The novel that inspired Monkey Punch's Lupin the Third is coming to print in a beautiful new edition! Magnetic Press, which has been printing fiftieth anniversary goodies for the classic anime, is preparing to open a Kickstarter in three days' time. Get a sneak peek, and sign up for exclusive Day One bonuses, after the jump!
Ryoichi Wada, a Japanese writer best known as the co-creator of the 2017 horror comedy film One Cut of the Dead, launched a crowdfunding campaign for his new ninja anime project NINJAMASX on Kickstarter on December 22. It tells an adventure story of six descendants of ninjas rising up to save the world in the future in the United States. Hit the jump for more details.
The previously announced third season of Dropkick on My Devil! gives fans a little injection of warmth on a cold Winter's day by announcing that the series will continue in Summer 2022. Manga creator Yukiwo drew an illustration of Jashin-chan and Yurine striking a fighting pose to reveal the date. Summon it past the jump!
The official website for the Sister Princess franchise's 20th-anniversary project has announced that a new full album "Sister Princess VTuber project ~song❤️collection~" is set to be released on February 16, 2022. The songs in the album will all be newly recorded. Hit the jump for more details.
In commemoration of the start of the broadcast of the TV anime AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline, PARCO, a chain of department stores in Japan, will start a crowdfunding campaign to build a three-meter high statue of the special mobile weapon in the show, "MALLeS KENBU," on November 1. Learn more about the project after the jump!
As part of their formation's fourth-anniversary project, the three-member voice actress idol unit Run Girls, Run! launched a crowdfunding campaign to produce their first photo collection book on October 1. And it immediately reached its goal of 2,000,000 yen (18,000 USD). Hit the jump for more details.
The Dirty Pair Lovely Angels live on! A new Kickstarter campaign is underway to fund production of the first-ever English dub of 1985's Dirty Pair. Nozomi Entertainment is at the helm, and the backer rewards are wild. Hit the jump to learn more!
A crowdfunding campaign to realize the TV broadcast of the original web anime Inou no AICis (AICis of Unusual Power) - ESP & HIGH SCHOOL DETECTIVE - launched at 19:00 on August 20 (JST), then immediately reached its goal of 1,850,000 yen (16,900 USD) only in 25 hours. Hit the jump for more details.
At the stage greeting event held at the Cine Libre Ikebukuro theater in Tokyo on August 21, Shigeyoshi Tsukahara announced that his independent animation project KURAYUKABA, which was based on his own original story, had gotten a green light for production of the entire film. Hit the jump for more details.
The official website for the Sister Princess franchise's 20th-anniversary project announced today that it will suspend its activities as of October 1, 2021. The project featuring the sisters' virtual YouTuber activities was originally launched in September 2019 as a one-year time limited project. Hit the jump for more details.
The official YouTube channel for Sanrio's rock band-themed character franchise SHOW BY ROCK!! has posted a full music video for Mashumairesh!!'s new song "Trigger Rock," which is the first live-action video in the ten year-old franchise. Watch the four VA's joyful performance after the jump!
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