The official Twitter account of the WIXOSS franchise has announced that a brand new anime is being produced to air this Fall. The new anime series will be titled Lostorage Incited WIXOSS.
Not much information has been revealed about the upcoming anime, including the format of the anime and whether it is a continuation of the previous anime. The Tweet does mention that it will be the third year for a WIXOSS anime.
Selector Infected WIXOSS is an 2014 original anime series animated by J.C. Staff (Toradora!, Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo) and directed by Takuya Satou (Steins;Gate, Seitokai no Ichizon). A card game titled WIXOSS was produced alongside the anime by Takara Tomy in 2014. A second season of the anime, Selector Spread WIXOSS, was produced for the Fall 2014 anime season with an anime film earlier this year.
Here is a synopsis of the series from Haruhichan:
WIXOSS is a card game that’s popular with teenagers. Supposedly there exist “LRIG Cards,” female character cards with wills of their own. Special girls can hear the voices of the LRIGs, and those who possess them are called Selectors. These Selectors have card battles in a dimension that other humans cannot access. It’s said that whoever triumphs in these battles will have their wish granted. Ruko Kominato is the latest girl to find an LRIG card. She names her card Tama, and without any further explanation is thrown into her life as a Selector.
Hibike! Euphonium: Kitauji Koukou Suisougaku-bu e Youkoso (Sound! Euphonium) is a music novel series written by Ayano Takeda and illustrated by Nikki Asada. The series began in December 2013 being published by Takarajimasha. To date a total of 4 volumes have been published. A manga adaptation of the series was launched in November last year, by Ayano Takeda and Hami that is being published in Takarajimasha’s Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Web magazine. An anime adaptation of the series was produced for the Spring 2015 anime season by Kyoto Animation (Hyouka, Amagi Brilliant Park) with Tatsuya Ishihara (Clannad, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!) directing. The anime ran for a total of 13 episodes.
Hibike! Euphonium begins when Kumiko Oumae, a girl who was in the brass band club in junior high school, visits her high school’s brass band club as a first year. Kumiko’s classmates Hazuki and Sapphire decide to join the club, but Kumiko sees her old classmate Reina there and hesitates. She remembers an incident she had with Reina at a brass band club contest in junior high school.
From the popular light novel series by Izuru Yumizuru, Infinite Stratos, comes this new amazingly huge and detailed 1/4th scale figure of British representative Cecilia Alcott, who keeps her drill hairstyle. She is dressed in a sexy, blue bunny girl costume complete with bunny ears! By FREEing.
The official website for Atami Michinoku’s Fudanshi Koukou Seikatsu (Rotten Boys’ High School Life) manga has announced that an anime adaptation has been green-lit for a July premiere.
The cast were also revealed and includes:
Wataru Hatano (Murasaki from Hamatora The Animation) as Sakaguchi
Kenji Nojima (Yuuto Kiba from High School DxD) as Nakamura
Aya Suzaki (Kana Tachibana from Gokukoku no Brynhildr) as Rumi Nishihara
Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Yuuji Sakamoto from Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu) as Yuujirou Shiratori
Toshiki Masuda (Masayoshi Hazama from Samurai Flamenco) as Akira Ueda
Koutarou Nishiyama (Yoshiharu Hisomu from Kiznaiver) as Daigo
The staff consist of:
Director: Toshikatsu Tokoro
Character Design: Chinatsu Ishida
Sound Director: Nobuyuki Abe (Koisuru Boukun)
Production: Dream Creation (Danna ga Nani wo Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken, Okusama ga Seitokaichou!)
Sound Production: DAX Production (Sword Art Online, Fairy Tail)
Studio: EMT² (Ame-iro Cocoa, Kuma Miko)
The official website also revealed the first anime visual:
Fudanshi Koukou Seikatsu is a Japanese manga by Atami Michinoku which has been serialized in Zero-Sum Online since May 1, 2015. The first compiled volume was released in September 2015.
The 4th volume of Cool Kyoushinsha’s Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon (Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid) manga has announced that the series will be adapted into a TV Anime.
Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon (Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid) is a comedy slice of life manga written and illustrated by Cool Kyoushinsha that began in 2013 under Futabasha’s Monthly Action magazine. Since its debut, a total of 4 compiled volumes have been released. Cool Kyoushinsha is also known for the Danna ga Nani o Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken 4koma, which was also adapted into an anime series.
Kobayashi-san Chi no Maid Dragon synopsis from MAL:
Kobayashi lives alone in an apartment, until one day, Tooru appeared and they ended up living together. Tooru looks down on humans as inferior and foolish, but having been saved by Kobayashi-san, she does everything she can to repay the debt and help her with various things, although not everything goes according to plan.
A mythical everyday life comedy about a hard working office lady living with a dragon girl.
The official website of songwriter and manga creator JIN’s Kagerou Project mixed-media project revealed on Thursday that there will be a short anime movie to be released in Winter 2016. The production claims the anime is the first “short movie” in Japan to be produced exclusively with MX4D presentation in mind. The theatrical anime titled MX4D Kagerou Daze -in a days-, will be based on JIN’s Kagerou Days novel series.
The theatrical anime will be directed by the manga’s illustrator and character designer, Sidu. The movie is to be produced by 1ST PLACE/JUMONJI.
The Kagerou Project, also known as Kagerou Daze, is a Japanese mixed-media project. It started as a Vocaloid song series created by Jin (Shizen no Teki-P). The story revolves around the Mekakushi Dan, a group of teenagers with unusual eye-related powers.
The series became popular on the video sharing website Niconico after the release of the song “Kagerou Daze”, which also gave the series its name. The song has amassed over 3 million views and is the most popular song of the project. Six light novels have been released, written by Jin and illustrated by Sidu. A manga adaptation with illustrations by Mahiro Satou (佐藤まひろ Satō Mahiro?), began serialization in Monthly Comic Gene on June 15, 2012. A 12-episode anime adaptation titled Mekakucity Actors —”Mekakucity” being a portmanteau of “mekakushi” (“blindfold” in Japanese) and “city”—aired between April 12 and June 28, 2014. The series was directed by Akiyuki Shinbo and produced by Shaft.
Kagerou Project synopsis from Haruhichan:
A story based on the popular series of songs by Jin (Shizen no Teki-P) titled Kagerou Project. Shintarou Kisaragi—a NEET who shut himself inside his room for 2 years—has been living his life normally until he met a cyber girl named Ene, who appeared in his computer screen when someone anonymously sent him a mysterious e-mail one year ago. One day, Ene had been messing with Shintaro’s PC, which causes him have to go to the outside world for first time in two years.
The latest volume of Kore Yamazaki’s The Ancient Magus’ Bride (Mahoutsukai no Yome) manga has revealed that the series will be receiving a prequel anime: The Ancient Magus’ Bride – The Man Who Waits for Stars (Mahoutsukai no Yome: Hoshi Matsu Hito). It will be receiving a three episode OVA adaptation from Wit Studio (Attack on Titan, Owari no Seraph).
There will be three episodes of the anime prequel that will be bundled with the upcoming volumes of the parent manga. Limited editions of volumes 6, 7 and 8 will be bundled with an episode each. The first OVA will also be shown in 8 theatres throughout Japan for two weeks from August 13th.
The first members of the main cast includes:
Atsumi Tanezaki (Lisa Mishima from Zankyou no Terror) will voice Chise Hatori
Ryouta Takeuchi (Albion in High School DxD) as Elias Ainsworth
Kouki Uchiyama (Seiya Kanie from Amagi Brilliant Park) will voice Ruth
Aya Endou (Miyuki Takara from Lucky Star) voicing as Silky
The leading members of the anime’s production staff were revealed and consists of:
Series Composer: Aya Takaha (Psycho-Pass Script Writer)
Anime Character Designer: Hirotaka Katou (Hozuki no Reitetsu, Eyeshield 21)
Animation Studio: Wit Studio (Attack on Titan, Owari no Seraph)
The first promotional video of the The Ancient Magus’ Bride anime was also revealed:
Mahoutsukai no Yome is a fantasy slice of life manga written and illustrated by Kore Yamazaki. The series began in late 2013 being serialized under Mag Garden’s Comic Blade magazine before being moved to their Comic Garden magazine in 2014. A total of 5 volumes have been released to date.
Here is the series synopsis from MAL:
Chise Hatori has lived a life full of neglect and abuse, devoid of anything resembling love. Far from the warmth of family, she has had her share of troubles and pitfalls. Just when all hope seems lost, a fateful encounter awaits her. When a man with the head of a beast, wielding strange powers, obtains her through a slave auction, Chise’s life will never be the same again.
The man is a “magus,” a sorcerer of great power, who decides to free Chise from the bonds of captivity. The magus then makes a bold statement: Chise will become his apprentice—and his bride!
A prequel anime to the Mahoutsukai no Yome series is currently in production from Wit Studio. The three episode OVA will be bundled in the upcoming volumes of the manga.
Good Smile Company have revealed a box set of cool mini figures from the Ajin: Demi-Human universe. Lineup includes Kei Nagai & IBM, Satou’s IBM, Satou, and IBM vs. IBM. Each figure represents a memorable scene from the series. This box set contains 4 random figures but there’s a good chance you’ll get the complete set.
The Ancient Magus’ Bride is a popular manga series that follows the story of Chise Hatori an apprentice mage and future bride to the mysterious Ellias Ainsworth. This is a breathtaking figure of the couple by figure maker Genei. Features excellent craftsmanship and tons of amazing detail plus a cool base and accessories to display with.
This year’s 20th issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that the 33rd compiled book volume of Yoshihiro Togashi’s Hunter x Hunter manga is slated for a June 3 release in Japan.
The manga has been on hiatus since 2014’s combined 37th/38th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump in August 2014. What was initially a two-week hiatus for serious lower back pain has extended due to health issues until the 20th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump.
Hunter x Hunter is a manga series by Yoshihiro Togashi. The series started in 1998 and is published in Shueisha’s weekly Shonen Jump Magazine. To date the series has a total of 32 volumes. Yoshihiro Togashi placed the manga on hiatus in March 2012 after setting the record for longest run without breaks, without any news of when the manga will return. The series received an anime adaptation in 1999 from Nippon Animation that ended in 2001, followed by a series of OVAs. A new animated series relaunched in 2011 from Madhouse, retelling the series from the start. Madhouse also produced two animated films, which released in 2013. There has also been two musicals based on the series, and a slew of video games have been released from Konami and Bandai Namco.
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.
The wraparound jacket band of the 16th compiled book volume of Tsuyoshi Yasuda’s Days soccer manga revealed on Friday that the manga’s upcoming television anime will premiere this summer on MBS, Tokyo MX, BS11, and Animax.
In addition to this, the supporting cast and their character designs were recently revealed:
Mariya Ise (Sawa Nakamura from Aku no Hana) will voice Chikako Ubukata
In addition to this, Pony Canyon began streaming the first teaser which previews the animation of the series.
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x40o807
In addition to this, the official website also revealed a key visual for the anime:
The anime announcement was revealed on this year’s seventh issue of Kodansha’s Weekly Shounen Magazine.
Days is an ongoing Japanese slice of life comedy sports shōnen manga series written and illustrated by Tsuyoshi Yasuda. It’s published by Kodansha, with serialization on Weekly Shōnen Magazine and with 12 volumes compiling the chapters released so far. An anime TV adaption has been announced.
Days synopsis from MAL:
The series is about two boys named Tsukushi and Jin. Tsukushi is a boy with no special talent or traits while Jin is considered a soccer genius. On one stormy night, Jin meets Tsukushi, and they get dragged into the world of soccer.
A new cast-off figure from Daiki Kogyo has been revealed, based on an original character design by Sadakage, this figure features a sexy succubus. You’ll love the pose she does showing off her nice assets plus her seductive eyes. She’s painted with delicate, expressive colors by Maimocchi from Tsuru-no-yakata!
Finally, after much excitement from fans, Part 4 of Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond is Unbreakable has finally been animated. Due to this, figure companies have taken account to the popularity and personality in the main character this season, Josuke Higashikata. The figure stands 4.29 inches tall, and features a neutral, angry, and surprised faceplates. For accessories, a jojo-dachi recreating part, a hair comb, and school bag are included in the set. Inspired by the format similar to nendoroids, figure company Di molto bene calls their posable figures “Minissimos.”
Charapedia asked 10,000 anime fans the question: Which anime series had the best-looking battles? And from thousands of fans, most of the responses are from the male fans (50.7%), female fans (49.3%) and teens to adults in their 20s (67.3%) while the other 32.7% are 30 and over.
The Kyoto Red Cross Blood Center has announced a brand new collaboration campaign with Kyoto Animation’s (Hyouka, Amagi Brilliant Park) anime adaptation of Ayano Takeda and Nikki Asada’s Hibike! Euphonium (Sound! Euphonium). In the campaign’s announcement, it initially revealed that the upcoming second season of the anime will air this Fall.
The campaign’s website briefly listed that the second season will air this Fall/Autumn, which generally begins in October, before been edited a short time later. It read:
To coincide with the second season’s premiere, we will run a similar campaign this fall.
The sentence on the page now reads:
We plan to launch a similar campaign soon, so look forward to it!
The campaign is to promote a local blood drive in Kyoto that will begin on April 23rd, which is also the release of the Hibike! Euphoniumcompilation film, Gekijouban Hibike! Euphonium: Kitauji Koukou Suisougaku Bu e Youkoso (Sound! Euphonium the Movie: Welcome to the Kitauji High School Concert Band).
A compilation film of the anime was announced at the recent Kyoto Animation & Animation Do Fan Event, alongside the second season of the Hibike! Euphonium anime. Here is the main visual of the announcement:
Here is the latest trailer for the movie, which also reveals the release date of April 23:
Latest visual for the upcoming movie:
The anime’s cast consist of:
Tomoyo Kurosawa (Miria Akagi in The IDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls) will voice leading character Kumiko Oumae, who plays the Euphonium
Ayaka Asai (Mio Naruse from Shinmai Maou no Testament) as Hazuki Katou, a Tuba player
Chika Anzai (Chaika Travant in Hitsugi no Chaika) is voicing Reina Kousaka, a Trumpet player
Moe Toyota (Sakura Inami in Kyoukai no Kanata) who will voice Sapphire Kawashima, who plays the Contrabass
Minako Kotobuki (Tsumugi Kotobuki in K-ON!) will voice Asuka Tanaka, who plays the Euphonium
Takahiro Sakurai (Shougo Makishima in Psycho-Pass) will voice Noboru Taki, the brass band club’s advisor
The main production staff of the anime includes:
Director: Tatsuya Ishihara (Clannad, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!)
Series Director: Naoko Yamada (K-ON!, Tamako Market)
Series Composer: Jukki Hanada (Steins;Gate, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!)
Anime Character Designer: Akiko Ikeda (K-ON! and Tokyo Ghoul Animator)
Instrument Designer: Takahashi Hiroyuki (K-ON!)
Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka (Clannad, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!)
Music Composer: Akito Matsuda (GLASSLIP, Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou)
Hibike! Euphonium: Kitauji Koukou Suisougaku-bu e Youkoso (Sound! Euphonium) is a music novel series written by Ayano Takeda and illustrated by Nikki Asada. The series began in December 2013 being published by Takarajimasha. To date a total of 4 volumes have been published. A manga adaptation of the series was launched in November last year, by Ayano Takeda and Hami that is being published in Takarajimasha’s Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Web magazine. An anime adaptation of the series was produced for the Spring 2015 anime season by Kyoto Animation (Hyouka, Amagi Brilliant Park) with Tatsuya Ishihara (Clannad, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!) directing. The anime ran for a total of 13 episodes.
Hibike! Euphonium begins when Kumiko Oumae, a girl who was in the brass band club in junior high school, visits her high school’s brass band club as a first year. Kumiko’s classmates Hazuki and Sapphire decide to join the club, but Kumiko sees her old classmate Reina there and hesitates. She remembers an incident she had with Reina at a brass band club contest in junior high school.
The 11th volume of Type-Moon Ace has revealed a brand new visual for upcoming anime adaptation of Type-Moon’s Fate/ExtraPlayStation Portable game, Fate/EXTRA Last Encore. The TV anime will air in 2017.
Previous visual:
The Fate/Extra adaptation will be titled Fate/EXTRA Last Encore and is currently slated for air in 2017. The series will be animated by studio Shaft (Bakemonogatari, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica) with Kinoko Nasu (Fate/stay night, Kara no Kyoukai) handling the series’ composition. The anime will have its character designs based on Aruko Wada’s original artworks.
Here is the announcement video for the anime:
https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x409hot
Fate/EXTRA is a JRPG that is set in a parallel universe to the main game. It was released in Japan on July 2010 for the PSP, with a spin-off titled Fate/EXTRA CCC being released in March 2013. The Opening animated sequence to the game was animated by studio Shaft and directed by Akiyuki Shinbo (Bakemonogatari, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica).
Fate/stay nightis a visual novel released by Type-Moon for the PC in 2004, and is the first in their Fate series. The visual novel was very successful and claimed the title of highest selling visual novel in that year. 2006 saw two adaptations of the game, a manga by Datto Nishiwaki and an anime series by Studio Deen. Additionally in that year, a light novel series titled Fate/Zerowas written by Gen Urobuchi. It is a prequel to the visual novels, set 10 years prior. An anime and manga adaptation of Fate/Zero were created, with the manga written by Urobuchi himself in 2011 and the anime being animated by ufotable. A second season of Fate/Zerowas also produced. uftoable produced a new Fate/stay night anime based on the Unlimited Blade Works route and is producing a Fate/stay nighttrilogy based on the Heaven’s Feel Route.
Here is a synopsis of the series from MAL:
Raised by a mysterious sorcerer after the horrific death of his parents, Shiro Emiya has only just begun to help others using the small tidbits of magic that he’s learned. However, when he’s suddenly caught in a battle between two more powerful Magus, Shiro finds himself performing a spell above his expected ability, summoning the beautiful spirit warrior Saber to protect him! But safety is only momentary as Shiro and Saber now find themselves thrust into in a secret world of dark magic and deadly challenges: a no-holds barred duel to the death known as the Holy Grail War! At stake: a prize of unimaginable power. But can the inexperienced Shiro and Saber survive long enough to even enter the contest? First they’ll have to withstand waves of treachery and assassination, even as Shiro scrambles to learn everything he’ll need to know to stay alive as seven teams of Magus and Spirit Servants face off in mortal combat!
A Fate/EXTRA TV anime adaptation titled Fate/EXTRA Last Encore is currently in production for a 2017 broadcast. Studio Shaft will handle the animation. Further information about the series will be revealed at a later date.
The official website for the anime adaptation of Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure – Part IV: Diamond Is Unbreakable has revealed that the series will have a total of 39 episodes, to be released across 13 three episode DVD/Blu-rays between June 2016 and June 2017. Along with these release plans is the news that “Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan,” the spin-off one-shot from 2013 narrated by manga author Stand-user Rohan Kishibe will be adapted into an OAD, offered on DVD for collectors of the complete series.
The jacket art for Volume 1 was also revealed:
Here is the current release schedule:
Vol.1 (released June 22, 2016): Episode 1 storyboards and ticket for OAD with purchase of complete series
Vol.2 (released July 27, 2016): Original Soundtrack 1
Vol.3 (released August 24, 2016): Commentary booklet Vol.1
Vol.4 (released September 28, 2016): Italian restaurant promo art
Vol.5 (released October 26, 2016): first cour production art collection
Vol.6 (released November 23, 2016): Drama Vol.1 CD
Vol.7 (released December 21, 2016) : Original Soundtrack 2
Vol.8 (released January 25, 2017): Commentary booklet Vol.2
Vol.9 (released February 22, 2017): Secondd cour production art collection
Vol.10 (released March 29, 2017): Morio-cho, map
Vol.11 (released April 26, 2017): Drama Vol.2 CD
Vol.12 (released May 24, 2017): Commentary booklet Vol.3
Vol.13 (released June 28, 2017): Third cour production art collection
In addition, Warner Bros. Japan began streaming a promo video for THE DU’s (Jun Shirota and Taisuke Wada) theme “Crazy Noisy Bizarre Town,” set to be released on April 27th. The lyrics are by Saori Kodama, who previously wrote JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure second opening theme song “Bloody Stream” by Coda.
The cover art for the single was also previewed:
Anime visual:
Here’s the previous key visual:
Here’s the first promotional video:
The character designs for the cast were also revealed and includes:
Yuuki Ono (Taiga Kagami from Kuroko no Basket) as Josuke Higashikata
Yuuki Kaji (Shuu Ouma fromGuilty Crown) as Koichi Hirose
Wataru Takagi (Genta Kojima from Detective Conan) as Okuyasu Nijimura
Takahiro Sakurai (Yuuji Kazami from Grisaia no Kajitsu) as Rohan Kishibe
Daisuke Ono (Shizuo Heiwajima from Durarara!!) as Jotaro Kujo
In addition, the site announced that THE DU will perform the anime’s opening theme song, titled “Crazy Noisy Bizarre Town.” The song’s CD single will ship on April 27.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure – Part IV: Diamond Is Unbreakable is the fourth part ofJoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump between 1992 and 1995. The story is based in 1999, as the Arrow, manifesting latent Stand abilities, travels throughout Morioh, Japan; as high schooler Josuke Higashikata (illegitimate son of Joseph) and his friends seek out the culprits of a series of homicides.
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shounen Jump from 1986 to 2004, before being transferred to the monthly seinen magazine Ultra Jump in 2005. The current story arc, JoJolion, started in 2011.JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is currently Shueisha’s second largest manga series with its chapters collected into 111 tankobon volumes and counting (only Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo, with over 180, has more).
A six-volume original video animation adaptation of the later half of the series’ third story arc, Stardust Crusaders, was released from 1993 to 1994 by studio A.P.P.P. Six years later, they produced a seven-volume series adapting the arc’s first half from 2000 to 2002. A.P.P.P. also produced a theatrical film of the first arc, Phantom Blood, in 2007. From 2003 to 2005, Super Techno Arts released an English dub of both OVA series as one on DVD in North America. The third story arc of the manga received an English release in North America from 2005 to 2010 by Viz Media, who will also publish the first and second arcs in 2015. A 26-episode television anime, produced by David Production and covering the first two arcs, aired on Tokyo MX and other stations starting in October 2012 and ending in April 2013. A second season covering the third arc titled JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders began broadcast in April 2014 and ended with episode 24 on September 13, 2014.
The JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga has sold over 80 million copies in Japan alone, making it one of the best-selling manga series in history, and has spawned a large media franchise that includes several novelizations and video games, action figures, a jewelry line, and even snack foods.
Beginning its tale in 19th century England, young aristocrat Jonathan Joestar finds himself locked in bitter rivalry with Dio Brando, a low-born boy who Jonathan’s father took under his wing after the death of Dio’s father. Discontent with his station in life, Dio’s fathomless lust to reign over all eventually leads him to seek the supernatural powers of an ancient Aztec stone mask in the Joestar’s possession—an artifact that will forever change the destiny of Dio and Jonathan for generations to come. Fifty years later, in 1938 New York City, Jonathan’s grandson Joseph Joestar must take up his grandfather’s mission and master the abilities necessary to destroy the stone mask and its immensely powerful creators who threaten humanity’s very existence, the Pillar Men.
Japanese media website, Akiba Souken, has recently asked 11,557 anime fans to vote for which anime from the winter 2016 season is the one which they found most satisfying. Here are the results:
43) Sushi Police
42) Rilu Rilu Fairilu: Yousei no Door
41, 40, 39 (tie)) Yami Shibai season 3, Tabi Machi Late Show, Kono Danshi, Mahou ga Oshigoto Desu.
38) Ojisan to Marshmallow
37) Ketsuekigata-kun! 4
36) Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R
35) Mahou Tsukai Pretty Cure!
34) Luck & Logic
33) Divine Gate
32) Reikenzan: Hoshikuzu-tachi no Utage
31) Kanojo to Kanojo no Neko
30) Teekyuu 7
29) Phantasy Star Online 2
28) Fairy Tail Zero
27) Sekkou Boys
26) Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu
25) Mahou Shoujo Nante Mou Ii Desukara.
24) Norn9: Norn+Nonet
23) Oshiete! Galko-chan
22) Active Raid
21) Nijiiro Days
20) Ooyasan wa Shishunki!
19) Durarara!!x2 Shou
18) Schwarzesmarken
17) Aokana: Four Rhythm Across the Blue
15) Ajin: Demi-Human
15) Prince of Stride Alternative
14) Haruchika
13) Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn
12) Assassination Classroom Second Season
11) Dimension W
10) Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut
9) Dagashi Kashi
8) Akagami no Shirayuki-hime 2nd Season
7) Musaigen no Phantom World
6) Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
5) Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri 2nd Season
The official website of the previously announcedPlanetarian (Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume) anime adaptation has revealed that the anime project will consists of an ONA (Original Net Animation) series and an animated film.
There will be two anime adaptations based on Key’s Planetarian coming this year. The first, titled Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume, will be an ONA series composed of 5 episodes that will be streaming on Niconico. The first will be available this Summer on July 7th.
The second adaptation is an anime film titled Planetarian: Hoshi no Hito that will release in Japanese theatres on September 3rd. The movie has been revealed to be adapting a side story from the visual novel.
The cast members of the game’s main characters will return to voice their respective characters:
Keiko Suzuki (Haruka Saigusa in Little Busters!) will return to voice Yumemi Hoshino
Daisuke Ono (Sebastian Michaelis from Black Butler) is back as Kuzuya
The site has also revealed additional cast members, whose characters they will voice have yet to been revealed:
Rina Satou (Mikoto Misaka in Toaru Majutsu no Index)
Yasumichi Kushida (Noburo Mikami from Ghost Stories)
Tamio Ooki (Umatarou Tenma in Astro Boy 1980)
Akiko Takeguchi (Yolanda in Black Lagoon)
Satoshi Taki (Inagaki from Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei)
Masaru Shinozuka (Debut Role)
Yoko Hikasa (Mio Akiyama in K-ON!)
Sanae Fuku (Nene Nanakorobi from Koukaku no Pandora)
Shizuka Ishigami (Ellis Fahrengart in Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance)
Minami Tsuda (Yui Funami in YuruYuri)
Yuuki Kuwahara (Hime Arikawa from Himegoto)
The leading members of the production staff for both series includes:
Director and Script Writer: Naokatsu Tsuda (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Inu × Boku SS)
Series Directors: Katsuichi Nakayama (Nishi no Yoki Majo – Astraea Testament, Evangelion 2.0 Assistant Director) and Shunsuke Machitani (Inazuma Eleven GO and Oreimo Episode Director)
Series Composer: Shogo Yasukawa (Terraformars, Rakudai Kishi no Cavalry)
Anime Character Designer: Hitomi Takechi (Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation, Fuse: Teppou Musume no Torimonochou)
Music Composer: Shinji Orito (Clannad, Little Busters!)
Animation Studio: David Production (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Hyperdimension Neptunia: The Animation)
Additionally, the first promotional video has been released for the ONA and anime film:
Here is the announcement video of the anime project:
Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet (Planetarian: Chiisana Hoshi no Yume) is a Japanese kinetic/visual novel developed by Key and published by Visual Arts. The game was released on PC in late 2004 in Japan, before being ported onto the PlayStation 2 and PlayStation Portable in subsequent years. The series was also adapted into a light novel series and a series of Drama CDs. The game itself became available internationally on Steam in 2014.
Here is the game’s synopsis from Steam:
It is thirty years after the failure of the Space Colonization Program. Humanity is nearly extinct. A perpetual and deadly Rain falls on the Earth. Men known as “Junkers” plunder goods and artifacts from the ruins of civilization. One such Junker sneaks alone into the most dangerous of all ruins—a “Sarcophagus City.” In the center of this dead city, he discovers a pre-War planetarium. And as he enters he is greeted by Hoshino Yumemi, a companion robot. Without a single shred of doubt, she assumes he is the first customer she’s had in 30 years. She attempts to show him the stars at once, but the planetarium projector is broken. Unable to make heads or tails of her conversation, he ends up agreeing to try and repair the projector…
There will be two anime adaptations of Planetarian is from David Production. The first will be a 5 episode ONA series that will start streaming on NicoNico from July 7th. The second is an anime film set to release on September 3rd. Further information will be revealed at a later date.
Type-Moon Ace Vol.11 has revealed a brand new visual for ufotable’s (Fate/Zero, Kara no Kyoukai: Mirai Fukuin) upcoming Fate/stay night – Heaven’s Feel anime trilogy.
ufotable’s (Fate/Zero, Kara no Kyoukai: Mirai Fukuin) upcoming Fate/stay night – Heaven’s Feel movie will be releasing in Japanese theatres in 2017. There will be a total of 3 films.
Fate/stay nightis a visual novel released by Type-Moon for the PC in 2004, and is the first in their Fate series. The visual novel was very successful and claimed the title of highest selling visual novel in that year. 2006 saw two adaptations of the game, a manga by Datto Nishiwaki and an anime series by Studio Deen. Additionally in that year, a light novel series titled Fate/Zerowas written by Gen Urobuchi. It is a prequel to the visual novels, set 10 years prior. An anime and manga adaptation of Fate/Zero were created, with the manga written by Urobuchi himself in 2011 and the anime being animated by ufotable. A second season of Fate/Zerowas also produced. ufotable produced a new Fate/stay night anime based on the Unlimited Blade Works route and is producing a Fate/stay night film based on the Heaven’s Feel Route.
Here is a synopsis of the series from MAL:
Raised by a mysterious sorcerer after the horrific death of his parents, Shiro Emiya has only just begun to help others using the small tidbits of magic that he’s learned. However, when he’s suddenly caught in a battle between two more powerful Magus, Shiro finds himself performing a spell above his expected ability, summoning the beautiful spirit warrior Saber to protect him! But safety is only momentary as Shiro and Saber now find themselves thrust into in a secret world of dark magic and deadly challenges: a no-holds barred duel to the death known as the Holy Grail War! At stake: a prize of unimaginable power. But can the inexperienced Shiro and Saber survive long enough to even enter the contest? First they’ll have to withstand waves of treachery and assassination, even as Shiro scrambles to learn everything he’ll need to know to stay alive as seven teams of Magus and Spirit Servants face off in mortal combat!
The anime adaptation of Fate/stay night – Heaven’s Feel will consist of 3 movies. The films are currently scheduled to release in Japan in 2017. The full version of the new visual will be out with the magazine’s release.
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