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“Crayon Shin-chan” collaborates with masked horror writer and YouTuber Amana! On August 31st, “Why not watch a horror movie at the end of summer? Special” will be broadcast.Since its first broadcast in 1992, Crayon Shin-chan has continued to be loved by people of all ages and genders.

Next week, from 4:30 pm on Saturday, August 31st, we will be broadcasting "How about watching a horror movie at the end ...
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“The Wild Last Boss Has Appeared!” to be made into a TV anime! Super teaser visual and comments from the original author releasedAt the NBCUniversal Japan Anime Industry Panel at AnimeNYC 2024, the largest anime convention in North America being held in New York, USA, it was announced that Earth Star’s popular comic series, “The Wild Last Boss Appeared!”, which has sold over 1.3 million copies in total, will be made into a TV anime!

Along with the super teaser visual, comments from the original author, Entou-sensei, illustrator, YahaKo-sensei, and com...
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Chiaki Kobayashi has been selected as the guest voice actor for the “Doraemon” birthday special broadcast on September 7th! A happy comment has arrived from KobayashiIt has been announced that Chiaki Kobayashi will make a guest appearance as the hero Theseus on the “Doraemon” birthday special, which will be broadcast on Saturday, September 7, 2024!

A comment from Kobayashi and a synopsis of the main story have been released. Nobita and his friends want to give Doraem...
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“Uma Musume Cinderella Gray” will be made into a TV anime in 2025, and the teaser visual and teaser PV have been released! Comments from Tomohito Takayanagi, who plays Oguri Cap, have arrived, and comments and congratulatory illustrations from Taiyo Kusumi, the original manga artist, have also been released.”Uma Musume Cinderella Gray” is a comic adaptation of the cross-media content “Uma Musume Pretty Derby,” which has sold over 6 million copies and is currently being serialized in Weekly Young Jump. It has finally been made into a TV anime! It has been decided that it will be broadcast in 2025.

In addition, a teaser visual featuring the main character of this work, Oguri Cap, has been released! A teaser PV has al...
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Voice actress Aoi Koga has been selected as a representative for her works such as “Heaven Burns Red”, “Spreading Sky! PreCure”, “Our Remake”, “Princess Principal”, and “Kaguya-sama: Love is War” – Summary of representative anime characters (2024 edition)August 24th is the birthday of voice actress Aoi Koga. Congratulations!

Aoi Koga is a voice actress who has voiced characters such as Tama Kunimi in " Heaven Burns Red, " El-chan/Princess El/C...
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Voice actress Aoi Koga has been selected as a representative for her works such as “Heaven Burns Red”, “Spreading Sky! PreCure”, “Our Remake”, “Princess Principal”, and “Kaguya-sama: Love is War” – Summary of representative anime characters (2024 edition)August 24th is the birthday of voice actress Aoi Koga. Congratulations!

Aoi Koga is a voice actress who has voiced characters such as Tama Kunimi in " Heaven Burns Red, " El-chan/Princess El/C...
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“Look Back” reaches 1 million viewers in the 8th week since its release! Original smartphone wallpapers using the teaser visuals will also be distributed”Look Back,” written by Tatsuki Fujimoto, was released on the comic distribution site “Jump+” in July 2021 and recorded over 2.5 million views on the first day. The theatrical anime version of the work has been released in theaters nationwide since Friday, June 28, 2024.

On Sunday, August 18th, the eighth week since its release, it was announced that the film had reached 1 million viewers....
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Episode 8 of “Suicide Squad” has been released with a preview scene cut and synopsis! Comparison video of Harley vs Katana’s sword fight scene is now availableThe TV anime “Suicide Squad: Another World” is currently being broadcast on three channels: TOKYO MX, BS11, and ABEMA Anime SPECIAL. It is a fantasy series set in another world, where villains such as Harley Quinn and the Joker from DC Comics’ “Suicide Squad” are active in another world.

This time, the first scene cuts and synopsis of Episode 8 have arrived. In addition, a comparison video of the Harley vs...
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From “Goodbye, Earth,” the synopsis and advance scene cuts for episode 7, “The Seventh Movement: The Tester. A Form of Curse and Blessing,” have arrived!Author Tou Ubukata’s masterpiece novel “Bye-Bye, Earth” has been adapted into a WOWOW original anime! It is currently being broadcast and streamed on WOWOW every Friday from 11:30 p.m. It is also being broadcast on other BS stations and streamed on various streaming platforms.

The synopsis and preview cuts from episode 7, "The Seventh Movement: The Tester. A Form of Curse and Blessing," which wi...
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Official report of Nelke Planning’s 30th ANNIVERSARY “Nelfes 2024” has arrived! Various titles such as New Tenimyu, Ace Star, and Toumyu will be gathered togetherOn Tuesday, August 20th, 2024, Nelke Planning’s 30th ANNIVERSARY, “Nelfes 2024,” was held at Nippon Budokan in Tokyo and AiiA 2.5 Theater Kobe in Hyogo.

"Nelfes" is a one-night-only event that brings together various titles produced and created by Nelke Planning. This will...
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Character visuals of the fifth-year students of the Ninjutsu Academy for “Nintama Rantaro the Movie: Dokutake Ninja Corps’ Strongest Strategist” have been released! Comments from Toshimitsu Oda, Shigeru Shibuya, Junichi Kanemaru, Takumi Yamazaki, and Ryuichi Azuma have also arrivedThe popular TV anime “Nintama Rantaro” was born from “Rantaro, the Failed Ninja” by Sobei Amako and is loved by people all over the country. “Nintama Rantaro the Movie: Dokutake Ninja Corps Strongest Strategist” will be released nationwide from Friday, December 20, 2024.

This time, character visuals of the fifth graders of the Ninjutsu Academy (Hyosuke Kukuchi, Kan'emon Ohama, Raizo Fuwa, ...
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Seiyuu Grand Prix 30th Anniversary “Seigura FES.” to be held on November 30th and December 1st! First line-up of performers announced, including Shouta Aoi, Kikuko Inoue, Sumire Uesaka, and moreThe Seiyuu Grand Prix 30th anniversary event “Seigura FES.” will be held at the Makuhari Messe Event Hall on Saturday, November 30th and Sunday, December 1st!

The first lineup of performers has now been announced. "Seigura FES." will feature a talk and variety section that makes...
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Summer anime “Senpai wa Otoko no Ko” series: Series Composition: Yoriko Tomita | The conversation between Ryuji and Saki at the beginning of episode 10. I think that is the quickest way to eliminate discrimination and prejudice.”Senpai wa Otoko no Ko” is a webtoon serialized on LINE Manga that won third place in the Web Manga category of the “Next Manga Awards 2021” and first place in the “5th Manga Ranking for Anime Adaptation”. The TV anime of this work, which carefully depicts the human relationships between Makoto Hanaoka, a boy who loves cute things, his junior, Emi Aoi, and his best friend Ryuji Oga, and the process of their growth, will be broadcast on Fuji TV’s “Noitamina” and other stations from 24:55 every Thursday from July 4, 2024.

Animate Times is running a series of interviews looking back on the anime broadcast! This time, we asked series composer...
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In commemoration of the release of “Black Box,” the second opening theme for the anime “NieR:Automata Ver1.1a,” we interviewed LiSA! Her favorite is the “star” phrase that captures the worldview of the work | The coupling song “Brainwashing,” written and composed by Kitani Tatsuya, is the first song in history to address the audience with “you”!?LiSA’s 22nd single, “Black Box,” was released on Wednesday, August 21, 2024.

The title song is the opening theme for the second season of the currently airing anime "NieR:Automata Ver1.1a," and is ...
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“The Healer Who Was Expelled from the Party is Actually the Strongest” Enjoy a reading drama video with Kaori Maeda, who plays Narsena! The reading of the first volume of the novel will be released over six weeksThe otherworldly buddy fantasy “The Healer Who Was Expelled from the Party is Actually the Strongest” from “Let’s Become a Novelist”. The TV anime of the work will start broadcasting on October 5, 2024 on the “ANiMAZiNG!!!” frame on ABC TV and TV Asahi’s 24 nationwide stations.

A video recitation of the first volume of the novel (prologue to episode 5) has been released, featuring Kaori Maeda, wh...
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From “Mayonaka Punch”, the 8th episode “Participation! TSUMA FES · Extreme” advance scene cut & synopsis released! YouTuber Emirin and Sasuke and Ago King from “Puri Channel” will appear as guest voice actorsThe TV anime “Mayonaka Punch” (abbreviated as MayoPan), produced by PAWORKS, has been airing on TOKYO MX, AT-X and other channels since Monday, July 8th!

The preview scene and synopsis of episode 8, "Participation! TSUMA FES Extreme," which will be broadcast on Monday, Augu...
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The official One Piece merchandise store, One Piece MUGIWARA STORE HARAJUKU, has opened in Harajuku! We got a sneak peek at what’s inside!The official ONE PIECE merchandise store, ONE PIECE MUGIWARA STORE HARAJUKU, will open in Harajuku, Tokyo on August 23, 2024!

This is the ninth permanent merchandise store, and it has lots of Devil Fruit themed merchandise and apparel! They even ...
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“Blue Period” Volumes 1-15 Giveaway Campaign!!The e-book service “Animate Bookstore” will be holding a lottery campaign where you can win volumes 1 to 15 of the comic “Blue Period.”

Five people who apply on the special page of Animate Bookstore will be randomly selected to receive volumes 1 to 15 of "...
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Report on the stage greeting celebrating the release of “Zegapain STA” with Asanuma Shintaro, Hanazawa Kana, Kawasumi Ayako, and director Shimoda Masami | They even talked about the recording and audition for the TV series 18 years ago!The anime series “Zegapain” began with a TV series broadcast in 2006, and “Zegapain ADP” was released as a movie in 2016. The latest work, “Zegapain STA”, which depicts the sequel to the TV series, started screening in theaters on Friday, August 16, 2024.

On Saturday, August 17th, the day after the release, a special stage greeting was held at Shinjuku Piccadilly, with Asan...
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10th Anniversary Project for “Wake Up, Girls!” Launched | New Illustrations Released & Screening of the Final Live “Wake Up, Girls! FINAL LIVE ~Memories of the Parade~” AnnouncedThe 10th anniversary project for the anime “Wake Up, Girls!” produced by Ordet and Tatsunoko Productions has begun!

An original illustration by character designer Naoki Chikaoka has been released. In addition, a Blu-ray BOX and CD that ...