Anime News

An unfortunate news for those who are following up-and-coming 2.5D idol group 22/7: member Mei Hanakawa has announced via the 22/7 official website that she is set to leave the group by the end of the year.

It was announced on Monday on the official website of the LovePlus franchise that the smartphone game LovePlus Every is expected to return from maintenance on December 11 (Wednesday). It has been a while since received an update from Konami regarding the game.

A tweet by freelance illustrator and animator Gen Sato recently became viral earlier this week, after the animator revealed that he has yet to be paid for his most recent work for a certain studio. His tweet is translated by SoraNews as such: “I never thought that a company producing theatrical anime would not only not pay the workers, but also erase all trace of itself from Twitter and disappear.

A new trailer was just revealed for the anime movie adaptation of Io Sakisaka’s shoujo manga “Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare” (Love Me, Love Me Not). The trailer reveals the anime film’s main staff, cast, and May 29, 2020 release in Japan.

This year, popular Japanese instant ramen brand Nissin released a series of advertisements that featured characters from Eiichiro Oda’s long-running One Piece manga. The ad series, dubbed “Hungry Days”, has so far featured two One Piece characters—Roronoa Zoro and Nami.

The official website and social media accounts of the upcoming anime movie adaptation of boys-love manga Twittering Birds Never Fly (Saezuru Tori wa Habatakanai) has just released a new key visual. The visual features the two leads among the crowd, with bodyguard Chikara lighting a cigarette for his yakuza boss Yashiro.

One of the most exciting parts of the week aside from the actual anime convention days, is the day before the convention. Just imagine that it is just 24 hours left before the convention weekend starts, what should you do.

Famitsu’s Video Game rankings last week revealed that the highly anticipated Nintendo Switch game Pokemon Sword and Shield still remains #1 in the ranks with 2,023,043 copies sold in Japan alone from November 25 to December 1.

While the BEASTARS anime adaptation is currently airing in Japan, more good news has been announced, especially for the long-time fans of the franchise. It was confirmed in the first 2020 issue release of Weekly Shonen Champion magazine on Thursday that a stage play adaptation of the BEASTARS manga is confirmed.

So in case you are not aware, the Hunter X Hunter mobile game titled Hunter x Hunter Greed Adventure has announced last month that they will be ending their service on January 14. The game officially launched in Japan on December 5, 2018, and is free-to-play with optional in-app purchases.