Anime News

“BanG Dream.” will be making its return next year as the official Twitter account of the franchise announces two new seasons to be produced. In addition to the new seasons, there were different announcements made on the franchise’s website.

Synopsis 11-year-old Tsubasa Oozora is an elementary student who has a deep love for soccer ever since he was young. Aiming to become a top soccer player, Tsubasa moves with his mother to Nankatsu city, which is well-known for its excellent elementary school soccer teams.

Synopsis Haruto was an ordinary Japanese student who worked hard and studied constantly. One day after getting hit by a truck, he finds himself waking up reincarnated as Phil Graceheart, the youngest child in a royal family.

Synopsis In this world, aliens have become a normal part of society. One of these aliens is Kumika, an office worker who can get nutrition just by breathing and therefore does not need to eat. One day, however, she ends up ill and under the care of her co-worker Chihiro has her first experience of delicious earth food.

Synopsis Set within the winding streets of Kyoto’s geisha district, this is the story of Kiyo. A 16-year-old girl who had wanted to become a Maiko, an apprentice traditional Japanese performer but had failed.

After 20 years, the “Revolutionary Girl Utena” makes its return with a new manga to release in line with creator Chiho Saito’s 35th anniversary in the manga industry. The manga will be worked on by Saito and anime writer/director Kunihiko Ikuhara.

An official visual has been released for Jiro Sato’s yet-to-be specified role in the upcoming sequel to the live-action “Gintama” film. Posted on the film’s official website, the visual is noted to be a parody of “The Godfather Part II.

The martial art series “Baki” now has a new 80-second PV featuring the "Most Evil Death Row Convicts" arc for the anime. In it is the introduction of the cast for the five death row convicts who have come to Tokyo to challenge the strongest man Baki.

The upcoming anime adaptation of Lord of Vermilion: Guren no Ō (Crimson King) arcade trading card game has released new details on its official website on Thursday. Sayuri Inoue from Nogizaka46 will be joining in as a returning cast from the Square Enix arcade games.

“Sailor Moon” officially gains a new installation as the franchise’s website announces a novel adaptation of the series to be done by “Fairy Navigator Runa” manga author Miyoko Ikeda. Set to be released by Kodansha's children's literature label Aoitori Bunko, the first novel will be launched in June.