Video game developer Atlus has announced that upcoming game Persona 5: Royal is set for release in Japan on Oct. 31, with a worldwide release following in 2020! An updated version of Persona 5, the sixth installment of the popular Persona video game series, the new title will introduce new characters, story elements and map

For those who have taken a look at our recent article Four Ways For Fantastic Figure Photos With Just a Smartphone!, featuring Goblin Slayer‘s Cow Girl and High Elf Archer, did it come in handy? We sat down with Mr. Takamatsu, the man behind these two figures, from Phat!’s planning department. In this article, he

What do you think? Like it? The subjects of these photographs are Phat!’s Goblin Slayer figures Cow Girl and High Elf Archer. Both are currently available for pre-order on the TOM Shop. The photos were taken with a smartphone in a park near the TOM office. No specialist equipment was used, nor were any apps

When it comes to streaming your favourite anime music, ANiUTa is your new best friend! There have been a lot of great anime this season, but which songs has everyone been listening to lately? Let’s take a look at ANiUTa’s top ten from January to March to find out! 10. “Mirai no Bokura wa Shitteru

Tokyo Ghoul author Ishida Sui has revealed that his latest project, Jack Jeanne, will be a new game for the Nintendo Switch set for release in 2020! A collaboration with media company Broccoli, it will be a “shounen musical simulation” game set in an elite all-boys drama school – which the female protagonist, Tachibana Kisa,

Voice actor and singer Hatanaka Tasuku has been selected as the ANiUta Artist of the Month for Apr. 2019! Hatanaka made his debut in 2006 as the voice of Edmund Pevensie in the Japanese dub of The Chronicles of Narnia, and went on to become the official dubbing artist for the role. In addition to

The news came with a new teaser visual and video, which also announced the release of a side story. Titled Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jidō Shuki Ningyō, it will receive a limited cinema run before the main movie’s release, screening for two weeks only from Sept. 6, 2019. Inspired by the series of light

Popular franchise Touken Ranbu has confirmed performance dates for an autumn run of its stage musical. The newly released visual features the main cast for the show including Takada Hiroki as Akashi Kuniyuki, Okamiya Kurumu as Tsurumaru Kuninaga, Tanaka Ryosei as Otegine, and Tamura Shogo as Kotegiri Gou. The new autumn run will mark the

Netflix is producing an original anime series titled Eden, to be directed by Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood director Irie Yasuhiro! Set thousands of years in the future in the robot city known as Eden 3, the story begins with a pair of robots who wake up a baby girl from stasis and start to question everything

Rurouni Kenshin‘s live action series will be back in summer 2020 with two new films for its final chapter. The two films will be based on the Jinchu arc, the conclusion to the original manga. The first will revolve around the “mystery of the cross-shaped scar” that Kenshin bears, while the second will follow his

Upcoming live action movie Tokyo Ghoul S has released its latest trailer, showcasing Matsuda Shouta as “Gourmet” ghoul Tsukiyama Shu for the first time! The trailer features a host of familiar faces, first and foremost protagonist and half-ghoul Kaneki Ken (played by Kubota Masataka). Another highlight is the appearance of Matsuda as Tsukiyama, who desperately

Anime is more popular than ever before all around the world. We talked to some of the studios who actually produce anime to hear some of their thoughts about anime production and a few backstage stories too. This interview series is produced as part of a collaborative project between anime news site Anime! Anime!, Tokyo

Anisong streaming app ANiUTa has released the Giga Playlist Collection, a series of playlists put together specially by 36 top artists including voice acting stars like Fukuyama Jun ( Code Geass, Assassination Classroom ) and Hayami Saori ( Kakegurui, Oreimo )! Created to celebrate an update for the service, the playlists feature a diverse lineup.

Anime director Shinkai Makoto and Japanese rock band Radwimps will be teaming up once again to provide music for the former’s latest film, Weathering with You. Shinkai’s smash hit Kimi no Na wa., released in 2016, marked their first collaboration, in which Radwimps created the highly acclaimed soundtrack. The new trailer for Weathering with You

Volume 19 of Weekly Shonen Jump has revealed a poster, main visual and character designs by Bleach creator Kubo Tite for upcoming SEGA game New Sakura Wars! 久保帯人先生による「新サクラ大戦」ポスター、本日発売少年ジャンプ19号にて初解禁！ メインキャラクターデザインを担当した久保先生本人によるメインビジュアルイラスト&設定ラフは少年ジャンプ独占公開。切り抜き&保管必須です！！ https://t.co/IPP7rwSEgr”>pic.twitter.com/IPP7rwSEgr — 少年ジャンプ編集部 (@jump_henshubu) https://twitter.com/jump_henshubu/status/1115110888497766400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>April 8, 2019 After the conclusion of his hit manga, Kubo’s credits include a Shonen Jump one-shot titled Burn the Witch. New

Smartphone game Revue Starlight Re LIVE is currently accepting pre-registrations for a global version that can be played in English, Korean and Traditional Chinese! Revue Starlight Re LIVE was first released in Japan in Oct. 2018, based on the Revue Starlight musical which debuted in 2017. The franchise also includes an TV anime series in

Cowboy Bebop is getting the live-action treatment an a Netflix original drama. Produced by Netflix and Tomorrow Studios, the series has revealed the main cast for the show: John Cho as bounty hunter Spike Spiegel, Mustafa Shakir as his partner Jet Black, Daniella Pineda as criminal and fellow bounty hunter Faye, and Alex Hassell as

With cherry blossoms already in the air, there’s also something else very important to look forward to – the new season’s anime! Plenty of promising new titles are out there to be discovered, but it’s also time to welcome back some much-loved series for the continuations to their stories. Which one are you looking forward

Weathering with You, the highly anticipated latest film from Kimi no Na wa. director Shinkai Makoto, has released its first three screenshots. The film will follow high school student Morishima Hodaka, who runs away from his island home to come to Tokyo. Unable to find a job, he eventually ends up working for a shady