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Anime/Manga/Game Industry Celebrates April Fool's Day 2017 - Part III
posted on by Lynzee Loveridge
It's that time of the year again: the cherry blossoms fall, and the April Fool's pranks fly. Japan's anime, manga and video game industries are fun-loving enough to participate in this tradition every year. Here are 2017's best anime-related April Fool's pranks.
7O3X Fastest Finger First

Aho Girl

Anne-Happy

April 1st Anime
A website for a new original anime project opened, bosting character designs by Kiseki Himura (Sword Art Online: Progressive manga), scripts by Hajime Kamoshida (The Pet Girl of Sakurasou), and animation from PINE JAM. No title has been announced, though — the website simply lists it as "April 1st Anime."
Bang! Dream

CAPCOM Sound Team Shadow Cinema
Coming in 2077, a shadow puppet film! The team asks that you enjoy this teaser 60 years ahead of release.
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Chaos;Child

DAME × PRINCE
――ダメなところは
— 【公式】DAME×PRINCE (@dame_prince) March 31, 2017
伸びしろ「だった」のかもしれない――
DAME×OJI (ダメおじ)
2117年4月1日リリース決定!
予告ムービーを大公開!#ダメプリ #ダメおじ #エイプリルフール pic.twitter.com/yAm4JeKfcj
Do you like your dating sims with young ikemen? What about middle-aged ikemen?
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Digimon Adventure tri.

Fullmetal Alchemist
Hatsune Miku

Hoshiiro Girldrop
A website opened for an anime adaptation of Bkub Okawa's Hoshiiro Girldrop web manga, complete with an animated promo — but the manga itself already revealed itself as a fake last year, a gag to announce more of Okawa's Pop Team Epic manga. The Hoshiiro Girldrop anime website has a countdown for tomorrow, though...

Love Kome -We Love Rice-

Jun Maeda

Masamune-kun's Revenge

Mr. Osomatsu

OZMAFIA!!

RIN-NE 3
The official Twitter account announced Kyōkai RIN-NE 2, but in this case it translates as "Society RIN-NE 2."今年一番の感動作!スピンオフアニメ「協会のRINNE2」制作決定! #エイプリルフール
— アニメ「境界のRINNE」 (@nhk_rinne) March 31, 2017
Tsugumomo
