Video: Koufuku Graffiti Promotional Video + Anime Staff Revealed

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Hanamonogatari has a total of 5 episodes, each with the duration of 25-minutes per episode. Hanamonogatari is set after the Monogatari Series: Second Season series. The Monogatari series is a collection of light novels, created by Nisio Isin which are animated by Shaft. The screenshots are from the first 30-minutes of the series.

Hanamonogatari synopsis from Haruhichan:

Hanamonogatari features Suruga Kanbaru and is set after Koyomi Araragi graduates from high school.

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The Monogatari series is a collection of light novels, created by Nisio Isin. The novels started in late 2005 and published under Kodansha’s Box imprint, where there has been a total of 16 volumes to date. The 17th volume will release on April 3rd, and the 18th and final volume releasing later this year. The light novels have received and anime adaptation titled Bakemonogatari, after the first volume, in 2009 from the animation studio Shaft. Since then a total of 11 novels has been animated by the same studio. It has been reported that there has been over a million sales of the Bakemonogatari and Nisemonogatari anime. In addition, a drama CD, a PlayStation Portable game and many figures and figurines have been made based on the series.

Video: The Seven Deadly Sins Commercial 3 + Cast Update

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August 17, 2014

The third commercial for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Nakaba Suzuki’s manga The Seven Deadly Sins has recently been uploaded. The anime series will debut this October and air throughout the fall 2014 anime season. The cast for Diane was also introduced, an updated cast list can be seen below.

The cast is as follows:

Meliodas will be voiced by Kaji Yuki (Rentarou Satomi from Black Bullet!)
Elizabeth Liones will be voiced by Amamiya Sora (Akame from Akame ga Kill!)
Hawk will be voiced by Kuno Misaki (Kate Hoshimiya from Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda)
Diane will be voiced by Aoi Yuuki (Varel Jin from Blade and Soul)

Production crew:

Director: Okamura Tensai (Ao no Exorcist, Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha, Medabots)
Series Composition: Suga Shoutarou (Darker than Black: Kuro no Keiyakusha, Isshuukan Friends., Rinne no Lagrange)
Character Design and Animation Director: Sasaki Keigo (Ao no Exorcist, Kimi ni Todoke, Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda)
Music: Sawano Hiroyuki (Aldnoah.Zero, Kill la Kill, Shingeki no Kyojin)
Animation Studio: A-1 Pictures (Ao no Exorcist, THE iDOLM@STER, Shinsekai yori)

The Seven Deadly Sins Commercial 3:

Diane: Serpent Sin, Diane!
Text: Sin of envy
Diane: I won’t lose in sexiness! I’ll crush every single one of you ground beetles!
Narrator: The Seven Deadly Sins

The Seven Deadly Sins Commercial 2:

The Seven Deadly Sins Commercial 1:

The website is also streaming a TV spot that announces the theme song performers for the series, with Ikimono-gakari (Naruto Shippuuden, Bleach) credited as performing the opening theme song, and rock bands FLOW (Samurai Flamenco, Code Geass) and GRANRODEO (Kuroko no Basket, Code:Breaker) listed as performing the anime’s ending.

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The Seven Deadly Sins synopsis 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 only daughter, sets out on a journey to find the “Seven Deadly Sins,” and to enlist their help in taking back the kingdom.

The Seven Deadly Sin anime will debut this October, during the 2014 Fall/Autumn anime season.

You can find the anime’s official website here: http://www.7-taizai.net/

Haiyore! Nyaruko-San F OVA Announced

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August 17, 2014

A Haiyore! Nyaruko-san OVA was announced during today’s Haiyore! Nyaruko-san special event at Comiket 86. A new OVA based on Manta Aisora and Koin’s light novel series has been announced. The OVA will be titled Haiyore! Nyaruko-san F and a new visual has been released.

Haiyore! Nyaruko-san synopsis from Haruhichan:

“I’m Nyarlathotep, the creeping chaos always smiling beside you.” But you can call her Nyaruko for short. One by one, the Great Ones from the Cthulhu mythos are coming to earth to target Nyaruko and her human friend Mahiro. He’s utterly clueless about the true nature of his cosmic conflict and just wants to live in peace.

Source: yaraon

Video: Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow Vol. 1 – Promotional Video 2

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August 17, 2014

The second promotional video has released for Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow Vol. 1: St. Trond no Raimei, the first of three planned OVAs. The new PV previews the anime’s Opening theme: Connect Link from Yoko Ishida. Each OVA will be 30 minutes long and will take place between the end of the second season’s and the beginning of the 2012 movie. It will be directed by Kazuhiro Takamura (Strike Witches, Vividred Operation) and animated by Silver Link (Kokoro Connect, Non Non Biyori), who will be taking over the role of AIC. Tickets for the first OVA will go on sale on the 28th.

Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow Vol. 1 will be releasing in Japanese theatres on September 20.

Additionally, a new visual has released for the OVA:

Here is a synopsis of Strike Witches from Haruhichan:

The year is 1944 and the world lives in fear of unidentified flying objects called Neuroi. With the old-boy old guard unable to thwart this deadly menace, humanity turns its desperate eyes to an aerial attack force with much nicer legs. Meet the girls of the 501st Joint Fighter Wing, better known as the Strike Witches. These darlings of the great blue yonder may not have standard issue uniforms, but they do have all the right stuff. Where the average flyboy falters, these dolls blast aliens to bits in the bat of an eyelash. With a little magic and a whole lot of leg, the girls of the 501st are winning the war on pants, and aliens!

Visit the OVA’s official website: http://w-witch.jp/
Or follow them on Twitter: @s_witch_anime

Video: Grisaia no Kajitsu Promotional Video

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August 17, 2014

At this weekend’s Summer Comiket 86 doujinshi mega-event, the upcoming television anime adaptation of Grisaia no Kajitsu adult PC game promotional video was shown. The series will debut this October and air throughout the fall/autumn 2014 anime season.

The anime’s production crew was earlier announced and are as follows:

Director: Tanaka Motoki (Kiniro Mosaic)
Character Designer: Watanabe Akio (Bakemonogatari, Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai/The World God Only Knows)
Series Composition: Kurata Hideyuki (Tokyo Ravens, Oreimo)
Animation Studio: 8-Bit (IS: Infinite Stratos, Tokyo Ravens)

The Opening theme will be performed by Maon Kurosaki (Highschool of the Dead ED) and the Ending theme will be performed by Yoshino Nanjou (Love Live! School Idol Project OP and ED). Character Design, Opening & Ending Artists were also revealed and can be read here.

Grisaia no Kajitsu: Le Fruit De La Grisaia is a visual novel by Front Wing that originally released on February 15 2011 for Windows. The novel features character designs from Akio Watanabe and Fumio (Tomoyo After ~It’s a Wonderful Life~), scenarios written by Nachi Kio, Ryuta Fujisaki, Yoshigazu Kuwashima, and Kazuya, with Elements Garden (Mouretsu Pirates) composing the music. The visual novel won the 2011 Moe Game Awards grand prize, as well as various other awards for its scenario and music. Two sequels followed the release of the first, in 2012 and in 2013. The first novel was ported to the PlayStation Portable and PlayStation Vita last year. Additionally, a manga adaptation began serialization last February.

Here is a synopsis of Grisaia no Kajitsu from Haruhichan:

Mihama Academy—on the surface, a closed learning environment established to nurture students who find themselves at odds with the world around them; in actuality, an orchard-cum-prison built to preserve fruit that has fallen too far from its tree.

Whatever the circumstances behind its establishment, Mihama Academy is at present home to five female students, all with their own reasons for “enrollment.” For better or worse, each girl has established a routine obliging of her current situation; life moves at an idle, yet accommodating pace within the walls of Mihama.

Yet with the arrival of the institute’s first male student, the nearly preposterously opaque Kazami Yuuji, the students at Mihama begin to fall out of step with their predetermined rhythms. Will Yuuji prove to be the element the girls around him needed to take hold of their lives once more, or will the weight of their pasts prove too steep a wall to overcome?

And in the first place, just who is Kazami Yuuji? While the true nature of the “job” he is wont to alight to at the most haphazard of moments remains shrouded in secrecy, one thing is for certain—his encroachment upon the quiet orchard known as Mihama Academy will prove itself momentous in one way or another. And of course, one cannot discount the possibility that perhaps Yuuji himself carries the weightiest past of any of the students…

The Grisaia No Kajitsu anime will debut this October on Tokyo MX, during the 2014 Fall/Autumn anime season.

You can find the anime’s official website here: http://www.grisaia-anime.com/

Mekakucity Actors’ Momo Kisaragi Becomes Clearasil’s First Anime Mascot

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International skin care brand Clearasil has announced that they will be teaming up with Jin’s manga series Kagerou Days, which includes its anime adaptation Mekaucity Actors. For the first time, a 2D character will be the brand’s new mascot. The new mascot will be none other than the series’ resident pop idol / little sister, Momo Kisaragi.

Jin’s Kagerou Days series has proven to be a huge hit among the younger generation, especially girls, which are Clearasil’s target demographic.

Momo Kisaragi will be featured promoting Clearasil in various ads which will be shown on various media outlets.

From visiting the website, it seems the rest of the Mekakushi Dan will be helping out their famous idol-member as they are also featured in a special Clearasil set.

Source: Mantan-web, clearasil.jp

Chaika Teaches You How to Survive Comiket

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August 17, 2014

With some help from character designer/animation director Nobuhiro Arai, Chaika -The Coffin Princess- from Hitsugi no Chaika has a special messages to her fans who attended this weekend’s Comiket.

“Today, Comiket last day …! Do. Absolutely. Mission …! Objectives, always! ! However, life, important. Hydration, very very important! Frequent ingestion, Wanted! Everyone, summer, maximum enjoy, hope!”

Source: @ChaikaTrabant, Crunchyroll

Hunter x Hunter 2011 Anime Series to End on Episode 148

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Hunter x Hunter (2011) is scheduled to end on the final episode of the 13th Hunter Chairman Election arc. The arc begins with episode 137 and will end with episode 148, the final episode of the 2011 TV series.

This has been confirmed by Megumi Han (The voice of Gon Freecss) during her interview with Mantanweb about being a second generation voice actress (She is the daughter of voice actress Keiko Han (Mito Freecss from Hunter x Hunter, Luna from Sailor Moon, Lalah Sune from Mobile Suit Gundam series)). Her first major role was Gon Freecss and it’s sad to admit that the production of the series has concluded with episode 148.

The next episode to run is 143 on August 19th, final episode to broadcast September 24. The previous adaptation of the series ran from October 16, 1999 to March 31, 2001 and ended with a total of 62 episodes on the Yorknew City arc before a series of 30 OVAs picked it up and adapted the Greed Island story.

It’s no surprise the anime will end production so soon, the manga series only recently came back from a 2 year hiatus and the manga is only 20 chapters ahead of the end of the Election arc (Episode 148 in the anime).

Hunter x Hunter (2011) 13th Hunter Chairman Election arc visual:

Hunter x Hunter 2011 synopsis from Haruhichan:

Remake of the 1999 TV series of Hunter x Hunter based on the manga by Togashi Yoshihiro.
A Hunter is one who travels the world doing all sorts of dangerous tasks. From capturing criminals to searching deep within uncharted lands for any lost treasures. Gon is a young boy whose father disappeared long ago, being a Hunter. He believes if he could also follow his father’s path, he could one day reunite with him.

After becoming 12, Gon leaves his home and takes on the task of entering the Hunter exam, notorious for its low success rate and high probability of death to become an official Hunter. He befriends the revenge-driven Kurapica, the doctor-to-be Leorio and the rebellious ex-assassin Killua in the exam, with their friendship prevailing throughout the many trials and threats they come upon taking on the dangerous career of a Hunter.

Source: mantan-web, Crunchyroll

New Hunter x Hunter Election Arc Visual Released

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August 17, 2014

The official website for Hunter x Hunter has finally released the real visual for the current Election Arc in the anime series. The 13th Hunter Chairman Election arc is the seventh story arc of the series, and spans from chapters 319 to 339 of the manga. The arc was released after the debut of the 2011 series. The arc begins with episode 137 and will end with episode 148, the final episode of the 2011 TV series.

New visual:

Old placeholder visual:

Hunter x Hunter 2011 synopsis from Haruhichan:

Remake of the 1999 TV series of Hunter x Hunter based on the manga by Togashi Yoshihiro.
A Hunter is one who travels the world doing all sorts of dangerous tasks. From capturing criminals to searching deep within uncharted lands for any lost treasures. Gon is a young boy whose father disappeared long ago, being a Hunter. He believes if he could also follow his father’s path, he could one day reunite with him.

After becoming 12, Gon leaves his home and takes on the task of entering the Hunter exam, notorious for its low success rate and high probability of death to become an official Hunter. He befriends the revenge-driven Kurapica, the doctor-to-be Leorio and the rebellious ex-assassin Killua in the exam, with their friendship prevailing throughout the many trials and threats they come upon taking on the dangerous career of a Hunter.

Video: Fate/stay night (2014) – Commercial 1 + Release Date Revealed

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August 17, 2014

The first commercial for ufotable’s Fate/stay night (2014) has released and previews the anime’s Opening theme Ideal White from Mashiro Ayane. The series will be adapting the Unlimited Blade Works route. The series will be directed by Takahiro Miura (storyboard for Fate/Zero, first directing role) and will first launch this October during the Fall/Autumn 2014 anime season followed by the second cour which will air next April 2015, during the spring 2015 anime season.

The anime’s air date has also been revealed, and Fate/stay night (2014) will air from October 4th, during the fall 2014 anime season.

Here is the latest visual for the anime:

Fate/stay night (2014) synopsis from Haruhichan:

New anime adaptation of Fate/stay night, following the Unlimited Blade Works route.

Anime Trending Rankings of Summer 2014 – Week 5

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Anime Trending‘s 5th chart rankings of Summer 2014 is now in! For this week and this week only, Hanamonogatari has a chance of entering their weekly poll. After week 6 Hanamonogatari no longer appear in Anime Trending‘s weekly chart but can still be voted for until the end of the season. Anime Trending‘s soundtrack poll is also now open for voting.

You can click here if you wish to participate in Anime Trending‘s weekly survey, or you can click here if you are interested in their character poll.

37. Strange+ 2nd Season

Week 1 #33
Week 2 #35
2 Weeks at #37

36. Ai Mai Mii: Mousou Catastrophe

4 Weeks at #36

35. Fran♥cesca

Week 1 #34
2 Weeks at #33
Week 4 #35

34. Sho unen Hollywood: Holly Stage for 49

Week 1 #31
Week 2 #33
Week 3 #35
Week 4 #33

33. Yama no Susume 2nd Season

Week 1 #35
Week 2 #34
Week 3 #32
Week 4 #34

32. Momo Kyun Sword

Week 1 #26
Week 2 #29
Week 3 #30
Week 4 #32

31. Bakumatsu Rock

Week 1 #29
Week 2 #30
Week 3 #29
Week 4 #28

30. Space Dandy 2

Week 1 #32
3 Weeks at #31

29. Nobunaga Concerto

Week 3 #34
Week 4 #30

28. Sengoku Basara: Judge End

Week 1 #30
Week 2 #26
Week 3 #28
Week 4 #29

27. Himegoto

Week 1 #22
Week 2 #23
Week 3 #25
Week 4 #27

26. Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita.

2 Weeks at #27
Week 3 #23
Week 4 #25

25. Shirogame no Ishi: Argevollen

2 Weeks at #28
Week 3 #21
Week 4 #23

24. Majimoji Rurumo

Week 1 #24
Week 2 #25
Week 3 #24
Week 4 #22

23. Sabagebu!

2 Weeks at #20
2 Weeks at #26

22. Persona 4 The Golden Animation

Week 1 #21
2 Weeks at #22
Week 4 #24

21. DRAMAtical Murder

Week 1 #15
2 Weeks at #19
Week 4 #20

20. Fate/kaleid liner Prisma☆Illya 2wei!

Week 1 #25
Week 2 #24
Week 3 #27
Week 4 #21

19. Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?

Week 1 #19
3 Weeks at #17

18. Jinsei

Week 1 #23
Week 2 #21
Week 3 #20
Week 4 #19

17. Love Stage!!

Week 1 #16
Week 2 #18
Week 3 #15
Week 4 #16

16. Re:_Hamatora

Week 1 #12
Week 2 #13
Week 3 #16
Week 4 #15

15. Hanayamata

Week 1 #17
Week 2 #14
2 Weeks at #18

14. Tokyo ESP

2 Weeks at #10
Week 3 #8
Week 4 #12

13. Kuroshitsugi: Book of Circus

Week 1 #14
Week 2 #16
2 Weeks at #14

12. Rail Wars!

Week 1 #13
Week 2 #9
Week 3 #12
Week 4 #13

11. Free!: Eternal Summer

Week 1 #11
Week 2 #12
Week 3 #10
Week 4 #8

10. Glasslip

Week 1 #5
Week 2 #8
Week 3 #11
Week 4 #10

9. Ao Haru Ride

Week 1 #6
2 Weeks at #7
Week 4 #6

8. Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance

Week 1 #18
Week 2 #15
Week 3 #13
Week 4 # 11

7. Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun

Week 1 #7
Week 2 #6
Week 3 #9
Week 4 #7

6. Barakamon

Week 1 #9
Week 2 #11
Week 3 #6
Week 4 #9

5. Sword Art Online II

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

4. Zankyou no Terror

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

3. Tokyo Ghoul

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

2. Aldnoah.Zero

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

1. Akame ga Kill! (x2)

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

Greatest Improvements:

+4 Akame ga Kill!
+3 Barakamon
+3 Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance
+3 Hanayamata
+3 Sabagebu!

Poorest Demotions:

-3 Zankyou no Terror
-3 Sword Art Online II
-3 Ao Haru Ride
-3 Free!: Eternal Summer
-3 Bakumatsu Rock

New Hanamonogatari Visual Released + Home Media Details

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August 16, 2014

Just before the release of the five episodes of Hanamonogatari, a new visual has been released for the anime. Additionally, information about the Blu-ray and DVD releases have also been revealed.

The first volume of the Hanamonogatari Blu-ray and DVD will be releasing on September 24th. The full price of the release will cost ¥7,560 (~ $75.60) for the Blu-ray, and ¥6,480 (~ $64.80) for the DVD. Amazon Japan is currently giving a 26% discount. The second volume will be releasing on October 22nd and has the same prices.

Additionally, to tie you over before you watch the anime’s first episode, here is a sneak peek:

The Monogatari series is a collection of light novels, created by Nisio Isin. The novels started in late 2005 and published under Kodansha’s Box imprint, where there has been a total of 16 volumes to date. The 17th volume will release on April 3rd, and the 18th and final volume releasing later this year. The light novels have received and anime adaptation titled Bakemonogatari, after the first volume, in 2009 from the animation studio Shaft. Since then a total of 11 novels has been animated by the same studio. It has been reported that there has been over a million sales of the Bakemonogatari and Nisemonogatari anime. In addition, a drama CD, a PlayStation Portable game and many figures and figurines have been made based on the series.

Here is the synopsis of Monogatari Series: Second Season:

The bee apparition is now gone, and summer vacation where the phoenix apparition averted harm is over. Around Koyomi Araragi and the girls who started a new trimester, apparitions, or perhaps threats even worse, were creeping in ever closer. Tsubasa Hanekawa, Mayoi Hachikuji, Suruga Kanbaru, Nadeko Sengoku, Shinobu Oshino, and Hitagi Senjogahara. Their soliloquies, confessions—and farewells. 6 new stories are starting now.

Walking to school one day Tsubasa Hanekawa encounters a huge white tiger apparition at a crossroads that talks to her. The next day her house burns down. Homeless, and not wanting to stay with her family, she lies and tells them she has a place to stay, but instead sleeps in the old cram school. She’s awakened by an angry and upset Hitagi Senjogahara who ridicules her for worrying her and drags her to her place to stay instead. The two of them soon discover that Araragi has gone missing and has urged them in a text message not to look for him.

The first episode of Hanamonogatari aired tonight. The series itself will be a 5 episode special and focuses on Suruga Kanbaru.

You can visit the official website of Hanamonogatari: http://www.monogatari-series.com/2ndseason/
And don’t forget to follow them on Twitter: @nisioisin_anime

Source – Yaraon, Hanamonogatari Website

Kill La Kill’s Trigger Animates Promo Video For “Hacka Doll” Game

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August 16, 2014

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Recently, many studios have been animating promotional videos for non anime things, like manga, games, clothes, and even food products! Trigger (Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Kill la Kill) has animated a trailer for the upcoming girl focused game, “Hacka Doll.” The game is to be released by DeNa, a Tokyo based company that owns Mobage, one of the most popular cell phone gaming platforms.

“Hacka Doll” is an app that allows for easier access to news and products you may want to see on the internet! When using “Hacka Doll”, your search history and browsing history will be recorded. This allows the app to memorize your habits. “Hacka Doll” will now present you with only the news you’re interested in, filtering out much of the junk news you don’t want to see! The game also includes a leveling system, although details on this have not been released.

The release date for “Hacka Doll” is still unknown.

Happy “Hacka”ing!

Sources- Crunchyroll, Cube

Video: Ore, Twintails Ni Narimasu. Promotional Video Reveals Cast

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August 16, 2014

The first promotional video has been released for the anime adaptation of Yume Mizusawa’s Ore, Twintails ni Narimasu. and will be airing this October during the Fall/Autumn 2014 anime season.

The anime’s cast was also revealed:

Nobunaga Shimazaki (Haruka Nanase in Free!) as Shouji Mitsuka
Sumire Uesaka (Sanae Dekomori in Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!) will voice Shouji’s transformation, Red Tail
Maaya Uchida (Rikka Takanashi from Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!) will be voicing Thouars
Chinatsu Akasaki (Shinka Nibutani in Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!) voices Erino Shinou
Mao Ichimichi (Kazumi Schlierenzauer from Gokukoku no Brynhildr) will voice Mikoto Sakuragawa
Yoko Hikasa (Mio Akiyama in K-ON!) voicing as Isna
Tessyo Genda (Kyuubi from Naruto) as Lizadgildy
Tetsu Inada (Ira Gamagoori from Kill la Kill) is voicing Draggildy

The production crew who will be working on the anime are as follows:

Director: Hiroyuki Kanbe (Oreimo, Viper’s Creed)
Series Composition: Naruhisa Arakawa (Outbreak Company, Maoyuu Maou Yuusha)
Character Designer: Kazuaki Morita (Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova, Persona 4: The Animation)
Animation Studio: Production IMS (Sora no Otoshimono Final: Eternal My Master, Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha.)

Ore, Twintails ni Narimasu. (I Will Become a Twintail) is a gender bending light novel series written by Yume Mizusawa, with Ayumu Kasuga illustrating the art and characters. The light novel was first created as an entry into Shogakukan’s Shogakukan Light Novel Prize in 2011, where it won the judges prize. The first novel was first published by them in June 2012 and has a total of 6 published volumes to date.

Ore, Twintails ni Narimasu. synopsis from Haruhichan:

Mitsuka Souji is a first year high school student who greatly loves the “twintails” hairstyle. One day a beautiful girl, Thuearle, who comes from another world suddenly appeared in front of him and gave him the power to transform into the twintails warrior TailRed. Now Souji, with the help of his childhood friend Tsube Aika who can becomes the twintails warrior TailBlue, must fight in order to protect the peace on earth.

Video: Sora no Method Promotional Video 2.5

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August 16, 2014

The second promotional video version 2.5 for Sora no Method has been released. Which reveals the voice cast and features the opening theme “North Method” by Larval Stage Planning of the upcoming Fall/Autumn anime.

Sora no Method Promotional Video 2:

Sora no Method Promotional Video 1:

The revealed cast with their characters’ designs are as follows:

Shiina Natsukawa (Michiru Kurosawa in Aikatsu!, first major role) will voice Nonoka Komiya, the main heroine who returns to her home town

Inori Minase (Chino Kafuu in Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?) will be voicing the innocent yet mysterious girl, Noel

Aki Toyosaki (Yui Hirasawa from K-ON!) voices Yuzuki Mizusaka

Kaito Ishikawa (Ledo in Suisei no Gargantia) will be voicing Souta Mizusaka, Yuzuki’s twin brother

Haruka Yoshimura (Kouko Kaminaga in Akuma no Riddle, first major role) is voicing Koharu Shiihara

Mikako Komatsu (Neko from K) will voice Shione Togawa

Sora no Method is an original anime series that is being written by Naoki Hisaya, the creator and lead writer for the visual novel Kanon. The series will be produced by the newly opened Studio 3HZ and will be helmed by director Masayuki Sakoi (Strawberry Panic, Sono Hanabira ni Kuchizuke wo: Anata to Koibito Tsunagi), with the character designs from QP:flapper (Lucky Chance!). Jin Aketagawa (AnoHana, Nagi no Asukara) will be the sound director of the anime.

Sora no Method will be airing this October during the Fall/Autumn 2014 anime season. Further information on the series will release in the upcoming months.

Video: Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya Drei!! OVA Promotional Video

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August 16, 2014

A new OVA for Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya Drei!! has been announced and its latest promotional video has recently been uploaded by Kadokawa Anime.

The OVA will be in Blu-ray format and it will be bundled along with the special limited edition Volume 6 of the manga which will be released on April 25, 2015. The entire manga and Blu-ray bundle will cost 4,200 yen.

Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya Drei!! is a spin off manga series from Type-Moon’s Fate/stay night franchise by Hiroshi Hiroyama. The manga follows Illyasviel von Einzbern in an alternate universe where Miyu is captured to another world. The manga original released in 2007 in Kadokawa Shoten’s Comp Ace magazine. A prequel series Fate/Kaleid Liner Prisma Illya 2wei! released in 2009 and another prequel titled Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya released in 2007. The anime adaptation of the first manga series aired in June last year and was produced by Silver Link.

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya synopsis from Haruhichan:

Spin-off of Fate/stay night with Illyasviel von Einzbern as the protagonist, living an alternate life as a school girl. While taking a bath, she stumbles upon Kaleido Stick Ruby, who turns her into a magical girl.

Cardfight!! Vanguard Movie: Neon Messiah Trailer Features Animated and Live-Action Parts

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August 16, 2014

The latest trailer for the hybrid anime / live-action Cardfight!! Vanguard Movie: Neon Messiah has finally been uploaded. The movie will premiere on September 13, 2014.

The trailer features the songs Bravery Flame by Ultra Rare and Change! by Daigo who stars in the live-action part of the movie as the main character.

While Daigo leads the live-action part, Cardfight!! Vanguard anime main characters Aichi Sendou and Toshiki Kai will join forces for the anime portion.

Cardfight!! Vanguard synopsis from Haruhichan:

The protagonist of this story, Sendo Aichi, is a timid boy in his third year of middle school. He had been living his life looking backward rather than forward, trying not to stand out. However, he had one thing that kept him going – the “Blaster Blade,” a card from a card game that was given to him when he was little. That card is the reason why he begins to engage in Card Fights, something that changes his life drastically.

The name of the card game is “Vanguard.” The game takes place in a different planet called “Cray,” and due to a never before seen play system, it becomes popular throughout the world.

Aichi, immediately attracted by Vanguard, meets friends such as Togura Misaki and Katsuragi Kamui, along with other rivals. Through friendly rivalry with them, Aichi begins to enjoy a fulfilling life. Aichi, however, has a goal: to once again battle with a Vanguard Fighter by the name of Kai Toshiki. Kai Toshiki is an aloof and cold-hearted high schooler who has outstanding abilities in the world of Vanguard. He is also the reason why Aichi started playing the game. For him, Toshiki is the person who saved him from his boring life and introduced him to Vanguard. In order to get better at Vanguard, Aichi puts his soul into it every day. He wishes that someday, he’ll be able to battle Toshiki and have him recognize his worth.

Video: IS: Infinite Stratos – World Purge-Hen OVA Promotional Video 2

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August 16, 2014

IS: Infinite Stratos 2 is getting a 50-minute OVA titled IS: Infinite Stratos – World Purge-hen. The second promotional video has finally been uploaded to Overlap’s official youtube channel.

The opening theme for IS: Infinite Stratos 2 “True Blue Traveler” by Minami Kuribayashi is played during the 1-minute promotional video which previews plenty of fan service.

The OVA will adapt the fan service arc from volume 8 of the IS: Infinite Stratos light novels. It will be available for both the Blu-ray and DVD and will be released November 26, 2014.

IS: Infinite Stratos – World Purge-hen synopsis from Haruhichan:

A program called “World Purge” sends illusions to all the girls about their ideal fantasies.

IS: Infinite Stratos is a light novel series by Izuru Yumizuru that was first released in 2009. The light novel was first published by Media Factory but issues between the author and publisher arose and ultimately Media Factory dropped the series. The series was picked up by Overlap, and with the change of publisher a change of artist was also issued. The first 7 volumes has been re-released under Overlap and the first new volume published was volume 8. Infinite Stratos was given an anime adaptation in 2011, which was produced by 8-Bit and ran for 12 episodes. An additional OVA and second season followed which produced by 8-Bit again and ran for 12 episodes, and a manga adaptation ran from mid 2010 to 2012.

IS: Infinite Stratos synopsis from Haruhichan:

Japan engineered an armed powered exoskeleton “Infinite Stratos” (IS) and it became the mainstream of weapons. Since only women can operate IS, women dominate the society over men. Orimura Ichika is a 15 year old boy and accidentally touches an IS placed in the IS pilot training school. He is found to be the only man who can operate IS and forced to enter the training school. Ichika’s busy school life surrounded by girls has begun.

Uncensored vs Censored – Akame ga Kill! [NSFW]

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