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'Doraemon' Co-Creator Fujio A Fujiko Dies at 88
Prolific manga creator Fujio A Fujiko, best known for Ninja Hattori-kun (Ninja Hattori), Warau Salesman (The Laughing Salesman), and co-creating Doraemon, died on Thursday. He was 88 years old. According to the Kanagawa Prefectural Police from the Tama station, a concerned indivi...
'Akudama Drive' Reveals Additional Cast, Second Preview
The official website for the previously announced original TV anime Akudama Drive revealed additional cast, second preview and a new key visual (pictured) on Thursday. The anime will premiere on Thursday, October 8 at 9:30 p.m. on AT-X, followed by broadcasts on Tokyo MX, BS NTV...
Manga 'Golden Kamuy' Gets Live-Action Movie
Publishing company Shueisha announced a live-action movie for Satoru Noda's Golden Kamuy manga on Tuesday. The wraparound band on the 29th volume also featured the announcement on Tuesday. Noda began drawing the historical adventure manga in Young Jump in August 2014. The 22nd a...
'Solo Leveling' Manhwa Artist Sung-Rak Jang Dies
Illustrator Sung-Rak Jang, best known for the Solo Leveling manhwa series, died on Saturday due to chronic health issues leading to cerebral hemorrhage. He was 37 years old. The funeral was held privately by his friends and family. Yen Press, the company which publishes the manhw...
'Golgo 13' Creator Takao Saitou Dies at 84
Publishing company Shogakukan announced on Wednesday that manga author Takao Saitou, known for creating Golgo 13, passed away on September 24 at 10:42 a.m due to pancreatic cancer. He was 84 years old. The funeral was attended by his relatives only due to the COVID-19 pandemic, h...
Voice Actress, Singer Sayaka Kanda Dies at 35
Voice actress and singer Sayaka Kanda, known for playing Yuna in Sword Art Online Movie: Ordinal Scale and Mana Nagase in Idoly Pride, died on Saturday. She was 35 years old. According to news outlet Mainichi Shimbun, Kanda was found collapsed in the outer garden of the 14th floo...
'Yu☆Gi☆Oh!' Creator Kazuki Takahashi Dies at 60
Manga creator Kazuki Takahashi, best known for the Yu☆Gi☆Oh! manga series, died on Thursday. He was 60 years old. According to the NHK, a person reported to the Japan Coast Guard at around 10:30 in July 6 that a body was floating 300 meters from the coast of Nago city, Okinawa pr...
TV Anime 'Free!: Dive to the Future' Gets Recap Movie
The official website for the Free! franchise has announced that a recap movie of Free!: Dive to the Future TV anime will premiere in Japanese theaters on July 5. The recap movie will also include new scenes. It also announced that the previously announced new anime that will be...
Animator Yasuo Ootsuka Dies at 89
Yasuo Ootsuka (right) with Hayao Miyazaki Animator Yasuo Ootsuka died on Monday, March 15. He was 89 years old. Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki revealed the news on the same day at the 2021 Tokyo Anime Award Festival. Ootsuka was born on July 11, 1931, in Shimane Prefecture...
'Lupin III' Voice Actor Kiyoshi Kobayashi Dies at 89
Tokyo-based talent agency Haikyo announced on Monday that Kiyoshi Kobayashi, best known for his role as Daisuke Jigen in the Lupin III franchise died on July 30 due to pneumonia. He was 89 years old. The funeral was held privately by close relatives with a public service planned...
'Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha' Mangaka Haruka Kaya Dies
The official website for Square Enix's Manga UP! revealed on Tuesday that Haruka Kaya, the artist for the manga version of the Maou Gakuin no Futekigousha: Shijou Saikyou no Maou no Shiso, Tensei shite Shison-tachi no Gakkou e Kayou (The Misfit of Demon King Academy) light novel,...
'Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise' Gets Second Season in Spring 2020
During the stream of the 13th and final episode of Gundam Build Divers Re:Rise on Thursday, it was announced that the web anime will get a second season in April 2020. The new season will stream on Sunrise's Gundam channel on YouTube and air on the Tokyo MX and BS11 channels. Mo...
Manga 'Hoozuki no Reitetsu' Ends in Five Chapters
The official Twitter account of Natsumi Eguchi's Hoozuki no Reitetsu (Hozuki's Coolheadedness) supernatural comedy manga revealed on Thursday that the series will end in five chapters. Synopsis Hell is a bureaucracy, and business is running smoother than ever thanks to the demoni...
TV Anime 'Free!: Dive to the Future' Announces Staff Members
The official website for the Free! franchise has been revamped with information for the previously announced 3rd Season that includes an announcement for staff members, which are mostly a mix from the main Free! series and the High☆Speed!: Free! Starting Days prequel, as well as...
Second Season of 'Love Live! Superstar!!' Announced
The third Love Live! Superstar!!: Yuigaoka no Minna de Furikaeri Jouei-kai☆ recap screening event announced a second season for the anime on Sunday. The event also streamed an announcement promo. The first anime season began airing on July 11 on NHK E and ended with 12 episodes...
Manga 'xxxHOLiC' Receives Live-Action Film
Film production and distribution company Asmik Ace announced a live-action film for CLAMP's xxxHOLiC manga on Tuesday. The film is scheduled to open in theaters in Japan on April 29, 2022. Ryunosuke Kamiki (Kimi no Na wa., Summer Wars) and Kou Shibasaki (Battle Royale, Nobunaga C...