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Win 3 Tickets to ANIME NYC Lantis Matsuri 2019!
Anime NYC welcomes the globally renowned Lantis Matsuri concert series to New York City for the first time! As a treat for ANN readers, three lucky winners will be able to win one ticket each to watch this highly-anticipated concert!
― Anime NYC welcomes the globally renowned Lantis Matsuri concert series to New York City for the first time! This special concert at New York City's largest Japanese p...
Kaiji Manga Takes Break Until December
Manga resumes on December 2
― This year's 47th issue of Kodansha's Young Magazine revealed on Monday that Nobuyuki Fukumoto's Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji (Tobaku Mokushiroku Kaiji) manga is taking a break until the magazine's first issue of 2020, which will ship on December 2, 2019. Denpa licensed the manga, and it describes the story: Ne'er-do-well Kaiji Itou's shiftless existence is suddenly rattled ...
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Game's Introduction Video Streamed
PS4, Xbox One, PC game ships on January 17 in the West
― Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe began streaming an introduction video for the Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC on Tuesday. The game will ship on January 16, 2020 in Japan, and on January 17 in the West. Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed that the game will have a Deluxe Edition, an Ultimate Edition, and a Colle...
nonoc Performs Re:Zero Hyōketsu no Kizuna Anime's Theme Song
OVA debuts in theaters in Japan on November 8
― The official website for the Re:Zero anime announced on Tuesday that nonoc will perform the theme song "Yuki no Hate ni Kimi no Na o" for the upcoming Re:Zero Hyōketsu no Kizuna (Frozen Bonds) original video anime (OVA) episode. The singer previously performed the song "White White Snow" for the Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Memory Snow OVA. ...
'Muv-Luv Alternative in Animation' Project Teased
Muv-Luv Alternative sequel "Muv-Luv Integrate," "Project Mikhail" also unveiled
― The official English Twitter account for the Muv-Luv franchise retweeted images from game developer âge's "âge 20th Anniversary broadcast [still breathing]" livestream presentation on Tuesday that reveal a "Muv-Luv Alternative in Animation" project. なんだって...! #age20th pic.twitter.com/xDEaFO2b8f— うぃず (@wizism) October 22...
Muv-Luv Franchise Reveals 'Integrate,' 'Mikhail' Projects
"Kimi ga Nozomu Eien Reboot" project also announced
― Game developer âge announced during its "âge 20th Anniversary broadcast [still breathing]" livestream presentation on Tuesday a Muv-Luv Alternative sequel project titled "Muv-Luv Integrate" (tentative title). âge's Kouki Yoshimune introduced the project at the event. Audience members at the venue reported that the event showed a promotional video ...
Azumi Manga Gets 4th Stage Play in 2020
Yui Imaizumi stars as title assassin
― Theater production company RUP announced on Tuesday that it is producing a new stage play adaptation of Yu Koyama's AZUMI manga titled Azumi Sengoku-hen (Azumi Warring States Arc) that will run at the Bunkamura Theater Cocoon in Tokyo in March, and at the Cool Japan Park Osaka WW Hall in Osaka in April. Yui Imaizumi will play the titular role of the assassin Azu...
Daily Lives of High School Boys' Yasunobu Yamauchi Launches Fantasy Manga
Hakurai no Kishi centers on king, knight involved in conflict over holy sword
― The official Twitter account for Square Enix's Gangan Online web manga magazine revealed on Tuesday that Yasunobu Yamauchi launched a new manga titled Hakurai no Kishi (The Knight of White Thunder) on Tuesday. In the "quintessential fantasy of sword and sorcery, and of humans and beasts," a wise king named Carliga and a h...
Masami Kurumada Teases 'Special Series' of Saint Seiya Manga
More information coming on November 19
― The December issue of Akita Shoten's Champion RED magazine teased the "second coming" of a "special series" by Masami Kurumada on Saturday. The special series reveals one mystery after another in his Saint Seiya franchise. The magazine's next issue will provide more details on November 19. Masami Kurumada serialized the original Saint Seiya manga in Shueisha's...
Pokémon GO Gets Online Battle, Matchmaking System in Early 2020
System allows players across the world to be matched, battle in ranked league
― Niantic announced on Monday that it will add an online matchmaking and battle system to its Pokémon GO game. The new system is called the "GO Battle League," and will launch in early 2020. The new feature will allow players to battle each other from across the globe using a matchmaking system and a ranked league system. T...
Seven Seas Licenses The Invincible Shovel, Sazan & Comet Girl Manga
Love on the Other Side, My Senpai is Annoying manga also licensed
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Monday that it has licensed Nagabe's Love on the Other Side – A Nagabe Short Story Collection manga anthology, Tsuchise Yasohachi and Yuuki Hagure's The Invincible Shovel light novel series, Yuriko Akase's Sazan & Comet Girl manga, and Shiro Manta's My Senpai is Annoying manga. Seven Seas will re...
Star Twinkle Precure Film Opens at #3, Weathering With You Drops off Top 10
Her Blue Sky, High & Low The Worst stay in top 10
― Star Twinkle Precure: Hoshi no Uta ni Omoi wo Komete (Star ☆ Twinkle Precure the Movie: Put Your Feelings into the Song of Stars), the anime film companion to the Star ☆ Twinkle Precure anime series, sold 141,000 tickets and earned 160 million yen (about US$1.47 million) to rank #3 in its opening weekend. The film opened on 231 screens on Saturday. ...
1st Sailor Moon Eternal Film Opens in Japan on September 11, 2020
― Toei Animation announced on Tuesday that the first film in the Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon Eternal (Pretty Guardians Sailor Moon Eternal The MOVIE) two-part anime film project will open in Japan on September 11, 2020. Toei Animation has not yet announced a release window for the second film in the project. The film marks 25 years since the franchise last had a work that screened in theaters in Japa...
Saekano's Megumi and Date a Live's Kurumi Get Limited Run of Ukiyo-e Woodblock Prints
Orders for 200 prints per character commenced on Sunday
― Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend heroine Megumi and popular Date a Live character Kurumi are getting a limited run of 200 ukiyo-e woodblock prints each. The Megumi art is drawn by Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend light novel illustrator Kurehito Misaki and the print is created by carver Kazuo Watanabe. The Kurumi art is drawn...
Video Senshi Lezarion Anime From 1984 Gets Its 1st DVD Release in 2020
The Video Senshi Lezarion (also known as Video Warrior Laserion) TV anime series from 1984 is getting its first ever DVD release. The 45 episode series will be available in two DVD volumes, which are both scheduled to go on sale on March 11, 2020. Volume 1 will cover episodes 1-22, while volume 2 will cover episodes 23-45. Each DVD volume will cost 22,000 yen (US$202). Video Senshi Lezarion debute...
Funimation to Add Robotech TV Series, Films to Catalog
Funimation to add Robotech TV series, Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles, Robotech II: The Sentinels films
― Funimation announced on Monday that it is adding Harmony Gold's Robotech television series, the Robotech: The Shadow Chronicles feature film, and the Robotech II: The Sentinels film to its catalog. Funimation's new license from Kew Media Distribution includes worldwide rights outside Japan. The r...
Legend of the Galactic Heroes Fleet Battle Recreated with 60,000 Umaibo Sticks
Legend of the Galactic Heroes features iconic space battles with thousands upon thousands of battleships duking it out for intergalactic dominance. Shochiku posted a video last month recreating the epic battle shown in the first two episodes of the Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These anime in the real world... but with umaibo sticks. Umaibo are cylindrical corn sticks that come in a vari...
Scarlet Yuri Manga Ends
Seven Seas Entertainment to release 1st volume in English in February
― Chiri Yuino's Scarlet yuri manga ended in the December issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime magazine on Friday. Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the series in English, and it describes the story: After ingesting an illegal drug that makes her hunger for blood, Finé Hera makes a pact with a beautiful but wolfish Red Riding H...
Root Film Game Heads West for Switch, PS4
Kadokawa Games' sequel to Root Letter mystery adventure game announced on Saturday
― PQube and Kadokawa Games announced on Monday that the newly announced Root Film game will get a release in Europe and North America for the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. Root Film is Kadokawa Games' sequel to its Root Letter mystery adventure game, and it features a new murder story by Hifumi Kōno. Similar to th...
Witch Hat Atelier Gets Gourmet Spinoff Manga
Hiromi Satō illustrates series launching on November 22
― The December issue of Kodansha's Monthly Morning two magazine revealed on Monday that Kamome Shirahama Witch Hat Atelier manga is inspiring the gourmet spinoff manga Mahōtsukai no Mayonaka Recipe (Witch's Midnight Recipe; tentative title) in the next issue on November 22. Hiromi Satō (Iso Asobi) is illustrating the manga. The original manga's ...
Love Plus Every Smartphone Game Launches on October 31
― The official Twitter account for Konami's LovePlus franchise announced on Monday that the LovePlus EVERY smartphone game will launch on October 31. The game was previously slated for last winter but then was delayed until August, and then delayed again to an indefinite date, before being slated for a November 2019 release. The game's cast includes Sakura Tange as Rinko Kobayakawa, Saori Hayami as ...
Footballer Yuto Nagatomo Stars in Captain Tsubasa Special Anime
Anime airs on November 3, also features interview with Captain Tsubasa creator Yoichi Takahashi
― Japanese football player Yuto Nagatomo will guest star as himself in a special Captain Tsubasa anime that will air during the upcoming yearly FNS27-Jikan Terebi Nihon no Sport wa Tsuyoi! (FNS 27 Hours TV: Japanese Sports are Strong) program. The anime's story will show Nagatomo collaborating with the cas...
Project ARMS Writer Launches New Gijin Manga
Manga about high school girl attacked by monsters launched on October 18
― Writer Kyoichi Nanatsuki and artist Manyo Asahi launched a new manga titled Gijin (Humanoid) on Shogakukan's Sunday Webry manga website on October 18. The manga's story begins when high school student Kiriko is suddenly assaulted by a man who has seemingly transformed into something monstrous during a train ride. Her classmate...
IDOLiSH7 Anime's 2nd Season Premieres in April 2020
― The official website for the IDOLiSH7 franchise announced on Monday that the anime's second season will premiere in April 2020. The anime's first episode will have an advance screening at an event in Osaka on December 14. The event will also be livestreamed at various theaters in Japan. Makoto Bessho (Shangri-La, Armitage: Dual-Matrix) is returning to direct the new season at Troyca, and Ayumi Sek...
Manga Time Special Magazine Ends Publication
Magazine launched in 1989, serialized Love Lab, Ōya-san wa Shishunki
― Japanese publisher Houbunsha's Manga Time Special magazine ceased publication with its December issue (seen right) on Monday. Ruri Miyahara's Love Lab (Renai Lab) manga also ended in the same issue, alongside seven other manga by Nanae Mitsu, Sumi Machida, Abel Segawa, Yoshihiro Ando, Maichi, Gunsaburō, and Rai Kaneda. Love Lab's ...
Live-Action Sazae-san TV Special Casts Kazuyuki Asano as Isazaka
Isazaka is now working on his last novel in segment set 20 years later
― The official Twitter account for the 50th anniversary special of the family television anime Sazae-san revealed on Monday that Kazuyuki Asano (seen below) will play the character Ukie Isazaka in the special's live-action segment. In the original anime, Isazaka is the neighbor of the Isono's, and is a romance novelist who has mul...
High School DxD's Ishibumi's Previous Work Slashdog Gets Manga
Novel illustrator Kikurage draws High School DxD prequel story's manga
― Writer Ichiei Ishibumi announced on Sunday that his Daten no Inugami -Slashdog- (The Fallen Dog God -Slashdog-) light novel series is inspiring a manga adaptation that will launch in Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine on December 26. Kikurage, the illustrator of the novel series, is also drawing the manga. Ishibumi actually...
Sekina Aoi's Gamers! Light Novel Series Ends With 12th Volume
Student Council's Discretion author launched series in 2014, inspired TV anime in 2017
― Illustrator Sabotenn revealed on their Twitter account on October 11 that the 12th volume of Sekina Aoi's Gamers! light novel series is the final volume. The 12th volume shipped on Saturday. The series centers on the gaming lives of various high school students who play video games, including: Keita Amano, a lone...
7SEEDS Anime Gets 2nd Season on Netflix in 2020
Studio Kai joins GONZO; 1st season also gets January TV airing
― The official website for the anime of Yumi Tamura's 7SEEDS manga revealed on Monday that the manga will have a second season. The site revealed a teaser trailer and a new visual. The new season will debut worldwide exclusively on Netflix. The second season has returning staff and cast members, but Studio Kai is now credited alongside GO...
Prolific Manga Creator Hideo Azuma Passes Away at 69
Creator of Disappearance Diary autobiographical manga debuted in 1969
― Manga creator Hideo Azuma passed away on October 13 due to esophageal cancer. He was 69. His relatives held private funeral and memorial services. A prolific creator, Azuma has drawn numerous manga since his 1969 debut. Some of his most notable manga include Olympus no Poron and Nanako SOS, both of which inspired television anime...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Stage Play Reveals Visual, Cast, Run Dates
Ryōta Kobayashi, Asari Takaishi star in play running this winter in Tokyo, Kobe
― This year's 47th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed a visual, run dates, and cast on Monday for the stage play adaptation of Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga. The play stars: Ryōta Kobayashi as Tanjiro Kamadō Asari Takaishi as Nezuko Kamadō KEisuke Ueda as Zenitsu Agatsuma Yū...
One Piece Anime's English Dub to Return With Episode 575
Last dubbed episode debuted last year
― Funimation announced on Sunday that it has once again resumed English dubbing of episodes from the One Piece anime. Funimation did not announce a release date for the new dubbed episodes, but noted that the dub will pick back up with episode 575, the beginning of the anime's "Punk Hazard" story arc. Funimation released the English-dubbed episode 574 last year. ...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hair Ties Have Stylish Designs
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is getting some stylish glass hair ties based on clothing and accessory designs from the series. Each hair tie has a diameter of 35mm and will cost 715 yen (US$6). There are 15 designs in total, and the lineup is as follows: Tanjirō Kamado Nezuko Kamado Zenitsu Agatsuma Inosuke Hashibara Sabito Giyū Tomioka Shinobu Kocho Kyōjurō Rengoku Tengen Uzui Mitsuri Kanroji Mu...
More Haikyu!! Boys Meet Their V.League Match
Last week, the volleyball-themed anime Haikyu!! revealed that it is collaborating with Japan's top-level volleyball league V.League. V.League's Twitter account has been releasing visuals of the Karasuno boys matching off against their V.League counterpart. So far, Ennoshita, Nishinoya, Asahi, and Tanaka's counterparts have been revealed, and six more match-ups have been revealed as of Wednesday, c...
The Promised Neverland Manga Takes 1-Week Break So Authors Can Do Research
― This year's 47th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu's The Promised Neverland manga will take a one-week break next week so the authors can perform research. The manga will return in the 49th issue on November 2. Shirai and Demizu launched The Promised Neverland manga in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in August 2016, and the...
Boichi Draws Dr. Stone Spinoff Manga About Byakuya (Updated)
Manga launches on October 28 in Shonen Jump
― This year's 47th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Riichirou Inagaki and Boichi's Dr. Stone manga will have a spinoff manga titled Dr. Stone reboot: Byakuya that will debut in the magazine's next issue on October 28. The manga will focus on the character Byakuya Ishigami. Inagaki and Boichi are credited with the origi...
Gantz Creator Hiroya Oku Teases Historical Period Project
New project to run in Weekly Young Jump
― Manga creator Hiroya Oku revealed at the "Young Jump Bunkasai" event on Saturday that he is working on a new project. Oku shared a "historical period-style" rough draft image that featured a character wearing Japanese clothes and holding a katana (image pictured left in below embedded Twitter post). The new work will mark the return of Oku in Weekly Young Jum...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime Film Reveals Teaser Video, 2020 Debut (Updated)
New sequel film to adapt manga's Demon Train Arc
― Aniplex began streaming a second special video on Sunday for Kimetsu no Yaiba: Mugen Ressha-Hen, the upcoming sequel anime film for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba television anime series. The video reveals that the film will open in 2020. 【特報第二弾を公開!】本日開催された「鬼滅の刃」スペシャルイベント~鬼滅の宴~にて、劇場版「鬼滅の刃」無限列車編の特報第二弾が公開されました!劇場版の映像初披露となります!ぜひチェックしてください!https://t....
The Ones Within Anime's Unaired Episode Previewed in Video
Episode to be bundled with manga's 10th volume on February 27, 2020
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Osora's Naka no Hito Genome [Jikkyōchū] (Naka no Hito Genome [Now Streaming]) manga announced on Sunday that the previously announced unaired episode for the anime will ship with a limited edition of the manga's 10th volume on February 27, 2020. The deadline to pre-order t...
Kadokawa Reveals Root Film, LoveR Kiss Games
Root Film serves as sequel to Root Letter mystery adventure game
― Kadokawa Games revealed that it is developing the Root Film and LoveR Kiss games at its "Kadokawa Games Dai Kanshasai 2019" event on Saturday. Root Film is Kadokawa Games' sequel to its Root Letter mystery adventure game. Similar to the first game, Root Film will take place in Shimane prefecture. The game will launch in spring 2020 fo...
'Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World' Light Novels Get Anime
Series centers on war between scientifically advanced empire, realm of magical girls
― A stage presentation at the "Fantasia Bunko Kanshasai 2019" event on Sunday announced that author Kei Sazane and illustrator Ao Nekonabe's Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World ((Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjō, Arui wa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation. Yen ...
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Anime's Promo Video Reveals Staff, Cast, April 2020 Premiere
Maaya Uchida stars in series at Silver Link
― The official website for the anime adaptation of Satoru Yamaguchi and Nami Hidaka's My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (Otome Game no Hametsu Flag Shika Nai Akuyaku Reijō ni Tensei Shiteshimatta...) light novel series began streaming the show's first promotional video on Sunday. The video reveals the show's main voice actress, staff, a...
Age Gap Relationships, Former Gay Lovers Turn Rivals in Kyoto Aquarium's Updated Penguin Relationship Chart
Last year, Kyoto Aquarium made headlines with its penguin relationship chart detailing the turbulent love lives for the aquarium's 59 penguins. On Saturday, the aquarium posted an updated chart, revealing just how much the relationships have changed in the one year interim. One of the major highlights is that Kuruma and Nijou, who used to be in a gay relationship last year, are now rivals in love ...
Watch Demon Slayer's Natsuki Hanae Yell Out Tanjiro's Moves While Playing Monster Hunter World: Iceborne
Popular voice actor Natsuki Hanae is a skilled Monster Hunter World veteran with a Hunter Rank of 126. He has a YouTube channel where he posts videos of himself playing Monster Hunter World and other games. One of his latest video shows himself and his friends playing as sword users in Monster Hunter World: Iceborne in an attempt to emulate Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba's Demon Slaying Corps. Dur...
'Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? II' OVA Teases Hestia in Swimsuit in Video
January 29 original video anime's island vacation story, Aiz's ending song teased
― The "GA FES 2019" event debuted a promotional video for the January 29 Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? II original video anime on Saturday. The project is a spinoff from the second anime season based on Fujino Ōmori and illustrator's Suzuhito Yasuda's light novel series Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up ...
Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown Theatrical Anime Casts Sumire Uesaka
New visual features Uesaka's Noble Fencer & new foe for February 1 anime
― A livestream for the "GA FES 2019" event on Saturday announced that the Goblin Slayer: Goblin's Crown theatrical anime episode is casting Sumire Uesaka as the Noble Fencer. The event also debuted the latest visual featuring Goblin Slayer, Noble Fencer, and the new foe: In addition, the event showed a promotional video for the ...
Fruits Basket Anime Season 2 Previewed in Promo Video (Updated)
Upcoming plot developments for Yuki, Tohru, others teased for 2020
― A special event for the new anime of Natsuki Takaya's Fruits Basket manga debuted a sneak-peek video for Fruits Basket 2nd Season on Saturday. The video shows Yuki preparing to deal with the Sohma family's curse, and teases the appearance of the boy who gave Tohru her treasured cap. In the new season, Takuya Eguchi will play Kakeru ...
'Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town' Light Novels Get TV Anime
Yumiri Hanamori, Ai Kayano, Natsumi Hioka star in Liden Films anime
― A livestream for the "GA FES 2019" event on Saturday announced that author Toshio Satō and illustrator Nao Watanuki's Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town (Tatoeba Last Dungeon Mae no Mura no Shōnen ga Joban no Machi de Kurasu Yō na Monogatari) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptati...
Wandering Witch - The Journey of Elaina Light Novels Get TV Anime
Kaede Hondo, Kana Hanazawa, Tomoyo Kurosawa star in show from C2C, Harukana Receive helmer Toshiyuki Kubooka
― A livestream for the "GA FES 2019" event on Saturday announced that author Jougi Shiraishi and illustrator Azuru's Wandering Witch - The Journey of Elaina (Majo no Tabitabi) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation. The anime will star: Kaede Hondo as Elaina Kana Hanazawa ...
'I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level' Light Novels Get TV Anime
Aoi Yūki, Sayaka Senbongi, Kaede Hondo, Sayaka Harada, Manami Numakura reprise drama CD roles
― A livestream for the "GA FES 2019" event on Saturday announced that author Kisetsu Morita and illustrator Benio's I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level (Slime Taoshite 300-nen, Shiranai Uchi ni Level Max ni Nattemashita) light novel series is getting a television anime adaptation. T...
Nintendo Switch Console Sells 15 Million Units in N. America
― Nintendo announced in a press release on Thursday that its Switch and Switch Lite consoles have sold more than 15 million units in North America. Nintendo cited internal data as its source. Nintendo stated that according to NPD Group, the Switch has been the best-selling game console for 10 months in a row in the United States. The company also stated that 14 Switch games have sold more than 1 mil...
Taika Waititi Comments Briefly on Status of Live-Action Akira Film
― Video game news website IGN posted a video excerpt on Friday of an interview with director Taika Waititi (Jojo Rabbit, Thor: Ragnarok, Hunt for the Wilderpeople) regarding the indefinitely delayed live-action Akira film. In the above video, Waititi explained that the filming schedule for Akira kept getting pushed back due to the staff "working really hard on the script," until production began to ...
Kaguya-sama: Love is War Anime Gets 2nd Season
New season to feature returning cast, staff
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Aka Akasaka's Kaguya-sama: Love is War (Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunōsen) manga announced on Saturday that the anime will get a second season. Shueisha made the announcement at a "Young Jump Bunkasai" event in Tokyo on Saturday. The title of the sequel will be Kaguya-sama...
SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays Game's 37-Minute Promo Video Streamed
Game launches on PS4, Switch, PC on November 28
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming the 37-minute third promotional video on Friday for its SD Gundam G Generation Cross Rays game for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. The end of the video details the game's four DLC sets, which will launch each month from December through March 2020. The first DLC will include characters from ...
Final Fantasy XIV Game's Patch 5.1 Video Previews NieR: Automata Collaboration
New patch releases on October 29
― The official YouTube channel for the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn MMORPG began streaming a trailer on Friday that previews the game's Patch 5.1. English Version Japanese Version The patch will launch on October 29. The patch will include a "YoRHa: Dark Apocalypse" alliance raid, which is a collaboration with the NieR: Automata game featuring guest creators Yosu...
Weathering With You, Penguin Highway Films Nominated for Asia Pacific Screen Awards
Winners to be announced on November 21
― The organizers of the 13th Asia Pacific Screen Awards (ASPA) announced nominations for its Best Animated Feature Film category on Thursday. Makoto Shinkai's Weathering With You film and Hiroyasu Ishida's Penguin Highway film are both nominated for the award. The two films will compete against Kirby Atkins' Mosley, Oh Sung-yoon's Underdog, and Behzad Nalbandi's...
Kouki Uchiyama, Hiroki Takahashi Join Cast of 2 New Thus Spoke Rohan Kishibe Anime Episodes
New episodes to screen at event screenings in 6 Japanese cities from December to March
― The official website for the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime revealed two new cast members and character designs on Sunday for the two new episodes in the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai) original video anime (OVA) project. The new characters include Kouki Uchiyama as Yoma Hashimoto (pictured l...
Precure Miracle Leap: Minna to Fushigi na 1-nichi Film Announced for March 20, 2020
Film to feature characters from Hugtto! Precure, Star ☆ Twinkle Precure
― The official YouTube channel for the Precure franchise revealed a new film in the franchise titled Eiga Precure Miracle Leap: Minna to Fushigi na 1-nichi (Everyone and the Mysterious 1 Day) on Friday. The film will open in Japan on March 20, 2020. The new film will feature characters from both Hugtto! Precure and Star ☆ Twinkle...
Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth Game Gets Anime
Final game in trilogy shipped for PS Vita, PS4 in September 2016 in Japan, in September 2017 in the West
― Aquaplus representative director Naoya Shimokawa announced on Twitter on Saturday that the company's Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth (Utawarerumono: Futari no Hakuoro) game is getting an anime adaptation. Utawarerumono: Mask of Truth is the last game in the Utawarerumono trilogy. Atlus describes th...
White Fox, Egg Firm Invest in New Anime Company Studio Bind
Studio Bind produces 2020 anime Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation
― Animation production and management company Egg Firm and anime studio WHITE FOX have announced that they have invested in a new anime studio called Studio Bind. The new studio will produce the television anime of author Rifujin na Magonote and illustrator Shirotaka's Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation light novel series that w...
On-Gaku: Our Sound Anime Film Reveals Main Visual, Theme Song Artist
Musical unit The Dresscodes perform theme song for film opening on
― The staff for On-Gaku: Our Sound, the anime film adaptation of Hiroyuki Ohashi's "Ongaku" manga, revealed on Saturday that musical unit The Dresscodes (theme song for GANTZ:O film) will perform the theme song for the film. The staff additionally revealed the film's main visual drawn by director Kenji Iwaisawa. The film will open in ...
Zombie Land Saga Anime Gets Stage Play in Spring 2020
Also: all-new animated music video posted for franchise
― The official website for the Zombie Land Saga anime series announced on Saturday that the anime is inspiring a stage play adaptation that will run in spring 2020. The stage play is titled Zombie Land Saga Stage de Do-n!. The official website for the stage play will announce the dates, venues, and performers on November 27. The official website...
Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Production Put on Hold for 7-9 Months Due to John Cho's Injury
Star returns to America for surgery after on-set knee injury
― Netflix has put the production of its live-action adaptation of Sunrise's Cowboy Bebop anime on hold due to lead actor John Cho injuring his knee on the New Zealand set. The Deadline website reports that the accident happened on the last take of a "routine and well-rehearsed scene" a few episodes into the 10-episode production, and that C...
Gundam Ride Horses In Ridiculous Gundam Seed x JRA Visual
The Gundam franchise has had numerous collaborations with the Japan Racing Association over the years, but this latest Gundam Seed collaboration may have produced its funniest visual yet. The official key visual shows Kira and Athrun posing while their corresponding mobile suits are floating in the air while on horseback. (Admittedly, the Gundam 00 x JRA visual also exists and is great.) Don't ove...
Osamu Tezuka's Hidamari no Ki Samurai Manga Gets New Stage Play
Play runs in Japan from April to May 2020
― Osamu Tezuka's samurai manga Hidamari no Ki (Tree in the Sun) is inspiring a stage play titled Shin Hidamari no Ki (New Tree in the Sun) that will run at the Toshima Ward Performing Arts Exchange Theater's Brillia Hall in Tokyo from April 3 to 19. The play will also run at the Fukuoka Civic Center in Fukuoka on April 28, the Kumamoto-Jo Hall in Kumamoto on ...
Yu-Gi-Oh! Card Game Now Has Over 10,000 Unique Cards
The Yu-Gi-Oh! official card game has produced over 10,000 unique cards as of October 2019. To celebrate the occasion, the franchise has launched a special website, Twitter campaign, and events in Osaka, Nagoya, and Tokyo. The card game is also celebrating its 20th anniversary in Japan. Cards from the game will be displayed at Osaka's Grand Front from October 21 to 24; at Nagoya's Oasis 21 from Nov...
Hatsune Miku Project Diva Mega Mix Switch Game's Video Highlights Arcade, Mix Modes
Rhythm game launches in 2020 in Japan, West
― Sega began streaming a video for its Hatsune Miku Project Diva Mega Mix (Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega39's) Nintendo Switch game. The video shows the game's Arcade Mode, which features traditional button controls, and the new Mix Mode, where players wave the Switch's Joy-Con controllers to the rhythm. Hatsune Miku Project Diva Mega Mix will launch in Ja...
DanMachi: Memoria Freese Smartphone Game Launches in Europe on October 24th
― GREE and Wright Flyer Studios announced on Thursday that they will release the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Memoria Freese smartphone game (also known as DanMachi: Memoria Freese or DanMemo) in Europe on October 24. The game's European version will include "Great Tale: Argonaut," an original story written by the DanMachi light novels' original creator Fujino Ōmori, at launch. ...
Anime NYC Reveals More Japanese Guests, Anime Premiere Screenings
Mitsuhisa Ishikawa, Minako Fujiyoshi, Atsumi Tanezaki, Kisara Takahashi, Yūsuke Terada to attend November convention
― The staff of the Anime NYC convention revealed on Friday that the event will host the following guests: Production IG's CEO Mitsuhisa Ishikawa Megalobox anime's director You Moriyama and producer Minako Fujiyoshi Kono Oto Tomare! Sounds of Life anime's voice actress Atsumi Tanezaki a...
Bushiroad Founder Apologizes for Uttering Vulgarities in Livestream
Takaaki Kidani uttered the word 'penis' while addressing backlash against BanG Dream! character
― Bushiroad founder Takaaki Kidani posted an apology on Twitter on Sunday for uttering an "inappropriate" remark during an Assault Lily Bouquet anime talk show livestream. Kidani had uttered the Japanese word "chinchin," meaning "penis," during the stream. This moment was captured by viewers and spread on ...
Stay Cool, Kobayashi-San!: A River City Ransom Story Game Launches on November 7
Video previews Arc System Works' release for PS4, Switch, Xbox One, PC
― Arc System Works America announced on Thursday that it will release the Stay Cool, Kobayashi-San!: A River City Ransom Story game, a spinoff of the River City Ransom (Downtown - Nekketsu Monogatari) series, digitally for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, and PC via Steam on November 7. The company describes the game ...
Actors: Song Connection Anime to Have 12 Episodes
― The official website for Actors: Song Connection, the television anime based on Exit Tunes' ACTORS CD project, revealed the details of the series' Blu-ray Disc and DVD releases on Friday. The series will have four home video releases with three episodes each, for a total of 12 episodes. The first Blu-ray Disc and DVD volume will ship on December 18, and one volume will ship each subsequent month. ...
Shōnen Magazine R Switches to Digital-Only, New Monthly Schedule
Tamaki Toga to launch Ame no Hi mo Kami-sama to Sumō o manga based on Kyo Shirodaira's novel
― The November issue of Kodansha's Shōnen Magazine R magazine (seen right) announced on Saturday that it will move to a new monthly publishing schedule for new issues, and will be digital-only beginning with its January issue on December 20. The January issue will also launch a new manga titled Ame no Hi mo K...
In/Spectre Manga to Also Serialize in Monthly Shonen Magazine
Manga launched in Shōnen Magazine R in April 2015
― The 11th compiled book volume (seen right) of Kyo Shirodaira and Chasiba Katase's In/Spectre (Kyokō Suiri or Invented Interface) manga revealed on Thursday that the manga will now also serialize in Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine in addition to its serialization in Shōnen Magazine R. In/Spectre will serialize monthly in both magazines. Shōnen Mag...
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Anime's Promo Unveils Staff, 2020 Premiere
Gamers! anime's Manabu Okamoto directs series at Studio Bind
― The official website for the television anime of author Rifujin na Magonote and illustrator Shirotaka's Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation light novel series revealed a teaser promotional video, staff, the first key visual, and the 2020 premiere on Friday. Manabu Okamoto (Gamers!) is directing the series at Studio Bind. Egg Firm is als...
Kyoto Animation Details Public Memorial Service
Visitors can pray, view support messages at Kyoto event on November 3-4
― Kyoto Animation announced on Friday the details of its planned public memorial service for the victims of the Studio 1 building fire on July 18. Instead of a previously planned fan event, the studio will hold a "Memorial and Joining-Our-Prayers Service" at the Miyako Messe event hall in Kyoto on November 3-4. The event will be ...
Infinite Dendrogram Anime Reveals Promo Video, Opening Theme Artist, Visual, January Premiere
More staff, cast also revealed
― The official website for the television anime of Sakon Kaidō's Infinite Dendrogram light novel series revealed on Friday that the anime will premiere in January 2020. The site also streamed a second promotional video, and revealed a new visual as well as more staff and cast. The below video reveals and features the Aoi Yūki's opening theme song "Unbreakable." The new ...
Kyoto Animation President: 27 of 33 Injured Staff Have Returned to Work (Updated)
KyoAni's Hatta: Company plans to open Violet Evergarden film after April
― Kyoto Animation president Hideaki Hatta held a press conference in Kyoto on Friday, and announced that 27 of the 33 victims injured in the fire at the company's Studio 1 building have returned to work. Hatta stated during the conference, "until July 18, Person A, Person B, and Person C were all at the company. And suddenly, th...
number24 Rugby Anime Adds 7 Cast Members
Takuya Kodama, Aoi Ichikawa, Masamu Ono, Shinnosuke Murashima, more join cast
― The official website for MOVIC's number24 original rugby television anime revealed additional cast members for the anime on Friday. The new cast members include: Takuya Kodama as Fūga Saitō, a beloved rightside prop who is somewhat of a team mascot Aoi Ichikawa as Yayoi Tsuzura, a laid back freshman reserve player who is ...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, October 7-13
Top 3 include Sazae-san, One Piece, Chibi Maruko-chan
― Several anime — including My Hero Academia, Detective Conan, Doraemon, Crayon Shin-chan, and Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld — did not air in some regions as planned during this week due to Typhoon Hagibis. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV October 13 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 9.8 One Piece F...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, October 7-13
Disney Tsum Tsum Festival debuts at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: October 7-13 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwDisney Tsum Tsum Festival Bandai Namco Entertainment October 10 30,350 30,350 2NSwDragon Quest XI S: Echoes of an Elusive Age Square Enix September 27 25,292 386,163 3PS4Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon Breakpoint Ubisoft October 4 12,664 67,397 4NSwYo-kai Watch for...
Live-Action Sazae-san TV Special Casts Yū Inaba as Ikura, Now in College
Ikura is 21-year-old IT startup entrepreneur in segment set 20 years later
― The official Twitter account for the 50th anniversary special of the family television anime Sazae-san revealed on Friday that Yū Inaba (seen below) will play Ikura Namino in the special's live-action segment. A one-year-old baby in the original series, Ikura is now a 21-year-old adult in the live-action segment, and is the ...
Doukoku Soshite... Remastered Game Gets Switch Version on November 7
Remastered game launched on PS4, Vita in April 2018
― El Dia announced on Twitter on Thursday that it and RED FLAGSHIP will release the remaster of the Doukoku Soshite... romance suspense adventure game on the Nintendo Switch in Japan on November 7. The game launched for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in Japan in April 2018. The remaster features a “Trap Divergent Story” system, high-resoluti...
6th Yo-kai Watch Film's Trailer Reveals More Cast
Yoshino Kimura, Ken Watabe join cast of December 13 film
― The official website for Yo-kai Watch franchise's anime films began streaming a trailer for the sixth film in the series, Eiga Yōkai Watch Jam: Yo-kai Gakuen Y - Neko wa Hero ni Nareru ka (Yo-kai Watch Jam the Movie: Yo-Kai Academy Y - Can a Cat be a Hero?), on Friday. The trailer reveals two new cast members for the film. The site also revea...
Lupin III Gets New TV Anime Special on November 29
Lupin infiltrates country to break out fellow thief from prison in Prison of the Past special
― NTV announced on Friday that the Lupin III franchise will have a new anime special titled Lupin III Prison of the Past that will premiere on NTV on November 29 at 9:00 p.m. The special will focus on Lupin's gang infiltrating the Kingdom of Doruente in order to rescue a famous gentleman thief from imprisonm...
GKIDS: [We] Nor Studio Ghibli Were Contacted by Polygon on Streaming Plans Article
If you've paid attention to the news this week, you may have noticed a particular discrepency in two articles regarding plans for streaming Studio Ghibli's film catalog. An article published on Anime News Network on Wednesday sourced from an article on Polygon that stated that Studio Ghibli's films would not be coming to streaming services any time soon. The Polygon article by Matt Patches was pub...
Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore Switch Game's Japanese Version Is Based on Wii U Game's Western Release
Wii U game's Western version includes altered character costumes
― The official website of Atlus' Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE Encore (Genei Ibun Roku #FE Encore) role-playing game revealed on Thursday that the Japanese version of the Nintendo Switch game adds elements based on the Western version of the original Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE game for the Wii U. The website also noted that every region's ve...
My Hero Academia Ranks #2 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan September List
Dragon Ball Super, Uzumaki, Demon Slayer, Splatoon, The Way of the Househusband also rank
― Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia manga volume 21 ranked #2 on NPD BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for September. This month's list featured 11 manga volumes, including: #2 — Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia volume 21 #4 — Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia volume 1 #8 — Akira Toriyama and Toyot...
Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo Game Collection Ships in West in February
Gameplay trailer previews NIS America's release of 6-game collection
― NIS America announced on Thursday that it will release the Psikyo Shooting Stars Bravo game collection for the Nintendo Switch on February 18. The company also began streaming a gameplay trailer for the collection. A limited edition release will bundle a soundtrack collection, art schematics, and art cards. The collection includes...
Fans Pick Which Anime Character They Want for a Boss
Psycho-Pass, Gintama, JoJo's characters rank
― A new poll on Anime! Anime! asked its readers to choose which anime character they would most like to have as a boss. The site put the poll up in honor of "Boss Day" on October 16. The participants were predominately women (75%) and mostly teens and young adults. The top choice is a pick I think most of us can agree with, the determined and capable Akane...
Sentai Filmworks Reveals Golden Time Anime's English Dub Cast, Trailer
Mike Haimoto, Christina Kelly, Caitlynn French, Melissa Molano, Adam Gibbs, Gareth West star in school romantic comedy anime
― Sentai Filmworks revealed on Thursday the English dub cast for the Golden Time anime. The company also began streaming an English-dubbed trailer on Thursday. The English dub cast includes: Mike Haimoto as Banri Christina Kelly as Kōko Caitlynn French as Chinami Melissa Molano...
Kandagawa Jet Girls PS4 Game's Promotional Video Shows Characters, Gameplay
Yū Sasahara narrates promo video for jet ski game launching on January 16
― The official website for the video game of the Kandagawa Jet Girls multimedia project began streaming the first promotional video for the game on Thursday. The video features the characters, their teams, and their jet skis. The video also shows gameplay of the Jetter (jet ski driver) and Shooter modes, as well as race battles...
Game Maker feng's Operating Company Begins Bankruptcy Proceedings
feng's games inspired Akane Iro ni Somaru Saka, A Bridge to the Starry Skies anime
― Credit reporting agency Tokyo Shoko Research (TSR) reported on Thursday that White Rose, operating company of game developer feng, began bankruptcy proceedings through a Chiba district court on September 30. The company has a total debt of 60.88 million yen (about US$561,000) with 43 creditors. The company's earnings...
Voters Crown My New Boss is Goofy as #1 in Web Manga General Election
The results are in for pixiv and Nippon Shuppan Hanbai, Inc's "Web Manga General Election." Users submitted more than 2,500 different web manga series and judges whittled down the selection to 50 series. Readers were able to vote for their favorites until August 27. The site saw a huge outpouring of voters with over 750,000 votes cast in total. After tallying up the results, My New Boss is Goofy (...
Under Night In-Birth EXE:Late[cl-r] Game Launches for PS4, Switch in N. America on February 20
― Aksys Games, Arc System Works, and French-Bread announced on Thursday that the Under Night In-Birth EXE:Late[cl-r] fighting game will launch for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in North America on February 20, 2020. The game is getting a collector's edition that includes a 96-page color art book, a soundtrack, and a black rubber keychain of the new character Londrekia. The game is the latest...
HBO Max to Stream Studio Ghibli Films in Spring 2020
Launch titles to include Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Princess Mononoke, Howl's Moving Castle, more
― HBO Max and GKIDS announced on Thursday that HBO Max will begin streaming the "entire Studio Ghibli film library" of 21 feature films in spring 2020. This deal marks the first time that Studio Ghibli films will stream on any platform. The announcement noted that Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totor...
futekiya Boys-Love Manga Service Adds 22 Titles
Manga include Yuki and Matsu, TENGOKU in the HELL, Everyone Stand Up! Boys Love Private High School
― The futekiya boys-love manga news website announced on Thursday that it will add 22 new manga titles from publisher Home-Sha Inc. to its subscription service in early 2020. The new manga include: Hidebu Takahashi's Yuki and Matsu (Yuki to Matsu; volumes 1-3) Maki Marukido's Me wo Tojite mo Hikari wa ...
In/Spectre Anime's 2nd Promo Video Unveils More Cast
Misato Fukuen, Sumire Uesaka, Kenji Hamada join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Kyo Shirodaira and Chasiba Katase's In/Spectre (Kyokō Suiri or Invented Interface) manga revealed the second promotional video, additional characters and cast members, and broadcast details on Thursday. The video previews the opening theme song "Mononoke in the Fiction," performed by Lie and a Cham...
Shironeko Project: Zero Chronicle Anime Reveals 10 Cast Members
Shōgo Batori, Chise Nakamura, Takuya Iwabata, Kensuke Matsui, more join cast
― The official website for Shironeko Project: Zero Chronicle, the television anime of Colopl's Shironeko Project smartphone game, revealed additional cast and the second teaser visual on Thursday. The new cast members are: (Note: character name romanizations are not official.) Shōgo Batori as Faios Chise Nakamura as Sima Tak...
Santa Company, Coluboccoro Films' Trailers Reveal More Cast, Theme Song Artists
Minori Chihara, Amatsuki sing films' themes
― The staff for the Santa Company: Christmas no Himitsu (The Secret of Christmas), the new extended film version of Kenji Itoso's Santa Company short anime, revealed a trailer for the anime on Thursday, as well as a new trailer for the accompanying screening of Kenji Studio's Coluboccoro anime. Both trailers reveal and preview their respective films' theme ...
Netflix Adds 1st 41 Episodes of 1986 Saint Seiya Anime With New English Dub
Available in N. America, New Zealand, Australia
― Toei Animation announced on Tuesday that Netflix has added the first 41 episodes of the 1986 Saint Seiya (Knights of the Zodiac) anime series with a new English dub and English subtitles. The series is available for users in North America, New Zealand, and Australia. Masami Kurumada serialized the original Saint Seiya manga in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen...
After the Rain's Jun Mayuzuki Launches New Manga on November 7 (Updated)
Manga is titled Kowloon Generic Romance
― This year's 46th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that manga creator Jun Mayuzuki (After the Rain) will launch a new manga titled Kowloon Generic Romance in the magazine's 49th issue on November 7. The Twitter account for Weekly Young Jump posted a preview image for the manga on Thursday (pictured at left below). TVアニメ&実写映画化...
4 Anime Films Submitted for Animated Feature Oscar
Children of the Sea, Okko's Inn, Promare, Weathering With You
― The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced on Wednesday the list of 32 films that have been submitted for consideration in the Animated Feature Film category for the 92nd Academy Awards. A maximum of five films from the list will receive the nomination. The following anime films are submitted for consideration: Ayumu Watan...
ACCA 13 Original Video Anime Ships on March 27 After February Run in Theaters
October stage reading was canceled due to typhoon, but will also be included in BD/DVD
― The official Twitter account for the television anime of Natsume Ono's ACCA 13-Territory Inspection Department manga revealed on Thursday that ACCA 13-Ku Kansatsu-Ka Regards (ACCA 13-Territory Inspection Department Regards), the "new original video anime & musical stage reading" for the manga, will both debut on ...
Princess Resurrection's Mitsunaga Ends Tama Kick Manga
'Erotic comedy' manga launched in June 2017
― Author Yasunori Mitsunaga and artist Inomaru's Tama Kick (Kick to the Balls) manga ended in this year's December issue of Shonengahosha's Young King Ours GH magazine on Wednesday. The fifth and final compiled book volume will ship on December 16. Mitsunaga and Inomaru launched the manga in Young King Ours GH in June 2017. The "erotic comedy" manga centers...
Mugi the Cat, elfin' Perform Meow Meow Japanese History TV Anime's New Theme Songs
Series gets anime film in February
― The official website for the television anime of Kenji Sonishi's Meow Meow Japanese History (Neko Neko Nihonshi) manga revealed the new ending theme songs for the fourth season of the anime on Wednesday. Elfin' is performing the new opening theme song "Kimagure☆NyanNyan History!" and Mugi the Cat is performing the new ending theme song "Nekko Hotte." Elfin' also p...
NHK Releases Interim Results for Rumiko Takahashi Mega-Poll
NHK's upcoming program counting down the fan-favorite series by popular manga creator Rumiko Takahashi is set to premiere on November 16 but we've already got some of the interim results. NHK BS Premium revealed the midway results for two categories on a program on the 38-year history of Rumiko Takahashi anime series on October 17. The revealed results were limited just to the "character" and "son...
Gag Artist Man-gatarō Draws Popular Voice Actors for JRA Collaboration
Manga creator Man-gatarō's (Gatarō Man) has been busy creating parodies for live-action series like Terrace House and "wrapping up" his Hoshi no Ōji-sama manga on the Shonen Jump+ website. It turns out that Man-gatarō's Terrace House and Japan Racing Association collaboration goes beyond a visual illustration and has enlisted the assistance of popular voice actors, all drawn in Man-gatarō's signat...
Funimation Reveals English Dub Cast for Kemono Michi Anime
Tyson Rinehart, Samantha Herek, Emily Hornsby, Leah Clark, Gabe Kunda cast in English dub
― Funimation revealed on Twitter on Wednesday the English dub cast for Kemono Michi: Rise Up (Hataage! Kemonomichi), the television anime of Natsume Akatsuki's Kemonomichi manga. Jeremy Inman is directing the English dub, which premiered on Wednesday on Funimation. The cast includes: Tyson Rinehart as Genzō Sama...
Drifting Dragons TV Anime's 1st Character Video Previews Mika
Adaptation of Taku Kuwabara's manga premieres in January
― The official Twitter account for the television anime of Taku Kuwabara's Drifting Dragons (Kūtei Dragons) manga began streaming the first character video on Wednesday. The video previews the character Mika (voiced by Tomoaki Maeno). 【キャラ映像公開 第1弾】龍の肉を美味しく食べることが何よりも優先で、無茶な行動に出ることも多い、ミカ(CV.#前野智昭)のキャラ映像が解禁!さらに本アカウントをフォロー&このツイートをRTで前野智昭さんのサイン入り色紙を...
Hozuki's Coolheadedness Manga to End in 5 Chapters
Manga debuted in 2011, inspired multiple anime
― This year's 46th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine revealed on Thursday that Natsumi Eguchi's Hozuki's Coolheadedness (Hōzuki no Reitetsu) manga will end in five chapters. The 31st and final volume will ship on August 21, 2020. The manga's 267th chapter premiered in the magazine on Thursday. Eguchi launched the manga in Kodansha's Morning magazine i...
GKids: Studio Ghibli Has No Plans to Release Films on Streaming Services
Anime fans may never get to stream their favorite Ghibli films, at least until there's a major philosophy shift at the studio. Film distributor GKids told Polygon that there are currently no plans to release the anime studio's catalog on streaming services, be it Netflix, Hulu, or Disney+. The same goes for pay-per-view streaming services like Amazon Prime or Apple Movies. "Studio Ghibli does not ...
Busty Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Blood Donation Drive Poster Sparks Online Debate
A collaboration poster between Red Cross Japan and Take's Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! (Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!) manga has drawn criticism on social media. Lawyer and feminist advocate Keiko Ōta posted a tweet regarding the poster on Monday, which has accumulated over 2,000 retweets as of the publication of this article. 日本赤十字社 が「宇崎ちゃんは遊びたい」×献血コラボキャンペーンということでこういうポスターを貼ってるようですが、本当に無神経だと思います。なんであえて...
Exclusive: One Piece Stampede Anime Film's Dub Clip Previews Start of Pirate Fest
Film screens in U.S., Canada in October-November
― Funimation provided ANN with an exclusive English-dubbed clip on Wednesday from the One Piece Stampede anime film. The clip is from early on in the film and features the MC of the Pirate Fest kicking off the event. The film will screen in the U.S. in Japanese with English subtitles on October 24, 29, and 31, and it will screen in English on October 2...
Voice Actress Minako Kotobuki to Start 1-Year Study Abroad in U.K. Next Spring
Sphere unit member plans to keep working while abroad
― Voice actress Minako Kotobuki revealed on her official blog on Wednesday that she will study abroad in the United Kingdom for one year beginning in spring 2020. Kotobuki plans to continue to work while in the U.K. to the extent that she is able. Kotobuki will study language and drama during her time in the U.K. She also said that she hopes to se...
Man Arrested for Threatening Evangelion Studio Khara on Twitter
35-year-old allegedly referenced July fire at Kyoto Animation
― Police arrested a 35-year-old unemployed man in Okayama after he allegedly posted threats to anime studio Khara on Twitter and other social media services. According to police, the man admitted to the charges of threatening and interfering with work duties, and he said he "did it knowing that the other party [Khara] was scared." The susp...
Pokémon Sword/Shield Games' Video Previews Gigantamax Forms
Game set in Galar ships on November 15
― The official website for the Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield Nintendo Switch role-playing games began streaming a new promotional video on Wednesday. The video previews Gigantamax forms of Pokémon including Pikachu, Meowth, and Eevee. The games will ship worldwide for the Switch on November 15. The starter Pokémon in the games' new Galar region will be Grooke...
Anime NYC to Screen Makoto Shinkai's Weathering With You Film
Film's screening at November convention will be its East Coast premiere
― The staff of the Anime NYC convention announced on Wednesday that GKIDS will screen Makoto Shinkai's new film Weathering With You (Tenki no Ko) as the closing film of the convention. The screening will be the film's East Coast premiere. The film will open in North America on January 17. Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF...
Mashin Eiyūden Wataru Franchise Gets Animated Promo Video
Project announcement teases "new adventure" in spring 2020
― Anime studio Sunrise and Bandai Spirits' Tamashii Nations toy brand announced on Wednesday that the Mashin Eiyūden Wataru franchise is getting a new project titled "Mashin Eiyūden Wataru Shichi Tamashii no Ryūjinmaru" (Seven-Souled Ryūjinmaru) with an animated promotional video that will debut at the Tamashii Nation 2019 event. The announce...
Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production Establishes New GAKIproAstudio in Akita City
New studio will focus on anime backgrounds
― Y.A.P. Ishigaki Production founded a new anime studio on October 8 named GAKIproAstudio. The new studio is based in Akita City, and will work primarily on backgrounds for anime. The studio will primarily recruit from students at the local Akita University of Art, and will officially start services in April 2020. The studio occupies the second floor at a bu...
Princess Resurrection's Mitsunaga Launches New Manga in November
Inomaru draws Isekai Sniper wa Onna Senshi no Mofumofu Pet manga
― The official Twitter account of Shonengahosha's Young King Ours GH magazine revealed on Wednesday that manga creators Yasunori Mitsunaga and Inomaru will launch a new manga titled Isekai Sniper wa Onna Senshi no Mofumofu Pet (The Fantasy World Sniper is the Fluffy Pet of the Woman Warrior, upper left in image below) in the magazine's ...
Immortal Hounds Manga Gets 'Final Arc' With 7th Volume
Final arc debuts in harta magazine in February
― The third and final compiled book volume of Ryō Yasohachi's Shinazu no Ryōsen (Immortal Ridge) manga revealed on Tuesday that Yasohachi's Immortal Hounds (Shinazu no Ryōken) manga will have a "final arc" that will launch in the 71st issue of Kadokawa's harta magazine on February 15. The manga will also have a seventh volume bearing the title. Shinazu n...
After Hours' Yuhta Nishio Ends Mizuno to Chayama Manga in December
Yuri manga about girl meeting girl in sleepy provincial town launched in September 2018
― The official Twitter account for Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Beam magazine revealed on Saturday that Yuhta Nishio's Mizuno to Chayama yuri manga will end in the magazine's January issue in December. The manga centers on Mizuno, a high school girl in an isolated province. While worrying about her father's mayoral el...
No Guns Life Anime Runs for 24 Episodes
― The official website for the television anime of Tasuku Karasuma's No Guns Life manga revealed on Wednesday that the anime will have 24 episodes. The anime's Blu-ray Disc and DVD home video release in Japan will have four volumes that will ship next year on February 26, April 22, July 22, and September 18, respectively. The anime premiered on October 10. Funimation is streaming the anime as it air...
Shueisha to Publish Young Jump Love Magazine Supplement
Kaguya-sama's Aka Akasaka, Minamoto-kun's Minori Inaba to contribute manga this winter
― Young Jump Battle (seen right), the new supplement for Shueisha's Young Jump magazine, revealed on Tuesday that Shueisha will publish another companion supplement this winter titled Young Jump Love. Just as Young Jump Battle focuses on the "battle" manga genre, Young Jump Love will focus on romance stories. The s...
Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD Game's Video Reveals Sonic
Sonic is playable hidden character in October 29 game for Switch, PS4, Xbox
― Sega began streaming a special announcement video and a gameplay trailer on Tuesday for its Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz HD (Tabegoro! Super Monkey Ball) game, a new version of the Super Monkey Ball: Banana Blitz Wii game. The special announcement video reveals that the character Sonic the Hedgehog will be available in t...
Mary Skelter 2 Game Reveals Gameplay Trailer for Switch Version
Game launches digitally in N. America on October 22, Europe on October 23
― Idea Factory International began streaming a trailer for the Nintendo Switch version of Compile Heart's Mary Skelter 2 (Kangokutō Mary Skelter 2) 3D dungeon-crawler game on Tuesday. The trailer previews gameplay footage. Idea Factory International will release the game digitally in North America on October 22 and in Europe on...
Anohana Team's Her Blue Sky Anime Film Ranks #4 During Japan's Typhoon Weekend
Weathering With You drops to #8, Kaguya-sama to #9
― Her Blue Sky (Sora no Aosa o Shiru Hito yo), the original anime film by the Super Peace Busters creative team (anohana, Anthem of the Heart), sold 126,000 tickets and earned 166 million yen (about US$1.52 million) in its first four days to rank #4 in its opening weekend. The Eiga.com website now estimates that the film will eventually earn 1 billio...
Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient Game Launches in N. America on October 23
― XSEED Games announced on Thursday that it will release the first chapter of Team GrisGris' Corpse Party 2: Dead Patient game for PC via Steam, GOG, and the Humble Store in North America on October 23. The company plans to publish each chapter episodically as it is developed. The game was originally scheduled to launch in North America in fall 2018. Digital game distribution platform PLAYISM releas...
Disgaea 4 Complete+ Game's English Gameplay Trailer Streamed
PS4, Switch game ships in N. America/Europe on October 29, Oceania on November 5
― NIS America began streaming an English gameplay trailer for its release of the Disgaea 4 Complete+ Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 game on Tuesday. A demo for the game launched in North America for both consoles on Tuesday. The demo will launch in Europe on Wednesday. NIS America will release the game in North Americ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 13-19
Genius Party, Mr. Tonegawa Middle Management Blues anime; The Drifting Classroom, Heavenly Delusion manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date A Maid's Indiscretion DVD (adult)Please Adult Source Media US$24.99 October 15 Chaos;Child Essentials BDCite Funimation US$29.98 October 15 Genius Party & Genius Party Beyond BDAnimeNewsNetwork Shout! Factory US$26.99 October 15 Go...
Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack Game Collection Launches in West on January 14
― Gust and Koei Tecmo Games announced on Tuesday that the Atelier Dusk Trilogy Deluxe Pack game collection will launch in the West for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam on January 14, 2020. The collection will contain all three games from the Atelier game series' Dusk trilogy of games. The updated trilogy will feature elements and DLC from the Dusk series' history, including extra...
Stand My Heroes Anime's English Dub Cast Revealed
Anime premiered on October 7, English dub premiered on Monday
― ADR director Michelle Rojas revealed the English dub cast for the Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth anime on Twitter on Tuesday. The dub cast includes: Jill Harris as Rei Izumi Aaron Campbell as Itsuki Aoyama David Wald as Daisuke Seki Ricco Fajardo as Shun Imaoji David Matranga as Haru Natsume Anthony DiMascio as Satoru Watabe Chris Burne...
Tokyo Int'l Film Fest to Screen 'Jurassic!' Anime Short
Short screens with Toei's The White Snake film on November 1
― Toei Animation announced on Tuesday that its one-minute short anime "Jurassic!" will screen at the 32nd Tokyo International Film Festival at TOHO Cinemas Roppongi Hills Screen 3 on November 1 at 6:10 p.m. Planning producer Shiho Itō will appear at the event. The short film will screen together with a 4K digitally remastered version of Toe...
Man in China Apologizes for Praising Pokémon's Team Rocket Due to Possible Allusion to Hong Kong Support
A Chinese man was required by his workplace to issue an apology for sharing his love for Pokémon's Team Rocket. The man works for China's Guangzhou Central Sports, a company that manages sporting events in the country. The man posted about his admiration of the comedic villains on the WeChat social media app and wrote: I love Team Rocket! No matter how many people say they're bad guys, I've loved ...
Five Star Stories Manga's 15th Volume Ships on December 9
― Amazon is listing the the 15th volume of Mamoru Nagano's The Five Star Stories manga with a release date of December 9. The 14th volume (seen right) shipped in February 2018, and it was the first volume of the manga in more than two years. Nagano launched his science fantasy manga series in Kadokawa's Newtype magazine in 1986, although the series has been running intermittently since then. To mark...
Chihayafuru Anime Season 3's Video Previews Taichi Mashima
New season premieres on October 22
― The official website for Chihayafuru 3, the third Chihayafuru anime season, began streaming a new character promotional video on Tuesday. The video highlights the character Taichi Mashima. 過去の自分を超える真島太一キャラクターPV公開!10/22 火曜深夜より放送開始する「#ちはやふる 3」!瑞沢高校かるた部部長 #真島太一 のこれまでを振り返るキャラクターPVを公開しました!フォロー&この投稿をRTで太一役の #宮野真守 さんサインポスターを抽選でプレゼント👀#chihaya_anime pic.twitter.com/Bs0lPyH...
Crunchyroll Joins Forces With WEBTOON for New Animated Content
Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it has paired up with digital publisher WEBTOON to bring new, original animated content to the streaming service. The new animated projects will be based on WEBTOON's own property catalog. WEBTOON's catalog includes many manga-inspired series. The platform's popular web comics include Lore Olympus by Rachel Smythe, True Beauty by Yaongyi (voted #4 in this year...
Cautious Hero: The Hero Is Overpowered but Overly Cautious Anime's Episode 3 Delayed by 1 Week
Episode 2 re-airs on Wednesday
― The official website for the anime adaptation of Light Tuchihi's The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious (Kono Yūsha ga Ore TUEEE Kuse ni Shinchō Sugiru) novels revealed on Tuesday that episode 3 is delayed from October 16 to October 23. Episode 2 of the anime will re-air on Wednesday. The delay is due to "circumstances related to production advancement." The anim...
Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shōmei Shite Mita TV Anime's Video Reveals January Premiere
Yūma Uchida, Sora Amamiya star in Zero-G anime about scientists proving their love
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Alifred Yamamoto's Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shōmei Shite Mita (Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove It) romantic comedy manga revealed a promotional video, key visual, and the January 2020 premiere on Tuesday. The anime will air on Tokyo MX, Hokkaid...
Bandai Namco Arts Invests in Yamato Rights Holder's New Anime Company studioMOTHER
Studio's 1st project is Yamato 2202 compilation film
― Bandai Namco Arts announced on Tuesday that it has invested in studioMOTHER, a new animation studio by Space Battleship Yamato license holder Voyager Holdings. Voyager Holdings founded studioMOTHER in May. The company will produce and plan anime productions. Bandai Namco Arts' investment is part of the company's plans for the creation of "hit con...
Bakutsuri Bar Hunter Games Get New Manga in November
Manga has same Bakutsuri Hunters title as winter 2019 Switch game
― The November issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comics magazine revealed on Tuesday that the Bakutsuri Bar Hunter franchise will launch a new manga titled Bakutsuri Hunters in the magazine's next issue on November 15. The magazine did not reveal the author or authors for the manga. The new manga has the same title as the franchi...
Pokémon Franchise Gets New Manga on November 15
Kōsaku Anakubo's Pocket Monsters manga ended on Tuesday
― The November issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comics magazine announced on Tuesday that the Pokémon franchise will have a new manga, simply titled Pocket Monsters, that will debut in the magazine's next issue on November 15. The magazine did not reveal the author or authors for the manga. Kōsaku Anakubo's similarly titled Pocket Monster...
Live-Action Sazae-san TV Special Casts Taiki Nakabayashi as Wakame's Boyfriend
Nakabayashi plays original character Takeshi Kaizuka
― The official Twitter account for the 50th anniversary special of the family television anime Sazae-san revealed on Tuesday that Taiki Nakabayashi (seen below) will play Wakame's boyfriend Takeshi Kaizuka in the special's live-action segment. The character is a new original character for the special. In the sequel story set 20 years later, Takeshi...
Win 3 Tickets to ANIME NYC Lantis Matsuri 2019!
Anime NYC welcomes the globally renowned Lantis Matsuri concert series to New York City for the first time! As a treat for ANN readers, three lucky winners will be able to win one ticket each to watch this highly-anticipated concert!
― Anime NYC welcomes the globally renowned Lantis Matsuri concert series to New York City for the first time! This special concert at New York City's largest Japanese p...
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! Manga Gets Live-Action Film Starring Nogizaka46 Idols
Mizuki Yamashita, Asuka Saitō, Minami Umezawa star in summer 2020 film
― Toho announced on Tuesday that Sumito Ōwara's Eizouken ni wa Te o Dasu na! (Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!) manga is inspiring a live-action film that will open in Japan next summer. Nogizaka46 idol group members Mizuki Yamashita, Asuka Saitō, and Minami Umezawa (top row, left to right in image below) will star in the film as the...
Suehiro Maruo Pens New 1-Shot Manga 'Diabolic'
Manga debuts in Monthly Comic Beam on November 12
― The November issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Beam magazine revealed on Saturday that manga creator Suehiro Maruo will draw a new one-shot manga titled "Diabolic" in the magazine's next issue on November 12. The magazine previews the story with the tagline, "Does God exist in a place ruined by the fires of war?" Hiroshi Harada adapted Maruo's 1984 ...
Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw Manga's 2nd Series Ends
Manga launched in September 2018
― The November issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Beam magazine revealed on Saturday that Rei Mikamoto's Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw reflesh manga will end in the magazine's next issue on November 12. The manga launched in Monthly Comic Beam in September 2018. Kadokawa published the manga's first compiled book volume in February. The manga was originally announced with ...
Crunchyroll Announces Most Viewed Anime for Summer 2019
Crunchyroll's streaming user base spans the globe with at least 50 million registered users (and more unregistered) tuning in to service's simulcasts and back catalog for their anime fix. The service announced which series from its catalog were viewed the most over the summer. The top 20 hottest anime this month worldwide are listed below in alphabetical order. The list shows that action propertie...
Funimation to Stream Naruto Anime in U.K., Ireland
― Funimation announced on Monday that it will begin streaming the Naruto anime on October 15 in the U.K. and Ireland. All episodes will be available on the streaming service both in Japanese with English subtitles and with an English dub. Funimation announced its acquisition of Manga Entertainment Limited, a distributor of anime including Naruto in the United Kingdom and Ireland, in May. The Funimat...
One Piece Stampede Anime Film's English-dubbed Trailer Streamed
Film opens in U.S., Canada in October
― Funimation began streaming an English-dubbed trailer for the One Piece Stampede anime film on Monday. The film will screen in the U.S. in Japanese with English subtitles on October 24, 29, and 31, and it will screen with an English dub on October 26 and 30. In Canada, the film will screen in Japanese with English subtitles on October 25 and November 5, and it w...
ComiXology, Kodansha Comics to Complete English Release of The Drops of God Manga
ComiXology, Kodansha to release all 44 volumes of wine manga
― ComiXology announced on Monday that it and Kodansha Comics will complete Tadashi Agi and Shū Okimoto's The Drops of God (Kami no Shizuku) manga in English for the first time. The companies released volumes 1-8 re-edited with new cover art and debuted volumes 9-11 in English on Monday. More volumes will be added at a later date. Only ten o...
Director Sunao Katabuchi to Receive Bucheon Int'l Animation Film Fest Award
Korean festival presents Katabuchi with BIAF Honorary Award on October 18
― The 21st Bucheon International Animation Festival (BIAF) announced on Monday that it has selected director Sunao Katabuchi (In This Corner of the World) to receive the BIAF Honorary Award. According to the BIAF, the "BIAF Honorary Award is presented to the director who has made the greatest achievement in the artistry of the ...
Fafner: Dead Aggressor Manga Goes on Hiatus
Tomomi Matsushita's "complete version" of Fafner franchise's story launched in 2014
― The 81st chapter of Tomomi Matsushita's Sōkyū no Fafner - Dead Aggressor manga revealed on October 9 that the manga will go on hiatus "for a short while." The chapter did not reveal a date for the manga's return. The manga launched in Kodansha's Shonen Sirius magazine in September 2014, but transferred to Kodansha a...
Rumiko Takahashi Draws Poster for 47th Angoulême International Comics Festival
Takahashi won 46th Angoulême Grand Prix 2019 prize
― Manga creator Rumiko Takahashi (Urusei Yatsura, Maison Ikkoku, Ranma ½, Inuyasha, RIN-NE) drew the poster for the 47th Angoulême International Comics Festival, the festival's Twitter account revealed on Saturday. The Twitter account unveiled the image, which shows the award-winning artist as a child reading manga. Classic characters such as Princes...
Gou Tanabe Ends Manga of H.P. Lovecraft's Call of Cthulhu Story
Series launched on May 11
― The November issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Beam magazine revealed on Saturday that Gou Tanabe's manga adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's The Call of Cthulhu story will end in the magazine's next issue on November 12. The original short story features the first appearance of the extraterrestrial entity known as Cthulhu, who gives its name to the "Cthulhu Mythos" — the colle...
Anime NYC to Host Code Geass Anime's Ichiro Okouchi, Takahiro Kimura, Yukana
Writer, character designer, voice actress present screening of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection film
― The staff of the Anime NYC convention announced on Monday that the event will host the Code Geass anime's writer Ichiro Okouchi, character designer Takahiro Kimura, and Yukana, the voice actress of C.C. All three will present a special screening of the Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrectio...
Sailor Moon Café Menu Finally Puts Haruka & Michiru's Love Out in the Open
Sailor Uranus and Sailor Neptune are an iconic queer couple in anime fandom. Their romantic relationship is plain to see in the anime series from their introduction in Sailor Moon S to their battle against Galaxia in Sailor Moon Stars. They flirt openly and are inseparable in their private lives and in their battles against evil. Despite this, neither character ever outright says they "love" the o...
Ride Your Wave Wins Best Animated Film at Spain's Sitges
Human Lost, The Wonderland were among nominees
― Masaaki Yuasa's Ride Your Wave film won the Award for Best Animated Feature Film at the 52nd annual Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in Spain on Sunday. Human Lost and The Wonderland were among the other nominees in the category. The anime will screen at the 39th annual Hawai'i International Film Festival in November. The film won the Best ...
Exclusive: Human Lost Anime's Dub Clip Previews Yozo's Transformation
Funimation to screen film in N. America on October 22-23
― Funimation provided ANN with an exclusive English-dubbed clip on Monday from the Human Lost 3D CG anime film. The clip previews Yozo's transformation into a Lost. The film will open in the U.S. before it opens in Japan. Funimation will screen the film in theaters in the United States on October 22 and 23. Screenings on October 22 will have En...
Hōkago Teibō Nisshi Fishing Anime Reveals Staff, Visual, April 2020 Debut
Himouto! Umaru-chan's Takaharu Okuma directs series at Doga Kobo
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Yasuyuki Kosaka's Hōkago Teibō Nisshi (Afterschool Embankment Journal) manga revealed on Tuesday the main staff, a teaser visual, and the April 2020 premiere. Takaharu Okuma (assistant director of Uzamaid!, Himouto! Umaru-chan) is directing the series at Doga Kobo. Fumihiko S...
Macross Delta's Kenji Yasuda Directs Space Battleship Yamato 2205 Anime
Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 TV anime series also gets compilation film in 2020
― The official website for the Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 (Uchū Senkan Yamato 2202: Ai no Senshi-tachi or Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love) anime film revealed more staff members for the Uchū Senkan Yamato 2205: Aratanaru Tabidachi (Space Battleship Yamato 2205: A New Journey) s...
The Garden of Words Film Gets Stage Play in London in 2020
Princess Mononoke play's Whole Hog Theatre adapts Makoto Shinkai's 2013 anime
― U.K. theatrical company Whole Hog Theatre announced on Monday that it is producing a stage play adaptation of Makoto Shinkai's anime film The Garden of Words. The play will run at Park Theatre at London's Finsbury Park from July 15 to August 15 after previews on July 15-16. The play will also run in Tokyo, and Nelke Plann...
Police Arrest Man for Modifying, Then Selling PS3s
Ayagawa resident allegedly modified PS3s to allow users to copy games onto them
― Police arrested a 44-year-old male resident of Ayagawa, Kagawa on October 9 for allegedly modifying PlayStation 3 consoles and then selling them. The police allege that the suspect, a part-time worker named Tadaaki Abe, violated the Trademark Act, the Unfair Competition Prevention Act, and other laws. The modifications ...
Granblue Fantasy: Versus Game Reveals Zeta, Vaseraga in Video
Fighting game ships on PS4 in Japan on February 6
― The official website for Cygames and Arc System Works' Granblue Fantasy: Versus fighting game began streaming a new promotional video for the game on Sunday. The video reveals the new characters Zeta and Vaseraga as playable characters. The game will launch in Japan on the PlayStation 4 on February 6. The game was originally slated to release this y...
Canada's Teletoon to Air Beyblade Burst Rise Anime
Net anime series debuted in Japan on April 5
― The global licensing magazine Total Licensing revealed in its autumn issue on September 19 that Canadian television channel Teletoon will air the Beyblade Burst Rise (Beyblade Burst GT) anime. Corus Entertainment licensed the series from ADK Emotions NY (formerly Sunrights). The announcement did not reveal a premiere date, although Hasbro will launch its...
Crunchyroll Adds Digimon Universe: App Monsters Anime to Catalog
Anime will be available on Monday
― Crunchyroll announced on Sunday that it will add the Digimon Universe: App Monsters anime on Monday, October 14 at 6:00 p.m. EDT. The anime will be available for users in the United States, Canada, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Central America, and the Caribbean. The series will also be available for users in Latin America begin...
Star ☆ Twinkle Precure Anime Film Reveals 2 Clips
Magical girl film opens in Japan on October 19
― The official YouTube channel for the Precure franchise began streaming two clips from Star Twinkle Precure: Hoshi no Uta ni Omoi wo Komete (Star ☆ Twinkle Precure the Movie: Put Your Feelings into the Song of Stars), the anime film companion to the Star ☆ Twinkle Precure anime series, on Monday. The first clip below is titled "Put My Feelings of Love I...
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations ‒ Episode 128
"Despite his humiliating defeat a few weeks back, Urashiki wastes no time in setting his next scheme into motion in an eventful Boruto: Naruto Next Generations."
Vinland Saga ‒ Episode 14
“The Light of Dawn” is a whirlwind of apocalyptic violence and almost unbearable tension, and easily the single best episode Vinland Saga has produced yet."
The Haikyu!! Boys Find Their Japanese Volleyball League Counterparts
The volleyball-themed anime Haikyu!! is collaborating with Japan's top-level volleyball league V.League. V.League's Twitter account has been releasing visuals of the Karasuno boys matching off against their V.League counterpart. The first tweet pits Chikara Ennoshita, de facto leader of Karasuno's team, against Yu Kuriki from the VC Nagano Tridents. 【ハイキュー!!×V.LEAGUE】アニメ『ハイキュー!!』烏野高校排球部のキャラクターとVリー...
Weathering With You Exhibit is a Tribute to the Film's Entire Production Team
Makoto Shinkai is regarded as something of an auteur in the anime film space, and while he definitely involves himself heavily in every part of the production of his films, from the scripts to the storyboards to the visuals, gone are his Voices of a Distant Star days where he animated everything by himself. His latest works are only made possible through the efforts of a large team, and this is so...
Manga Artist Daijiro Morohoshi, Photographer Kenji Satō Hold Joint Exhibit in Shibuya Tower Records
Shibuya Tower Records is holding an exhibit for the award-winning manga artist Daijiro Morohoshi and photographer Kenji Satō from September 14 to October 14. Morohoshi is well known for creating manga based on folklore like Saiyū Yōenden (The Monkey King and other Chinese Legends) and the Yōkai Hunter series. In 2018, his manga compilation Morohoshi Daijirō Gekijō (Daijiro Morohoshi Theater) won t...
Shaft Makes TV Anime for Azone's Assault Lily Doll Franchise
This Ugly Yet Beautiful World's Shouji Saeki helms anime about girls training to protect Earth
― The official Twitter account for the Assault Lily Project announced on Sunday that the studio SHAFT is producing the new television anime Assault Lily Bouquet. The Assault Lily Project is a mixed-media franchise based on 1/12-scale action dolls and figures conceived by the doll maker Azone International a...
King of Prism Franchise Reveals New Anime Film, 2nd Stage Play Projects
King of Prism All Stars: Prism Show Best 10 opens in Japan on January 10
― The King of Prism spinoff franchise announced on Sunday that a new film titled King of Prism All Stars: Prism Show Best 10 will open in Japan on January 10. The anime will star: Junta Terashima as Shin Ichijō Sōma Saitō as Yukinojō Tachibana Tasuku Hatanaka as Taiga Kōgami Taku Yashiro as Kakeru Jūōin Masashi Igarashi as Minat...
New Guilty Gear Game's Trailer Previews Axl Low
Playable demo with 6 characters to be at ArcRevo America 2019 event in mid-November
― Arc System Works revealed a new trailer for its new Guilty Gear game on Sunday. The trailer previews the previously revealed returning character Axl Low. The video also reveals that the ArcRevo America 2019 event in California on November 16-17 will have a playable demo of the game with the characters Sol Badguy, Ky...
Silent Hill Franchise Gets New Entry in Form of Slot Machine
New video slot cabinet debuts at Las Vegas event on October 15-17
― Konami Gaming Inc. announced on October 8 that it is developing a Silent Hill video slot cabinet. The company announced the machine ahead of the Global Gaming Expo (G2E) event in Las Vegas on October 15-17. The event will debut the cabinet with what it calls a "for-wager slot experience." The above video advertises that the slot mach...
Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld Anime Listed With 23 Episodes
― The official website for the Sword Art Online: Alicization - War of Underworld anime is listing that the anime will have eight home video releases with 23 total episodes. The first four home video releases will ship once a month from December through March 2020, and the latter four home video releases will ship once a month from June through September 2020. The anime premiered on Saturday, althoug...
Celestial Method Anime's New Episode Streams on YouTube
Marika Kōno voices new character Carol
― The official Twitter account for the Celestial Method television anime series announced on Friday that it has released the the previously announced new episode for the anime on YouTube. The episode is titled "Mō Hitotsu no Onegai" (One More Wish), and serves as the 17th episode of the overall anime. Producer Takayuki Nagatani stated on Twitter on October 8 tha...
Fire Force ‒ Episode 12
The neat fight scene isn't enough to draw back from the episode's sloppiness, which extends beyond simply taking too long to get Shinmon back on Company 8's side again.
Voice Actress Sora Tokui to Direct Short Movie Based on Award-Winning Short Story
Tokidoki, Nemurenai Yoru ni by Yōichirō to get short film in early 2020
― Voice actress, singer, and manga artist Sora Tokui will be debuting as a director on a short movie based on the Sora Tokui Prize winner Tokidoki, Nemurenai Yoru ni (Sometimes, On Those Sleepless Nights) by Yōichirō. The visual adaptation is scheduled for an early 2020 release. The theme of the story is "A female teen who cannot...
4th One Piece Campaign to Revitalize Kumamoto Prefecture Distributes 'Hi no Kuni' Leaflets
One Piece started a campaign in 2016 to revitalize the Kumamoto Prefecture after it was badly damaged by earthquakes. The latest move is to establish statues of the Straw Hat Pirates throughout the prefecture distribute leaflets showing their locations, along with information regarding the disaster-affected regions. This phase of the project is called the "Hi no Kuni Restoration Arc." ('Hi no Kuni...
Doraemon Ukiyo-e Print Reimagines Hiroshige's Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi bridge and Atake
Collab Japan opened preorders for a new Doraemon ukiyo-e print on Monday. The design is based on Hiroshige's Sudden Shower over Shin-Ōhashi bridge and Atake print from the One Hundred Famous Views of Edo series. Doraemon, Nobita and other characters are stand-ins for the men and women caught in the rain in the original. The 1857 masterpiece was even replicated by Vincent van Gogh. Only 300 prints ...
Galaxy Express 999 Teams Up With Shinkalion Anime Film
Galaxy Express 999 is teaming up with the Shinkalion film to sell novelty goods. The key visual for the collaboration (shown right) is drawn in a retro anime art style, reminiscent of Galaxy Express 999. A popup store selling badges and key holders will operate in the Ikebukuro Parco department store in Tokyo and in Osaka's Nanba Marui store from October 11 to 30. The stores will also sell other S...
Black Clover ‒ Episode 104
"I've liked this arc more than most because its premise forces the show to let interesting character dynamics carry most of the burden, but this episode collapses under Black Clover's worst qualities."
Gorgeous Carat's You Higuri Launches New Manga
New historical romance manga launches on October 16
― The official website for Akita Shoten's Princess Gold magazine is listing that You Higuri will launch a new historical romance manga titled Gizoku to Toraware no Himegimi (The Chivalrous Thief and the Captured Princess) in the magazine's November issue on October 16. Amazon's listing of the magazine, however, is listing the manga with the title Cr...
My Hero Academia Anime's 4th Season Listed With 25 Episodes
― The official website for the fourth season of the My Hero Academia anime is listing that the anime will have six home video releases for a total of 25 episodes (episodes 64 through 88 of the overall anime). The anime premiered in Japan on Saturday, although in some regions the show did not air on NTV due to emergency broadcasting due to Typhoon Hagibis (Typhoon 19). The new season covers the manga...
My Hero Academia Anime's Season 4 Premiere Delayed on NTV in Some Regions Due to Typhoon
Detective Conan, Doraemon, Shin-chan, Sword Art Online also do not air in some areas
― The official Twitter account for the My Hero Academia anime announced on Saturday that due to emergency reporting on Typhoon Hagibis (Typhoon 19), the first episode of the anime's fourth season did not air in some regions on NTV as planned on Saturday at 5:30 p.m. JST. The anime still aired on YTV, which is broadca...
Karuna Kujō Hints at 'Part 2' for Aphorism Manga
Do Aphorism, manga franchise's "Part 1.5," ended on Saturday
― The November issue of Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine on Saturday asked fans to look forward to a "Part 2" for Karuna Kujō's Do Aphorism (Bow and Arrow Aphorism) manga. The October issue of Monthly Shonen Gangan had stated last month that the manga would have its final chapter in the November issue, but what the November issu...
Hiro Aikawa's Mikami-sensei's Way of Love Manga Gets Side-Story Chapter
Manga's main story ended on Saturday
― The November issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine revealed on Saturday that Hiro Aikawa's Mikami-sensei's Way of Love (Mikami-sensei no Aishikata) manga will have a side-story chapter in the magazine's January issue on December 13. Additionally, the January issue will reveal the release date of the manga's eighth and final volume. The manga's main story ...
Hawai'i Int'l Film Festival to Screen Weathering With You, Ride Your Wave Films
Film festival to be held from November 7-24
― The 39th annual Hawai'i International Film Festival (HIFF) announced on Friday it will screen Makoto Shinkai's Weathering With You film as its closing film on November 17. Additionally, the festival will screen Masaaki Yuasa's Ride Your Wave film on November 10, 13, and 24. The event will take place on Oahu from November 7-17, and then on Big Island, Kaua...
Studio DEEN to Co-Produce Sailor Moon Eternal 2-Part Anime Film Project With Toei
― The official website for Bishōjo Senshi Sailor Moon Eternal (Pretty Guardians Sailor Moon Eternal The MOVIE), a new two-part anime film project for Sailor Moon, opened on Thursday, and is listing that Studio DEEN is animating the film alongside Toei Animation. The first film will open in Japan in 2020. Original manga creator Naoko Takeuchi is credited with the original work and with supervision. C...
Mewhan Performs Theme Song for Super Shiro Anime Shorts
Masaaki Yuasa directs 48-episode series of 5-minute shorts
― The official Twitter account for Super Shiro, an anime spinoff of the Crayon Shin-chan franchise, announced on Friday that singer-songwriter Mewhan will perform the theme song for the show. The anime will debut on October 14 debut on the AbemaTV and Video Pass streaming services. The anime will have a total of 48 five-minute episodes The co...
3rd New Hozuki's Coolheadedness Original Anime DVD Slated for August 21
― Amazon is listing that the 31st volume of Natsumi Eguchi's Hozuki's Coolheadedness (Hozuki no Reitetsu) manga, which will bundle the third of a new three-part original anime DVD (OAD) series, will ship on August 21. The volume was previously scheduled with a general 2020 release. The first OAD shipped with the manga's 29th volume on September 20, and the second OAD will ship with the 30th volume o...
Haikyu!! Manga Takes 1-Week Break So Author Can Do Research
― This year's 46th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Saturday that Haruichi Furudate's Haikyu!! manga will take a one-week break next week so the author can perform research. The chapter in the 46th issue also stated on Saturday that the manga is entering a new arc, with the story moving to "the other side of the Earth." The manga will return in the 48th issue on October 28...
Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker Game's 13th DLC Character is Killer Bee
Character arrives in game "soon"
― This year's 46th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Saturday that Killer Bee will be the 13th DLC character for Bandai Namco Entertainment's Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker game. The character will arrive in the game "soon." The game's second season pass so far also includes Zabuza Momochi, Haku, and Ohnoki. The game's first season pass in...
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