Today we’ll be taking a look at Megami’s June 2015 issue from JList which features a lot of new anime series that are about air! This issue contains a total of 18 great posters along with previews, character profiles, articles, manga, and other great content. Most of the anime posters are anime series that have recently started airing during the spring 2015 anime season.
This issue can be purchased here, more info on where to purchase the magazine will be at the bottom of this post.
If you are currently learning or plan to learn Japanese, I highly recommend you to try a copy of this magazine to study with. It is not only packed with posters, it’s also packed with previews, character profiles, articles, manga, and other great content which is great for studying and practicing with and can be viewed HERE.
My favorite posters from this months issue would have to be Danmachi (She may be the flavor of the season but you can’t deny her cuteness), Girls und Panzer (Looking at starry skies is nice) and Punchline (So vibrant and cute).
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After the Digimon Adventure 15th Anniversary livestream on Niconico, the first promotional video of Digimon Adventure tri. has been revealed. The anime itself has been announced to be a series of 6 episodes releasing in Japanese theatres from November 21st this year. In addition, the cast members of the 8 Digi-destined in the upcoming anime and a new visual have also been revealed.
The first footage of Digimon Adventure tri. has been released which has revealed lots of new information about the upcoming series. It has revealed that the anime will be released in Japanese cinemas and will run for a total of 6 episodes. The first episode of the anime is titled Saikai (Reunion).
An event will be held on August 1st which will have a special screening of the anime’s first episode, before being released in Japanese cinemas on November 21st this year.
Most importantly, the first footage of the anime has also been revealed:
Here is the English version of the new video:
The cast members of the 8 Digi-destined have also been revealed. The voice actors and actresses from the previous anime will not return and will instead include a new cast:
Natsuki Hanae (Inaho Kaizuka from Aldnoah.Zero) will voice lead character Taichi “Tai” Yagami
Suzuko Mimori (Umi Sonoda in Love Live! School Idol Project) voices Sora Takenouchi
Yoshimasa Hosoya (Junpei Hyuuga in Kuroko’s Basketball) as Yamato “Matt” Ishida
Mutsumi Tamura (Alibaba Saluja from Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic) is voicing Koushiro Izumi
Hitomi Yoshida (Haru Miura from Katekyo Hitman Reborn!) will voice Mimi Tachikawa
Junya Ikeda (Ataru Suruga in Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince) voices Jo Kido
Junya Enoki (Shion Kiba from Cardfight!! Vanguard G) as Takeru Takaishi
Mao Ichimichi (Kazumi Schlierenzauer from Gokukoku no Brynhildr) will play Hikari Yagami
Recently the official website also revealed a new key visual for the series. In addition to this, it has also been revealed that the Kouji Wada will return to do the opening theme song “Butter-Fly” while Miyazaki Ayumi will return to perform “Brave Heart” for the insert song. The Digimon cast will remain the same.
The Spring 2015 anime will be set 6 years after the end of the original series, and 3 years after Digimon Adventure 02. The newly announced anime will be produced by Toei Animation (Sailor Moon Crystal, One Piece) and follow 17 year old Tai who is currently in high school with Agumon. Toei Animation released the first teaser video about the new series:
Digimon (Digital Monsters in Japan) is a large multimedia franchise that was based on Bandai’s Digivice products, which first released in 1997. The toys were based on Tamagotchis, which were also produced by Bandai. The toys were seen as more female orientated products, so Bandai created a new line of products for a male equivalent. The first anime adaptation, Digimon Adventure, was produced in 1999 by Toei Animation. A film and TV anime were released alongside each other in 1999, the movie being a 20 minute anime produced by Mamoru Hosoda (Wolf Children, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time). Since then there has been numerous anime series, toys, figures, manga, video games and trading card games in the franchise. And this year, will mark the 15th anniversary of Digimon Adventure.
Digimon Adventure tri. will be a 6 part anime film series with the first episode releasing in Japan on November 21st this year. An advanced screening of the episode will be revealed at Digi-Festa on August 1st. Further information about the anime will be revealed soon.
At the recent Shingeki No Bahamut (Rage of Bahamut) orchestra concert the main staff of the series’ anime adaptation has announced that a second season of the Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis anime is currently underway.
Character Designer and Chief Animation Director: Naoyuki Onda (Gantz, Psycho-Pass)
Series Composer: Keiichi Hasegawa (Astro Boy 2003, Viper’s Creed)
Effects Animator: Takashi Hashimoto (Bleach the Movie: Hell Verse, One Piece Film Z )
Art Director: Goki Nakamura (Baku Tech! Bakugan, Ibara no Ou)
Color Scheme Designer: Mikasa Osamu (Stratos 4, Wolf Children)
CGI Director: Shinya Sugai (Eden of the East, Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo)
Music Composer: Yoshihiro Ike (Tiger & Bunny, Ergo Proxy)
Animation Studio: Mappa (Zankyou no Terror, Hajime no Ippo Rising)
And a promotional video for the anime:
Shingeki no Bahamut (Rage of Bahamut) is a free to play mobile Collectable Card Game developed by Cygames. The game originally released on Android in January 2012, before making its way to iOS in April the same year. Since its release the game has become one of the most popular apps of the year with over 8 million players. The game involves players roaming the lands and fighting enemies using cards, from either Man, Demon or Gods cards. The game also holds numerous events with the major event titled Holy Wars. An anime adaptation of the game was produced for the 2014 Fall/Autumn anime season. Studio Mappa (Zankyou no Terror, Hajime no Ippo Rising) produced the series with Keiichi Satou (Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary, Tiger & Bunny) directing.
Here is a synopsis of the series from Haruhichan:
istarcia is a magical world where humans, gods, and demons mingle together. In the past, the black-and-silver winged Bahamut has threatened to destroy the land, but humans, gods, and demons overcame their differences to fight together and seal its power. The key to that seal was split in two, one half given to the gods and the other to demons, so that they would never be united and Bahamut never released. Now, two thousand years later, the world is in an era of peace—until the day a woman steals the gods’ half of the key.
The second season of the Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis anime is in production. Not much has been revealed about the new season thus far. Further details will be released soon.
Earlier this month, S.H. Figuarts released their newest figma of Maki Nishikino from Love Live! The figma features Maki in one of her concert outfits, and stands approximately 130 mm. Like other S.H. Figuarts figmas, she features a beautiful paintjob and realistic joints. She is currently available for preorder on JList and set to release in September of this year.
A brand new trailer has been streamed for the second Attack on Titan movie, Shingeki no Kyojin Movie 2: Jiyuu no Tsubasa / Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom, the second compilation film based on the anime series. The second movie will cover the last 12 episodes and will debut on June 27, 2015. The films will not just be the original series edited into a movie length feature, as there will be some changes. The movie will feature new audio with a 5.1 surround sound remaster, and a complete redubbing with the same cast members.
In addition to this, the first visual for the second season was released this January and it was also revealed that the second season of Attack on Titan will be airing sometime in 2016. More information about the upcoming anime will be revealed at the second compilation film on June 27.
The Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan) series was created by Hajime Isayama. It started off as a manga in 2009 and is published in Kodansha’s monthly Bessatsu Shounen Magazine. To date there has been 14 compiled volumes of the manga. A prequel light novel adaptation started in 2011, and two spin-off manga started serialization in 2012: Shingeki no Kyojin: Before the Fall and Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou. In April 2013 the series was picked up for an anime adaptation. The anime series was produced by the newly formed Wit Studios. The series has grown in popularity since the anime’s debut, with the manga selling over 36 million copies as of April this year. Two live action film adaptations will be releasing in Japan next year. The first images for the live-action 2015 Attack on Titan film were also earlier released.
Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by titans. Titans are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A small percentage of humanity survived by walling themselves in a city protected by extremely high walls, even taller than the biggest of titans.
Flash forward to the present and the city has not seen a titan in over 100 years. Teenage boy Eren and his foster sister Mikasa witness something horrific as the city walls are destroyed by a colossal titan that appears out of thin air. As the smaller titans flood the city, the two kids watch in horror as their mother is eaten alive. Eren vows that he will murder every single titan and take revenge for all of mankind.
If you don’t read manga or light novels, and just watch anime like me, you’re probably wondering what Kyoto Animation had in store for Hibike! Euphonium. K-On! is one of the most popular, if not the most popular, Kyoto Animation work, and regarded as one of the best by the Japanese. I was also a huge fan of K-On!, and I still am to this day. It is the anime I can always go back to whenever I want and it never gets boring for me to watch. K-On! was just a fun anime, and I liked how the characters interacted with each other. You got this real sense of how this how true friends should be. In this way, the music was a side part of the anime, only really used as the way to keep the five of them together. In this way, some people were annoyed with K-On!, since music should have been the main focus. Will KyoAni retread K-On!‘s popularity and recreate the same thing?
The story of Hibike! Euphonium begins with Kumiko Oumae. She is a euphonium player who has just finished graduating from middle school. After her school’s ensemble failed to make Nationals, she blurts out to her fellow bandmate, Reina Kousaka, that they weren’t cut out for Nationals anyway, and that upsets Reina. Come high school, Kumiko is thinking about whether or not she should return to a school ensemble. When the new friends she meets, Sapphire Kawashima and Hazuki Katou, decide to sign up for the school ensemble, Kumiko tags along. When she arrives, she discovers Reina has also signed up, and Kumiko has yet to make up with Reina over what she said back in middle school. The anime so far follows Kumiko’s band practices and her school life as she tries to make up with Reina over her past.
Even though K-On! and Hibike! Euphonium are both done by Kyoto Animation, there are a lot of differences between the two. Take everything you know about K-On!, flip it around, and you have Hibike! Euphonium. It’s a way more serious music anime with characters that are not buddy-buddy right off the bat, and they actually take their club activities seriously. Unlike K-On!, there’s a clear goal in mind for the characters, and they have to work hard towards that goal. Even the advisers for K-On! and Hibike! Euphonium are complete opposites. Sawako from K-On!, while occasionally giving a hand in the club, messed around a lot during her time as adviser. Taki-sensei from Hibike! Euphonium on the other hand, isn’t afraid to chew out those he thinks are not doing their work properly. They’re anime on two opposite ends when it comes to how they present the music side of their stories. Music is the main focus of Hibike! Euphonium, with the characters taking a side role.
Taki-sensei isn’t afraid to tell the ensemble they suck, with a smile on his face.
Speaking of the characters, we’ve got an interesting cast of characters. While Sapphire and Hazuki are your standard character archetypes you see everywhere in anime, Kumiko is a little different. She’s cynical and a realist, and often says what’s on her mind before she really thinks it through. She’s not the type of character that is usually seen in anime, especially not in KyoAni’s work. Personally, one of my favourite characters is one of the seniors in the band, Asuka Tanaka. She’s a real oddball, and she’s fun to watch. She helped make the first couple of episodes enjoyable before they got into the real meat of the story.
This is not what you think it is. Get you head out of the gutter.
As I’ve mentioned plenty of times before, Kyoto Animation’s works rank among some of the best looking in anime. They’re certainly not going to break tradition now. The animation is nice and smooth, and the characters and backgrounds are drawn with a very high level of detail. The anime looks like any other Kyoto Animation anime; their style is very distinctive. Their style focuses a lot on colour, and making their characters look as cute as humanly possible.
Sound-wise, as a music anime, there’s a few good tracks in there. The OP and ED are good as usual from KyoAni, and the anime also makes use of classic orchestral works like “From the New World” (Symphony No.9 in E minor) by Dvorak, as the music they play in their ensemble. It works well, and it’s enjoyable to listen to some classical music. KyoAni usually hires rookies to do their main characters, and they do it again Hibike! Euphonium. Chika Anzai (Chaika from Hitsugi no Chaika) as Reina Kousaka, and Tomoyo Kurosawa (Tina Sprout from Black Bullet) as Kumiko Oumae are the two out of the main cast with the most experience. So far, most of them work for their appropriate roles, but I don’t think it’s anything special yet. A side note: Minako Kotobuki (Tsumugi Kotobuki from K-On!) voices Asuka Tanaka. So she’s voicing both series’ oddball characters huh…?
Right now, Hibike! Euphonium is a fun watch, and it is different from K-On! If you weren’t happy with K-On!‘s style of showing off music, you will most likely be happy with what direction Hibike! Euphonium is going. It’s an anime with more substance and less fluff, and it’s fairly easy to get into especially if you’re a musician. The anime doesn’t have a specified length yet, but Kyoto Animation hasn’t done a 2-cour anime since Hyouka. Sure they’ve done two seasons (Chuunibyou, and Free) but that’s it. It wouldn’t surprise me if Hibike! Euphonium is also 1-cour, with a second season if it does well enough.
What do you guys think of Hibike! Euphonium? Let me know in the comments!
In the June issue of Megami comes this new plot-heavy poster of Shouji Sato’s Triage X. This new visual features Mikoto Kiba and Oriha Nashida displayed in their underwear while showing signs of excitement.
In the April issue of NyanType a visual was also featured:
The March issue of NyanType also revealed a visual of Oriha Nashida:
Triage X is an ongoing manga series written and illustrated by Shouji Sato which began serialization in the May 2009 issue of Monthly Dragon Age. Shouji Sato hints on the cover flap of volume 1 that the reason Triage X was created was because of Highschool of the Dead‘s prolonged hiatus, thus in terms of content and theme, the two are very comparable.
The series is currently being published at a monthly schedule.
Mochizuki General Hospital boasts some of the most well-trained (and well-endowed) nurses in town. But though these ladies spend much of their day battling sickness, their after-hours are spent fighting a very different sort of disease… Under the leadership of the hospital chairman, a handful of staff members and local teenagers form a group of mercenary assassins, targeting the “cancers” of society and excising those individuals before their wickedness spreads.
With Grisaia no Rakuen currently airing this season, a new visual featuring Amane Suou and Yumiko Sakaki wearing bunny outfits has been featured in the June issue of NyanType which can be purchased here.
Anime visual:
Grisaia no Kajitsu: Le Fruit De La Grisaia is a visual novel by Front Wing that originally released on February 15 2011 for Windows. The novel features character designs from Akio Watanabe and Fumio (Tomoyo After ~It’s a Wonderful Life~), scenarios written by Nachi Kio, Ryuta Fujisaki, Yoshigazu Kuwashima, and Kazuya, with Elements Garden (Mouretsu Pirates) composing the music. The visual novel won the 2011 Moe Game Awards grand prize, as well as various other awards for its scenario and music. Two sequels followed the release of the first, in 2012 and in 2013. The first novel was ported to the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita last year. Additionally, a manga adaptation began serialization last February.
Mihama Academy—on the surface, a closed learning environment established to nurture students who find themselves at odds with the world around them; in actuality, an orchard-cum-prison built to preserve fruit that has fallen too far from its tree.
Whatever the circumstances behind its establishment, Mihama Academy is at present home to five female students, all with their own reasons for “enrollment.” For better or worse, each girl has established a routine obliging of her current situation; life moves at an idle, yet accommodating pace within the walls of Mihama.
Yet with the arrival of the institute’s first male student, the nearly preposterously opaque Kazami Yuuji, the students at Mihama begin to fall out of step with their predetermined rhythms. Will Yuuji prove to be the element the girls around him needed to take hold of their lives once more, or will the weight of their pasts prove too steep a wall to overcome?
And in the first place, just who is Kazami Yuuji? While the true nature of the “job” he is wont to alight to at the most haphazard of moments remains shrouded in secrecy, one thing is for certain—his encroachment upon the quiet orchard known as Mihama Academy will prove itself momentous in one way or another. And of course, one cannot discount the possibility that perhaps Yuuji himself carries the weightiest past of any of the students…
The official website of the anime adaptation of Hiroshi Hiroyama’s Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya manga series has that the upcomingFate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei Herz! anime will begin its broadcast this Summer on July 24 on Tokyo MX. Additionally, the site has also revealed some swimsuit designs for the main characters, two new visuals and a new promotional video.
Another new visual was also revealed that features Chloe taking a lick of Illya’s ice cream as Miyu looks on:
The site has also revealed some new swimsuit designs for the anime’s main characters to tie into its Summer release. The main cast will be returning to voice their characters in the new series:
Mai Kadowaki (Mimi Usa in Kodomo no Jikan) will return to voice Illyasviel von Einzbern
Kaori Nazuka (Nunnally Lamperouge from Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch) voices Miyu Edelfelt
Chiwa Saito (Homura Akemi in Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica) will voice Chloe Von Einzburn
Shizuka Itou (Akeno Himejima from High School DxD) as Luviagelita Edelfelt
Kana Ueda (Yumi Fukuzawa from Maria-sama ga Miteru) is voicing Rin Tohsaka
Satomi Satou (Ritsu Tainaka in K-ON!) as Mimi Katsura
Kanae Itou (Ruiko Saten from Toaru Kagaku no Railgun) voices Suzuka Kurihara
Mariya Ise (Stocking Anarchy from Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt) will assume the role of Nanaki Moriyama
Emiri Katou (Kyuubey from Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica) is voicing Tatsuko Gakumazawa
Mitsuaki Madono (Tohru Adachi in Persona 4: The Animation) will be back as Issei Ryuudou
The second promotional video of the anime was also released:
Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya is a spin off manga series from Type-Moon’s Fate/stay night franchise by Hiroshi Hiroyama. The manga follows Illyasviel von Einzbern in an alternate universe where she is a magical girl. The manga original released in 2007 in Kadokawa Shoten’s Comp Ace magazine and ran for 2 volumes. A sequel series Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei! released in 2009 and another titled Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 3wei! released in 2012, which the latter is still ongoing at 5 volumes to date. The anime adaptation of the first manga series aired in June 2013 and a second series in July last year, both of which were produced by Silver Link (Kokoro Connect, Non Non Biyori).
Here is a brief synopsis of the series from Haruhichan:
Spin-off of Fate/stay night with Illyasviel von Einzbern as the protagonist, living an alternate life as a school girl. While taking a bath, she stumbles upon Kaleido Stick Ruby, who turns her into a magical girl.
The Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei Herz! anime will be airing from July 24 on Tokyo MX in the Summer 2015 anime season. Additional information about the game will be revealed soon.
PelleK is a Norwegian rock and metal vocalist who covers a wide range of music genres on his YouTube Channel and recently he has covered Owari no Seraph‘s opening theme “X.U.” by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:Gemie and High School DxD BorN‘s opening theme “BLESS YoUr NAME” by ChouCho.
He recently coveredPsycho-Pass‘ opening theme song, “abnormalize” by Ling Tosite Sigure:
The newest issue of Dengeki G’s magazine has revealed the first bits of information for the announcedLove Live! Sunshine!! project. The magazine has revealed the 9 idols that will be featured in the project; their names and respective cast members.
The main cast and the names of the characters appearing in the Love Live! Sunshine!! have been revealed. The nine members of the new idol group in the project includes (following the above image’s order):
Anju Inami (Ino Yamanaka in the Naruto Stage Play) will voice Chika Takami (right)
Rikako Aida (Poona in Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart) voices Riko Sakurauchi (left)
Nanaka Suwa (Yaya in Aoi Sekai no Chuushin de) as Kanan Matsuura (right)
Arisa Komiya (Gravure Idol and Yoko Usami/Yellow Buster from Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters) is voicing Daiya Kurosawa (left)
Shuka Saito (Unknown) will join the cast as You Watanabe (right)
Aika Kobayashi (Singer of Freezing ED) will voice Yoshiko Tsushima (left)
Kanako Takatsuki (Cover Artist, Part of AnisongCollab) as Hanamaru Kunikida (right)
Aina Suzuki (Contestant in the 2013 Anison Grand Prix) voices Mari Ohara (center)
Ai Furihata (Various Game Voices) is voicing Ruby Kurosawa (left)
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 the Ura no Hoshi Girls Academy, a school with less than 100 students
The name of the new idol group will be chosen by the fans. A poll is being held online till May 11th.
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 titled Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season aired from April 6, 2014 to June 29, 2014 for a total of 13 episodes and an anime film will be released this Summer.
Here is a synopsis of the series from Haruhichan:
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!”
Still not much is known about Love Live! Sunshine!! If it were to follow route as Love Live! School Idol Project, a series of songs and albums will be produced, followed by various media adaptations including an anime series.
The official website for the TV anime adapation of Fumiaki Maruto’s popular comedy light novel series Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata has revealed that a sequel of the anime is currently in production. No further details about it have been revealed.
The announcement was made at a live event for the anime earlier today. The anime’s staff and cast were present at the event and made the announcement to the audience together.
Additionally, the third volume of the anime’s Blu-ray will be releasing on May 13th. It will contain episodes 3 and 4 of the first season, as well as a short novel by Maruto, an original song, a small selection of the OST and other goodies.
The main cast for the first season includes:
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Kirito from Sword Art Online) will lead the cast as the otaku Tomoya Aki
Kiyono Yasuno (Tina Kobayakawa in Wake UpGirls!) will be voicing Megumi Katou, who met Tomoya by fate
Saori Oonishi (La Folia Rihavein inStrike the Blood) voices Eriri Spencer Sawamura, a childhood friend of Tomoya
Ai Kayano (Menma from AnoHana) as Utaha Kasumigaoka, a popular writer
Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata also known in the short form Saekano, is a Japanese light novel series by Fumiaki Maruto, with illustrations by Kurehito Misaki. Fujimi Shobo has published seven volumes since July 2012 under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. It has received a manga adaptation in addition to two spin-off manga adaptations. The anime television series adaptation by A-1 Pictures is scheduled to air from January 2015 on Fuji TV’s noitamina block.
The life of Tomoyo Aki, a highschool otaku working part time to support his BD hoarding. 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.
With the second anime adaptation of of Naoshi Komi’smanga Nisekoiairing this season, a new visual of the Onodera sisters has been featured in the June issue of Megami which can be purchased here. Kosaki Onodera and Haru Onodera can both be seen in their swimwear while embracing each other.
Nisekoi is a manga series that originally started off as a one shot from Naoshi Komi that released in January 2011. Komi then released the manga as a full series later on in the year, when it appeared in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump. Since 2011, 12 volumes have been released for the romantic comedy. Additionally a voiced comic has also been published and a light novel series. Viz Manga has also picked up the series late 2013 for English localisation, announcing that the chapters would be translated and released in Viz’s Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha. A anime adaptation of the manga aired from January this year and ended in May. The anime is produced by studio Shaft (Bakemonogatari, Mahou Shoujo Madoka☆Magica).
“Raku Ichijou is an average high school student. He also happens to be the sole heir to the head of a Yakuza Family called the Shuei-gumi. Ten years ago, Raku made a promise… a secret promise with a girl he met. They promised one another that they will “get married when they reunite.” Since then, Raku never let go of the pendant the girl gave him.
Then one day, a beautiful girl named Chitoge Kirisaki transfers into Raku’s class. Their chemistry was more than off. There was not a moment where they were not fighting. But by a weird turn of events, Raku and Chitoge agree to become fake lovers. Although his heart is really interested in his classmate Kosaki Onodera, Raku must continue pretending to be Chitoge’s boyfriend.”
A lot of position changes have been swapped around this week on Anime Trending‘s Spring 2015 charts! As usual, results will be updated on Haruhichan each week.
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With the upcoming OVA of Manta Aisora and Koin’s Haiyore! Nyaruko-san (Nyaruko: Crawling with Love) light novel series, Haiyore! Nyaruko-san F on the way, a new visual of the main character Nyaruko has been previewed in the June issue of NyanType which can be purchased here.
The first trailer for the upcoming OVA was streamed last March:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jYenHLB0KMU
The OVA will be animated by Xebec (To Love-Ru , Rio: Rainbow Gate!) once again, though no other staff members were revealed. The anime will feature the return of main cast from previous seasons, including: Kana Asumi (Yuno from Hidamari Sketch) as Nyaruko, Eri Kitamura (Sayaka Miki in Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica) as and Miyu Matsuki (Yoshinoya in Hidamari Sketch) as Cthuko. The OVA will debut in theaters in Japan on May 30.
Haiyore! Nyaruko-san, is a Japanese light novel series written by Manta Aisora and illustrated by Koin. It was inspired by H. P. Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos. The series’ twelve volumes were published by Soft Bank Creative under their GA Bunko imprint between April 2009 and March 2014. A flash-animated original video animation (OVA) by DLE titled Haiyoru! Nyaruani was published in between October 2009 and March 2010, followed by a television series, Haiyoru! Nyaruani: Remember My Mr. Lovecraft, which aired in Japan between December 2010 and February 2011. An anime television series by Xebec aired in Japan between April and June 2012 and a second season aired between April and June 2013. Two manga adaptations have been produced. A video game adaptation, developed by 5pb. for PlayStation Vita was released in Japan on May 30, 2013.
“I’m Nyarlathotep, the creeping chaos always smiling beside you.” But you can call her Nyaruko for short. One by one, the Great Ones from the Cthulhu mythos are coming to earth to target Nyaruko and her human friend Mahiro. He’s utterly clueless about the true nature of his cosmic conflict and just wants to live in peace.
Another visual was also revealed in last months May issue of Megami magazine which featured Yukino Yukinoshita and Yui Yuigahama wearing traditional spring yukatas:
Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU) is a light novel series written by Wataru Watari and illustrated by Ponkan8. The light novels began in March 2011 and is published in Shogakukan’s Gagaga Bunko imprint. To date there has been 9 volumes and 4 short stories published. There has been three spin-off manga adaptations written and illustrated by various people. The series also received an anime adaptation that aired in April 2012 that was animated by Brain’s Base (Baccano!, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun). Additionally, a visual novel was developed by 5pb. for the PlayStation Vita that released on September 19th last year.
Here is a synopsis of the series from MAL:
This romantic comedy revolves around an antisocial high school student named Hikigaya Hachiman with a distorted view on life and no friends or girlfriend. When he sees his classmates talking excitedly about living their adolescent lives, he mutters: “They’re a bunch of liars.” When he is asked about his future dreams, he responds, “Not working.” A teacher gets Hachiman to join the “Volunteer Service” club, which happens to have the school’s prettiest girl, Yukinoshita Yukino.
Earlier this week, Phat Company revealed that they would be re-releasing figures from their popular The Idolm@ster line of Iori Minase and Yayoi Takatsuki. The match of releasing Yayoi and Iori at the same time is no coincidence – in The Idolm@ster, Iori and Yayoi are presented as foils of eachother.
Yayoi, coming from a impoverished family and having to work as an idol to help support it, while Iori is known for her family’s wealth. Regardless, the two become very close. Both figures are 1/8 scale, and feature detailed paint jobs and beautiful molding. Both are set to be re-released in August of this year and are currently available for pre-order on Amiami. Yayoi is currently being sold for 6140 yen while Iori is 6000 yen.
A new key visual for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Takemaru Inui’s manga series Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou (Everyday That There Is a Monster Girl) has been 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.
A new visual for the anime was also revealed in the most recent issue of Animage:
The anime adaptation was revealed on the 7th manga volume of Takemaru Inui’s manga series Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou (Everyday That There Is a Monster Girl), there was wraparound jacket band announcement revealing that the TV anime adaptation of the manga will premiere this July, during the summer 2015 anime season.
Anime visual:
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?!
Two new key visuals for Fujino Omori’s Danmachi has been revealed in the June issue of Megami and NyanType. The first visual is from June’s Megami issue and features Hestia leaning over a bar while drinking a glass of red wine. While the second visual from June’s NyanType issue displays her getting undressed.
Anime visual:
Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru no Darou ka?, also known as DanMachi for short, is a Japanese light novel series, written by Fujino Omori and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. SB Creative has published six volumes since January 2013 under their GA Bunko imprint. It has received a spin-off light novel series and three manga adaptations. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff is scheduled to air from April 2015.
Commonly known as the “Dungeon,” the city of Orario possesses a huge labyrinth in the underground. Its strange name attracts excitement, illusions of honor, and hopes of romance with a pretty girl. In this city of dreams and desires, new adventurer Bell Cranel has his fateful encounter with the tiny Goddess Hestia.
Thus begins the story of a boy striving to become the best adventurer and a lonely goddess searching for followers both hoping to reach their goals and perhaps have some romance in the side.
The official website for the upcoming second season of anime adaptation of Atto’s Non Non Biyori has revealed that it will air sometime during July. One month ahead of its premiere, an advance screening event will be held at Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya Public Hall on June 14. Tickets will cost 2,500 yen ($21) each and will begin on May 16. In addition to this, the second visual was revealed recently:
The most recent issue of Media Factory’s monthly magazine, Comic Alive, revealed that the Non Non Biyori staff and the theme song artist, nano.RIPE, are returning to working together on season two of the anime, Non Non Biyori Repeat! As of yet, there have been no announced voice cast changes. nano.RIPE will perform the opening song.
The main cast from the first season includes:
Kotori Koiwai (Utsu-tsu from Gatchaman Crowds) as Miyauchi Renge
Rie Murakawa (Kurata Yui from Trinity Seven) as Ichijou Hotaru
Ayane Sakura (Shimakaze and numerous others from Kantai Collection) as Koshigaya Natsumi
Non Non Biyori is a comedy slice of life manga written and illustrated by Atto. The manga began in 2009 and was published in Media Factory’s Monthly Comic Alive magazine. To date, there a total of 7 volumes that have been produced, with the 8th volume scheduled to release on March 23rd next year. An anime adaptation of the series was made during the Fall 2013 anime season. The adaptation was produced by Silver Link (Strike the Blood, Kokoro Connect) with Shinya Kawatsura (Kokoro Connect) directing. To date the manga has sold over 1 million copies in Japan. A key visual has been released for Non Non Biyori Repeat, along with a homepage background update on the official website.
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