The Ensemble Stars TV anime has released a 90-second trailer showcasing its opening theme, “Stars’ Ensemble”! Inspired by the popular male idol raising game, the anime follows the band Trickstar as they set their sights on the top of the charts and battle their fellow idols to claim their place at the Dream Festival. (C)Happy

Tales of Arise, the latest installment in the Tales RPG series, has released its first trailer! [embedded content] The trailer introduces the main characters, including the game’s hero Alphen (CV: Satou Takuya), and its heroine Shionne (CV: Shimoji Shino). The official site has also been updated with additional character information. Tales of Arise brings together

Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma will be back this October for a fourth season titled Shokugeki no Soma: Shin no Sara. It has also been announced that Shokugeki no Soma: Le dessert, an “epilogue manga”, will also begin running in Jump Giga 2019 Summer for three months beginning with the Jun. 27 edition. Food Wars:

Popular superhero anime My Hero Academia will be returning for Season 4 on Oct. 12! Season 4’s second trailer was also released, giving fans a peek at Deku, Nighteye and Mireo along with a new enemy Overhaul and a mysterious woman. [embedded content] The new key visual features not only Deku and the usual crew,

Run Girls, Run! is ANiUTa’s artist of the month for June 2019! Run Girls, Run! is an idol group consisting of voice actresses Hayashi Koko, Morishima Yuka, and Atsugi Nanami. The three first came together after an audition that saw a whopping 2000 candidates, and went on to voice the Run Girls, Run! characters in

A brief trailer featuring Zelda and Link was revealed during the Nintendo Direct event teasing that a new game for the Switch is currently “in production”, though no further details have been announced yet. Breath of the Wild is the most recent installment in Nintendo‘s The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, which is

Japanese production company Science SARU and its production and distribution partner Asmik Ace has announced that acclaimed director Yuasa Masaaki ( Devilman Crybaby, The Night is Short, Walk on Girl ) is set to direct a new anime movie titled INU-OH, set for release in 2021! An adaptation of Furukawa Hideo’s novel Heike Monogatari: Inu-Oh

Upcoming movie Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 has released a new poster starring Major Kusanagi! It has also been announced that Russian illustrator Ilya Kuvshinov, the creator of the poster, will also be handling character design for the movie. Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 is the latest installment in the Ghost in the Shell franchise,

Vocaloid diva Miku and BanG Dream! Girls’ Band Party!‘s popular collaboration series is finally available in the English version of the game! Players now have access to cover songs from the Hatsune Miku Series, including “Lost One’s Weeping” (Afterglow x Rin Kagamine & Len Kagamine), “Alien Alien” (Hello, Happy World! x Hatsune Miku), and “Romeo

The first trailer has been released for Tales of Arise, the latest installment in the popular Tales game franchise! Tales of Arise brings together two young people from different worlds. 300 years ago, Dahna was a planet overflowing with natural beauty. However, it was suddenly was invaded and forced to submit to Rena, a highly

The production and release of anime films Santa Company and Coluboccoro by Itoso Kenji were announced at the Embassy of Finland in Tokyo on June 10,2019. Santa Company is a short anime from 2014 whose protagonist is a girl who joined a Santa Claus company and struggled to become a full-fledged Santa. The production gained

Atlus has released a new trailer for the upcoming PS4 game Persona 5 Royal starring new character Yoshizawa Kasumi! [embedded content] Yoshizawa Kasumi (CV: Amamiya Sora) is a beautiful rhythmic gymnast and classmate of the protagonist who also transferred to Shujin Academy in the same semester. The trailer features scenes of the protagonist mooning over

A new story by original author ONE, the OVA is set in a mountain onsen where the members of the Spirits and Such Consultation Office get mixed up in a strange series of events. Mob Psycho follows high school boy Kageyama, who receives the nickname “Mob” because he so easily blends into the background. But

Anime Frontier, a new convention for anime, manga and Japanese pop culture fans, will be held at Texas’ Fort Worth Convention Center in May 2020! Organized by LeftField Media, the creators of Anime NYC, Anime Frontier will feature industry names like Aniplex of America Inc., Animate, Crunchyroll, GKIDS, HIDIVE, Kodansha Comics, Sentai Filmworks, SUNRISE, Vertical,

Upcoming movie One Piece Stampede has released a brand new poster designed by original author Oda Eiichiro ahead of its Aug. 9 release. The fiery poster showcases new character Douglas Bullet with Luffy, Law, Buggy, Hancock, Smoker, Sabo, and Lucci. Douglas Bullet was once a promising young soldier, but resigned his position upon a certain

Karakai Jozu no Takagi-san is set to broadcast and start streaming on Jul. 7! Along with this announcement, a new visual and a second trailer was released. [embedded content] The PV also features the opening theme song for the very first time. Titled “Zero Centimeters”, it is performed by singer-songwriter Ohara Yuiko. Adapted from the

May 25th marked a huge occasion for leading figure maker Megahouse – the 10th anniversary of its event Mega Hobby Expo! Held at Akihabara UDX’s AKIBA_SQUARE. Megahouse showcased tons of stunning figures not only from its own brands, but also from other manufacturers like Kotobukiya, Aniplex and Alter. Ready to get a look? Megahouse brought

Hibike! Euphonium will be getting a new anime revolving around Kumiko’s third year in high school! [embedded content] Having reached her final year of high school, Kumiko will once again aim to take the top prize at Nationals with her fellow band members. Originally a series of light novels by Takeda Ayano, Hibike! Euphonium follows

Japanese anime is more popular now than it has ever been before. These interviews with anime studios will reveal the behind-the-scenes processes and emotions that go into making anime. This is a large-scale project done in collaboration with anime news sites throughout the world, such as the anime news site Anime!Anime!, Tokyo Otaku Mode, which

Being in Akihabara on any given day is a great opportunity to see amazing figures, but Akiba CO Gallery on May 25 and 26 gave fans a particularly special chance to do so with Good Smile Company‘s WonHobby Gallery Spring 2019! Tons of gorgeous figures were showcased by popular manufacturers like Max Factory, Phat! and

The Pokémon Company has announced a new smartphone app for 2020 that will get Trainers sleeping better: Pokémon Sleep! While details are still scarce, the app’s aim is to make waking up in the morning fun, instead of the difficult ordeal it is for many. A new item called the Pokémon GO Plus + is

Spice and Wolf‘s VR anime is now set to receive a Nintendo Switch release in summer 2019! Originally planned for release for VR platforms OculusRift, OculusGo, Oculus Quest and HTC-VIVE, as well as PC (non-VR) and PS4, the anime will also give Switch fans the chance to meet and interact with Holo and Lawrence. Spice

Upcoming anime movie Weathering With You, directed by Kimi no Na wa.‘s Shinkai Makoto, has confirmed its main cast in addition to releasing a new visual and trailer! [embedded content] Ogura Shun, noted for playing the lead role in the live action Gintama franchise, will voice Suga Keisuke, a writer from a small editing studio.

The first two and a half minutes have been released for Tokyo Ghoul S, the sequel to Tokyo Ghoul‘s live action movie adaptation! Tokyo Ghoul S is the second live action installment in dark fantasy franchise Tokyo Ghoul, the first having premiered in Jul. 2017. Based on Ishida Sui’s popular manga of the same name,

The 56th Prize Fair kicked off its showcase of this summer’s most anticipated prizes at its Tokyo event on May 22 at TOC Ariake! Held four times every year, the exhibition stars six leading Japanese prize makers. This time, the focus was on goods that will be available at game centers and other locations from

Fantasy anime Goblin Slayer is set to premiere in Japanese theaters in 2020! Along with the announcement, a new teaser PV has also been released. [embedded content] Based on the light novel series written by Kagyu Kumo and illustrated by Kannatuki Noboru, Goblin Slayer begins with a young priestess who gets into trouble when her

Sword Art Online director Itou Tomohiko’s upcoming anime movie, Hello World, has released a new PV with an uneasy twist. [embedded content] Hello World is an original “sci-fi love story” set in Kyoto in the year 2027. High school student Katagaki Naomi (played by Kitamura Takumi) finds himself in a strange situation when an older

Bushiroad anime and video game event CharaExpo USA is back for its second year! CharaExpo’s debut attracted over 7500 attendees with exciting guests, special performances, card tournaments and more. This year, fans can head to the Anaheim Convention Center on Dec. 7-8 for an even bigger and better event. So far, popular BanG Dream! bands

Anisong streaming service ANiUTa has selected voice actress and singer Uchida Aya as its artist of the month for May 2019! Uchida recently celebrated ten years of voice acting, having been inspired to start by popular anime titles she enjoyed when she was a child. Since then, she has played starring roles in various franchises,

The series is inspired by Sanda Makoto’s mystery novel spin-off to the main Fate franchise, Lord El-Melloi II’s Case Files. Picking up after Fate/Zero, the series follows Waver Velvet, who fought alongside the King of Conquerers, or Iskandar, in the fourth Holy Grail War. Now known as Lord El-Melloi II, he faces a series of