News Briefs for May 25 - 31

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 A...
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News Briefs for May 25 - 31
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

Chaos Dragon: Sekiryuu Senyaku
Additional cast members were announced.

Aka no Ryuu: Houchou Ootsuka
Agito Isurugi: Kouichi Yamadera
Fugaku: Kenji Akabane
Kai: Haruka Watanabe
Kurama Kazusa: Tooru Ookawa
Hien: Takuya Eguchi
Mashiro Sagura: Nozomi Furuki

Source: Promotional video
Previous related news: News Briefs for May 4 - 10


Charlotte
The main cast members were announced.

Ayumi Otosaka: Momo Asakura
Joujirou Takajou: Takahiro Mizushima
Misa Nishimori, Yusa Nishimori: Maaya Uchida
Nao Tomori: Ayane Sakura
Yuu Otosaka: Kouki Uchiyama

Source: Official site
Previous related news: News Briefs for Mar 23 - 29


Classroom☆Crisis
Additional cast members were announced.

Hanaoka Tsubasa: Aya Suzaki
Kaminagaya Aki: Shiina Natsukawa

Source: Official site
Previous related news: News Briefs for May 18 - 24


Durarara!!x2 Ten
Additional cast members and theme songs were announced, along with a key visual. The series will air July 4.

Eijirou Sharaku: KENN
Hiroto Shijima: Taishi Murata
Kasane Kujiragi: Houko Kuwashima
Kisuke Adabashi: Youji Ueda
Mikage Sharaku: Hiromi Igarashi
Mimizu: Kikuko Inoue

Opening Theme: "Day you laugh" by Toshiyuki Toyonaga
Ending Theme: "Exit" by REVALCY

Key visual:

Source: Official site


Gakkou Gurashi!
It was announced via the official site that Emiri Katou will play the role of Taromaru.

Source: Official site
Previous related news: News Briefs for May 18 - 24


High School Star Musical
Additional cast members were announced.

Akira Ugawa: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka
Eigo Sawatari: Yuuma Uchida
Izumi Toraishi: KENN
Rui Tatsumi: Nobuhiko Okamoto
Seishirou Inumine: Kazuyuki Okitsu

Source: Official tweet
Previous related news: Original TV Series 'High School Star Musical' Announced for Fall 2015


Himouto! Umaru-chan
Additional cast members were announced.

Alex Tachibana: Tetsuya Kakihara
Takeshi Motoba: Hiroki Yasumoto

Source: Scan via ANN
Previous related news: News Briefs for May 18 - 24


Monster Musume no Iru Nichijou
It was announced that Yuu Kobayashi will play the role of Sumisu.

Source: Moca News
Previous related news: News Briefs for May 18 - 24


Prison School
Staff and main cast members were announced.

Cast
Hana Midorikawa: Kana Hanazawa
Jouji Nezu: Daisuke Namikawa
Kiyoshi Fujino: Hiroshi Kamiya
Mari Kurihara: Sayaka Ohara
Meiko Shiraki: Shizuka Ito
Reiji Andou: Kazuyuki Okitsu
Shingo Wakamoto: Kenichi Suzumura
Takehito Morokuzu: Katsuyuki Konishi

Staff
Character Design, Chief Animation Director: Junichiro Taniguchi
Director: Tsutomu Mizushima
Screenplay: Michiko Yokote
Studio: J.C. Staff

Source: Official tweet 1, 2
Previous related news: 'Prison School' TV Anime to Premiere Summer 2015


Valkyrie Drive: Mermaid
Additional cast members were announced.

Akira Hiiragi: Yuna Yoshino
Kasumi Shigure: Masumi Tazawa
Charlotte Shalzen: Asami Seto
Momoka Sagara: Hitomi Harada

Source: ANN
Previous related news: TV Anime for 'Valkyrie Drive' Multimedia Project Announced


Wakako-zake
It was announced via the official site that Miyuki Sawashiro will play the role of Wakako Murasaki.

Source: Official site
Previous related news: Manga 'Wakako-Zake' Gets TV Anime Adaptation


Other Anime News

Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture - Currently airing
It was announced via the official site that Kenjirou Tsuda will play the role of Pyromania in the upcoming Pyrophoric Cult arc, to start on June 7, 2015.

Source: Official site
Via MyAnimeList News

Other News

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The official website of the Mashle (Mashle: Magic and Muscles) television anime revealed additional cast pair, a key visual and a promotional video for its third season on Wednesday. The new season is scheduled to premiere on January 10 at 12.00 a.m. on Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV a...
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