God Eater Promotional Video Streamed and Slated for Summer Broadcast

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Bandai Namco began streaming a promotional video for the upcoming anime adaptation of their God Eater game series on Wednesday. The video reveals that the anime will begin broadcasting this summer.

The cast was revealed earlier and is as follows:

Director: Hirao Takayuki (Gyo, Death Note Episode Director)
Produced: ufotable (Fate/Zero, Fate/Stay Night 2014)
Character Designs: Shimizu Keita (Tales of Phantasia, ToHeart2)
Music: Shiina Gou (Kyousogiga, God Eater Games)

God Eater is an Action Role Playing, Hack n Slash game developed by Shift and published by Bandai Namco Games. The games are set in a dystopian future Japan, where large monsters called Aragami have destroyed most of mankind. In the games you play as a God Eater, a small group of soldiers whose sole purpose is to defeat the Aragami using weapons made from the Aragami’s cells. A total of 3 games have been released since its start in 2010. The first game in the series released in Japan in February 2010 for the PlayStation Portable with an updated release titled Gods Eater Burst later in the year, where it also released internationally. A direct sequel to the game was published last year in Japan on the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita. The game has been announced to be localised, but no date has been given yet. An anime adaptation by ufotable was announced earlier this year, the released date of the anime is still unknown.

God Eater synopsis from Haruhichan:

Anime adaptation of Bandai Namco’s PSP action game series “God Eater.”

Source: ANN

No New Sword Art Online Anime Announced

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On February 1st, the Sword Art Online – Sing All Overtures concert was held at the Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall in Japan and with this came hope that a third anime adaptation of Reki Kawahara’s Sword Art Online would be announced.

Sadly, the event came and went without any official mentions of a third season or any other plans. What did come after the event was the confusion and hoaxes afterwards due to this image:

This image is from when Bandai Namco announced the Sword Art Online: Lost Song for the PlayStation 3 and PlayStation Vita, the third game in the series based on Reki Kawahara’s Sword Art Online at the Tokyo Game Show stage event last year.

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

Reki Kawahara’s Sword Art Online light novels are still ongoing and have another virtual world, UnderWorld, and a fourth major Alicization Arc that kicks off in volume 9 and is still running in last August’s volume 15.

Source: Crunchyroll

Love Live! Voice Actresses Dress up as Actual Idols during the 5th Anniversary Concert

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During the Love Live! School Idol Project’s 5th anniversary µ’s Go→Go! LoveLive! 2015 ~Dream Sensation~ concert which was held at Saitama Super Arena on January 31 and February 1, fans were lucky enough to experience µ’s songs performed by the µ’s voice actresses themselves.

While the fans enjoyed the show, the µ’s members also made sure they had fun on stage and backstage. Voice actress and real-life idol, Riho Iida, is no stranger to acting exactly like her character, Hoshizora Rin. During the 5th anniversary concert, she showed off her dress which Hoshizora Rin wore during episode 5 of the second season.

Riho Iida also tweeted a group selfie from the backstage which also features Suzuko Mimori, who voices Sonoda Umi, and Aina Kasuda, who voices Toujou Nozomi.

While Minami Kotori’s voice actress, Aya Uchida, went crazy backstage with all of her characters costumes. She tweeted them all for the fans who couldn’t attend:

She also made sure to get in some group photos:

Source: Yaraon

One Piece Manga Chapter 775 Illustration Error Spotted by Fans

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Eiichiro Oda doesn’t make many mistakes when drawing compared to most manga artists, but when he does his fans make sure to point them out and let everyone know. This week’s latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine featured a double color page spread of the Straw Hat Pirates as bikers and just riding on the road like so:

However, Twitter user Takumitoxin has noticed something wrong with the Bike Usopp and Chopper are riding:

Here’s the original tweet:

今ジャンプ買ってきたんだけど、ウソップって凄いな。
自転車の前輪と後輪が繋がってないってのにこの余裕の表情。
２年の修行で相当体幹を鍛えたに違いない。 pic.twitter.com/AjXQ9gpzP4

— TAKUMI™ (@takumitoxin) February 2, 2015

Top 20 Winter 2015 Anime According to Famitsu

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With Winter 2015 nearly reaching it’s halfway mark, Weekly Famitsu Magazine asked their readers: Which anime series from the Winter 2015 lineup is your favorite?

The survey asked 1,847 people, 1,175 of whom were males, while only 672 were females. The results for the top 20 were announced in the 3/5/2015 edition of the magazine and here they are:

20) Seiken Tsukai no World Break

19) Dog Days 3

18) Yoru no Yatterman

17) Maria the Virgin Witch

16) Juuou Mujin no Fafnir

15) Kuroko no Basket 3rd Season

14) Kamisama Hajimemashita 2nd Season

13) Shinmai Maou no Testament

11/12) Koufuku Graffiti

11/12) Durarara!!x2 Shou

10) Soukyuu no Fafner: Dead Aggressor – Exodus

9) The iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls

8) Yuri Kuma Arashi

7) Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata

6/5) Tokyo Ghoul √A

6/5) Absolute Duo

4) Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders 2nd Season

3) Assassination Classroom

2) Aldnoah.Zero 2nd Season

1) Kantai Collection

Sailor Moon Crystal Gets Redrawn in the Style of the Manga and Original Anime

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Marco Albiero is an Italian illustrator, cartoonist and character designer who is known for drawing or redrawing Sailor Moon pictures, and many have been used on the official Italian Sailor Moon website and on the DVD box sets. His artwork has also been used in other countries’ releases such as France, Thailand, and Brazil.

Here are the Sailor Moon Crystal, original anime and manga illustrations he has done:

Which version do you like the most?

Source: ChibiJen, Crunchyroll

Japan’s Weekly Anime Blu-ray & CD Rankings for January 26th – February 1st

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Oricon have released the weekly anime Blu-ray and CD rankings for January 26th – February 1st. Here are the sales results:

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

Blu-ray
*1.　13,984　13,984　Sword Art Online II Vol.4 Limited Edition
*2.　*7,741　*7,741　Shirobako Vol.2 Limited Edition
*3.　*7,591　*7,591　Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei “Kyuukousen-hen” Vol.4 Limited Edition
*4.　*7,322　*7,322　Gundam: G no Reconguista Vol.2 Special Limited Edition
*5.　*6,382　*6,382　Aldnoah.Zero Vol.5 Limited Edition
*6.　*5,922　*5,922　Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun Vol.5
*7.　*5,190　*5,190　Amagi Brilliant Park Vol.2 Limited Edition
*8.　*4,281　*4,281　Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei! Vol.5
*9.　*3,315　*3,315　Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis Vol.1 Limited Edition
10.　*3,288　*3,288　Kuroshitsuji: Book of Murder Vol.1 Limited Edition
11.　*3,160　*3,160　Grisaia no Kajitsu Vol.2 Limited Edition
12.　*3,047　*3,047　Nanatsu no Taizai Vol.1 Limited Edition
13.　*2,621　*2,621　Mushishi Zoku Shou Vol.4 Limited Edition (eps.11-14)
14.　*2,410　*2,410　Madan no Ou to Vanadis Vol.2
15.　*2,148　*2,148　Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita. Vol.5
16.　*1,995　*1,995　Log Horizon 2nd Season Vol.1
17.　*1,856　64,849　Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season Vol.7 Special Limited Edition
18.　*1,801　*1,801　Ore, Twintails ni Narimasu. Vol.2
19.　*1,738　*1,738　Sora no Method Vol.1 Special Limited Edition
(cut-off 1,738)

DVD
*1.　3,574　*3,574　Nanatsu no Taizai Vol.1 Limited Edition
*2.　2,912　*2,912　Kuroshitsuji: Book of Murder Vol.1 Limited Edition
*3.　2,892　*2,892　Sword Art Online II Vol.4 Limited Edition
*4.　2,271　*2,271　Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun Vol.5
*5.　2,165　*2,165　Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei “Kyuukousen-hen” Vol.4 Limited Edition
*6.　1,419　*1,419　Gugure! Kokkuri-san Vol.2
*7.　1,303　*8,555　Haikyuu!! Vol.7
*8.　1,016　*1,016　Hybrid Child Vol.4
*9.　*,828　*6,677　Free!: Eternal Summer Vol.5
10.　*,812　**,812　Gundam: G no Reconguista Vol.2
11.　*,801　*6,762　Yowamushi Pedal: Grande Road Vol.1
12.　*,795　**,795　Aldnoah.Zero Vol.5 Limited Edition
13.　*,666　**,666　Mushishi Zoku Shou Vol.4 Limited Edition (eps.11-14)
14.　*,621　51,562　Youkai Watch DVD-BOX Vol.1
15.　*,601　18,842　Kaguya-hime no Monogatari
16.　*,594　**,594　Madan no Ou to Vanadis Vol.2
17.　*,571　**,571　Amagi Brilliant Park Vol.2 Limited Edition
18.　*,549　**,549　Yume no Crayon Oukoku DVD Memorial Pack
19.　*,521　**,521　Grisaia no Kajitsu Vol.2 Limited Edition
20.　*,520　**,520　Log Horizon 2nd Season Vol.1
21.　*,506　**,506　Love Stage!! Vol.5 Limited Edition
22.　*,496　**,496　Gundam Build Fighters Try Vol.2
23.　*,479　**,479　Transformers Choujin Masterforce DVD-Set Vol.1
24.　*,463　**,463　Transformers Choujin Masterforce DVD-Set Vol.2
25.　*,461　**,461　Terraformars Vol.2 Limited Edition
26.　*,440　**,440　Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei! Vol.5 Limited Edition
27.　*,405　25,467　Tonari no Totoro HD-Remaster
28.　*,396　**,396　Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou Vol.7
(cut-off 396)

CD Single
*8.　11,758　*11,758　Kuroko no Basket 3rd Season OP “Punky Funky Love” by GRANRODEO
*9.　10,394　*10,394　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”)
13.　*8,519　**8,519　Fairy Tail (2014) ED “Don’t let me down” by Mariya Nishiuchi (incl. in “7 WONDERS”)
17.　*6,040　**6,040　JoJo’s Bizarre Advanture: Stardust Crusaders 2nd Season OP “JoJo – Sono Chi no Kioku: end of THE WORLD” by JO☆STARS ~TOMMY, Coda, JIN~
21.　*4,733　**4,733　Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata OP “Kimi-iro Signal” by Luna Haruna
27.　*3,109　**3,109　One Piece Nippon Juudan! 47 Cruise CD in Osaka “Lost in Shinsekai” by Trafalgar Law (CV: Hiroshi Kamiya)
28.　*2,946　**2,946　Brothers Conflict OVA ED “I LOVE YOU ga Kikoenai” by ASAHINA Bros.+JULI
29.　*2,875　**2,875　Diamond no Ace ED “FINAL VICTORY” by Seidou High Baseball Club
25.　*3,323　*53,344　Nana Mizuki “Eden” (incl. Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryu no Rondo ED “Shuumatsu no Love Song” and Dog Days 3 OP “No Limit”)
30.　*2,487　*83,991　”Fuyu ga Kureta Yokan” by BiBi [Eli Ayase (CV: Yoshino Nanjo), Maki Nishikino (CV: Pile), Nico Yazawa (CV: Sora Tokui) from μ’s]
31.　*2,366　**2,366　Prince of Tennis “Valentine Kiss” by Kunimitsu Tezuka with Seishun Gakuen Junior High
32.　*2,340　**2,340　Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata ED “Colorful.” by Miku Sawai
33.　*2,225　**2,225　Yoru no Yatterman OP “Kyokugen Dreamer” by SCREEN mode
34.　*2,124　**2,124　Juuou Mujin no Fafnir ED “Ray of bullet” by Iris Freyja (CV: Rina Hidaka) & Mitsuki Mononobe (CV: Manami Numakura)
39.　*1,790　**1,790　One Piece Nippon Juudan! 47 Cruise CD in Fukushima “KATANA” Roronoa Zoro (CV: Kazuya Nakai)
40.　*1,707　**1,707　One Piece Nippon Juudan! 47 Cruise CD in Kumamoto “Living Fire” by Portgas D. Ace (CV: Toshio Furukawa)
41.　*1,696　*17,792　Psycho-Pass Movie OP “Who What Who What” Limited Edition by Ling Tosite Sigure
44.　*1,613　*26,164　Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu OP “Let Me Hear” by Fear, and Loathing in Las Vegas
49.　*1,354　**7,625　Juuou Mujin no Fafnir OP “FLYING FAFNIR” by TRUSTRICK
51.　*1,255　**1,255　One Piece Nippon Juudan! 47 Cruise CD in Chiba “GO! GO! CHIBANG! by Sanji (CV: Hiroaki Hirata)
55.　*1,193　*65,658　”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]
61.　*1,047　*69,373　”Eien Friends” by Printemps [Honoka Kousaka (CV: Emi Nitta), Kotori Minami (CV: Aya Uchida), Hanayo Koizumi (CV: Yurika Kubo) from μ’s]
66.　**,965　151,158　Youkai Watch OP “Geragerapou no Uta” by King Creamsoda
67.　**,958　**3,613　Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE! OP “Zettai Muteki☆Fallin’ LOVE☆” by Chikyuu Bouei-bu
68.　**,947　***,947　One Piece Nippon Juudan! 47 Cruise CD in Saga “Shin Jidai no Saga” by Donquixote Doflamingo (CV: Hideyuki Tanaka)
69.　**,938　***,938　One Piece Nippon Juudan! 47 Cruise CD in Toyama “Yuujou wa Bannouyaku” by Tony Tony Chopper (CV: Ikue Ootani)
72.　**,865　106,412　Youkai Watch OP “Matsuri Hayashi de Geragerapou” (incl. in “Matsuri Hayashi de Geragerapou/Hatsukoi Touge de Geragerapou”)
73.　**,855　***,855　One Piece Nippon Juudan! 47 Cruise CD in Okayama “Bridge of Dreams” by Shanks (CV: Shuuichi Ikeda)
74.　**,851　*20,080　Tsukimonogatari ED “border” by ClariS
76.　**,814　***,814　One Piece Nippon Juudan! 47 Cruise CD in Hokkaido “NORTH BLUE ROAD” by Kuzan [Aokiji] (CV: Takehito Koyasu)
79.　**,765　**2,607　Binan Koukou Chikyuu Bouei-bu LOVE! ED “I miss you no 3 meters” by Chikyuu Seifuku-bu
82.　**,741　***,741　One Piece Nippon Juudan! 47 Cruise CD in Ehime “Mikan to Fuusha” by Nami (CV: Akemi Okamura)
84.　**,729　***,729　One Piece Nippon Juudan! 47 Cruise CD in Tottori “THE SAND BLUES” by Crocodile (CV: Ryuuzaburou Ootomo)
88.　**,681　***,681　One Piece Nippon Juudan! 47 Cruise CD in Kyoto “Hannari Fall in Love” by Boa Hancock (CV: Kotone Mitsuishi)
89.　**,655　***,655　One Piece Nippon Juudan! 47 Cruise CD in Kagawa “Ichigeki Hicchuu” by Usopp (CV: Kappei Yamaguchi)
90.　**,644　*52,155　Stand By Me Doraemon ED “Himawari no Yakusoku” by Motohiro Hata
92.　**,625　**2,086　Junketsu no Maria OP “Philosophy of Dear World” by ZAQ
93.　**,622　101,178　Youkai Watch ED “Dan Dan Dubi Zubaa!” by Dream5 + Burii Taichou
95.　**,610　***,610　One Piece Nippon Juudan! 47 Cruise CD in Nara “Nazo ga Michibiku nara” Nico Robin (CV: Yuriko Yamaguchi)
96.　**,603　**2,186　Cross Ange: Tenshi to Ryuu no Rondo OP “Shinjitsu no Mokushiroku” by Yoko Takahashi
100.　*,566　**8,346　Seiken Tsukai no World Break OP “Hi no Ito Rinne no Gemini” by petit milady
(cut-off 566)

CD Album
*3.　35,589　357,725　Sekai no Owari “Tree” (incl. Crayon Shin-chan Movie 21: Bakauma! B-Kyuu Gourmet Survival Battle!! ED “RPG”)
*6.　13,734　*13,734　nano “Rock on.” (incl. Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova DC ED “Rock on.”)
*9.　10,136　*10,136　The iDOLM@STER Million Live! THE IDOLM@STER LIVE THE@TER HARMONY 07 by BIRTH
10.　*9,936　**9,936　The iDOLM@STER Million Live! THE IDOLM@STER LIVE THE@TER HARMONY 08 by Mix Nuts
12.　*8,651　*43,116　KANA-BOON “TIME” (incl. Naruto Shippuuden OP “Silhouette”)
18.　*5,424　**5,424　Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova DC ED “Blue Snow” by Trident
22.　*4,531　**4,531　TRUSTRICK (Kanda Sayaka & Billy) “TRUST” (incl. Juuou Mujin no Fafnir OP “FLYING FAFNIR”)
26.　*3,974　162,824　Ikimono-gakari “FUN! FUN! FANFARE!” (incl. Nanatsu no Taizai OP “Netsujou no Spectrum”)
32.　*3,329　*14,732　The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Animation Project 00 ST@RTER BEST by Cinderella Project
34.　*2,897　*25,460　Ling Tosite Sigure “Best of Tornado” (incl. Psycho-Pass OP “abnormalize” and Psycho-Pass 2 OP “Enigmatic Feeling”)
42.　*2,371　*52,034　MAN WITH A MISSION “5 Years 5 Wolves 5 Souls”
46.　*1,982　**9,536　GARNiDELiA “Linkage Ring”
65.　*1,533　**1,533　Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow Vol.1 Saint-Trond no Raimei “Hime Uta Collection” by Erica Hartmann (CV: Sakura Nogawa), Minna-Dietlinde Wilcke (CV: Rie Tanaka), Gertrud Barkhorn (CV: Mie Sonozaki)
75.　*1,379　**3,847　Rolling☆Girls OP/ED “Hito ni Yasashiku” & “Tsuki no Bakugekiki” by THE ROLLING GIRLS (incl. in Theme Song Album “Hito ni Yasashiku”)
(cut-off 1,379)

Source: oricon, MAL

Second Attack on Titan Movie Trailer Features the Female Titan

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A new teaser trailer has been streamed for the second Attack on Titan movie, Shingeki no Kyojin Movie 2: Jiyuu no Tsubasa / Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom, the second compilation film based on the anime series. The second movie will cover the last 12 episodes and will debut on June 27, 2015. The films will not just be the original series edited into a movie length feature, as there will be some changes. The movie will feature new audio with a 5.1 surround sound remaster, and a complete redubbing with the same cast members.

The first movie titled Shingeki no Kyojin Movie 1: Guren No Yumiya / Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow released last November in Japan, here’s the trailer:

A Eren and Levi B2 poster was offered with advanced tickets purchases for the second Attack on Titan movie Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom (Shingeki no Kyojin Movie 2: Jiyuu no Tsubasa). Advanced tickets went on sale November 29th.

In addition to this, the first visual for the second season was released last month and it was also revealed that the second season of Attack on Titan will be airing sometime in 2016. More information about the upcoming anime will be revealed at the second compilation film on June 27.

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

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.

You can visit the film’s official website here: http://shingeki.tv/movie/
And follow their Twitter for more information: @anime_shingeki

2014 Anime of the Year Awards by Anime Trending

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With Winter 2015 nearly reaching it’s halfway mark, why don’t we wave our final goodbyes to the highlights of 2014? Throughout January, Anime Trending followers have been voting for their proclaimed “Anime of the Year”, with their selections ranging from their most favoured of each season; Noragami and Nisekoi from Winter 2014, No Game No Life, Mekakucity Actors and Isshuukan Friends from Spring 2014, Aldnoah.Zero, Akame ga Kill!, Zankyou no Terror, Sword Art Online II, Tokyo Ghoul and Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun from Summer 2014, and Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works and Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu from Fall 2014.

A total of 25,192 votes were counted in this survey. Their fanbase consists of 68% of male respondents, while the other 32% are female.

14. Isshuukan Friends – 629 votes

13. Mekakucity Actors – 704 votes

12. Akame ga Kill! – 767 votes

11. Nisekoi – 1,003 votes

10. Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun – 1,027 votes

9. Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu – 1,065 votes

8. Tokyo Ghoul – 1,691 votes

7. Sword Art Online II – 1,802 votes

6. Aldnoah.Zero – 2,046 votes

5. No Game No Life – 2,264 votes

4. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso – 2,401 votes

3. Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works – 2,782 votes

2. Noragami – 3,481 votes

1. Zankyou no Terror – 3,580 votes

What were some of your favourites from 2014? Let us know in the comments!

Hashirama Fights Madara in the New Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 Gameplay Video

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Bandai Namco Games have released a new 12 minute long gameplay trailer for Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4. This lengthy video showcases the battle between the two legendary shinobi, Hashirama Senju and Madara Uchiha, at their peak. The game itself will cover the final arcs of the Naruto Shippuden anime, after the conclusion of the Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 Full Burst with Itachi and Sasuke Uchiha’s fight with Kabuto. There will be bigger and bolder fights as the stakes become astronomically high in the final moments of the Naruto series. And with the additional power of the new systems the animated scenes will be recreated beautifully in full 1080p quality with the series’ trademark visual style, evoking the feel of the anime. The game will once again be developed by CyberConnect2 and published by Bandai Namco Games.

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 will be released on the PlayStation 4, on PC via Steam, and on the Xbox One in European regions and North America in 2015. The game will be releasing exclusively on the PlayStation 4 in Japan.

Here is a couple screenshots of the game:

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You can visit the game’s official website here: http://www.naruto-videogames.com/
Visit the Japaneese website here: http://naruto-game.bngames.net/
Follow the Japanese Twitter of the game: @Narutogame_Info
And follow Bandai Namco Games: @BandaiNamcoUS, @BandaiNamcoUK

Figuarts ZERO’s Sabo Figure

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A new Figuarts ZERO figure of Sabo from Eiichiro Oda’s worldwide popular manga series One Piece series was launched at the end of January and sadly it’s sold out everywhere. While it may be sold out for the meantime, we can still admire the preview images which were revealed earlier:

47 One Piece Character Posters Scattered across All Prefectures of Japan

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To help promote the 47 new single CDs sung by the characters from Eiichiro Oda’s worldwide popular manga series One Piece, each character will receive a poster that will be displayed in the main stations in the respective prefecture for one week from February 2 or 3. All 47 single CDs were released at once on January 28 and were were produced as the second plan for the “One Piece Cruised All of 47 Prefectures” project.

Each CD will include two songs, including one instrumental version, made specifically for every prefecture and a One Piece character combination sung by the original anime voice cast. Each CD also includes a drawing made based on one of the prefecture’s famous places or places.

Poster visuals so far include:

Tony Tony Chopper for Toyama

Trafalgar Law for Law for Osaka

Sanji for Chiba

Usopp for Kagawa

Donquixote Doflamingo for Saga

Main visual for the event:

CD jacket illustrations:

Source: Crunchyroll, natalie

New Images & Details Revealed for Oregairu Blu-ray Boxset

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February 3, 2015

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Some new details and images have been revealed for the upcoming Blu-ray boxset of the first anime adaptation of Wataru Watari and Ponkan8’s Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU) light novel series, releasing on March 4 just before the broadcast of the anime’s second season.

A Blu-ray boxset of the first Oregairu anime will be released before the broadcast of Oregairu 2. The release will contain all 13 episodes from the series for a total of 313 minutes of anime, among other goodies. Some of the extra content includes:

Additional audio and video content for a total of 230 minutes
A video of the anime’s opening event
Pilgrimage videos of locations used in the anime
Audio commentary of various episodes
A new recording of the web radio show with the main cast
A new edition of the booklet that came with the first run of the Blu-rays
A special sleeve pack drawn by the light novel’s illustrator Ponkan8

The limited edition Blu-ray boxset will release on March 4, 2015 and will cost ¥22,000 (~ $187.32 USD) without tax.

Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU) is a light novel series written by Wataru Watari and illustrated by Ponkan8. The light novels began in March 2011 and is published in Shogakukan’s Gagaga Bunko imprint. To date there has been 9 volumes and 4 short stories published. There has been three spin-off manga adaptations written and illustrated by various people. The series also received an anime adaptation that aired in April 2012 that was animated by Brain’s Base (Baccano!, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun). Additionally, a visual novel was developed by 5pb. for the PlayStation Vita that released on September 19th last year.

Here is a synopsis of the series from Haruhichan:

This romantic comedy revolves around an antisocial high school student named Hikigaya Hachiman with a distorted view on life and no friends or girlfriend. When he sees his classmates talking excitedly about living their adolescent lives, he mutters: “They’re a bunch of liars.” When he is asked about his future dreams, he responds, “Not working.” A teacher gets Hachiman to join the “Volunteer Service” club, which happens to have the school’s prettiest girl, Yukinoshita Yukino.

The Oregairu Blu-ray boxset will released in Japan on March 4, 2015 and will cost ¥22,000 (~ $187.32 USD) without tax. The second season of the anime, Oregiaru Zoku, will be airing this April during the Spring 2015 anime season.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/oregairu/
And follow their Twitter here: @anime_oregairu

Source – Moca News

Nanatsu no Taizai Manga Takes 1-Week Hiatus Due to Illness

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February 2, 2015

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According to this year’s Kodansha’s Weekly Shounen Magazine’s 10th issue, which will be released on February 4, 2015, Nakaba Suzuki’s (Kongou Banchou, Rising Impact) Nanatsu no Taizai (The Seven Deadly Sins) manga will be having a one week break due to the manga artist’s sudden illness. The magazine apologized for the unforeseen hiatus but they assured that the new chapter will be released and the manga will resume as usual in the next issue. The 11th issue of Weekly Shounen Magazine will be released on February 11, 2015.

Suzuki began the adventure, supernatural, ecchi shounen series on October 10, 2012 in the 45th 2012 issue of the same magazine. The manga was based on a one-shot with the same title which was released in the magazine’s 52nd 2011 issue on November 22, 2011.

There are currently 12 compiled manga volumes for the manga. The first volume was published on February 15, 2013 with its first five chapters. While the 12th volume was shipped on December 17, 2014 covering chapters 87-95 plus an extra chapter titled Partner. The 13th volume will be released on February 17, 2015 featuring Elizabeth Liones, Hawk and Hendrickson as the cover characters.

The manga was licensed in English by Kodansha Comics. There are currently six compiled English manga volumes. The first English volume was released on March 25, 2014 while the 6th volume was released on January 13, 2015. The 7th volume is planned to be out on March 17, 2015 while the 8th volume will be on May 12, 2015. Crunchyroll has also licensed the manga and they have been releasing new chapters as they appear in Japan.

The one-shot pilot was compiled with five other short stories in a volume called Nanatsu no Tanpen. It was released on October 17, 2014. The compiled volume has a total of 8 chapters:

Nanatsu no Taizai (Oneshot), published in Weekly Shōnen Magazine 2011-52 Issue
Mayoe! Kohitsuji-tachi!, 2 chapters published in Ultra Jump 2010 January and 2011 February Issues
Cow Girl tai Soratobu Enban, published in Sunday GX 2010 October Issue
Memory of Moon (prequel chapter for a martial arts manga, Ultra Red), 2 chapters published in Weekly Young Jump 2004-14-15 Issue
Blizzard Axel (the original pilot one-shot for a sports manga, Blizzard Axel), published in Weekly Shōnen Sunday 2004-28 Issue
Mujihi na Country Girl, published in Big Comic Spirits 2014-30 Issue

There is also another spin-off manga for the series titled Mayoe! Nanatsu no Taizai Gakuen! which was written and illustrated by Juuichi Kugi on August 9, 2014 in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Shounen magazine. The first compiled manga volume for the spin-off will be released on February 17, 2015, the same day as the release of the main series’ 13th volume.

Synopsis of Mayoe! Nanatsu no Taizai Gakuen! from MAL:

This spin-off manga is a comedy which will re-imagine the sins from the original manga as high school students.

Nanatsu no Taizai also had a novel adaptation titled as Nanatsu no Taizai Gaiden which was written by Shuka Matsuda and illustrated by Nakaba Suzuki. The novel began its first volume release on December 17, 2014.

The series received an anime adaptation produced by A-1 Pictures (Aldnoah.Zero, Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic) and directed by Tensai Okamura (Ao no Exorcist, Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda). It was announced to be a 24-episode series. It began airing since October 5, 2014 is planned to end on March 29, 2015.

Main Cast:

Yuki Kaji (Guilty Crown’s Shu Ouma, Shingeki no Kyojin‘s Eren Yeager) as Melodias
Sora Amamiya (Akame ga Kill!‘s Akame, Tokyo Ghoul‘s Touka Kirishima) as Liones Elizabeth
Aoi Yuuki (Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica‘s Madoka Kaname, Sword Art Online II‘s Yuuki Konno) as Diane
Suzuki Tatsuhisa (Kuroko no Basket‘s Kazunari Takao, Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu‘s Yuuji Sakamoto) as Ban
Jun Fukuyama (Code Geass‘ Lelouch Lamperouge, Durarara!!‘s Shinra Kishitani) as King
Misaki Kuno (Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda‘s Kate Hoshimiya, Selector Infected WIXOSS‘ Tama) as Hawk
Yuuhei Takagi (Naruto: Shippuuden‘s Shira) as Gowther

Synopsis of Nanatsu no Taizai from Haruhichan:

The “Seven Deadly Sins,” a group of evil knights who conspired to overthrow the kingdom of Britannia, were said to have been eradicated by the Holy Knights, although some claim that they still live. Ten years later, the Holy Knights have staged a coup d’état and assassinated the king, becoming the new, tyrannical rulers of the kingdom. Elizabeth, the king’s third daughter, sets out on a journey to find the “Seven Deadly Sins,” and to enlist their help in taking back the kingdom.

Source – ANN

RWBY Creator Monty Oum Passes Away

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February 2, 2015

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Rooster Teeth wrote on Monday that RWBY creator and director Monty Oum passed away on Sunday afternoon at the age of 33.

Rooster Teeth revealed earlier this week that Monty Oum had been hospitalized. Matt then confirmed that Monty Oum fell into a coma ten days ago after suffering an allergic reaction to a medical procedure. In the words of Rooster Teeth’s Matt, Monty is survived by “his wife Sheena, his father Mony, his brothers Woody, Sey, Chivy and Neat, and his sisters Thea and Theary, as well as a countless number of fans and friends.”

Monty Oum was the creator, director, writer, animator and a voice actor of RWBY. He worked for Rooster Teeth Productions, where he originally started animating the popular Machinima series Red vs. Blue in its eighth season.

He had also worked on several individual fan projects, such as Dead Fantasy and Haloid, although he had stated that his main goal was to create an original series, which came to pass with RWBY. He voiced Lie Ren.

You can help support Monty Oum’s family by checking out the fundraiser at this link.

Rooster Teeth’s The Know, reported on the news:

If you haven’t seen RBWY, you should definitely check out the first episode on Rooster Teeth’s YouTube channel below:

RWBY (pronounced “Ruby”) is an American animated web series created by Monty Oum for Rooster Teeth Productions. The show is set in the fictional world of Remnant, which is filled with supernatural forces. The series focuses on Team RWBY, which consists of Ruby Rose (Lindsay Jones), Weiss Schnee (Kara Eberle), Blake Belladonna (Arryn Zech) and Yang Xiao Long (Barbara Dunkelman). The first episode was released on the Rooster Teeth website on July 18, 2013, following an exclusive screening at RTX. The second volume premiered on July 4, 2014, at RTX and to the general public on July 24, 2014.

Following its announcement, the show became a viral hit, resulting in many cosplays and fan adaptations. One of the fan adaptations was a video game, titled RWBY: Grim Eclipse; the game was later officially adopted by Rooster Teeth, and is currently under development. The show has received positive critical reception, particularly towards the soundtrack, and anime-influenced animation.

Monty Oum passed away on February 1st, 2015, leaving the future of RWBY uncertain for the time being.

Source: ANN, Rooster Teeth

Oriha Nashida Has Some Astonishing Gifts for You in This New Triage X Visual

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February 2, 2015

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A new key visual featuring Oriha Nashida from the upcoming anime adaptation of Shouji Satou’s Triage X series has been revealed in the March issue of NyanType. This new visual gives us a preview of the character design behind Oriha Nashida.

A new visual of the anime featuring Mikoto Kiba was also featured in the February issue of Dengeki G‘s magazine last month.

Triage X_Haruhichan.com-Anime-Magazine-Visual

In addition to this, the official website of the Triage X anime has released the official character designs for the series. The main cast of the anime was earlier announced and includes:

Kenji Akabane (The Producer from THE IDOLM@STER) voicing the role of Arashi Mikami

Yui Kondou (Furano Yukihira from NouCome) will voice Mikoto Kiba

Amina Sato (Yuuka Ichijou in AKB0048) as Oriha Nashida

The anime’s staff consists of:

Director: Akio Takami (Upotte!! character designer/animation director) and Takao Kato (Rockman.EXE, To Love-Ru)
Series composition: Katsuhiko Takayama (Sasami-san@Ganbaranai, Aldnoah.Zero)
Character design: Akito Takami
Anime Production: Xebec (Space Battleship Yamato 2199, Argevollen)

Triage X is an ongoing manga series written and illustrated by Shouji Sato which began serialization in the May 2009 issue of Monthly Dragon Age. Shouji Sato hints on the cover flap of volume 1 that the reason Triage X was created was because of Highschool of the Dead‘s prolonged hiatus, thus in terms of content and theme, the two are very comparable.

The series is currently being published at a monthly schedule.

Triage X synospsis from Haruhichan:

Mochizuki General Hospital boasts some of the most well-trained (and well-endowed) nurses in town. But though these ladies spend much of their day battling sickness, their after-hours are spent fighting a very different sort of disease… Under the leadership of the hospital chairman, a handful of staff members and local teenagers form a group of mercenary assassins, targeting the “cancers” of society and excising those individuals before their wickedness spreads.

The Triage X anime adaptation will broadcast in Japan from April this year, during the Spring 2015 anime season.

These Maki Nishikino and Nico Yazawa Figures Make a Cute Pair

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February 2, 2015

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There has been a lot of Love Live! School Idol Project related news recently, ranging from the movie’s trailer being released to the Love Live! themed credit cards. Recently sample pictures have been revealed and pre-orders have open for the upcoming First Fan Book Ver. Love Live! School Idol Project figures.

These figures are made by popular figure maker Chara-ani and are 1/10 scale in size. Maki Nishikino and Nico Yazawa can be seen in a white idol costume from the cover illustration of the Love Live! School Idol Project First Fanbook.

Love Live! School Idol Project – Maki Nishikino 1/10 Figure LoveLive! First Fan Book Ver. – Pre-orders are available on JList and is scheduled to be released in May 2015.

While you can pre-order the Maki Nishikino figure now, there’s also a Nico Yazawa 1/10 scale Figure First Fan Book Ver. figure which will make them the ultimate cute couple when paired together.

Maki Nishikino and Nico Yazawa can be pre-ordered now.

Arslan Senki Cast and Staff Revealed

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February 2, 2015

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On February 1st, 2015, the official website for the Arslan Senki anime began streaming a new commercial that revealed the voice actors for the main characters and the release date for the anime, April 5th. The website also posted a complete list for the production team. Arslan Senki is based off of the manga by Arakawa Hiromu which is based off of the light novels by Tanaka Yoshiki.

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: Arlsan Senki Official Website

New Sekai Project Releases to Include Cyclops and Grasshopper Girls

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February 2, 2015

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On January 31st, 2015, Sekai Project announced three new visual novel localizations to be released in the near future during their AOD 2015 panel session. Sekai Project is an independent group that aims to help creators achieve more publicity and success for their products through localization and translation. Their new projects, Hitomebore & Kokonoe Kokoro, were announced to be licensed, and the already in the works Ame no Marginal was announced to be released in 2015.

Hitomebore is an all ages love story developed by FreakilyCharming. It tells the story of a girl named Sachi Usui who happens to be a cyclops covered in wounds and a boy who is entranced by her. Sachi lives and wants to live as a loner, but the boy wants to be a part of her life as well. The visual novel is meant to take from 2 to 10 hours to play and was first released in 2014 and Comitia 107. Sekai Project plans to release Hitomebore for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Kokonoe Kokoro is an all ages love story developed by nostalgia. It tells the story of a young man and his childhood friend who happens to be a grasshopper girl. Not only that, his sister is a bat girl and he goes to school with a delinquent who looks to be skeletal demon and a teacher who is a horrifying meat amalgamation man. nostalgia first released Kokonoe Kokoro in 2013 for Windows. Sekai Project plans to localize the visual novel for Windows, Mac, and Linux.

Ame no Marginal is a more serious visual novel developed by the acclaimed creator of Narcissu, Kataoka Tomo. Sekai Project has announced that the novel will be available on Steam by mid to late 2015 for Windows, Mac, and Linux. It is also available for preorder on their website for $9.99.

Ame no Marginal synopsis from Sekai Project:

A serious visual novel telling the story of a man who steps into an elevator, only to find himself transported to a strange and mysterious world.

In this world, there is no time, no aging, no hunger, not even death. There is nothing to be seen but weathered stone, white clouds, and endless rain.

The only other person there, Rin, tells him to get out.

Just what story is behind someone who has lived alone in this place for untold years, decades, even centuries…

Will a day come when the rain finally ends?

More information about the novels will be released in the near future.

Sources: Sekai Project Twitter, ANN

Dragonball Z Shoes by Mexican Designers Look Pretty Sweet

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Hamza "Tomoki" Khattak

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February 2, 2015

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This past week Mexican apparel company Heredia Clothing have launched a line of sneakers with designs inspired by none other than the king of all shonen anime; Dragonball Z. When one thinks of Mexican shoe designers, they’d imagine that they’d be knockoffs, but they are in fact entirely licensed! Check out some of the designs in the promotional video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D8lDg4LNfaA

Three designs have been released so far – one based on Goku, one on Vegeta and one on Trunks. All three look awesome, but the Goku one is sure to be most popular! A pair will cost you ~~over 9,000~~ 400 pesos which translates to roughly $27. Not bad at all. They are only available in Mexico for the time being but let’s hope the popularity abroad encourages retailers to sell them internationally! (And hopefully for the same price too.

They look pretty great, don’t they? What do you think of the shoes – would you buy them if they were available in your country? For that price, I know I certainly would – at least the Goku ones. Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below! Until next time, the prince of all Tomokis – signing out!

Source: Anime News Network

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