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Hello, I am a Witch and my Crush Wants me to Make a Love Potion! Novel 2
Now that Rose and Harij are officially a couple, she's agreed to move into his house as his fiancée. Or sort-of fiancée. Rose still isn't used to the ways of humans, and she's not quite sure what to do in her interactions with them.
― If the first novel in the duology about Rose the witch and Harij Azm the knight fit the title a little too closely, the second introduces a tiny bit of subtlety into th...
This Week in Games - Obey Your Thirst
The newest Resident Evil Showcase means Lady Dimitrescu's trending on Twitter again! Plus: E3 update and Nintendo's Indie Showcase!
― Hey folks! So, where did we leave off last week? Ah, right, NEO: The World Ends with You got a new trailer! Let's check that out again to refresh our memory. We've got a release date of July 27th, 2021. That's not too far off! The date has some significance, as July 27...
This Week in Anime - Househusbandly Duties
Kenjiro Tsuda voices the former-Yakuza-turned-perfect-husband in Netflix's adaptation of the cult hit manga. The excitement for the series began to wither as it became more obvious that the anime isn't really..."animated."
― It was a casting decision made in heaven. Kenjiro Tsuda voices the former-Yakuza-turned-perfect-husband in Netflix's adaptation of the cult hit manga. The excitement for the ser...
Final Evangelion Film Tops 5 Million Tickets in 42 Days
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time earns 7.799 billion yen
― Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time (Shin Evangelion Gekijō-ban :||), the "final" Evangelion film, has sold 5,088,007 tickets for 7,799,314,050 yen (about US$71.7 million) as of Sunday, its 42nd day in the Japanese box office. In its third week, the film surpassed the domestic earnings of Evangelion 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, which ea...
Key's 1st Crossover TV Anime Series Kaginado Premieres in October
Kanon, Air, Clannad, Little Busters!, Rewrite cross over
― The "KSL online 2021 -Kaginado-" event announced on Sunday that Kaginado (Key, Etc.), the first crossover anime series featuring the franchises by Visual Arts' Key brand, will premiere on television and via streaming in October. The chibi-character anime will be a crossover of some of Key's most popular visual novel and anime titles, includin...
Live-Action Kaguya-sama: Love is War Sequel Film's Teaser Unveils Final Title, More Cast
Mayu Hotta, Jiro Sato return in Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunōsen Final
― The official website for the (tentatively titled) live-action sequel film Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai 2: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunōsen unveiled a new teaser trailer and visual for the film on Monday. Both the teaser and visual reveal the film's final title as Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Re...
Kakegurui's Homura Kawamoto Creates Build Divide, Aniplex's 1st Trading Card Game with Original Anime
Liden Films, card game design firm Yūhodō work on October TV anime set in "New Kyoto"
― Media company Aniplex, card game design company Yūhodō, and animation studio Liden Films announced a new multimedia project titled Build Divide, with Kakegurui manga writer Homura Kawamoto and his younger brother Hikaru Muno credited for the original work. The project will have a trading card game, as well as an o...
Naoshi Arakawa Pens Bonus Manga 'Volume 0' for 'Farewell, My Dear Cramer' Film
New story set between middle school, high school stories
― The official website for Eiga Sayonara Watashi no Cramer First Touch, the anime film of Naoshi Arakawa's Farewell, My Dear Cramer (Sayonara Watashi no Cramer) manga, revealed on Monday that Arakawa will pen a new "volume 0" of the manga that participating theaters will give out as a bonus to theatergoers for the film while supplies last. The ...
Don't Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Is this in fact part of the gimmick? Am I too to be bullied by Miss Nagatoro as I spend these weeks wondering how to properly articulate how I feel about her? This better not awaken anything in me.
Tokyo Revengers ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Takemichi is mentally an adult. He knows he's going against full-on dangerous criminals who could very well kill him, and is fully unequipped to face that kind of danger.
Starving Anonymous Manga Gets Sequel
Manga launched on Kodansha's Comic Days app on April 8
― Yuu Kuraishi, Kengo Mizutani, and Kazu Inabe launched a sequel to their Shokuryō Jinrui: Starving Anonymous (Starving Anonymous) manga on April 8 titled Shokuryō Jinrui Re: Starving Re:velation. The manga launched on Kodansha's Comic Days website and app. The new manga takes place in a normal school, in a normal classroom, with normal classmate...
86 ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Fiction is full of allegories for racism, and while 86 clearly isn't all too apt in that regard – fridging its only brown character in minutes – there is an attempt at nuance.
Vivy -Fluorite Eye's Song- ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
If two AI working together to stop the robot apocalypse weren't enough of a twist on the genre, there is a second one.
So-He- Inaba's Binbin Fukufuku Nazuna-sama! Manga Ends
Manga about office worker's meeting with god of poverty launched in 2019
― So-He- Inaba's Binbin Fukufuku Nazuna-sama! manga ended in this year's 20th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine on Thursday. Inaba launched the manga series in 2019's 42nd issue of Weekly Young Jump in September 2019 after debuting the manga as a one-shot in Weekly Young Jump and its YanJan! app in February 2019. Th...
Shadows House ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
Emilico is, at this point, far too naïve to suspect something sinister going on beneath the surface. In fact, she's so naïve and precious that it feels like setup for a later spectacular revelation of some sort of terrible truth.
Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun Season 2 ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
Wait, wait, wait. Didn't the final episode of the first season of Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun show us that Iruma had turned evil? So why is he still his adorable, dorky self in the first episode of the new season?
Toho's Anime Business Tops 12 Billion Yen in 2020 Amid Overall Sales Decline
Anime business sees 26% increase from previous fiscal year
― Film distributor TOHO published on Tuesday its earnings report for the fiscal year ending February 2021. The company announced consolidated earnings of 191.948 billion yen (about US$1.8 billion), a decrease of 27% from the previous year. Operating profit was 22.447 billion yen (about US$206 million), down 57.5% from last year. Ordinary prof...
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Omega ‒ SEASON PREMIERE
So is it actually the fault of sexy skyward sniper Laminitus for closing down the church and demanding taxes from them? It's hard to say at this point.
Key's Jun Maeda Reveals Nekogari Zoku no Osa Novel's Story, May 19 Release
Kanon, Air, Clannad writer pens new novel about college student, genius composer
― Media company Visual Arts/Key formally announced writer Jun Maeda's new novel Nekogari Zoku no Osa (The Cat-Hunting Tribe's Chief) on April 12. The novel will ship on May 19. The novel's site also provides a summary of the novel's story. The novel's story begins when a college student sees a woman on a cliff by the sea...
Tokyo Ravens: Sword of Song's Ran Kuze Launches New Manga
Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsūjinai manga gets serialization on May 26
― This year's 20th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine revealed on Wednesday that Ran Kuze's "Kuroiwa Medaka ni Watashi no Kawaii ga Tsūjinai" (My Cuteness Isn't Getting Through to Medaka Kuroiwa) one-shot manga will have a full serialization that will launch in the magazine's 26th issue on May 26. The magazine ...
Jr.EXILE Performers Collaborate on LDH Japan's Battle of Tokyo 'Mixed Reality' Project With Anime, Game
Members create avatars who battle in Craftar animation designed by Yūsuke Kozaki, Yutaka Izubuchi
― The press conference for LDH Japan's Battle of Tokyo "mixed reality entertainment" project announced on Sunday more details on the anime, game, and other digital and virtual contents planned in the initiative. 38 members of LDH's Generations from Exile Tribe, The Rampage from Exile Tribe, Fantastics fr...
Moto Hagio Nominated for 2nd Consecutive Year for Eisner Hall of Fame
4 out of 16 nominees to be inducted during [email protected] virtual event in July
― Comic-Con International announced on Friday that the Eisner Awards judges have nominated manga creator Moto Hagio to be inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Awards Hall of Fame this year. The judges have nominated 16 people, and voters will choose four to be inducted into the Hall of Fame. Other nominees for this year in...
The Quintessential Quintuplets Anime Sequel Film to Open in 2022
Sequel first announced after season 2 finale in March
― The official Twitter account for The Quintessential Quintuplets (Gotōbun no Hanayome) television anime announced on Sunday that the Eiga Gotōbun no Hanayome (The Quintessential Quintuplets the Movie) sequel will open next year. The film news came during the evening session of "The Quintessential Quintuplets ∬ Special Event 2021 in Nakano Sun Pla...
Flowerchild's Warikitta Kankei Desu kara Yuri Manga Resumes, Nears Climax
Manga about student, teacher who meet via online dating app launched in 2019
― The June issue of Ichijinsha's Comic Yuri Hime magazine revealed on Friday that Flowerchild's Warikitta Kankei Desu kara (Because It's a Divided Relationship) yuri manga will resume in the next issue, and is nearing its climax. Flowerchild had put the manga on hiatus starting in December due to "personal reasons." Flowerch...
GKIDS Rereleases Children of the Sea, 3 More Anime Films in U.S. Theaters
Company will also screen Weathering with You, Lupin III The First, Promare from June to September
― GKIDS and Fathom Events announced Friday that they will rerelease four anime films in theaters in the United States from June through September: Children of the Sea will screen with an English dub on June 13 and in Japanese with subtitles on June 15. Weathering with You will screen with an English dub ...
Brave10's Kairi Shimotsuki Launches New Manga in Rusted Armors Franchise
Multimedia project also includes stage plays, upcoming anime
― The official website for Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Gene magazine revealed on Thursday that Kairi Shimotsuki is launching a new manga titled Sabiiro no Armor: Reimei (Rusted Armors: Daybreak, pictured left below) in the magazine's June issue on May 14. The Sabiiro no Armor (Rusted Armors) franchise is a multimedia project that started as a ...
Love and Lies Manga Gets 2 Endings
Manga to take break so author can prepare "marrying Misaki," "marrying Ririna" routes
― The official Twitter account for Musawo's Love and Lies manga revealed on Sunday that the manga will have two different endings: a "marrying Misaki route" and a "marrying Ririna route." Musawo is taking a break to write the manuscript to make the "ideal ending" for the series. Musawo stated on Twitter that she had...
Paradise Kiss, BECK Director Osamu Kobayashi Passes Away at 57
Director, animator, scriptwriter battled kidney cancer for 2 years
― The Twitter account for animator and director Osamu Kobayashi (pictured right in image at right) posted on Sunday that Kobayashi passed away on Saturday evening. He was 57. The Twitter post explained that for the last two years Kobayashi was battling kidney cancer. The post added, "it is regretful that there were more things he want...
The Vampire Dies in No Time Manga Goes on 1-Month Hiatus
Manga returns on May 27
― This year's 20th issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shonen Champion magazine revealed on Thursday that Itaru Bonnoki's Kyūketsuki wa Sugu Shinu (The Vampire Dies in No Time) manga will go on hiatus, and will return in the magazine's 26th issue on May 27. The gag manga centers on Dralc, a vampire who is feared as he is rumored to be invincible. The vampire hunter Ronaldo goes to ...
The Caligula Effect 2 Game's Trailer Highlights World, Characters
NIS America ships PS4, Switch game in the West this fall
― NIS America began streaming a new trailer for FuRyu's The Caligula Effect 2 sequel game on Thursday. The video highlights the game's simulated world of Redo, and the characters of the Go-Home Club. The game will ship for PlayStation 4 and Switch in Japan on June 24. NIS America will release the game for PS4 and Nintendo Switch this fall in No...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, April 5-11
Monster Hunter Rise tops chart for 3rd consecutive week
― Japan's Game Ranking: April 5-11 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwMonster Hunter Rise Capcom March 26 194,327 1,774,063 2NSwSuper Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury Nintendo February 12 21,590 642,106 3NSwMomotaro Dentetsu: Showa, Heisei, Reiwa mo Teiban! Konami November 19, 2020 12,920 2,101,505 4NSwMario Ka...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 5-11
Tales from Earthsea earns 8.8% rating, My Hero Academia earns 3.8%
― Goro Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli's Tales from Earthsea anime film aired on NTV on Friday, April 9 at 9:00 p.m., and it earned an 8.8% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV April 11 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 8.5 Detective Conan NTV April 10 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 7.2 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV April 1...
Devilman Gets VR Exhibit with Large-Scale Go Nagai Statue
Exhibit on Virtual Utopia VR platform will run from April 28 to May 31
― Go Nagai's classic Devilman series is getting a VR exhibit on the Virtual Utopia platform from April 28 to May 31. The exhibit will focus on the manga, the TV anime it spawned, and the DEVILMAN crybaby anime streaming on Netflix. Part of the exhibit will also include a large-scale Go Nagai statue created with a 3D scan. There wi...
Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Anime Season 2 Casts Noriko Shibasaki, Rina Satou
Heiligh's princess, mysterious foe in season airing next winter
― The promotional video that announced the second television anime season of Ryo Shirakome's Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest (Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō) light novel series on Saturday also announced two new cast members. The new additions are: Noriko Shibasaki as Liliana S. B. Heiligh, a princess of the kingdom...
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Anime Unveils New Teaser, 7 More Cast Members
Taiten Kusunoki, Yui Horie, Jun Fukuyama, Aimi, Hisako Kanemoto, Yui Ishikawa, M.A.O co-star
― The official website for the television anime of Dojyomaru's How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (Genjitsushugi Yūsha no Ōkoku Saikenki) light novel series updated on Saturday with a new teaser video, seven more cast members, and a new key viusal. The teaser previews the voices of Souma and Liscia. The n...
King of Fighters XV Game Reveals Trailer for Shermie
Erina Seto voices character in game slated to launch this year
― SNK began streaming a trailer on Thursday for its The King of Fighters XV game highlighting the character Shermie (voiced by Erina Seto). The King of Fighters XV will launch in 2021. The game's initial roster includes: Shun'Ei, Meitenkun, Benimaru Nikaido, Iori, Joe Higashi, Kyo, Chizuru, K', Leona Heidern, Mai Shiranui, Andy Bogard, Yu...
Skeleton Knight in Another World Light Novels Get TV Anime
Symphogear sequels' Katsumi Ono helms at Studio KAI x HORNETS, starring Tomoaki Maeno, Ai Fairouz
― The live-streamed "Arifureta Hōsō de Sekai Saikyō ~Overlap Bunko Shin Jōhō Happyō-kai" (From Commonplace Streaming to World's Strongest ~Overlap Bunko Imprint's News Announcement) program announced on Saturday that Ennki Hakari's Skeleton Knight in Another World (Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e O...
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Omega Anime Includes Usada Pekora Reference
Watch out for the rabbit VTuber in the second episode
― The second episode of How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Ω includes a cheeky reference to the hololive Virtual YouTuber Usada Pekora. A background character with a strong resemblance to the VTuber is briefly shown at roughly the 2:43 mark of the episode. For comparison's sake, an image of Pekora is shown below: How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord is set ...
SaGa Series' Akitoshi Kawazu: Square Enix 'Plans' New SaGa Work
― SaGa game series creator Akitoshi Kawazu revealed during a livestream on Thursday that Square Enix is "planning" a new SaGa work. He did not reveal any further details. He also added that he wants to release remasters of Romancing SaGa, SaGa Frontier 2, and Unlimited Saga. Square Enix released its remastered version of 1997 SaGa Frontier game on Thursday. The game is available for PlayStation 4, N...
The Faraway Paladin Light Novels Get TV Anime in October
Maki Kawase, Katsuyuki Konishi star in fantasy series
― A website opened on Saturday to announce that author Kanata Yanagino and illustrator Kususaga Rin's The Faraway Paladin (Saihate no Paladin) light novel series is inspiring a television anime adaptation that will premiere in October. Yuu Nobuta (High School Fleet, World's End Harem, Maesetsu! Opening Act) is directing the anime at Children's Pla...
Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest Anime's 2nd Season Debuts in January 2022
2nd season to have new director, 1 new studio
― The official website for the television anime of Ryo Shirakome's Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest (Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō) light novel series revealed on Saturday that the show's second season will premiere in January 2022. The website also revealed a key visual and a video. 2ndseason 2022年1月放送決定🎉監督：岩田彰シリーズ構成・脚本：佐藤勝一キャラクターデザ...
Saiyuki's Kazuya Minekura Reveals Spinal Canal Stenosis Diagnosis, Upcoming Surgery
Author reveals other health troubles she has dealt with in last 2 years
― Saiyuki manga creator Kazuya Minekura posted on Twitter for the first time since June 2019 on Friday, and revealed in the series of posts that she had to take a rest from doing illustration work because of pain in her lower back from spinal canal stenosis (a narrowing of the spinal canal), followed by a chain of physical troubl...
Battle Athletes Victory ReSTART! Anime Adds 5 More Cast Members
Satoshi Mikami, Kana Ueda, more join cast for ongoing series
― The staff of Battle Athletes Victory ReSTART!, the anime of Rui Takatō's new Pale Blue Dot Battle Athletes Daiundōkai ReSTART! manga, revealed five more cast members for the show on Saturday. Satoshi Mikami as Jefferson Natdhipytadd (spelling not confirmed), a detective who visits the university boarding school. His nickname is Jeff. Yūko...
No Anime Win at 48th Annie Awards
― The International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, announced the winners for its 48th Annual Annie Awards on Friday. No anime won awards this year. The June Foray Award was presented to Daisuke “Dice” Tsutsumi (Toy Story 3 art director, co-director of The Dam Keeper). Kenji Iwaisawa's ON-GAKU: Our Sound and Masaaki Yuasa's Ride Your Wave anime films received nominations in the "Best Indie F...
SSSS.Dynazenon ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
The most ‘real’ thing we know about SSSS.Dynazenon at this point is that it is its own story to tell with its own characters.
Those Snow White Notes ‒ SERIES PREMIERE
We've all had some piece of art that spoke to us, pulled some emotion out of us that we maybe didn't entirely understand; whether it be music, illustration, writing, or anything else in the wide world of human creativity. And that's where this series has proven to be magical.
Oregairu's Iroha Promotes I LOHAS Water in Yomiuri Shimbun Ad
Series author Wataru Watari writes original story about Iroha to commemorate her birthday
― Two peas in a pod: Fan favorite Oregairu character Iroha (also affectionately known as "Irohasu") is celebrating her birthday by promoting the I LOHAS (pronounced "Irohasu") distilled water. Series author Wataru Watari also wrote an original story about Iroha, published on I LOHAS' official website. The collab...
The Spring 2021 Preview Guide - The Shorts
We close out Preview Guide with a look at the short-form series currently available for streaming, whether it's a bloody pink bear or girls exploring the artistry of pottery.
― This season's streaming shorts include Gloomy the Naughty Grizzly, Let's Make a Mug Too!, and Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid S. All three short series are streaming on Crunchyroll Rebecca Silverman First up for me is Gloomy the ...
Ascendent Animation Reveals The Titan's Bride Anime's English Dub Cast
Dub casts Edward A. Mendoza, Kiba Walker, Angela Tran
― Ascendent Animation announced on Friday that the English dub cast for the anime shorts of ITKZ's boys-love manga The Titan's Bride (Kyojinzoku no Hanayome). The cast includes: Edward A. Mendoza as Koichi Mizuki Kiba Walker as Caius Lao Bistail Angela Tran as Medina Nall Rosas Kdin Jenzen as Baro Barrows Patrick M. Seymour as Beri Berinal Brittan...
Tubi to Stream 10 Anpanman Films with English, Spanish Dubs
Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope film is streaming on service
― Streaming service Tubi announced on Friday that it will stream ten films from the Anpanman franchise with English and Spanish dubs in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, and Mexico. Tubi has begun streaming the first of the ten films, Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope. The ten films include: Apple Boy and Everyone's Hope The Adventure of ...
Sentai Filmworks Licenses 2nd Seitokai Yakuindomo Film
HIDIVE streams film on April 23
― Sentai Flimworks announced on Thursday that it has licensed Gekijōban Seitokai Yakuindomo 2, the second film based on Tozen Ujiie's Seitokai Yakuindomo manga, in the U.S., Canada, the U.K., Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, Scandinavian countries, the Netherlands, South Africa, Spain, and Portugal. The company will release the film on home video and on ...
Himegoto Manga Creator, Virtual YouTuber Norio Tsukudani Announces Her Marriage
Marriage announcement coincides with Tsukudani's 27th birthday
― Himegoto manga creator Norio Tsukudani announced on her official Twitter account on Friday that she has gotten married to a company manager. The date coincides with her 27th birthday. 【ご報告】この度私、佃煮のりおは先月結婚しましたことをご報告致します💍お相手は会社経営者の方です。今後も変わらず、犬山たまき＆のりプロの運営・プロデュースをより一層頑張って参ります。これからもよろしくお願い致します！本日23時より✨佃煮のりお生誕祭＆結婚報告生放送をします🎥 pic.twitter.com/...
Netflix Streams 4th, Final Season's of Castlevania Animated Show on May 13 With Eyes on Possible New Series
Netflix eyes new series set in same universe with new characters
― Netflix announced on Twitter on Friday that the fourth season of Adi Shankar's Castlevania animated series will stream on May 13, and it will be the final season. Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Friday that Netflix is eyeing a new series set in the same universe with a new cast of characters. Netflix shared Deadline's ...
Hello, I am a Witch and my Crush Wants me to Make a Love Potion! Novel 2
Now that Rose and Harij are officially a couple, she's agreed to move into his house as his fiancée. Or sort-of fiancée. Rose still isn't used to the ways of humans, and she's not quite sure what to do in her interactions with them.
― If the first novel in the duology about Rose the witch and Harij Azm the knight fit the title a little too closely, the second introduces a tiny bit of subtlety into th...
How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom Anime Casts Moeka Kishimoto, Masaaki Mizunaka
Series premieres in July
― The official website for the television anime of Dojyomaru's How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom (Genjitsushugi Yūsha no Ōkoku Saikenki) light novel series announced on Friday that the series has cast Moeka Kishimoto as Tomoe Inui (pictured below left), a girl from the Wolf Tribe, and Masaaki Mizunaka as Poncho Panacotta (pictured below right), who has a talent for eatin...
Your Spring 2021 Daily Streaming Reviews Schedule
Find out which of your favorite series made the cut!
― If there was any issue this season, it was too much good stuff (check the Preview Guide for evidence), with many highly-rated series coming from our review team. Is this the first time that readers couldn't get a 'hate watch' vote in because there wasn't a single anime to qualify? Look below for who will be covering the hits from this season's an...
Konami's Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel Switch Game Launches on August 12
Konami announced on Friday that it will release Yu-Gi-Oh! Rush Duel: Saikyо̄ Battle Royale!!, the latest video game in the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise, for Nintendo Switch on August 12 in Japan. First-print copies include three exclusive Yu-Gi-Oh! cards, and customers who pre-orders the game will receive an amiibo card. The game will include characters from the Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens anime. Konami debuted the Y...
Bleach: Brave Souls Game Gets PS4 Version in 2021
KLab opens game's official Discord server
― KLab announced on Friday that its Bleach: Brave Souls game will get a release for PlayStation 4 this year. The game will be available digitally in areas where the PlayStation Store is accessible. The game will include seven languages: Japanese, English, French, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, and Thai. KLab opened an official Discord server...
Seirei Gensouki - Spirit Chronicles TV Anime Reveals Franchise's 1st Game, 1st Full Promo, Theme Songs, July Debut
Online RPG teased; Marika Kōno, Aguri Ōnishi sing themes
― The official website for the television anime of Yuri Kitayama and Riv's Seirei Gensouki - Spirit Chronicles light novels posted the first full promotional video and the first key visual for the anime on Friday. The video reveals and previews the opening theme song, and it also reveals the ending theme song's artist. The website also announce...
Kageki Shoujo!! The Curtain Rises TV Anime's 1st Full Promo Reveals Cast, Opening Song Artists, July Debut
Sayaka Senbongi, Yumiri Hanamori, Sumire Uesaka, Yō Taichi, Rico Sasaki, real-life twins Risae & Satsumi Matsuda, Hiroki Nanami star
― The official website for the television anime of Kumiko Saiki's Kageki Shoujo! manga posted the first full promotional video and a new key visual on Friday. The website and the video reveals the anime's main cast, the opening theme song's artists, and July premiere: T...
This Week in Games - Obey Your Thirst
The newest Resident Evil Showcase means Lady Dimitrescu's trending on Twitter again! Plus: E3 update and Nintendo's Indie Showcase!
― Hey folks! So, where did we leave off last week? Ah, right, NEO: The World Ends with You got a new trailer! Let's check that out again to refresh our memory. We've got a release date of July 27th, 2021. That's not too far off! The date has some significance, as July 27...
CreepHyp Song 'Polico' Inspires Hyper Positive Yogoremon TV Anime Shorts
Song's writer Sekaikan Ozaki stars in Fuji TV shorts premiering on Sunday
― Entertainment company Firebug announced on Friday that a new short anime titled Hyper Positive Yogoremon will begin airing within Fuji TV Chara Dachi Museum program on Sunday, April 18. The character is inspired by the band CreepHyp's song "Polico," which is also the anime's theme song. The story will center on Otarō, a creat...
The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime This Summer
Wakame Konbu's manga about Dark Realm's No. 2, transported to human world without powers
― A website and Twitter account opened on Friday to announce that Wakame Konbu's The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated! (Jahysama ha Kujikenai!) manga is inspiring a television anime this summer. Konbu drew an illustration to celebrate the news: Square Enix Manga & Books will publish the first manga volume in Engli...
Life Lessons with Uramichi-Oniisan Anime's Teaser Shows Main Lead's Comical Despair
Anime premieres in July
― The official website for the television anime of Gaku Kuze's Life Lessons with Uramichi-Oniisan (Uramichi Oniisan) manga began streaming a teaser promotional video for the anime on Friday. The video highlights protagonist Uramichi Omota revealing his dour personality, even as he puts on a happy face on the set of his children's show. The anime will premiere in July, after be...
Idolls! Anime Streams on YouTube With English Subtitles for Limited Time
Anime premiered on January 8, ran for 10 episodes
― The official website for Idolls!, the television anime from Shin-Ei Animation and voice talent agency 81 Produce, announced on Friday that all 10 episodes of the anime are now available in the anime's YouTube channel until April 30. The episodes include English subtitles. The anime premiered on the BS Asahi channel on January 8. The cast includes: A...
Capcom Unveils Resident Evil 4 VR for Oculus Quest 2
Video previews new VR features
― Capcom announced on Thursday that it will release a new virtual reality version of the Resident Evil 4 game for the Oculus Quest 2 headset system, in partnership with Oculus parent company Facebook and developer Armature. Facebook unveiled a video demonstrating some of the new VR features in the new version. Capcom released the Resident Evil 4 game for GameCube and la...
AIC, Toei Agency Sign Deal to Co-Own Megazone 23, Tenchi Muyo, Other Classic Anime
Bubblegum Crisis, Zeorymer, Dangaioh, Gall Force also shared
― Anime production company AIC announced on Friday that it has concluded an agreement to transfer partial ownership of some of its existing copyrights to Toei Agency, with the two companies now sharing joint ownership. The intellectual properties that the two companies now share include the Megazone 23 franchise, Hades Project Zeorymer, Dan...
Higasa Akai's The Royal Tutor Manga Ends in May
Comedy launched in 2013, inspired 2017 TV anime, 2019 anime film
― The May issue of Square Enix's G Fantasy magazine announced on Friday that Higasa Akai's The Royal Tutor (Ōshitsu Kyōshi Heine) manga will end in the magazine's next issue on May 18. The issue will feature the manga on its cover, and it will include a color opening page and a B3-size poster drawn by Akai. Yen Press began releasing the...
World End Economica Visual Novel's Switch Version Launches on April 22
Sekai Games' WORLD END ECONOMiCA -complete- release bundles all 3 episodes
― Sekai Project's Sekai Games label for console games announced on Thursday that its Switch release of Spicy Tails' World End Economica visual novel will launch on April 22. The new release, titled WORLD END ECONOMiCA -complete-, will bundle all three episodes in a single release. Visual novel publisher Sekai Project released ...
'Science Manga Survival' Educational Books Get 2nd Anime Film About Deep Sea
Shinkai no Survival! stars Satsumi Matsuda, Megumi Han, Akira Ishida on August 13
― Toei Animation announced on Friday that it is producing a second anime film based on the Kagaku Manga Survival (Science Manga Survival) study manga series. The new Shinkai no Survival! (Survive! In the Deep Sea) film adapts the Shinkai no Survival book. The film will open in Japan on August 13. The film will feature r...
Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness CG Series Reveals New Trailer, Director, Composer, July Debut
Live-action Umizaru/Assassination Classroom's Eiichiro Hasumi directs with score by Psycho-Pass/JoJo's Bizarre Adventure's Yugo Kanno
― Capcom announced during its live-streamed "Resident Evil [Biohazard] Showcase April 2021" on Friday that the Resident Evil: Infinite Darkness CG anime series will premiere in July. Netflix posted a new character trailer in English and Japanese and announced the direc...
Godzilla vs. Kong Film's Japanese Trailer Reveals Cast, Previews Theme Song
Japanese dub casts Mana Ashida, Yuji Tanaka, Maaya Sakamoto, more
― The official Japanese website for Warner Bros. and Legendary Entertainment's Godzilla vs. Kong film began streaming on Thursday a Japanese trailer, and it reveals the Japanese dub cast and previews the Japanese version's theme song "Into the Deep" by Man with a Mission. The cast includes: Mana Ashida as Madison Russell Yuji Tanaka as...
Tsuburaya Productions Premieres New Ultraman Trigger TV Series on July 10
Koichi Sakamoto directs show starting Raiga Terasaka
― Tsuburaya Productions announced on Thursday a new television series in its Ultraman franchise titled Ultraman Trigger that will premiere on July 10 at 9:00 a.m. JST on TV Tokyo. The company began streaming a teaser trailer: The series is an homage to Ultraman Tiga, which celebrates its 25th anniversary this year. The new hero Ultraman Trigger is ...
Precure Series Gets Cosmetics Store for Adults
17 years after the debut of the first Pretty Cure anime, the series is getting its first cosmetics store aimed at adults. Bandai launched its "Pretty Holic" online store in February to coincide with the release of the Tropical-Rouge! Precure anime, and last Friday it launched the "Pretty Holic Luxe" store page for adults. The first lineup of items is fragrance balms based on the characters of Futa...
New Revue Starlight Anime Film Unveils Trailer, Visual
Franchise's 3rd main play to run from July 23-August 1
― The official Twitter account of the Shōjo☆Kageki Revue Starlight franchise unveiled a trailer and visual on Thursday for the franchise's upcoming brand-new anime film. Film attendees for the first two weeks will receive an illustrated mini colored paper with reproduced autographs from the cast. The franchise's website also revealed that the thi...
Yoshiyuki Tomino Aims High: "My Next Work Will Crush Demon Slayer and Evangelion"
"If I didn't think that ambitiously, I wouldn't be making TV anime past the age of 80."
― Mobile Suit Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino made a guest appearance on TV Asahi's "Hayashi Osamu no Ima Deshо̄! Kо̄za" program on Tuesday, which discussed influential Japanese anime. Although not one of the anime professionals featured extensively in the two-hour program, Tomino did make a brief appearance when ...
Crunchyroll to Remove Mekaku City Actors, The Idol Master, La Corda d'Oro, More Anime
Also: Miracle Train - Ōedo-sen e Yōkoso, Sound of the Sky, Mitsudomoe, Hourou Musuko
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that the following anime will leave the service on April 21: Mekakucity Actors La Corda d'Oro ~primo passo~ La Corda d'Oro ~secondo passo~ Miracle Train - Ōedo-sen e Yōkoso Sound of the Sky Mitsudomoe Seasons 1-2 Hourou Musuko Wandering Son The Idol Master Dog Days Seasons 1-2 Ghos...
Funimation Streams Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Anime's Recompilation Specials
Specials including new footage begin streaming on Thursday
― Funimation announced on Thursday that it will begin streaming three Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba television anime specials on Thursday at 4:00 p.m. EDT with English subtitles and with an English dub. The three specials are recompilations of the anime's first season with new footage, and they are titled Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Sibli...
Satelight's Sacks&Guns!! Sci-Fi Anime Casts Yoshimasa Hosoya
Yoshimasa Hosoya, Kanon Amane, Hiroki Touchi to appear on live stream on April 24
― The official website for Sacks&Guns!!, Satelight's anime of Nekotarō Inui's Sakugan Labyrinth Marker (Drilling Labyrinth Marker) novel, revealed on Thursday that the series has cast Yoshimasa Hosoya as Melо̄lo, a staff member of the "Control Bureau" that manages the colony. He has extensive on-hand knowledge and refin...
My Dress-Up Darling Cosplay TV Anime Confirmed
Shinichi Fukuda's manga about popular girl roping loner boy into cosplay hobby launched in 2018
― Square Enix confirmed on Friday that Shinichi Fukuda's My Dress-Up Darling (Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru) manga is inspiring a television anime. The announcement came in this year's ninth issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine. Square Enix Manga & Books publishes the manga in English, and it des...
This Week in Anime - Househusbandly Duties
Kenjiro Tsuda voices the former-Yakuza-turned-perfect-husband in Netflix's adaptation of the cult hit manga. The excitement for the series began to wither as it became more obvious that the anime isn't really..."animated."
― It was a casting decision made in heaven. Kenjiro Tsuda voices the former-Yakuza-turned-perfect-husband in Netflix's adaptation of the cult hit manga. The excitement for the ser...
Live-Action 'A Devil and Her Love Song' Show's' Promo Video Reveals More Cast, June 19 Debut
Sō Okuno, Karin Ono, Suzu Yamanouchi, Shiori Yoshida, Keisuke Horibe join cast
― The official website for the live-action series of Miyoshi Tomori's A Devil and Her Love Song (Akuma to Lovesong) manga began streaming a promotional video for the first episode on Thursday. The video reveals more cast members and the June 19 Hulu launch for all eight episodes in Japan. The site also unveiled a new visua...
Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin: The Final Films Post 2 Ads
1st of 2 finale films opens April 23, 2nd opens on June 4
― Warner Bros. Japan began streaming two new television commercials, "Kenshin & Kaoru" and "Confession" (featuring the climactic battle with Enishi Yukishiro) for the two 'final chapter' films in the live-action film series based on Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga on Thursday. Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō The Final, the first of the two ...
Studio 4°C's Gyokō no Nikuko-san Film's Full Trailer Previews Songs
Kurumi Inagaki sing theme song "Image no Uta," GReeeeN performs ending song "Taketen"
― The official website for Studio 4°C's anime film of Kanako Nishi's Gyokō no Nikuko-chan (Nikuko of the Fishing Harbor) novel began streaming the full trailer for the film on Thursday. The trailer reveals and previews both the film's theme song "Image no Uta" (Image Poem), and the film's ending theme song "Taketen"...
Zannen na Ikimono no Jiten Anime Gets Film in Summer 2022
Supervisor Tadaaki Imaizumi, studio Fanworks return to anime about animal factoids
― Anime studio Fanworks announced on Thursday that it is producing a new film in the anime adaptation of the Zannen na Ikimono Jiten (Humorous & Adorable Evolutionary Creatures or literally, Encyclopedia of Pitiful Creatures) book series. The film will open in Japan in summer 2022. The book series' Tadaaki Imaizumi ret...
Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed By Light Anime Film's Full Trailer Reveals More Cast, Theme Song
Yuichi Nakamura plays Fairy King Dahlia, Shinichirō Kamio plays Dabuzu; Porno Graffitti's Akihito Okano performs theme song
― The official website for The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed By Light (Nanatsu no Taizai: Hikari ni Norowareshi Mono-tachi), the all-new original anime film for The Seven Deadly Sins franchise, began streaming the full trailer for the film on Thursday. The trailer revealed two new c...
The House of the Dead Remake Game Gets Switch Release
Trailer streamed for game launching later this year
― Polish game developer and publisher Forever Entertainment announced during Nintendo's Indie World Showcase livestream on Wednesday that it and developer MegaPixel's remake of Sega's The House of the Dead game will launch on Nintendo Switch later this year. The company streamed a trailer: Forever Entertainment signed an agreement with Sega in Octob...
The Spring 2021 Preview Guide - Cestvs: The Roman Fighter
At the height of the Roman Empire, Cestvs is a boy who is enslaved and placed in a training school for boxers to fight in the Colosseum. He'll have to use brute strength if he wants to find freedom!
― What is this? At the height of the Roman Empire, Cestvs is a boy who is enslaved and placed in a training school for boxers to fight in the Colosseum. Cestvs: The Roman Fighter is based on Shizuya Waza...
Konami Announces GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon Game for Switch, PC
Game launches in 2022; Early Access on Steam begins on May 13
― Konami announced during Nintendo's Indie World Showcase livestream on Wednesday a new game titled GetsuFumaDen: Undying Moon for Nintendo Switch and PC via Steam that will launch in 2022. The game will launch in Early Access on Steam on May 13. Konami streamed a trailer: Konami describes the 2D action game: Ryukotsuki has returned after ...
Sentai Filmworks Acquires Digital Rights to Earl and Fairy Anime
2008 anime streams on "select digital outlets"
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Tuesday that it has acquired the digital rights to the Earl and Fairy anime in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Latin America, Spain, Portugal, Turkey, Nordic countries, and Scandinavian countries. The company will stream the series on "select digital outlets." S...
Anime Limited to Release Jujutsu Kaisen Anime's Soundtrack Digitally, Physically on Vinyl, CD
European distributor releases soundtrack in NA, Europe, Oceania on April 21
― European distributor based in Scotland Anime Limited (All the Anime) announced on Wednesday that it will release the original soundtrack for the Jujutsu Kaisen television anime in North America, Europe, and Oceania on April 21, the same day that it launches in Japan. The company will also release the soundtrack on vinyl and...
Peruvian Politicians Cosplay Anime Characters to Score the "Otaku" Vote
― Last Thursday, Spanish international news agency EFE profiled Peruvian politicians Jorge Hugo Romero and Milagros Juárez because of their distinctive strategy to score the "otaku" vote: Cosplaying as anime characters. Romero, who is a member of Peru's Christian People's Party (Partido Popular Cristiano, PPC), is known for dressing up as an Akatsuki member from the Naruto anime and manga series. He...
One Piece ‒ Episode 969
While it is a nice break to watch legends being made through joyous adventures, the high intensity and high stakes have well and truly returned.
We Must Never Fall in Love! Manga Ends With 9th Volume
Final volume ships in November
― The eighth compiled book volume of Haru Tsukishima's We Must Never Fall in Love! (Zettai ni Tokimeite wa Ikenai!) manga revealed on Tuesday that the manga will end with the ninth volume in November. Kodansha Comics licensed the series, and it describes the story: After getting turned down by the guy she had a crush on for ages, Sakura thought things couldn't get much ...
Back Arrow ‒ Episode 14
As much as people think mecha series are about the robots (which they are, don't get me wrong), battles that essentially boil down to “Oh you wanna kiss me so bad right now” are incredibly common.
Crunchyroll to Stream English Dub for 86 Eighty-Six Anime
Series also gets Portuguese, Spanish, French, German dubs
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will stream English, Portuguese, Spanish, French, and German dubs for the television anime of Asato Asato's 86 light novel series. The company will reveal more details at a later date. The anime premiered on April 10. The anime will air for two cours (quarters of the year). However, the two cours wi...
Funimation Adds Daily Lives of High School Boys, More NIS America Anime to Catalog
Arakawa Under the Bridge, bunny drop, Genshiken Second Season, more stream on April 15
― Funimation announced on Wednesday that it will add the following titles from NIS America to its catalog on April 15: Daily Lives of High School Boys Arakawa Under the Bridge Seasons 1-2 bunny drop Chronicles of the Going Home Club Genshiken Second Generation Ghastly Prince Enma Burning Up If Her Flag Breaks kimi ...
How to Draw Manga Artist Katy Coope Redraws Cover Illustration After Almost 20 Years
Coope shares her personal story as 'HowToDrawMangaRedraw' hashtag trends
― In 2002, Scholastic published a book titled How to Draw Manga, which featured drawing advice from the then 16-year-old artist Katy Coope. The cover image is shown below: Why is this long out-of-print book relevant today? Last Thursday, pixel artist TAHK0 started the #HowToDrawMangaRedraw hashtag by encouraging artists to redra...
Anime Limited Appoints Former Crunchyroll Director Miles Thomas as Chief Marketing Officer
Also promotes Kerry Kasim, Jessica Poce in effort to expand further globally
― Anime Limited (All the Anime), a European distributor based in Scotland, announced on Wednesday that it has appointed former Crunchyroll director of community marketing and social media Miles Thomas as its chief marketing officer. The company stated that Thomas will be supporting "Anime Limited's expansion into new territo...
The Spring 2021 Preview Guide - Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Friend Won't Lose
The "heroine battle" for Sueharu's heart begins and his childhood friend Kuroha Shida isn't about to end up a statistic!
― What is this? The story centers around Sueharu Maru, an average 17-year-old high school boy who has never had a girlfriend, and the "heroine battle" between his beautiful first crush Shirokusa Kachi and his childhood friend Kuroha Shida. Osamake: Romcom Where The Childhood Frien...
Sakura Wars' Part II Manga Gets 2 New Volumes After 3 Years
2nd part of Ikku Masa's manga launched in 2009
― Kodansha is listing an eighth and ninth volume for Ikku Masa's Sakura Taisen Dainibu (Sakura Wars Part II) manga, both slated for a June 17 release. The two volumes will be the first new volumes for the manga in three years, since the seventh volume shipped in July 2018. The manga is the second part of Masa's manga adaptation of the original Sakura War...
Capcom Identifies Older VPN Device as Entry Point of November's Ransomware Attack
Device at Capcom U.S.A. has been removed from network
― Capcom revealed on Tuesday the results of its investigation on the ransomware attack on its network in November. According to IT specialists, a cyberattack was carried out on an older backup Virtual Private Network (VPN) device that had been maintained at Capcom U.S.A., Capcom's North American subsidiary, in October. Capcom had already introduce...
Idoly Pride Franchise Posts 2nd CG Concert Video in 4K
TV anime premiered on January 10, ended with 12th episode on March 29
― The official YouTube channel for the Idoly Pride multimedia project began streaming a 3D CG video of the characters performing the song "Pray for you" from the franchise's smartphone game on Monday. The video is available in 4K, similar to a previous video for the song "Sayonara kara Hajimaru Monogatari" (A Story That Begins With...
Otoppe Musical Film's Teaser Reveals Guest Cast, October 15 Opening
Takumi Saitou, Asagaya Shimai comedy duo, Mitsunori Fukuda, MoeMi guest star in film
― The official website for Gekijо̄ban Otoppe Papa Don't Cry, the new movie musical for the Otoppe children's anime, began streaming a teaser trailer for the film on Wednesday. The teaser reveals the guest cast and October 15 opening date of the film. The guest cast includes (clockwise from upper left in image above) ...
ArcLight Cinemas, Pacific Theatres Will Not Reopen After COVID-19 Closures
17 theaters to stay shut, including Hollywood landmark which hosted anime premieres
― The Decurion Corporation announced on Monday that it will not reopen its six Pacific Theatre locations and 11 ArcLight Cinemas locations nationwide. Entertainment news website Deadline reported that Decurion is not bankrupt. However, the company has handed the keys to the locations back to their landlords, and the l...
'Kono Healer, Mendokusai' Fantasy Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime
Tannen ni Hakkō's manga about hopeless swordsman, sharp-tongued healer
― Kadokawa announced on Wednesday that Tannen ni Hakkō's Kono Healer, Mendokusai (This Healer's a Handful) manga is inspiring a television anime. Tannen ni Hakkō drew the below illustration to celebrate the announcement. The "isekai burnt-out adventurer comedy" centers on two adventurers: the hopeless swordsman Arvin, and the sarc...
Yasuke Anime Unveils Japanese Cast With New Teaser
Film actor Jun Soejima plays Yasuke in anime premiering on April 29
― The staff of LeSean Thomas and MAPPA's Yasuke anime unveiled the Japanese cast, a teaser trailer that previews the Japanese voices, and visuals from the series on Wednesday. The cast includes (Note: Name romanizations not confirmed): Jun Soejima as Yasuke Takehiro Hira as Nobunaga Oda Kiko Tamura as Saki Yoshiko Sakakibara as Yami ...
My Dress-Up Darling Cosplay Manga Listed With TV Anime
Shinichi Fukuda's manga about popular girl roping loner boy into cosplay hobby launched in 2018
― Amazon is hosting an image of the front cover of this year's ninth issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine, which reveals that Shinichi Fukuda's My Dress-Up Darling (Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru) manga is inspiring a television anime. The issue will ship on Friday. Square Enix Manga & Books publi...
NIJISANJI's India Branch Announces "Temporary Suspension" from April 30
Virtual YouTubers Aadya, Noor, Vihaan to retire on same day
― NIJISANJI IN, the India branch of the Virtual YouTuber agency NIJISANJI, announced on its official Twitter account on Tuesday that the group will be suspended from April 30 onwards. In addition, the VTubers Aadya, Noor, and Vihaan will graduate (i.e. retire their activities) on the same day. The NIJISANJI IN group was first announced on No...
BMW Esports Teams Get "Isekai" Manga
Japanese artist Acky Bright draws 8-chapter "Heroes of Rivalry" manga
― BMW Esports announced last Wednesday that its esports teams are starring together in an "isekai" manga drawn by Japanese artist Acky Bright. United in Rivalry teams Cloud 9, FNATIC, FunPlus Phoenix, G2 Esports, and T1 will be joined by newly announced partner team OG Esports for the Heroes of Rivalry manga, which depicts them as ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 11-17
Laidbackers, Kids on the Slope anime; In Another World With My Smartphone, Call of the Night manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Kids on the Slope BDPlease Sentai Filmworks US$59.98 April 13 Laidbackers BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$29.98 April 13 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Call of the Night Graphic Novel (GN) 1Please Viz Media US...
Voice Actors Yasuaki Takumi, Aki Nakajima Announce Their Marriage
Voice actors Yasuaki Takumi and Aki Nakajima announced on their Twitter accounts on Friday that they have gotten married. They thanked fans for their support and vowed to do their best to live a happy family life. 皆様にご報告があります！ pic.twitter.com/J5UjrIwCuV— 内匠靖明 (@takumi_yasuaki) April 9, 2021 【ご報告】があります。 pic.twitter.com/BXmMjCl9n3— 中嶋アキ (@aki2win) April 9, 2021 Takumi made his major voice acting deb...
Fruits Basket the Final ‒ Episode 2
First, we need to delve into just why Shigure is the dog of the Zodiac. “That's An Unwavering Truth” is a deceptively resolute title for an episode about Shigure's messy love-hate relationship with Akito
Attack on Titan Finale Leads to Magazine Issue Selling Out & Getting 2nd Printing
Bessatsu Shonen Magazine's May issue ships 2nd print run on April 30
― The May issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Shonen Magazine, which published the final chapter of Hajime Isayama's Attack on Titan manga on April 9, will get an "urgent" second printing. The manga's editor reported on Tuesday that the issue is selling out stores one after another. The new print run will begin arriving in bookstores throu...
When We Shout For Love's Yuka Kitagawa Ends Sekai de Ichiban Itaranu Koi Manga in May
Romance manga about antisocial girl, high class guy launched in October
― Manga creator Yuka Kitagawa revealed on Twitter on Tuesday that Kitagawa's Sekai de Ichiban Itaranu Koi (The Most Immature Love in the World) manga will end with its eighth chapter in the next issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine, which will ship on May 13. Kitagawa launched the manga in Bessatsu Friend on October 13. T...
Aya Shouoto Works on New Project in Bessatsu Friend Magazine
― The May issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine revealed on Tuesday that Aya Shouoto is working on a new "project" with the magazine. The magazine did not confirm if the new project is a manga. Shouoto also ended the Otome no Omocha (A Maiden's Toy) manga (pictured at right) in the magazine's May issue on Tuesday. Shouoto launched the manga in Bessatsu Friend in May 2020. Kodansha published t...
Koi wo Shiranai Boku-tachi wa Manga Ends in May
Manga by Rainbow Days' Minami Mizuno launched in June 2018
― The May issue of Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine announced on Tuesday that Minami Mizuno's Koi o Shiranai Boku-tachi wa (We Who Know Nothing of Love) manga will end in the magazine's next issue in May. The manga's 11th compiled book volume will ship this June. The manga began with a one-shot in Bessatsu Margaret in January 2018, befor...
The Prince's Black Poison's Jun Yuzuki Launches New Manga on May 13
New romance manga is titled Fiance-sama kara Nigerarenai
― The May issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine revealed on Tuesday that Jun Yuzuki will launch a new manga titled Fiance-sama kara Nigerarenai (You Can't Run From Your Fiance) in the magazine's next issue on May 13. The manga's story centers on Natsuki, a 16-year-old high school student who becomes betrothed to Rui, a schoolmate and hei...
Character Designer Akio Watanabe Recovers After COVID-19 Hospitalization
Illustrator was hospitalized earlier this month
― Artist Akio Watanabe revealed through the Twitter account of his character and alias Poyoyon Rock on Monday that he has recovered after being hospitalized for becoming infected with the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). He has now been discharged from the hospital. Watanabe revealed on April 4 that he had been infected with the disease on April 1, a...
How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Omega Anime Casts Kazuhiro Yamaji
Yamaji joins cast as Batutta
― The official website for the television anime of Yukiya Murasaki's How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord light novel series revealed on Tuesday one new cast member for How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Ω, the second season. Kazuhiro Yamaji joins the show's cast as Batutta, the former leader of the Paladins. The character will debut in the anime in the second episode on April 15. ...
3rd Gundam: Reconguista in G Compilation Film Opens in Japan on July 22
New visual, teaser video also revealed
― The "Gundam Topics 2021" event in Tokyo on Tuesday announced that Gekijōban Gundam G no Reconguista III: Uchū kara no Isan (The Legacy of Space), the third of five planned compilation films for the Gundam Reconguista in G anime, will open in Japan on July 22. The event also revealed a visual for the third film. The event also revealed a new teaser video or the...
Marble Knights Game's Studio Trigger Animated Intro Posted
WayForward released game on Apple Arcade last September
― Game developer WayForward began streaming the opening animation for its Marble Knights game on Tuesday. Studio Trigger animated the intro. Naoko Tatsumi of Trigger and Erin Bozon of WayForward produced the animated intro project. Matt Bozon directed the animation, and Dale North composed the music. WayForward released the game on Apple Arcade ...
2nd Sumikko Gurashi Anime Film Reveals Title, Staff, Story, Teaser Visual, November Release
Durarara!!'s Takahiro Ōmori directs, Violet Evergarden's Reiko Yoshida pens script for sequel film
― The official website for the anime film franchise based on San-X's Sumikko Gurashi characters revealed on Tuesday that the second film in the franchise is titled Eiga Sumikko Gurashi: Aoi Tsukiyo no Mahō no Ko (The Magical Child of the Blue Moonlit Night), and it will open in Japan in November. The si...
Final Evangelion Film Stays at #1 in 5th Weekend at Japanese Box Office
Monster Hunter stays at #3, Demon Slayer drops to #4, Precure drops to #9
― Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time (Shin Evangelion Gekijō-ban :||), the "final" Evangelion film, stayed at #1 in its fifth weekend. The film sold 161,000 tickets over the weekend, and earned 265,203,150 yen (about US$2.42 million) from Friday to Sunday. It has sold a total of 4.84 million tickets and has earned a cumula...
Ensemble Stars! TV Anime Team Reunites for 5th Anniversary Music Video
Video features "Walk with your smile" acoustic version, characters not seen in TV anime
― Game developer Happy Elements began streaming a fifth anniversary anime promotional video for its Ensemble Stars! franchise on Tuesday. The video features the acoustic version of the franchise's "Walk with your smile" song, with the staff of the franchise's anime adaptation reuniting to produce the video. The vi...
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