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Thursday, December 31, 2015

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Kamen Rider #1 Film Commemorates Franchise's 45th Anniversary” plus 21 more

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Kamen Rider #1 Film Commemorates Franchise's 45th Anniversary” plus 21 more


Kamen Rider #1 Film Commemorates Franchise's 45th Anniversary

Posted: 31 Dec 2015 02:45 PM PST

Toei unveils visual for March 26 film

Eiichiro Oda Reveals Which Manga He's Most Jealous Of

Posted: 31 Dec 2015 01:45 PM PST

And it's not an action/adventure story

Hi Score Girl's Oshikiri Ends Granba Manga in January

Posted: 31 Dec 2015 01:35 PM PST

Manga about 85-year old woman who wants to survive launched on May 30

Comic Market 89 Attracts 520,000 Across 3 Days

Posted: 31 Dec 2015 12:30 PM PST

The Comic Market 89 (Comiket 89) event in Tokyo drew approximately 200,000 attendees on its third day on December 31, 2015 for a total of 520,000 attendees...

The Idolm@ster Actress Mayako Nigo Gives Birth to Boy

Posted: 31 Dec 2015 11:30 AM PST

Actress who played Yayoi Takatsuki announced marriage in April 2014

CLAMP Selects Best Cardcaptor Sakura Artwork for 20th Anniversary Book

Posted: 31 Dec 2015 10:45 AM PST

The Cardcaptor Sakura manga's 20th anniversary has seen new merchandise and figures. What originally drew fans to the series, though, wasn't the goods...

King of Prism by Pretty Rhythm Film Trailer Teases Characters' Major Decision

Posted: 31 Dec 2015 10:45 AM PST

Film opens on January 9 in Japan

Granrodeo Performs Bungō Stray Dogs Opening Theme Song

Posted: 31 Dec 2015 10:00 AM PST

Band vocalist Taniyama also to play character in April anime

ERASED/Boku dake ga Inai Machi Anime's 2nd Promo Unveils Asian Kung-Fu Generation's Opening Song

Posted: 31 Dec 2015 09:15 AM PST

Band re-records "Re:Re:" after 11 years for time travel series debuting on January 7

Final Fantasy IX RPG Coming Soon to iPhone, Android, PC

Posted: 31 Dec 2015 08:25 AM PST

Announced in Japanese, English

Macross Delta TV Series to Premiere in Spring With Lagrange, Kaleido Star Composers

Posted: 31 Dec 2015 01:41 AM PST

Latest Macross anime previewed on New Year's Eve

Chika Chika Idol Anime's Crowdfunding Campaign Launches on February 5

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 11:00 PM PST

Magical Index/Azumanga Daioh's Nishikiori helms project about underground idols

CyberConnect2's Matsuyama Discusses Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 in New Video

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 10:30 PM PST

Game featuring largest number of characters in series history slated for February

Monster Boy and the Cursed Kingdom Game's Gameplay Trailer Shows Combat

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 10:00 PM PST

Game based on Wonder Boy/Monster World series slated for release next year

Dance with Devils PS Vita Game's Opening Movie Streamed

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 09:30 PM PST

Romance adventure game ships on March 24, 2016

Fate/Grand Order Smartphone Game's Ad Previews New Servants

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 09:00 PM PST

Game's 4th scenario set in London previewed

Working/Wagnaria!! Creator's New Manga About Voice Actors Launches

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 08:20 PM PST

Dust Box 2.5 comedy manga debuted on Tuesday

Sekai Project to Launch Kickstarter for Root Double Game on January 5

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 07:15 PM PST

Campaign aims to raise US$135,000, with a tentative March 2016 release date

Yo-kai Watch Beats Star Wars in 2nd Weekend Ticket Sales, But Not in Box Office Totals

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 06:30 PM PST

Live-action Orange film at #3, Chibi Maruko-chan at #6

Universal Studios Japan's Kyary Pamyu Pamyu Attraction Teased in Video

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 05:45 PM PST

Universal Studios Japan's upcoming Universal Cool Japan campaign rides are rolling out in January with a new ride attraction inspired by fashion model...

Bandai Introducing Lego-Like Dragon Ball Z Figmes

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 03:45 PM PST

Candy Toy Bandai revealed it will release a series of eight mini Dragon Ball Z character figures. Unlike other desktop or pocket-size toys, the "Figme"...

Production I.G Promotes Quake-Themed Short Film Pigtails Internationally

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 03:30 PM PST

Animation studio Production I.G's international holiday greeting card featured Pigtails, the international title for a short animated film based on Machiko...

Wednesday, December 30, 2015

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Japanese Comic Ranking, December 14-20” plus 17 more

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Japanese Comic Ranking, December 14-20” plus 17 more


Japanese Comic Ranking, December 14-20

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 02:10 PM PST

Tokyo Ghoul:re, Attack on Titan, The Seven Deadly Sins, Detective Conan, A Bride's Story in top 5

Da Capo's Circus Streams Promo for Dal Segno PC Game

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 01:30 PM PST

Natsuki Tanihara, Yuki Takano provide illustrations for April adventure game

Shibuya Gallery Holds Retrospective for Late Godzilla, Star Wars Illustrator Noriyoshi Ōrai

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 12:45 PM PST

Starting on December 30, the PARCO GALLERY X in Shibuya will hold a retrospective on the career of late illustrator Noriyoshi Ōrai. Ōrai, who passed in...

Chibi Maruko-chan, Sazae-san, Dr. Slump Top List of Most-Viewed Anime Episodes

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 12:10 PM PST

Shows with highest household ratings since 1977 listed

Comic Market 89 Draws 170,000 on Day 2

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 11:10 AM PST

The Comic Market 89 (Comiket 89) event in Tokyo drew approximately 170,000 attendees on its second day on December 30, 2015. Second-day attendance went...

Tōken Ranbu, Arpeggio of Blue Steel More Cosplayers Show Their Stuff at Comiket 89

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 10:45 AM PST

Comic Market 89 drew throngs of fans on its first day. While plenty were happy to be there and snatch up their favorite merchandise and fan works, others...

Crunchyroll to Stream Durarara!! ×2 The Third Arc Anime

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 10:20 AM PST

Media distribution service Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will stream the Durarara!! ×2 The Third Arc (Durarara!!×2 Ketsu) anime as it airs in...

Sakura no Ame Live-Action Film's Teaser Reveals March 5 Opening

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 09:40 AM PST

Film based on ""Sakura no Ame" Hatsune Miku song stars Maika Yamamoto, Kōdai Asaka

Phantasy Star Online 2 Anime's Introduction Video Streamed

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 09:10 AM PST

Adaptation of Sega's RPG will premiere in January

K-ON! Voice Actress Yōko Hikasa Gets Married

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 06:00 AM PST

Infinite Stratos cast member also sang theme songs in Attack on Titan, other anime

Gekidol Project Combining Theater, Anime, Idols to Launch in Spring

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 12:55 AM PST

Theater company Alice in Project, animation studio Hoods Entertainment collaborate

Teekyū Spinoff Manga Usakame Gets TV Anime

Posted: 30 Dec 2015 12:00 AM PST

Manga centered on "official rivals" of Teekyū slated for next year

Girls & Panzer's Actas to Animate Long Riders Cycling Anime

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 10:30 PM PST

The official Twitter account for Taishi Miyake's Long Riders! manga announced on Saturday that Actas (Girls und Panzer, Moetan) is handling the animation...

Comic Market 89 Attracts 150,000 on Day 1

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 10:00 PM PST

The Comic Market (Comiket) 89 event in Tokyo drew about 150,000 attendees on its first day on Tuesday, December 29. Attendance was down from Comiket 87's...

Norn9 TV Anime's Comiket Video Previews Nagi Yanagi Song

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 09:30 PM PST

"Kazekiri" opening song from January 7 anime of otome game

Ghibli's Only Yesterday Film Trailer Previews English Dub With Star Wars' Daisy Ridley

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 09:00 PM PST

N. American theaters listed for Isao Takahata film opening in January-March

Akira Toriyama's Dr. Slump Series Get Desktop Figures

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 04:45 PM PST

Gachapon machines across Japan are getting six Dr. Slump desktop figures. The character figures can sit at a desk, perch on a glass, or comically interact...

Milky Holmes Film's TV Ad Centers on Sherlock

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 04:00 PM PST

Movie opens on February 27

Tuesday, December 29, 2015

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Adult Japanese Fans Pick Top Anime That Made Them Cry” plus 29 more

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Adult Japanese Fans Pick Top Anime That Made Them Cry” plus 29 more


Adult Japanese Fans Pick Top Anime That Made Them Cry

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 02:45 PM PST

My Navi Student held a poll for grown-up fans to pick which tragic anime series had them reaching for the tissues. While most fans immediately recall Grave...

Voice Actor Minoru Shiraishi Reveals He Has Facial Paralysis

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 02:25 PM PST

Initial D/Lucky Star actor says he's otherwise healthy

Anne Happy/Unhappy Go Lucky! Comedy Anime's 1st Promo Video Streamed

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 01:40 PM PST

Yumiri Hanamori, Haruka Shiraishi, Kiyono Yasuno, more star in spring 2016 series

Realistic Gundam Barbatos Cosplay Spotted at Comiket 89

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 12:45 PM PST

Comiket 89 kicked off today and cosplayers are already taking over the outside of Tokyo Big Sight. One Mobile Suit immediately turned heads. With Orga...

North American Anime, Manga Releases, December 27-January 2

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 12:40 PM PST

Die Wergelder, Fairy Tail Ice Trail manga ship

Rewrite Anime Confirms Return of Game Cast With Video, Visual

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 12:20 PM PST

Masakazu Morita, Chiwa Saito, Saya Shinomiya, Eri Kitamura, Keiko Suzuki, Risa Asaki, Kana Hanazawa

Shōjo-tachi wa Kōya o Mezasu Anime's Promo Previews Main Cast

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 11:30 AM PST

Anime about high school bishōjo game creators premieres on January 7

The IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls Unaired Episode Previewed in Video

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 11:20 AM PST

Episode will ship with 9th Blu-ray/DVD set

Mobile Suit Gundam Animation Director Says Series' Pro-War Message is a Mix-Up

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 10:45 AM PST

Yoshikazu Yasuhiko starting working on the Gundam franchise at square one: he was the character designer and animation director for Mobile Suit Gundam...

Kōtarō Oshio, Yuki Ozaki Perform Dōkyūsei/Classmates Boys-Love Anime Film's Song

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 10:40 AM PST

Song previewed in new trailer

Digital Manga's Kickstarter to Publish Sakira's Men's Love Manga Reaches Goal

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 10:00 AM PST

Wild Boyfriend, Boyfriend in Heat, Sailor Men, Don't Rub Yourself Against My Ass!

Sentai Filmworks Adds Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 09:43 AM PST

Adaptation of Sega's RPG will premiere in January

Drifters' New Anime Brings Back Yūichi Nakamura as Shimazu Toyohisa

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 09:40 AM PST

Naoya Uchida, Mitsuki Saiga also cast in anime of Kouta Hirano's manga

Sentai Filmworks Licenses Norn9 Anime

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 09:19 AM PST

Otome game adaptation to premiere in January

Love Live! Idols Deny μ's Breakup, Preview Animated Kōhaku Footage

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 09:00 AM PST

Emi Nitta: March 31-April 1 concerts will be final concerts with just μ's by themselves

Top-Selling Media Franchises in Japan: 2015

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 08:20 AM PST

Attack on Titan, One Piece, Seven Deadly Sins, Love Live!, Kingdom lead home video/CD/novel/manga sales

Top-Selling Animation in Japan on Blu-ray Disc/DVD by Series: 2015

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 07:40 AM PST

Big Hero 6, Uta-Pri Revolutions, Yo-kai Watch, Gundam the Origin, Kuroko's Basketball lead chart

New Berserk Anime's 1st Video Teases 2016 Date

Posted: 29 Dec 2015 03:40 AM PST

Manga to go on hiatus until summer, with series being published irregularly

Nora, Princess, and Stray Cat Game Gets Short TV Anime

Posted: 28 Dec 2015 11:45 PM PST

Anime based on February 26 adult game

Star Wars' Daisy Ridley Talks About Ghibli's Only Yesterday Role

Posted: 28 Dec 2015 11:00 PM PST

Ridley plays Taeko in English dub of Isao Takahata film premiering in N. America in February

Dagashikashi TV Anime's Promo Introduces Characters, Previews Michi's Song

Posted: 28 Dec 2015 10:15 PM PST

Anime to premiere on January 7 in Japan, stream on Funimation with English dub

Bakuon!! TV Anime's Trailer Reveals Main Staff

Posted: 28 Dec 2015 09:45 PM PST

TMS Entertainment animates April motorcycle anime based on Mimana Orimoto manga

I.G's Spy Anime Joker Game Profiles Story, Cast in Promo Video

Posted: 28 Dec 2015 09:15 PM PST

Kenyuu Horiuchi, Kenjiro Tsuda, Jun Fukuyama, Yoshimasa Hosoya star in April anime

KonoSuba – God's blessing on this wonderful world!! Anime Previewed in Ad

Posted: 28 Dec 2015 08:57 PM PST

Machico's opening song sampled from January TV anime

5pb.'s Chaos;Child Science-Adventure Game Gets PC Port

Posted: 28 Dec 2015 08:35 PM PST

Anime adaptation still in the works

Kyoto Animation Streams Myriad Colors Phantom World Anime's Comiket Promo

Posted: 28 Dec 2015 08:15 PM PST

Supernatural series premieres on January 6

Good Smile Racing Returns in 2016 with Art Director Shigeto Koyama

Posted: 28 Dec 2015 07:45 PM PST

Good Smile Racing, the subsidiary company of Good Smile Company that sponsors the Team UYKO Super GT 300 race team, unveiled the design for Racing Miku...

Rei Ayanami Gets Sword-Wielding Kimono Doll

Posted: 28 Dec 2015 05:45 PM PST

Takara Tomy opened pre-orders on Thursday for an articulated Rei Ayanami doll. Wearing a white kimono printed with chrysanthemums and wielding a short...

Pokkén Tournament Fighting Game Gets Official Controller in N. America, Japan

Posted: 28 Dec 2015 03:45 PM PST

An official controller for Bandai Namco's Pokkén Tournament Wii U fighting game is heading to North America. The controller is made by HORI and is a replica...

Crunchyroll to Simulcast Lupin III Part 4 Anime

Posted: 28 Dec 2015 03:24 PM PST

Previously-aired episodes will also be added on January 7