Media franchise The iDOLM@STER is getting a new console game! While details are yet to be announced, a trailer celebrating the franchise’s upcoming 15th anniversary has been released. Fans will be able to hear more about the game’s release during a presentation on Jan. 20, featuring series producer Sakagami Youzou, producer Kutaragi Hayato, and other
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Mega Hobby Expo was welcomed into Akihabara UDX Akiba_Square for the second time this year on Nov. 30, with event host MegaHouse bringing tons of quality figures from its own upcoming lineups, plus other leading figure manufacturers like Kotobukiya, Aniplex, Alter, and more. Fan favorites and new faces alike were represented across the huge selection
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Like figures? Like free experiences? Well, WonHobby Gallery 2019 Autumn was definitely the place to be on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, gathering figures from iconic series like Nendoroid and figma from industry giants like Good Smile Company, Max Factory, and more. While entry itself cost absolutely nothing, a ticket to Tokyo is definitely a
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Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens, the seventh and latest installment in the popular card game franchise, is set to air in Apr. 2020! Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens marks the iconic franchise’s 20th anniversary. For the first time, it will feature an elementary school student as the protagonist, as well as “Rush Duel”, a new duelling mechanism. The series will be
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Science fiction anime World Trigger will be back for a new season! Inspired by Ashihara Daisuke’s manga, World Trigger is set in a world where humanity battles otherworldly invaders knowns as “Neighbours”. Four years after mysterious agency Border helps Mikado’s people to defend themselves against the threat, daily life is largely back to normal. Then,
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Popular franchise Gintama’s new anime movie will be heading back to the big screen in 2021! It’s been confirmed that Sakata Gintoki, Shimura Shinpachi, and Kagura will appear in the movie, played by their original voice actors. The new teaser visual features the trio in director’s chairs. Set in an alternate Edo period where aliens
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2D graphics creators of all levels gathered to share their passion and expertise at Bellesalle Kanda on Nov. 25 for Alive 2019, an event held by Live2D. Based in Tokyo, Live2D is the developer of an exciting animation technique which allows the animator to generate 2D graphics through layered parts without the need to animate
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SSSS.Gridman’s Trigger and Tsuburaya Productions are set to collaborate once again on an anime project to be titled SSSS.Dynazenon! SSSS.Gridman is a mecha anime that ran from Oct. to Dec. 2018, following amnesiac high school student Hibiki Yuta. After a vision of Hyper Agent Gridman and a kaiju incident at school, Yuta merges with Gridman
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Haikyuu!! Season 4 has released a new trailer ahead of its Jan. 10 premiere! Titled Haikyuu!! To the Top, Season 4 focuses on Kageyama as he attends the All-Japan Youth Training Camp alongside two new characters: Hoshiumi Kourai of Kamomedai High and Miya Atsumu of Inarizaki High, played by Hanae Natsuki and Miyano Mamoru respectively.
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Popular fantasy anime Dr. Stone will be back for Season 2! A short teaser video was released as part of the announcement. Although the release date has not been revealed, it’s already confirmed that the new season will tell the story of the Stone Wars, where Senku, Chrome and Gen will have to rely on
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Psycho-Pass will be heading back to the big screen next spring with a movie titled Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector! First broadcast as an original TV anime by Production I.G., the first season of the TV anime came in 2012, with Season 2 following in 2014, and a movie in 2015. A movie trilogy titled Sinners
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Upcoming anime BNA has announced its key casting and story along with its second key visual! Tanuki person Kagemori Michiru will be played by Morohoshi Sumire, wolf person Ogami Shirou by Hosoya Yoshimasa, aspiring idol Hiwatashi Nazuna by Naganawa Maria, and youthful CEO Alan Sylvasta by Ishikawa Kaitou. An original anime by Studio Trigger, BNA
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The live action TV drama adaptation of Afro’s slice-of-life manga Laid-Back Camp has released a series of new publicity shots featuring the main characters. Previously adapted as an TV anime, the series follows a group of high school girls in Yamanashi who enjoy going camping. The story begins when “solo camper” Rin runs into Nadeshiko
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Prize Fair kicked off the Tokyo edition of its 58th event on Nov. 6, showcasing exciting lineups of prize figures, plushies and more set for release between April and June next year. Among the major manufacturers featured, BANDAI SPIRITS CO., LTD.(BANPRESTO) brought to the table plenty of quality prizes showing their characteristic touches. As usual,
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The crowdfunding campaign for a new OVA adapting Key’s visual novel Planetarian: The Reverie of a Little Planet has achieved its crowdfunding goal of 30 million yen! Celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, the original game was released on Nov. 29, 2014. An original net animation of the same name and an anime movie titled
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Obsolete, a YouTube Original anime created by Puella Magi Madoka Magica and Psycho-Pass ‘s Urobuchi Gen, has confirmed that it will begin streaming via the service on Dec. 3. It was also announced that prominent American artist Skrillex and Dutch musician Nik Roos will perform the opening theme, “obsolete”, with Japanese unit Technoboys Pulcraft Green-Fund
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Music anime Show By Rock!! will be returning with a new TV anime on Jan. 9! The new series will revolve around band Mashumairesh!! and star Tono Hikaru as Howan, Natsuyoshi Yuko as Mashima Himeko, Watada Misaki as Delmin, and Yamane Aya as Ruhuyu. Kinema Citrus will produce with Polygon Pictures handling the 3D animation.
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Popular diving manga Grand Blue will be heading to the big screen next summer with a live action movie directed by Hanabusa Tsutomu! Originally written by Inoue Kenji with illustrations by Yoshioka Kimitake, the series follows college student Kitahara Iori, as he relocates to Izu Peninsula and begins staying above Grand Blue, his uncle’s diving
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Shojo manga magazine Nakayosi is celebrating its 65th anniversary with an exhibition at Tokyo Yayoi Museum running from Oct. 4 to Dec. 25, 2019. TOM was given the opportunity to visit as part of a special press viewing, and we’ve put together a brief photo report to show you around the exhibition space. ※Color originals
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Twelve characters from the original franchise will be making their game debuts. In addition to Kazuma (Fukushima Jun), Aqua (Amamiya Sora), Megumin (Takahashi Rie), Darkness (Kayano Ai), Wiz (Horie Yui), Yunyun (Toyosaki Aki), Arue (Nazuka Kaori), Chris (Suwa Ayaka), Mitsurugi (Eguchi Takuya), Dust (Majima Junji), and Lean (Hanamori Yumiri), all familiar faces for fans of
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