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  Masks, soliloquys , artist-inspired names, wild taste in theme songs, general flamboyance… if you ask me, a stage adaptation of Hirohiko Araki's eternal JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga has been long overdue. But at long last, that day has finally dawned!   It was just announced that Tokyo's Imperial Theater will play host to a musical adaptation of the Phantom Blood arc starting in February 2024, helmed by Under Execution, Under Jailbreak stage play director Ney Hasegawa and penned by My Hero Academia: The "Ultra" Stage 's Tsuneyasu Motoyoshi, with a soundtrack produced by French composer Dove Attia.   A poster was also unveiled:   Poster   ????情報解禁???? 国民的大人気コミック、待望のミュージカル化❗️ 『ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ファントムブラッド』 2024年2月 帝国劇場にて上演決定‼️ どうぞ、ご期待くださいませ???? #ミュージカルジョジョ https://t.co/RVg1RFsWU8 pic.twitter.com/SG2XN9VW97 — Musical ジョジョの奇妙な冒険 ファントムブラッド Official (@JOJO_MUSICAL) June 1, 2023   RELATED: Makoto Shinkai's The Garden of Words Anime Film G...

  The official YouTube channel for NTT Docomo's newly-launched streaming service Lemino started streaming the first 60-second trailer for the upcoming live-action web drama  Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater , adapting Yasuyuki Kosaka's fishing-themed manga series. The nine-episode series will start streaming in Japan on June 13, 2023, then new episodes will be added every Tuesday.   RELATED : Diary of Our Days at the Breakwater Live-Action Drama Unveils Main Cast & Streaming Date     As previously reported , 20-year-old fashion model/actress Riko plays the protagonist, Hina Tsurugi. "When I read the original manga, I found the rapidly changing expressions of the four main characters and the dialogue they delivered to each other are truly endearing," said Riko. "At the same time, I faced the live-action drama, strongly feeling that I wanted to convey the lovability I felt. The entire cast and crew worked together as the 'Breakwater Clu...

  The Young Jump manga anthology magazine announced today that the forthcoming 35th issue of the magazine will debut Satoru Noda's new ice hockey manga on July 27. A teaser image was released and is embedded below.    Satoru Noda's New Hockey Manga Teaser   While the magazine does not explicitly name the new work, Young Jump previously announced the official revival of the  Supinamarada! ice hockey manga in April 2022, following the end of the Golden Kamuy manga.    Supinamarada!  marked Noda's debut as a serialized manga author in 2011, with six compiled volumes released in Japan. Noda debuted his most widely recognized work in Golden Kamuy  in 2014, with the manga series then ended in April 2022. The current anime adaptation of the fourth season of  Golden Kamuy   airs every Monday, with Crunchyroll describing the series:    Sugimoto and Asirpa's new journey begins!!   Th...

  In March, the official Code Geass website announced that animation character designer and chief animation director Takahiro Kimura had passed away. To celebrate his life and work, a memorial screening will be held in Tokyo on June 10 with his contemporaries holding a talk where they discuss their memories of him.   Midday screenings:     Night screenings:   The peers in attendance will be  Dirty Pair Flash OVA director Tsukasa Sunaga, Dirty Pair Flash II director Tomomi Mochizuki, T he King of Braves GaoGaiGar director Yoshitomo Yonetani and Code Geass director Goro Taniguchi. The event will be held twice in the day, with one around midday and the other at night, each showing different episodes of works Kimura had a hand in, such as Code Geass , Brigadoon: Marin & Melan and the other aforementioned works.   RELATED:   Code Geass Character Designer Takahiro Kimura Passes Away at 58   The directors will hold the talk a...

  Seven Seas announced a brand new imprint today , titled "Seven Seas Siren," dedicated to audiobook adaptations of its current light novel releases with the first three titles officially revealed. The slate of three introductory titles is detailed below and will all have North American releases in June 2023, with pre-orders now available. Seven Seas describes each series:   Classroom of the Elite  (audiobook) by Syougo Kinugasa and Tomoseshunsaku. Narrated by Eddy Lee.     "This massively popular cutthroat school drama began as a light novel series and inspired manga and anime! Students of the prestigious Tokyo Metropolitan Advanced Nurturing High School are given remarkable freedom—if they can win, barter, or save enough points to work their way up the ranks! Ayanokouji Kiyotaka has landed at the bottom in the scorned Class D, where he meets Horikita Suzune, who’s determined to rise up the ladder to Class A. Can they beat the system in ...

  Following Yen Press' license announcements at MCM London Comic-con , the publisher announced another new license acquisition, this time for Fifteen Minutes Before We Really Date by author Perico.   NEW MANGA ANNOUNCEMENT: Fifteen Minutes Before We Really Date With graduation fast approaching, childhood friends Yuki and Natsuna decide to start dating on a whim! In the fifteen minutes before things get a little more serious, will their friendship finally blossom into love? pic.twitter.com/PhvYHCKZuc — Yen Press (@yenpress) May 30, 2023   RELATED :  Fruits Basket: Complete Anime Natsuki Takaya Illustrations Artbook Leads New Yen Press Acquisitions   The original webcomic of the series by the artist Perico was released between April 2019 to January 2023, with six physical editions released in Japan. Yen Press describes the manga:   With graduation fast approaching, childhood friends Yuki and Natsuna decide to start dating on a whim! In t...

  Following up on the news of the key visual for the  Macross Delta Walküre FINAL LIVE TOUR 2023 ~Last Mission~ concerts, SANKYO, BIGWEST and Live Viewing Japan Inc. announced screenings in the United States for the group's final concert, set to be held on June 4 at the Makuhari Messe in Chiba. The screenings in US theaters will be on a same-day delayed basis.     5 days to go SANKYO presents Walküre FINAL LIVE TOUR 2023 ~Last Mission~ Music is Hope! #Walküre 's final solo performance on June 4 will be streamed to cinemas! *Delayed stream in certain regions. https://t.co/YGY2pm4JdY #WalkureFinalLive #MacrossDelta #MACROSS pic.twitter.com/QNBbywGpAk — MACROSS (@MACROSS_BIGWEST) May 30, 2023   The screenings are scheduled for the afternoon of Sunday, June 4 (local time), with earlier PST screenings beginning at 12:00 p.m., and later EST screenings at 3:00 p.m. Screenings will also be held in Japan, Hong Kong, ...

  Last week, Anime Expo announced more members to its Guest of Honor roster for this year's convention. Those now scheduled to attend include  Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead manga creator Kotaro Takata,  Pompo the Cinephile director Takayuki Hirao, musician YOSHIKI and more.   Hirao  will first join a  Pompo the Cinephile  screening with GKIDS on Saturday, July 1. Anime Expo describes the panel :   Pompo the Cinephile Screening with Takayuki Hirao Date : Saturday, July 1st Time : 1:30 p.m.  Room : Room 403   Join GKIDS and director Takayuki Hirao for a screening of POMPO THE CINEPHILE , the hilarious and heartwarming adaptation of Shogo Sugitani’s manga. Featuring a special Q&A with Hirao, known for his work on God Eater , The Garden of Sinners , and more!      We are honored to have Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead mangaka Kotaro Takata come to #AX2023 as a Guest of Honor! Register...

  After a historic run at the Japanese box office, Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume finally ended its theatrical journey on Sunday in Japan, solidifying its place on the all-time charts and in Japanese film history.    As of the film’s final day in Japanese theaters, May 28, Suzume made 14.79 billion yen on the back of over 11.15 million tickets sold, according to Kogyo Tsushin . This makes Suzume the 14th highest-grossing film of all time in Japan, the 8th highest-grossing anime film of all time in Japan and the 17th most-watched in Japanese theaters based on ticket sales.     Suzume  is directed by Makoto Shinkai, who also penned the screenplay for the film alongside Masayoshi Tanaka as the character designer, Kenichi Tsuchiya as the animation director and Takumi Tanji as the art director with animation production at CoMix Wave Films.   Suzume  was released in Japan on November 11. Crunchyroll   teamed up with Sony Pi...

  Less than a month remains until Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out touches down in Japanese theaters, four years after the franchise's first anime film and nearly five since the groundbreaking TV series. The current series of compilation videos being released on the official Aniplex YouTube channel in the lead-up to the latest outing has now reached the 'Siscon Idol' arc, highlighting the confident Nodoka Toyohama. Get reacquainted below!     Compilation videos for Mai ("Bunny Girl Senpai Arc"), Tomoe ("Petite Devil Kohai Arc") and Rio ("Logical Witch Arc") have also been released thus far to bring viewers back up to speed on past events.         RELATED: Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out Theatrical Anime Reveals First Trailer, Visual   Crunchyroll currently streams the Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai TV anime, and describes the story as follows:   Puberty syndrome – Abnormal experi...

  The official website for Dancing☆Star Precure The Stage — the first stage play from Toei Animation's long-running Precure franchise — revealed its six main cast members in their character costumes today.   The franchise has offered character musical shows featuring kigurumi (suit) actors since its launch in 2004, but this is the first stage play performed by non-kigurumi actors and also the first time that all members in a Precure team are male. The website writes: "This time, it is high school boys who transform into Precure! With the original story that depicts their daily life and mission as Precure, a unique stage production, and the powerful dance and action that unfolds before your eyes, we will bring you an exciting new world of Precure!"   RELATED : Precure Franchise Gets First Stage Play Featuring High School Boys      Key visual:       Shogo Tamura as Cure Top:   Ryo Takizawa as Cure Lock: ...

  In the Spider-Man comics, Doc Ock has traveled around many bodies in search of the ultimate power source. In a new manga announced today to coincide with the Japanese release of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse , Ock will be going where no man should go, inside the body of a junior high school-aged Japanese girl.     Aptly titled Spider-Man: Octopus Girl , the series hails from the team behind My Hero Academia: Vigilantes with Hideyuki Furuhashi writing and Betten Court illustrating. The series will be published on the digital Shonen Jump+ platform and be a spin-off of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse , as all Spider-Man-related media now is.   RELATED:   Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse Japanese Dub Trailer Debuts   Spider-Man: Octopus Girl follows Dr. Octopus as he falls into a coma and wakes up in the body of Japanese junior high school girl Otoha Okutamiya. The series starts on June 20, shortly after the Japanese release of...

  The live-action feature film adaptation of Hirohiko Araki's Rohan au Louvre manga was released in 272 theaters across Japan on May 26, earning 315 million yen (2.24 million USD) on 221,000 admissions in its first three-day weekend. The film also ranked second in Filmarks' first-day satisfaction ranking with an average rating of 3.84/5.0 based on 3,013 reviews.   RELATED : Rohan Confronts Mona Lisa in Rohan au Louvre Live-Action Film Full Trailer    Rohan au Louvre is one of the episodes in Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan , a spin-off to Araki's long-running  JoJo's Bizarre Adventure  series, with the protagonist Rohan Kishibe is one of the main characters in JoJo's fourth installment, Diamond is Unbreakable . Its live-action TV drama series starring Issei Takahashi as Rohan aired eight episodes on NHK General TV between 2020 and 2022. The TV drama's main staff and cast members, including Takahashi and Marie Iitoyo as Kyoka Izumi, a...

  Voice actor agency I'm Enterprise announced on May 29 that Saori Onishi (Miyako Shikimori in Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie ) will restrict some of her activities due to health issues.   According to the agency, Onishi has recently been experiencing dizziness and difficulty breathing. In consultation with her doctor, she still has been active while canceling some of her appearances. However, to take all possible measures, the agency has decided they must prioritize the recovery of her health. For now, she will continue her activities within her comfort zone.   The agency offers this apology at the end of the statement: "We sincerely apologize to all parties who have been cooperating with us for some time, as well as to all concerned parties and fans, for the great concern and inconvenience this will cause. We ask for your kind understanding and forgiveness."   In the ongoing spring 2023 season, Onishi is cast as Momoko Maeda in My Love Story w...