New Nanatsu no Taizai Anime Slated for 2016

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At the end of the final episode of the anime adaptation of the Hiromu Arakawa’s manga adaptation of Yoshiki Tanaka and Yoshitaka Amano’s Arslan Senki (The Heroic Legend of Arslan) novel, it was announced that a new anime adaptation of Nakaba Suzuki’s Nanatsu no Taizai (The Seven Deadly Sins) is being produced for 2016.

A brand new anime adaptation of Nanatsu no Taizai has been announced. The TV anime itself will be airing in 2016 and will continue with returning cast and staff members. Despite this, there hasn’t been a official confirmation whether it would be a direct second season. The first season of the anime itself aired in October last year for a total of 24 episodes.

The main cast of the first anime will return for the 2016 series:

Yuuki Kaji (Eren Jaeger in Attack on Titan) is back to voice Meliodas
Sora Amamiya (Miia from Monster Musume) returns to voice Elizabeth Liones
Misaki Kuno (Kate Hoshimiya from Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda) as Hawk
Aoi Yuuki (Madoka Kaname in Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica) voicing as Diane
Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Makoto Tachibana from Free!) voices Ban
Jun Fukuyama (Lelouch Lamperouge in Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch) will voice King
Mamoru Miyano (Rintarou Okabe from Steins;Gate) voicing the role of Gilthunder

The anime’s staff returning from the first series includes:

Director: Tensai Okamura (Darker than Black, Ao no Exorcist)
Series Composer: Shoutarou Suga (Oregairu, Isshuukan Friends.)
Anime Character Designer and Chief Animation Director: Keigo Sasaki (Sengoku Basara: Samurai Kings, Ao no Exorcist)
Music Composer: Hiroyuki Sawano (Attack on Titan, Aldnoah.Zero)
Animation Studio: A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, Arslan Senki)

Here is the announcement commercial for the 2016 Nanatsu no Taizai anime:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L16lbM3LjLo

Anime:

The Seven Deadly Sins (Nanatsu no Taizai) is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Nakaba Suzuki. It has been serialized in Kodansha’s Weekly Shounen Magazine since October 2012, with the chapters collected into ten tankobon volumes as of June 17, 2014. The manga features a setting similar to the European Middle Ages, with its titular group of knights representing the seven deadly sins.

As of August 2014, The Seven Deadly Sins had over 5 million copies in circulation. It is currently being adapted into a television anime by A-1 Pictures that will debut on October 5, 2014. The manga has been licensed by Kodansha ComicsUSA for English publication in North America, while the chapters are released digitally by Crunchyroll in over 170 countries as they are published in Japan.

Synopsis of Nanatsu no Taizai from Haruhichan:

The “Seven Deadly Sins,” a group of evil knights who conspired to overthrow the kingdom of Britannia, were said to have been eradicated by the Holy Knights, although some claim that they still live. Ten years later, the Holy Knights have staged a coup d’état and assassinated the king, becoming the new, tyrannical rulers of the kingdom. Elizabeth, the king’s third daughter, sets out on a journey to find the “Seven Deadly Sins,” and to enlist their help in taking back the kingdom.

A brand new anime adaptation of Nanatsu no Taizai is being produced and is scheduled to air in 2016. Further information about the new anime will be revealed in the upcoming months.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://www.7-taizai.net/
And follow their Twitter: @7_taizai

Source: ANN

Overlord Light Novel Series Crosses 2 Million Copies in Print

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The official website and Twitter of the anime adaptation of Kugane Maruyama and So-bin’s Overlord light novel series has revealed that the original series has passed the 2 million mark of copies in circulation. So-bit, the illustrator of the series, has drawn an image to celebrate the news.

【祝！】原作シリーズ「オーバーロード」累計【200万部】を突破！http://t.co/ycF5pr1qxd
皆様のおかげです！本当にありがとうございます！引き続き次々重版が決まっております！10月頭にもドーンと出荷予定ですのでまだの方は是非！#overlord_anime

— オーバーロード／TVアニメ公式 (@over_lord_anime) September 18, 2015

In addition to this, various visuals of the series have been revealed in magazines. The most recent one being Albedo in the October 2015 issue of NyanType which displays her love for Momon. You can view the other posters that come in this issue here.

She has also been featured as a poster in the October 2015 issue of Megami. You can view the other posters in this issue here.

She was also featured as a poster in the September issue of Megami. View the other posters that come in this issue here.

She also took over a double page spread in the August issue of popular Japanese magazine Comptiq. This issue of Comptiq can be purchased here.

She also was featured as a poster in the August issue of 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:

Main anime cast and character designs:

Hino Satoshi (Shakugan no Shana‘s Yuuji Sakai, Log Horizon‘s Isaac) as Ainz Ooal Gown/Momonga (Level 15 Skeleton Mage; Level 5 Overlord; Level 10 Necromancer)
Hara Yumi (Log Horizon‘s Marielle, Trinity Seven‘s Lilith Asami) as Albedo (Level 10 Imp; Level 10 Guardian; Succubus)
Uesaka Sumire (Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!‘s Sanae Dekomori, GJ-bu‘s Tamaki Kannazuki) as Shalltear Bloodfallen (Level 10 True Vampire; Level 5 Cursed Night)
Katou Emiri (Log Horizon‘s Akatsuki, Bakemonogatari‘s Mayoi Hachikuji) as Aura Bella Fiora (Level 5 Beast Tamer)
Uchiyama Yumi (Nisekoi‘s Ruri Miyamoto, Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei‘s Erika Chiba) as Mare Bello Fiore (Level 10 Druid)
Katou Masayuki (Deadman Wonderland‘s Kiyomasa Senji, Skull Man‘s Yoshio Kanzaki) as Demiurge (Level 5 Archdevil; Level 10 Chaos)
Miyake Kenta (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders‘ Mohammed Avdol, Sword Art Online‘s Eugene) as Cocytus (Level 10 Kensei/Floor Guardian)
Chiba Shigeru (Yu Yu Hakusho‘s Kazuma Kuwabara, One Piece‘s Buggy) as Sebas Tian (Level 10 Monk)

Other Announced Cast:

Numakura Manami (Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova‘s Takao, Love Lab‘s Riko Kurahashi) as Narberal Gamma (Level 1 Doppelganger; Level 10 War Wizard)
Mao Ichimichi (Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda‘s Renge Komadori, Gokukoku no Brynhildr‘s Kazumi Schlierenzauer) as Enri Emmot (Villager)
Hiroshi Shirokuma (Log Horizon‘s Woodstock W, Ninja Slayer From Animation‘s Earth Quake) as Gazef Stronoff

Staff:

Director: Naoyuki Itou (Digimon: Data Squad), One Piece: Strong World Episode 0)
Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED), Yukiko Maruyama (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda)
Color Design:
Series Composition and Screenplay: Yukie Sugawara (Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei, Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin)
Character Design: Takahiro Yoshimatsu (Hunter × Hunter (2011), Trigun)
Editing: Kimura Kashiko (Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu, No Game No Life)
Sound Director: Fumihiroki Gou (Ninja Slayer From Animation, Rail Wars!)
Music: Shuuji Katayama (Francesca, Yurumates 3D)
Animation Studio: Madhouse (Monster, Hunter x Hunter (2011))

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

One Piece: Burning Blood to Receive Western Release

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It has been confirmed by Bandai Namco Entertainment on Monday that they will release its upcoming fighting / action One Piece: Burning Blood game in Europe, North America and Latin America in 2016. Like Japan, the game will be released on PlayStation 4 and PlayStation Vita, but it will also have an Xbox One version.

In addition to this, the trailer was also streamed on Monday:

Similar to the Grand Battle! series, One Piece: Burning Blood is a 1-on-1 fighting game. It will focus on fighting and devil fruit abilities. Logia users will be able to use their powers to avoid damage. The game’s logo suggests that Luffy will be able to activate Gear Fourth in the game.

Bandai Namco Entertainment revealed the game earlier this month at the Sony Computer Entertainment Japan Asia press conference. Spike Chunsoft is developing the game. Kouji Nakajima (One Piece: Pirate Warriors franchise, One Piece Unlimited World Red) is producing at Bandai Namco, and Hiroyuki Kaneko and Tairi Kikuchi are serving as director and game designer, respectively.

Bandai Namco Entertainment had also revealed on Monday that it plans to release the game in 2016 and in 12 languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish, Russian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Neutral Spanish, Traditional Chinese, Korean, and Japanese.

Here’s a synopsis of the game by Bandai Namco:

One Piece: Burning Blood is built upon the wacky and rich One Piece universe and will offer a never-seen-before experience thanks to the fast-paced gameplay and unique One Piece elements!

Speaking of which, Logia Devil Fruits and “Haki” can be used to throw massive special moves and take down the fiercest opponents! Stay tuned for more reveals.

Source: Bandai Namco

Death Note and Bakuman Creators Reveal New Platinum End Manga’s Color Image

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Manga authors Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, known for their work on Death Note and Bakuman., have revealed a color visual for their upcoming Platinum End manga on Monday.

Ohba and Obata also revealed some details on the manga’s story. It will be a story of “a human and an angel,” which will center around Mirai Kakehashi, a boy who “does not seek out hope in order to live.” The series will debut in the December issue of shounen magazine Jump SQ, officially releasing on November 4. A special feature will premiere the beginning of the story in the 45th issue of Weekly Shounen Jump magazine on October 5.

Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata are publishing the second half of a two-chapter prequel manga for their Bakuman.manga in the 44th issue on Monday.

The two creators serialized the Bakuman. manga in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 2008 to 2012, and Shueisha published over 15 million copies of the manga’s 20 compiled volumes. The manga inspired three television anime series from 2010 to 2013.

The duo serialized the Death Note supernatural suspense manga in 2003-2006, and it has 30 million copies in print worldwide. The manga inspired three live-action films (including one spinoff centering on L), a 37-episode television anime series, and the recent live-action television series in Japan. The manga is inspiring a new movie next year.

Death Note also inspired a musical by a Japanese and American team that ran at Tokyo’s Nissay Theatre from April 6-29. Warner Brothers has been developing a planned live-action film in the United States.

Platinum End synopsis from MAL:

“This is a story of a human and an angel.”

Source: Comic Natalie

TV vs Blu-Ray – To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd Season [NSFW]

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The first Blu-ray volume of the anime adaptation of Saki Hasemi and Kentaro Yabuki’s To Love-Ru manga, To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd, has recently been released and a set of comparison images between the original broadcast and the Blu-ray release has been produced. Generally, the Blu-rays are better than the TV version, since they have time to reproduce scenes of the anime that may have been rushed to make schedules and deadlines. It is also the studio’s biggest avenue for profit. We have done a series of these TV and Blu-ray comparisons before so make sure to check them out here.

Note: Spoilers for the first two episodes of To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd.

The images on the left are the Blu-ray release and the images on the right are from the TV version.

Anime visual:

To LOVE-Ru is an ongoing comedy, ecchi romance manga written by Saki Hasemi and illustrated by Kentaro Yabuki. The original series ran from April 2006 and ended in August 2009 in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump for a total of 18 volumes. A sequel manga titled To LOVE-Ru Darkness began in the same magazine in 2010 and has a total of 10 volumes to date. An anime adaptation of the first manga was produced in 2008 by Xebec (Pandora Hearts, Break Blade) and directed by Takao Kato (Pandora Hearts, Upotte!!). A sequel anime was followed by in 2010 adapting the remainder of the manga, and the first anime adaptation of To LOVE-Ru Darkness was produced in 2012. The series also received many OVA and video game adaptations.

Here is a synopsis of the series from MAL:

The story is about Rito Yuuki, a high-school boy who cannot confess to the girl of his dreams, Haruna Sairenji. One day when coming home and sulking in the bath-tub a mysterious, nude girl, appears out of nowhere. Her name is Lala and she comes from the planet Deviluke, where she is the heir to the throne. Her father wants her to return to her home planet so she can marry one of the husband candidates, but she decides that she wants to marry Rito in order to stay on Earth.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://www.j-toloveru.com/
And follow their Twitter: @toloveru_com

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Deliciously Brown Miku Comes Racing to Stores

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September 27, 2015

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A new version of everyone’s favorite blue-haired vocaloid was announced from manufacturer FREEing! What sets this version of Hatsune Miku apart is her golden brown skin that she apparently acquired cheering for Good Smile Racing in the warm and sunny Thailand. The pose seems kill two birds with one stone and is aimed at aficionados of both tanned skin and long legs. With her white outfit complete with gloves, high-heels, and headset contrasting her darker skin tone, this figure sits on a directors chair to highlight the second focal point of the figure: her long brown legs. If you are a fan of either aspect or just Miku in general, you cant go wrong with this figure.

Coming in at 150 mm(almost 6 inches) this 1/8 scale Miku will be retailing in April of 2016 at a starting price of 10,000 yen ($83 USD) and is already up for pre-order at most figure sites.

(Source: GSC)

Top 10 Best Late Night Anime of Summer 2015

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September 27, 2015

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Japanese website Goo has recently asked their users: Which late night anime did you enjoy the most? The rankings are based on which anime series that aired during a late night time-slot during the summer 2015 anime season. A total of 500 people responded, 250 male and 250 female.

Here are the results:

10. Charlotte
9. Working!!!
8. GATE
7. Durarara!!x2 Ten
6. Akagami no Shirayuki-hime
5. Shimoseka
4. Gakkou Gurashi!
3. Himouto! Umaru-chan
2. Prison School
1. Ushio to Tora

Anime Trending Rankings of Summer 2015 – Week 10

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The Summer 2015 Anime season is slowly coming to an end! Did the final episodes of some of the summer animes make a difference in the charts? We’ll see in the next two weeks! As usual, we have Anime Trending‘s results updated weekly here on Haruhichan.

You can click here if you wish to participate in Anime Trending‘s Anime of the Week survey, or you can click here if you are interested in their character and couple/ships poll, or here for their soundtrack poll.

10. Ushio to Tora

Previously: 9

Week: 3

9. Joukamachi no Dandelion

Previously: 10

Week: 5

8. Working!!!

Previously: New Entry to Top 10

Week: 1

7. Non Non Biyori Repeat

Previously: 7

Week: 5

6. Gakkou Gurashi!

Previously: 5

Week: 10

5. Gate

Previously: 6

Week 8

4. Akagami no Shirayukihime

Previously: 2

Week 10

3. Charlotte

Previously: 3

Week: 10

2. Classroom Crisis

Previously: 5

Week: 4

1. Rokka no Yuusha

Previously: 1

Week: 9

Just a reminder that these rankings were released September 21. Either way, it is amazing to see how far Classroom Crisis has made it to the Top 10. The anime truly shined in the last few episodes. Congratulations to Working!!! for making into the Top 10 before the end of the season. In Week 11, we’ll see the final few animes duke it out for a final chance to get as many votes as possible.

God Eater Episodes 10-13 Slated for This Winter

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September 27, 2015

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At the end of the ninth Episode of the God Eater anime it was revealed with an announcement that the remaining episodes, episodes 10-13, are “coming this winter.” The anime’s official website and Twitter account will provide more details as they are made public.

The remaining episodes are:

Episode 10 “Sange” (A Glorious End)
Episode 11 “Meteor Light”
Episode 12 “Dai-Ichi Butai” (First Unit)
Episode 13 “Renge” (Lotus Flower)

The announcement listed the following words next to the episode numbers and titles: “Kako” (Past), “Hatsudou” (Set in Action), “Unknown,” and “Mirai” (Future).

Episode 9 was listed as the final episode of the current television run on Tokyo MX station, Yahoo! TV Japan, and other Japanese television last week.

Anime visual:

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.”

Set in a post-apocalyptic Japan in the year 2071. The world has been mostly destroyed by mysterious monsters known as the Aragami. An organization known as Fenrir was made to exterminate Aragami using ‘God Arcs’, weapons made from Aragami cells. Those who specialize in exterminating Aragami are known as God Eaters. Their God Arcs originally could only keep a single form, however a new type has been discovered that can switch between gun and blade form. Since then, they have been classified new-types and the previous as old-types.

You can visit the anime’s website: http://anime.godeater.jp/
And follow them on Twitter: @god_eater_anime

Source: ANN

Anime Adaptation Announced for Key’s Rewrite

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After the broadcast of the final episode of the Charlotte anime, it was announced that Key and Visual Art’s Rewrite visual novel will be adapted into a TV anime, which will be produced by 8-Bit (Grisaia no Kajitsu, IS: Infinite Stratos).

The anime’s announcement was revealed earlier today via a promotional video. The PV itself also previews some of the character designs and visuals of the upcoming anime.

https://youtu.be/ZyQI2aThJOE

The first members of the anime’s staff that will produce the series has been revealed. The main staff includes:

Director and Series Composer: Motoki Tanaka (Hello!! Kiniro Mosaic, Grisaia no Kajitsu)
Series Composers and Scriptwriters: Romeo Tanaka (Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita Creator) and Kai (Clannad Scenario Writer, Kud Wafter Lead Designer)
Anime Character Designer: Masayuki Nonaka (Hello!! Kiniro Mosaic and Grisaia no Meikyuu Animation Director)
Animation Studio: 8-Bit (Grisaia no Kajitsu, IS: Infinite Stratos)

Here is the Opening video for the visual novel:

Rewrite is a fantasy romance Visual Novel developed by Key and published by Visual Arts in 2011 for the PC. It is Key’s 8th visual novel, following the success of Air, Clannad and Little Busters! Many key members of the staff return to produce the new game, including Itaru Hinoue (Air, Clannad) who once again helmed the project. Jun Maeda (Clannad, Angel Beats!) also returned to compose the music of the game, but did not write any of the scenarios. The novel also included new talent with Ryukishi07 (Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, Umineko no Naku Koro ni) lending a hand writing the game’s scenario. Rewrite was also ported onto various other platforms, including the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation 3.

Here is the synopsis of the VN from Haruhichan:

Rewrite is set in the fictional city Kazamatsuri where treeplanting and afforestation have caused the city to become overgrown with trees and flowers in much the same way that other cities are filled by buildings. However, while most of the city appears to be rural, there are many traditional city elements as well. While set in a modern setting, the city also gives off a strange sense of nostalgia.

Tennouji Kotarou lives here. He’s a high school student who has the ability to rewrite his own body; he can become stronger and faster at any time he chooses. He investigates supernatural mysteries with five girls from his school.

A TV anime adaptation of Rewrite is currently in production. Further information about the anime will be revealed at a later date.

The anime’s website has also launched: http://www.rewrite-anime.tv/
And so did their Twitter: @rewrite_tv

Source – Rewrite Anime Website

English Subtitled Owarimonogatari Trailer Video Goes Online

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Aniplex began streaming a new English subtitled trailer video for the upcoming anime adaptation of NisiOisin’s Owarimonogatari on Saturday. The trailer previews the ending theme song “Sayonara no Yukue” by Alisa Takigawa and the anime will start on October 4th.

A 15-second commercial was also revealed:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x37ufje

In addition to this, a double page spread of the series was featured in the October 2015 issue of the Japanese anime magazine NewType. You can purchase this issue of NewType magazine here.

In addition to this, the official website of the anime adaptation of NisiOisin’s Owarimonogatari has launched revealing new information about the upcoming TV anime, which will start on October 4th. In addition the site has also revealed the first visual and promotional video.

The first episode of the Owarimonogatari anime starts on the midnight of Sunday, October 4th on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV and on GTV. The series will also air on Chiba TV at 1:00am JST, on TVK at 1:30am JST, on TV Saitama at 1:30am JST, on TV Aichi at 2:05am JST, and on MBS at 2:30am JST, all on Wednesday, October 7th.

The site has also revealed some information about the anime’s format. The TV anime at the moment will currently cover the first two volumes in Owarimonogatari, which includes Ougi Formula, Sodachi Riddle, Sodachi Lost and Shinobu Mail. The final volume, which as Mayoi Hell, Hitagi Rendezvous and Ougi Dark, is already planned and scripted, but will not be produced into an anime until a later date. It has also announced that an anime of Koyomimonogatari is currently in planning.

Here is the first promotional video of the anime:

The main cast of the Owarimonogatari anime have been revealed, which introduces one brand new character:

Hiroshi Kamiya (Izaya Orihara from Durarara!!) returns to voice Koyomi Araragi

Kaori Mizuhashi (Miyako in Hidamari Sketch) is back as Ougi Oshino

Marina Inoue (Laura Bodewig from IS: Infinite Stratos) joins the cast to voice Sodachi-Oikura

The anime’s staff is as follows:

Series Director and Series Composer: Akiyuki Shinbo (Bakemonogatari, Hanamonogatari)
Director: Itamura Tomoyuki (Monogatari Series Second Season, Tsukimonogatari)
Series Composer: Fuyashi Tou (Nisekoi, Tsukimonogatari)
Anime Character Designer and Chief Animation Director: Akio Watanabe (Nisemonogatari, Tsukimonogatari)
Music Composer: Kei Haneoka (Tsukimonogatari, Owarimonogatari)
Animation Studio: Shaft (Nisekoi, Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica)

The first light novel volume in Nisio Isin’s Mongatari Series: Final Season, Tsukimonogatari, was announced to be in-production in October 2014, and aired as a 4-episode New Year’s Eve TV Special that year. The short story collectionKoyomimonogatari is the second volume, Owarimonogatari spans volumes 3-5, and the final volumeZokuOwarimonogatari completes the series. Official announcements regarding the anime adaptations of Koyomimonogatari have yet to be made.

In 2012, Shaft announced it would be animating all of Nisio Isin’s Monogatari Series. At this time, the studio had already animated the 15-episode TV series Bakemonogatari starting in Summer 2009 and the 11-episode Nisemonogatari in Winter 2012.

Since the announcement, the 4-episode New Year’s Eve special Nekomonogatari: Kuro, 26-episode Monogatari Series: Second Season, and 5-episode Summer special Hanamonogatari have also been broadcast. Kizumonogatari is the only skipped adaptation in volume-order, despite its initial announcement in 2010 and a subsequent movie premiere date for 2012. Kizumonogatari‘s anime adaptation is still in production, no given date as of yet.

Bakemonogatari synopsis from Haruhichan:

The Monogatari series centers on Koyomi Araragi, a third year high school student who is almost human again after briefly becoming a vampire. One day, a classmate named Hitagi Senjōgahara, who infamously never talks to anyone, falls down the stairs into Koyomi’s arms. He discovers that Hitagi weighs next to nothing, in defiance of physics. Despite being threatened by her, Koyomi offers his help, and introduces her to Meme Oshino, a middle-aged homeless man who helped him stop being a vampire.

The Owarimonogatari anime will air every Sunday from October 4th at 12:00am JST on Tokyo MX, during the upcoming Fall/Autumn anime season. Further information about the series will be revealed soon.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://www.monogatari-series.com/owarimonogatari/
And don’t forget to follow the anime on Twitter: @nisioisin_anime

Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya Drei!! Anime Announced

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The final episode of the anime adaptation of Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei Herz! has announced that a fourth season of the Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya series, titled Fate/kaleid Liner Prisma Illya Drei!! (Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 3rei!!), which will adapt the manga of the same name by Hiroshi Hiroyama.

The fourth season of the anime will be adapting the Fate/kaleid Liner Prisma Illya Drei!! manga, which is the third manga and a direct sequel to the second manga in the series, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei!. The anime itself had two seasons focusing on the second manga series, with the most recent Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei Herz!, finishing its broadcast on September 26th during a cliffhanger.

The main cast of the series consist of:

Mai Kadowaki (Mimi Usa in Kodomo no Jikan) will return to voice Illyasviel von Einzbern

Kaori Nazuka (Nunnally Lamperouge from Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch) voices Miyu Edelfelt

Chiwa Saito (Homura Akemi in Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica) will voice Chloe Von Einzburn

Shizuka Itou (Akeno Himejima from High School DxD) as Luviagelita Edelfelt

Kana Ueda (Yumi Fukuzawa from Maria-sama ga Miteru) is voicing Rin Tohsaka

Satomi Satou (Ritsu Tainaka in K-ON!) as Mimi Katsura

Kanae Itou (Ruiko Saten from Toaru Kagaku no Railgun) voices Suzuka Kurihara

Mariya Ise (Stocking Anarchy from Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt) will assume the role of Nanaki Moriyama

Emiri Katou (Kyuubey from Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica) is voicing Tatsuko Gakumazawa

Mitsuaki Madono (Tohru Adachi in Persona 4: The Animation) will be back as Issei Ryuudou

Visual:

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya is a spin off manga series from Type-Moon’s Fate/stay night franchise by Hiroshi Hiroyama. The manga follows Illyasviel von Einzbern in an alternate universe where she is a magical girl. The manga original released in 2007 in Kadokawa Shoten’s Comp Ace magazine. A sequel series Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei! released in 2009 and another titled Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 3wei! released in 2012. The anime adaptation of the first manga series aired in June last year and was produced by Silver Link. The first Blu-ray release of the anime will contain a new short.

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei! synopsis from Haruhichan.

About a month after the events of the first season, a new mission to normalize the Earth’s pulsations comes up. However, when Illlya tries to subdue the pulsations…

You can visit the anime’s official website: http://anime.prisma-illya.jp/
And follow the official Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya Twitter: @prisma_illya

Source: Yaraon

Animal Crossing Makes Its Line Sticker Debut

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September 27, 2015

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Nintendo’s Animal Crossing makes its adorable LINE sticker debut! LINE is a fun, adorable little messaging app that is free to use. LINE‘s cute stickers are one of the selling points. This happy little set will only cost you 2 USD.

https://twitter.com/Nintendo/status/646877438387949572/photo/1

Source: Crunchyroll

Death Note and Bakuman Creators Start a New Manga Series Titled Platinum End

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September 26, 2015

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It has been revealed from a scan of the upcoming 44th issue of Weekly Shounen Jump magazine, to be released on Monday, that manga authors Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata, known for their work on Death Note and Bakuman., will start a new manga series titled Platinum End. The series will debut in the December issue of shounen magazine Jump SQ, officially releasing on November 4. A special feature will premiere the beginning of the story in the 45th issue of Weekly Shounen Jump magazine on October 5.

Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata are publishing the second half of a two-chapter prequel manga for their Bakuman. manga in the 44th issue on Monday.

The two creators serialized the Bakuman. manga in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from 2008 to 2012, and Shueisha published over 15 million copies of the manga’s 20 compiled volumes. The manga inspired three television anime series from 2010 to 2013.

The duo serialized the Death Note supernatural suspense manga in 2003-2006, and it has 30 million copies in print worldwide. The manga inspired three live-action films (including one spinoff centering on L), a 37-episode television anime series, and the recent live-action television series in Japan. The manga is inspiring a new movie next year.

Death Note also inspired a musical by a Japanese and American team that ran at Tokyo’s Nissay Theatre from April 6-29. Warner Brothers has been developing a planned live-action film in the United States.

Platinum End synopsis from MAL:

“This is a story of a human and an angel.”

Source: ANN

One Punch Man Manga Bundles OVA

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September 26, 2015

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It has been revealed by Japanese online manga retailer Manga-Oh that the upcoming 10th volume of ONE and Yuusuke Murata’s One Punch-Man manga will have a special edition bundled with an OVA. The volume will be shipped on December 4.

The anime will debut on TV Tokyo from Monday, October 5th at 1:05am JST. The anime will also air on: TV Osaka on the 6th at 1:05am JST, on TVQ Kyushu on the 6th at 2:00am JST, and on KBS on the midnight of the 6th/7th.

In related news, the series has been featured as a poster in the October 2015 issue of Otomedia magazine. The new visual features Genos and Saitama, illustrated by key animator Hiromi Taniguchi.

In addition to this, a 30 and 15-second versions of the commercial for upcoming anime adaptation of ONE and Yuusuke Murata’s One Punch-Man manga featuring JAM Project’s theme “The Hero!! Set Fire to the Furious Fist.”

The third promotional video was recently revealed and announced that the ending theme song will be perfomed by Hiroko Moriguchi and titled “Hoshi yori Saki ni Mitsukete Ageru.”

The series will premiere on October 04, 2015, on TV Tokyo and Nico Nico. Subsequent airings will follow on:

TV Osaka and TVQ Kyushu Broadcasting on October 05, 2015.
KBS and BS Japan on October 06, 2015.

In addition to this, the official website recently revealed a new visual:

Yuusuke Murata has also been busy posting new sketches on Twitter:

In addition to this, the second promotional video was recently streamed:

Anime visual:

The main cast for the anime is as follows:

Makoto Furukawa (Banri Tada from Golden Time) will voice Saitama

Kaito Ishikawa (Tsumugu Kihara from Nagi no Asukara) is voicing as Genos

Yuuki Kaji (Eren Jaeger in Attack on Titan) will voice the Speed of Sound Sonic (Onsoku no Sonic), a villainous assassin

Aoi Yuuki (Madoka Kaname in Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica) will be voicing as Tornado of Terror (Senritsu no Tatsumaki), a S-class rank 2 esper hero

The anime’s supporting cast consists of:

Yuuichi Nakamura (Kyousuke Kousaka in Oreimo) voices License-less Rider
Kazuhiro Yamaji (Jouji Saiga from Psycho-Pass) as Silver Fang
Hiroki Yasumoto (Germany from Hetalia) is voicing King
Takahiro Sakurai (Shougo Makishima in Psycho-Pass) will join the cast as Zombieman
Katsuyuki Konishi (Luxus Dreher in Fairy Tail) will be voicing Tanktop Master

The main crew members of the anime’s staff were also unveiled and will consist of:

Director: Shingo Natsume (Space☆Dandy)
Studio: Madhouse (Hunter x Hunter, Parasyte)
Script: Tomohiro Suzuki
Character design: Chikashi Kubota (Robotics;Notes, Shinsekai yori)

The first promotional video for the One Punch-Man anime was earlier revealed at AnimeJapan 2015:

One Punch-Man is an action, comedy, parody manga written by ONE and illustrated by Yuusuke Murata. The series began in 2009 as a free online web comic written by ONE, before being picked up by Shueisha and being featured in their Young Jump magazine publication in mid 2012, with Murata illustrating. To date, a total of 7 compiled volumes have been released with the 8th volume releasing on April 3rd. The series has become a phenomenon in Japan, selling over 4.5 million copies as of November last year, doubling its sales in one year.

Here is a synopsis of the series from Haruhichan:

In this new action-comedy, everything about a young man named Saitama screams “AVERAGE,” from his lifeless expression, to his bald head, to his unimpressive physique. However, this average-looking fellow doesn’t have your average problem… He’s actually a superhero that’s looking for tough opponents! The problem is, every time he finds a promising candidate he beats the snot out of them in one punch. Can Saitama finally find an evil villain strong enough to challenge him? Follow Saitama through his hilarious romps as he searches for new bad guys to challenge!

The One Punch-Man anime will be airing this October during the Fall/Autumn 2015 anime season. Further information will be revealed in the upcoming weeks.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://onepunchman-anime.net/
And follow its Twitter here: @opm_anime

Source: Manga-Oh

Masou Gakuen HxH Light Novels Get Anime Adaptation

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September 26, 2015

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An anime adaptation of Masamune Huji, Kurogin and Hisasi’s Masou Gakuen HxH (Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia) light novel series has been announced on the series’ official website.

The upcoming light novel volume of the series will be volume 6, releasing on October 1st. Whilst not much has been revealed so far, some information may be revealed in the 6th volume.

Here is the main visual of the series:

Masou Gakuen HxH (Hybrid x Heart Magias Academy Ataraxia) is a Sci-Fi, harem light novel series written by Masamune Huji with character illustrations done by Kurogin, and mecha designs drawn by Hisasi. The series began in February 2014 being published under Kadokawa’s Sneaker Bunko imprint with the 6th novel releasing on October 1st in Japan. A drama CD of the series was released in March, featuring Ayaka Kimura (Nao Yorihime from Yosuga no Sora VN) and Ryouko Tanaka (Yumiko Sakaki from Grisaia no Kajitsu). A manga adaptation of the series was also produced earlier this year, being serialized in Kadokawa’s Monthly Comp Ace since June.

Here is the synopsis of the series:

Hida Kizuna possesses the HHG (Heart Hybrid Gear) ability, but it is not strong enough to make him particularly important. His older sister calls him to transfer to a strategic defense school, where many of the students (many of which are large-breasted girls) use their HHG abilities to fight invaders from another world while wearing extremely skimpy pilot outfits. Kizuna’s fighting ability doesn’t measure up, but his sister has another plan– apparently having erotic experiences with Kizuna will allow the girls to replenish their energy or power-up. It looks like his new school life is going to be full of embarrassment.

An anime adaptation of Masou Gakuen HxH is currently in production. Further information about the series will be revealed in the upcoming weeks.

You can visit the light novel’s website here: http://sneakerbunko.jp/series/masouHH/

Source – Anime News Website, Masou Gakuen HxH Website, Yaraon

Kanna Tanigawa Is Very Appealing

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September 26, 2015

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Alter have revealed an awesome 1/6th sexy figure of Kanna Tenigawa from Ano Natsu de Matteru in a striped blue swimsuit with white shirt and super short jeans pants that shows off her perfect body. She’s displaying an adorable expression and you’re also able to take off her super short jean pants.

Ano Natsu de Matteru – Kanna Tanigawa 1/6 Figure Swimsuit ver. – Pre-orders are available on Jlist here and is expected to be released in January 2016.

Kanna Tanigawa can be pre-ordered here.

Dagashi Kashi Anime Visual Revealed

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September 26, 2015

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The recent issue of Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine has revealed a brand new visual for the upcoming anime adaptation of Kotoyama’s Dagashi Kashi manga.

The anime adaptation of Kotoyama’s Dagashi Kashi manga was revealed in the 43rd issue of Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine. Further information about the anime adaptation will be revealed at a later date.

Dagashi Kashi is written and illustrated by Kotoyama. It began serialization in Shounen Sunday magazine in June 2014. The manga is currently ongoing, with two compiled volumes published.

Dagashi Kashi synopsis from Haruhichan:

Shikada Kokonotsu’s father owns a rural sweets shop, and his plan is for Kokonotsu to take it over one day. However, Kokonotsu wants to be a manga author instead! One day in summer, the cute but weird girl Shidare Hotaru, from the famous sweets company, comes to pay a visit. Apparently, Kokonotsu’s father is famous and she wants him to join her family’s company. However, he will only agree if she can convince Kokonotsu to take over the family business!

An anime adaptation of Dagashi Kashi is currently in production. More details about the anime will be unveiled in upcoming issues of Weekly Shonen Sunday.

You can visit the manga’s website here: http://websunday.net/rensai/dagasikasi/

Source: Otakomu

Top 10 Summer 2015 Anime Opening Theme Songs According to Fans

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September 26, 2015

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Akiba Souken‘s Anime Portal website recently asked Japanese fans to rank their favorite opening themes from TV anime for the Summer 2015 season. The voting lasted from August 17 to September 23, 2015, and participants were allowed to pick up to 7 candidates from a list of 44 total. A total of 3238 votes were cast, and the top 10 results were:

10) Makura no Danshi‘s “Makura no Danshi” by Merry (Natsuki Hanae)

9) Non Non Biyori Repeat‘s “Kodama Kotodama” by nano.RIPE

8) Overlord‘s “Clattanoia” by O×T (Masayoshi Oishi × Tom-H@ck)

7) GATE‘s “GATE: Sore wa Akatsuki no you ni” by Kishida Kyoudan & The Akeboshi Rockets

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xPVVTSof-_k

6) Gakkou Gurashi!‘s “Friend Shitai” by Gakuen Seikatsubu

5) Akagami no Shirayuki-hime‘s “Yasashii Kibou” by Saori Hayami

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mth-Jekyo-k

4) The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls 2nd Season‘s “Shine!!” by CINDERELLA PROJECT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei2s7iGxRPU

3) Prison School‘s “Ai no Prison” by Kangoku Danshi

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9nIDRCml5k

2) Charlotte‘s “Bravely You” by Lia

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB5qUxR6ch4

1) Himouto! Umaru-chan‘s Kakushinteki☆Metamaruphose!” by Umaru Doma (Aimi Tanaka)

Source: Akiba Souken

KanColle Browser Game Introduces Fall Yukata Art

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September 26, 2015

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The KanColle browser game recently received an update on September 25th that was headlined by the introduction of a new second upgrade for Shoukaku Class Standard Carrier Shoukaku.

She was joined by new fall themed yukata CG for Ikazuchi, Inazuma, Harusame, Kuma, Tama, Chitose, Chiyoda, and more seasonal voices for 14 other Kanmusu.

Source: Otakomu

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