News Briefs for Jan 20 - 26

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

[u]Isshuukan Friends.[/u]
The official site for the series has revealed that the series will be airing Spring 2014. The site has also revealed the cast for the main characters along with the staff.

Cast:
Yuuki Hase: Yoshitaka Yamaya
Kaori Fujimiya: Sora Amamiya

Staff:
Director: Tarou Iwasaki
Series Composition: Shoutarou Suga
Character Design: Eri Yamasaki
Art: Satoshi Itou
Art Setting: Head Works
Color Design: Ritsuko Utagawa
Filming: Tomoyuki Shiokawa
Editing: Daisuke Imai
Sound Director: Satoshi Motoyama
Music: Irone Toda
Studio: Brains Base
Production: "Isshuukan Friends." Production Committee

Source: Official Site
Previous Related News: Manga 'Isshuukan Friends.' to Get Anime Adaptation


[u]Tokyo ESP[/u]
It has been announced that the series will begin to air Summer 2014.

Source: Yaraon!, Scan, Zoom-in of scan
Previous Related News: Manga 'Tokyo ESP' to be Animated


[u]Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita.[/u]
TBS has announced the main cast and staff on the series' official site.

Cast:
Yukari Kohinata: Sachika Misawa
Nanako Usami: Miku Itou

Staff:
Director: Munenori Nawa
Series Composition: Yuniko Ayana
Character Design: Yumi Shimizu

Source: Yaraon!
Previous Related News: Manga 'Futsuu no Joshikousei ga [Locodol] Yatte Mita.' to Get Anime Adaptation


Date A Live II
The official site for the Date A Live anime series has announced that Minori Chihara will voice the role of Miku Izayoi in the upcoming season.

Source: Official site
Previous Related News: Anime 'Date A Live' to Get Second Season


[u]Manga News[/u]

Inu x Boku SS
It was previously announced that the manga series would be ending sometime in 2014. It has now been revealed that the series will be ending in the March issue of Gangan Joker mangazine which will be released February 22, 2014.

Source: Scan via ANN, Larger scan


[u]Industry News[/u]

[u]Anime International Company[/u]
Holdings company Aplix recently announced that they have transferred over all their stock in the anime studio AIC. The 8000 shares were sold at only 1 yen each totaling 8000 yen ($77 USD).

Recent series done by AIC include Sora no Otoshimono, Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita, OreImo, Date A Live, among others.

Source: Anime News Network


[u]Doraemon[/u]
For the 80th anniversary of the series, an exhibition will be held in Hawaii, U.S. between February 15th and April 20th this year. This is the first time the series has been brought overseas for an event.

Source: Comic Natalie