Upcoming The Quintessential Quintuplets movie has revealed a new trailer and key visual. The movie will be the final part of the series and it will premiere on May 20 in Japan.
You can watch the video below:
You can also check out the key visual below:
Source: Official Twitter
Girls’ Frontline anime adaptation revealed a new trailer, ahead of the January 7 release date. The new trailer also features the opening theme song for the anime “BAD CANDY” by yukaDD (; ´ ∀ ｀).
Asahi Production (Heaven’s Design Team) is animating the series, with Shigeru Ueda as the director. Hideyuki Kurata is doing series composition, while Masaki Yamada (Ultraman) is in charge of character designs. Takashi Watanabe (Manaria Friends) is composing the music. The anime previously revealed the opening theme by TEAM SHACHI titled “HORIZON” in the 2nd trailer.
Girls’ Frontline is a gacha game from a Chinese-based developer MICA Team, first released in 2016. The game was released in Japan as Dolls’ Frontline since the original name was already taken. A manga adaptation of the game exists, as well as a chibi anime titled Girls’ Frontline Chibi Theater.
The story is set in the future, where T-Dolls fight in a war instead
of humans. The majority of the world is inhabitable, and most of
humanity is dead. Even though the dolls were once living a quiet life,
they now must adapt to the new world.
Nozomi Yamane is voicing
M16A1, while Yukari Tamura is M4 SOPMOD II. In addition, Haruka Tomatsu
is voicing M4A1, and Emiri Kato is ST AR-15. Each of the characters is
named after a weapon.
Source: Official Twitter
©SUNBORN Network Technology, Mica Team / GRIFFIN & KRYUGER
The upcoming Police in a Pod anime adaptation from studio MADHOUSE revealed a new trailer. The anime previously revealed January 2022 release date and begins airing on January 5.
Yuuzou Sato (Magical Warfare) is directing, with Kei Tsuchiya on character designs. Ryuunosuke Kingetsu (Ulysses: Jeanne d’Arc and the Alchemist Knight) is in charge of series composition, while Nobuaki Nobusawa composes the music.
The Police in the Pod is a comedy
slice-of-life manga by Miko Yasu. It started serialization in Kodansha’s
Morning magazine in 2017. In addition to the anime adaptation, a
live-action series also started airing in September 2021.
Kodansha is also publishing the manga in English:
Female
police officer Kawai had enough of a career she wasn’t even that into
and was about to hand in her registration, when the unthinkable
happened—she met the new, female director of her station! And after
spending a little time with this gorgeous role model, Kawai realizes
that maybe she isn’t quite done being an officer after all.
Shion Wakayama voices Kawai, while Yui Ishikawa is her role model – Seiko Fuji. Kobayashi Kendo voices their boss, with Kana Hanazawa as Miwa Makitaka, Rikiya Koyama as Tamotsu, Shinba Tsuchiya as Takeshi, and Ryouta Suzuki as Seiji.
Source: Official Website
©泰三子・講談社／ハコヅメ製作委員会
To Become Real Heroine: The Unpopular Girl and Secret Task anime revealed the first trailer along with a key visual. The anime, which was announced in August, begins airing in April 2022.
LIP x LIP’s “Juliette” is the opening theme for the To Become Real Heroine anime and can be heard in the trailer:
The anime is based on HoneyWorks’ Heroine Taru Mono song and
follows Hiyori Suzumi. Lay-duce is animating the series, with Noriko
Hashimoto as the director. Kaori Ishii is doing character designs, while
Yoshimi Narita is in charge of series composition and script. Ryosuke
Obokata is the art director. HoneyWorks and Moe Hyuga are composing the
music.
Inori Minase is voicing the main character, Hiyori Suzumi.
Kouki Uchiyama and Nobunaga Shimazaki are starring as LIP x LIP
members, Yujiro Someya and Aizo Shibasaki. Ayane Sakura and Saori Hayami
are also starring in the anime, as Juri Hattori and Chizuru Nakamura.
Hiyori Suzumi leaves her hometown to enroll in a high school in Tokyo. While looking for part-time work she stumbles upon the position of a part-time manager for an idol band. The band in question is the highly popular idol unit LIP x LIP. However, one of the members is Hiyori’s classmate. She’ll have to learn how to juggle school life, clubs, and her job while making friends.
-ACN Edit
Source: Official Website
©ヒロインたるもの製作委員会
Fafner in the Azure is getting a spin-off anime, titled Behind the Line. Additional details will be revealed at a later date, but an announcement visual is now available:
Fafner project with created by Xebec in collaboration with Starchild Records. The first anime aired in 2004, followed by a Fafner: Right of Left TV special. Fafner: Heaven and Earth came out in 2010, with a TV anime sequel titled Fafner Exodus in 2015. OVA series Soukyuu no Fafner: The Beyond aired from 2019 to 2021.
The franchise also has a light novel adaptation by Tow Ubukata, with Hisashi Hirai’s illustrations, and two manga adaptations. Fafner: Dead Aggressor by Mikami Akitsu was serialization from 2005 to 2007, while the second by Tomomi Matsushita ran from 2014 to 2021. Both share a title, but only the first one has an official English translation.
Funimation is streaming the original series and describes the plot as:
Kazuki
and his friends knew a life of peace until an alien race attacked their
island. The survival of the human race depends on teenagers.
The new project is a “peaceful spin-off”, that was promised in 2017.
Source: Fafner Project Official Twitter
©XEBEC, FAFNER BEYOND PROJECT
Fanfare of Adolescence, the upcoming anime from studio Lay-duce, revealed the first trailer. The anime previously revealed a 2022 release date.
Makoto Kato (Bloom Into You) is directing the original anime, while Hiro Kanzaki does character designs. Team Fanfare is signing series composition, with Tomokatsu Nagasaku as chief animation director. In addition, Hiroyuki Sawano is composing the music. Aniplex is producing the anime.
Shogo Yano, Shimba Tsuchiya, and Natsuki Hanae are voicing the main characters, Yu, Shun, and Amane respectively. Chiaki Kobayashi also recently joined the cast, which includes Lynn, Takahiro Sakurai, and Toshiyuki Toyanaga in supporting roles.
Set in a horse racing academy where three 15-year-old boys train to become jockeys. The three-year program is extremely tough, and applicants must pass not only an academic but also a physical and fitness test. Yu Arimura is a former popular idol who, after watching horse racing for the first time, gets infatuated with it and wants to join the academy.
-via Official Website, ACN Edit
Shun Kanami grew up on an island and only heard about horse races through radio broadcasts. Amane came from a wealthy English family, and his father was a jockey. He previously studied at several horse racing institutes throughout the world.
The anime previously revealed character visual for Aki Kyouriki, as well as a short teaser trailer.
Source: Official Website
©Fanfare Anime Project
TYPE-MOON’s Mahoutsukai no Yoru is getting a movie adaptation by studio ufotable. A teaser trailer was also revealed.
The visual novel first came out in 2012, with the Witch on the Holy Night as the English subtitle. The story focuses on Aoko Aozaki, whom some may remember as a minor character from the Tsukihime series.
At the moment, there is no information about the staff or the potential release date. The official website, which is now available, only features the teaser trailer, and so does the official Twitter account. Kinoko Nasu authored the light novel, with Hirokazu Koyama as the artist. Hideyuki Fukasawa did the composition for the visual novel. The artist Koyama also tweeted a special illustration with “Merry Christmas” as a caption:
Season 2 of Pop Team Epic is coming in 2022, over 3 years after the
first one. There is still no information about studio, but an
announcement trailer and visual are now available.
The announcement trailer features Shouta Aoi, who also appeared in the first season of the anime:
The announcement visual for season 2 shows off Pop Team Epic characters:
The story is based on absurd comedy manga series written and illustrated by Bkub Okawa. The series often contains slapstick comedy and crude humor. Kamikaze Douga (known for animating JoJo’s Bizzare Adventure opening themes) and Space Neko Company (Ore, Tsushima) animated the first season. Each episode included a number of short skits while featuring the adventures of the main characters.
Crunchyroll streamed the first season of the anime and describes the plot as:
Crude,
rude, and a little…cute? Get ready for the larger-than-life attitude of
Popuko and Pipimi, the small and tall stars of Pop Team Epic! Based off
the bizarre four-panel webcomic by Bukubu Okawa comes a comedy that’ll
throw you off with its out-there jokes and intense absurdity. You think
you’re ready for these girls? Think again, F#%**er!
Source: Official Pop Team Epic Twitter
©️ 大川ぶくぶ/竹書房・キングレコード
Pop Team Epic
After the previously started countdown, the official Twitter account for ODDTAXI has announced a new anime film for the franchise, set to release on April 1, 2022. The film’s title is ODDTAXI: In The Woods, and you can also check out a teaser visual for the movie:
Kazuya Konomoto is writing the script, after previously working on the TV anime as well. The movie will reconstruct the events that happened in the anime but also include events set after the finale. A teaser trailer for ODD TAXI: In the Woods is now available:
In addition to the visual and teaser trailer for the ODD TAXI movie you can also check out the rather original announcement video, which features a live-action taxi ride:
The ODDTAXI TV anime is available on Crunchyroll and it has a total of 13 episodes. Streaming service describes the plot as:
This
town should look familiar, but suddenly, it’s not. The taxi driver
Odokawa lives a very mundane life. He has no family, doesn’t really hang
out with others, and he’s an oddball who is narrow-minded and doesn’t
talk much. The only people he can call his friends are his doctor,
Gouriki and his classmate from high school, Kakibana. All of his patrons
seem to be slightly odd themselves. The college student who wants to be
noticed online, Kabasawa. A nurse with secrets, Shirakawa. A comedy
duo, the Homosapiens… All these mundane conversations somehow lead to a
girl who’s gone missing.
ODDTAXI was definitely a hidden gem masterpiece
anime in Spring 2021, but it gradually became one of the highest-rated
shows of the season. If you haven’t had the chance to, make sure to
watch ODDTAXI before its anime film comes out!
ODDTAXI Official Website: oddtaxi.jp
ODDTAXI Official Twitter: @oddtaxi_
© P.I.C.S. / 小戸川交通パートナーズ
The upcoming Tokyo 24th Ward anime, from studio CloverWorks, revealed a new trailer. The anime begins airing on January 5, with a special 1-hour episode. Aniplex is producing the original anime.
The Tokyo 24th Ward (Tokyo 24-ku) anime previously revealed a key visual along with a 2022 release date.
Naokatsu
Tsuda is directing the anime, with Takahiro Kishida as the character
designer. Hideyuki Fukasawa is composing the music, while Vio Shimokura
oversees series composition.
Yuuma Uchida, Junya Enoki, and Kaito Ishikawa are voicing the main trio, Shuta, Ran, and Kouki respectively.
Artificial island off the coast of Tokyo bay – They call it “the 24th Ward”.
Official Synopsis, ACN Edit
Shuta, Ran, and Kouki grew up there and had different social statuses, hobbies, and personalities, but always hung out together in their childhood. But an incident made a huge impact on their relationship.
At a mass event that commemorates the incident’s first anniversary, they happen to reunite and their phones ring suddenly at the same time. They receive a call from their friends who should have died, asking for a choice for the future. And thus they will, on their own right way, try to protect their beloved 24th ward and people.
Source: Official Website
©Team24/Tokyo24-ku Project
Uncle From Another World (Isekai Ojisan) revealed a key visual along with the 2022 release date. Studio AtelierPontdarc is animating the series. Staff and cast information are now also available.
Takehito Koyasu voices Ojisan/Uncle,with Jun Fukuyama as Takafumi, Mikako Komatsu as Fujimiya, Aoi Yuki as Mabel, Aki Toyosaki as Alicia, and Haruka Tomatsu as Elf.
Shigeki Kawai is directing the anime, with Kazuhiro Ota. Ota is also
working as chief animation director. In addition, Kenta Ihara is
overseeing series composition.
The Uncle From Another World anime was announced in June of 2018,
but without a concrete release date. The story is based on a manga by
Hotondoshindeiru. Yen Press licensed it and describes the plot as:
Seventeen years ago, Takafumi’s uncle fell into a coma, but now he’s back like a man risen from his grave. Soon, Takafumi discovers
two bizarre things: His uncle treasures video games above all else,
and, while comatose, he was actually transported to another world as
some heroic guardian! Now, not only does Takafumi have to room with an
uncle who is literally magical, he also has to catch the guy up on two
decades of history—smartphones, high-speed internet, modern anime
tropes…and the traumatic outcome of the ’90s console war!
Source: Official Website
©Hotondoshindeiru／ＫＡＤＯＫＡＷＡ
Ranking of Kings episode 12 is coming on
January 6 and will mark the beginning of cour 2. The second cour will
have 12 episodes, for a total of 23. There will be no new episode next
week.
The official Twitter account for the series shared a special illustration by ED director, Akino Fukuji
WIT Studio, the studio behind the Ranking of Kings anime, announced cour 2 with a colored version of the illustration:
Ranking of Kings anime started airing on October 15 of the Fall 2021 season. WIT Studio is animating the series, with Yousuke Hatta as the director. Atsuko Nozaki is the character designer, while MAYUKO composed the series’ OST. Aniplex, Dentsu, Fuji TV, and Kadokawa are producing the anime.
Ranking of Kings, or Ousama Ranking, is originally a Japanese web manga series by Sousuke Touka. It was first serialized online via Echoes’ user-submitted Manga Hack website in May 2017, and it is still ongoing. Enterbrain publishes the print volumes, and the series has 11 as of August 12, 2021. The story follows a young boy who strives to be the world’s greatest king, and you can read the synopsis:
The story centers around Bojji, a deaf, powerless prince who cannot even wield a children’s sword, and so as the firstborn son, he strives hard and dreams of becoming the world’s greatest king. However, people mutter about him behind his back as “a good-Unable to hear, speak, or wield a sword, Prince Bojji doesn’t seem like a typical heir to the throne—and his kingdom agrees. But his fateful encounter with Kage, a shadow on the ground, gives him his first true friend. The two set off on a grand adventure and, together, form a bond that can overcome any obstacle…even being king.
Via Funimation
Source: Official Twitter
© SousukeTOKA, KADOKAWA / Ranking of Kings animation film partners
The Faraway Paladin anime is officially getting a season 2. There is still no information regarding when it will air.
The official announcement came from the Twitter account of the series, along with a special visual:
The author of the anime, Kanata Yanagino also tweeted about The Faraway Paladin season 2 announcement, saying that it will adapt volume 3 of the light novel:
The Faraway Paladin anime started airing in Fall 2021 and is
scheduled for 12 episodes. It currently has 11 episodes plus one recap
chapter. Children’s Playground Entertainment animated the series, while
Yuu Nobuta (World’s End Harem) directed. The story is based on a
fantasy light novel series by Kanata Yanagino, with Kususaga Rin’s
illustrations. A manga adaptation is also ongoing.
In the ruined city of the dead far from human civilization lives a single human child named Will. He is raised by three undead: Blood the heroic skeleton warrior, Mary the ladylike mummy priestess, and Gus the crotchety ghost wizard. The three of them teach the boy what they know and pour their love into him. One day, the boy begins to wonder, “Who am I?” Will uncovers the mysteries of the undead hidden in this faraway land. He learns of the love and mercy of good gods, as well as the paranoia and madness of evil gods. And once he learns it all, the boy embarks on the path to becoming a Paladin.
via Crunchyroll
Source: Faraway Paladin Official Twitter
[©Kanata Yanagino, OVERLAP/The Faraway Paladin Production Committee]
The official Twitter account for the previously announced original badminton anime Ryman’s Club has revealed a new trailer, and it features the opening theme “The Warrior” by the Japanese rock band Novelbright. The anime will premiere on January 22, 2022, while studio LIDENFILMS in charge of the production, and you can watch the new trailer:
The anime follows Mikoto Shiratori, a child prodigy badminton player who suffered a big loss in high school and hasn’t recovered since. He then becomes a salary man, and joins his corporate team. Besides Junya Enoki (Itadori Yuuji in Jujutsu Kaisen, Nasa in Tonikaku Kawaii), voicing the MC, the cast includes:
Meanwhile, some of the staff members:
There will be many sports anime coming in 2022, while the trailer for Ryman’s Club already gives us a taste of the company badminton it will cover. In addition, you can check out the 2 different key visuals for the anime:
Source: Official Twitter
©Team RMC／サンライトビバレッジ広報部
The Case Study of Vanitas revealed the main trailer for the upcoming Part 2 of the anime. The second cour begins airing on January 14.
The main trailer features opening and ending themes for The Case Study of Vanitas Part 2. Little Glee Monster is performing the OP, titled “Your Name”, while MONONKUL’s “salvation” serves as the ED.
Studio BONES is animating the series which is based on a manga by Jun Mochizuki (Pandora Hearts). The Case Study of Vanitas manga has been serializing in Square Enix’s Monthly Gangan Joker magazine since 2015, with Yen Press handling the English release. It currently has 54 chapters, with 9 volumes.
The first cour had Tomoyuki Itamura (Nisemonogatari) as
director, with Yoshiyuki Ito on character designs. In addition, Deko
Akao signed series composition and Yuki Kajiura composed the music.
Hanae
Natsuki voices Vanitas, while Kaito Ishikawa is Noe. Inori Minase,
Shino Shimoji, and Akira Ishida are also voicing characters in the
anime.
Leading up to the main trailer release, The Case Study of Vanitas revealed a number of short trailers focusing on characters in the series. Jeanne, Astolfo, Noé, Vanitas, Chloé and Jean-Jacques, as well as Beast of Gévaudan got to shine in 6 short videos.
Source: The Case Study of Vanitas Official Twitter
©Jun Mochizuki/SQUARE ENIX, “Vanitas no Carte” Production Committee
Takt op Destiny final episode is finished, it was full of emotions and now fans are wondering if the anime series will ever get a second season? Here is everything you need to know about the upcoming season.
Takt Op is a mixed-media project about classical music produced by
Bandai Namco Arts and DeNA. An anime television series by MAPPA and
Madhouse titled Takt Op. Destiny aired from October to December 2021. A
mobile game developed by Game Studio titled Takt Op. Unmei wa Akaki
Senritsu no Machi o has been.Takt Op Destiny is an anime was made for the promotion of the game.
First, let’s talk about what determines that anime series will get a 2nd season. Two major factors that play an important role to get a sequel is the popularity of the series, and having enough source material.
Popularity of the series is not an issue, as the series has gotten a score of 7.57/10 on MyAnimeList, thanks to the amazing animation of Studio Mappa and Madhouse.
However, having no source material (light novel or manga) could be a big hurdle for a 2nd season. Takt op Destiny is based on the game of the same name, and the game has yet to be released yet. This anime season was basically a promotion for the upcoming game, so, it is less likely that we will ever get Takt op destiny season 2.
There is, however, one way that the series could get a sequel, and that is if Takt op game becomes really popular after the release, and there is enough demand from fans. 1st season was a prequel story to the game, so we will know what happened to the characters once the game gets released.But if it was for the promotion of the game.the creators should know that another season can promote the game even further.
And other characters can be showed to fans as well.
Let’s suppose that Takt op Destiny game gets released in 2022, and it becomes really popular within 1 year. The 2nd season gets greenlit in 2023, the 12 episode anime usually takes 1 and a half year to get animated, so season 2 will most likely come out in 2024.
Takt op is a mobile game developed by Dena and Bandai Namco studios. The Takt op game was supposed to come out this year, however, the studio has postponed the release date in order to make the game better. So it is possible that the mobile game will come out in 2022.
If you are wondering that Takt op game will get a worldwide release date? Well, according to their official website, they are only planning to release the game in Japan. However, it is possible that the game will be released worldwide in the future. You can stay up to date by following their official game account.
In the distant future, a meteorite struck the earth, and the monsters called D2 started attacking the world. These monsters had only one weakness, and that was music. They quickly banned the music, however, there were few people called conductors and musicarts, who can use the power of music to fight them.
What are your thoughts on it.Let me know in the comments.
Komi Can’t Communicate Season 2 Planned for 2022
Season 2 of Komi Can’t Communicate is coming, with a planned date of April 2022, Netflix and the official Twitter page for the series confirmed today. The anime began airing in Japan this October, with Netflix streaming it worldwide with a 3-week delay. The first part had 12 episodes.
An announcement visual is also available:
Earlier today, Netflix Anime account also posted an announcement, but instead of “season 2” referred to the continuation of Komi Can’t Communicate as “part 2”.
Aoi Koga voices the main character Shouko Komi, a girl who struggles with social anxiety, while Gakuto Kajiwara voices Hitohino Tadano, a classmate who befriends Komi and tries to help her make friends.
Studio OLM is animated the series, with Kazuki Kawagoe as director. Ayumu Watanabe was the chief director, while Atsuko Nakajima did character designs. In addition, Deko Akao is oversaw rhe series composition, with Yukari Hashimoto composing the music. The anime is based on a manga by Tomohito Oda. There is still no information about the upcoming part 2 of Komi Can’t Communicate anime staff.
Viz Media licensed the manga in English and describes the plot as:
The
journey to 100 friends begins with a single conversation. Socially
anxious high school student Shoko Komi’s greatest dream is to make some
friends, but everyone at school mistakes her crippling social anxiety
for cool reserve! With the whole student body keeping their distance and
Komi unable to utter a single word, friendship might be forever beyond
her reach. Timid Tadano is a total wallflower, and that’s just the way
he likes it. He lives to blend in with the background. All that changes
when he finds himself alone in a classroom on the first day of high
school with the legendary Komi. He quickly realizes she isn’t aloof,
she’s just super awkward. Now he’s made it his mission to help her on
her quest to make 100 friends!
Source: Netflix Anime Twitter, Komi Can’t Communicate Twitter
©Tomohito Oda, Shogakukan／Itan Private High School
A new teaser and key image for the upcoming Steeplechase Chapter arc were unveiled in The Irregular at Magic High School Season 3. The four-...
