Being among the most underrated shows in recent times Gatchaman Crowds not only had an incredible, unique visual style, excellent message driven story, and diverse cast, but also had an amazing OP and ED. This current season seems as promising as the last but how do the opening and ending stack up? The OP: “Insight” by WHITE ASH is the track for this season. As it’s by the same band as the first season’s OP/ED, it follows the same thematic style of being an upbeat, funky track. It’s likely to stick in the head of many folks just like the last one.
The animation is what wins me over however, as just with the first season’s, it follows a very similar formula, but that formula leads to pure awesomeness. With use of filters and motion blurs that pit animated characters against live action backgrounds, it’s an absolute visual treat, not to mention the beautifully rendered Gatchaman transformations. But enough of me, watch it below!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2wmod0
While the ED of the first season will always hold a place in my heart, this season’s ED is great in its own way. The track being “60 Oku no Tsubasa” by ANGRY FROG REBIRTH, it features brief heavy metal style screaming to accompany its fast paced punk rock theme. It’s an amazing song, but it has quite a lot to live up to. Will this end up being hummed instead of the season 1 ED? The animation speaks for itself, watch below to see!
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2wmov0
The second season of the Gatchaman Crowds anime, Gatchaman Crowds Insight, began airing from July 3.
The new cast members are:
Kaori Ishihara (Azusa Azuki from Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.) as Tsubasa Misudachi, a 16-year-old second year high school student from Nagaoka in Niigata Prefecture. She is also a new Gatchaman, and as a Gatchaman she is Hajime’s new partner. She has an impulsive personality. When she’s angry she slips into her home city’s dialect.
Yuichiro Umehara (En Yufuin from Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE!) as Rizumu Suzuki, a 19-year-old medical student at a famous university. A realist, he regards Crowds and Rui as dangerous, and starts a mysterious organization.
Kana Hanazawa (Kanade Tachibana from Angel Beats!) as Gelsadra, an alien who makes an emergency landing in a space ship in front of Tsubasa’s house, and so becomes attached to Tsubasa. Gelsadora is a pacifist, and so is under the protection of the Gatchaman. A character named originally appeared in the 1978 anime, Gatchaman II.
Last May a new visual for the series was revealed:
The main staff will consist of:
Director: Kenji Nakamura (C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control, tsuritama)
Series Composer and Script Writer: Toshiya Ono (tsuritama, Suite Precure)
Anime Character Designer/Chief Animation Director: Yuuichi Takahashi (Macross Frontier, tsuritama)
Daisuke Namikawa (Rokuro Okajima in Black Lagoon) voiced Joe Hibiki
Ryota Osaka (Nagate Tanikaze from Knights of Sidonia) voiced the role of Sugane Tachibana
Aya Hirano (Lucy Heartfilia in Fairy Tail) voices Paiman
Mamoru Miyano (Rintarou Okabe in Steins;Gate) was voicing Berg-Katze
Kotori Koiwai (Renge Miyauchi from Non Non Biyori) played Utsu-tsu
Daisuke Hosomi (Souichirou Mikuni in C: The Money of Soul and Possibility Control) voicing as O.D
Ayumu Murase (Shun Aonuma from Shinsekai yori) as Rui Ninomiya
Gatchaman Crowds is one of the five anime adaptations based on the original 1972 anime series Science Ninja Team Gatchaman. The 12-episode anime aired on July 2013. It was directed by Kenji Nakamura (Mononoke, Tsuritama), licensed by Sentai Filmworks and streamed on Crunchyroll. Only few of the characters from the previous season were announced to play their roles in the sequel. (More information will be provided soon.)
The story is set in Japan in the early summer of 2015. 180,000 people live in Tachikawa City, the “second metropolis” of the Tokyo area. Among them are “Gatchaman”—warriors who fight in special reinforced suits powered by “NOTE,” the manifestation of special spiritual powers in living beings. A council has scouted a group of individuals with latent powers to protect Earth from alien criminals. In recent years, the council has assigned Gatchaman warriors to deal with the mysterious entity known as “MESS.”
Known for having intense OPs/EDs, Durarara!! is back, and it’s just as incredible as ever. The visuals showing the dense urban streets of Tokyo, the – as usual – non linear OP exposits the cast of characters much in the same way as it always has, as well as includes a brief scene that is relevant to the episode. This has always made Durarara!! stand out, and it does so here too. The track for this season’s opening theme is “Day you laugh” by Toshiyuki Toyonaga, and it does its job of providing a funky track to show all the action on screen.
http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2wlzjw
The ending animation is a fun little scrolling credits screen, but not in the way you think. It’s better to just watch it, as it can be quite fun to watch. The track is nice and upbeat as well, and the final second of the sequence I found pretty cute. The track used was “EXIT” by REVALCY. Watch the whole thing below!
Durarara!!x2 is part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the Durarara!! series, created and written by Ryohgo Narita featuring art from Suzuhito Yasuda. The light novel series began in 2004 published by ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Bunko. The original light novels ended in January 2013 for a total of 13 volumes, but Narita has started a new series of light novels titled Durarara!! SH set two years after the original’s conclusion. The third issue released this year on January 10th. The light novels received an anime adaptation in 2010 from animation studio Brain’s Base with a second season airing throughout this year. In addition, two manga adaptations and a few visual novels were also released.
Durarara!!x2 Ten will start airing from July 4th at 11:30pm JST on Tokyo MX during the Summer 2015 anime season. Further information about the anime will be revealed within the next week.
Animator Expo will be shown in 10 cinemas across Japan, promoting 15 unique anime shorts produced for the expo, 12 from 2014 and 3 from the upcoming 2015 season. A new trailer has been revealed teasing of all the shorts that will be shown. All of the shorts are produced by Studio Khara (The Rebuild of Evenagelion films) alongside Japanese production company Dwango, with Hideaki Anno (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Gunbuster OVA) as executive producer. The aim of Animator Expo is to promote young animators in the industry and showcase their unique ideas.
15 shorts from Animator Expo will be shown in 10 theatres across Japan from July 25th for two weeks, with tickets costing ¥2,000 (~ $16.50 USD) without tax. For more information visit: http://animatorexpo.com/theater/
One of the most well known short is ME!ME!ME! ft. daoko by Teddyloid on Friday. A brief description of the short: “You are attacked and ravished by many girls.”
The short features the voice talent of Ranma ½ and Cowboy Bebop co-stars Kouichi Yamadera and Megumi Hayashibara, and Dan Kanemitsu translated the short on behalf of Khara.
The rest of the staff includes:
Director: Hibiki Yoshizaki
Animation Production: Studio Khara
Planning, Original Work, Storyboard, Technical Director: Hibiki Yoshizaki
Music: “ME!ME!ME! feat.daoko” by Teddyloid
Character Design, Animation Director: Shuichi Iseki
3DCGI: sankaku
Color Design, Color Coordination Inspection: Yuichi Furuichi (Copihan)
Art Director: Hiroshi Kato (Barakamon)
Editor: Hibiki Yoshizaki
Music Production: Rie Shimasue (King Records)
Hideaki Anno himself is serving as executive producer of the initiative with Dwango President Nobuo Kawakami, and he also designed the image character mascot “(Tor)-kun.” Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki created the title logo, and fellow Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki colored it.
One new short will stream every week for a planned total of 30 shorts, ranging from original projects and spinoffs to promotional videos and music videos. Each episode will be streamed for free via a dedicated iOS/Android app and on the web. There are no plans for a commercial release at this stage.
As Kotobukiya begins releasing their figures for the winter, one of the most popular faces of Spring 2015 season, Yukino Yukinoshita, is one of them. Yukino is one of the main heroines of the popular anime My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU! and it’s second season, My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU TOO!. Yukino’s figure is 1/8 scale and is made of PVC and ABS material. Common in Kotobukiya’s figures, this one features beautifully molded long hair and a matte paint job. This figure is incredibly detailed and comes with a base to look like a classroom floor and a chair that Yukino sits in. This figure also comes as an optional two-parter with Yui Yuigahama’s 1/8th scale figure.
The novel is slated to ship on September 11, but Nitroplus announced that they will also sell copies in advance at Comiket 88 from August 14-16. The pre-order period is open from July 10-21. The special edition of the novel, bundling two mini clear files with a special illustration and the cover illustration, will retail for 1,620 yen ($13).
The film debuted in theaters in Japan in November, and won the Best Animation of the Year Award at the 24th Japan Movie Critics Awards in May. Here’s the trailer for Urobuchi Gen’s Rakuen Tsuihou: Expelled From Paradise film project:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlyBkJrDUNM
Rakuen Tsuihou: Expelled From Paradise is a Japanese animated science fiction film. The film is directed by Seiji Mizushima, with a screenplay written by Gen Urobuchi, produced by Toei Animation and animated by Graphinica, and distributed by T-Joy in cooperation with Toei Company.
The film had its first public showing in Europe at the Swedish anime-convention ConFusion on December 11, 2014. Seiji Mizushima attended the event himself, partaking in a stage-show, Q&A and other activities. The movie was also imported to the United States by Aniplex USA and on show in 15 theatres across the country on December 13, 2014.
Expelled From Paradise follows Angela, a girl in her twenties, who was raised in a Matrix-like computer system on a space station orbiting a post-apocalyptic Earth. But after a hacker from the devastated planet below breaks into the system, she is tasked with finding and stopping the hacker in the real world. To do this, she is transferred into a clone body, given a mech, and told to meet up with Dingo, an agent living on Earth.
Thus begins her fish-out-of-water tale as she not only finds herself in a strange land she knows nothing about but also has to deal with a life trapped in a body that, unlike her digital one, requires food and rest. Together, Dingo and Angela travel across the frontier-like ruined Earth, trying to solve the mystery of the hacker’s identity and his true goals.
The official website of the anime adaptation of Okayado’s Monster Musume (Everyday Life with Monster Girls) manga has revealed that an online game based on the series is in the works by DMM Games (KanColle, Touken Ranbu) and will be available some time in 2015.
As in the original story, the player will host monster girls in a home stay in accordance with the Cultural Exchange Between Species Act. They can raise the intimacy level with the girls, and ultimately trigger a “rewarding event.” The game features many original monster girls.
The TV anime of Monster Musume premiered today at 12:00am JST on July 8th.
In addition to this, a brand new poster visual for the anime adaptation of Okayado’s Monster Musume (Everyday Life with Monster Girls) manga series has been revealed in the August issue of popular Japanese magazine NyanType. This issue of NyanType can be purchased here.
In addition to this, the cast of the Monster Ops: Neutralization team have been revealed. The team are a group of females who try to enforce the Interspecies Protection Act, dealing with anyone who to break it or cause general trouble. The revealed cast includes:
Rei Mochizuki (Anna Kozuki in Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal) as Zombina, a Zombie and the team commando
Momo Asakura (Rin Kazari from Witch Craft Works) will voice Manako, a Cyclops and the team sniper
Saori Oonishi (Eriri Spencer Sawamura in Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata) voices Doppel, a Shapeshifter and team infiltrator
Yu Kobayash (Mariya Shidou from Maria Holic) as Smith
The series will the premiere on Wednesday, July 8 at 12:30 a.m. on Tokyo MX TV, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, and AT-X. The series will then premiere on BS11 and Niconico. It was also revealed recently that Junji Majima (Tooru Acura from Hitsugi no Chaika) has joined the cast as the protagonist Kurusu Kimihito.
The voice actors along with character designs were revealed earlier:
Sora Amamiya (Asseylum Vers Allusia from Aldnoah.Zero) will voice Miia
Various visuals have been featured in Japanese anime magazines. The most recent visual features Cerea, the centauride who happens to be the third resident of Kurusu’s home. This issue of NewType can be purchased here.
Recently a new visual featuring Cerea was featured in Megami which can be purchased here.
A new visual from the recent issue of NewType has been revealed that features Papi the harpy, the half human and half bird sub-species.
Another visual was also revealed in the June issue of Megami which can be purchased here. The new visual features Miia, waking up and ready to start the day.
While another visual for the anime was also revealed in the most recent issue of Animage:
Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou, usually translated as “Everyday Life with Monster Girls” but also as “Daily Life with a Monster Girl” or “Everyday Monster Girls“, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Okayado. The manga first began as a series of hentai one-shots. An anime adaption has been announced to Air in July 2015.
Monster Musume is currently published in Japan by Tokuma Shoten in their Monthly Comic Ryu magazine and by Seven Seas Entertainment in the United States, with the chapters collected and reprinted into—so far—6 tankobon volumes. The story revolves around Kimihito Kurusu, often referred to as “Darling” among various other things, a Japanese student whose life is totally thrown into turmoil after becoming involved with the “Interspecies Cultural Exchange” program by mistake.
Monsters—they’re real, and they want to date us! Three years ago, the world learned that harpies, centaurs, catgirls, and all manners of fabulous creatures are not merely fiction; they are flesh and blood—not to mention scale, feather, horn, and fang. Thanks to the “Cultural Exchange Between Species Act,” these once-mythical creatures have assimilated into society, or at least, they’re trying.
When a hapless human named Kurusu Kimihito is inducted as a “volunteer” into the government exchange program, his world is turned upside down. A snake-like lamia named Miia comes to live with him, and it is Kurusu’s job to take care of her and make sure she integrates into his everyday life. Unfortunately for Kurusu, Miia is undeniably sexy, and the law against interspecies breeding is very strict. Even worse, when a ravishing centaur girl and a flirtatious harpy move in, what’s a full-blooded young man with raging hormones to do?!
The Gate anime premiered on Tokyo MX on Saturday, July 4th at 12:30am JST. The series will then air on MBS on the 8th at 2:30am JST, on TV Aichi an hour later at 3:35am JST, on the 11th at 12:30am JST on BS11, and on AT-X on the 12th at 12:30am JST. The anime will also be available online via Amazon Japan’s video services, Google Play, Niconico, PlayStation Video and more.
Here’s the trailer for the series:
The main cast of the anime includes:
Junichi Suwabe (Archer in Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works) will voice Youji Itami, an Otaku human who is also the leader of the Self-Defense Force troops
Hisako Kanemoto (Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury in Sailor Moon Crystal) as Tuka Luna Marso, a female Elf
Nao Touyama (Chitoge Kirisaki from Nisekoi) as Lelei la Lelena, a human mage
Risa Taneda (Mirai Kuriyama from Kyoukai no Kanata) as Rory Mercury, a demigod serving Emroy
The first members of the anime’s staff were also revealed and consists of:
Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri (Gate: The Self-Defense Forces Fight Like This in Another Land)is a Japanese light novel series written by Takumi Yanai and originally illustrated by Daisuke Izuka. AlphaPolis published five volumes and three side-story collections from April 2010 to April 2014. AlphaPolis began publishing an expanded edition of the main series with illustrations by Kuroshishi in December 2012. A manga adaptation illustrated by Satoru Sao began in July 2011. An anime television series has been announced.
In August of 20XX, a portal to a parallel world, known as the “Gate,” suddenly appeared in Ginza, Tokyo. Monsters and troops poured out of the portal, turning the shopping district into a bloody inferno.
The Japan Ground-Self Defence Force immediately took action and pushed the fantasy creatures back to the “Gate.” To facilitate negotiations and prepare for future fights, the JGSDF dispatched the Third Reconnaissance Team to the “Special Region” at the other side of the Gate.
Youji Itami, a JSDF officer as well as a 33-year-old otaku, was appointed as the leader of the Team. Amid attacks from enemy troops the team visited a variety of places and learnt a lot about the local culture and geography.
Thanks to their efforts in humanitarian relief, although with some difficulties they were gradually able to reach out to the locals. They even had a cute elf, a sorceress and a demigoddess in their circle of new friends. On the other hand, the major powers outside the Gate such as the United States,China and Russia were extremely interested in the abundant resources available in the Special Region. They began to exert diplomatic pressure over Japan.
A suddenly appearing portal to an unknown world—to the major powers it may be no more than a mere asset for toppling the international order. But to our protagonists it is an invaluable opportunity to broaden knowledge, friendship, and ultimately their perspective towards the world.
A new poster visual featuring Albedo, The level 10 Imp; Level 10 Guardian; Succubus, from the Overlord anime has been featured in the August issue of popular Japanese magazine Megami. This issue of Megami can be purchased here.
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:
In addition to this, the first promotional video was streamed at AnimeJapan:
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 first promotional video has been streamed online for the upcoming second season of The iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls, with just over a week to go before the first episode is out. This new PV recaps some of the final scenes of the first season before delving into a preview of what’s to come for 346 Production. The video also previews the Opening theme of the anime, “Shine!!” sung by the main cast of the series. It will once again be directed by Noriko Takao (The iDOLM@STER, The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya) and produced by A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, Aldnoah.Zero).
The Idolmaster Cinderella Girls is a Japanese free-to-play simulation video game developed by Cygames and Bandai Namco Games for the Mobage social network platform for mobile phones. It was first released on November 28, 2011 for feature phones, and compatibility was extended to iOS and Android devices on December 16, 2011. The game is based onThe Idolmaster franchise, and features a cast of new idol characters.
The story in Cinderella Girls follows the career of a producer in charge of leading and training prospective pop idols to stardom. Its gameplay follows a collectible card game format in which each idol is represented as a card, which the player may use to form a unit of idols to train in lessons, take to jobs, and compete against opponents. Cinderella Girls has made transitions to other media. An anime television series adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures began airing in January 2015. Eight manga series, three sets of manga anthologies, two Internet radio talk shows featuring the series’ voice actresses, image song singles and albums, and live concerts have also been produced.
There are many idols with long-established talent agency 346 Production. And now the company is starting a new program, the Cinderella Project!
Girls leading normal lives…
They are chosen to be aspiring idols and see another world for the first time in this Cinderella story. Can they all climb the stairs that lead to the palace?
The magic begins now…
The second season ofThe iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls anime will be airing from Friday, July 17th on Tokyo MX at midnight JST (effectively the 18th) during the Summer 2015 anime season. The first Blu-ray volume of the anime will release on April 23rd. You can order any of the editions here: https://www.aniplexplus.com/itemXjtjLvGn
On July 6th, 2015, the announcement came that the so called “Final Season” of NisiOisin’s Monogatari Series, Owarimonogatari, is scheduled to be released as a TV anime in October of 2015, during the 2015 Fall anime season. The Shosen Book Tower book store, located in Tokyo, put up a display that revealed this news to the public.
Earlier in the year, the official website for animator Hiroko Kazui was updated to include storyboard work on the anime adaptation of Monogatari Series: Final Season‘s Owarimonogatari which has been listed for 2015. Her previous work includes storyboards for Hanamonogatari and various arcs of Monogatari Series: Second Season.
The first light novel volume in Nisio Isin’s Mongatari Series: Final Season, Tsukimonogatari, was announced to be in-production in October 2014, and aired as a 4-episode New Year’s Eve TV Special that year. The short story collection Koyomimonogatari is the second volume, Owarimonogatari spans volumes 3-5, and the final volume Zoku Owarimonogatari completes the series. Official announcements regarding the anime adaptations of Koyomimonogatari have yet to be made.
In 2012, Shaft announced it would be animating all of Nisio Isin’s Monogatari Series. At this time, the studio had already animated the 15-episode TV series Bakemonogatari starting in Summer 2009 and the 11-episode Nisemonogatari in Winter 2012.
Since the announcement, the 4-episode New Year’s Eve special Nekomonogatari: Kuro, 26-episode Monogatari Series: Second Season, and 5-episode Summer special Hanamonogatari have also been broadcast. Kizumonogatari is the only skipped adaptation in volume-order, despite its initial announcement in 2010 and a subsequent movie premiere date for 2012. Kizumonogatari‘s anime adaptation is still in production, no given date as of yet.
Bakemonogatari synopsis from Haruhichan:
The Monogatari series centers on Koyomi Araragi, a third year high school student who is almost human again after briefly becoming a vampire. One day, a classmate named Hitagi Senjōgahara, who infamously never talks to anyone, falls down the stairs into Koyomi’s arms. He discovers that Hitagi weighs next to nothing, in defiance of physics. Despite being threatened by her, Koyomi offers his help, and introduces her to Meme Oshino, a middle-aged homeless man who helped him stop being a vampire.
Back in 2013, James Harvey’s Bartkira Project was a comics event where every participant took five pages from Katsuhiro Otomo’s Akira original manga to collectively redraw his entirety work in their own styles with characters from Matt Groening’s The Simpsons. In association with the comic, Moon Animate Make-Up producer Kaitlin Sullivan pitched the idea of an animated trailer to match, with the work of over fifty artists.
Here’s the trailer for Bartkira:
Here’s the original Akira trailer for comparison:
Here are some character designs that the Bartkira team revealed earlier:
Yen Press announced yesterday on their Anime Expo panel that they have added a lot of print and digital licenses to their line-up. For print acquisition they have acquired the following:
Manga:
Handa-kun by Satsuki Yoshino (Barakamon, Mishikaka!)
Log Horizon: Nishikaze no Ryodan (Log Horizon: The West Wind Brigade) by Mamare Touno (Log Horizon, Maoyuu Maou Yuusha)
Sword Art Online: Phantom Bulletby Reki Kawahara (Sword Art Online, Accel World)
Sword Art Online: Mother’s Rosario by Reki Kawahara (Sword Art Online, Accel World)
Kamigoroshi-hime Zilch (Demonizer Zilch) by Milan Matra (Omamori Himari)
Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata (How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend)by Fumiaki Maruto (White Album 2)
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. @comic (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU @comic) by Wataru Watari (Kuzu to Kinka no Qualidea, Ayakashi Gatari)
Another: Episode 0 by Yukito Ayatsuji (Another, Gankyu Kitan Yui)
Taboo-Tattoo by Shinjirou (Zodiac Game, artist of Fate/Zero)
Light Novels:
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU) by Wataru Watari (Kuzu to Kinka no Qualidea, Ayakashi Gatari)
Baccano! by Ryohgo Narita (Durarara!!, Red Dragon)
Another: Episode S by Yukito Ayatsuji (Another, Gankyu Kitan Yui)
The first acquisition is the prequel spin-off of Satsuki Yoshino’s Barakamon manga, Handa-kun. Printed under Square Enix’s Shoune Gangan magazine since October 12, 2013, it is still ongoing. The manga has 3 compiled manga volumes. The 4th volume will be released on August 12, 2015. Yen Press licensed the manga for digital release starting October this year and plans to release the print edition on January 2016.
A manga that takes place six years prior to the events of “Barakamon”, detailing the life of Seishuu Handa as a high school student—and a very interesting life it is. In Handa-kun, Seishuu Handa is admired by his peers as a calligraphy genius and given the utmost respect, but Handa-kun himself is under the mistaken impression that the deference and attention he receives from the other students is actually bullying. Handa just wants to live a quiet life, but hilarity ensues as one character after another challenges his position as the school idol, and somehow comes away as a fan all while Handa is horrified and clueless.
Log Horizon‘s side-story manga, Log Horizon: Nishikaze no Ryodan was Yen Press’ second print license. It was written byMamare Touno and illustrated by Koyuki. The manga started on July 9, 2013 under Fujimi Shobou’s Age Premium and Dragon Age magazines. It currently has 5 compiled manga volumes since March 6, 2015. Yen Press plans to release the manga sometime next year, 2016.
Synopsis of Log Horizon: Nishikaze no Ryodan from MAL:
How would you react if one day you were sucked into an MMORPG and could never get out? After a mysterious incident, roughly 30,000 players from Japan are now forced to live their life inside the MMORPG “Ender Tales” and can not log out. Even death is met with a respawn. Even worse is the fact that food has absolutely no taste. All this combined, many of the players inside this MMO has lost any will to actually play this game, but they are never allowed to leave. A player named Shiro will venture forth to uncover the mystery behind the reason why they are inside this game.
This is the story focused on West Wind Brigade members! Aka the “Harem Guild” and how the guild master ‘Sword Saint’ Soujirou deals with the situation since the start of the apocalypse.
The third license was one of Reki Kawahara’s works under the Sword Art Online series, Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet, which serves as the Gun Gale Online arc. The manga was published under ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Bunko magazine since April 18, 2014. It has only one compiled manga volume as of September 9, 2014. Yen Press will release the English-translated manga on 2016.
Synopsis of Sword Art Online: Phantom Bullet from MAL:
It has been a full year since the end of the Sword Art Online incident and ten months since the end of the ALfheim Online incident. Although things had returned to normal for some time, mysterious incidents occur in another VRMMO game, called Gun Gale Online (GGO), when in two instances, a player in the game is shot by a mysterious person in a mantle who calls himself «Death Gun» and the shot player mysteriously disconnects after a few seconds, only for their real body to be found dead days later. After the second such incident, Kirigaya Kazuto is asked by a member of the VR Crimes Division, Kikuoka Seijirou, to investigate the rumours that the incidents in-game are related to the deaths of the players in the real world.
After hearing that Death Gun has a requirement for his targets: the people he supposedly kills are all top players, Kazuto agrees to convert his ALfheim Online avatar into Gun Gale Online using The Seed’s character conversion feature to enter the most well known tournament in the game, the Bullet of Bullets, to draw the attention of the mysterious Death Gun.
Another work of Reki Kawahara under the Sword Art Online series was Yen Press’ fourth acquisition: Sword Art Online: Mother’s Rosario. Under the same publisher and magazine, it was published on June 10, 2014 and has also a one compiled volume. On August 7, 2015, the second volume will be shipped. Yen Press also plans to release the manga in 2016.
Synopsis of Sword Art Online: Mother’s Rosario from MAL:
While Asuna, Leafa, Silica and Lisbeth were doing their homework in Kirito and Asuna’s Log House on the 22nd Floor of New Aincrad, Lisbeth informed Asuna of a player known as “Zekken” (Absolute Sword) who was challenging players on the 24th Floor, while offering an 11-hit Original Sword Skill as a reward. Asuna was told that the mysterious player had actually converted from a different game and that over thirty players who had attempted to challenge the player, including Leafa and even Kirito, were defeated. Hearing that Kirito had said something to the player before being defeated and not sharing what he had said with the others and thinking that the mysterious player had come for a reason, Asuna decided to challenge the player as well. To her surprise, the player was actually a girl named Yuuki.
The ecchi, supernatural shounen manga by Milan Matra, Kamigoroshi-hime Zilch was Yen Press’ fifth announcement. Printed under Fujimi Shobou’s Dragon Age magazine on September 9, 2014, the manga is still ongoing. It currently has only one compiled manga volume that was shipped on March 9, 2015. Yen Press has not yet announced the release date of the manga.
Following the untimely passing of his childhood friend and his little sister, Io Haruomi is constantly haunted by their deaths, forever feeling powerless and unable to escape the guilt he feels for letting them die. Despite this, he continues to press forward, attempting to enjoy an ordinary life. He goes to high school, hangs out with his friends, and generally passes off as a normal 2nd-year high school student. One day, however, Haruomi encounters an “Eda,” a girl with glowing red eyes and demonic powers. Amidst her escape from the “Seven Great Gospel Organizations,” she reveals that he too is an Eda, and the powerlessness he feels is completely unfounded. Before he knows it, Io Haruomi is thrown into the middle of a battle between man and devil. And as his eyes too begin to glow red, the side he is on is no longer so clear.
The manga for Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata (Saekano) was the sixth announcement for print of the publisher. Written by Fumiaki Maruto, the manga adaptation from the novel with the same name was illustrated by Takeshi Moriki (Gosick W, Onegai Kamisama!). The manga was published under Kadokawa Shoten’s Dragon Age and Age Premium magazine since January 9, 2013. It has 5 compiled manga volumes as of June 9, 2015. Yen Press has no specific date of release for the manga as of yet. Synopsis of Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata from MAL:
The life of Tomoyo Aki, a highschool otaku working part time to support his BD hording. With remarkable luck, he bumps head-first into, Megumi Kato, the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. Naturally, the meeting twists his life into a complicated torrent of relationships. Eriri Spencer Sawamura, his half-foreigner childhood friend who’s always valued her relationship with MC. Kasumigaoka Utaha, a cold, composed renowned literary genius who shoves everyone aside from our protagonist. What is this? An eroge introduction? The tale of a small not quite doujin circle, but not quite indie studio’s journey through the tough territory of comiket and beyond.
The following announcement was the long-awaited English release for Wataru Watari’s Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru (Oregairu). manga and light novel. The novel, which was illustrated by Ponkan 8 (artist for Seitokai Tantei Kirika, Shishi wa Hatarakazu: Seijo wa Akaku), was serialized under Shogakukan’s GAGAGA Bunko since March 23, 2011. It has 14 light novel volumes (including volumes 6.5, 7.5 and 10.5). The manga, which was illustrated by Naomishi Io, was published since December 19, 2012 under Shogakukan’s Sunday GX magazine imprint with 5 total compiled manga volumes. Yen Press plans to release both versions in 2016.
Synopsis of Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru from MAL:
Hachiman Hikigaya is a high school boy with twisted character. He prefers to go against the trend and refuses to make friends with anybody. In order to get Hachiman back on the right track, his school teacher Shizuka Hiratsuka forces him to join the “Public Service Club.” There he meets other problematic students.
Another long-awaited series to be licensed was the writer, Ryohgo Narita, and the illustrator, Katsumi Enami’s (Hariyama-san, Vamp!) Baccano! light novel. It has been publishing since February 10, 2003 under Media Works’ Dengeki Bunko imprint. It has a total of 21 light novel volumes. Yen Press will release the first set of light novel volumes in 2016.
Aboard the Advenna Avis in 1711, a group of alchemists summon a demon in the hopes of gaining eternal life. The demon gives them an elixir of immortality and the method of ending their existence by “devouring” one another. Soon after, one among them begins to devour his companions. Realizing the danger posed by staying together, they scatter across the globe. Centuries later in 1930’s America, a certain federal investigator tries his best to combat the rise of organized crime during Prohibition, send a particularly infuriating terrorist to Alcatraz, and catch an outrageous thief duo. Meanwhile, the transcontinental train, the Flying Pussyfoot, begins its trail of blood across the country. In 2002, a small group of the original Advenna Avis alchemists are on a journey to find the rest of their fellow immortals. However, there is one companion they did not expect to meet again. Seemingly unrelated events, from a sleepy Italian city in the early 1700’s to a modern luxury cruise ship traveling across the Pacific, reveal themselves to be far more connected than anyone could imagine…
Another addition to Yen Press’ line-up is Yukito Ayatsuji’s Another light novel and manga, Episode 0 and Episode S. The manga, which was illustrated by Hiro Kiyohara (Kizu,Tsumitsuki), was published on December 28, 2011 to February 3, 2012 under Kadokawa Shoten’s Young Ace magazine. It has one compiled manga volume. The light novel was a spin-off novel with 2 compiled light novel volumes. Yen Press plans to combine both manga and light novel into one hardcover omnibus format. The release date has not yet been announced.
A prologue of Another about the story of Reiko in her high school days.
The final announcement was a mature, martial arts manga by Shinjirou, Taboo-Tattoo. It has been published under Media Factory’s Comic Alive magazine since November 27, 2009. The manga will have 10 compiled volumes as of July 23, 2015. Yen Press has not announced the release date for the manga.
Seigi, a martial arts trained middle-schooler, often feels driven to protect the weaker people around him. One day, he defends a homeless man against some punks, and the man gives him a strange tattoo on his palm in return. The tattoo is a secret weapon produced in the arms race between America and the Serinistan Kingdom.
Seigi finds himself in over his head when a powerful girl, using the same secret weapon, violently pursues him in order to retrieve it. His skill at martial arts may not be enough to keep him alive, but will he be able to learn how to trigger the power of his tattoo in time?
New character designs for the upcoming Love Live! Sunshine!! anime project have been revealed. The new character designs with their cast members and names include:
Aika Kobayashi (Singer of Freezing ED) will voice Yoshiko Tsushima
Shuka Saito (Unknown) will join the cast as You Watanabe
Arisa Komiya (Gravure Idol and Yoko Usami/Yellow Buster from Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters) is voicing Kurosawa Dia
Nanaka Suwa (Yaya in Aoi Sekai no Chuushin de) as Kanan Matsuura
Rikako Aida (Poona in Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart) voices Riko Sakurauchi
Anju Inami (Ino Yamanaka in the Naruto Stage Play) will voice Chika Takami
It was revealed earlier that the idol group name in Love Live! Sunshine!! was decided, thousands of fan voted and the group will be called Aqours and their first song will be released on October 7th.
Earlier last month, Dengeki G‘s magazine hosted a poll to allow fans to name the 9 idols of Ura no Hoshi Girls Academy. A poll was also set up for the first series, Love Live! School Idol Project, where the name μ’s was chosen. Coming in first place for Love Live! Sunshine!! with a comfortable 4644 votes, fans have chosen:
Aquors (pronounced Aqua), combination of Aqua and Ours
In second place at 3013 votes is:
Palettes!, Nine girls, nine colors
And in third place, with 2770 votes, is:
Lir, the Celtic god of the sea
The official site of the new project has also revealed that the first single of Love Live! Sunshine!! will be released on October 7th this year. Additional information about the songs will be revealed in the August issue of Dengeki G‘s magazine, releasing on the 30th this month.
The main cast and actresses for the main 9 girls of Love Live! Sunshine!! have been revealed and include:
Anju Inami (Ino Yamanaka in the Naruto Stage Play) will voice Chika Takami
Rikako Aida (Poona in Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart) voices Riko Sakurauchi
Nanaka Suwa (Yaya in Aoi Sekai no Chuushin de) as Kanan Matsuura
Arisa Komiya (Gravure Idol and Yoko Usami/Yellow Buster from Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters) is voicing Dia Kurosawa
Shuka Saito (Unknown) will join the cast as You Watanabe
Aika Kobayashi (Singer of Freezing ED) will voice Yoshiko Tsushima
Kanako Takatsuki (Cover Artist, Part of AnisongCollab) as Hanamaru Kunikida
Aina Suzuki (Contestant in the 2013 Anison Grand Prix) voices Mari Ohara
Ai Furihata (Various Game Voices) is voicing Ruby Kurosawa
Additional information about the characters and project have also been revealed:
The readers and fans of the series will be able to participate in the story
After seeing the success of μ, Chika Takami wishes to follow in their footsteps and become a school idol. The new group can be seen as a sister looking up to μ
The anime will be set in Uchiura, a small seaside town near Numazu, Shizuoka Perfecture
The nine girls attend Ura no Hoshi Girls Academy, a school with less than 100 students
It was earlier revealed that animation studio Sunrise, who animated the Love Live! School Idol anime, filed a trademark for Love Live! Sunshine!! on March 27th this year. The trademark was filed to cover the following areas that will utilise the name: Trading cards and related products, clothing, accessories and related products, and home console related products.
Love Live! School Idol Project is an original anime produced by Sunrise studios that aired in January 2013. The conception of the anime project started in 2010 by Dengeki G’s Magazine. The editors wanted the project to be heavily influenced by fans, such as the costumes, hairstyles and names. Throughout this process, a manga of the project simply called Love Live! began in early 2012 by Sakurako Kimino and Arumi Tokita. The next part in the project was the anime series, followed by this app and an OVA. The second season of Love Live! School Idol Project aired last year and an anime film will be released this Summer.
Otonokizaka High School stands on the border of three cities: Akihabara—a pop culture mecca that’s evolving by the minute; Kanda—a conservative, cultured city where history and tradition reign supreme; and Jinbo—a quiet area reserved for a more mature, sophisticated population. Amidst this culture clash, the school now faces closure due to the enrollment of fewer and fewer students.
With the school planning to close within three years, nine female students come together with one thing in mind—form a pop idol group to revive the school’s popularity and keep it from shutting down. “In order to protect our beloved school, there’s only one thing we can do… become pop stars!”
The idol group name from Love Live! Sunshine!! is Aqours. Their debut song will be released in Japan on October 7th. Further information about the project will be revealed in the next issue of Dengeki G‘s magazine, out next week.
A new poster visual featuring Maho Nishizumi and Erika Itsumi from the Girls und Panzer series has been featured in the August issue of popular Japanese magazine Megami. They can both be seen eating a pretzel on top of a Panzer III while enjoying the sunshine. This issue of Megami can be purchased here.
In addition to that, a new trailer for the Girls und Panzer Movie was recently revealed. The movie will open in Japanese theaters on November 21, and singer ChouCho will perform the theme song.
It was also revealed that Asami Seto (Laffinty Fin E Ld Si from Rinne no Lagrange) will voice the Chihatan Academy’s unit commander Kinuyo Nishi in the film.
In addition to this, one of 13 different clear file illustrations which represents a different part of the girls’ daily adventures will be bundled in with advanced tickets from June 6.
The first promotional video for the film released in July last year:
The most recent visual was revealed last March and the tagline reads “Take it back”:
Girls und Panzer is a 2012 Japanese anime television series created by Actas. It depicts a competition between girls’ high schools practicing tank warfare as a sport. The series was directed by Tsutomu Mizushima and produced by Kiyoshi Sugiyama. Takaaki Suzuki, who has earlier acted as a military history advisor forStrike Witches and Upotte!!, was involved in the production of the anime. The series initially aired in Japan between October and December 2012, with two additional episodes airing in March 2013 and an original video animation released in July 2014. Five manga series and a light novel adaptation have been published by Media Factory. An animated film had been announced for release in 2014, however was pushed back to Q2 2015.
You may have heard of kung fu, but the girls at Oarai High School practice gun-fu—really, really BIG 75mm gun-fu, in fact. It’s called Sensha-do, and it’s the martial art of operating armored tanks! They take it seriously too, and since winning the national Sensha-do championship is such a huge deal at Oarai, they sometimes go to extreme ends in order to get the best students from Panzer class to sign up. Which is how Miho Nishizumi, who HATES operating tanks, gets drafted to join doomsday-driven driver Mako, even-triggered gunner Hana, highly receptive radio operator Saori and combustible tank-fangirl and loader Yukari as the incomparable Anko Team. They may not be on the half-track to fame and fortune, and maybe a few of them would rather shop for tank tops than become tops in tanks, but once their focus is locked and loaded, they’re absolutely driven.
During the A-1 Pictures panel at Anime Expo 2015 event this year, President Tomonori Ochikoshi has revealed that the studio has no plans to slow down the production for future seasons of the Sword Art Online anime, as long as Sword Art Online‘s author Reki Kawahara continues to write and produce more light novels.
Tomonori Ochikoshi stated at the panel that they will continue to produce the Sword Art Online anime as long as more light novels are being published. The ending of the second season of the anime covered the Mother’s Rosario arc from the light novels, which covered the 7th volume of the light novel series. The next major arc will be the Alicization arc, covering volumes 9 through to the most recent volume, 15.
In addition to this, Reki Kawahara has been busy finalizing Sword Art Online Volume 16: Alicization Exploding and recently revealed that we’ll soon get to see Asuna’s “Final form”.
Anime visual:
Sword Art Online is a Japanese light novel series written by Reki Kawahara and illustrated by abec. The series takes place in the near-future and focuses on various virtual reality MMORPG worlds. The light novels began publication on ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Bunko imprint from April 10, 2009, with a spin-off series launching in October 2012. The series has spawned eight manga adaptations published by ASCII Media Works and Kadokawa. The novels and four of the manga adaptations have been licensed for release in North America by Yen Press.
An anime television series produced by A-1 Pictures aired in Japan between July and December 2012. An Extra Edition episode aired on December 31, 2013, and a second anime series, titled Sword Art Online II, aired between July and December 2014. A video game based on the series, Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment, was released on PlayStation Portable in March 2013, with a second game, Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment for PlayStation Vita (PS Vita) released in April 2014. A third game, Sword Art Online: Lost Song, was released on PlayStation 3 and PS Vita in March 2015.
In the near future, a Virtual Reality Massive Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Game (VRMMORPG) called Sword Art Online has been released where players can control their avatars through brain waves using technology called “NerveGear.” When players enter the game, they discover they cannot log out, as the game creator is holding them captive. To escape, players must beat the game by defeating each boss on all 100 floors; however, if they die in the game, they die in real life too. Their struggle for survival starts now…
This year’s 32nd issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine has revealed the synopsis for the upcoming Kuroko no Basket “Saikou no Present Desu” (It’s the Best Present) OVA which will be included in the ninth and final DVD and Blu-ray Disc for the 3rd season of the Kuroko no Baskettelevision anime series that is scheduled to ship on December 24.
Here’s the synopsis:
A few weeks after the Winter Cup, the five players of the Generation of Miracles as well as Kuroko have settled back into everyday life. But an invitation from Momoi arrives, proposing that the former Teiko Junior High players gather once again and play a game. Kuroko happily accepts the unexpected invitation. But Kagami is bothered when he learns about the game, because on that day, the Seirin High team were planning a birthday party for Kuroko! However, Kagami tells Kuroko that the birthday party won’t be until the evening, which makes him glad. So on January 31st, Kuroko’s best day begins!
The limited edition version will include the 74th and 75th episodes of the third season, the OVA episode a special audio drama starring the character Seijuurou Akashi, three end cards, liner notes, and the “Kuroko’s Basketball NG Collection.” The limited edition Blu-ray Disc will retail for 6,800 yen (about $55), and the DVD will retail for 5,800 yen ($47).
The Teiko Middle School Basketball Team. The class that produced three perfect seasons in a row, with five once-in-a generation players, called “The Generation of Miracles”. There was another player who all of them respected… A legendary 6th player. An up-and-coming power player, Taiga Kagami, is just back from America. When he comes to Seirin High School, he meets the super-ordinary boy, Tetsuya Kuroko. Kagami is shocked to find that Kuroko isn’t good at basketball, in fact, he’s bad! And he’s so plain that he’s impossible to see. But Kuroko’s plainness lets him pass the ball around without the other team noticing him, and he’s none other than the sixth member of the Miracle Generation. Kuroko makes a pact with Kagami to defeat the other members of the Miracle Generation, who have all played basketball at other schools. A battle of light (Kagami) and shadow (Kuroko) begins!
Kuroko no Basket, is a Japanese sports manga series written and illustrated by Tadatoshi Fujimaki. The English rendering The Basketball Which Kuroko Plays also appears in the artwork of the Japanese version. It was serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump from December 2008 to September 2014, with the individual chapters collected into 30 tankobon volumes by Shueisha. It tells the story of a high school basketball team trying to make it to the national tournament.
By April 2014, Kuroko no Basket had 27 million copies in circulation. It is being adapted into an anime television series by Production I.G that began airing in 2012, with a third season having started in January 2015. A sequel manga by Fujimaki titled Kuroko no Basket: Extra Game began serialization in Jump Next! on December 29, 2014.
Charapedia asked 10,000 anime fans the question: Which anime duel will you never forget? And from thousands of fans, most of the responses are from the male fans (56.2%), female fans (45.8%) and teens to their 20s (76.2%) while the other 23.8% are 30 and over.
Here are the results:
20. Kenshirou vs. Raoh (Hokuto no Ken)
19. Light Yagami vs. L (Death Note)
18. Titan Eren vs. Female Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin)
17. Conan Edogawa vs. Kaito Kid (Detective Conan)
16. Gintoki Sakata vs. Housen (Gintama)
15. Gintoki Sakata vs. Shinsuke Takasugi (Gintama)
14. Homura Akemi vs. Mami Tomoe (Madoka Magica the Movie 3)
13. Daiki Aomine vs. Ryota Kise (Kuroko no Basket)
12. Nanoha Takamachi vs. Fate Testarossa (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha)
11. Kiritsugu Emiya vs. Kotomine Kirei (Fate/Zero)
10. Kenshin Himura vs. Makoto Shishio (Rurouni Kenshin)
9. Amuro Ray vs. Char Aznable (Mobile Suit Gundam)
8. Izaya Orihara vs. Shizuo Heiwajima (Durarara!!)
7. Taiga Kagami vs. Daiki Aomine (Kuroko no Basket)
6. Goku vs. Vegeta (Dragon Ball Z)
5. Jotaro Kujo vs. Dio Brando (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders)
4. Kirito vs. Heathcliff (Sword Art Online)
3. Goku vs. Frieza (Dragon Ball Z)
2. Touma Kamijou vs. Accelerator (A Certain Magical Index)
Lawson, a Japanese convenience store chain, will launch their promotional summer campaign for the Love Live! School Idol Project fireworks set on July 11. The fireworks will include three bookmarks and each bookmark uses an illustration from the smartphone app Love Live! School Idol Festival showing the girls in summer kimono. There are nine different bookmarks to collect in total (one for each character).
Warner Bros. began streaming a 31-second commercial narrated by Hana Midorikawa (Nadeko Sengoku from Bakemonogatari) for the upcoming anime adaptation of Akira Hiramoto’s Prison School(Kangoku Gakuen) manga series on Sunday. The new commercial previews the opening theme song “Ai no Prison” which is performed by Kangoku Danshi, the newly formed unit consisting of the five main male VAs, Hiroshi Kamiya, Katsuyuki Konishi, Kenichi Suzumura, Daisuke Namikawa and Kazuyuki Okitsu:
A new commercial narrated by Meiko Shiraki (Haruka Morishima from Amagami SS) was also revealed earlier:
A new visual featuring Hana Midorikawa has been featured as a poster in the August issue of popular Japanese magazine Megami. The new visual features Hana Midorikawa relaxing on a beach before the anime’s debut. This issue of Megami can be purchased here.
Meiko Shiraki has been featured as a poster in the August issue of NyanType. This issue of NyanType can be purchased here.
The Prison Schoolanime will be airing the first episode 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 official website of the upcoming anime adaptation of Norimitsu Kaihou and Sadoru Chiba’s Gakkou Gurashi! manga began streaming the full opening theme song, “Friend Shitai” by Gakuen Seikabutsu, on Saturday. The Gakkou Gurashi! anime will begin its broadcast from July 9th on Tokyo MX at 11:30pm JST. The anime will also air an hour later at 12:30am JST on Sun TV and BS11.
A new poster visual of the series was also included in the August issue of popular Japanese magazine Megami. This issue of Megami can be purchased here.
A new visual was also featured in NyanType, the visual features the girls from the series relaxing before their debut. 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. This issue of NyanType can be purchased here.
In the July issue of Megami the girls from the series can be seen relaxing at the swimming pool before their debut. This issue of Megami can be purchased here.
Gakkou Gurashi! (School-Live!) manga will be airing on July 9. Additionally, the site has also previewed more of the characters’ voices and revealed a new cast member.
The anime’s website has revealed a brand new cast member for the upcoming anime:
Emiri Katou (Kyuubey from Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica) will voice Taromaru
The site has also revealed small pieces of preview audio for Gakkou Gurashi!‘s main cast, which includes:
Inori Minase (Chino Kafuu in Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?) will be voicing Yuki Takeya
Ari Ozawa (Chiyo Sakura in Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun) is voicing Kurumu Ebisuzawa
Mao Ichimichi (Kazumi Schlierenzauer from Gokukoku no Brynhildr) as Yuuri Wakasa
Rie Takahashi (Akane Uchida in Shirobako) voices Miki Naoki
Ai Kayano (Menma from AnoHana) will voice Megumi Sakura
The first staff members of the production crew were earlier unveiled and consists of:
Director: Masaomi Ando (White Album 2, Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse)
Series Composer: Norimitsu Kaihou (Manga’s Creator)
Anime Character Designer: Haruko Iizuka (Little Busters!, Tamayura)
Animation Studio: Studio Lerche (Fate/Prototype, Assassination Classroom)
The site has also revealed that the Opening theme of the upcoming anime will be the song Friend Shitai performed by the main cast of the anime. The Ending theme will be performed by Japanese singer Maon Kurosaki.
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
Gakkou Gurashi! from Haruhichan:
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…
The Gakkou Gurashi! TV anime will be airing from July 9th at 11:30pm JST on Tokyo MX, during the Summer 2015 anime season. Further information about the anime will be revealed in the following weeks.
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