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Tokyo Ghoul:re GNs 5-7
Tokyo Ghoul:re is not as compelling as its predecessor, but by these volumes, it seems to be getting back on track with a more detailed focus on character development.
― Tokyo Ghoul:re is at its best when it's exploring the inner struggles of Ken Kaneki-turned-Haise Sasaki. That means that of these three volumes, book seven is the strongest, playing into that theme and using elements of both series o...
Bleach (live-action)
This real-life take on the classic shonen hit is available on Netflix, but does it do justice to the first arc of the original manga? Theron Martin finds out.
― Live-action adaptations of supernatural stories must be approached with trepidation, given the number of cringe-worthy efforts in the past. That caution certainly applies to this movie, which debuted in Japan in August 2018 and is now availab...
Get 40% Off Your Tickets to Animation is Film Festival!
GKIDS is giving a ticket discount to all ANN readers attending the Animation is Film Festival this weekend!
― Calling All West Coast Anime Fans! The Animation Is Film Festival returns for its second year in Los Angeles, CA with an incredible slate of anime events and premieres. This year's line-up features the premiere of Mirai with director Mamoru Hosoda in person for Q&As as well as a four-film Mam...
Ghibli Fest 2018 - Spirited Away Ticket Giveaway!
Magic and fantasy reign once again as Spirited Away returns to theaters. As a special October treat, GKIDS is giving away FREE TICKETS to ANN readers!
― This month, GKIDS is bringing back the Studio Ghibli animated classic Spirited Away to theaters on Oct. 28, 29 & 30. They are giving away two free tickets each to five lucky ANN readers! About the Movie Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Animated...
Director Masaaki Yuasa Teases Characters From One of His New Projects
― Director Masaaki Yuasa (Mind Game, The Tatami Galaxy, Lu Over the Wall, Devilman Crybaby) teased one of his upcoming new projects in an interview with Tokyo Weekender posted last week. According to the magazine, one of the projects is an "original love story 'with some tweaks' about a surfer girl and a fireman." Yuasa said that he is always working on several projects at once. "The basic theme tha...
Pan to Boku no Momo-chan Manga Gets Anime on Anime Beans App
Daiki Kobayashi, Yuka Masuda star in story about boy and his aunt
― The wraparound jacket band for the second and final compiled volume of Saya Usato's Pan to Boku no Momo-chan (Bread and my momo) manga announced on Saturday that the manga will get an anime in Production I.G's Anime Beans app beginning this month. The anime stars Daiki Kobayashi as Shiro and Yuka Masuda as Momo. The story follows a b...
Manga Answerman - What Makes A Great English Translation?
Do you prefer an extremely literal translation to a more "lyrical" one? What really goes in to a truly great Japanese-to-English manga translation? Deb gets into it.
― This is more of a personal question, but what do you prefer: a “lyrical”, adaptive translation, or a no-frills one that goes for the very direct approach? Hm. That's an interesting question. Let me preface my response with a few cavea...
The Quintessential Quintuplets Anime Reveals Visual, Cast, Staff
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Kana Hanazawa, Ayana Taketatsu, Miku Itō Ayane Sakura, Inori Minase join cast
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Negi Haruba's The Quintessential Quintuplets (Gotōbun no Hanayome) manga revealed a key visual, character visuals, cast, and staff for the series on Saturday. The cast includes: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Futaro Uesugi Kana Hanazawa as Ichika Nak...
Frontwing's Grisaia: Phantom Trigger Anime Reveals Character Visuals
Anime's 1st 2 episodes slated to debut simultaneously in 2018
― The official Twitter account for Frontwing's Grisaia: Phantom Trigger game revealed designs for two characters for the anime adaptation on Friday. Yoshino Nanjō as Maki Mikako Izawa as Shiori Arisaka The anime's cast also includes: Maaya Uchida as Rena Ayane Sakura as Tohka Kaori Nazuka as Chris Atsumi Tanezaki as Murasaki The cast membe...
Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess Ranks #3 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan September List
11 manga rank in top 20
― Akira Himekawa's The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess manga volume 4 ranked at #3 on NPD BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for September. This month's list featured 11 manga volumes including: #5 — Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia volume 14 #6 — Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia volume 1 #7 — Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia volume 2 #8 — Ukyo Kodachi, Mikie...
6th Space Battleship Yamato 2202 Anime Film's 1st 11 Minutes Streamed
Film opens on November 2 after all-night Hiroshima marathon on October 27
― 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 sequel project began streaming the first 11 minutes of the sixth film in the series, "Kaisei-hen" (Resurrection Chapter), on Friday. The website also beg...
The Caligula Effect: Overdose Game's Trailer Highlights New Characters
Game launches for Switch, PS4, PC in early 2019 in N. America, Europe
― NIS America began streaming an English trailer for The Caligula Effect: Overdose game on Thursday. The trailer highlights the new Go-Home Club characters Ayana Amamoto and Eiji Biwasaka, and the new Ostinato Musicians Stork and Kuchinashi. NIS America will release the game for PlayStation 4, Switch, and PC via Steam in early 2019...
Everybody's Golf VR PS4 Game Slated for Spring 2019
― Sony Interactive Entertainment announced on Friday that Clap Hanz and Japan Studio's Everybody's Golf (Minna no Golf VR) PlayStation 4 game is slated for release in spring 2019. The game will support the PlayStation VR virtual reality headset. The developers are aiming to make the game accessible to golf beginners as well as experts. Players will have a 360-degree view of their surroundings, and w...
Studio Gokumi Reveals Laidbackers Original Theatrical Anime Project (Update)
Cast, staff, character designs, story, visual, spring 2019 premiere revealed
― Studio Gokumi revealed a new theatrical anime project titled Laidbackers on Friday. The studio is billing the film as the "final original theatrical anime of the Heisei era" (Japan is set to enter a new era after April 30, 2019 when the current emperor abdicates). The anime will have a limited two-week screening in Japan i...
'Maō-sama, Retry!' TV Anime's Teaser Visual Revealed
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Kurone Kanzaki's Maō-sama, Retry! (Dark Lord, Retry!) light novel series revealed the show's first teaser visual on Friday. The anime will premiere next year. The story centers on Akira Ōno, a regular guy who works at a company that manages an online game. He often plays the game as his character "Maō" (Dark Lord). But one day, when he lo...
Dark Souls: Remastered Switch Version Game's Launch Trailer Streamed
Game launched in Japan on Thursday, launches in N. America/Europe on Friday
― Nintendo UK began streaming a launch trailer on Friday for the Switch version of Bandai Namco Entertainment's Dark Souls: Remastered game. The game is launching on Friday in North America and Europe, and it launched on Thursday in Japan. The Solaire of Astora amiibo launched on the same day. The Nintendo Switch version of t...
Catherine: Full Body Game's Video Previews Voice Actress Megumi Toyoguchi as Catherine
PS4, PS Vita game game launches on February 14
― Atlus began streaming a new video for its Catherine: Full Body game on Friday. The video previews Megumi Toyoguchi as Catherine. DLC offered with the game's limited edition will allow for players to choose between 11 different voice actresses for Catherine. Previously revealed voice actresses for Catherine include: Miyuki Sawashiro, Mamiko Noto, Ami Ko...
GoHands' Original W'z Anime's New Promo Video Reveals New Characters, January 5 Premiere
Katsumi Fukuhara, Toshiki Masuda star in music-centric series
― The official website for Frontier Works and Go Hands' original anime project W'z began streaming the show's latest promotional video on Friday. The video previews new characters and cast members. The official site asked fans to look forward to the official reveal of the voice actors at a later date. The video also reveals that the anime ...
In This Corner of the World Anime Film's Extended Version Delayed to 2019
― The official Twitter account for In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World [Kono Sekai no (Sara ni Ikutsumono) Katasumi ni] — the extended version of the anime film adaptation of Fumiyo Kouno's In This Corner of the World (Kono Sekai no Katasumi ni) manga — announced on Friday that the extended version is delayed to 2019. The new version was originally slated to screen in Japan in December. ...
My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! Light Novels Get Anime
J-Novel Club releases novels about girl who suddenly inhabits role of doomed otome game antagonist
― Ichijinsha revealed on Friday that 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 will get an anime adaptation. The announcement did not reveal the anime's form...
Live-Action Yowamushi Pedal Actor Eiji Takigawa Leaves Hospital
Actor suffered serious spinal cord injury during filming of Yowamushi Pedal 2 series last year
― Actor Eiji Takigawa announced in his blog on Thursday that he has been discharged from the hospital. In his post, he relayed the story of his hospitalization, including stories about a nurse who befriended him. He admitted in the blog post that he has lost many things, but he has also gained many things f...
Live-Action 'Ano Ko no, Toriko' Film's New Clip Shows Yori Encouraging Shizuku
Film opened in Japan on October 5 at #11
― The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Yuki Shiraishi's Ano Ko no Toriko manga began streaming a new clip from the film on Thursday. The clip shows Shizuku losing her confidence before a shooting for a lingerie commercial, but Yori arrives in a mascot costume to encourage her. The film opened in Japan on October 5, and it ranked #11 in i...
Kunio-kun: The World Classics Collection Adds 3 Double Dragon Games
Collection release of Kunio-kun games slated for December 20 on PS4/Xbox One/Switch
― Arc System Works revealed on Thursday that its Kunio-kun: The World Classics Collection game collection will include the Double Dragon, Double Dragon II, and Double Dragon III games. Arc System Works announced the collection in September 2017. The game collection will ship in Japan on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, an...
Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded Game Gets PC Release on October 25
NIS America released game on Switch, PS4 in July
― Developer Aqua Style announced on Thursday that it will release its Touhou Genso Wanderer Reloaded (Fushigi no Gensokyo 3 -The Tower of Desire- Reloaded) game on the PC via Steam on October 25. The game will have English, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese text, with Japanese audio. NIS America released the game digitally for the N...
DMM Games Reveals Wind Boys! Project
Project about high school boys in concert band gets smartphone, browser game
― DMM Games revealed a new project titled Wind Boys! on Thursday. The new project will have a smartphone and PC browser game, and will center around high school boys in their school's concert band. The project will depict the themes "wind music, high school boys, and youth." DMM Games will reveal more information on the game...
Persona Q2 3DS Game's New Video Highlights Persona 3's Mitsuru
Crossover game launches on November 29 in Japan
― Atlus began streaming a new character video on Thursday for its Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Nintendo 3DS game. The video highlights the Persona 3 character Mitsuru Kirijō (voiced by Rie Tanaka). The game will ship on November 29 in Japan. First printings will bundle DLC for a "battle background music set" for the Persona 3, Persona 4, and Persona...
Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me Film Gets Theatrical Screenings in U.S., Canada in November
Azoland Pictures screens film in theaters; Sentai Filmworks screened film in LA-AFF in September
― Film distribution company Azoland Pictures revealed on Thursday that it will screen Kyoto Animation's Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take on Me (Eiga Chūnibyō demo Koi ga Shitai! Take On Me) anime film in select theaters in the United States and Canada starting on November 2. The partial list on Azol...
Shun Oguri, Chiemi Blouson Guest Star in Yo-kai Watch: Forever Friends Film
Actor Ogur, comedian Blouson play enemy yōkai in December 14 film
― The official website for the Eiga Yōkai Watch: Forever Friends anime film revealed on Friday that actor Shun Oguri and comedian Chiemi Blouson will guest star in the film. Oguri will play Shien (seen below), a powerful yōkai who plots to usurp Lord Enma as ruler of the Yo-kai World, and who stands in the way of the film's protagonist...
Blazblue: CentralFiction Game's Switch Version Launches on February 7 in Japan
― The official website for Arc System Works' Blazblue: CentralFiction Special Edition, the Nintendo Switch version of its Blazblue: CentralFiction game, revealed on Thursday that the game will ship in Japan on February 7. The site revealed the game's new packaging art. The site also revealed that the release will include all the DLC for the game's PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 versions on release,...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, October 8-14
Live-action Kyou Kara Ore Wa!! series premieres
― The live-action film of Shūichi Asō's Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan (The Disastrous Life of Saiki K.) manga aired on NTV on Friday, October 12 at 9:00 p.m. and earned an 8.5% rating. The live-action television series of Hiroyuki Nishimori's Kyou Kara Ore Wa!! gag comedy manga premiered on NTV on October 14 at 10:30 p.m. and earned a 9.8% rating. Title Statio...
Black Clover ‒ Episode 54
"This is evidence that the time we've spent hanging out with these characters has borne fruit, and that these lovable dumbasses have been working their magic on me."
This Week in Anime - Whatever Happened to FLCL Alternative?
FLCL Alternative came and went without much fanfare after the divisive results of FLCL Progressive. This week, Andy and Steve look back on what new things this conclusion to the FLCL trilogy brought to the table.
― FLCL Alternative came and went without much fanfare after the divisive results of FLCL Progressive. This week, Andy and Steve look back on what new things this conclusion to the FLCL tril...
Waiting for Spring Live-Action Film's Trailer, Poster Visual Revealed
Film based on Anashin's manga opens on December 14 in Japan
― The official website for the live-action film of Anashin's Waiting for Spring (Harumatsu Bokura) manga unveiled a trailer and new poster visual on Friday. Tao Tsuchiya (top row center in image above) will play the lead role of Mitsuki Haruno. Yūta Koseki (top row right) will play Mitsuki's childhood friend Aya Kamiyama. Takumi Kitamura (to...
Series Premiere: Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai—Episodes 1-3
"This light novel adaptation takes more inspiration from the most successful example of its genre, the Bakemonogatari series, in its more philosophical approach to the nature of each girl's problems."
Sakura's Battle Costumes Added to Giant Cardcaptor Sakura Exhibition
The upcoming Cardcaptor Sakura exhibition already includes a giant Kero-chan, 200 pieces of artwork, and a delectable menu fit for teatime with Tomoyo. There are still even more details to report for Sakura's big exhibition as organizers announced that replicas of the magical girl's costumes will be available for viewing. Tomoyo's Siege Atelier section of the exhibit will replicate Sakura's best f...
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!/Eevee! Games' Video Previews Master Trainers
Nintendo Switch games ship on November 16
― The Pokémon Company began streaming a new trailer for its Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! Nintendo Switch games on Monday. The video previews the new "Master Trainers" that will appear at various places in the game — each of these trainers specializes in one Pokémon, and the player must challenge them to one-on-one, no-items matche...
Pop Team Epic's AC-bu, Steins;Gate's Kurisu Appearing on Variety Show
Shunsuke Itakura and Toru Adachi presented their work on one of anime's biggest stages when they appeared at this summer's Animelo multi-day concert. The men comprise AC-bu, the creators of Pop Team Epic's Hellshake Yano and the Bobunemimimmi ("Bob Team Epic") segments. Pop Team Epic isn't the pair's only claim to fame. They also animated the equally unique "Galo Sengen" music video for the hip-ho...
Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō Anime Premieres on Amazon on December 10
Theme song information, key visual also unveiled
― The staff for Toei Animation's anime of Chimaki Kuori's Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō manga announced on Saturday that the show will premiere on the SkyPer! Anime Set channel on Amazon Prime Video in Japan on December 10 at 7:00 p.m. JST. The anime will later premiere on Animax on December 24, and on the dAnimax channel on dTV on January 5. The "Animax on...
Zombie Land Saga Reveals Kotono Mitsuishi as Voice of Tae Yamada
Credit to Sailor Moon voice actress revealed in 3rd episode
― The third episode of MAPPA, Avex Pictures, and Cygames' Zombieland Saga anime revealed on Thursday that Kotono Mitsuishi is voicing Tae Yamada in the series. While the character has appeared in all three episodes thus far, she was credited with "????" in the first two. Mitsuishi has performed in dozens of roles, but she is arguably best kn...
RPG Maker Overlord Game Gets Expanded Version, CD-Rom Release
A fan event for the fantasy anime Overlord III will have some impressive swag for attendees on October 27. Besides the usual merchandise, staff will sell an expanded version of Dungeon of Nazarick, the retro-style Overlord game that debuted on the anime's official website in August. The "Halloween no Tsudoi" fan event will sell the game on CD-Rom. The trial version, produced with RPG Maker MV, was...
Ingress Anime Casts Virtual YouTuber Kizuna Ai
Ingress' ADA appears on Kizuna Ai's channel
― The official website for the Ingress anime based on Niantic's AR game announced on Wednesday that "virtual YouTube" character Kizuna Ai will guest star in the anime's ninth episode, which will air on December 12. Her role in the anime has not yet been revealed. Additionally, Ingress' Artificial Intelligence character ADA, voiced by Megumi Ogata, appeared ...
Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki Documentary Opens in U.S. Theaters in December
Tickets on sale through GKIDS, Fathom Events
― GKIDS and Fathom Events announced on Thursday that they will debut the Never-Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki (Owaranai Hito Miyazaki Hayao) television documentary special in more than 500 United States theaters on Thursday, December 13 and Tuesday, December 18. All screenings will be English-subtitled and at 7:30 p.m. local time. Tickets are on sale via GKIDS...
Godzilla Lives on Forever as NASA Designated Constellation
The king of monsters earned his place among the stars this week as NASA announced Godzilla is joining heroes like Hercules, Perseus, and Orion as a constellation. Scientists found a perfect place in space for Godzilla based on the kaiju's own attributes. They considered Godzilla's famous heat ray attack and its similarity to black holes and neutron stars' gamma-ray jets when placing him among othe...
Funimation, Crunchyroll End Content-Sharing Partnership (Update)
VRV content bundle replaces Funimation with HIDIVE
― Crunchyroll and Funimation Entertainment announced on Thursday that their partnership to share content will end on Friday, November 9. The streaming channel bundle service VRV, owned by Crunchyroll parent company Ellation, also announced that it will no longer have the FunimationNow streaming service as part of its VRV Premium Subscription, or as a...
Boarding School Juliet Manga Anthology Includes Chapters By Tiv, Zekkyō, Puyo, More
This season's romantic comedy series Boarding School Juliet is getting its first official anthology manga volume. Boarding School Juliet Official Comic Anthology gathers up a variety of manga artists to write their own one-shots in original creator Yōsuke Kaneda's story's setting. A total of 30 artists participated, including Masamune-kun's Revenge artist Tiv, My Wife is the Student Council Presid...
Emma: A Victorian Romance English Dub Kickstarter Campaign Ends With US$253,834
Both seasons, art book will still be available for preorder for backers
― Right Stuf's Kickstarter campaign to create an English-dubbed HD production of Emma: A Victorian Romance ended on Thursday with US$253,834 from 1,615 backers. The project already met its initial US$110,000 goal for an English dub of the first season as well as its US$180,000 stretch goal for an English dub of the second season....
3 Cyber Troopers Virtual-On Games Get PS4 Ports
Tanita also surpasses crowdfunding goal for Twin-Stick controller on campaign's 1st day
― Kenji Matsubara, president and COO of Sega Games Co., Ltd., announced on a live streaming program on scale maker Tanita's YouTube channel on Thursday that three titles in the Virtual-On game series will get ports for PlayStation 4. Ports of the Cyber Troopers Virtual-On, Cyber Troopers Virtual-On: Oratorio Tangr...
Utena Director Kunihiko Ikuhara's Sarazanmai Anime Unveils 3rd 'Linked' Promo (Update)
Yuri!!! on Ice's MAPPA, Yurikuma Arashi's Lapin Track animate show
― The official YouTube channel for Kunihiko Ikuhara's original television anime project Sarazanmai began streaming the anime's third "linked promotional video" on Friday. The anime begins with the same clips as last week's video, but adds more footage and a new character at the end. The narration in the video is as follows: 1st Charac...
Merc Storia Anime Listed With 12 Episodes
― The official website for Merc Storia -Mukiryoku no Shōnen to Bin no Naka no Shōjo- (Merc Storia: The Apathetic Boy and the Girl in a Bottle), the television anime of Happy Elements' Merc Storia -Yujutsushi to Suzu no Shirabe~ smartphone role-playing game, revealed the Blu-ray Disc release information for the series on Thursday. The anime will ship on two Blu-ray Disc volumes with six episodes each...
Fate/Grand Order Game's New Stage Play Reveals Visual, Cast, Staff
Haruki Kiyama, Shōgo Yamazaki star as Gilgamesh, Enkidu, respectively
― The official website for the Fate/Grand Order stage plays revealed the first visual, main cast, and staff for the new Fate/Grand Order The Stage -Dai Nana Tokuiten Zettai Majū Sensen Babylonia- (Order VII: The Absolute Frontline in the War Against the Demonic Beasts: Babylonia) play on Thursday. The cast includes: Haruki Kiyama a...
Saga of Tanya the Evil Writer Carlos Zen Launches New Manga with Ten Ishida
Strange Lessons by Professor Terror manga launched on Thursday
― This year's 46th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine published the first chapter on Thursday of writer Carlo Zen (The Saga of Tanya the Evil) and artist Ten Ishida's new manga Strange Lessons by Professor Terror (Terror-kyōju no Ayashii Jugyō). The manga also runs in D Morning. The manga centers on the university professor Tim Lawrence...
Kalafina's Wakana Officially Debuts Solo Career With New Single Next Year
― Singer Wakana Ootaki of the singing unit Kalafina announced during her solo concert on Wednesday that she will make the official debut of her solo singing career next year with her first single "Toki o Koeru Yoru ni" (In the Night Beyond Time). Shusui is composing the song, while Wakana herself is writing the lyrics. Wakana has been on a solo concert tour since September 24 that has traveled to To...
Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time 6 Manga Approaches Climax
Tohko Mizuno's manga adaptation of game launched in 2015
― The November issue of Kodansha's Shonen Magazine Edge revealed on Wednesday that Tohko Mizuno's Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 6 (Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time 6) manga is approaching its climax. The manga adapts the game of the same name, and centers on heroine Azusa Takatsuka. Azusa is high school girl who one day finds herself in a world t...
SNK 40th Anniversary Collection's 1st Free DLC Games Previewed in Video
Collection launches on November 13 in N. America, November 16 in Europe
― NIS America began streaming a video for SNK's SNK 40th Anniversary Collection game for the Nintendo Switch on Wednesday. The video previews the first five DLC games for the release, which include Munch Mobile, Chopper I, Sasuke vs Commander, Fantasy, and Time Soldiers. SNK will release a total of 10 free DLC games for the relea...
Bungo Stray Dogs Manga Gets 3rd Stage Play Adaptation in Summer 2019
2nd play ran in Tokyo, Osaka in September, October
― The official Bungo Stray Dogs stage play website revealed on Thursday that a third stage play will debut in summer 2019. The second play, Bungo Stray Dogs: Kuro no Jidai (Black Era), ran in Tokyo at the Sunshine Gekijō from September 22 to October 8, and then ran in Osaka at the Morinomiya Piloti Hall on October 13-14. The play covered part of the ...
Elegant Yokai Apartment Life Novels Get Stage Play in January
Novels inspired 26-episodeTV anime last year
― Kodansha revealed on Thursday that Hinowa Kōzuki's Yōkai Apāto no Yūga na Nichijō (Elegant Yokai Apartment Life) light novel series is getting a stage play adaptation. The stage play will star: (from left to right in above image) Takahisa Maeyama as Yūshi Inaba Junya Komatsu as Mizuki Hase Ryō Saeki as Ryū-san Tsuneyasu Motoyoshi is directing the play, a...
Viz Media Brings Masakazu Morita, Gou Nakanishi to Anime NYC
Morita, Nakanishi to attend K film screenings
― Viz Media announced on Tuesday that it will bring voice actor Masakazu Morita and producer Gou Nakanishi to Anime NYC this November. Morita and Nakanishi will be in attendance for the premiere screenings of the K: Seven Stories "Memory of Red ~BURN~" and K: Seven Stories "Circle Vision ~Nameless Song~" films. Morita plays the character Mishakuji Yukari ...
Kodansha's Comic Days App Gets New Subscription Tier for 13 Magazines
Shonen Magazine, Dessert, Bessatsu Friend, Nakayoshi, more added
― Kodansha's Comic Days app and web service added a new subscription tier named "Motto Premium" (Even More Premium) on Monday that adds seven more magazines for users, in addition to the six magazines of the original premium subscription. The new magazines include Weekly Shonen Magazine, Monthly Shonen Magazine, Monthly Shonen Sirius, S...
Stand My Heroes Anime's Character Designs Unveiled
Anime adapts 2016 smartphone game about narcotics unit
― The official Twitter account for the television anime adaptation of the Stand My Heroes smartphone game has been revealing the anime character designs for the characters from September until this Thursday. The character visuals for the members of the crime investigator unit Matori, along with the cast — who are reprising their roles from the ga...
Dangen Entertainment Offers Witch's House MV Game on PC on October 31
Game is remastered version of Witch's House horror game
― Dangen Entertainment announced on Tuesday that it will release Fummy's The Witch's House MV (Majo no Ie MV) game on PC via Steam on October 31. The game is a remaster of Fummy's original Witch's House game using RPG Maker MV. Dangen Entertainment describes the game: The Witch's House, originally released in 2012, falls within the tradition of ...
Ashita Sekai ga Owaru Toshitemo Anime Film's Teaser Video Reveals Aimyon's Insert Song
Craftar, Yūhei Sakuragi's original film opens in Japan on January 25
― The official website for Craftar Studios Inc.'s original anime film Ashita Sekai ga Owaru Toshitemo (Even if the World Will End Tomorrow) began streaming two teaser videos for the film on Thursday. The videos reveal and preview singer-songwriter Aimyon's insert song "Ra, no Hanashi." Aimyon is also performing the film's theme song...
New 'Go Astro Boy Go!' TV Series Screens at MIPCOM
New Astro Boy series by Planet Nemo slated for 52 episodes
― Animation studio Planet Nemo announced on October 11 that it is screening it and Tezuka Productions' Go Astro Boy Go! series at the MIPCOM trade show. The trade show is ongoing until Thursday. Planet Nemo describes the show: The eco-systems of planet Earth are endangered. Lucky for us, a super-powered robot boy is flying to rescue! astro in...
'Important Announcement' for Shin'ichi Sakamoto's Innocent Rouge Manga is Artbook
― This year's 22nd issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine revealed on Wednesday that the previously teased "important announcement" for Shin'ichi Sakamoto's Innocent Rouge manga is a digital artbook that will go on sale in November. The book will feature insights into Sakamoto's drawing process, close-ups of Sakamoto's illustrations, and other illustrations and photographs. The manga is a sequel to...
My Hero Academia Manga Creator Corrects New Chapter's Typos via Twitter
My Hero Academia manga creator Kōhei Horikoshi revealed on Twitter on Tuesday that there are two mistakes in chapter 202, "Daisan Set" (Match 3), which debuted in this year's 46th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on Monday. He said that Tetsutetsu Tetsutetsu's Hero name "Real Steel" was miswritten as "Real Steal." In addition, All Might mentions "vestiges' fragments" at one point, b...
7th Tsukiuta Stage Play Reveals Cast in Costume
CYBER-DIVE-CONNECTION play to premiere in December
― The official Twitter account for the Tsukiuta stage plays unveiled cast visuals for CYBER-DIVE-CONNECTION, the franchise's seventh stage play, last week. The cast for the two main groups Six Gravity and Procellarum will return from the sixth musical, which opens in Japan this week. The cast for the Six Gravity group includes: Kentarō Menjō as Hajim...
Season Premiere: Tokyo Ghoul:re ‒ Episodes 13-14
"This cour gives the impression of a runner careening head over heels down a steep hill, willing to sacrifice a few dozen bones if it means finishing the race more quickly."
HIDIVE Launches Xbox One App
― HIDIVE announced on Wednesday that it has released an app for Xbox One gaming consoles. The HIDIVE streaming service launched in June 2017 after acquiring assets previously held by Anime Network Online. The service has primarily streamed titles — including simulcasts and seasonal dubs — that are licensed for home video by Section23 Films and its subsidiaries, though it also has some shows that are...
Sega's Readyyy! Idol Game Streams SP!CA, La-Veritta Music Videos
Sega revealed its idol training smartphone game Readyyy! earlier this year starring 18 idols ready to take the world's stage. The 18 idols are divvied up into five idol units: SP!CA, RayGlanZ, Just4U, La-Veritta, and Maten Rocket. Since the game's announcement, Sega has released short music videos for RayGlanZ and SP!CA as well as the game's opening sequence animated by Production I.G. thus far an...
Sensual Phrase App Game Adds More Cast
Yuichiro Umehara, Kenji Akabane, more join cast
― The official website for the Sensual Phrase Climax ‐Next Generation- game app based on Mayu Shinjo's Sensual Phrase (Kaikan Phrase) manga announced eleven additional cast members for the game on Wednesday. Some of the characters have appeared in either Sensual Phrase or Shinjo's other manga Love Celeb. Yuichiro Umehara as XXX band producer Noah Walker...
Fish-Faced Idols Keep Things Fresh in Dorukan Manga
Just when you think you've seen idols of every stripe: former yakuza, zombies, a mattress, and horse girls, a new manga appears to defy your expectations. The manga app Manga Zero is publishing a new series by Kazushige Watari starring a group of literally bubbly idols. The girls human from the neck down, but everything up top is fishy. Dorukan stars a music producer named Saita Ushio. Every femal...
Persona Q2 3DS Game's New Video Highlights Persona 4's Teddie
Crossover game launches on November 29 in Japan
― Atlus began streaming a new character video on Wednesday for its Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Nintendo 3DS game. The video highlights the Persona 4 character Teddie (voiced by Kappei Yamaguchi). The game will ship on November 29 in Japan. First printings will bundle DLC for a "battle background music set" for the Persona 3, Persona 4, and Persona ...
Japanese Comic Ranking, October 8-14
Hunter x Hunter, Haikyu!!, Laid-Back Camp, Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Hunter x Hunter 36 210,802 709,028 2018/10 Shueisha Yoshihiro Togashi 1 2 2 Haikyu!! 34 169,644 455,332 2018/10 Shueisha Haruichi Furudate 2 2 3 Laid-Back Camp 7 72,228 72,228...
Volks Plans Rose of Versailles Super Dollfies
Riyoko Ikeda's The Rose of Versailles manga and its heroine Lady Oscar have captured hearts since it debuted almost 50 years ago. The characters appear in campaigns for coffee, chocolate, and yogurt and were recently the inspiration for a new line of shirts from UNIQLO. This winter the characters are appearing in another campaign, this time as the stars of the Dolls Party 40 event at Tokyo Big Sig...
Arpeggio of Blue Steel's Sea Glass 'Tribute Manga' Ends in November
Comedy manga centering on Takao in Hakodate launched last November
― The December issue of Shonengahosha's Monthly Young King Ours GH magazine revealed on Tuesday that Sakura Ikeda's Sea Glass "tribute manga" to Ark Performance's Arpeggio of Blue Steel manga will end in the magazine's next issue on November 16. The comedy manga centers on heavy cruiser Takao. After losing her first battle with I-401,...
Mr. Tonegawa Anime's Real Escape Game Offers Dish Inspired by 'Roasting Prostration' Scene
Kaiji spinoff anime Mr. Tonegawa: Middle Management Blues is getting a Real Escape Game, titled "Escape From the Big Demonic Year-End Party," at the puzzle-solving theme park Tokyo Mystery Circus from October 18 to January 27. In addition to the main game, Tokyo Mystery Circus' yelo Cafe is offering a special "Roasting Prostration Sausage Criminal Beer Set" for 1,000 yen (about US$9). There is a c...
Death Mark Game's Video Highlights Gameplay
Aksys Games to release horror game for PS4/Vita/Switch on October 31
― Aksys Games began streaming a video for Experience's Death Mark (Shiin) game on Wednesday. The video shows gameplay footage of the game. (Note: Video contains graphic imagery.) Aksys Games will release the game on October 31 for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Nintendo Switch. The game will also have a limited edition tha...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, October 8-14
Compile Heart's Ryūsei no Varnir game debuts
― Japan's Game Ranking: October 8-14 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 1PS4Call of Duty Black Ops IV Sony Interactive Entertainment October 12 228,775 228,775 2NSwSuper Mario Party Nintendo October 5 63,451 206,319 3PS4Assassin's Creed Odyssey (Including Limited Editions) Ubisoft October 2 19,037 64,204 4P...
Live-Action Tora-san Film Reveals More Cast
February 2019 film casts Marie Iitoyo, Eriko Tomiyama, Bakarhythm, Jun Kaname
― The official blog for the live-action film adaptation of Mina Itaba's Tora-san manga revealed additional cast members for the film on Wednesday. The new cast includes (clockwiser from upper left in photographs below): Marie Iitoyo as Whitest, the spoiled cat that become's Suzuo/Tora-san's confidante Eriko Tomiyama as Ako ...
Emma: A Victorian Romance English Dub Kickstarter Reaches Goal for Season 2
Project has 22 hours remaining
― Right Stuf's Kickstarter campaign to create an English-dubbed HD production of Emma: A Victorian Romance met its US$180,000 stretch goal on Wednesday to dub the second season in addition to the first season. Right Stuf previously explained that it would unlock new tiers to allow anyone to pledge for the second season. Those who have backed the project in some way will...
Power Rangers: All-Stars Smartphone Game's Trailers Streamed
iOS, Android game accepting pre-registrations for worldwide launch
― Nexon began streaming two trailers for its Power Rangers: All-Stars smartphone game. The game is accepting pre-registrations for its worldwide launch now. All users will receive in-game rewards depending on the number of pre-registrations. The game launched for iOS and Android devices in Australia, New Zealand, and the Philippines o...
Answerman - Why Do Anime Students Always Sit In The Same Seat?
Anime protagonists in high school always seem to take the same seat - second to the back, next to the window. What makes that spot so special? Justin gets into it.
― Darrel asked: Why are anime characters always sitting in the same exact spot in classrooms? Is it because it is easier to draw them isolated? Ah yes, that seat in the back next to the window. That is THE hot-spot in a surprising number ...
Rifle is Beautiful Manga Gets Anime
Manga about high school's shooting club debuted in 2015
― This year's 46th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine announced on Thursday that Akki Sarumi's Rifle is Beautiful four-panel manga is getting an anime. The announcement did not specify the format of the anime. The manga's story follows Hikari Kokura, an incoming high school student who is excited to join her school's shooting club. H...
Bakugan Battle Planet TV Series Casts Jonah Wineberg, Ticoon Kim, Deven Mack
2019 animated series to have 50 30-minute episodes
― The Vanderwerff Talent agency revealed two cast members on October 10 for the Bakugan Battle Planet television animation series. Jonah Wineberg will play the main character Dan, and Ticoon Kim will play Shun. Deven Mack also revealed that he will play Wynton Styles (seen below). In addition, the C21 Media website reported on Saturday that the serie...
Series Premiere: Run with the Wind—Episodes 1-3
"This show has already done an effective job crafting a lively, character-driven story that's more about the journey than the destination—just like distance running itself."
Tokyo Ghoul:re GNs 5-7
Tokyo Ghoul:re is not as compelling as its predecessor, but by these volumes, it seems to be getting back on track with a more detailed focus on character development.
― Tokyo Ghoul:re is at its best when it's exploring the inner struggles of Ken Kaneki-turned-Haise Sasaki. That means that of these three volumes, book seven is the strongest, playing into that theme and using elements of both series o...
Dynasty Warriors 8 Game Gets New Switch Version in December
Xtreme Legends Complete Edition DX adds all previous DLC, save compatibility with other titles
― Koei Tecmo announced on Wednesday that it will release a new version of Dynasty Warriors 8 (Shin Sangoku Musō 7) for the Nintendo Switch titled Shin Sangoku Musō 7 with Mōshōden (Dynasty Warriors 8: Xtreme Legends Complete Edition DX). The game will ship in Japan on December 27. The game will include all ...
Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita! Anime Reveals Visuals, Cast, January 2019 Premiere
Reina Ueda, Maria Sashide, Rika Nagae, Akari Kitō join cast
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Nanatsu Mukunoki's Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita! (An Angel Flew Down to Me!) manga revealed a key visual, character visuals, the main cast, and the January 2019 premiere for the anime on Wednesday. The cast includes: Reina Ueda as Miyako Hoshino Maria Sashide as Hana Shirosaki Ri...
Tatsunoko Marks 55th Anniversary with Egao no Daika TV Anime in January
Lagrange's Toshimasa Suzuki helms story of princess & military woman from distant worlds
― The anime studio Tatsunoko Productions (Speed Racer, Gatchaman, Time Bokan, Infini-T Force) is marking its 55th anniversary with the new original television anime Egao no Daika (The Cost of Smiles), premiering on the WOWOW, Tokyo MX, and YTV channels in January 2019. Tatsunoko describes the story: On a planet f...
Isekai Izakaya Anime Gets Blu-ray Release Only If 300 Pre-order It
Number of bonus extras also determined by number of pre-orders received
― The official website for Isekai Izakaya: Japanese Food From Another World (Isekai Izakaya ~Koto Aitheria no Izakaya Nobu~), the anime of Natsuya Semikawa's Otherworldly Izakaya "Nobu" (Isekai Izakaya "Nobu") light novel series, announced on Tuesday that the anime will only have a Blu-ray Disc release if it receives at least 300...
Tsuri Baka Nisshi Gets New Year's Live-Action Special in January
Salaryman show's cast reprises roles from 1st, 2nd season
― The official website for the live-action Tsuri Baka Nisshi (Diary of a Fishing Fool) television series announced on Wednesday that it will continue in a television special titled "Shinshun Drama Special Tsuri Baka Nisshi Shinmai Shain Hamasaki Densuke Seto Naikai de Tairyō! Kekkon-shiki Dai Panic-hen!" (New Year Drama Special Diary of a Fish...
DramaFever Streaming Service Shuts Down
Service for Asian dramas, Latin American telenovelas launched in 2009
― Warner Bros. shut down its DramaFever streaming service on Tuesday. Entertainment news website Variety reported that the closure of the service will result in 20% of the company's 110 employees being laid off, but Warner Bros. also stated that employees from Warner Bros. Digital Labs, "which encompasses more than two-thirds of th...
CyberAgent Establishes CAAnimation Label for Original Anime
Cygames parent's label to also produce games for original anime, collaborate with AbemaTV
― CyberAgent, the parent company of game developer Cygames and streaming service company AbemaTV, announced on Wednesday that it has founded the CAAnimation label on the same day. The new label will focus on producing original anime, as well as producing possible game adaptations (developed by other CyberAgent s...
Train Man Has U.S. Live-Action Musical Series in the Works
2007 Hairspray director, Everybody Loves Raymond creator adapt story of otaku getting love advice from net board
― Vertigo Entertainment, Amuse Group US, and Global Road Television announced at Mipcom on Tuesday that they will produce a musical adaptation of the Train Man (Densha Otoko) franchise. Entertainment news website Variety noted that the adaptation will be a "half-hour series," and both Vari...
Pokémon TCG Partners With Art Exhibition to Recreate Munch's The Scream Painting
The Pokémon Trading Card Game is collaborating with the "Munch: A Retrospecitve" exhibition, which will run at Tokyo Metropolitan Art Museum from October 27 to January 20. Edvard Munch's famous painting The Scream is getting the Pokémon treatment and transforming into promo cards. The promo cards feature the creatures Pikachu, Eevee, Mimikyu, Psyduck, and Rowlet in the position of the screamer in ...
Season Premiere: Golden Kamuy ‒ Episodes 13-14
"While it takes a while to get going, these two episodes were a strong reminder of why I found Golden Kamuy so compelling in its first cour. It always has a new trick up its sleeve to keep you gripped in its frontier gold chase."
Kakegurui, Denpa Kyōshi Creators Work on New Chrono Ma:gia Manga
Manga launches in Weekly Shonen Sunday on October 31
― This year's 47th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed more details on Wednesday for the new manga adaptation of GungHo Online Entertainment's new digital card game Chrono Ma:gia. The new manga will be titled Chrono Ma:gia: Mugen no Haguruma (Infinite Gears) and will launch in the magazine's 49th issue on October 31. Takesh...
Funimation's Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos Anime Film License Expires on November 21
― Funimation Entertainment announced on Tuesday that its license for the Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos anime film will expire on November 21. The company's home video release will go out of print. The film's original story takes place during episode 20 of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood and during chapter 11 in Hiromu Arakawa's original manga. The film debuted in Japan in 2011, and ...
Willing Vampire Victims Get to See Castlevania Season 2 Premiere Early
Belmont family descendants and Alucard fans will want to head down to the L.A. Film School in Hollywood today. The location is holding a blood drive and any willing volunteers who donate or sign-up to donate will be able to see the first episode of Castlevania's second season early. The blood drive is going until 5 p.m. today but watch out, you'll need to fight your way past some life-size charact...
Crunchyroll Streams Kemono Friends Spinoff Anime Welcome to Japari Park
1st 6 episodes of series of shorts now available
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it is streaming the first six episodes of the Welcome to the JAPARI PARK (Yōkoso Japari Park) anime worldwide outside of Asia. New episodes will debut twice a month on the 14th and on the last day of the month. The series of five-minute shorts premiered in Japan on August 12. It currently has six episodes availa...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 14-20
Juni Taisen Zodiac War, Monochrome Factor, The Seven Heavenly Virtues anime; Fairy Tale Battle Royale, Frankenstein Junji Ito Story manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Dance With Devils Essentials BDPlease Funimation Entertainment US$29.98 October 16 A Handmaid's Sexual Tale DVD (Adult)Cite Adult Source Media US$24.98 October 16 Heavy Object Season 1 BDAnimeNewsNet...
Capture the Female Titan in New Attack on Titan VR Game
Or: prove yourself to Captain Tsubasa on the virtual soccer field
― Sony and arcade game company Taito are teaming up for two new virtual reality experiences. One promises to let you score in the big game with Captain Tsubasa while the other will have you running for your life from the Female Titan. The Ginza Sony Park arcade in Tokyo and the Space Invaders Room in Osaka will test out the two new att...
Japanese Band Bump of Chicken Belts Out the Weather for 1 Week
The band Bump of Chicken are delivering the weather forecast in Tokyo this week on 38 JFN radio stations. The four band members will be on bright and early at 6 a.m. to deliver the "Chronos Ohayō! Bump Weather Forecast." The group will discuss the day's weather, their new single "Hanashi ga Shitai yo" (I Want to Talk), seasonal foods they want to eat, what books they're reading, and other topics. ...
UQ Holder! Anime's English Dub Cast Announced
Several cast members return from Negima! anime
― Sentai Filmworks announced the English dub cast for the UQ Holder! Magister Negi Magi! 2 anime on Tuesday. The company also streamed a clip previewing Brittney Karbowski as Tōta and Heidi Hinkel as Yukihime. The cast, under director Shannon Reed, includes: Brittney Karbowski as Tōta Kalin Coates as Kuromaru Heidi Hinkel as Yukihime Shanae'a Moore as Ev...
Saga of Tanya the Evil Film's 2nd Teaser Video, Story Intro Unveiled
Sequel film opens in Japan on February 8
― The official website for the anime adaptation of Carlo Zen and Shinobu Shinotsuki's Saga of Tanya the Evil (Yōjo Senki) novel series revealed a second teaser video and teaser video for the upcoming anime film on Tuesday. The website also unveiled an introduction to the film's original story, which follows from the events of the television anime. In 1926, Tan...
Hypnosis Mic Voice Actor Rap Project's 2nd Live Event Rocks the House
The voice actor rap battle project Hypnosis Mic has come a long way from performing in the mall just one year ago. The smaller venue and performance hiccups were streamlined, CDs and merchandise debuted, and now the crew is even getting its own smartphone game. The rapping group's popularity has skyrocketed and has amassed 300,000 followers on Twitter. Members of the project's four groups decided ...
5th, 6th K: Seven Stories Films to Premiere at Anime NYC in November
Screening of 6th film will be world premiere
― Viz Media announced on Tuesday that it will host the North American premiere of the K: Seven Stories "Memory of Red ~BURN~" film and the world premiere of the K: Seven Stories "Circle Vision ~Nameless Song~" film at Anime NYC this November. The films are the fifth and sixth installments, respectively, for the six-part K: Seven Stories film series. The sc...
Funimation Offers Dream Festival! Anime for Digital Purchase
― Funimation is now offering the Dream Festival! anime for digital purchase on Amazon. The full 12-episode first series is available in Japanese. Funimation offers several shows — such as Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!!, Sound! Euphonium, and Hitori no Shita the outcast — as digital purchases only, and has not released these titles on home video or via its FunimationNow streaming service. Drea...
This Week in Anime - Is Lost Song Worth Watching?
J-pop songstress Konomi Suzuki made her acting debut in Netflix's sweeping musical fantasy, Lost Song. Nick and Micchy find out if there's noteworthy underneath the surprisingly bland fluff on this show's surface.
― J-pop songstress Konomi Suzuki made her acting debut in Netflix's sweeping musical fantasy, Lost Song. This week, Nick and Micchy find out if there's noteworthy underneath the surprising...
Pokémon GO Game Adds Sinnoh Pokémon
Video previews new fourth-generation Pokémon
― Niantic announced on Tuesday that some Pokémon that originally appeared in the Sinnoh region in the Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl games are now available in the Pokémon GO smartphone game. The company also began streaming a video for the announcement, which features many new Sinnoh-region creatures. Niantic revealed that, similar to past generations,...
Hosoda's Mirai Film Wins Best Animated Film at Spain's Sitges
Maquia also wins Fantastic Discovery award
― The 51st annual Sitges International Fantastic Film Festival in Spain announced on Sunday that Mamoru Hosoda's Mirai anime film won the festival's Best Animated Feature Film award. I want to eat your pancreas, Liz and the Blue Bird, and Penguin Highway were also among the 10 nominees for the award. In addition, Mari Okada's Maquia - When the Promised Flowe...
Series Premiere: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime—Episodes 1-3
"This unconventional adventure is off to a good start, provided you're in the market for a less serious take on both fantasy and isekai."
Season Premiere: Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers 2—Episodes 1-3
"Meta-commentative fantasy RPGs are a trend in anime nowadays, but this the pinnacle of the genre, reserved for viewers with a refined taste for puppets."
Bleach (live-action)
This real-life take on the classic shonen hit is available on Netflix, but does it do justice to the first arc of the original manga? Theron Martin finds out.
― Live-action adaptations of supernatural stories must be approached with trepidation, given the number of cringe-worthy efforts in the past. That caution certainly applies to this movie, which debuted in Japan in August 2018 and is now availab...
Gundam NT Anime Reveals Trailer, Theme Song, Additional Cast
Yuichiro Umehara, Makoto Furukawa, Kazuya Nakai, Ayumi Fujimura, more join cast
― Staff of Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative (Kidō Senshi Gundam NT), the new anime project for the Gundam franchise, revealed at an event for the anime on Tuesday that SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:LiSA will perform the theme song "narrative." The musical unit consists of Hiroyuki Suwano, who is composing the anime's music, and LiSA. T...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, October 8-14
2018 Detective Conan film sells 3,189 + 3,155, followed by Ensemble Stars!, live-action honey film, live-action Principal film, Wotakoi
― Ensemble Stars! Starry Stage 1st ~in Makuhari Messe~ DVD dropped from #7 to #9 in its second week on the overall DVD chart. It added 1,339 copies to its total of 5,490 copies. The deluxe edition for the live-action film of Amu Meguro's Honey So Sweet manga fell fro...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, October 8-14
Pacific Rim: Uprising sells 13,630 + 2,039 + 1,973 + 1,586 + 830, followed by 2018 Detective Conan film, Ensemble Stars!, Wotakoi, Mahō-tsukai to Kuroneko no Wiz
― The Blu-ray + DVD Set for the overseas live-action film Pacific Rim: Uprising sold 13,630 copies to debut at #1 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. The 3D Blu-ray + DVD Set was #10 with 2,039 copies. The Steel Book Blu-ray + DVD Set was #12...
XSEED Games Offers Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash on PC in Winter
Book of Shadows, Blood Drive also head to PC; Corpse Party 2 delayed to winter
― Video game website Game Informer reported on Monday that XSEED Games will localize and release the Corpse Party: Sweet Sachiko's Hysteric Birthday Bash (Corpse Party -THE ANTHOLOGY- Sachiko no Renai Yūgi ♥ Hysteric Birthday 2U) game for the PC, with the release slated for later this winter. It also revealed that the prev...
Compile Heart's Eshigami no Kizuna Game Turns Osamu Tezuka Characters into Cute Girls
Kaori Ishihara, Rie Kugimiya, Nao Toyama star in 2019 app
― Compile Heart began streaming the opening video for its Eshigami no Kizuna (The Bonds of Gods of Artists) smartphone game on Monday. The video reveals the game's cast and previews the game's theme song "Creation x Creation" by Kaori Ishihara. The iOS and Android game will launch in 2019. Compile Heart is developing the game in collaboration ...
2nd Eureka Seven: Hi - Evolution Film Teases Eureka, Anemone as Children
2nd film in trilogy opens in Japan on November 10
― The official website for the Eureka Seven: Hi - Evolution film trilogy revealed on Friday two character visuals of Eureka and Anemone as children — as they will be seen in Anemone: Kōkyōshihen Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (Anemone: Eureka Seven: Hi - Evolution), the second film in the trilogy. The site also posted three frames from the film showing the...
The Laws of the Universe: Part 1 Opens at #1, Natsume Film Falls to #5
Live-action Perfect World at #8, Monster Strike film at #9
― The Laws of the Universe: Part 1, HS Pictures Studio's new anime film sequel to the The Laws of the Universe Part 0 religious anime film, topped the Japanese box office in its opening weekend. The film opened in Japan last Friday on 206 screens, and it sold 134,089 tickets for 166,907,400 yen (about US$1.49 million) from Saturday to Sunday,...
One Piece ‒ Episode 857
"The One Piece anime delivers another bombastic fight episode this week, digging its heels in the ground with a great production."
Season Finale: Attack on Titan ‒ Episode 49
"Using a pseudo-cliffhanger as a stinger for next year's episodes highlights my issues with this mid-season finale as a whole."
Disgaea 5 Complete Launches on Steam on October 22
― NIS America announced on Monday that its release of the Disgaea 5 Complete game for PC via Steam is slated for October 22. The game was originally slated to release via Steam on May 7, before being delayed to summer and then to October. The game will include all eight bonus scenarios, four "fan-favorite" characters, and three new character classes that NISA originally released as DLC in Disgaea 5:...
Cells at Work! Lottery Offers Cuddly Platelets
In any other scenario, referring to platelets as "cuddly" would be nonsense but this is Cells at Work! where everything that makes you tick takes on a human form. This includes your blood platelets reimagined as hardworking tots making sure any internal repairs are clotted where and when as needed. The eChance lottery merchandiser is hoping to entice players hoping to take their own platelet home....
Series Premiere: Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san—Episodes 1-2
"Both delightfully over-the-top and relatably down-to-earth, this workplace comedy offers up big laughs while illustrating the tribulations of working in a high-traffic bookstore."
Series Premiere: Double Decker! Doug & Kirill—Episodes 1-4
"Double Decker doesn't have much in the way of ongoing plot or themes so far, but what it does have is fun entertainment in spades, as a spit-shined popcorn buddy cop piece."
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations ‒ Episode 77
"At times, this side-adventure felt too drawn-out and detached from the main story, but this episode does a decent job of tying it into the bigger picture."
GeGeGe no Kitarō ‒ Episodes 26-27
"These are two of GeGeGe no Kitaro's most violent episodes, and while they're not quite as disturbing as some of the earlier ones, they definitely have their moments."
Japanese Government Aims to Ban 'Leech Sites' That Link to Pirated Works
Site operators may be subject to 3- to 5-year prison terms
― The Mainichi Shimbun reported on Friday that Japan's Agency for Cultural Affairs intends to ban "leech sites" that aggregate and provide hyperlinks to pirated media. The agency intends to submit revisions to the Copyright Act in the next ordinary session of the Diet in 2019. As part of the ban, copyright holders would be able to ban hyperli...
Numazu Police Arrest Love Live! Sunshine Itasha Driver
Fictional idol Yō Watanabe can't catch a break. First, her manhole cover in Numazu is defaced and now one of her biggest fans had a fateful run-in with the local police. The 23-year-old driver of a decked out Yō itasha allegedly hit a woman with the car and fled the scene on October 13. Numazu police arrested the man, originally from Tsukuba, Ibaraki, on suspicion of causing an injury with a car d...
Season Premiere: Fairy Tail Final Season—Episodes 1-2
"Luckily Fairy Tail is adept at not only keeping things moving, but also at tempering the more difficult bits with humor."
Pokémon Sun & Moon Teases On Point Utena Homage
Kunihiko Ikuhara's Revolutionary Girl Utena is 20 years old this year and has since celebrated with rosy booze, merchandise, an exhibition, a Blu-ray release, and a brand-new musical. Two decades later, the series is still influential. Viewers were able to see the fruition of Ikuhara's legacy in last season's Revue Starlight and can tune in to the upcoming episode of Pokémon Sun & Moon for a huge ...
Live-Action Tonde Saitama Film Reveals Additional Cast
Yūsuke Iseya, Masaki Kyōmoto, more join cast
― Toei announced additional cast members for the live-action film adaptation of Mineo Maya's Tonde Saitama manga on Tuesday. (Note: Character name romanizations not confirmed.) Top row (left to right): Yūsuke Iseya as Sho Yakyukozo Masaki Kyōmoto as Duke Saitama Middle row: Ryō Narita as Haruto Igarashi Haruka Shimazaki as Ami Sugawara Brother Tom as Yoshi...
Fullmetal Alchemist's Al Continues Hunt for Philosopher's Stone as High-End Statue
High-end figure maker First 4 Figures revealed its first Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood statue on Friday. The Alphonse Elric resin statue is slated for release in the fourth quarter of 2019. The figure comes in Definitive, Exclusive, and Regular editions, plus Combo editions for both the Definitive and Exclusive versions. Any statue is available in gray and silver variants, and the Combo Edition...
Captain Tsubasa Zero Smartphone Game Launches in Japan on Thursday
Game follows anime's story, lets player create original teams
― The official website for the Captain Tsubasa Zero ~Kimeru! Miracle Shoot~ iOS and Android game announced on Monday that the game will launch this Thursday. The free-to-play game with in-game purchases has a story mode that recreates scenes from the new anime adaptation of Youichi Takahashi's Captain Tsubasa manga. The game will also have...
Crunchyroll Adds Content Warning to Goblin Slayer 1st Ep
The first episode of White Fox's adaptation of Kumo Kagyu's light novel series Goblin Slayer debuted on Crunchyroll on October 6 to wide-eyed reactions. The dark fantasy series opens with a 15-year-old girl going out on her first guild mission into the lair of a group of goblins, monsters that terrorize the human population. The guild, made up of women, are hoping to rescue a group of girls kidnap...
Get 40% Off Your Tickets to Animation is Film Festival!
GKIDS is giving a ticket discount to all ANN readers attending the Animation is Film Festival this weekend!
― Calling All West Coast Anime Fans! The Animation Is Film Festival returns for its second year in Los Angeles, CA with an incredible slate of anime events and premieres. This year's line-up features the premiere of Mirai with director Mamoru Hosoda in person for Q&As as well as a four-film Mam...
Billionaire Elon Musk Dreams of Giant Mecha
SpaceX founder, former Tesla chairman, and otherwise controversial entrepreneur Elon Musk has set his sights on bringing mecha from the world of anime to reality. Musk tweeted on Sunday that it was time to create a mecha. The tweet followed one earlier that day where Musk shared his love of Makoto Shinkai's your name. and Hideaki Anno's Neon Genesis Evangelion. The billionaire must have had anime ...
Emma: A Victorian Romance English Dub Casts Jessica Calvello as Eleanor
Kickstarter campaign seeks US$180,000 stretch goal for season 2
― Right Stuf's Kickstarter campaign to create an English-dubbed HD production of Emma: A Victorian Romance announced on Monday that Jessica Calvello (Aria the Animation's Aika S. Granzchesta, Attack on Titan's Zoe Hange) will play Eleanor in the dub. The staff revealed audition videos for Calvello and previously announced cast member Way...
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!/Eevee! Games' Video Previews Legendary Pokémon
Nintendo Switch games ship on November 16
― Nintendo UK began streaming a new promotional video for the Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! Nintendo Switch games on Monday. The video previews the Legendary Pokémon Articuno, Zapdos, Moltres, and Mewtwo. The all-new Pokémon Meltan will be available in the games through trading with the Pokémon GO smartphone game. The Pokémon: Let'...
100% Pascal-sensei School Comedy Manga Ends
Creator Yūji Naga prepares next work
― Yūji Nagai's gag comedy manga 100% Pascal-sensei ended in the November issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comic magazine on Monday. Nagai is currently preparing for his next work. The story centers around an elementary school teacher who is so stupid, he cannot even write his own name. He does whatever he likes in his classroom. Plus, by all appearances, he...
Shogakukan Promotes Sunday Webry Service With Comedian Dance Videos
The PR team members for Shogakukan's Sunday Webry (Sunday Web Every) manga website have some pep in their steps. The team went to town on a song-and-dance video to promote the site. Not only did the project's main 30-second television commercial debut on Friday, but various related videos also began streaming at the same time. There is a general 15-second version, plus three more 15-second version...
2019 Doraemon Film Reveals Title, Video, Visual, March 1 Debut
Shinnosuke Yakuwa directs Doraemon the Movie: Chronicle of the Moon Exploration
― Staff revealed the 2019 Doraemon franchise film at a press event in Tokyo on Monday. Eiga Doraemon no Nobita no Getsumen Tansaki (Doraemon the Movie: Chronicle of the Moon Exploration), the franchise's 39th film, will open in Japan on March 1. The anime film's official website also revealed a special video to introduce ...
Romancing SaGa Re; Universe Smartphone Game's 3rd Introduction Video Streamed
2 battle game music clips also streamed
― Square Enix began streaming a third introduction video on Sunday for its Romancing SaGa Re; Universe smartphone game. The video highlights various vendors in a town and several cut scenes. Square Enix is also streaming a four-minute video highlighting the game's battle music. The game now has more than 150,000 pre-registered players. Square Enix streamed a pr...
Toei Produces Mahjong Hōrōki 2020 Live-Action Film With Manga Tie-in
Yōzō Shimizu launched tie-in manga in June, with movie debut slated for April 2019
― Toei announced on October 4 that it is producing Mahjong Hōrōki 2020, a new live-action film based on Takehiro Irokawa's Mahjong Hōrōki novel. In addition, Toei revealed on Monday that the Mahjong Hōrōki 2020 manga (seen right) by Yōzō Shimizu, which has been running in Takeshobo's Kindai Mahjong magazine since June,...
Bakumatsu Anime Listed with 12 Episodes
― The official website for Bakumatsu, the television anime of FuRyu's Renai Bakumatsu Kareshi smartphone game, is listing that the anime will have two home video box sets and 12 episodes. The first set will ship on January 30 and the second set will ship on April 24. The anime premiered in Japan on October 4. Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs. In the original game's story, the heroine i...
Dark Souls: Remastered Game's Switch Version Previewed in Introduction Video
Game launches in Japan on October 18, in N. America/Europe on October 19
― Nintendo began streaming an introduction video on Monday for the Switch version of Bandai Namco Entertainment's Dark Souls: Remastered game. The game will launch on October 19 in North America and Europe, and on October 18 in Japan. The Solaire of Astora amiibo will launch the same day. The Nintendo Switch version of the game ...
DAKAICHI Anime Listed with 13 Episodes
― The official website for the television anime of Hashigo Sakurabi's Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu. (DAKAICHI -I'm being harassed by the sexiest man of the year-) manga is listing that the anime will have seven home video releases and 13 episodes. The first home video release will feature one episode, and all subsequent home video releases will feature two episodes each. The home video rel...
Persona Q2 3DS Game's New Video Highlights Persona 5's Goro Akechi
Crossover game launches on November 29 in Japan
― Atlus began streaming a new character video on Monday for its Persona Q2: New Cinema Labyrinth Nintendo 3DS game. The video highlights the Persona 5 character Goro Akechi (voiced by Sōichiro Hoshi). The game will ship on November 29 in Japan. First printings will bundle DLC for a "battle background music set" for the Persona 3, Persona 4, and Persona ...
Disney XD to Premiere Beyblade Burst Turbo Anime This Year
Anime premiered in Japan on April 2, in Canada via Teletoon on October 7
― Disney XD announced on Monday that it will air Beyblade Burst Turbo, the English version of Beyblade Burst Chōzetsu anime, later this year. Beyblade Burst Chōzetsu, the third and most recent Beyblade Burst series, premiered in Japan on April 2, and it is currently airing. The anime will have 51 episodes. Canadian television ch...
Crunchyroll Lists Senran Kagura Shinovi Master Anime Stream with Both Censored, Uncensored Versions
Series premiered on October 12
― Crunchyroll is listing that it is streaming both censored and uncensored versions of Senran Kagura Shinovi Master (Senran Kagura Shinovi Master -Tokyo Yōma-hen-), the second Senran Kagura television anime. Crunchyroll is also listing that the uncensored version will not be available for free members. Crunchyroll previously streamed an uncensored version of the Terrafo...
The Laws of the Universe: Part 1 Anime Film Debuts at #1 on Japanese Box Office Chart
Film premiered in Japan, U.S., Canada on Friday
― The Laws of the Universe: Part 1, HS Pictures Studio's new anime film sequel to the The Laws of the Universe Part 0 religious anime film, topped the box office chart in Japan during the October 13-14 weekend. Eleven Arts Anime Studio hosted the film's world premiere with an English dub at the Awareness Film Festival in Los Angeles on October 6. The fi...
Yomawari: The Long Night Collection Game Collection's Clip Shows Fireworks Festival
NIS America to release 1st, 2nd games in series on Switch later this month
― NIS America began streaming a clip on Sunday from Yomawari: The Long Night Collection, the bundle release for the Switch version of Nippon Ichi Software's Yomawari: Night Alone and Yomawari: Midnight Shadows games. The video shows the fireworks festival Haru and Yui attend from the second game. NIS America streamed a separat...
Dragon Quest X Producers Express Desire to Possibly Release Game Overseas
Producers explore ways to deliver game's story overseas through possible offline, cloud versions
― During the "Chō Dragon Quest X TV Aki no Dai Bunkasai 10-Jikan Special 2018" live stream event on October 7, former Dragon Quest game series executive producer Yū Miyake stated that many people from overseas are asking if there is a way for the Dragon Quest developers to deliver the story of the Dragon ...
2nd Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern Film Reveals New Visual
― The official Twitter account for the anime film project of Waki Yamato's Haikara-san ga Tooru manga revealed a new visual on Monday for Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2 (Haikara-san ga Tōru Kōhen: Hana no Tōkyō Dai Roman), the second film in the project. The tagline on the visual reads, "This is the first love. As well as the last love." The film will open in Japan on Friday, and Eleven ...
Sega Aims to Release Games Simultaneously Worldwide by 2020
― Sega Sammy Holdings revealed in its 2018 integrated report in September that it will aim to release games with localized versions simultaneously worldwide as part of its "Road to 2020" project. The report noted that Sega already has several localization studios, including Atlus' California studio, and that games in development already share content with localization teams even during development i...
4-Member Male Vocal Group mono palette Perform Opening Theme for The Morose Mononokean Anime's 2nd Season
2nd season premieres in January
― The official Twitter account for the four-member male vocal group mono palette revealed on Monday that the group will perform the opening theme song "Long Time Traveller" for Fukigen na Mononokean Tsuzuki (The Morose Mononokean Sequel), the second television anime season of Kiri Wazawa's The Morose Mononokean (Fukigen na Mononokean) manga. The song will be the first ...
Goodnight Punpun Creator Inio Asano Holds 1st Art Exhibition in December
Newly-wed manga creator Inio Asano will get his first ever art exhibition celebrating 20 years worth of work since his debut. The "20th Anniversary Commemoration Exhibition: The World of Inio Asano ~Ctrl+T2~" will kick off on December 21 at Sunshine City in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. The exhibition is Asano's first of this magnitude and will feature everything from the artist's manuscripts to art from his ...
Ghibli Fest 2018 - Spirited Away Ticket Giveaway!
Magic and fantasy reign once again as Spirited Away returns to theaters. As a special October treat, GKIDS is giving away FREE TICKETS to ANN readers!
― This month, GKIDS is bringing back the Studio Ghibli animated classic Spirited Away to theaters on Oct. 28, 29 & 30. They are giving away two free tickets each to five lucky ANN readers! About the Movie Winner of the Academy Award® for Best Animated...
Black Clover Anime Casts Misako Tomioka, Satoshi Mikami, Sayaka Senbongi
Anime enters Witches' Forest Arc
― This year's 46th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed three more cast members on Monday for the Black Clover anime. The issue also revealed that the anime is entering the manga's Witches' Forest Arc. The characters will debut in the 54th episode on Tuesday. Satoshi Mikami as Fanzell Kruger, a former soldier of the Diamond Kingdom and Asta's sword...
'YOU' Magazine Series' Fates Revealed
Women's manga magazine ends serialization
― The final issue of Shueisha's You Magazine announced the fates of its serialized manga on Monday. The following manga are ending in upcoming compiled volumes: Aya Nakahara's Dame na Watashi ni Koishite Kudasai R (ending with the sixth volume on November 22) Masayo Miyagawa's Tono * Hime * Ōji (ending with the sixth volume on November 22) Masako Shitara's Bi...
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. 'Conclusion' Anime Reveals New Teaser Visual
― This year's 46th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed a new teaser visual on Monday for the "concluding" anime for Shūichi Asō's The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan) manga. The franchise will have an event featuring the anime's voice cast at Tokyo's Belle Salle Takadanobaba venue on December 1. The first season of anime shorts premiered in July 2016. Funimat...
World Trigger Manga Resumes on October 29
Manga will run for 5 issues in Shonen Jump before moving to Jump SQ. in December
― The official website for Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Daisuke Ashihara's World Trigger manga will resume in the magazine's 48th issue on October 29. The manga will run for five issues in the magazine until the 52nd issue on November 26. It will then move to Shueisha's Jump SQ. magazine...
Series Premiere: Release the Spyce—Episodes 1-2
When the wild action sequences slow down, this charming series keeps its focus on story by developing Momo and Yuki's relationship.
Uma Musume's New Blu-ray Anime Previewed in Video
"BNW no Chikai" anime included with TV anime's 4th Blu-ray Disc on November 14
― The official website for the anime portion of Cygames' Uma Musume Pretty Derby project began streaming a preview video for "BNW no Chikai" (BNW's Oath), the new anime that will be bundled with the Uma Musume Pretty Derby television anime's fourth Blu-ray Disc volume, on Sunday. The new anime will have the same length as ...
Series Premiere: SSSS.Gridman—Episodes 1-2
"SSSS.Gridman delivers the best of Trigger's specific balance between stylized minimalism and glossy polish."
Series Premiere: Sword Art Online Alicization—Episodes 1-2
"Even by SAO's normal standards for storytelling, this will be a slow-paced arc. Fortunately, the story gives fans a fair amount to appreciate."
Attack on Titan TV Anime Returns Next April
Part 2 of Season 3 teased with new visual
― Part 1 of the television anime Attack on Titan Season 3 ended on the NHK General TV channel on Monday, and NHK General TV announced that Part 2 will premiere with episode 50 in April 2019. A new visual also debuted with the announcement of Attack on Titan's return date: NHK General TV had scheduled the final two episodes of Part 1 for October 1 and October ...
Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shōmei Shite Mita Live-Action Film Project Reveals Poster, Stills
Live-Action TV series premiered on September 1, film opens on February 1
― The staff of the live-action television series and film 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 poster visual and several stills on Sunday for the film adaptation. The poster visual below imitates the cover o...
Series Premiere: Goblin Slayer—Episodes 1-2
"I have no doubt that Goblin Slayer will find an audience to revel in the grisly pleasures of its premise just like Ninja Scroll and Wicked City informed my generation, but that's all it's got going for it right now."
Series Premiere: Radiant—Episodes 1-2
"You've probably seen most of what Radiant has to offer at least once before, but there's something intangible about this shonen adventure that makes me want to give it a chance."
Chihayafuru Chūgakusei-hen Spinoff Manga Ends in November
Spinoff manga follows characters in their middle school years
― This year's 21st issue of Kodansha's Be-Love magazine announced on Monday that the Chihayafuru Chūgakusei-hen (Chihayafuru Middle School Arc) manga will end in the next issue on November 1. Oto Tōda launched the manga in October 2017, and Kodansha released the second compiled volume on August 9. The manga adapts Yui Tokiumi's spinoff nov...
Series Finale: FLCL Alternative ‒ Episode 6
"This ends up being reasonably satisfying as a finale to FLCL Alternative, but definitely unworthy as the new last page of FLCL as a whole, and that ultimately colors my final impression."
Left Alive PS4, PC Game's 2 New Videos Reveal Western Release on March 5
Game launches on PS4 in Japan on February 28
― Square Enix began streaming two new videos on Tuesday for its Left Alive survival action shooter game for PlayStation 4 and PC (via Steam). The videos reveal the game's release date in North America on March 5 for both platforms. The game will also launch in Europe on March 5. In Japan, the game will launch for PlayStation 4 on February 28 and on Steam o...
Kishiryū Sentai Ryūsōger Trademark Filed Under Toei
― A trademark for "Kishiryū Sentai Ryūsōger" was filed under Toei on September 20 and went public on October 9. The kanji in the word "Kishiryū" mean "Dragon Knight." The Kaitō Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger (Phantom Thief Sentai Lupinranger VS Police Sentai Patranger) television series premiered on February 11. The show is the 42nd in the live-action Super Sentai series since 1975,...
Level-5 Delays Inazuma Eleven: Ares no Tenbin Game Again to this Winter
― Level 5 announced on Friday that it is delaying its Inazuma Eleven: Ares no Tenbin game for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android again from this fall to this winter to improve the game's quality. Level 5 also announced on Friday that it is delaying its Yo-kai Watch Switch game to next spring. Level 5 previously delayed Inazuma Eleven: Ares no Tenbin from this summer to this fall, a...
Aniplex, Quatro A Reveal Touhou Cannonball Smartphone Game
Game starring Akari Kitō as Reimu Hakurei, Minami Iinuma as Marisa Kirisame launches in 2019
― Quatro A and Aniplex opened a website on Sunday to reveal that they are developing a new derivative game in Team Shanghai Alice's Touhou Project games titled Touhou Cannonball. The companies first announced the game at the "Hakurei Jinja Shūki Reitaisai" event on Sunday. The smartphone game for iOS and Andr...
Live-Action Hollywood Alita: Battle Angel Film's Japanese Poster Revealed
― 20th Century Fox's official Japanese website for Alita: Battle Angel — James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez's live-action film of Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita (GUNNM) manga — revealed a Japanese poster for the film on Friday. The tagline on the poster reads, "The angel awakens into a warrior." The film will open in the United States on February 14, 2019, after being delayed twice previously f...
Strike The Blood III OVA to Have 10 Episodes
― The official website for the Strike the Blood anime is listing that Strike the Blood III, the third Strike the Blood original video anime (OVA) season, will have a total of 10 episodes. The anime's first promotional video last Sunday revealed the anime will have five home video releases. Each home video release will have two episodes. The home video releases will ship on December 19, March 27, May...
Series Premiere: Boarding School Juliet—Episodes 1-2
"Beyond the solid animation and the funny jokes, Boarding School Juliet looks set to live and die on the pure unadulterated cuteness of its central couple."
Series Premiere: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind—Episodes 1-2
"JJBA returns to the small screen with a great spin on the usual JoJo's scenario that adds an unexpected pleasantness to a story about criminal life."
Angels of Death ‒ Episode 14
"While it doesn't entirely forgive the show's earlier pacing and character issues, I'm incredibly thankful for this episode's sweet, funny, and poignant return to form."
Dengeki Bunko's 25th Anniversary Drum Sets Feature 4 Popular Light Novel Series
Canopus Drums is collaborating with ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Bunko imprint to offer special built-to-order drum sets. The limited-edition sets will feature designs from Sword Art Online, A Certain Magical Index, Here comes the three angels, and Ro-Kyu-Bu! The front head on the bass drum in the sets will feature illustrations for each light novel. The shells of all of the drums will also have spe...
Banana Fish ‒ Episode 14
"This episode's literary title may foreshadow its very deceptive ending."
Ichiban Kuji Goes Super Saiyan With New Dragon Ball Prize Lottery
Banpresto's Ichiban Kuji prize lottery will begin offering a "Battle of World with Dragon Ball Legends" line on October 17. The video below previews the lottery's top prizes, which are detailed figures. The prize lottery will be available at 7-Eleven and Ito-Yokado stores in Japan. Each prize ticket will cost 650 yen (about US$6). IMG db2.jpg IMG db3.jpg IMG db4.jpg IMG db5.jpg IMG db6.jpg IMG db7...
Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer Film's 4D Screenings Offer 'Enforcer Certificate'
The official website for Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Meitantei Conan Zero no Shikkōnin), the 22nd film in the Detective Conan franchise, revealed the bonus items for attendees to the film's 4D screenings. Theatergoers will receive an "Enforcer Certificate from Tōru Amuro" with a special illustration from Detective Conan manga creator Gosho Aoyama. The QR code on the certificate will let fa...
Yamaha Launches Manga Campaign to Showcase Japan's Motorcycles, Saunas
Yamaha Motor Company recently launched a manga-themed promotion that features a fictional manga magazine titled "Totonotta Magazine." The first wave of the promotion features three manga inspired by motorcycles, saunas, and sauna food. The first wave of manga are "Sado -Genshi no Kaze no Maki" by Katsuki Tanaka (Gyakkō no Koro, Baka Drill), "Sauna Mettler" by Masashi Asaki and Tadashi Agi (Psychom...
Romancing SaGa Re; Universe Smartphone Game's 2nd Introduction Video Streamed
Game features story set 3 years after events of Romancing SaGa 3
― Square Enix began streaming a second introduction video on Saturday for its Romancing SaGa Re; Universe smartphone game. The video highlights basic battle and a boss battle. The first video featured a clip from the beginning of the game. Romancing SaGa Re; Universe will feature characters from past entries in the series, and will have...
Live-Action Gokko Film Previewed in 3 Ads
Film starring Junia Chihara, Nanaka Hirao opens on October 20
― The official YouTube channel for the live-action film adaptation of Hiroyuki Shoji's Gokko (Pretend) manga began streaming three commercials on Saturday for the film. The film will open in Japan on October 20. The film stars comedian Junia Chihara as the protagonist, named Shiromiya in the film. Nanaka Hirao plays Yoyoko. The film also s...
Adult Game Developer Hiqosoft Files for Bankruptcy
Sol Press to still release Sakura Sakura, Yotsunoha games as planned in English
― The October 3 issue of the National Printing Bureau's Kanpō publication revealed that the Japanese adult game company Hiqosoft filed for bankruptcy on September 21. Sol Press confirmed with ANN on Friday that its localization of Hiqosoft's Sakura Sakura and Yotsunoha games will not be affected by the filing, adding "eve...
Resident Evil 2 Remake Game's Gameplay Video Highlights Licker Battle
Capcom's remake launches for PC, PS4, Xbox One on January 25
― The official YouTube channel for Capcom's Resident Evil franchise began streaming a new gameplay video on Wednesday for Capcom's remake of the Resident Evil 2 survival horror game. The video previews a battle against a licker. Capcom will release a Collector's Edition of the game exclusively at GameStop and EB Games for US$199.99 (239.99 ...
Kimagure Orange Road's Matsumoto Plans to Resume Work Activities
Artist experienced relapse of cerebrospinal fluid hypovolemia in April 2016
― Manga creator Izumi Matsumoto posted on his blog on the Comic-On website on October 1 that he plans to resume activities after more than two years of fighting against his illness. He added that he thinks he can also start posting on his blog again, and asked fans for their support. Izumi had revealed on his blog in August 2...
Shinkalion Anime Casts Toshiki Masuda
Masuda plays new Agent in episode that debuted on Saturday
― The official website for Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion the Animation, the television anime adaptation of Takara Tomy's Shinkalion toy line, revealed on Saturday that Toshiki Masuda (My Hero Academia's Eijirō Kirishima, Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru's Kiyomitsu Kashū) is voicing a new character named Kairen. The character is an Agent from the K...
Senran Kagura Burst Re:Newal Game's English Release Delayed to Remove 'Intimacy Mode' from PS4 Version
― XSEED Games announced on Twitter on Friday that its release of the Senran Kagura Burst: Re:Newal game will be "slightly delayed." The company added that the delay is so the company can remove the interactive "Intimacy Mode" from the game's PlayStation 4 version. The Steam version will still include the mode, and the Steam and PS4 versions will launch simultaneously. XSEED Games stated it will reve...
Dropkick on my Devil Anime's Staff: Show Will Get 2nd Season if BD Box Sets Sell 2,000 Copies
Box sets currently have 813 pre-orders
― The official Twitter account for the television anime of Yukiwo's Jashin-chan Dropkick (Dropkick on My Devil!) manga stated on Saturday that if the show's Blu-ray Disc box sets sell a combined 2,000 copies before the January 20 "Sugoi Sabato" event for the show, executive producer Kouichirou Natsume will decide to greenlight a second season of the show. The Tw...
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