A new visual for the anime adaptation of Hiroshi Hiroyama’s Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illyahas been featured as a double page spread in a double page spread in the August 2015 issue of popular Japanese magazine Comptiq. The new visual features Chloe von Einzbern, Miyu Edelfelt and Illyasviel von Einzbern. This issue of Comptiq can be purchased here.
A new summertime themed visual for the anime was also featured as a poster in the August issue of NyanType.
Recent anime visual:
Another new visual was also revealed that features Chloe taking a lick of Illya’s ice cream as Miyu looks on:
The site has also revealed some new swimsuit designs for the anime’s main characters to tie into its Summer release. The main cast will be returning to voice their characters in the new series:
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
Mitsuaki Madono (Tohru Adachi in Persona 4: The Animation) will be back as Issei Ryuudou
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 and ran for 2 volumes. A sequel series Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei! released in 2009 and another titled Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 3wei! released in 2012, which the latter is still ongoing at 5 volumes to date. The anime adaptation of the first manga series aired in June 2013 and a second series in July last year, both of which were produced by Silver Link (Kokoro Connect, Non Non Biyori).
Here is a brief synopsis of the series from Haruhichan:
Spin-off of Fate/stay night with Illyasviel von Einzbern as the protagonist, living an alternate life as a school girl. While taking a bath, she stumbles upon Kaleido Stick Ruby, who turns her into a magical girl.
With the original anime adaptation of the Classroom Crisisseries debuted this month for the 2015 summer anime season, a new visual featuring Mizuki Sera and Iris Shirasaki has been featured in a double page spread in the August 2015 issue of popular Japanese magazine Comptiq. This issue of Comptiq can be purchased here.
The August 2015 issue of Dengeki G‘s Magazine also featured the series as a double page spread. The new visual features Mizuki Sera and Iris Shirasaki. This issue of Dengeki G‘s Magazine can be purchased here.
The main cast includes:
Showtaro Morikubo (Shikamaru Nara from Naruto) will voice Kaito Sera, a young engineer teacher
Ari Ozawa (Chiyo Sakura in Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun) voices Mizuki Sera, yougner sister of Kaito and is a third year engineer student
Sora Amamiya (Asseylum Vers Allusia from Aldnoah.Zero) as Iris Shirasaki, a thrid year reckless pilot
Aya Suzaki (Mako Mankanshoku from Kill la Kill) joins the cast to voice Tsubasa Hanaoka
Yui Horie (Tsubasa Hanekawa in Bakemonogatari) voices Karoruko Takanashi
With aims to one day reach out into the stars, humanity has colonized all the planets of the solar system. This story of young high school hopefuls is set in Fourth Tokyo in a Japanese Martian prefecture. Iris Shirasaki is a third year student/aspiring test pilot. Mizuki Sera is her peer/mechanic and Mizuki’s brother Kaito is their homeroom teacher and the young director of the program developing their talents.
Charapedia recently asked anime fans the question: What anime/manga series had the most impactful ending? You can view the male results here and the full results here.
Here are the top 10 according to the female fans:
10. School Days – 98 votes
9. Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica – 100 votes
8. Tokyo Ghoul – 109 votes
7. AnoHana – 119 votes
6. Death Note – 126 votes
5. Naruto – 128 votes
4. Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 3 – 150 votes
3. Kuroko no Basket – 168 votes
2. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso – 170 votes
1. Code Geass – 231
MOVIEW began streaming new promotional videos for the upcoming Tokyo Ghoul: Pinto OVA on Friday. The OVA will adapt the third story in the Tokyo Ghoul: Hibi novel when Shuu Tsukiyama and Chie Hori met. It is scheduled to release on December 25th.
In addition to this, the issue has also revealed that the previous OVA, Tokyo Ghoul: JACK, will have a limited run in Japanese theatres. The OVA will run from September 5th till the 18th before being released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 30. The OVA is centered around the character Kishou Arima, who is a High School student by day and a ghoul investigator by night. The story is also set in and revolves around the 13th ward.
More cast for the Tokyo Ghoul: JACK was recently announced and is as follows:
Daisuke Namikawa (Narsus from Arslan Senki) as Kishou Arima
Tokyo Ghoul is a manga series by Sui Ishida. It was serialized in Shueisha’s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump between September 2011 and September 2014 and has been collected in fourteen tankōbon volumes as of August 2014. A sequel titled Tokyo Ghoul:re began serialization in the same magazine in October 2014 and a prequel titled Tokyo Ghoul: JACK ran online on Jump Live.
A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by studio Pierrot aired on Tokyo MX between July and September 2014. A 12-episode second season,Tokyo Ghoul √A, which follows an original story, began airing on January 8, 2015 and concluded on March 26, 2015.
The suspense horror/dark fantasy story is set in Tokyo, which is haunted by mysterious “ghouls” who are devouring humans. People are gripped by the fear of these ghouls whose identities are masked in mystery. An ordinary college student named Kaneki encounters Rize, a girl who is an avid reader like him, at the café he frequents. Little does he realize that his fate will change overnight.
Yesterday during Otakon 2015, the Vertical Inc. panel announced that they will be publishing three new manga titles on Spring 2016.
Kaori Ozaki’s (Meteor Methuselah, Piano no Ue no Tenshi) Kamisama ga Uso wo Tsuku. (The Gods Lie)
Ryou Hanada’s Devil’s Line
Riichi Ueshiba’s (Discommunication, Yume Tsukai) Mysterious Girlfriend X (Nazo no Kanojo X)
The Gods Lie is a one-volume manga published under Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine. The slice-of-life, seinen manga was published with 5 chapters from March 25, 2013 to July 25, 2013. The first and only compiled manga volume was published on September 26, 2014.
Vertical announces a soccer manga one shot. Description sounds complete Vertical. pic.twitter.com/3b4VOoqOsC
It’s the summer when Natsuru is 11. Ever since he’s turned one of them down on Valentine’s Day, the girls of his class have been constantly ignoring him. This changes just before summer break, when Suzumura, the tallest girl in the year, suddenly talks to him. Later, Natsuru meets Suzumura again outside school and finds out she has a secret.
The action, horror, supernatural seinen manga, Devil’s Line, was published under Kodansha’s Morning Two magazine since March 22, 2013. The manga has five compiled manga volumes. The fifth volume was published on June 23, 2015.
Anzai, half vampire, and Tsukasa, a normal school girl. Vampires seem to be living among humans. Of course the government does not know of their existence, because their appearance does not differ from humans. They also do not need to drink blood, but when they get a craving or get angry, they can become uncontrollable monsters.
Finally, the ecchi romantic comedy manga, Mysterious Girlfriend X, was published under Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine from August 25, 2004 to September 25, 2014. The manga has 12 compiled volumes released from September 28, 2012 to November 21, 2014.
The manga received a 13-episode anime adaptation produced by Hoods Entertainment (Fantasista Doll, BlazBlue: Alter Memory). The anime aired on April 8, 2012 to July 1, 2012.
Synopsis of Mysterious Girlfriend X from MAL:
One day, a strange transfer student appears before Tsubaki. Urabe Mikoto is an antisocial girl, whose hobby is just sleeping during class-breaks. One day, Tsubaki goes to wake her up and accidentally tastes her drool… And gets hooked on that!
After that, he starts going out with her and gets to know her better. Her second hobby, as it turns out, is carrying around scissors in her panties and cutting paper into flowers…
Viz Media announced during their panel yesterday at Baltimore, Maryland’s Otakon 2015 that they have acquired the license to publish Inio Asano’s (Himawari, Solanin) Oyasumi Punpun (Goodnight Punpun) manga. The first volume of the manga will be published on 2016. Viz Media also announced that they will be publishing Takeshi Obata’s (Bakuman, Death Note) Blanc et Noir art book on 2016.
Otakon Announcement: In 2016 we will publish Inio Asano’s masterpiece Goodnight Punpun. pic.twitter.com/c7lItyshJg
The manga was released under Shogakukan’s Big Comic Spirits and Young Sunday magazine. The first chapter of the manga was released on March 15, 2007 and ended on November 2, 2013. Oyasumi Punpun has 13 compiled manga volumes that was released from August 3, 2007 to December 27, 2013.
Volume 1
Volume 2
Volume 3
Volume 4
Volume 5
Volume 6
Volume 7
Volume 8
Volume 9
Volume 10
Volume 11
Volume 12
Volume 13
Synopsis of Oyasumi Punpun from MAL:
Punpun is an ordinary young boy growing up in Japan whose age of innocence has reached its end after his father is arrested for spousal abuse resulting in putting Punpun’s mother in hospital. With his uncle looking after him, Punpun grows into adulthood facing a series of events which change him, for better or worse, forcing him to contemplate just what it means to be an adult.
It has been announced during the Shojo Beat panel room held at Baltimore, Maryland’s Otakon 2015 that they have licensed Keiko Ishihara’s (Teki wa Ou-sama, Strange Dragon) historical shoujo manga, Ojousama no Untenshu (The Heiress and the Chauffeur). The first volume is slated for their May 2016 line-up.
Shuriken And Pleats by Matsuri Hino acquired! #ShojoBeat10 plus The Heiress and the Chauffer coming next May
The 2-volume manga was published under Hakusensha’s Lala DX magazine from February 10, 2010 to December 10, 2011. The manga has accumulated ten chapters.
Volume 1
Volume 2
Synopsis of Ojousama no Untenshu from MAL:
It is the Taisho Era at a certain girl’s school. There one young lady embodies the ambition and is the envy of every girl. The crimson ribbon adorning her marks her as the top student. She is none other than Yoshimura Sayaka. Always at her side is the chauffeur her family employs, Narutaki Shinobu. Are the two in love as rumored amongst the female student body!?
The Bleach: Brave Souls free-to-play action game where you can recruit your favorite Bleachcharacters to organize a team and fight against enemies to progress through the 3D stages while reliving the story of the series, is now out for iOS and Android. KLabGames, the studio behind Love Live: School Idol Festival for iOS and Android have developed the new Bleach game and Japanese alt-rock band Hello Sleepwalkers provide the theme song “Pandemonium.”
From the popular web browser game and TV anime KanColle, comes this new Nendoroid figure of the Northern Princess, an enemy ship-girl from the Abyssal Fleet. The enemy ship looks as adorable as ever, but don’t be fooled by her appearance – she is equipped with all sorts of highly dangerous weaponry which has all been faithfully recreated in Nendoroid size! the batteries on her main turret can even be moved by rotating the runway on the side.
Optional parts include two of the rather peculiar aircraft that fly by her side, as well as the “Zero” plane that she hold in her hands. Additionally, she also comes with parts that allow you recreate certain parts of her special Christmas version that was seen during the Christmas event in December 2014.
The official website of the Wake Up, Girls! anime has revealed new information on the upcoming sequel films. There will be a total of two films with the first film, Wake Up, Girls! The Shadow of Youth, releasing in Japan on September 25 and the second film, Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom, is slated for a December release. The first visual of the film was also revealed.
Fans will be able to order advance copies of the films at selected cinemas on release. Each film will have a limited edition 3 disc set that will contain the film on Blu-ray, the OST and special short drama CD. Each set will be sold for ¥8,640 ($70.00). The films will then go on sale with a Blu-ray of the film and the OST, costing ¥7,560 ($61.10) each. The Blu-ray release of Wake Up, Girls! The Shadow of Youth will be out on October 30th and the Blu-ray release of Wake Up, Girls! Beyond the Bottom is out on January 19th next year.
The first trailer for the film was revealed during the Wake Up, Girls!Festa.2014 Winter event last year:
Visual:
Wake Up, Girls! is an original anime series project produced by animation studios Ordet (Senyuu., Black Rock Shooter) and Tatsunoko Productions (Ping Pong The Animation, SKET Dance). The series aired in January 2014 for a total of 12 episodes, in conjunction with the animated prequel film Wake Up, Girls! Shichinin no Idol. The idol anime was directed by Yutaka Yamamoto (Senyuu., Miyakawa-ke no Kuufuku) with Touko Machida (Lucky Star, Amnesia) handling the series composition and Sunao Chikaoka (Kyo no Gononi, Hen Semi) designing the characters.
Green Leaves Entertainment is a tiny production company on the verge of going out of business in Sendai, the biggest city in Japan’s northeastern Tohoku region. The agency once managed the careers of magicians, photo idols, fortune-tellers, and other entertainers, but its last remaining client finally quit. In danger of having zero talent (literally), the president Tange hatches an idea of producing an idol group. On the brash president’s orders, the dissatisfied manager Matsuda heads out to scout raw talent. Matsuda makes a fateful encounter with a certain girl…
Charapedia asked 10,000 anime fans the question: What anime/manga series had the most impactful ending? And from thousands of fans, most of the responses are from the male fans (62.9%), female fans (37.1%) and teens to their 20s (70.4%) while the other 29.6% are 30 and over.
Here are the results:
20. Gintama
19. Guilty Crown
18. Shaman King
17. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean
16. Space Runaway Ideon
15. Flowers of Evil
14. Magical Warfare
13. Uta no Prince-sama: Love Revolution
12. Naruto
11. Neon Genesis Evagelion
10. Angel Beats!
9. Kuroko no Basket
8. Tokyo Ghoul
7. Love Live! School Idol Project
6. Death Note
5. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso
4. Puella Magi Madoka Magica
3. AnoHana
2. School Days
1. Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion
The official website for the upcoming adventure RPG Tokyo Ghoul: Jail for the PS Vita has revealed that the game will launch in Japan on October 1 for 5,690 yen ($48.1).
Bandai Namco began streaming the first promotional video for the upcoming adventure RPG Tokyo Ghoul: Jail for the PS Vita last month. The promotional video introduces Rio, the new original character designed by original manga creator, Sui Ishida.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DgBebE5pNXI
Last May a teaser for the upcoming game was also streamed:
Tokyo Ghoul: Jail is an adventure RPG video game for the PS Vita. The PS Vita adventure RPG will allow you to freely travel and explore Tokyo’s 23 wards. The RPG features a new protagonist designed by the original manga creator, Sui Ishida. Players can chat with characters and deepen their relationships with them which will also play a factor towards the ending of the game. Tokyo Ghoul: Jail hits PS Vita in Japan this fall.
Here are some screenshots of the game:
Tokyo Ghoul is a manga series by Sui Ishida. It was serialized in Shueisha’s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump between September 2011 and September 2014 and has been collected in fourteen tankobon volumes as of August 2014. A sequel titled Tokyo Ghoul:re began serialization in the same magazine in October 2014 and a prequel titled Tokyo Ghoul: JACK is running online on Jump Live. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by studio Pierrot aired on Tokyo MX between July and September 2014 and a 12 episode second season titled Tokyo Ghoul √A, started airing on January 8, 2015.
A new key visual for anime adaptation of Ayano Takeda’s Sound! Euphonium (Hibike! Euphonium) light novel series has been featured as a poster 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. An anime adaptation has been announced.
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.
From the popular anime series Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso comes a 1/8th scale figure of Kaori Miyazono. The figure is based on an illustration drawn by the original creator of the series, Naoshi Arakawa. It captures the normally energetic Kaori with a slightly uncertain smile on her face.
The violin she holds in her arms has been intricately sculpted based on a real violin, and even the details and texture of her shoes have been carefully thought out. Careful attention has been given to even the smallest parts of the accessories and details of her clothes to create a figure of Kaori that fans will be proud to own.
Albedo, the level 10 Imp; Level 10 Guardian; Succubus, from the Overlord anime has taken 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:
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.
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.
The official website of the anime adaptation of Kozue Amano’s Aria manga series has revealed a new key visual for the Aria the Avvenire anime. In addition, two new cast members have been revealed alongside a series of new trailers.
Two new cast members have been revealed that will be debuting in the upcoming anime. They include:
Mai Nakahara (Nagisa Furukawa from Clannad) joining the cast to voice Azusa B. McLaren
Ai Kayano (Menma from AnoHana) voicing as Anya Dostoyevskaya
They will join the main cast of the anime, which consists of returning characters and voice actresses from the previous anime:
Erino Hazuki (Riho Shihomi in Tamayura) returns to voice Akari Mizunashi
Kaori Mizuhashi (Mami Tomoe from Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica) is back as Ai
Sayaka Ohara (Erza Scarlet from Fairy Tail) voices Alicia Florence
Chinami Nishimura (Kanna from Air) will once again voice Aria Pokoteng
Chiwa Saito (Homura Akemi in Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica) as Aika S. Granzchesta
Junko Minagawa (Ryoma Echizen in Prince of Tennis) is voicing Akira E. Ferrari
Ryou Hirohashi (Kyou Fujibayashi in Clannad) will voice the role of Alice Carroll
Tomoko Kawakami (Hikaru Shindou from Hikaru no Go), who passed away in 2011, voiced Athena Glory
Two new trailers have been revealed for the Aria the Avvenire. Here is a minute half long trailer that reintroduces the main characters of the anime and also introduces the new characters. The trailer also previews the Ending theme, Piacere by Shiena Nishizawa.
The second trailer is a 30 second version of the above:
Here is the first promotional video, which previews some of the music composed by Choro Club and Takeshi Senoo:
The anime will be once again directed by Junichi Sato (Kaleido Star, Pretear, Sailor Moon), and will also feature the return of Reiko Yoshida (Tokyo Mew Mew, Bakuman.), who will handle scripts. The new animation’s format has not been specified, although the teaser website listed that an event screening of the anime will occur on September 26. The anime is being produced as part of the larger “Ao no Curtain Call” (Blue Curtain Call) project, which celebrates 10 years since the broadcast of the first Aria anime. “All television series” will also receive a Blu-ray Box release in Japan as part of the same project.
The first anime series, Aria the Animation, was animated at studio Hal Film Maker, and later inspired two more television series in 2006 and 2008, as well as an original video anime in 2007. All three series and the OVA starred Erino Hazuki as the protagonist Akari, Junko Minagawa (The Prince of Tennis‘ Ryoma, Shakugan no Shana III’s Khamsin) as Akira, Ryou Hirohashi (Kaleido Star‘s Sora, Working!!‘s Aoi) as Alice, Kaori Mizuhashi (Kaleido Star‘s Rosetta, The Fruit of Grisaia‘s Michiru) as Ai, and Chiwa Saito (Yona of the Dawn‘s Yona, Rosario + Vampire Capu2‘s Kokoa) as Aika, among others. Late voice actress Tomoko Kawakami (Shaman King‘s Pirika and Mina, Revolutionary Girl Utena‘s Utena) also starred in the anime as Athena.
Synopsis from Haruhichan:
On the planet Aqua, a world once known as Mars, Akari Mizunashi has just made her home in the town of Neo-VENEZIA, a futuristic imitation of the ancient city of Venice. The technology of “Man Home” (formerly Earth) has not entirely reached this planet, and Akari is alone, having no contact with family or friends. Nonetheless, the town, with its charming labyrinths of rivers and canals, becomes Akari’s new infatuation, along with the dream of becoming a full-fledged gondolier. Reverting to a more “primitive” lifestyle and pursuing a new trade, the character of Akari becomes both adventurous and heartwarming all at once.
The first episode of Aria the Avvenire will be shown in Japanese cinemas from September 26. The anime is currently scheduled for 3 episodes in total; the release dates of the two episodes will be revealed soon.
The September issue of Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine will be announcing on Saturday that Fairy Tail‘s author, Hiro Mashima, will draw a one-shot based on Hitoshi Iwaaki’s Parasyte manga for the magazine’s October issue, which Kodansha will publish on August 25. The magazine teases the one-shot:
A parasite approaches the peaceful guild?!
The one-shot is the 9th in a series of original “Neo Kiseijuu” (Neo Parasyte) stories by different creators. The project is promoting the Parasyte television anime, which ended in March. Akira Hiramoto (Me and the Devil Blues), Riichi Ueshiba (Mysterious Girlfriend X), and Ryoji Minagawa (Peacemaker) previously wrote one-shots for the series.
Anime visuals:
Fairy Tail is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima. It has been published in Weekly Shonen Magazine since August 2, 2006, and has been published by Kodansha in 50 tankobon volumes; the individual chapters are being published in tankobon volumes by Kodansha, with the first released on December 15, 2006, and the 50th volume released on July 17, 2015. Fairy Tail follows the adventures of Lucy Heartfilia, a teenage wizard, who joins the popular wizards’ guild and teams up with fellow guild member Natsu Dragneel as he searches for the dragon Igneel.
The chapters have been adapted into an anime series produced by A-1 Pictures and Satelight, which began broadcasting in Japan in 2009. Additionally, A-1 Pictures and Satelight have developed six original video animations and an animated feature film, Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess. The series ended on March 30, 2013. However, on March 4, Mashima announced on his Twitter account that the anime would not end yet, and that reruns of the anime will begin airing on TV Tokyo under the title Fairy Tail Best! on April 4, 2013. On July 11, Mashima announced the green lighting of a sequel series of the anime. The new series premiered on TV Tokyo on April 5, 2014.
Parasyte is a science fiction horror manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki, and published in Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine from 1988 to 1995. The manga was published in North America by first Tokyopop, then Del Rey, and finally Kodansha Comics USA. The manga is being adapted into two live-action films in Japan in 2014 and 2015. An anime television series adaptation by Madhouse, titled Parasyte -the maxim-, aired in Japan between October 2014 and March 2015.
Additional cast for the upcoming OVA of Sui Ishida’s Tokyo Ghoul spin-off prequel,Tokyo Ghoul JACK, has been revealed. Tokyo Ghoul: JACK, will have a limited run in Japanese theatres. The OVA will run from September 5th till the 18th before being released on Blu-ray and DVD on September 30. The OVA is centered around the character Kishou Arima, who is a High School student by day and a ghoul investigator by night. The story is also set in and revolves around the 13th ward.
The additional cast is as follows:
Daisuke Namikawa (Narsus from Arslan Senki) as Kishou Arima
Ryohei Kimura (Kodaka Hasegawa from Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai) as Taishi Fura
Saori Hayami (Saki Morimi from Higashi no Eden) as Uruka Minami
Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Yuuji Sakamoto from Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu) as Ryou
Rumi Okubo (Chinatsu Yoshikawa from Yuru Yuri) as Aki Sasada
Yuji Ueda (Akira from Crystal Blaze) as Itsuki Marude
Rintarou Nishi (Raizou Todoroki from Diamond no Ace) as Yakumo Oomori
The staff:
Director, storyboard artist: Soichi Shimada (Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul √A opening storyboards)
Screenplay: Chuji Mikasano (Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul √A)
Character design: Kazuhiro Miwa (Tokyo Ghoul and Tokyo Ghoul √A)
Animation director: Atsuko Nakajima (Ranma 1/2)
The first promotional video for the OVA was revealed last May:
Tokyo Ghoul is a manga series by Sui Ishida. It was serialized in Shueisha’s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump between September 2011 and September 2014 and has been collected in fourteen tankobon volumes as of August 2014. A sequel titled Tokyo Ghoul:re began serialization in the same magazine in October 2014 and a prequel titled Tokyo Ghoul: JACK is running online on Jump Live. A 12-episode anime television series adaptation by studio Pierrot aired on Tokyo MX between July and September 2014 and a 12 episode second season titled Tokyo Ghoul √A, started airing on January 8, 2015.
During the recent MF Bunko J Summer School Festival 2015 event, it was announced that a TV anime series adapting Tappei Nagatsuki and Shintarou Otsuka’s Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (Re: Life in a Different World from Zero) light novel series has been green-lit.
The official website of the anime has just launched and revealed the first visual of the series, drawn by Shintarou Otsuka:
The announcement promotional video for the anime was also revealed:
Here are some of the light novel’s visuals:
Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (Re: Life in a Different World from Zero) is a fantasy light novel series written by Tappei Nagatsuki with illustrations by Shintarou Otsuka. The series started in early 2014 being published under Kadokawa’s MF Bunko J imprint. To date a total of 6 volumes have been published. There have been two manga adaptations produced thus far. The first manga is drawn by Daichi Matsue and published under Monthly Comic Alive where the series ended at 2 volumes. The second series is by Makoto Fugetsu with the first volume releasing in March under Square Enix’s Big Gangan magazine.
Here is the series synopsis from Haruhichan:
Suddenly high school student Subaru Natsuki has been summoned to another world on the way back from the convenience store. With the biggest crisis of his life being summoned to another world and no sign of the one who summoned him, things become worse when he is attacked. But when he is saved by a mysterious silver-haired girl with a fairy cat, Subaru cooperates with the girl to return the favor. When they finally manage to get a clue, Subaru and the girl are attacked and killed by someone. Subaru then awakens in the place he was summoned and notices he gained the ability “Returns by Death.” A helpless boy that only has the ability to rewind time by dying. And beyond the despair can he save the girl from the fate of death?
The TV anime adaptation of Re: Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu is currently in production. Further information about the anime will be revealed soon.
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