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Kawada's Martial Arts Manga 'Hinomaruzumou' Ends

Kawada's Hinomaruzumou martial arts manga ended its five-year run in this year's 34th issue of Weekly Shounen Jump magazine on Monday. Shueisha will publish the 27th volume in October, followed by the 28th and final volume in December. Kawada launched Hinomaruzumou in Weekly Shou...

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Manga 'Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga' Gets TV Anime

The wraparound band on the sixth volume of Una Megurogawa's Oda Cinnamon Nobunaga manga revealed a television anime adaptation of the series on Saturday. Publishing company North Stars Pictures also opened a teaser site for the anime. The historical gag manga depicts the fictitio...

7 years ago

Adapts Manga New Anime

Anime Industry Grapples with Aftermath of Kyoto Animation Fire [Update 10/13]

The anime industry is struggling to cope with the human and material losses of Thursday's apparent arson attack on animation production company Kyoto Animation, which has killed at least 34 people. Investigators began inspecting the burned-out No. 1 Studio building on Friday, sh...

7 years ago

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Additional Cast Announced for 'Assassins Pride'

The official website of EMT Squared's TV anime adaptation of Kei Amagi's Assassins Pride light novel revealed more cast, a promotional video and a new key visual on Friday. Scheduled for an October 2019 broadcast, the series will air on Tokyo MX, BS NTV, and AT-X. Cast Nerva Mart...

7 years ago

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TV Anime 'No Guns Life' Reveals Lead Cast, Additional Staff Members

The official website of the previously announced No Guns Life television anime revealed main cast, additional staff, a new key visual (pictured), and the second promotional video on Friday. Produced by Madhouse, the anime series will begin airing this October. Cast Juuzou Inui: J...

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OP & ED Preview More Info Fall 2019

Historical Manga 'Arte' Receives TV Anime Adaptation

Publishing company North Stars Pictures opened an official website for a television anime adaptation of Kei Ookubo's historical manga Arte on Friday. The main cast members and a teaser visual (pictured) have also been revealed. Synopsis 16th century Firenze, Italy. One girl, one...

7 years ago

Adapts Manga New Anime

Manga 'Mahou Shoujo Site' Ends

The 33rd issue of Akita Shoten's Weekly Shounen Champion of 2019 announced on Thursday that Kentarou Satou's Mahou Shoujo Site (Magical Girl Site) manga will end in two chapters. The 35th issue, which goes on sale on August 1, will publish the final chapter. Satou launched Mahou...

7 years ago

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Manga 'Aoharu x Kikanjuu' Ends

Manga author NAOE announced on Twitter that her survival game series Aoharu x Kikanjuu (Aoharu x Machinegun) will end in the September issue of Square Enix's GFantasy on August 18. NAOE initially launched a one-shot on Gangan Online in January 2011, before it debuted in GFantasy...

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35 Dead in Suspected Arson at Kyoto Animation No. 1 Studio [Update 7/27]

A suspected arson attack at the No. 1 Studio building of animation production company Kyoto Animation on Thursday has left at least 33 people dead and 36 more injured. It is Japan's deadliest arson incident since 1989 and its deadliest fire incident since 2001, according to polic...

7 years ago

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Interview: 'Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari' Team Talks Music and Direction

From left to right: Kevin Penkin, Takao Abo, Hiromitsu Iijima A year after the completion of its critically-acclaimed anime adaptation of Made in Abyss, Kinema Citrus released a new project in early 2019: Tate no Yuusha no Nariagari (The Rising of the Shield Hero). While not as...

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