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Interview: Hideyoshi Shigeta, General Manager of VOLKS USA
Big eyes, imposing stature and shimmering hair - the Dollfie line of ball-jointed dolls is iconic, and now the company is moving in to licensed characters, from Sailor Moon to Nier: Automata and Sword Art Online!
― Bright hair, pale complexions, tall physiques, and really big eyes – that's the first impression you get when you see a Volks doll in person. They've been fixtures at anime conventions in ...
Funimation Reveals Cast, Staff, Streaming for New 2019 Fruits Basket TV Anime
In case you missed it, more details, including the Japanese staff and cast for one of the most requested anime remakes of all time.
― Funimation announced on Monday that it will stream a new television anime adaptation for Natsuki Takaya's Fruits Basket manga. Funimation stated the anime will air in Japan on TV Tokyo in 2019, and Funimation will stream the anime on FunimationNow. Funimation also conf...
The Best and Worst of Fall 2018, Nov 5-11
Thunderbolt Fantasy races to the top spot as we catch up on our weekly user rankings! Find out how your favorite shows performed according to our readers' votes.
― Our team of reviewers are following 27 anime series of the Fall 2018 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season. Keep in mind that ...
Shelf Life - Terraformars Revenge
Paul checks out the crude but effective sequel to a troubled anime series about fighting giant bugs on Mars, plus a breakdown of all this week's new anime releases!
― Something about living in the Northeastern US has a tendency to warp one's mind in very particular ways. As I was digging my car out of half a foot of snow last week, I caught myself thinking, "The weather's not too bad today." You kno...
The Ancient Magus' Bride GN 9
This supernatural romance's longest arc yet arrives at its climax in a volume that demonstrates all of this manga’s strengths and weaknesses. Nick Creamer has the details.
― The Ancient Magus' Bride's eighth volume ended with Elias betraying Chise's trust so completely that he drove her into the arms of their mutual foe, the mysterious Cartaphilus. Across this ninth volume, both Cartaphilus' and Chis...
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Novel 12
DanMachi returns to telling smaller self-contained stories as Bell reaches Level 4 in his training. Theron Martin has the details.
― With the three-volume arc involving the Xenos now complete, writer Fujino Omori returns both to carrying out a pure dungeon crawl and to telling an entirely self-contained story. That's not to say at all that this is an isolated story; some elements and consequences of ...
MIRAI Movie Giveaway!
To celebrate the upcoming special theatrical event of MIRAI on November 29, December 5 & 8, GKIDS is giving away awesome stuff to ONE lucky winner!
― From acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, Wolf Children) and Japan's Studio Chizu comes MIRAI, a daringly original story of love passed down through generations. To celebrate its upcoming special theatrical event on November 29, December 5 & ...
'How clumsy you are, Miss Ueno' Anime Unveils More Cast, Opening Song Info
Nichika Omori, Miku Itō play Tanaka's sisters; Shiori Izawa voices mascot, sings opening
― The official website for the television anime of tugeneko's Ueno-san wa Bukiyō (How clumsy you are, Miss Ueno) manga revealed more cast members and the opening theme song artist on Wednesday. The newly announced cast members are: Nichika Omori as Mizuna Tanaka, Tanaka's younger sister and Yomogi's older twin si...
Tatsunoko's The Price of Smiles TV Anime Casts Empire's Military
Takashi Matsuyama, Yuki Nagaku, Toshiki Masuda, Haruki Ishiya, Minoru Shiraishi
― The official website for Egao no Daika (The Price of Smiles), Tatsunoko Productions' original television anime to mark its 55th anniversary, revealed additional cast members for the anime on Wednesday. The newly announced cast members play members of the Grandiiga Empire's Bürger Squad (Note: Character name romanization...
Jigoku Sensei Nube Neo Manga Ends on December 5
Sequel manga about Nube teaching alongside Kyōko launched in May 2014
― This year's 24th issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine revealed on Wednesday that Takeshi Okano and Sho Makura's Jigoku Sensei Nube Neo (Hell Teacher Nube Neo) sequel manga will end in the magazine's next issue on December 5. The original Jigoku Sensei Nube manga series centers around Nube, a young male teacher whose left hand ...
Dragon Ball Super Manga Launches 'Galactic Patrol Prisoner Arc' Next Month
New arc expands beyond events of anime, skips Broly film
― This year's January issue of Shueisha's V Jump magazine announced on Wednesday that Toyotaro's Dragon Ball Super manga will launch a new "Galactic Patrol Prisoner Arc" in the next issue on December 21. This month's chapter 42 finished the manga's version of the events of the Dragon Ball Super anime before introducing new characters for the ne...
Life-Size Moving Gundam Statue to Be Unveiled in Yokohama in 2020
City to debut updated 18-meter statue in summer of Tokyo Olympics
― During the live project announcement stream for the Gundam franchise's 40th anniversary on Wednesday, the "Gundam Global Challenge" project announced that it is now aiming to make a life-size moving Gundam statue in 2020. Under the new title of "Gundam Factory Yokohama," the project is collaborating with the city of Yokohama to bring...
Kakegurui Anime's 2nd Season Reveals New Visual, Characters
2nd season premieres in January
― The official website for the second anime season based on Homura Kawamoto and Tōru Naomura's Kakegurui manga revealed a new visual as well as visuals for new characters for the anime on Tuesday. The new characters include: Rei "Batsubami" Terano Totobami Yumi Totobami Erimi Mushibami Miyo Inbami Miri Inbami Sumika Warakubami Nozomi Komabami Miroslava Honebami Ibara O...
Gundam: Hathaway's Flash Film Trilogy, Reconguista in G Film Project Confirmed
The Origin gets TV airing, Gundam Build & SD Gundam get new works
― The anime studio Sunrise confirmed in a live project announcement stream on Wednesday that it is producing five projects for the Gundam franchise's 40th anniversary: a film trilogy based on Yoshiyuki Tomino's Kidō Senshi Gundam: Senkō no Hathaway (Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash) novel series, a compilation film project of the G...
Live-Action I''s Series Casts Konatsu Katō
Katō plays Ichitaka's neighbor Aiko Asō in 13-episode series premiering on December 21
― The staff of the live-action series adaptation of Masakazu Katsura's I''s manga revealed on Wednesday that Konatsu Katō will play Aiko Asō, a native of Akita prefecture and Ichitaka's neighbor in the apartment building. The 13-episode series will premiere on December 21 at 9:00 p.m. and air on SKY PerfecTV!'s BS ...
Kōya no Kotobuki Hikōtai TV Anime Casts Rumi Okubo, Yōji Ueda, Nao Tōyama
Shirobako creators' January anime about pilots for hire
― The official website for director Tsutomu Mizushima and scriptwriter Michiko Yokote's original television anime project Kōya no Kotobuki Hikōtai (Kotobuki - The Wasteland Squadron) revealed on Wednesday that Rumi Okubo, Yōji Ueda, and Nao Tōyama will join the anime's cast. The three will voice the following characters (all previously revealed ...
Kingdom Hearts III Game Wraps Development
Trailer highlights worlds in PS4/Xbox One game slated for January
― Square Enix confirmed on Tuesday that it has "wrapped up" development on its Kingdom Hearts III game. Square Enix also began streaming a new trailer for the game on Tuesday. The trailer shows some of the worlds featured in the game. Square Enix will release Kingdom Hearts III on January 25 in Japan for the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One,...
Phantom Thief Jeanne Creator Arina Tanemura Talk Event Scheduled for February
Fans that snagged one of Proplica's Phantom Thief Jeanne Rosary Sets could get a chance to meet creator Arina Tanemura in February. Tanemura will appear at a talk show in Tokyo on February 9, 2019 but the only way to get one of the 100 tickets is to purchase the rosary set, send off the enclosed application postcard, and cross your fingers. Tickets will be awarded via lottery and applications will...
Sentimental Graffiti Game's Event Crowdfunding Campaign Ends Successfully
Campaign raised 34.7 million yen for 20th anniversary event in January
― GungHo Online Entertainment's Campfire crowdfunding campaign to fund a 20th anniversary event for NEC Interchannel's Sentimental Graffiti dating simulation game ended successfully on November 11 after raising 34,701,700 yen (about US$308,000). The campaign launched on October 11 with an initial goal of 10 million yen (about US$8...
Late Ghibli Animator Makiko Futaki's Picture Book Gets Collector's Edition
A new picture book collecting the artwork of animator Makiko Futaki will be released in January 2019. The book Sekai no Mannaka no Ki Aizō-ban (The Tree in the Middle of the World: Collector's Edition) includes Futaki's first picture book released by Tokuma Shoten's Animage Bunko imprint in 1989 and new materials. The collector's edition reprints the original story in A5-size, close to the origina...
Dragon: Marked for Death Game's Trailer Reveals January 31 Release
Inti Creates' Switch game first announced in 2017
― Inti Creates began streaming an animated trailer for its Dragon: Marked for Death Nintendo Switch game on Saturday. The video reveals that the game will debut on January 31, 2019 in Japan, North America, and Europe. In Japan, the game will get a physical release on January 31 and a digital release on an as-yet-undecided date. In the West, the game w...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 18-24
Blend S, Garo -Vanishing Line-, Fireworks, Fate/Apocrypha, Fate/stay night: Heaven's Feel I. presage flower anime; Inside Mari, PEZ, Ran And The Gray World, Wonderland manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Blend-S BDPlease Aniplex of America US$124.98 November 20 Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond BD/DVDCite Funimation Entertainment US$64.98 November 20 Fate/Apocryp...
SteveS Manga About Apple Co-Founders Gets Kickstarter Campaign for English Translation
Tokyo Otaku Mode already translated volume 1, posted for free
― Tokyo Otaku Mode opened a Kickstarter campaign last Monday for an English translation of manga creator duo UME and story writer Keiichi Matsunaga's SteveS manga about Apple co-founders Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak. The project is seeking 3.3 million yen (US$29,272) by December 17 in order to translate volumes 2-6. As of press time, the p...
This Gintoki Fork Puts the Ita in Itadakimasu
This year's Jump Festa event will celebrate everything Weekly Shōnen Jump and that includes all the sides of Gintama's hero, Gintoki. Even his backside. The event will host an array of merchandise booths and plenty will carry Gintama goods. Most of the items capitalize on Gintoki's good looks or keen sword abilities but the Jump Festa original merchandise area will make him relive one of his most ...
Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer Film Earns 120 Million Yuan as #5 Japanese Film in China
Film ranks #2 in opening weekend
― The Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer anime film opened in China on November 9 and earned 80 million yuan (about US$11.5 million) in its opening weekend to rank at #2 on the weekend box office. By November 18, the film had earned 120 million yuan (about US$17.2 million or 1.9 million yen) on about 7,000 screens. The film's box office takings mark a record high for ...
Interview: Hideyoshi Shigeta, General Manager of VOLKS USA
Big eyes, imposing stature and shimmering hair - the Dollfie line of ball-jointed dolls is iconic, and now the company is moving in to licensed characters, from Sailor Moon to Nier: Automata and Sword Art Online!
― Bright hair, pale complexions, tall physiques, and really big eyes – that's the first impression you get when you see a Volks doll in person. They've been fixtures at anime conventions in ...
Dragon Ball FighterZ Game Gets Deluxe Edition for PS4 in January with All 8 DLC Characters
New edition launches in Japan on January 31
― The January issue of Shueisha's V Jump magazine revealed on Wednesday that Bandai Namco Entertainment will release a "Deluxe Edition" of the PlayStation 4 version of the Dragon Ball FighterZ game on January 31. The edition will include all eight previously released DLC characters: Broly, Bardock, Fused Zamasu, Vegito Blue, Base Goku, Base Vegeta, Cooler, ...
Hi-Score Girl Anime Heads to EVO Japan 2019
The anime about being an arcade kid in the 90s is heading to Japan's largest fighting game event. Rensuke Oshikiri's Hi Score Girl is heading to EVO Japan 2019 at the Fukuoka Kokusai Center on February 15‐17, 2019. The story of the "90s arcade romantic comedy" series begins in 1991, during the heyday of the 2D fighting game boom. The anime is a perfect fit for the event that represents the largest...
Endro~! Anime's Promo Video Previews Theme Song, January 12 Premiere
Main cast performs opening song, Inori Minase performs ending song
― The official website for Studio Gokumi's original television anime Endro~! began streaming the anime's first promotional video on Tuesday. The video reveals the show's theme song information and premiere date. "Yūsha Party," a group consisting of cast members Hikaru Akao, Shiina Natsukawa, Ari Ozawa, and Inori Minase performing in c...
Netflix Announces December Premiere Dates for Baki, Sirius the Jaeger, Hi Score Girl Anime
Also: Last Hope part 2
― Netflix U.S. announced on Tuesday that it will premiere Baki on December 18, Sirius the Jaeger and the second part of Last Hope on December 21, and Hi Score Girl on December 24. All four are labelled as Netflix Original anime. Other previously revealed anime premiering on Netflix in December include Hero Mask (December 3), Neo Yokio Pink Christmas (December 7), and Back Stree...
This Week in Anime - Why You Should Watch Bloom Into You
Bloom Into You isn't your typical yuri romance. Nick and Steve explore what makes this unconventional love story so special.
― Bloom Into You isn't your typical yuri romance. This week, Nick and Steve explore what makes this unconventional love story so special. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views of Anime News Network. Spoiler Warning f...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ‒ Episode 8
"Forget about being “good for an isekai comedy,” this is good dramatic storytelling period."
My Sister, My Writer Credits List Animator with Pseudonym 'Honestly, I'm Screwed'
My Sister, My Writer has been attracting buzz this season, but not for the ideal reasons. Its deteriorating animation quality has been a trending topic on Twitter since the second episode aired in October. Even the production staff appear to be perfectly aware about the situation and are making light of it through a pseudonym for one of the key animators. Episode 6's credits include a name called ...
J-Novel Club Launches Online Manga Reader, Licenses 5 Manga Titles
Seirei Gensouki, Infinite Dendrogram, How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom manga editions included
― J-Novel Club announced the its first five manga licenses on Tuesday. The first chapters of all five are now available for free on the company's new manga reader. The manga are as follows: Title: A Very Fairy Apartment (Uchi no Apaato no Yōsei-san) Author: Amakara Surume Translator: Alexander Keller-...
Funimation Reveals Cast, Staff, Streaming for New 2019 Fruits Basket TV Anime
In case you missed it, more details, including the Japanese staff and cast for one of the most requested anime remakes of all time.
― Funimation announced on Monday that it will stream a new television anime adaptation for Natsuki Takaya's Fruits Basket manga. Funimation stated the anime will air in Japan on TV Tokyo in 2019, and Funimation will stream the anime on FunimationNow. Funimation also conf...
Revisions Anime Casts Yōko Hikasa, Yukari Tamura, Houchu Ohtsuka
Cast as dog-eared "Revisions" foes in January anime
― The official website for Fuji TV and Shirogumi's Revisions original television anime announced three more cast members on Tuesday: Yōko Hikasa as Chiharu Isurugi, a beautiful Revisions with dog ears and a tail. Always calm and relaxed, she's very arrogant towards the people of Shibuya. She believes she is fulfilling a great duty for the sake of he...
My Sister, My Writer Anime Episode 7 Delayed by 1 Week
Episode 6 to rerun in its place this week
― The official website and Twitter account for the My Sister, My Writer television anime announced on Tuesday that episode 7 has been pushed back by one week due to production delays. The various television channels will air a rebroadcast of episode 6 instead this week. AT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, and the streaming services dAnime Store and AbemaTV wil...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, November 12-18
2018 Crayon Shin-chan film sells 1,698 more, followed by My Hero Academia, Wotakoi, 2018 Detective Conan film, Seiyū Event DVD Kikaku Jinrō Battle
― Seiyū Event DVD Kikaku Jinrō Battle lies and the truth 2018 June ~Jinrō vs. Kaitō~ sold 426 more copies for a new total of 1,595 copies. In its second week, it dropped from #11 to #31 on the overall DVD chart. The stage production Touken Ranbu Hiden: Yui...
Anime Studio Xebec's Production Operations to Be Transfered to Sunrise
Parent company: Yamato 2199/2202 & Nadesico studio has been in the red
― IG Port, the parent company of several anime studios including Production I.G and WIT Studio, announced that its board of directors decided on Tuesday to transfer the production operations of one of its consolidated subsidiaries, the anime studio Xebec, to Sunrise. Sunrise added that it plans to establish a new subsidiary to tak...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, November 12-18
[email protected] SideM concert sells 3,062 more, followed by Wotakoi, Sailor Moon S, My Hero Academia, Hisone & Misotan
― The [email protected] SideM 3rd Live Tour ~Glorious [email protected]!~ Live Blu-ray Side Makuhari sold 3,062 more copies for a new total of 31,684. It dropped from #1 to #2 in its second week on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. The Blu-ray + DVD Set for the overseas live-action film Pacific Rim: Uprising...
Dororo Stage Play Unveils More Cast, Visual
Hiroki Suzuki, Rie Kitahara, Shōtarō Arisawa star in March 2019 play
― The staff for the stage play adaptation of Osamu Tezuka's Dororo manga revealed the stage play's cast and visual on Tuesday. The cast, including the previously announced Hiroki Suzuki, includes: Hiroki Suzuki as Hyakkimaru (Suzuki also plays Hyakkimaru in the upcoming anime) Rie Kitahara as Dororo Shōtarō Arisawa as Tahōmaru Kento...
Kemono Friends 2 Anime Casts Mami Yamashita, Kaori Maeda
Voices of Margay, Giant Panda in January anime
― The official Twitter account for the Kemono Friends franchise revealed more cast members for Kemono Friends 2, the second season of the Kemono Friends anime, on Tuesday. The new cast members include: Mami Yamashita as Margay Kaori Maeda as Giant Panda Yamashita returns from the first anime in the same role. The anime will premiere on January 7 at 26:05...
Hulu Adds Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie, Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions Films
2004 film, 2016 film available in U.S.
― Hulu added the Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Movie and Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions films for users in the United States on November 15. Warner Bros. and 4Kids Entertainment produced Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie as an American original film based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime. It opened in the United States in 2004 and later aired in Japan as a TV movie in 2005. Fathom Events desc...
Gundam 00 Stage Play Reveals New Visual
The official website for the stage play adaptation of the Mobile Suit Gundam 00 anime revealed a new visual for the play on Tuesday. The play will run at the Nippon Seinenkan Hall in Tokyo from February 15-18, and then at the Morinomiya Piloti Hall in Osaka on February 23 and 24. Theaters throughout Japan will stream the 4:30 p.m. performance on February 24 from Osaka live. Fumiya Matsuzaki is dir...
Prison Lab Manga Gets Anime on Anime Beans App
Winter anime for revenge manga about student who imprisons his bully
― The official Twitter account for the LINE LIVE service announced on Monday that an anime adaptation of Chiho Minase and Kantetsu's Kangoku Jikken -Prison Labo- manga has been green-lit for Production I.G's Anime Beans app this winter. The app is running an audition for voice actors for the anime, and began accepting applications o...
Uirabu., Precure, Godzilla Films Stay in Top 10 at Japanese Box Office
Zoku Owarimonogatari, Anemone fall off list
― The live-action film of Yukimo Hoshimori's Uirabu. -Uiuishii Koi no Ohanashi- (Uirabu.: Story of Innocent Love) manga fell from #3 to #5 in its second weekend. The film earned 99,410,600 yen (about US$883,000) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 434,451,900 yen (about US$3.85 million). The film sold 143,000 tickets and earned 170 m...
Shinjuku Museums Add Bungo Stray Dogs Characters for Limited Exhibit
When they aren't hiding out in other anime films, the characters of Bungo Stray Dogs are studying up on literature in museums across Japan. The Natsume Soseki Memorial Museum and Shinjuku Historical Museum in Shinjuku are next on Bungo Stray Dogs' collaboration list after participating in the "The Brilliant Bookshelf of Edogawa Rampo" exhibit at the Kochi Literary Museum. The Natsume Soseki Memori...
Tsurune ‒ Episode 5
"This is a slow and atmospheric slice-of-life episode that plays to Kyoto Animation's visual strengths while lending its often-textbook character types some real emotional heft."
Live-Action Touken Ranbu Film's 1st Teaser Highlights Characters
Film based on popular sword personification franchise opens on January 18
― The official website for the live-action film of Nitroplus and DMM Games' Touken Ranbu franchise began streaming the film's first teaser trailer on Tuesday. The teaser highlights the film's main characters and the story. The film stars (Note: Names of historical Japanese characters have been written with last name first.): Hi...
HIDIVE Announces English Casts for Release the Spyce, Tsurune Anime
Regions also announced for dubcasts premiering this week
― HIDIVE announced the English dub casts for Tsurune and Release the Spyce on Monday. The English dubcasts will premiere on Wednesday and Saturday, respectively. Shannon Reed is directing the dub for Tsurune with audio engineers Anel Garcia and Patrick Marrero. The cast includes: Bryson Baugus as Minato Gareth West as Seiya Gabriel Regojo as Ry...
Skull-face Bookseller Honda-san ‒ Episode 7
"This week's Honda-san marks another winner in what's proven to be a string of strong episodes."
FunimationNow to Add 10 Dragon Ball Z Movies/Specials Streaming
Films to be added on Wednesday
― Funimation Entertainment announced on Monday that it will add 10 Dragon Ball Z movies and specials to its FunimationNow streaming service in the United States and Canada on Wednesday. The following titles will be available: Dragon Ball Z: Dead Zone Dragon Ball Z: The World's Strongest Dragon Ball Z: The Tree of Might Dragon Ball Z: Lord Slug Dragon Ball Z: Cooler's Re...
Double Decker! Doug & Kirill ‒ Episode 9
"Double Decker worked so well at the beginning because it seemed like it just wanted to be fun, and that feeling is back this week."
Girls und Panzer Fans Crowd This Year's Ōarai Fest
The coastal town of Ōarai in Ibaraki prefecture's annual Angler Fish Festival has seen a huge influx of visitors ever since it merged with the Girls und Panzer anime in 2013. The event is nothing short of an all-star example of how local tourism can merge with entertainment. The area suffered greatly after the March 2011 tsunami but attendee turnout for the festival helped bring revitalization to ...
Game Developer light Reports New Regulations for Games on Sony Consoles
Company must pass inspections to release 18+ game Silverio Trinity
― (Note: links in this article may not be safe for work.) A representative from game developer light (Dies Irae) said in a livestream presentation on October 26 that the company submitted an application to get its game, Silverio Trinity (pictured right), on Sony platforms, but the application has not yet passed. The representative fro...
The Best and Worst of Fall 2018, Nov 5-11
Thunderbolt Fantasy races to the top spot as we catch up on our weekly user rankings! Find out how your favorite shows performed according to our readers' votes.
― Our team of reviewers are following 27 anime series of the Fall 2018 season and readers are rating each episode as the reviews go up. So let's have a look at what ANN readers consider the best (and worst) of the season. Keep in mind that ...
Boruto: Naruto Next Generations ‒ Episode 82
"Boruto and the gang come one step closer to uncovering Ku's master plan in this week's surprisingly easygoing installment."
Fan Captures All 151 Original Pokémon Plushes—For US$1,600
As part of the wider promotion for the Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!/Eevee Nintendo Switch games, the official Pokémon Centers in Japan are focusing on the original 151 Pokémon from the Red, Blue, Green and Yellow games. There's a certain charm about the Generation I monsters that many players grew up capturing and training in hopes of defeating the Elite 4. Pokémon fans will get to revisit that exp...
Jump Force Crossover Game's 1st TV Ad Streamed
Game launches for PS4, Xbox One, PC on February 15
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming the first television commercial for its Jump Force crossover game on Monday. The video previews characters such as Luffy, Goku, and Naruto in a ruined New York City. Spike Chunsoft is developing the game, which will launch on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam on February 15 in the Americas and ...
GeGeGe no Kitarō ‒ Episode 33
"The root of this story is a return to the overarching theme of how humans and yokai can coexist."
Man Arrested for Selling Modified Mini Super Famicom With Added Games
Modified consoles added 5 games, including Super Mario Bros.
― Shimane Prefecture Police arrested 39-year-old company employee Tomoyuki Miyamoto in Kashima, Ibaraki Prefecture on Monday on suspicion of violating Japanese trademark and copyright laws by selling modified Nintendo Classic Mini Super Famicons. Miyamoto admitted to the charges. According to the police, Miyamoto sold three modified console...
Levi Continues His Attack on Stained Laundry
Levi's love of cleanliness knows no bounds. He's whipped Osaka train station bathrooms into shape and now he's here to ensure all those Survey Corps uniforms are crisp and white. Levi is the "spokesperson" for Kao's "Attack" brand laundry detergent. The campaign launched over the summer with a poll to pick the detergent bottle's design. Eren was fond of the A design that would show "Levi folding c...
One Piece ‒ Episode 862
"As Carrot Fanboy Numero Uno, this was a highly anticipated episode for me."
Final Fantasy Explorers Force Smartphone Game Ends Service in February
Delayed game launched on March 15
― The official Twitter account for the Final Fantasy Explorers-Force iOS and Android game revealed on Monday that the game will end service on February 19. An update added the final chapter of the scenario and new summons beasts. Details about the end of service are available in a notice in the app. The game launched on March 15 after a delay. Square Enix originally ...
Fate's Illya Voice Actress Mai Kadowaki Announces Separation
Voice actress Mai Kadowaki announced on her blog on Saturday that she is now a "single parent." Kadowaki didn't write the specific circumstances that led to her raising her children alone. Kadowaki wrote that she and her children moved into a new home in the spring and she thanked her friends for helping with the move. She asked that her friends come and visit her family any time. She plans to con...
Fairy Tail: Final Season ‒ Episode 284
"As promised, this is an emotional episode of Fairy Tail."
The Princess Guide Switch/PS4 Game's Trailer Introduces Princesses
NIS America to release game in early 2019
― NIS America began streaming a trailer for its release of the The Princess Guide (Anata no Shikihime Kyōdōtan) game for Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 on Monday. The video introduces the game's four main princesses. NIS America will release the game in early 2019. NIS America describes the game: In a land torn by chaos and war, a new evil rises. Now, four...
Release the Spyce ‒ Episode 7
"With “From Hatsume With Love”, I felt fully engaged with every element of the series for the first time."
Shelf Life - Terraformars Revenge
Paul checks out the crude but effective sequel to a troubled anime series about fighting giant bugs on Mars, plus a breakdown of all this week's new anime releases!
― Something about living in the Northeastern US has a tendency to warp one's mind in very particular ways. As I was digging my car out of half a foot of snow last week, I caught myself thinking, "The weather's not too bad today." You kno...
Studio Ponoc's Modest Heroes Anime Anthology Film Opens in U.S. on January 7, 10
Film to screen with dub, subtitles
― GKIDS and Fathom Events announced on Monday that they will screen Studio Ponoc's anthology film Modest Heroes: Ponoc Short Film Theater, Volume 1 in 500 U.S. theaters on January 10 and January 12. Screenings on Thursday, January 10 at 7 p.m. local time will be English-dubbed while screenings on Saturday, January 12 at 12:55 p.m. local time will be in Japanese with...
SSSS.Gridman ‒ Episode 7
"This episode doesn't rest too hard after last week's big truth bomb, but it does seem to be holding back at first."
Answerman - Why Did Crunchyroll and Funimation Divorce?
Crunchyroll and Funimation's short-lived romance is over - but why? Justin has a few angles on what happened, and what might happen next.
― Jonathon asked: Funimation ended the partnership with Crunchyroll recently, and a bunch of their shows are getting pulled off of VRV, which sucks. Why did this happen? What will happen to the two companies? Should I be concerned that one of them is going to go a...
Super Robot Wars DD Smartphone Game Launches in Japan in 2019
Featured series include Devilman, Mobile Suit Z Gundam, Code Geass, Evangelion, Zegapain
― A livestream for the Super Robot Wars game series announced on Monday that the new Super Robot Taisen DD (Super Robot Wars DD) smartphone game will launch for iOS and Android devices in Japan in 2019. Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming the first promotional video for the game. The game will feature the ...
The Ancient Magus' Bride GN 9
This supernatural romance's longest arc yet arrives at its climax in a volume that demonstrates all of this manga’s strengths and weaknesses. Nick Creamer has the details.
― The Ancient Magus' Bride's eighth volume ended with Elias betraying Chise's trust so completely that he drove her into the arms of their mutual foe, the mysterious Cartaphilus. Across this ninth volume, both Cartaphilus' and Chis...
'Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu' Gets New 1-Shot Manga in December
Original 2008-2011 manga inspired 2 anime DVDs, live-action film
― This year's 24th issue of Shogakukan's Sho-Comi magazine revealed on Tuesday that Kanan Minami will publish a new one-shot manga for the Kyō, Koi o Hajimemasu manga in the magazine's next issue on December 5. The manga will have a color opening page and 33 total pages. The one-shot will focus on Tsubaki and Kyōta (highlight the follow...
Beyblade Burst Evolution Anime Now Available on Netflix
1st 26 episodes of 2nd season of Beyblade Burst available in U.S, Canada, Australia, New Zealand
― The official English Twitter account for the Beyblade franchise announced on Saturday that the first 26 episodes Beyblade Burst Evolution anime is now available on Netflix in the United States, Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. Beyblade Burst God (Beyblade Burst Evolution), the "second season" of the ...
Super Robot Wars T Game Announced for PS4, Switch in Japan in 2019
Cowboy Bebop, Arcadia of My Youth: Endless Orbit SSX, Magic Knight Rayearth, Expelled from Paradise debut in game
― A livestream for the Super Robot Wars game series announced on Monday that the new Super Robot Taisen T (Super Robot Wars T) game will launch for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch in Japan in 2019. The game is also slated for release in Asia. The "T" in the game's title refers to "Terra...
Fairy Tail: Final Season Casts Alvarez Empire Military
Yoshito Yasuhara, Tomoaki Maeno, Manami Numakura, Natsumi Fujiwara, more
― The official website for the Fairy Tail television anime unveiled the cast and character designs for the Alvarez Empire military characters in the final season on Monday: Yoshito Yasuhara as August, the Magic King and one of the Alvarez Empire military's Spriggan 12 Tomoaki Maeno as Invel, the Winter General and one of the Alv...
Funimation Reveals Cast, Staff, Streaming for New 2019 Fruits Basket TV Anime
Manaka Iwami, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Yūma Uchida, Yūichi Nakamura star in anime by TMS Entertainment
― Funimation announced on Monday that it will stream a new television anime adaptation for Natsuki Takaya's Fruits Basket manga. Funimation stated the anime will air in Japan on TV Tokyo in 2019, and Funimation will stream the anime on FunimationNow. Funimation also confirmed it has licensed the home vid...
Cute High Earth Defense Club Director, Studio Make RobiHachi TV Anime
Kazuya Nakai, Keisuke Koumoto star in original anime from Gintama helmer Shinji Takamatsu
― A website opened on Monday to announce that production on an original television anime titled RobiHachi has been green-lit. The teaser visual features the two main characters Robii Yaaji and Hacchi Kita. The cast stars: Kazuya Nakai as Robii Yaaji Keisuke Koumoto as Hacchi Kita Daisuke Sakaguchi as JPS-19 (19 ...
Wakako-zake Live-Action Show's 4th Season Premieres in January
Rina Takeda returns to star in new series about sake-loving woman
― The official Twitter account for the live-action series based on Chie Shinkyū's Wakako-zake manga revealed on Monday that the show's fourth season will premiere on January 7. The show will air on BS-TV Tokyo and BS-TV Tokyo 4K. Rina Takeda is reprising her role as Wakako. Yoshihiro Nozoe returns as "Taishō," the owner of a restaurant...
Nomura: Final Fantasy VII Game Remake Will Be 'Next PR Priority' After Kingdom Hearts III
― In an interview with Famitsu.com on Friday, game director Tetsuya Nomura confirmed that the Final Fantasy VII remake will be the next PR priority for Square Enix after the release of Kingdom Hearts III in January 2019. Nomura stated he wanted to clear up some misinformation that was circulating online after comments he gave at an event at the Artnia Café in Tokyo earlier in November. Those comment...
Kuroko's Basketball's Conclusion Stage Play Reveals Visual, Cast for Rakuzan High
4th play in series runs in 4 cities in April, May
― The official website for the Kuroko no Basuke - Ultimate Blaze stage play revealed a new visual on Monday for the members of the Rakuzan High basketball team. The cast of the team includes: (from left to right in image above) Soramu Aoki as Kotarō Hayama Takamoto as Chihiro Mayuzumi Yōjirō Itokawa as Seijūrō Akashi Ryōsei Tanaka as Reo Mibuchi Shin ...
Saint Seiya Episode Zero Manga's 2nd Season Will Run for 2 Chapters
New "season" is titled "Saint Seiya Origin" with 2-chapter run in December, January
― The official website of publisher Akita Shoten announced on Monday that Masami Kurumada's second mini-series "season" for his Saint Seiya Episode Zero manga will be titled "Saint Seiya Origin," and it will have two chapters that will debut in the February and March 2019 issues of Akita Shoten's Champion Red magazine...
Dead or Alive 6 Game's Video Reveals New Character NiCO
Kokoro, Lisa also return for February fighting game
― Koei Tecmo America began streaming a new video for Team Ninja's Dead or Alive 6 fighting game on Sunday. The video reveals a new character named NiCO, who is a Finnish fighter who uses lightning attacks with the Southeast Asian martial art Pencak Silat. The new video also reveals the returning characters Kokoro and Lisa. The game will launch for P...
Black Lagoon Manga Gets Animated Ad to Celebrate 11th Volume
1th volume shipped on Monday
― The official YouTube channel of Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday GX magazine began streaming an anime commercial for the 11th volume of Rei Hiroe's Black Lagoon manga on Monday. Megumi Toyoguchi narrates the video. The 11th volume debuted on the same day. (Note: The official video on YouTube is region-locked to Japan. A region-free video is provided below.) Hiroe launched th...
We Never Learn TV Anime's Color Character Designs Revealed
― The official website of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed the color character design visuals for four characters in the television anime adaptation of Taishi Tsutsui's We Never Learn (Boku-tachi wa Benkyō ga Dekinai) manga on Monday. Nariyuki Yuiga Rizu Ogata Fumino Furuhashi Uruka Takemoto Yoshiaki Iwasaki (Love Hina, Hayate the Combat Butler!!, Last Period: the journey to the end o...
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. 'Conclusion' Anime's New Visual Shows Reita, Kūsuke
The official Twitter account for the anime of Shūichi Asō's The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. (Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan) manga revealed a new visual for the upcoming "concluding" anime on Monday. The visual is similar to the previously revealed visual in October, but adds the spiritual medium Reita Toritsuka and Kusuo Saiki's older brother Kūsuke Saiki. The franchise will have an event featuring the a...
HIDIVE to Stream Dubcasts for Release the Spyce, Tsurune Anime
HIDIVE announced at Anime NYC on Sunday that it will offer dubcasts for Release the Spyce and Tsurune this season. Tsurune's dub will premiere on November 21, while the Release the Spyce dub will premiere on November 24. The dubs will also stream on Ellation's VRV streaming service. As part of its dubcast initiative, HIDIVE will stream local-language dubbed versions of select anime simulcasts wit...
Viz Media to Release Sailor Moon Stars Anime on Home Video Starting in Spring 2019
Release marks 1st N. American release for final season of 1st Sailor Moon anime
― Viz Media announced at a Sailor Moon panel at the Anime NYC event on Sunday that it will release the first half of the Sailor Moon Stars anime on home video in spring 2019. Pre-orders will be available soon. Viz Media's release will mark the first time Sailor Moon Stars, which is the fifth and final season of the origi...
Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō Anime Reveals More Cast, Main Staff, New Visual
Rina Satou joins cast as Mayura in December anime by GONZO
― The official website for Toei Animation's anime of Chimaki Kuori's Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō manga revealed a new cast member, the main staff, and a new visual for the anime on Monday. Rina Satou joins the cast as Mayura, the Pavo (Peacock) Silver Saint who acts as a guide for Shōko when she decides to become a Saintia. Masato Tamagawa (Nurs...
Japanese Theaters Install Ghidorah Toilet Paper for Final Anime Godzilla Film
Jappanese theater chain TOHO Cinemas started installing Godzilla-themed toilet paper in their restrooms on November 17. Godzilla: The Planet Eater, the final installment in the anime Godzilla film trilogy, began screening in Japan on November 9. King Ghidorah, a kaijū that appears in Godzilla: The Planet Eater, gets toilet paper in his image. The paper shows the beast's long necks, which extend al...
Sword Art Online: Alicization ‒ Episode 7
"This episode flows along remarkably well despite its debatable narrative choices."
Japanese Radio Stations Produce Kurage no Sōdan Anime
The social media app Mysta is adding a new section on Friday dedicated to producing original anime series. The Mysta presents Koe-chan!-VOICE CHAMPION GRANDPRIX- content. The app already promotes musical talent via a competition similar to American Idol meets Facebook. The section's first original anime is Kurage no Sōdan as a collaboration with the Enoshima Aquarium in Fujisawa, Kanagawa; a breed...
Goblin Slayer ‒ Episode 7
"Between all the blood and clothes-ripping, Crunchyroll's content warning actually feels earned this week."
Akira Creator Katsuhiro Otomo Cites Ashita no Joe Creator as Influence
Otomo also had some criticism for modern manga in a recent interview in Big Comic magazine
― Katsuhiro Otomo was interviewed in Big Comic Issue 22, where he shared his early memories of Big Comic as well as the surprising influence fellow manga creator Tetsuya Chiba had on him. Tetsuya Chiba is best known for drawing the classic boxing manga Ashita no Joe, which was the inspiration behind the 2018 an...
Radiant ‒ Episode 7
"This episode sacrifices big-picture progress in the name of short-term entertainment."
IRODUKU: The World in Colors ‒ Episode 7
"In some ways, we can trace Hitomi's growth to having come from a much more automated world."
Yu-Gi-Oh!'s Takahashi Ends The Comiq Short Manga on November 26
Manga launched on October 15
― This year's 51st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Kazuki Takahashi will end his The Comiq short manga in the next issue on November 26. The final chapter will have 35 pages. Takahashi launched the manga in the magazine's 46th issue on October 15. The manga is commemorating the 50th anniversary of Weekly Shonen Jump. Viz Media is pu...
Ichiban Kuji Offers Chance to Win Nyanko-Sensei Inside Pot of Food
Banpresto's Ichiban Kuji lottery is offering kitchen-themed Natsume's Book of Friends goods, perfect for the gluttonous Nyanko-sensei. Six items are available overall. As always with Ichiban Kuji, it's the Last One Prize, which is given to the person to receive the last prize at each location, that fans will be holding their breath for. This time, it's a doll of Nyanko-sensei inside a pot of food....
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind ‒ Episode 7
"This aesthetic shift has added so much personality to a franchise known for having oodles of it, and the show breathes in a way that I don't think has been true for earlier seasons."
A Certain Magical Index III ‒ Episode 7
"After being entirely absent for the last three episodes, Touma is now back to being in the spotlight."
Jump Force Game Adds Rurouni Kenshin's Kenshin Himura, Makoto Shishio as Playable Characters
Game launches for PS4, Xbox One, PC on February 15
― This year's 51st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that the characters Kenshin Himura and Makoto Shishio from Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga are joining Bandai Namco Entertainment's Jump Force crossover game. Spike Chunsoft is developing the game, which will launch on the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC vi...
Love Live! Sunshine!! Anime Film Reveals Full Trailer, 2nd Visual
Film opens in Japan on January 4, followed by April World Tour, June concerts at Metlife Dome
― The official website for the Love Live! anime franchise began streaming the first full trailer for the Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie Over the Rainbow film on Sunday. The website also posted the second key visual for the film. The Numazu Civic Cultural Center in Shizuoka Prefecture will host a...
Alice & Taiyo Manga Ends in Shonen Jump
Takahide Totsuno launched manga on July 2
― This year's 51st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine published the final chapter of Takahide Totsuno's Alice & Taiyo (Alice to Taiyō) manga on Monday. Shueisha will publish the manga's second and third compiled volumes on February 4. The manga launched in Weekly Shonen Jump's 31st issue on July 2. Shueisha published the manga's first compiled vo...
Attack on Titan Manga's Final Panel Previewed on TV
Documentary program shows Hajime Isayama's work process in manga's final stretch
― The MBS documentary program Jōnetsu Tairiku aired an episode on Attack on Titan manga creator Hajime Isayama on Sunday. Toward the end of the episode, the program showed Isayama drawing the rough layout draft for the final panel of the manga series. Select the following link to see the panel draft with spoilers. The di...
Black Lagoon Manga Resumes in Spring 2019
Manga went on hiatus in August
― The December issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday GX magazine revealed on Monday that Rei Hiroe will resume the Black Lagoon manga in the magazine in spring 2019. Hiroe is also launching the temporarily titled 341 Sentōdan (341 Combat Team) manga in Shogakukan's Monthly Shonen Sunday magazine in spring 2019. Hiroe launched the Black Lagoon manga in Monthly Sunday GX i...
Dr. Stone Manga Gets TV Anime Starring Yūsuke Kobayashi in Summer 2019
Science-fiction manga centers on 2 friends who use science to restart civilization
― This year's 51st issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Riichirou Inagaki and Boichi's Dr. Stone manga will get a television anime adaptation that will premiere in July 2019. Yūsuke Kobayashi will star in the anime as Senku. The magazine's previous issue hinted at an "important announ...
My Hero Academia: Two Heroes Film's Bonus 'All Might: Rising' Manga Gets Animated
Bonus anime included with film's February 13 "BD/DVD Plus Ultra Edition"
― The Blu-ray Disc and DVD release of the My Hero Academia: Two Heroes film will ship on February 13 in Japan, and the "BD/DVD Plus Ultra Edition" will include a new bonus anime. The All Might: Rising The Animation bonus will adapt the "No.0 ALL MIGHT: RISING" one-shot manga. Below are the illustrations on the front and back of ...
Setsuyaku Rock Manga Gets Live-Action TV Series in January
KAT-TUN's Tatsuya Ueda, Johnny's West's Daiki Shigeoka star in comedy series
― NTV announced on Sunday that Hiromi Ōkubo's Setsuyaku Rock (Rock Savings) manga is getting a live-action television series that will premiere on NTV on January 21 at 24:59 (effectively January 22 at 12:59 a.m.). KAT-TUN member Tatsuya Ueda (right above) is starring in the series as Takao. Johnny's West member Daiki Shigeok...
Cells at Work! Anime Gets New Episode on December 26
Follow-up episode to center around battling cold
― "Hataraku Saiten" (Festival at Work!), the first major event for the Cells at Work! anime, announced on Sunday that a new episode will air on December 26 at 24:30 (effectively December 27 at 12:30 a.m.) on Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV, and Tochigi TV. The episode "Kaze Shōkōgun" (Cold Syndrome) will be about battling a cold. The staff describes the story...
Vertical to Release VOFAN Artbook Colorful Dreams
Company also reveals new titles, release dates for 2 previously licensed novels
― Vertical announced at Anime NYC on Saturday that it will release an artbook for illustrator VOFAN (Monogatari series) titled Colorful Dreams. Vertical will release the artbook in October 2019, and the release will include a new cover and photographs. The book is the first of three artbooks that VOFAN published under th...
Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us Anime Film's New English Clip Streamed
Film screens in U.S. for 4 days in November-December
― The Pokémon Company International began streaming an English-dubbed clip on Saturday from Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us (Gekijōban Pocket Monster: Minna no Monogatari), the 21st film in the Pokémon franchise. The film will have a limited theatrical release through Fathom Events in the United States on November 24, November 26, November 28, a...
Zombie Land Saga ‒ Episode 7
"Wacky, funny, and triumphant: the perfect crystallization of Zombie Land Saga."
Koei Tecmo Reveals Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet Game for PS4, Switch
March 20 game features Misaki from Dead or Alive Xtreme Venus Vacation
― Koei Tecmo Games announced at the "Dead or Alive Festival 2018" event in Tokyo on Sunday that it is producing a new version of its Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 game titled Dead or Alive Xtreme 3 Scarlet for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch. The game will launch in Japan on March 20, and will feature the character Misaki from the PC v...
Girls und Panzer Dream Tank Match Game Gets Nintendo Switch Version
Original PS4 game shipped in Japan on February 22, in Southeast Asia with English text on February 27
― The official Twitter account for the game series based on the Girls und Panzer franchise revealed on Sunday that the Girls und Panzer Dream Tank Match PlayStation 4 game is getting a Nintendo Switch port in 2019 under the title Girls und Panzer Dream Tank Match DX. The new version will feature new ...
2nd Girls und Panzer das Finale Anime Film's 2nd Teaser Video Reveals June 15 Debut
New key visual also revealed for 2nd film in 6-part film project
― The official Twitter account for the six-part Girls und Panzer das Finale film series announced on Sunday that the film will open in Japan on June 15, 2019. The account also revealed a new key visual. The show's official website is also streaming a second teaser video. The first Girls und Panzer das Finale film opened in Japan in 59 t...
Eir Aoi Performs Opening Theme for Tokyo Chronos Visual Novel
New trailer, extended demo unveiled
― MyDearest announced at Anime NYC on Saturday that Eir Aoi is performing the opening song "UNLIMITED" for its Tokyo Chronos VR visual novel project. The company shared a trailer featuring the opening theme. MyDearest also announced an extended demo that will unveil eight of the nine announced characters for the game. Sekai Project launched a Kickstarter campaign ...
Yen Press Licenses 7 New Manga, 6 New Light Novels
Company to also release yuri anthology book
― Yen Press announced the following manga and novel licenses at Anime NYC on Saturday: Akiyama's Killing Me! manga Kenji Saito and Shouji Sato's God Shining Moonlight Howling Moon manga Sakuma Sasaki and Asagi Tosaka's The Dirty Way to Destroy the Goddess's Hero light novels Light Tuchini and Saori Toyota's The Hero is Overpowered but Overly Cautious light...
Relive Your Favorite Attack on Titan Lines With Karuta Card Game
Karuta refers to traditional Japanese card games. Anime fans may know about "poetry karuta" from the hit anime and manga series Chihayafuru. The idea of that game is matching sounds spoken aloud to lines of famous Japanese poetry written on cards. That basic style of play can be adapted to many different texts, including famous lines of dialog from a hit anime series. That's right, Attack on Titan...
Mamoru Miyano Pets Godzilla at Premiere Event of Godzilla: The Planet Eater
In the Godzilla anime film trilogy, Mamoru Miyano plays the irritable and dour captain Sakaki, who thinks of nothing but killing Godzilla. But in real life, Miyano is actually very fond of the atomic breath-spewing kaijū, as he freely displayed at a premiere event of Godzilla: The Planet Eater on November 3. Godzilla: The Planet Eater was the closing film of this year's Tokyo International Film Fe...
Fate/Grand Order Made an Estimated 9 Billion Yen in September
Fate/Grand Order made over 9 billion yen (approx. US$80 million) in September according to sales prediction data posted by Game-i. The site tracks sales for video games and social game apps. The amount of money a social game makes per month fluctuates due to the popularity of the events and promotions held in the game, as well as other factors. Fate/Grand Order made 6.4 billion yen (US$56.7 millio...
Gundam NT Anime Gets English Dub
― Sunrise announced at its Gundam panel at Anime NYC on Saturday that it is working with NYAV Post to produce an English dub for the Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative (Kidō Senshi Gundam NT) anime project. The anime will open on November 30 in Japan. Shunichi Yoshizawa (Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt, Gundam Reconguista in G episode director) is directing the anime at Sunrise Studio #1. Harutoshi Fukui ...
Universal Studios Japan's Detective Conan, Lupin III Attraction Detailed
Universal Studios Japan has released details on their Japanese website about their Detective Conan and Lupin III attractions, which are slated to start from January 18, 2019. The "Detective Conan World" will involve three attractions: an escape room game called "Detective Conan The Escape"; a park-wide mystery called "Detective Conan Mystery Challenge"; and a restaurant called "Detective Conan Mys...
Denpa Licenses Masakazu Ishiguro's Heavenly Delusion, You Someya's Pleasure & Corruption Manga
Manga by And Yet the Town Moves artist inspired an animated commercial
― Manga publisher Denpa announced at Anime NYC on Saturday that it has licensed Masakazu Ishiguro's Heavenly Delusion and You Someya's Pleasure & Corruption manga. The first volume of Heavenly Delusion (Tengoku Dai Makyō) is slated for April 30, 2019. Ishiguro (And Yet the Town Moves) launched the manga in Kodansha's Afternoon ma...
Megalobox Anime's English Dub Cast Revealed
Kaiji Tang, Lex Lang star in anime premiering on Toonami in December
― Viz Media announced the lead English dub cast for the Megalobox anime at Anime NYC on Saturday. The cast, under ADR director Ezra Weisz, includes: Kaiji Tang as Joe Jason Marnocha as Coach Nanbu Erica Mendez as Sachio Lex Lang as Yuri Erika Harlacher as Yukiko The dub will premiere on Adult Swim's Toonami block on Saturday, Decem...
Viz Media to Screen Hunter x Hunter: The Last Mission Anime Film in U.S. Theaters in January
Film opened in Japan in December 2013
― Viz Media announced at the Anime NYC event on Saturday that it will screen the Hunter × Hunter -The Last Mission- anime film in theaters in the United States in January. The film opened in Japan in December 2013. Viz Media describes the film: The Battle Olympia tournament at Heaven's Arena is about to begin, but a terrifying enemy ends the festivities. Gon & K...
Viz Media Licenses My Hero Academia: Smash!!, Komi Can't Communicate, Beastars Manga
Also: Automatic Eve novel
― Viz Media announced at its panel at Anime NYC on Saturday that it has licensed the My Hero Academia: Smash!!, Komi Can't Communicate, and Beastars manga, as well as the Automatic Eve novel. All four are slated to debut in summer 2019. Manga artist Hirofumi Neda launched the Boku no Hero Academia Smash!! (My Hero Academia: Smash!!) spinoff manga on Shueisha's Jump+ app in ...
The Rising of The Shield Hero Anime Staff Share Comments, Illustration
The official website for Rising of the Shield Hero unveiled comments from the director Takao Abo and series composition writer Keigo Koyanagi ahead of the anime's release in January. A rough translation is below: Director: Takao Abo Q. Tell us your first impression of the series when you received the offer to work on it. A. Since this is my first time doing an isekai (lit. "other world") fantasy, ...
Osamu Tezuka's Erotic Cleopatra Manga Gets Limited Edition Reprint
Osamu Tezuka and Eiichi Yamamoto's scandalous Cleopatra anime film came out in 1970 under the tag line "far more erotic than 1,001 Nights!" The tale recounts the life and times of Marc Antony and Egyptian queen Cleopatra but while definitely for grown-ups, it wasn't actually outright porn. Lesser known than the film itself is Tezuka and Hisashi Sakaguchi's Cleopatra manga. The adaptation of the fi...
Kodansha Comics Adds Red Riding Hood's Wolf Apprentice, Crocodile Baron Manga Digitally in December
Pupa's Sayaka Mogi launched Red Riding Hood's Wolf Apprentice in September 2017
― Kodansha Comics announced at the Anime NYC event on Saturday that it will release Sayaka Mogi's Red Riding Hood's Wolf Apprentice (Akazukin no Ōkami Deshi) manga and Takuya Okada's Crocodile Baron (Wani Danshaku) manga as digital-first manga releases in December. Red Riding Hood's Wolf Apprentice will debut on December...
Kodansha USA Licenses Cardcaptor Sakura, Tales of Berseria, Fate/Grand Order Manga
Cardcaptor Sakura, Princess Jellyfish get collector's editions
― North American publisher Kodansha Comics announced at Anime NYC on Saturday that it has licensed CLAMP's Cardcaptor Sakura, Nobu Aonagi's Tales of Berseria, and Shiramine's Fate/Grand Order - mortalis:stella manga. In addition, the company announced that it plans to release a collector's edition box set for its nine Princess Jellyfish ...
Boarding School Juliet ‒ Episode 7
"This episode proves that Boarding School Juliet works when its central relationship is at the center of the story."
Arc System Works to Release World End Syndrome, BlazBlue CentralFiction Special Edition Games in N. America
World End Syndrome launches for PS4, Switch in spring 2019
― Arc System Works announced at the Anime NYC event on Saturday that it will release the World End Syndrome game and the BlazBlue CentralFiction Special Edition game in North America. Arc System Works plans to release World End Syndrome for PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, but not PlayStation Vita, digitally in spring 2019. The game will f...
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Game's New Trailer Streamed
Game slated for PS4/Xbox One on January 18, on PC via Steam on February 1
― Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe began streaming new trailer on Friday for its Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown game. The company first revealed the trailer at the Golden Joystick Awards 2018 ceremony in London on Friday. Bandai Namco Entertainment will release the game on January 18, 2019 (January 17 in Japan) for PlayStation 4 ...
Bloom Into You ‒ Episode 7
"Bloom Into You is at its best when it blooms beyond yuri genre clichés, and episode 7 is one of the strongest examples of this yet."
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Novel 12
DanMachi returns to telling smaller self-contained stories as Bell reaches Level 4 in his training. Theron Martin has the details.
― With the three-volume arc involving the Xenos now complete, writer Fujino Omori returns both to carrying out a pure dungeon crawl and to telling an entirely self-contained story. That's not to say at all that this is an isolated story; some elements and consequences of ...
Oya-san to Boku Manga Returns After Passing of Lead Character's Real-Life Inspiration
Best-selling essay manga about author, his landlady inspired anime short
― Shinchosha's Daily Shincho website revealed on Wednesday that Tarō Yabe will resume his Oya-san to Boku (Landlady and Me) essay manga on Thursday after the manga went on hiatus in August following the the death of Yabe's elderly landlady, the subject of the manga. Yabe said in a message that starting the manga again was "painf...
Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale TV Anime Unveils More Cast, More Staff, Story, Song Info, Debut Date, Promo
Noriko Hidaka, Kikuko Inoue, more cast in Cardfight!! Vanguard spinoff premiering on January 12
― An unveiling event and the accompanying official website for the Bermuda Triangle: Colorful Pastrale television anime revealed more cast members, more staff members, a story introduction, information on the theme songs, January 12 premiere date, and the first promotional video on Saturday. They also conf...
2 Men Arrested for Counterfeit Dragon Ball Heroes Cards
2 separate arrests in Akita, Kyoto prefectures took place on Tuesday
― Akita and Kyoto Prefectural Police arrested two separate suspects on Tuesday, both on suspicion of illegally reproducing cards for the Dragon Ball Heroes arcade game. The suspect in Akita is a 19-year-old male who had supposedly sold more than 1,000 copies of illegal reproductions. For example, authorities allege that the suspect ...
Akihito Yoshitomi's Mahō Jogakuen Heiwaiji-bu Manga Ends
Manga's compiled book volume is slated for February 2019
― The Ohta Web Comic manga site published the eighth and final chapter for Akihito Yoshitomi's Suginami Kuritsu Mahō Jogakuen Heiwaiji-bu (Suginami City Magic Girls' Academy Peacekeeping Club) manga on Tuesday. The site's official Twitter account also noted that the manga's one compiled book volume is slated for February 2019. Yoshitomi launche...
Heroine Shikkaku's Momoko Koda Ends Atashino! Manga
Manga about 2 friends who like the same boy began last year
― This year's December issue of Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine published the final chapter of the main story of Momoko Kōda's Atashino! (Mine!) manga on Tuesday. The issue also announced that a side story, the true final chapter, will run in the magazine's next issue on December 13. The manga follows Akoko, who always says just what s...
Octopath Traveler, Monster Hunter: World Games Win at Golden Joystick Awards 2018
FromSoftware's Hidetaka Miyazaki wins Lifetime Achievement award
― The Golden Joystick Awards 2018 ceremony in London on Friday awarded FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki the Lifetime Achievement award. Square Enix's Octopath Traveler game won the Nintendo Game of the Year award, and Capcom's Monster Hunter: World game won the Best Cooperative Game award. Fortnite won this year's "Ultimate Game...
Final Fantasy XIV Game Announces New 'Shadowbringers' Expansion, Patch 4.5 with Blue Mage Job
Game's 3rd expansion to debut in early summer 2019
― Square Enix announced at the Final Fantasy XIV Fan Festival event in Las Vegas on Friday that the Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn MMORPG is getting a third expansion titled Stormbringers that will launch in early summer 2019. English Trailer Japanese Trailer The expansion will include multiple new jobs, a new playable race, battle system maintena...
Mob Psycho 100 II Anime Reveals New Key Visual, January 7 Premiere, Crunchyroll Streaming
Anime NYC event to host world premiere of sequel on Saturday
― The Mob Psycho 100 panel at the Anime NYC event on Friday revealed a new key visual for Mob Psycho 100 II, BONES' second anime season of ONE's Mob Psycho 100 manga. The event also revealed that the show will premiere in Japan on January 7, and confirmed that the new season will stream on Crunchyroll. In Japan, the anime will premiere on ...
Castlevania's Adi Shankar to Develop Devil May Cry Animated Series
Shankar: series will "join Claslevania in what we're now calling the bootleg multiverse"
― Adi Shankar, executive producer for Netflix's Castlevania animated series, confirmed with video game news website IGN on Friday that he is developing an animated series based on Capcom's Devil May Cry game franchise. Shankar stated the series "will join Castlevania in what we're now calling the bootleg multiver...
Children's Picture Book Publisher is Sick of Controversy Around 'Moe' Art Style
On October 30, an informational program called "Sukkiri" aired a debate around children's picture books and the "moe" art style. "Moe" is a Japanese slang word that refers to characters that evoke a strong feeling of cuteness and desire to protect the character. The word is often associated with otaku media. Although the word is thought to have originated in the late 1980s and early 1990s, it foun...
Mirai Anime Film's English Dub Clip Streamed
Also: Director Hosoda talks about the film in video
― GKIDS began streaming an English-dubbed clip for Mamoru Hosoda's Mirai anime film on Friday. The clip shows the main character Kun meeting with a girl who likes to make messes. GKIDS also streamed a video showing Hosoda drawing an image of Kun and Mirai while discussing the film. Actress Victoria Grace (The Last of Us Part II's Yara) announced las...
Pour One Out for Misato at Official Eva Tavern
The official Evangelion merchandise store, EVANGELION STORE TOKYO-01, is celebrating its seventh year in business with a limited Evangelion restaurant in the Tokyo/Ikebukuro 46 dining area. The Evangelion Bar opens on Friday and will serve classic bar food with a NERV twist. The menu has over 30 items all with references to Hideaki Anno's classic sci-fi anime. Customers who order a collaboration d...
Sunrise Plans to Release New Gundam Theatrical Film Every 1-2 Years
― Sunrise announced at its Anime NYC panel on Friday that it plans to release a new Gundam theatrical film every one to two years. The films will debut in Japan and other countries, though the staff did not say which countries. Sunrise will unveil a new project for the 40th anniversary of the Gundam franchise during a livestream on November 21 at 1:00 p.m. JST (November 20 at 11:00 p.m. EST). The l...
Sentai Filmworks Announces English Dub Casts for Girls' Last Tour, Land of the Lustrous Anime (Updated With Videos)
Both series get home video release in January
― Sentai Filmworks announced the English dub casts for the Girls' Last Tour and Land of the Lustrous anime at Anime NYC on Friday. The Girls' Last Tour cast, under director Shannon Reed, includes: Cat Thomas as Chito Juliet Simmons as Yuuri Mark X Laskowski as Kanazawa Stephanie Wittels as Ishii Kalin Coates as Cut Kregg Daily as Robot Shelley Calene-Bla...
ITmedia Journalist Explains Why Anime Discs Are Not Selling
ITmedia published an article on November 13 titled "Some Titles Have Even Halted Their Home Video Release... Is the Anime Disc Dying?" Author and journalist Tadashi Sudo highlights the decline of physical disc sales in Japan in recent years and argues that this has been caused by the popularity of video streaming services as well as the overabundance of new anime titles. Sudo begins by highlightin...
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Manaria Friends Anime
Shorts tied to Rage of Bahamut franchise to premiere in January
― Sentai Filmworks announced at Anime NYC on Friday that it has licensed the Manaria Friends anime under the title Mysteria Friends. The company will stream the series of shorts as it airs beginning in January 2019. The anime was originally planned to premiere on April 1, 2016. However, the official website announced in March 2016 that ...
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Made in Abyss, DanMachi Films
Made in Abyss compilation films to open in theaters
― Sentai Filmworks announced at Anime NYC on Friday that it has licensed the Made in Abyss compilation films and the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon: Arrow of Orion! (Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka: Arrow of the Orion) film. The company will release all three films in U.S. theaters in 2019. The first Made i...
Seven Seas Licenses Restaurant to Another World Light Novel Series
Novels inspired anime, manga adaptations
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Friday that it has licensed Junpei Inuzuka and Katsumi Enami's Restaurant to Another World (Isekai Shokudo) light novel series. The first volume is slated for print and digital release on June 18, 2019. Seven Seas describes the story: “Western Cuisine Nekoya” seems like a typical restaurant on the outside, but it hides a...
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas Anime Film's Dub Trailer Streamed
Film screens in the U.S. in February
― Aniplex of America began streaming an English-dubbed trailer for the anime film of Yoru Sumino's I Want to Eat Your Pancreas novel on Friday. Aniplex and Fathom Events will screen the film in the United States in February. Screenings on February 7 at 7:00 p.m. local time will be English-subtitled, while screenings on February 10 at 12:55 p.m. local time will be...
Record of Grancrest War Anime's English Dub Stars Brandon Winckler, Jeannie Tirado
Imari Williams, Greg Chun, Lucien Dodge, Kaiji Tang, Alan Lee, more join cast
― Aniplex of America announced the English dub cast for the Record of Grancrest War television anime at its Anime NYC panel on Friday. The company also began streaming a trailer for the dub. The dub is slated to debut in 2019. The dub cast includes: Brandon Winckler as Theo Cornaro Jeannie Tirado as Siluca Meletes Imari Wi...
Q-Pot's Pokémon Accessories Are Good Enough to Eat
A pampered Pokémon leads a lush life chomping on Poffins. Personally, I wouldn't mind trying out a Poffin just once, they kind of look like macron sweets. The high-end accessory brand Q-pot is all about sweet stuff, having previously transformed Sailor Moon items into cookie and candy accessories. Pikachu and Eevee are next in the brand's first collaboration with the Pokémon game franchise and res...
Banana Fish ‒ Episode 19
"This episode is packed to the gills with basically every major character playing an important role in setting up the show's endgame."
I Want to Eat Your Pancreas Anime Film's Dub Cast Announced Ahead of February U.S. Theatrical Release
Robbie Daymond, Erika Harlacher star in drama film
― Aniplex of America announced at its Anime NYC panel on Friday that its United States theatrical release for the anime film of Yoru Sumino's I Want to Eat Your Pancreas novel is slated for February 2019. Screenings on February 7 at 7:00 p.m. local time will be English-subtitled, while screenings on February 10 at 12:55 p.m. local time will be Engli...
Aniplex USA Announces Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online English Dub Cast (Update)
Dub to stream on Netflix, Hulu
― Aniplex of America announced the English dub cast for Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online at Anime NYC on Friday. The company also announced that the dub will stream on Netflix and Hulu. The cast includes: Reba Buhr as Llenn/Karen Kohiruimaki Allegra Clark as Pitohui/Elza Kanzaki Ray Chase as M/Goushi Asougi Faye Mata as Fukaziroh/Miyu Shinohara Cindy Robin...
Aniplex USA to Release Black Butler Season 1 on Blu-ray in January
― Aniplex of America announced at Anime NYC on Friday that it will release the first season of Black Butler on a Blu-ray Disc box set on January 29, 2019. The first season of Black Butler adapts Yana Toboso's manga of the same name, and premiered in Japan in 2008. The anime takes place in Victorian London and follows the adventures of Ciel Phantomhive and his demonic butler, Sebastian. Funimation E...
Couple Who Met via Pokémon GO Receive Ultimate Wedding Video
The only thing Twitter user @shibuya319 might be more serious about than Pokémon GO is his love for his wife, "Rii-san". The two met doing what they love best: attempting to catch Pokémon. Their fated meeting was the first page in a heartwarming love story. The couple met on August 27, 2016 while trying to catch a Lapras. They tied the knot two years later in a Pokémon-filled ceremony. A college f...
Karakuri Circus ‒ Episode 6
"The show has handled its mix of campy fantasy and emotionally heightened storytelling well up until now, but this sixth chapter sees Karakuri Circus finally starting to creak under the strain of its many ideas and tones."
Kotobukiya Reports Dip in Sales From Last Quarter, Still Predicts Overall Increase for Year
Model maker notes that Frame Arms Girl franchise was less active
― Japanese figure and model maker Kotobukiya revealed in its first quarter (July 1 and September 30) balance sheet on Tuesday that it saw a 28.3% decrease in sales from the same quarter last year. The company had 2.396 billion yen (about US$21 million) in sales last year but 1.718 billion yen (about US$15 million) this year. The busines...
Greg Wicker, Long-Time Anime Con Panelist, Retires Amid Animal Cruelty Charges
"Greggo's Game Show" host turned himself in to police on October 30
― James Gregory "Greggo" Wicker, an anime con regular known for his "Greggo Game Show" panels, announced his retirement on October 30, the same day news surfaced that he was arrested on charges of animal cruelty. 43-year-old Wicker contacted Morgantown Police in West Virgina to turn himself in on the morning of October 30. Police arr...
Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai ‒ Episode 7
"Although the new arc is supposed to be focusing on Rio, the highlight of this episode is still Sakuta and Mai's relationship."
Catherine: Full Body Game's Video Previews DLC Catherine Voices
PS4, PS Vita game launches on February 14
― Atlus began streaming a new introduction video for its Catherine: Full Body game on Friday. The video previews the "Ideal Voice" DLC set with various voice actresses playing Catherine. The PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita game will ship in Japan on February 14, 2019. The game will also get a release in the Americas and Europe in 2019. The Japanese limited...
Starwing Paradox Game's Ae Rial Video, TV Ad Streamed
Arcade game with Sunrise's animation launches in Japan on November 21
― Square Enix began streaming an Ae Rial customization promotional video and a television commercial for its Starwing Paradox (Hoshi to Tsubasa no Paradox) project on Friday. The company also began streaming a Shirley and Isadora character introduction video on November 7, the same day it debuted the second animated promotional vid...
Black Clover ‒ Episode 58
"This show usually manages to get somewhere cool at least once an arc, but it's shocking how reliably it botches the setup."
Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu!/Eevee! Games' Launch Videos Streamed
Switch games launched on Friday
― Nintendo of America and Nintendo UK's official YouTube channels began streaming an overview trailer and a launch trailer for the Pokémon: Let's Go, Pikachu! and Pokémon: Let's Go, Eevee! Nintendo Switch games on Friday. The Pokémon Company International's official YouTube channel also began streaming a promotional video for the games that features "Pokémon Theme (Got...
One Piece: World Seeker Game Launches in West on March 15 (Updated)
PS4, Xbox One, PC game's video previews Luffy's abilities
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America and Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe announced on Friday that they will release the One Piece: World Seeker game for PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC via Steam on March 15. The companies also began streaming a new trailer that previews Luffy's Gum Gum abilities, Skill Tree upgrades, and his Fourth Gear form...
Re:Stage! Dream Days♪ TV Anime Reveals Video, Visual, Cast, Staff, 2019 Premiere
My Sweet Tyrant's Shin Katagai directs series at Yumeta Company, Graphinica
― The official website for the Re:Stage! Dream Days♪ television anime of Re:Stage!, Monthly Comptiq magazine and Pony Canyon's multimedia project about idol singers in middle school, revealed a teaser video, visual, staff, cast, and 2019 premiere for the show on Friday. The video previews the main characters and cast members....
Sailor Moon Stage Show Gets Performances in New York, Washington D.C.
Show already ran in Tokyo, Paris this year
― The official website for the Sailor Moon franchise announced on Tuesday that Sailor Moon The Super Live, the new performance show based on Naoko Takeuchi's Sailor Moon manga, will have performances in New York and Washington, D.C. in March 2019. The website also began streaming a promotional video for the performances. The show had a preview run at AiiA 2....
Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer Anime Film Surpasses 11 Billion Yen Worldwide
Film is 8th highest-earning anime film of all time in Japan
― The Japanese entertainment news website Cinema Today reported on Friday that Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer (Meitantei Conan Zero no Shikkōnin), the 22nd film in the Detective Conan franchise, has earned more than 11 billion yen (about US$97.1 million) worldwide. The film opened in Japan on April 13, and earned the highest opening week...
Crunchyroll Adds 8 More English-Dubbed Anime Titles
91 Days, ReLIFE, Orange,Tanya, Nanbaka more now available with dubs
― Crunchyroll confirmed on Tuesday that the following anime titles are now available with English dubs on the website. The shows are also available with subtitles: 91 Days Classroom of the Elite The Morose Mononokean Nanbaka Orange ReLIFE Saga of Tanya the Evil URAHARA The titles are part of the previously announced list of nearly 50...
Yakuza Online Game Launches in Japan on November 21
― The official website for Sega's Yakuza Online (Ryū ga Gotoku Online) game revealed on Friday that the game will launch for iOS and Android devices and on PC on November 21. Sega will host a pre-release livestream on November 19. While Kazuma Kiryū's story ended with Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, Yakuza Online starts a "New Yakuza" series with Ichiban Kasuga as the protagonist. Kazuhiro Nakaya is vo...
Pastel Memories Anime Debuts on January 7
― The official website for the television anime of FuRyu's Pastel Memories smartphone game revealed on Friday that the anime will premiere on January 7 at 24:30 (effectively January 8 at 12:30 a.m.) on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, and BS Fuji. Yasuyuki Shinozaki (Shuffle!, Xam'd: Lost Memories, And you thought there is never a girl online? episode director) is directing the anime at project No. 9. T...
Blackfox Anime Reveals 2nd Promo Video, Cast, Story, Visuals
Ayaka Nanase, Haruka Tomatsu, Yō Taichi star in series about daughter of ninja family
― The official website for Studio 3Hz's original television anime series Blackfox began streaming a second promotional video for the anime on Friday. The video reveals the show's three main cast members. The site also revealed character designs and descriptions, the show's story, and two more visuals. The show stars...
Langrisser Smartphone Game Gets Global Version in 2019
New smartphone game for classic tactical RPG series will feature soundtrack by Noriyuki Iwadare
― Beijing-based game company ZLONGAME announced on Thursday that its Langrisser Mobile smartphone game based on the Langrisser series will get a global version. The company will launch a "small-scale test" for the game soon, and will release the game next year. The franchise's copyright holder Extreme auth...
Ikki Tousen Western Wolves Anime Ships on Home Video in Japan on February 27
Home video release to feature 3 episodes
― The official website for Ikki Tousen Western Wolves, the newest anime entry in the Ikki Tousen franchise, revealed on Friday that the anime will ship on Blu-ray Disc and DVD on February 27. The anime will have three episodes. The anime is a sequel to the 2014 OVA Ikki Tousen: Extravaganza Epoch, which aired on TV in December 2014 and shipped in Japan in Febr...
Kimi to Boku. Manga Resumes After 3-Year Hiatus
Comedy manga inspired 2 TV anime seasons in 2011, 2012
― The official website for Square Enix's Monthly G Fantasy magazine revealed on Friday that Kiichi Hotta's Kimi to Boku. adolescent comedy manga will resume in the magazine's January 2019 issue on December 18. The chapter will have a color opening page. The manga has been on hiatus since the magazine's November 2015 issue, although it took a prev...
Ace of Diamond Manga Has 'Important Announcement' on November 25
― The wraparound jacket band on the 14th compiled volume of "act 2" of Yūji Terajima's Ace of Diamond (Daiya no A) manga revealed on Friday that the manga will have an "important announcement" on November 25. The staff and cast of the anime adaptation will hold an "Ace of Diamond All-Star Game III" event at Tokyo's Jingu Stadium on November 25. Voice actor Ryota Ohsaka, the voice of the lead charact...
Girls und Panzer Gets New Spinoff Manga Set in Count High School
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 manga's Michio Murakawa draws new manga
― Manga creator Michio Murakawa launched a new spinoff manga for the Girls und Panzer franchise titled Girls und Panzer Momi no Ki to Tetsu no Hane no Majo (Girls und Panzer: The Witch With Wings of Fir and Iron) in Kadokawa's ComicWalker website on Thursday. The next chapter will debut on December 15. The manga centers around Noemi...
Nameko no Puzzle Switch Game's Video Shows Gameplay
Switch release slated for December 20
― D3 Publisher began streaming a promotional video on Thursday for its Nintendo Switch release of The Nameko no Puzzle ~Nameko Dai Hanshoku~ (Mushroom Puzzle: Large Mushroom Propagation) game. The video shows gameplay footage. The game is slated to launch in Japan on December 20, and it is listed with English, Traditional Chinese, and Korean language support. The...
Cygames' Battle Champs Smartphone Game Ends Service in January
Game launched in Japan in 2015, English version debuted in 2016
― The official Japanese website of Cygames' Battle Champs (Little Noah) smartphone game announced on Thursday that the game will shut down on January 17. The official Twitter account for the game's English version also announced that that version of the game will shut down on the same day. Cygames describes the game: The champs have arri...
Akira Hiramoto's RaW Hero Manga Resumes Serialization
― This year's 23rd issue of Kodansha's Evening magazine published a new chapter of Akira Hiramoto's RaW Hero manga on Tuesday. The issue confirmed that the manga has resumed from its hiatus. The manga took a break for one issue due to the author's "sudden illness." Hiramoto launched the manga in the 20th issue of the magazine on September 25. The manga's first chapter starts out by following a femal...
New Bleach Chinese Smartphone Game's Video Shows Gameplay
Game debuted in China on Thursday
― Mobile game developer KLab Inc. began streaming a gameplay video for it and Chinese developer Beijing Kunlun Lexiang Network Technology's BLEACH Kyo・Kai-Tamashinokakusei: Shinigami (Bleach: Boundary Awakened Souls - Shinigami) smartphone game on Thursday. The video shows various characters in combat. The game debuted in China on the Apple App Store on Thursday, and...
Live-Action Kūbo Ibuki Film Reveals 22 New Cast Members
Patlabor's Kazunori Itō, Riding Bean's Yasuo Hasegawa pen script; Gundam UC's Harutoshi Fukui plans story
― The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Osamu Eya and Kaiji Kawaguchi's Kūbo Ibuki (Aircraft Carrier Ibuki) manga revealed additional cast members for the film on Thursday. The cast, including the previously announced Hidetoshi Nishijima and Kuranosuke Sasaki, include: (Top ...
Live-Action I''s Series Casts Minori Hagiwara
Hagiwara plays Ichitaka's schoolmate Izumi Isozaki in 13-episode series premiering on December 21
― The staff of the live-action series adaptation of Masakazu Katsura's I''s manga revealed on Friday that Minori Hagiwara will play Izumi Isozaki, a girl two years Ichitaka's junior. Ichitaka met her on the beach in the summer. The official YouTube account for the Skyper! channel is also streaming an ima...
40th Anniversary Gundam Project Announcement Slated for November 21
― The Gundam.info portal website announced on Friday that Sunrise will have a live streamed announcement event for a project celebrating the 40th anniversary of the Gundam franchise on November 21 at 1:00 p.m. JST (November 20 at 11:00 p.m. EST). The project also opened a new website. The latest anime project for the franchise is Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative (Kidō Senshi Gundam NT), a new film that ...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, November 5-11
Ace Attorney Season 2, GeGeGe no Kitarō, Yo-kai Watch Shadowside, Hugtto! Precure in top 10
― Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV November 11 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 13.4 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV November 11 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 9.8 Doraemon TV Asahi November 9 (Fri) 19:00 30 min. 8.3 Crayon Shin-chan TV Asahi November 9 (Fri) 19:30 24 min. 8.2 Detective Conan NTV N...
Inazuma Eleven: Ares no Tenbin Game's Promo Video Streamed
Delayed PS4, Switch, smartphone game slated to launch this winter
― The official website for Level 5's Inazuma Eleven: Ares no Tenbin game for the PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android began streaming a new promotional video on Wednesday. Level 5 announced in October that it is delaying the release from this fall to this winter to improve the game's quality. The company previously delayed ...
Saiyan Prince Vegeta Faces Majin Buu in adidas' 3rd DBZ Shoe Collab
Majin Buu is ready to bippity boppity onto your feet for the third shoe collaboration with adidas Originals. The soccer-inspired Kamanda shoe gets a makeover to reference one of Dragon Ball Z's most formidable foes. The Kamanda shoe has a pink nubuck with perforations replicating Buu's own facial and torso holes. The heel patch has the same M as Buu's Majin belt. Other subtle details can be seen t...
Stand My Heroes Anime Adds 15 Cast Members, More Designs
All cast members return from original game
― The official Twitter account for the television anime adaptation of the Stand My Heroes smartphone game announced four more cast members with character designs on Friday Tomohito Takatsuka as Sōsei Arakida Tetsuya Kakihara as Tsukasa Asagiri Takuya Eguchi as Yō Hattori Yoshitaka Yamaya as Natsuki Kanno The staff also announced 11 cast members without desig...
Shogakukan's DIME Trend Awards Crowns Detective Conan's Tōru Amuro as Best Character
The award ceremony for publisher Shogakukan's 31st annual DIME Trend Awards was held on November 14 and honored Detective Conan's own Tōru Amuro character with its "Best Character" prize. Amuro, who surged in popularity following the Detective Conan: Zero's Executioner film, was present with his voice actor Tohru Furuya. The character definitely embodies "trending" as magazines featuring Tōru have...
SEGA Heroes Smartphone Puzzle Game Launches
Game features 32 Sega characters
― Sega announced the official launch of an iOS and Android puzzle game titled SEGA Heroes on Thursday. Massachusetts-based Demiurge Studios developed the app featuring characters from Sega games. The game has already been available for several months for a soft launch. The game is launching with 32 playable characters from nine game franchises: Sonic, Tails, Amy Rose,...
Find Out Who Spilled the Curry in Laid-Back Camp Card Game
The hit cozy anime Laid-Back Camp is inspiring two card games, one based on the party game Werewolf and the other centering on matching characters to their respective episode for points. In the Werewolf game, players will try to figure out who spilled the camp site's curry at midnight. This obviously grave offense will pit players against one another has they try to figure out who is the clumsy cu...
Anne Happy Manga Listed as Ending in 10th Volume
Cotoji launched series about unlucky girls in 2012
― The Japanese retailer Mangaoh is listing the 10th compiled book volume of Cotoji's Anne Happy (Unhappy Go Lucky!) manga as the series' last. Houbunsha will release the volume on January 12. Yen Press is releasing the series, and it describes the story: Tennogofune Academy's class 1-7 sure is unlucky. But brighter fortunes may be on the way when Hib...
Sony to Skip Next Year's E3 Event
― The Entertainment Software Association revealed in its announcement for its 2019 Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) event that Sony Interactive Entertainment will not attend the event. It will mark the first time in the event's 24-year history that Sony will not attend. Sony confirmed with Game Informer that it will not hold an off-site press conference around E3. The company explained that it is ...
Monster Strike's Mysterious Sailor Guardians Are More Surprising Than You Thought
Comedians, models share their love of Sailor Moon in diversity-positive ad
― Earlier this week, XFLAG's mobile game Monster Strike teased a collaboration with the Sailor Moon Crystal anime series with a commercial showing five shadowy Sailor Guardians. Who could the five girls possibly be? The franchise is currently promoting the Sailor Moon The Super Live musical stage play but if you thought XFLAG'...
Tokyo Ghoul:re ‒ Episode 18
"While this episode had its moments, there's only so much clown-centric violence I can watch before I have to hold my head in my hands and accept that this truly is the Most Tokyo Ghoul."
Vatican Miracle Examiner Manga Adaptation Ends in December
Anju Hino's series based on mystery novels launched in August
― Anju Hino's manga adaptation of Rin Fujiki's Vatican Miracle Examiner (Vatican Kiseki Chōsakan) mystery novel series will end with the 27th chapter in the January 2019 issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Gene magazine in December. The 26th chapter (seen below) debuted in the magazine's December issue on Thursday. Hino launched the manga in...
Umineko: When They Cry Game's English Dub Kickstarter Delayed
Linda Young voices Chiyo Kumasawa
― Catbox Creative announced on Twitter on Wednesday that its Kickstarter campaign for an English dub for 07th Expansion's Umineko: When They Cry (Umineko no Naku Koro ni) visual novel has been "slightly" delayed "due to a health emergency affecting an essential member of [the campaign's] launch team." The company plans to launch the project as soon as the affected te...
Pokémon-Hunting Grandpa Uses 15 Phones to Catch 'Em All
How dedicated are you to Niantic's Pokemon GO mobile game? Maybe you've gotta catch as many shiny variants as possible or just enjoy the opportunity to mix sightseeing with capturing regional-exclusive Pokemon. There are many different ways to enjoy playing, but a 70-year-old Taiwanese man is taking the game to the next level. The "Pokemon Hunting Grandpa" Chén Sānyuán first started his Pokemon qu...
Seven Seas Publishes All-Ages My Little Pony Books
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Tuesday that it will publish an original My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic four-panel comic titled My Little Pony: The Manga - A Day in the Life of Equestria. The first volume is slated for print and digital release June 2019. Each volume will feature eight interconnected stories for all ages. The company has not yet announced the author or artists. The comi...
Zoids Wild Switch Game's Teaser Video Streamed
Game ships in Japan on February 28
― Takara Tomy began streaming a teaser video for its Zoids Wild King of Blast game for Nintendo Switch on Thursday. The game will ship in Japan on February 28 for 6,458 yen (about US$57). The first copies of the game will bundle Wild Liger Evil armor. Takara Tomy first announced Zoids Wild with a planned anime, manga, and model kit line in addition to the Switch gam...
The Promised Neverland Anime's 2nd Commercial Streamed
Series premieres in January on Noitamina/Amazon Prime in Japan
― The official website for the anime adaptation of Kaiu Shirai and Posuka Demizu's The Promised Neverland (Yakusoku no Neverland) manga began streaming the series' second commercial on Friday. The narration in the video says, "Grace Field House is a place where children without parents live. Our happiness would last forever... or so we th...
Godzilla vs. Kong Live-Action Film Reveals Story
Production is underway in Hawaii, Australia for 2020 Hollywood film
― Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Entertainment revealed the synopsis for their Godzilla vs. Kong film on Monday. The companies describe the story: In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity's fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet...
Konosuba Dungeon RPG Launches for PS4, PS Vita on March 28
Game centers on novels' characters on quest to learn about mysterious stone
― The official website for Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! ~Kibō no Meikyū Tsudoi Shi Bōkensha-tachi~, Entergram's dungeon role-playing game inspired by Natsume Akatsuki's KONOSUBA (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! or Konosuba - God's Blessing on This Wonderful World!) light novel series, revealed on Thursday that ...
Black Clover: Mugen no Kishidan Smartphone Game Launches in Japan
Free-to-play RPG allows players to create squad from their favorite characters
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a promotional video on Thursday for its Black Clover: Mugen no Kishidan (Dream Knights) smartphone game. The game officially started service on Wednesday. The game is free to play, with the opportunity to purchase some in-game items. In the role-playing game, players can create ...
Crunchyroll Serves as New Publisher for Bungo Stray Dogs: Tales of the Lost Smartphone Game
Ambition launched game in English on July 4
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that Crunchyroll Games is the new publisher of the English version of Ambition's Bungo Stray Dogs: Tales of the Lost iOS and Android smartphone game. The game is available "in territories across North America, Europe, Oceania, and Asia." Ambition originally released the game in English on July 4. Crunchyroll is serving as...
Hakyū Hōshin Engi: Senkai Chronicle Smartphone Game Launches in Japan on January 8
― The official website for GMO Internet's Hakyū Hoshin Engi: Senkai Chronicle smartphone game revealed on Wednesday that the game will launch for iOS and Android in Japan on January 8. The free-to-play game will have 2D illustrations for the adventure segments, with 3D models for battles. Ryu Fujisaki's 23-volume Hoshin Engi manga ran in Weekly Shonen Jump from 1996-2000. The manga is roughly based ...
Live-Action Bleach Film's 2 More Behind-the-Scenes Videos Streamed
Film opened in Japan on July 20, debuted on Netflix on September 14
― Warner Bros. Japan revealed two more behind-the-scenes videos on Thursday for the live-action film of Tite Kubo's Bleach manga. The company streamed a previous behind-the-scenes video earlier this month. The full version of the video will be included in the Premium Edition of the film's Blu-ray Disc and DVD release in Japan on Dece...
Tokimeki Idol Smartphone Game Ends Service in January
Game will get "offline version" after service ends
― Konami announced on Thursday that "due to various circumstances" it will end management service for its Tokimeki Idol iOS and Android game on January 15. After the game ends service, Konami will release an "offline ver 2.0" version of the game that will still be playable. The game was originally slated to release last winter, but launched on March ...
Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker Game Previews 3 DLC Sets in Videos
Updates to feature 3 Hokage characters
― Bandai Namco Entertainment Europe began streaming three videos on Thursday previewing DLC sets 4-6 for the Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker game. The videos preview the following new playable characters: the fourth Hokage Minato Namikaze, the second Hokage Tobirama Senju, and the first Hokage Hashirama Senju. Bandai Namco Entertainment released the game for P...
Fuyumi Soryo Resumes Cesare Manga After 4-Year Hiatus
Mars, ES creator's biographical work about Cesare Borgia launched in 2005
― Manga creator Fuyumi Soryo resumed her CESARE - Il Creatore che ha distrutto historical manga in this year's 50th issue of Kodansha's Morning magazine on Thursday. Soryo will publish the manga in the magazine once a month. Soryo launched the manga in Morning in 2005, and Kodansha published the 11th and most recent volume in J...
Bandai Namco Ent. Reveals New 'Ninja Box' Switch Game
More details on "secret base creation RPG" to be revealed later
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced a new game for the Nintendo Switch titled Ninja Box on Thursday. Bandai Namco Entertainment will announce more details about the game, including the release date, at a later date. The company describes the game as a "secret base creation RPG." Bandai Namco Entertainment opened a teaser site for the ...
Scum's Wish's Mengo Yokoyari to End Retort Pouch! Manga in December
Manga set at near-future academy designed to combat declining birth rate launched in 2014
― This year's 50th issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that Mengo Yokoyari will end the Retort Pouch! manga in the next chapter, which will appear in the magazine's third 2019 issue on December 20. The manga's story is set in the year 20XX, where the government sets up an absurd academy ...
eigoMANGA Launches 'Comic Climax' Comics Service App
― Publisher eigoMANGA announced on Monday that it has launched a new manga and comic service titled Comic Climax. The service currently hosts digital comics, animation, and soundtracks, including Shuho Sato's Say Hello to Black Jack manga (titled in the service as Give My Regards to Black Jack), as well as the eigoMANGA-produced Vanguard Princess manga based on the game of the same name. The app als...
SINoALICE Smartphone Game Recasts Red Riding Hood Character
Rika Tachibana replaces Ayaka Imamura after latter's retirement
― The official website for Square Enix's SINoALICE smartphone game announced on Monday that Rika Tachibana will replace Ayaka Imamura as the voice of the character Red Riding Hood. Imamura retired from the entertainment industry at the end of June due to her worsening health. Nexon will release the game worldwide, although it has not yet...
Hajimete Koi o Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi Live-Action Series Reveals More Cast
Yumi Adachi, Kenjiro Ishimaru, Fumi Dan, Shingo Tsurumi, 3 others join cast for January series
― The official website for the live-action television series adaptation of Aki Mochida's Hajimete Koi o Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi manga revealed more cast for the series on Thursday. The new cast members include: Yumi Adachi as Miwa Matsuoka, Junko's friend, and the owner of a cabaret club Kenjiro Ishimaru a...
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim Game's Release Delayed, PS Vita Version Canceled
Vanillaware game originally slated for release on PS4/Vita this year
― Atlus announced on Thursday that it has delayed the release date of it and Vanillaware's 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim game to an as-yet undetermined release date. The companies also canceled the game's PlayStation Vita version, with the game now only slated for the PlayStation 4. The game was previously slated for release this year. At...
Satoko and Nada Manga Listed as Ending With 4th Volume
Series follows Japanese woman, Saudi Arabian woman who are roommates
― Online book retailer e-hon is listing the fourth volume of Yupechika's Satoko and Nada manga as the last volume. The volume is slated to ship in Japan on December 13. Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the manga in North America, and it describes the story: Satoko, who is Japanese, has a new roommate in America: a Saudi Arabian...
2019 Doraemon Film Gets Switch Game in February
FuRyu publishes adventure game based on franchise's 39th film
― The December issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comics magazine revealed on Thursday that Eiga Doraemon no Nobita no Getsumen Tansaki (Doraemon the Movie: Chronicle of the Moon Exploration), the Doraemon franchise's 39th film, will receive an adventure game for the Nintendo Switch. FuRyu will publish the game, and will ship the game...
Nexon to Release SINoALICE Smartphone Game Worldwide
Square Enix, Pokelabo, NieR: Automata's Yoko Taro developed game
― Game developer Nexon announced on Thursday that it will release Square Enix's SINoALICE game worldwide. The company did not announce a release date for the game. Nexon describes the game: SINoALICE is a chilling retelling of classic fairy tale within an unsettling dark fantasy world inspired by the game's creative director, Yoko Taro ...
Isekai Izakaya Anime Reaches 300-Preorder Goal to Green-light Blu-ray Release
Home video release slated for April, with more bonus extras as pre-orders increase
― The official Twitter account 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's home video Blu-ray Disc has achieved the 300...
Final Godzilla Anime Film's Trailer Shows Godzilla, Ghidorah's Fight
Final film in trilogy opened on November 9 at #6 in box office
― The Mainichi Shimbun's MAiDiGi TV YouTube channel began streaming a trailer on Thursday for Godzilla: The Planet Eater (Godzilla: Hoshi wo Kū Mono), the third and final film in the Godzilla anime film trilogy. The trailer shows Godzilla's fight with King Ghidorah. The film opened in 158 theaters on Friday and ranked #6 in its opening we...
Coro Coro Comic Gets Mira Coro Comic Sister Magazine
Main Coro Coro Comic magazine launched in 1977
― The December issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comic (Coro Coro Comics) revealed on Thursday that it is getting a sister magazine titled Mira Coro Comic. The next issue of Monthly Coro Coro Comic will reveal more information about the new magazine in December. Shogakukan printed more than 1 million copies of the January 2018 issue of the magazine...
Live-Action Touken Ranbu Film's Stills Posted
Film based on popular sword personification franchise opens on January 18
― The official website for Toho Cinemas is hosting stills from the live-action film adaptation of Nitroplus and DMM Games' Touken Ranbu franchise. IMG touken01.jpg IMG touken02.jpg IMG touken03.jpg IMG touken04.jpg IMG touken05.jpg IMG touken06.jpg The film stars (Note: Names of historical Japanese characters have been written ...
Yoshiki to Stream Concerts With Hyde, Sarah Brightman on Thursday
Yoshiki, Hyde collaborated on Attack on Titan season 3 opening "Red Swan"
― X Japan member YOSHIKI announced on Monday that his entire concert on Thursday, November 15 with guest performer HYDE of the band L'Arc-en-Ciel will have a live stream on 7:00 p.m. JST (5:00 a.m. EST). The stream will be on the Nico Nico Video channel Yoshiki Channel in Japan, and Yoshiki's YouTube channel for viewers outside...
Amazon Adds Yowamushi Pedal New Generation, Yo-kai Watch, Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone Anime
TV anime series, films available for digital purchase
― Amazon recently began offering Yowamushi Pedal New Generation, "season 1" and "season 3" of Yo-kai Watch, Yo-Kai Watch: The Movie, and Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone for digital purchase. Yowamushi Pedal New Generation and Lupin the Third: Jigen's Gravestone are available with English subtitles, and the Yo-kai Watch series and film are avai...
Karakuri Circus Voice Actress Tries Out the Trapeze
Karakuri Circus voice actress Chihiro Ueda is working her way to the highest point in the big top. Ueda starred in a video titled "Chihiro Ueda's Road to Be Ring Master" where she attempts master the trapeze, not unlike Shirogane in the anime series. It's a hard road though, and Ueda has zero experience with acrobatics of this sort. Ueda reacts like most of us would: by screaming her head off. Ued...
Lupin the 3rd Part 5 Gets Digital Release in U.S. on November 18
Anime NYC holds U.S. premiere screening of "Is Lupin Still Burning?" episode
― TMS Entertainment USA announced on Wednesday that it will release the first 12 episodes of Lupin the Third: Part 5, the fifth Lupin III anime series, for the first time in the U.S. on iTunes, Google Play, and Amazon Digital on November 18. The "Season 1" release will include the "Is Lupin Still Burning?" ("Lupin wa Ima mo ...
Kanojo wa Uso o Ai Shisugiteru Gets New Chapter
New 21-page chapter will debut in Kotomi Aoki's art exhibit from November 21-26
― The official Twitter account of Shogakukan's Cheese! magazine revealed on Monday that a new chapter for the Kanojo wa Uso o Ai Shisugiteru manga that Kotomi Aoki will draw for her art exhibit will be 21 pages long. The chapter will be exclusive to exhibit attendees for the time being, so the editorial staff said that th...
Bungo Stray Dogs's Osamu Dazai Cameos in Eureka Seven Film
Real-life author Osamu Dazai is the author of the classic Japanese short story No Longer Human and is famous for his both his literary work and troubled personal life. In the manga and anime series Bungo Stray Dogs, Dazai gets a new lease on life as a supernaturally powered detective working with other literary bigwigs. At some point he must make time to pen his famous novel because he appears on ...
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Between the Sky and Sea Anime
Simulcast running now on Crunchyroll
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the Between the Sky and Sea (Sora to Umi no Aida) anime in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, and other territories. The company plans to stream the anime and release it on home video. The anime premiered in Japan on October 3 and Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs. Sentai Filmworks...
Eleven Arts' English-Subtitled Haikara-San Part 2 Teaser Reveals December 7 Release
Film opened in Japan last month
― Eleven Arts began streaming an English-subtitled version of the teaser trailer for Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern Part 2 (Haikara-san ga Tōru Kōhen: Hana no Tōkyō Dai Roman), the second of two film adaptations of Waki Yamato's Haikara-san ga Tooru manga, on Wednesday. The trailer reveals that Eleven Arts will screen the film beginning on December 7 in the United...
Run with the Wind ‒ Episode 7
"Kakeru needs to confront his own demons before he can finally work with the team, and I have faith that this show will depict his development masterfully."
Back Street Girls Listed on Netflix for December 12
― Netflix is listing a page for the Back Street Girls -Gokudols- anime with a December 12 release date in the United States. The anime based on Jasmine Gyuh's manga premiered in Japan on July 3. Kodansha Comics is publishing the manga digitally in English, and it describes the series: Tough gangland retribution takes a disturbingly bright, shiny turn in this insanely guilty pleasure about 3 yakuzas ...
Japanese Comic Ranking, November 5-11
The Promised Neverland, Blue Exorcist, Ajin: Demi-Human, The Heroic Legend of Arslan, Black Clover in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 The Promised Neverland 11 142,012 303,921 2018/11 Shueisha Story: Kaiu Shirai / Art: Posuka Demizu 1 2 2 Blue Exorcist 22 115,514 248,221 2018/11 Shueisha Kazue Kato 2 2 3 Ajin: Demi-Hu...
Anime Business Conference Tickets Still Available
Come join ANN at the first Anime Business Conference in NYC tomorrow.
― Tickets to the first ever Anime Business Conference tomorrow in NYC are still available. The conference, held at the Japan Society, in conjunction with Anime NYC (which starts Friday) and Anime News Network, will feature solo talks from Crunchyroll co-founder Kun Gao, and anime industry veteran Charlene Ingram, as well as round-t...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, November 5-11
Luigi's Mansion game debuts at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: November 5-11 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 13DSLuigi's Mansion Nintendo November 8 27,370 27,370 2PS4Call of Duty Black Ops IV Sony Interactive Entertainment October 12 25,740 443,731 58 3NSwSuper Mario Party Nintendo October 5 23,333 324,685 4PS4Red Dead Redemption 2 (Including Limited, ...
Golden Kamuy ‒ Episode 18
"These are the kinds of stories that Golden Kamuy excels at telling."
Saber Chomps Chicken in Fate/Grand Order Collab
The servants of Fate/Grand Order are back at LAWSON convenience stores to fill up on a second helping of its Karaage-kun fried chicken snacks. The new campaign started on Tuesday and includes packaging and original goods. The "Karaage-kun F/GO Flavor" chicken (and 'F/GO flavor,' in this case, is short for 'Fried Garlic Onion') comes in a cardboard package showing Saber, Mash, and female Master Gud...
Live-Action Gangoose Film's Video Shows Fight Scene Choreography
Film based on manga about 3 boys who start extortion racket opens in November
― The Mainichi Shimbun newspaper's MAiDiGi TV YouTube channel began streaming a behind-the-scenes video of the live-action film adaptation of Daisuke Suzuki and Keisuke Hiya's Gangoose manga on Wednesday. The video shows the choreography for a fight scene featuring the character Andō (MIYAVI). The film will open in theaters...
Psycho-Pass SS Anime Film Trilogy Gets Manga Adaptations
Natsuo Sai draws all 3 manga, with 1st volume slated for January 25 on 1st film's opening
― The official website for the three-film Psycho-Pass SS or Psycho-Pass Sinners of the System project revealed on Wednesday that all three films will get manga adaptations. Natsuo Sai (Psycho-Pass: Inspector Shinya Kōgami) will draw all three manga. Mag Garden will release the first volume inspired by the first ...
Left Alive PS4, PC Game's Trailer Previews Survivor Characters
Game launches on PS4 in Japan on February 28, in West on March 5
― Square Enix began streaming a new "The Survivors" character trailer for its Left Alive survival action shooter game for PlayStation 4 and PC (via Steam) on Wednesday. The game will launch for PS4 and PC via Steam in North America and Europe on March 5. In Japan, the game will launch for PlayStation 4 on February 28 and on Steam on Mar...
Zoids Wild Switch Game Ships on February 28
― The December issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Coro Coro Comic magazine revealed on Thursday that Takara Tomy's Zoids Wild King of Blast game for Nintendo Switch will ship in Japan on February 28 for 6,458 yen (about US$57). The first copies of the game will bundle Wild Liger Evil armor. Takara Tomy first announced Zoids Wild with a planned anime, manga, and model kit line in addition to the Switch ga...
Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita! Anime's 1st Promo Reveals More Cast, Opening Song
Hitomi Ohwada, Naomi Ōzora join cast; 5 cast members sing opening
― The official website for the television anime of Nanatsu Mukunoki's Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita! (An Angel Flew Down to Me!) manga began streaming the first promotional video for the anime on Wednesday. The video reveals more cast members and the opening theme song. The newly announced cast members are: Hitomi Ohwada as Koyori Tane...
Tatsunoko's The Price of Smiles TV Anime Unveils 6 More Cast Members
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Rina Satou, Nobutoshi Canna, Ryotaro Okiayu, Makoto Koichi, Junya Enoki
― The official website for Egao no Daika (The Price of Smiles), Tatsunoko Productions' original television anime to mark its 55th anniversary, revealed additional cast members for the anime on Wednesday. The cast members, including the previously announced Yumiri Hanamori and Saori Hayami, include (Note: Char...
Gou Tanabe's The Shadow Out of Time Manga Ends
Manga adapts classic H.P. Lovecraft novella
― The December issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Beam magazine published the last chapter of Gou Tanabe's The Shadow Out of Time (Toki o Koeru Kage) manga on Monday. The manga is an adaptation of author H.P. Lovecraft's novella of the same name. The story centers on Nathaniel Wingate Peaslee, a professor of Political Economy at the fictional Miskatonic Univ...
2nd Eureka Seven: Hi - Evolution Film's 1st 10 Minutes Streamed
Film opened last Saturday at #9
― The official website for the Eureka Seven: Hi - Evolution film trilogy began streaming the first 10 minutes of Anemone: Kōkyōshihen Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution), the second film in the trilogy. For the first time in the Eureka Seven franchise, the film will be set in Tokyo. The film centers on Anemone, a girl who lost her father in a...
Love Live! Sunshine!!'s Aqours, Touken Ranbu Musical Cast to Perform on Kōhaku
Full lineup for New Year's Eve contest also revealed
― NHK revealed the lineup for its Kōhaku Uta Gassen ("Red and White Song Contest") on Wednesday. The yearly New Year's Eve contest pits two teams of female singers (the red team) and male singers (the white team) against each other. This year, the Love Live! Sunshine!! franchise's Aqours group and the Touken Ranbu stage musical's Touken Danshi grou...
MIRAI Movie Giveaway!
To celebrate the upcoming special theatrical event of MIRAI on November 29, December 5 & 8, GKIDS is giving away awesome stuff to ONE lucky winner!
― From acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, Wolf Children) and Japan's Studio Chizu comes MIRAI, a daringly original story of love passed down through generations. To celebrate its upcoming special theatrical event on November 29, December 5 & ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, November 11-17
Code:Realize, A Sister's All You Need anime; Interspecies Reviewers, Record of Grancrest War manga
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date And You Thought There Is Never a Girl Online? Essentials BDPlease Funimation Entertainment US$29.98 November 13 Beyblade Metal Fusion DVDCite Cinedigm US$24.97 November 13 Beyblade Metal Masters DVDAnimeNewsNetwork Cinedigm US$24.97 November 1...
The Game Awards 2018 Nominees Revealed
Monster Hunter: World nominated for Game of the Year
― The Game Awards announced its list of 2018 nominees on Tuesday. The nominees include Capcom's Monster Hunter: World, Sony Santa Monica and Sony Interactive Entertainment's God of War, and Insomniac Games and Sony Interactive Entertainment's Marvel's Spider-Man as nominees for Game of the Year. Other nominees from Japanese game franchises, or deve...
World Cosplay Summit to Run in Tokyo in 2019
The staff of the World Cosplay Summit event revealed on Tuesday that the event will hold its main event at the Tokyo Dome City in Tokyo on July 27-28 next year. The event will be named "World Cosplay Summit 2019 in Tokyo." The event, launched in 2003, has held its championship events in Nagoya, Aichi since its founding. The championships are usually held in August. This year's event took place on ...
Kōya no Kotobuki Hikōtai Casts Akiko Yajima, Keiji Fujiwara
Shirobako creators' January anime about pilots for hire
― The official website for director Tsutomu Mizushima and scriptwriter Michiko Yokote's Kōya no Kotobuki Hikōtai (Kotobuki - The Wasteland Squadron) original television anime project revealed on Wednesday that Akiko Yajima and Keiji Fujiwara will join the anime's cast. The two new cast members will voice the following characters (both were previ...
Fire Force Manga by Soul Eater's Atsushi Ohkubo Gets TV Anime by David Production
Manga about superpowered firefighting team launched in 2015
― David Production (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, Cells at Work!) announced on Wednesday that it is producing a television anime adaptation of Atsushi Ohkubo's Fire Force (En En no Shōbōtai) manga. Kodansha Comics publishes the manga in English, and it describes the story: Terror has paralyzed the clockwork metropolis of Tokyo! Possessed by demo...
Kemono Friends Voice Actress Yuka Ozaki Stars in Manga About Her Cat
When she isn't playing a wild cat on TV, voice actress Yuka Ozaki loves to heap adoration onto her own pet cat, Pia. That's the premise of the new manga Pure to Pia by artist Shirokuma. The four-panel essay manga retells the daily life of Ozaki and her cat as well as gives a behind the scenes look at her every day home and work life. It also includes actual photographs of Ozaki. The book is slated...
Suehiro Maruo's Tomino no Jigoku Manga Ends
Manga about odd twins sold to freak show launched in 2014
― The December issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Beam magazine published the last chapter of Suehiro Maruo's Tomino no Jigoku (Tomino the Damned) manga on Monday. The manga's third compiled book volume previously revealed in April that the manga's fourth volume will be its last. The manga centers on a set of twins with an older brother and you...
Newtype: A Certain Scientific Railgun Season 3 Slated for 2019
― In an interview with A Certain Magical Index creator Kazuma Kamachi and editor Kazuma Miki, published on Saturday, Newtype magazine mentioned that the third season of the A Certain Scientific Railgun anime is slated for 2019 along with the A Certain Scientific Accelerator anime. The staff announced the new season at the "Dengeki Bunko 25th Anniversary Fall Dengeki Festival" event last month. Tatsu...
Japanese Anime Creators, Voice Actors React to Stan Lee's Passing
The world mourned the loss of one of comic book's revolutionaries on Monday. American comics pioneer Stan Lee passed away at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on Monday. He was 95. Lee was opened a whole new world of entertainment at Marvel Comics as the creative behind Iron Man, X-Men, Spider-Man, Black Panther, The Mighty Thor, The Fantastic Four, The Incredible Hulk, Daredevil, Doctor ...
Beatless Spinoff Manga Ptolemy's Singularity Ends
Manga set in marine city where humans, robots coexist launched in 2014
― Gun Snark (Attack on Titan: No Regrets) and Mitsuru Ohsaki (Onimusha: Night Of Genesis) published the 90th and final chapter of their Ptolemy's Singularity (Tendō no Singularity) manga on November 2. The manga is a spinoff of Satoshi Hase and redjuice's Beatless novel. Tokyo Otaku Mode published the manga's first 14 chapters in ...
Okayama Prefecture's Kibi Dango Promotes Korakuen Gardens, Warns Against Smoking
Last year Okayama prefecture introduced us to the tourism anime Kibi Dango. The anime, which draws cues from the popular Momotarō folktale, takes an educational look at the area's local government and policies to help raise interaction with young people. The first episode focused on disaster preparation and starred Yui Horie as the new transfer student Momo. A second episode promoted traveling ove...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ‒ Episode 7
"If last episode was a little too low-key for your liking, this one should more than make up for it."
Nintendo's Lawsuit Against 2 ROM Sites Reaches US$12.2 Million Judgment
Owners of LoveROMs, LoveRETRO must also surrender site ownership, games, emulators
― The TorrentFreak website reported on Monday that an unsigned copy of a final judgement it obtained reveals that the parties in Nintendo of America's lawsuit against the owners of ROM sites LoveROMs.com and LoveRETRO.co. have reached a consent judgement. A federal court in Arizona awarded a judgement amount of US$12,2...
Sailor Moon Crystal's Monster Strike Collab Teases Mysterious Guardians
The upcoming Sailor Moon Crystal collaboration with XFLAG's Monster Strike mobile game revealed more details while also adding another mystery for players to unravel. The collaboration is set to launch on November 16, but the campaign site unveiled a new live-action video showing Sailor Moon, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter and Venus standing in the shadows. The video is narrated by Kotono Mitsuishi, the v...
Thunderbolt Fantasy Sword Seekers 2 ‒ Episodes 6-7
"It looks like Thunderbolt Fantasy S2 has experienced its first major dramatic reversal."
Bandai Namco Opens Teaser Site for New Title
― Bandai Namco Entertainment opened a teaser website at "project-n.bn-ent.net" on Sunday to tease a new original work. The company will announce the title in the December issue of Monthly CoroCoro Comic on November 15. Trademarks for the title "Ninja Box" were recently filed in Japan under Bandai Namco Entertainment and went public on October 30. Sources: Bandai Namco Entertainment, J-PlatPat (link ...
Live-Action Hollywood Alita: Battle Angel Film's Trailer Previews Battle Scenes
Film of GUNNM manga opens in U.S. on February 14
― 20th Century Fox began streaming a new "Battle Ready" trailer on Tuesday for Alita: Battle Angel, James Cameron and Robert Rodriguez's live-action film of Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita (GUNNM) manga. IMDb also began streaming a behind-the-scenes video featuring interviews with the film's cast and staff. The film will open in the United States o...
Medabots Franchise Launches 20th Anniversary Countdown
― The Medabots franchise's official portal website launched a countdown on Tuesday that will end on November 28, the 20th anniversary of the launch of Imagineer's original Medabots (Medarot) Game Boy game in Japan. Imagineer representative Hiroyuki Hashida told Gzbrain Inc.'s Weekly Famitsu magazine in October, "I wonder if we will be able to announce something in coordination with the 20th annivers...
Grisaia: Phantom Trigger Anime Gets Theatrical Screening Next Spring
Anime's 1st 2 episodes slated to debut simultaneously this year
― The 15th chapter of Shu Hirose's manga adaptation of Frontwing's Grisaia: Phantom Trigger game revealed on Monday that the anime adaptation of the game will open in theaters in spring 2019. Hirose launched the manga on Akita Shoten's Manga Cross website in August 2017, and the third compiled book volume will ship on December 20. As of ...
God Eater 3 Game's Full Opening Anime by ufotable Previews BiSH Song
Game launches in Japan on December 13, in West on February 8
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming the opening animation for the God Eater 3 game on Tuesday. Anime studio ufotable provided the animation, and Bandai Namco Entertainment debuted a sneak peek of the animation in September. The video previews the theme song "stereo future" by BiSH. The game will debut in Japan on December 13 for Pl...
2nd Peace Maker Kurogane Anime Film's Promo Video Streamed
Film opens in Japan on November 17
― The official website for the two-part anime film series based on Nanae Chrono's Peace Maker Kurogane manga revealed a promotional video on Tuesday for the second film, Peacemaker Kurogane: Friend (Peacemaker Kurogane: Yūmei). The film will open in Japan on November 17. The website also revealed samples of the exclusive manga written by Chrono that theatergoers wil...
Akira Creator Katsuhiro Otomo Continues Work on New Full-Length Manga
― Katsuhiro Otomo said in an interview in this year's 22nd issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic magazine on Saturday that he is working on a new manga. The interviewer asked if he is writing a new manga, or if there is a manga he would like to write. Otomo quickly answered, "Of course there is!" and went on to say it's a full-length work, but the contents are secret. He added that he feels stuck when it ...
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Game's Trailer Shows Fighters in Action
Switch game debuts on December 7
― Nintendo began streaming a one-minute trailer for its Super Smash Bros. Ultimate crossover fighting game on Sunday. The video highlights many of the game's playable characters. The game will ship for Nintendo Switch on December 7. The game will include all previous playable characters and support eight-player battles. New characters include Animal Crossing: New Leaf...
Anime, Manga Essayist Fred Patten Passes Away at 77
C/FO founder, Streamline Pictures story editor wrote numerous contributions to various fandoms
― The Twitter accounts for writer Roz Gibson, Dogpatch Press editor David Popovich and Otaku USA magazine reported on Monday that writer Fred Patten passed away earlier in the day shortly after 8:00 a.m. He was 77. He was found unresponsive on the morning of November 1 and never regained consciousness. Patt...
1979 Cyborg 009 Theme Song Artist Ken Narita Passes Away
Singer also performed Denshi Sentai Denziman tokusatsu series' theme song
― The official Twitter account for singer Ken Narita announced on Tuesday that Narita had passed away on the morning of Tuesday, November 13 just after 7:00 a.m. due to pneumonia. He was 73. His relatives will hold a private funeral. Narita is perhaps best known for singing the opening theme song "Ta ga Tame ni" and other songs...
Kaiju Girls (Black) Anime Casts Yui Ogura as Ultraman Tiga's Gatanothor
Tiga finale's kaijū appears in anime opening November 23
― An advance screening for the Kaijū Girls (Black): Ultra Kaijū Gijinka Keikaku anime revealed on November 6 that Yui Ogura plays Gatanothor, a version of the most powerful kaijū that appeared in the final two episodes of the Ultraman Tiga television series. The anime also stars: Hiyori Nitta as Commander Black Yuki Yagi as Alien Pegassa Minami...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, November 5-11
[email protected] SideM concert sells 28,622, followed by 2nd Godzilla anime film, Fate/Extra Last Encore, Coconatsu, 2018 Crayon Shin-chan film
― The [email protected] SideM 3rd Live Tour ~Glorious [email protected]!~ Live Blu-ray Side Makuhari sold 28,622 copies to rank #1 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. EDP presents Coconatsu One-Man Live 2018 Mirai Kōshin landed at #13 with 1,276 copies. The Blu-ray + DVD Set for the ...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, November 5-11
2018 Crayon Shin-chan film sells 4,356, followed by Seiyū Event DVD Kikaku Jinrō Battle, 2nd Godzilla anime film, 2018 Detective Conan film, One Piece
― Seiyū Event DVD Kikaku Jinrō Battle lies and the truth 2018 June ~Jinrō vs. Kaitō~ sold 1,169 copies to rank #11 on the overall DVD chart. The live-action film of the Dolmen X manga landed at #28 with 508 copies. The stage production Touken Ranbu Hid...
Dropkick on my Devil Staff: Anime Needs to Sell 500 More Boxes for 2nd Season
The official Twitter account for the television anime of Yukiwo's Jashin-chan Dropkick (Dropkick on My Devil!) manga announced on Monday that the anime's Blu-ray Disc and DVD box sets have sold a combined 1,500 copies towards the 2,000 needed to guarantee a second season. The staff will no longer provide updates on the count until the "Sugoi Sabato" event on January 20, when it will announce the r...
Neo Geo mini Gets Christmas Limited Edition With 9 New Titles
48 titles plus 2 pads, HDMI cable, 7 exclusive stickers, nonskid pad, HD screen protector
― SNK announced on Tuesday that it will offer a new version of its Neo Geo Mini system called the "Neo Geo mini Christmas Limited Edition." The new version will contain 48 titles (compared to the 40 of the original Neo Geo Mini), including nine games not included in the previous Neo Geo Mini versions: Aggressors...
Live-Action I''s Series Casts Kyōka Shibata
As Ichitaka's childhood friend Itsuki Akiba in 13-episode series premiering December 21
― The staff of the live-action series adaptation of Masakazu Katsura's I''s manga revealed on Tuesday that Kyōka Shibata will play Itsuki Akiba, Ichitaka's younger childhood friend. She is a simple and innocent girl who recently returned to Japan after a four-year stay in America. The 13-episode series will premie...
Live-Action Kakegurui Project Casts Elaiza Ikeda as Kirari for Season 2, Film
Student council president debuts next spring in 2nd season, film
― The official Twitter account for the live-action Kakegurui project announced on Tuesday that Elaiza Ikeda will play Hyakkaou Private Academy's student council president Kirari Momobari in the show's second season and film. Ikeda said that she has been following the original manga series since volume 1. She had wondered who would play ...
Kemono Friends 2 Anime's New Visual Shows Serval, Caracal
The official website for Kemono Friends 2, the second season of the Kemono Friends anime, revealed a new visual for the anime on Tuesday. The visual shows Serval with the new character Caracal. The anime will premiere on January 7 at 26:05 a.m. (effectively January 8 at 2:05 a.m.) on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, and AT-X. The new season's story begins with Serval and Caracal finding a "human" chi...
Uirabu, Godzilla, Zoku Owarimonogatari, Anemone Films Open in Top 10
Detective Conan: Zero the Enforcer earns 10 billion yen worldwide
― The live-action film adaptation of Yukimo Hoshimori's Uirabu. -Uiuishii Koi no Ohanashi- (Uirabu.: Story of Innocent Love) manga sold 143,000 tickets and earned 170 million yen (about US$1.49 million) in its opening weekend. That is 265.3% higher than the opening weekend box office of honey (another shōjo manga-based film starring Sh...
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