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Summer anime “Isekai Shikkaku” will feature new cast members Yoshitsugu Matsuoka and Katsuyuki Konishi! How will they be involved in the story? Episode 3 previewThe synopsis and preview cuts for episode 3, “I’m always ready to die,” of the summer anime “Isekai Shikkaku,” which will air on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, have been released.

"Isekai Shikkaku" is a cynical, black humor-filled "other world x literary giant x double suicide x dark fantasy" story ...
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“Lemino presents ANIMAX MUSIX 2024 FALL” to be held on November 23rd! First lineup of performers announced, including Shoko Nakagawa, Shouta Aoi, Yuuma Uchida, and ASCA”Lemino presents ANIMAX MUSIX 2024 FALL” has been scheduled to be held at Yokohama Arena (Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture) on Saturday, November 23, 2024 (national holiday)!

The first wave of performers has also been announced, including KOTOKO, Shoko Nakagawa, Ave Mujica, Shouta Aoi, ASCA, AS...
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A dream interview between Maeda Go Affle and Yaguchi Yato, the stars of the live-action film “Blue Period”, has come true! In “Monthly Afternoon”The live-action film “Blue Period” will be released on August 9, 2024. To commemorate this, a four-page dream conversation between Maeda Gordon, who plays the protagonist Yaguchi Yatora in the film, and the protagonist Yaguchi Yatora from the original manga, was realized in the July 25 issue of “Monthly Afternoon”. In addition, a special visual of Yaguchi and Maeda standing side by side, drawn by the original author Yamaguchi Tsubasa exclusively for the magazine, was also unveiled.

"Blue Period" is a long-awaited live-action film adaptation of Tsubasa Yamaguchi's manga about art school entrance exams...
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Voice actress Suzuki Aina’s representative works include “Love Live! Sunshine!!”, “The Weakest Tamer Started a Scavenger Journey”, “Dropkick on My Devil”, “Iwa Kakeru! -Sport Climbing Girls-“, and “Gyakuten Sekai no Denchi Shoujo”. – Summary of Representative Anime Characters (2024 Edition)July 23rd is the birthday of voice actress Aina Suzuki. Congratulations!

Aina Suzuki is a voice actress who has voiced characters such as Mari Ohara in Love Live! Sunshine!! , Ivy in The Weakes...
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“ONE PIECE” short story by Eiichiro Oda to be made into an anime! “MONSTERS” to be streamed on WOWOW On Demand from July 23rdIt has been announced that the anime “MONSTERS: One Hundred and Three Joys Hiryu Samurai Kyoku,” based on the short story “MONSTERS” by Eiichiro Oda of “ONE PIECE,” will be streamed on WOWOW On Demand, which distributes popular and anticipated anime, from midnight on July 23rd.

"MONSTERS" is a legendary short story written by the young 19-year-old Eiichiro Oda before the serialization of "ONE PIE...
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The official report of the opening ceremony of “Ultra Heroes EXPO 2024 Summer Festival IN Ikebukuro Sunshine City” has arrived! Yuki Totsuka and Kaho Mizutani from “Ultraman Arc” will be on stage!”Ultra Heroes EXPO 2024 Summer Festival IN Ikebukuro Sunshine City” will be held from Saturday, July 20th to Monday, August 26th, 2024.

The official report of the opening ceremony, which took place the day before the event, has arrived! This summer, from J...
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Summary of the cast, plot and characters of the movie “Kaguya-sama: Love Is War: The Final”The movie “Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The Geniuses’ War of Love and Brains – Final” will be broadcast on terrestrial television for the first time on TBS from 9:00 pm on July 22, 2024. Here we will introduce the plot, cast, and more of “Kaguya-sama: Love Is War – The Geniuses’ War of Love and Brains – Final”.

Love is a war. The "love battle of wits" where "the one who falls in love loses!" has finally been settled! Private Shuc...
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Ogura Yui’s new album “Bloomy” will be released on September 18th! New artist photo released | Title and visuals of her first live tour in about 5 years also revealedVoice actress and artist Ogura Yui’s new album “Bloomy”, her first in about two and a half years, will be released on Wednesday, September 18, 2024! Along with the announcement, a new artist photo has been released.

In addition, the title of her first live tour in about five years has been decided as "Ogura Yui LIVE TOUR 2024 ~Bloomy ...
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Monk slot “Yoasobigurashi!” It was supposed to be just a massage… but!? When my butt gets rubbed, an unexpected voice comes out…! Episode 3 advance cutFrom the summer anime “Yoasobigurashi!”, the synopsis and advance scene cuts of the third episode “You’ll have to loosen it up!”, which will be broadcast on Sunday, July 21, 2024, have been released.

The original work, "Yariheya Gurashi," is a manga for young men that depicts a sweet and dangerous cohabitation life wit...
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The summer anime “Kinnikuman” Perfect Chojin Ancestor Arc, no-credit ending video released! The ending song is a light-hearted rap song by Kinnikuman (CV: Miyano Mamoru), and the video features more than 50 characters in total.The TV anime “Kinnikuman” Perfect Origin arc is being broadcast every Sunday since July 7th on the “Agaru Anime” slot on 28 CBC/TBS affiliated stations nationwide, and is also available for unlimited viewing exclusively on Netflix.

This time, the non-credited ending video has been released. The ending theme "Choujin" by Kinnikuman (voiced by Miyano M...
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“Blue Lock” Kiyoshi, Horaku, Nagi and others become angels! Cute merchandise with deformed illustrations on saleFrom the TV anime “Blue Lock,” merchandise featuring illustrations with an angel theme will be released.

The original work of "Blue Lock" is a soccer manga that won the 45th Kodansha Manga Award in the Boys' category. The sto...
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I hope you’ll laugh when you hear this song at the end | TV anime “Nigejou no Wakakuni” serialization part 3: Interview with Botchiboromaru, the ED theme song composerThe historical spectacle manga “Nigejou no Wakakuni” by popular author Matsui Yusei, who is also the creator of “Majin Tantei Nougami Neuro” and “Assassination Classroom”, has been adapted into a TV anime. It has been airing on TOKYO MX, BS11, and 30 other stations nationwide since July 2024. The protagonist of this work is Hojo Tokiyuki, who lost everything due to a rebellion by Ashikaga Takauji, a trusted shogunate vassal. Tokiyuki escapes to Suwa, where he meets friends and overcomes the difficulties that come his way by “running away” and “surviving”.

Animate Times is running a series of interviews that delves deeper into the appeal of this work! In the third installmen...
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“Haikyu!!” Hinata & Kenma, “SPY×FAMILY” Anya & Bond… “Summer Festival” themed goods now available♪Original goods using newly drawn images from six TV anime series, “Haikyu!!”, “Jujutsu Kaisen”, “SPY×FAMILY”, “Dr.STONE”, “My Hero Academia”, and “Kaiju No. 8”, will be available. TOHO animation STORE will be taking orders.

This article will introduce "Haikyu!!", "SPY×FAMILY", and "Dr.STONE". These goods will be released as the "TOHO animatio...
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Kawashima Reiji (role of Asano Taiyo), Hondo Kaede (role of Yozakura Mutsumi), and Konishi Katsuyuki (role of Yozakura Kyoichiro) of the anime “The Great Operation Yozakura Family” look back on the story so far | “It’s fun to meet everyone” The Yozakura family cast is also friendlyThe second season of the TV anime “Miss Yozakura’s Great Mission” is currently airing from July 2024. Animate Times interviewed Reiji Kawashima, who plays Taiyo Asano, Kaede Hondo, who plays Mutsumi Yozakura, and Katsuyuki Konishi, who plays Kyoichiro Yozakura, about their memories of the first season.

Perhaps because it was just the three of them, they ended up talking about how cute Mutsumi is, but the second half of t...
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[FNS 27-Hour TV] Shimofuri Seiya, Chocolate Planet Nagata, Matsuo and others appear on “Sazae-san”! Character visuals revealedThe visuals of the characters of the guest voice actors of “Sazae-san” who will be broadcast on the second day of “FNS 27-Hour TV: Japan’s Most Fun School Festival!” (Fuji TV, July 20, 2024 18:30 – July 21, 21:54) have been released.

"FNS 27-Hour Television" is a huge live special broadcast on the Fuji Television Network. This year, the show will be ba...
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End card released from the second episode of the summer anime “ATRI -My Dear Moments-“, the first episode will be a collaboration with “Astro Boy”! Non-credit OP video releasedThe game “ATRI -My Dear Moments-” released by Aniplex’s novel game brand “ANIPLEX.EXE” has been made into a TV anime! It will be broadcast on TOKYO MX and other stations from Saturday, July 13, 2024.

It has been decided that end cards will be released from episode 2 onwards. End cards are single images that are display...
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Please watch over Sakunahime as she grows into a charming “god” — An interview with Naomi Ozora, voice of Sakunahime, and Rika Kinugawa, voice of Kokorowahime, from the TV anime “Sakunahime of Rice and Ruin”The TV anime “Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin” began airing on Saturday, July 6, 2024.

The original game, currently on sale by Marvelous, is known for its focus on the extremely rare subject of rice farming,...
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“Detective Conan” – They seem close, but they’re not! Heiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama turn into figuresHeiji Hattori and Kazuha Toyama from “Detective Conan” have been made into figures by Furyu’s high-quality hobby brand “F:NEX.” The figures come with a printed pedestal inspired by the movie “Detective Conan: The Million Dollar Five-Pointed Star,” and are available for preorder at the hobby online store “AmiAmi.”

"Detective Conan" is a mystery manga by Gosho Aoyama that has been serialized in "Weekly Shonen Sunday" since 1994 and c...
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From the summer anime “The Mob’s Heroic Exploration Tale,” advance scene cuts and a synopsis of episode 3, “The Viscount-class Demon and Sylphy’s Troubles,” have been released!”Mob to Hajime no Tansaku Eiyuutan” is published by Hobby Japan Co., Ltd.’s light novel label [HJ Bunko]. The TV anime of the same work will be broadcast on TOKYO MX and other stations from Saturday, July 6, 2024.

Scene cuts and a synopsis from episode 3, "The Viscount-Class Demon and Sylphy's Troubles," have been released. The newl...
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“Look Back” and “A Few Minutes of Cheer” are tough, but heartwarming! Are there more anime depicting creators?Creating something is fun. But only a handful of people can make a living from their creations. And even fewer can make a living by creating what they love. That’s why stories about creators are full of intense drama.

Recently, there have been many anime works that depict people who want to express something. Works that have appeared ar...