Anime News
Dance Video of “Kaguya-sama”’s Chika Fujiwara Reaches 20 Million Views!Jul 29, 20 5am
Besides the endless battle of feelings between geniuses Miyuki Shirogane and Kaguya Shinomiya, another big attraction to the series is the lovable (cheater) student council secretary, Chika Fujiwara. And as a testament to fan love for her, the official Aniplex upload of her popular song and dance number has already reached 20 million views.
Demon Slayer Song “Gurenge” Makes LiSA First Female Japanese Artist to Get 1 Million Song DownloadsJul 29, 20 4am
2019’s ultimate anime bop Gurenge, the opening theme song to the highly-popular anime series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, still appears to reign supreme this 2020. Oricon, Japan’s official music chart has announced last weekend that LiSA’s Gurenge just hit one million song downloads.
Opening Movie for Re:ZERO Smartphone Game ReleasedJul 28, 20 5am
The SEGA official Youtube channel has released last Wednesday the opening movie for the upcoming Re:ZERO smartphone game entitled Re:ZERO - Kara Hajimeru Isekai Seikatsu – Lost in Memories. Check it out here.
Koei Tecmo Financial Report Confirms Western Release of “Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers” Jul 28, 20 5am
Amazing news for those who have been waiting for a Western release of the Persona 5 Scramble: The Phantom Strikers game: developer and publisher Koei Tecmo’s financial report for the first quarter of fiscal year ending March 2021 lists The Phantom Strikers game as already set for a Western release.
Toonami Set to Debut “Fire Force” Season 2 on October 24Jul 28, 20 5am
Good news to those getting their anime fix from Toonami. Adult Swim’s anime block has announced just this Monday that they will be premiering the second season of Fire Force on October 24. To get fans up to speed with the latest events in the story, Toonami will also re-run the anime’s first season (starting from episode 15) on August 8 1:00 AM EDT (effectively August 9).
Boys-Love Film “Umibe no Étranger” Theme Song to be Sung by MONO NO AWARE BandJul 28, 20 5am
An update for another film from boys-love label Blue Lynx: the official website of the Umibe no Étranger (L'étranger du Plage or Stranger on the Beach) film has just revealed that the movie’s theme song will be sung by four-member band MONO NO AWARE.
Bushiroad’s “D4DJ” TV Anime Series Releases New Teaser VisualJul 27, 20 6am
Bushiroad is rolling out more and more updates for the TV anime series of its newest mixed-media franchise D4DJ (Dig Delight Direct Drive DJ): just this Monday, a new teaser visual was revealed for the series.
“Irregular at Magic High School” Novel Series Set to Receive Two Sequel Novels!Jul 27, 20 5am
While the Irregular at Magic High School novel series is set to end its successful 12-year run, the franchise is not yet over. The official Twitter account of the popular light novel series by Tsutomu Satou has announced that the series will be getting two sequels.
Trailer Unveils October Premiere, More Cast & Staff for “Iwa-Kakeru! Sports Climbing Girls” TV AnimeJul 27, 20 5am
A new sport is getting its own anime, and this time it’s competitive wall-climbing. A new trailer was just released for the wall-climbing-themed TV anime series Iwa-Kakeru. – Sports Climbing Girls –, and it reveals the show’s October 2020 premiere as well as more cast and staff.
English Dub Cast Revealed for “Kaguya-sama: Love is War” Season 2Jul 27, 20 4am
Good news for people waiting for Kaguya-sama English dubs. Funimation has announced the official English dub cast members for Kaguya-sama: Love is War season 2.