Prison School Mad Wax OVA Promo Video Revealed

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December 22, 2015

A new promotional video for the upcoming OVA of Prison School was revealed on Monday. The OVA will feature the previously unanimated “Mad Wax” arc from the manga, after (Spoiler, highlight the text to read) Kiyoshi and the others leave the facility.

The OVA will be released with the limited edition of the 20th volume of the manga, which will go on sale on March 4, 2016. The staff and main cast of the TV anime will return for the new episode, adding Mikako Takahashi (Sakura Mizukami from D-Frag!) as the voice of Mitsuko Yokoyama.

The main cast from the TV anime includes:

Hiroshi Kamiya (Yuzuru Otonashi from Angel Beats!) will voice Kiyoshi Fujino
Katsuyuki Konishi (Char Aznable from Mobile Suit Gundam) will voice Takehito Morokuzu
Kenichi Suzumura (Hajime Tsunashi from Danna ga Nani wo Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken) as Shingo Wakamoto
Daisuke Namikawa (Rokuro Okajima from Black Lagoon) will voice Jouji Nezu
Kazuyuki Okitsu (Seishin Muroi from Shiki) as Reiji Andou
Sayaka Ohara (Irisviel von Einzbern in from Fate/Zero) as Mari Kurihara
Shizuka Itou (Haruka Morishima from Amagami SS) will voice Meiko Shiraki
Kana Hanazawa (Nadeko Sengoku from Bakemonogatari) as Hana Midorikawa

The staff includes:

Director: Tsutomu Mizushima (Blood-C, Shirobako, Witch Craft Works)
Series Composition: Michiko Yokote (Genshiken, Joshiraku, Shirobako)
Character designer and Chief Animation Director: Junichiro Taniguchi (Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, Gosick, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica)
Production: J.C. Staff (DanMachi, Toradora!, Sakurasou no Pet na Kanojo)

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Previous visual:

Akira Hiramoto first launched his manga in the Kodansha’s Young Magazine Weekly in February 2011. The manga won the best General Manga award alongside Yūji Moritaka and Keiji Adachi’s Gurazeni manga at Kodansha’s 37th Annual Manga Awards in May. The same wraparound band on the 14th volume also notes that the manga has more than 3.5 million copies in print.

Akira Hiramoto’s Ago Nashi Gen to Ore Monogatari manga received a mobile phone anime adaptation in 2010. Hiramoto’s Yarisugi Companion to Atashi Monogatari manga inspired a live-action film in 2011. Akira Hiramoto also wrote the award-winning supernatural drama manga Me and the Devil Blues, which Del Rey published in North America.

Prison School (Kangoku Gakuen) synopsis from Haruhichan:

On the outskirts of Tokyo stands Hachimitsu Private Academy, a storied all-girls boarding school for elite young women full of potential and good breeding. But as the new school year rolls around, one tradition is going out the window: For the first time in the school’s long history, boys are being allowed to enroll. But on the first day of school, only five boys make the cut. Kiyoshi Fujino, one of the lucky few, is thrilled by this discovery, his heart leaping with joy at the thought of being surrounded by all those girls, day in and day out. But little does he know of the shocking fate that awaits him.

Additionally, the director of the anime has noted that a second season of the series is questionable.

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

Durarara!!x2 Ketsu Commercial Streamed

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December 22, 2015

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The official website of anime adaptation of Ryohgo Narita and Suzuhito Yasuda’s Durarara!! light novel series began streaming the first commercial for the upcoming third cour of the anime’s second season: Durarara!!x2 Ketsu. The site has also revealed that the anime will begin its broadcast from January 9.

The new commercial video also previews the opening theme song “Steppin’ out” by FLOW.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3iz4jh

The website also revealed a new visual in November.

It has also been revealed that FLOW will perform the opening theme song “Steppin’ Out” and PENGUIN RESEARCH will perform the ending theme song “Joker ni Yoroshiku” (Say Hello to Joker).

In addition to this, it was revealed at a screening on November 14th that a new Durarara!!x2 episode 13.5 OVA has been revealed. Titled “Journey of Love,” the episode will take place between episodes 13 and 14 of the currently on-goingDurarara!!x2 series. It will be released on Blu-ray and DVD on January 27, 2016. Toshiyuki Toyonaga’s “91cm” will be featured as the ending theme song.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x357tct

A new visual was also revealed:

Durarara!!x2 is part of the 10th anniversary celebration of the Durarara!! series, created and written by Ryohgo Narita featuring art from Suzuhito Yasuda. The light novel series began in 2004 published by ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Bunko. The original light novels ended in January 2013 for a total of 13 volumes, but Narita has started a new series of light novels titled Durarara!! SH set two years after the original’s conclusion. The third issue released this year on January 10th. The light novels received an anime adaptation in 2010 from animation studio Brain’s Base with a second season airing throughout this year. In addition, two manga adaptations and a few visual novels were also released.

The third and final cour of Durarara!!x2, Durarara!!x2 Ketsu, will start its broadcast on January 9th on Tokyo MX, during the Winter 2015/2016 anime season. Further information about the anime will be revealed within the next few weeks.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://www.durarara.com/
And follow the anime on Twitter: @drrr_anime

Source: Durarara!! official website

One Punch Man OVAs Receives Two New Promo Videos

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December 21, 2015

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The official website for the anime adaptation of ONE and Yuusuke Murata’s One Punch-Man manga began streaming the first two minutes from the project’s first OVA episode, as well as the first minute from the second OVA episode, on Sunday.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3iruly

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3iruma

The first 12-minute OVA, titled “Shinobiyori Sugiru Kage” (A Shadow That Snuck Up Too Close), features a completely original story written by the manga’s original author ONE. The OVA takes place after Saitama’s fight with Mosquito Girl, and it follows Genos as he is persistently and suspiciously prowling after Saitama trying to find out the secret of his strength. Additionally, a mysterious person appears who has a “certain reason” to hold a grudge against Saitama. The OVA will be included on the television anime’s first Blu-ray Disc/DVD volume on December 24.

The second 11-minute OVA, titled “Hanashibeta-sugiru Deshi” (The Pupil Who Is an Extremely Poor Talker), also features a completely original story written by the manga’s original author ONE. In this episode, Genos deals with Don Pacino’s Mafia gang, even as he goes bargain-shopping for Saitama. This episode will be included on the television anime’s second Blu-ray Disc/DVD volume on January 29.

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).

Saitama and Genos have been featured in the December 2015 issue of Animedia as a poster. 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, two new visuals have been revealed for the anime adaptation of ONE and Yuusuke Murata’s One Punch-Man manga in the November 2015 issue of Animedia and NewType. The first new visual features both Saitama and Genos:

While the other visual in the Animedia November 2015 issue features only Saitama:

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.

Source: One Punch Man official website, ANN

Kantoku Anime 2016 Calendar Previewed

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December 21, 2015

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Get a full year of Kantoku with this new, large scale 2016 calendar. This popular glossy calendar filled with some of best creations from eroge illustrator Kantoku who illustrated the light novel Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko. and is a character designer for the animations of Magical Suite Prism Nana. This calendar can be ordered here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).

The Kantoku Calendar 2016 can be ordered here.

Youkai Watch Surpasses the Latest Star Wars Movie in Attendance

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December 21, 2015

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The latest movie from the Youkai Watch franchise titled “Eiga Yo-kai Watch: Enma Daioh to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan!” surpassed the latest Star Wars: The Force Awakens movie in theaters attendance in Japan in its first two days since opening on Saturday.

This second film from the Youkai Watch franchise sold 974,557 tickets on 434 screens for 1,057,808,800 yen ($8.714 million) in its first two days, which topped Star Wars: The Force Awakens (800,258 tickets on 958 screens) in tickets sold in those same two days, however, the latest Star Wars movie opened in Japan on Friday instead of Saturday, so in its first two days of attendance (from Friday to Sunday), it sold 1.04 million tickets on 958 screens. It also earned more on its first three days, 1.6 billion yens ($13 million).

Eiga Yo-kai Watch: Enma Daioh to Itsutsu no Monogatari da Nyan! sold more than one million tickets in advance, considered the highest number of advance tickets sold in the entire 82-year history of TOHO, the film’s distributor. TOHO announced back in November 2014 that they want to make Youkai Watch a long-running show like Doraemon, Crayon Shin-chan, Detective Conan or Pokémon.

Synopsis of Youkai Watch by MAL:

Animated adaptation of Level-5’s Nintendo 3DS video game.

While going deeper into the woods one day, primary school student Keita Amano (‘Nate’ in the English localisation) notices a bizarre capsule toy machine who tells him to insert money which he obeyingly does. But after opening the capsule that came out, a ghostly creature named Whisper materialises. Whisper, who was sealed inside the capsule, rewards his liberator Keita by becoming his Yo-kai butler and gives him a Yo-kai Watch. Whoever wears the watch gains the ability to see supernatural creatures called Yo-kai, each type possessing different kinds of magical abilities, and which are normally invisible to humans. The Yo-kai Watch also allows the wearer to summon any Yo-kai they have befriended, enabling the wearer to make use of the Yo-kai’s powers. Using it, Keita and Whisper encounter many mischievous Yo-kai around town, resolving the trouble they’re causing and befriending many at the same time.

Source – ANN

New Berserk Anime Project Visual Goes Online

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December 21, 2015

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The official website for the recently revealed new anime adaptation project of Kentarou Miura’s Berserk manga has launched and has unveiled a new visual.

The new anime adaptation project of Kentarou Miura’s Berserk manga has been green-lit according to the first 2016 issue of Hakusensha’s Young Animal magazine. NBC Universal will unveil the anime’s first promotional video at its winter Comiket booth, which will run from December 29-31. The announcement did not note the format of the anime (TV, film, OAV, etc.).

Miura comments in the magazine that the anime project will depict Guts in his “Black Swordsman” appearance, which is only revealed in parts of the manga that go beyond any previously animated Berserk story, and is only briefly hinted at in the first and last episode of the 1997 television anime series.

The magazine also revealed that the 1997 Berserk television anime series will get a newly priced Blu-ray Disc release with the 2012 HD remaster. The new boxset is slated for an April 20 release, and will cost a total of 18,000 yen (about $148 USD).

In addition, Miura will put his Berserk manga on hiatus, with the next chapter coming in “around” summer next year. The manga will also then be published as an irregular series.

Berserk 1997 visual:

Berserk is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Kentaro Miura. Set in a medieval Europe-inspired dark fantasy world, the story centers on the characters of Guts, a lone mercenary, and Griffith, the leader of a mercenary band called the Band of the Hawk. Themes of isolation, camaraderie, and the question of whether humanity is fundamentally good or evil pervade the story, as it explores both the best and worst of human nature. Both the manga and anime are noted for their heavy violence and the sexual content.

Miura premiered a prototype of Berserk in 1988. The first volume of the manga was published on November 26, 1990 by Hakusensha in its Jets Comics collection. In 1992, after the publication of three more volumes, Berserk began serialization in Young Animal. The series was adapted into a twenty-five episode anime series covering the series’ first story arc by Oriental Light and Magic from October 7, 1997 to March 31, 1998. A trilogy of films, Berserk: The Golden Age Arc, were released beginning in 2012.

Berserk synopsis from MAL:

A brave young warrior named Guts fights for his fortune as a mercenary on the front lines. A fated encounter unites Guts with the charismatic and deadly young man named Griffith. Leading the rogue soldiers known as the Band of the Hawk, Griffith wields his formidable force like no other. Driven by a quest for status, the Hawks exert military and social prowess the likes of which have never been seen before. The armies of Midland will quake with fear as Griffith and Guts set off on a path that will bring the world to its knees.

Source: Berserk official website

Shirobako’s P.A. Works Reveals 15th Anniversary TV Anime Project – Kuromukuro

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December 21, 2015

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P.A. Works (Shirobako, Charlotte) updated their website on Monday to announce its 15th anniversary anime, Kuromukuro, an original TV anime series. The “mecha action” anime will air in 2016. The website is also began streaming the anime’s first promotional video.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3ivcov

Tensai Okamura (Darker than Black, Ao no Exorcist, The Seven Deadly Sins) is directing the anime at P.A. Works, while Ryou Higaki (Another) is handling the series composition, and Yuriko Ishii (Another, Nagi no Asukara) is handling the character designs.

The cast include:

Youhei Azakami (Gakkatsu!’s Hiroshi-kun) as Oma Kennosuke Tokisada
Mao Ichimichi (Gakkou Gurashi!’s Yuuri Wakasa) as Yukina Shirahane
Reina Ueda (Ouka Ootori from Taimadou Gakuen 35 Shiken Shoutai) as Sophie Noelle

The first visual was also unveiled:

The studio celebrated its 10th anniversary with the Hanasaku Iroha, which was a 26-episode anime television series produced by P.A.Works and directed by Masahiro Ando. The screenplay was written by Mari Okada, with original character design by Mel Kishida.

Source: Moca news

New Berserk Anime Project Features Guts as ‘The Black Swordsman’

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The first 2016 issue of Hakusensha’s Young Animal magazine will be announcing on Friday that a new anime adaptation project of Kentarou Miura’s Berserk manga has been green-lit. NBC Universal will unveil the anime’s first promotional video at its winter Comiket booth, which will run from December 29-31. The announcement did not note the format of the anime (TV, film, OAV, etc.).

Miura comments in the magazine that the anime project will depict Guts in his “Black Swordsman” appearance, which is only revealed in parts of the manga that go beyond any previously animated Berserk story, and is only briefly hinted at in the first and last episode of the 1997 television anime series.

The magazine also revealed that the 1997 Berserk television anime series will get a newly priced Blu-ray Disc release with the 2012 HD remaster. The new boxset is slated for an April 20 release, and will cost a total of 18,000 yen (about $148 USD).

In addition, Miura will put his Berserk manga on hiatus, with the next chapter coming in “around” summer next year. The manga will also then be published as an irregular series.

Berserk 1997 visual:

Berserk is a Japanese dark fantasy manga series written and illustrated by Kentaro Miura. Set in a medieval Europe-inspired dark fantasy world, the story centers on the characters of Guts, a lone mercenary, and Griffith, the leader of a mercenary band called the Band of the Hawk. Themes of isolation, camaraderie, and the question of whether humanity is fundamentally good or evil pervade the story, as it explores both the best and worst of human nature. Both the manga and anime are noted for their heavy violence and the sexual content.

Miura premiered a prototype of Berserk in 1988. The first volume of the manga was published on November 26, 1990 by Hakusensha in its Jets Comics collection. In 1992, after the publication of three more volumes, Berserk began serialization in Young Animal. The series was adapted into a twenty-five episode anime series covering the series’ first story arc by Oriental Light and Magic from October 7, 1997 to March 31, 1998. A trilogy of films, Berserk: The Golden Age Arc, were released beginning in 2012.

Berserk synopsis from MAL:

A brave young warrior named Guts fights for his fortune as a mercenary on the front lines. A fated encounter unites Guts with the charismatic and deadly young man named Griffith. Leading the rogue soldiers known as the Band of the Hawk, Griffith wields his formidable force like no other. Driven by a quest for status, the Hawks exert military and social prowess the likes of which have never been seen before. The armies of Midland will quake with fear as Griffith and Guts set off on a path that will bring the world to its knees.

Source: ANN

New Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann Project Teased

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December 21, 2015

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A new teaser website for Gainax, Aniplex and Konami’s Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann has launched with the title “Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, restart!,” followed by a “Please wait for more announcements.” It is unclear if it’s a reboot, renewal, or something totally different but it literally means it’s re-igniting up its engines for the franchise.

The new project may refer to a brand new Pachinko machine based on Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann. A pachinko machine named CR Gurren Lagann GNA, recently passed its tests on November 27th this year and may see deployment in the near future. The Pachinko machine is being developed by Mizuho.

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Gurren Lagann, known in Japan as Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, is a Japanese mecha anime television series animated by Gainax and co-produced by Aniplex and Konami. It ran for 27 episodes on Japan’s TV Tokyo between April 1, 2007, and September 30, 2007. It was directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi, written by veteran playwright Kazuki Nakashima, and had been in development since the participation of the famed animator in the Abenobashi mecha-themed episodes by the same studio. Gurren Lagann takes place in a fictional future where Earth is ruled by the Spiral King, Lordgenome, who forces mankind to live in isolated subterranean villages. The plot focuses on two teenagers living in a subterranean village, Simon and Kamina, who wish to go to the surface. Using a mecha known as Lagann, Simon and Kamina reach the surface and start fighting alongside other humans against Lordgenome’s forces.

In North America, although initially announced to be licensed by ADV Films in 2007, the license was transferred to Bandai Entertainment in 2008 and then transferred to Aniplex of America in 2013. In the United Kingdom, it was licensed by Manga Entertainment in 2007, then transferred to Beez Entertainment in 2008, and then transferred to Anime Limited in 2013. The Sci Fi Channel acquired the broadcasting rights of Gurren Lagann and began airing the anime on July 28, 2008, as part of Sci Fi’s Ani-Monday anime block. The anime won several awards at the Tokyo International Anime Fair and the Animation Kobe and Japan Media Arts Festivals.

A manga adaptation was published by ASCII Media Works between 2007 and 2013. Bandai Entertainment licensed the manga and released it in English in North America. A series of four light novels was published by Shogakukan between 2007 and 2008. A Nintendo DS video game was released in October 2007, bundled with a special episode of the anime series. Two animated film versions were produced; the first premiered in Japanese theaters on September 6, 2008, and the second premiered on April 25, 2009.

Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann synopsis from MAL:

In a faraway future, mankind lives underground in huge caves, unknowing of a world above with a sky and stars.

In the small village of Jiha, Simon, a shy boy who works as a digger discovers a strange glowing object during excavation. The enterprising Kamina, a young man with a pair of rakish sunglasses and the passion of a fiery sun, befriends Simon and forms a small band of brothers, the Gurren Brigade, to escape the village and break through the ceiling of the cave to reach the surface, which few believe exist.

The village elder won’t hear of such foolishness and punishes the Brigade. However, when disaster strikes from the world above and the entire village is in jeopardy, it’s up to Simon, Kamina, a girl with a big gun named Yoko, and the small yet sturdy robot, Lagann, to save the day.

The new friends journey to the world above and find that the surface is a harsh battlefield, and it’s up to them to fight back against the rampaging Beastmen to turn the tide in the humans’ favor! Pierce the heavens, Gurren Lagann!

Source: yaraon, zenrin, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann, Restart

New Figure of the Mysterious and Sexy Laevateinn

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December 21, 2015

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From the popular smartphone game, Phantom of the Kill, comes a brand new figure of the mysterious and sexy Laevateinn. She looks really cool in 3D figure form and figure maker FREEing does a wonderful job of expressing her sensuality.

Phantom of the Kill – Laevateinn 1/8 figure – Pre-orders are currently available on JList and is scheduled to be released in June 2016.

Laevateinn can be pre-ordered here.

Megahouse Confirms New G.E.M. Figures of Naruto, Sasuke, and Kakashi

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December 21, 2015

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With the Boruto manga around the corner and the new Itachi Shiden anime set for 2016, Megahouse is back with new editions to their G.E.M. figure line. G.E.M., one of Megahouse’s best figure lines, features scale figures from popular Shounen anime.

The first figure previewed was the G.E.M. Naruto, Rikudou Sennin Mode figure, featuring Naruto in his Sage mode, allowing him to control his jinchuriki chakra. It is a 1/8 scale figure standing 8.39 inches tall and is made of pure ABS and PCV going for ¥11000 ($90).

Megahouse is also re-releasing Kakashi’s anbu G.E.M. figure also a 1/8 scale and 9.39 inches tall. He is made of ABS and PCV for $90. Artist Arai Kyousuke contributed as the sculptor along with Sasuke’s G.E.M. figure from the last line.

Sasuke’s new G.E.M. figure features his Boruto design along with his sword and single arm. Sasuke’s figure is currently unpainted, soon to receive a painted prototype. All three of these figures are set to release in June of 2016. Make sure to stay tuned for more news coming from the Naruto franchise!

Source – Myfigurecollection

Digimon Adventure Tri. Film Earns 218 Million Yen

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December 21, 2015

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The first Digimon Adventure tri. chapter sold 139,408 tickets for 218 million yen (about $1.80 million USD) as of Wednesday, December 16. The film has been about a month since the movie opened in 10 theaters on November 20.

The film’s theatrical run has been extended from the originally planned three week run time to four weekends in a row. The retail release of the Blu-ray Disc and DVD will ship on December 18.

The film sold 26,000 tickets for 59 million yen (about 480,000 USD) in its first two days. It then sold 110,000 tickets for 180 million yen (about 1.5 USD) in its first 16 days.

The second film, Digimon Adventure tri. Ketsui (Determination), will open in Japan on March 12, and its Blu-ray and DVD will debut at retailers on April 2.

Crunchyroll is streaming the “first four episodes” of the Digimon Adventure tri. anime for users in the United States, Canada, Africa, Australia, New Zealand, and Latin America. Crunchyroll plans to also stream the “next chapter” of the series in winter 2016.

Check out the trailer below:

Source: Anime News Network

Love Live! The School Idol Movie Earned 115,840 USD in U.S.

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December 21, 2015

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Box Office Mojo reports that the Love Live! The School Idol Movie earned 115,840 USD on 28 theaters in the United States. It premiered at the Downtown Independent in Los Angeles on September 11, and then played in other theaters throughout the country.

NIS America had announced earlier this month that the film will recieve Canadian screenings in early 2016. The movie was also shown in Australia, New Zealand, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Vietnam, and Brunei, and Indonesia.

The film premiered in Japan on June 13, and earned 400 million yen (about 3.24 million USD) on 121 screens in its first two days. The film eventually earned 2.60 billion yen (21.7 million USD) in Japan as of October 5, 107 days after the film opened at the box-office.

Watch the trailer:

Source: Anime News Network

Terraformars Revenge TV Anime Promo Video Puts Goku SSJ3 Screams to Shame

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December 21, 2015

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The official website for the anime adaptation of Yu Sasuga and Kenichi Tachibana’s popular sci-fi action Terra Formars manga series began streaming the first promotional video for the upcoming second season of Terraformars, titled Terraformars Revenge, on Sunday. The series is expected to broadcast in April 2016.

In addition to this, a new visual was recently revealed:

The second season of the anime will have new staff members replacing the staff of the first season and OVAs. The new staff will have:

Director: Michio Fukuda (Hyakko, Nurarihyon no Mago: Sennen Makyou)
Series Composer: Naruhisa Arakawa (Kingdom, Maoyuu Maou Yuusha)
Anime Character Designer: Cagetzu Aizawa (Shingeki no Bahamut Genesis, Date A Live II Chief Animation Director) and Atsushi Ikariya (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Hataraku Maou-sama!)
Animation Studios: Liden Films (Miss Monochrome, Terra Formars) and TYO Animations

By comparison, here is the staff of the first season:

Director: Hiroshi Hamasaki (Steins;Gate, Blade & Soul)
Series Composer: Shougo Yasukawa (Choujigen Game Neptune: The Animation, Rokujouma no Shinryakusha!?)
Anime Character Designers: Masanori Shino (Black Lagoon) and Satoshi Kimura (Buddy Complex)
Animation Studio: Liden Films (Miss Monochrome, Senyuu)

Here’s a trailer that looks back at the Terra Formars anime series which aired in 2014:

Anime visual:

Terra Formars is a Japanese manga series written by Yu Sasuga and illustrated by Kenichi Tachibana. It is serialized in Shueisha’s magazine Weekly Young Jump since 2011. Viz Media began publishing an English translation in 2014. Two original video animations (OVAs), abridging the Bugs 2 arc were released in 2014, and an animated television series, covering the Annex 1 arc was also shown in 2014; Also, a spin-off manga titled Terra For Police started on May 10, 2014 in Jump Kai. A live action film adaptation will be directed by Takashi Miike.

Terra Formars synopsis from Haruhichan:

With the space program attempting to travel to Mars, 21st century scientists were tasked with warming up the planet so that humans could survive on its surface. They came up with an efficient and cost-effective plan of sending cockroaches and mold to the surface so that the mold would absorb the sunlight and the insect corpses would serve as a food source for the mold.

It is now the year 2577 and the first manned ship to Mars has landed on the planet and the six crew members are ready for their mission. But what they find are giant mutated humanoid cockroaches with incredible physical strength. The crew members are easily wiped out, but not before sending a transmission back to Earth. Now, humanity will send elite warriors to exterminate the mutated bugs and claim back Mars.

The second season of the Terra Formars TV anime series, titled Terra Formars: Revenge, will air during April next year in the Spring 2016 anime season. Further information about the anime will be revelead in the near future.

You can visit the anime’s official site here: http://terraformars.tv/
And follow their Twitter: @_terraformars

Source: Terraformars official website

Shokugeki No Souma Season 2 Promotional Video Streamed

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December 21, 2015

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The official website of the anime adaptation of Yuuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki’s Shokugeki no Souma (Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma) manga began streaming the first promotional video for the upcoming second season on Sunday.

In addition to this, a new visual was recently revealed.

The anime’s second season was previously announced in the most recent issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. The latest issue of the magazine also marked the 3rd anniversary of Shokugeki no Souma. The newest chapter of the series includes special coloured pages to celebrate the anniversary. In addition, the issue also revealed that an OVA of the series that was shown at an event, focusing on the Aldini brothers, will be bundled with the manga’s 18th volume. Volume 18 of Shokugeki no Souma will release in Japan on May 2nd.

Shokugeki no Souma (Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma) is a comedy, ecchi cooking manga written by Yuuto Tsukuda, illustrated by Shun Saeki with Chef Yuki Mirosaki adding recipes to the manga. The series began serialization in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in late 2012 and to date has a total of 9 compiled volumes released, with the 10th volume releasing in Japan on November 4th. A light novel adaptation of the manga began in February this year in Shueisha’s Jump j-Books, written by Michiko Itou and illustrated by Saeki himself. The manga itself has sold over 2 million copies to date.

Here is a synopsis of the series from Haruhichan:

Yukihira Souma’s dream is to become a full-time chef in his father’s restaurant and surpass his father’s culinary skill. But just as Yukihira graduates from middle schools his father, Yukihira Jouichirou, closes down the restaurant to cook in Europe. Although downtrodden, Souma’s fighting spirit is rekindled by a challenge from Jouichirou which is to survive in an elite culinary school where only 10% of the students graduate. Can Souma survive?

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

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 4 TV Anime PV Previews Josuke’s Stand

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The official website for upcoming anime adaptation of Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure – Part IV: Diamond Is Unbreakable manga began streaming the first promotional video on Sunday. The PV shows off Josuke Higashikata and his Stand Crazy Diamond.

The anime adaptation of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 4, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, will air in April, during the Spring 2016 anime season.

Main visual:

The cast includes:

Yuuki Ono (Taiga Kagami from Kuroko no Basket) as Josuke Higashikata
Yuuki Kaji (Shuu Ouma from Guilty Crown) as Koichi Hirose
Wataru Takagi (Genta Kojima from Detective Conan) as Okuyasu Nijimura
Takahiro Sakurai (Yuuji Kazami from Grisaia no Kajitsu) as Rohan Kishibe
Daisuke Ono (Shizuo Heiwajima from Durarara!!) as Jotaro Kujo

The staff includes:

Director: Naokatsu Tsuda (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders)
Series Director: Toshiyuki Kato (Hunter x Hunter)
Chief Episode Director: Yuuta Takamura
Series Composition: Yasuko Kobayashi (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)
Character Design: Terumi Nishii (Mawaru Penguindrum)
Action Animation Director: Kenta Mimuro
Sub Character Design: Shunichi Ishimoto
Prop Design: Yukitoshi Houtani
Art Setting: Kaoru Aoki, Junko Nagasawa
Color Design: Yuko Sato
Art Director: Shunichirou Yoshihara
Director of Photography: Kazuhiro Yamada (Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai)
Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose (Garo: Guren no Tsuki)
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami (Fate/Zero)
Music: Yugo Kanno (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders 2nd Season)
Studio: David Production

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure – Part IV: Diamond Is Unbreakable is the fourth part of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump between 1992 and 1995. The story is based in 1999, as the Arrow, manifesting latent Stand abilities, travels throughout Morioh, Japan; as high schooler Josuke Higashikata (illegitimate son of Joseph) and his friends seek out the culprits of a series of homicides.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure – Part IV: Diamond Is Unbreakable manga cover:

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders Visual:

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shounen Jump from 1986 to 2004, before being transferred to the monthly seinen magazine Ultra Jump in 2005. The current story arc, JoJolion, started in 2011. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is currently Shueisha’s second largest manga series with its chapters collected into 111 tankobon volumes and counting (only Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo, with over 180, has more).

A six-volume original video animation adaptation of the later half of the series’ third story arc, Stardust Crusaders, was released from 1993 to 1994 by studio A.P.P.P. Six years later, they produced a seven-volume series adapting the arc’s first half from 2000 to 2002. A.P.P.P. also produced a theatrical film of the first arc, Phantom Blood, in 2007. From 2003 to 2005, Super Techno Arts released an English dub of both OVA series as one on DVD in North America. The third story arc of the manga received an English release in North America from 2005 to 2010 by Viz Media, who will also publish the first and second arcs in 2015. A 26-episode television anime, produced by David Production and covering the first two arcs, aired on Tokyo MX and other stations starting in October 2012 and ending in April 2013. A second season covering the third arc titled JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders began broadcast in April 2014 and ended with episode 24 on September 13, 2014.

The JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga has sold over 80 million copies in Japan alone, making it one of the best-selling manga series in history, and has spawned a large media franchise that includes several novelizations and video games, action figures, a jewelry line, and even snack foods.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (2012) synopsis from Haruhichan:

Beginning its tale in 19th century England, young aristocrat Jonathan Joestar finds himself locked in bitter rivalry with Dio Brando, a low-born boy who Jonathan’s father took under his wing after the death of Dio’s father. Discontent with his station in life, Dio’s fathomless lust to reign over all eventually leads him to seek the supernatural powers of an ancient Aztec stone mask in the Joestar’s possession—an artifact that will forever change the destiny of Dio and Jonathan for generations to come. Fifty years later, in 1938 New York City, Jonathan’s grandson Joseph Joestar must take up his grandfather’s mission and master the abilities necessary to destroy the stone mask and its immensely powerful creators who threaten humanity’s very existence, the Pillar Men.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/jojo-animation/
And follow them on Twitter: @anime_jojo

Assassination Classroom Second Season Promo Video Previews Theme Songs

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December 21, 2015

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The official website for the highly anticipated second season of Yusei Matsui’s Shonen Jump hit Assassination Classroom (Ansatsu Kyoushitsu) TV anime began streaming a promotional video on Monday. The video introduces the main cast members and previews the opening theme song “Question,” performed by five characters, and Shion Miyawaki’s ending theme song “Kaketa Tsuki” (Damaged Moon).

Nagisa (voiced by Mai Fuchigami), Kaede (Aya Suzaki), Karma (Nobuhiko Okamoto), Yuuma (Ryota Ohsaka), and Hiroto (Shintaro Asanuma) sing the opening theme as a group named 3-nen E-gumi Utatan (Class 3-E Song Representatives). Shouko Fujibayashi wrote the lyrics, and Akimitsu Honma composed and arranged the song. The same group previously performed the opening theme song of the first season.

In addition to this, official website of the Anime Japan 2016 convention listed the series to have a total of 25 episodes.

A new key visual was recently unveiled:

Here’s the previous visual:

The second season of the Assassination Classroom anime will start airing on Thursdays starting from January 7th. The series will air on Fuji TV and Kansai TV on the 7th, though their times have yet to be revealed. The anime will also air on Tokai TV and BS Fuji, and will be streamed on various including Fuji TV’s On Demand service and D Video.

A new commercial was also recently revealed:

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Here’s the first commercial:

The official website also unveiled a snowy visual of the upcoming second season:

The first season of the anime began this January in the Winter 2015 anime season and ran for 2 cours spanning 22 episodes. The final episode itself aired on Saturday, June 20th where the second season was unveiled at the end of the episode.

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.

Assassination Classroom (Ansatsu Kyoushitsu) synopsis from Haruhichan.

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?

The second season of the Assassination Classroom anime is currently in production and will air on Fuji TV and Kansai TV on January 7 2016, during the Winter 2015/2016 anime season. Further information about the second season will be revealed later in the year.

Source: Assassination Classroom official website, ANN

New MadoGatari Visual for Osaka Stop Revealed

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December 20, 2015

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The official website of studio Shaft’s 40th Anniversary website has revealed a brand new visual for the Osaka stop of their MadoGatari art exhibition.

The MadoGatari exhibition, named after the studio’s two well known anime series: Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica and Monogatari, is a celebration for 40 years of Shaft, ~Commemorating 40 Years of Shaft~ Madogatari. The exhibition showcases many of the art works from the studio’s popular series.

The exhibition in Osaka will take place in the Herbis Hall from Tuesday, December 22nd till the 27th on Sunday. Advanced tickets are currently on sale and will cost ¥2,000 ($16.50) with tax.

The official Twitter of the exhibition has revealed two brochures showcasing many of the products and goods they will have on sale at the exhibition.

Shaft, Inc. is a Japanese animation studio founded on September 1, 1975 by Hiroshi Wakao. They are best known for their unique use of gags, references, avant garde cinematography notably in Pani Poni Dash!, Maria Holic, Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei, Hidamari Sketch, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica, and Bakemonogatari.

You can visit the official website here: http://www.madogatari.jp/

Source: Crunchyroll

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 4 TV Anime Promotional Video

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December 20, 2015

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The first promotional video for the upcoming anime adaptation of Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure – Part IV: Diamond Is Unbreakable manga has been revealed at the 2016 Jump Festa event over the weekend. The PV shows off Josuke Higashikata and his Stand Crazy Diamond.

The anime adaptation of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 4, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, will air in April, during the Spring 2016 anime season.

Main visual:

The cast includes:

Yuuki Ono (Taiga Kagami from Kuroko no Basket) as Josuke Higashikata
Yuuki Kaji (Shuu Ouma from Guilty Crown) as Koichi Hirose
Wataru Takagi (Genta Kojima from Detective Conan) as Okuyasu Nijimura
Takahiro Sakurai (Yuuji Kazami from Grisaia no Kajitsu) as Rohan Kishibe
Daisuke Ono (Shizuo Heiwajima from Durarara!!) as Jotaro Kujo

The staff includes:

Director: Naokatsu Tsuda (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders)
Series Director: Toshiyuki Kato (Hunter x Hunter)
Chief Episode Director: Yuuta Takamura
Series Composition: Yasuko Kobayashi (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure)
Character Design: Terumi Nishii (Mawaru Penguindrum)
Action Animation Director: Kenta Mimuro
Sub Character Design: Shunichi Ishimoto
Prop Design: Yukitoshi Houtani
Art Setting: Kaoru Aoki, Junko Nagasawa
Color Design: Yuko Sato
Art Director: Shunichirou Yoshihara
Director of Photography: Kazuhiro Yamada (Kami nomi zo Shiru Sekai)
Editing: Kiyoshi Hirose (Garo: Guren no Tsuki)
Sound Director: Yoshikazu Iwanami (Fate/Zero)
Music: Yugo Kanno (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders 2nd Season)
Studio: David Production

Warner Bros. will reveal the anime’s first promotional video at its booth at this year’s Jump Festa event on December 19-20.

The official Warner Bros. YouTube channel recently revealed that JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure – Part IV: Diamond Is Unbreakable will be receiving an TV anime adaptation earlier this month. Here’s the teaser video:

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure – Part IV: Diamond Is Unbreakable is the fourth part of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump between 1992 and 1995. The story is based in 1999, as the Arrow, manifesting latent Stand abilities, travels throughout Morioh, Japan; as high schooler Josuke Higashikata (illegitimate son of Joseph) and his friends seek out the culprits of a series of homicides.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure – Part IV: Diamond Is Unbreakable manga cover:

Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders Visual:

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hirohiko Araki. It was originally serialized in Weekly Shounen Jump from 1986 to 2004, before being transferred to the monthly seinen magazine Ultra Jump in 2005. The current story arc, JoJolion, started in 2011. JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure is currently Shueisha’s second largest manga series with its chapters collected into 111 tankobon volumes and counting (only Kochira Katsushika-ku Kameari Kōen-mae Hashutsujo, with over 180, has more).

A six-volume original video animation adaptation of the later half of the series’ third story arc, Stardust Crusaders, was released from 1993 to 1994 by studio A.P.P.P. Six years later, they produced a seven-volume series adapting the arc’s first half from 2000 to 2002. A.P.P.P. also produced a theatrical film of the first arc, Phantom Blood, in 2007. From 2003 to 2005, Super Techno Arts released an English dub of both OVA series as one on DVD in North America. The third story arc of the manga received an English release in North America from 2005 to 2010 by Viz Media, who will also publish the first and second arcs in 2015. A 26-episode television anime, produced by David Production and covering the first two arcs, aired on Tokyo MX and other stations starting in October 2012 and ending in April 2013. A second season covering the third arc titled JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders began broadcast in April 2014 and ended with episode 24 on September 13, 2014.

The JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure manga has sold over 80 million copies in Japan alone, making it one of the best-selling manga series in history, and has spawned a large media franchise that includes several novelizations and video games, action figures, a jewelry line, and even snack foods.

JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure (2012) synopsis from Haruhichan:

Beginning its tale in 19th century England, young aristocrat Jonathan Joestar finds himself locked in bitter rivalry with Dio Brando, a low-born boy who Jonathan’s father took under his wing after the death of Dio’s father. Discontent with his station in life, Dio’s fathomless lust to reign over all eventually leads him to seek the supernatural powers of an ancient Aztec stone mask in the Joestar’s possession—an artifact that will forever change the destiny of Dio and Jonathan for generations to come. Fifty years later, in 1938 New York City, Jonathan’s grandson Joseph Joestar must take up his grandfather’s mission and master the abilities necessary to destroy the stone mask and its immensely powerful creators who threaten humanity’s very existence, the Pillar Men.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://wwws.warnerbros.co.jp/jojo-animation/
And follow them on Twitter: @anime_jojo

New D.Gray-Man TV Anime Announced for 2016

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December 20, 2015

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During the Jump Festa 2016 at the weekend it was revealed the Katsura Hoshino’s D.Gray-man manga series will receive a new TV anime adaptation in 2016. In addition to this, the official website recently launched and revealed a promotional video and the first key visual.

The website and event has revealed that the upcoming anime will have an entirely new cast than the previous 2005 anime. The two cast members that have been revealed are:

Ayumu Murase (Shouyou Hinata from Haikyuu!!) will voice Allen
Shinnosuke Tachibana (Tomoe from Kamisama Hajimemashita) as Howard Link

The anime’s website has also revealed that TMS Entertainment (Yowamushi Pedal, Detective Conan) will return to animate the series.

The official website also revealed a new visual for the upcoming series:

D.Gray-man is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Katsura Hoshino. The series tells the story of a boy named Allen Walker, a member of an organization of Exorcists who make use of an ancient substance called Innocence to combat the Millennium Earl and his demonic army of Akuma. Many characters and their designs were adapted from some of Katsura Hoshino’s previous works and drafts, such as Zone.

The manga began serialization in 2004 in the Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, published by Shueisha. It made the transition from a weekly to a monthly series in November 2009, when it began serialization in Jump SQ until December 29, 2012, where the series went on an indefinite hiatus. The series began serialization again on July 17, 2015 in a spin-off magazine of Jump Square, Jump SQ.Crown. There is also a spin-off novel series titled D.Gray-man Reverse, authored by Kaya Kizaki, that explores the history of various characters. As of August 5, 2014, Viz Media has released 24 volumes in the United States. The manga has also been adapted into a 103-episode anime series that aired from October 3, 2006 to September 30, 2008 in Japan. The anime is licensed by Funimation Entertainment in North America. Several related items of merchandise have also been produced.

D.Gray-man synopsis from MAL:

Toward the end of the 19th century, Allen Walker officially joins the organization of Exorcists that destroy the beings known as Akuma; mechanic weapons made by the Millennium Earl with the suffering souls of the dead. Allen has both a cursed eye and an anti-Akuma weapon as an arm, bearing the power of “Innocence,” a gift given to him as an apostle of God. Allen, along with his fellow Exorcists must put a stop to the Millennium Earl’s ultimate plot that could lead to the destruction of the world and all who live on it.

Source: Yaraon

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