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Perfume Trio Perform Live-Action Barakamon Show's Theme Song
New poster visual also unveiled
― Fuji TV unveiled the theme song artists and a new poster visual for the live-action television series of Satsuki Yoshino's Barakamon manga on Wednesday. Pop trio Perfume perform the show's theme song "Moon." The series will premiere on Fuji TV on July 12. The series will air on Wednesdays at 10:00 p.m. JST. Yosuke Sugino (right in image above) plays protagonist Seish...
Gundam: The Witch From Mercury Anime Teases Climax With Video
Anime's 24th, final episode airs on July 2
― The official Twitter account for the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury anime posted the second season's climax promotional video on Tuesday. The anime's 23rd episode will air on June 25, and the 24th and final episode will air on July 2. ◆◆━━━━━━━━━━━━『機動戦士ガンダム 水星の魔女』 Season2 クライマックスPV公開 ━━━━━━━━━━━━◆◆MBS/TBS系全国28局ネットにて毎週日曜午後5時放送中6月25日 第23話...
Kibō no Chikara ~Otona Precure 23~ Anime Brings Back 3 More Cast Members
Junko Takeuchi, Orie Kimoto, Atsuko Enomoto return for October anime
― The official website for the Kibō no Chikara ~Otona Precure 23~ (Power of Hope ~Grown-Up Precure 23~) anime revealed three more returning cast members on Tuesday. All three play grown-up versions of their Precure characters: Additional cast members include: Junko Takeuchi (Yes! Precure 5, Yes! Precure 5 GoGo!) as Rin Natsuki Orie ...
Sylvanian Families/Calico Critters Toy Franchise Gets New Full 3DCG Anime on July 6
Aya Yamane, Saya Tanaka, Madoka Murakami, Eriko Kadokura, Misaki Watada returns as cast
― Epoch announced on Tuesday that its Sylvanian Families toy line will get a new, full 3DCG anime titled Sylvanian Families Freya no Go for Dream! (Sylvanian Families: Freya's Go For Dream!), which will premiere on TOKYO MX on July 6. The anime's cast includes: Aya Yamane as Flare Chocolate Saya Tanaka as Lyla Per...
Fate/Samurai Remnant Game's Briefly Posted Trailer Lists September 28 Launch
Trailer teases new Servants, game's staff
― Koei Tecmo Games briefly posted a new trailer on Tuesday for Fate/Samurai Remnant, its new action RPG for the Fate franchise. Koei Tecmo Games has now removed the trailer, but video game news site Gematsu has posted a copy of the trailer. The trailer reveals the game's September 28 release date in Japan. The trailer also highlights the game's Servants, with...
Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead Anime Posts English-Dubbed Trailer
Zeno Robinson, Abby Trott, Xander Mobus, Laura Post star in English dub
― Viz Media unveiled an English-dubbed trailer for the television anime 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 trailer is an English-dubbed version of the anime's trailer that Viz Media unveiled earlier this month. Viz Media also r...
Super Mario Bros. Drops to #3 in Japan, IDOLiSH7 Stays at #9
Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine dropped to #10
― The Super Mario Bros. Movie dropped from #2 to #3 in its eighth weekend at the Japanese box office. The film sold 190,000 tickets for 275,579,320 yen (about US$1.94 million) in its eighth weekend, and has sold a total of 8.39 million tickets to earn a cumulative total of 12,002,742,780 yen (about US$84.76 million). The film sold 1.276 million ti...
Square Enix's Ketsugō Danshi: Elements with Emotions Game Streams Final Trailer
Game launches for Nintendo Switch on June 29; for iOS, Android in summer
― Square Enix started streaming the final trailer for its Ketsugō Danshi: Elements with Emotions game on Monday. The game will launch on June 29 for Nintendo Switch, and this summer for iOS and Android. In the "friendship bonding simulation adventure" game, characters who can control a chemical element are known as “Shikenkan.” ...
Live-Action Burn the House Down Show Streams English-Subtitled Trailer
Revenge thriller debuts worldwide on Netflix on July 13
― Netflix began streaming a new English-subtitled trailer for the live-action series of Moyashi Fujisawa's Burn the House Down (Mitarai-ke Enjō Suru) manga on Tuesday. Netflix also unveiled a new visual for the series. The series will debut worldwide on Netflix on July 13. The cast includes:
(Top row, left to right in image above) Mei Nagano as ...
KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World Anime Delays Episode 11 by 1 Week
Episode 10 to air on Wednesday "due to various circumstances"
― The official website for KamiKatsu: Working for God in a Godless World, the television anime of Aoi Akashiro and Sonshō Hangetsuban's Kaminaki Sekai no Kamisama Katsudō (What God Does in a World Without Gods) manga, announced on Monday that the anime's 11th episode has been delayed by one week from June 21 to June 28 "due to various circ...
Comic Girls' Kaori Hanzawa Launches New, Idol-Themed Manga
Hanzawa launches Idol Be Back! manga on July 19
― The August issue of Houbunsha's Manga Time Kirara Max magazine announced on Monday that Kaori Hanzawa will launch a new manga titled Idol Be Back! in the magazine's next issue on July 19. Hanzawa launched the Comic Girls four-panel manga in Manga Time Kirara Max in 2014, and the series' regular serialization began later that year. Houbunsha published ...
New Rurouni Kenshin Anime's 5th Video Unveils Opening Song, More Cast, Half-Year Run
Satoshi Hino joins cast as Hajime Saitō
― The official website for the new television anime of Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga revealed its first key visual, additional cast, run of two consecutive cours (quarter of a year) or half a year, and fifth promotional video on Sunday. The video reveals and previews the anime's opening theme song "Hiten" by artists Ayase and R-Shitei (Ayase✕R-Shitei...
Marin Miller Won't Reprise Role in Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage Anime
Voice actor Marin Miller (Izanami in B: The Beginning) stated in a Twitter thread on Saturday that they will not reprise their role as Kage's Mom in the English dub of the Ranking of Kings: The Treasure Chest of Courage (Ōsama Ranking: Yūki no Takarabako) anime. Miller stated that they turned down the role because they "didn't want to experience the loss of [their] job in the future from these ill...
Japanese Prime Minister to Hold Meeting to Address Child Sexual Abuse After Allegations Against Johnny & Associates Founder
Also: Johnny's internal investigation focuses on preventing future abuse after allegations toward Johnny Kitagawa
― The below article contains references to sexual abuse and child abuse. Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on June 12 that he would hold a ministerial meeting to address the topic of child sexual abuse, in the wake of allegations of sexual abuse against talent agency Johnny &...
The Dangers in My Heart Anime Gets 2nd Season Next January
Announced at the end of season 2 on Sunday
― The 12th episode for the television anime of Norio Sakurai's The Dangers in My Heart (Boku no Kokoro no Yabai Yatsu) manga ended on Sunday with an announcement of a second season next January. The new season will also run in the NUMAnimation programming block on the TV Asahi channel and its 23 affiliates, as well as on BS Asahi. Sakurai drew the following ...
Minato's Laundromat, My Sweet Tyrant Creators Launch New Boys-Love Manga on July 7
Waka Kakitsubata draws, Yuzu Tsubaki writes story for Keyaki Shōtengai Sakura no Yu manga
― The official Twitter account of the Gene pixiv manga website announced last Thursday that Waka Kakitsubata (My Sweet Tyrant) and Yuzu Tsubaki (Minato's Laundromat) will launch a new manga titled Keyaki Shōtengai Sakura no Yu (Keyaki Shopping District's Sakura Hot Bath). Kakitsubata is drawing the manga, and Ts...
Japan PM Fumio Kishida to Hold Gov't Meeting to Address Child Sexual Abuse in Wake of Allegations Against Johnny & Associates Late Founder
Also: Johnny's internal investigation focuses on preventing future abuse after allegations toward Johnny Kitagawa
― The below article contains references to sexual abuse and child abuse. Japan's Prime Minister Fumio Kishida announced on June 12 that he would hold a ministerial meeting to address the topic of child sexual abuse, in the wake of allegations of sexual abuse against talent agency Johnny &...
Yūya Sasagiri Launches Angel Beats! Spinoff Manga
Tabisuru Tenshi-chan spinoff manga launched on June 15
― Kadokawa's G's Channel website launched Yūya Sasagiri's (Clannad: 4-Panel Manga Theater, Little Busters! 4-Panel) Angel Beats! spinoff manga titled Tabisuru Tenshi-chan (Tenshi-chan Goes on a Journey) on Thursday. Jun Maeda is credited with the original story, and Na-Ga is credited with the original character designs. The spinoff manga also ser...
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts Earns US$20 Million in U.S. in 2nd Weekend
Film crosses worldwide gross of US$278 million
― Transformers: Rise of the Beasts, the first film in a planned trilogy for Paramount Pictures' live-action Transformers franchise, earned an estimated US$20,000,000 in in its second weekend in the United States. The film screened in 3,680 theaters, ranking at #4 in the box office chart. The film earned an estimated US$5,270,000 on Friday, US$7,500,000 o...
Collar×Malice Anime Films Reveal Trailer for 2nd Part
Film's 2nd part premieres in Japan on June 23
― The staff for Gekijōban Collar×Malice Deep Cover, the two-part theatrical anime adaptation of Idea Factory's Otomate brand's Collar x Malice game, revealed the trailer of the film's second part on Monday. The film's second part will open in Japan on June 23. A special story booklet with text by Reiko Shima will be distributed to moviegoers, as the first...
Aki Hamaji's Bocchi the Rock! Manga Gets Stage Play
Stage play to run in Tokyo in August
― Theater Milano-Za announced on Monday that Aki Hamaji's four-panel manga Bocchi the Rock! manga is getting a stage play adaptation. The play, titled Live Stage "Bocchi the Rock!", will run at Theater Milano-Za in Tokyo from August 11-20. Yen Press has licensed the manga, and will debut the series this fall. The company describes the story: Bocchi finally takes t...
Golden Kamuy Anime Casts Satoshi Mikami
Mikami plays Abashiri convict Michael Ostrog
― The official website for the Golden Kamuy anime announced on Monday that the anime's fourth season has cast Satoshi Mikami as Michael Ostrog, one of the Abashiri convicts who has a tattoo. The anime's fourth season first premiered in October 2022 and aired episodes 1-6 (37-42 of the overall anime), before it stopped the broadcast. The staff had delayed e...
My Unique Skill Makes Me OP Even at Level 1 Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals More Cast
Series premieres on July 8
― The official website for the television anime of Nazuna Miki and Subachi's My Unique Skill Makes Me OP even at Level 1 (Level 1 dakedo Unique Skill de Saikyō desu) light novel series revealed the anime's second promotional video on Monday. The site also revealed two more cast members and the opening theme song artist. Nora from Konya, Ano Machi Kara is performing the open...
Live-Action Insomniacs After School Film Previews Short Clip
Film premieres in Japan on June 23
― The official Twitter account for the live-action film of Makoto Ojiro's Insomniacs After School (Kimi wa Hōkago Insomnia) manga released a short clip from the upcoming film on Monday. The clip shows Isaki, Ganta, and their club adviser Kurashiki-sensei on the school's rooftop, watching fireworks. The scene was shot in Nanao City in Ishikawa Prefecture, in conjunct...
'Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman' French Animated Film Based on Haruki Murakami Stories Opens in Hong Kong on July 13
Film opened in France on March 22
― Hong Kong film distributor Edko Films began streaming a Chinese-subtitled trailer last Friday for Saules aveugles, femme endormie (Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman), a French-animated film based on Japanese author Haruki Murakami's short stories. The trailer reveals that the film will open in Hong Kong on July 13. The film opened in France on March 22. The film screene...
'The Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes' Film Wins Award at Annecy
Tomohisa Taguchi's film based on Mei Hachimoku, Kukka's young adult novel wins Paul Grimault Award
― 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, won the Paul Grimault Award at this year's Annecy International Animation Film Festival. The film opened in Japan on September 9. Oji Suz...
Movic's Hana-Doll* 2.5D Idol Franchise Gets Anime
Anime to adapt project's "1st season" of drama CDs
― Movic announced on Monday that its Hana-Doll* 2.5D idol project is getting an anime adaptation titled Hana-Doll*: Reinterpretation of Flowering. A manga for the franchise titled Hana-Doll*~Flowering~ Boys were still in a dream launched in Kodansha's Shonen Magazine Edge in November 2020. In the story of the idol project, the "Hana Ningyō Project" (...
Tokyo Revengers Manga Gets Stage Musical in November, December
Featuring staff from Prince of Tennis, Yowamushi Pedal, Touken Ranbu productions
― Kodansha announced on Monday that the Tokyo Revengers franchise will have a stage musical adaptation that will run in Tokyo and Osaka this November and December. Kaori Miura (Prince of Tennis musical season 4) is directing the musical, with a script and lyrics by Muck Akazawa (Ensemble Stars stage play). Musician manzo...
Tokyo Revengers Anime Gets 3D Action RPG This Winter
Game slated for PS5, PS4, Switch, PC via DMM Games, iOS, Android
― Victor Entertainment Games announced on Sunday that it is developing a 3D action RPG based on the Tokyo Revengers franchise for the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Switch, PC via DMM Games, iOS, and Android this coming winter. The game will be free-to-play with in-game item purchases. The game will tackle the main time loop story of Ken...
Live-Action One Piece Series' 1st Trailer Unveils August 31 Netflix Premiere
Slated for 8 episodes
― Netflix's Tudum 2023 event debuted the first teaser trailer for the Hollywood live-action series of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece mangas on Saturday. The teaser announces the series' August 31 premiere: The COPE is over it's finally here! Welcome to the world of the ONE PIECE live action. We can't wait for you to meet our Straw Hat crew. Eiichiro Oda's epic masterpiece is about to ...
My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer Anime's 1st Video Unveils Cast, Staff, Fall Debut
Saori Hayami, Junichi Suwabe star in Typhoon Graphics anime
― The official website for the television anime of MOJIKAKIYA's My Daughter Left the Nest and Returned an S-Rank Adventurer (Bōkesha ni Naritai to Miyako ni Deteitta Musume ga S-rank ni Natteta) light novel series debuted its first promotional video and teaser visual on Sunday, Father's Day. The video announces the anime's main cast, main st...
Me & Roboco Anime Film's Teaser Reveals Winter 2024 Opening
'Joyū to Roboco' story also runs in Weekly Shonen Jump on Monday
― The television anime of Shūhei Miyazaki's Me & Roboco (Boku to Roboko) manga ended on Monday with a teaser for the upcoming Me & Roboco anime film. The teaser announces the film's winter 2024 opening. This year's 28th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine also published a "Joyū to Roboco" (Actress & Roboco) story on Monday. ...
Little Glee Monster Performs Next Ending Song for Mix: Meisei Story Anime's 2nd Season
"Ima Kono Toki o" to begin playing in July
― The female vocal group Little Glee Monster announced during their Chiba concert on Sunday that they are contributing their song "Ima Kono Toki o" ([Take] This Moment, Now) as the new ending theme for Mix: Meisei Story -Nidome no Natsu, Sora no Mukou e- (Mix: Meisei Story ~Our Second Summer, Beyond the Sky~), the Mix: Meisei Story anime's second season. The...
WIT Studio Starts Vertical-Scrolling Manga Team, Launches 1st Series
Estée: Hajimari no Mahō o Tsugumono manga launches on WIT Studio's HykeComic app on June 25
― The official Twitter account of WIT Studio revealed on Sunday that it has launched a planning and production team for its vertical-scrolling full-color manga app called HykeComic. The studio collaborated with Fuzi and OZ WORD to create its first manga series titled Estée: Hajimari no Mahō o Tsugumono (Estée:...
Tokyo Revengers Anime's 'Tenjiku Arc' Reveals Promo Video, October Premiere, More Cast
Kouki Uchiyama, Hiro Shimono, Daisuke Namikawa, Seiichirō Yamashita join cast
― The official website for the Tokyo Revengers anime revealed on Sunday that the Tokyo Revengers: Tenjiku-hen (Tenjiku Arc) anime will premiere in October on MBS, TV Tokyo, and AT-X. The website also revealed the new season's first promo video and more cast members. The new cast members include: Seiichirō Yamashita as Kakuc...
Comikey Adds Oreco Tachibana's Firefly Wedding Manga
Tachibana launched manga set in Meiji Era on January 1
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Comikey announced on Twitter on Friday that it has added Oreco Tachibana's Firefly Wedding (Hotaru no Yomeiri) manga. The service is hosting 10 chapters of the manga on launch. Tachibana launched the manga in Shogakukan's Manga One app on January 1. Comikey describes the series: “The daughter of an upstanding family, and an assassin… A romanti...
Nintendo Switch Online Adds 2003 Fire Emblem Game Boy Advance Title
Game available for Switch on June 22 as part of Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership
― Nintendo of America announced on Thursday that it and Intelligent Systems' 2003 Fire Emblem (Fire Emblem: The Blazing Blade) game will be available on June 22 for the Nintendo Switch with a Nintendo Switch Online + Expansion Pack membership. Nintendo describes the game:
In Fire Emblem, the nation of L...
Sekirei Author Sakurako Gokurakuin Launches New Manga
Senban-sha Isekai Tsūshō-bu isekai action fantasy manga launches on July 12
― The July issue of Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine revealed on Monday that Sakurako Gokurakuin will launch a new manga titled Senban-sha Isekai Tsūshō-bu (The Trade Department of a Big Company in Another World) in the magazine's next issue on July 12. The isekai action fantasy manga's story centers on a female h...
Atelier Ryza TV Anime's 2nd Video Previews Awkmiu's Ending Song
Anime of Gust RPG premieres on July 1
― The advance screening event for the television anime of Koei Tecmo Games' Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout (Tokoyami no Joō to Himitsu no Kakurega) role-playing game debuted the anime's second promotional video on Saturday. The video announces and previews the ending theme song "Arrow" by the group Awkmiu. Saturday's event also announced tha the...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, June 5-11
Demon Slayer's Swordsmith Village Arc ranks higher than Sazae-san with 7.6%
― Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc Fuji TV June 11 (Sun) 23:15 30 min. 7.6 Sazae-san Fuji TV June 11 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.3 Detective Conan NTV June 10 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 5.6 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV June 11 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 5.1 Soaring Sky! P...
Rhapsody Project's 2nd Trailer Teases Hybrid Anime/Concert Experience
Project tells bands' stories through animation, with bands performing music on stage
― The staff for the rockin'on group's Rhapsody music anime project debuted its second trailer on Saturday. The trailer previews the animated sequences that will play alongside in-person musical performances during the project's "live anime" concert events. The project's anime will feature the bands' stories through a...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, June 5-11
Diablo IV PS5 version debuts at #2, PS4 version at #4, Xbox Series X version at #5
― Japan's Game Ranking: June 5-11 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwThe Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Nintendo May 12 46,644 1,640,919 2PS5Diablo IV Blizzard Entertainment June 6 24,375 24,375 3NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 9,233 5,328,989 4PS4Diablo IV Bli...
A Cappella Music Project Utagoe wa Mille-Feuille Gets Anime
Story of 6 high school girls coming of age through a cappella music
― "UtaMilu Event Vol. 1 ~happy to sing~," the first in-person event of the music project Utagoe wa Mille-Feuille (A Singing Voice Is a Mille-Feuille Pastry), announced on Saturday that the project is spawning an anime adaptation. The project launched in April 2022 with the themes of "a cappella." "high school girls," and "complex." T...
Live-Action Kocchi Muite yo Mukai-kun Show Casts Hayato Ichihara
NTV streams commercial for series premiering on July 12
― NTV's official website for its live-action series adaptation of Yōko Nemu's Kocchi Muite yo Mukai-kun (Turn to Me Mukai-kun) manga revealed on Saturday that Hayato Ichihara will play Kazuya Kanda (name romanization not confirmed) in the show. Kazuya is Kōki Sakaido's coworker who is very experienced with love. Kōki is himself Mukai's adviser o...
Fathom Events to Screen Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba On Stage Script-Reading Program on July 18
Program features Japanese voice actors reading lines for Mugen Train, Entertainment District arcs
― Fathom Events announced on Friday that it will screen the "Kimetsu Festival" stage-reading event under the title Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ON STAGE for one night only in U.S. theaters on July 18 with English subtitles. Fathom Events describes the program: Kimetsu Festival is a special stage progra...
Crunchyroll to Stream Reign of the Seven Spellblades, Liar Liar Anime
Anime Expo screens world premiere for Liar Liar, early premiere for TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You ~High School Days~
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will stream the Reign of the Seven Spellblades and Liar Liar anime for the summer anime season. The company will screen the world premiere of Liar Liar at this year's Anime Expo event on July 2 at 8:30 p.m. PDT on the Crunchyroll Stage at t...
'Go, Go, Loser Ranger!' TV Anime Reveals Head Writer, Studio
The Quintessential Quintuplets' Keiichirō Ōchi writes, Arknights anime's Yostar Pictures produces
― The official website for the television anime of Negi Haruba's Go, Go, Loser Ranger! (Sentai Daishikkaku) manga revealed on Thursday that Keiichirō Ōchi (The Quintessential Quintuplets, The Demon Girl Next Door, Adachi and Shimamura) is in charge of series composition for the anime, with Yostar Picture...
Anime Expo 2023 Reveals Full Guest Lineup
Crunchyroll reveals panel guests for July 1-4 event
― Anime Expo revealed its full guest lineup for this year's event on Thursday. Crunchyroll also revealed on Tuesday that the following guests will be part of its panels: Manabu Ohtsuka - CEO of Mappa Makoto Kimura - producer from Mappa Studio Kafka (The Ancient Magus' Bride Season 2) Takuya Eguchi - voice of Loid Forger in Spy×Family Kaori Makita - ...
Laid-Back Camp Anime's 1st Smartphone Game Launches Globally
Game was delayed from original fall 2022 release date
― The official Twitter account for Laid-Back Camp All-in-one!!, the first smartphone game based on the anime of Afro's Yurucamp (Yurukyan△, Laid-Back Camp Δ) manga, announced on Thursday that the game has now been released worldwide. The game's developer Enish unveiled a trailer for the game last week. The game was initially slated for iOS and And...
My Hero Academia Ranks #1 on U.S. Monthly Bookscan May List
17 manga including Demon Slayer, Spy x Family, Chainsaw Man, One Punch-Man, Jujutsu Kaisen, One Piece, Kaiju No. 8, Berserk, Blue Lock
― Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia manga ranked at #1 on Circana BookScan's Top 20 adult graphic novels list for May. This month's list featured 17 manga volumes, including: #1 — Kōhei Horikoshi's My Hero Academia volume 34
#2 — Koyoharu Gotouge's Demon Slayer: Kim...
Ayumi Komura's 1st Shonen Manga Ends
Kachime ga nai no wa Oredake ka! manga's 3rd, final volume ships on August 17
― This year's July issue of Kodansha's Shonen Magazine Edge published the final chapter of Ayumi Komura's Kachime ga nai no wa Oredake ka! (Am I the Only One With No Chance of Winning?) manga on Friday. Kodansha will publish the manga's third and final volume on August 17, Komura debuted the manga in Shonen Magazine Edge in...
Otakon 2023 Hosts Voice Actress/Author Haruna Ikezawa
Event takes place on July 28-30 in Washington D.C.
― The staff of Otakon 2023 announced on Friday that it will host voice actress and author Haruna Ikezawa at this year's event. Ikezawa was born in Athens, Greece as the daughter of Akutagawa Prize-winning author Natsuki Ikezawa and the granddaughter of novelist Takehiko Fukunaga. As an author, she has won the "Best Japanese Short Story" award at the ...
TMS Entertainment, Bang Zoom! Hold Open Auditions for English Dub Role in Undead Unluck Anime at Anime Expo
Open auditions for selected applicants take place on July 4 at Los Angeles event
― TMS Entertainment and Bang Zoom! Studios announced on Friday that they will hold open auditions for a role in English dub for the television anime of Yoshifumi Tozuka's Undead Unluck manga at this year's Anime Expo event. The auditions will take place on July 4 from 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. PDT in Main Events at the Los An...
Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed Director's Cut Game Launches in West on August 1
Kati's route DLC launches for PS4/PC at same time
― XSEED Games announced on Friday that it will release Acquire's Akiba's Trip: Undead & Undressed Director's Cut (Akiba's Trip 2 Director's Cut), an updated version of the Akiba's Trip 2 sequel game, in North America and Europe for Nintendo Switch digitally on August 1. The company is also releasing a physical "Day 1 Edition" in North America. The "Da...
Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō Series Gets Stage Play
Play runs in Tokyo from August 17-27
― Author Reiko Hiroshima and illustrator jyajya's children's novel series Fushigi Dagashiya Zenitendō is inspiring a stage play that will run at Shinagawa Prince Hotel's Club eX in Tokyo from August 17-27. Yūsuke Watanabe is writing the screenplay. Kensaku Kobayashi is directing the play. Nobue Iketani, who plays Beniko in the anime, will voice her character in th...
Rent-A-Girlfriend Season 3 Anime Reveals Ending Theme Song Artist, Mini Yaemori Character Trailer
Amber's to perform ending theme song for season premiering on July 7
― The official Twitter account for the anime of Reiji Miyajima's Rent-A-Girlfriend (Kanojo, Okarishimasu) manga announced on Saturday that Amber's will perform the ending theme song "End Roll" for the anime's third season. The account also unveiled a new character promotional video and date visual. The video highlights Mini Yaemori,...
Lozareena Performs New Ending Theme Song for Edens Zero Anime Season 2
2nd season premiered on April 1
― The official Twitter account for the television anime of Hiro Mashima's Edens Zero manga announced on Friday that Lozareena will perform the ending theme song "my star" for the next cours (quarter of a year) of the second season. Tani Yuuki will perform the new opening theme song "Kaibutsu." Takanori Nishikawa performs the second season's first opening theme song "Ne...
Mi Tagawa's The Fox & Little Tanuki Manga Ends
Tokyopop releases manga in English about animals with magical powers
― Mag Garden's MAGCOMI website published the 48th and final chapter on Thursday of Mi Tagawa's The Fox & Little Tanuki (Kori Senman) manga. Tokyopop is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story: Long ago, the gods granted a few animals great powers... but not all those animals used their magical abilities for good! ...
Do It Yourself!! Live-Action Show's Trailer Features Original Anime's Theme Song
Adaptation of original anime premieres on July 4
― Avex pictures began steaming a new trailer on Friday for the live-action series of PINE JAM's original television anime Do It Yourself!!. The video features the anime's opening theme song "Dokidoki Idea wo Yoroshiku!" by Katajo DIY-bu!!. The series will premiere in Japan in the MBS channel's "Dramaism" programming block on July 4 at 12:59 a.m. JST (e...
Ayakashi Triangle Anime Restarts Broadcast from 1st Episode on July 10
Series premiered in January but had COVID-19 delays
― The official website for the television anime of Kentaro Yabuki's Ayakashi Triangle manga announced on Friday that the anime will restart its originally scheduled broadcast of 12 episodes on July 10. The site is also streaming a promotional video for the new. broadcast. The staff delayed the fifth episode and beyond in January due to the effects o...
Voice Actor Kaito Ishikawa Resumes Work Next Week After Vocal Cord Polyp Surgery
Ishikawa went on hiatus last month for surgery
― Talent management agency Stay-Luck announced on Friday that voice actor Kaito Ishikawa will gradually resume work starting on June 24. Ishikawa went on hiatus in late May and underwent vocal cord polyp removal surgery. Stay-Luck explained last month that Ishikawa's vocal polyps had been worsening since last year, and a doctor eventually recommended he ...
Lonely Castle in the Mirror Anime Film Opens in Vietnam on June 30
Film opened in Japan on December 23
― Vietnamese film distributor Lotte Cinema announced on Friday that it will open the anime film of Mizuki Tsujimura's Lonely Castle in the Mirror (Kagami no Kojō) novel in Vietnam on June 30. The film opened in Japan on December 23. Keiichi Hara (Colorful, Miss Hokusai, The Wonderland) directed the film at A-1 Pictures. Miho Maruo, who wrote the script for Hara's M...
Dark Gathering Anime's 3rd Promo Video Reveals luz's Opening Theme Song
New key visual also revealed for series premiering on July 9
― The official website for the television anime of Kenichi Kondo's Dark Gathering manga began streaming the show's third promotional video on Friday. The video reveals and previews luz's opening theme song "Kakuriyo" (Afterlife). The website also revealed the show's third key visual. The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX on July 9 at 25:05 (e...
Hiromu Arakawa's Autobiographical Hyakushō Kizoku Anime's 1st Promo Video Streamed
Anime premieres on July 7
― Tokyo MX began streaming the first promotional video on Friday for the television anime of Hiromu Arakawa's autobiographical manga Hyakushō Kizoku (The Peasant Noble). Shigeru Chiba narrates the below video. The anime will premiere on the Tokyo MX channel on Friday, July 7 at 9:54 p.m. The cast includes: Mutsumi Tamura as Hiromu Arakawa Mariko Honda as Ishii-san
Shigeru Ch...
Resident Evil: Death Island CG Animated Film Opens in Singapore on June 22
Film opens ahead of Japanese opening on July 7
― Odex announced on Thursday that it will open Resident Evil: Death Island (Japanese title: Biohazard: Death Island), the new CG animated film in CAPCOM's Resident Evil series, in Singapore on June 22. The screening will be in English audio with Chinese subtitles. The film will open in Japan on July 7. Sony Pictures Entertainment is distributing the film...
Born with the Weakest Job Manga Ends with 3rd Volume
3rd volume ships on August 7
― Amazon is listing the third compiled book volume of Ryūta Kijima and Kana Nakaya's Born with the Weakest Job (Fugū Shoku "Tamer" wa Saijaku Skill "Seikenzuki" de Musō Suru: Shōnen wa Hard Mode no Jinsei o Doryoku de Buchiyaburu) manga as the final volume. The volume will ship on August 7. Square Enix is publishing the manga in English through its Manga UP! Global web se...
New Rurouni Kenshin Anime Screens Premiere at Shaw Theaters Lido in Singapore on June 25
Theatergoers will receive merchandise in premiere screening
― Odex announced on Friday that it will host the premiere screening event for the new television anime project based on Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga in Singapore at Shaw Theaters Lido on June 25. Theatergoers will recieve merchandise, including acrylic stands, T-shirts, a signature card, tin badges, an A2 Poster, and a shikishi. ...
Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE Game's Trailer Highlights Mechanics (Updated)
Game also gets manga by Paru Konno on July 14
― Spike Chunsoft and Too Kyo Games began streaming a new trailer for the Master Detective Archives: RAIN CODE (Enigma Archives Rain Code/Chō Tantei Jikenbo Rain Code) game on Tuesday. The trailer highlights the game's mechanics. In addition, the official website for Kadokawa's Comic Gene magazine revealed on Thursday that the game will have a manga adapta...
AnimeFesta's WWWave Corporation Establishes 'Deregular' Anime Label
Label aims to produce 10 works by 2025
― WWWave Corporation announced on Friday that it has established a new anime label named Deregular. WWWave noted that the new label aims to specialize in "stimulating and captivating IP" that will maximize the appeal of the original work while not relying on revenue from foreign markets. The new label aims to produce 10 works with a 1 billion yen (about US$7 mil...
Lonely Castle in the Mirror Anime Film Opens in the Philippines on June 21
Film opened in Japan on December 23
― Philippine film distributor Viewer's Choice Philippines announced on Sunday that its screening of the anime film of Mizuki Tsujimura's Lonely Castle in the Mirror (Kagami no Kojō) novel in the Philippines will open on June 21. The film opened in Japan on December 23. Keiichi Hara (Colorful, Miss Hokusai, The Wonderland) directed the film at A-1 Pictures. Miho Mar...
Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine Film Opens in Vietnam on July 21
Film opened in Japan on April 14
― Vietnamese film distributor Lotte Cinema announced on Wednesday that it will open Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine (The Black Iron Submarine), the 26th film in the Detective Conan franchise, in Vietnam on July 21. The film opened on April 14, and it sold 2,176,407 tickets to earn 3,144,638,7340 yen (about US$23.4 million) in its first three days, making it the...
New Rurouni Kenshin Anime Screens Premiere at SM Megamall in Manila on June 25
Theatergoers will receive merchandise in premiere screening
― Odex announced on Wednesday that it will host the premiere screening event for the new television anime project based on Nobuhiro Watsuki's Rurouni Kenshin manga in Manila, Philippines at the SM Cinema in SM Megamall on June 25. Show producer Masami Niwa, and voice actors Taku Yashiro (Sannosuke Sagara) and Makoto Koichi (Yahiko Myojin) wi...
Live-Action Silent Service Film's Trailer Highlights Opposing Captains
Political war thriller film opens on September 29
― The official website for Amazon's live-action film of Kaiji Kawaguchi's The Silent Service manga began streaming a new trailer for the film on Friday. The teaser highlights opposing commanders: Shiro Kaieda, the captain of the rogue Sea Bat nuclear submarine; and Hiroshi Fukamachi, captain of a Japanese destroyer pursuing the Sea Bat. As previously ...
Neofilms Reveals Shin Kamen Rider Film's Opening Dates in 4 Countries
Film opens in Indonesia on June 28; in Malaysia, Philippines on July 6; in Singapore on July 8
― Asian film distributor Neofilms announced on Wednesday that it will screen Hideaki Anno's Shin Kamen Rider live-action film in four countries in Southeast Asia. The film will open in Indonesia on June 28, and in Malaysia and the Philippines on July 6. The film will have a fan screening in Singapore on Jul...
The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 Holds World Premiere Tour in 5 Countries
Premieres in U.S., France, Germany, Canada, Japan
― The staff for The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 3 television anime announced on Wednesday that the anime will hold a world premiere tour in five countries: the United States, France, Germany, Canada, and Japan. Beginning with the previously announced world premiere at Anime Expo in Los Angeles on July 3, the anime will also have screenings in Par...
Oshi no Ko Manga's Circulation Doubled After Anime's Premiere
Circulation jumped from 4.5 million to 9 million in under 2 months
― Shueisha announced this month that Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari's Oshi no Ko manga has over 9 million copies in circulation as of May 31. (The announcement did not specify if the total includes digital copies or not.) The manga had 4.5 million copies in circulation in March, prior to the premiere of the manga's television anime ad...
Last Sailor Moon Cosmos Film Casts Live-Action Sailor Mars Actress Keiko Kitagawa
Promo video highlights Kitagawa as Sailor Cosmos
― The official website for Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie, the two-part anime film project adapting the final "Shadow Galactica" arc of Naoko Takeuchi's original Sailor Moon manga, announced on Wednesday that the second film has cast Keiko Kitagawa as Sailor Cosmos. Kitagawa made her acting debut as Sailor Mars/Rei Hino 20 years ago in th...
Netflix Streams 1st 4 Minutes of Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King Film Before Friday Debut
Film opens in theaters in Japan, streams on Netflix worldwide on Friday
― Netflix began streaming the first four minutes of the Black Clover: Sword of the Wizard King (Black Clover: Mahо̄tei no Ken) anime film on Thursday. The video is available with eight different audio languages and 13 different subtitle languages. The film is delayed from its original March 31 opening to June 16 due to the spread...
SuperString Manga Goes on Hiatus
Boichi, In-Wan Youn launched manga on April 19
― This year's 29th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine revealed on Wednesday that Boichi (Dr. Stone) and writer In-Wan Youn's (Defense Devil, Island, Shin Angyo Onshi) SuperString: Isekai Kenbunroku manga is going on hiatus for a while due to circumstances with the author. Boichi and Youn launched the manga in Weekly Shonen Sunday on Apri...
Ultraman Franchise Expands Licensing Program, Releases Series' English Dubs Online, Reveals New Marvel Crossover Comic
"Live Action Ultraman" program reflects all generations of live-action TV series
― Tsuburaya Fields Media & Pictures Entertainment, Inc. announced on Thursday that the Ultraman licensing program that began in 2018 is now named "Live Action Ultraman," reflecting all the generations of the live-action TV series. The "Live Action Ultraman" program has expanded access to "over 50 different Ultras and 1,5...
The Reincarnated Prince Becomes an Alchemist Manga Ends with 4th Volume
Manga's final volume ships on August 7
― Amazon is listing the fourth compiled book volume of S. Kosugi's The Reincarnated Prince Becomes an Alchemist and Brings Prosperity to His Country (Tensei Ōji wa Renkinjutsushi to Nari Kōkoku Suru) manga, the adaptation of Rui Tsukiyo and Arata Shindō's light novel series of the same title, as the final volume. The volume will ship in Japan on August 7. The ma...
Dr. Stone: New World Anime's 2nd Part Premieres in October
Music video commemorates 1st part's final episode
― The official Twitter account for Dr. Stone: New World, the third Dr. Stone anime season, announced on Thursday that the second cours (quarter of a year) of the season will premiere in October. The first cours ended with the season's 11th episode on Thursday. TOHO Animation began streaming a music video for the first cours featuring the season's open...
Baki Hanma Season 2 Reveals Theme Song Artists for 2nd Part
SKY-HI perform opening, BE:FIRST perform ending for "The Father VS Son Saga"
― The official website for Baki Hanma, the anime of Keisuke Itagaki's Hanma Baki - Son of Ogre manga, revealed on Thursday the theme song artists for "The Father VS Son Saga" story, the second part of the anime's second season. SKY-HI will perform the opening theme song "Sarracenia," and BE:FIRST will perform the ending them...
Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei Gets 'Iro Tōtoshi-hen' Manga on June 20
Manga is "answer arc" to 2 earlier Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei manga that ended last year
― The July issue of Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine revealed on Monday that the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei manga series will have a new manga titled Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei: Iro Tōtoshi-hen that will launch on Square Enix's Gangan Online manga website on June 20. Kei Natsumi, who will dra...
Aya Haruhana's Kiss the Scars of the Girls Manga Ends
Vampire yuri manga launched in 2021; Yen Press releases 1st volume this November
― Kadokawa's Comic Newtype web manga site published the 17th and final chapter of Aya Haruhana's Kiss the Scars of the Girls (Shōjo-tachi no Kizuato ni Kuchizuke wo) manga on Tuesday. The manga's third and final compiled book volume will ship on July 10. Yen Press licensed the manga, and will release the first volume on ...
The Great Cleric Anime Premieres on July 6
― The official website for the anime of Broccoli Lion's Seija Musō: Salaryman, Isekai de Ikiru Tame ni Ayumu Michi (The Great Cleric ~The Path a Salaryman Must Walk to Survive in a Fantasy World~) novels revealed on Thursday that the anime will premiere and stream in advance exclusively on July 6 on ABEMA, at 2:00 a.m. JST (effectively July 7). The anime will then start airing on TBS on July 13 at ...
Yamaguchi-kun Isn't So Bad Manga Returns After 13-Month Hiatus
Manga went on hiatus in June 2022 due to author Yuu Saiki giving birth
― The July issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine revealed on Tuesday that Yuu Saiki's Yamaguchi-kun Isn't So Bad (Yamaguchi-kun wa Warukunai) manga will return after 13 months in the magazine's next issue on July 13. The manga went on hiatus in June 2022 due to the author giving birth. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing t...
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