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Tuesday, May 31, 2016

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Free!'s Iwami Recruits Cosplayers for Pool Clean-Up Duty” plus 25 more

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Free!'s Iwami Recruits Cosplayers for Pool Clean-Up Duty” plus 25 more


Free!'s Iwami Recruits Cosplayers for Pool Clean-Up Duty

Posted: 31 May 2016 02:15 PM PDT

Iwami is a seaside town in Western Japan's Tottori Prefecture and the setting of Free! Eternal Summer. Like the first episode of the anime, the pool at...

Kamen Rider Amazons Web Series Gets 2nd Season Next Spring

Posted: 31 May 2016 01:30 PM PDT

1st season debuted April 1, streaming in Japan through Amazon Prime instant video

Seven Seas Licenses Kase-san and... Yuri Manga Series

Posted: 31 May 2016 12:40 PM PDT

1st volume to ship on February 28, 2017

Live-Action Baby Steps Show Reveals Cast, Trailer, July Premiere on Amazon

Posted: 31 May 2016 12:30 PM PDT

Kōdai Matsuoka, Kiwa, Shōta Matsushima star in show debuting June 22 on Amazon Prime instant video

Takeshi Konomi Announces Prince of Tennis Charity Event in Kumamoto

Posted: 31 May 2016 12:15 PM PDT

On May 26, Takeshi Konomi, the manga artist behind The Prince of Tennis, announced that he would participate in a Prince of Tennis charity event on June...

Steins;Gate 0 PC Version Delayed 2 Months in Japan

Posted: 31 May 2016 12:00 PM PDT

5pb. Games announced on Monday that the PC version of Steins;Gate 0 has been delayed from June 24 to August 26. The company cited "various circumstances...

Onechanbara Z2: Chaos PC Version Listed on Steam

Posted: 31 May 2016 11:23 AM PDT

Game will have English, Japanese audio

Seven Seas Licenses Milk Morinaga's Yuri Manga Secret of the Princess

Posted: 31 May 2016 11:00 AM PDT

Morinaga also drew Gakuen Polizi, Girl Friends, Kisses, Sighs, and Cherry Blossom Pink

Production I.G Confirms Work on Persona 5 RPG's Anime Sequences

Posted: 31 May 2016 10:50 AM PDT

The anime studio Production I.G confirmed this week that it produced the animation sequences in the Persona 5 game. The latest entry in the Persona role-playing...

Funimation Licenses WWII-Era Anime Film Momotaro, Sacred Sailors

Posted: 31 May 2016 10:01 AM PDT

1st feature-length Japanese animated film was digitally restored, screened at Cannes

Final Fantasy XV RPG Casts Rina Kitagawa & Posts Chocobo Video

Posted: 31 May 2016 09:00 AM PDT

Kitagawa shares Lunafreya role with Kingsglaive's Shiori Kutsuna; Tsutomu Isobe plays Regis in both projects

DAYS Soccer Anime Casts Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Suzune Okabe

Posted: 31 May 2016 08:20 AM PDT

Series adapting Tsuyoshi Yasuda's manga premieres this summer

Danganronpa 3 Anime to Premiere on July 11 & July 14

Posted: 31 May 2016 07:15 AM PDT

"Future Arc" to air 3 days before "Despair Arc" every week

Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, March 23-29

Posted: 31 May 2016 01:55 AM PDT

Mr. Osomatsu sells 22,064, followed by Girls & Panzer film, Classmates, Hetalia musical, Gintama°

Japan's Animation Blu-ray Disc Ranking, May 23-29

Posted: 31 May 2016 01:35 AM PDT

Girls & Panzer film sells 162,361 + 6,554, followed by Mr. Osomatsu, Classmates, KonoSuba, Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans

Megumi Ogata Listed on Danganronpa 3 Anime's 'Despair Arc' Ending Theme Song

Posted: 31 May 2016 06:30 AM PDT

binari performs opening theme song for July anime

Kannagi/Wake Up, Girls! Director Yutaka Yamamoto Goes on Indefinite Leave to Recuperate

Posted: 30 May 2016 11:56 PM PDT

Worked in Kyoto Animation until 2007, founded studio Ordet

Resident Evil 5 Listed for June 28 on Xbox One

Posted: 30 May 2016 11:00 PM PDT

Microsoft's Xbox Store is listing the Xbox One release of Capcom's Resident Evil 5 game for June 28. The game is also planned for the PlayStation 4 console....

Nanbaka TV Anime Casts Prison Wardens & Guards

Posted: 31 May 2016 05:54 AM PDT

Kenjiro Tsuda, Kimeru, Shouma Yamamoto, Sōichiro Hoshi, Shunsuke Takeuchi, Keito Okuyama join cast

Latest Sailor Moon Musical Brings Back Yūga Yamato as Tuxedo Mask

Posted: 30 May 2016 10:00 PM PDT

Yamato has played role since first 20th-anniversary stage musical in 2013

Funimation's Fullmetal Alchemist Rights Expire on July 31

Posted: 30 May 2016 09:30 PM PDT

Funimation re-released series on Blu-ray Disc last September

Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV CG Film's New Teaser Reveals Full Japanese Cast

Posted: 31 May 2016 05:21 AM PDT

Gou Ayano, Shiori Kutsuna, Tsutomu Isobe, Kouichi Yamadera, Mitsuaki Kanuka, Tomokazu Seki, Ayumi Fujimura star in July 9 film

xxxHOLiC Rei Manga to Continue in 4 Weeks

Posted: 30 May 2016 08:30 PM PDT

Last week's issue previously hinted at story's "climax" for this week

Live-Action One Week Friends Film Adds Cast With Original Character

Posted: 30 May 2016 07:30 PM PDT

Seika Furuhata plays original character; Shūhei Uesugi, Haori Takahashi, more also cast for February film

Popin Q CG Idols Show Off Their Dance Moves

Posted: 30 May 2016 06:45 PM PDT

The idols of Toei's upcoming Popin Q movie dance their hearts out in two CG-animated promotional videos. In the first video, character Isumi Kominato joins...

Pikachu Name Change Protest Highlights Language Tensions in Hong Kong

Posted: 30 May 2016 09:29 PM PDT

A small protest took place at Chater Garden in Centra to the doors of the Consulate-General of Japan in Hong Kong on Monday. Approximately 20 protesters...

Monday, May 30, 2016

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “English Textbook Character Ellen Baker Gets Unauthorized Hug Pillow” plus 27 more

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “English Textbook Character Ellen Baker Gets Unauthorized Hug Pillow” plus 27 more


English Textbook Character Ellen Baker Gets Unauthorized Hug Pillow

Posted: 30 May 2016 02:45 PM PDT

Ellen Baker, the fictional young English teacher featured in the new edition of the Japanese English-language textbook New Horizon who achieved wide-spread...

Wolf Girl & Black Prince Opens at #2 on Japan's Weekly Box Office Chart

Posted: 30 May 2016 02:30 PM PDT

Detective Conan, Crayon Shin-Chan films also rank in top 10

Idolish 7 One-Year Anniversary Campaign Includes Full Album, Themed Cafes

Posted: 30 May 2016 12:45 PM PDT

Also: Ichiban Kuji lottery

Girls & Panzer Film's Box Office Earnings Surpass 3rd Madoka Magica Film

Posted: 30 May 2016 12:00 PM PDT

Film earns more than 2.1 billion yen in 28 weeks

ReLIFE Anime Reveals More Cast, Theme Song Artists

Posted: 30 May 2016 11:05 AM PDT

Ryoko Shiraishi, Wataru Hatano, Miyuki Sawashiro cast with Penguin Research opening song

Nodame Cantabile Actress Juri Ueno Marries Singer Shō Wada

Posted: 30 May 2016 10:45 AM PDT

"For the two of us, it was very natural"

Akiba's Trip Successor Game Akiba's Beat Announced

Posted: 30 May 2016 10:45 AM PDT

Action RPG slated for PS4, PS Vita release

Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan TV Anime Previews Character Designs

Posted: 30 May 2016 09:45 AM PDT

Series based on Shūichi Asō's manga debuts on July 4, 10

Partial Lineup Revealed for New Shonen Jump GIGA Magazine

Posted: 30 May 2016 08:00 AM PDT

Nura's Shiibashi, Food Wars' Tsukuda, more launch new series

The Last Guardian Director Discusses Game Design with IGN in New Video

Posted: 30 May 2016 08:00 AM PDT

Creative director discusses puzzles, combat, exploration, setting

Kaze no Yō ni Anime Film's Trailer Features Voice Acting

Posted: 30 May 2016 08:37 AM PDT

Film based on Tetsuya Chiba's 1969 1-shot manga debuts in June

Black Rose Valkyrie PS4 Game Delayed to July 21

Posted: 30 May 2016 03:15 AM PDT

The official website for game developer Compile Heart announced on Monday that it is delaying the release of its Black Rose Valkyrie (Kuro Bara Valkyrie)...

Street Fighter V Game Posts Ibuki Reveal Trailer

Posted: 30 May 2016 02:30 AM PDT

Series veteran returns in Street Fighter V as DLC character

UVERworld Performs Puzzle x Dragons X Anime's Opening Theme

Posted: 30 May 2016 01:45 AM PDT

Shiori Tomita performs ending theme for July 4 anime

Overlord's 11th Light Novel Bundles Anime Blu-ray Disc

Posted: 30 May 2016 01:00 AM PDT

BD will feature 30 minutes of new Pure Pure Purea Desu chibi anime shorts on September 30

Chibi Maruko-chan's Sister Sakiko Recast With Machiko Toyoshima

Posted: 30 May 2016 12:00 AM PDT

Previous voice actress Yuko Mizutani passed away on May 17; husband discusses Mizutani's final recording in interview

Astro Boy Prequel Manga Atom the Beginning Gets Anime Adaptation

Posted: 29 May 2016 11:30 PM PDT

3rd volume of manga by Ride Back's Kasahara ships on June 3

New Rock Musical Bleach's Cast, Visual, Debut Date Revealed

Posted: 29 May 2016 11:00 PM PDT

Main cast shown in costume for July musical based on manga's "Soul Society Arc"

Laughing Under the Clouds Manga Gets Live-Action Film Adaptation

Posted: 29 May 2016 10:20 PM PDT

Manga received TV anime in 2014; 2nd stage play currently running in Tokyo

Mai Otsuki Returns to One Piece to Sing Theme for 'Heart of Gold' Special

Posted: 29 May 2016 09:20 PM PDT

Otsuki previously performed 1st, 2nd One Piece TV anime's ending themes

Saiki Kusuo no Psi Nan Anime's Main Visual, Premiere Dates Revealed

Posted: 29 May 2016 08:15 PM PDT

Series based on Shūichi Asō's manga debuts on July 4, 10

Strike Witches Spinoff Anime Brave Witches Reveals Cast, Theme Song Artist

Posted: 29 May 2016 08:22 PM PDT

Ai Kakuma, Rie Suegara, Rie Murakawa, more cast for fall anime; Yoko Ishida performs theme song

Ryu-Kon is Back with a New Name and Look

Posted: 29 May 2016 07:45 PM PDT

Tatsu-Con 2016 comes to Buffalo this Summer! Buffalo, NY, May 29, 2016: Officials at The Ryu-Kon Group, LLC announce that the annual Ryu-Kon Anime & Gaming...

Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Volume: 2016 (First Half)

Posted: 29 May 2016 07:20 PM PDT

3 SAO books, 3 Irregular at Magic High School books, 1 No Game, No Life book, Wazamonogatari, 9 Konosuba books

Top-Selling Light Novels in Japan by Series: 2016 (First Half)

Posted: 30 May 2016 11:23 AM PDT

KonoSuba sells 757,412, followed by SAO, irregular at magic high school, SAO Progressive, Monogatari Series

Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Volume: 2016 (First Half)

Posted: 30 May 2016 01:24 AM PDT

3 One Piece books, 2 Attack on Titan books, 3 Assassination Classroom books, 3 Haikyu!! books, 2 Tokyo Ghoul:re books

Top-Selling Manga in Japan by Series: 2016 (First Half)

Posted: 29 May 2016 05:16 PM PDT

One Piece sells 6.47 million, followed by Assassination Classroom, Attack on Titan, Haikyu, Kingdom

Guilty Gear Xrd -Revelator- Streams English-Subtitled 'Final' Trailer

Posted: 29 May 2016 04:15 PM PDT

PS4/PS3 versions now available in Japan, on June 7 in N. America