The official website of the anime adaptation of Yumi Nakata’s Okusama ga Seito Kaichou! (My Wife Is the Student Council President!) manga has revealed that it will be airing this October. Season 2 will be titled Okusama ga Seito Kaichou!+!
The first season of the anime will be streamed on Niconico and will also be rebroadcasted on AT-X this Summer.
The main cast of the first season includes:
Ayana Taketatsu (Kirino Kousaka from Oreimo) voices Ui Wakana
Kazuyuki Okitsu (Jonathan Joestar in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure) voicing the role of Hayato Izumi
Aoi Fujimoto (Yukiji Ushiwaka in Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san) as Ayane Niikura
Yoshie Sugiyama (First Major Role) plays the role of Karen Fujisaki
The anime’s production staff consists of:
Director, Chief Animation Director and Anime Character Designer: Hiroyuki Furukawa (Sin Strange Plus)
Series Composer: Itsuki Imazaki (Fushigi na Somera-chan, Recorder and Randsell Mi)
Music Composer: Fuuga Hatori (Ai Mai Mii, Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete)
Animation Studio: Dream Creation (Danna ga Nani o Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken, Strange+)
Here is the announcement video for the second season:
Oku-Sama ga Seito Kaichou! (My Wife Is the Student Council President!) is a Japanese manga series by Yumi Nakata. It began serialization in Ichijinsha’s shounen manga magazine Comic Rex from 2011 and has been collected in seven tankobon volumes. The story was initially presented in 2007 as Oku-Sama ga Seito Kaichou, which was published in a single tankobon volume by Jitsugyo no Nihon Sha, Ltd. in 2007. An anime television series adaptation by Seven premiered in July 2015.
Here is a synopsis of the series from MAL:
The story begins with Izumi Hayato running to be student body president. But when a beautiful girl swings in promising the liberalization of love while flinging condoms into the audience, he ends up losing to her and becoming the vice president. At the student council meeting, the newly-elected president invites herself over to Izumi’s house, where she promptly announces she is to become Izumi’s wife thanks to an agreement—facilitated by alcohol—made between their parents when they were only 3.
The second season of the Okusama ga Seito Kaichou! anime is currently in production. Further information about the series will be revealed in the upcoming months.
From the popular mobile game Granblue Fantasy comes this exquisite 1/8th scale figure of demon girl Danua. Her design is absolutely gorgeous, and she is displaying a shy look while her long black hair flows down and her mysterious red eyes glare. Her face, hair and body are just perfect. Comes with her two dolls: Hansel and Gretel. A masterpiece from Kotobukiya.
The official website of the upcoming anime adaptation of Kozue Amano’s (Aria) Amanchu! manga has revealed a brand new visual, the cast, staff, and a new promotional video. The series itself is slated to air during July on Tokyo MX and AT-X.
The main cast of the upcoming anime was revealed and includes:
Eri Suzuki (Sanae Higashihongan in Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?) will lead as Hikari Kohinata
Ai Kayano (Menma from AnoHana) as Futaba Ooki
Saori Oonishi (La Folia Rihavein in Strike the Blood) will voice Ai Ninomiya
Yuuichirou Umehara (En Yufuin in Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE!) is voicing Makoto Ninomiya
Shizuka Itou (Akeno Himejima from High School DxD) will be voicing as Mato Katori
Yurika Kubo (Hanayo Koizumi from Love Live! School Idol Project) voices Cha-Komon
Kikuko Inoue (Sanae Furukawa in Clannad) is going to voice Kino Kohinata
he leading members of the production staff includes:
Series Composer: Deko Akao (Noragami, Arakawa Under the Bridge)
Anime Character Designer: Yoko Ito (Love Stage!!, Golden Time Animation Director)
Animation Studio: J.C. Staff (Bakuman., Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo)
It has also been announced that Maaya Sakamoto (Tamayura OP, Ghost in the Shell: Arise – Alternative Architecture OP) will be performing the Opening theme song of the Amanchu!, Million Clouds.
A new promotional video was also revealed:
Here’s the announcement video:
Amanchu! is a slice of life manga series written and illustrated by Kozue Amano, known for her Aria manga. The series began in late 2008 under serialization in Mag Garden’s Comic Blade magazine. To date a total of 9 volumes have been compiled and published. Amano began her Aria manga in 2001. The series originally began under the title Aqua being published by Enix’s Monthly Stencil, before it officially changed to Aria as the manga moved to Mag Garden to be published in their Monthly Comic Blade magazine, for a total of 14 volumes, 2 volumes ofAqua and 12 volumes of Aria. The series first received an anime adaptation in 2005 being produced by Hal Film Maker (Uta Kata, Skip Beat!) and directed by Junichi Satou (Sailor Moon, Phi Brain: Kami no Puzzle).
Here is the synopsis of the series from MAL:
Hikari Kohinata is a cheerful 15-year-old girl who lives near the ocean and she spends much of her time diving as a result. On her first day of high school, she meets a teacher who also likes scuba diving. There’s also a 16-year-old classmate, Futaba, who gets dragged along in Hikari’s maelstrom as soon as they meet at school. Most of the manga so far details the relationship between the two girls, which quickly seems to move into romantic two girl friendship-territory.
The official Twitter account of Kyoto Animation‘s Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! has revealed that on May 27 a live stream on Niconico Douga will occur. The stream is titled Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! ~ Yami no Honou ni daka rete kike ~ Ankoku mis no kai ~ shuu ~ and main cast (Uchida Maaya, Akasaka Chinatsu, Uesaka Sumire, and Asakura Azumi) from the anime series will make an appearance.
The Twitter account also teases that there is a reason why this special live stream event is happening.
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! is a Japanese light novel series written by Torako, with illustrations provided by Nozomi Osaka. The work won an honorable mention in the Kyoto Animation Award competition in 2010, leading the company to assume its publication starting in June 2011. A 12-episode anime adaptation by Kyoto Animation aired in Japan between October 4 and December 19, 2012, with six six-minute Lite episodes streamed on YouTube. The anime is licensed by Sentai Filmworks for release in North America. An animated film was released in September 2013, and a second anime season, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! Ren, aired between January and March 2014.
Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai! synopsis from Haruhichan:
Yuuta Togashi suffered from chuunibyou while he was in middle school. When he graduated, he put that dark history behind him and forgot about it… or he was supposed to. High school was smooth sailing and full of enjoyment—until the unavoidable, sad event occurs. The event that locks Yuuta into a contract with Rikka Takanashi and disrupts his desperately ordinary life.
The official website of the TV anime adaptation of Shoutarou Tokunou’s New Game! manga has revealed a brand new visual for the July anime. In addition, the main cast, character designs and promotional video were also revealed, among a few other announcements.
The main cast members of the anime are as follows:
Yuuki Takada (Rin Kurosawa in Aikatsu!) will voice Aoba Suzukaze
Yoko Hikasa (Mio Akiyama in K-ON!) is going to voice Kou Yagami
Ai Kayano (Utaha Kasumigaoka from Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata) as Rin Touyama
Megumi Yamaguchi (First Major Role) is voicing Hifumi Takimoto
Megumi Toda (Yuzu Iizuka in Sakura Trick) voices Hajime Shinoda
Ayumi Takeo (Debut Role) will be voicing Yun Iijima
Madoka Asahina (First Major Role) voicing as Nene Sakura
Chitose Morinaga (Karen Jinryou from Syomin Sample) as Umiko Ahagon
Eri Kitamura (Yui from Angel Beats!) will voice Shizuku Hazuki
In addition to this, a brand new promotional video was revealed, which previews the voices of the main cast:
The Opening and Ending theme songs will be performed by the newly formed idol group fourfolium, consisting of the anime’s main cast singing in character. The OP will be “Sakura Skip” and the ED will be “Now Loading!!!!”
The anime’s website has also released a special newspaper spread:
There will be a pre-screening event on June 11th for the 1st episode of the anime. The event will also include talks from the cast and a live performance of the Opening theme song. There will be two sessions for the event, a midday session from 1:00pm JST till 2:30pm JST and an evening session from 4:00pm JST till 5:30pm JST. It will be held at TOHO Cinemas Nihonbashi with regular tickets availablefor ¥3,500 ($31.90 USD) and premium tickets for ¥4,500 ($41.00 USD).
Here is the anime’s previous visual:
New Game! is a 4koma manga written and illustrated by Shoutarou Tokunou. The series began in 2013 in Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine, where a total of 3 volumes have been published. The series itself features cute girls working in a video game company, in a similar fashion to Shirobako‘s depiction of working at an anime company. The adaptation was announced in the November issue of Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine.
Here is the synopsis of the series from MAL:
Follow Aoba Suzukaze, a fresh highschool graduate that is easily mistaken as a middle school student, as she joins the game company that produced her favorite game as a 3D artist and her cute antics in this story told through 4-koma.
The New Game! anime adaptation will be airing this July, during the Summer 2016 anime season. Additional information about the series will be revealed at a later date.
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 the main theme songs of the second season, set to air this July.
The Opening theme song of the second season will be “Rough Diamonds” by SCREEN mode while the ending theme song will be performed by nano.RIPE, with the song yet to be revealed.
Here’s the second promotional video for the second season:
Here’s the first promotional video for the second season:
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.
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?
From the hit anime Fate/Zero, here’s a high-quality figure of heroine Saber plus her motorcycle as seen in the chase scene in the anime series. Faithfully sculpted according to her appearance in the Fate/Zero anime, this figure of Saber comes complete with the bike and Saber’s signature weapon, Excalibur. Another great figure by Good Smile Factory.
Good Smile Company have revealed a new adorable Nendoroid figure of the cute blue-haired heroine from the popular fantasy anime, Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo!. Aqua is dressed in her classic fantasy outfit ready for display. Her cuteness is off the charts in Nendoroid form and she comes with a lot of fun accessories including extra expressions, her wand, folding fans, extra hands, and more. Recommended for fans.
The official website of the Love Live! Sunshine!! television anime series revealed on Sunday that the anime will premiere on Tokyo MX (and various other channels) starting on July 2 at 10:30pm. The anime will also air on Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, BS11, TV Aichi, Shizuoka Broadcasting, TV Hokkaido, and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting.
The anime will also stream online on Bandai Channel, LINE LIVE, and Niconico the same day.
The new Love Live! Sunshine!! project was first announced in February 2015 with the mysterious release date of “Summer 2016.” The project’s three key phrases are “Reader Participation,” “Inspired by μ’s,” and “Seaside Town Setting.” The group’s name Aqours was chosen by fans by popular vote. The same director, character designer, and the series composition adviser will all be returning to work on Love Live! Sunshine!!
It’s Kumiko Oumae’s birthday on August 21st. To celebrate the cute heroine’s birthday, she received a series of birthday art released by the animator of Sound! Euphonium, Kyoto Animation, which announced that there will be a concert.
Kazuma Miki, former Editor-in-Chief for Dengeki Bunko and producer for Toaru Majutsu no Index (A Certain Magical Index), has mentioned on Twitter that a third season of the anime is possible in the near future.
Miki mentions on Twitter that a third season of the anime adaptation of Kazuma Kamachi’s Toaru Majutsu no Index (A Certain Magical Index) light novel series is possible. Here is the translated Tweet:
“Please understand that this is an unofficial statement. I am always receiving everyone’s passionate opinions on this. Index anime is possible, so please wait!!”
Toaru Majutsu no Index (A Certain Magical Index) is a light novel series created by Kazuma Kamachi. The series is illustrated by Kiyotaka Haimura, and began in 2004 being published in ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Bunko imprint. The original light novels ended in August 2011 for a total of 25 volumes, but numerous prequel, sequel and spin-off series were spawned. A total of 4 manga adaptations were created, the most notable being Toaru Kagaku no Railgun. There has been two anime adaptations in the franchise, one on Index and the other on Railgun. Both these series received a sequel season, and all have been produced by J.C. Staff. An OVA released in 2010 and an original film titled Toaru Majutsu no Index: Endyumion no Kiseki released in Japan on February 23rd 2013. A bunch of games were also adapted from the series, with the series itself appearing in the crossover fighter Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax.
Here is a synopsis of the series from MAL:
Kamijou Touma is a student living in Academy City, a highly advanced place in terms of technology. Despite being gauged as a level zero esper (no powers), he possesses on his right hand the Imagine Breaker, an ability that negates any power whatsoever. Touma finds a young girl named Index who is trying to run away from Necessarius, a powerful magic organization that she is member of. Blessed with the skill of memorizing any sort of information, she holds 103,000 forbidden magical books within her head. As science and magic cross paths, Touma must face several dangers amid espers and magicians who appear at the exciting scientific town.
According to anime producer Kazuma Miki, a third season of Toaru Majutsu no Index is currently possible. He does mention this as an unofficial statement and no official statement has been revealed.
Shinji Takamatsu, the Director of the currently ongoing TV anime adaptation Nami Sano’s Sakamoto desu ga? (Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto) manga has revealed that the 13th and final episode of the anime will not air as scheduled.
During the anime’s broadcast, coverage of the Kumamoto earthquake delayed the 2nd episode of the anime by one week, and subsequently every episode thereafter. Since the anime was scheduled for 13 episodes, it would only have 13 weeks of broadcast. Due to the delay, the 12th episode will be the final episode that will air on TBS.
The 13th episode, which has been revealed to be made specially for TV, will not be shown. It is not known if the final episode will air on TBS at all. Takamatsu expressed his disappointment to fans regarding the news. However, the 13th and final episode will still be bundled in the anime’s 5th and last Blu-ray and DVD volume. It will be releasing in Japan on October 26th and will also feature episode 12.
Sakamoto desu ga? (Haven’t You Heard? I’m Sakamoto) is a comedy school manga written and illustrated by Nami Sano. The series ran from 2012 till December last year in Kadokawa’s harta magazine. A total of 4 volumes have been published, with the last volume being released on January 14th.
Here is the series synopsis from MAL:
First year high school student Sakamoto isn’t just cool, he’s the coolest! Almost immediately after starting school, he began attracting everyone’s attention. The girls love him, and most of the boys resent him. There’s even a boy in the class who works as a model, but who is constantly upstaged by Sakamoto! No matter what tricks the other boys try to play on him, Sakamoto always manages to foil them with ease and grace. Though Sakamoto may seem cool and aloof, he helps others when asked, such as in the case of the boy in his class who was being constantly bullied. No matter what difficulties Sakamoto encounters, he moves through his high school life with confidence and class
The 13th and final episode of the Sakamoto desu ga? anime will not be airing due to special coverage of the Kumamoto earthquake, pushing the anime’s scheduled one episode behind. Details regarding whether the episode will air later in the year has yet to be revealed. The anime currently airs every Friday at 2:28am JST on TBS.
The official Warner Bros. YouTube account began streaming the preview for the eighth episode of the anime adaptation of Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure – Part IV: Diamond Is Unbreakable on Thursday.
In addition to this, it was recently revealed that the anime adaptation of Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure – Part IV: Diamond Is Unbreakable will have a total of 39 episodes, to be released across 13 three episode DVD/Blu-rays between June 2016 and June 2017. Along with these release plans is the news that “Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan,” the spin-off one-shot from 2013 narrated by manga author Stand-user Rohan Kishibe will be adapted into an OAD, offered on DVD for collectors of the complete series.
The jacket art for Volume 1 was also revealed:
Here is the current release schedule:
Vol.1 (released June 22, 2016): Episode 1 storyboards and ticket for OAD with purchase of complete series
Vol.2 (released July 27, 2016): Original Soundtrack 1
Vol.3 (released August 24, 2016): Commentary booklet Vol.1
Vol.4 (released September 28, 2016): Italian restaurant promo art
Vol.5 (released October 26, 2016): first cour production art collection
Vol.6 (released November 23, 2016): Drama Vol.1 CD
Vol.7 (released December 21, 2016) : Original Soundtrack 2
Vol.8 (released January 25, 2017): Commentary booklet Vol.2
Vol.9 (released February 22, 2017): Secondd cour production art collection
Vol.10 (released March 29, 2017): Morio-cho, map
Vol.11 (released April 26, 2017): Drama Vol.2 CD
Vol.12 (released May 24, 2017): Commentary booklet Vol.3
Vol.13 (released June 28, 2017): Third cour production art collection
In addition, Warner Bros. Japan began streaming a promo video for THE DU’s (Jun Shirota and Taisuke Wada) theme “Crazy Noisy Bizarre Town,” which was released on April 27th. The lyrics are by Saori Kodama, who previously wrote JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure second opening theme song “Bloody Stream” by Coda.
The cover art for the single was also previewed:
Anime visual:
Here’s the previous key visual:
Here’s the first promotional video:
The character designs for the cast were also revealed and includes:
Yuuki Ono (Taiga Kagami from Kuroko no Basket) as Josuke Higashikata
Yuuki Kaji (Shuu Ouma fromGuilty Crown) as Koichi Hirose
Wataru Takagi (Genta Kojima from Detective Conan) as Okuyasu Nijimura
Takahiro Sakurai (Yuuji Kazami from Grisaia no Kajitsu) as Rohan Kishibe
Daisuke Ono (Shizuo Heiwajima from Durarara!!) as Jotaro Kujo
In addition, the site announced that THE DU will perform the anime’s opening theme song, titled “Crazy Noisy Bizarre Town.” The song’s CD single will ship on April 27.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure – Part IV: Diamond Is Unbreakable is the fourth part ofJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump between 1992 and 1995. The story is based in 1999, as the Arrow, manifesting latent Stand abilities, travels throughout Morioh, Japan; as high schooler Josuke Higashikata (illegitimate son of Joseph) and his friends seek out the culprits of a series of homicides.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shounen Jump from 1986 to 2004, before being transferred to the monthly seinen magazine Ultra Jump in 2005. The current story arc, JoJolion, started in 2011.JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is currently Shueisha’s second largest manga series with its chapters collected into 111 tankobon volumes and counting (only Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo, with over 180, has more).
A six-volume original video animation adaptation of the later half of the series’ third story arc, Stardust Crusaders, was released from 1993 to 1994 by studio A.P.P.P. Six years later, they produced a seven-volume series adapting the arc’s first half from 2000 to 2002. A.P.P.P. also produced a theatrical film of the first arc, Phantom Blood, in 2007. From 2003 to 2005, Super Techno Arts released an English dub of both OVA series as one on DVD in North America. The third story arc of the manga received an English release in North America from 2005 to 2010 by Viz Media, who will also publish the first and second arcs in 2015. A 26-episode television anime, produced by David Production and covering the first two arcs, aired on Tokyo MX and other stations starting in October 2012 and ending in April 2013. A second season covering the third arc titled JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders began broadcast in April 2014 and ended with episode 24 on September 13, 2014.
The JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga has sold over 80 million copies in Japan alone, making it one of the best-selling manga series in history, and has spawned a large media franchise that includes several novelizations and video games, action figures, a jewelry line, and even snack foods.
Beginning its tale in 19th century England, young aristocrat Jonathan Joestar finds himself locked in bitter rivalry with Dio Brando, a low-born boy who Jonathan’s father took under his wing after the death of Dio’s father. Discontent with his station in life, Dio’s fathomless lust to reign over all eventually leads him to seek the supernatural powers of an ancient Aztec stone mask in the Joestar’s possession—an artifact that will forever change the destiny of Dio and Jonathan for generations to come. Fifty years later, in 1938 New York City, Jonathan’s grandson Joseph Joestar must take up his grandfather’s mission and master the abilities necessary to destroy the stone mask and its immensely powerful creators who threaten humanity’s very existence, the Pillar Men.
Noitamina’s official YouTube account began streaming the episode preview for the upcoming seventh episode of the original anime series Koutetsujou no Kabaneri by Wit Studio on Thursday.
In related news, the official Twitter account for Wit Studio has revealed a new sketch of Mumei stepping on Ikoma.
In addition to this, the series has been featured in the May 2016 issue ofNewType as a double page spread. This issue can be purchased here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
The series was also featured in the February 2016 issue of Animage as a poster. You can purchase this issue here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
In addition to this, the official site of the recently teased original TV anime of Koutetsujou no Kabaneri (Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress) by Wit Studio opened recently and revealed cast members and additional staff members, as well as a key visual. The site also revealed that the series is expected to premiere in Spring 2016. The prologue to Kotetsujou no Kabaneri was also announced to premiere in selected movie theaters on March 18, 2016, and will be available for a week. A pre-screening event with the cast members will be held on March 19, 2016.
As the world is in the middle of an industrial revolution, a monster appears that cannot be defeated unless its heart, which is protected by a layer of iron, is pierced. By infecting humans with its bite, the monster can create aggressive and undead creatures known as Kabane. On the island Hinomoto, located in the far east, people have built stations to shelter themselves from these creatures. People access the station, as well as transport wares between them, with the help of a locomotive running on steam, called Hayajiro. Ikoma, a boy who lives in the Aragane station and helps to build Hayajiro, creates his own weapon called Tsuranukizutsu in order to defeat the creatures. One day, as he waits for an opportunity to use his weapon, he meets a girl named Mumei, who is excused from the mandatory Kabane inspection. During the night, Ikuma meets Mumei again as he sees Hayajiro going out of control. The staff on the locomotive has turned into the creatures. The station, now under attack by Kabane, is the opportunity Ikoma has been looking for.
The official website of the upcoming anime adaptation of Strike Tanaka’s Servamp manga revealed a new key visual for the series on Friday.
In addition to this, the first promotional video was streamed recently. The video previews the anime’s story and cast, and reveals that the anime is slated to air in July during the summer 2016 anime season.
The official website also revealed the staff and they consist of:
Yuto Suzuki (Hiroshi Ono from Diamond no Ace) as Sakuya Watanuki
A new visual was also unveiled:
Servamp is a Japanese manga series by Strike Tanaka, serialized in Media Factory’s shoujo manga magazine Monthly Comic Gene since 2011. It has been collected into nine tankobon volumes. The series is licensed in North America bySeven Seas Entertainment. A television anime adaptation has been announced and will begin airing in July 2016.
Servamp synopsis from MAL:
The story revolves around a 16-year-old boy (15 at the beginning of the story) named Mahiru Shirota who likes simple things and dislikes difficult things. One day, he picks up a stray black cat he finds in the middle of the road and gives it the name Kuro (which literally translates into “black”). From this moment on, a contract between the servamp Sleepy Ash and Mahiru is formed, and Mahiru is pulled into the Servamp war between the seven deadly Servamps and their eighth sibling Tsubaki.
The official website for the TV anime based on Kouji Yanagi’s spy mystery novel Joker Game began streaming the preview for the upcoming eighth episode on Friday.
Anime visual:
Joker Game is a Japanese mystery novel written by Kouji Yanagi in 2008. In the following year, the novel won the Mystery Writers of Japan award. Two sequel novels were also produced in 2009 and 2012 under the titles of Double JokerandParadise Lost, respectively. The novel received a live drama adaptation earlier this year.
Taking place in the year 1937 on the eve of World War II, the story involves a mysterious spy training organization known as the “D Agency.” The organization is established by Lieutenant Colonel Yuki from the Imperial Japanese Army. His ideals lead him to recruit people beyond military academy graduates and personnel, while training them to become skilled agents in arts of manipulation. These agents would become a specialized team to conduct operations. One such antihero agent, under the name Jiro Kato, goes on a harrowing mission to uncover secret documents titled “Black Notes,” while battling forces from within and without his own ranks.
Fans of the Resident Evil franchise have been a little disappointed in the latest entries of the franchise. The beloved horror games they had come to love began to turn into more action-based gameplay and story elements. The most commonly discussed Resident Evil 6 is a prime example. Based on tweets made by the CEO of the Tokyo-based game industry Kantan Games, Dr. Serkan Toto, there seems to be hope for the franchise yet.
“About Resident Evil 7: Yes, it’s in development,” tweeted Serkan Toto. “The entire game will go back to Resident Evil’s horror roots and (essentially) be a clean slate.”
He continued, “they will show it at E3. The Resident Evil 7 team hired Jordan Amaro, a designer who previously worked on Metal Gear Solid V and P.T. at Kojima Productions.”
However, this is still a rumor, so it’s best not to get too excited. Although Capcom did say they were planning a “full-scale offensive” for the fiscal year ending March 31, 2017, and they also hinted at having a couple major titles in the works, with one expected to sell in the 4 million unit-range and the other in the 2 million unit-range.
If there is a new Resident Evil on the horizon, what would you want to see them improve upon?
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The bag has clips on both sides allowing the user to carry Yui’s guitar over their left or right shoulder.
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Japaneses people have been slowly transitioning from “sayonara” to other phrases as a way to say goodbye. According to a recent survey conducted by Japan’s livedoor NEWS, the average Japanese person doesn’t use the word “sayonara” at all. Having surveyed 30 people of varying ages and genders if they use the word, and the results showed 21 of the 30 people – 70 percent – said they “don’t use it” or “don’t uses it at all.” When narrowing down the younger crowd 20-30 year olds, only 11 out of the 14 – 80 percent – said the same. Although the survey consisted of a very small number of people, I’m sure there’s a trend here. When asked why they don’t use the word “sayonara”, here are some reasons they gave:
“I don’t like ‘sayonara’ because it makes our meeting feel like the end.”
“Saying ‘sayonara’ makes it seem like we won’t meet again, so I don’t use it. It feels like a cold word.”
“At work or with family and friends, I always just say ‘see you later’ instead.”
“Sayonara” does have an air of finality to it. It sounds as if this is the last time you’ll see that person, when in fact you could see them again tomorrow.
So how do the Japanese choose to say goodbye? Luckily, the Japanese language has many different phrases used when parting with someone. Here are a few:
“Ja ne. (See ya) Mata ne/kondo/ashita/raishuu. (See you later/next time/tomorrow/next week) Shitsurei shimasu. (I’m sorry for having been rude – on ending a phone call, leaving work, etc.) Osaki ni shitsurei shimasu. (I’m sorry for rudely leaving before you [at work]) Otsukaresama desu. (You must be tired, thank you for your work.) Gokigenyou. (Fare thee well – if you want to sound fancy) Bai bai. (If you want to sound cute or like a JK)”
The official website of the upcoming 13thOne Piece film, One Piece Film Gold, began streaming on Monday. In addition to this, Japanese entertainment company T-Joy announced that it will screen the One Piece Film Gold anime with English and Chinese subtitles in five Japanese cities from July 23 to August 5. The film will screen in Tokyo’s Shinjuku Wald 9 and T-Joy Prince Shinagawa, Kanagawa’s Yokohama Burg 13, Kyoto’s T-Joy Kyoto, Osaka’s Umeda Burg 7, and Fukuoka’s T-Joy Hakata theaters.
The program’s website describes the film’s story:
Set in Grantesoro, an independent country chartered by the World Government, home of the world’s greatest entertainment city where well-known pirates, [Marines], and millionaires throughout the world gather in an “absolute sanctuary” that even the World Government can’t touch.
There, Luffy and the others meet the ruler of the country, the golden emperor Guild Tesoro who easily wins pirates, the [Marines], and even the World Government over to his side with money. He is about to take action to satisfy his bottomless ambition which may result in major changes in power relationships in the New World…
Original manga creator Eiichiro Oda will serve as the film’s executive producer as well as being credited with the original work. Eiichiro Oda also served as the executive producer for the previous film in the franchise, One Piece Film Z.
The other staff include:
Director: Hiroaki Miyamoto (One Piece episodes 352-679, assistant director for One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island)
Script: Tsutomu Kuroiwa (live-action Black Butler film, live-action Liar Game: The Final Stage film, live-action The Perfect Insider TV series)
In addition to this, the character costume designs were recently revealed on the official website:
Movie visual:
One Piece is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shounen Jump since July 19, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankoubon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 75th volume released as of September 2014. One Piece follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a young man whose body gains the properties of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil Fruit, and his diverse crew of pirates, named the Straw Hat Pirates. Luffy explores the ocean in search of the world’s ultimate treasure known as One Piece in order to become the next Pirate King.
The chapters have been adapted into an original video animation (OVA) produced by Production I.G in 1998, and an anime series produced by Toei Animation, which began broadcasting in Japan in 1999. Since then, the still continuing series has aired over 672 episodes. Additionally, Toei has developed thirteen animated feature films, two OVA’s, and five television specials.
One Piece has received wide critical acclaim, primarily for its art, characterization, humor and story. Several volumes of the manga have broken publishing records, including highest initial print run of any book in Japan and the first book to sell over three million copies in Oricon history. As of 2013, the series had over 345 million volumes in circulation worldwide, making it the best-selling manga series in history.
Gol D. Roger was known as the Pirate King, the strongest and most infamous being to have sailed the Grand Line. The capture and death of Roger by the World Government brought a change throughout the world. His last words before his death revealed the location of the greatest treasure in the world, One Piece. It was this revelation that brought about the Grand Age of Pirates, men who dreamed of finding One Piece(which promises an unlimited amount of riches and fame), and quite possibly the most coveted of titles for the person who found it, the title of the Pirate King.
Enter Monkey D. Luffy, a 17-year-old boy that defies your standard definition of a pirate. Rather than the popular persona of a wicked, hardened, toothless pirate who ransacks villages for fun, Luffy’s reason for being a pirate is one of pure wonder; the thought of an exciting adventure and meeting new and intriguing people, along with finding One Piece, are his reasons of becoming a pirate. Following in the footsteps of his childhood hero, Luffy and his crew travel across the Grand Line, experiencing crazy adventures, unveiling dark mysteries and battling strong enemies, all in order to reach One Piece.
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