It’s still the first quarter for 2017 and the Japanese manga and light novel industry has lost another great individual. The literary group ”Kenō Kōsoku Kōtsū” announced on Friday that character designer and illustrator Torishimo passed away on February 20.

Get ready to make some noise as the music anime Fukumenkei Noise a.k.a Anonymous Noise has officially announced a release schedule for the month of April. Based on the music-themed shoujo manga of the same name by illustrator Ryoko Fukuyama, whom is recognized for her work in the manga series, Meisaku 4-koma Hakurankai, Monokuro Shounen Shoujo, Nousatsu Junkie, and Shinzou ga Tarinai, the anime will be showing in a total of three stations.

Hana to Yume magazine has announced on Saturday that the anime adaptation for Ryoko Fukuyama’s Anonymous Noise manga will be aired in Japan on April 11. Aside from this adaptation, the manga is also getting a live-action film adaptation slated to premiere in Japanese theaters on November 25.

A new trailer for the anime film Ancien and the Magic Tablet was released by Warner Bros. Japan on Saturday. The four minute trailer also features the movie’s full theme song which is a cover of “Daydream Believer” performed by Mitsuki Takahata.

Superheroes, a popular notion that appeals to audiences everywhere; from their unique costumes to their generally awesome powers, superheroes have been a long running idea that has yet to lose its popularity.

A NEET (No Education, Employment, and Training) is usually being tagged as a lazy person who just stays in the house all day eating ready-to-eat meals and high-calorie snack foods. Now just because you don’t have a job and you don’t have enough finances for yourself, doesn’t mean that you can’t enjoy good food.

The television anime adaptation of Tomo Takeuchi's Welcome to the Ballroom original manga will premiere in July, Kodansha revealed in its Monthly Shounen Magazine April issue. Kodansha also revealed the main cast for the upcoming series: • Tatara Fujita Voiced by: Shimba Tsuchiya • Kiyoharu Hyodo Voiced by: Nobuhiko Okamoto • Shizuku Hanaoka Voiced by: Ayane Sakura • Kaname Sengoku Voiced by: Toshiyuki Morikawa The anime will be directed by Yoshimi Itazu under Production I.

The Blu-ray and DVD versions of Gundam Wing mecha anime will be coming in North America this year. According to Nozomi Entertainment, the Gundam Wing will be released by Right Stuf and Sunrise sometime this 2017.

Weeks after its news release of its production an announcement has been made on Thursday by the Toei Animation that a cast has been set for the upcoming magical girl series “Kirakira ☆ Precure a la Mode”.

Spring is in, March has come, and that means Easter is nearing; bringing along with it is various franchises taking the chance to celebrate the rabbit, chocolate, and egg-filled holiday with promos, products and even events, this especially includes the subculture communities of anime and manga.