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    MAG Garden's web comic site MAGCOMI announced today that a TV anime adaptation of Yohei Yasumura's Meikyu Black Company / The Dungeon of Black Company fantasy manga gets a green light. It has been serialized in the publisher's Monthly Comic Garden magazine and the website since 2016, and its latest sixth tankobon volume is set to be released on July 10. Further details including its staff and broadcast date will be announced at a later date.   The manga's English edition has been published by Seven Seas Entertainment since May 2018. The publisher introduces its synopsis as below:   Kinji, who lacks any kind of work ethic, is a layabout in his modern life. One day, he finds himself transported to another world–but not in a grand fantasy of a hero welcomed with open arms. He’s immediately shoved into a terrible job! Now enslaved by an evil mining company in a fantasy world, Kinji’s about to really learn the meaning of hard work!    The manga author wrote o

    The official website for the five-minute short anime series OneRoom has revealed the visual and voice cast for the two new heroines who will join its upcoming third season: Akira Kotokawa voiced by Miyu Tomita and Saya Orisaki by Yumiri Hanamori. As with the previous heroines, they are also designed by Kantoku , who is best known as the illustrator for The "Hentai" Prince and the Stony Cat. and A Sister's All You Need light novel series.   The highly-anticipated third season is set to premiere sometime in 2020. Three heroines from its previous two seasons: Yui Hanasaka (CV: M.A.O) and Natsuki Momohara (Rie Murakawa) from the first, and  Minori Nanahashi (Rie Takahashi) from the second, are confirmed to return.      Akira Kotokawa : Miyu Tomita (Yume Nijino in Aikatsu Stars! ) 　 - She is a 15-year-old freshman in high school. She and the protagonist, who is a senior, are the only two members of the gardening club. Since she was a child, she has tended

    KADOKAWA has started releasing 25 books from the Sister Princess franchise on the major digital book stores including Amazon JP and Book Walker from June 30. The mixed-media franchise featuring the 12 unique sisters was launched in 1999 and has celebrated its 20th anniversary. Check out the lineup of the digital release below.     Character book "Sister Princess -Onii-chan Daisuki!- Official Characters Book" "Sister Princess -Onii-chan Daisuki!- Original Stories" "Sister Princess -Onii-chan Daisuki!- Sincerely Yours" "Sister Princess -Brother's Day-"     Artbook     "Naoto Tenhiro Illustrations -The Art of Sister Princess-"  "Naoto Tenhiro Illsutrations 2 -The Art of Sister Princess-"     Novel book   "Sister Princess -Onii-chan Daisuki!-" (1) Karen - (12) Aria (12 volumes)  "Sister Princess -Onii-chan Daisuki!- Pocket Stories" (four volumes)      Game book

    Instead of the canceled  "SUMMER CHAMPION 2020 ~Minori Chihara 12th Summer Live~" at Kawaguchiko Stellar Theater in Yamanashi Prefecture, voice actress/singer Minori Chihara will live-stream her no-audience concert from the same venue at 18:00 on August 1 (JST) / 02:00 on August 1 (PT).   She has held her solo concert at the 3,000-capacity outdoor music hall every summer since 2009. However, this summer's two concerts, which was originally scheduled to be held on August 1 and 2, were canceled due to the COVID-19 outbreak.   With the situation of the coronavirus spread changing and the government's declaration of a state of emergency lifted, she and the event's organizer had discussed and searched for a way to hold this annual summer concert, and as a result, they have decided that the concert will be live-streamed from the same venue, Kawaguchiko Stella Theater, for the first time in the history of "SUMMER CHAMPION" in a non-audience format.

     The official website for the upcoming two-part OVA series based on Square Enix's smartphone game app Toji no Miko: Kizamishi Issen no Tomoshibi / Katana Maidens - Tomoshibi is updated with a key visual featuring its six main sword girls: Mihono Asakura (CV: Himika Akaneya), Chie Setouchi (Kaori Ishihara), Kofuki Shichinosato (Hiromi Igarashi), Kiyoka Musumi (Akane Fujita), Miruya Kitora (Manami Numakura), and Yui Yamashiro (Sumire Uesaka).       The game inspired by Studio Gokumi's battle action TV anime Katana Maidens ~ Toji No Miko started its service for iOS and Android in March 2018. From the point of view of the game's original character Mihono Asakura, it tells various battles by another group of sword-wielding shrine maidens, which simultaneously happened behind the TV anime story.    Tomohiro Kamitani , who served as the action animation director for the Katana Maidens TV anime, makes his directorial debut. project No.9 again works on anime productio

  Warner Bros. Japan's big plans for this weekend's Anime Expo Lite online streaming event include the Stay Connected with Anime panel. Last week we posted details about the Food Wars! portion of the panel, and now we have more info on what Warner has in store for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure fans.   Like Food Wars! , the JoJo section of the event will consist of a mix of pre-recorded footage and a live segment. The panel will stream via Anime Expo's  YouTube  and  Twitch  channels right after Food Wars! on Friday, July 3 at 8:00pm Pacific Time .     The main highlight will be pre-recorded footage of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind EXPOSED , which sees Giorno Giovanna voice actor Kensho Ono talking never-before-revealed Golden Wind stories with David Production producer Kazutaka Kasama and Warner Bros. Japan producer Hiroyuki Omori .   There will also be a live performance by legendary composer Yugo Kanno , who will share his experience in crea

In case you missed it yesterday, part of the Call of Duty: Warzone Season 4 package is 200-person quads (That's 50 teams!) . Activision and Call of Duty have pushed out a new trailer to highlight all the action. You can try the new Warzone experience... well, right now! It's live! Or you can just war vicariously through the trailer below.  Read our Call of Duty: Warzone review here. Click here to watch embedded media   Source: Game Informer

Publisher: Nintendo Developer: Nintendo Release: July 17, 2020 Rating: Everyone Platform: Switch It all starts in a familiar way, with an invitation from Princess Peach. Toad Town is hosting a special origami festival, and Mario and Luigi are among the requested guests. Say no more! The brothers head out to the event, only to find that the ordinarily thriving town is ­virtually abandoned. Worse, Peach has been transformed: Her body has been reconfigured into an origami form, and her normally friendly personality replaced with a detached automaton. Peach is among the latest victims of King Olly, the ­diabolical ruler of the Origami Kingdom. After she drops Mario into a dungeon, Olly wraps Peach’s castle in five massive streamers and places it atop a far-away mountain. Fortunately, all is not lost. Mario meets Olivia, one of the few origami creations who isn’t his enemy. Together, Mario and Olivia need to figure out how to unravel this plot and restore Toad Town and the res

  With many new films not opening for a few more weeks due to current circumstances, TOHO Cinemas announced on June 30 that it's opening week will b populated by anime films from Kyoto Animation, starting with the Munto anime film and The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya on the cinemas opening day, July 3.   Each day will feature a different film franchise, which are as follows:   July 3 Tenjobito to Akutobito Saigo no Tatakai and The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya   July 4 The K-ON! anime film and all the films from the Sound! Euphonium franchise, including Liz and the Blue Bird   July 5 All the Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club anime films, including  High Speed! Free! Starting Days   July 6 The two Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions anime films   July 7 The two  Beyond the Boundary anime films   July 8 A Silent Voice and Tamako Love Story   July 9 Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll   TOHO Cinemas Ikebukuro is also  running an E

After years of waiting, CD Projekt is finally offering more details on the long-awaited Cyberpunk 2077. We shared our impressions from playing the game last week, and you can explore written accounts of our full playthrough , as well as our biggest takeways . But there’s much more to discover about this massive new RPG, and we’ve pulled together everything we could learn in this month’s blowout cover story. We spoke with the developers about the game-creation process, and uncovered the motivations for why the game is built the way it is. We also interviewed franchise creator Mike Pondsmith about the origins of the Cyberpunk tabletop game and what sets this science-fiction world apart from others. Cyberpunk 2077 is such a big game with such a lengthy series history that two of our writers – Kimberley Wallace and Matt Miller – worked together to co-write the article, bringing their distinct perspectives from multiple separate playthroughs of the early hours of the game. On top of all

I was 19 when the first issue of Game Informer released back in 1991. For me, it was a dream come true. There I was. In print. Official. I had done something I (and my parents) thought was impossible: I turned my love of video games into a job. By some miracle, I’ve had that job my whole adult life. I worked hard, moved up, and had the pleasure of being part of Game Informer every step of the way. However, this is where that journey ends; after 327 issues, this will be my last one. I’m stepping away from games journalism. I’ve had the time of my life here. I owe some of my best friends and most memorable experiences to this place. Countless people throughout this industry have inspired me, believed in me, trusted me, and ultimately fought with me to make Game Informer the best we could make it. Things were not always easy; we had a long road to success with plenty of challenges, but I was always proud of the Game Informer team spirit that could fight through anything. Photo by Je

  The Annecy International Animated Film Festival has a long history of bestowing top honors upon some of the best animated productions out there. Anime is no stranger to the coveted Cristal du long métrage (Cristal for a Feature Film) award, with the likes of Hayao Miyazaki's Porco Rosso , Isao Takahata's Pom Poko , and Masaaki Yuasa's Lu Over the Wall receiving the award over the years. To celebrate the the 60th anniversary of the awards, Annecy asked the Internet to vote on which Cristal winner is the best film in Annecy history .   Taking the top spot was Miyazaki's 1992 Studio Ghibli classic, Porco Rosso , which won the award in 1993 and took 32 percent of the overall votes for this poll. Porco Rosso went on to open in France in 1995, with Jean Reno ( Léon: The Professional ) voicing the lead role.     Porco Rosso ended up pulling in more than double the votes that went to the film in the second spot, Wes Anderson's Fantastic Mr. Fox . That was follo

Publisher: Happinent Corporation Developer: Matrix Software Release: June 25, 2020 Rating: Teen Reviewed on: Switch Brigandine debuted over two decades ago on the original PlayStation, and only now is it getting a sequel. It may seem like an unlikely candidate for revival, but Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia comes at a time when the strategy/RPG genre is getting renewed attention – partially thanks to Fire Emblem’s success. For those who want something in that vein, this certainly scratches a similar itch. Brigandine: The Legend of Runersia personalizes the strategy/RPG experience by letting you recruit and get to know your combatants in side stories. Watching your team grow in strength and invading new areas makes you feel powerful, even if it lacks variety and gets repetitive.  The gameplay offers a lot of customization and freedom in how you build an army for world conquest. You begin your journey by selecting from one of six nations, each with its own leader, story