Gintama Manga to Enter Final Arc in 2016

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Japanese anime blog, Mora, has recently asked fans which Winter 2016 anime theme song was their favorite. A total of 5,606 people responded to the question, and the blog has recently revealed the poll’s Top 5.

Here are the results:

5) “Yoru wa Nemureru kai?” by flumpool (Ajin: Demi-Human OP theme song)

4) “Orphans no Namida” by MISIA (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Iron-Blooded Orphans ED theme song)

3) “fantastic dreamer” by machico (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! OP theme song)

2) “Ten Kakeru Hoshi” by Suara (Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen 2nd OP theme song)

1) “Niji wo Ametara” by fhána (HaruChika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suur OP theme song)

Ace Attorney Anime Slated to Air from April 2nd

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The official website of the upcoming anime adaptation of Capcom’s Ace Attorney (Gyakuten Saiban) series has revealed that the anime will start airing from April 2nd. In addition, new character designs and the first video were also revealed.

The Ace Attorney anime will every every Saturday at 5:30pm JST on YTV and NTV from April 2nd.

The first designs have been released for the anime’s main characters. The main cast of the anime will include a separate cast from the games:

Yuuki Kaji (Eren Jaeger in Attack on Titan) voices Phoenix Wright/Ryuuichi Naruhodou
Aoi Yuuki (Madoka Kaname in Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica) as Maya Fey/Mayoi Ayasato
Masashi Tamaki (First Major Role) will be voicing as Miles Edgeworth/Reiji Mitsurugi
Chie Nakamura (Sakura Haruno from Naruto) will voice Mia Fey/Harumi Ayasato
Masami Iwasaki (Wakashi Hiyoshi in Prince of Tennis) is voicing as Dick Gumshoe/Keisuke Itonokogiri
Tooru Nara (Naoki Ishida from Cardfight!! Vanguard: Link Joker-hen) as Larry Butz/Masashi Yahari

The first commercial has been released for the anime’s first episode, The First Reversal, that will air on April 2.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g4LijGSKvqI

The anime’s production staff consists of:

Director: Ayumu Watanabe (Space Brothers, Doraemon)
Series Composer: Atsuhiro Tomioka (Inazuma Eleven, Pokémon: Black and White)
Anime Character Designer: Keiko Ota (Inuyasha, D.Gray-man)
Music Composer: Kaoru Wada (Hyakko)
Animation Studio: A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, Aldnoah.Zero)

Ace Attorney (Gyakuten Saiban) is a series of adventure and visual novel-esque video games developed by Capcom. First developed in 2001 for the Gameboy Advance, the game involves players playing as defense attorney Phoenix Wright. The game revolves around two segments, trial and investigation, where players will have to try and examine all the clues, witnesses and come up with a conclusion. Since the first game, a total of 9 games have been released, with the latest being The Great Ace Attorney for the 3DS.

The Ace Attorney anime will be airing from April 2nd on YTV and NTV at 5:30pm JST, throughout the Spring 2016 anime season. Additional information about the anime will be revealed at a later date.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://www.ytv.co.jp/animegyakuten/
And follow their Twitter: @anime_gyakuten

Danmachi Spin-Off “Sword Oratoria” Gets Anime Adaptation

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It has been revealed that Fujino Oomori and Kiyotaka Haimura’s Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka Gaiden: Sword Oratoria light novel series will be receiving a TV anime adaptation. More information will be revealed at a later date.

Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka Gaiden: Sword Oratoria side story of Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darou ka. It covers the story of the strongest 1st class adventurer, Ais Wallenstein, the “Sword Princess,” and her desire to reach even greater heights with her friends in the Loki Familia.

Here’s a synopsis of the series:

At the center of Orario is a vast underground labyrinth known as the dungeon.
Within the dungeon, Aiz Wallenstein has a fateful encounter with Bell Cranel. After encountering new monsters both within the dungeon and on the surface, she renewed her determination to become stronger. (Volume 1)

Visiting the dungeon on a dungeon exploration trip, the members of the Loki Familia come upon a murder in Rivira. Through many events, Aiz meets someone that knows something about her past. (Volume 2)

With several companions, Aiz once again ventured into the dungeon to fight against the massive increase in monsters on the 24th floor. While there she learns more of her past. (Volume 3)

Aiz finds a newfound interest in training Bell and later watches him defeat the Minotaur. Later on the Loki Familia gains new knowledge on the threat within the dungeon. (Volume 4)

In addition to this, during the 10th anniversary GA Bunkou 10th anniversary event, it was revealed that Fujino Oomori and Suzuhito Yasuda’s Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru no Darou ka? (Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?) anime series will also be receiving an OVA episode.

【GA文庫10周年プロジェクト第9弾】
「ダンジョンに出会いを求めるのは間違っているだろうか」新規OVA化決定！本日のイベントにて発表させて頂きました☆ 3月6日のガンガンGA FESにキャスト出演！そこで最新情報も！？#GA文庫 pic.twitter.com/jSDNvdn3Yn

— ミヤザキ（GA文庫ライツ） (@miyazaki_seiji) February 21, 2016

The main cast of the DanMachi anime consisted of:

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Kirito from Sword Art Online) voices the lead character Bell Cranel

Inori Minase (Chino Kafuu in Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?) voicing as Hestia

Saori Oonishi (La Folia Rihavein in Strike the Blood) will voice Ais Warenstein

Maaya Uchida (Rikka Takanashi from Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!) will be voicing Liliruca Ahde

Haruka Tomatsu (Asuna in Sword Art Online) voices Eina Tulle

Shizuka Ishigami (Ellis Fahrengart in Seirei Tsukai no Blade Dance) is voicing Syr Flover

Nobuhiko Okamoto (Rin Okumura in Ao no Exorcist) is voicing Bete Loga

Saori Hayami (Ayase Aragaki from Oreimo) as Ryu Lion

Yoko Hikasa (Mio Akiyama in K-ON!) will voice Freya

Yurika Kubo (Hanayo Koizumi from Love Live! School Idol Project) voices Loki

The staff includes:

Director: Yoshiki Yamakawa (Little Busters!, Kill Me Baby)
Series Composer: Hideki Shirane (Date A Live, Hayate no Gotoku!)
Anime Character Designer: Shigeki Kimoto (Sky Girls Sub Character Designer, Toaru Majutsu no Index Animation Director)
Animation Studio: J.C. Staff (Toradora!, Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo)

Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru no Darou ka?, also known as DanMachi for short, is a Japanese light novel series, written by Fujino Omori and illustrated by Suzuhito Yasuda. SB Creative has published six volumes since January 2013 under their GA Bunko imprint. It has received a spin-off light novel series and three manga adaptations. An anime television series adaptation by J.C.Staff aired in April 2015.

Dungeon ni Deai wo Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru no Darou ka? synopsis from Haruhichan:

Commonly known as the “Dungeon,” the city of Orario possesses a huge labyrinth in the underground. Its strange name attracts excitement, illusions of honor, and hopes of romance with a pretty girl. In this city of dreams and desires, new adventurer Bell Cranel has his fateful encounter with the tiny Goddess Hestia.

Thus begins the story of a boy striving to become the best adventurer and a lonely goddess searching for followers both hoping to reach their goals and perhaps have some romance in the side.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://danmachi.com/
And follow their Twitter: @danmachi_anime

Source: yusaani

Bleach Manga Delayed Due to Author’s Sudden Illness

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This year’s 14th issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine will be revealing on Monday that Tite Kubo’s Bleach manga will not appear in the issue.

The magazine’s editorial department is posting a notice in the issue, which explains that the manga is taking the break due to the author’s “sudden illness.” The editorial department apologized to all the manga’s readers. The notice also states that manga is slated to resume in the 15th issue on March 14.

Bleach last took a one-week break due to Kubo’s sudden illness back in April 2015.

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Bleach is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Tite Kubo. Bleach follows the adventures of Ichigo Kurosaki after he obtains the powers of a Soul Reaper, a death personification similar to the Grim Reaper—from another Soul Reaper, Rukia Kuchiki. His newfound powers force him to take on the duties of defending humans from evil spirits and guiding departed souls to the afterlife, and set him on journeys to various ghostly realms of existence.

Bleach has been serialized in the Japanese manga anthology Weekly Shonen Jump since August 2001, and has been collected into 65 tankobon volumes as of September 2014. The series has spawned a media franchise that includes an animated television series that was produced by Studio Pierrot from 2004 to 2012, two original video animations, four animated feature films, ten rock musicals, and numerous video games, as well as many types of Bleach-related merchandise. English-language releases of Bleach are coordinated by Viz Media, which has released several volumes of the manga each year since 2004, and published chapters of Bleach in its Shonen Jump magazine since November 2007. 62 such volumes are available in English as of November 2014. Viz Media secured foreign television and home video distribution rights to the Bleach anime in 2006. Cartoon Network’s Adult Swim began airing dubbed episodes of Bleach in the United States that Fall, and Hulu later began to stream subtitled versions of the anime a week after each episode aired in Japan. Viz Media has also released each of the Bleach feature films in English.

Bleach synopsis from Haruhichan:

15-year-old Kurosaki Ichigo is not your everyday high school student. He has from as far he can remember always had the ability to see ghosts and spirits. A fateful day arrives as Ichigo encounters the shinigami Kuchiki Rukia, who saves him and his family from a Hollow at the cost of injuring herself. During this encounter, with Rukia unable to defeat the hollow she transfers her shinigami powers into Ichigo. In the aftermath, unable to continue with her job, Rukia allows Ichigo to take on the role of a shinigami in her place as they together defeat the Hollows plaguing Ichigo’s town.

Source: ANN

Top 20 Anime School Clubs People Want to Join

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Charapedia asked 10,000 anime fans the question: Which anime school club would you want to join? And from thousands of fans, most of the responses are from the male fans (44.3%), female fans (55.7%) and teens to adults in their 20s (66.8%) while the other 33.2% are 30 and over.

Here are the results:

20) Teiko Middle School Basketball Club (Kuroko no Basket)
19) Seidou High Baseball Club (Ace of Diamond)
18) Nekoma High Volleyball Club (Haikyuu!!)
17) Samezuka Academy Swimming Club (Free!)
16) Shuutoku High Basketball Club (Kuroko no Basket)
15) Houshinoumi High School Student Council (Charlotte)
14) Honan Stride Club (Prince of Stride)
13) Seirin High Basketball Club (Kuroko no Basket)
12) Megurigaoka Private High School School Living Club (Gakkou Gurashi!)
11) Ouran High Host Club (Ouran High Host Club)
10) Kamiyama High School Classic Literature Club (Hyouka)
9) SKET Dan (SKET Dance)
8) Otonokizaka High School Idol Research Club (Love Live! School Idol Project)
7) St. Chronica’s Academy Neighbors Club (Haganai)
6) The S.O.S. Brigade (The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya)
5) Nanamori Middle School Amusement Club (Yuru Yuri)
4) Iwatobi High Swim Club (Free!)
3) Karasuno High Volleyball Club (Haikyuu!!)
2) Sakuragaoka High School Light Music Club/ Houkago Tea Time (K-On!)
1) Sobu High School Service Club (Oregairu)

Monster Hunter Generations Announcement Trailer Streamed

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During the recent Nintendo Direct, it was announced that Monster Hunter X (November 28 in Japan) will be released internationally on the Nintendo 3DS as Monster Hunter Generations. A brand new video showing off CGI and in game footage of the new monsters and gameplay was also streamed. The game will include many new mechanics to the franchise as Hunting Styles and Hunting Arts. The game will also feature many returning environments from previous titles as well as a new location.

Monster Hunter Generations is slated to release on the Nintendo 3DS this Summer.

Here is the game’s main visual:

The four flagship monsters of Monster Hunter Generations are:

Astalos
Gammoth
Mizutsune
Glavenus

Among the 14 different weapons in the game, each will have 4 Hunting styles: Guild Style, Aerial Style, Adept Style and Striker Style.

Follow the franchise’s international Twitter here for up to date news: @monsterhunter

Adorable KanColle Posters Included in Recent NyanType Magazine

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Two new adorable posters of the Kantai Collection franchise have been featured in the April 2016 issue of NyanType. You can purchase this issue here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).

In related news, first promotional video for the upcoming anime film based on the Kantai Collection franchise has been streamed.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3p77aq

The official website for the upcoming anime film based on the Kantai Collection franchise launched a new visual last December. The visual was previously spotted at Kokusai-Tenjijo Station railway station ahead of December 29-31’s Comiket 89.

At the recent Summer Kan Colle Naval event, it was announced that an anime film based on the Kantai Collection franchise is currently in production and is scheduled to release in 2016. The first main image of the film was also released. The event screened footage that features the Kan-musume characters Fubuki, Mutsuki, Yuudachi, Akagi and Kaga, Hiryuu Kaini and Souryuu Kaini, the four Kongou sisters (Kaini), Kitakami and Ooi, Chokai Kaini, Yubari, Mutsu and Nagato, Kako Kaini and Furutaka Kaini, Zuikaku and Shoukaku, Shimakaze, Kuma, and Ooyodo.

Last March it was revealed at the ending scene of the final episode of the TV anime Kantai Collection that the series will get a sequel. The announcement was made at the end of episode 12 on Tokyo MX with the text indicating “Sequel production confirmed!!”.

The Twitter account of Kantai Collection: Kan Colle has revealed that the 2016 anime film is not the previously announced second season, so there will be both a film and second season out next year.

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Kantai Collection is an online, card battle, browser game that is developed by Dmm.com that launched in April last year. The game currently has more than 2 million registered players and was 2013’s top Twitter trend in Japan. The game centers around naval card battles, where naval ships are represented by “Fleet Girls”. Players battle against other online in an attempt to gain more cards and levels. The game has been increasing with popularity since its release, with a slew of merchandising being released after the game’s release; from tabletop games to manga, and light novels to this anime and the PlayStation Vita game Kan Colle Kai. An anime adaptation of the series was produced for the Winter 2014/2015 anime season, directed by Keizo Kusakawa (Akuma no Riddle, Dog Days) and animated by Diomedea (Shinryaku! Ika Musume, Akuma no Riddle).

Kantai Collection anime synopsis from Haruhichan:

Set in a world where humanity has lost control of the oceans to the “deep sea fleet,” the only hope to counter this threat are the Kanmusu, a group of girls who possess the spirit of Japanese warships. The story revolves around Fubuki, a destroyer who comes to the Chinjufu base to train with other Kanmusu. Watch as their stories unfold!

Visit anime’s website: http://kancolle-anime.jp/
And on follow their official Twitter: @anime_KanColle

Second Promo Video for J.C. Staff’s Flying Witch TV Anime Streamed

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The official website for the recently announced anime adaptation of Ishizuka Chihiro’s Flying Witch manga began streaming the second promotional video on Thursday. The new video previews anime’s Opening theme song “Shanranran.”

The Flying Witch anime adaptation will start its broadcast from Saturday, April 10th on NTV at 2:25am JST during the Spring 2016 anime season.

Here’s the first promotional video:

The character designs for the addition cast were also revealed:

Kana Aoi (First debut role) will voice Akane Kowata
Shiori Mikami (Akari Akaza from Yuru Yuri) as Nao Ishiwatari
Mari Hino (Nao Shinkawa from Shirobako) as Inukai
Yuka Iguchi (Mitsuba Sanguu from Owari no Seraph) as Anzu Shiina

The previously announced cast includes:

Minami Shinoda (First debut role) as Makoto Kowata
Eri Suzuki (Milinda Brantini from Heavy Object) as Chinatsu Kuramoto
Shinsuke Sugawara (First debut role) as Kei Kuramoto haruhichan.com/wpblog/wp-content/uploads/Flying-Witch-TV-Anime-character-design-4.jpg” target=”_blank” rel=”attachment wp-att-63793″>

The staff for the upcoming series include:

Director: Katsushi Sakurabi (Uragiri wa Boku no Namae o Shitteiru, Kamisama no Memochou)
Scriptwriter: Deko Akao (Nazo no Kanojo X, Arakawa Under the Bridge)
Anime Character Designer: Masato Yasuno (Little Busters! and DanMachi Animation Director)
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, Sword Art Online)
Music Composer: Yoshiaki Dewa (Amnesia, Nagi no Asukara)
Animation Studio: J.C. Staff (Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo, Prison School)

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Previous visual:

Flying Witch is a Japanese manga series by Chihiro Ishizuka. It has been serialized since September 2012 in Kodansha’s shounen manga magazine Bessatsu Shounen Magazine and collected in three tankobon volumes. The manga was first published as a one-shot on July 9, 2010 in the same magazine. An anime television series adaptation has been announced for April 2016.

Flying Witch synopsis from MAL:

Kowata Makoto is an air head with a bad sense of direction that just moved into her relative’s house… But is that all?

The Flying Witch anime adaptation will start its broadcast from Saturday, April 10th on NTV at 2:25am JST during the Spring 2016 anime season. Further information about the adaptation will be revealed later.

Source: Flying Witch official website

Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem Gets Its Official Western Title as Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE

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March 5, 2016

During the most recent Nintendo Direct, Nintendo shed more light on their upcoming Wii U JRPG, previously known as Genei Ibun Roku #FE. Nintendo revealed that the game will release on June 24 worldwide, and the official Western title is Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE. The game will feature Japanese dub with English subtitles only. Nintendo said the reason for the Japanese dub only was due to the game’s huge Japanese influence. The game’s setting in popular locations in modern-day Tokyo, as well as the focus on idol J-pop, are the main contributing factors for the decision.

The game was first revealed during a Nintendo Direct in January 2013 as Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem. Two years of silence followed until 2015, when Nintendo showed off the first trailer for the game since its reveal. During E3 2015, Nintendo gave the first details about the game which explained the setting of the game, as well as the general story. At the time, Nintendo revealed that Atlus was given full development of the game. Initially revealed as a joint collaboration game with Intelligent Systems, the creators of the Fire Emblem series, the direction of the game eventually went into Atlus’ field of expertise. The crossover comes mostly from Atlus’ traditional Shin Megami Tensei/Persona fight system, combined with the weapon triangle of Fire Emblem games and Fire Emblem characters.

Avex Group was placed in charge of the music of Tokyo Mirage Sessions #FE. Avex Group is one of Japan’s top music labels, owning Sony Music Entertainment Japan, Universal Music Japan, and King Records as subsidiaries. The composer is Yoshiaki Fujisawa, who created the music of Love Live!. The music team decided to go for more a authentic J-pop music feel, as opposed to anime themes.

When it came to choosing voice actors for the in-game performers, the team decided to go for voice actors that could both voice act and sing well. The Japanese voice acting cast is as follows:

Ryohei Kimura (Hideki Hinata from Angel Beats!) as Itsuki Aoi

Tomokazu Sugita (Gintoki from Gintama) as Chrom

Inori Minase (Hestia from DanMachi) as Tsubasa Oribe

Saori Hayami (Miyuki Shiba from Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei) as Caeda

Yuuki Ono (Taiga Kagami from Kuroko no Basket) as Toma Akagi

Toshiki Masuda (Toranosuke Miyamura from Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches) as Cain

Yoshino Nanjo (Eri Ayase from Love Live!) as Kiria Kurono

Ayane Sakura (Nao Tomori from Charlotte) as Eleonora Yumizuru
Ami Koshimizu (Ryuuko Matoi from Kill La Kill) as Maiko Shimazaki
Sumire Morohoshi (Ichigo Hoshimiya from Aikatsu!) as Tiki

The game was fairly well received in Japan, but had disappointing sales numbers. Reviewers praised the music, originality, and gameplay. It received a Dengeki Online Award and was called “a masterpiece”, with general praise going towards the battle system.

I’m personally all for this, as the Wii U could use more RPGs. Wit the Wii U not getting Persona 5, I feel this is a game to help fill the void for JRPG fans. However, the game already has a polarizing reputation among JRPG fans here in the West, so I’m curious what you guys think about it. Leave your thoughts in the comments!

NyanType – April 2016 Posters [Contains NSFW Images]

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Today we’ll be taking a look at Nyantype’s April 2016 issue from JList which features a lot of new anime series that recently started airing from the summer 2016 anime lineup! This issue contains a total of 8 great posters along with previews, character profiles, articles, manga, and other great content.

This issue can be purchased here, more info on where to purchase the magazine will be at the bottom of this post.

Don’t forget to view our Megami – April 2016 issue post! View our posts of older issues here.

Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova

Girls und Panzer

Kantai Collection

Mahou Shoujo Lyrical Nanoha ViVid

Strike Witches

Poster 7

Poster 8

If you are currently learning or plan to learn Japanese, I highly recommend you to try a copy of this magazine to study with. It is not only packed with posters, it’s also packed with previews, character profiles, articles, manga, and other great content which is great for studying and practicing with and can be viewed HERE.

You can purchase the issue I covered in this post here. All sales made through JList help us continue to bring unique content to the site as well as supporting us!

If you want to see a different type of magazine each month, let us know in the comments below!

Fate/Grand Order Anime Might Be in the Works

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The major anime industry trade show AnimeJapan 2016 is scheduled for March 25-27, and the event presentation listings have fans speculating that an announcement of an adaptation of Delight Works’ online RPG for iOS and Android, Fate/Grand Order, might be in the works. In addition to a booth, presented by Fate/Grand Order Project with gaming demos, photo shooting corner, displays of illustration and visuals, and original item sales, a March 27th Red Stage presentation has fans thinking about the possibility of the “hot news” to be revealed by FateProject.

Guests for the presentation include Noriaki Sugiyama (Fate/stay night’s Shiro Emiya), Ayako Kawasumi (Saber), Nobunaga Shimazaki (Arjuna and Male Protagonist in Fate/Grand Order) and Risa Taneda (Shielder, Mata Hari, Marie Antonette, Kiyohime in Fate/Grand Order).

There are also rumors of news about the ufotable (Fate/Zero, Kara no Kyoukai: Mirai Fukuin) anime movie adaptation Fate/stay night – Heaven’s Feel route planned for the AnimeJapan, then the Machi Asobi media event held in ufotable’s home town of Tokushima in May.

Source: Crunchyroll

Sousei no Onmyouji Slated for April 6 and Main Visual Revealed

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The official websitefor the upcoming anime adaptation of Sousei no Onmyouji (Twin Star Exorcists) has revealed that the series will premiere on TV Tokyo and its five affiliates at 18:25 on April 6 (JST). In addition to this, the website updated with a new main visual.

The supporting cast include:

Kaito Ishikawa (Genos from One Punch Man) will voice Shimon Ikaruga
Daisuke Namikawa (Rokurou Okajima from Black Lagoon) as Arima Tsuchimikado
Tomoaki Maeno (Decim from Death Parade) as Ryougo Nagitsuji
Jun Fukuyama (Yuuta Togashi from Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!) as Kinako

The main cast is as follows:

Natsuki Hanae (Inaho Kaizuka from Aldnoah.Zero) as Rokuro Enmado
Megumi Han (Gon Freecss from Hunter x Hunter) as Benio Adashino
Ayumu Murase (Rui Ninomiya from Gatchaman Crowds) as Yuto Ijika
Yuu Serizawa (Yoko Shiragami in Jitsu wa Watashi wa) as Mayura Otomi
Junichi Suwabe (Keigo Atobe in The Prince of Tennis) as Seigen Amakawa

The staff consist of:

Director: Tomohisa Taguchi (Persona 4 the Golden Animation)
Sub Director: Tatsuya Igarashi (The Unlimited: Hyobu Kyosuke)
Series Composition: Naruhisa Arakawa (Kamen Rider Kuuga, Ore, Twintail ni Narimasu.)
Character Design: Kikuko Sadakata (Muromi-san, Devils and Realist)
Anime Production: Studio Pierrot (Naruto: Shippuuden, Tokyo Ghoul)

Here’s a teaser promo video for the series:

Here’s the first key visual that was revealed earlier:

Avex Pictures will exhibit the series on December 19 and 20 at Jump Festa 2016, which will be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Fusion musical group Wagakki Band will perform the theme song of the series.

The series art and story is done by Yoshiaki Sukeno (Binbougami ga!) and currently has six volumes in print. It has been serialized by Jump SQ Magazine since November 2013.

Sousei no Onmyouji synopsis from MAL:

Rokuro is from a family of exorcists, but he’d rather be a singer, a soccer player or anything but an exorcist! He’s forced to own up to his own incredible potential when new arrival Benio stirs his competitive spirit. But their rivalry gets a twist when they earn the prestigious title of “Twin Star Exorcists”—two supreme fighters fated to marry and birth the ultimate spiritual warrior!

Source: Sousei no Onmyouji official website

Supporting Cast for Sousei no Onmyouji Announced

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The April 2016 issue of Jump SQ magazine has announced additional cast members for the upcoming anime adaptation of Sousei no Onmyouji (Twin Star Exorcists).

The supporting cast include:

Kaito Ishikawa (Genos from One Punch Man) will voice Shimon Ikaruga
Daisuke Namikawa (Rokurou Okajima from Black Lagoon) as Arima Tsuchimikado
Tomoaki Maeno (Decim from Death Parade) as Ryougo Nagitsuji
Jun Fukuyama (Yuuta Togashi from Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!) as Kinako

The main cast is as follows:

Natsuki Hanae (Inaho Kaizuka from Aldnoah.Zero) as Rokuro Enmado
Megumi Han (Gon Freecss from Hunter x Hunter) as Benio Adashino
Ayumu Murase (Rui Ninomiya from Gatchaman Crowds) as Yuto Ijika

The series will be animated by Studio Pierrot (Tokyo Ghoul, Naruto) and to broadcast in 2016. The first key visual of the series was also unveiled.

Avex Pictures will exhibit the series on December 19 and 20 at Jump Festa 2016, which will be held at Makuhari Messe in Chiba Prefecture, Japan. Fusion musical group Wagakki Band will perform the theme song of the series.

The series art and story is done by Yoshiaki Sukeno (Binbougami ga!) and currently has six volumes in print. It has been serialized by Jump SQ Magazine since November 2013.

Sousei no Onmyouji synopsis from MAL:

Rokuro is from a family of exorcists, but he’d rather be a singer, a soccer player or anything but an exorcist! He’s forced to own up to his own incredible potential when new arrival Benio stirs his competitive spirit. But their rivalry gets a twist when they earn the prestigious title of “Twin Star Exorcists”—two supreme fighters fated to marry and birth the ultimate spiritual warrior!

Source: Sousei no Onmyouji official website

Line Art for One Piece Film Gold Previewed in New Video

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The official website of the upcoming 13th One Piece film, One Piece Film Gold, began streaming a special video on Friday which previews line art supervised by One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda. The video promotes TOHO cinemas and reveals the previously shown “black leather” outfits of the characters in the film.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aIUMx02VBEg

The video will begin playing in TOHO theaters on Saturday. One Piece Film Gold will open in Japan on July 23.

Original manga creator Eiichiro Oda will serve as the film’s executive producer as well as being credited with the original work. Eiichiro Oda also served as the executive producer for the previous film in the franchise, One Piece Film Z.

The other staff include:

Director: Hiroaki Miyamoto (One Piece episodes 352-679, assistant director for One Piece: Baron Omatsuri and the Secret Island)
Script: Tsutomu Kuroiwa (live-action Black Butler film, live-action Liar Game: The Final Stage film, live-action The Perfect Insider TV series)

In addition to this, the character costume designs were recently revealed on the official website:

Movie visual:

One Piece is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Eiichiro Oda. It has been serialized in Weekly Shounen Jump since July 19, 1997; the individual chapters are being published in tankoubon volumes by Shueisha, with the first released on December 24, 1997, and the 75th volume released as of September 2014. One Piece follows the adventures of Monkey D. Luffy, a young man whose body gains the properties of rubber after unintentionally eating a Devil Fruit, and his diverse crew of pirates, named the Straw Hat Pirates. Luffy explores the ocean in search of the world’s ultimate treasure known as One Piece in order to become the next Pirate King.

The chapters have been adapted into an original video animation (OVA) produced by Production I.G in 1998, and an anime series produced by Toei Animation, which began broadcasting in Japan in 1999. Since then, the still continuing series has aired over 672 episodes. Additionally, Toei has developed thirteen animated feature films, two OVA’s, and five television specials.

One Piece has received wide critical acclaim, primarily for its art, characterization, humor and story. Several volumes of the manga have broken publishing records, including highest initial print run of any book in Japan and the first book to sell over three million copies in Oricon history. As of 2013, the series had over 345 million volumes in circulation worldwide, making it the best-selling manga series in history.

One Piece synopsis from Haruhichan:

Gol D. Roger was known as the Pirate King, the strongest and most infamous being to have sailed the Grand Line. The capture and death of Roger by the World Government brought a change throughout the world. His last words before his death revealed the location of the greatest treasure in the world, One Piece. It was this revelation that brought about the Grand Age of Pirates, men who dreamed of finding One Piece(which promises an unlimited amount of riches and fame), and quite possibly the most coveted of titles for the person who found it, the title of the Pirate King.

Enter Monkey D. Luffy, a 17-year-old boy that defies your standard definition of a pirate. Rather than the popular persona of a wicked, hardened, toothless pirate who ransacks villages for fun, Luffy’s reason for being a pirate is one of pure wonder; the thought of an exciting adventure and meeting new and intriguing people, along with finding One Piece, are his reasons of becoming a pirate. Following in the footsteps of his childhood hero, Luffy and his crew travel across the Grand Line, experiencing crazy adventures, unveiling dark mysteries and battling strong enemies, all in order to reach One Piece.

Source: Mantan Web

Loot Crate Anime: ENCHANT Crate Spotlight

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March 4, 2016

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Loot Anime is a rather unique monthly mystery bundle which includes figures, collectibles, manga, apparel, accessories and more from some of your favorite anime and manga series with a new theme every month. The crate itself costs almost $25 (Use SWAPS4 to save $3 on your first crate) and you get a total of $60+ value in every crate.

Today I’ll be spotlighting the December ENCHANT crate which has the theme “Enchant” and includes various awesome goodies. Equips’s theme art was done by Barachan and each month’s theme art is custom drawn for Loot Anime by different artists.

Rokka: Braves of the Six Flowers T-Shirt

Fairy Tail Replica Scarf

DanMachi Enamel Pin

Konpeito Star Candy

Kingdom Hearts Keyblade Keyring

Loot Crate ENCHANT Phone Charm

Madoka Art Print by Barachan

December ENCHANT theme poster by Barachan

Boku dake ga Inai Machi Manga Gets Spinoff in June

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March 4, 2016

The April issue of Kadokawa’s Young Ace magazine revealed on Friday that Kei Sanbe will begin serializing a spinoff of his mystery manga Boku dake ga Inai Machi in the magazine’s July issue on June 4. The spinoff is tentatively titled Boku dake ga Inai Machi Gaiden. Kei Sanbe concluded the original manga in this Friday’s issue of Young Ace, and art from the manga adorns the issue’s front cover. The manga’s eighth and final volume is slated to ship on May 2.

The director of the anime adaptation of Kei Sanbe’s Boku dake ga Inai Machi (ERASED) manga, Tomohiko Ito (Sword Art Online, Silver Spoon), revealed earlier that the series will adapt the manga’s original ending.

In related news, a new visual for the the TV anime adaptation has been revealed in the February 2016 issue ofNewType as a double page spread. You can purchase this issue here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).

The main cast of the anime includes:

Shinnosuke Mitsushima (Ryotaro in the Fu-Zoku Changed My Life movie) will have his anime debut role voicing 29 year old Satoru Fujinuma
Tao Tsuchiya (Mare Tsumura in the Mare live action TV drama) makes her anime debut as 10 year old Satoru Fujinuma
Aoi Yuuki (Madoka Kaname in Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica) will voice Kayo Hinadzuki
Chinatsu Akasaki (Shinka Nibutani from Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!) as Airi Katagiri
You Taichi (Sayori Mizushima from Love Lab) will voice Kenya Kobayashi
Akari Kito (Maki Aika in Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?) as Hiromi Sugita
Ayaka Nanase (First Major Role) voices Osamu
Yukitoshi Kikuchi (Noboru Maruyama from Gin no Saji) is going to voice Kazu
Takahiro Mizushima (Taichi Yaegashi from Kokoro Connect) as Jun Shiratori
Minami Takayama (Conan Edogawa in Detective Conan) is voicing Sachiko Fujinuma
Mitsuru Miyamoto (Maiza Avaro in Baccano!) Gaku Yashiro

The staff includes:

Director: Tomohiko Itou (Gin no Saji, Seikimatsu Occult Gakuin, Sword Art Online 2)
Script: Kishimoto Taku (Gin no Saji, Haikyuu!!, Magi: Sinbad no Bouken)
Character Designs: Keigo Sasaki (Nanatsu no Taizai, Ao no Exorcist, Senkou no Night Raid)
Animation Studio: A-1 Pictures (Aldnoah.Zero, Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, Sword Art Online)

Anime visual:

Boku Dake ga Inai Machi is an ongoing Japanese fantasy suspense seinen manga series written and illustrated by Kei Sanbe and serialized on Kadokawa Shoten’s Young Ace magazine since 2012. Volume 1 was released on January 26, 2013 and 5 volumes have been published so far. It’s published in French by Ki-oon. An anime adaptation has been announced and is scheduled to air in January 2016.

Boku Dake ga Inai Machi synopsis from MAL:

Struggling manga author Satoru Fujinuma is beset by his fear to express himself. However, he has a supernatural ability of being forced to prevent deaths and catastrophes by being sent back in time before the incident occurred, repeating time until the accident is prevented. One day, he gets involved in an accident that has him framed as a murderer. Desperate to save the victim, he sends himself back in time only to find himself as a grade-schooler one month before fellow classmate Kayo Hinadzuki went missing. Satoru now embarks on a new quest: to save Kayo and solve the mystery behind her disappearance.

The Boku dake ga Inai Machi anime adaptation currently airs every Friday at 12:55am JST on Fuji TV’s Noitamina block.

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

Source: Comic Natalie

Ted the Titular Teddy Bear Can Take a Bong Rip in New Figma

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March 3, 2016

Ted can be pre-ordered here.

A new unique action figure of titular teddy bear Ted from the comedy film Ted 2 has been revealed by Max Factory. He is extremely posable and comes with a number of extra parts such as extra expressions, sitting parts, beer bottle and bong. Plus an articulated figure stand for more posing options.

Ted 2 – Ted Figma – This figure is currently available on JList here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).

Fairy Tail Anime to Receive OVA Based on Christmas

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March 3, 2016