Category: Anime || Manga

“#Reading Peformance of Makoto Shinkai's 5 Centimeters per Second to be Held in October”     A reading performance based on Makoto Shinkai's 2007 dramatic anime film 5 Centimeters per Second is scheduled to be held at Hulic Hall Tokyo from October 21 to 25, 2020. Many popular anime voice actors including three who previously joined…

“#SixTONES Perform Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon TV Anime Opening Theme for InuYasha Spin-Off”   The official twitter account for upcoming TV anime Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon announced on September 17 that J-Pop idol group SixTONES (The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED opening theme) will be performing the opening theme 'NEW ERA' for the Moroha's Dad spin-off series. The spin-off/sequel…

“#Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Fes 2020 Canceled due to COVID-19”     The official website for Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Fes has announced that this year's event, which was scheduled to be held in the Ikebukuro area, Tokyo, on October 31 and November 1, 2020, is canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   The event started in…

“#One-Punch Man Returns to GRAND SUMMONERS in a Powered-up Collaboration” (Paid Advertisement): GRAND SUMMONERS surprises again in its massively updated collaboration with the popular anime series One-Punch Man.   One-Punch Man Crossover Highlights Long-time fans of GRAND SUMMONERS can get a ★5 Limited One-Punch Man unit for FREE, while new players will get 3x crossover…

“#The Idolm@ster Franchise Looks Back at Its 15-year Music History in 30-minute Special PV”     Bandai Namco Entertainment's The Idolm@ster franchise started its successful history with its first arcade game released on July 26, 2005, and marked its 15th anniversary on July 26, 2020. Since its launch, it has released a ton of songs…

“#Shaman King Releases Teaser Trailer, Core Staff and Cast Announced”   The official website for Hiroyuki Takei's Shaman King revealed the first details for the 2021 reboot anime today, including that the series will be returning to Japanese TV screens in April 2021. These details give us the first look at the animation of the series in…

“#"Rent-A-Girlfriend" Chizuru (CV: Sora Amamiya) Character Song PV is Filled with Her Cuteness”     The official website for the ongoing TV anime adaptation of Reiji Miyajima's romantic comedy manga Rent-A-Girlfriend has posted a 90-second PV for "DATE," a character song performed by its main heroine Chizuru Mizuhara (CV: Sora Amamiya). The lyrics of the…

“#Shaman King Anime Reboot Cast & Staff Announced” The official Twitter account for Shaman King released its first anime trailer and announced the staff and cast for the anime remake. The anime is set for April 2021.  The main cast includes: Yoh Asakura: Yoko Hikasa Amidamaru: Katsuyuki Konishi Anna Kyōyama: Megumi Hayashibara Hao Asakura: Minami Takayama The…

“#Final Fantasy XVI Trailer Gives a Taste of a Very Naoki Yoshida World”   The Final Fantasy series is getting another injection from the minds behind Final Fantasy XIV. As revealed during today's PS5 Showcase, Final Fantasy XVI is in the works with director Hiroshi Takai at the helm along with FFXIV's Naoki Yoshida as…

“#PlayStation 5 Launches on November 12, Disc Version Priced at $499”   JUST AS THE PROPHECIES FORETOLD, Sony came through with a PS5 Showcase stream this afternoon. Aside from revealing Final Fantasy XVI, most of the games were previewed in the first major PS5 video. What everyone was waiting for, however, was a price and…