Anime

Popular idol franchise Love Live! will be selecting one cast member for its upcoming anime through open auditions! Along with the exciting news, a teaser illustration has been released for the new project. Readers of fan magazine LoveLive! Days will have the opportunity to vote on the song that candidates will be asked to prepare,

Popular anime Fruits Basket has released a new series of character visuals featuring members of the Student Council set to appear in the upcoming second season! The newly released character visuals feature student council vice president Manabe Kakeru and treasurer Kuragi Machi, played by Eguchi Takuya and Kakuma Ai respectively. Originally a manga by Takaya

Virtual YouTubers, or VTubers as they are better known in Japan, are taking the Otaku industry by storm. Among the 10,000+ VTubers in January 2020, NIJISANJI stands as one of the most famous and popular VTuber collectives. Here’s an introduction to NIJISANJI, by NIJISANJI! [embedded content] At the intersection of cutting edge technology and modern

With almost 60 successful prize exhibitions under its belt, the Prize Fair made its winter appearance in Tokyo on Feb. 7 with tons of upcoming releases from industry leaders. Inside it all was a treasure trove of figures from BANPRESTO, inspired by popular franchises like Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, My Hero Academia, Dragon Ball,

Nioh 2 is one of the most anticipated games of 2020, and after years of waiting, it’s finally here! Tokyo Otaku Mode first went hands-on with Nioh 2 as part of our TGS coverage last year! It was a brutal challenge then, and players should expect no less when the game releases worldwide on March

BNA: Brand New Animal, the latest TV anime from Trigger, will be hitting the airwaves from Apr. 8, while the first six episodes will also be streamed exclusively on Netflix from Mar. 21! As well as the airdate, it has also been announced that Takashima Gara will be joining the cast as Barbaray Rose, the

Season 2 of popular anime IDOLiSH7 is set to air from Apr. 5, with its first broadcast to include two episodes! A commercial narrated by young idol Nanase Riku has been released, previewing the boys’ new journey. [embedded content] A key visual was also revealed along with character posters featuring the seven members of the

Originally slated for April, further details regarding the air date have not yet been confirmed but are expected to be announced via the show’s official website and Twitter account. The producers have released an apology for the inconvenience and disappointment caused to fans who had been looking forward to the show. Inspired by the series

Fruits Basket has revealed an uplifting key visual for its upcoming second season! Inspired by Takaya Natsuki’s manga, the series follows high school girl Honda Tohru, who finds herself moving in with classmate Sohma Yuki after her mother dies – only to discover that he is the victim of a curse in which 12 members

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War will be back for Season 2 on Apr. 11! [embedded content] The latest trailer released for the upcoming season showcases a character song by Shinomiya Kaguya (played by Koga Aoi) titled “Kotaeawase”. Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Season 2 airs from Apr. 11. (C) Akasaka Aka / Shueisha, Kaguya-sama Love is War

The first installment of Princess Principal: Crown Handler, a series of theatrical movie sequels to the Princess Principal TV anime, has released a trailer featuring its opening theme plus plot details ahead of its Apr. 10 release! [embedded content] The trailer gives fans a peek at the girls’ new mission, as well as opening theme

Popular anime Shokugeki no Soma will be back for Season 5 on Apr. 11! Adapted from the manga by Tsukuda Yuto and Saeki Shun in collaboration with Morisaki Yuki, the anime follows middle schooler Yukihira Souma and his journey to culinary school and beyond. Season 1 was broadcast in 2015, with Season 2 following in

Popular rap project Hypnosis Mic has revealed the main visuals starring Shibuya subdivision’s Fling Posse and Shinjuku’s Matenrou for its second musical adaptation! Hypnosis Mic is a multimedia project by King Records that kicked off in in Sept. 2017. Set in a world where war is waged not with weapons, but words, it features a

The TV anime adaptation of the newest Sakura Wars PS4 game will be hitting the airwaves on Apr. 3! Following Amamiya Sakura, a member of the Imperial Assault Force’s Flower Division, the anime will feature an original story built around her character. Footage of the OP and ED sequences has also been released, offering a

Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan, the OVA spin-off for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure has revealed another trailer for upcoming episode At a Confessional! Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan follows in-series mangaka Kishibe Rohan as he embarks on a few bizarre adventures of his own while gathering research for his stories. At a Confessional finds Rohan traveling to Italy,

The 23rd movie in the Pokémon movie series, Coco is set in a forest into which outsiders are forbidden to tread. Coco is a human boy who was raised there by Pokémon and believes he himself is one too – until he unexpectedly encounters Ash and Pikachu, who have wandered into the forest during their

A compilation episode of the first cour will be also aired ahead of the broadcast along with a TV special. War of Underworld is the final chapter in the Alicization arc, which has been airing since October 2018. Alicization follows the third season in the main anime, with Kirito once again becoming trapped inside an

The live action movie adaptation of popular manga The Promised Neverland has announced that actress Kitagawa Keiko and comedian Watanabe Naomi have joined the cast! Kitagawa is set to play Grace Field House caretaker Isabella, also known as “Mom” to the orphans. Meanwhile, Watanabe will be taking on the role of Krone, another caretaker who

“Key 20th Anniversary Shop Final”—a pop-up shop that looks back at the history of content maker Key, which welcomed its 20th anniversary in 2019—opened at THE AKIHABARA CONTAiNER in Akihabara, Tokyo on Feb. 19. The event was previously held in Tokyo in November 2019 and will be held this year in Osaka, the final stop

The first teaser trailer for the long awaited “final chapter” of the live action Rurouni Kenshin movies has been relesed! [embedded content] Featuring intense action scenes, it also includes appearances from beloved characters like Kamiya Kaoru, Sagara Sanosuke, Takani Megumi, and Myojin Mahiko, plus Kenshin himself. Based on Watsuki Nobuhiro’s popular manga, the Rurouni Kenshin

Popular franchise My Hero Academia has released the latest key visual for its third escape game, “Villain’s Hideout Escape”! Following the 2017 and 2018 editions, the game casts players as members of the Hero Academy solving puzzles to escape the grasp of Villain. The key visual image is also featured on a range of merchandise

The OP and ED artists for the new season have also been confirmed. Yanagi Nagi will sing the opening theme, “Megumi no Ame”, while voice actors Hayami Saori and Touyama Nao will perform the ending theme, “Diamond no Jundo”, as their characters Yukinoshita Yukino and Yuigahama Yui respectively. Adapted from the series of light novels

Anime movie Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector, the latest installment in the Psycho-Pass franchise, is slated to screen in Japanese cinemas for two weeks only from Mar. 27! It will also stream exclusively via Amazon Prime in Japan and overseas. First broadcast as an original TV anime by Production I.G. in 2012, Season 2 followed in

Upcoming smartphone game KonoSuba: Fantastic Days is set for launch on Feb. 27! Produced by Sumzap for iOS and Android, the RPG will feature fan favorites like Kazuma, Aqua, Megumin, and Darkness in an original story. In addition to confirming the launch date, the game has also released footage of the opening sequence, which features

The new poster image is also featured on a clear file that will be distributed included as a bonus gift for the latest round of advance tickets. The tickets go on sale at participating cinemas throughout Japan on Feb. 29. Directed by Sudou Tomonori and produced by ufotable, spring song is the third in a

Popular anime Violet Evergarden’s upcoming movie has released its second teaser trailer ahead of its Apr. 24 release date! [embedded content] Inspired by the series of light novels by Akatsuki Kana, the Kyoto Animation series follows the titular Violet Evergarden, a former soldier turned “Auto Memories Doll”, who is tasked with the duties of a

Popular anime Sword Art Online has released a peek at scenes of upcoming second cour of the War of Underworld arc from its Alicization storyline, as well as a series of screenshots! Alicization is the third season in the main anime, following Kirito as he once again becomes trapped inside an online game and meets

Japan’s Agency for Cultural Affairs launched Anime Tamago in 2010 to support aspiring animators, and it’s still going strong. This year’s event will be held on Mar. 14 at Ikebukuro Humax Cinema as a part of Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2020. Now, story details for all three shorts on the 2020 programme have been revealed!

Pokémon HOME, a new cloud-based service where Pokémon can gather, is now available on Nintendo Switch, iOS, and Android! The service allows players to swap Pokémon they’ve collected throughout the series with friends from around the world and between related titles, as well as accessing field guides and other information though the features differ slightly

Fans of the franchise will feel a tinge of nostalgia hearing Ravel’s Boléro as the soundtrack to the video, as it was featured in the original Digimon movie back in 1999, as well as in the TV anime. As a 20th anniversary project and the “last” chapter in the Digimon saga, Last Evolution Kizuna will