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Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Upcoming Fall 2019 Movie to be Titled “Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata Fine”, Teaser Visual Revealed

>We are finally getting several updates on Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata (Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend) in Fantasia Bunko Daikanshasai 2018 that we have all been waiting for! Without further ado, let’s dig in!

>The movie will be titled “Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata. Fine”, signifying the role of the movie as the final curtain roll for the Saekano anime series. The movie will be out on Japanese theaters in Fall 2019. We are also being treated to the movie’s teaser visual:

>The movie has also announced its staff and cast:

>Staff:

Original creator: Fumiaki Maruto

Original character designer: Kurehito Misaki

General Director: Kanta Kamei

Director: Akihisa Shibata

Script: Fumiaki Maruto

Character designer: Toshiaki Takase

Studio: CloverWorks

Distributor: Aniplex

>Cast:

Tomoya Aki: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka

Megumi Katou: Kiyono Yasuno

Eriri Spencer Sawamura: Saori Oonishi

Utaha Kasumigaoka: Ai Kayano

Michiru Hyoudou: Sayuri Yahagi

Izumi Hashima: Chinatsu Akasaki

Iori Hashima: Tetsuya Kakihara

http://archive.is/lupTp

Date A Live 3 Confirmed for January 2019 Premiere, Reveals Key Visual

>The third season of Date A Live anime series has been announced for January 12, 2019 premiere, along with the reveal of its teaser visual! This announcement was made during today’s Fantasia Daikanshasai (Fantasia Great Thanksgiving Festival) 2018.

>The anime will bring back the main staff from the movie and will be animated by J.C. Staff. The OP theme “I swear” will be performed by sweet ARMS. The ED theme “Last Promise” will be performed by Erii Yamazaki.

>Staff:

Director: Keitarou Motonaga (Date A Live season 1, movie)

Series Composition: Hideki Shirane

Character Designer: Kouji Watanabe

Studio: J.C.STAFF

>Cast:

Nobunaga Shimazaki – Shidou Itsuka

Marina Inoue – Tohka Yatogami

Ayumi Mano – Natsumi

>Along with the anime announced, it’s also revealed that Date A Live’s latest game by Compile Heart will be released in 2019.

>Date A Live is a Japanese light novel series written by Kōshi Tachibana and illustrated by Tsunako. An anime adaptation was broadcast on AT-X between April and June 2013. A second season aired from April 2014 to June 2014. A film adaptation premiered on August 22, 2015.

http://archive.is/p6gOa

Asses and Thighs are SSSS.Gridman Director’s Priority for Its Main Heroine’s Character Design

>In a recent interview with SSSS.Gridman’s character designer Masaru Sakamoto on Megami Magazine, he discussed about how the character designs of all the main characters are done, and we found an interesting piece of information in the interview.

>According to Sakamoto, the series director Akira Amemiya personally requested the following for Rikka Takarada’s design: “make her ass big and her thighs thicc.” Amemiya has previously worked as a key animator in shows such as Campione!, Haganai, DARLING in the FRANXX, and Medaka Box, so his love of asses and thighs doesn’t really come off as a surprise.

>By the way, in regards to Akane Shinjou’s design, Sakamoto elaborated how he designed her in a way that would “make anyone who sees her is able to perceive her cuteness.” He also received an input to design her in the image of “what if director Amemiya becomes a high school girl” in mind. Another very important advice, coming from famed mecha designer Shigeto Koyama, is to make Akane’s boobs big in size.

>With these passionate inputs coming from talented creators working with Studio TRIGGER, looks like we can expect SSSS.Gridman to be a strong contender in this season’s anime roster.

>SSSS.Gridman is a Japanese anime television adaptation of the 1993–1994 tokusatsu series Gridman the Hyper Agent. The production is a joint collaboration between Tsuburaya Productions, the production company behind Gridman and Ultraman, and Studio Trigger.

>The series is directed by Akira Amemiya (Ninja Slayer) and written by Keiichi Hasegawa (Zoids, Rage of Bahamut Genesis), with the new Gridman character design provided by Masayuki Gotou from Tsuburaya Productions, known for contributing the designs for a lot of Ultraman series. Shiro Sagisu (Neon Genesis Evangelion) is handling the series’ music with Toshiki Kameyama (Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha) as the sound director and Eiko Morikawa for the SFX director.

http://archive.is/m6LzI

'How clumsy you are, Miss Ueno' Anime Reveals 2nd Promo Video Staff, Cast, January Premiere

>The official website for the television anime of tugeneko's Ueno-san wa Bukiyō (How clumsy you are, Miss Ueno) manga revealed the second promotional video, staff, cast, visual, and January 2019 premiere on Thursday.

>The anime will premiere on Tokyo MX, BS11, and J:COM TV in January.

>The cast includes:

Yū Serizawa as Ueno

Aimi Tanaka as Tanaka

Akari Kageyama as Yamashita

>Tomohiro Yamanashi (Yurumates3Dei) is credited both as director and for series composition at Lesprit. Ayano Ōwada (Black Butler: Book of Circus episode animation director) is credited for both character designs and as animation director. Katsuki Sarutani (WorldEnd) is the art director. Haruko Nobori (Tiger & Bunny, Typhoon Noruda) is the color key artist. Nobuyuki Abe is the sound director, while Yasuhiro Misawa is composing the music. Nippon Columbia is credited for music production. Gathering is credited for production cooperation.

>The comedy manga centers on the titular Ueno, a stoic and strong-willed genius junior high school girl who is the president of her school's science club. She has already invented many handy gadgets for her own use. However, she is clumsy and awkward when it comes to romance.

>The artist tugeneko launched the manga in Young Animal in February 2015. Hakusensha published the manga's fourth compiled book volume on May 29, and will ship the fifth volume on December 26.

http://archive.is/RbHC6

>>64934

I agree, I just get my anime news from browsing this place and occasionally other chan anime boards. There's probably a lot I'm missing out on.

You know what else I'd appreciate? A service which keeps track of the releases of OVAs and other non-TV aired sequels (eg, films) for shows I've watched. Stuff I watched a year or two ago I randomly click on the MAL page of and see that they have had an OVA, but then I go to nyaa and it doesn't have subs yet. When it does come out, I won't remember to check for it. I wonder how many other shows there are I'm missing OVAs for.

>>65017

Having a quick look at it now, it seems that the vast majority of shit that goes up there is irrelevant and I'd have to filter through all of it manually. Eg, BD releases, episode previews, dub cast announcements, CR streaming calendars, and cover art announcements. I would say that this is fairly impressive, just not something I want to add to my daily routine.

>>65105

What about her? She's alright though right?

>>65105

Slayers Novel's Latest 16th Volume Immediately Gets Reprints

>Only four days after the release of the long-awaited 16th volume of the original long novel series of Hajime Kanzaka's long-running fantasy light novel Slayers in Japan, KADOKAWA reported that it was immediately sold out at many stores and that they decided to reprint it in large number.

>The latest volume "Atessa no Kaikou" (The Encounter at Atessa) was released from Fujimi Shobo's Fantasia Bunko imprint on October 20, 2018, 18 years after the previous 15th volume "Demon Slayers!" in May 2000. It ranked 3rd in Oricon's weekly light novel sales ranking of October 15-21, selling 12,205 copies in its first two days. It also currently ranks 2nd in Amazon Japan's light novel top-seller ranking.

>The first press edition of the 16th volume came with a reversible cover using Fantasia Bunko's old cover design format. For those who were not able to get it, the reprint edition, which will be available at stores by early November, will also come with the same bonus item again.

>In addition, the next January 2019 issue of Dragon Magazine to be released on November 20 will have another reversible cover featuring the protagonist Lina Inverse's dress illustration below as a bonus item.

>The series was launched in January 1990. So far the whole series has 51 volumes in total (long novel series:

>16 volumes, Special series: 30 volumes, Smash. series: five volumes), and its total print has reached 20 million copies. The long novel series was considered to had concluded with its 15th volume released in May 2000. But a new story arc has been serialized in Dragon Magazine since its May 2018 issue to celebrate the magazine and the light novel imprint's 30th anniversary.

http://archive.is/UIC87

Sarazanmai TV Anime Expands Its Strange New World in Latest Trailer

>New project with direction by Kunihiko Ikuhara and animation production by MAPPA hits Fuji TV in April of 2019

>The vision of a strange new world continues to expand in the latest trailer for Sarazanmai, an upcoming original TV anime with direction by Kunihiko Ikuhara and animation production by MAPPA and Lapintrack.

>Like the earlier preview videos, the latest one builds upon the previously released footage while introducing a new character. A fifth "linked world" PV is scheduled to be released on November 01, 2018.

>Sarazanmai will broadcast in Japan on Fuji TV as part of the "noitaminA" anime programming block beginning in April of 2019.

http://archive.is/1yhST

>>65160

>>65163

>background artists trace over photos to make the environments used in anime

>decide to save on money by using the IRL images themselves

One day we'll be watching live action and calling it anime, I tell you what.

>Kouji_Tsujitani

rip

>>65203

so this is the best time to work in the farms in riceland and marry a farmergirl?

>>65241

it's almost never a good time to be a farmer in any country

once you get abstracted out of society (as in people go to stores to get food without wondering where that food comes from and the amount of work necessary to produce it) you end up forgotten and isolated (unless that's your thing).

>>65242

>convince local aging population they need social security

>convince youthful population they don't need kids and they should enjoy freedom and independence

>a decade passes, low fertility crisis arises as a result of youthful population rejecting old social contract of "get married, have kids" in favor of "get things, have fun"

>guess that means we need more workers to pay into the system so social security doesn't collapse

>>65274

Good post.

Penguin Highgway Anime Film Opens in Thailand on November 22

>Thai film distributor Japan Anime Movie (JAM) Thailand announced on Saturday that it will open Hiroyasu Ishida and Studio Colorido's penguin highway anime film in theaters in Thailand on November 22.

>The film opened in Japan on August 17. The film ranked #10 in its opening weekend. As of August 26, the film has earned a cumulative total of 307,322,300 yen (about US$2.76 million).

>The story of the original novel by Tomihiko Morimi centers on fourth grader Aoyama (Kana Kita) and a mysterious older woman (Yuu Aoi), who is a dental assistant and also Aoyama's first crush. When a group of penguins appears in his quiet suburban neighborhood, Aoyama works to uncover the reason for their appearance.

>Hiroyasu Ishida, who directed Colorido's "Hinata no Aoshigure" and "Fumiko's Confession" shorts, directed the film as his first feature-length directorial work. Typhoon Noruda director Yōjirō Arai designed the characters for the film. Makoto Ueda, who wrote and supervised the scripts for anime adaptations of Morimi's The Tatami Galaxy and Night is Short, Walk On Girl novels, returned to pen the script for this film. Umitarō Abe composed the music.

>The film won the "Axis: The Satoshi Kon Award for Excellence in Animation" award for Best Animated Feature at Montreal's Fantasia International Film Festival in July.

>Madhouse previously adapted Morimi's The Tatami Galaxy (Yojō-Han Shinwa Taikei) novel into a 2010 television anime under director Masaaki Yuasa. Yuasa returned to adapt Morimi's Night is Short, Walk On Girl (Yoru wa Mijikashi Arukeyo Otome) novel at his Science SARU studio, and the film premiered in April 2017 in Japan. P.A. Works adapted both of Morimi's The Eccentric Family (Uchōten Kazoku) novels into two television anime seasons in 2013 and 2017.

http://archive.is/ov4Wt

Odex Film Festival in Philippines Screens 3 Anime Films, 1 Live-Action Film in November

>2nd Eureka Seven film, Gintama 2, Natsume, Nanoha Detonation get screenigns

>Anemone: Kōkyōshihen Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution, the second film in the Eureka Seven: Hi - Evolution film trilogy, will open in Japan on November 10.

>For the first time in the Eureka Seven franchise, the film will be set in Tokyo. The film centers on Anemone, a girl who lost her father in a battle in Toyko seven years prior to the film's story, leaving her with only her stuffed toy Gulliver, and the AI concierge Dominikids for emotional support. Now she is a key part of a strategy by the experimental unit "Acid" to combat the seventh Eureka, "Eureka Seven," an enemy of humanity that has killed 2.6 billion people. Driven to the brink, all of humanity entrusts its hope to Anemone as she dives deep into the interior of Eureka Seven.

>The staff remains mostly the same as the first film, but adds Takuhito Kusanagi and Fumihiro Katagai as designers. Shigeru Fujita and Ayumi Kurashima remain credited as character animation director, but are now also credited as sub-character designers. Kenta Yokoya is now credited as mechanical animation director and design works, while previous mechanical animation director Shingo Abe is now credited as one of the main animators, alongside Hideki Kakita, Shuichi Kaneko, Ken Ootsuka, and Nobuaki Nagano.

>The first film in the trilogy opened on 107 screens in Japan last September. In its first two days, it raised about 63 million yen (about US$561,137).

>Gintama 2: Rules are Meant to be Broken (Gintama 2: Okite wa Yaburu Tame ni Koso Aru), the second live-action film based on Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama manga, opened in Japan on August 17 in 345 theaters. The film earned over 800 million yen (about US$7.27 million) in its first three days to rank #1 in its opening weekend. As of October 7, the film has earned more than 3,566,060,100 yen (about US$31.56 million).

>The film's story covers both the "Shinsengumi Crisis" and the "Shogun Reception" arcs, the latter of which features the introduction of the Shogun. The film stars Shun Oguri as Gintoki Sakata, Masaki Suda as Shinpachi Shimura, Kanna Hashimoto as Kagura, Masami Nagasawa as Tae Shimura, and Masaki Okada as Kotarō Katsura.

>Natsume Yujin-cho the Movie: Ephemeral Bond (Natsume Yūjin-Chō: Utsusemi ni Musubu), the anime film of Yuki Midorikawa's Natsume's Book of Friends (Natsume Yūjin-Chō) manga, topped the Japanese box office rankings in its opening weekend on September 29-30, selling 117,473 tickets to earn 172,144,780 yen (about US$1.5 million). The movie is projected to earn over 1 billion yen (about US$8.7 million). The film has earned a cumulative total of 725,058,820 yen (about US$6.43 million) as of October 21.

>The film features a returning cast. In addition, Kengo Kora plays Mukuo Tsumura, a young man whom Natsume meets and befriends. Sumi Shimamoto plays Yorie Tsumura, Mukuo's mother. Ayumu Murase plays Daisuke Yūki, Natsume's schoolmate from elementary school. Viking comedy duo member Eiji Kotōge plays Monmonbō, a yōkai who has come to take its name back from Natsume. Viking comedy duo member Mizuki Nishimura plays Roppon-ude, a six-armed yōkai who aims to take Natsume's book.

>Midorikawa supervised the film's original story. Animation studio Shuka returned from the television anime's fifth and sixth seasons to animate the film. Takahiro Ōmori again served as chief director, but Hideki Ito was the new director. Sadayuki Murai again handled series composition, Tatsuo Yamada returned for yōkai design, and Makoto Yoshimori again composed the music. Uru performed the film's theme song "remember."

>The Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation anime film opened in Japan on October 19, and it ranked at #6 in its opening weekend. Nana Mizuki performed the film's theme song "Never Surrender." The film's website previously teased that the film delves into the history between Iris and Yuri, and the tragedy of Eltoria's "Planet Reclamation Committee."

>The film's new cast includes Kōichi Yamadera as the unnamed head of the Planet Reclamation Committee, Eiji Miyashita as Andy Penton, and Yumiko Ōfuku as Jessica Waverly.

>The first film in the two-film project, Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection, opened in Japan in July 2017. Odex screened the film theatrically in Singapore, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, Vietnam, Brunei, and Thailand last year.

Masaki Tsuzuki, the franchise creator and scriptwriter, is credited with the original work, and also penned the scripts of both films. Takayuki Hamana (The Prince of Tennis, Library War, Appleseed XIII) directed the first film at Seven Arcs Pictures, and both returned for the second film. Kana Hashidate (Dog Days) drew the character designs, and Shochiku is distributing the films.

http://archive.is/9jmD3

>>65354

When will Thailand get around to making an anime about their banana tree ghosts?

Powered-Up Strelizia XX Joins Bandai's Robot Spirits Line

>The bright red Strelizia XX of DARLING in the FRANXX is solo-piloting her way to Premium Bandai

>The show's powered-up robot stands 160mm tall, and has enough range of motion that it can be posted to match the kinetic action of the series. It's painted with gold magma energy highlights and comes with different face places, hands, and weapons.

>The figure is now available for preorder for 5,616 yen, and is expecred to ship out in April of next year.

>>65249

>you end up forgotten and isolated (unless that's your thing).

GANGSTA Mangaka: "Please Stop Fan Translating and Uploading My Manga"

https://archive.fo/9bm5o

Report: Rumour: Animated Castlevania Producer Adapting The Legend of Zelda

>Despite Nintendo's denial at the time, reports surfaced in the past about Netflix adapting The Legend of Zelda series in some form. Now, according to a report on The Wrap, it sounds like said adaptation could be coming from Castlevania producer Adi Shankar.

>The Wrap's exclusive report doesn't have much in the way of details, but it all started with a post Shankar made on Instagram. The post says, "I can confirm that I'm working with an iconic Japanese gaming company to adapt one of their iconic video game series into a series."

>Shankar went on to say that the success of Castlevania made this possible. Thankfully, we won't have to wait too long to find out whether the Zelda reports pan out or not. Shankar will announce what the series is on November 16.

http://archive.is/exSL1

archive doesn't work somehow? source is crunchyroll, but it's just a rumour really, we'll see about it a couple weeks from now

>>65558

what isn't netflix rubbing its jewish hands all over?

>>65534

>Piracy

How CAN artists respond to this, really?

If he says he's fine with piracy, his publisher will most likely get mad at him for endorsing lost profits, and cancel his serialization.

If he says he's not fine with piracy in order to not make his publisher mad, fans will get pissy, demonize him for it, his work will be boycotted, and his serialization gets cancelled due to bad sales.

It's a lose:lose situation. Even asking the author's opinion on piracy is a deathtrap in itself. The only winning move is not to play.

>>64946

>using virgin as a pejorative

>in a chinese cartoons and comics forum

I bet you faggot kiss girls too.

Maid Cafe Girls go Steampunk in Pastel Memories TV Anime Trailer

>Adaptation based on "otaku girls" smart phone game hits Tokyo MX and other stations in January of 2019

>A new preview video has been published for Pastel Memories, an upcoming TV anime based on the "otaku girls" smart phone game by FuRyu about a group of girls who try to protect the culture of Akihabara from memory-destroying virtual viruses.

>The story of Pastel Memories is set in the future year 20XX, when the otaku culture in the town of Akihabara, which was once called "the holy land of otaku", has declined. As people forget about their favorite pop culture works, Akihabara transforms into a boring business town. A group of girls with otaku-related skills gather at "Rabbit Hutch Head Office", one of the few remaining otaku shops, and together they try to protect Akihabara by fighting against the memory-eating viruses that invade various fantastical worlds.

>The Pastel Memories TV anime is directed by Yasuyuki Shinozaki and features animation by project No.9. Pastel Memories will broadcast in Japan on Tokyo MX, Sun TV, KBS Kyoto, and BS Fuji beginning in January of 2019.

http://archive.is/fh9Ae

BINO's Wasteful Days of High School Girls Comedy Manga Gets TV Anime Adaptation

>The manga author says, "An incredible miracle happens in the last year of Heisei."

>It is announced today that a TV anime adaptation of BINO's Jyoshi Kousei no Mudazukai/Wasteful Days of High School Girls slice-of-life comedy manga is now in the works. The anime's official website also opens with a teaser visual featuring its three main high school girls. The manga author says on the site, "An incredible miracle happens in the last year of Heisei." More details such as staff, voice cast and broadcast schedule will be announced at a later date.

>The manga, JyoshiMuda for short, ended its serialization on KOKOKAWA's web manga site Comic Newtype once in July 2017 after attracting a total of 10 million views. Thanks to passionate readers' supports, it relaunched in April 2018, and its latest fourth tankobon volume is set to be released on November 10, 2018.

>The story focuses on high school girls' everyday life wasting their "high school girl" status. The main three girls are: Tanaka/Baka, who doesn't have enough standard scores, Kikuchi/Ota, who is devoted into BL, and Saginomiya/Robo, who is an intelligent but emotionless person.

http://archive.is/7XK2h

SSSS.Gridman Updates Official Guidelines on Derivative Works and Doujinshis

>As a response to the public’s mixed reception to the recent fiasco related to SSSS.Gridman’s commercial doujinshi, in which famous R-18 illustrator Pija got roped into, the SSSS.Gridman official website has been updated with an official statement and updated guidelines regarding the matter. You can read the whole translated statement below.

>SSSS Gridman Guidelines for secondary works:

On the Use of Material

It is prohibited to copy, trace, and use materials from the anime, such as images, videos, logos, music, etc. Derivative works (illustrations, manga, novel, etc.) made using this work as a reference are not prohibited.

Regarding the Production or distribution of Derivative Works

Derivative works can be produced and distributed in accordance with the “use of materials above”, but anything which goes against the public order or are prohibited.

Regarding the Doujinshis

Contents that we judge have exceeded the level of doujin activities such as the production and distribution of products for commercial purposes will be dealt with suspension of the products’ sales.

Regarding the Individual Derivative Works

We currently can’t respond to the inquiries on individual derivative works, we beg your understanding.

>I guess that’s a victory for the thicc thighs.

>SSSS.Gridman is a Japanese anime television adaptation of the 1993–1994 tokusatsu series Gridman the Hyper Agent. The production is a joint collaboration between Tsuburaya Productions, the production company behind Gridman and Ultraman, and Studio Trigger.

http://archive.is/m6pJJ

TODAY WAS TIGHS DAY AND NO ONE WARNED ME

Article from crunchyroll can suck a dick. Just look up #タイツの日 on twitter

>>66061

>>66062

>>66059

>>66146

http://archive.is/RMUS7

Oreimo Sister Kirino Shows Off Her Cuteness with New Maid Costume Figure

>273 ｍｍ-tall pre-painted item will be shipped in the end of January 2019

>Japanese bishoujo figure brand FOTSJAPAN has listed a 1/6 scale pre-painted maid costume figure of Kirino Kousaka, the main heroin of Tsukasa Fushimi's romantic comedy light novel series Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai and its anime adaptation. She shows her typical frowning expression, but still looks so cute.

>Pre-orders for the 273 mm-tall figure are now accepted on major Japanese online stores including Amazon Japan from November 2 to December 11, 2018. The price is 14,940 yen (about 132 US dollars) and its scheduled shipping date is the end of January 2019.

http://archive.is/Vl6Nb

NTV Lists Tatsunoko's The Price of Smiles Anime with 12 Episodes

>Nippon TV's English website is currently listing that Egao no Daika (The Price of Smiles), Tatsunoko Productions' (Speed Racer, Gatchaman, Time Bokan, Infini-T Force) 55th anniversary anime project, will have 12 30-minute episodes.

>The anime will premiere on the WOWOW, Tokyo MX, and YTV channels in January 2019. The show stars Yumiri Hanamori as Yūki Soleil and Saori Hayami as Stella Shining.

>Toshimasa Suzuki (Lagrange - The Flower of Rin-ne, Fafner: Heaven and Earth) is directing at Tatsunoko Productions, and Shinichi Inotsume (Hayate the Combat Butler, PERSONA 5 the Animation) is in charge of the series scripts. NOB-C (Musasino!, Urawa no Usagi-chan) is credited with the original character designs, as well as the original story concept with Hikaru Yuasa. Naoto Nakamura (Miss Monochrome assistant character design, High School Fleet) is designing the characters for animation.

>Kazuya Tanaka is directing the sound, and Tsubasa Itō is composing the music. Chiho feat. majiko are performing the opening theme song "Egao no Kanata" (Beyond the Smiles) and the artist kimi no orphée is performing the ending theme song "Kono Sekai ni Hanataba" (A Bouquet For This World).

http://archive.is/QIupk

HIDIVE Adds Gunparade March Anime

>1st episode debuts on November 8, with new episodes debuting every Thursday

>HIDIVE announced on Friday that it will stream the Gunparade March television anime in the United States and Canada with both English subtitles and an English dub. The series will debut on November 8 at 12:00 p.m. EST, and new episodes will premiere every Thursday.

>Section23 Films' Maiden Japan imprint released the series on DVD in North America on September 18. Maiden Japan describes Gunparade March:

>In 1945, the alien invasion ended World War II and united humanity against a common enemy. Now, more than 50 years later and after countless deaths, a new group of teenagers has been drafted to train as pilots of the advanced combat mecha known as Humanoid Walking Tanks (HWTs). For Atsushi Hayami and the rest of Unit 5121, the odds of living to see their twenties now depends on the hardened battle steel of their armor, the courage and strength of their comrades in arms and the tactics of superior officers who see them as game pieces to be played against the Phantom Beasts. Friendships and love blossom against a battle-torn landscape, and every day is another desperate struggle to survive a seemingly endless war in GUNPARADE MARCH!

The 12-episode anime adaptation of Alfa System's Kōkidō Gensō Gunparade March PlayStation game debuted in 2003. The Gunparade Orchestra sequel anime followed in 2005. Both anime inspired manga adaptations, and Gunparade Orchestra inspired a side story original video anime in 2006.

>Media Blasters previously released the Gunparade March anime on DVD with an English dub. Media Blasters and ADV Manga released the first manga series.

http://archive.is/w2oZM

This might not be actual news, but it's some anime I wanted to watch

Good thread

Magical Sempai Manga Gets TV Anime in 2019

>This year's 49th issue of Kodansha's Young Magazine revealed on Monday that AZU's Magical Sempai (Tejina Senpai) manga will have a television anime adaptation that will premiere in 2019.

>Fumiaki Usui (episode director for Chaos;HEAd, Spice and Wolf, Horizon in the Middle of Nowhere II) is directing the series at LIDEN FILMS, and Rintarou Ikeda (Love and Lies, Hakyū Hōshin Engi, Love Tyrant scripts) is both writing and overseeing the series scripts. Eriko Itō (Love and Lies, Poco's Udon World) is serving as both character designer and chief animation director.

>Kodansha Comics is publishing the manga digitally, and it describes the story:

>“I encountered her … a cute, but 'weird' sempai!” Magic-loving but stage-fright-addled, this sempai comes with a failure rate of 100%—but you can't take your eyes off her! The off-color, magical gag manga that's caused an uproar all over Japan is finally here! Here's to non-athletic hobbies!

AZU launched the manga in Young Magazine in February 2016, and Kodansha published the manga's fourth volume in Japan in September 2017. The fifth volume will ship on Tuesday.

http://archive.is/gPrPF

Record of Lodoss War New Work Ships on April 1

>A stage presentation at the Kadokawa Sneaker Bunko 30th Anniversary Festival event revealed on Sunday that the previously announced new work for the Record of Lodoss War will ship on April 1.

>Original writer Ryo Mizuno is writing the completely new work, and Hidari (Sasami-san@Ganbaranai, Atelier series) is providing illustrations. The work, titled Lodoss-tō Senki: Seiyaku no Hōkan (Record of Lodoss War: The Pledged Diadem), will take place on Lodoss island 100 years after the time period in which Parn and Spark lived. The official website for the franchise previously posted visual with Hidari's illustration of the character Deedlit. The text reads, "So we meet again, Deed—"

>Record of Lodoss War began as a series of magazine articles that recounted the pencil-and-paper role-playing game sessions of players who called themselves Group SNE. Those fantasy adventures evolved into a series of novels by Mizuno that now have more than 10 million copies in print.

>Mizuno published the Record of Lodoss War: The Grey Witch novel with illustrations by Yutaka Izubuchi in 1988. Seven Seas Entertainment released the novel in English on December 19.

>Mizuno's Record of Lodoss War stories inspired the 1990 Record of Lodoss War video anime series and the 1998 Record of Lodoss War: Chronicles of the Heroic Knight television anime sequel. Funimation released both anime on DVD and Blu-ray Disc last July. Central Park Media previously licensed and released both fantasy titles in North America.

https://twitter.com/kadokawasneaker/status/1058978733648793600

http://archive.is/EOE5C

Chuni Overflows in KONOSUBA Anime Theatrical Film Teaser Visual

>Hold on to your hats, Megumin fans, because a new key visual (above) and the official title of the upcoming KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world! anime theatrical film have been revealed.

>The official title of the film is KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world! Crimson Legend, and judging from the overly-dramatic teaser visual and title, it appears that Megumin and Yunyun of the Crimson Demon race will play a major part in the film's plot.

>Based on the fantasy comedy light novel series written by Natsume Akatsuki and illustrated by Kurone Mishima, KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world! Crimson Legend is directed by Takaomi Kanasaki and features animation production by J.C. Staff. The film will hit theaters in Japan in 2019.

http://archive.is/Myu2s

Mysterious Keywords Interspersed in Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Trailer

>The official website for the trilogy film project Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System today posted a 90-second full trailer featuring the all three part's theme song "abnormalize - Remixed by MASAYUKI NAKANO," which is a remix version of the first TV anime's OP song originally performed by three-member rock band Ling tosite sigure.

>Release schedule in Japan:

>January 25, 2019

1. "Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case.1 Tsumi to Batsu (Crime and Punishment)"

ED song "Fallen - Remixed by MASAYUKI NAKANO" (TV anime 2nd season ED)

>February 15, 2019

2. "Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case.2 First Guardian"

ED song "All Alone With You - Remixed by MASAYUKI NAKANO" (TV anime 1st season 2nd ED)

>March 8, 2019

3. "Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case.3 Onshu no Kanata ni (Beyond Lobe and Resentment)"

ED song "Namae no Nai Kaibutsu - Remixed by MASAYUKI NAKANO" (TV anime 1st season 1st ED)

http://archive.is/epDgP

>>66462

>>66488

Yeah, seems promising.

>>66462

>>66498

Cute girl but the "plot" seems as "smart" as her.

>>66501

I've got your plot right here

>>66501

>filename

>>66501

>fokkin magicks m8

>>66463

>april 1

>>66666

>Magical Sempai

Quints confirm tachydactylurgy is satanic witchcraft!

>>66463

>April 1st

Patlabor Celebrates 30th Anniversary with Art Exhibition in Ikebukuro

>Setting materials, 1/150 scale diorama, and 1/1 scale Revolver Cannon will be on display from December 13 - 24, 2018

>Science fiction / police procedural / office comedy franchise Mobile Police Patlabor is celebrating its 30th anniversary in 2019, and to pave the way for the festivities a special art exhibition will be held from December 13 - 24, 2018, at the Ikebukuro Marui venue in Nishiikebukuro, Toshima Ward, Tokyo, Japan.

>The "Mobile Police Patlabor 30th Anniversary Exhibition" will include displays of original drawings and setting materials which have not yet been displayed publicly (mostly focusing around the Patlabor theatrical films), a 1/150 scale diorama designed to capture a glimpse into the world of Patlabor, and 1:1 scale models of the Ingram's Revolver Cannon, the uniforms and headgear of Special Vehicles Section 2, and a Labor's cockpit. Special guest talks are also planned, but the details for these have not yet been announced.

>Tickets to the exhibition cost 1000 yen ($8.81 US).

>Mobile Police Patlabor is currently available via streaming in North America on HIDIVE and on Bluray and DVD in North America via Sentai Filmworks and their Maiden Japan imprint. HIDIVE describes the story of Patlabor as follows:

>With rapidly advancing technology leading to the creation of giant robots known as “labors,” a new kind of defense force is needed for criminals who use them to wreak havoc. Enter the Special Vehicles Division and its newest recruit, Izumi Noa!

http://archive.is/NqpRt

Comic Market Considers Entrance Fee Due to Olympic-Related Move

>The organizers of Comic Market (Comiket), Japan's largest event for selling self-published dōjinshi works, reported in their Comic Market Appeal document that they are considering an entrance fee for their summer 2019 (Comiket 96) and winter 2019 (Comiket 97) events, due to the temporary change in venue.

>Comiket ordinarily has no entry fee for general attendees, though attendees can purchase a catalog as a guide to the event. If the new system is implemented, general attendees who do not purchase a catalog will be required to purchase a wristband for entry. The existing pass for exhibitors and dōjinshi circles will also be converted into a wristband to allow for easy access between the two separate venues for the event.

>The document explained that these measures are being considered due to the increase in the cost of running the event for four days across two venues, and also due to the smaller floor space available, which the organizers predict will lead to fewer dōjinshi circles, fewer commercial booths, and less advertising. The document also explained that the charge would be a safety measure to prevent congestion in the smaller area. The document noted that the staff is only considering the measures so far, and that it will officially announce any changes at a later date.

>Due to renovations for the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the event will have less space at its normal venue of Tokyo Big Sight in 2019. Comiket will still place the regular dōjinshi circles in Tokyo Big Sight's existing West Exhibition Hall and two areas in the South Exhibition Hall (now under construction), but the booths for commercial companies will be about 1.5 kilometers (about one mile) away, in the Aomi Exhibition Hall (now under construction) near the Rinkai train line's Tokyo Teleport Station.

>Comiket 95 will run from December 29 to December 31. Comiket 96 will expand to a record four days, from August 9 to August 12, 2019, and Comiket 97 will run from December 28 to December 31, 2019. Comiket 98 will run during the Golden Week holidays in April and May of 2020, instead of during the summer of 2020.

>Comiket 94, held on August 10 to 12, drew about 530,000 attendees across all three days.

http://archive.is/yvuW8

>>66827

http://archive.is/yVhdT

This is not a drill. Dorohedoro is getting an anime.

>>67158

looks trippy, I'll check it out

>The anime will premiere in 2019.

>Susumu Kudo (Ghost in the Shell Arise, Dies irae) is directing the series at TMS Entertainment (Yowamushi Pedal Glory Line, Ninja Girl & Samurai Master). Jin Tanaka (Laid-Back Camp, Go! Princess Precure) is in charge of series composition, and Takayuki Noguchi (Queen's Blade: Rebellion, Ro-Kyu-Bu!) is designing the characters.

>The game launched on iOS and Android devices on June 27, 2017. The game is free to play, but in-game items are available for purchase.

>In the game, the player takes the role of an unnamed former little senior league baseball ace who lost his or her baseball career after suffering an unspecified injury. The character moves to his or her grandmother's hometown and enrolls in the local high school, resolved never to enter the world of baseball again. When the character meets Tsubasa Arihara, he or she is persuaded to be the manager of the school's baseball team, and to take the team to the high school nationals at Koshien.

>In the game, players gather team members (there are over 50 characters in the game) and experience the team members' stories. Players also train the members to improve their skills, and take members to games to compete. Players then have to decide on the batting order.

>The game's official site is serializing a four-panel manga titled Hachi Nai Gaiden: Senryoku Gai! Katato-chan by Pop Team Epic's Bkub Okawa, and the manga inspired a series of four web anime shorts titled Katato the Animation. The site is also serializing a novel.

http://archive.is/3I8jS

>>67158

Finally!

>>67279

wish he'd provide links to the articles: http://charapedia.jp/research/0197/

and friendly reminder that japs have absolute shit taste, what the fuck man

>>67297

>zombieland saga isn't even on the list

What the fuck?

At least Goblin Slayer is up there.

>>67297

>1

>2

>3

>Four

>Five

>6

???

>>67297

>no zombieland

Nips always manage to disappoint. Though I'm pleasantly surprised Karakuri Circus and Yagate Kimi ni Naru are on there.

>>67405

>Isekai

>more realistic

Pick one and only one.

>The “Zoku Owarimonogatari” anime, that is currently screening in Japanese theaters, will also air on TV in a 6-episode format. No broadcast date has been announced yet.

http://archive.is/Nrcyv

>1st film debuts on January 4 followed by 2nd on January 18

>The official website for the Made in Abyss anime began streaming two videos on Monday for the anime's two compilation films. The first film will open in Japan on January 4, followed by the second film on January 18.

>>67803

It's time.

Cells at Work! Fight Off the Sniffles in Special TV Episode in December

>The industrious cells of Cells at Work! (known as Hataraku Saibou in Japan) just never get a break, because the TV anime adaptation of Akane Shimizu's entertaining and educational biological comedy manga is returning to Japanese airwaves for a special episode in December of 2018.

>The special episode, entitled "Common Cold Syndrome" will broadcast on Wednesday, December 24, 2018, during the 24:30 time slot (actually on Thursday morning at 12:30AM JST) on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, and BS11, with additional broadcasts to follow on Mainichi Broadcasting System, TV Aichi, Hokkaido Broadcasting, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, and AT-X.

>The story of "Common Cold Syndomes" follows a Normal Cell who has grown tired of his daily work (cell division). One day Normal Cell meets a mysterious cell wearing a cool hat, and the new cell convinces him to play some pranks on White Blood Cell (Neutrophil) and Killer T Cell. Since Normal Cell feels a sense of frustration with his daily grind, he happily agrees, but what kind of person is this cool hat wearing newcomer, anyway?

http://archive.is/lvlK8

High School Days Remembered in Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku OAD Package illustration

>As reported, the 3,704 yen (about 33 US dollars) special edition of the forthcoming seventh volume of Fujita's love comedy manga Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii/Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku will come with a newly-produced 20-minute anime Blu-ray. Publisher Ichijinsha has posted its package illustration drawn by the anime character designer Takahiro Yasuda featuring the episode's two protagonists, Hanako Koyanagi and Taro Kabakura.

>The OAD is based on "Youth," one of the manga's popular episodes focusing on Hanako and Taro's high school days. The six main voice cast of the TV anime series are all confirmed to reprise their roles. Along with its 815 yen regular edition, the seventh volume is set to be released in Japan on March 29, 2019.

http://archive.is/LSB6P

One Piece Statue to Be Unveiled in Creator's Home Prefecture

>Kumamoto Prefecture is paying tribute to local boy Eiichiro Oda, starting with a statue of his most famous creation.

>The One Piece creator will once again get to see his work integrated into the revitalization of his home turf. The project is the third of its kind, with One Piece having assisted the town in various renovations since 2008. This new initiative will carry the theme of "Thanks."

>The statue unveiling at the end of this month will be followed at a later date by the addition of oversized panels featuring the Straw Hat Pirates welcoming travelers to Kumamoto. So far, the plan is to display them at the entrance to the city, Kumamoto Airport, and Kumamoto Station. A "thank you movie" will also be created around that time. More plans, including events for fans, will be announced at a later date.

>The Luffy statue will be unveiled at the city's Kencho Promenade, which leads up to the Kumamoto Prefectural Office, on November 30.

http://archive.is/6JQkH

New Whiskey Shows Golgo 13 Really Knows Its Demographic

>How do you celebrate 50 years of Golgo 13? With a good whiskey, of course.

>Otona no Ippin, Shogakukan's PAL-SHOP branch specializing in adult-geared goods, is re-labeling a pair of Speyside single malt whiskeys in honor of the occasion. Each label will feature art by Golgo 13 creator Takao Saito. The line consists of a 1979 and a 1992.

http://archive.is/JVLS4

Rei Hiroe’s New Manga Due Next Spring

>The latest issues of Shogakukan’s Monthly Shonen Sunday has revealed Black Lagoon mangaka Rei Hiroe will be launching a new manga series starting next spring.

>The tentatively titled 341 Sentoudan or 341 Combat Team will follow youthful soldiers experiencing the realities of war directly on the frontlines. The manga will tell the story of a leader of a particular combat team sweeping and turning the tides of multiple conflicts.

>For those unaware, Rei Hiroe is the author of the popular action manga Black Lagoon as well as the original creator of the anime series Re:CREATORS which aired in 2017.

http://archive.is/4SwIW

GONZO Works on Anime Production of Saint Seiya Spin-Off Saintia Shō

>The official website for the upcoming anime adaptation of Chimaki Kuori's Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō manga is today updated with a poster visual featuring its four main characters: Shoko, Athena, Eris, and Milo. It is also confirmed that GONZO (Space Battleship Tiramisu) works on anime production, in cooperation with Toei Animation that works on planning and producing. The latter has directly animated most of the Saint Seiya anime series since the 1980s, except Saint Seiya: The Lost Canvas (2009-2011) by TMS Entertainment.

>The TV anime Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō is set to premiere on Amazon Prime Video Channel (Sky PerfecTV! Anime Set for Prime Video) and ANIMAX on PlayStation (PS4) at 19:00 on December 10, 2018 (JST), then will be also aired on the ANIMAX TV channel (BS/CS, CATV,IPTV) on December 24.

http://archive.is/PZwmF

“Bokutachi wa Benkyou ga Dekinai” (We Never Learn) anime character visuals.

>“His late father always said that a useless man should strive to be useful, so to that end, third-year high school student Nariyuki Yuiga dedicated himself to becoming a high-achieving student in his school, despite his history of poor grades. In order to give his destitute family a better life, his ultimate goal is to obtain the special VIP nomination, a prestigious scholarship covering all future university tuition fees. Although Nariyuki could feasibly be a shoe-in for the nomination, he is constantly overshadowed by classmates Rizu Ogata and Fumino Furuhashi in mathematics and literature, respectively.

>To his delight, Nariyuki receives the nomination, but there’s a catch: he has to tutor his two star classmates, who are each hopelessly mediocre at the other’s subject of expertise! To make matters worse, the subjects they are horrible at are the same subjects they want to pursue for their future. As the time to submit university applications draws nearer, Nariyuki must find an effective tutoring method for the girls before it’s too late.”

http://archive.is/XJmjv

The official anime website and Twitter account for “Dr.STONE” are now live. It will air in July 2019.

>“The science-fiction adventure follows two boys struggle to revive humanity after a mysterious crisis has left everyone in the world turned to stone for several millennia.”

Website: https://dr-stone.jp/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/stone_anime_off

http://archive.is/79Yqr

>>68970

>megane jugs

>redhead gyaru

>himecut, uh, himecut

>>68970

>>68973

>redhead gyaru

not sure how I feel about this development

More of the cast from the 3DCG anime “Revisions" has been published. It will premiere January 2019 on Fuji TV’s +Ultra timeslot; also with a worldwide distribution via Netflix.

>“This is a prophecy for you, where five people will meet huge adversaries, and only you can protect everyone.” Daisuke Toujima is a second-year high school student who was abducted when he was young. He was involved in a special phenomenon—Shibuya Drift—with his childhood friends Gai, Ru, Marimari, and Keisaku. They were transferred to the center of Shibuya over 300 years into the future. What’s waiting for them is endless wilderness and forest, Interspersed ruin, future citizens, and “Revisions” which are huge mechanical monsters. Trampled by the monsters without understanding the situation, a girl who has the same name as the person who saved Daisuke when he was abducted, Miro, provided a mobile suit “String Puppet” and told them to save Shibuya. With separated paths, adversaries, destined prophecies, the boys, and girls are on their journey to return to their original time.”

http://archive.is/UxjGs

>>69217

And more pics from Endro, also from ANN

I usually don't care for sales numbers that much. Certainly not enough to bring it here. But I found surprising that Wotakoi got to be number one! How do you say bazinga in japanese?

Japan’s Weekly Blu-ray & DVD Anime Rankings Ending November 18th, 2018

Blu-ray

*1. 1,772 **1,772 Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii Vol.3 Limited Edition

*2. 1,269 **1,269 Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon S Blu-ray Collection Vol.1

*3. 1,194 **1,194 Boku no Hero Academia 3rd Season Vol.5

*4. *,708 ***,708 Hisone to Maso-tan Blu-ray BOX “Sesshoku-hen” Special Edition

*5. *,695 ***,695 Accel World Blu-ray BOX Special Price Edition

*6. *,549 **2,305 Fate/Extra: Last Encore Vol.4 Limited Edition

*7. *,459 ***,459 Hanebado! Vol.3

*8. *,372 **3,327 Godzilla 2: Kessen Kidou Zoushoku Toshi Collector’s Edition

*9. *,353 *61,111 Gekijouban Meitantei Conan: Zero no Shikkounin Deluxe Edition

10. *,260 ***,260 Baki Blu-ray BOX 1

11. *,248 **1,882 Godzilla 2: Kessen Kidou Zoushoku Toshi Standard Edition

12. *,247 *11,346 Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou Special Limited Edition

13. *,215 *10,999 Gekijouban Meitantei Conan: Zero no Shikkounin Regular Edition

14. *,198 **5,461 Banana Fish Blu-ray BOX 1 Limited Edition

15. *,189 **4,320 Sayonara no Asa ni Yakusoku no Hana wo Kazarou

(cut-off 189)

DVD

*1. 1,698 **6,054 Crayon Shin-chan Movie 26: Bakumori! Kung-fu Boys – Ramen Tairan

*2. *,858 ***,858 Boku no Hero Academia 3rd Season Vol.5

*3. *,676 ***,676 Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii Vol.3 Limited Edition

*4. *,583 *21,907 Gekijouban Meitantei Conan: Zero no Shikkounin Regular Edition

*5. *,371 137,488 Tonari no Totoro

*6. *,336 *41,358 Gekijouban Meitantei Conan: Zero no Shikkounin Deluxe Edition

*7. *,276 *19,878 Doraemon Movie 38: Nobita no Takarajima

*8. *,269 **1,340 Godzilla 2: Kessen Kidou Zoushoku Toshi Standard Edition

*9. *,255 **2,613 Tennis no Ouji-sama: Best Games!! “Tezuka vs Atobe”

10. *,191 **4,996 Oshiri Tantei Vol.1

11. *,176 ***,705 Zannen na Ikimono Jiten Selection

12. *,143 ***,495 Zannen na Ikimono Jiten

13. *,141 *59,063 Majo no Takkyuubin

14. *,129 *24,428 Mononoke Hime

15. *,126 *45,015 Sen to Chihiro no Kamikakushi

16. *,113 *15,255 Sore Ike! Anpanman: Buruburu no Takarasagashi Daibouken!

(cut-off 113)

[Source: Oricon Youtaiju via MAL]

Gundam Franchise Announces Five Projects for Its 40th Anniversary including Hathaway's Flash

The press conference for the Gundam franchise's 40th anniversary was held in Tokyo today on November 21, announcing five new projects:

1. "Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin" TV series

- Based on the six-part OVA released from 2015 to 2018, a re-edited edition will be aired for 13 episodes on NHK General TV from April 2019. Its all OP/ED theme songs are produced by SUGIZO (LUNA SEA, X JAPAN) and all OP songs are performed by LUNA SEA.

2. New "Gundam Build" series

- Following Gundam Build Fighters (2013-2014), Gundam Build Fighters Try (2014-2016) and Gundam Build Divers (2018), a new Gundam Build series is now in development. How and when it is distributed is currently unknown.

3. "SD Gundam World Sangoku Soketsuden"

- a new SD Gundam series in the works for a worldwide release in 2019.

4. "Gundam Reconguista in G" compilation film

- a compilation film based on the 26-episode TV series Gundam Reconguista in G (2014-2015) is set to

be released sometime in 2019. Director Yoshiyuki Tomino is scheduled to appear in JAPAN EXPO next year.

5. "Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway's Flash" trilogy film

- Three-part feature film based on Yoshiyuki Tomino's spin-off/sequel novel of the same name (1989-1990)

is officially confirmed. It is the second project of "UC NexT 0100," following the forthcoming film Mobile Suit

Gundam NT that will open in Japan on November 30. The trilogy's first trailer will be screened with NT in theaters.

In addition, a crossover project "BEYOND" was announced with four collaboration visuals featuring

First Gundam with Unicorn, Iron-Blooded Orphans with Gundam 00, Reconguista in G with The Origin,

and Zeta Gundam with Gundam Wing. The theme song for the project, "THE BEYOND" is provided by

SUGIZO. While the song has not yet been completed, it will be released as LUNA SEA's new song in 2019.

China Jails Fujoshi For 10 Years Over Gay Sex Novel

https://www.sankakucomplex.com/2018/11/21/china-jails-fujoshi-for-10-years-over-gay-sex-novel/#comment-2122175

>A Chinese writer sentenced to 10 years of jail for writing a pornographic novel filled with gay sex incited fury and debate across all forms of Chinese social media.

>The female writer penned the novel – named “Occupy” – back in 2017, which managed to sell 7,000 copies online; this soon caught up with her however as producing and selling pornographic content is illegal in China.

>Her work followed the forbidden romantic affair between a teacher and student, the novel being labeled as “filled with graphic depictions of male homosexual sex scenes tinged with violence” by a television station.

>As punishment for her indecent sexual fantasies, the writer was handed a jail term of 10 and a half years, sparking anger across Chinese social media as many soon pointed out that cases of manslaughter and rapists (only liable to serve a jail term of between three to 10 years) have received less severe sentences.

China getting shit done for once? and the only thing exploding are feminists having a meltdown?

>inb4 sankakucomplex

>>69598

Based China. All yaoi authors should be killed. It's disgusting and degenerate. Yuri on the other hand is pure, wholesome and beautiful.

>>69643

That's hillarious

Netflix's CG Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya Remake Anime Premieres Next Summer

>The anime's first 12-episode season will feature the story from the Galaxian Wars to Silver Saints arcs of the manga. Each episode will be about 30 minutes long. Netflix describes the anime's story:

>Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya follows modern day adventures of young warriors called "Knights", who are sworn protectors of the reincarnated Greek goddess Athena. Each Knights wears a powerful armor based on their chosen zodiac constellation, and are called Knights of the Zodiac. They aid Athena in her battle against powerful Olympian gods who are bent on destroying the humankind.

Yoshiharu Ashino (Tweeny Witches, CROSS ANGE Rondo of Angel and Dragon) is directing the series at Toei Animation. Eugene Son (Duel Masters, B-Legend! Battle Bedaman script writer) is the story editor and head writer. Terumi Nishii (JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable, Penguindrum) is designing the characters, and Takashi Okazaki (Afro Samurai manga creator, Summer Wars character designer) is designing the armor.

>Kurumada published the original Saint Seiya manga from 1986 to 1990. The manga has inspired a number of television anime, original video anime projects, anime films, and spinoff manga. Netflix announced a new CG anime based on the original manga in August 2017, and the Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō spinoff manga also has an anime in the works that is slated to debut on December 10. A live-action Hollywood film has also been green-lit.

>Viz Media published the original manga in English under the title Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō manga. ADV Films released Toei Animation's anime adaptation with an English dub under the title Knights of the Zodiac, and later released it unedited under the title Saint Seiya. New Video Group later also released the series on DVD.

http://archive.is/ekifk

Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu Anime Casts Akari Kitō, Yūko Kurose

>The anime will premiere in spring 2019.

>Takebumi Anzai (Go! Go! 575 director, episode director for Darker than Black and Mob Psycho 100) is directing the anime at studio C2C (Harukana Receive, WorldEnd). Jukki Hanada (Beyond the Boundary, Sound! Euphonium, Steins;Gate) is both overseeing and writing the series scripts, and Kii Tanaka (Donten ni Warau Gaiden: Ketsubetsu, Yamainu no Chikai, Cheating Craft) is both the character designer and chief animation director.

>The four-panel comedy manga centers around an extremely shy girl named Bocchi Hitori. (Her name is a wordplay on a Japanese term for solitary.) She enters middle school and vows to "make friends with the entire class" by graduation. The story follows her lonely struggle to accomplish her goal.

http://archive.is/9yb3Q

Studio Trigger Panel at Anime NYC

>At Studio Trigger's Anime NYC panel, the first question Tatsuru Tatemono (Tattun) asked was “who here has visited from the west coast?” For their first convention in New York, it was in many ways an update to their Anime Expo panel with Hiromi Wakabayashi, Shigeto Koyama, and special guest voice actress Mayumi Shintani showing off production materials and updated information for DARLING in the FRANXX, Kill la Kill the Game -If-, Indivisible, SSSS.Gridman and Promare.

>Starting with DARLING in the FRANXX, Wakabayashi gave a quick postmortem on the project and Trigger's involvement. He continued to emphasize that Trigger was only part of the beginning planning, behind the core designs and the earlier half of the show with A-1 Pictures taking the larger heft of the responsibility. Wakabayashi added they received comments that the story was very “Trigger-like,” but said it was primarily from the director Atsushi Nishigori. “Everyone says it was Trigger's fault that it ended up in space, but that's not true!”

>Wakabayashi showed off Koyama's early concept mech designs, which originally had the pilot's faces, and also explained why the mechs look so feminine. “[Nishigori] was the character designer for Gurren Lagann. After that, he directed THE IDOLM@STER. IDOLM@STER is cute, right? My understanding is that he loves cute stuff. That's why I drew up the cute designs for the robots.”

>Since Arc System Works brought a special demo of Kill la Kill the Game -If- to Anime NYC, Shintani got a big kick out of talking about reprising her role as Nonon Jakuzure in the game. “It has been five years, so I was a little worried if I could get in character,” said Shintani. “So before the recording, I downloaded all the episodes on Amazon Prime and checked out my part in the series. I was like copying myself. Once I started acting, everything came back quickly. The audio director wanted to take baby steps, like one or two recordings per session, but I said 'nah, let's go through it all the way.'”

>Wakabayashi also showed off Koyama's concept art of Satsuki's final form, Junketsu Shinzui, which was teased at Anime Expo. The best way to describe the design is that it looks like an abstracted mix of a Hannya Noh mask and the Predator's open mandible, with Junketsu's shoulder pads sprouting up like long horns and double energy scythes coming out like hooked teeth. It looks rad as hell.

7SEEDS Manga Gets Anime on Netflix

>Retailer Rakuten's listing for the January 2019 issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Flowers magazine features a cover image that reveals that Yumi Tamura's 7SEEDS manga is inspiring an anime adaptation by Netflix. The magazine will ship on Wednesday.

>Tamura launched the series in 2001 in Bessatsu Shōjo Comic magazine, before eventually moving it to Monthly Flowers. The series ended in the magazine in May 2017. The original manga's 35th and final volume shipped in August 2017, and a limited edition included a drama CD.

>The original series centers on Natsu, who suddenly wakes up one day to find herself in the middle of the ocean. She's with six other strangers, and none of them remember how they got into their current situation. They end up stranded on an island, where a "guide" explains to them that they are part of a government project to cryogenically preserve groups of people to ensure humanity's survival after scientists predicted the destruction of the world. Natsu's group finds that they are in Japan after a catastrophe, and must learn how to survive in their new post-apocalyptic reality.

>The series was nominated in the Comic category for the 49th Seiun Awards this past April. The manga also ranked on the top 20 list of manga for female readers in the 2018 edition of Takarajimasha's Kono Manga ga Sugoi! (This Manga Is Amazing!) guidebook last December. The manga won the Shōjo Category of the 52nd Annual Shogakukan Manga Awards in 2007. Shogakukan published the 7SEEDS Official Fanbook: Edge of Emotions fanbook in 2011.

>Tamura launched the 7SEEDS Gaiden spinoff manga in August 2017 and ended it in October 2017. Shogakukan released a compiled book volume in January.

http://archive.is/zst4s

>>70323

>discount komi-san

>>70308

at least the manga looks cool as fuck

>>69598

>chink woman arrested for gay porn despite making money for grorious reader

>porn is banned in china

>10 fucking years in jail for gay porn

>other chinks actually care for some reason

I don't understand that hellhole anymore.

>>69598

>porn is illegal in china

>at the same time ALL of their actresses are actually just whores for the ruling class

>>70325

>he thinks Rikka is more popular in America, where Akane is more popular in Japan.

I'm looking up them both on twitter right now, and can confirm.

In fact, Rikka is barely present at all. It's Akane fanart and cosplays as far as the eye can see

>>70324

>Starting with DARLING in the FRANXX

>Wakabayashi added they received comments that the story was very “Trigger-like,”

Does anyone know what this Franken Fran ad thing says? It showed up about 3 months or so ago, apparently.

>>70497

some sort of crossover thing with the mangos

>>70500

Well, sir, I don't know about hibocchi and have already developed feelings for Komi

Animators, Researchers Develop Automated Technique for Coloring Anime

>Japanese animation production companies Imagica Group and OLM Digital have joined forces with the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST) to develop a technique for automatic coloring within anime production.

>Imagica Group is a production company that specializes in video production duties, including filming, dubbing, editing, restoration, and streaming. One of their subsidiary groups is Oriental Light and Magic (OLM), the production studio of the Pokémon anime. The OLM group specializes in both 2D and 3D animation, as well as visual effects.

>The coloring technique developed by the researchers is based on recent advances of machine-based deep learning. The researchers developed a color script to correspond with the different segments of an image, which is then applied by an algorithm capable of machine learning. These techniques have been applied widely in various fields, such as coloring black-and-white photos, although the researchers claim to be the first to develop a technique for automatic coloring in Japanese anime production in particular.

>Although this technique is still in the preliminary research stage, the research team has stated their intent to improve the accuracy for commercial use. The team predicts that the results of their research will be ready for commercial use beginning in 2020.

>This technique will be presented at SIGGRAPH Asia 2018, an international conference on computer graphics. Ken Anjyo, the Research and Development supervisor at OLM Digital, will be the chair of SIGGRAPH Asia 2018. The conference will be held in Tokyo from December 4 to 7.

>Publishers have recently used artificial intelligence to color manga pages. Hakusensha began using developer Taizan's PaintsChainer automatic coloring software to create color versions of Akira Hagio's josei romance manga Kekkon x Renai and Asuka Sora's romance manga Watashi-tachi xx Shimashita.

>Keisuke Iwata, president of Japan's anime television network AT-X, spoke last year about how anime production processes could be "completely replaced by AI."

>Advances in the industry have led some anime studios, such as Polygon Pictures, to embrace technological and other forms of progress. However, some members of the anime industry remain skeptical that AI and CGI can save the industry because it can potentially put animators out of work.

http://archive.is/XTwsu

related

=Automatic Coloring Site Can Colorize Your Manga Drawings==

>>71089

I strongly feel that this is an insult to life itself.

All that effort to code, and it looks fake-y, like most (now "semi-")"modern" anime, because it's not done by hand and with real paint.

>>71089

First computer animation, now this.

I want to go back in time and erase the future.

>>71089

https://paintschainer.preferred.tech/index_en.html

I fed the website mentioned in the article hentai. They seem to have 3 color presets. There's Canna which gives everything trippy colors, Tanpopo which seems to bias strongly towards giving everything a light skin tone, and Satsuki which I believe gives the best results. Here's a sampler.

I have also taken the liberty to masturbate to Satsuki.

>>71464

The Satsuki one looked too good (for what it is), so here are a few others, picked at random.

For a few pics it seems to get things decently right, but otherwise it's an inbetween of Canna and Tanpopo.

https://archive.is/NE1mG#selection-303.0-303.75

>Rimukoro's Sewayaki Kitsune no Senko-san Manga Gets TV Anime in Spring 2019

>>71715

This pleases me.

>>71715

Perfect. I feel better now.

>>71715

I hope she has a voice fitting of a lolibaba.

>>71715

I'm already healing.

>>71917

If tumblr dies, these faggots will just go to Twitter. A lot of popular and decent lewd artists are heading to Newgrounds.

>>71921

>>71923

https://hatarakiarinasu.newgrounds.com/

More like trivia than news, but ineresting anyway

What's With The Multiple Versions of Kiki's Delivery Service?

Fred asked:

I recently was at a second hand shop, and came across an old VHS tape of Kiki's Delivery Service, I guess from when it was first released by Disney. I already had the movie on Blu-ray but it seemed like a collectable, and it was only 50¢, so I bought it. I finally got around to playing it, and I noticed that, in addition to English credits in a big tacky font, the opening and ending themes were replaced with English songs! What are these songs, and why were they replaced with the original songs on later releases?

When Walt Disney Pictures licensed the Studio Ghibli library back in the late 90s, Kiki's Delivery Service was the first of the films to get a US release, as it was arguably the most plainly family-friendly film in the catalog. (Even Totoro had a bath scene and a parent in the hospital.) Since the direct-to-video business was still pretty healthy in those days, it skipped theaters and got put out on VHS and laserdisc. Despite that, the film got the all-star dub we know today, with Kirsten Dunst as Kiki, Phil Hartman as Jiji, Matthew Lawrence as Tombo and Janeane Garofalo as Ursula. It was released on VHS and Laserdisc in September, 1998. (While the Laserdisc did have Japanese audio, it did not have subtitles.)

The Disney-Ghibli licensing contract had a very firm "no cuts" policy, but it wasn't entirely clear about what other modifications Disney would be allowed to make. As their intent was to make a very mainstream product for American release, Disney made a few fairly minor tweaks. Credits and a handful of signs were Photoshopped into English. They added additional music (mostly new arrangements of classical pieces meant to blend in with the original soundtrack) to scenes that were silent (see the recent answerman about adapted dubs replacing music for more info on how Western film scoring has a different mindset to it than anime typically has). Comedian Phil Hartman was allowed to improvise a few lines, and he also delivered a key line at the end in a way that drastically changed the meaning of the scene. (This could've been an honest mistake, simply a matter of following the script but not consulting the original audio.)

Masakuni Igarashi’s manga series “Senryuu Shoujo” will be receiving a TV anime adaptation.

“Yukishiro Nanako is a cute, cheerful high school girl with one peculiar trait—instead of verbal communication, she writes senryuu (a type of haiku) poems to relay her thoughts. Together with ex-delinquent Busujima Eiji, they are budding freshmen of the school’s Literature Club. Even though Nanako doesn’t talk, with the power of senryuu, the adorable pair has no problem enjoying their fun school-life through the tune of 5-7-5 syllables.”

http://archive.is/61JpP

>It's CGDCT, haiku edition

>>72150

>haiku slice of life

Please let it be good. I like SoL, but don't want it to become too overused (it's already overused) like isekai did

Steel Flashes and Blood Flows in Dororo TV Anime Trailer

>A new key visual (above), a bloody new trailer (below), new cast members, and the Japanese broadcast schedule have been revealed for Dororo, an upcoming TV anime based on the unfinished supernatural manga by Osamu Tezuka about a young man with a weaponized, prosthetic body who fights to reclaim his flesh and organs from 48 demons during the Warring States period.

>The original Dororo manga was serialized from 1967 - 1968 in Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday and Akita Shoten's Bōken'ō manga magazines, and an English language version is also available from Vertical, Inc., who describe the story of Dororo as follows:

>A samurai lord has bartered away his newborn son's organs to forty-eight demons in exchange for dominance on the battlefield. Yet, the abandoned infant survives thanks to a medicine man who equips him with primitive prosthetics - lethal ones with which the wronged son will use to hunt down the multitude of demons to reclaim his body one piece at a time, before confronting his father. On his journeys the young hero encounters an orphan who claims to be the greatest thief in Japan.

>Dororo was previously adapted into a 1969 TV anime with direction by Gisaburō Sugii and animation production by Mushi Productions. The new Dororo TV anime is directed by Kazuhiro Furuhashi and features animation production by MAPPA and Tezuka Productions. Dororo will be digitally distributed in Japan and other world markets by Amazon Prime Video, and it will also broadcast on Japanese TV as follows:

Tokyo MX: every Monday during the 22:00 time slot beginning on January 07, 2019.

BS11: every Monday during the 24:30 time slot beginning on January 07, 2019.

Jidaigeki Senmon Channel: every Friday during the 26:00 time slot beginning on January 11, 2019.

http://archive.is/KRImP

Crunchyroll Streams Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō Anime

>Crunchyroll announced on Friday that it will stream the anime of Chimaki Kuori's Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō manga. The series will debut on December 10, and new episodes will stream every Monday.

>The anime will be available for members in North America, Central America and South America including the Caribbean, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Europe, and the Middle East and North Africa. In addition, will be available for premium members in France, Monaco, Andorra, Luxembourg, Switzerland, and Belgium.

>The show will premiere on the "SkyPer! Anime Set" channel on Amazon Prime Video in Japan on December 10 at 7:00 p.m. JST. The anime will later premiere on Animax on December 24, and on the dAnimax channel on dTV on January 5. The "Animax on PlayStation" app will also premiere the show on December 10, but only the first three episodes will stream on the same schedule as SkyPer! Anime Set.

>Masato Tamagawa (Nurse Witch Komugi, Aria the Animation, Air Gear episode director) is the series director for the anime at GONZO. Ikuko Takahashi (O-jii-san no Lamp, Asura) is in charge of series composition. Keiichi Ishikawa (Saint Seiya Omega, One Piece: Heart of Gold) and Ayana Nishino (Hitorijime My Hero) are designing the characters. Toshihiko Sahashi (Saint Seiya Omega, Saint Seiya: Soul of Gold) is composing the music. Toei Animation is credited with planning and production.

Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga, and it describes the story:

>In the wake of a space-wide civil war instigated by Saga–the Gemini Gold Saint–a new team of Saints comes together with the goal of protecting their goddess Athena. This first all-woman team of armored warriors, powered by the Zodiac, will use their cunning, strength, and compassion to defend their worlds and oppose their very destinies.

>The manga is set immediately after the main storyline's Sanctuary arc after the defeat of Gemini Saga from Masami Kurumada's original Saint Seiya manga, but before the Posieidon arc. However, whereas the original manga followed a boy named Seiya and other Saints who fight to protect the goddess Athena, the new series follows a female "Saintia" named Shō who fights evil deities to protect Athena.

http://archive.is/aGwRe

New series starting mid-season

British Museum's Manga Exhibition to be Largest Ever Outside of Japan

>Manga fans in London have something really special to look forward to next spring. As part of the Japan-UK Season of Culture 2019-20, the British Museum will be holding a Manga Exhibition exploring manga's global appeal and cultural crossover. Scheduled for May 23 to August 26, 2019, the event will be the largest exhibition of manga ever outside of Japan.

>According to the British Museum's site, the exhibition aims for an "immersive and playful" approach, covering the history of manga and how it has inspired everything from anime to cosplay.

>To prepare for the event, the site shared a brief history by Alfred Haft and Ryōko Matsuba. The article covers the roots of manga in 12 works, from the Tale of the Monkeys in the late 1500s to Eiichiro Oda's smash hit One Piece.

http://archive.is/qnhR7

>>71923

>tumblrwhores are winning

>t.not a blackpillfag

they're 'winning' because they shout and brag their lungs out about 'winning', in other words, it's complete bullshit.

>zombie idol trap

understandable but its not the first time there's a trap in an anime show, that hideyoshi character comes to mind. and no one in nipland is getting homo about it either (aside from the fujos and sjweebs living there)

>slime

>no gender

>HURR it's le drannie we gendurr bluib nao xdd

now that's fucking stupid, slimebro's a dude who likes elf tits, there's nothing deep about that, quit listening to mentally ill freaks man.

>a boy becoming a Cure

So Toei thinks they can get more money by having a dude be a Cure huh? And that having said Cure dude will 'revolutionize' the franchise somehow? I'm sure this is going to end very well for them, it's not like there's going to be a sudden spawn of early stage fujoshits out of this now would it? :^)

Netflix's new Ghost in the Shell: SAC to be 3D CG

http://archive.is/M1awF

https://www.animatetimes.com/news/details.php?id=1544168182

via >>>/v/15841290

>>71923

>traps are something new

Japan has been into traps since forever.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kagema

>>72595

Some more info, from ANN

>Kodansha and Production I.G announced a new anime based on Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell manga in April 2017. Production I.G. USA president Maki Terashima-Furuta previously stated during an interview that the anime would have two 12-episode seasons, with Kamiyama (Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex) directing one of the seasons, and Aramaki (Appleseed) directing the other.

>Production I.G previously produced Mamoru Oshii's Ghost in the Shell and Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence films in 1995 and 2004, respectively, as well as the 2002 Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex television anime and its TV sequel, original video anime (OVAs), and film. In 2013, Production I.G adapted the material into the Ghost in the Shell Arise prequel OVA, which it later remixed into a television series. Most recently, the studio debuted Ghost In The Shell: The New Movie in 2015 and the Ghost in the Shell VR Diver smartphone video in 2017.

>Update: Netflix referred to the project as an "original anime series" and " a next generation anime film" in a press email. ANN is reaching out to confirm the format of the project, and will update this article after confirmation. More background information also added about other projects Aramaki and Kamiyama are working on together.

>Update 2: Netflix confirmed with ANN that the anime project will have a series format and not a film format.

Japanese Government Aims to Impose Penalties for Downloading Illegal Books

http://archive.is/79Lni

Goodbye raws?

>>72724

>read japanese pornographic comics

>in a smarth phone

>mfw the screen is broken

Makoto Shinkai's New Anime Film Reveals Title, Story, July 19 Debut

>CoMix Wave Films announced on Thursday that Makoto Shinkai's new anime film is titled Tenki no Ko: Weathering With You (Weather Child: Weathering With You), and the film will open in Japan on July 19, 2019.

>The tagline on the above image reads, "This is the story of the world's secret that only she and I know."

>In the film's story, high school student Hodaka leaves his home on an isolated island and moves to Tokyo, but he immediately becomes broke. He lives his days in isolation, but finally finds a job as a writer for a shady occult magazine. After he starts his job, the weather has been rainy day after day. In a corner of the crowded and busy city, Hodaka meets a young woman named Hina. Due to certain circumstances, Hina and her younger brother live together, but have a cheerful and sturdy life. Hina also has a certain power: the power to stop the rain and clear the sky.

>Shinkai is credited with the original work, and is also directing and writing the film's scripts for CoMix Wave Films. Masayoshi Tanaka (your name., anohana, The Anthem of the Heart) is designing the characters, Atsushi Tamura (The Cat Returns, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin) is the animation director, and Hiroshi Takiguchi (The Garden of Words, Ajin) is the art director. STORY inc. is credited as producer, and TOHO will distribute the film.

>The film will star Kotaro Daigo as Hodaka Morishima and Nana Mori as Hina Amano. (Note: name romanizations are not confirmed.)

>Shinkai previously teased in August that he was working on a new feature film for 2019. He also stated in October 2016 that his next work will probably be about young boys and girls in adolescence.

>Shinkai's your name. film opened in Japan in August 2016, and has become the fourth highest-grossing film of all time in Japan, the second highest-grossing Japanese film, and the second highest-grossing anime film, with earnings of more than 25 billion yen (about US$225 million). Worldwide, it is the highest-grossing anime film, having earned more than an estimated US$355 million.

>Update: Shinkai confirmed on Thursday that the film will get a worldwide release, and releases have already been decided for North America, Europe, Asia, and South America. Source: Eiga.com

source: ANN

EX-ARM Science-Fiction Manga Gets TV Anime

>The 12th compiled book volume of Shinya Komi and HiRock's EX-ARM manga revealed on Wednesday that the series is getting a television anime adaptation and planning is moving forward. The novel adaptation EX-ARM the Novel Deus Ex Machina and the February 2019 issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine, which both shipped on Wednesday, also revealed the anime.

>The manga's crime battle story centers on high school student Akira Natsume. Only his brain is saved when he is involved in a traffic accident, and it later becomes part of an advanced weapon. Akira cooperates with the police's EX-ARM countermeasure division in order to regain his lost memories and body.

>Komi launched the manga with HiRock's story in Grand Jump in February 2015 as a remake of his earlier EX-VITA manga. The series moved to the Shonen Jump+ website and app in December 2017.

>Atarō Kumo (novels of Hinomaru Sumo, live-action Teiichi no Kuni film) wrote EX-ARM the Novel Deus Ex Machina, which is the manga's first novel adaptation. The story is set in Shin Kagurazaka, a town that avoided a terrorist plot at the Tokyo Olympics. The story follows the EX-ARM countermeasure division's Arma and Minami as they seek to resolve a certain incident.

http://archive.is/kN39y

Anime Film Industry Revenue Dropped by 38.3% in 2017

>Lack of films by prominent directors last year likely contributed to decrease; anime market overall increased 8.1%

http://archive.is/DpI5j

BLOODY CHAINSAW GIRL Roars Back to Japanese Cinemas in February

>Director Hiroki Yamaguchi returns for two-part sequel film based on Rei Mikamoto's splatter-action manga

>Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw (known in English as BLOODY CHAINSAW GIRL), the splatter-action manga by Rei Mikamoto (Reiko the Zombie Shop), is roaring back into Japanese theaters in February of 2019 with a 2-part, live-action sequel film entitled Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw RED. The first part is subtitled "Nero's Revenge", while the second part is subtitled "Giko's Revival".

>Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw RED is directed by Hiroki Yamaguchi and features a screenplay by Mitsunori Fukuhara. The film stars Nana Asakawa as Giko Nokomura, a chainsaw-wielding delinquent middle school student, and Ano as Nero Aoi, a mad scientist who has turned her classmates into zombies and super-powered mutants in order to challenge Giko.

>The original Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw manga was serialized from 2009 - 2017 in Enter Brain's Comic Beam seinen manga magazine. The series was previously adapted into a 2016 live-action film directed by Hiroki Yamaguchi and starring Rio Uchida.

>Chimamire Sukeban Chainsaw RED hits theaters in Japan on February 22, 2019.

http://archive.is/MBFrJ

Akiba Souken’s Top 10 Best Anime of 2018

>Gory slapstick and comedy have prevailed as the top show of 2018 (selected by voters of Akiba Souken’s latest ranking) will surely turn heads due to it being rather unexpected, especially when continuations of vastly more popular franchises debuted this year.

http://archive.is/hDX6w

>>74564

>Hinata-Chan anime

SOLD

>Rustle Lost his own house

Found this on cuckch/a/n while skimming the place of anything worth dirt.

Can anyone confirm whether this is real or simply fake shit by (((ironic trolls)))

The Girl in the Twilight Smartphone Game Ends Service on January 31

>The official Twitter account for the smartphone/PC (browser) tie-in game for Animax's original television anime The Girl in Twilight (Akanesasu Shōjo) announced on Thursday that the game will end service on January 31. Sales of in-game items will end on December 27. The game will have an update on January 31, after which time those interested can still play a "standalone" version of the game.

>The game launched in Japan on October 15, and had reached more than 300,000 pre-registrations before launch.

>The game features an original main character named Nagi (voiced by Maaya Sakamoto). Nagi searches for her sister in the parallel world. She has led a difficult life in a cruel world, and cannot relate to the normal lives of Asuka and the others. She begins to open up to Asuka and her friends as she travels with them.

>The game launched for iOS and Android devices, as well as for PCs (through browsers via DMM Games). The game shares the anime's original scenario writer, original character designers, concept artist, main theme song writer, and music producer.

>The anime premiered on October 1. Sentai Filmworks has licensed the anime, and HIDIVE is streaming the series as it airs. HIDIVE is listing the anime with 12 episodes.

http://archive.is/pDbGi

You read that right. The season just ended and the game is alredy being cancelled

Makes me wonder if the anime was part of a publicity campaign that started production way before the game's release and that was expected to bring in players to the game, but in the ended came in too late to save it.

Kakegurui Anime's 2nd Season Reveals New Key Visual

>The official website for Kakegurui××, the second anime season based on Homura Kawamoto and Tōru Naomura's Kakegurui manga, revealed the show's new key visual on Thursday. The visual previews the anime's "The Tower of Doors" arc.

>Avex is also streaming a lyric video for D-selections' ending theme song "AlegriA."

>The anime will feature a returning cast and 11 new cast members. JUNNA will perform the opening theme song "Kono Yubi Tomare."

>The anime will premiere on MBS on January 8 at 26:30 (effectively January 9), and will also premiere on TV Aichi on January 9; on Tokyo MX, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, and BS NTV on January 13; and will begin streaming on Netflix in Japan on January 10.

>Kiyoshi Matsuda (Kuma Miko: Girl Meets Bear, Rozen Maiden) is joining Yuichiro Hayashi as director for the new season. Yasuko Kobayashi and Manabu Akita are returning as writer and character designer, respectively. MAPPA is again handling the animation.

>The first season premiered on television and Netflix in Japan in July 2017. The series premiered outside of Japan on Netflix in February.

http://archive.is/cCvJN