The official website of the 15th Digimon Adventure Anniversary Project has finally been updated after a month of no new information. The 5th Digi-Egg has appeared on site that will soon revealed new information about the upcoming 2015 Digimon Adventuresequel anime.
The Digi-Eggs have been used in the past to reveal new information and images about the Digimon Adventure tri. anime, that is currently scheduled this season. It has been over a month since any new updates have been made, and various people have started to doubt its intended broadcast. This is the 5th egg to appear and its contents will be revealed when the counter reaches 0. The new egg appeared with 200,000 clicks to go and about 179,000 clicks remain. Each visitor can only click on the egg once a day and when it reaches 0 new information will finally be revealed about the new anime.
The main Digimon cast of the original Digimon Adventure anime and its sequel, Digimon Adventure 02, will be returning in Digimon Adventure tri. to voice their respective characters once again.
The site has also revealed that the two main theme songs from the original Japanese version of the anime will return with new recordings. The Opening theme song of the original anime, “Butter-Fly”, performed by Kyouji Wada will return as the Opening theme song of the anime. Additionally, the song “Brave Heart”, by Ayumi Miyazaki, which was played during the Evolution/Digivolution scenes will also return.
Last January Shueisha’s V Jump magazine revealed a new article about the upcoming Digimon Adventure Tri., which has revealed the first new image of Agumon in the upcoming series, showcasing his new design.
The article in the V Jump magazine showcases a new angle of series’ main protagonist Taichi ‘Tai’ Yagami, where the first designs were revealed in the anime’s first visual. This is also the first design for Agumon and any Digimon in the upcoming anime, which has a new character designer from the original anime series by Atsuya Uki. The main staff members of Digimon Adventure Tri. includes:
Director: Keitaro Motonaga (Date A Live, Katanagatari)
Anime Character Designer: Atsuya Uki (tsuritama, Cencoroll)
Series Composer: Yuko Kakihara (Sora no Otoshimono, Persona 4: The Animation)
The Spring 2015 anime will be set 6 years after the end of the original series, and 3 years after Digimon Adventure 02. The newly announced anime will be produced by Toei Animation (Sailor Moon Crystal, One Piece) and follow 17 year old Tai who is currently in high school with Agumon. Toei Animation released the first teaser video about the new series:
Digimon (Digital Monsters in Japan) is a large multimedia franchise that was based on Bandai’s Digivice products, which first released in 1997. The toys were based on Tamagotchis, which were also produced by Bandai. The toys were seen as more female orientated products, so Bandai created a new line of products for a male equivalent. The first anime adaptation, Digimon Adventure, was produced in 1999 by Toei Animation. A film and TV anime were released alongside each other in 1999, the movie being a 20 minute anime produced by Mamoru Hosoda (Wolf Children, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time). Since then there has been numerous anime series, toys, figures, manga, video games and trading card games in the franchise. And this year, will mark the 15th anniversary of Digimon Adventure.
The new Digi-Egg only has approximately 170,000 clicks to go, as more people click new information about the Digimon Adventure tri. anime will be revealed faster, whether its the first PV or a new visual. The anime itself is still scheduled for Spring.
The official website of the Naruto Shippuuden Movie 8 – Boruto film has revealed the first images for the upcoming August movie. A new visual and a screenshot of the film have been revealed that gives us a glimpse at the main characters of the film, whose cast members were also revealed.
The site has revealed a new image teasing the designs for the main characters of the film. The new characters are part of the next generation of shinobi, the children of the main characters from Naruto and Naruto Shippuden. The new screenshot shows off four characters and their designs; Boruto Uzumaki, Sarada Uchiha, Naruto Uzumaki and Sasuke Uchiha.
The two cast members of the new main characters were also revealed and includes:
Yuko Sanpei (Renton Thurston from Eureka Seven) will voice Boruto Uzumaki
Kokoro Kikuchi (Potpourri in Heartcatch Precure!) as Sarada Uchiha
The film was first announced at the premiere screening of the latest Naruto film, The Last -Naruto the Movie-, where Masashi Kishimoto was present and answered questions. Kishimoto will be chief production supervisor for the upcoming 2015 film. He stated:
Even though the manga ended, I haven’t taken a break. I am currently thinking about a story between Boruto and Sarada. Sasuke and Sakura will be in it, too. I am also thinking about Boruto’s lethal technique.
Kishimoto will continue to work on the franchise until at least Summer 2015 before moving on to other works. Junko Takeuchi, the voice actress of Naruto Uzumaki stated:
“I can’t possibly guess what’s it about. But I’ll enjoy it.
The film will feature a new cast of characters that were revealed in the final 700th chapter of the original manga. Boruto is the son of Hinata Hyuga and the 7th Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki. They also have a daughter named Himawari. Sarada Uchiha is Sasuke and Sakura’s daughter. There will also be a mini series manga releasing next Spring, following Naruto’s children and the new generation of Shinobi.
There has been no confirmation whether Kishimoto will be writing or illustrating the mini series, tentatively called Naruto. Additionally, a series of light novels from Akira Higashiyama, the scriptwriter of Naruto Shippuuden: Blood Prison, will be produced next year as well. The first light novel will be focusing on Kakashi Hatake. The novels will be published by Shueisha’s Jump j Books imprint. The new projects are part of the Naruto Shin Jidai Kaimaku Project (Naruto’s New Era Opening Project) and includes Naruto Shippuuden Movie 7 “The Last” , which just launched in Japan, and a Naruto Exhibition that will open in Japan early next year.
Naruto is an original manga series created by Masashi Kishimoto. The manga began in 1999 in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, where to date a total of 69 volumes have released. Since its debut the manga has sold over 130 million copies in Japan alone. The series has also received two TV anime series adaptation, covering the manga’s two parts: Naruto and Naruto Shippuden in 2002 and 2007 respectively. Both series were produced by Studio Pierrot. Additionally, a total of 9 anime films have released to date and numerous OVAs and specials. A light novel spin-off was produced by Masatoshi Kusakabe and released in 2002, and a manga spinoff, titled Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden, began publishing in 2010 from Kenji Taira and was adapted into an anime in 2012. Today, the franchise is one of Japan’s most renowned and one of the most popular anime/manga series outside of Japan.
Here is a synopsis of the original series from Haruhichan:
Naruto Uzumaki, a hyperactive and knuckle-headed ninja, lives in Konohagakure, the Hidden Leaf village. Moments prior to his birth, a huge demon known as the Kyuubi, the Nine-tailed Fox, attacked Konohagakure and wreaked havoc. In order to put an end to the Kyuubi’s rampage, the leader of the village, the 4th Hokage, sacrificed his life and sealed the monstrous beast inside the newborn Naruto.
Shunned because of the presence of the Kyuubi inside him, Naruto struggles to find his place in the village. He strives to become the Hokage of Konohagakure, and he meets many friends and foes along the way.
Naruto Shippuuden Movie 8 – Boruto will be releasing in Japanese theatres on August 7th. Further information about the movie will be revealed at a later date.
The official website of the anime adaptation of Kozue Amano’s Aria manga has revealed that the main cast of the Aira anime will be returning to voice in the recently announcedAria the Avvenire anime. The first promotional video for the anime was also streamed.
The main cast from previous anime seasons will be returning in Aria the Avvenire. The site has also revealed the first details and designs of the main cast of characters:
Erino Hazuki (Riho Shihomi in Tamayura) returns to voice Akari Mizunashi
Kaori Mizuhashi (Mami Tomoe from Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica) is back as Ai
Sayaka Ohara (Erza Scarlet from Fairy Tail) voices Alicia Florence
Chinami Nishimura (Kanna from Air) will once again voice Aria Pokoteng
Chiwa Saito (Homura Akemi in Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica) as Aika S. Granzchesta
Junko Minagawa (Ryoma Echizen in Prince of Tennis) is voicing Akira E. Ferrari
Ryou Hirohashi (Kyou Fujibayashi in Clannad) will voice the role of Alice Carroll
Tomoko Kawakami (Hikaru Shindou from Hikaru no Go), who passed away in 2011, voiced Athena Glory
The first promotional video for Aria the Avvenire was also streamed online:
The anime will be once again directed by Junichi Sato (Kaleido Star, Pretear, Sailor Moon), and will also feature the return of Reiko Yoshida (Tokyo Mew Mew, Bakuman.), who will handle scripts. The new animation’s format has not been specified, although the teaser website listed that an event screening of the anime will occur on September 26. The anime is being produced as part of the larger “Ao no Curtain Call” (Blue Curtain Call) project, which celebrates 10 years since the broadcast of the first Aria anime. “All television series” will also receive a Blu-ray Box release in Japan as part of the same project.
The first anime series, Aria the Animation, was animated at studio Hal Film Maker, and later inspired two more television series in 2006 and 2008, as well as an original video anime in 2007. All three series and the OVA starred Erino Hazuki as the protagonist Akari, Junko Minagawa (The Prince of Tennis‘ Ryoma, Shakugan no Shana III’s Khamsin) as Akira, Ryou Hirohashi (Kaleido Star‘s Sora, Working!!‘s Aoi) as Alice, Kaori Mizuhashi (Kaleido Star‘s Rosetta, The Fruit of Grisaia‘s Michiru) as Ai, and Chiwa Saito (Yona of the Dawn‘s Yona, Rosario + Vampire Capu2‘s Kokoa) as Aika, among others. Late voice actress Tomoko Kawakami (Shaman King‘s Pirika and Mina, Revolutionary Girl Utena‘s Utena) also starred in the anime as Athena.
Aria the Animation synopsis from MAL:
Drift peacefully into Neo Venezia, a city on the planet Aqua (formerly known as Mars). By the 24th century, humans have found a way to colonize the previously uninhabitable planet. As futuristic as that sounds, Neo Venezia is still teeming with rustic beauty; gondolas on wide canals and waterways are the main mode of transportation. The city itself is a faithful replication of Manhome’s (the planet formerly known as Earth) Venice.
To make sure that residents and tourists alike get the most from Neo Venezia’s many wonders, companies offering guided tours via gondola were formed, one of which is named Aria Company.
This is the workplace of Akari Mizunashi, a free spirited teenager from Manhome who is now a novice Undine (the title given to tour guides). Join Akari as she becomes intimately acquainted with other Undine, tourists, Neo Venezia’s residents, and even the city itself, learning many valuable life lessons along the way, such as the wonderful truth that there are such things as manmade miracles.
Aria the Avvenire will be shown at a special screening of the anime on September 26. Whether it will be a one-off special, film or TV series has yet to been revealed.
Oria Toy’s have produced a adorable figure of Erio Touwa from the popular series Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko. She is shown dressed in a orange frilly one-piece swimsuit while taking a bath.
Electronic pop soloist and model Yun*chi, who recently sang “Wonderful Wonder World*” for Log Horizon 2nd Season, has uploaded a video of her covering Cardcaptor Sakura‘s opening theme song “Catch You Catch Me” which was originally performed by Gumi. The video is directed by popular Niconico video director YumaSaito with illustrations by mirto.
Here’s the tracklist for the mini-album which will be released on April 15:
“Ever since I was little I’ve loved anime and it’s influenced things like my fashion, love life, and even my dreams. Now I’m quickly approaching the third year since my debut, I’ve gotten offers to sing songs for anime as well and like always, I’m watching a lot of cool anime series every season and sometimes go out to anime clubs. I want to realize a project for that [version of] Yun*chi! So with that said, this time I tried covering anime songs＊. Anime song × Yun*chi, ‘Ani*Yun’!! I definitely hope you’ll listen to it♪”
The singer has done performances two years in a row at London’s Hyper Japan cultural expo event, as well as sang the ending themes “Your song*” and “Wonderful Wonder World*” for both seasons of Log Horizon, and held her first solo live at the club MOGRA in December last year.
Along with listing their ranked Anime of the Season of Winter 2015, Anime Trending has as well conducted a category awards section where fans of the Facebook community could partake in further surveys from last season.
Vote tallies for their favourite characters, couple/ships and soundtrack were collected through a series of straw polls which lasted throughout majority of the season, while the latter such as genre, sequels, and leftovers were placed into a separate survey for a shorter time period. Note that total number of votes measures the amount of participants and won’t always equal the sum of its category.
I guess that’s about it for this season, Death Parade, Ansatsu Kyoushitsu and Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata were clear victors among Anime Trending’s category awards, having all claimed 3 titles under their straw polls (even if Karma’s receiving double-sided praise as ‘male of the season’). I’m fairly satisfied myself of the overall result, though I admittedly wouldn’t have minded if a few other shows from the Fall 2014 leftovers received a bit more attention than they did.
What are your thoughts on Anime Trending’s anime awards of Winter 2015? Let us know in the comments!
Don’t forget you can also view Anime Trending’s Winter 2015 anime of the season here.
Japanese website infinitedayo have updated their website with hug pillows of Aoi Miyamori, Erika Yano and Rinko Ogasawara from P.A. Works’ original anime Shirobako. Each pillow cover will sell for 12,960 yen (about $108) each, tax included. Only a 100 covers will be printed of each character.
Anime visual:
Shirobako is an anime television series produced by P.A. Works and directed by Tsutomu Mizushima. The series aired in Japan between October 9, 2014 and March 26, 2015. A manga adaptation began serialization in ASCII Media Works’s Dengeki Daioh magazine in September 2014, and a novel was published by Shueisha in January 2015.
The title Shirobako refers to videos that are distributed to the production staff members prior to its release. These videos were at a time distributed as VHS tapes enclosed in white boxes and are still referred to as “white boxes” (thus the meaning of shirobako) despite the fact that the white enclosures are no longer in use.
Aoi will never forget how she felt the day her high school animation club’s labor of love was shown at the cultural festival. The sense of awe and the feeling of accomplishment that came with completing their very first project are exactly what encouraged Aoi and her club mates to enter the animation industry in the first place. But two years later Aoi has graduated, and now that she works as a production assistant for a big-name animation studio, the daunting reality of her job has somewhat diminished her enthusiasm. Despite the long hours and the punishing schedule, Aoi still hopes to fulfill the promise she and her club friends Ema, Shizuka, Misa, and Midori made: to one day reunite and make a real animated feature of their own as professionals!
After the first couple episodes of the anime adaptation of Suzuhito Yasuda’s Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru no Darou ka? (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?), DanMachi for short, the internet are all already in fans with the show. Well, more precisely they are fans with the anime’s main heroine, the goddess Hestia. She is already being declared as best girl and who can blame them. She has bust and that cute little blue string under both of them. To make things better, she is also voiced by Inori Minase (Chino Kafuu in Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?).
In fact, here are some stats from Pixiv showing the sudden boost after the anime’s first episode:
To show off their newfound love of her, many (and I mean many) fans have already produced fanart, cosplays, and even shrines to Hestia. Let’s not forget to also give some love to the character designer Shigeki Kimoto. So, here are just a few of the thousands of love for Hestia and her blue string:
With Hestia from DanMachibeing so popular among the fans, a preview of the upcoming figure has been posted by figure company Kotobukiya. This preview image of the figure also gives us an example of how the ribbons will be crafted.
Here’s the original tweet which included the teaser image of the upcoming figure:
Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru no Darou ka?, also known as DanMachi for short, is a Japanese light novel series, written by Fujino Omori and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. SB Creative has published six volumes since January 2013 under their GA Bunko imprint. It has received a spin-off light novel series and three manga adaptations. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff is scheduled to air from April 2015.
Commonly known as the “Dungeon,” the city of Orario possesses a huge labyrinth in the underground. Its strange name attracts excitement, illusions of honor, and hopes of romance with a pretty girl. In this city of dreams and desires, new adventurer Bell Cranel has his fateful encounter with the tiny Goddess Hestia.
Thus begins the story of a boy striving to become the best adventurer and a lonely goddess searching for followers both hoping to reach their goals and perhaps have some romance in the side.
From the hit series Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wakeganai comes this new adorable figure of the pure and dedicated fujoshi / otakukko (female otaku), Kuroneko. She’s dressed in a red and black two-piece swimsuit while striking a embarrassed pose wondering if her choice of swimwear looks good on her.
With the first episode of the second season anime adaptation of Naoshi Komi’smanga Nisekoiairing yesterday on Tokyo MX at 23:30 JST. The new opening and ending theme have been revealed. The opening theme is titled “Rally Go Round” and performed by LiSA while the ending theme is titled “Aimai Hertz” and performed by the cast of the series: Chitoge Kirisaki (Nao Touyama), Kosaki Onodera (Kana Hanazawa), Seishirou Tsugumi (Mikako Komatsu) and Marika Tachibana (Kana Asumi).
Nisekoi Season 2 airs every Friday on Tokyo MX at 23:30 JST. The second episode will air on the 17th.
Nisekoi is a manga series that originally started off as a one shot from Naoshi Komi that released in January 2011. Komi then released the manga as a full series later on in the year, when it appeared in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump. Since 2011, 12 volumes have been released for the romantic comedy. Additionally a voiced comic has also been published and a light novel series. Viz Manga has also picked up the series late 2013 for English localisation, announcing that the chapters would be translated and released in Viz’s Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha. A anime adaptation of the manga aired from January this year and ended in May. The anime is produced by studio Shaft (Bakemonogatari, Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica).
“Raku Ichijou is an average high school student. He also happens to be the sole heir to the head of a Yakuza Family called the Shuei-gumi. Ten years ago, Raku made a promise… a secret promise with a girl he met. They promised one another that they will “get married when they reunite.” Since then, Raku never let go of the pendant the girl gave him.
Then one day, a beautiful girl named Chitoge Kirisaki transfers into Raku’s class. Their chemistry was more than off. There was not a moment where they were not fighting. But by a weird turn of events, Raku and Chitoge agree to become fake lovers. Although his heart is really interested in his classmate Kosaki Onodera, Raku must continue pretending to be Chitoge’s boyfriend.”
The official website of The IDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls anime adaptation has revealed that the second season of the anime will be airing from July 17th at midnight JST (effectively the 18th) during the Summer 2015 anime season. The announcement was made after the first season’s final episode aired.
Here is the first commercial that was released at 30 seconds long:
And the second, a 15 second CM:
The site has additionally revealed some details about the first volume of the anime. The first volume contains episode 1 and 2 of the anime and will be releasing on April 23rd. There will be three editions available on sale with all three containing the two episodes, a special digipack drawn by character designer Matsuo Yuusuke, the New Years episode special, storyboards of the first episode, and a application for a ticket to the 2015 Summer Festiv@l. Limited editions will also come with audio commentary and non-credited Openings and Endings. The DVD release will be selling for ¥ ￥6,264 (~ $52.10 USD) and the Blu-ray selling for ¥7,344 (~ $61.05 USD).
The final edition of volume 1 is a super special Gravure For You! Pack that comes bundled with the anime’s first volume (described above), a PlayStation 3 copy of The iDOLM@STER: Gravure For You!, a special newsletter, a serial number indicating that it is very limited, and a special vocal CD.
A new poster visual for The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls was bundled in the April issue of Megami:
Here is the main visual of the anime:
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls is a Japanese free-to-play simulation video game developed by Cygames and Bandai Namco Games for the Mobage social network platform for mobile phones. It was first released on November 28, 2011 for feature phones, and compatibility was extended to iOS and Android devices on December 16, 2011. The game is based on The Idolmaster franchise, and features a cast of new idol characters.
The story in Cinderella Girls follows the career of a producer in charge of leading and training prospective pop idols to stardom. Its gameplay follows a collectible card game format in which each idol is represented as a card, which the player may use to form a unit of idols to train in lessons, take to jobs, and compete against opponents. Cinderella Girls has made transitions to other media. An anime television series adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures began airing in January 2015. Eight manga series, three sets of manga anthologies, two Internet radio talk shows featuring the series’ voice actresses, image song singles and albums, and live concerts have also been produced.
There are many idols with long-established talent agency 346 Production. And now the company is starting a new program, the Cinderella Project!
Girls leading normal lives…
They are chosen to be aspiring idols and see another world for the first time in this Cinderella story. Can they all climb the stairs that lead to the palace?
The magic begins now…
The second season of The iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls anime will be airing from Friday, July 17th on Tokyo MX at midnight JST (effectively the 18th) during the Summer 2015 anime season. The first Blu-ray volume of the anime will release on April 23rd. You can order any of the editions here: https://www.aniplexplus.com/itemXjtjLvGn
Sega has announced Miracle Girls Festival, a brand new PlayStation Vita rhythm game. The game itself will be a collaboration of the moest anime, including Yuru Yuri and Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?
Miracle Girls Festival will be published by and developed by Sega. The game will be similar to the Hatsune Miku: Project DIVA F games (also in the Vita) where it will also be using the same engine and have players pressing the corresponding buttons in the screen. The game will feature a collaboration of various anime series and will feature many of their respective songs.
It will have all the anime characters in full 3D models as they perform live for their audiences. In the main portion of the game, players will see the characters in a scaled down version, but players can use the model viewer to have a detailed look at all the anime characters.
The first main anime that will be featured includes the anime adaptation of Namori’s Yuru Yuri. The first screenshots of the game were released and all feature the main girls of the Amusement Club.
A total of 11 anime have been revealed so far, which includes:
Yuru Yuri
Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?
Haiyore! Nyaruko-san F
Vividred Operation
Hello! Kiniro Mosaic
Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova
Tesagure! Bukatsumono Encore
Wake Up, Girls!
Go! Go! 575
Nourin
Mikakunin de Shinkoukei
Not much is currently known about Miracle Girls Festival other than it will be releasing later this year on the PlayStation Vita. Further anime could be revealed to be added to the game in the upcoming months.
Bandai have announced they will be selling two new special, adorable plushies of Agumon and Patamon in celebration for the 15th anniversary of the Digimon Adventure anime. The two will be sold as a set on their Premium Bandai store.
The two plushies will be sold as a set. Both are approximately 30cm tall and will costs ¥11,448 (~ $95.20 USD), tax included. The toys themselves are made in China and each user can only order 3 sets at a time. Unfortunately orders for the plushies are close, and ship in this June.
Here are more images of the Agumon and Patamon plushies:
Digimon (Digital Monsters in Japan) is a large multimedia franchise that was based on Bandai’s Digivice products, which first released in 1997. The toys were based on Tamagotchis, which were also produced by Bandai. The toys were seen as more female orientated products, so Bandai created a new line of products for a male equivalent. The first anime adaptation, Digimon Adventure, was produced in 1999 by Toei Animation (Dragon Ball Z, One Piece). A film and TV anime were released alongside each other in 1999, the movie being a 20 minute anime produced by Mamoru Hosoda (Wolf Children, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time). Since then there has been numerous anime series, toys, figures, manga, video games and trading card games in the franchise. And 2014, marks the 15th anniversary of Digimon Adventure with a new anime titled Digimon Adventure tri. airing this Spring.
Here is a synopsis of the original series from Haruhichan:
Seven kids are transported to the Digital World, a strange place where digital creatures called “Digimon” reside. A group of Digimon soon befriend them and keep the kids out of harm’s way. The children then discover they are the Chosen Children, which protect the Digital World from evil Digimon like Devimon and Vamdemon.
Pre-orders for the Agumon and Patamon plushie set are now closed, and for those that have ordered, the product will be shipped this June to Japanese addresses only. Stay tuned for any additional Digimon related products.
The series itself received an online OVA adaptation in 2013 on August 25, and 2 additional OVAs have been announced to be released in the upcoming release of the manga’s volumes. The upcoming TV anime will have the same cast as the OVAs, which includes:
Toshiki Masuda (Takashi Yura in Kimi no Iru Machi) will voice main character Toranosuke Miyamura
Series Composer and Screenplay Writer: Michiko Yokote (Genshiken, Shinryaku! Ika Musume)
Anime Character Designer and Chief Animation Director: Eriko Iida (Love Live! School Idol Project, Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon Assistant Animation Director)
And here is the online OVA adaptation that released last year:
Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo (Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches) is a comedy, romance, gender bending manga series written and illustrated by Miki Yoshikawa. The series began in 2012 in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine where a total of 14 compiled volumes have been released to date. The series received a 2 minute special in August 2013 and will be receiving two OVA adaptations that will be bundled in the upcoming 15th and 17th volumes of the manga, releasing on December 17 and May 15, 2015 respectively. The OVAs will feature an original story and a saucy hot spring scene with all the main characters and 7 witches.
Ryu Yamada is a second year student at Suzaku High. Ryu is always late for school, naps in class and gets abysmal grades. His life is a dead bore. The beautiful Urara Shiraishi, on the other hand, is Suzaku High’s brightest student. One day, without explanation, their bodies are swapped! Ryu ends up in Urara’s body, and Urara in Ryu’s.
Japanese and South Korean social media app LINE has released a new series of stickers, based on the first generation Digimon Adventures anime series.
LINE users can purchase this sticker collection of Digimon where they’ll be able to attach them to messages and send to friends who also use the app. The sticker set retails for $1.99 and can be purchased here. LINE itself is one of East Asia’s most popular social media apps, with over 400 million users.
Digimon Adventures will be returning for the 15th anniversary of the franchise this year with a new anime titled Digimon Adventure Tri which will be airing from April during the Spring 2015 anime season.
Aniplex began streaming a new English subtitled TV spot last Friday for the second season anime adaptation of Naoshi Komi’smanga Nisekoi. The video previews the anime’s opening theme, “Rally Go Round” by LiSA.
A new visual was also revealed for the second season and Nisekoi Season 2 is scheduled premiere on April 10th.
In year’s 14th issue of Shueisha’s Shonen Jump magazine they also revealed that Kotori Koiwai (Renge Miyauchi fromNon Non Biyori) will join the cast of the second season anime adaptation of Naoshi Komi’s Nisekoi manga as Fuu.
A brand new visual for the second season anime adaptation of Naoshi Komi’s Nisekoi manga was also revealed in the latest issue of Gigazine and Animate TV’s Anime Guide. Nisekoi Season 2 will be airing this April.
The anime’s second season will feature the debut of Haru Onodera, Kosaki Onodera’s younger sister, voiced by Ayane Sakura (Natsumi Koshigaya from Non Non Biyori). The website released the first visual for Haru:
Nisekoi is a manga series that originally started off as a one shot from Naoshi Komi that released in January 2011. Komi then released the manga as a full series later on in the year, when it appeared in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump. Since 2011, 12 volumes have been released for the romantic comedy. Additionally a voiced comic has also been published and a light novel series. Viz Manga has also picked up the series late 2013 for English localisation, announcing that the chapters would be translated and released in Viz’s Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha. A anime adaptation of the manga aired from January this year and ended in May. The anime is produced by studio Shaft (Bakemonogatari, Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica).
“Raku Ichijou is an average high school student. He also happens to be the sole heir to the head of a Yakuza Family called the Shuei-gumi. Ten years ago, Raku made a promise… a secret promise with a girl he met. They promised one another that they will “get married when they reunite.” Since then, Raku never let go of the pendant the girl gave him.
Then one day, a beautiful girl named Chitoge Kirisaki transfers into Raku’s class. Their chemistry was more than off. There was not a moment where they were not fighting. But by a weird turn of events, Raku and Chitoge agree to become fake lovers. Although his heart is really interested in his classmate Kosaki Onodera, Raku must continue pretending to be Chitoge’s boyfriend.”
The second season of the Nisekoi anime will be airing this April, during the Spring 2015 anime season. Further information about the series will be revealed in the upcoming weeks.
Japanese website infinitedayo have updated their website with hug pillow of Aoi Miyamori from P.A. Works’ original anime Shirobako. The pillow will sell for 12,960 yen (about $108) each, tax included. Only a 100 covers will be printed.
Anime visual:
Shirobako is an anime television series produced by P.A. Works and directed by Tsutomu Mizushima. The series aired in Japan between October 9, 2014 and March 26, 2015. A manga adaptation began serialization in ASCII Media Works’s Dengeki Daioh magazine in September 2014, and a novel was published by Shueisha in January 2015.
The title Shirobako refers to videos that are distributed to the production staff members prior to its release. These videos were at a time distributed as VHS tapes enclosed in white boxes and are still referred to as “white boxes” (thus the meaning of shirobako) despite the fact that the white enclosures are no longer in use.
Aoi will never forget how she felt the day her high school animation club’s labor of love was shown at the cultural festival. The sense of awe and the feeling of accomplishment that came with completing their very first project are exactly what encouraged Aoi and her club mates to enter the animation industry in the first place. But two years later Aoi has graduated, and now that she works as a production assistant for a big-name animation studio, the daunting reality of her job has somewhat diminished her enthusiasm. Despite the long hours and the punishing schedule, Aoi still hopes to fulfill the promise she and her club friends Ema, Shizuka, Misa, and Midori made: to one day reunite and make a real animated feature of their own as professionals!
After the finale of Durararax2 Shou!!, fans rejoice as renewed figures of Izaya and Shizuo manufactured by Alter are set to release this year. The two original figures released in 2013, with the new ones featuring improved paint jobs, sculpts and more detailed faces.
Both Shizuo and Izaya’s figures are currently for pre-order on AmiAmifor 8,200 yen each.
The original figures and their renewed versions can be seen in the images below.
A new trailer for the new Vocaloid rhythm PS Vita game “IA/VT -Colorful-” has been streamed on YouTube by Marvelous AQL.
The upcoming rhythm game is based on Vocaloid’s IA Project, and it is slated for release in Japan on June 25th.
Here are some of the in-game screenshots:
In this rhythm game, the player has to move the analog stick of the console in circles while pressing buttons at the same time the musical notes appear, as the player progress through the track, the game stage gradually becomes more and more colorful. The game will feature different game modes such as challenge modes, consecutive play and free play.
Downloadable content support will also be present upon release.
Here are some of the songs that will be featured in the game:
“Children Record” by Jin (Shizen no Teki P)
“Nihonbashi Koukaka R Keikaku” by Jin (Shizen no Teki P)
“Lost Time Memory” by Jin (Shizen no Teki P)
“Enmei Chiryou” by Neru
“Headphone Actor” by Jin (Shizen no Teki P)
“America (America! We are All Right!)” by Jin (Shizen no Teki P)
“Cloud Rider” by Hayato Tanaka
“Chiri Juso” by Kikuo
“Liar” by Nekobolo
“Lonely Child” by Otetsu
“Hajimari no Niwa” by Shirakami Mashiro
“Nokoru Natsu ni Hanataba wo” by Nodoka
“Lorelei” by 10th P (Monaca:Factory)
“Ginga Tetsudou 365″ by Ichiokuen-P (Dezzy)
“Falling Apart” by Taishi
“Kimi no Koto ga Suki de Gomennasai” by Utata P and Tory Hitsuji
“Shounen wa Kyoushitsu ga Kiraidatta Noda” by Ishifuro
“Love Sagiittarius” by Mutsuki Levin
“Overslept” by Neru
“Migawari Kibonnu” by Mabe Shuichi
“Kakshi” by Mochizuki Urara
“Pageant” by Mito
“Baibai Superstar” by Ishifuro
“Tsubasa New Days” by A-Bee
“Crystal Prism” by Anante-Garde Eyes
“Party Party” by Komorita Minoru
“Re;Birth” by Sele
“Geragera to Warauna” by Ishifuro
“Bokura ni Kigeki wo Misetekure” by Jin (Shizen no Teki P) and Ishifuro
“Kisaragi Attention” by Jin (Shizen No Teki-P)
“Ayano no Koufuku Riron” by Jin (Shizen No Teki-P)
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