BNY Mellow restates profit on $598m

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October 13, 2016

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Code Geass Cast to Attend Code Geass 10th Anniversary Project

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October 12, 2016

The official website of the Code Geass 10th anniversary project has revealed that cast members of the anime series will be attending the upcoming November 27th event. Additional information about the event was also revealed.

The following cast members have been confirmed to be attending the event:

Jun Fukuyama (Shinra Kishitani in Durarara!!), who voiced Lelouch Lamperouge
Takahiro Sakurai (Misaki Takahashi from Junjou Romantica), who voices Suzaku Kururugi
Yukana (Cecilia Alcott in IS: Infinite Stratos), who voiced C.C.
Ami Koshimizu (Ryuuko Matoi in Kill la Kill), who voices Kallen Stadtfeld
Ken Narita (Reborn in Katekyo Hitman Reborn!), who voices Jeremiah Gottwald

The band Ali Project, who performed the first Ending theme Yukyo Seishunka, will also be at the event alongside Hitomi Kuroishi (Hakkenden: Touhou Hakken Ibun, Shangri-La), who composed the music for both anime seasons. Director Goro Taniguchi (Active Raid, Planetes) and series composer Ichiro Okouchi (Guilty Crown, Kakumeiki Valvrave) will also be attending the event.

The event is titled Anniversary of a Miracle – Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion) and will be held at the Maihama Amphitheater in Chiba. The event will begin on November 27th at 2:00pm JST. Only a limited amount of tickets are avaliable with general admissions going for ¥7,800 (~ US$ 75.10) and special tickets costing ¥8,500 ($81.90 USD).

In addition to the live event, there will be many theatres across Japan showing a live viewing of the event. Tickets to the live viewing will cost ¥3,800 ($36.50 USD) and details about the venues can be found here.

The event will also have many merchandise products just for the 10th anniversary, one of which is Kotobukiya’s ARTFX J Lelouch CODE BLACK 1st Live Encore! PVC 1/8 figure. Standing at 25cm tall, the figure will release in February next year and will cost ¥12,000 (~ US$115.60). Pre-orders will be avaliable on the day of the event and via Kotobukiya’s website.

Code Geass: Hangyaku no Lelouch (Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion) is an anime series created by animation studio Sunrise (Gundam, Love Live! School Idol Project) and manga creators CLAMP (xxxHolic, Cardcaptor Sakura). The series was directed by Gorou Taniguchi (Planetes, Junketsu no Maria) and began in October, 2006, running for a total of 25 episodes. The anime was followed by a second season in 2008. Both seasons of the anime received critical acclaim and widespread popularity. Following the anime’s broadcast, a series of OVAs, manga and Light novels were produced. In 2012 an anime film movie series titled (Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito) Code Geass: Akito the Exiled was produced, set between the two seasons of the anime. The films were directed by Kazuki Akane (Tetsuwan Birdy Decode: The Cipher, Tenku no Escaflowne).

Here is the series synopsis from MAL:

In the year 2010, the Holy Empire of Britannia is establishing itself as a dominant military nation, starting with the conquest of Japan. Renamed to Area 11 after its swift defeat, Japan has seen significant resistance against these tyrants in an attempt to regain independence.

Lelouch Lamperouge, exiled prince of Britannia, unfortunately finds himself caught in a crossfire between the two nations’ armed forces. He is able to escape, however, thanks to the timely appearance of a mysterious girl named C.C., who bestows upon him Geass, the “Power of Kings.” Realizing the vast potential of his newfound “power of absolute obedience,” Lelouch embarks upon a perilous journey as the masked vigilante known as Zero, leading a merciless onslaught against Britannia in order to get revenge once and for all.

The Code Geass 10th anniversary event will be held on November 27 at the Maihama Amphitheater. Further details about the event will be announced at a later date.

You can visit the 10th anniversary website here: http://geass.jp/lelouch_10th/
And follow their Twitter for updates: @GEASSPROJECT

Strip Amane Shirasaki Naked with Latest Comic Hot Milk Figure

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Amane Shirasaki can be pre-ordered here.

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Directly from the cover of Comic Hot Milk and illustrated by Aruchu Kizuki, also known as circle Udon-ya (famous for his Monster Hunter ecchi parody doujinshi), comes this gorgeous figure of Amane Shirasaki. Castoffable and ready for you to appreciate fully from the top down. A fantastic sexy figure by SkyTube.

COMIC HOTMILK – Amane Shirasaki 1/6 Figure – This figure is currently available on JList here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).

Boom Boom Satellites’ Michiyuki Kawashima Passes Away after Fourth Brain Tumor Relapse

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October 11, 2016

The official website of the Japanese electronic music duo Boom Boom Satellites announced on Tuesday that vocalist/guitarist Michiyuki Kawashima (left in image below) passed away on Sunday, October 9 at 5:12 a.m. The singer had been suffering from partial paralysis as an aftereffect of his fourth brain tumor relapse.

Kawashima had suffered his fourth brain tumor relapse in August 2015. The band had cancelled concerts in Osaka and Tokyo last November due to his worsening condition.

Masayuki Nakano, the bassist for the band, left a comment, translated into English in the band’s official Facebook page:

At 5:12am on October 9th, BOOM BOOM SATELLITES’s vocalist Michiyuki Kawashima set off on the next stage of his journey. I imagine he is soaring around the world, finally freed from the restrictions of his body. His passing is not a tragedy, but the achievement of a lifetime goal and a happy ending. The love of our many fans supported Michiyuki Kawashima and BOOM BOOM SATELLITES on their journey, and we are truly happy and lucky because of you. On behalf of Michiyuki Kawashima, I would like to thank all our fans and colleagues again.
“Thank you for supporting us up until now. Live your lives with passion and energy and keep the music we made, the time we spent together, and the memories we shared close to you.”

“One more thing, we are BOOM BOOM SATELLITES!!”

Boom Boom Satellites were a Japanese electronic music duo consisting of guitarist and vocalist Michiyuki Kawashima and bassist and programmer Masayuki Nakano. While their music can be mostly classified as big beat or nu skool breaks with heavy jazz influences, they are famous for the heavy usage of electric guitars in their music, and the final product often has a strong rock or punk influence. They are currently signed to Sony Music Entertainment Japan, with whom they have released all of their albums in Japan.

They first debuted in Europe in 1997, and they released their ninth album Shine Like A Billion Suns in February 2015. The group has created music for anime projects such as Appleseed and Vexille – 2077 Isolation of Japan. They also performed theme songs for Xam’d: Lost Memories, Mobile Suit Gundam UC, Ninja Slayer From Animation, and contributed to Guilty Crown. Their latest and last song “Lay Your Hands On Me” debuted as the opening theme song of Studio Trigger’s Kiznaiver television anime, and the song’s EP single was the band’s last work.

Source: Anime News Network

Occultic;Nine Anime Scheduled for 12 Episodes

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The official website of Chiyomaru Shikura (Steins;Gate, Robotics;Notes) and pako’s Occultic;Nine light novel series has revealed that current ongoing TV anime adaptation is scheduled for a total of 12 episodes. The anime itself is currently airing on Tokyo TV every Saturday at midnight JST.

The first details about the Blu-ray and DVD volumes of the Occultic;Nine anime were revealed. There will be a total of 6 volumes, with each volume containing 2 episodes each, and the last volume containing episodes 11 and 12. The release date of the volumes are:

Volume 1: December 7th, 2016
Volume 2: January 11th, 2017
Volume 3: Feburary 8th, 2017
Volume 4: March 1stm 2017
Volume 5: April 5th, 2017
Volume 6: May 3rd, 2017

The Blu-ray volumes will retail for ¥7,000 ($67.80 USD) and the DVD volumes will sell for ¥6,00 ($58.10 USD). Early pre-orders of the volumes will receive a small OST, 24 page booklet, two pinups of the end cards to the volume’s respective episodes and audio commentary with the cast and staff.

The main cast of the anime includes:

Yuuki Kaji (Eren Jaeger in Attack on Titan) will lead as Yuuta Gamon
Ayane Sakura (Gasper Vladi from High School DxD New) will voice Ryoka Narusawa
Kaito Ishikawa (Tsumugu Kihara from Nagi no Asukara) as Sarai Hashigami
Hitomi Yoshida (Mimi Tachikawa from Digimon Adventure tri.) is voicing Miyuu Aikawa
Shizuka Itou (Luviagelita Edelfelt in Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya) is going to voice Touko Sumikaze
Miyuki Sawashiro (Celty Sturluson from Durarara!!) voices Aria Kurenaino
Kishou Taniyama (Jean Kirstein from Attack on Titan) as Kiryuu Kusakabe
Mamiko Noto (Kotomi Ichinose in Clannad) is voicing as Ririka Nishizono
Tetsuya Kakihara (Natsu Dragneel from Fairy Tail) will voice Shun Moritsuka

The main members of the anime’s production staff were revealed:

Director: Kyohei Ishiguro (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, Lance N’ Masques)
Assistant Director: Miyuki Kuroki (Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic and Silver Spoon Animation Director)
Anime Character Designer: Tomoaki Takase (Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata)
Art Director: Hisayo Usui (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, The iDOLM@STER Movie)
Art Designer: Yoshinori Shiozawa (Sword Art Online, Rewrite)
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, High School DxD)
Music Composer: Masaru Yokoyama (Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso, Plastic Memories)
Animation Studio: A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online, Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso)

Here is the anime’s announcement promotional video:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/x4ogzlu

Occultic;Nine is a light novel series written by Chiyomaru Shikura, head of MAGES the creator of many of 5pb. and Nitroplus’ visual novels (including Steins;Gate and Robotics;Notes) with illustrations from Pako. The novels began in late 2014 and a total of 2 volumes have been release. The series is also being adapted into a monthly manga in Kodansha’s good! Afternoon magazine by Ganjii. The first volume of the manga released on the 7th of April this year. A video game adaptation from 5pb. and Nitro+ was announced in mid 2015 – no further information was revealed since its announcement.

Here is the series synopsis from MAL:

The “paranormal science” story follows nine idiosyncratic individuals, linked by the “Chōjō Kagaku Kirikiri Basara” occult summary blog run by 17-year-old second-year high school student Yūta Gamon. Little incongruities that occur around these nine eventually lead to a larger, unimaginable event that may alter what is considered common sense in this world.

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

Relive Your Childhood with This Nostalgic Videl Figure

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October 10, 2016

Videl can be pre-ordered here.

A fantastic figure of Videl, the daughter of Mr Satan and Miguel has been revealed. Videl is wearing her workout outfit from when she’s training with Son Gohan. Figure maker MegaHouse did a great job of replicating Akira Toriyama’s design in figure form.

Dragon Ball Gals – Videl Figure – This figure is currently available on JList here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).

Top 20 Most Encouraging Anime Leaders

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Charapedia asked 10,000 anime fans the question: Which dedicated and respect-worthy leaders from an anime series would you follow? And from thousands of fans, most of the responses are from the male fans (38.1%), female fans (61.9%) and teens to their 20s (63%) while the other 37% are 30 and over.

Here are the results:

20. Bright Noa (Mobile Suit Gundam)
19. Kotaro Bokuto (Haikyu!!)
18. Mamoru Endo (Inazuma Eleven)
17. Edward Newgate (One Piece)
16. Tsubasa Ozora (Captain Tsubasa)
15. Junpei Hyuga (Kuroko no Basket)
14. Takami Chika (Love Live Sunshine!)
13. Kazuya Miyuki (Ace of Diamond)
12. Toru Oikawa (Haikyu!!)
11. Yusuke Fujisaki (Sket Dance)
10. Kunimitsu Tezuka (Prince of Tennis)
9. Isao Kondo (Gintama)
8. Yuki Tetsuya (Diamond no Ace)
7. Yukio Kasamatsu (Kuroko no Basket)
6. Levi (Shingeki no Kyojin)
5. Seijuro Akashi (Kuroko no Basket)
4. Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)
3. Honoka Kosaka (Love Live!)
2. Daichi Sawamura (Haikyuu!!)
1. Luffy (One Piece)

Pokémon Sun and Moon Legendaries Trailer Streamed

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October 9, 2016

Nintendo UK began streaming a new video for Pokémon Sun and Moon which highlights the two legendaries that will debut in the games, Solgaleo and Lunala, as they begin to battle each other. The video also goes through all the previous trailers, recapping the new Pokémon, minigames and locations.

Pokémon Sun and Moon will be releasing on the 3DS in North America and Japan on November 18, and in Europe on November 23.

The most recent trailer that unveils the evolved forms of the starter Pokémon:

This new trailer introduces more Pokémon and mini games:

Trailer that introduces Alola forms:

Here are the boxart for the games:

The three starter Pokemon in Pokémon Sun and Moon are:

Name: Rowlet
Category: Grass Quill Pokémon
Height: 1 ’00 ”
Weight: 3.3 lbs.
Type: Grass/Flying
Starting Move: Leafage

The first of the potential partners is the highly adaptable Grass Quill Pokémon, Rowlet. This Pokémon can fly silently through the skies, sneaking up on its opponent without being noticed. It can attack its opponents using powerful kicks, and it can also attack from a distance using the razor-sharp leaves that form part of its feathers. Rowlet can survey its environment and turn its neck nearly 180 degrees from front to back, so it can see directly behind itself. When in battle, Rowlet turns its head to face its Trainer when waiting for instructions.

Name: Litten
Category: Fire Cat Pokémon
Height: 1 ’04 ”
Weight: 9.5 lbs.
Type: Fire
Starting Move: Ember

The cool-headed Fire Cat Pokémon, Litten, is the next choice for a first-partner Pokémon. Litten’s fur is rich in oils and is immensely flammable. It constantly grooms itself by licking its coat, collecting loose fur into balls. It then ignites these hairballs to create fireball attacks. When the time comes for Litten to molt, it burns off all of its fur in one glorious blaze.

Name: Popplio
Category: Sea Lion Pokémon
Height: 1 ’04 ”
Weight: 16.5 lbs.
Type: Water
Starting Move: Water Gun

The third possibility is the acrobatic Sea Lion Pokémon, Popplio. Popplio can create balloons made of water from its nose and utilize them to create a variety of different strategies and attacks in battle. This Pokémon is better at moving in the water than on land, and can swim at speeds over 25 mph. On land, it uses the elasticity of the balloons it creates to perform jumps and acrobatic stunts.

You can visit the game’s website here: http://www.pokemon-sunmoon.com
And follow the franchise on Twitter: @Pokemon

Little Witch Academia TV Anime Slated for January 2017 and PV Streamed

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October 9, 2016

The official website of the previously announced TV anime adaptation of Studio Trigger’s Little Witch Academia has launched and began streaming the first promotional video for the upcoming Little Witch Academia TV anime. The new video briefly goes introduces the main premise of the upcoming series, where Atsuko Kagari attends her first year at witch academy. The main cast and staff from the previous specials and film will return for the TV anime. The series will air this upcoming January, during the Winter 2016/2017 anime season.

The main cast includes:

Megumi Han (Hime Shirayuki from Precure All Stars) will return as Atsuko Kagari
Fumiko Orikasa (Satsuki Momoi in Kuroko’s Basketball) as Lotte Yanson
Michiyo Murase (Mogutan from Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama) is voicing Sucy Manbavaran
Yoko Hikasa (Mio Akiyama from K-ON!) is back to voice Diana Cavendish
Arisa Shida (Ameno in Naruto: Shippuuden) voices Amanda O’Neill
Rie Murakawa (Hotaru Ichijou from Non Non Biyori) returns to voice Constanze von Braunschbank Albrechtsberger

The production staff consits of:

Director and Character Designer: Yoh Yoshinari (Little Witch Academia, Gurren Lagann Parallel Works)
Series Composer: Michiru Shimada (Little Witch Academia, Little Busters!)
Animation Studio: Studio Trigger (Kill la Kill, Inferno Cop)

Anime visual:

Here is a synopsis of the anime from MAL:

In her admiration of Shiny Chariot, a famous witch renowned for her unorthodox yet enchanting spells, Kagari Akko, an ordinary girl, joined Witch Academia in the hope of someday becoming as spectacular as Shiny Chariot. She is determined to become a graduate of Witch Academy and make her dream come true despite not being from a lineage with witchcraft and wizardry.

The story takes places when Akko, along with her two best friends, Lotte Yansson and Sucy Manbavaran, take their first lessons to become witches; however, Akko is furious when she finds out that Shiny Chariot is not as popular in the world of the witches as she had thought.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://tv.littlewitchacademia.jp/
And follow their Twitter here: @LWA_jp

Trinity Seven Anime Movie Slated for February 2017

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The official website of the upcoming anime film adaptation of Kenji Saitou and Akinari Nao’s Trinity Seven manga has finally opened and revealed that the movie will release in Japan in February 2017 across 16 theatres. In addition, the first visual and teaser trailer were also revealed.

Here is the first teaser trailer for the upcoming film, which reintroduces us the main characters of the series.

The site has also revealed that a Blu-ray re-release of the 2014 TV anime is set to release on January 25th, 2017. It will contain all 12 episodes of the anime and the OVA that was bundled with the 11th volume of the manga. The Blu-ray will also come with a special box featuring Lilith drawn by Tomooka Shinpei, as well as a booklet and uncredited Opening and Ending sequences. It will retail for ¥21,600 ($208.35 USD).

The main cast of the anime will reprise their roles in the 2017 film.

Here is a synopsis of the series from MAL:

Everyday is a normal day in the small town where Kasuga Arata lives. However, everything changed on the day of the Black Sun, and following it, a magician appears before him. The Black Sun caused the Breakdown Phenomenon which destroyed the town where he lives. Because of this, his normal life was artificially reconstructed by a Grimoire that his childhood friend had left. Just what is the purpose of the magician coming to the town? What will he do with the Grimoire’s keepsake?

The Trinity Seven anime film is in production and set to release in 16 theatres across Japan in February 2017. Additional information about the film will be revealed at a later date.

You can visit the film’s website here: http://movie.trinity-7.com/
Visit the anime’s website here: http://trinity-7.com/
And follow their Twitter here: @TrinitySeven_PR

Source: Anime News Network

The New Game! Girls Kick Back in New Visual

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October 6, 2016

The girls from the TV anime adaptation of Shoutarou Tokunou’s New Game! manga series has been featured as a poster in the November 2016 issue of Megami. You can purchase this issue of Megami magazine here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK) and you can check out the other posters that are included in this issue here.

The main cast members of the anime are as follows:

Yuuki Takada (Rin Kurosawa in Aikatsu!) will voice Aoba Suzukaze
Yoko Hikasa (Mio Akiyama in K-ON!) is going to voice Kou Yagami
Ai Kayano (Utaha Kasumigaoka from Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata) as Rin Touyama
Megumi Yamaguchi (First Major Role) is voicing Hifumi Takimoto
Megumi Toda (Yuzu Iizuka in Sakura Trick) voices Hajime Shinoda
Ayumi Takeo (Debut Role) will be voicing Yun Iijima
Madoka Asahina (First Major Role) voicing as Nene Sakura
Chitose Morinaga (Karen Jinryou from Syomin Sample) as Umiko Ahagon
Eri Kitamura (Yui from Angel Beats!) will voice Shizuku Hazuki

The main staff for the anime includes:

Director: Yoshiyuki Fujiwara (GJ-bu, Plastic Memories)
Series Composer: Fumihiko Shimo (Non Non Biyori, Amagi Brilliant Park)
Anime Character Designer: Ai Kikuchi (Mikakunin de Shinkoukei, Rainbow: Nisha Rokubou no Shichinin)
Animation Studio: Dogakobo (Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun, GJ-bu)

New Game! is a 4koma manga written and illustrated by Shoutarou Tokunou. The series began in 2013 in Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine, where a total of 3 volumes have been published. The series itself features cute girls working in a video game company, in a similar fashion to Shirobako‘s depiction of working at an anime company. The adaptation was announced in the November issue of Houbunsha’s Manga Time Kirara Carat magazine.

Here is the synopsis of the series from MAL:

Follow Aoba Suzukaze, a fresh highschool graduate that is easily mistaken as a middle school student, as she joins the game company that produced her favorite game as a 3D artist and her cute antics in this story told through 4-koma.

K-On! Theme Song Recreated with Tesla Coil

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October 6, 2016

This video features a Tesla coil, a form of induction coil for producing high-frequency alternating currents, was used to produce discharges set to one of the opening songs of the moe anime K-On! The combination of impressive science mixed with anime is electrifying otaku everywhere!

The project was created by the Physics Research Club of Takatsuki High School for their cultural festival.

Source: Sankaku Complex

The Hibike! Euphonium Girls Are Happy to Be Back

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October 5, 2016

The girls from the second season of Ayano Takeda and Nikki Asada’s Hibike! Euphonium(Sound! Euphonium) anime have been featured as a poster in the November 2016 issue of Megami. You can purchase this issue of Megami magazine here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK) and you can check out the other posters that are included in this issue here.

The anime’s cast consist of:

Tomoyo Kurosawa (Miria Akagi in The IDOLM@STER: Cinderella Girls) will voice leading character Kumiko Oumae, who plays the Euphonium
Ayaka Asai (Mio Naruse from Shinmai Maou no Testament) as Hazuki Katou, a Tuba player
Chika Anzai (Chaika Travant in Hitsugi no Chaika) is voicing Reina Kousaka, a Trumpet player
Moe Toyota (Sakura Inami in Kyoukai no Kanata) who will voice Sapphire Kawashima, who plays the Contrabass
Minako Kotobuki (Tsumugi Kotobuki in K-ON!) will voice Asuka Tanaka, who plays the Euphonium
Takahiro Sakurai (Shougo Makishima in Psycho-Pass) will voice Noboru Taki, the brass band club’s advisor

The main production staff of the anime includes:

Director: Tatsuya Ishihara (Clannad, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!)
Series Director: Naoko Yamada (K-ON!, Tamako Market)
Series Composer: Jukki Hanada (Steins;Gate, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!)
Anime Character Designer: Akiko Ikeda (K-ON! and Tokyo Ghoul Animator)
Instrument Designer: Takahashi Hiroyuki (K-ON!)
Sound Director: Yota Tsuruoka (Clannad, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!)
Music Composer: Akito Matsuda (GLASSLIP, Bokura wa Minna Kawaisou)
Animation Studio: Kyoto Animation (Hyouka, Amagi Brilliant Park)

Hibike! Euphonium: Kitauji Koukou Suisougaku-bu e Youkoso (Sound! Euphonium) is a music novel series written by Ayano Takeda and illustrated by Nikki Asada. The series began in December 2013 being published by Takarajimasha. To date a total of 4 volumes have been published. A manga adaptation of the series was launched in November last year, by Ayano Takeda and Hami that is being published in Takarajimasha’s Kono Manga ga Sugoi! Web magazine. An anime adaptation of the series was produced for the Spring 2015 anime season by Kyoto Animation (Hyouka, Amagi Brilliant Park) with Tatsuya Ishihara (Clannad, Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!) directing. The anime ran for a total of 13 episodes.

Sound! Euphonium synopsis from Haruhichan:

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

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

New Keijo!!!!!!!! Visual Shows off Hometown

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October 5, 2016

The girls from the upcoming anime adaptation of Daichi Sorayomi’s Keijo!!!!!!!! (Hip Whip Girl) manga has been featured as a poster in the November 2016 issue of Megami. You can purchase this issue of Megami magazine here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK) and you can check out the other posters that are included in this issue here.

In addition, a new video of the series previews the Ending theme song, Fantas/HIP Girlfriends! performed by the anime’s main cast. The video also shows off more scenes and visuals from the anime.

The main cast of the anime includes:

Lynn (Maya Kyoudou from Sabagebu!) voicing as Nozomi Kaminashi
Mao Ichimichi (Kazumi Schlierenzauer from Gokukoku no Brynhildr) as Sayaka Miyata
Kaede Hondo (Kukuru Nonomoto in Fushigi na Somera-chan) will voice Kazane Aoba
Saori Oonishi (La Folia Rihavein in Strike the Blood) voicing the role of Non Toyoguchi
Rena Maeda (Machi in Hunter x Hunter) will join the cast to voice Hanabi Kawai
Hibiku Yamamura (Haruna in Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio) stars as Mio Kusakai
Rie Takahashi (Emilia in Re:Zero Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu) voicing as Rin Rokudo

The production staff includes:

Director: Hideya Takahashi (Fantasista Stella, Pokémon: The Origin)
Series Composer: Takao Kato (Pandora Hearts and To Love-Ru Director)
Anime Character Designer: Keiya Nakano (Ao no Kanata no Four Rhythm, Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky)
Animation Studio: Xebec (To LOVE-Ru, Soukyuu no Fafner)

The Opening theme song of the anime will be Dream×Scramble! sung by AiRI and the Ending theme will be Fantas/HIP Girlfriends! performed by the anime’s main cast.

Keijo!!!!!!!! is a Japanese manga series by Daichi Sorayomi which is currently serialized in the Shuukan Shounen Sunday since July 2013 with a total of 9 volumes. The 10th volume scheduled to publish on February 18.

Keijo!!!!!!!! synopsis from MAL:

Kaminashi Nozomi (17) is an exceptional gymnast. So much so that colleges with some of the best gymnastic programs are trying to recruit her. Unfortunately for them, she has other plans. Due to her family being extremely poor, money is everything to her. That’s why she wants to step into the world of “Keijo.” “Keijo” is a type of gambling sport where girls stand on a small floating platform and compete against one another. The aim is to push the other contestant off of the platform into the water, but they are only allowed to use their butt or breasts to push the others off. Will Nozomi be able to compete in the intense world of “Keijo” and bring wealth and fortune for her family?

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

Kimi No Na Wa. Is Currently the 5th Highest Grossing Anime Film of All Time

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Makoto Shinkai’s (5 Centimeters Per Second, The Garden of Words) newest film Kimi no Na wa. (your name.) has held the #1 spot at the Japanese box office for over 6 weeks. The movie has now earned over ¥13 Billion ($126.9 Million USD) making it currently the 5th highest grossing anime film in Japan of all time.

Kimi no Na wa. has sold over 10 million tickets in Japan within its 39 days. The film surpassed Hayao Miyazaki (Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro) and Studio Ghibli’s (Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro) 2013 anime title The Wind Rises (Kaze Tachinu), which ended its run at ¥12.02 Billion ($117.4 Million USD).

The film is currently the highest grossing 2016 film in Japan and the 15th highest grossing film of all time in Japan, earning more than many HollyWood blockbusters including Jurassic Park and reaching the ¥10 Billion ($97.6 Million USD) milestone faster than Disney’s Frozen (28 days vs 37). The top 4 highest anime films are all Ghibli and Miyazaki films:

Spirited Away
Howl’s Moving Castle
Princess Mononoke
Ponyo

Kimi no Na wa. released on Friday, August 26 to 301 screens across Japan and had one of the biggest anime openings in the nation. In its first two days the film earned over ¥770 Million (~ US$7.50 million) and ¥1.28 Billion (~ US$12.5 Million) after three days (ending on the weekend). By comparison, Shinkai’s previous film The Garden of Words (Kotonoha no Niwa) grossed approximately ¥200 Million (~US$1.95 Million) after a period of 4 weeks.

Distributor Toho initially projected that the film would generate ¥6 Billion (~ US$58.68 Million) in its entire run.

The film is also set to release in 85 regions around the world.

Ryunosuke Kamiki (Kenji Koiso from Summer Wars) will voice Taki Tachibana
Mone Kamishiraishi (Kanade Ooe from Chihayafuru Live Action Films) is voicing as Mitsuha Miyamizu
Masami Nagasawa (Umi Matsuzaki in From Up on Poppy Hill) voices Miki
Etsuko Ichihara (Hilda from Taiyou no Ouji: Horus no Daibouken) as Mitsuha’s Grandmother
Ryo Narita (First Major Anime Role) voicing the role of Katsuhiko Teshigawara
Nobunaga Shimazaki (Haruka Nanase in Free!) as Tsukasa Fujii
Kaito Ishikawa (Tsumugu Kihara from Nagi no Asukara) is voicing Shinta Takagi
Kanon Tani (Debut Role) stars as Yotsuba Miyamizu

The production staff of the anime movie consists of:

Director and Series Composer: Makoto Shinkai (5 Centimeters Per Second, The Garden of Words)
Animation Director: Masashi Ando (Spirited Away, Paprika)
Anime Character Designer: Masayoshi Tanaka (AnoHana, Toradora!)
Animation Studio: CoMix Wave Inc. (Children Who Chase Lost Voices, Hana to Alice Satsujin Jiken)

Here is the film’s most recent trailer:

90-second trailer:

Kimi no Na wa. synopsis:

The story is set one month after a comet has fallen for the first time in a thousand years in Japan. Mitsuha is a female high school student who lives in a rural town nestled deep in the mountains. Her father is the mayor and isn’t at home much, and she lives with her elementary school-aged little sister and her grandmother. Mitsuha has an honest personality, but she doesn’t like the customs of her family’s Shinto shrine, nor does she like her father participating in an election campaign. She laments that she lives in a confined rural town, and yearns for the wonderful lifestyle of living in Tokyo.

Taki is a male high school student who lives in central Tokyo. He spends time with his friends, works part-time at an Italian restaurant, and is interested in architecture and fine arts. One day, Mitsuha has a dream where she is a young man. Taki also has a dream where he is a female high school student in a town in the mountains that he has never been to. What is the secret to their dreams of personal experience?

Makoto Shinkai is a well known anime director who got his start in the industry in 1997 directing the short film Other Worlds. His first major breakthrough in the industry was 2002’s Voices of a Distant Star, which won various awards including the Animation Kobe award and the Seiun Award. Since his debut 20 years ago, his films have received acclaim and recognition for the films’ plot, use of mature themes and breathtaking visuals. One of his more recent hits is 2007’s 5 Centimeters Per Second, which won the award for Best Animated Feature Film at the 2007 Asia Pacific Screen Awards. Shinkai’s most recent feature film is 2013’s The Garden of Words.

Kimi no Na wa. is currently out in theatres across Japan and is the 5th highest anime film of all time in Japan (behind Ghibli’s classics). The movie will also release in 85 regions around the world; more information about the international release will be revealed at a later date.

Visit the anime’s website here: http://kiminona.com/
And for more updates follow: @shinkai_works

Source: Anime News Network

Rainbow Mika Is Here to Lay the Smackdown

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October 5, 2016

Rainbow Mika can be pre-ordered here.

A new super-high-quality bishoujo figure of sexy female wrestler Rainbow Mika from Street Fighter Alpha 3 has been revealed by Kotobukiya. She comes in her signature wrestling costume looking very sexy and ready to fight at the same time. Very detailed with an outstanding pose full of confidence and energy, this figure is a must-have for fans of fighting game girls.

STREET FIGHTER BISHOUJO – Rainbow Mika 1/7 Figure – This figure is currently available on JList here (get 5% off with coupon code MOE-N3Y-4YW0QK).

Overlord Anime Compilation Film Visual Revealed

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October 5, 2016

The official website of the anime adaptation of Kugane Maruyama and So-bin’s Overlord light novel series has revealed a brand new visual for the upcoming compilation film. The visual itself is illustrated by So-bin.

The light novel’s 11th volume revealed that a recap film of the 2015 anime series was in production. The volume also has a bundle that comes with a Blu-ray disc containing 30 minutes of new footage for the Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades spin-off series. The original episodes of the short were bundled with the anime’s Blu-ray and DVD volumes.

The main anime cast and character designs consisted of:

Hino Satoshi (Shakugan no Shana‘s Yuuji Sakai, Log Horizon‘s Isaac) as Ainz Ooal Gown/Momonga (Level 15 Skeleton Mage; Level 5 Overlord; Level 10 Necromancer)
Hara Yumi (Log Horizon‘s Marielle, Trinity Seven‘s Lilith Asami) as Albedo (Level 10 Imp; Level 10 Guardian; Succubus)
Uesaka Sumire (Chuunibyou demo Koi ga Shitai!‘s Sanae Dekomori, GJ-bu‘s Tamaki Kannazuki) as Shalltear Bloodfallen (Level 10 True Vampire; Level 5 Cursed Night)
Katou Emiri (Log Horizon‘s Akatsuki, Bakemonogatari‘s Mayoi Hachikuji) as Aura Bella Fiora (Level 5 Beast Tamer)
Uchiyama Yumi (Nisekoi‘s Ruri Miyamoto, Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei‘s Erika Chiba) as Mare Bello Fiore (Level 10 Druid)
Katou Masayuki (Deadman Wonderland‘s Kiyomasa Senji, Skull Man‘s Yoshio Kanzaki) as Demiurge (Level 5 Archdevil; Level 10 Chaos)
Miyake Kenta (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders‘ Mohammed Avdol, Sword Art Online‘s Eugene) as Cocytus (Level 10 Kensei/Floor Guardian)
Chiba Shigeru (Yu Yu Hakusho‘s Kazuma Kuwabara, One Piece‘s Buggy) as Sebas Tian (Level 10 Monk)

Other Announced Cast:

Numakura Manami (Aoki Hagane no Arpeggio: Ars Nova‘s Takao, Love Lab‘s Riko Kurahashi) as Narberal Gamma (Level 1 Doppelganger; Level 10 War Wizard)
Mao Ichimichi (Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda‘s Renge Komadori, Gokukoku no Brynhildr‘s Kazumi Schlierenzauer) as Enri Emmot (Villager)
Hiroshi Shirokuma (Log Horizon‘s Woodstock W, Ninja Slayer From Animation‘s Earth Quake) as Gazef Stronoff

Staff:

Director: Naoyuki Itou (Digimon: Data Squad), One Piece: Strong World Episode 0)
Art Director: Shigemi Ikeda (Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru., Mobile Suit Gundam SEED), Yukiko Maruyama (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, Sekai Seifuku: Bouryaku no Zvezda)
Color Design:
Series Composition and Screenplay: Yukie Sugawara (Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei, Ryuugajou Nanana no Maizoukin)
Character Design: Takahiro Yoshimatsu (Hunter × Hunter (2011), Trigun)
Editing: Kimura Kashiko (Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu, No Game No Life)
Sound Director: Fumihiroki Gou (Ninja Slayer From Animation, Rail Wars!)
Music: Shuuji Katayama (Francesca, Yurumates 3D)
Animation Studio: Madhouse (Monster, Hunter x Hunter (2011))

Visual:

Over Lord is a Japanese light novel series written by Kugane Maruyama and illustrated by so-bin. It began serialization online in 2010, before being acquired by Enterbrain. Eight volumes have been published since July 30, 2012. An anime adaptation has been announced. A manga adaptation with art by Hugin Miyama began serialization in Kadokawa Shoten’s seinen manga magazine Comp Ace from November 26, 2014.

Overlord synopsis from Haruhichan:

The story begins with Yggdrasil, a popular online game which is quietly shut down one day; however, the protagonist Momonga decides to not log out. Momonga is then transformed into the image of a skeleton as “the most powerful wizard.” The world continues to change, with non-player characters (NPCs) begining to feel emotion. Having no parents, friends, or place in society, this ordinary young man Momonga then strives to take over the new world the game has become.

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

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei Anime Movie Slated for January 2017

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October 5, 2016

During the recent Dengeki Bunko Aki no Saiten 2016 event it was revealed that the upcoming anime film based on Tsutomu Satou and Kana Ishida’s Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei (The Irregular at Magic High School) light novel series will air in January 2017. In addition, the film’s full title, new visual, trailer and new character were also revealed.

The full title of the Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei anime movie will be Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Hoshi wo Yobu Shoujo (The Irregular at Magic High School: The Girl Who Calls the Stars). The movie is set to release in January 2017, a more concise release date will be revealed soon. The film itself will follow an original story written by Satou.

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A new character was revealed that will debut in Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Hoshi wo Yobu Shoujo, Kokoa. A mysterious young woman who deserted the National Defense Navy and is being cared for by Miyuki.

The main cast of the TV anime will return for the movie:

Yuuichi Nakamura (Kyousuke Kousaka in Oreimo) voices Tatsuya Shiba
Saori Hayami (Yukino Yukinoshita from Oregairu) as Miyuki Shiba
Yumi Uchiyama (Yoko Inokuma from Kiniro Mosaic) voicing Erika Chiba
Takuma Terashima (Shiroe from Log Horizon) voiced as Leonhart Saijou
Satomi Sato (Ritsu Tainaka from K-ON!) played the role of Mizuki Shibata

Here is the film’s synopsis:

The seasons have changed, and it will soon be the second spring. The poor student older brother Tatsuya and the honor student younger sister Miyuki have finished their first year at their magic high school, and are on their spring break. The two go to their villa on the Ogasawara Island archipelago. After only a small moment of peace, a lone young woman named Kokoa appears before them. She has abandoned the Naval base, and she tells Tatsuya her one wish.

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei (The irregular at magic high school) began as an online novel series written by Tsutomu Satou that ran from 2008 till 2011 for a total of 6 volumes. The supernatural school series was then picked up by Dengeki Bunko and under their imprint since July 2011 – with Kana Ishida illustrating. To date a total of 19 volumes have been published, the latest on March 10th. The series was adapted into an anime series during the Spring 2014 season for a total of 26 episodes; produced by Madhouse (Death Note, Hellsing Ultimate) and directed by Manabu Ono (A-Channel, Kyoukaisenjou no Horizon).

Here is the series synopsis:

Magic has been recognized and analyzed over the last century. What was once the realm of folklore and tales is now a formalized practice and applied science. And magicians—those capable of using magic to its fullest potential—hold the power to change the world on every conceivable level.

Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei follows Tatsuya Shiba, a magician who excels at magical combat and technical knowledge, and Miyuki Shiba, his sister and the heir of the Yotsuba family who Tatsuya is assigned to protect, as they begin their first day at a school for magicians known as First High School. However, the school segregates the students based on their entrance exam scores, with the best students (known as “Blooms”) being assigned to First Course and the worst students (known as “Weeds”) being assigned to the Second Course. Due to the exams not accounting for his talents, Tatsuya is placed in the Second Course, making him an irregular student within the magic high school.

The Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei anime film, Mahouka Koukou no Rettousei: Hoshi wo Yobu Shoujo, will release in Japan in January 2017. More information about the movie will be revealed at a later date.

You can visit the anime’s website here: http://mahouka.jp/
And follow their Twitter: @mahouka_anime

Asuna and Suguha Relax before the New SAO Movie

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