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Golden Kamuy Season One [Limited Edition]
Visual frustrations aside, Golden Kamuy is a just plain excellent piece of fascinating historical fiction.
― The Golden Kamuy anime arrived on a wave of buzz and anticipation, courtesy of its popular original manga. Though Kamuy is generous in its fight scenes and propulsive in its plotting, its distinctive setting and dramatic priorities set it apart from its genre contemporaries. Far more grounded ...
Living-Room Matsunaga-san GN 1
As a slightly more mature take on the typical boarding house story it hits all the right notes, giving its characters time to think and react while not dragging the plot down.
― The boarding house story is to manga what the boarding school is to western YA fiction: a chance for people to be forced into proximity with each other without parental hand-holding. Unlike a few of the other boarding house s...
My Hero Academia Character Gets Name Change Following Controversy
Dr. Daruma Ujiko's full name references real WWII victims
― My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi will change the name of villain Daruma Ujiko after the character's real name was revealed as a reference to victims of human experimentation during World War II. The manga villain, who is shown to engage in human experimentation himself, had his full name revealed in chapter 259 as "Maruta Shiga." "Ma...
Persona 5 GN 1
Adapting the role-playing game of the same name (which also has an anime version and two spin-off games in different genres), Persona 5's first volume is remarkably accessible.
― Adapting the role-playing game of the same name (which also has an anime version and two spin-off games in different genres), Persona 5's first volume is remarkably accessible. Yes, it helps if you know the basic way that Pe...
Interspecies Reviewers ‒ Episode 4
A hot salamander girl and ravenous succubi provide new challenges for our fantasy reviewers this week.
Last One Piece 'Hungry Days' Ad Shows Battle of Marineford as Cavalry Battle
It's a bittersweet day on Friday for fans of Cup Noodles' "Hungry Days" animated ad campaign, as the company posted the fourth and final video in the campaign's One Piece collaboration series. The ads put a high school youth story spin on the familiar Straw Hat Pirates of One Piece, but the last video is far from the previous three nostalgia-flavored videos. Instead, it portrays the manga's famous...
Golden Kamuy Season One [Limited Edition]
Visual frustrations aside, Golden Kamuy is a just plain excellent piece of fascinating historical fiction.
― The Golden Kamuy anime arrived on a wave of buzz and anticipation, courtesy of its popular original manga. Though Kamuy is generous in its fight scenes and propulsive in its plotting, its distinctive setting and dramatic priorities set it apart from its genre contemporaries. Far more grounded ...
Anime Tamago 2020 Shorts Reveal Cast
Teppei Uenishi, Misaki Watada, Arisa Kōri, more join cast of 3 shorts
― The official website for the Anime Tamago project revealed the cast for the project's three 2020 anime shorts on Friday. The website also announced that a screening event for all three full anime will be held at Ikebukuro Humax Cinemas in Tokyo on March 14. The anime's directors and young animators will participate in a talk even...
Inaba: Platinum Games Has Interest in Self-Publishing Bayonetta Game Series
― Platinum Games producer Atsushi Inaba mentioned in an interview with IGN Japan published on Tuesday that the company is interested in self-publishing the Bayonetta series of games, but noted that it is purely a desire, and not a statement on whether or not the company could actually do it. He added that Nintendo and Sega currently both own half of the intellectual property rights for the series, a...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, January 27-February 2
Ring Fit Adventure ranks at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: January 27-February 2 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwRing Fit Adventure Nintendo October 18, 2019 30,111 652,757 2NSwPokémon Sword & Shield Nintendo November 15, 2019 29,429 3,379,737 3PS4Yakuza: Like a Dragon Sega January 16 21,158 217,870 4PS4Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Bandai Namco Entertainment January 16 ...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, January 27-February 2
Healin' Good Precure premiere episode earns 4.3% rating
― Last week's episode of the live-action series adaptation of Toshiya Higashimoto's Ship of Theseus manga aired on TBS on Sunday, February 2 at 9:00 p.m., and it earned an 11.0% rating. Last week's episode of the live-action series adaptation of Maki Enjōji's An Incurable Case of Love (Koi wa Tsuzuku yo Doko made mo) manga aired on TBS on Tuesda...
Carole & Tuesday's Nai Br.XX, Celeina Ann to Perform at SXSW Event
Event in Austin takes place from March 13-22
― The South by Southwest (SXSW) festival in Austin, Texas announced on Thursday that Nai Br.XX and Celeina Ann — the singing voices for Carole and Tuesday, respectively in the Carole & Tuesday anime — will perform at this year's event on March 17. The event will take place from March 13-22. The event will mark the first performance for the duo outside of...
Arte TV Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals April 4 Debut, Maaya Sakamoto's Opening Theme
2nd key visual also revealed
― The official website for the television anime of Kei Ohkubo's Arte manga began streaming a second promotional video for the anime on Friday. The above video reveals that the anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on April 4 at 10:00 p.m., before airing on BS-Fuji and YTV on April 6. The video also reveals and previews Maaya Sakamoto's opening theme song "Clover." The website a...
Pokémon: Twilight Wings Anime Shorts Cast Tarusuke Shingaki
2nd episode premieres on February 18
― The official website for Pokémon: Twilight Wings (Hakumei no Tsubasa) — Studio Colorido's net anime short series for the Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield Nintendo Switch role-playing games — revealed the cast addition of Tarusuke Shingaki and February 18 premiere date for the anime's second episode on Friday. The site revealed the roles for the previously anno...
Cai Chang Posts New Chinese-Subtitled Trailer for Twittering Birds Never Fly Anime Film
Film based on Kou Yoneda's manga opens in Taiwan on February 27
― Taiwanese film distributor Cai Chang Asia began streaming a Chinese-subtitled trailer on Sunday for its screening of Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai - The Clouds Gather, the anime film of Kou Yoneda's boys-love manga Twittering Birds Never Fly (Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai). The film will open in Taiwan on February 27. The film will open in...
Interspecies Reviewers Anime's Japanese Tokyo MX Airing Canceled
Anime continues to air on KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, BS11, AT-X in Japan
― The official Twitter account for the television anime of writer Amahara and artist masha's Interspecies Reviewers (Ishuzoku Reviewers) manga announced on Friday that the Tokyo MX channel has canceled its airing of the anime due to "changes in the circumstances within Tokyo Metropolitan Television." The anime will continue to air on KB...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Novels Are Jump Novel Label's Fastest to Top 1 Million in Circulation
Shiawase no Hana, Kataha no Chō debuted in February, October 2019
― Shiawase no Hana (Flower of Happiness) and Kataha no Chō (One-Winged Butterfly),the two novels based on Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga, will collectively have 1.16 million copies in circulation after a planned reprint on February 19, making the books the fastest franchise novels in Shueisha's "Jump j Books" n...
2020 Crayon Shin-chan Anime Film Casts Ringo-chan as 3 Characters
Franchise's 28th film opens on April 24
― The official website for Eiga Crayon Shin-chan Gekitotsu! Rakuga Kingdom to Hobo Yonin no Yūsha (Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Crash! Rakuga Kingdom and Roughly ............................................Four Heroes), the 28th film in the series, revealed on Friday that television talent Ringo-chan will join the film's guest cast. Ringo-chan will voice three c...
Beyblade Burst Rise Anime Listed With February 8 Premiere on Disney XD
English-dubbed promo streamed for series
― The TV Passport television listing site is reporting an airing of the first episode of Beyblade Burst Rise (Beyblade Burst GT) anime on Disney XD on Saturday, February 8 at 8:00 a.m. EST. The official YouTube channel for Beyblade Burst posted an English-dubbed video for Beyblade Burst Rise on Thursday. Canadian television channel Teletoon will also air the a...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Is 1st Manga to Take Japan's Entire Weekly Top 10
Also occupies top 18 spots as franchise earns estimated 1.2 billion yen in weekly physical sales
― 10 different volumes of Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga occupied all top 10 positions of Oricon's weekly manga chart in print for the January 27-February 2 week. This is the first time since Oricon began posting rankings in 2008 that a single manga series occupied the entire top ...
Yoshiyuki Nishi's Elf Yu Tsukaraba Manga Resumes Serialization This Year
Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation creator's elf hot spring bath manga debuted in April 2016
― Manga creator Yoshiyuki Nishi (Muhyo & Roji's Bureau of Supernatural Investigation) revealed on Twitter that his Elf Yu Tsukaraba manga will resume serialization this year in Kodansha's Morning two magazine. The magazine published the manga's most recent chapter in March 2019. Nishi launche...
Ojamajo Doremi 20th Anniversary Anime Film's Teaser Streamed
Magical girl franchise's Majo Minarai o Sagashite film opens on May 15
― Toei began streaming a teaser video on Friday for Majo Minarai o Sagashite (Looking for Witch Apprentices), the brand-new anime film commemorating the 20th anniversary of the Ojamajo Doremi magical girl anime franchise. The film will open in Japan on May 15. The story follows 27-year-old Tokyo office worker Mire Yoshizuki who ju...
Uta no Prince-sama Movie Nabs TAAF 2019 Anime Fan Vote
Weathering With You, Demon Slayer take Anime of the Year Award; Mikiko Watanabe honored posthumously
― The Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2020 (TAAF) announced the Uta no Prince Sama Maji Love Kingdom film as the winner of its TAAF 2020 Anime Fan Award. The idol franchise film was neck and neck with the Bloom Into You series last month but managed to pull ahead with 61,551. The poll, which ran until Febr...
Funimation Adds Asteroid in Love Anime to Winter Lineup
Anime premiered on January 3; begins streaming on Funimation on Friday
― Funimation announced on Thursday that it will begin streaming the television anime of Quro's Asteroid in Love (Koisuru Asteroid) manga in Japanese with English subtitles on Friday at 10:30 a.m. EST in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand. The company describes the stream as a simulcast. The television ...
Infinite Dendrogram ‒ Episode 4
This is ostensibly the most focused episode of the show yet, and probably the most exciting.
Somali and the Forest Spirit ‒ Episode 5
The introduction of another human puts Somali in her first real dangerous situation since the beginning of her trek with Golem.
Summer Pockets Visual Novel's English Version Debuts on Steam
Game delayed from 2019 to early 2020
― Visual Art's announced on Twitter on Thursday that the English version of it and Key's Summer Pockets visual novel has launched for PC via Steam. The company announced on December 22 that the English version was delayed until early 2020. The game was originally scheduled to launch in 2019. The company stated that the reasons for the delay were "technical hiccups...
Amazon Prime Video Removes Interspecies Reviewers Anime
Funimation stopped streaming series on Friday
― Amazon Prime Video has removed both the English-dubbed and English-subtitled versions of the Interspecies Reviewers anime from its service. The listings for both versions of the anime are still available, but the anime is not available to stream. The AnimeLab streaming service announced on Sunday that it is continuing to stream the series in Australia a...
Things Get Spicy in Latest Gintama Bathtime Lottery Campaign
Tōshirō Hijikata, Isao Kondō, and Sōgo Okita get soapy
― After the last update to the "Gintama': In the Bath, Both the Body and Mind are Naked Collection" I was expecting some art of Elizabeth and other non-human characters splashing around in a unnecessarily censored tub. Gintama laughed in my face and delivered more manservice, this time starring Tōshirō Hijikata, Isao Kondō, and Sōgo Okita. Okita ...
Shonan Seven's Shinsuke Takahashi Launches New Manga
― The March issue of Akita Shoten's Shōnen Champion magazine revealed on Thursday that Shinsuke Takahashi will launch a new manga in the magazine's May issue in April. It will reveal more information on the new manga in a later issue. Shinsuke and Tohru Fujisawa ended the Shonan Seven manga (seen right) in the magazine last July. Akita Shoten published the manga's 17th and final compiled book volume...
BOFURI: I Don't Want to Get Hurt, so I'll Max Out My Defense. ‒ Episode 5
It's a good thing BOFURI has all that flavor going, since the procedurality of this episode means it feels a bit thinner elsewhere.
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai Light Novel PV Previews University Arc
10th volume shipped in Japan on Friday
― Dengeki Bunko released a PV for the 10th volume of Hajime Kamoshida's Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai light novel series on Wednesday. The PV previews the university arc of the series, featuring voice over by Kaito Ishikawa (Sakuta Azusagawa), Asami Seto (Mai Sakurajima), Nao Tōyama (Tomoe Koga), Atsumi Tanezaki (Rio Futaba), Maaya Uchida (Nodoka To...
Children of the Whales Manga Nears Climax
Abi Umeda's manga launched in 2013, inspired TV anime in 2017
― The March issue of Akita Shoten's Monthly Mystery Bonita magazine revealed on Thursday that Abi Umeda's Children of the Whales (Kujira no Kora wa Sajō ni Utau) manga is nearing its climax. The manga will have a color opening page and will feature on the front cover of the magazine's next issue. Umeda posted in her blog on January 12 that...
Plunderer ‒ Episode 5
While you might not notice with all the action going on, Plunderer's fifth episode is actually a character piece on our newest main character, Jail.
futekiya Boys-Love Manga Service Adds 21 Titles
Manga include Achira Kochira Bokura, Rational Pervert Romance, Link and Ring, more
― The futekiya boys-love manga news website announced last week that it will add 21 new manga titles from publisher Home-Sha Inc. to its subscription service in early 2020. The new manga include: Thanat's Achira Kochira Bokura (New Edition, volumes 1-2) Neg Sekihara and Nanako Semori Rational Pervert Romance Neg Sekiha...
Living-Room Matsunaga-san GN 1
As a slightly more mature take on the typical boarding house story it hits all the right notes, giving its characters time to think and react while not dragging the plot down.
― The boarding house story is to manga what the boarding school is to western YA fiction: a chance for people to be forced into proximity with each other without parental hand-holding. Unlike a few of the other boarding house s...
Coronavirus Delays Nintendo Switch Production, Shipments for Japan
― Nintendo confirmed on Thursday that the novel coronavirus outbreak is delaying manufacturing in China of Nintendo Switch units, Joy-Con controllers, and other peripherals for the Japanese market. Shipping of the products to Japan is also delayed. The company said that it is taking measures to tackle these issues while keeping close watch on the outbreak. Additionally, Nintendo revealed that shipme...
Live-Action Death Come True Game Launches in June
Rock band Kami-sama, Boku wa Kizuite Shimatta perform theme song
― The Death Come True Event Live Stream announced on Thursday that Too Kyo Games' "full motion video game" project Death Come True is slated to launch in Japan in June. The livestream also revealed that rock band Kami-sama, Boku wa Kizuite Shimatta are performing the game's theme song. The game's previously announced cast includes: Kana...
Fairy Tail RPG Delayed to June 25 in Japan, N. America, Europe
Game originally set to launch for PS4, Switch, PC on March 19
― The official website for Koei Tecmo Games and Gust's Fairy Tail role-playing game announced on Thursday that the game has been delayed for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam to June 25 in Japan. Koei Tecmo Europe also confirmed the game is delayed until June 25 in Europe. Koei Tecmo America announced that the game will ...
Kakushigoto Anime Casts Taku Yashiro, Kiyono Yasuno, Ayane Sakura, Ayumu Murase
TV series premieres on April 2
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Kōji Kumeta's Kakushigoto manga revealed four additional cast members on Thursday. The new characters are all assistant's at the title character's G-PRO studio. The new cast members are: Taku Yashiro as Aogu Shiji Kiyono Yasuno as Rasuna Sumita Ayane Sakura as Ami Kakei Ayumu Murase as Kakeru Keshi The anime ...
Sazae-san Manga Featured in Spring London Exhibition
Section on long-running manga in upcoming exhibition at Japan House in Kensington
― The Japan House on London's Kensington High Street (directions) will run an exhibition from April to June, including a section featuring the long-running family manga Sazae-san. The exhibition is called Windowology: New Architectural Views from Japan, and will run from April 16 to March 28. From the press release: As ...
Neofilms Posts Chinese-Subtitled Trailer for Human Lost Film
Film opens in Hong Kong on February 20
― Hong Kong film distributor Neofilms posted a Chinese-subtitled trailer for the Human Lost 3D CG anime film on Wednesday. Neofilms will open the film in Hong Kong on February 20. The film opened in the U.S. before it opens in Japan. Funimation screened the film in theaters in the United States last October with both English subtitles and an English dub. The fil...
Ryo Ikuemi's Itoshi no Nina Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series
8-episode series debuts this spring with actor Kenshi Okada
― Fuji TV revealed on Thursday that it is producing a live-action series adaptation of Ryo Ikuemi's Itoshi no Nina (Nina, My Love) manga that will debut on its Fuji TV on Demand (FOD) service this spring. The eight-episode series will star Kenshi Okada as the protagonist Atsushi, a high school boy. The manga's story begins when Masa tells hi...
Gal to Kyōryū Video Reveals April 4 Premiere for Anime, Live-Action Show
8467 plays Kaede in live-action show, anime's main cast sings live-action show's opening
― The official website for the television anime and live-action series adaptations of Moriko Mori and Cota Tomimura's Gal to Kyōryū (The Gal and the Dinosaur) manga began streaming a teaser trailer for the live-action series on Thursday. The video reveals the April 4 premiere date on Tokyo MX and BS 11 for both t...
Durarara!! Stage Play Reveals Visuals of 8 Cast Members in Costume
Play runs from April to May in Tokyo, Aichi, Osaka
― The official website for the stage play of Ryohgo Narita's Durarara!! light novel series revealed visuals of eight cast members in costume on Tuesday. The cast includes: (from left to right in image above, starting with top row) Yūki Kimisawa as Kyōhei Kadota Makoto Ōtani as Walker Yumasaki Marina Tanoue as Erika Karisawa Tatsuya Kageyama as Saburo...
Funimation Streams English Dub of Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story Anime
Kira Buckland, Erika Harlacher, Cassandra Morris star in dub premiering on February 8
― Funimation announced on Wednesday that it will begin streaming the English dub of the Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story anime on February 8 at 4:00 p.m. EST. The company also revealed the English dub cast, which includes: Kira Buckland as Iroha Tamaki Erika Harlacher as Yachiyo Nanami Cassandra Mo...
Demon Slayer, Weathering With You Win Tokyo Anime Film Fest's Top Awards
Uta-Pri, Demon Slayer's writer/animator/composer, Makoto Shinkai, Mikiko Watanabe also win
― The Tokyo Anime Film Festival (TAAF) announced the winners of its Animation of the Year awards for works and individuals on Thursday. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba won the television category for works and Weathering With You won the animated film category. The winners of the individual awards are as follows...
Ascendance of a Bookworm Anime Part 2 Unveils Ad, Confirms April 4 Launch of 12 Episodes
New visual also unveiled for 2nd part
― The official website for the television anime of Miya Kazuki's "biblia fantasy" novel Ascendance of a Bookworm (Honzuki no Gekokujō: Shisho ni Naru Tame niwa Shudan o Erandeiramasen) began streaming a commercial for the anime's second part on Thursday. The video confirms the second part's April 4 premiere date. The site also unveiled a new key visual for the se...
MARS RED Vampire Stage Productions Get TV Anime in 2021
Kouhei Hatano directs Signal.MD on Funimation co-production set in Japan a century ago
― Yomiuri TV Enterprise and Funimation announced on Thursday that they are co-producing a television anime series adaptation of Bun'ō Fujisawa's MARS RED dramatic stage reading productions that will premiere in 2021. Funimation describes the anime: MARS RED takes place in 1923, and vampires have existed for quite a...
Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop Romance Anime Film Reveals More Cast
Koichi Yamadera, Megumi Han, Natsuki Hanae, Yuichiro Umehara, more join May 15 film
― The official website for Flying Dog's original anime film Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop (Cider no Yō ni Kotoba ga Wakiagaru) revealed additional cast members for the film on Thursday. The new cast members include (left to right in image above, character name romanizations not official): Koichi Yamadera as Fujiyama, ...
Isekai Quartet 2 ‒ Episode 4
Momonga's secret lack of being a caliber student is part of him unwittingly stumbling into a test score challenge against Aqua.
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 2-8
FLCL Progressive/Alternative, Laughing Under the Clouds anime; The Hero Is Overpowered But Overly Cautious, Im Great Priest Imhotep manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date A.D. Police BDPlease Nozomi Entertainment US$29.99 February 4 FLCL Alternative DVDCite Warner Bros. US$19.99 February 4 FLCL Progressive/Alternative BDAnimeNewsNetwork Warner Bros. US$44.98 February ...
Crunchyroll Adds Thermae Romae Anime's English Dub
English dub begins streaming on Wednesday
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will begin streaming the English dub of the Thermae Romae anime on Wednesday at 6:00 p.m. EST in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Denmark, Finland, Sweden, Norway, and Iceland. Discotek licensed the anime, and it describes the story: It's the year 128 A.D...
Smile Down the Runway Collaborates with Real Fashion Brands
Latest collaboration image shows Chiyuki wearing Anna Sui necklace
― The fashion-themed Smile Down the Runway anime has been unveiling images of its heroine and aspiring model Chiyuki Fujito wearing items created by real-life fashion brands. These images are being uploaded onto a website called "Mille Neige," which is named after the modeling agency founded by Chiyuki's father within the story. On Fr...
Final Fantasy VII Remake Game Is Timed PS Exclusive Until April 2021
― Square Enix unveiled new box art for the Final Fantasy VII Remake game that shows that it is a timed PlayStation exclusive until April 10, 2021. The game will launch worldwide on PlayStation 4 on April 10. The game was originally slated to debut on March 3, and it was set to be a PlayStation exclusive until March 3, 2021. The game will have Deluxe, Digital Deluxe, and 1st Class Editions. The Delux...
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime Reveals More English Dub Cast, English Trailer
Billy Kametz, Allegra Clark, Derek Stephen Prince, Kellen Goff, Erica Lindbeck join cast
― The official English Twitter account for the anime of Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba manga announced new cast members for the anime's English dub on Wednesday. Aniplex of America began streaming a trailer that previews the characters' English voices. The newly announced dub cast includes: Bil...
Kingdom Hearts All-In-One Package Game Collection Gets Physical Release on March 17 in N. America
Bundle includes Kingdom Hearts III game, Kingdom Hearts -The Story So Far- collection
― Square Enix announced on Wednesday that it will release a physical version of Kingdom Hearts All-In-One Package, a collection that includes every game in the Kingdom Hearts -The Story So Far- collection and the Kingdom Hearts III game, for PlayStation 4 on March 17 in North America. The collection includes the fol...
My Hero Academia Manga, Anime Removed from Chinese Digital Platforms
Villain's shared name with Japanese war crimes prompts removal from bilibili, Tencent
― The name of a My Hero Academia villain reopened wounds in China leading to the series' manga and video game to be pulled. My Hero Academia creator Kōhei Horikoshi will change the name of villain Daruma Ujiko after the character's real name was revealed as a reference to victims of human experimentation during Worl...
Dogo Onsen Bath House PR Anime Releases 2nd Episode
Collaboration with Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix manga will release third episode in mid-2020.
― The Dogo Onsen hot spring bathhouse collaboration anime with Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix released its second episode on Saturday. The anime is part of a revitalization project for the Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture bathhouse that began in January last year. The episode shows two gods Ōoku Ninushi (played Takeshi Tsuruno...
Yen Press Licenses Fiancée of the Wizard Manga
Isekai story centers on girl reborn in world of sorcery
― Yen Press announced on Wednesday that it has licensed Masaki Kazuka's manga adaptation of Syuri Nakamura and Keiko Sakano's Fiancée of the Wizard (Mahō Tsukai no Konyakusha) novels. The company plans to release the manga in print and digitally in July. Yen Press describes the story: When a woman is reborn into a world of swords and sorcery as ...
More One Piece: Stampede Screenings in U.K
Manga Entertainment announces further screenings
― Manga Entertainment has Tweeted that there will be further One Piece Stampede screenings in select locations, both subtitled and dubbed. Venues are listed at the film's website at onepiecefilm.co.uk. One Piece Stampede marks the 20th anniversary of the anime inspired by Eiichiro Oda's One Piece pirate manga. The film opened in Japan on August 9. In J...
My Hero Academia Character Gets Name Change Following Controversy
Dr. Daruma Ujiko's full name references real WWII victims
― My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi will change the name of villain Daruma Ujiko after the character's real name was revealed as a reference to victims of human experimentation during World War II. The manga villain, who is shown to engage in human experimentation himself, had his full name revealed in chapter 259 as "Maruta Shiga." "Ma...
Sumikko Gurashi Anime Film Earns 1.4 Billion Yen
Film has sold 1.2 million tickets as of Tuesday
― Eiga Sumikko Gurashi - Tobidasu Ehon to Himitsu no Ko (Sumikko Gurashi The Movie - The Unexpected Picture Book and the Secret Child), the anime film of San-X's "Sumikko Gurashi" (Living in the Corner) characters, has sold a total of 1.2 million tickets and earned 1.4 billion yen (about US$12.8 million) at the box office in Japan as of Tuesday, Februar...
Oracle Narrates Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers Game's Video
Sequel game for PS4, Switch launches in Japan on February 20
― Atlus began streaming a new promotional video on Wednesday for Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers — the new action role-playing game in the Persona franchise by Atlus, Koei Tecmo Games, and Omega Force. In the video, Oracle (Navi in Japanese; voiced by Aoi Yūki) provides an overview of the game. The game will launch for the PlaySta...
Dragon Quest Gets Smartphone Tactical RPG
Dragon Quest Tact iOS/Android game launches in 2020
― Square Enix announced on Wednesday that the Dragon Quest franchise is inspiring the Dragon Quest Tact tactical role-playing game for iOS and Android devices in 2020. The free-to-play game will include in-app purchases. In the game, players will command the franchise's monsters in tactical battles. The game will feature a turn-based command battle ...
Woodpecker Detective's Office Anime's Video Reveals More Cast, Theme Song Artists, April 13 Debut
Sōma Saitō, Yuichiro Umehara, Kensho Ono, Makoto Furukawa join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Kei Ii's Woodpecker Detective's Office (Kitsutsuki Tantei-Dokoro) mystery novel briefly began streaming a promotional video for the anime on Tuesday. The video reveals some roles for previously announced cast members, reveals new cast members, and reveals the anime's April 13 premier...
Evo 2020 Tournament Unveils Fighting Game Lineup
Granblue Fantasy Versus appear for 1st time, Marvel vs. Capcom 2 returns for invitational tournament
― The Evolution Championship Series (Evo) tournament revealed on Wednesday the lineup of fighting games for this year's Las Vegas tournament. The tournament will take place at the Mandalay Bay Resort in Las Vegas on July 31-August 2. The games include: Street Fighter V: Champion Edition Dragon Ball Fi...
7th Touken Ranbu Stage Musical Unveils Title, Visual
Musical Touken Ranbu ~Shizuka no Umi no Paraiso~ debuts in March in Tokyo
― The official website for the Touken Ranbu musicals revealed on Tuesday that the seventh stage musical in the franchise is titled Musical Touken Ranbu ~Shizuka no Umi no Paraiso~ (Paraiso of the Sea of Tranquilty). The website also unveiled the musical's key visual: The musical will run on March 21-29 and May 15-31 at Tennōzu ...
Ghibli Theme Park Teases Areas Inspired by Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle, More
New art unveiled with 1.8 million visitors a year projected after Fall 2022 opening
― Studio Ghibli revealed more details and concept design illustrations for its planned Ghibli Park on Tuesday. The illustrations show the planned layout of the Ghibli no Daisōko Area (Giant Ghibli Storehouse) and Seishun no Oka Area (Hill of Youth). The first illustration below shows a part of the Ghibli no Daisōko Ar...
Hakushon Daimaō 2020 Anime Reveals Cast, Staff, Sequel Plot, April 11 Debut
Sumire Morohoshi, Miyuri Shimabukuro, Koichi Yamadera, Daiki Yamashita star in anime
― Tatsunoko Production announced on Wednesday the main staff, cast, story, and April 11 premiere on Yomiuri TV for Hakushon Daimaō 2020, its new television anime based on the 1969 Hakushon Daimaō (The Genie Family) anime. (The new anime marks the 1969 anime's 50th anniversary.) The new anime's slapstick gag comedy st...
In/Spectre ‒ Episode 4
In/Spectre dodges the Bechdel bullet by prioritizing the mystery as both women exchange information and hypotheses in the hope of illuminating the true nature of Steel Lady Nanase.
Ace of Diamond Stage Musical Unveils Staff, Cast, Visuals, June Debut
Yōjirō Itokawa, Yuta Kashizawa, Allen Kohatsu star in musical running from June to July
― The official website for the stage musical adaptation of Yūji Terajima's Ace of Diamond manga revealed on Wednesday that the musical will run from June 25-30 at Theater 1010 in Tokyo and from July 3-5 at Mielparque Hall in Osaka. The website also unveiled the musical's main cast, staff, character visuals, and ke...
Castlevania Animated Show's 3rd Season Premieres on March 5
Netflix debuted 2nd season in October 2018
― Netflix announced on Twitter on Tuesday that it will premiere the third season of Adi Shankar's Castlevania animated series on March 5. The third season will have 10 episodes. The first four-episode season premiered worldwide on Netflix in July 2017. The second eight-episode season premiered worldwide on Netflix in October 2018. Viz Media has released both...
Black Clover ‒ Episode 120
The effects of what has transpired here will be felt for a long time to come.
One Piece Bon! Bon! Journey!! Smartphone Game Heads West in 2020
Trailer streamed for 1st puzzle game in One Piece franchise
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Tuesday that the One Piece Bon! Bon! Journey!! smartphone game will launch for iOS and Android devices in the West in 2020. The company began streaming a gameplay trailer. Pre-registration offering in-game rewards including the chance to get Chopper is available now. The game is the first puzzle game...
Crunchyroll Adds Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Compilation Anime Films to Catalog
Both compilation films begin streaming on Tuesday
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will begin streaming the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress compilation anime films, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Light That Gathers and Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: Life That Burns, on Tuesday at 7:00 p.m. EST in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, and the Middle East. The ...
Art Corporation Produces 2nd Anime Short About Future of Moving House
Kana Hanazawa, Akira Ishida star in ad
― Last year, Art Corporation, a house-moving business in Japan, produced a short animated video highlighting a possible future with friendly robots and hover carriers. Art Corporation released a second video on Saturday tackling similar themes. The three-minute short tells the heartwarming story of a girl named Izumi, who meets a robot named A-bot who takes her ...
Anime Frontier to Host Singer ZAQ
Lantis co-creates “Anime Diva Night” concert on May 8
― Anime Frontier Powered By Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that singer ZAQ will perform at this year's inaugural event. She will headline the “Anime Diva Night” concert on the convention's first night. Lantis is co-creating the concert event, which will feature popular anime song performers. ZAQ made her debut writing lyrics in 2012 for characte...
One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows Game's Trailer Previews 4 Characters
Fighting game for PS4, Xbox One, PC launches in N. America, Europe on February 28
― Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe began streaming a character trailer for the One-Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows game on Tuesday. The video previews Boros, Puri-Puri Prisoner, Snek, and Crablante. The game will launch for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC in North America and Europe on February 28. The game will launch ...
Persona 5 GN 1
Adapting the role-playing game of the same name (which also has an anime version and two spin-off games in different genres), Persona 5's first volume is remarkably accessible.
― Adapting the role-playing game of the same name (which also has an anime version and two spin-off games in different genres), Persona 5's first volume is remarkably accessible. Yes, it helps if you know the basic way that Pe...
Gyara Manga Remake's 1st Part Ends
Manga by Katsumi Kobayashi launched in January 2019
― The March issue of Shonengahosha's Young King BULL magazine published the ending of the first part of Gyara: Aku e no Shōtai (Gyara: An Invitation to Evil), artist Katsumi Kobayashi's remake of George Akiyama's Gyara manga, on Tuesday. The manga's second compiled book volume will ship on March 23. The manga's story begins when an ugly boy meets a ...
Homura Yūki's Infinite Stratos Manga Ends With 8th Volume
8th volume ships on March 19
― Shogakukan is listing the eighth compiled book volume of Homura Yūki's Infinite Stratos manga adaptation as the last volume. The volume is listed with a March 19 release date. The manga went on hiatus due to "circumstances" in June 2018, and it resumed on September 19. The seventh volume shipping on the same day. Yūki launched the manga in Monthly Sunday GX in May 2013....
PS4 Console Sells 108.9 Million Units Worldwide
― Sony revealed on Wednesday in its financial results presentation for the fiscal year 2019 (April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2020) that it shipped 6.1 million PlayStation 4 units during the quarter ending on December 31, bringing the console's worldwide total to 108.9 million units. The 6.1 million units shipped is down from 8.1 million units shipped during the same period of the previous fiscal year. So...
The Quintessential Quintuplets Manga Ends Serialization in 3 Chapters
Series debuted in August 2017, inspired anime in January 2019
― The official Twitter account for Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine revealed cover images for this year's 10th issue on Tuesday. The issue's front cover states that Negi Haruba's The Quintessential Quintuplets (Gotōbun no Hanayome) manga will end serialization in three chapters. The issue will ship on Wednesday. Haruba had revealed on Dec...
M Pictures Posts Thai-Dubbed Trailer for Lupin III THE FIRST Film
Film opens in Thailand on February 27
― Thai film distributor M Pictures began streaming a Thai-dubbed trailer on Monday for Lupin III THE FIRST, the new anime film in Monkey Punch's Lupin III franchise. M Pictures will open the film in Thailand on February 27. The film is the franchise's first 3D CG feature-length film, and it opened in Japan on December 6. The film debuted at #2 at the Japanese box...
2nd Gundam 00 Stage Play Reveals Cast, July Run
Yūki Maekawa, Sakiho Motonishi, Yūichi Nakamura, Kōdai Miyagi join cast
― Bandai Namco Live Creative and Office Endless revealed the title, cast, and debut date for the "second season" of the stage play adaptation of the Mobile Suit Gundam 00 anime on Tuesday. The stage play is titled Mobile Suit Gundam 00 -Hakai ni Yoru Saisei- Re:(in)novation. The stage play will run at the New National Theater in ...
Live-Action Bishoku Tantei Akechi Goro Show Casts Eiko Koike
Koike plays housewife turned murderer "Mary Magdalene" in April show
― The official website for the live-action series of Akiko Higashimura's Bishoku Tantei Akechi Gorō (Gourmet Detective Gorō Akechi) manga revealed on Tuesday that Eiko Koike is joining the show's cast as a woman known only as "Mary Magdalene." The character is a housewife who asks Gorō to investigate her husband's affair. When she m...
Kousuke Masuda's Greek Mythology Theater Manga Gets Live-Action Series, Stage Play
April show, May play based on Gag Manga Biyori creator's comedy
― Tokyo MX announced on Tuesday that it is producing a live-action television series and stage play adaptation of Kousuke Masuda's Girisha Shinwa Gekijō Kami-gami to Hitobito no Hibi (Greek Mythology Theater: The Daily Lives of Gods and Men) comedy manga. The live-action series will premiere in April, while the stage play will run at the...
Mone Kamishiraishi Performs 7SEEDS Anime Season 2's Opening Song
Season premieres on Netflix in 2020
― The staff of the anime of Yumi Tamura's 7SEEDS manga revealed on Tuesday that Mone Kamishiraishi will perform the opening theme song "From the Seeds" for the show's second season. Rock band GLIM SPANKY composed the song. Kamishiraishi is perhaps best known in anime for voicing the character Mitsuha in the your name. film. Rock band Cider Girl will perform the end...
LINE's Poccolies Anime Shorts Reveal Cast, April Premiere
Toshiyuki Morikawa, Shouta Hayama, Ai Furihata, Rica Matsumoto star in 50 episodes based on sticker characters
― The official website for Sony Digital Entertainment's Poccolies LINE sticker characters revealed the cast and April premiere date for the characters' upcoming television anime shorts. The anime will have 50 episodes on BS NTV, TV Asahi, Animax, and other channels. The cast includes (charac...
Live-Action Kaiji Final Game Film Drops to #4
Made in Abyss, My Hero Academia films drop off top 10
― Kaiji Final Game, the new live-action film inspired by Nobuyuki Fukumoto's Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji manga, dropped from #2 to #4 in its fourth weekend at the Japanese box office. It earned 120,022,950 yen (about US$1.10 million) from Friday to Sunday. It has sold a total of 1.2 million tickets for a cumulative total of 1,677,634,600 yen (about ...
Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! ‒ Episode 5
Kanamori drafts the Eizouken into service making an anime for the school's mecha club - but there's a turbonerd there who's going to make things tough!
Take Draws Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Manga for 2nd Blood Donation Drive Campaign
Poster for campaign's 1st part attracted controversy due to Uzaki's busty character design
― Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! manga creator Take revealed on Saturday that he drew two colored manga pages for the second part of the manga's collaboration with Red Cross Japan. The manga is printed on two sides of a clear file. Take posted an image of the first page on Twitter and encouraged his followers to...
Stars Align to Produce 'Special Collaboration Movie', 'Special Fan Movie'
"Special collaboration movie" will involve the ED theme "Kago no Naka no Bokura wa" and dancer Melochin.
― The Stars Align anime announced on Friday that it is producing a "special collaboration movie" and a "special fan movie." The "special collaboration movie" will involve the ED theme "Kago no Naka no Bokura wa" (We Inside a Cage) artist AIKI from Bless4 teaming up with the dancer Melochin, who pr...
Platinum Games Launches Kickstarter for The Wonderful 101: Remastered Game
Campaign surpasses initial US$50,010 goal in 1st hour
― Platinum Games launched a Kickstarter campaign on Monday for The Wonderful 101: Remastered, a remastered version of its The Wonderful 101 Wii U action game for the Nintendo Switch. Platinum Games plans to release the remaster in April. The company also began streaming a campaign video. The campaign surpassed its base goal of US$50,010 to fund th...
ID: INVADED ‒ Episode 6
ID: INVADED may be overly ambitious, but when it uses its powers for storytelling and not for excessively oblique symbolism, it really is something else.
CoMix Wave Films Unveils Oshiete Hokusai! Anime Project at TAAF 2020
Manga creator/director Naoto Iwakiri hosts talk show on March 15
― Anime studio CoMix Wave Films announced on Friday that it will have a staff talk show about Oshiete Hokusai! -THE ANIMATION- (Teach Me, Hokusai!), a new anime project based on the Oshiete Hokusai! manga by Naoto Iwakiri on March 15 at 5:40 p.m. at the Sunshine City Fountain Square as part of the Tokyo Anime Film Festival (TAAF). Iwaki...
Nintendo Ends Nintendo Zone, Nintendo 3DS Station Services in Japan
Services end on February 28
― Nintendo announced on Monday that it will end the Nintendo Zone and Nintendo 3DS Station services in Japan on February 28. The company will remove Nintendo 3DS Stations as needed. After the service ends, users will be able to continue to use free internet connection service for the 3DS at Pokémon Centers and some game stores. Nintendo Zone is a service that allows users ...
My Hero Academia Character Gets Name Change Following Controversy
Dr. Daruma Ujiko's full name references real WWII victims
― My Hero Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi will change the name of villain Daruma Ujiko after the character's real name was revealed as a reference to victims of human experimentation during World War II. The manga villain, who is shown to engage in human experimentation himself, had his full name revealed in chapter 259 as "Maruta Shiga." "Ma...
Fate/Grand Order Smartphone Game Surpasses US$4 Billion in Total Spending
Game earned US$1.1 billion in 2019
― Fate/Grand Order has grossed US$4 billion worldwide as of January 2020 according to Sensor Tower Store Intelligence data. The data tracks from the game's launch in August 2015. 81.5% (or US$3.3 billion) came from players in Japan. 10.4% (US$416 million) came from China, while 3.8% (US$151.8 million) came from the United States. Note that Sensor Tower does not trac...
Daemon x Machina Game Gets PC Release on February 13
Game launched for Switch in September
― XSEED Games announced on Monday that Marvelous Entertainment's Daemon X Machina game will launch for Windows PC via Steam worldwide on February 13. The company also began streaming a trailer for the announcement. The game is available for pre-order now at a discount. People who purchase the game during the pre-order period or within one month after its launch w...
Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story ‒ Episode 5
This episode dials up the action and introduces some tantalizing plot threads that could have drastic implications for the world of Madoka Magica.
22/7 ‒ Episode 4
Alas, our first glimpse into the life and history of Sakura Fujima fell a bit flat for me.
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations ‒ Episode 142
While this show and its parent series have experimented with action-light mystery arcs in the past, the results have been decidedly mixed.
Funimation Exclusively Streams Satoshi Kon's Paranoia Agent Anime
N. American distributor to release series on Blu-ray Disc in 2020
― Funimation announced on Monday that it has acquired exclusive streaming and home video rights for the late Satoshi Kon's Paranoia Agent television anime series. The series will begin streaming on Funimation with English subtitles and an English dub on February 4, and the release will be the first time that the anime is available stre...
Space Battleship Yamato 2205 Anime Debuts Next Winter
2020 sequel project to feature "short, decisive battle"
― Harutoshi Fukui, who handled the scripts and series composition for Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202, revealed at a concert event on Monday that the Uchū Senkan Yamato 2205: Aratanaru Tabidachi (Space Battleship Yamato 2205: A New Journey) sequel project will open in Japan next winter. He also teased that the project will feature a "...
Platinum Games Opens Platinum4 Teaser Website
― Platinum Games opened a "Platinum4" teaser website on Monday. The website features a large numeral four, and the company did not provide any further information. The company announced on January 7 that it has received an investment with capital tie-up from the Chinese company Tencent Holdings Limited. The announcement noted that Platinum Games will retain its independence, and its corporate struct...
Netflix Streams Pop Team Epic Anime With Half Episodes in U.S.
Full 23-minute episodes stream on Netflix in Japan
― Netflix is streaming the Pop Team Epic anime series with 11-minute episodes in the United States. The series' 12 episodes are available with Japanese audio and English and French subtitles. The anime's full episodes are 23 minutes long each. Each episode has two main parts with much of the same content. The two parts have different voice actors, as...
Take's Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! Manga Gets TV Anime in July
Naomi Ozora, Kenji Akabane star in new series animated at studio ENGI
― Kadokawa announced on Monday that Take's Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! (Uzaki-chan wa Asobitai!) manga is inspiring a television anime series that will premiere in July. Kazuya Miura (Kemono Michi: Rise Up, DRAMAtical Murder) is directing the anime at ENGI (Kemono Michi: Rise Up). Takashi Aoshima (Yuruyuri - Happy Go Lily both se...
Christophe Gans Works on Fatal Frame Film, New Silent Hill Film
2006 Silent Hill film director works with producer Victor Hadida on 2 films
― Film director Christophe Gans (Crying Freeman, 2006 Silent Hill) told the French cinema news website Allociné in an interview posted on January 31 that he is working on a Fatal Frame film and a new Silent Hill film. Gans stated that the Fatal Frame film will be set in Japan. He added that he does not "want to root the movie...
Taipei Game Show Postponed to Summer Due to Coronavirus Concerns
Game event originally scheduled for February 6-9
― The official website for the Taipei Game Show video game convention announced last Friday that the event's organizers have postponed the event to sometime within this summer due to concerns over the outbreak of the Wuhan novel coronavirus. The organizers will announce a new schedule for the event at a later date, but it will still take place in Hall ...
Progress Technologies Opens Website for Fist of the North Star eBook
Company previously raised US$200,000 to release eOneBook reader device for manga
― Progress Technologies opened a new website last Friday to offer its "eOneBook" reader device as well as the "content casette" containing Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) manga. The site will only be open until February 21. The site ships to the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zeal...
2nd Gundam: Reconguista in G Compilation Film Unveils New Visual
― Sunrise revealed a new visual on Monday for Reconguista in G the Movie II Bellri's Fierce Charge (Gekijōban Gundam G no Reconguista II: Bellri Gekishin), the second of the planned five compilation films for the Gundam: Reconguista in G anime. The film will open in Japan on February 21. The first film, Gekijōban Gundam G no Reconguista I: Ike! Core Fighter (Go! Core Fighter), opened in Japan on Nov...
Pretty Face's Yasuhiro Kano Launches New Manga on February 23
Saruru Kill Me manga focuses on relationship between assassin in love, invincible target
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga website announced on Monday that Yasuhiro Kano will launch a new manga titled Saruru Kill Me on the website on February 23. The manga will focus on the relationship between an assassin in love and an invincible target. Kano previously drew the Pretty Face manga in Shueisha's Weekly...
Weekly Shonen Jump Gets 2 Short Manga Series Only in Digital Version of Magazine
Eiken Kobayashi, Fusai Naba each launch manga in magazine this month
― This year's 10th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine (magazine issue cover pictured at right) revealed on Monday that it will publish two new short manga series only in the digital version of the magazine. The new manga include Eiken Kobayashi's Raven Burai and Fusai Naba's Harakiri Gomen. Raven Burai will start in the...
Live-Action Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku Film's Video Goes Behind the Camera on Musical Numbers
Film opens on Friday
― Toho began streaming a new promotional video for the live-action film of Fujita's Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku (Otaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii) manga on Monday. The video previews the recording of two of the musical numbers for the film, with the songs "Boku ni Nani ga Dekiru no darou" (What Could I Possibly Do?) by Kento Yamazaki, and "Hoshi yo Oshiete" (Tell Me, O Stars) by Mi...
Studio Orange to Release 'Making of BEASTARS' Book in March
― The CG animation production company Orange will release a book about the production of the BEASTARS anime under the tentative title of "Orange-ryū 3DCG Animation Seisaku Technique - Making of BEASTARS" (Orange-style 3DCG Animation Production Technique - Making of BEASTARS) in mid-March. The book will contain images of the character designs, 3D models, and the background art materials and boards. I...
SSSS.Gridman Released Monday
Blu-ray/DVD release by Manga Entertainment, as well as separate Blu-ray and DVD editions
― On Monday February 3, Manga Entertainment will release SSSS.Gridman as a Blu-ray/DVD combo pack (pictured), as well as separate Blu-ray and DVD editions. The anime's official website described the story: Yūta Hibiki, who is a first-year high school student living in Tsutsujidai, one day wakes up to find he has ...
Hold Your Sacred Texts Like Gilgamesh with Fate/Grand Order Book Covers
Got a really important book that you want to show off like a king?
― Got a really important book that you want to show off like a king? The Fate/Grand Order -Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia- anime is releasing a book cover that resembles the stone slab that Caster Gilgamesh holds as part of its lineup of 15 new merch items. The book cover will be compatible with books up to 152mm tall and comes wit...
Haikyu!! To The Top ‒ Episode 4
Despite the stereotype, old dogs can learn new tricks, and young pups sometimes have a harder time with it.
Game Producer Ryota Niitsuma Leaves Capcom
Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3 producer quit working on fighting games as of October
― Game producer Ryota Niitsuma announced on Twitter on Sunday that he is leaving Capcom. Niitsuma thanked his followers for all their support during his time at the company. He said that he will continue to work as a producer in the games industry. Niitsuma had said on Twitter on October 25 that he was no longer workin...
Anime Tamago to Hold Open Lectures for Aspiring Young Animators
― The Anime Tamago project will hold four open lectures in February and March for aspiring young animators. The free lectures will be held by experienced members of the anime industry. The first lecture will be held on February 16 with the theme of drawing action. The lecturer will be Minoru Morita, an animation director on Bleach and Naruto. The second lecture will be held on March 14 with the them...
Wakanim, AnimeLab Continue to Stream Interspecies Reviewers Anime in Select Regions (Update)
All 4 episodes of series still available on French Wakanim service after Funimation removed videos on Friday
― The Wakanim streaming service began streaming the fourth episode of the Interspecies Reviewers anime on Saturday in select regions. The show's first three episodes are also still available for streaming on the French, Russian, and German websites as of press time. The company's French accoun...
Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove it ‒ Episode 6
Episode 6 is easily the series' best single stand-alone episode so far.
Hi Score Girl's Rensuke Oshikiri Creates, Designs Galaxyz Smartphone Game
Battle tactics game about amnesiac boy, aliens launched on Friday in Japan
― Manga creator Rensuke Oshikiri (Hi Score Girl, Zashiki-Warashi no Tatami-chan) provided the original story and character designs for fuzz's Galaxyz smartphone game, which launched for iOS and Android devices on Friday. Fuzz began streaming an introduction video for the game on January 22. The video features Rico Sasaki's ins...
Release the Spyce secret fragrance Smartphone Game Ends Service in March
iOS/Android game based on original anime launched in February 2019
― The official Twitter account for the Release the Spyce secret fragrance smartphone game revealed on Friday that the game will end service on March 31. Details of the shutdown are available in the app. The app based on the Release the Spyce original anime launched for iOS and Android devices in Japan on February 12, 2019. The game is...
Neun Manga's 1st Part Ends
Ice Blade's Tsutomu Takahashi launched manga in May 2017
― This year's 10th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine published the final chapter of the "first part" on Monday of Tsutomu Takahashi's NeuN manga. Takahashi's author's comment in the magazine reads, "let's meet again with part 2." Takahashi developed the series from his original one-shot that he published in Weekly Young Magazine in Janu...
Daisuke Ono Joins Cast of New Pokémon TV Anime as Leon/Dande
Galar Champion debuts in anime on February 9
― The official Twitter account for the new Pocket Monsters television anime revealed on Sunday that Daisuke Ono will play Dande (Leon in English), the Galar region Pokémon League Champion. Dande will debut in the anime's episode 12, "Daimax Battle! Saikyō Ōsha Dande!!" (Dynamax Battle! The Strongest Champion Leon!!), on February 9. The anime's upcoming epi...
Kami-sama no Koibito Manga by Knight in the Area Duo Approaches Climax
Kaya Tsukiyama, Hiroaki Igano launched manga in March 2019
― This year's 10th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine revealed on Monday that illustrator Kaya Tsukiyama and author Hiroaki Igano's Kami-sama no Koibito (God's Lover) manga will have its climax in the next issue on February 10. The duo launched the manga in March 2019. Kodansha will publish the manga's fourth volume on February 6. The ...
Hikari-Man Manga Takes Hiatus Until March
Hideo Yamamoto launched series in 2014
― This year's 10th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine revealed on Monday that Hideo Yamamoto will resume his Hikari-Man manga in the magazine's 17th issue on March 23. The ninth issue had published a new chapter of the manga on January 27. The magazine also revealed that Naoki Urasawa's Renzoku Manga Shōsetsu Asadora! (Serial Manga Novel Asa...
Ultraman Manga Gets Smartphone Game this Spring
Manga inspired anime that premiered last April
― Hero's Inc.'s Monthly Hero's magazine announced on January 10 that Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi's Ultraman manga is getting a smartphone game. The action role-playing game is titled Ultraman Be:ULTRA, and it will launch this spring. The game's tagline is "You are Ultraman." The manga inspired a 3D CG anime the premiered globally on Netflix la...
Toei Streams 1st Episode of Healin' Good Precure Anime on YouTube
2nd episode will also stream next week for limited time
― Toei Animation began streaming the first full episode of Healin' Good Precure, the 17th and newest Precure (Pretty Cure) television anime series, on Sunday on the franchise's official YouTube channel. The anime premiered on ABC and TV Asahi on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. (the same timeslot as the previous series). The below video does not include subt...
Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul Anime Film Gets 4D Screenings
4D screenings, screenings in more theaters start on February 28
― The official website for Made in Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul (Made in Abyss: Fukaki Tamashii no Reimei), the new anime film in the franchise, revealed on Sunday that the film will get 4DX and MX4D screenings in Japan starting on February 28. The film will also screen in more theaters in Japan starting on February 28. The film opened i...
Rose of Versailles Goods to be Sold at French Painting Exhibit
Kyushu National Museum's exhibit to run from February 4 to March 29
― Merchandise from Riyoko Ikeda's iconic classic shojo manga series Rose of Versailles will be sold at the latest French painting exhibit at the Kyushu National Museum. The exhibit, which is titled "Through the Eyes of René Huyghe: The Splendor of French Paintings — Formation and Transformation of the 'Grande Manière,'" will run from...
