Bandai Namco Entertainment is launching a new multimedia project centered around dance music, which will star three members of VTuber group NIJISANJI! Sukoya Kana, Sister Claire, and Hoshikawa Sara have been confirmed to voice Houou Karin, Seto Mitsuki, and Taiga Lucia, a trio of girls who have staked everything on dance music. Created with the
Month: June 2020
The twice delayed Violet Evergarden: The Movie has announced a new release date of Sept. 18! A trailer featuring the theme song, “WILL” by anisong singer True, was released along with the announcement. Adapted from the series of light novels by Akatsuki Kana, the franchise revolves around the titular Violet Evergarden, a former soldier who
Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, a spin-off anime from the popular Inuyasha franchise, has announced additional broadcast details! In Japan, it will air on Yomiuri TV and Nihon TV every Saturday from 5:30 pm. Set in both the present day and the Sengoku era, the anime will follow Towa and Setsuna, the twin daughters of Sesshoumaru, and
Acclaimed director Yuasa Masaaki’s latest animated feature, INU-OH, has been selected for the Work In Progress Features program at this year’s Annecy International Animated Film Festival! Based on the novel by Furukawa Hideo Heike Monogatari Inu-Oh no Maki (The Tale of the Heike, Inu-Oh’s Episode), the movie tells the story of all but forgotten 14th
ATRI -My Dear Moments- and Adabana Odd Tales, the first two visual novels of Aniplex’s new ANIPLEX.EXE line have now launched on Steam in multiple languages including English! Written by If My Heart Had Wings’ Konno Asuta, ATRI -My Dear Moments- is set in the near future, in which much of the world is underwater
Action manga Tokyo Revengers is getting an anime adaptation to be broadcast in 2021! Written by Wakui Ken, Tokyo Revengers follows former delinquent (and now total loser) Takemichi. A day after learning that his middle school sweetheart and one true love Hinata has been murdered by the Tokyo Manji Gang, he is pushed off a
Upcoming two-part movie Sailor Moon Eternal is postponing its release date due to the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Part 1 has been delayed from Sept. 11 to Jan. 8, 2021, while Part 2 is set to open on Feb. 11. A new teaser trailer has also been released with the updated release dates. In
Studio Ghibli has debuted its first visual and a series of stills for Aya and the Witch, its very first CG movie! Miyazaki Gorou, the son of Studio Ghibli co-founder Miyazaki Hayao, is directing the new feature. It is adapted from fantasy novel Earwig and the Witch, written by the late Diana Wynne Jones, whose
Upcoming anime The God of High School has released its latest key visual along with a trailer featuring the opening and ending theme songs! The key visual and trailer star protagonist Jin Mori (played by Tachibana Tatsumaru) with fellow competitors Han Daewi (Kumagai Kentarou), and Yoo Mira (Ohashi Ayaka). The trailer also showcases the series’
Popular anime Re:Zero will be back on the airwaves with Season 2 from Jul. 8! A key visual and trailer has been released, along with character settings. In addition to the key visual and trailer, the show has also released a series of character settings including: Otto Suwen (Amazaki Kouhei), Petra Leyte (Kouno Marika), Frederica
The series will be directed by Rodney Rothman ( Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse ) and produced by Masi Oka, who also handled Netflix’s live-action Death Note movie. Original manga author Shirai Kaiu and illustrator Demizu Posuka issued comments via the franchise’s official Twitter Account, expressing their excitement for this new development. Beginning with the manga
Popular isekai franchise Re:Zero will be getting a spin-off game produced by Spike Chunsoft for PS4, Nintendo Switch, and Steam this winter! Titled Re:Zero False King Candidate, the game will be created under original author Nagatsuki Tappei’s supervision with an original story. Players will be able to explore “what-if” scenarios based on Season 1 of
Popular anime Attack on Titan has released a trailer for its upcoming fourth season, titled The Final Season! MAPPA will be taking over to produce from Wit Studio, who handled the first three seasons. Hayashi Yuichirou is set to direct. Original author Isayama Hajime issued a statement thanking director Araki Tetsurou and WIT STUDIO for