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Bloomberg: China's Bilibili Anime Streaming Platform Aims for IPO in U.S.
IPO could raise US$200 million, according to report
― Bloomberg Technology reported on Monday that Chinese streaming platform Bilibili is planning to make an initial public offering (IPO) to sell stock in the United States next year. The report mentions that the company "could raise at least $200 million" in its entry into the U.S. stock exchange according to Bloomberg's anonymous source "with knowle...
Flying Witch English Dub to Stream on HIDIVE
New episodes to debut on Thursdays
― HIDIVE announced on Tuesday that it will stream Sentai Filmworks' English dub of Flying Witch. The streaming platform will add new dubbed episodes every Thursday at 1:00 p.m. starting on October 12. The cast, under director Shannon Reed, assistant director Kyle Jones, and writer Marta Bechtol, includes: Stephanie Wittels as Makoto Juliet Simmons as Chinatsu Adam G...
NIS America Apologizes for Ys VIII Localization, Announces Free Patch
NIS America president and CEO Takuro Yamashita issued a statement regarding the localization of the Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game on Tuesday. In the statement, he apologized for quality that "has not reached an acceptable level," and announced that a new translator and editor are going over the entire localization to create a free patch that will be out by the ...
Kodansha Releases Kokkoku: Moment by Moment Manga Digitally
Until Your Bones Rot manga also briefly listed
― Kodansha Comics released the first volume of Seita Horio's Kokkoku: Moment by Moment volume digitally in English on Tuesday. Retailer Amazon also previously listed a digital release of Yae Utsumi's Until Your Bones Rot (Hone ga Kusaru Made) manga from Kodansha Comics, but the listing as since been removed. Kodansha describes Kokkoku: Moment by Moment: ...
Land of the Lustrous Anime Listed With 12 Episodes
The official website for the television anime of Haruko Ichikawa's Land of the Lustrous (Hōseki no Kuni) manga revealed its DVD and Blu-ray Disc home video releases on Saturday. The site is listing six sets of two episodes each for a total of 12 episodes. The first home video release is slated for release in Japan on December 20. The site is streaming a commercial for the home video release. The s...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 8-14
ReLIFE, Space Patrol Luluco anime; Spirit Circle, Jackass! manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Amagami SS and Amagami SS+ Complete Collection BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$79.98 October 10 D. Gray-Man Season 3 Part 1 DVDCite Funimation Entertainment US$39.98 October 10 One Piece Season 9 Part 3 DVDAnimeNewsNetwork Funimation Entertainment US$39.99 October 10 Persona...
Dagashi Kashi 2's Video Previews Chinatsu Akasaki as Hajime Owari
Sequel TV anime series premieres in January
― TBS began streaming a character video for the Dagashi Kashi 2 sequel anime series on Wednesday. The video previews Chinatsu Akasaki as the new character Hajime Owari. The anime will premiere in January 2018 on TBS and BS-TBS. The anime's returning cast includes: Ayana Taketatsu as Hotaru Shidare Atsushi Abe as Kokonotsu Shikada Manami Numakura as Saya End...
'Road to You' Anime Short Starring Hiroshi Kamiya, Miyuki Sawashiro Streamed
Short also stars Atsuki Tani, Minami Tsuda, Masumi Asano, Kenji Nojima
― The Dunlop tire company's official Japanese website began streaming the "Road to You ~Kimi e to Tsuzuku Michi~" (Road to You: The Road That Goes On to You) anime short on Wednesday. The website also revealed the short's cast. The cast includes: Hiroshi Kamiya as Ryōta, a new company employee Miyuki Sawashiro as Yuki, Ryōta's gir...
Lost Song Anime's Introduction Video Streamed
Project starring Konomi Suzuki, Yukari Tamura debuts in 2018
― The official website for the original television anime project Lost Song began streaming an introduction video for the anime on Tuesday. The video introduces the story, main characters, and cast. (Note: The video linked above is region-locked to Japan.) The video premiered at an event for the anime on September 23. A separate promotional ...
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet Game Adds Yuuki, Strea
PS4, XB1, Steam game launches in Japan on February 8
― This week's issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki PlayStation magazine is revealing on Thursday that Yuuki and Strea will appear in the Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. The magazine is revealing visuals for the characters Llenn and Pitohui, who will debut in the game with a major update after the game's rel...
Rie Murakawa, Aki Sairenji, Moemi Otaka Join Cast of Robot Girls Z Anime Short
New Blu-ray Disc release ships in Japan on January 10
― A collaborative event for the Robot Girls Z anime and the Miracle Robot Force project announced the cast members for "Team-M" in the "Fukkatsu no Chika Teikoku!? Robot Girls Z vs. Nazo no Sandai Shuyaku Robo!" (The Resurrected Underground Empire!? Robot Girls Z vs. the Three Mysterious Major Lead-Role Robots!) short anime on Saturday. The Robot ...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, October 2-8
2017 Detective Conan film sells 13,824 + 9,382, followed by your name., In This Corner of the World, Sword Art Online the Movie, Kuroko's Basketball Last Game
― The limited first pressing of Resident Evil: The Final Chapter sold 1,117 more copies for a new total of 64,679. In its 29th week, it rose from #33 to #29 on the overall DVD chart. The Joker Game stage play landed at #32 with 1,041 copies. Hi...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, October 2-8
2017 Detective Conan film sells 13,263 + 3,965, followed by Sword Art Online the Movie, Kamen Rider Ex-Aid box, Love Live! Sunshine!!, Joker Game play
― Kamen Rider Ex-Aid Blu-ray Collection 3 sold 3,181 copies to rank #12 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. Love Live! Sunshine!! Aqours First Love Live! ~Step! Zero to One~ Blu-ray Memorial Box sold 2,370 more copies for a new total of 31,078 copies, I...
Osamu Tezuka's 'Yoru no Koe' Manga Gets Live-Action Special
Story about CEO pretending to be beggar who falls in love with woman debuts October 14
― Fuji TV announced on October 7 that its semiannual Yo nimo Kimyō na Monogatari (Tales of the Unusual) television program will adapt Osamu Tezuka's "Yoru no Koe" (The Voice of the Night) short manga into a live-action special that will debut on Saturday, October 14 at 9:00 p.m. Tatsuya Fujiwara will play IT compan...
Live-Action The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Film's Ad Shows Kokomi
3 pre-trailer theater ads also posted for October 21 film
― The Mainichi Shimbun newspaper's MAiDiGiTV YouTube channel began streaming a television commercial for the live-action film of Shūichi Asō's Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.) manga on Monday. The clip shows the character Kokomi Teruhashi pursuing Kusuo Saiki. The film's official website also streamed three new videos o...
Kemono Friends' Tatsuki Tweets for 1st Time in 2 Weeks
Director says Irodori team are "alive and well," will continue working as anime creator
― Kemono Friends anime director TATSUKI posted his first Tweet in two weeks since he announced that he was no longer working on the new Kemono Friends anime project. He states in the post: (Hello, I don't have anything in particular to report, but the three Irodori people are alive and well. Thank you to everyone ...
Great Mazinger Appears Mazinger Z: Infinity Anime Film
Original Mazinger Z voice actors Hiroya Ishimaru, Minori Matsushima, more join January film
― The official website for the upcoming Gekijōban Mazinger Z / Infinity (Movie Version Mazinger Z: Infinity) anime film announced on Tuesday that the Great Mazinger robot from the titular Great Mazinger anime will appear in the new film alongside Mazinger Z. The site also announced new cast members, including ...
King's Game Anime Listed With 12 Episodes
The official website King's Game The Animation, the television anime adaptation of Nobuaki Kanazawa's King's Game (Ō-sama Game) cellphone novel, revealed the details for its DVD and Blu-ray Disc home video releases on Saturday. The website lists six volumes with two episodes each for a total of 12 episodes. The series premiered in Japan on October 5. Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs ...
Genocidal Organ's Geno Studio to Announce 3 TV Anime Projects
1st project's teaser visual revealed
― The official website for anime studio Geno Studio announced on Tuesday that it is working on three new television anime projects. The studio shared a visual (pictured below) for one of the three projects, but it has not yet revealed any titles. More information will be revealed on Monday, October 16 at 6:00 p.m. JST. The URL for the image contains the word "Kokk...
My Neighbor Seki Manga Gets New Chapter in November
Artist's Voiradi manga takes one-month break instead
― This year's November issue of Media Factory's Comic Flapper magazine revealed on Thursday that Takuma Morishige will release a new chapter for his My Neighbor Seki (Tonari no Seki-kun) comedy manga in the December issue on November 4. It will be the first update for the series since the magazine's April issue on March 4. Morishige's latest manga ...
Minami Mizuno's Rainbow Days Manga Gets Live-Action Film
Summer 2018 film stars Mahiro Takasugi, Reo Sano, Taishi Nakagawa, Ryūsei Yokohama
― An official website and Twitter account for the live-action film based on Minami Mizuno's Rainbow Days (Nijiiro Days) manga opened on Tuesday. The film is slated to premiere in Japan in summer 2018. The film's cast includes, from left to right in the image above, Mahiro Takasugi as Tsuyoshi Naoe, Reo Sano (of the ban...
Dragon Quest Rivals Smartphone Game Trailers Reveal Early November Release
Card battle app features characters, monsters from Dragon Quest franchise
― Square Enix began streaming a game overview trailer and two "legend rare card" introduction videos for its upcoming Dragon Quest Rivals game for iOS and Android devices on Monday. The videos reveal that the game is slated to launch in Japan in early November. The first legend rare card introduction video focuses on characters...
Crunchyroll to Stream Yurucamp Anime
Series premieres in winter 2018
― Crunchyroll announced at its industry panel at New York Comic Con on Saturday that it will stream the television anime of Afro's Yurucamp (Yurukyan△, Laid-Back Camp Δ) manga. The anime will premiere in winter 2018. Yoshiaki Kyougoku (Kuroko's Basketball and Robotics;Notes episode director, Tokyo Ghoul unit director) is directing the series at C-Station (STARMYU, Dra...
Kodansha Comics Licenses Again!! Manga
Tokyo Tarareba Girls, Grand Blue Dreaming get print releases
― Kodansha Comics announced during its panel at New York Comic Con on Sunday that it has licensed Mitsurou Kubo's Again!! manga. The company will begin releasing the series in print in February 2018. The company will also begin releasing Akiko Higashimura's Tokyo Tarareba Girls (Tokyo Tarareba Musume) and Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka'...
Vertical Licenses Pop Team Epic, The Delinquent Housewife! Manga
Also: Hanamonogatari, Otorimonogatari slated for June, August 2018
― Vertical announced during Kodansha Comics' New York Comic Con panel on Sunday that it has licensed Bkub Ōkawa's Pop Team Epic and Yōko Nemu's The Delinquent Housewife! (Futsutsu na Yome Desu ga!) manga. The company will also release NisiOisin's Monogatari Series books Hanamonogatari and Otorimonogatari in June and August 2018, resp...
One Piece Kabuki Play Star Steps Down After Breaking Arm
Actor was injured in Monday performance
― One Piece kabuki play star Ichikawa Ennosuke IV is stepping down from the roles of Luffy and Hancock due to an injury on stage. Starting on Wednesday, During the curtain call of the midday performance on Monday, Ichikawa fell onto a stage mechanism and, when part of his costume got stuck in the machinery, he broke his arm. He was transferred to a hospital whe...
Viz's Shonen Jump to Preview Full Drive, Golem Hearts Manga
2 series to launch later this month
― Viz Media's English-language digital edition of Weekly Shonen Jump announced on Monday that it will preview Genki Ono's Full Drive and Gen Osuka's Golem Hearts manga. The two manga will launch on October 23 and October 30, respectively, the same days they launch in Japan. The titles are part of the "Jump Start" initiative, where Viz Media's Shonen Jump publishes ...
Exclusive: Live-Action Tokyo Ghoul Video Shows Kitchen Scene
Film screens in U.S. from October 16-22
― Funimation shared an English-subtitled clip from the live-action Tokyo Ghoul film with ANN on Monday. The video shows a scene where Kaneki realizes that he can no longer eat human food, as he only crazes human flesh. The film will open in U.S. theaters from October 16-22. Theater locations are listed on Funimation's website. The film premiered on July 3 at An...
'The File of Young Kindaichi Returns' Manga Gets New Manga With Kindaichi as Adult
Main Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo R manga ends in Weekly Shonen Magazine on October 18
― The 21st issue of Kodansha's Evening magazine announced on Tuesday that Seimaru Amagi and Fumiya Sato are launching a new manga in the magazine based on their Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo R (The File of Young Kindaichi Returns) manga in next year's fourth issue on January 23. The new series will also center on the ...
Saiyuki Manga Gets New Stage Musical in Fall 2018
Shun Mikami, Mitsuru Karahashi return as Kōmyō Sanzō, Ukoku Sanzō
― An event for the stage musicals of Kazuya Minekura's Saiyuki manga revealed on Sunday that a new stage musical, titled Saiyuki Kageki-den -Ibun-, will run in early fall 2018. The story is set 400 years before the events of the main story at Taisōji, a priest training temple known as the greatest in Shangri-La. The musical will star S...
OLDCODEX Performs Opening Song for Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari Anime
CD single slated for February 2018
― The official website for SILVER LINK's Butlers: Chitose Momotose Monogatari (Butlers: A Millennium Century Story) television anime series revealed on Friday that rock band OLDCODEX (Kuroko's Basketball, God Eater, Free!) will perform the anime's as-yet untitled opening theme song. The song's CD single is slated for release on February 7, 2018. Kadokawa began strea...
Voltron Legendary Defender Show's Season 4 Clip Previews Lotor's Plan
4th season premieres on Friday
― The official website of the Entertainment Weekly magazine began streaming a clip from the fourth season of Dreamworks' Voltron Legendary Defender animated series on Sunday. The clip previews Prince Lotor's plan to travel between realities to collect quintessence. The official Twitter account of the show also confirmed that the character Kaltenecker will return for the...
Macross Delta Film Reveals Title, February 2018 Opening With Concerts
Film to re-compile TV anime's story with new scenes, new song; more Walkūre concerts in February
― At a Macross Delta film announcement event on Monday, Macross franchise creator Shoji Kawamori unveiled the title and opening date of the film project. Gekijō-ban Macross Delta: Gekijō no Walkūre (Macross Delta the Movie: Passionate Walkūre) will open on Febuary 9, 2018. (The terms for "theater" and "pa...
Japan Foundation Los Angeles to Screen Napping Princess Film on Wednesday
Free screening takes place at JFLA Auditorium at 7:00 p.m.
― The Japan Foundation Los Angeles revealed on Saturday that it will screen Kenji Kamiyama's anime film Napping Princess (Ancien and the Magic Tablet or Hirune Hime: Shiranai Watashi no Monogatari) at the JFLA Auditorium in Los Angeles on Wednesday, October 11 at 7:00 p.m. The screening will be free, and will have Japanese audio with English ...
Himōto! Umaru-chan R 1st BD/DVD Includes Mini PC Game
Show slated for 12 episodes with 1st Blu-ray/DVD volume in December
― The official website for the Himōto! Umaru-chan R sequel anime revealed on Monday that the first DVD and Blu-ray Disc volume for the anime in Japan will include a mini PC game titled "Dara Dara Quest" (Sloven Quest). The site is also streaming a commercial for the release. The show will have six home video volumes containing two ep...
Ministry of Cultural Affairs Awards Hirokata Takahashi, Tadashi Furukawa, Makoto Negishi
Ministry's Film Awards will have ceremony on October 25
― The Japanese government's Ministry of Cultural Affairs announced the winners of its Film Awards on September 25. Hirokata Takahashi (Ace wo Nerae!, Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro, Castle in the Sky) won the award for director of photography. Makoto Negishi (X, Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection 'F') won the award for technical coordinator. Tadas...
Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond Anime Listed With 12 Episodes
The official website for the anime of Yasuhiro Nightow's Blood Blockade Battlefront manga revealed the DVD and Blu-ray Disc releases for the second anime season, Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond, on Sunday. According to the home video listings, the anime will have 12 episodes. The first of six home video volumes is slated for February 17 in Japan with the first two episodes, audio commentary, c...
Japanese Tunnels & Trolls Tabletop RPG Magazine Issue Gets English Release
Specialist tabletop RPG magazine launched in 2016
― Publisher Flying Buffalo announced in August that it will print an English version of an issue of the Japanese T&T Magazine, a specialist magazine dedicated to the Tunnels & Trolls tabletop role-playing game system. The English edition will include original manga, both solo and group adventures, as well as an abridged mini-version of the game rulese...
Girls und Panzer Dream Tank Match Game's Video Previews ChouCho's Theme Song
PS4 game with online matches arrives in Japan this winter, gets English release in Asia
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a theme song video on Saturday for its Girls und Panzer Dream Tank Match PlayStation 4 game. The video previews ChouCho's theme song "one and only," and also previews gameplay. Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia will release the game this winter in Southeast Asia with Engl...
3rd Space Battleship Yamato 2202 Anime Film's 1st 10 Minutes Streamed
3rd film in 7-part series opens in Japan on October 14
― Bandai Visual began streaming the first 10 minutes on Saturday for the third film in the Uchū Senkan Yamato 2202: Ai no Senshi-tachi (Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love or Star Blazers 2202: Warriors of Love) anime sequel project, subtitled "Junai-hen" (Pure Love Chapter). The video will be available until November 3. The film will ...
Slow Start Anime's TV Ad Previews New Characters
Slice-of-life school series premieres in January
― The official Twitter account for the television anime adaptation of Yuiko Tokumi's Slow Start manga began streaming a 30-second ad for the series on Saturday. The video shows the characters Enami-sensei and Shion for the first time. TVアニメ『スロウスタート』30秒番宣CM第1弾を公開しました!志温さんや榎並先生は今回のCMで初登場!2018年1月の放送に向けて、引き続き続報をどうぞお楽しみに!https://t.co/gixa1dxZar #スロウスタート pic...
God Eater 3 Game Confirmed For Release in Americas
New home console title revealed in Japan on Saturday
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America announced on Saturday that it will release the God Eater 3 action role-playing game in the Americas. GOD EATERS are called upon once more to save humanity! Announcing the next entry in the GOD EATER series. Stay tuned for more info soon. pic.twitter.com/EsQv63Iwjq— Bandai Namco US (@BandaiNamcoUS) October 7, 201...
Major 2nd Manga Has 'Important Announcement' on October 18
This year's 46th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine is revealing on Wednesday that Takuya Mitsuda's Major 2nd baseball manga will have an "important announcement" in the magazine's next issue on October 18. The 47th issue will also feature the manga on the cover, and the chapter in the issue will have a color opening page. Mitsuda launched the manga in Weekly Shonen Sunday in Marc...
Project ARMS Writer Launches New Manga This Winter
Writer works with new artist Teppei Sugiyama on new detective manga
― This year's 46th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine is revealing on Wednesday that writer Kyoichi Nanatsuki and artist Teppei Sugiyama will launch a new manga temporarily titled Tantei Nemo to Nanatsu no Satsujin Misshitsu (Detective Nemo and the Seven Secret Murder Rooms) this winter in the magazine. Nanatsuki (Pr...
Claymore's Norihiro Yagi Launches New Manga This Winter
Manga marks 1st time author is publishing in Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine
― This year's 46th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine is revealing on Wednesday that manga creator Norihiro Yagi is launching a new series in the magazine this winter. The work will mark the first time Yagi is publishing a manga in Weekly Shonen Sunday. The magazine will reveal the exact premiere date and titl...
Natsume's Book of Friends Roku Anime's 2nd OVA Previewed in Video
Aniplex began streaming a promotional video on Thursday for the second OVA for Natsume Yūjin-Chō Roku, the sixth anime in the franchise based on Yuki Midorikawa's Natsume's Book of Friends (Natsume Yūjin-Chō) manga. (Note: the linked video is region-locked to Japan.) The OVA is titled "Mugen no Kakera" (A Fragment of Fantasy). In the OVA, Natsume and Nyanko-sensei go to a certain forest in order t...
Natsume's Book of Friends Anime Gets Film in 2018
Studio Shuka, voice actors Hiroshi Kamiya, Kazuhiko Inoue return for film
― Shueisha opened a website on Sunday to announce that Yuki Midorikawa's Natsume's Book of Friends (Natsume Yūjin-Chō) manga is inspiring an anime film that will premiere in 2018. The website confirmed that voice actors Hiroshi Kamiya and Kazuhiko Inoue will return to play Takashi Natsume and Nyanko-sensei, respectively. Animat...
Crunchyroll Streams Natsume's Book of Friends Roku Anime's 1st OVA
1st of 2 planned OVAs for 6th season's home video release shipped on September 27
― Crunchyroll began streaming a new OVA for the Natsume's Book of Friends franchise on Sunday. The OVA, titled "Suzunaru no Kirikabu" (The Stump of the Suzunaru Tree), is the first of two planned OVAs for the home video release of the sixth season in Japan. Natsume Yūjin-Chō Roku, the sixth anime in the franchise based ...
Starmyu Anime Gets New Stage Musical, OVA in 2018; 3rd Anime Season in 2019 (Updated With Video)
New OVA tells Halloween story, ships in October 2018
― The official Twitter account for the STARMYU anime franchise announced on Sunday that the anime is getting a new OVA project in October 2018, as well as a third season in 2019. The franchise will also get a sequel stage musical that will premiere in July 2018 at the Nippon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo and the Morinomiya Piloti Hall in Osaka. The below...
Viz Media's SuBLime Imprint Licenses The Boy Can't Help It, VOID, Coyote, Escape Journey Manga
Series from Tei Hidou, Ranmaru Zariya, Ogeretsu Tanaka
― Viz Media's SuBLime Manga imprint announced at its industry panel at Yaoi-Con on Saturday that it has licensed the following manga titles: Author: Tei Hidou Title: The Boy Can't Help It (Ano Ko wa Sore wo Gaman Dekinai) Digital-only one-shot release in April 2018 Frontier Works published the original one-volume manga in July 2016 in Japan. Auth...
Fate/Extra Last Encore TV Anime Previews Urara Takano as Rider in Ad
1st of 6 character ads debuting every other Saturday
― The official website for the television anime of the Fate/Extra game confirmed that Urara Takano is reprising her game role of Rider in the anime. The website also posted the accompanying character commercial and character visual: The anime, titled Fate/Extra Last Encore, will premiere "next winter." Every two weeks starting this weekend, one of ...
Last Idolm@ster SideM Blu-ray/DVD to Include 'Special Edition' Episode
After The Idolm@ster SideM television anime premiered on Saturday, its official website announced the Blu-ray Disc and DVD release, including an unaired "special-edition" episode in the seventh and final volume. Some anime series have used the term "special edition" to designate a compilation episode. The first of the monthly Blu-ray/DVD volumes will ship on December 27, and the last will ship wit...
Jump Festa '18 Event to Feature Yuragi-sō no Yūna-san Manga
This year's 45th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed the stage event lineup on Saturday for this year's "Jump Festa '18" event. The event will take place at the Makuhari Messe event hall in Chiba on December 16-17. The works that will have a stage presentation include: Mikie Ikemoto, Ukyō Kodachi, and Masashi Kishimoto's Boruto: Naruto Next Generations manga Hideaki Sorachi's ...
God Eater 3 Console Game Unveiled Along With 1st God Eater RPG App
App casts Hiro Shimono, Naomi Ōzora, Maaya Sakamoto, Yu Kobayashi, more
― Bandai Namco Entertainment unveiled God Eater 3, the previously teased new console game in the God Eater franchise, with its first trailer during the "God Eater Latest Info Unveiling Livestream" event on Saturday. The event, which ran during the franchise's live orchestra concert, also announced the smartphone role-playing game...
Seven Deadly Sins' New Anime Reveals FLOW × GRANRODEO on Opening Song, January 6 Debut, Promo Video
2 rock bands previously collaborated on 1st anime's 1st ending
― The official website for the Seven Deadly Sins anime franchise unveiled the opening theme song artists, January 6 premiere date, first promotional video, and a new visual for the new season, The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments (Nanatsu no Taizai: Imashime no Fukkatsu), on Saturday. The groups FLOW and GRANRODEO are collab...
Fate/Apocrypha, Sword Art Online Movie Win Top Newtype Anime Awards
Katsugeki! Tōken Ranbu, Yuichiro Umehara, Miyuki Sawashiro, Kemono Friends, Bungo Stray Dogs, Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, BONES, Eromanga Sensei also win
― Kadokawa's Monthly Newtype magazine announced the results of the Newtype Anime Awards 2016-2017 at the Machi Asobi Vol. 19 event on Saturday. Best Work (TV Broadcast) Fate/Apocrypha Bungo Stray Dogs 2 Katsugeki Touken Ranbu Kemono Friends KONOSU...
Girls & Panzer's 1st Finale Film Previewed in Trailer, Ad
Sayaka Sasaki's opening song teased from 1st of 6 episodes debuting on December 9
― The official website for the Girls und Panzer franchise began streaming a trailer and 15-second commercial for the first film in the six-film Girls und Panzer das Finale project on Saturday. The trailer first ran during a fifth anniversary livestream event earlier in the day. It features the opening theme song "Grand ...
Girls & Panzer's 1st Finale Film Reveals New Characters With Cast
Visual, compilation of TV anime/Anzio OVA also revealed before film's December 9 opening
― A fifth anniversary livestream event for the Girls und Panzer franchise revealed more details on the first film in the six-film Girls und Panzer das Finale project on Saturday. The event unveiled new characters from BC Freedom High School and their cast members (from left to right in image below): Yumi Hara as ...
Girls & Panzer Franchise Gets Live-Action Promotional Video
Staff to reveal more info at later date
― A fifth anniversary livestream event for the Girls und Panzer franchise announced on Saturday that the franchise is getting a live-action promotional video. The announcement specifically stated that there are no plans to make Girls und Panzer into a live-action film. The staff will reveal more information about the promo video at a later date. The anime franc...
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya Anime Gets Sequel Project
1st film in franchise opened in Japan on August 26
― A stage panel at the Machi Asobi vol.19 event on Saturday announced that the Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya anime franchise, based on Hiroshi Hiroyama's manga, is getting a sequel anime project. Voice actress Mai Kadowaki confirmed the announcement on Twitter on Saturday. Hiroyama's original Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya manga re-imagines the Fate...
Dagashi Kashi 2 Anime Reveals January Premiere, New Cast Member
Chinatsu Akasaki to play Hajime Owari in sequel series
― This year's 46th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine is revealing on Wednesday that the Dagashi Kashi 2 sequel anime series will premiere in January 2018 on TBS and BS-TBS. The issue is also revealing that Chinatsu Akasaki (Welcome to the Ballroom's Chinatsu, Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma's Alice) will play the character Hajime O...
Gourmet Manga Medamayaki no Kimi Itsu Tsubusu? Gets Live-Action Series in November
Sho Aoyagi stars as man who agonizes over different ways people eat
― Japanese television channel MBS opened a website on Saturday to announce that Gō Ōhinata's Medamayaki no Kimi Itsu Tsubusu? (What is your perfect way to eat fried eggs? or lit: When Do You Break the Yolk of an Egg Fried Sunny-Side Up?) manga is getting a live-action series adaptation. The show will premiere on MBS on November 6 at ...
Takara Tomy's Shinkalion Franchise Gets TV Anime in 2018
Toy franchise features transforming bullet trains who fight to protect Japan
― Takara Tomy announced on Saturday that its Shinkalion toy franchise is getting a television anime adaptation that will premiere in 2018. The anime, titled Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion the Animation, will air on TBS and its affiliates. The Shinkalion robots are various models of real-life Japanese bullet trains (shinka...
Layton's Mystery Journey Game's 3DS Launch Trailer Streamed
3DS version launched in West on Friday
― Nintendo began streaming a launch trailer on Friday for the Nintendo 3DS version of Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy. The trailer previews the game's English dub cast. The game launched in the West on Friday. The game has been available on iOS and Android devices worldwide since July 20, and the game's Japanese Nintendo 3DS ...
ufotable's Ohenro Pilgrimage Anime Gets 2nd Season
1st 44-episode series chronicled high school girls during famed 88-temple Shikoku pilgrimage
― Anime studio ufotable announced at the Machi Asobi Vol.19 event on Saturday that its Ohenro (Ohenro: Hachihachi Aruki) television anime series is getting a second season. The anime will also have a crowdfunding campaign. The original anime series aired for 44 episodes from May 2014-March 2015. "Ohenro" refe...
NISA Streams 'Exploring in the Dark' Trailer For Yomawari: Midnight Shadows Game
PS4/PS Vita/PC game slated for October 24 in N. America, October 27 in Europe
― NIS America began streaming an English "Exploring in the Dark" trailer on Friday for the Yomawari: Midnight Shadows video game. Yomawari: Midnight Shadows shipped in Japan for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita on August 24. NIS America will release the game in North America on October 24 and Europe on October 27 for ...
Crunchyroll Streams Two Car TV Anime
Site also reveals territories, premiere dates for Ancient Magus' Bride, Code:Realize, Blend-S
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream SILVER LINK's Two Car original television anime series. The site will begin streaming the series on Saturday at 12:00 p.m. EDT for members in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, the Netherlands, Latin America,...
Gintama Ranbu Game's 1st Promo Video Reveals Theme Song, More Playable Characters
Katsura, Takasugi revealed as playable characters in game shipping on January 18
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming the first promotional video on Saturday for its upcoming Gintama Ranbu action game for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita. The video previews the battle mechanics reminiscent of Musou games. The video features the following playable characters: Gintoki, Shinpachi, Kagura, Kats...
Gundam the Origin: Rise of the Red Comet Anime Episode Previewed in Subbed, Dubbed Videos
6th episode ends anime's "Loum Arc," opens on May 5 in Japan
― The Gundam.info portal began streaming an English-subtitled and an English-dubbed trailer on Saturday for Tanjō Akai Suisei" (Rise of the Red Comet), the sixth episode of the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin anime and the last in the anime's "Loum Arc." Subtitled Version Dubbed Version The episode will open in Japan on May 5, 2018, and will...
HIDIVE Streams Himouto! Umaru-chan R, My Girlfriend is Shobitch Outside U.S.
Anime streaming service HIDIVE announced on Friday that it will stream Himouto! Umaru-chan R and My Girlfriend is Shobitch television anime series in some territories as they air in Japan. Himouto! Umaru-Chan R will premiere for HIDIVE members on October 8 at 11:30 a.m. EDT for the following territories: United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, France, Belgium, Luxembourg, Ge...
Ultraman Film Opens in China Without Japanese Rights Holder's Approval
Film that casts Ultraman as enemy opened in China on October 1
― A Chinese production company based in Guangzhou, Guangdong Province produced a movie featuring the Japanese character Ultraman. Ultraman production company Tsuburaya Productions has claimed the film is a violation of copyright, but it opened in China on October 1. The film is titled Dragon Force: So Long, Ultraman, and it casts Ultraman...
Crunchyroll Adds 'Wake Up, Girls!', Time Bokan Sequels to Simulcast Lineup
Also: Anime-Gataris premiere dates, regions announced
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will simulcast Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter (Wake Up, Girls! Shin Shō) and Time Bokan The Villains Strike Back (Time Bokan: Gyakushū no San-Okunin) this fall. Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter will premiere on October 10 at 2:05 a.m. EDT, and will be available worldwide outside of Asia. Time Bokan The Villains St...
Tubi TV Adds God Mars Anime
Series also available for streaming on Crunchyroll
― Video streaming service Tubi TV has added the God Mars science-fiction television anime series to its streaming catalog. All 64 episodes are streaming in Japanese with English subtitles. Crunchyroll is also streaming the anime in the United States and Canada. The series based on Mitsuteru Yokoyama's (Tetsujin 28/Gigantor) manga originally aired in ...
Otome Yūsha Smartphone Game Previewed in Animated Promo Video
Game now delayed to winter
― Level 5 began streaming a promotional video for its Otome Yūsha (Otomé HERO) iOS and Android game on Friday. The video reveals that the game is now slated for this winter. Level 5 planned to release the game for iOS and Android devices in Japan last winter. However, the company later revised its release window to this spring. The company then announced in April that it pl...
Crunchyroll to Simulcast Love Rice 2 Anime
New season premieres Saturday
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the second season of Love Rice as it airs in Japan. The stream will premiere streaming worldwide outside of Asia on Saturday at 10:45 a.m. EDT. The first 12-episode anime series premiered on April 5. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan. The anime project anthropomorphizes rice (kome in Japanese) into ...
Super Mario Odyssey Game's Overview Trailer Streamed
Game launches worldwide on October 27
― Nintendo began streaming an overview trailer for its Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo Switch game on Friday in Japanese and English. The video also shows gameplay with Cappy and some of the game's special features, including minigames and Snapshot Mode, where players can take photos in-game. English: Japanese: In the game, Mario leaves the Mushroom Kingdom to "go o...
Doreiku Survival Game Manga Gets TV Anime
24 survival game participants have device that can make opponents into slaves
― An official website for a television anime adaptation of Shinichi Okada and Hiroto Ōishi's Doreiku: Boku to 23-nin no Dorei (Slave District: 23 Slaves and Me) manga opened on Saturday. The story is a survival game between 24 people who each have a device called an SCM (slave control method), which can make their opponent ...
Funimation's Hybrid X Heart Home Video Release Delayed to 2018
Funimation Entertainment confirmed with ANN that its home video release for Hybrid×Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia "has been removed from the schedule for 2017." The company did not provide a reason for the delay, but promised to update on a distribution plan for 2018. The release was slated for November 21. The series premiered in July 2016. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan. Tha...
Pacific Rim Uprising Film Reveals Trailer, Rinko Kikuchi Return
Kikuchi returns as Mako Mori; story details, mech designs revealed
― The staff of the Pacific Rim Uprising sequel film revealed to Entertainment Weekly on Thursday that Rinko Kikuchi is reprising her role as Mako Mori in the film. Kikuchi's costar Charlie Hunnam will not return. In the film, Mako will be commanding a new generation of young pilots. She will serve as protector to the new protagonist ...
Sentai Filmworks Announces Haikyu!! English Dub Cast With Video
Bryson Baugus, Scott Gibbs, more join cast
― Sentai Filmworks announced the cast for its English dub of Haikyu!! on Friday. The company also began streaming a video clip featuring the dub. The cast includes: Karasuno High Bryson Baugus as Shoyo Hinata Scott Gibbs as Tobio Kageyama Greg Cote as Ryunosuke Tanaka Justin Doran as Daichi Sawamura Adam Gibbs as Koshi Sugawara Greg Ayres as Yu Nishinoya Le...
Gintama Ranbu PS4/Vita Game Slated for January 18 in Japan
Game also gets "AV Edition" release, drama CD for pre-orders
― This year's 45th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Saturday that Bandai Namco Entertainment's upcoming Gintama Ranbu action game for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita will ship in Japan on January 18. The magazine also revealed that the game will have a Limited "AV Edition" release that will include 16 songs fro...
AOKANA: Four Rhythm Across the Blue Switch Game's Video Reveals March 29 Release Date
Nintendo Switch version originally slated for winter
― The official YouTube channel of the game brand sprite began streaming a promotional video for the Nintendo Switch version of its AOKANA: Four Rhythm Across the Blue (Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm) visual novel on Friday. The video reveals that the game will ship on March 29. The game was originally slated for release this winter. The limited editio...
Live-Action Hyouka Film Previewed in TV Ad
Adaptation of Honobu Yonezawa's mystery novel opens in Japan on November 3
― Kadokawa began streaming a television commercial for the live-action film of Honobu Yonezawa's mystery novel Hyouka on Friday. The video previews the main cast. The film's official website revealed a poster visual in September. The film will open in Japan on November 3. Kento Yamazaki (live-action Your Lie in April, Orange) ...
Space Battleship Yamato 2202 Anime's 3rd Film Previewed in TV Ad
3rd film in 7-part project opens in Japan on October 14
― Bandai Visual began streaming a television commercial on Friday for the third film in the Uchū Senkan Yamato 2202: Ai no Senshi-tachi (Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love or Star Blazers 2202: Warriors of Love) anime sequel project, subtitled "Junai-hen" (Pure Love Chapter). A television special for the film will debut on BS11 on Oc...
Umimachi Diary Manga to Have 'Important Announcement' on October 28
The November issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Flowers magazine revealed on September 28 that Akimi Yoshida's Umimachi Diary manga series will have an "important announcement" in the magazine's December issue on October 28. The manga's story takes place in Kamakura, and revolves around Yoshino, the middle of three sisters. One morning, after she wakes up in a man's room, her father's obituary is deliv...
'We have always been 10 cm apart.' Anime Special Previewed in Promo Video, Visual
Latest in Honeyworks anime works airs for 6 weeks starting on November 24
― The official website for the We have always been 10 cm apart. (Itsudatte Bokura no Koi wa 10-Centimeters Datta.) anime special began streaming the special's first promotional video on Friday. (Note: The video linked above is region-locked to Japan.) The special is the latest entry in HoneyWorks' "Confess Your Love Committee: ...
Masahito Soda's New Manga Title Revealed as Change!
New manga debuts on November 6
― The November issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine revealed the title of Capeta creator Masahito Soda new manga on Friday. The title of the new manga is Change!. The magazine teases the manga with the text, "She will surely never forget the moment the world changed. Put all of yourself in your words." The first chapter will have 87 pages and an opening color pag...
Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san Anime Reveals Promo Video, Cast, Staff, Visual, January Debut
Rie Takahashi, Yuuki Kaji star in series at Shinei Animation
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Sōichirō Yamamoto's Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san (Takagi-san, the Master of Teasing) manga opened on Friday to reveal the show's January 2018 premiere. The site is also streaming the show's first promotional video. In the above video, Nishikata swears he'll finally tease Takagi tod...
Female Pop Duo Puffy to Sing New Chibi Maruko-chan Anime's Ending Song
Original creator Momoko Sakura wrote lyrics for song, Tetsuro Oda returns to compose
― The official website of the Chibi Maruko-chan anime revealed on Tuesday that pop duo Puffy (PuffyAmiYumi) will perform the anime's new ending theme song "Susume Nonsense" (Advance! Nonsense). The new theme song will debut in the show in the new episode on Sunday. Anime versions of the duo's two members will appear ...
BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle Fighting Game's Video Shows Ruby Rose in Action
Video hints at possibility of characters from other franchises being included
― Arc System Works began streaming a gameplay video for its Blazblue Cross Tag Battle crossover fighting game on Friday. The video shows the currently revealed cast in action, including the first footage of Ruby Rose from RWBY in action. The clip includes music from all four franchises, and stages from Blazblue, Persona 4 A...
Go Ikeyamada's Seka-Chu!! Sequel Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
3rd volume to ship November 24
― This year's 21st issue of Shogakukan's Sho-Comi magazine revealed on Thursday that Go Ikeyamada's Seka-Chu!! sequel manga Satō, Watashi o Sukitte Barechau yo!? will end in two chapters. Sekai wa Nakajima ni Koi wo Suru!! (The World Loves Nakajima, or Seka-Chu!! for short) ended in Sho-Comi in January, and the sequel began in this year's fifth issue released on Februar...
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K Anime's Season 2 Confirms Returning Cast
The November issue of Shueisha's Saikyo Jump magazine revealed the returning cast members for the upcoming upcoming second season of the television anime of Shūichi Asō's The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. manga on Friday. The returning cast includes: Hiroshi Kamiya as Kusuo Saiki Nobunaga Shimazaki as Shun Kaidō Daisuke Ono as Riki Nendō Natsuki Hanae as Reita Toritsuka Satoshi Hino as Kineshi Hairo...
Crunchyroll Simulcasts Taisho Mebiusline Chicchaisan Short Anime
Also: New Kino's Journey debuts on Crunchyroll on Friday, 11:30 a.m. EDT
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will stream Taisho Mebiusline Chicchaisan, the television anime short series based on HolicWorks' Taishō Mebius Line boys-love game. The stream will debut on Friday at 10:30 a.m. EDT for members worldwide outside of Asia. Crunchyroll also revealed that its stream of the Kino's Journey ...
Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient Neues; Game's Video Previews Gameplay
Reboot of 2013 horror game released on Thursday
― Digital game distribution platform PLAYISM released the Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient Neues; game in Japan on Thursday. The game is a reboot of GrindHouse's Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient game, and was originally slated for a July release. PLAYISM is streaming a gameplay video for the game. The rebooted version features additions to the story, new images...
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