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Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family Anime's Ad Unveils April 7 Debut
Series to air on Mondays at 5:00 p.m. on TBS, MBS
― NBC Universal revealed in a new commercial on Monday that the television anime of Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family (Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) manga will premiere on April 7. The anime will air on Sundays at 5:00 p.m. (4:00 a.m. EDT) on MBS, TBS, and 26 of their affiliate channels. The anime stars: Kaede Hondo as Mutsumi Yozakura
Rei...
How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer Anime Reveals Main Cast, Staff
Mikako Komatsu, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Aoi Yūki, others star in Ashi Productions series
― The staff for the television anime of Nana Aokawa's How I Attended an All-Guy's Mixer (Gо̄kon ni Ittara Onna ga Inakatta Hanashi) manga announced on Monday the main cast for the show along with the staff. Mikako Komatsu plays Suo, a woman who works at a crossdressing bar. Komatsu previously played Suo in the manga's...
The Fable TV Anime Reveals April 6 Debut, More Cast, Disney+ Streaming Worldwide
Kouji Ishii, Ryouta Iwasaki, Yuuki Kaji, others join cast
― This year's 13th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine announced on Monday the television anime adaptation of Katsuhisa Minami's The Fable manga will premiere on April 6. The magazine also revealed new cast members. The new cast members are: (name spellings not confirmed for all names) Kouji Ishii as Hiroshi Hamada (Oyaji)
Ryouta Iwasak...
TK from Ling Tosite Sigure Performs My Hero Academia Season 7's Opening Song
Announced at Sunday's 'Ani-Rock Fes. 2024 My Hero Academia Plus Ultra Live' concert
― The "Ani-Rock Fes. 2024 My Hero Academia Plus Ultra Live" concert ended in Yokohama on Sunday with an announcement that musical artist TK from Ling Tosite Sigure is performing the opening theme song for the seventh My Hero Academia anime season. The anime's seventh season was announced after the sixth season ended o...
Konami Releases Ninja Five-O Game for PS4, PS5, Switch, Steam
Console port for 2003 Game Boy Advance title launches in 2024
― Konami announced on Friday that it will release its Ninja Five-O game for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC via Steam in 2024. The company began streaming a reveal trailer for the console port of the game. The game originally launched for the Game Boy Advance in North America and Europe in April 2003. The game was tit...
The King of Fighters XIII Global Match Game Gets Physical Launch
Collector's Edition for Switch, PS4 to include metallic box, official soundtrack, double-sided keychain, poster
― SNK Corporation announced on Wednesday that it will launch limited edition physical copies of its The King of Fighters XIII Global Match game in collaboration with Limited Run Games. A Collector's Edition of both the Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4 version of the physical copies will in...
Shangri-La Frontier Anime Reveals More Cast, New Visual for Latest Arc
Ami Koshimizu, Kaori Nazuka, Kenji Nojima join cast for 'Tabisuru Ōkami yo, Taishi wo Idake' arc
― The official website for the television anime of Katarina's Shangri-La Frontier web novel revealed new cast members and a new visual for the anime's new arc, "Tabisuru Ōkami yo, Taishi wo Idake" (Traveling Wolf, Embrace your Ambition), on Sunday. The visual is illustrated by the manga adaptation's artis...
Square Enix Manga & Books Announces New Releases for November, December
Always a Catch!, Dragon and Chameleon manga to release in November, My Happy Marriage Art Book to release in December
― Square Enix Manga & Books announced at the ComicsPRO event on Saturday three new releases slated for November and December. Title: Always a Catch! How I Punched My Way into Marrying a Prince (Nigashita Sakana wa Ōkikatta ga Tsuriageta Sakana ga Ōkisugita Ken)
Story: Mayo Momoyo
Art:...
Crunchyroll Produces Documentary for Solo Leveling Franchise
IGN Fan Fest reveals clip from anime's 6th episode
― Crunchyroll revealed at the IGN Fan Fest on Saturday that it is producing a two-episode documentary for the anime of writer Chugong and the late artist DUBU's (REDICE Studio) Solo Leveling manhwa in collaboration with Paris-based production company AllSo. The company revealed a trailer for the documentary. The staff of the anime also revealed an En...
Tower of God Season 2 Anime's Teaser Video Streamed
Anime season to stream on Crunchyroll in N. America, Central America, S. America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, Middle East, CIS territories
― The staff of the Tower of God anime revealed a teaser video for the anime's second season at the IGN Fan Fest on Saturday. Crunchyroll confirmed that it will stream the anime season in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Midd...
Clips Streamed for Gods' Games We Play Anime, True Beauty Animated Adaptation
Both series to stream on Crunchyroll
― The IGN Fan Fest 2024 revealed on Saturday the first official clips for the television anime of Kei Sazane's Kami wa Game ni Ueteiru (Gods' Games We Play) light novel series, and for the animated adaptation of Yaongyi's True Beauty webtoon manhwa. The event also announced that God's Game We Play will exclusively stream on Crunchyroll. Gods' Games We Play clip wi...
Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc 1st Episode Screening Earns US$5.5 Million on Opening Day in U.S.
Anime to make estimated US$10 million in U.S. in debut weekend
― Deadline reported on Saturday that Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-, the theatrical screening of the one-hour first episode of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc television anime and the final episode of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, earned US$5.5 million on its openi...
Takako Shimura, Michi Ichiho Launch New Manga
Series debuts on April 25
― The 69th issue of Shodensha's OnBLUE boys-love magazine revealed on Saturday Takako Shimura and Michi Ichiho will be launching a new series together in the 70th issue of the magazine on April 25. Ichiho launched the Yes, No, or Maybe? (Yes ka No ka Hanbun ka) boys-love light novel series with illustrations by Lala Takemiya in November 2014, and Shinshokan published the nov...
syudou Performs Opening Theme for Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- 2nd Season Anime's 2nd Part
Sequel series premiered on January 9
― The staff for the television anime of Kei Azumi's "alternate-world social reform fantasy" novel series Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- (Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Dōchū) revealed on Saturday that Syudou will perform the new opening song "Reversal" for the second cours (quarter of a year) of the second season. Returning singer Keina Suda performs the current opening...
Bocchi the Rock! Stage Play Gets Sequel
1st stage play to also run again in September
― Aniplex revealed in a trailer on Saturday that Live Stage "Bocchi the Rock!," the stage play adaptation of Aki Hamaji's Bocchi the Rock! four-panel manga, is getting a sequel show in September. The first play will also be getting encore performances in September. The stage play ran at Theater Milano-Za in Tokyo from August 11-20. Akira Yamazaki wrote an...
Laid-Back Camp Anime's 3rd Season Debuts on April 4
― The cast for the third anime season of Laid-Back Camp based on Afro's Yurucamp (Yurukyan△, Laid-Back Camp Δ) manga announced during an advanced screening Saturday that the season will debut on April 4. The animation studio is changing from C-Station to 8-Bit. Shin Tosaka (Infinite Stratos 2) is the new director, and Masafumi Sugiura (Uma Musume Pretty Derby) is now in charge of series composition...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, February 12-18
Mario Vs. Donkey Kong debuts at #1
― Japan's Game Ranking: February 12-18 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwMario Vs. Donkey Kong Nintendo February 16 61,930 61,930 2NSwSuper Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo October 20, 2023 13,036 1,745,124 3NSwMomotaro Dentetsu World: Chikyū wa Kibō de Mawatteru! Konami November 16, 2023 10,355 980,891 4NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Ninten...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, February 12-18
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc compilation special earns 7.5% rating
― Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Doyō Premium Tokubetsu Henshū-ban Kimetsu no Yaiba Yūkaku Senyū-hen (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc compilation) Fuji TV February 17 (Sun) 21:00 150 min. 7.5 Sazae-san Fuji TV February 18 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 7.1 Detective...
Fantastics Performs Opening Theme for Vampire Dormitory TV Anime
Anime debuts in April with Crunchyroll streaming
― The official website for the television anime of Ema Toyama's Vampire Dormitory manga announced on Saturday that FANTASTICS will perform the anime's opening theme song "Sugar Blood Kiss." The staff are streaming a video to preview the song. The anime will debut in April. Crunchyroll will stream the anime in North America, Central America, South Ameri...
Science Saru, MBS Reveal Staff, Title of 4th Collaboration Short, Commercial
Eunyoung Choi, Asami Murakoshi direct 4th short
― Anime studio Science Saru announced on Friday the title and staff for episode 4 of it and television channel MBS' collaboration shorts. The episode is titled "Pantheon no Tori" (Pantheon of Birds). Eunyoung Choi (director for Star Wars Visions short "Akakiri," producer for Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!) and Asami Murakoshi (animation director on The H...
NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a Anime's 2nd Part to Air This Year
New visual revealed
― The official website for NieR:Automata Ver 1.1a, the television anime of Square Enix and Platinum Games' NieR:Automata action role-playing game, revealed on Saturday that the anime's second cours (quarter of year) will air this year. The website also revealed a new visual, drawn by character designer and chief animation director Jun Nakai. The first cours of the anime premiered ...
Tomokazu Sugita, TARAKO Join Cast of Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Anime Films
Films open in Japan on March 22, April 19
― The official website for the two-part anime film adaptation of Inio Asano's Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction manga revealed two more cast members for the films on Saturday. The new cast includes Tomokazu Sugita as Isobeyan (left below) and TARAKO as Debeko (right). The films will open on March 22 and April 19, respectively. Lilas Ikuta (also known as ...
Leiji Matsumoto, Yuki Hijiri Honored With Contribution Award at Japan Nihon SF Taishō
Both manga creators awarded posthumously
― The Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers of Japan (SFWJ) on Friday posthumously awarded late science-fiction manga creators Leiji Matsumoto and Yuki Hijiri with the Contribution Award in its 44th Nihon SF Taishō Awards. Matsumoto died in February 2023, and Hijiri died in October 2022. Matsumoto's notable works include Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Galaxy Expres...
2-Part Given Anime Film Project Reveals Title, Fall Debut for 2nd Film
Animated music video also streamed for song from 1st film
― The official Twitter account for the Given anime franchise revealed the title and fall release for the second film in the two-part sequel anime film project. The film is titled Eiga Given: Umi e (Given The Movie: To the Sea). ＼\🎉2部作後編タイトル決定🎉/／ 『映画 ギヴン 海へ』 ２０２４年秋公開続報をお楽しみに!!#ギヴン #海へ pic.twitter.com/BxfJXmfOFg— アニメ『ギヴン』公式｜絶賛上映中！ (@given_a...
Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles Manga Ends Publication With Takeshobo, Will Continue
Author will reveal details about where, when manga will resume early next month
― Manga creator Naru Narumi announced on Twitter on Friday that her Ms. Koizumi loves ramen noodles (Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san) manga has ended publication with publisher Takeshobo as of the 83rd chapter that released on Friday on Takeshobo's Storia Dash website. The author stated she plans to resume the manga with a new ...
Live-Action City Hunter Film Reveals 2 More Cast Members
Masanobu Ando, Fumino Kimura join cast of film streaming on Netflix globally on April 25
― Netflix announced on Saturday two more cast members for the Japanese live-action film of Tsukasa Hojo's City Hunter manga. Masanobu Ando (Rohan at the Louvre, Rurouni Kenshin Saishūshō The Beginning's Shinsaku Takasugi) will play Ryō Saeba's partner Hideyuki Makimura, and Fumino Kimura (Rohan at the Louvre) wil...
Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II TV Anime Reveals More Returning Cast, Debut This Year
Yōko Hikasa, Kazuyuki Okitsu, Chinatsu Akasaki return in new series
― The official Twitter/X account for the second season of the Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online television anime revealed on Friday that the new season is titled Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II and will premiere this year. The Twitter/X account also revealed more returning cast members, including Yōko Hik...
FuRyu Unveils Reynatis Game With Kingdom Hearts' Kazushige Nojima, Yoko Shimomura
Game ships for PS4, PS5, Switch on July 25
― Game publisher and developer FuRyu revealed a new action RPG titled Reynatis during the Nintendo Direct presentation on Wednesday. The game will launch in Japan for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Switch on July 25. Takumi Isobe (Trinity Trigger) is the game's planner, producer, and director. Kazushige Nojima (Final Fantasy VII, VIII, X; Kingdom Hear...
Destin Daniel Cretton to Direct, Write Lionsgate's Live-Action Naruto Film
Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings director to collaborate with series creator Masashi Kishimoto
― Lionsgate Motion Picture Group's chair Adam Fogelson announced on Friday that Lionsgate has closed a deal with director Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings) for its live-action film adaptation of Masashi Kishimoto's Naruto manga. Cretton will direct and write the movi...
Voice Actress Reina Kondo Goes on Hiatus Due to Health
Kondo cancels events to prioritize treatment
― Voice actress Reina Kondo and her agency Hirata Office announced on Twitter on Friday that she is going on hiatus because she has not been feeling well. After consulting with her doctor, she has decided to prioritize treatment. She is taking a break and will then continue to work with restrictions. Kondo will not appear at the "Seiyū Grand Prix presents ...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, February 18-24
Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible, Himouto! Umaru-chan R anime; BLOOD BLADE, Whoever Steals This Book manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Himouto! Umaru-chan R Premium Box Set BDCite Sentai Filmworks US$149.98 February 20 Kubo Won't Let Me Be Invisible BDAnimeNewsNetwork Sentai Filmworks US$59.98 February 20 Print Manga Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price ...
Live-Action One Piece Series Nominated for Writer's Guild Award
Writers Matt Owens, Steven Maeda nominated in category of "Children's Episodic, Long Form and Specials"
― Entertainment news magazine Variety reported on Wednesday that The Writers Guild of America announced its nominations for this year's honors in screenwriting, television, new media, news, radio/audio, and promotional writing during 2023. It has nominated the “Romance Dawn” episode of Netflix's li...
Manga Up! Global Adds My Return to the Imperial Harem: The Tale of Snow White Sow, Gugure! Kokkuri-san Manga
Service also adds Aizawa-san Multiplies manga
― Square Enix's Manga Up! Global added Satsuki Nakamura, DOJA, Deshika Ichise, and Teruko Arai's My Return to the Imperial Harem: The Tale of Snow White Sow (Kōkyū mo Nidomenara: Shirobuta-hi Sairaiden) manga in English on Wednesday. It added Midori Endō's Gugure! Kokkuri-san manga in English on Friday. Additionally, Manga UP! Global added Seiichi Shiki's...
Monthly Action's Final Issue Reveals Fates of Remaining Manga
Most manga move to Web Action, some headliners move to Manga Action sister magazine
― The final issue of Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine revealed the fates of the manga currently serializing in the magazine on Saturday. Coolkyoushinja's Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Yoshikazu Hamada's Tsugumomo, Yu Satomi's Sword of the Demon Hunter: Kijin Gentosho, emu.'s Wazato Miseteru? Kamoi-san., and Kiyomas...
Kenji Saito, Hiro Hata's Misumi-san wa Misukasenai Manga Ends
Supernatural romance series launched in April 2021
― The April issue of Akita Publishing's Monthly Champion Red magazine published the final chapter of Kenji Saito and Hiro Hata's Misumi-san wa Misukasenai (Misumi's Missed Insight) manga on Monday. The magazine also announced the fourth and final volume will ship on April 18. The series follows a high school student with psychic abilities and the be...
C/FO Co-Founder Mark Merlino Dies
Co-founder of 1st anime club in North America was also one of the founders of Furry fandom
― The Prancing Skiltaire announced on Twitter on February 20 that Cartoon/Fantasy Organization co-founder Mark Merlino has died. Earlier this month, a GoFundMe campaign was launched for Merlino to help fund his hospice care. While the GoFundMe was originally launched to help pay for Merlino's medical bills afte...
From the Red Fog Manga's Mosae Nohara Launches New Manga
Nohara's Abel to Makai no Ō fantasy-adventure manga to launch on March 18
― The March issue of Square Enix's Monthly G Fantasy magazine revealed on Saturday that Mosae Nohara will launch a new manga titled Abel to Makai no Ō (Abel and the Demon World King) in the magazine's next issue on March 18. Nohara also announced the new manga on their Twitter account. 😈お知らせ😈本日発売のGファンタジー3月号にて、新作の告知を掲載させてもらっています...
Wistoria: Wand and Sword TV Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members
Satomi Amano, Masaaki Mizunaka, Aoi Inase join cast of July anime
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Fujino Ōmori and Toshi Aoi's Wistoria: Wand and Sword (Tsue to Tsurugi no Wistoria) manga revealed three more cast members on Friday. The new cast includes (left to right top row then bottom row in above image): Satomi Amano as Colette Loire
Masaaki Mizunaka as Zion Alster
A...
BookWalker Global to Release 'To Sir, Without Love: I'm Divorcing You' Manga in English
Iroto Tsumugi, Kori Hisakawa's manga launches on BookWalker for 3-month exclusivity period
― Bookwalker Global announced on Friday that it is releasing artist Iroto Tsumugi and original creator Kori Hisakawa's To Sir, Without Love: I'm Divorcing You (Haikei Mishiranu Danna-sama, Rikonshite Itadakimasu) manga digitally in English for a three-month exclusivity period before it launches on other platfor...
Crunchyroll Streams Marginal Prince, Gunma-chan Season 2 Anime
Marginal Prince available in Japanese dub with English, German, Spanish, French subtitles
― Crunchyroll started streaming the Marginal Prince (Marginal Prince ~Gekkeijyu no Oujitachi~) anime, the adaptation of NTT Docomo's dating simulation mobile game, on Wednesday. Crunchyroll also announced on Thursday that it will add the second season of the Gunma-chan anime. Crunchyroll is streaming the Margina...
Live-Action GTO Revival Special Confirms 6 Returning 1998 Cast Members
Hiroyuki Ikeuchi, Yuta Yamazaki, Yōsuke Kubozuka, Hidenori Tokuyama, Shun Oguri, Naohito Fujiki reprise roles
― The official Twitter account for GTO Revival, the live-action television special for the 1998 live-action series of Tohru Fujisawa's GTO manga, revealed six more cast members and a teaser visual for the special on Friday. The newly announced cast members all reprise their roles from the 199...
4th Live-Action Kingdom Film's Teaser Highlights Key Characters
New visual also unveiled for July 12 film
― The official website for the live-action films of Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga unveiled a new teaser trailer and visual for Kingdom: Taishogun no Kikan (Return of the General), the fourth live-action Kingdom film, on Friday. The trailer highlights Shin and Ō Ki facing off against the Chō generals Ri Boku and Hō Ken. The film will open on July 12. Shinsuke ...
2nd Niigata Int'l Animation Film Festival Reveals Event Poster, Opening Film
Shigeyoshi Tsukahara, Twiflo's Kuramerukagari film opens this year's festival
― The Niigata International Animation Film Festival announced on Tuesday that Shigeyoshi Tsukahara and Twiflo's brand-new spinoff full-length anime film Kuramerukagari will premiere as the festival's opening film on March 15 at the Nippo Hall in Niigata. A talk by director Tsukahara will then follow after the screening. The...
Godzilla Minus One Team Highlights Oscar-Nominated Visual Effects in Video
Video details production process by visual effects team of 35 members at animation production studio Shirogumi
― The staff of the Godzilla Minus One live-action film released a trailer on Thursday highlighting the film's Oscar nominated visual effects ahead of the 96th Academy Awards. The video details the production process by the visual effects team of 35 members at the animation production studio ...
Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc 1st Episode Screening's Total Earnings Reach 1.4 Billion Yen
Screening sold 1.03 million tickets, ranked #3 in Japanese box office in its 3rd week
― Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba -To the Hashira Training-, the theatrical screening of the one-hour first episode of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc television anime and the final episode of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc, has sold a total of 1.03 million tickets for a...
The New Gate Isekai Anime's 1st Promo Video Unveils More Cast, April Debut
Shunya Hiruma, Akiho Suzumoto, Kaori Ishihara join cast
― The official website for the television anime of Shinogi Kazanami's light novel series The New Gate began streaming its first full promotional video for the anime on Thursday. The video reveals more cast members and the anime's April premiere date. The new cast members include: Shunya Hiruma as Wilhelm Avis Akiho Suzumoto as Millie Kaori Ishih...
Crunchyroll Launches App for LG Smart TVs
App launches globally today
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that the Crunchyroll application has launched for LG Smart TVs in the U.S. and across international regions. The launch is in collaboration with LG Electronics. The launch comes after the company released the app for Samsung Smart TVs globally earlier this month. The company recently expanded its services onto Amazon's Prime Video chan...
Kodansha to Publish 1st Official English Release of Ashita no Joe Manga
Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow to get 8 oversized hardcover volumes, starting in December
― Media news website ICv2 reported on Thursday that Kodansha will publish Ikki Kajiwara (pen name Asao Takamori) and Tetsuya Chiba's Ashita no Joe (Tomorrow's Joe) boxing manga in English with the name Ashita no Joe: Fighting for Tomorrow. The company will release the manga physically in eight oversized ha...
Uma Musume Pretty Derby Anime Film Casts Haruna Fuushima
Fukushima introduced as Dantsu Flame alongside 8 more new characters for franchise
― The official website for Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Shinjidai no Tobira (Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era), a new anime film in the Uma Musume Pretty Derby franchise, announced on Wednesday that Haruna Fukushima will play the new character Dantsu Flame: In addition to Dantsu Flame, the franchise's staff ...
My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered Anime Casts Rumi Okubo
Rumi Okubo plays Ayaka Shinozaki in 8th episode
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Tsuyoshi Fujitaka's My Instant Death Ability Is So Overpowered (Sokushi Cheat ga Saikyōsugite, Isekai no Yatsura ga marude Aite ni Naranain Desu ga.) light novel series revealed on Friday that Rumi Okubo plays Ayaka Shinozaki, a character who debuted in the first episode but has reappeared in...
Nintama Rantaro Franchise Gets 1st New Anime Film in 13 Years in December
Nintama Rantaro Dokutake Ninja-tai Saikyо̄ no Gunshi is based on Kazuhisa Sakaguchi's 2013 novel
― The Nintama Rantaro anime franchise is getting a new anime film titled Gekijо̄-ban Nintama Rantaro Dokutake Ninja-tai Saikyо̄ no Gunshi (Nintama Rantaro the Movie: The Dokutake Ninja Team's Strongest Strategist) in December. The movie is based on Kazuhisa Sakaguchi's 2013 novel of the same name, and it ...
YOASOBI Musical Duo Holds Concerts in L.A. on April 18, San Francisco on April 21
Duo to also perform at Crunchyroll Anime Awards on March 2, Coachella on April 12 & 19
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will host music duo YOASOBI as musical guests for its Crunchyroll Anime Awards on March 2. The duo will also have concerts at the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall in Los Angeles on April 18, and The Warfield in San Francisco on April 21. The duo will also perform at the Coa...
1st Haikyu!! Final Film Opens at #1, Gundam SEED FREEDOM Drops to #2
Demon Slayer: Hashira Training preview screenings drop to #3
― Gekijōban Haikyu!! Gomi Suteba no Kessen (Haikyu!! the Movie: Decisive Battle at the Garbage Dump), the first film in the two-part Haikyu!! Final sequel film project, opened at #1 at the Japanese box office. The film sold 1,529,000 tickets and earned 2,230,465,540 yen (about US$14.83 million) in its first three days of screening. The film...
Nights with a Cat Anime Gets 3rd Season
New season features returning cast
― The staff of the anime of Kyuryu Z's Nights with a Cat (Yoru wa Neko to Issho) manga revealed on Thursday (Japan's unofficial Cat Day) that the anime is getting a third season. The staff revealed two visuals and a fake "Neko Neko Shimbun" newspaper ad announcing the third season on Cat Day. The returning cast includes Ayahi Takagaki as Kyuruga, Satoshi Hino as Fuu...
Tonari no Yōkai-san Anime's Main Promo Video Reveals 12 More Cast, Theme Songs, April 6 Premiere
Jin Urayama, Yō Taichi, Kenji Hamada, more join cast
― The official website for the television anime of noho's Tonari no Yōkai-san (The Yōkai Next to Me) manga started streaming on Thursday the anime's main promotional video, which revealed more cast, the theme songs, and its April 6 premiere. The video previewed the opening song "Obake Himawari" (Ghost Sunflower) by Pii. Aoi Kubo will perform the en...
Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister TV Anime's Promo Video Reveals Main Cast
Sumire Uesaka, Kaede Hondo, Shion Wakayama star in anime premiering this year.
― The official webstie for the television anime of Marcey Naito's Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister (Amagami-san Chi no Enmusubi) manga revealed the anime's main cast in a teaser promotional video on Thursday. The anime will star (in the order they are introduced in the above video): Sumire Uesaka as Yae Amagami
Kaede ...
Ponkotsu Quest Comedy Anime Gets 8th Season in April
Everyday comedy about minions of demon lord originally debuted in 2013
― The official Twitter account for VAP's Ponkotsu Quest anime shorts revealed on Thursday that the anime will have an eighth season that will debut in April on BS-NTV. The show will also have new episodes streaming on YouTube starting on May 1 and will add one new episode on the first of each month. The anime's YouTube channel is ...
Sword of the Demon Hunter TV Anime Reveals Promo Video, Cast, Staff
Visual also revealed for summer 2024 anime
― The official website for the television anime of Moto'o Nakanishi's Sword of the Demon Hunter Kijin Gentosho novel series revealed the anime's teaser promotional video, teaser visual, and main staff and cast. The anime stars Taku Yashiro as Jinta, Reina Ueda as Suzune, and Saori Hayami as Shirayuki. Kazuya Aiura (Assassins Pride, Hori-san to Miyamura-kun O...
Police Arrest your name. Producer Kouichirou Itou on Suspicion of Soliciting Minor for Nude Photos (Updated)
Itou allegedly solicited girl in 2021; police investigating for other victims
― Wakayama Prefectural Police arrested 52-year-old anime producer Kouichirou Itou for allegedly soliciting a 15-year-old high school girl living in Nagano for nude pictures of herself. Itou admitted to the charge, though according to authorities he claimed that he had "done it with other people, so [he couldn't] tell if it ...
Sword of the Demon Hunter TV Anime Premieres in Summer
― Amazon is showing a preview of the cover of the final issue of Futabasha's Monthly Action magazine, which reveals that the television anime of Moto'o Nakanishi's Sword of the Demon Hunter Kijin Gentosho novel series will premiere this summer. The issue will ship on Saturday. Nakanishi published the first novel volume, titled Suihō no Hibi (Days of Nothing), in June 2019 with art by Tamaki. The ser...
trapezium Anime Film Casts Haruka Aikawa
Aikawa plays "Northern Star" Mika Kamei in May 10 film
― Flag Pictures revealed a new cast member for the anime film of Kazumi Takayama's trapezium novel on Thursday. Haruka Aikawa will play Mika Kamei, the "Northern Star," one of Yū Higashi's old schoolmates from grade school. Haruka Aikawa as Mika Kamei The film will open in Japan on May 10. VTuber Hoshimachi Suisei will perform the vocals for the ...
Post-Apocalyptic Manga Night of the Living Cat Gets TV Anime in 2025
Hawkman, Mecha-Roots launched manga in October 2020; Seven Seas releases manga in English
― Mag Garden revealed on Thursday, February 22 (unofficially known as Cat Day in Japan due to a wordplay) that Hawkman and Mecha-Roots' Night of the Living Cat (also written as Nyaight of the Living Cat) manga is inspiring a television anime adaptation in 2025. The anime's official website is streaming a teaser ...
Ghost Cat Anzu French-Japanese Co-Production Film Reveals Cast, July Opening
Mirai Moriyama, Noa Gotō star in film
― Toho animation began streaming a trailer on Thursday for Ghost Cat Anzu, Shin-Ei Animation and France's Miyu Productions' 2D-animated film based on Takashi Imashiro's Bakeneko Anzu-chan manga. The trailer reveals the film's two lead cast members, and also reveals its July opening date in Japan. Toho Next distributes the film in Japan. Mirai Moriyama voices the ...
Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 2 Game Adds Perfect Gundam
New playable character available on Thursday
― Bandai Namco revealed on Tuesday that the Mobile Suit Gundam Battle Operation 2 game will add the Perfect Gundam from Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt as a playable character on Thursday. The Gundam will feature a PG Beam Rifle, PG Beam Saber, PG Head Vulcan Gun, PG B Saber, PG H Bazooka, and PG B Spray Gun as weapons. Mobile Suit Gundam: Battle Operation ...
Tekken 8 Game Adds Tekken Shop, Story Mode for DLC Characters, Tekken World Tour
Roadmap revealed for February to May
― Bandai Namco announced during the Post-Release Roadmap livestream on Tuesday that the Tekken 8 game will add a Tekken shop with free and paid additional content in the late-February to early-March 2024 update, with DLC character Eddy arriving in spring. DLC characters will also have their stories expanded in a story mode. The game will add the Tekken World Tour ...
Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out & Knapsack Kid Films Confirmed in U.S. Theaters in March
English-subtitled screenings on March 24, English dub on March 25
― Aniplex USA confirmed in a trailer on Tuesday that it is presenting a double feature screening for Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out and Rascal Does Not Dream of a Knapsack Kid, the two films in the sequel anime project for the Seishun Buta Yarō (Rascal Does Not Dream) light novel series, to U.S. theaters on March 24 an...
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3's 1st Video Unveils 10 More Cast Members, April 5 Debut
Also: Rin Kurusu performs ending theme 'Believer'
― The official website for the third season of the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) television anime debuted the season's first full promotional video on Wednesday. The video announces 10 more cast members and the April 5 premiere for the season. The staff also announced that Rin Kurusu is performing the ending ...
Live-Action Blue Moment Series Casts Koshi Mizukami as Yugo Sonoba, Kaho as Original Character
Kaho plays Sagiri Shiomi in TV series launching in April
― The official website for the live-action series of Kana Ozawa's Blue Moment manga revealed on Tuesday that Koshi Mizukami (left in image below) will join the series' cast as Yūgo Sonobe and Kaho (right) will play an original character named Sagiri Shiomi. The series will premiere in April. Ryō Tanaka is directing the series, Hideya Hamada is ...
NHK Reveals Complete Title List, Cast for 2nd Season of Live-Action Anthology Show for Fujio F. Fujiko's Short Sci-fi Manga
Total of 8 titles to be adapted into live-action in spring
― NHK revealed on Wednesday four more titles for the second season of Fujiko F. Fujio SF Tanpen Drama (Fujiko F. Fujio SF Short Story Drama, with SF standing for "Sukoshi Fushigi," or "a little mysterious"), a show compiling live-action adaptations of co-creator of Doraemon Fujiko F. Fujio. NHK also announced the cast for the eight titles of ...
GKIDS Brings The End of Evangelion Film to U.S. Theaters in March
Film screens with English subtitles on March 17, 20
― GKIDS revealed on Wednesday that it will screen The End of Evangelion film in U.S. theaters on March 17 and 20. The film will be screened with Japanese audio and English subtitles. GKIDs describes the story: This final movie version was created as an alternative ending to the NEON GENESIS EVANGELION TV series, remaking the final two episodes from ...
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation II Season Casts Saya Aizawa, Yūki Takada
Norn, Aisha, reappear as older versions of themselves in second half of season
― The official website for Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation II season of the Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation anime, revealed on Monday that Saya Aizawa and Yūki Takada have joined the cast as Rudeus' younger sisters. Aizawa plays an older Norn Greyrat. Takada plays and older Aisha Greyrat. The season will return...
Sand Land Game Releases 9-Minute Gameplay Trailer
Role-playing action game based on Akira Toriyama's manga launches on April 26
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a 9-minute long gameplay trailer for the upcoming role-playing action game based on Akira Toriyama's Sand Land manga on Monday. The trailer reviews the game's story, gameplay mechanics, different environments, vehicle-building system, and more: The game will launch on April 26 fo...
Game Freak Releases Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On! Game on Switch
Solitaire/horse-racing game launched on Wednesday following announcement
― Game Freak (Pokémon) revealed during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase on Wednesday that it has released the solitaire and horse-racing game Pocket Card Jockey: Ride On!, an updated version of the original Nintendo 3DS game with 3D visuals, for Nintendo Switch on Wednesday. Game Freak launched the original Pocket Card Jocke...
Live-Action RoOT/Route of Odd Taxi TV Series Airs on April 2
New visual features Yūmi Kawai as Reina, Ryota Bando as Satō
― The official Twitter account for the live-action television series of Takeichi Abaraya and original series creator Kadzuya Konomoto's RoOT/Route of Odd Taxi (stylized with a backwards R in "RoOT") manga revealed on Wednesday that the series will premiere on TV Tokyo on April 2 at 24:30 JST (effectively, April 3 at 12:30 a.m.). The account...
Fantasy Life i Switch Game Launches on October 10 Following Delays
Video previews life sim game delayed from 2023 release
― Level 5 announced during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase on Wednesday that it will release the Fantasy Life i: The Girl Who Steals Time game for Nintendo Switch on October 10, following several delays. The game was originally slated for 2023, before getting a delay to this summer. The game takes place on Mysteria Island. As in the previous...
Elden Ring Game's Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Expansion Launches on June 21
DLC expansion gets Premium, Deluxe, Collector's editions
― Bandai Namco revealed in a new trailer on Wednesday that it and FromSoftware will release the Elden Ring game's DLC expansion Shadow of the Erdtree on June 21 for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. The trailer previews new enemies and bosses: The base Elden Ring game is required for the expansion. Preor...
Monster Hunter Stories Game Gets Release on Switch, PS4, PC
Trailer streamed for new release featuring content previously only available in Japan
― Capcom announced during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase stream on Wednesday that it is releasing the original Monster Hunter Stories, the first RPG for the Monster Hunter franchise, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam in summer 2024. The new release will feature improved graphics, a Museum mo...
Shin Megami Tensei V Gets Updated 'Vengeance' Game on June 21
Trailer streamed for Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance game for Switch, PS5/4, Xbox, PC
― Atlus announced during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase stream on Wednesday that its Shin Megami Tensei V game is getting an updated version titled Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam on June 21. The company streamed a t...
Crunchyroll Adds Great Pretender razbliuto Sequel Anime on February 22
Anime premieres on TV in Japan on Friday
― Crunchyroll announced on Wednesday that it will stream the Great Pretender razbliuto sequel anime on Thursday at 8:00 p.m. EST worldwide except in Japan and the Middle East. The anime will premiere and stream exclusively in Japan on the DMM TV streaming service on Friday at 24:00 JST (effectively, Saturday at 12 midnight JST). The anime screened in cinemas i...
Sega Reveals Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble Game for Switch
Trailer reveals June 25 release
― Sega announced on Wednesday during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase on Wednesday the new Super Monkey Ball Banana Rumble game for Nintendo Switch. The game is scheduled for a June 25 release. The company streamed a trailer: The game will feature online play for up to 16 players at once, 200 new stages with multiplayer support, customizable characters and Monkey B...
Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream Game Announced for Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, PC
Trailer streamed for 2024 game
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase stream on Wednesday the Sword Art Online: Fractured Daydream game for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam. The game is slated for release in 2024. The company streamed an English-subtitled trailer that previews story, combat, and raids: The game will get a cl...
Gundam Breaker 4 Game Announced for Switch, PS5, PS4, PC
Game gets Collector's Edition with Gunbarrel Strike Gundam model kit
― Bandai Namco Entertainment announced during the Nintendo Direct Partner Showcase stream on Wednesday the Gundam Breaker 4 game for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam. The game will launch in 2024. The company streamed a trailer that previews the customization and battle gameplay, as well as the song "R...
Chi's Sweet Adventure 3DCG Anime Gets New 'Summer Vacation' Season
Cast, staff return for Koneko no Chi Ponponra Natsuyasumi anime
― Kanata Konami's Chi's Sweet Home and Chi's Sweet Adventure (Koneko no Chi Ponponra Daibōken) series are inspiring a new 3DCG anime season titled Koneko no Chi Ponponra Natsuyasumi (Chi's Sweet Summer Vacation). The new season will feature a returning cast and staff from the previous Chi's Sweet Adventure anime. Kiminori Kusano (charact...
Himitsu no AiPri Anime Reveals More Cast & Characters, April 7 Premiere
Yurika Kubo, Yuriko Hibi, Anna Suzuki, more join cast
― The official website of Himitsu no AiPri (Secret AiPri), the new television anime of the Pretty Series franchise, revealed on Wednesday a new visual, more cast and characters, and the anime's April 7 premiere. Character Collection Visual The newly announced cast and characters are: Yurika Kubo as "mysterious girl" in AiPriVerse Yuriko Hibi as Sa...
Unnamed Memory Anime Reveals Cast Member Chiwa Saito, April 9 Debut
Saito joins cast as witch Leonora
― The official website for the television anime of Kuji Furumiya's Unnamed Memory light novel series revealed its sixth "scenery visual," a new cast member, and its April 9 premiere on Wednesday. The visual features Tinasha with Leonora (image below, left), Tinasha's old acquaintance with the nickname "The Witch that Cannot be Summoned." She is skilled at summoning d...
The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases Anime Reveals 3 More Cast Members
Takehito Koyasu, Ryota Ohsaka, Kōki Koyasu join April anime
― The staff for the television anime of Shin Kouduki's The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases (Dekisokonai to Yobareta Moto Eiyū wa, Jikka Kara Tsuihōsareta node Suki Katte ni Ikiru Koto ni Shita) heroic fantasy light novel series revealed more cast members on Wednesday. The newly announced cast members are (character name spellings ar...
Rinkai! Women's Cycling Anime's Video Unveils Opening Song, Staff, April 9 Debut
Rico Sasaki performs opening song 'Windshifter,'other cast perform ending song ‘Override’
― The official website for the Rinkai! project announced on Wednesday that the project's anime will premiere on April 9. The website also started streaming the anime's promotional video, which previewed the opening theme song "Windshifter" by Rico Sasaki and revealed the anime's staff. The anime's website also r...
RuriDragon Manga Confirms Short Print Return Before Going Semi-Monthly Digitally
Weekly Shonen Jump start 5 chapters on March 4 before digital move on April 22
― The official Twitter account of Masaoki Shindō's RuriDragon manga announced on Wednesday the changes in the manga's serialization with its upcoming return. Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine will publish five chapters of the manga from this year's 14th issue on March 4 until the 18th issue on April 1. The manga will ...
Mina Okabe Contributes 'Every Second' Song as A Condition Called Love Anime's Ending Theme
April anime to use song's Japanese version
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The official website for the television anime of Megumi Morino's A Condition Called Love (Hananoi-kun to Koi no Yamai) manga announced on Wednesday that Mina Okabe's single "Every Second" (Japanese version) will be the anime's ending theme song. The Danish-Japanese artist released the original "Every Second" song on her debut album in 2021, and the song's...
Kazumasa Habu Announces Departure From Digimon Games as Producer
Bandai Namco Entertainment producer began working on Digmon games in 2010
― Bandai Namco Entertainment producer Kazumasa Habu announced on X (formerly Twitter) on Tuesday in a series of tweets that he is no longer producing the Digmon franchise's video games. The producer revealed that he had been transitioning from the role of producer since April of last year. He assured fans that the games were i...
Sensei's Pious Lie Manga Gets Live-Action Film Starring Nao Honda
Film screens in theaters on July 5
― The Twitter account for Kodansha's Morning Two Magazine announced on Wednesday that Akane Torikai's Sensei's Pious Lie (Sensei no Shiroi Uso) manga is getting a live-action film adaptation on July 5. Nao Honda (My Broken Mariko, Haruka no Sue) stars as the high school teacher Misuzu Hara. Kodansha publishes the series in English and describes the story: Misuzu Har...
Crayon Shin-Chan: Ora-tachi no Kyōryū Nikki Film's Trailer Announces August 9 Opening
Franchise's 31st 2D film features Dino Island theme park
― Toho Movies revealed in a trailer on Wednesday that the Crayon Shin-chan franchise's 31st 2D animated film, Eiga Crayon Shin-Chan: Ora-tachi no Kyōryū Nikki (Crayon Shin-chan the Movie: Our Dinosaur Diary), will open in Japanese theaters on August 9. The trailer also introduces the film's theme park setting, Dino's Island: While supplies last...
Let This Grieving Soul Retire! Fantasy Light Novels Get TV Anime in 2024
Kensho Ono, Miyu Kubota star in anime by Masahiro Takata, Zero-G
― Micro Magazine announced on Tuesday that Tsukikage and Chyko's Let This Grieving Soul Retire! (Nageki no Bōrei wa Intai Shitai: Saijaku Hunter ni Yoru Saikyō Party Ikusei-jutsu) light novel series is inspiring a television anime in 2024. The announcement revealed the first two cast members, staff, teaser visual, and teaser video for t...
Project anima's Mahō Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi Anime Reveals Teaser, Staff, October TV Debut
Takashi Watanabe, Masato Matsune direct J.C. Staff anime
― Project Anima revealed a teaser promotional video, visual, staff, and October television premiere date for the anime of Yuzuki Akasaka's Mahō Tsukai ni Narenakatta Onna no Ko no Hanashi (The Story of the Girl Who Couldn't Become a Wizard) novel on Tuesday. The novel won of the "Another World/Fantasy" category of Project Anima's 2018 contest. ...
Say You to Yo Asobi Voice-Actor Variety Show's Mascot Gets Anime Shorts
8-episode anime features character created by program's voice-acting hosts
― The official website of Say You to Yo Asobi (A Night Out With Voice Actors), Abema's weeknight talk variety program hosted by voice actors, announced on Monday that the program's official mascot will get a series of anime shorts titled Say You to Yo Asobi ANIMATION: Ikuda Momo! Sobii. The anime will premiere within the Say Y...
The Silent Service Live-Action Project Gets Sequel
Creator Kaiji Kawaguchi wants it to adapt original manga until its finale
― Amazon Prime Video Japan announced on its official X (forrnerly Twitter‚ account on Tuesday that production on a sequel for the live-action project of Kaiji Kawaguchi's The Silent Service manga has been green-lit. The announcement did not state if the sequel is a film or a series. 次なる戦いへ。#沈黙の艦隊 pic.twitter.com/0P1Oo62yit— Pri...
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