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Anime/Manga/Game Industry Celebrates April Fool's Day 2020
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. Compared to previous years, there are fewer April Fool's Day projects. Companies, such as visual novel developer Key, chose to refrain out of consideration for the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
Azur Lane
☆☆☆【新作情報】☆☆☆
— アズールレーン公式 (@azurlane_staff) March 31, 2020
艦船美少女学園恋愛ADV・最新作登場!
『アズきゅん~君の声、高鳴る鼓動、恋の音~』
ヒロイン「ボルチモア」のイベントサンプル動画が更新されました!
▼公式サイトはこちら!▼https://t.co/DgeW5zsQH7#アズールレーン#アズきゅん#エイプリルフール pic.twitter.com/PYIQGc3F7M
BNA: Brand New Animal
【新ビジュアル解禁】
— TVアニメ『BNA ビー・エヌ・エー』 (@bna_anime) March 31, 2020
4/8(水)からフジテレビ「+Ultra」他各局にて始まる放送に向けて、影森みちる(CV: #諸星すみれ)と大神士郎(CV: #細谷佳正)が大きく描かれたビジュアルをお楽しみください!
あれ…?みちる…?
公式HP→https://t.co/BvjnedcRHu#ビーエヌエー #ローソン #ponta #ポンタ pic.twitter.com/2Bj5ZGDplk
Bungo Stray Dogs
The alternate reality school setting joke returns for yet another year, this time introducing the Student Council.
[Link] Healin' Good Precure
The anime's official website let visitors "spot the differences" hidden throughout the site.
[Link] Is the order a rabbit?
【お知らせ】今年はエイプリルフール企画に代わり、「エイプリルフールCD発売特別企画」を実施いたします。実施時期は改めてお知らせいたします。テーマは「楽しいを再生する物語」です。お楽しみに♪ #gochiusa pic.twitter.com/tKskv74f6j
— TVアニメ『ご注文はうさぎですか?』 (@usagi_anime) March 31, 2020
Laid-Back Camp
The anime's official Twitter account advertises the "Akio Camp" series on YouTube centering entirely on voice actor Akio Ohtsuka. (Ohtsuka narrates the actual Laid-Back Camp series.) Each "Akio Camp" episode ends with a teaser for a different "Aki Camp" (愛生キャン△) show centering around fellow cast member Aki Toyosaki.
[Link] Love Live!
The idols fight on in a desolate world... [Link]
Magia Record
The magical girls formed an idol group. Animator Mari Tsukiura designed the original art with supervision by character designer Junichirō Taniguchi. The group's debut song is "Kanae Chao" (Grant It.)
[Link] Princess Connect! Re:Dive
【特別イベント】
— プリンセスコネクト!Re:Dive公式 (@priconne_redive) March 31, 2020
アニメ「プリンセスコネクト!Re:Dive」の最新情報が公式HPで公開されました!https://t.co/gQobNNpodO
また、ゲーム内でアニメの物語がいち早く楽しめるイベント「バトルオブランドソル 巨影復活」を開催しました!
ぜひプレイしてみてくださいね♪#プリコネR #アニメプリコネ pic.twitter.com/yfwJlETYqP
The new key visual says "Battle of Landsol: Giant Shadow Revival." [Link]
Princess Principal
The series takes the Girls und Panzer approach in this so-called key visual for Princess Principal Crown Handler.
[Link] Rent-A-Girlfriend
The anime's official website switched the main heroine to Ruka Sarashina. The entire website was rewritten from her perspective and there's a limited version of the "Kanokari Call" service.
[Link] Shonen Jump+
The online manga site was taken over by Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo, including a new one-shot of Death Note drawn by Bobobo-bo Bo-bobo creator Yoshio Sawai.
[Link] Street Fighter V
The Street Fighter V characters now star in a cat-themed puzzle game.[Link via Siliconera]
Tales of
The Tales of the Rays team presents the Tales of VS. 2 fighting game, coming to Android and iOS ... on December 15, 1995 (the launch date of Tales of Phantasia, the very first Tales of game). [Via Hachima Kikō]
Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!
Uzaki really wants to hang out today, so she's taken over the official website.
[Link] Yuruyuri
The girls are reincarnated into another world.
[Link] Zombie Land Saga
The anime's Twitter account announced the movie "Zombies vs. Aliens" that will open this summer. The parody film will star character Kōtarō Tatsumi and Franchouchou idols 0-6.
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