Iconic VTuber Kizuna AI has revealed an anime project in the works and a new singing AI! Both pieces of news were announced on February 26, 2022, at Kizuna AI The Last Live “hello, world 2022,” the VTuber’s last concert before her indefinite hiatus. Featuring 1,820 other virtual talents, the event attracted over 130,000 concurrent
Month: February 2022
Well hello there! It looks like we’re finally finding our way out of February. Next up is March, which reminds us of March Comes In like a Lion, the beautiful shogi-themed manga by Honey and Clover’s Chica Umino. In fact, it was just… well, today, that we found out the title comes from an actual
xxxHOLiC’s upcoming live action film has revealed its main trailer and visual! The trailer features the newly revealed theme song, “Habit” by Sekai no Owari. A popular manga series by CLAMP, xxxHOLiC follows high school boy Kimihiro Watanuki, who has the ability to see spirits, and a mysterious woman, Yuko Ichihara, who runs a shop
Season 2 of Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045 is now set to stream worldwide exclusively on Netflix from May! millennium parade will return to perform the opening and ending theme songs, titled “Secret Ceremony” and “No Time to Cast Anchor” respectively. The opening theme song is featured in the newly released trailer. Fans can also
Source: Detective Conan film official website Upcoming anime film Detective Conan: The Bride of Halloween has released a wedding-themed visual! The visual features Shinichi Kudo and Ran Mori, and detectives Wataru Takagi and Miwako Sato as couples, as well as Conan and Ai Haibara as guests. Originally a manga series by Gosho Aoyama, Detective Conan
Spin-off anime Detective Conan: Zero’s Tea Time is set to welcome back voice acting legend Toru Furuya for the role of Rei Furuya! Furuya is also known for roles like Amuro Ray in the Gundam franchise, Yamcha in Dragon Ball, and Tuxedo Mask in Sailor Moon. In addition to Furuya’s role, the main staff has
The upcoming xxxHOLiC live action film has announced more cast members ahead of its April 29 release! Riho Yoshioka ( Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter ) will portray Jorogumo, and Hayato Isomura (live action What Did You Eat Yesterday? drama) will play an original character created for the film. A popular manga series by CLAMP,
Hey hey hey! It’s been a pretty exciting time lately with the news of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba’s third season, not to mention a second season for Jujutsu Kaisen too! That’s why we’re especially excited to have this touching figure of Yuta and Rika up for grabs in – you guessed it – our
Popular isekai light novel series Black Summoner is getting a TV anime adaptation that will debut sometime this year! Info on the main cast and staff was released along with a teaser visual. Written by Doufu Mayoi with illustrations by Kurogin, Black Summoner follows a young man named Kelvin as he wakes up in another
Popular franchise Fullmetal Alchemist has kicked off its 20th anniversary project with a mysterious countdown and visual! Both were unveiled along with an official website under the URL vengeance-scar.jp, teasing the role of the Scarred Man, a vigilante killer who hunted Ed early on in the story. The countdown will end on March 2. Fullmetal
Romcom anime Teasing Master Takagi-san is officially hitting the big screen this summer! A 15-second video has been released to tease Takagi and Nishikata’s anime film debut. Adapted from Soichiro Yamamoto’s manga series, Teasing Master Takagi-san revolves around the daily life of a middle school girl named Takagi, who loves playing pranks on her classmate
Hit anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba has confirmed that it will be back with the Swordsmith Village arc! The new arc was announced after Season 2’s final episode aired on February 13. Although details on the airdate are yet to come, visuals of Mist Hashira Muichiro Tokito and Love Hashira Mitsuri Kanroji have been
Source: The Rising of the Shield Hero official Twitter Isekai anime The Rising of the Shield Hero has announced that voice acting legend Kana Hanazawa will join the cast as Ost Horai, who also appears in a new Season 2 teaser trailer! The trailer features the series’ opening theme, “Bring Back” by MADKID. Chiai Fujikawa
Brrr! Things are still chilly in Tokyo, but we’re pretty happy to be in the middle of our second long weekend this year! Yesterday (February 11) was National Foundation Day, which celebrates – as you can guess – the foundation of Japan. There’s a lot of history behind it, but you don’t tend to see
Hit fantasy anime Jujutsu Kaisen is getting a second season this winter! Original author Gege Akutami has released a visual celebrating the news, as well as anime film Jujutsu Kaisen 0’s hit status. The big announcement was made at a talk event on February 12. Held after a Jujutsu Kaisen 0 screening in Tokyo, the
The upcoming live action film adaptation of Kosuke Oono’s comedy manga The Way of the Househusband has released a teaser trailer and two poster visuals! While the posters focus on Hiroki Tamashi ( live action Nodame Cantabile ) as the titular yakuza-turned-househusband Tatsu, the trailer also features characters like his career-focused wife Miku, played by
Source: Overlord official website Fantasy anime Overlord has released visuals of Ainz and the floor guardians ahead of its upcoming fourth season! The visuals feature the following characters: Ainz Ooal Gown, Albedo, Shalltear Bloodfallen, Aura Bella Fiora, Mare Bello Fiore, Cocytus, and Demiurge. Originally a light novel written by Kugane Maruyama and illustrated by so-bin,
Hit anime film Jujutsu Kaisen 0 has taken over 10 billion yen at the box office since premiering last Christmas Eve! With 7.6 million tickets sold, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 is now the highest grossing film released in 2021 in Japan. It has also been nominated for the Best Animation category in this year’s Japan Academy
Hellooooooo February! And welcome to another round of… What’s this week’s special occasion?! Let’s throw out some keywords: devils, beans, happiness. If you guessed Setsubun, then you’re 100% correct! Setsubun is a festival that’s held a day before the start of spring (according to the Japanese lunar calendar). This year, it was on February 3.
The film’s main cast and character art were revealed along with the opening date. Gundam veteran Toru Furuya will return to play Amuro Ray alongside Ken Narita as Bright Noa, Satomi Arai as Mirai Yashima, Megumi Han as Sayla Mass, Toshio Furukawa as Kai Shiden, Hideki Nakanishi as Hayato Kobayashi, Misato Fukuen as Fraw Bow,
Source: Holic xxxHOLiC official Twitter The upcoming live action xxxHOLiC movie has kicked off a series of cast announcements for female visitors to Yuko’s shop! Beginning on February 2, the new cast members are being revealed over five days. The first two are Shuri and Nanase Nishino (live action Police in a Pod drama), who
The upcoming sequel to the hit live action Kingdom film has released a teaser trailer and publicity still featuring new cast member Nana Seino as balletic assassin Qiang Lei! Seino’s previous live action roles include Haruka Kyan in After the Rain and Riko Akasaka in From Today, It’s My Turn!! She also plays a 24-year-old
Ballet-themed anime Dance Dance Danseur has announced that My Hero Academia’s Daiki Yamashita will voice the lead role of Junpei Murao! In addition to voicing Izuku Midoriya, Yamashita is known for roles like Sakamichi Onoda in Yowamushi Pedal, Naoto Hachioji in Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro, and Amatsuyu Kisaragi in Oresuki. A new trailer
Continuing to ride high at the box office, Jujutsu Kaisen 0 has released a rare visual starring Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto. This is the powerful sorcerers’ first time being featured as a duo in an illustration used for merchandise. From February 5, it will be distributed in the form of a visual board as
Jujutsu Kaisen has teased a huge announcement to be made at a Jujutsu Kaisen 0 talk event on February 12! The event will feature main cast members Megumi Ogata (Yuta Okkotsu), Kana Hanazawa (Rika Orimoto), Yuichi Nakamura (Satoru Gojo), and Takahiro Sakurai (Suguru Geto). The five are set to appear after an afternoon screening at
Source: Ghibli Park official website Japan’s long-awaited Ghibli Park has unveiled its official website! The website includes a new visual that shows two children eager to start their journey by exploring the secrets of the Ghibli no Daisoko (the Grand Ghibli Warehouse). In addition to the Ghibli no Daisoko, fans can look forward to visiting
Sports anime Kuroko’s Basketball will celebrate its 10th anniversary with a project that starts this April! Set to run for an entire year, the project includes a new song by GRANRODEO feat. Kensho Ono (the voice of Kuroko). Production I.G will return to produce an anime music video for the song. Fans in Tokyo and