300-Limited Electronic Keyboards Sold by Korg in Celebration of K-ON! 5th Anniversary

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November 22, 2014

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The official Japan Animator Expo website began streaming the full third short titled ME!ME!ME! ft. daoko by Teddyloid on Friday. Animator Expo are the project of weekly anime shorts from Hideaki Anno’s Studio Khara and the media company Dwango. The music video features the musician Teddyloid (Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt) and rapper daoko.

The official website also gives a brief description of the story: “You are attacked and ravished by many girls.”

The short features the voice talent of Ranma ½ and Cowboy Bebop co-stars Kouichi Yamadera and Megumi Hayashibara, and Dan Kanemitsu translated the short on behalf of Khara.

The rest of the staff includes:

Director: Hibiki Yoshizaki
Animation Production: Studio Khara
Planning, Original Work, Storyboard, Technical Director: Hibiki Yoshizaki
Music: “ME!ME!ME! feat.daoko” by Teddyloid
Character Design, Animation Director: Shuichi Iseki
3DCGI: sankaku
Color Design, Color Coordination Inspection: Yuichi Furuichi (Copihan)
Art Director: Hiroshi Kato (Barakamon)
Editor: Hibiki Yoshizaki
Music Production: Rie Shimasue (King Records)

Hideaki Anno himself is serving as executive producer of the initiative with Dwango President Nobuo Kawakami, and he also designed the image character mascot “(Tor)-kun.” Ghibli co-founder Hayao Miyazaki created the title logo, and fellow Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki colored it.

One new short will stream every week for a planned total of 30 shorts, ranging from original projects and spinoffs to promotional videos and music videos. Each episode will be streamed for free via a dedicated iOS/Android app and on the web. There are no plans for a commercial release at this stage.

Source: ANN, official Japan Animator Expo website

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Promotional Video 3

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The official website for the upcoming original animation Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko has streamed the third promotional video on Saturday. The series is scheduled to have 4 OVAs and will be under production by Sunrise for release in 2015.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x2arvy8

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Promotional Video 2:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x1xmzid

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Promotional Video 1:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mzMo9sV_T-c

Visuals:

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin is a manga written and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. It is an adaptation and retelling of the story from the anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam, of which Yasuhiko was the original character designer.

An anime adaptation of the manga, focusing on the stories of Casval Rem Deikun (more famously known as Char Aznable) and his sister Artesia (aka Sayla Mass), is under production by Sunrise for release in 2015. Yasuhiko is the chief director of the adaptation, with Sunrise veteran Takashi Imanishi (Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO) as director, and Katsuyuki Sumisawa (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Inuyasha) as the scriptwriter.

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin synopsis from Haruhichan:

The four-episode project will tell the story of Casval Rem Deikun and Artesia Som Deikun (Char and Sayla, before Char became known as the Red Comet) before the One-Year War in UC.0068.

Source: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Official website

Attack on Titan 2nd Season Slated for 2016

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Source – Otakomu, @l96_mag, @soror1096

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November 21, 2014

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It was revealed 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, where the manga is expected to reach its 20th volume. The anime’s second season was earlier revealed to be in early pre-production.

2016年に進撃の巨人2期決定とか言われました

— ソロル村長 (@soror1096) November 21, 2014

The film also revealed the release date for the second compilation film, Attack on Titan Part II: Wings of Freedom (Shingeki no Kyojin Kouhen ~Jiyuu no Tsubasa~) which will be out in Japanese theatres on June 27th next year.

〈超速報〉 2015年6月27日進撃の巨人後編公開 2016年TVアニメ第2期放送決定 — MAG◎β版 (@l96_mag) November 21, 2014

The first compilation film covers the first 13 episodes of the anime. The second film will cover the last 12 episodes. 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 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.

The second season of the anime adaptation of Hajime Isayama’s Attack on Titan (Shingeki no Kyojin) will be airing in 2016. More information about the anime will be revealed in the upcoming months.

Visit the anime’s official website: http://shingeki.tv/
And follow them on Twitter: @anime_shingeki

Dragon Ball Z 2015 Movie Visual Officially Revealed

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November 21, 2014

The official website for the Dragon Ball Z Movie 15: Fukkatsu no F(Dragon Ball Z Movie 15: F Is For Fukkatsu, or ‘resurrection’) has officially revealed the first key visual. The movie movie will premiere in Japanese theaters on April 18 in both 2D and 3D. More info about the upcoming movie can be found here.

Dragon Ball Z Movie 15: Fukkatsu no F teaser:

Past Visuals:

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

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

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

Source: Dragon Ball Z Movie 15 official website

Oregairu Dominates Kono Light Novel Ga Sugoi! For a Second Year in a Row

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November 21, 2014

The final results for the 2015 edition of Takarajimasha’s Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel is Amazing!) guidebook rankings have been revealed and as we reported earlier, Oregairu has topped the series ranking for a second year in a row.

Here are the results:

Light Novels
1. Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru (Oregairu)
2. Sword Art Online
3. No Game No Life
4. Toaru Majutsu no Index
5. Koukyuu Rakuen Kyoujou: Harem League Baseball
6. Zetsushinkai no Solaris
7. Escape Speed
8. Toaru Hikuushi no Seiyaku
9. Kono Koi to, Sono Mirai
10. Tenkyou no Alderamin

Female Characters
1. Yukino Yukinoshita (Oregairu)
2. Misaka Mikoto (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
3. Yui Yuigahama (Oregairu)
4. Asuna Yuuki (Sword Art Online)
5. Othinus (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
6. Index (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
7. Shino Asada (Sword Art Online)
8. Komachi Hikigaya (Oregairu)
9. Misaki Shokuhou (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
10. Shiro (No Game No Life)

Male Characters
1. Hachiman Hikigaya (Oregairu)
2. Touma Kamijou (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
3. Kazuto Kirigaya (Sword Art Online)
4. Accelerator (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
5. Tatsuya Shiba (Mahouka Koukou)
6. Sora (No Game No Life)
7. Rentarou Satomi (Black Bullet)
8. Bell Cranel (Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatte Iru Darou ka)
9. Saika Totsuka (Oregairu)
10. Sorouku Ikuta (Tenkyou no Alderamin)

Combined Characters
1. Hachiman Hikigaya (Oregairu)
2. Touma Kamijou (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
3. Yukino Yukinoshita (Oregairu)
4. Misaka Mikoto (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
5. Kazuto Kirigaya (Sword Art Online)
6. Yui Yuigahama (Oregairu)
7. Asuna Yuuki (Sword Art Online)
8. Accelerator (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
9. Tatsuya Shiba (Mahouka Koukou)
10. Othinus (Toaru Majutsu no Index)

Light Novel Artists
1. Ponkan 8 (Oregairu)
2. Haimura Kiyotaka (Toaru Majutsu no Index)
3. abec (Sword Art Online)
4. Buriki (Haganai, Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko)
5. Ukai Saki (Black Bullet)
6. Kantoku (Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.)
7. Miho Takeoka (Bungaku Shoujo, Hikaru)
8. Yuu Kamiya (No Game No Life)
9. Yasuda Suzuhito (Durarara!!)
10. Tsunako (Date A Live)

New Works
1. Koukyuu Rakuen Kyuujou: Harem League Baseball
2. Zetsushinkai no Solaris
3. Kono Koi to, Sono Mirai.
4. Kiniro Quartet!
5. Danshi Koukousei de Urekko Light Novel Sakka wo Shiteiru keredo, Toshishita no Classmate de Seiyuu no Onnanoko ni Kubi wo Shimerareteiru.
6. Higashi Ikebukuro Stray Cats
7. Seishun Buta Yarou wa Bunny Girl Senpai no Yume wo Minai
8. Majo wa Tsuki Izuru Tokoro ni Nemuru
9. Steam Heaven Freaks
10. Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu

Takarajimasha’s Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel is Amazing!) is a guide book that publishes a list of the top ten most popular light novels and their characters according to readers polled on the Internet. An introduction to each of the works comes with each listing, along with an interview of the light novel’s author or authors for first place. Many of the light novels that have been listed in this guide book were later adapted into anime series. Most of the light novels listed contain a series of volumes, but some single-volume light novels also get listed. The first release of the guide book was on November 26, 2004 and is the 2005 listing. The latest release is the ninth volume on November 20, 2013 and is the 2014 listing. Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu and Toaru Majutsu no Index have appeared in the top ten in six out of ten issues of Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi!, while the Haruhi Suzumiya series and the Book Girl series have appeared in five.

Source: Otakomu

New Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Key Visual Revealed

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November 21, 2014

The official website for the upcoming original animation Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko has revealed a new key visual. The series is scheduled to have 4 OVAs and will be under production by Sunrise for release in 2015.

Past Visual:

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin is a manga written and illustrated by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. It is an adaptation and retelling of the story from the anime television series Mobile Suit Gundam, of which Yasuhiko was the original character designer.

An anime adaptation of the manga, focusing on the stories of Casval Rem Deikun (more famously known as Char Aznable) and his sister Artesia (aka Sayla Mass), is under production by Sunrise for release in 2015. Yasuhiko is the chief director of the adaptation, with Sunrise veteran Takashi Imanishi (Mobile Suit Gundam 0083: Stardust Memory, Mobile Suit Gundam MS IGLOO) as director, and Katsuyuki Sumisawa (Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Inuyasha) as the scriptwriter.

Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin synopsis from Haruhichan:

The four-episode project will tell the story of Casval Rem Deikun and Artesia Som Deikun (Char and Sayla, before Char became known as the Red Comet) before the One-Year War in UC.0068.

Source: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin Official website

Ghost in the Shell First Connection First-Person Shooter Trailer

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November 21, 2014

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The debut trailer for the upcoming Ghost in the Shell First Connection first-person shooter by Nexon has been revealed. The trailer shows you various aspects of the game and gives us a look at various playable characters from Section 9 and more! The game is slated for release for the first half of next year and it will be free-to-play.

The online FPS game Ghost in the Shell Online is built upon a world view based on the original animation by Masamune Shirow. It is a fast paced first person shooter which provides main characters and skills from the original and offers players chances to engage in the differentiated battle plays. Also, a skill sharing system between players using ‘an electronic brain network’ is designed for the players to enjoy advanced cooperative battles.

It has also been stated that locations from the Ghost in the Shell series have been turned into game maps and will have in-game purchases (micro transactions).

Sword Art Online II – Episode 20 Preview Streamed

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November 21, 2014

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Just two days away from release and the official website for the Sword Art Online series has released the preview video for the upcoming 20th episode of Sword Art Online II titled “Sleeping Knights”. Episode 20 will air on Saturday the 22nd of November at 11:30pm JST on Tokyo MX.

Sword Art Online II episode 20 preview screenshots:

Sword Art Online II Mother’s Rosario (Mother’s Rosary) arc visual:

Sword Art Online II synopsis from Haruhichan:

One year after the SAO incident, Kirito is approached by Seijiro Kikuoka from Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications Department “VR Division” with a rather peculiar request.

That was an investigation on the “Death Gun” incident that occurred in the gun and steel filled VRMMO called Gun Gale Online (GGO). “Players who are shot by a mysterious avatar with a jet black gun lose their lives even in the real world…” Failing to turn down Kikuoka’s bizarre request, Kirito logs in to GGO even though he is not completely convinced that the virtual world could physically affect the real world.

Kirito wanders in an unfamiliar world in order to gain any clues about the “Death Gun.” Then, a female sniper named Sinon who owns a gigantic “Hecate II” rifle extends Kirito a helping hand. With Sinon’s help, Kirito decides to enter the “Bullet of Bullets,” a large tournament to choose the most powerful gunner within the realm of GGO, in hopes to become the target of the “Death Gun” and make direct contact with the mysterious avatar.

Source: Sword Art Online II Official website

Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Cast and 2nd Visual Revealed

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November 21, 2014

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The official website for the upcoming TV anime adapation of Fumiaki Maruto’s popular comedy light novel series Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata has revealed the 2nd key visual. The anime is scheduled to air next January 2015.

In addition to this, the anime’s main cast were also revealed:

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Kirito from Sword Art Online) will lead the cast as the otaku Tomoya Aki
Kiyono Yasuno (Tina Kobayakawa in Wake Up Girls!) will be voicing Megumi Katou, who met Tomoya by fate
Saori Oonishi (La Folia Rihavein in Strike the Blood) voices Eriri Spencer Sawamura, a childhood friend of Tomoya
Ai Kayano (Menma from AnoHana) as Utaha Kasumigaoka, a popular writer
Chinatsu Akasaki (Shinka Nibutani in Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!) voices the role of Izumi Hashima
Sayuri Yahagi (Suzu Hagimura from Seitokai Yakuindomo) will be playing Michiru Hyoudou
Tetsuya Kakihara (Natsu Dragneel from Fairy Tail) as Iori Hashima

The anime’s production staff were revealed as well and includes:

Director: Kanta Kamei (Oreshura, Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin)
Screenplay Writer: Fumiaki Maruto (White Album 2, light novel writer)
Music Composer: Hajime Hyakkoku (GJ-bu, K-ON!)
Animation Studio: A-1 Pictures (Aldnoah.Zero, Sword Art Online)

Previous visual:

The first promotional video for the series launched earlier this year in March:

Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata TV CM for the 6th volume:

Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata novel 1-6 volume covers:

Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata also known in the short form Saekano, is a Japanese light novel series by Fumiaki Maruto, with illustrations by Kurehito Misaki. Fujimi Shobo has published seven volumes since July 2012 under their Fujimi Fantasia Bunko imprint. It has received a manga adaptation in addition to two spin-off manga adaptations. An anime television series adaptation by A-1 Pictures is scheduled to air from January 2015 on Fuji TV’s noitamina block.

Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata synopsis from Haruhichan:

The life of Tomoyo Aki, a highschool otaku working part time to support his BD hoarding. With remarkable luck, he bumps head-first into, Megumi Kato, the most beautiful girl he has ever seen. Naturally, the meeting twists his life into a complicated torrent of relationships. Eriri Spencer Sawamura, his half-foreigner childhood friend who’s always valued her relationship with MC. Kasumigaoka Utaha, a cold, composed renowned literary genius who shoves everyone aside from our protagonist. What is this? An eroge introduction?

The tale of a small not quite doujin circle, but not quite indie studio’s journey through the tough territory of comiket and beyond.

Source: ANN, Otaku Tale

Slender Man Naruto Mannequin Has Trouser Problems

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November 20, 2014

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Nana-chan is one of the most popular meeting spots around Nagoya Station, she was born in Switzerland on April 28, 1973. She’s slim with a height of 6m 10cm and weight of 600kg and looks a lot like the Slender Man. Every month the landmark mannequin’s outfit changes for some type of promotion. With the upcoming Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 7 – The Last on its way and hitting theaters across Japan on December 6, she has been dressed up to resemble the orange shinobi of Konohagakure, Naruto. Unfortunately, she had a few problems.

A new visual for the Naruto: Shippuuden Movie 7 – The Last was also shown in last week’s Jump.

Source: Crunchyroll, Naruto Movie Twitter

DDNavi Users Vote for the Most Powerful Shounen Jump Manga

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November 20, 2014

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Weekly Shounen Jump is home to many unforgettable classics, titles such as Bleach, Naruto, Nisekoi, Hunter x Hunter, Toriko and One Piece are serialized in the best-selling manga magazine Weekly Shounen Jump. DDNavi asked its readers to rank which Weekly Shounen Jump manga is the one which they think is the “The most powerful”.

Here are the results:

20) To Love-Ru by Saki Hasemi and Kentaro Yabuki

19) City Hunter by Tsukasa Hojo

18) Haikyuu!! by Haruichi Furudate

17) Katekyo Hitman Reborn! by Akira Amano

16) Bleach by Tite Kubo

15) Death Note by Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata

14) Hikaru no Go by Takeshi Obata and Yumi Hotta

13) Rurouni Kenshin by Nobuhiro Watsuki

12) Kuroko no Basket by Tadatoshi Fujimaki

11) Hunter x Hunter by Yoshihiro Togashi

10) Saint Seiya by Masami Kurumada

9) Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto

8) Fist of the North Star by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara

7) Kochira Katsushikaku Kameari Kouenmae Hashutsujo by Osamu Akimoto

6) Captain Tsubasa by Youichi Takahashi

5) JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure by Hirohiko Araki

4) Slam Dunk by Takehiko Inoue

3) Gintama by Hideaki Sorachi

2) One Piece by Eichiro Oda

1) Dragon Ball by Akira Toriyama

It’s no surprise Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball takes the number 1 spot since it is the most strong business-wise franchise spawning plenty of movies and countless merchandise to a worldwide audience. The manga’s 42 volumes have sold over 156 million copies in Japan and more than 230 million copies worldwide, making it the second best-selling manga series in history, while Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece has sold 345 million copies making it the first best-selling manga series.

So what do you think of these rankings? Should Naruto have gotten a better rank? What about Bleach? Let us know in the comments below.

Source: SGCafe

Sidonia no Kishi 2nd Season Airs Spring 2015 & Compilation Film Announced

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November 20, 2014

The current issue of Kodansha’s Monthly Afternoon magazine has announced that the second season of the anime adaptation of Tsutomu Nihei’s Sidonia no Kishi (Knights of Sidonia) manga will be airing next spring. In addition, a new animated film will be releasing next March and an anime adaptation of Nihei’s Blame! will also be produced.

劇場版シドニアの騎士 pic.twitter.com/TqHmzzlb74

— デコ (@Decors1215) November 19, 2014

The second season of the anime will be titled Sidonia no Kishi: Daikyuu Wakusei Seneki (Knights of Sidonia: War of the Ninth Planet). The first two episodes of the series will be revealed privately at a Sidonia no Kishi being held on November 23th, before its regular broadcast next Spring.

The announced film will be a recap compilation of the 12 episodes from the anime’s first season. It will also include new scenes and updated remastered audio for its theatrical release. The compilation film will be releasing in Japanese cinemas in March 2015.

Last, a new anime adaptation of Tsutomu Nihei’s Blame!manga has also been announced. 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). The upcoming adaptation will be produced and shown alongside Sidonia no Kishi: Daikyuu Wakusei Seneki, though whether it will be a full TV series or a series of specials have yet to be revealed.

Here is the announcement for the anime’s second season:

Sidonia no Kishi (Knights of Sidonia) is a manga series written and illustrated by Tsutomu Nihei. The series debuted in April 2009 in Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine and to date there has been a total of 13 compiled volumes released. An anime adaptation of the series was produced in April this year for a total of 12 episodes. The anime is produced by Polygon Pictures, in their first full TV anime production. The series is directed by Koubun Shizuno (Detective Conan, Hyakka Ryouran: Samurai Bride) with Sadayuki Murai (Natsume Yuujinchou, Mouryou no Hako) handling the series composition and screenplay, with Noriyuki Asakura (Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Kenkaku Romantan) composing the music.

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!

The second season of the Sidonia no Kishi anime, Sidonia no Kishi: Daikyuu Wakusei Seneki, will be airing in Japan from April next year, during the Spring 2015 anime season. A film covering the anime’s first season will be released in Japan sometime in March, with additional scenes and new audio. And finally, a new anime adaptation of Tsutomu Nihei’s Blame! will air alongside the Sidonia no Kishi 2nd season.

You can also keep up to date at the anime’s official website: http://www.knightsofsidonia.com/
And also follow-up on updates on the Knights of Sidonia Twitter: @SIDONIA_anime

Source – @Decors1215, MyAnimeList, Otakomu

Live-Action Attack on Titan Cast Reveals Armin Isn’t Blonde and Hanji Has a RPG

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Japanese film news websites Eiga and Sanspo have revealed the 13 character poster visuals for the upcoming live-action Attack on Titan films. Attack on Titan creator, Hajime Isayama, helped in the creation of the movie and even came up with the seven additional characters.

Haruma Miura as Eren Yeager

Kiko Mizuhara as Mikasa Ackerman

Kanata Hongo as Armin Arlet

Satomi Ishihara as Hanji Zoe

Nanami Sakuraba as Sasha Blouse

Takahiro Miura as Jean Kirstein

Hiroki Hasegawa as Shikishima

Ayame Misaki as Hiana

Pierre Taki as Souda

Jun Kunimura as Kubal

Shu Watanabe as Fukushi

Satoru Matsuo as Sannagi

Rina Takeda as Lil

Sanspo reports that Hiroki Hasegawa’s character Shikishima holds the key to the film’s story as “humanity’s strongest man.”

The reason why Armin isn’t blonde and Hanji has an RPG is because producer Yoshihiro Sato said he did not pay as much attention to whether or not the cast members looked like the original characters. Instead, he had many discussions with Attack on Titan manga creator Hajime Isayama and went with actors who could act out the “characters’ spirits.”

The films’ director Shinji Higuchi confirmed that the project will have two films and stated that, with the supervision of Hajime Isayama, the story will be based on the world and characters of the manga, while incorporating new characters and new formidable enemies. Yuusuke Watanabe (Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods, live-action Gantz, Gantz II: Perfect Answer, 20th Century Boys, Gatchaman) is writing the script. Film critic Tomohiro Machiyama, who is also friends with Hajime Isayama, is working on the scripts together with Hajime Isayama and Yusuke Watanabe.

Attack on Titan live-action synopsis from asianwiki

100 years ago, titans suddenly appeared on Earth. Soon, human civilization veered on collapse due to the titans. Humans then built a giant wall to defend themselves. Within the giant walls, humans lived in peace, but, 100 years later, the giant wall is broken.

Both films are scheduled to open next summer.

Source: ANN

Newtype – December 2014 Posters

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November 20, 2014

Today we’ll be taking a look at NewType’s December 2014 issue from JList. This issue contains a total of 6 great posters along with previews, character profiles, articles, manga, and other great content. Most of the anime posters are anime series that have recently started airing during the Fall 2014 anime season.

This issue is sadly sold out but make sure to subscribe to JList‘s NewType subscription service here to guarantee each new issue every month, more info on where to purchase the magazine will be at the bottom of this post.

Don’t forget to view our Megami – December 2014 issue and our NyanType – December 2014 issue post! View our posts of older issues here.

Cover and Back

Amagi Brilliant Park

Free!

Girlfriend (Kari)

Infinite Stratos

Sword Art Online II

The iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls

My favorite posters from this months issue would have to be Amagi Brilliant Park (Cold autumn days), Free! (Christmas!) and Sword Art Online II (Yuuki’s smurk while battling it out with Asuna is awesome).

Sadly this issue is out of stock but 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!

Rokka no Yuusha Anime Adaptation Has Been Green-Lit

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It was revealed in the third manga volume’s wraparound jacket band that an anime adaptation of Ishio Yamagata’s Rokka no Yuusha series has been green-lit. More information will be provided soon.

The action-fantasy seinen light novel series was published on August 25, 2011 and is still ongoing. It was written by Ishio Yamagata and drawn by Terui (Saredo Tsumibito wa Ryuu to Odoru). It has received a manga adaptation on February 25, 2012 and it was illustrated by Kei Toru (Akame ga Kill! Zero). It was serialized on Shueisha’s Super Dash & Go! magazine. On Friday, November 21, Shueisha’s Dash X Bunko will print the fifth compiled light novel volume and the third compiled manga volume.

Synopsis from MAL:

When the “Majin” awakes, the goddess of fate will choose six warriors and bestow them with the power to save the world. Somewhere on their bodies, a crest in the shape of a flower will appear and as a result the warriors are “The Heroes of the Six Flowers.” As the day of the Majin’s revival nears, Adlet, a boy who calls himself the strongest man in the world, is chosen as one of the “Six Flowers.” But when the heroes arrived at their designated location, they found that there were seven heroes present. Which meant that one of them was an imposter and an enemy. Confused by the impossible situation, suspicion and paranoia spread among the chosen. And within a thick forest, the heroes’ fierce battle begins!

You could read the Japanese web comic version on Rokka no Yuusha‘s Official Shueisha Website.

Source – IEEE802.11, 0takomu

Kuroko no Basket 3rd Season Slated to Air January 10

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November 19, 2014

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In week’s issue of Weekly Shonen Jump it was announced that the upcoming third season of Tadatoshi Fujimaki’s Kuroko no Basuke (Kuroko’s Basketball) anime will be premiering from January 10th next year.

The anime’s Opening and Ending themes were also revealed. The OP will be Punky Funky Love. by Granrodeo and the ED will be GLITTER DAYS. from Fo’x Tails. There will be a fan disc releasing on December 25 on Blu-ray and DVD that will contain a small mini drama recapping the anime’s second season. It will also contain: a compact version of a talk show from the ~Kiseki no Tenjikai~ event at Hirakata Park, music videos for the series’ main characters, a special gallery of an alternative to the anime’s ending sequence, a version of the opening and ending without any credits and the initial rendition of the second season’s first opening.

New cast members have been revealed to join the third season as members of Rakuzan’s Uncrowned Kings:

Wataru Hatano (Gajeel Redfox from Fairy Tail) will voice Reo Mibuchi
Toshiki Masuda (Takashi Yura in Kimi no Iru Machi) as Kotarou Hayama
Takahiro Fujiwara (Pippin from Berserk film series) will be voicing Eikichi Nebuya

Additionally, the anime’s official website has released a new visual revealing the new characters:

Kuroko no Basket is based on Tadatoshi Fujimaki’s manga. The first anime season titled “Kuroko no Basket” aired from April 8, 2012 to September 22, 2012. The second season titled “Kuroko no Basket 2” premiered last October 6, 2013 and ran until March 30, 2014.

Kuroko no Basket synopsis from Haruhichan.

The Teiko Middle School Basketball Team. The class that produced three perfect seasons in a row, with five once-in-a generation players, called “The Generation of Miracles”. There was another player who all of them respected… A legendary 6th player. An up-and-coming power player, Taiga Kagami, is just back from America. When he comes to Seirin High School, he meets the super-ordinary boy, Tetsuya Kuroko. Kagami is shocked to find that Kuroko isn’t good at basketball, in fact, he’s bad! And he’s so plain that he’s impossible to see. But Kuroko’s plainness lets him pass the ball around without the other team noticing him, and he’s none other than the sixth member of the Miracle Generation. Kuroko makes a pact with Kagami to defeat the other members of the Miracle Generation, who have all played basketball at other schools. A battle of light (Kagami) and shadow (Kuroko) begins!

Kuroko no Basket 3rd Season will air on January 10th on MBS at 26:58 (effectively January 11th, 2:58 a.m.).

Source – Anime News Network

Juuou Mujin no Fafnir January 2015 Anime Cast, Staff & Visual Released

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November 19, 2014

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The official website of the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Tsukasa and Riko Korie’s Juuou Mujin no Fafnir light novel series has revealed that the series will be airing from January 2015. The series’ first cast members, staff and first visual has also been revealed.

The first cast members for the anime has been revealed and includes:

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Kirito in Sword Art Online) as Yuu Mononobe
Rina Hidaka (Airi Kashii from Ro-Kyu-Bu!) voicing as Iris Freyja
Manami Numakura (Aoi Sakurai in Rail Wars!) voices Mitsuki Mononobe

Additionally, the anime’s first set of character designs were also released for the main cast:

The anime’s staff will consist of:

Chief Director: Keizou Kusakawa (Ro-Kyu-Bu! SS, Mondaiji tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru soudesuyo?)
Director: Jun Takahashi (Azumanga Daioh and Battle Spirits Brave Episode Director)
Series Composer: Yuki Enatsu (Saint October, Yu-Gi-Oh! GX Screenplay Writer)
Anime Character Design: Shouko Yasuda (Attack on Titan and Kill la Kill Key Animator)
Sound Director: Satoki Iida (Angel Beats!, Sakura Trick)
Animation Studio: Diomedea (Mondaiji-tachi ga Isekai kara Kuru Sou Desu yo?, Shinryaku! Ika Musume)

The site has also released two wallpapers of the anime’s two main characters, Iris Freyja and Mitsuki Mononobe.

Juuou Mujin no Fafnir (Unlimited Fafnir) is a light novel series written by Tsukasa and illustrated by Riko Korie. The series began in July 2013 and is published by Kodansha. To date has a total of 6 compiled volumes released. A manga adaptation of the series also launched last year in Kodansha’s Good! Afternoon magazine.

Here is a synopsis of the series from Haruhichan:

With the sudden appearance of the monsters that came to be called Dragons, the world had completely changed. Before long, within the human ace supernatural girls with the power of the dragons, called “D,” were born. The secret existence of the only male “D,” the boy Mononobe Yuu, was forcefully thrown into the school where the girls of “D” gathered—Midgar, where he saw the naked body of one of the students, Iris. Furthermore, meeting his long-lost sister Mitsuki, Yuu seems to have been enrolled into this school…?! “When there’s really no other choice, Iris, I will—kill you.” “Can I really… believe you?” The curtains open as the “one and only story” about the boy who was supposed to become the strongest assassin and the incompetent girl unfolds—! Unlimited School Battle Action!

The Juuou Mujin no Fafnir anime will be airing from January 2015 during the Winter 2014/2015 anime season. More information will be revealed at a Niconico livestream event on November 26.

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

Source – Juuou Mujin no Fafnir Anime Website, Moca News

Yuri Kuma Arashi TV Anime Slated for January 6

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November 19, 2014

The official website for the Yuri Kuma Arashi (Yuri Bear Storm) TV anime project has revealed that the series will be airing in Japan from January 6, 2015. The site has also revealed additional information including the anime’s cast and staff, and the first visual, character designs and promotional video for the anime.

The anime’s site has revealed the main cast for the series, in addition to the character designs for each character. The cast includes:

Miho Arakawa (Sumireko Hanabusa in Akuma no Riddle) will voice Ginko Yurishiro

Yoshiko Ikuta (Yukina Sonogi in Senkou no Night Raid) as Lulu Yurigasaki

Nozomi Yamane (First major role) voices Kureha Tsubaki

Junichi Suwabe (Archer in Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works) will play Life Sexy

Mitsuki Saiga (Takuto Shindou in Inazuma Eleven Go) voices the role of Life Cool

Kazutomi Yamamoto (Kenjirou Hato from Genshiken Nidaime) will be voicing Life Beauty

Yui Ogura (Tsukiko Tsutsukakushi from Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko.) as Sumika Izumino

Ami Koshimizu (Ryuuko Matoi from Kill la Kill) voices Konomi Yurikawa

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

The anime’s production staff were also revealed, which also includes Kunihiko himself directing the anime. The staff includes:

Director, Series Composer and Sound Director: Kunihiko Ikuhara (Mawaru Penguindrum, Sailor Moon SuperS)
Series Composer: Takayo Ikami (Mawaru Penguindrum, Watamote)
Original Character Designer: Akiko Morishima (Hanjuku Joshi, Renai Joshi File)
Anime Character Designer: Etsuko Sumimoto (Hachimitsu to Clover and Magic Madoka★Magica The Movie: Rebellion Animation Director)
Art Director: Chieko Nakamura (Mawaru Penguindrum, Baku Tech! Bakugan)
Sound Director: You Yamada (Mawaru Penguindrum, Black Bullet )
Music Composer: Yukari Hashimoto (Mawaru Penguindrum, Toradora!)
Animation Studio: Silver Link (Kokoro Connect, Non Non Biyori)

And finally, the first promotional video for the Yuri Kuma Arashi anime has released:

Yuri Kuma Arashi (Yuri Bear Storm) is a new project created by Kunihiko Ikuhara. The yuri project was first announced in March last year where a small animation was privately this year. A manga adaptation of the project was announced early this year, which was written by Ikuhara and illustrated by Akiko Morishima. The manga started serialization in February in Gentosha’s Comic Birz monthly seinen magazine.The first compiled volume of the manga will release on the 21st.

Here is a synopsis of the series from Haruhichan:

Some time ago, the asteroid Kumaria exploded in the depths of space.

The resulting fragments became a meteor shower that rained down on Earth, and for some reason, bears all over the world rose up and attacked humanity! In “Man vs. Bear,” the bears ate the humans and the humans shot the bears, resulting in a seemingly unending battle and a cycle of hatred. In the end, a giant “Wall of Extinction” was erected between the humans and bears and a state of mutual nonaggression came to pass…

The human world.

One morning, Arashigaoka Academy students Kureha Tsubaki and Sumika Izumino were by themselves and saw the “Yuri Flower” that bloomed in a flower bed. The two are friends as well as lovers. The flower bed is an important place to the two. At that moment, the Bear Alarms ring out! The bears are invading the human world, and humans are being attacked! Are they really those bears? One mystery invokes yet another mystery, one after another. The curtain rises magnificently on Yuri Kuma Arashi!

The Yuri Kuma Arashi anime will be airing in Japan from January 6th on Tokyo MX, during the Winter 2014/2015 anime season. More information about the series will release soon.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://www.yurikuma.jp/
And follow their Twitter: @yurikuma_anime

Source – Moca News, Yuri Kuma Arashi Website

Otaku Celebrate the Birthday of Makoto Tachibana from Free!

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