A new visual for the highly anticipated second season of Yusei Matsui’s Shonen Jump hit Assassination Classroom (Ansatsu Kyoushitsu) TV anime has been revealed in the February 2016 issue of Animedia. The illistration is by key animator Nozomi Kawano. This issue can be purchased here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
Here’s the most recent promo video:
In addition to this, official website of the Anime Japan 2016 convention listed the series to have a total of 25 episodes.
The official website also unveiled a snowy visual of the second season:
A new key visual featuring the students of Class 3-E for the upcoming climax of the first season was revealed earlier:
Anime visual:
Assassination Classroom is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Yusei Matsui. The series began serialization Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine from July 2012 and is licensed in English by Viz Media. The series follows the daily lives of an extremely powerful octopus-like teacher and his students dedicated to the task of assassinating him to prevent Earth from being destroyed. As of March 2015, thirteen tankobon volumes have been released in Japan with a circulation of ten million copies.
A single original video animation adaptation by Brain’s Base based on the series was screened at the Jump Super Anime Tour on October to November 2013. This was followed by a television anime adaptation by Lerche, which began airing on Fuji TV in January 2015. This adaptation has been licensed by Funimation for release in North America. The series was obtained by Madman Entertainment for digital distribution in Australia and New Zealand. A live action film adaptation was released on March 21, 2015.
The students of class 3-E have a mission: kill their teacher before graduation. He has already destroyed the moon, and has promised to destroy the Earth if he can not be killed within a year. But how can this class of misfits kill a tentacled monster, capable of reaching Mach 20 speed, who may be the best teacher any of them have ever had?
Less then a week after more details of the newest addition to the The Idolmaster franchise, Platinum Stars, was released, general producer Akihiro Ishihara has issued that he has officially left Bandai Namco since January 31st. The announcement was displayed on The Idolmaster official blog, thanking fans of the franchise for all of their support since the series launch in 2005.
Ishihara stated that when he officially submitted his resignation, when an authoritative figure asked him why he was leaving, he stated that he was not leaving for a reason in particular. However, one of the major reasons behind his resignation was he wants to see his “Own ideal IP come to form” and grow. The previous director of the Idolmaster franchise stated that he believes that continuing the franchise without Ishihara will allow it to become even bigger, and that it did not need to be run by an individual in particular to become a phenomenon and continue on.
Lastly, Ishihara stated that he was happiest with how The Idolmaster franchise has expanded over the past decade and thatPlatinum Stars will not be any different or die out.
With the release of the final game in the Naruto: Storm series releasing in 8 days, the Opening animation of the game has been revealed. Featuring animation from the final arc of Naruto including the backstory of Obito Uchiha and the final battle between Konoha and Madara Uchiha, the opening features KANA-BOON’s song “Spiral.” The opening includes the main roles of the arc; Naruto Uzumaki, Sasuke Uchiha, Sakura Haruno, Kakashi Hatake, Obito Uchiha, Hinata Hyuga, Madara Uchiha, Rin Nohara, Minato Namikaze and leads up to the final standoff between Sasuke and Naruto.
Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 is currently available for preorder to be released on February 9th for Xbox One, PS4, PC, and includes Boruto and Sarada DLC.
Gate: Jieitai Kanochi nite, Kaku Tatakaeri (Gate: The Self-Defense Forces Fight Like This in Another Land)is a Japanese light novel series written by Takumi Yanai and originally illustrated by Daisuke Izuka. AlphaPolis published five volumes and three side-story collections from April 2010 to April 2014. AlphaPolis began publishing an expanded edition of the main series with illustrations by Kuroshishi in December 2012. A manga adaptation illustrated by Satoru Sao began in July 2011. An anime television series has been announced.
In August of 20XX, a portal to a parallel world, known as the “Gate,” suddenly appeared in Ginza, Tokyo. Monsters and troops poured out of the portal, turning the shopping district into a bloody inferno.
The Japan Ground-Self Defence Force immediately took action and pushed the fantasy creatures back to the “Gate.” To facilitate negotiations and prepare for future fights, the JGSDF dispatched the Third Reconnaissance Team to the “Special Region” at the other side of the Gate.
Youji Itami, a JSDF officer as well as a 33-year-old otaku, was appointed as the leader of the Team. Amid attacks from enemy troops the team visited a variety of places and learnt a lot about the local culture and geography.
Thanks to their efforts in humanitarian relief, although with some difficulties they were gradually able to reach out to the locals. They even had a cute elf, a sorceress and a demigoddess in their circle of new friends. On the other hand, the major powers outside the Gate such as the United States,China and Russia were extremely interested in the abundant resources available in the Special Region. They began to exert diplomatic pressure over Japan.
A suddenly appearing portal to an unknown world—to the major powers it may be no more than a mere asset for toppling the international order. But to our protagonists it is an invaluable opportunity to broaden knowledge, friendship, and ultimately their perspective towards the world.
A new visual for the anime adaptation of the Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm (Four Rhythm Across the Blue) visual novel has been revealed in the has been featured as a poster in the March 2016 issue of Megami. You can purchase this issue here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
Another visual for the series was featured in the February 2016 issue of NewType. You can purchase this issue here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
The official website of the Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm (Four Rhythm Across the Blue) visual novel has announced that it will be receiving a TV anime adaptation and has revealed that the series will air from January 2016, as well as revealing the main cast, staff and first visual.
The first members of the main cast has been revealed and they include:
Misato Fukuen (Yoshika Miyafuji from Strike Witches) will voice Asuka Kurashina
Azumi Asakura ((Yukiho Hagiwara from The iDOLM@STER) as Misaki Tobisawa
Animation Studio: Gonzo (Welcome to the N.H.K., Seto no Hanayome, Strike Witches)
The site has also revealed that Mami Kawada (To LOVE-Ru Darkness 2nd ED, Shakugan no Shana OP) will perform the Opening theme song of the anime. Reika Nakayama (To Love-Ru Darkness OP, Amnesia ED), known as Ray, will perform the Ending theme song of Aokana.
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm (Four Rhythm Across the Blue), abbreviated as Aokana, is an Eroge visual novel that released in 2014. The game was developed and published by Sprite for PC on November 28 last year with a PlayStation Vita release coming in 2016. The visual novel won 1st place at the 2014 Moe Game Awards and also won the User’s Choice Award at the event.
Past visual:
Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm, officially abbreviated as Aokana and translated as Four Rhythm Across the Blue, is a Japanese adult visual novel developed by Sprite and released for Windows on November 28, 2014. An anime television series adaptation, produced by Gonzo and directed by Fumitoshi Oizaki, will premiere in January 2016. A PlayStation Vita version of the game has been announced for a 2016 release.
In a world where flying is as simple as riding a bicycle, there is a popular sport called “Flying Circus.”
The protagonist once had a bright future ahead of him in that field of sports but due to an overwhelming defeat in addition to a certain other reason, he has left that field. However, he meets the transfer student Kurashina Asuka and regains his passion as he teaches her how to fly.
With his situation changed, he participates once again in the Flying Circus. Just how high will he be able to fly this time with Asuka at his side?
This is a love story about the two who met while soaring in the skies, and the friends surrounding them.
Henriette Mystere from the Tantei Opera Milky Holmes franchise has been featured as a poster in the March 2016 issue of Megami. You can purchase this issue here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
Tantei Opera Milky Holmes is a media franchise owned by the Japanese trading card game company Bushiroad. The first release was an Internet radio drama, released in December 2009. An anime adaptation by J.C.Staff aired between October and December 2010, with a special episode aired on August 26, 2011. The second anime season aired between January and March 2012 with another special aired on August 25, 2012. A third series, titled Futari wa Milky Holmes, aired between July and September 2013. A fourth series titled Tantei Kageki Milky Holmes TD is scheduled to air from January 2015. Other media includes a manga adaptation serialized in Comp Ace between May 2010 and January 2011; two visual novels, released for the PlayStation Portable in December 2010 and August 2012 respectively; a trading card game tie-in with Bushiroad’s Weiß Schwarz; and a light novel series published by ASCII Media Works under their Dengeki Bunko label.
The series is a homage to the detective fiction genre, with the four female leads named after famous fictional detectives: Sherlock Holmes, Nero Wolfe, Hercule Poirot and Cordelia Gray. Milky Holmes is also the name of a voice acting unit consisting of the series’ four main voice actresses; Suzuko Mimori, Sora Tokui, Mikoi Sasaki and Izumi Kitta.
There have been many cases of stolen songs happening among the idols in Yokohama District recently. Even super idol Marine Amagi’s hit song “Kiseki no Uta” was taken away. At the request of Marine, the Milky Holmes team starts investigating the case.
In addition to this, Komugi Yoshida has been featured as a poster in the February 2016 issue of Megami. This issue can be purchased here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK) and you can view the other posters that came in this issue here.
In addition, it has also been revealed the OP song “Ready Go!!” is performed by a newly formed unit named “Magical☆R” consisting of the three main voice actresses of the show: Kei Tomoe (Komugi Yoshida), Erii Yamazaki (Kokona Saionji) and Makoto Koichi (Tsukasa Kisaragi). The three junior high school girls are also working as idols in the story. The CD single will be released in Japan on January 27, 2016.
The main staff for the new series were also announced earlier, including:
Director: Keiichiro Kawakami
Series Composition: Momoko Murakami
Screenplay: Momoko Murakami, Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (Hells, Penguin no Mondai Movie)
Nurse Witch Komugi is an original video animation (OVA) anime series co-produced by Tatsunoko Production and Kyoto Animation. The series lasted for five episodes (six if episode 2.5 that appeared in the middle of the series is included), all of which were released on DVD in North America by ADV Films. A two episode long sequel OVA series was created, Nurse Witch Komugi-chan Magicarte Z.
The story of the anime itself is basically a parody of both the The SoulTaker anime series and the magical girl anime genre. It revolves around Komugi Nakahara, a cosplay idol who turns into Magical Nurse Witch Komugi when trouble is around.
While the English dub of the show was adapted by ADV, the original The SoulTaker dub was not. In a rare move, ADV recalled many of the voice actors from The Ocean Group dub of The SoulTaker to reprise their roles in Nurse Witch Komugi to keep consistency between the two dubs.
The new “slapstick” story will depict Komugi-chan and her rivals as they juggle their daily lives as students, idols, and magical girls “with laughter and tears.”
Komugi Yoshida is a somewhat clumsy second-year middle-school student whose strong point is her spiritedness. She performs as an idol like Kokona Saionji (her classmate and close friend) and Tsubasa Kisaragi (an idol who dresses in male clothing). However, unlike Kokona whose popularity is skyrocketing and Tsubasa with her charisma in male attire, Komugi’s only gigs are low-end ones like those at the local shopping district. Still, Komugi has her “dream” as she lives her dual lives as a idol and a middle school girl.
One day, a mysterious injured creature named Usa-P appears before Komugi. Komugi gives Usa-P medical treatment, and Usa-P, in consideration of Komugi’s kindness, asks if she wants to be a Legendary Girl who can use magical powers.
Having become a reluctant Legendary Girl, Komugi battles strange masked figures who suddenly appear! As a newly deemed Magical Nurse, she fights still more waves of masked figures. Meanwhile, a Magical Maid, a Magical Sister, and more also appear to make it a three-way battle!? Can Komugi handle the three roles of middle school girl, idol, and Magical Nurse? And, what lies ahead in these battles and her “dream”…?!
In related news – Krulcifer Einfolk, Lisesharte Atismata and Philuffy Aingram from the series has been featured as a double page spread in the February 2016 issue of Dengeki G‘s Magazine. You can purchase this issue here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
Saijaku Muhai no Bahamut (Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle) is a fantasy action light novel series written by Senri Akatsuki with illustrations by Ayumu Kasuga, who created the Joukamachi no Dandelion manga. The series began in 2013 under SB Creative’s GA Bunko light novel imprint and has published a total of 6 volumes to date. A manga adaptation of the series was produced by Fumi Tadauri that began last year in Square Enix and GA Bunko’s Gangan GA online magazine, where the second volume will be released on June 12th this year.
Lux, a former prince of an empire named Arcadia that was overthrown via a rebellion five years earlier. Lux accidentally trespasses in a female dormitory’s bathing area, sees the kingdom’s new princess Lisesharte naked, and incurs her wrath. Lisesharte then challenges Lux to a Drag-Ride duel. Drag-Rides are ancient armored mechanical weapons that have been excavated from ruins all around the world. Lux used to be called the strongest Drag-Knight, but now he’s known as the “undefeated weakest” Drag-Knight because he will absolutely not attack in battle. After his duel with Lisesharte, Lux ends up attending the female-only academy that trains royals to be Drag-Knights.
Today we’ll be taking a look at Megami’s March 2016 issue from JList which features a lot of new anime series that recently started airing from the winter 2016 anime lineup! This issue contains a total of 18 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.
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.
My favorite posters from this months issue would have to be Active Raid, Heavy Object and Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R.
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Title (English): KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World!
Title (Japanese): この素晴らしい世界に祝福を！
Animation Studio: Studio Deen
Genres: Adventure, Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Episodes: 3/?
Heaven or Hell? It’s quite a simple choice… isn’t it? Apparently Heaven is boring and Hell is Hell. What if instead, the other third choice, Purgatory, was a parallel world in which you are placed as a new adventurer in a game-like world to stop an evil Demon King? Now that sounds better! Welcome to Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! (referred to as KonoSuba from now on), where the choice is exactly that!
On his way back home from the video game store, shut-in NEET, Kazuma Satou, notices a girl about to get hit by a vehicle and he pushes her out of the way. When he wakes up, he finds himself in limbo where a goddess, Aqua, tells him (in the most humiliating and hilarious way possible) that he is now dead and it’s her job to send him to Heaven or Hell. Aqua tells Kazuma that both are no fun and she recommends sending him to an alternate dimension where a fantasy game-like world exists. She tells him that he is allowed to bring one item/person into the world with him. After being annoyed by Aqua telling him to hurry up on his decision, Kazuma grudgingly says he wants her to accompany him. Another goddess says that his decision is valid, and so she sends him and Aqua into the other world. Aqua is now stuck with Kazuma, as he begins his adventure to defeat the Demon King.
KonoSuba earns points from me just for purely being enjoyable. Unlike other anime of its kind that try to be serious with its fantasy game-like settings, KonoSuba shows how much fun it is just to simply to play these kind of games. It’s the polar opposite to Hai to Gensou no Grimgar which is also airing this season. While the world itself is real, and I’m pretty sure death in this world is permanent, it has a rather light-hearted nature to it that makes you forget about that. All the ‘players’ are all technically dead anyway.
Another part of what makes this anime fun is sympathizing with Kazuma as he has to deal with his party members’ less than optimal combat abilities. Despite Kazuma being the lowest-class possible, and all of his teammates being advanced classes, he has to work the hardest to ensure his party’s survival since all of them are terrible at their jobs, at least in the traditional way. Clearly, none of his teammates have ever played an RPG before and they don’t have much common/game sense, which only makes their antics all the funnier. All gamers can relate to this feeling of having teammates that weren’t up to snuff. I hope this kind of thing continues, because it’s gold right now.
*sigh* I know the feeling of having to rescue teammates all too well.
While the world itself looks nice, the character designs aren’t the best. There’s some inconsistencies in their facial structure in some scenes that is a little off-putting. A close-up shot of a character one time may not necessarily be the same the next time, even if their facial expression is the same. The animation is half-decent but nothing special as of right now. Considering how much I like the rest of the anime, I wish the art and animation part were better.
KonoSuba brings in a mixture of veteran and rookie voice actors. For me, it’s been quite a while since I last heard Sora Amamiya voice a character. The last time I heard her, she made her debut as Kaori Fujimiya from Isshukan Friends. Since then, she went on to become one of the best rookie voice actresses from last year. Now she returns as an experienced voice actress doing Aqua. Ai Kayano is the other veteran voice actress doing Darkness. Kazuma is voiced by Jun Fukushima (not to be confused with Jun Fukuyama, one of the industry’s most well-known), and Megumin is voiced by Rie Takahashi. Both are relatively new, but are doing their roles well.
I’ve said this before, but KonoSuba is a ton of fun. I haven’t thoroughly enjoyed an anime like this in a long time. I now anxiously await each episode every week not because of story, not because the previous episode ended on a cliffhanger, but simply because I want to spend more time in this world with this wacky set of characters. The comedy is pretty good for those familiar with games, but can still be enjoyed by someone unfamiliar with gaming terms. This, to me, is one of this season’s sleeper hits, in a season overshadowed by one particular show… which I’m sure we all know about. Even if you’re tired of all of these fantasy-game anime, I would still recommend giving KonoSuba a shot just for an old-fashioned good time.
Anyone watching this, or is now considering giving this a shot? Let me know in the comments!
With an upcoming film of the Selector Infected WIXOSSanime on the way, the girls have taken some time to unwind in the latest March 2016 issue of Megami. You can purchase this issue here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
A promotional video for the upcoming anime film that will be titled Selector Destructed WIXOSS:
The film itself will be released in 35 theatres across Japan on February 13th this year.
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.
The girls from the anime adaptation of MinatoSoft’s Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasuvisual novel game has been featured as a double page spread in the March 2016 issue of Megami. You can purchase this issue here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
In addition to this, Sayuki Kuroda has been featured as a double page spread in the February 2016 issue of Dengeki G‘s Magazine. You can purchase this issue here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
In addition, another visual featuring the girls from the anime has been featured as a poster in the February 2016 issue of Megami. This issue can be purchased here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu is a visual novel developed by Minato Soft to be released for Windows on March 25, 2016. An anime television series adaptation, produced by Project No.9 and directed by Takuya Satou, will premiere in January 2016.
Buntarou doesn’t know what he wants to do in the future. He does not have any kind of dream that he wants to pursue, so currently he just spends his days hanging around with his friends. One day, his classmate Sayuki asks him if he wants to help with development of a gal game. She says that she had become interested in his help after she read one his works intended for the drama club.
Buntarou doesn’t know anything about gal games, but Sayuki claims that she has the ability to make it a success. Can they make the game, and will it be a success like she claims it will be? This is the story of youths taking a daring step into the unknown…
Asami Kazari from the original anime series Active Raid: Kidou Kyoushuushitsu Dai Hakkei by Production IMS and 3D animation studio Orange has been featured as a poster in the March 2016 issue of Megami. You can purchase this issue here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
The cast for the anime is as follows:
Nobunaga Shimazaki (Kaito Kirishima from Ano Natsu de Matteru) from Takeru Koroki
Takahiro Sakurai (Atsumu Matsuyuki from AnoHana) as Soichiro Sena
Active Raid: Kidou Kyoushuushitsu Dai Hakkei is a Japanese anime television series produced by Production IMS and Orange is producing the 3D CG, with Gorou Taniguchi as chief director. It is scheduled to air from January 2016.
Set in a part of Tokyo that has descended into a quagmire, the story follows Unit 8 of the 5th Special Public Security Section’s 3rd Mobile Assault Division, popularly called “The Eighth,” who don powered armor “Willwear” exoskeletons to counter the rise in crime.
Those of us who are horror fanatics (like myself) always search for that one thing that will keep us up at night checking under the bed and in the closet to see if there are any abnormal entities lying in wait planning our demise. Most, if not all, of us should be familiar with the name Junji Ito, the famous horror master stationed in Japan. His works are vastly popular among the thriller-loving crowd. Such titles as Uzumaki, Gyo, and Tomie are only a few of his successful works.
These images are startling. They get your skin to crawl and the hairs on the back of your necks to stand on end…but what if they were real?
This talented woman does just that, by cosplaying the truly gruesome and woeful characters of Junji Ito’s creations, bringing nightmares to life.
Note that you can also expect a live-action Chinese adaptation of his horror manga short stories. Just a few you can except are Soichi no Katte na Noroi, Kassohei no Iru Ie, Rojiura, and Umeku Haisuikan, as well as Ito’s Shibito no Koiwazurai manga. The characters, settings, and scenarios will be altered to fit the Chinese culture and style, but we are still excited to stay up all night watching these striking stories unveil. You can expect to see the adaptation premiere this year on iQIYI Chinese streaming video service.
Viz Media previously published Ito’s Uzumaki manga, which inspired a live-action film. Viz Media also published Ito’s Gyo manga, which inspired an OVA. ComicsOne published Ito’s Tomie, which also inspired live-action films.
Viz Media has published Ito’s Fragments of Horror manga,ComicsOne has also published his Flesh Colored Horror manga, Dark Horse Comicshas published his Museum of Terror manga, and Kodansha Comics has published his Junji Ito’s Cat Diary: Yon & Mu manga.
Moka Hoto and Midori Aoyama from the from the anime adaptation of Koi’s 4koma manga series Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka? (Is the order a rabbit?) has been featured as a magical girl poster in the March 2016 issue of Megami. This issue can be purchased here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
In addition to this, Kokoa Hoto recently stole the spotlight as a poster in the February 2016 issue of Megami. This issue can be purchased here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK) and you can view the other posters that came in this issue here.
In related news, Chino Kafuu has been featured as a magical girl poster in the February 2016 issue of Megami. This issue can be purchased here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK) and you can view the other posters that came in this issue here.
The series has also been featured in the January 2016 issue of Megami as a poster. This issue of Megami magazine here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK) and you can view the other posters that come in this issue here.
Rize Tedeza, Chino Kafuu and Kokoa Hoto have recently been featured in the January 2016 issue of Dengeki G‘s Magazine as a festive double page spread. You can purchase this issue here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
Another festive poster of the cast has also been featured in the January 2016 issue of NyanType. This issue of NyanTypecan be purchased here and you can view the posters that came in this issue here.
In related news, Chino has also been getting festive and has been featured as a poster in the December 2015 issue of Animedia. This issue of Animedia can be purchased here and you can view the other posters that came in this issue here.
In addition to this, the girls have been featured as a poster in the December 2015 issue of Megami. You can purchase this issue of Megami magazine here and view the other posters that came in this issue here.
The girls were have been featured as a Halloween poster in the December 2015 issue of NyanType. You can purchase this issue of NyanType magazine here and view the other posters that came in this issue here.
In addition to this, another Halloween themed poster of the girls has been featured in the December 2015 issueof Megami. You can purchase this issue of Megami magazine here.
Another poster visual has been featured in the November 2015 issue of NyanType. You can purchase this issue of NyanType magazine here and you can view the other posters that come in this issue here.
In addition to this, Chino Kafuu and Kokoa Hoto were preparing for the sequel anime in a new poster visual in the October 2015 issue of Megami.
Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?, also known in short form as GochiUsa, is a Japanese 4-panel comedy manga series by Koi, serialized in Houbunsha’s seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Max since March 2011. It has been collected in three tankobon volumes as of March 2014. An anime television series adaptation by White Fox aired in Japan between April and June 2014. The second season is currently airing.
Synopsis of GochiUsa‘s first season from Haruhichan:
Cocoa arrives at the cafe Rabbit House one day, excited for rabbits. She actually all but lives in that cafe. She meets lots of different girls there, including a tiny and cool girl named Chino, a tough and soldier-esque girl named Rize, a spacey and quintessentially Japanese girl named Chiyo, and the ordinary but dignified Sharo.
Learning about another country can be pretty interesting, especially if the culture of the country is entirely different from your own. People can have so many different ways of thinking about one particular topic from the most important of laws, to the simplest ways to live every day life. Food can change from one region to another, and how one country uses a particular ingredient can be entirely different from how another country uses it. In Japan’s case, you have snacks like raspberry-flavoured Kit-Kats, and ramen-flavoured chips. Japanese snacks are at the core of Dagashi Kashi, a show about Japanese candy, and a couple of teens in the candy business.
Dagashi means “cheap candy” in Japanese, and the anime follows Kokonotsu Shikada (called Coconuts by his friend Saya), an aspiring manga artist living with his dad, who owns a small candy shop in a rural Japanese town. His dad wants him to take over the candy shop when he gets older, but Kokonotsu wants nothing to do with the store. His family has owned the small store for generations, so his father wants the store to carry on. One day, the store gets a visit from Hotaru Shidare, the daughter of a major candy manufacturer. She has come to learn more about selling candy from Kokonotsu’s dad, who is famous for his eccentric attitude and sales. She wants Kokonotsu’s dad to join her in her dad’s company, but Kokonotsu’s dad will only do it if Kokonotsu takes over the store. Hotaru makes it her mission to convince Kokonotsu to give up on his manga artist dream and run the candy store instead.
I started Dagashi Kashi a little late; I only started watching it around the end of last week. By the time I started watching it, there was already a bit of excitement about it in some of the anime communities I follow, so I went into it with higher than normal expectations. Unfortunately, it hasn’t met those expectations. That’s not to say I’m not having fun watching it however. If anything, the anime gives insight into the candy business of Japan, or at least when it comes to dagashi.
One of the most fun things about the anime is Hotaru. It’s interesting to see someone so into something as simple as candy, how passionate she is about the entire art of making it, and its history. She’s the example of showing how someone can have an interest in anything, and be incredibly knowledgeable about it. She makes a good part of this show enjoyable due to her eccentric nature, and she stands out among some of the other characters. The other characters aren’t exactly charismatic, as they’re mostly the stereotypes we see in anime a lot. Personally, I feel nothing for the characters except for Hotaru at the moment.
The placebo effect is a powerful thing.
The art style is taking me a bit of time to get used to. It’s a bit odd for me to see big eyeballs, but small pupils. It may just be me watching too much moe. Other than the eyes, everything else looks good. The rural Japanese town setting is a nice change from the cities.The animation as of right now is nothing special, but it’s not bad either. It does its job for a simple anime like this.
Ayana Taketatsu is a voice actress I would like to hear more often. Unfortunately, she doesn’t do these slice of life-like anime very often. The last anime role that she had that I had actually watched was Kantai Collection last winter season. So it’s a pleasure to hear her voicing Hotaru here. Atsushi Abe voices Kokonotsu and he’s been around the block more than a few times. Both the OP and ED don’t really do it for me. I could honestly skip them and not notice. I personally don’t find anything particularly interesting about the songs they use. The soundtrack of the anime itself is likewise subdued, but it’s understandable given the setting.
I don’t really have too much else to mention about Dagashi Kashi. Unless a story pops up later on, or the characters get more interesting and develop more, this could basically be my review. I’m not sure why this isn’t labelled as a slice of life as it basically is one at this point. Even then, I’ve seen better ones. I’m going to keep on it just to learn more about dagashi, and to see more of Hotaru’s antics. Those two things help make this anime fun, and hopefully it continues.
Thoughts on Dagashi Kashi anyone? Let’s see your opinion in the comments!
Megumin from anime adaptation of Natsume Akatsuki and Kurone Mishima’s Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! (Give Blessings to This Wonderful World!) light novel series has been featured as a poster in the March 2016 issue of Megami. You can purchase this issue here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
In addition to this, Aqua has been featured as a poster in the February 2016 issue of Megami. This issue can be purchased here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK) and you can view the other posters that came in this issue here.
Here’s the recent anime visual:
The main cast of the anime has been revealed and includes:
Jun Fukushima (Yoshihisa Manabe from Kotoura-san) will voice Kazuma Satou
Japanese pop singer Machico will perform the anime’s Opening theme song “fantastic dreamer” with voice actresses Sora Amamiya, Rie Takahashi and Ai Kayano singing the Ending theme song “Chiisana Boukensha” in character.
Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! (Give Blessings to This Wonderful World!) is a fantasy adventure light novel series written by Natsume Akatsuki and illustrated by Kurone Mishima. The series began in October 2013 being published under Kadokawa Shoten’s Sneaker Bunko imprint, where a total of 7 volumes have been produced to date. A spin-off light novel series titled Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen o! is also being produced alongside the parent novel, with 3 volumes to date. A manga adaptation is currently being serialized in Fujimi Shobo’s Monthly Dragon Age magazine.
Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! synopsis from MAL:
The life of Satou Kazuma, a hikikomori who likes games, all too soon came to an end because of a traffic accident… It was supposed to, but when he woke up, a beautiful girl who called herself a goddess was in front of his eyes.
“Hey, I have got something a little nice for you. Wanna go to another world? You can take only one thing of your choice along with you.”
“…then I’ll take you.”
From here on, the great adventure of subjugating the Demon King will begin for the reincarnated Kazuma… Or so one would think, but it’s the labor for obtaining food, clothing and shelter that begins! Despite Kazuma wanting to live in peace, the goddess keeps causing problems one after another, and eventually, they attract the attention of the Demon King’s army!?
The Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku wo! anime will start its broadcast from Thursday January 14th at 1:05am JST on Tokyo MX, airing every week in that timeslot. The series will also air on Sun TV at 1:30am JST. The anime will also air on Chiba TV and TVK at 1:00am JST on the following day, with a TV Saitama and Mie TV broadcast with the hour.
Today we’ll be taking a look at NyanType’s March 2016 issue from JList which features a lot of new anime series that recently started airing. 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.
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.
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Mai Kawakami from the anime adaptation of Souichirou Shinno and Shirabi’s Musaigen no Phantom World (Myriad Colors Phantom World) novel has stolen the spotlight and has been featured as a poster in the March 2016 issue of Megami. You can purchase this issue here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
In related news – Mai Kawakami, Reina Izumi, and Ruru have been featured as a double page spread in the February 2016 issue of Animedia. You can purchase this issue here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
In addition to this, another new visual for the girls from the series has been featured as a double page spread in the February 2016 issue of Dengeki G‘s Magazine. You can purchase this issue here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
In addition, Mai Kawakami from the upcoming anime has been featured as a poster in the February 2016 issueof Megami. This issue can be purchased here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
The website also unveiled a new key visual:
A new visual for the has also been revealed as a double page spread in the December 2015 issue of Animage. You can purchase this issue of Animagehere.
The main cast of the anime includes:
Hiro Shimono (Keima Katsuragi in The World God Only Knows) leading the cast to voice Ichijo Haruhiko
Musaigen no Phantom World (Myriad Colors Phantom World) is a supernatural and fantasy novel written by Souichirou Shinno with illustrations from Shirabi. The novel was published in December 2013 under Kyoto Animation’s imprint where it earned the award of Honourable Mention at the 2013 Kyoto Animation Awards.
The story takes place in the near future, in a world born of human imagination. What humans would call ghosts or monsters appear, and they come to be called “phantoms.” The main character, Haruhiko Ichijou, is a first year at Hosea Academy along with his upperclassman Mai Kawakami, who fights phantoms with the ability “Spirit of Five Elements,” Reina Izumi, who has the ability “Phantom Eater,” and Koito Minase, who fights phantoms in solitude. They experience the ups and downs of high school life before a certain incident leads them to the truth of this world.
Milinda Brantini from the anime adaptation of Kazuma Kamachi and Nagi’s Heavy Object light novel series has been featured as a poster in the March 2016 issue of Megami. You can purchase this issue here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
In related news – Froleytia Capistrano, Lendy Farolito, and Milinda Brantini are preparing for summer as a poster in the February 2016 issue of Animedia. You can purchase this issue here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
Ohoho and Milinda from from the anime adaptation of Kazuma Kamachi and Nagi’s Heavy Object light novel series has been featured as a poster in the February 2016 issue of Megami. This issue can be purchased here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK) and you can view the other posters that came in this issue here.
Frolaytia Capistrano and Milinda Brantini were recently featured as a Christmas themed double page spread in the January 2016 Issue of Dengeki Daioh Magazine.
Another visual for the series featuring Milinda Brantini and Froleytia Capistrano has also been revealed in the January 2016 issue of Megami as a poster. You can purchase this issue of Megami magazine here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).
Milinda has been featured in the December 2015 issue of Megami as a poster. You can purchase this issue ofMegami magazine here and view the other posters that came in this issue here.
In addition to this, another poster visual was revealed in the December 2015 issue of the Japanese anime magazineNyanType. You can purchase this issue of NyanType magazine here and view the other posters that come in this issue here.
In addition to this, another visual for the anime adaptation has been revealed in the October 2015 issue of the Japanese anime magazine NewType.
In addition to this, the official website for the 10th anniversary of Kamachi Kazuma, the author of Toaru Majutsu no Index and several other light novel series, debuted in Dengeki Bunko, has revealed new visuals for the anime adaptation of the Heavy Object Light novel series.
Past visual:
The main cast of the series were revealed and consists of:
Eri Suzuki (Sanae Higashihongan in Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?) will voice the lead heroine Milinda Brantini
Natsuki Hanae (Ken Kaneki in Tokyo Ghoul) voices as Quenser Barbotage
Kaito Ishikawa (Tsumugu Kihara from Nagi no Asukara) will voice Heivia Winchell
Shizuka Itou (Akeno Himejima from High School DxD) voicing as Froleytia Capistranoy
Heavy Object is a Japanese light novel series, written by Kazuma Kamachi and illustrated by Ryo Nagi. ASCII Media Works have published 8 volumes since 2009 under their Dengeki Bunko label. A manga adaptation with art by Shinsuke Inue was serialized in ASCII Media Works’s seinen manga magazines Dengeki Black Maoh and Dengeki Maoh from 2009 to 2011. It was collected in a single tankobon volume. A second manga adaptation, with art by Sakae Saito and titled Heavy ObjectS, was also serialized in Dengeki Maoh from 2011 to 2013. It was collected in three tankobon volumes.
An anime television series adaptation was announced at the Dengeki Bunko Fall Festival event on October 5, 2014. A new manga adaptation was also announced.
Kwenser came to the Alaskan military base to study Objects, the new weapons that have completely revolutionized war as we know it – battles are fought by soldiers controlling Objects far away from harm. However, when he starts to get close to Object pilot Milinda, will he discover the grim truth behind Heavy Objects?
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