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'A Certain' Series' Toaru Anbu no ITEM Spinoff Novels Get Manga Adaptation
๐ฐ 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.
๐ 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.
๐ 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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Crunchyroll Adds Edens Zero Anime's 1st Season Recap Movie
๐ข Crunchyroll will stream the first season recap movie of the anime series "Edens Zero" on Saturday, April 29th. This announcement happened on Friday, and the recap will be available to stream at 12:55 pm EDT in various countries.
๐ฅ The "Edens Zero" recap movie first aired in Japan in April 1 and was also the same day that the second season premiered. Fans can find the second season streaming on Crunchyroll, while Netflix aired the first season globally in August 2021.
๐ฎAside from anime, a 3D action RPG for consoles and top-down RPG for mobile devices will be developed using the manga storyline.
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Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Reveals 6 Additional Cast Members
๐The official website for the second season of "Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation" has revealed six new cast members for the Quagmire Arc including Haruka Shiraishi, Yลซ Kobayashi, Wataru Hatano, Chiharu Sawashiro, Itaru Yamamoto, Kousuke Toriumi.๐ฅ
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The second season of this anime is scheduled to premiere in July and features a returning cast. The team behind the anime includes director Hiroki Hirano, script supervisor Toshiya Ono, new character designer Sanae Shimada, and a returning production staff. Seven Seas Entertainment has licensed both the original main light novel series and Yuka Fujikawa's manga adaptation. ๐
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Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories Anime Gets 11th Season in July
๐ป The 11th season of Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories, a horror anime that features six-minutes shots on horror stories based on modern-day urban legends, will premiere its new season in July 2023 on TV Tokyo. The new anime will feature the theme of "anew" or "again" and new urban legends.
๐ฌ The original Storyteller, Kanji Tsuda, returns to his role, and the anime will be directed by Akira Funada and produced by ILCA and yell. The previous season of the anime premiered in January 2022.
๐ป Yamishibai inspired a series of spinoffs, including a live-action adaptation, The World Yamizukan, and the Ninja Collection spinoff anime. Crunchyroll streamed all the spinoffs along with the original anime as they aired.
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Manga UP Launches Taku Kawamura's False Child Manga in English
๐ฐ Manga UP! launches Taku Kawamura's False Child manga in English on November 22. The manga was created by the same author of My Clueless First Friend and tells a poignant tale of loss and longing, with a shapeshifting tanuki playing a curious role.
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The first volume of False Child was shipped in March 2022, and the author's other series My Clueless First Friend received an anime adaptation that premiered on April 9.
๐ False Child manga is now available to read in English on the Manga UP! website.
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Masamune-kun's Revenge R Season Rescheduled to July 3 After COVID-19 Delay
๐ฃ๐ฌ๐ | Masamune-kun's Revenge R Season Rescheduled to July 3 After COVID-19 Delay
The second season of the anime series, Masamune-kun's Revenge, has been rescheduled to premiere on July 3, according to the show's official website. The anime season was originally scheduled for an April premiere but was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
The show's second season, Masamune-kun's Revenge R, got a new television commercial and key visual. The anime is based on the manga of the same name by Hazuki Takeoka and Tiv.
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This Week in Anime - The Corp-orification of Kizuna Ai
๐ฐ This Week in Anime - The Corp-orification of Kizuna Ai ๐ค
Kizuna Ai broke ground for the VTuber space when she debuted in 2016, earning worldwide recognition. The Kizuna no Allele anime looks to bring her to the forefront of the conversation again, but its approval-by-committee approach runs antithesis to freedom that VTubing can bring creators.
๐บ This series is streaming on Crunchyroll.
Spoiler Warning for discussion of the series ahead.
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Well, Nick, it's the year 2050, so it's time for us to upload our consciousnesses into our government-mandated VTuber avatars.
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Oshi no Ko Anime Posts Behind-the-Scenes Documentary
๐ฃ The behind-the-scenes documentary of the Oshi no Ko anime was uploaded on its official YouTube channel, covering the pre-production, script, character designs, and concept art for the series, with English subtitles available.
๐ฌ The anime staff decided to create a 90-minute long first episode instead of dividing the first volume into multiple episodes as they wanted to include all important scenes and dialogues. The staff also received input from the manga creators, especially about character design, and the anime premiered on April 12 with HIDIVE streaming as it airs in Japan.
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Dropkick on My Devil! Also Gets New TV Anime Spinoff in Winter 2023
Makaria's Jashin-chan Dropkick: Seikimatsu-hen is different spinoff from crowdfunded 4th season
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The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses GN 1-2
A slow-burn in the romance department, this series stretches reader's suspension of disbelief (and patience).
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Gido Amagakure's A Galaxy Next Door Manga Ends, Gets Epilogue
๐ฐ The manga series "A Galaxy Next Door" by Gido Amagakure has ended with its final chapter in Kodansha's Good! Afternoon magazine. An epilogue chapter will be published in the next issue on June 7th.
๐ "A Galaxy Next Door" follows the story of a manga artist and his mysterious assistant. The manga was first launched in 2020 and will see its final volume published on July 6th. The anime adaptation first aired on April 8th and is available for streaming on Crunchyroll, d Anime Store, and U-NEXT, among others.
๐ฌ The story is also inspiring a live-action series that premiered on April 3rd. Gido Amagakure previously wrote the manga series "Sweetness & Lightning", which also inspired an anime and ended in August 2018.
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Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out Anime Film's Trailer Previews Theme Song
๐ฅ๐ถ The trailer of the upcoming film Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out has premiered, featuring the song "Fukashigi no Karte" sung solo by Yurika Kubo as Kaede Azusagawa. The anime film will adapt the eighth and ninth light novels in Hajime Kamoshida's Seishun Buta Yarล series.
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The Rascal Does Not Dream of a Sister Venturing Out film will be released on June 23 in Japan. Sลichi Masui is back to direct the project at CloverWorks, and the returning cast includes Kaito Ishikawa, Asami Seto, Nao Toyama, Atsumi Tanezaki, and Maaya Uchida.
๐ฐ๐ฌ Seishun Buta Yarล wa Bunny Girl-senpai no Yume wo Minai, the television anime based on the same light novel series, premiered in Japan in 2018 and Rascal Does Not Dream of a Dreaming Girl anime film was released in 2019, adapting the sixth and seventh light novel volumes in the franchise.
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From Introvert Cringe to Yuri HaremโWatamote Turns 10
๐ Celebrating its 10th anniversary, Watamote has made a significant impact on anime about socially awkward girls. The series follows Tomoko Kuroki, who struggles with socialization in high school.
๐ Although known for cringe humor, Watamote is often difficult to watch beyond the relatable problems of being an awkward teenager. Some of the themes and scenes in the show can make it a challenge to recommend.
๐ฅ However, the story's manga has flourished since the series' debut, far beyond its anime adaptation. Watamote has become a transformative story about opening oneself up to the world and being changed little by little, becoming something beyond the introverted cringe that sparked its originality.
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Viz Media Simultaneously Releases Shogakukan Manga Titles in New VIZ Manga App
๐ฑ๐ฅ Viz Manga, the new digital manga service, has launched and includes simultaneous English releases of ongoing manga from Shogakukan for the first time, as well as classic manga titles. Among the titles included are Komi Can't Communicate, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, MAO, and others. The service features over 10,000 chapters of both Shogakukan and Shueisha titles.
๐๐ฅ Viz Manga launches with 15 titles with the three most recent chapters of each series available for free. Some of the titles included in the simulpub catalog are MAO by Rumiko Takahashi, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead by Haro Aso, and Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon by Takashi Shiina.
๐๐พ The new app also features classic manga titles from legendary manga creators like Rumiko Takahashi, Junji Ito, and Yuu Watase. Viz Manga is only available in the United States and Canada, and subscription costs $1.99 per month. It's important to note that Viz is still offering its separate Shonen Jump service.
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This Week in Anime - Breaking the Mold with Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure
๐ข This Week in Anime: Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure breaks the mold by introducing the franchise's first-ever boy Precure. This debut goes against conventional wisdom that boys should stay away from "girly" things.
๐บ You can watch Soaring Sky! Pretty Cure on Crunchyroll.
๐จ Spoiler Warning: The following discussion may contain spoilers for the series.
๐ฅ Chris asks Nick if he has heard about the bird.
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Gundam Build Metaverse Anime Unveils 2nd Teaser, Staff, Story
๐ค๐จ๐ซ The 10th-anniversary Gundam Build spinoff, Gundam Build Metaverse, revealed its second teaser trailer and main staff that included Masami Obari directing three episodes. ๐ฌ Obari aims to tell a story about a Hawaiian boy, Rio Hลjล, who enjoys playing Gunpla battles in the metaverse, looking for stronger opponents with his custom Lah Gundam. ๐ฆ๐ฝ๐๐ฅ
The anime will stream on the Gundam franchise's official YouTube and Gundam.info's YouTube channel in October. ๐ The series is part of the "Gundam Next Future -Road to 2025-" project, celebrating the franchise's 45th anniversary. A "Gunpla Colony" will open in October as a beta test for the "Gundam Metaverse" virtual area, where Gundam fans worldwide can gather, play content and shop for model kits. ๐๐พ๐ธ
The Gundam Build franchise began with Gundam Build Fighters in 2013. The anime's unique concept of virtual battlefield has been well-received since then, resulting in sequels like 2018's Gundam Build Divers and Gundam Build Divers Re:RISE in 2019, among others. ๐ Gatlinburg, Tennessee, even built a 30-foot-tall "Gundam" statue as a part of the "Gateway to Gatlinburg" project. ๐คฏ๐ป๐
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I'm in Love with the Villainess TV Anime's 1st Promo Video Reveals More Cast, October Premiere
๐บ๐ "I'm in Love with the Villainess" anime's first promotional video is out, with more cast announced, a key visual, and October premiere!
๐ New cast members announced includeย Aimi, Ikumi Hasegawa, Sara Matsumoto, and Minami Kurisaka.
๐ The anime follows the story of an ordinary office worker who wakes up in the body of a video game's protagonist and falls in love with Claire Franรงois, the main antagonist of the game, instead of the male characters.
Sources: I'm in Love with the Villainess anime's website, Comic Natalie
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HIDIVE Streams WATAMOTE: No Matter How I Look At It, It's You Guys' Fault I'm Not Popular Anime
๐ HIDIVE announced that they would stream all 12 episodes of WATAMOTE: No Matter How I Look at It, Itโs You Guys' Fault Iโm Not Popular! anime both with Japanese audio and English subtitles and with English dub starting on May 13.
๐ฅ The anime premiered in July 2013 and will be available to stream on HIDIVE with English dub and on Crunchyroll as well.
๐ The anime is based on the original manga by Nico Tanigawa and is published in North America by Yen Press. The story follows Kuroki Tomoko, who wants to be popular but is socially awkward and finds herself struggling to fit in as she navigates high school.
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New Rurouni Kenshin Anime's 4th Promo Video Unveils Reol's Ending Song, July 6 Debut
๐ "Rurouni Kenshin" new anime project's fourth promo video has been revealed, showcasing Reol's ending theme song "Kissaki" (Sword Tip). ๐ฅ The anime is set to premiere on July 6th. Early screenings are being set in Japan, U.S., France, Singapore, Malaysia, Philippines, Indonesia, and South Korea.
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Atelier Ryza TV Anime's 1st Video Reveals Opening Song, More Staff, July 1 Debut
๐ The TV anime adaptation of Koei Tecmo Games' Atelier Ryza: Ever Darkness & the Secret Hideout role-playing game revealed its first promotional video, a key visual, and additional staff members.
๐ถ The video previewed the music unit Sangatsu no Phantasia's opening theme song "Golden Ray," and the anime is set to premiere on July 1st.
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