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Yuri Chinen, 23-year-old member of Japanese boy idol group Hey! Say! JUMP, is confirmed to star as the protagonist Kaoru Nishimi in the upcoming live-action film adaptation of Yuki Kodama’s Jazz music-themed manga Sakamichi no Apollon/Kids on the Slope to…
This year’s combined 22nd and 23rd issue of Shogakukan’s Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine is going to publish the final and last chapter of Daichi Sorayomi’s “Keijo!!!!!!!!” aquatic sports manga on Wednesday. The manga’s 16th volume will ship in May, the…
The Charapedia website made a poll to determine the top 20 most popular voice actors among its readers for 2017. There were 10,000 anime fans surveyed from which 47,6% were male and 52,4% were female. People in their 10s and…
According to the newest Oricon sales report for the week ended April 16, the 463-yen regular edition of the 22nd volume of Hajime Isayama’s mega hit manga series Shingeki no Kyojin/Attack on Titan sold 373,742 copies in its second week,…
It’s no secret that in Japan, a lot of women, primarily fujoshi, love seeing two men kiss. It’s also no secret that it takes something special for an idol group to truly stand out in Japan. The Japanese idol industry…
Here comes a new Saiyan! In the Universe Survival Tournament, we will be introduced to a new Saiyan character, one who has been previewed before and is in the scan below as a female Saiyan who can transform into a…
The ReLIFE anime is getting a final arc! It’s going to be a 4 episode OVA series and it will be released on home video in March 2018. TMS Entertainment is producing the finale, which will pick up after the 13…
After being noticed by the sharp-eyed fans, it is confirmed that 27-year-old voice actor Kensho Ono made a cameo appearance in the live-action film adaptation of So Yayoi’s fantasy web manga ReLIFE in one scene in a cafe. He played…
Southeast Asian film distributor, Odex Private Limited, revealed that they will be releasing the second Fairy Tail movie, Fairy Tail Dragon Cry, to several theaters across four countries in Southeast Asia. These four countries are Singapore, Philippines, Malaysia, and Indonesia. The feature’s…
Otakus with an unwavering preference for 2D anime girls rejoice. Anime News Network (via Otakomu) is reporting that adult game developer ‘hibiki works’ is giving one lucky fan an opportunity to get married in an actual wedding hall to a…
In recent years, we’ve been seeing more live-action adaptations of popular Japanese manga and anime, and Tokyo Ghoul is one of the latest that’s set to be released this year. Based on Sui Ishida’s 2011 manga series, Tokyo Ghoul is…
Your Name, the highest-grossing Japanese anime in the world, has already hit U.S. theaters last weekend, debuting at No. 12 at the U.S. box office, grossing an estimated $1.6 million from only 303 theaters. Although the film didn’t make it…
Pioneer Films, which distributes Kyoto Animation’s anime movie adaptation of A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi) in the Philippines, has announced that their initially planned release date for April 15 has been cancelled. The film was originally planned to premiere…
The K anime franchise recently held the “Daisuke Namikawa ‘K’ Bonds Emergency Meeting” event last Saturday, 8th April. During the event, they revealed a new K anime movie project titled K: Seven Stories. They also revealed that the project will hit…
ついに発表になりました〜！うまるちゃん第2期が決定致しました！！放送を楽しみにしててくださいませ〜！ pic.twitter.com/cHkkpJzj5K — サンカクヘッド (@sankakuhead) 2017年4月8日 Get ready to meet Hikari Kongō because Himouto! Umaru-chan is returning for a second TV anime adaptation of Sankaku Head’s comedy manga. Plans were announced as the cast reunited for a broadcast to promote the release of an…
