Mai Shows off Her Assets in New Visual

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January 12, 2016

The cover of this year’s seventh issue of Kodansha’s Weekly Shounen Magazine will be announcing on January 13 that Tsuyoshi Yasuda’s Days soccer manga is getting a TV anime adaptation. The issue will also feature a color opening page for the manga.

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.

Source: Yaraon

Sansha Sanyou Anime Cast Announced

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The official website for the upcoming anime adaptation of Cherry Arai’s 4-koma comedy manga Sansha Sanyou has revealed the cast for the series which will premiere in Spring 2016.

The cast is as follows:

Mai Kanazawa will voice Futaba Otagiri
Ayaka Imamura as Teru Hayama (Miyabi Hotaka from Absolute Duo)
Yuu Wakui as Youko Nishikawa (Sumire Hikami from Aikatsu!)

The staff members include:

Director: Yasuhiro Kimura (key animation in Tsuritama)
Character design: Jun Yamazaki (key animation in Anohana)
Series composition: Hidoaki Koyasu (Akikan!, Lance N’ Masques, GJ-bu)
Animation production: Doga Kobo (Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, Himouto! Umaru-chan, Mikakunin de Shinkoukei)

Sansha Sanyou is a Japanese four-panel manga series by Cherry Arai, serialized in Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara magazine since February 2003. It has been collected in eleven tankobon volumes. An anime adaptation has been announced

Sansha Sanyou synopsis from Haruhichan:

Futaba Odagiri is the new transfer student with a super energetic personality; Teru Hayama is the class president with a surprisingly mean personality contrary to her innocent looks; and Youko Nishikawa is from a formerly rich, now extremely poor family who still holds on to her princess attitude. These three unlikely students with clashing personalities become good friends and survive the day-to-day teenage life in a very funny story.

Source: Sansha Sanyou official website

Shinryaku! Ika Musume Manga Will End with the next 22nd Volume

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January 12, 2016

The official Twitter account for Akita Shoten’s Weekly Shounen Champion confirmed today that the next 22nd tankobon volume will be the last of Masahiro Anbe’s Shinryaku! Ika Musume comedy manga series after being serialized in the Shounen Champion magazine since 2007.

Shinryaku! Ika Musume is a Japanese manga series by Masahiro Anbe, which began serialization in Weekly Shounen Champion in July 2007. An anime adaptation by Diomedéa aired on TV Tokyo between October and December 2010, and a second series titled Shinryaku!? Ika Musume aired in Japan between September and December 2011. Three original video animation (OVA) episodes were released between 2012 and 2014.

Shinryaku! Ika Musume synopsis from MAL:

The sea in our world has been polluted. All sorts of trash were thrown into it, making it unpleasant deep down in the sea. One of the inhabitants of the sea, Ika Musume (Squid Girl) seeks to exact revenge on humanity for throwing trash into the sea. Clueless about the surface, she seeks to invade humanity alone, trying to rule over the world… only to find herself enslaved by one of the nearest beach-houses for breaking one side of the wall!

Source: Otakomu

Non Non Biyori Manga to Bundle New OVA

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January 12, 2016

It has been revealed on Sunday during the “Nyanpasu Matsuri Repeat nanon♪♪” event that the limited edition tenth volume of Atto’s Non Non Biyori manga, which will be released on September 23, will bundle a new OVA of the series.

The second season of Non Non Biyori, titled Non Non Biyori Repeat, premiered on July 6. Here’s the most recent visual:

The main cast from the first season includes:

Kotori Koiwai (Utsu-tsu from Gatchaman Crowds) as Miyauchi Renge

Rie Murakawa (Kurata Yui from Trinity Seven) as Ichijou Hotaru

Ayane Sakura (Shimakaze and numerous others from Kantai Collection) as Koshigaya Natsumi

Kana Asumi (Nyaruko from Haiyore! Nyaruko-san) as Koshigaya Komari

The production cast includes:

Director: Shinya Kawamo (Kokoro Connect, Ginyuu Mokushiroku Meine Liebe wieder)
Series Composition: Reiko Yoshida (Bakuman., K-ON!)
Script Writers: ReikoYoshida, Fumihiko Shimo (Fairy Tail, Amagi Brilliant Park), Yuka Yamada (Mushishi, Ao Haru Ride)
Character Design: Mai Otsuka (OreShura, Shakugan no Shana)
Chief Animation Directors: Mai Otsuka, Yuki Imoto (Shakugan no Shana, Little Busters!)
Color design: Miyuki Kibata (Kokoro Connect, Watamote)
Background Art: Kusanagi (Oreimo, Hellsing Ultimate)
Art Director: Anna Ooizumi (Btooom!, Baby Princess 3D Paradise 0 [Love])
Music: Hiromi Mizutani (Toriko, Hyakko)
Music Production: Lantis (The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!)
Production Studio: Silver Link (Strike the Blood, Kokoro Connect)

Non Non Biyori is a comedy slice of life manga written and illustrated by Atto. The manga began in 2009 and was published in Media Factory’s Monthly Comic Alive magazine. To date, there a total of 7 volumes that have been produced, with the 8th volume scheduled to release on March 23rd next year. An anime adaptation of the series was made during the Fall 2013 anime season. The adaptation was produced by Silver Link (Strike the Blood, Kokoro Connect) with Shinya Kawatsura (Kokoro Connect) directing. To date the manga has sold over 1 million copies in Japan. A key visual has been released for Non Non Biyori Repeat, along with a homepage background update on the official website.

Official website background:

Non Non Biyori Repeat Key Visual:

Non Non Biyori Repeat synopsis from Haruhichan:

The second season of Non Non Biyori

Source: Non Non Biyori official Twitter

Love Live! Sunshine!! English Site Launches

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With the recent announcement of television anime adaptation of the Love Live! Sunshine!! project slated for summer, the official English website has launched and has revealed the new group of school idols.

The cast consist of:

Anju Inami (Ino Yamanaka in the Naruto Stage Play) will voice Chika Takami

Rikako Aida (Poona in Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart) voices Riko Sakurauchi

Nanaka Suwa (Yaya in Aoi Sekai no Chuushin de) as Kanan Matsuura

Arisa Komiya (Gravure Idol and Yoko Usami/Yellow Buster from Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters) is voicing Dia Kurosawa

Shuka Saito (Unknown) will join the cast as You Watanabe

Aika Kobayashi (Singer of Freezing ED) will voice Yoshiko Tsushima

Kanako Takatsuki (Cover Artist, Part of AnisongCollab) as Hanamaru Kunikida

Aina Suzuki (Contestant in the 2013 Anison Grand Prix) voices Mari Ohara

Ai Furihata (Various Game Voices) is voicing Ruby Kurosawa

Lantia also posted the full music video for “Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiteru kai?” (Is Your Heart Sparkling?), the idols’ first single which went on sale on October 7:

In addition to this, new character designs for the upcoming Love Live! Sunshine!! anime project have recently been revealed. The new character designs with their cast members and names include:

Aika Kobayashi (Singer of Freezing ED) will voice Yoshiko Tsushima
Shuka Saito (Unknown) will join the cast as You Watanabe
Arisa Komiya (Gravure Idol and Yoko Usami/Yellow Buster from Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters) is voicing Kurosawa Dia
Nanaka Suwa (Yaya in Aoi Sekai no Chuushin de) as Kanan Matsuura
Rikako Aida (Poona in Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart) voices Riko Sakurauchi
Anju Inami (Ino Yamanaka in the Naruto Stage Play) will voice Chika Takami

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Love Live! School Idol Project is an original anime produced by Sunrise studios that aired in January 2013. The conception of the anime project started in 2010 by Dengeki G’s Magazine. The editors wanted the project to be heavily influenced by fans, such as the costumes, hairstyles and names. Throughout this process, a manga of the project simply called Love Live! began in early 2012 by Sakurako Kimino and Arumi Tokita. The next part in the project was the anime series, followed by this app and an OVA. The second season of Love Live! School Idol Project aired last year and an anime film will be released this Summer.

Here is a synopsis of the series from Haruhichan:

Otonokizaka High School stands on the border of three cities: Akihabara—a pop culture mecca that’s evolving by the minute; Kanda—a conservative, cultured city where history and tradition reign supreme; and Jinbo—a quiet area reserved for a more mature, sophisticated population. Amidst this culture clash, the school now faces closure due to the enrollment of fewer and fewer students.

With the school planning to close within three years, nine female students come together with one thing in mind—form a pop idol group to revive the school’s popularity and keep it from shutting down. “In order to protect our beloved school, there’s only one thing we can do… become pop stars!”

You can visit the proejct’s website for more information: http://www.lovelive-anime.jp/sp_sunshine.html
And follow their Twitter as well: @LoveLive_staff

Source: Love Live Sunshine!! English Website

Top 10 Shounen Jump! Anime Fans Want to Show to Their Kids

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A recent survey on the female-centric Japanese website called My Navi Woman was held and they asked their readers: Which Weekly Shounen Jump!’s manga-turned-anime would you recommend to your kids?

The survey had a total of 405 women between the ages of 22 and 34 to vote for which Shounen Jump! anime they would want their kids to watch. Here are the Top 10:

8,9,10 TIE) Captain Tsubasa
8,9,10 TIE) Assassination Classroom
8,9,10 TIE) Haikyuu!!
7) Hikaru no Go
6) City Hunter
5) Rurouni Kenshin
4) Dr. Slump
3) Dragon Ball
2) One Piece
1) Slam Dunk

Top 10 Best Late Night Anime [NSFW]

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Japanese website My Navi recently asked their readers: Which late night anime deserves their time slot the most?

Here are the results:

10) Freezing
9) Ladies Versus Butlers!
8) Maken-ki!
7) Shimoneta to Iu Gainen ga Sonzai Shinai Taikutsu na Sekai
6) Manyuu Hikenchou
5) High School DXD
4) Kanokon
3) Shinmai Maou no Testament
2) Seikon no Qwaser
1) Yosuga no Sora

Love Live! Sunshine!! TV Anime Green-Lit

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During the “Love Live! Sunshine!! Aquors Niconico Live Extracurricular Activity ~First Heart-Pounding Live Broadcast!~” live stream it was revealed on Monday that a television anime adaptation of the Love Live! Sunshine!! project has been green-lit. The live stream also announced that a second single for the project’s new nine-girl idol group Aqours will go on sale on April 27.

Lantia also posted the full music video for “Kimi no Kokoro wa Kagayaiteru kai?” (Is Your Heart Sparkling?), the idols’ first single which went on sale on October 7:

In addition to this, new character designs for the upcoming Love Live! Sunshine!! anime project have recently been revealed. The new character designs with their cast members and names include:

Aika Kobayashi (Singer of Freezing ED) will voice Yoshiko Tsushima
Shuka Saito (Unknown) will join the cast as You Watanabe
Arisa Komiya (Gravure Idol and Yoko Usami/Yellow Buster from Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters) is voicing Kurosawa Dia
Nanaka Suwa (Yaya in Aoi Sekai no Chuushin de) as Kanan Matsuura
Rikako Aida (Poona in Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart) voices Riko Sakurauchi
Anju Inami (Ino Yamanaka in the Naruto Stage Play) will voice Chika Takami

Visual:

In 2015, Dengeki G‘s magazine hosted a poll to allow fans to name the 9 idols of Ura no Hoshi Girls Academy. A poll was also set up for the first series, Love Live! School Idol Project, where the name μ’s was chosen. Coming in first place for Love Live! Sunshine!! with a comfortable 4644 votes, fans have chosen:

Aquors (pronounced Aqua), combination of Aqua and Ours

In second place at 3013 votes is:

Palettes!, Nine girls, nine colors

And in third place, with 2770 votes, is:

Lir, the Celtic god of the sea

The main cast and actresses for the main 9 girls of Love Live! Sunshine!! have been revealed and include:

Anju Inami (Ino Yamanaka in the Naruto Stage Play) will voice Chika Takami

Rikako Aida (Poona in Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart) voices Riko Sakurauchi

Nanaka Suwa (Yaya in Aoi Sekai no Chuushin de) as Kanan Matsuura

Arisa Komiya (Gravure Idol and Yoko Usami/Yellow Buster from Tokumei Sentai Go-Busters) is voicing Dia Kurosawa

Shuka Saito (Unknown) will join the cast as You Watanabe

Aika Kobayashi (Singer of Freezing ED) will voice Yoshiko Tsushima

Kanako Takatsuki (Cover Artist, Part of AnisongCollab) as Hanamaru Kunikida

Aina Suzuki (Contestant in the 2013 Anison Grand Prix) voices Mari Ohara

Ai Furihata (Various Game Voices) is voicing Ruby Kurosawa

Additional information about the characters and project have also been revealed:

The readers and fans of the series will be able to participate in the story
After seeing the success of μ, Chika Takami wishes to follow in their footsteps and become a school idol. The new group can be seen as a sister looking up to μ
The anime will be set in Uchiura, a small seaside town near Numazu, Shizuoka Perfecture
The nine girls attend Ura no Hoshi Girls Academy, a school with less than 100 students

It was earlier revealed that animation studio Sunrise, who animated the Love Live! School Idol anime, filed a trademark forLove Live! Sunshine!! on March 27th this year. The trademark was filed to cover the following areas that will utilise the name: Trading cards and related products, clothing, accessories and related products, and home console related products.

Love Live! School Idol Project is an original anime produced by Sunrise studios that aired in January 2013. The conception of the anime project started in 2010 by Dengeki G’s Magazine. The editors wanted the project to be heavily influenced by fans, such as the costumes, hairstyles and names. Throughout this process, a manga of the project simply called Love Live! began in early 2012 by Sakurako Kimino and Arumi Tokita. The next part in the project was the anime series, followed by this app and an OVA. The second season of Love Live! School Idol Project aired last year and an anime film will be released this Summer.

Here is a synopsis of the series from Haruhichan:

Otonokizaka High School stands on the border of three cities: Akihabara—a pop culture mecca that’s evolving by the minute; Kanda—a conservative, cultured city where history and tradition reign supreme; and Jinbo—a quiet area reserved for a more mature, sophisticated population. Amidst this culture clash, the school now faces closure due to the enrollment of fewer and fewer students.

With the school planning to close within three years, nine female students come together with one thing in mind—form a pop idol group to revive the school’s popularity and keep it from shutting down. “In order to protect our beloved school, there’s only one thing we can do… become pop stars!”

You can visit the proejct’s website for more information: http://www.lovelive-anime.jp/sp_sunshine.html
And follow their Twitter as well: @LoveLive_staff

Source: yaraon

Boku no Hero Academia Anime to Air on Sundays This April

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January 11, 2016

The official website of the upcoming anime adaptation of Kouhei Horikoshi’s Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia) manga has revealed that the upcoming series will air on Sundays at 5pm JST in April.

Here’s the most recent promotional video:

The anime will be airing on MBS/TBS during their Nichigo timeslot, which will be on Sundays at 5pm JST. The air date of the first episode has yet to be revealed so far.

In addition to this, a new visual was revealed.

The anime’s website has recently revealed that Nobuhiko Okamoto (Rin Okumura in Ao no Exorcist) will voice Katsuki Bakugou, who is seen as Izuku’s rival.

In addition, two anime character designs has been revealed for two of Izuku’s classmates and friends:

Ochaco Uraraka

Tenya Iida

The previously revealed cast includes:

Daiki Yamashita (Sakamichi Onoda from Yowamushi Pedal) who will voice Izuku Midoriya

Kenta Miyake (Mohammed Avdol from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders) is going to voice All Might

Additional members of the anime’s staff were also revealed in the issue:

Director: Kenji Nagasaki (Gundam Build Fighters, Classroom Crisis)
Series Composer: Yousuke Kuroda (Gundam Build Fighters, Hellsing Ultimate)
Anime Character Designer: Yoshihiko Umakoshi (Berserk, Casshern Sins)
Animation Studio: Studio Bones (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Noragami)

Here is the anime’s first promotional video:

Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia) is an action adventure manga series written and illustrated by Kouhei Horikoshi. The series began in July 2014 under Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, where a total of 6 volumes have been compiled. The series has had good reception selling over 200,000 copies in 4 months, with the first volume selling out in short time. An anime adaptation of the series was announced in the November 2nd issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.

Here is the series synopsis from Haruhichan:

People are not born equal, a realization that 4-year-old Midoriya Izuku faced when bullied by his classmates who had unique special powers. Izuku was one of the rare cases where he was born with absolutely no unique powers. This did not stop Izuku from pursuing his dream, a dream of becoming a great hero like the legendary All-Might. To become the great hero he hopelessly wants to become, he now will join the ranks of one of the highest rated “Hero Academies” in the country: Yueiko. With the help of his idol All-Might, will he be able to claim the ranks and become a true hero?

A TV anime adaptation of Boku no Hero Academia has been green-lit and is currently in production. Further information about the series will be revealed in the upcoming weeks.

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

Niconico Users Pick Their Most Anticipated Anime of Winter 2016

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Japanese streaming site niconico asked its users to pick out what anime series they believed is the most promising from the winter 2016 anime lineup?

84.1% of respondents were male while the remaining 15.8% were female. The majority of participants were in their 30s (28.4%), followed by 20s (33.2%), 40s (27%), and then teenagers (11.2%).

10) Hai to Gensou no Grimgar
9) Dimension W
8) Shoujo-tachi wa Kouya wo Mezasu
7) Bubuki Buranki
6) Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm
5) Musaigen no Phantom World
4) Dagashi Kashi
3) Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu
2) Ajin
1) Boku dake ga Inai Machi

Super Smash Bros. Tournament Genesis 3 Headed to San Jose This Weekend

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January 11, 2016

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VMCMg-ziBEc

Genesis, a premier Super Smash Bros. tournament which saw the North American debut of Peach-main and now #1 best Melee player in the world, Adam Lindgren a.k.a. Armada, will be returning to Northern California for the first time in almost five years. Starting Friday, January 15th, Genesis 3 will open its doors at the San Jose Convention Center to over 3,000 entrants competing for the chance to be crowned the next champion.

Genesis 3 – or GEN3SIS – will host a variety of events including singles and doubles tournaments for Super Smash Bros. on the Nintendo 64, its sequel, Super Smash Bros. Melee on the Gamecube, and its fourth incarnation, Super Smash Bros. for Wii U. Competitors will have to work their way through three rounds of bracket pools before climbing to top eight. Keep in mind that this is a double elimination tournament, therefore even if a player is eliminated from the winners bracket, you will have a chance at redemption in the losers bracket.

Thanks to a crowdfunding effort proposed by the event coordinators of Genesis 3, called the Genesis 3 Compendium, other events will include an eight-man invitational tournament for Super Smash Bros. Brawl and a “Super Smash Bros. Melee Draft Crew Battle.”

The Smash Draft – for short – will have eight team captains select five players each from a list of the top 64 best players of 2015, as ranked by prominent community website, Melee it on Me. Of those 64 players, 40 will be drafted into the final single elimination bracket where the winning team will walk away with $1,000 to be split between them. The team captains consist of:

Liquid | Hungrybox (1st at MLG World Finals 2015)
Tempo Storm | Westballz (2nd at DreamHack London 2015)
Counter Logic Gaming | PewPewU (1st at NorCal Regionals 2015)
Counter Logic Gaming | SFAT (2nd at NorCal Regionals 2015)
HugS (6th at PAX Prime 2015)
Liquid | Ken (1st at EVO 2007)
Melee it on Me | Scar (Founder of MIOM, 6th at Genesis 1)
Tempo Storm | Axe (3rd at MLG World Finals 2015)

Additionally, a trend amongst Super Smash Bros. tournaments – such as Apex and Evo – is to feature a Salty Suite which will have the saltiest, fiercest of Melee rivals go head-to-head for either money or glory. While the line-up hasn’t been officially announced yet, Showdown.gg uploaded a teaser of the upcoming exhibition:

While competitor registration has ended, those hoping to spectate the occasion can register for a $30 Sunday-only pass or a $40 3-day pass over at smash.gg. If you’re not able to attend the event in person, don’t fret for Genesis 3 will be streaming live on Twitch, though the official SmashBoards thread notes that the schedule is still “coming soon.”

Given that Genesis tournaments are not annual and only happen three-to-four years from each other, this could prove to be another monumental showcase of what the Smash community and the competitors themselves are capable of. Could Joseph Marquez a.k.a. Mang0 make a comeback like he did at GENES1S, surmounting the losers bracket and winning both sets against Armada? Will Mang0’s fellow Smash “god” Armada sit on the throne once again or might we even see a new victor that will reign supreme?

Find out through Friday, January 15th to Sunday, January 17th and check out smash.gg/g3 for more details!

Amazing Mirai Kuriyama Cosplay Takes You Beyond the Boundary

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January 11, 2016

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Kyoukai no Kanata, Kyoto Animation’s popular Fall 2013 featured the story of Mirai Kuriyama, youmu, spirits, and love. This week, cosplayer Miss U brought us her amazing Mirai cosplay complete with a beautifully crafted blood sword prop. The cosplay features Mirai’s school uniform, pink cardigan and yellow circle lenses. Posing specifically like out of the fight scenes in the anime, we can see the roof of the school along with the city from the anime in the background.

To support this cosplayer, check out their BYC profile!

Higurashi When They Cry Gets TV Live-Action Drama Starring Members from NGT48

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It has a been revealed that the hit horror-murder doujin soft sound novel, Higurashi When They Cry, is being adapted into a live-action TV drama that will star members of the Niigata-based pop idol band NGT48.

The live-action Higurashi When They Cry TV drama will be directed by Toru Otsuka and Taro Miyaoka, and the scripts will be written by Toru Hasegawa. The series will run for 8 episodes, with each episode being 60 minutes in length. The live action TV drama will air May 2016 on BS Sucapa!.

Anime visual:

Higurashi When They Cry, known simply as When They Cry for the North American release of the anime adaptation, is a Japanese murder mystery doujin soft sound novel series produced by 07th Expansion. The games are built on the NScripter game engine and are playable on the Windows operating system. The first game in the series, Onikakushi-hen, was released on August 10, 2002, and the eighth and final game in the original PC series, Matsuribayashi-hen, was released on August 13, 2006. While the first four games carried the overall title Higurashi no Naku Koro ni, the next four games were produced under the title Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Kai. A bonus fan disc called Higurashi no Naku Koro ni Rei was released on December 31, 2006. In addition to the original series, new story arcs were created in manga form and in video games for the PlayStation 2 and Nintendo DS in order to expand upon the story. The original eight PC releases were released in English by MangaGamer in 2009 and 2010. The series is focused on a group of young friends and the strange events that occur in the rural village of Hinamizawa, where they reside.

Two sets of drama CDs were produced, one by Wayuta and the other by Frontier Works. Novelizations of the game series were released by Kodansha Box between August 2007 and March 2009. A manga series adapted from the games began with eight different manga artists working separately on one to three of the multiple story arcs and is published by Square Enix and Kadokawa Shoten. The manga was licensed for release in English in North America by Yen Press under the title Higurashi When They Cry and the first volume was released in November 2008. Following the manga’s release in Japan, two TV anime series were produced by Studio Deen in 2006 and 2007; a third anime adaptation was released as an original video animation (OVA) series in 2009. The first anime series was licensed by Geneon Entertainment in English, but the license expired in 2011. Sentai Filmworks has since licensed both anime seasons and the Rei OVAs. A live action film adaptation of the series, directed by Ataru Oikawa, premiered in Japanese theaters in May 2008, with a sequel released in May 2009.

Higurashi When They Cry synopsis from MAL:

After moving into the quiet town of Hinamizawa, Maebara Keiichi spends his days blissfully in school often playing games with his local friends. However, appearances can be deceiving. One fateful day, Keiichi stumbles upon news of a murder that had occurred in Hinamizawa. From this point on, horrific events unfold in front of Keiichi, as he soon learns his close friends may not be all that they seem. Based on the amateur mystery game by 07th Expansion, the story is told in a series of different scenarios.

Source: Animeanime.jp

Final Oregairu Blu-ray/DVD Delayed in Japan by 3 Months

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The official website for the anime adaptation of Wataru Watari and Ponkan8’s Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU) light novel series revealed on Friday that the seventh and final Blu-ray/DVD volume has been delayed from January 27 to April 28 due to production issues. The website also reported that the text story bundled with the seventh volume will be several times longer than the text stories bundled with the previous volumes.

In addition to this, the first volume of the Blu-ray was released on June 24 and a total of 8 outlets will be offering special illustrations, which may come as an acrylic board, box cover or special sleeve. In order to receive the bonus illustrations, you will have to order all 7 volumes of the Blu-ray from the respective outlets. They include:

Animate, acrylic board
Sofmap, Blu-ray box cover
Gamers, Blu-ray box cover
Toranoana, Blu-ray box cover
HMV, Blu-ray box cover
Tsutaya, Blu-ray sleeve cover
Amazon Japan, Blu-ray box cover
TBS Store, Multi Cross B1 poster

Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. (My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU) is a light novel series written by Wataru Watari and illustrated by Ponkan8. The light novels began in March 2011 and is published in Shogakukan’s Gagaga Bunko imprint. To date there has been 9 volumes and 4 short stories published. There has been three spin-off manga adaptations written and illustrated by various people. The series also received an anime adaptation that aired in April 2012 that was animated by Brain’s Base (Baccano!, Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun). Additionally, a visual novel was developed by 5pb. for the PlayStation Vita that released on September 19th last year.

Here is a synopsis of the series from Haruhichan:

This romantic comedy revolves around an antisocial high school student named Hikigaya Hachiman with a distorted view on life and no friends or girlfriend. When he sees his classmates talking excitedly about living their adolescent lives, he mutters: “They’re a bunch of liars.” When he is asked about his future dreams, he responds, “Not working.” A teacher gets Hachiman to join the “Volunteer Service” club, which happens to have the school’s prettiest girl, Yukinoshita Yukino.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://www.tbs.co.jp/anime/oregairu/
And follow their Twitter here: @anime_oregairu

Source: Yaraon!

Boku dake ga Inai Machi OP Cover by Pellek

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PelleK is a Norwegian rock and metal vocalist who covers a wide range of music genres on his YouTube Channel and recently covered Boku dake ga Inai Machi‘s opening theme, “Re:Re:” by ASIAN KUNG-FU GENERATION.

Earlier last week he also covered Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann‘s opening theme, “Sorairo Days” by Shoko Nakagawa.

He recently covered Death Note’s opening, “the WORLD” by Nightmare.

One Punch Man‘s opening theme, “THE HERO !! ~Okoreru Kobushi ni Hi wo Tsukero~” by JAM Project.

The opening theme for Noragami Aragoto, “Kyouran Hey Kids!!” by THE ORAL CIGARETTES.

He also covered the Overlord opening theme, “Clattanoia” by O×T (Masayoshi Oishi × Tom-H@ck).

The Dragon Ball Super opening theme song, “Chouzetsu☆Dynamic!” by Kazuya Yoshii.

and many more on his YouTube channel.

Hai to Gensou no Grimgar Opening Animation Sequence Previewed

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January 10, 2016

The opening animation sequence of the anime adaptation of Ao Jumonji and Eiri Shirai’s Hai to Gensou no Grimgar (Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash) light novel series has been previewed. The opening theme is titled “Knew day” by (K)NoW_NAME while the ending theme is titled “Harvest” by the same band as the OP.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3lon8x

The main cast of the anime include:

Yoshimasa Hosoya (Junpei Hyuuga in Kuroko no Basket) leads the cast as Haruhiro
Nobunaga Shimazaki (Haruka Nanase from Free!) is voicing Manato
Hiroyuki Yoshino (Allelujah Haptism in Mobile Suit Gundam 00) will voice Ranta
Fukushi Ochiai (First Major Anime Role) as Moguzo
Mikako Komatsu (Neko in K) voices Yume
Haruka Terui (Yuuna Yuuki from Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru) will play Shihoru

The supporting cast includes:

Tomokazu Seki (Itaru Hashida from Steins;Gate) will voice Renji
Daisuke Namikawa (Rokuro Okajima in Black Lagoon) as Kikkawa
Hiroki Yasumoto (Germany from Hetalia) voices Britney
Mamiko Noto (Kotomi Ichinose in Clannad) portrays Barbara

The first members of the anime’s production staff were also revealed and includes:

Director and Series Composer: Ryosuke Nakamura (Aiura, Aoi Bungaku Series)
Anime Character Designer: Mieko Hosoi (Aiura, Aoi Bungaku Series)
Animation Studio: A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso)

Anime visual:

Hai to Gensou no Grimgar (Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash) is a fantasy light novel series written by Ao Jumonji and features illustrations from Eiri Shirai. The series began in 2013 and is being published under Overlap Bunko. To date a total of 6 volumes have been released. The series also inspired a manga adaptation by Mutsumi Okubashi, which is being serialized in Square Enix’s Gangan Joker magazine since April this year.

Here is the series synopsis from MAL:

Why are we here? Why are we doing this?

Before Haruhiro had realized what happened, he was surrounded by darkness. Why was he here? Where was here? Even now, he still didn’t know. Those around him were the same as him, no one remembered anything other than their own names. And when they emerged from the darkness, the world that awaited them seemed like something out of a video game.

In order to survive, Haruhiro forms a party with the others, learns fighting skills, and as a soldier in the reserve force, takes his first steps into the world of Grimgar. What awaits him there, he doesn’t know…

This the story of an adventure born from the ashes.

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

Reikenzan Opening & Ending Animation Sequence Previewed

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January 10, 2016

The opening and ending animation sequence of the TV anime adaptation of popular Chinese web novel Reikenzan: Hoshikuzu-tachi no Utage has been previewed.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3lejnn

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3lekec

Reikenzan is adapted from the Chinese online fantasy novel Congqian You Zuo Ling Jian Shan (Once Upon A Time There Was A Spirit Sword Mountain), which has been publishing since August 2013. Written by Guowang Bixia, whose name literally translates to His Majesty the King, the story is currently in its 13th volume. An online manhua adaptation has been publishing since August 2014 and has 270 million reported views.

Tencent, the Chinese Internet company which owns the online portal QQ.com where the novel is published, will participate in the production of the Reikenzan. The novel’s listing on QQ.com indicates that the story is at times serious, and at times comedic. A Mandarin Chinese dub will also be produced for broadcast in China.

The anime’s main visual was also revealed:

Synopsis of the series:

Since its founding in the year 4233 of the Nine Provinces calendar, the spirit sword clan has been producing first-class martial arts talent. Two thousand years later, the clan, which adheres to the principles of peace and spiritual development, seeks to find new disciples by holding a grand tournament. One of these candidates is 12-year-old Wang Lu.

Koyomimonogatari Opening & Ending Animation Sequence Previewed

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