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Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz! Slated for Summer 2015” plus 26 more

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz! Slated for Summer 2015” plus 26 more


Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz! Slated for Summer 2015

Posted: 31 Dec 2014 02:30 PM PST

The official website for the Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya anime franchise announced that Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz! sequel will premiere...

Funimation Adds Home Video Rights for Noragami, Danganronpa, Buddy Complex, Daimidaler, Terror in Resonance, Maken-Ki! Two, Wixoss

Posted: 31 Dec 2014 01:10 PM PST

DVD/Blu-ray releases slated for 2015

Actress Rinko Kikuchi, Actor Shōta Sometani Marry

Posted: 31 Dec 2014 12:15 PM PST

Pacific Rim's Mako, Live-action Parasyte's Shinichi

God Eater 2: Rage Burst Opening Anime by ufotable Streamed

Posted: 31 Dec 2014 12:10 PM PST

Final chapter of God Eater 2 ships February 19 for PS Vita, PS4

Unlikely Shirobako Characters Get An Adult Doujinshi

Posted: 31 Dec 2014 12:00 PM PST

Doujinshi comes in all sorts of flavors. Those who have spent a fair amount of time rifling through stacks of doujinshi, or wandering the halls of any...

Crunchyroll Streaming Service, Website Back Online

Posted: 31 Dec 2014 11:10 AM PST

Service went down on Tuesday due to DDoS attacks

Sachiko Kobayashi Undergoes Terra Formars M.O. Operation

Posted: 31 Dec 2014 10:39 AM PST

"Last Boss" to appear at Comiket Special 6 ~ Otaku Summit 2015

Monogatari Characters Promote NisiOisin's Okitegami Kyōko Again in 2nd Ad

Posted: 31 Dec 2014 10:05 AM PST

Yui Horie plays forgetful detective in collaboration promo for e-book

Otakon Vegas to Host Voice Actor Toshio Furukawa, Voice Actress Shino Kakinuma

Posted: 31 Dec 2014 09:00 AM PST

Furukawa voiced DBZ's Piccolo, One Piece's Ace, Urusei Yatsura's Ataru, more

3rd Hori-san to Miyamura-kun Original Anime Episode Previewed in Video

Posted: 31 Dec 2014 04:45 AM PST

Miki Itou joins cast as Kyoko's mother for OVA shipping in Japan in February

The IDOLM@STER Actress Azumi Asakura Reports Being Stalked in 2014

Posted: 31 Dec 2014 03:45 AM PST

Asakura moved multiple times to avoid stalker who would follow, find her home, ambush her

Tales of Zestiria Gets Collabs with Blue Exorcist, Sengoku Basara

Posted: 31 Dec 2014 01:45 AM PST

Sorey dresses up as Rin, Mikleo as Yukio; Sengoku Basara characters become attachable dolls for January 22 game

Soul Eater's Ohkubo Plans to Announce New Series in 2015

Posted: 31 Dec 2014 12:30 AM PST

Atsushi Ohkubo's final volume of Soul Eater Not! shipped this month

Shinobu Kaitani's Liar Game Manga Ends in January

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 11:30 PM PST

Thriller manga inspired 2 live-action TV series, 2 live-action films, Korean TV series

Nitro+ Blasterz Gameplay Videos Preview Ein, Mora, Al, Ruili, Saya

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 10:30 PM PST

Fighting game also featuring Saber, Super Sonico to debut in Japanese arcades in 2015

Nitro+ Announces Summer 2015 Adult PC Game Tokyo Necro

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 08:57 PM PST

Nitroplus began streaming a teaser trailer for its "15th Anniversary Project," a PC adventure game titled Tokyo Necro. The visual novel is rated 18+ and...

Official Ask PlayStation: Gravity Rush 2 in Development for PS Vita

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 08:57 PM PST

Sony confirmed via its "Ask PlayStation" Twitter account last Wednesday that Gravity Rush 2 is in development for PlayStation Vita. The initial question...

Cinderella Girls Trademark Filed for Arcade Games

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 08:57 PM PST

A trademark application for Cinderella Girls was filed for arcade games in Japan on December 3, and it was made public on December 25. The idol-raising...

Comic Market 87 Draws 560,000 Across 3 Days

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 08:57 PM PST

The Comic Market (Comiket) 87 event reported an attendance of about 560,000 over the course of three days this week. The total is 30,000 less than Comiket...

Daily Briefs

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 08:57 PM PST

Yo-Kai Watch, Love Live, Kuroko's Basketball Cosplayers Turn Out for Comiket

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 05:00 PM PST

Over 150,000 attendees made their way to the Tokyo Big Sight convention center for a weekend of dojinshi, goods collecting, and of course, cosplay. MAiDiGi...

SpringFestNY 2015 Canceled Amid Delays

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 05:00 PM PST

BROOKLYN, New York (December 29, 2014) — Following a string of delays, the SpringFestNY Executive Committee announced that its next SpringFestNY anime...

Littlewitch On Steam Greenlight, Download Available Now

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 05:00 PM PST

SAN DIEGO (Dec 22, 2014) –JAST USA, Co. today announced the release of its newest title, Girlish Grimoire Littlewitch Romanesque: Editio Perfecta. This...

MangaGamer Announces Pre-Orders for eden* and eden* Plus Mosaic!

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 05:00 PM PST

December 26th, 2014--We at MangaGamer are proud to announce that eden* and eden* PLUS MOSAIC are finally available for pre-order! A tale of the planet's...

MangaGamer Announces Release of Space Pirate Sara!

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 05:00 PM PST

December 26th, 2014--We at MangaGamer are proud to announce that Space Pirate Sara is now on sale! Join space pirate Sara on her quest against hero and...

Anime Consortium Japan Announces Its 1st Streaming Titles: Tsukimonogatari & THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 05:00 PM PST

Announcing simulcast streaming titles and expanding webstore service FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 26, 2014 Anime Consortium Japan Inc., the recently...

Funimation to Stream Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! Anime

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 03:19 PM PST

Original anime follows a group of magical teenage boys who save the earth with the power of love

Tuesday, December 30, 2014

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Crunchyroll Streaming Service Down Amid DDoS Attack” plus 28 more

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Crunchyroll Streaming Service Down Amid DDoS Attack” plus 28 more


Crunchyroll Streaming Service Down Amid DDoS Attack

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:45 PM PST

Over 400,000 paid subscribers affected

Weapons of Japan are Reimagined as Gorgeous Men in Upcoming Mobile Game

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:30 PM PST

Nitroplus, DMM team up for latest anthropomorphized game

Yowamushi Pedal Characters Dress Up For A Day of Shopping

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:00 PM PST

Post-holiday shoppers heading to the Ikebukuro Parco shopping center will notice some fashionable new models—Yowamushi Pedal's Onoda, Makishima, Toudou,...

North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 28-January 3

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 12:20 PM PST

Onimonogatari, Bubblegum Crisis anime ship

New Prince of Tennis Art Shows Characters As Pastry Chefs, Shinto Priests, More

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 12:00 PM PST

Prince of Tennis mangaka Takeshi Konomi has been having fun with his characters, providing them with new hobbies and occupations in a series of postcards...

Shirobako Comiket Promo Recaps 1st Season

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 11:30 AM PST

2nd season of anime about making anime begins January 8

Line Your Shower With Waterproof High School DxD Posters

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 11:00 AM PST

If your shower is looking a little bare these days, don't worry. You can spruce it up with tear-resistent, waterproof High School DxD and High School DxD...

Spoof on Titan 4-Panel Manga Ends

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 10:30 AM PST

Attack on Titan parody ran on DeNA's Manga Box app

Photo Feature: Comiket 87 Cosplay Gallery - Day 3

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 09:48 AM PST

Porco Rosso, One Piece, Miss Monochrome, Marvel more

Inari, Konkon, Koi Iroha Manga to End in 10th Volume

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 05:30 AM PST

Morohe Yoshida launched series in Kadokawa Shoten's Young Ace magazine in 2010

Chigusa Kawai's Alice the 101st Music Manga Ends in February

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 04:30 AM PST

Digital Manga Publishing released 4 volumes in North America

Ryou Akizuki's Kill la Kill Manga to End in February

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 03:30 AM PST

Udon Entertainment plans to release series in 2015

NIS President: 'PS Vita Version of Disgaea 5 is Impossible'

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 03:30 AM PST

Sohei Niikawa also gives reason behind PS4-only game, notes that 2 more unannounced titles are being prepared

Square Enix Issues Job Listing For Final Fantasy XV-Related Online Game

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 01:30 AM PST

Square Enix issued a job listing for a "designing, development, and management planner for a new online game related to Final Fantasy XV" this week. The...

Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, December 22-28

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 12:50 AM PST

Kuroko's Basketball sells 9,275, followed by live-action Kenshin, Working!!/Servant × Service, Prince of Tennis II, Yo-kai Watch box

Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, December 22-28

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 12:30 AM PST

Love Live! sells 51,985 copies, followed by SAO II, Idolm@ster, The irregular at magic high school, Cross Ange

Love Live's BiBi Unit Single Reaches #2 on Weekly Oricon Charts

Posted: 30 Dec 2014 12:00 AM PST

"Fuyu ga Kureta Yokan" single performed by Maki, Eli, Niko sells over 58 thousand copies

Shōnen Hollywood: Holly Trip for You Manga Ends in January

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 11:30 PM PST

Anime's second season premieres in Japan on January 10

The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan Anime Unveils More Staff

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 10:30 PM PST

Tatsuya Katou (Medaka Box, Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya, Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere) composes music

Ghibli's Princess Kaguya Ranks in Top 20 U.S. Anime Films After 11th Weekend

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 09:30 PM PST

Film estimated at US$570,660 box office earnings

Comiket 87 Draws 170,000 Visitors on Day 2

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 08:57 PM PST

About 170,000 people attended the second day of the Comic Market (Comiket) 87 event at the Tokyo Big Sight convention center on Monday. The number of attendees...

The Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls Anime's New Visual Unveiled

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 08:57 PM PST

The official website for the The Idolm@ster franchise posted a new key visual on Tuesday. The anime series was previously announced last May, and will...

Resident Evil HD's PS4 Special Theme Had Apparent RE Zero Icon

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 08:57 PM PST

Capcom began accepting pre-orders in Japan for the PlayStation 4 download version of Resident Evil HD Remaster, which will debut on January 20 in Japan....

Daily Briefs

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 08:57 PM PST

Sore ga Seiyū! Dōjin Manga By Hayate the Combat Butler's Hata Gets TV Anime

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 07:59 PM PST

Masumi Asano writes 4-panel comedy series about observations of voice actor industry

Funimation to Stream Samurai Warriors/Sengoku Musou TV Anime

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 05:39 PM PST

Adaptation of KOEI Tecmo Games' action game franchise to premiere on January 11

Comiket Attendees Line Up to Purchase Arina Tanemura's Cross Ange Doujinshi

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 04:30 PM PST

Arina Tanemura, best know for her shoujo series Full Moon o Sagashite and Kamikaze Kaitou Jeanne, is also a big fan of anime and manga herself. She's an...

Haruka: Beyond the Stream of Time 6 Game Gets Manga in Aria Magazine

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 03:30 PM PST

Latest game in Koei Tecmo's Neoromance series slated for March

Fate/Stay's Saber 10th Anniversary "Royal Dress" Figure Previewed at C87

Posted: 29 Dec 2014 03:10 PM PST

Visitors to Type-Moon's Comiket 87 booth can catch an early glimpse of an upcoming Saber figure, decked out in the "royal dress" she wore for the Type-Moon...