitai Nanafa, Ace of Diamo...
Maki Ohguro Performs New Detective Conan Anime's Opening Theme Song
New "Lie, Lie, Lie," theme song debuts in show on Saturday alongside CD single release
― The staff of the Detective Conan (Case Closed) anime revealed on Thursday that Maki Ohguro will perform the anime's new opening theme song "Lie, Lie, Lie,". The song will debut in the show this Saturday. The song's CD single release is also slated for Saturday. Ohguro performed the first ending theme song "Anata ...
Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony Game's Video Previews Characters
PS4/PS Vita game ships in September in N. America, Europe
― NIS America began streaming a video for its upcoming Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony (New Danganronpa V3: Minna no Koroshiai Shin Gakki) mystery game on Wednesday. The "roll call" video highlights some of the game's characters, including Ryoma Hoshi, Kaito Momota, Himiko Yumeno, Angie Yonaga, and Monodam. NIS America will release the game fo...
Mary Skelter PS Vita Game's Video Highlights Mechanics, Reveals September Release
Compile Heart's dungeon crawler game shipped in Japan last October
― Idea Factory International began streaming a gameplay overview video on Wednesday for its release of Compile Heart's Mary Skelter: Nightmares PlayStation Vita game. The video highlights the game's mechanics, and reveals the game's September 19 release date in North America, and September 22 release date for Europe. Mary Skelter: Nig...
Live-Action Jojo's Bizarre Adventure Film's Ads Highlight Shining Diamond
Film opens in Japan on Friday
― Warner Bros. began streaming two commercials on Tuesday for the live-action JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable film. The commercials preview Jōsuke Higashikata's Stand Shining Diamond. Drama Version Stand Version The film's title is JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond wa Kudakenai Dai-Ichi-Shō (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable Chapter I), al...
Crunchyroll Adds And you thought there is never a girl online?, Peacemaker Anime
Yatterman Night, Danganronpa The Animation, BlazBlue Alter Memory, Brothers Conflict also added
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it has added the And you thought there is never a girl online?, Peacemaker, Yatterman Night, Danganronpa The Animation, BlazBlue Alter Memory, and Brothers Conflict anime. Funimation describes And you thought there is never a girl online?: After Hideki Nishimura co...
New Hoshin Engi TV Anime Reveals Visual
The official Twitter account for the new television anime adaptation of Ryu Fujisaki's Hoshin Engi manga revealed a visual for the anime on Wednesday. The combined 36th and 37th issues of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine revealed the anime on Thursday. The wording on the announcement suggests the new anime will be a remake instead of a sequel. The issue also revealed the new anime's three main cast ...
Japanese, Chinese Co-Produced RoboMasters The Animated Series' Premieres in October
The official Twitter account for the Japanese and Chinese co-produced RoboMasters The Animated Series project revealed on Tuesday that the show will premiere in Japan on WOWOW on October 13 at 10:30 p.m. The show will also premiere on Chinese streaming sites simultaneously, and will then be available on Japanese streaming sites after that. Yasutaka Yamamoto (Actually, I Am…, Squid Girl Season 2) i...
Funimation Announces Chronos Ruler English Dub Cast
Jerry Jewell, Chris Wehkamp star
― Funimation Entertainment debuted the English dub of Chronos Ruler on Wednesday and announced the cast: Jerry Jewell as Victo Chris Wehkamp as Kiri Natalie Hoover as Koyuki Chris Rager as Horologue Mikaela Krantz as Emily Shawn Gann as Ralph Mark Stoddard as Vice Principal Jewell is directing the dub with ADR engineer William Dewell, writer Samuel Wooley, and mixing ...
Japanese Comic Ranking, July 24-30
Otaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii, Kimi ni Todoke, Tokyo Ghoul:re, Kingdom, Tsubaki-chō Lonely Planet in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Otaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii 4 283,523 283,523 2017/07 Ichijinsha Fujita 1 1 2 Kimi ni Todoke 29 275,778 276,555 2017/07 Shueisha Karuho Shiina 2 1 3 Tokyo Ghoul:re 12 159,120 567,442 2017/07...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, July 24-30
Dragon Quest XI sells more than 2 million copies between 3DS, PS4
― Japan's Game Ranking: July 24-30 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 13DSDragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age Square Enix July 29 1,148,888 1,148,888 2PS4Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age Square Enix July 29 950,315 950,315 60 3NSwSplatoon 2 (Including Bundled Editions) Ni...
Live-Action Ajin Film's Trailer Highlights Action Scenes
Film to get MX4D and 4DX screenings
― The official website for the live-action film based on Gamon Sakurai's Ajin - Demi-Human manga began streaming a new trailer on Wednesday. The video highlights the action scenes and reveals that the film will get MX4D and 4DX screenings. With the 4DX or MX4D systems, certain theaters have motion seats that move in sync with certain action sequences onscreen. Simi...
2nd Hozuki's Coolheadedness Season Reveals New Visual
Also: Jigoku no Sata All Stars returns for opening theme
― The official website for the anime adaptation of Natsumi Eguchi's Hozuki's Coolheadedness (Hozuki no Reitetsu) manga updated with a new key visual for the upcoming second season on Thursday. The website also announced that Jigoku no Sata All Stars (Hell's Affairs All Stars), a group of the series' cast members, will return from the first seas...
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