New Rakuen Tsuihou: Expelled from Paradise Film Making Video Streamed

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November 26, 2014

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A preview video has released for the upcoming third episode of the Magi: Sinbad no Bouken OVA series. The OVAs are an adaptation of Shinobu Ohtaka and Yoshifumi Ohtera’s manga series of the same name, which is a prequel to the Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic series, and follows the titular character of Sinbad. The first two OVAs were released earlier this year in the 3rd and 4th manga of the Magi: Sinbad no Bouken manga respectively. The OVAs are being produced by Lay-duce (Go! Go! 575) and features the cast returning to voice their respective characters, with Daisuke Ono (Sebastian Michaelis in Black Butler) leading as Sinbad.

The final Magi: Sinbad no Bouken OVA will be bundled with the manga’s 5th volume on December 18.

Magi: Sinbad no Bouken visual:

You can visit the anime’s site here: http://www.project-magi.com/sinbad/
And follow their Twitter: @project_magi

Most Wished for 2015 Anime Calendars

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November 26, 2014

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Christmas is just around the corner and everyone is rushing and struggling to find the right present for each other. If you have a friend who is an anime fan and don’t know what to get them, why not get them an anime-themed calendar that they’ll use for the whole of 2015?

Today we’ll be taking a look at the most wished for 2015 anime calendars from JList and also providing links on where to purchase!

Totoro – available on JList

Studio Ghibli – available on JList

Sailor Moon Crystal – available on JList

Nisekoi – available on JList

Hatsune Miku – available on JList

Sword Art Online II – available on JList

Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica – available on JList

Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka? – available on JList

Non Non Biyori – available on JList

Cardcaptor Sakura – available on JList

No Game No Life – available on JList

Black Bullet – available on JList

Evangelion: 4.0 – available on JList

Kantai Collection – available on JList

Super Sonico – available on JList

Persona Q Shadow of the Labyrinth – available on JList

Girls und Panzer – available on JList

Totoro Oka no Ue Kara – available on JList

Totoro Okiku Nare – available on JList

Kiki’s Delivery Service Hunger Pole of Kiki – available on JList

Kantoku – available on JList

Coffee Kizoku – available on JList

Attack on Titan – available on JList

Tinkle – available on JList

Which of these calendars do you prefer? If you don’t like what you see, you can also browse JList‘s calendar selection here.

Military! TV Anime Visual, Cast, Staff & Air Date Revealed

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November 26, 2014

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The official website of the upcoming anime adaptation of Mamo Williams’ Military! (Miritari!) 4koma manga has revealed a brand new visual for the series. Additionally, the current issue of Ichijinsha’s 4-koma Palette magazine has revealed the cast of the anime. The anime’s character designs of the main characters and the staff of the upcoming series, airing from January 7 next year, were also revealed.

The main cast of the Military! anime have been revealed in the 4-koma Palette magazine. Additionally, the site has released character designs for the main characters of series. The anime’s main cast and characters are:

Nao Touyama (Chitoge Kirisaki in Nisekoi) will voice Lieutenant Rutgalnikov

Ayane Sakura (Kokoa Hoto in Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?) as Second Lieutenant Haruka

Inori Minase (Chino Kafuu in Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?) voices Sergeant Shachirof

Misaki Suzuki (Chako Ishibashi from Shiba Inuko-san) will be voicing Captain Aria Grummans

The remainder of the main cast, without any character designs, include:

Yoshitaka Yamaya (Yuuki Hase from Isshuukan Friends.) will voice Souhei Yano
Ayano Terasaki (Kiyoko from Strange+) as Yukari Mizuno

The anime’s staff were also revealed on the website. They involve:

Director and Screenplay Writer: Hiroshi Kimura (Recorder to Randoseru Do♪, Re:_Hamatora)
Anime Character Design: Yoshihiro Nagamori (Beyblade: Metal Fury, Bakugan Battle Brawlers)
Sound Director: Masakatsu Oomuro (Inugami-san to Nekoyama-san, Sparrow’s Hotel)
Music Composer: Fuga Hatori (Ai Mai Mi, Oneechan ga Kita)
Animation Studio: Dream Creation (Poyopoyo Kansatsu Nikki, Strange+), Creators in Pack (Rail Wars! Assistant)

Military! (Miritari!) is a 4koma manga written and illustrated by Mamo Williams. The series first debuted in Ichijinsha’s Manga Palette Lite magazine in 2011 and ended its original run in May last year. To date a total of 5 compiled volumes have been released. A sequel series titled Military! Otsugata (Miritari! Otsugata) began serialization in Manga Palette Lite’s April issue this year.

Here is a synopsis of the series from MAL:

The story takes place during a conflict between the Krakozhia Dukedom and the Grania Republic. In the midst of the fighting, a savior appears to the Krakozhia Dukedom, and it is a high school student named Yano Souhei. Two female soldiers, First Lieutenant Ruto and Second Lieutenant Haruka, appear in tanks to intrude on Souhei’s everyday life, followed by the enemy soldier Shachirofu, all of whom use firearms without hesitation at his house.

anga Palette Lite has also celebrated the announcement with a full cover spread featuring the series’ main characters Ruto and Haruka.

The Military! anime adaptation will be airing from January 7 next year on AT-X, throughout the Winter 2014/2015 anime season. Additional information about the series will be revealed soon.

Visit the anime’s official website here: http://dreamcreation.co.jp/militari/
Follow their Twitter here: @anime_militari

Source – Anime News Network, Military! Anime Website

Shinmai Maou no Testament Anime Visual & Promotional Video Released

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November 25, 2014

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The official website of the anime adaptation of Tesuto Uesu and Nekosuke Ookuma’s light novel series Shinmai Maou no Testament (The Testament of Sister New Devil) has released a brand new visual for the upcoming series. Additionally, a brand new promotional video has released, as well as a set of new character designs. The anime itself is slated to air from January next year.

The anime’s main cast was revealed on the official site. In addition to the reveal, the first character designs were also released for the lead characters of the series. Together, the main characters and cast includes:

Yuuichi Nakamura (Kyousuke Kousaka in Oreimo) will voice lead character Basara Toujou

Ayaka Asai (First major role) is voicing lead heroine Mio Naruse

Kaori Fukuhara (Tsukasa Hiiragi from Lucky☆Star) as Maria Naruse

Sarah Emi Bridcutt (Asuka Kudou in Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo?) voicing the role of Yuki Nonaka

Keiji Fujiwara (Tatsuya Kimura from Hajime no Ippo) voicing as Jin Toujou

Yuu Asakawa (Rider from Fate/stay night) will be voicing Chisato Hasegawa

Tomokazu Sugita (Gintoki Sakata in Gintama) voices Yahiro Takigawa

Iori Nomizu (Haruna in Kore wa Zombie Desu ka?) as Kurumi Nonaka

Seiko Yoshida (Belphegor from Umineko no Naku Koro ni) playing as Zest

The anime’s production crew were revealed before and consists of:

Director: Hisashi Saito (Sora no Otoshimono, Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai)
Script Writer: Takao Yoshioka (High School DxD, Elfen Lied)
Anime Character Designer and Chief Animation Director: Yoshihiro Watanabe (Sora no Otoshimono, Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai)
Chief Animation Director: Hong Shen (Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai NEXT, Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha.)
Art Director: Ryouka Kinoshita (Tokyo ESP, Working’!!)
Sound Director: Tsuyoshi Takahashi (Sora no Otoshimono, Zero no Tsukaima)
Music Composer: Yasuharu Takanashi (Fairy Tail, Naruto Shippuuden)
Animation Studio: Production IMS (Date A Live II, Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha.)

The Opening and Ending theme songs were also revealed. The OP will be Blade of Hope sung by sweet ARMS and the ED will be Still Sis performed by Kaori Sadohara. The songs themselves will be available for purchase from February 4.

A brand new promotional video has released for the Shinmai Maou no Testament anime. This is the second PV of the series showcasing the premise and introducing the characters, cast and previewing the OP of the anime.

Promotional Video 1:

Tesuto Uesu’s Shinmai Maou no Testament light novel series debuted in October 2012, and the latest fifth volume was released last March. Volume 4 ranked eighth of all light novels in its first week on the Oricon sales charts. Nekosuke Ookuma illustrates the series, which has also inspired two manga adaptations. Another of Uesu’s light novels, Hagure Yuusha no Estetica, was adapted into a TV anime in Summer 2012.

Shinmai Maou no Testament synopsis from Haruhichan:

“Hey, you said you wanted a little sister, right?” First year highschool student, Toujo Basara, was suddenly asked by his father and fell into a state of panic. On top of that, the eccentric father told him he will be getting remarried.

He then departed overseas after bringing Basara two beautiful step-sisters. But Mio and Maria’s true forms are actually the newbie Demon Lord and a succubus!? Basara was almost entered into a master and servant contract with Mio, but a “reversed” contract was formed by mistake, and Basara is now the master!? Moreover, Basara is being hit by one ecchi situation after another due to the contract, but Mio’s life is being pursued by other demon tribes and hero tribes! The most powerful contractor’s desire action drama begins!

The Shinmai Maou no Testament anime will be airing from January next year on AT-X and Tokyo MX, during the Winter 2014/2015 anime season. More information about the anime will be revealed soon.

Visit the anime’s official website: http://anime-shinmaimaou.com/
And follow their Twitter: @shinmaimaou

Source – Anime News Network, Shinmai Maou no Testament Anime Website

Gangsta. TV Anime Cast Revealed

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November 25, 2014

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In the recent issue of Shinchosha’s Comic@Bunch magazine some of the cast member for the upcoming anime adaptation of Kohske’s Gangsta. manga have been revealed. Additionally, the series’ official website has launched and revealed the first visual and the remainder of the main cast.

The Comic@Bunch magazine is revealing more and more of the anime’s cast every issue. The anime’s website has also revealed more of the anime’s cast, who will be returning to reprise their roles from the various drama CDs. The cast includes:

Junichi Suwabe (Archer in Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works) voices Worick Arcangelo

Kenjiro Tsuda (Sadaharu Inui from Prince of Tennis) as Nicholas Brown

Aoi Yuuki (Madoka Kaname in Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica) voicing the role of Nina

Tetsuo Kaneo (Bui from Yu Yu Hakusho) will voice Chad Adkins

Mamiko Noto (Kotomi Ichinose in Clannad) will voice the role of Alex Benedetto

Kaito Ishikawa (Tsumugu Kihara from Nagi no Asukara) voicing as Cody Balfour

Satoshi Mikami (Kumado Minai in Mushishi Zoku Shou) as Dr. Theo

Hiroyuki Yoshino (Firo Prochainezo in Baccano!) voices Doug

Yoshiko Sakakibara (Haman Karn from Mobile Suit Gundam) voicing as Gina Paulklee

Mikako Komatsu (Neko from K) will voice Ginger

Tomohisa Hashizume (Bertolt Hoover in Attack on Titan) is playing the role of Delico

Tomoaki Maeno (Naotsugu from Log Horizon) as Yang

Takuya Kirimoto (Agon Kongo from Eyeshield 21) will voice Ivan Grazef

Tsuyoshi Koyama (Galileo in Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon) voices Miles Meyer
Katsuhisa Houki (Bartley Asprius in Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch) voices the role of Daniel Monroe

Takahiro Sakurai (Shougo Makishima in Psycho-Pass) as Marco Adriano
Kana Ueda (Rin Tohsaka in Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works) voicing as Loretta Cristiano Amodio
Ami Koshimizu (Ryuuko Matoi from Kill la Kill) will play Constance Raveau
Tetsu Inada (Ira Gamagoori from Kill la Kill) will voice Galahad Woeho

The site itself has revealed that a total of 3 drama CDs have been produced and are currently available for ¥3,000 (~ $30.00 USD) each. An event about the CDs will be held on the 7th of November at the Shinjuku Milano cinema in Tokyo, where the main cast of the series will make an appearance.

Gangsta. is a manga series written and illustrated by Kohske. It began serialization in 2010 in Shinchosha’s Comic @ Bunch magazine where to date a total of 6 compiled volumes have been released. It is Kohske’s first series, after publishing two short stories. His second manga series, DOODLE, began publication last year. The series received a drama CD adaptation that was released with the 6th volume in June.

Gangsta. synopsis from Haruhichan:

In the city of Ergastulum, a shady ville filled with made men and petty thieves, whores on the make and cops on the take, there are some deeds too dirty for even its jaded inhabitants to touch. Enter the “Handymen,” Nic and Worick, who take care of the jobs no one else will handle. Until the day when a cop they know on the force requests their help in taking down a new gang muscling in on the territory of a top Mafia family. It seems like business (and mayhem) as usual, but the Handymen are about to find that this job is a lot more than they bargained for.

Not a lot of information has been released about the Gangsta. anime adaptation so far. Further information about the series will be revealed at the December 7 event.

You can visit the series’ website here: http://www.fwinc.co.jp/gangsta/cd/
And follow their Twitter: @GANGSTA_Project

Source – Anime News Network, Anime News Network 2, Crunchyroll, Gangsta. Project Website

New Amagi Brilliant Park Manga, OST, Drama CD and Blu-Ray/DVD Volume Will Be Released next Month

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November 25, 2014

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The third manga adaptation of the light novel, Amagi Brilliant Park, titled as Amagi Brilliant Park the Animation will be released on December 29, 2014. It will be written by the Amaburi Restoration Committee and will be illustrated by Ami Hakui. It will begin its serialization on Kadokawa’s ComicWalker website under Dragon Comics Age. Additionally, Amagi Brilliant Park‘s official soundtrack CD and Drama CD will be released on December 24, 2014 and the first Blu-Ray & DVD volume of the series will be released on December 26, 2014.

The official soundtrack was produced by Shinkichi Mitsumune (Rozen Maiden, Zero no Tsukaima). The CD will contain the opening theme of the series, Extra Magic Hour by AKINO (Sousei no Aquarion) and bless4 (Stitch!), the ending theme, Elementario de Aimashou by the BRILLIANT4 (Sylphy [Tomoyo Kurosawa], Cobori [Shiori Mikami], Salma [Minami Tsuda], Muse [Yuuka Aisaka]) and more than 20 additional tracks including insert songs. The CD costs ¥2,800 + tax.

The drama CD will contain 3 episode tracks:

Things that happen around Isuzu’s sickbed
Silly story of the Brilliant 4
The ABC trio training again

The cast will be the same main and supposrting characters as follows:

Seiya Kanie as Kouki Uchiyama
Isuzu Sento as Ai Kakuma
Latifa Fleuranza as Yukiyo Fujii
Moffle as Ayako Kawasumi
Macaron as Ryoko Shiraishi
Tiramie as Ai Nonaka
Muse as Yuuka Aisaka
Sylphy as Kurosawa Tomoyo
Kobori as Shiori Mikami
Salama as Minami Tsuda

The first animated volume of the series will be released in Blu-Ray & DVD. The Blu-Ray limited edition price is 6,975 yen (excluding tax) while the DVD limited edition price is 5,975 yen (excluding tax). It will contain the following:

The first two episodes of Amagi Brilliant Park
- And staff commentaries on these two episodes by the director, Takemoto Yasuhiro, and the original author, Shoji Gatoh
- Episode 1 Character Commentary by Moffle, Macaron, Tiramy
- Episode 2 Character Commentary by Ayako Kawasumi, Kyoko Shiraishi, Ai Nonaka
A brand-new video of “Exciting Mini Theatre”
Newly-drawn package illustrations
- Three-Sided Sleeve Case of Kanie and Isuzu
- Digipak: ‘Situation’
Amaburi Revival Sugoroku
Amaburi Special Guide
Amaburi Special Seal
Japanese subtitles
Other bonus videos

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G83VxWbV5k0

Amagi Brilliant Park is a light novel series written by Shoji Gatoh (Full Metal Panic!) and illustrated by Yuka Nakajima (Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai!). It began publishing on February 20, 2013 by KADOKAWA’s Fujimi Shobo under the label Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. Chingwin Publishing Group published the series in Taiwan. There are currently five light novel volumes and the fifth one was released in October 18, 2014. The novels sold more than 100,000 copies two weeks after the anime release.

Amagi Brilliant Park: Maple Summoner, a light novel spin-off was published on October 18, 2014. It was written by Keishou Yanagawa and was illustrated by Yuka Nakajima (Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai!). There are currently two volumes and the second one was just published on November 20, 2014.

Aside from Amagi Brilliant Park the Animation, there are two more manga series adapted from the novel. One is titled as Amagi Brilliant Park that began publishing on February 8, 2014 while the other one is Amagi Brilliant Park? Fumo that was published on June 2014.

The light novel series has a 13-episode anime adaptation of the same name. It began airing on October 6, 2014 by Kyoto Animation (Free!, Tamako Market) and is directed by Yasuhiro Takemoto (Hyouka, Suzumiya Haruhi no Shoushitsu).

Synopsis of Amagi Brilliant Park from Haruhichan:

Seiya was forced to accept an invitation to an amusement park by the mysterious and beautiful girl Isuzu. What he didn’t know was that she would bring him to the decrepit Amagi Brilliant Park, Japan’s most disappointing amusement park. Seiya is introduced to the leader of the Park, the “real princess” Latifah, who suddenly entrusts him with saving the park, which is in danger of shutting down. Amagi Brilliant Park, it turns out, is not just any amusement park, but rather one populated by fairies.

Source – Natalie, TBS’ Amaburi Page, Fujimi Shobos’ Amaburi Page

Tokyo Ghoul 2nd Season Slated for January 8

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November 24, 2014

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It was revealed in week’s issue of Shueisha’s Young Jump magazine that the upcoming second anime adaptation based on Sui Ishida’s Tokyo Ghoul manga is slated to air on January 8th next year.

The upcoming second season will be based on a new original story written by Ishida, rather than adapting the remainder of his original manga. The series will once again be animated by Studio Pierrot (Naruto Shippuden, Bleach) and the majority of the cast and staff will return to reprise their roles. This comes after the official Chinese website for the anime accidently leaked the information late last month. The website itself quickly removed the announced.

Additionally the first promotional video for the upcoming series was earlier released:

Tokyo Ghoul is a manga series by Sui Ishida. It was serialized in Shueisha’s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump between September 2011 and September 2014 and has been collected in thirteen tankōbon volumes as of August 2014. A prequel titled Tokyo Ghoul: JACK is running online on Jump Live and a 12-episode anime television series adaptation by studio Pierrot aired on Tokyo MX between July and September 2014. A second season has been announced.

Tokyo Ghoul synopsis from Haruhichan:

The suspense horror/dark fantasy story is set in Tokyo, which is haunted by mysterious “ghouls” who are devouring humans. People are gripped by the fear of these ghouls whose identities are masked in mystery. An ordinary college student named Kaneki encounters Rize, a girl who is an avid reader like him, at the café he frequents. Little does he realize that his fate will change overnight.

The second season of the Tokyo Ghoul anime will begin airing from January 8 next year during the Winter 2014/2015 anime season on Tokyo MX. More information will release soon.

You can visit the anime’s official website here: http://www.maql.co.jp/special/tokyoghoul/
And follow Tokyo ghoul on Twitter: @tkg_anime

Source – Anime News Network

Boku wo Tsutsumu Tsuki no Hikari Manga Ends with a Sequel Announcement

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November 23, 2014

In the January 2015 issue of Hakusensha’s Bessatsu Hana to Yume magazine which will be released on Wednesday, Saki Hiwatari (Global Garden, Mirai no Utena) will end her Boku no Chikyuu wo Mamotte sci-fi-drama shoujo manga series’ sequel, Boku wo Tsutsumu Tsuki no Hikari.

However, she has also announced that a new manga series titled Boku wa Chikyuu to Utau will be released in the May 2015 issue of the same serializing magazine on March 26, 2015. It will be the sequel of the ending manga and will still continue the story of Kobayashi Ren. Written on the magazine announcement, Boku wa Chikyuu to Utau will be the “3rd Stage” of the Boku Tama series.

Boku wo Tsutsumu Tsuki no Hikari was released on 2003. It is serialized in the bimonthly Hana to Yume magazine and a special edition magazine, Hana to Yume Plus. There are currently 14 compiled manga volumes by Hakusensha and the fourteenth volume was released on September 19, 2014. Tankom licensed the manga in French.

The prequel, Boku no Chikyuu wo Mamotte, was published around 1987 – 1994 with 138 chapters and 21 compiled manga volumes under Hana to Yume magazine. It is licensed in North America by Viz Media, with all volumes translated. Planet Manga holds the manga license for Italian translations, Tonkam for French and Carlsen Verlag for German.

A tribute volume, Boku no Chikyuu wo Mamotte Tribute, preceding Boku no Chikyuu wo Mamotte was released on occasion of the 35th anniversary of the magazine on August 10, 2009 with one volume and 7 chapters. A side-story manga was also released, titled as Guuzen ga Nokosu Mono – Kioku Senmei II, which was released on 2001 with one volume, four chapters containing three short stories.

The prequel manga has received a six-episode original video animation produced by Production I.G (Usagi Drop, Kimi ni Todoke). It aired on December 17, 1993 to September 23, 1994. It has also received a movie, Boku no Chikyuu wo Mamotte: Alice kara, Rin-kun e, that was released on February 1, 1995. It has also a one-episode special that was aired on October 24, 2001.

Story of Boku no Chikyuu wo Mamotte (original first series) from Viz Media:

Life’s hard when you’re shy, harder still when you move from your quiet hometown to the bustle of a big city and a new high school. Poor Alice also has to cope with being regularly harassed by the bratty neighbor boy, Rin. Her life turns upside-down when she’s stuck babysitting Rin and the annoying chore ends in unexpected tragedy. What Alice doesn’t realize is there could be a greater force at work than unhappy chance!

Synopsis of Boku wo Tsutsumu Tsuki no Hikari (sequel) from MAL:

This tale follows the adventures of Alice and Rin’s son, Ren. This series was originally planned as a oneshot, but due to popular demand it has become a series.

Source – ANN

Junketsu no Maria: Exhibition Manga Ends next Month

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November 23, 2014

According to the 49th issue of Kodansha’s Good! Afternoon magazine, Masayuki Ishikawa’s (Moyashimon, Hitokiri Ryouma) manga sequel to Junketsu no Maria, Junketsu no Maria: Exhibition will end on the 50th issue that will be released on December 6, 2014. It has also been announced that the first and only compiled volume for the manga will be released on January 7, 2015.

The fantasy-historical-ecchi sequel manga was published on the 45th issue of the magazine last July 4, 2014. It is the sequel of Junketsu no Maria that was released on the first to the 33rd issue of the magazine (November 7, 2008 – July 5, 2013).

The prequel has three compiled volumes published by Kodansha, with each volume having a normal and limited version. Kodansha USA has licensed the manga and announced that the first volume of the three-volume series will be released on early 2015. The manga was received well by readers. The first volume had sold 81,643 copies. Volume 2 had sold 94,578 copies. And volume 3 has sold 57,516 copies.

The manga has received an anime production to be released next year, Winter 2015. The staff was announced as follows:

Production: Production I.G (Shingeki no Kyojin, Psycho-Pass)
Director: Goro Taniguchi (Gun X Sword, Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch)
Music production: Lantis
Character Designer: Yuriko Chiba (Sacred Seven, To Heart)
Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda (Bayonetta: Bloody Fate, Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.)
Series Composition: Hideyuki Kurata (Grisaia no Kajitsu, Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai)
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa (AKB0048, Aldnoah.Zero)
Editing: Seiji Morita (Air, Naruto: Shippuuden)

Junketsu no Maria anime visual:

Synopsis of Junketsu no Maria from Haruhichan:

The story follows Maria, the most powerful witch who lives during the Hundred Years’ War in France. She despises war, so she obstructs battles with her strong magical powers. Her meddling with her succubus Artemis and incubus Priapos has caught the attention of the heavens, and so the Archangel Michael issues an edict. When Maria loses her virginity, she will also lose her magical powers. A beautiful angel named Ezekiel is supposed to watch Maria and make sure the witch does not use magic in front of people, but Maria continues to use magic anyways.

Read the previous article about the cast, key visual and character visuals here.

Source – ANN

NewType – December 2014 Anime Popularity Ranking

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November 23, 2014

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Today’s ranking comes from the December 2014 issue of the popular Japanese magazine, NewType; we’ve taken the time to translate the whole article for your enjoyment. Earlier this week we did a write-up on this issue, giving an in-depth look into the magazine itself as well as the posters that come with it: you can read that here.

Before we go to the listings here is the image scan of the December 2014 Anime Popularity Ranking from the latest NewType Magazine:

Males Rankings:
1) Kirito (Sword Art Online II)
2) Archer (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (TV))
3) Shirou Emiya (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (TV))
4) Kira Yamato (Gundam SEED)
5) Tatsuya Shiba (Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei)
6) Meliodas (Nanatsu no Taizai)
7) Bellri Zenam (Gundam: G no Reconguista)
8) Lancer (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (TV))
9) Inaho Kaizuka (Aldnoah.Zero)
10) Seiya Kanie (Amagi Brilliant Park)

Females Rankings:
1) Saber (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (TV))
2) Rin Tohsaka (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (TV))
3) Sinon (Sword Art Online II)
4) Asuna (Sword Art Online II)
5) Isuzu Sento (Amagi Brilliant Park)
6) Chaika Trabant (Hitsugi no Chaika: Avenging Battle)
7) Shiki Ryougi (Kara no Kyoukai)
8) Akane Tsunemori (Psycho-Pass 2)
9) Tokaku Azuma (Akuma no Riddle)
10) Lilith (Trinity Seven)

Series Ranking:
1) Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (TV)
2) Sword Art Online II
3) Psycho-Pass 2
4) Gundam: G no Reconguista
5) Amagi Brilliant Park
6) The Seven Deadly Sins
7) Akuma no Riddle
8) Free!: Eternal Summer
9) Trinity Seven
10) Sora no Method

Top 10 series streamed:
1. Yowamushi Pedal
2. Fate/ Stay Night
3. Sword Art Online
4. Shingeki no Kyojin
5. Toaru Kagaku no Railgun S
6. Log Horizon
7. Hagure Yuusha no Estetica
8. Hataraku Maou-sama!
9. Diamond no Ace
10. Basilisk: Kouga Ninpou Chou

Top 10 Blu-ray Disc sales:
1. The iDOLM@STER Movie: Kagayaki no Mukougawa e
2. Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season Volume 4
3. Frozen MovieNEX
4. Hanamonogatari
5. Free!: Eternal Summer Volume 1
6. Haikyuu!! Volume 3
7. Ghost in the Shell: Arise – Border:4 Ghost Stands Alone
8. Tamako Love Story Movie
9. Free!: Eternal Summer Volume 2
10. Haikyuu!! Volume 4

Top 10 record count (People recording it on their TV):
1. Psycho-Pass 2: The Scales of Justice (episode 1)
2. Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso: Monotone/Colorful (episode 1)
3. Parasyte: The Metamorphosis (episode 1)
4. Trinity Seven: Administer and Third Selection (episode 1)
5. Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de: Alpha Episode (Change) (episode 1)
6. Yowamushi Pedal: Grande Road: Phase 49 (Episode 1)
7. Gundam: G no Reconguista: G-Self, Start Up! (episode 2)
8. Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru: A Maiden’s True Heart (episode 1)
9. Nanatsu no Taizai: The Seven Deadly Sins (episode 1)
10. Ai Tenchi Muyo!: Tenchi’s Arrival (episode 1)

Translations were done by Swaps4 and fgghjjkll from Haruhichan.

Sword Art Online seems to be dominating this months rankings like always, but it’s nice to see Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (TV) taking some decent rankings. Isuzu Sento from Amagi Brilliant Park has also claimed a nice spot for herself, while Kira Yamato continues to stay in the top 10 just like he has for the past few years. Akuma no Riddle has snuck back into the rankings because an OVA is due soon. It’s quite strange that with the recent ending of the Naruto manga, no one from the series made it into the rankings.

What are your thoughts on this month’s rankings? What would you personally change? Let us know your thoughts in the comments below.

New Cast Members for Absolute Duo Revealed

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November 23, 2014

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On November 21st, 2014, the official website for the Absolute Duo anime announce several new additions to the voice acting cast. Absolute Duo is based off of the light novel series written by Takumi Hiiragi-Boshi and illustrated by Asaba Yuu. The story follows a boy named Kokoneo Tooru. Tooru lives in a world where weapons that are the manifestation one’s soul, Blaze, exist. Tooru can also create such a weapon, but, for some reason, his weapon is a shield! What’s more, he is enrolled in a school that teaches combat skills to Blaze users! How will Tooru’s school life pan out?

The newly announced cast includes:

Tomatsu Haruka (Anjou Naruko from Anohana) as Nagakura Imari
Tamura Yukari (Takamichi Nanoha from Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha) as Tsukimi Rito
Horie Yui (Hanekawa Tsubasa from Bakemonogatari) as Tsukumo Sakuya
Hanae Natsuki (Kaizuka Inaho from Aldnoah.Zero) as Tora
Kawahara Yoshihisa (Sasahara Koujirou from Nichijou) as Tatsu

The website also released new visuals for the main cast:

Matsuoka Yoshitsugu (Lubbock from Akame ga Kill) as Kokonoe Tooru

Yamamoto Nozomi (Kusunoki Yukimura from Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai) as Sigtuna Yurie

Suwa Ayaka (Azuma Tokaku from Akuma no Riddle) as Tachibana Tomoe

Imamura Ayaka (Girl from Isshuukan Friends, Female Student from Ookami Shoujo to Kuro Ouji) as Hotaka Miyabi

Yamazaki Haruka (Kanzaki Tomoyo from Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de) as Bristol Lilith

The production cast includes:

Director as Nakayama Atsushi (Kore wa Zombie desu ka? )
Series Composition by Kouno Takamitsu (Minami-ke Tadaima)
Character Designs by Sano Keiichi (Kamisama no Memouchou)
Animation Director as Tanaka Norie (Magi- The Labyrinth of Magic)
Produced at 8-Bit (Grisaia no Kajitsu)

The light novel series that the Absolute Duo anime is based on was launched in 2012 by Hiiragi-Boshi. The 6th novel was published last July by MF Bunko, and a seventh novel is in the works. Nariie Shinichirou launched a manga adaptation in Media Factory’s Monthly Comic Alive magazine last July, and another spinoff manga series is serializing in Monthly Comic Alive. The anime will be released on January 4th, 2015.

Absolute Duo synopsis from Haruhichan:

After losing a loved one, Tooru Kokonoe enrolls at Kouryou Academy so as to gain a “Blaze,” a weapon that is his soul manifestation, for the sake of revenge. He was expecting a weapon… What he got was a shield… How is he to seek revenge with something that isn’t even a weapon?!

Source: Official Website

Sidonia no Kishi 2nd Season PV, Visuals, Ending Theme Band and Blame! PV Revealed

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November 23, 2014

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The official website for the anime adaptation of Tsutomu Nihei’s Sidonia no Kishi (Knights of Sidonia) manga series has revealed the promotional video for the second season, new visuals and the music band who will perform the ending theme.

Hiroyuki Seshita will be directing the second season, he worked on the first season as a Co-Director while boy band group EBiDAN will perform the ending theme.

Sidonia no Kishi: Daikyuu Wakusei Seneki Promotional Video:

In addition, a new anime adaptation of Tsutomu Nihei’s Blame! manga has also been announced and will be produced and shown within Sidonia no Kishi: Daikyuu Wakusei Seneki. Nihei produced the manga before Sidonia no Kishi, which ran from 1998 till 2003 for a total of 10 volumes. It also received an anime adaptation in the form of 6 web specials in 2003 from Group TAC (Igano Kabamaru , Tantei Gakuen Q). A film recap which will be a compilation of the 12 episodes from the anime’s first season was also announced.

Blame! Promotional Video:

Sidonia no Kishi: Daikyuu Wakusei Seneki Visual:

Blame! Visual:

Sidonia no Kishi/Knights of Sidonia synopsis from Haruhichan.

It’s been a thousand years since the Gauna, a strange alien race with no known method of communication, destroyed the solar system. A portion of humanity managed to escape using enormous “seed ships” like the Sidonia, which have allowed them to maintain the population while drifting through space. Nagate Tanikaze is a young man who has been raised deep in the bowels of the ship. When he goes into training to pilot the huge robotic weapons known as Gardes, Nagate is entrusted with piloting the legendary unit known as Tsugumori. Nagate and his fellow pilots put their lives on the line against the Gauna, in the ultimate battle for the survival of humanity!

Source: Sidonia no Kishi official website, natalie

Yowamushi Pedal Game’s Second PV Released

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November 23, 2014

On November 20th, 2014, Bandai Namco Games began streaming the second promotional video for its upcoming Yowamushi Pedal 3DS game. The game is titled Yowamushi Pedal: Asu e no Koukaiten and is based off the manga Yowamushi Pedal by Watanabe Wataru. The video showcases several of the different modes of gameplay, including Adventure mode, Mini Game mode, and Race mode. The game will feature new rivals for the characters to face, and will have a fully voiced original story. The first PV was streamed some time ago but only previewed the characters.

Yowamushi Pedal 3DS Game PV 2:

Yowamushi Pedal 3DS Game PV 1:

The game will be released in Japan on January 29, 2015, for the price of 5,690 yen. If you are lucky and/or dedicated enough to recieve one of the first copies of the game, you will get a reversible jacket, a poster, and a secret code to download a talk session between some of the cast including Yamashita Daiki (Onoda Sakamichi from Yowamushi Pedal), Kishio Daisuke (Teshima Junta from Yowamushi Pedal), and Matsuoka Yoshitsugu (Aoyagi Hajime from Yowamushi Pedal).

Yowamushi Pedal is a manga written and illustrated by Watanabe Wataru. It tells the story of a small boy, Onoda, who is an otaku and hopes to enter the anime club when he gets into high school. He constantly rides his “Mommy Bike”, a city bicycle that he uses for transportation, delivery, and recreation, around, and when he is spotted by one of the members of his high school’s bicycle racing club he is asked to join. Onoda’s adventure starts from here!

The manga has inspired 2 seasons of anime, one of which, Yowamushi Pedal: Grande Road, is currently airing.

Yowamushi Pedal synopsis from Haruhichan:

Otaku Sakamichi Onoda has just entered high school and plans to join the anime club. In middle school, Onoda didn’t have any friends with whom he could talk about anime, games, Akihabara and other otaku things, and he is hoping he can make such friends in the anime club, but he finds out it’s been disbanded. In order to reestablish the club he tries to find 4 other people who would like to join.

Since he was a little boy, Onoda has ridden his mamachari—a bulky bicycle with a step-through frame mainly used for short rides, such as for casual fun or to pick up groceries—to go to Akihabara every week to check out or buy otaku things. Fellow freshman Shunsuke Imaizumi and bicyclist, while training, notices a boy (Onoda) riding his mamchari up a steep road.

Freshman and road racing cyclist, Shokichi Naruko visits Akihabara to get some Gundam plastic models for his younger brothers and meets Onoda who catches his attention because of the his cycling skill on the mamachari and later find out they go to the same school. Later on, both Naruko and Imaizumi try to convince him to join the bicycle racing club, but will he?

Source: Official Website

Tiger & Bunny Manga Ends next Month

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November 23, 2014

The digital magazine, Niwango’s Kadokawa Niconico Ace, announced on their 159th issue that Mizuki Sakakibara’s (Bayonetta: Bloody Fate) Tiger & Bunny manga will end on December 16. The announcement was made on the last page of chapter 37.

Translated as: At last, next time is the final episode/chapter!!

Tiger-and-Bunny-End-Announcement-2_Haruhichan.com_ — Translated as: Update will be followed next time, December 16!

The action-comedy manga began publishing on Kadokawa’s Newtype Ace magazine last Spetember 10, 2011. It then moved to Niconico Ace last year. It has eight compiled manga volumes and the eighth volume was shipped last November 1o, 2014. Viz Media has licensed the manga in North America and has currently five volumes.

Tiger & Bunny received various adaptations from anime, manga, video games and stage play. The anime adaptations were under Sunrise’s Studio 6 (The Big O, Sgt. Frog) production. The first season of the series aired last April 2011, having 25 episodes. Succeeded with two movies: one being Tiger & Bunny Movie 1: The Beginning which was aired last September 22, 2012 while the other one is Tiger & Bunny Movie 2: The Rising which was aired last February 8, 2014. The second movie grossed ¥130 million in its opening weekend. Tiger & Bunny also has a 1-episode special, Tiger & Bunny Pilot, that was released on May 27, 2011 along with the first BD & DVD volume.

There are four other manga adaptations of the series:

Tiger & Bunny (One Shot) – Written by Msafumi Nishida and illustrated by Masakazu Katsura
Tiger & Bunny Comic Anthology – Written and illustrated by Shiichi Kugura and Erika Kari
Tiger & Bunny – Written by Erika Yoshida and illustrated by Ueda Hiroshi
Tiger & Bunny Koushiki Anthology – Written and illustrated by nearly 100 authors

There are two video game adaptations:

Tiger & Bunny On Air Jack! – developed by Namco Bandai Games for the PlayStation Portable
Tiger & Bunny Heroes Day – released by D3 Publisher for the PlayStation Portable

The stage play of the series titled Tiger & Bunny the Live was held on Tokyo’s Zepp Diver City theater from August 24 to September 1, 2012.

Summary of Tiger & Bunny from Haruhichan:

Sternbild City is home to people called “Next,” who use their special abilities to protect the people as superheroes. These heroes solve cases and save lives so they can wear sponsor logos or acquire “hero points.” Their activities are documented on the popular program “Hero TV,” which picks the “King of Heroes” in a yearly ranking. The veteran hero Wild Tiger has always preferred to work alone, but now he’s been assigned the rookie Barnaby Brooks Jr., who has a different perspective on being a superhero.

Source – Niconico Ace

Hitsugi no Chaika Manga Ends next Month

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November 23, 2014

According to the January 2015 issue of Kadokawa Shoten’s Shounen Ace magazine that will be shipped this Wednesday, the manga adaptation of Hitsugi no Chaika will end in the February issue that will be released next month.

The fantasy-adventure manga was adopted from Ichirou Sakaki’s (Outbreak Company, Shinkyoku Soukai Polyphonica) light novel of the same title with Shinta Sakayama (one of the contributors of Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai: Koushiki Anthology Comic) as the illustrator. The manga began serializing on December 26, 2011. There are currently three compiled volumes, having the fourth volume to be released on March 20, 2015. Last month it was announced that the manga was licensed by Yen Press in North America, in which the first volume will be released on June 2015.

Hitsugi no Chaika is one of the three manga adaptations of the light novel: one is a 4-koma manga, Hitsugi no Chaika kka, and the other one is Gakuen Chaika! that was just released this Winter 2014.

The series has received a 12-episode anime adaptation last Spring 2014 and a 10-episode sequel, Hitsugi no Chaika: Avenging Battle, which is currently airing this Fall 2014. Both seasons were produced by studio Bones (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Captain Earth) and was directed by Souichi Masui (Scrapped Princess). It will also receive an OVA bundled with the 12th light novel volume that will be released on March 10, 2015.

Synopsis of Hitsugi no Chaika from Haruhichan:

Toru Acura is a 20-year-old retired soldier meandering through life post-war. He encounters Chaika Trabant, a 14-year-old sorceress carrying a coffin, and follows her in hopes of finding some semblance of meaning in his life again. The two are accompanied by Toru’s adopted sister Akari, the sole employed member of the group and thereby their source of sustenance.

Source – ANN

Attack on Titan: Wings of Freedom Eren and Levi Poster Previewed

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November 22, 2014

A Eren and Levi B2 poster will be 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 will go on sale November 29th while the second movie is slated to be shown in theaters across Japan on June 27th and will cover episodes 14-25.

Earlier today at the end of the premiere of the Attack on Titan: Crimson Bow and Arrow (Shingeki no Kyojin Movie 1: Guren no Yumiya) compilation film that the second season of the Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) TV anime has been slated to air in 2016.

Volume 20 cover was also previewed:

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.

Shingeki no Kyojin synopsis 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.

Source: Natalie, Crunchyroll

New Wixoss and Infinite Stratos Nendoroids to Be Released

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November 22, 2014

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With season two of Selector Infected WIXOSS, Selector Spread WIXOSS, currently airing right now, Good Smile Company has decided to release two new nendoroids from this series. What’s more, the upcoming Kominato Ruko and Tama’s nendoroids will also be joined by Infinite Stratos‘ Huang Lingyin in nendoroid form!

Kominato Ruko from Selector Spread WIXOSS – Preorders are currently available on Jlist.

Kominato Ruko’s nendoroid comes with three expressions: her normal expression, her serious expression, and her worried expression. She has both a heir clip and a scrunchie that can be attached to her side ahoge. Ruko’s optional parts include WIXOSS cards, her school bag from the opening sequence of the anime, and a pass case.

Product Details:

Name: Nendoroid Kominato Ruko
Series: selector infected WIXOSS
Manufacturer: TOMYTEC
Category: Nendoroid
Price: ¥4,200 (Before Tax)
Release Date: March 2015
Specifications: Painted ABS&ATBC-PVC non-scale articulated figure with stand included. Approximately 100mm in height. Limited WIXOSS card included.
Sculptor: Kodama Youhai, TOMYTEC
Released by TOMYTEC
Distributed by Good Smile Company

Tama from Selector Spread WIXOSS – Preorders are currently available on Jlist.

Tama, the main LRIG of the series, comes with three expressions: her normal expression, her excited expression, and her serious expression. Her optional part is a card frame that you can pose her inside of!

Product Details:

Name: Nendoroid Tama
Series: selector infected WIXOSS
Manufacturer: TOMYTEC
Category: Nendoroid
Price: ¥4,300 (Before Tax)
Release Date: March 2015
Specifications: Painted ABS&ATBC-PVC non-scale articulated figure with stand included. Approximately 100mm in height. Limited WIXOSS card included.
Sculptor: Kodama Youhai, TOMYTEC
Released by TOMYTEC
Distributed by Good Smile Company

If you get both Ruko and Tama, you can attach their optional transparent wings and recreate the scene in which they attempt to become an Eternal Girl!

Huang Lingyin from Infinite Stratos – Preorders are currently available on Jlist.

Huang Lingyin, everyone’s favorite Chinese representative in Infinite Stratos, comes withe three expressions: her grinning expression, her winking expression, and her shy and blushing expression. Her optional parts include a sweet and sour pork bento that you can put in her lap as to recreate a typical Lingyin Lunchtime!

Product Details:

Name: Nendoroid Huang Lingyin
Series: Infinite Stratos
Manufacturer: Good Smile Company
Category: Nendoroid
Price: ¥4,000 (Before Tax)
Release Date: May 2015
Specifications: Painted ABS&ATBC-PVC non-scale articulated figure with stand included. Approximately 100mm in height.
Sculptor: MEN
Cooperation: Nendoron

Source: Good Smile Company

A Certain Lovable Level 5 Gets a Figurine

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November 22, 2014