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Summer 2014 Anime Visual guide

June 19, 2014

Spring 2014 anime season is ending and Summer 2014 anime season is sneaking up on us. Before it hits us like a brick and we’re all rushing to find a few new anime series to watch, I’ll be helping you decided what to watch this summer by providing a visual guide of the upcoming Summer 2014 TV Anime series.

There is a chance more shows may be announced, so keep your eye on this post. I will be updating this post as soon as new anime series are announced!

I am supplying the genres, producers, air dates, airtime, episode count (if confirmed), station it will air on, official twitter accounts/hashtags and promotional videos and a brief synopsis. If you wish to view more information about a certain show. Click the title of the show of your choice, it’ll open in a new tab and will provide everything you need to know! If you want to know what OVAs/Specials/Movies air this Summer, click here and hit the advanced button then Season > Summer 2014.

Ai Mai Mi: Mousou Catastrophe

Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life	Producers: Seven, Dream Creation
Premiere: July 10, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Thursdays at 26:05
Episodes: 12	Station: Teletama (TVS)
Join the conversation @anime_aimaimi or #aimaimi	Promotional Videos: PV1

Second season of Ai Mai Mi.

Akame ga Kill!

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy	Producers: Square Enix, White Fox, TOHO animation
Premiere: July 6, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Sundays at 24:00
Episodes: 2-cour	Station: Tokyo MX (MX)
Join the conversation @akame_tv or #akame_anime	Promotional Videos: PV1, PV2, PV3

In a fantasy world, fighter Tatsumi sets out for the Capitol to earn money for his starving village, and finds a world of unimaginable corruption, all spreading from the depraved Prime Minister who controls the child Emperor’s ear. After nearly becoming a victim of this corruption himself, Tatsumi is recruited by Night Raid, a group of assassins dedicated to eliminating the corruption plaguing the Capitol by mercilessly killing those responsible.

Aldnoah.Zero

Genres: Action, Mecha, Sci-Fi	Producers: Aniplex, A-1 Pictures, Nitroplus, TROYCA
Premiere: July 5, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Saturdays at 24:00
Episodes:	Station: Tokyo MX (MX)
Join the conversation @aldnoahzero or #aldnoahzero	Promotional Videos: PV1, CM1, CM2, CM3, CM4, CM5, CM6

Aldnoah.Zero NewType magazine scan June 2014

The tag line reads “Let justice be done. Though the heavens fall.”

Ao Haru Ride

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Romance, School, Shoujo, Slice of Life	Producers: Production I.G, TOHO animation
Premiere: July 7, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Mondays at 24:00
Episodes: 12	Station: Tokyo MX (MX)
Join the conversation @aoha_anime or #aoha_anime	Promotional Videos: PV1, PV2

Yoshioka Futaba has a few reasons why she wants to “reset” her image & life as a new high school student. Because she’s cute, she was ostracized by her female friends in junior high, and because of a misunderstanding, she couldn’t get her feeling across to the one boy she has ever liked, Tanaka-kun.

Now in high school, she is determined to be as unladylike as possible so that her friends won’t be jealous of her. While living her life this way contentedly, she meets Tanaka-kun again, but he now goes under the name of Mabuchi Kou. He tells her that he felt the same way as she did when they were younger, but now things can never be the same again. Will Futaba be able to continue her love that never even started from three years ago?

Bakumatsu Rock

Genres: Music	Producers: Studio Deen, NAS
Premiere: July 2, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Wednesdays at 23:30
Episodes:	Station: Tokyo MX (MX)
Join the conversation @bakumatsu069 or #幕末Rock	Promotional Videos: PV1

The story is set in the Bakumatsu era, at the end of the shoguns’ rule over Japan in the middle of the 19th century. The Tokugawa shogunate uses the brainwashing Heaven’s Songs by the top idols in Shinsengumi to subjugate the country and its people. In this Japan, writing or singing any songs besides the Heaven’s Songs is a capital offense. Sakamoto Ryouma and the other rockers rise up and change the world with rock ‘n’ roll for freedom and justice.

Barakamon

Genres: Comedy, Slice of Life	Producers: Kinema Citrus
Premiere: July 5, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Saturdays at 26:20
Episodes:	Station: Nippon TV (NTV)
Join the conversation @brkmn_anime or #brkmn_anime	Promotional Videos: PV1, PV2

As a punishment for punching a famous Calligrapher, young handsome Calligrapher Handa Seishu is exiled on a small island. As someone who has never lived outside of a city, Handa has to adapt to his new wacky neighbors, like people traveling on a tractor, unwanted visitors who never use the front door, annoying kids using his home as a playground, etc. Can this city guy handle all the crazy hardships? Find out in this wacky island comedy full of innocence and laughter!!!

Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon: Crystal

Genres: Demons, Magic, Romance, Shoujo	Producers: Toei Animation, Starchild Records, Viz Media
Premiere: July 5, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Saturdays at 19:00
Episodes: 26	Station: Niconico
Join the conversation @sailormoon_20th	Promotional Videos: PV1

Sailor Moon Crystal animedia magazine scan – July 2014

New Sailor Moon anime commemorating the 20th anniversary of Sailor Moon.

Usagi Tsukino is a second-year middle school girl who is a little clumsy and a crybaby, but she is full of energy. One day, she meets Luna, a black cat with a crescent moon on her forehead, and she transforms into Sailor Moon, a sailor-uniformed pretty guardian of love and justice! As a chosen guardian of justice, Usagi seems to have a mission to find the Illusionary Silver Crystal with the other guardians and to protect the princess. Meanwhile, the queen of the Dark Kingdom, Queen Beryl, also sends minions to the town where Usagi lives to obtain the Illusionary Silver Crystal, which has immense power. This causes strange events to unfold… Can Sailor Moon really find the Illusionary Silver Crystal with the other Sailor guardians, and protect the princess…?!

DRAMAtical Murder

Genres: Action, Sci-Fi, Psychological	Producers: Nitroplus, NAZ
Premiere: July 6, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Sundays at 25:35
Episodes:	Station: Tokyo MX (MX)
Join the conversation @dmmd_TV_PR or #アニメドラマダ	Promotional Videos: PV1, PV2

The story takes place many years in the future where the game “Rhyme,” a virtual fighting game, is incredibly popular and people possess “AllMates,” convenient AI computers. Aoba leads an ordinary life, working at a junk shop and living with his grandmother on the island of Midorijima. Unlike his friends, he doesn’t participate in Rhyme, nor does he belong in a gang. However, when rumors of people disappearing spread, Aoba finds himself needing to unravel the mysteries behind the island in order to protect his everyday life.

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei!

Genres: Action, Comedy, Fantasy, Magic	Producers: Silver Link
Premiere: July 9, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Wednesdays at 25:35
Episodes:	Station: Tokyo MX (MX)
Join the conversation @prisma_illya or #prismaillya	Promotional Videos: PV1, PV2, PV3

About a month after the events of the first season, a new mission to normalize the Earth’s pulsations comes up. However, when Illlya tries to subdue the pulsations…

Francesca: Girls Be Ambitious

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy	Producers:
Premiere: July 7, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9):
Episodes: 24	Station:
Join the conversation @francesca_hb	Promotional Videos: PV1

TV anime adaptation based on the undead idol character Francesca to promote Hokkaido, Japan.

Free!: Eternal Summer

Genres: Comedy, School, Sports, Slice of Life	Producers: Kyoto Animation, Lantis, Animation Do, Iwatobi High School Swimming Club
Premiere: July 2, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Wednesdays at 24:00
Episodes:	Station: Tokyo MX (MX)
Join the conversation @iwatobi_sc or #TV_Free	Promotional Videos: PV1, PV2

Second Season of Free!

Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita.

Genres: Comedy, Seinen	Producers: Feel
Premiere: July 3, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Thursdays at 26:16
Episodes: 12 + 1 SP	Station: TBS
Join the conversation @locodol_anime or #ろこどる	Promotional Videos: PV1, PV2

The story is about the life of a high school girl, Nanako, and her senpai, Yukari, who end up becoming the town’s local idols (locodol) upon the request of her uncle.

Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun

Genres: Comedy, Romance, School, Shounen	Producers: Doga Kobo
Premiere: July 6, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Sundays at 25:05
Episodes:	Station: Tokyo TV (TXN)
Join the conversation @nozaki_anime or #nozakikun	Promotional Videos: PV1

Sakura Chiyo confesses to her crush, Nozaki-kun, but he mistakes her as a fan! Unable to convey her feelings, what happens when he invites her to his house? Find out in this hilarious series!

Glasslip

Genres: Slice of Life	Producers: Lantis, P.A. Works
Premiere: July 3, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Thursdays at 22:30
Episodes:	Station: Tokyo TV (TXN)
Join the conversation @glasslip_anime or #glasslip	Promotional Videos: PV1, PV2

“On the other side of the glass, you can see tomorrow.”

The heroine is Touko Fukami, a 17-year-old born in Fukui Prefecture. Her dream is to become a glass artisan.

Hanamonogatari

Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Romance, Supernatural	Producers: Aniplex, Shaft, Kodansha
Premiere: August 16, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Saturday at 19:00
Episodes: 5	Station: Tokyo TV (TXN)
Join the conversation @nisioisin_anime	Promotional Videos: CM1, CM2

Hanamonogatari Newtype magazine scan May 2014

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

Hanayamata

Genres: Slice of Life, Seinen	Producers: Madhouse, DIVE II Entertainment
Premiere: July 7, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Mondays at 25:35
Episodes:	Station: Tokyo TV (TXN)
Join the conversation @hanayamata_PR or #ハナヤマタ	Promotional Videos: PV1

Normal appearance, normal intelligence, normal in arts and sports… just normal. This is the entirely normal 14-year-old, Naru Sekiya. While she admires “Heroines” she continues to live a normal life until one moonlit night she meets a fairy. This foreign girl then guides her into the extraordinary world of the yosakoi dance.

Himegoto

Genres: Comedy, School	Producers: Asahi Production
Premiere: July 7, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Mondays at 23:54
Episodes: 13	Station: BS11
Join the conversation @himegoto_anime or #himegoto	Promotional Videos: PV1

Himegoto follows Hime Arikawa, a second-year student at Shimoshina High School. Forced to assume a large amount of debt from by his now-absent parents, Hime is saved by the three girls of his school’s student council after he is chased down by debt collectors. In return for paying off his debt, Hime agrees to their conditions of becoming the student council’s “dog” and spending his high school life dressed as a girl.

Jinsei

Genres: Comedy, Drama, Ecchi, Romance, School, Slice of Life	Producers: Feel
Premiere: July 6, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Sundays at 22:00
Episodes: 13	Station: Tokyo MX
Join the conversation @jinsei_anime or #jinsei_anime	Promotional Videos: PV1

Yuuki Akamatsu, who is in the Kyuumon Gakuen Second News Club, is asked to become the counselor of the club immediately after joining the club by Ayaka Nikaidou, the club leader. Three girls currently give advice to issues sent in by the students: Rino Endou from the science stream, Fumi Kujou from the literary stream, and Ikumi Suzuki from the sports stream. However, the three always have different opinions and cannot get their views to agree, so they just try things out anyway…

Kuroshitsuji: Book of Circus

Genres: Comedy, Demons, Fantasy, Shounen, Supernatural	Producers: A-1 Pictures
Premiere: July 10, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Thursdays at 26:19
Episodes:	Station: MBS
Join the conversation @kuroshitsuji2 or #kuroshitsuji	Promotional Videos: CM1

A new Kuroshitsuji animated project.The TV series is subtitled Book of Circus and will air July 2014 in the Animeism block. It will adapt the Noah’s Ark Circus Arc, picking the manga story back up from the point at which they diverged.This arc immediately follows the Curry Contest Arc in the manga, which ended at episode 15 in the first season of the anime.

Love Stage!!

Genres: Shounen Ai	Producers: J.C.Staff
Premiere: July 9, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Wednesdays 25:05
Episodes:	Station: Tokyo MX (MX)
Join the conversation @lovestage_tv or #ラブステ	Promotional Videos: PV1, PV2

With a father who’s a singer, a mother who’s a movie star, and an older brother Shougo who’s the lead vocalist for the super-popular band “The Crusherz,” Sena Izumi, an otaku college student, is the only dull one born into this super famous and talented family. He loves “Magical Girl LalaLulu” and is working hard to become a mangaka, but one day he winds up appearing in a TV commercial he just can’t turn down. There, he’s reunited with Ichijou Ryouma, the super-popular young actor he costarred with on a project ten years prior.

Majimoji Rurumo

Genres: Comedy, Fantasy, Shounen	Producers: J.C.Staff
Premiere: July 9, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Wednesdays at 21:00
Episodes:	Station: AT-X
Join the conversation @animerurumo or #るるも	Promotional Videos:

Shibaki is a high-school boy whose only interest is girls. Except he’s been branded as the most hentai boy at school and the girls avoid him like the plague. One day he finds a book in the library about how to summon witches. He tries it as a joke, but it turns out to be the real thing. An apprentice witch named Rurumo appears to grant him a wish. Shibaki helps Rurumo and she in return refuses to take his soul. (This part of this story happened before the start of chapter1) When the story starts, Shibaki wishes he could see Rurumo again. His wishes is granted immediately as Rurumo falls from the sky and crash lands in front of him. He finds out that as punishment for not taking his soul she’s been busted down to an apprentice demon. Now, she must complete the task of getting Shibaki to use up 666 magic tickets that grant wishes before she can become a witch again. However, what she doesn’t know is that each time he uses a ticket it shortens his life. When the last ticket is used up, Shibaki will die. Shibaki knows this because Rurumo’s familiar black cat Chiro tell him as part of the “contract” for giving him the tickets. Now, Shibaki has a choice, make a wish and help Rurumo become a witch again or resist the temptation and try to save his own life.

Minarai Diva

Genres: Music	Producers:
Premiere: July 14, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9):
Episodes:	Station: NOTTV
Join the conversation @minarai_diva	Promotional Videos:

The story follows two aspiring divas who hope to become famous through a unique brand of music.

Momo Kyun Sword

Genres: Fantasy	Producers: Project No.9, flying DOG, Tri-Slash
Premiere: July 8, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Tuesdays at 24:30
Episodes:	Station: Tokyo MX (MX)
Join the conversation @momokyun01 or #モモキュン	Promotional Videos: PV1, PV2, PV3

Momoko is a beautiful young sword fighter who was born inside a peach (momo in Japanese). She lives with her constant companionsâthe dog god Inugami, the monkey god Sarugami, and the pheasant god Kijigamiâin a peaceful paradise. However, a demon army led by devil king invades the paradise and steals the precious treasure that protects Momoko’s land. To retrieve the treasure and save the people, Momoko embarks on a great adventure with her three companions.

Nobunaga Concerto

Genres: Historical, Romance, Shounen	Producers: Fuji TV
Premiere: July 12, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Fridays at 25:50
Episodes:	Station: Fuji TV (CX)
Join the conversation	Promotional Videos:

The story centers around Saburou, a high school boy who time-travels to Japan’s Sengoku Era. He must become Nobunaga Oda, the famed warlord who helps unite Japan.

Persona 4 The Golden Animation

Genres: Adventure, Mystery, School, Sci-Fi, Super Power, Supernatural	Producers: A-1 Pictures
Premiere: July 10, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Thursdays at 25:49
Episodes:	Station: MBS
Join the conversation @P4_A or #P4G_A	Promotional Videos: PV1, CM1

Adaptation of Persona 4’s remake video game, Persona 4 The Golden. The story retells the events of the original while featuring a new character, Marie.

Pri Para

Genres: Kids, Music, Slice of Life	Producers:
Premiere: July 5, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Saturdays at 10:00
Episodes:	Station: Tokyo TV (TXN)
Join the conversation @pripara_PR or #pripara	Promotional Videos: PV1

A new anime that is based on the theme of the Pretty Rhythm series.

Rail Wars!

Genres: Action	Producers: Passione
Premiere: July 3, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Thursdays at 25:46
Episodes:	Station: TBS
Join the conversation @rw_anime or #rw_anime	Promotional Videos: PV1.1, PV2

Rail Wars! Animedia Magazine scan – July 2014

The “dream railway paradise entertainment” story is set in a parallel world where Japan did not privatize its national railways. Naohito Takayama is an ordinary high school boy who dreams of a comfortable future working for the top-rated Japanese National Railways. He is assigned as a trainee in the Railways Security Force full of odd characters such as Sakurai, a troublemaker who hates men. On top of that, an extremist group called “RJ” plots to privatize the Japanese National Railways.

Re: Hamatora

Genres: Comedy, Mystery, Shounen, Super Power	Producers: DAX Production, Lerche, NAZ, DIVE II Entertainment
Premiere: July 8, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Mondays at 26:05
Episodes:	Station: Tokyo TV (TXN)
Join the conversation @hamatora_PR or #ハマトラ	Promotional Videos: PV1

The final episode of Hamatora ended with a “To Be Continued.” The official Hamatora Twitter account confirmed that the Project will continue.

Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?

Genres: Comedy, Romance, School, Supernatural	Producers: Genco, Silver Link
Premiere: July 12, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9):
Episodes:	Station:
Join the conversation @anime_6joma or #6jomadaho	Promotional Videos: PV1, PV2, PV3

Due to young Koutarou’s financial circumstances, he is forced to live in a small rokujouma (6-tatami apartment) on a budget of 5000 yen a month. On the plus side, he lives rent-free, but on the minus side, that’s because room 106 of Corona Apartments is cursed. The ghost is a cute young girl, and hijinks ensue when she tries to drive him out. Between the haunting, Koutarou’s nosy neighbors, and a self-styled magical girl flying to the unneeded rescue, there’s way too much for the impoverished young man to handle.

Sabagebu!

Genres: Action, Comedy, Shoujo, Military	Producers: Lantis, Pierrot Plus
Premiere: July 6, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Sundays at 22:30
Episodes:	Station: Tokyo MX (MX)
Join the conversation @sabagebu_anime or #sabagebu	Promotional Videos: PV1, PV2

Middle school girl Momoka is dragged into joining one of the strangest associations at her school, the Survival Game Club. Its members participate in various forms of paramilitary training under the watchful eye of charming and alarming president, Miou. How on Earth will the inexperienced Momoka survive her training, let alone Miou’s company?!

Sanzoku no Musume Ronja

Genres: Adventure	Producers: Studio Ghibli, NHK, NHK Enterprises, Dwango, Polygon Pictures
Premiere: ?, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9):
Episodes:	Station:
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The story is about a girl named Ronja who is the daughter of a chief of a tribe of bandits and lives in a huge castle in the forest with the bandits. The story follows Ronja as she encounters mystical creatures, makes friends with another young child like herself, and experiences life in the forest.

Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance

Genres: Action, Comedy, Ecchi, Fantasy, Romance, School, Harem, Supernatural, Seinen	Producers: TNK
Premiere: July 14, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Mondays at 20:30
Episodes:	Station: AT-X
Join the conversation @blade_anime or #blade_anime	Promotional Videos: PV1, PV1.1

Only a pure maiden can have the privilege to contract with a spirit. In here, Areishia Spirit Academy, trained maidens of noble families are gathered and given an elite’s education to become spirit contractors. A boy, Kamito, peeped by accident at a girl, Clair, while she was taking a bath and he ended up making a contract with the spirit she wanted. Yes, Kamito is an irregular boy spirit contractor whose existence was thought impossible until now. “You stole…my spirit…you have to take responsibility for it!” “Huh?” “You have to become my contracted spirit!” What will Kamito’s destiny lead to?

Shirogane no Ishi: Argevollen

Genres: Action, Mecha	Producers: Xebec
Premiere: July 3, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Thursdays at 23:00
Episodes:	Station: Tokyo MX (MX)
Join the conversation @aregevollen or #argevollen	Promotional Videos: PV1

A new original anime announced to air Summer 2014.

Shounen Hollywood

Genres: Slice of Life	Producers: Zexcs
Premiere: July 5, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Sundays at 20:30
Episodes:	Station: AT-X
Join the conversation @shohari_anime or #shohari	Promotional Videos: PV1

The anime will tell an original story set 15 years after the novel’s story.

It takes place at a fictional theater called Hollywood Tokyo in Harajuku, where members of the idol group “Shonen Hollywood” develop their talents with diligent work and studying.

Space Dandy 2nd Season

Genres: Comedy, Sci-Fi, Space	Producers: Bones, Bandai Visual, FUNimation Entertainment
Premiere: July 6, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Sundays at 23:00
Episodes:	Station: Tokyo MX (MX)
Join the conversation @space_dandy or #s_dandy	Promotional Videos: PV1, CM1, CM2, CM3

Second season of Space Dandy.

Strange+ 2nd Season

Genres: Comedy, Shoujo, Slice of Life	Producers: Seven, Dream Creation
Premiere: July 4, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9):
Episodes:	Station:
Join the conversation @anime_stpl	Promotional Videos: PV1

Second season of Strange+.

Sword Art Online II

Genres: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Game, Romance, Shounen	Producers: Aniplex, A-1 Pictures, Aniplex of America
Premiere: July 5, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Saturdays at 23:30
Episodes:	Station: Tokyo MX (MX)
Join the conversation @sao_anime or #sao_anime	Promotional Videos: CM1, CM2, CM3, CM4, CM5

Sword Art Online 2 NewType Magazine scan – July 2014

1 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.

Tokyo ESP

Genres: Action, Comedy, Sci-Fi, Shounen, Super Power, Supernatural	Producers: Xebec, Lantis, Rakuonsha
Premiere: July 11, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Fridays at 25:35
Episodes:	Station: Tokyo MX (MX)
Join the conversation @tokyoesp_anime or #東京ESP	Promotional Videos: CM1

The science fantasy story Tokyo ESP begins with Rinka, an extremely poor high school girl who lives with just her father in modern Tokyo. One day, she is going home from school when she chases a “flying penguin” to the top of New Tokyo Tower—only to have “fish swimming in the air” suddenly appear before her. One of the fish goes through Rinka and gives her extraordinary powers beyond those of normal humans, particularly the ability to slip through solid objects.

Tokyo Ghoul

Genres: Action, Mystery, Drama, Horror, Supernatural	Producers: Studio Pierrot
Premiere: July 3, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Thursdays at 24:00
Episodes:	Station: Tokyo MX (MX)
Join the conversation @tkg_anime or #tkg_anime	Promotional Videos: PV1, PV2

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.

Yama no Susume 2nd Season

Genres: Slice of Life	Producers: 8bit, Earth Star Entertainment
Premiere: July 9, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Wednesdays 22:00
Episodes: 24	Station: Tokyo MX (MX)
Join the conversation @yamanosusume or #ヤマノススメ	Promotional Videos: PV1

Second season of Yama no Susume.

Yami Shibai 2nd Season

Genres: Horror, Supernatural	Producers: TV Tokyo
Premiere: July 7, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9):
Episodes: 1-cour	Station:
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Second season of Yami Shibai.

Zankyou no Terror

Genres: Psychological, Thriller	Producers: Aniplex, FUNimation Entertainment, MAPPA
Premiere: July 11, 2014	Airtime (GMT+9): Thursdays at 24:50
Episodes: 11	Station: Fuji TV (CX)
Join the conversation @zankyouno_terror or #zantero	Promotional Videos: PV1

In an alternate version of the present, Tokyo has been decimated by a shocking terrorist attack, and the only hint to the identity of the culprit is a bizarre video uploaded to the internet. The police, baffled by this cryptic clue, are powerless to stop the paranoia spreading across the population.

While the world searches for a criminal mastermind to blame for this tragedy, two mysterious children—children who shouldn’t even exist—masterfully carry out their heinous plan. Cursed to walk through this world with the names Nine and Twelve, the two combine to form “Sphinx,” a clandestine entity determine to wake the people from their slumber–and pull the trigger on this world.

A decent handful of shows for the upcoming Summer 2014 anime season. I hope you’ll be able to find a few new shows worth picking up. So my question is, what are you going to add to your watch list this summer?

Video: Free!: Eternal Summer Opening Theme Song Preview

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June 19, 2014

Lantis have posted a new 15-second CM for Free!: Eternal Summer which features the opening theme song “Dried Up Youthful Fame” by OLDCODEX. The band’s 7th single “Rage on” was used as the opening theme song for the 12-episode first season, which was aired in Japan from July to September 2013. “Dried Up Youthful Fame” is written by YORKE. and composed by Ta_2 (Tatsuhisa Suzuki). It will be released on July 30th as their 9th single.

Free!: Eternal Summer will premier on the 2nd of July on Japan’s ABC, Tokyo MX TV, TV Aichi and BS11 stations.

15-second CM featuring Free!: Eternal Summer‘s opening theme song “Dried Up Youthful Fame” by OLDCODEX:

Free!: Eternal Summer PV 2:

Free!: Eternal Summer PV:

Narration: The seasons change.
Narration: The days are calm… but, they can’t keep going on like this.
Narration: I just…
Text: …want to swim
Narration & Text: Summer is coming.
Narration & Text: Our summer
Text: I want to see that sight…
Text: …Just one more time
Narration & Text: Our first and last eternal summer

Key Visuals:

Source: Crunchyroll

Hunter X Hunter Election Arc Preview and Cast

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June 19, 2014

It’s just under a month until the Hunter x Hunter anime kicks off with the new Election Arc. As the weeks count down to its July 8th premiere, the next issue of the Japanese edition of Shonen Jump is set to include another preview of the story’s character designs.

Hunter x Hunter Election Arc designs:

Previous Hunter x Hunter Election Arc designs:

Cast includes:

Pariston Hill – Hiroki Takahashi (Hisoka from Hunter x Hunter, Kenji Harima from School Rumble, Eiji Kikumaru from Prince of Tennis)
Cheadle Yorkshire – Ikue Ootani (Mitsuhiko Tsuburaya/Asami Tsuburaya from Detective Conan, Sanji/Chopper from One Piece, Konohamaru Sarutobi from Naruto Shippuuden)
Alluka Zoldyck – Maaya Uchida (Rikka Takanashi from Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!, Kaguya Yamai from Date A Live II, Hajime Ichinose from Gatchaman Crowds)
Mizaistom Nana – Akio Otsuka (Jirou Souzousuke Shunsui Kyoraku from Bleach, Batou from Ghost in the Shell, Uvogin “Uvo” from Hunter x Hunter)
Piyon – Tomoka Kiriyama
Kanzai – Osaka Ryota (Staz Charlie Blood from Blood Lad, Nagate Tanikaze from Sidonia no Kishi, Ryuu Yamada from Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo)
Tsubone – Ikuko Tani (Haru Tsukumo from Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal, Mother Uehara from Great Teacher Onizuka, Moominmamma from Muumin)
Amane – Marina Inoue (Yozora “Sora” Mikazuki from Boku wa Tomodachi ga Sukunai, Tohka Yatogami from Date A Live II, Kirihime Natsuno from Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyou)
??? – Satake Uki (Kite “Kaito”/Podungo Lapoy from Hunter x Hunter, QT from Space Dandy, Mikia from Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii)
Ging Freecss – Koyama Rikiya (Kogorou Mouri from Detective Conan, Kiritsugu Emiya from Fate/Zero, Will A. Zeppeli from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (2012))

Source: Crunchyroll

TV vs Blu-ray – Witch Craft Works

Frontalspy

June 18, 2014

It is time for another TV vs Blu-ray article, this time checking out Witch Craft Works, animated by J.C.Staff. It is always interesting to see what the animation studios change for their “directors cut” of the series, since they have time to reproduce scenes of the anime. They may redraw scenes, add new ones, include flashier effects or just make it less sucky. Most of the time they are minor improvements.

All the images below are from the 2nd and 3rd Blu-ray volumes of Witch Craft Works, which contain episodes 3-4 and 5-6 respectively. So let’s see what changes the studio have made between the TV and Blu-ray release.

Spoilers for episodes 3, 4, 5 and 6 for Witch Craft Works.

Click on the images for the full resolution. The images on the left are the TV version and the images on the right are from the Blu-ray release

Episode 3

Episode 4

Episode 5

Episode 6

Witch Craft Works is a manga series from Ryuu Mizunagi that serialized in 2011 in Kodansha’s good! Afternoon magazine. To date there has been a total of 6 volumes released. The most recent volumes have all reached the top 30 on Oricon’s weekly top selling manga, during the first week of release. An anime adaptation of Witch Craft Works aired earlier this year. It was animated by J.C. Staff (Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo, Toradora!) and is written and directed by Tsutomu Mizushima (Another, xxxHOLiC).

Here is a synopsis of the series from MAL:

Takamiya Honoka is a regular student whose only problem seems to be that he sits next to Kagari Ayaka, the school’s #1 beauty. They have never spoken to each other before and any small interaction between them immediately results in her fanclub beating him. Yet when a falling part of the school’s building is about to send him to the afterlife, it’s Kagari that comes to his rescue. Only… she’s dressed as a witch, carrying him in her arms and floating on a broom?! Kagari tells him it is her mission to protect him and that now she can finally protect him openly rather than undercover.

All the images are from the second and third Blu-ray volumes of Witch Craft Works. The second volume and third volume are available from Amazon Japan for a total of ¥5,594 (~ $55.94 USD), which contains two episodes each. Volumes 4, 5 and 6 will be released later this year.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://www.witch-cw-anime.jp/

Source – Someone Blog, Someone Blog #2

Manga ‘Isuca’ Gets Anime Adaptation

Yoona

June 18, 2014

The August issue of Kadokawa Shoten’s Young Ace magazine announced that on July 4th, the manga Isuca, by Osamu Takahashi, will be receiving an anime adaptation. Information is limited and more information will be revealed at a later time.

Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine announcement — Kadokawa Shoten’s Young Ace magazine announcement

Synopsis for Isuca from Haruhichan.

Shinichirou decides to look for a job in order to pay his rent, and his teacher suggests that he work for someone at their house,doing housekeeping. However, the person who hired him was Sakuya, a girl who is the 37th head of the Shimazu family, and her job is to exorcise and eliminate unwanted creatures. Shinichirou accidentally releases one of the creatures that Sakuya captures and they cooperate to catch it. A story of comedic creature hunting begins!

Source: MAL

Google’s Annual April Fools’ Prank: Pokémon Challenge

Yoona

June 18, 2014

Are you a fan of Pokémon and/or Google? Last April as an April Fools’ Day prank, Google modified their Google Maps application so that Pokémon would appear as you roamed the streets. As these adorable critters appeared on your map, you were also able to ‘catch’ them. This made the application really fun, especially for those who travel and happen to be big Pokémon fans.

Personally, I thought the idea was cool but I was uninterested. I’m not really the type to go outside for an adventure and ended up skipping out on this exciting Pokémon hunt. As a huge Pokémon fan, I regret not participating in this event because if you actually managed to ‘catch’ 150 different kinds of Pokémon, you would get a personalized Google’s ‘Pokémon Master’ business card customized with your own name on it.

@googlemaps Thank you for this small gift! #pokemonchallenge #2BAmaster pic.twitter.com/pavZ6DBOQK

— Nick (@firstfields) June 14, 2014

I finally got my prize from the Google Pokemon challenge and it's a bunch of these cards pic.twitter.com/S6Qvwd4iiL

— READ BIO THANK YOU (@sadpatrik) June 16, 2014

I got my reward from @googlemaps for finishing the pokemon challenge! It's not much, but I love it to death. pic.twitter.com/e5dPkGKDfj

— krystina. (@ughcoffee) June 17, 2014

These Pokémon Master Google business cards are simply beautiful. If you’ve completed the challenge and received your own set of cards, display them with pride. It’s a sure way to grab the attention and jealousy of every Pokémon fan across the nation.

Here’s another image containing a congratulatory letter from Google.

It states:

Greetings, Pokémon Master

On behalf of the entire Google Maps team, we’d like to celebrate you for catching ’em all. Not 10, not 50, but all the Pokémon hidden throughout our maps. While we don’t currently have a Pokémon Master role, we hope you enjoyed our April Fools’ Day prank. Wynaut have a little fun once a year?

We’d like to say thanks with these cards – reserved for Trainers who completed the Google Maps Pokémon Challenge and let us know of their success.

Congratulations and thanks for again for playing!

Keep Exploring,

Tatsuo on behalf of the Google Maps Team

I’m looking forward to what type of ‘prank’ they’ll blast off next April.

Nisekoi: Yomeiri!? Announced for PlayStation Vita

Frontalspy

June 17, 2014

In a recent issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, video game developer and publisher Konami has announced that they are currently developing a game for the PlayStation Vita based on Naoshi Komi’s Nisekoi. The game’s official website has launched and revealed the title of the upcoming romance/adventure game: Nisekoi: Yomeiri!?

The official website also has a countdown timer counting down to July 19 at 8am JST. While there isn’t any explicit information about what will be revealed on that day, expect some details on the upcoming game. For now, there is not much known about the game other than it is in development. The site itself includes various hidden images of the series’ characters as seen below.

The Nisekoi manga originally started off as a one shot series by Naoshi Komi in January 2011. Komi then released the manga as a series later on in the year, when it appeared in Weekly Shonen Jump. Since 2011, 12 volumes have been released for the romantic comedy. Additionally a voiced comic has also been published and a light novel series. Viz Manga has also picked up the series late 2013 for English localisation, announcing that the chapters would be translated and released in Viz’s Weekly Shonen Jump Alpha. Viz will also release a localised version of the first volume in early 2014. An anime adaptation of the manga aired from January this year, and ended earlier this month. The anime is produced by Shaft (Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica, Bakemonogatari).

Here is a plot synopsis of Nisekoi from MAL:

As a child, Raku Ichijo made a secret promise with his childhood sweetheart, keeping a pendant as a memento while his love took the key. He dreams of one day meeting his past love, but years later, reality smashes his hopes when Chitoge Kirisaki accidentally knees him in the face…

Though Raku’s a normal high schooler, his family heads the notorious yakuza gang the Shuei-Gumi faction! And he’s dragged into family affairs when he’s forced into a relationship with Chitoge, the daughter of a rival gang’s boss!

More information about Nisekoi: Yomeiri!? for the PlayStation Vita will release in the upcoming weeks and on July 19. You can visit the game’s website here: http://www.konami.jp/nisekoi/vita/

Source – Anime News Network

Video: Haruhi Pachinko – Promotional Video

Frontalspy

June 17, 2014

A new video has launched for the new Haruhi Fever pachinko machine made by Sankyo, as part of the Haruhi Hunting campaign. The pachinko will also feature a CGI music video of the song Lost my Music with the SOS brigade playing the instruments. The video itself also details how the pachinko will be played, and all the different modes are listed. The Pachinko itself will be launching this July.

The Haruhi Hunting campaign itself is still currently running, with voice actress Aya Hirano returning to voice.

Additionally, a total of 168 images have been found.

You can find the Haruhi Hunting website here: http://haruhi.com/

Jinsei Anime Cast & Air Date Announced

Frontalspy

June 17, 2014

In a recent magazine issue, the cast of the anime adaptation of Ougyo Kawashigi’s light novel series Jinsei has announced the anime’s air date and cast members. The anime itself will begin airing from July 7 on CTV.

The Jinsei anime will be airing from July 7 on CTV, BS11 and on ATX on July 8. The series will also air on Tokyo MX and YTV, though their dates and times have been cut off. The series itself will only be one season long at 13 episodes.

The main cast of the anime was revealed and are as follows:

Yasuaki Takumi (Matsuda from High School DxD) will voice Yuuki Akamatsu

Hiyori Nitta (Minor role in Nobunagun, first major role) voices Rino Endo

Moe Toyota (Sakura Inami in Kyoukai no Kanata) is voicing Fumi Kujo

Ayaka Suwa (Tokaku Azuma from Akuma no Riddle) voices Ikumi Suzuki

Rena Maeda (Machi in Hunter x Hunter) will be voicing Ayaka Nikaidou

and Saori Oonishi (La Folia Rihavein in Strike the Blood) as Emi Murakami

The production crew of the anime were earlier revealed, and are as follows:

Director: Keiichiro Kawaguchi (Onii-chan Dakedo Ai Sae Areba Kankeinai yo ne!, Hunter × Hunter -The Last Mission- )
Series Composition and Script Writer: Naruhisa Arakawa (Outbreak Company, Blue Seed)
Screenplay and Script Writer: Keiichirou Ouchi (Papa no Iukoto wo Kikinasai!)
Script Writer: Tsuyoshi Tamai (Inukami!)
Character Designer: Tomoyuki Shitaya (Kiss×sis, Bakuman)
Animation Studio: Studio Feel (Minami-ke Tadaima, Outbreak Company)

Additionally, the 8th volume of Jinsei will be releasing on June 18th.

Jinsei (La Bonne Vie) is a saucy, romantic comedy light novel series by Ougyo Kawashigi. The novels contain illustrations and art from Meruchi Nanase. The series started in January 2012, being published in Shogakukan’s Gagaga Bunko. The 7th volume of the light novel released earlier this year. The anime was first teased by Shogakukan last year, and was later confirmed by Kawashigi’s official Twitter. A manga adaptation was also announced.

Here is a synopsis of Jinsei from Haruhichan:

Yuuki Akamatsu, who is in the Kyuumon Gakuen Second News Club, is asked to become the counselor of the club immediately after joining the club by Ayaka Nikaidou, the club leader. Three girls currently give advice to issues sent in by the students: Rino Endou from the science stream, Fumi Kujou from the literary stream, and Ikumi Suzuki from the sports stream. However, the three always have different opinions and cannot get their views to agree, so they just try things out anyway…

The anime adaptation of Jinsei will be airing around July 7, during the Summer 2014 anime season. Confirmation on the air date and further cast reveals will release in the upcoming weeks.

You can visit the anime’s official site here: http://www.vap.co.jp/jinsei/

Source – Otakomu, Anime News Network, Nekonotemo

High School DxD 3rd Season Announced

Swaps4

June 16, 2014

A 3rd season of the popular anime series High School DxD has been decided. No more information about the 3rd season is currently available.

https://twitter.com/hatano_j/statuses/478466591873449984

The first season of High School DxD first started airing January 6th through to March 23rd, 2012 . The second season titled “High School DxD New” aired from July 7th to September 22nd, 2013.

Synopsis for High School DxD.

Issei Hyodo is your average perverted high school student whose one wish in life is to have his own harem, but he’s got to be one of the unluckiest guys around. He goes on his first date with a girl only to get brutally attacked and killed when it turns out the girl is really a vicious fallen angel. To top it all off, he’s later reincarnated as a devil by his gorgeous senpai who tells him that she is also a devil and now his master! One thing’s for sure, his peaceful days are over. In a battle between devils and angels, who will win?

Synopsis for High School DxD New.

The devilish haremking Issei Hyoudou is back for more outrageous Oppai Battle Entertainment in the scintillating second season of High School DxD! Fans who like their hardcore action spiked with a double dose of fan service won’t be able to pry their eyes off all the scorching supernatural schoolgirls waiting for them in Season Two. So what are you waiting for? Plant yourself in front of the boob tube and watch a harem of devil hotties show you how much fun it is to be bad!

Source: esuteru, fujimishobo

What I Bought at Supanova 2014

Misaka The Railgun

June 16, 2014

This weekend I attended Supanova 2014 in Sydney, Australia. Supanova is an Australian Pop-Culture Expo event, publicly acknowledging the anime, manga, comics, sci-fi, tv-show, movie, gaming and cosplay media, as well as the appearances of special guests. Celebrities recognisable to the anime community included Maile Flanagan (Naruto Uzumaki-Naruto), Tara Platt (Temari-Naruto) and Vic Mignogna (Edward Elric-Fullmetal Alchemist) from the English dub of their anime.

In tribute to my first-ever entertainment convention, I’ll be listing everything I’ve bought attending Supanova 2014, in my order of purchase. Keep in mind that my selection in Animerch’ isn’t very diverse, since I didn’t pack a lot of spending money on that day (also, I’m not very creative). With that said, let’s get this list under way!

Attack on Titan A2-Sized Poster

My earliest, and possibly favourite find in Supanova. While scanning through the anime/manga selection at the Madman Anime booth, I discovered there was a large promotion of the newly-made Attack on Titan dub, and what better way to promote it? Free poster distribution! This poster was pretty much of the same design as its original, only to be altered with English text placed above the Japanese characters.

Toaru Kagaku no Railgun – Misaka Mikoto Accessory Keyring

Heading over towards the Tamarket booth, (not Tamako Market booth) was a board full of accessories, plushes and figures. Luckily enough for me, my eye caught its glimpse near the bottom of the display board for a small $14, which is easily cheap for a metal keyring. Really quality material for its price and will now live a long lifetime on my backpack zipper, which brings me to my next discovery.

To Aru Kagaku no Railgun ‘S’ – Toys Works Collection Yontengo

Noticed how I emphasised the ‘S’ earlier? This one came as an oddity to me at first glance, when I noticed the heroines wearing swimsuits on the front part of the box. I was pretty sure their swimsuit attire only appeared in the Railgun series, opposed to the Railgun S series it claims itself as. Noticing this however, only made me want it more as I became curious of its content. In terms of prices with anime figures, Yotengo was possibly the most easily affordable in terms of its given size and structure quality. As 1/8 scale figma figurines cost most to $200, finding a low price figure like Yotengo was a break for the smaller budget carriers such as myself. One problem with Yontengo boxes is whatever you purchase is chance-based, as you couldn’t see what was inside, risking me a healthy $13. As a lucky pass, what I chose was at least another Mikoto to my collection, but yeah, this ain’t no Railgun S.

Haruhi Suzumiya and Yuki Nagato – Button Badges

Two button badges I found near the start of Supanova once again, but have put on-hold in case I wanted something else first. Located in MS Merchandising – Rock ‘n’ Roll Vision, is a fairly large stall that sold mainly t-shirts as well as smaller accessories such as these. Not being able to afford the ‘Haruhiism’ wallet at $49, I could turn my direction towards these two (I took a picture of the wallet in case but the shopkeeper make me delete it). The orange and white badge, featured Haruhi Suzumiya from her original series, ‘The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya‘ available for $15. The smaller, blue coloured badge featured Yuki Nagato, from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya’s spin-off series ‘Nyoro-n Churuya-san’ which I purchased for $8, making my total amount spent at this stall $23. Representing myself as a blogger of Haruhichan, I’ll now be wearing our mascot on my schoolbag with my head held high.

Future Card Buddyfight – Distribution Card

Another freebie I scored while passing through the card-games isle; Future Card Buddyfight is a new collectable card game that started this year, and as presented, went off with a kick at Supanova 2014. While I can’t say too much about this game being quite a new hit itself, its anime adaptation last season (released 3 weeks prior to the trading card game) is currently airing and worth a look for anyone with time on their hands. The promo card I’ve been given is simply advertising (see URLs) and is unusable in-game.

Well that being it for everything I’ve purchased this weekend, adding the total of my spendings; 14 + 13 + 15 + 8 = $50.

Japan at E3 2014

"Big Sister" Rii

June 16, 2014

こんにちわみんなさん

E3 is one of the – if not the biggest – gaming events of the year. All of the major publishers come out to show off the games that they will be releasing in the future. There’s not nearly enough room to write about every game there, so I’m only going to focus on the Japanese publishers and their games. After all, isn’t that what it’s all about? 😉

The companies I will be covering in this post are: Sony, Nintendo, Bandai Namco, Capcom, Sega, Square Enix, Atlus, NIS America, and XSeed. When it comes to their games, I will only mention the games that are being developed in Japan. However, I would like to tell you about one game that Microsoft revealed as an Xbox One exclusive, and that’s made by a big Japanese developer.

*All games mentioned, including publisher and release date, are for North America. While it is likely most of these games will see a worldwide release, it is not guaranteed. I have included a trailer for all the games on this list embedded in their name.

Microsoft:

Scalebound

Developer: PlatinumGames

Genre: Action

Platform: Xbox One

Release Date: 2015

If you don’t know who PlatinumGames is, you should. They’re, in my opinion, the greatest action video game makers in the business. They’ve done Bayonetta, Vanquish, MadWorld, The Wonderful 101, and Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance. All of their games are filled with corny stories and even hammier scripts, but you don’t care about that once you jump into the game. Their games are filled from top to bottom with balls-to-the-wall action. While only a cinematic trailer was shown for the game, it involves swords, magic, and giant monsters. Colour me interested!

Sony:

Bloodborne

Developer: From Software, SCE Japan Studio

Genre: Action RPG

Platform: Playstation 4

Release Date: 2015

From the creators of the Souls series (Demon’s Souls, Dark Souls) comes Bloodborne. Not much was revealed about the game itself other than it takes place in medieval times, and there are deranged monsters roaming about the city. The pedigree of the Souls series has placed this game on everyone’s radar and Sony is sure to reveal more about the game later.

Let It Die

Developer: Grasshopper Manufacture

Genre: Action, hack and slash, RPG?

Platform: Playstation 4

Release Date: TBA

Again, not much was shown aside from a bloody teaser trailer. The mastermind behind Grasshopper Manufacture, Suda51, is insane and his games show it. No More Heroes, Lollipop Chainsaw, Shadows of the Damned, and Killer Is Dead should tell you all you need to know about how over-the-top his games are.

When it came to Japanese developed games, that was really all Sony showed. Their big hitters came in the form of Western developed games like Uncharted 4 and Little Big Planet 3.

Nintendo: (I recommend watching at least the first two minutes 😀 )

Super Smash Bros. for 3DS/Wii U

Developer: Sora Ltd., Bandai Namco

Genre: 2D fighter

Platform: 3DS/Wii U

Release Date: October 3, 2014 (3DS)/Holiday 2014 (Wii U)

Do I really have to mention anything about Super Smash Bros.? It is one of Nintendo’s most respected, and hyped up series’. As usual, lots of Super Smash Bros. news made it into E3 this year. Miis were revealed as playable characters with three different playstyles, Palutena from Kid Icarus was revealed (which really makes me want another Kid Icarus anime, especially if it’s done by Shaft again), as well as…

Pac-Man!

So now we have, Mario, Sonic, Mega Man, and Pac-Man in the same game! Four of gaming’s most recognizable icons can now fight each other. Personally, my hype level for Super Smash Bros. is off the charts. I’m disappointed with the pushback of the 3DS version to October but, it will be all worth it once the game comes out.

Yoshi’s Woolly World

Developer: Good-Feel

Genre: 2D platformer

Platform: Wii U

Release Date: 2015

This absolutely adorable Yoshi’s game comes from the creators of Kirby’s Epic Yarn. Kirby’s Epic Yarn was a simple, but fun platformer. The way you can interact with the environment was clever level design and I look forward to playing through another game like that. It’s also worthy to note that this will be only the second time Yoshi will have his own game, with no other Mario characters in sight.

Captain Toad: Treasure Tracker

Developer: Nintendo EAD

Genre: Puzzle

Platform: Wii U

Release Date: Q4 2014

For anyone who has played Super Mario 3D World knows what this is. You play as Toad, and you have to navigate your way through levels with enemies and interactive platforms. Each level contains gems and coins to collect and your objective is the star at the end. Those levels were fun in Super Mario 3D World, and it’s nice to see them continuing with the idea.

The Legend of Zelda Wii U (unofficial title)

Developer: Nintendo EAD

Genre: Action-adventure

Platform: Wii U

Release Date: 2015

GET. HYPE. NOW. My god, this game looks beautiful. This is all the news we got about the latest Zelda game, but I think the hype for the game is warranted. This latest game looks to buck the trends of the Zelda series by providing a huge open world, as well as non-linear dungeon exploring. Eiji Aonuma, the series’ producer, has cited The Elder Scrolls V Skyrim as an influence for this game when it came to the open world. I’m pretty excited just to have seen the game at all, and I look forward to hearing more about it in the future.

Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire

Developer: Game Freak

Genre: JRPG

Platform: 3DS

Release Date: November 21, 2014

Pokemon is one of my “three fanboy series”, (Pokemon, Super Smash Bros., and Hyperdimension Neptunia) and I would love to talk more about it. However, my fellow blogger Tomoki, has already written an extensive article on it that you should check out.

All I can add in is, I’m very excited to see these games remade.

Bayonetta 2

Developer: PlatinumGames

Genre: Action

Platform: Wii U

Release Date: October 2014

Probably one of Nintendo’s most controversial game pickups, Bayonetta 2 is set for release exclusively on Wii U this October. “Fans” of the original game were very upset at Nintendo’s acquisition of the series, despite the fact that Nintendo was the only company willing to pick up the game. The first Bayonetta was a cult hit, like most PlatinumGames games are. The game was bloody, and more than a little sexually suggestive. If anyone was afraid of Nintendo censoring the violence or sexual parts, don’t worry. Bayonetta 2 is definitely uncensored, and all of its gameplay trailers has proved that. As an added bonus, the first Bayonetta will be included with Bayonetta 2, as well as costumes for Bayonetta like Peach, Link and Samus. Fun fact: this will be only the third Mature rated title Nintendo has ever published (Eternal Darkness, and Ninja Gaiden 3: Razor’s Edge). However, a fourth Nintendo published Mature rated title will be coming to Wii U…

Hyrule Warriors

Developer: Omega Force, Team Ninja, Nintendo SPD

Genre: Hack and slash, action

Platform: Wii U

Release Date: September 26, 2014

The first Zelda game on Wii U comes in the form of Hyrule Warriors, a spin-off title. This game combines the world of Zelda with the hack and slash gameplay as Tecmo Koei’s Warriors series. The gameplay of the Warriors series contains hundreds of enemies on screen and your job is to kill them all. The battles in this series are epic and this looks to be a fun twist on the Zelda series. The confirmed playable characters are: Link, Zelda, Impa, and Midna. The Warriors series typically contains a lot of playable characters, so hopefully there are more to come. However, there are different weapons for each character in the game, so there may not be a need for more characters.

Kirby and the Rainbow Curse

Developer: HAL Laboratory

Genre: 2D side-scroller

Platform: Wii U

Release Date: 2015

Kirby is arriving fashionably late as usual to a console. However, he is arriving earlier than expected. This game looks to be a spiritual successor to the DS game, Kirby’s Canvas Curse. You control Kirby’s path by drawing it on the Gamepad. Other than that, there’s not much else.

Xenoblade Chronicles X

Developer: Monolith Soft

Genre: Action RPG

Platform: Wii U

Release Date: 2015

AW YES. This is easily one of my most anticipated titles for the foreseeable future. Ever since it was announced back in January of last year, I have been anxiously awaiting this game’s release. Xenoblade Chronicles on the Wii had one of the greatest stories I have ever seen in a single game. Combined with an epic musical score, and absolutely terrific art design and graphics for a Wii game made it one of my favourite Wii games, one of my favourite RPGs from the last generation, and one of my favourite games from the last generation in general. So it’s easy to understand my excitement when Monolith Soft first showed this game to me last year.

One of the things that may interest anime fans about this game, is that the composer for this game is Hiroyuki Sawano. He brought you the music from Gundam Unicorn, the Sengoku Basara series, Blue Exorcist and Guilty Crown. Oh, as well as two rather small anime by the names of Attack on Titan and Kill La Kill. You know, small anime. 😛

The Xeno series in general has a great pedigree, and I’m expecting big things from Xenoblade Chronicles X.

Mario Maker

Developer: Nintendo

Genre: 2D platformer

Platform: Wii U

Release Date: 2015

Have you ever wanted to make your own Mario levels? Well, now you can! Mario Maker is a level creation game that allows you to create your own levels as well as play other people’s levels.

Splatoon

Developer: Nintendo EAD

Genre: Third-person shooter

Platform: Wii U

Release Date: 2015

I’ve always heard people talking about how Nintendo needs to make a shooter to be relevant in today’s gaming world. I certainly don’t agree… but it would be nice. Nintendo can now say that they have a shooter and, as expected from Nintendo, it’s something original and not something generic. Splatoon was the big surprise to come out of Nintendo this year, because I don’t think anyone could have anticipated Nintendo showing off a new IP, let alone a shooter.

Splatoon is brought to us by one of the new, younger teams at Nintendo who have had training under Shigeru Miyamoto, Nintendo’s legendary game designer. Splatoon is a unique take on a shooter where your main objective is not to kill every player on the enemy team, but to have as much “turf” as possible. The game is 4v4 with the objective to cover as much of the map in your team’s colour as possible. To explain the game would take a while, so check out the trailer above to get a better idea of the game.

Nintendo showed off extensive gameplay of the game during their E3 stream on Tuesday, and it quickly become a fan favourite game of the people watching the stream. This game has also made it onto my list of most anticipated games for next year, after simply watching gameplay of it. It just looks like it will be a lot of fun to play.

Star Fox Wii U (no title)

Developer: ??? (PlatinumGames has expressed interest in making a Star Fox game)

Genre: ??? (past games were rail shooters)

Platform: Wii U

Release Date: TBA

The only thing we know about Starfox for Wii U is that Shigeru Miyamoto is behind it, and it will be Gamepad-focused. Other than that, we know nothing about the game. However, I am extremely happy that it is being resurrected on Wii U. The Wii U is a perfect time to enter the cockpit and fly the Arwing yourself.

Devil’s Third

Developer: Valhalla Game Studios

Genre: Third-person shooter, action

Platform: Wii U

Release Date: 2014

Devil’s Third is brought to us by the mind behind the Dead or Alive and the revival of the Ninja Gaiden series. He left Tecmo back in 2008 to create his own studio and their first game is Devil’s Third. Initially this game was due out for release on the Xbox 360 and PS3 and would be published by THQ. However, following THQ’s closure last year, the publishing rights were given back to the team. Like Bayonetta 2, no one was willing to pick up the game until Nintendo came along. As such, the game will be published exclusively on Wii U.

Fantasy Life

Developer: Level-5

Genre: JRPG

Platform: 3DS

Release Date: October 24, 2014

I’m not sure how this game flew under my radar. It was released last year in Japan. The art design is done by Yoshitaka Amano, and the music is composed by Nobuo Uematsu. How a game done by these two slips under my radar is a mystery to me. In addition, this is a Level-5 game. Level-5 is one of Japan’s best developers and their games have always gotten high ratings. With Rune Factory 4 sucking up all of my time last year, this game looks like it might do the same. Which is a very scary thought.

Mario Party 10

Developer: ???

Genre: Board game, mini-game compilation

Platform: Wii U

Release Date: 2015

I initially got excited when Nintendo announced Mario Party 10. However, I felt a sense of dread when I saw all the characters sharing the car again, just like in Mario Party 9. That part of the game did not interest me at all. Also, the main objective seems to be reaching the end of the board. Whatever happened to number of turns? The one thing that is cool is that one player controls Bowser while the other four players try to survive. Being Bowser could be fun. Other than that, I can’t see myself picking this up. I’ll keep an eye our on it for sure though.

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M

Developer: Intelligent Systems

Genre: Tactical RPG, third-person shooter

Platform: 3DS

Release Date: 2015

Code Name: S.T.E.A.M was Nintendo’s other new IP that they revealed outside of their Digital Event. Intelligent Systems is the company behind the Fire Emblem series, so their work on tactical RPGs is well known. The game’s visuals are a mix of steampunk and American comic book art, with enemy designs based on H.P Lovecraft. It is a strange combination of art styles and it takes a while to get used to it. After watching gameplay, the game shows off the usual style of Intelligent Systems games. Unlike past games where the camera showed the whole battlefield, they opted for a third-person shooter style where you can only see the battlefield as the characters do. However, the gameplay is still very much a tactical RPG.

A lot of people believe that Nintendo had the best E3, and I agree. Nintendo delivered this year with a whole bunch of games. We also got a glimpse of Shigeru Miyamoto’s two new games, Project Giant Robot, and Project Guard. These two games are pre-alpha, so we likely won’t see anything about these two games for a while. These two games aren’t what I would expect out of a legendary game creator like Shigeru Miyamoto; they seem more like mini games then full games. However, a few people have pointed out that there was what appeared to be a Star Fox logo in Project Guard, and the city Project Giant Robot takes place in could be a city in Cornelia, one of the planets in the series. This implies that these two games are connected to Star Fox, and could be released as a part of the Star Fox game.

*I was busy during E3 outside of the console producers’ press conferences, so I don’t know much about some of the games below. Some I do know about, some I don’t. There are also some I can’t comment on, because I haven’t played a game in the series before, or I’m not interested in it. I recommend if you’re interested in a game, take a look at the trailer for it.

Bandai Namco:

Dragon Ball Xenoverse

Developer: Dimps

Genre: Fighting

Platforms: PS3, PS4, Xbox 360, Xbox One

Release Date: TBA

Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution

Developer: CyberConnect2

Genre: Fighting

Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360, PC

Release Date: September 2014

Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment

Developer: Bandai Namco

Genre: JRPG

Platforms: PS Vita

Release Date: Q3 2014

I made a Japanese account on my PS Vita because I thought games like this would never make it to North America. Well, apparently I was wrong to think that. This is the only game that is getting me to think about going through the tiresome process of getting a North American account on my Vita, or getting the PS TV. I wish it was a retail/physical cartridge, but I guess we should be happy we’re getting it at all.

Tales of Hearts R

Developer: Namco Tales Studio, 7th Chord (remake)

Genre: JRPG

Platforms: PS Vita

Release Date: Q4 2014 or Q1 2015

This remake of the the original Tales of Hearts on DS is finally making its way to the West. Bandai Namco seems to be finally realizing that there are dedicated Tales of fans in the West. Europe is getting a dual audio option for the game. Can North America get that too please?

Tales of Xillia 2 (Warning: contains spoilers for Tales of Xillia)

Developer: Namco Tales Studio

Genre: JRPG

Platforms: PS3

Release Date: August 19, 2014

As of right now, I am not yet finished with the first Tales of Xillia. However, I am loving the easy to use battle system of the game and the story is fairly good. I hope the sequel is able to deliver another great experience when it launches later this year. Hopefully, this is the last Tales of game with English dub only options.

Capcom:

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Developer: Capcom, SCE Japan Studio

Genre: JRPG

Platforms: PS4

Release Date: 2014

Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate

Developer: Capcom

Genre: Action RPG

Platforms: 3DS

Release Date Q1 2015

OH YEAH! Ever since they announced Monster Hunter 4 back in 2012, I have been preparing for this game. I even went out and purchased the Circle Pad Pro for my 3DS, in preparation for the game’s launch. I look forward to actually putting the Circle Pad Pro to use when the game launches next year. I’m a longtime Monster Hunter fan, and I grow weary waiting for the hunt to begin!

Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney Trilogy

Developer: Capcom

Genre: Adventure, visual novel

Platforms: 3DS

Release Date: Q4 2014

Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright Ace Attorney

Developer: Level-5, Capcom

Genre: Puzzle, visual novel

Platforms: 3DS

Release Date: August 29, 2014

Ultra Street Fighter IV

Developer: Capcom

Genre: Fighting

Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360, PC

Release Date: Now (digital), August 5 (retail/physical)

Sega:

Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F 2nd

Developer: Sega, Crypton Future Media

Genre: Rhythm

Platforms: PS3, PS Vita

Release Date: Q3 2014

Square Enix:

Final Fantasy Type-0

Developer: Square Enix

Genre: JRPG

Platforms: PS4, Xbox One

Release Date: TBA

In the final moments of this trailer, Square Enix put a message out saying that the localization of this game was underway. For those who don’t know, this game was originally released on the PSP, and was a part of the Fabula Nova Crystallis series (Final Fantasy XIII, Final Fantasy Versus XIII, and this game). However, the game never came out here in the West, most likely due to flagging PSP sales in 2011. Fans have been begging Square Enix to release this game here ever since. Actually, fans had JUST finished translating the game on June 9th, and then a day later, Square Enix announces the remake on PS4 and Xbox One. This is likely a bittersweet announcement for fans, as they now have to pick up the next-gen consoles for the official version.

Kingdom Hearts 2.5 HD Remix

Developer: Square Enix

Genre: Action RPG

Platforms: PS3

Release Date: December 2, 2014

Theatrhythm: Final Fantasy Curtain Call

Developer: Square Enix, indieszero

Genre: Rhythm

Platforms: 3DS

Release Date: September 16, 2014

Atlus:

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Developer: Arc System Works, Atlus

Genre: Fighting

Platforms: PS3, Xbox 360

Release Date: Fall 2014

Persona 4: Dancing All Night

Developer: Atlus, Dingo Inc.

Genre: Rhythm

Platforms: PS Vita

Release Date: 2015

Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

Developer: Atlus

Genre: JRPG, roguelike

Platforms: 3DS

Release Date: Fall 2014

NIS America:

Danganronpa 2: Goodbye Despair

Developer: Spike Chunsoft

Genre: Adventure, Visual novel

Platforms: PS Vita

Release Date: September 2, 2014

Disgaea 4: A Promise Revisited

Developer: Nippon Ichi Software

Genre: Tactical RPG

Platforms: PS Vita

Release Date: August 12, 2014

Fairy Fencer F

Developer: Compile Heart, Idea Factory

Genre: JRPG

Platforms: PS3

Release Date: September 23, 2014

I’m actually really excited for Fairy Fencer F. It’s probably one of my most anticipated games for the rest of the year. It’s for a couple of reasons. First reason is that it’s being done by the “Neptunia Team”, which Compile Heart is now showing off. As a hardcore Hyperdimension Neptunia fan, and with Fairy Fencer F using an improved battle system, I got hooked. The second reason is the team behind it. The art design is done by Yoshitaka Amano (Final Fantasy series), with character design by Tsunako (Hyperdimension Neptunia series, Date A Live series), script by Toshiki Inoue (Death Note, Kamen Rider series), and music by Nobuo Uematsu (Final Fantasy I- IX, The Last Story). So just like Fantasy Life, these two collaborated for another game. This is a strong cast that is taking care of every department of this game. I say this is a game that people should be keeping their eyes on, especially as anime and JRPG fans.

Natural Doctrine

Developer: Kadokawa Games

Genre: Tactical RPG

Platforms: PS3, PS4, PS Vita

Release Date: Fall 2014

XSeed Games:

Akiba’s Trip: Undead & Undressed

Developer: Acquire

Genre: Action

Platforms: PS3, PS4, PS Vita

Release Date: Q3 2014

O.O <— ^

Senran Kagura: Bon Appetit

Developer: Tamsoft

Genre: Rhythm

Platforms: PS Vita

Release Date: Fall 2014

WHY IS THERE STILL CLOTHES RIPPING? 😛

Senran Kagura Shinovi Versus

Developer: Tamsoft

Genre: Action

Platforms: PS Vita

Release Date: Fall 2014

Story of Seasons

Developer: Marvelous AQL

Genre: Life sim

Platforms: 3DS

Release Date: Winter 2014

Don’t be fooled by the name: this is a Harvest Moon game. Natsume owns the rights to the Harvest Moon name, so XSeed had to call this game something different.

This wraps up my breakdown of E3’s Japanese games. What Japanese developed games are you interested in? Let’s get a discussion going!

また後で

Countdown Timer Appears on Gundam: G no Reconguista Website

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June 15, 2014

The Gundam: G no Reconguista website has been updated with an unknown countdown timer that counts down to June 23, 10 am JST. The anime itself is an original TV series and will begin airing from October.

Yoshiyuki Tomino, the creator of Mobile Suit Gundam and the entire Gundam franchise, will be helming the anime. He recently spoke in an interview and stated that Gundam: G no Reconguista will be a 2 cour show, covering two seasons. The series itself was announced as part of Gundam’s 35th anniversary. It was revealed alongside Gundam: The Origin and the final episode of Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn.

The anime’s official website has relieved the production crew for the series:

Original Creator & Director: Yoshiyuki Tomino (Mobile Suit Gundam)
Mechanical Designers: Akira Yasuda (Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch), Kimitoshi Yamane (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed), Ippei Gyoubu (Sacred Seven)
Music Composer: Yuugo Kanno (Psycho-Pass)
Animation Studio: Sunrise (Mobile Suit Gundam, Love Live! School Idol Project)

Here is the anime’s first visual:

Sunrise has also released the first promotional video.

A synopsis of the series from MAL:

It is set in “Reguild Century,” the era set after the Universal Century, and it will follow the adventures of a pilot trainee named Beruri Zenamu in Capital Guard, an organization protecting a space elevator.

Gundam is one of Japan’s largest and most iconic franchise. The franchise is mostly set in a science fiction future that focuses on giant mechanical robots. The franchise was created by Hajime Yatate, a group of animators from the studio Sunrise, lead by Yoshiyuki Tomino. It began in 1979 with the release of the anime series Mobile Suit Gundam, though while the anime itself did not receive high praise and viewings, the eventual gunpla models from Bandai launched the series into popularity. Since then, there has been a plethora of anime series, OVAs, films, manga, light novels, games and merchandise based on the franchise. It has become an iconic symbol of Japanese pop culture where Bandai made over 50 billion yen per fiscal year on the models alone. The franchise hit its 35th anniversary on April 7th this year.

Gundam: G no Reconguista will be airing from October, during the Fall/Autumn 2014 anime season. More information about the series will be revealed on June 23.

You can check out the website itself: http://www.g-reco.net/

Source – Otakomu, Yaraon

GARNiDELiA to Perform Mahouka Koukou No Rettousei’s Second Opening Theme

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June 15, 2014

GARNiDELiA’s 2nd single “grilletto” will be the second opening theme song for the popular anime series Mahouka Koukou No Rettousei from episode 14 onwards. Not only will the opening theme song get renewed, the ending theme song will as well. No information for the new ending theme has been revealed yet.

GARNiDELiA is a music unit composed of MARiA, a female vocalist and toku, a music composer. Toku, a music composer/sound producer who wrote and arranged hit songs of Angela Aki, LiSA, An Café and others. MARiA, an internet born singer who performs with several musicians such as Jin (vocaloid producer), as guest vocal. The two met each other in 2010 and formed GARNiDELiA.

The videos MARiA has uploaded on the internet has exceeded more than 2 million views. Her professional skill as a singer cultivates her reputation. Besides singing, she can also dance and her activities are diverse. Her first video as a dancer “Girls” reached the 650.000 views.

Meanwhile Toku the composer, his signature song “SPiCa” has reached over 2 million views on the internet, and the total views of all his songs exceeds 10 millions views. Their collaborative song “COLOR” they made before forming GARNiDELiA was chosen to be the theme song for the famous anime “Freezing”.

While their diverse activities are attracting a lot of attention, their major debut in spring 2014 with their single “ambiguous” which was the second opening song of the popular anime series “Kill la Kill”.

Synopsis for Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei from Haruhichan.

Magic—A century has passed since this concept has been recognized as a formal technology instead of the product of the occult or folklore.

The season is spring and it is time for a brand new school year.
At the National Magic University First Affiliate High School, A.K.A Magic High School, students are divided into two distinct groups according to their academic performances. The “Bloom,” who demonstrate the highest grades and are enrolled in the “First Course,” and the “Weed,” who have a poor academic record and are enrolled in the “Second Course.”

This spring, a very peculiar brother and sister enroll as new students.

The brother is an under achiever with some deficiencies and enrolls as a “Weed,” while his younger sister is an honor student, who enrolls as a “Bloom.”

The brother, with a somewhat philosophical expression, and the younger sister who holds feelings a little stronger than sibling love for him…

Ever since these two have entered through the gates of this prestigious school, the calm campus was beginning to change…

Source: animeanime.jp

Pokémon ORAS: New Screenshots/Concept Arts, Mega Evolution & E3 Compilation Video

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June 15, 2014

Some more news for Pokémon fans – the Hoenn remakes Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire will feature some new mega evolutions! In addition to the Mega Sableye reveal from several days ago, Mega Sceptile, Diancie and Swampert – among others – were also displayed in a new video! As most have predicted, the game will feature Mega Evolutions primarily of 3rd generation Pokémon. While several of the more popular third generation Pokémon already had Mega Evolutions, more and more are being added to the list as time goes on and there are likely to be several more. The video with the starters can be seen here.

In addition to the above trailer, the Pokémon Company compiled an E3 video in which they present their best moments during the convention, including when the President Tsunekazu Ishihara himself visits as well as a peek at the Pokémon Art Academy game for the 3DS family of systems. What we’re most excited to show you however are some more official screenshots and concept artwork from Omegy Ruby and Alpha Sapphire!

Home from a male character’s perspective

Home from the female character’s perspective

Above are some of the screenshots that have been taken from the game so far. While there don’t seem to be many significant graphical improvements from 2013’s Pokémon X and Y, the game is certainly shaping up to look beautiful and many fans – new and old – are excited to see the Hoenn region in glorious 3D. We were shown the protagonist’s room, as well as their 3D models, some screen caps of being engaged in battles with the main villainous organization’s grunts from the Ruby and Sapphire versions and a look at one of the gyms as well.

The concept art behind many of the character models, Pokémon and locations or objects have been redone from the ground up to provide a more updated look. Among the art provided, we were given a pretty sweet looking Mega Diancie wallpaper as depicted below. Feel free to save and use it – the resolutions is fairly high and the art work admittedly looks pretty nice!

Pokémon Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Mega Diancie Concept Art Official Wallpaper — Mega Diancie Official Wallpaper

As stated before as well as shown in the trailer, this game is slated for release later this year on the 21st of November. Make sure to pre-order it if you haven’t already and keep yourselves posted for more videos, trailers, announcements and screenshots!

Pokémon Omega Ruby Alpha Sapphire Screenshot Selection Official — Can’t wait to make that fateful decision once again…

Are you excited for Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire? What do you expect to see in the future – do you have any mega evolution predictions? Let us know in the comments section below as well as submit requests for more screenshots or concept artwork!

Video: Latest PV for Pri Para

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June 14, 2014

The latest PV for the upcoming Idol-themed anime Pri Para has been uploaded. Today TV Tokyo posted a 30-second promotional video featuring the narration by the protagonist girl Laala Manaka (voiced by Himika Akaneya who is known for Nayu from Noragami). The anime is said to take over the theme of the Pretty Rhythm series, which was also based on TTA’s arcade game. It is scheduled to premiere on TV Tokyo and its affiliates on July 5.

Pri Para PV:

The anime is now participating in International Tokyo Toy Show 2014 at Tokyo Big Sight. The official Twitter account of the anime has posted a photo of their booth decorated with “Pri Para Tower.”

おもちゃショー開催中！プリパラタワーが目印です！ #pripara http://t.co/jTJEVcIXAj

— アニメ「キラッとプリ☆チャン」公式アカウント (@prichan_PR) June 14, 2014

Key Visual featuring Laala Manaka, Sophie Houjo and Mirei Minami:

Pri Para Synopsis from Haruhichan.

A new anime that is based on the theme of the Pretty Rhythm series.

Source: Crunchyroll

Date A Live Movie Announced

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June 13, 2014

With the last episode of Date A Live II finished airing today, some good news was spreading across Japanese websites about the announcement at the end of the last episode of Date A Live II, episode 10.

デート・ア・ライブ劇場版制作決定です！！！今後とも何卒、応援よろしくお願いします！！#date_a_live

— デート・ア・ライブ[公式] (@date_a_info) June 13, 2014

A Date A Live theater version has been decided and the official twitter is thanking its fans for their support. More information about the upcoming Date A Live movie will be announced at a later date. We also have a OVA to look forward to later this year which will be titled “Date A Live: Encore OVA“. The release date for the OVA is December, 9.

Date A Live II episode 10 movie announcement:

Date A Live II Blu-ray & DVD Volume 3 TV Commercial:

Key Visual:

Date A Live Snyposis from Haruhichan.

Itsuka Shido is a high school boy. On the last day of the spring holidays, an explosion destroys the town and a girl in armor appears in front of him. Shido’s sister-in-law, Kotori, tells him that the girl is called “Special Disasterous Designated Creature: Spirit”, which causes a timespace quake. Kotori disclosed that she is the commander of the anti-spirit organization Ratatosk and orders him to go out on a date with the spirit girl. Kotori says, “I don’t ask you to beat the spirit. Just let her fall in love with you and save the world.”

Source: esuteru.com

Video: Futsuu No Joshikousei Ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita. And Cast

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June 13, 2014

This summer, the 4-koma manga Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita. will be getting a TV anime adaption. This was announced in the March issue of Manga 4-Koma Palette magazine, which began serializing Kosugi Koutarou’s series in 2011. The manga Mikakunin de Shinkoukei also runs in this magazine and its anime adaptation finished airing last winter.

Synopsis for Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita. from Haruhichan.

The story is about the life of a high school girl, Nanako, and her senpai, Yukari, who end up becoming the town’s local idols (locodol) upon the request of her uncle.

Latest Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita. PV:

Staff:
Director: Munenori Nawa (Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu, R-15, Kiss x Sis)
Series Composition: Yuniko Ayana (Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko, Kiniro Mosaic, Orenchi no Furo Jijou)
Character Design: Yumi Shimizu (Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin)
Studio: Feel (Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai., Kiss x Sis, Mayo Chiki!, Outbreak Company)

Cast:
Nanako Usami: Miku Itou (Yuho Mochidzuki from Sekai de Ichiban Tsuyoku Naritai!, Yuriko Nanaoa from The iDOLM@STER Movie: Kagayaki no Mukougawa e!, Sahono Ashisu from Mangaka-san to Assistant-san to)
Yukari Kohinata: Sachika Misawa (Arisa Meigo from Toaru Majutsu no Index: Endymion no Kiseki, Chitaru Namatame from Akuma no Riddle, Kagami Totori from Fantasista Doll)Additional Cast:
Yui Mikoze: Maya Yoshioka (Taeko Kondou and Anchovy from Girls und Panzer)
Mirai Nazukari: Inori Minase (Great Mazinger from Robot Girls Z, Suzune Tanahashi from Love Lab, Chino Kafuu from Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?)
Saori Nishifukai: Asami Shimoda (Lingyin Huang from IS: Infinite Stratos, Mami Futami from The iDOLM@STER, Kotomi Tsuda from Seitokai Yakuindomo)

The premiere schedule:

July 3: TBS 26:16~

July 6: Sun TV 25:00~

July 10: CBC 27:26~

July 12: BS-TBS 25:30~

New Key Visual:

1st Key Visual:

Source: Crunchyroll

Video: Space Dandy 2nd Season – Second Commercial and New Visual

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June 13, 2014

Space Dandy is back and not only with a new commercial, a new visual too, baby.

Space Dandy 2nd Season CM 2:

New Visual:

届きました！スペース☆ダンディ3巻です！ハニーちゃんのUFOのポーズでかわいい！DSR pic.twitter.com/49FBOBsc8S

— storyriders (@storyriders) June 13, 2014

Space Dandy 2nd Season CM 1:

Space Dandy 2nd Season PV:

The second season/cour of Space Dandy will begin airing in Japan from July 6th, and in North America on Toonami from July 5th, during the Summer 2014 anime season.

Synopsis for Space Dandy from Haruhichan.

Space Dandy is a dandy guy, in space! This dreamy adventurer with a to-die-for pompadour travels across the galaxy in search of aliens no one has ever laid eyes on. Each new species he discovers earns him a hefty reward, but this dandy has to be quick on his feet because it’s first come, first served! Accompanied by his sidekicks, a rundown robot named QT and Meow the cat-looking space alien, Dandy bravely explores unknown worlds inhabited by a variety of aliens. Join the best dressed alien hunter in all of space and time as he embarks on an adventure that ends at the edge of the universe!

Source: Crunchyroll

Video: Zankyou no Terror – Promotional Video 2

Frontalspy

June 13, 2014

The second promotional video has released for Zankyou no Terror. The anime series will be directed by Shinichiro Watanabe (Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo) with music composed from Yoko Kanno (Cowboy Bebop, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex), and will be animated by MAPPA (Hajime no Ippo: Rising, Sakamichi no Apollon).

It stars Kaito Ishikawa (Ledo in Suisei no Gargantia) as Shin Kokonoe, Soma Saito (Kei Isori in Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei) and Atsumi Tanezaki (Asako Natsume from Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun) as Risa Mishima.

The anime will air from July 10, during the Summer 2014 anime season. You can download the anime when the series airs.

And here is the second key visual of the anime:

Here is a synopsis from Haruhichan:

In an alternate version of the present, Tokyo has been decimated by a shocking terrorist attack, and the only hint to the identity of the culprit is a bizarre video uploaded to the internet. The police, baffled by this cryptic clue, are powerless to stop the paranoia spreading across the population.

While the world searches for a criminal mastermind to blame for this tragedy, two mysterious children – children who shouldn’t even exist – masterfully carry out their heinous plan. Cursed to walk through this world with the names Nine and Twelve, the two combine to form “Sphinx,” a clandestine entity determine to wake the people from their slumber – and pull the trigger on this world.

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