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First Overlord TV Anime Promotional Video Streamed

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The first promotional video has been streamed online at AnimeJapan for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Kugane Maruyama and So-bin’s Overlord light novel. This new promotional video introduces the main characters of the upcoming series and its grim premise. The anime itself is slated for a Summer 2015 broadcast.

The staff were earlier revealed:

  • Original: Maruyama Kugane
  • Original Character Design: so-bin
  • Director: Naoyuki Itou (Digimon: Data Squad, One Piece: Strong World Episode 0 (OAV))
  • Series configuration and Screenplay: Yukie Sugawara
  • Character design and chief animation director: Yoshimatsu Takahiro (Hunter x Hunter (2011),  Sunabouzu)
  • Animation Production: Madhouse (Death Parade, Hunter x Hunter (2011), Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei)
  • Production: overlord Production Committee

And so were the cast:

  • Hino Satoshi (Shakugan no Shana‘s Yuuji Sakai, Log Horizon‘s Isaac) as Ainz Ooal Gown/Momonga (Level 5 Overlord; Level 10 Necromancer)
  • Hara Yumi (Log Horizon‘s Marielle, Trinity Seven‘s Lilith Asami) as Albedo (Level 10 Imp; Level 10 Guardian)
  • Katou Emiri (Log Horizon‘s Akatsuki, Bakemonogatari‘s Mayoi Hachikuji) as Aura Bella Fiore (Level 5 Beast Tamer)
  • Uchiyama Yumi (Nisekoi‘s Ruri Miyamoto, Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei‘s Erika Chiba) as Mare Bello Fiore (Level 10 Druid)
  • Uesaka Sumire (Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!‘s Sanae Dekomori, GJ-bu‘s Tamaki Kannazuki) as Shalltear Bloodfallen (Level 10 True Vampire; Level 5 Cursed Night)
  • Miyake Kenta (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders‘ Mohammed Avdol, Sword Art Online‘s Eugene) as Cocytus (Level 10 Kensei/Floor Guardian)
  • Katou Masayuki (Deadman Wonderland‘s Kiyomasa Senji, Skull Man‘s Yoshio Kanzaki) as Demiurge (Level 5 Archdevil; Level 10 Chaos)
  • Chiba Shigeru (Yu Yu Hakusho‘s Kazuma Kuwabara, One Piece‘s Buggy) as Sebastian (Level 10 Monk)
  • Numakura Manami (Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova‘s Takao, Love Lab‘s Riko Kurahashi) as Narberal Gamma (Level 1 Doppelganger; Level 10 War Wizard)

Visual:

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Over Lord is a Japanese light novel series written by Kugane Maruyama and illustrated by so-bin. It began serialization online in 2010, before being acquired by Enterbrain. Eight volumes have been published since July 30, 2012. An anime adaptation has been announced. A manga adaptation with art by Hugin Miyama began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten’s seinen manga magazine Comp Ace from November 26, 2014.

Overlord synopsis from Haruhichan:

The story begins with Yggdrasil, a popular online game which is quietly shut down one day; however, the protagonist Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as “the most powerful wizard.” The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) begining to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://overlord-anime.com/
And follow their Twitter: @over_lord_anime

Second Promotional Video Streamed for Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow Vol. 3

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The second promotional video has streamed online from AnimeJapan 2015 for the third and final OVA of the series, Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow Vol. 3: Arnhem no Hashi (Arnhem Bridge) last Friday. The new PV previews the anime’s Opening theme: Connect Link by Yoko Ishida.

Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow Vol. 3 – Arnhem no Hashi will be releasing in Japanese theatres on May 2nd.

Here is the first promotional video:

The third OVA is set after the events of the second season of the Strike Witches anime and before the 2012 movie. It will also be the final OVA in the Operation Victory Arrow series, which began with Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow Vol. 1: St. Trond no Raimei which released in September last year and Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow Vol. 2 – Aegean Umi no Megami, which released on the 10th of January.

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Strike Witches is a media project that started in 2005 based off of Humikane Shimada’s illustrations. The first project was a manga from Yoshiyuki Kazumi, but was cancelled after one volume. A light novel series from Noboru Yamaguchi released the following year in Kadokawa Shoten’s Sneaker Bunko imprint for a total of 3 volumes. This was followed by an OVA and anime adaptation from Gonzo (Welcome to the N.H.K.) in 2007 and 2008 respectively. Since then, many more manga and light novel adaptations were released, as well as the anime’s second season and an animated film, all animated by AIC (Isekai no Seikishi Monogatari).

Here is a synopsis of Strike Witches from Haruhichan:

The year is 1944 and the world lives in fear of unidentified flying objects called Neuroi. With the old-boy old guard unable to thwart this deadly menace, humanity turns its desperate eyes to an aerial attack force with much nicer legs. Meet the girls of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, better known as the Strike Witches. These darlings of the great blue yonder may not have standard issue uniforms, but they do have all the right stuff. Where the average flyboy falters, these dolls blast aliens to bits in the bat of an eyelash. With a little magic and a whole lot of leg, the girls of the 501st are winning the war on pants, and aliens!

Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow Vol. 3 – Arnhem no Hashi will be releasing in Japanese theatres on May 2nd.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://w-witch.jp/
And follow their Twitter: @s_witch_anime

Classroom Crisis TV Anime Announced – by the Character Designer of Oreimo

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The brand new original anime Classroom☆Crisis has been unveiled during AnimeJapan 2015. The official website of the new anime is now online and has revealed the first visual and that Hiro Kanzaki, the character designer of the Oreimo series, will be designing the designs for Classroom☆Crisis.

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The first staff member of the anime was announced. Hiro Kanzaki, the artist and character designer for the Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai anime and light novel series will be designing the original characters of the upcoming anime, two of which shown in the visual above. The two characters are Irisu and Mizuki, and are conversing about Irisu’s issues about her motorcycle.

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Not a lot of information has been released about the Classroom☆Crisis anime. Further information about the anime will be revealed throughout the year.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://www.classroom-crisis.com/
And follow them on Twitter: @clcr_project

Source –Classroom☆Crisis Anime Website, Anime News Network,

Miss Monochrome TV Anime 2nd Season Announced

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During AnimeJapan, it has been revealed on the Ultra Super Pictures Special Stage that a second season of the Miss Monochrome TV anime has been green lit. The anime itself will be airing from July 3rd at 11:00pm JST on Tokyo MX under the event’s Summer anime block. It has also revealed that the first season’s main cast and staff will be returning to produce the second season.

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The event has revealed that the main cast from the first season will be returning from the first season to reprise their role in the second. They include:

  • Yui Horie (Tsubasa Hanekawa from Bakemonogatari) will return to voice Miss Monochrome
  • Keiji Fujiwara (Tatsuya Kimura from Hajime no Ippo) as Maneo
  • Kikuko Inoue (Sanae Furukawa in Clannad) is voicing Kikuko
  • Akemi Kanda (Asuna Kagurazaka from Mahou Sensei Negima!) will voice Mana

The main staff of the first anime will also return from the first series:

  • Director: Yoshiaki Iwasaki (Hayate no Gotoku!, Zero no Tsukaima)
  • Series Composer: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?, Tantei Opera Milky Holmes)
  • Anime Character Designer: Yuuki Morimoto (Cardfight!! Vanguard: Neon Messiah)
  • Assistant Anime Character Designer: Naoto Nakamura (Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai and Toaru Kagaku no Railgun Animation Director)
  • Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa (Aldnoah.Zero, AnoHana)
  • Animation Studio: Liden Films (Terraformars, Senyuu), Sanzigen Animation Studio (Arpeggio of Blue Steel, Black Rock Shooter)

Miss Monochrome is an original character that was created by Japanese voice actress Yui Horie (Tsubasa Hanekawa from Bakemonogatari) , which first appeared at her 2012 concert Yui Horie o Meguru Boken III ~Secret Mission Tour~. Since its creation, an anime adaptation based on the character was produced in late 2013 by Liden Films (Terraformars, Senyuu) and Sanzigen Animation Studio (Arpeggio of Blue Steel, Black Rock Shooter), which was directed by Yoshiaki Iwasaki (Hayate no Gotoku!, Zero no Tsukaima). A manga adaptation of the anime was also produced that began publication last year.

Here is the synopsis of the series:

The original story follows Miss Monochrome, an android girl that decides she “wants more than ever before!” In order to achieve that desire, she puts her plan into motion to become the hottest idol. Usually the type to run around in circles, Miss Monochrome scrambles to make it in the idol industry.

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The second season of Miss Monochrome: The Animation will be airing from July 3rd on Tokyo MX at 11:00pm JST during the Summer 2015 anime season. Further information about the anime will be revealed soon.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://www.starchild.co.jp/artist/miss_monochrome/
And follow its Twitter: @monochro_staff

Source – Animate.TVAnime News Network

The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan Anime Promotional Video Revealed

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During the AnimeJapan 2015 event the first promotional video for the upcoming anime adaptation of Nagaru Tanigawa and Puyo’s The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan (The Vanishing of Nagato Yuki-Chan) manga, which will be airing April 3rd for a total of 16 episodes.

The official website of the anime has revealed the details and covers about the first upcoming Blu-ray and DVD release of the anime. The first volume will release on June 26th with the Blu-ray costing ¥6,980 (~ $60 USD) and the DVD costing ¥5,980 (~ $50 USD),  and both releases will contain:

  • The first two episodes of the anime
  • A three way case with an illustrated drawn by series illustrator Puyo
  • A special soundtrack with a summarised edition of the radio show and a new original audio drama
  • A special digital jacket
  • An 8 page booklet
  • A special postcard
  • Videos of the anime’s Commercials, promotional videos, the OP, ED and a special greeting from the advanced screening (on the 22nd)
  • Audio Commentary from the staff and cast

Here is the BD cover:

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And the DVD cover:

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Here is the latest magazine visual of the anime that released in the recent issue of Newtype magazine:

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The anime’s website has also revealed the first character design sheet of the anime’s main characters. The sheet showcases various expressions of the characters that may appear in the upcoming series. The first and newly released sheet is a gag sheet, showing all the comedic expressions:

  • Yuki Nagato

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  • Kyon

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  • Ryouko Asakura

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  • Tsuruya

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  • Mikuru Asahina

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  • Haruhi Suzumiya

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  • Itsuki Koizumi

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The main character designs were earlier revealed for the main cast, which includes the voice actors and actresses from the original The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya returning to reprise their roles.

  • Minori Chihara (Chiaki Minami from Minami-ke) will reprise her role as Yuki Nagato

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  • Tomokazu Sugita (Gintoki Sakata from Gintama) will be back as Kyon

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  • Natsuko Kuwatani (Yue Ayase from Mahou Sensei Negima!) as Ryouko Asakura

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  • Yuki Matsuoka (Orihime Inoue from Bleach) will be back as Tsuruya

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  • Yuko Goto (Hiro from Hidamari Sketch) voicing as Mikuru Asahina

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  • Aya Hirano (Lucy Heartfilia in Fairy Tail) returns to voice Haruhi Suzumiya

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  • Daisuke Ono (Sebastian Michaelis in Black Butler) will voice Itsuki Koizumi

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The supporting cast characters did not have their designs updated;

  • Minoru Shiraishi (Minoru Shiraishi [Himeself] from Lucky☆Star) returns as Taniguchi

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  • Megumi Matsumoto (Haruka Nanase in Free!) as Kunikida

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In addition to this, The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan was featured in the latest issue of Kadokawa Shoten’s Young Ace magazine which revealed many new staff members that will be production the anime series, they include:

The issue revealed many new staff members that will be production the anime series, they include:

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The previously revealed staff:

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Here is the first commercial for the anime:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2j73mr_yuki-chan-tvcm_tv

A new visual was also revealed in the February issue of NewType last monthMarch issue of NyanType and the April issue of NyanType:

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The anime adaptation of the spin-off manga was made late last year. Anime store Docomo was revealed to be streaming the upcoming series, as well as the two other spin-off shows in the Haruhi franchise, The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya and Nyoron Churuya-san.

The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan is a spin-off manga in The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya franchise, where it stars the eponymous character Yuki Nagato. The series takes place in the alternate universe established in The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya. The series is written and drawn by Puyo, which started in February 2010. To date, the series has a total of 5 volumes with the 6th volume releasing on December 26th this year.

There is very little information regarding the anime announcement of The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan, including whether or no Kyoto Animation will produce it. Two other spin-off manga were also produced into anime: The Melancholy of Haruhi-chan Suzumiya and Nyoron Churuya-san.

The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan synopsis from Haruhichan:

Yuki Nagato, the shy president of the literature club, has never been very sure of herself around other people. But around Kyon, the only boy in the tiny, three-person club, Yuki finds herself faltering even more than usual. For Kyon, and for her precious club, Yuki must find her confidence and let her true personality shine! Enjoy taking a fresh look at your favorite characters in this brand-new story set in the world of The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya!

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The upcoming anime adaptation of The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan will be airing from April 4th on Tokyo MX and AT-X during the Spring 2015 anime season for a total of 16 episodes. The first Blu-ray and DVD volume will release on June 26. More information about the anime will be revealed at AnimeJapan.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://www.yukichan-anime.com/
And follow them on Twitter: @yukichan_anime

One Punch Man Promotional Video and Staff Revealed

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During the AnimeJapan 2015 event the first promotional video for the upcoming anime adaptation of ONE and Yuusuke Murata’s One Punch-Man manga was revealed. One Punch-Man will debut this October.

PV images:

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It was also revealed that One Punch Man will be airing from October and some of the cast were also revealed:

  • Makoto Furukawa (Banri Tada from Golden Time) as Saitama
  • Kaito Ishikawa (Ledo from Suisei no Gargantia) as Genos

Staff

  • Director: Shingo Natsume (Space☆Dandy)
  • Studio: Madhouse (Parasyte)
  • Script: Tomohiro Suzuki
  • Character design: Chikashi Kubota (Shinsekai yori)

Here is the first visual for the anime:

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The anime itself was announced in this week’s issue of Shueisha’s Young Jump magazine. Murata stated that the news brought him extremely happy and wanted to post on Twitter, but was unable to and withheld any additional comments. ONE mentioned that he was attending meetings about the anime’s production.

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A promotional video has been released last month promoting the manga:

One Punch-Man is an action, comedy, parody manga written by ONE and illustrated by Yuusuke Murata. The series began in 2009 as a free online web comic written by ONE, before being picked up by Shueisha and being featured in their Young Jump magazine publication in mid 2012, with Murata illustrating. To date, a total of 7 compiled volumes have been released with the 8th volume releasing on April 3rd. The series has become a phenomenon in Japan, selling over 4.5 million copies as of November last year, doubling its sales in one year.

Here is a synopsis of the series from Haruhichan:

In this new action-comedy, everything about a young man named Saitama screams “AVERAGE,” from his lifeless expression, to his bald head, to his unimpressive physique. However, this average-looking fellow doesn’t have your average problem… He’s actually a superhero that’s looking for tough opponents! The problem is, every time he finds a promising candidate he beats the snot out of them in one punch. Can Saitama finally find an evil villain strong enough to challenge him? Follow Saitama through his hilarious romps as he searches for new bad guys to challenge!

The One Punch-Man anime has been reported to be airing from October during the Fall/Autumn 2015 anime season. Further information will be revealed at the series panel during AnimeJapan on March 21st and the 22nd, where the staff, cast and first PV will be unveiled.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://onepunchman-anime.net/
And follow its Twitter here: @opm_anime

Gunslinger Stratos TV Anime Visuals & Promotional Video Streamed

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The official website of the upcoming anime adaptation of Square Enix’s Gunslinger Stratos arcade game series has been updated for AnimeJapan, revealing two new visuals and a promotional video for the April anime.

Here is the first new visual:

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And the second new visual:

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The second promotional video for the anime was also revealed at AnimeJapan:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vNV9XRnmJHs

The main cast of Gunslinger Stratos -The Animation- was earlier revealed at the anime’s announcement and includes the following:

  • Atsushi Abe (Touma Kamijou  in Toaru Majutsu no Index) will lead the cast as Tohru Kazasumi
  • Junichi Suwabe (Archer in Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works) will be voicing as Ricardo Martini
  • Sayaka Ohara (Erza Scarlet from Fairy Tail) will voice Olga Janetine
  • Hisako Kanemoto (Ami Mizuno/Sailor Mercury in Sailor Moon Crystal) voicing Kyouka Katagiri
  • Masakazu Nishida (First Major Role) as Kyouma Katagiri
  • Kana Ueda (Rin Tohsaka in Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works) will be playing Shizune Rindo
  • Saki Fujita (Ao Nanami from Yozakura Quartet) voices ξ988
  • Yousuke Akimoto (Ogam in Tears to Tiara) is voicing the role of Mondo Makabe
  • Yumiko Kobayashi (Black☆Star from Soul Eater) will voice Jonathan Sizemore
  • Saori Hayami (Yukino Yukinoshita from Oregairu) as Lyudmila N. Ignatova
  • Nana Mizuki (Hinata Hyuuga in Naruto) voices Kumi Minakata
  • Tooru Ookawa (Roy Mustang from Fullmetal Alchemist) as Srinivasa
  • Mariya Ise (Stocking Anarchy from Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt) as Matsurika Shinou
  • Soichiro Hoshi (Kira Yamato in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed) as Ryo Kusakage
  • Miyuki Sawashiro (Shino Asada in Sword Art Online II) as Remy Odhner
  • Takehito Koyasu (Aokiji from One Piece) as Aaron Burroughs
  • Rikiya Koyama (Kiritsugu Emiya in Fate/Zero and Fate/stay night)as Akira Rakandou

The anime’s staff was also earlier revealed and includes:

  • Director: Shinpei Ezaki (Kimi ni Todoke and Attack on Titan Episode Director)
  • Scenario Writer: Gen Urobuchi (Aldnoah.Zero, Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica)
  • Series Composer: Norimitsu Kaihou (Guilty Crown: Lost Christmas, Gakkou Gurashi! Manga Creator)
  • Script Writers: Nitro+ (Steins;Gate, Aldnoah.Zero)
  • Anime Character Designer: Shin’ichi Yokota (Redline and Fullmetal Alchemist Key Animator)
  • Music Composer: Tetsuya Kobayashi (Persona 3 the Movie #2 Midsummer Knight’s Dream, Persona 4 the Golden Animation)
  • Animation Studio: A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, Aldnoah.Zero)

The first promotional video for Gunslinger Stratos -The Animation- was earlier released:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2c5gj3_gunslinger-stratos-tv-anime-pv_news

Gunslinger Stratos is an arcade game developed by Square Enix. It first released in Japanese arcades in 2012 as a third person shooter utilising dual light gun controls. In the game players can use the analogs on the light guns to move around and fly throughout a recreation of Tokyo. The game also supported 8 player multiplayer and a featured destructible buildings. A sequel of the game released earlier this year in Japanese arcades. The game was first released internationally in a small trail at the 2013 Game Developers Conference. Since then no further announcement about any international release was made, though there have been rumours about Square Enix making a console port of the games.

Suwabe revealed that at least one of the characters will die in the series, and will be filled with drama, death and romance.

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Gunslinger Stratos -The Animation- will be airing from April 4th on Tokyo MX at 11:00pm JST during the Spring 2015 anime season. Additional information about the anime will be revealed soon.

Visit the anime’s website for more information: http://www.guns-project.jp/
And follow their Twitter: @guns_project_17

Source – Gunslinger Stratos -The Animation- Website

Haikyuu!! 2 Slated for October and New Visual Revealed

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This year’s 17th issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine will be announcing on Monday that the second season of the anime adaptation Haruichi Furudate’s Haikyuu!! will be airing this October during the Fall/Autumn 2015 anime season. Additionaly, the official website of the anime launched a brand new key visual for the upcoming season during the AnimeJapan 2015 event.

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Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine also revealed that the Haikyuu!! anime will have two compilation films. The first film, Haikyuu!! Owari to Hajimari (Haikyuu!!: Ending and Beginning) will be releasing in Japan on July 3rd whilst the second compilation film, Haikyuu!! Shousha to Haisha (Haikyuu!!: Winners and Losers), releases on September 18th. There will also be a stage play adaptation of the series starting in November.

The second season of Haikyuu!! was previously announced last December in the Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.

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Haikyuu!! is a volleyball sports manga written and illustrated by Haruichi Furudate. The Haikyuu!! debuted as a one shot manga that was released in Winter 2011 in Shueisha’s Shonen Jump Next! magazine and another one shot in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. After that the manga became a weekly series in the same magazine where to date a total of 13 compiled volumes have been released, with the 14th volume releasing on the 27th. A crossover chapter with Naoshi Komi’s Nisekoi manga was produced in July last year. An anime adaptation of Haikyuu!! was produced this August in theSummer 2014 anime season that ran for a total of 26 episodes. The series was directed by Susumu Mitsunaka (Cuticle Tantei Inaba) and produced by Production I.G (Ghost in the Shell, Kuroko’s Basketball).

Here is a synopsis from Haruhichan:

A chance event triggered Shouyou Hinata’s love for volleyball. His club had no members, but somehow persevered and finally made it into its very first and final regular match of middle school, where it was steamrolled by Tobio Kageyama, a superstar player known as “King of the Court.” Vowing revenge, Hinata applied to the Karasuno High School volleyball club… only to come face-to-face with his hated rival, Kageyama!

A tale of hot-blooded youth and volleyball from the pen of Haruichi Furudate!!

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You can visit the anime’s website here: http://www.j-haikyu.com/anime/
And follow their Twitter: @animehaikyu_com

Source: ANN, Otaku Tale

New Visual & Promotional Video Streamed for Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz!

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The official website of the anime adaptation of Hiroshi Hiroyama’s Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya manga series has revealed new a brand new visual for the upcoming second season of the Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei anime, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei Herz! for AnimeJapan. The site has also revealed a new promotional video and that the main cast from the first season will return to voice their respective characters in the Summer anime.

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At AnimeJapan it was revealed that the main cast from the first series will be returning to Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz!:

  • Mai Kadowaki (Mimi Usa in Kodomo no Jikan) will return to voice Illyasviel von Einzbern

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  • Kaori Nazuka (Nunnally Lamperouge from Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch) voices Miyu Edelfelt

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  • Chiwa Saito (Homura Akemi in Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica) will voice Chloe Von Einzburn

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  • Shizuka Itou (Akeno Himejima from High School DxD) as Luviagelita Edelfelt

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  • Kana Ueda (Yumi Fukuzawa from Maria-sama ga Miteru) is voicing Rin Tohsaka

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  • Miyu Matsuki (Cthuko from Haiyore! Nyaruko-san) returns as Magical Sapphire
  • Naoko Takano (Kohaku from Carnival Phantasm) will voice Magical Ruby

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A brand new promotional video was revealed at AnimeJapan, which previews new scenes of the anime with the characters in their Summer outfits and also reveals that the main cast will return:

Here are some new images from the PV:

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.

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Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei Herz! will be airing from July this year throughout the Summer 2015 anime season. More information about the series will be revealed soon.

You can visit the anime’s official website: http://anime.prisma-illya.jp/
And follow the official Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya Twitter: @prisma_illya

Source – Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya Anime WebsiteMoca News

Third Promotional Video Streamed for Kekkai Sensen TV Anime

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The third promotional video has been streamed online at AnimeJapan for the upcoming anime adaptation of Yasuhiro Nightow’s Kekkai Sensen (Blood Blockade Battlefront) manga. The new video showcases more of the premise of the upcoming series and previews the Opening theme Hello,World! performed by Bump of Chicken. The anime itself will be produced by studio Bones (Hitsugi no Chaika, Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood) and will be directed by Rie Matsumoto (Kyousogiga). The main cast of the anime includes: Rikiya Koyama (Kiritsugu Emiya in Fate/Zero and Fate/stay night) as Klaus von Reinhertz, Daisuke Sakaguchi (Shinpachi Shimura in Gintama) as Leonard Watch, Kazuya Nakai (Roronoa Zoro from One Piece) as Zapp Renfro, and Yuu Kobayashi (Sasha Blouse from Attack on Titan) as Chain Sumeragi.

The Kekkai Sensen anime will be airing from April 5th at 2:28am JST on MBS during the Spring 2015 anime season.

Here is the first PV that released at Jump Festa 2015:

And the second PV:

Here is the latest visual of the anime:

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The synopsis of the series from Haruhichan:

A breach between Earth and the netherworlds has opened up over the city of New York, trapping New Yorkers and creatures from other dimensions in an impenetrable bubble. They’ve lived together for years, in a world of crazy crime sci-fi sensibilities. Now someone is threatening to sever the bubble, and a group of stylish superhumans is working to keep it from happening.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://kekkaisensen.com/
And follow their Twitter here: @kekkaisensen

Anime Trending Rankings of Winter 2015 – Week 10

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This is the second-to-the-last week for most of the anime shows this season! It’s already the 10th week! Here we have the list for the top 28 anime this week! As usual, results will be updated weekly here on Haruhichan.

Voting Links:

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28. Shounen Hollywood: Holly Stage for 50


Week 2 #15
Week 3 #21
Week 4 #25
Week 5 #23
Week 5 #27
Week 6 #27
Week 7 #28
Week 8 #26
Week 9 #23


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27. Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor – Exodus


Week 2 #24
Week 3 #27
Week 4 #26
Week 5 #26
Week 6 #26
Week 7 #27
Week 8 #25
Week 9 #28


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26. Tantei Kageki Milky Holmes TD


Week 2 #26
Week 4 #28
Week 5 #27
Week 6 #28
Week 7 #25
Week 8 #24
Week 9 #26


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25. Sengoku Musou


Week 2 #25
Week 3 #25
Week 4 #27
Week 5 #28
Week 6 #21
Week 7 #26
Week 8 #23
Week 9 #25


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24. Dog Days 3


Week 2 #16
Week 3 #19
Week 4 #22
Week 5 #22
Week 6 #24
Week 7 #20
Week 8 #21
Week 9 #24


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23. Military!


Week 2 #23
Week 4 #24
Week 5 #21
Week 6 #25
Week 7 #24
Week 8 #22
Week 9 #27


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22. Koufuku Graffiti


Week 1 #10
Week 2 #10
Week 3 #15
Week 4 #15
Week 5 #9
Week 6 #14
Week 7 #16
Week 8 #15
Week 9 #20


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21. Isuca


Week 2 #22
Week 3 #23
Week 4 #20
Week 5 #20
Week 6 #23
Week 7 #18
Week 8 #17
Week 9 #22


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20. Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE!


Week 2 #21
Week 3 #18
Week 4 #16
Week 5 #19
Week 6 #18
Week 7 #22
Week 8 #19
Week 9 #17


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19. Juuou Mujin no Fafnir


Week 2 #19
Week 3 #24
Week 4 #23
Week 5 #24
Week 6 #22
Week 7 #19
Week 8 #20
Week 9 #19


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18. Shinmai Maou no Testament


Week 2 #12
Week 3 #10
Week 4 #11
Week 5 #14
Week 6 #16
Week 7 #17
Week 8 #16
Week 9 #16


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17. Seiken Tsukai no World Break


Week 2 #20
Week 3 #22
Week 4 #21
Week 5 #25
Week 6 #20
Week 7 #21
Week 8 #18
Week 9 #21


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16. Yoru no Yatterman


Week 2 #17
Week 3 #20
Week 4 #17
Week 5 #17
Week 6 #15
Week 7 #13
Week 8 #12
Week 9 #14


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15. Kamisama Hajimemashita


Week 3 #11
Week 4 #10
Week 5 #15
Week 6 #17
Week 7 #15
Week 8 #14
Week 9 #18


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14. Yuri Kuma Arashi


Week 1 #8
Week 2 #11
Week 3 #16
Week 4 #19
Week 5 #18
Week 6 #19
Week 7 #23
Week 9 #15


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13. Tokyo Ghoul √A


Week 1 #4
Week 2 #5
Week 3 #6
Week 4 #6
Week 5 #7
Week 6 #8
Week 7 #10
Week 8 #10
Week 9 #12


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12. Absolute Duo


Week 2 #13
Week 3 #12
Week 4 #12
Week 5 #13
Week 6 #12
Week 7 #11
Week 8 #13
Week 9 #13


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11. Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders 2nd Season


Week 2 #9
Week 3 #14
Week 4 #18
Week 5 #16
Week 6 #13
Week 7 #14
Week 8 #11
Week 9 #11


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10. The iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls


Week 2 #14
Week 3 #9
Week 4 #9
Week 5 #8
Week 6 #7
Week 7 #9
Week 9 #10


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9. Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata


Week 1 #9
Week 2 #4
Week 3 #4
Week 4 #7
Week 5 #5
Week 6 #4
Week 7 #6
Week 8 #5
Week 9 #7


8. Rolling☆Girls


Week 2 #18
Week 3 #17
Week 4 #14
Week 5 #12
Week 6 #9
Week 7 #8
Week 8 #7
Week 9 #8


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7. Kuroko no Basket 3rd Season


Week 1 #6
Week 2 #7
Week 3 #7
Week 4 #13
Week 5 #10
Week 6 #11
Week 7 #12
Week 8 #9
Week 9 #9


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6. Durarara!!x2 Shou


Week 1 #5
Week 2 #2
Week 3 #1
Week 4 #2
Week 5 #4
Week 6 #6
Week 7 #3
Week 8 #2
Week 9 #5


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5. Junketsu no Maria


Week 2 #8
Week 3 #13
Week 4 #8
Week 5 #11
Week 6 #10
Week 7 #7
Week 8 #8
Week 9 #6


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4. Aldnoah.Zero 2nd Season


Week 1 #3
Week 2 #3
Week 3 #5
Week 4 #3
Week 5 #2
Week 6 #1
Week 7 #2
Week 8 #1
Week 9 #4


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3. Death Parade


Week 1 #1
Week 2 #1
Week 3 #2
Week 4 #4
Week 5 #1
Week 6 #3
Week 7 #5
Week 8 #6
Week 9 #2


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2. Kantai Collection: KanColle


Week 1 #7
Week 2 #6
Week 3 #8
Week 4 #5
Week 5 #6
Week 6 #5
Week 7 #4
Week 8 #4
Week 9 #3


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1. Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (TV)


Week 1 #2
Week 3 #3
Week 4 #1
Week 5 #3
Week 6 #2
Week 7 #1
Week 8 #3
Week 9 #1


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Spring Anime ‘Show by Rock!!’ Visual and 7th PV Revealed

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During the AnimeJapan 2015 today the 7th promotional video (technically 2nd) of Sanrio’s original anime based on a popular smartphone app, Show By Rock!!, was previewed.

Promotional Video:

Cyan: I’m normal and a bit introverted, however I love music… But one day, suddenly…!
Cyan: W-What is this!? No waaay!?
Cyan: I was trasported into a game-world!? Why am I in here!?
Cyan: Umm…! I… I want to be in a band!
Text: And so, their fates intersect.
Cyan: Best friends and the best music! As long as anyone has music, I’m sure they can get their message across! Show By Rock!! Broadcast starting in April 2015! Look forward to it!

New Visual:

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Sanrio’s original anime’s first episode will be previewed at a screening at Sanrio Puroland on March 28, 2015, and at Shinjuku Piccadilly on March 29, 2015. Regular broadcasting will begin on April 5, 2015 on a late-night timeslot. The anime will be produced by Studio Bones (Love Live! School idol project) and will be directed by Takahiro Ikezoe (Arad Senki: Slap Up Party).

Character Designs and Band Promo:

Plasmagica Band:

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  • Eri Inagawa as Cyan; guitar and vocal
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  • Sumire Uesaka (Kantai Collection: KanColle‘s Fubuki) as Chuchu; guitar and vocal
    Show By Rock!! Characters - Plasmagica - Chuchu_Haruhichan.com_
  • Manami Numakura (Hanayamata‘s Machi Tokiwa) as Retoree; bass and vocal
    Show By Rock!! Characters - Plasmagica - Retoree_Haruhichan.com_
  • Ayane Sakura (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso‘s Tsubaki Sawabe) as Moa; drums and vocal
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Shingancrimsonz Band:

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  • Kishou Taniyama (Bakumatsu Rock‘s Ryouma Sakamoto) as Crow; guitar and vocal
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  • Kouki Uchiyama (Amagi Brilliant Park‘s Seiya kanie) as Aeon; guitar
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  • Tetsuya Kakihara (Fairy Tail‘s Natsu Dragneel) as Yaiba; bass
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  • Yoshimasa Hosoya (Free!: Eternal Summer‘s Sousuke Yamazaki) as Rom; drums
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Tsurezurenaru Band:

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  • Saori Hayami (Nisemonogatari‘s Yotsugi Ononoki) as Un; guitar and vocal
    Show By Rock!! Characters - Tsurezurenaru - Un_Haruhichan.com_
  • Eriko Matsui (Log Horizon‘s Isuzu) as A; bass
    Show By Rock!! Characters - Tsurezurenaru - A_Haruhichan.com_
  • Megumi Han (Hunter x Hunter (2011)‘s Gon Freecss) as Darudayuu; drums
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Trichronika Band:

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  • Mamoru Miyano (Uta no☆Prince-sama♪ Maji Love 1000%‘s Tokiya Ichinose) as Shuu☆zou; guitar and vocal
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  • Ryota Ohsaka (Diamond no Ace‘s Eijun Sawamura) as Kai; drums
    Show By Rock!! Characters - Trichronika - Kai_Haruhichan.com_
  • Ayumu Murase (Gatchaman Crowds‘ Ruri Ninomiya) as Riku; bass
    Show By Rock!! Characters - Trichronika - Riku_Haruhichan.com_

Criticrista Band:

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  • Rina Hidaka (Inu x Boku SS‘ Ririchiyo Shirakiin) as Logia; guitar and vocal
    Show By Rock!! Characters - Criticrista - Logia_Haruhichan.com_
  • Ai Kayano (Hyouka‘s Mayaka Ibara) as Tsukino; keyboard and vocal
    Show By Rock!! Characters - Criticrista - Tsukino_Haruhichan.com_
  • Hiromi Igarashi (Sakura Trick‘s Shizuku Minami) as Holmy; bass and vocal
    Show By Rock!! Characters - Criticrista - Holmy_Haruhichan.com_
  • Rie Murakawa (Non Non Biyori‘s Hotaru Ichijou) as Jacqueline; drums and vocal
    Show By Rock!! Characters - Criticrista - Jacqueline_Haruhichan.com_

First Promotional Video:

First Key Visual:

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Synopsis of Show By Rock!! from MAL:

Metropolis of music, MIDICITY. A kitty girl wearing gothic lolita clothing named Cyan is scouted by Maple Arisugawa, the president of a music agency. From there, she meets Chuchu (a pun off of the sound that rabbits make) the honor student rabbit girl, a net geek dog girl named Retoree (from “Retriever”), and an alien sheep (?) girl named Moa. Together, they form the band named “Plasmagica,” and aim for the top of the world.

However, the path there is long and tough, and keeping in high spirits is important. By battling against other strange bands, Plasmagica slowly grows toward a top-grade band. In the end, they’ll be a band that becomes the driving force of MIDICITY’s music industry… Maybe?

Source – Show By Rock!! Official Anime Website

Spring Anime Arslan Senki’s 90-Second PV Released

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During the NBC Universal Booth – Blue Stage at AnimeJapan 2015, the 90-second promotional video for the upcoming Spring TV anime, Arslan Senki, was previewed.

Arslan Senki PV:

Arslan Senki or The Heroic Legend of Arslan is a Japanese fantasy novel series written by Tanaka Yoshiki. Tanaka began writing the series in 1986, and the series is still ongoing as of 2008. There are currently 14 novels and one side story published. It was adapted into a manga by Nakamura Chisato in 1991, but the manga caught up to the novels in 1998 and received an original ending. In 2013, it received yet another manga adaptation, this time illustrated by Arakawa Hiromu. The new manga is serialized in the Bessatsu Shounen Magazine. Arslan Senki was also once developed into a short film and a 6 part unfinished OVA (only 4 parts were released).

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Main cast:

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  • Hosoya Yoshimasa (Yamazaki Sousuke from Free! Eternal Summer) as Daryun

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Arslan Senki synopsis from Haruhichan:

Betrayed from within and overwhelmed by dark sorcery, the valiant armies of Pars are overrun by the warrior-fanatics of Lusitania. Escaping the destruction of his homeland, the heroic Prince Arslan begins to assemble a group of five, extraordinary allies—a priestess, an exiled warrior, a mischievous minstrel, an insightful artist and his attendant—to aid him in his fight against the Lusitanian invaders. Together, they must build an army and defeat 300,000 trained soldiers—including the mysterious Lord Silver Mask—who has also laid claim to the throne of Pars.

Official Anime Website: arslan.jp
Official Twitter Account: @arslan_anime
Official Hashtag: 

Source – Arslan Senki’s Official Twitter Account

2nd PV for Houkago no Pleiades Streamed

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During the AnimeJapan 2015 event, Warner Entertainment’s booth began streaming the 2nd promotional video for Gainax’s anime project, Houkago no Pleiades. The anime will premiere this Spring 2015 on April 10.

Houkago no Pleiades 2nd PV:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDccDEJBjeA

The first PV was streamed last January:

In addition to this, the main cast was reveled earlier:

  • Natsumi Takamori (Another‘s Mei Misaki) will return as Subaru, the pink haired magical girlHoukago no Pleiades character design haruhichan.com wish upon the pleiades character design Subaru
  • Ayuru Ohashi (Eila Ilmatar Juutilainen in Strike Witches) will be back to voice Aoi, the blue haired magical girlHoukago no Pleiades character design haruhichan.com wish upon the pleiades character design Aoi
  • Kanako Tateno (Shirayuki-hime in Otogi-jushi Akazukin) will be voicing Itsuki, the black haired magical girlHoukago no Pleiades character design haruhichan.com wish upon the pleiades character design Itsuki
  • Yui Makino (Misaki Nakahara from Welcome to the NHK) as Hikaru, the blonde haired magical girlHoukago no Pleiades character design haruhichan.com wish upon the pleiades character design Hikaru
  • Saki Fujita (Ao Nanami from Yozakura Quartet) who voices Nanako, the purple haired magical girlHoukago no Pleiades character design haruhichan.com wish upon the pleiades character design Nanako

Houkago no Pleiades (Wish Upon the Pleiades) is an anime project collaboration between animation studio Gainax (Neon Genesis Evangelion, Medaka Box) and Japanese car manufacturer Subaru that centres around the story of five magical girls who collect fragments so an alien can return to its home in Pleiades. It first started as a series of 4 online OVAs that released on Youtube in 2011 that are approximately 6 minutes each. The series was directed by Shouji Saeki (FlCL, Medaka Box) with the anime characters designed by Mai Otsuka (Non Non Biyori, Shakugan no Shana), concept designs by Daisuke Kikuchi (Gurren Lagann) and animated by Gainax.

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Houkago no Pleiades synopsis from Haruhichan:

Subaru is a young girl who discovers that her best friend Aoi is part of magical group trying to gather engine fragments so that a little being from Pleiades can return to his home. Subaru considers joining them as she was chosen by the Pleiadian, president of this afterschool club.

A collaboration between Gainax and the car maker Subaru.

Official Anime Website: http://sbr-gx.jp/
Official Twitter Account: @sbr_gx
Official Hashtag: 

Source – Houkago no Pleiades‘ Official Anime Website

Ore Monogatari!! To Premiere on April 9

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The official Twitter account and the official Anime website for the upcoming Spring 2015 anime, Ore Monogatari!!, revealed that the anime will premiere on April 9, 2015 JST (April 8, 25:29 is April 9, 1:29am). The cast for the anime was also introduced in the Green Stage of AnimeJapan 2015.

  • Nippon TV – April 9, 2015 (airs every Thursday morning) – 1:29am
  • BS NTV – April 16, 2015 (airs every Thursday morning) – 2:30am
  • Shizuoka Daiichi TV – April 23, 2015 (airs every Thursday morning) – 2:04am
  • Nankai Hoso – April 25, 2015 (airs every Saturday morning) – 2:57am
  • TV Shinshu – May 8, 2015 (airs every Friday morning) – 2:14am
  • Hiroshima TV – May 14, 2015 (airs every Thursday morning) – 1:59am

Ore Monogatari!! is slated to have 24 episodes and the anime will be produced by Madhouse (ChihayafuruNana).

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Main Cast:

  • Megumi Han (Gon Freecss in Hunterx Hunter) will voice Rinko Yamato
  • Takuya Eguchi (Kazuya Kujou in Gosick) is going to voice Takeo Gouda
  • Nobunaga Shimazaki (Haruka Nanase in Free!) voices Makoto Sunakawa

Staff:

  • Director: Morio Asaka (Chihayafuru, Cardcaptor Sakura)
  • Script Writer: Natsuko Takahashi (Bleach, Baby Steps)
  • Anime Character Designer: Kunihiko Hamada (Chihayafuru, NANA)
  • Animation Studio: Madhouse (Death Note, No Game No Life)

PVs:

Ore Monogatari!! was first released by Kawahara the October 2011 issue of Bessatsu Margaret, a popular shoujo manga magazine. The original 100-page version of the story started off as a one-shot, but then returned to Bessatsu Margaret as a serialized work. Shueisha recently published the seventh compiled book volume in November 2014. The series won the Best Shoujo Manga award at the 37th Kodansha Manga Awards ceremony last year. It also received a crossover with Komi Naoshi’s hit manga Nisekoi.

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Synopsis of Ore Monogatari!! from Haruhichan:

Takeo Gouda is a giant guy with a giant heart. Too bad the girls don’t want him! (They want his good-looking best friend, Sunakawa.) Used to being on the sidelines, Takeo simply stands tall and accepts his fate. But one day when he saves a girl named Yamato from a harasser on the train, his (love!) life suddenly takes an incredible turn! Takeo can hardly believe it when he crosses paths with Yamato again, and he finds himself falling in love with her… But with handsome Sunakawa around, does Takeo even stand a chance?

Official Anime Website: http://www.anime-ore.jp/
Official Twitter Account: @anime_ore
Official Hashtag: 

Source – Ore Monogatari!!‘s Official Twitter Account

Urawa no Usagi-Chan’s First Promotional Video Streamed

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On AnimeJapan 2015 earlier today, the first promotional video for the original TV anime to premiere this Spring 2015, Urawa no Usagi-chan, has been streamed.

Promotional Video:

The anime was announced last October on Anitamasai (abbreviated as Anime and Manga Matsuri in Saitama; a Saitama-based anime and manga festival/convention that was held on October 11 & 12). It will begin airing on April 10, 1:35am, on TV Saitama (announced to air on April 9, 25:35pm which is equivalent to the said date). Further information including character designs were unveiled last month.

Character Visual:

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Cast:

  • Asami Seto (Kakumeiki Valvrave‘s Shouko Sashinami, Selector Infected WIXOSS‘s Iona Urasoe) as Usagi Takasa
  • Satomi Akesaka (Katekyo Hitman Reborn‘s Chrome Dokuro, Akame ga Kill‘s Esdeath) as Tokiwa Kamikizaki
  • Miyu Kubota (Pri Para‘s Sophie Houjou, Haiyore! Nyaruko San W‘s Uketsuke, Musume) as Kojika Bessho
  • Rumi Okubo (Yuru Yuri‘s Chinatsu Yoshikawa, Barakamon‘s Tamako Arai) as Saiko Numakage
  • Kaoru Taichi as Sakura Tajima
  • Hisako Toujou (Freezing Vibration‘s Julia Munberk, Himegoto‘s Albertina II) as Midori Saito
  • Keiko Watanabe as Minami Ooyaba
  • Nao Tamura (Log Horizon‘s Minori, World Trigger‘s Chika Amatori) as Misono Mimuro

Staff:

  • Director – Mitsuyuki Ishibashi
  • Series Configuration – Hanamura Yuichiro
  • Original Character Design – NOB-C
  • Set Character Animation – Shintaro Matsushima
  • Music – Morohashi Kuniyuki
  • Sound Director – Gobun Yuki
  • Acoustic Production – Groove
  • Executive Producer – Dai Kashima
  • Planning and Production – Misawa Yuki
  • Producer – Hidehiko Takahashi
  • Production producer – Yamaura Takahou
  • Production Production – harappa
  • Animation Studio – A-Real

Visual:

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Synopsis of Urawa no Usagi-chan from Haruhichan:

An original anime to advertise Urawa City in Saitama, Japan.

Official Anime Website: http://urawa-usagi.com/
Official Twitter Account: @urawa_usagi
Official Hashtag: 

Source – Nico Nico Douga

Sidonia no Kishi 2nd Season Visual & Images Released

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At the AnimeJapan event, a brand new visual and a set of images have been released for the 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).

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The site has also revealed 4 new preview screenshots for the second season:

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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 SidoniaAngel Beats! Animation Finisher)
  • Battle Animatiques: Eiji Ogushi (Knights of Sidonia, Pokémon: Arceus and the Jewel of Life CGI Assistant)
  • Storyboard: Hiroyuki Morita (Knights of SidoniaNeko 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 SidoniaTransformers 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 ConanHyakka 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!

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The second season of the Sidonia no Kishi anime, Sidonia no Kishi: Daikyuu Wakusei Seneki, will be airing from April 4th 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 NewsMoca News

New Visual & Promotional Video Streamed for Fate/Stay Night 2015

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During AnimeJapan 2015 event, a brand new visual and promotional video has been released for the second season of Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works anime, which will be airing from April 4th.

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A brand new promotional video for the second season has been released, which recaps the episodes of the first anime and also previews the scenes and events in the second season. The video also previews the Opening theme of the anime, Brave Shine by Aimer.

The latest issue of Newtype magazine has featured a new magazine spread visual for the second cour:

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The first visual for the upcoming second cour was revealed last January in the winter 2015 anime guide magazine by Gigazine which was handed out last December during the Comiket 87 event.

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It was also revealed that Japanese female pop artist Aimer will be performing the opening while highly acclaimed Kalafina will be returning to perform the second season’s ending theme song, “Ring Your Bell.”

The anime is a split cour series, the first half aired on October 4 last year and the second half will air in April next year. The anime’s cast from previous anime and visual novels will return to reprise their roles. The main cast includes:

  • Noriaki Sugiyama (Sasuke Uchiha in Naruto) will be back to voice Shirou Emiya
  • Kana Ueda (Yumi Fukuzawa from Maria-sama ga Miteru) returns as Rin Tohsaka
  • Ayako Kawasumi (Megumi Noda in Nodame Cantabile) voicing as Saber
  • Junichi Suwabe (Dandy in Space☆Dandy) as Archer
  • Nobutoshi Canna (Masato Inohara from Little Busters!) voicing Lancer
  • Mai Kadowaki (Mimi Usa in Kodomo no Jikan) will voice Illyasviel von Einzbern

The series will be once again directed by Takahiro Miura (Kara no Kyoukai 6: Boukyaku Rokuon) with Hideyuki Fukasawa (Vividred Operation) composing the music and ufotable (Fate/Zero, Kara no Kyoukai Movie Series) animating the series. The first Blu-ray boxset of the anime’s first cour will release on March 25 in Japan.

Here is the first promotional video for the upcoming second cour:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UKkOxH28Vm4

Fate/stay night is a visual novel released by Type-Moon for the PC in 2004, and is the first in their Fate series. The visual novel was very successful and claimed the title of highest selling visual novel in that year. 2006 saw two adaptations of the game, a manga by Datto Nishiwaki and an anime series by Studio Deen. Additionally in that year, a light novel series titled Fate/Zero was written by Gen Urobuchi. It is a prequel to the visual novels, set 10 years prior. An anime and manga adaptation of Fate/Zero were created, with the manga written by Urobuchi himself in 2011 and the anime being animated by ufotable. A second season of Fate/Zero was also produced.

Fate/stay night synopsis from Haruhichan:

Raised by a mysterious sorcerer after the horrific death of his parents, Shiro Emiya has only just begun to help others using the small tidbits of magic that he’s learned. However, when he’s suddenly caught in a battle between two more powerful Magus, Shiro finds himself performing a spell above his expected ability, summoning the beautiful spirit warrior Saber to protect him! But safety is only momentary as Shiro and Saber now find themselves thrust into in a secret world of dark magic and deadly challenges: a no-holds barred duel to the death known as the Holy Grail War! At stake: a prize of unimaginable power. But can the inexperienced Shiro and Saber survive long enough to even enter the contest? First they’ll have to withstand waves of treachery and assassination, even as Shiro scrambles to learn everything he’ll need to know to stay alive as seven teams of Magus and Spirit Servants face off in mortal combat!

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The second cour of the Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works anime will be airing from April 4th this year at midnight, during the Spring 2015 anime season.

You can visit the anime’s official website here: http://www.fate-sn.com/ubw/
And follow the series on Twitter: @Fate_SN_Anime

Source  – Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works Anime Website

First Gangsta. Promotional Video Streamed

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The first promotional video has been streamed online at AnimeJapan 2015 for the upcoming anime adaptation of Kohske’s Gangsta. manga. The new promotional video gives us a long 3 minute look at the upcoming series and also introduces all the characters and the story’s premise. The anime itself will be directed by Shukou Murase (Ergo Proxy, Mobile Suit Gundam Evolve) and produced by  Manglobe (Samurai ChamplooThe World God Only Knows). The series will star: Junichi Suwabe (Archer in Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works) as Worick Arcangelo, Kenjiro Tsuda (Sadaharu Inui from Prince of Tennis) as Nicholas Brown, and Aoi Yuuki (Madoka Kaname in Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica) as Nina.

The Gangsta. anime will be airing from July this year during the Summer 2015 anime season.

Additionally, the official website of the anime adaptation revealed a brand new visual:

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Synopsis from Haruhichan:

In the town of Ergastulum, there exists a feared group of people with increased speed and strength called Twilights. The town is ruled by four gangs: Paulklee, Corsica, Monroe, and Cristiano. Worick Arcangelo and Nicolas Brown make a living here as independent jacks-of-all-trades and find themselves caught in the middle of more than a little trouble.

You can visit the series’ website here: http://gangsta-project.com/
And follow their Twitter: @GANGSTA_Project

Valkyrie Drive Media Project Announced – from the Creators of Senran Kagura

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It was announced at the AnimeJapan event, that the creators of the Senran Kagura franchise are currently producing a new mixed media project titled Valkyrie Drive project, which includes a TV anime, a home console game and a mobile game.

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The first entry into the project is a TV anime series titled Valkyrie Drive -Mermaid- and is being tagged as a

beautiful girl sexy battle action anime

The anime itself will be directed by Hiraku Kaneko (Seikon no Qwaser, Maken-Ki! Two), with Yousuke Kuroda (Trigun, High School of the Dead) handling the series composition, and the series being produced by Studio ARMS (Elfen Lied, Maoyuu Maou Yuusha).

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The main cast of the anime were revealed and includes:

  • Mikako Izawa (Satsuki Kashiwaba from Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita.) voicing as Mamori Shoujo
  • Yuka Iguchi (Mako Reizei in Girls und Panzer) who voices Mirei Shikishima

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Here is the first PV for the anime that also previews the Opening theme song Oh No, Oh No sung by Hitomi Harada:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KoLnEWUP71s

The next project is a home console title called Valkyrie Drive -Bhikkhuni- that is tagged as:

Girls use their bodies as weapons

The game itself will be developed by Meteorise and published by Marvelous.

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The cast of the games include:

  • Aya Suzaki (Tamako Kitashirakawa from Tamako Market) voicing as Rinka Kagurazaka
  • Kanae Itou (Yui in Sword Art Online) as Ranka Kagurazaka

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The final installment in the project is the free to play mobile game Valkyrie Drive -Siren-, a

beautiful girl sexy social game

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The cast of the game includes:

  • Azusa Tadokoro (Fino Bloodstone in Yuushibu) will voice Urara Sashou
  • Ayaka Ohashi (Uzuki Shimamura from The iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls) is voicing Setsuna Kisaragi

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Further information about all three titles in the Valkyrie Drive project will be revealed in the upcoming issue of Kadokawa’s Weekly Famitsu.

You can visit the project’s website here: http://valkyriedrive.jp/
And their Twitter: @valkyriedrive

Source – Anime News Network, Moca News

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