The official website for the anime adaptation of Takaya Kagami’s dark fantasy manga Owari no Seraph (Seraph of the End) has revealed that the series will premiere on October 10 and the anime’s second season opening song “Two souls -toward the truth-” will be performed by fripSide while the ending theme song “Orion” will be performed by Nagi Yanagi.
The anime will premiere on October 10 at 10:00 p.m. on Tokyo MX. The following channels will also air the anime:
TV Aichi, October 11 at 1:50 a.m.
MBS, October 11 at 2:28 a.m.
AT-X, October 11 at 8:30 a.m.
BS 11, October 12 at 12:00 a.m.
TV Asahi CS Channel 1, October 19 at 1:00 a.m.
A new visual for the second season was also revealed:
Season one visual:
Owari no Seraph (Seraph of the End) is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written by Takaya Kagami and illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto with storyboards by Daisuke Furuya. It is published by Shueisha on Jump Square and in English by Viz Media on Weekly Shonen Jump. Takaya Kagami and Yamato Yamamoto launched the dark fantasy series in Shueisha’s Jump Square magazine in fall 2012. Shueisha published the sixth volume on September 4, and new volumes have regularly ranked on Oricon’s top 50 chart. An anime adaption was announced on August 28, 2014.
One day, a mysterious virus appeared on Earth which killed every infected human over the age of 13. At the same time, vampires emerged from the world’s dark recesses and enslaved mankind. Enter Hyakuya Yuuichirou, a young boy, who along with the rest of the children from his orphanage, are treated as livestock by the vampires. Even in captivity, Yuuichirou dreams big. He dreams of killing vampires. He dreams of killing them all.
The girls were also featured in a new double page spread visual in the September issue of Animedia. You can purchase the Animedia magazine here.
The series was also featured as a poster in the September issue of NyanType. You can view the other posters that come in this issue here.
In addition to this, the bonus illustrations that purchasers will receive for ordering the blu-ray volumes of Shokugeki no Soumahave been revealed.
A total of 7 outlets will be offering special illustrations, which may come as an acrylic board, box cover or special sleeve. In order to receive the bonus illustrations, you will have to order all 8 volumes of the Blu-ray from the respective outlets. They include:
Animate, storage box illustration
Gamers, A3 poster
Toranoana, storage box illustration
Sofmap, storage box illustration
Tsutaya, sleeve case
HMV, storage box illustration
Animaru, hug pillow cover
Amazon Japan will also be offering clear bookmarks with each volume purchase.
A B5 portrait will also be offered with the first purchase of volume 1.
The first volume, releasing on July 29 will contain episodes 1 – 3, a mousepad (Blu-ray version only), a booklet, Textless OP/ED, and audio commentary for episode 1.
The Blu-ray version will cost ¥8,000 ($64.70 USD) and the DVD will cost ¥6,800 ($55.00 USD) without tax.
The second volume, releasing on August 26 will contain episodes 4 – 6, a mousepad (Blu-ray version only), a booklet, Textless OP/ED, a drama CD, and audio commentary for one episode.
The Blu-ray version will cost ¥8,000 ($64.70 USD) and the DVD will cost ¥6,800 ($55.00 USD) without tax.
If you purchase volume 1 – 4, you will receive a B2 sized tapestry:
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?
Almost 10 years after Key’s popular anime, Kanon, released, COSPLA has announced their official coat identical to the character Ayu Tsukimiya. While the anime was most popular as being released after AIR (TV) and before the iconic Clannad, this winter you can bundle up with a coat as a collectors addition and cute (and warm) apparel item.
The outside of the coat consists of 90% Wool and 10% Nylon/Fleece where as the lining is made of 100% Polyester material. The coat is a warm-toned light mustard yellow with hooks for buttons, a popular style in East Asian and European fashion. The inside of the coat includes a brown and orange plaid pattern and with cuffed sleeves. COSPLA is currently selling the coat for ¥41,040, to be released in December of this year and can be preordered now on Amiami.
The coat is in Women’s sizes, and the sizing information can be seen below:
Episodic, story-driven narrative video games have been increasing in popularity. Telltale, notable titles include The Walking Dead, The Wolf Among Us, and Game Of Thrones, was the catalyst in this phenomenon. Life is Strange falls under the same category. Developed by a French studio, DONTNOD, the shockingly realistic high school characters embark on a journey of time travel and the serious consequences of changing the past, The Butterfly Effect. In this five part supernatural experience the player will have to make tough decisions, face life or death situations, and ultimately make the choice of playing good or evil Max. This game has been so successful that the publishers of Square Enix decided it was time to bring this adventure to Japan!
Square Enix’s official Youtube channel released a trailer (shown below) showing the characters’ Japanese voices as well as announcing the game will be available on Playstation 3, Playstation 4, and PC. It seems that it will be released in episodes as well as the original Western release. The wait for new episodes was excruciatingly painful, but we, the fans, endured the cliff hangers and various pit falls in hopes of redemption in the next arc.
The fifth and final episode of Life Is Strange has been yet to be released. This is the perfect time to localize it, giving the Japanese audience a chance to catch up before the big finale.
The tone of this trailer encompasses the plot of the game, perfectly summing up your role in the crazy journey that is Life Is Strange.
Continuing the recent announcements of figures from Shokugeki no Souma (Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma), a new figure from maker Kotobukiya has been announced. This time around the figure is not of Erina Nakiri, like the previousannouncements, but of the tanned meat-lover Ikumi Mito.
This 1/8 scale figure features Ikumi wielding a cleaver in her iconic flame bikini top/jean shorts/boots combo, complete with her red leather choker, cuffs, and knife holsters. She will be sitting at 205mm (around 8.1 inches) on your shelf (may or may not be including ahoge).
Her full retail price is 9000 yen (about 75 USD) and she will be released sometime in February 2016.
Also, as a special preorder incentive, if you order Ikumi from Kotobukiya’s shop directly, you will receive a unique interchangeable face that is sure to fire you up!
A new key visual featuring Nao Tomori from the Charlotte anime has been featured as a poster in the October 2015 issue of Megami. You can purchase this issue of Megami magazine here and 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 purchase this issue of the Megami magazine here and you can view the other posters that come in this issue here.
In addition to this, a wonderful visual of theCharlotte anime has been featured as poster in the September issue of NewType. You can purchase this NewType magazine issue here.
A double page spread of the series was featured in the August 2015 issue of the Japanese anime magazineAnimedia. You can purchase this issue of Animedia magazine here.
Recently a double page spread of the series was featured in the August 2015 issue of the Japanese anime magazineNewType. This issue of NewType can be purchased here.
Recently a new visual featuring Joujirou Takajou, Nao Tomori and Yuu Otosaka has been featured as a double page spread in the August 2015 issue of the Japanese anime magazine Animage. You can purchase the Animage magazine here.
Recently a double page spread where Yuu Otosaka shows off his inner Leleouch was featured in the August 2015 issue of Dengeki G‘s Magazine. This issue of Dengeki G‘s Magazine can be purchased here.
The July issue of NewType also featured a visual of the anime before it broadcasted:
TheCharlotte anime premiered on Tokyo MX on Saturday, July 4th at midnight, effectively making it air on Sunday, July 5th.
The anime’s staff includes:
Director: Yoshiyuki Asai (Ah! My Goddess and Soul Eater Episode Director)
Here is the second newly revealed visual, which reveals a darker theme to the anime:
Charlotte is a Japanese anime television series produced by P.A.Works and Aniplex and directed by Yoshiyuki Asai. The series, which is written by Jun Maeda with original character design by Na-Ga, is the second original anime project created by visual novel brand Key following the 2010 series Angel Beats!. The anime began airing in Japan on July 4, 2015, and is simulcast by Crunchyroll and Animax Asia in South and Southeast Asia. A manga adaptation illustrated by Haruka Komowata began serialization in ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki G‘s Comic.
Very few adolescent boys and girls have an onset of special abilities. Yuu Otosaka uses his ability unbeknownst to others in order to lead a satisfying school life. And then, a girl named Nao Tomori suddenly appears before him. Their encounter reveals the destiny for wielders of special abilities.
The new anime, Charlotte, created by the famous Jun Maeda (KEY), will be getting its first figures! Announced at the 41st Annual Prize Fair in Japan on September 3, 2015, a convention in which makers of arcade game prizes showcase their new products for the upcoming year. Sega announced a pair of Charlotte figures depicting the cuties Yusa Nishimori and Nao Tomori! These items will be prizes for UFO Catchers by February 2016.
Being prize figures they will not be sold in stores. However, expect resellers offering them online following their release and snatch them while you can!
From the popular anime Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei series comes this amazing 1/8th scale figure of Miyuki Shiba who is in the middle of putting on her school uniform. She’s displaying a cute embarrassed look as she try to cover her body while her long beautiful hair dangles. This figure is by Broccoli.
Are you a fan of otome games? High speed races? Slender bishounens? If you answer to any or all of the above was yes, you might find yourself a fan of the game Prince of Stride, which has also recently been granted an anime adaptation titled Prince of Stride Alternative. Media Factory has also begun streaming a promotional video for the upcoming adaptation.
Prince of Stride Alternative PV:
The voice actors from the game are returning for the anime:
Kimura Ryohei (Hideki Hinata from Angel Beats) as Riku Yagami
Okamoto Nobuhiko (Mikoshiba Mikoto from Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-Kun) as Takeru Fujiwara
Hanazawa Kana (Onodera Kosaki from Nisekoi) as Nana Sakurai
Ono Kensho (Slaine Troyard from Aldnoah Zero) as Hozumi Kohinata
Ono Daisuke (Heiwajima Shizuo from Durarara!!) as Heath Hasekura
Shimono Hiro (Katsuragi Keima from The World God Only Knows) as Ayumu Kadowaki
Suwabe Junichi (Archer from Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works) as Kyosuke Kuga
Okiayu Ryotaro (Toriko from Toriko) as Yujiro Dan
The production cast includes:
Director: Ishizuka Atsuko (No Game No Life)
Series Composition: Kishimoto Taku (Haikyuu!!)
Character Design: Ou Kokunen (Hanayamata)
Studio: Madhouse
Prince of Stride synopsis from Haruhichan:
The series is about an extreme form of sport known as “Stride.” It involves 6 players on a team that runs relay races in towns. The story takes place at Honan Academy where first year high school students Takeru Fujiwara and Nana Sakurai try to recruit members for their “Stride” club. They request Riku Yagami to join with the help of Takeru and Nana. Their goal is to compete and win the “End of Summer,” a top competition hosted in Japan alongside other schools.
In addition, a new visual of the main cast was also revealed.
The drama’s website also revealed that the TV series will begin on MBS on Monday, October 26 at 12:50am JST. The drama will then air on TBS on the 28th at 1:11am JST.
The main cast of the live action drama has been revealed in costume and includes:
Taishi Nakagawa (Susumu Minami from Minami kun no Koibito: My Little Lover) will play Kiyoshi Fujino
Tokio Emoto (Shyogo Yokota in The Wings of the Kirin) as Takehito Morokuzu
The actor of Jouji Nezu will be revealed soon
Garigarigarikuson (Japanese Comedian) as Reiji Ando
Masato Yano (Suguru Teshigawara in GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka Live Action Drama) will act Shingo Wakamoto
Hirona Yamazaki (Ichika Akimoto in Kamisama no Iutoori) plays Mari Kurihara
Aoi Morikawa (Tomoko Nagano from The World of Kanako) as Hana Midorikawa
Asana Mamoru (Maki in Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead) acting as Meiko Shiraki
Rena Takeda (Lil from Attack on Titan Live Action) playing as Chiyo Kurihara
Yuko Araki (Yuka in Dragon Seinendan) as Anzu Yokoyama
Masahiro Takashima (Kazuma Aoki from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II) will play The Chairman
The TV drama will be directed by Noboru Iguchi (The Machine Girl, Mutant Girls Squad) and the series will air during the late night broadcast block. As Iguchi was made known about the announcement, he was in disbelief and laughing at the idea but he did not want to miss the opportunity to miss out adapting the manga.
In addition to this, the website revealed the TV anime series will have a total of 12 episodes and the first details about the Blu-ray and DVD releases of the anime. There will be a total of 6 volumes being released with each volume containing 2 episodes each. The first volume, releasing on September 30 will contain episodes 1 and 2, a special event ticket, new illustrations on a 3-sided case (designed by Junichiro Taniguchi), Gokuchuuki booklet (8 pages), Textless OP/ED, audio commentary for episode 1 and special set of cards. The remaining volumes will release on the last Wednesday of the month:
Volume 2- October 28th with episodes 3 & 4
Volume 3 – November 25th with episode 5 & 6
Volume 4 – December 23rd with episodes 7 & 8
Volume 5 – January 27th with episodes 9 & 10
Volume 6 – February 24th with episodes 11 & 12
All volumes will contain uncensored footage of the anime. The Blu-ray version will cost ¥7,000 (~ $57.00 USD) and the DVD will cost ¥6,000 (~ $48.90 USD) without tax. Along with the episodes, the volumes will also contain bonus video and audio material.
A new visual of the series has been featured in the September issue of NyanType, the poster features Hana Midorikawa, Mari Kurihara and Meiko Shiraki in prison-themed underwear. You can view the other posters that come in this issue here.
A new visual featuring Hana Midorikawa was featured as a poster in the August issue of popular Japanese magazine Megami:
Meiko Shiraki was also featured as a poster in the August issue of NyanType:
The Prison Schoolanime’s first episode aired on Tokyo MX on July 11th at 1:05am JST. The anime will then air on the 12th at 12:30am JST on KBS Kyoto followed by an airing on TV Aichi at 2:20 am JST. It will then air on BS11 at midnight on the 13th, on Sun TV an hour later at 1:00am JST, and finally at 3:30am JST on AT-X. The anime will also be streaming online on various platforms, including Niconico, J:COM, Bandai, Amazon and PlayStation Video.
The main cast includes:
Hiroshi Kamiya (Yuzuru Otonashi from Angel Beats!) will voice Kiyoshi Fujino
Katsuyuki Konishi (Char Aznable from Mobile Suit Gundam) will voice Takehito Morokuzu
Akira Hiramoto first launched his manga in the Kodansha’s Young Magazine Weekly in February 2011. The manga won the best General Manga award alongside Yūji Moritaka and Keiji Adachi’s Gurazeni manga at Kodansha’s 37th Annual Manga Awards in May. The same wraparound band on the 14th volume also notes that the manga has more than 3.5 million copies in print.
Akira Hiramoto’s Ago Nashi Gen to Ore Monogatari manga received a mobile phone anime adaptation in 2010. Hiramoto’s Yarisugi Companion to Atashi Monogatari manga inspired a live-action film in 2011. Akira Hiramoto also wrote the award-winning supernatural drama manga Me and the Devil Blues, which Del Rey published in North America.
On the outskirts of Tokyo stands Hachimitsu Private Academy, a storied all-girls boarding school for elite young women full of potential and good breeding. But as the new school year rolls around, one tradition is going out the window: For the first time in the school’s long history, boys are being allowed to enroll. But on the first day of school, only five boys make the cut. Kiyoshi Fujino, one of the lucky few, is thrilled by this discovery, his heart leaping with joy at the thought of being surrounded by all those girls, day in and day out. But little does he know of the shocking fate that awaits him.
The Prison School anime airs every Saturday at 1:05am JST on Tokyo MX during the Summer 2015 anime season, for a total of 12 episodes. The first Blu-ray and DVD volume of the anime will be released on September 30.
The beautiful Caster-class servant of the Moon Cell Holy Grail War in Fate/Extra CCC has received a gorgeous figure with detail so excellent we can’t believe our eyes. Manufactured by figure company Flare and sculpted by French Doll, this figure features Caster in her “plain clothes” with thigh highs and a striped hoodie. Her paint job features a matte finish to give texture to her clothes and hair.
The official website for the anime adaptation of Haruichi Furudate’s Haikyuu!! has announced the premiere schedule for the highly anticipated second season of its TV anime series.
The second season premiere schedule is as follows:
October 3: MBS (26:58-), CBC
October 4: Tokyo MX (24:00-), BS11 (24:30-), RKB (26:30-)
October 5: HBC (26:10-)
October 6: TBC (25:48-)
October 10: TUF (17:00-)
It has also been confirmed that four-member Japanese rock band SPYAIR performs the OP theme song for the second season, “I’m a Believer,” and it will be released as their 17th single on October 21. Their 14th single “Imagination” released in April 2014 was also used as the OP song for the first season.
The latest issue of Shonen Jump Next! magazine has revealed a brand new visual for the upcoming second season of the anime adaptation of Haruichi Furudate’s Haikyuu!! manga series.
A recent visual for the series was also revealed on the official website:
Haikyuu!! Second Season is scheduled to broadcast on MBS, Tokyo MX, CBC, BS11 and other stations across Japan this October. It was also revealed earlier that 16-year old voice actress Sumire Morohoshi (Akiatsu!’s Ichigo Hoshimiya) will voice Hitoka Yachi.
Previous visual:
Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine also revealed that the Haikyuu!! anime will have two compilation films. The first film, Haikyuu!! Owari to Hajimari (Haikyuu!!: Ending and Beginning) will be releasing in Japan on July 3rd whilst the second compilation film,Haikyuu!! Shousha to Haisha (Haikyuu!!: Winners and Losers), releases on September 18th. There will also be a stage play adaptation of the series starting in November.
The second season of Haikyuu!! was previously announced last December in the Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.
Haikyuu!! is a volleyball sports manga written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. The Haikyuu!! debuted as a one shot manga that was released in Winter 2011 in Shueisha’s Shonen Jump Next! magazine and another one shot in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. After that the manga became a weekly series in the same magazine where to date a total of 13 compiled volumes have been released, with the 14th volume releasing on the 27th. A crossover chapter with Naoshi Komi’s Nisekoi manga was produced in July last year. An anime adaptation of Haikyuu!! was produced this August in theSummer 2014 anime season that ran for a total of 26 episodes. The series was directed by Susumu Mitsunaka (Cuticle Tantei Inaba) and produced by Production I.G (Ghost in the Shell, Kuroko’s Basketball).
A chance event triggered Shouyou Hinata’s love for volleyball. His club had no members, but somehow persevered and finally made it into its very first and final regular match of middle school, where it was steamrolled by Tobio Kageyama, a superstar player known as “King of the Court.” Vowing revenge, Hinata applied to the Karasuno High School volleyball club… only to come face-to-face with his hated rival, Kageyama!
A tale of hot-blooded youth and volleyball from the pen of Haruichi Furudate!!
This famous Sanrio cutie is on its way! If you’re a lover of all things cute like me, you’ll be excited to hear this adorable ribbon filled Hello Kitty New Nintendo 3DS will hit the Japanese market on November 28th this year, making it just in time for Christmas. The running price for the system will be 17,000 yen ($143 USD). There is no international release date yet, however, there will be Hello Kitty cover plates that will be sold separately for 2,000 yen ($17 USD).
The official website of the anime adaptation of Tesuto Uesu and Nekosuke Ookuma’s light novel series Shinmai Maou no Testament (The Testament of Sister New Devil) has revealed that the second season titled Shinmai Maou no Testament Burst will start airing on Tokyo MX on Saturday, October 10th at 1:40am JST. The anime will also air on Chiba TV, tvk and Saitama TV on the 11th at 12:00am JST. The anime will then air on Sun TV an hour and half later at 1:30am JST.
A pre-screening event for the anime’s first episode will be held on Wednesday, September 23rd at 7:30pm JST at Cinema 1 in the Shinjuku Kadokawa Cinema. The main cast will be in attendance with a talk session and a live performance of the Opening theme.
The second promotional video for the recently announced second season previews the opening song “Over the Testament” by Metamorphose featuring Yoko Ishida. The Ending theme song will be Temperature by Dual Flare.
It was also revealed that the seventh volume of Kashiwa Miyako’s manga adaptation will bundle an original anime Blu-ray Disc on January 26, 2016. The Blu-ray will feature an unaired anime episode. The official Twitter account also posted a still from the new promotional video, teasing that Mio is “covered with a mysterious white liquid.”
Shinmai Maou no Testamentis a Japanese light novel series by Tetsuto Uesu with illustrations by Nekosuke Ookuma. Seven volumes have been published by Kadokawa Shoten since 2012 under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten’s Shonen Ace magazine since May 2013. A second manga adaptation has been serialized in Hakusensha’s Young Animal Arashi magazine since February 2014. An anime adaptation started airing in January 2015.
“Hey, you said you wanted a little sister, right?” First year highschool student, Toujo Basara, was suddenly asked by his father and fell into a state of panic. On top of that, the eccentric father told him he will be getting remarried.
He then departed overseas after bringing Basara two beautiful step-sisters. But Mio and Maria’s true forms are actually the newbie Demon Lord and a succubus!? Basara was almost entered into a master and servant contract with Mio, but a “reversed” contract was formed by mistake, and Basara is now the master!? Moreover, Basara is being hit by one ecchi situation after another due to the contract, but Mio’s life is being pursued by other demon tribes and hero tribes! The most powerful contractor’s desire action drama begins!
The second season of the Shinmai Maou no Testament anime, titled Shinmai Maou no Testament BURST,will air on Saturday, October 10th at 1:40am JST on Tokyo MX. during the Fall/Autumn 2015 anime season. Further information about the anime will soon follow
The official website of the upcoming live-action drama adaptation of Akira Hiramoto’s Prison School (Kangoku Gakuen) manga has launched and revealed the first image about the upcoming TV series, airing from October 26th. In addition, the main cast was also revealed.
The drama’s website also revealed that the TV series will begin on MBS on Monday, October 26 at 12:50am JST. The drama will then air on TBS on the 28th at 1:11am JST.
The main cast of the live action drama has been revealed in costume and includes:
Taishi Nakagawa (Susumu Minami from Minami kun no Koibito: My Little Lover) will play Kiyoshi Fujino
Tokio Emoto (Shyogo Yokota in The Wings of the Kirin) as Takehito Morokuzu
The actor of Jouji Nezu will be revealed soon
Garigarigarikuson (Japanese Comedian) as Reiji Ando
Masato Yano (Suguru Teshigawara in GTO: Great Teacher Onizuka Live Action Drama) will act Shingo Wakamoto
Hirona Yamazaki (Ichika Akimoto in Kamisama no Iutoori) plays Mari Kurihara
Aoi Morikawa (Tomoko Nagano from The World of Kanako) as Hana Midorikawa
Asana Mamoru (Maki in Zombie Ass: Toilet of the Dead) acting as Meiko Shiraki
Rena Takeda (Lil from Attack on Titan Live Action) playing as Chiyo Kurihara
Yuko Araki (Yuka in Dragon Seinendan) as Anzu Yokoyama
Masahiro Takashima (Kazuma Aoki from Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II) will play The Chairman
The TV drama will be directed by Noboru Iguchi (The Machine Girl, Mutant Girls Squad) and the series will air during the late night broadcast block. As Iguchi was made known about the announcement, he was in disbelief and laughing at the idea but he did not want to miss the opportunity to miss out adapting the manga.
In addition to this, the website revealed the TV anime series will have a total of 12 episodes and the first details about the Blu-ray and DVD releases of the anime. There will be a total of 6 volumes being released with each volume containing 2 episodes each. The first volume, releasing on September 30 will contain episodes 1 and 2, a special event ticket, new illustrations on a 3-sided case (designed by Junichiro Taniguchi), Gokuchuuki booklet (8 pages), Textless OP/ED, audio commentary for episode 1 and special set of cards. The remaining volumes will release on the last Wednesday of the month:
Volume 2- October 28th with episodes 3 & 4
Volume 3 – November 25th with episode 5 & 6
Volume 4 – December 23rd with episodes 7 & 8
Volume 5 – January 27th with episodes 9 & 10
Volume 6 – February 24th with episodes 11 & 12
All volumes will contain uncensored footage of the anime. The Blu-ray version will cost ¥7,000 (~ $57.00 USD) and the DVD will cost ¥6,000 (~ $48.90 USD) without tax. Along with the episodes, the volumes will also contain bonus video and audio material.
A new visual of the series has been featured in the September issue of NyanType, the poster features Hana Midorikawa, Mari Kurihara and Meiko Shiraki in prison-themed underwear. You can view the other posters that come in this issue here.
A new visual featuring Hana Midorikawa was featured as a poster in the August issue of popular Japanese magazine Megami:
Meiko Shiraki was also featured as a poster in the August issue of NyanType:
The Prison Schoolanime’s first episode aired on Tokyo MX on July 11th at 1:05am JST. The anime will then air on the 12th at 12:30am JST on KBS Kyoto followed by an airing on TV Aichi at 2:20 am JST. It will then air on BS11 at midnight on the 13th, on Sun TV an hour later at 1:00am JST, and finally at 3:30am JST on AT-X. The anime will also be streaming online on various platforms, including Niconico, J:COM, Bandai, Amazon and PlayStation Video.
The main cast includes:
Hiroshi Kamiya (Yuzuru Otonashi from Angel Beats!) will voice Kiyoshi Fujino
Katsuyuki Konishi (Char Aznable from Mobile Suit Gundam) will voice Takehito Morokuzu
Akira Hiramoto first launched his manga in the Kodansha’s Young Magazine Weekly in February 2011. The manga won the best General Manga award alongside Yūji Moritaka and Keiji Adachi’s Gurazeni manga at Kodansha’s 37th Annual Manga Awards in May. The same wraparound band on the 14th volume also notes that the manga has more than 3.5 million copies in print.
Akira Hiramoto’s Ago Nashi Gen to Ore Monogatari manga received a mobile phone anime adaptation in 2010. Hiramoto’s Yarisugi Companion to Atashi Monogatari manga inspired a live-action film in 2011. Akira Hiramoto also wrote the award-winning supernatural drama manga Me and the Devil Blues, which Del Rey published in North America.
On the outskirts of Tokyo stands Hachimitsu Private Academy, a storied all-girls boarding school for elite young women full of potential and good breeding. But as the new school year rolls around, one tradition is going out the window: For the first time in the school’s long history, boys are being allowed to enroll. But on the first day of school, only five boys make the cut. Kiyoshi Fujino, one of the lucky few, is thrilled by this discovery, his heart leaping with joy at the thought of being surrounded by all those girls, day in and day out. But little does he know of the shocking fate that awaits him.
The Prison School anime airs every Saturday at 1:05am JST on Tokyo MX during the Summer 2015 anime season, for a total of 12 episodes. The first Blu-ray and DVD volume of the anime will be released on September 30.
On Monday Viewster, a video streaming service website, began streaming Bokura ga Ita. For the first time you can enjoy the complete series with English subtitles.
Bokura ga Ita is a wonderful shoujo anime about the trials and tribulations of young love, a love triangle, and finding ones own self at the tender age of 15. Nanami Takahashi begins her highschool life with a positive attitude, trying her best to make as many friends as possible. Motoharu Yano is the popular boy at school, winning over 2/3rds of the girls in his middle school’s affections. At first they don’t get along. Yano being a jokester tricks and embarrasses Nanami at every chance he gets, resulting in her calling a classmate by the wrong name in front of everyone. Despite their differences they fall in love and begin to date. It’s not long afterwards that Nanami discovers Yano’s dark past and how he struggles with the death of his ex-girlfriend.
Nozomi Sasaki (debut role) as Nanami Takahashi
Hiroshi Yazaki (Age in Heroic Age) as Yano
Viz Media published the 16 volume shoujo manga under the title We Were There.
The anime series was so successful it inspired a live action film in 2012.
A new beach themed visual of anime adaptation of Atto’s Non Non Biyori manga has been featured as a poster in the October 2015 issue of Megami. You can purchase this issue of Megami magazine here and you can view the other posters that come in this issue here.
The series was also featured as poster in the September issue of NyanType. You can view the other posters that came in this issue here.
The August issue of Megami also featured a summer themed poster:
Non Non Biyori is a comedy slice of life manga written and illustrated by Atto. The manga began in 2009 and was published in Media Factory’s Monthly Comic Alive magazine. To date, there a total of 7 volumes that have been produced, with the 8th volume scheduled to release on March 23rd next year. An anime adaptation of the series was made during the Fall 2013 anime season. The adaptation was produced by Silver Link (Strike the Blood, Kokoro Connect) with Shinya Kawatsura (Kokoro Connect) directing. To date the manga has sold over 1 million copies in Japan. A key visual has been released for Non Non Biyori Repeat, along with a homepage background update on the official website.
The newest trailer for the next installment in the Animal Crossing franchise, Animal Crossing: Happy Home Designer, is absolutely adorable to say the least! If you were the type of Animal Crossing player I was, you would fish for sharks for hours, days even so you could afford that one piece of cute furniture or clothing! It was a never ending addicting cycle that will only be fueled by Happy Home Designer.
Amiibo cards will be available for use, enabling the player to invite up to four characters into a room to hang out. Aside from those there will also be special character Amiibo cards that would bring a brand new animal that would otherwise not appear in the game.
In this commercial the cartoony characters of the Animal Crossing world traverse into our world. There are endless possibilities with so many types of furniture and design options to choose from. You’ll never lose inspiration for building the perfect home for all your villagers.
This little gem will be coming to Western audiences September 25th! Go forth and create your perfect little town!
Chino Kafuu and Kokoa Hoto are currently preparing for the sequel anime as Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka??will debut this October and theyhave been featured as a poster in the October 2015 issue of Megami. You can purchase this issue of Megami magazine here and you can view the other posters that come in this issue here.
In related news, it was revealed in the September 2015 issue of Houbunsha’s 4-panel Manga Time Kirara MAX magazine released on Saturday that the second season of Koi’s Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka? anime will be produced by White Fox (Steins;Gate, Hataraku Maou-sama!), who already animated the first season, and Kinema Citrus (Barakamon, Yuyushiki). The sequel anime titled as Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?? will premiere on October 2015 as part of the Fall 2015 anime line-up.
The manga was published under the said magazine since January 19, 2011. There are currently three compiled manga volumes and the fourth volume will be released on September 26, 2015.
Synopsis of GochiUsa‘s first season from Haruhichan:
Cocoa arrives at the cafe Rabbit House one day, excited for rabbits. She actually all but lives in that cafe. She meets lots of different girls there, including a tiny and cool girl named Chino, a tough and soldier-esque girl named Rize, a spacey and quintessentially Japanese girl named Chiyo, and the ordinary but dignified Sharo.
Swaps4 Productions and Big Bang Studio are excited to unveil the highly anticipated launch of Melody's Melon Mania, featuring Projekt Melody! This captivating, free-to-play...
