Figure making Alter have revealed images for the gorgeous figure of Matabei Goto from the popular ecchi / action Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls anime series. She is presented in her normal costume, complete with large brush and a scabbard attached to her hair. Her fundoshi gives an unobstructed view of her amazing butt and legs.
Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Girls – Matabei Goto 1/8 Figure Kenki Ver. – Pre-orders available on JList here and is expected to be released in November 2015.
PelleK is a Norwegian rock and metal vocalist who covers a wide range of music genres on his YouTube Channel and recently he has covered the Overlord opening theme, “Clattanoia” by O×T (Masayoshi Oishi × Tom-H@ck).
Last week he covered the Dragon Ball Super opening theme song, “Chouzetsu☆Dynamic!” by Kazuya Yoshii.
He also recently covered the well known opening theme for Log Horizon, “database feat. TAKUMA (10 Feet)” by MAN WITH A MISSION.
Last May he covered every single opening theme for the Naruto anime.
He also recently covered Owari no Seraph‘s opening theme “X.U.” by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Gemie and High School DxD BorN‘s opening theme “BLESS YoUr NAME” by ChouCho:
and many more on his YouTube channel.
This evening, Nintendo delivered some of the saddest news that gamers have heard all year. The caring and devoted Satoru Iwata, age 55, has passed away of health complications from bile duct growth. Nintendo’s direct statement read: “Nintendo Co., Ltd. deeply regrets to announce that President Satoru Iwata passed away on July 11, 2015 due to a bile duct growth.”
Iwata Satoru was loved by Nintendo Gamers everywhere. Iwata joined Nintendo in the 80’s and began working on games that released as early as the 1990’s, including iconic titles such as Kirby’s Adventure, Earthbound, Pokemon, Star Fox, Metroid, and of course, the Mario Brothers games. Unfortunately, due to his health issues, Iwata was not able to attend last year’s E3 due to his physical state, however, after surgery, assured fans and followers that his health was improving.
[岩田]私が痩せたことが心配とのコメントを複数目にしました。大きな手術で痩せたのは事実ですが、お蔭様でこの２ヶ月半ほど体重も安定しており、経過は順調です。応援してくださるみなさんや、お医者様や病院のスタッフのみなさんには本当に感謝しています。#NintendoDirectJP
— 任天堂株式会社 (@Nintendo) November 6, 2014
Iwata Satoru began working as director of Nintendo in 2000, after their fourth president, Hiroshi Yamauchi. During Iwata’s presidency overseeing Nintendo, he oversaw some of their most iconic consoles, such as the Gamecube, the DS and 3DS, The Wii, and The WiiU and began doing Nintendo Directs to keep in touch with fans. Iwata’s last game before he passed was Fire Emblem: Awakening for 3DS.
Rest in Peace, Iwata. Many fans will be playing games in your honor this week. You made so many people smile and will not be forgotten. Please remember Iwata for his sense of humor and love of gaming and fans of Nintendo!
Satoru Iwata – 1959-2015
Source – Kotaku, Nintendo, Nintendo Wiki
Charapedia asked 10,000 anime fans the question: Which mangaka do you like the best? And from thousands of fans, most of the responses are from the male fans (52.0%), female fans (48.0%) and teens to their 20s (72.5%) while the other 27.5% are 30 and over.
Here are the results:
30) Naoshi Komi (Nisekoi)
29) Nakaba Suzuki (The Seven Deadly Sins)
28) Chica Umino (Honey and Clover)
27) Kentaro Yabuki (To Love-Ru, Black Cat)
26) Io Sakisaka (Blue Spring Ride)
25) Mitsuru Adachi (Touch)
24) Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail, Rave Master)
23) Akira Amano (Hitman Reborn!)
22) Takeshi Konomi (The Prince of Tennis)
21) Haruichi Furudate (Haikyuu!!)
20) Izumi Tsubaki (Ore-sama Teacher, Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun)
19) Takeshi Obata (Death Note, Bakuman)
18) Takehiko Inoue (Slam Dunk)
17) Taito Kubo (Bleach)
16) Clamp (Cardcaptor Sakura, Magic Knight Rayearth)
15) Yuusei Matsui (Assassination Classroom)
14) Tadatoshi Fujimaki (Kuroko no Basuke)
13) Cocoa Fujiwara (Inu x Boku SS)
12) Hajime Isayama (Attack on Titan)
11) Yoshihiro Togashi (Hunter X Hunter, Yu Yu Hakusho)
10) Yana Toboso (Black Butler)
9) Gosho Aoyama (Detective Conan)
8) Masashi Kishimoto (Naruto)
7) Sui Ishida (Tokyo Ghoul)
6) Rumiko Takahashi (Ranma 1/2, InuYasha, Kyoukai no Rinne, Urusei Yatsura)
5) Hirohiko Araki (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure)
4) Hiromu Arakawa (Full Metal Alchemist, Silver Spoon, Arslan Senki)
3) Akira Toriyama (Dragon Ball, Dr. Slump)
2) Eiichiro Oda (One Piece)
1) Hideaki Sorachi (Gintama)
From the popular Captain Earth series comes this new 1/7th scale figure of the cute and lovable team member of the Intercept Faction’s Midsummer’s Knights and the pilot of the Flare Engine, Hana Mutou. She comes in her signature frilly white dress and her furry friend Pitz! We love her pose, it looks like she’s dancing before our own eyes.
Captain Earth – Hana Mutou 1/7 Figure – Pre-orders available on JList here and is expected to be released in November 2015.
Fans of the anime adaptation of Norimitsu Kaihou and Sadoru Chiba’s moe / survival horror Gakkou Gurashi! manga have wondered why the main character, Yuki Takeya, has different a school uniform than the rest of the main cast. A Japanese Twitter user believes that they have found an explanation that gives the visual choices a deeper, psychological meaning.
He also stated that if you place the girls side by side and reverse the color palettes, the colors of their uniforms match perfectly.
This suggests that Yuki’s mismatched uniform is actually reflective of her ‘inverted’ psychological state.
In other Gakkou Gurashi! related news, various new visuals of the series has been featured in NyanType and Megami:
Main anime visual:
The anime’s website revealed the cast members earlier:
The site has also revealed small pieces of preview audio for Gakkou Gurashi!‘s main cast, which includes:
The first staff members of the production crew were earlier unveiled and consists of:
The site has also revealed that the Opening theme of the upcoming anime will be the song Friend Shitai performed by the main cast of the anime. The Ending theme will be performed by Japanese singer Maon Kurosaki.
Gakkou Gurashi! is a Japanese manga series written by Nitroplus’ Norimitsu Kaihou and illustrated by Sadoru Chiba. The series began serialization in the July 2012 issue of Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara Forward magazine. An anime adaptation by Lerche will begin airing in Summer 2015
Gakkou Gurashi! from Haruhichan:
Takeya Yuki is in love with the school. For her, it’s a wonderful place, where she enjoys her school activities, especially the activities of her club: School Life Club. The club has Rii-chan as the president, Kurumi-chan as another member, and the teacher, Megu-nee, always there for them. Yes, she is in love with her school… on her mind. Because, for her, the reality of the school and their club’s activities is way too hard to be perceived…
You can visit the anime’s website here: http://gakkougurashi.com/
And follow their Twitter: @gakkou_gurashi
Source: Crunchyroll, My Game News Flash
Sega announced at the offline ARKS Caravan event in Okinawa on Sunday that its Phantasy Star Online 2 MMORPG is getting a television anime adaptation in 2016. Sega also launched a website on Sunday for the adaptation and revealed the title of the new TV anime, Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation.
The Phantasy Star Online 2 The Animation series will have a completely original story, and the story will take place on Earth in the near future. The anime will be the eighth project to commemorate the 15th anniversary of the Phantasy Star Online franchise.
Phantasy Star Online 2 is a video game in the Phantasy Star series published by Sega. It was released for Microsoft Windows on July 4, 2012, and for PlayStation Vita on February 28, 2013. A spin-off game, Phantasy Star Online 2es, was released for Android on April 7, 2014 and for iOS on May 14, 2014. The game is currently only available commercially in Japan and the Pacific Southwest, but an English-language patch was released.
Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation is currently scheduled for a 2016 broadcast. Not much is known about the series and more information is expected to be released in the forthcoming months.
You can visit the website here: http://phantasystar.sega.jp/psportal/pso15anniversary/animation/
And follow the game on Twitter: @sega_pso2
Source: Otakomu
This season’s anime adaptation of SankakuHead’s (Uzura Convenience, Arakure Neverland) manga, Himouto! Umaru-chan, has been pretty well received but that didn’t stop fans nitpicking. In Episode 1 of Himouto! Umaru-chan, Umaru Doma’s English exam was marked as 100% correct and Japanese blogs have gotten a kick out of a fans corrected version.
In other news, Cospa are accepting pre-orders for a T-Shirt based on the series for a total of 3,132 yen ($25.5).
Anime visual:
Himouto! Umaru-chan is a Japanese manga series by Sankaku Head. It began serialization in Shueisha’s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 2013. It has been collected in six tankobon volumes. An alternative version was serialized for two chapters in Shueisha’s monthly magazine Miracle Jump in 2012. An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo began airing in Japan from July 8, 2015. The “himouto” in the title is a pormanteau of himono (干物?, “dried fish”) and imouto (妹?, “little sister”).
Himouto! Umaru-chan synopsis from Haruhichan:
Umaru is a renowned beautiful 16-year-old girl in town, living with her elder brother Taihei. She acts a perfect sister with a kind heart, intelligence and popularity, who everybody admires. So who would believe how true Umaru is at home? Sleeping, gaming, watching TV, eating junk food, drinking cola… that’s almost all she does at home, leaving all the housework to her brother.
Her camouflage is so perfect that when one of her classmates visits her home by surprise and witnesses “true Umaru,” she pretends as if she is Umaru’s younger sister. Taihei is always swayed by Umaru’s gap between ostensible face and spoiled life, but he cannot hate his comical and somehow lovable cute little sister!
Source: Yaraon
A brand new visual of ufotable’s upcoming anime adaptation of Bandai Namco’s God Eater series has been featured in the August 2015 issue of Dengeki G‘s Magazine. The new visual features a very busty Alisa Iriinchina Amieera. This issue of Dengeki G‘s Magazine can be purchased here.
Recently a new visual featuring the the main characters Renka Utsugi and Alisa Iriinchina Amieera was also revealed:
They were also both featured in the July issue of the Japanese anime magazine Animage earlier this month. You can purchase the Animage magazine here.
Anime visual:
The first main members of the anime’s cast has also been revealed. The majority of the cast from the games will return to voice their characters in the anime, with one new original character.
Additional members of the main staff of the God Eater anime has also been revealed and includes:
It was also revealed that the duo OLDCODEX (Free! OP, Kuroko’s Basketball ED2) will be performing the Opening theme song for God Eater.
The first full promotional video for the anime was also released and previews some of the series’ animation from ufotable.
Here is the anime’s announcement video that was released earlier in the year:
God Eater is an Action Role Playing, Hack n Slash game developed by Shift and published by Bandai Namco Games. The games are set in a dystopian future Japan, where large monsters called Aragami have destroyed most of mankind. In the games you play as a God Eater, a small group of soldiers whose sole purpose is to defeat the Aragami using weapons made from the Aragami’s cells. A total of 3 games have been released since its start in 2010. The first game in the series released in Japan in February 2010 for the PlayStation Portable with an updated release titled Gods Eater Burst later in the year, where it also released internationally. A direct sequel to the game was published last year in Japan on the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita. The game has been announced to be localised, but no date has been given yet. An anime adaptation by ufotable was announced earlier this year, the released date of the anime is still unknown.
God Eater synopsis from Haruhichan:
Anime adaptation of Bandai Namco’s PSP action game series “God Eater.”
You can visit the anime’s website: http://anime.godeater.jp/
And follow them on Twitter: @god_eater_anime
A new key visual for the recently released Charlotte anime has been featured as a double page spread in the August 2015 issue of the Japanese anime magazine Animage. The new visual features Joujirou Takajou, Nao Tomori and Yuu Otosaka. You can purchase the Animage magazine here.
Recently a double page spread where Yuu Otosaka shows off his inner Leleouch was featured in the August 2015 issue of Dengeki G‘s Magazine. This issue of Dengeki G‘s Magazine can be purchased here.
The July issue of NewType also featured a visual of the anime before it broadcasted:
The Charlotte anime premiered on Tokyo MX on Saturday, July 4th at midnight, effectively making it air on Sunday, July 5th.
The anime’s staff includes:
Main visual:
Here is the second newly revealed visual, which reveals a darker theme to the anime:
Charlotte is a Japanese anime television series produced by P.A.Works and Aniplex and directed by Yoshiyuki Asai. The series, which is written by Jun Maeda with original character design by Na-Ga, is the second original anime project created by visual novel brand Key following the 2010 series Angel Beats!. The anime began airing in Japan on July 4, 2015, and is simulcast by Crunchyroll and Animax Asia in South and Southeast Asia. A manga adaptation illustrated by Haruka Komowata began serialization in ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki G‘s Comic.
Synopsis of Charlotte from Haruhichan:
Very few adolescent boys and girls have an onset of special abilities. Yuu Otosaka uses his ability unbeknownst to others in order to lead a satisfying school life. And then, a girl named Nao Tomori suddenly appears before him. Their encounter reveals the destiny for wielders of special abilities.
You can visit the anime’s website here: http://charlotte-anime.jp/
And follow the new Angel Beats! & Charlotte Twitter: @Charlotte_AB_
Last year the Ibaraki prefecture debuted its cute mascots for the area’s Japan Self-Defense Forces’ Provincial Cooperation Office and the trend of cute mascots used for advertising is catching on in other areas. Tokushima prefecture’s office is looking to name its three mascots representing the Japan Air Self-Defense Force, Maritime Self-Defense Force, and Japan Ground Self-Defense Force.
Name suggestions applications are currently open and will be taken until July 26. The girls were designed by Hokkaido-based artist Kurehito Misaki, the original character designer behind Saekano and Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete.
The official website for the upcoming new original anime film based on Wataru Watanabe’s Yowamushi Pedal manga began streaming the a 80-second main trailer featuring its ending theme song “Link” by LASTGASP on Friday.
In addition to this, the main visual for the film was also revealed:
The film itself will be a new original film, in which the first draft of the film’s scenario will be done by Watanabe himself. The first promotional video of the upcoming video was also revealed at AnimeJapan last March:
Yowamushi Pedal is a manga series written and illustrated by Wataru Watanabe. The series launched in 2008 and is being published in Akita Shoten Weekly Shounen Champion magazine. To date, the manga has released a total of 39 volumes. An anime adaptation of the series began in October 2013 for a total of 38 episodes. The series was animated by TMS Entertainment (Detective Conan, D.Gray-man) and directed by Osamu Nabeshima (D.Gray-man, Hamtaro). A second season of the anime, titled Yowamushi Pedal Grande Road, was produced in the following October for a total of 24 episodes.
Yowamushi Pedal synopsis from Haruhichan:
Otaku Sakamichi Onoda has just entered high school and plans to join the anime club. In middle school, Onoda didn’t have any friends with whom he could talk about anime, games, Akihabara and other otaku things, and he is hoping he can make such friends in the anime club, but he finds out it’s been disbanded. In order to reestablish the club he tries to find 4 other people who would like to join.Since he was a little boy, Onoda has ridden his mamachari—a bulky bicycle with a step-through frame mainly used for short rides, such as for casual fun or to pick up groceries—to go to Akihabara every week to check out or buy otaku things. Fellow freshman Shunsuke Imaizumi and bicyclist, while training, notices a boy (Onoda) riding his mamchari up a steep road.
Freshman and road racing cyclist, Shokichi Naruko visits Akihabara to get some Gundam plastic models for his younger brothers and meets Onoda who catches his attention because of the his cycling skill on the mamachari and later find out they go to the same school. Later on, both Naruko and Imaizumi try to convince him to join the bicycle racing club, but will he?
The upcoming Yowamushi Pedal anime film will be releasing in Japanese theatres this Summer. More information about the movie will be revealed in the upcoming months.
You can visit the film’s website here: http://yowapeda-movie.com/
Visit the anime’s official website: http://yowapeda.com/
Here is the anime’s official Twitter account: @yowapeda_anime
The official website of the anime adaptation of Akira Hiramoto’s Prison School (Kangoku Gakuen) manga has revealed that the series will have a total of 12 episodes.
In addition to this, the website revealed the first details about the Blu-ray and DVD releases of the anime. There will be a total of 6 volumes being released with each volume containing 2 episodes each. The first volume, releasing on September 30 will contain episodes 1 and 2, a special event ticket, new illustrations on a 3-sided case (designed by Junichiro Taniguchi), Gokuchuuki booklet (8 pages), Textless OP/ED, audio commentary for episode 1 and special set of cards. The remaining volumes will release on the last Wednesday of the month:
All volumes will contain uncensored footage of the anime. The Blu-ray version will cost ¥7,000 (~ $57.00 USD) and the DVD will cost ¥6,000 (~ $48.90 USD) without tax. Along with the episodes, the volumes will also contain bonus video and audio material.
A new visual featuring Hana Midorikawa was featured as a poster in the August issue of popular Japanese magazine Megami:
Meiko Shiraki was also featured as a poster in the August issue of NyanType:
The Prison School anime’s first episode aired on Tokyo MX on July 11th at 1:05am JST. The anime will then air on the 12th at 12:30am JST on KBS Kyoto followed by an airing on TV Aichi at 2:20 am JST. It will then air on BS11 at midnight on the 13th, on Sun TV an hour later at 1:00am JST, and finally at 3:30am JST on AT-X. The anime will also be streaming online on various platforms, including Niconico, J:COM, Bandai, Amazon and PlayStation Video.
The main cast includes:
The staff includes:
Latest PV of the anime:
Recent visual:
Previous visual:
Akira Hiramoto first launched his manga in the Kodansha’s Young Magazine Weekly in February 2011. The manga won the best General Manga award alongside Yūji Moritaka and Keiji Adachi’s Gurazeni manga at Kodansha’s 37th Annual Manga Awards in May. The same wraparound band on the 14th volume also notes that the manga has more than 3.5 million copies in print.
Akira Hiramoto’s Ago Nashi Gen to Ore Monogatari manga received a mobile phone anime adaptation in 2010. Hiramoto’s Yarisugi Companion to Atashi Monogatari manga inspired a live-action film in 2011. Akira Hiramoto also wrote the award-winning supernatural drama manga Me and the Devil Blues, which Del Rey published in North America.
Prison School (Kangoku Gakuen) synopsis from Haruhichan:
On the outskirts of Tokyo stands Hachimitsu Private Academy, a storied all-girls boarding school for elite young women full of potential and good breeding. But as the new school year rolls around, one tradition is going out the window: For the first time in the school’s long history, boys are being allowed to enroll. But on the first day of school, only five boys make the cut. Kiyoshi Fujino, one of the lucky few, is thrilled by this discovery, his heart leaping with joy at the thought of being surrounded by all those girls, day in and day out. But little does he know of the shocking fate that awaits him.
The Prison School anime airs every Saturday at 1:05am JST on Tokyo MX during the Summer 2015 anime season, for a total of 12 episodes. The first Blu-ray and DVD volume of the anime will be released on September 30.
You can visit the anime’s website here: http://prison-anime.com/
And follow their Twitter: @prison_anime
The official website of the anime adaptation of Yuuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki’s Shokugeki no Souma (Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma) manga has revealed that episode 15 will be delayed and a recap episode (episode 14.5) will be broadcasted instead. Episode 15 will air next week in the same timeslot with a new opening theme “Rising Rainbow” by Misokkasu and a new ending theme “Sacchan no Sexy Curry” performed by Seiko Oomori.
More cast were also revealed on the website:
In addition to this, a new visual was also revealed on the website:
The preview video for the 15th episode was released at the end of the recap episode’s broadcast:
The current anime cast are as follows:
The staff members of the production crew are as follows:
Shokugeki no Souma (Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma) is a comedy, ecchi cooking manga written by Yuuto Tsukuda, illustrated by Shun Saeki with Chef Yuki Mirosaki adding recipes to the manga. The series began serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in late 2012 and to date has a total of 9 compiled volumes released, with the 10th volume releasing in Japan on November 4th. A light novel adaptation of the manga began in February this year in Shueisha’s Jump j-Books, written by Michiko Itou and illustrated by Saeki himself. The manga itself has sold over 2 million copies to date.
Here is a synopsis of the series from Haruhichan:
Yukihira Souma’s dream is to become a full-time chef in his father’s restaurant and surpass his father’s culinary skill. But just as Yukihira graduates from middle schools his father, Yukihira Jouichirou, closes down the restaurant to cook in Europe. Although downtrodden, Souma’s fighting spirit is rekindled by a challenge from Jouichirou which is to survive in an elite culinary school where only 10% of the students graduate. Can Souma survive?
You can visit the anime’s website here: http://shokugekinosoma.com/
And follow their Twitter: @shokugeki_anime
From the popular anime series based on Yuu Kamiya’s light novel, comes this beautiful 1/7 scale figure of the younger “kuhaku” gamer siblings, Shiro from No Game No Life. She is posed holding a miniature planet while surrounded by chibi figures of Sora, Steph, Jibril and Izuna. The special base features the pattern of a chess board and a miniaturized Imanity throne. Her look is replicated faithfully from her gradient hair to her cute face and petite figure. She is also wearing a crown as a symbol that she and her brother Sora are the kings of Imanity.
No Game No Life – Shiro 1/7 Figure – Shiro is available on JList here.
It has become a recent trend in anime to become more self analytical about the industry. A fresh way to look at things many would say, but beyond that, it offers a humorous look into a world many, as fans, are curious about. This particular show wraps up the “seiyuu” (voice actor) lifestyle in a cute little moe package and serves to us on a weekly basis!
Being a cute, moe anime – we get a cute moe OP as well! “Sore ga Seiyuu!” by Earphones is the track that plays as we watch the visuals. The animation is fairly reminiscent of the recent Haruhi Suzumiya anime, but that’s a good thing! Click below to watch the full video.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2x2a5e
Equally adorable in its own right, the cast sing the ED: “Anata no Omimi ni Plug In!” by Earphones, as visuals from the episode play on a screen and chibi cutouts sing the track. It’s fairly cute! Watch it by clicking below.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2x2ant
Sore ga Seiyuu! is a comedy 4-panel doujin manga series. The manga is written by the voice actress Masumi Asano, with art by Kenjiro Hata, and is released under the circle name Hajimemashite. The manga was launched at Comiket 81 in December 2011, with further releases at each subsequent Comiket. An anime television series adaptation was announced at Comiket 87 in December 2014. The anime premiered July 2015.
Anime visual:
Synopsis of Sore ga Seiyuu! from Haruhichan:
The series centers on Futaba Ichinose, Ichigo Moesaki, and Rin Kohana, three rookie voice actresses. The manga features small but humorous observations of the voice actor industry.
Arguably one of the best OPs of the season – Overlord‘s “Clattanoia” by O×T (Masayoshi Oishi × Tom-H@ck) rocks us to the core with its metal instrumentals and synthesized vocals. The animation itself is also none too shabby with its unique style, varied cast of characters and intense battle sequences.
Watch the video below. You won’t want to miss this.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2x244h
Equally badass with its own style, the ED: “L.L.L.” by MYTH&ROID also employs metal instrumentals, however has a female vocalist. The animation show various portraits of the sexy succubus (or whatever she is, we don’t ask questions around here when we see a beauty like that) and damn if it isn’t incredible to watch. Do so now!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2x299p
Recently a new poster visual featuring Albedo, The level 10 Imp; Level 10 Guardian; Succubus, from the Overlord anime has been featured in the August issue of popular Japanese magazine Megami:
A double page spread of the series was featured in a Japanese anime magazine earlier this month:
Another visual was featured in the a magazine earlier this month:
The first promotional video for the series:
Main anime cast and character designs:
Other Announced Cast:
Staff:
Visual:
Over Lord is a Japanese light novel series written by Kugane Maruyama and illustrated by so-bin. It began serialization online in 2010, before being acquired by Enterbrain. Eight volumes have been published since July 30, 2012. An anime adaptation has been announced. A manga adaptation with art by Hugin Miyama began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten’s seinen manga magazine Comp Ace from November 26, 2014.
Overlord synopsis from Haruhichan:
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 is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as “the most powerful wizard.” The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) begining to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become.
You can visit the anime’s website here: http://overlord-anime.com/
And follow their Twitter: @over_lord_anime
The official website of the Date A Live Movie: Mayuri Judgement began streaming a new promotional video for the upcoming summer 2015 movie on Friday. The new video previews what is to come in the movie and also previews the main theme, “Trust in You“ by sweet ARMS. The group will also sing the Ending theme of the film, “Invisible Date”.
The previous trailer revealed that the upcoming film will be releasing in Japanese theaters on August 22nd.
A new visual for the upcoming summer 2015 movie was also revealed earlier:
Advance tickets for the film have already opened. Various Japanese outlets are currently offering various bonuses if you pre-order the tickets from them, with 8 stores offering limited edition bundles with the tickets. The outlets and bonuses are:
Previous Visual:
Date A Live II episode 10 movie announcement:
Fantasia Bunko is also publishing a fan book for the series by original creator Koushi Tachibana and character designer Tsunako, titled Date A Live Material. Fantasia Bunko will release the fan book on March 20, and will include explanations on the characters, a short story exclusive to the book, and a dialogue between Tachibana and Tsunako regarding behind-the-scenes stories on the production the series, and a discussion about “Episode 0.”
Date A Live is a Japanese light novel series written by Koushi Tachibana and illustrated by Tsunako. An anime adaptation series aired on TV from April 6 to June 22, 2013. Each episode was streamed in lower quality on Niconico a week before its TV premiere. Following the end of the first season, a second season was announced, titled Date A Live II, which began airing from April 11 to June 13, 2014. A theatrical film adaptation has been announced and slated for Summer 2015.
Date A Live Synopsis from Haruhichan.
Itsuka Shido is a high school boy. On the last day of the spring holidays, an explosion destroys the town and a girl in armor appears in front of him. Shido’s sister-in-law, Kotori, tells him that the girl is called “Special Disasterous Designated Creature: Spirit”, which causes a timespace quake. Kotori disclosed that she is the commander of the anti-spirit organization Ratatosk and orders him to go out on a date with the spirit girl. Kotori says, “I don’t ask you to beat the spirit. Just let her fall in love with you and save the world.”
Source: Date A Live official website
Known for not being about much, Non Non Biyori is back this season with a second season titled Non Non Biyori Repeat. As expected, we have an absolutely adorable OP, featuring the cute cast of characters once again. The track “Kodama Kotodama” by nano.RIPE is a light hearted, up beat tune that works well with the equally light hearted animation sequence of the squad on their daily little adventures. Watch the video below!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2wxa8w
The voice cast themselves work on the ED: “Okaeri” by Renge Miyauchi (Kotori Koiwai), Hotaru Ichijou (Rie Murakawa), Natsumi Koshigaya (Ayane Sakura), Komari Koshigaya (Kana Asumi). Animated beautifully and featuring the talented seiyuus at work, this tune is slightly more mellow but just as cute and catchy. Definitely recommend watching it!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2wxc98
Non Non Biyori Repeat premiered on July 6. Here’s the most recent visual:
The main cast from the first season includes:
The production cast includes:
Non Non Biyori is a comedy slice of life manga written and illustrated by Atto. The manga began in 2009 and was published in Media Factory’s Monthly Comic Alive magazine. To date, there a total of 7 volumes that have been produced, with the 8th volume scheduled to release on March 23rd next year. An anime adaptation of the series was made during the Fall 2013 anime season. The adaptation was produced by Silver Link (Strike the Blood, Kokoro Connect) with Shinya Kawatsura (Kokoro Connect) directing. To date the manga has sold over 1 million copies in Japan. A key visual has been released for Non Non Biyori Repeat, along with a homepage background update on the official website.
Official website background:
Non Non Biyori Repeat Key Visual:
Non Non Biyori Repeat synopsis from Haruhichan:
The second season of Non Non Biyori
If you only watch one anime this season, for the love of all that is glorious, let it be this one. Never have monster girls been so sexy as they are in the OP of this season’s Monster Musume. The OP: “Saikousoku Fall in Love” by Miia (Sora Amamiya), Papi (Ari Ozawa), Centorea (Natsuki Aikawa), Suu (Mayuka Nomura), Mero (Haruka Yamazaki), Rachnera (Sakura Nakamura) is a great track in its own right, and is done by the voice cast of the anime. But the visuals steal the show. Featuring a broad cast of gorgeous monster girls, and starting off with them in bridal dresses that’ll make your jaw drop – this animation sequence is unmissable.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2x2mlg
Excuse the time it took to run this article, I had to wipe the unspeakable mixture of bodily fluids off my screen. If the OP wasn’t enough for you, the ED will surely win you over. “Hey! Smith!!” by Sumisu (Yuu Kobayashi) and MON [Zombina (Rei Mochizuki), Manako (Momo Asakura), Tionishia (Yurika Kubo), Doppel (Saori Oonishi)] is the track that plays during this showcase of all the girls in their bare minimums and my is in enticing. Before the end of this show, I guarantee you will have a waifu. Select yours from the ones below!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2x2lma
The series premiered on Wednesday, July 8 at 12:30 a.m. on Tokyo MX TV, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, and AT-X. The series will then premiere on BS11 and Niconico.
In addition to this, a brand new poster visual for the upcoming anime adaptation of Okayado’s Monster Musume (Everyday Life with Monster Girls) manga series has been revealed in the August issue of popular Japanese magazine NyanType:
In addition to this, the cast of the Monster Ops: Neutralization team have been revealed. The team are a group of females who try to enforce the Interspecies Protection Act, dealing with anyone who to break it or cause general trouble. The revealed cast includes:
The voice actors along with character designs were revealed earlier:
The main staff is as follows:
Recently a new visual featuring Cerea was featured in Megami which can be purchased here.
A new visual from the recent issue of NewType has been revealed that features Papi the harpy, the half human and half bird sub-species.
Another visual was also revealed in the June issue of Megami which can be purchased here. The new visual features Miia, waking up and ready to start the day.
While another visual for the anime was also revealed in the most recent issue of Animage:
The anime adaptation was revealed on the 7th manga volume of Takemaru Inui’s manga series Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou (Everyday That There Is a Monster Girl), there was wraparound jacket band announcement revealing that the TV anime adaptation of the manga will premiere this July, during the summer 2015 anime season.
Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou, usually translated as “Everyday Life with Monster Girls” but also as “Daily Life with a Monster Girl” or “Everyday Monster Girls“, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Okayado. The manga first began as a series of hentai one-shots. An anime adaption has been announced to Air in July 2015.
Monster Musume is currently published in Japan by Tokuma Shoten in their Monthly Comic Ryu magazine and by Seven Seas Entertainment in the United States, with the chapters collected and reprinted into—so far—6 tankobon volumes. The story revolves around Kimihito Kurusu, often referred to as “Darling” among various other things, a Japanese student whose life is totally thrown into turmoil after becoming involved with the “Interspecies Cultural Exchange” program by mistake.
Monster Musume synopsis from Haruhichan:
Monsters—they’re real, and they want to date us! Three years ago, the world learned that harpies, centaurs, catgirls, and all manners of fabulous creatures are not merely fiction; they are flesh and blood—not to mention scale, feather, horn, and fang. Thanks to the “Cultural Exchange Between Species Act,” these once-mythical creatures have assimilated into society, or at least, they’re trying.
When a hapless human named Kurusu Kimihito is inducted as a “volunteer” into the government exchange program, his world is turned upside down. A snake-like lamia named Miia comes to live with him, and it is Kurusu’s job to take care of her and make sure she integrates into his everyday life. Unfortunately for Kurusu, Miia is undeniably sexy, and the law against interspecies breeding is very strict. Even worse, when a ravishing centaur girl and a flirtatious harpy move in, what’s a full-blooded young man with raging hormones to do?!
You can visit the anime’s website here: http://monmusu.tv/
And follow their Twitter: @monmusu_tv
