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Japanese Comic Ranking, September 17-23
Golden Kamuy, One Piece, Kaguya-sama: Love is War, Comi-san wa Comyushō desu., Hozuki's Coolheadedness in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Golden Kamuy 15 172,777 172,777 2018/09 Shueisha Satoru Noda 1 1 2 One Piece 90 115,164 1,835,854 2018/09 Shueisha Eiichiro Oda 1 4 3 Kaguya-sama: Love is War 11 94,553 94,553 2018/...
Crunchyroll, Funimation Add Zombieland Saga Anime for Fall Season
Also: Ace Attorney Season 2, RErideD anime to be on both services
― Crunchyroll and Funimation announced on Wednesday that they will both stream MAPPA, Avex Pictures, and Cygames' Zombieland Saga anime this fall. Funimation's stream will be English dubbed. The anime will premiere in Japan on October 4. The two companies also confirmed more titles that they will share this fall season. Crunchyroll wil...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, September 17-23
Steins;Gate Elite game debuts
― Japan's Game Ranking: September 17-23 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 1PS4Marvel's Spiderman (Including Bundled Editions) Sony Interactive Entertainment September 7 38,065 244,051 57 2PS4Steins;Gate Elite (Including Limited Editions) MAGES. September 20 13,433 13,433 3NSwMinecraft Nintendo June 21 13,317 291,062 4NSw...
Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists Game Slated for Early 2019 in the West
Also: Arland Series pack slated for December 4
― Koei Tecmo America and Europe announced on Wednesday that it will release Nelke & the Legendary Alchemists: Ateliers of the New World in early 2019 for PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam. In addition, Koei Tecmo America announced that it will release the Atelier Arland Series Deluxe Pack digitally for PS4, Switch, and Steam on December 4....
Chūsotsu Worker Kara Hajimeru Kōkō Seikatsu Manga Gets Anime on Anime Beans
Manga follows 18-year-old who begins high school after working
― The official Twitter account for Production I.G's Anime Beans app announced on Thursday that Minoru Sasaki's Chūsotsu Worker Kara Hajimeru Kōkō Seikatsu (Beginning High School Life After Entering the Workforce After Middle School) manga will get an anime adaptation on the app this winter. The staff will hold a voice actor audition event...
Netflix U.S. Sets Violet Evergarden Special Episode, Seven Deadly Sins Season 2 Premiere Dates for October
Violet Evergarden special episode premieres concurrently with Japan
― Netflix U.S. announced on Wednesday that it will debut the "Violet Evergarden: Special: Extra Episode" on October 4, the same day it debuts in Japan. In addition, it announced that The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments, the second television anime series based on Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins manga, will premie...
Kemono Friends Season 2 Anime's Visual Adds PPP Penguins
The official website for the Kemono Friends franchise revealed an updated version of the visual for the anime's second season on Wednesday. The PPP idol unit members Gentoo Penguin, Royal Penguin, and Emperor Penguin now appear in the visual with Serval and a previously teased new character. The staff has yet to reveal the season's director and studio. The first season's director Tatsuki previousl...
Free! Dive to the Future Anime Ends With 'See You in 2020' Message
The 12th and final episode of the Free! Dive to the Future television anime ended with the message "See you in 2020..." The episode aired on Wednesday. The series premiered on July 11. Crunchyroll is streaming the anime as it airs in Japan, and Funimation will stream an English dub for the anime. An unaired "episode 0" screened during an event on June 23 and will be included in the anime's first B...
HIDIVE to Stream Bloom Into You TV Anime
Series debuts on October 5 with dubcast to follow
― HIDIVE announced on Wednesday that it will stream the television anime of Nio Nakatani's Bloom Into You (Yagate Kimi ni Naru) yuri manga in the fall simulcast season. The series will debut for subscribers in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and other territories on October 5 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. The company plans to stream English dubcas...
'Okoshiyasu, Chitose-chan' Anime's Video Previews Nyanzonudeshi Song
Series about penguin in Kyoto premieres on October 5
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Yukiko Natsume's Okoshiyasu, Chitose-chan manga revealed a promotional video on Wednesday. The video features Nyanzonudeshi's ending theme song "Naku Ko mo Warau" (Children Who Cry Also Laugh) and narration by Shinichi Tsutusmi. Tsutsumi is narrating the series, and all characters will b...
DeNA Announces Attack on Titan Smartphone Game for Winter 2018
Teaser website shows franchise's main characters, Colossal Titan
― DeNA announced on Wednesday that it is producing an Attack on Titan smartphone game that is slated to launch this winter. The game's teaser website includes the word "tactics" in its URL. The website shows the Colossal Titan and many other main characters from Hajime Isayama's original manga and its anime adaptations. The characters' ...
Square Enix, A Certain Magical Index Creators, Trigger, MYTH&ROID Tease New Project
Staff to reveal details at event on October 7
― Square Enix announced on Wednesday that it is working with Straight Edge on an original project. A Certain Magical Index light novel author Kazuma Kamachi and illustrator Kiyotaka Haimura are providing the scenario and character designs, respectively. Trigger (DARLING in the FRANXX, Kill la Kill) is producing the opening animation. Myth&Roid (theme song...
Ore ga Suki nano wa Imōto dakedo Imōto ja nai Anime's Early Web Premiere Cancelled
Anime will still premiere on TV on October 10
― The official website for the television anime of Seiji Ebisu's Ore ga Suki nano wa Imōto dakedo Imōto ja nai (The One I Love Is My Little Sister But She's Not a Little Sister) light novel series announced on Wednesday that the planned early streaming of the first episode has been cancelled "due to production issues." However, the website confirms that t...
Otona no Bōguya-san Comedy Manga About Fantasy Armor Shop Gets Short TV Anime
Mark Ishii, Nao Toyama, Takahiro Sakurai star in October anime
― Fumi Ayamiya's Otona no Bōguya-san (Adult Armor Shop) manga is inspiring a series of television anime shorts that will premiere on Tokyo MX on October 8. The four-panel fantasy comedy manga is set in a world of sword and sorcery. The story begins when a young villager named Kautsu comes upon a unique armor shop that only deals with a ce...
Himote House Anime's Promo Video Reveals Additional Cast
Anime by gdgd Fairies' Kōtarō Ishidate, Bouncy centers on 5 girls, cat living as housemates
― The official website for animation studio Bouncy's new Himote House anime updated on Wednesday with a promotional video. The website also reveals more cast members for the anime. The newly announced cast members are: Karin Ogino as Nyarin, Enishi's cat friend Atsushi Tamaru as all background characters Aya S...
Director Tatsuki's Kemurikusa Anime Unveils Main Cast
Mikako Komatsu, Arisa Kiyoto, Tomomi Jiena Sumi cast in January TV anime
― The official Twitter account for Kemurikusa, the new television anime by Kemono Friends' former anime director Tatsuki and former anime studio Yaoyorozu, announced the main voice cast on Wednesday. Mikako Komatsu as Rin Arisa Kiyoto as Ritsu Tomomi Jiena Sumi as Rina 趣味のアニメです #ケムリクサ pic.twitter.com/rD9evc6P56— たつき/irodori (@ir...
2nd Eureka Seven: Hi - Evolution Film Post Song Info, Visual, Designs
Middle-school student Ruann makes debut with theme song "There's No Ending"
― The official website for the Eureka Seven: Hi - Evolution film trilogy posted information about the theme song, a new visual, and character designs for Anemone: Kōkyōshihen Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution (Anemone: Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution), the second film in the trilogy. Ruann, a middle school student, is making her major debu...
6th Space Battleship Yamato 2202 Anime Film's Trailer Previews Ginga Warship
Film opens on November 2 after all-night Hiroshima marathon on October 27
― The official website for the Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 (Uchū Senkan Yamato 2202: Ai no Senshi-tachi or Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love) anime sequel project began streaming a trailer for the sixth film in the series, "Kaisei-hen" (Resurrection Chapter), on Wednesday. The trailer features Ginga,...
The Thousand Noble Musketeers Anime Gets Original Video Anime
March 6 episode about surprise birthday party set after episode 6
― The official Twitter account for the television anime of Marvelous' The Thousand Musketeers (Senjūshi: The Thousand Noble Musketeers) smartphone game announced on Wednesday that an original video anime will ship on March 6, 2019. "Kijūshi-tachi no Happy Birthday!" (Noble Musketeers' Happy Birthday!) will tell a "heartwarming, hilario...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Anime Adds More Cast Members
Takaya Hashi, Kenjiro Tsuda, Ken Narita, Itaru Yamamoto, others cast
― The official website for the television anime of author Fuse and artist Mitz Vah's That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken or Regarding Reincarnated to Slime) light novel series revealed additional cast members and characters on Wednesday. Takaya Hashi as the dwarf king Gazeru Kenjiro Tsuda as the m...
Karakuri Circus Anime's 2nd Promo Reveals More Cast, Bump of Chicken Opening, October 10 Debut
Hisao Egawa, Ryōta Iwasaki, Kaito Ishikawa, Tomoyo Kurosawa, Marina Inoue join cast
― This year's 44th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed more cast members and the October 10 debut of the television anime of Kazuhiro Fujita's Karakuri Circus (Le Cirque de Karakuri) manga on Wednesday. The anime's official website also began streaming the second promotional video which announ...
Shinya no Damekoi Zukan Live-Action Series Adds 5 Cast Members
Yako Koga, Yūki Ogoe, Yukipoyo, Ayaka Umeda, Shion Okamoto join cast of October series
― The staff for the live-action series adaptation of Ira Ozaki's Shinya no Damekoi Zukan (The Guide to Late Night Bad Love) manga revealed additional cast members for the series on Saturday. The additional cast includes: Yako Koga as Maki Kawauchi, the receptionist at the IT company where Madoka works. Yūki Ogoe as...
Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san Anime Listed With 12 Episodes
The Japanese retailer Mangaoh is listing that the television anime of Honda's Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san (Skeleton Bookstore Employee Honda) manga will get DVD releases bundled with a two-part rerelease of the original manga's three volumes. The first part will contain a DVD with episodes 1-6 and the second part will include episodes 7-12 as well as an unaired bonus animation. The anime will prem...
The High School Life of a Fudanshi Manga Ends
Manga about male yaoi fan inspired 2016 TV anime
― Manga creator Atami Michinoku published the last chapter of the The Highschool Life of a Fudanshi (Fudanshi Kōkō Seikatsu) manga on September 7. The manga's fifth and final compiled book volume shipped on Tuesday. Seven Seas Entertainment is publishing the manga in English, and it describes the manga: Ryo Sakaguchi has a deep, dark secret: he's a fud...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, September 23-29
Princess Principal, Reborn!, Scum's Wish anime; After the Rain manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Angel Cop DVDPlease Discotek Media US$24.95 September 25 Brave Witches BD/DVDCite Funimation Entertainment US$64.98 September 25 Bubblegum Crisis BDAnimeNewsNetwork Animeigo US$39.95 September 25 Devilman OVA Series DVDPlease Discotek Media US$24.95 September 25 Ginta...
Sound Director: Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou Heads to PS4 (Updated)
Zakuro Motoki, sound director for 07th Expansion works, said on Twitter on Tuesday that Ryukishi07's Higurashi - When They Cry Hou (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Hou) game is getting a PlayStation 4 release. He said in the tweet, "And I'm also glad about Higurashi Hou being released on PS4! I have to work hard on new music, too...!" The game launched for Nintendo Switch in Japan on July 26. The releas...
Funimation Adds Ulysses, Goblin Slayer, Senran Kagura, Radiant Anime to Fall Season Dub Lineup
4 anime series also streaming with subtitles on Crunchyroll
― Funimation Entertainment announced on Tuesday that it will stream English dubs for the following series as part of its fall 2018 simuldub season: Goblin Slayer Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc and the Alchemist Knight (Ulysses: Jeanne d'Arc to Renkin no Kishi) Radiant Senran Kagura Shinovi Master Goblin Slayer, based on Kumo Kagyu's Goblin Slayer lig...
Monster Hunter Stories Launches for Smartphones in the West
Free demo, paid game now available for iOS/Android
― Capcom launched the Monster Hunter Stories game for iOS and Android devices on Tuesday with language support in English, French, Italian, German, and Spanish. A demo titled "Monster Hunter Stories The Adventure Begins" is available for free, and data from the demo can be transferred to the full game, which is available for purchase for US$19.99. Th...
Eleven Arts to Host The Laws of the Universe: Part 1 Anime Film's World Premiere in L.A. on October 6
Premiere screening at Awareness Film Festival to be English dubbed
― Eleven Arts Anime Studio announced on Tuesday that it will host the world premiere of The Laws of the Universe: Part 1, the new anime film sequel to the The Laws of the Universe Part 0 religious anime film, at the Awareness Film Festival on October 6. The screening will be English-dubbed. Cast members will appear at the screening fo...
Pokémon GO Game Reveals All-New Mythical Pokémon Meltan
Ditto disguised as Meltan debuted in smartphone game on Saturday
― The Pokémon Company International announced on Tuesday that the Pokémon that debuted in Niantic's Pokémon GO smartphone game on Saturday is the all-new Mythical Pokémon Meltan. The company describes the creature as the Hex Nut Pokémon, and it began streaming an introduction video for Meltan on Tuesday. Meltan debuted in Pokémon GO wit...
Exclusive: My Hero Academia Clip Shows Deku Meeting Melissa Shield
Film opens in U.S., Canada for several days this week
― Funimation Entertainment shared an English-dubbed clip for the My Hero Academia: Two Heroes anime film. The video shows Deku meeting the film-original character Melissa Shield. Funimation streamed a clip on Thursday featuring Melissa's voice actress Erica Mendez discussing the character. Funimation will screen the film in more than 400 theaters ...
Sentai Filmworks Licenses Bloom Into You Anime
Series streams "soon" with planned home video release
― Sentai Filmworks announced on Tuesday that it has acquired exclusive distribution rights for the television anime of Nio Nakatani's Bloom Into You (Yagate Kimi ni Naru) yuri manga in the United States, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, the Netherlands, Scandinavia, Spain, Portugal, and Latin America. The ...
Magimoji Rurumo Manga by Yowapeda's Watanabe Gets 2-Part OAD
New anime with original story features return of Suzuko Mimori, Makoto Takahashi, J.C. Staff
― The November issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine revealed on Wednesday that a new anime adaptation of Wataru Watanabe's Magimoji Rurumo manga has been green-lit. The anime will be a two-part original anime disc that will run for a combined total of about 50 minutes. The first part will be inc...
Kill la Kill Game Reveals Story About Satsuki, Teases New Form
Anime scriptwriter Kazuki Nakashima provides new story for game launching in 2019
― The official website for Kill la Kill the Game -If- (Ifu), the first game based on the Kill la Kill anime, revealed story information and the protagonist for the game on Tuesday. The game's protagonist will be Satsuki Kiryūin, rival and ally of the original anime's protagonist Ryūko Matoi. The anime's scriptwriter Kaz...
Kō-Kyō-Sei Million Arthur Smartphone Game Reveals Opening Video, Key Visual
Game launches for iOS, Android in Japan on October 4
― The staff of the Kō-Kyō-Sei Million Arthur iOS and Android game revealed the game's full opening animation and a new key visual on Tuesday. The video features the theme song "Birth of Legend" performed by Nana Mizuki. The newest title in the Million Arthur franchise will launch in Japan on October 4. Square Enix's Operation Han-Gyaku-Sei Million ...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, September 17-23
Asahinagu play sells 3,266, followed by live-action Kids on the Slope, My Hero Academia, Hozuki no Reitetsu, 2018 Doraemon film
― The Asahinagu stage play sold 3,266 copies to rank #3 on the overall DVD chart. The DVD deluxe edition for the live-action film of the Kids on the Slope manga landed at #4 with 2,729 copies. The regular edition was #26 with 683 copies. Daisuke Ono and Hiro Shimono's Ono-Sh...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, September 17-23
Asahinagu play sells 8,611, followed by live-action Kids on the Slope, Hozuki no Reitetsu, JAM Project, Lupin III Part 5
― The Asahinagu stage play sold 8,611 copies to rank #2 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. The Blu-ray deluxe edition for the live-action film of the Kids on the Slope manga landed at #9 with 3,529 copies. "JAM Project Japan Tour 2017-2018 Tokyo Dive" BD was #15 with 1,232 copies. ...
Vocaloid Producer rerulili's 'Young disease outburst Boy' Song & Novel Get Anime
Girl deals with boys suffering from adolescent delusions
― The official website for Minato Tonami's novelization of Vocaloid producer rerulili's "Young disease outburst Boy" ("Chūbyō Gekihatsu Boy") song announced on Tuesday that an anime adaptation is in the works. The story centers around Mizuki Hijiri, a high school girl who just transferred schools. At her new school, she has a fateful encounter ...
Director Masaaki Yuasa to Announce New Work on October 28
Tokyo Int'l Film Fest to screen Devilman Crybaby, Adventure Time, Space Dandy, more
― Anime director Masaaki Yuasa revealed at the press conference for this year's Tokyo International Film Festival lineup on Tuesday that he will announce a new work on October 28. He added that he cannot reveal more details about the new work until that date, on request from the sponsors. Yuasa started as a key animat...
Tomo-chan Is a Girl! Manga Ends With 8th Volume
Seven Seas publishes manga about tomboy who confesses to childhood friend
― Manga creator Fumita Yanagida revealed in a Twitter post on Monday that the eighth volume of the Tomo-chan Is a Girl! (Tomo-chan wa Onna no Ko!) manga will be the last volume. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga, and it describes the story: Boyish high school girl Aizawa Tomo finally manages to tell her childhood frie...
The Sneaker Light Novel Magazine's Special Issue Includes Haruhi Short Story
Lodoss, Konosuba, more short stories also included in October 31 issue
― Kadokawa's Sneaker Bunko label revealed on Tuesday that The Sneaker Legend, a special one-time revival issue of its The Sneaker light novel magazine, will include an all-new short story in Nagaru Tanigawa's series. The draft of "Nana Fushigi Overtime" (Seven Mystery Overtime) is relatively long for a short story at 120 Japanese ...
Hajimete Koi o Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi Manga Gets Live-Action Adaptation
Aki Mochida's manga about underachieving adult meeting delinquent student launched in 2016
― The sixth compiled book volume of Aki Mochida's Hajimete Koi o Shita Hi ni Yomu Hanashi manga revealed on Tuesday that a live-action adaptation of the manga has been green-lit. The announcement did not reveal the adaptation's format. The manga centers on 31-year-old woman Junko Harumi. She fulfilled her paren...
Magical Girl Special Ops Asuka Anime Casts Eriko Matsui, Ayana Taketatsu
Series premieres in January 2019
― The October issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine revealed two additional cast members for the television anime of Makoto Fukami and Seigo Tokiya's Magical Girl Special Ops Asuka (Mahō Shōjo Tokushūsen Asuka) manga on Tuesday. The new cast members include: Eriko Matsui (Agū: Tensai Ningyō's Machi, The [email protected] Cinderella Girls' Nao Kamiya) as Mia Cyru...
TBS Producer's Kidnapping Charge Dropped
TBS still fires producer for violating work regulations
― The Shizuoka District Public Prosecutors Office on September 21 dropped charges against Yo-Kyō, the 30-year-old staff member of TBS Television's film and anime department who was arrested on suspicion of kidnapping a middle school girl earlier this month. However, TBS Television revealed that, as a result of its own investigation, it has fired...
Netflix U.S. Adds Mobile Suit Gundam UC Anime
Death Note, Vampire Knight, One-Punch Man anime to expire from service next month
― Netflix is now streaming all seven episodes of the Mobile Suit Gundam UC (Unicorn) original video anime in the United States. The show is available with English, Japanese, and Cantonese audio and English, Spanish, French, and Traditional and Simplified Chinese subtitles. The streaming service is also listing expiratio...
Live-Action RikeKoi Film Unveils Original Characters, February 1 Premiere Date
Theme song artists unveiled for film based on Alifred Yamamoto's manga
― The official Twitter account for the live-action adaptations of Alifred Yamamoto's Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shōmei Shite Mita (Science [Majors] Fell in Love, So Tried to Prove It) manga announced on Monday that the film, RikeKoi ~Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shōmei Shite Mita. ~, will open on February 1 in Japan. The staff a...
NoisyCell Performs New Ending Song for Mr. Tonegawa Anime
Series continues this fall
― The official website for the Mr. Tonegawa Middle Management Blues (Chūkan Kanriroku Tonegawa) anime announced on Friday that the band NoisyCell (Barakamon) is performing the ending theme for the second half of the series. The anime is continuing this fall with its second cours (quarter of a year). The show premiered on NTV's "AnichU" programming block on July 3, and Crunc...
Discotek Licenses English-Dubbed Dinosaur King Anime
Lupin III: The Legend of the Gold of Babylon, Hells scheduled for November
― Discotek Media announced on Facebook on Monday that it has licensed Dinosaur King, the English-dubbed and localized version of Sunrise's Kodai Ōja Kyōryū King D-Kids Adventure anime. The company plans to release the 49-episode first season and the 30-episode second season on Standard Definition Blu-ray Discs on November 27. ...
Miki Aihara's Hot Gimmick Manga Gets Live-Action Film in 2019
Nogizaka46 member Miona Hori stars as Hatsumi Narita in adaptation of shōjo manga
― Toei announced on Tuesday that Miki Aihara's Hot Gimmick manga is inspiring a live-action film adaptation that will open in Japan in 2019. The film will star Nogizaka46 member Miona Hori as Hatsumi Narita. The show's main male cast includes: (From left to right in below image) Hiroya Shimizu as Ryōki Tachibana Mizuki ...
Live-Action Gangoose Film's Trailer Previews Theme Song
Film based on manga about 3 boys who start extortion racket opens in November
― The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Daisuke Suzuki and Keisuke Hiya's Gangoose manga updated with a new trailer and visual on Monday. The video previews the theme song "Crybaby" by The Gangoose. The film will open in Japanese theaters on November 23. The main cast includes: Ryo Kato as Kazuki, the ...
Bakumatsu Anime's Commercial Streamed
Anime with time-traveling heroine debuts on October 4
― FuRyu began streaming a 30-second commercial for Bakumatsu, the television anime of its Renai Bakumatsu Kareshi smartphone game, on Sunday. The video previews MIKOTO's opening song "Spiral Maze." The anime will premiere on the TBS station on October 4 at 25:58 (effectively, October 5 at 1:58 a.m.), and then it will start on the BS-TBS channel on...
HIDIVE to Add Kissdum R - Engage Planet OVA
26-episode TV series already streaming
― HIDIVE announced on Monday that it will stream the original video anime (OVA) for Kissdum R - Engage Planet (Engage Planet Kiss Dum R) in the United States and Canada on September 26 at noon EDT. The Engage Planet Kiss Dum television anime series premiered in 2007, and the revised version Engage Planet Kiss Dum R premiered in 2008. The OVA debuted in 2011 with...
Live-Action Meiji Tokyo Renka Series, Film Adds 8 Cast Members
Series, film debut in 2019
― The official blog for the live-action series and film adaptation of Broccoli's Meiji Tokyo Renka romance visual novel revealed additional cast members for the live-action project last Friday. The additional cast includes: Yutaka Kobayashi as Charlie Shūto Miyazaka as Ōgai Mori Makaha Takahashi as Shunsō Hishida Taiki Yamazaki as Otojirō Kawakami Toman as Kyōka Izumi Yūki ...
Bakutsuri Bar Hunter TV Anime Reveals Additional Cast
Takeshi Kusao, Daisuke Sakaguchi, Takashi Matsuyama, Megumi Urawa join cast
― The official website for the Bakutsuri Bar Hunter television anime series revealed four additional cast members on Monday. The new cast members are: Takeshi Kusao as Totta's father Tōma Tachitsute Daisuke Sakaguchi as Totta's uncle Tonpei Tachitsute Takashi Matsuyama as Kiba's father and Code Bank president Hoojirō Samejima...
Akiko Higashimura's Tokyo Tarareba Girls Manga Gets 3 New Chapters
New side story chapters will debut 1 chapter per month from October-December
― The November issue of Kodansha's Kiss magazine revealed on Tuesday that Akiko Higashimura will publish three new "side story" chapters for her Tokyo Tarareba Girls (Tokyo Tarareba Musume) manga in the magazine's next three issues. The manga will feature on the cover of the next issue on October 25, and the first new chapte...
New Captain Tsubasa Anime Reveals Visual, Additional Cast
Yūto Uemura, Yūsuke Kobayashi, Daisuke Hirakawa, Hiroyuki Yoshino, Kazuhiko Inoue, Daisuke Namikawa join cast
― The official website for the Captain Tsubasa franchise revealed revealed a new key visual and additional cast members for the new anime on Monday. The new cast members are: Yūto Uemura as Shun Nitta Yūsuke Kobayashi as Makoto Soda Daisuke Hirakawa as Hiroshi Jito Hiroyuki Yoshino as Mitsuru...
Goblin Slayer's Spinoff Serialized Novel Also Gets Manga
Goblin Slayer Gaiden 2: Tsubanari no Daikatana novel, manga both launch in "a few days"
― The October issue of Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan magazine revealed on Tuesday that Goblin Slayer Gaiden 2: Tsubanari no Daikatana (Daikatana of Singing Death), Kumo Kagyu's new serialized spinoff novel for his Goblin Slayer novel series, will also get a manga adaptation in addition to the novel serializatio...
Rapper/Singer Boku no Lyric no BŌYOMI Retires in January
Kokkoku, live-action March comes in like a lion theme song performer debuted in 2015
― Rapper and singer Boku no Lyric no BŌYOMI announced on NTV's NEWS ZERO television program on Friday that he will end his career in the music industry in January. He will release his final original album Botsuraku (Ruin) and greatest hits album Ningen (Human) on December 12. Often described as a "prodigy," he explai...
Thunderbolt Fantasy Puppet Show's 2nd Season Previewed in Opening Video
2nd season premieres on October 1
― Good Smile Company began streaming the opening movie on Monday for Thunderbolt Fantasy: Tōriken Yūki 2, the second season of the Thunderbolt Fantasy puppet-show series. The video will stream only until October 2 at 5:00 p.m. JST (4:00 a.m. EDT). The video previews Takanori Nishikawa's opening theme song "His/Story." Nishikawa is collaborating with Hiroyuki Sawano o...
Bandai Namco Ent. America Confirms English Release for 2 Sword Art Online Switch Games
Switch versions of Fatal Bullet, Hollow Realization games revealed at TGS on Saturday
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America revealed via a video on Monday that the previously revealed Nintendo Switch versions of the Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization and Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet games will get a release in English. Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed at Tokyo Game Show on Saturday that both ga...
Lost Song Anime Gets 'New Project'
Original TV anime premieres on Netflix outside Japan on September 30
― A commercial after the final rebroadcast episode of the Lost Song original anime revealed on Saturday that the anime is getting a "new project." The show's staff will hold an event on February 11. The show's directors Morita and Junpei posted a picture on Twitter on Saturday that said "To Be Continued." Netflix Japan began streami...
'Pet' TV Anime Reveals Cast, Stage Play Adaptation
Psychic suspense anime by Durarara!! director Takahiro Ōmori to premiere in 2019
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of the Remaster Edition of Ranjō Miyake's Pet manga revealed the show's cast via a video on Monday. The anime stars: Keisuke Ueda as Hiroki Kishō Taniyama as Tsukasa Yuuki Ono as Satoru Yasuyuki Kase as Hayashi The site also revealed that the anime and manga are ...
Blazblue: CentralFiction Game Gets 'Special Edition' Switch Version
Latest entry in Blazblue 2D fighter launched in Japanese arcades in November 2015
― French Bread battle planner Kamone Serizawa posted a picture on Twitter on Friday from a stage presentation at Tokyo Game Show where Arc System Works announced that it will release Blazblue: CentralFiction Special Edition for the Nintendo Switch. Arc System Works in Japan has not yet confirmed the news online or revea...
Run with the Wind Anime's 2nd Promo Video Previews Unison Square Garden Song
Anime's October 2 premiere date revealed
― The official Twitter account for Run with the Wind, the television anime of Shion Miura's Kaze ga Tsuyoku Fuiteiru (Feel the Wind) novel, began streaming a new promotional video for the anime on Sunday. The video previews the opening theme song "Catch up, latency" by Unison Square Garden. The official website for the anime also revealed the premiere dates fo...
Macross Franchise Gets New Delta Film, New Crossover Concerts
June concerts to feature singers from every Macross TV show
― The "Walküre Senjō no Premium Live Event at Toyosu Pit" announced in Tokyo on Sunday that production has been green-lit on a new Macross Delta film. The event also announced that the Macross franchise will hold two "Crossover Live 2019 at Makuhari Messe" concerts in June. The announcement specifically describes the upcoming Macross Delta f...
Re:Zero Anime Gets 2nd OVA Episode About Emilia, Pack's 1st Meeting
1st OVA episode opens in Japanese theaters on October 6
― Kadokawa began streaming a video on Sunday to reveal that the Re:Zero franchise will get a second original video anime (OVA) episode. The episode will be titled "Hyōketsu no Kizuna" (Frozen Bonds), and will adapt the meeting between Emilia and Pack. The original Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Zenjitsu-tan: Hyōketsu no Kizuna prequel novel was included...
Street Fighter V Game Gets Release in Arcades in 2019
Capcom to hold location tests in Japan on October 5-7
― Capcom announced at the Tokyo Game Show 2018 event on Sunday that it will release the Street Fighter V game in arcades in Japan in 2019. Taito is working with Capcom on the arcade version. Location testing will be from October 5-7 in Tokyo, Nagoya, Osaka, and Fukuoka. The arcade version will be based on the Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition upgra...
Kō-Kyō-Sei Million Arthur Smartphone Game Launches on October 4
― A stage presentation for the Million Arthur franchise at Tokyo Game Show 2018 revealed on Sunday that the Kō-Kyō-Sei Million Arthur iOS and Android game will launch in Japan on October 4. The game is a new title in the series after Kaku-San-Sei Million Arthur and Kai-Ri-Sei Million Arthur. Square Enix's Operation Han-Gyaku-Sei Million Arthur (Han-Gyaku-Sei Million Arthur) massively multi-player on...
Death Stranding Game Reveals More Character Designs, Cast Members (Updated)
Troy Baker, Tommie Earl Jenkins join English cast; Japanese cast stars Kenjiro Tsuda, Kikuko Inoue, Nana Mizuki, more
― The stage event for Kojima Productions' Death Stranding PlayStation 4 game at Tokyo Game Show on Sunday revealed more cast members for the game's English and Japanese version. The event revealed that Tommie Earl Jenkins will play a new character who wears a mask. Akio Ohtsuka will v...
Rock Band FLOW Perform Theme Song for Code Geass Social Game
― DMM Games revealed during a livestream presentation at the Tokyo Game Show 2018 event on Sunday that rock band FLOW will perform the theme song "Pendulum" for the Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion Lost Stories social game. The band performed the song at the event, and announced that they will have a solo concert at the Nippon Budokan hall on January 30. The presentation also revealed that the ...
Kiyoshi Hikawa Performs New Ending Theme for GeGeGe no Kitaro Anime
Hikawa also sings show's opening theme song
― The official website for the new GeGeGe no Kitaro anime revealed on Sunday that Kiyoshi Hikawa will perform the show's new ending theme song "Mien Keredomo, Orun da yo" (I Can't See Them But They're There). The song will debut in the show starting on October 7. Hikawa is also performing the anime's current classic opening theme song "Gegege no Kitarō," an...
Dragon Quest XI Game for Switch Officially Announced as Dragon Quest XI S
Game launched in the West on PS4, PC on September 4
― Square Enix formally announced at Tokyo Game Show on Sunday that it is producing a Nintendo Switch version of its Dragon Quest XI: Sugisarishi Toki o Motomete (Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age) role-playing game. While Square Enix had stated in 2015 that it planned to release the game on the Switch (then known as "NX") console, the websit...
Visual Novel Developer Circus Announces Da Capo 4 Project
Developer also reveals D.C. Da Capo Archives Sakura Edition game collection featuring 21 titles
― Adult visual novel developer Circus announced on Sunday that it is developing a Da Capo 4 (D.C. 4) project as its 20th project. The company will open the official website for the project on November 11. The company also revealed on Sunday that it is releasing the D.C. Da Capo Archives Sakura Edition game...
Netflix Lists Live-Action Jin-Roh Film for October 19
S. Korean remake of anime film opened in July
― Netflix USA and Netflix Japan are both currently listing that Illang: The Wolf Brigade, Kim Jee-woon's live-action film of Hiroyuki Okiura and Production I.G's Jin-Roh - The Wolf Brigade anime film, will launch on the service on October 19. Netflix had announced in July that it would stream the film outside of South Korea. The film opened in South Korea...
Sentai Filmworks' Mardock Scramble Film Trilogy License Expires
Sentai Filmworks announced on Saturday that its home video release of the Mardock Scramble film trilogy is out of print. Sentai Filmworks confirmed with ANN that its license has expired. Sentai Filmworks announced its license for the film trilogy — Mardock Scramble: The First Compression (2010), Mardock Scramble: The Second Combustion (2011), and Mardock Scramble: The Third Exhaust (2012) — in 201...
March comes in like a lion Season 2's English Dub Trailer Streamed
Blu-ray Discs slated for December, April
― Aniplex of America began streaming a trailer for its English dub of the second season of March comes in like a lion on Saturday. The company will release the series on Blu-ray Disc in two parts on December 18 and April 9, respectively. The second season premiered on NHK last October, and Crunchyroll streamed the 22-episode series as it aired. Aniplex of Amer...
Mr. Osomatsu Anime's English Dub Casts Matsuno Sextuplets
Billy Kametz, Chris Niosi, Michael Sinterniklaas, Kyle McCarley, Ray Chase, Max Mittleman join cast
― Viz Media announced the English dub cast for the six Matsuno brothers from the Mr. Osomatsu anime at its Anime Weekend Atlanta panel on Saturday. The cast includes: Billy Kametz as Osomatsu Chris Niosi as Choromatsu Michael Sinterniklaas as Jyushimatsu Kyle McCarley as Ichimatsu Ray Chase as Karamats...
Aniplex USA Announces Fate/Apocrypha Blu-ray Release
2 sets slated for November, February
― Aniplex of America announced on Saturday that it will release the anime adaptation of TYPE-MOON and Yuichiro Higashide's Fate/Apocrypha novels on Blu-ray Disc. The first Blu-ray Disc box set is slated for November 20 and the second is slated for February 12, 2019. Each set will include a rigid box, booklet, and original soundtrack CD. The anime premiered in Japa...
Viz Media Licences Snow White with the Red Hair Manga
1st volume of manga that inspired 2 anime series slated for next spring
― Viz Media announced on Saturday that it has licensed Sorata Akiduki's Snow White with the Red Hair (Akagami no Shirayuki-hime) manga. The first volume is slated for release in spring 2019. Viz Media describes the story: Shirayuki is an herbalist with bright red hair. Raj, the prince of her kingdom, catches word of her beauty an...
Natsume Yujin-cho the Movie: Ephemeral Bond to Have U.S. Premiere at Anime NYC
Screening takes place on November 16
― Aniplex of America announced on Saturday that Natsume Yujin-cho the Movie: Ephemeral Bond (Natsume Yūjinchō ~Utsusemi ni Musubu~), the anime film of Yuki Midorikawa's Natsume's Book of Friends (Natsume Yūjin-Chō) manga, will have its United States premiere at the Anime NYC convention on Friday, November 16 at 7:45 p.m. EST. The anime will premiere on September 2...
Aniplex of America Announces DAKAICHI, Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai Anime for Fall Season (Updated)
Both series debut in Japan in October
― Aniplex of America announced on Saturday that it will offer the DAKAICHI -I'm being harassed by the sexiest man of the year- (Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu.) and Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai (Seishun Buta Yarō wa Bunny Girl-senpai no Yume wo Minai) anime for its fall 2018 simulcast lineup. Aniplex of America will premiere DAKAICHI -I'm be...
Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san Anime's TV Spot Streamed
Anime about bookstore employees premieres on October 7
― Production company Asmik Ace began streaming a 15-second TV Spot for the television anime adaptation of Honda's Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san (Skeleton Bookstore Employee Honda) manga on Saturday. The video previews the opening theme song "ISBN ~Inner Sound & Book's Narrative~" by TECHNOBOYS PULCRAFT GREEN-FUND feat. Honda (voiced by Sōma Saitō)....
Manga Creator Yasuyuki Kunitomo Passes Away
Author's Junk Boy manga inspired OVA in 1987
― The Comic Natalie news website reported on Saturday that manga creator Yasuyuki Kunitomo passed away on September 20. He was 65. Kunitomo is known for the 100-oku no Otoko (10 Billion Men) manga (pictured at right), which inspired a live-action TV series adaptation in 1995. Kunitomo also wrote the Shiawase no Jikan, Shin Shiawase no Jikan, and Junk Boy m...
Koei Tecmo Games to Release Smartphone Version of Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI Game
Game originally launched in N. America for PS2 in 2007, on PC in 2008
― Koei Tecmo Games announced on Wednesday that it is working with BBGame to produce a smartphone version of Koei's Romance of the Three Kingdoms XI game. The game will launch in "multiple languages" in November for iOS and Android. The New Romance of the Three Kingdoms smartphone game had a soft launch in China earlier this year an...
Monster Strike The Movie: Sora no Kanata Anime Film's Clip Streamed
Film opens in Japan on October 5
― The official YouTube channel for the Monster Strike anime franchise began streaming a clip on Saturday for the Monster Strike The Movie: Sora no Kanata (Beyond the Sky) 3DCG anime film. The film stars: Masataka Kubota (live-action Death Note series' Light, live-action Tokyo Ghoul's Kaneki) as the "boy of destiny" Kanata Yoshimasa Hosoya (Attack on Titan's Reiner, My...
Dragon Ball FighterZ Game Previews Android 17 in Video
Character is 8th DLC character for fighting game
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming a new video on Saturday for the Dragon Ball FighterZ game. The video previews the previously announced Android 17 as the game's eighth DLC character. The character appears with his Dragon Ball Super design; his Dragon Ball Z design is already in the game as an assist to his sister Android 18. Android...
Dōkyonin wa Hiza, Tokidoki, Atama no Ue. Feline Anime's Teasers Reveal Main Cast, Composer
Kensho Ono, Haruka Yamazaki voice novelist & his cat; In This Corner of the World's Kotoringo pens music
― The official website for the 2019 television anime of Minatsuki and As Futatsuya's Dōkyonin wa Hiza, Tokidoki, Atama no Ue (My Housemate Is on My Lap, But Sometimes on My Head) began streaming three teaser promotional videos on Saturday. The three videos — an overall one, and one each from the p...
Kenjiro Tsuda Voices Villain Overhaul in My Hero Academia Anime
Character appeared in penultimate episode of 3rd season on Saturday
― The official website for the My Hero Academia anime revealed on Saturday that Kenjiro Tsuda has joined the anime's cast as the Villain character Overhaul. The character appeared in the third season's 24th episode on Saturday. The third anime season will end with the 25th episode on September 29. The new season premiered on April 7,...
Crunchyroll Adds RErideD TV Anime's 1st 4 Episodes on Saturday
Anime premieres on Japanese TV on October 3
― Crunchyroll announced on Saturday that it will begin streaming the first four episodes of Kadokawa's RErideD: Tokigoe no Derrida (RErideD: Derrida, who leaps through time) original anime starting on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. EDT. The episodes will go live throughout the day. Crunchyroll will stream the series worldwide outside of Asia. The anime will premier...
Tetsuya Nomura: Kingdom Hearts Will Not End with Kingdom Hearts III
Stage event at Tokyo Game Show reveals boss battle details, confirms secret movie, characters' ages
― Kingdom Hearts game series director Tetsuya Nomura said during a stage presentation at Tokyo Game Show 2018 on Saturday regarding the previously revealed news that Kingdom Hearts III will end the "Dark Seeker Saga" of the game franchise, "it's most definitely not the end of Kingdom Hearts. I'd like t...
Virtua Racing Game Added to Sega Ages Project for Switch
Sonic the Hedgehog, Thunder Force IV launched on Switch for project on September 20
― Sega announced on Saturday at the Tokyo Game Show 2018 event that the Virtua Racing game is joining the lineup for the Sega Ages project for the Nintendo Switch. Sega did not reveal a release period for the game. With the project, Sega will release more than 15 of its classic games for the Switch. M2 is developing t...
God Eater 3 Game's Opening Anime by ufotable Previewed in Sneak Peek Video
New demo in PS Store Japan before game launches on December 13 in Japan, in early 2019 in N. America
― Bandai Namco Entertainment presented a sneak peek at the opening animation for its God Eater 3 game at its Tokyo Game Show booth on Saturday. The company announced that the anime studio Ufotable is returning to animate the opening sequence. Bandai Namco Entertainment also announced during a special ...
Ace Attorney Anime's Season 2 Reveals Promo Video, Opening Theme Artist
Tomohisa Yamashita performs opening theme for series premiering on October 6
― Capcom's stage presentation at the Tokyo Game Show 2018 event on Saturday revealed a new promotional video for the Ace Attorney Season 2 (Gyakuten Saiban ~Sono "Shinjitsu," Igiari!~ Season 2) anime. The event also revealed that Tomohisa Yamashita will perform the show's opening theme song "Never Lose." The show's official ...
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