The official website for the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime revealed two new cast members and character designs on Sunday for the two new episodes in the Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan (Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai) original video anime (OVA) project.

The new characters include Kouki Uchiyama as Yoma Hashimoto (pictured left in image below) and Hiroki Takahashi as a young man (pictured right).



The two new episodes — "Zange-shitsu" (Confessional Room) and "The Run" — will play in nine screenings at six cities in Japan between December 8 (Tokyo's TFT Hall 1000) and March 29 (Omiya's Sonic City - Large Hall). Kishibe Rohan voice actor Takahiro Sakurai will appear in talk show segments at every screening.

The anime studio David Production adapted two previous Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan stories as original anime DVDs. The "Fugō Mura" (Millionaire Village) episode was available for people who purchased all 13 DVD or Blu-ray Disc volumes of the JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable anime in 2017. The "Mutsukabezaka" (Mutsukabe Hill) episode came with the manga's second volume last year. Crunchyroll screened the overseas premiere of "Fugō Mura" at its Crunchyroll Expo event on August 30

Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan is a series of Hirohiko Araki's manga one-shots starring his JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable character Rohan Kishibe, who is also Araki's fictional alter ego. Shueisha published the first compiled book volume of the different Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai stories in November 2013. The manga's latest installment, titled "Episode 10: The Run," debuted in February 2018 in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine.

Sources: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime's website / Comic Natalie :

http://jojo-animation.com/news/2019/10/news5.php

https://natalie.mu/comic/news/352133

The staff of Sekaiichi Hatsukoi ~Propose-Hen~ (The World's Greatest First Love: Proposal Arc), the new anime based on Shungiku Nakamura's The World's Greatest First Love: The Case of Ritsu Onodera boys-love manga, will have event screenings in theaters in February.

The staff also revealed that Shuhei Kita will return from the previous television series and film to perform the new anime's theme song. The song's CD, and a separate character vocal album with theme songs from the previous television series and film and character songs, will both ship on February 19.

The new anime celebrates the fifth anniversary of Kadokawa's Emerald magazine, where the manga is currently serialized. The magazine launched in August 2014. The magazine is based on the magazine of the same name from within the story of The World's Greatest First Love. The manga transferred to the magazine in its debut issue.

The manga follows the tension between a newly recruited manga editor named by Ritsu Onodera and his tyrannical editor-in-chief Masamune Takano — who happen to share a common past.

The manga debuted in Kadokawa's The Ruby magazine in 2006, and moved to Asuka Ciel in 2009, before moving to Emerald in August 2014. Kadokawa published the manga's 14th compiled book volume on May 1. Viz Media's SuBLime imprint is publishing the manga in English, and it released the 11th volume on January 8.

The manga has previously inspired anime adaptations. The first and second seasons premiered in April and October 2011, respectively. Crunchroll streamed both series as they aired in Japan. The two OVAs shipped with the fifth and sixth compiled volumes of the manga. Funimation released the television anime and OVAs on DVD in March 2017.

A film, Sekai-ichi Hatsukoi: Yokozawa Takafumi no Baai, opened in 2014.

Source: Comic Natalie

https://natalie.mu/comic/news/354553

ASMIK Ace began streaming four videos for ARP Backstage Pass, the television anime of the ARP (nominally an abbreviation for Artists Republic Production) dance vocal group, on Sunday. The videos preview the character songs for the main characters. PV's:

https://youtu.be/mieWGQMQhjg

https://youtu.be/9k9BcbKxkBw

https://youtu.be/4YcJFvOC8O0

https://youtu.be/RFyjx0yexRA



Kazuhiko Inoue will play the chairman, and Wataru Komada will play Haruomi Matsumoto.

The anime will premiere in January 2020. The anime was originally slated to air this year.

The show's theme song by ARP is titled "Burn it up."

The ARP group holds live performances — featuring singing, dancing, and interactive talking with the audience — in real-time using the latest augmented-reality technology. The ikemen (handsome) group members include their de facto leader Shinji, the talented dancer León, and the members of the Rebel Cross duo (designer Daiya and composer/writer Rage).

ARP's executive producer Akari Uchida once produced Konami's LovePlus and Tokimeki Memorial Girl's Side game franchises before leaving Konami in 2015.

ARP mainly holds concerts in the winter and summer under a talent contract with Avex.

Source: ASMIK Ace YouTube channel (See Above)

-Staff-

Director: Tetsuya Endo
Theme song: ARP New Single「Burn it up」
Studio: Dynamo Pictures

-Cast-

Kazuhiko Inoue
Wataru Komada
Daisuke Namikawa
Takuya Eguchi

via: arp-anime.com

-Staff-

Director: Shigeru Kimiya
Series Composition: Rika Nakase
Main Character Draft: YukiKana
Character Design: Saori Sakiguchi
Studio: PRA

-Cast-

Kengo Kawanishi
Ryouta Suzuki
Junichi Yanagita
Shohei Komatsu
Ayumu Murase
Hinata Tadokoro
Shinnosuke Tachibana
Makoto Furukawa
Kazuyuki Okitsu
Soma Saito
Kaito Ishikawa

via: number24-anime.com ( See Below )

Upcoming rugby anime number24 has no shortage of boys on its team! The series has added seven new characters to its roster today, complete with profile images and voice actors.

Joining the team are:



Fans wanting an early look at the series will have a chance next month during Animate Girls Festival 2019. The number24 Kick-Off Event will take place at the gathering's fountain plaza, and feature interviews and an ED theme performance by the show's eight lead voice actors.

number24 kicks off on TOKYO MX this January / number24 Website (See Below)

Source: Comic Natalie / MoCa-News :

https://natalie.mu/comic/news/352003

https://moca-news.net/article/20191018/2019101813510a_/01/

The official website for MOVIC's number24 original rugby television anime revealed additional cast members for the anime on Friday. The new cast members include:











The previously announced cast includes: ( See above posts )

Kengo Kawanishi as Natsusa Yuzuki
Ryōta Suzuki as Seiichirō Jingyōji
Junichi Yanagita as Ibuki Ueoka
Shōhei Komatsu as Yasunari Tsuru
Ayumu Murase as Yū Mashiro
Hinata Tadokoro as Gakuto Zaitsu
Shinnosuke Tachibana as Ikuto Yufu
Makoto Furukawa as Taisei Uchinashi
Kazuyuki Okitsu as Ethan Taylor
Sōma Saitō as Madoka Hongō
Kaito Ishikawa as Kazutaka Hongō
Takuya Kodama as Fūga Saitō
Aoi Ichikawa as Yayoi Tsuzura
Masamu Ono as Sunao Konoe
Shinnosuke Murashima as Tsūgen Sasaki
Yūki Inoue as Li Hongbin
Kentarō Kumagai as Makoto Someya
Mizuki Chiba as Ren Tamashiro
Kōhei Amasaki as Kotori Kureh
Gakuto Kajiwara as Shōta U
Atsushi Taniguchi as Sōsuke Yamada
Yūki Ishikari as Atomu Gotō

The anime will premiere in January on Tokyo MX.

The anime's college rugby story centers on Natsusa Yuzuki, who expects to be an ace on the rugby team when he enrolls in college. However, he is no longer able to play rugby due to certain circumstances. Ibuki Ueoka is an older fellow student who quit rugby. Yasunari Tsuru is a younger student who finds Natsusa disagreeable. Yū Mashiro is a younger student who admires and follows Natsusa. Seiichirō Shingyō is Natsusa's close childhood friend. Together, they compete in the Kansai university rugby league.

Shigeru Kimiya (Gift - eternal rainbow, One Off, efficus) is directing the anime at PRA. Kei Mori (Verrocchio Agency) is credited for the original work, and MOVIC is credited with the story concept. Rika Nakase (Fushigiboshi no Futago Hime, Rocket Girls, Kanamemo) is in charge of series composition and scripts. YukiKana is drawing the original character designs, and Saori Sakaguchi (animation director for Yuri!!! on Ice, Himouto! Umaruchan) is designing the characters for animation, and is also the chief animation director. Tsukasa Ohira is credited for art setting, while Scott MacDonald is the art director. Atsushi Kanō is the director of photography. Shinobu Nakagawa is credited for animation production supervision. Yoshiki Sakamoto is credited as animation producer.

Sources: number24 anime's website news / MoCa News :

https://number24-anime.com/news/hp0001/index00180000.html

https://moca-news.net/article/20191031/2019103113160a_/01/

The staff for MOVIC's number24 original rugby television anime revealed the show's opening and ending theme song information on Friday. The staff is also streaming previews of the song on YouTube.

Masanori Kobayashi is performing the opening theme song "Set.

https://youtu.be/iEOjz1QBl3Y

The anime will feature three different ending theme songs. Kengo Kawanishi and Ryōta Suzuki will perform the song "Kimi to Iru nara," Kawanishi and Junichi Yanagita will perform the song "Comical Try!!," and Kawanishi and Shōhei Komatsu will perform the song "Every Fight."

https://youtu.be/br6hawGjnJY

https://youtu.be/2nnd7ZoVwE4

https://youtu.be/Z13my-Wx6JY

The anime stars: (See Infro / Visuals Above )

For more Infro: (See Above)

Sources: number24 anime's YouTube channel, (See Vidoes Above)MoCa News:

https://moca-news.net/article/20191101/2019110113430a_/01/

-Synopsis-

“Natsusa Yuzuki entered university expecting to be the rugby club’s ace, but he can no longer play rugby due to certain circumstances. Ibuki Ueoka is a senior who also quit playing rugby. There is also Yasunari Tsuru, Natsusa’s junior who finds him disagreeable. On the other hand, another junior, Yuu Mashiro looks up to Natsusa and follows in his footsteps. Last, there is Seiichirou Shingyouji, Natsusa’s childhood best friend. This is an original rugby anime of former teammates who fight together in matches of Kansai’s university rugby league.”

-Staff-

Director: Shigeru Kimiya
Series Composition: Rika Nakase
Main Character Draft: YukiKana
Character Design: Saori Sakiguchi
Studio: PRA

-Cast-

Natsusa Yuzuki (CV: Kengo Kawanishi
Seiichirou Jingyouji (CV: Ryouta Suzuki)
Ibuki Ueoka (CV: Junichi Yanagita)
Yasunari Tsuru (CV: Shouhei Komatsu)
Yuu Mashiro (CV: Ayumu Murase)
Gakuto Zaitsu (CV: Hinata Tadokoro)
Ikuto Yufu (CV: Shinnosuke Tachibana)
Taisei Uchinashi (CV: Makoto Furukawa)
Ethan Taylor (CV: Kazuyuki Okitsu)
Madoka Hongou (CV: Souma Saitou)
Kazutaka Hongou (CV: Kaito Ishikawa)
Fuuga Saitou (CV: Takuya Kodama)
Yayoi Tsuzura (CV: Aoi Ichikawa)
Sunao Konoe (CV: Masamu Ono)
Tsuugen Sasaki (CV: Shinnosuke Murashima)
Li Honghin (CV: Yuuki Inoue)
Makoto Someya (CV: Kentarou Kumagai)
Ren Tamashiro (CV: Mizuki Chiba)
Pongsaklek Yunu (CV: Ryuuma Kuno)
Takumi Hidaka (CV: Shougo Yano)
Toranoshin Higashizaka (CV: Daichi Kanbara)
Yuuki Koreeda (CV: Masanori Kobayashi)
Shinya Ishigami (CV: Yuuta Hayama)

via: number24-anime.com

The official website for Chukyo TV and Sublimation's original "near-future science fiction drama" anime Shikizakura revealed a teaser promotional video, a teaser visual, the main cast and characters, the theme song, and the 2021 debut for the television series on Friday.

The cast includes:



TYK Promotion, which is based in Nagoya, Aichi, held auditions for new voice actors for the anime's seven main characters. The staff also held an audition for an English-speaking role in the anime at Anime Expo in July. The anime's main staff judged the audition.

Asaka will perform the anime's theme song. Asaka is also from Nagoya.

Chukyo TV and CG animation studio Sublimation are producing the anime. The anime will have 12 30-minute episodes, and is planned to finish production by 2020.

The anime is set in the Tōkai region, and most of the series' main staff members are based in the area. Shin'ya Sugai (Walking Meat) is directing the anime at Sublimation (Love Live! Sunshine!!, Ghost in the Shell Arise, Yamato 2202 CG animation), with Tomoyasu Nishimura (Maria the Virgin Witch, Moribito - Guardian of the Spirit) as producer. Both Sugai and Nishimura are board members of Sublimation. K&K Design is credited for character designs. The production will use both hand drawn and 3D CG animation.

Aside from Chukyo TV, the production committee also includes Sublimation, Tamakoshi, Nakanihon Kōgyō, and K&K Design. The companies are all based in the Nagoya area. Sublimation established its Nagoya studio in 2017.

Sources: Shikizakura anime's website (news), Comic Natalie

https://shikizakura-anime.com/news/

https://natalie.mu/comic/news/354689

-Staff-

Director: Hitoshi Nanba
Series Composition: Yoshimi Narita
Character Design: Mina Osawa
Studio: Lay-duce
Production: Twin Engine

via: etoile-anime.jp

-Synopsis-

“The novel’s story is set in 1909 during Japan’s Meiji era, and centers on fictional versions of real-life poet Takuboku Ishikawa and real-life linguist Kyousuke Kindaichi, who were acquaintances in real life. In the novel, Takuboku runs a private detective agency to support his family. Both begin to investigate a case of supposed ghost appearances at the Asakusa Juunikai building, also known as the Ryouunkai.”

-Staff-

Chief Director: Shinpei Ezaki
Director: Tomoe Makino
Series Composition: Taku Kishimoto
Studio: Liden Films

-Cast-

Takuboku Ishikawa (CV: Shintarou Asanuma)
Kyousuke Kindaichi (CV: Takahiro Sakurai)

via: kimikoe.com/kitsutsuki

The official website for the Tsukiuta. THE ANIMATION anime franchise revealed the April 2020 television premiere for the Tsukiuta. THE ANIMATION 2 sequel anime on Saturday. The sequel was previously slated for this year. The website also posted two poster visuals announcing the premiere date and featuring the units Six Gravity and Procellarum:

The website also announced that the Soara Let It Be -Kimi ga Kimi Rashiku Aru Yō ni film will have a standard Blu-ray Disc edition with the "Aliel" music video, and a limited Blu-ray Disc edition with a special disc with about 500 minutes of making-of footage and other bonuses.

The unit Growth will hold its own "A.L.P Ver. Growth" event on June 14 at the Tachikawa Stage Garden to mark the venue's grand opening. The six TsukiPro performers who worked on "The Wizard of twins Lico & Gli" and "LicoGli" projects with Ezaki Glico's Pocky snack brand will formally combine under the unit name Swiiiiiits! starting in April 2020.

TsukiPro's infinit0 duo and Sun Promotion Entertainment's (SunPro's) new duo Tobari are teaming up to form a unit for the X Lied Project in 2020. The infinit0 duo is also releasing two drama CDs, and people who pre-order them at Animate stores can apply to attend a live public recording session on February 15. The second Animate Cafe in Ikebukuro will start hosting an Ikebukuro Tsukino Tei collaboration cafe on December 1.

The returning cast for Tsukiuta. THE ANIMATION 2 includes:

Yuuki Kaji as Kakeru Shiwasu
Kousuke Toriumi as Hajime Mutsuki
Toshiki Masuda as Koi Kisaragi
Tomoaki Maeno as Haru Yayoi
Yoshimasa Hosoya as Arata Uzuki
KENN as Aoi Satsuki
Shouta Aoi as Rui Minazuki
Wataru Hatano as Kai Fuzuki
Tetsuya Kakihara as Yō Hazuki
Takashi Kondo as Yoru Nagatsuki
Kensho Ono as Iku Kannazuki
Ryohei Kimura as Shun Shimotsuki
Masahiro Yamanaka as Kanade Tsukishiro
Yasuhiro Mamiya as Hiroshi Kurotsuki

The anime will feature a new staff and studio. Yukio Nishimoto (The Galaxy Railways, Justeen, Music Girls) is directing the anime at Children's Playground Entertainment (Cerberus). Natsuko Takahashi (Hakyū Hōshin Engi, Norn9, Poco's Udon World) is in charge of the series scripts. Michinori Chiba (Mobile Suit Gundam 00, Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans) and Ai Yokoyama (Space Battleship Tiramisu, Usuzumizakura -Garo-) are adapting Jiku's original character designs for animation. Fujiwara (MOVIC) is again credited with the original work and original story draft.

The staff also announced that the anime will take place in real time in 2019. This differs from the 2016 first season, which began the story in 2013.

Tsukiuta. THE ANIMATION is the television anime of a music and original drama CD series about anthropomorphized months. The franchise centers around the Tokyo idol unit Six Gravity (composed of characters representing December to May) and the sibling rival unit Procellarum (composed of idols born in Western Japan and representing June to November).

The first television anime season premiered in Japan in July 2016. Funimation streamed the series as aired in Japan, and then offered it on Blu-ray Disc in September 2017.

The anime is part of a larger Tsukino Talent Production (TsukiPro) franchise. The franchise has also spawned the TsukiPro the Animation television anime based on four of its other groups: SOARA, Growth, SolidS, and QUELL. The anime premiered in October 2017 and Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired. The anime is getting a sequel.

Source: Tsukiuta. THE ANIMATION franchise's website (News) Comic Natalie :

http://www.tsukiani.com/1st/news/

https://natalie.mu/comic/news/354739

Originally slated for January 10 before Kyoto Animation's July 18 fire

The official website for Kyoto Animation's Violet Evergarden: The Movie anime film project announced on Saturday that the film's production committee has rescheduled the film's opening to Friday, April 24, 2020. The committee thanked the fans for their support, and noted that the director and staff are working with all their hearts and strength on the production.

The film was originally slated for January 10, 2020 before being delayed.

The franchise's separate side-story anime, titled Violet Evergarden: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll (Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jidō Shuki Ningyō), opened in theaters in Japan on September 6. While theaters originally planned to screen this anime for two weeks only, the anime has extended its run several times. The anime held its world premiere as planned at the AnimagiC convention in Mannheim, Germany, which ran on August 3 and 4. The AnimagiC organizers said that they went ahead with the premiere "at the express request of the studio"

On July 18, Kyoto Animation's 1st Studio building suffered a fire which killed 36 people and injuring 33 others. Kyoto Animation has opened an account to accept donations. The company will give the funds to families of the deceased and injured victims of the fire, as well as for rebuilding.

Kyoto Animation's television anime adaptation of author Kana Akatsuki and illustrator Akiko Takase's Violet Evergarden novels premiered on television in Japan and on Netflix in some territories in January 2018. The anime launched on Netflix in the United States in April 2018.

Sources: Violet Evergaden film's official website (NEWS)
Comic Natalie :

http://www.violet-evergarden.jp/news/

https://natalie.mu/comic/news/354807

The official website for the anime of Natsuki Kizu's Given manga announced on Saturday that the upcoming anime film will open in spring 2020. The website also updated with a color version of the previously unveiled teaser visual.(SEE Above) The visual features a moment in the daily life of Haruki and Akihiko in Haruki's home.

Blue Lynx's Animate Girls Festival booth is also selling advance tickets for the film, in a bundle with a mini shikishi board illustrated by Kizu, this weekend.



In addition, the booth has advance tickets for the other two announced Blue Lynx films, Twittering Birds Never Fly and Umibe no Étranger. People who buy advance tickets for all three films will receive a story by Shion Miura and a limited set of five postcards illustrated by Yōko Tanji.

Fuji TV's new Blue Lynx boys-love anime label is producing the Given film. The television anime focuses on high school students Ritsuka and Mafuyu, but the film focuses on the adult band members Haruki, Akihiko, and Ugetsu.

The television anime's cast members are reprising their roles for the film. Hikaru Yamaguchi (director for Escha Chron, episode director for Mr. Osomatsu, Battle Spirits Double Drive) is returning to direct the film at Lerche. Yuniko Ayana (BanG Dream! both seasons, Girls Beyond the Wasteland) is again writing the script, and Mina Ōsawa is returning to design the characters. Hiromi Kikuta and Michiru are again handling sound direction and music composition, respectively.

The television anime premiered on Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block on July 11. The anime is the "first anime based on a boys-love manga" to air on Noitamina. Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs, and it describes the story:

Somehow, the guitar that he used to love to play and the basketball games that he found so fun just lost their appeal...

That was until Ritsuka Uenoyama randomly met Mafuyu Sato. Ritsuka had started losing his passion for music in his everyday life, but then he hears Mafuyu sing for the first time. The song resonates with his heart and the distance between them starts to change.

Solo rock project centimillimental performed the opening theme song "Kizuato." The in-anime group "Given" performed the ending theme song "Marutsuke," with centimillimental producing.

The manga runs in Shinshokan's Cheri+ magazine, and Shinshokan published the manga's fifth compiled volume on April 1. Viz Media's SuBLime imprint for boys-love manga has licensed the series, and the first volume will ship in English in February 2020.

Sources: Given anime's website(News)
Comic Natalie :

http://given-anime.com/news/article/027.html

https://natalie.mu/comic/gallery/news/354724/1273378

The Twitter account for the Shueisha Bunko light novel label announced on November 1 that Yukako Kabei's 2.43: Seiin Kōkō Danshi Volley-bu (Seiin High School Boys Volleyball Club) light novel series is getting an anime adaptation.

The story centers on Kimichika Haijima, who got into some serious trouble on his middle school volleyball team, and as a result transferred from Tokyo to Fukui prefecture, where he again met with his childhood friend, Yuni Kuroba. Yuni has overwhelming talent at volleyball but is weak to pressure, but together with Kimichika they become the ace combo of their team. But the two have a fight at the final prefecture tournament in middle school. Now in high school at Seiin High School, Kimichika and Yuni have severed their relationship, but both join the volleyball club. Along with the second-year and third-year students in the club, they work to make Seiin High School's volleyball club a rising star in Fukui prefecture.

Kabei launched the novel series in July 2013 with illustrations by Aiji Yamakawa (Chocolate Underground). The novel series so far has three "seasons," with two novels in the first season, two novels in the second season, and one novel in the third season. The novels will get a fourth season subtitled "next 4 years."

The franchise also has a collection of short stories, and a manga adaptation by Yamakawa that launched in Shueisha's Cocohana magazine in its September 2018 issue.

Yen Press has released Kabei's Kieli novel series in English, as well as Shiori Teshirogi's manga adaptation.

Thanks to cris men for the news tip.

Sources: 2.43: Seiin Kōkō Danshi Volley-bu novels' website (See Below)
Shueisha Bunko's Twitter account :

https://twitter.com/shueishabunko/status/1190136852801449985

The Dogo Onsen hot spring bath house collaboration anime with Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix announced on Friday that it will get a second and third episode scheduled for 2020. The anime is part of a revitalization project for the Matsuyama, Ehime Prefecture bath house that began on January 15. It was announced that the comedian Itsuji Itao will join the cast for the second episode.

The second episode is set in the Meiji era and is scheduled for February 1, 2020. The story will follow literary figures Masaoka Shiki and Natsume Sōseki's visit to the bath house after its refurbishment. The third episode will cover the modern day and future, and is scheduled for mid-2020. The story follows those who have watched over the bath house since the age of gods traveling through time to the modern day.

Nana Mizuki will reprise her role as the titular Phoenix. Itsuji Itao will play Ippen Shōnin, the preacher who founded the Ji-shū ("Time sect") branch of Pure Land Buddhism. Other new additions to the cast include Jun Fukuyama as Masaoka Shiki, Shinnosuke Tachibana as Natsume Sōseki, and Tomochika as Madonna.

The prologue and first episode were released in May. The prologue shows two gods Ōoku Ninushi (played Takeshi Tsuruno) and Sukuna Hikona (played by Suzuko Mori) encountering the phoenix (played by Nana Mizuki) and discovering the hot spring. The first episode shows Prince Shōtoku of the Asuka Period being stressed out because of his royal duties and relaxing at the hot spring.

The anime was produced by Tezuka Productions. It was storyboarded and directed by Fumihiro Yoshimura (Black Jack). The screenplay was handled by Shoichiro Masumoto (Yamishibai: Japanese Ghost Stories) and Taisuke Nishimura. The character designer and chief animation director was Shinji Seya (Black Jack: Child from the Sky), and the music composer was Yuuji Nomi (Phoenix).

Viz Media published the Phoenix manga in North America, and it describes the series:

Considered by many the peak of Osamu Tezuka's artistic achievement and called his "life's work" by the author, Phoenix is made up of twelve complex stories linked by the presence of the mythical bird, an immortal guardian of the universal life force. Read in order, the separate stories jump across time, alternating between a distant future and a distant past, converging on the present, with characters from one story being reincarnated in another.
The manga has inspired a series of anime film and OVA adaptations from 1978 to 1987, each adapting a different story in the manga. The manga also inspired a 2004 television anime.

Source: Comic Natalie
https://natalie.mu/comic/gallery/news/354561/1066903

The official website for Kyoto Animation's Free! anime franchise announced on Monday that the planned summer 2020 opening date for the franchise's all-new anime film has been delayed due to "various circumstances." The announcement assured fans that the director and the rest of the staff are hard at work to make a film that will "meet the expectations" of fans. The site will announce a new release date for the film once it has been determined.

The franchise's most recent entry was Free! ~Road to the World~ Yume (Dream), which opened on July 5, and was a "reconstruction" of the Free! Dive to the Future television anime series, as well as a "bridge" to the new film.

Free! Dive to the Future premiered in July 2018. Crunchyroll streamed the anime as it aired in Japan, and Funimation streamed an English dub. The new series featured some of the characters in college

On July 18, Kyoto Animation's 1st Studio building suffered a fire which killed 36 people and injuring 33 others. Kyoto Animation has opened an account to accept donations. The company will give the funds to families of the deceased and injured victims of the fire, as well as for rebuilding.

Source: Free! franchise's website (News)
via Nijimen :

http://rw.iwatobi-sc.com/news/?id=403

https://nijimen.net/topics/25855

-Synopsis-

“In the town of Lindworm where monsters and humans coexist, Dr. Glenn runs an exemplary medical clinic for monster girls with his lamia assistant, Sapphee. Whether receiving a marriage proposal by a centaur injured in battle, palpating the injury of a mermaid, or suturing the delicate wounds of a flesh golem, Dr. Glenn performs his job with grace and confidence. But when an unsavory character seeks to steal a harpy egg, how will the unflappable Dr. Glenn respond…?“

-Staff-

Director: Yoshiaki Iwasaki
Series Composition: Hideki Shirane
Character Design: Hiromi Katou
Music: TO-MAS
Studio: Arvo Animation

via: mon-isha-anime.com

The December issue of Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comics magazine revealed on Friday that a new Yo-kai Watch! anime series will premiere on December 27. The film will be set in the same high school academy setting as Eiga Yo-kai Watch! Jam: Yo-kai Gakuen Y - Neko wa Hero ni Nareru ka (Yo-kai Watch Jam the Movie: Yo-Kai Academy Y - Can a Cat be a Hero?; pictured at right), the sixth film in the series, and will continue the film's story.

The most recent anime series, titled Yo-kai Watch! (with an exclamation mark), premiered on April 5 and is currently airing. The anime brought back Keita (Nate in the English version) as the main character.

Eiga Yo-kai Watch! Jam: Yo-kai Gakuen Y - Neko wa Hero ni Nareru ka will open in Japan on December 13. Pink Lady is performing the film's theme song "Meteo."

The new film's story is set in Y-Academy, an elite school that only allows students with top-class abilities to enter. The protagonist Jinpei Jiba, and his unique friends, take on the mysteries of the school as transforming heroes

Eiga Yo-kai Watch!: Forever Friends, the franchise's fifth anime film, opened in Japan last December. The film eventually sold 930,000 tickets to earn 1,043,725,500 yen (about US$9,615,164) at the box office in Japan.

Source: Coro Coro Comics December issue Link Not Provided

The staff for the new television anime based on Yutaka Hara's Kaiketsu Zorori children's book series revealed on Friday the anime's title, animation studios, visual, and April premiere on NHK Educational. The anime's title is Motto! Majime ni Fumajime Kaiketsu Zorori (More! Seriously Unserious Incredible Zorori). Bandai Namco Pictures and Ajia-do is producing the series

The staff also teased that the new anime will have episodes with stories that did not appear in the previous books and adaptations, and previewed a new, original character:



The new anime will be the first television anime of the books in 13 years, since the second anime ended in 2007. It will contain stories from the original books as well as original stories.

Hara began the book series in 1987 and published the 65th book (seen right) on Thursday. The books have inspired a 1993 film, a 2004-2005 television anime series, a second television anime from 2005 to 2007, and a second film in 2006. These earlier films were short works that were screened with other anime, but the series later inspired three previous feature-length films in 2012, 2013, 2015 and 2017.

Hara's books follow Zorori, a mischievous bandit fox who dreams of becoming the "King of Pranks." Zorori aims to "build my own castle and make a beautiful princess my wife," and he embarks on one misadventure after another with his two boar companions Ishishi and Noshishi.
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