Anime News

Last Monday, the theme song artists for the upcoming season 2 of Dr. Stone have been revealed in the latest issue of Weekly Shounen Jump. According to the announcement, rock band Fujifabric will be singing the opening theme song Rakuen (Paradise) while Hatena will perform the ending theme song Koe.

A new TV advertisement was recently revealed for skating-themed original TV anime Skate-Leading Stars. The video previews the series’ opening theme song Chase the Core by Takao Sakuma. The ad also reveals the series’ January 10 premiere date, after its original July 2020 premiere was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A new promotional video was revealed last Friday for the upcoming animated film adaptation of popular mobile game DEEMO. Check it out here. The film was first announced during Rayark Games’ panel at the Anime NYC last 2019.

Last Friday, Funimation revealed the English dub cast of the ongoing second season of Irregular at Magic High School.

The November 2 to 8 Japanese Video Game Rankings are a bit different as a Pikmin 3 Deluxe is currently at #1 with weekly copies sold at 67,925 with overall at 239,274 so far. Ring Fit Adventure remains at the #2 spot, while Animal Crossing: New Horizons drops to #3.

Similar to the other big conventions held in the United States, Anime NYC has cancelled their physical convention this year. However, the organizers have announced they will be bringing the convention online this year through a mobile app called NTWRK.

Crunchyroll recently announced this week the English Dub cast for the following anime: Jujutsu Kaisen, I'm Standing on a Million Lives, TONIKAWA: Over The Moon For You, and Noblesse anime.

The PlayStation 5 is scheduled to launch this Thursday and pre-orders for this highly anticipated console continues to rise on demand. While everyone is hyped, there’s a bit of sad news for those who own the early releases of the PlayStation 4.

A new teaser video was released for the upcoming second season of the TV anime adaptation of Afro’s manga series Laid-Back Camp (Yurukyan Δ). Check it out here. The new theme song for season 2, Seize the Day, will be performed by Asaka.

Popular animation studio Studio Ghibli revealed yesterday the main cast and staff for their 1st 3DCG film Earwig and the Witch. Their website lists the following as the movie’s main cast, but did not specify their character’s names.