Anime News

A report from entertainment news website Deadline has revealed that Sony Pictures is delaying the release of their live-action film adaptation of popular video game Monster Hunter. From the film’s original September 4, 2020 release, the film is now set for an April 23, 2021 premiere.

Good news for Revue Starlight fans out there (yes, hello, I’m a fan yes): the official website of Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight has announced that the compilation film Rondo Rondo Rondo is now set for an August 7 premiere.

Another month and Animal Crossing: New Horizons still remains number #1 in Japan in Famitsu’s recent Video Game Rankings from June 29 to July 5. Second place goes to Sekai no Asobi Taizen 51, Ring Fit Adventure is in Number 3.

In a daily briefing on Wednesday, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner said that the organizers of the anime and cosplay convention Anime Matsuri will be suspending this year’s event and is rescheduled to next year.

For those who have no idea, Osamu Tezuka is named as the “Godfather of Anime and Manga”, notable for creating Astro Boy, Black Jack, Kimba the White Lion, and so on. For those who are fans of his work, you might consider visiting a museum which actually replicates his former residence.

It was revealed on Tuesday by website The Comics Beat on its annual analysis of NPD BookScan’s Top 20 adult graphic novels list of 2019 that My Hero Academia Volume 1 by Kohei Horikoshi is the 20th best-selling graphic novel for that year, sold 98,720 copies in the United States alone.

It was reported on Friday by Oricon that both the regular and limited editions of the 21st Volume of the ‘Demon Slayer’ manga sold more than 2 million copies in just three days since its release. Aside from this, they were ranked #1 and #2 respectively in Oricon’s manga chart.

Music company Pony Canyon has announced that a 14-year old middle school student named Hinano Takashima has won their DEEMO THE MOVIE – Utahime Audition Final round of contests. She will thus be singing the theme song to the anime film adaptation of popular rhythm game Deemo.

All good things must come to an end—including, sadly, the story of our favorite volleyball boys, as the 31st issue of Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump announced this Monday that Haikyuu. will be reaching the “climax” of the story’s final arc on July 13.

In a span of two days this week we already have a total of three marriage announcements from popular Japanese voice actors. First to announce this week is popular singer and voice actress Nana Mizuki, who made the surprise announcement on her blog Tuesday morning.