JoJo’S Bizarre Adventure Part 4 TV Anime Slated for April 2016, Cast and Staff Revealed

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Last weekend, the cast for the anime adaptation of Okayado’s Monster Musume (Everyday Life with Monster Girls) manga appeared at an Interspecies Exchange Party at Tokyo Metropolitan Hibiya Public Hall. Fans were expecting a second season to be announced since an Easter egg was found in the final episode of the series. Sadly, there was no announcement of a second season during the event.

Ari Ozawa (Papi) with the music production team

今日はモンスター娘のイベント観させていただきました！楽しかったー！小澤亜李さんと中村桜さんと、音楽制作陣でパシャリ！二期もぜひやってほしいー #モン娘 pic.twitter.com/Jj19NzetNJ

— ヒゲドライバー (@higedriver) November 15, 2015

Sakura Nakamura (Rachnee)

ブログでもアップしますが……お花にのってた蜘蛛おっきかった！！#モン娘 pic.twitter.com/f4BeS2gsl2

— 中村桜@ナナシスアニメ2/26公開🌈 (@sakura__n) November 15, 2015

Yuu Kobayashi (Smith) with Yurika Kubo (Tio)

◎小林ゆうですなう。テレビアニメ『モンスター娘のいる日常』イベントにお越し下さいました皆様ありがとうございますなう！暖かいモン娘ファンの皆様と楽しいお時間を過ごさせて頂いて感激ですなう！ティオ役の久保ユリカちゃんとのお写真ですなう！ pic.twitter.com/yqf655oO3t

— 小林ゆう_公式 (@holy_kobayashi) November 15, 2015

Kobayashi with Rei Mochizuki (Zombina) and : Saori Oonishi (Doppel)

◎小林ゆうですなう。『モンスター娘のいる日常』MONのお仲間、ゾンビーナ役の持月玲依ちゃんと、ドッペル役の大西沙織ちゃんとのお写真ですなう！ありがとうございましたなう！ pic.twitter.com/Zq7UIReSqw

— 小林ゆう_公式 (@holy_kobayashi) November 15, 2015

Kobayashi with Ozawa, Nakamura, Haruka Yamazaki (Mero), and Natsuki Aikawa (Ceraa)

◎小林ゆうですなう。『モンスター娘のいる日常』パピ役の小澤亜李ちゃんと、セレア役の相川奈都姫ちゃんと、メロ役の山崎はるかちゃんと、ラクネラ役の中村桜ちゃんとのお写真ですなう！ありがとうございましたなう！ pic.twitter.com/N9p08U020d

— 小林ゆう_公式 (@holy_kobayashi) November 15, 2015

Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou, usually translated as “Everyday Life with Monster Girls” but also as “Daily Life with a Monster Girl” or “Everyday Monster Girls“, is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Okayado. The manga first began as a series of hentai one-shots. An anime adaption has been announced to Air in July 2015.

Monster Musume is currently published in Japan by Tokuma Shoten in their Monthly Comic Ryu magazine and by Seven Seas Entertainment in the United States, with the chapters collected and reprinted into—so far—6 tankobon volumes. The story revolves around Kimihito Kurusu, often referred to as “Darling” among various other things, a Japanese student whose life is totally thrown into turmoil after becoming involved with the “Interspecies Cultural Exchange” program by mistake.

Monster Musume synopsis from Haruhichan:

Monsters—they’re real, and they want to date us! Three years ago, the world learned that harpies, centaurs, catgirls, and all manners of fabulous creatures are not merely fiction; they are flesh and blood—not to mention scale, feather, horn, and fang. Thanks to the “Cultural Exchange Between Species Act,” these once-mythical creatures have assimilated into society, or at least, they’re trying.

When a hapless human named Kurusu Kimihito is inducted as a “volunteer” into the government exchange program, his world is turned upside down. A snake-like lamia named Miia comes to live with him, and it is Kurusu’s job to take care of her and make sure she integrates into his everyday life. Unfortunately for Kurusu, Miia is undeniably sexy, and the law against interspecies breeding is very strict. Even worse, when a ravishing centaur girl and a flirtatious harpy move in, what’s a full-blooded young man with raging hormones to do?!

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://monmusu.tv/

And follow their Twitter: @monmusu_tv

Source: Yaraon

Valkyria: Azure Revolution, Chronicles Remaster Heading to PS4

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November 17, 2015

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Famitsu has announced that Sega’s Valkyria Chronicles series will be making a return on the PlayStation 4 with a remaster of the original Valkyria Chronicles and a brand new game in the franchise titled Valkyria: Azure Revolution.

The remaster of the first Valkyria Chronicles – previously released on the PlayStation 3 in 2008 – will feature higher-resolution graphics, trophy support, and DLC and will release, in Japan, on Feb. 10, 2016 for 4,990 yen. Notably, Sega has confirmed that a demo of Valkyria: Azure Revolution will come with release copies of the remaster and will be taking feedback for the final release.

While Valkyria: Azure Revolution won’t be due out until winter 2016, there’s a surprising amount of information to get excited about. The title will be developed by Media Vision (Digimon Story: Cyber Sleuth) and character designs will not be done by long-time series illustrator, Honjou Raita, but by Hiro Kiyohara (Another manga) and Takayama Toshiaki. Additionally, Flight Unit (Atelier series, Shining Resonance) will be working on character models, bringing along their trademark experience for flair and cel-shaded glory.

A prologue for Valkyria: Azure Revolution has also been provided, shedding light on new protagonists Amleth, Ophelia, and Byrnhildr.

Prologue

With the discovery of the azure mineral Ragnite, the powerful Rus Empire achieved rapid industrial development and expanded its territory. Jutland, a small country, is econmically blockaded by the large country, and advocating “independence and freedom from colonial rule,” strikes the empire army’s base.

Characters

Amleth – The protagonist. The commanding officer of the Jutland Kingdom’s elite Anti-Valkyria Unit.
Ophelia – The heroine. The princess of the Jutland Kingdom.
Brynhildr – A Valkyria sided with the Rus Empire that stands before the heroes.

According to an interview with director Takeshi Ozawa and chief producer Youichi Simosato, these aren’t the only changes being made to the Valkyria Chronicles formula. “We wanted to do something new using Valkyria, and one of the things we’re putting in is a real time system,” said Ozawa. Adding to that statement, Ozawa established that they were considering real-time strategy for the new title, but decided on RPG in the long run.

Regarding combat…

Ozawa: “There are symbol encounters, but symbols are shown as a unit, and you can interact with a symbol before the encounter. You can snipe an enemy symbol, use a smokescreen to disable it, or shoot at it with a rifle to lure the enemy. Sniping is powerful, but on the battlefield it functions like an usable item so there are limits how often it can be used.

“Battles are conducted by setting commands to buttons. They’re action-ish battles. It takes on the familiar form of recent RPGs. The maximum amount of party members is five. You control one of them, and the rest move based on a set thought process.”

Shimosato: “As there are beings that transform into tanks, there are also weapons that imitate living things.”

This new battle system will be dubbed “LeGION” and will feature a real-time battle system with “added simulation elements,” according to Ozawa. Furthermore, the tried-and-true CANVAS engine – which has been used for both Valkyria Chronicles and its sequel, Valkyria Chronicles II – is also being replaced with the “Gouache” Drawing Engine. Despite this change, it seems as if the new engine will still provide the painting-like visual pop that the Valkyria series has been acclaimed for.

Shimosato added, at the end of the interview, that the team working on Valkyria: Azure Revolution will be commissioning music “from a famous name,” though they couldn’t announce anything yet. Ozawa ended the interview with a message to fans, saying:

Ozawa: “There are parts similar to Valkyria Chronicles, but because it’s largely different on the surface in a good way, we want you to enjoy this game with flat eyes as a new series.”

Here’s some images of the gameplay from Famitsu:

Source: Gematsu, All Games Beta

Stylish Sketch of Lucy Heartfilia by Hiro Mashima

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Fairy Tail‘s author Hiro Mashima is back but this time with a very stylish sketch of Lucy Heartfilia.

Also a younger Gray Fullbuster sketch was revealed:

During the Halloween season he also revealed some autumn outfits, a new character, and other assorted fun.

He also recently sketched Lucy being very seductive while displaying a cute pout:

His other recent sketches include:

His recent sketch of of Juvia doing the “kabe don” to Gray kicked up a storm on the internet:

He has also produced quite a few more sketches on his Twitter and here’s a few of them:

Last April he posted some sketches which he admitted may have been a bit too ecchi:

He also recently attempted to redraw the end card of episode 48 featuring Kagura Mikazuchi on the beach:

In addition to this, he also shared a recent sketch featuring Erza Scarlet and Lucy Heatfilia spending some quality time together.

His previous drawings include Natsu Dragneel and Erza Scarlet in a one piece swimsuit with cat ears:

Source: Hiro Mashima

7-Meter Miia Dakimakura and Baseball Caps Go on Sale

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November 17, 2015

If you are a fan of Okayado’s Monster Musume (Everyday Life with Monster Girls) and wanted to buy the 7-meter Miia dakimakura that was sold at Comiket 88, but were let down when it sold out in less than an hour, then there is some good news for you! If you live in Japan or have access to a proxy/forwarding service you can order one via the mail order site Hobidas. These 100,000 yen ($806) dakimakura covers are being made-to-order for all of the Miia fans who were not able to get ahold of one from the limited original print run.

In addition to this, also being offered is Miia “Roll Me” and Rachnee “Catch Me” baseball caps for 4,000 ($32.4) yen each through November 30, with shipping scheduled for December 19th.

Source: Hobidas

Enjoy the Holidays with the Festive Girls of Hidan no Aria AA

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November 17, 2015

A new festive poster visual for the anime adaptation of Chuugaku Akamatsu’s and Shogako Tachibana’s spin-off manga series, Hidan no Aria AA, has been featured 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.

The staff for the Hidan no Aria AA anime series includes:

Director: Takashi Kawabata (Arakawa Under the Bridge x Bridge, Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica Movie 1: Hajimari no Monogatari, Nisemonogatari)
Series Composition: Fumihiko Shimo (Clannad, Golden Time, Mikakunin de Shinkoukei)
Character Designer: Miwa Oshima (Baka to Test to Shoukanjuu, GJ-bu, Saiunkoku Monogatari)
Chief Animation Directors: Mariko Kubo, Chisato Kukinaga
Music: Takuro Iga (Yuuyake Dandan)
Music Production: Flying Dog
Animation Production: Doga kobo (Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, Mikakunin de Shinkoukei, Yuru Yuri)

The main cast for the anime include:

Ayane Sakura (Nao Tomori from Charlotte) as Akari Mamiya
Rie Kugimiya (Kagura from Gintama) as Aria H. Kanzaki
Ai Kayano (Nana Hayashida from Golden Time) as Shino Sakaki
Mao Ichimichi (Aoko Nakamori from Magic Kaito 1412) as Raika Hino
Aoi Yuuki (Madoka Kaname from Mahou Shoujo Madoka Magica) as Kirin Shima
Sarah Emi Bridcutt (Yuki Nonaka from Shinmai Maou no Testament) as Urara Takachiho

The first promotional video was also streamed:

Anime key visual:

Hidan no Aria AA synopsis from Haruhichan:

A young girl idolizes the world-renowned S-ranked butei Kanzaki H. Aria and plans to follow in her footsteps. However, her test grades her out as only an E-rank! All is not lost, however, as Aria agrees to give her some pointers. Can Aria help this newcomer become a first-rate butei?

Cosplay as Luffy or Shanks from One Piece with These Beauty Face Masks

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November 17, 2015

Isla can be pre-ordered here.

Japanese shop Isshin-do Honpo is now selling special “Super Kabuki One Piece” facial masks with both Shanks and Luffy, the latter painted with kabuki make-up. Fans can temporarily cosplay the faces of their favorite pirate and cleanse their skin in the process.

The face pack will cost 1200 yen ($9.75) and will begin selling for a limited time on November 21. They will also be available on a special Shueisha online store known as “Mekke” from the 27th of November.

Back in April, the June issue of Japanese fashion VoCE magazine included Attack on Titan skin rejuvenating face packs designed to make you look like the Colossal Titan from Hajime Isayama’s hit manga and anime, Attack on Titan. Now, the face packs are going into mass production and will be sold in Japanese stores for 900 ($7.3) yen apiece.

You can choose from Colossal Titan or Female Titan, which “beautifies” your skin.

There are also Avengers: Age of Ultron masks.

Here’s a video demonstrating how to use the face packs:

Source: ANN

Plastic Memory’s Isla Greets You in New FREEing Figure

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November 17, 2015

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After a long wait from fans of the Light Novel and Summer anime, Plastic Memories, figure manufacturer FREEING finally put their Isla figure up for preorder this week to release in the spring. This beautiful figure is produced by artists Pinpoint and Yokoyama, known for their vocaloid and shounen figure designs and creations. Isla’s 1/8 scale figure features airbrushed hair along with her staple pigtails and Terminal Service uniform. The figures eyes are carefully printed on along with Isla’s smile and with a nice detail of her service ID. Made of 100% ABS and PCV material, Isla stands 4.29 inches, or 110 mm to size her to a 1/8 scale figure. She is set to release in March of 2016, along with many other figures up for preorder right now.

Plastic Memories – Isla 1/8 Figure – Pre-orders are currently available on JList and is scheduled to be released in March 2016.

Cat Cosplay to Promote Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Felyne Village DX

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November 17, 2015

Capcom returns with more cat cosplay in their winter Felyne spots for Monster Hunter Diary: Poka Poka Airou Village DX, the Nintendo 3DS version of the cartoonish spin-off was released on September 10th.

This spin-off installment to the Monster Hunter franchise, developed by FromSoftware and published by Capcom for the PlayStation Portable. It was released in Japan on August 26, 2010. Felyne is the fictional cat species that dwells in the world of Monster Hunter. The player gives orders to felynes to progress to the end of quests instead of having direct control over them. There was more emphasis on the visual aspect and village management, and a few Hello Kitty items are also available to collect in the game! This game is being revamped for the Nintendo 3DS, which has already been released in Japan on September 10, 2015.

The Village DX shorts have been posted to Capcom’s Youtube channel.

Source: Crunchyroll

Fairy Tail Zero TV Anime Adaptation Slated for Winter 2016

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November 16, 2015

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It has been revealed on a wraparound jacket band on the 52nd volume of Hiro Mashima’s Fairy Tail manga and on the one compiled volume of Mashima’s Fairy Tail Zero manga that Fairy Tail Zero’s story will be adapted as a new chapter of the currently airing Fairy Tail anime. According to the official website, the new chapter begins airing in January 2016.

The cast consists of:

Mamiko Noto (Alex Benedetto from Gangsta.) as Mavis Vermillion
Katsuyuki Konishi (Tatsumi Oga from Beelzebub) as Yury Dreyar
Hiroshi Shirokuma (Han-chan from Rolling Girls) as Warrod Sequen
Yoshihisa Kawahara (Bifou from Genei Toushi Bastof Lemon) as Precht Gaebolg
Akira Ishida (Athrun Zala from Mobile Suit Gundam Seed) as Zeref

The next issue of Weekly Shounen Magazine will reveal the voice actress for Zera.

Fairy Tail Zero (romanized as FAIRY TAIL ZERØ in Japan) is a Japanese manga series by Hiro Mashima and a spin-off of his manga series Fairy Tail. An animated version of the spin-off will air as soon as the anime finished airing the Tartaros arc.

Fairy Tail is a fantasy, action manga series written and illustrated by Hiro Mashima, being his second major publication after RAVE. The series has been published in Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine since 2006, where a total of 48 volumes have been produced to date. Over the last few years, the series has grown in popularity, being the fourth highest selling manga in 2011. An anime adaptation of Fairy Tail started airing in 2009 and ended on March 30 2013, produced by A-1 Pictures (Aldnoah.Zero, AnoHana). A continuation of the anime, Fairy Tail (2014) launched in April last year with largely the same production staff and cast. 6 OVAs have been released thus far and a feature film, Fairy Tail: Houou no Miko, that was released in August 2012. The series also has its own monthly magazine, among other spin-offs.

Fairy Tail Zero synopsis from MAL:

Details the meeting of the founders of Fairy Tail and exactly what happened between them to lead them to found the guild.

Source: Fairy Tail official website

GANTZ to Receive 3DCG Anime Film in 2016

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November 16, 2015

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The cover of the December issue of Miracle Jump magazine is revealing on November 17th, that GANTZ, a highly acclaimed science-fiction manga written by Hiroya Oku, is inspiring a fully fledged 3DCG anime film in 2016.

There are no news yet as to whether or not the film will only cover a few arcs like the anime, however, if this film does well, and garners enough attention for the manga and anime, perhaps it will inspire businessmen to put money into reviving the anime, and will lead to the animation of the entire manga.

Manga visual:

Gantz synopsis from MAL:

Thought your life was bad? Sometimes, death is worse. There is no salvation, peace, nor god waiting to receive you into their care. But wait, a god? Maybe you are talking about that big black ball stuck in the room with you. Now you are thrown into a game, fighting green aliens and robot monsters for the chance to survive.

When Kei Kurono is killed, he thus finds himself caught in such a game—a test of his skills, morals, and will to survive. His life is not his own; his death is spat and trampled upon over and over again. What happens if he does not listen? God knows.

A word of warning: Gantz is not for the faint-hearted, but neither is it as simple as it looks. Gore, rape, and violence is rampant, as are portrayals of greed, violence, and all the ugliness that one sees in society today.

Gantz is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Hiroya Oku. Gantz tells the story of Kei Kurono and Masaru Kato, both whom died in a train accident and become part of a semi-posthumous “game” in which they and several other recently deceased people are forced to hunt down and kill aliens armed with a handful of futuristic items, equipment, and weaponry. Both the manga and anime are noted for their heavy violence and sexual content.

The Gantz anime adaptation, directed by Ichiro Itano and animated by Gonzo, contains 26 episodes divided into two seasons. A series of two live action movies based on the manga were produced and released in January–April 2011.

Source: ANN

Hyperdimension Neptunia Meets Sega in Odd Spin-off Title

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Erik Hrothgar

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November 16, 2015

Compile’s Heart official YouTube channel has streamed the debut trailer for their next spin-off title in the Hyperdimension Neptunia JRPG series, dubbed Hyperdimension Neptunia VS Sega Hard Girls: Dream Fusion Special.

Among plenty of already established characters in the long line of games, like IF-chan (Idea Factory) and Neptune, comes an armada of personification bliss with Sega Hatsumi (Sega, in general) and other representations of such classic consoles such as the Sega Genesis, Saturn, and Dreamcast. Even Sega’s first shot at the handheld gaming landscape, the Game Gear, will make an appearance.

The story will feature both IF-chan and Sega Hatsumi transporting themselves in the past to a more Sega-influenced time, to “recover lost history,” almost paying homage to the company that once gave Nintendo a run for their money.

As of November 2015, the – now, gargantuan – Hyperdimension Neptunia franchise has received an astounding twelve titles which include four main titles, five spin-offs, and three remakes of the original first three games for the PlayStation Vita and PC. It’s cheeky brand of taking the piss out of the game development ecosystem has blasted off, developing a fanbase passionate enough to also garner the franchise an anime adaptation in July 2013.

Hyperdimension Neptunia VS Sega Hard Girls: Dream Fusion Special will release in Japan on November 26th, exclusively for the PlayStation Vita. In case you’re itching for more information, visit the official Sega Hard Girls site and feel free to check out the opening, while you’re at it:

Source: Gematsu

Thanks to Mods, Tales of Zestiria Can Now Run at 60fps

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November 16, 2015

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It’s only been less than a month since Tales of Zestiria was released on PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PC on October 20th. Additionally, it wasn’t too long ago that Bandai Namco made a statement in regards to what PC enthusiasts could do to enhance their succulent JRPG experience such as 4K support, a wider draw distance, and scaling the anti-aliasing to add even more detail.

Needless to say, it’d take a beast of a desktop to handle 4K resolutions which caused hardcore PC gamers to become baffled that the game wouldn’t support 60fps. According to Bandai Namco, they decided to lock the frame-rate due to how the increase in frames affected elements such as animations and the flow of battles. It’s understandable for Bandai Namco to be worried when Koei Tecmo’s PC release of Toukiden Kiwami was flagged with criticism after discovering that unlocking 60fps caused the game to double in speed. (Thanks, TotalBiscuit.)

Thanks to modder DrDaxxy, Bandai Namco might have to eat their words with a mod for Tales of Zestiria, allowing users to access a 60fps option without affecting battles or animations. Despite being in its very early stages, DrDaxxy posted a video to demonstrate what his hard work can truly show off and it looks stellar.

For more information, including an installation guide and patch notes, Kaldaien, who previously worked on the tweak tool for Batman: Arkham Asylum‘s PC release, has graciously provided an extensive log for you to peruse.

Source: NeoGAF

Boku no Hero Academia TV Anime Promotional Video Streamed

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November 15, 2015

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The official website of the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Kouhei Horikoshi’s Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia) manga began streaming the first promotional video on Monday.

The cast members for the two main characters of the series have been revealed, alongside a preview of their character designs for the anime. The main cast includes:

Daiki Yamashita (Sakamichi Onoda from Yowamushi Pedal) will voice Izuku Midoriya
Kenta Miyake (Mohammed Avdol from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders) is going to voice All Might

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

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

Anime visual:

Boku no Hero Academia (My Hero Academia) is an action adventure manga series written and illustrated by Kouhei Horikoshi. The series began in July 2014 under Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, where a total of 5 volumes have been compiled. The series has had good reception selling over 200, 000 copies in 4 months, with the first volume selling out in short time.

Synopsis of Boku no Hero Academia from MAL:

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

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://heroaca.com/
And follow their Twitter: @heroaca_anime
Visit the manga’s official Twitter account here or the author’s official Twitter account here.

Source: Boku no Hero Academia Anime Website

Super Smash Bros 4 Gets a New Fighter: Cloud Strife!

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November 15, 2015

In the latest Nintendo Direct presentation, Nintendo announced their latest crossover fighting character for Super Smash Bros 4, Cloud Strife from Final Fantasy VII.

Cloud is among several crossover characters from non-Nintendo titles such as Ryu, Sonic, and Snake, and like them, will be warmly welcomed by fans worldwide. He will be available for both Wii U and 3DS versions of the game.

Source: SGCafe, YouTube

The Shomin Sample Girls Serve Refreshing Beverages in This New Visual

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November 15, 2015

Miyuki Kujou and Reiko Arisugawa from the anime adaptation of Takafumi Nanatsuki and Gekka Uruu’s Ore ga Ojou-sama Gakkou ni “Shomin Sample” Toshite Gets♥Sareta Ken has been featured as a poster visual again but this time 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.

Here’s the recent promotional video of the series:

The main anime cast consists of:

Tamaru Atsushi (Ooji Mochizou from Tamako Market) as Kagurazaka Kimihito, the sample commoner featured in the title

Serizawa Yuu (Shiragami Youko from Jitsu wa Watashi wa) as Tenkuubashi Aika, the loner who starts a club with the main character

Tachibana Rika (Sae from The iDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls) as Arisugawa Reiko, Aika’s rival

Morinaga Chitose (Fumie from Owari no Serafu) as Jinryou Karen, a girl from a samurai family

Kuwahara Yuuki (Arikawa Hime from Himegoto) as Shiodome Hakua, an antisocial child prodigy

Oonishi Saori (Sawamura Eriri from Saekano) as Miyuki Kujou, the main character’s “maid”

Hara Yumi (Shijou Takane from The iDOLM@STER) as Hanae Eri, the main character’s childhood friend

The first members of the anime’s staff include:

Director: Masato Jinbo (Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei!, Nozo × Kimi)
Series Composition: Kento Shimoyama (Bleach, Naruto SD: Rock Lee no Seishun Full-Power Ninden)
Anime Character Designer: Takao Sano (Chitose Get You!!)
Music Composer: Hiromi Mizutani (Non Non Biyori, Hell Girl)
Animation Studio: Silver Link (Non Non Biyori, Kokoro Connect)

Here is the anime’s first PV:

Ore ga Ojou-sama Gakkou ni “Shomin Sample” Toshite Gets♥Sareta Ken is a romantic-comedy, ecchi and harem light novel series written by Takafumi Nanatsuki (Gakuen to Sekai to Gakuen, Love★You) and illustrated by Gekka Uruu (Onii-chan dakedo Ai sae Areba Kankeinai yo ne, Yagate Maken no Alicebell) under Ichijinsha Paperback on December 2011. There are currently 9 light novel volumes. The first volume was released on November 19, 2011 and the 9th volume was shipped on January 20, 2015. A drama CD was included on the 5th light novel volume of the series.

Here is a synopsis of the series from MAL:

In a hidden school surrounded by mountains, young ladies of good families are taught everything a high class lady needs to know. They are also completely cut off from the outside world, keeping them sheltered and innocent. However, a problem has come up recently– more and more graduates are failing to cope with the modern world after graduation. To deal with this problem, they’ve decided to kidnap a male commoner student, and enroll him as a student. They hope that this will be a gentle way to introduce the girls to the outside world.

Kagurazaka Kimito is chosen for this dubious honor, mostly because he seems utterly average. However, the school leaders also seem to have concluded he’s a homosexual with a muscle fetish. When Kimito hears that the alternative may be castration (to protect the girls’ purity), he eagerly plays along with this misconception. Now he’ll just have to survive the attention of many high class young ladies that are completely out of touch with the world!

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://syominsample-anime.jp/
And follow them on Twitter: @anime_syomin

Digimon Adventure Tri. Episode 1 Commercial Streamed

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November 15, 2015

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 original Digimon Adventure anime. The video also previews the new rendition of the anime’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.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NI7X9rA5HAA

In addition to this, the Digimon Adventure tri. theatrical anime series has 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.

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 upcoming Digimon 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 upcoming Digimon 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 upcoming Digimon 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 official website of the Digimon Adventure 15th Anniversary has been updated with new character visuals, and chance to win tickets for Digimon Adventure Fes. 2015. It was also revealed that an event will be held on August 1 at the Toyosu PIT concert hall, which will look back at Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02 and showcase a new preview of Digimon Adventure Tri.

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
Suzuko Mimori (Umi Sonoda in Love Live! School Idol Project) voices Sora Takenouchi
Yoshimasa Hosoya (Junpei Hyuuga in Kuroko’s Basketball) as Yamato “Matt” Ishida
Mutsumi Tamura (Sonya from Kill Me Baby) is voicing Koushiro Izumi
Hitomi Yoshida (Haru Miura from Katekyo Hitman Reborn!) will voice Mimi Tachikawa
Junya Ikeda (Ataru Suruga in Ginga Kikoutai Majestic Prince) voices Jo Kido
Junya Enoki (Shion Kiba from Cardfight!! Vanguard G) as Takeru Takaishi
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 main staff members of Digimon Adventure Tri. includes:

Director: Keitaro Motonaga (Date A Live, Katanagatari)
Anime Character Designer: Atsuya Uki (tsuritama, Cencoroll)
Series Composer: Yuko Kakihara (Sora no Otoshimono, Persona 4: The Animation)
Animation Studio: Toei Animation (Sailor Moon Crystal, One Piece)

The Spring 2015 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.

Only time will tell whether if Davis or any of the other characters from Digimon Adventure 02 will appear in the upcoming anime. Digimon Adventure tri. will be a 6 part anime film series with the first episode releasing in Japan on November 21st this year. An advanced screening of the episode will be revealed at Digi-Festa on August 1st. Further information about the anime will be revealed soon.

You can click on the Digi-Egg on the anime’s official website: http://digimon-adventure.net/
And follow the campaign on Twitter: @Digi_advntr15th

Lucy Heartfilia Has a Key to Your Heart

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November 15, 2015

Lucy can be pre-ordered here.

Lucy Heartfilia from the hit anime and manga series Fairy Tail receives a wonderful new sexy 1/7th scale figure by X-Plus. The figure features Lucy strutting her stuff and posing with the Aquarius Celestial Spirit Gate key. This well sculpted figure shows off all her great curves, and stands around 20 cm tall including the stand.

Fairy Tail – Lucy Heartfilia 1/7 figure – Pre-orders are currently available on JList and is scheduled to be released in January 2016.

New Owarimonogatari Anime Visual Revealed in NewType

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November 15, 2015

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A new visual for NisiOisin’s Owarimonogatari anime has 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, last Thursday a video the “Shinobu Mail” story arc of the Owarimonogatari TV anime series was streamed.

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x3dgmh0

Here’s the trailer for the Owarimonogatari series:

In addition to this, a double page spread of the series was featured in the October 2015 issue of the Japanese anime magazine NewType.

Anime visual:

The first episode of the Owarimonogatari anime aired on the midnight of Sunday, October 4th on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV and on GTV.

The site has also revealed some information about the anime’s format. The TV anime at the moment will currently cover the first two volumes in Owarimonogatari, which includes Ougi Formula, Sodachi Riddle, Sodachi Lost and Shinobu Mail. The final volume, which as Mayoi Hell, Hitagi Rendezvous and Ougi Dark, is already planned and scripted, but will not be produced into an anime until a later date. It has also announced that an anime of Koyomimonogatari is currently in planning.

Here is the first promotional video of the anime:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x37ufje

The main cast of the Owarimonogatari consists of:

Hiroshi Kamiya (Izaya Orihara from Durarara!!) returns to voice Koyomi Araragi

Kaori Mizuhashi (Miyako in Hidamari Sketch) is back as Ougi Oshino

Marina Inoue (Laura Bodewig from IS: Infinite Stratos) joins the cast to voice Sodachi-Oikura

The anime’s staff is as follows:

Series Director and Series Composer: Akiyuki Shinbo (Bakemonogatari, Hanamonogatari)
Director: Itamura Tomoyuki (Monogatari Series Second Season, Tsukimonogatari)
Series Composer: Fuyashi Tou (Nisekoi, Tsukimonogatari)
Anime Character Designer and Chief Animation Director: Akio Watanabe (Nisemonogatari, Tsukimonogatari)
Music Composer: Kei Haneoka (Tsukimonogatari, Owarimonogatari)
Animation Studio: Shaft (Nisekoi, Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica)

The first light novel volume in Nisio Isin’s Mongatari Series: Final Season, Tsukimonogatari, was announced to be in-production in October 2014, and aired as a 4-episode New Year’s Eve TV Special that year. The short story collectionKoyomimonogatari is the second volume, Owarimonogatari spans volumes 3-5, and the final volumeZokuOwarimonogatari completes the series. Official announcements regarding the anime adaptations of Koyomimonogatari have yet to be made.

In 2012, Shaft announced it would be animating all of Nisio Isin’s Monogatari Series. At this time, the studio had already animated the 15-episode TV series Bakemonogatari starting in Summer 2009 and the 11-episode Nisemonogatari in Winter 2012.

Since the announcement, the 4-episode New Year’s Eve special Nekomonogatari: Kuro, 26-episode Monogatari Series: Second Season, and 5-episode Summer special Hanamonogatari have also been broadcast. Kizumonogatari is the only skipped adaptation in volume-order, despite its initial announcement in 2010 and a subsequent movie premiere date for 2012. Kizumonogatari‘s anime adaptation is still in production, no given date as of yet.

Bakemonogatari synopsis from Haruhichan:

The Monogatari series centers on Koyomi Araragi, a third year high school student who is almost human again after briefly becoming a vampire. One day, a classmate named Hitagi Senjōgahara, who infamously never talks to anyone, falls down the stairs into Koyomi’s arms. He discovers that Hitagi weighs next to nothing, in defiance of physics. Despite being threatened by her, Koyomi offers his help, and introduces her to Meme Oshino, a middle-aged homeless man who helped him stop being a vampire.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://www.monogatari-series.com/owarimonogatari/
And don’t forget to follow the anime on Twitter: @nisioisin_anime

One Punch Man Blu-ray/DVD Volumes to Include a Total of 6 OVAs

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November 15, 2015