On January 27, the official Aikatsu! anime website announced that the franchise will get a new anime TV series. The project, titled Aikatsu Friends! ~Kagayaki no Jewel~, is slated to air in April 2019. The title will launch along with the upcoming Aikatsu! ~Kagayaki no Jewel~ Data Carddass game, which hits game centers in March. […]
Earlier today, the official Mix anime website updated with the show’s first key visual, as well as a new cast member and teaser visual. We break the details down below. Key Visual The image features lead character Tōma Tachibana standing on the mound at Koshien, facing away from the camera. Teaser Visual The teaser visual […]
On January 27, the official Machikado Mazoku (Street Corner Demon) anime website updated with a new key visual. The image features lead character Yūko Yoshida standing with a trident, as her nemesis the Local Magical Girl (TM) stands behind her. The series will hit TBS and BS-TBS when it airs on Japanese TV. Izumo Ito’s […]
On January 24, A-Kon cosplay staff members Caroline Clavell and Elin Winkler announced on the convention’s official Facebook group that they were no longer associated with the event. Their full statements are below: Elin Winkler It is with great sadness that I must announce that I am no longer associated with A-Kon. I will always […]
Earlier today, Sentai Filmworks announced that they acquired the digital, home video, TV, and transactional video on demand rights to The Price of Smiles. The publisher will release the title in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Latin America, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, Spain, and Portugal. Sentai describes the show as: On a world […]
On January 24, Anime Boston announced that voice actors Michelle Ruff and Greg Ayres will attend their 2019 event as guests of honor. The two are the third and fourth confirmed guests for the event, respectively. Other confirmed guests include: Billy Kametz Tara Sands Greg Ayres has been active in the anime industry since 2002, […]
Earlier today, the official Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu anime website updated with two new cast members. The series will add the following: Kako Kurai: Kana Ichinose Kai Yawara: Konomi Kohara Visuals for both characters were also revealed, which you can check out below. Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu will air in the Spring 2019 […]
Earlier today, the official One-Punch Man anime website updated with a new cast member, plus the opening theme song artist for the upcoming One-Punch Man 2. We break the details down below. Cast The series will add the following: Suiryū: Masaya Matsukaze A visual for the character was also revealed, which you can check out […]
Earlier today, the official Mayonaka no Occult Kōmuin (Midnight Occult Civil Servants) anime website updated with new details on the show’s opening theme song. Jun Fukuyama, who plays Arata Miyako in the show, will perform dis-communicate for the series. Mayonaka no Occult Kōmuin hits Japanese TV in April. Tetsuya Watanabe (Schwarzes Marken, Zone of the […]
Earlier today, the official Joshi Kōsei no Mudazukai (Wasteful Days of High School Girl) anime website updated with the show’s main voice cast for the show. We break the details down below. Cast The confirmed voice cast includes: Nozomu Tanaka: Chinatsu Akasaki Akane Kikuchi: Haruka Tomatsu Shiori Saginomiya: Aki Toyosaki Saku Momoi: Maria Naganawa Minami […]
Earlier today, the official Dumbbell Nan Kilo Moteru? (How much heavy dumbbells can you lift?, lit. How Many Kilos Can You Lift On Dumbbells?) anime website updated with two cast members. The series will add the following: Ayaka Uehara: Shizuka Ishigami Zina Void: Nao Tōyama The series will air in 2019. Mitsue Yamazaki (Monthly Girls’ […]
Earlier today, Funimation took to Twitter to announce the first dub cast members for Date A Live III. The series will star the following: Shido: Josh Grelle Tohka: Michelle Rojas Origami: Michelle Lee Kotori: Bryn Apprill Yoshino: Tia Ballard Kaguya: Brittney Karbowski Yuzuru: Megan Shipman Miku: Jad Saxton Natsumi: Katelyn Barr Date A Live III‘s […]
Through Only Yesterday and The Tale of Princess Kaguya, Takahata Isao interrogates the patriarchal entitlements that strangle Taeko’s and Kaguya’s expressions of girl- and womanhood.
Earlier today, Hobby Japan opened an official website to announce that Sakon Kaidō’s Infinite Dendrogram will get an anime TV series. The page opened at the end of a countdown timer on a teaser site, which was also set up by Hobby Japan. The site lists a key visual, as well as the main voice […]
Earlier today, P.A. Works opened an official website and Twitter account for an original anime series, titled Fairy Gold. The main cast and staffers, as well as a visual and trailer for the project were revealed. We break the details down below. Trailer The minute-long teaser flies over various pieces of concept art, as a […]
Earlier today, the official Over Drive Girl 1/6 (Chōkadō Girl 1/6 – Amazing Stranger) anime website updated three new cast members. The series will add the following: Belenore: Sayaka Senbongi Subaru Amanohara: M.A.O Ozma: Toshiyuki Morikawa Visuals for the characters were also revealed, which you can check out below. Over Drive Girl 1/6 hits Japanese […]
Earlier today, the official YouTube account for League of Legends updated with a new teaser trailer for their 2019 gaming season. The teaser, which was produced by anime studio P.A. Works, follows a college-aged girl who is drawn into the game, and its competitive scene, by a group of her peers. Shingo Yamashita directed the […]
Earlier today, Viz Media announced that they acquired the rights to Pokémon The Movie: The Power Of Us in the United States and Canada. The publisher also picked up the rights to Kemon Kawamoto’s Pokémon The Movie: The Power Of Us – Zeraora manga. Viz will release the movie on DVD and Blu-Ray in North […]
Earlier today, the official Double Decker! Doug and Kirill anime website updatd with new details on the show’s upcoming “Extra story” episodes. The premiere dates and episode titles for each episode were revealed, which you can check out below: 2/10/2019: EX-01: Nana-nin no Keiji no Nichijō! (The Daily Lives of Seven Detectives!) 3/10/2019: EX-02: Infernal […]
Ladykiller in a Bind struck me on a very personal level. I’m a trans woman who is butch enough and scared enough that, while I am out in every other part of my life, I am not out at my workplace. Even coming out to my friends took incredible effort.
