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    "Wonderism: Kimi wo Yobu Koe ( The Voice That Calls You )," a new anime music video project by Toho's animation label TOHO animation, has finally posted its first video on YouTube. The story of the project is set in a world where civilization was once lost. The protagonist Natsushima, who lives on a huge floating island made by connecting ships, discovers a mysterious stone that fell from the sky. The stone, which she has never seen before in her life on the ship, leads her out to sea to discover the secrets of the world.   The song featured in the video, "Wonderism" is performed by the four-member Japanese piano rock band Howl Be Quiet ( The Dungeon of Black Company OP theme). The song was also digitally released on March 31. The band's vocalist/guitarist Kouta Takenawa says on Twitter, "I am very happy, relieved, and somewhat sad to see that the project that started last summer is now taking shape and streamed now. This is a song I want ...

Platform: 3DS Publisher: Nintendo Developer: MercurySteam Release: September 15, 2017 Rating: Everyone 10+ Metroid is easily one of Nintendo’s underrated top-tier franchises; entries come few and far between compared to Mario, Zelda, and even Splatoon these days. It’s a series that rarely misses, with each entry ranging from a fun romp that’s worth playing to a consistently great experience than can be considered one of the greatest games of all time. Metroid has inspired an entire genre of games that mix platforming, action, discovery, and abilities unlocking even more options for the previous three pillars, and it even remains at the peak of that archetype in its latest entries. The mark Metroid has made on modern gaming is undeniable, so we’re here to celebrate the franchise surrounding gaming’s most beloved bounty hunter. The following is our ranking of each official entry in the Metroid series, including the remakes and offshoots released throughout the years. Most...

  Aksys Games was among the many publishers that took part in today's New Game+ Expo, and fans were treated to a new upcoming visual novel announcement along with updated release plans, platforms and features for other titles. Dig into the roundup below to see more of what Aksys has in the pipeline.   Jack Jeanne is coming to Nintendo Switch in the west in 2023.     Description: Kisa is about to give up her dream of becoming an actor when she is given the opportunity to attend the prestigious All Boys Drama School that she has always admired. She is granted admission with two conditions: be chosen as the lead in the final performance and hide her identity as a girl! Competition at the school is fierce and the rivalry is real! Will Kisa be able to forge powerful bonds with her all-male classmates while competing against them? Will she be cast in the lead role in the final performance at the end of the year all while keeping her secret?   RICO London ...

As the smoldering ashes of what was to be the now completely canceled E3 2022 event slowly extinguish, video resident baron of exclusive reveals , Geoff Keighley, is quick to promote his Summer Game Fest will indeed continue this year. In a tweet sent out this afternoon, Keighley confirmed Sumer Game Fest would take place in June with a big Kickoff Live show and more events to follow through the subsequent months. His full tweet reads:  Excited to share that @SummerGameFest will return this June with a slate of events. We'll be producing another Kickoff Live show with announcements, news and first looks. Much more to share in the coming weeks, along with some very cool new elements for '22. pic.twitter.com/jjXLG8Xueh — Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) March 31, 2022 "Excited to share that  @SummerGameFest will return this June with a slate of events. We'll be producing another Kickoff Live show with announcements, news and first looks. Much more to share in...

  Shueisha , the Japanese publisher behind Shonen Jump and some of the biggest manga titles in the world, is stepping into the arena of games with a recently established company. Featuring Shinichiro Hirono as representative director and Masahiko Ibaraki, Motokazu Kitabatake, Yoshihisa Heishi and Masana Takahashi as company directors, Shueisha Games currently has multiple titles in the works for later this year and beyond.    Among the revealed games we have tentatively-titled 3D action game ONI , due out on unspecified platforms in 2022. This one is being developed by Small World Entertainment under the direction of Kenei Design.     The Tower of Children is a survival roguelike adventure that's on the way this summer.     Captain Velvet Meteor in The Jump+ Dimensions finds a shy boy named Damien moving to Japan and eventually fighting alongside Shonen Jump+ heroes in his imaginary world. The tactical action game is coming to Nintendo...

  With full narration, English subtitles, cast introductions and a preview of the anime's opening theme, Deaimon 's latest trailer is only missing dietary information to have everything you need to get acquainted with this very sugary sweet tale ahead of its April 6 premiere:     The central cast includes (in order of appearance in the trailer):   Nobunaga Shimazaki (Haru in Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club ) as Nagomu Irino Kozue Yuki as Itsuki Yukihira Rikiya Koyama (Fukuzawa in Bungo Stray Dogs ) as Heigo Irino Sayaka Ohara (Margaret in Requiem of the Rose King ) as Fuki Irino Takuma Nagatsuka (Miya in SK8 the Infinity ) as Seto Saki Minori Suzuki (Freyja in Macross Δ ) as Mitsuru Horikawa Minami Takahashi (Megumi in Food Wars! ) as Kanoko Matsukaze Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Inosuke in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ) as Tomoe Yukihira   As previewed in the trailer, Maaya Sakamoto ( Arte OP) is performing "Sumire" for the opening theme.   Based...

    Takara Tomy Arts (T-ARTS Company) announced today that the release of its smartphone game app Idol Land Pripara is once again postponed to the summer or fall of 2022. The app was originally planned to launch in the spring of 2021 and had been postponed to the summer of 2021, then its date was moved to the summer of 2021, then to the spring of 2022.   As with the last time, the company's press release writes, "The launch of the smartphone app Idol Land Pripara, which was scheduled for the spring of 2022, has been postponed in order to improve the game's content and the app's quality. We aim to launch the service in the summer or fall of 2022. We sincerely apologize for the inconvenience caused by this further delay to those customers who have been looking forward to this title. The entire staff will make every effort to deliver the product to customers as soon as possible, and we appreciate your understanding."     【運営より】 スマートフォン向けアプリ『アイドルランドプリパラ』...

    Toho Visual Entertainment announced on March 30 that the Blu-ray disc of Toho's 1989 sci-fi robot action live-action film GUNHED is finally set to be released in Japan on June 15, 2022. The price of the two-disc set is 8,800 yen (72 USD). Even before the release, it has already ranked No.1 on Amazon Japan's DVD chart .    As the first Japanese sci-fi film featuring realistic giant robots, GUNHED , directed by Masato Harada ( Kamikaze Taxi , The Shadow Spirit ), was released in Japan on July 22, 1989. Koichi Kawakita , who was in charge of the special effects section in all of the Godzilla films in the 1990s, served as the special effects director, and Shoji Kawamori , who has been famous for his Valkyrie variable fighters for the Macross series, worked on the mechanical designs. It was a commercial and critical failure at the time, but has received a cult following.   In addition to the 100-minite original version of the film, the two-disc...

    To commemorate the Fantasia Bunko Online Festival 2022 event held on March 13, KODOKAWA STORE is now accepting pre-orders for new "Date A Live" products featuring its 10th anniversary memorial character illustrations, which include life-size standees of the anime's two main heroine characters, Tohka Yatogami and Kurumi Tokisaki.         The tenth anniversary project for Koshi Tachibana's sci-fi romantic comedy light novel series was launched in March 2021 and has offered the best album, online poll for the best scenes in the anime, four-panel manga, and collaboration events. Pre-orders for the new memorial items will be accepted on KADOKAWA STORE from March 13 to April 21, and their scheduled shipping date in Japan is June 2022.     Tohka Yatogami life-size standee (W89.8XH175.9cm: 33,000 yen / 270 USD):       Kurumi Tokisaki life-size standee (W74.6mmXH169.1cm: 33,000 yen / 270 USD):   ...