Anime News

Only two days after its announcement of an anime adaptation, “Welcome to the Ballroom” a.k.a “Ballroom e Yōkoso” or even “Sweep Over the Dance Hall” created by Tomo Takeuchi has gotten further details for its production per further revelation of the January 6 announcement of the “Kodansha's Monthly Shonen Magazine” February 2017 issue.

Now on its 60th year, Toei Animation has released a new original anime film titled Popin Q which premiered on December 23 in Japan. The animation studio officially released the first 16 minutes of the film on Thursday.

An announcement at the Comic Market 91 by visual novel developer Madosoft revealed that the adult visual novel game Wagamama High Spec is getting a sequel. They will reveal more details in early January.

The February 2017 issue of Jump Square magazine revealed on Saturday that To Love-Ru Trouble Darkness manga by Kentaro Yabuki and Saki Hasemi will have an "important announcement" in the publication's upcoming March issues which is expected to be release this early February.

On Friday, December 30, Clockwork Planet announced through its official Twitter account that fripSide will perform the series’ opening theme song. fripSide previously performed the opening theme songs of the following television anime series: Ajin Season 2, Black Bullet, A Certain Scientific Railgun, Future Card Buddyfight 100, Schwarzes Marken, and Seraph of the End: Battle in Nagoya.

Crunchyroll announced on Friday, December 30 that it will stream the anime adaptation of Ukami’s Gabriel Dropout manga series in January. The site said it will simulcast the show on Monday, January 9, at 11:00 a.

The anime adaptation fo the Akiba's Trip franchise will premiere this January 4 and the staff have officially announced in an advanced screening on Tuesday that 10 Japanese artists will perform the ending theme songs of the series.

The official website for the television anime adaptation of Ryoko Fukuyama’s manga, Anonymous Noise (Fukumenkei Noizu), began streaming the series’ first promotional video on Wednesday, December 28. The Anonymous Noise anime series is slated to premiere in April next year under Brain Base.

The original video animation (OVA) adaptation of Yunosuke Yoshinaga's Broken Blade (Break Blade) manga has been cancelled, Comic Meteor Japan announced on Wednesday, December 28. The announcement said that the decision to cancel the OVA has been made in consultation with the author.

On Thursday, December 29, the Re:Write television anime began streaming its second season’s first promotional video in its official website. The first episode of Rewrite 2nd Season Moon-Hen/Terra-Hen (Rewrite 2nd Season Moon Arc/Terra Arc) is set to premiere on January 14, 2017, at 11:30 p.