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  Milan Records has released a new and extensive feature on Chainsaw Man music composer Kensuke Ushio , where his heavy experimental music influence is explored in the context of the incidental and background music that gives the anime adaptation so much of its charm and tension. In addition, readers will find out about his second career as a successful electronic music producer, and Ushio has also put together a custom Spotify playlist to give new fans an idea of where his influences converge.    The composer's influences range from British electronic music stalwarts Aphex Twin, Squarepusher and Autechre , to  Mika Vainio , best known for Swedish experimental music project Pan Sonic before his untimely passing in 2017. Around those core influences, Ushio also makes space for German experimental music, and I don't mean Kraftwerk. If you have the ear and fortitude for it, check out the playlist below:     Two EPs worth of music ( Vol 1  &  Vol 2 ) from the first

    A lyric preview video for "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" singer Yoko Takahashi 's new digital single song "Teardrops of hope" is now streamed on KING AMUSEMENT CREATIVE's official YouTube channel.   Along with Ayanami VA  Megumi Hayashibara 's two songs - "Shuketsu no Hate ni" ( At The End of Gathering ) and "Shuketsu no Toki - Territory" ( Time of Gathering - Territory ),  the song will be featured in FIELDS' new pachinko machine P Godzilla vs. Evangelion ~G Cell Awakening~ .   RELATED: Megumi Hayashibara to Release Godzilla vs. Evangelion Pachinko Theme Song Single in December     As Takahashi's first digital single in a year since "Final Call" (Bisty's pachinko machine Neon Genesis Evangelion ~Roar to the Future~  theme song) in December 2021, "Teardrops of hope" will be released on December 19, 2023. The digital jacket features a fantastic artwork of Rei Ayanami, one of the main h

    Anisong singer/voice actress Machico ( Delicious Party Pretty Cure opening theme, Tokai Teio in Umamusume: Pretty Derby ) announced on her official Twitter on November 30 that she would leave her agency, HoriPro International , as of the same date.   In 2011, she applied for the "36th HoriPro Talent Scout Caravan Next Generation Voice Actor Artist Audition" hosted by HoriPro, then made it to the finals. She missed the Grand Prix, but made her debut from HoriPro international in the following year.   She wrote on Twitter as below:     Thank you for your continued support. I have an announcement to make. I, Machico, have decided to leave Horipro International as of today, November 30. When I faced my future life, various thoughts and dreams arose in my mind. Then I made the decision to leave the agency after honestly telling and discussing these. I would like to thank them for finding me and leading me to this industry. I am truly grateful to them for helping me

    The official website for the Detective Conan anime feature film series has posted a 30-second teaser trailer for its forthcoming 26th feature film, Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine . In the clip, Ai Haibara, one of the franchise's main heroines, sheds tears and asks Conan for help, which is very rare for her. The YouTube video's description reads: "When the treasure casket (black box) is opened, the past that has been locked away now emerges on the sea..."   RELATED: Detective Conan 26th Feature Film Unveils Its Title, Teaser Visual and Release Date         The site has also introduced the film's story as below:   This time's location is set in the sea near the Hachijo-jima island, Tokyo. Engineers from around the world have gathered for the full-scale operation of "Pacific Buoy," an offshore facility to connect security cameras owned by the worldwide police forces. A test of a certain "new technology" based on a f

  Tickets recently went on sale for The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie , and it's almost time for the anime film to open in North America. Everyone's favorite girls are set to take the big screen by storm in the United States and Canada on Friday, December 2 , so let's celebrate their arrival with a new English-dubbed trailer.   RELATED: The Quintessential Quintuplets Movie Tickets Now on Sale for North America, UK and Ireland   Check out the latest preview:     The English cast for the film includes:   Lindsay Seidel as Ichika Nakano Jill Harris as Nino Nakano Felecia Angelie as Miku Nakano Bryn Apprill as Yotsuba Nakano Tia Ballard as Itsuki Nakano Josh Grelle as Futaro Uesugi Terri Doty as younger Futaro Uesugi   Negi Haruba began  The Quintessential Quintuplets  manga in  Weekly Shonen Magazine  from August 2017 to February 2020, running 14 volumes. Kodansha USA releases the English language edition of the manga. The first season of the anime pr

Reviewed on: Switch Platform: Switch, PC Publisher: Square Enix Developer: Square Enix Release: November 4, 2022 Rating: Teen Harvestella wants to be a jack of two trades, but winds up a master of none. Part action-RPG, part farming/life simulation, this combination can sometimes be enjoyable, but the two styles clash more often than not. The result is a sluggish grind more likely to repel fans of each genre than bring them together. As an amnesiac warrior, you awaken on the outskirts of a quaint village, unaware of your origin and purpose. Four powerful, monolithic crystals called Seaslight govern the environmental stability of the picturesque continent, namely its seasons. However, a deadly fifth season called Quietus occurs between each of the four normal seasons, wiping out crops and endangering humans. This strange normalcy becomes unstable when the Seaslight begin behaving irregularly, seemingly triggered by the mysterious arrival of Aria, a young scientist from the

  The Walt Disney Company's annual content showcase in Singapore this year came with the announcement that the company is expanding its decades-long partnership with Japanese publisher Kodansha, who produce a wide range of titles from Attack on Titan to Rent-a-Girlfriend , to co-produce and release more anime originals on their streaming platform.   To officially kick off the partnership, it was revealed that the much-anticipated second season of Tokyo Revengers , subtitled "Christmas Showdown Arc", will launch worldwide exclusively on Disney+ and Disney+ Hotstar in January 2023.   ディズニー、講談社と アニメ作品の配信を含む戦略的協業の拡大を発表！ 『 #東京リベンジャーズ 聖夜決戦編』 2023年1月 #ディズニープラス 定額制動画配信(SVOD) 世界独占配信 今後も講談社が生み出す人気漫画原作のアニメをディズニープラスで配信予定！ #ディズニーコンテンツショーケース2022 pic.twitter.com/3CNVMOpCH1 — ディズニープラス公式 (@DisneyPlusJP) November 30, 2022   RELATED: Takemichi's Revenge Begins Again in Tokyo Revengers Live-action Film Sequels' Teaser Trailer   The first season of the TV anim

    The official website for the Detective Conan anime feature film series unveiled the title, teaser visual, and release date of its forthcoming 26th feature film today. The official title of the film is Detective Conan: Kurogane no Submarine (literally means Black Iron Submarine ) and its theatrical release date in Japan is April 14, 2023.   The site writes, "A key point in this film is the relationship between Conan, Ai Haibara, and the Black Organization, with whom they have a history." The tagline on the teaser visual newly drawn by the Detective Conan manga's original author Gosho Aoyama is "Don't die, Haibara--." And Shuichi Akai and Toru Amuro (Bourbon) are confirmed to appear together in the film series for the first time since the 20th film The Darkest Nightmare in 2016.     Teaser visual:     ???? #劇場版名探偵コナン 第????????弾???? ???? タ イ ト ル 解 禁 ???? ━ 名探偵コナン #黒鉄の魚影 (サブマリン) ━ ????????????????年????月????????日(金)全国公開 死 ぬ な `

    The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Ken Wakui's Tokyo Revengers manga has posted a teaser visual and a 30-second teaser trailer for its fourthcomg two-part sequels. The tagline on the visual featuring Takumi Kitamura who reprises his role as the protagonist Takemichi Hanagaki is "I will not break. No matter what."      Teaser visual:     Teaser trailer:     The first film was released in Japan on July 9, 2021, and earned 4.38 billion yen (31 million USD) to become the highest-grossing Japanese live-action film of the year.   The story of the two-part sequels is based on the "Bloody Halloween" arc, which was told in the original manga's fourth to eight volumes. The main heroine Hinata Tachibana is killed once again in front of Takemichi's eyes by Tokyo Manji Gang, whose nature has become even more vicious. Takemichi goes back in time to investigate the "sad incident" that tore apart the six foundin

    Toei Animation opened a teaser site for Hirogaru Sky! Precure  (literally means The Expanding Sky! Precure ) today, which will be the next 20th TV series from its long-running Precure magical girl franchise.   Other than the title logo with a wing motif, no other information has yet been revealed. Most of the previous Precure TV series have premiered on the first Sunday in February, so it is expected that this new series will start airing around the same time next year. Stay tuned for more updates!     ＼プリキュアシリーズ第20弾！／ 新しいプリキュアのタイトルが決定❣ こんどのプリキュアは「ひろがるスカイ！プリキュア」 どんなプリキュアが活躍するのか…⁉ おたのしみにね????✨ https://t.co/RaBmhy28ib #プリキュア #ひろがるスカイ #ひろプリ #precure pic.twitter.com/N8vM5xbAfw — 東映アニメーション公式 (@toeianime_info) November 29, 2022       The ongoing 19th Precure TV anime series Delicious Party Pretty Cure premiered in Japan on February 6, 2022, and has also been simulcast on Crunchyroll to its members in North America, Latin America including the Caribbean, South

  AAAAAHHHHH!!! That's us getting fired up for the next Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour event, which is officially set to return for more fun sometime next year. More details are on the way, but for now we know that Dragon Ball FighterZ , Dragon Ball Super Card Game and Dragon Ball Legends will be among the featured titles.   RELATED: Dragon Ball Games Battle Hour 2022 Set for February 18 and 19   Bandai Namco has more details coming soon, with a special broadcast set for December 3 at 3:00pm Pacific Time.   ◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤ DRAGON BALL Games Battle Hour 2023 ◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤◢◤ The celebration for #dragonball fans is back! Special Broadcast: Dec. 3rd 15:00 (PST) Dec. 3rd 18:00 (EST) Dec. 4th 00:00 (CET) ????More info here! https://t.co/cYJq3nvlH4 #battlehour pic.twitter.com/IwhrsCTdpi — DRAGON BALL Games Battle Hour 2023 Official (@db_eventpj) November 29, 2022   Source: Official Twitter     ------- Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Ma

  The 50th anniversary  Rose of Versailles   exhibition  kicks off this week, letting fans immerse themselves in the elegance of  Riyoko Ikeda 's classic manga. Among the pieces on display will be recreations of clothing pieces from the series... including a platinum tiara studded with gems.   The tiara is inspired by the ones worn by Marie Antoinette in the manga and anime, rather than any particular piece from her collection. However, it does hold to one major aspect of 18th century fashion, in that the central gemstone can be removed and swapped out.     That central gemstone is an 83.12-carat rhodolite garnet, with an image of rose petals inside:     RELATED:  The Rose of Versailles's Oscar and Marie Antoinette Get Stylish Pumps in New mayla Collaboration   The rest of the platinum tiara sports 17 South Sea pearls, as well as 10.21 carats' worth of diamonds.     Jewelry designer  Yuuko Yagi  explains that the inspiration for the choice of gemstones com

  The HD remaster of Final Fantasy VII prequel Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII is almost here with its updated take on the 2007 PSP entry. Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion touches down on consoles and PC on December 13, and Square Enix came through with one final trailer ahead of launch   RELATED: Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion Revealed for Consoles and PC   Check out the three-minute preview in English and Japanese below.       In addition to brand new 3D models,  Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion  will have full voiceovers, remade user interface and background visuals, new background music arrangements and more when it arrives on PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series, Nintendo Switch and PC.   Square Enix describes it: The 2007 cult classic action RPG and prequel to  FINAL FANTASY VII .  CRISIS CORE -FINAL FANTASY VII-REUNION  is a true remaster that follows the original story of SOLDIER 1st Class Zack Fair on his mission to find mi

  We recently reported on Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury voice actor  Yume Miyamoto —who voices Nika Nanaura in the anime—having to go on hiatus due to health concerns. While she focuses on medical treatment, the series has locked in replacement plans, which will have Haruka Shiraishi (Asirpa in Golden Kamuy ) taking over the role starting with episode 10.   RELATED: Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury Nika VA Yume Miyamoto Takes A Hiatus due to Health Issues   Shiraishi's first turn in the role airs on Sunday, December 11, and will be streaming on Crunchyroll shortly after.   ニカ·ナナウラ役　代役のお知らせ ニカ·ナナウラ役として出演されている宮本侑芽さんが、体調不良による一時休養のため、 代役として、12月11日(日)放送の第10話より白石晴香さんに出演頂きます。 ニカ·ナナウラ役：宮本侑芽 ⇒ 白石晴香 — 機動戦士ガンダム 水星の魔女 (@G_Witch_M) November 29, 2022   Hiroshi Kobayashi, who directed TRIGGER's original anime  KIZNAIVER , is helming  Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch from Mercury  at studio Sunrise alongside  Code Geass  co-creator Ichiro Okouchi as sc

15 years after its release on PSP, Crisis Core is being remastered for the current generation of consoles. Join Kyle Hilliard and Charles Harte as they took a look at the new, retooled version of the game and reflect on this new era of Final Fantasy VII. Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion releases December 13 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC. For more previews of some of the biggest games of 2022 and beyond, be sure to head over to our  YouTube page  for NGTs about  Save Room ,  Pokemon Scarlet ,  Resident Evil Village: Shadows of Rose ,  Persona 5 Royal on Switch ,  Scorn ,  LEGO Bricktales ,  God of War Ragnarok ,  Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope ,  Saturnalia ,  Betrayal at Club Low , and more. Source: Game Informer

  The wait for more info about the Frieren: Beyond Journey's End anime adaptation that was announced back in September has felt like an elven lifetime, so thankfully, we can now live a little easier knowing that it will be a TV anime series airing sometime in 2023.   An illustration by original manga author Tsukasa Abe was released to commemorate the announcement:   Illustration   ------------------------- 『葬送のフリーレン』 ------------------------- TVアニメシリーズとなって、 2023年に放送が決定！ アベツカサ先生の記念イラストも到着。 放送をお楽しみに！ 公式HP▼ https://t.co/fhleMtL2wa 原作情報▼ https://t.co/EZLCGcEp7c #フリーレン #frieren pic.twitter.com/4VanezYEdS — 『葬送のフリーレン』アニメ公式 (@Anime_Frieren) November 29, 2022   RELATED: Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Fantasy Adventure Manga Gets Anime   The award-winning  Frieren: Beyond Journey's End manga   has been serialized in the Weekly Shonen Sunday magazine since April 28, 2020, with the ninth volume set to release in Japan on September 15. Viz Media release