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VIDEO: Trailer for Vocaloid Song-Inspired Film "Sakura no Ame" Featuring High School Girl Miku
18-year-old Maika Yamamoto (Assassination Classroom) plays Miku
The official website for the upcoming live-action film inspired by halyosy's graduation-themed vocaloid song "Sakura no Ame" (Cherry Blossom Rain), originally released with Hatsune Miku's vocals in February 2008, and its novel adaptations, has posted a 110-second full trailer featuring the song. Check the latest clip after the jump!
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New Main Visual for "Terra Formars" TV Anime 2nd Season "Revenge" Revealed
New season will premiere on Tokyo MX, ABC Asahi, TV Aichi, BS11 in April
The official website for the anime adaptation project of Yu Sasuga and Kenichi Tachibana's popular sci-fi action manga series Terra Formars today updated with a new main visual for the upcoming TV anime second season Revenge, also announcing its additional voice cast. Check the latest information after the jump.
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Main Voice Cast for "Battle Spirits: Double Drive" Announced
8th "Battle Spirits" TV anime series is set to premiere on April 6
Sunrise's official website for Battle Spirits: Double Drive, the upcoming 8th TV anime series based on Bandai's trading card game series Battle Spirits, has announced its main voice cast. And it is also confirmed that the anime will premiere on TV Tokyo and its affiliates in Japan on April 6. Check the latest information after the jump.
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Apparel Company Felissimo Releases New Hatsune Miku Collaboration Items
Apron dress, umbrella, pouch, wristwatch, bracelet
Following the successful first "Mousou Fes" collection last year, Kobe-based apparel company Felissimo has started offering the second lineup of its collaboration items with the most popular vocaloid character, Hatsune Miku, via its official online store Sukiyaki. Check the new items after the jump!
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VIDEO: Behind-The-Scenes Clip for "Dias Police" Live-Action Drama/Film Teaser
Kazuyosho Kumakiri (Bakugyaku Familia)-directed film will open this summer
Following the 15-second teaser for the upcoming live-action TV drama and film adaptation of the Dias Police ~Ihou Keisatsu~ manga, Toei has also posted its 50-second behind-the-scenes clip, revealing the teaser was filmed by the leading actor Shota Matsui himself. Check the latest clip after the jump.
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SKE48 Provides Theme Song for New "PriPara" Anime Film
19th single "Chicken LINE" will be released on March 30
The official website for the PriPara anime franchise's upcoming 3rd film PriPara Mi~nna no Akogare♪ Let's Go☆PriPari (PriPara: Everyone's Yearning♪ Let's Go☆PriPari) announced today that Nagoya-based Japanese girls idol group SKE48's "Chicken LINE" is featured as the ED theme song for the film. Hit the jump for more details.
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VIDEO: Behind-The-Scenes Clip from "Boku Dake ga Inai Machi" Live-Action Film
Tatsuya Fujiwara-starring film hits Japanese theaters March 19
The official YouTube channel for the upcoming live-action film adaptation of Kei Sanbe's fantasy suspense manga Boku Dake ga Inai Machi/The Town Where Only I am Missing has posted a 90-second behind-the-scenes clip featuring Tatsuya Fujiwara (Death Note) as the protagonist Satoru Fujinuma (Warning: the video includes an important spoiler of the story).
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VIDEO: "Hatsune Miku Expo 2016" Theme Song "Blue Star" MV Posted
Japan tour will run across five cities from March to April
The official website for the upcoming "Hatsune Miku Expo 2016" concert event has posted a full music video for its theme song "Blue Star feat. Hatsune Miku" (Miku Expo ver.), which is newly written/composed by popular vocaloid song creator HachiojiP ("Electric Love," "Sweet Devil"). Check the latest Miku MV after the jump!r
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Voice Actress Idol Unit i☆Ris to Hold Their First Budokan Concert in November
11th single "Goin'on" hits Japanese stores tomorrow
The official website for six-member voice actress idol group i☆Ris, well known for their voice acting and theme song works for the PriPara anime franchise, today announced that "i☆Ris 4th Anniversary LIVE" will be held at Nippon Budokan on November 25, 2016. It will be their first concert at the internationally famous arena. Hit the jump for more details.
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Lucy Heartfilia Visual for "Fairy Tail" Stage Play Revealed
Precedent lottery for the tickets will be held till tomorrow
Following Natsu, Gray, Jellal, Hibiki and Lyon, the official website for Live Fantasy Fairy Tail, the upcoming stage play adaptation of Hiro Mashima's action fantasy manga Fairy Tail, today posted a visual for its first female cast, Lucy Heratfolia portrayed by 28-year-old Ayu Manaka. Check her visual after the jump.
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Bandai Namco Pictures Files Trademark for "Aikatsu Stars!"
"Big news" will be revealed on February 22
It has been confirmed that Bandai Namco Pictures (BNP) filed a trademark for "Aikatsu Stars!" with the Japan Patent Office on January 26, and it was released to public on February 9. The registered scope includes offering of animation movies via the internet and other means of transmission. Hit the jump for more details.
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VIDEO: "Maho Girls PreCure!" Special Giveaway DVD Content Posted
Including a ED song dance lesson with Cure Miracle and Cure Magical
Same with last year, Toei Animation held a DVD giveaway campaign for the 13th PreCure TV series Mahou Tsukai PreCure!/Maho Girls PreCure! in Japan on its premiere day, February 7. One week later, the company's official YouTube channel posted its 23-minute content. Check the world of the new PreCure series after the jump.
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VIDEO: Trailer for "Yona of The Dawn" Stage Play Posted
Directed by Takuya Masumoto (One Piece, Z/X Ignition, Marvel Disk Wars: The Avengers)
The official YouTube channel for the upcoming stage play adaptation of Mizuho Kusanagi's Akatsuki no Yona/Yona of the Dawn fantasy shoujo manga has posted a two-minute trailer introducing its plot and main cast. The play will be performed at EX Theater Roppongi in Tokyo from March 16 to 21. Check the clip after the jump.
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"Osomatsu-san" 2nd OP Song Sells 25,000 Copies in Debut Week
Highest ranking for the unit and the anime franchise
According to the latest Oricon report, six-member Japanese idol unit AouP's 5th single "Zenryoku Batankyu," released on February 10, sold 25,000 copies in its first week, ranking second in the weekly single sales chart. It is now used as the OP theme for the second cour of the Osomatsu-san/Mr. Osomatsu TV anime. Hit the jump for more details and MVs.
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Voice Actress Kyoko Narumi to Leave Earth Star Entertainment
Her birthday event on March 19 will be held as planned
29-year-old anime voice actress Kyoko Narumi, best known as Nasuno Takamiya in the Teekyu anime series and its spin-off Takamiya Nasuno Desu!, announced on her official blog today that she will leave her current agency Earth Star Entertainment as of March 31, 2016, then will be a freelancer after that. Hit the jump for more details.
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