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Featuring Seiji Maeda, Gen Sato, and others! Cast comments after recording of the drama CD “Takayoshi-kun and Amagi-kun” released!!”Takayoshi-kun and Amagi-kun” (KADOKAWA) by Mai Hanageno has been gaining popularity since its serialization on Da Vinci Web, becoming a hot topic and being labeled “Reiwa BL.”

We received comments from the six cast members appearing in the drama CD scheduled for release on November 27th! ▼Back r...

2024.10.04

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If you win the A prize, you can participate in a one-on-one online tea party! “Yukihiro Nozuyama’s Lottery Mate – Cheers to Tonight with Drinking Buddies! Edition” is now available on Animate Online Store!!”Nozuyama Yukihiro’s Kujimate ~Cheers tonight with drinking buddies! Edition~” is now available on Animate Online Store!

You are guaranteed to win one of the following: an online tea party just for two of you with Nozuyama Yukihiro, a signed...

2024.10.04

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We bring you the official report of the advance screening of the TV anime “Haigakura”! The character PV [Friend or Foe Edition] and the synopsis and stills from the first episode are also released!!The TV anime “Haigakura” will finally start airing on Monday, October 7th. Ahead of the broadcast, we bring you an official report on the advance screening that was held at United Cinema Toyosu on Sunday, September 22nd!

In addition, the third character PV, "Friend or Foe Edition," has also been released. In addition, the synopsis and scen...

2024.10.04

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The official report for the special program “Touch.” has arrived! Ren Nagase, Ryuta Bando, Kentaro Maeda, and director Tatsuyuki Nagai will appear.On Tuesday, September 24th, 2024, at 10pm, a special program for the film “Touching,” which will be released on Friday, October 4th, entitled “Touching Thoroughly from All Directions! Director/Starring Cast/Artists All Together SP!” was broadcast free of charge for one hour on ABEMA.

The program featured the main cast members Ren Nagase, Ryuta Bando, and Kentaro Maeda, as well as director Tatsuyuki Nag...

2024.10.04

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Animate Kashiwa has relocated and reopened on the 5th floor of Kashiwa Modi! The sales floor has been enlarged, making it an even more enjoyable store to shop at!!Animate Kashiwa will be relocating and reopening on December 13, 2024 on the 5th floor of Kashiwa Modi, a commercial facility located a 2-minute walk from the south exit of Kashiwa Station!

Animate is a specialty store for anime, comics, and games with 124 stores across all 47 prefectures in Japan, and Animat...

2024.10.04

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“Azumaya-kun also learned a lot of emotions as he became romantically involved with Takato-san, so I think his humanity changed.” – “I’m Being Threatened by the No. 1 Man I Want to Hold” Series Surpasses 5 Million Copies: Interview with Sakurabi HashigoThe hugely popular BL comic “I’m Being Threatened by the No. 1 Man I Want to Dakarete” (commonly known as “Dakaichi”) by Sakurabi Hashigo has been adapted into an anime, a stage play, and a novel. Currently, 9 volumes have been released, and the latest magazine serialization (scheduled to be included in volume 10) marks the start of the long-awaited “cohabitation arc.”

To celebrate the work surpassing 5 million copies in sales, we interviewed Sakurabi Hashigo! This interview is a must-se...

2024.10.04

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Character design and cast information for “Ninja Batman vs. Yakuza League” revealed for the first time! Wataru Takagi will continue to play the role of Joker from the previous film, and Rie Kugimiya will play the role of Harley Quinn!The character designs and casting information for Joker and Harley Quinn from the original animation “Batman Ninja vs. Yakuza League,” currently being produced by Warner Bros. Japan’s animation production division, have been revealed for the first time.

The character designs are by Noriyuki Okazaki. The Joker is wearing a purple special attack suit with "yankee kanji" suc...

2024.10.04

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“Touch.” is released today, Friday, October 4th! <To celebrate the first day of release> New visuals and new scenes of the mysterious creature “Touch” are all released at once!The latest original feature-length animated film, Touching, from the trio of director Nagai Tatsuyuki, screenwriter Okada Mari, and character designer/chief animation director Tanaka Masayoshi, who have worked on the heart-stirring youth trilogy Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day (2011, 2013), The Anthem of the Heart (2015), and Her Blue Skies (2019), will be released nationwide on Friday, October 4, 2024.

To commemorate the first day of release, new visuals packed with highlights from the movie "Fureru" and new stills of th...

2024.10.04

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Non-credited opening and ending videos for the fall anime “Ao no Hako” released!”Ao no Hako” (original story by Koji Miura) is a popular youth club love story currently being serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” (Shueisha). The TV anime adaptation of the series will be broadcast simultaneously nationwide on 28 TBS affiliated stations from 11:56 p.m. every Thursday starting October 3, 2024.

This time, the non-credit opening and ending videos have been released! The opening video, set to "Same Blue" by Officia...

2024.10.04

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From the fall anime “Nina in the Starry Kingdom,” the first night “The Beginning of Sin” advance scene cuts and synopsis are released! Broadcast countdown colored paper campaign is underwayThe royal palace romance fantasy “Nina of the Starry Kingdom” (by Rikachi), which won the 46th Kodansha Manga Award in the shoujo category and is currently being serialized in “BE・LOVE” (Kodansha), will be adapted into a TV anime series that will begin airing on October 10th on TOKYO MX.

Advance scene cuts and a synopsis from the first episode, "The Beginning of Sin," have been released. Nina, a girl with ...

2024.10.03

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Scene cuts and synopsis of episode 1 “Kinokoinu’s Birthday” from the fall anime “Kinokoinu” have arrived! Blu-ray store bonuses for Animate and Gamers have also been announcedThe slightly mysterious everyday fantasy animation “Kinokoinu” based on the original comic (written by Aosei Kimama / published by Tokuma Shoten Comic Ryu) has sold over 1.75 million copies in total. The TV anime adaptation of the same work has been broadcast and distributed since October 3rd (Thursday).

Scene cuts and a synopsis have arrived from episode 1, "The Mushroom Dog's Birthday." Blu-ray information has also been ...

2024.10.03

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Advance scene cuts and a synopsis of episode 12, “Shinobi Monogatari Shinobu Mustard Part 4,” from “Monogatari Series Off & Monster Season” have been released!The latest installment of the series, “Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season,” is an anime adaptation of a novel by Nishio Isin by Shaft. It will be available for free and exclusively on ABEMA from July 6th, every Saturday at 10pm.

This time, advance scene cuts and a synopsis for episode 12, "Shinobi Monogatari Shinobu Mustard Part 4," have been rele...

2024.10.03

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From the 7th season of “My Hero Academia”, episode 20 (158th episode overall) “A Girl’s Ego” advance scene cuts and a 30-second trailer not aired on TV have been released!The comic series has sold over 100 million copies worldwide! The hugely popular comic “My Hero Academia” (commonly known as “Hiroaka”) by Kohei Horikoshi was serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” (published by Shueisha). The seventh season of the TV anime has been airing since May 2024.

This time, early scene cuts and a 30-second preview not aired on TV from the 20th episode of the 7th season (158th episo...

2024.10.03

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From the fall anime “Ranma 1/2”, the first episode “Ranma Has Come” advance scene cuts, synopsis and next episode preview released! Visual and profile of “Jusenkyo Guide” played by Koichi Yamadera releasedRanma 1/2 (written by Rumiko Takahashi) was serialized in Weekly Shonen Sunday from issue 36 in 1987 to issue 12 in 1996 and is still immensely popular today. It has been announced that the work will be adapted into a completely new anime series, which will begin airing on Saturday, October 5th.

Advance scene cuts, a synopsis, and a preview of the next episode from episode 1, "Ranma Comes," have been released. Add...

2024.10.03

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From “Shinkalion Change the World”, advance scene cuts and synopsis of episode 25 “Dream or Mission” have been released!The project “Shinkalion” series is based on the idea of three companies: JR East Planning, Shogakukan Shueisha Productions, and Takara Tomy. The new TV anime “Shinkalion Change the World” has been airing since Sunday, April 7, 2024.

Scene cuts and a synopsis from episode 25, "Dream or Mission?", which will air on Sunday, October 6th, have been release...

2024.10.03

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Coming tomorrow! 4DX screening experience report for “The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of Gegege – The Real Version” [No spoilers for the real version scenes]The film “The Birth of Kitaro: The Mystery of Gegege – Real Version,” which won the 47th Japan Academy Prize for Excellence in Animation, will be screened again in theaters nationwide on Friday, October 4, 2024. (Distributor: Toei / R15+)

The real version includes 327 retakes and redubs of the sound to match, allowing you to enjoy a different perspective fr...

2024.10.03

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I was happy that the same delicacy was preserved when it was made into an animation – TV anime “Ao no Hako” Chiba Shoya x Ueda Reina x Kito Akari interview | Expressing emotions carefully through character movementsThe heartwarming youth club love story has finally been made into a TV anime! The TV anime “Ao no Hako” will start broadcasting on Thursday, October 3, 2024.

The protagonist, Inomata Daiki, is a hardworking and straightforward person who admires his senior, Shikano Chinatsu. Th...

2024.10.03

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Toshiyuki Toyonaga, Tomokazu Sugita, Yu Shimamura and others appear at the advance screening of the fall anime “Mecha Ude”! They talk about the characters they played and their favorite scenesOn Saturday, September 28th, a preview screening and talk show for the TV anime “Mecha-Ude” (scheduled to start broadcasting on October 3rd, 2024) was held at United Cinema Toyosu in Tokyo.

The talk show that took place after the screening of episodes 1 to 3 was moderated by Hiroshi Matsuyama, president of Cy...

2024.10.03

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Congratulations on reaching 1 million subscribers! What is the appeal of ChroNoiR (Kuronowa) that is loved by so many people? We will introduce some of the journey that the two have taken.On October 1, 2024, ChroNoiR (pronounced: Chronoir, nickname: Kuronowa) surpassed 1 million subscribers, and the celebratory mood continues with numerous congratulatory messages from fans and commemorative videos being released on the channel.

ChroNoiR is a unit formed by Kanae and Kuzuha, who are members of Nijisanji, a VTuber/Virtual Liver group run by ANYCOLO...

2024.10.03

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Autumn anime “Shopping Panda!” will start broadcasting on November 6th, and the key visual has been released! The latest 15-second commercial features the theme song sung by Shopping Panda (CV: Ikue Otani)Rakuten Group Inc.’s (hereinafter “Rakuten”) official character “Shopping Panda” has been made into an anime! It has been decided that the anime will start broadcasting on TOKYO MX from 21:54 to 22:00 on Wednesday, November 6, 2024! The latest broadcast and distribution information has been released.

The key visual has also been released. ▲Released key visual In each episode, a shopping item that arrives at the house t...

2024.10.03

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