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My Home Hero Manga Takes 1-Month Break Before Entering Climax
Manga returns on September 4
― This year's 33rd issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine announced on Friday that Naoki Yamakawa and Masashi Asaki's My Home Hero manga will take a 1-month break "to recharge," before starting the manga's climax. The manga is scheduled to return in the magazine's 40th issue on September 4. The manga recently went on a one-issue break in the magazine's 24th issue, and ...
The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done Light Novels End Main Story in 2 Volumes
Shirow Shiratori teases more stories in series about teenage shogi player/disciple
― The 18th volume of Shirow Shiratori's The Ryuo's Work Is Never Done! light novel series revealed last Thursday that its main story will end in two volumes. In the announcement, Shiratori said the main story will end. However, there are still a lot of stories he wants to write, and he also wants to write some spinoff ...
Eternal Boys Anime's Manga Adaptation Ends
Manga adaptation by Chansana launched in April 2022
― The August issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Gene magazine published on Friday the final chapter of Chansana's manga adaptation of the Eikyū Shōnen Eternal Boys original anime series. The manga adaptation began serialization in Monthly Comic Gene magazine in April 2022. The Human Academy Performing Arts College collaborated with the project. Kadok...
Shinu Hodo Aishite's Seimaru Amagi, Eliza Kusakabe Collaborate Once More for New Manga
Killer-dōri no Sommelier Tantei launched on July 11
― Manga creator duo Tadashi Agi revealed on Twitter on Sunday that Seimaru Amagi and illustrator Eriza Kusakabe have launched a new manga titled Killer-tōri no Sommelier Tantei (Sommelier Detective of Killer Street) in Koubunsha's Josei Jishin weekly women's magazine. The 3,049th issue of the magazine with the first chapter shipped on July 11. キラー通 り...
Kakegurui's Homura Kawamoto Ends Bakumatsu Tobaku Barbaroi Manga on July 28
Manga launched in May 2022
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ web manga service published on Friday the 43rd chapter of Kakegurui creator Homura Kawamoto's Bakumatsu Tobaku Barbaroi (Bakumatsu Gambling Barbaroi) manga, where it revealed that the manga will end in its next chapter on July 28. The manga launched on Shonen Jump+ in May 2022. Kawamoto is writing the manga's story, and Toyotaka Haneda is drawing t...
Demon Slayer Ranks #2 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan June List
17 manga including Dragon Ball Super, 'Goodbye, Eri,' Spy x Family, Spider-Man: Fake Red, My Hero Academia, Chainsaw Man, Oshi no Ko, Jujutsu Kaisen
― Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba manga ranked at #2 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for June. This month's list featured 17 manga volumes, including: #2 — Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba volume...
Ablaze Licenses Masaaki Ninomiya's Gannibal Horror Manga
Ablaze to release manga's 1st volume in November, 2nd volume in February 2024
― Ablaze announced on Monday that it has licensed Masaaki Ninomiya's Gannibal horror manga. The company will release the manga's first volume in North America in November and the second volume in February 2024. Ablaze describes the story:
In GANNIBAL, Daigo Agawa is a resident police officer who has been recently assigned t...
Crunchyroll Games Announces One-Punch Man: World Online Multiplayer Action Game for PC, iOS, Android
Trailer streamed for free-to-play game launching this year
― Crunchyroll Games announced on Monday that it is releasing a new online multiplayer action game based on ONE and Yūsuke Murata's One-Punch Man manga titled One Punch Man: World by developer Perfect World. The game will launch in 2023 for Windows PC, iOS, and Android with cross-platform play and progression. The game will be free-to-play wit...
All Night Arcade Animated Show Launches on TikTok
555 Comic stream trailer for animated show based on Magodesu, Benjamin Koji Watanabe, Mikey Moore's manga
― 555 Comic announced on Saturday that it will launch its animated show based on Mago (a.k.a. Magodesu, Space Patrol Luluco character designer), Benjamin Koji Watanabe, and Mikey Moore's All Night Arcade manga on TikTok. Episodes will stream for free. The cast for the show includes: Jenny Yokobor...
Ascendent Animation Announces English Dub for Seduced By My Best Friend Anime
Company reveals dub staff for anime based on Kuro-Gyaru ni Natta Kara Shinyū to Yatte Mita manga
― Ascendent Animation announced on Monday that it is producing an English dub for Seduced By My Best Friend (Fucked by My Best Friend), the television anime of Yupopo Orishima's Kuro-Gyaru ni Natta Kara Shinyū to Yatte Mita manga. Kevin Frane is directing the English dub. Steve Warky Nunez is in charge of...
Am I Actually the Strongest? Anime's 4th Episode Delayed to July 29
Anime will not air episode on July 22
― The official Twitter account for the television anime of Sai Sumimori's Am I Actually the Strongest? (Jitsu wa Ore, Saikyō deshita?) novel series announced on Sunday that the anime will not air a new episode on July 22. The fourth and next episode will air on July 29, instead. The anime premeired on July 1. Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs worldwi...
Insomniacs After School Manga Ends in 2 Chapters
Manga inspired TV anime in April, live-action film in June
― This year's 33rd issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine announced on Tuesday that Makoto Ojiro's Insomniacs After School (Kimi wa Hōkago Insomnia) manga will end in two chapters. The manga's next chapter will publish in the magazine's 35th issue, which will release on July 31. If there are no delays, the manga will end in its 125t...
Hayao Miyazaki's The Boy and the Heron Film Earns US$13.2 Million in Opening Weekend
Film earns record US$1.7 million from 44 IMAX screens in 1st 3 days
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported via ComScore on Sunday that Hayao Miyazaki's latest feature film The Boy and the Heron (Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka, or literally How Do You Live?) earned about US$13.2 million in its opening weekend in Japan. The film exceeded US$1.7 million from 44 IMAX screens, which is a new three-day ...
Odekake Kozame Anime's Main Promo Video Previews Theme Song by Kana Hanazawa
Hanazawa plays title shark, performs "Yorimichi" theme song for anime premiering on August 1
― Kadokawa started streaming the main promotional video for the anime of Penguin Box's Odekake Kozame (Little Shark's Outings) manga on Monday, in celebration of Japan's Umi no Hi (Marine Day) holiday. The video previews the anime's theme song "Yorimichi" (Detour) sung and written by Kana Hanazawa, who will p...
Crunchyroll Debuts Sweet Reincarnation Anime's English Dub on Monday
Dub stars Trina Nishimura, Molly Zhang, Reshel Mae, David Matranga, Charles Nguyen
― Crunchyroll announced on Sunday that its English dub for the television anime of Nozomu Koryu's Sweet Reincarnation (Okashi na Tensei: Saikyō Patishie Isekai Kōrin) light novels will debut with the first episode on Monday. The English dub cast, led by ADR director Shawn Gann, ADR producer Colleen Clinkenbeard, ADR sc...
Live-Action Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Film's Trailer Reveals Theme Song
Ren performs theme song "HoriZOM" for August 3 Netflix film
― Netflix unveiled a new English-subtitled trailer and key art for the live-action film of Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata's Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead (Zom 100: Zombie ni Naru Made ni Shitai 100 no Koto) manga on Monday. The video reveals and previews the film's theme song "HoriZOM" by Ren. The film will make its worldwide debut on Netflix...
Dragon Ball Super, 'Goodbye, Eri,' Demon Slayer Rank on NYT July Bestseller List
Toyotarō and Akira Toriyama's Dragon Ball Super manga, Tatsuki Fujimoto's Goodbye, Eri, and Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba manga ranked on The New York Times' monthly Graphic Books and Manga bestseller list released in early July. The 18th volume of Dragon Ball Super ranked at #7, Goodbye, Eri ranked at #8, and the first volume of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu No Yaiba ranked at #10 on ...
Crunchyroll to Stream Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, A Girl & Her Guard Dog Anime
Crunchyroll will stream both anime worldwide outside of Asia this fall
― Crunchyroll announced at its panel at the Japan Expo 2023 event in Paris on Saturday that it will stream the Frieren: Beyond Journey's End and A Girl & Her Guard Dog anime. Crunchyroll also announced it will stream the Berserk of Gluttony anime worldwide outside of Asia and India, and the The Demon Prince of Momochi House anime ...
Yanmar's Miru Original Anime Project Streams Concept Video
Video debuted at Anime Expo with statue of project's main robot mecha
― Machinery manufacturer Yanmar Holdings streamed a concept video for its original anime project Miru (To Envision) on July 1. The same video also debuted at Yanmar's exhibit along with a giant statue of the main robot mecha at Anime Expo. At the Anime Expo panel for Miru on July 3, the staff discussed the production's development....
Unnamed Memory TV Anime Reveals New Teaser Video, Visual
Series to debut in 2024 after delay
― The Dengeki Bunko 30th anniversary livestream event on Sunday revealed a new teaser promotional video and second teaser visual for the television anime of Kuji Furumiya's Unnamed Memory light novel series. The anime is delayed from this year to 2024 due to "production circumstances." Kazuya Miura (Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mob...
Rebuild World TV Anime Unveils Cast
Daiki Yamashita, Yurika Kubo, Honoka Inoue star
― The live-streamed Dengeki Bunko 30th anniversary event unveiled the cast and the second teaser visual for the television anime of Nahuse's Rebuild World light novel series on Sunday. The main cast members are: Daiki Yamashita as Akira Yurika Kubo as Alpha Honoka Inoue as Sheryl J-Novel Club is releasing the light novels and manga adaptation in English...
Koi wa Futago de Warikirenai Anime's Video Confirms TV Airing
Romantic comedy novels about twins in love triangle debuted in 2021
― The Dengeki Bunko 30th anniversary event confirmed the anime of Shihon Takamura and illustrator Almic's Koi wa Futago de Warikirenai (Love Between Twins is Indivisible) light novel series with a promotional video and key visual on Saturday. The video announces that the anime will air on television. Manga artist Okari drew the follo...
Polygon Pictures to Produce Spider-Man: Freshman Year Animated Series (Updated)
Work first revealed in 2021
― Polygon Pictures announced on Friday that it is working with Marvel Studios on a new work in the Spider-Man franchise titled Spider-Man: Freshman Year. The studio stated the work would be an animated series. Polygon Pictures revealed a logo for the work. Polygon Pictures is perhaps best known among Japanese animation circles for the two Ajin television anime series and f...
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid Film's Teaser Reveals December 1 Opening
2nd of 2 films in sequel project
― The Dengeki Bunko 30th anniversary event on Sunday revealed the teaser trailer for Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid, the second of two films in the sequel anime project for the Seishun Buta Yarō (Rascal Does Not Dream) light novel series. The teaser announces the film's December 1 opening. 🐷青春 ブタ野郎 は ランドセルガールの夢 を見 ない❖ · · · · · · · · · · · · · ランドセルガール 設定 公開 🎒 ...
Ishura Anime's 2nd Teaser Reveals More Cast, Staff, January 2024 Debut
Kōichi Yamadera joins anime from Passione, SANZIGEN
― The Dengeki Bunko 30th anniversary event on Sunday revealed the second teaser promotional video and visual, one more cast member, main staff, and January 2024 premiere for the television anime of storywriter Keiso and artist Kureta's Ishura light novel series. Kōichi Yamadera joins the cast as Shalk the Sound Slicer. The anime also stars: Yuuki Ka...
The Devil Is a Part-Timer!! Novel Series Gets New Volume on September 8
Original author Satoshi Wagahara to publish Hataraku Maou-sama! ES!! novel
― The Dengeki Bunko 30th anniversary event revealed on Sunday that Satoshi Wagahara will launch a new novel titled Hataraku Maou-sama! ES!! to commemorate the sequel season of The Devil Is a Part-Timer!! (with two exclamation points), the second anime based on Wagahara's The Devil Is a Part-Timer! light novel series. The new n...
Hajime no Ippo Boxing Manga Exceeds 100 Million Copies in Circulation
Manga's 138th volume shipped on Friday
― The official Twitter account of George Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo boxing manga announced on Friday that the manga has reached over 100 million copies in circulation, with the release of the manga's 138th compiled book volume, also on Friday. The cover illustration of the manga's 138th volume (image right) pays homage to the manga's first volume, which published...
Am I Actually the Strongest? Anime's English Dub Cast Revealed
Streaming service adds 1st episode of English dub
― Crunchyroll began streaming episode one of the English dub for the television anime of Sai Sumimori's Am I Actually the Strongest? (Jitsu wa Ore, Saikyō deshita?) novel series on Saturday. The English dub cast includes: Kevin D. Thelwell as Haruto Kate Bristol as Charlotte Corey Pettit as Flay Christopher Wehkamp as Gold Jenney Ledel as Natalia Lyd...
Sword Art Online: Last Recollection Game Streams Weapon Introduction Video
Game launches for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC on October 6
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a weapon introduction video for the Sword Art Online: Last Recollection action role-playing game on Friday. The video demonstrates the features of the One-Handed Sword, Dual-Wield, Rapier, Bow, Dagger, Katana, and Scythe. The game will launch in the West for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, July 3-9
Jujutsu Kaisen 0 earns 4.3% rating, Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 premiere earns 2.6%
― The Jujutsu Kaisen 0 anime film aired on TBS on Wednesday, July 5 at 7:00 p.m. and earned a 4.3% rating. Hayao Miyazaki's Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind aired on NTV on Friday, July 7 at 9:00 p.m. and earned a 9.8% rating. The live-action film of Tomohiro Yokomaku and Taishi Mori's Radiation House manga aired on Fu...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, July 3-9
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom back at #1 after 2 weeks
― Japan's Game Ranking: July 3-9 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Nintendo May 12 17,996 1,741,310 2PS5Final Fantasy XVI Square Enix June 22 14,109 387,899 3NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 9,736 5,364,524 4NSwMaster Detective Archives: RAIN...
Berserk of Gluttony Anime's Trailer Announces More Cast, Staff, October Debut, Crunchyroll Streaming
Hisako Tojo joins ACGT anime
― Crunchyroll unveiled the official trailer, a new cast member, the main staff, October premiere, and its streaming of the television anime of Ichika Isshiki and fame's Berserk of Gluttony (Bōshoku no Berserk: Ore Dake Level to Iu Gainen wo Toppa Suru) light novel series during its Japan Expo panel on Saturday. Crunchyroll will stream the series worldwide outside of Asia ...
Aya Shouoto's The Demon Prince of Momochi House Manga Gets Anime
Crunchyroll to stream anime starring Natsumi Kawaida, Takeo Otsuka
― Crunchyroll announced an anime adaptation of Aya Shouoto's The Demon Prince of Momochi House (Momochi-san Chi no Ayakashi Ōji) manga during its Japan Expo panel on Saturday. The service also announced that it will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS whe...
Your Forma Sci-Fi Suspense Light Novels Get TV Anime
Mareho Kikuishi's story of human-android cop partners
― The Dengeki Bunko 30th anniversary event announced on Saturday that a television anime adaptation of Mareho Kikuishi and Tsubata Nozaki's Your Forma science-fiction crime suspense light novel series has been green-lit Yen Press licensed the light novel series and its manga adaptation for English publication, and it describes the story: In an alt...
Seiyū Radio no Ura Omote TV Anime Unveils Main Staff, 2024 Premiere
Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon's Hideki Tachibana directs at CONNECT
― The Dengeki Bunko 30th anniversary event revealed on Saturday the main staff, 2024 premiere, and teaser visual for the television anime of writer Kо̄ Nigatsu and illustrator Sabamizore's Seiyū Radio no Ura Omote (The Two Sides of Voice Actor Radio) light novel series. Hideki Tachibana (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick ...
Danjo no Yūjō wa Seiritsu Suru? Iya, Shinai!! Anime Reveals Studio J.C. Staff, TV Airing
Nana Nanana's story about boy-girl friendship that blossoms into romance
― The Dengeki Bunko 30th anniversary event announced on Saturday that the anime of Nana Nanana and Parum's Danjo no Yūjō wa Seiritsu Suru? Iya, Shinai!! (Can a Boy-Girl Friendship Hold Up? (No, it Can't!!)) light novel series will air on television with the animation studio J.C. Staff. The romantic comedy novels center on the re...
Too Many Losing Heroines! Light Novels Get English Release
Light novel centers on boy who meets girls who have all been turned down by guys they like
― The official Twitter account for Takibi Amamori and Imigimuru's Make Heroine ga Oosugiru! (Too Many Losing Heroines!) light novel series revealed on Tuesday that the novels will have an English release. The announcement did not reveal the English publisher for the novel. The novels center on Kazuhiko Nukumizu...
Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- Season 2's Teaser Reveals January Debut With J.C. Staff as New Studio
Main cast, staff return for half-year season based on Kei Azumi's isekai novels
― The official website for the television anime of Kei Azumi's "alternate-world social reform fantasy" novel series Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- (Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Dōchū) unveiled a new teaser trailer and teaser visual for the anime's second season on Thursday. The trailer reveals the second season's January 2024 ...
Heat the Pig Liver Anime's 1st Video Unveils October Premiere, Main Staff
project No.9 animates with music by Cells at Work's Kenichiro Suehiro, MAYUKO
― The staff for the television anime of Takuma Sakai's Heat the Pig Liver (Buta no Liver wa Kanetsu Shiro) light novel series debuted its first promotional video and first key visual Saturday. The video announces the anime's main staff and October premiere, and it also previews the voices of the main cast. Masayuki Takahash...
James Cameron States He Will Work on 'New Alita: Battle Angel Films' in Forbes Interview
1st film in franchise opened in February 2019
― Film director James Cameron hinted at possible sequels for the Alita: Battle Angel film in an article that Forbes published on July 8 regarding Cameron putting his California coastal ranch up for sale. Cameron stated regarding why he is selling the ranch: And on Avatar, I'm working in Wellington and Los Angeles. And on the new Alita: Battle Angel films,...
Otakon to Host Light Novel Author Wataru Watari, Chief Editor at Gagaga Bunko Horinori Hoshino
My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected author to attend July 28-30 event in Washington D.C.
― The staff of the Otakon convention announced on Friday that the event will host light novel author Wataru Watari (pictured at right) and Gagaga Bunko chief editor Horinori Hoshino. Watari has written light novel series such as My Youth Romantic Comedy Is Wrong, As I Expected and Girlish Number, and...
Kenshi Yonezu Performs Theme Song for Hayao Miyazaki's How Do You Live? Film
New Yonezu song titled "Chikyūgi" (Globe)
― Industry news website Natalie reported on Friday that Kenshi Yonezu (Chainsaw Man, My Hero Academia, March comes in like a lion) performed the theme song "Chikyūgi" (Globe) for Hayao Miyazaki's latest feature film Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka (tentative English title: How Do You Live?) film. Natalie's editorial staff confirmed the information after viewing the...
'Girlfriend, Girlfriend' Anime's 2nd Season Unveils Teaser Trailer, Key Visual, Staff
Season premieres in October
― The official website for the television anime of Hiroyuki's Girlfriend, Girlfriend (Kanojo mo Kanojo) manga revealed on Friday a teaser promotional video, key visual, and additional staff for the anime's second season. The new season will feature a new staff and studio with some returning members. Takatoshi Suzuki (episode director for A Couple of Cuckoos, The Legend of ...
Sunrise's Brave Robot Franchise Gets New Manga Brave Universe Sworgrader
Manga launches in July, gets animated promo video with theme song
― Sunrise revealed on Friday that its Brave robot franchise is getting a new manga titled Brave Universe Sworgrader, scheduled to start serialization in the end of July. Shirо̄ Tsunashima is drawing the manga and designing the characters, and Ukyō Kodachi (Boruto: Naruto Next Generations) is writing the story. Sunrise will animate a pr...
Mangasplaining Licenses Atsushi Kaneko's Search and Destroy Manga for Serialization in August
Fantagraphics to publish Atsushi Kaneko's 3-volume manga in print in February 2024
― Deb Aoki confirmed on Friday that Mangasplaining has licensed Atsushi Kaneko's Search and Destroy manga, and will begin serializing it in the Mangasplaining Extra (MSX) newsletter in August. Paid subscribers to the newsletter can access the manga, and the company will occasionally offer chapters for free to all subsc...
Studio Ponoc's The Imaginary Film Opens in Japan on December 15
Studio Ponoc announced on Friday that its anime film adaptation of A.F. Harrold and Emily Gravett's The Imaginary novel will open in Japan on December 15. The company also unveiled a poster: Studio Ponoc delayed the film last year from its original summer 2022 release date due to "new challenges" stemming from the film's production methods and the COVID-19 pandemic. The film's title in Japan is Ya...
Crunchyroll Reveals English Dub Casts, Premieres for Horimiya: The Missing Pieces, My Tiny Senpai Anime
Also: Crunchyroll adds 2nd Free! The Final Stroke film
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday and Friday that it will begin streaming the English dubs for the My Tiny Senpai and Horimiya: The Missing Pieces (Horimiya -piece-) anime on Saturday. The company also revealed that it has begun streaming the second film in the new two-part anime film project for the Free! anime franchise titled Free! The Final...
U.N. Human Rights Council Looks Into Sex Abuse Claims Against Johnny's Talent Agency
Council's working group to interview former agency members to formulate recommendations
― The Kyodo news service reported on Wednesday that a United Nations Human Rights Council's Working Group on Business and Human Rights will begin an investigation of the allegations of sexual abuse against talent agency Johnny & Associates' late founder Johnny Kitagawa sometime between late July to early August. T...
Koi wa Futago de Warikirenai Light Novel Series Gets Anime
Romantic comedy about twins in love triangle debuted in 2021
― Kadokawa's listing for this year's September issue of its Comic Dengeki Daioh "g" magazine reveals that Shihon Takamura and illustrator Almic's Koi wa Futago de Warikirenai (Love Between Twins is Indivisible) light novel series is getting an anime. The magazine ships on July 27. The romantic comedy follows a boy named Jun who is childhood...
Kemono Friends: Kingdom Mobile Game Launches on QooApp, Android, iOS
Game is available in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian
― Neocraft launched on Thursday its Kemono Friends: Kingdom game on the QooApp games app, on Android, and on iOS. QooApp told ANN that an "exclusive version" of the game is available on the app. The game is available in English, French, German, Spanish, Portuguese, and Russian. Neocraft describes the game:
Kemono Friends: King...
Unnamed Memory TV Anime Delayed to 2024
Event on July 16 will reveal new promo video, visual for anime
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Kuji Furumiya's Unnamed Memory light novel series announced on Friday that the anime is delayed from this year to 2024 due to "production circumstances." The "Dengeki Bunko 30th Natsu no Saiten Online 2023 powered by Abema" event on July 16 will reveal a new promotional video a...
Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective Anime Reveals 2nd Teaser Visual, More Cast
Yōko Hikasa, Taku Yashiro join cast for October anime
― Kadokawa revealed a second teaser visual and more cast on Friday for the anime of Akira Amano's Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective (Kamonohashi Ron no Kindan Suiri) manga. The new cast includes Yōko Hikasa as Amamiya (first image below) and Taku Yashiro as Spitz Feier (second image). The "1st season" of the anime will premiere in October. The m...
Mecha-Ude Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals Staff, Cast, 2024 Debut
Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Tomokazu Sugita star in anime at up-and-coming TriF Studio
― The official website for the full-fledged anime of Sae Okamoto's Mecha-Ude project revealed the anime's main staff, cast, 2024 debut, and first promotional video on Friday. The anime stars: Toshiyuki Toyonaga as Hikaru
Tomokazu Sugita as Alma
Yu Shimamura as Aki
Romi Park as Kagami
Yuichi Nakamura as Fist Okamoto is the ...
Pole Princess!! Anime Film Previews Theme Song in Animated Lyric Video
Film opens in Japan in early winter
― The official website for Avex Pictures and Tatsunoko Production's original Pole Princess!! pole dancing anime began streaming a lyric video on Friday for "Starlight Challenge," the theme song for the franchise's upcoming anime film. The video features animated footage. The film will open in early winter 2023. The anime's staff debuted a prologue episode 0 on Dece...
'Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!' Manga Gets TV Anime
Chiaki Kobayashi, Ryōta Suzuki star in series at studio Satelight
― Square Enix announced on Friday that Yuu Toyota's Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (30-sai Dōtei da to Mahō Tsukai ni Nareru Rashii) manga is inspiring a television anime adaptation. Toyota also posted a celebratory image on Twitter on Friday. 「30歳 まで童貞 だと魔法使 いになれるらしい」#チェリまほ のTVアニメ化 が決定 しました！最初 はtwitterに投稿 した4...
Phoenix: Eden17 Anime Reveals Teaser, Cast, More Staff, September 13 Debut, Film Version With Different Ending
Honoka Yoshida, Yosuke Kubozuka, Rie Miyazawa, Issey Ogata star
― Studio 4°C's official Twitter account revealed the cast members, more staff, the Japanese title, and the September 13 worldwide Disney+ debut date for Phoenix: Eden17, a new anime of Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix manga, on Thursday. The anime's Japanese title is Hi no Tori: Eden no Sora (literally, Phoenix: Eden's Space). In addition, the ani...
Attack on Titan, My Hero Academia Nominated for Hollywood Critics Association TV Awards
Episode 23 of My Hero Academia season 6 nominated
― The Holywood Critics Association's revealed the nominations for its 2023 TV Awards on Tuesday. The My Hero Academia anime's season 6 and Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS Special 1 are nominated under the "Best Streaming Animated Series or TV Movie" category. They are competing against Animaniacs, Central Park, Harley Quinn, and Star T...
NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a Anime's Episodes 9-12 Previewed in Teaser Video
Episodes 9-12 to air all at once on July 23
― The official website for NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a, the television anime of Square Enix and Platinum Games' NieR:Automata action role-playing game, began streaming a teaser trailer on Thursday for the show's ninth through 12th episodes. The episodes will air all at once on July 23. The four episodes will air on Tokyo MX, BS11, and Tochigi TV on July 23 from ...
Seven Seas Licenses Kimi to Shiranai Natsu ni Naru, Mysterious Disappearances Manga
"Before You Discard Me, I Shall Have My Way With You", Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of That Otome Game is Tough for Us, more also licensed
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed the Kimi to Shiranai Natsu ni Naru, Mysterious Disappearances, Before You Discard Me, I Shall Have My Way With You, and BL First Crush Anthology: Five Seconds Before We Fall in Love manga...
Touhou: New World Game's PS4, PS5 Versions Launch on September 12
Launch trailer streamed for Switch, PC versions' releases on Thursday
― XSEED Games confirmed on Thursday that it will release the PlayStation 5 and PlayStation 4 versions of Ankake Spa's Touhou: New World game digitally in North America and Europe on September 12. The game launched digitally in Japan and in the West for Nintendo Switch and worldwide for PC via Steam on Thursday. The company streamed...
Otakon Screens English-Subbed Premiere for 'The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes' Film, Hosts Staff
Mei Hachimoku, Harumi Fuuki, Shingou Nishikawa, Naoki Koyama attend event on July 28-30
― The staff of Otakon 2023 announced on Thursday that it will host the following guests, associated with Tomohisa Taguchi's The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes, the anime film of Mei Hachimoku and Kukka's Natsu e no Tunnel, Sayonara no Deguchi young adult novel: writer Hachimoku, composer Harumi Fuuki, sett...
GoRA, King Records' Ayaka: A Story of Bonds Anime Reveals English Dub's Cast, July 15 Premiere
Dallas Reid, Landon McDonald, Oscar Seung, Alex Hom star
― Crunchyroll revealed on Thursday that it will begin streaming the English dub for GoRA and King Records' original anime Ayaka: A Story of Bonds and Wounds on Saturday. The English cast includes: Dallas Reid as Yukito
Landon McDonald as Jingi
Oscar Seung as Kurama Alex Hom as Ibuki Corey Wilder as Chataro Hayden Daviau as Ibara Kent Williams a...
Shout! Factory Changes Name to Shout! Studios
Company unveils logo for 20th anniversary
― Media company Shout! Factory announced on Thursday that it is changing its name to Shout! Studios. Shout! Studios opened a newly designed website. The company also unveiled a logo to commemorate its name change and 20th anniversary. Shout! Studios will celebrate its 20th anniversary with special programming and streaming events on its Shout! TV service, hig...
New City Hunter Anime Film Opens in Theaters in N. America, U.K., Ireland in 2024
Film opens in Japan on September 8
― Anime Limited announced on Twitter on Thursday that it will release the City Hunter franchise's new anime film City Hunter The Movie: Angel Dust (Gekijо̄ban City Hunter: Tenshi no Namida) in theaters in North America, the U.K., and Ireland in 2024. The film's new characters and cast include (image below, from top left to bottom right): Miyuki Sawashiro as Angie, a...
Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot Game Previews Ground Battle Stage in 23rd World Tournament DLC
DLC 5 based on 23rd World Tournament Arc from Dragon Ball
― Bandai Namco Entertainment America began streaming on Thursday a trailer for its Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot game. The video previews DLC 5, based on the 23rd World Tournament arc from the Dragon Ball anime, and it highlights the "Ground Battle" stage. The game launched in January 2020 in both Japan and in the West. The game is available for PS4,...
Crunchyroll Streams New English-Dub Clip from Psycho-Pass Providence Anime Film
Film premieres in North America on Friday
― Sony Pictures and Crunchyroll began streaming an English-dubbed film clip, titled "Conflict," from the Psycho-Pass Providence film on Thursday, a day before its regular limited release in North America on Friday. The clip shows an action-packed scene of Akane and Kagami confronting a mystery threat. The franchise's 10th anniversary film will have both Japan...
YOASOBI's Oshi no Ko Anime Opening Song Tops YouTube's Global Song Chart
Also: "Idol" song sets record for fastest to exceed 300 million streams in Japan in 13 weeks
― "Idol," YOASOBI's opening theme song for the television anime of Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko manga, has ranked #1 on YouTube's Global Top Song music chart for the June 30–July 6 week. The song jumped 22.3% to 41.9 million views that week. The song has also ranked at #1 in Oricon's weekly str...
Disney+ Confirms Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku Arc Anime's Stream
Anime premieres in Japan in October
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Sunday that Disney+ confirmed that it will stream the Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku Arc (Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku-hen) anime, the latest arc in the anime adaptation of Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers manga. The company did not specify which regions. However, in the U.S., Hulu (of which Disney owns the majority) streams the T...
Crunchyroll Adds Psycho-Pass 3 Series, Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector Film
Series premiered in October 2019, film in March 2020
― Crunchyroll added both the Psycho-Pass 3 anime series and the Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector anime film on Tuesday. Both anime are available worldwide except Japan, and are available subtitled in English, Spanish (Latin America), Portuguese (Brazil), French, German, and Italian. Both anime are also available with a German dub. The Psycho-Pass 3 a...
Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles Game Collection Streams Trailer for Rhapsody III Game
Game collection launches on August 29 in N. America for PS5, Switch
― NIS America began streaming a trailer for Rhapsody: Marl Kingdom Chronicles, a collection of the Rhapsody II: Ballad of the Little Princess and Rhapsody III: Memories of Marl Kingdom games, on Tuesday. The video highlights Rhapsody III: The collection will launch for PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch on August 29, and on Steam on A...
Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos Game's 1st Trailer Previews World, Gameplay
Switch, PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, PC game launches on September 26
― Natsume began streaming the first trailer for Harvest Moon: The Winds of Anthos, the next game in the Harvest Moon series, on Thursday. The video previews the world, gameplay, and story. The game will launch for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam on September 26. NIS...
The Witch and the Beast Anime's Teaser Trailer Reveals Main Cast, Staff, January 2024 Premiere
Series stars Yō Taichi as Guideau, Toshiyuki Morikawa as Ashaf
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Kōsuke Satake's The Witch and the Beast (Majo to Yajū) manga began streaming on Thursday an English-subtitled teaser trailer, and the video reveals the main cast, staff, and January 2024 premiere. The website also unveiled a visual: The anime stars Yō Taichi as Guideau (picture...
Former Niantic Employee Sues Company for Workplace Sexism
Female employee was allegedly paid less than male peers in same, lower job positions
― News website The Verge reported last week that a former employee of game developer Niantic has filed a lawsuit against the company, alleging that the company is paying its female employees less than its male employees in equivalent or lower positions, creating a "systemic sexual bias" against female employees and w...
Dungeon Travelers 2, Dungeon Travelers 2-2 Games' Steam Release Canceled
Publisher Shiravune: "Impossible to pass [Steam's] review"
― Shiravune announced on Thursday that its release of Aquaplus' Dungeon Travelers 2: The Royal Library & the Monster Seal (Dungeon Travelers 2 Ōritsu Toshokan to Mamino no Fūin) game and Dungeon Travelers 2-2: The Fallen Maidens & the Book of Beginnings (Dungeon Travelers 2-2: Yami Ochi no Otome to Hajimari no Sho) game on Steam is canceled. ...
Santa Inoue's Zange Manga Starts 4th Season
3rd season ended on February 14
― This year's 15th issue of Akita Shoten's Young Champion magazine revealed on Tuesday that Santa Inoue's Zange manga will have a "fourth season" that will launch in the magazine's next issue on July 25. The manga's "third season" began in September 2022, and ended in this year's fifth issue of Young Champion on February 14. The manga launched in Young Champion magazin...
Rail Romanesque Anime Reveals 2nd Season's Key Visual, New Staff, October Premiere
Michiru Ebira now directs Rail Romanesque 2 at Yokohama Animation Lab
― The official Twitter account of Rail Romanesque, the television anime of digital novel brand Lose's Maitetsu game, revealed on Thursday the key visual, new staff, and October premiere for the anime's second season, titled Rail Romanesque 2. The anime's second season will premiere in Japan in October on the TOKYO MX channel. The a...
Under Ninja TV Anime Reveals 4 More Cast Members
Chika Anzai, Chō, more join cast for October anime
― The staff for the television anime of Kengo Hanazawa's Under Ninja manga revealed more cast members for the show on Thursday. The new cast includes: Chika Anzai as Kawado
Chō as Ōno
Shūichi Uchida as Eita
Sora Tokui as Noguchi The anime will debut in October, and stars: Taito Ban as Kurō Kumogakure Tarusuke Shingaki as Katō Tasuku Hatanaka as Mirac...
Bikkuri-Men Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals 10 Cast Members
Daishi Kajita, Sōma Saito, Katsuyuki Konishi, more star in fall anime
― The official website for Japan-based confectionery company Lotte's Bikkuri-Men anime, the new anime based on its Bikkuri-Man line of wafer snacks, revealed a second promotional video for the anime on Thursday. The video revealed 10 cast members for the series. The cast includes: Daishi Kajita as Yamato
Shuta Morishima as Ushiwaka...
Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card Manga's Final Volume Slated for April 2024
16th volume is now set as final volume
― The official Twitter account for creative circle CLAMP announced on Thursday that the Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card manga's last volume has once again been revised, with the manga now getting a 16th compiled book volume on April 1, 2024, which will now be the final volume. The 15th volume, which was previously set as the final volume, will ship on November 13....
Sand Land Anime Film Gets IMAX, 4DX, MX4D Screenings in Japan
Special screenings start on film's opening day on August 18
― The official website for the anime film of Akira Toriyama's SAND LAND manga announced on Thursday that the film will have IMAX, 4DX, and MX4D screenings in Japan that will start on the same day as regular screenings on August 18. The site unveiled a new video and visual for the film to celebrate the announcement. The film will have its wor...
Live-Action Don't Call It Mystery Film's Trailer Reveals King Gnu's Theme Song
King Gnu performs theme song "Garasu Mado" for September 15 film
― The official website for the live-action film of Yumi Tamura's Don't Call It Mystery (Mystery to Iu Nakare or Do not say mystery) manga unveiled a new trailer and a new banner visual for the film on Thursday. The trailer reveals and previews the film's theme song "Garasu Mado" (Glass Window) by King Gnu. The cast members include: Nano...
Takashi Yamazaki's New Godzilla Minus One Film Opens in U.S. Theaters on December 1
Teaser trailer, visual unveiled
― Toho announced that Takashi Yamazaki's new film in the Godzilla franchise will be titled Godzilla Minus One, and it will premiere in U.S. theaters on December 1. The company unveiled a teaser trailer and visual: The film takes place in Japan following World War II. The new film will debut in Japan on November 3, 2023 ("Godzilla Day"), the anniversary day of the origi...
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