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Animate staff have announced “Completed Manga You’ll Want to Read in One Go!” A campaign will also be held to increase the Animate Points redemption rate for those who buy the books in bulk!!The theme of this edition of “The Amazing Manga Series Recommended by Animate Staff” is “Completed Manga That You’ll Want to Read in One Go.”

Based on a survey of Animate staff, the planning staff, T-san, N-san, and B-san carefully selected completed manga that ...

2024.08.09

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81 Produce x music.jp Online Salon project “Kotaro Nishiyama and KAI’s TaroSalon Chill time” July first distribution report has arrived! Part of the August distribution will be released for free & renewal membership benefits have been decided!81 Produce Co., Ltd. (hereinafter referred to as 81 Produce) has collaborated with music.jp Online Salon, an online salon platform centered on learning and entertainment, to launch the fourth project-based entertainment community, “TaroSalon Chill Time with Nishiyama Kotaro and KAI,” on Monday, July 1, 2024.

This time, the official first broadcast report has arrived from the live broadcast that took place on Friday, July 19th....

2024.08.09

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Takuya Eguchi and Junichi Toki will be appearing! The fourth drama CD of the erotic school love story “Love You Deep Inside” by An Momose will be released!The long-awaited fourth drama CD of the erotic school love story “I Love You Inside” by An Momose has been scheduled for release on October 25, 2024!

Eguchi Takuya will play the role of Tokiwa Souji, a handsome man who values appearance above all else, and Toki Shunichi...

2024.08.09

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“TMS Anime 60th Anniversary Distribution Project” has begun! Details of the project, including free distribution of the entire “Yowamushi Pedal” series, have been revealedTo commemorate the 60th anniversary of animation production at TMS Entertainment Co., Ltd., the “TMS Anime 60th Anniversary Streaming Project” has begun!

Starting Friday, August 9, 2024, the “TMS Anime Official Channel” on YouTube will be streaming more than 130 classic TMS...

2024.08.09

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The official report of Midorikawa Hikaru’s talk show “Monthly with Hikaru Oniisan♪ supported by animelo #20” has arrived! Looking back on the “Ensemble Stars!!” live and Sakuma Daisuke’s radio appearanceThe official report has arrived for “Monthly With Hikari Onii-san ♪ supported by animelo #20”, which was broadcast live on YouTube Live from 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30, 2024.

In the "Recent Talk" corner, they looked back on the "Ensemble Stars!!" live concert and Sakuma Daisuke's radio appearan...

2024.08.09

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“Senki Zesshou Symphogear XV” Blu-ray BOX package visual and Animate bonus illustration unveiled!”Senki Zesshō Symphogear” is a popular TV anime series in which passionate and attractive characters sing while engaging in battle action.

The packaging visual for the Blu-ray Box of the 5th season, "Senki Zesshō Symphogear XV," and the visual for the Animate...

2024.08.09

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A poster visual has been released for “Voltes V Legacy” featuring the special move “Tenkuuken V-ji Slash”!The Japanese TV anime “Super Electromagnetic Machine Voltes V,” which has been broadcast since 1977, has been adapted into a live-action film in the Philippines, where it has received enthusiastic support after nearly half a century. To commemorate its triumphant return to Japan, the “Super Electromagnetic Edited Version” of the film “Voltes V Legacy,” which has been produced by the Philippine production team and further improved on the quality of the highly praised CG, will be released on Friday, October 18, 2024.

This time, a poster visual created by Itia Oshima and Naochika Morishita has been released, depicting Voltes V unleashin...

2024.08.09

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New merchandise from the Indian movie “RRR” now available! Pre-orders now available at Animate!!The action blockbuster “RRR” has been a huge hit since its release on October 21, 2022, and is the first Indian film released in Japan to exceed 2.4 billion yen in box office revenue. It became a hit all over the world and won the Academy Award for Best Original Song at the 95th Academy Awards, achieving the first feat in the history of Indian films.

As new merchandise for this film, we have decided to release mini canvas art and tin magnets that are easy to display at...

2024.08.09

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At the Frontier Works booth at Comic Market 104, panels of the novels and comics from the “Magical Tool Maker Darya Never Looks Down” series will be on display!Frontier Works Inc. (Animate Group) will be exhibiting at Comic Market 104, which will be held at Tokyo Big Sight from Sunday, August 11, 2024 (national holiday).

At the booth, within the exhibition of the TV anime "Darya the Magical Tool Maker Will Not Look Down" (airing since July...

2024.08.09

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Reports on two special programs for “My Hero Academia” have arrived! Kouki Uchiyama & Akio Otsuka, Nobuhiko Okamoto & Yuki Kaji will be appearingOn Saturday, August 3, 2024, from 5:30 pm, the My Hero Academia channel, which is available for a limited time on Abema, will exclusively broadcast two programs in a row: an audio commentary program to coincide with the terrestrial TV broadcast of the seventh season of the TV anime, “My Hero Academia Season 7 Episode 12 Simultaneous TV Terrestrial Broadcast Enemy Commentary,” and a special program to promote the release of the movie, My Hero Academia THE MOVIE YOUR NEXT, “My Hero Academia THE MOVIE YOUR NEXT Release Commemoration [Next is Us!] Live Special.”

The audio commentary was provided by Kouki Uchiyama and Akio Otsuka, while the live movie special was performed by Nobuh...

2024.08.09

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Bracelets based on the characters from “WIND BREAKER” are now available on Animate Online Store! The back is engraved with their famous lines!!Bracelets from the new generation yankee manga “WIND BREAKER” by Niisatoru will be available at Animate online store from late September!!

The lineup includes six types: Sakura Haruka, Umemiya Hajime, Kaji Ren, Nirei Akihiko, Sofang Junhi, and Sugishita Kyota...

2024.08.09

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From the summer anime “My Wife Has No Emotions,” episode 7 “Home Appliances Became Children” advance scene cuts and synopsis have arrived!”My Wife Has No Emotions,” currently being serialized in “Monthly Comic Flapper” (published by KADOKAWA), has been adapted into a TV anime! It has been airing on TOKYO MX and other stations since July 2nd (Tuesday). This is a heartwarming story about the relationship between a corporate slave salaryman, Kosugi Takuma, and a housework robot named Mina, who is supposed to have no emotions, as they build a bond as a couple.

From episode 7, "Home Appliances Became Children," advance scene cuts and a synopsis have arrived. The Live2D program "M...

2024.08.09

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The monthly “Shonen Gangan” serial “Sentai Red: Becoming an Adventurer in Another World” will be turned into a TV anime in January 2025, and the teaser PV has been released! Comments from voice actors Tomoya Ito, Yoshimi Inagaki, Minami Tanaka, and Tomohiro Ohno have arrived!It has been announced that the highly popular “Sentai Red: Becoming an Adventurer in Another World” (by Torakichi Nakayoshi), currently being serialized in the monthly “Shonen Gangan” (published by Square Enix), will be adapted into a TV anime series, which will begin airing in January 2025. The shortened nickname for the TV anime will be “Isekai Red.”

Along with the announcement, a teaser visual, teaser PV, staff and cast information, and a congratulatory comment from T...

2024.08.09

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Drama CD “Aquariums Don’t Dance” is now on sale! In addition to campaign and bonus information, a promotional video with character voices has also been released!!”Aquariums Don’t Dance” is a free horror game that was developed and completed by the creator Tou Tou, who hates horror, alone over the course of eight years. It achieved 100,000 downloads in just two days after its release in February 2024, and has since received live gameplay and word of mouth on social media, reaching over 350,000 downloads and still generating buzz (as of August 2024).

The first officially cast drama CD from this work will be released on December 24th, the birthday of Retro, a character ...

2024.08.09

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The synopsis, preview scene cuts, and web trailer for episode 6 of the summer anime “I’m a VTuber, but I Forgot to Turn Off the Stream and Became a Legend” have been released!A slapstick VTuber comedy brought to you by girls belonging to the VTuber agency “Live On”! The TV anime “I’m a VTuber, But I Forgot to Turn Off the Stream and It Became a Legend” (abbreviated as VTuber) will be broadcast on TOKYO MX and other stations from Sunday, July 7, 2024.

Advance scene cuts, a synopsis, and a web trailer for the sixth episode, which will begin airing on Sunday, August 11th,...

2024.08.08

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From the summer anime “Elf-san wa Yasarenai.”, the 6th episode “Bones of Remembrance and the Six Flowers Dragon” advance scene cut & synopsis arrived! Blu-ray BOX [First production limited edition] jacket illustration & development diagram releasedThe TV anime “Elf-san wa Yasarenai” is a diet comedy based on the original work by Cinekudoki-sensei, and has been airing on TOKYO MX and other stations since July 6th!

The synopsis and preview of the 6th episode, "Bones of Remembrance and the Six Flower Dragons," which will be aired on S...

2024.08.08

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“Kamitsubaki City Under Construction” teaser visual, teaser PV, and character information released! SMDE has been selected as the production studioThe original IP project “Kamitsubaki City Under Construction” is a story set in the virtual city of “Kamitsubaki City,” and is linked to the worldview of artists belonging to KAMITSUBAKI STUDIO. It has been announced that the project will be made into a TV anime in 2025.

The latest information has been released to commemorate the music festival "KAMITSUBAKI FES '24 THE DAY THE EARTH STOOD ...

2024.08.08

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Advance scene cuts and synopsis of episode 18 “Reason to Fight” from “Shinkalion Change the World” have been released!The project “Shinkalion” series is based on the idea of three companies: JR East Planning, Shogakukan Shueisha Productions, and Takara Tomy. The new TV anime “Shinkalion Change the World” has been airing since Sunday, April 7, 2024.

Advance scene cuts and a synopsis from episode 18, "Reason to Fight," which will air on August 11th, have been released....

2024.08.08

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Summer anime “Mayonaka Punch” “Ribu Goes! Assault Harami-chan REC” released! Ribu interviews pop pianist Harami-chan on the theme song production siteThe TV anime “Mayonaka Punch” (abbreviated as MayoPan), produced by PAWORKS, has been airing on TOKYO MX, AT-X and other channels since Monday, July 8th!

"Ribu Goes! Surprise Harami-chan REC" was released today, Thursday, August 8th! Liv does a surprise interview at the pro...

2024.08.08

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The synopsis and preview cuts for episode 6, “Nadeko Draw Part 5,” from “Monogatari Series Off & Monster Season” have been released!”Monogatari Series: Off & Monster Season,” based on the original novel by Nisio Isin and animated by Shaft, will be available for free streaming exclusively on ABEMA from 10:00 p.m. on Saturday, July 6, 2024.

The synopsis and preview cuts for episode 6, "Nadeko Draw Part 5," have been released. With the help of Ononoki Yotsugi,...

2024.08.08

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