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Wednesday, July 31, 2019

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Digimon Cast Join 1st Official Bus Tour with BBQ, Talk Shows, More” plus 25 more

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Digimon Cast Join 1st Official Bus Tour with BBQ, Talk Shows, More” plus 25 more


Digimon Cast Join 1st Official Bus Tour with BBQ, Talk Shows, More

Posted: 31 Jul 2019 02:45 PM PDT

The 20th anniversary of the Digimon franchise will include a "summer camp" event that includes a bus tour, a barbecue, "bond deepening" tasks, and a stage...

Studio Khara Produces Shin Ultraman Film for 2021

Posted: 31 Jul 2019 02:02 PM PDT

Shinji Higuchi's team helms project; Hideaki Anno plans, scripts film

1st 4 Ring Horror Films Get BD Set in N. America in October

Posted: 31 Jul 2019 02:00 PM PDT

The Ringu Collection includes Ring, Spiral, Ring 2, Ring Ø: Birthday

Team Rocket Hijacks Pokémon GO's Twitter Account

Posted: 31 Jul 2019 01:45 PM PDT

The evil Team Rocket organization hijacked Pokémon GO Japan Twitter account on July 28 as part of a wider campaign to defeat trainers and invade PokéStops....

Destiny Connect Game's New Promo Video Streamed

Posted: 31 Jul 2019 01:00 PM PDT

Game launches for PS4, Switch in N. America on October 22

The Promised Neverland Anime to get full exposure in France, with VIZ Media Europe acquiring broadcasting rights

Posted: 31 Jul 2019 12:54 PM PDT

Paris, 30th July, 2019 – VIZ Media Europe is thrilled to announce the acquisition of the mystery- thriller- adventure show broadcasting and distribution...

Aniplex of America Announces Fate/EXTRA Last Encore Complete Blu-ray Box Set Release in October

Posted: 31 Jul 2019 12:48 PM PDT

SANTA MONICA, CA (JULY 30, 2019) – Aniplex of America is pleased to announce the Fate/EXTRA Last Encore Complete Blu-ray Box Set release on October 22nd....

Concerns of South Korea Boycott of Japanese Products Extends to Butt Detective, Detective Conan Films

Posted: 31 Jul 2019 12:45 PM PDT

A battle over trade agreements has ignited a boycott in South Korea of Japanese products including anime films. The Butt Detective anime film Eiga Oshiri...

London Detective Mysteria's Victorian-Era Romance Available on Windows PC Now

Posted: 31 Jul 2019 12:32 PM PDT

XSEED Games Launches the Otome Visual Novel on Steam, GOG, and Humble Torrance, Calif. – July 31, 2019 – XSEED Games, the independent-minded publishing...

Code Vein Game's Behind-the-Scenes Video Highlights Character Designs

Posted: 31 Jul 2019 12:00 PM PDT

Game launches for PS4, Xbox One, PC on September 27

New Trailer Shows S. Korea's Animated Adaptation of Tatsuya Miyanishi's Tyrannosaurus Books

Posted: 31 Jul 2019 11:15 AM PDT

Godzilla anime trilogy's Kobun Shizuno directs film at Tezuka Pro

Persona 5 Royal Game's Video Highlights Morgana

Posted: 31 Jul 2019 11:00 AM PDT

PS4 game launches in Japan on October 31; in Americas, Europe, Asia in 2020

Monster Hunter World: Iceborne Game Launches for PC in January 2020

Posted: 31 Jul 2019 10:00 AM PDT

Encouragement of Climb's Shiro Launches New Manga in August

Posted: 31 Jul 2019 09:00 AM PDT

Camera, Hajimete mo Ii desu ka? manga centers on high school girl, photography

Kosaku Shima Manga Gets New Series in August

Posted: 31 Jul 2019 08:30 AM PDT

Kenshi Hirokane's Chairman Kosaku Shima ended on Thursday

Bakemonogatari Manga Enters Hiatus Due to Author's Sudden Illness

Posted: 31 Jul 2019 08:00 AM PDT

Manga entered its climax earlier this month

Satelight Animates Daemon X Machina Game's Prologue Video

Posted: 31 Jul 2019 06:59 AM PDT

Switch game launches in Japan on September 13

Sunrise Launches New 'Gundam Channel' for Streaming on YouTube

Posted: 31 Jul 2019 02:16 AM PDT

1st part of catalog series to be gradually added; Gundam Build series will have episode blocks every Thursday

Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE Anime's Video Reveals Staff, Characters, October Streaming

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 11:36 PM PDT

Anime debuts in new Gundam Channel on YouTube in October; story set 2 years after previous anime

PS4 Console Shipments Exceed 100 Million Units Worldwide

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 10:14 PM PDT

Senran Kagura Peach Ball Debuts on Steam on August 14

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 09:35 PM PDT

Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life Anime Reveals New Song, October 5 Debut for 2nd Half

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 09:17 PM PDT

Shouta Aoi returns to perform new opening song "Harmony"

YU-NO Anime's Video Reveals New Cast, Previews New Theme Song

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 08:52 PM PDT

Asami Sanada, Kyōko Sakai, Marina Inoue, 3 more join cast of anime entering new "fantasy world" arc

Grisaia: Phantom Trigger Stargazer Anime's Crowdfunding Reaches Goal

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 08:20 PM PDT

Campaign to improve sequel's quality tops 10 million yen in less than 24 hours

Creator Successfully Crowdfunds Drama CD for Koisuru Ojō-sama wa Papa to Yobitakunai Manga

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 06:45 PM PDT

Sakura Kinoshita successfully crowdfunded the required 1,000,000 (US$9,200) yen to fund a drama CD adaptation of her manga Koisuru Ojō-sama wa Papa to...

Dropkick on My Devil! Raises Support for Voice Actress' Hometown

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 04:45 PM PDT

The characters from Yukiwo's Dropkick on My Devil! (Jashin-chan Dropkick) are helping lead voice actress Aina Suzuk's hometown of Chitose in Hokkaido....

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Gundam Fan Run Will See Mecha Fans Race in Hong Kong, Asia” plus 15 more

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Gundam Fan Run Will See Mecha Fans Race in Hong Kong, Asia” plus 15 more


Gundam Fan Run Will See Mecha Fans Race in Hong Kong, Asia

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 03:45 PM PDT

The Gundam franchise will celebrate 40 years of mobile suits with a series of fan running events in Asia. The races will kick off first in Hong Kong on...

Doremi Voice Actress Nami Miyahara Welcomes Baby Boy

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 02:45 PM PDT

40-year-old voice actress and singer Nami Miyahara announced on July 29 that she gave birth to a healthy baby boy. The news was announced on the official...

XSEED Games Reveals August 14 Release Date for SENRAN KAGURA Peach Ball on PC

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 01:56 PM PDT

Go Full Tilt and Help Some Confused Shinobi in this Very SENRAN KAGURA Spin on Pinball Torrance, Calif. – July 30, 2019 – XSEED Games, the independent-minded...

Dark Horse and Square Enix Team Up to Bring You 'The Art of Mana'

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 01:56 PM PDT

MILWAUKIE, Ore. (July 29, 2019)—Since the first game's release in 1991, Square Enix has been dazzling fans worldwide with the fantastical and action-packed...

Monster, Jojo's, More Creators Will Draw Tokyo Olympic, Paralympics 2020 Posters

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 03:31 PM PDT

JoJo's Bizarre Adventure creator Hirohiko Araki and Monster creator Naoki Urasawa are two of 18 artists creating official posters for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic...

North American Anime, Manga Releases, September July 28-August 3

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 01:47 PM PDT

Yowamushi Pedal Re:RIDE, Yowamushi Pedal Re: ROAD anime; My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!, Skull-Face Bookseller Honda-san manga ship

Dagashi Kashi's Kotoyama Launches New Manga

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 12:07 PM PDT

Yofukashi no Uta series about night owls debuts on August 28

Atomic Bomb Victims' Stories Gets Anime Shorts

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 11:30 AM PDT

Okko's Inn staff reunite for "Yaman e no Tegami" short

Nintendo Switch Console Sells 36.87 Million Units Worldwide

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 09:30 AM PDT

Hayako Gotō's Uwabami Kanojo Manga Ends on August 9

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 08:30 AM PDT

Manga about couple drinking together launched in December 2014

Paradise of Innocence's Uran Ends Skeeter Rabbit!! Manga in August

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 07:30 AM PDT

Series launched last September

Dies irae ~Amantes amentes~ Manga Abruptly Ends

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 06:31 AM PDT

Kazuomi Minatogawa's manga debuted in January 2017

Manga Life Storia Magazine Ceases Publication

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 01:14 AM PDT

Magazine launched in 2013, serialized Ms. Koizumi loves ramen noodles manga

Criterion Offers Godzilla: The Showa Era Films Collection in October

Posted: 30 Jul 2019 12:58 AM PDT

8-BD set features 15 Showa-era films with new features

Weathering With You Stays at #1, The Great War of Archimedes Debuts at #3

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 09:02 PM PDT

Mewtwo Strikes Back Evolution ranks at #7

Trigger Animator Sushio Gets New Art Book

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 04:45 PM PDT

Illustrator and animator Sushio will get a new art book titled Sushio the Idol released by Pie International on August 22. The book collects Sushio's artwork...

Monday, July 29, 2019

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Re:Zero's Rem Gets Lovely Life-Size Kimono Figure” plus 29 more

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Re:Zero's Rem Gets Lovely Life-Size Kimono Figure” plus 29 more


Re:Zero's Rem Gets Lovely Life-Size Kimono Figure

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 02:45 PM PDT

Kadokawa opened a store page for a new life-size figure of Re:Zero's Rem. Rem has been the subject of previous 1/1-scale busts and figures before. This...

Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku Manga Gets Novel in September

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 02:30 PM PDT

Viz Media's 1st print volume of manga ships in spring 2020

Ensemble Stars! Ready for Star Manga Launches

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 01:30 PM PDT

Ensemble Stars!game's manga adaptation launched on July 7, same day as anime

Senku Tops Shonen Jump's Dr. Stone Popularity Polls

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 12:47 PM PDT

The Shonen Jump manga series Dr. Stone stars a prodigy scientist and his good-natured friend as they attempt to resurrect petrified humanity and zoom forward...

Chalk Artist Eric M. Maruscak Created Amazing Laid-Back Camp Mural at Otakon

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 01:20 PM PDT

Chalk artist and illustrator Eric M. Maruscak created an amazing piece of Laid-Back Camp art at the Otakon convention in Washington DC last weekend. Maruscak...

Makoto Shinkai's Weathering With You Film Tops 4 Billion Yen in 11 Days

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 12:22 PM PDT

Film opened in Japan on July 19

Mignogna Deposition: Fan Interactions and The Affidavits

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 11:59 AM PDT

J posing with Mignogna in 2014. She was approximately 14-years-old. In Anime News Network's original reporting on January 30, convention attendees shared...

Mignogna Deposition: Vic Mignogna Admits to Pulling Monica Rial's Hair, Denies Kissing Her

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 11:59 AM PDT

A transcript of voice actor Vic Mignogna's deposition from his ongoing lawsuit against Funimation, voice actresses Jamie Marchi and Monica Rial, and Rial's...

Mignogna Deposition: The Funimation Investigation

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 11:58 AM PDT

A transcript of voice actor Vic Mignogna's deposition on June 26 from his ongoing lawsuit against Funimation, voice actresses Jamie Marchi and Monica Rial,...

The Mignogna Deposition

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 12:00 PM PDT

Cumulatively, over 1,000 pages of legal documents have been filed including statements from both sides on the veracity of the accusations of sexual harassment and assault alleged against Mignogna. Anime News Network has combed through the documents to produce of series of articles describing what was said by both parties, anime industry members, and convention runners.

Mignogna Deposition: Vic Mignogna Admits to Pulling Jamie Marchi's Hair, Denies it Was Sexual

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 11:17 AM PDT

Marchi filed a motion to dismiss Mignogna's case against her on July 19

Kyoto Animation Recovers Data From Server After Studio 1 Fire

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 10:07 AM PDT

Donations surpass 1.2 billion yen

Yoshiyuki Nishi's Lycanthrope Bōken Hoken Manga Resumes

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 08:00 AM PDT

Series about insurance company in fantasy world launched in 2016

Disgaea 4 Complete+ Game's Trailer Highlights Valvatorez

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 06:51 AM PDT

PS4, Switch game ships in N. America/Europe on October 29, Oceania on November 5

Kyoto Animation Issues Statement About July 18 Fire

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 05:38 AM PDT

Message thanks fans worldwide for support, asks for time

Sound! Euphonium The Movie - Our Promise: A Brand New Day Film Gets More Screenings in Tokyo in August

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 04:00 AM PDT

Disgaea RPG Smartphone App Slated to Return in November

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 03:00 AM PDT

Chief Cabinet Secretary Suga States Japan's Gov't is Considering Support Measures for Kyoto Animation

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 02:20 AM PDT

Suga states he wants to discuss support for studio accepting donations domestically, from abroad

Shugo Nakamura Performs Ending Theme for Young Disease Outburst Boy Anime

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 11:53 PM PDT

Series based on Vocaloid song debuts in October

1st Yo-kai Watch Game Gets Switch Port on October 10

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 11:20 PM PDT

Remastered game to feature HD graphics

Junji Ito's Tomie Manga Inspires Live-Action Series

Posted: 29 Jul 2019 11:33 AM PDT

The Hills Have Eyes' Alexandre Aja directs series for Quibi streaming service

Akitaka's 'Urami Koi, Koi, Urami Koi' Manga Ends

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 10:19 PM PDT

Chinese Zodiac-themed manga launched in June 2014

Genma Taisen Rebirth Manga Enters Final Arc

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 10:07 PM PDT

Project ARMS' Kyoichi Nanatsuki launched manga in August 2014

Hikari-Man Manga Resumes on August 26

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 10:00 PM PDT

Hideo Yamamoto put manga on hiatus in May to perform research

Kemono Friends Gets New Stage Play This Fall

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 09:30 PM PDT

2nd stage play debuted last November

Hatena Illusion Anime's Staff, Cast, Theme Song Artists Announced

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 09:25 PM PDT

Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, Aina Suzuki star in anime based on late author Tomohiro Matsu's novels

Assassination Classroom's Yusei Matsui Draws 1-Shot Kendō Romantic Comedy Manga

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 09:02 PM PDT

This year's 35th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that manga creator Yusei Matsui (Assassination Classroom) will publish...

Live-Action Flowers of Evil Film's Trailer Reveals, Previews Theme Song

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 07:35 PM PDT

Regal Lily performs "Hana Hikari" song for September 27 film

Figurama Collectors Reveals 4 New Licenses and First Rurouni Kenshin Teaser

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 07:28 PM PDT

Tokyo, Japan – July 28, 2019 – At Wonder Festival, Figurama Collectors revealed four new licenses, marking a new Figurama Collectors record for most licenses...

Live-Action Wotakoi Film Reveals More Cast, February 7 Debut, New Visual

Posted: 28 Jul 2019 06:14 PM PDT

Nanao, Takumi Saitou join Mitsuki Takahata, Kento Yamazaki