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“My Hero Academia” finally comes to an end, with Kohei Horikoshi’s thank-you message published in “The New York Times”! A global popularity poll will be heldThe hugely popular comic series “My Hero Academia” (written by Kohei Horikoshi) has sold over 100 million copies worldwide. It began serialization in Weekly Shonen Jump issue 32 (released July 7, 2014) and will finally conclude in the combined special issue 36/37 of 2024 (released August 5).

To commemorate this conclusion, we will be holding the first-ever global popularity poll for the series, "My Hero Academ...

2024.08.05

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The world is paying attention to “Kowaii” characters!! Character goods by illustrator Maniani will be exhibited at “Anime Expo 2024” and “Taiwan Comic Expo”! An online shopping site for overseas customers will also open”Maniani World,” featuring “Kowaii” illustrations by Maniani, a popular illustrator both in Japan and overseas, was exhibited at Anime Expo 2024, held in Los Angeles from Thursday, July 4th to Sunday, July 7th, 2024, and the 23rd Taiwan Comic Expo, held in Taipei from Thursday, July 25th to Monday, July 29th, 2024.

In addition to the sale of new "scary" but "cute" "Kowaii" character goods, many visitors enjoyed "Maniani World", which...

2024.08.05

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The “Bungo Stray Dogs Expo Act 2” Takasaki venue will be held at Takasaki Takashimaya from August 7th (Wed) to August 26th (Mon)! Don’t miss the enhanced content that covers all of the manga, anime, and stage plays!The Takasaki venue of the large-scale exhibition “Bungo Stray Dogs Great Exhibition Act II,” which covers everything about “Bungo Stray Dogs,” which has expanded to manga, anime, and stage plays, will be held at Takasaki Takashimaya from Wednesday, August 7th to Monday, August 26th, 2024.

This exhibition is a new version of the "Bungo Stray Dogs Exhibition" that was held in 2020. In addition to displaying r...

2024.08.05

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As part of the August campaign for the “Dakaichi 5 Million Copies FES.”, the stairs on the 2nd to 6th floors of Animate Ikebukuro will be decorated with a special “Dakaichi” design! You can enjoy Chun-Taka’s encounter on the large screen wall decoration!The hugely popular BL comic “I’m Being Threatened by the Number 1 Man I Want to Dakare,” commonly known as “Dakaichi” (by Sakurabi Hashigo-sensei), has been adapted into an anime, a stage play, and a novel. To commemorate the work’s 5 million copies sold, the “Dakaichi 5 Million Copies FES.” will be held from Friday, July 19th.

While the recent takeover of the 1st floor entrance plaza at Animate Ikebukuro Main Store is still fresh in our memory, ...

2024.08.05

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A summary of information on Shizuku, the shrine maiden with divine powers from “The Prince Who Ran Away”! In addition to her abilities, we will also tell you about her personality, character, and relationship with Tokiyuki.”The Prince Who Wants to Run Away” is a work by manga artist Matsui Yusei, who is known for “Assassination Classroom” and “Majin Tantei Nougai Neuro.” It has been serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” since 2021, and the anime began airing in July 2024, making it one of the most anticipated works of the season.

This work tells the story of Hojo Tokiyuki, the sole surviving heir to the collapsed Kamakura shogunate, who uses his ta...

2024.08.05

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“Inside Out 2” achieves No. 1 opening record for foreign films in 2024! The super important scene in the film where Joy and the others are expelled from the headquarters is revealedThe movie “Inside Out 2” was released on Thursday, August 1, 2024.

Box office results for the first four days of release (including the pre-release screening on Wednesday, July 31st) have...

2024.08.05

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Official report on the talk panel for “The Seven Deadly Sins: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” at “OTAKON 2024” has arrived! Kikunosuke Toya and Aino Shimada interact with North American fansA talk panel for the TV anime “The Seven Deadly Sins: The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” will be held at “OTAKON 2024,” an Asian pop culture festival held in Washington DC, USA!

The official report of the event has just arrived. The main cast members, Toya Kikunosuke and Shimada Aino, took to the ...

2024.08.05

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New illustrations for the special limited edition of “Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM” have been revealed! The title of the new novel and drama CD is “Neumann’s Logbook”Newly drawn illustrations have been unveiled for the storage box and four-sided digital jacket of the Blu-ray Mighty Edition and special limited edition of Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM, which will be released on Blu-ray, 4K UHD-BD, and DVD on Wednesday, December 25, 2024!

Additionally, it was revealed that the title of the newly written bonus novel and drama CD is "Neumann's Logbook." The s...

2024.08.05

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The official report of the stage greeting to commemorate the screening of the final act of “Code Geass: Rose of the Recapture” has arrived! Kohei Amasaki, Makoto Furukawa, Reina Ueda, Miyu Tomita, Hiroki Yasumoto and others will be on stageCode Geass: Rose of the Recapture will be released in four acts, with consecutive monthly screenings starting in May 2024. The final act has been in theaters since Friday, August 2nd and is currently a huge hit.

This time, the official report of the "Final Act Screening Commemorative Stage Greeting" held on Saturday, August 3rd ha...

2024.08.05

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An official interview with Araki Tarusuke, who plays Heshikiri Hasebe in “Touken Ranbu: Kaiden: Close Samurai,” and a character PV for “Heshikiri Hasebe” have been released!”Touken Ranbu: Kai – The Legend of the Close Samurai” will be screened in theaters for three weeks only starting Friday, August 16, 2024.

It has been decided that official interviews with the main cast and staff of this work will be released in succession! T...

2024.08.05

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Preview scene cuts and synopsis for episode 6 of “Shika no Koko no Kokoshitantan,” “Summer Deer Festival,” have been released!The TV anime “Shikanokokonokokoshitantan” is being broadcast every Wednesday on ABEMA from July 2024, and every Sunday on TOKYO MX, BS Nippon TV, and other channels.

This time, preview stills and a synopsis of episode 6, "Summer Deer Festival," have been released. As usual, Neko-chan i...

2024.08.05

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The lyric video for the song “Suigin Chi Ka Moku Do Ten Amen” from “Kimi no Iro” has been released! Director Naoko Yamada’s comment about the song has also arrived.The movie “Your Color” will be released nationwide on Friday, August 30, 2024.

The lyric video for the song "Mercury, Metal, Earth, Fire, Wood, Earth, Heaven, Amen" from the movie has been released! ...

2024.08.05

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A report on the latest performance of Roselia’s live tour “Rosenchor” in Shanghai has been released! In addition to performing 14 songs including those from the latest album, “Yume no Kesshou ROSE” also appeared in the intermission video.An additional Shanghai performance of the “Rosenchor” live tour by Roselia from the “BanG Dream!” project, held at the Shanghai Jing’an Sports Center on Saturday, August 3, 2024.

In addition to performing a total of 14 songs, there was also a performance by "Yume no Keshou ROSE", and the live conce...

2024.08.05

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A remake of the voice library created from Kou Shibasaki’s voice! The download version of the voice creation software “AIVOICE galaco” is released today!!AIVOICE galaco (illustration: Ryo Fujiwara) is a voice creation software for Windows based on the voice of actor and singer Kou Shibasaki. By simply inputting text, anyone can easily create and save voice files read by galaco!

Galaco was originally conceived by Shibasaki herself as an image character for the music unit galaxias!, and was later r...

2024.08.05

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“PUI PUI Molcar The Movie MOLMAX” additional voice actors Aiba Masaki and Otsuka Akio have commented! Release date set for November 29th, teaser visual also releasedThe completely new CG animation movie “PUI PUI Molcar The Movie MOLMAX” has been scheduled for release on Friday, November 29, 2024, and the teaser visual has been released!

In addition, it has been decided that Aiba Masaki and Otsuka Akio will participate as voice actors. ▲ Teaser visual rele...

2024.08.05

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Voice actress Maria Naganawa has chosen “Wonderful Pretty Cure!”, “World Dystar”, “100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really Love You”, “Girls Radio Days”, “BNA: Brand New Animal” and other works as her representative works. – Summary of representative anime characters (2024 edition)August 5th is the birthday of voice actress Maria Naganawa. Congratulations!

Maria Naganawa is a voice actress who has voiced characters such as Inukai Komugi/Cure Wonderful in " Wonderful Pretty C...

2024.08.05

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Voice actress Maria Naganawa has chosen “Wonderful Pretty Cure!”, “World Dystar”, “100 Girlfriends Who Really Really Really Really Love You”, “Girls Radio Days”, “BNA: Brand New Animal” and other works as her representative works. – Summary of representative anime characters (2024 edition)August 5th is the birthday of voice actress Maria Naganawa. Congratulations!

Maria Naganawa is a voice actress who has voiced characters such as Inukai Komugi/Cure Wonderful in " Wonderful Pretty C...

2024.08.05

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From the summer anime “The Demon King’s Strongest Magician Was a Human,” advance scene cuts and a synopsis of episode 6, “The Dwarf King,” have been released!The TV anime “The Demon King’s Strongest Magician Was a Human” is currently airing on TOKYO MX, BS Asahi, and AT-X from Wednesday, July 3rd. ABEMA is offering an exclusive unlimited viewing service starting Wednesday, June 26th, one week before the terrestrial broadcast.

The synopsis and preview cuts from episode 6, "The Dwarf King," have been released. Ike promised the Demon King that he ...

2024.08.04

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The first Marutsuke event for “Hoiku Danshi” will be held! New information will be announced, including the long-awaited first live performance and participation at AGF2024.Earth Star Entertainment Co., Ltd.’s new media mix project “Supplementary Men”. On Sunday, August 4, 2024, the first original talk event for “Supplementary Men” [1st Marking Event ~Stand Up, Me, Sit Down~] was held at KFC Hall & Annex (Ryogoku, Tokyo).

On the day, Yusuke Kobayashi, Fumiya Imai, Hayato Dojima, Masato Toyoshima, Mutsumi Iwanaka and others took to the stage...

2024.08.04

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The fourth gift for moviegoers of “Strawberry School Festival!!!” has been announced! “The 2nd Nationwide Simultaneous Live Broadcast Special Talk by Strawberry School Members (live-action) to Thank You for the Huge Hit” and “The 2nd Nationwide Simultaneous Support Screening” have also been decidedThe entertainment group “Strawberry Prince” has been made into an anime movie! “Strawberry Prince The Movie: The Beginning Story ~Strawberry School Festival!!!~” is currently a huge hit!

This time, information on the 4th giveaway for moviegoers has been released! In addition, the second "Nationwide Simulta...

2024.08.04

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