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Titled Fullmetal Alchemist Mobile, the game was revealed on July 12 at a special 20th anniversary program hosted by Square Enix’s Monthly Shonen Gangan magazine. More details will be revealed in winter 2021. Created by Hiromu Arakawa, fantasy manga Fullmetal Alchemist follows alchemist brothers Edward and Alphonse Elric. After losing their mother and parts of

Written and directed by Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino, the story takes place in the Regild Century and follows Capital Guard cadet Bellri Zenam. Charged with protecting the Capital Tower, Bellri is attacked by the G-Self Mobile Suit and finds an unusual affinity with both it and its pilot, space pirate Aida Surugan.

Renowned figure expo Wonder Festival has revealed the official illustration for its 2021 autumn event! The visual was penned by mangaka Toshinao Aoki, who has also been involved in franchises like Pokémon and Kirby as an illustrator. Generally held every February and August, Wonder Festival spotlights garage kits produced by individual creators in addition to

Reki Kawahara’s popular Sword Art Online franchise follows talented gamer Kirito as he is trapped inside a virtual reality MMORPG, where those who die inside the game also die in real life. While searching for a way out, Kirito must fight to survive alongside another skilled player known as Asuna. ©2020 Reki Kawahara/KADOKAWA/SAO-P Project

Hello, hello! Not to rush you, but we’ll make this one short – we’re sure you’re as eager as us to get started on/keep watching all of those summer anime series! We just have one reminder that’s not strictly anime related… If you took a look at last weekend’s Anime Expo Lite event, you’ll probably

Upcoming fantasy anime film Shika No Ou: Yuna to Yakusoku no Tabi has released new trailers and a visual ahead of its September 10 release! The trailers feature the voices of Shinichi Tsutsumi as Van, Ryoma Takeuchi as Hossal, and Anne Watanabe as Sae, in addition to the movie’s theme song, “One Reason” by milet.

The upcoming live action stage play adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki’s iconic Spirited Away has announced its main cast! Each of the confirmed roles are double-castings as follows: Kotaro Daigo ( Weathering with You ) and Hiroki Miura ( Musical: Touken Ranbu ) as Haku Choreographers Koharu Sugawara and Tomohiko Tsujimoto as No Face Former Takurazaka

Martial arts-themed manga series Baki the Grappler is getting a new Netflix anime series this autumn! Based on Keisuke Itagaki’s classic fighting manga, the series follows Baki Hanma, the youngest underground fighting champion, and his father and rival Yujirou, also known as “the strongest creature on earth”. Baki Hanma will stream via Netflix in autumn

Adventure anime Vinland Manga is getting a second season! Season 2 is currently in production with Shuhei Yabuta and Takahiko Abiru confirmed to return as director and character designer respectively. [embedded content] In addition to a teaser video and visual, a celebratory illustration by original author Makoto Yukimura has been released. Based on Makoto Yukimura’s

It’s getting steadily hotter here in Tokyo, but that only gives us more excuses to stay inside and enjoy this summer’s awesome anime lineup! The season may have already started, but here’s a chance to check through and see if there are any titles you missed. Be sure to take a peek at the trailers

The TV anime adaptation of comedy manga When Will Ayumu Make His Move? will air in July 2022! Mirai Minato ( Bofuri: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense ) will direct with character design by Kazuya Hirata. Silver Link ( My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead

Magical girl anime Blue Reflection Ray has released a new key visual featuring 10 characters ahead of its upcoming second cour! Blue Reflection Ray is an anime spin-off from the 2017 RPG Blue Reflection, which follows a girl who gains a magical power to move and fight freely after an injury robs her of her

Crossover anime Isekai Quartet is getting an anime film set for release in 2022! The film is titled Isekai Quartet ~Another World~. In addition to revealing a trailer and key visual, the official website states that the following staff are to return: Minoru Ashina as director and scriptwriter, Minoru Takehara as character designer and chief

Illustrated by character designer Jun Nakai, the teaser visual features Lord El-Melloi II back to back with his younger self, Waver Velvet. Based on Makoto Sanda’s mystery light novel series, The Case Files of Lord El-Melloi II follows a young man named Waver Velvet, who fought alongside Iskandar the King of Conquerors during the fourth

Star Wars: Visions, an anime anthology project announced at the end of 2020, has announced the Japanese studios that are set to participate! Kamikaze Douga, Kinema Citrus, Science Saru, Geno Studio, Studio Colorido, Trigger, and Production I.G. will each contribute to the series of nine anime shorts, which will stream via Disney Plus from September

Upcoming feature film Macross Delta: Zettai Live!!!!!! and short film Macross Frontier: Toki no Meikyu will open this autumn! A new key visual for both films has been released along with a trailer showcasing the insert song “Glow in the Dark,” which will be featured in Macross Delta: Zettai Live!!!!!! [embedded content] In-show band Walküre

The TV anime adaptation of Death Note creators Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s Platinum End will debut this October! The 24-episode series will run uninterrupted from October 2021 to March 2022 with two cours. The anime’s second key visual and first teaser video have also been released. [embedded content] Hideya Takahashi ( Sword Art Online

Phew! Thank gosh it’s the weekend. No matter what you’ve been doing this week, we think you all deserve a hearty otsukaresama desu (this phrase is so hard to translate into English, but that’s a topic for another day!). What we’re super pumped about right now is this year’s Anime Expo! As always, it sucks

Action anime Strike the Blood will be back for a new OVA adapting the final arc of the light novel series! Titled Strike the Blood Final, the OVA will adapt the 22nd and final volume of the light novel series. The release date is yet to be announced. Inspired by Gakuto Mikumo’s light novel series

Isekai anime Restaurant to Another World will be back for a second season this autumn! The newly released visual features regular patrons Altorius, Tatsugorou, and Lionel enjoying a meal at the restaurant. Adapted from Junpei Inuzuka’s light novel series of the same name, Restaurant to Another World revolves around Nekoya, a seemingly regular restaurant which

Fantasy anime Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon will be returning with Season 2 from October 2! Idol group NEWS will be returning to perform the series’ opening theme. Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon is an original TV anime sequel to the classic fantasy series Inuyasha. The story follows Sesshomaru’s daughters Towa and Setsuna, and Inuyasha’s daughter Moroha on their

Celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, Square Enix’s landmark RPG series Mana will be getting a TV anime adaptation titled The Legend of Mana: Teardrop Crystal! The anime will be based on The Legend of Mana, the fourth in a series of games which began as a Final Fantasy spin-off in 1991. First released in

Veteran screenwriter Mari Okada ( Anohana, The Anthem of the Heart ) is writing and directing her second feature length anime, titled Alice to Therese no Maboroshi Kojo (Alice and Therese’s Illusion Factory)! [embedded content] A teaser visual and trailer has been released to mark the news. The original film is currently being produced by

Original sports anime Backflip!! has announced that a film adaptation is in the works! [embedded content] The release date and plot details are yet to be revealed. Themed around rhythmic gymnastics, Backflip!! follows Shotaro Futaba, a student who joins the boys gymnastics club at his new high school, having fallen in love with the sport

Along with the trailer, it was revealed that J-pop duo ClariS will perform the opening theme song, “Careless.” ClariS previously performed the first season’s opening theme song, while TrySail performed the ending theme song. The series follows a kindhearted middle schooler and magical girl named Iroha Tamaki, who fights witches armed with her trusty crossbow

Upcoming anime film Free!-the Final Stroke- has confirmed that rock band OLDCODEX is returning to perform the theme song for its first part! OLDCODEX previously performed the opening theme songs for each of the Free! TV anime’s three seasons. The as-yet-untitled Free!-the Final Stroke- theme song will be released on September 15, 2021, two days

The visual was revealed during a 10th anniversary MAPPA event held on June 27. Originally an action manga by Hajime Isayama, Attack on Titan is set in a world where the last remnants of humanity live behind giant walls to protect themselves from man-eating giants known as Titans. The manga was first adapted into a

MAPPA has dropped the first teaser video for its upcoming anime adaptation of popular manga Chainsaw Man! The trailer was revealed at a 10th anniversary event for MAPPA held on June 27, where the anime’s main staff was also announced. Ryu Nakamura will direct with a script by Hiroshi Seko and character design by Kazutaka

Hey there, all you figure fans! We hope the weekend’s going well for you, wherever you are in the world. It still feels a bit iffy going out normally here in Tokyo, but luckily we’ve got the advantage of having so much to read, watch, and play. We’re sure you also have heaps of titles

Yoshimasa Hosoya will be joining the cast as mercenary Thanzamer along with Saori Hayami as sixth player Genda Carter. Adapted from Naoki Yamakawa’s manga series, I’m Standing on a Million Lives follows a friendless schoolboy named Yusuke Yotsuya. After suddenly being transported to another world along with two female classmates, he must band together with