It has been revealed in the special booklet included in Kodansha’s Ninth (September) issue of Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine that the sci-fi manga of Tsutomu Nihei (Blame!, Biomega), Sidonia no Kishi (Knights of Sidonia) will be ending soon as the story is heading towards its conclusion. Additionally, the booklet includes six one-shot Sidonia no Kishi manga by illustrated various artists:
Ena no Kyouei by Tatsuwo (Ar nosurge: Umareizuru Hoshi e Inoru Uta)
Kidou Morito Suruuchi by Hiroaki Michiaki
Morito Kyouka no Zen-Katachi by Jyu Ishiguchi
Nihei-sensei Gomenasai by Akiko Higashimura (Kuragehime, Tokyo Tarareba-Jou)
SDK48 Keikaku by Koushirou Shimizu (2×BONE)
Shippo by Yayoi Ogawa (Kimi wa Pet, Watashi no Sensei)
Sidonia no Kishi has been published under Kodansha’s Monthly Afternoon magazine since April 25, 2009. There are 14 compiled manga volumes. The latest volume was published on February 23, 2015. Vertical Inc. is publishing the manga, print and digital, in English as Knights of Sidonia since February 5, 2013. The 14th volume will be released on September 29, 2015.
Japanese Volume 14
English Volume 14
The manga received two 12-episode TV anime adaptations and one movie.
Synopsis of Sidonia no Kishi manga by Vertical:
Outer space, the far future.
A lone seed ship, the Sidonia, plies the void, ten centuries since the obliteration of the solar system. The massive, nearly indestructible, yet barely sentient alien life forms that destroyed humanity’s home world continue to pose an existential threat.
Nagate Tanikaze has only known life in the vessel’s bowels deep below the sparkling strata where humans have achieved photosynthesis and new genders. Not long after he emerges from the Underground, however, the youth is bequeathed a treasured legacy by the spaceship’s coolheaded female captain.
Meticulously drawn, peppered with clipped humor, but also unusually attentive to plot and structure for the international cult favorite, Knights of Sidonia may be Tsutomu Nihei’s most accessible work to date even as it hits notes of tragic grandeur as a hopeless struggle for survival unfolds.
Another poster visual was revealed earlier before the series debuted. This issue of NyanType can be purchased here.
The girls from the series were featured in a visual from July’s issue where they can be seen striking a pose while wearing beachwear, ready for their summer debut.
In the July issue of Megami the girls from the series can be seen relaxing at the swimming pool before their debut.
Anime visual:
Gakkou Gurashi! is a Japanese manga series written by Nitroplus’ Norimitsu Kaihou and illustrated by Sadoru Chiba. The series began serialization in the July 2012 issue of Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara Forward magazine. An anime adaptation by Lerche will begin airing in Summer 2015
Takeya Yuki is in love with the school. For her, it’s a wonderful place, where she enjoys her school activities, especially the activities of her club: School Life Club. The club has Rii-chan as the president, Kurumi-chan as another member, and the teacher, Megu-nee, always there for them. Yes, she is in love with her school… on her mind. Because, for her, the reality of the school and their club’s activities is way too hard to be perceived…
North American manga publishing company, Kodansha Comics USA, announced during their Otakon 2015 panel that they will be publishing three manga series in print next year, 2016. These titles include the legendary mangaka and director, Leiji M atsumoto’s (Ginga Tetsudou 999, Uchuu Senkan Yamato), Queen Emeraldas manga, a romantic drama manga by Nao Emoto, Forget Me Not (Soredemo Boku wa Kimi ga Suki) and a cosplay manga by Yui Sakuma, Complex Age.
The four volume sci-fi manga, Queen Emeraldas, was published on 1978 under Kodansha’s Shuukan Shounen magazine. It has 21 accumulated chapters.
Kodansha Comics USA plans to publish the manga as two large 2-in-1 hardcover omnibuses, with over 400 pages each. The first volume is slated for July 2016.
Synopsis of Queen Emeraldas from MAL:
Queen Emeraldas is the story of the pirate spaceship, Queen Emeraldas, which is captained by the mysterious and beautiful Emeraldas, a strong and powerful privateer.
Forget Me Not is a manga based from a Taiwanese novel by Mag Hsu. It has been published under Kodansha’s Bessatsu Shounen and Shuukan Shounen magazines since December 11, 2013 and is still ongoing. The manga has five compiled volumes so far. The latest volume was released on July 9, 2015.
The manga will be released in English on March 2016 as individual paperback volumes.
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Volume 4
Volume 5
Synopsis of Forget Me Not by Kodansha:
Serizawa was walking home from work one day when he was struck by a truck. Woozy and injured, he remembers a woman taking him to safety. It was someone he recognized… but who? It’s a romance manga with a dose of mystery!
Finally, Complex Age, a slice-of-life seinen manga published under Kodansha’s Morning magazine. It was published from May 22, 2014 to June 4, 2015. It will have six compiled manga volumes with 52 chapters. The fifth volume was released on August 21, 2015 while the final volume will be released on September 23, 2015.
The English version of the manga will be released in June 2016 as large paperbacks.
Synopsis of Complex Age by Kodansha:
An in-depth look at the life of cosplayer Nagisa Kataura as she gets older and tries to keep her beloved hobby a secret. The series is a thoughtful story sure to resonate with American cosplayers, tackling issues like work-hobby balance, jealous cosplay rivals, and dealing with harassment.
Animaru have updated their line-up ofOregairumerchandise with a hug pillow of Saika Totsuka. Sadly, the 9,720 yen ($78.3) pillow case has already sold out on the website, ahead of pre-sale at Comiket 88.
The Yukino Yukinoshita and Yuigahama Yui pillows were previewed earlier and both will sell for a total of 9,720 yen ($78.3) each and will be sold at the Comiket 88 Anime University COOP.
Other Comiket goods include a limited B1 tapestry using an illustration originally seen on public transit advertising, selling for 6,000 yen ($48.3).
and full-print t-shirts for 5,616 yen ($45.25) each, sold by Movic.
In other news, 8 outlets will offer bonus illustrations for ordering the blu-ray volumes of the second season, 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 7 volumes of the Blu-ray from the respective outlets. They include:
Animate, acrylic board
Sofmap, Blu-ray box cover
Gamers, Blu-ray box cover
Toranoana, Blu-ray box cover
HMV, Blu-ray box cover
Tsutaya, Blu-ray sleeve cover
Amazon Japan, Blu-ray box cover
TBS Store, Multi Cross B1 poster
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU) is a light novel series written by Wataru Watari and illustrated by Ponkan8. The light novels began in March 2011 and is published in Shogakukan’s Gagaga Bunko imprint. To date there has been 9 volumes and 4 short stories published. There has been three spin-off manga adaptations written and illustrated by various people. The series also received an anime adaptation that aired in April 2012 that was animated by Brain’s Base (Baccano!, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun). Additionally, a visual novel was developed by 5pb. for the PlayStation Vita that released on September 19th last year.
This romantic comedy revolves around an antisocial high school student named Hikigaya Hachiman with a distorted view on life and no friends or girlfriend. When he sees his classmates talking excitedly about living their adolescent lives, he mutters: “They’re a bunch of liars.” When he is asked about his future dreams, he responds, “Not working.” A teacher gets Hachiman to join the “Volunteer Service” club, which happens to have the school’s prettiest girl, Yukinoshita Yukino.
It has been revealed from an early look at issue 11 of Ship’s Log, the Yamato Premium Fan Club magazine that Executive Producer Souji Nishizaki has unveiled that pre-production is underway on a follow-up to Space Battleship Yamato 2199 classic sci-fi remake, with studio Xebec currently doing hiring and research.
Reportedly, the new series will have the same episode count as the original, with a total of 26 episodes, doing the earlier work’s format of theatrical screenings then broadcast starting later in 2016. The story will be inspired by 1978’s second film based on the classic anime series Space Battleship Yamato, titled Farewell to Space Battleship Yamato and Space Battleship Yamato II TV series. Original content is being planned for after this season.
Anime visual:
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 is a 2012 Japanese military science fiction anime television series that is a remake of the first Space Battleship Yamato television series created by Yoshinobu Nishizaki with production design and direction by Leiji Matsumoto in 1974, known in the United States as Star Blazers. The series was originally screened back-to-back in theaters across Japan, a few episodes at a time prior to release on home video, and aired on television from April 7, 2013 to September 29, 2013.
Two movies based on the series were released in 2014.
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 synopsis from MAL:
2199 AD: the human race will be extinct in one year’s time. Meteor bombardment by the mysterious Gamilas aliens has made the Earth’s surface uninhabitable. Young officers Susumu Kodai and Daisuke Shima retrieve a message offering aid from the enigmatic planet Iscandar. In answer, the revolutionary Space Battleship Yamato is dispatched on a 148,000 light-year journey to reach Iscandar and bring help back to Earth.
The Yamato is commanded by Captain Okita, a taciturn veteran, but many of its crew, including Kodai and Shima, are inexperienced. Together they must defy the space fleets of a tyrannous intergalactic empire. They must also contend with threats from within the Yamato itself, and manage the strange, untested technology which sustains the ship and its powerful Wave Motion Gun. Can they travel to Iscandar and return to save humanity before the year is out?
Space Battleship Yamato 2199 is a thorough stand-alone remake of the classic 1974 space opera anime.
Just a week until the premiere of Naruto Shippuuden Movie 8 – Boruto, the first film set after the events of Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto manga and epilogue manga Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring, and the heavy trailers are now being unleashed. This 4 minute trailer retraces the long road that Naruto took in the original manga as he grew and became a hero, where his son Boruto will inherit his father’s legacy. The video also shows off the main theme song of the film, “Diver” by Kana Boon.
Additionally, two new TV commercials have been revealed. The first commercial is the Father version, featuring Naruto being the father that Boruto needs.
The second commercial focuses on Boruto’s teacher, Sasuke.
Yuko Sanpei (Renton Thurston from Eureka Seven) will voice Boruto Uzumaki
Kokoro Kikuchi (Potpourri in Heartcatch Precure!) as Sarada Uchiha
Junko Takeuchi (Gon Freecss from Hunter x Hunter) returns to voice Naruto Uzumaki
Noriaki Sugiyama (Uryuu Ishida in Bleach) is back as Sasuke Uchiha
Ryuuichi Kijima (Kouji Nishimura in Baby Steps) will voice new character Mitsuki
Atsushi Abe (Touma Kamijou from Toaru Majutsu no Index) voices as Inojin Yamanaka, Ino and Sai’s child
Kensho Ono (Slaine Troyard from Aldnoah.Zero) is voicing Shikadai Nara, Shikamaru and Temari’s son
Daisuke Namikawa (Rokuro Okajima from Black Lagoon) will voice Momoshiki Ootsutsuki, the main villain who tries to steal Kurama
Hiroki Yasumoto (Elfman Strauss in Fairy Tail) as Kinoshiki Ootsutsuki
Ryouta Takeuchi (Ren in DRAMAtical Murder) will voice Darui
Akira Ishida (Kaworu Nagisa from Neon Genesis Evangelion) will be voicing as Gaara
Kouki Miyata (Kouta Tsuchiya in Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu) as Choujuurou
Hana Takeda (Chuukou Kyocho in Ikkitousen) returns to voice Kurotsuchi
And Saori Hayami (Yukino Yukinoshita from Oregairu) will voice Himawari Uzumaki
Here is the English subtitled version of the trailer:
Main visual of the film:
The film was first announced at the premiere screening of the latest Naruto film, The Last -Naruto the Movie-, where Masashi Kishimoto was present and answered questions. Kishimoto will be chief production supervisor for the upcoming 2015 film. He stated:
Even though the manga ended, I haven’t taken a break. I am currently thinking about a story between Boruto and Sarada. Sasuke and Sakura will be in it, too. I am also thinking about Boruto’s lethal technique.
Kishimoto will continue to work on the franchise until at least Summer 2015 before moving on to other works. Junko Takeuchi, the voice actress of Naruto Uzumaki stated:
“I can’t possibly guess what’s it about. But I’ll enjoy it.
The film will feature a new cast of characters that were revealed in the final 700th chapter of the original manga. Boruto is the son of Hinata Hyuga and the 7th Hokage, Naruto Uzumaki. They also have a daughter named Himawari. Sarada Uchiha is Sasuke and “Sakura’s” daughter.
Naruto is an original manga series created by Masashi Kishimoto. The manga began in 1999 in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, where to date a total of 69 volumes have released. Since its debut the manga has sold over 130 million copies in Japan alone. The series has also received two TV anime series adaptation, covering the manga’s two parts: Naruto and Naruto Shippuden in 2002 and 2007 respectively. Both series were produced by Studio Pierrot. Additionally, a total of 9 anime films have released to date and numerous OVAs and specials. A light novel spin-off was produced by Masatoshi Kusakabe and released in 2002, and a manga spinoff, titled Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden, began publishing in 2010 from Kenji Taira and was adapted into an anime in 2012. Today, the franchise is one of Japan’s most renowned and one of the most popular anime/manga series outside of Japan.
Here is a synopsis of the original series from Haruhichan:
Naruto Uzumaki, a hyperactive and knuckle-headed ninja, lives in Konohagakure, the Hidden Leaf village. Moments prior to his birth, a huge demon known as the Kyuubi, the Nine-tailed Fox, attacked Konohagakure and wreaked havoc. In order to put an end to the Kyuubi’s rampage, the leader of the village, the 4th Hokage, sacrificed his life and sealed the monstrous beast inside the newborn Naruto.
Shunned because of the presence of the Kyuubi inside him, Naruto struggles to find his place in the village. He strives to become the Hokage of Konohagakure, and he meets many friends and foes along the way.
Naruto Shippuuden Movie 8 – Boruto will be releasing in Japanese theatres on August 7th. Further information about the movie will be revealed at a later date.
A new key visual for anime adaptation of Ayano Takeda’s Sound! Euphonium (Hibike! Euphonium) light novel series has been featured in the MegamiMagazine Special issue as a poster. The new visual features Reina Kousaka and Kumiko Oumae in cheerleader costumes. This magazine issue can be purchased here.
Another poster visual displaying the girls being sad the series was over has been featured in the August issue of the Japanese anime magazine NewType. This issue of NewType can be purchased here.
A new visual featuring Hazuki Katou, Sapphire Kawashima, Reina Kousaka, Natsuki Nakagawa, Haruka Ogasawara, Kumiko Oumae and Asuka Tanaka ready for some summertime fun at the beach was recently featured in the Animedia magazine which can be purchased here.
The July issue of the Japanese anime magazine Animage also featured a double page spread of the series.
Another new visual which shows the girls from the series enjoying the springtime was featured in NewType.
Recently a new visual featuring Kumiko Oumae and Reina Kousaka sleeping while Asuka Tanaka watches over them was featured in the Animedia magazine.
Another visual of a certain memorable scene from episode 8 where Kumiko Oumae and Reina Kousaka are together was revealed in the July issue of NyanType as a poster.
Sound! Euphonium Welcome to Kitauji High School’s Musical Instrument Club is a Japanese novel by Ayano Takeda, published on December 5, 2013 by Takarajimasha. The story focuses on the Kitauji High School Music Club, which is steadily improving thanks to the newly appointed adviser’s strict instruction.
Hibike! Euphonium begins when Kumiko Oumae, a girl who was in the brass band club in junior high school, visits her high school’s brass band club as a first year. Kumiko’s classmates Hazuki and Sapphire decide to join the club, but Kumiko sees her old classmate Reina there and hesitates. She remembers an incident she had with Reina at a brass band club contest in junior high school.
In other news, Animaru have revealed a hug pillow of Yukino Yukinoshita and Yuigahama Yui which are to be sold at the Comiket 88 Anime University COOP. Both will sell for a total of 9,720 yen ($78.3) each.
Other Comiket goods include a limited B1 tapestry using an illustration originally seen on public transit advertising, selling for 6,000 yen ($48.3).
and full-print t-shirts for 5,616 yen ($45.25) each, sold by Movic.
In other news, 8 outlets will offer bonus illustrations for ordering the blu-ray volumes of the second season, 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 7 volumes of the Blu-ray from the respective outlets. They include:
Animate, acrylic board
Sofmap, Blu-ray box cover
Gamers, Blu-ray box cover
Toranoana, Blu-ray box cover
HMV, Blu-ray box cover
Tsutaya, Blu-ray sleeve cover
Amazon Japan, Blu-ray box cover
TBS Store, Multi Cross B1 poster
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU) is a light novel series written by Wataru Watari and illustrated by Ponkan8. The light novels began in March 2011 and is published in Shogakukan’s Gagaga Bunko imprint. To date there has been 9 volumes and 4 short stories published. There has been three spin-off manga adaptations written and illustrated by various people. The series also received an anime adaptation that aired in April 2012 that was animated by Brain’s Base (Baccano!, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun). Additionally, a visual novel was developed by 5pb. for the PlayStation Vita that released on September 19th last year.
This romantic comedy revolves around an antisocial high school student named Hikigaya Hachiman with a distorted view on life and no friends or girlfriend. When he sees his classmates talking excitedly about living their adolescent lives, he mutters: “They’re a bunch of liars.” When he is asked about his future dreams, he responds, “Not working.” A teacher gets Hachiman to join the “Volunteer Service” club, which happens to have the school’s prettiest girl, Yukinoshita Yukino.
The official website of the Steins;Gate 0 visual novel has revealed a new key visual for the upcoming game that will launch on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PS Vita on November 19.
Steins;Gate 0 will be an official sequel to the original game, but will not be an entirely new concept and story. It will be based on all the material released after the game, including the three novels and the various drama CDs. The first synopsis of the new game has also been revealed (Highlight to read, spoilers):
The story of the game and the anime adaptation take place on the beta world line, where Okabe could not save his precious person, Kurisu, on July 28, and ended up returning alone. However, the trailer for the game note
The first images for the new designs of the characters have were revealed earlier:
DAGA OTOKA DA
Tuturu!
English subtitled version of the Steins;Gate 0 promotional video:
The production cast for the VN are as follows:
Planning and Creator: Shikura Chiyomaru (Robotics;Notes, Chaos;Head)
Character Design: huke (Steins;Gate, Black★Rock Shooter)
Scenario Writers: Naotaka Hayashi (Steins;Gate: Soumei Eichi no Cognitive Computing), Yasumoto Toru (Steins;Gate: Fuka Ryouiki no Déjà vu), Masashi Takimoto (Steins;Gate: Heiji Kyokusen no Epigraph), Tsuchiya Tsukasa (Last Magica no Dualism)
Music Composition: AboTakeshi (Steins;Gate, Chaos;Head)
Steins;Gate 0 will be priced at ¥7,800 ($63) on PS3 and PS4, with the PS Vita version going for ¥6,800 ($55) and will launch on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PS Vita on November 19.
In addition to this, July 25th was the 23rd birthday for the popular and beloved redhead tsundere scientist, Kurisu Makise. In celebration of this, the official website of the Steins;Gate 0 visual novel has revealed a special wallpaper to commemorate the occasion.
The wallpaper is based on the 4th member of the Future Gadget Lab in her visual novel design. The site also has comments from various characters from the Steins;Gate universe, including Kurisu’s professor Alexis Leskinen and fellow student Maho Hiyajo, both from the Steins;Gate: Heiji Kyokusen no Epigraph light novels.
Game visuals:
Steins;Gateis part of a series of “Scientific Adventure” games that occur in a singular universe, the others beingChaos;Head and Robotics;Notes. The games are a collaboration between developers Nitroplus and 5pb. They play out similarly to modern visual novels but are notably saturated with the usage of the main character’s gaming device, casually known as a trigger. All games focus heavily on scientific methods and theories which are incorporated into the game. The first game in the series was Chaos;Head, which released in 2008 for the PC. The next game, Steins;Gate released in 2009 and the final game was Robotics;Notes in 2012. Steins;Gate originally was released on the Xbox 360 before being ported to the PC, and all current generations, at the time, of consoles in Japan. An anime adaptation of the game was produced in 2011 that was directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki (Terraformars, Blade & Soul) and Takuya Satou (Selector Infected Wixoss,Ichigo Mashimaro) and produced by White Fox (Katanagatari, Jormungand). A sequel film to the anime was produced in 2013 and featured an original story. A sequel light novel titled Steins;Gate The Committee of Antimatter was planned to be released in 2014, but was cancelled within a month of release.
A story that unfolds after Rintarou Okabe returns, having failed to save “her” on July 28th. He had no idea that the system known as “Amadeus” would once again drag him into a world of dark conspiracy.
July 25th was the 23rd birthday for the popular and beloved redhead tsundere scientist, Kurisu Makise. In celebration of this, the official website of the Steins;Gate 0 visual novel has revealed a special wallpaper to commemorate the occasion.
The wallpaper is based on the 4th member of the Future Gadget Lab in her visual novel design. The site also has comments from various characters from the Steins;Gate universe, including Kurisu’s professor Alexis Leskinen and fellow student Maho Hiyajo, both from the Steins;Gate: Heiji Kyokusen no Epigraph light novels.
Steins;Gate 0 will be an official sequel to the original game, but will not be an entirely new concept and story. It will be based on all the material released after the game, including the three novels and the various drama CDs. The first synopsis of the new game has also been revealed (Highlight to read, spoilers):
The story of the game and the anime adaptation take place on the beta world line, where Okabe could not save his precious person, Kurisu, on July 28, and ended up returning alone. However, the trailer for the game note
The first images for the new designs of the characters have were revealed earlier:
DAGA OTOKA DA
Tuturu!
English subtitled version of the Steins;Gate 0 promotional video:
The production cast for the VN are as follows:
Planning and Creator: Shikura Chiyomaru (Robotics;Notes, Chaos;Head)
Character Design: huke (Steins;Gate, Black★Rock Shooter)
Scenario Writers: Naotaka Hayashi (Steins;Gate: Soumei Eichi no Cognitive Computing), Yasumoto Toru (Steins;Gate: Fuka Ryouiki no Déjà vu), Masashi Takimoto (Steins;Gate: Heiji Kyokusen no Epigraph), Tsuchiya Tsukasa (Last Magica no Dualism)
Music Composition: AboTakeshi (Steins;Gate, Chaos;Head)
Steins;Gate 0 will be priced at ¥7,800 ($63) on PS3 and PS4, with the PS Vita version going for ¥6,800 ($55) and will launch on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PS Vita on November 19.
Game visuals:
Steins;Gateis part of a series of “Scientific Adventure” games that occur in a singular universe, the others beingChaos;Head and Robotics;Notes. The games are a collaboration between developers Nitroplus and 5pb. They play out similarly to modern visual novels but are notably saturated with the usage of the main character’s gaming device, casually known as a trigger. All games focus heavily on scientific methods and theories which are incorporated into the game. The first game in the series was Chaos;Head, which released in 2008 for the PC. The next game, Steins;Gate released in 2009 and the final game was Robotics;Notes in 2012. Steins;Gate originally was released on the Xbox 360 before being ported to the PC, and all current generations, at the time, of consoles in Japan. An anime adaptation of the game was produced in 2011 that was directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki (Terraformars, Blade & Soul) and Takuya Satou (Selector Infected Wixoss,Ichigo Mashimaro) and produced by White Fox (Katanagatari, Jormungand). A sequel film to the anime was produced in 2013 and featured an original story. A sequel light novel titled Steins;Gate The Committee of Antimatter was planned to be released in 2014, but was cancelled within a month of release.
A story that unfolds after Rintarou Okabe returns, having failed to save “her” on July 28th. He had no idea that the system known as “Amadeus” would once again drag him into a world of dark conspiracy.
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?
One of the most exciting releases for Danmachi fans during Wonder Festival was none other than Max Factory’s Hestia figure based on the anime’s key visual illustration. During the run of the anime series, Hestia scored 14 figures and even an Azone doll.
Max Factory’s Hestia is a 1/7 scale figure and features her signature pigtails, gown, and cheerful smile. While Max Factory has not released much information about the figure yet due to her early display at Wonder Festival.
This weekend brought one of the most exciting events of the year for figure collectors around the world – the yearly figure convention in Japan, Wonder Festival. One of the many types of figures you displayed here are garage kits, figures fan-made or manufactured out of resin in which the collector must build and paint the figure themselves. This year, a beautiful garage kit of Kaga from Kantai Collection by SAKAKI Workshops was displayed for those attending to view.
While news about a potential pre-painted figure have not been released, White Garage provided beautiful photography of the figure for fans to view.
Back in April, the June issue of Japanese fashion VoCE magazine included Attack on Titan skin rejuvenating face packs designed to make you look like the Colossal Titan from Hajime Isayama’s hit manga and anime, Attack on Titan. Now, the face packs are going into mass production and will be sold in Japanese stores for 900 ($7.3) yen apiece.
You can choose from Colossal Titan or Female Titan, which “beautifies” your skin.
There will also be Avengers: Age of Ultron masks as well.
Here’s a video demonstrating how to use the face packs:
The people behind Himouto! Umaru-chan have teamed up with Cospa, a Japanese clothing company specializing in the production of cosplay costumes and other apparel for the otaku fan base to bring you the “The Thing Which Umaru Wears At Home” that is a fleece hamster-cape worn by Umaru in the series. The cape measures 115cm in length and will be sold for 4,860 ($39.4) yen with tax and due for an October release.
Pre-orders are currently open on AmiAmi for a new T-Shirt based on Umaru Doma for a total of 3,132 yen ($25.5).
A cell strap selling for 864 ($7) yen will also go on sale.
Himouto! Umaru-chan is a Japanese manga series by Sankaku Head. It began serialization in Shueisha’s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 2013. It has been collected in six tankobon volumes. An alternative version was serialized for two chapters in Shueisha’s monthly magazine Miracle Jump in 2012. An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo began airing in Japan from July 8, 2015. The “himouto” in the title is a pormanteau of himono (干物?, “dried fish”) and imouto (妹?, “little sister”).
Umaru is a renowned beautiful 16-year-old girl in town, living with her elder brother Taihei. She acts a perfect sister with a kind heart, intelligence and popularity, who everybody admires. So who would believe how true Umaru is at home? Sleeping, gaming, watching TV, eating junk food, drinking cola… that’s almost all she does at home, leaving all the housework to her brother.
Her camouflage is so perfect that when one of her classmates visits her home by surprise and witnesses “true Umaru,” she pretends as if she is Umaru’s younger sister. Taihei is always swayed by Umaru’s gap between ostensible face and spoiled life, but he cannot hate his comical and somehow lovable cute little sister!
On July 26th, the character designs for the Fall 2015 Season anime Ore ga Ojou-sama Gakkou ni “Shomin Sample” Toshite Gets♥Sareta Ken were released, along with the broadcasting stations for the show. Translated into English, the title reads The Story of How I Was Kidnapped as a “Sample Commoner” for a Princess School.
The character designs for the main cast are shown below:
Tamaru Atsushi (Ooji Mochizou from Tamako Market) as Kagurazaka Kimihito, the sample commoner featured in the title
Serizawa Yuu (Shiragami Youko from Jitsu wa Watashi wa) as Tenkuubashi Aika, the loner who starts a club with the main character
Tachibana Rika (Sae from The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls) as Arisugawa Reiko, Aika’s rival
Morinaga Chitose (Fumie from Owari no Serafu) as Jinryou Karen, a girl from a samurai family
Kuwahara Yuuki (Arikawa Hime from Himegoto) as Shiodome Hakua, an antisocial child prodigy
Oonishi Saori (Sawamura Eriri from Saekano) as Miyuki Kujou, the main character’s “maid”
Hara Yumi (Shijou Takane from The iDOLM@STER) as Hanae Eri, the main character’s childhood friend
Ore ga Ojou-sama Gakkou ni “Shomin Sample” Toshite Gets♥Sareta Ken is a romantic-comedy, ecchi and harem light novel series written by Takafumi Nanatsuki (Gakuen to Sekai to Gakuen, Love★You) and illustrated by Gekka Uruu (Onii-chan dakedo Ai sae Areba Kankeinai yo ne, Yagate Maken no Alicebell) under Ichijinsha Paperback on December 2011. There are currently 9 light novel volumes. The first volume was released on November 19, 2011 and the 9th volume was shipped on January 20, 2015. A drama CD was included on the 5th light novel volume of the series.
Drama CD Cast:
Kaito Ishikawa (Haikyuu!!‘s Tobio Kageyama, Nagi no Asukara‘s Tsumigu Kihara) as Kimito Kagurazaka
Asami Seto (Chihayafuru‘s Chihaya Ayase, Death Parade‘s Kurokami no Onna) as Aika Tenkuubashi
Ai Kayano (No GameNo Life‘s Shiro, Sukitte Ii na yo.‘s Mei Tachibana) as Reiko Arisugawa
Rina Hidaka (Captain Earth‘s Akari Yomatsuri, Inu x Boku SS‘ Ririchiyo Shirakiin) as Hakua Shiodome
Sachika Misawa (Accel World‘s Kuroyukihime, Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita.’s Yukari Kohinata) as Karen Jinryou
The series also received a manga adaptation with the same title but was illustrated by Risumai (Danshi Koukousei noNichijou Anthology, Juukinzoku Kanojo). There are six manga volumes as of February 1, 2015.
In a hidden school surrounded by mountains, young ladies of good families are taught everything a high class lady needs to know. They are also completely cut off from the outside world, keeping them sheltered and innocent; however, a problem has come up recently—more and more graduates are failing to cope with the modern world after graduation. To deal with this problem, they’ve decided to kidnap a male commoner student, and enroll him as a student. They hope that this will be a gentle way to introduce the girls to the outside world.
Kagurazaka Kimito is chosen for this dubious honor, mostly because he seems utterly average; however, the school leaders also seem to have concluded he’s a homosexual with a muscle fetish. When Kimito hears that the alternative may be castration (to protect the girls’ purity), he eagerly plays along with this misconception. Now he’ll just have to survive the attention of many high class young ladies that are completely out of touch with the world!
With the third season of Yuru Yuri airing this October, titled YuruYuri San☆Hai!, a new promotional video for the Yuru Yuri Nachuyachumi!+ specials which are due for August and September has been streamed.
The two episode edition of the anime called YuruYuri: Nachuyachumi!+, will broadcast in both August and September. It will be a brand new special that will continue on from the previous YuruYuri: Nachuyachumi!OVA with new Opening and Ending sequences.
The main cast has also been revealed, where the voice actresses from the previous anime season will return to reprise their roles:
Shiori Mikami (Krista Lenz in Attack on Titan) will return as Akari Akaza
Minami Tsuda (Megumi Yoshikawa in Wake UpGirls!) is voicing Yui Funami
Saki Fujita (Ao Nanami from Yozakura Quartet) as Ayano Sugiura
The staff from the recent OVA, YuruYuri: Nachuyachumi!, will be producing the anime replacing the staff from the previous TV anime seasons. The new staff includes:
The third season was announced to be green-lit on the stage monitor during the “Yuru Yuri Nachuyachumi! P’s Live Chokuzen! Goraku-bu Live Playback” event, which was streamed on Niconico.
Third season visual:
Yuru Yuri is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Namori. The series began serialization in Ichijinsha’s Comic Yuri Hime S magazine from June 12, 2008, before being moved over to Comic Yuri Hime in September 2010. An anime adaptation by Dogakobo aired in Japan between July and September 2011; a second season aired between July and September 2012. A third season is currently in production
Right after starting middle school, Akari Akaza joins the Amusement Club which is composed solely by her two childhood friends, Kyouko Toshinou and Yui Funami. Chinatsu Yoshikawa, Akaza’s classmate, becomes a member after finding out about the dissolution of the Tea Club.
The Amusement Club, situated at the tea room facility since the Tea Club disbanded, has no clear purpose, being free for the girls to do whatever they want.
The third season of the YuruYuri anime, YuruYuri San☆Hai!, will be airing this October during the Fall/Autumn 2015 anime season. Additional information about the the anime will be revealed soon.
The official website for the 2015 Lupin III anime revealed a new visual of the series on Thursday. It was also revealed that the “Chou Shiodome Paradise!” event will start in Tokyo on Saturday, and it will hold a Lupin III stamp rally from August 1 to August 16. People who collect all the stamps at the event will receive an exclusive Lupin III sticker.
Past visual:
In addition to this, Italian television network Mediaset announced on July 10 that the anime series will premiere on Italian television on the Italia 1 channel on August 29. Mediaset revealed the show’s Italian title, Lupin III – L’avventura Italiana (Lupin III – The Italian Adventure), and the opening sequence at an event on Saturday.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=at2j1BWrRrM
The new upcoming Lupin III anime will be set in Italy and San Marino and will star Lupin back in the main role. Franchise and manga creator, Monkey Punch, has commented on the news stating that he is very excited for the upcoming animation and is looking forward to Lupin’s next adventure.
The anime’s staff that will produce the series was also revealed and are as follows:
Script Writer: Yuuya Takahashi (Donten ni Warau Series Composer)
Animation Studio: Telecom Animation Film (Moyashimon, Lupin III: Blood Seal – Eternal Mermaid)
The official website for the upcoming anime has launched, and with it some messages from the staff of the anime. Tomonaga, the Chief Director, mentions that the audience for the original Lupin III anime that aired 40 years ago had a major impact on his generation. It was radically different to previous anime aimed at children and that it is very important to the adult anime fans of today. Tomonaga wants to recreate the amazement that his generation experienced that current anime fans have not. He wants to produce an exciting anime that is realistic yet sprinkled with fantastic elements with hard-boiled yet comical, cool yet tongue-in-cheek elements.
Lupin III (Lupin the Third) is a manga created by Monkey Punch back in 1967. The original series began serialization from 1967 to 1969 in Futabasha’s Weekly Manga Action magazine for a total of 14 compiled volumes. A sequel manga titled Lupin III: The New Adventures was published from 1977 rill 1981 in the same magazine for a total of 21 volumes. The series received an anime adaptation in 1971 from TMS Entertainment (Detective Conan, Yowamushi Pedal) as Lupin IIIPart I, which was soon followed by Lupin III Part II and Lupin III Part III in 1977 and 1985 respectively. Since its release, the series has exploded in popularity in Japan and the rest of the world. The series has influenced many manga artists, anime directors and writers, and even gave Hayao Miyazaki, of Studio Ghibli fame, his debut directing role for Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro. Since the 1985 anime, numerous spin-off films, OVAs, specials and video games have been made.
Here is a synopsis of the original series:
Arsene Lupin III is the grandson of the master thief Arsene Lupin. With his cohorts Daisuke Jigen and Goemon Ishikawa XIII and his love interest Fujiko Mine, he pulls off the greatest heists of all time while always escaping the grasp of Inspector Koichi Zenigata.
KOEI Tecmo Games began streaming an introduction video for the Arslan Senki x Musou PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 3 game on Friday to highlight Gieve’s (voiced by KENN (Akihito Kanbara from Kyoukai no Kanata)) fighting style.
Last week a video for Daryun was streamed:
KOEI Tecmo Games and Omega Force are developing the Musou-esque game based on Hiromu Arakawa and Yoshiki Tanaka’s Arslan Senki manga. Players will be able to reenact scenes from the manga in the game. The game’s story will start with the battle of Atropatene. Confirmed playable characters so far include Arslan, Daryun, Narsus, Elam, Gieve, and Falangies.
The game’s Mardān Rush feature will allow players to lead a troop of soldiers and deliver heavy damage to the enemy army. Players will be able to control cavalry, archers, or infantry to utilize each group’s special abilities. The feature will allow players to overcome obstacles, attack distant opponents, and rescue allies in strategic gameplay. The game was originally slated to ship in Japan on September 17, but it has been delayed until October 1.
The game’s regular edition will retail for 7,800 yen ($63), and the download edition will retail for 6,762 yen $54). KOEI Tecmo Games will also release a “Treasure Box” edition of the game that will come with the following: an original soundtrack CD, an “Official Settings Documents Collection,” a crystal frame stand, and a cleaner cloth. The Treasure Box edition retails for 12,800 yen ($103). Pre-orders for the game started on June 11.
The first editions of both versions of the game will come with a serial code for a special costume and a weapon for Daryun.
KOEI Tecmo’s Musou action game franchise includes Dynasty Warriors, Samurai Warriors, and Warriors Orochi. Other collaborative games in the franchise have included Dynasty Warriors Gundam, One Piece: Pirate Warriors, and Hyrule Warriors.
Anime visual:
Arslan Senki is a Japanese fantasy novel series written by Yoshiki Tanaka. It started to be published in 1986 and as of 2014 there are 14 novels and one side story in the official guidebook Arslan Senki Tokuhon. It is based on the Persian epic, Amir Arsalan.
It was adapted into a manga, which caught up with the novel and then received an original ending, and ran from November 1991 to September 1996. It also received two anime film adaptations, and a four-part, unfinished anime OVA. In 2013, a second manga adaptation started serializing at Bessatsu Shonen Magazine, with illustrations by Hiromu Arakawa. An anime television series based on the Arakawa manga premiered in 2015.
Betrayed from within and overwhelmed by dark sorcery, the valiant armies of Pars are overrun by the warrior-fanatics of Lusitania. Escaping the destruction of his homeland, the heroic Prince Arslan begins to assemble a group of five, extraordinary allies—a priestess, an exiled warrior, a mischievous minstrel, an insightful artist and his attendant—to aid him in his fight against the Lusitanian invaders. Together, they must build an army and defeat 300,000 trained soldiers—including the mysterious Lord Silver Mask—who has also laid claim to the throne of Pars.
From the popular web browser game and TV anime KanColle, comes this new 1/8th scale figure of Takao Class Heavy Cruiser, Atago. She comes in her usual blue outfit complete with those lovely black tights. This figure is by ques Q.
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