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Square Enix, Koei Tecmo's Dragon Quest Champions Smartphone RPG Launches on June 13 in Japan
― Square Enix revealed on Friday that it will launch it and Koei Tecmo Games' Dragon Quest Champions melee battle RPG for iOS and Android devices on June 13 in Japan. 🎉2023年6月13日(火)サービス開始決定『ドラゴンクエスト チャンピオンズ』🎊事前登録の上、サービス開始を今しばらくお待ちください🔥事前登録はこちら👇■App Storehttps://t.co/oEZu8jxHG2■Google Playhttps://t.co/R1ZY2RGBtA #DQチャンプ pic.twitter.com/YqnwJ3w5BA— ドラゴンクエスト チャンピオンズ公式 (@DQ_Champ) June 9, 2023 The game ...
Resident Evil Village Game Sells 8 Million Copies Worldwide
― The official Twitter account for the Resident Evil franchise revealed on Thursday that the Resident Evil Village game has sold 8 million copies worldwide. 🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊㊗『バイオハザード ヴィレッジ』 全世界販売本数800万本突破 Resident Evil VillageOver 8 Million Units Sold Worldwide!🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊🎊お祝い会場はこちら⬇️#バイオハザード #ResidentEvil #REBHFun pic.twitter.com/AiHKj1nzW1— 【公式】バイオハザード / RESIDENT EVIL PORTAL Official (@REBHPortal) Jun...
My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1 Anime to Premiere on July 8
― The staff for the television anime of Nazuna Miki and Subachi's My Unique Skill Makes Me OP even at Level 1 (Level 1 dakedo Unique Skill de Saikyō desu) light novel series announced on Monday that the anime will premiere on July 8. The anime also debuted its second key visual and designs for the characters Celeste and Alice Wonderland: Kodansha USA Publishing licensed both the light novel series a...
Satoru Noda Debuts New Ice Hockey Sports Manga on July 27
This year's 27th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that Satoru Noda's new ice hockey sports manga will debut in the magazine's 35th issue on July 27. The magazine had previously revealed that Noda was relaunching his Supinamarada! ice hockey sports manga (pictured right), and the Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper had reported that it would debut in spring 2023. Although ...
Kodansha's K Manga Service Launches for Browsers
― Kodansha Ltd. announced on Wednesday that its has launched its K MANGA service for browsers. The K MANGA service launched as an app for iOS and Android on May 10 with approximately 400 titles including 60 simulpub titles. The first few chapters of most titles are available for free. It uses a Ticket- and Point-based system. The new service includes more than 30 manga that previously had no English...
Dark Gathering TV Anime Premieres on July 9
― The official website for the television anime of Kenichi Kondo's Dark Gathering manga revealed on Friday that the anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on July 9 at 25:05 (effectively July 10 at 1:05 a.m.). The show will then air on BS Asahi and Kansai TV later that night. The anime stars Yū Sasahara as Yayoi Hо̄zuki, Nobunaga Shimazaki as Keitarо̄ Gentо̄ga, Kana Hanazawa as Eiko Hо̄zuki, and Rina Kawag...
Tsuyokute New Saga Anime Delayed From July 2023 Premiere
The official Twitter account for the television anime of Masayuki Abe's Tsuyokute New Saga (New Saga Plus, a wordplay on the Japanese term for replay mode) light novel series announced on Friday that the anime has been delayed from its planned July 2023 premiere date "due to various circumstances." The anime's website and Twitter account will announce the anime's new premiere date once it has been...
Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 3 Anime's 2nd Half Reveals New Visual
The MAPPA Stage 2023 event on Sunday revealed a new visual for the second half of the Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 3 (Shingeki no Kyojin The Final Season Kanketsu-hen) anime. The second half will premiere this fall. The first half aired as a one-hour special on March 3 (effectively, March 4 in Japan). Crunchyroll streamed the first half under the title Attack on Titan Final Season The Fin...
Blue Protocol Online Action RPG Launches in Japan on June 14, Delayed in West to 2024 (Updated)
Bandai Namco announced on Tuesday that Project Sky Blue's multiplayer online action role-playing game Blue Protocol will launch for PC on June 14 in Japan. The service's start time will be revealed at a later date. Pre-registration is now available. Update: Bandai Namco also announced that the game has been delayed in the West to 2024. The game was originally scheduled to launch globally for free ...
Liar Liar Anime Reveals July 8 Premiere Date
The official website for the anime of Haruki Kuō's Liar Liar (not related to Renjuro Kindaichi's Liar x Liar manga) light novel series revealed the anime's July 8 premiere date on Monday. The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX and Sun TV on July 8 at 10:30 p.m. (9:30 a.m. EDT), and on BS Asahi on July 9. The "academy x mind game x romantic comedy" story is set on the "Academy" island where students b...
BRADIO Performs 'Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon' Anime's Opening Song
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Hirukuma's Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon (Jidōhanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyū ni Samayō) light novel series announced on Friday that the band BRADIO will perform the anime's opening theme song "Fanfare." The CD single for the song will ship on July 26. The anime will premiere in July. Crunchyroll will stream...
Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero Anime Reveals July Premiere
The staff for the television anime of Toufu's Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero (LV1 Maō to One Room Yūsha) manga revealed on Thursday that the anime will premiere in July. HIDIVE will stream the anime as it airs in Japan. Keisuke Inoue (My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! both seasons, Ao-chan Can't Study!) is directing the anime at studios SILVER LINK and BLADE. Toshiya Ono...
Akatsuki, Koei Tecmo Games Collaborate on New Game
― Akatsuki Inc. announced on Thursday its collaboration with Koei Tecmo Games for the co-development of a new game tentatively titled New Title X, which will be a "next-gen game leveraging both companies' strengths." The companies aim to launch the game in the current fiscal year, which will end in March 2024. Akatsuki and Too Kyo Games announced their Tribe Nine project in 2021, which includes a te...
One Piece, Kaiju No. 8, Spy x Family Rank on NYT May Bestseller List
― Three manga volumes ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early May. The manga on this month's list includes: #7: Eiichiro Oda's One Piece volume 102
#8: Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8 volume 6
#13: Tatsuya Endo's Spy x Family volume 9 The ninth volume of Tatsuya Endo's Spy x Family ranked at #3 in April. That month, the 19th volume of Gege Akutam...
Viz Media to Hire Marketing Manager
Viz Media has announced that it is looking to hire a Marketing Manager. The full-time position will pay US$75,000-US$95,000 per year. Skills required include 5+ years of marketing experience, computer skills including MS Office and Google Business Suite, project management skills, analytical skills, collaboration skills, and the ability to copywrite creatively, among other skills. A Bachelor's deg...
Netflix Streams Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune Anime on May 18
Netflix revealed that it will stream Yakitori: Soldiers of Misfortune, an anime adaptation of author Carlo Zen and illustrator so-bin's Yakitori science-fiction novel series, on May 18. The sci-fi novels are set in a future where the solar system is dominated by trade federations who are in constant conflict. In order to escape his restrictive homeland of Japan, and under the recommendation of his...
Charade Maniacs Visual Novel Launches in West on June 27
Idea Factory International announced on Wednesday that it will release the Charade Maniacs otome visual novel physically and digitally for Nintendo Switch in North America and Europe on June 27. The game will get a limited edition that includes a steel game case, hardcover art book, drama CD, short novel, 10 card bromide set, collector's box, and trading card. The company describes the story:
Take...
NieR:Automata Game Crosses 7.5 Million in Shipments, Downloads
The NieR franchise's official Twitter account announced on Friday that the NieR:Automata game has crossed 7.5 million in shipments and digital sales. The game crossed 7 million in shipments and digital sales in November 2022. The NieR:Automata game shipped for the PlayStation 4 in Japan in February 2017, followed by North America and Europe in March 2017. Square Enix also released the game on PC v...
The Ancient Magus' Bride: Wizard's Blue Spinoff Manga Enters Climax
The eighth compiled book volume of author Makoto Sanda and illustrator Isuo Tsukumo's The Ancient Magus' Bride: Wizard's Blue (Mahō Tsukai no Yome Shihen.108: Majutsushi no Ao), a spinoff manga of Kore Yamazaki The Ancient Magus' Bride, revealed in March that the manga is entering the climax. The manga's ninth volume is scheduled to ship in September. Seven Seas licensed the manga, and it describe...
Banished From The Heroes' Party Anime's 2nd Season Reveals Title, Teaser Visual
Kadokawa revealed a new visual and the title for the second season of the television anime of Zappon and Yasumo's Banished From the Heroes' Party (Shin no Nakama janai to Yūsha no Party o Oidasareta node, Henkyō de Slow Life Suru Koto ni Shimashita) light novel series on Monday. The second season's title is Shin no Nakama janai to Yūsha no Party o Oidasareta node, Henkyō de Slow Life Suru Koto ni ...
AMC Theaters, Cinemark, Regal List Shin Kamen Rider Film for U.S. Release in May
AMC Theaters, Cinemark, Regal, and movie ticketing service Fandango are listing Hideaki Anno's Shin Kamen Rider live-action film for release in U.S. theaters on May 31. The film opened in Japan on March 17. The film sold 345,000 tickets to earn 542 million yen (about US$4.12 million), ranking at #2 in its opening weekend. Sousuke Ikematsu plays Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider, while Minami Hamabe plays ...
Takahiro Sakurai Reprises Suzaku Role in Mahjong Soul Game's Code Geass Collaboration
― The official Twitter account of Cat Food Studio and Yostar's free-to-play mahjong browser and smartphone game Mahjong Soul revealed on Sunday that Takahiro Sakurai will reprise his role as Suzaku Kururugi in the game's collaboration with the Code Geass franchise. The collaboration will be available in the game's Japanese and English version. CODE GEASS Lelouch of the Rebellion X Mahjong Soul Colla...
Gundam Thunderbolt's Yasuo Ohtagaki to Also Work as Writer on Planned Live-Action Getter Robo Film
Film studio Big One announced on Friday that Yasuo Ohtagaki (Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt) will also work as a writer on the live-action film adaptation of Ken Ishikawa and Go Nagai's iconic Getter Robo super robot manga. Big One announced last week the live-action film of Getter Robo, with a planned release for the franchise's 50th anniversary in spring 2025. Junya Okabe (Akiba-chan, Cat Shit O...
Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage Anime Listed With 10 Episodes
― The official website for the anime of Sōsuke Tōka's Ranking of Kings (Ōsama Ranking) manga revealed on Friday that the Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage (Ōsama Ranking: Yūki no Takarabako) anime will have 10 total episodes that will release across two Blu-ray Disc and DVD box sets on July 5 and September 6. The staff for the new anime have been describing it as a "special episode" si...
Dekoboko Majo no Oyako Jijō TV Anime Premieres This Fall
The GAMERS retail store in Ikebukuro in Tokyo posted a picture of the cover of the fifth volume of Piroya's Dekoboko Majo no Oyako Jijō (The Family Circumstances of the Imbalanced Witch) manga on Monday, which reveals that the manga's television anime will premiere this fall. The fifth volume will officially ship on Wednesday. Nana Mizuki stars in the anime as Viola, while Aoi Koga plays Alissa. T...
Spy x Family, Jujutsu Kaisen, More Rank on NYT April Bestseller List
― Five manga volumes ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early April. The manga on this month's list includes: #3: Tatsuya Endo's Spy x Family volume 9
#6: Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 19
#9: Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia volume 33
#12: Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume 1
#15: Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba vo...
Girls und Panzer das Finale 6-Part Film Project's 4th Film Opens on October 6
― The official website for the Girls und Panzer franchise revealed on Saturday that the fourth film in the six-part Girls und Panzer das Finale film series will open in Japan on October 6. The first Girls und Panzer das Finale film opened in Japan in 59 theaters in December 2017. The film features new characters from BC Freedom High School as they engage in a winter battle. The second film opened in...
Undead Unluck Anime's 2nd Teaser Visual Unveils October Premiere
― The AnimeJapan 2023 stage panel for the television anime of Yoshifumi Tozuka's Undead Unluck manga debuted the anime's second teaser visual on Saturday. The visual announces the anime's October premiere. Viz Media began publishing the manga digitally in January 2020, and it describes how the story begins:
All Fuuko wants is a passionate romance like the one in her favorite shojo manga. Unfortunate...
Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Anime Gets 2nd Compilation Film (Updated)
― A sign at the AnimeJapan 2023 event revealed on Saturday that the Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 anime will have a theatrical project this year. Update: The staff announced that the tentatively titled Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 the Movie Part 2 film will compile the anime's second season. Source: Comic Natalie The first season debuted on Netflix worldwide in April 2020 with 12 episodes. Kōkaku Kid...
Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha Anime Reveals Summer Premiere
A promotional flyer for the television anime adaptation of Okemaru's Yumemiru Danshi wa Genjitsushugisha (The Dreaming Man is a Realist) light novel series at AnimeJapan 2023 revealed on Saturday that the anime will premiere this summer. Kazuomi Koga (Rent-A-Girlfriend, Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible) is directing the anime at Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ. Michiko Yokote (Shirobako, Prison School, Cowb...
Yuu Watase's Arata: The Legend Manga Enters Last Arc
― Yuu Watase's Arata: The Legend (Arata Kangatari) manga revealed on Wednesday that the manga is entering its last arc. The manga returned from a six-year hiatus in Weekly Shonen Sunday in May 2021. The manga went on hiatus in 2015. The manga transfered to Shogakukan's Sunday Webry (Sunday Web Every) website in May 2022. Watase had said on Twitter in December 2020 that she was able to solidify the r...
Stand My Heroes Original Video Anime Ships in Japan on May 24
― The official website for Stand My Heroes: Warmth of Memories, the new original video anime (OVA) of the Stand My Heroes smartphone game, revealed on Friday that the OVA will debut on Blu-ray Disc and DVD in Japan on May 24. It will also be available via digital distribution on the same day. The OVA had preview screenings on January 28 at Shinjuku Piccadilly and other theaters. Haruki Ishiya joined...
Oshi no Ko Anime Reveals April 12 Premiere
― Kadokawa revealed on Thursday that the television anime of Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko manga will premiere on April 12 at 11:00 p.m. (10:00 a.m. EDT) on the Tokyo MX channel. It will also run on the same day on Chiba TV, Gunma TV, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, BS11, Shizuoka Broadcasting System, TV Aichi, TVK, Saitama TV, Tochigi TV, Hokuriku Broadcasting, Higashinippon Broadcasting, Hiroshim...
One Piece Manga Gets Its 1st Ice Show This Summer
The official website for Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga announced on Monday that the manga is inspiring its first ever ice show, One Piece on Ice, this summer. The announcement did not reveal any further details. Oda began serializing the One Piece manga in Weekly Shonen Jump on July 19, 1997. The manga centers on Monkey D. Luffy, an aspiring pirate who, like many other pirates, dream of claiming ...
My Hero Academia, Chainsaw Man, More Rank on NYT March Bestseller List
― Five manga volumes ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early March. The manga on this month's list includes: #3: Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia volume 33
#6: Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume 1
#9: Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba volume 1
#12: Shinichi Fukuda's My Dress-Up Darling volume 7
#14: Tatsuya Endo's Spy x Fa...
Exclusive: Dark Horse Reveals Cover, Release Date for Gou Tanabe's H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth Manga
― Dark Horse revealed on Friday the cover design of the single omnibus volume of Gou Tanabe's manga adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's The Shadow Over Innsmouth (Innsmouth no Kage) story. The manga's single omnibus volume will release in the U.S. on November 15 in comic shops, on November 24 in bookstores, and is now available for pre-order on Amazon and Barnes & Noble. The manga includes 12 pages in fu...
Golden Kamuy Anime's 4th Season Restarts on April 3
Episodes 7-13 of season 4 had been delayed due to the staff member's passing
― The official website for the Golden Kamuy anime announced on Wednesday that the anime's fourth season will restart its broadcast on April 3 at 11:00 p.m. JST on Tokyo MX and BS11 with its first episode (overall episode 37 for the anime franchise). The official Twitter account streamed a trailer: TVアニメ『#ゴールデンカムイ』
第四期 放送日時決定...
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Anime's 2nd Season Premieres on April 3
― The staff for Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Punch!, the second anime season based on Kumanano and 029's Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear light novels, announced on Wednesday that it will premiere on the AT-X, Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, and BS11 channels on April 3. The season will premiere first on AT-X at 10:00 p.m. (9:00 a.m. EDT). Yuu Nobuta (High School Fleet, A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd) is returning to...
FuRyu's Trinity Trigger Fantasy Action RPG Launches in West on April 25 in N. America, May 16 in Europe, Australia
XSEED Games announced on Monday that it will release FuRyu and Three Rings' Trinity Trigger (Seitō Jinki Trinity Trigger) fantasy action role-playing game in North America for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 on April 25. Marvelous Europe will release the game in Europe and Australia on May 16. The game launched in Japan on September 15. Escaflowne character designer Nobuteru Yuki...
New Pokémon Anime Announces New Characters Friede, Captain Pikachu
The Pokémon Company announced two new characters for the new anime in the Pokémon franchise on Friday. The new characters Friede and Captain Pikachu are a Pokémon professor and Pokémon partner duo who will battle alongside protagonists Liko and Roy. Vice president of marketing for The Pokémon Company International Taito Okiura also stated on Friday that Pikachu will "continue to have a significant...
Anime Based on Hiromu Arakawa's Autobiographical Manga Hyakushō Kizoku Premieres in July
― The official Twitter account for Hiromu Arakawa's autobiographical manga Hyakushō Kizoku (The Peasant Noble) revealed on Saturday that the manga's anime adaptation will premiere in July and will air on Tokyo MX and BS Asahi. ⋱⋱🌟㊗️#荒川弘 先生『百姓貴族』ついにアニメ化🐮‼️🎉🌟⋰⋰ 📢最新NEWS🌸‼️2023年7月 TOKYO MX・BS朝日ほか にて放送決定✨アニメに関する情報は「ウィングス」本誌や「百姓貴族」公式Twitter等で随時発表、続報をお楽しみに🎶#百姓貴族#百姓貴族アニメ化#新書館 pic.twitter.com/wYrHnFj0No— 『百...
Fairy Fencer F Refrain Chord RPG Launches in West on April 25
Idea Factory International announced on Tuesday that it will release Fairy Fencer F Refrain Chord, a new game in Compile Heart's Fairy Fencer F series, physically and digitally for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam in North America and Europe on April 25. The game will get a limited edition that includes a steel game case, hardcover art book, original soundtrack, musi...
Original Zoids Franchise's Return Teased on 40th Anniversary
― The official Twitter account for Takara Tomy's Zoids franchise teased a return of the original Zoids story for the franchise's 40th anniversary (the franchise launched with its first model kits in the West in 1982, and in Japan in 1983). The teaser features footage from the first Zoids: Chaotic Century anime from 1999. He's coming back...At last the promise has been made.Don't miss it. #ZOIDS#ZOID...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 Slated for Spring 2024
The "grand finale" screening of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Scarlet Bond (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken: Guren no Kizuna-hen), the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime franchise's anime film, announced that the third television anime season will premiere on NTV and its affiliates in the spring of 2024. The first television anime of Taiki Kawakami's manga, itself an adaptation of F...
Too Cute Crisis TV Anime Debuts on April 7
The official website for the the anime adaptation of Mitsuru Kido's Kawaisugi Crisis (Too Cute Crisis) manga announced last week that the series will debut on Tokyo MX on April 7 at 10:30 p.m. JST before airing on BS Asahi and Kansai TV. The anime's main cast members include: Natsumi Fujiwara as Yozora, Yumiri Hanamori as Liza Luna, Jin Ogasawara as Seiji Mukai, and Saya Aizawa as Kasumi Yanagi. J...
Haikyu!! Touch the Dream Mobile Game to Launch on February 28
The official Twitter account for G-Holdings and Dayamonz's Haikyu!! Touch the Dream mobile game announced on Tuesday that the game will launch on February 28. G Holdings announced in 2021 that it has acquired the rights to develop a smartphone game based on the Haikyu!! anime. Production I.G's first television anime adaptation of Furudate's volleyball manga premiered in April 2014. The second seas...
Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion Anime Premieres on April 10
― The official Twitter account for the television anime of Milcha and Whale's Why Raeliana Ended Up at the Duke's Mansion (Kanojo ga Kōshaku-Tei ni Itta Riyū in Japanese) manhwa revealed on Tuesday that the anime will premiere on April 10 on AT-X, Tokyo MX, and BS11. Crunchyroll will stream the anime. Yen Press publishes the manhwa in English, and it describes the isekai fantasy romance story: Eunha...
Yen Press to Hire 4 New Editorial Assistants
― Yen Press has announced that it is looking to hire four Editorial Assistants. The full-time position will pay US$40,000-US$45,000 per year. Skills required include Japanese language skills with JLPT level 3 or higher; computer skills including MS Word, Excel, Adobe Suit, and databases; time management skills; and a knowledge of and interest in manga and light novels; among other skills. A Bachelor...
KanColle Season 2 Finale to Air on March 25
Blu-ray Disc/DVD details, release date updated
― The official Twitter account for KanColle: Itsuka Ano Umi de (Kan Colle Season 2: Let's Meet at Sea), the second season of the KanColle anime, announced on Sunday that the anime's eighth and final episode will premiere on March 25 at 8:30 p.m. (7:30 a.m. EDT). The anime's website also announced that the season's first Blu-ray Disc and DVD volume will s...
Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 3 Anime's 1st Half Airs as 1-Hour Special on March 3
NHK announced on Thursday that the first half of Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 3 (Shingeki no Kyojin The Final Season Kanketsu-hen) will air as a one-hour special on March 3, with the second half airing later in the year. A special seven-part compilation anime will air on NHK for three consecutive nights starting on February 25. The Attack on Titan The Final Season anime premiered on NHK i...
AI no Idenshi Science Fiction TV Anime Premieres in July
― The official website for the television anime of Kyūri Yamada's AI no Idenshi (The Genes of AI) manga revealed on Friday that the anime will premiere in July. The science fiction manga is set in the near future, when nearly 10% of the population are "humanoids" — human-like robotic artificial life. Humanoids are accepted as a matter of fact in society, yet they suffer from their own problems and s...
Mix: Meisei Story Anime's 2nd Season Debuts on April 1
The official Twitter account for Mix: Meisei Story ~Nidome no Natsu, Sora no Mukou e~ (Mix: Meisei Story ~Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky~), the Mix: Meisei Story anime's second season, announced on Friday that the anime will premiere on April 1 at 5:30 p.m. JST. The story will take place after the summer of the first year of high school. The anime's returning cast members include: Yuuki Kaji as...
Blue Orchestra Anime Premieres on April 9
NHK announced on Wednesday that the television anime of Makoto Akui's Ao no Orchestra (The Blue Orchestra) manga will premiere on NHK Educational on April 9 at 5:00 p.m. JST. Seiji Kishi (Assassination Classroom, Persona 4: The Animation, Classroom of the Elite) is directing the anime at Nippon Animation. Yuuko Kakihara (Chihayafuru, Digimon Adventure tri., Persona 4: The Animation, 2022 Urusei Ya...
Chainsaw Man, Kaiju No. 8, Jujutsu Kaisen Rank on NYT February Bestseller List
― Six manga volumes ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early February. The manga on this month's list includes: #5: Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume 1
#9: Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8 volume 5
#10: Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume 2
#12: Tatsuya Endo's Spy x Family volume 1
#13: Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume 3
#15: Gege Aku...
Tonikawa: Over the Moon Anime's 2nd Season Premieres in April
The official website for the AnimeJapan convention lists in its description for the TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You event that the second season for the anime of Kenjirō Hata's Fly Me to the Moon (Tonikaku Kawaii) manga will premiere in April. The event is scheduled for March 25 at 11:00 a.m. JST on the Green Stage at AnimeJapan. Akari Kitō, who plays Tsukasa Yuzaki, and Junya Enoki, who voices Na...
Witch Watch Manga Gets Collaboration Chapter With Sket Dance
― This year's ninth issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Kenta Shinohara's Witch Watch manga will have a collaboration chapter with Shinohara's Sket Dance manga in the magazine's 10th issue on February 6. The chapter will have an opening color page, and Witch Watch will be featured on the cover of the magazine's 10th issue. Viz Media and MANGA Plus are both publish...
No Anime Films Nominated for 95th Oscars
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the nominations for the 95th Academy Awards on Tuesday. Riz Ahmed and Allison Williams revealed the nominations in a livestream presentation. No anime films received nominations in the Animated Feature Film category. The nominees in the category are Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio, Marcel the Shell with Shoes On, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish...
Live-Action Do not say mystery Film Centers on 'Hiroshima Arc' Story
― The official website for the live-action film of Yumi Tamura's Do not say mystery (Mystery to Iu Nakare) manga revealed on Tuesday that the film will center on the manga's "Hiroshima Arc," which appears in the manga's second to fourth volumes. The site unveiled the below still, which shows protagonist Totonō Kunō standing in front of a Hiroshima streetcar. The "Hiroshima Arc" begins when Kunō trav...
Detective Conan Manga Has 270 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide
― The Japanese entertainment news website Real Sound reported on Thursday that Gosho Aoyama's Detective Conan (Meitantei Conan) manga has 270 million copies in circulation worldwide (including copies not sold). The manga's 102nd compiled book volume shipped in Japan on September 15. The manga passed 250 million copies in circulation worldwide in October 2021, at the same time that the manga's 100th ...
Compile Heart Teases New Nintendo Switch Game
― The official Twitter account for Compile Heart teased a new work on Tuesday. The tweet contains the text "Have you ever fought with your friends?" and "I wonder if fighting is just a part of our coming-of-age," along with the hashtag #NintendoSwitch. 友達とケンカしたことってありますか？#コンパイルハート新作 #NintendoSwitch pic.twitter.com/iNuuAVOJ0k— コンパイルハート (@CompileHeartWeb) January 17, 2023 The company's latest game Fair...
Live-Action 'If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die' Film Opens on May 12
The official website for the live-action film of Auri Hirao's If My Favorite Pop Idol Made it to the Budokan, I Would Die (Oshi ga Budōkan Ittekuretara Shinu) manga revealed on Wednesday that the film will open on May 12. The project's official Twitter account also posted a still of the main character Eripiyo to mark Maina's birthday, January 18: 本日1/18は、#市井舞菜 のお誕生日🥰えりぴよと一緒にお祝いしましょう🎂そして...❤️━━━━━━...
Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2 Gets Netcode Update on January 20
Aksys Games and Arc System Works will release the rollback netcode update for Guilty Gear Xrd: Rev 2 on PC via Steam on January 20 at 5:00 p.m. JST (3:00 a.m. EST). The update will reduce latency during online play. Arc System Works announced the rollback netcode update on September 26. The public test for the rollback netcode began on October 28. The rollback netcode is also compatible with the G...
Japanese Streaming Service GYAO! Shuts Down on March 31
― The Japanese streaming service GYAO! announced on Monday that the service will shut down on March 31. The GYAO! Store will also shut down at that time. The streaming service launched in Japan in September 2009 after combining the USEN-managed GyaO and Yahoo! Japan-managed Yahoo! Douga services. No membership registration is required to view videos on GYAO!. Users can watch movies, live-action show...
Crunchyroll Adds Kaina of the Great Snow Sea Manga
― Crunchyroll added the manga version of Kaina of the Great Snow Sea (Ōyukiumi no Kaina), the new television anime project from BLAME! and Knights of Sidonia collaborators Tsutomu Nihei and Polygon Pictures, on Thursday. The manga version of the story launched in Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine in February 2022. Nihei is credited with the original story, and Itoe Takemoto (The Beast Player...
del Toro's Pinocchio Film Wins Golden Globe Award Over Inu-Oh
― Guillermo del Toro's Pinocchio won the Best Motion Picture – Animated award in the 80th Golden Globe Awards on Tuesday. Inu-Oh, Masaaki Yuasa's musical anime feature film of Hideo Furukawa's Heike Monogatari: Inu-Oh no Maki (Tales of the Heike: Inu-Oh) novel, was nominated in this category. Other nominees include Marcel the Shell With Shoes On, Puss in Boots: The Last Wish, and Turning Red. Aside ...
Kyoto Animation Holds 10th Anniversary Project for Tamako Market Anime
Anime first aired in Japan on January 9, 2013
― The official Twitter account of Kyoto Animation's Tamako Market original television anime announced on Monday that a 10th anniversary project is in the works, but it did not give specific details about the project. 🐰─────────────🐰 TVアニメ『たまこまーけっと』 放送10周年もち♪ ✨10周年記念企画進行中✨🐰─────────────🐰はろぺったん❕たくさんの応援ありがとう💐続報をどうぞお楽しみに✨#たまこまーけっと #tamakolovestory pic.twitt...
Trigun Stampede Anime Also Streaming on Hulu
Hulu began streaming the first episode from the Trigun Stampede anime on Saturday. Crunchyroll also began streaming the series on Saturday worldwide excluding most of Asia, but including the Philippines, Singapore, India, Pakistan, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Kazakhstan, and Kyrgyzstan. The series premiered on the TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, TV Aichi, TV Setouchi, TV Hokkaido, and TVQ channels o...
Chainsaw Man, Spy x Family, Jujutsu Kaisen Rank on NYT January Bestseller List
Four manga volumes ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early January. The manga on this month's list includes: #3: Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume 1
#11: Tatsuya Endo's Spy x Family volume 1
#12: Gege Akutami's Jujutsu Kaisen volume 18
#14: Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume 2 The first volume of Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man ranke...
The Tale of Outcasts Anime to Cover Original Manga's Entire Story
The official website for Makoto Hoshino's upcoming The Tale of the Outcasts: The Flame Knight manga revealed on Wednesday that the television anime of Hoshino's The Tale of the Outcasts (Nokemono-tachi no Yoru) manga will cover the entire main manga's story. The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on January 8, and it will later air on YTV and BS Fuji. Crunchyroll will stream the series as it airs. Ay...
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Manga's Final Volume Slated for Fall 2023 (Updated)
― Update: The February 2023 issue of Kodansha's Nakayoshi magazine announced on December 28 that while CLAMP had stated in October that the manga would end in its 14th volume, it will now instead end in its 15th volume. The 14th volume will release on March 31, 2023, and the 15th and final volume will release on October 13, 2023. ANN's original article from October 2022 is below. The official Twitte...
'Oh, Suddenly Egyptian God 2' Net Anime Premieres on January 10
The official website for the anime of yuka's Tōtotsu ni Egypt Kami (Oh, Suddenly Egyptian God) characters revealed on Thursday that the second season will premiere on Tokyo MX and DMM TV on January 10 at 1:00 a.m. (effectively, January 11). It will then launch on other networks and websites on January 15. The anime's website announced in May that the cast and staff from the first season will retur...
Kaguya-sama: Love is War Manga Tops 22 Million Copies in Circulation Worldwide
― Shueisha revealed on Monday that Aka Akasaka's Kaguya-sama: Love is War (Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai) manga has surpassed 22 million copies in circulation (not copies sold) worldwide. The manga released its 28th and final compiled book volume on Monday, along with the manga's "last" official fanbook. Akasaka launched the manga in in Shueisha's Miracle Jump magazine in May 2015 but moved it to Young...
Viz Media Raises Shonen Jump Service's Subscription Price to US$2.99
Viz Media announced on Tuesday that the monthly subscription price for its English Shonen Jump service will increase from US$1.99 to US$2.99 beginning in January 2023. The service will also no longer support website subscription payments through Paypal beginning on January 17. Viz launched its Shonen Jump service in December 2018, which offers simultaneous publishing of serialized manga from Shuei...
Technoroid Overmind Anime Premieres on January 4
― The official website for Technoroid Overmind — the television anime portion of Noriyasu Agematsu, RUCCA, and Elements Garden's Technoroid multimedia project — revealed on Monday that the anime will premiere on January 4. The anime will air on TV Tokyo and TV Osaka, and will stream on many platforms in Japan including Abema, DMM TV, Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, d Anime Store, and more. The anime was d...
Space Brothers Manga is in Final Stage With Ending Planned 'Soon'
― The official newsletter for Chūya Koyama's Space Brothers (Uchū Kyōdai) manga revealed on Tuesday that the manga is now in its final stage, with the ending planned soon. Koyama previously revealed in January that he plans to start the final arc of the manga this year. Koyama had stated in December 2017 that the manga was headed toward its "last spurt." "I don't know how many years [the manga] will...
Chainsaw Man, Shuna's Journey Rank on NYT December Bestseller List
Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man manga and Hayao Miyazaki's Shuna's Journey manga ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early December. The manga volumes on this month's list include: #4: Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume 1
#8: Hayao Miyazaki's Shuna's Journey
#10: Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man volume 2
#11: Tatsuki Fujimoto's Chainsaw Man ...
The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess Anime Premieres on January 4
― The staff for the television anime of Piero Karasu's The Magical Revolution of the Reincarnated Princess (Tensei Ōjo to Tensai Reijō no Mahō Kakumei) light novel series revealed on Friday that the anime will debut on January 4. The anime will air on AT-X, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, Kansai TV, and BS11. The show will stream in Japan on Abema. Manaka Iwami plays the role of Euphyllia Magenta, and Sayaka Se...
Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement Anime Premieres on January 7
The official website of the television anime of FUNA's Saving 80,000 Gold in Another World for My Retirement (Rōgo ni Sonaete Isekai de 8-Man-Mai no Kinka o Tamemasu) light novel series announced on Thursday that the anime will premiere on the "ANiMAZiNG!!!" late-night anime block on ABC TV and on TV Asahi on January 7 at 2:00 a.m. JST (effectively, January 8). The anime will get an advanced scree...
Dark Gathering TV Anime Reveals Summer 2023 Debut
― This year's 52nd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that the television anime of Kenichi Kondo's Dark Gathering manga will debut in summer 2023. The anime stars Yū Sasahara as Yayoi Hо̄zuki, Nobunaga Shimazaki as Keitarо̄ Gentо̄ga, and Kana Hanazawa as Eiko Hо̄zuki. Hiroshi Ikehata (FLCL Progressive, Kiratto Pri☆Chan, Space Battleship Tiramisu) is directing the anim...
Golden Kamuy's Satoru Noda Relaunches Supinamarada! Ice Hockey Manga in Spring 2023
― The Hokkaido Shimbun newspaper reported on November 11 that Satoru Noda (Golden Kamuy) will relaunch his Supinamarada! ice hockey sports manga in Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine in spring 2023. The manga is set in Tomakomai in Hokkaido, and centers on top ice skater and Olympic hopeful Rō Shirakawa. When a sudden death in the family dashes his Olympic dreams, he meets the Genma brothers, a p...
Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 3 Anime Reveals Key Visual
― "Attack on Titan The Final Season Special Event 2022" revealed the key visual for the Attack on Titan The Final Season Part 3 anime in Tokyo on Sunday. The third part is billed as the anime franchise's "conclusion." The Attack on Titan The Final Season anime premiered on NHK in December 2020 and aired for 16 episodes. Funimation and Crunchyroll both streamed the anime with English subtitles. Adult...
Anime NYC 2023 Reveals November 17-19 Dates, Looks to Expand
The staff of Anime NYC revealed to ANN that next year's event will take place on November 17-19, 2023. The event will continue to have the same space that it has used in the past few years at New York City's Javits Center. However, the staff is trying to expand the convention into the full Javits Center, as opposed to just part of it, in the future. As an alternative, they are looking into adding ...
Live-Action Tokyo Revengers 2 Films Reveal Titles, Visual
The official Twitter account for the Tokyo Revengers 2, the previously announced two-part sequel live-action films based on Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers manga, revealed the titles of the two films on Monday. The first film is titled Chi no Halloween -Unmei- (Bloody Halloween -Fate-), while the second film is titled Chi no Halloween -Kessen- (Bloody Halloween -Decisive Battle-). The Twitter account ...
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