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Smartphone Game 'Stand My Heroes' Receives OVA
The Wishful Spring Party premium event for the Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth anime series announced an original video anime (OVA) on Sunday. The official website also revealed an announcement promo. The OVA will be based on the Narumi Seo character map story event that was featured in the smartphone game in April 2018. Seo, who has a unique memory disorder, will appear alongside other heroes of the Seo Research Laboratory in the OVA. M.S.C. produced the Stand My Heroes: Piece of Truth televis...
Second Season of 'Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai' Announced for 2022
A second season of Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Doukoukai (Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club) was announced during the second day of the Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 3rd Live! School Festival: Yume no Hajimari concert on Sunday, scheduled for a 2022 broadcast. The official website revealed a teaser visual (pictured above). The first season debuted on October 3 and concluded with 13 episodes on December 26 last year. Funimation streamed the anime in North Ame...
New 'Dragon Ball Super' Movie Announced for 2022
Toei Animation announced a new Dragon Ball Super anime movie on Sunday, with Akira Toriyama penning and designing the characters. The movie is scheduled to open in theaters in Japan in 2022. The Dragon Ball Super television anime, sequel to Dragon Ball Z, aired in 131 episodes from July 2015 to March 2018. The first movie of the Super series, Dragon Ball Super: Broly, opened in Japan in December 2018, grossing over 13.5 million yen (approximately US$12.3 million) worldwide. It was nominated at t...
'Overlord' Gets Fourth Season, New Anime Film
The Overlord broadcast commemorative special program on streaming platform Niconico announced a fourth season and an anime film for Kugane Maruyama's light novel on Saturday. The new film will premiere under the subtitle Sei Oukoku-hen (Holy Kingdom Arc). The event also revealed a teaser visual for the fourth season (pictured). Lead staff and cast are returning for the new season from the previous anime installments. Staff Director: Naoyuki Itou (Overlord, No Guns Life) Series Composition, Scrip...
'Yoshimaho' Original Web Anime Announced
An official website opened for a media mix project titled Yoshimaho (Yoshi Yoshi Magic) on Wednesday. The project will include an anime, music, and audio dramas released on YouTube and is scheduled to premiere this June. Synopsis Exhausted by your daily life, you were seeking a way to heal. You wanted to be kindly praised and comforted. "Toddlers can be legally fawned over, they're so lucky..." Such thoughts were an escape from reality. One day, you bought a blue pacifier from a general store. W...
Studio 3HZ Produces 'Healer Girl' Original TV Anime
Bandai Namco Arts opened an official website for an original television anime titled Healer Girl on Friday, revealing the lead staff, cast, and a teaser visual (pictured). The story will follow four girls who seek to use their songs to heal and soothe the people of their world. The tagline reads, "Kindhearted, powerful songs heal the world. These are beautiful miracles sung by humanity." Staff Director: Yasuhiro Irie (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Shakunetsu no Takkyuu Musume) Series Composi...
Madhouse Produces 'Sonny Boy' Original TV Anime for 2021
Shochiku opened an official website for a new original television anime titled Sonny Boy on Wednesday, revealing the main staff, concept visual (pictured above), and a teaser promotional video. The sci-fi survival anime is scheduled to premiere in 2021. Synopsis Empty classrooms, boring days. It was supposed to be a normal summer vacation just like any other. Suddenly, the school begins to drift through another dimension, and 36 boys and girls are left there, awakening to their supernatural abi...
Original Anime Film 'Cherry and Virgin' Announced with Crowdfunding
Toei Video opened an official Twitter account and crowdfunding campaign for an original anime film titled Cherry and Virgin on Tuesday. The film, marking Masanao Kawajiri's feature film directorial debut, will be released as early as Summer 2022. Synopsis Cherry and Virgin is a romantic comedy featuring a 32-year-old "eromanga" author Ryou and a 28-year-old "fujoshi'' Ami. Neither character is great at interacting with members of the opposite gender—Ryou is somewhat of an otaku and defenseless a...
'Mahoutsukai Reimeiki' Light Novel Receives TV Anime
Kakeru Kobashiri revealed via Twitter on Wednesday that her Mahoutsukai Reimeiki (The Dawn of the Witch) light novel series will receive a television anime adaptation. Synopsis The war that raged between the Church and the Witches for five centuries finally ended in peace but a few short years ago. However, nestled in the shadowy places of the world, the embers of that age old conflict still smolder. Attending the Royal Academy of Magic of the Kingdom of Wenias is a struggling student named Sabl...
'Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica: Hangyaku no Monogatari' Sequel Anime Film 'Walpurgis no Kaiten' Announced
The 10th Anniversary Stage for Mahou Shoujo Madoka★Magica (Puella Magi Madoka Magica) announced a new anime film on Sunday, subtitled Walpurgis no Kaiten (Rotation of Walpurgis). The film will serve as a theatrical sequel to the third film in the franchise—Hangyaku no Monogatari (Rebellion). The event also revealed a teaser visual (pictured) and teaser promo. Lead production staff and cast are returning from the previous anime installments. Staff Original Work: Magica Quartet Chief Director: Aki...
Second Season of 'Isekai Shokudou' Announced
DMM Pictures announced a second anime season for Junpei Inuzuka's Isekai Shokudou (Restaurant to Another World) light novel on Friday. The production company also opened an official website, revealing new staff and a teaser visual (pictured above). Masato Jinbo (Senryuu Shoujo, Chaos;Child) is returning from the first season to direct and handle the series composition at animation studio OLM (Utawarerumono, Odd Taxi). Yasukazu Shouji (Kamisama Minarai: Himitsu no Cocotama, Go-Go Tamagotchi!) is...
'Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu.' Receives Anime Film in Fall 2021
The official website of the Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu. (Dakaichi: I'm Being Harassed by the Sexiest Man of the Year) anime series announced an anime film on Tuesday. The film, subtitled Spain-hen (Spain arc), will open in Japan this Fall. The website revealed a teaser visual (pictured) and teaser trailer. Staff Director: Naoyuki Tatsuwa (Dakaretai Otoko 1-i ni Odosarete Imasu.) Script: Yoshimi Narita (Zutto Mae kara Suki deshita.: Kokuhaku Jikkou Iinkai) Character Design: Minako Shi...
Key Confirms 'Kaginado' Crossover TV Anime
Visual novel studio Key opened an official website for a crossover television anime titled Kaginado (Key, etc.) on Monday. The anime will feature chibi renditions of characters from Kanon, Air, Clannad, Little Busters!, Rewrite, and additional Key franchises to be revealed at a later date. It premieres this October. A teaser promotional video for Kaginado was revealed on Sunday during the KSL online 2021: Kaginado livestream. The anime was also the subject of an April Fools' tweet earlier this...
'Deaimon' Manga Receives Anime Adaptation
Kadokawa announced an anime adaptation of Rin Asano's Deaimon manga via a post on the official Young Ace Twitter on Monday. Synopsis Nagomu Irino returns to his Kyoto home for the first time in ten years when his father is hospitalized. Nagomu is eager to take over Ryokushou, the family's Japanese sweet shop, but he's instead asked to be a father figure to Itsuka Yukihira, the girl everyone calls the successor. (Source: Manga Translation Battle) Asano began serializing the slice of life manga i...
Aniplex Launches 'Build Divide' Original Anime and TCG Project
Aniplex opened an official website for a media mix project titled Build Divide on Monday. The project will include a trading card game and a television anime, the latter titled Build Divide: #000000 (Code Black). The website revealed the main staff, a teaser visual (pictured), and a teaser promotional video. Introduction "I can see it. The way I can win..." "This time I will beat him. So come at me again... accept! 'Bloom, gambler of souls!'" In New Kyoto, a city governed by the "King," one's wo...
Light Novel 'Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechuu' Gets TV Anime
The Overlap Bunko 8th Anniversary event announced a television anime adaptation of Enki Hakari's Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekakechuu (Skeleton Knight in Another World) light novel on Saturday. The publisher simultaneously launched an official website, revealing the main cast, staff, a key visual (pictured), and promotional video. Synopsis One day, a gamer played video games until he fell asleep...and when he woke up, he found himself in the game world—as a skeleton! Equipped with t...
Light Novel 'Saihate no Paladin' Gets TV Anime for Fall 2021
A television anime adaptation of Kanata Yanagino's Saihate no Paladin (The Faraway Paladin) light novel was announced at the Overlap Bunko 8th Anniversary event on Saturday. The publisher also opened an official website, revealing the main staff, cast, a key visual (pictured), and promotional video. The anime series will broadcast in October 2021. Synopsis In a city of the dead, long since ruined and far from human civilization, lives a single human child. His name is Will, and he's being raised...
Manga 'Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai!' Gets TV Anime for Summer 2021
Square Enix opened an official website for a television anime adaptation of Wakame Konbu's Jahy-sama wa Kujikenai! (The Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!) manga on Friday. The anime series will premiere in Summer 2021. Konbu drew an illustration to commemorate the announcement (pictured above). Synopsis Once respected as the Demon Realm's second greatest authority, the Demon King's aide, Jahy, ruled her subjects with fear. But when a magical girl attacks and destroys a mystic gem containing mass...
Manga 'Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru' Gets TV Anime
This year's 19th issue of Young Gangan magazine announced a television anime adaptation of Shinichi Fukuda's Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru (My Dress-Up Darling) manga on Friday. Synopsis Traumatized by a childhood incident with a friend who took exception to his love of traditional dolls, doll-artisan hopeful Wakana Gojou passes his days as a loner, finding solace in the home ec room at his high school. To Wakana, people like beautiful Marin Kitagawa, a trendy girl who's always surrounded by...
TV Anime of 'Kono Healer, Mendokusai' Manga Announced
Publishing company Kadokawa opened an official website for a television anime of Tannen ni Hakkou's Kono Healer, Mendokusai (This Healer is Troublesome) manga on Wednesday. The website also revealed a commemorative illustration (pictured). Tannen ni Hakkou began drawing the comedy fantasy manga on the ComicWalker web manga portal in July 2019. Kadokawa published the second volume on September 23 last year, which originally contained the anime announcement on its wraparound band. The third volume...
New 'Dragon Ball Super' Movie Announced for 2022
'Overlord' Gets Fourth Season, New Anime Film
'Yoshimaho' Original Web Anime Announced
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