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The visual showcases Kirito in the center against a dramatic background featuring key characters like Asuna in her Goddess of Creation Stacia avatar. Along with the new visual, the franchise has also announced a live orchestra concert to be held on Apr. 11. Inspired by the series of light novels by Kawahara Reki, Sword Art

Media franchise The iDOLM@STER is getting a new console game! While details are yet to be announced, a trailer celebrating the franchise’s upcoming 15th anniversary has been released. [embedded content] Fans will be able to hear more about the game’s release during a presentation on Jan. 20, featuring series producer Sakagami Youzou, producer Kutaragi Hayato,

Just after the end of its first season, popular anime Beastars has confirmed it will be back for Season 2! Inspired by the award-winning manga by Itagaki Paru, Beastars is set in a world in which anthropomorphised carnivores and herbivores co-exist. Gray wolf Legosi attends Cherryton Academy, where this balance is thrown into doubt in

Mega Hobby Expo was welcomed into Akihabara UDX Akiba_Square for the second time this year on Nov. 30, with event host MegaHouse bringing tons of quality figures from its own upcoming lineups, plus other leading figure manufacturers like Kotobukiya, Aniplex, Alter, and more. Fan favorites and new faces alike were represented across the huge selection

Like figures? Like free experiences? Well, WonHobby Gallery 2019 Autumn was definitely the place to be on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, gathering figures from iconic series like Nendoroid and figma from industry giants like Good Smile Company, Max Factory, and more. While entry itself cost absolutely nothing, a ticket to Tokyo is definitely a

The Promised Neverland live action movie will open in Japanese cinemas on Dec. 18, 2020! Originally a manga by Shirai Kaiu and Demizu Posuka, The Promised Neverland follows orphans Emma and Norman, who live a happy life with 36 other children at Grace Field House. One day, they discover a terrible secret after venturing somewhere

Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens, the seventh and latest installment in the popular card game franchise, is set to air in Apr. 2020! Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens marks the iconic franchise’s 20th anniversary. For the first time, it will feature an elementary school student as the protagonist, as well as “Rush Duel”, a new duelling mechanism. The series will be

Science fiction anime World Trigger will be back for a new season! [embedded content] Inspired by Ashihara Daisuke’s manga, World Trigger is set in a world where humanity battles otherworldly invaders knowns as “Neighbours”. Four years after mysterious agency Border helps Mikado’s people to defend themselves against the threat, daily life is largely back to

Fans can look forward to another helping of popular cooking anime Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma with Season 5 from Apr. 2020! A teaser visual of Souma and his friends against a background of cherry blossoms was also released. Based on the manga by Tsukuda Yuto and Saeki Shun, the series follows middle schooler Yukihira

Popular franchise Gintama’s new anime movie will be heading back to the big screen in 2021! It’s been confirmed that Sakata Gintoki, Shimura Shinpachi, and Kagura will appear in the movie, played by their original voice actors. The new teaser visual features the trio in director’s chairs. Set in an alternate Edo period where aliens

A teaser visual was also released, illustrating the powerful last scene from Season 1. Based on the manga of the same name by Shirai Kaiu & Demizu Posuka, The Promised Neverland was first adapted into a TV anime airing from Jan. to Mar. 2019. The series follows orphans Emma and Norman, who live a happy

A new trailer was also released, featuring theme song “Haru wa Yuku” by Aimer. Directed by Sudou Tomonori and produced by ufotable, spring song is the third in a trilogy of movies adapting the “Heaven’s Feel” route of the original Fate/stay night visual novel. presage flower, the first, was released in 2017, and lost butterfly,

2D graphics creators of all levels gathered to share their passion and expertise at Bellesalle Kanda on Nov. 25 for Alive 2019, an event held by Live2D. Based in Tokyo, Live2D is the developer of an exciting animation technique which allows the animator to generate 2D graphics through layered parts without the need to animate

The trailer features Taichi, who was in elementary school when the adventure began, as a university student. According to a heartbreaking revelation from Digimon researcher Menoa, now that the DigiDestined are becoming adults, their partner Digimon are disappearing. As a 20th anniversary project and the last chapter in the Digimon saga, Last Evolution Kizuna will

Popular adventure anime Kingdom has confirmed its new creative team and released a dynamic teaser visual of Xin! Imaizumi Kenichi will direct with character design by Abe Hisashi, and series composition by Takagi Noboru. Based on Hara Yasuhisa’s manga of the same name, Kingdom is set in China’s Warring States period. It follows two young

IDOLiSH 7’s return to TV screens will be under the title of Second Beat! Season 2 will add the Re:vale duo and other bands from the Okazaki Agency roster to the main cast. IDOLiSH7 is a multimedia idol raising franchise spanning games, music, and anime. The first season of the TV anime aired from Jan.

SSSS.Gridman’s Trigger and Tsuburaya Productions are set to collaborate once again on an anime project to be titled SSSS.Dynazenon! [embedded content] SSSS.Gridman is a mecha anime that ran from Oct. to Dec. 2018, following amnesiac high school student Hibiki Yuta. After a vision of Hyper Agent Gridman and a kaiju incident at school, Yuta merges

Following in the footsteps of the Love Live! franchise’s μ’s and Aqours, Nijigasaki High School Idol Club is getting a TV anime! Although details on the broadcast date and story have not yet been released, a teaser visual was revealed along with character visuals of all nine members. Nijigasaki High School Idol Club was first

Season 3 of popular anime A Certain Scientific Railgun has released a full length trailer ahead of its Jan. 10 air date! [embedded content] Titled A Certain Scientific Railgun T, the upcoming season will adapt the Daihasei Festival arc of the original light novels. During the annual festival, a part of Academy City will be

Haikyuu!! Season 4 has released a new trailer ahead of its Jan. 10 premiere! [embedded content] Titled Haikyuu!! To the Top, Season 4 focuses on Kageyama as he attends the All-Japan Youth Training Camp alongside two new characters: Hoshiumi Kourai of Kamomedai High and Miya Atsumu of Inarizaki High, played by Hanae Natsuki and Miyano

Popular fantasy anime Dr. Stone will be back for Season 2! [embedded content] A short teaser video was released as part of the announcement. Although the release date has not been revealed, it’s already confirmed that the new season will tell the story of the Stone Wars, where Senku, Chrome and Gen will have to

Nintendo Switch games Pokémon Sword and Shield are getting a seven-episode web anime adaptation titled Pokémon: Twilight Wings. Set in the Galar region, each episodes will be five minutes in length, featuring a host of characters from the game. Penguin Highway’s Studio Colorido will produce. Pokémon: Twilight Wings will be released weekly from Jan. 15

Stand By Me Doraemon was released as part of the 80th anniversary celebrations for Fujijko F Fujio’s original manga. Once again co-directed by Yamazaki Takashi and Yagi Ryuichi, the sequel is inspired by volume 4 of the original manga, “A Grandmother’s Recollections”. The story begins with Nobita finding a toy knitted for him by his

Psycho-Pass will be heading back to the big screen next spring with a movie titled Psycho-Pass 3: First Inspector! First broadcast as an original TV anime by Production I.G., the first season of the TV anime came in 2012, with Season 2 following in 2014, and a movie in 2015. A movie trilogy titled Sinners

Upcoming anime BNA has announced its key casting and story along with its second key visual! Tanuki person Kagemori Michiru will be played by Morohoshi Sumire, wolf person Ogami Shirou by Hosoya Yoshimasa, aspiring idol Hiwatashi Nazuna by Naganawa Maria, and youthful CEO Alan Sylvasta by Ishikawa Kaitou. An original anime by Studio Trigger, BNA

Inspired by the series of light novels written by Nagatsuki Tappei and illustrated by Otsuka Shinichiro, the series follows a NEET named Natsuki Subaru who is suddenly transported to another world on his way home from the convenience store. There, he discovers that he has acquired an amazing power: “Return by Death”, which allows him

The TV anime adaptation of popular A3! smartphone game has released its main trailer for the first half of Season 1, Season Spring! [embedded content] As well as introducing protagonist Izumi and the once great Mankai Company’s new recruits, the trailer features opening theme song “Act! Addict! Actors!” for the first time. First released in

Upcoming original anime ID: Invaded, the latest work from Fate/Zero and The Garden of Sinners’ Aoki Ei, will air from Jan. 5, with Episode 1 and 2 set to be broadcast together! It was also announced that a host of popular artists will be contributing to the soundtrack, including Miyavi for the ending theme with

The live action TV drama adaptation of Afro’s slice-of-life manga Laid-Back Camp has released a series of new publicity shots featuring the main characters. Previously adapted as an TV anime, the series follows a group of high school girls in Yamanashi who enjoy going camping. The story begins when “solo camper” Rin runs into Nadeshiko

Prize Fair kicked off the Tokyo edition of its 58th event on Nov. 6, showcasing exciting lineups of prize figures, plushies and more set for release between April and June next year. Among the major manufacturers featured, BANDAI SPIRITS CO., LTD.(BANPRESTO) brought to the table plenty of quality prizes showing their characteristic touches. As usual,