Last Saturday, Vertical Comics, an English publishing company, announced at its KatsuCon panel that they have acquired the licenses to publish Takaya Kagami (Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu, Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi) and Yamato Yamamoto’s (Kure-nai, Denpa Teki na Kanojo) Owari no Seraph light novels in omnibus edition, NisiOisin (Katanagari, Medaka Box) and VOFAN’s (Gelatin, Monogatari Series: First Season) Kizumonogatari light novel, and Yoshiaki Tabata (Akumetsu, Wolf Guy: Ookami no Monshou) and Yuuki Yogo’s Ninja Slayer manga series.
Owari no Seraph (Seraph of the End) is a prequel light novel series that feature events years before the story in the manga adaptation began. It started publishing on January 4, 2013 under Kodansha’s Light Novel Paperback. It currently has four volumes. The latest volume was published on July 2, 2014. The first English light novel volume is slated on December 2015.
Releasing next month.. First @Vertical_Ed.. Vertical comics release… pic.twitter.com/Q64O9eDr3E
— Linda (@animemiz) February 15, 2015
There is a manga adaptation for the light novel series by the same writer and illustrator. It began publushing on September 3, 2012 in Shueisha’s Jump SQ. magazine. There are currently seven compiled manga volumes since January 5, 2015. The manga series was licensed in English by Viz Media’s Shounen Jump Advanced imprint. There are currently three compiled manga volumes. The third volume was released on December 2, 2014 while the fourth volume will be released on March 3, 2015.
There will be an anime adaptation for the series produced by Wit Studio (Shingeki no Kyojin, Rolling☆Girls). There will be two seasons. The first season will begin airing on April 2015 as a Spring 2015 anime while the second season will begin airing on October 2015 as a Fall 2015 anime. The cast and staff has also been announced:
Staff:
- Director: Daisuke Tokudo (storyboard, episode director and key animation on Guilty Crown)
- Assistant director: Masashi Koizuka (episode 12 key animator on Baccano!)
- Series composition/screenplay: Hiroshi Seko (Garo: Honoo no Kokuin)
- Character designer: Satoshi Kadowaki (episode 12 storyboard on Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)
- Imageboard: Hiroki Shinagawa (chief storyboard artist on Medaka Box )
- Anime production: WIT STUDIO
Cast:
- Kensho Ono (Aldnoah.Zero‘s Slaine Troyard, Kuroko no Basket‘s tetsuya Kuroko) as Mikaela Hyakuya
- Saori Hayami (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.‘s Yukino Yukinoshita, Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai II‘s Haqua du Lot Herminium) as Shinoa Hiragi
- Miyu Irino (Captain Earth‘s Daichi Manatsu, Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou‘s Tadakuni) as Yuichiro Hyakuya
- Yuuichi Nakamura (Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun‘s Umetarou Nozaki, Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai‘s Kyousuke Kousaka) as Guren/Glen Ichinose
- Takahiro Sakurai (Code Geass‘ Kururugi Suzaku, Log Horizon‘s Krusty) as Felid Bathory
- Kaito Ishikawa (Tokyo Ravens‘ Harutora Tsuchimikado, Zankyou no Terror‘s Nine) as Shiho Kimizuki
- Nobuhiko Okamoto (Diamond no Ace‘s Ryousuke Kominato, Haikyuu!!‘s Yuu Nishinoya) as Yoichi Saotome
- Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Kyoukai no Kanata‘s Hiroomi Nase, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun‘s Haru Yoshida) as Shinya Hiragi
- Tomoaki Maeno (Akatsuki no Yona‘s Hak, Death Parade‘s Decim) as Kureto Hiragi
- Yuka Iguchi (Bakemonogatari‘s Tsukihi Araragi, Kantai Collection: KanColle‘s Kaga) as Mitsuba Sangu
English-subtitled Official Anime PV:
Anime visual:
Synopsis of Owari no Seraph‘s light novel from MAL:
“Hey, Guren? Do you think… when we grow up, we can still be together like always?” Just before the world fell to ruin because of mysterious virus that appeared on Earth which killed every infected human over the age of 13.
Vampires conquered the surface – in that one last spring. Ichinose Guren had entered a Sorcery Training School in Shibuya. This school was full of elites from famous families in the world of sorcerers. As he himself was of modest origin, Guren held a great ambition in his heart, even despite being labelled as trash. But among his classmates, a girl appeared who introduced herself by the name of the fiancée he had traded vows with a really long time ago…
In that world slated for ruin, the boy sought power; and the girl sought power as well. A magic academy fantasy story begins!
Kizumonogatari is the third volume and the second part of the Monogatari Series: First Season light novel series. It succeeds the first two volumes of Bakemonogatari (Hitagi Crab, Mayoi Snail, Suruga Monkey, Nadeko Snake, Tsubasa Cat). The story includes the Koyomi Vamp arc. It was released on May 7, 2008. The English volume will be available on November 2015.
First title @Vertical_Ed confirmd.. Monogatari brand.. News confirmed only two days ago. pic.twitter.com/9nLf2uODpM — Linda (@animemiz) February 15, 2015
An anime-film adaptation has been announced on July 28, 2010 in a flyer. It has been confirmed in Hanamonogatari‘s light novel volume sticker on March 29, 2011. There is still no announced release date for the film yet.
Trailer:
Anime Visual:
Visit Kizumonogatari’s official movie website here.
Synopsis of Kizumonogatari from MAL:
“I think it’s about time I talked about Kiss-Shot-Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade. I believe it’s something I have to do. I met her in the spring break between my second and third years of high school. That meeting had such impact and was also quite devastating.”
Ninja Slayer: Machine of Vengeance is a sci-fi cyberpunk manga based from a light novel by American writers Bradley Bond and Philip Ninj@ Morzez. It was released on June 27, 2013 in Kadokawa Shoten’s Comp Ace magazine. It is being distributed in English by Tokyo Otaku Mode. There are currently three compiled manga volumes for the Ninja Slayer series and Machine of Vengeance is the first part.
- Machine of Vengeance: December 9, 2013
- Last Girl Standing 1: May 10, 2014
- Last Girl Standing 2: November 10, 2014
Another light novel.. Studio trigger anime tie in.. @Vertical_Ed from creators of kill la kill. pic.twitter.com/J6GALFxqOB
— Linda (@animemiz) February 15, 2015
Correction: *manga not light novel
The light novel of Ninja Slayers was released on September 29, 2012. The novels are being published by Enterbrain. There are currently two parts of the series: the four-volume Neo Saitama Flames arc and other eight-volume separate arc:
Part One:
- Ninja Slayer Neo Saitama flames 1: September 29, 2012
- Ninja Slayer Neo Saitama flames 2: November 30, 2012
- Ninja Slayer Neo Saitama flames 3: January 31, 2013
- Ninja Slayer Neo Saitama flames 4: March 30, 2013
Part Two:
- Ninja Slayer Zaibatsu Assault!: June 29, 2013
- Ninja Slayer Geisha Close Call!: August 31, 2013
- Ninja Slayer Wilderness of Three Shinobu: October 31, 2013
- Ninja Slayer Holy Nunchuk: December 29, 2013
- Ninja Slayer Pistol Karate Suicide Fist: April 12, 2014
- Ninja Slayer Maguro-and-Dragon: July 9, 2014
- Ninja Slayer Kyoto Hell On Earth 1: October 14, 2014
- Ninja Slayer Kyoto Hell On Earth 2: January 24, 2015
An anime adaptation for Ninja Slayers is slated for Spring 2015. The staff has been announced:
- Series director: Amemiya Akira (Inferno Cop)
- Music: Hiroshi Motofuji and Kenji Fujisawa (Beelzebub)
- Theme song performance: BOOM BOOM SATELLITES
- Animation – Studio TRIGGER (Kill la Kill)
Opening song: Back in Black by BOOM BOOM SATELLITES
Teaser PV viewed at the Anime Expo 2014:
Animation teaser:
Visit the official anime website of Ninja Slayers here.
Synopsis of Ninja Slayer manga from MAL:
Ninja…
Ninja were…
merciless demi-gods, ruling Japan with their karate in the age of ninja tranquility.
But, “some” committed a forbidden form of hara-kiri storing their souls at Kinkaku Temple for future resurrection.
Their lost history was falsified and concealed and the truth about these ninja was long forgotten.Now, in the future where the universalization of cynbernetic technology and electronic networks are God, suddenly, sinister ninja souls, resurrected from thousands of years past are unleashed on the dark shadows of Neo-Saitama.
Fujikido Kenji, is a salaryman whose wife and child were killed in a ninja turf war.
In a brush with his own death, Fujikido is possessed by an enigmatic ninja soul.
Fujikido cheats death and becomes Ninja Slayer.
A Grim Reaper destined to kill evil ninja, committed to a personal war of vengeance.Set in the dystopian underworld of Neo-Saitama, Ninja Slayer takes on Soukai Syndicate ninjas in mortal combat.
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