Here is a collection of news briefs for the last week in anime/manga news. These briefs include announcements that would not normally receive their own news thread. Please check the News Board for previous major announcements. Last week's News Briefs can be found here.

Upcoming Anime

Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai
Additional cast members for the series have been revealed.

Ikkei Takamine: Showtaro Morikubo
Miyu Serizawa: Rina Satou
Sayumi Ureshino: Miyu Kashiwagi
Aoi Takigawa: Kei Mizusawa
Sayori Shirasaki: You Taichi
Nanai: Taiten Kusunoki
Gizaemon: Satoshi Tsuruoka

Source: Official site
Previous related news: Adult PC Game 'Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai' To Be Animated


Danna ga Nani wo Itteiru ka Wakaranai Ken
The main cast for the series has been announced along with the performers of the opening theme.

Kaoru: Yukari Tamura
Hajime: Kenichi Suzumura

Opening theme performed by: Yukari Tamura & Kenichi Suzumura

Source: Official site
Previous related news: 4-Panel Web Manga 'Danna ga Nani wo Itteru ka Wakaranai Ken' Gets Anime Adaptation


Gugure! Kokkuri-san
Additional cast members for the series have been announced.

Tama: Yukana
Jimeko: Hisako Kanemoto
Yamamoto-kun: Kazutomi Yamamoto
Narration: Yukari Tamura

Source: Official site
Previous related news: 4-Panel Manga 'Gugure! Kokkuri-san' to Receive TV Anime Adaptation


Grisaia no Kajitsu
Additional cast and staff members have been announced.

Cast
Makina Irisu: Tomoe Tamiyasu
Sachi Komine: Ai Shimizu
Chizuru Tachibana: Natsumi Yanase
Yuria Harudera: Erika Narumi

Staff
Animal Prop Design: Hiroaki Motoiki
Art Director: Kazuhiro Inoue
Art Setting: Yoshinori Shiozawa
CGI Director: Masahito Takahashi
Color Design: Tomomi Murakami
Edit: Mutsumi Takemiya
Film Director: Yuuya Kumazawa
General Illustration Director: Mitsutaka Echigo, Kenichirou Katsura
Music: Elements Garden
Prop Design: Shigeyuki Koresawa
Sound Director: Jin Aketagawa

Source: Official site
Previous related news: Adult PC Game 'Grisaia no Kajitsu' To Be Animated


Girlfriend (Kari)
Additional cast members for the series have been announced.

Momoko Asahina: Yui Ogura
Kinako Himejima: Kaori Mizushima
Haruka Kazemachi: Saori Hayami
Kyouko Tachibana: Ryouko Shintani
Imu Nejikawa: Aki Toyosaki
Marika Saeki: Kanae Itou
Nagiko Kurokawa: Saori Gotou
Kuromi Eto: Aya Suzaki

Source: Tweet
Previous related news: SNS Game 'Girlfriend (Kari)' Gets TV Anime


Isuca
Additional staff members along with the studio and performer of the opening theme have been announced.

Studio: Arms
Director: Akira Iwanaga
Series Composition: Masashi Suzuki

Opening theme performed by: Afilia Saga

Source: Moca
Previous related news: Manga 'Isuca' Gets Anime Adaptation [Update 6/28]


World Trigger
Additional staff members for the series have been revealed.

Character Design, General Illustration Director: Toshihisa Kaitani
Series Composition: Hiroyuki Yoshino
Series Director: Mitsuru Hongou
Music: Kenji Kawai

Source: ANN scan
Previous related news: Manga 'World Trigger' Receives Anime Adaptation


Other Anime News

Tokyo Ghoul - Currently Airing
Additional cast members for the series have been revealed.

Kazukichi Banjou: Kentaro Ito
Ayato Kirishima: Yuki Kaji
Kishou Arima: Daisuke Namikawa
Kousuke Houji: Show Hayami
Masamichi Takizawa: Shinnosuke Tachibana
Niko: Kenjirou Tsuda
Kie Muramatsu: Mika Doi
Yukinori Fujihara: Yutaka Nakano
Juuzou Suzuya: Rie Kugimiya

Source: Nekonotemo


Kuroko no Basket Third Season
It has been revealed that the third season will begin airing Spring 2015.

Source: Crunchyroll
News retracted: Upon further inspection of the scan included on Crunchyroll's article, there is no mention of March.


Manga News

Creators of 07-Ghost to Start New Manga
The authors of 07-Ghost, Yuki Amemiya and Yukino Ichihara, announced in the September issue of Monthly Comic ZERO-SUM that their latest work, titled Bato Rabbits, has been serialized and will begin in the November issue.

Source: ANN


Creator of Glass Mask to End Her Work
It has been revealed in Kadokawa's Entermix magazine that manga Glass no Kamen (The Glass Mask) will gradually come to its end. Though the date of the final chapter hasn't been announced yet, Suzue Miuchi, the creator of the manga, avowed that everything good should end and her work is no exception.

Source: ANN

News submitted by Bilgamesh


Hunter x Hunter Manga Hiatus Continued
The Hunter x Hunter manga's hiatus will continue for at least another week. Last week it was announced that the manga would be going on a two-week hiatus due to mangaka Yoshihiro Togashi's back pain.

Source: WSJ Scan


Manga Naqua-den to End in September
According to Monthly Shounen Sirius, Yasunori Mitsunaga's manga Naqua-den (Nakuaden) will end in the following issue on September 26th. Naqua-den is a side story of Princess Resurrection.

Source: Monthly Shounen Sirius's website

News submitted by Bilgamesh


Industry News

Animator Toshio Hirata Passes Away
It was announced that the animator, Toshio Hirata, passed away on August 25th at age 76.

Source: GetNews


Hayao Miyazaki to Receive Academy Honorary Award
An Honorary Award will be presented to Miyazaki on November 8th at the 6th Annual Governors Awards, as well as to French screenwriter Jean-Claude Carrière and actress Maureen O'Hara. Past years' winners can be found here.

Source: Official site