Boku Dake ga Inai Machi Slated for January 8 + Cast and PV Revealed

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December 4, 2015

The official website for the upcoming original anime series Active Raid: Kidou Kyoushuushitsu Dai Hakkei by Production IMS and 3D animation studio Orange has revealed more cast members for the series.

The additional cast includes:

Tooru Ookawa (Toshio Ozaki from Shiki) will voice Yasuharu Funasaka
Saori Oonishi (Eriri Spencer Sawamura from Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata) as Madoka Amano
Kousuke Toriumi (Shunsuke Imaizumi from Yowamushi Pedal) as Kyoukai-san
Hikaru Midorikawa (Keiichi Iwase from Ame-iro Cocoa) as Koutarou Inagi
Sayaka Ohara (Karen El from Blade & Soul) as Eriko Kominato
Daiki Yamashita (Arashi Mikami from Triage X) as Doc

The previous announced cast is as follows:

Nobunaga Shimazaki (Kaito Kirishima from Ano Natsu de Matteru) from Takeru Koroki
Takahiro Sakurai (Atsumu Matsuyuki from AnoHana) as Soichiro Sena
Ari Ozawa (Mizuki Sera from Classroom Crisis) as Asami Kazari
Haruka Hoshimiya (Kiriko Kiyuna from Kenzen Robo Daimidaler) as Shizuka Ishigami
Masayo Kurata (Karinka from Steel Angel Kurumi) as Rin Yamabuki
Taishi Murata (Eiichirou Maruo from Baby Steps) as Tomoki Hachijou
Yuuka Aisaka (Aika Tsube as Ore, Twintails ni Narimasu.) as Hinata Yamabuki
Natsuki Hanae (Inaho Kaizuka from Aldnoah.Zero) as Mythos

The staff includes:

Series Director: Gorou Taniguchi (Code Geass, Gun x Sword, Junketsu no Maria)
Director: Noriaki Akitaya (Bakuman., Bonjour♪Koiaji Pâtisserie, Joukamachi no Dandelion)
Original Character Designer: Shun Saeki (Menkui!, Shokugeki no Souma)
Animation Character Designer: Asako Nishida (Denpa Onna to Seishun Otoko, Love Live! School Idol Project, Mouryou no Hako)
Series Composition: Naruhisa Arakawa (Dakara Boku wa, H ga Dekinai., Kingdom, Ore, Twintails ni Narimasu.)
Music: Kotaro Nakagawa (Gosick, Prison School, Code Geass)
3D CG Production: Orange
Animation Production: Production IMS (Date A Live II, Joukamachi no Dandelion, Shinmai Maou no Testament)

The first promotional video was also revealed:

The first episode will be previewed on December 25 at Human Trust Cinema Shibuya in Tokyo. Ticketing details for that event will be announced on December 10 on the official website.

A new visual was also revealed:

Active Raid synopsis from Haruhichan:

Set in a part of Tokyo that has descended into a quagmire, the story follows Unit 8 of the 5th Special Public Security Section’s 3rd Mobile Assault Division, popularly called “The Eighth,” who don powered armor “Willwear” exoskeletons to counter the rise in crime.

Active Raid: Kidou Kyoushuushitsu Dai Hakkei is a Japanese anime television series produced by Production IMS and Orange is producing the 3D CG, with Gorou Taniguchi as chief director. It is scheduled to air from January 2016.

Source: Akiba Souken

The Aquarion Logos Girls Get Skimpy for Christmas

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December 4, 2015

A new Christmas visual of Kokone Kikogami, Maia Tsukigane, and Karan Uminagi from the Aquarion Logos anime series has been featured in the January 2016 issue of Megami. This issue of Megami magazine here and you can view the other posters that come in this issue here.

In related news, Maia Tsukigane and Kokone Kikogami have also been featured 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, the series was also featured as a poster in the November 2015 issue of Megami. You can purchase this issue of Megami magazine here and you can view the other posters that come in this issue here.

In addition to this, another new visual of the Aquarion Logos anime has been featured in the September issue of NewType as a double page spread.

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Aquarion Logos is an anime series produced by Satelight, and the third in the Aquarion franchise, after Genesis of Aquarionand Aquarion Evol, celebrating its 10th anniversary. The series is directed by Eiichi Sato, with character designs by Takeshi Mamezuka. The series’ opening theme will be composed by Yoko Kanno and performed by May’n. The series will begin airing in July 2015.

Prison School Mad Wax OVA Announced

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December 4, 2015

The wraparound jacket of the 19th volume of Akira Hiramoto’s Prison School manga which will go on sale on December 4 will be revealing that the manga will get an OVA.

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 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 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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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

Source: Yaraon

20th Detective Conan Film Title & Teaser Visual Revealed

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December 4, 2015

The official website for the 20th Detective Conan anime film revealed the film’s full title on Wednesday. The film’s title is Detective Conan: Junkoku no Nightmare (Detective Conan: Pitch Black Nightmare).

The website also revealed the synopsis of the movie:

On a dark night, the Japanese police is raided by a spy. Different countries’ intelligence agencies—such as England’s MI6, Germany’s BDN, and America’s CIA—as well as the FBI’s secret files are going to be taken, but public safety officers lead by Tooru Amuro arrive just in time. The spy steals a car and escapes. The spy and Amuro are then locked in a dead heat on the highway, and just as it is about to cause an accident with multiple cars, the spy’s car is hit by FBI agent Shuichi Akai’s rifle bullet and falls of the roadway.

The next day, Conan and his friends go to a newly-remodeled aquarium in Tokyo. Under the main attraction, a Ferris wheel, Conan finds an attractive woman alone and injured. Her left and right eyes are different colors.

But the woman is in a state of amnesia where she doesn’t even remember her own name, and the cellphone she’s carrying is broken. Conan and his friends promise to help her regain her memory, so they stay with her.

Throughout all this, Vermouth is watching behind the scenes. Afterwards, she pulls out a silencer and speaks into an attached intercom, “It’s as planned, Gin.”

The movie will debut on April 16 in Japan in various theaters. It will feature members of the story’s Black Organization that have previously appeared in the series: Gin, Vodka, Vermouth, Chianti, Korn, Kir, and Bourbon. The website also hints at the appearance of Rum, who has never been shown in the series.

A new visual for the movie was also revealed:

It was recently revealed that the 19th Detective Conan film, Detective Conan Movie 19: The Hellfire Sunflowers, earned 4.148 billion yen from 3,319,000 ticket sales in 37 days from its opening on April 18, making it the most successful film in the anime franchise.

Source: Detective Conan official website

Studio Trigger Updates Their Website with Stunning Holiday Art

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December 4, 2015

Studio Trigger have updated their website and have promised fans more frequent front page illustrations. For the holidays, they’ve invited artist Yamatogawa (does a lot of ero material) to draw a festival illustration of Trigger-chan, Spring, Muzzle and Frag, which is currently being displayed on the front page of Studio Trigger’s website.

Trigger Inc., stylized as TRIGGER, also known as Studio Trigger, is a Japanese animation studio founded by former Gainax employees Hiroyuki Imaishi and Masahiko Ohtsuka in August 2011.

Trigger was established on August 22, 2011 by Hiroyuki Imaishi and Masahiko Ohtsuka shortly after leaving Gainax. The studio name and official website was revealed in October 2011. Along with assisting production on various series, Trigger has released a short film, Little Witch Academia, and has developed its first original television anime series, Kill la Kill, which aired from October 2013 to March 2014. On July 8, 2013 Trigger launched a Kickstarter project in order to fund a second episode of Little Witch Academia. The project was well received and achieved its goal of $150,000 in under five hours, and went on to raise a total of $625,518. On March 11, 2014 it was announced that they would be producing an adaptation of Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de.

Source: Studio Trigger’s official website

Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R Premiere Set for January 10

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The official website of the upcoming TV anime Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R has revealed that the series will premiere on Nihon TV at 02:25 and other networks from January 10, 2016.

It has also been revealed the OP song “Ready Go!!” is performed by a newly formed unit named “Magical☆R” consisting of the three main voice actresses of the show: Kei Tomoe (Komugi Yoshida), Erii Yamazaki (Kokona Saionji) and Makoto Koichi (Tsukasa Kisaragi). The three junior high school girls are also working as idols in the story. The CD single will be released in Japan on January 27, 2016.

The main staff for the new series were also announced earlier, including:

Director: Keiichiro Kawakami
Series Composition: Momoko Murakami
Screenplay: Momoko Murakami, Kazuyuki Fudeyasu (Hells, Penguin no Mondai Movie)
Original Character Design: Akio Watanabe (Bakemonogatari, Grisaia no Kajitsu, Tsukimonogatari)
Character Design: Takao Sano (Shomin Sample)
Chief Animation Director: Mina Ozawa, Keisuke Goto
Sound Director: Yuichi Imaizumi
Music: Kousuke Yamashita (Chihayafuru, Digimon Xros Wars, Xenosaga The Animation)
Animation Production: Tatsunoko Production (Gatchaman Crowds, Psycho-Pass 2, SKET Dance)

The main cast includes:

Kei Tomoe as Komugi Yoshida
Erii Yamazaki (Makoto Ogawa from Re-Kan!) as Kokona Saionji
Makoto Koichi as Tsubasa Kisaragi

The supporting cast consists of:

Hiroyuki Yoshino (Favaro Leone from Shingeki no Bahamut: Genesis) will voice Usa-P
Daisuke Namikawa (Rokuro Okajima from Black Lagoon) as Tanu-P
Ryouta Takeuchi (Shrio from Ansatsu Kyoushitsu (TV)) as Neko-P
Yasuaki Takumi (Tsukasa Mizugaki from Plastic Memories) as Yuuto Tachibana
Shizuka Itou (Frolaytia Capistrano from Heavy Object) as Ai Mitaka
Kenta Miyake (Elephantus from Yoru no Yatterman) as Toranosuke Matsukawa
Kenji Nojima (Yuuto Kiba from High School DxD) as Tomoya Yoshida
Minami Kabayama as Kotarou Yoshida
Rena Maeda (Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii) as Misuzu-sensei
Ryuusei Nakao (Nike Remercier from Sore Ike! Anpanman) as Camera Man
Akane Kohinata (Matsuri Souma from Isuca) as Tamako
Eriko Matsui (Benio Yonomori from Mikakunin de Shinkoukei) as Rei
Meemu Tachibana as Miki
Madoka Asahina as Maki

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Nurse Witch Komugi is an original video animation (OVA) anime series co-produced by Tatsunoko Production and Kyoto Animation. The series lasted for five episodes (six if episode 2.5 that appeared in the middle of the series is included), all of which were released on DVD in North America by ADV Films. A two episode long sequel OVA series was created, Nurse Witch Komugi-chan Magicarte Z.

The story of the anime itself is basically a parody of both the The SoulTaker anime series and the magical girl anime genre. It revolves around Komugi Nakahara, a cosplay idol who turns into Magical Nurse Witch Komugi when trouble is around.

While the English dub of the show was adapted by ADV, the original The SoulTaker dub was not. In a rare move, ADV recalled many of the voice actors from The Ocean Group dub of The SoulTaker to reprise their roles in Nurse Witch Komugi to keep consistency between the two dubs.

An anime TV series has been announced.

Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R synopsis from Haruhichan:

The new “slapstick” story will depict Komugi-chan and her rivals as they juggle their daily lives as students, idols, and magical girls “with laughter and tears.”

Komugi Yoshida is a somewhat clumsy second-year middle-school student whose strong point is her spiritedness. She performs as an idol like Kokona Saionji (her classmate and close friend) and Tsubasa Kisaragi (an idol who dresses in male clothing). However, unlike Kokona whose popularity is skyrocketing and Tsubasa with her charisma in male attire, Komugi’s only gigs are low-end ones like those at the local shopping district. Still, Komugi has her “dream” as she lives her dual lives as a idol and a middle school girl.

One day, a mysterious injured creature named Usa-P appears before Komugi. Komugi gives Usa-P medical treatment, and Usa-P, in consideration of Komugi’s kindness, asks if she wants to be a Legendary Girl who can use magical powers.

Having become a reluctant Legendary Girl, Komugi battles strange masked figures who suddenly appear! As a newly deemed Magical Nurse, she fights still more waves of masked figures. Meanwhile, a Magical Maid, a Magical Sister, and more also appear to make it a three-way battle!? Can Komugi handle the three roles of middle school girl, idol, and Magical Nurse? And, what lies ahead in these battles and her “dream”…?!

Source: Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R official website

Toonami to Bring Back Samurai Jack in 2016

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Adult Swim’s Toonami have announced plans to bring back popular animated series Samurai Jack in 2016. Creator and executive producer Genndy Tartakovsky continues the epic story with a new season currently in production in Los Angeles at Cartoon Network Studios.

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

Samurai Jack is an American animated television series created by Genndy Tartakovsky for Cartoon Network. The series follows Jack, a time-displaced samurai, in his singular quest to travel back in time and defeat the tyrannical demon Aku. The series is known for its cinematic atmosphere, masking-based animation style, and battle scenes which pay homage to samurai films.

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Toonami is an animated programming block on Cartoon Network and is now a late night animation block on Adult Swim geared toward action-oriented programming, primarily consisting of American animation and Japanese anime. It was created by Jason DeMarco and Sean Akins and produced by Williams Street. The name is a portmanteau of the words “cartoon” and “tsunami”, suggesting a “tidal wave” of animated shows.

Toonami initially ran on Cartoon Network from 1997 to 2008. In its original run, the block was famous for showcasing action anime that became widely popular with American audiences; including Dragon Ball Z, Sailor Moon, Gundam Wing, Tenchi Muyo!, Outlaw Star, Yu Yu Hakusho, The Big O, IGPX, One Piece and Naruto. It was also recognized for its distinctive space-themed backdrop, anime music videos, drum and bass-flavored soundtrack, and host (a robot named T.O.M., short for Toonami Operations Module).

In 2012, Adult Swim relaunched Toonami as an adult-oriented animated block, which continues as a Saturday night action block. Shows from the older lineup have occasionally returned, along with newer shows such as Bleach, Soul Eater, Space Dandy, Dragon Ball Z Kai, Attack on Titan, Naruto Shippuden, Kill La Kill, Sword Art Online, Akame ga Kill!, and Parasyte -the maxim-.

Source: SwimToonami

One Piece Film Gold Movie to Debut in Japan on July 23

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December 4, 2015

The first 2016 issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine will be revealing on Monday that the 13th One Piece film is titled One Piece Film Gold, and it will debut in Japan on July 23.

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

The other staff include:

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

The first round of pre-sale tickets for the film will go on sale on December 18, and Weekly Shonen Jump’s second 2016 issue that ships on on December 14 will reveal the bonus extra that will be bundled with the pre-sale tickets.

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

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

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

One Piece synopsis from Haruhichan:

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

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

Source: Official One Piece website, ANN

Nanako and Yukari Get Festive in Time for the Christmas Special of Locodol

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December 3, 2015

In celebration of the Christmas special of Koutarou Kosugi’s Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [LocoDol] Yattemita. that will air on Christmas Eve before it ships on home video, Nanako Usami and Yukari Kohinata have gotten festive in the latest poster of the series revealed in the January 2016 issue of NyanType. This issue of NyanType can be purchased here and you can view the posters that came in this issue here.

Synopsis of Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita. from Haruhichan:

In the town of Nagarekawa, Nanako Usami, an ordinary high school girl, is approached by her uncle to become a local idol or “Locodol,” partnering with upperclassman Yukari Kohinata to form the idol unit, Nagarekawa Girls. As the girls use their talent to promote Nagarekawa and their businesses, they are joined by Yui Mikoze, who acts as the local mascot, and Mirai Nazukari, who serves as Yui’s substitute.

Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [LocoDol] Yattemita. inspired a 12-episode TV anime adaptation produced by Studio Feel (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru. Zoku, Outbreak Company). It was directed by Munenori Nawa (Rental Magica, Kiss x Sis). It also had a special that served as the 13th episode bundled on the anime’s first DVD/Blu-Ray volume titled Nagarekawa, Annai Shite Mita.. The anime was teased to have a second season.

Be Naughty (or Nice) for the Holidays with Shin Maou no Testament’s Mio and Yuki

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December 3, 2015

Mio Naruse and Yuki Nonaka from the anime adaptation of Tesuto Uesu and Nekosuke Ookuma’s light novel series Shinmai Maou no Testament (The Testament of Sister New Devil) have been featured in the January 2016 issue of NyanType as a festive Christmas poster. This issue of NyanType can be purchased here and you can view the posters that came in this issue here.

Kurumi Nonaka and Maria Naruse have also been featured in the December 2015 issue of the Japanese anime magazine NyanType. You can purchase this issue of NyanType magazine here.

Mio Naruse from the series has also 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.

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Shinmai Maou no Testament is a Japanese light novel series by Tetsuto Uesu with illustrations by Nekosuke Ookuma. Seven volumes have been published by Kadokawa Shoten since 2012 under their Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko imprint. A manga adaptation has been serialized in Kadokawa Shoten’s Shonen Ace magazine since May 2013. A second manga adaptation has been serialized in Hakusensha’s Young Animal Arashi magazine since February 2014. An anime adaptation started airing in January 2015.

Shinmai Maou no Testament synopsis from Haruhichan:

“Hey, you said you wanted a little sister, right?” First year highschool student, Toujo Basara, was suddenly asked by his father and fell into a state of panic. On top of that, the eccentric father told him he will be getting remarried.

He then departed overseas after bringing Basara two beautiful step-sisters. But Mio and Maria’s true forms are actually the newbie Demon Lord and a succubus!? Basara was almost entered into a master and servant contract with Mio, but a “reversed” contract was formed by mistake, and Basara is now the master!? Moreover, Basara is being hit by one ecchi situation after another due to the contract, but Mio’s life is being pursued by other demon tribes and hero tribes! The most powerful contractor’s desire action drama begins!

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

Top 10 Most Favorite Anime Girls According to MyAnimeList Users

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Social networking site MyAnimeList has recently revealed the top female character rankings according to the amount of times each character has been added to a user’s “Favorite Characters” section. You can view the male results here.

Here are the top 10:

10) Asuna Yuuki – Sword Art Online

9) Mikasa Ackerman – Shingeki no Kyojin

8) Konata Izumi – Lucky Star

7) Saber – Fate/stay night

6) Haruhi Suzumiya – Suzumiya Haruhi no Yuuutsu

5) Hitagi Senjougohara – Bakemonogatari

4) Holo – Spice and Wolf

3) Taiga Aisaka – Toradora!

2) Kurisu Makise – Steins;Gate

1) Yuno Gasai – Mirai Nikki

One Piece Dominates Top 30 Bestselling Manga Series of 2015

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Japanese media website Oricon has revealed a list covering sales surveyed from November 17, 2014 to November 22, 2015, for Japanese manga series.

Here are the top 30 bestselling manga series of 2015:

30) Black Butler by Yana Toboso – 1,957,229 copies sold
29) March comes in like a lion by Chika Umino – 1,979,421 copies sold
28) Hoozuki no Reitetsu by Natsumi Eguchi – 2,148,504 copies sold
27) My Hero Academia by Kouhei Horikoshi – 2,190,845 copies sold
26) My Love Story!! by Aruko and Kazune Kawahara – 2,304,674 copies sold
25) Detective Conan by Gosho Aoyama – 2,308,421 copies sold
24) Orange by Ichigo Takano – 2,321,095 copies sold
23) Gintama by Hideaki Sorachi – 2,642,690 copies sold
22) World Trigger by Daisuke Ashihara – 2,735,269 copies sold
21) Bleach by Tite Kubo – 2,818,926 copies sold
20) Magi by Shinobu Ohtaka – 2,820,526 copies sold
19) Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign by Daisuke Furuya, Takaya Kagami and Yamato Yamamoto – 2,850,718 copies sold
18) Ace of Diamond by Yuuji Terajima – 2,940,024 copies sold
17) Nisekoi by Naoshi Komi – 3,199,971 copies sold
16) Yowamushi Pedal by Wataru Watanabe – 3,355,844 copies sold
15) Fairy Tail by Hiro Mashima – 3,472,121 copies sold
14) Naruto by Masashi Kishimoto – 3,498,177 copies sold
13) Tokyo Ghoul by Sui Ishida – 3,576,177 copies sold
12) Blue Spring Ride by Io Sakisaka – 3,638,637 copies sold
11) One-Punch Man by ONE and Yuusuke Murata – 3,689,013
10) Tokyo Ghoul:re by Sui Ishida – 3,758,541 copies sold
9) Prison School by Akira Hiramoto – 4,058,119 copies sold
8) Terra Formars by Yuu Sasuga and Kenichi Tachibana – 4,188,158 copies sold
7) Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma by Yuuto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki – 4,321,830 copies sold
6) Haikyuu!! by Haruichi Furudate – 6,531,508 copies sold
5) Kingdom by Yasuhisa Hara – 8,569,215 copies sold
4) Assassination Classroom by Yusei Matsui – 8,605,861 copies sold
3) Attack on Titan by Hajime Isayama – 8,778,048 copies sold
2) The Seven Deadly Sins by Nakaba Suzuki – 10,304,112 copies sold
1) One Piece by Eiichiro Oda – 14,102,52 copies sold

Anastasia Steals the Spotlight in This New Figure

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December 3, 2015

Anastasia can be pre-ordered here.

Here’s a great 1/8th scale figure of Anastasia aka “Anya,” the lovely half-Russian half-Japanese idol from THE IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls in her “LOVE LAIKA” outfit! The tranquil mood of the figure as well as the careful paintwork that brings out the various textures of her outfit create a figure filled with highlights for fans to enjoy.

THE IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls – Anastasia LOVE LAIKA Ver. 1/8 Complete Figure – Pre-orders are currently available on JList and is scheduled to be released in June 2016.

The GochiUsa Cast Celebrate the Season in Style

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The cast from the anime adaptation of Koi’s 4koma manga series Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka? (Is the order a rabbit?) has been featured in the January 2016 issue of NyanType as a festive Christmas poster. This issue of NyanType can be purchased here and you can view the posters that came in this issue here.

In related news, Chino has also been getting festive and has been featured as a poster in the December 2015 issue of Animedia. This issue of Animedia can be purchased here and you can view the other posters that came in this issue here.

In addition to this, the girls have been featured as a poster in the December 2015 issue of Megami. You can purchase this issue of Megami magazine here and view the other posters that came in this issue here.

The girls were have been featured as a Halloween poster in the December 2015 issue of NyanType. You can purchase this issue of NyanType magazine here and view the other posters that came in this issue here.

In addition to this, another Halloween themed poster of the girls has been featured in the December 2015 issueof Megami. You can purchase this issue of Megami magazine here.

Another poster visual has been featured in the November 2015 issue of NyanType. You can purchase this issue of NyanType magazine here and you can view the other posters that come in this issue here.

In addition to this, Chino Kafuu and Kokoa Hoto were preparing for the sequel anime in a new poster visual in the October 2015 issue of Megami.

Gochuumon wa Usagi Desu ka?, also known in short form as GochiUsa, is a Japanese 4-panel comedy manga series by Koi, serialized in Houbunsha’s seinen manga magazine Manga Time Kirara Max since March 2011. It has been collected in three tankobon volumes as of March 2014. An anime television series adaptation by White Fox aired in Japan between April and June 2014. The second season is currently airing.

Synopsis of GochiUsa‘s first season from Haruhichan:

Cocoa arrives at the cafe Rabbit House one day, excited for rabbits. She actually all but lives in that cafe. She meets lots of different girls there, including a tiny and cool girl named Chino, a tough and soldier-esque girl named Rize, a spacey and quintessentially Japanese girl named Chiyo, and the ordinary but dignified Sharo.

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

New Steins;Gate 0 Trailer Revealed

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December 3, 2015

5pb. began streaming a new trailer for the highly anticipated sequel to 5pb. and Nitro+’s Steins;Gate visual novel, Steins;Gate 0, on Wednesday.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tsLI8Jx84cs

The highly anticipated sequel to 5pb. and Nitro+’s Steins;Gate visual novel will release in Japan on the PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PS Vita on December 10th, and to celebrate a new anime episode will be streamed on Niconico. The episode is an alternative to episode 23, known as Steins;Gate Episode 23 (β). The episode will be on Niconico on Thursday, the 3rd at 1:35am JST. The website of the game itself has a new countdown timer, which coincides with the episode’s airing, indicating that the episode will be directly linking to Steins;Gate 0.

5pb. Games also began streaming two video clips on Monday, introducing Kagari Shiina, the “girl who holds the key to the story” of its follow-up game Steins;Gate 0. In the first video Rintarou Okabe meets Kagari, while in the second Kagari and Suzuha embark on a trip to the past.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4H5_WpHk2J0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=764kKOhOiD8

Here is the game’s main visual:

Steins;Gate 0 will be an official sequel to the original game, but will not be an entirely new concept and story. It will be based on all the material released after the game, including the three novels and the various drama CDs. The first synopsis of the new game has also been revealed (Highlight to read, spoilers):

The story of the game and the anime adaptation take place on the beta world line, where Okabe could not save his precious person, Kurisu, on July 28, and ended up returning alone. However, the trailer for the game note

The first images for the new designs of the characters have were revealed earlier:

English subtitled version of the Steins;Gate 0 promotional video:

The production cast for the VN are as follows:

Planning and Creator: Shikura Chiyomaru (Robotics;Notes, Chaos;Head)
Producer: Tatsuya Matsubara (Steins;Gate and Robotics;Notes Scenario Supervisor)
Character Design: huke (Steins;Gate, Black★Rock Shooter)
Scenario Writers: Naotaka Hayashi (Steins;Gate: Soumei Eichi no Cognitive Computing), Yasumoto Toru (Steins;Gate: Fuka Ryouiki no Déjà vu), Masashi Takimoto (Steins;Gate: Heiji Kyokusen no Epigraph), Tsuchiya Tsukasa (Last Magica no Dualism)
Music Composition: AboTakeshi (Steins;Gate, Chaos;Head)

In addition to this, July 25th was the 23rd birthday for the popular and beloved redhead tsundere scientist, Kurisu Makise. In celebration of this, the official website of the Steins;Gate 0 visual novel has revealed a special wallpaper to commemorate the occasion.

The wallpaper is based on the 4th member of the Future Gadget Lab in her visual novel design. The site also has comments from various characters from the Steins;Gate universe, including Kurisu’s professor Alexis Leskinen and fellow student Maho Hiyajo, both from the Steins;Gate: Heiji Kyokusen no Epigraph light novels.

Game visuals:

Steins;Gate is part of a series of “Scientific Adventure” games that occur in a singular universe, the others beingChaos;Head and Robotics;Notes. The games are a collaboration between developers Nitroplus and 5pb. They play out similarly to modern visual novels but are notably saturated with the usage of the main character’s gaming device, casually known as a trigger. All games focus heavily on scientific methods and theories which are incorporated into the game. The first game in the series was Chaos;Head, which released in 2008 for the PC. The next game, Steins;Gate released in 2009 and the final game was Robotics;Notes in 2012. Steins;Gate originally was released on the Xbox 360 before being ported to the PC, and all current generations, at the time, of consoles in Japan. An anime adaptation of the game was produced in 2011 that was directed by Hiroshi Hamasaki (Terraformars, Blade & Soul) and Takuya Satou (Selector Infected Wixoss,Ichigo Mashimaro) and produced by White Fox (Katanagatari, Jormungand). A sequel film to the anime was produced in 2013 and featured an original story. A sequel light novel titled Steins;Gate The Committee of Antimatter was planned to be released in 2014, but was cancelled within a month of release.

Steins;Gate 0 synopsis:

November 2010, the Beta World Line…

A story that unfolds after Rintarou Okabe returns, having failed to save “her” on July 28th. He had no idea that the system known as “Amadeus” would once again drag him into a world of dark conspiracy.

Yes, “she” is still there.

Source: Steins;Gate 0 Website

Rolling Thunder Saves the Ball in New Yu Nishinoya Nendo

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Yu Nishinoya can be pre-ordered here.

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From the popular sports anime and manga about a team of volleyball players, Haikyuu!!, comes this amazing Nendoroid action figure of Yu Nishinoya, the libero for Karasuno High School. He comes in his volleyball uniform with lots of fun optional parts including a volleyball, three expressions, volleyball, sports towel, base, and more. Display him while standing or performing a volleyball move, lots of neat poses to choose from. Another great Nendoroid by Good Smile Company.

Haikyuu!! Second Season – Yu Nishinoya Nendoroid Figure – Pre-orders are currently available on JList and is scheduled to be released in May 2016.

Glorious 1/7th Scale Figure of Mea Kurosaki Previewed

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Mea Kurosaki can be pre-ordered here.

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From the popular anime series To Love-Ru Darkness comes this wonderful 1/7 scale figure of Mea Kurosaki. She is shown in her battle costume while provocatively sitting on top of a school chair with legs spread. Her expression perfectly captures her curious and playful nature. Excellent craftsmanship by Alter.

To Love-Ru Darkness – Mea Kurosaki 1/7 Figure – Pre-orders are currently available on JList and is scheduled to be released in April 2016.

Get Festive with Umaru and Ebina in This New Poster Visual

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December 3, 2015

Umaru Doma and Nana Ebina from the popular ongoing TV anime of SankakuHead’s (Uzura Convenience, Arakure Neverland) manga, Himouto! Umaru-chan, has been featured in a festive poster in the January 2016 issue of Megami. This issue of Megami magazine here and you can view the other posters that come in this issue here.

In addition to this, Sylphynford Tachibana, Umaru Doma, and Nana Ebina from the series have also been featured as a poster in the October 2015 issue of Megami. You can purchase this issue of Megami magazine here and you can view the other posters that come in this issue here.

Umaru Doma and Nana Ebina have also been featured as a poster in the October 2015 issue of NyanType. You can view the other posters that come in this issue here.

She was also featured in a poster in the September issue of NyanType which illustrated her showing love for her cat teddy and hug pillow.

Another visual s Umaru Doma and Nana Ebina eating delicious crepes was featured in the September issue of Megami.

The series was also featured in a previous Megami issue:

Anime visual:

Himouto! Umaru-chan is a Japanese manga series by Sankaku Head. It began serialization in Shueisha’s seinen manga magazine Weekly Young Jump from 2013. It has been collected in six tankobon volumes. An alternative version was serialized for two chapters in Shueisha’s monthly magazine Miracle Jump in 2012. An anime television series adaptation by Doga Kobo began airing in Japan from July 8, 2015. The “himouto” in the title is a pormanteau of himono (干物?, “dried fish”) and imouto (妹?, “little sister”).

Himouto! Umaru-chan synopsis from Haruhichan:

Umaru is a renowned beautiful 16-year-old girl in town, living with her elder brother Taihei. She acts a perfect sister with a kind heart, intelligence and popularity, who everybody admires. So who would believe how true Umaru is at home? Sleeping, gaming, watching TV, eating junk food, drinking cola… that’s almost all she does at home, leaving all the housework to her brother.

Her camouflage is so perfect that when one of her classmates visits her home by surprise and witnesses “true Umaru,” she pretends as if she is Umaru’s younger sister. Taihei is always swayed by Umaru’s gap between ostensible face and spoiled life, but he cannot hate his comical and somehow lovable cute little sister!

Cardcaptor Sakura’s Tomoyo Recieves an Adorable Figma

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December 3, 2015