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580 Tunes from Macross Franchise Available on Steaming in Japan

    580 tunes from the Macross anime franchise's all 49 singles/albums are available on major streaming services in Japan, including Apple Music, LINE MUSIC, Spotify, Amazon Music Unlimited, YouTube Music, AWA, and KKBOX, from today, October 1, 2020.   The lineup includes the franchie's iconic popular songs, such as "Ai, Oboeteimasuka" ( Macross: Do You Remember Love? theme song by Lynn Minmay), "Totsugeki Love Heart" ( Macross 7 insert song by FIRE BOMBERS), "Lion" ( Mactoss Frontier OP theme song by May'n and Megumi Nakajima), and "Mirai wa Onnano Tame ni Aru" ( Macross Delta: Zettai Live!!!!!! image song by Walküre).     【マクロスシリーズ】 全49作品580曲のストリーミング配信がスタート! 解禁を記念して、歴代マクロスシリーズの代表曲をセレクトしたプレイリストを公開中! 再生はこちら↓ https://t.co/dRNwTaRHjF #マクロス_ストリーミング解禁 pic.twitter.com/nHItUaEIXv — フライングドッグ (@FlyingDogInc) October 1, 2020     Lineup:   1. "'Super Dimension Fortress Macross' Macross" 2. "&

"Macross Frontier" Sheryl Nome Singer May’n to Release Three Mini-Digital Albums for Her Debut's 15th Anniversary

    To celebrate her debut's 15th anniversary, anison singer May'n ,  best known as the singing voice of Sheryl Nome in the Macross Frontier anime franchise, will release three mini digital albums - "5Colors -soul tracks-," "15Colors -unplugged-," and "15Colors -nu skool-" on November 11, 2020.   After releasing three less-known single as Mei Nakabayashi from 2005 to 2006, she started her singer activities under the stage name May'n in January 2008, including the singing voice of Sheryl Nome. The singing works for Macross Frontier was a major breakthrough in her career. In addition to Macross , she has also performed theme songs for so many other anime series almost every year.    "15Colors -soul tracks-" contains dance music from May'n's musical roots. "15Colors -unplugged-" is a collection of songs featuring May'n's singing voice, and all songs in "15Colors -nu skool-" is produced

Xbox Twitter Account Lays Out the Love For Kyoto Animation's Sound! Euphonium

  The person behind the official (read: verified) Xbox Twitter account must be a huge fan of wholesome anime, because today the account laid some love down to sweet TV anime such as Laid-Back Camp ,  A Place Further Than the Universe , and even explained who their favorite character and ship is in Kyoto Animation's "magnum opus"  Sound! Euphonium .     Living up to your profile pic with those wholesome Nadeshiko vibes. We salute your positivity! pic.twitter.com/f9TMjYNEkH — Xbox (@Xbox) September 30, 2020       We're also fans of Sorayori. pic.twitter.com/SSffeqzrO3 — Xbox (@Xbox) September 30, 2020       Possibly hot take, but it's KyoAni's magnum opus and we love it almost as much as Reina loves Kumiko. — Xbox (@Xbox) September 30, 2020       Look, you can't put that kinda question on us that's impossible to answer. Okay, so we can *try* to answer this with some clarifications. For character development from "wow wh

Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park Plans "Re:ZERO" Collaboration Campaign in November

    As reported several times, Fuji-Q Highland , an amusement park located in Yamanashi Prefecture, has collaborated with many popular anime franchises, such as NARUTO&BORUTO (2019), Sword Art Online (2019), and Fate/stay night (2020). Its next collaboration partner is Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World -, and its campaign title is "Re: Life in a Fuji-Q Highland from ZERO."     To commemorate the broadcast of the TV anime second season , the campaign will be held for 41 days between November 3 and December 13, 2020. During the period, the in-park announcements and the guidance announcements for the attractions will be changed to the collaboration version of each anime character.   As the main event, the park will offer an adventure AR rally using smartphones featuring an original story that can only be enjoyed during the collaboration campaign. Participants select one of the three heroine characters - Emilia, Ram, and Rem -, and go around each point in the

Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Fine Dominates Japan's DVD & Blu-ray Sales Charts

    According to Oricon's latest sales report announced today, the perfect limited production edition Blu-ray of Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend Fine / Saekano the Movie: Finale sold an impressive 36,000 units in its first week of release, becoming the top-selling Blu-ray of the week in Japan. Meanwhile, the film's perfect limited production edition DVD sold 5,000 units, also becoming the top-selling DVD.   Both of the 8,500-yen DVD and 9,500-yen Blu-ray were released in Japan on September 23. The release day was also the birthday of the anime's main heroine, Megumi Kato.   As a sequel to the TV anime that ran for two seasons in 2015 and 2017, the 115-minute final installment of the anime adaptation project based on Fumiaki Maruto's romantic comedy light novel series was released in Japanese  theaters on October 26, 2019, and earned 731 million yen from its domestic run.   The box art for the perfect limited production editions below was newly drawn

Watch 15-minute Digest Movie of ZOMBIE LAND SAGA Stage Play with English Subtitles

    Avex Pictures has started streaming a 15-minute digest movie with English subtitles of ZOMBIE LAND SAGA Stage de DOOON! , the stage play adaptation of the ZOMBIE LAND SAGA anime series. The play was performed at Sogetsu Hall in Tokyo four times on September 5 and 6, 2020. It was originally set for March 2020 but had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.    Yu Murai ( RICE on STAGE Love Kome ) was attached to write and direct. Its story was based on the first through seventh episodes of the TV anime, and original scenes for the play were also newly added.         \????舞台「 #ゾンビランドサガ Stage de ドーン! 」全世界向けダイジェスト映像公開!/ 9月5日・6日に草月ホールにて上演した、笑いアリ!驚きアリ!涙アリ!の物語と 名曲で彩る爆アツLIVE????をダイジェストでお届け????✨ 映像はこちら☞ https://t.co/WaL7E36fo1 #ゾンステ pic.twitter.com/6uVY1kR47O — ゾンビランドサガ Stage de ドーン!_舞台公式 (@zls_stage) September 30, 2020     Main cast:   Sakura Minamoto: Sakiho Motonishi Saki Nikaido: Yurina Suzuki Ai Mizuno: Rie Matsuoka Junko Konno: Yuuna Kitahara Yugir

Bonus Chapters of Demon Slayer and THE PROMISED NEVERLAND to Debut This Sunday

  For fans of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and  THE PROMISED NEVERLAND manga series but sad that they're over, never fear because this week will see special bonus chapters for both series in Weekly Shonen Jump. The official Twitter account for the English Shonen Jump announced that both chapters will be brought out in English on the official app – at the same time they release in Japan.     Big news! Special bonus chapters of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba and The Promised Neverland are coming this Sunday. And you'll be able to read them for FREE right here! https://t.co/gzYFLjUqIc pic.twitter.com/EQXsrL4vWy — Shonen Jump (@shonenjump) September 30, 2020     It was previously reported that the  Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba chapter will be a preview of the upcoming one-shot that will be given out to filmgoers in Japan for the upcoming movie, focusing on Rengoku's first mission as a Demon Slayer. THE PROMISED NEVERLAND bonus chapter will be focused

Sponsored Post: Long-Awaited Last Cloudia Collaboration with Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Launches Today!

Tokyo, Japan -- September 30th, 2020  Mobile game developer and publisher AIDIS Inc. announced that its popular title Last Cloudia will collaborate with the hit anime Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- from today, September 30th, 2020! Emilia and Rem join Last Cloudia as new playable characters, along with two new Arks, Beast of the End and Re:ZERO. Gorgeous original artwork for these was released at the time of this announcement.     ■ Collaboration Units Emilia (Voiced by Rie Takahashi) Obtainable Sept. 30th after maintenance – Oct. 28 maintenance.   A beautiful half-elf girl with silver hair and purple eyes.  A good-natured girl of a caring nature, but for some reason, she refuses to admit it. She has a contract with Puck, a great spirit in the form of a small cat who controls fire, and likes to use ice magic via low heat. She has a contractual relationship with lesser spirits, and she is a Spiritual Artist who can use all four types of magic at a low level. She

Steam Digital Tabletop Festival Coming In October

Even as the popularity of both tabletop and digital gaming continues to rise, the links between the two grow ever stronger. With every year, we see more board games adopting app-aided designs and other features from the digital world, while the video game milieu has had a long practice of borrowing tactical elements, storytelling concepts, and leveling from the board game and tabletop role-playing sphere. The two mediums are inextricably linked. A new event is coming this October 21st through 26th, a joint venture between Valve and Auroch Digital, aiming to curate and celebrate this crossover between physical and digital gaming. Announced today, the event aims to highlight several big-name designers, including the likes of Steve Jackson (Munchkin, Ogre), Elizabeth Hargrave (Wingspan), Ian Livingstone (Games Workshop co-founder), and Sandy Petersen (Call of Cthulhu RPG). Events include a livestream highlighting the next big update coming to the Gloomhaven early access release on Stea

Peter Parker's Face Has Been Recast For Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered On PlayStation 5

A voucher code for Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered is included with the upcoming Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales: Ultimate Edition on PlayStation 5. This next-gen remaster takes advantage of all that next-gen has to offer and also brings with it some additional cosmetic bonuses like three new suits. Click here to watch embedded media One of the biggest changes is that for some reason, they've recast the face of Peter Parker. From the PlayStation Blog:  "We loved working with John Bubniak on the original game; however, to get a better match to Peter Parker/Spider-Man actor Yuri Lowenthal’s facial capture, we have cast Ben Jordan to be the face model for Peter Parker on the PS5 console. He looks incredible in-game, and Yuri’s moving performances take on a new life." The PlayStation 5 offers a targeted 60 FPS performance mode, which you can check out in a clip below! There's also much faster loading and a new photo mode. You can read more about Marvel's

Super Sentai Stars Roll the Dice on Kaiji Stage Show

  The master of Japan's most terrifying gambling challenges is making the jump to the stage, as Kaiji   prepares to go live in Tokyo and Kyoto this December.   The  Gambling Apocalypse: Kaiji  stage show will be directed by Akira Yamazaki of the Warui Shibai theatrical company. Playwrights and Caramel Box theatre company co-founders  Azuki Mashiba  and  Yutaka Narui  provide what is being promised as a script very faithful to the original manga.     Playing the master gambler himself will be  Taiki Yamazaki . Yamazaki has appeared in  Uchuu Sentai Kyuranger  and  Ensemble Stars! . The first key visual for the play shows him in full costume:     Also appearing in the play will be  Kousuke Kujirai   (Kousuke Oohira in the  Gokusen  live-action drama) as veteran gambler Jouji Funai, and  Ryouma Baba  (Blue Buster in  Go-Busters ) as strategic fellow gambler Kitami.   Nobuyuki Fukumoto's manga  Kaiji  explores a world of dangerous underground gambling as the title ch

FEATURE: Professional NFL Player Mike Daniels Talks Anime Fandom

  Mike Daniels is a professional football player who began his career in 2012 with the Green Bay Packers and who at the time of this writing plays as a defensive tackle for the Cincinnati Bengals. Daniels is also a gigantic anime fan. In a mini-documentary filmed in 2018, Crunchyroll explores Daniels' life as an athlete and avid anime appreciator, beginning as a skinny kid who dressed as Piccolo from Dragon Ball Z for Halloween and continuing to his current career in the National Football League.     In the video (above), Crunchyroll interviews Daniels, his friends, and his family about how his anime fandom has shaped his life. The documentary explores how his love of shows such as Dragon Ball Z  gave Daniels the confidence he needed to pursue excellence in sports such as wrestling, football, and baseball. Daniels also reflects on how he loves to share his hobby with his wife and children with shows such as Hunter x Hunter , JoJo's Bizarre Adventure , and My Hero Academi

$70 Games Are Here. Would You Pay $80? How About $100?

The word is out that some publishers are changing that once-sacrosanct price point of $60 to $70 for the next-generation. The waters since the days of pulling a paper slip off the wall at a retailer and walking it up to the cash register have been muddied quite a bit. Often you're not even getting the "full game" anymore with that initial price tag, as DLCs, battle passes, and other cash-gated experiences are part of a full-price title. So where does it end? If you could know for sure that you could get an "entire game" for $100, would that be a good price? How about $150? Is it better that the initial cost of the game is kept down under the $100 price tag to keep them affordable, keeping addons and additional content available for purchase? The future is rife with possibilities where technology becomes its own arbiter of content and control, so perhaps there are other alternatives to simple price increases. The beast of microtransactions has been wild and l

Berserk x Mass for the Dead Will Unleash Hell Itself!

  It seems that Momonga cannot sit down for a moment in his beloved Nazarick and get some rest. This time, hell is here to wreak havoc immediately after the end of the last disaster.     Nightmarish monsters came from demonic shadows to reap the lives of every bystander. But from the fog of war a black knight crawled out. He was clad in grim armor and his weapon was too big to be called a sword. Is he human? His sly grin was much more fearsome than the demons he was slaughtering.    A new crossover is close. This time Mass for the Dead will meet Kentarou Miura's TV anime masterpiece: Berserk ! Starting on October 1st at 12:00AM UTC until October 31st at 11:59PM UTC, you can play this collaboration event. Through playing the Berserk event and the Berserk missions, players can earn various free rewards including a ★4 Guts unit. Players can also earn a free ★4 Zodd unit by playing the Berserk Assault Field mission starting on October 10th at 8:00AM UTC.   In addition to the

JUJUTSU KAISEN - Crunchyroll Fall 2020 Spotlight

  Crunchyroll's Fall 2020 lineup is almost here, and with it comes the premiere of JUJUTSU KAISEN , the next Shonen Jump hit only on Crunchyroll! If you're as eager as we are to see Gege Akutami's manga make the leap to the screen, read on for an overview of the upcoming TV anime adaptation.   Official website Twitter     Navigation Launch Info Official Trailers Synopsis Characters and Cast Staff Additional Info   Launch Info Launch Time: October 2 Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, and CIS Show Page (Coming Soon!)   Official Trailers     Synopsis   A boy fights... for "the right death."    Hardship, regret, shame: the negative feelings that humans feel become Curses that lurk in our everyday lives. The Curses run rampant throughout the world, capable of leading people to terrible misfortune and even death. What's more, the Curses can only be exor