Some new collaborative items pairing the anime NEW GAME!! with the apparel brand earth music&ecology Japan Label have been revealed! The lineup includes dresses based on Aoba and Hifumi, unisex hoodies, and accessories based on different characters. The stylish dress based on Aoba is inspired by the one she wears outside of the office, complete

The newest Shall we date? game, Shall we date?: We the Girls+, is being released in English for Android and iOS! Get a peek in the video below~ About the StoryYou take on the role of a princess living in a fairytale land after the ending of her story. Suddenly, one day a hurricane that

The TV anime Houshin Engi (temporary title) is set to air in Jan. 2018, and new members of its supplemental cast have been revealed including Furukawa Makoto, Nakamura Yuichi, and KENN! This series is based on the manga of the same name by Fujisaki Ryu, serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump between 1996 and 2000. Set

The Clear Card Arc, the newest chapter of Cardcaptor Sakura, is just a few months away, with its Jan. 7 air date! The official site and Twitter account are buzzing with updates, and the most recent addition to that are details about the characters including art, background, and voice actors. Prepare for the new series

The staff of the 2014 anime Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun is working on an original series! The new anime is titled Tada-kun wa Koi wo Shinai, and it will premiere sometime in 2018. A teaser site and visual have been revealed, the former of which also features the impressive motto “I’ll never forget this love”. Tada-kun

Anime-inspired apparel store SuperGroupies has released a second range of ultra comfortable roomwear inspired by Yuri!!! on Ice characters Katsuki Yuri, Victor Nikiforov and Yuri Plisetsky! As opposed to the first series of Yuri!!! on Ice roomwear, which featured bold stripes and embroidery symbolizing a feature of each character, Vol. 2 is designed with calming

Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru will be back for a second season in 2018, but ahead of that fans will have the chance to revisit the first season through Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru~Makuai Kaisouroku~, a special compilation movie screening in movie theaters for two weeks only from Dec. 1! The movie’s key visual features an illustration by character

Hit light novel series Sword Art Online‘s fourth arc “Alicization” is set to receive a TV anime adaptation! Accompanying the big news was a striking teaser visual by abec, the original series’ illustrator. Featured in the center are Kirito and Eugeo, with Asuna and others with major roles in the arc also included. The casting

As a part of a new experiment, One Piece is going to have its very first YouTube program! Yamaguchi Kappei (Usopp) will be the MC, and he’ll be hosting guests Tanaka Mayumi (Luffy) and Hirata Hiroaki (Sanji). It’s set to be streamed for the 3 nights before the “Luffy VS Sanji” fall 1-hour special (the

Hakuba Photo Industry is coming out with Fate/Grand Order accessories in their Chara Mode line in October! Check the full range out here~ Fate/Grand Order iPhone 8/7 smartphone cover This transparent cover is printed with UV-cured ink to keep your characters around for as long as possible. It’s made of light, durable acrylic elastomer that

A series of smartphone and pass cases inspired by hit figure skating anime Yuri!!! On Ice are set for release through top character goods company Playful Mind. The notebook-style iPhone cases are available in four different designs, each of which has three inner pockets perfect for cards and tickets and can also act as stands

One Piece is celebrating 20 years of serialization with an awesome collaboration exhibit event in Kyoto! From Oct. 7 to Oct. 22, the “One Piece Art Nue Daikaku-ji – Majyuu to Hime to Chikai no Hana” event will span the entire grounds of Daikaku-ji, a temple in Kyoto. A special new side story to the

The much loved gaming series Final Fantasy is celebrating its 30th anniversary next year with a special exhibition at Mori Arts Center in Roppongi, Tokyo, from Jan. 22 – Feb. 28 2018. As a preview, famous quotes from the history of the Final Fantasy franchise covered the walls at Makuhari Messe last weekend during Tokyo

With the TV anime adaptation set for broadcast this October, the first volume of Sengoku Night Blood, the manga adaptation of the popular smartphone game, hits shelves on Sept. 27. This adaptation of the original hit renai game, in which the player contends with vampires and werewolves in the Sengoku Era, is headed by Ono

Watanabe Shinichiro has released an anime short that tells the story of the day before Blade Runner 2049, the upcoming sci-fi epic set to open on Oct. 27, Blade Runner Blackout 2022 is set 3 years after Deckard disappeared with the female replicant, and it serves as the key to that space between 2019 when

Shinkai Makoto’s hit anime movie Kimi no Na wa. will receive a live action Hollywood movie adaptation to be produced by J. J. Abrams ( Star Wars: Episode VII – The Force Awakens ) and Lindsey Weber. It was also revealed that Paramount Pictures and Bad Robot Productions had acquired the rights to a live

Dia Horizon, a TV anime based on Square Enix’s new smartphone game by the same name, will air from Oct. 2 late night on Tokyo MX. It’s not what you’d usually expect from a fantasy, unless you expected to see the world of the game spiced with salaryman gag comedy in 5-minute 3DCG flash animation

Oomori Fujino’s Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? launched the first episode of its newest YouTube program on Sept. 26! DanMachi News Channel O-radio Z promises to bring fans news about the series as well as related media projects, plus the occasional guest appearance or two. Streamed live, the

Tokyo Game Show is always an exciting time with cosplayers, talk shows, and performances like live music and pro-sports battles dotting the booths. Of course, what people go for are obviously the video games! What new titles are coming out? What developments are being made for older titles? Here are just three of the game

Join vol. 2 of the Gintama school festival at “Gintama 3-nen Z-gumi Ginpachi Sensei Gintama Koukou Bunkasai in J-World Tokyo” (Gintama 3rd Year Class Z Ginpachi Sensei Gintama High School Festival in J-World Tokyo)! Clear file To be held from Oct. 7 to Nov. 5, the event is subtitled “Koukou no Bunkasai ni Dete Iru

Fate/Apocrypha returns from Sept. 30 with brand new opening and ending themes from LiSA and ASCA respectively. The recently released key visual for the upcoming second cour features a dynamic scene of the protagonists Seigs and Ruler with Ruler’s servant Joan of Arc as the action heats up towards the conclusion of the series. The

In early 2018, One Piece will be teaming up with DMM VR Theater for a completely new VR holographic adventure! The Straw Hats Pirates will appear at the world’s first 3DCG holographic theater for “One Piece Dramatic Stage: THE METAL ~Tsuioku no Marineford~” an original story featuring 7.1ch surround sound. The event’s key visual features

The character designs and casting for the villains that were revealed in episode 24 of My Hero Academia, “Bakugo Katsuki: Origin,” have been released! Dabi will be voiced by Shimono Hiro, and his main traits are his unkempt black hair and his patched face. Looking ominous with his hands in his pockets, he’s sure to

Serialized in Weekly Shonen Jump, Himouto! Umaru-chan is a beloved series with more than 3,000,000 copies of manga printed, and now we’re finally nearing the long-awaited 2nd season of the anime adaptation: Himouto! Umaru-chan R! A new PV has been released ahead of its October 8 air date, as well, along with the jacket illustration

Banish the rainy day blues away this winter with a series of super cute Madoka Magica-themed rainwear from SuperGroupies! There are five designs included in the collection, inspired by Kaname Madoka, Akemi Homura, Tomoe Mami, Miki Sayaka, and Sakura Kyoko. The Madoka boots come in pink with a large red ribbon which matches the pink

Bandai’s cosmetics brand CreerBeau is adding vol. 2 of the Touken Ranbu -Online 6 Liquid Eyeliners sets to their range, based on the PC browser and smartphone app Touken Ranbu -Online-! Now up for preorders, this volume adds even more of fan-favorite Touken Danshi including Yamanbagiri Kunihiro and Mikazuki Munechika. The full lineup includes Yamanbagiri

Another character is being added to Premium Bandai’s high-quality Portrait.Of.Pirates One Piece figure series: Vinsmoke Reiju! Pre-orders for the Portrait.Of.Pirates One Piece LIMITED EDITION Vinsmoke Reiju figure (9,234 yen, tax included, shipping and handling not included) will go up on Sept. 29 at 1:00 pm. Reiju is the eldest child of the Vinsmoke family, making

Sun-Star Stationery Co., Ltd. opened reservations for the Sailor Moon Happy Anniversary Set on the Sun-Star Stationery Store at Bandai’s official webshop Premium Bandai on Thursday! The set comes in two versions, Princess Serenity Set and Icon Set, each of which includes a silk wrapper pouch, two ornate envelopes made for money, and four decorative

Ride the Flying Nimbus all the way to paradise with the largest ever plushie version of Goku’s classic method of magical transportation as seen in Toriyama Akira’s Dragon Ball! At over 100cm, you really can stand atop this fluffy Flying Nimbus, though it makes an equally good resting place thanks to its specially designed soft

Enjoy a Halloween-themed take on the world of Haikyu!! at “Haikyu!! Halloween in J-WORLD TOKYO”! It’ll be held from Sept. 30 until Nov. 3 at Ikebukuro theme park J-WORLD TOKYO. Haikyu!! is a hit volleyball manga which has been adapted into 3 anime seasons thus far and also has highlight movies coming out this fall