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Palude, a loungewear brand, has collaborated with the TV anime series “If You’re a Virgin at 30, You’ll Become a Wizard, It Seems Like”! Enjoy your at-home outfit with cherry-patterned hoodies and shorts♪Palude, a brand that develops collaboration items with anime and games, has released a loungewear collection based on the TV anime “If You’re a Virgin at Thirty, You’ll Become a Wizard, It Seems Like”!

The lineup includes fluffy hoodies, shorts, socks, and blankets with cherry designs, in reference to the abbreviation of...

2024.08.03

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The broadcast start date for “Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II” (season 2) has been decided! It will start on October 4th on TOKYO MX and other stations!”Gun Gale Online” is “another SAO” based on “Sword Art Online” (written by Kawahara Reki), which has sold over 30 million copies worldwide, and is illustrated by original author Sigsawa Keiichi and character designer Kuroboshi Kouhaku.

The broadcast date for the second season of the TV anime "Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online II" (abbreviated...

2024.08.03

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The title of the TV anime “Aobuta” “College Student Edition” will be “Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus” and it will be broadcast in 2025! The special visual for the event “Aobuta Fes -Rascal Does Not Dream of a Colorful Album-” has also been released!The novel series “Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus” by Kamoshida Hajime has sold over 3 million copies. The title of the “College Student Edition” that has been decided to be animated has been decided as the TV anime “Rascal Does Not Dream of Santa Claus”. It will be broadcast in 2025.

In addition, special visuals have been released from the event "Aobuta Fes -Rascal Does Not Dream of a Colorful Album-" ...

2024.08.03

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“Silent Witch: The Secret of the Silent Witch” to be made into an anime! Voice actor Saya Aizawa releases comment videoThe high fantasy series “Silent Witch: The Secret of the Silent Witch” (author: Matsuri Iku, illustrator: Nanna Fujimi) has a total of 130 million page views and over 600,000 copies in print on “Let’s Become a Novelist” and has been decided to be made into an anime, and the visuals for the anime adaptation by Nanna Fujimi have been released!

Additionally, Saya Aizawa has been chosen to play the main character, Monica Everett, the Silent Witch. ▲An original ill...

2024.08.03

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From the summer anime “Goodbye, Earth,” the synopsis and preview cuts of episode 4, “Fourth Movement: Engraving. The Proof is Still Far Away,” have been released!Author Tou Ubukata’s masterpiece novel “Bye-Bye, Earth” has been adapted into a WOWOW original anime! It is currently being broadcast and streamed on WOWOW every Friday from 11:30 p.m. It is also being broadcast on other BS stations and streamed on various streaming platforms.

The synopsis and preview cuts from episode 4, "Fourth Movement: Engraving. The Proof is Still Far Away," which will be b...

2024.08.02

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“Re:collection” 2nd series: Interview with male voice actors including Genki Okawa, Yusei Kikuchi, Ryota Suzuki, Tomohito Takatsuka, and Arthur Lounsbery as they talk about their thoughts on the songs they covered ahead of the 2nd live showThe “[Re:collection] HIT SONG cover series feat. voice actors” series features a J-POP hit song cover album in which a gorgeous cast of male voice actors sings classic songs that represent the 1980s to 2000s.

A release event for all three albums in the second series was held at a location in Tokyo on June 30th, and five of the ...

2024.08.02

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The key visual and the artists who will perform the opening and ending themes for the TV anime “Haigakura” which will air in October have been revealed!”Haigakura” is a popular comic series by Shinobu Takayama, author of “Amatsuki” and “Hanashoku no Shiro”, which has sold over 1.3 million copies (including e-books).

The key visuals for this series, which will be broadcast on TOKYO MX, Sun TV, BS Asahi and others from October Kannazuki...

2024.08.02

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[PR] Interview with MIZUSAWA, author of the BL comic “I Woke Up and Was Attacked by a Girl Out of My league” | What was the story behind his doujinshi debut with no prior experience?The BL comic “I woke up and was attacked by a flower out of my league” was released on FANZA Doujin on July 19th. The beautiful illustrations and the perfect pairing of “an unconscious sadistic boy and an obsessive stalker boy” have drawn a lot of attention!

When we spoke to the author, MIZUSAWA (circle name), he told us that this was his first original manga. He talked about ...

2024.08.02

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Hinaki Yano’s solo live show “Hinaki Yano LIVE 2024 ~A Summer with You~” to be held | All previously released songs released on subscription servicesThe solo live show “Yano Hinaki LIVE 2024 ~A Summer with You~” by Yano Hinaki, an active voice actress and artist, is scheduled to be held on Sunday, November 3, 2024!

Advance ticket sales will begin on Friday, August 2nd at 6:00 PM for "SMA VOICE" members only. In addition, all 10 songs...

2024.08.02

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Official report on the opening day stage greetings for “Inside Out 2” has arrived! Nine voice actors from the dubbing version, including Shinobu Otake, Mikako Tabe, Ami Koshimizu, and Kana Hanazawa, appeared on stageDisney and Pixar’s latest movie, “Inside Out 2,” will be released on Thursday, August 1, 2024!

Anticipation for this film is also building in Japan, and on the first day of its release, an opening day stage greeting...

2024.08.02

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“Natsume’s Book of Friends Urushi” will have a special program releasing the latest information featuring Hiroshi Kamiya, Kazuhiko Inoue, and Kazuma Horie! “Natsume’s Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond” will be available on Netflix from August 10thAhead of the broadcast of the TV anime “Natsume’s Book of Friends: Urushi,” a special program releasing the latest information, “Anime Natsume’s Book of Friends: Urushi ~Summer Banquet~,” featuring Kamiya Hiroshi, Inoue Kazuhiko, and other main cast members, will be streamed on YouTube on Friday, August 30, 2024!

In addition, it has been announced that "Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond" will be available for unli...

2024.08.02

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The BL drama CD “Neko to Spica 2” (featuring voice actors: Yuki Sakakibara, Eiji Takeuchi, Yoshiki Nakajima, Shinichiro Kamio, Junta Terashima, and others) is now available on “Pocket Drama CD”! Data is now available for purchase on “Animate Online Store”!The BL drama CD “Neko to Spica 2” (featuring voice actors: Sakakibara Yuki, Takeuchi Eiji, Nakajima Yoshiki, Kamio Shinichiro, Terashima Junta, and others) is now available for download on the smartphone drama CD distribution service “Pocket Drama CD”, and digital sales are now available on “Animate Online Store”.

The sequel to the drama CD "Neko to Spica" based on the original work by Tama Hatoya has been released on CD! "I love yo...

2024.08.02

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Nao Toyama’s solo live show “My Idea of the Best Setlist!” to be held! Official club’s fastest advance reservation lottery beginsVoice actress and singer Nao Toyama has announced that she will be holding a solo concert titled “My Ideal Setlist!” on Saturday, February 22, 2025.

This performance will be held in two parts at TOKYO DOME CITY HALL. Advance ticket reservations will be accepted by lott...

2024.08.02

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Drama CD “Bungo to Alchemist Recitation Voice Part 1 Muro Saisei” (Voice actor: Ryota Osaka) is now available on “Pocket Drama CD”! Data is now available for purchase on “Animate Online Store”! [Pocket Drama exclusive track too♪]The drama CD “Bungo to Alchemist: Reciting Voices, Part 1: Muroo Saisei” (voice actor: Osaka Ryota) is now available for download on the smartphone drama CD distribution service “Pocket Drama CD”, and digital sales are now available on “Animate Online Store”.

A series of audio readings of poems and novels from the literary reincarnation simulation game "Bungo to Alchemist" has ...

2024.08.02

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The third character visual and the entire cast, including voice actors, have been released for the fourth “World Trigger” performance, “World Trigger the Stage: Galopula Interception Arc”!2024年10月、11月に東京・大阪・福岡にて上演が決定している「ワーステ」第4弾公演「ワールドトリガー the Stage」ガロプラ迎撃編。

The third set of character visuals and the entire cast, including voice actors, have now been released. In addition, adv...

2024.08.02

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Advance scene cuts and a synopsis of episode 6 of “Ramen Akaneko”, “I’m Curious”, “I’m Curious”, and “It Gets Familiar” have arrived!The popular comic “Ramen Akaneko” (author: Angyaman), currently being serialized in “Shonen Jump +” (Shueisha), won 5th place in the Web Manga category of the “Next Manga Awards 2022”. The TV anime adaptation of the work will be broadcast nationwide on 28 TBS affiliated stations from 11:56 p.m. on Thursday, July 4th!

This time, advance scene cuts and a synopsis for the sixth cup (episode 6), "I'm curious," "It bothers me," and "It beco...

2024.08.02

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“Re:collection” 2nd series: Interview with male voice actors including Genki Okawa, Yusei Kikuchi, Ryota Suzuki, Tomohito Takatsuka, and Arthur Lounsbery as they talk about their thoughts on the songs they covered ahead of the 2nd live showThe “[Re:collection] HIT SONG cover series feat. voice actors” series features a J-POP hit song cover album in which a gorgeous cast of male voice actors sings classic songs that represent the 1980s to 2000s.

A release event for all three albums in the second series was held at a location in Tokyo on June 30th, and five of the ...

2024.08.02

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Advance scene cuts and synopsis for episode 4, “Crabs and Electricity are Important,” from “ATRI -My Dear Moments-” have been released!The game “ATRI -My Dear Moments-” released by Aniplex’s novel game brand “ANIPLEX.EXE” has been made into a TV anime! It will be broadcast on TOKYO MX and other stations from Saturday, July 13, 2024.

Advance scene cuts, a synopsis, and a preview video for Log 04 (Episode 4) "Crabs and Electricity are Important" have be...

2024.08.02

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Nozomu Sasaki has been added to the cast of “[Re:collection] HIT SONG cover series feat. voice actors 2nd Live”!The “[Re:collection] HIT SONG cover series feat.voice actors” series features a J-POP hit song cover album by 30 gorgeous male voice actors.

Nozomu Sasaki has been added to the cast of " HIT SONG cover series feat.voice actors 2nd Live," a J-POP hit song cover ...

2024.08.02

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A screening of the completed film “Overlord: Holy Kingdom Arc” will be held! Special collaboration with Aomori Nebuta Festival and Sendai Tanabata Festival also announcedThe completely new movie “Overlord: Holy Kingdom Arc” will be released nationwide on Friday, September 20, 2024. A preview screening will be held ahead of the release! The six main cast members, Satoshi Hino, Yumi Hara, Masayuki Kato, Yoshino Aoyama, Hitomi Nabatame, and Asami Seto, will be giving a pre-screening speech on stage.

In addition, a special collaboration with the Aomori Nebuta Festival and the Sendai Tanabata Festival has also been deci...

2024.08.02

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