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Monday, May 01, 2017

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Soap Opera of Grape, the Zoo Penguin in Love with Kemono Friends Character” plus 39 more

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Soap Opera of Grape, the Zoo Penguin in Love with Kemono Friends Character” plus 39 more


Soap Opera of Grape, the Zoo Penguin in Love with Kemono Friends Character

Posted: 01 May 2017 03:45 PM PDT

The hit series Kemono Friends has had a predominately positive effect with its recent zoo collaborations. The influx of visitors raised money for area...

Twin Actors Manpei Takagi, Shinpei Takagi Leave Entertainment Industry

Posted: 01 May 2017 03:00 PM PDT

Actors had roles in live-action Ouran High School Host Club, Yu-Gi-Oh! Arc-V anime

Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2D Fan Game Gets Taken Down

Posted: 01 May 2017 02:45 PM PDT

If there's one thing fans can reliably count on, it's Nintendo sending a DMCA notice to makers of fan games based on the company's properties. The latest...

Kakegurui - Compulsive Gambler Anime Casts Ayaka Fukuhara, Mayu Udono

Posted: 01 May 2017 02:00 PM PDT

Both voice actors play student council members in series premiering in July

42-cm Femto Figure from Max Factory is Nearly US$1,000

Posted: 01 May 2017 01:45 PM PDT

Griffith's villainy is larger than life. Figure maker Max Factory is releasing a new rendition of his Femto persona that, at 42cm tall (16.5in), puts...

MangaGamer to Release Sweet Young Bride

Posted: 01 May 2017 01:06 PM PDT

April 28th, 2017--Sweet Young Bride is coming soon from MangaGamer! This is a story of a government-sponsored marriage program that has become a normal...

Shin (ex.ViViD) and The Sixth Lie Two-Man EU Tour Ticket Sales Starting

Posted: 01 May 2017 01:06 PM PDT

SHIN (ex.ViViD) and THE SIXTH LIE will be debuting in Europe with individual performances at HYPER JAPAN held in London, UK, followed by two-man shows...

J-Novel Club Announces the Licensing of “If It's for My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord” Light Novel Series

Posted: 01 May 2017 01:03 PM PDT

Five hit volumes out in Japan plus a manga version that's taking off! SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – May 1st, 2017 – J-Novel Club LLC is proud to announce the acquisition...

J-Novel Club Holds Catchup Campaign, All Volumes Available May 1st Through 8th

Posted: 01 May 2017 01:02 PM PDT

Use coupon code: springcatchup for a 1 week free trial subscription! SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS – May 1st, 2017 – J-Novel Club LLC is holding a special 1 week...

Aquors and THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS are Final Reveals for AX's Anisong World Matsuri

Posted: 01 May 2017 01:01 PM PDT

April 29, 2017 Aquors, from the multimedia project "Love Live! Sunshine!!", and THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS are the final performers announced in Anime...

Tetsuya Mizuguchi's “18: Dream World” Now Available on Apple Devices

Posted: 01 May 2017 01:00 PM PDT

APRIL 28 – LYNNWOOD, WA – GameSamba has announced today that MOBCAST's hit Japanese puzzle RPG, "18: Dream World", is now available for Apple devices via...

Kaiji VR 'Steel Beam Crossing' Game Delayed to July

Posted: 01 May 2017 01:00 PM PDT

Game developer Solid Sphere announced on Friday that Kaiji VR ~Zetsubō no Tekkotsu Watari~ (Kaiji VR ~Steel Beam Crossing of Despair~), its PlayStation...

Color Version of Yuri on Ice's Victor Figure Introduced by VA Junichi Suwabe

Posted: 01 May 2017 12:45 PM PDT

MegaHouse's previously teased Yuri!!! on Ice's Victor figure for the company's GEM line was revealed in last week's issue of Monthly Hobby Japan. Buyers...

Japanese Google Doodle Honors Late Cat Stationmaster on 18th Birthday

Posted: 01 May 2017 12:15 PM PDT

If you accessed the Google search engine on April 29, you may have a noticed a particularly cute calico cat playing with a toy train. The Doodle was viewable...

Katsugeki! Touken Ranbu Anime Reveals 8 Designers for 8 Characters

Posted: 01 May 2017 12:00 PM PDT

Also: Junko Minagawa, Takuma Nagatsuka join cast

Details, Collaboration Visuals Released for Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair 2017

Posted: 01 May 2017 11:15 AM PDT

New information and collaboration visuals have been released for this year's Kyoto International Manga and Anime Fair (Kyomaf). Kyomaf 2017 will take...

Monster Strike Smartphone Game's English Version Shuts Down in August

Posted: 01 May 2017 11:00 AM PDT

Monster-slinging RPG launched in N. America in 2014

Fate/Complete Material Volume 2: Character Material in Stores Now

Posted: 01 May 2017 10:49 AM PDT

HOLY GRAIL WAR RAGES ON IN FATE/COMPLETE MATERIAL VOLUME 2: CHARACTER MATERIAL, IN STORES NOW Get up close and personal with your favorite Servants and...

Vamps New Album 'Underworld' Out

Posted: 01 May 2017 10:49 AM PDT

U.S. TOUR WITH I PREVAIL/STARSET + HEADLINE DATES KICKS OFF MAY 2 LOS ANGELES, CA, April 28, 2017—Japanese rock band VAMPS—featuring HYDE (L'Arc-en-Ciel)...

2nd Full Metal Panic Site Removes Fall Listing for New TV Anime

Posted: 01 May 2017 10:00 AM PDT

Fujimi Shobo's official website listing for its various light novel series no longer lists a fall release for the upcoming Full Metal Panic! Invisible...

A Centaur's Life Anime Casts Seria Fukagawa, Yūki Kuwahara, Haruka Shiraishi

Posted: 01 May 2017 09:00 AM PDT

Yuna Kamakura, Yuu Ayase also star in July TV anime

Kayac, SIEJA, Aniplex Produce Kizumonogatari VR Video Experience

Posted: 01 May 2017 08:00 AM PDT

PlayStation VR projection mapping video debuts on May 20

Eto Mori's DIVE!! Novels Get New Manga Adaptation

Posted: 01 May 2017 07:00 AM PDT

Novels also inspire anime adaptation slated for July

Shinjirō's Fate/Zero Manga Gets Extra Chapter on June 2

Posted: 01 May 2017 06:00 AM PDT

The June issue of Kadokawa's Young Ace magazine is revealing on Tuesday that Shinjirō's Fate/Zero manga is getting a "bangaihen" (extra) chapter in the...

SHAFT, Shunji Iwai's 'Fireworks' Anime Film Gets Manga Adaptation

Posted: 01 May 2017 05:00 AM PDT

Granblue Fantasy's Makoto Fūgetsu draws manga premiering on June 2

Seraph of the End: Guren Ichinose: Catastrophe at Sixteen Novels Get Manga Adaptation

Posted: 01 May 2017 04:00 AM PDT

Also: main manga series has 7 million copies in print

Hayao Miyazaki Has Only Drawn 20 Minutes of Storyboards for Proposed Feature Film

Posted: 01 May 2017 03:15 AM PDT

Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki revealed more details about director Hayao Miyazaki's proposed feature film at the Niconico Chōkaigi 2017 convention...

SCREEN mode Performs Vatican Miracle Examiner Anime's Opening Theme

Posted: 01 May 2017 02:30 AM PDT

Nobuhiko Okamoto, Junichi Suwabe star in series premiering in July

Zepp Concert Halls to Expand Across Asia, Backed by Cool Japan Fund

Posted: 01 May 2017 01:33 AM PDT

Japan, 28 April 2017- Sony Music Entertainment (Japan) is pleased to announce a network of Zepp concert halls coming to cities across Asia, to be set up...

Press Release: Wake Up, Girls ! and JUNNA and Minori Suzuki from Walküre to Perform Day Zero Concert at Anime Expo

Posted: 01 May 2017 01:32 AM PDT

April 27, 2017 This year's Anime Expo will kick off their event with a major concert on June 30, "Day Zero" of the popular anime convention which officially...

MangaGamer Releases Higurashi When They Cry - Meakashi

Posted: 01 May 2017 01:31 AM PDT

April 28th, 2017--Higuarshi When They Cry: Meakashi is now available from MangaGamer! Higurashi When They Cry Hou - Ch 5 Meakashi is now available from...

Visual Novel Developer Frontwing Releases "Grisaia: Phantom Trigger” On Steam

Posted: 01 May 2017 01:31 AM PDT

Tokyo, Japan – April 28, 2017 Tokyo-based visual novel developer Frontwing has released the first two entries of its new series "Grisaia: Phantom Trigger"...

Chuusotsu - 1st Graduation Now on Kickstarter

Posted: 01 May 2017 01:30 AM PDT

April 25, 2017 - Fruitbat Factory is excited to announce the launch of the Kickstarter campaign for Chuusotsu - 1st Graduation: Time After Time. Chuusotsu...

VIZ Media Appoints Televix Entertainment As Latin American Program Distributor

Posted: 01 May 2017 01:30 AM PDT

Companies To Bring Localized Anime Content To Burgeoning Audiences Across The Latin American Region Beverly Hills, CA and San Francisco, CA, April 27,...

J-Novel Club Licenses 'If It's For My Daughter, I'd Even Defeat a Demon Lord' Novels

Posted: 01 May 2017 01:30 AM PDT

Fantasy series follows adventurer who adopts devil girl

The IDOLM@STER Million Live! Theater Days Game's 2nd Promo Video Highlights Theater Setting

Posted: 01 May 2017 12:30 AM PDT

Smartphone game launches in Japan this year

Kentarō Tomita, Sumire Morohoshi Join Welcome to the Ballroom Anime's Cast

Posted: 30 Apr 2017 11:30 PM PDT

Voice actors join cast as Akagi siblings for series premiering in July

Gundam the Origin Anime's Loum Arc Previewed in English-Subtitled Video

Posted: 30 Apr 2017 10:45 PM PDT

5th episode in theatrical series premieres in Japan on September 2

Noragami Manga Goes on Extended Hiatus Due to Adachitoka's Health

Posted: 01 May 2017 02:26 AM PDT

Manga's return date is as-yet unknown

Yōkoso Jitsuryoku Shijō Shugi no Kyōshitsu e Light Novel Series Gets TV Anime in July

Posted: 30 Apr 2017 09:00 PM PDT

Syohgo Kinugasa, Shunsaku Tomose's light novels center on prestigious school that's more than it seems

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