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Tsubasa to Hotaru Shoujo Manga Receives More Short Anime Segments

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On March 3, the April issue of Shueisha’s Ribon magazine will reveal that Nana Haruta’s (Stardust WinkChocolate Cosmos) sports, romantic-comedy, shoujo manga, Tsubasa to Hotaru, will receive more anime in March.

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The anime shorts will be shown within the children’s television program Oha-Suta (Good Morning Star) on TV Tokyo. The segments will air every Friday starting next month, on March 6, 13, and 20, and 27. The cast from the previous anime adaptation will return.

Tsubasa to Hotaru was published in the September 2013 issue of Shueisha’s Ribon magazine that was released on August 3, 2013. The manga was in the same magazine as Sugar*SoldierHiyokoi and Romantica Clock who also received short anime adaptations.

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The manga currently has three compiled manga volumes. The fourth volume will be shipped on March 13, 2015, the same day as the airing of the anime segment.

It received a 14-minutes short anime adaptation on March 16, 2014. It was screened at last year’s Ribon Festa 2014 event.

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The anime was produced by J.C. Staff (Kaichou wa Maid-sama!, Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo) and was directed by Chiaki Kon (Arcana FamigliaGolden Time).

Cast:

  • Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Ao Haru Ride‘s Touma Kikuchi, No Game No Life‘s Sora) as Aki Hidaka
  • Kanae Itou (Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji‘s Erika Shinohara, Hanasaku Iroha‘s Ohana Matsumae) as Tsubasa Sonokawa
  • Satomi Sato (Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?‘s Chiya Ujimatsu, K-On!‘s Ritsu Tainaka) as Yuri
  • Hiro Shimono (Special A‘s Tadashi Karino, Tamako Market‘s Mecha Mochimazzi) as Hachiya
  • Jun Fukushima (Yowamushi Pedal‘s Naruko Shoukichi, Kotoura-san‘s Yoshihisa Manabe) as Yoshinari Karasuma
  • Yoshimasa Hosoya (Brothers Conflict‘s Yuusuke Asahina, Hal‘s Haru) as Sugiyama
  • Takahiro Sakurai (Diamond no Ace‘s Kazuya Miyuki, Gugure! Kokkuri-san‘s Inugami) as Yuuma Toba

Anime Visual:

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Synopsis of Tsubasa to Hotaru from MAL:

The story revolves around Tsubasa Sonokawa, a 15-year old high school girl who fell in love with her upperclassman when he saved her after she fainted at the train station from anemia. She thought it was a meeting of fate, and visited him at his class every day. However, he told her that her feelings were “heavy,” and he dumped her. She once again meets a boy after taking over her friend Yuri’s job as boy’s basketball team manager. She learns that she might have more of a connection with this boy named Aki than she first thought…

Read the first few pages of Tsubasa to Hotaru in Japanese here.

Source – ANN

Japan’s New Hello Kitty Toilet Seat Is the Cutest New Addition to Your Dream Bathroom

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If you’ve ever renovated a bathroom, you know the ideas that come into your head first to improve it; a new bathtub, painted walls, or maybe some cabinets. However, Sanrio’s Japanese headquarters new prototype for a Hello Kitty toilet seat and additional bidet had another idea in mind for those who are apartment shopping this spring.

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The toilet seat features a heating option and a comfortable and convenient bidet, like most japanese restrooms do. The seat cover features a high quality three-dimensional mold of Hello Kitty herself’s face.

Japan's New Hello Kitty Toilet Seat Is the Cutest New Addition to Your Dream Bathroom

Sanrio is also releasing new items this year, including a mini Hello Kitty instant camera and a themed bedding cleaner.

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Gakkou Gurashi! Air Date, Cast, Staff and Visual Revealed

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The official website for the upcoming anime adaptation of Norimitsu Kaihou and Sadoru Chiba’s Gakkou Gurashi! manga series has revealed that the series will premiere this summer. In addition to this, the cast was also revealed and includes:

  • Inori Minase (Chino Kafuu from Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?) will be voice the role of Yuki Takeya
  • Ari Ozawa (Chiyo Sakura from Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun) is going to voice Kurumi Ebisuzawa
  • M.A.O (Kazumi Schlierenzauer from Gokukoku no Brynhildr) will voice Yuri Wakasa
  • Rie Takahashi (Asuka Fuji from Shirobako) as Miki Naoki

The staff was also announced and is as follows:

  • Director: Masaomi Ando (White Album 2) at Lerche (Assassination Classroom, Carnival Phantasm)
  • Scripts: Norimitsu Kaihou (Gunslinger Stratos
  • Anime Character Designer: Haruko Iizuka (Little Busters!, Tamayura)

The first visual for the Gakkou Gurashi! anime was also revealed:

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Gakkou Gurashi! is a Japanese manga series written by Nitroplus’ Norimitsu Kaihou and illustrated by Sadoru Chiba. The series began serialization in the July 2012 issue of Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara Forward magazine. An anime adaptation by Lerche will begin airing in Summer 2015

Gakkou Gurashi! from Haruhichan:

Takeya Yuki is in love with the school. For her, it’s a wonderful place, where she enjoys her school activities, especially the activities of her club: School Life Club. The club has Rii-chan as the president, Kurumi-chan as another member, and the teacher, Megu-nee, always there for them. Yes, she is in love with her school… on her mind. Because, for her, the reality of the school and their club’s activities is way too hard to be perceived…

Source: Gakkou Gurashi! official website

Top 10 Tsunderes in Anime According to My Navi Woman

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A recent survey on the female-centric Japanese website called My Navi Woman was held and they asked their readers: Who is the most tsundere girl in anime?

If you don’t know what a tsundere means, in general it is known to mean a character who alternates between acting mean or aggressive, and acting loving and kind.  It has taken a much broader definition however as it could also mean a person who has trouble expressing love and simply expresses it by behaving harsh or rude, or the original meaning of being a character who starts off mean but slowly becomes more loving and kind throughout the show.

Here are the results:

10. Asuka Langley Soryu (Neon Genesis Evangelion)Top 10 Tsunderes in Anime According to My Navi Woman haruhichan.com Asuka Langley Soryu Neon Genesis Evangelion

9. Shana (Shakugan no Shana)Top 10 Tsunderes in Anime According to My Navi Woman haruhichan.com Shana Shakugan no Shana

8. Louise the Zero (Zero no Tsukaima)Top 10 Tsunderes in Anime According to My Navi Woman haruhichan.com Louise the Zero Zero no Tsukaima

7. Nagi Sanzenin (Hayate the Combat Butler!)10,000 Anime Fans Voted for the Most Attractive Wealthy Characters haruhichan.com Nagi Sanzenin Hayate the Combat Butler!

6. Taiga Aisaka (Toradora)Top 10 Tsunderes in Anime According to My Navi Woman haruhichan.com Taiga Aisaka Toradora

5. Haruhi Suzumiya (Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)Top 10 Tsunderes in Anime According to My Navi Woman haruhichan.com Haruhi Suzumiya Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu

4. Kirino Kousaka (OreImo)Top 10 Tsunderes in Anime According to My Navi Woman haruhichan.com Kirino Kousaka OreImo

3. Hitagi Senjougahara (Monogatari series)Top 10 Tsunderes in Anime According to My Navi Woman haruhichan.com Hitagi Senjougahara Monogatari series

2. Mikoto Misaka (Toaru Majutsu no Index / Toaru Kagaku no Railgun)Top 10 Tsunderes in Anime According to My Navi Woman haruhichan.com Mikoto Misaka Toaru Majutsu no Index Toaru Kagaku no Railgun

1. Yozora Mikazuki (Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai)Top 10 Tsunderes in Anime According to My Navi Woman haruhichan.com Yozora Mikaduki haganai

Mental Model of the I-401 Submarine Receives a Cute Figure

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With the first movie of Ark Performance’s Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova series debuting in cinemas Japan last January, Good Smile Company have revealed a cute 1/8th scale figure of the adorable battleship girl Iona, who is the Mental Model of the Fog Ship: I-401 submarine.

She is dressed in her classic sailor uniform outfit ready for display while her cuteness is well translated in figure form.

Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova – Mental Model Iona 1/8 Figure – Pre-orders are currently available on JList and is scheduled to be released in June 2015.

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Mental Model Iona can be pre-ordered now.

Bulma’s Blog Promotes the Dragon Ball Z 2015 Movie with a Countdown

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To help promote the upcoming anime film Dragon Ball Z Movie 15: Fukkatsu no F, which debuts in Japan on April 18th, Bulma has started her own blog on Ameblo.

Bulma will be counting down the days until the movie’s premiere with artwork, movie highlights, cast and staff comments, and contributions from other characters. Here are the current countdown images which have been posted:

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As reported earlier, four-member Japanese rock band Maximum the Hormone’s 2008 song titled F will be featured in a battle scene of the upcoming anime film Dragon Ball Z Movie 15: Fukkatsu no F.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgFlQq3jfWU

While five-member Japanese idol group Momoiro Clover Z will perform the theme song for the upcoming anime film Dragon Ball Z Movie 15: Fukkatsu no F.

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Dragon Ball Z Movie 15: Fukkatsu no F will be releasing in Japanese theatres on April 18th 2015. The film itself will also be shown in traditional 2D and in 3D, the first time the franchise will be in 3D.

Here is the first trailer that released:

The latest visual for the movie was earlier released:

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Past Visuals:

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Dragon Ball is an acclaimed manga created by Akira Toriyama that was first published in 1984. The first anime adaptation of the manga, Dragon Ball, first aired in 1986 and was produced by Toei Animation. The series ended in 1989, in which the second half of the manga was then adapted with a new name: Dragon Ball Z. The anime and manga series were insanely popular in Japan, with the manga itself selling over 156 million copies to date, being the second highest selling manga of all time. The anime was soon picked up by Funimation Entertainment in 1995 to distribute in North America, where they made their own dub for the anime. Since then, a slew of merchandise, films, manga, games and card games, began releasing worldwide to capitalise on the franchise’s popularity till this day, over 30 years since the manga was first published.

Dragon Ball Z Movie 15: Fukkatsu no F synopsis from Haruhichan:

An Earth where peace has arrived. However, remnants of Frieza’s army Sorbet and Tagoma (from the Japanese word for ‘egg’) arrive on the planet. Their goal is to revive Frieza with the dragon balls. Their dastardly wish is granted, the “F” that plans its revenge against the Saiyans is revived…!

Source: Bulma’s Ameblo blog

Anime Mirai 2015 Shorts’ Preview Images Released

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Anime Mirai’s short film preview images are out! Every year, many anime studios bid for funding from the Young Animator Training Project, and four are selected to produce short films. The short films air in theaters every March, and all four can be viewed together at the Tokyo Anime Award Festival. Examples of past Anime Mirai short films include Trigger’s Little Witch Academia and Madhouse’s Death Billiards.

Though the shorts for Anime Mirai 2015 were selected in July of 2014, visuals and preview images for each have only recently been released, along with production cast information.

The shorts selected for this year were:

Aki no Kanade – by J.C.Staff

  • Director: Suzuki Youhei (HENNEKO)
  • Producer: Matsukura Yuji
  • Animation Director/Character Design: Yohei Yaegashi
  • Assistant Animation Director: Mitsuharu Kajiya
  • Production Producer: Matsukura Yuji

Happy ComeCome – by SynergySP

  • Director: Yumiko Suda
  • Producer: Kenichiro Hayafune
  • Animation Director/Character Design: Sonomi Aramaki
  • Assistant Animation Director: Tomomi Shimazaki

Ongaku Shoujo – by Studio Deen

  • Director: Ishikura Kenichi (Da Capo III)
  • Producer: Urasaki Norimitsu
  • Animation Director/Character Design: Majiro
  • Original Character Design: QP:flapper
  • Screenplay: Yamada Kana

Kumi to Chuurippu – by Tezuka Productions

  • Director: Tezuka Makoto(Black Jack)
  • Producer: Shimizu Yoshihiro
  • Production Producer: Oiishi Mitsuaki
  • Character designs: Sugino Akio
  • Animator Director: Nakamura Michinosuke
  • Art Director: Kouno Jirou
  • Assist. Animation Director: Seya Shinji

Since 2010, the Young Animator Training Project has been supporting amateur animators in training by helping them with funding and by giving them a venue to show off their work in. One of the reasons the project began is that there was concern that Japanese animation training and processes were being outsourced to other countries, thus reducing the need for training and animation opportunities in Japan.

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Source: Crunchyroll

Terra Formars Lottery Prizes Include a Michelle Pillow

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This March a Terra Formars prize lottery will be launched by Furyu Corporation’s Mini Kuji. The tickets will cost 600 yen ($5) each and are set to go on sale at convenience stores.

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The lottery has various prizes, including a pillow of Michelle K. Davis showing off her abs. The prizes for playing are as follows:

A Prize A2 TapestryTerra Formars Lottery Prizes Include a Michelle Pillow haruhichan.com Prize A

B Prize jumbo cushion (60cm x 30cm)Terra Formars Lottery Prizes Include a Michelle Pillow haruhichan.com Prize B

C prize sports towel (90cm x 40cm)Terra Formars Lottery Prizes Include a Michelle Pillow haruhichan.com Prize C

D Prize glassesTerra Formars Lottery Prizes Include a Michelle Pillow haruhichan.com Prize D

E Prize charmsTerra Formars Lottery Prizes Include a Michelle Pillow haruhichan.com Prize E

F Prize BandannasTerra Formars Lottery Prizes Include a Michelle Pillow haruhichan.com Prize F

G Prize masking tapeTerra Formars Lottery Prizes Include a Michelle Pillow haruhichan.com Prize G

Source: Crunchyroll, minkuji

New Arslan Senki Commercial Introduces Even More Characters

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On February 22nd, 2015, the official website for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Tanaka Yoshiki’s fantasy novel series Arslan Senki began streaming a new commercial that revealed the voice actors for two more characters that will play prominent roles in the series. They include Gieve, the Vagrant Troubadour, voiced by KENN (Kanbara Akihito from Kyoukai no Kanata) and Falangies, the Priestess and Emissary to the Spirits, voiced by Sakamoto Maaya (Oshino Shinobu from Nisemonogatari).

Translation:

  • Gieve: You really are a naive prince.
  • Text: KENN as Gieve, the Vagrant Troubadour
  • Falangies: I am Falangies.
  • Text: Sakamoto Maaya as Falangies, the Priestess and Emissary to the Spirits
  • Narrator: Arslan Senki
  • FalangiesMy Lord, I vow to protect you.

The main cast includes:

  • Kobayashi Yuusuke (Takamiya Honoka from Witch Craft Works) as Arslan

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

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  • Namikawa Daisuke (Hisoka from Hunter x Hunter) as Narsus

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  • Hanae Natsuki (Kaneki Ken from Tokyo Ghoul) as Elam

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The production team includes:

  • Original creator: Tanaka Yoshiki
  • Manga: Arakawa Hiromu
  • Director: Abe Noriyuki (Bleach, YuYu Hakusho)
  • Series Composition: Uezu Makoto (Yuki Yuna wa Yuusha de aru, Akame ga Kill)
  • Key Animation: Ogiso Shingo (Anohana)
  • Character Design: Tazawa Ushio, Watanabe Kazuo
  • Action Director: Kimura Satoshi
  • Concept Design: Niitsuma Daisuke
  • Art Director: Kudo Tadashi
  • Background: Studio Pinewood
  • Color Key: Shinohara Aiko
  • CG Director: Suzuki Daisuke
  • Modeling Director: Adachi Hiroshi
  • 3DCGI: SANZIGEN Animation Studio
  • Director of Photography: Masumoto Yukihiro
  • Photography: Graphinica
  • Editing: Hasegawa Mai
  • Sound Director: Aketagawa Jin
  • Sound Effects: Koyama Yasumasa
  • Sound: Magic Capsule
  • Music: Iwashiro Taro
  • Animation Production: LIDEN FILMS and SANZIGEN Animation Studio
  • Production: The Heroic Legend of Arslan Production Committee

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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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.

Source: Arslan Senki Official Website

Cross Ange Hug Pillows and More Went on Sale

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During the Cross Ange – Angels and Dragons Festival on Sunday, certain members of the cast made an appearance and various special goods went up for sale. Goods being sold included: muffler towels, t-shirts, lights, wristband, charms and hug pillows.

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Sadly the samples of the hug pillows are tiny thumbnails but Angelise Ikaruga Misurugi, Salia and Hilda received their own pillow:

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Source: Cross Ange official website

Anime of the Year Nominees for the Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2015 Revealed

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This year’s Tokyo Anime Award Festival will be held at Toho Cinemas Nihonbashi between March 19 and 23. Last week the executive committee announced the nominees for its “Anime of the Year” awards, which are given to the best anime film and TV anime released/aired in Japan between November 1, 2013, and October 31, 2014.

The winners will be announced during the festival, here are the nominees for each category:

Theatrical film:

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Kaguya-hime no MonogatariKaguya-hime no Monogatari anime visual haruhichan.com the tale of kaguya princess visual

Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Episode 7: Over the RainbowMobile Suit Gundam Unicorn Episode 7 Over the Rainbow haruhichan.com gundam unicorn visual

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TV Anime:

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Ping Pong The AnimationPing Pong The Animation anime visual haruhichan.com ping pong

Youkai Watchyoukai watch anime visual haruhichan.com yokai watch visual

Love Live! School Idol ProjectLove Live anime visual haruhichan.com love live

Source: Crunchyroll, Anime Fesitval

How Many Time Does Yuudachi Poi? Fans Weigh In

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Shiratsuyu Class Destroyer, Yuudachi, is known for her verbal tic “Poi” which she occasionally appends to the end of her sentences in the Kantai Collection browser game and anime. Curious fans have kept track of how many poi’s she has done in each episode of the anime:

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Compilation videos were also made:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DbBsEzlmrg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxPDSxYz7Rg

Prior to the Kantai Collection anime debuting, Yuudachi was the mascot of the second branded coolant water release (after Shigure):

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A POIPOIPOI version of Kyary Pamyu Pamyu’s PONPONPON was also made:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC9Nwn0BgVc

Source: Crunchyroll, Kaztsu, Yusa Yusaani

Wit Studio Reuses Scenes from Attack on Titan in the New No Regrets OVA

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The latest promotional video for the second episode of the Attack on Titan: No Regrets (Shingeki no Kyojin: Kuinaki Sentaku) OVA was earlier streamed and has sparked some issues as fans have pointed some similarities with the footage shown and the original footage from the Attack on Titan anime. Namely, that Wit Studio are recycling the scenes. The second OVA itself will be releasing soon with the 16th volume of Hajime Isayama’s Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) manga.

As the following comparison points out, there are at least three scenes from the latest OVA video that are reused from the original anime, bar a change of background and scenery. Wit Studio once again providing high quality production. The scenes from the left are from the various episode of the original anime series, and the right are from the PV:

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While this one instance has been caught, various other studios have been employing similar techniques to save money and budget, don’t blame Wit Studio. The OVA itself is a prequel to the original manga and series, based on Gan Sunaaku and Hikaru Suruga’s mange of the same name.

Here is a synopsis of the OVA from Haruhichan:

This prequel to megahit Attack on Titan answers the questions: How did Captain Levi of the Survey Corps go from street tough to humanity’s strongest soldier? And how did Commander Erwin become a cold, calculating leader, ready to sacrifice anything to save the human race? The fires that forged this bond of loyalty and trust were intense indeed!

The Shingeki no Kyojin (Attack on Titan) series was created by Hajime Isayama. It started off as a manga in 2009 and is published in Kodansha’s monthly Bessatsu Shounen Magazine. To date there has been 14 compiled volumes of the manga. A prequel light novel adaptation started in 2011, and two spin-off manga started serialization in 2012: Shingeki no Kyojin: Before the Fall and Shingeki! Kyojin Chuugakkou. In April 2013 the series was picked up for an anime adaptation. The anime series was produced by the newly formed Wit Studios. The series has grown in popularity since the anime’s debut, with the manga selling over 36 million copies as of April this year. Two live action film adaptations will be releasing in Japan next year. The first images for the live-action 2015 Attack on Titan film were also earlier released.

Here is a synopsis of the anime from Haruhichan:

Several hundred years ago, humans were nearly exterminated by titans. Titans are typically several stories tall, seem to have no intelligence, devour human beings and, worst of all, seem to do it for the pleasure rather than as a food source. A small percentage of humanity survived by walling themselves in a city protected by extremely high walls, even taller than the biggest of titans.

Flash forward to the present and the city has not seen a titan in over 100 years. Teenage boy Eren and his foster sister Mikasa witness something horrific as the city walls are destroyed by a colossal titan that appears out of thin air. As the smaller titans flood the city, the two kids watch in horror as their mother is eaten alive. Eren vows that he will murder every single titan and take revenge for all of mankind.

Here is the main visual of Attack on Titan: No Regrets:

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The second OVA of Attack on Titan: No Regrets will be releasing as a DVD bundled with the 16th volume of the Attack on Titan manga on April 9th.

You can visit the manga’s website here: http://shingeki.net/#!/page/comics_15_16ltd
You can visit the anime’s official website here: http://shingeki.tv/
And follow their Twitter for more information: @anime_shingeki

Source – Reddit Anime

Good Smile Company Reveals Kancolle Battleship Nendoroid

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During Winter 2015 Wonder Festival, one of the many nendoroids that Good Smile Company displayed was their nendoroid of the Battleship Re-Class Ship from Kantai Collection.

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Good Smile Company had her for sale at Wonder Festival 2015 in limited amounts, providing only 2000 for fans purchase. She is currently available on Good Smile Company’s online store for ¥5000, set to release in July.

Source – Good Smile Company

More Images Revealed for Pizza Hut’s Kantai Collection Campaign

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Last Friday it was revealed that Pizza Hut Japan teamed up with Kantai Collection, for a collaboration that the Destroyer Division 6 were delighted to star in. The campaign officially began on February 23 and will include Kantai Collection goods such as pizza boxes with a special illustration, clear files and card stickers.

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The campaign will be split into two gift periods, with the first running from February 23 to March 15. KanColle fans who order a medium Chef’s Italy series pizza will receive a special A4 clear file, as well as a pizza in a special KanColle pizza box. Those who order online will be entered to win a goods lottery, with prizes including character standees and posters autographed by the cast.

Twitter user Kaztsu has revealed more images of the actual Pizza Hut restaurant located in Kanda, Tokyo:

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Source: Kaztsu

Sailor Moon Handbags, Wallets, and Multicases from Samantha Vega

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One of Japan’s most popular and loved Sailor Senshis are finally making its way to your purse this coming March. Scheduled to launch on  ISETAN’s online store next month, Samantha Vega has teamed up with the Sailor Moon franchise with a line of upcoming themed handbags, wallets, and cases for phones and accessories.
Some of the first released items were their handbags with designs based on Sailor Moon‘s cat Luna and a white bag with a moon stick charm. While the white purse is officially designed for the moon stick, some could say it looks like Artemis.
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Another cute addition the new line is wallets based on the Sailor Senshi themselves. From left to right is Sailor Mercury, Sailor Mars, Sailor Jupiter, Sailor Venus, Sailor Moon and finally Chibiusa.
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The last items featured in the product line are what are described as Senshi-themed “multicases” for conveniently carrying accessories and phones. Both the multicases and wallets also feature buttons based on the senshi’s symbols and a leather texture.
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Samatha Vega and ISETAN’s product line will be available for purchase in March here under the name “Girls Sparkle Love ~Let’s Prism Power Make Up!!~“. Tokyo residents and visitors can purchase them at ISETAN’s store in Shinjuku between March 25th and 31st. Which ones will be in your closet?

Source – Anime News Network, Sailor Moon Collectibles, Sailor Moon Official

Anime Trending Rankings of Winter 2015 – Week 6

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Guess what? The season’s halfway over! It’s the Week 6 of the Winter anime season! And we have the list for the top 10 anime for this week, including Ranks 1-28! As usual, results will be updated on Haruhichan each week.

You can click here if you wish to participate in Anime Trending‘s short survey, or you can click here if you are interested in their character poll or here for the theme song poll.

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28. Tantei Kageki Milky Holmes TD


Week 2 #26
Week 4 #28
Week 5 #27


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27. Shounen Hollywood: Holly Stage for 50


Week 2 #15
Week 3 #21
Week 4 #25
Week 5 #23


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26. Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor – Exodus


Week 2 #24
Week 3 #27
Week 4 #26
Week 5 #26


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25. Military!


Week 2 #23
Week 4 #24
Week 5 #21


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24. Dog Days 3


Week 2 #16
Week 3 #19
Week 4 #22
Week 5 #22


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23. Isuca


Week 2 #22
Week 3 #23
Week 4 #20
Week 5 #20


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22. Juuou Mujin no Fafnir


Week 2 #19
Week 3 #24
Week 4 #23
Week 5 #24


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21. Sengoku Musou


Week 2 #25
Week 3 #25
Week 4 #27
Week 5 #28


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20. Seiken Tsukai no World Break


Week 2 #20
Week 3 #22
Week 4 #21
Week 5 #25


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19. Yuri Kuma Arashi


Week 1 #8
Week 2 #11
Week 3 #16
Week 4 #19
Week 5 #18


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18. Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE!


Week 2 #21
Week 3 #18
Week 4 #16
Week 5 #19


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17. Kamisama Hajimemashita◎


Week 3 #11
Week 4 #10
Week 5 #15


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16. Shinmai Maou no Testament


Week 2 #12
Week 3 #10
Week 4 #11
Week 5 #14


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15. Yoru no Yatterman


Week 2 #17
Week 3 #20
Week 4 #17
Week 5 #17


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14. Koufuku Graffiti


Week 1 #10
Week 2 #10
Week 3 #15
Week 4 #15
Week 5 #9


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


Week 2 #9
Week 3 #14
Week 4 #18
Week 5 #16


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12. Absolute Duo


Week 2 #13
Week 3 #12
Week 4 #12
Week 5 #13


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11. Kuroko no Basket 3rd Season


Week 1 #6
Week 2 #7
Week 3 #7
Week 4 #13
Week 5 #10


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10. Junketsu no Maria


Week 2 #8
Week 3 #13
Week 4 #8
Week 5 #11


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9. Rolling☆Girls


Week 2 #18
Week 3 #17
Week 4 #14
Week 5 #12


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8. Tokyo Ghoul √A


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


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7. The iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls


Week 2 #14
Week 3 #9
Week 4 #9
Week 5 #8


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6. Durarara!!x2 Shou


Week 1 #5
Week 2 #2
Week 3 #1
Week 4 #2
Week 5 #4


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5. Kantai Collection: KanColle


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


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4. Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata


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


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3. Death Parade


Week 1 #1
Week 2 #1
Week 3 #2
Week 4 #4
Week 5 #1


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2. Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (TV)


Week 1 #2
Week 3 #3
Week 4 #1
Week 5 #3


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1. Aldnoah.Zero 2nd Season


Week 1 #3
Week 2 #3
Week 3 #5
Week 4 #3
Week 5 #2


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Greatest Improvements:

  • +7 Sengoku Musou
  • +5 Seiken Tsukai no World Break

Poorest Demotions:

  • -6 Koufuku Graffiti
  • -4 Military!
  • -4 Shounen Hollywood: Holly Stage for 50

Hoozuki no Reitetsu OVA Ending Sequence Features Peach Maki

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King Records began streaming a 90-second textless ending theme sequence of the upcoming three Hoozuki no Reitetsu OVA episodes last Tuesday. The ending theme song is titled Enma Daiou ni Kiitegoran and performed by Sumire Uesaka who voices Peach Maki in the anime series. The song was released as her 5th single in Japan on December 10, 2014.

The three OVA episodes will be respectively bundled with the limited editions of the manga’s 17th, 18th and 19th volumes of the the Hoozuki no Reitetsu manga. The 17th volume is scheduled to be released on February 23, then followed by the 18th on May 22 and the 19th on August 21. Advance screening events for the three episodes were already held at 11 theaters across Japan last December.

Enma Daiou ni Kiitegoran by Sumire Uesaka promotional video:

Sumire Uesaka’s 5th single limited edition CD jacket:

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Regular edition CD jacket:

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Anime edition CD jacket:

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Hoozuki no Reitetsu OVA trailer:

Hoozuki no Reitetsu OVA visual:

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Hoozuki no Reitetsu is a Japanese supernatural dark comedy manga series written and illustrated by Natsumi Eguchi. Its plot turns around Hoozuki, a demon who works for the god of death in the hell. It has been serialized by Kodansha in the magazine Weekly Morning since March 2011, with chapters collected in sixteen tankōbon volumes as of November 2014. Wit Studio adapted the manga into a 2014 anime television series and three original animation DVDs (OADs).

The anime was made available to English-speaking audiences through Crunchyroll, which streamed it, and Sentai Filmworks, which licensed the series to be released on DVD. In Japan, the Hoozuki no Reitetsu manga has sold over 7.5 million copies as of July 2014. The manga and anime have been featured at various times in weekly top ten lists of best-seling in their respective media.

Synopsis of Hoozuki no Reitetsu from Haruhichan:

The dark comedy revolves around the fierce god aide to the Great King Yama, Hoozuki. Calm and super-sadistic, he tries to resolve problems that often occur in Hell.

Source: Crunchyroll

10,000 Anime Fans Voted for the Fictional Schools They Want to Study At

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Charapedia asked 10,000 anime fans the question: Which anime or manga schools would you like to study at? And from thousands of fans, most of the responses are from the male fans (52.6%), female fans (47.4%) and teens to their 20s (77.9%) while the other 22.1% are 30 and over.

Here are the results:

30) Shohoku High School (Slam Dunk)

29) Sobu High School (Oregairu)

28) Ousai Academy (Seitokai Yakuindomo)

27) Heaven Academy (Angel Beats!)

26) Ashford Academy (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion)

25) Ouran Private Academy High School (Ouran High Host Club)

24) A Certain High School (Toaru Majutsu no Index / Toaru Kagaku no Railgun)

23) Kamiyama High School (Hyouka)

22) Roman Academy (Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun)

21) Hakone Academy (Yowamushi Pedal)

20) Hyotei Academy (Prince of Tennis)

19) Kaimei High School (Sket Dance)

18) SAO Survivor School (Sword Art Online)

17) Naoetsu Private High School (Monogatari series)

16) Touou Academy (Kuroko’s Basketball)

15) North Prefectural High School (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)

14) Iwatobi High School (Free!)

13) Kunugigaoka Junior High School (Assassination Classroom)

12) The school Onodera, Raku, and Chitoge go to (Nisekoi)

11) Seirin High School (Kuroko’s Basketball)

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9) National Magic University First Affiliate High School (Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei)10,000 Anime Fans Voted for the Fictional Schools They Want to Study At haruhichan.com Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei National Magic University First Affiliate High School

8) Saotome Academy (UtaPri)10,000 Anime Fans Voted for the Fictional Schools They Want to Study At haruhichan.com Saotome Academy UtaPri

7) Gintama High School (Gintama)10,000 Anime Fans Voted for the Fictional Schools They Want to Study At haruhichan.com Gintama High School Gintama

6) Fumizuki Academy (Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu)10,000 Anime Fans Voted for the Fictional Schools They Want to Study At haruhichan.com Fumizuki Academy Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu

5) Raira Academy (Durarara!!)10,000 Anime Fans Voted for the Fictional Schools They Want to Study At haruhichan.com Raira Academy Durarara

4) Tokiwadai Middle School (Toaru Majutsu no Index / Toaru Kagaku no Railgun)10,000 Anime Fans Voted for the Fictional Schools They Want to Study At haruhichan.com Tokiwadai Middle School Toaru Majutsu no Index  Toaru Kagaku no Railgun

3) Teiko Junior High (Kuroko’s Basketball)10,000 Anime Fans Voted for the Fictional Schools They Want to Study At haruhichan.com Teiko Junior High Kuroko's Basketball

2) Karasuno High (Haikyuu!!)10,000 Anime Fans Voted for the Fictional Schools They Want to Study At haruhichan.com Karasuno High Haikyuu!!

1) Otonokizaka High School (Love Live! School Idol Project)10,000 Anime Fans Voted for the Fictional Schools They Want to Study At haruhichan.com Otonokizaka High School Love Live! School Idol Project

New Sailor Moon Crystal Visual Revealed

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The official website for the ongoing Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Crystal anime series has revealed a new key visual for the Japanese television broadcast of the series that will premiere in April.

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The anime will premiere on TVQ Kyushu on April 1, and will air on Tokyo MX, TV Hokkaido, TV Aichi, Sun TV, and BS11 after. The broadcast will feature the brushed-up versions of the episodes that are included on the Blu-ray and DVD releases, and the broadcast will begin from episode one.

Episode 16 was streamed today on Nico Nico at 7:00 p.m. (5:00 a.m. EST). The limited first edition of the fifth Blu-ray Disc volume shipped on February 11 with Sailor Venus on the jacket illustration:

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Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Crystal is a new Sailor Moon anime for the 20th anniversary of Sailor Moon produced by Toei Animation.

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Crystal synopsis from Haruhichan:

New Sailor Moon anime commemorating the 20th anniversary of Sailor Moon.

Usagi Tsukino is a second-year middle school girl who is a little clumsy and a crybaby, but she is full of energy. One day, she meets Luna, a black cat with a crescent moon on her forehead, and she transforms into Sailor Moon, a sailor-uniformed pretty guardian of love and justice! As a chosen guardian of justice, Usagi seems to have a mission to find the Illusionary Silver Crystal with the other guardians and to protect the princess.

Meanwhile, the queen of the Dark Kingdom, Queen Beryl, also sends minions to the town where Usagi lives to obtain the Illusionary Silver Crystal, which has immense power. This causes strange events to unfold…

Can Sailor Moon really find the Illusionary Silver Crystal with the other Sailor guardians, and protect the princess…?!

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You can visit the anime’s official website: http://sailormoon-official.com/animation/
You can also follow their Twitter: @sailormoon_20th

Source: ANN, Comic Natalie

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