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'Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart' Anime Special to Stream on Crunchyroll
Aniplex USA streams English-subtitled trailer
― Aniplex of America began streaming the trailer for Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart (Itsudatte Bokura no Koi wa 10-Centimeters Datta.), the latest entry in HoneyWorks' "Confess Your Love Committee: Romance Series" project, with English subtitles on Wednesday. The video reveals that the anime will begin streaming on Crunchyroll with on Novem...
Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! Adds More U.S. Screening Dates
Fathom Events announced on Wednesday that it has added two more U.S. screening dates for the Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! anime film. The film will screen on Saturday, November 11 at 12:55 p.m. local time and Tuesday, November 14 at 7:00 p.m. local time. The company noted that the additional screenings are due to high ticket sales and sold-out screenings. As previously announced, the film will...
J-Novel Club Adds Yume Nikki, Ao Oni Light Novels
Novels based on free horror games debut in English
― J-Novel Club announced on Tuesday that it has licensed the Yume Nikki - I Am Not in Your Dream and Ao Oni light novels. The first 40 pages of each title are available for free on J-Novel Club's website, and more of each title is available for members. The e-book releases are slated for early 2018. The two titles are J-Novel Club's first two license...
Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown Game's Trailer Previews VR Mode
PS4, PS VR, Xbox One, Steam game arrives in 2018
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a Paris Games Week trailer for its Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown game on Wednesday. The video features PlayStation 4 VR mode gameplay footage for the game. Bandai Namco Entertainment announced the game in December 2015 for the PlayStation 4 and PlayStation VR. The game was originally slated for this year, but ...
Jump Festa Site Lists Yuragi-sō no Yūna-san Production Committee
The official website for the "Jump Festa '18" event lists "Yuragi-sō no Yūna-san Production Committee" with Shueisha and manga creator Tadahiro Miura as copyright holders. The manga will have a stage presentation at the event, which will be held at the Makuhari Messe event hall in Chiba on December 16-17. Of the works that will have stage presentations at the event, only Miura's manga doesn't yet ...
Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru Anime Compilation Film's Trailer Previews Theme Song
~Makuai Kaisōroku~ to play for 2 weeks in December
― The official website for the Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru anime began streaming a trailer for the Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru ~Makuai Kaisōroku~ (Intermission Flashback Record) compilation film on Wednesday. The video reveals the theme song "Hanamaru◎Hiyori! 47 Furi ver." (Hanamaru Weather! 47 Styles Version) performed by the film's cast. The film will play f...
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gets Live-Action Screen Adaptation
1st part of Chinese production's trilogy to debut in 2020
― The official website for The Legend of the Galactic Heroes franchise revealed on Wednesday that Yoshiki Tanaka's epic science fiction novels are inspiring an unspecified "screen adaptation." The screen adaptation will be a trilogy, and the first part is slated to debut in 2020. Chinese film production company Jiaxuan Global Pictures (Wolf To...
Yowamushi Pedal Glory Line Anime's 1st Promo Video Streamed
4th television anime season premieres in January
― The official website for the Yowamushi Pedal franchise began streaming on Wednesday the first promotional video for Yowamushi Pedal Glory Line, the television anime series' fourth season. The video previews 14 characters from the upcoming season. The fourth anime season will premiere in January. The season's story will begin from the Inter High compe...
Sunrise Animates Otherwordly Izakaya "Nobu" Anime for 2018
Anime titled Isekai Izakaya ~Koto Aitheria no Izakaya Nobu~
― The official multilingual teaser website for the anime of Natsuya Semikawa's Otherwordly Izakaya "Nobu" (Isekai Izakaya "Nobu") light novel series opened on Wednesday. The website announced that the studio Sunrise is animating the project under the title Isekai Izakaya ~Koto Aitheria no Izakaya Nobu~ (Otherwordly Izakaya ~Ancient Capital A...
Pop Team Epic Anime Reveals 2nd Key Visual
The official website for the anime of Bkub Ōkawa's Pop Team Epic manga posted the second key visual one day after Halloween. The surreal four-panel manga centers around two 14-year-old girls, the short Popuko and the tall Pipimi. The story summary on the anime's website quotes William Shakespeare's Tweflth Night play, "There is no darkness but ignorance." Space Neko Company's Jun Aoki (Oshiruko - ...
Occultic;Nine Game's Video Highlights Different Story Progressions
PS4/Vita/Xbox One game ships on November 9
― The official website for MAGES. and 5pb.'s visual novel game adaptation of Chiyomaru Shikura's Occultic;Nine novel began series streaming a gameplay video on Sunday. The video highlights the different ways the story can progress, including posting in your blog, and listening to noise on the radio. (Note: The first embed below is region-blocked in the Unite...
New Hoshin Engi Anime Reveals Staff, More of Cast, Title, Video, Debut Date
Yoshimasa Hosoya, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Kousuke Toriumi cast in C-Station anime
― The staff for the new television anime of Ryu Fujisaki's Hoshin Engi manga revealed the main staff, additional cast members, the finalized series title Hakyū Hōshin Engi, a teaser video, the January 12 premiere date, and a new key visual on Wednesday. Masahiro Aizawa is directing at C-Station, and Natsuko Takahashi is in ...
Tiger & Bunny Designer's Video Girl Ai Manga Gets Live-Action Show Starring Shūhei Nomura
Jump sci-fi romance reframed in 2018 with Chihayafuru/Lychee Light Club star
― A live-action television series of Masakazu Katsura's Video Girl Ai (Den'ei Shōjo) manga has been green-lit for a January 2018 premiere on TV Tokyo and its affiliates. Shūhei Nomura (live-action Chihayafuru, Lychee Light Club, Typhoon Noruda, pictured below) is starring in Den'ei Shōjo ~Video Girl Ai 2018~. Viz released th...
Full Metal Panic! Fight! Who Dares Wins PS4 Game Gets English Release in Southeast Asia
Simulation RPG slated for 2018
― Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia announced on Tuesday that it will offer an English-subtitled release of the upcoming Full Metal Panic! Fight! Who Dares Wins (Full Metal Panic! Tatakau Who Dares Wins) PlayStation 4 game in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and the Philippines. The game is slated for 2018 in both Japan and Southeast Asia. B.B. Studio is developin...
Funimation, Sony Close Acquisition Deal
Funimation Entertainment revealed on Saturday that it has closed the deal for Sony Pictures Television Networks' acquisition of the majority stake in Funimation. Funimation CEO Gen Fukunaga retains position and a minority stake in the business, and Funimation's FAQ noted that its operations, streaming service, simuldubs, and release schedules will continue unchanged. The agreement values Funimatio...
Shakugan no Shana Artist Ayato Sasakura Launches Manga Based on Classic Junichirō Tanizaki Story
Manga about sadistic shamisen player launches on November 30
― The December issue of Kadokawa's Dengeki G's Comic magazine revealed on Monday that manga creator Ayato Sasakura will launch a new manga titled Hōkiibekakon in the magazine's next issue on November 30. Kentarō Ogino, the manga's editor, noted that the manga will also be serialized on Twitter. The manga is based on Junichirō Tanizaki's 193...
Witch and the Hundred Knight 2 Game's English Trailer Previews Story
PlayStation 4 game heads west in 2018
― NIS America began streaming a trailer for The Witch and The Hundred Knight 2 with English text on Tuesday. The video introduces the game's story and lead characters. NIS America will release the game for PlayStation 4 in North America and Europe in 2018. A limited edition with a collector's box, hardcover artbook, 2-disc soundtrack, 9 lapel pins, and stress bal...
Kodansha Comics Adds Masaaki Nakayama's PTSD Radio Manga Digitally
Series of shorts by Fuan no Tane artist launched Tuesday
― Kodansha Comics announced on Tuesday that it will publish Masaaki Nakayama's PTSD Radio (Kōishō Radio) manga digitally in English. The first volume of the series of horror shorts launched on Tuesday. The manga launched in the first volume of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius supplementary magazine Nemesis in July 2010. Kodansha published the f...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 29-November 4
The Adventures of the Little Prince, Chargeman Ken!, The Dragon Dentist, The Testament of Sister New Devil anime; Devilman Grimoire, Gabriel Dropout, Hybrid x Heart, In This Corner of the World, Sword Oratoria, To Your Eternity manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date The Adventures of the Little Prince DVDPlease Discotek Media/Eastern Star US$39.95 October 31 Castle in...
Persona Series Tops Megami Tensei Series in Units Sold
Etrian Odyssey, Yakuza, Sonic the Hedgehog, more franchises detailed
― Sega Sammy Holdings released its financial report for the 2017 fiscal year on Monday. The report breaks down its unit sales for some of its game franchises in both packaged and digital download sales. The franchises, including the year they first debuted, are as follows (totals approximate): Megami Tensei: 7.2 million units (acros...
Final Fantasy Dimensions II, Dissidia Final Fantasy NT Game Trailers Streamed
Smartphone game launches on November 1, PS4 game in January
― Square Enix's official North American YouTube channel began streaming a launch trailer for the Final Fantasy Dimensions II (Final Fantasy Legends II) smartphone game and an overview trailer for the Dissidia Final Fantasy NT PlayStation 4 game on Tuesday. Final Fantasy Dimensions II: Final Fantasy Dimensions II launches in the West on Wedne...
Ayana Taketatsu Performs Dagashi Kashi 2 Anime's Opening Theme
Taketatsu voices Hotaru, performed 1st ending song
― The official Twitter account for the anime adaptation of Kotoyama's Dagashi Kashi manga announced on Wednesday that Ayana Taketatsu will perform the opening theme song opening theme song "Oh My Sugar Feeling!!" for Dagashi Kashi 2, the anime's second season. Taketatsu plays Hotaru in the anime and previously performed the first season's ending them...
Killing Bites Anime Reveals Teaser Video, Visuals, Cast, Theme Songs
Sora Amamiya, Wataru Hatano, Maaya Uchida, Sumire Uesaka join cast
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of illustrator Kazasa Sumita (Witchblade Takeru) and storywriter Shinya Murata's (Jackals) Killing Bites manga began streaming the anime's first teaser promotional video on Wednesday. The website also revealed teaser visuals, the main cast, and theme song information. The main...
World of Final Fantasy Game Launches for PC in November
Game shipped for PS4, PS Vita in October 2016
― Square Enix's North American YouTube channel began streaming an announcement trailer for a PC version of the World of Final Fantasy game on Tuesday. The game will launch for PC via Steam on November 21. The game shipped for PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita in North America, Japan, and Europe in October 2016. Square Enix describes the game: Two sibling...
Dynasty Warriors 9 Game Adds Xin Xianyin
Game ships in Japan on February 8, in N. America, Europe in early 2018
― This week's issue of Kadokawa's Famitsu magazine is revealing on Thursday that Xin Xianying will be a playable character in KOEI Tecmo Games' Dynasty Warriors 9 (Shin Sangoku Musou 8) game. Shino Shimoji will voice the character. The issue also revealed new costumes for Taishi Ci, Xu Huang, Pang Tong, Liu Shan, and Chen Gong. Th...
Shadow of the Colossus PS4 Remake Slated for February in Japan, West
Sony revealed on Tuesday that it will release its PlayStation 4 remake of Shadow of the Colossus in Japan on February 8 and in the West on February 6. Sony unveiled new footage from the game during its Paris Games Week press conference on Monday. The game is slated for 2018. Bluepoint, the company that handled the 2011 remaster, is also developing the PlayStation 4 remake. Fumito Ueda's original S...
Spike Chunsoft's Attack on Titan 2 Game Adds Danganronpa's Monokuma
Game with story of TV anime, OVAs ships on November 30
― This week's issue of Kadokawa's Famitsu magazine is revealing on Thursday that Danganronpa character Monokuma will appear in Spike Chunsoft's Shingeki no Kyojin 2 ~Mirai no Zahyō~ (Attack on Titan 2: Future Coordinates) Nintendo 3DS game. The issue also includes information about which mission Monokuma will appear in, new missions, and other ch...
2nd Love Live! Sunshine!! Opening Song CD Sets New Aqours Record
"Mirai no Bokura wa Shitteru yo" sold group record of 63,491 to rank #3
― "Mirai no Bokura wa Shitteru yo," the Aqours idol group's opening theme song for the second Love Live! Sunshine!! television anime season, sold 63,491 copies to rank #3 on Oricon's CD singles chart for the October 23-29 week. Aqours set a new personal record for most copies sold in a CD single's first week of release. The singl...
Junji Ito 'Collection' Anime Casts Yuji Mitsuya, Hiro Shimono, Kaori Nazuka
Sōichi, Oshikiri, Yūko cast in Winter horror anthology
― Junji Ito "Collection", the television anime of manga by famed horror author Junji Ito, revealed the first voice cast members on Tuesday: Yuji Mitsuya as Sōichi (fourth from the left in the image below) Hiro Shimono as Oshikiri (second from the left in the image below) Kaori Nazuka as Yūko (sixth from the left in the image below) Director and c...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, October 23-29
Granblue Fantasy sells 13,470, followed by Katsugeki Touken Ranbu, Dansui! stage play, Tsukisute., Owarimonogatari
― The Dansui! stage play sold 2,059 copies to rank #11 on the overall DVD chart. Tsukisute. TV Ver. White landed at #12 with 1,948 copies. Uchū Sentai Kyūranger Episode of Stinger's Ikkakujūkyūtama Edition was #21 with 1,467 copies. The regular edition was #46 with 742 copies. The stage ...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, October 23-29
Granblue Fantasy sells 19,835, followed by Owarimonogatari, Symphogear AXZ, Katsugeki Touken Ranbu, Saekano Flat
― The Dansui! stage play sold 1,991 copies to rank #27 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. Uchū Sentai Kyūranger Episode of Stinger's Ikkakujūkyūtama Edition was #30 with 1,812 copies. Rank Last Week Title Weekly Copies Total Copies Release Date Maker Artist/Category Highest Rank Weeks on C...
Mob Psycho 100 Stage Play's 1st Round of Cast Visuals Posted
6 cast members shown in costume for January play
― The official website for the stage play based on ONE's Mob Psycho 100 manga revealed the first round of cast visuals on Monday. The cast visuals feature six cast members in costume. The cast in costume includes (clockwise from top left): Ryōma Baba as Arataka Reigen Takuya Kawaharada as Teruki Hanazawa Yūta Hoshino as Hikaru Tokugawa Naoya Gōmoto as ...
Yen Press Licenses Eclair Yuri Manga Anthology, Napping Princess Novel
Eclair slated for spring 2018, Napping Princess in May 2018
― Yen Press announced on Monday that it will publish the Eclair (Eclair: Éclair: Anata ni Hibiku Yuri Anthology) manga and the Napping Princess light novel. Eclair is slated for spring 2018. Yen Press describes the manga anthology: Beating hearts and fluttering feelings. An anthology of girls' love stories to leave you breathless. With contr...
Japanese Police Arrest 9 Tied to 'Haruka Yume no Ato' Manga Linking Site
Site allegedly linked to other sites with pirated manga, was shut down after initial probe in July
― The Association of Copyright for Computer Software (ACCS) announced that nine prefectural police agencies arrested nine suspects on Tuesday on the charge of violating the Copyright Act in connection to "Haruka Yume no Ato," an alleged "leech site" that linked to manga posted online without authorizati...
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Anime's English Dub Casts Jamieson Price, Elija Ungvary
Kurusu, Suzuki's cast members revealed
― FUNimation Entertainment announced two English dub cast members for the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress anime on Monday. The cast includes: Jamieson K. Price as Kurusu Elijah Ungvary as Suzuki They join the previously announced cast members: Veronica Taylor as Ayame Ben Diskin as Takumi Funimation plans to release the series on a bilingual Blu-Ray Disc/DVD combo...
Shojo Beat Warehouse Suffers Fire Damage, Delays Releases
Viz Media's Shojo Beat imprint revealed on Monday that there was a fire in the warehouse storing Shojo Beat books, so three volumes previously slated for November 7 are now slated for November 28. The titles that are being reprinted are SP Baby volume 1, Anonymous Noise volume 5, and Idol Dreams volume 4. Shojo Beat's December titles will still ship on December 5 as scheduled.
Thor: Ragnarok Writer Reveals Live-Action Ga-Rei TV Series Project
Hajime Segawa's supernatural action manga inspired anime in 2008
― Thor producer and Thor: Ragnarok co-writer Craig Kyle revealed in a keynote appearance at the Japan Content Showcase in Tokyo last Tuesday that he is developing a live-action television series based on Hajime Segawa's Ga-Rei manga. He noted that he is working on a pilot and a character bible. The Hollywood Reporter mentioned that the ...
Nintendo Switch Console Sales Reach 7.63 Million Globally
Top selling Switch games listed
― Nintendo updated its sales data through September 30 on Monday, revealing that it has sold more than 7.63 million units of its Nintendo Switch console worldwide. This includes 1.95 million units in Japan, 3.11 million units in the Americas, and 2.56 million units in other regions. In addition, Nintendo has sold 27.48 million units of Nintendo Switch software. The tot...
Ayumi Tachihara's Jingi Zero Manga Ends
Young Champion publishes final installment in series that began in 1988
― The November issue of Akita Shoten's Young Champion magazine published the final chapter of Ayumi Tachihara's Jingi Zero manga on October 24. The manga's 14th and final volume will ship on November 20. Tachihara launched the manga in 2012. The magazine noted that it is the final chapter of the Jingi series. Tachihara's original...
Atelier Lydie & Suelle Game's Animated Opening Movie Streamed
Game ships for PS4/Vita/Switch in Japan on December 21, PS4/Switch/PC in the West next year
― Gust began streaming the animated opening movie for its Atelier Lydie & Suelle: The Alchemists and the Mysterious Paintings (Lydie to Suelle no Atelier ~Fushigi no Kaiga no Renkinjutsushi~) game on Monday. The game will ship in Japan for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Nintendo Switch on December 21...
Seraph of the End Gets 2nd Spinoff Novel Series About Guren Ichinose
Takaya Kagami writes story about Guren at 19
― Publisher Kodansha's light novel blog revealed on October 20 that a new Seraph of the End light novel titled Owari no Seraph: Ichinose Guren, 19-sai no Sekai Resurrection (Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: World Resurrection at Age 19) will ship in December. The original manga's author Takaya Kagami is writing the novel and Yō Asami is providing the ill...
Pokémon Ultra Sun/Ultra Moon Trailer Shows Mewtwo Encounter
Games ship worldwide on November 17
― Nintendo began streaming a new trailer for the Pokémon Ultra Sun and Pokémon Ultra Moon Nintendo 3DS games on Tuesday. The video teases the story, new Ultra Beasts, and an encounter with Mewtwo through an Ultra Wormhole. The Pokémon Company revealed earlier this month that Mewtwo and other Legendary Pokémon will be available in the games. The games' story will ce...
Shadow of the Colossus PS4 Remake Videos Show Combat, Environment
Game slated for 2018
― Sony unveiled new footage from its PlayStation 4 remake of Shadow of the Colossus during its Paris Games Week press conference on Monday. The video (which begins at 1:49:15 in the embed below) shows battle with a flying colossus. In addition, Sony posted a new trailer showing the game's environment. The game is slated for 2018. Bluepoint, the company that handled the 2011 remas...
Dragon Ball FighterZ Trailer Previews Ginyu Force
Game ships in West on January 26, in Japan on February 1
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America and Europe began streaming a new character introduction trailer for the Dragon Ball FighterZ fighting game on Monday. The video previews Captain Ginyu, who fights in a team with the other members of the Ginyu Force. The game will launch for Xbox One, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam in the Americas and Europe...
Final Fantasy XV Game Previews 'Episode Ignis' DLC in Gameplay Video
Chrono Trigger's Yasunori Mitsuda composes for new episode launching December 13
― Square Enix unveiled its "Episode Ignis" DLC for Final Fantasy XV with a video during Sony's Paris Game's Week presentation on Monday. The episode will launch on December 13. The episode is the third in a series of stories focusing on each of the main characters of Final Fantasy XV. In Ignis' story, he faces the Niflhe...
New Hoshin Engi Anime Reveals 11 Character Designs
Remake TV anime debuts in January
― The staff of the new television anime adaptation of Ryu Fujisaki's Hoshin Engi manga revealed 11 character designs on Monday. Kensho Ono as Taikōbō So Dakki Shinkōhyō Yūichi Nakamura as Yōzen KENN as Kō Tenka Tomoaki Maeno as Bunchūō Shū Būō Makoto Furukawa as Nataku Fugen Shinjin Takahiro Sakurai as Sūpūshan Otenkun All the voice actors are different from the prev...
Kud Wafter Anime Film's Global Crowdfunding Reaches Goal
Campaign to fund subtitling earns 3 million yen in 5 days
― Visual Art's international crowdfunding campaign on Tokyo Otaku Mode for the anime adaptation of the Little Busters! spinoff visual novel Kud Wafter surpassed its initial goal of 3 million yen (about US$26,000) on Sunday. The campaign launched on Wednesday to fund the English subtitling and worldwide distribution for the anime. As of press t...
Precure Ranks #1 Over Blade Runner 2049 in Tickets Sold, Not Yen Earned
Live-action Sensei! opens at #5, Free! -Take Your Marks- anime at #8
― The Eiga Kirakira ☆ Precure a la Mode: Paris to! Omoide no Mille-Feuille! (Kirakira ☆ Precure a la Mode the Movie: With Paris! Mille-Feuille of Memories) anime film opened at #1 in tickets sold at the Japanese box office from October 28-29. The film, which is the 23rd in the Precure anime franchise, sold 170,659 tickets on 217 sc...
French Publisher Posts Short Documentary on Final Fantasy's Yoshitaka Amano
Dark Horse to release illustrated Yoshitaka Amano biography
― French publisher Mana Books began streaming a short documentary on artist and illustrator Yoshitaka Amano last week. The video is an accompaniment to the release of the Final Fantasy Memorial Ultimania official encyclopedia book. The encyclopedia currently has three volumes. Amano is most well known for his contributions to Vampire Hunter ...
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Anime's 2nd Season Reveals New Key Visual
This year's 48th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed a new visual on Monday for the second season of the television anime of Shūichi Asō's The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. manga. The visual features characters Kusuo Saiki and Tōma Akechi. The caption reads: "That's a horribly villainous face, but... who is it?" The anime will feature a returning cast, and will premiere in Janua...
Tokyo Ghoul:re Anime's Main Staff Revealed
Soul Buster's Odahiro Watanabe directs at Pierrot, with Atsuko Nakajima as character designer
― This year's 49th issue of Weekly Young Jump magazine is revealing the main staff for the television anime adaptation of Sui Ishida's Tokyo Ghoul:re manga on Thursday. Odahiro Watanabe (Soul Buster, assistant director on Super Lovers 2, Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid) is replacing Shuhei Morita as director for the...
Live-Action ERASED Netflix Series Reveals 1st Visual, December 15 Premiere
New adaptation to adapt epilogue story for 1st time
― Netflix revealed the first key visual on Monday for Netflix's live-action series adaptation of Kei Sanbe's Erased (Boku dake ga Inai Machi) manga. The series will premiere in Japan on December 15, and is slated to debut in 190 countries this winter. The new series will adapt the manga's epilogue story for the first time. The series will star: Top ...
Momogumi Plus Senki Manga Switches to Online Magazine
The December issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Asuka magazine revealed last Tuesday that Eri Sakondou's Momogumi Plus Senki manga will move from Monthly Asuka to Kadokawa's Comic Newtype web comic magazine. Kadokawa will release the next chapter on November 28. Sakondou began the manga in 2006. Kadokawa released the 17th compiled volume in Japan on October 24 digitally and in print. Viz Media released t...
OKKO's Office Lover 2 Love-Simulation Smartphone Game Gets Anime on Vertical Anime App
Anime debuts this winter
― The official Twitter account for OKKO's Yūwaku Office Lover2 (Office Lover 2) romance-simulation smartphone game revealed on Friday that the game is getting an anime adaptation on Production I.G's Tate Anime (Vertical Anime) app. The anime will premiere this winter. OKKO has released the game in English, and the official website describes the story: It's your 2nd year worki...
Basara's Yumi Tamura Ends 7SEEDS Spinoff Manga, Launches New Series
New series shares same name with Tamura's previous mystery 1-shot manga
― The December issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Flowers magazine published the final chapter of Yumi Tamura's 7SEEDS spinoff manga on Saturday. The spinoff manga will be compiled into book form and published in early 2018. The magazine also revealed that Tamura will launch a new manga titled Mystery to Iu Nakare (pictured at right) ...
The IDOLM@STER Million Live! Game to Shut Down
Updates, features begin shutting down in December; game succeeded by Theater Days game
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Monday that its The IDOLM@STER Million Live! smartphone game is planned to shut down. The game will halt updates and begin disabling and deprecating features starting in December, but the company will announce a definite date for the shut down once it has approved a concret...
Dark Horse to Release Berserk: The Flame Dragon Knight Novel, Berserk Guidebook
Psycho-Pass' Makoto Fukami wrote 1st novel in Berserk franchise
― Dark Horse announced at its panel at Kumoricon on Sunday that it will release an English version of Makoto Fukami's Berserk: The Flame Dragon Knight novel (pictured below) based on Kentarou Miura's Berserk manga. The book is the first novel in the franchise, and has an original story focusing on the character Grunbeld. Miura drew the i...
Love Live! Sunshine!! Event Cancelled Due to Typhoon
Osaka, Aichi weekend events planned to celebrate 2nd season anime's opening song single
― Lantis announced on Sunday that it cancelled the commemoration event for the Aqours group's "Mirai no Bokura wa Shitteru yo" single scheduled for the same day in Aichi prefecture due to the approaching Typhoon Saola (Quedan), and the possible subsequent shutdown of public transportation services. Lantis also war...
Haikyu!! Gets 5th Stage Play in Spring 2018
Director/scriptwriter, lead actor return for new "Hajimari no Kyojin" play
― The official website for the stage play adaptations of Haruichi Furudate's Haikyu!! volleyball manga announced on Sunday that a fifth stage play has been green-lit. The new stage play is titled Hyper-Projection Engeki Haikyu!! "Hajimari no Kyojin" (Hyper-Projection Stage Play Haikyu!! "The Giant of Beginnings"). The play wil...
Inio Asano Resumes Dead Dead Demon's Dededededestruction Manga
Manga went on hiatus in March, resumes on November 20
― This year's 48th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine announced on Monday that Inio Asano will resume his Dead Dead Demon's Dededededestruction manga in the magazine's 51st issue on November 20. The manga went on hiatus earlier this year in March, and revealed at the time that it would resume in the fall. The series revolves around t...
Masakazu Katsura's I"s Manga Gets 2018 Live-Action Series Starring Amane Okayama
Romantic comedy manga ran 1997-2000, inspired 2 OVA adaptations
― The SKY PerfecTV! channel announced on Monday that a live-action series adaptation of Masakazu Katsura's I"s manga has been green-lit. Amane Okayama (pictured below, live-action Lychee Light Club's Jacob) will star in the lead role as Ichitaka Seto. The series will premiere in 2018 on SKY PerfecTV!'s BS Skyper! channel and Skyper! on D...
Susumu Hirasawa Confirms He's Working on Theme Song for Satoshi Kon's Opus
Composer Susumu Hirasawa (Berserk) revealed last Friday that he had been asked to compose the theme song for Satoshi Kon's OPUS manga, and has begun working on it. It is unclear from his post whether or not he is referring to the anime adaptation that producer Masao Maruyama previously expressed a desire to work on. Harasawa added in his post that, "If [anyone] is going to stop [this], now is the ...
Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club Anime Gets New TV Series Next Summer
New series also gets unaired Episode 0 in event screenings
― The official website for the Free! anime franchise announced on Monday that the franchise will get a new television series that will premiere next summer. The new anime's unaired "episode 0" will also have event screenings. The initial Blu-ray Discs and DVDs for both the Free! -Timeless Medley- Kizuna and Free! -Timeless Medley- Yakusoku fi...
Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer's Mizukami Ends Nihonmatsu Kyōdai Manga
Fantasy battle manga launched in June
― This year's December issue of Shonengahosha's Young King Ours magazine revealed on Monday that the final chapter of Satoshi Mizukami's Nihonmatsu Kyōdai to Mokuzō Keikoku no Bōken (Adventure of Wooden Valley or lit: The Nihonmatsu Siblings and the Adventure of Wooden Valley) manga will run in the next issue on November 30. Mizukami launched the manga on June 30...
My Hero Academia Manga Takes 1-Week Break So Author Can Do Research
This year's 48th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Kohei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia manga will take a one-week break in the 49th issue so that Horikoshi can conduct research. The manga will return in the magazine's 50th issue on November 13. Horikoshi previously took a one-week break in the magazine's 28th issue in June and in the 43rd issue in September due...
The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. Anime's 2nd Season Premieres in January
This year's 48th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that the second season of the television anime of Shūichi Asō's The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. manga will premiere in January. The issue also revealed a new key visual, and also revealed that the new characters Hiroshi Satō, Tōma Akechi, and Mikoto Aiura will appear in the new season. Hiroshi is a very normal guy,...
Attack on Titan Season 3 Premieres in July After January Compilation Film
New compilation film to recap show's 2nd season
― The "'Shingeki no Kyojin' Reading & Live Event Orchestra 'Attack Oto Taikan 2'" event in Tokyo announced on Sunday that the Attack on Titan anime franchise is getting a new compilation film on January 13, 2018, with the planned third season then premiering in July 2018. The film is subtitled "Kakusei no Hōkō" (The Roar of Awakening), and it is a compi...
Miss Hokusai's Keiichi Hara Details Next Work With Planned Completion in 2018
New "adventure fantasy" work to center on female protagonist
― Anime director Keiichi Hara (Miss Hokusai, Summer Days with Coo, Colorful) revealed at the 30th Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF) on Friday that his new work will be a "female adventure fantasy." At a press conference to announce the lineup for the festival on September 26, Hara (pictured far right in image below) said he was weari...
Kurozuka's Takashi Noguchi Launches New Shinsengumi Rebellion Manga
Manga about locally famous delinquent challenged by mixed martial artist debuts November 14
― This year's 22nd issue of Akita Shoten's Young Champion magazine revealed on Tuesday that Takashi Noguchi will launch a new manga titled Shinsengumi Rebellion in the magazine's next issue on November 14. The manga will have a color opening page and the first chapter will have 47 pages. The manga will focus o...
Toho Reports Increase in Profits in 1st Half of Fiscal Year
Company reports 188.3% increase in home video sales
― Film distributor Toho published its earnings for its current fiscal year through its second quarter (from March 1 through August 31) on October 16. The company reported consolidated sales of 139.297 billion yen (about US$1.225 billion) a 21.1% increase from the same period last year. Toho also reported an operating profit of 32.274 billion yen (ab...
Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress Anime's English Dub Casts Veronica Taylor, Ben Diskin
Cast members for Ayame, Takumi revealed
― FUNimation Entertainment announced two English dub cast members for the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress anime at its Kumoricon panel on Saturday. The cast includes: Veronica Taylor as Ayame Ben Diskin as Takumi Funimation plans to release the series on a bilingual Blu-Ray Disc/DVD combo pack on January 16. The company will offer both regular and limited edition...
Sailor Moon Crystal Anime's 3rd Season English Dub Trailer Highlights Outer Guardians
Company to release 3rd season in limited edition set on December 5
― Viz Media began streaming an English-dubbed trailer on Saturday for the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Season III television anime series. Viz Media will release the third season in a special limited edition set on December 5. The third Sailor Moon Crystal season, which featured a new staff and focused on the Death Busters arc...
Ghibli's Hayao Miyazaki Reveals His 'Final' Film's Title, Release Window
Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka expected 3-4 years from now
― Studio Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki revealed on Saturday the title and expected timeframe for completion of his latest film. The director expects that it will take three to four years to complete his Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka (How Do You Live?) film. Miyazaki derived the film's title from writer Genzaburō Yoshino's 1937 masterpiece of the same...
Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Game's PC Launch Trailer Posted
Game digitally launched on PC on Friday
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming the launch trailer for its PC release of the Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition game on Friday. The game released digitally for PC on Friday. In addition to the main game, the release includes all three chapters of the "Abyss of the Shrine Maiden" DLC and the "Lord of the Inferno" DLC for US$...
Live-Action Laughing Under the Clouds Film's Full Trailer Streamed
Sōta Fukushi stars in film opening on March 21
― The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Kemuri Karakara's Laughing Under the Clouds (Donten ni Warau) manga began streaming the film's full trailer on Saturday. The film will open in Japan on March 21, 2018. The film stars: Sōta Fukushi as Tenka Kumō Kirato Wakayama as Chūtarō Kumō Renn Kiriyama as Shirasu Kinjō. Shirasu arrived at ...
Wake Up, Girls! Eternal Senses Manga Ends
Manga launched in July as lead-up to Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter
― Famitsu's Comic Clear website published the sixth and final chapter for GUNP's Wake Up, Girls! Eternal Senses manga on Friday. The manga will get a compiled volume release on November 15. GUNP launched the manga with supervision by Green Leaves on July 30. The story leads up to the new anime, Wake Up, Girls! New Chapter, which premier...
Hantsu x Trash's Kobayashi Launches Nangoku Sodachi Manga
New manga adapts Heiwa's pachi-slot game
― The November issue of Kodansha's Monthly Young Magazine revealed on October 20 that Hiyoko Kobayashi is launching a manga adaptation of Olympia and Heiwa's Nangoku Sodachi pachi-slot game (game visual pictured at right). Renji Hoshi is also launching a separate manga adaptation. In addition, Shigemitsu Harada will launch a new manga titled Megami no Sprinter...
Toki no Daichi Manga Resumes After 15 Years
Fantasy manga launched in 1996, but went on hiatus in 2002 due to author's health issues
― Manga creator Miyuki Yama launched a continuation of the Toki no Daichi manga on the MediBang! Manga app on Thursday, 15 years after it originally ended in 2002. The fantasy manga is set in a world years after a young adventurer vanquished the dark lord Diabolos and brought peace to the land. With Diabolos' res...
Honey So Sweet Live-Action Film's Teaser Shows Marriage Proposal
Shō Hirano, Yūna Taira star in March 31 film based on Amu Meguro's manga
― The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Amu Meguro's Honey So Sweet manga began streaming a teaser for the film on Saturday. The teaser shows Taiga's marriage proposal to Nao. The film will open on March 31. Yūna Taira (seen below) will play Nao Kogure, while Shō Hirano of the Johnny's Jr. idol group Mr. KI...
DC Super Heroes vs Eagle Talon Anime Film's 1st 7 Minutes Streamed
Clip shows "budget gauge" rising & falling with appearance of product placement, expensive effects
― The official Youtube channel of DLE Inc. began streaming the first seven minutes of the DC Super Heroes vs. Eagle Talon anime film on Saturday. The video begins with Yoshida explaining that the film will constantly have a "budget gauge" on the right side of the screen, which falls with the appearance ...
Dance With Devils: Fortuna Film's 1st 6 Minutes Streamed
Clip features new musical number "Sweet Grimoire"
― The official website for Rejet and Elements Garden's Dance With Devils: Fortuna anime film began streaming a video of the film's first six minutes on Saturday. The video begins with a new musical number for the film titled "Sweet Grimoire." The film will premiere in Japan on November 4. The film will have six different epilogues that will screen at ...
Japanese Online Game Publisher Gamepot Goes Defunct
Online game platform launched in 2001
― GMO Internet announced on Monday that it will absorb and dissolve its GMO Gamepot, GMO GameCenter, and Syncloud subsidiaries on December 1. The company noted that it is reorganizing to streamline development of mobile and online games. Gamepot launched in 2001 as an online game platform. It has changed ownership multiple times since its launch, and acquired its...
Peace Maker Kurogane Film Project Reveals Rough Character Designs for Okita, Saizō
The official website for the two-part anime film series based on Nanae Chrono's Peace Maker Kurogane manga revealed two more rough character designs on Friday. Sōji Okita (voiced by Mitsuki Saiga Saizō The first film, titled Peacemaker Kurogane - Omou-michi (Path of Thoughts), is slated for June 2, 2018. The second film, titled Peace Maker Kurogane - Yūmei (Fate of Friends), is slated for next fal...
Spirits & Cat Ears Manga Moves to Monthly Comic Cune Magazine
Manga also gets special chapter in November
― This year's December issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Cune announced on Friday that Miyuki Nakayama's Spirits & Cat Ears (Kudamimi no Neko) manga will transfer to the magazine. The first chapter and a special chapter will run in the January issue on November 27, and the manga will resume regular serialization with the February issue on December 27. The o...
Scum's Wish Creator Yokoyari Draws New 1-Shot Manga
"School Zone" to run in Big Comic Superior on November 10
― This year's 22nd issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Superior magazine announced on Friday that Mengo Yokoyari (Scum's Wish) will publish a one-shot manga titled "School Zone" in the magazine's next issue on November 10. The one-shot will be Yosinari's forst work in the magazine. The taglines in the magazine read, "Thinking of death— I am a seco...
Funimation Reveals English Dub Casts for Anime-Gataris, A Sister's All You Need, Recovery of an MMO Junkie Anime
Dubs will premiere on Saturday, Sunday, Monday
― Funimation announced the English dub casts for Anime-Gataris, A Sister's All You Need, and Recovery of an MMO Junkie on Friday. The cast for Anime-Gataris includes: Dawn M. Bennett as Minoa Alison Viktorin as Arisu Brad Smeaton as Neko Senpai Alejandro Saab as Musashisakai Kai Elizabeth Maxwell as Miko Kristen McGuire as Yui Felecia Angelle as Erika Jo...
No Game No Life, Desu! Reaches 'Climax' in November
Yen Press publishes spinoff about Izuna Hatsuse in English
― This year's December issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine revealed on Friday that Yuu Kamiya and Kazuya Yuizaki's No Game No Life, Desu! spinoff manga will reach its "climax" in the next chapter on November 27. The word "climax" written in the phonetic katakana alphabet often refers to the final chapter of a manga. Yuizaki's spi...
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