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Sunday, February 26, 2017

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “8-4 Company Will Not Handle Localization of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Game” plus 16 more

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “8-4 Company Will Not Handle Localization of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Game” plus 16 more


8-4 Company Will Not Handle Localization of Xenoblade Chronicles 2 Game

Posted: 26 Feb 2017 02:45 PM PST

Video game localization company 8-4 co-founder John Ricciardi posted last month on Twitter that his company will not be handling the localization of Monolith...

Kirby Transforms Into Plushes, Pouches for 25th Anniversary

Posted: 26 Feb 2017 02:45 PM PST

Character goods maker San-ei Bōeki revealed new merchandise on Wednesday to mark the 25th anniversary of a certain pink, puffy character. Hal Labratory...

Live-Action Hito wa Mita Me ga 100 Percent Series Casts Keita Machida

Posted: 26 Feb 2017 12:45 PM PST

April series stars Mirei Kiritani, Asami Mizukawa, Ryō Narita

Hideaki Anno to Present Selection of His Favorite Tokusatsu at Shinjuku Theater

Posted: 26 Feb 2017 12:45 PM PST

Over 50 works from about 50 years

Shogakukan Lists Denpa Kyōshi Manga as Ending in 26th Volume

Posted: 26 Feb 2017 10:45 AM PST

Shogakukan is listing the 26th volume of Takeshi Azuma's Denpa Kyōshi - He Is a Ultimate Teacher (Ultimate Otaku Teacher) manga as the final volume. The...

Isobe Isobee Monogatari Net Anime's 2nd Season Premieres on March 6

Posted: 26 Feb 2017 08:45 AM PST

This year's 13th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine announced on Monday that the second season of the Isobe Isobee Monogatari: Ukiyo wa Tsurai...

Turner Classic Movies Lists Airing of Belladonna of Sadness Film on March 5

Posted: 26 Feb 2017 06:45 AM PST

The Turner Classic Movies channel is currently listing that it will air Eiichi Yamamoto's 1973 experimental anime film Belladonna of Sadness (Kanashimi...

Love Live! Sunshine!! Anime Gets 2nd Season This Fall

Posted: 26 Feb 2017 05:47 AM PST

9-member Aqours held 1st major concert in Japan this weekend with 2nd tour set for August-September

Kamen Sentai Gorider Net Series Revealed

Posted: 26 Feb 2017 02:15 AM PST

3-episode series to feature 5 resurrected Kamen Rider characters

Shōnen Ashibe Go! Go! Goma-chan Anime Gets 2nd Season Premiering on April 4

Posted: 26 Feb 2017 01:00 AM PST

Also: Hiromi Morishita, Junko Ogino's manga adaptation changes magazines

Viz Media Releases 6 One-Punch Man OVAs with Blu-ray Disc Release

Posted: 26 Feb 2017 12:00 AM PST

Blu-ray Disc release with English dub, sub slated for April 25

Next Sword Art Online Game Goes Analog

Posted: 25 Feb 2017 10:45 PM PST

Board game designed by Love Letter's Seiji Kanai

A3! Mobile Game Theme Tops Oricon Chart

Posted: 25 Feb 2017 09:45 PM PST

Downloads now exceeds 2 million

ToraCon Offers Marriage Consulting for Anime Fans in Akihabara

Posted: 25 Feb 2017 08:45 PM PST

For various, oft-debated reasons, young Japanese struggle to form romantic relationships or even successfully mingle with each other socially. For fans...

Koi wa Ameagari no You ni Manga Has 'Important Announcement' on March 6

Posted: 25 Feb 2017 08:15 PM PST

This year's 13th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine is revealing on Monday that Jun Mayuzuki's Koi wa Ameagari no youni (Love is Like...

Celebrate Pokémon Day on February 27

Posted: 25 Feb 2017 06:45 PM PST

Next Monday is the 21st anniversary of the day the original Pokémon Red and Pokémon Blue Game Boy games went on sale in Japan. The Pokémon Company is offering...

Japanese Environment Ministry Fights Climate Change with Moe

Posted: 26 Feb 2017 09:21 AM PST

"Mirai Kimino" teaches "Ima Kimino" how to be more environmentally responsible

Saturday, February 25, 2017

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “One Piece's Portrait of Pirates Swimsuit Figure Line Adds Kalifa” plus 18 more

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “One Piece's Portrait of Pirates Swimsuit Figure Line Adds Kalifa” plus 18 more


One Piece's Portrait of Pirates Swimsuit Figure Line Adds Kalifa

Posted: 25 Feb 2017 02:45 PM PST

MegaHouse's Portrait of Pirates (P.O.P.) Limited Edition B.B. (Bathing Beauty) figure line unveiled a new Kalifa figure on Thursday. The former Iceberg...

Gakuen Babysitters Manga Has 'Important Announcement' on March 24

Posted: 25 Feb 2017 08:45 AM PST

The official website for Hakusensha's LaLa magazine is teasing that the magazine's May issue will have a "super important announcement" for Hari Tokeino's...

Story of Seasons: Trio of Towns Game's New Trailer Previews Super Mario Bros. Outfits

Posted: 25 Feb 2017 07:45 AM PST

Nintendo 3DS game ships in N. America on February 28

Wake Up, Girls' Yutaka Yamamoto Reveals 2018 Twilight Anime Film Project

Posted: 25 Feb 2017 06:01 AM PST

Launches crowdfunding for last in "Tōhoku trilogy" after blossom, Wake Up, Girls!

New Hell Girl Anime TV Series Listed in July by Retailers

Posted: 25 Feb 2017 01:49 PM PST

Japanese retailers Tsutaya and Honya Club list a Kessakusen Kachōfūgetsu volume of Miyuki Etoo's Hell Girl (Jigoku Shōjo) manga in March. According to...

Live-Action Double Mints Film Reveals Teaser Video, Poster

Posted: 25 Feb 2017 04:15 AM PST

Shunsuke Tanaka, Yasushi Fuchikami star in adaptation of Asumiko Nakamura's boys-love manga

Beautiful Bones -Sakurako's Investigation- Novels Get Live-Action TV Series Adaptation

Posted: 25 Feb 2017 03:15 AM PST

Alisa Mizuki stars in series premiering on Fuji TV in April

Retailer Lists Anime Adaptation For Killing Bites Manga

Posted: 25 Feb 2017 02:15 AM PST

Japanese online retailer 7net is currently previewing the cover of the April issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Hero's magazine, which lists an anime adaptation...

My Hero Academia 2nd Season's 3rd Promo Video Previews Kenshi Yonezu's Opening Theme

Posted: 25 Feb 2017 01:24 AM PST

New key visual, video highlighting Tsuru & Momo also revealed

Clockwork Planet TV Anime Premieres on April 6

Posted: 25 Feb 2017 12:15 AM PST

The official Twitter account for the television anime adaptation of Yuu Kamiya and Tsubaki Himana's Clockwork Planet novels announced on Saturday that...

Bandai's Home Video Release of Space Battleship Yamato 2202 Won't Include English Subs

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 11:15 PM PST

Bandai Visual confirmed with ANN on Friday that its home video release of the Uchū Senkan Yamato 2202: Ai no Senshi-tachi (Space Battleship Yamato 2202:...

2nd Space Battleship Yamato 2202 Film Launches on June 24

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 10:45 PM PST

The official website for the Uchū Senkan Yamato 2202: Ai no Senshi-tachi (Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love or Star Blazers 2202: Warriors...

Digimon Adventure tri. Anime's 5th Film to Open This Year

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 10:15 PM PST

The staff for the Digimon Adventure tri. six-part anime film series revealed at a stage greeting event at the Shinjuku Wald 9 theater in Tokyo on Saturday...

Tsugumomo TV Anime's Promo Video Reveals April 2 Premiere

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 09:26 PM PST

New key visual, more cast also revealed

Gundam Creator Yoshiyuki Tomino Praises In This Corner of the World

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 08:45 PM PST

Video discussion with director Sunao Katabuchi for new entertainment website

Cloudflare Web Service Error Leaks Website Data, Anime/Manga Companies Respond

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 07:10 PM PST

ANN, Crunchyroll, Fakku, Funimation, NIS America provide comments

Magikarp's Official Love Song Gets Dance Video

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 06:45 PM PST

Love it or hate it, the Asian carp Pokémon known as Magikarp got its own official song last year. The "I Love Koiking" song showcases all of the fish's...

Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya Film Reveals New Visual

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 05:10 PM PST

The official website for the Prisma Illya anime series revealed a new visual for Gekijōban Fate/kaleid liner Prisma ☆ Illya Yukishita no Chikai (Movie...

Real-Life Mario Karting Company Sued by Nintendo

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 04:45 PM PST

Company claims it had prior understanding with Nintendo

Friday, February 24, 2017

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Golden Bomber Band Makes Appearance in Chibi Maruko-chan Special” plus 39 more

Anime News Network - Newsroom Updates: “Golden Bomber Band Makes Appearance in Chibi Maruko-chan Special” plus 39 more


Golden Bomber Band Makes Appearance in Chibi Maruko-chan Special

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 03:45 PM PST

Visual kei rock band Golden Bomber will appear as guests in the Chibi Maruko-chan 1-Hour 30th Anniversary Special on March 19. The four members will voice...

Live-Action Teiichi no Kuni Film's 2nd Poster Visual Unveiled

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 03:35 PM PST

Pre-order ticket art also shown

Hajimete no Gal Anime Reveals Main Staff, Character Visuals

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 02:00 PM PST

Hiroyuki Furukawa directs anime at NAZ

Monster Hunter XX Game's Campaign Offers Real Beekeeper Suit, In-Game Items

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 01:45 PM PST

Capcom is holding a sweet Twitter campaign in the lead-up to the release of its upcoming Monster Hunter XX (pronounced as "Double Cross") Nintendo 3DS...

Wix Website Builder Buys Art Community Website DeviantArt

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 01:00 PM PST

The Wix.com website builder company announced that it has acquired the art and design community website DeviantArt as of Wednesday. Wix purchased DeviantArt...

BanG Dream! Project Reveals 8 More Band Cast Members

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 12:00 PM PST

Hello, Happy World! & Pastel*Palettes band members revealed

20th Century Boys, Beck Live-Action Director Producing Panda Bikini Group

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 11:45 AM PST

Idol groups are continually expanding into more niched territory to stand out. Options run the gambit from religious to heavy metal, sci-fi fairies to...

Funimation Comments on Website Data Breach

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 10:45 AM PST

Funimation: passwords not viewable due to encryption

Crunchyroll Streams 4th Digimon Adventure tri. Film

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 10:20 AM PST

Crunchyroll began streaming the fourth Digimon Adventure tri. film, Digimon Adventure tri. Part 4: Loss (Digimon Adventure tri. Sōshitsu), on Friday. As...

Morning Two Manga Magazine Celebrates Cat Day with Special "Morning Nyan" Collection

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 09:45 AM PST

Cat festivals held across Tokyo

Polka Dots Performs Trinity Seven Eternal Library & Alchemic Girl Film's Insert Song

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 08:30 AM PST

i☆Ris' Himika Akaneya, Mimi Meme MIMI's Yuki Takao debut as duo

ReLIFE Live-Action Film's Trailer Previews Sonoko Inoue's Ending Song

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 07:30 AM PST

Film's star Taishi Nakagawa raps in cover of Ketsumeishi's "Sakura"

New Blame! Manga Adapting Upcoming Film Debuts on April 26

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 07:00 AM PST

This year's April issue of Kodansha's Shonen Sirius magazine announced on Saturday that the manga adaptation of the upcoming new Blame! film will launch...

Yume-100 Anime Shorts' Teaser Video Reveals March Debut

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 06:10 AM PST

1st of 10 streaming episodes is set in Country of Black Tea

Earth Colors Exhibit- Higashiji Kazuki Art Exhibit to be Held in Akihabara

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 04:03 AM PST

Kazuki Higashiji, Art Director who is responsible for the brilliant background art for series such as ANGEL BEATS!, HANASAKU IROHA, and NAGIASU: A LULL...

Coming Soon: 'ChronoClock'; Nutaku and Sekai Project Partnership

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 04:02 AM PST

ChronoClock is a downloadable visual novel where players manipulate time in search of love. MONTREAL — February 22, 2017— Adult gaming portal Nutaku is...

Anime Boston 2017 Announces Robbie Daymond and Patrick Seitz as its Tenth and Eleventh North American Guests

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 04:01 AM PST

Veteran voice actors to appear at the Northeast's largest anime convention Boston - Anime Boston, the largest anime convention in New England, announced...

The Pokémon Company International Unveils Brand-New Gallery Figures Line

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 04:00 AM PST

Launch Figures Feature Pikachu, Eevee, and More to Coincide with Pokémon Day BELLEVUE, WA – FEBRUARY 23 2017 – A new line of premium figures from The Pokémon...

The Silver Guardian Anime Reveals Main Cast, New Staff, April 1 Premiere

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 03:00 AM PST

Chinese/Japanese adaptation of Chinese web comic takes place in virtual game world

Masamune-kun's Revenge Anime Casts Mitsuki Saiga as Kanetsugu Gasō

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 02:00 AM PST

Crunchyroll, Funimation stream ongoing anime series with subtitles, dub

Kenka Banchō Otome: Girl Beats Boys Anime Casts Hibiku Yamamura as Main Heroine

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 01:30 AM PST

Cast from Spike Chunsoft's PS Vita game reprise roles for anime shorts premiering on April 12

Fate/Grand Order Smartphone Game's Ad Previews 'Epic of Remnant' Event

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 01:00 AM PST

New event launches on Friday

Producer Adi Shankar Unveiles Poster for Netflix's Castlevania Series

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 12:30 AM PST

Producer Adi Shankar revealed a poster for Netflix's Castlevania series on Wednesday. The series is slated to debut this year. The series will follow "the...

Live-Action Alita: Battle Angel Casts Michelle Rodriguez as Gelda

Posted: 24 Feb 2017 12:00 AM PST

Fast and the Furious actress joins cast of Robert Rodriguez's film

Ghibli Producer Suzuki: Hayao Miyazaki is Preparing to Work on New Feature Film

Posted: 23 Feb 2017 11:34 PM PST

Suzuki stated at U.S. event that Miyazaki showed him storyboards for new work

New Blade of the Immortal Live-Action Film's Video Introduces Manji

Posted: 23 Feb 2017 10:15 PM PST

Takuya Kimura stars in adaptation of Hiroaki Samura's manga premiering on April 29

6th Natsume's Book of Friends Anime's April Premiere, Theme Song Artists Revealed

Posted: 23 Feb 2017 09:45 PM PST

Tomohisa Sakō performs opening theme, Rei Yasuda performs ending theme

Kemono Friends Concept Designer: Project to Continue After Anime

Posted: 23 Feb 2017 09:00 PM PST

Kemono Friends concept designer Mine Yoshizaki revealed on his blog on Tuesday that there are plans to continue the Kemono Friends project. He added, "Right...

Guilty Gear Xrd Rev 2 is coming to Europe in 2017

Posted: 23 Feb 2017 08:06 PM PST

LET'S GET READY TO ROCK! PQube (London, UK) February 23, 2017 – PQube is excited to announce that we will be releasing GUILTY GEAR Xrd REV 2, the latest...

Tower Defense Battle of Maou: The Absurd Hero Assault Morphs its Way onto Mobile

Posted: 23 Feb 2017 08:05 PM PST

Indie Hit Tower Defense Battle of Maou: The Absurd Hero Assault morphs its way onto mobile! Active Gaming Media, Inc. (http://www.activegamingmedia.com),...

Viz Media Announces Preorders for One-Punch Man Home Media Release

Posted: 23 Feb 2017 08:04 PM PST

Hard Hitting Anime Series About A Superhero With A Knockout Punch Debuts On Home Video With A Blu-ray/DVD Combo Pack And Standard Edition Blu-Ray and DVD...

ASIA On Tour Featuring Miyavi from Japan, Slot Machine from Thailand and Kiha & The Faces from Korea - April 9 at Belasco Theater

Posted: 23 Feb 2017 08:02 PM PST

- NEW TOUR SERIES SET TO LAUNCH ON APRIL 1, 2017 - LOS ANGELES (February 20, 2017) – Live Nation is proud to present "Asia On Tour", a new tour series...

New LGBTQ Comic 'Eden's Mercy' Kickstarter Launches with Juné Manga and Velvet Toucher

Posted: 23 Feb 2017 08:01 PM PST

02/22/17 Los Angeles, CA "New LGBTQ Comic 'Eden's Mercy' kickstarter launches with Juné Manga and Velvet Toucher" Japanese author and artist of "Lost in...

Hajimete no Gal TV Anime Premieres in July

Posted: 23 Feb 2017 08:00 PM PST

The April issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Shōnen Ace magazine is revealing on Saturday that the television anime of Meguru Ueno's Hajimete no Gal (First-Time...

Toei and Funimation Reveal New Licensing Agreements for "Dragon Ball Super" at the Collective at Magic February 2017

Posted: 23 Feb 2017 08:00 PM PST

Popularity of Dragon Ball Franchise Spans More Than 20 years in North America LAS VEGAS, NV – February 22, 2017. Toei Animation Inc. and Funimation® Entertainment...

Pokémon Rival Listed as Potential Suspect in Tom Brady Super Bowl Jersey Theft

Posted: 23 Feb 2017 06:45 PM PST

New England Patriots' quarterback Tom Brady pulled off the unthinkable by bringing his team back from the brink to win their fifth NFL championship. Not...

'Important Announcement' for Honzuki no Gekokujō Light Novels Teased

Posted: 23 Feb 2017 11:49 PM PST

Publisher TO Books posted a picture of the 10th volume of Miya Kazuki and Yō Shiina's Honzuki no Gekokujō ~Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan wo Erandeiraremasen~...

Japan's Animation TV Ranking, February 13-19

Posted: 23 Feb 2017 05:30 PM PST

Yo-kai Watch ranks in top 10

Mr. Osomatsu Contact Lens TV Ads Only Make Us Want More Anime

Posted: 23 Feb 2017 04:45 PM PST

The Mr. Osomatsu comedy anime exploded in popularity during its run, selling out magazines, crowding out dōjinshi events, and claiming top spots on yearly...

Crunchyroll Streams Gasaraki, Umi Monogatari Anime

Posted: 23 Feb 2017 04:30 PM PST

Gasaraki available in both English & Japanese