One of Nitroplus’ most iconic heroines returns with this fantastic figure by WING. Based on her appearance at Jingai Makyou’s climax, this figure features the flame-haired Ignis in her signature black dress with an amazing level of detail that shows off her impressive figure. She also comes with a cool sword, and of course, her whole dress can be removed to reveal her gorgeous breasts and body.
Another great design from amazing bishoujo illustrator; Tony Taka gets an awesome figure. Featuring Innocent Fairy Freesia from Tony’s Heroine Collection. Figure maker Kotobukiya has done a wonderful job at perfectly replicating Tony’s signature character design. The butterfly wings are gorgeous, Freesia’s lingerie is spot on, and her cute expression is just full of life.
Earlier in the week rumours were going around about a supposedly leak of the November issue of Fujimi Shobo’s monthly Dragon Magazine that had information regarding the newly announced Full Metal Panic! anime and the sequel of Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata. The issue has now been released in Japan and no such information was revealed.
The latest issue of Dragon Magazine has been released, but none of the claims from the rumours was present. The leak mentioned that the upcoming anime adaptation of Shoji Gatoh and Shiki Douji’s Full Metal Panic! light novel series would be directed by Tomoki Kyoda (Eureka Seven AO, RahXephon) and produced by animation studio Bones (Fullmetal Alchemist, Noragami). To further prove this leak wrong, Kyoda himself went on twitter to mention that he has no current knowledge about the anime’s production.
The leak also mentioned that the second season of Fumiaki Maruto and Kurehito Misaki’s Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata would broadcast from October, in the Fall/Autumn 2016 anime season. The issue has no details about this.
Pony Canyon began streaming a new English subtitled trailer for the upcoming Glass no Hana to Kowasu Sekai (Garakowa -Restore the World-) anime film on Saturday. This new trailer, introduces the main characters of the upcoming movie and also introduces its main premise. The video also previews the main theme, “a bud of dream” by Three. The film itself is based on the 2014 Anime-ka Taishou winner D.backup produced by Physics Point.
The Glass no Hana to Kowasu Sekai anime film will be released in Japanese cinemas from January 9th, 2016.
Here is the film’s previous English subtitled trailer:
The main cast of the anime includes:
Yumiri Hanamori (Uri-tan from Etotama) voicing as Remo
Risa Taneda (Mirai Kuriyama in Kyoukai no Kanata) as Dual
Ayane Sakura (Gasper Vladi from High School DxD New) will voice Dorothy
Ai Kayano (Menma in AnoHana) will be part of the cast to voice Sumire
The main staff members of Glass no Hana to Kowasu Sekai includes:
Original Story: Physics Point’s D.backup
Original Character Designer: Kantoku (Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko., Magical Suite Prism Nana)
Director: Masashi Ishihama (Shinsekai yori, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Animation Director)
Scriptwriter: Fumihiko Shimo (Clannad, The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya)
Anime Studio: A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, Fairy Tail)
Anime visual:
Glass no Hana to Kowasu Sekai (Vitreous Flower Destroy the World) is an upcoming anime film based on the D.backup 2013 short film produced by Physics Point with character designs by Kantoku (Hentai Ouji to Warawanai Neko., Magical Suite Prism Nana). The short won the grand prize at Pony Canyon’s first Anime-ka Taishou contest at AnimeJapan 2014, granting it a prize of 1 million Yen and a full anime adaptation. The film will be produced by A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, Fairy Tail) and directed by Masashi Ishihama (Shinsekai yori, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time Animation Director).
Glass no Hana to Kowasu Sekai synopsis from Haruhichan:
A floating space without gravity where an infinite number of lights shine in different colors: The “Box of Wisdom.” Inside of this box, there are multiple worlds, multiple timelines, and there used to be many different people. This is where Dual and Dorothy were fighting with enemies called “Viruses.” Worlds infected by viruses must be erased. That is the duty, the job of these girls. However, one day, Dual and Dorothy feel the presence of a new Virus. Arriving at the scene, they see a girl being attacked by Viruses. After saving the girl, the duo wait for her to awaken so they can ask who she is, where she came from, and where she is going. Finally, when the girl opened her eyes, she gave her name, Rimo, and whispered only one sentence… “I must return to the flower patch…”
Straight from the cover of Comic Hot Milk and illustrated by Kizuki Aruchu (Furohile Zero, Maid Yome, Tonari no), also known as UDON-YA (famous for his Monster Hunter ecchi parody doujinshi), comes this gorgeous figure of the cover girl! Castoffable and ready for you to appreciate fully from the top down, she looks at you with lustful eyes and an expression that says she wants you all night. A fantastic sexy figure by SkyTube.
Following the theatrical release of the first movie in the Digimon Adventure tri. series, the first details for the second film has been revealed. It will release in Japan on March 12th and its Blu-ray and DVD release will be out in Japan on April 2nd.
The Digimon Adventure tri. series will be comprised of a total of 6 films. The first film was composed of episodes 1-4 and the second film will continue in March with episodes 5-8. The second film will be titled Digimon Adventure tri. Chapter 2: Ketsui (Determination) and the first visual for the movie was also previewed, with a high definition version coming soon.
In addition to this, the first commercial for the upcoming first episode of the 6 part Digimon Adventure tri. series has been aired on Tokyo MX. The new video showcases new footage and designs of the Digidestined of the upcoming sequel, set 6 years after the end of the originalDigimon Adventure anime. The video also previews the new rendition of the anime’s main theme, “Butter-fly” by Kouji Wada.
A new visual of the series has also been featured as a double page spread in the December 2015 issue of NewType as a poster. This issue of NewType can be purchased here.
In addition to this, two new poster visuals has been revealed in the November issue of Animedia and NewType for the upcomingDigimon Adventure tri. theatrical anime series. The first visual is from the November issue of NewType which can be purchased here.
While the second visual is from the November issue of Animedia which can be purchased here:
In addition to this, a new video has been streamed for the upcoming Digimon Adventure tri. anime film series. The new video is a preview of the anime’s Opening sequence, which uses the new rendition of the first season’s main theme, “Butter-fly” by Kouji Wada.
Digimon Adventure tri. will be a 6 part anime film series with the first episode, Saikai (Reunion), releasing in Japan on November 21st this year. The Blu-ray release of the first episode will be out in Japan on December 18.
In addition to this, a new visual of the series was featured September issue of Animedia for the upcomingDigimon Adventure tri. theatrical anime series as a poster. The new poster is promoting the first film, Reunion.
The magazine also featured a double page spread with information about the characters from the series.
Yagami Hikari – 2nd year in middle school. She’s popular with the boys in her brother’s soccer club due to her cute charm. She loves ice cream. Her Digimon partner is Tailmon.
Takaishi Takeru – 2nd year in middle school. He appears to be popular with the girls in school. While he lives separately from his brother due to their parents’ circumstances, they get along very well. His Digimon partner is Patamon.
Kido Jou- 3rd year in high school. He attends prep school to prepare for university exams and is engrossed with studying daily but worries because he isn’t getting the grades that he wants. His Digimon partner is Gomamon.
Tachikawa Mimi – 1st year in high school. She has a cheerful, expressive personality. Currently she is living away from Japan, in America. Her Digimon partner is Palmon.
Izumi Koushiro- 1st year in high school. He is skilled at computers and has both the ability to analyze and understand situations. Sometimes he gets so absorbed with what’s in front of him that he ignores everything else. His Digimon partner is Tentomon.
Ishida Yamato – 2nd year in high school. Even as a high school student, he continues to be in a band as bass and vocals, as he had in middle school. His Digimon partner is Gabumon.
Takenouchi Sora – 2nd year in high school. She acts as the “big sister” who organizes/settles the group of Chosen Children. She is classmates with Taichi. Her Digimon partner is Piyomon.
Yagami Taichi – 2nd year in high school. He is part of the soccer club in school and continues to fervently train for soccer every day, but lately has started to decide on his career path. His Digimon partner is Agumon.
Here’s the most recent visual for the upcomingDigimon Adventure Tri. anime series, it showcases two of the main Digimon that will appear in the anime, Omegamon and Alphamon as they clash.
The new visual features the two main Digi-destined, Taichi “Tai” Yagami and Yamato “Matt” Ishida, riding the fusion of their two Digimon, Omegamon (Omnimon) as it battles with Alphamon. In the other anime series, both are members of the Royal Knights, the guardians of the Digital World. The reason for the two to fight has yet to been revealed.
The first footage of Digimon Adventure tri. has been recently released which has revealed lots of new information about the upcoming series. It has revealed that the anime will be released in Japanese cinemas and will run for a total of 6 episodes. The first episode will be titled Saikai (Reunion). An event will be held on August 1st which will have a special screening of the anime’s first episode, before being released in Japanese cinemas on November 21st this year.
The cast members of the 8 Digi-destined have also been revealed. The voice actors and actresses from the previous anime will not return and will instead include a new cast:
Natsuki Hanae (Inaho Kaizuka from Aldnoah.Zero) will voice lead character Taichi “Tai” Yagami
Mao Ichimichi (Kazumi Schlierenzauer from Gokukoku no Brynhildr) will play Hikari Yagami
Recently the official website also revealed a new key visual for the series. In addition to this, it has also been revealed that the Kouji Wada will return to do the opening theme song “Butter-Fly” while Miyazaki Ayumi will return to perform “Brave Heart” for the insert song. The Digimon cast will remain the same.
The anime will be set 6 years after the end of the original series, and 3 years after Digimon Adventure 02. The newly announced anime will be produced by Toei Animation (Sailor Moon Crystal, One Piece) and follow 17 year old Tai who is currently in high school with Agumon. Toei Animation released the first teaser video about the new series:
Digimon (Digital Monsters in Japan) is a large multimedia franchise that was based on Bandai’s Digivice products, which first released in 1997. The toys were based on Tamagotchis, which were also produced by Bandai. The toys were seen as more female orientated products, so Bandai created a new line of products for a male equivalent. The first anime adaptation, Digimon Adventure, was produced in 1999 by Toei Animation. A film and TV anime were released alongside each other in 1999, the movie being a 20 minute anime produced by Mamoru Hosoda (Wolf Children, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time). Since then there has been numerous anime series, toys, figures, manga, video games and trading card games in the franchise. And this year, will mark the 15th anniversary of Digimon Adventure.
From the popular ecchi fanservice anime High School DxD, comes this huge 1/4th scale figure of the cute Koneko Tojo. She comes in a classic bunnygirl costume with skintight clothes that let you admire every inch of her perfect, petite body. A fantastic figure by FREEing.
On December 24, the alter-ego fictional character of Yui Horie will hold her very first solo concert at Shibuya duo MUSIC EXCHANGE in Tokyo as a Christmas gift for all of her fans. Miss Monochrome has been in various concert, festivals and events with the singer and voice actress Yui Horie, but this one will be the first concert she will perform alone. It was also revealed that she will be releasing eight new CD singles between December 2015 and March 2016, that will be two singles per month.
The first two singles, “Kimi to Boku” and “White Xmas” will be available on December 9th.
Kimi To Boku CD jackets
Kimi to Boku press-limited editionKimi to Boku regular edition
White Xmas CD jackets
White Xmas press-limited editionWhite Xmas regular edition
Miss Monochrome is an original character created and voiced by Japanese singer and voice actress Yui Horie, first appearing as a 3D virtual singer in March 2012 at the concert Horie Yui o Meguru Bouken III ~Secret Mission Tour~. A 13-episode anime television series by Liden Films aired in Japan between October and December 2013. A second season of the anime began airing from July 3, 2015. A manga series began serialization in Kodansha’s Good! Afternoon magazine in February 2014.
Miss Monochrome synopsis by Haruhichan:
“Miss Monochrome” is an original character design from seiyuu Horie Yui. In March 2012, she first used the “Miss Monochrome” character as a 3D virtual singer to sing her songs at her concert “Horie Yui wo Meguru Bouken III ~Secret Mission Tour~.” Later, the character appeared in a range of merchandise as well as in the social network game “Girlfriend (Beta).”
According to the setting, Miss Monochrome loves only the monochrome style, dislikes all kinds of color, and always dreams about changing the world into her favorite monochrome color.
Following the relative success of Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment, Bandai Namco decided to give the West Sword Art Online: Lost Song, to continue the trend of the West getting large influxes of Japanese games. For North America, this also marked the first time a Sword Art Online game has been sold in physical form, as Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment was digital only. In Japan, Lost Song released on PS3 and Playstation Vita. For the West, we got the Vita version, but Bandai Namco decided to port the PS3 version onto PS4 instead of releasing it on the flagging PS3. A new developer was responsible for creating Lost Song and it has a different style of gameplay than its predecessors. While Sword Art Online: Infinity Moment, and Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment focused more on the style of gameplay you would find in traditional MMOs, Lost Song opts for more action. How would this turn out? Let’s find out!
*I only play the Sword Art Online games. I only have basic knowledge of the light novels and anime.
Story and Characters:
The game takes place in Alfheim Online (ALO), the second arc of the Sword Art Online story. The story of Lost Song was written by Reki Kawahara, the author of the Sword Art Online light novels. Ignoring the storyline established in the light novels and anime, the game follows the story following Sword Art Online: Hollow Fragment. The story of Lost Songis pretty simple. Kirito joins ALO along with everyone else from Sword Art Online, and the game starts a few months after he joins in. ALO has just introduced a major update, including a brand new area called Svart Alfheim. Kirito and the others rush to beat this new area. In the meantime, Kirito also becomes interested in a player called Seven, the leader of Shamrock, the most powerful guild in Alfheim Online. In the real world, Seven is a brilliant young scientist, and she is also an idol. Kirito hopes to learn more about virtual reality from her, which is only possible if he is able to join Shamrock.
The adorable Seven, and her right-hand man, Sumeragi, look to be the main plot point for this game.
All of the main characters in Sword Art Online as well as the characters introduced in Hollow Fragment, join Kirito in this game. If you’ve read the light novels, or watched the anime, you’re likely to see much of the same kind of thing out of the characters in this game as you would in the LNs and the anime series. The game also brings back the game original characters from Hollow Fragment, Philia and Strea, and they also bring in Sinon and Yuuki, despite them not being in the original ALO story. I am assuming that Seven will join the group later, as well as new game original character, Rain. I’m only about two or three hours into the game, and I’ve already unlocked all of the original SAO cast as party members.
There may be a couple of times during the game when you want to kick back and relax, and see the cast of SAO go back to some of their antics. Luckily, the game has plenty of little side quests that either will result in a battle, or may be there just for fun. There’s plenty of misadventures with Kirito and friends and the humour might illicit a chuckle or two out of you. As someone who hasn’t read or watched Sword Art Online, and relying mostly on accounts told to me by other people, this seems like it’s right in the ballpark for any SAO fans.
Busted!
Gameplay:
As mentioned before, this game focuses more on action that the previous SAO games. Attacks are mapped to the Square and Triangle buttons for weak and strong attacks respectively. Strong attacks lower your Stamina gauge, which recharges over time. Skills are activated by holding R1 (R on Vita) and pressing another button. You can map your skills to these buttons. Skills deplete mana, and mana refills pretty slowly in combat, so you have to pick and choose when to use your skills. Another part of the game is flight. Flight is mapped to the D-pad, with Up activating flight, the side buttons activating hovering, and Down to cancel flight. Flying around is a lot of fun, and it provides a new perspective on the world, since you usually can’t do this in games. Standard flight controls apply, where pressing Up makes your character descend, and pressing Down makes your character ascend. It takes a while to get used to if you’re not used to flight controls in games. You can fight in the sky as well, and the fights play out pretty similarly. Fights are pretty fun to play, though being an action game, fun factor is determined by how much you care about pulling off the same combos over and over again. To mix things up, all the characters you unlock are playable, so if you don’t want to play as Kirito, you don’t have to. If you ever wanted to play as Asuna, Leafa, Sinon, or whoever you wanted, you are able to in this game. You are able to take up to two other party members with you, and the AI is actually half-decent at fighting. They may not always attack who you want them to, but they do their job. It’s not like some games where the AI seems to have a death wish with their character. There is also a multiplayer mode in this game, where you can take on quests together or take part in PvP fights. I have yet to try out the multiplayer as I don’t have Playstation Plus as a PS4 player, but from what I hear, the multiplayer works pretty well.
Where I start to have issues with the game is when it comes to the camera. In towns, the camera doesn’t always have your character centered in the middle; it’s slightly to the left, which doesn’t really make sense to me. In addition, the camera follows you too closely in town. The camera is positioned right behind you in town. In the field, the camera is centered on your character and it’s zoomed out more, which I like. Where the camera also has issues is during fights if you choose to use the lock-on feature (holding L1 or L on the Vita). Moving the camera is with the right analog stick as usual, but using the right analog stick also switches targets in lock-on mode. So if you just wanted to change your angle on whatever you’re fighting, and there’s other enemies nearby, you might accidentally change your target and force the camera to change along with it. If you’re in a particularly tough fight, it could potentially spell your doom, so that is a major issue. Another annoyance is trying to skip over some dialogue or exiting a menu. To exit a menu, you have to press Circle. However, if you’re talking to a shopkeeper or a NPC, the Circle button is also used to initiate conversation (the X button is mapped to jumping). So when you want to exit a menu, make sure not to mash the button as you probably usually would, or you’ll just enter a loop.
Presentation:
On the PS4, it is fairly obvious this was a PS3 game. All they really did was smooth out the textures, and they made the character models look better. The frame rate is pretty steady, even during some of the more frantic fights, although the characters’ animation can be a little stiff. The world itself looks pretty good from an artistic perspective so that still holds up. All of the voice actors from the anime return to voice their characters in the game, featuring Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Kazuto “Kirito” Kirigaya, Haruka Tomatsu as “Asuna” Yuuki, and Ayana Taketatsu as Suguha “Leafa” Kirigaya. Artist abec, the artist for the series, returns to do the event scene character models as well as the CG scenes in the game. One of my favourite parts of the game is the opening song, “Cynthia no Hikari“, by Eir Aoi. Eir Aoi performed the second opening of the first season, “INNOCENCE”, the ending for the SAO Extra Edition, “虹の音” (Niji no Oto), as well as the first opening of the second season, “IGNITE”. It’s just a shame they opted to not have the opening play whenever you start the game. Once you pass the prologue, you can see the opening and then if you want to watch it again, you have to go to the inn and watch it in the gallery.
Initial Thoughts:
If you’re not a fan of Sword Art Online already, you probably won’t find much here to change your mind. From what I get, it looks to be standard fare for a game of Sword Art Online. The gameplay is decent, but nothing groundbreaking. The flight mechanic is one of the stronger parts of the gameplay, and just taking in the sights as you fly over the world is a great feeling. The camera and lock-on issues throw the game off its pace however, and not being able to change the controls is frustrating.
However, if you are a fan of the series, I would say this is a good game to jump into to play with your favourite characters, since they’re all here. This feels like Sword Art Online, from the characters, to the event scenes, there’s plenty here to enjoy. This is also a story written by the author himself, so if you like his work, then you will likely feel right at home. I’m not much of a fan myself, but I’m having fun with it right now. That may change when I get deeper, but as of right now, it’s enjoyable.
Anyone have their thoughts on this game? Leave it in the comments below!
The first season of the reboot, Sailor Moon Crystal, is scheduled for a February 9th, 2016 release, Viz Media states. The series will come out in three editions that will have the thirteen episode run. The DVD edition is priced at $44.82, the DVD/Blu-ray Standard Edition is priced at $69.99 and the DVD/Blu-ray Limited Edition is priced at $79.98. However, no details about these editions have been revealed yet, what they do include is having a choice between Japanese and English audio.
The Japanese only release of Sailor Moon Crystal has had astounding artwork and packaging. We can only hope some of these designs reach overseas for us to enjoy!
Below are the Japanese packages for Sailor Moon Crystal in descending order beginning with the 13th Volume
The search for the Dragon Balls is over! In Nagoya there’s a restaurant, Danke Dinning, that will serve you Dragon Ball-themed hot pots (鍋 or “nabe” in Japanese).
The Dragon Balls are made from collagen jelly and the stars inside are made from carrots. The dish is called, “Dragon Ball Nabe.” For those of you who are unfamiliar with what collagen jelly is, this dish might sound iffy. Collagen jelly is actually another name for gelatin! It is made from various animal products, and is generally flavorless (unless the chef adds in something special). Gelatin is found in most gummy candies such as gummy bears, or marshmallows, some ice creams, and yogurts. It’s also used for pharmaceuticals!
Nagoya is mostly known for their unique local cusine, Nagoya meshi, and this dish is certainly a grand new addition!
Here is the nabe before it is cooked
It looks like this dish has attracted a lot of attention, gaining a spot on Japanese television!
The official website of Studio DEEN revealed on its website on Thursday that it is producing a new TV anime adaptation of popular Chinese web novel Reikenzan: Hoshikuzu-tachi no Utage. The anime will premiere in January on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, TV Aichi, and AT-X.
Sound Director: Kazuya Tanaka (.hack//Quantum, Fire Emblem)
Sound Production: HALF HP STUDIO (D.Gray-man, Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann)
Anime Production: Studio DEEN (Fate/stay night, Higurashi no naku koro ni)
Production: Reikenzan Production Committee
A member of cast was also revealed:
Tsubasa Yonaga (Nagisa Hazuki from Free!) as Wang Lu
Reikenzan is adapted from the Chinese online fantasy novel Congqian You Zuo Ling Jian Shan (Once Upon A Time There Was A Spirit Sword Mountain), which has been publishing since August 2013. Written by Guowang Bixia, whose name literally translates to His Majesty the King, the story is currently in its 13th volume. An online manhua adaptation has been publishing since August 2014 and has 270 million reported views.
Tencent, the Chinese Internet company which owns the online portal QQ.com where the novel is published, will participate in the production of the Reikenzan. The novel’s listing on QQ.com indicates that the story is at times serious, and at times comedic. A Mandarin Chinese dub will also be produced for broadcast in China.
The opening theme song will be performed by Niconico artists Soraru and Mafumafu, while the ending theme song will be performed by Niconico artist Kakichoco.
The studio has also opened a teaser website for the anime with the following background image:
The anime’s main visual was also revealed:
Synopsis of the series:
Since its founding in the year 4233 of the Nine Provinces calendar, the spirit sword clan has been producing first-class martial arts talent. Two thousand years later, the clan, which adheres to the principles of peace and spiritual development, seeks to find new disciples by holding a grand tournament. One of these candidates is 12-year-old Wang Lu.
Fans of Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid will love this bishoujo figure of the ruthless and skilled sniper girl, Sniper Wolf, designed by Yoji Shinkawa. She is dressed in her military uniform, posing seductively with her long sniper rifle! Her beautify and presence is faithfully replicated from the game as well as her signature blonde hair. A great figure to add to your Metal Gear Solid collection by Kotobukiya.
The official website of the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Shiori Amase’s All Out!! manga has announced the first cast members of the series. The announcement is also being published in the latest issue of Morning Two magazine, which went on sale on November 19. The magazine also revealed that these four cast members will be featured in an upcoming drama CD.
The cast includes:
Shouya Chiba (Yuuji from Owari no Seraph) will voice Kenji Gion
Yuto Adachi (Subete Kenzaki from Aquarion Logos) as Sumiaki Iwashimizu
Yoshimasa Hosoya (Daryun from Arslan Senki) as Takuya Sekizan
Ryota Osaka (Zen Wistalia Clarines from Akagami no Shirayuki-hime) as Mutsumi Hachiouji
All Out!! synopsis from MAL:
Gion Kenji is short and perpetually pissed off about it. Iwashimizu Sumiaki is tall but timid. Although it’s bullies that bring this unlikely pair together on the first day of high school, it’s the rugby club that will make them friends.
All Out!! is adapted from the manga of the same name by Shiori Amase. It has been serialized in Morning Two since November 2012. The anime adaptation is scheduled to air in 2016.
The first promotional video for the upcoming Blu-ray release of Love Live! School Idol Project Moviewas streamed on Monday. The video itself highlights many of the bonuses that will be bundled with the limited edition Blu-ray release. In addition to the the 102 minute film, there will be: a fast track ticket for μ’s next live concert, a short novel, a CD of a new original song by μ’s, a bonus Blu-ray video of the 2015 μ’s Fan Metting Tour, a special 28 page booklet, a limited Loveca+ card, a unique code for Love Live! School Idol Festival, uncredited Ending theme and promotional videos, and a special disc case designed by character designer Murota Yuhei. The limited edition Blu-ray will retail for ¥9,800 (US$82.340).
Love Live! The School Idol Movie will be out in Japan on Blu-ray and DVD on December 15th.
Here is the cover for the Blu-ray release:
The normal Blu-ray release costs ¥6,800 ($57.20) and will include:
The 102 minute film
A 4 page special booklet
Uncredited Ending theme and promotional videos
A special disc sleeve designed by character designer Murota Yuhei
The main cast of the anime includes:
Honoka Kousaka, who is voiced by Emi Nitta (Rikka Morizono from Da Capo III)
Umi Sonoda, voiced by Suzuko Mimori (Mimori Tougou from Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru)
Kotori Minami, voiced by the lovely Aya Uchida (Arin Kannazuki from Trinity Seven)
Nico Yazawa, voiced by Sora Tokui (Nero Yuzurizaki from Tantei Opera Milky Holmes)
Hanayo Koizumi, who is voiced by Yurika Kubo (Hiyori Moritani in Kotoura-san)
Nozomi Toujou, voiced by Aina Kusuda (Suuko from Million Doll)
Eri Ayase, who is voiced by Yoshino Nanjo (Kokoro Akechi from Tantei Opera Milky Holmes)
Maki Nishikino, who is voiced by Hori Eriko (First Major Role)
Rin Hoshizora, who is voiced by Riho Iida (Kana Uehara from Re-Kan!)
The story of the film begins after the events of the second season, at the graduation ceremony of the third-year students. Knowing that the graduation of the third-year members means the end of μ’s, the nine girls take a walk around the school filled with memories. However, when the students attempt to leave the school gates, a single email is sent to them, and the curtain on a new story for μ’s begins.
Love Live! School Idol Project is an original anime produced by Sunrise studios that aired in January 2013. The conception of the anime project was started in 2010 by Dengeki G’s Magazine. The editors wanted parts of the project to be heavily influenced by fans, parts such as the costumes, hairstyles and names of the idols. While this project was taking place, a manga of the project called Love Live!, written and illustrated by Sakurako Kimino and Arumi Tokita, began serializing. An anime series soon premiered, followed by an app and an OVA. The second season titled Love Live! School Idol Project 2nd Season aired from April 6, 2014 to June 29, 2014 for a total of 13 episodes.
Otonokizaka High School stands on the border of three cities: Akihabara—a pop culture mecca that’s evolving by the minute; Kanda—a conservative, cultured city where history and tradition reign supreme; and Jinbo—a quiet area reserved for a more mature, sophisticated population. Amidst this culture clash, the school now faces closure due to the enrollment of fewer and fewer students.
With the school planning to close within three years, nine female students come together with one thing in mind—form a pop idol group to revive the school’s popularity and keep it from shutting down. “In order to protect our beloved school, there’s only one thing we can do… become pop stars!”
The official website for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Ruruu Minase’s four-panel comedy manga Ooyasan wa Shishunki! (Landlord is in Puberty!) has revealed that the series will air in January.
The first cast member of the Ooyasan wa Shishunki! anime has also been revealed:
Yurika Kubo (Hanayo Koizumi from Love Live! School Idol Project) will voice main character Chie Satonaka
The main members of the anime’s production staff were also unveiled and includes:
Director: Yuuki Ogawa (Okusama ga Seitokaichou! and Strange+ Episode Director)
Anime Character Designer and Chief Animation Director: Atsuki Shimizu (Tokyo Ghoul, Kagaku na Yatsura)
Music Composer: Arte Refact (Komori-san wa Kotowarenai!, BlazBlue: Alter Memory)
Animation Studio: Seven Arcs Pictures (Trinity Seven, White Album)
Ooyasan wa Shishunki! (Landlord is in Puberty!) is a comedy slice of life manga written and illustrated by Ruruu Minase. The series began in 2012 as part of Houbunsha’s Manga Time Family magazine, where to date a total of 4 volumes have been published.
Ooyasan wa Shishunki! synopsis from Haruhichan:
The story follows a boy who has gained an independent life. After moving into his rented apartment, he meets his landlord. The landlord has the physique of a little girl, and she does the cooking and housework while attending middle school with her friends.
The Ooyasan wa Shishunki! TV anime is airing this January throughout the Winter 2015/2016 anime season. Additional information about the anime will be revealed in the near future.
The official website for the anime adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece manga series has revealed that J-Pop singer Namie Amuro will be performing “Black Make Up” as the theme song for the upcoming TV anime special on December 19 titled One Piece ~Adventure of Nevlandia~. This is the second time for her to perform for the One Piece anime series following, she performed the anime’s 14th opening song “Fight Together”. The song will be included in her next 43rd single “Red Carpet” to be released on December 2.
The two-hour TV special One Piece ~Adventure of Nevlandia~ will be aired on Fuji TV and its affiliates at 21:00 on December 19 (JST). A preview featuring Amuro’s theme song will be introduced after the TV anime’s next episode this Sunday.
The previous TV special titled,One Piece Episode of Sabo, aired on August 22. The end of the special announced that the 13th anime film in the franchise will open in summer 2016.
Anime visual:
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.
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.
The official website of the upcoming TV anime Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R has added supporting cast members for the series. Nurse Witch Komugi-chan R will air on NTV and other networks from January 2016.
The main staff for the new series were also announced, 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”…?!
Japanese website animeanime asked their readers: Which anime opening song is your favorite? With 1,288 total votes, the website has already revealed the winners, and they are:
10) We Are! by Hiroshi Kitadani (One Piece)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwXKz2CeHwY
9) Tori no Uta by Lia (Air)
8) Jigoku no Sata mo Kimi Shidai by the Jigoku no Sata All Stars (Hoozuki no Reitetsu)
7) Sobakasu by Judy and Mary (Rurouni Kenshin)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pI15aWRZQMs
6) to the beginning by Kalafina (Fate/Zero)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQDK1qhzf6o
5) Melissa by Porno Graffiti (Fullmetal Alchemist)
4) My Soul, Your Beats! by Lia (Angel Beats!)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7rgpi31jaj0
3) Guren no Yumiya by Linked Horizon (Attack on Titan)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XMXgHfHxKVM
2) Connect by ClariS (Puella Magi Madoka Magica)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GC0Z_67m71E
1) Only My Railgun by fripSide (A Certain Scientific Railgun)
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