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From screen to print, K-Comics materialized!</p> <p><cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6612">Yen Press</a></cite> announced at its panel at the New York Comic Con event on Saturday that it has licensed 10 new works, including manga, novels, a fanbook, and a webtoon. The company did not give debut windows for the new releases.</p> <p>The new licenses include:</p> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="317" height="450" data-src="/thumbnails/max450x450/cms/news.5/190637/horimiya.jpeg">Title: <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=16829">Horimiya</a></cite> Memorial Book Page. 100</cite> fanbook<br> Author(s): Story by <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=98608">HERO</a></cite> (story), <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=135033">Daisuke Hagiwara</a></cite> (art)<br> Summary: A snapshot of the sweet, “aww”-inspiring tale of school life!<br> Celebrating the first hundred chapters of <cite class="e anime">Horimiya</cite>, collected in this memorial book are a treasure trove of original illustrations posted in commemoration of new chapter releases, a sneak peek at a few of the storyboards before they went to print...and more!<br clear="all"></p> <p></p> <hr> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="300" height="450" data-src="/thumbnails/max450x450/cms/news.5/190637/secretary-kim.jpeg">Title: <cite>What's Wrong with Secretary Kim?</cite> webtoon<br> Author(s): GyeongYun Jeong (story), MyeongMi Kim (art)<br> Summary: Vice Chairman Youngjun Lee and Secretary Miso Kim have been the star duo of their company for nine years...until Miso suddenly decides to quit! But Youngjun is smart, rich, and used to getting what he wants—and he wants Miso to stay. So when he finds out she's leaving in order to find a husband, the only logical way to keep her at his side is...offering to marry her?! Too bad she's just not that into him!<br clear="all"></p> <p></p> <hr> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="316" height="450" data-src="/thumbnails/max450x450/cms/news.5/190637/sasaki.jpeg">Title: <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=26431">Sasaki and Miyano: First-Years</a></cite></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime">Sasaki to Miyano</cite> 1-nensei</cite>) novel<br> Author(s): <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=226682">Kotoko Hachijo</a></cite> (writer), <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=198048">Shō Harusono</a></cite> (original story)<br> Summary: Welcome, one and all—to the fabulous life and times of Sasaki, Miyano, and their closest companions! How did Kuresawa meet his girlfriend? Were Miyano and Kuresawa always friends? Why are Miyano and Hirano so close? The answers to these questions—and many more—will be revealed in <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=23589">Sasaki and Miyano</a></cite>: First- Years!<br clear="all"></p> <p></p> <hr> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="317" height="450" data-src="/thumbnails/max450x450/cms/news.5/190637/vending.jpeg">Title: <cite><cite class="e anime">Reborn as a Vending Machine, I Now Wander the Dungeon</cite></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=26185">Jidōhanbaiki ni Umarekawatta Ore wa Meikyū ni Samayō</a></cite></cite>) manga<br> Author(s): <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=159015">Hirukuma</a></cite> (story), <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=132466">Kunieda</a></cite> and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=187744">Hagure Yūki</a></cite> (art)<br> Summary: Cause of death: vending machine.<br> Is there any end more suitable for a vending machine enthusiast than giving his life to cushion the fall of one of his favorite machines? So perhaps it was only fate that he was reborn as a vending machine in another world!<br clear="all"></p> <p></p> <hr> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="316" height="450" data-src="/thumbnails/max450x450/cms/news.5/190637/freya.jpeg">Title: <cite><cite class="e anime">Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Familia Chronicle Episode Freya</cite></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=26432">Dungeon ni Deai o Motomeru no wa Machigatteiru Darō ka: Familia Chronicle - Episode Freya</a></cite></cite>) manga<br> Author(s): <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=131943">Fujino Ōmori</a></cite> (original story); <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=77739">Hinase Momoyama</a></cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=164259">Nilitsu</a></cite>, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=66234">Suzuhito Yasuda</a></cite> (art)<br> Summary: The second entry in the Familia Chronicle series has arrived, and this time, Freya's stealing the spotlight! In search of her soulmate, she's guided by fate to the Kaios Desert, where she comes upon a young king. Could he be the one she seeks...?<br clear="all"></p> <p></p> <hr> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="316" height="450" data-src="/thumbnails/max450x450/cms/news.5/190637/sugar.jpeg">Title: <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=26433">Sugar Apple Fairy Tale</a></cite></cite> manga<br> Author(s): <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=208648">Miri Mikawa</a></cite> (original story), YozoranoUdon (art), <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=109644">aki</a></cite> (character design)<br> Summary: In a world where fairies are bought and sold to the highest bidder, humans aren't exactly on friendly terms with the fae folk. But friendship is exactly what Anne Halford seeks with Challe, her new fairy bodyguard, though he's not so keen on the idea. As his new master, Anne tasks him with escorting her through a particularly dangerous area, but with a reluctant bodyguard eager to escape a life of servitude, she'll have to deal with a lot more than she bargained for...<br clear="all"></p> <p></p> <hr> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="317" height="450" data-src="/thumbnails/max450x450/cms/news.5/190637/witch.jpeg">Title: <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=26434">The Witch and the Knight Will Survive</a></cite></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime">Majo to Kishi wa Ikinokoru</cite></cite>) manga<br> Author(s): <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=229184">Dai Chikamoto</a></cite> (story), <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=221096">Gonbe Shinkawa</a></cite> (art)<br> Summary: When the lord's son, Agredios, returns to his village after a long hunt, he is shocked to discover that all the laughter and clamor that he knew so well has disappeared. When he finds out that the cause of the tragedy is a “witch” living in the “Forbidden Forest,” he turns his despair into rage and sets off on a journey seeking revenge for those he loved...<br clear="all"></p> <p></p> <hr> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="317" height="450" data-src="/thumbnails/max450x450/cms/news.5/190637/bubble.jpeg">Title: <cite><cite class="e anime">Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop</cite></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=22941">Cider no Yō ni Kotoba ga Wakiagaru</a></cite></cite>) novel and manga<br> Author(s): <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=84674">Kyōhei Ishiguro</a></cite><br> Manga Art by Imo Oono<br> Summary: Smile is a popular streamer who's self-conscious about her looks. Cherry is a shy boy with a love of haiku. When these two strangers accidentally bump into each other at the local mall, it's the start of a new relationship woven by their modern and classical expressions of their feelings. Based on the gorgeous animated film!<br clear="all"></p> <p></p> <hr> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="317" height="450" data-src="/thumbnails/max450x450/cms/news.5/190637/spy.jpeg">Title: <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=26437">Spy Classroom Short Story Collection</a></cite></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime">Spy Kyōshitsu Tanpenshū</cite> 01</cite>) novel<br> Author(s): <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=213931">Takemachi</a></cite> (story), <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=203474">tomari</a></cite> (illustrations)<br> Summary: Klaus reveals he is married to a member of Lamplight, but the identity of the bride remains unknown—and so a battle ensues among the girls to determine who it is. 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Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. 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This will be cased in an artbox with artcards and exclusive to Blu-ray. Seasons 1 and 2 will be released separately on DVD next year.</blockquote> <p>The anime studio <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=415">Satelight</a></cite> produced the series. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=28779">Shinji Ishihira</a></cite> directed the anime, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=11608">Toshizo Nemoto</a></cite> was charge of the series scripts. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=8102">Sentai Filmworks</a></cite>, which distributed the film in America, described the story:</p> <blockquote>Elder Tales has become a global phenomenon, immersing millions of players in its online fantasy world. However, something goes wrong with the twelfth expansion pack. Eight-year veteran Shiroe and 30,000 other players suddenly find themselves trapped in the game's no-longer-fictional universe!<p>Except it's not even exactly the game they knew: things are in different places, the portals don't work, and if a gamer was playing an avatar who wasn't a physical match for their real self... well, let's just say that everyone who's been playing is going to have to make some serious adjustments to their new world view.</p> <p>On top of that, the former Non-Player-Characters are now self-aware and working towards their own ends. This collision of the Elder Tale people and players with seemingly impossible skills, abilities, and knowledge promises to be cataclysmic. 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Her last album, titled <cite>Numakura Minami COMPLETE BEST "Minna de!"</cite>, will debut on February 12 with 33 songs from her solo career, as well as a new song titled "Minna de!" (All Together!) and a Blu-ray Disc with music videos for "Minna de!" and six other songs. She will hold her final concert at Toyosu Pit in Tokyo on February 16. Her fan club "AREA NU" will also close in March.</p> <p>While Numakura has previously performed songs for <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=12436">The IDOLM@STER</a></cite></cite> <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=70">franchise</a></cite> as her character Hibiki Ganaha, she began her solo singing career in July 2016 with her debut single "Sakebe," which served as the ending theme <a href="/news/2016-07-21/magical-girl-raising-project-tv-anime-promo-reveals-cast-theme-song-october-premiere/.104534">song</a> for the <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=18167">Magical Girl Raising Project</a></cite></cite> television anime. She has since released five more singles, and throughout her solo career has performed theme songs for such anime as <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=18879">Fuuka</a></cite></cite>, <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=20241">Kakuriyo -Bed &amp; Breakfast for Spirits-</a></cite></cite>, and <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=21301">Conception</a></cite></cite>.</p> <p>She is best known as the voice of Hibiki Ganaha from <cite class="e anime">The IDOLM@STER</cite> and Yurika Toudou from <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14566">Aikatsu!</a></cite> She also voiced Akita Oga from <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=20288">Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion the Animation</a></cite>. She announced her <a href="/interest/2019-10-23/voice-actors-ryota-ohsaka-manami-numakura-get-married/.152529">marriage</a> to fellow <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=75">voice actor</a></cite> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=269021">Ryota Ohsaka</a></cite> this past October.</p> <p><em>Source: The Mainichi Shimbun's <a href="https://mantan-web.jp/article/20191125dog00m200015000c.html" target="_blank">Mantan Web</a></em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/153644">discuss this in the forum (1 post)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_153644('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_153644('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_153644(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-11-24/manami-numakura-ends-solo-singing-career/.153644"; var title = "Manami Numakura Ends Solo Singing Career"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-153644-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-153644-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.153644" readonly> </div> </div> <p> <a href="/news/">News homepage</a> / <a href="/news/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&amp;js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 21, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. 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The Comics by <cite class="e company">Comixology</cite> Android beta app gives users the ability to discover, purchase, and read more than 2,500 digital comics and over 300 free comics from 40 publishers. Launch partners include <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1392">DC Comics</a></cite>, <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=4295">Image Comics</a></cite>, Dynamite Entertainment, and Archie, alongside many more. Users can search and browse through comics based on titles, creators, publishers, genre and ratings, and find local comic book retailers with the built-in retailer finder.<br> <br> “Our enthusiastic community has been asking us for an Android app and it's with great pleasure that we bring it to them in time for the holidays,” said David Steinberger, CEO of <cite class="e company">Comixology</cite>. “Comics by <cite class="e company">Comixology</cite> on Android delivers comic books to mainstream audiences on even more devices. Now, more people who want to read a comic will have the opportunity to do so, when and where they want, while giving our content partners another major distribution outlet.”<br> <br> The <cite class="e company">Comixology</cite> app for Android features a full in-app store and the <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10275">Best Digital</a></cite> comics reader on the market. <cite class="e company">Comixology</cite>'s patent pending Guided View™ Technology gives users a natural reading experience while making it readable on small devices.<br> <br> Comics downloaded to the Android app will be available on the Comics by <cite class="e company">Comixology</cite> iOS and Web platforms through cross-platform synchronization so users can enjoy comics on all their devices, anywhere.<br> <br> “<cite class="e company">Comixology</cite> is the leading distributor of digital comics, which is why we have partnered with them to power our iOS app and Web Store,” said <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=54992">Hank Kanalz</a></cite>, Senior Vice President of Digital, <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=24252">DC Entertainment</a></cite>. “The release of its Android app shows the company's ongoing commitment to expand into new markets, create opportunities for increased visibility and revenue, while above all, answer the call of its fans for convergence across platforms with a centralized library to enjoy comics anywhere.”<br> <br> In addition to <cite class="e company">DC Comics</cite>, publishers on the Comics by <cite class="e company">Comixology</cite> Android beta app include:<br> <br> • A Wave Blue World<br> • Adhouse Books<br> • Alterna Comics<br> • <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=2152">Antarctic Press</a></cite><br> • Arcana Studio<br> • Archie Comics<br> • Asylum Press<br> • Bluewater Comics<br> • <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=25660">BOOM! 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Through partnerships with top comic book publishers including <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1394">Marvel Comics</a></cite>, <cite class="e company">DC Comics</cite>, <cite class="e company">BOOM! Studios</cite> and <cite class="e company">Image Comics</cite> as well as their own mobile and web apps which hosts nearly 4000 digital titles, <cite class="e company">Comixology</cite> has become a leader in digital comic book proliferation. 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Last month, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=12308">Attack on Titan<i> manga</i></a></cite> creator <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=97559">Hajime Isayama</a></cite> <a href="/news/2013-09-25/attack-on-titan-creator-aims-to-end-manga-in-20-volumes">revealed</a> that he planned on ending the manga after 20 volumes. To celebrate that announcement, and to fill the titan-sized hole in our hearts, we've compiled a list of 20 cool, strange, or outrageous <cite class="e anime">Attack on Titan</cite> things you can buy.</p> <p>1. <a href="/interest/2013-09-25/attack-on-titan-roll-cakes">Attack on Titan roll cakes</a> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="600" height="464" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/66972/01.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>2. <a href="http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=FIG-COL-6368&amp;page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_keywords%3Dattack+on+titan%24pagemax%3D20%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D2">Attack on Titan Survey Corps scrunchie</a> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="350" height="284" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/66972/02.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>3. <a href="/interest/2013-07-17/attack-on-titan-gets-promotional-ferrari-with-full-body-suit-titan">Colossal Titan Ferrari!</a> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="443" height="320" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/66972/03.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>Okay, maybe this is out of financial reach for most people. And true, it was a promo item, so you'd have to pull some strings to get it into your garage. But at least you can buy the <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Attack-Titan-Colossal-Rubber-Mask/dp/B007RIBY80">titan mask</a>.</p> <p>4. <a href="/interest/2013-06-06/attack-of-titan-prize-machine-figures-are-as-violent-as-story">Ultra violent Attack on Titan capsule figures</a> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="550" height="487" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/66972/04.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>5. <a href="http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=CGD2-63014">Creepy Abnormal Titan wall sticker</a> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="286" height="402" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/66972/05.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>They also come in <a href="http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=CGD2-63013">Colossal Titan</a>, <a href="http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=CGD2-66600">Levi cleaning his house</a>, the <a href="http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=CGD2-63015">Training Corps</a>, and the <a href="http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=CGD2-66601">Survey Corps</a>.</p> <p>6. <a href="http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?scode=CGD2-65869">Colossal Titan tea strainer + mug</a> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="400" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/66972/06.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>7. <a href="/interest/2013-09-01/attack-on-titan-nendoroid-playset-coming-soon">Titan Nendoroid playset</a> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="333" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/66972/07.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>8. <a href="/interest/2013-09-11/attack-on-titan-perfume">Attack on Titan perfume</a> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="190" height="305" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/66972/08.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>9. <a href="http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=CGD2-69858">Attack on Titan Levi-print pantyhose</a> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="350" height="400" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/66972/09.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>It also comes in an <a href="http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=CGD2-69857">Eren version</a>.</p> <p>10. <a href="http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=CGD2-63219">Attack on Titan character emory boards</a> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="400" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/66972/10.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>Why not?</p> <p>11. <a href="http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=CGD2-69648">Attack on Titan leather bracelets</a> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="326" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/66972/11.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>Actually, these are kind of cool.</p> <p>12. <a href="http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=CGD2-63417">The best Colossal Titan t-shirt ever</a> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="500" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/66972/12.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>13. <a href="http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=CGD2-65027&amp;page=top%2Fsearch%2Flist%3Fs_keywords%3Dattack+on+titan%24pagemax%3D20%24getcnt%3D0%24pagecnt%3D22">Attack on Titan masking tape</a> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="333" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/66972/13.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>14. <a href="http://www.amiami.com/top/detail/detail?gcode=CGD2-59578">Attack on Titan dinnerware</a> </p> <center> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="300" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/66972/14-1.jpg" class="lazyload"><br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="300" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/66972/14-2.jpg" class="lazyload"> </center> <p>15. <a href="http://www.movic.jp/index.php?ctrl=sheet&amp;code=25585">Attack on Titan tights</a> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="285" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/66972/15.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>16. <a href="http://www.movic.jp/index.php?ctrl=sheet&amp;code=25621">Attack on Titan jerky</a> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="285" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/66972/16.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>17. <a href="http://www.movic.jp/index.php?ctrl=sheet&amp;code=25287">Sexy Levi body pillow</a> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="541" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/66972/17.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>And <a href="http://www.movic.jp/index.php?ctrl=sheet&amp;code=25286">Sexy Eren</a>.</p> <p>18. <a href="http://www.movic.jp/index.php?ctrl=sheet&amp;code=24693">Attack on Titan curry</a> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="400" height="397" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/66972/18.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>19. <a href="http://www.animate-onlineshop.jp/pn/%E3%80%90%E3%82%B0%E3%83%83%E3%82%BA-%E3%82%B3%E3%82%B9%E3%83%97%E3%83%AC%E3%82%A2%E3%82%AF%E3%82%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%AA%E3%83%BC%E3%80%91%E3%81%8F%E3%81%BE%E3%82%81%E3%81%84%E3%81%A8+%E3%83%9F%E3%83%8B%E3%83%81%E3%83%A5%E3%82%A2%E8%A1%A3%E8%A3%85+%E9%80%B2%E6%92%83%E3%81%AE%E5%B7%A8%E4%BA%BA+%E8%AA%BF%E6%9F%BB%E5%85%B5%E5%9B%A3%E5%88%B6%E6%9C%8D%282%E6%AC%A1%E4%BA%88%E7%B4%84%E5%88%86%29/pd/1227989/">Adorable survey corps teddy bear that will probably get eaten by a titan</a> </p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="276" height="300" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/66972/19.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>20. <a 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This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. 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Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. 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For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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Never before has a Japanese anime film utilized Western music in this manner, nor have so many gold and platinum selling artists lent their talents to such a global entertainment fusion. Featuring 14 explosive tracks from some of industrial and rock's heaviest hitters, such as Slipknot, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=178877">Fear Factory</a></cite>, The Ataris, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=178875">Sevendust</a></cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=178873">Adema</a></cite> and more, the soundtrack is part of a unique DVD package.<br> <br> "These tracks were selected especially for their resonance with the storyline and the feel of the film," said George Steele, head of Image's Music Group. "The result is a remarkable compilation CD with incredible talent, as well as the next dimension in anime soundtracks."<br> <br> Complementing the cutting-edge, fully 3-D computer-generated film, the tracks sizzle as part of a rescored alternate soundtrack on the DVD itself. The CD includes an unreleased remix of <cite class="e person">Fear Factory</cite>'s song "Archetype," which also spawned a music video combining stunning anime footage from the film. The music video will be shown on national television outlets and on the website, www.galeriansrion.com. It will also be available as a bonus feature on <cite class="e person">Fear Factory</cite>'s fall 2004 CD release.<br> <br> In the film <cite class="e anime">GALERIANS: RION</cite>, Earth's population has been enslaved by Dorothy, a genocidal computer. Only a viral program developed by her creator can emancipate the human race, and only one of Dorothy's own super-powered <cite class="e anime">Galerians</cite> holds the key to unlocking the code and destroying the human who carries it. Rion is dispatched to find his childhood friend, Lilia, daughter of Dorothy's creator. As he uncovers the truth about himself and his origins, he is forced to battle not only the <cite class="e anime">Galerians</cite> -- but himself!<br> <br> "By adding the edgy soundtrack and score to an incredible anime feature, we've merged the freshest of Japanese anime with Western music and created a truly international work," Treadstone president <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=22628">Jonathan Platt</a></cite> said. "It raises the bar on anime soundtracks, and we're excited to be at the forefront of this fusion."<br> <br> The CD comes with an exclusive, collectible character trading card from the film, as well as an 8-page booklet featuring images from the film and artist and song information.<br> <br> About <cite class="e company">Image Entertainment, Inc.</cite><br> <br> <cite class="e company">Image Entertainment, Inc.</cite> is a leading <cite class="e lexicon">licensee</cite> and distributor of DVD programming in North America with more than 2,500 exclusive DVD titles, and an emerging audio distributor with a growing library of audio releases in domestic release. The Company also has exclusive videocassette, broadcast, <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=85">video on demand</a></cite>, audio, streaming video and download rights for many of its exclusive properties. The Company is headquartered in Chatsworth, California, and has a domestic distribution facility in Las Vegas, Nevada. Image distributes internationally via sublicense agreements for available programming on DVD and videocassette as well as broadcast. For more information on <cite class="e company">Image Entertainment, Inc.</cite>, please go to www.image-entertainment.com.<br> <br> About Treadstone Records<br> <br> Treadstone Records launched in late 1999 to become home to the most innovative recording concepts on the market. Beginning with the literary soundtrack to the critically acclaimed best seller "How to Think Like Leonardo Da Vinci," and the FAERIES soundtrack, and distribution deals through music giants such as BMG and EMI, Treadstone continues to develop and promote the highest quality world music, literary soundtracks and electronica. Located in West Hollywood, CA, Treadstone's founder, <cite class="e person">Jonathan Platt</cite>, has worked to make the company a truly international resource for innovation and diversity in music entertainment. For more information about Treadstone Records, visit www.treadstonerecords.com.<br> <br> Forward-Looking Statement<br> <br> This press release may contain forward-looking statements, which are based on the Company's current expectations, forecasts and assumptions. In some cases forward-looking statements may be identified by forward-looking words like "would," "intend," "hope," "will," "may," "should," "expect," "anticipate," "believe," "estimate," "predict," "continue," or similar words. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, which could cause actual outcomes and results to differ materially from the Company's expectations, forecasts and assumptions. These risks and uncertainties include risks and uncertainties not in the control of the Company, including, without limitation, the current economic climate and other risks and uncertainties, including those enumerated and described in the Company's filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which filings are available on the SEC's website at www.sec.gov. 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That's not because there's a yakuza element to the story, at least not in those terms; set during what appears to ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article210707 views anime manga"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.141% 30.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/210707/honey-lemon-soda.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB">The Shōjo Anime Renaissance</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T09:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 09:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">After a long dry spell, there's finally an increase in shōjo anime adaptations. Which ones are worth watching?</span> <span class="full">― Anime is not always there for shōjo fans. Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. While the manga debuted in Shonen Jump to pretty much immediate success, it quickly ran into trouble when its author, Masaoki Shindo, started suffering from...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219740 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.052% 54.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219740/exo.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"><cite>Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 18, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This season works fine, as long as you're still invested in Blue Exorcist's world and characters enough to follow them through an action-light season with a sprawling plot.</span> <span class="full">― This review covers the dozen <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite> episodes streamed from October to December 2024. For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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The film debuted in New York City<br> to<br> rave reviews. The Boston release will take place at the Brattle Theatre<br> in Cambridge beginning on January 12th running through January 18th,<br> 2007.<br> <br> LINDA LINDA LINDA was directed by <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=54886">Nobuhiro Yamashita</a></cite> and depicts what<br> happens to an all-girl high school rock band following an untimely<br> break-up over musical differences. Only three days before their high<br> school festival, guitarist Kei (Yu Kashii), drummer Kyoto (<cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=7417">Aki Maeda</a></cite> of<br> Battle Royale), and bassist Nozumi (Shiori Sekine) are forced to<br> recruit<br> a new lead vocalist for their band. They choose Korean exchange student<br> Son (<cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=244956">Doona Bae</a></cite> of Sympathy for Mr. Vengeance), though her comprehension<br> of Japanese is a bit rough! It’s a race against time as the group<br> struggles to learn three tunes for the festival’s rock<br> concert—including<br> a classic '80s punk-pop song by the Japanese group <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=188511">THE BLUE HEARTS</a></cite><br> called “Linda Linda”…<br> <br> LINDA LINDA LINDA is ultimately about the growing camaraderie between<br> the band and their new singer and the amusingly awkward relationships<br> between each girl and her respective family, teachers and other<br> students<br> <br> The film has been critically acclaimed at more than 40 film festivals<br> around the world, including Toronto International Film Festival, London<br> International Film Festival, International Film Festival Rotterdam,<br> etc.<br> Linda Linda Linda was also named 2006 Winner, “Number One Film of the<br> Year by Eiga Geijutsu Magazine which is one of the most prestigious<br> film<br> magazines in Japan. The film garnered rave reviews at its US premiere<br> in<br> New York and continues the momentum as it makes it's way across the<br> country in selected cities.<br> <br> The film’s eclectic score, composed by ex-<cite class="e person">Smashing Pumpkins</cite> guitarist<br> James Iha, combined with the infectious covers of several Blue Hearts<br> songs, a cameo appearance by the Ramones, and a healthy does of punk<br> belligerence produces this wonderfully entertaining and off-beat story.<br> Audiences will root for these young musicians to overcome the dramas of<br> high school rivalries in this film gem. For more information on the<br> film<br> please go to http://linda-movie.com.<br> <br> “<cite class="e company">Viz Pictures</cite> is pleased to release LINDA LINDA LINDA domestically<br> and<br> we look forward to its warm reception by audiences here.” says Manami<br> Iiboshi, the director of marketing for <cite class="e company">Viz Pictures</cite>. “The newly<br> launched<br> <cite class="e company">Viz Pictures</cite>, an affiliate of <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=4552">Viz Media</a></cite> is committed to bringing a<br> variety of unique titles from Japan to the U.S. Our first release,<br> TRAIN<br> MAN: <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5875">DENSHA OTOKO</a></cite>, has been acclaimed by film critics and together with<br> LINDA LINDA LINDA demonstrates the kinds of distinctive titles <cite class="e company">VIZ</cite><br> Pictures will continue to offer.”<br> <br> The screening will take place at the The Brattle Theatre located at 40 Brattle Street, Cambridge, MA. More information on the screening can be<br> found at http://www.brattlefilm.org.<br> <br> About <cite class="e company">Viz Pictures</cite>, Inc.<br> Based in San Francisco, CA, <cite class="e company">Viz Pictures</cite>, Inc. distributes Japanese<br> live-action films and DVDs, with particular focus on Japanese "kawaii<br> (cute) and cool" pop culture. <cite class="e company">Viz Pictures</cite> approaches each film release<br> from a <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=91">J-pop</a></cite> fan's point of view. <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=6048">TRAIN MAN: DENSHA OTOKO</a></cite> is the first<br> <cite class="e company">Viz Pictures</cite> title, and the company will continue to offer the most<br> entertaining live action motion pictures straight from the "<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=11117">Kingdom</a></cite> of<br> Pop" for audiences of all ages in North America. <cite class="e company">Viz Pictures</cite>, Inc. is<br> an affiliate of <cite class="e company">Viz Media</cite>, LLC, the San Francisco-based leading U.S.<br> publisher of Japanese manga (comics) and merchandise licensor of<br> Japanese animation such as the popular "<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1598">NARUTO</a></cite>" animated TV series.<br> © 2006 <cite class="e company">Viz Pictures</cite>, Inc<br> <br> About <cite class="e company">Viz Media</cite>, LLC<br> Headquartered in San Francisco, CA, <cite class="e company">Viz Media</cite>, LLC (<cite class="e company">Viz Media</cite>), is one<br> of the most comprehensive and innovative companies in the field of<br> manga<br> publishing, animation and entertainment licensing of Japanese content.<br> Owned by three of Japan’s largest creators and licensors of manga and<br> animation, <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=909">Shueisha, Inc</a></cite>., <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=57">Shogakukan, Inc.</a></cite>, and <cite class="e company">Shogakukan</cite> Production<br> Co., Ltd. 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Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. 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For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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Like, this is actually happening.<br> <a href="https://t.co/Q35fW8AYjw">https://t.co/Q35fW8AYjw</a></p>— Danganronpa Out of Context (@DanganNoContext) <a href="https://twitter.com/DanganNoContext/status/1335379221602947074?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2020</a> </blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center> <center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">This is real by the way <a href="https://t.co/LpzCABJQFg">pic.twitter.com/LpzCABJQFg</a></p>— mood (@weeamood) <a href="https://twitter.com/weeamood/status/1335398340213825537?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2020</a> </blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center> <p>The <i>Brooklyn Nine Nine</i> and <i>America's Got Talent</i> star streamed the game as part of an effort to raise money for the Hope for the Holidays charity campaign by the American Red Cross. The stream attracted about 98,000 viewers and raised over USD$200,000 by its end. </p> <p>Of course, fans couldn't let Crews off the hook without getting his take on the inevitable and eternal debate of Who Is Best Girl. His answer? Junko Enoshima.</p> <center> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet"> <p lang="en" dir="ltr">Terry Crews verdict best Danganronpa girl. Remember this is just early game 😂 <a href="https://t.co/MI8sETIC1Z">pic.twitter.com/MI8sETIC1Z</a></p>— Miraculous Maku (@RedMakuzawa) <a href="https://twitter.com/RedMakuzawa/status/1335387212448350209?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 6, 2020</a> </blockquote> <script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> </center> <p>You can check out the full stream <a href="https://www.twitch.tv/videos/827110725" target="_blank">here</a></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/167124">discuss this in the forum (4 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_167124('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_167124('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_167124(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2020-12-06/brooklyn-nine-nine-star-terry-crews-streams-danganronpa-on-twitch/.167124"; var title = "Brooklyn Nine Nine Star Terry Crews Streams Danganronpa on Twitch"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-167124-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-167124-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.167124" readonly> </div> </div> <p> <a href="/interest/">Interest homepage</a> / <a href="/interest/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&amp;js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 21, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. 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The series will premiere on <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=13028">Tokyo MX</a></cite> on April 5 at 11:30 p.m., and it will also air on <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=11907">Kansai TV</a></cite>, <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10651">BS11</a></cite>, and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=518">AT-X</a></cite>.</p> <p>The series' second promotional video began <a href="/news/2017-03-03/sagrada-reset-anime-streams-2nd-promo-video-reveals-more-cast/.112949">streaming</a> on Friday. The anime's official website <a href="/news/2017-03-01/sagrada-reset-anime-reveals-more-of-cast-visual-april-5-premiere/.112824">revealed</a> a new visual last week.</p> <p align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" width="387" height="550" data-src="/thumbnails/fit550x550/cms/news/112824/sagrada_visual.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p>The anime's previously announced cast <a href="/news/2017-01-20/sakurada-reset-anime-casts-takuya-eguchi-yuki-yamada-yui-makano-sachika-misawa/.111284">includes</a>:</p> <div align="Center"> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=114052">Kaito Ishikawa</a></cite> as Kei Asai, a first-year student and member of the "Service Club." He has the ability to perfectly remember anything he sees or hears, and he is a quick thinker who is very resourceful.<br> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="221" height="500" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x500/cms/news/110112/sr1.png.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div> <br><br><div align="Center"> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=53741">Kana Hanazawa</a></cite> as Misora Haruki, a first-year student and member of the "Service Club" with Kei. She has the power to reset time for up to three days. She will do basically anything Kei says. She is also a quick thinker who is very resourceful.<br> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="245" height="500" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x500/cms/news/110112/sr2.png.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div> <br><br><div align="Center"> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=68107">Aoi Yūki</a></cite> as Sumire Souma, a girl like a stray cat who attended middle school with Kei and Misora. Kei and Misora once changed the future with a reset, and Sumire died when she would not have otherwise.<br> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="247" height="500" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x500/cms/news/110112/sr3.png.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div> <br><br><p align="center"><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=76338">Takuya Eguchi</a></cite> as Tomoki Nakano, a first-year student and a classmate to both Kei and Misora. He has the power to reach a specific person through time and space with his voice. He's one of the few friends who understands Kei.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" width="243" height="550" data-src="/thumbnails/max550x550/cms/news/111284/tomoki.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <br><p align="center"><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=59525">Yuki Yamada</a></cite> as Mirai Minami, a member of the "unidentified research club" and a classmate to Kei and Misora. She is bright and cheerful, and she is assertive about things she's interested in.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" width="271" height="550" data-src="/thumbnails/max550x550/cms/news/111284/mirai.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <br><p align="center"><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=38425">Yui Makino</a></cite> as Youka Murase, who is a year older than Kei. She consults with the "Service Club" about bringing her dead cat back to life.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" width="263" height="550" data-src="/thumbnails/max550x550/cms/news/111284/youka.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <br><p align="center"><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=75719">Sachika Misawa</a></cite> as Seika Nonoo, a first-year student who goes to a different high school than Kei and Misora. She has the power of being able to share her consciousness with cats, and is able to understand the actions of the cats in Sagrada.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" width="276" height="550" data-src="/thumbnails/max550x550/cms/news/111284/seika.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p align="center"><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=124966">Yuka Aisaka</a></cite> as Eri Oka, Kei's underclassman in junior high. She is known for wearing red contacts, and having an ability connected to them. She has complicated mixed feelings of contempt and respect for Kei.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" width="265" height="550" data-src="/thumbnails/max550x550/cms/news/112824/erioka.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p align="center"><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=114033">Kōtarō Nishiyama</a></cite> as Hitsuchi-kun, an information source. He hates meeting people directly, so the only way to contact him is by phone. He is cautious, so he uses a device to change his voice so that his true identity is not exposed.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" width="243" height="550" data-src="/thumbnails/fit550x550/cms/news/112949/sagrada1.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p align="center"><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=143731">Rikako Aida</a></cite> as Sawako Sera, a first-year student with Kei and Misora. She is an extremely serious girl who cannot stand to break rules.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" width="258" height="550" data-src="/thumbnails/fit550x550/cms/news/112949/sagrada2.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p align="center"><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=74072">Yūichi Iguchi</a></cite> as Yōsuka Sakagami, a former junior high school student council president. He goes to high school outside Sagrada. Around the winter of his third year in junior high, he left Sagrada. However, he returns to Sagrada due to a certain incident.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" width="243" height="550" data-src="/thumbnails/fit550x550/cms/news/112949/sagrada3.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p align="center"><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1376">Sayaka Ōhara</a></cite> as Witch, an old woman with a position near the top of the administration bureau. The administration bureau exists as a system to manage Sagrada. The Witch's individual characteristics such as her name are undisclosed, and she is imprisoned in a room that there is no escape from. She has the ability to see the future.<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" width="249" height="550" data-src="/thumbnails/fit550x550/cms/news/112949/sagrada4.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p align="center"><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=131376">Yōji Ueda</a></cite> as Shintarō Tsushima, a teacher at Kei's high school and a member of the administration bureau. He works as the advisor for the "Service Club."<br><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" width="230" height="550" data-src="/thumbnails/fit550x550/cms/news/112949/sagrada5.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=15163">Shinya Kawatsura</a></cite> <i>(<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15149">Non Non Biyori</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17830">Tanaka-kun is Always Listless</a></cite>)</i> is directing the anime at <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=7677">david production</a></cite>, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=12773">Katsuhiko Takayama</a></cite> is in charge of the series scripts. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=41022">Tomoyuki Shitaya</a></cite> is designing the characters. In addition to voicing Youka, Makino is <a href="/news/2017-01-23/yui-makino-performs-sakurada-reset-anime-opening-theme-song/.111357">performing</a> the opening theme song "Reset." <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=141831">THE ORAL CIGARETTES</a></cite>' are performing the ending theme song "Tonariau."</p> <p>The website describes the anime's story:</p> <blockquote> Sagrada, a town where almost half the population possess special powers. The town's administration bureau provides oversight on those with powers, and its inhabitants mostly live in peace. These powers were brought by gentle and heartfelt wishes such as "being able to make the tears from the person in front of me disappear," or "to be heard by someone."<p>Kei Asai has an eidetic memory, allowing him to perfectly remember anything he sees and hears, while Misora Haruki can turn back or "reset" time for a maximum of three days. While Misora forgets her memories of the future when she performs a "reset," Kei does not. Using their powers together, they are capable of changing the past to affect the present.</p> <p>But there is one part of their past that they cannot escape. Two years ago, due to a reset by Misora, their classmate Sumire Souma died. Now, as members of their school's "Service Club," Kei and Misora spend their days accomplishing various requests from their schoolmates while searching for any possible way they can bring back Sumire Souma. 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For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. 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Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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They'll have their work cut out for them too – Dracula has assembled the deadliest vampires around, along with some human “forgemasters” who use their dark magic to supply a seemingly endless army of the undead. Trevor, Sypha, and Alucard will first have to descend into the ancient Belmont clan library to see if there's any way to find Dracula's ever-moving castle, and that's when they aren't worrying about fighting off all manner of beasts and bloodsuckers. Even if they do succeed, it'll take every ounce of power and cunning they have to take down the vampiric tyrant, as the human race inches closer to annihilation with each passing of the blood red moon.</div> </td> <td class="vertical right-side"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="horizontal vertical left-side"><div class="top-left"></div></td> <td class="horizontal" width="100%">Review:</td> <td class="horizontal vertical right-side"><div id="right-side-junction" class="bottom-right"></div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table class="layout" width="100%" id="small-synopsis"> <tbody> <tr class="top-side"> <td class="horizontal left-cap" colspan="2" width="100%"> <div></div>Synopsis: </td> <td class="horizontal vertical"><div class="top-right"></div></td> <td rowspan="2" height="1"><img src="//cdn.animenewsnetwork.com/thumbnails/area200x300/cms/review/140813/castlevania.jpg" width="202" height="298" alt="Castlevania Season 2"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="text-zone"><div id="small-synopsis-area">With Alucard having finally awoken from his slumber beneath the city of Gresit, Trevor Belmont and Sypha Belnades have completed the team that will fight Dracula's horde to try and stop a genocide of the human race. They'll have their work cut out for them too – Dracula has assembled the deadliest vampires around, along with some human “forgemasters” who use their dark magic to supply a seemingly endless army of the undead. Trevor, Sypha, and Alucard will first have to descend into the ancient Belmont clan library to see if there's any way to find Dracula's ever-moving castle, and that's when they aren't worrying about fighting off all manner of beasts and bloodsuckers. Even if they do succeed, it'll take every ounce of power and cunning they have to take down the vampiric tyrant, as the human race inches closer to annihilation with each passing of the blood red moon.</div></td> <td class="vertical"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="horizontal vertical left-side"><div class="top-left"></div></td> <td class="horizontal" width="100%">Review:</td> <td class="horizontal vertical"><div id="right-side-junction" class="upward-T"></div></td> <td class="horizontal right-cap"><div></div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table class="layout" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="vertical left-side"></td> <td><div class="text-zone"> <p>I enjoyed the first season of <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10441">Netflix</a></cite>'s <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=19668">Castlevania</a></cite>, but its very limited runtime made it feel less like a full season of television and more like a movie that had been broken up into more digestible chunks. Writer <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=93967">Warren Ellis</a></cite>' characteristically rough-hewn dialogue made for solid banter and the plot delivered an entertaining yet familiar story, but I couldn't help but feel that those first four episodes were just scratching the surface of this adaptation's potential. Thankfully, <cite class="e anime">Castlevania</cite> really gets to cut loose in this second eight-episode season, expanding the cast and the story while providing even more of the extravagantly gory action that made such a splash in 2017.</p> <p>The biggest improvement on the writing side of things is that the heroes get much more time to build a rapport with one another now that everyone has met. Alucard and Trevor share a delightfully snippy love-hate relationship, and Sypha makes sure to point out how absurdly childish it is whenever she can. Sypha and Trevor share a cute chemistry with one another, which I couldn't help but find charming, even when they ended up feeling a little underdeveloped by the season's end. If there's any dynamic that I would have loved to have seen more of, it would be Alucard's tempestuous relationship with his father, Dracula – late in season 2, we get some truly heartbreaking interactions between the pair, but I couldn't help but feel that both of their character arcs were strangely backloaded. For a series that's ostensibly all about Dracula, the two surviving members of the Tepes bloodline get surprisingly little to do until the season's climactic moments. </p> <p>None of the deficiencies in character development are due to faults in the vocal performances, anyhow. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=158710">Richard Armitage</a></cite> continues to amiably mumble his way through the role of the disgruntled hero, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=156663">James Callis</a></cite> does a similarly admirable job of giving Alucard an air of soft-spoken internal torment. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=156662">Alejandra Reynoso</a></cite>'s turn as Sypha is consistently charming, and she gets most of the season's best quips. Still, my pick for the series' MVP would likely be <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=91231">Graham McTavish</a></cite> as Dracula. He imbues the tortured vampire lord with a gravitas and grief-tinged stoicism, and though he only gets to show Dracula's most monstrous side a few times throughout the series, he makes each of those moments count. </p> <p>The supporting cast also does well. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=174876">Adetokumboh M'Cormack</a></cite> makes perhaps the biggest impression as Dracula's misanthropic human forgemaster Isaac, who may be the series' most complex and nuanced character. Carmilla is a vampire mistress who also makes a strong impression – she lends an amusing and welcome sardonic edge to Dracula's boys' club. <cite class="e anime">Castlevania</cite>'s character writing is generally excellent across the board, provided you have a tolerance for Ellis' rather blunt approach to writing dialogue. (If a character is feeling something, they'll usually just come right out and say it, and they'll toss in a healthy dose of f-bombs for good measure.)</p> <p>My primary concerns with the storytelling in <cite class="e anime">Castlevania</cite>'s second season are extensions of what I felt held back the first season, which is to say the show suffers from some wonky pacing. The series' origins as a trio of films continue to poke through the show's structure, as many episodes don't have much of a narrative arc on their own – they're simply continuations of scenes that began in a previous episode or the beginnings of exchanges that will be continued in a following chapter. I'm usually not one to quibble with the expectations borne out of production for streaming services, but <cite class="e anime">Castlevania</cite> is one of the first times where I've felt that binge-watch model has hurt a story more than it has helped. </p> <p>It feels like around half of the series runtime across both seasons is devoted to action sequences, with the remaining plot being spread somewhat haphazardly throughout. This means that there are many stretches in the middle of season 2 where I would forget how much progress the heroes had made in their quest to discover the secrets to Dracula's castle, or where I would think an episode was only through its first act right when the credits were about to roll. The series' conclusion gets the worst of the pacing problems; episodes six and seven are basically an hour's worth of Team Belmont killing their way to Dracula, with almost all of the plot-resolution, sequel-baiting, and final character beats getting unceremoniously crammed into the last episode, which ends up feeling about three times longer than it should. If I had just watched the series in one sitting, this might not have been so much of a distraction for me, but viewers should go into <cite class="e anime">Castlevania</cite> knowing that it views better when binged. </p> <p>In any case, I can't complain much about <cite class="e anime">Castlevania</cite>'s action to narrative ratio, because the series contains some of the most thrilling sequences of bone-crunching, vampire-exploding spectacle this side of a <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=4774">Kouta Hirano</a></cite> manga. Producer <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=159282">Adi Shankar</a></cite> and Studio Powerhouse have really gone out of their way to capture the feeling of kicking ass in a <cite class="e anime">Castlevania</cite> video game – more than anything else, <cite class="e anime">Castlevania</cite> earns its stripes as one of the all-time greatest video game adaptations simply by virtue of letting Trevor, Sypha, and Alucard deliver a plethora of creative ways to make monsters dead. </p> <p>The animation itself is somewhat reserved at times, with the stiff movements reminding me of early 2000s adult animation like <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=68050">Todd McFarlane</a></cite>'s Spawn series that aired on <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=7249">HBO</a></cite>, but what the show lacks in technical polish it more than makes up for with panache. <cite class="e anime">Castlevania</cite> is just so damned aesthetically cool that I'm more than willing to forgive the show's narrative foibles for how much it dedicates itself to giving us an animated series that fans could only have dreamed of when playing the games decades ago. The season's penultimate episode is an especially indulgent feast for the eyes, and a classic piece of <cite class="e anime">Castlevania</cite> music finally makes an appearance to sweeten the moment. </p> <p><cite class="e anime">Castlevania</cite>'s second season is far from perfect, but it takes the foundations of its first season and does what any adaptation of a venerated video game <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=70">franchise</a></cite> should, which is satisfy old fans while giving the uninitiated something entertaining to chew on. The script isn't Ellis' best work, but the crew's enthusiasm for creating this story always shines through, making for truly engaging entertainment. <cite class="e company">Netflix</cite>'s <cite class="e anime">Castlevania</cite> is absolutely worth watching, whether you've loved the games for years, or you simply have a thirst for brutal action that comes with a heaping helping of cheesy gore on the side.</p> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <script ann_init="display_synopsis_layout()"> function display_synopsis_layout() { var s = document.getElementById('small-synopsis'); var sA = document.getElementById('small-synopsis-area'); var b = document.getElementById('big-synopsis'); var bA = document.getElementById('big-synopsis-area'); var big = (sA.offsetHeight || bA.offsetHeight) > 313; s.style.display = (big ? 'none' : 'block'); b.style.display = (big ? 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Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. 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He is currently working on the new <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=25847">Trigun Stampede</a></cite></cite> anime.<br clear="all"></p> <p></p> <hr> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="277" height="300" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x300/cms/news.5/187703/masazumi_kato.jpg">Producer <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=82568">Masazumi Katō</a></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9070">Soul Eater</a></cite></cite>, <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14888">My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU</a></cite></cite>).<br clear="all"></p> <p></p> <hr> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="199" height="300" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x300/cms/news.5/187703/wataru_watari.jpg">Author <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=115897">Wataru Watari</a></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime">My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU</cite></cite>, <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17937">Qualidea Code</a></cite></cite>). <br clear="all"></p> <p></p> <hr> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="200" height="300" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x300/cms/news.5/187703/chado_horii.jpg"><cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=75">Voice actor</a></cite> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=74107">Chado Horii</a></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=23921">Odd Taxi</a></cite></cite>, <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=22207">Ahiru no Sora</a></cite></cite>). He portrays the character of Kakeru Tobe in the <cite><cite class="e anime">My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU</cite></cite> anime.<br clear="all"></p> <p></p> <hr> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="198" height="300" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x300/cms/news.5/187703/toshio_furukawa.jpg"><cite class="e lexicon">Voice actor</cite> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1011">Toshio Furukawa</a></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=243">Dragon Ball</a></cite></cite>, <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=836">One Piece</a></cite></cite>). <br clear="all"></p> <p></p> <hr> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="212" height="300" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x300/cms/news.5/187703/shino_kakinuma.jpg">Voice actress <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=2061">Shino Kakinuma</a></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=363">Sailor Moon</a></cite></cite>, <cite><cite class="e anime">Dragon Ball</cite></cite>). <br clear="all"></p> <p></p> <hr> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="225" height="300" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x300/cms/news.5/187703/motonobu_hori.jpg">Director <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=24246">Motonobu Hori</a></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=21557">Carole &amp; Tuesday</a></cite></cite>, <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=24454">Super Crooks</a></cite></cite>). </p> <p>Singer <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=179800">Celeina Ann</a></cite> will also attend this year's event. She performed the singing voice for Tuesday in the <cite><cite class="e anime">Carole &amp; Tuesday</cite></cite> anime series.<br clear="all"></p> <p></p> <hr> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="350" height="197" data-src="/thumbnails/max350x350/cms/news.5/187703/kikukawa.jpeg"><cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=22618">Bandai Namco Filmworks</a></cite>' Hiroyuki Kikukawa (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=25471">RWBY: Ice Queendom</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=25369">Yurei Deco</a></cite>).<br clear="all"></p> <p></p> <hr> <p>The staff of the convention previously <a href="/news/2022-07-11/otakon-2022-event-hosts-voice-actress-mariya-ise/.187549">announced</a> that voice actress <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=46112">Mariya Ise</a></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=24619">JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Stone Ocean</a></cite></cite>, <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13262">Hunter x Hunter</a></cite></cite>) will attend this year's event. Composers <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=118529">Yuki Hayashi</a></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17786">My Hero Academia</a></cite></cite>) and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=275">Kaoru Wada</a></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=159">InuYasha</a></cite></cite>) will also <a href="/news/2022-07-06/otakon-2022-event-hosts-anime-composers-yuki-hayashi-kaoru-wada/.187451">attend</a> the event as part of the Sun and Stars concert on July 31. Additionally, game composers Harumi Fujita (<cite>Mega Man 3, Final Fight</cite>) and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=227706">Takahiro Izutani</a></cite> (<cite>Metal Gear Solid 4, Bayonetta</cite>) will <a href="/news/2022-06-06/otakon-2022-event-hosts-game-composer-harumi-fujita/.186396">attend</a> this year's event.</p> <p><cite class="e company">Otakon</cite> 2022 is scheduled for July 29-31 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington D.C.</p> <p>The event will <a href="/news/2022-01-31/otakon-2022-event-to-require-covid-19-vaccination-masks/.182089">require</a> its attendees to be fully vaccinated and masked in all convention areas in the Walter E Washington Convention Center and the Marriott Marquis.</p> <p><em>Sources: Press releases, <cite class="e company">Otakon</cite>'s <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=24886">Twitter</a></cite> <a href="https://twitter.com/Otakon/status/1548079968378167296" target="_blank">account</a></em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/187703">discuss this in the forum (4 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_187703('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_187703('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_187703(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-07-16/otakon-2022-event-hosts-my-teen-romantic-comedy-snafu-staff-author-more-guests/.187703"; var title = "Otakon 2022 Event Hosts My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Staff, Author, More Guests"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-187703-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-187703-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.187703" readonly> </div> </div> <p> <a href="/news/">News homepage</a> / <a href="/news/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&amp;js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 21, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. 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One day, two mysterious men named Shirasagi and Kokuyō suddenly appear in front of her. <cite><cite class="e anime">Vampire Romanshiki</cite></cite> will mark the first time Tateno will have a manga run in <cite><cite class="e anime">Princess Gold</cite></cite>, and the manga's first chapter will have 64 pages and a color page.</p> <p style="clear:left"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fleft lazyload" width="95" height="100" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/cms/news/65652/vampire.jpg"><cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1107">Digital Manga Publishing</a></cite> released Tateno's <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=8023">9th Sleep</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=10795">Angelic Runes</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=13687">A Bloody Kiss Tonight</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=12585">Blue Sheep Reverie</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=12012">Happy Boys</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=6979">Hero Heel</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=12025">How to Capture a Martini</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=12026">How to Control a Sidecar</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=9248">Ka Shin Fu</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=9361">Red Angel</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=10378">Steal Moon</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=5034">Yellow</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=12001">Yellow 2</a></cite>, and <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=8900">Yokan - Premonition</a></cite></cite> manga in North America. 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That's not because there's a yakuza element to the story, at least not in those terms; set during what appears to ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article210707 views anime manga"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.141% 30.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/210707/honey-lemon-soda.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB">The Shōjo Anime Renaissance</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T09:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 09:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">After a long dry spell, there's finally an increase in shōjo anime adaptations. Which ones are worth watching?</span> <span class="full">― Anime is not always there for shōjo fans. Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. While the manga debuted in Shonen Jump to pretty much immediate success, it quickly ran into trouble when its author, Masaoki Shindo, started suffering from...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219740 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.052% 54.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219740/exo.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"><cite>Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 18, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This season works fine, as long as you're still invested in Blue Exorcist's world and characters enough to follow them through an action-light season with a sprawling plot.</span> <span class="full">― This review covers the dozen <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite> episodes streamed from October to December 2024. For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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Robin Mask, Ramenman, Warsman and Brocken Jr. who appeared at the end of Season 1 will finally join the battle. The latest trailer depicts them clashing violently with the second group of Perfect Chojin.</p> <p>■New Trailer<br> https://www.y<span class="-wrap">outube.com/watch?v=vtoqJzeYM80</span></p> <p>It's never too late to catch up with the story. Get ready for the start of the show!</p> <p>■Staff<br> Original Work: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=18548">Yudetamago</a></cite>(Being serialized in “<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=27635">Weekly Playboy</a></cite>” &amp; “Shupure News”, <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=909">Shueisha</a></cite>)<br> Director: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=168744">Akira Satō</a></cite><br> Assistant Director: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=83480">Jun Soga</a></cite><br> Series Composition:<cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=113354">Makoto Fukami</a></cite><br> Character Design: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=46536">Hirotaka Marufuji</a></cite><br> Animation Supervisor: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=21787">Mamoru Yokota</a></cite><br> Action Supervisor: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=4240">Masami Ōbari</a></cite><br> Prop Design: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=68747">Yoshinori Iwanaga</a></cite><br> Art Design: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=169481">Osamu Ii</a></cite><br> Art Director: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=51401">Satoru Hirayanagi</a></cite><br> Color Setting: Sayo Mogi<br> Director of Photography: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=134219">Keiichi Saitō</a></cite><br> Editing: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=87589">Yoshinori Murakami</a></cite><br> Sound Director: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=91367">Yūichi Imaizumi</a></cite><br> Music:<cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=37756">Yasuharu Takanashi</a></cite><br> Animation Producer: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=31563">Rui Kuroki</a></cite><br> Animation Production: <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=337">Production I.G</a></cite></p> <p>■Cast<br> Kinnikuman: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=10397">Mamoru Miyano</a></cite><br> Meat: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=106108">Sumire Uesaka</a></cite><br> Terryman: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=14929">Daisuke Ono</a></cite><br> Robin Mask: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=780">Katsuyuki Konishi</a></cite><br> Warsman: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=58051">Yūki Kaji</a></cite><br> Ramenman: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=529">Tomokazu Seki</a></cite><br> Brocken Jr.: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=125180">Jun Kasama</a></cite></p> <p>Buffaloman: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=30785">Hiroki Yasumoto</a></cite><br> Black Hole: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=197255">Toshiya Miyata</a></cite><br> Springman: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=507">Hiroyuki Yoshino</a></cite></p> <p>Turbomen: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=4667">Kenji Nojima</a></cite><br> Crushman: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=84278">Yūsuke Tomioka</a></cite><br> Nemesis: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1103">Takeshi Kusao</a></cite><br> Grim Reaper: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=48696">Junichi Suwabe</a></cite><br> Marvelous: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=18802">Yoshihisa Kawahara</a></cite><br> Jack Chi: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=37532">Shinobu Matsumoto</a></cite><br> Polarman: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3123">Takashi Matsuyama</a></cite></p> <p>Akuma Shogun: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=692">Toshiyuki Morikawa</a></cite><br> Neptuneman: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=910">Tomokazu Sugita</a></cite></p> <p>Mayumi Kinniku/Prince Kamehame: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1583">Akira Kamiya</a></cite><br> Chairperson: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1011">Toshio Furukawa</a></cite><br> Knock: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1038">Hideo Ishikawa</a></cite></p> <p>Announcer: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3105">Shinichirō Ōta</a></cite></p> <p>■What is “<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=3073">Kinnikuman</a></cite>” ?<br> The original manga “<cite class="e anime">Kinnikuman</cite>” was serialized in <cite class="e company">Shueisha</cite>'s <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1363">Weekly Shonen Jump</a></cite> from 1979 to 1987 with 387 episodes. “<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3694">Kinnikuman II Sei</a></cite>" has been serialized in "<cite class="e anime">Weekly Playboy</cite>" since 1998. “<cite class="e anime">Kinnikuman</cite>” and “<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1514">Kinnikuman II</a></cite> Sei” have sold more than 77 million copies in total. In 2011, "<cite class="e anime">Kinnikuman</cite>" resumed serialization for the first time in 24 years, and in 2013 the series reached 100 volumes.<br> Based on the popular manga series serialized in <cite class="e anime">Weekly Shonen Jump</cite>, the anime series “<cite class="e anime">Kinnikuman</cite>” was first broadcast in 1983 and soon became a social phenomenon, widely recognized for its derived capsule toy “Kinkeshi”. The animated sequel in July 2024, produced by <cite class="e company">Production I.G</cite>, marks the first in 32 years. <cite class="e company">Production I.G</cite> is known for producing the "<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=465">Ghost in the Shell</a></cite>" series and many other masterpieces, including “<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13616">Kuroko's Basketball</a></cite>” and “<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15683">Haikyu!!</a></cite>”.</p> <p>■Season 2 Synopsis<br> After many years of strife, the three factions of Chojin: Seigi, Akuma, and Perfect came together and signed the Three-Faction Peace Treaty and true peace finally spread across the galaxy... Or so we thought.<br> But then a mysterious group of elite Perfect Chojin called Perfect Large Numbers Corps appeared to try to withdraw the treaty.<br> Faced with this unexpected situation, <cite class="e anime">Kinnikuman</cite> and Terryman from the Seigi Chojin faction, as well as Buffaloman and a total of seven former enemy Akuma Chojin also suddenly join in the fight and fierce battles are held around the world!<br> But the ones who call themselves "True Perfect Chojin" are all unmatched in strength and casualties keep adding up from both the Seigi and Akuma fighters. On top of that, the second wave of fighters from Perfect Large Numbers Corps arrives, seemingly signaling the end for our heroes... But then Robin Mask, Ramenman, Brocken. Jr., and Warsman from the Seigi Chojin appear! Round 2 of this fierce battle between factions begins now!</p> <p>■ Anime Information<br> Official Website:https://kin29man-anime.com/<br> Official X: https://twitter.com/kin29man_anime</p> <p><cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=269">PONY CANYON</a></cite> ANIME (English):<br> https://x.com/ponycan_anime<br> https://www.instagram.com/ponycan_anime/<br> https://www.tiktok.com/@ponycan_anime</p> <p>■ Copyright Notice<br> © <cite class="e person">Yudetamago</cite>/<cite class="e company">Shueisha</cite>, <cite class="e anime">Kinnikuman</cite> <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=127">Production Committee</a></cite></p> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <hr> <a href="/cms/discuss/219485" rel="nofollow">discuss this in the forum</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_219485('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_219485('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_219485(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2024-12-24/2025-anime-kinnikuman-perfect-origin-arc-season-2-coming-soon-to-netflix-trailer-released/.219485"; var title = "2025 Anime 'Kinnikuman Perfect Origin Arc' Season 2 Coming Soon to Netflix/ Trailer Released"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-219485-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-219485-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.219485" readonly> </div> <p> <a href="/press-release/">Press Release homepage</a> / <a href="/press-release/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&amp;js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 21, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. 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Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. 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Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. 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Players will be able to participate in a "Which is cuter?" contest to determine the most popular character among Hello Kitty, Cinnamoroll, My Melody, and Pompompurin. A special Turf War Splatfest will determine which <cite class="e company">Sanrio</cite> character comes out on top. The first wave of the competition will involve Hello Kitty and Cinnamoroll and run from May 19-20. The second wave will involve My Melody and Pompompurin and run from May 26-27. </p> <p align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" width="600" height="326" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/131408/splatrio2.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p>The in-game campaign outfits for Inklings will also be available in the real world. Four varieties of T-shirts with the collaboration's <cite class="e company">Sanrio</cite> character designs are <a href="https://store.nintendo.co.jp/category/FEATURE_SANRIO/" target="_blank">available</a> for pre-order through the My <cite class="e company">Nintendo</cite> Store online shop. Each shirt costs 4,536 yen (about US$41), and some physical <cite class="e company">Sanrio</cite> stores in Japan will also begin offering them in the middle of May. </p> <p align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" width="600" height="338" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/131408/splatrio3.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" width="600" height="338" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/131408/splatrio4.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" width="600" height="150" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/131408/splatrio5.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" width="600" height="150" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/131408/splatrio6.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p>In addition, fans can <a href="https://sanriocharacterranking.com/collabos/" target="_blank">vote</a> for the collaboration characters in the Collaboration division of this year's <cite class="e company">Sanrio</cite> Character Ranking. As with the main character popularity contest, people throughout the world can vote once per day until June 11. </p> <p><cite>Splatoon 2</cite> shipped last July. The game has <a href="/news/2018-02-16/splatoon-2-is-switch-1st-2-million-seller-in-japan/.127881">sold</a> 2,016,182 copies in Japan as of February 11 to become the first Switch game to surpass 2 million copies sold in Japan. The game is also the best-selling Switch game in Japan so far. 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Thus, I'd like to introduce a new feature here at Astro Toy: Astro Toy Classic, where instead of reviewing something new and potentially very crappy, I review an older, classic toy that I know is good because I bought it for myself years ago. It's probably more for my sanity than you guys, but I hope you won't mind hearing about some of the awesomest anime toys of the last decade. If you do, let me know in the comments.<br> <br> </p> <div align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/astro-toy/29215/01.jpg" class="lazyload"></div> <p>So I'm happy to start with one of my favorites, an absolute gem in that it is small and just about perfect — the <em><cite class="e anime">Lupin the 3rd</cite></em> <em><cite class="e anime">Castle of Cagliostro</cite></em> Bit Char-G mini-R/C car. If you've already seen <em><cite class="e anime">Castle of Cagliostro</cite></em> — the <em><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3053">Lupin</a></cite></em> film directed by <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=51">Hayao Miyazaki</a></cite> and easily one of the greatest anime flicks ever made — you know that <cite class="e anime">Lupin</cite>'s Fiat 500 is part of one of the movie's outstanding car chase. The Bit Char-G replicates the Fiat, complete with <cite class="e anime">Lupin</cite> driving and Jigen hanging out the top, in two and a quarter inches.</p> <div align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/astro-toy/29215/02.jpg" class="lazyload"></div> <p>Both figures have better sculpting than I've seen in many an Astro Toy subject (that's more an indictment of previous Astro Toy subjects than praise for the Bit Char-G figures, which are well-sculpted but not mind-blowingly so). The car matches the cel animation line for line, complete with <cite class="e anime">Lupin</cite>'s secret turbo boost thing hidden in the trunk:</p> <div align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/astro-toy/29215/03.jpg" class="lazyload"></div> <p>It also comes with a regular trunk piece if you don't want the turbo boost, but man, you have the world's greatest thief driving and the world's best gunman hanging out the sunroof — why wouldn't you want the turbo boost?</p> <p>The R/C's small size is impressive, but what's more impressive is how well it moves. First check out the controller:</p> <div align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/astro-toy/29215/04.jpg" class="lazyload"></div> <p>You'll notice the sigil of Cagilostro on there — not stunning, necessarily, but a very nice touch given its role in the movie. The two large buttons are very simply one for forward and backward, and one for right and left. That means — as opposed to most small and/or cheap R/C cars made in America — that the two-inch Bit Char-G has a full range of movement, and none of that forward and back-and-to-the-right crap. The antenna easily extends from the base, but also has a dial in the back for easy retraction, so it stays very compact. Charging the car itself is as easy as this:</p> <div align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/astro-toy/29215/05.jpg" class="lazyload"></div> <p>And it doesn't take long. After not playing with this R/C for at least four years — oh, and apparently leaving the on switch on, necessitating new batteries — the car charged in less than a minute. I got 15+ minutes of driving time; really, I had to stop because I had to get back to writing Astro Toy) and at least 30 feet in range with no problems, which is the entirety of my office.</p> <p>I'd forgotten how well the R/C actually handles, too. Man, this thing can make some seriously sharp turns — I'm talking a full 360 in the area of a softball. It actually probably turns too sharply, at least for those who first pick up the controller; it takes a minute to get used to how responsive the steering is. Occasionally, you'll actually turn it so fast the car will tip over, but given how fast the R/C car actually gets — I have no way to measure it, but it's pretty damn quick for such a tiny little car — it's not often at all. And once you get used to the speed and turning, you won't have any problems whatsoever.</p> <div align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/astro-toy/29215/06.jpg" class="lazyload"></div> <p>And it comes with an inch-and-a-half little figure of Fujiko in her camo from the movie. I'm not sure why, exactly — she's not in the car scene in any way and the figure likewise really doesn't add anything to the play value — but it's a nice extra, I guess.</p> <p>I cannot tell you how much this thing impresses me, even five years later. The car chase scene from <em><cite class="e anime">Castle of Cagliostro</cite></em> is so grand I would have bought virtually any merchandise that reminds me of it (and I actually have, which might show up in a future Astro Toy Classic). To get an R/C version of <cite class="e anime">Lupin</cite>'s Fiat 500 is one thing; to have it include <cite class="e anime">Lupin</cite> in the driver's seat and a gun-toting Jigen hanging out the sun roof is another thing, and it's totally awesome. Now, add the fact that it's not just an R/C car, but an adorably miniature one — and one that works so incredibly well… it all ends up as one of my favorite anime toy purchases of all time, and one of the gems in my collection.</p> <div align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/astro-toy/29215/07.jpg" class="lazyload"></div> <p>The <cite class="e anime">Lupin</cite> Bit Char-G was offered in 2001, so if you want one… I don't know what to tell you. There aren't any currently on ebay that I can find, but if one shows up, I'd expect to pay at least $50 for it, and probably more. Now, if you're more interested in the R/C aspect than the <cite class="e anime">Lupin</cite>, TakaraTomy did make Bit Char-G versions of the cars from both <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=395">Initial D</a></cite> and <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=776">Speed Racer</a></cite> at least, and likely more. If you don't care about the anime aspect, there are plenty of Bit Char-G cars on ebay, although I think the Bit Char-G line is actually over in Japan. So you have some options, unless you want what I got. Which you should. Because it's awesome.</p> <div align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/astro-toy/29215/08.jpg" class="lazyload"></div> <p>Even if my cat doesn't seem to think so. Remember, if you liked Astro Toy Classic — or loathed it to the core of your being and it fills you with the same kind of rage that I had for that <em><cite class="e anime">Sky Girls</cite></em> piece of crap from last week — please let me know if the comments. Even if you guys like it, I probably won't run it more than once every 3 months or so. But even if you hate it, I very much appreciate the chance to heal from last week.</p> <p><em>You can read more of <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=13258">Rob Bricken</a></cite>'s bitter, needlessly mean-spirited thoughts on toys and many non-anime subjects over at <strong><a href="http://www.toplessrobot.com">ToplessRobot.com</a></strong> (which is safe for work).</em></p> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <hr> <a href="/cms/discuss/29215">discuss this in the forum (20 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_29215('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_29215('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_29215(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/astro-toy/2009-06-21/classic-with-rob-bricken/bit-char-g-fiat-500"; var title = "Astro Toy Classic with Rob Bricken: Bit Char-G Fiat 500"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-29215-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-29215-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.29215" readonly> </div> <p> <a href="/astro-toy/">Astro Toy homepage</a> / <a href="/astro-toy/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&amp;js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 21, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. 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The anime's second season <a href="/news/2022-10-24/vinland-saga-2nd-season-anime-new-trailer-reveals-january-9-premiere/.191158">premiered</a> on January 9 on <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=13028">Tokyo MX</a></cite>, <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10651">BS11</a></cite>, and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=4800">Gifu Broadcasting</a></cite>. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10441">Netflix</a></cite> <a href="/news/2022-12-18/netflix-adds-vinland-saga-season-2-in-india-on-january-9/.193085">streamed</a> the anime's second season in India as it aired in Japan. <cite class="e company">Crunchyroll</cite> added a Hindi <a href="/news/2023-02-03/crunchyroll-streams-vinland-saga-season-2-hindi-dub/.194485">dub</a> for the season on January 31 and the Tamil dub for the season on August 8.</p> <p>Yukimura launched the series in <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=88">Kodansha</a></cite>'s <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=6457">Weekly Shōnen Magazine</a></cite> in 2005, but <cite class="e company">Kodansha</cite> moved the series to <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=4665">Afternoon</a></cite> later that year. Yukimura <a href="/news/2019-11-10/makoto-yukimura-starts-drawing-final-arc-of-vinland-saga-manga/.153123">started</a> drawing the fourth and final arc of the manga in November 2019. The series has over 7 million copies in circulation.<br clear="all"></p> <p></p> <figure class="fleft"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="318" height="450" alt="mobseka-kv-3" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max450x450/cms/news.5/183622/mobseka-kv-3.jpeg" class="lazyload"><figcaption class="credit copyright"><div class="text">©三嶋与夢/マイクロマガジン社/モブせか製作委員会</div></figcaption></figure><cite class="e anime">Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs</cite> premiered in April 2022. <cite class="e company">Crunchyroll</cite> began streaming the anime in India with its Hindi and Indian English <a href="/news/2022-11-15/crunchyroll-adds-hindi-indian-english-dubs-for-demon-slayer-darling-in-the-franxx-fire-force-more-/.191925">dubs</a> on January 23. It is also <a href="/news/2022-04-11/crunchyroll-streams-english-dubs-for-aharen-san-wa-hakarenai-estab-life-great-escape-kaguya-sama-/.184531">streaming</a> an American English <a href="/news/2022-04-16/crunchyroll-reveals-english-dub-cast-for-trapped-in-a-dating-sim-anime/.184693">dub</a> of the anime.<p>The anime has been confirmed for a second <a href="/news/2022-12-25/trapped-in-a-dating-sim-the-world-of-otome-games-is-tough-for-mobs-anime-gets-2nd-season/.193334">season</a>.</p> <p>Mishima launched the story on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō (Let's Be Novelists) website in 2017. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10716">Micro Magazine</a></cite>'s GC Novels imprint publishes the story in print with illustrations by <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=198382">Monda</a></cite> in Japan. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=206276">Jun Shiosato</a></cite> has been serializing a manga adaptation on <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=3268">Fujimi Shobo</a></cite>'s Dra Dra Shop# service.<br clear="all"></p> <p><em>Source: <a href="https://www.crunchyroll.com/simulcastcalendar?date=2023-12-11" target="_blank">Crunchyroll</a></em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_205581('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_205581('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_205581(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-12-17/vinland-saga-season-1-trapped-in-a-dating-sim-anime-get-indian-language-dubs/.205581"; 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Momenta...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article218935 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 48.100% 0.400%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/218935/firefly-wedding.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218935">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/firefly-wedding/volume-1/.218935" data-track="id=182382&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/firefly-wedding/volume-1/.218935" data-track="id=182382&amp;from=SB"><cite>Firefly Wedding</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218935">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It isn’t a perfect way to phrase it, but <cite>Firefly Wedding</cite>’s first volume feels like it lands somewhere in between <cite>Yakuza Fiancé</cite> and <cite>Yakuza Lover</cite>.</span> <span class="full">― It isn't a perfect way to phrase it, but <cite>Firefly Wedding</cite>'s first volume feels like it lands somewhere between <cite>Yakuza Fiancé</cite> and <cite>Yakuza Lover</cite>. That's not because there's a yakuza element to the story, at least not in those terms; set during what appears to ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article210707 views anime manga"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.141% 30.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/210707/honey-lemon-soda.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB">The Shōjo Anime Renaissance</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T09:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 09:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">After a long dry spell, there's finally an increase in shōjo anime adaptations. Which ones are worth watching?</span> <span class="full">― Anime is not always there for shōjo fans. Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. While the manga debuted in Shonen Jump to pretty much immediate success, it quickly ran into trouble when its author, Masaoki Shindo, started suffering from...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219740 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.052% 54.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219740/exo.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"><cite>Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 18, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This season works fine, as long as you're still invested in Blue Exorcist's world and characters enough to follow them through an action-light season with a sprawling plot.</span> <span class="full">― This review covers the dozen <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite> episodes streamed from October to December 2024. For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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He is Chika's childhood friend. He is a horn player who has a perfect outward appearance and a clear mind. He worries about the love triangle he is in with Chika.</p> <p align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" width="480" height="600" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/news/93328/sample-chika3.jpg" class="lazyload"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" width="210" height="559" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/news/92628/sample-chika2.jpg" class="lazyload"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" width="125" height="310" data-src="/images/cms/news/88937/chika.png" class="lazyload"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" width="320" height="400" data-src="/thumbnails/max400x400/cms/news/91346/chika-line-art.jpg" class="lazyload"><br> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=124602">Sarah Emi Bridcutt</a></cite> as Chika Homura, a first-year high school student. She is a flute player and a member of the wind instrument club whose dream is to go to the "Koshien" of high school wind music competitions, the "Fumonkan." She is worried about the love triangle she is in with <cite class="e person">Haruta</cite>.</p> <br clear="all"><p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=27538">Masakazu Hashimoto</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14167">Tari Tari</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15770">Soul Eater Not!</a></cite> <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10673">Professor Layton and the Eternal Diva</a></cite>) is directing the <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17185">HaruChika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru</a></cite> anime at <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=4769">P.A. Works</a></cite>. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=110">Reiko Yoshida</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=10225">Bakuman.</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10562">K-ON!</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15004">Yowamushi Pedal</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14908">Tamako Market</a></cite>) is handling the series composition, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=99963">Namaniku ATK</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15524">Chaika the Coffin Princess</a></cite>) is in charge of the original character design, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=263">Asako Nishida</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14062">Love Live! School idol project</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=6873">Vampire Knight</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1">Angel Links</a></cite>) is adapting those designs for animation.</p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=256924">Yurie Oohigashi</a></cite> is serving as chief animation director, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=7593">Noboru Sugimitsu</a></cite> is directing the instrument-playing animation. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=107647">Ayumi Satō</a></cite> is the art director with <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=475">Katsue Inoue</a></cite> as color key artist. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=79750">Yōhei Hirata</a></cite> is directing the CG, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=35033">Satoshi Namiki</a></cite> is director of photography. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=39293">Ayumu Takahashi</a></cite> is editing.</p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=14261">Satoki Iida</a></cite> is directing the sound at <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1808">Glovision</a></cite>, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=18341">Katsuhiro Nakano</a></cite> is handling sound effects. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=5943">Shiroh Hamaguchi</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3639">Ah! My Goddess</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=836">One Piece</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=582">Sakura Wars</a></cite>) is composing the music with producer <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=111512">Terunari Yoshie</a></cite> at <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=896">Lantis</a></cite>. </p> <p>The <cite class="e anime">HaruChika: Haruta to Chika wa Seishun Suru</cite> anime will premiere next January.</p> <p>The original novels revolve around two high school students named <cite class="e person">Haruta</cite> and Chika, who are members of a wind instrument club that is on the verge of being shut down. The two are childhood friends, and they spend their days practicing hard while also trying to recruit new members. 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For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. 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top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></iframe></span></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="display: block; width: 630px; max-width: 100%"> <span style="display: block; padding-top: 57.1428571428571%; position: relative;"><iframe width="630" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/rXSfx_5dZLI" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></iframe></span></span></p> <p>The website also streamed a preview of the second season's first episode:</p> <p align="center"><span style="display: block; width: 640px; max-width: 100%"> <span style="display: block; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/MXrVPvUVzgM" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></iframe></span></span></p> <p>The anime will premiere on <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=13028">Tokyo MX</a></cite>, <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10651">BS11</a></cite>, and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=4315">KBS Kyoto</a></cite> on January 10 at 12:00 a.m. JST (effectively, January 11), before airing on other networks.</p> <p style="clear:right"><img border="1" src="/img/spacer.gif" class="fright lazyload" width="318" height="450" data-src="/thumbnails/fit450x450/cms/news.4/176211/b34c29383da0e37a1104e94492001b1a.png.jpg">Director <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=99659">Takaomi Kanasaki</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17123">KONOSUBA</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11752">Is This a Zombie?</a></cite>) is returning to serve as chief director and supervise the series scripts, but the first season's episode director <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=5854">Yasuo Iwamoto</a></cite> is now the director of the new season at <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=16136">Cygames Pictures</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17601">Mysteria Friends</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=20157">Blade Runner: Black Out 2022</a></cite>).</p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=84959">Mai Watanabe</a></cite> joins <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=55226">Satomi Kurita</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=19020">Hina Logic - from Luck &amp; Logic</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=20317">Real Girl</a></cite>), <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=172200">Lie Jun Yang</a></cite> (animation director for <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=21108">A Certain Magical Index III</a></cite>), and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=2271">Yasuyuki Noda</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2136">Step Up Love Story</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=22319">Tantei Opera Milky Holmes: Arsene Karei Naru Yokubō</a></cite>) in designing the characters. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=492">Imajin</a></cite> is composing the music. </p> <p>The season's main cast, who are reprising their roles from the game, includes: </p> <ul> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=123756">M.A.O</a></cite> as Pecorine </li> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=119924">Miku Itō</a></cite> as Kokkoro </li> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=134506">Rika Tachibana</a></cite> as Kyaru </li> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=26846">Atsushi Abe</a></cite> as Yūki </li> </ul> <p align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" width="650" height="341" data-src="/thumbnails/max650x650/cms/news.3/162908/dive.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p style="clear:left"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fleft lazyload" width="323" height="450" data-src="/thumbnails/max450x450/cms/news.3/156403/connect.jpg">The first season premiered in Japan in April 2020. </p> <p><cite class="e company">Cygames</cite> <a href="/news/2016-08-26/cygames-announces-project-awakening-game-for-high-end-consumers/.105779">announced</a> the game as a sequel to <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=12936">CyberAgent</a></cite> and <cite class="e company">Cygames</cite>' <cite>Princess Connect!</cite> smartphone game in 2016. The game then launched in February 2018.</p> <p>In the story of the "anime RPG," the protagonist wakes up with no memories in an unfamiliar location. The protagonist then meets girls and comes closer to uncovering a hidden mystery. </p> <p>The game inspired a manga adaptation through <cite class="e company">Cygames</cite>' free manga service <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=19963">Cycomics</a></cite>. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=155799">wEshica</a></cite>/Shōgo is drawing the manga, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=69763">Asahiro Kakashi</a></cite> is providing the story.<br clear="all"></p> <p><em>Sources: <cite class="e anime">Princess Connect! 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For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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With Amir's former clan the Halgal now desperate for grazing land, Amir and Azel's father turns to the Badan clan for assistance. Together, the two clans devise a plot to attack Karluk's village, stealing their land and their homes before the coming winter. But the Halgal's new allies may have their own motives, and with the specter of Russia lurking in the distance, alliances and rivalries will be tested in the coming battle. After many months of contented married life, it's looking like Karluk and Amir will be forced to contend with a larger world much sooner than they'd hoped.</div> </td> <td class="vertical right-side"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="horizontal vertical left-side"><div class="top-left"></div></td> <td class="horizontal" width="100%">Review:</td> <td class="horizontal vertical right-side"><div id="right-side-junction" class="bottom-right"></div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table class="layout" width="100%" id="small-synopsis"> <tbody> <tr class="top-side"> <td class="horizontal left-cap" colspan="2" width="100%"> <div></div>Synopsis: </td> <td class="horizontal vertical"><div class="top-right"></div></td> <td rowspan="2" height="1"><img src="//cdn.animenewsnetwork.com/thumbnails/area200x300/cms/review/95971/61mkmudv0vl.jpg" width="201" height="298" alt="A Bride's Story GN 6"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="text-zone"><div id="small-synopsis-area">The peaceful days have come to an end. With Amir's former clan the Halgal now desperate for grazing land, Amir and Azel's father turns to the Badan clan for assistance. Together, the two clans devise a plot to attack Karluk's village, stealing their land and their homes before the coming winter. But the Halgal's new allies may have their own motives, and with the specter of Russia lurking in the distance, alliances and rivalries will be tested in the coming battle. After many months of contented married life, it's looking like Karluk and Amir will be forced to contend with a larger world much sooner than they'd hoped.</div></td> <td class="vertical"></td> </tr> <tr> <td class="horizontal vertical left-side"><div class="top-left"></div></td> <td class="horizontal" width="100%">Review:</td> <td class="horizontal vertical"><div id="right-side-junction" class="upward-T"></div></td> <td class="horizontal right-cap"><div></div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <table class="layout" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="vertical left-side"></td> <td><div class="text-zone"> <p>When I reviewed the last volume of Bride's Story, I mentioned how my greatest hope for the series was that it would eventually turn its piercing eye towards a story more focused and dramatic than the slice of life vignettes so far. Though the manga was endearing and beautiful, it wasn't always gripping, and sometimes felt more like a travelogue than a story. In volume six, all my requests were answered in spades. Building off of the slow drama seeded by Azel's first attempt to retrieve his sister, this volume explodes in dramatic fireworks, demonstrating <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=32159">Kaoru Mori</a></cite> is just as capable of presenting high action drama as she is of capturing the small details of everyday life.</p> <p>Volume six opens with a fairly peaceful chapter, one focused on the classic disconnect between the ways Amir and Karluk see each other. When Karluk requires new clothes due to a recent growth spurt, he requests Amir not lather these robes in childish good-luck charms. Karluk is tired of being treated like a boy, even though he <i>is</i> still a boy - his marriage to Amir has forced him to essentially live up to her maturity as best he can, and this anxiety is only compounded by the fact that he has other responsibilities to assume as the eldest son of his family. Meanwhile, while Amir certainly loves Karluk, she often expresses that love in the form of protection - he's still almost a little brother to her, someone she wishes would grow up just a little faster. This relationship dynamic is at the heart of Bride's Story, and the ways these two come to a variety of compromises in defining their communal space is one of the core emotional strengths of the narrative.</p> <p>That question of whether Karluk is a boy or a man comes under direct questioning in this volume's central story, when his village comes under attack. But the chapters build slowly towards that point, centering us in Amir's brother Azel's perspective as he tends horses and goes with his father to negotiate with the Badan leaders. Focusing on Azel here is a smart choice by Mori, and one that's been well-earned by the preceding volumes. Even though Azel is something of an antagonist, we can still see strong personalities and values upheld by him and his close associates. These chapters are also just a visual wonder - never one to hold back from difficult visual feats, Mori almost seems to be showing off in this volume, as a chapter of horse-tending and later chapters of heated battle demand depictions of entire fleets of horses in motion, galloping and tearing at the dusty earth.</p> <p>In addition to building off well-earned character stories, this volume also makes smart use of the story's larger worldbuilding whispers. The approaching threat of Russian intervention was a thread stoked largely throughout the faraway <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=266944">Smith</a></cite> chapters, but here, that question is given direct expression through the Badan clan, Russia's pawns. The slow build of both Russia's presence and Azel's proud, straightforward personality make the conflict of the volume's second half seem inevitable; of course the Badan can't be trusted, and of course Azel would be the one to rise to the challenge of fighting them.</p> <p>In the volume's second half, all of these conflicts come to a head, as the Halgal and Badan stage a direct assault on Karluk's village. These chapters give basically every character a chance to shine; Azel's conflicted loyalties and dramatic fighting skills make him the story's central action hero, but Amir is not to be outdone, demonstrating a mixture of quick thinking and battle savvy that nicely contrast against her inconsistent domestic confidence. Horses rear and cannons fire and the walls come tumbling down, all depicted in stunning clarity and energetic panel composition by Mori's steady hand. <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=11126">A Bride's Story</a></cite>'s excellent character work, sturdy worldbuilding, and beautiful artistry are all in peak form throughout this volume, strengths that combine with the gripping drama to make this easily the most impressive volume yet of a manga that started great and has only gotten better.</p> </div></td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <script ann_init="display_synopsis_layout()"> function display_synopsis_layout() { var s = document.getElementById('small-synopsis'); var sA = document.getElementById('small-synopsis-area'); var b = document.getElementById('big-synopsis'); var bA = document.getElementById('big-synopsis-area'); var big = (sA.offsetHeight || bA.offsetHeight) > 313; s.style.display = (big ? 'none' : 'block'); b.style.display = (big ? 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At 29 centimeters (about 12 inches) tall and 10,290 yen (US$125, tax included), the "EVA-01 Test Type Wall Figure from <cite><cite class="e anime">Evangelion</cite>: 2.0</cite>" offers a relatively smaller, less expensive alternative to the <a href="/news/2007-02-21/2-meter-tall-eva-unit-01-figure-for-sale">full-body</a>, 2.09-meter (7-foot) EVA-01 figure, which Akiyama <a href="http://www.akiyamakobo.co.jp/shop/eva01.html" target="_blank">sells</a> for 1,180,000 yen (US$14,200). </p> <p>Akiyamakobo will begin shipping the painted, fully assembled head next January. The wall plaque is octagonal, as inspired by the anime's AT Field barrier.</p> <p style="clear:left"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" class="fleft lazyload" width="250" height="343" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/fit250x500/cms/interest/37379/topimage.jpg">Besides the two human-sized EVA-01 <a href="http://www.akiyamakobo.co.jp/shop/eva01.html" target="_blank">models</a>, Akiyamakobo sells life-size figures of <cite class="e anime">Evangelion</cite>'s <a href="http://www.akiyamakobo.co.jp/shop/ayanami.html" target="_blank">Rei</a> and <a href="http://www.akiyamakobo.co.jp/shop/aska/index.html" target="_blank">Asuka</a> characters as well as <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1343">Mighty Atom</a></cite>/<cite class="e anime">Astro Boy</cite>'s title <a href="http://www.akiyamakobo.co.jp/shop/atom.html" target="_blank">character</a>. Akiyamakobo also <a href="/news/2008-07-08/1/2-scale-fighter-model-promotes-oshii-sky-crawlers">sells</a> a half-scale version of the fictional Sanka Mk B aerial fighter from <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=52">Mamoru Oshii</a></cite>'s <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8269">The Sky Crawlers</a></cite></cite> film. Oshii then <a href="http://www.akiyamakobo.co.jp/product/product_ent_tetsujin28.html" target="_blank">commissioned</a> Akiyamakobo to make a 10-meter-tall (33-foot-tall) <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=6965">Tetsujin 28</a></cite> robot for his stage <a href="/news/2009-01-12/500-kg-robot-for-oshii-tetsujin-28-stage-play-rises">play</a>, and Disney <a href="http://www.akiyamakobo.co.jp/product/product_ent_dro.html" target="_blank">commissioned</a> the firm to make a human-sized figure of the Drossel von Flugel robot from the <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11928">Fireball</a></cite> <a href="/news/2010-08-09/fireball-new-series-green-lit-by-disney-for-2011">anime</a>. </p> <p><em>Source: <a href="http://animeanime.jp/news/archives/2010/11/post_1406.html" target="_blank">animeanime.jp</a></em></p> <p><em>Images © <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6686">Khara</a></cite> </em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/37379">discuss this in the forum (9 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_37379('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_37379('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_37379(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2010-11-19/evangelion-human-sized-head-mounted-on-the-wall"; 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That's not because there's a yakuza element to the story, at least not in those terms; set during what appears to ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article210707 views anime manga"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.141% 30.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/210707/honey-lemon-soda.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB">The Shōjo Anime Renaissance</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T09:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 09:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">After a long dry spell, there's finally an increase in shōjo anime adaptations. Which ones are worth watching?</span> <span class="full">― Anime is not always there for shōjo fans. Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. While the manga debuted in Shonen Jump to pretty much immediate success, it quickly ran into trouble when its author, Masaoki Shindo, started suffering from...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219740 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.052% 54.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219740/exo.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"><cite>Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 18, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This season works fine, as long as you're still invested in Blue Exorcist's world and characters enough to follow them through an action-light season with a sprawling plot.</span> <span class="full">― This review covers the dozen <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite> episodes streamed from October to December 2024. For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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The long-awaited new installment in <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=270023">&amp;TEAM</a></cite> NINJA's iconic fighting game series will be released across digital and retail platforms for the <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=19354">PlayStation</a></cite>®4 Computer Entertainment System, Xbox One, the all-in-one games, and entertainment system from <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6194">Microsoft</a></cite>, and digitally on Windows PC via <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=15875">Steam</a></cite>®, showcasing the evolution of true fighting entertainment.<br> <br> Coupled with the official release date, <cite class="e person">&amp;TEAM</cite> NINJA revealed the first details on the DEAD OR ALIVE 6 digital pre-order bonuses. <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite> 4 owners who take advantage of pre-order sales will score a unique DOA6 theme as well as obtaining “The Female Tengu” Nyotengu as a playable character. 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That's not because there's a yakuza element to the story, at least not in those terms; set during what appears to ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article210707 views anime manga"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.141% 30.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/210707/honey-lemon-soda.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB">The Shōjo Anime Renaissance</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T09:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 09:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">After a long dry spell, there's finally an increase in shōjo anime adaptations. Which ones are worth watching?</span> <span class="full">― Anime is not always there for shōjo fans. Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. While the manga debuted in Shonen Jump to pretty much immediate success, it quickly ran into trouble when its author, Masaoki Shindo, started suffering from...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219740 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.052% 54.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219740/exo.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"><cite>Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 18, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This season works fine, as long as you're still invested in Blue Exorcist's world and characters enough to follow them through an action-light season with a sprawling plot.</span> <span class="full">― This review covers the dozen <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite> episodes streamed from October to December 2024. For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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With her old memories and personality restored, Catarina learns an even more disturbing truth: The world and people she knows in her new life is identical to one of her favorite otome dating sims, <cite>Fortune Lover</cite>, and Catarina Claes is the villainous ice queen whose life will ultimately end in tragedy once the plucky heroine wins the heart of Geordo Stuart, Catarina's betrothed. Is there any way for Catarina to use her otaku expertise to reverse the fates of the many handsome noblemen in her life, and thus escape her ultimate doom? </p> <p><cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=22339">My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!</a></cite></cite> is based on a series of light novels, and can be found streaming on <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=7606">Crunchyroll</a></cite>, Saturdays at 1:30 PM EDT.</p> <hr> <div align="center"><h3>How was the first episode?</h3></div> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" class="fright lazyload" width="300" height="169" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/cms/preview-guide/158306/villianess.jpg"><b>Nick Creamer<br> Rating: <span class="star_rating h20"> <span class="bar" style="width:80.0px"></span> <span class="stars"></span> </span> </b></p> <p>Standing as the first adaptation of a recent trend in isekai light novels, My Next Life as a Villainess offers a refreshing twist on the usual “transported to a videogame world” concept. Rather than arriving as a destined hero or dashing adventurer, Villainess' heroine Catarina Claes finds herself in an otome game - and what's more, she's trapped in the role of the game's cruel and heartless antagonist. Knowing her predicted life path inevitably ends in either exile or death, Catarina must work to overcome her own destiny, and escape her well-earned demise.</p> <p>Even Villainess' base concept feels like a much more creative, engaging use of the “trapped in a videogame” conceit than most isekai. Often, these shows use the inherent game-like nature of their worlds as a sort of worldbuilding shorthand, to avoid the difficult work of actually creating a compelling alternate reality. In contrast, Villainess isn't just using game terms because they're universally understood - it actually dives into the contrived and inherently amusing nature of Catarina's “source material,” and centers on a character who's essentially already read the strategy guide. Villainess' premiere finds both great comedy and strong character beats in Catarina's attempts to rewrite history, with the inherent looming threat of the game's original path providing a natural sense of urgency and encroaching doom.</p> <p>It also helps greatly that Catarina herself is such a fun character to follow. I tend to generally be a fan of stories that show sympathy for their villains, and Catarina makes for a terrific underdog, with her attempts to rewrite her own history hitting a strong balance of well-intentioned and misguided. Catarina's villainous destiny means the characters around her don't naturally gravitate to her side; she has to work to earn their respect or trust, and so far, the secondary characters are looking to have just as much personality and agency as Catarina herself. In spite of also setting up the show's premise and rambling through a variety of comedic setpieces, this episode is able to rise to a well-earned dramatic finale, where she metaphorically and literally breaks through to her brother Keith.</p> <p>Villainess' production is also reasonable on the whole. The show's characters are expressive, and though their designs don't always mesh perfectly with the show's backgrounds, those backgrounds are themselves detailed and lovingly painted. The animation is about average, but that never felt like a dramatic limitation; Villainess is driven by its writing, and this episode's writing was excellent throughout.</p> <p>On the whole, Villainess' comedy, characters, and overall charm surprised and impressed me from start to finish. Villainess wasn't on my radar coming into this season, but I'm now eager to see where Catarina's journey goes, and urge everyone to check out this endearing show.</p> <p></p> <hr> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" class="fright lazyload" width="300" height="172" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/cms/preview-guide/158306/my-next-life.jpg"><b>Theron Martin<br> Rating: <span class="star_rating h20"> <span class="bar" style="width:80.0px"></span> <span class="stars"></span> </span> </b><p>This wasn't among my most anticipated titles of the new season but it's still been on my radar ever since the anime adaptation of the source novels got green-lighted last summer. The concept at least shows that the isekai genre is trying to come up with fresh variations on standard concepts, and this one particularly intrigued me: rather than the protagonist being inserted as the central character of the game, she is instead one of the main villains and has to figure out a way to avoid her fate. Fortunately she came to her senses about that early enough to start laying the groundwork years ahead of time, and that is what the entirety of the first episode is about.</p> <p>Although “stuck in a game” has become a tiresome isekai gimmick, this approach breathes new life into the premise. Like with <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=22255">Ascendance of a Bookworm</a></cite> (which is arguably its main competition this season), the other key to its potential success is the adorability of its protagonist. Catarina may not be quite the charmer that Myne is, but she has her own appeal, and her much more physically active version of earnest determination is just as refreshing; I particularly loved how she smashed through the door with the axe and her great reaction when her mother showed up to punish her for it. Her mind space where she works out how she's going to approach every step in the process is also just as cute as Myne's inner expressions of joy, and the debate between different incarnations of her character is a clever way to illustrate her inner thoughts.</p> <p>What should be interesting to see going forward is how her relationship develop with other important characters, given what she know about the story and its various paths. The tricky part for her is that she has four paths that she has to simultaneously worry about and thus cut off each one. She seems to be making good headway already with her adoptive brother, but the more interesting case is the prince. She knows from the game that he has a dark and twisted side, but what she doesn't seem to be accounting for as this point is that he may not have developed that yet; he may well be an innocent soul at this point. Perhaps it was the original Catarina's behavior that drove him in that direction and she is already unwittingly setting things on a better path?</p> <p>The technical merits here are nothing special, but I already think it's likely that I will wind up following this one.</p> <p></p> <hr> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" class="fright lazyload" width="300" height="169" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/cms/preview-guide/158306/villainess-cap-.jpg"><b>Rebecca Silverman<br> Rating: <span class="star_rating h20"> <span class="bar" style="width:70.0px"></span> <span class="stars"></span> </span> </b><p>As happens from time to time, I enjoyed this episode far more than I perhaps should have. As an adaptation of the source material, it's definitely moving in fast-forward, less in terms of how many chapters we're covering (it's roughly two) and more in the number of events that the story's just flying through. Catarina (yes, it's a different spelling than both the novels and the manga use) regains her memories of her past life, meets Geordo and Keith, and sets up her escape plans all in the span of this one episode, and while it doesn't feel like we're glossing over too much, it's still a little overwhelming as a novel reader. There's also the fact that the art and animation really aren't great – while the characters do look enough like their illustration counterparts (for better or worse), there's a lot of general simplifying that doesn't necessarily look amazing and the animation can be downright awkward; just look at that horse's movements in the opening scene.</p> <p>Fortunately, the story is as much fun in this format as it is in any other. Catarina is both self-aware and completely oblivious as a character, the start of which we can see clearly in her interactions with both other versions of herself inside her mind and with other characters. Keith's adorable vulnerability comes across very clearly, and if Geordo's a bit harder to get a handle on at this point, that's very much deliberate. It could become an issue later on if, as it thus far seems, the other characters' narration will be left out of the story, but it's too early to tell if that will become a problem. Right now neither he nor Catarina are entirely sure what to make of each other (although Catarina has an idea based on her past life gameplay), and as far as plot progression goes, it works.</p> <p>Keith and Catarina are stealing the show as of right now. While Catarina can be a bit much – she talks almost nonstop as she tries to figure out what's going on and how to avoid the dire fates the otome game <cite>Fortune Lover</cite> had in store for her – her way-too-simple plans for her future are entertaining, and her ideas about how to solve the Keith problem actually feel pretty solid. That they have the result of making the poor boy feel safe and loved for the first time in his life is really very sweet, even if we can see the unintentional consequences coming a mile away. (Okay, you caught me – I'm totally Team Keith even though the adopted sibling is never my first choice in these stories.) The stark difference between pre-and-post head bump Catarina is also well done, as it hints at how the original story could very easily have played out and the fact that none of the characters have any idea what to do with this new, improved Catarina.</p> <p>Even if you're sick of isekai, this one is worth at least checking out. It's silly, sweet, and definitely playing with a different set of tropes than most of the others in the genre we've seen, even other female-oriented ones such as <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=20241">Kakuriyo -Bed &amp; Breakfast for Spirits-</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=178">Fushigi Yugi</a></cite>, or <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=840">The Twelve Kingdoms</a></cite>. The original novels may still be the best way to experience the story, but I'm thinking that this adaptation may be just as much fun to follow.</p> <p></p> <hr> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" class="fright lazyload" width="300" height="168" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/cms/preview-guide/158306/villainess-preview.png.jpg"><b>James Beckett<br> Rating: <span class="star_rating h20"> <span class="bar" style="width:80.0px"></span> <span class="stars"></span> </span> </b><p>What a charming show this was! Though I am often irritated by the blandness and lack of ambition that I see in so many modern isekai that are based on light novels, My Next Life as a Villainess is here to prove that time-tested formulas and tropes can still be entertaining and fresh when approached with a creative perspective. The show gladly revels in dating-sim archetypes and a fantasy world that would be familiar to anyone that has popped their head into the YA section of their local bookstore, but it gets away with it by acknowledging that its audience is smart enough to recognize the fluffy junk-food trappings of <cite>Fortune Lover</cite> for what they are, and that the fun of Catarina Claes' story is that her otaku obsessions and encyclopedic knowledge of the video-game world she's been reborn into are liable to cause just as many problems as solutions. The biggest problem I have with the isekai anime I've railed against in the past is that the power fantasy aspect of the story is treated as the core of the genre's appeal, and that one might as well dispense with things like “conflict” and “character development” if it means keeping Hero McGoodpants from being a super awesome badass that attracts the undying lust of literally every woman he meets.</p> <p>Conversely, <cite>My Next Life as a Villainess'</cite> greatest strength is its understanding that its heroine is likable because of her struggles. Getting reborn into her favorite video game with all of the knowledge of her past life is the perfect chance for her to get a glitzy and magical do-over, yes, but this is a game with a specific plot, and the role she has been born into is a doomed one. Now, I have no doubt that Catarina will probably end up winning over all of the guys that were meant to fall in love with the heroine of the game (and she might even get the girls, too, if the OP's not-so-subtle foreshadowing is to be believed). This premiere already has me much more invested in Catarina's inevitable transformation into Queen of the Harem because she actually has to work for it, and grow as a person. She practices gardening to improve her magic, has hilarious little forums within her own inner-monologue to try and determine the best course of action, and she even makes some mistakes, like when she almost kills her kicked-puppy looking half-brother Keith with her butt.</p> <p>Will these mistakes eventually lead to a bunch of familiar romantic shenanigans that result in a bunch of men and women falling in love with her? Probably — this isn't trying to be the next <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=19982">DEVILMAN crybaby</a></cite>, or anything. My Next Life as a Villainess is not ashamed to present itself as exactly what it is: A bright and well-produced romantic comedy that features just enough of a twist on old ideas to be worth checking out. 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Now Premium Bandai is offering a 20-piece set of <i><cite class="e anime">Sailor Moon</cite></i>-themed pins and charms. The collection includes five accessories from the original two series (<i><cite class="e anime">Sailor Moon</cite></i> and <i><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=213">Sailor Moon R</a></cite></i>), ten from <i><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=80">Sailor Moon S</a></cite></i> (five are <cite class="e anime">Sailor Moon</cite>'s, five are Chibiusa's), and five from <i><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=280">Sailor Moon Super S</a></cite></i>.</p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="600" height="344" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/77605/8sm_pins_c20_712_2.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>Here are all the items (from left to right):</p> <center><table border="3" style='width:"400px"'> <tbody> <tr> <th> <cite class="e anime">Sailor Moon</cite> &amp; <cite class="e anime">Sailor Moon R</cite> </th> <th> <cite class="e anime">Sailor Moon S</cite> (<cite class="e anime">Sailor Moon</cite>)</th> </tr> <tr> <td>Transformation Broach (pin)</td> <td>Cosmic Heart Compact (pin)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Crystal Star Broach (pin)</td> <td>Spiral Heart Moon Rod (charm)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Moon Stick (charm)</td> <td>Rainbow Moon Chalice (charm)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Cutie Moon Rod (charm)</td> <td>Space Sword (charm)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Key of Time (charm)</td> <td>Transformation Lip Rod (Uranus) (charm)</td> </tr> <tr> <th> <cite class="e anime">Sailor Moon S</cite> (Chibiusa)</th> <th><cite class="e anime">Sailor Moon Super S</cite></th> </tr> <tr> <td>Prism Heart Compact (pin)</td> <td>Crisis Moon Compact (pin)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Pink Moon Stick (charm)</td> <td>Kaleido Moon Scope (charm)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Garnet Rod (charm)</td> <td>Chibi Moon Compact (pin)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Deep Aqua Mirror (charm)</td> <td>Crystal Carillon (charm)</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Transformation Lip Rod (Neptune) (charm)</td> <td>Pegasus Silhouette Charm</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></center> <p>The compacts are openable. Also, the charms are thick and gold-plated with surface finish.</p> <center> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="560" height="510" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/77605/1000091151_3.jpg" class="lazyload"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="560" height="560" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/77605/1000091151_4.jpg" class="lazyload"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="560" height="540" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/77605/1000091151_5.jpg" class="lazyload"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="560" height="510" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/77605/1000091151_6.jpg" class="lazyload"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="560" height="540" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/77605/1000091151_7.jpg" class="lazyload"> </center> <p>The complete set costs 9,990 yen (or about $97.58), while one of the sets of five items costs 2,781 yen (or $27.17). Reservations are accepted until September for a single-set order and until October for the complete set. Deliveries will begin in November for the single-set order and December for the complete set. You can order the sets <a href="http://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000090963/" target="_blank">here</a> and <a href="http://p-bandai.jp/gashadepa/item-1000091151/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p>In addition, Premium Bandai is offering these ballpoint pens based on the Inner Senshi's transformation pens:</p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="600" height="477" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/77605/20140808_sailormoon_hhp_c.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p><cite class="e anime">Sailor Moon</cite>'s pen is capped with a glass stone, and the pen bodies "feel like pearl."</p> <p><align="left"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="300" height="300" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit300x300/cms/interest/77605/1000091150_3.jpg" class="lazyload"> <align="right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="300" height="300" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/fit300x300/cms/interest/77605/1000091150_4.jpg" class="lazyload"></align="right"></align="left"></p> <p>The complete set costs 6,480 yen (or $63.30). Reservations are accepted until September 8 and deliveries begin in November. They can be ordered <a href="http://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000091150/" target="_blank">here</a>.</p> <p><i>[Via <a href="http://p-bandai.jp/gashadepa/item-1000091151/" target="_blank">Premium</a> <a href="http://p-bandai.jp/item/item-1000091150/" target="_blank">Bandai</a>]</i></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/77605">discuss this in the forum (4 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_77605('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_77605('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_77605(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2014-08-14/own-a-20-piece-sailor-moon-pin-and-charm-collection/.77605"; var title = "Own a 20-Piece Sailor Moon Pin & Charm Collection"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-77605-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-77605-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.77605" readonly> </div> </div> <p> <a href="/interest/">Interest homepage</a> / <a href="/interest/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&amp;js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 21, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. 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(June 16, 2024) –</b> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=154142">Kentarou Ito</a></cite>, a Japanese <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=75">voice actor</a></cite>, will be a guest at <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=21004">Otakon</a></cite> 2024, according to Otakorp Inc. He will be one of several guests discussing the 2024 anime "The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic." <br> <br> Ito plays the character Tong in "<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=24635">The Wrong Way to Use Healing Magic</a></cite>." 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Recently, I had the opportunity to spend over eight hours with the game—progressing through the lengthy prologue and most of the game's first chapter. In the process, I got a sizable taste of both the game's gameplay and story. So here's the rundown.<p><i>Fate/Samurai Remnant</i> takes place in Japan in 1651 during the events of the Keian Uprising. At this point in time, Japan is fully closed to the outside world and the past 50 years have seen the end of the country's long list of civil wars—leading to many young samurai warriors being left without any place in society. </p> <p></p> <figure><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="600" height="287" alt="fsr02" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/feature/201376/fsr02.jpg" class="lazyload"><figcaption class="credit copyright"><div class="text">©TYPE-MOON/KOEI TECMO GAMES</div></figcaption></figure><p>One such ronin (i.e., master-less samurai) is the player character, Miyamoto Iori—the adopted son and apprentice of Japan's greatest swordsman, the late Miyamoto Musashi. Doing odd jobs for the police just trying to scrape by, Iori finds himself attacked by a squad of ninjas in the middle of the night led by a super-humanly strong warrior. Yet, just as his death seems a certainty, he is saved by a young swordswoman known only as “Saber.” Together, the pair find themselves part of a strange magical ritual where they must battle against heroes of myth and legend or die. And should they survive to the end, their greatest wish will become reality.</p> <p>To anyone who has any knowledge of the <i>Fate</i> franchise, this no doubt sounds familiar. And while many of the standard <i>Fate</i> clichés are present—a clueless young man paired with a Saber-class servant (who won't reveal her name), mages paired with legendary heroes fight a secret war in the streets of Japan, and a story filled with unlikely alliances and double-crosses—there is enough here to make it more than just a retread of <i><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15843">Fate/stay night</a></cite></i>.</p> <p>The Holy Grail War, or, in this case, a prototype called the “The Waxing Moon Ritual,” involves seven master-servant pairs along with 8 “rogue servants” tied to specific locations around feudal Tokyo. This allows for a gathering of both new and old servants and the ability to befriend many besides Iori's own Saber. </p> <p></p> <figure><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="600" height="284" alt="fsr01" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/feature/201376/fsr01.jpg" class="lazyload"><figcaption class="credit copyright"><div class="text">©TYPE-MOON/KOEI TECMO GAMES</div></figcaption></figure><p>But the real way that <i>Fate/Samurai Remnant</i> blazes a new path is thanks to the inclusion of Miyamoto Musashi herself as the war's Berserker-class servant. On one hand, her existence ties the game directly to the immensely popular mobile game <i>Fate/Grand Order</i> where she is a major reoccurring character. On the other, it makes the events of the game far more personal for Iori with his father suddenly returning to life—even if it's in a female form. There are many long-unanswered questions Iori has for Musashi—and that's even before the fact that they are enemies in the mix. It's great drama and Musashi handily steals every scene she is in. The rest of the main cast is likewise solid—which is great as all the game's main story and side quests I was able to try out were fully voiced. </p> <p>As for the gameplay, <i>Fate/Samurai Remnant</i> utilizes the standard <i>Dynasty Warriors</i> control setup. You have a light attack and a heavy attack and switching between them in specific patterns makes Iori do different special moves. Doing this also builds up a special move that you can use whenever the associated gauge is filled. </p> <p>Luckily, that's not all there is to combat. Iori has several different stances he can choose from—namely one for fighting single targets and another for fighting groups. In addition, he is also able to cast spells (though these are limited as they require consumable gems to cast). To round things out, he can also call on Saber to use special attacks (that recharge naturally in battle) and can even control Saber directly for a limited amount of time whenever that gauge is charged to full.</p> <p></p> <figure><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="600" height="285" alt="fsr03" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/feature/201376/fsr03.jpg" class="lazyload"><figcaption class="credit copyright"><div class="text">©TYPE-MOON/KOEI TECMO GAMES</div></figcaption></figure><p>As for the normal enemies themselves, you usually encounter two types of groups. The first contains one elite enemy (i.e., one who can block, counterattack, and use unblockable attacks) and a large group of weak enemies who are just there to be cut down in one or two hits. The second are groups full of elite enemies—often accompanied by a miniboss who can not be harmed by Iori's normal attacks (except for brief windows) until his block armor is destroyed. (Playing as the much more powerful Saber is the best way to defeat these foes).</p> <p>While the single elite groups are easy enough to deal with, the all elite/mini-boss battles are cheap rather than difficult—and show the biggest problem with combat in the game. Elite enemies, especially monsters, do a poor job of telegraphing their attacks. In a large group of them, you can never be sure where an attack is coming from until it's too late. Worse yet, elite enemies are not staggered by Iori's normal attacks—meaning they can simply ignore damage and attack you mid-combo. I personally gave up on combos in these fights, opting to mash nothing but Iori's strong attack to fly past enemies in a whirlwind of blades. </p> <p>Where things get really difficult, however, is the boss battles. This is a good thing. These battles are well-designed: You have to learn each master/servant's attack pattern and carefully dodge to survive—button mashing will lead you to a quick death. </p> <p></p> <figure><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="600" height="286" alt="fsr07" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/feature/201376/fsr07.jpg" class="lazyload"><figcaption class="credit copyright"><div class="text">©TYPE-MOON/KOEI TECMO GAMES</div></figcaption></figure><p>Yet, boss battles are tied to one of the other combat issues: resource management. At times, the game will force you into a chain of battles without warning. You are given no clue as to how many battles in a row you will have before you can resupply. Moreover, you have no clue if you should hold your special attacks/magic attacks for the next fight or if it's safe to use them. This is especially prominent in the game's turn-based strategy mini-game where—much like in <i>Fate/Grand Order</i>'s “Grail Front” battles—you move from node to node around a web on the map, trying to capture locations and defeat enemies. </p> <p>These uninterrupted series of battles sometimes even have a surprise boss battle in the middle of them. I can easily imagine the need to load a save 30 or 40 minutes back if you find yourself under-equipped after being trapped in one of these—especially in the healing item department. </p> <p>On the more positive side of things, as tough as things can get, there are many opportunities to make Iori and Saber stronger. Both Iori and Saber level up through a system similar to <i>Final Fantasy X</i>'s Spirit Board where you move through a maze-like pattern, with each node on your chosen path unlocking different skills, spells, and stat bonuses. The best part of this system is that you don't only gain experience through battle. </p> <p></p> <figure><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="600" height="286" alt="fsr09" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/feature/201376/fsr09.jpg" class="lazyload"><figcaption class="credit copyright"><div class="text">©TYPE-MOON/KOEI TECMO GAMES</div></figcaption></figure><p><i>Fate/Samurai Remnant</i> takes place across a series of rather large maps. While each has more than its share of fights for Iori and Saber, there are also items to gather and half a dozen mini-quests to complete. These range from finding specific items or talking to certain people to petting every dog in the area or shopping at every food stall. Each of these quests comes with a reward—usually either a rare item or jewels that can be used to gain extra levels. These mini-quests give you a reason to explore every nook and cranny each time you come to a new map—which is more than welcome.</p> <p>All these side quests also help with the fact that money is rather tight in the opening hours of <i>Fate/Samurai Remnant</i>. Just purchasing a few healing items or magic gems can wipe you out monetarily. Exploring the various maps allows you to find not only the occasional healing item but other items and materials that can be sold in a pinch.</p> <p><span style="display: block; width: 800px; max-width: 100%"> <span style="display: block; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe width="800" height="450" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/XWH6U_mHhkQ" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></iframe></span></span></p> <p>In the end, if nothing else, my eight hours with <i>Fate/Samurai Remnant</i> have left me wanting more. As a fan of the <i>Fate</i> franchise overall, the lore, story, and character interactions all have me hooked. The story is well-acted and well-paced so far—doing an excellent job of taking the usual <i>Fate</i> tropes and twisting them in new directions. The actual gameplay, however, is rather mediocre. Aside from the main boss fights, battles either feel overly simple or downright cheap. Sure, fights look flashy and there are all kinds of combo and special attacks but that doesn't do anything to address the core problems with combat.</p> <p>All this is to say, I would easily recommend this to anyone who is even a passing fan of the greater <i>Fate</i> franchise. The story I got to experience in the first eight hours was more than worth it. However, I wouldn't recommend this to the unindoctrinated—unless they are just head over heels for Dynasty Warrior-style action games. Then, who knows? 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For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. 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The video uses the opening <a href="/news/2023-09-27/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-coleus-dream-anime-promo-video-reveals-cast-opening-theme-/.202885">theme</a> song "Hikari Hanatsu" by <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=55286">Takuma Terashima</a></cite>, who also voices Satoru and has previously performed theme songs:</p> <p align="center"> <span style="display: block; width: 640px; max-width: 100%"> <span style="display: block; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/CUb4QowYwYo?si=g7EkBY0adDda03fn" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen="" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></iframe></span></span></p> <p></p> <figure class="fright"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="318" height="450" alt="visual" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max450x450/cms/news.6/197904/visual.jpg" class="lazyload"><figcaption class="credit copyright"><div class="text">© 川上泰樹・伏瀬・講談社/転スラ製作委員会</div></figcaption></figure> The anime <a href="/news/2023-09-27/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-coleus-dream-anime-promo-video-reveals-cast-opening-theme-/.202885">debuts</a> in Japan on Wednesday with all three episodes. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=7606">Crunchyroll</a></cite> will <a href="/news/2023-10-25/crunchyroll-to-stream-that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-coleus-dream-anime/.203792">stream</a> the series in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. EDT.<p><cite class="e company">Crunchyroll</cite> describes the series: </p> <blockquote> Rimuru has saved the children he was teaching in the Kingdom of Engrassia, and his time as a teacher is nearly over. Then Yuuki, Grandmaster of the Free Union, asks him to get to the bottom of the race for the throne in the Kingdom of Coleus, which is located between Engrassia and the Holy Empire of Lubelius. So Rimuru infiltrates Coleus under the name "Satoru," and he finds a nation at the mercy of not only a battle for succession, but a web of schemes woven by demons and vampires!</blockquote> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=34007">Atsushi Nakayama</a></cite> returns as director for the anime at <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=8405">8-Bit</a></cite>. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=11608">Toshizo Nemoto</a></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17762">Macross Delta</a></cite></cite>, <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=23261">Super Cub</a></cite></cite>) is in charge of series composition. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=41666">Ryōma Ebata</a></cite> is again designing the characters, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=32">Takahiro Kishida</a></cite> is again in charge of monster design. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=50111">Hitoshi Fujima</a></cite> (<cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=99755">Elements Garden</a></cite>) returns from the <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=24754">That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Scarlet Bond</a></cite></cite> movie to compose the music.</p> <p> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=172914">Miho Okasaki</a></cite>, the voice of Rimuru, will perform the anime's ending theme song.</p> <p><cite>Coleus no Yume</cite> was a text story included in a bonus extra booklet with the Blu-ray Disc release of the second <cite><cite class="e anime">That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime</cite></cite> season. It became a major story inspiration for the Scarlet Bond film. The "epic spectacle story" is set between the first two television seasons when Rimuru faces intrigue swirling around the Coleus Kingdom.</p> <p></p> <figure class="fleft"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="300" height="450" alt="slime" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max450x450/cms/news.5/180795/slime.jpg" class="lazyload"><figcaption class="credit copyright"><div class="text">© Fuse, Mitz Vah, Micro Magazine, Yen Press</div></figcaption></figure><cite class="e person">Fuse</cite> <a href="https://ncode.syosetu.com/n6316bn/" target="_blank">serialized</a> the story on the "Shōsetsuka ni Narō" (Let's Become Novelists) website from 2013 to 2016, and the series has since garnered over 400 million page views. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10716">Micro Magazine</a></cite> began publishing the series in print in 2014. The novels entered their <a href="/news/2020-05-06/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-novels-to-enter-final-arc-in-18th-volume/.159308">final</a> arc in the 18th volume in March 2021. <cite class="e person">Fuse</cite> also previously announced that he is considering writing side stories (spinoffs) after the current series is complete. <cite class="e person">Fuse</cite> is planning to <a href="/news/2021-12-24/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-author-plans-to-end-novel-series-in-3-volumes/.180795">end</a> the series by its 22nd volume. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6612">Yen Press</a></cite> <a href="/news/2017-04-15/yen-press-licenses-saga-of-tanya-the-evil-acca-13-one-week-friends-a-polar-bear-in-love-more/.114879">publishes</a> the novel series in English. <p>The first television anime of <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=161713">Taiki Kawakami</a></cite>'s manga, itself an adaptation of the light novel series, <a href="/news/2018-08-25/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-anime-reveals-more-cast-october-1-premiere/.135909">premiered</a> in October 2018. <cite class="e company">Crunchyroll</cite> <a href="/news/2018-07-05/crunchyroll-announces-rerided-double-decker-that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-radiant-anime-/.133781">streamed</a> the anime, and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6515">Funimation</a></cite> <a href="/news/2018-09-07/funimation-adds-that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-double-decker-space-battleship-tiramisu-/.136513">streamed</a> an English dub.</p> <p>The second television anime season premiered its first <i><cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=123">cours</a></cite></i> (quarter of a year) in January 2021. The television <a href="/news/2020-03-22/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-anime-season-2-has-split-cours-run-in-october-april/.157755">anime</a> of <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=185052">Shiba</a></cite>'s spinoff manga <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=23359">The Slime Diaries: That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime</a></cite></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=22422">Tensura Nikki Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken</a></cite></cite>) then premiered on <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=13028">Tokyo MX</a></cite> in April 2021. After <cite><cite class="e anime">The Slime Diaries</cite></cite> ended, the second <i><cite class="e lexicon">cours</cite></i> of the second season began in July 2021 — for nine straight months of television anime from the franchise that year.</p> <p><a href="/news/2021-06-18/funimation-to-stream-the-case-study-of-vanitas-more-anime-for-summer-2021-season/.174155">Both</a> <cite class="e company">Funimation</cite> <a href="/news/2021-06-22/crunchyroll-to-stream-that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-season-2-im-standing-on-a-million-/.174307">and</a> <cite class="e company">Crunchyroll</cite> streamed the second part. <cite class="e company">Funimation</cite> also <a href="/daily-briefs/2021-06-23/funimation-also-streams-english-dub-for-that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-season-2-part-2/.174329">streamed</a> an English dub.</p> <p>The franchise's latest <a href="/news/2021-09-21/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-anime-gets-movie-in-fall-2022/.177661">film</a> titled <cite><cite class="e anime">Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken</cite>: Guren no Kizuna</cite> (That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: Scarlet Bonds) <a href="/news/2022-07-13/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-film-unveils-november-25-debut-new-characters-in-poster/.187657">premiered</a> in Japan in November 2022.</p> <p><em>Source: <a href="https://natalie.mu/comic/news/546973" target="_blank">Comic Natalie</a></em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/203906">discuss this in the forum (2 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_203906('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_203906('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_203906(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-10-30/that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-coleus-dream-anime-streams-opening-video/.203906"; 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For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. 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Cette dernière fait la part belle “<em>à des titres touchants, mélancoliques et oniriques</em>” et à des <em>light novel</em>. En attendant la sortie de Parasites Amoureux, l'un des trois titres de ce line-up, le 19 février prochain, voici son premier chapitre.</p> <center> <a href="https://animeland.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/parasiteamoureux1.jpg"><img class="aligncenter wp-image-516441 lazyload" src="/img/spacer.gif" alt="" width="497" height="707" border="0" data-src="https://animeland.fr/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/parasiteamoureux1-720x1024.jpg"></a> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.editions-delcourt.fr/manga/previews/parasites-amoureux-t01.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><em>Par ici pour lire l'extrait </em></a></p> </center> La version roman (12.50 euros) et le manga sortiront en février. C'est <strong>Yuki Hotate</strong> qui est au dessin de ce titre en trois volumes.<p><strong>Résumé</strong> : Kengo Kôsaka, un jeune homme au chômage. Hijiri Sanagi, une adolescente qui ne va plus à l'école. Alors qu'ils cherchent tous deux à se réintégrer à la société, ils finissent par ressentir une attirance l'un pour l'autre et tombent amoureux. Mais leur bonheur ne durera pas longtemps. 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That's not because there's a yakuza element to the story, at least not in those terms; set during what appears to ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article210707 views anime manga"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.141% 30.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/210707/honey-lemon-soda.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB">The Shōjo Anime Renaissance</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T09:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 09:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">After a long dry spell, there's finally an increase in shōjo anime adaptations. Which ones are worth watching?</span> <span class="full">― Anime is not always there for shōjo fans. Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. While the manga debuted in Shonen Jump to pretty much immediate success, it quickly ran into trouble when its author, Masaoki Shindo, started suffering from...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219740 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.052% 54.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219740/exo.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"><cite>Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 18, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This season works fine, as long as you're still invested in Blue Exorcist's world and characters enough to follow them through an action-light season with a sprawling plot.</span> <span class="full">― This review covers the dozen <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite> episodes streamed from October to December 2024. For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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In order to get even just a little bit closer to my goal, I will continue to proceed without fear." Asumi also said that she wants to continue to move her audience's hearts with her voice, and hopes that her fans can continue to look after her. Asumi did not provide any information about her new spouse in her post.</p> <p>Asumi has played Yuno in the multiple <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6811">Hidamari Sketch</a></cite> television anime series and specials, Fumi Hibino in <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7490">Hayate the Combat Butler</a></cite>, and Kiyal in <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6698">Gurren Lagann</a></cite>. She is also known for her roles as Nyaruko in <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11791">Haiyore! 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Momenta...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article218935 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 48.100% 0.400%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/218935/firefly-wedding.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218935">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/firefly-wedding/volume-1/.218935" data-track="id=182382&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/firefly-wedding/volume-1/.218935" data-track="id=182382&amp;from=SB"><cite>Firefly Wedding</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218935">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It isn’t a perfect way to phrase it, but <cite>Firefly Wedding</cite>’s first volume feels like it lands somewhere in between <cite>Yakuza Fiancé</cite> and <cite>Yakuza Lover</cite>.</span> <span class="full">― It isn't a perfect way to phrase it, but <cite>Firefly Wedding</cite>'s first volume feels like it lands somewhere between <cite>Yakuza Fiancé</cite> and <cite>Yakuza Lover</cite>. That's not because there's a yakuza element to the story, at least not in those terms; set during what appears to ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article210707 views anime manga"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.141% 30.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/210707/honey-lemon-soda.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB">The Shōjo Anime Renaissance</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T09:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 09:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">After a long dry spell, there's finally an increase in shōjo anime adaptations. Which ones are worth watching?</span> <span class="full">― Anime is not always there for shōjo fans. Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. While the manga debuted in Shonen Jump to pretty much immediate success, it quickly ran into trouble when its author, Masaoki Shindo, started suffering from...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219740 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.052% 54.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219740/exo.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"><cite>Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 18, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This season works fine, as long as you're still invested in Blue Exorcist's world and characters enough to follow them through an action-light season with a sprawling plot.</span> <span class="full">― This review covers the dozen <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite> episodes streamed from October to December 2024. For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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Both screenings will begin at 7:30 p.m.</p> <p><cite class="e anime">A Letter to Momo</cite> follows a girl named Momo who struggles with her father's sudden passing and her move to the countryside. Momo finds an otherworldly surprise at her new home. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=93445">okiura</a></cite> <a href="/news/2011-02-15/production-i.g-momo-e-no-tegami-film-to-open-in-2012">spent</a> seven years planning, writing, storyboarding, and directing the film; it is his first <a href="/news/2011-02-15/jin-roh-mononoke-akira-eva-animators-make-new-film">return</a> to the proverbial director's chair since <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=161">Jin-Roh</a></cite> in 2000. The film <a href="/news/2011-08-03/toronto-film-fest-to-premiere-i.g-letter-to-momo">held</a> its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2011.</p> <p>The distribution company <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=9638">GKIDS</a></cite> originally <a href="/news/2012-04-21/gkids-to-release-i.g-a-letter-to-momo-in-u.s-theaters">planned</a> to release the <cite class="e anime">A Letter to Momo</cite> film in North America at the end of last year, but <a href="/news/2012-08-30/gkids-pushes-back-a-letter-to-momo-to-qualify-for-oscars-in-2013">pushed</a> the theatrical debut back to qualify for the 2013 Oscars. <cite class="e person">okiura</cite> recently <a href="/news/2013-03-18/a-letter-to-momo-director-hiroyuki-okiura-receives-media-arts-award">won</a> a MEXT Art Encouragement award for his work on the film.</p> <p style="clear:left"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fleft lazyload" width="249" height="250" data-src="/thumbnails/fit250x250/encyc/A13862-791722162.1323905458.jpg"><cite class="e anime">Wolf Children</cite> covers 13 years and begins with a 19-year-old college student named Hana who encounters and falls in "fairy tale-like" love with a "wolf man." After marrying the wolf man, Hana gives birth and raises two wolf children — an older sister named Yuki ("snow") who was born on a snowy day, and a younger brother named Ame ("rain") who was born on a rainy day. When the wolf man suddenly dies, Hana decides to move to a rural town far removed from the city. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6515">Funimation</a></cite> <a href="/news/2012-10-14/funimation-to-release-wolf-children-toriko-on-home-video">licensed</a> <cite class="e anime">Wolf Children</cite> and plans to release it this year in theaters and on home video.</p> <p><cite class="e anime">A Letter to Momo</cite> <a href="/news/2012-03-26/letter-to-momo-wins-ny-children-film-fest-grand-prize">won</a> last year's Grand Prize award at the New York International Children's Film Festival, and <cite class="e anime">Wolf Children</cite> <a href="/news/2013-03-19/wolf-children-wins-audience-award-at-ny-intl-children-film-fest">won</a> an Audience Award this year.</p> <p>The same theater is also showing a double feature in of <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=377">Spirited Away</a></cite> and <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=855">Porco Rosso</a></cite> on Friday, March 22 starting at 7:30 p.m. Both screenings will be in Japanese with English subtitles.</p> <p><i>Thanks to Daniel Zelter for the news tip.</i></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/60900">discuss this in the forum (1 post)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_60900('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_60900('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_60900(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2013-03-20/wolf-children-a-letter-to-momo-to-play-in-santa-monica"; 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Momenta...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article218935 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 48.100% 0.400%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/218935/firefly-wedding.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218935">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/firefly-wedding/volume-1/.218935" data-track="id=182382&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/firefly-wedding/volume-1/.218935" data-track="id=182382&amp;from=SB"><cite>Firefly Wedding</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218935">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It isn’t a perfect way to phrase it, but <cite>Firefly Wedding</cite>’s first volume feels like it lands somewhere in between <cite>Yakuza Fiancé</cite> and <cite>Yakuza Lover</cite>.</span> <span class="full">― It isn't a perfect way to phrase it, but <cite>Firefly Wedding</cite>'s first volume feels like it lands somewhere between <cite>Yakuza Fiancé</cite> and <cite>Yakuza Lover</cite>. That's not because there's a yakuza element to the story, at least not in those terms; set during what appears to ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article210707 views anime manga"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.141% 30.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/210707/honey-lemon-soda.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB">The Shōjo Anime Renaissance</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T09:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 09:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">After a long dry spell, there's finally an increase in shōjo anime adaptations. Which ones are worth watching?</span> <span class="full">― Anime is not always there for shōjo fans. Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. While the manga debuted in Shonen Jump to pretty much immediate success, it quickly ran into trouble when its author, Masaoki Shindo, started suffering from...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219740 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.052% 54.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219740/exo.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"><cite>Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 18, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This season works fine, as long as you're still invested in Blue Exorcist's world and characters enough to follow them through an action-light season with a sprawling plot.</span> <span class="full">― This review covers the dozen <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite> episodes streamed from October to December 2024. For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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The publisher will release the first six volumes of <cite class="e anime">Gunslinger Girl</cite> in two omnibus volumes starting in February of 2011, and then release single volumes starting with volume 7. There are currently 12 volumes in Japan. </p> <p><cite class="e company">Seven Seas</cite> will release the first three volumes of <cite class="e anime">Blood Alone</cite> in one omnibus volume in May of 2011, followed by single volumes for the remaining volumes. 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That's not because there's a yakuza element to the story, at least not in those terms; set during what appears to ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article210707 views anime manga"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.141% 30.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/210707/honey-lemon-soda.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB">The Shōjo Anime Renaissance</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T09:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 09:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">After a long dry spell, there's finally an increase in shōjo anime adaptations. Which ones are worth watching?</span> <span class="full">― Anime is not always there for shōjo fans. Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. While the manga debuted in Shonen Jump to pretty much immediate success, it quickly ran into trouble when its author, Masaoki Shindo, started suffering from...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219740 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.052% 54.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219740/exo.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"><cite>Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 18, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This season works fine, as long as you're still invested in Blue Exorcist's world and characters enough to follow them through an action-light season with a sprawling plot.</span> <span class="full">― This review covers the dozen <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite> episodes streamed from October to December 2024. For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. While the manga debuted in Shonen Jump to pretty much immediate success, it quickly ran into trouble when its author, Masaoki Shindo, started suffering from...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219740 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.052% 54.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219740/exo.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"><cite>Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 18, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This season works fine, as long as you're still invested in Blue Exorcist's world and characters enough to follow them through an action-light season with a sprawling plot.</span> <span class="full">― This review covers the dozen <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite> episodes streamed from October to December 2024. For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. 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KINMOZA, Cute High Earth Defense Club Love!, My Love Story!! Anime </h1> <small>posted on <time datetime="2016-10-20T04:30:00-04:00"><strong>2016-10-20</strong> 04:30 EDT</time></small> by Rafael Antonio Pineda </div> <div id="content-zone"> <div class="news"> <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <script> J.document.ready(function(){ J('.box[data-topics~="article107882"]').remove(); }); J('#content-preferences [data-user-preferences-action-open]') .data('user-preferences-action-open', 'article'); </script> <div class="text-zone easyread-width"> <div class="KonaBody"> <!--INFOLINKS_ON--> <div class="intro"> <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16364">Hello!! KINMOZA</a></cite></cite>, <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16306">Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!</a></cite></cite> debut in November, <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16514">My Love Story!!</a></cite></cite> in December</div> <hr> <div class="meat"> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="300" height="428" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/encyc/A16364-2159025008.1416528323.jpg">Southeast Asian channel <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=2004">Animax Asia</a></cite> announced during its Animax Carnival 2016 event in Manila on Sunday that it will premiere the <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16364">Hello!! KINMOZA</a></cite></cite> and <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16306">Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!</a></cite></cite> anime in November, and the <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16514">My Love Story!!</a></cite></cite> anime in December.</p> <p><cite><cite class="e anime">Hello!! KINMOZA</cite></cite> is the second anime season <a href="/news/2014-04-17/kinmoza/kin-iro-mosaic-new-anime-is-2nd-tv-season">adapting</a> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=73602">Yui Hara</a></cite>'s <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=14990">Kin-iro Mosaic<i> manga</i></a></cite>. The manga begins with Shinobu, a 15-year-old, seemingly "pure Japanese" girl who did a homestay in Great Britain. Even after coming back to Japan, she still misses her time overseas. One day, an air mail letter arrives from Alice, the girl from Shinobu's host family in Great Britain. The letter reads, "Shinobu, I'm coming to Japan!" The "Japanese/British girls' light comedy" follows the lives of Shinobu, Alice, and other girls from both Japan and Great Britain. </p> <p>The first television anime, <cite class="e anime">Kin-iro Mosaic</cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14991">Kinmoza! Kiniro + Mosaic</a></cite>), aired in 2013, and the second television anime aired in April 2015.</p> <p>The main staff from the first season returned for the second. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=109015">Motoki Tanaka</a></cite> (<cite class="e person">Tensho</cite>) returned to direct the series at <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=9292">Studio Gokumi</a></cite> with assistant director <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=15206">Munenori Nawa</a></cite>. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=23947">Kazuyuki Ueda</a></cite> designed the characters, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=77897">Yuniko Ayana</a></cite> was in charge of the series scripts.</p> <p style="clear:left"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" class="fleft lazyload" width="428" height="600" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x600/encyc/A16306-1159144884.1417356093.jpg">In <cite><cite class="e anime">Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE!</cite></cite>, the high school "Earth Defense Club" is basically the "do nothing club." Club members En and Atsushi are soaking in the bathtub at a public bath when suddenly a mysterious pink creature, Wombat, appears out of thin air and asks, "I want to save this star... please would you lend me your power?" Then, Yumoto, whose family runs the bath house, appears and chases Wombat to give him a hug.</p> <p>In school the next day, the remaining two members, Io and Ryū, also meet Wombat. Wombat gives all five of them bracelets and tells them to protect Earth. A dazzling light comes from the bracelets and envelops their bodies... </p> <p>The series premiered in January 2015. A second <a href="/news/2015-08-09/cute-high-earth-defense-club-love-anime-gets-2nd-season/.91462">season</a> titled <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=18235">Cute High Earth Defense Club LOVE! LOVE!</a></cite></cite> premiered on July 7.</p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=6593">Shinji Takamatsu</a></cite> directed the series at <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=7084">diomedéa</a></cite>. <cite class="e person">Kurari Umadani</cite> is credited as the original creator. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=429">Michiko Yokote</a></cite> supervised the series' scripts. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=35785">Masakazu Ishikawa</a></cite> drew the character designs. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=433">Masatoshi Muto</a></cite> directed the background art. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=77995">Yasuyuki Itou</a></cite> was director of photography.</p> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="300" height="430" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/encyc/A16514-1175376752.1417976990.jpg"><cite><cite class="e anime">My Love Story!!</cite></cite> centers on Takeo Gōda, a tall and large high school student whom every girl in school assumes to be tough, but in truth has a gentle heart. He's best friends with Makoto Sunakawa, a handsome boy whom every girl in school loves. While Takeo's used to supporting his best friend, he one day saves Rinko Yamato, and his usually unchanging love life starts to become a lot more active.</p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=909">Morio Asaka</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=12991">Chihayafuru</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11096">Aoi Bungaku Series</a></cite>' <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=10624">No Longer Human</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6115">NANA</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=126">Card Captor Sakura</a></cite>) directed the anime at the <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=48">Studio Madhouse</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15855">Parasyte</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13262">Hunter x Hunter</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10544">Summer Wars</a></cite>, <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6142">Paprika</a></cite></cite>). <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=4629">Natsuko Takahashi</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14865">Brothers Conflict</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16081">Nobunaga Concerto</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16154">Akatsuki no Yona</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13724">Yōkai Watch</a></cite>) was in charge of the series scripts, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=15570">Kunihiko Hamada</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime">Chihayafuru</cite>, <cite class="e anime">NANA</cite>, Monster, <cite class="e anime">Summer Wars</cite>) designed the characters.</p> <p>The anime premiered in April 2015, and is based on the manga of the same name by <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=42036">Kazune Kawahara</a></cite> and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=71662">Aruko</a></cite>. The manga <a href="/news/2016-06-12/my-love-story-manga-ends-on-july-13-with-100-page-final-chapter/.103129">ended</a> on July 13. 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This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. 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In addition, it revealed that the characters Blake Belladonna and Yang Xiao Long will be available as free DLC characters. It also revealed the visual for Yang.</p> <center> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" width="600" height="338" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/news/127468/yang.jpg" class="lazyload"><br><p><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" width="600" height="337" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/news/127468/blake.jpg" class="lazyload"><br></p> </center> <p>The <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=19354">PlayStation</a></cite> 4 and Switch game will <a href="/news/2018-01-13/blazblue-cross-tag-battle-debuts-in-n-america-on-june-5-with-rwby-blake-belladonna/.126379">ship</a> in Japan and Asia on May 31, and worldwide on June 5.</p> <p>The base game will <a href="http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/portal/post-7766/" target="_blank">feature</a> 20 characters, and 20 more characters will be available via DLC (including Blake and Yang). The additional characters will be available in several DLC releases: an Additional Character All-in-One Pack, Blake Belladonna by herself, six Additional Character Set volumes with three characters each (to be revealed later), and another additional character (to be revealed later).</p> <p>In Japan, <cite class="e company">Arc System Works</cite> will <a href="http://www.arcsystemworks.jp/portal/post-7772/" target="_blank">offer</a> a <i>BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle</i> Limited Box featuring an exclusive collaborative box illustration (pictured below) between <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=120730">Toshimichi Mori</a></cite> (<cite class="e company">Arc System Works</cite>), <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=68404">Shigenori Soejima</a></cite> (<cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=3843">Atlus</a></cite>), <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=249356">Seiichi Yoshihara</a></cite> (French-Bread), and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=209790">Ein Lee</a></cite> (<cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=14394">Rooster Teeth</a></cite>). The box's bonuses include the art box itself, the download code for the Additional Character All-in-One Pack, an art book, and an acrylic illustration standee (<cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite> 4 version only) or a multi-use storage pouch (<cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=620">Nintendo</a></cite> Switch version only).</p> <div align="center"> <img border="0" src="/img/spacer.gif" alt="" width="480" height="288" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/news/126379/bandicam-2018-01-11-20-59-34-066.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div> <p>The early copies of both the regular edition and the limited edition will also include the <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=74">original soundtrack</a></cite>. </p> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" class="fright lazyload" width="396" height="400" data-src="/thumbnails/max400x400/cms/news/123652/cross-tag.jpg"><cite>BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle</cite> is a crossover between <cite class="e company">Arc System Works</cite>' <cite>BlazBlue</cite> and <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=26543">Persona 4 Arena</a></cite></cite> fighting games, French Bread's <cite>Under Night In-Birth</cite> game, and <cite class="e company">Rooster Teeth</cite>'s <cite><cite class="e anime">RWBY</cite></cite> <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=70">franchise</a></cite>. The title is a two-versus-two game. <cite class="e company">Arc System Works</cite>' newly <a href="/news/2017-11-06/blazblue-cross-tag-battle-fighting-game-ships-in-n-america-in-2018/.123652">established</a> North American branch <cite class="e company">Arc System Works</cite> America, Inc. will release the game as its first title.</p> <p>Confirmed characters <a href="/news/2017-10-15/blazblue-cross-tag-battle-fighting-game-reveals-3-more-playable-characters-consoles-in-video/.122752">include</a>: </p> <ul> <li>Rachel Alucard, Hazama, Noel Vermillion, Azrael, Iron Tager, Makoto Nanaya, ν-No.13-, and Es (<cite>BlazBlue CentralFiction</cite>) </li> <li>Ragna the Bloodedge and Jin Kisaragi (<cite>BlazBlue</cite>) </li> <li>Yū Narukami, Yōsuke <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=223390">Hanamura</a></cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=2066">Chie Satō</a></cite>naka, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=166973">Yukiko</a></cite> Amagi (<cite><cite class="e anime">Persona 4 Arena</cite></cite>) </li> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=50791">HYDE</a></cite>, Linne, Waldstein, and Gordeau (<cite>Under Night In-Birth</cite>) </li> <li>Weiss Schnee, Ruby Rose, and Blake Belladonna (<cite><cite class="e anime">RWBY</cite></cite>) </li> </ul> <p><cite>BlazBlue CentralFiction</cite> originally debuted in Japanese arcades in November 2015, and the game <a href="http://www.blazblue.jp/cf/cs/" target="_blank">launched</a> in Japan for <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite> 4 and <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite> 3 in October 2016. Aksys Games <a href="/daily-briefs/2016-09-30/blazblue-centralfiction-game-slated-for-november-1-in-n-america/.107082">released</a> the game in North America in November 2016.</p> <p><cite class="e company">Arc System Works</cite> released the home console version of the <cite>Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[st]</cite> game in Japan last July on the PS4, and Aksys Games and Rice Digital will <a href="/news/2017-07-01/aksys-games-to-release-under-night-in-birth-exe-late-st-drive-girls-creeping-terror-more/.118275">release</a> the game <a href="/news/2017-11-22/under-night-in-birth-exe-late-st-slated-for-february-in-n-america-europe/.124340">on</a> Friday, February 9. The game will also be available for download on PS4, PS3, and PS Vita on the same day.</p> <p><cite class="e company">Arc System Works</cite> developed the original <cite><cite class="e anime">Persona 4 Arena</cite></cite> and released it in arcades in Japan in 2012. The game contains characters from <cite class="e company">Atlus</cite>' <cite>Persona 4</cite> and <cite>Persona 3</cite> role-playing games. The game shipped for the PS3 and Xbox 360 in Japan in 2012, and in the West in 2013. <cite class="e company">Arc System Works</cite> released a sequel titled <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=26544">Persona 4 Arena Ultimax</a></cite></cite> in Japan in 2013, and in the West in 2014.</p> <p><em>[Via <a href="https://gematsu.com/2018/02/blazblue-cross-tag-battle-adds-dlc-character-yang-xiao-long-blake-yang-free-charge" target="_blank">Gematsu</a>]</em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/127468">discuss this in the forum (11 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_127468('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_127468('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_127468(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-02-07/blazblue-cross-tag-battle-adds-rwby-yang-xiao-long/.127468"; var title = "BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle Adds RWBY's Yang Xiao Long"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-127468-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-127468-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.127468" readonly> </div> </div> <p> <a href="/news/">News homepage</a> / <a href="/news/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&amp;js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 21, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. 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Which ones are worth watching?</span> <span class="full">― Anime is not always there for shōjo fans. Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. 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For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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POKÉMON THE MOVIE: HOOPA AND THE CLASH OF AGES was directed by <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3943">Kunihiko Yuyama</a></cite> and was originally released in Japanese theatres last summer. <br> <br> <i><b>POKÉMON THE MOVIE: HOOPA AND THE CLASH OF AGES Manga • <br> Rated ‘A’ For All Ages • MSRP: $9.99 U.S. / $12.99 CAN • <br> Available March 1st </b></i><br> Capture all of the action of the newest POKÉMON feature film in this single-volume official manga adaptation. Features story and artwork by Gin Kamimura.<br> <br> <i><b>POKÉMON THE MOVIE: HOOPA AND THE CLASH OF AGES DVD • <br> Rated ‘TV-Y7’ for Viewers Ages 7 and Older • MSRP: $19.97 U.S. / $24.98 CAN • Available March 8th</b></i><br> In a desert city by the sea, Ash, Pikachu, and their friends meet the Mythical <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=270">Pokémon</a></cite> Hoopa, who can summon all sorts of things—including people and <cite class="e anime">Pokémon</cite>—through its magic rings. The little Mischief <cite class="e anime">Pokémon</cite> likes to use this talent to play harmless tricks on people...but when its true power is released, it loses control and becomes the towering and terrifying Hoopa Unbound! Long ago, a brave hero stopped its rampage by confining its power in a special bottle. Now that the bottle has been rediscovered, Hoopa must confront its greatest fear! Can Ash help his new friend overcome the darkness within—or will this dangerous struggle erupt into a clash of legends? Catch all the action presented with dubbed English or subtitled dialogue options as well as 2.0 and 5.1 audio selections.<br> <br> “Ash, Pikachu and the rest of the POKÉMON gang return for their latest feature film adventure in POKÉMON THE MOVIE: HOOPA AND THE CLASH OF AGES and the action doesn't stop as they help their new friend prevent a dangerous menace from causing massive destruction,” says <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=100403">Charlene Ingram</a></cite>, Senior Marketing Manager, Animation. “Don't miss all the fun of the home media release and the official manga adaptation coming next month!”<br> <br> POKÉMON is one of the most successful international entertainment franchises of all time. More than 275 million POKÉMON video game titles and over 21.5 billion <cite class="e anime">Pokémon</cite> Trading Cards have been sold in more than 74 countries in addition to substantial publishing and merchandise sales. <cite class="e company">Viz Media</cite> is the official North American distributor for a wide variety of POKÉMON home media releases including animated series and films and also publishes a variety of POKÉMON manga graphic novel series including POKÉMON ADVENTURES X•Y, POKÉMON ADVENTURES, POKÉMON ADVENTURES: DIAMOND AND <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=26315">PEARL</a></cite>, POKÉMON ADVENTURES: HEARTGOLD &amp; SOULSILVER, POKÉMON ADVENTURES: BLACK &amp; WHITE.<br> <br> For more information on other POKÉMON manga and anime titles from <cite class="e company">Viz Media</cite>, please visit <a href="http://www.viz.com/" target="_blank">www.VIZ.com</a>.<br> <br> <b>About <cite class="e company">Viz Media</cite>, LLC</b><br> Headquartered in San Francisco, California, <cite class="e company">Viz Media</cite> distributes, markets and licenses the best anime and manga titles direct from Japan. Owned by three of Japan's largest manga and animation companies, <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=909">Shueisha, Inc</a></cite>., <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=57">Shogakukan, Inc.</a></cite>, and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10438">Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions</a></cite>, Co., Ltd., <cite class="e company">Viz Media</cite> has the most extensive library of anime and manga for English speaking audiences in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland and South Africa. With its popular digital manga anthology <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1363">WEEKLY SHONEN JUMP</a></cite> and blockbuster properties like <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1598">NARUTO</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4240">BLEACH</a></cite> and <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=836">ONE PIECE</a></cite>, <cite class="e company">Viz Media</cite> offers cutting-edge action, romance and family friendly properties for anime, manga, science fiction and fantasy fans of all ages. <cite class="e company">Viz Media</cite> properties are available as graphic novels, DVDs, animated television series, feature films, downloadable and streaming video and a variety of consumer products. 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Elle coûtera tout de même 12,50 €. D'abord annoncée pour le 11 septembre 2024, cette nouvelle édition <i>collector</i> a été repoussée à une date indéterminée dans la foulée.</p> <p>A noter que seule la version <i>collector</i> sera commercialisée dans un premier temps. L'édition normale ne sera publiée qu'après épuisement des stocks.</p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="600" height="600" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/news.7/214220/delcourt-love-report.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>Découvrez le synopsis du manga :</p> <blockquote>Natsuo, lycéen, est secrètement amoureux de Hina, sa pétillante prof d'anglais, qui a beaucoup de succès. Lors d'une soirée « group-dating », il rencontre Rui, une fille guère sociable, avec laquelle il couche tout de go pour palier l'ennui ! Peu de temps après, son père lui annonce qu'il va se remarier avec une femme ayant deux filles... qui ne sont autre que Rui et Hina ! La cohabitation sous un même toit s'annonce compliquée et mouvementée. Entre non-dits et sentiments malmenés, les héros devront apprendre à gérer une situation peu commune...</blockquote> <p>Au Japon, le manga <cite><cite class="e anime">Love X Dilemma</cite></cite> a été publié entre 2014 et 2020 dans la revue <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=6457">Weekly Shōnen Magazine</a></cite></cite> des éditions <strong><cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=88">Kodansha</a></cite></strong>. 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Alphonse will be portrayed in full CG in the film. Mizuishi won the role after auditioning with over 100 other candidates.</p> <p>Mizuishi was already cast for the motion capture performance needed to create the CG effects throughout filming. Director <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=23195">Fumihiko Sori</a></cite> commented that Mizuishi and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=142494">Ryōsuke Yamada</a></cite>, the actor for Al's brother Ed, worked well together during filming. Sori added that <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=808">Rie Kugimiya</a></cite>, Al's voice actress in the anime adaptations, has already seen the live-action film, and she praised Mizuishi's performance and thus confirmed Sori's choice. Original manga creator <cite class="e person">Hiromu Arakawa</cite> also said that the performances of Ed and Al are great. </p> <p>The film will <a href="/news/2017-09-17/live-action-fullmetal-alchemist-film-to-open-tokyo-intl-film-festival/.121462">open</a> the Tokyo International Film Festival on October 25 for its world premiere. The film will <a href="/news/2017-09-29/live-action-fullmetal-alchemist-film-gets-imax-4dx-screenings-in-japan/.122044">have</a> IMAX and 4DX screenings in Japan. It will <a href="/news/2017-02-22/live-action-fullmetal-alchemist-film-reveals-december-1-opening-cg-alphonse/.112583">open</a> on about 400 screens in Japan on December 1.</p> <p><cite class="e person">Fumihiko Sori</cite> (live-action <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6260">Ping Pong</a></cite>) is directing the film. The film stars <cite class="e person">Ryōsuke Yamada</cite> (<cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=154156">Hey! Say! JUMP</a></cite> member and live-action <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17648">Assassination Classroom</a></cite>'s Nagisa) as Edward Elric, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=165019">Tsubasa Honda</a></cite> (live-action <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=12934">Blue Spring Ride</a></cite>'s Futaba) as Winry Rockbell, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=154567">Dean Fujioka</a></cite> (live-action <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=15164">Happy Marriage!?</a></cite>) as Roy Mustang. Other cast members include:</p> <ul> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=25066">Fumiyo Kohinata</a></cite> as General Hakuro </li> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=37226">Ryuta Sato</a></cite> as Maes Hughes </li> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=78818">Misako Renbutsu</a></cite> as Riza Hawkeye </li> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=90397">Natsuna</a></cite> as Maria Ross </li> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=165020">Natsuki Harada</a></cite> as Gracia Hughes </li> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1214">Yō Ōizumi</a></cite> as Shou Tucker </li> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=31571">Jun Kunimura</a></cite> as Doctor Marco </li> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=7325">Yasuko Matsuyuki</a></cite> as Lust </li> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=112439">Kanata Hongou</a></cite> as Envy </li> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=39777">Shinji Uchiyama</a></cite> as Gluttony </li> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=25067">Kenjiro Ishimaru</a></cite> as Father Cornello </li> </ul> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=42942">Misia</a></cite> will <a href="/news/2017-09-26/misia-sings-live-action-fullmetal-alchemist-film-theme/.121860">perform</a> the film's theme song "Kimi no Soba ni Iru yo" (I'm By Your Side).</p> <p>The film tells the <a href="/news/2016-05-29/live-action-fullmetal-alchemist-director-reveals-more-details-about-film/.102586">story</a> in one complete film. Ed is being aged up to 20 years old; he was originally 15 in the manga. Alphonse will be rendered in full CG.</p> <p>Original manga creator <cite class="e person">Hiromu Arakawa</cite> is drawing a "special-edition comic" that people who attend theatrical screenings in Japan will receive.</p> <p><em>Source: <a href="http://natalie.mu/comic/news/251199" target="_blank">Comic Natalie</a></em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/122195">discuss this in the forum (4 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_122195('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_122195('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_122195(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-03/live-action-fullmetal-alchemist-film-casts-atomu-mizuishi-as-al-voice/.122195"; var title = "Live-Action Fullmetal Alchemist Film Casts Atomu Mizuishi as Al's Voice"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-122195-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-122195-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.122195" readonly> </div> </div> <p> <a href="/news/">News homepage</a> / <a href="/news/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&amp;js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 21, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. 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The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. 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NGP will make its debut at the end of the year 2011.</p> <p>NGP is designed to offer unparalleled interactive entertainment that is only possible on <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite>®. This new system offers a revolutionary combination of rich gaming and social connectivity within a real world context, made possible by leveraging SCE's experience from both PSP® (<cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite>®Portable) and <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite>®3 (PS3®) entertainment systems.</p> <p>Deep and immersive gaming is at the core of <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite>'s DNA, and NGP is the latest embodiment of this vision. By having both Wi-Fi and 3G network connectivity, together with various applications, NGP will enable infinite possibilities for users to “encounter,” “connect,” “discover,” “share” and “play” with friends wherever they are. Within the device are a range of features that provide a genuinely cutting-edge, next generation ultimate portable entertainment experience.</p> <ul> <b>・Stunning OLED and Revolutionary User Interface</b> </ul> <p>NGP incorporates a beautiful multi-touch 5-inch organic light emitting display (OLED) as the front display. A high-performance CPU / GPU combined with OLED enables rich, visually striking graphics never seen before on a portable entertainment system, for both games and other digital entertainment content. The new system also incorporates a unique multi-touch pad on the rear, and together with the front touch display, NGP offers new game play allowing users to interact directly with games in three dimension-like motion, through “touch, grab, trace, push and pull” moves of the fingers.</p> <ul> <b>・Super Oval Design and Dual Analog Sticks</b> </ul> <p>While succeeding the basic design philosophy of PSP, NGP adopts the Super Oval Design form factor, created to fit comfortably in users' hands. For the first time, a portable entertainment system will feature two analog sticks, which enable a wider range of game genres to be brought into the portable experience.</p> <ul> <b>・LiveArea™</b> </ul> <p>Every game title for NGP will be provided with a space called “LiveArea™” where users can share the fun and excitement with other players. Users will have access to the latest information of games provided from SCE and 3rd party developers and publishers through <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite>®Network. Additionally, NGP users will be able to view an “Activity” log that is constantly updated with accomplishments from users who are playing the same game, which in turn can trigger active real-time communication among users.</p> <ul> <b>・Near</b> </ul> <p>SCE will also provide location-based services on NGP as part of the basic features utilizing <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=7201">PlayStation Network</a></cite>. The new application called “Near,” developed specifically for this service and the network, will be pre-installed in the system to let users find out what their friends in the vicinity are playing now or what they were playing recently. Users can meet their friends and new players virtually, regardless of what games they are playing, simply by sharing their game information across different dimensions of time and distance.</p> <ul> <b>・New Game Medium</b> </ul> <p>NGP adopts a new game medium, a small flash memory based card, dedicated for NGP software titles. Taking advantage of the flash memory feature, this innovative card can store the full software titles plus add-on game content or the game save data directly on to the card. By adopting flash memory based card, SCE will be able to provide game cards with higher capacity in the future, allowing developers to store more game data to deliver rich and immersive games.</p> <p>NGP will also come equipped with two cameras on its front and rear, as well as three motion sensors, gyroscope, accelerometer and electronic compass, all of which are designed to enable users to enjoy the world of entertainment that is linked with real life experiences.</p> <p><cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite>®Suite (PS Suite), announced today, will also closely coordinate with NGP. The newly developed and released game content for Android™ based portable devices can also be enjoyed on NGP. As a result, users will have access to not only the most leading-edge content, but also some of the more casual experiences that typify the mobile market place.</p> <p>SCE will vigorously promote NGP towards the launch as the next generation portable entertainment platform and deploy various measures to further expand the portable gaming market.</p> <p><a href="http://www.scei.co.jp/corporate/release/pdf/110127a_list_E.pdf">List of Third Party Game Developers and Publishers(pdf)</a></p> <p><b>&lt;Next generation portable entertainment system (codename: NGP)&gt; </b><table border="1"> <tbody> <tr> <th>CPU</th> <td>ARM® Cortex™-A9 core (4 core)</td> </tr> <tr> <th>GPU</th> <td>SGX543MP4+</td> </tr> <tr> <th>External Dimensions</th> <td>Approx. 182.0 x 18.6 x 83.5mm (width x height x depth) (tentative, excludes largest projection)</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Rear touch pad</th> <td>Multi touch pad (capacitive type)</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Cameras</th> <td>Front camera, Rear camera</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Sound</th> <td>Built-in stereo speakers <br>Built-in microphone</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Sensors</th> <td>Six-axis motion sensing system (three-axis gyroscope, three-axis accelerometer), Three-axis electronic compass</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Location</th> <td>Built-in GPS <br>Wi-Fi location service support</td> </tr> <tr> <th>Keys / Switches</th> <td>PS button <br>Power button <br>Directional buttons (Up/Down/Right/Left) <br>Action buttons (Triangle, Circle, Cross, Square) <br>Shoulder buttons (Right/Left) <br>Right stick, Left stick <br>START button, SELECT button <br>Volume buttons (+/-) </td> </tr> <tr> <th>Wireless communications</th> <td>Mobile network connectivity (3G) <br>IEEE 802.11b/g/n (n = 1x1)(Wi-Fi) (Infrastructure mode/Ad-hoc mode) <br>Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR (A2DP/AVRCP/HSP)</td> </tr> </tbody> </table></p> <p><b>About <cite class="e company">Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.</cite></b></p> <p>Recognized as the global leader and company responsible for the progression of consumer-based computer entertainment, <cite class="e company">Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc.</cite> (SCEI) manufactures, distributes and markets the <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite>® game console, the <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite>®2 computer entertainment system, the PSP® (<cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite>®Portable) handheld entertainment system and the <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite>®3 (PS3®) system. <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite> has revolutionized home entertainment by introducing advanced 3D graphic processing, and <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite> 2 further enhances the <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite> legacy as the core of home networked entertainment. PSP is a handheld entertainment system that allows users to enjoy 3D games with high-quality full-motion video and highfidelity stereo audio. PS3 is an advanced computer system, incorporating the state-of-the-art Cell processor with super computer like power. SCEI, along with its subsidiary divisions <cite class="e company">Sony Computer Entertainment</cite> America LLC., <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=16044">Sony Computer Entertainment Europe</a></cite> Ltd., and <cite class="e company">Sony Computer Entertainment</cite> Korea Inc. develops, publishes, markets and distributes software and manages the third party licensing programs for these platforms in the respective markets worldwide. 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Momenta...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article218935 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 48.100% 0.400%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/218935/firefly-wedding.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218935">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/firefly-wedding/volume-1/.218935" data-track="id=182382&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/firefly-wedding/volume-1/.218935" data-track="id=182382&amp;from=SB"><cite>Firefly Wedding</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218935">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It isn’t a perfect way to phrase it, but <cite>Firefly Wedding</cite>’s first volume feels like it lands somewhere in between <cite>Yakuza Fiancé</cite> and <cite>Yakuza Lover</cite>.</span> <span class="full">― It isn't a perfect way to phrase it, but <cite>Firefly Wedding</cite>'s first volume feels like it lands somewhere between <cite>Yakuza Fiancé</cite> and <cite>Yakuza Lover</cite>. That's not because there's a yakuza element to the story, at least not in those terms; set during what appears to ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article210707 views anime manga"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.141% 30.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/210707/honey-lemon-soda.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB">The Shōjo Anime Renaissance</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T09:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 09:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">After a long dry spell, there's finally an increase in shōjo anime adaptations. Which ones are worth watching?</span> <span class="full">― Anime is not always there for shōjo fans. Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. While the manga debuted in Shonen Jump to pretty much immediate success, it quickly ran into trouble when its author, Masaoki Shindo, started suffering from...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219740 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.052% 54.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219740/exo.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"><cite>Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 18, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This season works fine, as long as you're still invested in Blue Exorcist's world and characters enough to follow them through an action-light season with a sprawling plot.</span> <span class="full">― This review covers the dozen <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite> episodes streamed from October to December 2024. For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. 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Of these series, <cite class="e company">Crunchyroll</cite> revealed a new October premiere date for <cite><cite class="e anime">Restaurant to Another World</cite> 2</cite> and <cite><cite class="e anime">Sakugan</cite></cite>, while also revealing a January 2022 premiere date for <cite><cite class="e anime">In the Land of Leadale</cite></cite>.</p> <p><cite class="e company">Crunchyroll</cite> also mentioned that <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=48696">Junichi Suwabe</a></cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=112494">Saori Ōnishi</a></cite>, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=106108">Sumire Uesaka</a></cite> will attend as guests to <cite class="e company">Crunchyroll</cite>'s own Virtual <cite class="e company">Crunchyroll</cite> Expo event on August 5-8 to discuss the <cite><cite class="e anime">Restaurant to Another World</cite> 2</cite> anime.</p> <p><cite class="e company">Crunchyroll</cite> also streamed trailers for <cite><cite class="e anime">Orient</cite>, <cite class="e anime">Sakugan</cite>, <cite class="e anime">Seirei Gensouki - Spirit Chronicles</cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=24010">Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy-</a></cite>, and <cite class="e anime">The World's Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in a Different World as an Aristocrat</cite>.</cite></p> <p align="center"><span style="display: block; width: 640px; max-width: 100%"> <span style="display: block; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/uCYYkQQPVno" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></iframe></span></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="display: block; width: 640px; max-width: 100%"> <span style="display: block; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/YBZCuDWjA9A" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></iframe></span></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="display: block; width: 640px; max-width: 100%"> <span style="display: block; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/KS7dinNk_z4" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></iframe></span></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="display: block; width: 640px; max-width: 100%"> <span style="display: block; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/U8T63kIny7E" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></iframe></span></span></p> <p align="center"><span style="display: block; width: 640px; max-width: 100%"> <span style="display: block; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/2Poci60rWzg" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></iframe></span></span></p> <p style="clear:right"><img border="1" src="/img/spacer.gif" class="fright lazyload" width="310" height="450" data-src="/thumbnails/fit450x450/cms/news.4/172458/kv_sp.png.jpg"><cite><cite class="e anime">Battle Game in 5 Seconds</cite></cite> premieres in Japan on July 12 at 24:00 (effectively, July 13 at midnight) on the <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=13028">Tokyo MX</a></cite> and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10651">BS11</a></cite> channels. </p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=91090">Meigo Naito</a></cite> is serving as chief director, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=100293">Nobuyoshi Arai</a></cite> (<i><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=20197">Banana Fish</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3429">Duel Masters</a></cite></i> episode director) is directing the anime at the animation studios <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10717">Synergy SP</a></cite> and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=514">Vega Entertainment</a></cite>. (<cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10438">Shogakukan Shueisha Production</a></cite> and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=4709">Studio A-Cat</a></cite> are producing, and <cite class="e company">Studio A-Cat</cite> is handling the CG animation.) <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=75184">Touko Machida</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=23916">High-Rise Invasion</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=22611">Maesetsu! Opening Act</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7222">Lucky Star</a></cite>) is in charge of the series scripts. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=49810">Tomokatsu Nagasaku</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=23132">Show By Rock!! Stars!!</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10232">Slap Up Party: Arad Senki</a></cite>) and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=35796">Ikuo Yamakado</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16169">In Search of the Lost Future</a></cite>) are designing the characters.</p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=130728">Akari Kitō</a></cite> is performing the opening theme song "No Continue," and the unit "15-sai to <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=138425">Seiko Ōmori</a></cite>" is performing the ending theme song "Makeibe Jikkyō Play" (Let's Stream a Playthrough of the Bad Ending). <br clear="all"></p> <p style="clear:left"><img border="1" src="/img/spacer.gif" alt="" class="fleft lazyload" width="282" height="400" data-src="/thumbnails/max400x400/cms/news.4/173832/seireigensouki_key_2nd.jpg"><cite><cite class="e anime">Seirei Gensouki - Spirit Chronicles</cite></cite> will premiere in Japan on the <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=262">TV Tokyo</a></cite> channel on July 5 at 26:00 (effectively, July 6 at 2:00 a.m.). The anime will also run on <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1682">BS Fuji</a></cite> and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=518">AT-X</a></cite>, and stream on <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=23437">ABEMA</a></cite> and other services later. </p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=70699">Osamu Yamasaki</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7510">Toward the Terra</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9193">ItaKiss</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11286">Hakuoki: Demon of the Fleeting Blossom</a></cite>) is directing the anime at <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=292">TMS Entertainment</a></cite>, in collaboration with <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=4069">Wao World</a></cite>. Yamasaki is also penning the scripts alongside <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=50326">Mitsutaka Hirota</a></cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=73471">Megumu Sasano</a></cite>, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=127953">Yoshiko Nakamura</a></cite>. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=164319">Kyoko Yufu</a></cite> is designing the characters. </p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=106801">Osahiko Segawa</a></cite> is directing the art, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=56724">Tomoko Kohioki</a></cite> is the color key artist. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=41656">Norimasa Teramoto</a></cite> is the compositing director of photography, while <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=69965">Keisuke Yanagi</a></cite> is editing. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=133394">Yasuyuki Yamazaki</a></cite> is composing the music, with <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=694">Nippon Columbia</a></cite> and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=9694">TMS Music</a></cite> producing the music. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=107159">Hiroto Morishita</a></cite> is directing the sound, while <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=53325">Suara</a></cite> Pro's <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=117320">Shota Yaso</a></cite> is in charge of sound effects. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=16398">KANON</a></cite> is producing the sound. <cite class="e company">Nippon Columbia</cite> and <cite class="e company">TMS Music</cite> are producing the music. </p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=134422">Marika Kōno</a></cite> sings the opening theme song "New story" — the first theme song in her career, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=172734">Aguri Ōnishi</a></cite> sings the ending theme song "Elder flower."<br clear="all"></p> <p><em>Sources: Email correspondence, AX Lite 2021 livestream (Kalai Chik)</em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/174647">discuss this in the forum (3 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_174647('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_174647('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_174647(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-07-03/crunchyroll-streams-battle-game-in-5-seconds-seirei-gensouki-spirit-chronicles-anime/.174647"; 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It is, and that just isn't fair. From the beginning, this show has been an audiovisual treat, and its storytelling improved significantly post-hiatus. However, “Lotus” was not a finale, or at least not a satisfying one. Though it was a more momentous than usual episode, it left too many loose ends unresolved, and if we don't get a second season it's going to hurt to never see how this wraps up. </p> <p>So is Pita short for “pain in the ass?” This Aragami is one tough mofo. Last week, we worried that Lindow had given up his life to battle it, and this episode doesn't tell us any different. Everyone is certainly acting like Lindow is gone for good, as if they've never heard of the old movie rule: don't confirm somebody's death until you actually find a body. But as the sun sets on Lindow's life (quite literally, as the ever-evocative setting dims to dusk), Lenka's star is rising. When the team is breaking up over tragedy, Lenka pulls them back together. Using Lindow's wishes to unite them, they work along with the people of Asyl like a well-oiled machine.</p> <p>Since it's the final episode of the season, the God Arcs are more impressive than they've ever been, with multiple iterations. Last week, I hypothesized that Lenka's God Arc was a bit overpowered and broken, but not when he's up against Pita. It takes all five of them working together to even come close to Pita's strength. Pita is the most engaging villain in the show right now. He's an Aragami, but he's intelligent. He's even able to fake the God Eaters and get them off their guard. From the neon electricity emanating from Pita to the aerial moves and evolving strength of the God Eaters to the rising tempo of the soundtrack, this is everything I wanted in <cite class="e anime">God Eater</cite>'s final battle. The final blow is a stroke of genius — a brand new Lenka finds a way to use Pita's immeasurable strength against him. </p> <p>The battle is contrasted with an exchange between Paylor and Johannes, which seems to explain what's going on with Pita. “If they continue to evolve,” Paylor says, “Aragami may acquire intellect,” allowing them to communicate and coexist with humans. Well, he's not wrong about the first part, but it doesn't seem like Pita was all that keen on coexisting. This episode also seems to imply that it's Johannes everyone should be watching out for — that twisted smile when everything is going wrong suggests he is the saboteur, which would be brilliant. Since he's the most powerful guy in Fenrir, there won't be a quick or clumsy solution.</p> <p>But we're not going to find out for sure. The tail end of this episode is extremely vague, setting up for a resolution that may never arrive. Is Lindow dead? Or is somebody giving him canned food in the mountains? Who is the mysterious person Soma is trying to contact? What is the Ark Project, and who's going on that spaceship? What happens after Aegis is built? I suspect that I could learn at least a few of these answers by playing the <cite class="e anime">God Eater</cite> video games. But if the point of this anime was to attract a wider audience than just the game audience, then it's not going to retain it for very long.</p> <p><b>Rating: B</b></p> <p><em> <cite class="e anime">God Eater</cite> is currently streaming on <a href="http://www.daisuki.net/anime/detail/GODEATER">Daisuki</a>.</em></p> <p><em>Lauren writes about anime and journalism at <a href="http://www.otakujournalist.com">Otaku Journalist</a>. </em></p> <div align="center"><p><button class="js-content" onclick="document.location='/review/god-eater/episode-12/.99994'">&lt;prev</button><select class="js-content" onchange="document.location=this.value"><option value="/review/god-eater/episode-1/.90387">Episode 1</option> <option value="/review/god-eater/episode-2/.90675">Episode 2</option> <option value="/review/god-eater/episode-3/.90952">Episode 3</option> <option value="/review/god-eater/episode-4/.91472">Episode 4</option> <option value="/review/god-eater/episode-5/.91764">Episode 5</option> <option value="/review/god-eater/episode-6/.92311">Episode 6</option> <option value="/review/god-eater/episode-7/.92596">Episode 7</option> <option value="/review/god-eater/episode-8/.93186">Episode 8</option> <option value="/review/god-eater/episode-9/.93458">Episode 9</option> <option value="/review/god-eater/episode-10/.99445">Episode 10</option> <option value="/review/god-eater/episode-11/.99702">Episode 11</option> <option value="/review/god-eater/episode-12/.99994">Episode 12</option> <option value="/review/god-eater/episode-13/.100353" selected>Episode 13</option></select></p></div> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <hr> <a href="/cms/discuss/100353">discuss this in the forum (167 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_100353('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_100353('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_100353(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/review/god-eater/episode-13/.100353"; 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Located west of downtown Tokyo, Hino is a city whose major claim to fame is being the birthplace of Hijikata Toshizō, Inoue Genzaburō, and other members of the Shinsengumi police force of the Tokugawa shogunate. </p> <p>Throngs of Shinsengumi aficionados comes to Hino every year to celebrate the legacy that has been retold in novels, manga, anime, and game — including <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1108">Idea Factory</a></cite>'s original <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11286">Hakuōki Shinsengumi Kitan</a></cite> game. One highlight of the festival is a parade of marchers dressed in full Shinsengumi gear. </p> <p>The festival is usually held during the second weekend of May, to coincide with Hijikata's May 11 birthdate. However, this year's festivities were delayed to November due to the Great Eastern Japan Earthquake (Higashi Nihon Daishinsai) <a href="/news/2011-03-11/anime/manga/game-events-cancelled-after-march-11-quake">disaster</a>.</p> <p>The <cite class="e anime">Hakuōki Shinsengumi Kitan</cite> game recounts the Shinsengumi story as a romance adventure game for female players. The first anime series <a href="/news/2009-07-26/haduoki-adventure-game-reportedly-gets-anime-green-lit">based</a> on the game aired last spring, and the second television series, <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11645">Hakuōki Hekketsu-roku</a></cite></cite>, <a href="/news/2010-06-19/hakuoki-2nd-season-green-lit-for-fall">premiered</a> last October. Aksys Games announced at <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=21001">Anime Expo</a></cite> this year that it will <a href="/news/2011-07-02/aksys-adds-fate/extra-rpg-hakuohki-game" target="_blank">release</a> the first <cite><cite class="e anime">Hakuōki</cite></cite> game in North America.</p> <p><em>Source: <a href="http://www.presepe.jp/anime_news/events/%E3%80%8E%E8%96%84%E6%A1%9C%E9%AC%BC%E3%80%8F%E3%80%8C%E3%81%B2%E3%81%AE%E6%96%B0%E9%81%B8%E7%B5%84%E3%81%BE%E3%81%A4%E3%82%8A%E3%80%8D%E3%81%A8%E3%82%B3%E3%83%A9%E3%83%9C%E6%B1%BA%E5%AE%9A" target="_blank">Presepe</a></em></p> <p><em>Image © IF, DF/<cite class="e anime">Hakuōki</cite> <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=127">Production Committee</a></cite></em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/45601">discuss this in the forum (2 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_45601('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_45601('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_45601(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2011-10-30/hakuoki-adorns-this-year-hino-shinsengumi-festival-poster"; var title = "Hakuōki Adorns This Year's Hino Shinsengumi Festival Poster"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-45601-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-45601-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.45601" readonly> </div> </div> <p> <a href="/interest/">Interest homepage</a> / <a href="/interest/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&amp;js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 21, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. 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The tale of the Three Kingdoms era is depicted through seven challenging scenarios, including the chaotic war that signaled the opening of the times (the Yellow Turban Rebellion), the fight for dominance between Yuan Shao and Cao Cao (the Battle of Guandu), and the beginning of Zhuge Liang's northern campaign (Chu Shi Biao). These events will give gamers the opportunity to enjoy the rich stories from this time period through many event scenes, triggered through fulfilling certain conditions in battle. The latest entry in the series also adopts the popular ruler-based system from fan-favorite entries, RTK9 and RTK11, in order to help return classic gameplay to the series -- meaning that all actions take place on a single map as players attempt to spread their strategies at will across the vast land of China.<br> <br> <span class="-wrap">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RK8WWtckbso</span><br> <br> Watch the Romance of the Three Kingdoms XIV b-roll above<br> <br> Throughout the experience, players will have a wide arsenal of strategies to deploy at will, aiding them as they scramble for land and build up their domain. A multitude of different approaches are available in RTK14, covering Domestic, Diplomacy, Territory Development, and a large assortment of different ways to battle, with each playthrough of the game feeling like an all-new experience thanks to an enhanced AI system keeping them on their toes, not to mention, the selection of over 1,000 officers, each with their own traits and characteristics.<br> <br> Those ready to jump into the action can purchase Romance of The Three Kingdoms XIV starting today on <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite> 4 and PC via <cite class="e company">Steam</cite>. Purchasing any version of the game within the first 2 weeks of launch will offer a free download for the additional scenarios ‘Battle of Yiling’ and ‘The Start of Change’. Those purchasing on PC via <cite class="e company">Steam</cite> within the first week of launch will receive a 10% discount on their purchase!<br> <br> A free demo is also available to enjoy until March 12, 2020 on <cite class="e company">Steam</cite>, allowing gamers to play as either the Cao Cao, Liu Bei, or Sun Jian faction through 36 turns (one year in game time). 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The film <a href="/news/2019-09-20/promare-anime-film-gets-4d-screenings-earns-1.2-billion-yen/.151352">added</a> 4DX screenings in October 2019.</p> <p><cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=16283">Fathom Events</a></cite> and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=9638">GKIDS</a></cite> screened the film in the U.S. in September 2019. <cite class="e company">GKIDS</cite> then released the film digitally in April 2020 and on home video in May 2020. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=20470">HBO Max</a></cite> began <a href="/news/2020-12-24/hbo-max-adds-promare-ride-your-wave-re-zero-night-is-short-walk-on-girl-anime-in-january/.167795">streaming</a> the film in January 2021.</p> <p>Director <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=915">Hiroyuki Imaishi</a></cite> and scriptwriter <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=57806">Kazuki Nakashima</a></cite> teamed up again for the new project at <cite class="e company">Trigger</cite>. <cite class="e company">Trigger</cite> and Nakashima are credited with the original work. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=25111">Shigeto Koyama</a></cite> was in charge of character design and <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=101">mechanical design</a></cite>, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=31564">Sushio</a></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15336">Kill la Kill</a></cite></cite>) was one of the animation directors and designers. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=81285">Tomotaka Kubo</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=19223">Mary and The Witch's Flower</a></cite>) was the art director, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=120477">Saishi Ichiko</a></cite> was in charge of logo design. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=55432">Hiroyuki Sawano</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14950">Attack on Titan</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime">Kill la Kill</cite>) composed the music. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=22886">SANZIGEN Animation Studio</a></cite> handled the 3DCG animation. <cite class="e company">XFlag</cite> is credited with production, and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=39">TOHO</a></cite> distributed the film.<br clear="all"></p> <p><em>Sources: <cite class="e anime">Promare</cite> anime's <a href="https://promare-movie.com/news/news-1028/" target="_blank">website</a> (<a href="https://promare-movie.com/news/news-1025/" target="_blank">link 2</a>) and Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/promare_movie/status/1526428262666100737" target="_blank">account</a>, Mainichi Shimbun's <a href="https://mantan-web.jp/article/20220517dog00m200031000c.html" target="_blank">Mantan Web</a>, <a href="https://www.famitsu.com/news/202205/17261681.html" target="_blank">Famitsu.com</a></em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_185758('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_185758('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_185758(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-05-17/promare-anime-film-celebrates-1-million-tickets-sold-3rd-anniversary-with-new-screenings-this-month/.185758"; 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The play will run from July 1-9 and then from November 3 to March 4, 2018 at the DDD Aoyama Cross Theater in Tokyo.</p> <p>The play will have a "team A" and "team B" cast. Team A will consist of <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=55177">Kazuhiro Nishijima</a></cite>, Philippe Aymard, Kazuma Kawahara, Yukari Shiihara, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=79829">Yukiko Matsumoto</a></cite>. Team B will consist of Minari Ai, Shuichi Sakaguchi, Yusuke Umezawa, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=198313">Saki Ishii</a></cite>, and Makie Sekiguchi. The cast member's roles have not yet been announced. Worry Kino is directing the play.</p> <p><cite><cite class="e anime">Wonder Three</cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=626">The Amazing Three</a></cite>)</cite> ran in <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=57">Shogakukan</a></cite>'s <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=4118">Weekly Shonen Sunday</a></cite></cite> magazine from 1965 to 1966. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1107">Digital Manga Publishing</a></cite> is running a <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=13765">Kickstarter</a></cite> <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/digitalmanga/wonder-3-revisited-and-even-more-of-osamu-tezukas/description" target="_blank">campaign</a> to localize and publish <cite><cite class="e anime">Wonder Three</cite></cite> and several other Tezuka manga in English, and the campaign has already <a href="/news/2017-03-30/digital-manga-wonder-3-kickstarter-meets-goal/.114111">met</a> its goal. Digital Manga's omnibus release is slated for August.</p> <p style="clear:left"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" class="fleft lazyload" width="291" height="400" data-src="/thumbnails/max400x400/cms/news/114006/wonder3.jpg">Digital Manga describes the story of <cite><cite class="e anime">Wonder Three</cite></cite>: </p> <blockquote> Wonder 3 takes place in an alternate Earth in the year 196X and the world is overrun with war and violence. The Galactic Federation consisting of all the advanced species of the universe convene to decide the future of Earth, but due to a lack of information they decide to send an elite team, Wonder 3, to observe human species for one year and determine whether or not humans are worthy of saving. Upon landing on Earth, the three members of Wonder 3 – <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=3483">Bokkō</a></cite>, Nokko, and Pukko – disguise themselves as animals and come across the two Hoshi brothers who defend humanity in their own way. With a time limit of one year, what can Wonder 3 learn from the Hoshi brothers about life on Earth?</blockquote> <p>The series inspired the first original television anime created by Tezuka's <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=12078">Mushi Production</a></cite> studio and the first Japanese made-for-television animated program to use a specific animation illustrator for each specific character. 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The four-page spread featured the complete first chapter of the manga, in commemoration of 20 million copies being in print.</p> <p>The historical manga centers around the slave boy, Xin, and his dream of becoming a great general for the state of Qin. Xin helps Ying Zheng, the young Qin king who shares his desire to unify China, rise to power within the state. The manga follows Xin as he does all that he can to become a superior commander of an army capable of defeating the Seven Warring States. </p> <p>The <a href="/news/2012-12-21/kingdom-earns-guinness-record-for-manga-written-by-most-people">record-setting</a> manga has been running in <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=909">Shueisha</a></cite>'s <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=4283">Weekly Young Jump</a></cite> since 2006. <cite class="e company">Shueisha</cite> will ship the 40th volume on October 19. An anime series <a href="/news/2011-11-14/historical-manga-kingdom-gets-tv-anime-in-2012">based</a> on the historical manga <a href="/news/2012-05-26/kingdom-tv-anime-trailer-streamed">premiered</a> in June 2012 with a second premiering in June 2013. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6515">Funimation</a></cite> will release the first series, which it originally <a href="/news/2012-06-08/funimation-to-simulcast-kingdom-tv-anime">streamed</a> in North America, on DVD in <a href="/news/2015-10-16/kingdom-anime-season-1-gets-dvd-release-with-english-dub/.94266">January</a>.</p> <p><em>Source: <a href="http://natalie.mu/comic/news/163228" target="_blank">Comic Natalie</a></em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/94343">discuss this in the forum (6 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_94343('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_94343('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_94343(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2015-10-18/yasuhisa-hara-kingdom-manga-has-20-million-copies-in-print/.94343"; 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Works</a></cite> originally slated to open on Wednesday</div> <hr> <div class="meat"> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="268" height="400" data-src="/thumbnails/max400x400/cms/news/129316/maquia-poster-27x40.jpg">Philippine distributor Pioneer Films announced on Tuesday that it has delayed the opening date for its <a href="/news/2018-07-30/pioneer-films-to-screen-mari-okada-maquia-film-in-the-philippines/.134853">screening</a> of <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=4769">P.A. Works</a></cite> and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=39695">Mari Okada</a></cite>'s <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=19848">Maquia - When the Promised Flower Blooms</a></cite></cite> original anime film due to a lack of cinemas that will screen the film. The distributor will announce the film's new opening date at a later date. The film was originally slated to open in the Philippines on Wednesday.</p> <p>The film is the directorial debut of anime screenwriter Okada (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16728">The Anthem of the Heart</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=12368">anohana</a></cite>). She wrote the film's script at <cite class="e company">P.A. Works</cite>.</p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=52488">Akihiko Yoshida</a></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=25372">NieR:Automata</a></cite></cite>, <cite>Bravely Default</cite>, <cite>Final Fantasy XIV</cite> games) is credited with the original character designs. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=272">Toshiya Shinohara</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14858">A Lull in the Sea</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14862">Red Data Girl</a></cite>) was chief director. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=39428">Yuriko Ishii</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17947">Kuromukuro</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13258">Another</a></cite>) designed the characters for animation and was chief animation director. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=36222">Kazuki Higashiji</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=8495">Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex 2nd GIG</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime">A Lull in the Sea</cite>) was art director, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=4656">Tomoaki Okada</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=12180">Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14331">Blast of Tempest</a></cite>) was in charge of art design and concept design. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=140">Kenji Kawai</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=465">Ghost in the Shell</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=18182">Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru</a></cite>) composed the music, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=424">Kazuhiro Wakabayashi</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime">Ghost in the Shell</cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17693">Bungo Stray Dogs</a></cite>) was the sound director.</p> <p>The film premiered in Japan on February 24 and <a href="/news/2018-02-26/mari-okada-sayonara-no-asa-ni-yakusoku-no-hana-o-kazarou-anime-film-opens-at-no.5/.128273">sold</a> 32,000 tickets in 76 theaters to earn 48 million yen (about US$450,240) and rank #5 in its opening weekend.</p> <p><em>Source: Pioneer Films' official <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=17069">Facebook</a></cite> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ViewersChoicePH/photos/a.556425627816856/1765573340235406/?type=3" target="_blank">page</a></em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_136326('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_136326('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_136326(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2018-09-04/pioneer-films-delays-opening-of-maquia-film-due-to-lack-of-cinemas/.136326"; 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The anime will stream in North America, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Scandinavian countries, Turkey, Spain, Portugal, and Latin America.</p> <p>The anime <a href="/daily-briefs/2018-10-05/iroduku-the-world-in-colors-anime-reveals-visual-debuts-on-amazon-prime/.137787">debuted</a> on <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=14558">Amazon Prime</a></cite> in Japan and overseas in October 2018, and it also aired on television in Japan. The anime <a href="/daily-briefs/2018-10-12/iroduku-the-world-in-colors-anime-listed-with-13-episodes/.138084">has</a> 13 episodes. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=8102">Sentai Filmworks</a></cite> <a href="/news/2021-08-21/sentai-filmworks-licenses-8-anime-including-kakegurui-made-in-abyss-season-2/.176502">licensed</a> the anime.</p> <p>The story takes place in Nagasaki in a world where a small amount of magic remains in everyday life. A descendant of mages, 17-year-old Hitomi lost her sense of color at a young age and grew up lacking emotion. Her grandmother Kohaku, a great mage, sends Hitomi to the past, to the year 2018. There, she spends time with a 17-year-old Kohaku and friends from club activities.</p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=272">Toshiya Shinohara</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14858">A Lull in the Sea</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10160">Black Butler</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10951">The Book of Bantorra</a></cite>) directed the anime. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=260892">Yuuko Kakihara</a></cite> was in charge of the series scripts. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=79731">Yuki Akiyama</a></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15901">GLASSLIP</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16649">Charlotte</a></cite></cite>) served as chief animation director and adapting character designs by <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=152726">Fly</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=19855">Kemono Friends: Welcome to Japari Park</a></cite>) for animation. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10685">Infinite</a></cite> <a href="https://twitter.com/Infinitedayo/status/974590129334509568" target="_blank">produced</a> the work.</p> <p><em>Source: <a href="https://www.hidive.com/news/2021/12/22/you-can-watch-iroduku-the-world-in-colors-on-hidive-this-december" target="_blank">HIDIVE</a></em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/180940">discuss this in the forum (9 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_180940('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_180940('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_180940(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2021-12-23/hidive-streams-iroduku-the-world-in-colors-anime/.180940"; 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The sixth installment in the supernatural anime film series opened in Japan on Saturday.</p> <p>The story of <cite class="e anime">Towa no Quon</cite> follows a boy named Quon and others who suddenly wake up with supernatural powers. He must protect himself and those like him from Kestos, the secret organization hunting them. The first five installments <a href="/news/2011-01-22/bones-6-film-towa-no-quon-anime-opens-june-18">ran</a> in Japanese theaters between June and this month. </p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=27">Takeshi Mori</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=293">Otaku no Video</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=156">Gunsmith Cats</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=269">Vandread</a></cite>) is serving as the <cite class="e company">BONES</cite> series' "collaborative director" in place of the late <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=2689">Umanosuke Iida</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=24">Mobile Suit Gundam: The 08th MS Team</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=387">Hellsing</a></cite>). Iida <a href="/news/2010-11-26/hellsing-director-umanosuke-iida-passes-away">passed away</a> from lung cancer last November as he was planning the series.</p> <p><cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=8102">Sentai Filmworks</a></cite> <a href="/news/2011-09-30/sentai-filmworks-licenses-towa-no-quon-the-world-god-only-knows">licensed</a> the series in September, and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1144">The Anime Network</a></cite> has been <a href="/press-release/2011-10-07/sentai-filmworks-announces-license-of-towanoquon">streaming</a> some of the installments in the series to subscribers. <cite class="e company">Sentai Filmworks</cite> plans to release the series on Blu-ray and DVD in 2012.</p> <p><em>[Via <a href="http://m-p.sakura.ne.jp/" target="_blank">Moon Phase</a>]</em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/46397">discuss this in the forum (4 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_46397('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_46397('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_46397(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2011-11-26/final-towa-no-quon-anime-film-trailer-streamed"; 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The performance will feature song, dance, action, and projection mapping.</p> <p>The play will star <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=150460">Yūki Torigoe</a></cite> as Yoshio Kobayashi, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=183502">Tomoru Akazawa</a></cite> as Kensuke Hanazaki, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=181513">Ryōtarō Akazawa</a></cite> as Ryō Inoue. The cast members for Kogoro Akechi and Fiend With Twenty Faces will be revealed at a later date.</p> <p>Ichidai Matsuda (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16733">Actually, I Am…</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16597">Re-Kan!</a></cite> stage plays) is directing and writing the play, and Kōjirō Ishioka is handling choreography.</p> <p><cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=292">TMS Entertainment</a></cite> <a href="/news/2016-06-01/tms-peach-pit-make-trickster-detective-tv-anime-inspired-by-edogawa-rampo/.102716">announced</a> the <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=18456">Trickster: Edogawa Rampo 'Shōnen Tantei-dan' Yori</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime">Trickster</cite> - From <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=43769">Rampo Edogawa</a></cite>'s "The Boy Detectives Club") anime based on the works of Japanese mystery novelist Edogawa <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5372">Rampo</a></cite> in June, and also revealed that the project would include a stage play, manga, and live-action film. The ongoing manga launched in <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=88">Kodansha</a></cite>'s <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=14748">Magazine Special</a></cite></cite> on June 20.</p> <p>The anime premiered in Japan on October 3. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=7606">Crunchyroll</a></cite> <a href="/news/2016-10-02/crunchyroll-adds-joker-season-4-trickster-scorching-ping-pong-girls-anime/.107158">streamed</a> the anime with English subtitles as it aired, and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6515">Funimation</a></cite> <a href="/news/2016-10-04/funimation-announces-fall-english-dub-line-up/.107252">offered</a> its <a href="/news/2016-11-02/funimation-reveals-dub-casts-for-show-by-rock-2-touken-ranbu-hanamaru-trickster/.108407">SimulDub</a> of the series <a href="/daily-briefs/2016-10-13/funimation-announces-premiere-dates-for-fall-english-dubs/.107626">starting</a> on November 3. The series' second half will <a href="/news/2016-12-26/trickster-anime-video-previews-2nd-half-new-theme-songs/.110352">premiere</a> on January 9 in Japan.</p> <p><i>Source: <a href="http://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1482826344" target="_blank">Animate Times</a></i></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_110387('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_110387('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_110387(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-27/trickster-anime-project-gets-stage-play-in-april/.110387"; var title = "Trickster Anime Project Gets Stage Play in April"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-110387-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-110387-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.110387" readonly> </div> </div> <p> <a href="/news/">News homepage</a> / <a href="/news/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&amp;js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 21, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. 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This is possibly the best <cite class="e lexicon">dub</cite> that has ever been produced that hasn't been directed by <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1416">Jack Fletcher</a></cite> (<cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=9">Urban Vision</a></cite> &amp; Disney). There's only one problem: THEY CHANGED THE NAMES!!<br> <br> Ryo is now known as "Joe Saeba", the famous detective with a libido only slightly bigger than the things his parter Kaori hits him with when he turns into a horny idiot. Coffee shop vigilante <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=202951">Umibōzu</a></cite> is now known by his nickname "Falcon", and resident police woman friend Saeko is now Sandra. Rumor has it that this was done in an attempt to sell the long-as-hell TV series to some TV channel (cable, I'm guessing), although since some characters still have Japanese names and it takes place in Tokyo, this hardly makes sense. (I'm told the subtitled version is left intact.)<br> <br> That aside, this "motion picture" is actually one of the annual made-for-TV feature-length <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=35">OAV</a></cite>'s called "Goodbye my Sweetheart". (An unmarketable title if there ever was one.) An actress named Emi (that's "Amy" in this version... grr...) comes to <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=384">City Hunter</a></cite> in an effort to find her long lost brother who has mysteriously left his calling card -- black roses -- for her backstage one day. Ryo is reluctant to take her case (since she dresses like a man) but Kaori (who's a big fan) bullies him into it.<br> <br> Her brother, in reality, is now a terrorist by the name of "The Professor". He feels betrayed by his country, and so he'll now blow up Tokyo's business district Shinjuku by means of a complicated network of bombs placed in strategic locations. The first bomb will be the trigger for all the others, and is under the seat Amy is sitting on as guest of honor on Shinjuku's new monorail. What follows is pure mayhem: a great mixture of "Speed" and a <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=41411">John Woo</a></cite> film.<br> <br> <cite class="e anime">City Hunter</cite> is based on a manga by <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3546">Tsukasa Hōjō</a></cite>, and his complex, realistic art style is carried through here in all its glory. The slapstic humor never gets old, and while there's plenty of character development here, there's also enough action to keep even the most impatient fan riveted.<br> <br> The <cite class="e lexicon">dub</cite>, which is directed by <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=15705">Gary Dehan</a></cite>, is easily <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=2">ADV</a></cite>'s best effort to date. All of the characters sound perfect, and no detail is untouched. Even the script is well-done. (For those fans wondering what Ryo's favorite vague sexual euphamism "Mokkori" has been changed to, it's "Nookie".) The aging logo has been replaced with a near-identical rendered version, which is simply beautiful. Every American release should have this kind of production value!<br> <br> <cite class="e anime">City Hunter</cite> would be a perfect release if it weren't for one major issue: THEY CHANGED THE NAMES!!!</div> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> <div class="desktop_column"> <table class="layout" width="100%"> <tbody> <tr> <td class="horizontal left-side"><div class="bottom-left"></div></td> <td class="horizontal ie-half-width">Grade:</td> <td class="-desktop horizontal vertical"><div class="downward-T"></div></td> <td class="-mobile horizontal vertical"><div class="top-right"></div></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"> <div>Overall (dub) : A-</div> <p> <span class="good-points">+</span> Great dub, great plot, great art<br> <span class="bad-points">−</span> THEY CHANGED THE NAMES!!!!<br> </p> <p> <span class="warning">⚠</span> Brief nudity, perverted humor, violence </p> </td> <td class="vertical"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" class="horizontal 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Satō</nobr> </div> <div> <nobr><b>Art Director:</b></nobr> <nobr>Mitsuharu Miyamae</nobr> </div> <div> <nobr><b>Chief Animation Director:</b></nobr> <nobr>Keiichi Satō</nobr> </div> <div> <nobr><b>Animation Director:</b></nobr><br> <nobr>Kenji Hayama</nobr><br> <nobr>Masaaki Kannan</nobr> </div> <div> <nobr><b>Mechanical design:</b></nobr> <nobr>Mitsumu Ogi</nobr> </div> <div> <nobr><b>Sound Director:</b></nobr> <nobr>Yasuo Uragami</nobr> </div> <div> <nobr><b>Director of Photography:</b></nobr> <nobr>Kazunobu Okeda</nobr> </div> <div> <nobr><b>Executive producer:</b></nobr><br> <nobr>Kazuo Maruyama</nobr><br> <nobr>Takayuki Yoshii</nobr> </div> <div> <nobr><b>Producer:</b></nobr><br> <nobr>Eiji Sashida</nobr><br> <nobr>Michihiko Suwa</nobr> </div> <div> <nobr><b>Licensed by:</b></nobr> <nobr>ADV Films</nobr> </div> </div> <p class="more-info">Full encyclopedia details about<br><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=129">City Hunter: The Motion Picture (special)</a></p> </td> </tr> 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This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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Film Unveils More Cast, Teaser, Poster Visual </h1> <small>posted on <time datetime="2018-12-13T11:15:00-05:00"><strong>2018-12-13</strong> 11:15 EST</time></small> by Jennifer Sherman </div> <div id="content-zone"> <div class="news"> <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <script> J.document.ready(function(){ J('.box[data-topics~="article140761"]').remove(); }); J('#content-preferences [data-user-preferences-action-open]') .data('user-preferences-action-open', 'article'); </script> <div class="text-zone easyread-width"> <div class="KonaBody"> <!--INFOLINKS_ON--> <div class="intro"> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=30685">Ayumi Itō</a></cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=140816">Kurumi Shimizu</a></cite>, Erika Karata, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=146122">Chihiro Yamamoto</a></cite> join cast of May film</div> <hr> <div class="meat"> <p>The official website for the live-action film <a href="/news/2018-09-10/cheer-boys-novel-inspires-live-action-film/.136608">adaptation</a> of <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=146865">Ryō Asai</a></cite>'s <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=18174">Cheer Danshi!!</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime">Cheer Boys!!</cite>) novel revealed additional cast members, a teaser video, a poster visual, and the May 2019 premiere on Thursday. </p> <p align="center"><span style="display: block; width: 640px; max-width: 100%"> <span style="display: block; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/IMRBk4rmEX0" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></iframe></span></span></p> <p align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" width="458" height="650" data-src="/thumbnails/fit650x650/cms/news.2/140761/cheer.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" width="600" height="209" data-src="/thumbnails/fit600x600/cms/news.2/140761/screen-shot-2018-12-13-at-10.31.46-am.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p>The four newly revealed female cast members are: <br> (left to right in image above)</p> <ul> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=30685">Ayumi Itō</a></cite> as Satsuki Takagi </li> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=140816">Kurumi Shimizu</a></cite> as Haruko Bandō </li> <li>Erika Karata as Sakura Takagi </li> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=146122">Chihiro Yamamoto</a></cite> as Ōkubo </li> </ul> <div align="Center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" width="600" height="378" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/news.2/136847/640.jpg" class="lazyload"></div> <p>The image above shows cast members Ryūsei Yokohama as Haruki Bandō and Masaki Nakao as Kazuma Hashimoto in the top row. 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That's not because there's a yakuza element to the story, at least not in those terms; set during what appears to ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article210707 views anime manga"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.141% 30.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/210707/honey-lemon-soda.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB">The Shōjo Anime Renaissance</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T09:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 09:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">After a long dry spell, there's finally an increase in shōjo anime adaptations. Which ones are worth watching?</span> <span class="full">― Anime is not always there for shōjo fans. Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. While the manga debuted in Shonen Jump to pretty much immediate success, it quickly ran into trouble when its author, Masaoki Shindo, started suffering from...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219740 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.052% 54.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219740/exo.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"><cite>Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 18, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This season works fine, as long as you're still invested in Blue Exorcist's world and characters enough to follow them through an action-light season with a sprawling plot.</span> <span class="full">― This review covers the dozen <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite> episodes streamed from October to December 2024. For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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That's not because there's a yakuza element to the story, at least not in those terms; set during what appears to ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article210707 views anime manga"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.141% 30.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/210707/honey-lemon-soda.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB">The Shōjo Anime Renaissance</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T09:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 09:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">After a long dry spell, there's finally an increase in shōjo anime adaptations. Which ones are worth watching?</span> <span class="full">― Anime is not always there for shōjo fans. Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. While the manga debuted in Shonen Jump to pretty much immediate success, it quickly ran into trouble when its author, Masaoki Shindo, started suffering from...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219740 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.052% 54.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219740/exo.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"><cite>Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 18, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This season works fine, as long as you're still invested in Blue Exorcist's world and characters enough to follow them through an action-light season with a sprawling plot.</span> <span class="full">― This review covers the dozen <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite> episodes streamed from October to December 2024. For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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I'm now buried in 'em, but if you think of more, by all means, keep 'em coming!<hr> <p> <em>Michael asks:</em> </p> <p style="font-family: Courier, Courier New, monospace;padding-right: 70px;padding-left: 70px;line-height: 16px;">I was recently listening to the first ever Supernerds ANNCast, which discussed the state of anime piracy, and ideas of ways that we could decrease it. This was four or five years ago and a lot has changed in the industry since then. My question is, have the changes made a large impact on anime piracy? Are torrents and fansubs still relevant and causing havoc, or have we gotten to a point now where they don't really matter anymore?</p> <p>The changes in the <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=63">fansub</a></cite> scene over the last five years have been, frankly, transformative. It used to be that any fan who wanted to keep up with the current shows on Japanese TV were utterly dependent on fansubs, but thanks to legitimate streaming, most fans don't even bother with torrents anymore. Pirate traffic is way, way down. It used to be that a popular fansubbed series would see download numbers well into the hundreds of thousands per episode, but now most fansubs are lucky to limp across the 10,000 mark. Most of those downloaders, I'm guessing, are living in countries where legal streams aren't yet available.</p> <p>More than that, the <cite class="e lexicon">fansub</cite> scene as a whole has largely fallen apart. Many of the best <cite class="e lexicon">fansub</cite> editors and translators have "gone pro" and now assist with the <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=121">simulcast</a></cite> subtitles that you see on sites like <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=7606">Crunchyroll</a></cite>. There are shockingly few fansubs that can actually be called "fansubs" anymore -- where fans have created an original translation for a show. Most of the scene now deals in subtitles that have been ripped from the legitimate streams, and then matched up to higher bitrate raw files. These rips are lifeblood to fans that live in areas that can't stream legally (and convenient for the handful of Western fans that still insist on stockpiling files).</p> <p>Unfortunately, those "rip-and-resync" fansubs are also the lifeblood of myriad pirate streaming sites, who pop up everywhere and suck valuable, paying viewers from the legitimate sites. Trying to take down these pirate sites is like playing whack-a-mole: one site goes down, and another, eerily similar site pops up a few minutes later. It's nearly impossible to tell how much damage these sites inflict, but anecdotal evidence suggest it's significant: pirate streaming sites still populate <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=14117">Google</a></cite> search results, and many newbie fans make frequent use of them. Notably, pirate streaming sites are also a major problem for the Hollywood studios, and even with as deep of pockets as they have, it seems like nobody has yet figured out how to bring them under control. </p> <p>But the good news is that a lot of people use -- and in some cases, pay for -- the legal streaming sites, to the point where they contribute as significant a chunk of revenue to the US market as DVD sales do. And that's good news for everybody.</p> <p></p> <hr> <em>Kyle asks:</em> <p style="font-family: Courier, Courier New, monospace;padding-right: 70px;padding-left: 70px;line-height: 16px;">How come some English dubbed anime only get released straight to DVD here in the US and never air on American TV? I know that a handful of them do air on Anime-only channels, such as the <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=5080">FUNimation Channel</a></cite> and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=11010">Neon Alley</a></cite>, and also on <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=704">Cartoon Network</a></cite>'s <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=2514">Adult Swim</a></cite> and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=2777">Toonami</a></cite> programming blocks. However, there are some, such as <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3711">Sgt. Frog</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=797">Di Gi Charat</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11421">Squid Girl</a></cite>, and <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3761">Doki Doki School Hours</a></cite>, that have never aired on American TV at all. Why is that? I find it weird how some English anime dubbing companies drop a series due to "low DVD sales" when they could have just aired it on American TV first, then that way their <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=98">dub</a></cite> could reach a wider audience and have better DVD sales.</p> <p>Well, that's the problem -- no, they couldn't air it on TV first. In order to air something on TV, you have to find a network that will take it. And that's always been the issue: most of them won't.</p> <p>Back in the days of the 2000s anime bubble, the American anime publishers spent a lot of money chasing television exposure. The biggest anime of the day -- your Cowboy Bebops, your Escaflownes, your Cardcaptor Sakuras -- all had some sort of TV exposure that brought in the non-<cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=22">otaku</a></cite>, so of course the logic was that to make an anime a hit, you needed to get it broadcast. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1782">Geneon</a></cite> and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=2">ADV</a></cite> hired TV salespeople to try and get the networks to pay attention, and while Bandai forged a strong relationship with <cite class="e company">Cartoon Network</cite>. But of all the major cable channels, <cite class="e company">Cartoon Network</cite> was ultimately the only one that would regularly take a chance on anime programming. A few other channels experimented with a couple of series, but found that the audience never came.</p> <p>American TV network executives never really "got" anime. The ones I spoke to understood that the fan base was out there, but they didn't understand the appeal. American TV networks are big enough that they're used to calling the shots with new programming. Anime was unappealing for two business reasons: first, that they couldn't control the content of a show that's already been made. They couldn't focus-test new characters, they couldn't avoid topics that were controversial in the US -- they might be able to make small alterations with editing, but anime series are already made, and largely have to be taken as-is. Secondly, if they dedicated a decent time-slot and an expensive marketing campaign to an anime, and that anime became huge, the network wouldn't get a piece of the action. Sure, they might seem some nice ratings, but without any ownership stake in the show, they wouldn't get any extra revenue from home video sales or sale into international markets. And so, the endeavor pretty much never went anywhere.</p> <p>As it turned out, the market for anime on television really never was all that prominent. <cite class="e company">Toonami</cite> brought in a ton of new fans, and while it was a hit for a while, it never set the world on fire. <cite class="e company">Adult Swim</cite> pulls in respectable ratings, and is still a good place to get broader exposure for a show, but most anime fans with internet access have already seen the shows that air there. And now, with online streaming (and the new simul-dubs initiative) it seems like there's less need for TV broadcast than ever. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6901">Hulu</a></cite> and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10441">Netflix</a></cite> are bringing in new fans. The already-addicted know where to go. TV is less and less of a thing, particularly for the teenage and young adult audiences that anime counts as its base. They live on laptops and tablets and smartphones, not in front of a television. The internet is a much better place for anime, in that way.</p> <p></p> <hr> <em>Chase asks:</em> <p style="font-family: Courier, Courier New, monospace;padding-right: 70px;padding-left: 70px;line-height: 16px;">Rewatching ADOLESCENCE OF <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=207">UTENA</a></cite>, I was reminded that you got to work with Ikuhara on the <cite class="e lexicon">dub</cite> (along with the interview with him that's on the site). Knowing what we know about you, what was the experience like, and how on earth did that happen (if you are aware of the know hows)? Barring Ghibli and projects like <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1710">The Animatrix</a></cite> (and others), are there any other dubs where the creative staff themselves were involved in some matter?</p> <p>I wasn't overly involved with the dubbing process when I worked at <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6">Central Park Media</a></cite>, so my interaction with Ikuhara was limited. I did have a meeting with him at one point, where I interviewed him with a bunch of fan-solicited questions, to which he gave the same quirky non-answers that he always gave fans at anime conventions, which he was attending frequently at the time. Digital Manga had a travel blog for him at the time, and afterwards he remarked on there that he thought I was attractive. I took a lot of ribbing for that at the office...</p> <p>Ikuhara had basically seen the dubbed VHS release of the first season of the TV series, and was appalled not only by the dubbing, but by <cite class="e company">CPM</cite>'s weak attempt at designing a package. Since he was already in the States, he came to New York to sit in on recording sessions, but from what I was told, there really wasn't a whole lot for him to do. The <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=189592">ADR Director</a></cite> of the first 13 episodes of the TV series, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=5443">Jim Malone</a></cite>, had moved on from anime dubbing, and replacing him was the truly talented <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=4295">Anthony Salerno</a></cite>, who had earlier turned <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=657">The Slayers</a></cite> <cite class="e lexicon">dub</cite> from somewhat passable to a fan favorite. Keeping the same cast from the TV series, Salerno maintained the balance of seriousness and light comedy that made the <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=91">Utena<i> movie</i></a></cite> what it was. </p> <p>Ikuhara mostly just watched politely. Occasionally they asked him a question about a scene or a character, but as Ikuhara's English was fairly non-existant, he really couldn't contribute much to the <cite class="e lexicon">dub</cite>. He had already insisted we use his choice of translator (who happened to be anime convention veteran <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=2465">Takayuki Karahashi</a></cite> -- great choice, frankly), so between a solid translation and a capable <cite class="e person">ADR Director</cite>, things pretty much fell into place.</p> <p>Ikuhara later involved himself with the release of later TV episodes, which had been delayed for years due to a contentous relationship with the licensing middleman <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=265">Enoki Films</a></cite>. He INSISTED that we change the packaging to look more like the Japanese releases -- which were, frankly, gorgeous -- and got us actual good character artwork to use. I'm sure he made life difficult for other staff at <cite class="e company">CPM</cite>, but I was delighted.</p> <p>While it's pretty rare for anime creators to directly supervise a <cite class="e lexicon">dub</cite> (the only other example I can think of at the moment is <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=100">Yoshiyuki Tomino</a></cite> supervising the <cite class="e lexicon">dub</cite> of the original <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=46">Mobile Suit Gundam</a></cite> movies -- I'm told that he was fairly high maintenance and insisted on outright wrong and gibberish translations for certain terms), many original creators now have direct input on things like packaging and casting choices. Some of them are very difficult to please, and have been known to cause releases to get delayed.</p> <p></p> <hr> <em>Adam asks:</em> <p style="font-family: Courier, Courier New, monospace;padding-right: 70px;padding-left: 70px;line-height: 16px;">I have always been curious about the stereotypical portrayal of gay, specifically male, characters in anime, such as <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10942">Fairy Tail</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6698">Gurren Lagann</a></cite>, or <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=836">One Piece</a></cite>. While there are exceptions, they are often depicted as extremely effeminate, dressing absurdly, and/or acting somewhat flirtatiously towards other male characters. In contrast, particularly masculine characters (again, I think of <cite class="e anime">Fairy Tail</cite> and <cite class="e anime">Gurren Lagann</cite>) exhibit an exaggerated degree of literal homophobia in the presence of these individuals. I've always found this caricature of gay men annoying, but the overreactions of straight men comical because I find them so overplayed, but maybe that's just me coming from a different culture. Where does this stock character for gay/trans men come from, does Japan have a lot of homophobia, and how do my perception of these portrayals (stereotype = peeving; homophobia = humorous) differ from those of the intended viewership in Japan?</p> <p>It might come as a surprise to many <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=23">yaoi</a></cite> fans, but Japan is not exactly a <strike><cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=100">mecha</a></cite></strike> Mecca of LGBT tolerance. Don't get me wrong, it's way, way, way better than Russia, and quite a bit better than China and Singapore. But like a lot of Asian countries, Japanese society places a great deal of pressure on people to fulfill their role in society, and that means getting married and having kids, no matter how miserable that makes you. Same-sex relationships are often seen as youthful dalliances; something to be outgrown rather than indulged. Not being able to fulfill that duty can mean shame for a family, and crushing guilt for the individual. Just like in America, that can vary depending on how traditional or conservative the family is.</p> <p>Gay is different, and different is not always welcomed. Kids who have spent time overseas are often bullied once they come back, for example. The act of "coming out" is often seen as shameful, as it implies putting your own needs above the needs of your family and community. And as often used to be the case in previous generations of American society, the different often make for easy jokes in pop culture like anime. It's the gay equivalent to a racist sight-gag in an old Tex Avery cartoon. We can choose to take offense to it, or we can write it off as relatively harmless fun. A case can be made for either route.</p> <p>But you know what? We might have slapstick gay characters and ludicrously effeminate villains in many anime, but there are a shocking number of sensitively-portrayed, fantastic gay characters too. We have Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus from <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=363">Sailor Moon</a></cite>, Isabella from <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5081">Paradise Kiss</a></cite>, Kei from <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=8063">Moyashimon</a></cite>, and bucketloads of sympathetic (if not always realistic) gay men and women from <cite class="e lexicon">yaoi</cite> and yuri-themed stuff. In manga, things don't get any more realistic than <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=37027">Fumi Yoshinaga</a></cite>'s work: her series <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=9228">What Did You Eat Yesterday?</a></cite> should be mandatory reading.</p> <p>While Japan is not exactly progressive in LGBT matters by American standards, there has been significant progress there in recent years. Just last week Shibuya in Tokyo became the first place in the country to recognize same-sex marriage. But it's still a very difficult place to be LGBT, and they have a very long way to go.</p> <p></p> <hr> And that's all for this week! Got questions for me? Send them in! The e-mail address, as always, is answerman (at!) animenewsnetwork.com. <p> <font size="-1"><i><cite><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=6794">Justin Sevakis</a></cite></cite> is the founder of <cite>Anime News Network</cite>, and owner of the video production company <a href="http://www.mediaocd.com" target="_blank">MediaOCD</a>. 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The silky, clear sound of her voice during this pleasant, slow ballad will touch your heart. As the song progresses, layer after layer of sound is added, giving this masterpiece a grand scale.<br> <br> <cite class="e anime">The Girl from the Other Side</cite> was released in 2019 as a short art animation and was highly acclaimed at national and international film festivals. The feature-length animation was produced by <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10798">Wit Studio</a></cite> and directed by <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=198294">Yūtarō Kubo</a></cite> and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=198295">Satomi Maiya</a></cite>. To fund this production, <cite class="e company">Wit Studio</cite> held a crowdfunding campaign from March to May last year, and the target amount of 3 million yen was achieved in just four hours. In the end, the campaign raised over 20 million yen from 1,418 users.<br> <br> <cite class="e person">Yui Makino</cite> has also announced that she will be releasing a new album in 2022 under the FlyingDog label. More information will be released at a later date, so please keep your eye on Yui!<br> <br> Release information<br> <br> Title: Digital Single “Touch of Hope”<br> Artist: <cite class="e person">Yui Makino</cite><br> Lyrics: Yūho Iwasato, Composition/Arrangement: <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=205165">Hinako Tsubakiyama</a></cite><br> <br> Linkfire URL: <span class="-wrap">https://jvcmusic.lnk.to/Touch_of_Hope</span><br> <br> Available now on streaming services and major download sites such as the <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=12660">iTunes Store</a></cite>, RecoChoku, and mora.<br> <br> Streaming services: Apple Music, <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=11979">LINE</a></cite> MUSIC, <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=22479">Spotify</a></cite>, <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=8245">YouTube</a></cite> Music, Amazon Music Unlimited, AWA, KKBOX, <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=17369">Rakuten</a></cite> Music, TOWER RECORDS MUSIC, ANiUTa<br> <br> <cite class="e person">Yui Makino</cite> Profile<br> <br> ■ Date of Birth: January 19, 1986<br> ■ Blood type: O<br> ■ Place of Birth: Mie Prefecture<br> <br> She began her performing career as a child actress at the age of three.<br> She began playing the piano at the age of four and graduated from the piano department of the Tokyo College of Music High School and then the Tokyo College of Music itself.<br> <br> At the age of eight, she met <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=100009">Shunji Iwai</a></cite> and performed the piano accompaniment for Love Letter. After that, she also performed the accompaniment for All About Lily Chou-Chou and Hana and Alice.<br> <br> After working as a child actress, she made her voice acting debut in April 2005 as Sakura, the heroine of <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4591">Tsubasa: RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE</a></cite>, an anime based on an original story by <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=5765">CLAMP</a></cite>. At the same time, she made her pre-debut singing “Omna Magni,” the ending theme for <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=4796">Genesis of Aquarion</a></cite> produced by <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=734">Yoko Kanno</a></cite>.<br> <br> In August of the same year, she released “Amrita,” the theme song of <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5148">Tsubasa RESERVoir CHRoNiCLE the Movie: The Princess in the Birdcage Kingdom</a></cite>, and her singing career began in earnest. Since then, she has voiced many anime characters and worked on many anime tie-up songs, demonstrating her diverse talents as a voice actress, singer, and pianist.<br> <br> In August 2021, she released a Blu-ray version of <cite class="e person">Yui Makino</cite> Live Concert Five6three7, her 15th anniversary concert held in April (released and distributed by <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1168">Amuse</a></cite>), and in December, she released the single “Espero,” the theme song of <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=24163">Aria the Benedizione</a></cite>.<br> <br> ■<cite class="e person">Yui Makino</cite> Official Website: https://www.yuiyuimakino.com/<br> ■<cite class="e person">Yui Makino</cite> Official Twitter: <span class="-wrap">https://twitter.com/yuiyui_makino</span> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <hr> <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_183610('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_183610('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_183610(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/press-release/2022-03-15/yui-makino-digital-single-touch-of-hope-is-out-now/.183610"; var title = "Yui Makino's Digital Single “Touch of Hope” is Out Now"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-183610-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-183610-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.183610" readonly> </div> <p> <a href="/press-release/">Press Release homepage</a> / <a href="/press-release/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&amp;js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 21, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. 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It's fun, it's funny, and perhaps surprisingly cute in its wholesome handling of the whole affair and making clear just how <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=77">moe</a></cite> ol' Zhuge Liang can be. Past the central time-travel gimmick, that first episode also clearly demonstrates just how instrumental the musical element of the story will be moving forward, featuring several performances from Eiko (including a lovingly-rendered and particularly moving one in her apartment halfway through the episode) and even sprinkling in some base knowledge of musical technicalities that it can work off going forward. It's just getting started, but it's still a good time.</p> <p>But it's the second (and by extension, third) episode of this anime that better showcases the actual structure of the show and its further charms. Kongming formally takes on the role of Eiko's manager and we'll be following her path to stardom step by step, with each part punctuated by the strategist demonstrating his latest Zany Scheme™ in getting her there, potentially rooted in some famous or mythologized bit from Kongming's history. And <i>that</i>, I must tell you, is where I really fell in love with this show. Just seeing Kongming help Eiko out would be pleasant enough, since they're both so appealing and easy to root for, but couching those efforts in demonstrations of strategy and mind games gives things a <i>narrative</i> thrust as well. It's the sort of thing that makes any story based on competition (combat-based or otherwise) interesting, especially when structured on an episodic basis like this. It keeps us engaged as our own mental gears turn, theorizing about what it is that Kongming has actually done this time as we roll up to the revelation.</p> <p>It definitely helps that a lot of the elements driving that are seeded by the writing even for those not particularly well-versed in Three Kingdoms history, which as the bar's owner laments, is a distressing amount of people these days. In fact, Kongming's discussions with the owner as they nerd out over those historical elements are there to serve that narrative purpose: It's in these conversations that Kongming's famous strategy of illusion and confusion is referenced before he deploys a variant of it in the second episode, and how he brings up his adherence to "The Thirty-Six Stratagems" in the third episode, as well as leading into more personal elements of his past. Like so much of this show, it's not just an entertaining characteristic element; it's also just dang effective storytelling overall.</p> <p>This reliance on such a structured setup does bring up the potential issue that Ya Boy Kongming might wind up too bound by its own formula as it goes on. The third episode even has the characters call attention to the fact that the obstacle Eiko has to deal with – competing for an audience at the same time as a more well-known musical act – is effectively the same as that from the second episode. One wouldn't want a show like this, which thrives on keeping the audience engaged with increasing stakes and galaxy-brain managerial ploys from Kongming, to fall into such structural staleness. While that's a concern more for the future of the show, the way the setup works also rubs up against a potential thematic concern: The show's framing of competition and adversity. This angle does also make sense; Kongming is a military strategist, so his style specifically thrives off of outmaneuvering somebody else to the advantage of himself and his liege. But some aside comments by the rival band Jet Jacket in the third episode make the point of how other musicians in this structure are working for their big break as much as Eiko is, thus her 'victory' might need to come at the cost of someone else's. As cutthroat as the music industry is known to be, there's the possibility that said structure might feel too harshly adversarial for what is, at its heart, an earnest comedy.</p> <p>Thankfully, the third episode does end up mitigating that tone in a heartening way by its end, with Kongming extending an olive branch to Jet Jacket in assisting with some of their troubles he previously leveraged to Eiko's success. It brings back the all-around good vibes of the series premiere, and also offers another follow-up on some of that conversational information we got on Kongming: The desire to appreciate the humanity of others and enjoy time spent with them as compensation for missing out on partying with the soldiers in his previous life. That ends up being the strongest new component from that episode; despite being a public-domain historical transplant who serves as this show's fundamental gimmick, we will be seeing some characterization and development for Kongming himself.</p> <p>It forms a neat parallel with the show's overall structure that strengthens the cohesiveness of the whole thing. Just as Kongming's past strategizing exploits inform his efforts in the modern day, his personal experiences and regrets from his past life inform how he chooses to interact with people now. Kongming was already adorably effective just basically acting as this show's mascot, so confirming that he'll be receiving some of that all-important humanity only makes him more appealing.</p> <p>Any other concerns for how this show might trend forward are firmly questions for the future. I'm not even entirely opposed to the idea of some adversarial elements. Mia, the rival musician introduced in the second episode, has her propensity for Dick Datastardly-style antics which I pretty well enjoy. Plus, come on, this is a show where the opening features everyone dancing around to "Chikichiki Banban" (in what's got to be a contender for opener of the year) – things are probably going to work out generally nicely overall. For now, these are opening episodes that immediately make the conceptual hooks clear for Ya Boy Kongming, a series that can seem like an oddly askew gimmick at first pass, but which I've kind of utterly fallen for by this point in its efforts of establishing itself.</p> <p><b>Rating: <span class="star_rating h20"> <span class="bar" style="width:86.0px"></span> <span class="stars"></span> </span> </b></p> <p><em> <cite class="e anime">Ya Boy Kongming!</cite> is currently streaming on <a href="https://www.hidive.com/tv/ya-boy-kongming" target="_blank">HIDIVE</a>. </em></p> <p><em>Chris is a freelance writer who appreciates anime, action figures, and additional ancillary artistry. 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The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. 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The episode is titled "Training of the Dead," and Horikoshi is also drawing new character designs for new characters who will appear in the anime. The television anime's official website revealed the <cite class="e lexicon">OVA</cite>'s character designs in January.</p> <p>The 25-minute anime centers on a joint practice session between Izuku's class and the other hero department students at U.A. Academy. The limited edition of the 14th volume will go on sale on June 2, and the pre-order period is between January 30 and April 3.</p> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="318" height="450" data-src="/thumbnails/max450x450/cms/news/110022/1-1-.jpg">The manga's 13th compiled book volume will also <a href="/news/2016-12-01/my-hero-academia-black-clover-food-wars-event-anime-get-dvd-releases/.109366">bundle</a> an anime when it ships on April 4. The original event anime debuted at the Jump Special Anime Festa event in November, and it links the first season of the anime with the upcoming second season.</p> <p>The anime's first season of 13 episodes premiered on the <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10442">MBS</a></cite>/<cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=552">TBS</a></cite> channel on April 3. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6515">Funimation</a></cite> <a href="/news/2016-03-08/funimation-licenses-my-hero-academia-anime/.99556">streamed</a> the series in Japanese with English subtitles in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and Ireland as it aired in Japan. The company also <a href="/news/2016-04-27/funimation-offers-english-broadcast-dub-for-my-hero-academia-anime/.101530">streamed</a> a broadcast <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=98">dub</a></cite>.</p> <p>The second season will <a href="/daily-briefs/2016-12-22/my-hero-academia-season-2-anime-to-air-on-ntv-ytv/.110237">air</a> on Saturdays at 5:30 p.m. on the <cite class="e company">NTV</cite> (<cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=124">Nippon TV</a></cite>) and <cite class="e company">YTV</cite> (<cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=848">Yomiuri TV</a></cite>) channels beginning on March 25 with an episode <a href="/daily-briefs/2017-02-02/my-hero-academia-2nd-season-1st-episode-will-recap-1st-season/.111800">recapping</a> the first season. The new season will cover the U.A. Sports Festival arc of <cite class="e person">Kōhei Horikoshi</cite>'s original manga.</p> <p>Horikoshi launched the superhero manga series in <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1363">Weekly Shonen Jump</a></cite> in July 2014, and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=909">Shueisha</a></cite> published the 12th volume on February 3. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=4552">Viz Media</a></cite> is publishing the manga digitally in its <cite><cite class="e anime">Weekly Shonen Jump</cite></cite> magazine and in print.</p> <p><i>[Via <a href="http://natalie.mu/comic/news/222372" target="_blank">Comic Natalie</a>]</i></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/112773">discuss this in the forum (7 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_112773('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_112773('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_112773(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2017-02-27/my-hero-academia-ova-reveals-color-character-designs/.112773"; var title = "My Hero Academia OVA Reveals Color Character Designs"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-112773-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-112773-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.112773" readonly> </div> </div> <p> <a href="/daily-briefs/">Daily Briefs homepage</a> / <a href="/daily-briefs/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&amp;js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 21, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. 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Momenta...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article218935 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 48.100% 0.400%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/218935/firefly-wedding.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218935">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/firefly-wedding/volume-1/.218935" data-track="id=182382&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/firefly-wedding/volume-1/.218935" data-track="id=182382&amp;from=SB"><cite>Firefly Wedding</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218935">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It isn’t a perfect way to phrase it, but <cite>Firefly Wedding</cite>’s first volume feels like it lands somewhere in between <cite>Yakuza Fiancé</cite> and <cite>Yakuza Lover</cite>.</span> <span class="full">― It isn't a perfect way to phrase it, but <cite>Firefly Wedding</cite>'s first volume feels like it lands somewhere between <cite>Yakuza Fiancé</cite> and <cite>Yakuza Lover</cite>. That's not because there's a yakuza element to the story, at least not in those terms; set during what appears to ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article210707 views anime manga"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.141% 30.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/210707/honey-lemon-soda.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB">The Shōjo Anime Renaissance</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T09:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 09:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">After a long dry spell, there's finally an increase in shōjo anime adaptations. Which ones are worth watching?</span> <span class="full">― Anime is not always there for shōjo fans. Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. While the manga debuted in Shonen Jump to pretty much immediate success, it quickly ran into trouble when its author, Masaoki Shindo, started suffering from...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219740 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.052% 54.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219740/exo.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"><cite>Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 18, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This season works fine, as long as you're still invested in Blue Exorcist's world and characters enough to follow them through an action-light season with a sprawling plot.</span> <span class="full">― This review covers the dozen <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite> episodes streamed from October to December 2024. For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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The film garnered US$616,538 on 344 screens for a total-to-date of US$36,646,789.</p> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="150" height="200" data-src="/thumbnails/fit200x200/encyc/A11207-11.jpg"><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11207">Detective Conan: The Lost Ship in The Sky</a></cite>, the 14th <a href="/news/2009-12-08/detective-conan/the-lost-ship-in-the-sky-revealed">film</a> in the <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=454">Detective Conan</a></cite> <cite class="e lexicon">franchise</cite>, fell from #6 to #10 during its seventh weekend. The film earned US$427,168 on 326 screens for a total of US$32,596,957. </p> <p style="clear:left"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fleft lazyload" width="200" height="116" data-src="/thumbnails/fit200x200/cms/news/31952/gintama_movie.png.jpg"><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11152">Gintama: Shinyaku Benizakura-Hen</a></cite> (<cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6236">Gintama</a></cite>: Benizakura Arc — A New Retelling</cite>), the first film <a href="/news/2009-10-21/gintama-manga-movie-adaptation-revealed">adaptation</a> of <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=35879">Hideaki Sorachi</a></cite>'s <cite class="e anime">Gintama</cite> alternate-history gag manga, dipped to #11 from #10 during its sixth weekend. It picked up US$239,055 on 87 screens, for a total of US$10,405,400. </p> <p><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11202">Crayon Shin-chan: Chō Jikū! 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The game was initially announced with a summer 2023 release date, and was then delayed to winter 2023.</p> <p align="center"><span style="display: block; width: 640px; max-width: 100%"> <span style="display: block; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/D0bgZsgKwIc" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></iframe></span></span></p> <p>The game will launch on the Meta Quest 3, Meta Quest 2, and Meta Quest Pro VR headsets.</p> <p>UNIVRS describes the game as a "hunting action game." Players take on the role of a soldier from the Survey Corps and hunt down Titans by using the <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=70">franchise</a></cite>'s iconic omni-directional mobility gear to freely move around in the environment.</p> <p>The game will support up to two players, and will have English and Japanese language support for both text and voice acting.</p> <p>UNIVRS previously developed the <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14940">Little Witch Academia</a></cite> VR Broom Racing</cite> <a href="/news/2019-06-21/univrs-plans-kickstarter-for-little-witch-academia-vr-game/.148112">game</a> and debuted it for the Oculus Quest and Oculus Quest 2 (now the Meta Quest 2) platforms in October 2020. It <a href="/daily-briefs/2021-06-02/little-witch-academia-vr-game-launches-on-psvr-oculus-rift-steamvr-on-july-15/.173491">launched</a> for the <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=19354">PlayStation</a></cite> VR, Oculus Rift, and SteamVR devices in July 2021. UNIVRS launched a successful <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=13765">Kickstarter</a></cite> campaign for the game in July 2019.</p> <p><em>Source: UNIVRS <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=24886">Twitter</a></cite> <a href="https://twitter.com/UNIVRSstudios/status/1729515527775867262" target="_blank">account</a> via <a href="https://www.gematsu.com/2023/11/attack-on-titan-vr-unbreakable-delayed-to-latter-half-of-2024" target="_blank">Gematsu</a></em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/204915">discuss this in the forum (1 post)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_204915('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_204915('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_204915(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-11-28/attack-on-titan-vr-game-delayed-to-latter-half-of-2024/.204915"; var title = "Attack on Titan VR Game Delayed to Latter Half of 2024"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-204915-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-204915-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.204915" readonly> </div> </div> <p> <a href="/news/">News homepage</a> / <a href="/news/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&amp;js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 21, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. 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The play will run at the Rikkoukai Hall from October 31-November 3.</p> <p></p> <figure><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="600" height="424" alt="gshrffiagaa_3p6.jfif" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/news.7/213084/gshrffiagaa_3p6.jfif.jpeg" class="lazyload"><figcaption class="credit">Image via <a href="https://twitter.com/ikuni_produce/status/1810962168507973837" target="_blank">Ikuni Produce's X/Twitter</a></figcaption></figure><p>The play is based on the short story "Shunkinshō" by <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=146381">Junichirō Tanizaki</a></cite>, which tells the love story between a blind shamisen player Harukoto and the servant Sasuke. It will feature a new arrangement.</p> <p>Awano Akira will also write and produce the production with Ikuhara.</p> <p><em>Sources: Reading in the Dark's X/Twitter <a href="https://twitter.com/ikuni_produce/status/1810962168507973837" target="_blank">account</a>, <a href="https://natalie.mu/comic/news/581690" target="_blank">Comic Natalie</a></em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/213084">discuss this in the forum (2 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_213084('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_213084('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_213084(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-11/kunihiko-ikuhara-directs-reading-in-the-dark-play-with-main-illustration-by-asumiko-nakamura/.213084"; var title = "Kunihiko Ikuhara Directs 'Reading in the Dark' Play with Main Illustration by Asumiko Nakamura"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-213084-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-213084-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.213084" readonly> </div> </div> <p> <a href="/news/">News homepage</a> / <a href="/news/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&amp;js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 21, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. 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The company plans to release the series digitally and on home video.</p> <p>The anime will premiere on <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=552">TBS</a></cite> on January 5 at 1:58 a.m. (effectively January 6 morning), and on <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10212">BS-TBS</a></cite> on January 7 at 1:00 a.m. (effectively January 8 morning).</p> <p><cite class="e company">Sentai Filmworks</cite> describes the story: </p> <blockquote>Girls from all over the country come to live in Meiro-cho for one reason: to train to become the top uranaishi – the <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=264963">urara</a></cite>. One day, a 15-year-old girl named Chiya enters the gates, but she has another, secret reason for wanting to become an uranaishi. Together with three very different girls, Kon, Koume, and Nono, Chiya gets started as a fortune teller's apprentice.</blockquote> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=274125">Youhei Suzuki</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16731">SHIMONETA: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14549">The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat.</a></cite>) is directing the anime at <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=478">J.C. Staff</a></cite>. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=51810">Deko Akao</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16792">Snow White with the Red Hair</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16520">Etotama</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15585">Noragami</a></cite>) is handling the series composition, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=36242">Mai Otsuka</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5943">Shakugan no Shana</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=15149">Non Non Biyori</a></cite>) is designing the characters for animation.</p> <p>The cast includes: </p> <ul> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=150679">Sayaka Harada</a></cite> as Chiya </li> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=112826">Yurika Kubo</a></cite> as Koume </li> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=125535">Haruka Yoshimura</a></cite> as Nono </li> <li> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=140600">Kaede Hondo</a></cite> as Kon </li> </ul> <p><cite class="e person">Harikamo</cite> is serializing the manga in <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=19881">Manga Time Kirara Miracle!</a></cite></cite>, and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=5873">Houbunsha</a></cite> published the third volume in May.</p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/109813">discuss this in the forum (6 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_109813('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_109813('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_109813(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2016-12-12/sentai-filmworks-licenses-urara-meirocho-anime/.109813"; 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Now Team Otori has set their sights on an even higher goal: to become the five students who earn singing roles in the lofty Kao Council's prestigious graduation performance. However, they'll need one heck of a musical training montage to triumph over their immensely skilled new rivals and get the part! <b><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=19260">STARMYU</a></cite> season 2</b> is an original anime work and can be found <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/starmyu-season-2">streaming on Crunchyroll</a>, Mondays at 12:00 PM EST.<p></p> <hr> <div align="center"><h3>How was the first episode?</h3></div> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" class="fright lazyload" width="300" height="169" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/cms/preview-guide/114353/starmyu2laur.png.jpg"><p><strong>Lauren Orsini<br></strong></p> <p><strong>Rating: 2</strong></p> <p><cite class="e anime">STARMYU</cite> appeals to a very specific audience combination that fortunately has a lot of overlap: people who like male idols and people who like musicals. Season two brings back both of these things doubly, to the point that I'm having a little trouble keeping everything straight. </p> <p>First of all, in addition to the first season's already sizable cast of multiple school idol groups, there are graduated idols, professional idols, and a brand new group of five new antagonists. Whew! Furthermore, there was not only one expected new song this episode, but two—complete with adequately animated dance sequences and bizarrely memorable environmental settings like a field of stone and headless mannequins for the edgy new antagonist idol center. Don't ask me to remember his name; I barely remember all the names from season one and instead resort to remembering their barely-there personality traits that read more like dating profiles than real people: the cool guy who rides a motorcycle, the one who's thoughtful enough to make everyone bentos, and so on.</p> <p>The first season got the bulk of its drama from interpersonal relationships—who's unexpectedly related to who, who is rivals or best friends or both with who, etc. This season is shaping out to be no different, but I'm going to need an increasingly complex relationship chart with pictures and string and thumbtacks if I want to remember it all. The saner option would be to simply enjoy all these cute boys with the exact same face and slightly different hair and eye colors, all wiped clean of those pesky human characteristics that might make them either unappealing or interesting. This is a pretty show about pretty boys doing pretty things with absolutely no substance, and outside of its devoted core audience, it's doubtful that an increasingly complex second season is going to attract any newcomers.</p> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <hr> <a href="/cms/discuss/114353">discuss this in the forum (445 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_114353('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_114353('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_114353(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/preview-guide/2017/spring/starmyu-season-2/.114353"; var title = "The Spring 2017 Anime Preview Guide - Starmyu season 2"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-114353-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-114353-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.114353" readonly> </div> <p> back to <a href="/preview-guide/2017/spring/.114216" rel="up">The Spring 2017 Anime Preview Guide</a><br> <a href="/preview-guide/">Season Preview Guide homepage</a> / <a href="/preview-guide/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&amp;js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 21, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. 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All three have played their respective characters in previous stage plays.</p> <p>The following actors will also play "puzzle riders": Yū Ichinose, Ryōta Kakegawa, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=229572">Chihira Kouno</a></cite>, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=223092">Wataru Murakami</a></cite>.</p> <p>Previously announced cast members include:</p> <center>Riki Tanimizu as Sangaku Manami<br> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" width="365" height="500" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x500/cms/news/103432/sangaku-manami.jpg" class="lazyload"><br><p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=173367">Keisuke Higashi</a></cite> as Takuto Ashikiba<br> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" width="365" height="500" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x500/cms/news/103432/takuto-ashikiba.jpg" class="lazyload"><br></p> <p>Takuya Kawaharada as Tochirō Izumida<br> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" width="365" height="500" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x500/cms/news/103432/tochirou-izumida.jpg" class="lazyload"><br></p> <p>Ryūtarō Akimoto as <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=265249">YUKINARI</a></cite> Kuroda<br> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" width="365" height="500" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x500/cms/news/103432/yukinari-kuroda.jpg" class="lazyload"><br></p> <p>Kentarō Kanesaki as Masakiyo Dōbashi<br> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" width="365" height="500" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x500/cms/news/103432/masakiyo-toubashi.jpg" class="lazyload"><br></p> </center> <p>The play's story will focus on Hakone Academy, the rival school of Sohoku High. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=170114">Shatner Nishida</a></cite> is returning to direct the new play, and he is also penning the script. Musician <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=47415">manzo</a></cite> is once again composing the score. The play will run from September 30 to October 2 at <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=14907">Tokyo Dome City</a></cite> Hall, and then from October 7 to 10 at Osaka's Orix Theater.</p> <p>The previous installment titled <cite>Butai <cite class="e anime">Yowamushi Pedal</cite> ~Sōhoku Shinsedai, Shidō~</cite> <a href="/news/2015-11-08/yowapeda-yowamushi-pedal-gets-new-stage-play-in-march/.95151">ran</a> from March 4 to 27.</p> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" class="fright lazyload" width="264" height="400" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max400x400/encyc/A9292-12.jpg">The manga centers around Sakamichi Onoda, an <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=22">otaku</a></cite> at Sōhoku High School. He loves anime and games so much, that he would ride his commuter bicycle to and from Tokyo's Akihabara shopping district in a 90-kilometer (about 60-mile) round trip over steep slopes after school. Onoda's life changes when he encounters his school's cycling team, and he ends up joining the competitive sport of bicycle racing.</p> <p><cite class="e person">Wataru Watanabe</cite> launched the manga in <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=4818">Weekly Shōnen Champion</a></cite> magazine in 2008, and the story inspired two television anime adaptations, and a <a href="/news/2014-07-08/yowamushi-pedal-spare-bike-spin-off-manga-launches-next-month/.76436">spinoff</a> manga, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=17922">Yowamushi Pedal: Spare Bike</a></cite>. A third TV anime <a href="/news/2015-10-06/yowamushi-pedal-tv-anime-gets-3rd-season/.93845">season</a> has also been green-lit and will premiere in January. The <i>Spare Bike</i> spinoff will also receive an anime <a href="/news/2016-05-15/yowamushi-pedal-gets-spare-bike-anime-spinoff-before-season-3-january-debut/.102143">adaptation</a> with a two-week run in theaters this September. The manga has also inspired two anime compilation films, as well as an anime <a href="/news/2015-03-22/yowapeda-yowamushi-pedal-gets-1st-new-feature-film-this-summer/.86247">film</a> with an original story, the latter of which opened in August 2015.</p> <p>The manga is also getting a live-action <a href="/news/2016-05-23/yowamushi-pedal-gets-live-action-tv-drama/.102395">series</a> adaptation that contains much of the regular cast for the stage plays, including Ryūtarō Akimoto. 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Son super receveur est à nouveau une tête de mule qui n'y comprend rien. <br>L'ambiance sur le terrain tourne au vinaigre, d'autant que les débutants de l'équipe sont vraiment dépassés. S'il est redevenu le Kei un peu stupide, il n'en reste pas moins fin psychologue et tente de recréer la cohésion d'équipe. Ainsi il prône le dialogue, ce que son comparse ne fait pas du tout, vu qu'il boude dans son coin. Il n'en veut pas à ses coéquipiers, il est juste furieux contre lui-même car il n'a pas contré les balles de l'adversaire. C'est aussi grâce à Kei et son empathie pour ses camarades que l'on pourrait en apprendre plus sur Chihaya, le taiseux introverti, qui ne veut pas en dire plus sur ses liens avec Makita, le lanceur de l'équipe adverse. Chihaya, même s'il est considéré comme de petite taille (1m67), est connu pour courir très vite. Batteur face à son ancien collègue, il fait littéralement une crise d'angoisse, se sentant freiné par de hauts murs. Elle est déclenchée par les railleries de Makita, qui pointe encore que le physique de Chihaya n'est pas adapté au baseball. C'est à cause de ce complexe qu'il est devenu boulimique, se faisant vomir après avoir englouti des tonnes de protéines. Depuis tout petit, son rêve était de devenir joueur professionnel et malgré son travail acharné, il avait un style qui, même s'il marquait des points, était jugé ennuyeux. Moyen partout sauf à la course, c'est le jour où il a affronté la batterie fatale qu'il a compris qu'il était devenu arrogant et s'était reposé sur ses lauriers. Après une discussion avec Makita, tout est devenu clair, il n'arriverait jamais à être aussi bon et ce qui le dévorait était l'envie. Ce fut le début de son arrêt et son rejet du baseball. Quelle ironie, qu'il retrouve ce sport grâce Kaname et Kiyomine.</p> <p>Un épisode centré sur Chihaya, un personnage qui se relève et abat enfin les murs qui l'angoisse. 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High school graduate Aoba has just landed her dream job, working at the video game studio that made her favorite game of all time. Just in case she wasn't already nervous enough, she's working directly under the person who inspired her to pursue a career as a character designer. The only problem is that all the employees at Eagle Jump seem just a little odd. The director is a total space case who regularly brings her cat to work, one of the character artists can barely communicate outside of instant messaging, and even Aoba's hero Yagami has a habit of sleeping under her desk without any pants on. How's a girl supposed to get any work done in a place like this? </p> <p>If you're hoping that <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17756">New Game!</a></cite> will do for video game development what <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16189">Shirobako</a></cite> did for anime production, these first couple of episodes will likely come as a slight disappointment. The show doesn't seem all that interested in examining the creative process or sharing industry trivia. There's some basic information to be found here and there, but it's nothing the average fan wouldn't already know. The details of the job are mostly just a means to an end, whether it's giving the characters something to talk about or helping to fill in the show's world.</p> <p>The cast is large enough that most of the characters don't really settle into their personalities until the second episode. In her own little corner of the company, Aoba has three coworkers and a supervisor, who in turn has her own supervisor. On top of that, we're introduced to a couple of senior staff members, one of Aoba's friends from high school, a cat, and a hedgehog. That's a lot of characters to bring in at the same time, so it feels like <cite class="e anime">New Game!</cite> is still in the process of figuring what to do with them all. Everyone is mildly eccentric in a harmless sort of way, which is about par for the course in a workplace comedy.</p> <p>“Harmless” is also a fitting description for the comedy, as <cite class="e anime">New Game!</cite> leans more toward being cheerful and pleasant than laugh-out-loud funny. That's not to say these episodes don't have any humorous moments; Aoba's first day at work is amusingly hectic, and the welcoming party that her coworkers organize takes some entertaining twists and turns. While most of the comedy follows a set formula of Aoba reacting (or overreacting) to another character's quirky personality, the delivery and timing are generally on point. <cite class="e anime">New Game!</cite> does occasionally toss some <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=54">fanservice</a></cite> into the equation, usually through Yagami's habit of not wearing pants, but it's mostly played as part of a joke and fits in reasonably well with the tone of the series.</p> <p>On the visual front, <cite class="e anime">New Game!</cite> turns in a respectable performance. The somewhat cutesy character designs are in keeping with the show's overall atmosphere, and the animation is pretty solid when the characters aren't just sitting around talking to one another. The background art might be the strongest element here, with each character's desk area offering some visual hints about her personality. The resident tomboy has a rack full of prop weapons, the fancy girl's desk has plenty of elaborate decorations, and so on. Considering how much time the series will likely be spending inside the Eagle Jump office, it certainly helps that the place is interesting to look at.</p> <p><cite class="e anime">New Game!</cite> seems content to be an amusing workplace comedy in the style of <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11017">Wagnaria!!</a></cite> or <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=15240">Servant X Service</a></cite>, and it's doing a pretty good job by the standards of the genre. These episodes offer an entertaining escape into a world where developing a video game isn't all that stressful, and it's possible for every single person in an office to be a friendly and attractive anime girl. As long as you don't go into it expecting something deeper or more ambitious, you'll find that it delivers what it promises.</p> <p><b>Rating: B</b></p> <p><em> <cite class="e anime">New Game!</cite> is currently streaming on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/new-game">Crunchyroll</a>. </em></p> <p><em>Paul Jensen is a freelance writer and editor. 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Momenta...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article218935 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 48.100% 0.400%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/218935/firefly-wedding.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218935">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/firefly-wedding/volume-1/.218935" data-track="id=182382&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/firefly-wedding/volume-1/.218935" data-track="id=182382&amp;from=SB"><cite>Firefly Wedding</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218935">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It isn’t a perfect way to phrase it, but <cite>Firefly Wedding</cite>’s first volume feels like it lands somewhere in between <cite>Yakuza Fiancé</cite> and <cite>Yakuza Lover</cite>.</span> <span class="full">― It isn't a perfect way to phrase it, but <cite>Firefly Wedding</cite>'s first volume feels like it lands somewhere between <cite>Yakuza Fiancé</cite> and <cite>Yakuza Lover</cite>. That's not because there's a yakuza element to the story, at least not in those terms; set during what appears to ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article210707 views anime manga"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.141% 30.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/210707/honey-lemon-soda.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB">The Shōjo Anime Renaissance</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T09:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 09:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">After a long dry spell, there's finally an increase in shōjo anime adaptations. Which ones are worth watching?</span> <span class="full">― Anime is not always there for shōjo fans. Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. While the manga debuted in Shonen Jump to pretty much immediate success, it quickly ran into trouble when its author, Masaoki Shindo, started suffering from...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219740 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.052% 54.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219740/exo.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"><cite>Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 18, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This season works fine, as long as you're still invested in Blue Exorcist's world and characters enough to follow them through an action-light season with a sprawling plot.</span> <span class="full">― This review covers the dozen <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite> episodes streamed from October to December 2024. For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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Then Kosei says something that's very revealing. He says that in that room, it feels like he's in a "world with just them", but when he leaves, that world will go away. Kaori is the "girl his friend likes", and of course Kosei is in the middle of his own love triangle, though he's oblivious to it. This episode is all about those outside relationships, along with Kosei and Kaori's growing bond.</p> <p>Tsubaki is more than just Kosei's childhood friend. She clearly has a crush on him, and it's difficult for her to watch him becoming closer to Kaori. She knows that, as a musician, Kaori has experiences and hobbies in common with him that Tsubaki will never share. She may have been his friend since childhood, but that may not be enough when it comes to love. Notably, this episode manages to conjure sympathy for Kaori's situation without turning her into an unlikable "obstacle" to the unrequited love that consumes Tsubaki's heart. If anything, Kaori becomes <em>easier</em> to root for this week over Tsubaki. Sure, she's become even <em>more</em> pushy toward renewing Kosei's piano career, but it isn't for selfish reasons. She wants to get Kosei into piano competitions to rekindle his love for the music, not just to make him an accompanist for her own violin achievements. Still, it can be uncomfortable seeing just <em>how much</em> she's invested in this goal, sometimes to the detriment of Kosei's own well-being, until she breaks down and explains her reasoning.</p> <p>Kaori believes strongly in the idea of channeling one's pain through art, and she can tell that Kosei has a lot of pain in his past that he could use to play powerful music. This could seem idealistic or even exploitative, but it's clear that Kaori is speaking from experience here, not only through the passion she pours into her words, but of course through the hints of her being <em>not well</em> from last week. Even so, she breaks down in tears when she realizes how much she might be hurting Kosei, who she's come to care about deeply. Kosei tells her that he appreciates the push she's given him, but the damage is done. They've fallen for each other hard on multiple levels.</p> <p>Still, it's nice to be reminded that this story isn't <em>just</em> about Kaori and Kosei's romance, with all the time this episode spends on Tsubaki. The series still cares about its other characters, and will continue to give them prominence when necessary. (Maybe Watari will get a future episode to himself, too.) The end of the episode also introduces two former rivals of Kosei's, eager to enact their revenge when they see that he's back in the competition circuit, providing even richer potential for character drama.</p> <p>This focus on characters outside the primary romance meant this week's episode was a little quieter and less bombastic than past weeks. It didn't blow me away, but it was good at demonstrating what makes the series great. Music was used well here, both the diegetic stuff and <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=74">background music</a></cite>. The series even blended them when the Chopin etude that Kosei is learning for his competition is played in the background of his conversation scene with Kaori in the music room. The spirited etude added to the hustle and bustle of Kaori's energetic practice regimen, but there was also plenty of gentle, ambient music for Tsubaki's scene, indicating that her relationship with Kosei is stagnant, still just the supportive friendship it's always been.</p> <p><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16108">Your Lie in April</a></cite> wasn't out to wow anyone this week, but it still turned in a great episode. It was a good reminder that even when this show isn't going for spectacle or psychodrama, it's still one of the best things airing right now. Its characters are interesting, and their relationships ripe for conflict and growth, and those strong elements can carry the show all on their own.</p> <p><strong>Rating: A-</strong> </p> <p><em> <cite class="e anime">Your Lie in April</cite> is currently streaming on <a href="http://www.crunchyroll.com/your-lie-in-april">Crunchyroll</a>. </em><br></p> <p><em>Rose is a graduate student in musicology, who has written about anime and many other topics for LGBT site <a href="http://www.autostraddle.com/author/erda">Autostraddle.com</a> and <a href="http://rosesturnblog.wordpress.com">her own blog</a>. 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This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. 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Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. 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See the <a href="/astro-toy/2013-02-17/dx-soul-of-chogokin-mazinger-z-part-i">previous column</a> for a review of the base figure.</p> <p>Before we get going, allow me some time to talk about what's going on with the defect issue. After days of trying to solve the problem, I concluded last time that my DX Mazinger had shipped with defective forearm parts, rendering it armless. Though I was already in communication with Bluefin (the US distributor) immediately-- and by proxy with Bandai-- I went ahead and did the review without those parts. There was no way anything would make it on time.</p> <p>Not long after the first review went up, Bluefin got back to me with good news: Bandai was “looking into solutions” for the replacement. So I was at least glad to hear that soon this would be over.</p> <p>After not hearing anything for a bit after this, I got back to Bluefin fearing the situation had changed. I was right. Going back on their word, Bandai was now “unable” to replace cheap plastic parts on their defective $400 figure. No explanation was given. This is unbelievable.</p> <p>I want to differentiate between Bandai and Bluefin here. Bandai is the company that makes some of the  highest-end premium toys available... and doesn't particularly care if your $400 robot ships broken. Bandai replaces defects for Japanese customers, here's <a href="http://www.bandai.co.jp/support/">their site</a> for that. “DX Mazinger's arms don't stay on” is among the top ten FAQs. They bring stuff around the world to show it off, but if a foreigner actually <em>buys</em> a defective item from them, then it's not their problem. That isn't right.</p> <p>Bluefin is the distributor who went out of their way and beyond the call of duty, offering me the only pair of DX Mazinger arms they have, from off another unit. So I really appreciate that, and I'll let you know if the new arms work when I meet up with them. It's possible that the problem is with the body and not the arms... in which case I'll need a full replacement.</p> <p>Bandai Japan, on the other hand, has treated me like a nuisance rather than a customer. And I'm a toy reviewer for some big anime site! Imagine how they'll treat you. Anyway, on with the review.<br> <br> </p> <div align="center"><a href="/images/cms/astro-toy/60365/1.jpg"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x1000/cms/astro-toy/60365/1.jpg" class="lazyload"><br> <br></a></div> <br> <p>Obviously there's the normal documentation, which I won't bore you with, but there's also a ten-page extras booklet which happens to contain some Mazinger fan gold. We get interviews with original creator <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=3140">Gō Nagai</a></cite>, prolific and renowned mechanical designer <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=264">Kazutaka Miyatake</a></cite> (I never knew he was the guy who drew the cutaway in the anime!), and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1202">Michihiro Ito</a></cite>, who was responsible for the TV show sound effects the figure uses. Also, there's a chart of the evolution of Mazinger toys up to present and gratiuitous shots of vintage <cite class="e anime">Mazinger Z</cite> and <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1997">Great Mazinger</a></cite> toys. All text in this package is in Japanese, and no translations are supplied.<br> </p> <div align="center"><a href="/images/cms/astro-toy/60365/2.jpg"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x1000/cms/astro-toy/60365/2.jpg" class="lazyload"><br> <br></a></div> <div align="center"><a href="/images/cms/astro-toy/60365/3.jpg"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x1000/cms/astro-toy/60365/3.jpg" class="lazyload"><br> <br></a></div> <p>Which is a double shame, because the other booklet contains new manga by <cite class="e person">Gō Nagai</cite>! In a prequel chapter to the original comic, Uncle Go fills in blanks in the setup by explaining how exactly Kouji's grandpa came to the drastic action of building a giant robot in a hangar below their house. (Had he just seen Imagawa's version in Shin Mazinger?) This is limited to the first production run, so, heads up, you might not be able to get it if you order DX Mazinger now.</p> <div align="center"><a href="/images/cms/astro-toy/60365/4.jpg"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x1000/cms/astro-toy/60365/4.jpg" class="lazyload"><br> <br></a></div> <div align="center"><a href="/images/cms/astro-toy/60365/5.jpg"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x1000/cms/astro-toy/60365/5.jpg" class="lazyload"><br> <br></a></div> <p>And on to the plastic. The big extra, if we can really call it that, is the hangar-style display case we're meant to keep Mazinger stashed in. It comes pre-built in heavy plastic and is the true reason this box is so huge. It's intended to store both Mazinger and his parts... but it doesn't store everything, only the base armor. If you want to keep everything in good shape-- and if you don't want to keep a figure like this in good shape, jeez, <strong>you have a lot of money</strong>-- you will still need to find a little box to put things into, or you'll have to dig into the monster box every time you want to switch certain parts.</p> <p>Rather than something snapping into the body to secure it in place, there's a plastic bar that rests inside of a button at the back of the robot (Intended for the Jet Scrander later, I imagine?). He's definitely not going anywhere, but there are two other plastic bars (they're intended to be catwalks which tiny humans like ourselves might walk upon) in front that ensure the robot isn't falling down. I eventually stopped using the back bar completely: he's not budging.</p> <div align="center"><a href="/images/cms/astro-toy/60365/6.jpg"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x1000/cms/astro-toy/60365/6.jpg" class="lazyload"><br> <br></a></div> <div align="center"><a href="/images/cms/astro-toy/60365/7.jpg"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x1000/cms/astro-toy/60365/7.jpg" class="lazyload"><br> <br></a></div> <p>How better to appreciate the overwhelming scale of this foot-tall robot than to put some puny cranes next to it? One sits on the floor, and the other can be attached to the catwalks. The one that sits on the floor has fully functioning wheels and articulation: you can push it around and go vroom-vroom, raise that crane and go RRRRR, you can do whatever.</p> <div align="center"><a href="/images/cms/astro-toy/60365/8.jpg"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x1000/cms/astro-toy/60365/8.jpg" class="lazyload"><br> <br></a></div> <p>The hangar walls also serve to carry most of the armor and accessories that aren't currently in use on Mazinger's body. It isn't a full carry-all case: it's focused on the cutaway feature and it only packs the parts directly related to that. However, there wasn't room for the hand and foot armor, so it's not complete in that regard either. This is a very cool idea, but I really expected that this gigantic hangar was going to serve as a complete, self-contained case. There's nowhere else to put all these other pieces than back in that huge box. You are probably going to need an entire shelf for this figure, especially considering the Jet Scrander will come with its own display stand.</p> <div align="center"><a href="/images/cms/astro-toy/60365/9.jpg"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x1000/cms/astro-toy/60365/9.jpg" class="lazyload"><br> <br></a></div> <div align="center"><a href="/images/cms/astro-toy/60365/10.jpg"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x1000/cms/astro-toy/60365/10.jpg" class="lazyload"><br> <br></a></div> <p>Three AAA batteries (find a screwdriver!) power the floodlights at the bottom of the hangar. You can swivel and turn them however you like to light Mazinger intimidatingly from below. </p> <div align="center"><a href="/images/cms/astro-toy/60365/11.jpg"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x1000/cms/astro-toy/60365/11.jpg" class="lazyload"><br> <br></a></div> <p>Of course, turn your own lights off for spooky results.</p> <p>The other big extra comes in the form of light and sound gimmicks. The robot itself takes two AAA batteries inside the chest compartment, and the included remote takes two more. Seven total. Add that to your cost. Anyway, it's better to demo this in video, right?</p> <div align="center"><span style="display: block; width: 560px; max-width: 100%"> <span style="display: block; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/G3g9S2odSEA" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></iframe></span></span></div> <br> <br> <div align="center"><a href="/images/cms/astro-toy/60365/12.jpg"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x1000/cms/astro-toy/60365/12.jpg" class="lazyload"><br> <br></a></div> <p>The remote wirelessly triggers nine diferent lines/sound effects and three different songs from the series: the opening theme song, the ending “Our <cite class="e anime">Mazinger Z</cite>”, and “Z's Theme”, commonly used when the robot goes into battle in the TV show. Sadly, despite his having plugged the figure, the songs are not accompanied by the voice of the original singer, Ichiro “Aniki” Mizuki. </p> <p>Instead, we get karaoke versions like you'd hear in the Super Robot Wars games. This probably lends itself more to the “yelling over music” idea, but nothing is the same without Aniki. On the plus side, this leaves you free to sing along, perhaps to the lyrics of <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=5493">Isao Sasaki</a></cite>'s brilliant <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KK3g-d5BO1M">English version</a>. <em>Kouji can! Swim in the sky! He can fly beneath the sea! In his robot man! <cite class="e anime">Mazinger Z</cite>!</em></p> <p>As the songs play on in the background, you can make Kouji Kabuto (played by original <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=75">voice actor</a></cite> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1023">Hiroya Ishimaru</a></cite>) yell to his heart's content, and boy is he loud. Furthermore, triggering the phrases “Mazin Go! Pilder On!”, “Photon Power Beam!”, or “Breast Fire!” will turn on the related lights in the figure, either in the eyes or on the chest. The second set of chest armor is intended for use with the lights, which are themselves inside the skeleton.</p> <div align="center"><a href="/images/cms/astro-toy/60365/13.jpg"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x1000/cms/astro-toy/60365/13.jpg" class="lazyload"><br> <br></a></div> <p>The main annoyance here is that the big red button to turn on remote control mode lies just underneath the chest panel. Because the figure goes into sleep mode after a few minutes, you will have to remove the red chest plates, and then the chest armor, every single time you want to play with this feature. (Filming the video was really annoying for this reason!) I understand not wanting to have a physical switch on the body... but, wait, there already is one in the back, what the hell. </p> <div align="center"><a href="/images/cms/astro-toy/60365/14.jpg"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="375" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x1000/cms/astro-toy/60365/14.jpg" class="lazyload"><br> <br></a></div> <p>Here's my final opinion: this is the most beautiful toy I've ever had delivered to me with a major, debilitating defect. If not for the defect and the customer service ordeal that has ensued for over a month since, it would easily be the best toy I've ever covered here. Unfortunately I got both that <em>and</em> our biggest disappointment at the same time.</p> <p>What horrible luck and what a bittersweet experience, especially since unlike the usual Astro Toy, I've spent a lot of my own money on this. I've been alternatingly blissed out on all the cool stuff in this package and raged out at the defect and Bandai's indifference.</p> <p>Why doesn't Bandai do proper quality assurance on their flagship of flagship items? Why does that item have the kind of minor flaws that don't belong on a $400 figure? And though it looks like Bluefin is going to help me out in an unexpected and very kind way, I am equally shocked, disappointed, and angry with Bandai's “inability” to fix a tiny piece of plastic on a $400 robot. Has nobody any pride in Mazinger Goddamn Z around here? Is it just me?</p> <p>DX Mazinger is still $400 from Big Bad Toy Store, $450 on <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=14687">Amazon</a></cite>, and, again, due to its massive size you <em>really</em> should not try and ship this one in from Japan. If you're planning on buying this, you should probably do it ASAP... and though the odds seem low (I've seen very few reports of my problem in English and a couple on <cite class="e company">Amazon</cite> JP) there's no telling if you won't end up with the same defect as I did. Either way, the arms will kinda suck.</p> <p>I will continue to bore you guys with where the defect story goes! I bought this toy a month ago, I'm still dealing with the fallout, and if Bluefin's solution doesn't work out then I have no further recourse: hopefully BBTS will still take it back. Can I really recommend you pay $400 for the possibility of this experience? Bandai sure seems to think I got a good deal.</p> <p>The add-on Jet Scrander wings come out in June for about $100. I have an order on it, but if my existing order isn't fixed I'm obviously pulling it.</p> <hr> <p><em>When he isn't killing time on fighting games and mahjong, David Cabrera gets hype about anime, manga and gaming at <a href="http://subatomicbrainfreeze.typepad.com/">Subatomic Brainfreeze.</a></em> You can follow him on <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=24886">Twitter</a></cite> @sasuraiger. </p> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <hr> <a href="/cms/discuss/60365">discuss this in the forum (15 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_60365('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_60365('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_60365(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/astro-toy/2013-03-03/dx-soul-of-chogokin-mazinger-z-part-ii"; var title = "Astro Toy - DX Soul of Chogokin Mazinger Z Part II"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-60365-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-60365-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.60365" readonly> </div> <p> <a href="/astro-toy/">Astro Toy homepage</a> / <a href="/astro-toy/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&amp;js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 21, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. 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Her latest series, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=22870">Kowloon Generic Romance</a></cite>, ranked third in <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=15219">Takarajimasha</a></cite>'s <cite>This Manga is Amazing!</cite> ranking in 2021 and was also a prize winner of the Manga Taisho award that same year. In this interview with ANN, Mayuzuki shares her inspirations for <cite class="e anime">Kowloon Generic Romance</cite>, the research that went into creating it, and her feelings about categorizing it as sci-fi.</p> <p><b>You've been drawing serialized, published manga since 2013. How did you get into drawing manga, and how did you arrive at doing it professionally?</b></p> <p><b><cite class="e person">Jun Mayuzuki</cite>:</b> I get asked about how I became a manga artist or how I got into manga a lot. My parents really loved manga, so we had a ton of manga in the house. I was just in the right environment for both reading and enjoying manga and for creating manga. Instead of getting angry at me for reading manga, my parents were like, “Oh, you're reading that? Well, then you should read this one too.” They'd keep recommending me different series. I've also loved drawing ever since I was small. You add that to the fact that I was in a household full of manga, and it was sort of an inevitable outcome. </p> <p>Right around that time, my parents bought me my first edition of <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=4042">Ribon</a></cite>, which was a monthly magazine published by <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=909">Shueisha</a></cite>. It was the first time I saw how manga is serialized, how it comes out in these magazines, and how you're able to follow the story week after week, or month after month in the case of <cite class="e anime">Ribon</cite>. The fact that you could follow these stories over time was so exciting and fun, and that really led to me thinking I really want to become a manga artist. It's fine to think that you want to become something, but then the question is, how would you become that thing? That part is a mystery even to myself. I just had this vague notion that I want to become a manga artist, and therefore I can become a manga artist. I was just kind of sure that I could do it, and it worked out for me as I am a manga artist now.</p> <p><b>What has changed about your approach to producing manga in the ten years you've been doing it professionally?</b></p> <p><b>MAYUZUKI:</b> I used to draw everything analog. I never used digital, but then COVID hit, and I changed to brushing up my manga with digital tools. Even now, if I really feel like I want to do it with pen and paper, then I will. When I was starting the serialization for <cite class="e anime">Kowloon Generic Romance</cite>, I had this vague idea of possibly switching to digital or incorporating some digital tools. I decided to go with analog, but then COVID happened, and I bought all these expensive tools and equipment for digital work. Now I incorporate it, but I really only just use it for brushing up screentone. I still draw the basics by hand. All of the covers of <cite class="e anime">Kowloon Generic Romance</cite> are drawn by hand - the line art, the colors, all of it. So basically, it's still mostly analog, with a little bit of digital sprinkled here and there.</p> <p></p> <figure class="fleft"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="300" height="431" alt="vol-1-pg-36.png" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/cms/interview/199137/vol-1-pg-36.png.jpg" class="lazyload"><figcaption class="title">KOWLOON GENERIC ROMANCE</figcaption><figcaption class="credit copyright"><div class="text">© 2019 Jun Mayuzuki / SHUEISHA Inc.</div></figcaption></figure><p><b>You mentioned in a 2020 interview that you had been interested in the Kowloon Walled City from a young age, including playing the PlayStation game <cite>Kowloon's Gate</cite>. Can you expand on that interest and how it led you to create <cite class="e anime">Kowloon Generic Romance</cite>?</b></p> <p><b>MAYUZUKI:</b> I actually started feeling attracted to the structural appeal of the walled city in my elementary school years. I saw movies, documentaries, and photo books, and I really liked the concept and structure. I had this feeling of “I really love Kowloon City” in my heart. That led to this desire of one day drawing a manga that's set in Kowloon. I had this desire for a long time, but I couldn't come up with a story that I thought would fit the setting. I kept my love for Kowloon deep inside of me and just figured that one day, I'll come up with a story that matches this. “It'll come to me.” And it did!</p> <p>The photo books I bought in middle school make for great reference material now. With that said, it's not like I thought, “Oh, I want to do a story set in Kowloon, and therefore I'm going to do the story.” It was the other way around. I came up with the story, and I thought Kowloon would be a great setting for the story. </p> <p>This goes back to something I mentioned in a previous interview about that editor who told me that my manga is like a diary. If <cite class="e anime">After the Rain</cite> is about my past emotions, and all these things that I loved were thrown into that work, <cite class="e anime">Kowloon Generic Romance</cite> is basically the present, with a little bit of the future. I would like to focus on the present: the thoughts and feelings that I'm having right now, what I love in this present moment, how I'm living my life in the present moment. This concept of time is a big theme in my works. In <cite class="e anime">Kowloon Generic Romance</cite>, there's not much reference to the future yet, but we are focusing on the present. If <cite class="e anime">After the Rain</cite> is for my past self, then <cite class="e anime">Kowloon Generic Romance</cite> is for my current self. And that is the keyword in the concept. And, yeah, that's how basically Kowloon led to the creation of this manga series. </p> <p><b>Apart from your previous interest, what sort of research into Kowloon Walled City and other related cultural subjects did you conduct prior to beginning work on <cite class="e anime">Kowloon Generic Romance</cite>?</b></p> <p><b>MAYUZUKI:</b> So, Kowloon Walled City doesn't exist anymore. It was taken down. There's a limit to how many photo books or photos exist of it. I actually tried to research a different place called Chongqing, which has a similar vibe to Kowloon. We considered going there to do our research since that place still exists, but that was right before travel became impossible on a global level. I haven't been able to go to see the places in person, so I try to look for materials for any other locations around Hong Kong that might have a similar feel to them. If I see a photo book of something in Hong Kong that showcases the crowdedness or the liveliness of the place, I just buy it on the spot. Honestly, I really want to go to meet the locals, to know what they're feeling, what kind of meals they eat, what the smell of the city is like, etc. I feel like that's something you can't tell unless you actually go there. I try to look for different ways to get a hold of that information. I follow people on social media and try to get information from Japanese people who are living in Hong Kong. I will look at their social media feed, thinking, “Oh, that's how much this meal costs,” or “Oh, that's how they live their daily life.” Or I'll look at their photos for inspiration and as a reference. Of course, I can't copy their photos for my drawings. That would be a total no-no, but I do look at it. </p> <p>Since I can't go, given the state of the world, I draw from my experience in Taiwan since it's at least a place in Asia that has some similarities with Kowloon, such as having a lot of street stalls. I have a very strong policy that if I reference something from Taiwan, I make sure to say that in the manga. I don't want to mix up something from Taiwan with something from Hong Kong and just treat it like it's all the same. I do make that very, very clear. My big desire is to go and see how just the average person lives their life in Hong Kong. Otherwise, I just scour the internet and use what photo books I can find, but it's a pretty difficult process. I'm constantly worried that I might not be capturing the culture and atmosphere correctly since I've never seen it myself. It's always a huge relief to me when someone who's actually been to Hong Kong reads my work and tells me they felt the same atmosphere. It's a huge comfort every time I hear it.</p> <p></p> <figure class="fright"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="300" height="431" alt="vol-1-pg-6.png" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/cms/interview/199137/vol-1-pg-6.png.jpg" class="lazyload"><figcaption class="title">KOWLOON GENERIC ROMANCE</figcaption><figcaption class="credit copyright"><div class="text">© 2019 Jun Mayuzuki / SHUEISHA Inc.</div></figcaption></figure><p><b>You have a strong ability for plotting out virtually wordless sequences of panels in your storytelling. How do you approach conveying information in your stories without dialogue?</b></p> <p><b>MAYUZUKI:</b> One thing that's really important to me when I'm creating manga is to think about the tempo of the story. Not just the tempo inside the story but the rhythm of the real world if this manga was happening in real life. I think that a comfortable rhythm differs for each person, and this is the comfortable rhythm for me. I think it's very similar to rap. Rap music has this very steady rhythm. When I read manga, I can feel the rhythm that feels good to me. That's what I'm trying to incorporate into my storyboards. Sometimes, if I feel like a sequence is going too fast, I'll try to add a wordless panel in the middle to let the reader take a breath. It's like a pause in the music or a pause in the rhythm. From that point, we go fast, or we go slow, but there's like a set rhythm that I'm trying to keep with my sequences. I don't actually compose music myself, but I do try to draw my storyboards like I'm composing music. I think about the flow of the rhythm and the tempo of the storyline a lot. Obviously, not all readers are going to read my works at the same rhythm that I created it with, but I do think that anybody who has the same attraction towards this comfortable rhythm will find my works very attractive. Thinking about my work in terms of rhythm is just a habit for me now. That's why sometimes my works have panels that are very similar or come in sequential order. I'll have dialogue sequences and dialogue-less sequences. It's just a result of thinking about the rhythm of the work.</p> <p><b>The art on <cite class="e anime">Kowloon Generic Romance</cite> is incredibly detailed, especially the backgrounds. Do you have a specific process for conceiving and creating such lived-in-looking backgrounds like these?</b></p> <p><b>MAYUZUKI:</b> So, as far as <cite class="e anime">Kowloon Generic Romance</cite> goes, I have this assistant named Mr. Tobise. Thankfully, he really likes drawing tiny details. I asked him to do the spread that shows up in Volume 1, Chapter 1, which is the same drawing that's used under the dust jacket of all the Japanese volumes of <cite class="e anime">Kowloon Generic Romance</cite>. It's a very detailed cityscape of Kowloon. I was like, “I am so sorry, but this is what I want.” When I asked him to do it, I just felt so bad, but he was like, “Yeah, okay,” and just did it. If I was in his shoes, I would have quit working for me in two days. I really thought it was going to take him a whole day to do it, but he came back after a few hours. I was so surprised.</p> <p>It's great that my assistant is really good at doing these tiny details, and he loves doing it. For <cite class="e anime">Kowloon Generic Romance</cite>, there's so much of the inside of the city that gets depicted in the manga. According to Mr. Tobise, once you get the hang of it, it's really not that bad because there's a certain pattern to the way of things. For <cite class="e anime">After the Rain</cite>, I did draw my own backgrounds, but it really took me a long time. I did have good assistants then too, but Mr. Tobise's doing most of the background work right now. </p> <p></p> <figure class="fleft"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="300" height="431" alt="vol-1-pg-42.png" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/cms/interview/199137/vol-1-pg-42.png.jpg" class="lazyload"><figcaption class="title">KOWLOON GENERIC ROMANCE</figcaption><figcaption class="credit copyright"><div class="text">© 2019 Jun Mayuzuki / SHUEISHA Inc.</div></figcaption></figure><p><b>OKUMA-SAN (<cite class="e person">Jun Mayuzuki</cite>'s editor):</b> You know, you could do it. You have the ability and techniques to do it.</p> <p><b>MAYUZUKI:</b> Yeah, I could do it, but I don't really want to because it's going to take me a long time. For Mr. Tobise, it always seems to take less than I expect him to take. He's a really efficient worker. He's just a really, really competent assistant. I do obviously draw a lot of the work. There's a chapter title page with many Gene Terra plushies coming out of the door. I did draw all of that. I don't know how much hard work it is for Mr. Tobise, but he has said that he has a fun time doing it. He enjoys doing it. </p> <p><b>Compared to <cite class="e anime">After the Rain</cite>, which was very real-world based, <cite class="e anime">Kowloon Generic Romance</cite> has more science-fiction and fantastical elements. How different was your approach to crafting a series like this after your previous one?</b></p> <p><b>MAYUZUKI:</b> Kowloon doesn't exist anymore, as previously mentioned, so it makes it difficult to draw it in today's world. I decided to make it a story about the not-so-distant future since I'm setting it in Kowloon, which is a place that no longer exists. There are some mysterious elements, such as people who aren't supposed to exist, yet they're alive in the story, but I don't think of my work as science fiction. I do think about the timeline of it, setting it in the near future. </p> <p><b><cite class="e company">SHUEISHA</cite> EDITORIAL STAFF: </b> Maybe it's not "SF" like science-fiction. Maybe it's the way the manga artist Fujiko described "SF," which is ‘sukoshi fushigi’ in Japanese. So, "a little mysterious." </p> <p><b>MAYUZUKI:</b> don't know. I don't feel like I was intending it to be like that. I definitely don't intend it to be science fiction. I've heard feedback from readers who read it as science fiction, and they enjoy it as science-fiction. I think if my readers want to analyze it from a sci-fi standpoint, then that's fine. I'm not going to stop them, but personally, I'm not interested in science fiction. I do think that whether you set a story in the past, say, in the Sengoku Era, or if you decide to start a story in the future, the important thing is what kind of people live there? What kind of lifestyle are they leading? What kind of changes are they undergoing? What kind of growth are they undergoing? What are they obtaining throughout their lives? I feel like that's the important part of the story, and that's the part that I want to draw as a manga artist. If Kowloon still existed today, I might not have set it in the near future, but I would have still drawn the same story.</p> <p>In terms of genre, where my works fit in has always been sort of a debate. Before I started serialization, I was doing these one-shots, and there will always be this question, “Where does this fit?” I kept experiencing this phenomenon of putting a story in a shojo manga magazine, and then I would get comments that it belongs in a seinen magazine. I published <cite class="e anime">After the Rain</cite> in a seinen magazine for young men, but then I would get comments that it belongs in a shojo magazine because it's more romantic. Different readers seem to have different perspectives of my works, and that gives them different opinions about where my works fit in. I'm trying really hard right now to not obsess over where my work fits in. It's quite clear that maybe it's not up to me. I would prefer it if the publishers just take it and put it in a place where they feel like it would be easiest for readers to understand. As far as calling <cite class="e anime">Kowloon Generic Romance</cite> sci-fi goes, that's not my intention. Sci-fi has its own fan base. If I were to say it's a sci-fi romance, I feel like the fans of science fiction are going to complain because it doesn't actually fit the mold of science fiction. So, we always say that it's a mystery, or what they call ‘suspense’ in Japanese - a genre of mystery that focuses on building tension and anticipation and having these mysterious components. Obviously, people are free to consider it whichever genre, but I don't want the science fiction police to come after me. There are also people who police me about the Kowloon-ness of my work, so there are police everywhere. It's really like mystery suspense, close to the genre of horror in Japanese literature called 'Kaidan,' which is when scary things happen in a very realistic setting. </p> <p><b>Your works regularly focus on older characters, like both the leads of <cite class="e anime">Kowloon Generic Romance</cite> and Masami in <cite class="e anime">After the Rain</cite>. Can you describe any reasons for your interest in following these kinds of characters?</b></p> <p><b>MAYUZUKI:</b> I decided on having a woman in her 30s early on, and I feel like the reason might be because of my tendency to draw manga like I write diaries. In <cite class="e anime">After the Rain</cite>, we had this teenage character, and it's not fun to do the same thing over again, so the characters in <cite class="e anime">Kowloon Generic Romance</cite> are in their 30s. </p> <p>If we look at Akira being 17 in <cite class="e anime">After the Rain</cite>, then the next progressive step after that would have been to draw someone in their 20s, but I wanted to go further. It came at a time when there were no older adult female characters being prominently featured in young magazines. I thought having someone in their 30s is a good character setting for my next work, and 32 is just an age that I like. I like the sound of it. I like 32. It might seem kind of random, but I wanted to draw an adult woman. It's not actually Reiko who fits that bill. It's Kujirai B. She's the one that I really felt like I wanted to draw.</p> <p><b>OKUMA-SAN:</b> Mayuzuki-sensei is really good at showing the appeal of older characters, both men and women. It might be because she's just really good at observing them in that positive light and then putting that in her works. </p> <p><b>MAYUZUKI:</b> Yeah, maybe that is what it is. I do feel like older people just have more attractiveness to them. If I had to summarize the reason for having these older characters in my works in one word, it's my personal preference.</p> <p></p> <figure class="fright"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="300" height="431" alt="vol-2-pg-15.png" border="1" data-src="/thumbnails/max300x600/cms/interview/199137/vol-2-pg-15.png.jpg" class="lazyload"><figcaption class="title">KOWLOON GENERIC ROMANCE</figcaption><figcaption class="credit copyright"><div class="text">© 2019 Jun Mayuzuki / SHUEISHA Inc.</div></figcaption></figure><p><b><cite class="e anime">After the Rain</cite> and <cite class="e anime">Kowloon Generic Romance</cite> are both stories of romance in some way. Has romance always been a favorite storytelling convention of yours? If you were to do a non-romantic story next, what do you think it would be?</b></p> <p><b>MAYUZUKI:</b> It's not that I especially love romance as a genre or as a material. As far as I'm concerned, there are not many romantic elements in <cite class="e anime">After the Rain</cite> from my perspective, which is why I tried to pour that into <cite class="e anime">Kowloon Generic Romance</cite>. I put it in the title as well - 'Generic Romance.' It's not like it's my favorite thing that I have special, strong feelings about. </p> <p><b><cite class="e anime">Kowloon Generic Romance</cite> has been running since late 2019 for, as of this writing, a total of eight volumes. What are your hopes for the series as it continues and for the readers to get out of it as they keep following it?</b></p> <p><b>MAYUZUKI:</b> We were hoping to get it done in around 10 volumes, but I think it's going to take about 12 or 13 volumes. I don't want to extend the story or squish it down. I want to draw what I want to draw at the moment, but I do think that 10 volumes is a nice length. It's an easy length for people to pick up the series after it's finished, which is what we were aiming for. To my readers, I want to say that I know that this story is more complicated than my other previous works, and I know that some people are looking at it as a sci-fi story. However, the focus is more about how the characters live their lives, what kind of food are they eating, what kind of emotions are they feeling, what kinds of changes are they undergoing, etc. That's something that I've been trying to incorporate into my works ever since I was doing one-shots and short stories. I understand that some people might have fun with mysteries that are sort of scattered in this series, and if they want to have fun with it, that's fine. To any readers who are following along and getting a bit confused by the plot or feeling they can't keep up, I want you to really focus on the characters and follow the characters on their journey, because I think that is what's going to keep the story fun and interesting. If any of you are keeping up with <cite class="e anime">Kowloon Generic Romance</cite> and following along, I would really appreciate it if you can keep up with me until the end of the series. 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Anime Brings Influenza Event to Laguna Ten Bosch Theme Park </h1> <small>posted on <time datetime="2019-01-24T18:45:00-05:00"><strong>2019-01-24</strong> 18:45 EST</time></small> by Lynzee Loveridge </div> <div id="content-zone"> <div class="interest"> <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <script> J.document.ready(function(){ J('.box[data-topics~="article142504"]').remove(); }); J('#content-preferences [data-user-preferences-action-open]') .data('user-preferences-action-open', 'article'); </script> <div class="text-zone easyread-width"> <div class="KonaBody"> <!--INFOLINKS_ON--> <div class="meat"> <p>Achoo! <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=19438">Laguna Ten Bosch</a></cite> theme park visitors' cells will be hard at work at the <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=20564">Cells at Work!</a></cite> in <cite class="e company">Laguna Ten Bosch</cite> <a href="https://www.lagunatenbosch.co.jp/event/2019/hataraku-saibou/index.html" target="_blank">event</a>. The hands-on collaboration hopes to teach participants how to prevent influenza while playing around at the same time.</p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" width="500" height="125" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x500/cms/interest.2/142504/p_hataraku_influ_18.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>The theme park will set up an exhibition about the series' characters, a video in the theater area starring Helper T-Cell (played by <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=5039">Takahiro Sakurai</a></cite>), and mission activities like carrying oxygen to each area, finding and activating the Naive T Cells, and exterminating the influenza virus. Participants that manage to complete all three of Helper T-Cell's missions will receive a certificate with a limited edition design.</p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" width="600" height="337" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest.2/142504/influenza_fixw_730_hq.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>Characters from the show will be roaming around the park including red blood cells, naive T cells, and dendritic cells.</p> <p>The event will run at <cite class="e company">Laguna Ten Bosch</cite> Lagunasia park in Gamagori, Aichi until May 6.</p> <p>"Influenza" appeared in the third episode of the <cite class="e anime">Cells at Work!</cite> anime series and the third chapter of the manga series. The television anime aired from July to September and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=7606">Crunchyroll</a></cite> streamed the series as it aired in Japan.</p> <p><cite class="e company">Crunchyroll</cite> describes the episode's story: </p> <blockquote>Tired of repeating the same task (cell division) day after day, the Normal Cell laments while working his boring job, when a mysterious cell wearing a charming hat suddenly appears in front of him. This cell proceeds to invite the Normal Cell to spread mischief and play pranks on the White Blood Cells (Neutrophils) and Killer T Cells. Though the Normal Cell enjoys being able to blow off some steam from his day to day life, who is this charming hat wearing cell?</blockquote> <p>A special episode centering on the common cold <a href="/news/2018-12-28/crunchyroll-streams-cells-at-work-anime-new-episode/.141397">aired</a> on December 26.</p> <p><cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=8388">Kodansha Comics</a></cite> is publishing <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=146838">Akane Shimizu</a></cite>'s original manga in English.</p> <p><em>Source: <cite class="e company">Laguna Ten Bosch</cite> official <a href="https://www.lagunatenbosch.co.jp/event/2019/hataraku-saibou/index.html" target="-blank">site</a>, <a href="https://natalie.mu/comic/news/317305" target="_blank">Comic Natalie</a></em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/142504">discuss this in the forum (1 post)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_142504('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_142504('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_142504(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2019-01-24/cells-at-work-anime-brings-influenza-event-to-laguna-ten-bosch-theme-park/.142504"; var title = "Cells at Work! 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Which ones are worth watching?</span> <span class="full">― Anime is not always there for shōjo fans. Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. 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For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. 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The World Productions</a></cite> will launch the <a href="/news/2021-12-08/oban-star-racers-anime-to-launch-kickstarter-campaign-in-february-for-bd-release/.180389">planned</a> <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=13765">Kickstarter</a></cite> <a href="https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/savtheworld/oban-star-racers-15th-anniversay-bluray" target="_blank">campaign</a> on Tuesday for a 15th anniversary Blu-ray Disc release on the anime.</p> <p align="center"><span style="display: block; width: 640px; max-width: 100%"> <span style="display: block; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/wUVPKzgjhhA" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen="" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></iframe></span></span></p> <p align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" width="650" height="366" data-src="/thumbnails/max650x650/cms/news.5/182074/image-kickstarter-twitter_1200.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p style="clear:right"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" class="fright lazyload" width="317" height="450" data-src="/thumbnails/max450x450/cms/news.5/182074/000oban-star-racers-cycle-1-poster.jpg"><cite class="e company">Sav! The World Productions</cite> itself secured the rights to release the anime on Blu-ray Disc after what it said was "several years of difficult and costly negotiations."</p> <p>The release will include the entire 26-episode anime on five region-free Blu-ray Discs with 1080p, 24 frames per second, and 4:3 format. The release will also include 11 dubs, including: French, English, Japanese, German, Russian, Latin Spanish, Latin Portuguese, Italian, Dutch, Turkish, and Polish. The release will also have subtitles in French and English. A collector's edition will also include a 120-page mini artbook.</p> <p>Yeatman-Eiffel co-directed the <cite><cite class="e anime">Oban Star-Racers</cite></cite> anime with <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=22236">Thomas Romain</a></cite>. The anime was a co-production between French animation studio <cite class="e company">Sav! The World Productions</cite> and Japanese anime studios <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=815">Hal Film Maker</a></cite> and Pumpkin3D. The team at <cite class="e company">Sav! The World Productions</cite> lived and worked for two years in Tokyo to produce the anime, working with storyboard artists <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=4662">Kiyoko Sayama</a></cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=5795">Yoshimitsu Ohashi</a></cite>, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=9802">Sōichi Masui</a></cite>, as well as animation director <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=21114">Tetsuya Kumagai</a></cite> and editor <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1195">Takeshi Seyama</a></cite>. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=734">Yoko Kanno</a></cite> composed the opening and ending theme songs. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=132">Taku Iwasaki</a></cite> composed the background music.</p> <p>The series <a href="/news/2006-05-31/oban-premieres-next-week">premiered</a> in 2006. The anime aired in the United States on <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1652">ABC Family</a></cite> and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=3443">Jetix</a></cite>.</p> <p><cite class="e company">Sav! The World Productions</cite> describes the anime: </p> <blockquote> Every 10.000 years, champions from every civilization in the galaxy face off during a mystical and dangerous competition - the Great Race of Oban. Though shrouded in mystery, it is said the outcome of the race will completely redefine the balance of power within the Milky Way. For the Earth-Team, defeat is not an option as it may well spell the end of the fragile and embattled human race.<p>Too bad Earth's ace pilot falls victim to a terrible sabotage in the early stages of the pre-selection! With no other replacement available within a 25 light years radius, our last chance of victory now squarely rests on the shoulders of a rebellious 15-year-old mechanic, Molly, and her gung-ho copilot, Jordan. But the young woman is not prepared to shoulder such a huge responsibility. The only reason she joined the team (under an alias: her real name's Eva) was to confront her father, stern race manager Don Wei, the man who abandoned her in a boarding school ten years ago and never even bothered to call.</p> <p>Will “Molly” manage to pilot under her father's harsh command, let alone survive the mad competition? Will she ever find the strength to tell him who she truly is, and grow past the wounds of her past thanks to her new friends: Jordan and Nourasian prince Aikka? Whatever happens, Molly's fate, as well as the future of the human race, are now inextricably intertwined!</p> </blockquote> <p><cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=7059">Shout! Factory</a></cite> previously released the series on DVD in 2008. </p> <p>Romain <a href="/daily-briefs/2017-03-02/oban-star-racers-anime-sequel-spinoff-seriously-considered/.112871">stated</a> in 2017 that he is "seriously considering" working on a sequel or spinoff project for the anime.</p> <p><em>Source: Email correspondence</em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/182074">discuss this in the forum (2 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_182074('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_182074('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_182074(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2022-01-31/oban-star-racers-anime-launches-kickstarter-for-15th-anniversary-bd-release-on-tuesday/.182074"; var title = "Oban Star-Racers Anime Launches Kickstarter for 15th Anniversary BD Release on Tuesday"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-182074-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-182074-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.182074" readonly> </div> </div> <p> <a href="/news/">News homepage</a> / <a href="/news/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&amp;js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 21, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. 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The Official Visual Companion weaves a highly-interactive and absolutely stunning visual guide that taps into one of the most bizarre and creative minds in gaming development, "Swery65."<br> <br> Sure to be enjoyed by fans and newcomers alike, this extension of the Deadly Premonition universe is packed with 352-pages of faithfully-produced detail which offers up such helpful information as character bios, highly-detailed maps, and tips to help uncover all of the game's hidden secrets.<br> <br> <strong>Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut: The Official Visual Companion Features*:</strong><br> <br> • Over 100 interactive elements and loads of hidden secrets<br> <br> • Read Swery 65's developer notebook and gain access to behind the scenes notes, storyboards and secrets that let users learn how the game was created<br> <br> • Three interactive 'drag &amp; zoom' maps showing everything in the game<br> <br> • 262 Gallery Images featuring never-before-seen concept sketches and high-resolution art<br> <br> • Play with the 'Listen Here Zach' soundboard, and listen to the game's soundtrack<br> <br> • Play for hours with new puzzles, games, and the brilliant crime scene creator widget<br> <br> • And much more!<br> <br> *Warning: this book contains spoilers!<br> <br> Purchase your copy today from the <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=12660">iTunes</a></cite> iBookstore: <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/deadly-premonition-directors/id679978115?ls=" target="_blank"><span class="-wrap">https://itunes.apple.com/us/book/deadly</span>-premonition-directors/id679978115?ls</a><br> <br> Also, coming soon from Rising Star Games: <a href="http://steamcommunity.com/app/247660" target="_blank">Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut</a> on <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=15875">Steam</a></cite> for PC, with new features and additional content over the PS3 release.<br> <br> For more information on Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut, please visit: <a href="http://www.deadlypremonitionthegame.com" target="_blank"><span class="-wrap">www.deadlypremonitionthegame.com</span></a>.<br> For more information on all RSG titles, please visit the official site: <a href="http://www.risingstargames.com" target="_blank">www.risingstargames.com</a>.<br> <br> <strong>About Rising Star Games</strong><br> Rising Star Games USA, based in Los Angeles, CA, with a head office in the United Kingdom, distributes interactive entertainment software in North American and European territories for PC, <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6194">Microsoft</a></cite> Xbox 360™, <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=620">Nintendo</a></cite> 3DS™, <cite class="e company">Nintendo</cite> DS™ and <cite class="e company">Nintendo</cite> Wii™, <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=406">Sony</a></cite> <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=19354">PlayStation</a></cite>®3 system, <cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite>®Vita system, and PSP® (<cite class="e company">PlayStation</cite>®Portable) system via digital download and major retailers. Bringing decades of combined experience with unique knowledge and a genuine passion for interactive entertainment, Rising Star Games expanded its reach to a larger audience in 2012, and delivered such notable titles as Under Defeat HD Deluxe Edition, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=272271">Akai</a></cite> Katana, and is making waves with an exciting 2013 lineup, which includes the industry-polarizing <a href="http://www.deadlypremonitionthegame.com/" target="_blank">Deadly Premonition: The Director's Cut</a> and the upcoming <a href="http://www.beybladethegame.com/" target="_blank">BEYBLADE: Evolution</a>, designed exclusively for <cite class="e company">Nintendo</cite> 3DS. 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On January 31, previous simulpub chapters from <cite class="e company">Kodansha</cite>'s titles will be removed on the service. <cite class="e company">Azuki</cite> stated that this is a "policy change on <cite class="e company">Kodansha</cite>'s end that affects all of the platforms they distribute on." ANN reached out to <cite class="e company">Kodansha</cite>.</p> <p>This change affects the following series:</p> <ul> <li> <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=23469">A Sign of Affection</a></cite></cite> Chapters 20ex-32 </li> <li> <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=19483">Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card</a></cite></cite> Chapters 50-69 </li> <li> <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=20290">Drifting Dragons</a></cite></cite> Chapters 57-78 </li> <li> <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=21579">EDENS ZERO</a></cite></cite> Chapters 132-222 </li> <li> <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=11110">Space Brothers</a></cite></cite> Chapters 377-395 </li> <li> <cite>The <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=23102">Ghost in the Shell: The Human Algorithm</a></cite></cite> Chapters 20-54 </li> <li> <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=27804">The World of Summoning</a></cite></cite> Chapters 1-11 </li> <li> <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=20343">To Your Eternity</a></cite></cite> Chapters 147-165.2 </li> <li> <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=18437">Toppu GP</a></cite></cite> Chapters 29-79 </li> <li> <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=18313">Wave, Listen to Me!</a></cite></cite> Chapters 65-<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=23089">86</a></cite> </li> </ul> <p><cite class="e company">Azuki</cite> confirmed with ANN that other chapters, including early non-simulpub chapters of some of the series listed as well as non-simulpub series, will remain on the service.</p> <p><cite class="e company">Azuki</cite> teased an upcoming announcement "very soon."</p> <p><cite class="e company">Azuki</cite> launched in June 2021 on iOS, Android, and web browser in English worldwide except Japan. The service offers simulpub manga chapters shortly after they launch in Japan in addition to a library of other titles. <cite class="e company">Azuki</cite>'s first partnership was with <cite class="e company">Kodansha USA</cite>, and the service offered titles from the publisher's catalog at launch.</p> <p>Free users are able to access select chapters with advertisements. There is also a subscription available to customers for US$4.99 that allows subscribers to read manga without ads. Comment threads are available on each chapter for registered user discussion.</p> <p><strong>Update:</strong> Updated title and order of information to reflect overall change to <cite class="e company">Kodansha</cite>'s program.</p> <p><strong>Update 2:</strong> Added information on chapters that will remain on <cite class="e company">Azuki</cite> from <cite class="e company">Kodansha</cite>. <em>Source: Email correspondence</em></p> <p><strong>Update 3:</strong> <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=15577">Kodansha USA Publishing</a></cite> told ANN it has no additional information to share about the removal at the moment, but added, "What we can say is that <cite class="e company">Kodansha</cite> is reassessing the distribution of its English-language chapter-based content. Any updates on the exact nature of this reassessment will be shared at a future date." <em>Source: Email correspondence</em></p> <p><em>Source: Email correspondence</em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/193748">discuss this in the forum (18 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_193748('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_193748('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_193748(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2023-01-12/kodansha-ends-simulpub-manga-distribution-on-digital-service-azuki-other-platforms/.193748"; var title = "Kodansha Ends Simulpub Manga Distribution on Digital Service Azuki, Other Platforms (Updated)"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-193748-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-193748-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.193748" readonly> </div> <p> <small> this article has been modified since it was originally posted; see <a href="/cms/changelog/193748" rel="nofollow">change history</a> </small> </p> </div> <p> <a href="/news/">News homepage</a> / <a href="/news/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&amp;js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 21, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. 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The films are planned for new theatrical and home video releases.<p><cite class="e company">GKIDS</cite> has previously released Hosoda's later two films <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=20425">Mirai</a></cite></cite> and <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=24058">BELLE</a></cite></cite>, and also previously handled the theatrical release of <cite><cite class="e anime">Summer Wars</cite></cite> in the United States.</p> <p><cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=3">Bandai Entertainment</a></cite> previously released <cite><cite class="e anime">The Girl Who Leapt Through Time</cite></cite> on DVD in 2008, and on Blu-ray Disc in 2011. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6515">Funimation</a></cite> later <a href="/news/2016-02-18/funimation-licenses-the-girl-who-leapt-through-time-anime-film/.98810">acquired</a> the rights to the film and released it on Blu-ray Disc in 2016 and 2022.</p> <p><cite class="e company">Funimation</cite> previously released <cite><cite class="e anime">Summer Wars</cite></cite>, <cite><cite class="e anime">Wolf Children</cite></cite>, and <cite><cite class="e anime">The Boy and The Beast</cite></cite> on DVD and Blu-ray Disc.</p> <p><em>Source: <a href="/press-release/2024-03-18/gkids-lands-catalog-of-renowned-oscar-nominated-director-mamoru-hosoda/.208897">Press release</a></em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/208902">discuss this in the forum (15 posts)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_208902('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_208902('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_208902(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-03-18/gkids-licenses-mamoru-hosoda-4-catalog-films-for-theatrical-home-releases/.208902"; 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The film will be titled <cite>Manga o Hamidashita Otoko: <cite class="e person">Fujio Akatsuka</cite></cite> (The Man Who Went Beyond Manga: <cite class="e person">Fujio Akatsuka</cite>)</p> <div align="center"><span style="display: block; width: 640px; max-width: 100%"> <span style="display: block; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube-nocookie.com/embed/3MuOpp9qvS0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></iframe></span></span></div> <p>Masanori Tominaga (<cite>The Echo of <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=422">Astro Boy</a></cite>'s Footsteps</cite>) is directing the film and Tamori (live-action <cite><cite class="e anime">Tensai Bakabon</cite></cite>), who had a <a href="/news/2016-02-20/tamori-to-perform-live-action-tensai-bakabon-show-theme-song/.98901">close relationship</a> with Akatsuka, will perform the theme song. Orange Muroi is contributing 2D animation and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=11299">Animaroid</a></cite> is contributing 3D animation.</p> <div align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="650" height="340" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max650x650/cms/interest/101564/doc.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></div> <p>The documentary will pull together footage, new and old, from a wide variety of friends, fans, and fellow creators. These include <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=6650">Shōtarō Ishinomori</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=3773">Kamen Rider</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=2598">Cyborg 009</a></cite>), <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=108858">Kenichi Kitami</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=14141">Tsuri Baka Nisshi</a></cite>), <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=4719">Shinichi Suzuki</a></cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=5804">Tetsuya Chiba</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=3345">Ashita no Joe</a></cite>), <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=19399">Jirō Tsunoda</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1455">Pyunpyunmaru</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=7337">Ushiro no Hyakutaro</a></cite>), <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=6677">Hiroshi Fujimoto</a></cite> and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=40302">Motoo Abiko</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14223">Doraemon</a></cite>), <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=51887">Yōichi Fujita</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17323">Mr. Osomatsu</a></cite> director), <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=62027">Mitsutoshi Furuya</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=4529">Dame Oyaji</a></cite>), <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=75779">FROGMAN</a></cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=89433">Hideko Mizuno</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=11548">Honey Honey no Suteki na Bōken</a></cite>), <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=47362">Kenji Morita</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2367">Robotan</a></cite>), and Akatsuka's daughter Rieko Akatsuka.</p> <p>The recent <cite class="e anime">Mr. Osomatsu</cite> <a href="/news/2015-07-06/osomatsu-kun-manga-gets-3rd-tv-anime-series-after-27-years/.90127">anime</a> was also created to commemorate Akatsuka's 80th birthday. </p> <p>The film will open in theaters on April 30.</p> <div align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="500" height="260" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max500x500/cms/interest/101564/fujio.jpg" class="lazyload"></div> <p>Akatsuka led a distinguished career. He was born in 1935 in Manchuria, the area that is now the northeastern part of China. When World War II ended, his family moved back to live in Japan's Nara and Niigata prefectures. Since he dreamed of becoming a manga artist like <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=883">Osamu Tezuka</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime">Astro Boy</cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1342">Jungle Emperor</a></cite>/<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=627">Kimba the White Lion</a></cite>), he moved to Tokyo in 1954 to work in a factory while he honed his craft. He lived in the Tokiwa-sō, the Tokyo apartment building that became the haunt of famous and soon-to-be-famous artists such as Tezuka, <cite class="e person">Shōtarō Ishinomori</cite> (<cite class="e anime">Cyborg 009</cite>, <cite class="e anime">Kamen Rider</cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=5413">The Legend of Zelda: A Link to the Past</a></cite>), and the <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=5405">Fujiko Fujio</a></cite> duo (<cite class="e anime">Doraemon</cite>).</p> <p>Akatsuka made his professional debut with <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=21231">Arashi o Koete</a></cite> in 1956, and his first hit was 1962's original <cite class="e anime">Osomatsu-kun</cite> gag manga in <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=4118">Shonen Sunday</a></cite>. This manga won a <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=57">Shogakukan</a></cite> Manga Award in 1965. Akatsuka helped pioneer a new kind of gag manga that specialized in fast-paced, nonsensical humor. He would create dozens of manga titles, including the <i><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=1460">Mōretsu Atarō</a></cite></i> children's comedy, the popular family comedy <cite class="e anime">Tensai Bakabon</cite>, and the earliest magical girl manga <cite class="e anime">Himitsu no Akko-chan</cite>. In 1997, the Japan Cartoonists Association gave him the Literary Giant Award.</p> <p><i>Source: <a href="http://www.cinema-frontline.com/2016/04/movie-trailer-akatsukafujio.html" target="_blank">Cinema Frontline</a></i></p> <p><i>Thanks to Daniel Zelter for the news tip.</i></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/101564">discuss this in the forum (1 post)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_101564('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_101564('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_101564(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/interest/2016-04-29/osomatsu-kun-creator-akatsuka-gets-documentary-film/.101564"; var title = "Osomatsu-kun Creator Akatsuka Gets Documentary Film"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-101564-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-101564-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.101564" readonly> </div> </div> <p> <a href="/interest/">Interest homepage</a> / <a href="/interest/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&amp;js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 21, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. 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The medical suspense manga, which tells the story of a fictional town in Japan becoming overrun with a mysterious plague, originally ran in <cite class="e company">Kodansha</cite>'s <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=11660">Evening</a></cite> magazine from 2017 to 2018 and comprises three volumes in total. The title is a reference to a character from Albert Camus's classic existential novel <cite>The Plague</cite>.</p> <p>The timing of the rerun is no coincidence, as the new coronavirus COVID-19 spreads rapidly across the world. According to the manga's <a href="https://comic-days.com/blog/entry/riu_muryo" target="_blank">page</a> on <cite class="e anime">Comic Days</cite>, the first eight chapters were previously released for free, and this new serialization has been spurred by overwhelming response they received. "Although this work is fiction, and the scenario portrayed in it is different from reality, we hope it provides some help regarding 'the right way to be afraid,'" reads the introductory text. </p> <p>The manga's entire story will be serialized weekly for free, although readers who purchase coins through the website or app will be able to read ahead.</p> <p>On Twitter, Akato <a href="https://twitter.com/acatoao/status/1245243326397173760" target="_blank">wrote</a>: "By the time this weekly serialization ends, I hope the situation has calmed down in the real world..."</p> <p>The first reported cases of COVID-19 were in Wuhan, China in December, and then the disease began to spread in varying rates and intensities across many parts of the globe through incubation in human hosts. The World Health Organization (WHO) declared a world health emergency on January 30, and announced on March 11 that it is classifying the outbreak as a pandemic. As of Tuesday, the WHO <a href="https://experience.arcgis.com/experience/685d0ace521648f8a5beeeee1b9125cd" target="_blank">reported</a> that there are 754,948 infected individuals worldwide. 36,571 individuals have died from the disease.</p> <p>As of Tuesday, the WHO reported that Japan has 1,953 cases of COVID-19 with 56 deaths. These numbers do not include the number of cases from the <i>Diamond Princess</i> cruise ship docked in Yokohama. That cruise ship had 712 infected passengers with seven deaths.</p> <p>The Japanese government is <a href="/news/2020-03-30/japan-to-extend-entry-ban-to-u.s-china-s-korea-most-of-europe/.158089">restricting</a> travel to the country as the Japanese foreign ministry aims to raise the travel alert for these regions to level 3. 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Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. 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For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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Currently in development, the <cite class="e anime">Lament of the Lamb</cite> film venture has landed a coveted "In The Spotlight" position at this year's 19th Annual Tokyo International Film Festival. Ranked as one of the world's largest film festivals and Japan's only officially approved international film gathering, the 2006 Tokyo International Film Festival will be held in Tokyo from October 21 through October 29, 2006.<br> <br> Created by <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=18549">Kei Toume</a></cite> and originally published in Japan by <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=15605">Gentosha</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime">Lament of the Lamb</cite> follows the physical and mental torment of a man who discovers that he is cursed with a hereditary disease that makes him crave blood. A metaphor for teenage alienation, twisted sexual desire and insanity, <cite class="e anime">Lament of the Lamb</cite> presents psychological horror at its best.<br> <br> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=34">Stu Levy</a></cite>, <cite class="e company">TOKYOPOP</cite> CEO &amp; Chief Creative Officer, is producing the film. "We are honored to be spotlighted at one of the world's most<br> significant film festivals. I believe what impressed the committee most about <cite class="e anime">Lament of the Lamb</cite> was the distinctive East-meets-West approach to our production," Levy stated. "We'll script the story in Hollywood, attach a Japanese director, cast in the West, and shoot in Eastern Europe. Clearly, this production represents what <cite class="e company">TOKYOPOP</cite> as a media company is all about, from its business model to its creative approach."<br> <br> According to a statement from Tokyo International Film Festival Chairman, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=2987">Tsuguhiko Kadokawa</a></cite>, "Co-productions with a wide range of countries have increased in number, not to mention a spate of Hollywood remakes, as a burgeoning cinematic diaspora transcends the confines of national and regional borders. At a time when Asia is basking in the glow of such unprecedented attention, the Tokyo International Film Festival continues to consolidate its status as a launch pad for such superb works."<br> <br> While <cite class="e company">TOKYOPOP</cite>'S popular manga properties, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6231">Priest</a></cite> and <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=712">Pet Shop of Horrors</a></cite>, have been recently acquired for film adaptation by <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=406">Sony</a></cite> Screen Gems and Focus Features, respectively, <cite class="e anime">Lament of the Lamb</cite> signals the company's first move into theatrical feature film production. <cite class="e company">TOKYOPOP</cite>'s previous production credits include the TV series' Street Fury (<cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=4452">G4</a></cite>), <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1557">GTO</a></cite> (Showtime), <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=1592">Rave Master</a></cite> (The <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=704">Cartoon Network</a></cite>) and <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2276">Reign: The Conqueror</a></cite> (The <cite class="e company">Cartoon Network</cite> and Showtime).<br> <br> ABOUT <cite class="e company">TOKYOPOP</cite><br> <br> <cite class="e company">TOKYOPOP</cite> is hailed as a leading youth-oriented entertainment brand and an innovator of manga creation, with a revolutionary artistic vision that transcends countless platforms. From the introduction of the first-ever extensive manga publishing program in North America, to the development of its manga-originated intellectual properties into film, television and digital entertainment, <cite class="e company">TOKYOPOP</cite> has changed the way teens experience pop culture. The company's global reach has expanded to Europe and Asia, with recent offices opening in the UK and Germany and partnerships in Australia and China, in addition to its original Los Angeles and Tokyo operations. With millions of fans logging onto the new social networking site www.<cite class="e company">TOKYOPOP</cite>.com, reading its books, and watching its DVDs and television programs, <cite class="e company">TOKYOPOP</cite>'s award-winning catalogue of licensed and original properties has made the company a visionary in an ever-growing teen entertainment marketplace. 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Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. 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For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! 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He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. While the manga debuted in Shonen Jump to pretty much immediate success, it quickly ran into trouble when its author, Masaoki Shindo, started suffering from...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219740 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.052% 54.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219740/exo.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"><cite>Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 18, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This season works fine, as long as you're still invested in Blue Exorcist's world and characters enough to follow them through an action-light season with a sprawling plot.</span> <span class="full">― This review covers the dozen <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite> episodes streamed from October to December 2024. For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. 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The current president of <cite class="e company">Aniplex</cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=261206">Kōichirō Natsume</a></cite>, will continue in his role and will work with Katsumata to guide the company. Katsumata has also been promoted to the role of senior executive officer at <cite class="e company">Aniplex</cite>. </p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=181">Masuo Ueda</a></cite> is succeeding Katsumata as the CEO and President of <cite class="e company">A-1 Pictures</cite>, since Katsumata is leaving that role but remains as a board director. </p> <p><cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1374">Sony Pictures Entertainment</a></cite> established what would become <cite class="e company">Aniplex</cite> as the subsidiary SPE Music Publishing in 1995. It became <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=775">SPE Visual Works</a></cite> in 1997 as it focused more on animation production and distribution. Under its current name of <cite class="e company">Aniplex</cite>, it is a wholly owned subsidiary of SME. <cite class="e company">Aniplex</cite> itself established <cite class="e company">A-1 Pictures</cite> as its anime studio subsidiary in 2005. In the past five years, <cite class="e company">A-1 Pictures</cite> has animated <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=7421">Big Windup!</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9287">Birdy the Mighty: Decode</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9295">Kannagi</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10160">Black Butler</a></cite>, the Anime no Chikara <a href="/news/2009-08-11/zaidan-hojin-occult-designer-gakuin-senko-no-night-raid-anime-announced">projects</a>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=9174">Welcome to THE SPACE SHOW</a></cite>, and others. </p> <p>Katsumata had led <cite class="e company">A-1 Pictures</cite> since <cite class="e company">Aniplex</cite> launched the studio in 2005. He served as executive producer on <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=2960">Fullmetal Alchemist</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5088">Blood+</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=73">Rurouni Kenshin</a></cite>, and many other <cite class="e company">Aniplex</cite> projects. Ueda began his anime career as a producer in the anime studio <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=34">Sunrise</a></cite>, but joined <cite class="e company">Aniplex</cite> in 2003 and later <cite class="e company">A-1 Pictures</cite> at its 2005 founding. 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Momenta...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article218935 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 48.100% 0.400%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/218935/firefly-wedding.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218935">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/firefly-wedding/volume-1/.218935" data-track="id=182382&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/firefly-wedding/volume-1/.218935" data-track="id=182382&amp;from=SB"><cite>Firefly Wedding</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/218935">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It isn’t a perfect way to phrase it, but <cite>Firefly Wedding</cite>’s first volume feels like it lands somewhere in between <cite>Yakuza Fiancé</cite> and <cite>Yakuza Lover</cite>.</span> <span class="full">― It isn't a perfect way to phrase it, but <cite>Firefly Wedding</cite>'s first volume feels like it lands somewhere between <cite>Yakuza Fiancé</cite> and <cite>Yakuza Lover</cite>. That's not because there's a yakuza element to the story, at least not in those terms; set during what appears to ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article210707 views anime manga"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.141% 30.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/210707/honey-lemon-soda.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB">The Shōjo Anime Renaissance</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T09:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 09:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">After a long dry spell, there's finally an increase in shōjo anime adaptations. Which ones are worth watching?</span> <span class="full">― Anime is not always there for shōjo fans. Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. While the manga debuted in Shonen Jump to pretty much immediate success, it quickly ran into trouble when its author, Masaoki Shindo, started suffering from...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219740 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.052% 54.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219740/exo.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"><cite>Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 18, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This season works fine, as long as you're still invested in Blue Exorcist's world and characters enough to follow them through an action-light season with a sprawling plot.</span> <span class="full">― This review covers the dozen <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite> episodes streamed from October to December 2024. For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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Indeed, for all its seeds and saplings planted over the course of the preceding half-hour, this one's much more interested in the payoff it can mine in the forms of various gags and farcical indulgences. It also ends up prioritizing humor and entertainment at the expense of its own overt story in a way I ended up appreciating. Don't worry, I'll get on explaining my takeaway on all the various bits of this entry, but mostly I was just amused at how it came off as a course-correction after only two episodes. On the other hand, maybe the show laying that much foundation for payoff punchlines that ended up being mostly just okay still isn't the best sign of its resource management.</p> <p>Even amongst all its hotel hijinx and treant trifles, <i>LasDan</i> still decides to make time for other kinds of stock shenanigans, such as opening with that most hallowed of romance-comedy institutions: The fake dating plot. Lloyd and Selen seemingly going along with the arranged-marriage interview from the previous episode mostly comes off as a vehicle for Selen to get continued mileage out of her Lloyd-lusting bit, with some tonally-disparate nods to her belt backstory and Lloyd's inferiority complex. It's not really anything new, though it does seem to be here at the behest of clarifying later in the episode that Selen's love for Lloyd as well as her father is a truly heartfelt sentiment from her. I can appreciate that as a way to bring a character like Selen down closer to earth, who might come off as overtly ridiculous too much of the time otherwise.</p> <p>But despite making that focus the basis for the title of this episode, <i>LasDan</i> apparently tires of the fake-dating plot almost as quickly as it introduces it. Instead it just moves onto a succession of slightly-sexy pratfalls, first with a ‘massage’ bit continuing Kikyou's demon-sapling misunderstanding from last week, followed by conspicuously bringing in nearly every female character so far for an indulgent bathing scene. The former is kind of funny, mostly carried by all the entertaining flourishes from Selen as she crashes what turns out to be a surprisingly raunchy rub-down. Marie still doesn't have much to do this episode, meaning Selen's reactions and face game have to step up to carry the comedy quotient. Her belt also continues to be an element the animators on this show are clearly having fun with; the way it acts as a semi-sentient censor in the bath scene at least slightly elevates what would be a much more rote segment otherwise.</p> <p>However, it's at this point, right as the treant plot is being explained to us again, that the show suddenly leapfrogs itself in a way I can't really complain about, but must still acknowledge as oddly-accelerated. Minoki, secretary to Threonine who straight-up admits that no one remembers him, abruptly appears before Kikyou and blurts out his sole responsibility for every element of the treant scheme. Given the sheer number of parts that we were presented with previously, revealing them all to be briskly orchestrated by this one guy, with barely a motivation beyond apparently wanting to make Threonine look bad, feels like the show suddenly getting tired of dragging out its own plot and spontaneously deciding to wrap things up here. Admittedly it does work with the show's sense of anticlimax, with Kikyou shrugging off Minoki's explanation halfway through his speech because it doesn't jibe with the farcical Lloyd-focused part of the plot she's become fixated on. </p> <p>The other issue at this point is that <i>LasDan</i> kind of repeats itself for a moment here, going through the same motions of Lloyd being oblivious to a villain's nature, right down to him thinking he's just wearing a costume again. There's a fine line between effective repetition of a gag and just running it into the ground. The thing is, the series does figure out how to propel itself somewhat progressively as the action escalates, with Marie actually giving Lloyd a clue as to what's going on, resulting in an appreciable step forward for him. This is a fun new punchline: Lloyd thinking he only just actually beat a monster for the first time, and attributing it mostly to the assistance of his friends besides. It fits with the progression of his character and finds a way for him to move forward from simply wallowing in that faux-inferiority. If these characters are mostly going to exist as vehicles for jokes, I'll prefer to see them provide <i>new</i> jokes occasionally.</p> <p>It all makes for an episode I was mostly fine with. It was definitely more interesting and entertaining than the previous one. I just don't know if it was worth all that setup, especially as the payoff here was specifically at the expense of how little we were actually supposed to care about the plot. It makes me question the series' overall priorities, with characters like the mysterious Shoma dropping in on this one to lay down more cryptic potential beats for later. I'm therefore becoming less interested in the long-term implications of what those supposed story elements will be, and more just checking my watch until they subvert it with some goofy anticlimax. 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Il semble qu'ils aient tous deux été soumis à d'atroces expériences. C'est une femme vampire qui les auraient sortis de cet enfer, Noé serait parti avec elle, Vanitas, lui, n'aurait pas voulu la suivre… <br>Les années sont passées, embrumant les souvenirs de chacun. Mais s'il est une personne que Vanitas n'a jamais oubliée, c'est bien le docteur Moreau (clin d'œil au roman de George Orwell). Quand ils le retrouvent dans les sous-sols de Paris, n° 69, puisque tel est le nom de notre héros ne semble pas en vouloir plus que cela au médecin fou (ce qui est tout de même bizarre). Il présente sa troupe comme des amis du médecin. En le flattant, il veut en apprendre plus, notamment sur les surhommes que le monstre a créés à partir de vampires. En fait, cet homme complètement barge n'a qu'un but : devenir un vampire. Selon lui, c'est l'avenir de l'humanité. Mais comme il n'a pas été compris par l'Eglise, il s'est mis à les étudier. Il raconte qu'un jour le vampire de la lune bleue a attaqué son laboratoire, détruit ses recherches et enlevé Vanitas et Noé. Ce dernier serait en fait le n° 71, le frère de Vanitas. <br>Ce n'est pas encore très clair, mais les choses semblent bien plus brumeuses que l'on pouvait le penser. Car, en plus, le médecin taré est protégé par un maître bien puissant, il arrive à s'enfuir grâce à l'intervention de l'Araignée, l'un des membres des Charlatans… Mais qui est donc ce mystérieux protecteur ? </p> <p><b>Note : <span class="star_rating h20"> <span class="bar" style="width:80.0px"></span> <span class="stars"></span> </span> </b></p> <p><em> <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=17887">Les Mémoires de Vanitas</a></cite> - Case Study of Vanitas est diffusé sur <a href="https://www.wakanim.tv/fr/v2/catalogue/show/1381/les-memoires-de-vanitas">Wakanim</a>. </em></p> <div align="center"><p><button class="js-content" onclick="document.location='/fr/review/les-memoires-de-vanitas-case-study-of-vanitas/episode-9/.177065'">&lt;prev</button><select class="js-content" onchange="document.location=this.value"><option value="/fr/review/les-memoires-de-vanitas-case-study-of-vanitas/episode-2/.175944">Episode 2</option> <option value="/fr/review/les-memoires-de-vanitas-case-study-of-vanitas/episode-3/.175961">Episode 3</option> <option value="/fr/review/les-memoires-de-vanitas-case-study-of-vanitas/episode-4/.175962">Episode 4</option> <option value="/fr/review/les-memoires-de-vanitas-case-study-of-vanitas/episode-5/.175963">Episode 5</option> <option value="/fr/review/les-memoires-de-vanitas-case-study-of-vanitas/episode-6/.176790">Episode 6</option> <option value="/fr/review/les-memoires-de-vanitas-case-study-of-vanitas/episode-7/.176791">Episode 7</option> <option value="/fr/review/les-memoires-de-vanitas-case-study-of-vanitas/episode-8/.177064">Episode 8</option> <option value="/fr/review/les-memoires-de-vanitas-case-study-of-vanitas/episode-9/.177065">Episode 9</option> <option value="/fr/review/les-memoires-de-vanitas-case-study-of-vanitas/episode-10/.177885" selected>Episode 10</option> <option value="/fr/review/les-memoires-de-vanitas-case-study-of-vanitas/episode-11/.177886">Episode 11</option> <option value="/fr/review/les-memoires-de-vanitas-case-study-of-vanitas/episode-12/.177887">Episode 12</option></select><button class="js-content" onclick="document.location='/fr/review/les-memoires-de-vanitas-case-study-of-vanitas/episode-11/.177886'">next&gt;</button></p></div> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <hr> <div id="social-bookmarks"> mettre en favori/partager avec : <span onclick="social_share_177885('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_177885('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_177885(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/fr/review/les-memoires-de-vanitas-case-study-of-vanitas/episode-10/.177885"; 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The site is also <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nTdaS_1haJs" target="_blank">streaming</a> a preview video for 11th episode that reveals the special. <em>(Note: Linked video is region-locked to Japan. A region-free version is below.)</em></p> <p align="center"><span style="display: block; width: 560px; max-width: 100%"> <span style="display: block; padding-top: 56.25%; position: relative;"><iframe frameborder="0" width="560" height="315" src="//www.dailymotion.com/embed/video/x6h514r" allowfullscreen="" allow="autoplay" style="position: absolute; top: 0px; left: 0px; width: 100%; height: 100%;"></iframe></span></span></p> <p>The website had <a href="/news/2017-12-02/fate-extra-last-encore-anime-to-premiere-on-january-27/.124780">teased</a> the special broadcast in December.</p> <p>The main television anime series premiered on January 27, and is exclusively streaming on <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=10441">Netflix</a></cite> in Japan. The anime's subtitle is "Oblitus Chidōsetsu" (Oblitus Heliocentrism).</p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=115255">Akiyuki Simbo</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=18166">March comes in like a lion</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=12120">Puella Magi Madoka Magica</a></cite>) is the chief director of the anime at the studio <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=677">SHAFT</a></cite>. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=61248">Yukihiro Miyamoto</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime">Puella Magi Madoka Magica</cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=11188">Arakawa Under the Bridge</a></cite>) is serving as series director. Along with <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=55221">Hiroki Yamamura</a></cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=150647">Masaaki Takiyama</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16078">Tokyo ESP</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13719">Nyaruko: Crawling with Love!</a></cite>) is designing the characters based on <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=125377">Rco Wada</a></cite>'s (<cite class="e person">Wadarco</cite>) original designs and serving as chief animation director. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6693">Type-Moon</a></cite> and Marvelous are credited for the original game and original <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=5394">Fate/stay night</a></cite></cite> creator <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=18047">Kinoko Nasu</a></cite> is handling series composition. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=261198">Satoru Kousaki</a></cite> (<cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10196">Bakemonogatari</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=6430">The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya</a></cite>) is composing the music.</p> <p><cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1781">Marvelous Entertainment</a></cite> and <cite class="e company">Type-Moon</cite> released the <cite><cite class="e anime">Fate/Extra</cite></cite> <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=19354">PlayStation</a></cite> Portable game in Japan in 2010. Aksys Games <a href="/news/2011-07-02/aksys-adds-fate/extra-rpg-hakuohki-game">released</a> the game in North America in November 2011. 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The website also announced that <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=28816">Tetsuya Kakihara</a></cite> (voice of Natsu) and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=6581">Aya Hirano</a></cite> (Lucy) will attend an opening day stage greeting event at Tokyo's <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=18285">TOHO Cinemas Shinjuku</a></cite> on May 6.</p> <p align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="1" width="424" height="600" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/news/114980/fairy.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p>The website revealed last Wednesday that theaters showing the film will <a href="/daily-briefs/2017-04-12/fairy-tail-dragon-cry-filmgoers-get-storyboard-booklet-by-creator-hiro-mashima/.114690">give</a> viewers a free booklet while supplies last. The booklet contains the rough storyboards for the film that original manga creator <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=12763">Hiro Mashima</a></cite> drew. Mashima drew 193 pages of storyboard for the film (pictured below), and is also serving as executive producer. Mashima also drew rough sketches for the characters and the key visuals for the film, which feature Natsu half transformed into a dragon.</p> <p align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="424" height="431" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/news/114980/screen-shot-2017-04-18-at-11.31.05-am.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p>Starting in the movie's second week on May 13, each filmgoer will receive one of three randomly distributed character bromide photos of Natsu, Lucy, or Sonya, complete with a reproduced signature of the respective character's voice cast member.</p> <p align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="489" height="442" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/news/114980/screen-shot-2017-04-18-at-11.31.18-am.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p>The film's second promotional video <a href="/news/2017-03-15/fairy-tail-dragon-cry-film-2nd-promo-video-reveals-dragon-tomb/.113450">debuted</a> last month. The film will <a href="/news/2017-02-21/fairy-tail-dragon-cry-anime-film-reveals-cast-staff-new-characters-may-6-premiere-visual/.112420">open</a> in Japan on May 6.</p> <div align="center"> <img border="1" src="/img/spacer.gif" alt="" width="426" height="600" data-src="/thumbnails/fit600x600/cms/news/112420/news_xlarge_ft_dc_poster.jpg" class="lazyload"> </div> <p>The tagline in the visual reads "That power … is it hope or destruction…?"</p> <p>The cast <a href="/news/2017-03-14/fairy-tail-dragon-cry-film-casts-makoto-furukawa-aoi-yuki-jiro-saito/.113407">includes</a>:</p> <div align="center"> <cite class="e person">Tetsuya Kakihara</cite> as Natsu Dragneel<br><p><img border="0" src="/img/spacer.gif" alt="" width="370" height="700" data-src="/thumbnails/fit700x700/cms/news/112795/natsu.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p><cite class="e person">Aya Hirano</cite> as Lucy Heartfilia<br></p> <p><img border="0" src="/img/spacer.gif" alt="" width="346" height="700" data-src="/thumbnails/fit700x700/cms/news/112795/lucy.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=808">Rie Kugimiya</a></cite> as Happy<br></p> <p><img border="0" src="/img/spacer.gif" alt="" width="608" height="700" data-src="/thumbnails/fit700x700/cms/news/112795/happy.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=15878">Yūichi Nakamura</a></cite> as Gray Fullbuster<br></p> <p><img border="0" src="/img/spacer.gif" alt="" width="348" height="700" data-src="/thumbnails/fit700x700/cms/news/112795/gray.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=1376">Sayaka Ōhara</a></cite> as Erza Scarlet<br></p> <p><img border="0" src="/img/spacer.gif" alt="" width="364" height="700" data-src="/thumbnails/fit700x700/cms/news/112795/erza.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=270294">Satomi Satou</a></cite> as Wendy<br></p> <p><img border="0" src="/img/spacer.gif" alt="" width="403" height="700" data-src="/thumbnails/fit700x700/cms/news/112795/wendy.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=386">Yui Horie</a></cite> as Charles<br></p> <p><img border="0" src="/img/spacer.gif" alt="" width="555" height="700" data-src="/thumbnails/fit700x700/cms/news/112795/charles.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=123459">Makoto Furukawa</a></cite> as King Animus, the king of Stella kingdom.<br></p> <p><img border="0" src="/img/spacer.gif" alt="" width="632" height="700" data-src="/thumbnails/fit700x700/cms/news/112795/animus.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=68107">Aoi Yūki</a></cite> as Sonya, an aide to King Animus<br></p> <p><img border="0" src="/img/spacer.gif" alt="" width="414" height="700" data-src="/thumbnails/fit700x700/cms/news/112795/sonya.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=19882">Jirō Saitō</a></cite> as Zash Caine, the minister of state of Stella Kingdom<br></p> <p><img border="0" src="/img/spacer.gif" alt="" width="444" height="700" data-src="/thumbnails/fit700x700/cms/news/112795/zash.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> </div> <p>Those who purchase advance tickets for the film will <a href="/news/2017-03-14/fairy-tail-dragon-cry-film-casts-makoto-furukawa-aoi-yuki-jiro-saito/.113407">receive</a> clear files with Mashima's special illustration of Natsu. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=88">Kodansha</a></cite>'s <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=6457">Weekly Shōnen Magazine</a></cite></cite> originally published the illustration. Advance tickets with the clear file are now on sale at select theaters, <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=53">Animate</a></cite> stores, and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=12810">7-Eleven</a></cite> convenience stores in Japan. </p> <p align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" width="550" height="390" data-src="/thumbnails/fit550x550/cms/news/113407/file1.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" width="550" height="390" data-src="/thumbnails/fit550x550/cms/news/113407/file2.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p><cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=83516">Tatsuma Minamikawa</a></cite> (episode director for <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16028">Aldnoah.Zero</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14950">Attack on Titan</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14827">Haganai NEXT</a></cite>) is directing the film at <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=9909">A-1 Pictures</a></cite>. <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=8134">Shoji Yonemura</a></cite> is returning from the previous two television anime series to write the script, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=192290">Yuuko Yamada</a></cite> (chief animation director for <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14433">Hakkenden: Eight Dogs of the East</a></cite>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=16103">Persona 3 the Movie #3 Falling Down</a></cite>) is the character designer and chief animation director, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=37756">Yasuharu Takanashi</a></cite> is returning from the previous anime series and <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=17834">Fairy Tail Zero</a></cite> to compose the music. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=20453">GAGA</a></cite> is distributing the film.</p> <p align="center"><img src="/img/spacer.gif" border="0" width="550" height="346" data-src="/thumbnails/max550x550/cms/news/110536/fairy-tail-dragon-cry.png.jpg" class="lazyload"></p> <p><cite class="e company">Kodansha</cite>'s <cite class="e anime">Weekly Shōnen Magazine</cite> had <a href="/news/2015-05-15/fairy-tail-manga-gets-2nd-anime-film/.88197">announced</a> in May 2015 that <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=10942">Fairy Tail</a></cite> was getting a second anime film. </p> <p>The manga follows the adventures of world's most notorious mage guild, Fairy<cite></cite> Tail. The manga already inspired two television <a href="/news/2009-06-26/fairy-tail-manga-gets-anime-adaptation-green-lit">anime</a>, <a href="/news/2013-02-13/fairy-tail-manga-to-bundle-5th-dvd-with-poolside-anime">several</a> previous original video <a href="/news/2015-05-16/fairy-tail-manga-gets-new-original-anime-dvd/.88233">anime</a> <a href="/news/2010-12-08/fairy-tail-manga-26th-volume-to-bundle-anime-dvd">projects</a>, and spinoff <a href="/news/2014-06-28/fairy-tail-gets-2-new-manga-spinoffs-including-a-shojo-one/.76029">manga</a>. The <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=70">franchise</a></cite>'s first anime <a href="/news/2011-10-12/fairy-tail-adventure-manga-gets-film-next-august">film</a>, <cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=13785">Fairy Tail the Movie: Phoenix Priestess</a></cite>, <a href="/news/2011-11-17/fairy-tail-film-staff-listed">opened</a> in Japan on August 18, 2012.</p> <p>The television anime series also <a href="/news/2016-03-19/fairy-tail-tv-anime-has-new-project-in-the-works/.99990">revealed</a> in March 2016 that a new project is in the works.</p> <p><cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=1718">Del Rey</a></cite> <a href="/news/2007-07-28/del-rey-to-publish-fairy-tale-biography-manga-genshiken-fan-guide">published</a> the first 12 volumes of the original manga in North America, and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=8388">Kodansha Comics</a></cite> <a href="/news/2010-12-12/kodansha-adds-phoenix-wright-monster-hunter-deltora-quest">resumed</a> publishing the manga in English with the 13th volume in 2011. <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=7606">Crunchyroll</a></cite> <a href="/news/2009-10-05/crunchyroll-gets-fairy-tail-sasameki-koto-anime">streamed</a> the second television anime into several countries as it aired in Japan, and <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=6515">Funimation</a></cite> has been <a href="/news/2011-04-22/funimation-adds-fairy-tail-live-action-treasure-hunter">releasing</a> DVD/Blu-ray Disc sets.</p> <p><em>Source: <a href="http://natalie.mu/comic/news/229318" target="_blank">Comic Natalie</a></em></p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <a href="/cms/discuss/114980">discuss this in the forum (1 post)</a> | <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_114980('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_114980('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_114980(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/daily-briefs/2017-04-18/fairy-tail-dragon-cry-anime-film-reveals-new-key-visual/.114980"; 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For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. 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In the <cite class="e lexicon"><a href="/encyclopedia/lexicon.php?id=70">franchise</a></cite>, Toyonaga voices Gōshi Kaneshiro, while Kakihara voices Momotaro Onzai.</p> <p><cite class="e anime">B-PROJECT</cite> is <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=16889">MAGES</a></cite>' fictional male idol <a href="/interest/2015-08-22/b-project-unveils-ten-idols/.91954">project</a> featuring character designs by <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/manga.php?id=15005">Devils and Realist</a></cite></cite> creator <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=102849">Utako Yukihiro</a></cite>. The <cite class="e anime">B-PROJECT</cite> anime premiered in July 2016, and it is getting a <a href="/news/2017-10-01/b-project-male-idol-anime-gets-2nd-season/.122123">second</a> season.</p> <p>The anime's story follows Tsubasa, a new hire in the A&amp;R department of the major recording company Gandala Music. Tsubasa is immediately assigned to oversee the idol unit "B-PROJECT," which is made up of three idol groups: Kitakore, THRIVE, and MooNs. This is Tsubasa's first job, and she gets involved in various incidents and accidents as she deals with this group of young men who each have their own differing personalities.</p> <p>C3 AFA Singapore is one of five in content company <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=9991">Sotsu Co., Ltd.</a></cite> and Singaporean events and marketing agency <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=16521">Sozo Pte. Ltd.</a></cite>'s "C3 AFA" joint <a href="/news/2017-03-22/c3-anime-festival-asia-launch-joint-conventions-in-asia/.113739">events</a> that bring together their C3 and Anime Festival Asia events. Aside from Singapore, the events have also run in Thailand, Indonesia, and Japan, and will also have an event in Hong Kong in February 2018.</p> <p>The convention will take place at the Suntec Singapore Exhibition &amp; Convention Center on November 24-26. <a href="/news/2017-09-12/c3-afa-singapore-announces-1st-wave-of-musical-guests/.121232">Other</a> <a href="/news/2017-09-25/c3-afa-singapore-adds-tomohisa-sako-konomi-suzuki-true-mashiro-ayano-moso-calibration-as-musical-guests/.121819">musical</a> <a href="/news/2017-10-05/c3-afa-singapore-adds-iris-nano-as-musical-guests/.122305">guests</a> <a href="/news/2017-10-12/afa-singapore-adds-nogizaka46-as-musical-guest-holds-egoist-exhibition/.122610">include</a> <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=96782">ClariS</a></cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=27087">FLOW</a></cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=71858">fripSide</a></cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=147597">Luce Twinkle Wink☆</a></cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=70825">May'n</a></cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=134541">Shiena Nishizawa</a></cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=109062">Tomohisa Sakō</a></cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=107898">Konomi Suzuki</a></cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=154157">Moso Calibration</a></cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=126062">TRUE</a></cite>, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=129931">Mashiro Ayano</a></cite>, Iris, <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=108933">Nano</a></cite>, and <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=113342">Nogizaka46</a></cite>. The event will screen an exhibition by musical group <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=105736">EGOIST</a></cite>. It will also <a href="/news/2017-10-14/c3-afa-singapore-hosts-voice-actress-kiyono-yasuno-as-guest/.122728">host</a> voice actress <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=99806">Kiyono Yasuno</a></cite>. The event will also <a href="/news/2017-06-19/c3-afa-singapore-to-screen-1st-episode-of-kyoto-animation-violet-evergarden-tv-anime/.117672">hold</a> a preview screening of the first episode of <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=235">Kyoto Animation</a></cite>'s upcoming <cite><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=19665">Violet Evergarden</a></cite></cite> television anime.</p> </div> <hr> <!--INFOLINKS_OFF--> </div> </div> <!--source: ...--> <div> <div id="social-bookmarks"> bookmark/share with: <span onclick="social_share_122831('twitter')" class="-clickable" style="color:#2ebbe9" title="Twitter"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#twitter"></use></svg> </span> <span onclick="social_share_122831('facebook')" class="-clickable" style="color:#486cb9" title="Facebook"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#facebook"></use></svg> </span> <script> function social_share_122831(action) { var url = "https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2017-10-17/c3-afa-singapore-hosts-voice-actors-toshiyuki-toyonaga-tetsuya-kakihara/.122831"; var title = "C3 AFA Singapore Hosts Voice Actors Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Tetsuya Kakihara"; var ssurl, ssoptions = 'menubar=no,toolbar=no,resizable=yes,scrollbars=yes,'; if (action == "facebook") { ssurl = 'https://www.facebook.com/sharer/sharer.php?u=' + encodeURI(url); ssoptions += 'height=300px,width=600px'; } if (action == "twitter") { ssurl = 'https://twitter.com/share?url=' + encodeURI(url) + '&text=' + encodeURI(title); ssoptions += 'height=254px,width=600px'; } window.open(ssurl, '', ssoptions); } </script> <a onclick="$('article-122831-shorturl').toggle();this.blur();" class="-clickable"> <img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="18" height="18" alt="short url" data-src="/images/system/bookmark-shorturl.png" class="lazyload"> </a> <input type="text" id="article-122831-shorturl" style="margin:-4px;display:none;width:140px" value="http://4NN.cx/.122831" readonly> </div> </div> <p> <a href="/news/">News homepage</a> / <a href="/news/archive" rel="archives">archives</a> </p> <!-- google_ad_section_end --> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="infinite-scroll-outlet" style="height: 0;"></div> </div> </div> <div id="sidebar" class="grid-view thumb-view"> <div> <div class="options-menu requires-javascript"> <div class="minimize-off icon" title="maximize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(false);">⬈</div> <div class="minimize-on icon" title="minimize sidebar" onclick="ANN.sidebar.minimize(true);">⬋</div> <div class="images-off icon" title="hide images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(false)">-</div> <div class="images-on icon" title="show images" onclick="ANN.sidebar.images(true)">+</div> <div class="open-preferences icon" title="open preferences" data-user-preferences-action-open="sidebar"> <svg role="img" class="icon"><use xlink:href="/stylesheets/icons/all.svg?1715293591#gear"></use></svg> </div> </div> <div class="herald-boxes"> <div class="box iab side"> <div> <noscript> <iframe src="/show.aframe?t=R&amp;js=no" scrolling="no"></iframe> </noscript> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article220269 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 40.000% 18.074%" data-src="/images/cms/review/220269/castlevania-n-season-2.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/castlevania/nocturne-season-2-anime-streaming/.220269" data-track="id=182723&amp;from=SB"><cite>Castlevania: Nocturne</cite> Season 2 Anime Streaming Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-21T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 21, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220269">1 comment</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">It may have taken a few tries, but with this second season of <i>Nocturne</i>, the animated <i>Castlevania</i> franchise has finally produced a true masterpiece.</span> <span class="full">― Castlevania is one of the series that I have been privileged to cover since the original Netflix animated project premiered back in 2017. 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That's not because there's a yakuza element to the story, at least not in those terms; set during what appears to ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article210707 views anime manga"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.141% 30.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/210707/honey-lemon-soda.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB">The Shōjo Anime Renaissance</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T09:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 09:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">After a long dry spell, there's finally an increase in shōjo anime adaptations. Which ones are worth watching?</span> <span class="full">― Anime is not always there for shōjo fans. Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. While the manga debuted in Shonen Jump to pretty much immediate success, it quickly ran into trouble when its author, Masaoki Shindo, started suffering from...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219740 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.052% 54.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219740/exo.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"><cite>Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 18, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This season works fine, as long as you're still invested in Blue Exorcist's world and characters enough to follow them through an action-light season with a sprawling plot.</span> <span class="full">― This review covers the dozen <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite> episodes streamed from October to December 2024. For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! 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Collabs with Sega for Summer Campaign </h1> <small>posted on <time datetime="2015-08-04T19:45:00-04:00"><strong>2015-08-04</strong> 19:45 EDT</time></small> by Carlos Cadorniga </div> <div id="content-zone"> <div class="interest"> <!-- google_ad_section_start --> <script> J.document.ready(function(){ J('.box[data-topics~="article91262"]').remove(); }); J('#content-preferences [data-user-preferences-action-open]') .data('user-preferences-action-open', 'article'); </script> <div class="text-zone easyread-width"> <div class="KonaBody"> <!--INFOLINKS_ON--> <div class="meat"> <p>The girls of μ's have gotta go fast this summer.</p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="600" height="600" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/91262/summer-1.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <p>Idol anime <i><cite class="e anime"><a href="/encyclopedia/anime.php?id=14062">Love Live!</a></cite></i> is in a special collaboration with game developer <cite class="e company"><a href="/encyclopedia/company.php?id=79">Sega</a></cite> for their special Summer Campaign, kicking off on August 8. 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Two different designs will be available, one on August 8 and the other on September 1.</p> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="450" height="450" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/91262/summer-3.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <center>August version</center> <center><img src="/img/spacer.gif" width="446" height="446" border="0" data-src="/thumbnails/max600x600/cms/interest/91262/summer-4.jpg" class="lazyload"></center> <center>September version</center> <p>The claw catcher games will feature some special acrylic stand panel figures, featuring the μ's members individually. These will be released on September 12-27. These games will also present a special <cite class="e person"><a href="/encyclopedia/people.php?id=268358">Rin Hoshizora</a></cite> and Sonic design towel. 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That's not because there's a yakuza element to the story, at least not in those terms; set during what appears to ...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside views t-feature" data-topics="article210707 views anime manga"> <div class="category-line views t-feature"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 49.141% 30.000%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/feature/210707/honey-lemon-soda.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category views t-feature"> feature </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/feature/2025-01-20/the-shojo-anime-renaissance/.210707" data-track="id=182352&amp;from=SB">The Shōjo Anime Renaissance</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-20T09:00:00-05:00">Jan 20, 09:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/210707">19 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">After a long dry spell, there's finally an increase in shōjo anime adaptations. Which ones are worth watching?</span> <span class="full">― Anime is not always there for shōjo fans. Not that there isn't any in a given season, but at times it can feel like every other show that comes out is either an adaptation of a <cite>Shonen Jump</cite> property, a male power fantasy light novel, or something else that isn't all that concerned with attr...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219721 reviews manga"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 46.667% 12.845%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/encyc/A25808-1038028711.1722181903.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/ruridragon/volume-1/.219721" data-track="id=182232&amp;from=SB"><cite>RuriDragon</cite> Volume 1 Manga Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-19T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 19, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219721">14 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="manga" href="/all/?topic=manga" target="intro-by-topic"> manga</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">In spite, or perhaps because of how laid-back it is about Ruri’s seemingly bizarre circumstances, RuriDragon really feels like something special.</span> <span class="full">― Honestly, the fact that I'm even here reviewing <cite>RuriDragon</cite> at all is something of a minor miracle. While the manga debuted in Shonen Jump to pretty much immediate success, it quickly ran into trouble when its author, Masaoki Shindo, started suffering from...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside reviews t-review" data-topics="article219740 reviews anime"> <div class="category-line reviews t-review"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 53.052% 54.500%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/review/219740/exo.jpg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category reviews t-review"> review </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/review/blue-exorcist/beyond-the-snow-saga/anime-series/.219740" data-track="id=182231&amp;from=SB"><cite>Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga</cite> Anime Series Review</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T12:00:00-05:00">Jan 18, 12:00</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/219740">7 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">This season works fine, as long as you're still invested in Blue Exorcist's world and characters enough to follow them through an action-light season with a sprawling plot.</span> <span class="full">― This review covers the dozen <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite> episodes streamed from October to December 2024. For anyone new to <cite>Blue Exorcist</cite>, this is <cite>not</cite> where you start. This far into the series, the season's a case of what <cite>TV Tropes</cite> calls Cont...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220193 news anime"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 51.750% 2.930%" data-src="/images/cms/news.8/220193/main_mvdas1c7j40070b5qvo7kmsaw2jka1.png"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/detective-conan-anime-replaces-toru-furuya-with-takeshi-kusao-in-toru-amuro-role/.220193" data-track="id=182601&amp;from=SB"><i>Detective Conan</i> Anime Replaces Tōru Furuya With Takeshi Kusao in Tōru Amuro Role</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T04:29:05-05:00">Jan 18, 04:29</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220193">9 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="anime" href="/all/?topic=anime" target="intro-by-topic"> anime</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Tōru Furuya stepped down from role last year after acknowledging affair with abuse</span> <span class="full">― Episode #1,150 of the Detective Conan television anime series aired on Saturday with dialogue by the character Tōru Amuro. The episode's ending credits confirmed that Takeshi Kusao (Dragon Ball franchise's Trunks, Yes! Precure 5's Coco) has replaced Tōru Furuya as the voice actor for Tōru Amuro — a character named af...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="herald box aside news t-news" data-topics="article220185 news people"> <div class="category-line news t-news"></div> <div class="thumbnail lazyload" style="background-position: 42.818% 30.499%" data-src="/thumbnails/cover400x200/cms/news.8/220185/hiroshi-shinkawa.jfif.jpeg"> <div class="overlay"> <div class="category news t-news"> news </div> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> </div> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB"></a> </div> <div class="wrap"> <div> <h3> <a href="/news/2025-01-18/composer-arranger-hiroshi-shinkawa-dies/.220185" data-track="id=182604&amp;from=SB">Composer, Arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa Dies</a> </h3> <div class="byline"> <time datetime="2025-01-18T00:27:47-05:00">Jan 18, 00:27</time> <div class="comments"><a href="/cms/discuss/220185">4 comments</a></div> <span class="topics"> <a topic="people" href="/all/?topic=people" target="intro-by-topic"> people</a> </span> </div> <div class="snippet"> <span class="hook">Shinkawa arranged songs for <cite>Cat's Eye, Kimagure Orange Road, Ninja Scroll</cite></span> <span class="full">― The official X/Twitter account for composer and arranger Hiroshi Shinkawa posted a message from his wife on Friday revealing that Shinkawa died on January 8 of ischemic heart failure. He was 69. Shinkawa's funeral was limited to close relatives and was held on Friday. Shinkawa was born on July 26, 1955 in Tokyo. He was the mu...</span> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div style="clear:left"></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div id="footer"> All material <a href="/copyright-policy">Copyright</a> © Anime News Network LLC. 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