Movic have updated their line-up of Nisekoi merchandise which include a hug pillow of Marika Tachibana and Seishirou Tsugumi. Both will sell for a total of 10,800 yen ($91) each and is expected to ship in early June.
Inu X Boku SS Author Cocoa Fujiwara Passes Away
The monthly manga magazine Gangan Joker announced today that manga author Cocoa Fujiwara passed away on March 31st, although the cause of her death remains private. Her family held a small, private funeral to commemorate her passing.
Although she is perhaps most famous for her manga Inu x Boku SS, Fujiwara’s debut work, Calling, was released in 1999 when she was only 15. She chose to write and draw manga instead of going to high school and subsequently came out with two works, dear and Watashi no Ookami-san, that were featured in Square Enix’s monthly Gangan Wing magazine. dear recieved two drama CDs as well. Some of her less known works include Stray Doll and Ojou-sama to Youkai Shitsuji.
Her best known work, Inu x Boku SS, was serialized in Square Enix’s monthy Gangan Joker magazine. It also received a 12 episode anime adaptation, produced by David Production, that aired in Japan from January to March 2012. The manga ran for 11 volumes.
Fujiwara was known to be a fan of RPG games such as Final Fantasy, which some people say shows in her works. Her friends included the author of Pandora Hearts, Mochizuki Jun, and the author of Black Butler, Toboso Yana. Cocoa Fujiwara was 31 years old.
Source: Natalie
Punchline First Episode Preview Video Streamed
The Noitamina programming block began streaming the preview video for the first episode of the Punchline TV anime on Tuesday. In addition to this, it was revealed earlier that Shoko Nakagawa (Shokotan) and Dempagumi.inc perform the opening theme “PUNCH LINE!”, under the group name, “Shokotan Dempagumi.inc.”, while the ending theme will be titled “Honey Honey Honey” and performed by Ayumi Kurika Maki.
Previous promotional videos:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBTeRK4k0Xk
The cast includes:
- Marina Inoue (Yozora Mikazuki from Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai) as Yuuta Iridatsu, the protagonist whose spirit has been separated from his body.
- Sora Amamiya (Asseylum Vers Allusia from Aldnoah.Zero) as Mikatan Narukino, a bright and spacey idol.
- Rie Kugimiya (Kagura from Gintama) as Meika Daihatsu, a genius inventor who loves her grandfather.
- Minako Kotobuki (Tsumugi Kotobuki from K-ON!) as Ito Hikiotani, a NEET who plays online games.
- Haruka Tomatsu (Eleonora Viltaria from Madan no Ou to Vanadis) as Rabura Chichibu, a gal-style fishy spiritual medium.
The new key visual’s tagline reads, “Once he sees panties, humanity is destroyed!?” Writer Kotaro Uchikoshi (Ever17) told Famitsu magazine that a game project is in the works.
Punchline is an upcoming Japanese anime television series produced by MAPPA. The series follows Yuuta Iritatsu, whose spirit has been separated from his body. The series is directed by Yutaka Uemura (Dantalian no Shoka), with scripts by Kotaro Uchikoshi, music by Tetsuya Komuro (Vampire Hunter D), and character designs by Shouta Iwasaki. It will premiere on Fuji TV’s Noitamina block in April 2015.
Punchline synopsis from Haruhichan:
The series follows Yuuta Iridatsu, whose spirit has been separated from his body.
Source: Punchline official website
New Studio Ghibli Animated Commercial for Nisshin
A 30-second animated commercial for Japanese food and manufacturing conglomerate Nisshin Seifun has been streamed on Sunday by Studio Ghibli.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICOD2A9VAI8
Katsuya Kondo (Ponyo, From Up on Poppy Hill) made this hand-drawn spot in the Japanese sumi-e painting style, and Yano Akiko‘s music is also featured in the video. For more information visit the Japanese Nisshin website.
The main cat character was based on Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki‘s illustration and he has already appeared in a bunch of other commercials since 2010, as you can see below.
The famous Studio Ghibli has still not announced any other movies, but as you can see, they are still making animation.
Source: Crunchyroll, Cartoon brew
Kuroko no Basket 3rd Season Opening 2 Cover by PelleK
PelleK is a Norwegian rock and metal vocalist who covers a wide range of music genres on his YouTube Channel and on the 7th of April he covered Kuroko no Basket 3rd Season‘s second opening theme song, “ZERO” by Kensho Ono:
He’s covered various series such as Aldnoah.Zero‘s third ending theme, “aLIEz” by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]:mizuki:
Death Parade‘s opening theme, Flyers by BRADIO:
Nanatsu no Taizai‘s second opening theme, Seven Deadly Sins by MAN WITH A MISSION:
and many more on his YouTube channel.
Love Live Fans Get Drenched by Angry Commuter
The headline of this article may sound like an incredibly bad (or incredibly good, depending on your tastes) porn video, but rest assured, it’s not that exciting. What we have instead however is news of a recent trend in China where as a result of subway cars advertising the hit anime Love Live!, fans have taken to entering the subway station and prostrating before their idols.
Above we see said fans embarrassing themselves and their families by taking part in this strange ritual. Luckily for them their faces aren’t shown in the photos.
It seems like an innocent enough (albeit extremely weeaboo) display, but apparently it was causing problems, as these kneeling nerds were getting in the way of commuters getting onto and off the trains. As a result, one brave knight decided to rescue the waifus from their worshippers and rain watery justice down upon them.
It seems like a rather harsh thing to do, but we all know that one guy who won’t shut up about waifus and memes, and will pull stunts like this with zero intention of seeming ironic. (We all know that one guy who claps his hands together and says itadakimasu~ before eating. Heck, I am that guy.) But now imagine all those one guy’s congregating in this one subway station, stinking it up for everyone else. Well, the aquatic assailant was justified in this case, some would say.
What do you think about this situation? Would you be annoyed by these rabid members of the fandom or would you be among them? Let us know in the comment’s section below! Until next time, Tomoki signing out!
Source: Rocket News
Teekyuu Fifth Season Announced
During the premiere of the series’ fourth season on April 7, it has been announced that Teekyuu will be getting a fifth season. The fifth season’s theme song titled “Qunka!” will be performed by Kana Hanazawa.
Teekyuu 4 Visual:
Teekyuu is a sports comedy manga series, serialized in Earth Star Entertainment’s Comic Earth Star since February 2012. Its name is a pun on the Japanese word for tennis, teikyū (庭球?). The manga has been adapted into an anime television series, which ran for four seasons in 2012 and 2015. A fifth was recently announced.
Teekyuu synopsis from Haruhichan:
Teekyuu is based on a sports comedy manga of the same name featuring four high school girls who belong to a tennis club.
Source: Comic Natalie
Anime Trending Fans Rank Their Favourite TV Anime from Winter 2015
Having concluded their final ‘Anime of the Week’ segment on the 30th of March, Anime Trending is back once more to announce their favourited TV anime from their tallied vote counts collected throughout the season.
49,805 votes have been counted from their survey, 3,315 numbers or 6.15% less than Fall 2014‘s total. Their fanbase is heavily SEA-based, consisting 68% of male respondents, while the other 32% are female.
28. Tantei Opera Milky Holmes TD – 405 votes
27. Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor – Exodus – 477 votes
26. Sengoku Musou – 1,438 votes
25. Military! – 1,738 votes
24. Shounen Hollywood: Holly Stage for 50 – 2,357 votes
23. Dog Days” – 3,303 votes
22. Juuou Mujin no Fafnir – 4,026 votes
21. Isuca – 4,399 votes
20. Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu Love! – 4,607 votes
19. Seiken Tsukai no World Break – 4,960 votes
18. Yuri Kuma Arashi – 7,827 votes
17. Koufuku Graffiti – 8,373 votes
16. Shinmai Maou no Testament – 8,419 votes
15. Kamisama Hajimemashita◎ – 8,943 votes
14. Yoru no Yatterman – 9,766 votes
13. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders 2nd Season – 11,552 votes
12. Absolute Duo – 11,557 votes
11. Tokyo Ghoul √A – 14,613 votes
10. Rolling Girls – 14,743 votes
9. The Idolm@ster: Cinderella Girls – 15,026 votes
8. Kuroko no Basket 3rd Season – 16,081 votes
7. Junketsu no Maria – 16,838 votes
6. Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata – 19,007 votes
5. Kantai Collection: KanColle – 22,119 votes
4. Durarara!!x2 Shou – 22,935 votes
3. Aldnoah.Zero 2nd Season – 24,524 votes
2. Death Parade – 24,696 votes
1. Ansatsu Kyoushitsu – 26,212 votes
What are your overall thoughts on this season and Anime Trending’s rankings? Let us know in the comments!
You can also click here if you’re interested to see their favourite TV anime from Fall 2014.
Noragami 2nd Season Visual Revealed
The official website for the second TV anime season of Adachitoka’s Noragami manga has revealed a new visual. It was also announced that the first season will be re-broadcasted on BS Fuji starting April 5th, along with screening events in Tokyo and Osaka and an exhibition at Animate Ikebukuro.
The second season was confirmed in the May issue of Kodansha’s Monthly Shonen Magazine.
It was also revealed that the new season will reunite the staff and cast from the first season:
- Director: Kotaro Tamura
- Series Composition: Deko Akao
- Character Design: Toshihiro Kawamoto
- Animation Production: BONES
The old cast includes:
- Hiroshi Kamiya (Koyomi Araragi from Bakemonogatari) as Yato
- Maaya Uchida (Rikka Takanashi from Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!) as Hiyori Hiki
- Yuuki Kaji (Rentarou Satomi from Black Bullet) as Yukine
- Miyuki Sawashiro (Suruga Kanbaru from Bakemonogatari) as Bishamon
- Jun Fukuyama (Yukio Okumura from Ao no Exorcist) as Kazuma
- Aki Toyosaki (Yui Hirasawa from K-ON!) as Kofuku
- Daisuke Ono (Subaru Asahina from Brothers Conflict) as Daikoku
- Toru Ohkawa (Toshio Ozaki from Shiki) as Tenjin
- Asami Imai (Kurisu Makise from Steins;Gate) as Mayu
- Rie Kugiyama (Kagura from Gintama) as Nora
Anime visual:
Noragami is a fantasy manga series by Adachitoka that began serialization in Kodansha’s Monthly Shounen Magazine in January 2011’s issue. It has been collected in twelve tankōbon volumes as of November 2014. An anime television series adaptation by Bones aired in Japan between January 5 and March 23, 2014.
Noragami synopsis from Haruhichan:
Yato is a minor deity who lacks even a single shrine. In order to build his own shrine and gain recognition as a god, he scrawls his cell number on the wall of a downtown bathroom telling people he will help them in exchange for a 5-yen offering, becoming a self-styled “delivery god.” Hiyori, the daughter of a respectable family, is almost killed in a traffic accident, but is rescued by Yato. This causes her to become a “hanyou,” a person who can exit her body in soul form. She chases Yato down, and they begin to work together to help Yato be recognized. Yato also finds a boy named Yukine who becomes a Regalia, a “sacred treasure” that can be used by a god as a weapon to fight. The three of them battle phantoms who bring harm to humans as Yato’s dark hidden history is gradually revealed.
Sources: Noragami official website, Crunchyroll
Chris Yukine Bunny Girl Figure
From the Senki Zessho Symphogear G series comes this wonderful 1/7th scale figure by Aquamarine of Chris Yukine featuring her bunny girl outfit look from the cover illustration of Symphogear G Staff Book. The figure stays true to the illustration and displays Chris Yukine’s nervous and cute face expression.
Senki Zessho Symphogear G – Chris Yukine 1/7 Figure Bunny style BLACK Edition – Pre-orders are available on JList and is scheduled to be released in June 2015.
Fourth Visual for Working!! 3rd Season Revealed
The official website has revealed another brand new visual for the upcoming third anime season of Karino Takatsu’s Working!!, totalling up to a total of 4 visuals to date. Working!! 3 will begin airing from July 2015 during the Summer 2015 anime season.
Previous visuals:
The main cast for Working!! 3 will be returning from the previous seasons of the anime, which include:
- Jun Fukuyama (Lelouch Lamperouge in Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch) returning to voice Souta Takanashi
- Kana Asumi (Yuno from Hidamari Sketch) will reprise her role as Popura Taneshima
- Saki Fujita (Ao Nanami from Yozakura Quartet) will be back to voice Mahiru Inami
- Eri Kitamura (Yui from Angel Beats!) will voice Yachiyo Todoroki
- Kumiko Watanabe (Keroro from Keroro Gunsou) as Kyouko Shirafuji
- Daisuke Ono (Sebastian Michaelis in Black Butler) voicing as Jun Satou
- Hiroshi Kamiya (Levi in Attack on Titan) will be back as Hiroomi Souma
- Ryou Hirohashi (Kyou Fujibayashi in Clannad) will voice Aoi Yamada
The staff were also revealed, which includes a director change whilst the remainder of the staff returns from the previous seasons:
- Director: Yumi Kamakura (Working!! and Inazuma Eleven Episode Director)
- Series Composer: Takao Yoshioka (High School DxD, Watamote)
- Anime Character Designer and Chief Animation Director: Shingo Adachi (Sword Art Online, Galilei Donna)
- Music Composer: MONACA (Hanayamata The Animation, Oregairu Zoku)
- Animation Studio: A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, The IDOLM@STER)
Working!! is a manga series by the original creator Karino Takatsu. The manga series has a total of 13 volumes and has received two anime adaptations, with the third on its way titled Working!! 3. The first season aired during spring 2010 anime season from April 4 to June 27. The second season titled Working’!! aired during the fall 2011 anime season from October 1 to December 24.
Working!! synopsis from MAL:
Set in a family restaurant in Hokkaido, the northern prefecture of Japan, 16-year-old high school student Souta Takanashi works part-time along with his strange co-workers: Popura Taneshima, a high school girl who’s a year older than Souta, yet easily mistaken for an elementary/middle schooler, and Kyoko Shirafuji, the 28-year-old store manager who doesn’t bother to do any work at all.
Source: Working!! official website
Japan’s Weekly Anime Blu-ray & CD Rankings for March 23rd – 29th
Oricon have released the weekly anime Blu-ray and CD rankings for March 23rd – 29th. Here are the sales results:
Rank / This week’s sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles
Blu-ray
*1. 33,876 33,876 Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (TV) Blu-ray BOX Vol.1 Limited Edition
*2. 16,789 16,789 Kantai Collection: KanColle Vol.1 Limited Edition
*3. 13,246 13,246 Sword Art Online II Vol.6 Limited Edition
*4. 11,150 11,150 Shirobako Vol.4 Limited Edition
*5. *7,093 *7,093 Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Yokohama Souran-hen Vol.2 Limited Edition
*6. *6,852 *6,852 Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso Vol.2 Limited Edition
*7. *6,401 *6,401 Gundam: G no Reconguista Vol.4 Limited Edition
*8. *4,663 *4,663 Dog Days 3 Vol.1 Limited Edition
*9. *4,583 *4,583 Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo Vol.4
10. *4,574 *4,574 Amagi Brilliant Park Vol.4
11. *3,925 *3,925 Shinmai Maou no Testament Vol.1
12. *2,921 *2,921 Grisaia no Kajitsu Vol.4 Limited Edition
13. *2,813 *2,813 Yama no Susume: Second Season Vol.7
14. *2,753 *2,753 Durarara!!x2 Shou Vol.2 Limited Edition
15. *2,594 *2,594 Mushishi Zoku Shou Vol.5 Limited Edition (eps.15-18)
16. *2,495 *2,495 Sidonia no Kishi Movie
17. *2,492 *2,492 Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita. Vol.7
18. *2,429 *2,429 Nanatsu no Taizai Vol.3 Limited Edition
19. *2,292 *2,292 Gundam Build Fighters Try Blu-ray BOX Vol.1 Limited Edition
(cut-off 2,292)
DVD
*1. 12,426 12,426 Youkai Watch DVD-BOX Vol.2
*2. *3,237 15,331 Omoide no Marnie
*3. *3,184 *3,184 Kantai Collection: KanColle Vol.1 Limited Edition
*4. *2,923 66,263 Stand By Me Doraemon Limited Edition
*5. *2,654 *2,654 Sword Art Online II Vol.6 Limited Edition
*6. *2,581 *2,581 Nanatsu no Taizai Vol.3 Limited Edition
*7. *1,937 *1,937 Durarara!!x2 Shou Vol.2 Limited Edition
*8. *1,916 *1,916 Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Yokohama Souran-hen Vol.2 Limited Edition
*9. *1,747 *1,747 Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (TV) Vol.1 Limited Edition
10. *1,490 *1,490 Donten ni Warau DVD-BOX Vol.2
11. *1,446 *1,446 Dog Days 3 Vol.1 Limited Edition
12. *1,348 *1,348 Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso Vol.2 Limited Edition
13. *1,329 *9,271 Haikyuu!! Vol.9
14. *1,191 *1,191 Gugure! Kokkuri-san Vol.4
15. *1,060 *1,060 Tokyo Ghoul √A Vol.1
16. *1,058 *8,099 Free!: Eternal Summer Vol.7
17. *1,052 *1,052 Shinmai Maou no Testament Vol.1
18. **,832 *4,048 Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE! Vol.1
19. **,749 *3,645 Gudetama Anime
20. **,710 **,710 Gundam: G no Reconguista Vol.4
21. **,691 **,691 Mushishi Zoku Shou Vol.5 Limited Edition (eps.15-18)
22. **,663 **,663 Naruto: Shippuuden DVD-BOX “Naruto: The Brave Stories” Vol.1 Limited Edition (eps.221-252)
23. **,607 **,607 Crayon Shin-chan Best Selection “Kitto Best☆Micchaku! Kasukabe Dasshitsu”
24. **,564 **,564 Trinity Seven Vol.4
25. **,558 *3,868 Yowamushi Pedal: Grande Road Vol.3
26. **,555 29,242 Tonari no Totoro
27. **,547 **,547 Madan no Ou to Vanadis Vol.4
28. **,503 *3,363 Shingeki no Kyojin Movie 1: Guren no Yumiya Limited Edition
29. **,502 **,502 Girlfriend (Kari) Vol.3
(cut-off 502)
CD Single
*7. 22,946 22,946 The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Animation Project 03 -LEGNE- Adanasu Ken, Hikari no Senritsu by Rosenburg Engel [Ranko Kanzaki (CV: Maaya Uchida)]
12. *6,015 24,213 The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Animation Project 02 Memories by LOVE LAIKA [Minami Nitta (CV: Aya Suzaki) x Anastasia (CV: Sumire Uesaka)]
15. *4,999 *4,999 Kuroko no Basket 3rd Season Character Song Duet Series Vol.11 (AWAITED TIME) by Ryouta Kise (CV: Ryouhei Kimura), Yukio Kasamatsu (CV: Soichiro Hoshi)
16. *4,798 *4,798 Pankis! 2-jigen ED “Coffee ga Nomemasen” by M!LK
30. *2,343 *2,343 Majin Bone ED “Live Me” by LUI FRONTiC Akabane JAPAN
31. *2,312 *2,312 Kuroko no Basket 3rd Season Character Song Solo Series Vol.17 (BUCK WILD) by Shougo Haizaki (CV: Masakazu Morita)
32. *2,205 50,718 Kantai Collection: KanColle ED “Fubuki” by Shiena Nishizawa
34. *2,096 *2,096 Nanatsu no Taizai Vocal Collection Ban vs. King (Never-ending / Tonde Peace) by Ban (CV: Tatsuhisa Suzuki) / King (CV: Jun Fukuyama)
36. *2,004 53,948 Kantai Collection: KanColle OP “Mi-iro” by AKINO from bless4
45. *1,518 *1,518 Yuri Kuma Arashi ED “TERRITORY” by Ginko Yurishiro (CV: Miho Arakawa), Lulu Yurigasaki (CV: Yoshiko Ikuta), Kureha Tsubaki (CV: Nozomi Yamane)
46. *1,414 59,724 The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Animation Project 01 “Star!!” by Cinderella Project
61. **,936 27,163 Doraemon: Nobita’s Space Heroes ED “360°” by miwa
70. **,801 58,643 Nanatsu no Taizai OP “Seven Deadly Sins” by MAN WITH A MISSION
76. **,727 18,910 Tokyo Ghoul √A ED “Kisetsu wa Tsugitsugi Shindeiku” by Amazarashi
79. **,683 21,279 Pokemon XY ED “DoriDori” by Shoko Nakagawa
92. **,584 *7,601 Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (TV) OP “Seishun Satsubatsu-ron” by 3-nen E-gumi Utatan
98. **,553 *6,171 Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso ED “Orange” by 7!!
100. *,529 35,925 Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso OP “Hikaru nara” by Goose house
(cut-off 529)
CD Album
*3. 16,011 *16,011 Kantai Collection: KanColle Character Song “KanMusu no Uta” Vol.1 by Various Artists
*4. 14,614 *14,614 Yui Ogura “Strawberry JAM”
*5. 11,686 *11,686 ”The iDOLM@STER Million Live!” THE IDOLM@STER LIVE THE@TER HARMONY 09 by Milky Way
*6. 11,544 *11,544 ”The iDOLM@STER Million Live!” THE IDOLM@STER LIVE THE@TER HARMONY 10 by ARRIVE
*9. *9,619 **9,619 Kantai Collection: KanColle Original Soundtrack “Kan Hibiki” Vol.1 by Natsumi Kamioka
21. *5,185 **5,185 Luna Haruna “Candy Lips”
22. *4,455 438,658 Sekai no Owari “Tree” (incl. Crayon Shin-chan Movie 21: Bakauma! B-Kyuu Gourmet Survival Battle!! ED “RPG”)
23. *3,846 **3,846 Minori Chihara “Reincarnation” (incl. Symphonic ver. of Kyoukai no Kanata OP “Kyoukai no Kanata”)
28. *3,270 **3,270 ”J-Anisong Kamikyoku Matsuri ~Matome~” by DJ Wa
30. *3,099 **7,469 ”J-Anisong Kamikyoku Matsuri ~Happiness~” by DJ Wa
44. *2,156 **2,156 Akino with bless4 “Decennia”
47. *2,000 **2,000 Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso IN “Twinkle Little Star” by Soundtrack
49. *1,784 *34,548 LiSA “Launcher” (incl. Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei OP “Rising Hope” and Sword Art Online II EDs “No More Time Machine” and “Shirushi”)
70. *1,320 **1,320 Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor – Exodus OST Vol.2 by Soundtrack
73. *1,277 *10,021 Haruka Tomatsu “Harukarisk*Land” (incl. Sword Art Online II OP “courage”)
80. *1,162 *30,354 Leo Ieiri “20” (incl. Dragon Ball Kai (2014) ED “Junjou”)
92. **,988 ***,988 MAGIC OF LiFE (DIRTY OLD MEN) “Storyteller” (incl. Yowamushi Pedal: Grande Road ED “Eikou no Ichibyou”)
(cut-off 988)
View the previous week here.
Source: Oricon Youtaiju, MAL
Sakuracon Attendees Gather for the Premiere of Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works Season 2
This weekend at one of America’s most popular anime conventions, Sakuracon, con-goers gathered for the official long awaited premiere of season 2 of Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works after almost three months. The final episode of season 1, which aired in december of last year, left off on one of the series main characters, Saber, being captured by the Caster class servant. The first episode of season 2 will feature the famous scene between Caster and Saber being tortured in a white dress.
The official Seattle Sakuracon premiere aired last night at 12:39 AM in one of the convention’s large panel rooms.
アメリカ・シアトルで開催中のアニメイベント「サクラコン」にて、先程まで、2ndシーズン先行上映会を実施。お陰様で満員御礼、大盛況。 # 15「神話の対決」上映中の盛り上がりと、上映後の拍手が凄かった。本日24時放送開始！ pic.twitter.com/sWlf6UVE3i
— Fate/stay night (@Fate_SN_Anime) April 4, 2015
Source – Crunchyroll
Digimon Adventure Brave Heart Cover by PelleK
PelleK is a Norwegian rock and metal vocalist who covers a wide range of music genres on his YouTube Channel and on the 31st of March he covered Digimon Adventure‘s evolution theme song, “Brave Heart” by Ayumi Miyazaki:
He also recently covered Digimon Adventure‘s opening theme song “Butter-Fly” by Kouji Wada:
Digimon Adventure will be returning for the 15th anniversary of the franchise this year with a new anime titled Digimon Adventure Tri which will be airing from April during the Spring 2015 anime season.
Littlewitch Romanesque: Editio Regia Is Now on Sale on Steam
Those interested in playing visual novels with JRPG elements need look no further as the latest to hit Steam will be a title called Littlewitch Romanesque: Editio Regia. With its adorable (yet quite varied) cast of characters and beautiful water color-esque art style, this is certainly one to look out for.
The basic system requirements are fairly accommodating and the game will not require more than 3GB of storage space (full details on the official page). Not only has the game launched with a 10% discount, it will also include free additional routes with purchase – that’s extra game time for an already 30+ hour campaign (with 20 endings mind you)! Read more about the story here:
Welcome to Stella Mundo, a magical world still recovering from the devastation of the Mage War that ended the Age of Towers.
Domino, the youngest wizard ever to earn the rank of Archmage, has just begun his study of the ancient Dark Tower, a treasure trove of lost magical knowledge.But there’s a catch.
As its price for allowing him access to the tower, the corrupt Council of Archmagi has assigned Domino two gifted but troublesome students – Aria, the daughter of a noble family, and Kaya, an orphan with an unusual heritage – and given him just three years to complete their training, a process that normally takes decades.
The game has launched on Steam with a special 10% discount so we advise getting it soon! If you’re interested in the game or have thoughts (or end up buying the game), let us know in the comments section below!
Rokka no Yuusha English-Subtitled PV Streamed
The English-subtitled version of the anime adaptation of Ishio Yamagata’s Rokka no Yuusha‘s PV has been streamed by Pony Canyon on Friday.
Staff:
- Original Creator: Yamagata Ishio (Tatakau Shisho Series)
- Original Illustration: Terui (Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryuu to Odoru)
- Director: Takeo Takahashi (Ookami to Koushinryou)
- Assistant Director: Sanpei Sei
- Configuration and Screenplay: Tatsuhiko Urahata (Nana)
- Character Design and Chief Animation Director: Koiso Sayaka
- Prop Design: Iwanaga Etsumube
- Monster Design: Tatsuya Fukushima
- Color setting: Hitomi Sano
- Music: Michiru Oshima
- Production: Passione
Visual:
Synopsis of Rokka no Yuusha from MAL:
When the “Majin” awakes, the goddess of fate will choose six warriors and bestow them with the power to save the world. Somewhere on their bodies, a crest in the shape of a flower will appear and as a result the warriors are “The Heroes of the Six Flowers.” As the day of the Majin’s revival nears, Adlet, a boy who calls himself the strongest man in the world, is chosen as one of the “Six Flowers.” But when the heroes arrived at their designated location, they found that there were seven heroes present. Which meant that one of them was an imposter and an enemy. Confused by the impossible situation, suspicion and paranoia spread among the chosen. And within a thick forest, the heroes’ fierce battle begins!
Official Anime Website: http://rokka-anime.jp/
Official Twitter Account: @rokka_anime
Official Hashtag: #rokka_anime
Angel Beats! -1st Beat- Opening Video Streamed
The official full opening video for the new visual novel Angel Beats! -1st Beat-, slated for May 29th, has been uploaded on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N-nCErVn15I
The first volume of the visual novel Angel Beats! -1st Beat- will cover three character arcs and reportedly reaches up to the 10th episode of the anime. The three said routes will be Iwasawa’s, Matsushita’s and Yui’s. In the visual novel, you will play as Yuzuru Otonashi, the main character from the anime. The same voice actors and voice actresses as in the anime will be featured.
A few CG screenshots of the game were also revealed in December:
Synopsis of Angel Beats! from Haruhichan:
Otonashi awakens only to learn he is dead. A rifle-toting girl named Yuri explains that they are in the afterlife, and Otonashi realizes the only thing he can remember about himself is his name. Yuri tells him that she leads the Shinda Sekai Sensen (Afterlife Battlefront) and wages war against a girl named Tenshi. Unable to believe Yuri’s claims that Tenshi is evil, Otonashi attempts to speak with her, but the encounter doesn’t go as he intended.
Otonashi decides to join the SSS and battle Tenshi, but he finds himself oddly drawn to her. While trying to regain his memories and understand Tenshi, he gradually unravels the mysteries of the afterlife.
Angel Beats official website: http://www.angelbeats.jp/
The game’s official website: http://key.visualarts.gr.jp/angelbeats/
The official Twitter account: @AngelBeats_SSS
New Sidonia no Kishi 2nd Season Promotional Video Streamed
The third promotional video has been released for the upcoming second season of the anime adaptation of Tsutomu Nihei’s Sidonia no Kishi (Knights of Sidonia) manga, Sidonia no Kishi: Daikyuu Wakusei Seneki (Knights of Sidonia: War of the Ninth Planet). The new video gives us a full look at some of the scenes and engagements throughout the new season.
Latest visual:
The site has also revealed 4 new preview screenshots for the second season:
The cast of Sidonia no Kishi: Daikyuu Wakusei Seneki was revealed and includes many returning characters, including:
- Ryota Osaka (Haruto Tokishima in Kakumeiki Valvrave) as series lead Nagate Tanikaze
- Aya Suzaki (Tamako Kitashirakawa from Tamako Market) returning to voice Tsumugi Shiraui
- Aki Toyosaki (Yui Hirasawa from K-ON!) voices Izana Shinatose
- Takahiro Sakurai (Shougo Makishima in Psycho-Pass) as Norio Kunato
- Ayane Sakura (Kokoa Hoto in Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?) will voice Mozuku Kunato
- Hisako Kanemoto (Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury in Sailor Moon Crystal) will return to play Yuhata Midorikawa
- Eri Kitamura (Yui from Angel Beats!) as the Honoka sisters
- Sayaka Ohara (Erza Scarlet from Fairy Tail) returning as Kobayashi
The staff were also revealed, with some changes to the original crew, including Hiroyuki Seshita replacing Koubun Shizuno (Detective Conan Co-Director) as director. The new staff includes:
- Director: Hiroyuki Seshita (Knights of Sidonia Co-Director)
- Deputy Directors: Hiroaki Ando (Gambo, Digital Juice ), Kichihei Naohiro (Transformers Prime)
- Series Composer and Screenplay Writer: Sadayuki Murai (Knights of Sidonia, Steamboy)
- CG Supervisors: Uehon Masayuki (Debut Anime Role), Sugai Susumu (Debut Anime Role)
- Anime Character Designer: Moriyama Yuki (Knights of Sidonia, Angel Beats! Animation Finisher)
- Battle Animatiques: Eiji Ogushi (Knights of Sidonia, Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life CGI Assistant)
- Storyboard: Hiroyuki Morita (Knights of Sidonia, Neko no Ongaeshi)
- Sound Director: Iwanami Yoshikazu (Knights of Sidonia, Kill la Kill)
- Music Composer: Noriyuki Asakura (Knights of Sidonia, Rurouni Kenshin)
- Animation Production: Polygon Pictures (Knights of Sidonia, Transformers Prime)
The Opening theme song of the anime will be Kishi Koushinkyoku by angela and the Ending theme will be Requiem performed by CustomiZ.
Sidonia no Kishi: Daikyuu Wakusei Seneki Promotional Video:
Sidonia no Kishi (Knights of Sidonia) is a manga series written and illustrated by Tsutomu Nihei. The series debuted in April 2009 in Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine and to date there has been a total of 13 compiled volumes released. An anime adaptation of the series was produced in April this year for a total of 12 episodes. The anime is produced by Polygon Pictures, in their first full TV anime production, and is directed by Koubun Shizuno (Detective Conan, Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Bride). A recap compilation film of the first season was recently announced. It will also include new scenes and updated remastered audio for its theatrical release.
Sidonia no Kishi/Knights of Sidonia synopsis from Haruhichan.
It’s been a thousand years since the Gauna, a strange alien race with no known method of communication, destroyed the solar system. A portion of humanity managed to escape using enormous “seed ships” like the Sidonia, which have allowed them to maintain the population while drifting through space. Nagate Tanikaze is a young man who has been raised deep in the bowels of the ship. When he goes into training to pilot the huge robotic weapons known as Gardes, Nagate is entrusted with piloting the legendary unit known as Tsugumori. Nagate and his fellow pilots put their lives on the line against the Gauna, in the ultimate battle for the survival of humanity!
The second season of the Sidonia no Kishi anime, Sidonia no Kishi: Daikyuu Wakusei Seneki, will be airing from April 10th this Spring 2015 anime season. Additional information will be revealed very soon.
You can also keep up to date at the anime’s official website: http://www.knightsofsidonia.com/
And also follow-up on updates on their Twitter: @SIDONIA_anime
Source – Knights of Sidonia Anime News, Moca News
NyanType – May 2015 Posters [Contains NSFW Images]
Today we’ll be taking a look at NyanType’s May 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.
Don’t forget to view our Megami– May 2015 issue and NewType – May 2015 issue posts! View our posts of older issues here.(link soon)
Cross Ange
Dog Days 3
Grisaia no Meikyuu / Grisaia no Rakuen
Hibike! Euphonium
High School DxD BorN
Isuca
Kantai Collection
Koufuku Graffiti
Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha ViVid
Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu
Re-Kan!
Shinmai Maou no Testament
Shokugeki no Souma
Strike Witches
Triage X
Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid
KanColle clear file
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 Cross Ange (Thigh highs and garter belt), Nagato Yuki-chan no Shoushitsu (Not a fan of the new character design but I can’t say no to more Haruhi) and Triage X (Bang).
You can purchase the issue I covered in this post here or you can subscribe to JList‘s NyanType’s subscription service for $12~$16/month here. All sales made through JList help us continue to bring unique content to the site as well as supporting us!
If you want to see a different type of magazine each month, let us know. Also, if you had the chance to win a poster or two from above, which would it be and why? The best comment will receive a $10 JList certificate when next month’s NyanType post goes live; we’ll email you the coupon via the email you used to comment. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!
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