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TV Anime 'Fukigen na Mononokean' Reveals Additional Cast
The official website of the upcoming Summer 2016 anime Fukigen na Mononokean has announced additional cast members, including youkai that will appear in each episode. The anime is an adaptation of a supernatural comedy manga by Kiri Wazawa. Cast Boss Gigigi: Fumihiko Tachiki (Gin...
10 years ago
Japan's First Feature-Length Animation Restored Digitally for Blu-ray Release
Earlier this month at the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, film distributor Shochiku held a public screening of Momotarou: Umi no Shinpei (Momotaro, Sacred Sailors), a 1945 war propaganda film considered to be Japan's first feature-length animation work. It was the first public screeni...
10 years ago
TV Anime 'Time Travel Shoujo: Mari Waka to 8-nin no Kagakusha-tachi' Announced for Summer 2016
A teaser website has opened for a TV anime titled Time Travel Shoujo: Mari Waka to 8-nin no Kagakusha-tachi, which will begin airing in July 2016. In English, the series will be titled Time Travel Girl. Cast members of the series include all four members of the seiyuu unit Sphere...
10 years ago
Japan's Weekly CD Rankings for May 16 - 22
Here are the weekly CD rankings for May 16 - 22 Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles CD Single *1. 737,951 *,737,951 Arashi "I seek / Daylight" *3. *31,274 *,*31,274 THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS STARLIGHT MASTER 02 Tulip by Kanade Hayami (CV: Yuuko Ii...
10 years ago
Japan's Weekly Blu-ray and DVD Rankings for May 16 - 22
Here are the weekly Blu-ray and DVD rankings for May 16 - 22 Rank / This week's sales by copies / Cumulative sales / Titles Blu-ray *1. 5,933 *5,933 Haikyuu!! Second Season Vol.5 *2. 2,960 *2,960 Hai to Gensou no Grimgar Vol.3 *3. 2,323 *2,323 Yuru Yuri San☆Hai! Vol.6 Limited Edi...
10 years ago
Warner Bros. Announces Live-Action 'Fullmetal Alchemist' Film
Warner Bros. Japan announced on Tuesday that it will distribute a live-action film based on the Fullmetal Alchemist manga series by Hiromu Arakawa. The film is currently scheduled for release in the winter 2017 timeframe. Fullmetal Alchemist will be directed by Fumihiko Sori, who...
10 years ago
'Girls und Panzer der Film' Crosses 2 Billion Yen Earnings Milestone
Producers of Girls und Panzer der Film announced on Monday that box office earnings for the movie, which opened in theaters in Japan last November, has crossed the 2 billion yen milestone. The movie leaped to ninth place in this week's box office charts after placing 28th last we...
10 years ago
Maho Matsunaga Leaves StylipS Unit and Ends Seiyuu Career
The Style Cube management agency announced on Monday that seiyuu Maho Matsunaga is no longer a member of its talent roster as of May 20, 2016. A notice posted on her official blog also stated that Matsunaga is ending her seiyuu career and plans to continue to work in DJ performan...
10 years ago
Manga 'High Score Girl' Gets Reprint, Resumes July 2016
Square Enix has announced that Rensuke Oshikiri's manga series High Score Girl will resume serialization in the eighth issue of Big Gangan magazine of 2016, which will go on sale on July 25. The series was previously placed on hold due to a criminal complaint dated May 26, 2014,...
10 years ago
TV Anime Adaptation of 'ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka' Announced
The sixth volume of Square Enix's Big Gangan magazine of 2016, which will go on sale on May 25, has announced that Natsume Ono's manga series ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka will be adapted into a TV anime. An official website for the anime adaptation has opened with the first teaser vis...
10 years ago
