News Briefs for Aug 11 - 17

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

Inou-Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de
Staff members and additional cast members have been announced, along with a PV.

Cast
Hajime Kiryuu: Takuma Terashima
Mirei Kudou: Kaori Fukuhara
Shizumu Sagami: Yoshimasa Hosoya
Shiharu Satomi: Kaori Nazuka
Madoka Kugi: Emiri Katou

Staff
Animation Producer: Inagaki Ryousuke
Art Director: Yasutaka Kadou
Color Design: Masato Takagi
Editing: Mai Hasegawa
Film Director: Yabe Hiroaki
Music Studio: DIVE II Entertainment
Sound Director: Jun Watanabe

Source: Otakomu
Previous related news: Light Novel 'Inou Battle wa Nichijou-kei no Naka de' Gets Anime Adaptation by Studio Trigger


Kiseijuu: Sei no Kakuritsu
Additional cast members have been revealed, along with a PV.

Kana Kimijima: Miyuki Sawashiro
Ryouko Tamiya: Atsuko Tanaka
Uragami: Hiroyuki Yoshino

Source: Animate
Previous related news: Manga 'Kiseijuu' (Parasyte) to Receive Two Live-Action Films and a TV Anime Series


Madan no Ou to Vanadis
The cast members for the series have been revealed, along with performers of the opening and ending theme songs.

Tiita: Sumire Uesaka
Rimarisha: Yuka Iguchi
Ludmira Lurie: Mariya Ise
Sophia Obertas: Ai Kayano
Alexandra Alshavin: Mikako Komatsu
Elizavetta Fomina: Yuu Kobayashi
Vilentina Glinka Estes: Hitomi Harada
Narration: Juurouta Kosugi

Opening Theme: Konomi Suzuki
Ending Theme: Hitomi Harada

Source: Official site
Previous related news: Light Novel 'Madan no Ou to Vanadis' to Get Anime Adaptation


Nanatsu no Taizai
An additional cast member has been announced, along with performers of the theme songs.

Diane: Aoi Yuuki

Opening Theme: Ikimono-gakari
Ending Theme: FLOW×GRANRODEO

Source: ANN, Nekonotemo
Previous related news: Manga 'Nanatsu no Taizai' Gets TV Anime Adaptation


Orenchi no Furo Jijou
Additional cast members for the series have been revealed.

Tatsumi: Nobunaga Shimazaki
Takasu: Tatsuhisa Suzuki

Source: ANN
Previous related news: Manga 'Orenchi no Furo Jijou' Gets TV Anime for Fall 2014


Shingeki no Bahamut
The main cast members for the series have been revealed.

Favaro: Hiroyuki Yoshino
Kaisar Lidfard: Go Inoue
Amira: Risa Shimizu

Source: Official site
Previous related news: Game 'Shingeki no Bahamut Genesis' to Get Anime Adaptation


Shinmai Maou no Testament
Some staff members for the series have been revealed. The series will air sometime in 2015.

Studio: Arms
Script: Takawo Yoshioka
Character Design: Yoshihiro Watanabe

Source: Anime! Anime!
Previous related news: Light Novel 'Shinmai Maou no Testament' Receives Anime Adaptation


Strike Witches: Operation Victory Arrow
Additional cast members have been revealed, along with a PV. The second episode will be available in theaters on January 10, 2015.

Francesca Lucchini: Chiwa Saito
Charlotte E. Yeager: Ami Koshimizu
Hanna-Justina Marseille: Shizuka Itou
Raisa Pottgen: Aiko Kusumi

Source: Official site
Previous related news: Anime 'Strike Witches' to Get New TV Series and OVA


Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru
Some cast members for the series have been revealed along with two TV ads.

Fu Inubozaki: Yumi Uchiyama
Itsuki Inubozaki: Tomoyo Kurosawa

Source: ANN
Previous related news: Original Anime 'Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru' Announced


Other Anime News

Akame ga Kill! - Currently Airing
Additional cast members for the series have been revealed.

Liver: Jouji Nakata
Nyau: Hitomi Nabatame
Daidara: Anri Katsu

Source: Official site


Manga News

Mei-chan no Shitsuji to Return from Hiatus
Margaret magazine announced on their official site and Twitter that manga Mei-chan no Shitsuji will resume from hiatus under the title Mei-chan no Shitsuji DX. The series will continue in the magazine's 19th issue, to be released on September 5th.

Source: Tweet


Shingeki no Kyojin to Continue for 3-4 Years
In an interview with Shintarou Kawakubo published by the University of Tokyo Newspaper, the editor of manga Shingeki no Kyojin mentioned that the series is expected to run for another three to four years.

Source: ANN