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Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Monkey Punch Celebrates Upcoming Lupin the 3rd Ride at Universal Studios Japan” plus 28 more

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Monkey Punch Celebrates Upcoming Lupin the 3rd Ride at Universal Studios Japan” plus 28 more


Monkey Punch Celebrates Upcoming Lupin the 3rd Ride at Universal Studios Japan

Posted: 31 Oct 2018 04:45 PM PDT

If there's one man waiting in anticipation to ride the Lupin the 3rd roller coaster it's Monkey Punch. The manga creator released an image on Wednesday...

BBC Honors Spirited Away, Akira Kurosawa in List of Greatest Foreign Language Films

Posted: 31 Oct 2018 03:45 PM PDT

BBC's fourth critic-curated list of best films is taking the spotlight off Hollywood all together to look at the global stage. American-made and English-language...

Happy Halloween — Anime Style II

Posted: 31 Oct 2018 02:15 PM PDT

It's Halloween ghosts and ghouls, and this means lots of fun art and cool drawings from various artists, creators, games, and anime series. Below is a...

This Fate/Stay Night Pumpkin Will Leave You Screaming

Posted: 31 Oct 2018 01:15 PM PDT

There are plenty of terrifying foes in the Fate universe, both human and servant. There's Kirei Kotomine, the Caster Gilles de Rais, and the formidable...

Man Arrested for Uploading One Piece Manga Using Perfect Dark Software

Posted: 31 Oct 2018 12:30 PM PDT

54-year-old Kyoto male admitted to uploading manga

Tokyo One Piece Tower Theme Park Gets Mummy Event in December

Posted: 31 Oct 2018 12:15 PM PDT

Although Halloween is today, Tokyo One Piece Tower theme park is saving a spooky mummy-filled event for later this fall. The "Nanpasen kara no Hōmonsha...

3 Revue Starlight Actresses Attend CharaExpo USA in California

Posted: 31 Oct 2018 10:30 AM PDT

Event also hosts 3 BanG Dream! bands, voice actors, wrestlers

Dark Horse Partners With Chinese Company Vanguard Visionary Associates

Posted: 31 Oct 2018 09:30 AM PDT

Investment will allow Dark Horse to develop properties, expand internationally

Mob Psycho 100 II Anime's 1st Promo Video Teases New Character

Posted: 31 Oct 2018 08:33 AM PDT

Season premieres at Anime NYC on November 17, debuts on TV in January

Aimer Performs Theme Song for 2nd Fate/stay night Heaven's Feel Anime Film

Posted: 31 Oct 2018 06:25 AM PDT

Film opens in Japan on January 12, followed by U.S. screenings

Anime Studio drop Begins Bankruptcy Proceedings

Posted: 31 Oct 2018 05:40 AM PDT

Lights of the Clione studio filed for bankruptcy in August

Live-Action Touken Ranbu Film Reveals More Cast, January Opening

Posted: 31 Oct 2018 02:25 AM PDT

Kōji Yamamoto, Norito Yashima join cast as Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi

Live-Action Tonde Saitama Film Reveals 4 Cast Members in Costume

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 11:15 PM PDT

Fumi Nikaido, GACKT, Masaki Kyōmoto, Yūsuke Iseya star in February 22 film

Kodoku no Gourmet Live-Action Series Gets Another Year-End Special

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 11:02 PM PDT

Special airs on December 31

Katana Maidens: Toji no Miko Stage Play Reveals 7 Cast Members in Costume

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 10:45 PM PDT

Performances to run from November 10-14

Godzilla vs. Kong Live-Action Film Casts Rebecca Hall

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 10:32 PM PDT

Iron Man 3 actress in May 2020 crossover film

Galaxy Express 999 Stage Play Gets Sequel in April-May 2019

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 09:25 PM PDT

Love Live! Sunshine!!'s Anju Inami double-cast as Maetel in play

Arina Tanemura Draws Box Art for IDOLiSH 7 Duo's New Album

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 07:45 PM PDT

IDOLiSH 7 duo Re:vale will get their first album on December 5 and it looks like it'll include its fair share of goodies. The album is titled Re:al Axis...

Blazblue: CentralFiction Game's Switch Version Heads West on February 8

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 06:08 PM PDT

Viz Media Delivers Pokémon Fun in the New Pokémon Comics: Classic

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 06:01 PM PDT

New Volume Joining The POKÉMON POCKET COMICS Series Features Four-Panel Comics, Trivia, Jokes, And Fan-Favorite Pokémon Characters San Francisco, CA, October...

Viz Media Announces The Release of Pokémon the Series: Sun & Moon Complete Collection

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 05:52 PM PDT

The 20th Season Of The Anime Adventure Series Debuts With A Complete Six-Disc DVD Set San Francisco, CA, October 30, 2018 – VIZ Media, LLC (VIZ Media),...

Sentai Filmworks Catches 'Run with the Wind' Anime Series

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 05:46 PM PDT

HOUSTON, TX, October 30, 2018 – Sentai Filmworks announced today that it acquired the distribution rights to Run with the Wind for audiences in the USA,...

Dropkick on My Devil's Pekora Transforms Into Virtual YouTuber

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 05:45 PM PDT

The staff for the anime adaptation of Yukiwo's Dropkick on My Devil! anime series were forthright with viewers. In a uniquely transparent move, they told...

Comebacks, Chaos, and Classic Cards Collide in the Yu-Gi-Oh! Trading Card Game

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 05:20 PM PDT

El Segundo, Calif. (October 30, 2018) – Everything old is new, and everything departed lives again in the Yu-Gi-Oh! TRADING CARD GAME (TCG) this Winter!...

Blazblue CentralFiction Special Edition Announced for Nintendo Switch

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 05:14 PM PDT

The Wheel of Fate keeps turning! PQube (London, UK) October 30th, 2018 – PQube and Arc System Works are excited to announce that BLAZBLUE CENTRALFICTION...

Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Festival 2018: Anime and Game Characters Gather at the Heart of Tokyo

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 05:08 PM PDT

~Attracts Record 105,000 Visitors / 20,000 Cosplayers ~ Tokyo, JP (October 30th, 2018) - Niconico, the largest social video service in Japan operated by...

Conception Plus PS4 Game Adds Anime-Original Character Alfie

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 05:08 PM PDT

Ai Kakuma plays character that appears in game's TV anime

'Crossed Moon' Now Available on DLsite

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 05:05 PM PDT

Fully translated into English October 30, 2018, TOKYO, JAPAN – The English translated version of independent developer aphrodite's Erotic RPG "Crossed...

Cardcaptor Sakura Lottery Offers Magical Cosmetics

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 04:45 PM PDT

A new lottery campaign is kicking off during the "Cardcaptor Exhibition -The Enchanted Museum-" event and this one is beauty themed. Banpresto's Ichiban...

Tuesday, October 30, 2018

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Manaria Friends Anime Reveals 3 New Character Designs” plus 23 more

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Manaria Friends Anime Reveals 3 New Character Designs” plus 23 more


Manaria Friends Anime Reveals 3 New Character Designs

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 04:08 PM PDT

Hiroshi Naka returns from game to join anime's cast

North American Anime, Manga Releases, October 28-November 3

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 03:01 PM PDT

Great Mazinger, Hitorijime My Hero, Space Warrior Baldios anime; High School Prodigies Have It Easy Even in Another World, Versailles of the Dead, Zo Zo Zombie-kun manga ship

Happy Halloween — Anime Style

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 02:45 PM PDT

It's Halloween in Japan, and this means lots of fun art and cool drawings from various artists, creators, games, and anime series. Below is a compilation...

Katsuya Terada, Mamoru Oshii Worked on Live-Action Jin-Roh Film's Animated Segment

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 02:08 PM PDT

S. Korean remake of anime film premiered on Netflix on October 19

Ganbare Chibi Gojira Picture Book Gets Adorable Animated Video

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 01:15 PM PDT

The creature Godzilla is as dangerous and terrifying as they come. Still, he may have a soft side. In an adorable turn of events, the radioactive reptile...

New Live-Action LDK Film's Teaser Highlights Love Triangle

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 01:08 PM PDT

Mone Kamishiraishi, Yōsuke Sugino, Ryūsei Yokohama star in March 2019 film

Zombies, Monsters, Magical Girls Take Over Ikebukuro for Halloween Cosplay Festival 2018

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 12:15 PM PDT

The entire Ikebukuro district in Tokyo became one of Japan's largest cosplay venues last weekend as everyone got into the Halloween spirit. Cosplayers...

Golden Kamuy Anime Casts Bin Shimada as Narizō Arisaka

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 12:08 PM PDT

2nd season premiered on October 8

PlayStation 4 Console Sells 86.1 Million Units Worldwide

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 11:08 AM PDT

Sony revealed in its financial results presentation for the second quarter of fiscal year 2018 (July 1, 2018 to September 30, 2018) that it shipped 3.9...

Hitorijime My Hero Anime's English Dub Trailer Streamed

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 10:08 AM PDT

Blu-ray shipped on Tuesday

Sentai Filmworks Licenses Run with the Wind Anime

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 09:40 AM PDT

Anime premiered on Crunchyroll this month

Nintendo Switch Console Sales Reach 21.74 Million Units Worldwide

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 09:08 AM PDT

Nintendo revealed that its Nintendo Switch console has sold 22.86 million units worldwide as of September 30. The company has also sold 111.10 million...

Kochikame Anime Features in Ani x Para Program's Episode 4

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 08:36 AM PDT

Episode about parasport goalball premieres in November

4-Film King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars Anime's Trailer Reveals More Dates

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 06:42 AM PDT

Opens in Japan March 2, March 23, April 13, May 4

Japan's Animation DVD Ranking, October 22-28

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 04:11 AM PDT

HanaDan Next Season sells 9,019, followed by Ryohei Kimura, Banana Fish, 2018 Macross Delta concert, Kousuke Toriumi & Tomoaki Maeno

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

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 03:16 AM PDT

2018 Macross Delta concert sells 16,974, followed by Love Live! Sunshine!! event, Maquia, Momoiro Clover Z

2nd Eureka Seven: Hi - Evolution Film Replaces Kouji Tsujitani With Keiji Fujiwara as Dewey Novak

Posted: 29 Oct 2018 11:12 PM PDT

Kouji Tsujitani passed away on October 17; new role marks Fujiwara's return to franchise

The Wrap: Castlevania's Adi Shankar in Talks for The Legend of Zelda TV Show

Posted: 29 Oct 2018 11:07 PM PDT

Shankar confirmed work on unspecified "iconic" Japanese game series, before November 16 announcement

Ace Attorney Season 2 Anime Gets 1-Hour Prequel Special in January

Posted: 29 Oct 2018 11:03 PM PDT

Story set during Phoenix Wright's college years, Mia Fey's rookie years

Han-Gyaku-Sei Million Arthur Anime Listed With 23 Episodes Plus Unaired Episode

Posted: 29 Oct 2018 10:57 PM PDT

Anime premiered on October 25

4-Film King of Prism: Shiny Seven Stars Project Opens on March 2

Posted: 30 Oct 2018 05:51 AM PDT

New visual unveiled for 4 parts that will open "in succession" in theaters

#Compass Mobile Game Gets Series of Anime Shorts on YouTube

Posted: 29 Oct 2018 05:30 PM PDT

4-minute episodes from different staff focus on game's characters

Tekken World Tour 2018 Finals Headed to Amsterdam to Crown a New King of the Iron Fist Tournament

Posted: 29 Oct 2018 04:59 PM PDT

The Best TEKKEN 7 Players from Around the World to Compete for Cash Purse, Bragging Rights, and to be the Undisputed TEKKEN World Tour 2018 Champion with...

'My Perverted Experience Record' Now Available on DLsite

Posted: 29 Oct 2018 04:55 PM PDT

Fully translated into English October 29, 2018, TOKYO, JAPAN – The English translated version of independent developer Oppaiclick's Erotic RPG "My Perverted...