Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem updates us with a first look at its two new characters in Mamori and Barry, along with a look at three of its Fire Emblem Characters with Draug, Tharja, and Virion.
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AlainmendezThis looks like it could be pretty awesome.
Before its highly-anticipated premiere in Japan tomorrow, Cinema Today has posted a 80-second opening movie for the upcoming new Lupin the Third TV anime series introducing the newly-recorded iconic theme by Yuji Ohno. As reported, the ED song "Chanto Iwanakya Aisanai" (I won't Love You unless You Tell Me Honestly) is performed by 57-year-old enka singer Sayuri Ishikawa.
The first episode titled "The Marriage of Lupin The Third" featuring Lupin's wedding with the new heroine Rebecca Rossellinia will be aired on Nihon TV at 26:40 on October 1 (JST).
OP Movie
【つぶやき部より】 本日のつぶやきは矢野雄一郎監督です！ついにOAまであと1日！ 一足早く公開されたOP映像でルパン熱を最高潮に上げてお待ちください！ 「ルパン三世」オープニング映像 https://t.co/YFXVCvygh2 pic.twitter.com/fccn11dn88
— テレコムアニメーションフィルム公式 (@telecom_anime) 2015, 9月 30
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Main voice cast for the new season:
Arsène Lupin III: Kanichi Kurita (1995-)
Daisuke Jigen: Kiyoshi Kobayashi (1971-)
Goemon Ishikawa XIII: Daisuke Namikawa (2011-)
Fujiko Mine: Miyuki Sawashiro (2011-)
Inspector Koichi Zenigata: Koichi Yamadera (2011-)
Rebecca Rossellini: Yukiyo Fujii
Nyx: Shunsuke Sakuya
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Nintendo released the latest DLCs for Super Smash Bros. for Wii U and 3DS, which includes the Super Mario Maker stage, the Pirate Ship stage from Brawl, and various new costumes for the Mii Fighter.
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As the new rhythm game hits the shelves today in North America, here's a look at some of the tracks in the game's most difficult "All Night" mode.
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AlainmendezI would so do that!
"Fate / stay night Riddle-Solving Rally - Hunt for the Grimoire" - a puzzle-solving event that kicked off in Tokyo in July of this year and then later continued in Kobe in August - is coming soon to the cities of Tokushima and Kokura.
Participants take the role of apprentice mages tasked by Rin Tōsaka with solving an incident involving a mysterious gas leak. Each player receives a puzzle kit as part of the game, and solving the clues within directs the players to special checkpoints. Completing the challenge earns the player 1 of 6 clear file posters (randomly selected) as a prize.
The event runs from October 10 to October 12, 2015, at the Tokushima venue and from November 28 to November 29, 2015, at the Kokura venue. Entry in the event requires the purchase of the puzzle kit, which sells for 1000 yen ($8.34 US) including tax. For more information, check out the official Japanese event page here.
Source: Animeanime.jp
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Ryu Fujisaki, the author of Shiki and Hōshin Engi, is helming a new manga adaptation based on the Legend of the Galactic Heroes novels by Yoshiki Tanaka. The new series will debut in Issue 45 of Weekly Young Jump, a seinen manga magazine published by Shueisha, which will be released on October 08, 2015.
The Legend of the Galactic Heroes novels, which began publication in 1982, are a galaxy-spanning space opera science fiction series chronicling the conflict between the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance as well as the rivalry between Reinhard von Lohengramm and Yang Wen-li, two genius military-tacticians who rise to power on either side.
Legend of the Galactic Heroes has been adapted into 3 animated feature films, 2 long-running OAV series directed by Noboru Ishiguro, 3 previous manga adaptations by Katsumi Michihara, and a musical stage play by the Takarazuka Revue. Production I.G is currently developing a new Legend of the Galactic Heroes animation slated for release in 2017.
Viz Media is currently planning to release the original Legend of the Galactic Heroes novels in English, whereas Sentai Filmworks has licensed the anime.
Source: Cinema Today
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Intrepid fans have spotted entries for Glitter Force and The Seven Deadly Sins on Netflix's U.S. and Japan launch pages, respectively.
The Glitter Force entry (http://www.netflix.com/title/80057968) lists the series as being published in 2016 and describes it as follows: "Five preteen girls learn they're a legendary superhero squad known as the Glitter Force. Their mission? To defend Earth from evil fairytale villains."
As Crunchyroll previously reported, Glitter Force is the English-language title for Saban's adaptation of Smile PreCure!, a magical girl TV anime from 2012 animated by Toei. The entry page does not currently link to any videos for the series.
The entry of The Seven Deadly Sins is region-locked to Netflix Japan (http://www.netflix.com/jp-en/title/80050063), but a fan took this screenshot. The splash-page feature a description in English that reads: "When a kingdom is taken over by tyrants, the deposed princess begins a quest to find a disbanded group of evil knights to help take back her realm."
No official announcements regarding either of these series have been released yet, but hopefully the discovery of these entry pages means that good news will be on the way soon for English-speaking anime fans with Netflix accounts. We'll be sure to report on any future developments.
Source: WTK Twitter feed
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Saban Brands has been advertising a new "girls action" TV show in trade magazines under the title of Glitter Force, and the artwork used is from Smile PreCure!, a 2012 TV anime from Toei. Glitter Force is described as being a 40 episode series, with each episode being 22 minutes long. Smile PreCure! originally ran for 48 episodes on TV Asahi.
The ad copy says that the show "[f]ollows five preteen girls who form the legendary superhero squad the Glitter Force, and must defend Earth from evil fairytale villains.…"
Anime News Network notes that Saban Brands applied for the trademark for Glitter Girls in 2013. No further information, such as a broadcast schedule or home video release plans, is currently available at this time.
Special thanks go to @IMissBionix for the news tip.
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Shogakukan's Weekly Shōnen Sunday manga magazine is beginning its 2nd "bring-your-own manga" contest in October, in which aspiring manga artists both amateur and professional can pitch their comics directly to the magazine's editorial board. Promising artists with original works will advance immediately to the next phase of the competition, to be held at a later date.
The grand prize winner will receive a 1 million yen ($8291.88 US) cash prize, and their work will be published in either Weekly Shōnen Sunday or Shōnen Sunday Super. The 2nd place winner will receive a 500,000 yen ($4145.94 US) cash prize, while the 3rd place winner will receive a cash prize of 300,000 yen ($2487.56 US).
The contest kicks off on October 11, 2015, at the Humany Academy Naha School in Naha, Okinawa Prefecture, Japan. Contestants must register in advance by phone, with the deadline for registration ending on October 02, 2015 for the Naha venue.
For more information about additional dates and venues, please check the official contest page (in Japanese) here.
Source: Comic Natalie
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Toyota is releasing a special, limted edition run of 300 Auris automobiles decorated to resemble the custom Zaku II mobile suit piloted by Char Aznable, the chief antagonist of the original Mobile Suit Gundam TV anime. The collaboration campaign even includes an original commercial produced by the makers of the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin OAVs.
This marks the 2nd collaboration between the Toyota Auris automobile and Char Aznable, the first being in 2013. In addition to the exterior and interior decorations, the cars will feature mobile suit sound effects and a GPS navigation system featuring voice instructions by Char Aznable (Shuichi Ikeda) and Lalah Sune (Keiko Han).
The "Char Aznable Custom Auris II" cars go on sale in Japan at participating Toyota dealerships on October 01, 2015. The suggested retail price for these vehicles begins at 3,216,437 yen ($26,667.96 US) each.
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Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem composer Yoshiaki Fujisawa talks about how he got started on making music for the game, and his thoughts thus far.
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Following Cure Melody and Cure Rhythm released in Spring of this year, Bandai's official online store Bandai Premium today stated accepting pre-orders for S.H. Figuarts Cure Beat, the long-awaited third character figure from the eighth PreCure series Suite PreCure♪ aired in 2011-2012. Its prototype was revealed at this summer's Wonder Festival held at Makuhari Messe on July 26.
The 130mm-tall pre-painted figure comes with four face parts, three hand parts, her weapon Love Guitar Rod and its shooting mode Soul Rod. The retail prices is 4,860 yen (about 40.40 US dollars) and its scheduled shipping day is in march 2016.
S.H. Figuarts Cure Melody and Cure Rhythm
Source: Bandai Premium
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This year's issue 19 of Hakusensha's magazine Young Animal has announced that Chica Umino's (Honey & Clover, original character designs for Eden of the East) Manga Taisho, Kodansha Manga Award and Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize winning March Comes in Like a Lion is set to be adapted into a live-action movie and TV anime. The September 25th release packed in a bonus B6 clear file and schedule sticker set to celebrate the big news.
Volume 11 of the series was also released on September 25th. It's limited edition comes with a diary and pen.
The series follows a 17-year-old who lives the independant life of a professional shogi player following the death of his family in a traffic accident, but who begins to open up a bit after meeting three sisters from a working-class area of his city.
Chapter color page opening/announcement
Young Anime 19 cover
Volume 11 cover
Bonus clearfile
Bonus schedule stickers
limited edition diary
Limited edition pen
Volume 11 poster
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The official portal site for the Macross anime series announced today on September 25 that the title of the upcoming new TV series will be Macross Δ (Delta), revealing its title logo and first main visual. In addition, a press conference with one of the original creators of the 33-year-old franchise, Shouji Kawamori, willl be held at 12:00 on October 29 (JST), and it will be live-streamed (how and where will be announced later).
The winner of the audition for the new main singer/voice actress will be also announced there. The audition was held from December 2014 to January 2015, and a total of 8,000 people applied. It was the highest number in the history of the franchise, even 3,000 more that that for Macross Frontier in 2007 and 5,000 more than the recent "Miss Macross 30 Contest" in 2012. In the 2007 audition, Megumi Nakajima was chosen as the voice and singer for Ranka Lee.
マクロス・シリーズ最新作「マクロスΔ（デルタ）」 正式タイトルと第1弾キービジュアルが発表となりました！ 随時、最新作「マクロスΔ（デルタ）」に関する情報を発信して参ります！ご期待ください！！ macross.jp #macross pic.twitter.com/wecITy8mZt
— 「マクロス」公式アカウント (@macrossD) September 25, 2015
Source: "Macross" series portal site
Just in time for the festivities of New York Comic Con, Kadokawa is re-vamping their English language Book Walker app and expanding their online library with some 700 new light novel and manga titles translated into English.
The revised app will be released on the Book Walker English website (http://global.bookwalker.jp/) and on the Apple App (for iOS) and Google Play (for Android) stores beginning on October 05, 2015.
Additionally, subscribers to the app will be able to present their signed-in smart phones or tablets at the Book Walker booth at New York Comic Con for a chance to win prizes such as Book Walker digital gift cards (an $8 value), figures from the Fate/stay night and Sword Art Online series, and Ninja Slayer-themed tote bags.
New York Comic Con runs from October 8 to October 11, 2015, at the Javits Center in New York City, NY. For more information about the convention, please check out the official NYCC home page here.
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Atlus has confirmed a western release of the Hatsune Miku Persona 4: Dancing All Night DLC.
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DC have been on a bit of a YA kick this year, striving to get younger readers into the vast cadre of DC heroes (and eventually, into the comic books themselves). We’ve got young Lois Lane spinning off in her own book series , but now DC’s big three are getting in on the action... as middle-school kids.
Fire Emblem Fates' second wave of DLC maps is a throwback to several past titles, and also lets you add Anna from Fire Emblem Awakening to your party.
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Watch Hyrule Warriors Legends Developers Show off some of the game's limited edition goodies, including a little ocarina demonstration.
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A few days ago we posted about Project X Zone 2 adding in characters from Xenosaga, Xenoblade Chronicles, and Fire Emblem: Awakening. Bandai Namco followed up the Tokyo Game Show 2015 trailer debuting the additions with an English-subtitled version, so dig into another preview of Fiora, KOS-MOS, Chrom, and Lucina below.
Project X Zone 2 hits Nintendo 3DS in Japan on November 12, followed by North America and Europe on February 16 and 19 of next year, respectively.
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The Bayonetta 2 team reunited to celebrate its first anniversary with a cake and to give the director some dolls for his birthday.
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Bandai Namco announced that the game “won’t have any paid DLCs.” They’re also thinking about releasing a special “PS4 collaboration model” that has a special design HDD Bay Cover.
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AnimEigo, a North Carolina-based company that distributes anime and live-action Japanese films, recently teased an announcement related to one of their licenses:
Going to be spilling all sorts of Beans at the AnimEigo #awacon panel, Sat@6:30pm http://t.co/pS2TzwhG4h
— Robert Woodhead (@AnimEigo) September 20, 2015
It seems pretty clear from the capitalization that AnimEigo founder Robert Woodhead is referring to one of the company's licenses: the 1989 OAV Riding Bean, which is based on a manga by Kenichi Sonoda.
Riding Bean follows the misadventures of Bean Bandit, aka the Road Buster, a nearly superhumanly tough courier with a suped-up car and a penchant for bulletproof clothing. Bean finds himself framed for kidnapping when a package he's hired to transport turns out to be the heiress to a wealthy family, and mayhem ensues.
AnimEigo has previously released Riding Bean on VHS and DVD, so it's likely the new announcement will involve a Bluray release of Riding Bean, possibly spear-headed by a crowdfunding campaign similar to the ones done for Bubblegum Crisis and Otaku no Video. We'll have to wait for news of the panel at Anime Weekend Atlanta 2015 for confirmation.
Anime Weekend Atlanta 2015 is an anime convention in Atlanta, Georgia, that runs from September 24 to September 27, 2015, at the Renaissance Atlanta Waverly and Sheraton Suites hotels and the Cobb Galleria convention center. For more information about the convention, check out the official home page here.
Source: Official AnimEigo Twitter feed
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AlainmendezI think someone is suddenly more interested in Project X Zone 2. ;)
Chrom Lucina, KOS-MOS, and Fiora are joining the all-star cast of Project X Zone 2: Brave New World.
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Bandai Namco Games announced western release dates for Project X Zone 2, the crossover strategy-RPG sequel that's sure to bring even more enemies with tens of thousands of hit points along for the ride. It's set to hit Nintendo 3DS in North America on February 16, followed by Europe on February 19.
Here's the latest footage from Tokyo Game Show 2015:
Bandai Namco's description:
Developed by MONOLITH SOFTWARE INC, Project X Zone 2 gives gamers the opportunity to play as their favorite characters from a multitude of franchises including the “TEKKEN” series, TALES OF VESPERIA, and “.hack//” series from BANDAI NAMCO; the “Resident Evil” series, “Devil May Cry” series, and “Megaman X” series from CAPCOM as well as YAKUZA: Dead Souls, the “Sakura Wars” series, and “Virtua Fighter” series from SEGA, with many others to be revealed. Players will form teams of characters hailing from these classic series’ and engage enemies through strategic turn-based battles.
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Pixel Noir is a turn-based RPG that has you playing as a private eye in a dark and corrupt city.
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While surveying the state of Pacific Rim production company Legendary Pictures, distributor Warner Bros., and Universal following Universal Pictures' decision last week to let Legendary Pictures take its Kong: Skull Island project to Warner Bros. in the midst of a five-year production deal, The Hollywood Reporter has indicated that sources are telling them that production on Pacific Rim 2 has been halted indefinitely.
Pacific Rim 2 had been scheduled for April 7, 2017, but if it happens at all, it'd now likely be delayed.
HR notes thay Legendary wanted to produce a sequel to del Toro's Pacific Rim, which was made under its earlier Warners deal after the first grossed $411 worlwide, but the cost of a sequel make it risky. Sources say Legendary liked that the original performed exceptionally well in China.
Check on more about Kong, Crimson Peak and Warcraft on Hollywood Reporter.
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Persona series chief director Katsura Hashino shared a message for the fans about Persona 5's latest trailer, development, and delay.
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Bandai Namco announced today that Project X Zone 2 will release in North America on February 16, 2016 for Nintendo 3DS, along with a look at some of the latest screenshots on the game.
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