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"Death Note 2016" Live-Action Film's Official Title, Teaser Poster Revealed

2016-04-23T13:05:00.001-07:00

After the countdown ended, the official website for the upcoming live-action film Death Note 2016 today updated with a teaser poster visual featuring its three main characters, also revealing its official title Death Note Light up the NEW world.

The visual introduces Masahiro Higashide as Tsukuru Mishima (investigator at the Death Note Countermeasures Headquarters Special Unit), Sousuke Ikematsu as Ryuzaki (L's righteous successor) and Masaki Suda as Yuuki Shien (cyber-terrorist) in the center, along with a silhouette of Ryuk (voiced by Shidou Nakamura again) and photos of Tatsuya Fujiwara as Light Yagami and Kenichi Matsuyama as L from the previous films.

The sequel film is set 10 years after the first two live-action films, focusing on a battle for the new six different death notes fall to the human world. Shinsuke Sato (GANTZ, Library Wars) is attached to
direct on the screenplay by Katsunari Mano (Aibou TV drama series). Warner Brothers Japan will distribute it from October 29, 2016.

Here is the poster in full view:

Source: CrunchyRoll, "Death Note Light up the NEW world" official website, Twitter

This Summer's "Pokémon The Movie XY & Z - Volcanion and the Ingenious Magearna" Featured In First Trailer and Promos

2016-03-05T01:47:00.002-08:00

Pokémon Co. has posted a trailer and promos for the 19th Pocket Monster movie, Pokémon The Movie XY & Z - Volcanion and the Ingenious Magearna. Opening in Japan on July 16th, the feature has Ash and his party going with Volcanion as it tries to rescue Magearna from a corrupt minister.

Source: Crunchyroll

"Monster Hunter X" Becomes "Monster Hunter Generations" for West

2016-03-04T12:34:00.003-08:00

Part of yesterday's Nintendo Direct presentation included a look at the latest from Capcom with Monster Hunter Generations, which originally debuted in Japan as Monster Hunter X. A fitting tribute to a decade of Monster Hunter games, Monster Hunter Generations is coming to Nintendo 3DS in the west this summer.

Source: CrunchyRoll

Announcement trailer:

Monster Hunter Generations will also collaborate with Fire Emblem on some costume sets.

Terra Formars Gets Asimov Spinoff Manga by Sun-Ken Rock's Boichi

2015-10-20T04:01:00.000-07:00

This year's 47th issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine is revealing on Thursday that manga artist Boichi (Wallman, Sun-Ken Rock, Trigun: Multiple Bullets) will launch a spinoff manga of Yū Sasuga and Kenichi Tachibana's Terra Formars manga titled Terra Formars Asimov (Terra Formars Gaiden Asimov).

Boichi will launch the manga in the 23rd issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine, which will ship on November 4. Sasuga and Tachibana are credited with the original story, Terra Formars The Outer Mission novel series writer Kenichi Fujiwara is credited with story cooperation, and Boichi is drawing the manga.

The manga will focus on the character Sylvester Asimov before departing for Mars, and will tell a story not told in the main manga. The magazine teases, "before he departs for Mars, the mission he's entrusted with is...". Siblings Elena and Ivan will also appear in the series.
The original Terra Formars manga has inspired a two-episode original video anime series, a 13-episode television anime series, a Nintendo 3DS game, multiple manga spinoffs, and several novel series. The manga is also inspiring a live-action film by director Takashi Miike that will open next year.

Crunchyroll streamed the television anime series as it aired. Viz Media is publishing the manga in English, and it will release the ninth volume in November. Tachibana and Sasuga launched the original manga in 2011, and Shueisha will publish the 15th volume on November 19.

Boichi ended his Wallman manga on January 21. Crunchyroll is publishing his Sun-Ken Rock manga digitally in English, and Dark Horse Comics published the Trigun: Multiple Bullets manga in North America, which featured work by Boichi.

Source: ANN/Young Jump

Sankaku Head Announces "Himouto! Umaru-chan" Spin-off Manga

2015-10-19T11:54:00.000-07:00

Sankaku Head, the author of the manga and TV anime Himouto! Umaru-chan, has announced the publication of a spin-off manga starring Umaru's shy friend, Nana Ebina. The new series, entitled Akita Imouto! Ebina-chan, will begin serialization on Nico Nico Seiga at the end of November in 2015.

新連載告知です！11月末より「秋田妹！えびなちゃん」をニコニコ静画さま他で連載します～！海老名ちゃんの可愛さを最大限に生かした漫画にしたいと思います！ pic.twitter.com/Q9bqAgjwDh
— サンカクヘッド (@sankakuhead) October 19, 2015

Source: CrunchyRoll/My Game News Flash

Shirow Miwa to Create "RWBY" Manga Adaptation

2015-10-19T11:50:00.001-07:00

With Rooster Teeth's CG RWBY getting a limited Japanese theatrical run Novamber 14th, then a home video release on December 9th, Dogs: Bullets & Carnage manga artist Shirow Miwa is on board to comicalize the series for seinen manga magazine Ultra Jump.

Miwa will be expanding the story to explore some of its mysteries in the adaptation supervised by Rooster Teeth, debuting in the magazine's December issue, out November 19th. Miwa previously contributed to a RWBY tribute book, presented at last December's Comiket.

11/19(木)発売の「ウルトラジャンプ」より、三輪士郎さんによる #RWBY の"MANGA"がスタートします！Rooster Teeth監修、本編未登場のエピソードが登場します！ http://t.co/DNYu5GjlhD pic.twitter.com/aEEp1DD7rm
— RWBY 日本公式 (@RWBY_JAPAN) October 19, 2015

Source: CrunchyRoll

Bakuon!! High School Motorcycle TV Anime Slated for 2016

2015-10-19T08:31:00.002-07:00

The December issue of Akita Shoten's Young Champion Retsu magazine is revealing on Wednesday that the previously announced anime adaptation of Mimana Orimoto's Bakuon!! manga will be a television anime premiering in 2016. In addition, an original anime DVD (OAD) bundled with the manga's seventh compiled book volume is slated for release on March 18, ahead of the TV anime's premiere. The limited-edition set will retail for 3,880 yen (about US$32), and the deadline to pre-order is January 21.

The anime project will also launch a website and Twitter account on Wednesday. The website will gradually reveal character visuals for the television anime.

The story revolves around high school girls who discover the appeal of motorcycles. Sakura Hane is a high school student who looks a little bit like an airhead. On the way to her all-female high school one day, she is worn-out climbing a hilly road with a bicycle, but she sees a girl named Onsa Amano who is riding a motorcycle. Sakura immediately becomes interested in motorcycles, and she and Onsa join the motorcycle club at the school. Then, Sakura sets out to get her license.

Orimoto (Mahou Shoujo Neko X, Maid in Japan) launched the series in Akita Shoten's Young Champion Retsu magazine in February 2011. Akita Shoten published the manga's sixth compiled book volume on May 20.

Source: ANN/Young Champion Retsu

Sekirei's Gokurakuin to Launch Brave Star Romantics Manga

2015-10-19T04:45:00.000-07:00

This year's 21st issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan announced on Friday that Sakurako Gokurakuin (Sekirei) will launch a new romance action manga titled Brave Star ☆ Romantics in the next issue on November 6. The magazine describes the series as "a romance-action story with shortcut superpowers."

The magazine will also debut the four-panel manga Akai-san wa Kyō mo Tsunderu. by writer Junichi Odaka (Isoshime! Nioka-sensei) and artist Daisuke Noda. The manga about a female shogi player was first published as a one-shot in August.
Gokurakuin ended her Sekirei manga in August. She began the series in 2004 and the series inspired two anime adaptations in 2008 and 2010. Funimation has released both anime in North America. Yen Press announced in July that it will release the Sekirei manga digitally.
Gokurakuin launched the manga series Kaisei no Caricature in Square Enix's Monthly Shonen Gangan in September. She is credited with the original idea, setting, and storyboarding, while Hiromu Mogi is writing the story and Sora Gōto is providing the art.

Source: ANN/Young Gangan

Main Visual for 3rd "Initial D" Anime Film Posted

2015-10-19T04:39:00.003-07:00

The official website for the trilogy anime film project based on Shuichi Shigeno's street car racing manga Initial D today posted a main visual for the upcoming third chapter titled Shin Gekijo-ban Initial D: Legend 3 -Mugen-, featuring the protagonist Takumi Fujiwara and his opponent in this chapter, Ryosuke Takahashi. The visual also includes Shigeno's original manga arts for the first time. The tagline is written as "Challenging to the Ultimate Limit."

Following the first chapter in August 2014 and the second in May 2015, the third and final chapter is scheduled to be released in Japan on February 6, 2016. Advance tickets with an Akagi Red Suns sticker (10cm x 33.5cm size) will go on sale at Japanese theaters on October 31.

Source: CrunchyRoll/"Shin Gekijo-ban Initial D" official website

Karneval's Touya Mikanagi Ends ROOT∞REXX Manga

2015-10-18T05:05:00.001-07:00

Ishijinsha's Zero-Sum Online website published the the seventh and final chapter of Karneval manga creator Touya Mikanagi's ROOT∞REXX Honey Melody manga on Friday. Mikanagi designed the characters for the manga, while Idea Factory/Design Factory's Otomate brand provided the story. All of the manga's chapters are available to read for free on the website, but chapters 2-7 will only be available until December 10.

The manga adapts Idea Factory's ROOT∞REXX romance adventure game for female players. The game shipped for the PlayStation Vita in Japan in January.

The story centers on the rock band REXX whose debut single became an explosive hit. The all-male group gains popularity by word of mouth and begins to gather attention around the world. But without putting out a second single, suddenly the band announces that it is going on indefinite hiatus. Before long, the band started to be called as a legend.

Kazune Mochizuki, a transfer student obsessed with REXX's sound, finds a demo CD one year after the group disappears from the spotlight. Could this be REXX's unpublished music?

The ROOT∞REXX project is a collaboration between Otomate, Zero-Sum, Lantis, Bandai Visual's Kiramune music label, and Kadokawa's Dengeki Girl's Style magazine.

Mikanagi launched her fantasy action series Karneval in 2008, and Ichijinsha will release the 16th compiled book volume in Japan on October 24. Yen Press is publishing the manga in English, and it will release the third compiled volume in November. The series inspired a television anime in 2013, and Funimation released the complete series on Blu-ray Disc and DVD in North America in June 2014.

Source: ANN/ Ishijinsha

Viz Media Posts "Tokyo Ghoul" Manga Trailer

2015-10-18T03:42:00.000-07:00

Between its presentation at last weekend's New York Comic Con and Tokyo Ghoul volume 3 coming October 20th, Viz Media has posted a trailer for the manga seires.

We unveiled a new Tokyo Ghoul trailer at #NYCC! Get your pre-order on for vol 3 http://t.co/XHX5E5Do1M https://t.co/tSHjJNLpCS
— VIZ Media (@VIZMedia) October 15, 2015

Source: CrunchyRoll/VizMedia

"Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki" Anime 4th Season Confirmed

2015-10-17T01:30:00.004-07:00

The official website and Twitter for the fourth season of Tenchi Muyo! Ryo-Ohki from the 23-year-old Tenchi Muyo! anime franchise opened yesterday, October 16, announcing to hold a "Fan Thanks Event" at Takahashi-city, Okayama Prefecture, where the story of the most recent series Ai Tenchi Muyo! in 2014 took place, on November 28.

A press conference to reveal the details on the new season will be also held in the event. Two original voice cast from the Ryo-Ohki series: Masami Kikuchi (Tenchi Masaki) and Ai Orikasa (Ryoko) with three from Ai Tenchi Muyo!: Haruhi Nanao (Aeka), Rui Tanabe (Rui Aoi) and Azusa Sato (Yuki Fuka), are scheduled to join, alongside producer Hiroaki Inoue.

Source: CrunchyRoll

Kingdom Anime Season 1 Gets DVD Release With English Dub

2015-10-16T15:10:00.001-07:00

FUNimation Entertainment began listing a DVD release of all 38 episodes of the first Kingdom anime series with an English dub. The set is slated for January 26, 2016.
Funimation confirmed with ANN that, while the release will have an English dub, the default setting on the DVDs will be Japanese with English subtitles. Funimation currently has no plans for a Blu-ray release.

The first anime series based on Yasuhisa Hara's historical manga premiered in June 2012 and Funimation streamed the series as it aired in Japan.
The second anime series ran for 39 episodes from 2013-2014.
Funimation describes the story:

When low-born servant boys, Piao and Xin, set out to become the world's greatest war generals they quickly find themselves caught up in a violent struggle between two noblemen plotting to overthrow the King. After Piao is killed protecting the rightful ruler of the Kingdom of Qin, Xin sets out on a campaign for revenge that leads him straight into the fire of war. Now, with a target on his back and an army of enemies standing in his way, it will be up to a boy with no name and a young king without a throne to return order to their war-torn country in this historical action-drama based on the Tezuka Award-winning manga.

Source: ANN/FUNimation

Guillermo Del Toro Offers Update On Status of "Monster" Adaptation

2015-10-16T15:04:00.000-07:00

Guillermo Del Toro, the prolific writer and director of movies such as Pacific Rim and Hellboy took to offering a slight update on the status of the long-awaited live-action adaptation of the psychological horror/thriller manga authored by Naoki Urasawa while giving an interview to Latino-Review regarding the gothic romance film Crimson Peak, which opens today in theaters. However, the update may not come as much of a surprise to long-time observers, as it's been rumored for months that HBO had passed on the adaptation, which Del Toro confirmed at the end of the interview:

It's still at HBO?
Guillermo del Toro: No, it's out of HBO, and now we're going to take it to other places but it's not active active until we pitch it. We are going to other companies to pitch it and see if anyone wants to do it. We finished writing a couple of the episodes, and so we have a sampler. We're going to go and see what happens with that, but very likely that will happen somewhere next year.

The Monster live-action adaptation had originally been plannned since 2013 for a future premiere on the premium cable channel, and New Line Cinema had also previously purchased the film rights to the story in 2008 for a 2009 release, with that adaptation also lingering in development hell since then. It's anyone's guess where the Del Toro live-action adaptation could end up at this point, but that also assumes that someone will still be interested in Del Toro's treatment.

Source: CrunchyRoll/Latino-Review

TV Anime to Adapt "Hai to Gensou no Grimgal" Fantasy Light Novel Series

2015-10-16T11:10:00.001-07:00

Publisher Overlap has announced plans for a winter 2016 adaptation of Ao Jyumonji and Eiri Shinrai's trapped in a fantasy RPG-like environment light novel series Hai to Gensou no Grimgal. Aiura's Ryosuke Nakamura will write and direct the A-1 Pictures (Sword Art Online) production, reuniting with character designer Mieko Hosoi.

Baka Updates describes the premise:

Before Haruhito had realized what happened, he was surrounded by darkness. Why was he here?

Where was here? Even now, he still didn’t know. Those around him were the same as him, no one remembered anything other than their own names. And when they emerged from the darkness, the world that awaited them seemed like something out of a videogame.

In order to survive, Haruhito forms a party with the others, learns fighting skills, and as a soldier in the reserve force, takes his first steps into the world of Grimgal. What awaits him there, he doesn’t know…

This the story of an adventure born from the ashes.

Hiroya Oku, Keita Iizuka Launch Gantz Spinoff Manga in November

2015-10-16T04:07:00.003-07:00

The November issue of Shueisha's Miracle Jump magazine is revealing on Tuesday that Hiroya Oku and Keita Iizuka (Blue Gralia) will launch a Gantz spinoff manga temporarily titled G-GANTZ in the magazine's December issue on November 17. Oku is credited with the original work, and Iizuka will draw the manga. Oku himself drew the cover art and special pinup used to announce the new manga. The first chapter will include an opening color page.

The description on the announcement states, "A shocking work with a fresh, new take on a new 'GANTZ' world!"

Oku launched the original Gantz manga in Young Jump in 2000, and he ended the manga in 2013. Shueisha published the 37th and final volume in Japan in August 2013. The original manga followed a young Tokyo man who is reanimated after a deadly subway accident. Kei and other resurrected people go on violent, seemingly endless missions at the behest of an unseen host.

The manga inspired a television anime series animated by Gonzo (and released by ADV Films in North America) and two live-action films (released by NEW PEOPLE Entertainment). Dark Horse Comics is releasing the final English volume of the manga in North America in November.

Source: ANN

Anime Film Adaptation of BL Manga "Doukyusei" Set for February 20, 2016

2015-10-16T04:01:00.002-07:00

The official website for the upcoming anime film adaptation of Asumiko Nakamura's BL manga Doukyusei (classmates) today announced its theatrical release day in Japan, February 20, 2016, and the list of 30 theaters. A 1,300-yen second edition of its advance tickets with two illustrated postcards will be available at the theaters from October 24.

In addition, a special exhibition for the birthday of one of the two protagonists, Licht Sajo, will be held at the Animate Shinjuku store from October 25. The new advance tickets with a birthday card for the character will be offered at the event.

Second edition advance ticket image:

「同級生」佐条利人のバースデーイベントで販売する第２弾特別鑑賞券の絵柄を初公開！こちらです！！（宣伝ヤマカズ） pic.twitter.com/ACiYPyampF
— 同級生 (@doukyusei_anime) October 9, 2015

The original series of the love story manga was serialized in Akaneshinsha's BL anthology magazine OPERA from its July 2006 to July 2007 issue, then one volume tankobon was published in February 2008. It has now two sequels and two spin-offs. The story follows relationship between two high school second graders, Licht Sajo (CV:Kenji Nojima) who is an honour student wearing glasses, and Hikaru Kusakabe (Hiroshi Kamiya) who is playing in a rock band. The anime film adaptation is produced by A-1 Pictures, with Shouko Nakamura (Mawaru Penguindrum chief director) directing.

Source: CrunchyRoll

Arakawa Under the Bridge Manga Gets 3 New Chapters

2015-10-15T14:58:00.001-07:00

This year's 21st issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine is announcing on Friday that Hikaru Nakamura will publish three new chapters of his Arakawa Under the Bridge manga. The magazine will publish one of the new chapters in the 21st issue on Friday, while the remaining two will appear in the 22nd and 23rd issues on November 6 and November 20, respectively. In addition, the magazine is revealing that the Arakawa Under the Bridge 15+α fan book will release alongside the manga's 15th and final compiled book volume on November 20.
The manga's story centers around an upper-class young man named Ko "Riku" Ichinomiya. He meets a beautiful homeless girl named Nino from the banks of Arakawa River, where many of Tokyo's most unusual residents live.

Nakamura (Saint Young Men) launched Arakawa Under the Bridge in Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine in 2004, and ended it in July. Crunchyroll announced at its New York Comic Con panel last Thursday that it had licensed the manga.
The manga was adapted into a 13-episode TV anime series in April 2010, with a second 13-episode season airing in October of the same year titled Arakawa under the Bridge × Bridge. NIS America acquired the first and second seasons of the anime and released both on DVD and Blu-ray in 2011 and in 2012, respectively. The manga was also adapted into a live-action television drama in 2011, and a live-action film in 2012.

Source: ANN

"Dragomon Hunter" MMO's Closed Beta Launches

2015-10-15T14:45:00.003-07:00

Publisher Aeria Games released a new CG-animated trailer for the free-to-play Dragomon Hunter MMORPG, which is celebrating the launch of its closed beta. Dragomon Hunter features over 100 monsters, all of which can be turned to mounts when defeated, and will officially launch in North America and Europe in the coming weeks.

Players who sign up now have a chance to receive a Closed Beta key on a rolling basis over the course of the next few weeks.

Source: CrunchyRoll/Aeria Games

Detective Opera Milky Holmes Gets New TV Anime in January

2014-09-18T00:54:00.003-07:00

Game developer KLab and Bushiroad's Bushimo label announced that a new television anime series in the Detective Opera Milky Holmes (Tantei Opera Milky Holmes) franchise has been green-lit for a January 2015 premiere on Tokyo MX TV and other stations. The four main Milky Holmes characters will perform the theme song "OverDrive!" for the new series, Tantei Kageki Milky Holmes TD.

The franchise already inspired three television anime series, including last year's Futari wa Milky Holmes anime. The first Detective Opera Milky Holmes anime will air again starting this October.

Source: ANN/Yaraon!

Good Smile Company's Hatsune Miku: Tell Your World Ver. Figure Goes On Sale

2014-09-18T00:51:00.001-07:00

Hatsune Miku's "Tell Your World," famous for the Vocaloid Google Chrome promo, will soon be available in 3D courtesy of Good Smile Company. This design by Fantasista Utamaro and mebae launches a new Character Vocal scale figures label.

Product Details

Product Name: Hatsune Miku: Tell Your World Ver. (はつねみくてるゆあわーるど Ver.)
Series: Character Vocal Series 01: Hatsune Miku
Manufacturer: Good Smile Company
Category: 1/8th Scale
Price: ¥9,259 (Before Tax)
Release Date: 2015/05
Specifications: Painted 1/8th scale ATBC-PVC figure with base included. Approximately 210mm in height.
Sculptor: Iwanaga Sakurako (Shokubutu Shojo-en); Source: Crunchyroll

VIDEO: "Arcana Heart 3: LOVE MAX!!!!!" is Ready to Throw Down

2014-09-18T00:48:00.002-07:00

North American fighting game fans can look forward to the latest from Arc System Works and publisher Aksys Games when Arcana Heart 3: LOVE MAX!!!!! drops on September 23. In preparation for the 2D fighter's launch on PlayStation 3 and PS Vita, Aksys has a new trailer previewing some of the action below.

Aksys goes over some of the fighter's features:

Why Arcana Heart 3: LOVE MAX!!!!! ? – It allows players to change the very stats of their character by choosing different arcana to complement their feisty angel. Each arcana bestows special attacks, abilities and more, meaning that players will not only get to learn how new arcana affect their characters, but each opponent is nearly unpredictable!

Loads of Fun Modes!!!!! – Whether you need a break from all of the fighting or want to duke it out against your friends, Arcana Heart 3: LOVE MAX!!!!! features modes that are fun for everyone! Arc System Works has implemented its famed netcode into the game, allowing players near lagless battles!

Voluminous Story Content!!!!! – Each fighter not only knows how to pack a punch, but they each have a story that goes along with their air-dashing ways. Follow the angels through a massive amount of hidden scenarios (over 300!) that depict the (mostly) pleasant daily lives of our delightful heroines.

Source: Crunchyroll

One Piece Dance Battle Smart Phone Game Gets 2nd Promo Video

2014-09-17T15:15:00.000-07:00

Bandai Namco Games began streaming a second promotional video on Wednesday for its smart phone game One Piece Dance Battle. The first promotional video streamed one year ago.

In the game, players explore the world and challenge rivals to dance-offs, where they must imitate their opponent's dance moves to defeat them. The game will also have a "dance hall" mode where players can challenge each other to earn accessories and costumes.

The game was initially slated for last winter, but is now slated for download-only release through the App Store and Google Play some time this year.

Source: ANN

"Monogatari" Ends With Teaser for New Story

2014-09-17T09:56:00.000-07:00

The churn of excitement around NisiOisiN is getting even bigger than it was yesterday. As the manga and novel author prepares for the September 19th release of Zoku Owarimonogatari, the conclusion of his modern fantasy Monogatari series' final season, and the October debut of his new detective series Okitegami Kyoko no Bobiroku, he's launched a Twitter account.

西尾維新氏の公式情報アカウント、開設しました！　どうぞよろしくお願いします。
— 西尾維新公式情報 (@NISIOISIN_info) September 16, 2014

But, there's more!

A fan has gotten their hands on an early copy of the new book and it looks like there's a Tsugimonogatari next season look to forward to.

Source: Crunchyroll/Otakomu

"Attack on Titan" 1st Compilation Film to be Screened at Tokyo International Film Festival

2014-09-17T03:10:00.002-07:00

It is officially announced today on September 17 that the first compilation film Attack on Titan: Guren no Yumiya, which compiles the first 13 episodes of the TV anime, will be screened at the upcoming 27th Tokyo International Film Festival as a special invitation film. The festival is scheduled to be held in Tokyo from October 23 to 31. The official screening day of the film in the event has not yet been announced, but it will be the film's world premiere one month ahead of its general theatrical release day in Japan, November 22.

Last year, the festival hosted the world premiere of the Dokidoki! PreCure The Movie: Memories for the Future film including the red carpet by the voice cast with the PreCure girls. Probably we can expect the same kind of presentation for the Attack on Titan film?

"Guren no Yumiya" Trailer

Teaser

Key visual

Source: Crunchyroll/Akiba Souken