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Red Data Girl DVD
Opens with a strong, short arc and then continues on as if surprised by its own longevity and uncertain what exactly to do about it.
― If all of Red Data Girl was as good as its opening three episodes it would be a serious contender. Those episodes form a mostly self-contained arc, a dreamlike supernatural mystery where magic and menace are insinuated rather than stated, where mood and atmosphere are...
Interview: Shinji Aramaki
The director of this summer's Appleseed Alpha and Space Pirate Captain Harlock discusses those films, the state of Japanese CG and his early days.
― Shinji Aramaki is a true anime legend. After joining Artmic in the early 80s, the young Aramaki went on to contribute mecha designs for numerous series like Mospaeda and Bubblegum Crisis. He eventually graduating to the director's chair for early oversea...
ANNCast - In the Doghouse (ENG)
Kickstarted anime Under the Dog producer Hiroaki Yura, director Masahiro Ando and writer Jiro Ishii stop by to chat up the project! (This version contains only the English translated answers.)
― ANNCast 198 - In the Doghouse (ENGLISH ONLY VERSION) Get the Flash Player to see this player. Kickstarted anime Under the Dog producer Hiroaki Yura (The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, Steins;Gate) , direc...
ANNCast - In the Doghouse (ENG + JPN)
Kickstarted anime Under the Dog producer Hiroaki Yura, director Masahiro Ando and writer Jiro Ishii stop by to chat up the project! (This version contains both Japanese language answers and English translation).
― ANNCast 198 - In the Doghouse (ENGLISH + JAPANESE VERSION) Get the Flash Player to see this player. Kickstarted anime Under the Dog producer Hiroaki Yura (The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzum...
The X Button - Tales to Admonish
Todd puts the latest Tales RPG to a turbulent test of typical traits! Plus Pokemon, Terra Battle, Mitchell, and a Street Fighter giveaway!
― The official Street Fighter website recently uploaded a timeline depicting the various forms of Street Fighter IV. It's quite helpful for anyone confused about who's in which game. It's also a merciless tease to me. See how everyone's lined up in the Ultra Stre...
Nekomonogatari White Sub.Blu-Ray
If you think of the Hanekawa stories as a Nekomonogatari trilogy, then this is the concluding installment. If you aren't a Hanekawa fan going in, you will be coming out.
― Nisioisin and Akiyuki Simbo dip once more into the life of unnaturally even-keeled Tsubasa Hanekawa, continuing the process of enriching and complicating her pointedly unnatural persona. Being the third time the series has put Hane...
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Cooking Nightmare
Rebecca confuses visitors by leaving volumes of Toriko, Eroica, and UQ Holder out when they come to dinner. Hopefully you will be less perplexed by this week's new and upcoming manga!
― I had one of those weeks – you know the ones. The weeks where you can't win for losing, you can't get out of your own way, and your cat freaks out while you're holding him, scratches the hell out of your arm, and you...
Muramasa: Rebirth / Genroku Legends
The main game doesn't have anything new to offer fans of the original, but veterans willing to double dip will get the best Muramasa's ever been.
― Muramasa always felt like a weekend sort of game: a 2D brawler with some light RPG bits, short and simple, and fun enough for a couple days. Compared to Vanillaware's previous game, Odin Sphere, everything in Muramasa is quick and fluid. Fighting is high ...
Shelf Life - Clone Wars
This week, a classic magical girl show, as well as some other girls with supernatural powers, including one that defies gravity.
- A Certain Scientific Railgun S pt 1
- Card Captor Sakura
- Senran Kagura ― Shelf Worthy Card Captor Sakura Complete Series BD A Certain Scientific Railgun S Part 1 DVD Mildly Entertaining Booby Show Senran Kagura: Ninja Flash Complete Series BD+DVD Perishable Nothing thi...
- A Certain Scientific Railgun S pt 1
- Card Captor Sakura
- Senran Kagura ― Shelf Worthy Card Captor Sakura Complete Series BD A Certain Scientific Railgun S Part 1 DVD Mildly Entertaining Booby Show Senran Kagura: Ninja Flash Complete Series BD+DVD Perishable Nothing thi...
Japan Expo 2nd Impact
A photo gallery and travelogue through the second Japan Expo, held this past weekend in San Mateo, CA. UPDATED 8-26: Sekai Project Panel now available.
― August 22-24, San Mateo Event Center UPDATE 8-26-14: Check out a full report from the Sekai Project panel! Japan Expo's inaugural year was beset by well-publicized growing pains: as SEFA Entertainment's first foray into a conference outside of thei...
To Love Ru Darkness Sub.Blu-Ray
While partly offering more of the same, the third installment in this harem franchise also dramatically escalates its fan service content, shifts character focus, and takes on darker and more serious tones and character development.
― As the third TV series in the franchise, Darkness adapts the eponymous follow-up manga to the original saucy “alien girlfriend/harem” manga by manga-ka team Saki Hasemi...
Friday, August 29
Live-Action Clover Film's Teaser Video, Trailer Unveiled
More cast also added for November 1 film adapting Toriko Chiya's romance manga
― The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Toriko Chiya's Clover manga updated on Thursday, and began streaming a new trailer and teaser video. The official website also announced additional cast members: Natsuna Erena Mizusawa Kento Nagayama Haruka Kinami Yasuko Mitsura Risa Naito Kenji Murakami Taku Su...
Thursday, August 28
All-Stars Disney CD Features Voice Actor "Princes"
Compilation CD scheduled for November release
― Since February 2012, the Koe-no Ouji-sama ("Princes of Voice") CD series has featured classic Disney songs covered by notable Japanese male voice actors. Now, a fourth CD will be released compiling the best of the series along with a new piece by a new voice actor. Disney Koe-no Ouji-sama All-Stars is slated to include the following songs: "Chim Chim Ch...
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX's New Features Trailer Streamed
New bosses, items, episodes, and challenges added for game release
― The official Sony PlayStation channel began streaming a new trailer for Square Enix's upcoming Kingdom Hearts HD 2.5 ReMIX PlayStation 3 game on Thursday. The video shows new episodes, bosses, items, and challenges in the game. The game will contain Kingdom Hearts II Final Mix (an updated version of Kingdom Hearts II that Square Eni...
Osamu Tezuka's Hello Kitty Drawing Isn't So Cute
Pioneering creator Osamu Tezuka's (Mighty Atom/Astro Boy, Jungle Emperor/Kimba the White Lion, Phoenix) daughter Rumiko Tezuka tweeted a unique image by her father that hasn't seen the light of day since 1976 until it was reprinted in the Hello Kitty 30th Anniversary Memorial Book in Japan in 2005. The well-known mascot company Sanrio published the short-lived Lyrica shojo magazine in the 70s, whi...
Onechanbara Z2: Chaos PS4 Game's Opening Video Streamed
Game comes with "strawberry and banana" character costume
― D3 Publisher Inc. began streaming the opening and benefits preview video for its upcoming Onechanbara Z2: Chaos PlayStation 4 game on Tuesday. Customers who preorder the game will receive a special "costume" made of fruit for the characters. The game is rated "Z" in Japan (equivalent to ESRB's Adults Only rating, or 18+ only). The game stars...
Bandai Namco Introduces Lost Land Adventures Immersive Arcade Game
Bandai Namco Games began streaming a trailer for its Lost Land Adventures "spherical display exotic adventure gun game" on Tuesday. The arcade game lets two players use combat abilities to interact with a 180-degree screen and recover treasures. The game has four selectable stages and utilizes the PIN System so players can save their progress. Bandai Namco Amusement America wrote that the game sho...
La Corda D'Oro 3 Another Sky Feat. Amane Gakuen Game Promo Streamed
Third installment of spin-off series ships September 25
― KOEI Tecmo began streaming a trailer on Monday for its otome Kin-iro no Corda 3 Another Sky feat. Amane Gakuen (La Corda D'Oro 3 Another Sky) PlayStation Portable game. The games will take place in alternate timelines where the protagonist, Kanade, becomes a student in one of the rival schools from the original Kin-iro no Corda 3 dating simula...
Zelda and Animal Crossing Race Into Mario Kart 8 As DLCs
Hot on the heels of Mario Kart 8's collaboration with Mercedes-Benz, Nintendo has announced that players can now preorder two more DLC expansion packs, which will include Zelda and Animal Crossing characters and maps. Each expansion pack will include four vehicles and eight courses. The Zelda pack will introduce Link, Tanooki Mario, and Cat Peach; while the Animal Crossing pack will introduce Dry ...
Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2 Gets Western Release
Game slated for physical, digital release in early 2015
― Idea Factory announced on Thursday that it will release the PlayStation Vita game Hyperdimension Neptunia Re;Birth2: Sisters Generation (Chō Jijigen Game Neptune Re;Birth 2 Sisters Generation) in North America and Europe. The game will get both a physical and a digital release in early 2015. The game is a remake of the Chōjigen Game Neptune mk...
Hayao Miyazaki to Receive Honorary Award from Oscars' Academy
Award recognizes lifetime achievement in motion pictures
― Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences' Board of Governors voted on Tuesday to award director and Studio Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki with an Honorary Award at the Academy's 6th Annual Governors Awards on November 8. The Governors Awards celebrate lifetime achievements of members of the film industry. The Oscar statuette of the Honor...
Weekly Shonen Jump to Launch Jūdōs Sports Manga
Shinsuke Kondō's "unprecedented judo manga" to launch on September 8
― This year's 40th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is announcing on Monday that Shinsuke Kondō will launch a manga series called Jūdōs (Jūdōzu) in the next issue on September 8. The magazine proclaims that this will be an "unprecedented judo manga." The manga will begin with a 54-page chapter with a color opening pag...
Sanrio Reveals That Hello Kitty is Not a Cat
The world famous ambassador of cuteness is actually a little girl
― This year marks the 40th anniversary of Hello Kitty fulfilling a mission of warming hearts all over the world. But while everyone may be celebrating this momentous birthday party, it seems that there are a few misunderstandings that need to be clarified. After 40 years of childrens toys, accessories, anime, and more, Sanrio has clear...
Hunter x Hunter Manga Extends Hiatus at Least 1 More Week
Return date not announced as Yoshihiro Togashi continues recovery from back pain
― This year's 40th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine is announcing on Monday that Yoshihiro Togashi's manga Hunter x Hunter will extend its hiatus. The manga will not return in the magazine's 41st issue as originally scheduled, since Togashi has not fully recovered medically. A return date was not announced...
One Piece Pirate Warriors 3 Announced for PS4
Pirate Warriors/Kaizoku Musou also slated for PS3, PS Vita
― This year's 40th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump will announce One Piece Kaizoku Musou (One Piece Pirate Warriors 3) for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita on Monday. The game will allow players to go through the One Piece story with improved graphics. A promotional video will debut at Tokyo Game Show in September. Na...
Yukari Tamura, Kenichi Suzumura Star in 'I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying' Anime
Voice actors will perform theme song in character
― The official website for the anime adaptation of Cool Kyōshinsha's four-panel web manga I Can't Understand What My Husband Is Saying (Danna ga Nani o Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken) opened this Friday and announced that Yukari Tamura (Kill la Kill's Nui) and Kenichi Suzumura (Senyū.'s Foifoi) will star as Kaoru and Hajime, respectively. The two will also ...
Red Data Girl DVD
Opens with a strong, short arc and then continues on as if surprised by its own longevity and uncertain what exactly to do about it.
― If all of Red Data Girl was as good as its opening three episodes it would be a serious contender. Those episodes form a mostly self-contained arc, a dreamlike supernatural mystery where magic and menace are insinuated rather than stated, where mood and atmosphere are...
Interview: Shinji Aramaki
The director of this summer's Appleseed Alpha and Space Pirate Captain Harlock discusses those films, the state of Japanese CG and his early days.
― Shinji Aramaki is a true anime legend. After joining Artmic in the early 80s, the young Aramaki went on to contribute mecha designs for numerous series like Mospaeda and Bubblegum Crisis. He eventually graduating to the director's chair for early oversea...
Daily Cosplay - Batman's Harley Quinn
Character: Harley Quinn Series: Batman and others Cosplayer: Killing Joke Cosplay Photographer: Colin Kelly We asked photographer Colin Kelly, "Do you cosplay yourself? If so, what's been your favorite character to cosplay? "The closest to cosplaying I've been was wearing my Doctor Who 17 plus foot-long scarf. Ever since I was younger I wanted a scarf that looked like the 4th Doctor's, so one day ...
Over Lord Fantasy RPG Light Novel Has Anime in the Works
Story involves a gamer who decides not to log out after an online game shuts down
― The wraparound jacket band on the seventh volume of Kugane Maruyama's fantasy novel Over Lord is announcing on Saturday that an anime adaptation is in the works. The story begins with Yggdrasil, a popular online game which is quietly shut down one day. However, the protagonist Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga ...
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends's 3 New TV Spots Preview Stakes
2nd 2014 Rurouni Kenshin film opens in Japanese theaters September 13
― The staff of the Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (Rurouni Kenshin: Densetsu no Saigo-hen) film began streaming three new TV spots for the movie on Thursday. 'Ends 1' Commercial Man: The legend ends now! Narrator: Rurouni Kenshin is completed! Don't be late to the talk of the summer! Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (Rurouni Kens...
Free! Eternal Summer Anime Gets Unaired Episode on 7th Blu-ray, DVD
7th volume of swimming anime's 2nd series ships in Japan on March 18, 2015
― The official website for the Free! Eternal Summer anime announced on Thursday that an unaired, special episode will be included on the seventh Blu-ray and DVD volume of the series, which is scheduled to ship on March 18, 2015. More details about the seventh volume will be updated at a later time. The first episode of the seq...
Seraph of the end by The Legend of the Legendary Heroes' Kagami Gets TV Anime
Jump Square manga by creator trio began in 2012
― The editorial department of Shueisha's Jump Square magazine announced on Thursday that a TV anime adaptation of novelist Takaya Kagami (The Legend of the Legendary Heroes, A Dark Rabbit Has Seven Lives), manga creator Daisuke Furuya, and manga artist Yamato Yamamoto's (Kure-nai) Seraph of the end (Owari no Seraph) manga has been green-lit. The staff ...
Yo-kai Watch Film's Trailer Teases Origin of Magical Watch
Yo-kai Watch: Tanjō no Himitsu da Nyan! premieres in Japan on December 20
― Media Factory began streaming the first trailer on Wednesday for the upcoming Yo-kai Watch film, Yo-kai Watch: Tanjō no Himitsu da Nyan! (Yo-kai Watch the Movie: It's the Secret of Birth, Meow!). Narrator: All of the mysterious happenings in the world are done by yōkai. The yōkai watch is a device that allows one to see those...
Digital Manga's Project-H Imprint Adds 9 New Adult Manga Series
North American publisher Digital Manga's Project-H adult imprint announced on Tuesday (note: links are not safe for work) that it added nine new series by publisher Kill Time Communication. The company scheduled the following series for print and digital release: Girl Play (Onnanoko Yūgi ~TSF Catalog~) by Taniguchi-san on March 25, 2015 Milliard: Slave Story (Milliard ―Reijō Go Hōshi Monogatari―) ...
Texas' Fantastic Fest to Host U.S. Premiere of Princess Kaguya
September 18-25 event in Austin to also screen Sion Sono's Tokyo Tribe film
― Film distributor GKids announced on Wednesday that Isao Takahata and Studio Ghibli's The Tale of the Princess Kaguya film will have its United States premiere at Texas' Fantastic Fest film event. The event will be held on September 18-25 at Alamo Drafthouse Cinema in Austin, Texas. The film's North American premiere will be...
Wednesday, August 27
Patema Inverted English Dub Clips Streamed
Dubbed film set for limited release on August 29 in New York
― New dub clips from Yasuhiro Yoshiura's Patema Inverted were posted on Monday. The film is set to premiere on limited release at New York City's IFC Center on Friday. The dub cast includes: Michael Sinterniklaas as Age Cassandra Lee Morris as Patema Bill Lader as G Richard Epcar as Izamura Stephanie Sheh as Kaho Chris Niosi as Lagos Robbie...
The Evil Within English Voice Cast Announced
Anson Mount, Jackie Earle Haley, and Jennifer Carpenter set to voice
― Horror-genre website Dark Horizons reported on Tuesday that Anson Mount (Hell on Wheels), Jackie Earle Haley (Watchmen), and Jennifer Carpenter (Dexter) will lend their voices to Resident Evil director Shinji Mikami's upcoming survival horror game, The Evil Within (PsychoBreak). Anson Mount will voice the protagnost, Sebastian, Ca...
Latest Boys-Love Pose Reference Book is Sure to Induce Nosebleeds
Everyone is familiar with those How to Draw Manga reference books that are supposed to teach posing, aesthetic, and the overall basics for drawing in the general manga art style. In Japan there's a whole series of books using human models, a sort of printed version of live-drawing sessions. They're definitely not photo books created under the guise of art reference to titillate readers. Even when ...
Japanese Comic Ranking, August 18-24
Silver Spoon, Tokyo Ghoul, Terra Formars, xxxHOLiC: Rei, Attack on Titan in top 5
― Rank Title Est. Weekly Copies Est. Total Copies Release Date Publisher Author Highest Rank Weeks on List 1 Silver Spoon 12 481,683 609,378 2014/08 Shogakukan Hiromu Arakawa 1 2 2 Tokyo Ghoul 13 279,751 279,751 2014/08 Shueisha Sui Ishida 2 1 3 Terra Formars 10 220,102 220,102 2014/08 Shueisha Story: Yū Sasuga / Art: ...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, August 18-24
Diablo III Reaper of Souls Ultimate Evil Edition, Chaos;Head Dual debut
― Japan's Game Ranking: August 18-24 Rank System Title Maker Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 4Gamer Reader Review 13DS Yōkai Watch 2 Ganso/Honke Level 5 July 10 77,465 2,289,983 73 2PS4 The Last of Us Remastered Sony Computer Entertainment August 21 30,587 30,587 3 PSV Bullet Girls D3 Publisher August 21 29,690 29,690 4PS...
Hello Kitty Cosplays As Characters From Hana to Yume Magazine
Hello Kitty isn't the only big name turning 40 this year—Hakusensha's Hana to Yume magazine is also turning 40. To celebrate the double-birthday, Issue 18 of the magazine featured a 40-page furoku (extra) featuring Hello Kitty cosplaying as various characters from the series featured in the magazine. Featured series include Mizuho Kusanagi's Akatsuki no Yona: Tachibana Higuchi's Anne no Magom...
Precure Voice Actress Orie Kimoto Has Baby Girl
New baby girl is the voice actress' third child
― Voice actress Orie Kimoto announced on Twitter on Wednesday that she gave birth to her third child, a baby girl. She said the plan is to name her daughter "Saki." Orie Kimoto played Saki Hyuuga/Cure Bloom in Futari wa Precure Splash Star and Precure All Stars movies, Shinobu in Nagasarete Airantou, Mugi Asai in Hitohira and Terima in D. Gray-Man. [Vi...
Buddy Complex Conclusion Anime's Trailer Streamed
Broadcast slated for September, Blu-ray slated for November
― The official website for Sunrise's Buddy Complex anime began streaming a promotional video and a Blu-ray commercial for the upcoming two-part sequel, Buddy Complex Kanketsu-hen -Ano Sora ni Kaeru Mirai de- (Buddy Complex Finale: In the Future When We Return to Those Skies). The conclusion will air at the end of September. Both parts will s...
Kodansha Seeks Fan Art From Around the World For Publication in Japan's Fairy Tail 46
Kodansha is reaching out to international fan artists for art pieces to include in volume 46 of the Fairy Tail manga, which means your artwork could be read be published in a Japanese graphic novel. The graphic novel, which will be released in Japan in November and in English a few weeks later in eBook format, will contain two full spreads from around the world, hand-picked by Hiro Mashima with ad...
Yen Press Adds 2 More Madoka Magica Spinoff Manga
Orica Magica side story, Jeanne d'Arc story slated for spring
― Yen Press confirmed with ANN on Wednesday that it has licensed Puella Magi Oriko Magica: Extra Story and Puella Magi Tart Magica: The Legend of Jeanne d'Arc. The one-volume side story to to Puella Magi Oriko Magica is slated for March 24, 2015, while the first volume of Puella Magi Tart Magica is slated for April 21. The Amazon listing d...
07-Ghost's Amemiya, Ichihara Start New Manga
"Battle action" manga will begin serialization in September
― This year's September issue of Ichijinsha's Monthly Comic Zero-Sum is announcing on Thursday that 07-Ghost authors Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara will begin serialization of a new "battle action" manga titled Bato Rabbits. The series will launch in the magazine's November issue on September 28 with color pages. The series tagline reads ...
ANNCast - In the Doghouse (ENG)
Kickstarted anime Under the Dog producer Hiroaki Yura, director Masahiro Ando and writer Jiro Ishii stop by to chat up the project! (This version contains only the English translated answers.)
― ANNCast 198 - In the Doghouse (ENGLISH ONLY VERSION) Get the Flash Player to see this player. Kickstarted anime Under the Dog producer Hiroaki Yura (The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, Steins;Gate) , direc...
ANNCast - In the Doghouse (ENG + JPN)
Kickstarted anime Under the Dog producer Hiroaki Yura, director Masahiro Ando and writer Jiro Ishii stop by to chat up the project! (This version contains both Japanese language answers and English translation).
― ANNCast 198 - In the Doghouse (ENGLISH + JAPANESE VERSION) Get the Flash Player to see this player. Kickstarted anime Under the Dog producer Hiroaki Yura (The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzum...
Life-Size Haikyuu Wall Scrolls Make You Part of the Team
Depict actual height of the members of the Karasuno volleyball team.
― Ever want to get in on all of the hard-hitting shonen volleyball action of Haikyu!!? Well, while transferring to Karasuno High School might not be the most feasible of plans, thanks to anime toy and collectable manufacturers at Ensky, you can spend time with your favorite members of the Karasuno volleyball team in any room of your...
Kuroko's Basketball Manga to End
Final chapter to appear in Shonen Jump's next issue
― ANN confirmed that Tadatoshi Fujimaki will end his Kuroko no Basuke (Kuroko's Basketball) manga in this year's 40th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump on September 1. (The image pictured is the cover of the 39th issue.) In the beginning of the story, Taiga Kagami has just enrolled into Seirin High School when he meets Tetsuya Kuroko of the sch...
The X Button - Tales to Admonish
Todd puts the latest Tales RPG to a turbulent test of typical traits! Plus Pokemon, Terra Battle, Mitchell, and a Street Fighter giveaway!
― The official Street Fighter website recently uploaded a timeline depicting the various forms of Street Fighter IV. It's quite helpful for anyone confused about who's in which game. It's also a merciless tease to me. See how everyone's lined up in the Ultra Stre...
Nekomonogatari White Sub.Blu-Ray
If you think of the Hanekawa stories as a Nekomonogatari trilogy, then this is the concluding installment. If you aren't a Hanekawa fan going in, you will be coming out.
― Nisioisin and Akiyuki Simbo dip once more into the life of unnaturally even-keeled Tsubasa Hanekawa, continuing the process of enriching and complicating her pointedly unnatural persona. Being the third time the series has put Hane...
Daily Cosplay - Corpse Bride's Victor and Emily
Character: Victor Van Dort and Emily Series: Corpse Bride Cosplayer: 23rd Day Cosplay Photographer: Colin Kelly We asked photographer Colin Kelly, "Where's your favorite place you've ever shot photos, cosplay or otherwise?" "Even though I was more of a tourist when I was there, without a doubt it's Ireland. The country is magical, like walking into a fairytale. As soon as I arrived in Ireland, I f...
Nearly 4,000 Fans Rank the Top Monogatari Characters
NisiOisin's Monogatari series of light novels has spawned 61 episodes and one planned film so far. The book series is supposed to end next month, so what better time than now to ask fans about their favorite character? Akiba Souken held a poll from July 30 to August 20 to find out. Here's what 3,806 fans had to say. Top 20 Monogatari Characters Rank Character Votes 1 Shinobu Oshino 458 2 Hitagi Se...
Hi sCoool! SeHa Girl Anime Previewed in Video
11 voice actresses perform ending themes for October 8 TV anime
― TMS Entertainment began streaming a preview video for its Hi sCoool! SeHa Girl anime on Wednesday. The video features the anime's ending theme, "Blooming!" by voice actresses M.A.O, Minami Takahashi, Shiori Izawa, Manami Tanaka, Yuko Takayama, and Sumire Uesaka. Saturn: What's up with this place? Is this really a school!? Dreamcast: I'...
Sega's Hero Bank 2 3DS RPG's Teaser Streamed
Funasshi, the unofficial pear-fairy mascot of Funabashi City in Chiba Prefecture near Tokyo, will appear in the game
― Sega began streaming a teaser video for its Hero Bank 2 Nintendo 3DS game on Monday. The second "money battle RPG" introduces two versus two battles while the hero Kaito tries to defend Japan from the evil hands of the mysterious "Shichifukujin" (Seven Lucky Gods) group. Narrator: No...
Yakuza Zero Game Announced For PS3/PS4
Winners for in-game character contest also announced
― Sega announced on Sunday that Ryū ga Gotoku 0: Chikai Basho (Yakuza Zero: The Place of Oaths) will be the next installment in the Yakuza video game series. The game will be published on PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4. The staff also announced the results of the character contest, in which fans submitted pictures of themselves for the chance to ...
Tuesday, August 26
Hey! Say! JUMP's Ryōsuke Yamada Stars in Live-Action Assassination Classroom Film
Masaki Suda, Kippei Shiina, Maika Yamamoto also star in film opening in March 2015
― The staff of the upcoming live-action film adaptation of Yusei Matsui's Assassination Classroom manga announced the main cast for the film on Wednesday. The staff have also opened an official website and Twitter account for the film. Hey! Say! JUMP band member Ryōsuke Yamada (Kindaichi Case Files' Kindaichi) will sta...
Fox's Animation Domination HD Pays Tribute to Ghibli With New Video
While Fox's Animation Domination High-Def has a long history of skewering anime properties and tropes, like this battle between Naruto and Sasuke, the ultimate anime hero, and super-powered schoolgirls, it's all out of love. And now, in response to Studio Ghibli's announcement that it may dismantle its production department, ADHD has posted a tribute video called "Goodbye, Ghibli." You can check o...
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Game's Chie, Ken, Labrys Character Promos Streamed
Margaret confirmed as DLC character in N. American release
― Game publisher Atlus USA began streaming three character promotional videos featuring Chie, Ken with Koromaru, and Labrys from its upcoming 2D fighting game Persona 4 Arena Ultimax on Tuesday. The company also confirmed that Margaret, the Empress Arcana and Velvet Room attendant from Persona 4, is confirmed as a DLC character for North Amer...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, August 24-30
Watamote, Kinmoza, Kabukimonogatari anime ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Cardcaptor Sakura: The Movie DVD RemasteredPlease Eastern Star US$19.95 August 26 Cybersix DVD Complete SeriesPlease Eastern Star US$39.95 August 26 Family Matters DVD (Adult)Cite Adult Source Media US$24.99 August 26 Fatal Fury DVD Complete OVA SeriesAnimeNewsNetwork Eastern Star US$24.95 Augu...
Get Your Kicks With New Haikyu!! Sneakers
Haikyu!! fans who were intrigued by the Karasuno High School-inspired sneakers from 2PMWorks can now also show their support for the Aoba Josai High School and Nekoma High School teams as well. The sneakers, made in collaboration with UBIQ, are color coordinated to match the school's team uniforms, and also carry the volleyball teams' crests on the side. The shoes themselves are canvas, with rubbe...
Scouts Move Out in Latest Attack on Titan Dub Clip
Episodes 14-25 will ship in multiple editions on September 23
― North American anime distributor Funimation Entertainment began streaming a new clip from the English dub of Attack on Titan on Tuesday. The clip shows the new Scout Regiment members getting ready for their new recon mission. Episodes 14-25 of the anime will get a standard edition Blu-ray and DVD combo pack, a Limited Edition, a Limited ...
Hal Anime Film's English Dub Clip Reveals Kurumi and Hal's Past
"Near-future romance" to ship on September 2
― Funimation Entertainment began streaming a new clip from the English dub of the anime film Hal on Monday. The film ships on DVD and Blu-Ray on September 2. The dub cast includes: Hal: Chris Burnett (Romeo X Juliet's Romeo, Shiki's Toru Muto) Kurumi: Bryn Apprill (Attack on Titan's Christa Renz, Date A Live's Kotori Itsuka, Red Data Girl's Izumiko Suzuhar...
Papercraft Totoro House is a Labor of Love
House has 1,800 individually cut tiles lining the roof alone.
― When someone has true love for a fandom, it makes them want to do amazing things for it. Niconico Douga user Kurosuke may have just proven himself to be the biggest Studio Ghibli fan on the face of the planet. After two and a half full years of working on his personal project, Kurosuke has posted a video production log of his handmade pa...
Ryotaro Okiayu, Yūichi Nakamura, Aki Unone Join Fafner: Exodus Anime's Cast
Planned 26-episode series will premiere in January
― The official website for for anime studio XEBEC zwei's upcoming Fafner sequel, Sōkyū no Fafner: Dead Aggressor: Exodus, announced additional cast on Saturday. Ryotaro Okiayu (Toriko, Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings 2) will star as Walter Bargest, Yūichi Nakamura (Fairy Tail, Valvrave the Liberator) as Dustin Morgan, and Aki Unone (Tenchi Muyo! War on...
Mamoru Miyano Voices Character in Cardfight Vanguard Film
Miyano plays Kōji Ibuki in film's anime portion
― An advance screening of Gekijōban Cardfight!! Vanguard (Cardfight!! Vanguard the Movie) opened in Tokyo on Monday, revealing Mamoru Miyano (Free! Iwatobi Swim Club's Rin, Tokyo Ghoul's Tsukiyama) as Kōji Ibuki in the film's animated portion. The film also has a live-action portion. Kōji Ibuki is Kai and Miwa's Cardfight teacher from the manga, but he ...
Augment Your Gundam Collection with M'Quve's Vase
Ornate pot crafted in Song style
― Are your shelves full of Gundams? Want a new way to indulge your appreciation for the original Mobile Suit Gundam anime series? If so, Bandai has an offer for you: M'Quve's vase. The vase may serve mainly as a device to flesh out M'Quve's aristocratic personality, but it also features in a significant scene in the series and is well-remembered by Gundam fans. Accord...
RIGHT TURN ONLY!! - Cooking Nightmare
Rebecca confuses visitors by leaving volumes of Toriko, Eroica, and UQ Holder out when they come to dinner. Hopefully you will be less perplexed by this week's new and upcoming manga!
― I had one of those weeks – you know the ones. The weeks where you can't win for losing, you can't get out of your own way, and your cat freaks out while you're holding him, scratches the hell out of your arm, and you...
Daily Cosplay - League of Legends' Annie
Character: Annie Series: League of Legends Cosplayer: Tehray Photographer: Colin Kelly We asked photographer Colin Kelly, "What's your camera setup of choice?" "My Canon 5D markIII, with its ‘L’ lenses, is such an amazing camera. The 5D really gives me so much flexibility without any stress. Even though I started with a 35mm Nikon film camera, I'm such a Canon supporter now. I also really like to ...
Capcom Sues Koei Tecmo for 980 Million Yen on Patent Infringement
CAPCOM: Dynasty Warriors & Samurai Warriors games infringed on its patents
― Sankei News reported on Tuesday that video game developer CAPCOM sued video game developer KOEI Tecmo for patent infringement. The first oral arguments began on Tuesday. CAPCOM is claiming that KOEI Tecmo infringed on its patents in the Samurai Warriors and Dynasty Warriors series of games. CAPCOM references "new content acq...
Muramasa: Rebirth / Genroku Legends
The main game doesn't have anything new to offer fans of the original, but veterans willing to double dip will get the best Muramasa's ever been.
― Muramasa always felt like a weekend sort of game: a 2D brawler with some light RPG bits, short and simple, and fun enough for a couple days. Compared to Vanillaware's previous game, Odin Sphere, everything in Muramasa is quick and fluid. Fighting is high ...
Pokkén Tournament Teaser Video Previews Fighting Gameplay
Japanese arcade game to debut in 2015
― The official Pokémon Youtube channel began streaming a teaser video for the Pokkén Tournament Japanese arcade game on Tuesday. The video features fighting gameplay between Lucario and Machamp. Nintendo announced during the “Monthly Famitsu feat. Pokemon Special” live-streamed program that this action/fighting game will debut Japanese arcades in 2015. Bandai Nam...
Nintendo Announces Pokkén Tournament For Arcades in 2015
Bandai Namco Games collaborates in development for Pokémon fighting game
― Nintendo announced during the “Monthly Famitsu feat. Pokemon Special” live-streamed program that an action/fighting game titled Pokkén Tournament (Pokkén being a pun on the words Pokemon and 'fist') will be released for Japanese arcades in 2015. Bandai Namco Games is collaborating on the development of the project. Two of the ...
Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace Manga Will End in September
Manga by Chibimaru adapting February film began earlier this year
― The October issue of Kadokawa's Comic Alive magazine is announcing on Wednesday that Chibimaru's Bodacious Space Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace (Mōretsu Pirates: Abyss of Hyperspace -Akū no Shien- manga will end in the November issue of the magazine, which will ship in Japan on September 27. The manga adapts the Bodacious Space Pirates...
One Piece '3D2Y' 2-Hour Anime Special's 3 New TV Spots Streamed
Special telling Luffy's story of 2-year gap in between time skip with new villain premieres on Saturday
― Toei Animation began streaming a three TV spots for the "One Piece '3D2Y' Ace no Shi wo Koete! Luffy Nakama to no Chikai" (One Piece '3D2Y' Overcome Ace's Death! The Oath With Luffy's Crewmates) special on Tuesday. All three videos feature the special's theme song, “Next Stage” by AAA (Sands of D...
Live-Action Lupin III Film's TV Spot is Stolen by Bikini-Clad Girls
New TV spot promotes film starring Shun Oguri premiering August 30
― A new television commercial for the upcoming live-action Lupin III film began airing in Japan this week. Shun Oguri: This summer is...? Girls: Lupin!! Text: *This is a commercial for the Lupin III movie. Lupin: What? Oh my? Could it be that my commercial was stolen? Girls: Lupin III! Lupin: Oh come on girls, that's low... The story ...
Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, August 18-24
One Piece sells 12,293 + 12,213 + 340 + 340, followed by Haikyu, Ace of Diamond, Kami-Usagi Rope, Yowapeda
― Yukari Tamura's Love Live *Fruits Fruits Cherry* & *Caramel Ribbon* concert DVD sold 1,568 copies to rank #20 on the overall DVD chart. The Heisei Rider vs. Showa Rider: Kamen Rider War feat. Super Sentai film sold 1,193 more copies for a new total of 8,951. In its third week, it dropped from ...
Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, August 18-24
Frozen sells 35,361 more, followed by Haikyu, Yukari Tamura, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions, Engaged to the Unidentified
― Yukari Tamura's Love Live *Fruits Fruits Cherry* & *Caramel Ribbon* concert Blu-ray Disc sold 8,157 copies to rank #6 on the overall Blu-ray Disc chart. Rank Last Week Title Weekly Copies Total Copies Release Date Maker Artist/Category Highest Rank Weeks on Chart 1 - Frozen Mov...
Touhou-Based 'Memories of Phantasm' Episode 4 Apology Video Streamed
Episode slated for September 14 at the Daikyushuu Tohosai 10 event
― Dōjin (self-published) circle Manpaku Jinja began streaming a trailer on Saturday for the fourth episode of its "Gensō Bankakyō ~The Memories of Phantasm~" (Kaleidoscope of Illusions: The Memories of Phantasm) anime project based on the Touhou Project games. The video apologizes for the episode's delay from the originally planned re...
Monday, August 25
Prince of Tennis Serves Up Some Justice
Prince of Tennis collaborates with Chiba Police Force to help boost .
― 2014 marks the 15th anniversary of Takeshi Konomi's The Prince of Tennis. While the original manga may have ended back in 2008, Ryoma Echizen still remains one of the most popular shonen protagonists in recent times. And while his tennis career may still be his passion, it seems as though Ryoma will be putting in a bit of his tim...
Tokkō Jimuin Minowa Manga Gets Live-Action Drama Starring EXILE's Matsu
Comedy manga centers on former biker gang leader who becomes law firm clerk
― Kei Ogawa's Tokkō Jimuin Minowa manga is getting a live-action drama adaptation starring EXILE band member Toshio Matsumoto (Matsu). The series, titled Binta! ~Bengoshi Jimuin Minowa ga Ai de Kaiketsushimasu~, will premiere on October 2 on YTV, NTV, and online, and will air on Thursdays. The legal comedy manga revolves arou...
Gurazeni Baseball Manga to End This Month (Updated)
New series to start next month
― Yūji Moritaka and Keiji Adachi's baseball manga Gurazeni will end in this year's 39th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Morning magazine on Thursday. However, the same issue will announce that a new series titled Gurazeni: Tokyo Dome will start in the magazine's 43rd issue, which ships on September 25. The magazine also revealed that Moritaka and Adachi will pen a special 2...
Shelf Life - Clone Wars
This week, a classic magical girl show, as well as some other girls with supernatural powers, including one that defies gravity.
- A Certain Scientific Railgun S pt 1
- Card Captor Sakura
- Senran Kagura ― Shelf Worthy Card Captor Sakura Complete Series BD A Certain Scientific Railgun S Part 1 DVD Mildly Entertaining Booby Show Senran Kagura: Ninja Flash Complete Series BD+DVD Perishable Nothing thi...
- A Certain Scientific Railgun S pt 1
- Card Captor Sakura
- Senran Kagura ― Shelf Worthy Card Captor Sakura Complete Series BD A Certain Scientific Railgun S Part 1 DVD Mildly Entertaining Booby Show Senran Kagura: Ninja Flash Complete Series BD+DVD Perishable Nothing thi...
Mamoru Oshii Supervises Opening Movie for Phantom of Kill Smartphone Game
Strategy drama RPG app coming this fall in Japan
― Fuji & gumi Games, a collaboration between Fuji Startup Ventures and gumi, opened pre-registration for its first smartphone game Phantom of Kill on Monday. The game will feature an animated opening movie supervised by Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii. The strategy drama RPG, which is slated for this fall, will follow mysterious girls who carr...
Ikki Tousen: Extravaganza Epoch OVA's 1st Promo Streamed
Yui Sakakibara sings OVA's theme song, "Endless Fighter"
― The official website for the Ikki Tousen anime franchise is streaming the first promotional video for the upcoming Ikki Tousen: Extravaganza Epoch original video anime. The video features the song "Endless Fighter" by Yui Sakakibara. The promotional video for the new OVA debuted at the Comic Market 86 event that was held last weekend. The cas...
Princess Resurrection Creator Mitsunaga Will End Nakuaden Manga
Series about a divine being and a high school boy launched in 2012
― The October issue of Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine is announcing on Tuesday that Yasunori Mitsunaga's Nakuaden (NaQaden) manga will end in the following issue on September 26. The series launched in 2012 and the fifth compiled volume shipped in June. The story takes place in a world where ancient Japanese gods are becomi...
Hatsune Miku Shares the New Miku Expo LA & NY Theme Song with the World
A new theme song for "Hatsune Miku Expo 2014 in Los Angeles & New York" has been released, and it's pretty catchy. Titled "Share the World," the song is in English, and features music and lyrics by BIGHEAD. The LA stop will feature two live concerts at the Nokia Theatre on October 11 and 12, while the New York City stop will feature two concerts at the Hammerstein Ballroom on October 17 and 18. Ne...
2nd Sailor Moon Stage Musical Footage Shown in Digest Video
Live show opened in Tokyo on Thursday
― The official Sailor Moon YouTube channel began streaming a digest video on Sunday from the opening night of the stage musical Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Petite Étrangère. The video features clips from the live show. Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Petite Étrangère is the second musical based on Naoko Takeuchi's original manga. The cast includes: Satomi Ōkubo as Us...
Kono Danshi, Sekka ni Nayandemasu. OVA's 2nd Promo Streamed
Next installment in Kono Danshi series slated for winter
― The official website for Kono Danshi, Sekka ni Nayandemasu. (This Boy Is Worrying About Turning to Stone), the latest installment in the Kono Danshi (This Boy) series of projects, began streaming a second promotional video on Monday. The original video DVD is scheduled to ship in Japan this winter. The text in the trailer reads: The progressi...
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Creator Araki Takes Part in the Ice Bucket Challenge
The "Ice Bucket Challenge" is still making it way across Japan, and over the weekend, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure creator Hirohiko Araki also took part in the campaign to raise awareness for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). For anyone interested in making a charitable donation, please check out the ALS Association website. [Via Shonen Jump Twitter]
Kousuke Toriumi, Hiroshi Iwasaki Join Donten ni Warau Anime's Cast
Takahiro Fujiwara, Hiroshi Iwasaki, others also added
― The official website for the upcoming anime adaptation of Kemuri Karakara's manga Donten ni Warau announced new cast members for the show on Monday. The newly announced cast members include: Kousuke Toriumi (Yowamushi Pedal, Naruto) as Sōsei Abeno Yuuki Fujiwara (Majestic Prince) as Mutsuki Ashiya Takahiro Fujiwara (Berserk: The Golden Age Arc m...
Japan Expo 2nd Impact
A photo gallery and travelogue through the second Japan Expo, held this past weekend in San Mateo, CA. UPDATED 8-26: Sekai Project Panel now available.
― August 22-24, San Mateo Event Center UPDATE 8-26-14: Check out a full report from the Sekai Project panel! Japan Expo's inaugural year was beset by well-publicized growing pains: as SEFA Entertainment's first foray into a conference outside of thei...
To Love Ru Darkness Sub.Blu-Ray
While partly offering more of the same, the third installment in this harem franchise also dramatically escalates its fan service content, shifts character focus, and takes on darker and more serious tones and character development.
― As the third TV series in the franchise, Darkness adapts the eponymous follow-up manga to the original saucy “alien girlfriend/harem” manga by manga-ka team Saki Hasemi...
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax Game's Anime Opening Streamed
Expansion of 2012's Persona 4 Arena to ship on August 28 in Japan, N. America on September 30
― Game Publisher Atlus Japan began streaming the opening anime cut scene for its upcoming 2D fighting game Persona 4 Arena Ultimax on Monday. Persona 4 Arena Ultimax, the PlayStation 3 port of an arcade game, will ship in Japan on August 28 as Persona 4 The Ultimax Ultrasuplex Hold and Atlus will ship the ga...
Daily Cosplay - The Legend of Korra's Toph Beifong
Character: Toph Beifong Series: The Legend of Korra Cosplayer: Kyuu Vixen Photographer: Colin Kelly We asked photographer Colin Kelly, "When did you first get into cosplay photography?" "To be precise, I first started taking photos of cosplayers on April 20, 2013. I was thinking about going to Starfest but wasn't sure until I talked about it with a model I had previously shot. At the time, I had n...
2014 Rurouni Kenshin FIlms' Promo Boasts High Reviews
Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends opens in Japanese theaters September 13
― The staff of the Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Inferno (Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Taika-hen) and Rurouni Kenshin: The Legend Ends (Rurouni Kenshin: Densetsu no Saigo-hen) films began streaming a "Bridge" promotional video on Monday. The promotional video connects the two films together. Takeru Satoh: Please experience the moment this fi...
Alice in Borderland Original Video Anime's 1st Promo Previews Suspense
Dragon Crisis! director Hideki Tachibana directs anime at Silverlink, Connect
― Shogakukan began streaming a promotional video on Monday for the original video animation (OVA) volume that will come bundled with limited edition copies of the 12th compiled volume of Haro Aso's survival suspense manga Alice in Borderland (Imawa no Kuni no Arisu). Ryōhei: Borderland...? Saori: That's the name of the plac...
Flower in a Storm's Takagi Starts Itsuka no Haru Manga
Story of high school girl Yui with shōwa era classmate
― The October issue of Hakusensha's Bessatsu Hana to Yume (Betsuhana) magazine is announcing on Tuesday that Flower in a Storm's creator Shigeyoshi Takagi will begin serializing a new manga titled Itsuka no Haru (Some Day's Spring) in the magazine's November issue, which will be released on September 26. The magazine describes the manga as a "yo...
Ikki Tousen's Latest Work Is An Original Video Anime
Chaos;Head's Yui Sakakibara to perform theme song for new adaptation of Yuji Shiozaki's action manga
― The October issue of Wani Books' Comic Gum magazine is announcing on Tuesday that the new Ikki Tousen project that was announced earlier this year is a second original video anime (OVA). The promotional video for the new OVA debuted at the Comic Market 86 event that was held last weekend. The magaz...
Orenchi no Furo Jijō's New Promo Introduces New Cast
Ibuki Kido, Natsuki Hanae, Kenjiro Tsuda, Yoshihisa Kawahara, Yuichiro Umehara join for October 6 anime
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Itokichi's Orenchi no Furo Jijō (The Circumstances in My Home's Bathtub) manga began streaming a new promotional video for the upcoming series on Monday. Narrator: There's a handsome merman living in my house's bath tub! A bath anime tha...
Stand By Me Doraemon 3D CG Film's Making-Of Video Unveiled
Film in celebration of Fujiko Fujio's 80th anniversary opened on August 8
― The official website for Stand By Me Doraemon, the first 3D CG film starring the anime robot cat Doraemon, streamed a making-of video for the film this month. The video shows the process in which the CG animation was rendered. Stand By Me Doraemon opened in Japanese theaters on August 8. The manga creator duo Fujiko Fujio (Hi...
Excel Saga's Rikudou Ends Kantan Kiss Manga Next Month
"Erotic spectacle" started last year in Young Comic magazine
― The September issue of Shonengahosha's Young Comic magazine announced this month that manga creator Koushi Rikudou (Excel Saga) will end his Kantan Kiss (Easy Kiss) manga in the following issue on September 10. The "erotic spectacle" launched last year, and the first compiled volume shipped in April. The manga revolved around a boy who me...
Tatsuhisa Suzuki Joins The Seven Deadly Sins Anime's Cast
Suzuki's character Ban previewed in TV spot for October anime
― The official website for the television anime of Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins (Nanatsu no Taizai) manga began streaming a new TV commercial for the series on Sunday. The video reveals that voice actor Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Free!'s Makoto, My Little Monster's Haru) will play the role of Ban. Ban: Fox Sin, Ban! Text: Sin of greed Ban:...
Sunday, August 24
Japanese Box Office, August 16-17
Live-action Hot Road film premieres
― Stand By Me Doraemon, the 36th Doraemon film and franchise's first CGI film, stayed at #1 in its second week. Satoshi Tsumabuki, who previously played 30-year-old Nobita in a series of live-action Toyota car commercials, also plays Nobita as a young man in the film. The film also ranked #1 on Box Office Mojo's chart and earned 701,482,264 yen (US$6,728,814) on 31...
Japan's Animation TV Ranking, August 11-17
The File of Young Kindaichi Returns, Dragon Ball Z Kai, Yōkai Watch, HappinessCharge Precure! in top 10
― Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV August 17 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 14.3 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV August 17 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 9.6 Detective Conan NTV August 16 (Sat) 18:00 30 min. 8.9 One Piece Fuji TV August 17 (Sun) 09:30 30 min. 8.0 The File of Young Kin...
NISA Streams 2nd Fairy Fencer F Game Trailer
NISA to release Fairy Fencer F on September 16
― NIS America began streaming a second trailer for its North American release of Compile Heart's turn-based role-playing game Fairy Fencer F on Friday. The trailer previews some of the game's English voice acting during battle sequences. NIS America describes the story: Long ago, a dreadful war was fought between the Goddess and the Vile God. Because the...
Crunchyroll Manga Adds Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou, The Legend of Onikirimaru
Catalog & simul-published chapters to start next week
― Media service Crunchyroll announced on Sunday that it will release Ruri Miyahara's Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou (The Kawai Complex Guide to Manors and Hostel Behavior) and Kei Kusunoki's The Legend of Onikirimaru manga series. Crunchyroll describes Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou's story: When Usa-kun's parents move for work, he begins living on his own. H...
Latest Yowamushi Pedal Stage Play Cast Photographed in Costume
Shōkichi, Shingo, Noboyuki actors return in play of Yowamushi Pedal: Spare Bike spinoff manga
― The official website for the Yowamushi Pedal stage plays posted photos of the cast in costume. Yowamushi Pedal Hakone Gakuen-hen ~Yajū Kakusei~ (Yosamushi Pedal Hakone Academy Chapter: The Beast on the Road) will run in Osaka's Theater Brava! from October 23 to October 26 and Tokyo's Roppongi Blue Theater...
Power Rangers: Dino Charge Cast Revealed at Power Morphicon 4
New cast will star in Saban adaptation of Jūden Sentai Kyōryūger next year
― The new cast for Saban's upcoming Power Rangers: Dino Charge television series was announced at the Saban Brand's Panel at the Power Morphicon 4 event in Pasadena, California on Saturday. The cast includes (pictured in suits): Brennan Mejia as Red Ranger Yoshi Sudarso as Blue Ranger Camille Hyde as Pink Ranger Michael Taber ...
Sekai Project to Offer Clannad Visual Novel's Full-Voice Edition on Steam
Game inspired an anime movie and two television anime series
― North American visual novel distributor Sekai Project announced at its Japan Expo USA panel on Saturday that it will release the Visual Arts' Key game Clannad with full voices via Steam. The game inspired an anime movie and two television anime series. The series follows delinquent high school student Tomoya Okazaki, who one day meets a s...
Silver Link Makes Yuri Kuma Arashi TV Anime by Utena/Penguindrum's Ikuhara
Etsuko Sumimoto adapts designs by Hanjuku-Joshi manga's Akiko Morishima
― The teaser website for the Yuri Kuma Arashi (Yuri Bear Storm) anime by director Kunihiko Ikuhara (Revolutionary Girl Utena, Penguindrum, several Sailor Moon television series) opened on Monday. The website confirms that Ikuhara is directing the anime for television, and Etsuko Sumimoto (animation director on Puella Magi Madoka ...
Psycho-Pass Xbox One Game Titled Sentaku Naki Kōfuku
'Happiness Without Choice' game to be featured at Microsoft's Tokyo Game Show booth next month
― MAGES. game brand 5pb. opened a teaser site on Saturday for the Xbox One game inspired by the anime Psycho-Pass. The website unveils the game's title and logo, with the game's title being Psycho-Pass: Sentaku Naki Kōfuku (Psycho-Pass: Happiness Without Choice). The game will be featured at Microsoft's boo...
No-Rin Petit Spin-Off Manga Ends in Big Gangan
Final volume of comedy spin-off with art by Cotoji to ship in Japan on the same day the series ends
― This year's ninth issue of Square Enix's Big Gangan magazine is publishing the final chapter of Shiratori Shirow and Cotoji (Asahi Ojō-sama to Kashima-kun)'s No-Rin Petit manga on Monday. The second and final compiled volume of the series (cover seen left) is also scheduled to be shipped in Japan on ...
Emiri Katō, Kaori Fukuhara Perform Inou Battle Within Everyday Life Anime's Ending Theme
Haruka Yamazaki, Saori Hayami, Risa Taneda, Nanami Yamashita perform opening theme for October anime
― The staff of the TV anime adaptation of Kota Nozomi's Inou Battle Within Everyday Life (Inō-Battle wa Nichijō-kei no Naka de/Inou-Battle in the Usually Daze) light novel series announced on Saturday that Kaori Fukuhara (Lucky Star's Tsukasa) and Emiri Kato (Lucky Star's Kagami) will perform the endi...
Glass Mask's Miuchi: Manga is Moving Along Toward End
Miuchi also mentions progress on resuming serialization for long-running series
― Glass Mask (Glass no Kamen) creator Suzue Miuchi revealed in an interview published in Wednesday's October issue of Kadokawa's Entermix magazine that she is moving closer to the ending of the manga. When asked about when the manga will resume serialization and when the ending of the manga will come, Miuchi replied: Litt...
Marvelous AQL's Forbidden Magna Promo Introduces More Characters
Release for the Nintendo 3DS on October 2
― Marvelous AQL began streaming Kinki no Magna's (Forbidden Magna) character promo video on Thursday. The video shows character traits and gameplay. The Rune Factory game staff is developing the title with creator and producer Yoshifumi Hashimoto. The story begins with an encounter with a spirit of the dead who lost her memories. The game's main character Luc...
Wakako Zake Manga Gets Live-Action TV Show
Series about 26-year-old who enjoys herself at bars alone
― The wrap-around jacket for the third compiled volume Chie Shinkyu's Wakako Zake manga announced on Wednesday that the series will get a live-action drama adaptation. More details of the drama adaptation will be revealed in future issues of Tokuma Shoten's Monthly Comic Zenon, where the manga serializes. The gourmet manga follows 26-year old ...
A Letter To Momo U.S. Theatrical Schedule Announced
Award-winning film to play in select theaters from August to December
― A Production I.G. USA representative announced on Monday the U.S. premiere dates for Hiroyuki Okiura's film A Letter To Momo in select theaters. The film premiered in Japan in April 2012, screened in Hollywood for one week in November 2013, and opened in New York City's IFC Center on July 23. The film will screen in the following...
Taiwanese Live-Action Absolute Boyfriend Drama Coming to DramaFever
Series premiered in 2012 with Fahrenheit's Jiro Wang
― International video streaming site DramaFever will stream the Taiwanese live-action adaptation of Yuu Watase's romantic comedy manga Absolute Boyfriend. The series premiered in 2012 in Taiwan and has a total of 20 episodes. It stars Gu Hye Sun and Jiro Wang of the band Fahrenheit. DramaFever describes the story: When Xiao Fei (Gu Hye Sun) orders ...
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