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The Case Study of Vanitas Manga Resumes on May 22
The Case Study of Vanitas manga will return from hiatus after 11 months on May 22nd in Gangan Joker magazine. Yen Press has been publishing the manga simultaneously in English since its debut, and the story follows Noé, a young vampire in search of a friend's salvation, drawn to Paris by The Book of Vanitas, a clockwork grimoire of dubious reputation.
The manga is written by Jun Mochizuki, the creator of Pandora Hearts and Crimson-Shell, and has been published in Square Enix's Gangan Joker since December 2015. In July 2021, the television anime of the manga premiered, and Funimation streamed the first part along with an English dub. The anime's second part premiered in January 2022, with both Funimation and Crunchyroll streaming it as it aired.
Source: Anime News Network
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Tying the Knot With an Amagami Sister Manga Gets TV Anime
Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister manga is getting a TV anime to commemorate the manga's second anniversary and Marcey Naito's birthday. The story follows Uryu Kamihate, who ends up living with the three beautiful Amagami sisters in a working shrine and must marry one of them to take over the temple. The manga was launched in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in April 2021, and Kodansha USA Publishing licensed it.
The official announcement of the TV anime based on Tying the Knot with an Amagami Sister manga was made on Marcey Naito's birthday during a special TV program. The manga describes the story of a young man who planned to forget his past and study at medical school, but fate brings him to a working shrine where he lives with three beautiful Amagami sisters and eventually ends up marrying one of them to take over the temple. The manga was launched in 2021, and its ninth volume was published on March 16 by Kodansha.
Sources: Marcey Naito's Twitter account, Comic Natalie
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The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses Anime's 2nd Promo Video Reveals, Previews Opening Theme
The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses anime's second promotional video and opening theme song artist has been revealed, featuring Tsuzuri with the song "NAME". The anime is set to premiere in July and follows Kaede Komura, a boy with a crush on his classmate Ai Mie, who always forgets her glasses. The manga is available in English through Square Enix Manga & Books and Comikey.
The chief director of the anime is Susumu Kudo, while the director is Katsumasa Yokomine, and Tamazo Yanagi is writing the scripts. Keiji Tani, Makoto Furuta, and Takayuki Uchida are the chief animation directors, with Hisashi Muramatsu as the sound director and Jimmy Thumb P composing the music.
The series will premiere on an unspecified streaming service next month.
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The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today Anime Reveals Promo Video, July 7 Debut, 11 More Cast Members
The Masterful Cat Is Depressed Again Today anime is set to premiere on July 7 and a promotional video has been released to showcase the upcoming anime series. The anime will air on MBS and TBS Animeism programming block. In addition, 11 more cast members have joined the series including Ai Kakuma, Katsuyuki Konishi and M.A.O.
The story follows Saku and her stray black cat named Yukichi who loves to cook and helps her with housekeeping. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga and in October 2021 it began serialization in Monthly Shonen Sirius. Hiroki Yasumoto will voice the cat Yukichi and Yui Ishikawa will voice the office worker Saku Fukuzawa.
GoHands is directing the series with Susumu Kudo as chief director while Tamazo Yanagi is in charge of writing scripts and Takayuki Uchida is designing the characters. The series is definitely one to watch for viewers who love cats and enjoy heartwarming stories.
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Crunchyroll Adds Saint Seiya Anime With Remastered English Dub
🌟 Crunchyroll Adds Saint Seiya Anime With Remastered English Dub
Crunchyroll has added all 114 episodes of the original Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac anime with a remastered English dub. The anime is now available in North America, Australia, New Zealand, and South Africa. The anime originally aired from 1986 to 1989.
🌟 Kurumada published the original Saint Seiya manga from 1986 to 1990. The manga has inspired a number of television anime, original video anime projects, anime films, and spinoff manga. The original series has 35 million copies in print. A live-action film of the manga will open in Japan on April 28 under the title Saint Seiya: The Beginning. The film will then begin screening in the U.S. on May 12.
🌟 The CG anime remake based on the original manga, Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya, debuted worldwide in July 2019. The second season, entitled 'Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac - Battle for Sanctuary -,' debuted in July 2022.
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HIDIVE: Oshi no Ko Anime Has Biggest Series Launch in Streaming Service's History
🌟 HIDIVE: Oshi no Ko Anime Has Biggest Series Launch in Streaming Service's History
The first episode of the Oshi no Ko anime, based on Aka Akasaka and Mengo Yokoyari's manga, was premiered on April 12, 2023, and became "#1 series launch in the streamer's history," according to HIDIVE. It also "shattered all trial starts records for HIDIVE".
👉 HIDIVE is streaming the anime as it airs in Japan. It is directed by Daisuke Hiramaki and Chao Nekotomi, with Jin Tanaka as the series scriptwriter, and Kanna Hirayama designing the characters. 📣 The Oshi no Ko manga is licensed by Yen Press and won several awards such as the first place in the 7th "Next Manga Awards", and the Best General Manga category in the 46th annual Kodansha Manga awards last year.
👉 HIDIVE is streaming the anime as it airs in Japan. It is directed by Daisuke Hiramaki and Chao Nekotomi, with Jin Tanaka as the series scriptwriter, and Kanna Hirayama designing the characters. 📣 The Oshi no Ko manga is licensed by Yen Press and won several awards such as the first place in the 7th "Next Manga Awards", and the Best General Manga category in the 46th annual Kodansha Manga awards last year.
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How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? Manga Duo Launch New Manga
📣 New manga about underground girls fighting ring titled Isshō Senkin (The Priceless Victory) by Yabako Sandrovich and MAAM, the manga duo who created How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift?, is set to release on May 1. The manga takes us on a thrilling journey through the fierce battle inside and outside the ring.
📚 The manga How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You Lift? was launched in 2016, and its 18th volume was published on April 12, 2021. This manga duet has been a sensation among the fans, and with its upcoming new release, fans are eager to witness the hype it is going to create. Seven Seas has licensed the manga and will publish the 11th volume in English on May 23. The anime adaptation premiered in July 2019, which made fans excited to see their gym routine turn into an anime.
👥 Fans of Yabako Sandrovich and MAAM are thrilled to see what the duo has in store for them in their new project, and they can't wait to join the underground girls fighting group and witness their battles.
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Toei Animation Unveils Girls Band Cry Original Anime
🎤🎶 Toei Animation has revealed a new original anime project, Girls Band Cry, which includes an animated music video and additional details that will be announced on May 29th.
🎨📺 Toei Animation, who is best known for creating classics such as Dragon Ball and Sailor Moon, will be unveiling Girls Band Cry, adding to its impressive portfolio which includes the ongoing Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure and Tōsōchū: The Great Mission.
Source: Girls Band Cry anime's website, Comic Natalie
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Looper: Makoto Shinkai Says He's Tired of Making Boy Meets Girl Stories
🌸 Makoto Shinkai, the director of the anime movie "Suzume", downplayed the romance of the film, with the male love interest turning into a chair so that the story is more about friendship than romance.
🌸 Shinkai disclosed that he is getting tired of making "boy meets girl" stories and wanted to turn "Suzume" into a movie about two girls on a journey, but a producer suggested sticking to the romance genre similar to his previous works.
🌸 "Suzume" has earned around $5 million at the US box office since its opening, with worldwide streaming available except in Asia, and its director Makoto Shinkai expressed that he was not too concerned about the LGBTQ+ aspect but rather about telling a human story with universal themes.
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The Spring 2023 Manga Guide
📚🌸 The long-awaited spring manga guide is finally here! Get ready to read first impressions of series that will be published from March to May of 2023 for the next two weeks!
🌃💤 Insomniacs After School features a group of high school students who form an after-school club for those who suffer from insomnia. Meanwhile, in Call the Name of the Night, a girl with the power to predict people’s deaths tries to save people in the hopes of preventing their untimely demise.
🌎🔮 The Otherworlder follows the life of a boy who is transported to another world full of magic, while Exploring the Dungeon features adventurers who embark on a quest to reach the bottom of a mysterious, ever-changing labyrinth.
Join us on this adventure through the world of manga and stay tuned for more reviews!
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This Week in Anime - What the Hell is Going on in Heavenly Delusion?
📢 This Week in Anime - What the Hell is Going on in Heavenly Delusion?
👀 Production I.G's amazing adaptation has to fight an uphill battle for eyeballs thanks to Hulu's lackluster promotion. If you manage to find this series, prepare yourself for a ride unlike any other this season.
This series is streaming on Disney+, Disney HotStar, and Hulu, depending on your region. Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead.
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Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru Manga's TV Anime Confirmed
📺 Kadokawa announced that "Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru" manga is getting a television anime.
The series, which tells a romantic comedy story about a demon meeting an angel, debuted in June of 2016. An illustration was shared to celebrate the announcement.
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Does Gunbuster Hold Up Today?
Now available on Blu-ray from Discotek, AJ dives into Hideaki Anno's anime directorial debut to see if the show stands on its own beyond its historical status.
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Crunchyroll Adds Inuyashiki Anime
🌟All 11 episodes of the television anime adaptation of Hiroya Oku's Inuyashiki manga are now streaming on Crunchyroll in the U.S., Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Central and South America, and Scandinavian countries. 📺The series previously streamed exclusively on Amazon Prime.
👴Ichiro Inuyashiki is a 58-year old man who is constantly ignored and disrespected by his family, but then something extraordinary occurs. A blinding light in the night sky strikes the earth where he stands, he wakes up unscathed but soon starts noticing that there's something different about himself.
🎬The anime premiered on Fuji TV's Noitamina block in October 2017 with Keiichi Satou as the chief director, Shūhei Yabuta as the director, Hiroshi Seko in charge of the series composition, and Naoyuki Onda as the character designer. The anime was produced by studio MAPPA.
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This Week in Anime - Oshi no Ko and the Idol Industry's Dirty Secret
📢 This Week in Anime presents "Oshi no Ko" - a hit anime that explores the dark side of the idol industry through the character of "Ai," a girl who lies to show her love.
🎥 Don't miss this series streaming on HIDIVE.
💡Be warned, spoilers ahead - Join Steve, Nicky, Lossthief, BeeDubsProwl, and Vservenet in discussing the latest in the Japanese entertainment industry.
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Kuso Miso Technique Gay Manga's Shin Yaranai ka Anime Reveals More Staff Before Crowdfunding Starts
🌟 Yi Zhang, episode animation director for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure, is the chief director and character designer for the upcoming anime Shin Yaranai ka, based on Junichi Yamakawa's manga Kuso Miso Technique.
🤩 Before launching their crowdfunding campaign on Thursday, more staff members and character design sheets for the anime were revealed, including Sumito Sasaki as animation director and Gekiatsu-kun as chief animator.
💰 The crowdfunding campaign aims to raise 8 million yen (about $60,000) and offers various rewards for sponsors, from art and online preview screenings to the anime itself in MP4 and Blu-ray formats, culminating in an online release on Niconico and YouTube this Christmas.
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Kodansha USA Licenses How to Grill Our Love, Small Nozomi & Big Yume, The World of Summoning Manga
Kodansha USA Publishing has licensed 3 new manga including the debut works How to Grill Our Love and The World of Summoning as well as continuing series Small Nozomi & Big Yume. These titles will all be available digitally starting in May.
How to Grill Our Love follows Kenta and Chihiro's budding relationship over their love of barbecue. Originally appearing in Kodansha's Morning magazine in 2020, the 10th volume was released in March.
In Small Nozomi & Big Yume, high schooler Nozomi Koiwa wakes up having lost her memories and almost all her height. She runs into a drunken shut-in, Yume Okubo, and they begin investigating her shrunken state. The manga ended in 2021 after a 3-volume run.
In The World of Summoning, main character Tokoyo's identity as a human gives him the ability to summon people and objects from another world into his own. After he leaves his own summoned world Tokoyo finds that not everyone shares his dream of a world where humans and summoned beings live together in harmony. The manga was globally launched on February 9th of this year and will wrap up with the next chapter.
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Reign of the Seven Spellblades Anime Reveals 6 New Cast Members
🌟 Six new cast members have been revealed for Bokuto Uno's Reign of the Seven Spellblades light novel series anime, including Shōya Chiba and Ai Kakuma. The anime will premiere in July.
🎭 Shōya Chiba will voice Richard Andrews, Ai Kayano as Ophelia Salvadori, Kazutomi Yamamoto as Carlos Whitrow, Satoshi Hino as Alvin Godfrey, Ai Kakuma as Vera Miligan, and Atsushi Imaruoka as Cyrus Rivermoore.
📚 The Reign of the Seven Spellblades light novel series is published in English by Yen Press, and the story follows Oliver and a girl named Nanao as they navigate their way through a dangerous school.
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The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor Light Novels Get Anime
📢 Kadokawa announced on Friday that The Do-Over Damsel Conquers the Dragon Emperor novel series by Sarasa Nagase is getting an anime adaptation, but no details on the format or premiere date have been released yet.
📚 The novels, published digitally in English by Cross Infinite World, tell the story of Jill, who is sent back in time six years to the party where her engagement to the crown prince had been decided.
🎨 Anko Yuzu launched a manga adaptation of the novels in Kadokawa's Comp Ace magazine in July 2020. Yen Press has licensed the manga in English under the title The Second-Chance Noble Daughter Sets Out to Conquer the Dragon Emperor, with the first volume set to be released in August.
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'A Certain' Series' Toaru Anbu no ITEM Spinoff Novels Get Manga Adaptation
📰 The latest novel series in Kazuma Kamachi's A Certain Magical Index franchise, Toaru Anbu no ITEM, will be adapted into a manga by strelka and is set to launch in fall 2023. The novel follows the women of the "dark side" of Academy City.
📈 Kamachi's A Certain Magical Index light novel series has inspired three anime series, a movie, and multiple manga adaptations, while A Certain Scientific Railgun, one of its spinoff mangas, inspired three anime adaptations and an OVA.
📚 Yen Press is releasing the novels in English, and Funimation has released most of the anime adaptations in North America, while Seven Seas Entertainment is releasing the A Certain Scientific Railgun manga in English, and Yen Press is releasing the A Certain Magical Index manga in English.
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