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Photos during the filming of the upcoming live-action film adaptation of CAPCOM’s Monster Hunter game franchise were uploaded in actor T.I. Harris’ official Instagram account last week. Picture reveal himself and his fellow actors in full costume for the film.

Synopsis This is a tale that takes on the combat sport of sumo and stars a "small" new student, Ushio Hinomaru. He has entered into Oodachi High School and aims to join the sumo club though it has gained a weak reputation.

The “Umamusume: Pretty Derby” makes a reappearance in the form of a direct-to-video episode set for December.

In just a few months, Kingdom Hearts is slated to be released. A new video was uploaded by Square Enix on Saturday which features the world of Disney’s Tangled called “Kingdom of Corona”. The video was first released to the public during the Lucca Comics & Games 2018 event held in Lucca, Italy.

It was announced in the 49th issue of this year’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine that two additional cast members are confirmed to join the Black Clover anime cast. Ryoko Gi (One Piece Film Gold, Heroman, Inuyashiki Last Hero) (picture above) will be voicing the character Witch Queen while Takeshi Kusao (picture below) will be voicing Ladros.

The main cast, character visuals, and key visuals are revealed for the upcoming anime “Gunjō no Magmell”/“Magmell of the Sea Blue.” Based on the Chinese manga by Dainenbyō, the series is a fantasy work which takes place in a world where a new continent named Magmell suddenly appears in the ocean.

Synopsis 37-year-old human Satoru Mikami was a simple office worker who had grown despondent from the way his life turned out. However, upon being stabbed by a robber, he finds himself reincarnating into a new world as a slime monster of all things.

Synopsis A shoujo loving girl named Yuu awaits the day she gets a love confession that sends her heart aflutter with bubbles and blushes. However, upon being confessed to by a junior high classmate, she finds herself feeling nothing.

Synopsis Hinata, a young boy who likes drawing, finds himself falling in love with his classmate Shigure. The problem, however, is that Hinata has trouble talking to other people and resigns himself to his drawings and imagination.

The upcoming “Egao no Daika”/“The Price of Smiles” is confirmed to have 12 episodes with a 30-min length time. Set to release in January 2019 and air on the WOWOW, Tokyo MX, and YTV channels, the series is Tatsunoko Productions' 55th-anniversary anime project.