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Love Live! Superstar!! Season 2 Anime Premieres on July 17
New visual also unveiled
― The official Twitter account for the Love Live! idol franchise revealed a new visual for the second season of the Love Live! Superstar!! anime, as well its July 17 premiere on NHK Educational. The new cast members for the second season are as follows: Nozomi Suzuhara as Kinako Sakurakōji, a girl from Hokkaido who enrolled in Yuigaoka after seeing Liella! perform, even thoug...
Kan Takahama Ends О̄gishima Saijiki Manga in June
3rd work in Kan Takahama's "Nagasaki Trilogy" launched in November 2019
― The July issue of LEED Publishing's Monthly Comic Ran magazine revealed on Friday that Kan Takahama will end the О̄gishima Saijiki (О̄gishima Seasonal Words List) manga in the magazine's August issue on June 27. Takahama launched the manga in Monthly Comic Ran in November 2019. LEED Publishing released the third compiled volume...
Yuka Nagate's Gift Plus Minus Manga Ends in 26th Volume
Manga's serialization has "a few" chapters left
― Gift Plus Minus manga creator Yuka Nagate announced on Twitter on Friday that the manga will end in its 26th volume. The 25th volume shipped on Friday. Nagate also stated on Twitter on May 20 that the manga only has "a few" chapters left in its serialization. Nagate had stated in January 2021 that she aimed to complete the series by the end of that ye...
Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker Game Adds Six Paths Madara as 29th DLC Character
Character will be 1st in new 5th season pass
― This year's 26th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Madara Uchiha (Six Paths) will be the first character in the fifth season pass for the Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker game. The character will be the 29th overall DLC character for the game and will launch "soon." The fifth season pass will add five new characters...
Yūji Kaku's Ayashimon Manga Ends
Supernatural yakuza story launched in November 2021
― This year's 26th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine published the final chapter on Monday for Yūji Kaku's Ayashimon manga. The manga's second volume will ship on June 3 and the third volume will ship on August 4. Shueisha's Manga Plus service as well as Viz Media's website and app are releasing the manga in English. Manga Plus describ...
Shūhei Miyazaki's Me & Roboco Manga Gets TV Anime
Manga about robot maid launched in July 2020
― This year's 26th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Shūhei Miyazaki's Me & Roboco (Boku to Roboko) manga is getting a television anime adaptation. Shueisha's Manga Plus service and Viz Media both publish the manga in English digitally simultaneously with its Japanese release. Viz Media also began releasing the manga i...
Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Action Game's Trailer Highlights Leicester Alliance
Video highlights Claude, Hilda, Raphael, Lysithea Lorenz, Ignatz, Marianne, Leonie characters
― Nintendo began streaming on Friday a new trailer for it and Koei Tecmo Games' Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, a new action game in the Fire Emblem franchise using characters from Fire Emblem: Three Houses. The video highlights the characters Claude, Hilda, Raphael, Lysithea, Lorenz, Ignatz, Marianne, an...
SD Gundam Battle Alliance Game Launches on August 25
Game launches for Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC
― Bandai Namco Entertainment's YouTube channel began streaming the release date announcement trailer for the SD Gundam Battle Alliance game on Friday. The game will launch for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam and Windows PC on August 25. The game will feature missions that allow...
Dragon Quest Builders Game Launches for Mobile, Dragon Quest Treasures Game Streams Trailer
2016 "sandbox action RPG" Dragon Quest Builders launches for iOS, Android
― Square Enix launched its Dragon Quest Builders game for iOS and Android mobile devices on Friday. The company's YouTube channel began streaming a trailer for its Dragon Quest Treasures game on Thursday. The channel began streaming a trailer for the mobile version of Dragon Quest Builders on the same day. The Dragon Quest Trea...
Police in a Pod Manga Ends 1st Part in June, Goes on Hiatus So Author Can Launch New Work
Manga inspired TV anime in January, live-action show last year
― Kodansha's Comic Days manga website posted an interview on Thursday with manga creator Miko Yasu, and in the interview Yasu stated that the Police in a Pod (Hakozume: Kōban Joshi no Gyakushū) manga will soon end its first part and will go on hiatus "for a while." Kodansha will publish the final chapter of the first part in this year's 2...
Rina Hidaka Joins Cast of Aharen-san wa Hakarenai Anime
Hidaka plays Reina Aharen's younger sister Eru
― The official website for the television anime of Asato Mizu's Aharen-san wa Hakarenai (Aharen Is Indecipherable) romantic comedy manga revealed on Saturday that Rina Hidaka is joining the show's cast as Eru Aharen, the younger sister to Reina Aharen. Eru appeared in the show's ninth episode. The anime premiered in the Animeism block on April 1. Crunchy...
Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 2 Anime Reveals Character Video, 'Date Visual' for Mami Nanami
2nd season premieres on July 2 with Crunchyroll stream
― The official website for the anime of Reiji Miyajima's Rent-A-Girlfriend (Kanojo, Okarishimasu) manga began streaming a new character video on Saturday for the character Mami Nanami for the show's second season. The website also revealed a "date visual" for the character featuring her at university. The season will premiere in the Super Animeis...
Avex, GCREST's Hip-Hop Multimedia Project Paradox Live Gets TV Anime in 2023
Franchise centers on hip-hop battles featuring rappers who wear special accessories that create illusions
― The official website for the Avex and GCREST's hip-hop-themed multimedia project Paradox Live revealed at an event on Saturday that the project is getting a television anime adaptation that will premiere in 2023. The anime is titled Paradox Live The Animation. The franchise takes place in the n...
Konosuba Anime Confirms 3rd Season, Anime Adaptation of Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! Spinoff Novels
Both series to feature mostly returning staff at new studio Drive
― Kadokawa announced on Saturday that the previously announced new anime for the KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world!! franchise is a third season of the anime. Kadokawa also announced that the Konosuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! spinoff novel series is also getting a television anime adaptation. Anime scriptw...
Crunchyroll to Stream Blue Lock, Orient 2nd Part, Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 2 Anime
Orient 2nd part, Rent-A-Girlfriend season 2 debut in July
― Crunchyroll announced at its panel at Anime Boston on Saturday that it will stream the Blue Lock soccer anime as well as the second part of the Orient anime and the second season of the Rent-A-Girlfriend anime. Crunchyroll stated its stream of Blue Lock will start this year. The anime is an adaptation of Muneyuki Kaneshiro and Yūsuke Nomura'...
HIDIVE Simulcasts Tokyo Mew Mew New, Call of the Night, 'Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?' Season 4 Anime
Company also confirms stream of Made in Abyss: The Golden City of the Scorching Sun
― HIDIVE announced at its panel at Anime Boston on Saturday that it will simulcast the Tokyo Mew Mew New, Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka IV Shinshō Meikyū-hen (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? IV New Arc: Labyrinth), and Call of the Night anime. All three anime will debut on HI...
Digital Manga Service Azuki Licenses Mai Matsuda's Hikaru in the Light! Manga
Company to also add When Pink Rain Falls 2 manga from Star Fruit Books
― KiraKira Media Inc.'s digital manga service Azuki announced on Saturday at its Anime Boston panel that it has licensed Mai Matsuda's Hikaru in the Light! manga. The company also announced it plans to add Yoiyu's When Pink Rain Falls 2 manga from publisher Star Fruit Books. Azuki will add begin releasing Matsuda's Hikaru in the L...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, May 16-22
Spy×Family earns 2.5% rating
― Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV May 22 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.5 Detective Conan NTV May 21 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 6.6 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV May 22 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 5.1 Doraemon TV Asahi May 21 (Sat) 17:00 30 min. 3.3 One Piece Fuji TV May 22 (Sun) 09:30 30 min. 3.3 Crayon Shin-chan TV Asahi May 21 (Sat) 16:30 30 min. 3.1 Del...
Discotek Licenses Planet With, Aho Girl, 4 More Anime for Home Video (Updated)
Company also releases Lupin III: Dead or Alive, Symphogear AXZ, Flying Phantom Ship, Virtua Fighter
― Discotek Media announced during its panel at Anime Boston on Saturday that it will release the following titles on home video: Title: Planet With Language: Japanese with English subtitles Release Format: Blu-ray Disc Release Window: August 2022 Director Youhei Suzuki and writer Satoshi Mizukami's 12-...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, May 16-22
Nintendo Switch Sports stays at #1 for 4th week
― Japan's Game Ranking: May 16-22 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwNintendo Switch Sports Nintendo April 29 35,088 387,201 2NSwTaikō Risshiden V DX Koei Tecmo Games May 19 21,710 21,710 3NSwKirby and the Forgotten Land Nintendo March 25 12,853 723,567 4NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 10,274 4,642,828...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, May 9-15
Spy×Family earns 2.6% rating
― This week's episode of The Files of Young Kindaichi, the live-action series adaptation of Fumiya Sato and Seimaru Amagi's detective manga The Kindaichi Case Files (Kindaichi Shōnen no Jikenbo), aired on NTV on Sunday, May 15 at 10:30 p.m. and it earned a 6.7% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV May 15 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 8....
Karneval's Touya Mikanagi Launches Luce and the White Contract Manga on June 28
New manga centers on older sister with no parents who receives sudden strange request
― The July issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero-Sum magazine revealed on Friday that Touya Mikanagi will launch a new manga titled Luce to Shiro no Keiyaku (Luce and the White Contract) in the magazine's August issue on June 28. The manga will be featured on the cover of the August issue, and the first chapter w...
Tokyo Mew Mew New Anime Reveals 2nd Promo Video, July 6 Premiere, 6 More Cast Members
Nobuhiko Okamoto, Aina Suzuki, Daiki Yamashita, more join cast
― The official website for Tokyo Mew Mew New, the all-new anime of Reiko Yoshida and Mia Ikumi's Tokyo Mew Mew manga, began streaming the show's second promotional video on Saturday. The video reveals that the show will premiere on July 6 at 12:00 a.m. on TV Tokyo and its affiliates. The video previews the song "Cat!! Shite SuperGirls" by...
Comikey Adds Yukiya Kamikawa, Gorogoromikan's The Princess of Blue Roses Manga
Company also adds all localized titles from Manga One to its app
― Comikey announced on Friday that it has licensed artist Yukiya Kamikawa and writer Gorogoromikan's The Princess of Blue Roses (Ao Bara no Hime) manga (pictured at right) from Compass Inc. Comikey also announced it has licensed the following comics: Rodrigo Alvarez's Midnight Dogs, Aji's On a Leash, and Hungry Studio and Měizīzī's Even...
Crossbone Gundam X-11 Manga Ends on June 24 (Updated)
Yūichi Hasegawa debuted manga in June 2021
― This year's July issue of Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine revealed on Thursday that Yūichi Hasegawa Kidō Senshi Crossbone Gundam X-11 manga will end in its next chapter in the August issue on June 24. The manga launched in Gundam Ace in June 2021. Kadokawa published the manga's first compiled book volume on February 25. The manga is set in the same time fra...
Akiko Higashimura Puts Bishoku Tantei Akechi Goro Manga on Hiatus, Launches New Manga
Higashimura to launch Gintarō-san Otanonimousu manga
― This year's July issue of Shueisha's Cocohana magazine revealed on Friday that Akiko Higashimura's Bishoku Tantei Akechi Gorō (Gourmet Detective Gorō Akechi) manga is going on hiatus. Higashimura will launch a new manga titled Gintarō-san Otanonimousu in the magazine's next issue. Higashimura's original Bishoku Tantei Akechi Gorō manga debuted as...
Gundam Franchise Gets New SD Gundam G Generation Eternal Smartphone Game
Trailer streamed for strategy game
― The Gundam Game Fest event announced on Thursday a new strategy game titled SD Gundam G Generation Eternal that will launch for iOS and Android devices. The game will be free-to-play with optional in-app purchases. Bandai Namco opened an official website for the game, which reveals a teaser trailer: The game will get a closed beta test "soon." The game will featur...
Night Head 2041 Anime's Stage Play Reveals Trailer, Cast Visuals
Play runs from July 1-10 in Tokyo
― The official website for the stage play adaptation of Night Head 2041, a new television anime based on the 1992 live-action Night Head drama series, revealed on Friday a trailer, key visuals for both casts, and photos of the cast in costume. The cast includes: Hiroki Ino and Akira Kagimoto as Naoto Kirihara (double cast) Ryūgi Yokota and Natsuki Osaki as Naoya Kiri...
Voice Actor Reiō Tsuchida Premieres 'Nanamental' Short Anime on May 30
Tsuchida produces, writes, designs characters, provides voice for anime
― Voice actor Reiō Tsuchida (Ensemble Stars' Tsukasa Suou) will begin streaming on May 30 on his Twitter account a short anime titled "Nanamental," which he is co-producing with studio FIREBUG. Tsuchida is the anime's character designer, writer, and sound editor. Yurina Amami will voice the main character Naname Hasumi (pictured ...
Jun Esaka, Takahide Totsuno Launch New Manga on June 10
New she is beautiful manga is based on Esaka's previous short story
― This year's 26th issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that Jun Esaka and Takahide Totsuno are launching a new manga titled she is beautiful on the Tonari no Young Jump manga website on June 10. Esaka is writing the manga, and Totsuno is drawing the art. The manga is based on Esaka's runner-up winning story "...
Pokémon Anime's New Video Previews World Championships Arc
New arc serves as climax of latest series
― The official Twitter account for the Pokémon anime franchise began streaming a new trailer on Friday to preview the Pokémon World Championships arc for the latest anime in the franchise. The show is reaching its climax with the arc. #アニポケ 特別映像が到着‼🎆#マスターズトーナメント ついに開幕🎆それぞれの思いがポケモンバトルでぶつかり合います💥#マスターズエイトの頂点は誰だみなさんの予想を教えてください👀アニポケは毎週金曜よる6時55分～テレビ東京系で放送中🌟※一部地域では放...
Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero Film's Ad Highlights Battle Scenes
Film opens in Japan on June 11, Crunchyroll to release film worldwide this summer
― Toei began streaming a "Part 1" 30-second ad on Friday for Dragon Ball Super: Super Hero, the second anime film in the Dragon Ball Super franchise. The film will open in Japan on June 11 after a delay due to the Toei Animation hack in March. The film was originally slated to open in Japan on April 22. The film will sc...
'Shoot! Goal to the Future' Soccer Anime Reveals Promo Video, New Visual
1st new anime in 28 years in franchise debuts in July with Crunchyroll streaming
― The official website for Shoot! Goal to the Future, the first new anime based on Tsukasa Ooshima's soccer-themed manga Shoot! in 28 years, began streaming the show's promotional video on Friday. The video previews Airi Miyakawa's opening theme song "Aoreido." The site also revealed a new visual for the show. The anime ...
FuRyu's Trinity Trigger Fantasy Action RPG Launches on September 15
Trailer streamed for game launching for PS4, PS5, Switch
― FuRyu revealed on Thursday that it will release Three Rings' Seitō Jinki Trinity Trigger fantasy action role-playing game for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 in Japan on September 15. A demo version is now available. Escaflowne character designer Nobuteru Yuki is designing the "worldview visuals" for the game, and Puzzle & D...
Nights with a Cat Anime Reveals Cast, Theme Song Artist, August 3 Premiere
Ayahi Takagaki, Satoshi Hino, Atsumi Tanezaki star in anime; Kashitaro Ito performs theme song
― Kadokawa revealed the cast, theme song artist, and August 3 television premiere date for the anime of Kyuryu Z's Nights with a Cat (Yoru wa Neko to Issho) manga on Friday. The cast includes: Ayahi Takagaki as Kyuruga Satoshi Hino as Fuuta Atsumi Tanezaki as Pi-chan The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on A...
Eminence in Shadow Anime's Latest Video Highlights Alpha
Anime based on Daisuke Aizawa's light novels premieres in October
― Kadokawa began streaming a video for the character Alpha on Friday for the television anime of Daisuke Aizawa's The Eminence in Shadow (Kage no Jitsuryokusha ni Naritakute!) light novel series. Kadokawa also revealed that KDcolle will produce a scale figure of Alpha. The anime is slated to premiere in October, and stars: Seiichirō Ya...
Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island Film Gets Prequel Manga in Gundam Ace Supplement
Magazine issue with prequel manga ships on June 24
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine revealed on Thursday that the magazine will get a supplement titled Cucuruz Doan Ace in its next issue on June 24, focused specifically on the upcoming Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Cucuruz Doan no Shima) anime film. The supplemental issue will contain more than 100 p...
Tsukumo Asakusa's Dracula Yakin! Manga Adaptation Ends
2nd manga volume based on Satoshi Wagahara's light novels ships on June 22, 3rd volume on July 23
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Comic Alive magazine published the final chapter of Tsukumo Asakusa's manga adaptation of Satoshi Wagahara's Dracula Yakin! (Night-Shift Dracula) light novel series on Thursday. The manga's second volume will ship on June 22, and the third and final compiled book volume wil...
Moto Hagio's Poe Clan Manga Debuts New Series
New arc titled "Ao no Pandora" takes place in Munich in 2016
― Moto Hagio debuted the new manga series in her Poe no Ichizoku (The Poe Clan) manga in the July issue of Shogakukan's Flowers magazine (seen right) on Friday. The new series is the fourth sequel to the main manga, and is titled Poe no Ichizoku: Ao no Pandora (The Poe Clan: Blue Pandora). The new arc is set in Munich, Germany in 2016. The ...
Spriggan Anime's Trailer Reveals Cast, Staff, Theme Songs, 6-Episode Format
Saori Hayami, Takayuki Sugo, Mitsuho Kambe join cast; each episode of anime runs for 45 minutes
― The official website for David Production's new anime series based on Hiroshi Takashige and Ryōji Minagawa's Spriggan (Striker) manga unveiled on Friday more cast, staff, the theme song artists, and the anime's six-episode format, with each episode having a 45-minute runtime. The site unveiled a new trai...
Manga Creator Koko Natsuki Passes Away
Yaruna yo Yaruna yo Zettai Yaruna yo Kotori-chan creator passed on April 18
― This year's July issue of Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine revealed on Wednesday that manga creator Koko Natsuki (Coco Natsuki) passed away on April 18. Natsuki launched the Yaruna yo Yaruna yo Zettai Yaruna yo Kotori-chan manga (pictured right) in Monthly Action in 2018, and ended it in 2020. She debuted the Usotsuki wa...
One Piece Film Red Video Shows Marine, World Government Character Designs
Film opens in Japan on August 6
― The official YouTube channel for the upcoming One Piece Film Red anime film posted a new video on Wednesday showing the film's character designs for the Marine and World Government characters. The film will open in Japan on August 6. The film will center on a new character named Uta (seen right), Shanks' daughter. Goro Taniguchi (Code Geass, One Piece: Defeat The Pir...
Speed Racer Gets New Live-Action Series at Apple by J.J. Abrams
Hiram Martinez, Ron Fitzgerald serve as showrunners, co-writers
― Entertainment news websites Variety and The Hollywood Reporter reported on Wednesday that the Speed Racer (Mach Go Go Go) anime is getting a live-action series at Apple by J.J. Abrams (Star Wars, Star Trek). According to the sources, Hiram Martinez (Snowpiercer, Get Shorty) is serving as showrunner and co-writing the series with Ron Fi...
Shin Shinchō Kōki Manga Gets Live-Action TV Show
King & Prince's Ren Nagase stars as Nobunaga in July drama
― Shinobu Kaitani's Shin Shinchō Kōki - Nobunaga-kun to Watashi (The New Official History of Nobunaga - Nobunaga and Me) manga is inspiring a live-action television drama titled Shin Shinchō Kōki ~ Classmate wa Sengoku Bujо̄ (The New Official History of Nobunaga - My Classmates are Warring States Period Military Commanders). Ren Nagase of ido...
Tezuka's Dororo Manga Gets Japanese-S. Korean Vertical Comic Remake
Manga launches simultaneously in Japan, S. Korea in December, with global plans later
― Japanese distributor Media Do, Tezuka Production, and South Korean comic company Copin Communications announced on Thursday that the companies are producing a Japanese-South Korean vertical-scrolling webcomic remake of Osamu Tezuka's classic Dororo manga. The manga will serialize simultaneously in Japan and South ...
Mujirushi Shimazaki Launches New Elio to Denki Ningyō Manga on June 3
Mori Kuroi draws short mini-series adventure manga set in steampunk near-future
― This year's 26th issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that Mujirushi Shimazaki and Mori Kuroi will launch a new mini-series manga titled Elio to Denki Ningyō (Elio and the Electric Doll) in the Tonari no Young Jump manga website on June 3. Shimazaki will pen the manga, and Kuroi will draw the art...
Ascendent Animation Reveals English Dub Cast for Everything for Demon King Evelogia Anime
Ciarán Strange, Patrick M Seymour lead cast
― Ascendent Animation announced the English dub cast for its dub of the ComicFesta Anime of Kajiwara's isekai fantasy boys-love manga Everything for Demon King Evelogia (Maō Evelogia ni Mi o Sasage yo or Reincarnated Into Demon King Evelogia's World) on Tuesday. The cast includes: Ciarán Strange as Evelogia Patrick M Seymour as Gozu/Young Gozu Elsie Loveloc...
Crunchyroll Announces English Dubs for Super Cub, Blue Reflection Ray Anime
Company reveals Funimation titles coming to service in June
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will begin streaming English dubs for the Super Cub and Blue Reflection Ray anime on June 7. The company will stream all 12 episodes of the television anime of Tone Koken's Super Cub novels with an English dub. The dub cast includes: Jackie Lastra as Koguma Dawn M. Bennett as Reiko Jason Charles Mi...
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva Mega Mix Game Gets PC Version
VIP Bundle adds 72 songs, in-game cosmetics unlocks
― Sega announced on Thursday that it has released its Hatsune Miku Project Diva Mega Mix+ game on PC via Steam. The game launched digitally for Nintendo Switch in the West in May 2020. The game celebrates the series' 10th anniversary, and it launched in February 2020 in Japan. The game features an Arcade Mode with traditional button controls and a M...
Inu-Oh Anime Film Opens in U.S. Theaters on August 12
Film opens in Japan on Saturday
― GKIDS announced on Thursday that it will begin screening Inu-Oh, Masaaki Yuasa's musical anime feature film of Hideo Furukawa's Heike Monogatari: Inu-Oh no Maki (Tales of the Heike: Inu-Oh) novel, in U.S. theaters on August 12. GKIDS has licensed the film, and it describes the film's story: Inu-Oh is born with unique physical characteristics, and the horrified adults...
Kadokawa Games Divests Part of Its Business to New Company Dragami Games
President/CEO Yoshimi Yasuda retires from position, establishes Dragami Games
― Kadokawa Games announced on Thursday that it is divesting part of its business to a new company Dragami Games. Kadokawa Games' president and CEO Yoshimi Yasuda and company director Satoshi Fuyuno established Dragami Games on May 13. Yasuda will retire from his position in June after 14 years at the company. He will contin...
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R Game's Trailer Reveals 4 New Characters, September Release
Game gets early access demo on PS4, PS5
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a new trailer on Thursday for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R, a new version of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle fighting game, and it reveals that the game will launch for PC via Steam on September 1 and for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch on Sept...
Armed Girl's Machiavellism Manga Ends in June
Series debuted in March 2014
― This year's June isue of Kadokawa's Monthly Shōnen Ace magazine revealed on Thursday that Karuna Kanzaki and Yūya Kurokami's Armed Girl's Machiavellism manga is ending in the magazine's next issue in June. Kanzaki began the series based on Kurokami's story in Kadokawa's Monthly Shonen Ace magazine in March 2014. Kadokawa shipped the 12th compiled book volume in Septembe...
Yoshihiro Togashi Teases Hunter x Hunter Manga's Return (Updated)
Manga has been on hiatus since November 2018
― Yoshihiro Togashi created a Twitter account and teased on Tuesday that his Hunter x Hunter manga would return from its current hiatus. He posted a picture with a manuscript with the number "6" and stated that there were four more chapters "for now." Togashi commented in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine that he has finished the rough drafts for 10 c...
Nōmin Kanren no Skill Bakka Agetetara Nazeka Tsuyoku Natta. Anime's Teaser Reveals Cast, Staff, October Premiere
Junya Enoki, Minami Tanaka, Rumi Okubo, Ayaka Suwa star in anime by studio A-CAT
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Shobonnu's Nōmin Kanren no Skill Bakka Agetetara Nazeka Tsuyoku Natta. (I've Somehow Gotten Stronger When I Improved My Farm-Related Skills.) light novel series unveiled a teaser trailer and visual for the anime on Wednesday. The teaser reveals the anime's mai...
The Quintessential Quintuplets Film Earns 390 Million Yen in 3 Days to Debut at #2
Film serves as finale for story
― The Eiga Gotōbun no Hanayome (The Quintessential Quintuplets the Movie) sequel anime film sold approximately 290,000 tickets to earn 390 million yen (about US$3.06 million) in its first three days at the box office in Japan. The film debuted at #2 for the weekend of May 21-22. The Quintessential Quintuplets the Movie opened on Friday, and its runtime exceeds 130 minu...
Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes Game Gets Switch Version
Rabbit & Bear Studios had considered "new generation Nintendo console" for game
― 505 Games confirmed on Wednesday that Rabbit & Bear Studios' Eiyuden Chronicle: Hundred Heroes (Hyaku Eiyūden) role-playing game will get a Nintendo Switch version. The Switch edition will launch alongside versions on other platforms. The company had previously considered whether it would release the game on Switch or a...
Zannen na Ikimono no Jiten Anime Film Casts Comedians Oniyakko Tsubaki, Tsukasa Saitō, Kōsei
Comedians play Zannen Trio platypuses who appear in film's Australia segment
― The official website for the new film in Fanworks' anime adaptation of the Zannen na Ikimono Jiten (Humorous & Adorable Evolutionary Creatures or literally, Encyclopedia of Pitiful Creatures) book series announced on Wednesday that comedians Oniyakko Tsubaki (center in image below), Tsukasa Saitō (right), and Kōsei (left) ...
Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san Manga Goes on Hiatus in June
Manga about cook in Kyoto geisha lodge launched in 2016, inspired 2021 anime
― This year's 26th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on Wednesday that Aiko Koyama's Maiko-san Chi no Makanai-san (Makanai in the Maiko Lodge) manga will go on hiatus beginning with the magazine's next issue on June 1. The magazine will announce the manga's continuation at a later date. The manga's...
Detective Conan: Zero's Tea Time Manga Ends '1st Part'
6th volume ships on June 17
― This year's 26th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine published the final chapter of the first part of Takahiro Arai's Detective Conan: Zero's Tea Time (Meitantei Conan: Zero no Tea Time) spinoff manga on Wednesday. The manga's sixth volume will ship on June 17. The magazine noted that Arai is preparing for a new serialization. Arai launched the manga in W...
Live-Action My Broken Mariko Film Unveils Teaser Video, Posters
Mei Nagano stars in fall film
― The staff for the live-action film adaptation Waka Hirako's My Broken Mariko manga revealed two teaser posters and a teaser trailer for the film on Wednesday. Mei Nagano (top left in image above) stars as protagonist Shiino. The film will open this fall. Yuki Tanada is directing the film after penning the script with Kōsuke Mukai. The other cast members include: Nao (t...
Yomawari: Lost in the Dark Game Heads West for Switch, PS4, PC
Trailer streamed for 3rd Yomawari game
― NIS America announced on Wednesday that it will release Yomawari 3, a new game in Nippon Ichi Software's Yomawari horror series, in the West for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam in fall 2022. The company streamed an announcement trailer: The game will get a limited edition that includes a soundtrack, pin set, art card collection, and collector'...
The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today Manga Gets TV Anime in 2023
Manga has 900,000 copies in circulation
― This year's July issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine announced on Thursday that Hitsuji Yamada's The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today (Dekiru Neko wa Kyō mo Yūutsu) manga is getting a television anime in 2023. An official website and Twitter account opened for the anime. Yamada shared an illustration to commemorate the anime's announcemen...
Lycoris Recoil Anime Highlights Takina Inoue in 2nd Character Video
Shion Wakayama plays reserved, serious Takina in anime about café
― The official website for director Shingo Adachi's original television anime Lycoris Recoil posted the anime's second character promotional video on Wednesday. The video introduces the new café staff member Takina Inoue: The story is set in "Lyco-Reco" (Riko-Riko) a Japanese-style cafe in the old downtown area of Tokyo. The cafe takes...
Phantom of the Idol Anime Reveals Trailer, Additional Cast, Theme Songs, July 1 Premiere
Video previews ZINGS' theme song
― The official website for the television anime of Hijiki Isoflavone's Phantom of the Idol (Kami Kuzu Idol) manga revealed on Wednesday a promotional video, visual, additional cast, theme songs, and July 1 premiere. The video previews the opening theme song "Let's ZING!" by the ZINGS idol unit, composed of cast members Fumiya Imai (Yuuya) and Shun Horie (Kazuki). The ...
Smile of the Arsnotoria Magic Academy RPG From Nitroplus Gets TV Anime
Manga, novelization also announced with Liden Film anime on premiering July 6
― A live-streamed special for the Nitroplus smartphone role-playing game Smile of the Arsnotoria (Warau Arsnotoria) announced on Wednesday that the game is inspiring a television anime. The Warau Arsnotoria Sun—! anime will premiere on the Tokyo MX and BS NTV channels on July 6. The game revolves around the teachers and gir...
Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island Film's Clip Show Gopp, M'Quve Negotiating
M'Quve threatens destruction of Earth's cities if Gopp continues Gibraltar attack in June 3 film
― Bandai Namco Filmworks unveiled a new clip from the Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Cucuruz Doan no Shima) anime film on Wednesday. The clip shows Federation commander Gopp conversing via transmission with Zeon colonel M'Quve, with M'Quve telling Gopp to stop the upcoming ...
The Case Study of Vanitas Manga Goes on Hiatus in June
Jun Mochizuki launched manga in 2015
― The June issue of Square Enix's Gangan Joker magazine revealed last Friday that Jun Mochizuki's The Case Study of Vanitas (Vanitas no Carte) manga will go on hiatus beginning with the magazine's next issue on June 22. The magazine's official Twitter account will announce the manga's continuation at a later date. Yen Press has been publishing the manga simultaneo...
Movie Studios Sue Online Summarizers for 500 Million Yen
"Fast movie" summarizers were arrested in June 2021
― Thirteen movie studios are suing three people who have produced 10-minute, edited summary versions of their films called "fast movies" ("fast eiga") for 500 million yen (about US$3.9 million). The studios, which include Toho and Nikkatsu, filed the lawsuit on May 19. Police had arrested the "fast movie" online summarizers in June 2021 for illegall...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, May 22-28
Somali and the Forest Spirit, Skate-Leading Stars anime; Phantom of the Idol, The Weakest Contestant of All Space and Time manga ship
― The weekly North American Anime, Manga Releases article will be off for the week of May 29-June 4, and will be back the next week. Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Black Clover Season 4 BD/DVDPlease Crunchyroll/Funimation US$54.98 May 24 Bla...
Vanguard Princess PC Game Gets Smartphone Version
Takahiro Yonemura's Beast Code manga launches in English on November 14
― eigoMANGA revealed on Tuesday that it is developing a mobile version of illustrator Tomoaki Sugeno's (Suge9) Vanguard Princess 2D fighting game for PC. The company also announced that it will launch its English release of Takahiro Yonemura's Beast Code manga, based on Yonemura's light novel series of the same name, on November ...
Sony PlayStation Employees File New Sexual Harassment, Discrimination Lawsuit Following Previous Dismissal
U.S. District Court of North California had dismissed initial complaint in February
― Former IT security analyst at PlayStation Emma Majo filed a new class action complaint against Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) on Friday accusing the company of sexual harassment and discrimination. The United States District Court of North California had dismissed the initial complaint in February. Majo's lawy...
Spriggan's Ryōji Minagawa Launches New Manga in June
Hellhound manga centers on young mercenary encountering battlefield "demon"
― The July issue of Kodansha's Afternoon magazine revealed on Wednesday that Ryōji Minagawa will launch a new manga titled Hellhound in the magazine's next issue on June 24. The manga will have a color opening page. The manga centers on Shō, a young man who becomes a mercenary for the sake of his family. When he meets a "demo...
Haruko Ichikawa's Land of the Lustrous Manga Returns from Hiatus in June
Manga went on hiatus in December 2020
― The July issue of Kodansha's Afternoon magazine announced on Wednesday that Haruko Ichikawa's Land of the Lustrous (Hōseki no Kuni) manga is returning from its hiatus in the magazine's next issue on June 24. The manga went on hiatus in December 2020. Kodansha Comics is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story: In a world inhabited by crystalli...
Battery Manga Ends
Manga ends on July 23
― The July issue of Kadokawa's Asuka magazine revealed on Tuesday that Chikage Yuniwa's manga adaptation of Atsuko Asano's Battery novels will end in the magazine's September issue on July 23. The magazine had revealed in January that the manga was going on a hiatus and that Yuniwa was working on the manga's final chapter. Asano's novels revolve around Takumi Harada, a young man...
Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger's Ryota Ozawa to Attend Power Morphicon 2022 Event
Event will take place from August 26-28 at Pasadena Convention Center in California
― The staff of Power Morphicon announced on Monday that actor Ryota Ozawa (Kaizoku Sentai Gokaiger) will travel from Japan to attend the event as a guest. The seventh iteration of the event will take place from August 26-28 at the Pasadena Convention Center in California. Ryota Ozawa portrayed Gokai Red (Captain Marve...
Bump of Chicken's Music Video for 25th Detective Conan Film's Theme Song Streamed
"Chronostasis" video features clips from the film
― Toho's official YouTube channel began streaming a music video for the band Bump of Chicken's theme song "Chronostasis" for Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween (Meitantei Conan: Halloween no Hanayome), the 25th anime film in the Detective Conan franchise, on Friday. The video features clips from the film and may contain spoilers for the film. The...
Asaka Performs 2nd Opening Theme Song for Summer Time Rendering Anime
New opening to debut in July
― The official Twitter account for the anime of Yasuki Tanaka's Summer Time Rendering suspense manga announced on Tuesday that Asaka will perform the show's second opening theme song "Natsuyume Noisy" (A Noisy Summer Dream). The new theme song will debut with the show's second cours (quarter of a year) in July. The anime premiered on April 14 on the Tokyo MX and BS11 chan...
SSSS.Gridman Spinoff Manga Gridman Dogma Ends
Hazumu Sazuka launched manga in April 2021
― Shinchosha's Kurage Bunch website published the final chapter of Hazumu Sazuka's Gridman Dogma manga on April 26. The manga centers on man named Vise, who yearns to be a hero, but is never chosen. He meets a girl who is able to transform into a form of Gridman. The two dub themselves Hyper Agents, and journey in the computer world. They seek out those who ...
Shin Ultraman Stays at #1, 1st Fullmetal Alchemist Live-Action Sequel Opens at #9
The Quintessential Quintuplets the Movie opens at #2, Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween drops to #3
― Studio Khara's new Shin Ultraman (New Ultraman) film remained at #1 for its second weekend. The film sold 312,000 tickets over the weekend, and earned 486,095,500 yen (about US$3.80 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 1.34 million tickets and has earned a total of 2,034...
Love and Heart's Chitose Kaido Launches New Manga in June
Aka no Tachi centers on kendo rivalry between indomitable girl, childhood friend
― The July issue of Hakusensha's LaLa magazine revealed on Tuesday that Chitose Kaido will launch a new manga titled Aka no Tachi (seen center right in image below) in the magazine's next issue on June 24. The manga will have a color opening page, with the first chapter being 50 pages long. The manga centers on Akane, a ...
Kana Akatsuki's Shunka Shūtō Daikōsha Novels Get Manga in July
Nappa Komatsuda draws manga adaptation of novel series by Violet Evergarden author
― The July issue of Hakusensha's LaLa magazine revealed on Tuesday that Kana Akatsuki's Shunka Shūtō Daikōsha Haru no Mai (Four Seasons' Proxy Spring Dance) novel series is inspiring a manga adaptation by Nappa Komatsuda. The manga will launch in the magazine's September issue on July 23, with the first chapter being 5...
Live-Action Way of the Househusband Film's Clip Shows Adults in Cavalry Battle
Clip from June 3 film shows grownups fighting in daycare center
― Sony Pictures began streaming a clip on Tuesday from Gokushufudō the Cinema, the live-action film of Kousuke Oono's The Way of the Househusband (Gokushufudō) manga. The clip shows the adults in their childrens' day care center's Sports Day somehow conducting a cavalry battle, with the wives on top. The film will open on June 3. The cas...
'When Will Ayumu Make His Move?' Anime's Video Reveals July 7 Premiere
Video also previews Kana Hanazawa's opening song "Kakehiki wa Poker Face"
― The official website for the television anime of Sōichirō Yamamoto's When Will Ayumu Make His Move? (Sore Demo Ayumu wa Yosetekuru) manga unveiled a new visual and promotional video for the anime on Tuesday. The video previews the anime's opening theme song "Kakehiki wa Poker Face" (The Tactic Is a Poker Face) by Kana Hanazaw...
Live-Action Sempai! Danjite Koi de wa! Show Reveals Theme Song Artists
VTubers Kagami Hayato, Kaida Haru perform opening song; Hilcrhyme performs ending song
― MBS announced the theme song singers for the live-action show of Shinta Harekawa's Sempai! Danjite Koi de wa! (Sempai! Anything But Romance) boys-love manga on Tuesday. Nijisanji VTubers Kagami Hayato and Kaida Haru from the group ROF-MAO will perform the opening theme song "Follow Your Heart," while Hilcrhyme wi...
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