Anime News
“Quintessential Quintuplets” Season 2 to be Helmed by New Director & Studio, Set for October ReleaseFeb 19, 20 6am
The manga may be ending soon, but we won’t be seeing the last of the quints yet. Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine has just announced that season two of the anime adaptation of Negi Haruba’s ultra-popular manga Quintessential Quintuplets (Gotoubun no Hanayome) is set to be released this October.
Funimation Streams English-Dubbed Trailer of “My Hero Academia: Heroes Rising” Anime FilmFeb 19, 20 6am
An English-dubbed trailer for My Hero Academia the Movie – Heroes: Rising – film was streamed by Funimation this Tuesday. Get to hear the English voices of the film’s new characters Nine, Slice, and Katsuma for the first time in the trailer here.
US and Canada Gets Theatrical Screenings for Daisuke Igarashi’s “Children of the Sea” Anime FilmFeb 19, 20 5am
American distributor GKIDS has just announced that they will be holding limited theatrical screenings for the anime film adaptation of Daisuke Igarashi’s manga Children of the Lost Sea (Kaiju no Kodomo).
Yosuke Eguchi Returns to Play Hajime Saito + Mackenyu Joins Cast of Live-Action Rurouni Kenshin “Final Chapter” FilmsFeb 18, 20 5am
The official Japanese website of the live-action film adaptations of the highly-popular Rurouni Kenshin series has announced that Yosuke Eguchi will be reprising his role as Hajime Saito, captain of the Shinsengumi third unit.
Promo Video, Preview of OP Song, New Visual Revealed for “My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU” Season 3Feb 18, 20 5am
Promotions are now in full swing for the upcoming third season of My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU (original Japanese title: Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru). The first promo video for the much-awaited season 3 has been released last Saturday, and the two-and-a-half-minute long video previews the new season’s theme song, “Megumi no Ame” (Budding Rain) by singer Nagi Yanagi.
2nd Promo Video Released for New Anime Project for Boys-Love Series “Sekaiichi Hatsukoi” Feb 18, 20 5am
A new promotional video was released last Thursday for the upcoming anime project of popular boys-love title Sekaiichi Hatsukoi (The World’s Greatest First Love). Like the first promo video, the second PV previews the anime’s theme song “Mirai no Kimi no Te no Naka de” (The Future is Also in Your Hands) by Shuhei Kita.
New Visual, Release Date Revealed for Upcoming Film for Musical Boys-Love Anime “given”Feb 17, 20 6am
A new color visual was released just in time for Valentine’s Day last week for the film project for boys-love anime series given. The new visual features Haruki, Akihiko, and the latter’s roommate Ugetsu.
New Trailer Released for Live-Action Film Adaptation of Boys-Love Manga “The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese”Feb 17, 20 5am
A new trailer was released this Monday for the upcoming live-action film adaptation of boys-love manga The Cornered Mouse Dreams of Cheese and its sequel manga, The Carp on the Chopping Block Jumps Twice.
Promotional Video Released for Upcoming Baseball Girls Anime “Tamayomi” Feb 17, 20 5am
A promotional video was released this Saturday for the upcoming anime adaptation of Mountain Pukuichi’s baseball girls anime Tamayomi. Check it out here.
Lead character Yomi Takeda will be voiced by newcomer Kaori Maeda, who just debuted last year by voicing small roles in 100% Pascal-sensei.
Sonic the Hedgehog Film’s USD 57 Million Opening Earnings Make it the Best Video Game Movie Debut Ever in USFeb 17, 20 5am
The redesign appears to have been worth it, as the initially much-maligned Sonic the Hedgehog movie was welcomed warmly by audiences. Entertainment news websites Variety and Deadline reported that the film earned an estimated USD 57 million in its first three days in the US box office, making it highest US opening weekend for a movie adaptation of a video game.
