With almost 60 successful prize exhibitions under its belt, the Prize Fair made its winter appearance in Tokyo on Feb. 7 with tons of upcoming releases from industry leaders. Inside it all was a treasure trove of figures from BANPRESTO, inspired by popular franchises like Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, My Hero Academia, Dragon Ball,
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Originally slated for April, further details regarding the air date have not yet been confirmed but are expected to be announced via the show’s official website and Twitter account. The producers have released an apology for the inconvenience and disappointment caused to fans who had been looking forward to the show. Inspired by the series
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The first teaser trailer for the long awaited “final chapter” of the live action Rurouni Kenshin movies has been relesed! Featuring intense action scenes, it also includes appearances from beloved characters like Kamiya Kaoru, Sagara Sanosuke, Takani Megumi, and Myojin Mahiko, plus Kenshin himself. Based on Watsuki Nobuhiro’s popular manga, the Rurouni Kenshin live action
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Upcoming smartphone game KonoSuba: Fantastic Days is set for launch on Feb. 27! Produced by Sumzap for iOS and Android, the RPG will feature fan favorites like Kazuma, Aqua, Megumin, and Darkness in an original story. In addition to confirming the launch date, the game has also released footage of the opening sequence, which features
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Pokémon HOME, a new cloud-based service where Pokémon can gather, is now available on Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android! The service allows players to swap Pokémon they’ve collected throughout the series with friends from around the world and between related titles, as well as accessing field guides and other information though the features differ slightly
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Vampire-themed dramatic stage reading title Mars Red is set to make the jump to TV anime in 2021! Written and directed by legendary theatre practitioner Fujisawa Bun’o, the stage production also boasted promotional artwork by mangaka Karakara Kemuri. Like the stage show, the TV anime will be set in the Taisho era (1912 – 1926)
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In 2019, Fate/stay night, the origin of the currently airing anime Fate/Grand Order – Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia, celebrated 15 years since its release as a video game. Commemorating the occasion, an event titled “TYPE-MOON Exhibit: Tracing 15 Years of Fate/stay night,” which looks back at the history of the Fate series and TYPE-MOON, opened
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Popular manga Death Note is getting its first original material in 12 years with a one shot manga in the March edition of Jump Square! The 87-page one shot will follow middle school boy Tanaka Minoru, who has won the title of the cleverest in Japan three years running. Two years after the Shinigami Ryuk
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My Hero Academia has released a new key visual by character designer Umakoshi Yoshihiko, plus a trailer for its upcoming School Festival arc! The trailer features some of the School Festival’s action set to the new opening theme song by KANA-BOON, “Star Marker”. Originally created by Horikoshi Kouhei and currently running in Weekly Shonen Jump,
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Known worldwide for its Studio Ghibli-produced movie in 1995, shoujo manga Whisper of the Heart is heading back to the big screen with a brand new live action adaptation. Hirakawa Yuichirou is to direct the movie. Protagonist Tsukishima Shizuku, who loves to read, will be played by Seino Nana, while aspiring violin-maker Amasawa Seiji will
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Braving the freezing temperatures, a whopping 750,000 comic lovers gathered at Tokyo Big Sight from Dec. 28 to 31 for Comiket 97! These fans were greeted by over 8000 doujinshi circles and 144 companies, and of course, heaps of amazing cosplayers! Like the last event, it was held over four days due to Olympics preparations
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Appare-Ranman!, an original anime project from P.A. Works, has released info and visuals for the main cast! Hanae Natsuki will play one of the show’s two central characters: Sorano Appare, a self-taught genius mechanic who can bring any machine to life, but isn’t so great with handling people. Yamashita Seiichirou will voice the other, a
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Popular anime My Hero Academia will receive a new opening and ending theme song for the second half of Season 4! Rock band Kana-Boon will perform opening theme “Star Marker”, while Ryokuoushoku Shakai will perform ending track “Shout Baby”. Both will be introduced into the anime with the beginning of the School Festival arc on
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