News tagged as "AnimeJapan"
Anime 'Yichang Shengwu Jianwenlu' Announces Additional Japanese Cast Members
The AnimeJapan 2019 stage event for the previously announced Yichang Shengwu Jianwenlu anime on Sunday revealed additional cast members for the Japanese broadcast. The title for the theme songs were also announced. The opening theme song will be "Unmei no Rhapsody" by Alfakyun., and the ending theme song will be "Tajiken Traveling" by Purely Monster. The anime will broadcast on Japanese TV this year. Cast Raven12345: Mariko Honda (Nichijou) Satsuki Nanguu: Nanaka Suwa (Love Live! Sunshine!! fran...
PV Collection for Mar 18 - 24
Here is a collection of promotional videos (PVs), TV ads (CMs), and trailers for the last week. This thread excludes videos that have already been featured in an article. Please check the News Board, under the Preview tag, for articles that feature a promotional video. Last week's PV thread can be found here. Araburu Kisetsu no Otome-domo yo. | TV | PV On the first day of AnimeJapan 2019, the first promotional video for the series was released. Masahiro Andou (Hanasaku Iroha) and Takurou Tsukada...
'Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan' Receives Netflix Exclusive Anime
On the second day of AnimeJapan 2019, it was announced at a special stage event that Shuuichi Asou's Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan series will have a Netflix exclusive anime featuring newly animated scenes. Director Hiroaki Sakurai returns under the production of J.C.Staff and Egg Firm. Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan originally launched as a one-shot in Shounen Jump NEXT! in August 2010. Weekly Shounen Jump published seven chapters between the 22nd and 50th issues in 2011 before serializing the manga regularly in...
TV Anime 'Diamond no Ace: Act II' Announces Additional Cast Members
The AnimeJapan 2019 stage event for the previously announced Diamond no Ace: Act II TV anime announced additional cast members and theme song information. Ayane Sakura (Gotoubun no Hanayome) will be replacing Yurika Endou, who retired last year, for the voice of Haruno Yoshikawa. The opening theme song will be "Hajimari no Uta" by GLAY while the ending theme song will be "Golden After School" by OxT. The anime will air on Tuesdays at 5:55 p.m. via TV Tokyo systems, followed by AT-X, and BS TV T...
AIC Unveils 'Megazone 23' Anime Reboot Project
Animation studio AIC announced at AnimeJapan 2019 that they are moving forward on a project to reboot the science fiction robot anime Megazone 23. The announcement follows successful crowdfunding campaigns launched in 2017 and in 2018 to finance two separate projects related to Megazone 23. Megazone 23 was first released on VHS and VHD in 1985 to commercial success. According to market data compiled by Oricon, first week sales of the anime reached 7,590 copies, placing it first in that week's sa...
'Kawaikereba Hentai demo Suki ni Natte Kuremasu ka?' Unveils Staff and Additional Cast for Summer 2019
The Kadokawa booth at AnimeJapan 2019 revealed staff, additional cast, the first promotional video, and a key visual (pictured) for the TV anime adaptation of Tomo Hanama's Kawaikereba Hentai demo Suki ni Natte Kuremasu ka? (Would you even fall in love with a pervert as long as it's a cutie?) light novel on Sunday. The anime series will air in Summer 2019. Staff Director: Itsuki Imazaki (Masou Gakuen HxH episode director) Series Composition: Kenichi Yamashita (Jitsu wa Watashi wa) Character Desi...
TV Anime 'Actors' Announces Staff and Additional Cast Members
The AnimeJapan 2019 stage event for the previously announced Actors TV anime announced anime original characters and its cast members, as well as staff members. Titled Actors: Songs Connection, the anime is slated for this fall. Staff Director: Osamu Yamasaki (Time Travel Shoujo: Mari Waka to 8-nin no Kagakusha-tachi) Sound Director: Yukio Yagasaki (Zutto Mae kara Suki deshita.: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai) Character Design: Asako Nishida (Houseki no Kuni) Music: Hideakira Kimura (Gundam Build Divers...
TV Anime 'Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia' Announces Cast, Staff
At this year's AnimeJapan 2019 event, it was revealed at the Aniplex booth that the previously announced TV anime Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majuu Sensen Babylonia will premiere in October. Additionally, a new key visual (pictured) was released, and cast and additional staff members were announced. Cast members reprising from the Fate/Grand Order franchise are denoted with an asterisk (*) below. Cast Ritsuka Fujimaru: Nobunaga Shimazaki* (Saiki Kusuo no Ψ-nan) Mash Kyrielight: Rie Takahashi* (Deat...
First 'Fate/Grand Order: Shinsei Entaku Ryouiki Camelot' Anime Film Opens in 2020
The Aniplex booth at this year's AnimeJapan event revealed staff, cast, and a concept visual (pictured) for the two-part Fate/Grand Order: Shinsei Entaku Ryouiki Camelot anime film project on Sunday. Kei Suezawa (FLCL Progressive episode director) will helm the first part, Wandering; Agateram, at Signal.MD with character designs by Mieko Hosoi (Shouwa Genroku Rakugo Shinjuu). Keita Haga (Fate/stay night theme song composition) and Hideyuki Fukasawa (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works) are c...
TV Anime 'Carole & Tuesday' Announces Additional Cast Members
The AnimeJapan 2019 stage event for the Carole & Tuesday TV anime announced additional cast members on Sunday. Angela (CV: Sumire Uesaka)'s singing voice will be performed by Alisa, who was also chosen through the 2018 global singers audition. The anime will air on Thursdays at 12:55 a.m. via Fuji TV's +Ultra timeslot, as well as Kansai TV, Toukai TV, TV Nishinippon, Hokkaido Bunka Housou, and BS Fuji starting April 11 for a total of two cours. Netflix will also stream the anime worldwide. Cast...
New 'Africa no Salaryman' Project Announces TV Anime
The AnimeJapan stage event announced a TV anime adaptation of comedy manga Africa no Salaryman. The project was initially announced early March, displaying a key visual of voice actors Akio Ootsuka (Black Jack), Kenjirou Tsuda (ACCA: 13-ku Kansatsu-ka), and Hiro Shimono (Berserk) with makeup of their representing animals. Tetsuya Tatamitani (Love In Ruins) will direct the anime adaptation. More projects will come later. Synopsis The comedy manga follows a lion, toucan, and lizard as they live th...
Anime Distributors bilibili and Funimation Form International Strategic Alliance
Chinese video sharing platform bilibili and Texas-based anime distributor Funimation have announced the first strategic business alliance between anime content providers in China and the United States. In a joint press conference at AnimeJapan 2019, bilibili chief operating officer Li Ni and Funimation chief executive officer Gen Fukunaga outlined a plan for both companies to mutually provide their own licensed titles to the other service. There is little existing competition between bilibili,...
TV Anime 'Starmyu 3rd Season' Announces New Cast Members
The AnimeJapan stage event for the Starmyu series announced new cast members for the previously announced 3rd season, who are new Kaou-kai members. The anime will air on Mondays at 10:00 p.m. via Tokyo MX, followed by BS11, KBS Kyoto, and Sun TV starting July 1. U-NEXT will also stream the anime. Cast Touma Shiki: Daisuke Namikawa (Senjuushi) Ryou Furusawa: Souma Saitou (JoJo no Kimyou na Bouken: Ougon no Kaze) Shion Kasugano: Daiki Yamashita (Fukumenkei Noise) Masashi Irinatsu: Ryota Osaka (Gri...
20th Anniversary Movie and Web Anime of 'Ojamajo Doremi' Series Announced
Toei Animation have announced a new movie based on the Ojamajo Doremi magical girl anime to commemorate the 20th anniversary of the series. The film, titled Majo Minarai wo Sagashite, was announced to premiere in 2020 at an AnimeJapan 2019 stage event featuring original voice cast members from the 1999 debut work. When Ojamajo Doremi premiered in 1999, it was the first magical girl series produced by Toei since Mahou Shoujo Lalabel ended in 1981. It was also the first instance in which Toei Anim...
Second Season of 'Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu' Announced
At the Kadokawa booth at AnimeJapan 2019 on Saturday, a second anime season for Tappei Nagatsuki and Shinichirou Ootsuka's Re:Zero kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu (Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-) light novel series was announced. The cast members for Subaru Natsuki, Emilia, Pack, Rem, Ram, Beatrice, and Roswaal L. Mathers have been confirmed to reprise their roles in the sequel. Nagatsuki originally launched the novel on the Shousetsuka ni Narou website in April 2012. Kadokawa began publ...
Anime Movie 'Ni no Kuni' Announces Two More Cast Members
This year's AnimeJapan stage event for the Ni no Kuni anime movie announced the inclusion of two winners from the open-to-the-public Line Live Seiyuu Audition to the cast. Mamoru Miyano (Yoki), Yuki Kaji (Danpa), and Akihiro Hino (executive producer, original planner, scriptwriter) appeared on the stage event for a talk show. The movie will premiere in Japanese theaters this summer. Cast Tooru Fujisaki: Serishun Nanako Hayashi: Haruka Minase Source: Warner Brothers Japan Twitter
TV Anime 'Soukou Musume Senki' Based on Online RPG Announced
At their AnimeJapan 2019 booth on Saturday, animation production label DMM pictures teased an upcoming TV anime series based on the Soukou Musume online simulation role-playing game. The anime, titled Soukou Musume Senki, will be set in a world parallel to that of the video game. Soukou Musume was first released for PC in January 2018, but its service was suspended in June following a prolonged maintenance period. It is currently scheduled to relaunch in the summer of 2019. The project is part o...
'Hataraku Saibou' Receives Second Season
A second anime season for Akane Shimizu's Hataraku Saibou (Cells at Work!) manga on Saturday was announced at the Aniplex booth at AnimeJapan 2019. Shimizu began the comedy manga in Shounen Sirius magazine in January 2015. Kodansha published the fifth volume in August 2017. Hataraku Saibou has a cumulative 2.5 million copies of its compiled volumes in print. Shigemitsu Harada launched a "darker side" spin-off manga Hataraku Saibou Black with illustrations by Issei Hatsuyoshiya in Morning magazin...
TV Anime 'Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou' Adds Cast Members
At this year's AnimeJapan stage event, additional cast members were announced for the upcoming TV anime series Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekai Saikyou. Produced by Asread and White Fox, the series is slated to premiere this July. Cast Tio Clarce: Yoko Hikasa (Demi-chan wa Kataritai) Shizuku Yaegashi: Yumiri Hanamori (Rolling☆Girls) Aiko Hatakeyama: Ai Kakuma (Imouto sae Ireba Ii.) Kouki Amanogawa: Tetsuya Kakihara (B-Project: Kodou*Ambitious) Daisuke Hiyama: Minoru Shiraishi (Nichijou) PV 2 Source:...
TV Anime Adaptation of 'Kitsutsuki Tantei-Dokoro' Green-lit
It was announced at the Kimikoe Project stage event at this year's AnimeJapan that Kei Ii's mystery detective novel Kitsutsuki Tantei-Dokoro (Woodpecker Detective's Office) will have a TV anime adaptation. The series is scheduled to premiere in Spring 2020 via Tokyo MX, BS Fuji, and CS Family Gekijou, among others. Kenjirou Tsuda, Rikiya Hayashi (2nd KimiKoe audition Grand Prix winner), and Hayato Furusawa (2nd KimiKoe audition Grand Prix runner-up) will be voicing the anime's unannounced charac...
Manga 'Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii' Bundles Second OVA
Manga 'Mashiro no Oto' Receives TV Anime for Spring 2021
'Boku no Hero Academia' Gets Original Net Anime Episode
Third Season of 'Yuuki Yuuna wa Yuusha de Aru' Announced
'Munou na Nana' Reveals Additional Cast Members
'Dr. Stone: Stone Wars' Debuts in January 2021
