Anime News
New Teaser Video Reveals January 23 Premiere of BanG Dream! Season 3Dec 2, 19 5am
Get ready to rock on once more with your favorite BanG. Dream groups. A new teaser video which was released on the second day of the “Rausch und/and Craziness” live concerts announced that the franchise’s third season is set for a January 23, 2020 premiere.
The Creator of ‘Fullmetal Alchemist’ and ‘Silver Spoon’ is Working on a New StoryNov 28, 19 6pm
Head’s up to those who are fans of the works by Hiromu Arakawa. This year’s 52nd issue of Weekly Shonen Sunday asked fans to “look forward to a new story” made by Arakawa. Arakawa is responsible for creating the Full Metal Alchemist series and Silver Spoon.
“Wasteful Days of High School Girl” Manga Gets a Live-Action AdaptationNov 28, 19 6am
TV Asahi has just announced this Thursday that comedy high-school manga Wasteful Days of High School Girls (Joshi Kosei no Mudazukai) will be getting a live-action series next year. According to the announcement, the live-action TV series is set to premiere on January 2020 and will be airing every Friday at 23:15.
RADWIMPS Releases English Version of “Weathering With You” Song, Also Set to Perform on Kohaku Uta GassenNov 28, 19 6am
If you cried your tears out in the original Japanese version of Weathering With You’s main theme song “Is There Still Anything That Love Can Do.”, well prepare to cry even more as you’ll now get to understand the lyrics.
Oricon Proclaims Demon Slayer as 2019’s Best-Selling Manga, Besting One PieceNov 28, 19 5am
It will be remembered that just this Monday, publisher Shueisha announced that Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece is their best-selling manga title for 2019, with Koyoharu Gotouge’s Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba as a close second.
Yuri Manga “Bloom Into You” Now Has One Million Copies in Print!Nov 28, 19 5am
An amazing achievement worth celebrating for all yuri fans, as Nakatani Nio’s popular Bloom Into You (Yagate Kimi ni Naru) has reached a total of one million copies in print. This was announced this Wednesday by the series’ publisher KADOKAWA.
‘Tokyo Mew Mew’ Manga Returns Next Year, but with Male Lead CharactersNov 28, 19 1am
It was revealed on Saturday that the January issue of Nakayoshi magazine would release a new series titled Tokyo Mew Mew Ore. The manga is slated to be released in the said magazine issue next year. The new Tokyo Mew Mew manga series will be centering on male characters instead of the female leads that a lot of us have grown to love years ago.
‘Weathering With You’ Novel Tops Japanese Light Novel Sales This YearNov 28, 19 12am
Makoto Shinkai’s recent work Weathering With You, has not only topped the box office worldwide but has also made it as one of the most top sell-selling light novels in Japan by volume this year. The list officially covers sales of the mentioned book category from November 19, 2018 until November 17, 2019.
A Manga That Retells the Torture of a Muslim Woman in China Goes Viral Nov 27, 19 11pm
Manga has been one of the popular forms of media today. Aside from telling fictional stories, it is also one way of sharing various situations that are experienced in real life like poverty, pain, depression, and so it.
Demolition of Kyoto Animation’s Fire-Hit 1st Studio Building Already UnderwayNov 26, 19 6am
Japanese TV network NHK reported this week that demolition for Kyoto Animation’s burned 1st Studio Building has already started this Monday, with preparations for the demolition already underway. This includes building scaffolding and emptying out of the building and is expected to last until the end of the year.