Happy 75th Birthday Hayao Miyazaki!

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Happy 75th birthday to Hayao Miyazaki! We all know and love him, cherish him as if he were a fond uncle. The stories he’s brought to life, the worlds full of wonder, the characters close to our hearts…we would not be the same without them. Once captured our eyes, then our hearts as we sat, speechless, admiring his fairy tales. I remember the very first Hayao Miyazaki movie I had seen, Spirited Away. The world whisked me away, I rooted for San (yes, I even forgot her name) and Haku. Even the other spirits whom were portrayed as antagonistic I was intrigued by and yearned to learn more. It’s rare to create such a vivid masterpiece. Miyazaki never fails to impress.

This internationally renowned anime director celebrates his 75th year of life on January 5th. Soon after, on January 15th, Nippon Television Network will be celebrating the 30th anniversary of Studio Ghibli’s first movie with a broadcast of their Castle in the Sky, followed by the studio’s fourth, Kiki’s Delivery Service the following week.

In the years 2013 and 2011 the broadcasts of the movie were marked by “Balse” or “BALS” Festivals. Fans participated on social media, breaking Twitter’s Tweets-per-second records (from 33,388 to 143,199), by joining leads Sheeta and Pazu as they cast the final spell. Studio Ghibli co-founder/producer Toshio Suzuki recently revealed that Miyazaki was unaware of this phenomenon.

For their 30th anniversary there will be a BALS Button online.

There’s a superstition that when a Ghibli movie is broadcast the same day as the US government releases its job numbers, the labor report will be weak. However, fortunately, US numbers come up a week ahead of the double billing.

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Below are just a handful of the tributes dedicated to this innovative genius, whom without we would not have grown to love such inspiring worlds and characters who stick with us even today.

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A tribute Vine for Hayao Miyazaki. Happy birthday sir! https://t.co/8WnQOmPy1s #HayaoMiyazaki

— Pinot W. Ichwandardi (@pinot) January 5, 2016

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Hibike! Euphonium Movie Commercial Streamed

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The official website of anime adaptation of Ayano Takeda’s music genre novel series Sound! Euphonium (Hibike! Euphonium) began streaming a new commercial video for the recently confirmed compilation movie on Tuesday. The film is scheduled to premiere in 39 theaters across Japan on April 23, 2016.

Here’s the previous trailer:

A new visual for the recap movie titled Hibike! Euphonium Movie: Kitauji Koukou Suisougaku-bu e Youkoso was also revealed:

In addition to this, a new visual of the series to celebrate the recent news has 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.

In addition to this, another poster of the series has been featured in the October 2015 issue of the Japanese anime magazine Animedia.

Sound! Euphonium Welcome to Kitauji High School’s Musical Instrument Club is a Japanese novel by Ayano Takeda, published on December 5, 2013 by Takarajimasha. The story focuses on the Kitauji High School Music Club, which is steadily improving thanks to the newly appointed adviser’s strict instruction.

Sound! Euphonium synopsis from Haruhichan:

Hibike! Euphonium begins when Kumiko Oumae, a girl who was in the brass band club in junior high school, visits her high school’s brass band club as a first year. Kumiko’s classmates Hazuki and Sapphire decide to join the club, but Kumiko sees her old classmate Reina there and hesitates. She remembers an incident she had with Reina at a brass band club contest in junior high school.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://anime-eupho.com/
And follow their Twitter: @anime_eupho

Utawarerumono Receives Various Visuals in New NyanType Magazine

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Various visuals of the Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen anime series has been featured as posters in the February 2016 issue of NyanType. 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 other news, another visual of Anju and Kuon 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.

The grisl from the series have also been has been featured in the January 2016 issue of NyanType as a poster. This issue of NyanType can be purchased here and you can view the posters that came in this issue here.

A new visual of Rurutie from the Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen anime series has also been revealed in the January 2016 issue of Megami. The new poster visual features Rurutie and you can purchase this issue of Megami magazine here.

Utawarerumono is a Japanese adult tactical role-playing visual novel by Leaf which was released on April 26, 2002 for Windows. A PlayStation 2 version was developed by Sting, and released by Aquaplus on October 26, 2006.Utawarerumonowas later ported to PlayStation Portable on May 28, 2009. Two Internet radio programs based onUtawarerumono aired on the Oto Izumi broadcast station. Three manga adaptations were published by ASCII Media Works. A 26-episode anime adaptation aired in 2006 and is licensed in North America by Funimation. Three OVA episodes were later produced by Aquaplus and Chaos Project, released between 2009 and 2010.

Several Utawarerumono drama CDs have been produced by Lantis. Four different comic anthology series have been published by DNA Media Comics, Ohzora Shuppan, and La Porte. A sequel visual novel titled Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen for the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation Vita was released on September 24, 2015. An anime series based on Itsuwari no Kamen, known in the west as Utawarerumono: The False Faces, premiered in October 2015.

Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen synopsis from Haruhichan:

When I came to, I realized I was standing in the middle of a vast, snowy plain I knew nothing of. I didn’t know how I got there. And to add to that, I couldn’t remember anything, not even my name. I stood there, dumbfounded at my absurd situation. But then, as if to spite me further, a gigantic monster suddenly appeared, an insect-like creature that began to bear down on me. I tried desperately to run, but it cornered me into a hopeless situation. It was then that the girl appeared. Her name was Kuon. It was this beautiful girl, who bore an animal’s ears and tail, that saved my life.

Top 10 Best Characters from Shokugeki no Souma

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With the second season anime adaptation of Yuuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki’s Shokugeki no Souma (Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma) manga confirmed earlier last month, let’s take a look at the results for the Weekly Shounen Jump readers poll to determine the top 10 characters in Shokugeki no Souma competitive cooking manga and anime series.

Here are the results:

10) Satoshi Isshiki (1,422 votes)
9) Ikumi Mito (1,462 votes)
8) Akira Hayama (1,720 votes)
7) Kojirou Shinomiya (1,882 votes)
6) Alice Nakiri (1,900 votes)
5) Hisako Arato (1,901 votes)
4) Megumi Tadokoro (2,817 votes)
3) Takumi Aldini (4,918 votes)
2) Erina Nakiri (5,046 votes)
1) Souma Yukihira (6,451 votes)

One Punch-Man Anime & Manga Comparisons

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The TV anime adaptation of ONE and Yuusuke Murata’s One Punch-Man manga has recently ended with much fanfare and an amazing reception. While the anime itself is great, it couldn’t be so without an amazing source. The anime itself has heralded as one of the best, being very faithful to the manga. So, lets take a look at the comparisons between the manga and anime adaptation.

With One Punch-Man there are two source versions – ONE’s original Web manga and Yuusuke Murata’s publication. The anime itself has taken more inspiration from Murata’s version, which is written by ONE. Reddit user tsumehtai has compiled some comparisons for the TV anime and the two manga versions of One Punch-Man, with the order being anime, Murata’s manga and ONE’s manga.

Spoilers for One Punch-Man Episodes 1 – 5

Episode 1

Episode 2

Episode 3

Episode 4

There will be a total of 6 OVAs for the One Punch-Man anime that will be bundled with each volume, each lasting approximately 10 minutes. All the OVAs feature original stories written by ONE himself. The 6 OVAs are:

Shinobiyori Sugiru Kage (A Shadow That Snuck Up Too Close)
Hanashibeta-sugiru Deishi (The Pupil Who Is an Extremely Poor Talker)
Kojire-sugiru Ninja (The Ninja Who is Too Complicated)
Gouin-sugiru Bang (Bang, Who is Too Overbearing)
Iroiro Ari-sugiru Kyoudai (The Sisters Who Have Too Many Things Happening)
Fukanou-sugiru Satsujin Jiken (The Murder Case that is Too Impossible)

The anime’s website has revealed that the volumes will contain English subtitles alongside Japanese audio. The first volume released on December 24, and the second volume will release on January 26 with:

Episodes 3 and 4
The second OVA
Two episodes of the spin-off anime One-Punch Man Hamidashi Gekijou (One-Punch Man Forced Out Theater)
A Character Song CD
Commentary for episode 3

Two commercials were also released for upcoming the Blu-ray and DVD releases:

In addition to this, Saitama and Tatsumaki from the anime adaptation of ONE and Yuusuke Murata’s One Punch-Manmanga has been featured as a poster illustrated by Hiromi Taniguchi in the January 2015 issue of Animage. You can purchase issue here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).

One Punch-Man is an action, comedy, parody manga written by ONE and illustrated by Yuusuke Murata. The series began in 2009 as a free online web comic written by ONE, before being picked up by Shueisha and being featured in their Young Jump magazine publication in mid 2012, with Murata illustrating. To date, a total of 7 compiled volumes have been released with the 8th volume releasing on April 3rd. The series has become a phenomenon in Japan, selling over 4.5 million copies as of November last year, doubling its sales in one year.

Here is a synopsis of the series from Haruhichan:

In this new action-comedy, everything about a young man named Saitama screams “AVERAGE,” from his lifeless expression, to his bald head, to his unimpressive physique. However, this average-looking fellow doesn’t have your average problem… He’s actually a superhero that’s looking for tough opponents! The problem is, every time he finds a promising candidate he beats the snot out of them in one punch. Can Saitama finally find an evil villain strong enough to challenge him? Follow Saitama through his hilarious romps as he searches for new bad guys to challenge!

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://onepunchman-anime.net/
And follow its Twitter here: @opm_anime

Source: Reddit Anime, Otaku Tale

K-Pop Group Apink Starts Tour Today in North America

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The Korean pop group Apink kicked off their North American tour, Pink Memory on January 5th, in Vancouver Canada. The 2016 tour will hit the following four cities:

Vancouver, Canada
Dallas, Texas
San Francisco, California
Los Angeles, California

The tour spans from January 5th to January 8th, and the tickets ranged from $50 to the vip being between $215 in the United States, to $250 at the Canadian venue. Thankfully, there is no age limit to this event, so fans of all ages are able to join! Tickets went on sale November 28, 2015, and are currently still on sale. The VIP tickets includes a chance to win an autographed poster and a high touch pass with Apink members. The VIP M&G tickets (meet and greet) includes a guaranteed porto pass with the Apink members, as well as a high touch pass. Both Vip passes include early entry, and have limited quantities varying for each venue.

Here is the promotional video for the groups tour:

You can purchase tickets for Dallas, TX, Los Angeles, CA, and San Francisco, CA.

If you are unfamiliar with some of their songs, here are a few of their songs that could be featured on the tour, and are also featured on their album:

Apink- Remember

Apink- Petal

Apink- Secret Garden

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Ore Monogatari!! To Receive English Dub

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Sentai Filmworks announced in a tweet today that Ore Monogatari!! (My Love Story!!) will be receiving an English dub. More information regarding the English dub will be revealed at a later date.

Takeo can't contain his excitement! It's official: My Love Story!! is getting dubbed! #mylovestorydub pic.twitter.com/9ty8fIiXlK

— Sentai (@SentaiFilmworks) January 5, 2016

Ore Monogatari!! (My Love Story!!) is a Japanese romantic comedy manga series written by Kazune Kawahara and illustrated by Aruko. The series ran from April to September. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan, and Sentai Filmworks licensed the series for its North American distribution.

Viz Media is publishing Kazune Kawahara and Aruko’s shoujo romantic comedy manga in North America. The synopsis:

Takeo Gouda is a giant guy with a giant heart. Too bad the girls don’t want him! (They want his good-looking best friend, Sunakawa.) Used to being on the sidelines, Takeo simply stands tall and accepts his fate. But one day when he saves a girl named Yamato from a harasser on the train, his (love!) life suddenly takes an incredible turn!

Here is the original Japanese trailer for Ore Monogatari!! (My Love Story!!):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6XYfqKdB_SU

There has also been a live-action film adaptation.

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Source: Anime News Network

Love Live!’s μ’s Not Breaking Up

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Emi Nitta, who plays Honoka, said that μ’s is absolutely not breaking up! During the 9 member group’s rehersals for Kouhaku Uta Gassen!, Nitta explained that the “μ’s Final Love Live!” concert will not actually be their last concert, but will be their final concert alone. That only leaves more questions and speculations of perhaps more preformances with IdolM@ster groups or the ascending AQUORS from Love Live!. Having previously heard of their contract ending in April and the foreboding title of “last live”, we thought that meant μ’s was no more. Nico Yazawa’s voice actress, Sora Tokui, added that “μ’s Final Love Live!” is actually just the culmination of their work.

“μ’s Final Love Live!” will be held for two days, from March 31 – April 1, 2016.

Source: SGCafe

Madoka Magica Canned Coffee at Comiket!

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During the world’s largest doujinshi fair, Comiket 89, a sly promotion of the ever-so-renowned Puella Magi Madoka Magica magical girl anime, sold coffee at a high price, and attendees were willing to way. Being sold at 1000 yen (around 8 USD), that’s more than Starbucks! Canned coffee is normally priced at 100 yen (0.83 USD), that’s ten times less!

Festivities were raging as otaku lined up at vending machines placed outside local Lawson convenience stores for the chance to purchase a limited edition Puella Magi Madoka Magica coffee! So, why were anime fans willing to spend so much for just some coffee? There was merchandise included! Each can of the special edition café au lait flavored hot drink produced by Wonda Coffee came with Puella Magi Madoka Magica inspired artwork and 1 randomly determined can badge from a series of 5 in total. Combining the magical girl anime we know and love, along with coffee to keep you going through the huge event, and gashapon-like prizes is ingenious! Dedicated fans would have to spend at least 10,000 yen (83.23 USD) to collect them all.

Source: Crunchyroll

Top 10 Anime Gems of Spring 2015 According to Fans

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Shogakukan’s women’s magazine, Woman Insight, asked their readers: Which anime series from the Spring 2015 anime season would you consider to be a gem?

Here are the results:

10) Shokugeki no Souma
9) Ore Monogatari!!
8) Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 3
7) Sidonia no Kishi: Daikyuu Wakusei Seneki
6) Ghost in the Shell: Arise – Alternative Architecture
5) Hibike! Euphonium
4) Kekkai Sensen
3) Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works (TV) 2nd Season
2) Gintama 2015
1) Arslan Senki

Super Sonico Busting onto Your PC in Summer 2016 with SoniComi

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Courtesy of publisher Jast USA, Super Sonico will be coming to Windows PC with an English-language release for SoniComi: Communication with Sonico. Players will be tasked with being a personal photographer for Nitroplus’ bubbly and voluptuous mascot, Super Sonico. Her persona and public image as a model will be in your hands and your responsible for every asset of your photography, from the clothing Sonico adorns to even the location you’ll be shooting. Additionally, players will have the chance to interact with Sonico with dialouge options that could potentially strengthen or ruin her outlook on you.

SoniComi‘s gameplay covers a surprising amount of features with players needing to time their pictures around an onslaught of different colored rings that will boost your score, manage Sonico’s stamina, and ensure that her enthusiasm is maintained to unlock even more audacious poses while in the midst of a photo-shoot. Though the original SoniComi was released back on November 25, 2011, the animations from the updated PS3 port – Motto! SoniComi, released on March 20, 2014 – will be included in the game.

Hardcore collectors will be happy to know that a Limited and Collector’s Edition will be available for pre-order over at J-List and the featured items certainly put the “super” in Super Sonico. The Limited Edition will include a Steam key for the game, collection cards, and a never-before released acrylic figure with new artwork from original character designer, Tsuji Santa.

The Collector’s Edition will also include the acrylic figure, but takes it a step further by adding a never-before-released 3lb, 17 inch tall 3D mousepad which depicts even more new artwork of Super Sonico from the waist and up! The mousepad is exclusive to this edition of SoniComi: Communication with Sonico and is in limited stock with JastUSA saying it “will never be reprinted again.”

SoniComi: Communication with Sonico is available for pre-order on J-List with the Limited Edition running at $49.50 while the Collector’s Edition will cost you a hefty $144.00.

Here’s an announcement video from Super Sonico (voiced by Ayano Yamamoto) herself that’ll capture your heart just like you’ll be capturing photos when SoniComi releases in Summer 2016!

NyanType – February 2016 Posters

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Today we’ll be taking a look at NyanType’s February 2016 issue from JList which features a lot of new anime series that recently started airing. This issue contains a total of 6 great posters along with previews, character profiles, articles, manga, and other great content.

This issue can be purchased here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK), more info on where to purchase the magazine will be at the bottom of this post.

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

Utawarerumono: Itsuwari no Kamen

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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!

Dimension W Anime Volume 1 to Include Short Special

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The official website of the TV anime adaptation of Yuji Iwahara’s Dimension W manga has announced that the first volume of Blu-ray and DVD release of the series will be bundled with a special 3 minute short.

The first volume of the Blu-ray and DVD will release in Japan on March 25th containing episodes 1 and 2. The volume will also have non-credited Opening and Ending sequences, a collection of promotional videos and commercials, audio commentary, a special making of special, and a booklet for the storyboards of the first episode.

There will be a total of 6 volumes of the anime:

Volume 2 will release on April 22
Volume 3 will release on May 27
Volume 4 will release on June 24
Volume 5 will release on July 22
Volume 6 will release on August 26

The Dimension W anime adaptation will air every Sunday on Tokyo MX at 10:30pm JST from January 10th. The anime will also air on KBS Kyoto at 11:00pm JST, and on the 11th on Sun TV at 1:00am JST, and on TV Aichi half an hour later at 1:30am JST.

In addition, the second promotional video has been revealed, which gives us a glimpse into the world of the anime and its characters. The video also previews the Opening theme song, “Genesis” by Stereo Drive Foundation:

The Dimension W anime adaptation will air every Sunday on Tokyo MX at 10:30pm JST from January 10th. The anime will also air on KBS Kyoto at 11:00pm JST, and on the 11th on Sun TV at 1:00am JST, and on TV Aichi half an hour later at 1:30am JST.

The main cast of the Dimension W anime includes:

Daisuke Ono (Sebastian Michaelis in Black Butler) voicing as Kyouma Mabuchi
Reina Ueda (Naru Sekiya in Hanayamata) as Mira Yurisaki

The supporting cast includes:

Akira Ishida (Kotaro Katsura in Gintama) will voice Albert Schuman
Kimiko Saito (Chieko from Kuragehime) voices Marie
Eri Suzuki (Sanae Higashihongan in Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?) is voicing Elizabeth Greenhow Smith
Yuichi Nakamura (Gray Fullbuster from Fairy Tail) as Loser
Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Kirito in Sword Art Online) voicing as Koorogi

The anime’s production staff consists of:

Director: Kanta Kamei (Usagi Drop, Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata)
Series Composer: Shotaro Suga (Isshuukan Friends., Darker than Black )
Anime Character Designer: Tokuyuki Matsutake (Taiho Shichauzo, Medabots)
Chief Animation Director: Majiro (Code:Breaker, Nagareboshi Lens)
Music Composers: Yoshiaki Fujisawa (Love Live! School Idol Project, YuruYuri San Hai!) and Go Shiina (God Eater,Kyousougiga)
Animation Studios: Studio 3Hz (Sora no Method) and Orange (Norn9: Norn + Nonette, Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince)

Here’s the first promotional video:

Updated version of the first promotional video:

Anime visual:

Dimension W is a Japanese manga series written by Yuji Iwahara and published in Square Enix’s Young Gangan magazine since 2011. The series is licensed in North America by Yen Press. An anime television series is scheduled to air in January 2016.

Dimension W synopsis from Haruhichan:

In the year 2072, the world’s energy problems seem solved by a network of cross-dimensional electric-field inductors—”coils”—that extract energy from a seemingly infinite source. That source is the W dimension, a fourth plane that exists beyond the X, Y, and Z dimensions.

In this world, unofficial “illegal” coils harness powers that the police can’t hope to counter. Dealing with these coils is the job of coil-hating repo man Kyoma, whose run-in with the unique coil android Mira leads the two to form a reluctant partnership.

The Dimension W anime will air on Sundays at 10:30pm JST on Tokyo MX starting from January 10, during the Winter 2015/2016 anime season. Further information about the anime will be revealed in the next few weeks.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://dimension-w.net/
And follow their Twitter: @Dimension_W

Kyoukai no Kanata Blu-ray Boxset Announced & Slated for February 17

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The official website of the anime adaptation of Nagomu Torii and Tomoyo Kamoi’s Kyoukai no Kanata light novel series has announced that the 2012 TV anime will be released as a Blu-ray Boxset on February 17.

The Blu-ray boxset of the anime will include all 12 episodes of the anime and the OVA, among other video bonuses in full 1080p HD. In addition to the anime, there will also be:

A special three way digipak case
A 32 page full coloured booklet that includes character introduction, side stories and a new short story
A collection of storyboards
CD of the Radio show
All episodes of the Kyoukai no Kanata: Idol Saiban! Mayoi Nagara mo Kimi wo Sabaku Tami ONA series
All episodes of the Kyoukai no Kanata: Mini Theater specials

The boxset will include Japanese subtitles and will be out on February 17 in Japan for ¥26,000 ($217.50 USD) without tax.

Kyoto Animation has also released a commercial for the boxset:

The main cast of the anime includes:

Risa Taneda (Aya Komichi in Kiniro Mosaic) will reprise her role as Mirai Kuriyama
KENN (Hibito Nanba from Uchuu Kyoudai) will return as Akihito Kanbara
Minori Chihara (Yuki Nagato from The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya) back as Mitsuki Nase
Tatsuhisa Suzuki (Makoto Tachibana in Free!) returning as Hiroomi Nase
Ayako Kawasumi (Saber from Fate/stay night) back as Izumi Nase
Masaya Matsukaze (Yasunori Kuroki in Nodame Cantabile) will voice Miroku Fujima
Akeno Watanabe (Rito Yuuki from To LOVE-Ru) as Shizuku Ninomiya

The main staff members will also be returning for the movies:

Director: Taichi Ishidate (Kyoukai no Kanata, Nichijou Assistant Director)
Script Writer and Series Composer: Jukki Hanada (Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!, Love Live! School idol project)
Anime Character Designer: Miku Kadowaki (Kyoukai no Kanata, Amagi Brilliant Park)
Music Composer: Hikaru Nanase (Infinite Stratos, Galaxy Angel)
Animation Studio: Kyoto Animation (Hyouka, Free!)

The series received two film adaptations known as Kyoukai no Kanata: I’ll Be Here. The first film, subtitled Kako-hen (The Past), is a compilation film of the entire TV anime series remastered for cinema that was released on March 15th, 2015. Kyoukai no Kanata: I’ll Be Here – Mirai-hen is the second film that was released on April 25th, and is a direct sequel to the 2012 anime series.

Kyoukai no Kanata (Beyond the Boundary) is a light novel series written by Nagomu Torii and illustrated by Tomoyo Kamoi. The series was first an entry in Kyoto Animation’s Award program in 2011, where it received an honourable mention. The series began being published in 2012 in Kyoto Animation’s KA Esma Bunko imprint. To date there has been a total of 3 volumes published. The series received a TV anime adaptation from Kyoto Animation (K-ON!, Free!) in Spring 2013, which was directed by Taichi Ishidate (first director role). A few OVAs and a website series were also released following the TV anime, with the prequel OVA in 2014.

Here is a synopsis of the anime from MAL:

The dark fantasy follows a high school sophomore named Akihito Kanbara. Although the boy appears human, he is half youmu and invulnerable to wounds because he can heal quickly. One day, Akihito meets freshman Mirai Kuriyama when it seems she is about to jump from the school rooftop. Mirai is isolated because of her ability to manipulate blood, which is unique even among members of the spirit world. Disturbing events begin to unfold after Akihito saves Mirai.

The Blu-ray boxset of the Kyoukai no Kanata anime will release in Japan on February 17th for ¥26,000 ($217.50 USD) without tax.

For more information visit the website: http://anime-kyokai.com/
And follow their Twitter: @anime_kyokai

One Piece 2016 Calendar Previewed

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Welcome 2016 with this beautiful calendar of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece. Look forward to flipping to a new month featuring an action packed yet beautiful illustrations of the cast of the series.

This calendar can be purchased here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).

Koneko Toujou Will Capture Your Heart in New Figure

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From popular anime series ecchi anime series High School DxD comes a sexy 1/7th scale figure of Koneko Toujou that is sure to capture the hearts of people everywhere. Koneko is presented in a sexy stripping pose that shows off her pretty legs and gives you a great view under her skirt. She is shown with a dreamy expression that makes her twice as cute. This figure is By Kaitendo.

High School DxD BorN – Koneko Tojo 1/7 figure – Pre-orders available on JList here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).

Koneko Tojo can be pre-ordered here.

Top 10 Anime Songs of 2015 According to Fans

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January 5, 2016

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Japanese website animeanime asked their readers: Which anime song from 2015 did you enjoy the most?

The poll ran from December 17 to December 24, 2015, with a total of 550 votes and they were allowed to pick from the pool of songs that was used 2015 for anime openings / endings.

Here are the results:

10) Brave Shine by Aimer (Fate/Stay Night: Unlimited Blade Works)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R7L1QOjv1d0

9) “Shine!!” by the Cinderella Project (The iDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ei2s7iGxRPU

8) “Pride Kakumei” by CHICO with Honeyworks (Gintama)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6HQRAa60II

7) “Shine” by Mamoru Miyano (UtaPri)

6) “Maji Love Revolutions” by ST☆RISH (UtaPri)

5) “Shoujo Koukyoukyoku” by Wake Up, Girls! (Wake Up, Girls!)

4) “Beyond the Bottom” by Wake Up, Girls! (Wake Up, Girls!)

3) “Bravely You” by Lia (Charlotte)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB5qUxR6ch4

2) “Hanamaru Pippi wa Yoiko Dake” by AOP (Osomatsu-san)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ3xY6PXGQQ

1) “Sugar Song to Bitter Step” by Unison Square Garden (Kekkai Sensen)

New Idolm@Ster Game for PS4 to Be Revealed on Niconico

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Erik Hrothgar

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January 4, 2016

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Bandai Namco has announced on their official Idolm@ster website that they will host a live stream on Niconico regarding their upcoming PlayStation 4 title. The event will begin at 9:00 PM JST on January 28th alongside additional information that will be provided with a Weekly Famitsu issue on the same day.

Long-time series producer Yozo Sakagami is expected to make an appearance at the live stream. Information is scarce on this new, mysterious entry in the idol simulation Idolm@ster series, though we at Haruhichan will update as the new Famitsu issue will likely leak out on January 26th.

To give those uninitiated a feel for what the series entails, here’s a trailer for Idolm@ster: One For All, the latest entry in the series which was released for the PlayStation 3 on May 15th, 2014.

Source: Gematsu

NozoEri Radio Garden Started Airing 2 Years Ago

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January 4, 2016

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The NozoEri Radio Garden first aired January 4th, 2014 as a radio talk show with both Nanjou Yoshino (Ayase Eli) and Kusuda Aina (Toujou Nozomi) as the hosts. The show itself was sponsored by Animelo Mix in collaboration with the Love Live school idol project! Some of the topics discussed on the show are things such as winter break, and what they both do over the break. Other things can range from fan mail to facts you didn’t know about muse. The show had a total of three guests in its lifetime. These guests included:

Nitta Emi (Kousaka Honoka) in episode 13 on March 29, 2014
Iida Riho (Hoshizora Rin) in episode 19 on May 20th, 2014
Pile (Nishikino Maki) in episode 43 on October 25, 2014

The show started airing on January 04, 2014 and aired every Saturday at 00:30 ~ 01:00 (UTC +09:00). It ended on September 26, 2015 on episode 91.

You can find each program on Nico Nico’s video service here.

You can also find a translation and summary of each program here.

Source – Love Live! Wikia

Yukino’s Day on Top of the Oregairu Harem

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January 4, 2016

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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 has been updated with a new visual in celebration of Yukino Yukinoshita’s birthday.

In addition to this, the Animaru store is selling the image above on a tapestry (2,160 ($18.09 USD) yen) and a character mirror board (30,650 ($256.67 USD) yen) for the true die hard fan.

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. It has been adapted into an anime television series, which aired between April 4 and June 27, 2013 and was followed by a second season which aired between April 2 and June 25, 2015. A video game, titled Yahari Game demo Ore no Seishun Rabu Kome wa Machigatteiru. and published by 5pb., for the PlayStation Vita was released on September 19, 2013. A second video game also by 5pb. is currently in development.

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

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