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Short Episode "Platelets Go to a Movie Theater" to be Screened with Cells at Work! "Strongest Enemy" Film

    The official website for the Cells at Work! anime franchise announced today that a short episode Kesshouban Eigakan he Iku ( Platelets Go to a Movie Theater ) will be screened with the forthcoming film Saikyo no Teki, Futatabi. Karada no Naka wa “Cho” osawagi!” ( The Return of the Strongest Enemy. A Huge Uproar Inside the Body’s Bowels! ).    The short anime's story is about platelets heading to a movie theater after work.       【劇場情報】 9月5日㈯公開『「はたらく細胞!!」最強の敵、再び。体の中は“腸”大騒ぎ!』にて、ショートアニメ「血小板 映画館へ行く」が同時上映されることが決定いたしました✨ ムビチケ前売券などの詳細は公式サイトをご確認ください✅ https://t.co/8McwtgD8jb #はたらく細胞 pic.twitter.com/rGS7gfFGxT — 『はたらく細胞』公式 (@hataraku_saibou) August 1, 2020     Following the very successful first season in 2018, the second season of the TV anime adaptation of Akane Shimizu's Hataraku Saibou / Cells at Work! manga is set to premiere in Japan in January 2021. The theatrical edition is an advance screening of events from the ...

Fate/Grand Order Anime Film's 1st Part Gets New Release Date of December 5, 2020

    The official website for the upcoming two-part anime film Fate/Grand Order - Divine Realm of the Round Table: Camelot has announced that its first part -Wandering; Agateram- is newly set to be released in Japan on December 2, 2020. The film was originally set for a release on August 15 but has been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.   Also as reported, Maaya Sakamoto , who is cast as Leonardo da Vinci, performs the theme song "Dokuhaku" ( Monologue ) for the first part. She and Mamoru Miyano , the voice of the protagonist Bedivere, will appear on the cover of the next September 2020 issue of KADOKAWA's monthly literature magazine DA VINCI . The film will be featured in the issue to be released on August 6, including the two's first conversation interview in their career.      "DA VINCI" September 2020 issue cover:     In addition, ANIPLEX+-limited advance tickets with acryl mascot figures go on sale at 3,000 yen (about ...

The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITED Gets Stage Play Adaptation in October

    A stage play adaptation of the TV anime The Millionaire Detective - Balance: UNLIMITED  is set to be performed at Shinagawa Prince Hotel Club ex in Tokyo from October 2 to 11, 2020. The play will be held with the COVID-19 infection prevention measures under various guidelines.   The CloverWorks-animated series based on Yasutaka Tsutsui ( The Girl Who Leapt Through Time )'s top-selling mystery novel series Fugou Keiji / Millionaire Detective premiered in Japan in April 2020. The TV anime's series composition writer  Taku Kishimoto provides an original story for the play. Daisuke Nishida , who has directed many stage play adaptations of popular Japanese manga, anime, and game series, such as Sengoku Basara (2009-2010), Blue Exorcist (2017), Joker Game (2017-2018), and Blood Blockade Battlefront (2019), is attached to direct.     The official advance sales of the 12,000 yen (about 113 US dollars) ticket will open between A...

KONOSUBA Aqua VA Sora Amamiya Releases Road Movie-ish New MV "Queen no’cry"

    Following a clip to introduce her recording studio session, anime voice actress Sora Amamiya , best known as Aqua in KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world! , has posted a 90-second music video for "Queen no' cry," the lead track from her upcoming third original album "Paint it, BLUE," on her official YouTube channel.   The road movie-ish clip is directed by Masakazu Fukatsu , known for his MV works for GLAY, B'z, Masaharu Fukuyama, Yuzu, and LiSA. The official Twitter for Amamiya's VA unit TrySail writes, "This road movie about a woman who steps out in a tough environment is a strong will to move forward after her fifth anniversary in an unprecedented world. No matter what happens, Sora Amamiya will walk with all of you."   The album "Paint it, BLUE" is set to be released in Japan on September 2, 2020. In addition to her previously-released ninth single song "Regeneration" and tenth single ...

Kuroneko to Have Her Own Heroine Story in Oreimo Novel's "if" Series

    The official Twitter for Tsukasa Fushimi's Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai and Eromanga Sensei light novel series has posted a cover illustration for the first volume of the former's "Kuroneko if" story to be released in Japan on September 10, 2020. Of course, it is newly drawn by the novel's original illustrator Hiro Kanzaki .   The "if" series was launched to tell each heroine's happy ending story with Kyousuke Kousaka. Six years after its main series ended in June 2013, the Oreimo novel author Fushimi started working on a novelization of the Ayase Aragaki route in the PSP game Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai Portable released in 2011. As the 13th volume of the series, the first volume of the "Ayase if" story was published on August 10, 2019, and the second and final volume followed on June 10, 2020. In addition to the two-volume "Kuroneko if" story, the "Kanako if" story feat...

BioWare Provides Update On Anthem Rework

After an initial release that failed to meet fan expectations , Anthem saw a rapid drop-off in its player base, and failed to transform into the long-tail living game that its creators had clearly hoped to craft. But BioWare has also more recently articulated its goals to dramatically rework the game to better capture its potential. The developer has remained pretty quiet on that work, but today offered a relatively robust examination of one of the game’s biggest trouble spots – loot and equipment. In a detailed blog post from BioWare, studio director Christian Dailey explained some of the changes that the team is exploring. Amid several important adjustments, BioWare is increasing the frequency of loot and aiming to make those drops be more meaningful and viable when they arrive. More of the loot you collect will have deterministic routes to pick-up, rather than being entirely random. And loot will have much increased options for modification, including the rerolling of inscriptio...

Golden Kamuy Characters Invade the World of Grand Summoners!

  Worlds are colliding as we speak, because the latest anime collaboration is now live in Grand Summoners . This time the mobile RPG is mixing it up with the characters of Satoru Noda's  Golden Kamuy , complete with 5- and 6-star versions of some of the series' most iconic characters.    Those characters include Saichi Sugimoto , Asirpa , and Toshizo Hijikata , all of which have new voiceovers featuring their respective original voice actors, Chikahiro Kobayashi, Haruka Shiraishi, and Joji Nakata.    Check out a trailer for the collab, followed by screenshots and more details on bonuses below.     Screens:     Here's what else you can look forward to while the event lasts:   FREE Golden Kamuy LUCK Unit: Get a ★ 5 Toshizo Hijikata , Grand Summoners ultimate LUCK Attacker for free by playing the crossover event! (after completing the tutorial)   Free Golden Kamuy Signature Equipment: These equipment...

A Seven-Year-Old Reviews Overwatch's Heroes

My daughter pretends she doesn't like Star Wars as a way to annoy me, but can't hide her love of video games. At age seven, she's become an avid gamer both on PC and console, and is an expert in all things Roblox, Minecraft, and Sea of Thieves. She's also starting to show an interest in some of the games I play, primarily platformers and JRPGs. As you may have read already, at age six, she loved Kingdom Hearts III , but was also mighty confused by it. I won't let her sit in on the bloody games like The Last of Us Part II or Ghost of Tsushima, but I have let her watch me compete in Overwatch. Yes, it has guns and violence, but it's also colorful and competitive, and she's latched onto the latter two elements in a big way. She likes watching me compete, and thinks the world of D.Va's character design. A few nights ago, I booted Overwatch for a few matches, and my daughter entered the room. Unprompted, she proceeded to critique every single hero in the ...