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An interview with Hideaki Shirasaka, series writer for Mayonaka Punch | It’s only because it’s an original work that the characters can have a wide range of range [Staff and Voice Actor Interview Series No. 7]The original TV animation “Mayonaka Punch”, brought to you by the PAWORKS staff behind “Paripi Kongming”, will begin airing on Monday, July 8, 2024!

Masaki, also known as "Masakichi," is a member of the "Harikiri Sisters," a trio of NewTubers active on the world's most...

2024.08.05

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The synopsis, sneak preview, and web trailer for “Oshi no Ko” episode 17 (season 2 episode 6) “Growth” have been released!The second season of the TV anime “Oshi no Ko” has been airing on TOKYO MX and 35 other stations nationwide since Wednesday, July 3rd.

The synopsis, sneak preview, and web trailer for Episode 17 (Season 2 Episode 6) "Growth" have been released! Surrounded...

2024.08.05

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Mayumi Tanaka and Kazuki Tsubasa will also be making guest appearances! Chisa Yokoyama will be hosting the Sakura Wars midsummer festival “Sakura Shinguji’s Birthday Party – The Brilliance of 119ct”!Sakura Shinguji, the main heroine of the game “Sakura Wars,” was born on July 28, 1905. And since July 28 this year is a Sunday, a party to celebrate Sakura Shinguji’s 119th birthday (expressed as “119 carats,” a unit of mass for gemstones) was held on Sunday, July 28, 2024, at the Ueno Onshi Performance Outdoor Stage (Mizukami Music Hall) in Tokyo, hosted by Chisa Yokoyama.

This time, Tsubasa Kazuki (OSK Nippon Revue) , who rose to fame for his role as Tachibana Aoi, the top male star of the ...

2024.08.05

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“Kaiju No. 8” Season 2 to be broadcast in 2025! Season 1 compilation / simultaneous screening of “Hoshino’s Holiday” to be released in theatersThe hugely popular manga “Kaiju No. 8” (by Naoya Matsumoto) has been serialized on Shueisha’s manga magazine app “Shonen Jump+” since July 2020. It has won numerous manga awards and has sold over 15 million copies in Japan (including digital versions) with 13 volumes published so far. The first season of the TV anime began airing in April 2024, and a sequel was announced on the day the final episode aired.

And today, August 5th, "No. 8 Day," a lot of the latest information has been released, including, "The second season wil...

2024.08.05

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“Attack on Titan 10th ANNIVERSARY “ATTACK FES”” Day 2 “Attack Sound Experience Final” will be streamed on a delayed basis! The 10th anniversary anime event featured 15 voice actors including Yuuki Kaji, Yui Ishikawa, and Marina InoueIt has been decided that there will be a delayed broadcast of Day 2 “Attack Sound Experience Final” of the live event “Attack on Titan 10th ANNIVERSARY “ATTACK FES”” held to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the broadcast of the TV anime “Attack on Titan” at K Arena Yokohama on Sunday, January 28, 2024!

The event will allow visitors to relive the music and visuals of "Attack on Titan" through a chronological interweaving ...

2024.08.05

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From the summer anime “A Long Time Ago, Magical Girls and Evil Were Enemies,” episode 5 “We Are Enemies” preview scene cuts and synopsis have been released!The TV anime “Once Upon a Time, Magical Girls and Evil Were Enemies” is currently airing on TOKYO MX, BS11 and other stations from Tuesday, July 9, 2024.

The synopsis and preview cuts from episode 5, "We Are Enemies," which is scheduled to air on Tuesday, August 6th, have b...

2024.08.05

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Summer anime “Kinnikuman” Perfect Superhuman Ancestor Arc, full-scale battle card announcement PV released! Kinnikuman’s first opponent is Peek-a-BooThe 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.

A promotional video announcing the match cards has now been released, revealing a total of six cards featuring Kinnikuma...

2024.08.05

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From the summer anime “Egumi Legacy,” advance scene cuts and a synopsis of episode 5, “For Whom the Guitar Plays,” have been released!The card game “EGUMI LEGACY,” for which voice actor Takuya Eguchi was in charge of character design, has been adapted into an anime titled “Egumi Legacy” by director Masa Mori, who also worked on “Kai Shain”! Broadcasting and streaming will begin on Tuesday, July 9, 2024.

This time, advance scene cuts and a synopsis from episode 5, "For Whom Does the Guitar Play," have been released. In ord...

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“My Hero Academia” finally comes to an end, with Kohei Horikoshi’s thank-you message published in “The New York Times”! A global popularity poll will be heldThe hugely popular comic series “My Hero Academia” (written by Kohei Horikoshi) has sold over 100 million copies worldwide. It began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump issue 32 (released July 7, 2014) and will finally conclude in the combined special issue 36/37 of 2024 (released August 5).

To commemorate this conclusion, we will be holding the first-ever global popularity poll for the series, "My Hero Academ...

2024.08.05

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The world is paying attention to “Kowaii” characters!! Character goods by illustrator Maniani will be exhibited at “Anime Expo 2024” and “Taiwan Comic Expo”! An online shopping site for overseas customers will also open”Maniani World,” featuring “Kowaii” illustrations by Maniani, a popular illustrator both in Japan and overseas, was exhibited at Anime Expo 2024, held in Los Angeles from Thursday, July 4th to Sunday, July 7th, 2024, and the 23rd Taiwan Comic Expo, held in Taipei from Thursday, July 25th to Monday, July 29th, 2024.

In addition to the sale of new "scary" but "cute" "Kowaii" character goods, many visitors enjoyed "Maniani World", which...

2024.08.05

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The “Bungo Stray Dogs Expo Act 2” Takasaki venue will be held at Takasaki Takashimaya from August 7th (Wed) to August 26th (Mon)! Don’t miss the enhanced content that covers all of the manga, anime, and stage plays!The Takasaki venue of the large-scale exhibition “Bungo Stray Dogs Great Exhibition Act II,” which covers everything about “Bungo Stray Dogs,” which has expanded to manga, anime, and stage plays, will be held at Takasaki Takashimaya from Wednesday, August 7th to Monday, August 26th, 2024.

This exhibition is a new version of the "Bungo Stray Dogs Exhibition" that was held in 2020. In addition to displaying r...

2024.08.05

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As part of the August campaign for the “Dakaichi 5 Million Copies FES.”, the stairs on the 2nd to 6th floors of Animate Ikebukuro will be decorated with a special “Dakaichi” design! You can enjoy Chun-Taka’s encounter on the large screen wall decoration!The hugely popular BL comic “I’m Being Threatened by the Number 1 Man I Want to Dakare,” commonly known as “Dakaichi” (by Sakurabi Hashigo-sensei), has been adapted into an anime, a stage play, and a novel. To commemorate the work’s 5 million copies sold, the “Dakaichi 5 Million Copies FES.” will be held from Friday, July 19th.

While the recent takeover of the 1st floor entrance plaza at Animate Ikebukuro Main Store is still fresh in our memory, ...

2024.08.05

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A summary of information on Shizuku, the shrine maiden with divine powers from “The Prince Who Ran Away”! In addition to her abilities, we will also tell you about her personality, character, and relationship with Tokiyuki.”The Prince Who Wants to Run Away” is a work by manga artist Matsui Yusei, who is known for “Assassination Classroom” and “Majin Tantei Nougai Neuro.” It has been serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” since 2021, and the anime began airing in July 2024, making it one of the most anticipated works of the season.

This work tells the story of Hojo Tokiyuki, the sole surviving heir to the collapsed Kamakura shogunate, who uses his ta...

2024.08.05

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“Inside Out 2” achieves No. 1 opening record for foreign films in 2024! The super important scene in the film where Joy and the others are expelled from the headquarters is revealedThe movie “Inside Out 2” was released on Thursday, August 1, 2024.

Box office results for the first four days of release (including the pre-release screening on Wednesday, July 31st) have...

2024.08.05

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Official report on the talk panel for “The Seven Deadly Sins: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” at “OTAKON 2024” has arrived! Kikunosuke Toya and Aino Shimada interact with North American fansA talk panel for the TV anime “The Seven Deadly Sins: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” will be held at “OTAKON 2024,” an Asian pop culture festival held in Washington DC, USA!

The official report of the event has just arrived. The main cast members, Toya Kikunosuke and Shimada Aino, took to the ...

2024.08.05

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New illustrations for the special limited edition of “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM” have been revealed! The title of the new novel and drama CD is “Neumann’s Logbook”Newly drawn illustrations have been unveiled for the storage box and four-sided digital jacket of the Blu-ray Mighty Edition and special limited edition of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM, which will be released on Blu-ray, 4K UHD-BD, and DVD on Wednesday, December 25, 2024!

Additionally, it was revealed that the title of the newly written bonus novel and drama CD is "Neumann's Logbook." The s...

2024.08.05

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The official report of the stage greeting to commemorate the screening of the final act of “Code Geass: Rose of the Recapture” has arrived! Kohei Amasaki, Makoto Furukawa, Reina Ueda, Miyu Tomita, Hiroki Yasumoto and others will be on stageCode Geass: Rose of the Recapture will be released in four acts, with consecutive monthly screenings starting in May 2024. The final act has been in theaters since Friday, August 2nd and is currently a huge hit.

This time, the official report of the "Final Act Screening Commemorative Stage Greeting" held on Saturday, August 3rd ha...

2024.08.05

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An official interview with Araki Tarusuke, who plays Heshikiri Hasebe in “Touken Ranbu: Kaiden: Close Samurai,” and a character PV for “Heshikiri Hasebe” have been released!”Touken Ranbu: Kai – The Legend of the Close Samurai” will be screened in theaters for three weeks only starting Friday, August 16, 2024.

It has been decided that official interviews with the main cast and staff of this work will be released in succession! T...

2024.08.05

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Preview scene cuts and synopsis for episode 6 of “Shika no Koko no Kokoshitantan,” “Summer Deer Festival,” have been released!The TV anime “Shikanokokonokokoshitantan” is being broadcast every Wednesday on ABEMA from July 2024, and every Sunday on TOKYO MX, BS Nippon TV, and other channels.

This time, preview stills and a synopsis of episode 6, "Summer Deer Festival," have been released. As usual, Neko-chan i...

2024.08.05

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The lyric video for the song “Suigin Chi Ka Moku Do Ten Amen” from “Kimi no Iro” has been released! Director Naoko Yamada’s comment about the song has also arrived.The movie “Your Color” will be released nationwide on Friday, August 30, 2024.

The lyric video for the song "Mercury, Metal, Earth, Fire, Wood, Earth, Heaven, Amen" from the movie has been released! ...

2024.08.05

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