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The One Piece franchise's official portal site One Piece .com and its official Twitter have posted a "Happy New Year" illustration newly drawn by Eiichiro Oda . Because 2020 is the Year of Rat according to Chinese zodiac, it features Luffy dressed as a rat and Mansherry, the princess of the Tontatta Kingdom.   As reported, his internationally popular manga series had printed a gigantic 460 million copies worldwide (390 million copies in Japan) with the release of its latest 95th tankobon volume in Japan on December 28, 2019.     ニュース｜謹賀新年！尾田栄一郎先生から2020年のお祝いイラストが到着!! #onepiece https://t.co/cJEmxzt4sX pic.twitter.com/AohdocZ622 — ONE PIECE.com(ワンピース) (@OPcom_info) December 31, 2019     "One Piece" tankobon 1st and 95th volume covers:     Source: One Piece .com / Twitter   ©Eiichiro Oda/SHUEISHA   Source: Latest in Anime News by Crunchyroll!

In his last Twitter post of 2019, 42-year-old manga artist Hiro Mashima ( Fairy Tail , Edens Zero ) thanked the fans' support and wrote, "There will be many surprising announcements next year."   He has been working on two serialization works in Weekly Shonen Magazine, the sci-fi series Edens Zero since July 2018 and the crossover series featuring the characters from his past popular series including Rave and Fairy Tail , HERO'S since October 2019. What is your expectation for the forthcoming announcements in 2020?     "Thank you again for your support this year! There will be many surprising announcements next year. I would appreciate your continued support! Have a happy new year!"   今年も応援ありがとう！来年は色々驚きの発表が控えてます。皆さん来年もよろしく！良いお年を！ pic.twitter.com/R2drvE1Inz — 真島ヒロ (@hiro_mashima) December 31, 2019     Four hours later, he also posted a "Happy New Year" illustration.   Happy new year! pic.twitter.com/OLgti3lxTw — 真島ヒロ (@hiro_ma...

    The official website for Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway , the forthcoming trilogy anime film project based on Yoshiyuki Tomino's Mobile Suit Gundam: Senkou no Hathaway / Hathaway's Flash novel, has posted a 30-second teaser trailer to introduce new footage of its characters and mechas and to announce its first part's theatrical release date in Japan, July 23, 2020 .   It was also announced that the voice cast for its three main characters (Hathaway Noa, Gigi Andalusia, Kenneth Sleg) and theme song singer will be revealed at the "GUNDAM FAN GATHERING -"Senkou no Hathaway" Heirs to GUNDAM-" event to be held at Zepp Divercity Tokyo on March 24, 2020. Toru Furuya, the voice cast of the protagonist of the original Gundam series, Amuro Ray, will also appear on the stage to hand over the leading role from Amuro to Hathaway.           【 新規場面写真解禁 】 『 #閃光のハサウェイ 』新規特報映像解禁に合わせて 新規場面写真も解禁！ 気になるハサウェイ、ギギ 、ケネス　のキャストは 3月24日のイベントにて発表！ お楽しみ...

  The annual New Year's Eve raft of Fate announcements was topped off by the latest look at spring song,  the third and final installment in the Fate/stay night [Heaven's Feel]  film trilogy.   The films adapt the last route of the original Fate/stay night  visual novel, with the preceding "Fate" and "Unlimited Blade Works" routes adapted into full-length anime series. Heaven's Feel  centers on Sakura Matou, her mysterious illness, and its relation to the Holy Grail and the Grail War.    Check out the latest PV, where we get another glimpse of the darkness to come:   【最終章：新予告編公開】 劇場版「Fate/stay night [HF]」最終章、新予告編が公開となりました！ https://t.co/9cBbYBftLn 士郎と桜の物語、全ては完結へ―― 最終章は3月28日（土）公開！ https://t.co/4CRnU3EuTS #fate_sn_anime pic.twitter.com/sudbpPH6ID — Fate/stay night (@Fate_SN_Anime) December 31, 2019   The PV also features a sample of Aimer's "Haru wa Yuku," the theme for the film. Aimer also recorded the Unlimited Blade ...

  The official Japanese account for Atlus shared an illustration wishing fans a Happy New Year and telling them to look forward to 2020, and the Shin Megami Tensei Twitter account took the opportunity to turn it into a tease of its own.     Specifically, the account said folks should anticipate some more news about Shin Megami Tensei V , which we haven't heard about in a while. The next main entry in the series was first announced back in October of 2017, and it looks like we should be hearing more about it in 2020.     『真・女神転生Ｖ』続報にどうぞご期待ください！ https://t.co/kv5yKyyWl6 — 『真・女神転生』シリーズ公式 (@megaten_atlus) December 31, 2019   Prior to this, Atlus reiterated in Famitsu that Shin Megami Tensei V is still in active development, as is Project Re Fantasy .     Via Siliconera     ------- Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine . You can read his webcomic, BIG DUMB FIGHTING IDIOTS at subhumanzoids . ...

  One of the most requested Fate  anime adaptations among fans is Fate/strange fake,  the April Fool's joke turned light novel series. And while there's no sign we'll be getting it any time soon, we've been thrown a bone with the latest light novel PV.   Originally released as Fake/states night  back in 2008, Fate/strange fake  tells the story of a fake Grail War copied over in the US city of Snowfield. The poor copy led to the absence of the Saber class from the War, as well as the apperarance of Servants with a dubious "hero" status.   Check out the PV for Volume 6, featuring Yuuki Ono (Josuke Higashikata, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure )  as the voice of the story's Saber, summoned outside the confines of the American Grail War. Composer and vocalist SawanoHiroyuki[nZk] represents with his new song, "BELONG."       Book 6 of the series, penned by Ryohgo Narita and illustrated by Siduki Morii, will be released on January 10....

  The opening animation sequence has been published for  pet , an upcoming TV anime based on the psychic thriller manga by Ranjou Miyake about a group of criminal psychics who have the power to enter other peoples' minds and manipulate their memories. The video (below) features the song  "Chou no Tobu Suizou" ("An Aquarium Where Butterflies Fly"), which is performed by  TK from Ling tosite Sigure.     The story of  pet  follows a group of psychics that have the power to telepathically dive into the minds of other people in order to manipulate their memories. This power is often used for hiding the evidence of crimes (such as assassination), and it corrupts the hearts of those who wield it. The people who practice this fearful ability are known as "pets", a term of loathing and contempt. Hiroki and Tsukasa are two such "pets" who share a special connection, but a secret organization known as "The Company" takes advantage of the...

You’ve done it, you’ve reached the end of this year and the end of the decade! Take a second to celebrate that you made it all the way here. Of course, that also means that a brand new year is right around the corner... as in tomorrow. A new year brings forth resolutions, another opportunity to start fresh and lets you try out goals you might have missed out on over the past year.     In order to push yourself toward what you want to do in 2020, you’re going to need a good push in the right direction. Perhaps that’s a pep talk, someone telling you that you can do it, or quite simply, motivation. If there’s one medium that’s rife with motivation or characters giving motivational speeches, it’s anime. So, in order to make sure you start the year off right, I’ve compiled five episodes that should give you a good amount of confidence to begin the year on the right foot! Some of these episodes might not make sense out of context, but what’s important is their message that they...

  Last year, I ranked the top 10 moments from the One Piece anime in 2018 and I thought to myself "There's no way that 2019 could top this." But I am a lousy fool because 2019 was incredible. We saw the end of Whole Cake Island, the twists of the Reverie, and the opening act of the long-awaited Wano arc. We had some laughs, made some friends, and watched some pirates struggle in life-or-death situations with monstrous warlords. Overall, 2019 was a great time and I'm gonna run down what I think are the top 10 anime moments from it.  10. WHO IS IM?   Who is this weird, pointy man? What's the deal with the big straw hat? What do the Five Elders have planned? The Reverie was basically Eiichiro Oda spilling all of his One Piece questions on the floor and then refusing to pick them back up.    9. Holdem Gets Punched In The Face   There's a famous line in The Wire where Omar says "Come at the king, you best not miss." And man, Holdem misse...

  Journey to Camelot in the latest PV from the Fate/Grand Order  anime!   The game's Sixth Singularity, which takes place across Camelot and the kingdom of Ozymandias, will be making its way to the big screen as a pair of films. The first, subtitled Wandering; Agateram,  is due in Japanese cinemas in 2020.   A new PV released during the annual Fate  New Year's Eve festivities gives a closer look at the Knights of the Round Table, Ozymandias, Nitocris, Arash, and more of the character appearing in the trans-temporal mash-up:   前編「Wandering; Agateram」2020年 夏 劇場公開―。 「Fate Project 大晦日TVスペシャル2019」内にて新キービジュアル映像を公開いたしました。是非ご覧ください。 https://t.co/C53k2v0nsm #FGO #FGO_ep6 　 #キャメロット pic.twitter.com/2QLiETDbLT — 劇場版 Fate/Grand Order -神聖円卓領域キャメロット- (@FGOAP_ep6) December 31, 2019   The art of the PV has also been assembled into three new key visuals:     Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot  follows Ritsuka Fujimaru, Mas...

Veteran tabletop role-players don’t have to think too many years back to recall a time when their hobby was well outside the mainstream of popular culture and the broader landscape of gaming. But recent years have seen a titanic shift, driven by the development of new editions of great games, including industry originator and leader Dungeons & Dragons, as well as a particularly impressive leap forward in design and presentation for numerous other products across the medium. That evolution of the hobby was on clear display in 2019, as the year bore witness to dozens of great product releases. Notable this year was the number of excellent rules systems and settings that were revived and refreshed in one form or another, alongside several standout new games and settings. The 10 games below (listed alphabetically) represent some of the best tabletop role-playing projects that released in recent months. If you’re part of the boom of new players that discovered the joy of RPGs with th...