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Tokyo Revengers Manga Takes 1-Week Break After Staff Member Tests Positive for COVID-19
― This year's 17th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine revealed on Wednesday that Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers manga will not appear in the magazine's next issue, due to some difficulties in the manga's production after a staff member for the manga tested positive COVID-19. The manga will return in the magazine's 19th issue. Wakui launched the manga in Kodansha's Weekly Shōnen Magazine in Marc...
The Idolm@ster Shiny Colors Cast Cancel Performance at Animelo Summer Live Due to COVID-19
― Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed on Friday that the cast members of the The Idolm@ster Shiny Colors game would not appear as previously planned at the "Animelo Summer Live 2021 Colors" event this weekend. The cast members were slated to perform at the event on Saturday. Bandai Namco Entertainment explained that related personnel to the group tested positive for the new coronavirus disease (COVI...
King of Fighters XV Game Delayed to 2022 Due to COVID-19
― SNK announced on Wednesday that it has delayed its The King of Fighters XV game to the first quarter of 2022 due to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic affecting the development schedule. The game was originally scheduled to launch in 2021. The game's initial roster includes: Shun'Ei, Meitenkun, Benimaru Nikaido, Iori, Joe Higashi, Kyo, Chizuru, K', Leona Heidern, Mai Shiranui, Andy Bo...
Live-Action Tokyo Revengers Film Rescheduled to July 9 After COVID-19 Delay
The official website for Warner Bros. Japan's live-action film of Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers manga revealed the film's July 9 opening date on Tuesday. Participating theaters will begin offering four of 10 different MoviTicke Cards on April 23, with another three on May 14, and the final three on June 4. The film was slated to open in Japan on October 9 last year, but was delayed to 2021 due to th...
Berserk Exhibition in Tokyo Delayed
― The official Twitter account and website for the "Dai Berserk Ten" exhibition for Kentarou Miura's Berserk manga revealed on January 13 that the exhibition is delayed from its planned run from January 30 through February 15 at Ikebukuro's Sunshine City in Tokyo, due to the state of emergency in the area. The exhibition was to be the first independent exhibit for the manga. The exhibit launched a c...
Japanese Gov't Denies Report it is No Longer Considering Tokyo Olympics This Year, Aiming for 2032 Games
― Japan's Deputy Chief Cabinet Secretary Manabu Sakai in a press conference on Friday denied a report by the British newspaper The Times stating the Japanese government has "privately concluded" that it can no longer hold the Tokyo Olympics in its planned opening this year, and is now aiming to win the bid for the 2032 Games. Sakai added, "Of course we have to take into account the situation abroad,...
2020 Anpanman Film Rescheduled to June 2021 After COVID-19 Delay
― The official website for Eiga Soreike! Anpanman Fuwafuwa Fuwari to Kumo no Kuni (Soreike! Anpanman the Movie: Fluffy Fuwari and the Cloud Country), this year's Anpanman anime film, announced on Friday that the film will open in Japan on June 25, 2021. The film was originally slated to open in Japan on June 26 earlier this year, but was indefinitely delayed for the safety of theatergoers during the...
San Diego Comic-Con Will Not Sell Badges for 2021 Event
― The organizers of the San Diego Comic-Con (SDCC) event recently updated the event's website to reveal that they will not sell badges for the 2021 event, which is currently scheduled to take place on July 22-25, 2021. The organizers stated: Due to the continuing uncertainly of public gatherings during the Covid-19 pandemic, there will be no badge sales for Comic-Con 2021. With the cancellation of C...
A Whisker Away Film Gets Limited Theatrical Run After COVID-19 Delay
― The official Twitter account for Studio Colorido's second feature-length anime film A Whisker Away (Nakitai Watashi wa Neko o Kaburu or Wanting to Cry, I Pretend to Be a Cat) announced last Friday that the film will have limited theatrical screenings at Aeon Cinema Tokoname in Aichi on October 2, Denmachiza Kyoto in Kyoto on October 9, and Tollywood Shimokitazawa in Tokyo on October 31. The film w...
Tokyo Comic Con 2020 Event to be Held Online in December
― The staff for the Tokyo Comic Con 2020 event announced on Thursday that the event will be held online this year on December 4-6. The event will be the fifth overall Tokyo Comic Con event. The event was originally announced in April as a physical event, but the staff changed the event to an online one due to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. The event will still have livestreams from...
Anime Weekend Atlanta Canceled, Online Event Planned
― The official website for the Anime Weekend Atlanta convention announced on Tuesday that this year's convention is canceled. The convention staff will instead plan an online Halloween weekend event this year, which will also highlight artists. The convention will next hold a physical event on October 28-31, 2021, with confirmed plans for conventions in 2022 and 2023. All those who have already regi...
Anime NebrasKon 2020 Canceled
― Anime NebrasKon announced on Saturday that this year's event is being cancelled due to the risks related to the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic. Badges for Anime NebrasKon 2020 will be rolled over the 2021 event taking place on November 5-7. Vendors and participants will also have their registrations rolled over to the 2021 event. Anime NebrasKon's website also stated that badge holder...
My Hero Academia Manga Takes 1-Week Break So Staff Can Switch to Digital
― The official Twitter account for Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia manga announced on Friday that the manga will not appear in the 32nd issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine on Monday as planned. The announcement from the magazine's editorial department stated that due to the effects of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) and taking precautions to lower the risk to Horikoshi and his ...
Mayor: All Houston Conventions Canceled, Rescheduled to 2021 (Update)
― Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner stated on Monday that "in this city, all other conferences and conventions have canceled or been rescheduled to next year with the exception of" the July 16-18 Texas State Republican Convention. Due to expanding health and safety measures in the ongoing new coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic, the Anime Matsuri convention was already rescheduled from July 9-12 to...
No Guns Life TV Anime's 2nd Half Premieres on July 9 After COVID-19 Delay
― The official website for the television anime of Tasuku Karasuma's No Guns Life manga announced on Friday that the show's second half will premiere on TBS on July 9. It will also debut on AT-X, KBS Kyoto, and Sun TV on July 10, and then on BS11 on July 12. It will begin streaming on Fuji TV on Demand on July 9. The anime was previously scheduled to premiere in April, but was delayed due to the eff...
Japan's April Box Office Down 96.3% From Last Year
The Motion Pictures Producers Association of Japan (MPPA) reported on Monday that 12 major Japanese film distributors earned 688 million yen (about US$6.40 million) combined at the box office in April — a 96.3% decrease from last year, and the lowest month ever since the MPPA began tallying monthly box office receipts in 2000. Box office performance fell 90% in the first weekend of April compared ...
EVO 2020 Details Online Event
― The organizers of the EVO 2020 video game tournament revealed details of the EVO Online event on Wednesday. The online event will run for five weekends "with special exhibitions and content for EVO 2020's original lineup." The event will run on July 4-5, July 11-12, July 18-19, July 25-16, and July 31-August 2. As previously announced, the event will feature the Granblue Fantasy Versus, Dragon Bal...
Olympics Committee President: Games Will Be 'Scrapped' If Not Held in 2021
In an interview with the Nikkan Sports newspaper on Tuesday, Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games Organizing Committee President Yoshirō Mori stated that the Tokyo Olympics will be "scrapped" if it cannot be held in 2021. Mori cited prior games that have been canceled due to extenuating circumstances, such as war. However, he added that the Tokyo Olympics will have more value than other previous games after "...
Tokyo Olympics Announce July 2021 Opening
NHK reported on Monday that Tokyo government officials have stated that the Tokyo Olympics will open on July 23, 2021, followed by the Paralympic Games on August 24. According to the officials, the International Olympic Committee (IOC), Tokyo Games organizing committee, and Tokyo Metropolitan and Japanese governments agreed to the schedule. The Tokyo Olympics were originally scheduled for July 24 ...
IOC Member: 2020 Tokyo Olympics Delayed
― USA Today reported on Monday that International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Dick Pound told the newspaper that the 2020 Tokyo Olympics are postponed. Pound reportedly said that the Olympics will be delayed "likely to 2021," and the IOC will decide the details within the next four weeks. Pound said, "The parameters going forward have not been determined, but the Games are not going to start on J...
Comic Market: Postponement, Cancellation of May Event Possible Due to COVID-19
― The Comic Market Committee announced on Sunday that there is a possibility that the summer Comic Market (Comiket 98) dojinshi convention will be postponed or even canceled altogether to help prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus illness. As of Sunday, the committee is still undergoing preparations to hold the event, but it will announce any changes to the convention through the event webs...
Yukari Tamura Event Forbids Audience Call-and-Response Due to COVID-19 Coronavirus Concerns
The official website for voice actress Yukari Tamura announced on Tuesday that the voice actor's "Birthday Event 2020" on Thursday will forbid attendees from doing call-and-response (audience responses during specific sections of a song) during Tamura's performance in an effort to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus. Tamura is perhaps best known as the voice of protagonist Nanoha Takama...
Coronavirus Delays Nintendo Switch Production, Shipments for Japan
― Nintendo confirmed on Thursday that the novel coronavirus outbreak is delaying manufacturing in China of Nintendo Switch units, Joy-Con controllers, and other peripherals for the Japanese market. Shipping of the products to Japan is also delayed. The company said that it is taking measures to tackle these issues while keeping close watch on the outbreak. Additionally, Nintendo revealed that shipme...
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