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Kodansha USA Licenses You Must Be This Tall to Propose!, Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island, More Manga
Also: Honeko Akabane's Bodyguards, Shimazaki in the Land of Peace, Suzume
― Kodansha USA announced during its panel at this year's Sakura Con 2024 event that it will publish the following titles: The company will release the following manga digitally in April: Title: You Must Be This Tall to Propose! (Ōkiku Nattara Kekkon suru!)
Author: Fumi Mifuyu
Release: April 9
Summary: Chitose Oki has a huge cru...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, March 18-24
Princess Peach: Showtime! debuts at #1, Dragon's Dogma 2 at #2
― Japan's Game Ranking: March 18-24 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwPrincess Peach: Showtime! Nintendo March 22 77,562 77,562 2PS5Dragon's Dogma 2 Capcom March 22 68,592 68,582 3PS5Rise of the Ronin Sony Interactive Entertainment March 22 64,646 64,646 4NSwDragon Quest X: Mirai e no Tobira to Madoro...
Japan's Video Game Rankings, March 11-17
Unicorn Overlord for Switch stays at #1, Macross: Shooting Insight debuts at #7
― Japan's Game Ranking: March 11-17 Rank System Title Publisher Release Date Weekly Copies Total Copies 1NSwUnicorn Overlord Atlus March 8 16,012 57,003 2PS5Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Square Enix February 29 11,497 298,635 3NSwMario Kart 8 Deluxe Nintendo April 28, 2017 9,031 5,748,900 4NSwSuper Mario Bros. Wonder Nintendo...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, March 18-24
Frieren's finale earns 4.9%, Firefighter Daigo's finale earns 3.7%, The Apothecary Diaries' finale earns 2.4%
― Studio Ghibli's Kiki's Delivery Service film aired on NTV on Friday, March 22 at 9:30 p.m., and it earned a 9.9% rating. The below listing of Chibi Maruko-chan is the final episode featuring late voice actress TARAKO. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Chibi Maruko-cha...
Solo Leveling Anime Gets 2nd Season
Season 1 premiered on January 6
― The staff for the anime of writer Chugong and the late artist DUBU's (REDICE Studio) Solo Leveling manhwa announced on Saturday in a video that the series will be getting a second season, officially titled Solo Leveling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow-. Crunchyroll also revealed it will stream the second season. The anime debuted in Japan on January 6. Crunchyroll ad...
Japanese Animation TV Ranking, March 11-17
Earwig and the Witch film earns 6.8% rating, Frieren earns 4.2%
― Studio Ghibli and Goro Miyazaki's Earwig and the Witch film aired on NTV on Friday, March 15 at 9:00 p.m., and it earned a 6.8% rating. Title Station Date Time Length Average Household Rating Sazae-san Fuji TV March 17 (Sun) 18:30 30 min. 8.7 Chibi Maruko-chan Fuji TV March 17 (Sun) 18:00 30 min. 7.1 Detective Conan NTV March 16 (Sat)...
Mission: Yozakura Family Anime Reveals Half-Year Run, More Cast
Mariya Ise, Romi Park, Koki Uchiyama, Daiki Hamano join cast
― The official website for the anime of Hitsuji Gondaira's Mission: Yozakura Family (Yozakura-san Chi no Daisakusen) manga announced on Saturday that the anime will air in two consecutive cours (quarters of a year). It also announced four more cast members. Mariya Ise plays Ayaka Kirisaki, an assassin. Romi Park plays Rin Fudō, a section ch...
Crunchyroll to Stream 'Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included' Anime
Anime debuts on Saturday
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the television anime of matoba's Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included (One Room, Hi Atari Futsū, Tenshi Tsuki.) manga. Crunchyroll will stream the anime starting on Saturday at 10:00 a.m. EDT in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, CIS, the Indian subcontinent,...
PQube to Release I*CHU: Chibi Edition Switch Game in English
Rhythm action game is based on Liber Entertainment Inc's smartphone game that inspired anime in 2021
― PQube announced on March 21 that it and Opera House will release the I*CHU: Chibi Edition game in English on the Nintendo Switch. The companies describe the rhythm action game: Guide 32 aspiring idols towards their ultimate debut. Play rhythm action games to unlock characters and create your own gro...
27th Detective Conan Film Reveals English-Subtitled Trailer, English Title, Key Visual
Film releases under title Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram
― TMS Entertainment began streaming an English-subtitled trailer and revealed a key visual for the upcoming Detective Conan: Hyakuman Doru no Michishirube film on Wednesday. It also revealed the film's English title: Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram. TMS Entertainment describes the film:
A message has arrived from Kid the Ph...
Gundam SEED FREEDOM Film Screens in N. America on May 7-8
Film screens subbed on May 7, dubbed on May 8
― Bandai Namco Filmworks announced during its panel at this year's Sakura Con event on Friday that it and Fathom Events will screen the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM film in theaters in the U.S. and Canada on May 7-8. The film will screen in Japanese with English subtitles on May 7 in both countries, and it will screen with an English dub on May 8 in th...
New Urusei Yatsura Anime's 6th Promo Video Previews New Ending Theme
MAISONdes again performs new ending theme
― The official website for the new television anime of Rumiko Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura manga debuted a sixth promotional video on Friday. The video reveals and previews the ending theme for the show's fourth cours (quarter of a year), titled "Haru Magai feat Ayuni D, NITO" by MAISONdes. The new cours starts on April 11. The show's second half is airing for ...
Pokémon Horizons Anime's Video Previews New Arc, Reveals New Theme Songs
IVE, 9Lana perform new themes
― The official YouTube channel for the Pokémon franchise revealed a video for the new "Terastal Debut" arc for the Pokémon Horizons: The Series anime on Friday. The video previews the anime's new opening theme song "Will" by K-Pop group IVE. 9Lana will perform the ending theme song "Let Me Battle." Giga and TeddyLoid are producing the ending theme. The same YouTube chann...
Delicious in Dungeon Anime Reveals New Theme Songs, More Cast in Video
New visual also revealed for show's 2nd part
― Kadokawa revealed a new promotional video and a visual on Thursday for the second half of Studio Trigger's television anime of Ryōko Kui's Delicious in Dungeon (Dungeon Meshi) manga. Kadokawa also revealed the show's new opening and ending theme songs, as well as new characters and cast. sumika is performing the new opening theme song "Unmei" (Desiny) an...
Crunchyroll Streams That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Season 3 Anime on March 30
Recap episode streams on Saturday with 1st new episode premiering on April 5
― Crunchyroll announced on Thursday that it will stream the third season of the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken) television anime for the spring 2024 season, beginning on Saturday with a recap episode and the first new episode on April 5. There will be dubs in English, Latin American S...
Re:Monster Anime Gets Same-Day English Dub on April 1
Sean Letourneau, Reagan Murdock, Kate Bristol, more star in same-day dub
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the English dub for the television anime of Kogitsune Kanekiru's Re:Monster light novel series on April 1, the same day that the anime begins streaming in Japan. Sean Letourneau as Gobrou
Reagan Murdock as Gobkichi
Kate Bristol as Gobmi Sarah Wiedenheft as Aoi
Sonny Strait a...
Gods' Games We Play Anime Gets Same-Day English Dub on April 1
Ryan Negron, Trisha Mellon, Rebecca Danae, Molly Searcy, Kristin Sutton, Kristian Eros star
― Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the English dub for the television anime of Kei Sazane's Gods' Games We Play (Kami wa Game ni Ueteiru) light novel series on April 1, the same day that the anime premieres. The anime's staff also streamed a preview of the first episode: The English cast inc...
Visions of Mana Game Streams Gameplay Trailer
Game launches this summer for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, PC via Steam, Microsoft Store
― The official YouTube channel for PlayStation began streaming a gameplay trailer for Visions of Mana (Seiken Densetsu Visions of Mana), Square Enix's new game in its Mana/Seiken Densetsu role-playing game series, on Thursday. The game will launch this summer for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, and P...
Girls Band Cry Anime Streams 2nd Trailer
Toei anime premieres on April 5
― The official Twitter account for Toei Animation's original anime Girls Band Cry began streaming the second trailer on Friday: The anime will premiere on April 5 at 24:30 (effectively, April 6 at 12:30 a.m. JST or April 5 at 11:30 a.m. EDT) on the Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, and BS11 channels. The anime's cast members include: RINA as Nina Iseri
Yuri as Momoka Kawara...
The Idolm@ster Shiny Colors Anime's 2nd Season Theatrical Trailer Streamed
2nd season to play as 3 films starting in July before fall TV debut
― The official website for The Idolm@ster Shiny Colors 2nd Season, the second season of the The IDOLM@STER Shiny Colors anime, began streaming a theatrical trailer for the season on Friday. Before the television premiere of the second season in fall, the anime will screen in theaters in Japan as three films. The first film will run f...
Tokushima's Machi Asobi Event Planned for This Spring Canceled
Organizers plan for scaled-down event this fall
― The organizers of the Machi Asobi anime and game event announced on Wednesday that this spring's event, which would have been the 27th Machi Asobi, has been canceled because it was difficult for staff to coordinate guest appearances. The organizers plan to hold a scaled-down event this fall, and then plan to hold the event at its normal scale in sprin...
Deadline: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Film Earns US$8 Million in Thursday Previews in U.S.
Film opens in 3,850 theaters in U.S. on Friday
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Friday that the Godzilla vs. Kong film sequel Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire earned approximately US$8 million during its preview screenings that began at 3:00 p.m. local time on Thursday in roughly 3,400 locations in the United States. The earnings would mark the second-best previews for a "Monsterverse...
Blue Reflection Sun Game to End Service on May 30
Smartphone, PC game launched in February 2023
― DMM Games announced on Friday that its Blue Reflection Sun ("Sun" written with the character for "resplendent") game will end service on May 30 at 12:00 p.m. JST. The game has halted sales of in-game gems and "Ikusei Boost" purchases as of Friday. DMM Games launched the game for smartphone and PC via the DMM Game Player platform in February 2023. The "h...
Terraformars Manga Resumes After 5-Year Hiatus on April 4
Manga went on hiatus in 2019 due to Yū Sasuga's health issues
― This year's 17th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Young Jump magazine revealed on Thursday that Kenichi Tachibana and Yū Sasuga's Terraformars manga will resume in the magazine's 18th issue on April 4. The manga will feature on the cover of the 18th issue, and will have an opening color page. The magazine will also bundle a sticker to commemor...
Warner Bros. Japan to Produce Over 10 Anime Titles Per Year
Company's Japanese anime studio to double output
― Warner Bros. Discovery president of Asia-Pacific James Gibbons stated to entertainment news website Variety last Friday that the company's Japanese anime studio will produce more than 10 titles per year as opposed to its output of five to 10 titles in past years. He stated that "anime is one of the best ways to reach the 18 to 30-year-old audience, w...
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Film Previews Mothra in New Trailer
Film debuts in U.S. theaters on March 29
― Toei Movies began streaming a new trailer for the Godzilla vs. Kong film sequel Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, on Tuesday. The trailer previews the return of Mothra. The film will open in the United States on March 29, two weeks earlier than its previously planned April 12 date. The April 12 release was itself a delay from its original March 15 opening. Th...
Crunchyroll Adds 1981 Urusei Yatsura Anime
All 194 episodes of original anime stream
― Crunchyroll added the original 1981 Urusei Yatsura anime of Rumiko Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura manga in Japanese with English subtitles to its streaming service on Thursday. The original anime series ran from 1981 to 1986. The series also got various anime films, and an original video anime (OVA). AnimEigo released most of the previous anime on home video ex...
Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 Game's Trailer Teases New 'Future Saga' DLC
DLC to have 4 parts, with 1st chapter "coming soon"
― Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a new trailer on Thursday for the Dragon Ball Xenoverse 2 game. The video teases the new "Future Saga" DLC and supervillain experiments. The DLC will have four parts, and the first chapter is listed as "coming soon." Bandai Namco will release the game on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S on May 24. The ga...
Brave Bang Bravern! Original TV Anime Casts Fumihiko Tachiki, Rie Kugimiya
Both appear in 12th/final episode
― The official website for Cygames, Cygames Pictures, and Masami Obari's Brave Bang Bravern! (Yūki Bakuhatsu Bang Bravern) original television anime revealed on Thursday two more cast members who appear in the 12th and final episode: Fumihiko Tachiki as Popalchipum Rie Kugimiya as Verum Vita The website also posted a visual by animator Takahiro Yamada: The anime debu...
Cupid Parasite: Sweet and Spicy Darling Game's Trailer Reveals May 28 Release in West
Video connects endings of original game with fan disc
― Idea Factory International began streaming a new trailer for the Cupid Parasite: Sweet & Spicy Darling fan disc, and it reveals that the game will launch physically and digitally in the West for Nintendo Switch on May 28. The video connects the endings of the original visual novel with the fan disc: The Limited Edition includes a hardcover art b...
Kinnikuman Perfect Origin-Hen Anime's 2nd Trailer Reveals More Cast
Sumire Uesaka, Daisuke Ono, Katsuyuki Konishi, Yuki Kaji, more join cast
― The staff for the upcoming Kinnikuman Perfect Origin-Hen (Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc, or literally, Kinnikuman Perfect Chо̄jin/Superhuman Origin Arc) anime began streaming on Friday the second trailer, which reveals new cast: The newly announced cast includes (pictured above from left to right): Sumire Uesaka as Meat Daisuk...
Laid-Back Camp Anime's 3rd Season Casts Maria Sashide, Kokoa Amano
Anime casts Sashide as Ema, Amano as Mei in April 4 anime
― The official website for the Laid-Back Camp franchise announced on Thursday two new cast members for Yurukyan△ Season 3, the third anime season based on Afro's Yurucamp (Yurukyan△, Laid-Back Camp Δ) manga: Maria Sashide as Ema Mizunami, a girl who draws on a tablet and likes dogs Kokoa Amano as Mei Nakatsugawa, a lively girl who wears a ribb...
Crunchyroll Adds 3 Hakuōki Anime to Catalog
1st Hakuōki anime, Record of the Jade Blood sequel, Dawn of the Shinsengumi prequel added
― Crunchyroll added the Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom anime, the Hakuōki: Record of the Jade Blood sequel anime, and the Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom - Dawn of the Shinsengumi prequel anime to its service on Wednesday. The Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom television anime premiered in Ap...
Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion Game Launches for Switch, PS4, PC in Fall
Trailer streamed for sequel game launching in Japan, West
― XSEED Games and Marvelous announced on Thursday that they will release Corpse Party II: Darkness Distortion, MAGES. and Team GrisGris' sequel to the Corpse Party horror game, for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PC via Steam in the West in fall. The game will also launch in Japan this fall. The companies streamed a trailer: The game will ...
Ghost Reaper Girl Manga Enters Hiatus
Series returned from previous hiatus in October
― Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ app published an update for Akissa Saiké's Ghost Reaper Girl manga on Tuesday, announcing the series will enter hiatus again due to the artist's poor health. The notice stated the manga's return is undecided. The series had resumed serialization on October 31 after being on hiatus since May 2022. The latest chapter released on...
1st Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Anime Film Opens at #7 With 83 Million Yen
1st Haikyu!! Final film, 2024 Doraemon film switch places at #2 & #3, respectively from last week
― The live-action film adaptation of Uketsu's Hen na Ie (The Strange House) novel stayed at #1 for its second consecutive week. The film sold 399,000 tickets for 519,465,480 yen (about US$3.43 million) over the weekend. The film has sold a total of 1.19 million tickets for a cumulative earning of 1,551,6...
Seven Seas Adds The Concierge at Hokkyoku Department Store, More Manga
Someone's Girlfriend manga, more also licensed for August-September
― Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Wednesday that it has licensed four new manga. The company also announced it has licensed Herhumanist's Beetle Hands webtoon, and Yu Ryeo-Han's Lout of Count's Family novel series. The company will release the first volume of Beetle Hands in August in full color, and the first volume of Lout of...
Train to the End of the World Anime Reveals New 'Let's Depart!' Short Promo Video
Original anime premieres on April 1
― Kadokawa revealed a new short "Let's Depart!" promotional video for Girls und Panzer and Shirobako director Tsutomu Mizushima's original anime Shūmatsu Train Doko e Iku? on Thursday. The anime will premiere on the AT-X channel on April 1 at 9:00 p.m. (8:00 a.m. EDT). It will also run on Tokyo MX, KBS Kyoto, Sun TV, and BS11. Crunchyroll will stream the anime as i...
Rensuke Oshikiri's Horror Manga Sayuri Gets Live-Action Film This Summer
Sadako vs. Kayako's Kōji Shiraishi directs film
― Gentosha Comics announced on Thursday that Rensuke Oshikiri's horror manga Sayuri is getting a live-action film adaptation that will open in Japan this summer. Kōji Shiraishi (Sadako vs. Kayako, Impossibility Defense) is directing the film. The manga follows a family who move into their own house. Immediately, the family and the house experience myste...
Crunchyroll to Stream Kaiju No. 8 Anime Subbed Simultaneously With Japanese Broadcast, Same-Day Dub (Updated)
English dub trailer, cast, staff unveiled
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will stream episodes of the anime of Naoya Matsumoto's Kaiju No. 8 manga at the exact time they air in Japan, starting on April 13 at 10:00 a.m. EDT. The company will also stream dubs in English, Latin American Spanish, Portuguese, German, French, Italian, Castilian Spanish, Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu at 11:30 a.m. EDT...
Magical DoReMi Anime's 25th Anniversary Video Teases Main Leads, Now Grown-Up
Original anime's director Junichi Satō draws storyboards for peek into girls' future
― The staff of the Magical DoReMi (Ojamajo Doremi) magical girl anime debuted a video for its 25th anniversary at AnimeJapan 2024. The video features newly animated glimpses of the main characters as they grow up. Junichi Satō, the director of the original anime, storyboarded the new video, while Tatsuya Nagamine, an...
North American Anime, Manga Releases, March 24-30
Berserk, Fist of the North Star: Legend of Kenshiro anime; The Alchemist Who Survived Now Dreams of a Quiet City Life, Stitches manga ship
― Anime Releases Title Publisher Suggested Retail Price Date Berserk BDPlease Discotek US$59.95 March 26 Fist of the North Star: Legend of Kenshiro BDCite Discotek US$29.95 March 26 Futakoi BDAnimeNewsNetwork Discotek US$29.95 March 26 Hans Christian Andersen's Th...
Deadman Wonderland Duo Launch Manga Adaptation of Higa Shimai Series
Horror light novel series began publishing in 2018
― Manga creator Jinsei Kataoka announced on March 22 that she will be adapting Ichi Sawamura's Higa Shimai Series (Higa Sisters Series) light novels into a manga series with frequent collaborator Kazuma Kondou in 2024. Kadokawa began publishing the horror series in October 2015. The first book in the series, "Bogiwan ga, Kuru" (Bogiwan is Coming) won...
Combatants Will Be Dispatched! Manga Ends
Manga adaptation launched in 2018
― The May issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine published the final chapter of Masaaki Kiasa's manga adaptation of Natsume Akatsuki's Combatants Will Be Dispatched! (Sentōin, Hakenshimasu!) light novel series on Wednesday. Yen Press publishes the series in English and describes the story: After a career spent slapping down superheroes as an evil minion of...
Ushijima the Loan Shark Manga Gets Spinoff Manga About Aizawa
Aizawa time travels back to the 90s in new manga
― The May issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Spirits magazine revealed on Wednesday that Satoshi Sasasani will launch a new spinoff manga of Shohei Manabe's Ushijima the Loan Shark manga tentatively titled Naniwa Time Slip Aizawa-kun (Osaka Time Traveling Aizawa-kun) in the magazine's next issue on April 26. The manga's story centers on Aizawa, who runs int...
Manga Up! Global Adds Love in the Palm of His Hand, Cuticle Detective Inaba, 2 More Manga
Also: Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden, Lofty Flower, Fall for Me!!
― Square Enix's Manga UP! Global added Rinteku's Love in the Palm of His Hand (Chameleon Hare no Hirani Koi o Suru.) manga on Wednesday and Kabuto Kodai's manga adaptation of Umikaze Minamino and Jishaku's Nia Liston: The Merciless Maiden light novel on Saturday. It also added Ayano Natsume's Lofty Flower, Fall for Me!! (Takane no Ha...
Gahi-chan! Manga Ends
Tirotata debuted romantic comedy in 2020
― The 127th issue of ASCII Media Works' Dengeki Daioh G magazine published the final chapter of Tirotata's Gahi-chan! manga on Wednesday. Yen Press publishes the series in English and describes the story: When a starving manga artist suddenly finds a girl who looks like the spitting image of his own series' heroine on his front doorstep, it seems like a dream...
Chibi Godzilla Raids Again Anime Sequel Streams With English Subtitles on YouTube on April 10
English-subbed trailer streamed
― The official YouTube channel for the Godzilla franchise announced on Wednesday that the sequel for Chibi Godzilla Raids Again, (Chibi Godzilla no Gyakushū), the anime about the Chibi Godzilla character, will begin streaming in Japanese with English subtitles on the channel on April 10 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The channel streamed an English-subtitled trailer: The sequel wil...
Ms. Koizumi Loves Ramen Noodles Manga Moves to Monthly Shonen Champion Magazine in October
Magazine to start publishing manga's new 1-shot episodes in early summer
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of Akita Shoten's Monthly Shonen Champion magazine announced on Monday that Naru Narumi's Ms. Koizumi loves ramen noodles (Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san) manga will move to the magazine and on Akita Shoten's Web Manga site in fall this year. Monthly Shonen Champion will also publish new on...
'Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!' Anime Gets Compilation Screening in Theaters
Special edited compilation of TV anime screens in Japan in 2024
― The official website for the television anime adaptation of Yuu Toyota's Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?! (30-sai Dōtei da to Mahō Tsukai ni Nareru Rashii) manga announced on Thursday that a special edited compilation of the anime will screen in theaters in 2024. The website unveiled a visual: The anime e...
SPY×FAMILY Code: White Anime Film Reveals New English Dub Trailer
Tickets for film's North American screenings now on sale
― Crunchyroll started streaming a new English dub trailer for the SPY×FAMILY Code: White anime film on Wednesday. The company also announced that tickets are now available for the film's screening in the U.S. and Canada on April 19. Sony Pictures and Crunchyroll will screen the film in North America on April 19. The film will screen in Japanese...
Matsuki's Overlord [Shin] Sekai-hen Manga Starts Serialization in Comp Ace Magazine on April 26
Manga first launched on Comp Ace Comic Connect web manga magazine on February 22
― The May issue of Kadokawa's Comp Ace magazine revealed on Tuesday that Matsuki's Overlord [Shin] Sekai-hen (Overlord [New] World Arc) manga will start serialization in the magazine's next issue on April 26. The manga first launched on Kadokawa's new Comp Ace Comic Connect web manga magazine on February 22. The manga's ...
Live-Action At 25:00 in Akasaka Series Reveals Trailer, Main Visual, 7 More Cast Members
Takuma Usa, Shōma Nagumo, Atsushi Hashimoto, Moemi Katayama, more join cast of April 18 series
― TV Tokyo revealed a trailer, main visual, and additional cast members for the live-action series adaptation of Hiroko Natsuno's At 25:00 in Akasaka (25-Ji, Akasaka de) boys-love manga on Wednesday. ［📢］解禁 ③ドラマ「２５時、赤坂で」番組予告映像を初公開 🎥⿻┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈┈［人気俳優］羽山麻水(#駒木根葵汰) ✖️［新人俳優］白崎由岐(#新原泰佑)BLドラマの役作りから始まる切なく美しい芸能界ラブ...
Netflix Streams The Boy and the Heron Film Outside of U.S., Japan
Studio Ghibli Fest 2024 announces schedule
― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Thursday that Netflix will stream Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki's latest feature film The Boy and the Heron (Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka) globally outside Japan and the United States. The allocation of the license is part of a new deal between Netflix, Goodfellas, and GKIDS. An additional 22 Studio Ghibli ti...
Tsukihime Visual Novel Remake Debuts Globally on June 27
Remake slated for PS4, Nintendo Switch
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Aniplex of America announced on Friday that the English release of Tsukihime -A piece of blue glass moon-, the remake of Type-Moon's Tsukihime dōjin visual novel game, is heading to the west on June 27. The game will be available on the PlayStation 4 and Switch. Aniplex of America previously streamed an English promotional video for the upcoming localization,...
Kinnikuman Museum to Open in Shizuoka in April
2-floor museum to feature drawing reproductions, life-size figures, shop
― An official Twitter account opened on Monday to announce that a museum for Yudetamago's Kinnikuman series will open in Numazu in Shizuoka Prefecture in Japan in late April. The series' Tournament Mountain arc takes place around Mt. Fuji, thus the museum's location is in Numazu near Mt. Fuji. The two-floor museum will feature r...
Moyashi Fujisawa's Watashi no Arika Manga Enters Final Arc
Idol suspense series transfers to YanMaga Web on April 15
― Moyashi Fujisawa and Kumakuzu's Watashi no Arika manga entered its final arc in this year's 17th issue of Kodansha's Weekly Young Magazine on Monday. The manga will transfer to the YanMaga Web website on April 15, where it will resume serialization. The story follows the center star of a rising idol group, Arika, who suffers a terrible inci...
Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution Game's Trailer Reveals May 14 Release in West
PS5, PS4, Switch game gets Limited Edition
― Idea Factory International announced on Tuesday that it will release the Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution game physically and digitally for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch in the West on May 14. The company streamed an overview trailer: The game will get a Limited Edition that includes a hardcover art book, official soundtrack, two cloth p...
The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess Anime Reveals English Dub Cast, Premiere
Brittney Karbowski, Donna Bella Litton star in dub on April 15
― HIDIVE announced on Monday the English dub premiere and cast for the television anime of Kotei Kobayashi's The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess (Hikikomari Kyūketsuki no Monmon) light novel series. The dub will premiere on April 15 at 1:00 p.m. EDT. The English cast includes: Brittney Karbowski as Komari Donna Bella Litton as Vi...
1st Girls & Panzer das Finale Novel 'Temporarily' Pulled From Sale on Release Day
Due to production circumstances, MF Bunko J will not release novel now, but may do so later
― Kadokawa's MF Bunko J imprint announced that the first novel volume adapting the Girls und Panzer das Finale film series has been "temporarily" pulled from sale on Monday, the same day it was scheduled for release. The company stated that this was due to various circumstances of the production process. MF Bu...
Kōji Aihara's Utsubyо̄ ni Natte Manga ga Egakenaku Narimashita Manga Ends
Manga about Aihara's fight against depression during COVID-19 pandemic launched in 2021
― Futabasha's Web Action manga website published the final chapter of Kōji Aihara's manga series Utsubyо̄ ni Natte Manga ga Egakenaku Narimashita (I Became Depressed and Could Not Draw Manga) on Friday. The story follows veteran gag manga artist Aihara as he suddenly becomes depressed in the middle of the COVID-19...
Urashimasakatasen Perform Theme Song for Live-Action Living With Him Series
Toworu Miyata illustrates members of Urashimasakatasen
― The official Twitter account for the live-action series adaptation of Toworu Miyata's Living With Him (Kare no Iru Seikatsu) boys-love manga revealed on Tuesday that four-member male vocal unit Urashimasakatasen will perform the theme song "Furete." halyosy is writing, composing, and arranging the song. Miyata illustrated the members of Urashim...
How to Grill Our Love Manga Gets Live-Action Series
14th volume shipped on March 22
― The 14th compiled book volume of Shiori Hanatsuka's How to Grill Our Love (Yaiteru Futari) manga revealed last Friday that the series is receiving a live-action adaptation. Hanatsuka commemorated the news with a drawing on Twitter. 皆さま pic.twitter.com/TwaIVjc6qR— ハナツカ (@hntkchan) March 22, 2024 Kodansha USA publishes the series in English and describes the story: Dat...
2nd Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction Anime Film Unveils More Cast
Entertainer Naoto Takenaka makes special appearance in 2nd film
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account of the two-part anime film adaptation of Inio Asano's Dead Dead Demon's Dededede Destruction manga revealed on Monday additional cast members that will appear in the second film. Entertainer Naoto Takenaka will make a special appearance in the second film as the head of the invaders. The other ...
Saint Seiya Creator Masami Kurumada's June Exhibition Canceled
Kurumada's 1st major art exhibition canceled due to 'various circumstances'
― The official website for manga creator Masami Kurumada announced on Tuesday that the first major exhibition of his manga art, scheduled in June, has been canceled "due to various circumstances." Kurumada's staff reported that he is also saddened by the cancelation, and acknowledges the disappointment of fans around the worl...
Nanako Matsushima Returns as Azusa in Live-Action GTO Revival Special
Onizuka's former colleague is now a flight attendant
― The official Twitter account for GTO Revival, the television sequel special to the 1998 live-action series of Tohru Fujisawa's GTO manga, announced on Tuesday that Nanako Matsushima is reprising her role from the 1998 GTO live-action series. She returns as Azusa Fuyutsuki, Onizuka's former colleague who is now a flight attendant. The new special'...
Manga Author Kazusa Subaru to Launch New Manga on May 24
Subaru to launch Tadaima Ghost Town manga about young boy living in old-fasioned town with adults
― The May issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Asuka magazine revealed on Saturday that Kazusa Subaru will launch a new manga titled Tadaima Ghost Town (I'm Back Ghost Town) in the magazine's July issue, scheduled for release on May 24. Subaru also announced the new manga on their X (formerly Twitter) account. 【お...
Satsudou Manga Creator Chicchi Yukinaga Dies
Satsudou will end serialization
― Kodansha's Young Magazine staff announced on Monday that manga creator Chicchi Yukinaga has died. No cause of death was given. The magazine editors gave recognition to Yukinaga for debuting in the magazine over two years ago with works imbued with passion and talent. Yukinaga's ongoing series Satsudou will end serialization, and the magazine's staff will announce fu...
81 Produce Agency Ends Voice Actor Daiki Nakamura's Contract Over Reported Harassment at His School
Agency received complaints about power & sexual harassment, financial troubles in Nakamura's private school
― Voice talent company 81 Produce announced on Friday that it has canceled voice actor Daiki Nakamura's contract as of March 21, after the agency received complaints of power harassment, sexual harassment, and financial troubles at Yume Kōbō, a private training school that Nakamura personally f...
Cyborg 009 Anime Scriptwriter Masaki Tsuji, Artist Masato Hayase to Launch New Cyborg 009 Manga
Manga adapts 1968 anime's "Taiheiyō no Bōrei" episode
― The May issue of Akita Shoten's Champion RED magazine revealed on March 19 that scriptwriter Masaki Tsuji (Cyborg 009 anime) and artist Masato Hayase (Genma Taisen, 8 Man vs Cyborg 009) will launch a new manga titled Cyborg 009 Taiheiyō no Bōrei (Cyborg 009: Ghost of the Pacific) in the magazine's next issue on April 19. The manga is an adaptati...
Live-Action Show of Osamu Tezuka's The Shinsen-gumi Manga Casts Hideyoshi Kan
Show to air in 2 consecutive parts starting April 23
― The official website for Kimi to Yukite Saku ~ Shinsen-gumi Seishun Roku~ (With You I Bloom ~The Shinsen-gumi Youth Chronicle~), the live-action series of Osamu Tezuka's The Shinsen-gumi manga, revealed on Monday that Hideyoshi Kan (Kamen Rider Geats: Jyamato Awakening) will join the cast as Kihei Shibukawa, a new recruit who joins the clan at th...
4th Live-Action Kingdom Film Casts Yuko Araki
Actress plays Kyō in Kingdom: Taishogun no Kikan
― The staff for the live-action films of Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga revealed on Monday that Kingdom: Taishogun no Kikan (Return of the General), the fourth live-action Kingdom film, will add Yuko Araki to the cast. The Toho Movies channel began streaming a new trailer previewing Araki's character Kyō, a mysterious general who is involved in the fate...
Monthly Comic Bunch Magazine Ends Physical Version, Launches Online Magazine
Comic Bunch Kai launches online on April 26; fates of manga revealed
― The May issue of Shinchosha's Monthly Comic Bunch magazine revealed last Thursday that the issue is the magazine's final physical issue, before it becomes a new digital manga magazine titled Comic Bunch Kai, which will launch on April 26. Eri Nanato and Satoshi Kameyama's Boku no Tsuma wa Hattatsu Shōgai manga ended in the same is...
Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance Game's Release Date Moved Up to June 14
Game updates Shin Megami Tensei V game with new storyline, locations, demons, choices
― Atlus revealed on March 20 the release of Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance, an updated version of its Shin Megami Tensei V game, will be moved up to June 14. The game was originally slated for release on June 21 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam. The upda...
Crunchyroll Adds Mashle: Magic and Muscles Anime's Season 2 English Dub
Dub premiered on March 23
― Crunchyroll revealed on Friday the English dub for Mashle: Magic and Muscles The Divine Visionary Candidate Exam Arc, the second season of the television anime of Hajime Kōmoto's Mashle: Magic and Muscles manga. The dub premiered on Saturday. The dub cast includes:
Mash voiced by Aleks Le
Lance voiced by Stephen Fu Finn voiced by Brian Anderson Lemon voiced by Anjali Kunap...
Final Fantasy XVI Game's 'The Rising Tide' DLC Debuts on April 18
"Echoes of the Fallen" DLC released on December 8
― Square Enix revealed on Friday that it will release the "The Rising Tide" DLC for its Final Fantasy XVI game on April 18. English Trailer Japanese Trailer The DLC will add the Eikon Leviathan, the new Leviathan Eikonic ability set, new locations, side quests, and the post-game "Kairos Gate" mode to the game. The level cap will be raised to level 60 ...
Final Fantasy XIV Game's 'Dawntrail' Expansion Launches on July 2 With Early Access on June 28
Game gets Collector's Edition with Final Fantasy IX-themed items
― Square Enix announced on Saturday at the Pax East 2024 event that the "Dawntrail" expansion for its Final Fantasy XIV MMORPG will launch on July 2 with early access on June 28. Pre-orders begin on Tuesday. Pre-order bonuses include a Wind-Up Zidane minion based on the protagonist of Final Fantasy IX and Azeyma's Earrings. Square Enix ...
'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess' Anime Gets 2nd Season
Announcement video, visual revealed
― The official website for the television anime of Robinson Haruhara and Hirakei's 'Tis Time for "Torture," Princess (Hime-sama, "Gōmon" no Jikan Desu) manga announced on Tuesday that the anime will get a second season. The website revealed an announcement video and visual: The first season's 12th and final episode aired on Monday. The anime premiered on January 8
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Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- 2nd Season Anime Reveals New Video, Visual, Ending Theme Artist for 2nd Part
Kaori Maeda performs new ending for 2nd season's 2nd part
― The official website for the television anime of Kei Azumi's "alternate-world social reform fantasy" novel series Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy- (Tsuki ga Michibiku Isekai Dōchū) revealed a promotional video, visual, and ending theme song artist for the second cours (quarter of a year) of the second season. Kaori Maeda is performing the ending...
Ojarumaru Anime Reveals New Ending Theme Song Artist for 27th Series
Shizuka Kudou performs "Maru" ending song for upcoming April 1 series
― NHK revealed the new ending theme song and artist for the 27th series of the Ojarumaru (Prince Mackaroo) anime on Monday. Singer Shizuka Kudou will perform the new ending theme song "Maru." Yōhei Hashiguchi of the rock band wacci wrote and composed the song. NHK Anime also posted an advance video of the new ending song: /／#おじゃる丸 ...
Kingdom Season 5 Airs Final 12th/13th Episodes Consecutively on March 30
Anime's 5th season premiered on January 13 after 1-week delay
― The official website for the anime of Yasuhisa Hara's Kingdom manga announced on Monday that the fifth season's 12th and 13th (final) episodes, will air consecutively in Japan on March 30 at 24:00 JST (effectively, March 31 at 12:00 midnight JST or March 30 at 11:00 a.m. EDT). The fifth series' first episode was scheduled to premiere on ...
High Card Anime's 25th Episode Green-Lit
"THE FLOWERS BLOOM" episode revealed after 2nd season's final episode on Monday
― The staff for the poker-themed High Card anime revealed after the final episode of its second season on Monday that it has green-lit production of the 25th episode titled "THE FLOWERS BLOOM." The staff revealed a teaser visual: The anime's 12-episode second season debuted on January 8. The anime's new cast includes: Yos...
Wandering Son's Takako Shimura Launches New Manga on April 25
Hatsukoi no Tsugi focuses on married couple & old flame
― The May issue of Kodansha's Kiss magazine announced on Monday that Takako Shimura will launch a new manga titled Hatsukoi no Tsugi (What's Next After First Love) in the magazine's next issue on April 25. The manga will have a color opening page and will appear in the issue's front cover. The manga centers on Akai and Chika, sweethearts who are...
Monogatari Series Off & Monster Season Anime's Teaser Confirms Staff, 2024 Launch With Orokamonogatari Story
Midori Yoshizawa directs with Akiyuki Simbo serving as chief director, series script supervisor with Fuyashi Tou
― The AnimeJapan 2024 stage event for the Monogatari Series Off & Monster Season anime debuted a teaser promotional video and key visual on Sunday. The teaser confirms the main cast and main staff, and also confirms that the anime is "launching" this year with the Orokamonogatari stories. ...
HIDIVE Reveals English Dubs for Helck, The Most Heretical Lost Boss Queen, More
Also: Ragna Crimson, The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess
― HIDIVE confirmed last week that it is planning and releasing English dubs for Helck, The Most Heretical Lost Boss Queen, Ragna Crimson, and The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess. The English dub for Helck includes:
Andrew Love as Helck
Kira Vincent-Davis as Vermillio
Melissa Engler as Alicia
Scott Gibbs as Askune
Kara Greenberg ...
Haruko Ichikawa Ends Land of the Lustrous Manga on April 25
Manga recently returned from hiatus on February 24
― The May issue of Kodansha's Afternoon magazine announced on Monday that Haruko Ichikawa will end the Land of the Lustrous (Hōseki no Kuni) manga in the magazine's next issue on April 25. Kodansha USA Publishing is releasing the manga in English, and it describes the story: In a world inhabited by crystalline lifeforms called The Lustrous, every uni...
The Apothecary Diaries Anime Gets 2nd Season in 2025
Announced after 1st season's ending
― The anime of Natsu Hyūga and Touko Shino's The Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) light novel series ended its first season on Sunday with an announcement that the series is getting a second season in 2025. The announcement included a new teaser visual. The firtst season premiered on October 21 with the first three episodes, and aired for two cours (quar...
Undead Unluck Anime to Make 'Important Announcement' on August 1
The Undead Unluck anime's AnimeJapan 2024 stage event reported on Sunday that the anime will make an "important announcement" on August 1. (The August 1 date plays a significant role within the story.) TMS Entertainment describes the anime of Yoshifumi Tozuka's Undead Unluck manga: What happens when an unlucky girl meets an undead guy? Pure chaos! Tired of inadvertently killing people with her spe...
Oshi no Ko Anime's 2nd Season Reveals July Debut, More Cast in Video
Kouki Uchiyama, Yusuke Kobayashi join cast as cast members of "Tokyo Blade" play
― A stage presentation at AnimeJapan 2024 on Sunday revealed that the second Oshi no Ko anime season will premiere in July. The below video for the second season also reveals more cast. The video previews the cast of the in-work 2.5 stage play "Tokyo Blade." In the story, the play is an adaptation of a manga. The event a...
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