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Hi there and welcome to Tokyo Otaku Mode’s second Weekly Figure Roundup! Time has really flown by – can you believe we’re almost at the halfway mark for March? Just before that, though, we at the TOM Shop will be enjoying a sweet holiday that you might have already heard of from anime, dramas or

Reboot anime Fruits Basket has released an emotional full trailer for its upcoming final season! Adapted from Natsuki Takaya’s classic shojo manga, Fruits Basket follows high school girl Tohru Honda, who moves in with a classmate after her mother is killed in a car accident – only to discover that his family is the subject

A new The Ancient Magus’ Bride anime project is currently in the works! Titled Mahō Tsukai no Yome: Nishi no Shōnen to Seiran no Kishi, the new project will begin with a three-part original anime disc (OAD) series to be released with volumes 16 to 18 of the manga. The new project also features an

The announcement was accompanied by a dramatic new teaser visual and trailer stating, “Farewell, Seven Deadly Sins.” Set after the end of The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon’s Judgement TV anime, the movie will feature an original story penned by Suzuki Nakaba. Fans will learn more of Meliodas and Elizabeth’s story, with evil forces once again

Recently released anime movie Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time has earned a whopping 802,774,200 yen with 539,623 tickets sold on its first day in theaters! The film was released at 466 theaters across Japan on March 9, selling 21.7% more tickets and earning 23.8% more at the box office than the opening day of

Super Nintendo World, Universal Studio’s Japan’s Nintendo-themed area, will officially open on March 18! Previously scheduled for February 4, the grand opening was delayed by the state of emergency declaration for Osaka Prefecture on January 13. In keeping with current regulations, visitor numbers will be limited and strict hygiene procedures will be carried out. Super

The news was accompanied by a teaser visual and trailer. Adapted from the light novel series by Shu, The Misfit of Demon King Academy follows demon king Anos Voldigoad, who is reincarnated 2000 years after sacrificing his life for peace between different species. He enrols in the Demon King Academy and attempts to rise through

Upcoming mecha anime 86 has revealed its April 11 premiere date along with its second trailer and key visual! [embedded content] The trailer also revealed the following additional cast members: Seiichiro Yamashita as Raiden Shuga, Natsumi Fujiwara as Theoto Rikka, Saori Hayami as Anju Emma, and Sayumi Suzushiro as Kurena Kukumila. Hitorie will perform the

The organizers of doujinshi event Comiket 99 have announced that it will be rescheduled to winter due to the Japanese government’s extension of the state of emergency. Following the cancellation of C98, C99 was previously scheduled to take place from May 2-4, 2021 at Tokyo Big Sight. While the planned venue currently remains unchanged, further

Connect will produce the series, with Hideki Tachibana as director and Takashi Watanabe as assistant director. Tsuyoshi Tamai will handle script/series composition, Ryosuke Yamamoto and Takao Sano will provide character design, and Taku Iwasaki will compose the music. A spin-off light novel series by Tsutomu Sato, The Honor Student at Magic High School tells the

Good morning, afternoon or evening wherever you may be, and welcome to TOM’s first Weekly Figure Roundup! Spring has sprung in Japan, meaning we can look forward to beautiful cherry blossoms, sunny skies and… a whole lot of hay fever. You read that right – here in Tokyo, pollen season is already upon us! Then

Fruits Basket The Final, the final season of the Fruits Basket reboot anime, is slated to air from April 5! The new key visual features protagonist Tohru along with other central characters. Japanese-Chinese group WARPs UP will perform the series’ opening theme song, “Pleasure,” while dance and vocal group GENIC will perform the ending theme

Anime studio MAPPA ( Yuri!!! on Ice, Jujutsu Kaisen ) is teaming up with Tiger & Bunny scriptwriter Masafumi Nishida for an original water polo-themed anime titled RE-MAIN! Nishida is credited as RE-MAIN’s co-creator, chief director, scriptwriter for all episodes, and audio director. Kiyoshi Matsuda will direct the series, which will feature character design by

Reboot anime Shaman King has revealed a new visual and teaser video along with its Japanese premiere date and additional cast information! [embedded content] The trailer reveals that the series will premiere on April 1 in Japan, also showcasing opening theme song “Soul salvation” (sung by Megumi Hayashibara) for the very first time. The same

In the new movie’s completely original story, series protagonist Ryoma sets off by himself for the US in hopes of further developing his tennis abilities. After his arrival, he finds his classmate Sakuno being confronted by gang members and tries to step in by hitting a ball at them, which is intercepted by another ball

Additional casting has been confirmed for upcoming live action movie Rurouni Kenshin: The Beginning! Issey Takahashi will play Choshu Ishin Shishi leader Kogoro Katsura, while Masanobu Ando will play Shinsaku Takasugi, a member of the same group. Nijiro Murakami will play Shinsengumi first squad leader Soji Okita. The fifth and last installment in Rurouni Kenshin’s

High school student Yuji Itadori is just a regular kid, if you don’t count his amazing strength, supernatural speed, the fact that he ate a cursed finger… Alright, scratch that. Of course he’s nowhere near normal – he’s the hero of Jujutsu Kaisen (呪術廻戦, Jujutsu Kaisen), a dark fantasy manga by Gege Akutami (芥見下々, Akutami

Worldwide kawaii phenomenon Hello Kitty is officially off to Hollywood with a live action/animation “hybrid” movie! Produced by FlynnPictureCo. and New Line Cinema, the yet untitled movie will also mark Hello Kitty’s big screen debut. US animation specialists Jennifer Coyle and Leo Matsuda will co-direct in their studio film directing debuts. Coyle has previously contributed

Saudi Arabia’s Manga Productions and Toei Animation have released a trailer for their upcoming anime film co-production, The Journey! [embedded content] Directed by Shizuno Kobun ( Detective Conan ), the film follows Aws, a potter who finds himself battling to protect his home. The Japanese cast includes prominent voice actors like Toru Furuya, Kotone Mitsuishi,

Netflix’s anime adaptation of comedy manga The Way of the Househusband is set to stream worldwide through the service from April 8, 2021! A trailer and key visual were released along with new information on the cast and opening/ending themes. [embedded content] Shizuka Ito will be joining the cast as Miku, the wife of Tatsu

World-renowned composer and synthesizer pioneer Isao Tomita’s “Symphony Ihatov” will be released in vinyl format with new artwork of Vocaloid icon Hatsune Miku, who was featured as a soloist! The vinyl release’s artwork was specially created by popular illustrator Rella. In addition to the cover art, five additional visuals inspired by Miku’s symphony movements and

Announced at an event on February 28, the Reminiscence arc adaptation is part of the 10th anniversary celebrations for The Irregular at Magic High School, which first became a light novel in July 2011. The new arc will follow the Visitor arc broadcast in October 2020. Originally a web novel by Tsutomu Sato, The Irregular

Anison singer and musician Masayoshi Oishi has premiered his newest project: a song titled “Kamiari Algorithm (feat.Riria.)!” [embedded content] Created and produced by Oishi, the music video depicts two characters connecting amongst a mix of modern and traditional Japanese elements. TriF Studio animated the video, while Okamoto served as the video’s director and designed the

Warner Bros. Japan has released a video of the first 90 seconds of anime movie Gintama: The Final! [embedded content] The movie hit Japanese theaters on January 8 and is still being screened. Despite the phrase “The Final” in its title, the plot was put together so that it can still be enjoyed by first

The series is being developed by Crypton Future Media (the company behind the original Vocaloid software) in collaboration with Indian media company Graphic India and American licensing company Carlin West Agency. In addition to the series, an original series of webtoons and comics are also in the works, creating a “Mikuverse” that features live-action elements

During a Pokémon Presents presentation on February 26, the Pokémon Company announced that the new game would be available for Nintendo Switch in early 2022. As a “Sinnoh pre-make,” it is set in an era long before the concepts of Trainers and Pokémon Leagues took root. Players will be able to explore the wild region,

Hit anime movie Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train will be screened in the United States for the first time from February 26! According to TBS News, the movie is slated for a seven-day theatrical run in Miami, Florida, which will qualify it for the next Academy Awards. While Oscars eligibility normally

[embedded content] Adapted from the series of light novels by Fuse with illustrations by MitzVah and the manga illustrated by Taiki Kawakami, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime follows salaryman-turned-slime Rimuru as he pursues his ideal of creating a world in which humans and demons can live together. Produced by 8-bit, The Slime

Comedy anime How Not to Summon a Demon Lord has released its main Season 2 visual! The image features Diablo along with Shera, Rem, Lumachina, Rose, and Horn against a stained glass window. It’s also been confirmed that voice actress Yu Serizawa, who plays Shera, will be performing the series’ opening and ending themes in

Popular reboot anime Fruits Basket has released a seven-minute Season 2 recap including clips from Season 3! [embedded content] Members of the cast and crew, including Manaka Iwami (Tohru Honda, Nobunaga Shimazaki (Yuki Sohma), and Yuma Uchida (Kyo Sohma) will be present at a special preview screening of the first episode on March 13. Inspired