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Masamune-kun's Revenge R Season Rescheduled to July 3 After COVID-19 Delay
Anime season was slated for April premiere
― The official website for the television anime of Hazuki Takeoka and Tiv's Masamune-kun's Revenge (Masamune-kun no Revenge) manga debuted a new television commercial and key visual for Masamune-kun's Revenge R (Masamune-kun no Revenge R), the show's second season, on Friday. The commercial announces that the season's premiere has been rescheduled to July 3....
Ikimono-san TV Anime's Teaser Previews Voices Without Revealing Cast
Shorts about boy & his dog's antics to air on MBS, TBS' 'Super Animeism' block
― The staff for Atsushi Wada's Ikimono-san series of anime shorts debuted a teaser promotional video on Monday. The video previews the voices for the main characters, a boy named Igaguri and his constant canine companion. However, the staff has yet to announce the anime's voice cast. The series of shorts is based on Wada's...
Kodansha Reveals Hundred Note Detective Project With Anime, Manga, Events
Story is set in crime-ridden Tokyo with 100 detective teams
― Kodansha announced on Monday Hundred Note, a new multimedia project which will have a YouTube anime, manga, and events. The project is set in the year 20XX in Tokyo City, now known as a city of criminals. Here, 100 detectives and their assistants clash in a battle of wits against criminals, with a three-man team of a detective and his two ...
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Tops Estimated US$1 Billion Globally
#10 biggest ever worldwide animated film opens with US$14.3 million in Japan
― The Box Office Mojo and The Numbers websites list The Super Mario Bros. Movie with estimated earnings of US$490,016,000 in the United States as of Sunday, April 30. It earned an estimated US$40 million from Friday to Sunday to top the U.S. weekend box office once again. Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Sunda...
Mamekichi Mameko NEET no Nichijō Season 2's Video Reveals May 17 Debut
Season 1 premiered in October 2022
― The official website for the television anime of Mameko Mamekichi's Mamekichi Mameko NEET no Nichijō (Mameko Mamekichi's Daily NEET Life) manga unveiled a promotional video and a new visual for the anime's second season on Monday. The video reveals the second season's May 17 premiere date on Fuji TV. The anime's second season was announced on April 3. The anime wi...
Ya Boy Kongming! Manga Gets Live-Action Series Starring Osamu Mukai
Mukai plays reincarnated Shokatsu Kōmei (a.k.a. Zhuge Kongming/Zhuge Liang) this fall
― Fuji TV announced on Monday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Yuto Yotsuba and Ryō Ogawa's Ya Boy Kongming! (Paripi Kōmei) manga that will premiere on Fuji TV this fall. Osamu Mukai (seen in costume below) will play the titular Shokatsu Kōmei (Zhuge Kongming, better known in history as Zhuge ...
Master Detective Archives: Rain Code Game's Character Trailer Highlights Amaterasu Corporation
Amaterasu Corporation Peacemakers' cast members introduced
― Spike Chunsoft and Too Kyo Games began streaming a character trailer for the Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE (Enigma Archives Rain Code/Chō Tantei Jikenbo Rain Code) game on Thursday. The video highlights the Amaterasu Corporation. The cast members for the Amaterasu Corporation Peacemakers are: Landon McDonald as Seth Burroughs
Kane Ju...
New Akuma Kun Anime Series' Teaser Unveils 4 More Cast Members
Ryoko Shiraishi, Yumiri Hanamori, Fairouz Ai, Yukiyo Fujii join cast
― Netflix debuted a teaser video and a new visual for the upcoming anime series project of Shigeru Mizuki's Akuma-kun manga on Saturday. The teaser announces four more cast members and more staff members. The newly announced cast members are: Ryoko Shiraishi as Sanae Kazama, Akuma Kun's mother Yumiri Hanamori as Mio Kazama, Sanae's ...
Manga UP Launches Taku Kawamura's False Child Manga in English
My Clueless First Friend creator launched latest manga on November 22
― Square Enix's Manga Up! website launched Taku Kawamura's False Child manga in English on Sunday. Manga Up! describes the story:
Imagine if a child who had passed away suddenly reappeared, looking exactly as she did before. But what if it was all the doing of a shapeshifting tanuki? This isn't a reunion. She isn't real. And yet, h...
The Vampire Dies in No Time Manga Creator Itaru Bonnoki Goes on Hiatus
Bonnoki to return "once he is able to eat a Burger King Whopper"
― Manga creator Itaru Bonnoki announced on his official Twitter account on Wednesday that he will go on hiatus to rest for a while, and added that he will return "once [his] stomach is healed and [he is] able to eat a Burger King Whopper." Bonnoki's The Vampire Dies in No Time (Kyūketsuki Sugu Shinu) manga is on a one-month hiatus from ...
Oi! Tonbo Golf Manga Listed With 2024 Anime
Ken Kawasaki, Yū Furusawa's story of disgraced golfer discovering prodigy on remote islands
― The Sendai branch of the Kikuya Shoten bookstore chain posted an image of Ken Kawasaki and Yū Furusawa's 44th Oi! Tonbo (Hey! Tonbo) manga volume on Friday. According to the wraparound jacket band on the image, an anime adaptation of the manga has been green-lit for 2024. The volume will ship on Monday. The ...
The [email protected] Shiny Colors: Song for Prism Smartphone Game Announced
Simulation/rhythm game features all 26 idols from 283 Production
― A live-streamed The [email protected] Shiny Colors special announced a new smartphone game, The [email protected] Shiny Colors: Song for Prism, on Saturday. The new idol-training simulation and rhythm game once again has the player becoming a producer for the 283 Production agency. The player produces the idols' careers with lessons and gigs, and a...
New Akuma Kun Anime Series' Teaser Unveils More Cast, Staff
Ryoko Shiraishi, Yumiri Hanamori, Fairouz Ai, Yukiyo Fujii join cast
― Netflix debuted a teaser video and a new visual for the upcoming anime series project of Shigeru Mizuki's Akuma-kun manga on Saturday. The teaser announces four more cast members and more staff members. The newly announced cast members are: Ryoko Shiraishi as Sanae Kazama, Akuma Kun's mother Yumiri Hanamori as Mio Kazama, Sanae's ...
Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Anime Gets 11th Season in July
Kanji Tsuda returns as Storyteller with Akira Funada directing at ILCA, yell
― The staff of the Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories television anime announced on Saturday that there will be a 11th season premiering on the TV Tokyo channel in July. The new series will have the theme of "anew" or "again" as it tells new urban legends. Kanji Tsuda reprises his role as the Storyteller. Akira Funada is aga...
The Demon Girl Next Door Manga Returns From Hiatus on May 26
Izumo Ito went on hiatus in October due to health condition
― The June issue of Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine announced on Friday that Izumo Ito will resume her The Demon Girl Next Door (Machikado Mazoku) manga in the next issue on May 26. The manga went on hiatus last October due to health reasons. Houbunsha's Comic Fuz app is allowing readers to catch up with the story by adding the ...
P.A. Works Unveils Original Anime Film Komada - A Whisky Family for November Opening
Saori Hayami stars in latest 'workplace' anime focusing on family whisky distillery
― Anime studio P.A. Works unveiled a new original feature-length anime film project titled Komada - A Whisky Family (Komada Jōryūsho e Yōkoso, literally "Welcome to the Komada Distillery). The film will open in Japan in November, but will also screen in this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival as part ...
The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor Light Novels Get Anime
Cross Infinite World publishes novels digitally in English, Yen Press publishes manga
― Kadokawa announced on Friday that Sarasa Nagase's The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor novel series has an anime adaptation in the works. Kadoakwa did not reveal the format or debut date for the anime. Cross Infinite World is releasing the novels in English, and it describes the story: Jill is sentenced ...
Reign of the Seven Spellblades Anime Reveals 6 New Cast Members
Shōya Chiba, Ai Kakuma, Ai Kayano, Atsushi Imaruoka, Satoshi Hino, Kazutomi Yamamoto join cast
― The staff for the lanime for Bokuto Uno's Reign of the Seven Spellblades (Nanatsu no Maken ga Shihai Suru) light novel series revealed six new cast members for the anime on Friday. Light novel illustrator Ruria Miyuki also drew the below commemorative visual. The newly announced cast members are: Shōya Ch...
Shizuki Fujisawa's Yuzuki-san Chi no Yon-Kyōdai Manga Gets TV Anime This Fall
Natsume's Book of Friends' Shuka animates coming-of-age story of 4 brothers
― A website opened on Friday to announce that a television anime of Shizuki Fujisawa's Yuzuki-san Chi no Yon-Kyōdai (Youth Story of a Family or The Four Yuzuki Brothers) manga has been green-lit. The studio Shuka (Natsume's Book of Friends) is animating the project for this fall. The coming-of-age story follows four brothers ...
Yen Press Licenses Reborn to Master the Blade Manga/Light Novels, More Series
Also:I May Be a Guild Receptionist, but I'll Solo Any Boss to Clock Out on Time manga
― Yen Press announced on Thursday that it has licensed two light novel series and one manga for release in October, as well as the print versions for the Reborn to Master the Blade: From Hero-King to Extraordinary Squire manga and light novel series. The series' light novels will also launch in October, but the mang...
Love Live! Superstar!! Group Adds 2 New 1st Year Members
Yuina reprises role as Wien Margarete; Natsumi's sister Tomari Onitsuka also joins Liella!
― The official website for the Love Live! idol franchise announced two new characters for "Liella!," the main idol group of the Love Live! Superstar!! part of the franchise, on Friday. The site unveiled a new visual and profile details for the characters. The new visual below shows the Omotesando street and Jin...
Crunchyroll Adds Edens Zero Anime's 1st Season Recap Movie
Recap to stream on Saturday
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the Edens Zero Season 1 Recap Movie on Saturday at 12:55 p.m. EDT in North America, Central America, South America, Europe (excluding Spain, Portugal, Italy, and French and German-speaking countries), Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, the Commonwealth of Independent States, and India. The recap aired in Japan on April 1...
Aksys Reveals Release Dates for Mon-Yu, Inescapable, Radiant Tale, Norn9 Games
Also: Pretty Princess Magical Garden Island
― Aksys Games began streaming an update video on Friday, and it reveals release dates for Mon-Yu: Defeat Monsters And Gain Strong Weapons And Armor: You May Be Defeated, But Don't Give Up. Become Stronger - I Believe There Will Be A Day When The Heroes Defeat The Devil King, Pretty Princess Magical Garden Island, Inescapable: No Rules, No Rescue, Radiant Ta...
N LITE's 'Afro-Anime' Film MFINDA Reveals More Staff, Preview at Annecy
Masao Maruyama to produce, Gisaburō Sugii to direct, GKIDS to coproduce
― Multimedia company N LITE announced on Friday that it will unveil an in-depth first look at MFINDA "AFRIME," or "afro-anime," at this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The company also revealed that MAPPA's Masao Maruyama (In This Corner of the World, Tokyo Godfathers producer, Summer Wars planner) is produci...
Imo Ōno's Healer Girl espressivo Spinoff Manga Ends
Spinoff manga about Healer Girl anime character Sonia Yanagi launched in May 2022
― The June issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine published the final chapter of Imo Ōno's Healer Girl espressivo, the spinoff manga adaptation of Studio 3Hz's Healer Girl original anime, on Wednesday. Ōno launched the manga in Monthly Comic Alive in May 2022. The manga features an original story about one of ...
Ken Terasato's The Ephemeral Scenes of Setsuna's Journey Manga Ends in May
Manga adaptation of Setsuna no Fūkei light novel launched in 2022
― The June issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comp Ace magazine revealed on Wednesday that Ken Terasato's The Ephemeral Scenes of Setsuna's Journey (Setsuna no Fūkei) manga, the adaptation of Rokusyou Usuawagi's light novel of the same title, will end in the magazine's next issue on May 25. Terasato launched the manga in Monthly Comp Ace in M...
Saint Seiya Manga's Live-Action Knights of the Zodiac Film's Clip Shows Nero Fighting Seiya
Film opened in Japan on Friday, opens in the U.S. on May 12
― Toei began streaming a clip from Knights of the Zodiac, the live-action film of Masami Kurumada's Saint Seiya manga, on Friday. The clip shows Nero, the Phoenix Knight (played by Diego Tinoci) fighting Seiya (played by Mackenyu). The film will begin screening in the U.S. on May 12. The film opened in Japan on Friday. The film is titled Sai...
Aniplex, Fahrenheit 213 Announce Murder Mystery Paradox: Fifteen Years of Summer Game
Visual novel launches for PC this year
― Aniplex and Fahrenheit 213 announced on Friday a new visual novel titled Murder Mystery Paradox: Fifteen Years of Summer (Murder Mystery Paradox Kono Hito Natsu no Jūgonen) for PC via Steam for release this year. The companies describe the game:
August, 2004.
Shikinejima — a secluded island that only a few hundred people call home. Fifteen-year-old Itsuki Amaz...
'A Certain' Series' Toaru Anbu no ITEM Spinoff Novels Get Manga Adaptation
Manga adaptation by strelka to launch in fall
― The June issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Dengeki Daioh magazine confirmed on Wednesday that Kazuma Kamachi's Toaru Anbu no ITEM (A Certain ITEM of the Dark Side; "ITEM" formed from "Shōjo Kyōsei" or coexisting girls), the latest novel series in his A Certain Magical Index franchise, will get a manga adaptation in fall 2023. Manga artist strelka (Hinow...
Akane Shimizu's Cells at Work! Gets Manga Spinoffs About Cats, Medicine
Manga spinoffs to launch on May 25
― The June issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine announced on Wednesday two new spinoff manga of Akane Shimizu's Cells at Work! manga, which will start serializations in the magazine's July issue on May 25. Choco Aozora is writing the original story, and Meku Kaire is drawing the Hataraku Saibō Neko (Cells at Work! Cat) manga (left in image above). Koma...
Manga Up! Adds Restaurant to Another World, A Terrified Teacher at Ghoul School! Manga
Both manga available this month
― Manga Up! announced on Wednesday that it will begin releasing two new manga from Yen Press this month: Title: Restaurant to Another World (Isekai Shokudō)
Manga Creators: Takaaki Kugatsu, Junpei Inuzuka, Katsumi Enami
Release Date: April 29 at 12:00 a.m. JST/11:00 a.m. EDT
Summary: By all appearances, Western Restaurant Nekoya is a normal restaurant serving normal pe...
Kenji Kamiyama's The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim Film Debuts at Annecy in June 2023
Film opens in cinemas on April 12, 2024
― Producer Jason DeMarco confirmed on Twitter on Thursday that The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim, the new feature film by Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Blade Runner: Black Lotus, Eden of the East), will make its debut at France's Annecy Festival in June 2023. The film will open in cinemas on April 12, 2024. Brian Cox will...
Encouragement of Climb Creator Shiro's 'Camera, Hajimete mo Ii Desu ka?' Manga Gets Live-Action Show
Manga about introverted high school girl's coming of age launched in 2019
― The June issue of Shonengahosha's Young King Ours magazine announced on Friday that Shiro's Camera, Hajimete mo Ii Desu ka? (Can I Begin a Camera?) manga will get a live-action show adaptation this summer. The manga's story centers on Mito Ikeda, an introverted high school girl with large breasts, who walks with a slouch. An ...
Shizuki Fujisawa's Yuzuki-san Chi no Yon-Kyōdai Manga Gets TV Anime This Fall
Natsume's Book of Friends' Shuka animates coming-of-age story of 4 brothers
― A website opened on Friday to announce that a television anime of Shizuki Fujisawa's Yuzuki-san Chi no Yon-Kyōdai (Youth Story of a Family or The Four Yuzuki Brothers) manga has been green-lit. The studio Shuka (Natsume's Book of Friends) is animating the project for this fall. The coming-of-age story follows four brothers ...
Live-Action Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games Series' Trailer Reveals Theme Song, Additional Cast
Series casts Aina Yamada, Mei Tanaka, Mone Akitani, Myra Arai, Asuka Kawatoko
― The staff of the live-action series adaptation of Eri Ejima's Young Ladies Don't Play Fighting Games (Tai Ari Deshita: Ojō-sama wa Kakutō Game Nante Shinai) manga revealed on Wednesday a trailer and additional cast members for Kuromi Girls' Academy students. The video reveals and previews the theme song "Seishun Wo Kirisa...
Philippou Brothers in Talks to Direct Legendary's Street Fighter Film
Danny, Michael Philippou helmed this summer's Talk to Me horror film
― Entertainment news source The Hollywood Reporter posted on Thursday that brothers Danny and Michael Philippou are in "final negotations" to direct Legendary Entertainment's planned live-action film adaptation of Capcom's Street Fighter fighting game series. The brothers recently directed the Talk to Me horror film, which debuted i...
Spirited Away Stage Play Returns in Japan in August 2023, March 2024
Kanna Hashimoto, Mone Kamishiraishi reprise Chihiro role; Blu-ray ships on July 29
― The official website for Spirited Away: Live on Stage, the stage play of Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away anime film, announced on Friday that the stage play will return this August at the Misono-za Theatre in Nagoya, and in March 2024 at the Imperial Theatre in Tokyo. Kanna Hashimoto (Gintama, Kaguya...
Kibō no Chikara ~Otona Precure 23~ Anime's Teaser Narrated by Nozomi's Yuko Sanpei
Yes! Precure 5 sequel premieres in October
― The official website for the Kibō no Chikara ~Otona Precure 23~ (Power of Hope ~Grown-Up Precure 23~) anime began streaming a teaser trailer for the anime on Thursday. The teaser features Yuko Sanpei's narration. Sanpei will return in the anime as Nozomi Yumehara. The anime will premiere on NHK Educational in October. It will show Nozomi and other characte...
Kitarō Tanjō: Gegege no Nazo Film's Teaser Visual Reveals November 17 Opening
Film's character designer Touko Yatabe draws new visual
― The official website for the new GeGeGe no Kitarō anime project revealed on Thursday that the Kitarō Tanjō: Gegege no Nazo (Kintarō Birth: The Mystery of Gegege) anime film will open in Japan on November 17. The site also unveiled the below visual for the film by character designer Touko Yatabe. Gou Koga (Gegege no Kitarō: Nippon Bakuretsu!!, ...
Suzume Film to End Theatrical Run in Japan After 6 Months
Film has sold 10.95 million tickets for 14.52 billion yen after 167 days
― Makoto Shinkai's Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) film will end its run in Japanese theaters on May 27. It has sold 10.95 million tickets for 14.52 billion yen (about US$108 million) as of Tuesday, April 26, its 167th day in the Japanese box office. The film has surpassed 14.23 billion yen (about US$106 million) earnings of Shinkai...
Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru Manga's TV Anime Confirmed
Romantic comedy about demon who meets angel debuted in June 2016
― Kadokawa confirmed on Wednesday that Sawayoshi Azuma's Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru (The Foolish Angel Dances With Demons) manga is getting a television anime. Azuma drew an illustration to celebrate the announcement: The romantic comedy is about Masatora Akutsu, who has come to the human world to search for an idol for demons. A...
Harmony Gold Founder Frank Agrama Passes Away
Agrama served as executive producer for Robotech franchise
― The official Twitter accounts for the Macross/Robotech franchise revealed on Wednesday that Harmony Gold founder Frank Agrama passed away peacefully at his home with family by his side on Wednesday. He was 93 years old. There will be a small service for family. Agrama was born on January 1, 1930 in Egypt. He studied medicine and surgery at ...
Kuso Miso Technique Gay Manga's Shin Yaranai ka Anime Reveals More Staff Before Crowdfunding Starts
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure episode animation director Yi Zhang is chief director, character designer
― The official website for Shin Yaranai ka, the first "official" anime of Junichi Yamakawa's Kuso Miso Technique manga, announced more staff for the original video anime before launching its crowdfunding campaign on Thursday. The anime's official Twitter account also revealed the below character design ...
Paramount Reveals Title, Cast, July 2024 Premiere for Animated Prequel Film, Trailer for Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Film
Transformers One stars Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key
― Paramount Animation and Hasbro's eOne studio announced on Thursday that the new animated film prequel to the Transformers franchise will be titled Transformers One, and it will premiere on July 19, 2024. The companies announced the cast. Paramount Pictures also debuted a new trailer for Transformers: R...
Macross Delta Anime's Walküre to Screen 'Final Live Tour' Performance in N. America, Europe
Final performance takes place on June 4
― The Macross Delta anime's Walküre idol group's "Final Live Tour" concerts, titled "Walküre Final Live Tour 2023 ~Last Mission~", will hold its final performance on June 4 at Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall 1-3 in Chiba. The final concert will be livestreamed in theaters across Japan and Asia. The concert will also screen as a delayed stream in th...
Kodansha USA Licenses How to Grill Our Love, Small Nozomi & Big Yume, The World of Summoning Manga
Manga launch digitally in May
― Kodansha USA Publishing announced on Thursday that it it will publish the following manga digitally in May. Title: How to Grill Our Love (Yaiteru Futari)
Author: Shiori Hanatsuka
Debut Date: May 5
Summary: Dating can be tough when you nerd out over barbecue. Kenta, a practical pitmaster, looks for a grill-friend in Chihiro, an aloof and faultless business babe…or is sh...
Armored Core VI Game's Trailer Reveals August 25 Release
Game launches worldwide for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Thursday that it will release it and FromSoftware's Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon mecha action game for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam worldwide on August 25. The company streamed a new gameplay trailer: Bandai Namco Entertainment describes the g...
The Caligula Effect 2 Game Gets PS5 Version in Fall
Announcement trailer streamed for sequel game
― NIS America announced on Thursday that it will release FuRyu's The Caligula Effect 2 sequel game for PlayStation 5 in fall. The company streamed an announcement trailer: The game launched for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 in October 2021 in North America and Europe. The game features Japanese audio with English text. The game shipped for PS4 and Swi...
Netflix Streams Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune Anime on May 18
Netflix revealed that it will stream Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune, an anime adaptation of author Carlo Zen and illustrator so-bin's Yakitori science-fiction novel series, on May 18. The sci-fi novels are set in a future where the solar system is dominated by trade federations who are in constant conflict. In order to escape his restrictive homeland of Japan, and under the recommendation of his...
Hiromu Arakawa's Autobiographical Hyakushō Kizoku Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Ending Song Artist, July 7 Debut
Mutsumi Tamura, Mariko Honda, Shigeru Chiba, Kujira star in anime by Yūtarō Sawada, Pie in the sky studio
― The official website for the television anime of Hiromu Arakawa's autobiographical manga Hyakushō Kizoku (The Peasant Noble) revealed the anime's cast, staff, theme song artist, new visual, and July 7 premiere date on Tokyo MX on Thursday. The cast includes: Mutsumi Tamura as Hiromu Arakawa (up...
2nd Live-Action Tokyo Revengers 2 Film's Trailer Previews Super Beaver's Theme Song
Super Beaver performs "Hakanakunai" for June 30 film
― The official website for Tokyo Revengers 2, the two sequel live-action films based on Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers manga, unveiled a new trailer and visual for the second film, Chi no Halloween -Kessen- (Bloody Halloween -Decisive Battle-), on Thursday. The trailer features the second film's theme song "Hakanakunai" (Not Merely Fleeting) by Super ...
Am I Actually the Strongest? Anime Reveals Main Cast, Staff, July Debut
Ayumu Murase, Atsumi Tanezaki, Ayaka Shimizu star in Staple Entertainment production
― The official website for the television anime of Sai Sumimori's Am I Actually the Strongest? (Jitsu wa Ore, Saikyō deshita?) novel series revealed the anime's main cast, staff, and July premiere on Wednesday. The anime's main cast includes: Ayumu Murase as Hart Zenfis, a shut-in reincarnated in another world as an ...
The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior Anime's 1st Video Reveals More Cast, Staff
Junya Enoki, Kikuko Inoue, Toshiyuki Morikawa, Koji Yusa join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Tenichi and Suzunosuke's The Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior (Higeki no Genkyō to naru Saikyō Gedō Last Boss Joō wa Min no tame ni Tsukushimasu.) light novel series unveiled more cast and staff members, a new key visual, and the first promotional video on Wed...
RPG Maker Unite Software Launches on April 27
Software was previously slated for April 6 launch
― Developer Gotcha Gotcha Games announced on Tuesday that it will release its RPG Maker Unite software in the Unity Asset Store on April 27. The software was previously scheduled to debut on April 6 but the development company delayed it in order "to further improve the product's quality and stability." The software was originally slated for 2022, bu...
The Duke of Death and His Maid Creator Inoue Reveals New Manga's Title, May 9 Launch
Kimi no Katana ga Oreru Made is Bakumatsu period romantic comedy
― The combined 22nd and 23rd issue of Shogakukan's Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on Wednesday that manga author Inoue's upcoming new manga will debut in Shogakukan's Sunday Webry manga on May 9 with the title Kimi no Katana ga Oreru Made - Tsukimiya Matsuri no Koigataki (Until Your Sword Breaks - Matsuri Tsukimiya's Romantic Troubles)...
Bushiroad Confirms Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress Season 2 Anime's English Dub
Anime's 2nd season premiered on January 14
― Bushiroad confirmed on Wednesday that an English dub for the second season of the Cardfight!! Vanguard will+Dress anime is in production. The anime premiered on TV Aichi, TV Tokyo, the official Cardfight!! Vanguard YouTube channel, Amazon Prime Video, U-NEXT, and d Anime Store in Japan on January 14. Crunchyroll and HIDIVE streamed the season. Idol group S...
Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage Anime Reveals English Dub Cast, Premiere
Cast returns for dub debuting on Thursday
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will begin streaming the English dub for the Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage (Ōsama Ranking: Yūki no Takarabako) anime on Thursday. The returning English cast includes: Emily Fajardo as Bojji
SungWon Cho as Kage
Christopher R. Sabat as Despa
Ben Phillips as Narrator Caitlin Glass is directing the En...
Crunchyroll Adds Inuyashiki Anime
All 11 episodes stream on service
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it has added all 11 English-subtitled episodes of the television anime adaptation of Hiroya Oku's Inuyashiki manga in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Central and South America, and Scandinavian countries (Sweden, Norway, Denmark, Finland, and Iceland). The anime premiered on Fuji TV's Noitamina block in October 2017...
Chaika - The Coffin Princess Manga Artist Shinta Sakayama Launches New Manga
Sakayama launches Lilia Pregnant the World End manga on Friday
― This year's combined 22nd and 23rd issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday announced on Wednesday that Shinta Sakayama will launch a new manga titled Lilia Pregnant the World End on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry (Sunday Web Every) manga website on Friday. The love comedy manga's tagline teases, "The world will be destroyed if you have se...
KamiKatsu Anime Reveals Megumi Ogata's Roles
Ogata plays Clen, additional character in anime
― The staff for KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World, the television anime of Aoi Akashiro and Sonshō Hangetsuban's Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudō (What God Does in a World Without Gods) manga, confirmed on Thursday that Megumi Ogata plays both Clen and [spoilers, highlight the white text to read]- Loki - in the anime. Previously announced ...
Udon Entertainment Licenses Team Phoenix Crossover Manga for Osamu Tezuka Characters
Spanish Artist Kenny Ruiz launched manga with Tezuka Productions in June 2021
― Udon Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Team Phoenix, Spanish artist Kenny Ruiz's manga based on various characters of Osamu Tezuka's works. The company will launch the first 200-page volume in November, and it will release new volumes every two months. Ruiz (Telémaco, Dos Espadas) launched the mang...
Makoto Fukami, Shinjirō's Kensen Hyōkyoku Manga Ends in May
Adventure manga launched in December 2021
― The May issue of Square Enix's Big Gangan magazine revealed on Tuesday that Makoto Fukami and Shinjirō's Kensen Hyōkyoku manga will end in the magazine's next issue on May 25. The manga is set on a continent ruled by the violence of blade and fist, and dominated by the hegemony of the Jian kingdom. The kingdom's third prince Sekka lives with two older broth...
Silver Nina's Itokatsu Launches Tonari no Little Witch Manga on May 25
Manga centers on serious college student Sakura, British girl Penelope's life together
― The June issue of Futabasha's Monthly Action manga revealed on Tuesday that Itokatsu will launch a new manga titled Tonari no Little Witch (The Little Witch By My Side) in the magazine's next issue on May 25. The manga centers on Sakura, a serious-minded woman in college who lives with a British girl named Penelo...
Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno Manga Ends on May 25
Manga adaptation of 19th franchise film launched in December 2022
― The June issue of Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday S magazine revealed on Tuesday that Yutaka Abe and Jirō Maruden's manga adaptation of Detective Conan: Sunflowers of Inferno (Meitantei Conan: Gōka no Himawari), the 19th film in the Detective Conan franchise, will end with its next chapter in the magazine's next issue on May 25. Abe and M...
Charade Maniacs Visual Novel Launches in West on June 27
Idea Factory International announced on Wednesday that it will release the Charade Maniacs otome visual novel physically and digitally for Nintendo Switch in North America and Europe on June 27. The game will get a limited edition that includes a steel game case, hardcover art book, drama CD, short novel, 10 card bromide set, collector's box, and trading card. The company describes the story:
Take...
The Super Mario Bros. Movie Gets Screenings in Japanese in N. America
Screenings start on April 28, same day film opens in Japan
― The official Twitter account for The Super Mario Bros. Movie announced on Tuesday that the film will get special screenings in Japanese in North American theaters, for a limited time starting on April 28, the same day it opens in Japan. Theaters are listing that the film is screening with no English subtitles. The film will screen in Japane...
Oshi no Ko Anime's Opening Theme Song 'Idol' by YOASOBI Tops Spotify, YouTube's Charts
Song hit record for most plays per day in Japan with over 600,000 plays
― YOASOBI's "Idol," the opening theme song for the television anime adaptation for Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko manga, has reached over 600,000 plays on Spotify on Sunday, hitting and breaking its own record for most plays per day in Japan. It is currently the #1 song on the service in Japan. "Idol" has also become...
Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru Manga Listed With TV Anime
Romantic comedy about demon who meets angel debuted in June 2016
― The Rakuten Books retail site's listing for this year's June issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki Maoh magazine reports that Sawayoshi Azuma's Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru (The Foolish Angel Dances With Demons) manga is getting a television anime. The magazine ships on Wednesday. Azuma launched the manga in Dengeki Maoh in June 2016. Kado...
Cross Infinite World Licenses I'll Use This Do-over to Become the Ideal Lady's Maid!, Making Jam in the Woods, More Light Novels
Also: Rising from Ashes: My Dear Emperor, You're Putty in My Hands!
― Cross Infinite World announced on Sunday that it has licensed the I'll Use This Do-over to Become the Ideal Lady's Maid!, Making Jam in the Woods: My Relaxing Life Starts in Another World, and Rising from Ashes: My Dear Emperor, You're Putty in My Hands! light novel series. Cross Infinite World will release the first volume of Saki...
Bartender Glass of God TV Anime to Premiere in April 2024 With Crunchyroll Streaming
Ryōichi Kuraya directs anime at studio Liber
― The official website for the new television anime adaptation of writer Araki Joh and illustrator Kenji Nagatomo's Bartender manga revealed on Monday that the anime is titled Bartender Glass of God (Bartender: Kami no Glass) and will premiere in April 2024. The website also revealed a new visual and the anime's main staff. Ryōichi Kuraya (Tsugumomo, Farmi...
Taamo Ends Tsumugu to Koi ni Naru Futari Manga in May
Shōjo romance about woman who doesn't socialize well launched in 2021
― The June issue of Kodansha's Dessert magazine announced on Monday that Taamo's Tsumugu to Koi ni Naru Futari (Tsumugu and the Two Who Fall in Love) manga will end in its next chapter in the magazine's July issue on May 24. The manga centers on Tsumugi, who isn't good at socializing with others, when suddenly she moves and ends up...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 23-29
Urusei Yatsura, Sonic X anime; Daemons of the Shadow Realm, Boy's Abyss manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Chivalry of a Failed Knight Steelbook BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$99.98 April 25 GATE Steelbook BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$129.98 April 25 GaoGaiGar The King of Braves Final BDAnimeNewsNetwork Discotek US$29.95 April 25 Saint Tail BDPlease Discotek US$69.95 ...
Comikey Adds Yabako Sandrovich, MAAM's 'ST✰R: Strike it Rich' Manga on April 30
Manga launches in English and Japanese on same day
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Comikey announced on Tuesday that it will add Yabako Sandrovich and MAAM's ST✰R: Strike it Rich (Isshō Senkin) manga in English on April 30. Yabako Sandrovich and MAAM will launch the manga in Shogakukan's MangaOne app on May 1. The company describes the manga:
After retiring from public fighting and getting fired from underground fighting, 27 yea...
Tsuburaya Productions, Netflix's Ultraman CG Animated Film Premieres in 2024
Coraline animator Shannon Tindle directs film
― Netflix announced on Tuesday that it and Tsuburaya Productions' upcoming Ultraman CG animated feature film will premiere in 2024. Shannon Tindle (animator for Coraline, Kubo and the Two Strings) is making his feature directorial debut with this film, with John Aoshima as co-director. Tsuburaya Productions and Industrial Light and Magic are credited as t...
Hyperdimension Neptunia Sisters vs Sisters Game Gets Switch Version on August 10
Game adds 2 new characters playable from start
― Compile Heart announced on Tuesday that it will release its Hyperdimension Neptunia Sisters vs Sisters (Chō Jigen Game Neptune Sisters vs Sisters) game for Nintendo Switch in Japan on August 10. The game will feature two new characters to be playable from the start, Maho and Anri, as well as an expanded photo mode. The company streamed a trailer: Idea ...
Noriyuki Konishi's Yo-kai Watch Manga Ends in 23rd Volume (Updated)
Manga's 23rd, final volume ships on May 26
― Shogakukan is listing the 23rd volume of Noriyuki Konishi's Yo-kai Watch manga as its final volume, which will ship on May 26. The manga's 23rd and final volume will include the original manga story titled "Whisper." Konishi launched the manga in Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comics magazine in 2012. The manga ended serialization in the magazine in December 2022,...
Live-Action Okashiratsuki Film's Special Teaser Reveals Main Cast, Director
Teaser also reveals film's music artist
― The official YouTube channel of the live-action film adaptation of Mizu Sahara's Okashiratsuki manga started streaming on Monday a special teaser video to reveal the film's main characters, music artist and director. The film's main cast includes: Eito Konishi as Kaisei Utsumi Ayaka Ōhira as Nachi Hiyama The film will premiere this year. Actor Mikiya Sanada i...
Final Ultraman CG Anime Season's Trailer Previews Theme Songs
NOILION and MIYAVI, Void_Chords feat. Ryohei & Foggy-D perform themes
― The staff of Ultraman FINAL, the 3D CG anime of Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi's Ultraman manga unveiled the anime's trailer, which previewed the anime's opening theme song "RAYS" by artists NOILION and MIYAVI. The CG anime's staff also revealed the ending theme song "AVIATION" by Void_Chords feat. Ryohei & Foggy-D. The a...
Idolland PriPara Smartphone Game Delayed for 5th Time
Staff to announce new release schedule around June
― The official Twitter account of Idolland PriPara, the smartphone app based on TAKARA TOMY A.R.T.S and syn Sophia's PriPara franchise, announced on Tuesday that the game's spring release has been postponed again to improve the quality of the game content itself and its app. In about two months, the staff will announce the game's new release schedule...
2nd Live-Action 'Tomorrow, I Will Be Someone's Girlfriend' Season's Trailers Reveal Theme Songs, More Cast
Ivudot, DUSTCELL perform songs; Mizuki Kayashima, Noriko Iriyama join cast
― The official website for the second season of the live-action series of Hinao Wono's Ashita, Watashi wa Dareka no Kanojo manga began streaming three new trailers for the series on Tuesday. The trailers reveal and preview the season's opening theme song "Bukkowashite yo" (Destroy it Utterly) by Ivudot, the ending theme song "...
Yuria's Red String Manga, Ganpu, Ebine Yamaji, Kazuo Umezu Win Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prizes
Ebine Yamaji wins short work prize; Kazuo Umezu wins special prize for 1st work in 27 years
― The Asahi Shimbun paper announced the winners for the 27th Annual Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize awards on Tuesday. The awards commemorate the contributions of the manga pioneer Osamu Tezuka (Astroboy/Mighty Atom, Kimba the White Lion/Jungle Emperor, Phoenix, Black Jack) by recognizing the manga that best follo...
2023 Detective Conan Film Stays at #1, Live-Action Tokyo Revengers 2 Film Opens at #2
The First Slam Dunk jumps to #3, Eiga Doraemon: Nobita to Sora no Utopia drops to #4
― Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine (Iron Submarine), the 26th film in the Detective Conan franchise, stayed at #1 in its second weekend. The film sold 1,113,000 tickets for 1.615 billion yen (about US$12.02 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 4,072,179 tickets for a cumulative total of ...
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