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Girls Mate Volume 3 can be ordered here.

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February 18, 2015

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Girls Mate is a new anime magazine in Japan and it celebrates all our favorite cute anime girls from popular series. This issue of the magazine comes with 6 large fold-out posters (dual sided, for a total of 12 posters) plus a complete 4 page glossy anime calendar with art from various shows. All artwork is original to the magazine and can be ordered here.

Here’s a preview of the cover and some of the posters that are inside this issue:

Girls Mate Volume 3 cover

Absolute Duo

Juuou Mujin no Fafnir

Kantai Collection

Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata

Shinmai Maou no Testament

Yuri Kuma Arashi

10th Anniversary Idolmaster Concert Date Revealed for Summer of 2015

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Seiba

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February 18, 2015

After 10 years of producing content through anime, manga, and their beloved otaku-famous video games, The iDOLM@STER franchise released information regarding concert dates through their official website and twitter. The concert name was revealed as “The iDOLM@STER: M@sters of Idol World!! 2015”, featuring both 765 Pro girls and the Cinderella Girls.

The 765 Pro girls are scheduled to perform on July 18th, followed by the Cinderella Girls on the 19th at the Seibu Prince Dome, allowing over 33,000 guests to enter.

Source – Crunchyroll, The Idolm@ster Official Web, The Idolm@ster’s Twitter

Hayao Miyazaki Says Charlie Hebdo Cartoons Were a Mistake

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Hamza "Tomoki" Khattak

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February 18, 2015

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Those following the news would know that last month the offices of satirical newspaper publication Charlie Hebdo were attacked following the drawing of the prophet Muhammad. Armed gunmen killed 12 during the attack and what followed was a mass of “free speech” parades, politicians and celebrities alike condemning the attack, as well as the popular hashtag #JeSuisCharlie (I am Charlie). The full report on the attack itself can be found here.

In a recent radio interview on TBS Radio, co-founder of Studio Ghibli, director of the critically acclaimed Spirited Away and master filmmaker, Hayao Miyazaki discussed the issue.

According to him, “it’s a mistake to make caricatures of what different cultures worship– It’s a good idea to stop doing that”. Miyazaki went on to say “First and foremost, [caricatures] should be made of your own country’s politicians– It just looks suspect to go after political leaders from other countries.”

From this it can be ascertained that while Miyazaki isn’t against satire or criticizing politicians, one should still respect what others worship. While the religion doesn’t worship the prophet himself, he is still a religious figure and thus Miyazaki feels this should be respected.

It should also be noted that this does not mean Miyazaki condones the attack – simply that he has an alternate viewpoint – one that many may not have considered.

What do you think about this topic? Do you agree with what Miyazaki says? Or do you think the contents of this interview is a mistake? Let us know in the comments section below!

Sources: Kotaku, Yahoo Japan, 47 News.

Parasyte Original Soundtrack Promotional Video Streamed

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February 17, 2015

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A new promotional video for the original soundtrack of Iwaki Hitoshi’s TV anime Parasyte was streamed on Monday. This new video was released in order to help promote the release of the original soundtrack of the anime series which was released last December.

The OST is composed by Ken Arai and contains a total of 19 songs. The track titles included in this PV are: HYPNOTIK, NEXT TO YOU and KILL THE PUPPETS.

Here’s a full tracklist for the OST:

I AM 5:13
BLISS 3:43
HYPNOTIK 4:34
GALAXY 3:17
LUNA 4:08
MY NAME IS MIGI 3:44
JUSTICE 3:13
CREAM SODA 3:34
HUMAN 3:49
COMPLEX 5:37
NEXT TO YOU 3:43
KILL THE PUPPETS 4:38
PRIDE AND JOY 4:36
THE TRUTH 4:20
LESSON1 2:40
BLACK NAIL 5:49
LIVES 2:23
ROMANESQUE 4:31
SOLITUDE 4:07

Parasyte OST cover visual:

Anime visual:

Parasyte is a science fiction horror manga series written and illustrated by Hitoshi Iwaaki, and published in Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine from 1990 to 1995. The manga was published in North America by first Tokyopop, then Del Rey, and finally Kodansha Comics USA. The manga is being adapted into two live-action films in Japan in 2014 and 2015. An anime television series adaptation is currently airing

Parasyte synopsis from Haruhichan:

Based on Iwaaki Hitoshi’s science-fiction horror manga by the same name.

The 17-year-old Izumi Shinichi lives with his mother and father in a quiet neighborhood in Tokyo. One night, worm-like aliens called Parasytes invade Earth, taking over the brains of human hosts by entering through their ears or noses. One Parasyte attempts to crawl into Shinichi’s ear while he sleeps, but fails since he is wearing headphones, and enters his body by burrowing into his arm instead, taking over his right hand and is named Migi.

Because Shinichi was able to prevent Migi from traveling further up into his brain, both beings retain their separate intellect and personality. As the duo encounter other Parasytes, they capitalize on their strange situation and gradually form a strong bond, working together to survive. This gives them an edge in battling other Parasytes, who frequently attack the pair upon realization that Shinichi’s human brain is still intact. Shinichi feels compelled to fight other Parasytes, who devour humans as food, while enlisting Migi’s help.

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

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February 17, 2015

The official website for the Strike Witches anime began streaming first promotional video 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 will be releasing in Japanese theatres on May 2nd.

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.

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

Source – Strike Witches Anime Twitter, Strike Witches Anime Website

Japan’s Weekly Anime Blu-ray & CD Rankings for February 9th – 15th

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February 17, 2015

Oricon have released the weekly anime Blu-ray and CD rankings for February 9th – 15th. Here are the sales results:

Rank / This week’s sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles

Blu-ray
*1.　5,619　**5,619　Persona 4 The Golden Animation Vol.6 Limited Edition
*2.　3,822　**3,822　Brothers Conflict OVA Vol.2 Limited Deluxe Edition
*3.　2,288　*68,520　Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season Vol.7 Special Limited Edition
*4.　2,253　**2,253　Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Crystal Vol.5 Limited Edition
*5.　1,739　*26,095　Monogatari Series: Final Season “Tsukimonogatari” Vol.1 Yotsugi Doll Part 1 Limited Edition
*6.　1,037　**6,965　Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor – Exodus Vol.1
*7.　*,656　*10,080　Shirobako Vol.2 Limited Edition
*8.　*,594　***,594　Brothers Conflict OVA Vol.2 Limited Regular Edition
*9.　*,547　*52,492　Rakuen Tsuihou: Expelled From Paradise Limited Edition
10.　*,537　**6,616　Persona 4 The Golden Animation Vol.5 Limited Edition
11.　*,513　*10,902　Shirobako Vol.1 Limited Edition
12.　*,337　*15,434　Sword Art Online II Vol.4 Limited Edition
13.　*,252　*52,590　Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season Vol.3 Special Limited Edition
14.　*,248　*53,128　Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season Vol.4 Special Limited Edition
15.　*,246　*48,448　Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season Vol.6 Special Limited Edition
16.　*,225　**3,398　Aikatsu! 1st Season Blu-ray BOX Vol.2
(cut-off 225)

DVD
*1.　3,008　**3,008　Brothers Conflict OVA Vol.2 Limited Deluxe Edition
*2.　1,256　**1,256　Persona 4 The Golden Animation Vol.6 Limited Edition
*3.　*,675　***,675　Brothers Conflict OVA Vol.2 Limited Regular Edition
*4.　*,494　*26,374　Tonari no Totoro HD-Remaster
*5.　*,453　*19,779　Kaguya-hime no Monogatari
*6.　*,444　*52,511　Youkai Watch DVD-BOX Vol.1
*7.　*,413　**5,105　Gake no Ue no Ponyo HD-Remaster
*8.　*,365　**3,495　Monogatari Series: Final Season “Tsukimonogatari” Vol.1 Yotsugi Doll Part 1 Limited Edition
*9.　*,351　***,351　Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Crystal Vol.5 Limited Edition
10.　*,282　*12,931　Majo no Takkyuubin HD-Remaster
11.　*,280　***,280　Gaiking: Legend of Daiku-Maryu DVD-Collection Vol.2
12.　*,237　**1,070　Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor – Exodus Vol.1
13.　*,233　133,429　Kaze Tachinu
14.　*,232　*15,200　Crayon Shin-chan Movie 22: Gachinko! Gyakushuu no Robo To-chan
15.　*,232　***,232　Chou Denji Machine Voltes V Vol.2
16.　*,210　***,210　Chou Denji Robo Com Battler V Vol.3
17.　*,198　**5,251　Sore Ike! Anpanman: Ringo Bouya to Minna no Negai
18.　*,197　**7,551　Tenkuu no Shiro Laputa HD-Remaster
(cut-off 197)

CD Single
*2.　40,802　*40,802　Nanatsu no Taizai OP “Seven Deadly Sins” by MAN WITH A MISSION
*7.　*9,636　**9,636　Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor – Exodus OP/ED “Exist” and “Anya Kouro” by angela (incl. in “Exist”)
*9.　*8,172　**8,172　Yoru no Yatterman ED “Jounetsu CONTINUE” by Sphere
17.　*3,083　**3,083　Durarara!!x2 Shou ED “NEVER SAY NEVER” by THREE LIGHTS DOWN KINGS
18.　*2,982　*13,012　Aldnoah.Zero 2nd Season OP “&Z” by SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]
19.　*2,911　**2,911　Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso ED “Orange” by 7!!
22.　*2,709　**8,481　Magic Kaito 1412 OP “Ai no Scenario” by Chico with HoneyWorks
25.　*2,031　*16,704　The Idolm@ster Cinderella Master 031 Fumika Sagisawa (Bright Blue) Fumika Sagisawa (CV: M.A.O a.k.a Mao Ichimichi)
30.　*1,876　**1,876　Diamond no Ace Character Song Series Vol.6 Chris Yuu Takigawa “SILENT SIGN” by Chris Yuu Takigawa (CV: Daisuke Namikawa)
31.　*1,845　**1,845　Diamond no Ace Character Song Series Vol.7 Tetsuya Yuuki “BILLION SWINGS” by Tetsuya Yuuki (CV: Yoshimasa Hosoya)
34.　*1,715　*15,283　The Idolm@ster Cinderella Master 032 Yuki Himekawa (Kimochi Ii yo ne Ittoushou!) by Yuki Himekawa (CV: Mako Morino)
35.　*1,686　*15,209　The Idolm@ster Cinderella Master 034 Kanade Hayami (Hotel Moonside) by Kanade Hayami (CV: Yuuko Iida)
36.　*1,659　*14,738　The Idolm@ster Cinderella Master 035 Nina Ichihara (Minna no Kimochi) by Nina Ichimiya (CV: Misaki Kuno)
37.　*1,654　**1,654 Diamond no Ace Character Song Series Vol.8 Jun Isashiki “FIGHTING SPIRIT” by Jun Isashiki (CV: Yuuki Ono)
38.　*1,579　*87,702　”Fuyu ga Kureta Yokan” by BiBi [Eli Ayase (CV: Yoshino Nanjo), Maki Nishikino (CV: Pile), Nico Yazawa (CV: Sora Tokui) from μ’s]
42.　*1,438　**4,378　Durarara!!x2 Shou OP “HEADHUNT” by OKAMOTO’S
46.　*1,348　*13,141　The Idolm@ster Cinderella Master 033 Frederica Miyamoto (Ki-Ma-Gu-Re☆Cafe au lait!) by Frederica Miyamoto (CV: Asami Takano)
49.　*1,322　**9,437　JoJo’s Bizarre Advanture: Stardust Crusaders 2nd Season OP “JoJo – Sono Chi no Kioku: end of THE WORLD” by JO☆STARS ~TOMMY, Coda, JIN~
51.　*1,238　*56,189　Nana Mizuki “Eden” (incl. Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryu no Rondo ED “Shuumatsu no Love Song” and Dog Days” OP “No Limit”)
58.　*1,093　*14,988　Kuroko no Basket 3rd Season OP “Punky Funky Love” by GRANRODEO
60.　*1,072　**7,193　Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata OP “Kimi-iro Signal” by Luna Haruna
61.　*1,061　*28,423　Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu OP “Let Me Hear” by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas
62.　*1,017　**1,017　Garo: Honoo no Kokuin OP “B.B.” by JAM Project
65.　**,927　*12,095　Fairy Tail (2014) ED “Don’t let me down” by Mariya Nishiuchi (incl. in “7 WONDERS”)
67.　**,903　*13,087　Koufouku Graffiti OP “Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitteiru Itsutsu no Houhou” by Maaya Sakamoto (incl. in “Shiawase ni Tsuite Watashi ga Shitteiru Itsutsu no Houhou/Shikisai”)
70.　**,884　**8,363　Detective Conan ED “Kimi e no Uso” by VALSHE
73.　**,830　152,897　Youkai Watch OP “Geragerapou no Uta” by King Creamsoda
77.　**,733　107,861　Youkai Watch OP “Matsuri Hayashi de Geragerapou” (incl. in “Matsuri Hayashi de Geragerapou/Hatsukoi Touge de Geragerapou”)
79.　**,723　**2,757　Shinmai Maou no Testament OP “Blade of Hope” by sweet ARMS
81.　**,688　*67,281　”Aki no Anata no Sora Tooku” by lily white [Umi Sonoda (CV: Suzuko Mimori), Rin Hoshizora (CV: Riho Iida), Nozomi Toujou (CV: Aina Kushida) from μ’s]
82.　**,685　*70,939　”Eien Friends” by Printemps [Honoka Kousaka (CV: Emi Nitta), Kotori Minami (CV: Aya Uchida), Hanayo Koizumi (CV: Yurika Kubo) from μ’s]
87.　**,633　*53,374　Stand By Me Doraemon ED “Himawari no Yakusoku” by Motohiro Hata
88.　**,606　**3,822　Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata ED “Colorful.” by Miku Sawai
92.　**,569　**8,914　Juuou Mujin no Fafnir OP “FLYING FAFNIR” by TRUSTRICK
95.　**,559　102,392　Youkai Watch ED “Dan Dan Dubi Zubaa!” by Dream5 + Burii Taichou
96.　**,556　*19,214　Psycho-Pass Movie OP “Who What Who What” by Ling Tosite Sigure (Limited Edition)
99.　**,547　**3,497　Yoru no Yatterman OP “Kyokugen Dreamer” by SCREEN mode
(cut-off 547)

CD Album
*5.　15,770　398,089　Sekai no Owari “Tree” (incl. Crayon Shin-chan Movie 21: Bakauma! B-Kyuu Gourmet Survival Battle!! ED “RPG”)
*7.　11,318　*11,318　Sphere “sphere”
*8.　10,666　*10,666　Dream5 “Dream5 ~5th Anniversary~ Single Collection” (incl. Tamagotchi Series Theme Songs and Youkai Watch EDs)
10.　*8,941　**8,941　Aikatsu! 2nd Season Best Album “Shining Star*” by STAR☆ANIS
14.　*5,282　**5,282　Aoi Yuuki “Ishmael”
17.　*4,503　**4,503　Soukyu no Fafner Complete Best Album by angela
18.　*3,903　**3,903　Pri Para “Idol Song♪Collection by Shion & Dorothy & Leona” by Various Artists
21.　*3,461　*14,504　Hiroyuki Sawano “BEST OF VOCAL WORKS[nZk]”
24.　*3,254　*57,007　MAN WITH A MISSION “5 Years 5 Wolves 5 Souls”
26.　*2,323　*49,313　KANA-BOON “TIME” (incl. Naruto Shippuuden OP “Silhouette”)
28.　*2,219　167,779　Ikimono-gakari “FUN! FUN! FANFARE!” (incl. Nanatsu no Taizai OP “Netsujou no Spectrum”)
44.　*1,726　**9,055　fhána “Outside of Melancholy”
51.　*1,383　*17,481　nano “Rock on.” (incl. Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova DC ED “Rock on.”)
67.　*1,077　*28,061　Ling Tosite Sigure “Best of Tornado” (incl. Psycho-Pass OP “abnormalize” and Psycho-Pass 2 OP “Enigmatic Feeling”)
71.　**,979　108,456　Love Live! μ’s Best Album Best Live! collection by μ’s
81.　**,877　**5,744　Rolling☆Girls OP/ED “Hito ni Yasashiku” & “Tsuki no Bakugekiki” by THE ROLLING GIRLS (incl. in Theme Song Album “Hito ni Yasashiku”)
85.　**,864　*17,152　The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Animation Project 00 ST@RTER BEST by Cinderella Project
(cut-off 864)

View the previous week here.

Source: oricon, MAL

Custom One Piece PlayStation 4 Features Ace, Luffy and Sabo

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February 17, 2015

During the premiere event of the upcoming One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 video game for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PC, Bandai Namco’s Koji Nakajima and Tecmo Koei’s Hisashi Koinuma announced that Eiichiro Oda’s worldwide popular shounen manga will be getting its very own special limited edition PlayStation 4 console.

One Piece’s Portgas D. Ace, Monkey D. Luffy and Sabo are featured on the limited edition console’s HDD cover. The event stated that this limited edition console will have a black and white version and is to be sold exclusively at the Sony Store, with pre-orders kicking off on February 16.

The event also featured a monument attraction in honor of Whitebeard (Edward Newgate) and Portgas D. Ace, as well as a cardboard cutout of Sabo paying his respects which was also featured in the new trailer previewed at the event.

One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 will be releasing on the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, PlayStation Vita and PC in Summer 2015 in North America and Europe. The game will be releasing in Japan on PS3, PS4, and Vita only, and will cost ¥7,800 (~ $78.00 USD) on console and ¥6,800 (~ $68.00 USD) on the Vita.

Here’s the latest trailer which was also previewed at the event:

Source: Gamer

10,000 Anime Fans Voted for the Most Appropriate Voices in Anime

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February 17, 2015

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Charapedia asked 10,000 anime fans the question: Which anime characters have the most suitable voices? And from thousands of fans, most of the responses are from the male fans (56%), female fans (44%) and teens to their 20s (82.2%) while the other 17.8% are 30 and over.

Here are the results:

30) Shuichi Ikeda as Char Aznable (The Gundam franchise)

29) Yasuo Yamada as Arsene Lupin III (Lupin III)

28) Suzuki Tatsuhisa as Takao Kazunari (Kuroko’s Basketball)

27) Kana Hanazawa as Nadeko Sengoku (Monogatari Series)

26) Yuki Kaji as Eren Yeager (Attack on Titan)

25) Nobuyo Ooyama as Doraemon

24) Yoshino Nanjou as Eli Ayase (Love Live! School Idol Project)

23) Aya Hirano as Haruhi Suzumiya (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)

22) Chiwa Saito as Hitagi Senjougahara (Monogatari Series)

21) Sakura Tange as Sakura Kinomoto (Cardcaptor Sakura)

20) Ari Ozawa as Chiyo Sakura (Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun)

19) Kenshou Ono as Kuroko Tetsuya (Kuroko’s Basketball)

18) Saori Hayami as Yukino Yukinoshita (Oregairu)

17) Megumi Hayashibara as Lina Inverse (Slayers)

16) Jun Fukuyama as Lelouch Lamperouge (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion)

15) Daisuke Ono as Joutaro Kujo (Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure)

14) Hiroshi Kamiya as Levi (Attack on Titan)

13) Rie Kugimiya as Taiga Aisaka (Toradora!)

12) Mamoru Miyano as Shuu Tsukiyama (Tokyo Ghoul)

11) Satomi Arai as Kuroko Shirai (Toaru Majutsu no Index / Toaru Kagaku no Railgun)

10) Mayumi Tanaka as Monkey D. Luffy (One Piece)

9) Masako Nozawa as Son Goku (Dragon Ball)

8) Daisuke Ono as Sebastian Michaelis (Black Butler)

7) Hiroshi Kamiya as Koyomi Araragi (Monogatari Series)

6) Nobuhiko Okamoto as Accelerator (Toaru Majutsu no Index / Toaru Kagaku no Railgun)

5) Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Kirito (Sword Art Online)

4) Hiroshi Kamiya as Izaya Orihara (Durarara!!)

3) Kana Hanazawa as Kosaki Onodera (Nisekoi)

2) Aki Toyosaki as Yui Hirasawa (K-On!)

1) Tomokazu Sugita as Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)

Character Designs Revealed for The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan TV Anime

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February 17, 2015

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The official website of the upcoming anime adaptation of Nagaru Tanigawa and Puyo’s The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan (The Vanishing of Nagato Yuki-Chan) manga has revealed the first sets of character designs of the Spring 2015 anime.

The first set of character designs for the The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan anime have been revealed, drawn by the anime’s character designer Ikuko Ito (Asatte no Houkou, Sailor Moon SuperS). The main cast was earlier revealed and features the return of the cast from previous Haruhi anime:

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Megumi Matsumoto (Haruka Nanase in Free!) as Kunikida

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:

Art Director: Kenichi Tajiri (Daily Lives of High School Boys, Working!!)
Background Artists: Mukuo Studio (The IDOLM@STER, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic)
Colour Setting Artist: Chie Tanimoto (AKB0048, Oreshura)
Photography Director: Atsushi Iwasaki (Fairy Tail, Shugo Chara!)
Photographers: T2 Studio (Steins;Gate, Oreimo)
Editor: Takeshi Sadamatsu (White Album Season 2, Muv-Luv Alternative: Total Eclipse)
Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka (K-ON!, The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
Sound Studio: Rakuonsha (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya, The IDOLM@STER)
Music Composer: Tatsuya Katou (Medaka Box, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya)
Music Studio: Lantis (The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!)

The previously revealed staff:

Planning: Takeshi Yasuda (Tokyo ESP)
Director: Junichi Wada (Fairy Tail Episode Director)
Series Composition: Touko Machida (Hitsugi no Chaika)
Character Designer: Ikuko Ito (Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S)
Animation Production: Satelight (Log Horizon)
Production: North High Literature Club

Aya Hirano also revealed on Twitter that the upcoming anime will be scheduled to air from April next year, during the Spring 2015 anime season.

【アニメ出演情報】
来春放送の新番組「長門有希ちゃんの消失」に涼宮ハルヒ役で出演します。

— 平野綾オフィシャルインフォ (@Hysteric_Barbie) December 18, 2014

A new visual featuring Ryouko Asakura and Yuki Nagato was also featured in the latest issue of NyanType:

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!

The anime adaptation of The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan will be airing during the Spring 2015 anime season on Tokyo MX and AT-X. Further information about the anime will be revealed soon.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://www.haruhi.tv/yuki_chan/main.html
And follow them on Twitter: @yukichan_anime

Source – The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-Chan Anime Website

Don’t Miss This Ultra Rare Chance to Scout the Alpaca Queen

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Kotori Minami can be pre-ordered here.

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With the the upcoming Love Live! School Idol Project Movie scheduled for release in Japanese theaters on June 13th, why not treat yourself to this wonderful figure of Kotori Minami?

The Legendary Maid Minalinsky, who is also fond of alpacas and goes by the name Kotori Minami has received a wonderful 1/7th scale figure by Alter. She is dressed in her cute idol costume which is highly detailed while displaying an energetic smile that matches her adorable and ditzy personality.

Love Live! School Idol Project – Kotori Minami 1/7 figure – Pre-orders are currently available on JList and is scheduled to be released in July 2015.

ReLIFE, Momokuri and Three More Comico Manga Receives Anime Adaptation

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February 17, 2015

NHN Play Art, announced on Friday that five manga series from Comico, a free manga smartphone app by NHN Play Art, will be receiving an anime adaptation. The list includes ReLIFE by Sou Yayoi, Momokuri by Kurose, Nambaka by Shou Futamata, Super Short Comics by Kyuu Amekawa and Nar Doma by Kaite Meetoru. More information will be announced at the AnimeJapan 2015 event that will be held in the Tokyo Big Sight event center on March 20-22, 2015.

ReLIFE is a school, romance, seinen manga published on October 12, 2013. It was published by Earth Star Entertainment and currently has two compiled manga volumes. The first volume was released on August 12, 2014 while the third volume will be published on March 28, 2015. There are currently 66 chapters as of February 13, 2015.

Read ReLIFE in Japanese for free on Comico here.

ReLife has been featured as the sixth out of 20 manga series that will have a big break this year.

The anime adaptation of ReLIFE is slated on 2016.

Synopsis of ReLIFE from MAL:

Kaizaki Arata is a 27-year-old, out-of-work man who has failed at each and every job interview he has had after quitting his last company where he only lasted three months.

His life changes after he meets Yoake Ryou of the ReLife Research Institute, who offers him a drug that can change his appearance to that of a 17-years-old again. Taking the drug, he becomes a subject in a one-year experiment in which he begins his life as a high school student again.

Momokuri is a romantic comedy, slice-of-life web manga published on January 10, 2014. There are currently 53 chapters as of February 12, 2015. There is no compiled manga volume for this series yet.

Read Momokuri in Japanese for free on Comico here.

The anime adaptation for Momokuri is slated around 2015.

Synopsis of Momokuri from Haruhichan:

Older girl. Younger boy. This is a cute love story between Momotsuki and Kurihara.

Nambaka (Nanbaka) is an action, comedy, parody web manga. It was published on October 13, 2013. There are currently 67 chapters as of February 14, 2015. There is no compiled manga volume for this series as well.

Read Nambaka in Japanese for free on Comico here.

The flash short anime adaptation for Nambaka is slated for 2016.

Synopsis of Nambaka from Haruhichan:

Ultra-high tension action-comedy between prisoners and guards that unfolds who among them all is the ‘maximum strongest’ of the prison.

Super Short Comics is a parody, comedy web manga. It was published on September 21, 2014. There are currently 20 chapters as of February 15, 2015. There is no compiled manga volume for this series as well.

Read Super Short Comics in Japanese for free on Comico here.

The anime adaptation for Super Short Comics is slated this Spring 2015.

Synopsis of Super Short Comics from Haruhichan:

A manga about the characters’ superiously random, hilarious and absurd everyday life.

Narudoma (Nar Doma) is a comedy, shounen-ai manga. It began publishing on October 10, 2013. There are currently 69 chapters as of February 11, 2015. There is currently one compiled manga volume for this series. The first volume was released on January 23, 2015 with an announcement about the anime series on the wraparound jacket band.

Read Narudoma in Japanese for free on Comico here.

The anime adaptation for Narudoma is slated this Spring 2015 as well.

Synopsis of Narudoma from MAL:

The “unorthodox hard surreal gag” comedy centers around the narcissistic (narushi na) Hagito and the masochistic (domazo na) Kei. Together they are “Narudoma.”

It’s interesting to see more web manga to be adapted into an anime! If you like Senyuu., you might like Nambaka. And if you’re a fan of the absurdity of Plastic Nee-san, you might like Super Short Comics.

Source – Natalie

Kizumonogatari and Owari no Seraph Novels, Ninja Slayer Manga Licensed by Vertical

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Last Saturday, Vertical Comics, an English publishing company, announced at its KatsuCon panel that they have acquired the licenses to publish Takaya Kagami (Densetsu no Yuusha no Densetsu, Itsuka Tenma no Kuro Usagi) and Yamato Yamamoto’s (Kure-nai, Denpa Teki na Kanojo) Owari no Seraph light novels in omnibus edition, NisiOisin (Katanagari, Medaka Box) and VOFAN’s (Gelatin, Monogatari Series: First Season) Kizumonogatari light novel, and Yoshiaki Tabata (Akumetsu, Wolf Guy: Ookami no Monshou) and Yuuki Yogo’s Ninja Slayer manga series.

Owari no Seraph (Seraph of the End) is a prequel light novel series that feature events years before the story in the manga adaptation began. It started publishing on January 4, 2013 under Kodansha’s Light Novel Paperback. It currently has four volumes. The latest volume was published on July 2, 2014. The first English light novel volume is slated on December 2015.

Releasing next month.. First @Vertical_Ed.. Vertical comics release… pic.twitter.com/Q64O9eDr3E

— Linda (@animemiz) February 15, 2015

There is a manga adaptation for the light novel series by the same writer and illustrator. It began publushing on September 3, 2012 in Shueisha’s Jump SQ. magazine. There are currently seven compiled manga volumes since January 5, 2015. The manga series was licensed in English by Viz Media’s Shounen Jump Advanced imprint. There are currently three compiled manga volumes. The third volume was released on December 2, 2014 while the fourth volume will be released on March 3, 2015.

There will be an anime adaptation for the series produced by Wit Studio (Shingeki no Kyojin, Rolling☆Girls). There will be two seasons. The first season will begin airing on April 2015 as a Spring 2015 anime while the second season will begin airing on October 2015 as a Fall 2015 anime. The cast and staff has also been announced:

Staff:

Director: Daisuke Tokudo (storyboard, episode director and key animation on Guilty Crown)
Assistant director: Masashi Koizuka (episode 12 key animator on Baccano!)
Series composition/screenplay: Hiroshi Seko (Garo: Honoo no Kokuin)
Character designer: Satoshi Kadowaki (episode 12 storyboard on Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu)
Imageboard: Hiroki Shinagawa (chief storyboard artist on Medaka Box )
Anime production: WIT STUDIO

Cast:

Kensho Ono (Aldnoah.Zero‘s Slaine Troyard, Kuroko no Basket‘s tetsuya Kuroko) as Mikaela Hyakuya

Saori Hayami (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.‘s Yukino Yukinoshita, Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai II‘s Haqua du Lot Herminium) as Shinoa Hiragi
Miyu Irino (Captain Earth‘s Daichi Manatsu, Danshi Koukousei no Nichijou‘s Tadakuni) as Yuichiro Hyakuya
Yuuichi Nakamura (Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun‘s Umetarou Nozaki, Ore no Imouto ga Konnani Kawaii Wake ga Nai‘s Kyousuke Kousaka) as Guren/Glen Ichinose
Takahiro Sakurai (Code Geass‘ Kururugi Suzaku, Log Horizon‘s Krusty) as Felid Bathory
Kaito Ishikawa (Tokyo Ravens‘ Harutora Tsuchimikado, Zankyou no Terror‘s Nine) as Shiho Kimizuki
Nobuhiko Okamoto (Diamond no Ace‘s Ryousuke Kominato, Haikyuu!!‘s Yuu Nishinoya) as Yoichi Saotome
Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Kyoukai no Kanata‘s Hiroomi Nase, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun‘s Haru Yoshida) as Shinya Hiragi
Tomoaki Maeno (Akatsuki no Yona‘s Hak, Death Parade‘s Decim) as Kureto Hiragi
Yuka Iguchi (Bakemonogatari‘s Tsukihi Araragi, Kantai Collection: KanColle‘s Kaga) as Mitsuba Sangu

English-subtitled Official Anime PV:

Anime visual:

Synopsis of Owari no Seraph‘s light novel from MAL:

“Hey, Guren? Do you think… when we grow up, we can still be together like always?” Just before the world fell to ruin because of mysterious virus that appeared on Earth which killed every infected human over the age of 13.

Vampires conquered the surface – in that one last spring. Ichinose Guren had entered a Sorcery Training School in Shibuya. This school was full of elites from famous families in the world of sorcerers. As he himself was of modest origin, Guren held a great ambition in his heart, even despite being labelled as trash. But among his classmates, a girl appeared who introduced herself by the name of the fiancée he had traded vows with a really long time ago…

In that world slated for ruin, the boy sought power; and the girl sought power as well. A magic academy fantasy story begins!

Kizumonogatari is the third volume and the second part of the Monogatari Series: First Season light novel series. It succeeds the first two volumes of Bakemonogatari (Hitagi Crab, Mayoi Snail, Suruga Monkey, Nadeko Snake, Tsubasa Cat). The story includes the Koyomi Vamp arc. It was released on May 7, 2008. The English volume will be available on November 2015.

First title @Vertical_Ed confirmd.. Monogatari brand.. News confirmed only two days ago. pic.twitter.com/9nLf2uODpM — Linda (@animemiz) February 15, 2015

An anime-film adaptation has been announced on July 28, 2010 in a flyer. It has been confirmed in Hanamonogatari‘s light novel volume sticker on March 29, 2011. There is still no announced release date for the film yet.

Trailer:

Anime Visual:

Visit Kizumonogatari’s official movie website here.

Synopsis of Kizumonogatari from MAL:

“I think it’s about time I talked about Kiss-Shot-Acerola-Orion Heart-Under-Blade. I believe it’s something I have to do. I met her in the spring break between my second and third years of high school. That meeting had such impact and was also quite devastating.”

Ninja Slayer: Machine of Vengeance is a sci-fi cyberpunk manga based from a light novel by American writers Bradley Bond and Philip Ninj@ Morzez. It was released on June 27, 2013 in Kadokawa Shoten’s Comp Ace magazine. It is being distributed in English by Tokyo Otaku Mode. There are currently three compiled manga volumes for the Ninja Slayer series and Machine of Vengeance is the first part.

Machine of Vengeance: December 9, 2013
Last Girl Standing 1: May 10, 2014
Last Girl Standing 2: November 10, 2014

Another light novel.. Studio trigger anime tie in.. @Vertical_Ed from creators of kill la kill. pic.twitter.com/J6GALFxqOB

— Linda (@animemiz) February 15, 2015

Correction: *manga not light novel

The light novel of Ninja Slayers was released on September 29, 2012. The novels are being published by Enterbrain. There are currently two parts of the series: the four-volume Neo Saitama Flames arc and other eight-volume separate arc:

Part One:

Ninja Slayer Neo Saitama flames 1: September 29, 2012
Ninja Slayer Neo Saitama flames 2: November 30, 2012
Ninja Slayer Neo Saitama flames 3: January 31, 2013
Ninja Slayer Neo Saitama flames 4: March 30, 2013

Part Two:

Ninja Slayer Zaibatsu Assault!: June 29, 2013
Ninja Slayer Geisha Close Call!: August 31, 2013
Ninja Slayer Wilderness of Three Shinobu: October 31, 2013
Ninja Slayer Holy Nunchuk: December 29, 2013
Ninja Slayer Pistol Karate Suicide Fist: April 12, 2014
Ninja Slayer Maguro-and-Dragon: July 9, 2014
Ninja Slayer Kyoto Hell On Earth 1: October 14, 2014
Ninja Slayer Kyoto Hell On Earth 2: January 24, 2015

An anime adaptation for Ninja Slayers is slated for Spring 2015. The staff has been announced:

Series director: Amemiya Akira (Inferno Cop)
Music: Hiroshi Motofuji and Kenji Fujisawa (Beelzebub)
Theme song performance: BOOM BOOM SATELLITES
Animation – Studio TRIGGER (Kill la Kill)

Opening song: Back in Black by BOOM BOOM SATELLITES

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jOCoC0eyz_8

Teaser PV viewed at the Anime Expo 2014:

Animation teaser:

Visit the official anime website of Ninja Slayers here.

Synopsis of Ninja Slayer manga from MAL:

Ninja…

Ninja were…
merciless demi-gods, ruling Japan with their karate in the age of ninja tranquility.
But, “some” committed a forbidden form of hara-kiri storing their souls at Kinkaku Temple for future resurrection.
Their lost history was falsified and concealed and the truth about these ninja was long forgotten.

Now, in the future where the universalization of cynbernetic technology and electronic networks are God, suddenly, sinister ninja souls, resurrected from thousands of years past are unleashed on the dark shadows of Neo-Saitama.
Fujikido Kenji, is a salaryman whose wife and child were killed in a ninja turf war.
In a brush with his own death, Fujikido is possessed by an enigmatic ninja soul.
Fujikido cheats death and becomes Ninja Slayer.
A Grim Reaper destined to kill evil ninja, committed to a personal war of vengeance.

Set in the dystopian underworld of Neo-Saitama, Ninja Slayer takes on Soukai Syndicate ninjas in mortal combat.

Source – Vertical’s Official Tumblr Page

DyDo Coffee Teams up with Nintendo for a Super Mario Bros. Promotion

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February 16, 2015

DyDo Drinco is a popular brand of coffee drinks which are sold in Japan and with it currently being the 40th anniversary of DyDo Drinco and the 30th anniversary of Super Mario Bros., Nintendo have collaborated with the beverage maker for a set of special canned coffee caps inspired by the classic video game.

The set of eight 8-bit style ornaments debuts on February 17th with cans of DyDo Blend and Demitasse coffee, both selling for 115 yen ($1) each.

Source: Crunchyroll, Famitsu

Mega Man Shoes Go on Sale in Japan

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February 16, 2015

Mega Man fans will soon be able to rock some blue bomber-inspired shoes thanks to a collaboration between Capcom and hip men’s store who are known for their unique fashion items, UBIQ. Pre-orders are scheduled to kick off in Japan on February 20, and the shoes are currently scheduled for actual release in June, priced at 9,800 yen ($82) each.

Source: Crunchyroll, Rockman Unity

Two New Commercials Streamed for Mikakunin de Shinkoukei TV Anime’s Best Album

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February 16, 2015

Toho Animation have begun streaming two new commercials for the upcoming music album of the anime adaptation of Cherry-Arai’s Mikakunin de Shinkoukei (Engaged to the Unidentified) 4koma manga. The best album, called Mikakunin de Kashoukei, will be containing the 14 best songs from the anime. The composer of the series’ music is Jun Ichikawa (C³, Futari wa Milky Holmes) and the 14 tracks include: Tomadoi→Recipe (the OP), Zentai-teki ni Sensation, Masshiro World (the ED), Houkago Vacation, Honto No Kimochi, Rabu ♡ Supesharite, Good♡Smell, Eternal My Sister, Kitchen Patrol, Chao Chao ♡ Dolce, Message!, Welcome! Student Council, Mukankei demo Shinkou Chuu, and the new song Mikakunin Future. The album will come with a CD containing the 14 songs and a Blu-ray with the animations and 60 minutes of Karaoke, alongside a special disc sleeve, and a new booklet.

The Mikakunin de Shinkoukei Best Album will be on sale from March 18th and will be selling for ￥3,980 (~ $33.50 USD)

Commercial 1:

Commercial 2:

Here is the main visual of the anime:

Here is the series synopsis from Haruhichan:

Kobeni Yonomori is a high school girl who lives with her mother and older sister Benio. Upon turning sixteen, Kobeni is shocked to learn that, due to an arrangement by her late grandfather, she is engaged to a boy named Hakuya Mitsumine who, along with his little sister Mashiro, come to live with Kobeni. As Kobeni spends time adjusting to this new family, she learns there is more to Hakuya and Mashiro than meets the eye.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://mikakunin.jp/
And follow their Twitter: @mikakunin_anime

New Arslan Senki Commercial Previews More Characters

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February 16, 2015

On February 15th, 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 previewed Narsus, a genius strategist and reclusive hermit, and his apprentice Elam.

Previously, commercials that featured the two main characters Arslan and Daryun and commercials that revealed the cast were aired.

The main cast includes:

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

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

Namikawa Daisuke (Hisoka from Hunter x Hunter) as Narsus

Hanae Natsuki (Kaneki Ken from Tokyo Ghoul) as Elam

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).

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

Newtype – March 2015 Posters

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February 16, 2015

Today we’ll be taking a look at Newtype’s March 2015 issue from JList which includes a a special Newtype R magazine featuring UtaPri! This issue contains a total of 2 great posters along with previews, character profiles, articles, manga, and other great content.

This issue can be purchased here, more info on where to purchase the magazine will be at the bottom of this post.

Don’t forget to view our Nyantype – March 2015 issue and Megami – March 2015 issue posts! View our posts of older issues here.

Cover and Back

Aldnoah.Zero

Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works

This issue also came with a special Newtype R magazine featuring UtaPri:

If you are currently learning or plan to learn Japanese, I highly recommend you to try a copy of this magazine to study with. It is not only packed with posters, it’s also packed with previews, character profiles, articles, manga, and other great content which is great for studying and practicing with and can be viewed HERE.

You can purchase the issue I covered in this post here or you can subscribe to JList‘s Newtype subscription service for $11~$15/month here. All sales made through JList help us continue to bring unique content to the site as well as supporting us!

If you want us to review a different type of magazine each month, let us know. Also if you had the chance to win a poster or two from above, what would it be and why? I’m curious to know what posters anime fans would want on their wall. Let us know your thoughts in the comments below!

Two New Visuals Revealed for Studio Trigger’s Ninja Slayer Anime

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Two brand new visuals have been revealed for Studio Trigger’s (Kill la Kill, Little Witch Academia) upcoming TV anime adaptation of Bradley Bond and Philip Ninj@ Morzez’s Ninja Slayer novel series. The first visual has been published in the latest issue of Newtype magazine

The official website of the anime has also uploaded a new visual taken from the first trailer of the anime.

Here is the first trailer:

Ninja Slayer from Animation will be airing this April. The first members of the main staff were earlier revealed and includes:

Director: Akira Amemiya (Inferno Cop, Kill la Kill Co-Director)
Animation Studio: Studio Trigger (Kill la Kill, Little Witch Academia)

The main theme song of the anime has already been revealed and will be Back in Black from Boom Boom Satellites, who also did the Ending themes for Mobile Suit Gundam UC.

Ninja Slayer originally began as concepts created by Bradley Bond and Philip Ninj@ Morzez and was translated into Japanese by Yu Honda and Leika Sugi on Twitter. The story gained popularity and was eventually compiled into a novel published by Enterbrain in 2012. A total of 8 volumes have been compiled so far. Two manga adaptations have been produced on Bradley and Philip’s work, which started serialization last year. A third manga series will be releasing this year. In addition, a drama CD was also produced starring Toshiyuki Morikawa (Minato Namikaze in Naruto) as Kenji Fujikido, the ninja slayer.

Here is a synopsis of the series from MAL:

Ninja Slayer is a series of novels which follow Kenji Fujikido who vows to hunt down and kill ninjas after his family is slain during a ninja battle. The stories are set in the futuristic city of Neo Saitama.

Ninja Slayer from Animation will be airing this April during the Spring 2015 anime season. Further information about the anime will be revealed soon.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://www.ninjaslayer-animation.com/
And follow their Twitter: @NJSLYR_anime

Source – Yande.re

Aimer to Perform Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (TV) Season 2 Opening Song

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February 16, 2015