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01 Jul 18:11

FUNimation Announces Summer Simulcast Lineup

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

North American anime distributor FUNimation has announced that they will simulcasting 20 anime this summer, and named 18 of the planned titles.  

 

  • One Piece
  • Fairy Tail
  • Ninja Slayer
  • Ultimate Otaku Teacher
  • The Heroic Legend of Arslan
  • Snow White with the Red Hair
  • Rampo Kitan
  • Gangsta.
  • Seiyu’s Life
  • Bikini Warriors
  • Prison School
  • Hetalia: The World Twinkle
  • Aquarion Logos
  • Sky Wizards Academy (Kusen Madoshi)
  • Junjo Romantica 3
  • Overlord
  • Castle Town Dandelion
  • SHIMONETA: A Boring World Where the Concept of Dirty Jokes Doesn’t Exist

 

Broadcast Dubs plans will be announced at a later date.


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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime. 

01 Jul 16:08

Miki Yoshikawa, Creator of "Yamada-Kun and the Seven Witches", to Make Guest Appearance at Anime Expo

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

Head’s up! Crunchyroll is bringing Miki Yoshikawa, creator of the Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches manga, to Anime Expo 2015! Read on for all the details about her special guest appearance below!


Photo by Takahiro Kagawa 

 

BIO

Miki Yoshikawa is a Japanese manga author and artist most known for her work on Yamada-Kun. Yoshikawa made her pro manga debut in 2003 with Glory Days, a one-shot in Kodansha’s Magazine Special. After a stint as an assistant for Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail), she published another one-shot, Yankee-kun to Megane-chan, in Shonen Magazine Wonder in 2005. Thanks to its deft comedic touch, Yankee-kun went on to become first a short series and then later Yoshikawa’s first long-running series in Weekly Shonen Magazine. It was adapted into a live-action drama in 2010-11.

 

Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches


Yoshikawa’s current and best known work is Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, which started serialization in 2012 and has since sold more than 3 million copies. The manga is currently published by Kodansha Comics in the U.S. It's been adapted into a live-action drama in 2013, and a TV anime in 2015. Both the anime and the manga are currently streaming exclusively on Crunchyroll, where it is one of the site’s most popular titles in both formats.





MIKI YOSHIKAWA'S ANIME EXPO SCHEDULE:
Friday, July 3rd: 3PM-3:30PM - Interview and Q&A on the Crunchyroll stage (booth #1001)!
Friday, July 3rd: 3:30PM-4:30PM - Live drawing on the Crunchyroll stage (booth #1001)!
Saturday, July 4th: 12:15PM-1:15PM - Miki Yoshikawa Panel in panel room LP5 (409AB)!
Saturday, July 4th: 1:45PM-2:45PM - Autograph session in Kentia Hall!


In addition, Kodansha Comics will release a special Yamada-kun app, containing the manga and special messages from Yoshikawa to her English-language fans, in time with her appearance at Anime Expo. Details on the app, which will be produced by Kodansha Advanced Media, will be released closer to the event. Stay tuned at kodanshacomics.com.

Crunchyroll will be handing out EXCLUSIVE Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches posters at the Crunchyroll booth all weekend. These posters have an original Yamada-kun drawing done by Miki Yoshikawa and you'll need one (or a shikishi from Kodansha) in order to enter the autograph signing, so make sure you stop by our booth (#1001)!


We are looking forward to making Miki Yoshikawa's first time at Anime Expo the best, see you all there!

01 Jul 02:38

Tsukihime Remake new illustrations

by Salamander
From the T-M Ace 10. One of the most surprising things to me is a the character, apparently called “Noel”. Making its appearance  as a new character into the world of Tsukihime, the female teacher. Her cheerful expression may give a friendly impression, however…. “Al-right. Calm down and take your seats, monkeys. It’s great to […]
30 Jun 19:03

『Fate/mahjong night 聖牌戦争』第1話公開!人間がサーヴァントに(麻雀で)勝てるわけがない!?万能の願望器『聖牌』をめぐり覇を競い合う!(麻雀で)

by めれむ


【2巡目】サテー 原作/TYPE-MOON『Fate/mahjong night 聖牌戦争』 http://t.co/optv3OXacB #ツイ4 pic.twitter.com/1EBmcwvucN

— ツイ4 (@twi_yon) 2015, 6月 30
30 Jun 16:18

"Go! Princess PreCure" Autumn Film to be Screened with Two CG Shorts

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

Toei announced today that the movie edition of the ongoing PreCure TV series Go! Princess PreCure will be released in Japan on October 31 as a three-part film for the first time in the franchise. Back in 2008, Yes! PreCure 5 GoGo!: Happy Birthday in the Sweets Kingdom was released with five-minute short "Cho Tanpen PreCure Allstars GoGo Dream Live." The 12th TV series has been aired in Japan since February 2015, and has been highly acclaimed by critics and the fans.

 

While its main part "Pumpkin Oukoku no Takaramono (The Treasure of the Pumpkin Kingdom) will be drawn with traditional cell look 2D animation, other two shorts, "PreCure to Refi no Wonder Night!" (PreCure and Refi's Wonder Night!) and "Cure Flora to Itazura Kagami" (Cure Flora and the Trick Mirror) will be CG animated. The first full CG PreCure film was the 12-minute short PreCure Allstars DX 3D Theater released in 2011.

 

"Pumpkin Oukoku no Takaramono" will feature the four PreCure girls from Go! Princess PreCure trying

to rescue a princess who is held captive. "PreCure to Refi no Wonder Night!" is set in the Night Kingdom

lost its daytime, the PreCure team fight to take the daytime back alongside the princess Refi. "Cure

Flora to Itazura Kagami" will be a dialog-less story featuring Cure Flora and a mischievous ghost in a

mirror. Since the film will be released around the season of Halloween, the stories of all three will have

some elements of Halloween in them.

 

 

Advance tickets with a two-color (pink or blue) "Princess Elegant Pouch" will be available at theaters

across Japan from July 18.

 

 

Poster visual

 

Source: Toei via: Cinema Today

 

© 2015 Movie Go! Princess PreCure Production Committee

 

30 Jun 13:16

Steins;Gate For Consoles Reaches North America On August 25th

by Ishaan
Alainmendez

I remember Shad being interested in this.

Rice Digital will also offer the El Psy Kongroo Edition of the game.

Read Steins;Gate For Consoles Reaches North America On August 25th on Siliconera!

29 Jun 23:05

Several More DLC Characters Will Be Added To Super Smash Bros.

by Ishaan

Oh, and Ryu and Roy and Lucas weren't added based on fan votes.

Read Several More DLC Characters Will Be Added To Super Smash Bros. on Siliconera!

29 Jun 19:01

Dark Souls - 11: Here There Be Dragons - Side Quest

by Extra Credits

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29 Jun 10:45

78-Year-Old Masako Nozawa to Appear as Herself in TV Anime "Sore ga Seiyu!"

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

It was announced at the advance screening event in Ikebukuro yesterday that 78-year-old voice actress Masako Nozawa will make a guest appearance as herself in the first episode of the summer 2015 TV anime Sore ga Seiyu!/Seiyu's Life!. In the talk show after the screening, her advice as a voice actress to the three main cast: Rie Takahashi (Futaba Ichinose), Marika Kouno (Rin Konaha), and Yuki Nagaku (Ichigo Moesaki), was introdued on the stage.

 

The TV anime is based on the collaborative four-panel doujin manga work by anime voice actress Masumi Asano (story) and author of Hayate no Gotoku/Hayate the combat butler, Kenjiro Hata (art). The story centers on three young anime voice actresses, telling their everyday life in the Japanese anime voice acting industry. Nozawa is expected to appear as the veteran actress they have respected. It will premiere on Tokyo MX at 23:00 on July 7, at 27:00 on MBS on the same day, then at 24:30 on BS Fuji on July 7.

 

Nozawa, who has over fifty-year career as an anime voice actress, is best known as Son Goku in

Toei Animation's long-running Dragon Ball anime series, and is set to play the character (and his sons,

Gohan and Goten as well) one more time in the latest TV anime Dragon Ball Super.

 

 

Masako Nozawa

 

 

"Sore ga Seiyu!" latest CMs

 

"TV News" edition

 

 

"TV Shopping" edition

 

 

"Drgaon Ball Super" latest official trailer narrated by Masako Nozawa

 

via: Comic Natalie

 

28 Jun 02:07

Byzantine Empire: Justinian and Theodora - II: The Reforms of Justinian - Extra History

by Extra Credits

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Justinian wanted to restore the glory of Rome, but many obstacles stood in his way. He brought on talented advisors to help him reform the tax system, the law code, and the military might of the empire. With them he made great strides, but these advisors had very human flaws. His tax collector, John the Cappadocian, centralized tax collection and crushed corruption in his agents, greatly increasing the revenue to the empire - but he also skimmed money off the top to feed his private corruption. Meanwhile, a lawyer named Tribonian took centuries of confusing and even conflicting legal precedents and resolved them into a single code, the Corpis Juris Civilis, which remains the foundation of modern law today. He even made a textbook for students to learn from. But he was also a practicing pagan during an era when Justinian was trying to crack down on pagan rituals. And last, Justinian's chief military commander Belisarius helped the Empire recover its military glory. He defeated the Sassanid Persians in the Battle of Dara, crushing a force of 50,000 men with only 25,000 of his own through clever strategy: he dug a trench to halt their infantry's advance, then baited the Persian cavalry into overextending and sprang a surprise attack on them with Hun mercenaries. Although Belisarius seems to have been an upstanding person, his personal historian Procopius tainted even his clean record. Procopius wrote glowing official histories of the reign of Justinian, but his long lost secret history depicted Justinian as a literal headless demon and Theodora as a debauched monster.
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27 Jun 20:40

「TYPE-MOONエース VOL.10」の表紙が公開!イラストは武内崇さん描きおろし遠坂凛UBW最終回バージョン! そして『月姫リメイク』の文字があるぞー!

by めれむ


「TYPE-MOONエース VOL.10」7月1日発売! 表紙は武内崇描きおろし遠坂凛UBW最終回ver.です! pic.twitter.com/vkZuJmXb2G

— コンプティーク&コンプエース (@comptiq) 2015, 6月 27
26 Jun 18:50

Total War: Attila - Looking at Features and Failures - James Recommends

by Extra Credits

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Total War: Attila is a standalone game that expands on the gameplay foundation of the most recent Rome release by throwing players into a unique period of Roman history: the time of the Western empire's decline and fall. Unlike most civilization building games where power only builds over time, the Attila expansion (when played for the Roman campaign) asks the player to deal with shrinking resources and vanishing technologies. This interesting twist on the standard formula, however, was implemented without foresight and winds up committing a cardinal sin of game design: it can cause the player to lose the game for reasons beyond their knowledge or control.
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25 Jun 19:53

How To Play The Fire Emblem 0 Card Game

by Sato

Nintendo recently uploaded a video that explains how the game is played.

Read How To Play The Fire Emblem 0 Card Game on Siliconera!

25 Jun 19:50

Japanese Otaku Poll: "Who is Your Ideal Bride/Bridegroom?"

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com
Alainmendez

Kate might actually agree with SOME of the Ideal 2D Bridegroom Ranking,

Tokyo-based mobile software company jig.jp today announced the result of its latest survey targeting male and female Japanese otaku who were the users of its free market app Otamart. The question was "Who is your ideal bride/bridegroom?"  It was conducted with 2,122 females and 431 males between June 8 and 14. 10.3% of them were under the age of 15, 57.9% were between 15 and 19, 27.6% were in their 20s, 3.1% were in 30s, 1.9% were in 40s, 0.1% were over 50. Check the top 10 rankings below.

 

 

Ideal 2D Bride Ranking Top 10

 

1. Hanayo Koizumi (Love Live!)

 

 

2. Nozomi Tojo (Love Live!)

3. Rin Hoshizora (Love Live!)

4. Nico Yazawa (Love Live!)

5. Kotori Minami (Love Live!)

5. Eri Ayase (Love Live!)

7. Haruka Nanami (Uta no Prince-sama)

7. Maki Nishikino (Love Live!)

9. Umi Sonoda (Love Live!)

10. Chizuru Yukimura (Hakuouki)

 


 

 

Ideal 2D Bridegroom Ranking Top 10

 

1. Makoto Tachibana (Free!)

 

 

2. Yasutomo Arakita (Yowamushi Pedal)

3. Syo Kurusu (Uta no Prince-sama)

4. Tokiya Ichinose (Uta no Prince-sama)

5. Gintoki Sakata (Gintama)

6. Reiji Kotobuki (Uta no Prince-sama)

7. Ai Mikaze (Uta no Prince-sama)

8. Masato Hijirikawa (Uta no Prince-sama)

9. Ranmaru Kurosaki (Uta no Prince-sama)

10. Seijuro Akashi (Kuroko's Basketball)

10. Koushi Sugawara (Haikyu!!)

 

 


 

 

Ideal 3D Bride Ranking Top 10

 

1. Kana Hanazawa



2. Miyuki Sawashiro

3. Nana Mizuki

4. Suzuko Mimori

5. Hiro Shimono  (it is no mistake)

6. Maaya Sakamoto

7. Yoshino Nanjo

8. Rie Kugimiya

9. Sora Amamiya

10. Aya Uchida




 

Ideal 3D Bridegroom Ranking Top 10


1. Mamoru Miyano

 

 

2. Hiro Shimono

3. Tatsuhisa Suzuki

4. Yuuki Kaji

5. Hiroshi Kamiya

6. Shouta Aoi

7. Daisuke Ono

8. Nobunaga Shimazaki

9. Kenichi Suzumura

10. Hiroki Yasumoto

 


 

Source: press release

 

25 Jun 18:15

VIDEO: "Persona 4: Dancing All Night" Opening Kicks Off the Party

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

Persona 4: Dancing All Night is out now in Japan, so Atlus went ahead and uploaded its opening movie. See the cheery dance animation that kicks off the PS Vita rhythm game below. 

 

 

A North American release is set to follow this fall. 

 

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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. His first mini-comic, SLIME, is now available. His blog can be found at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.

25 Jun 02:07

Crunchyroll to Stream "Durarara!! X2" Anime's Second Arc

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

Crunchyroll announced plans to simulcast the second arc of the Durarara!! X2 anime, which is set to broadcast every Saturday starting July 4 at 9:30am Pacific Time.

 

Durarara!! X2 The Second Arc will be available to Crunchyroll members in the following territories: North America, Central America, South America, United Kingdom, and Ireland.

 

 

Synopsis:  

Ikebukuro, a city teeming with the most peculiar characters and the twisted schemes they indulge in—. In the aftermath of the assault against the information broker, signs of new disorder begin to develop like ripples across the water. Holding his own ideals, the young man who gains the powers of both the “Dollars” and the “Blue Squares” treads the path to total annihilation. Someone struggles to save their best friend while a psychopath creeps up on a popular idol. Slowly but surely a new threat gains power within the city’s shadows… 

 

Paths cross and trouble brews as the plot thickens in this complicated web of conspiracies—.

 

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Joseph Luster is the Games and Web editor at Otaku USA Magazine. His first mini-comic, SLIME, is now available. His blog can be found at subhumanzoids. Follow him on Twitter @Moldilox.

24 Jun 23:07

Intermediate Social Curve Design - Introducing Cooperation Rewards - Extra Credits

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Once players like Emily have gotten comfortable with the mechanics of the game, they're ready to dip their toes into the social features. Early social challenges should be easy to complete in a single play session, like small raids that can easily be defeated by a random pick up group. Instead of just ramping up the difficulty to force players into groups, though, the game designer should give bonus rewards to players who work together (even if it's something as small as increasing their chance of getting better loot) without making solo missions impossible. Hitting this balance between low effort social tasks and better game rewards makes the player feel comfortable and confident about reaching out to other players, which is crucial to move them onto the next stage of social curve design.
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24 Jun 18:42

Persona 5 New Trailer Leaked

by Ishaan

A new trailer for Persona 5 has been leaked.

Read Persona 5 New Trailer Leaked on Siliconera!

24 Jun 12:28

Persona 4: Dancing All Night Has Marie And Adachi As DLC Characters

by Spencer
Alainmendez

It was always coming.

If you need a little tsundere in a dancing game Atlus has you covered. Persona 4: Dancing All Night will have Marie from Persona 4: Golden available as a downloadable character.

Read Persona 4: Dancing All Night Has Marie And Adachi As DLC Characters on Siliconera!

22 Jun 01:23

Weird Al Notices "Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders" Reference (Spoiler Warning)

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

Hirohiko Araki's Jojo's Bizarre Adventure is famous for the music references (frequently obscured in localizations) , usually in the names of characters and Stands. The finale of Stardust Crusaders went a bit further with a direct mention in the dialog, and the subject of that call-out noticed, posted it on Instagram, and tagged it "#pointlesscrap." 

 

 

#PointlessCrap

A video posted by Al Yankovic (@alfredyankovic) onJun 20, 2015 at 12:07pm PDT

 

That was in the manga. From Viz's release...

 

 

The anime did however add an Easter egg in the finale...

さてこの乗客、見覚えありませんか? pic.twitter.com/GXui2fJpqC

— 紗枝 (@sae517) June 19, 2015

 

via OrendsRange

 

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.

20 Jun 14:04

Persona 4 Manga Coming To North America

by Ishaan

Udon Entertainment are publishing the original Persona 4 manga in North America.

Read Persona 4 Manga Coming To North America on Siliconera!

19 Jun 15:43

Pillars of Eternity - Get Drawn into a Fantasy World - James Recommends

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Pillars of Eternity offers an homage to classic CRPGs like Planescape: Torment, Icewind Dale, and Baldur's Gate. Its promise of classic gameplay delived by famous designers made the game a runaway success on Kickstarter, but it modernizes many systems to show how fun and relevant this old school style of games still is. Their way of delivering lore offers one example: the game gives the character an ability to sense other people's past lives and emotions, allowing them to reveal the history of the world through engrossing vignettes that have a personal touch.
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19 Jun 15:25

Good Smile Company Previews "Kill La Kill" Nendoroid Mako Mankanshoku: Fight Club-Spec Two-Star Goku Uniform Ver.

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

Good Smile Company is preparing for this summer's geek gatherings, including launching a site to showcase what they're bringing to major figure event Wonder Festival. A highlight of this is a look at the Kill La Kill Nendoroid Mako Mankanshoku: Fight Club-Spec Two-Star Goku Uniform Ver., which will be available in limited quantities at Summer WonFest, as well as LA's Anime Expo, Paris' Japan Expo and Shanghai's CCG EXPO, and on their site July 26 - August 3rd.

 

 

Kahotan Blog English Ver Updated: This Summer’s WonHobby Site Now Open! - http://t.co/iHbfxUE87u #goodsmile #wf2015s pic.twitter.com/y0Hw63UL9L

— gsc_kevin (@gsc_kevin) June 19, 2015

 

 

Nendoroid Mako Mankanshoku:
Fight Club-Spec Two-Star Goku Uniform Ver.

The Fight Club President! Mako Mankanshoku!

From the anime series 'KILL la KILL' comes a Nendoroid of Mako Mankanshoku wearing her Fight Club-Spec Two-Star Goku Uniform! Optional parts include a spiked bat and brass knuckles to display her in action scenes worthy of the Fight Club President!

Mako comes with three different expressions including her standard expression as well as two different crying expressions - one based on her tears from episode 7 and the other based on episode 24. Be sure to combine expressions and parts with the previously released Nendoroid Mako Mankanshoku for even more options!

 

 

Product Details

Product Name
   Nendoroid Mako Mankanshoku: Fight Club-Spec Two-Star Goku Uniform Ver. (ねんどろいど まんかんしょくまこ けんかぶとっかがたふたつぼしごくせいふく Ver.)
Series
   KILL la KILL
Manufacturer
   Good Smile Company
Category
   Nendoroid
Price
   ¥4,167 (Before Tax)
Release Date
   2015/07
Specifications
   Painted ABS&PVC non-scale articulated figure with stand included. Approximately 100mm in height.
Sculptor
   Shichibee, JUN (E.V.)
Cooperation
   Nendoron
Wonder Festival 2015 (Summer) Product

 

Other limited figures include 

Nendoroid Co-de: Cinderella Girls Rin/Uzuki/Mio Set – My First Star

From the popular anime series ‘THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS’ comes a set of three Nendoroid Co-de figures featuring the New Generation girls!

They are wearing the outfits from the opening theme and last episode of the anime series – the ‘My First Star’ outfits. The matching outfits have each been carefully sculpted to include even the smallest of changes between them, creating a lovely matching set of the three to display together!

 

figma Rin Shibuya: Jersey ver

From the anime series ‘THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS’ comes a figma of Rin Shibuya wearing a running jersey!

 

· Using the smooth yet posable joints of figma, you can act out a variety of different scenes.
· She comes with both a serious expression brimming with self-confidence as well as a slightly flustered, unsure expression.
· Optional parts include arm parts to display her hands in her pockets and drop-shaped stickers to display her sweating.
· An articulated figma stand is included, which allows various poses to be taken.

 

figma Uzuki Shimamura: Jersey ver


From the anime series THE IDOLM@STER CINDERELLA GIRLS comes a figma of Uzuki Shimamura wearing a running jersey!

· Using the smooth yet posable joints of figma, you can act out a variety of different scenes.
· She comes with both a gentle smiling expression as well as a clumsy expression for when she does something silly.
· Optional parts include a towel to place around her neck, an energy drink and drop-shaped stickers to display her sweating.
· An articulated figma stand is included, which allows various poses to be taken.

 


Nendoroid More: Dress-Up Cheerleaders


The third set to join the Nendoroid More: Dress-up series – cheerleader outfits!
The Nendoroid More series was created to make Nendoroids even more enjoyable, and the third addition to the Nendoroid More Dress-Up series does just that with a selection of cheerleader outfits!

The set includes five different colors including ‘Passion Red’, ‘Active Blue’, ‘Natural Green’, ‘Pop Yellow’ and ‘Shiny Orange’. There is also one secret outfit to look forward to for a total of six to collect! Transform any of your Nendoroids into energetic cheerleaders whenever you need someone to cheer you on!

 

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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.

19 Jun 13:53

Fire Emblem Fates Shows Off Classes From White And Black Kingdom

by Sato

In Fire Emblem Fates, Nohr and Hoshido both have their own character classes.

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19 Jun 10:49

VIDEO: Latest CM for "Sore ga Seiyu!" TV Anime Featuring Main Characters' Voices

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

The official website for the upcoming TV anime Sore ga Seiyu!/Seiyu's Life! has posted a new 15-second TV CM to introduce the voices of the three main characters for the first time, Futaba Ichinose (CV: Rie Takahashi), Rin Konaha (Marika Kouno), and Ichigo Moesaki (Yuki Nagaku). The three also perform the OP song "Sore ga Seiyu!" and ED song "Anata no Omimi ni Plug-in!" for the anime as a newly-formed unit Earphones

 

The TV anime adaptation based on the collaborative four-panel doujin manga work by anime voice actress Masumi Asano (story) and author of Hayate no Gotoku/Hayate the combat butler, Kenjiro Hata, will premiere on Tokyo MX at 23:00 on July 7, at 27:00 on MBS on the same day, then at 24:30 on BS Fuji on July 7.

 

 

New TV CM

 

 

Main visual

 

Earphones

 

 

Source: "Sore ga Seiyu!" TV anime official website

 

© Masumi Asano, Kenjiro Hata/Earphones Ouendan

 

18 Jun 10:43

Crunchyroll Announces "Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches" Author Miki Yoshikawa For Anime Expo!

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Crunchyroll is bringing Miki Yoshikawa, creator of the successful Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches manga, to Anime Expo!
 
Miki Yoshikawa - Photo by Takahiro Kagawa
Miki Yoshikawa - Photo and © by Takahiro Kagawa 
 
Miki Yoshikawa is a Japanese manga author and artist most known for her work on Yamada-kun. Yoshikawa made her pro manga debut in 2003 with Glory Days, a one-shot in Kodansha’s Magazine Special. After a stint as an assistant for Hiro Mashima (Fairy Tail), she published another one-shot, Yankee-kun to Megane-chan, in Shonen Magazine Wonder in 2005. Thanks to its deft comedic touch, Yankee-kun went on to become first a short series and then later Yoshikawa’s first long-running series in Weekly Shonen Magazine. It was adapted into a live-action drama in 2010-11.
 
 
Yoshikawa’s current and best known work is Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches, which started serialization in 2012 and has since sold more than 3 million copies. The manga is currently published by Kodansha Comics in the U.S. It's been adapted into a live-action drama in 2013, and a TV anime in 2015. Both the anime and the manga are currently streaming exclusively on Crunchyroll, where it is one of the site’s most popular titles in both formats.
 
 
MIKI YOSHIKAWA'S ANIME EXPO SCHEDULE:
 
Friday, July 3rd: 3PM-3:30PM - Interview and Q&A on the Crunchyroll stage (booth #1001)!
Friday, July 3rd: 3:30PM-4:30PM - Live drawing on the Crunchyroll stage (booth #1001)!
Saturday, July 4th: 12:15PM-1:15PM - Miki Yoshikawa Panel in panel room LP5 (409AB)!
Saturday, July 4th: 1:45PM-2:45PM - Autograph session in Kentia Hall!
 
In addition, Kodansha Comics will release a special Yamada-kun app, containing the manga and special messages from Yoshikawa to her English-language fans, in time with her appearance at Anime Expo. Details on the app, which will be produced by Kodansha Advanced Media, will be released closer to the event. Stay tuned at kodanshacomics.com.
 
Crunchyroll will be handing out EXCLUSIVE Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches posters at the Crunchyroll booth all weekend. These posters have an original Yamada-kun drawing done by Miki Yoshikawa and you'll need one (or a shikishi from Kodansha) in order to enter the autograph signing, so make sure you stop by our booth (#1001)!
 
17 Jun 20:55

Social Difficulty Curve - Easing Players into Communication - Extra Credits

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17 Jun 16:44

VIDEO: "Fire Emblem Fates" Previews a Bunch of Gameplay

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

We covered a bunch of the major Nintendo stuff during yesterday's video presentation, so now we're catching up with the rest. As revealed during the video, Fire Emblem if will be called Fire Emblem Fates in the west, and you can see a bunch of footage below.

 

First up is the official E3 2015 trailer:

 

And then we have 30 minutes of gameplay from the Treehouse Live event that followed:

 

It's currently unclear whether Nintendo will release Fates in two versions in the west just like if in Japan, but for now we know it's due out on Nintendo 3DS in North America next year.

 

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16 Jun 18:06

Shin Megami Tensei X Fire Emblem’s E3 2015 Trailer Introduces Its Characters

by Sato

The footage focuses on the characters of the game, showing off its visual style and some in-game footage.

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16 Jun 16:04

Famous All-Female Musical Theater Company Takarazuka Revue to Adapt "Rurouni Kenshin"

by news+feed@crunchyroll.com

Legendary all-female performance troupe Takarazuka Revue famously looks to a broad range of source material for their musicals, from Faust and West Side Story to Phoenix Wright and Ocean's 11 to Legend of the Galactic Heroes. As such, the news that they'll be adapting Nobuhiro Watsuki's hit samurai manga Rurouni Kenshin isn't entirely surprisingespecially since the lead was voiced in anime by Revue veteran Mayo Suzukaze (Oscar in the 1991 Moon Troupe production of The Rose of Versailles).

 

Sagiri Seina (Lupin the Takarazuka Revue adaptation of Lupin the Third) and Miyu Sakihi (Marie Antoinette in Lupin) star with Lupin the Third's Shuichiro Koike writing and direction.


The production will be staged at Takarazuka Grand Theater February 5th-March 14th, then in the Tokyo Takarazuka Theater April 1 - May 8.



via Natalie


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Scott Green is editor and reporter for anime and manga at geek entertainment site Ain't It Cool News. Follow him on Twitter at @aicnanime.