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  Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie stole our hearts earlier this year with its charming anime adaptation, and the series will dress to impress again in 2022 for a "1000% Precious Prom Night" event that was just announced with guest info and a special visual.   The event, which is set to take place on November 20 at Kawaguchi Comprehensive Cultural Center Lilia, will host voice actors Saori Onishi (Shikimori), Shuichiro Umeda (Izumi), Misato Matsuoka (Nekozaki), Rina Hidaka (Hachimitsu), Nobuhiko Okamoto (Inuzuka) and Ayaka Fukuhara (Kamiya), alongside theme song artists nasuo☆ and Yuki Nakashima.   Event Visual   11/20(日)開催『可愛いだけじゃない式守さん』スペシャルイベント✨尊さ1000％プロムナイト✨描きおろしビジュアルを公開！ ダンスパーティー「プロム」の衣装を着た式守さんたちが大集合♪ 本日より会場観覧チケットプレオーダー受付開始＆配信チケット販売中！ https://t.co/V6svZ0wOaK #式守さん pic.twitter.com/uIeiklU18Z — アニメ『可愛いだけじゃない式守さん』公式 (@anime_shikimori) September 1, 2022     RELATED: Shikimori and The Maid I Hired TV Anime Cuddle Up in Collaboration ...

    A stage play adaptation of Kei Sazane's romance fantasy light novel series Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World is set to be performed at Theater 1010 in Tokyo from October 20 to 24, 2022, and COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA TT Hall in Osaka from November 10 to 13. Following the advance sales starting today on the play's official website, general sales of the tickets will begin on October 1.   The novel was previously adapted into a 12-episode TV anime in the fall of 2020, and its second season has already been in the works for a premiere in 2023. The stage play is based on the story of the TV anime's first season.   Ichidai Matsuda ( Cutie Honey Emotional ) is attached to write and direct. All characters including male ones will be played by female cast members. Momoka Onishi (AKB48 member) and Rena Hasegawa (ex-NGT48 member9 are cast as the male protagonist Iska, while Miria Watanabe (ex-Nogizaka46 member) plays the main heroine Aliceliese ...

    Hiro Kanzaki , known for his illustration works for Tsukasa Fushimi's Ore no Imouto ga Konna ni Kawaii Wake ga Nai and Eromanga Sensei light novel series, has also been active in Vocaloid music under the name Hanasoumen-P . He opened his official YouTube channel in April 2014, attracting 85,300 subscribers in eight years.    August 31, 2022, on Hatsune Miku's 15th birthday, he posted his new Miku song "Mirai no Sekai" ( The World of Future ) on the channel featuring his Miku illustration. The lyrics of the digital pop tune song were written by yuiko , best known for her lyric works for the KINMOZA!  anime franchsie. She says on Twitter, "This song makes me feel warm. While it gets me going, it also makes me feel cozy."     "Mirai no Sekai" lyric video:     という事で昨日初音ミクの誕生日に公開した新曲になります よろしくお願い致します???????? 【初音ミク】ミライノセカイ【オリジナル】 https://t.co/ccYeNhycdE @YouTube より pic.twitter.com/GYd7G63rKi — かんざきひろ (@kanzakihiro) Septe...

    Voice actor Daisuke Ono (Sebastian Michaelis in Black Butler , Jotaro Kujo in JoJo's Bizarre Adventure ) released his new song "Mata Au Toki wa" ( When We Meet Again ) digitally from Lantis on August 31. This is a special duet song with voice actress Reina Ueda (Akane Shinjo in SSSS.GRIDMAN , Eléonore "Ellen" Bonnefoi in Parallel World Pharmacy ), who also belongs to Lantis   The heartwarming song is written/composed/arranged by Japanese musician/composer kotringo , known for her soundtrack/theme song works for Sunao Katabuchi's 2016 anime film In This Corner of the World . Following the digital release, the song will also be included in Ono's forthcoming sixth mini-album "Sounds of Love" to be released on October 19, along with the two previously-released digital single songs, "Sounds of Love" and "DING DONG."     "Mata Au Toki wa" lyric video:     Digital single jacket:     Daisuke Ono ...

    Voice actress Aya Hirano , best known as Haruhi Suzumiya in the Haruhi Suzumiya series, announced on her official blog today that her contract with her agency, Grick, expired as of August 31 and that she will be working independently starting September.   She started her career as a child actor in 1998 and had been with Grick since 2011. She writes as below:   I would like to thank my agency for all the support they have given me, from stage play works to encouraging me to study abroad, opening up new job possibilities for me, while respecting the path I want to take. I can only express my gratitude to all the staff members who have worked with me over the past ten years. Even in a new environment, I would like to pursue the expression that only I can do, while tackling each job with sincerity and appreciating it every day.     今後の活動に関しまして、ご一読いただけたらと思います。 引き続き変わらぬ応援を宜しくお願い致します。 アメブロを投稿しました。 『応援していただいている皆様へ』 #アメブロ #平野綾 https://t.co/A8...

  It takes at least two to tango in romantic-comedy anime, so the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Norio Sakurai's The Dangers in My Heart updated the teaser illustration it released in mid-August with the inclusion of protagonist Kyotaro Ichikawa, who joins the sweet-toothed Anna Yamada.   Teaser Illustration   ＼????新情報????／ TVアニメ #僕の心のヤバイやつ アニメティザーイラストが ついに完成!!!????✨ 市川が新たに加わった ”第3フェーズ”が公開となりました???? ▶公式HP https://t.co/ZrARo4Ht98 2023年からの放送を どうぞお楽しみに❣ #僕ヤバ pic.twitter.com/97lwJleu2g — 「僕の心のヤバイやつ」TVアニメ公式＠2023年放送決定!! (@bokuyaba_anime) August 31, 2022     RELATED: The Dangers in My Heart Gets TV Anime Adaptation     Seven Seas Entertainment, who publishes the manga's official English version, describes the series as such:   Kyotaro Ichikawa, a boy barely clinging to the bottom rung of his school’s social ladder, secretly believes he’s the tortured lead in some psychological thriller. He spends his days dreaming up w...

On this episode of From Panel to Podcast , we dive into last week's comic books, offering our top picks and what to avoid. We also offer our takes on the first two episodes of Disney Plus' Ms. Marvel series. As always, we conclude the episode with a look ahead to what you can purchase this week. If you would like to follow us on Twitter: Andrew Reiner (@Andrew_Reiner) and Philip Hoff (@bnow23) . From Panel to Podcast is a weekly show created by two lifelong comic book readers who offer suggestions on which comic books you should be reading each week. Each episode also dives into the latest developments for comics in video games, movies, and television shows. We'll even discuss comic book collectibles and anything we think you should know about that pertains to this entertainment medium. Be sure to subscribe to From Panel to Podcast on your favorite podcast platform. The show is available on Google Podcasts , Spotify , and Apple Podcasts . Source: Game Informer

  The official Twitter account for the Yuki Yuna is a Hero mobile game Bouquet of Brilliance ( Hanayui no Kirameki ) has officially announced that the game will shut down on October 28 in Japan, with timelines for the ending of in-app purchases and in-game currency refunds also posted alongside the confirmation.   【サービス終了のお知らせ】(1/2） 『結城友奈は勇者である 花結いのきらめき』は、 誠に勝手ながら2022年10月28日(金) 16:00をもちまして、 サービスを終了させていただくこととなりました。 これまでご愛顧いただいておりましたお客様には深く御礼申し上げます。 #ゆゆゆい pic.twitter.com/bWxfLpj3ke — 結城友奈は勇者である『ゆゆゆい』公式 (@yyyi_game) August 31, 2022 <   The game was initially launched in 2017 to tie into the anime adaptation. The game featured a game-exclusive plot where the player followed the Sanshuu Middle School Hero Club in an other world adventure involving heroes gathered across eras to stop the rebellion of land gods within the Shinjuu, or the aggregation of all land gods.   SOURCE: Official Twitter ©2017 Project 2H ©KADOKAWA CORPORATION...

    A TV anime adaptation of Sametaro Fukada's light novel series Konyaku Haki sareta Reijou wo Hirotta Ore ga, Ikenai Koto wo Oshiekomu ( I, who picked up a young lady whose engagement was broken off, teach her some naughty things ) is confirmed to be in the works. Details on staff, broadcast schedule, etc. will be announced in the future.   The novel has been serialized on the Japanese user-generated novel publishing website Shousetsuka ni Narou since August 2019, and its print edition has been published from Shufu to Seikatsusha's PASH! Books imprint for three volumes since March 2020.       Synopsis for the first volume:   Allen, a misanthropic wizard who lives deep in the forest, is called the "Demon King" and is feared by everyone around him. He has lived a life of seclusion until one day he picks up Charlotte, a young lady who has fallen ill. She had escaped from her homeland after her engagement was broken off for a crime she did no...

  Kadokawa has put their deck in order and revealed another new cast member for the upcoming original TV anime HIGH CARD , which is based on a story from  Kakegurui authors Homura Kawamoto and Hikaru Muno and TMS Entertainment. Alongside revealing who will be voicing Owen Alldays, the main anime character art was also released.   Nobunaga Shimazaki (Shinichi Izumi in Parasyte -the maxim- ) will be voicing Owen Alldays   RELATED:   HIGH CARD Anime is All in on 2023 Premiere with Junichi Wada Directing   Previously released key visual:   Junichi Wada  ( The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan ,  SAKUGAN ) is directing the series, based on scripts by  Kenichi Yamashita  ( D. Gray-man Hallow ),  Kazuhiko Inukai  ( Cardfight!! Vanguard ) and  Shingo Nagai  ( NEW GAME! ). Ebimo's original character designs are being adapted by  Nozomi Kawano  ( RADIANT ). The series is being pr...

  One Piece Film: Red isn’t only topping box office charts in Japan, the music from the film has taken over the Oricon charts, the leading music sales tracker for Japan, making music history in the meantime. Oricon reported this morning that for the first time ever, Ado as Uta has all three of the tracker’s digital rankings for three weeks and is also the first artist in Oricon’s history to have five songs in the Top 5 streaming chart ever, doing so for the past two weeks.   “New Genesis” has topped the Weekly Digital Single (Single Song) Ranking over the past four weeks and marks the second time a solo female artist has topped the charts for a month after LiSA’s “Homura,” the theme song for Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train did so for 13 weeks back in late 2020 / early 2021.   RELATED:   Ado's One Piece Film: Red Single 'New Genesis' Tops Apple Music's Global Charts   The “Uta no Uta ONE PIECE FILM RED” album has come in first fo...

    In commemoration of manga artist Saki Hiwatari 's debut 40th anniversary, a special art exhibition is scheduled to be held on the seventh floor of the Seibu Shibuya department store's A Building in Tokyo from October 18 to 31, 2022.    Her best-known work, Please Save My Earth , was serialized in Hakusensha's Hano to Yume magazine from 1986 to 1994, then compiled in 21 tankobon volumes. The sci-fi story centering on seven men and women with memories of their previous lives as aliens reincarnated in modern Japan had a great impact on the young readers of the time. Japanese occult magazines received a huge amount of letters from readers who, like the characters in the story, recalled memories of their previous lives. The manga was also adapted into a six-part OVA produced by Production I.G in 1992-1993.   The exhibition will feature original color drawings and manga manuscripts, with a focus on Please Save My Earth. And prints autographed by Hiwatari a...

    The official website for the forthcoming live-action film adaptation of Toshio Ozawa's high school delinquent comedy manga G-MEN announced today that its theatrical release date in Japan has been pushed back to the summer of 2023. The Yuta Kishi (Johnny & Associates' boy idol group King & Prince  member)-starring film was originally slated for the fall of 2022.   RELATED: Yuta Kishi to Star in Live-action Film Inspired by Toshio Ozawa's Delinquent Comedy Manga G-MEN   The message from the film's production committee reads:   The film "G-MEN," which announced its production on January 24, 2022 and originally scheduled to be released in the fall of this year, has been rescheduled for release in the summer of 2023 due to adjustments to the production schedule caused by the COVID-19 infection of several people involved, as well as additional filming to ensure a higher quality production.   We apologize for the inconvenience this...

  Netflix has gone all the way in on September 13 as the premiere date for the Cyberpunk: Edgerunners TV anime. To celebrate the announcement, it has released a new NSFW trailer along with an updated and stylish key visual featuring Lucy, one of the protagonists in the series, both embedded below:   Key Art     Trailer (Additional warning for flashing imagery)   RELATED:  Netflix, Studio TRIGGER Debut Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Anime Trailer   Netflix describes the series: In a dystopia riddled with corruption and cybernetic implants, a talented but reckless street kid strives to become an edgerunner: a mercenary outlaw.   Hiroyuki Imaishi helms the series for showrunner/executive producer  Rafał Jaki  ( The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt ,  Cyberpunk 2077 ,  The Witcher: Ronin ) and producers  Satoru Homma ,  Bartosz Sztybor , and  Saya Elder . Rounding out the staff are  Hiromi Wakabayashi ,  Yoh...

Lead combat designers Mihir Sheth and Denny Yeh have over 17 years of God of War experience shared between them, and both played prominent roles in the previous game’s success. The series’ current direction is inspired by an old studio motto: Playing with your food. “That’s an internal philosophy that we’ve had since back in the day,” Sheth says. “Kratos plays with his food. We tried to create systems you want to engage with that are fun, very playful, lots of different routes. And when we looked at the combat in the last game, we were like, ‘We can push this further; we can find new toys and ways of playing with enemies and strategies.’ That’s been the guiding principle more than anything else.” Sheth and Yeh constantly emphasized the importance of enemy variety, so expect a bunch of fresh, grotesque faces to smash. For seven minutes, I follow Kratos and Atreus across an enclosed arena chockful of explosive pots, advantageous high ground, wooden platforms, and bipedal lizards call...

  Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO has had a record-breaking run in the U.S. box office, so it's time to celebrate with a closer look at the feature. Crunchyroll's new trailer only comes recommended for those who have either seen the movie or don't give a rip about spoilers, because this one dives into some of the most exciting developments and surprises in the latest Dragon Ball Super anime film.   RELATED: INTERVIEW: Dragon Ball Adult Gohan VA Kyle Hebert on the Ultimate Balance Between Brains and Brawn   Seriously, this one earns the spoiler warning , so keep that in mind before you dive in below!     Dragon Ball Super: SUPER HERO  opened on August 19 in the U.S., and  claimed the #1 spot at the global box office  in its opening weekend. The film marks the widest theatrical release ever for Crunchyroll in North America, with 3,900 screens booked, including premium formats like IMAX, as well as the first global release from Crunchyroll...