The first teaser video has been released for the second season.
Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia) is an action adventure manga series written and illustrated by Kouhei Horikoshi. The series began in July 2014 under Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, where a total of 6 volumes have been compiled. The series has had good reception selling over 200,000 copies in 4 months, with the first volume selling out in short time. An anime adaptation of the series was announced in the November 2nd issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.
People are not born equal, a realization that 4-year-old Midoriya Izuku faced when bullied by his classmates who had unique special powers. Izuku was one of the rare cases where he was born with absolutely no unique powers. This did not stop Izuku from pursuing his dream, a dream of becoming a great hero like the legendary All-Might. To become the great hero he hopelessly wants to become, he now will join the ranks of one of the highest rated “Hero Academies” in the country: Yueiko. With the help of his idol All-Might, will he be able to claim the ranks and become a true hero?
The official website of the anime adaptation of Yuuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki’s Shokugeki no Souma (Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma) manga has revealed that the upcoming second season will run for a total of 13 episodes.
In addition to this, the second promotional video previews the opening theme song “Rough Diamonds” by SCREEN mode and the ending theme song “Snow Drop” by nano.RIPE.
The series will start its broadcast on July 2nd. Here’s the recent CM:
The first details about the Blu-ray and DVD home releases of the second season have been revealed. There will be 7 volumes with each volume containing 2 episodes each and the final episode only containing 1, making the second season a total of 13 episodes. The first 6 Blu-ray volumes will retail for ¥6,500 (~ US$63.50) without tax and the final volume will retail for ¥4,500 (~ US$44.00) without tax.
Here are the release dates for the volumes:
Volume 1: September 28
Volume 2: October 26
Volume 3: November 23
Volume 4: December 21
Volume 5: January 25, 2017
Volume 6: February 22, 2017
Volume 7: March 29, 2017
The second season of the anime will be titled Shokugeki no Souma: Ni no Sara (Food Wars: The Second Plate) and will air on Saturday, July 2nd on Tokyo MX at 10:00pm JST. The series will also air on the 3rd on BS11 at 1:30am JST and on MBS at 2:28am JST.
In addition to this, the Opening theme song of the second season has been revealed and will be titled “Rough Diamonds” and performed by SCREEN mode while the ending theme song will be performed by nano.RIPE, with the song yet to be revealed.
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?
Earlier last year, an anime adaptation of Shoji Gatoh and Shiki Douji’s Full Metal Panic! light novel was revealed, and the official website of the project has just opened and revealed a tiny bit of new information.
The anime’s website has just opened with a character page. So far, only the three main characters (pictured above) were featured on the page. The page will update over time as various factions are seen transparent on the page: Jindai High School, Mithril, Amalgam and Unknown.
Sousuke Sagara
Kaname Chidori
Teletha Testarossa
The new anime based on Full Metal Panic! was revealed at the Fantasia Bunko Big Thanksgiving 2015 event.
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Full Metal Panic! is a series of light novels written by Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Shiki Douji. The series follows Sousuke Sagara, a member of the covert anti-terrorist private military organization known as Mithril, tasked with protecting Kaname Chidori, a hot-headed Japanese high school girl.
Individual chapters are published on Monthly Dragon Magazine, followed by a paperback compilation released by Fujimi Shobo’s Fujimi Fantasia Bunko. The novels are split between stories focusing on Sousuke’s mission as a soldier of Mithril and comedic side stories centered on his life at Jindai High School.
The series has been adapted into different media; including three animated television series: Full Metal Panic! by Gonzo in 2002, Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu and Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid by Kyoto Animation in 2003 and 2005 respectively. An OVA was also released in 2006; and five different manga series.
Full Metal Panic! synopsis from MAL:
Sousuke Sagara, a seventeen-year-old military specialist working for the secret organization MITHRIL, has been assigned to protect the latest “Whispered” candidate Kaname Chidori. To complete this task Sousuke will have to deal with enemies from his past as well as the occasional panty thief. Unfortunately for Sousuke, the toughest part of his mission isn’t only protecting Miss Chidori but also getting used to living an average high school student’s life, which is no easy task for someone raised on the battlefield.
The most recent issue of Kadokawa’s Shonen Ace magazine has revealed that animation studio Silver Link (Non Non Biyori, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya) will be producing the recenly announced anime adaptation of Yuuya Kurokami and Karuna Kanzak’s Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism (Armed Girl’s Machiavellism) manga.
The website has also revealed that the next issue of Kadokawa’s Monthly Shonen Ace magazine, on June 26, will have more information about the upcoming anime adaptation.
The main characters of the series includes:
Rin Onigawara
Nomura Fudou
Kirukiru Amou
Tsukuyo Inaba
Satori Tamaba
Mary Kikakujou
Warabi Hanasaka
Here is the manga’s promotional video:
Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism (Armed Girl’s Machiavellism) is a school action manga written by Yuuya Kurokami and illustrated by Karuna Kanzak.The manga began in March 2014 being published under Kadokawa’s Monthly Shonen Ace magazine. To date a total of 5 volumes have be compiled and published, with the 5th volume scheduled to release in Japan on June 26.
Here is the series synopsis from MAL:
The Private Aichi Symbiosis Academy was originally a high school for high-class girls, when it became co-ed, the girls, out of fear, asked to be permitted to bring weapons to school. When that was enforced, a five-member vigilante corps-like organization called the “Supreme Five Swords” was also formed.
After many generations, the five swords eventually became a group which corrected problematic students and such the academy started proactively accepting such students in order to correct them.
Nomura Fudou was sent to that school after being part of a huge brawl, what will he do when the only options he has after enrolling are being expelled from that school too or being corrected the way the rest of the male students there were…by being forced to dress and act like girls!
An anime adaptation of Busou Shoujo Machiavellianism is currently in production. Further details about the anime, including its format, may be revealed in the next issue of Monthly Shonen Ace.
Kadokawa has asked 12,169 anime fans the question: Which anime series is the most promising from the summer 2016 anime lineup? And from thousands of fans, here are the results:
10. Handa-kun
9. D.Gray-man Hallow
8. Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan
7. Battery
6. Active Raid: Kidou Kyoushuushitsu Dai Hachi Gakari 2nd
5. Danganronpa 3: The End of Kibougamine Gakuen – Zetsubou-hen / Mirai-hen
4. Love Live! Sunshine!!
3. Shokugeki no Souma 2nd Season
2. Berserk
1. Arslan Senki (TV): Fuujin Ranbu
From the popular manga and anime, Prison School comes this new figure of sexy Hidden Student Council Secretary Hana Midorikawa. She is shown in the middle of undressing her school uniform with an embarrassed look. By Union Creative.
The official website of anime adaptation of Satsuki Yoshino’s Handa-kun manga began streaming a 15-second commercial on Friday. The series is scheduled to air on July 7th.
In addition, a new visual was recently revealed:
The Handa-kun manga is a spin-off prequel series to the Barakamon manga that follows Sei Handa. The TV anime adaptation will start its broadcast on TBS on Friday, July 8th at 1:58am JST. The anime will also air on CBC at 2:54am JST, with a broadcast on MBS on the 9th at 3:10am JST and on BS-TBS on the 10th at 1:00am JST.
The main cast of the anime has been revealed, which reveals that Daisuke Ono (Sebastian Michaelis from Black Butler) will not return to voice Sei Handa. The new cast includes:
Nobunaga Shimazaki (Haruka Nanase in Free!) will be going to voice Sei Handa
Yuuya Hirose (Yuuki Ishikawa from Ganbare-bu Next!) voicing as Junichi Aizawa
Tetsuya Kakihara (Natsu Dragneel from Fairy Tail) as Reo Nikaido
Yoshimasa Hosoya (Junpei Hyuuga in Kuroko’s Basketball) will voice Akane Tsutsui
Daiki Yamashita (Sakamichi Onoda from Yowamushi Pedal) will be voicing Yukio Kondou
Handa-kun is a comedy, slice of life manga written and illustrated by Satsuki Yoshino. The series is a prequel spin-off series to Yoshino’s 2009 Barakamon manga. Handa-kun began in late 2013 being published by Square Enix’s Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine, where a total of 5 compiled volumes have been released. The parent manga, Barakamon, was adapted into a TV anime series in the Summer 2014 anime season, directed by Masaki Tachibana (.hack//Quantum, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0) and produced by Kinema Citrus (Black Bullet, Tokyo Magnitude 8.0).
Here is the series synopsis from MAL:
Seishuu Handa is everything a high school boy could hope to be: handsome, smart, and a calligraphy genius. Though he is revered by the whole school, Handa is completely unaware of his popularity. Much to his best friend Takao Kawafuji’s amusement, Handa is convinced that the admiration of his classmates is actually bullying. Unfortunately for him, every action he takes in order to avoid being “bullied” results in another student, be they model or delinquent, joining the ranks of the Handa worshippers.
Handa-kun illustrates the hilarious high school days of the young calligrapher and his ever-growing fanbase, even though all he wants is a quiet life.
The Handa-kun TV anime will air every Friday at 1:58am JST on TBS starting from July 8th, during the Summer 2016 anime season. Additional information about the anime will be revealed soon.
The official website of the anime adaptation of Hiroshi Hiroyama’s Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya began streaming a new commercial on Friday. The series is slated to air from July 6th.
In addition, a new visual was revealed.a new visual was recently unveiled:
Previous visual:
Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 3rei!! will begin its broadcast from July 6th on AT-X and Tokyo MX; as well as other unannounced broadcast stations. Prior to its debut, AT-X will be rebroadcasting all episodes of Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz! and an unaired episode on July 3rd from 8:30am JST.
The fourth season of the anime will be adapting the Fate/kaleid Liner Prisma Illya Drei!! manga, which is the third manga and a direct sequel to the second manga in the series, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei!. The anime itself had seasons two and three focusing on the second manga series, with the most recent anime Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz! finishing its broadcast on September 26th last year.
Two more visuals were also revealed for the upcoming season:
The main cast of the upcoming anime has also been revealed with their updated character designs:
Mai Kadowaki (Sanya V. Litvyak from Strike Witches) returns to voice Illyasviel von Einzbern
Kaori Nazuka (Nunnally Lamperouge from Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch) is voicing Miyu Edelfelt
Misato Fukuen (Hikage Miyauchi in Non Non Biyori) as Tanaka
Rie Kugimiya (Alphonse Elric from Fullmetal Alchemist and Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood) will voice Beatrice Flowerchild
Ryoko Shiraishi (Hayate Ayasaki from Hayate no Gotoku!) voices Angelica
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 3rei! began in 2012, which the latter is still ongoing at 6 volumes to date. The anime adaptation of the first manga series aired in June 2013 and a second series in July 2014, both of which were produced by Silver Link (Kokoro Connect,Non Non Biyori). A third season of the anime, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei Herz!, aired in Summer 2015.
Here is a brief synopsis of the series from MAL:
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.
The Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma☆Illya 3rei!! anime will be airing on July 6th on Tokyo MX and AT-X, during the Summer 2016 anime season. Further information about the anime will be revealed soon.
The official website of the 2016 TV anime adaptation of Katsura Hoshino’s D.Gray-man manga, D.Gray-man Hallow, began streaming the third promotional video on Saturday. The video previews the opening theme song “Key -bring it on, my Destiny-” by rock band Lenny code fiction.
The first episode of D.Gray-man Hallow will air on Tuesday, July 5th on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, and TV Aichi at 1:35am JST, and every Tuesday after for 13 episodes. The anime will also air on BS Japan on the 6th at 12:58am JST.
There will be a total of 6 Blu-ray and DVD volumes of the anime, with the first volume containing the episode 1-3 of the anime. Every volume thereafter will have 2 episodes each, making the anime 13 episodes long.
The cast is as follows:
Ayumu Murase (Shouyou Hinata from Haikyuu!!) will voice Allen Walker
Animation Studio: TMS Entertainment (Detective Conan, D.Gray-man)
The second promotional video for the anime has also been revealed:
Here’s the first promotional video:
D.Gray-man is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino. The series tells the story of a boy named Allen Walker, a member of an organization of Exorcists who make use of an ancient substance called Innocence to combat the Millennium Earl and his demonic army of Akuma. Many characters and their designs were adapted from some of Katsura Hoshino’s previous works and drafts, such as Zone.
The manga began serialization in 2004 in the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, published by Shueisha. It made the transition from a weekly to a monthly series in November 2009, when it began serialization in Jump SQ until December 29, 2012, where the series went on an indefinite hiatus. The series began serialization again on July 17, 2015 in a spin-off magazine of Jump Square, Jump SQ.Crown. There is also a spin-off novel series titled D.Gray-man Reverse, authored by Kaya Kizaki, that explores the history of various characters. As of August 5, 2014, Viz Media has released 24 volumes in the United States. The manga has also been adapted into a 103-episode anime series that aired from October 3, 2006 to September 30, 2008 in Japan. The anime is licensed by Funimation Entertainment in North America. Several related items of merchandise have also been produced.
D.Gray-man synopsis from MAL:
Toward the end of the 19th century, Allen Walker officially joins the organization of Exorcists that destroy the beings known as Akuma; mechanic weapons made by the Millennium Earl with the suffering souls of the dead. Allen has both a cursed eye and an anti-Akuma weapon as an arm, bearing the power of “Innocence,” a gift given to him as an apostle of God. Allen, along with his fellow Exorcists must put a stop to the Millennium Earl’s ultimate plot that could lead to the destruction of the world and all who live on it.
A new visual for the upcoming Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale anime film has been featured in the July 2016 issue of NewType as a poster. This issue can be purchased here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
The movie itself is being scheduled for a 2017 release.
The main cast of the upcoming film has been revealed, which will consist of many returning characters from the previous two anime seasons with new original character designs from abec:
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Sora in No GameNo Life) will be back to voice Kirito
Haruka Tomatsu (Haruka Takayama inSakura Trick) returns as Asuna
Ayahi Takagaki (Mikako Satsukitane in Sora no Otoshimono) will voice Lisbeth
Miyuki Sawashiro (Celty Sturluson fromDurarara!!) is back as Sinon
Hiroaki Hirata (Sanji from One Piece) will return to voice Klein
The film will feature the new VMMO Ordinal Scale that utilises the new Augma Augmented Reality device. Players rank up in the game by defeating monsters and using special items.It will have an original story, not adapting of Kawahara’s any previous work; set after the Mother’s Rosario arc, which was the third and final arc to be animated in Sword Art Online II. The arc itself was featured in the light novel’s 7th volume.
The Director of first two seasons, Tomohiko Ito (Silver Spoon, Seikimatsu Occult Gakui), will return to direct the film alongside Anime Character Designer Shingo Adachi (Working!!, Galilei Donna). Yuki Kajiura (Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica,Fate/Zero) will also return to compose the music and A-1 Pictures (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, AnoHana) will be back to animate the film. Reki Kawahara will be writing the movie’s original story.
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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…
Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale is in production and will release in Japanese theatres in 2017. Further information about the upcoming original movie will be revealed in the near future.
The official website for Studio Trigger’s Little Witch Academia anime project revealed on Friday that a television anime series has been green-lit. The president of studio Trigger, Masahiko Otsuka, said that each episode will be 30 minutes long. You Yoshinari will return as the director of the series.
At the end of Space Patrol Luluco’slast episode an announcement for Little Witch Academia featuring its protagonist “tagging in” the Little Witch Academia protagonist Akko. It is followed by video clips from the first two Little Witch Academia installments.
Little Witch Academia is a 2013 animated short produced by Trigger for Anime Mirai 2013. The short was created and directed by Yoh Yoshinari and written by Masahiko Otsuka. The short was released in theaters on March 2, 2013 and was later streamed with English subtitles on YouTube from April 19, 2013. A second short film partially funded through Kickstarter, titled Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade, was released on October 9, 2015. A television anime series has been announced. Two manga series has been published by Shueisha.
Little Witch Academia synopsis from MAL:
In her admiration of Shiny Chariot, a famous witch renowned for her unorthodox yet enchanting spells, Kagari Akko, an ordinary girl, joined Witch Academia in the hope of someday becoming as spectacular as Shiny Chariot. She is determined to become a graduate of Witch Academy and make her dream come true despite not being from a lineage with witchcraft and wizardry.
The story takes places when Akko, along with her two best friends, Lotte Yansson and Sucy Manbavaran, take their first lessons to become witches; however, Akko is furious when she finds out that Shiny Chariot is not as popular in the world of the witches as she had thought.
The 9th volume of Natsume Akatsuki and Kurone Mishima’s Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! (Give Blessings to This Wonderful World!) light novel series has a special limited edition bundle containing an OVA of the series’ TV anime adaptation.
The 9th volume of the manga has a limited edition bundle containing a Blu-ray with a special anime episode, Episode 11. The episode itself is quite “revealing”. Here are some preview images for the OVA:
Season 2 of the anime will be airing from January 2017, during the Winter 2016/2017 anime season. The second season will air one year after the first season, which aired in January 2016 during the Winter 2015/2016 anime season.
Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! (Give Blessings to This Wonderful World!) is a fantasy adventure light novel series written by Natsume Akatsuki and illustrated by Kurone Mishima. The series began in October 2013 being published under Kadokawa Shoten’s Sneaker Bunko imprint, where a total of 7 volumes have been produced to date. A spin-off light novel series titled Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o! is also being produced alongside the parent novel, with 3 volumes to date. A manga adaptation is currently being serialized in Fujimi Shobo’s Monthly Dragon Age magazine.
Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! synopsis from MAL:
The life of Satou Kazuma, a hikikomori who likes games, all too soon came to an end because of a traffic accident… It was supposed to, but when he woke up, a beautiful girl who called herself a goddess was in front of his eyes.
“Hey, I have got something a little nice for you. Wanna go to another world? You can take only one thing of your choice along with you.”
“…then I’ll take you.”
From here on, the great adventure of subjugating the Demon King will begin for the reincarnated Kazuma… Or so one would think, but it’s the labor for obtaining food, clothing and shelter that begins! Despite Kazuma wanting to live in peace, the goddess keeps causing problems one after another, and eventually, they attract the attention of the Demon King’s army!?
Season 2 of the anime will be airing from January 2017, during the Winter 2016/2017 anime season. The second season will air one year after the first season, which aired in January 2016 during the Winter 2015/2016 anime season.
In addition, a new OVA was bundled with the limited edition of the light novel’s 9th volume.
Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! (Give Blessings to This Wonderful World!) is a fantasy adventure light novel series written by Natsume Akatsuki and illustrated by Kurone Mishima. The series began in October 2013 being published under Kadokawa Shoten’s Sneaker Bunko imprint, where a total of 7 volumes have been produced to date. A spin-off light novel series titled Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o! is also being produced alongside the parent novel, with 3 volumes to date. A manga adaptation is currently being serialized in Fujimi Shobo’s Monthly Dragon Age magazine.
Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! synopsis from MAL:
The life of Satou Kazuma, a hikikomori who likes games, all too soon came to an end because of a traffic accident… It was supposed to, but when he woke up, a beautiful girl who called herself a goddess was in front of his eyes.
“Hey, I have got something a little nice for you. Wanna go to another world? You can take only one thing of your choice along with you.”
“…then I’ll take you.”
From here on, the great adventure of subjugating the Demon King will begin for the reincarnated Kazuma… Or so one would think, but it’s the labor for obtaining food, clothing and shelter that begins! Despite Kazuma wanting to live in peace, the goddess keeps causing problems one after another, and eventually, they attract the attention of the Demon King’s army!?
The official website of the upcoming anime adaptation for Ichigo Takano’s Oranga manga began streaming a new promo video narrated by Kana Hanazawa as Naho Takamiya, which introduces the main setting and premise of the series on Tuesday.
The main cast and character designs of the anime are as follows:
Kana Hanazawa (Kanade Tachibana from Angel Beats!) as Naho Takamiya
Seiichirou Yamashita (Takahiro Mizuno in Walkure Romanze) voicing as Kakeru Naruse
Makoto Furukawa (Saitama inOne Punch-Man) is going to voice Hiroto Suwa
Natsumi Takamori (Mei Misaki from Another) will voice Azusa Murasaka
Rika Kinugawa (Liddy Steinberg from Hundred) voices Takako Chino
Orange is a romance school manga written and illustrated by Ichigo Takano. The series began in 2012 and ended in 2015 for a total of 5 compiled volumes. It was published in Shueisha’s Bessatsu Margaret magazine in its initial year but moved to Futabasha’s Monthly Action magazine in the following year. The manga was adapted into a live action film in 2015, being directed by Mitsujirō Hashimoto and starring Tao Tsuchiya. There will be a one shot special being published in April.
Orange synopsis from MAL:
One day, Takamiya Naho receives a letter written to herself from ten years in the future. As Naho reads on, the letter recites the exact events of the day, including the transfer of a new student into her class named Naruse Kakeru.
The Naho from ten years later repeatedly states that she has many regrets, and she wants to fix these by making sure the Naho from the past can make the right decisions—especially regarding Kakeru. What’s more shocking is that she discovers that ten years later, Kakeru will no longer be with them. Future Naho asks her to watch over him closely.
A TV anime adaptation for Orange is currently in production to air this July, during the Summer 2016 anime season. Additional information about the series will be revealed soon.
On the cover of the latest issue of Ichijinsha’s ComicREX magazine it was revealed that Hazuki Takeoka and Tiv’s Masamune-kun no Revenge (Masamune-kun’s Revenge) manga will be adapted into a TV anime.
The anime’s website has opened and revealed a teaser visual for the upcoming adaptation:
Masamune-kun no Revenge (Masamune-kun’s Revenge) is a romantic comedy manga written by Hazuki Takeoka and illustrated by Tiv. The series began in late 2012 being published in Ichijinsha’s monthly ComicREX magazine. To date a total of 6 volumes have been published with the 7th volume scheduled to release in Japan on June 27th.
Here is the series synopsis from MAL:
As a child, Masamune Makabe once suffered greatly at the hands of a wealthy and beautiful girl named Aki Adagaki, who nicknamed him “Piggy” due to his chubby appearance. Seeking revenge against his tormentor, Masamune works hard to improve himself and returns as an incredibly handsome, albeit narcissistic, high school student. When he encounters Aki once again, he is prepared to exact vengeance.
With the aid of the rich girl’s maid, Yoshino Koiwai, Masamune slowly begins to build his relationship with Aki, intending to break her heart when the time is right. However, as his friendship with Aki begins to grow, Masamune starts to question the objectives of his devious plans, and if bringing them to fruition is what his heart truly desires.
A TV anime adaptation of Masamune-kun no Revenge has been announced. Further information about the series will be revealed at a later date.
Atlus showed Persona fans a new trailer for their anticipated game, Persona 5, with English subtitles. We had to rely on fan translations of the initial trailer to get an idea of what was going on, but now we can sit back and enjoy the ride that is Persona. Dark, mysterious, stylish, it has it all. By day a dorky student, by night a mysterious thief. We can only expect to be blown away by the next installment in the Persona franchise.
Description:
Persona 5 is a game about the internal and external conflicts of a group of troubled high school students – the protagonist and a collection of compatriots he meets in the game’s story – who live dual lives as Phantom Thieves. They have the typically ordinary day-to-day of a Tokyo high school student: attending class, after-school activities, and part-time jobs. But they also undertake fantastical adventures by using otherworldly powers to enter the hearts of people. Their power comes from the Persona, the Jungian concept of the “self”; the game’s heroes realize that society forces people to wear masks to protect their inner vulnerabilities, and by literally ripping off their protective mask and confronting their inner selves do the heroes awaken their inner power, and using it to help those in need. Ultimately, the group of Phantom Thieves seeks to change their day-to-day world to match their perception and see through the masks modern society wears.
Take off your mask to reveal your true self in the Americas on February 14, 2017.
The most recent issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine has revealed that the the anime adaptation of Kouhei Horikoshi’s Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia) manga will receive a second season. More information will be revealed at a later date.
Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia) is an action adventure manga series written and illustrated by Kouhei Horikoshi. The series began in July 2014 under Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, where a total of 6 volumes have been compiled. The series has had good reception selling over 200,000 copies in 4 months, with the first volume selling out in short time. An anime adaptation of the series was announced in the November 2nd issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.
People are not born equal, a realization that 4-year-old Midoriya Izuku faced when bullied by his classmates who had unique special powers. Izuku was one of the rare cases where he was born with absolutely no unique powers. This did not stop Izuku from pursuing his dream, a dream of becoming a great hero like the legendary All-Might. To become the great hero he hopelessly wants to become, he now will join the ranks of one of the highest rated “Hero Academies” in the country: Yueiko. With the help of his idol All-Might, will he be able to claim the ranks and become a true hero?
The master mind behind Rurouni Kenshin, Nobuhiro Watsuki, announced through his current editor, Shuntaro Kosuge, in the 12th volume of the Jump Ryu booklet and DVD series on Thursday that Watsuki is working on a “secret” new work. We can only imagine it’ll be the next hit shounen manga!
Watsuki is best known for Rurouni Kenshin and Buso Renkin. He completed Embalming – The Another Tale of Frankenstein manga, which was a collaboration with his wife Kaoru Kurosaki in April 2015. He also designed some of the main characters of the Endride anime and smartphone game project.
Each issue of Shueisha’s Jump Ryu series focuses on a different Weekly Shonen Jump manga author. The 12th volume focused on Watsuki.
The official website of anime adaptation of ONE’s Mob Psycho 100 manga has began streaming a commercial for the series on Thursday. Takahiro Sakurai (Shougo Makishima inPsycho-Pass) narrates the video as his character Arataka Reigen. The new video previews the opening theme song “99” by the “mystery unit” MOB CHOIR.
In addition to this, the official website also revealed that the anime will start its debut on July 12th. A new visual and character designs were also revealed.
The first episode of the Mob Psycho 100 TV anime will air on the midnight of Tuesday, July 12th on Tokyo MX. The anime will also air on Yomiuri TV at 2:29am JST and on BS Fuji on the 13th at 12:30am JST.
Updated character designs have been revealed for the anime’s main cast:
Setsuo Ito (First Major Role) will voice Shigeo Kageyama
Takahiro Sakurai (Shougo Makishima inPsycho-Pass) as Arataka Reigen
Akio Ohtsuka (Batou in Ghost in the Shell) will voice Ekubo
Yoshimasa Hosoya (Junpei Hyuuga inKuroko’s Basketball) will voice Tenga Onigawara
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Kirito fromSword Art Online) voices Teruki Hanazawa
Miyu Irino (Akito Hyuuga in Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito) is voicing as Ritsu Kageyama
Atsumi Tanezaki (Lisa Mishima from Zankyou no Terror) voices the role of Tome Kurata
Ayumi Fujimura (Misaki Ayuzawa from Kaichou wa Maid-sama!) as Ichi Mezato
Here is the first promotional video, which introduces the main cast and characters:
Here’s the anime’s announcement promo video:
Mob Psycho 100 is a comedic action web manga written and illustrated by ONE. The series began in early 2012 being published in Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday Web Comics. To date a total of 12 volumes have been published, with the 12th volume being released in June. ONE is also well known for his One Punch-Man manga, which recently was adapted into a TV anime.
Mob Psycho 100 synopsis from MAL:
Shigeo Kageyama (a.k.a. “Mob”) is a 8th grader with psychic abilities. He could bend spoons and lift objects with his mind from a young age, but he slowly began to withhold from using his abilities in public due to the negative attention he received. Now, the only thing he wants is to become friends with a girl in his class, Tsubomi. With his psychic “mentor” (who has no psychic powers), he continues his daily life, attempting to realize his purpose in life.
The official website for the the second anime adaptation of Yuuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki’s Shokugeki no Souma (Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma) began streaming the second promotion video on Wednesday. The video also previews the opening theme song “Rough Diamonds” by SCREEN mode and the ending theme song “Snow Drop” by nano.RIPE.
The series will start its broadcast on July 2nd. Here’s the recent CM:
In addition to this, the official website recently unveiled a new visual for the second season.
The visual was first revealed in the latest issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump.
The second season of the anime will be titled Shokugeki no Souma: Ni no Sara (Food Wars: The Second Plate) and will air on Saturday, July 2nd on Tokyo MX at 10:00pm JST. The series will also air on the 3rd on BS11 at 1:30am JST and on MBS at 2:28am JST.
In addition to this, the Opening theme song of the second season has been revealed and will be titled “Rough Diamonds” and performed by SCREEN mode while the ending theme song will be performed by nano.RIPE, with the song yet to be revealed.
Here’s the second promotional video for the second season:
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?
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