Pre-orders are open for the 1/7 scale figure of Jeanne d’Arc Alter Santa Lily, a Lancer-class Servant from the popular mobile game Fate/Grand Order! Seated on a chimney with her lance in her hand and a slightly creepy Gilles de Rais doll sitting beside her, this original composition depicts Jeanne d’Arc as a beginner Santa.

Shueisha’s annual exposition Jump Festa 2018 was held on 16-17 December, brought to thousands of eager fans by beloved manga magazines Weekly Shonen Jump, Jump SQ., V Jump and Saikyo Jump, as well as digital manga app Shonen Jump+ at Makuhari Messe in Chiba. Just like previous years, Jump Festa 2018 proved to be an

PERSONA5 the Animation has announced that it will premiere in Apr. 2018 on several channels in Japan. Based on the sixth installment of Atlus’ Persona series, the anime will follow Amamiya Ren, who goes by several trickster-themed aliases. Along with the announcement, a key visual featuring Amamiya was released, as well as a PV. The

Popular smartphone game Fate/Grand Order has announced its exciting plans for the coming year! The 2018 New Year Campaign will launch on Jan. 1 via the game’s official Twitter. If the relevant tweets reach 100,000 retweets by 11.59pm on Jan. 3, players will be rewarded with a limited edition ★4 (SR) card and 20,180,000 Quantum

CG-i is a new printing technology designed and developed by Banpresto specially for CG art, and three hundred framed “Shinsen Mikoshi” prints by artist fuzichoco will be available made-to-order starting Jan. 20, 2018! CG-i pieces featuring Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale and the Monogatari series have been released in the past, but this time the

No Game No Life: Zero is teaming up with jewelry brand The Kiss for a special collaborative collection to be released through their merchandise licensing arm FanFun Market. The Riku & Shuvi Ring Bracelet is inspired by the wedding rings seen in the No Game No Life: Zero movie. The inside of the rings features

A live action drama of Kawamoto Homura’s thrilling Kakegurui – Compulsive Gambler is scheduled to premiere in Japan in 2018. Directed by Hanabusa Tsutomu, the drama will broadcast on MBS on Jan. 14 and TBS on Jan. 16. Actress Hamabe Minami will star as protagonist Jabami Yumeko, the exchange student who gets quite the thrill

Fate/Grand Order × Sanrio presents vol. 2 of their adorable collab, with ten additional characters featured on ten different items! Available for preorder on Animate from Jan. 19, the lineup includes acrylic keyholders (756 yen after tax each), tin badges (432 yen), mugs (1,620 yen), foldable mirrors (972 yen), ball pens (648 yen), lunch tote

Universal Studios Japan will be celebrating the 25th anniversary of the magical girl classic Sailor Moon with a new attraction, which has a launch date of 2018~! “Sailor Moon the Miracle 4D” begins Mar. 16 and lasts until June 24. Fans can gather at the Cinema 4D Theater for an original story about the Sailor

J-WORLD TOKYO will be hosting a limited time only Haikyu!! event this January! Taking inspiration from the franchise’s setting, there will be a selection of limited edition menu items on sale in the park during the event using ingredients from Miyashiro prefecture. The “Karasuno Supports Miyashiro” set includes a fried oyster and cheddar cheese rice

Growing up doesn’t mean you have to say goodbye to your favorite series, in this case, Sailor Moon, as there are plenty of cute items specifically geared toward adult fans! One of such is the newly born Cherie Closet, a miniature dress collection aimed at adult women. Based on the concept “a dressmaker of a

Live2D held their annual creators conference, alive 2017, on December 4, 2017. This conference was held in Akihabara and featured booths, talk sessions, short film screenings, information sessions, and the Live2D Creative Awards ceremony. The 10 finalists were chosen from 105 entries submitted from 10 countries around the world. There were five awards featuring prizes

Set three months after the epilogue of Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha The MOVIE 2nd A’s, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection is the 3rd anime film in the Nanoha franchise. It was released in Japan on July 22, 2017, and at long last, it’s going to appear in North American theaters! Eleven Arts Anime Studio has

ONE, the author of Mob Psycho 100, announced that the popular webmanga would come to an end with the Dec. 22 chapter. Mob Psycho 100 was first published in Ura Sunday in Apr. 2012, and was adapted into an anime by Bones in 2016. Despite the manga’s impending conclusion, there’s still plenty going on, with

Fate/Grand Order took to the stage last July with repeat performances in October, and fans will soon have the ability to relive the experience with the release of the live recording Blu-Ray and DVD on Feb. 28! ©TYPE-MOON / FGO STAGE PROJECT Each performance of the stage show was greeted with a standing ovation, captivating

The popular twins from Nagatsuki Tappei’s Re:Zero – Starting Life in Another World , Rem and Ram, are set to get the birthday celebration they deserve! Recently announced was a special birthday event just for them, called “Re:Zero of Rem and Ram’s Birthday From Zero 2018”. From Jan. 20 to Feb. 5, fans of these

Overlord is back for a second season in January 2018! With the broadcast date fast approaching, the show has released not only a brand new trailer, but also a teaser PV and key visual as well as announcing final casting details. The new PV takes a look at the Lizardmen’s village and features the show’s

My Hero Academia revealed a special music video featuring “Peace Sign” from Yonezu Kenshi, the first opening of the second season! The video highlights the full version of the song, featuring footage from the second season spiced with brand new visual effects. Based on Horikoshi Kouhei’s hit manga serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump, My Hero

The magical girl classic Sailor Moon has announced a new (and royally fitting) collaboration with the princess-themed concept shop Princess one Spoon Tokyo, which is set to begin Dec. 26! Princess one Spoon Tokyo’s Harajuku branch will have a wonderful range of new products on hand that’s bound to cater to the princess slumbering deep

The Puella Magi Madoka Magica New Feature: Rebellion collaboration glasses are back up for grabs! These unisex glasses come in five models: Kaname Madoka, Akemi Homura, Tomoe Mami, Miki Sayaka, and Sakura Kyouko. They strike the fine balance of being discreet enough for everyday use while still having a unique charm that makes it easier

A new trailer for the upcoming second season of Sugiura Pierre’s Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru was recently released! Officially titled Zoku Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru, the second season continues right where the first season left off, with a few new characters joining in on the fun! Fans have a chance to sample the new opening theme before

Another year, another ton of huge announcements from fan favorite titles at Shueisha expo Jump Festival! To make sure you’re up to date with the biggest news from this weekend, take a look at this quick rundown. Dragon Ball Announces New Movie 【映画プロジェクト始動】DRAGON BALL劇場版20作記念企画始動！2018年12月全国ロードショー！20作目にして描かれるのは、悟空の強さの原点＝サイヤ人!? 乞うご期待！https://t.co/ZEAFlaDWV2″>https://t.co/ZEAFlaDWV2 https://t.co/QLFydR4FlB”>pic.twitter.com/QLFydR4FlB — 「ドラゴンボール超」公式 (@DB_super2015) https://twitter.com/DB_super2015/status/941866341299916800?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw”>December 16, 2017 Toriyama Akira’s iconic

J-WORLD TOKYO is teaming up with JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure for a limited-time event in which visitors will be able to take a tour of Dio’s Mansion reimagined as a haunted house! In addition to the haunted house attraction, there will also be a series of mini games on offer including one recreating the famous scene

Players of the mobile game “Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? MEMORIA FREESE” can celebrate the upcoming Christmas holiday with a new in-game event! The event, titled “Holy Night Panic”, officially kicked off on Dec. 14. It offers players the chance to snag their favorite female characters from Is

With 2017 drawing to a close, it’s time to get excited for the ton of major sequels airing in winter! Here are quite a few of must-sees that should top your list this season~ At long last, Cardcaptor Sakura is making a triumphant return with the Clear Card Arc! Sakura is now a junior high

There are plenty of great anime continuing into the new winter season, but there are also a few brand new series each hoping to become your new favorite. From the latest instalment in long running franchises like Fate/Extra, to cute slice of life series like Sanrio Danshi, and a new giant robot series from the

The capybaras of the Izu Shaboten Zoo are celebrating winter solstice with a yuzu bath on Dec. 22! In Japan, it’s said that having a yuzu (a type of citrus fruit) bath will prevent colds, and the custom of taking such baths on winter solstice has been around since the Edo period. The Izu Shaboten

Animal Crossing‘s friendly secretary Isabelle is the latest character to join Goodsmile’s collection of “Premium” Nendoroids! Isabelle debuted in the 2012 Nintendo 3DS game Animal Crossing: New Leaf, in which she assisted the player in their role as “Mayor”. In a special “Winter Clothes” version, the Isabelle Premium Nendoroid comes with two interchangeable faces, “smiling”

It’s been 10 years since the iconic Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann first aired, and it will be commemorating the occasion with a collab cafe at Anion Station! The Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann 10th Anniversary Team Dai-Gurren Cafe in AniOn Akihabara will give visitors a chance to surround themselves with Gurren Lagann clips and music while

Anime has its fair share of great big brothers, but which ones are your favorites? To find out, Anime!Anime! ran a survey by gathering fans’ votes on a selection of 35 characters suggested on Twitter. Where did your beloved big brother place? 10. Kousaka Kyousuke ( Oreimo )10. Matsuno Osomatsu ( Osomatsu-san )9. Araragi Koyomi