The Fragrant Flower Blooms With Dignity Gets Anime Adaptation from CloverWorks

 

An anime based on Saka Mikami's manga series Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity (Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku) is scheduled to debut in 2025. The series is being animated by Studio CloverWorks, and a teaser trailer showcasing Kaoruko Waguri and Rintaro Tsumugi, the two main characters, was also published. The voice actors and other employees have not yet been disclosed.

The manga series The Fragrant Flower Blooms with Dignity (Kaoru Hana wa Rin to Saku) was created by Saka Mikami. In October 2021, it started to serialise on Kodansha's Magazine Pocket manga website and app. There are already 13 volumes in print, and the 14th volume is scheduled for release on October 9 of this year.

The manga is being published in print by Kodansha, and there are presently two volumes available. The first volume is described as follows:

Chidori High is a boys’ school that takes in the dregs of society with the lowest grades. Next door stands Kikyo Girls’ High, where the wealthy, high-class families send their precious daughters. Chidori second-year Rintaro, who has a fierce face but a gentle heart, is helping at his family’s patisserie when he meets a girl named Kaoruko. The two hit it off right away…but this blissful peace is quickly disturbed when Rintaro discovers that Kaoruko is actually a student at Kikyo. Worse, she doesn’t seem to realize what a huge problem this really is! Will these two be able to forge a path for themselves, and sidestep the traps (metaphorical and literal) laid by their classmates?

In addition, Mikami unveiled a commemorative artwork commemorating the launch of the anime:

I’m Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class reveals the January premiere, new cast, and first trailer

 

The first trailer, four new cast members, and the January 2025 launch date for the anime I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class were unveiled. The animation is overseen by Studios Studio Gokumi and AXsiZ, with Hiroyuki Oshima serving as director.

With Shogo Sakata portraying Saito Hojo, Hinaki Yano voices Akane Sakuramori. The announcement stated that Hinaki Yano will sing the last song.

The new cast additions include:

• Sayumi Suzushiro as Himari Ishikura
• Nene Hieda as Shisei Hojo
• Hochu Otsuka as Tenryu Hojo
• Fumi Hirano as Chiyo Sakuramori

The teaser image for the anime was released in June. The following people make up the core cast of the anime I'm Getting Married to a Girl I Hate in My Class:

• Director: Hiroyuki Oshima
• Series Composition: Tatsuya Takahashi
• Character Design: Nanako Tatsu
• Music: Alisa Okehazama
• Animation: Studio Gokumi​​​,​ AXsiZ
• Production: EGG FIRM

 

Together with the artist of the manga adaptation, mosskonbu, the original novel's illustrator Nanami Narumi will create the anime's character designs. An overview of the anime:

High school student Hojo Saito marries his classmate, Sakuramori Akane, the girl who had been his worst enemy in school. “If you tell the rest of the class we’re married, I’ll kill you” “I don’t want them to know either. There’s no point in that.”

Their newlywed life isn’t going so well, and they are constantly at odds. However, as they progress through their daily lives, the distance between them closes, they have more enjoyable moments together, and they gradually come to understand one another.

Saito learns about Akane’s cute side, which he never saw before, and Akane gradually begins to recognize the feelings that she’d been keeping inside… The heart-throbbing newlywed life of two people who just can’t seem to be honest with each other begins here!

Seiju Amano is the author of the light novel series I'm Marrying a Girl I Hate in My Class (Class no Daikirai na Joshi to Kekkon suru Koto ni Natta), while Nanami Narumi is the illustrator. Media Factory began serialising the manga in December 2020, and as of November 2023, eight volumes had been published. Additionally, mosskonbu has illustrated a manga adaption.

Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga Unveils New Trailer

 

A new trailer for Blue Exorcist: Beyond the Snow Saga was released. On October 5, the anime will make its broadcast debut and run for two straight episodes. When presenting the material, Nobuhiko Okamoto and Jun Fukuyama promised "the darkest part of the story" to yet. The trailer features Reol's opening song, "RE RESCUE":

The next Blue Night Saga and the next chapter in the Blue Exorcist franchise are being animated by Studio VOLN and are scheduled to debut in January 2025. Character designer and chief animation director Yurie Ohigashi is working with director Daisuke Yoshida on the Beyond the Snow Saga. The series composition is under the direction of Toshiya Ono. The soundtrack is being composed by Kohta Yamamoto and Hiroyuki Sawano. The following are the new arc's theme songs:

• Opening: “Re Rescue” by Reol
• Ending: “Tsurara” by Yobahi

The anime Blue Exorcist is based on a manga written by Kazue Katou. It began serialisation in Jump Square magazine in 2009, and in the spring of 2011, A-1 Pictures released an anime adaptation of it. The first season concluded with an original anime arc. The second season, Blue Exorcist: Kyoto Saga, debuted in the winter of 2017. It kept the manga's plot unchanged and disregarded the prequel's anime-only arc. In 2011, a companion piece named Blue Exorcist: Kuro's Trip Away From Home had its DVD special debut. There is also a two-episode OVA for the second season. Another A-1 Pictures-animated side story was added to the franchise in 2011. Among the anime series' principal cast members are:

• Nobuhiko Okamoto as Rin Okumura
• Jun Fukuyama as Yukio Okumura
• Kana Hanazawa as Shiemi Moriyama
• Eri Kitamura as Izumo Kamiki
• Kazuya Nakai as Ryuji Suguro
• Hiroshi Kamiya as Memphisto Pheles
• Kouji Yusa as Renzo Shima
• Yuki Kaji as Konekomaru Miwa
• Ono Daisuke as Arthur Auguste Angel

The manga is available to read on MangaPLUS:

Raised by Father Fujimoto, a famous exorcist, Rin Okumura never knew his real father. One day a fateful argument with Father Fujimoto forces Rin to face a terrible truth–the blood of the demon lord Satan runs in Rin’s veins! Rin swears to defeat Satan, but doing that means entering the mysterious True Cross Academy and becoming an exorcist himself. Can Rin fight demons and keep his infernal bloodline a secret? It won’t be easy, especially when drawing his father’s sword releases the demonic power within him!

Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online reveals ReoNa's opening in the latest trailer

 

Ahead of its October 4 premiere date, Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online Season 2 unveiled a new trailer and key image at today's Aniplex Online Fest. The adaptation is being animated by Studio A-1 Pictures, who previously owned Studio 3Hz. Yosuke Kuroda is responsible for the series composition, Yoshio Kozakai is the character designer, and Masayuki Sakoi is the director. The rest of the staff is unchanged. The new trailer includes ReoNa "GG"'s opening theme song:

The principal ensemble is coming back:

• Yoko Hikasa as Pitohui
• Tomori Kusunoki as LLENN
• Kazuyuki Okitsu as M
• Chinatsu Akasaki as Miyu Shinohara/Fukaziroh

 

Dengeki Maoh magazine published by ASCII MediaWorks serialised a manga adaptation with illustrations by Tadadi Tamori from 2015 to 2021. Compilation was done in four volumes. Yen Press, who licensed the manga as well, outlines the story as follows:

Karen Kohiruimaki always felt out of place in the real world. Due to her extreme height, she found it hard to make friends with other girls her age. Everything changes when she’s introduced to VR and Gun Gale Online. In GGO, Karen is free to play the cute, chibi avatar of her dreams! Can Karen find friendship in this bullet-ridden MMO…?

Twelve episodes from the first season broadcast in the spring of 2018. A sequel was revealed in July of last year. The anime adapts the light novel Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online by Reki Kawahara and Keiichi Sigsawa (licensed in English by Yen Press). The Dengeki Bunko imprint is still in use for the light novel. 

Solo Leveling Season 2 Releases in January 2025 and features a new key visual

 

The anime Solo Levelling Season 2 -Arise from the Shadow- has a new key image and a confirmed release date of January 2025. November will see the release of the first two episodes as the ReAwakening motion picture. It has been revealed that Crunchyroll will stream the animation produced by Studio A-1 Pictures outside of Japan.

Taito Ban and Reina Ueda were there when the announcement was made during the Aniplex Online Fest event.

The first teaser, which featured Hiroyuki SAWANO's song "4eVR" from the original soundtrack, was already made public.

Staff members of Solo Levelling Season 2 anime include:

• Director: Shunsuke Nakashige
• Series Composition: Noboru Kimura
• Character Designer: Tomoko Sudo
• Sub-Character Designer: Chiaki Kozumi
• Monster Designer: Hirotaka Takuda
• Prop Design: Soutarou Shiraishi
• Action Director: Yoshihiro Kanno, Hirokatsu Maruyama
• Main Animator: Takafumi Tori, Kaito Hashimoto, Hajime Nakagawa
• Art Director: Yasuhiro Okumura
• Color Design: Naomi Nakano
• Director of Photography: Daichi Iseki
• CG Director: Toshitaka Morioka
• Motion Graphics: Hiromu Oshiro (Production I.G.)
• Editing: Yuji Kondo
• Sound Director: Ryo Tanaka
• Music: Hiroyuki Sawano
• Animation Production: A-1 Pictures

The h-goon adaptation of Chugong and DUBU's Solo Levelling webtoon from REDICE Studio served as the inspiration for the anime. Streaming on Crunchyroll, the narrative is explained as follows:

They say whatever doesn’t kill you makes you stronger, but that’s not the case for the world’s weakest hunter Sung Jinwoo. After being brutally slaughtered by monsters in a high-ranking dungeon, Jinwoo came back with the System, a program only he could see, that’s leveling him up in every way. Now, he’s inspired to discover the secrets behind his powers and the dungeon that spawned them.

The core cast of Season 1 included Shunsuke Nakashige as director, Tomoko Sudo as character designer, Kevin Penkin as music composer, and Noboru Kimura as head of series composition. Season 1 aired for 12 episodes from January to April 2024.

Howl's Moving Castle Returns to Theatres, with a 20th anniversary visual and trailer revealed by GKIDS

 

This month, GKIDS is celebrating Hayao Miyazaki's 20th anniversary by re-releasing Howl's Moving Castle in American theatres. To mark the occasion, the company has also unveiled a new poster and teaser. It is a part of their continuing Ghibli Fest 2024, which has already screened a number of films and will screen a few more before the year is over.

The following is the schedule:

• Thursday, September 26 at 7:00 PM (Japanese version)
• Friday, September 27 at 7:00 (English version)
• Saturday, September 28 at 7:00 PM (Japanese version)
• Sunday, September 29 at 3:00 and 7:00 PM (English version)
• Monday, September 30 at 7:00 PM (Japanese version)
• Tuesday, October 1 at 7:00 PM (English version)
• Wednesday, October 2 at 7:00 PM (Japanese version)
• Thursday, October 3 at 7:00 PM (English version)

 

At Studio Ghibli, Hayao Miyazaki wrote and directed the 2004 film Howl's Moving Castle, which had its premiere in Japan. The music was composed by Joe Hisaishi. Diana Wynne Jones, a British novelist, wrote the book that served as the basis for the film. The following people provide the voices in the anime film:

• Howl – Takuya Kimura (Japanese) / Christian Bale (English)
• Young Sophie – Chieko Baisho (Japanese) / Emily Mortimer (English)
• Old Sophie – Chieko Baisho (Japanese) / Jean Simmons (English)
• Witch of the Waste – Akihiro Miwa (Japanese) / Lauren Bacall (English)
• Suliman – Haruko Kato (Japanese) / Blythe Danner (English)
• Markl – Ryunosuke Kamiki (Japanese) / Josh Hutcherson (English)
• Calcifer – Tatsuya Gashuin (Japanese) / Billy Crystal (English)

 

GKIDS explains the narrative:

Sophie, a quiet girl working in a hat shop, finds her life thrown into turmoil when she is literally swept off her feet by a handsome but mysterious wizard named Howl. The vain and vengeful Witch of the Waste, jealous of their friendship, puts a curse on Sophie and turns her into a 90-year-old woman. On a quest to break the spell, Sophie climbs aboard Howl’s magnificent moving castle and into a new life of wonder and adventure. But as the true power of Howl’s wizardry is revealed, Sophie finds herself fighting to protect them both from a dangerous war of sorcery that threatens their world. Featuring the voice talents of Lauren Bacall, Christian Bale, Billy Crystal, Blythe Danner, Emily Mortimer, and Jean Simmons.

This year, theatres will exhibit additional Studio Ghibli films, such as My Neighbour Totoro, Pom Poko, The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, and Kiki's Delivery Service.

I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years Season 2 Highlights Shalsha and Falfa in the Latest Trailer

 

I've reached my maximum level after 300 years of killing slimes. A third character trailer for the second season of the anime has been released, and it features both Falfa and Shalsha. Under the direction of Kunihisa Sugishima, Studio Teddy is producing animation. In 2025, the anime will make its debut.

Minami Tanaka provides the voice of Shalsha, and Sayaka Senbongi plays Falfa. Watch the trailer for it below:

Laika and Azusa have their own character trailers before the two. In addition to director Kunihisa Sugishima, the primary cast members are character designer Hikaru Kodama, writer Naohiro Fukushima, and musician Keiji Inai. The anime's voice cast in its entirety consists of:

• Aoi Yuki as Azusa
• Kaede Hondo as Laika
• Sayaka Sembongi as Falfa
• Minami Tanaka as Shalsha
• Manami Numakura as Beelzebub
• Azumi Waki as Flatorte
• Riho Sugiyama as Rosalie
• Yukari Tamura as Pecora
• Yui Ogura as Sandra
  

First season of I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level debuted in April 2021, animated by Revoroot. The light book series by Kisetsu Morita (story) and Benio (art) served as the inspiration for the anime. As of August 9, there have been 25 releases of the novel. Crunchyroll streams the animation, and Yen Press licenses the English version of the novel.

The story follows Azusa, who dies of overworking and gets reincarnated as an undying witch in another world. She decides to be as free as she can, only hunting slimes. Little did she know that hunting slimes for centuries would still make her an overpowered isekai protagonist.

Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom reveals the Tokihito Saiga illustration

 

Illustrator Tokihito Saiga has created new artwork for the upcoming film Overlord: The Sacred Kingdom. On September 13, the film debuted in Japan's IMAX theatres. On September 20, it will make its national debut in Japan. On November 8, it will arrive in North America.

At MADHOUSE studio, Naoyuki Ito is directing the film, and Satoshi Tasaki is the principal animator and character designer. The script is being worked on by Yukie Sugawara. The music is being composed by Shuji Katayama. Overlord: OxT will make a comeback in the Sacred Kingdom film, along with a brand-new theme tune called "WHEELER-DEALER":

 

Volumes 12–13 of the light novel will be adapted for the third Overlord film. Although the arc was not featured in the fourth season, its events should have occurred around the 8th episode. The first two movies are recaps of the first and second seasons of the anime. They are titled The Undead King and The Dark Hero. Both came out in 2017.

2.5 Dimensional Seduction Arrives At Summer Comic Con With A Second Cour Trailer

 

The second season of the 2.5 Dimensional Seduction anime will air this autumn, and a new trailer introducing the Summer Comiket storyline has been released. English subtitles are streamed via HIDIVE, and the animation is done by Studio J.C. Staff.

Additionally, the new theme tunes were disclosed. "Tsugihagi no Tsubasa," the new opening song, is performed by Soraru. The primary female cast of the musical performs the closing song, "Release Sigh." It consists of Noa (CV: Sayumi Suzushiro), Aria Kisaki (CV: Sayumi Watabe), Ririsa Amano (CV: Kaori Maeda), and Mikari Tachibana (CV: Akari Kito).

As Yoichi Higarashi, Junichi Suwabe joined the voice cast.The four girls were included in the anime's earlier images as well.

Hideki Okamoto is the director of 2.5 Dimensional Seduction, Takao Yoshioka is in charge of the series composition, Tomoyuki Shitaya is in charge of character design, and Hiroaki Tsutsumi is in charge of music. The remaining voice actors for the anime are as follows:

    Masamune Okumura, played by Junya Enoki
    753♡ Aya Yamane
    Tomokazu Sugita as Ogino, Yuka Nukui as Magino, and M・A・O as Mayuri Hanyu

Since June 2019, Yu Hashimoto has been writing and drawing the manga 2.5 Dimensional Seduction, which is serialised on Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ manga service. The English manga was licensed by Seven Seas, and HIDIVE tells the tale:

Okumura, the otaku president of his school’s manga club, has absolutely no interest in real girls and prefers the sexy fictional 2D manga character, Liliel. However, when the new school year begins, he discovers the club has a new member: Ririsa. She not only has a passion for cosplay but considers Lilliel her favorite character. They quickly bond and when Ririsa convinces Okumura to be her photographer, the line between 2D and 3D blurs.

The "Undead" music video by YOASOBI is revealed

The music video for Monogatari: Off Season & Monster Season's "Undead" song was unveiled by YOASOBI. Characters and artwork from the anime series are included in the song video. The music video was directed by Ijigen Tokyo's Toshitaka Shinoda, while Shu Horiuchi (.MP) served as the art director.

For "Undead," YOASOBI's Ayase was in charge of the arrangement, lyrics, and music. In addition to vocalist Ikura, background chorus vocalists Haley Lewis, Missy Suzki, Leona Ortiz, Dylan Ortiz, and Jonas Whitaker are listed in the video credits. Their lyrics are credited to Konnie Aoki.

Theme songs for television programs including BEASTARS, Frieren: Beyond Journey's End, and Oshi no Ko have made YOASOBI well-known to lovers of anime. Producer Ayumu and singer-songwriter Ikura make up the pair.

July 1, 2024, saw the release of the song. Monogatari's latest season debuted on July 7, one week later. The song was first listed as one of the theme songs, but it was eventually revealed that it would be the theme music for the conclusion. Nadeko Sengoku and Yotsugi Ononoki are voiced by Kana Hanazawa and Saori Hayami, who also perform the opening theme, "Caramel Ribbon Cursetard."

Natsume's Book of Friends Season 7 reveals a short new trailer

 

A brief new trailer for Natsume's Book of Friends Season 7 has been released in advance of the show's October 7 premiere. Outside of Japan, Crunchyroll will stream the animation. The video is available for viewing on their X (formerly Twitter) account below, as well as on their official YouTube page.

The primary trailer and visual for the anime were previously released. The opening theme "Alca" is performed by Hinata Kashiwagi, and the closing theme "Komari Warai" is performed by Toshiki Kondo. Takahiro Omori, who directed seasons 1 through 4 of Studio Shuka, is back as the head animator. The entire personnel comprises:

• Chief Director: Takahiro Omori
• Director: Hideki Ito
• Series Composition: Sadayuki Murai
• Character Design: Akira Takada
• Yokai Design and Action Animation Director: Tatsuo Yamada
• Chief Animation Directors: Akira Takata, Orie Tanaka
• Art: Yukihiro Shibutani, Mao Miyake
• Color Design: Hiromi Miyawaki
• Editing: Kazuhiko Seki
• Screen Design: Hitoshi Tamura
• Music: Makoto Yoshimori
• Animation Production: Shuka
• Production: NAS

Returning to the voice cast are the following:

• Junichi Suwabe as Seiji Matoba
• Hiroshi Kamiya as Takashi Natsume
• Kazuhiko Inoue as Nyanko-sensei / Madara
• Sanae Kobayashi as Reiko Natsume
• Akira Ishida as Shuichi Natori
• Kazuma Horie as Kaname Tanuma
• Ryohei Kimura as Satoru Nishimura
• Hisayoshi Suganuma as Atsushi Kitamoto
• Miyuki Sawashiro as Jun Sasada
• Rina Sato as Tooru Taki
• Miki Ito as Touko Fujiwara
• Eiji Ito as Shigeru Fujiwara

Yuki Midorikawa is the author of the Japanese manga series Natsume's Book of Friends. Before switching to LaLa in 2007, it was serialised by Hakusensha's LaLa DX from June 2003 to April 2008. As of September 5, 2024, 31 volumes have been released. The manga was licensed in English by Viz Media, and the plot is explained on Crunchyroll:

Natsume Takashi has the ability to see spirits, which he has long kept secret. However, once he inherits a strange book that belonged to his deceased grandmother, Reiko, he discovers the reason why spirits surround him.

There have been six TV anime seasons of the anime adaption thus far, with the most recent one premiering in 2017. Takahiro Omori directed the anime from season 1 to season 4, while Kotomi Deai directed it from season 5 to season 6. The animation was produced by Studios Brain's Base (seasons 1 through 4) and Shuka (seasons 5 through 6). There are also multiple OVAs and two films in the franchise.

The Elusive Samurai Unveils Trailer for Genba Character

 

Today marked the return of Elusive Samurai with Episode 10, which also featured a character trailer for Genba Kazama, another one of Tokiyuki's retainers. You can watch the trailer for Aoi Yuki, who plays the naughty Genba in the anime, below:

Shizuku, Kojiro, and Ayako also had character trailers released prior to Genba. Yuta Yamazaki is the director of the animation, which is produced by Studio CloverWorks. The voice cast includes:

• Asaki Yuikawa as Tokiyuki Hojo
• Yuichi Nakamura as Yorishige Suwa
• Hinaki Yano as Shizuku
• Mari Hino as Kojiro
• Sayumi Suzushiro as Ayako
• Aoi Yuki as Genba Kazama
• Kikunosuke Toya as Fubuki
• Katsuyuki Konishi as Takauji Ashikaga

The Elusive Samurai is written and illustrated by Yusei Matsui, who is also credited with creating The Assassination Classroom. Since 2021, the manga has been serialised in Weekly Shounen Jump by Shueisha, while Viz Media is handling the English-language edition.

The story follows Tokiyuki Hojo, who is set to avenge his family after Takauji Ashikaga betrays them. He is helped by the eccentric clairvoyant Yorishige Suwa, who has a mysterious divine power of precognition, albeit inconsistent. The boy now needs to gather loyal retainers for the prophesied battle against his nemesis.

Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero Verifies GT Characters in the Latest Teaser

 

The most recent trailer for the game DRAGON BALL: Sparking Zero showed that GT characters will also be included. These comprise the GT incarnations of Goku, Vegeta, Pan, and Baby, with the two Sayans' combined Gogeta form and their Super Sayan 4 form. On October 11, the game will be released. The most recent trailer is shown below:

The recently revealed characters include:

• Goku (GT) – Base form
• Goku (GT) – Super Saiyan
• Goku (GT) – Super Saiyan 3
• Goku (GT) – Super Saiyan 4
• Vegeta (GT) – Super Saiyan 4
• Gogeta (GT) – Super Saiyan 4
• Pan (GT)
• Majuub (GT)
• Uub (GT)
• Baby Vegeta (GT)
• Super Baby 1 (GT)
• Super Baby 2 (GT)
• Great Ape Baby (GT)
• Syn Shenron (GT)
• Omega Shenron (GT)

 Trailers for the Majin Buu Saga, Swords vs. Fists, Android Saga, and Sayan & Namek sagas have already been released. Currently, ten more characters need to be disclosed.

Spike Chunsoft, who previously collaborated on Dragon Ball Z: BudokAI Tenkaichi, is the game's developer. This is DRAGON BALL Z: BUDOKAI TENKAICHI's first entry in 15 years, and it will be available on the PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S and PC from October 11.

Pre-orders for the game are now being accepted both physically and digitally. Those who place a physical order will be able to access the following characters without having to unlock them in-game: Broly, Super Saiyan Broly, Super Saiyan God Gogeta, Gogeta, and Super Saiyan Broly (Full Power). A playable character that will be revealed later is also featured.On October 11, Dragon Ball: DAIMA, the newest anime in the series, will also debut.

365 Days to the Wedding reveals a new image and trailer with the cast's additional cast and theme songs.

 

A new key image and trailer for the anime 365 Days to the Wedding were unveiled, showcasing three more cast members in addition to the theme tunes. Hiroshi Ikehata is the director of Studio Ashi Productions, which is in charge of animation.

The opening theme song "Kira Kira" by HoneyWorks and the closing song "Tsumari wa" by GOHOBI are both featured in the new trailer:

Adding voices to the cast are:

• Nao Toyama as Claudia Maria Van Liechteburg
• Fairouz Ai as Nao Miyama
• Tessho Genda as Koichi Ohara

Saori Hayami as Rika Honjoji and Kentaro Kumagai as Takuya make up the main voice cast pair. The remaining members of the cast are depicted in the new image and include: 

• Ami Koshimizu as Asako Kurokawa
• Fukushi Ochiai as Hiromi Gonda
• Kana Asumi as Natsumi Komiya
• Haruki Ishiya as Keisuke Itsuki
• Kentaro Tone as Susumu Shinshi
• Jouji Nakata as Joji-san (George-san)

 

In addition to director Hiroshi Ikehata, Kazuho Hyodo is responsible for the series composition, Shuji Maruyama is the character designer, and Shun Narita is the character designer for the 365 Days to the Wedding anime and Yuusuke Seo composing the music.

Writing and drawing the 365 Days to the Wedding rom-com manga series is Tamiki Wakaki. From March 2020 to June 2023, it was serialised in Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine, and it was collected into 11 volumes in total. A live-action drama series that debuted in October 2022 was inspired by it. The manga is being published in English by Sevens Seas Entertainment.

The story follows the main duo of Rika and Takuya as they get engaged in order to avoid getting transferred to a new branch of their travel agency, as their manager limits the recruits to bachelors. They’ll have to convince their office they’re really engaged though.

The 100 Girlfriends Who Really Love You Season 2 Unveils New Key Visual, Premieres January 12

 

A new key image and the launch date of January 12, 2025 for the anime series 100 Girlfriends Who Really Love You have been announced. The new image also includes some of the new voice cast members that the show recently unveiled for Rentaro's prospective girlfriends.

At Bibury Animation Studios, Hikaru Sato will return to helm the sequel. Takashi Aoshima will handle series composition, while Akane Yano will serve as both chief animator and character designer.

On December 24, 2023, the anime, whose full title is The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You, came to a conclusion. The announcement of the sequel came right after the conclusion.

For the first season, the principal voice cast consisted of:

• Wataru Kato as Rentaro Aijo
• Kaede Hondo as Hakari Hanazono
• Miyu Tomita as Karane Inda
• Maria Naganawa as Shizuka Yoshimoto
• Asami Seto as Nano Eiai
• Ayaka Asai as Kusuri Yakuzen
• Sumire Uesaka as Hahari Hanazono
• Suzuko Mimori as Mei Meido
• Shigeru Chiba as God of Love

Rikito Nakamura writes the source manga, with art by Yukiko Nozawa. The manga began serialization in 2019 in Weekly Young Jump, while Seven Seas Entertainment licensed it in English. They describe the story:
Aijo Rentaro has asked a hundred girls out and struck out every time. In desperation, he prays for guidance, only to be told by a god that his rejections were due to a cosmic mishap! Now this god will set things right by making sure Aijo gets one hundred dates. Except, as things often go with gods, there’s a catch: each of his one hundred dates is Aijo’s destined soulmate! Worse, if he doesn’t return their feelings, they’ll all die in horrible—and hilarious—accidents!

You Are Ms. Servant Anime Gives Details of the Theme Song

 

The theme music for the upcoming anime You Are Ms. Servant has been announced in advance of its October 5 broadcast. Ayumu Watanabe is directing the series, which is being animated by Studio FelixFilm. "Otosori" by tricot is the opening music, while "Hyojo Sabun" by DUSTCELL is the closing theme.

Masahiro Tokuda is the composer of the series' music, Tomoyasu Kurashima is in charge of character design, and Deko Akao is in charge of series composition. The following people make up the anime's major cast:

• Reina Ueda as Yuki/Xue
• Toshigi Kumagai as Hitoyoshi Yokoya
• Hikaru Iida as Riko Yokoya
• Lynn as Grace
• Konomi Inagaki as Naka Hikage
• Eriko Matsui as Agemochitaro

 Shotan is the author and illustrator of a manga series that serves as the basis for You Are Ms. Servant (Kimi wa Meido-sama). The most recent compilation volume (number eight) was released in August of this year, and the first one was out in October of 2020. The manga is published in serial form  in Shogakukan’s Sunday Webry website.

 

Shogakugan Asia has licensed the manga in English, describing the plot as:

This is the story of a maid who is all alone in the world, but who finally finds a family.
Told from a young age that her only worth is as a killer, Yuki had known nothing else except cold efficiency and following orders. Now that she has a chance to leave her past behind, she arrives at the doorstep of Hitoyoshi Yokoya, asking to be employed… as a maid?! Thus begins the journey of a former assassin learning what it means to be ‘normal’!

 

Transformers 40th Anniversary Animated Video Released by Studio TRIGGER

 

The Transformers 40th anniversary complete animated video was unveiled by Studio TRIGGER. The theme song "Mayday" by BUMP OF CHICKEN is used in the project, which was revealed in August. Akira Amemiya, who previously directed SSSS.Gridman and SSSS.Dynazenon, directed the video.

The principal cast of the film includes:

• Director: Akira Amemiya
• Project Supervisor: Hayato Sakamoto
• Animation Producer: Shunsuke Shida
• Storyboard/Animation Director: Akira Amemiya
• Music: BUMP OF CHICKEN (Motoo Fujiwara)
• Editor: Masato Yoshitake
• Background Director: Taketo Gonpei
• Background Artists: Goofy Inc.
• Production Manager: Shuntaro Koike
• Production Support: Kazuko Hanasjiri, Masafumi Ohira
• Technical Director: Eiji Tsuchida
• Special Effects: Mutsumi Saitoh (Graphinica)

In addition, Akira Amemiya created this unique drawing to mark the release:

In 1984, Japanese toy firm Takara Tomy and American toy company Hasbro established the TRANSFORMERS series. To start, Takara rebranded its Transformers toy line for Western countries, which included transforming mecha toys from the Diaclone and Micro Change toy lines. After there, it took many different turns, giving rise to live-action films, computer games, comic books, anime adaptations, and other media.

Founded in August 2011, Studio TRIGGER is a well-known Japanese studio. Kill la Kill, Little Witch Academia, Darling in the Franxx (co-produced with A-1 Pictures), SSSS.Gridman, and SSSS are a few of their well-known anime series.CYBERPUNK: EDGERUNNERS and Dynazenon, Delicious in Dungeon, Panty & Stocking With Garterbelt Season 2. They have two new animes coming out: Panty & Stocking and Delicious in Dungeon Season 2.

Ron Kamonohashi’s Forbidden Deductions Season 2 reveals the main trailer

 The main trailer for Ron Kamonohashi's anime Forbidden Deductions Season 2 has been released, and it features the opening theme tune. Immediately following the conclusion of the first season, the sequel was revealed, with studio Diomedéa returning to animation.

The opening theme tune from Humbreaders, "Feedback wo Narashite," is used in the new trailer:

The anime is based on the continuing manga series Ron Kamonohashi: Deranged Detective, written and illustrated by Akira Amano (Katekyo Hitman Reborn creator). The main image is shown here, however they have also released images for the night and summer.For the follow-up, all of the original cast members were back, including Yo Tsuji for the music, Wataru Watari for the series composition, Ishikawa Masakazu for character design, and director Shota Ibata.The voice cast includes:

• Yohei Azakami as Ron Kamonohashi
• Junya Enoki as Totomaru “Toto” Isshiki
• Taku Yashiro as Spitz Feier
• Jun Fukuyama as Omito Kawasemi
• Yoko Hikasa as Amamiya
• Nao Toyama as Mofu Usaki
• Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Mylo Moriarty

 

Shueisha is publishing the manga in English on their MANGA Plus website, while Crunchyroll is streaming the anime. The story follows Ron Kamonohashi, a genius who was forbidden from becoming a detective due to the way he solved his cases. Years later, they have to rely on him, with a rookie police officer Totomaru Isshiki there to help prevent him from causing any unnecessary deaths.

 

 

Attack on Titan The Last Attack Movie unveils the main trailer and the main image

 

The main anime trailer and a new key graphic for Attack on Titan the Movie: THE LAST ATTACK were unveiled. On November 8, the 145-minute compilation film will be released in Japan. The animation is being done by Studio MAPPA. The theatrical version will have 5.1ch surround sound and better trims of the Final Chapters specials parts 1 and 2. Watch the main trailer down below:

In the updated image, a youthful Eren is seen stretching up towards the sky and turning his back on both the enormous titans and everyone else. Clear files with the main visual will be given out to guests as a theater-only freebie in small amounts. On September 20, Japanese fans will be able to purchase tickets in advance.

The show was animated by Studio MAPPA starting in Season 4. It is an adaptation of the manga by Hajime Isayama that appeared in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine published by Kodansha from September 2009 to April 2021. The manga recently revealed plans for its 15th anniversary.

Additionally, Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS is available for watching on Crunchyroll, describing it:

The fate of the world hangs in the balance as Eren unleashes the ultimate power of the Titans. With a burning determination to eliminate all who threaten Eldia, he leads an unstoppable army of Colossal Titans towards Marley. Now a motley crew of his former comrades and enemies scramble to halt his deadly mission, the only question is, can they stop him?

The Most Notorious 'Talker' Anime Unveils New Image, Releases Kohta Yamamoto's Theme Songs

 

The opening and closing theme songs by KOHTA YAMAMOTO, as well as some new cast members, have been announced for the anime The Most Notorious 'Talker' Runs the World's Greatest Clan.

One week before it airs on TV on Tokyo MX and BS NTV on October 7 and October 8, the anime will make its debut on d Anime Store and ABEMA on September 30.

The updated image is displayed below:

The opening theme of the show will be “Tactics” by KOHTA YAMAMOTO featuring SAIKI, and the closing theme will be “Liberation” by KOHTA YAMAMOTO featuring AAAMYY. Yuta Takamura is the director, and Studios Felix Film and GA-CREW are the animators among the joining voice performers:

• Shogo Sakata as Leon Frederic
• Tasuku Hatanaka as Loki
• Tatsumaru Tachibana as Albert Gambino

The anime's initial trailer was released in July:

 

The main cast of the anime includes the following individuals, with more cast members recently revealed:

• Daiki Yamashita as Noel Stollen
• Yu Serizawa as Alma Judikhali
• Yousuke Omomo as Koga Tsukishima
• Takehito Koyasu as Finocchio Barzini
• Shunsuke Sakuya as Brandon Stollen
• Yu Wakui as Noel (Young)

The Most Notorious 'Talker' Runs the World's Greatest Clan anime crew includes director Yuta Takamura among others:

• Director: Yuta Takamura
• Series Composition: Takayo Ikami
• Character Design: Kenji Terao
• Chief Animation Director: Kenji Terao, Yuki Fukuchi
• Action Animation Director: Kenta Mimuro
• Color Design: Yukiko Ario
• Art Director: Shinobu Takahashi
• Director of Photography: Masaaki Onodera
• Sound Production: DAX Production
• Sound Director: Masanori Tsuchiya
• Music: Kent Asahina
• Animation Production: FelixFilm×GA-CREW

Famous illustrators provide drawings for Jaki's light novel series, The Most Notorious 'Talker' Runs the World's Greatest Clan (Saikyo no Shienshoku 'Wajutsushi' dearu Ore wa Sekai Saikyo Kuran o Shitagaeru). Yamorichan illustrated a manga adaption of it as well.

The English light novel and manga are licensed by Seven Seas Entertainment, which outlines the plot of the book as follows:

Noel longs to be a Seeker like his heroic grandfather, slaying the beasts that emerge from Abysses and exploring far-off lands. Unfortunately, it turns out he’s nothing but a measly Talker–a job with no combat skills whatsoever. Undaunted, Noel sets out to establish the strongest clan in all the land, using his silver-tongued Talker skills to unite assassins and heroes under his leadership.

The Apothecary Diaries Manga reveals the Volume 14 bonus illustration

 

The extra illustration for Volume 14 of Itsuki Nanao and Nekokurage's manga series Apothecary Diaries (Kusuriya no Hitorigoto) has been revealed. Volume 14 is scheduled for release on September 25, 2024. The special edition costs 1,469 yen and includes an art booklet, while the ordinary edition costs 770 yen.

The bonus image shows Maomao, the main character, clutching a hairpin. In addition, there's a frog—a light-hearted allusion that viewers of the show would recognise. View the example below:

Natsu Hyuga and Toko Shino are the authors of the Japanese light novel series The Apothecary Diaries. The anime adaption was animated in 2023 by TOHO Animation and OML. In 2025, the second season is scheduled for release.

Additionally, there are two manga adaptations of the Apothecary Diaries series: Itsuki Nanao and Nekokurage's The Apothecary Diaries in Square Enix's Monthly Big Gangan, and Minoji Kurata's Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Maomao no Kokyu Nazotoki Techo (The Apothecary Diaries: The Palace Cloister Mystery-Solving Notebook of Maomao), which was serialised in Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday Gene-X. Nekokurage's English translation is being published by Square Enix, who outlines the story as follows:

Maomao, a young woman trained in the art of herbal medicine, is forced to work as a lowly servant in the inner palace. Though she yearns for life outside its perfumed halls, she isn’t long for a life of drudgery! Using her wits to break a “curse” afflicting the imperial heirs, Maomao attracts the attentions of the handsome eunuch Jinshi and is promoted to attendant food taster. But Jinshi has other plans for the erstwhile apothecary, and soon Maomao is back to brewing potions and…solving mysteries?!

Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles Season 2 Unveils New Trailer for October 7th Release Date

 

The opening theme song from Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles Season 2 was featured in a new trailer, which also confirmed the show's October 7 launch date. Character images and voice actor interviews were already made public. The opening theme tune "Auftakt" by Aguri Onishi is used in the new teaser; you can view the video below:

 
Nanaka Suwa will play "Haru Machi Uta," the last tune. The main cast and Studio TMS Entertainment are coming back to animation. Yasuyuki Yamazaki is in charge of the soundtrack, Kyoko Yufu is the principal animator and character designer, and Osamu Yamasaki is the director and composer of the series.

 

The voice cast for Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles Season 2 includes:

• Yoshitsugu Matsuoka as Rio
• Akane Fujita as Celia Claire
• Tomori Kusunoki as Latifa
• Yuuki Kuwahara as Aishia
• Sayaka Harada as Miharu Ayase
• Nao Touyama as Liselotte Cretia
• Chiaki Omigawa as Ruri
• Sayumi Suzushiro as Christina Beltrum
• Yurika Kubo as Sayo
• Kaede Hondo as Flora Beltrum
• Seiro Ogino as Gustave Yuno
• Ayahi Takagaki as Aria Gavanas
• Haruka Tomatsu as Satsuki
• Hiyori Nitta as Sara
• Yukina Shuto as Orphea
• Asuka Nishi as Alma
• Koji Yusa as Reiss Wolf
• Kosuke Toriumi as Lucius Orguil

 

The light novel series Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles is written by Yuri Kitayama and illustrated by RIV. From February 2014 until October 2020, it was serialised on the Shosetsuka ni Naro website. In October 2015, Hobby Japan began publishing the series under the HJ Bunko banner. The anime's first season is available for streaming on Crunchyroll, and the company has also confirmed that it has obtained the license for the sequel.

Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft Animated Series Unveils New Image

 

Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft animated series has shared a visual, promising that a new teaser will also arrive in a week. On October 10, the Legendary Television production will debut on Netflix. The tale is officially placed after the game trilogy, and Hayley Atwell plays the title role.

The primary character of the Tomb Raider video game series is Lara Croft. She is a British archaeologist who travels the world exploring dangerous ruins and old tombs. She is characterised as intelligent and fit. Toby Gard was part of the team at British developer Core Design that created the character, which made his debut in the video game Tomb Raider in 1996.

Several trailers for the series have already been released; the most recent one is shown here.

 

The new series on Netflix is described as follows: 

TOMB RAIDER: THE LEGEND OF LARA CROFT picks up after the events of the highly successful Tomb Raider video game Survivor trilogy (Tomb Raider; Rise of the Tomb Raider; Shadow of the Tomb Raider), and will chart the globetrotting heroine’s next chapter as the iconic adventurer. More than 25 years after her first appearance, Lara Croft (voiced by Hayley Atwell) continues to explore ancient mysteries and uncover lost truths across breathtaking and dangerous destinations.

In September of last year, the animated series Tomb Raider and the animated version of Devil May Cry were unveiled.

Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 reveals the main trailer and LiSA's theme song

 

The primary trailer for Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 has been out, and it features LiSA's opening theme tune. Beginning on October 13, the sequel will run for two consecutive courses. Animation is done by Studio C2C.

"Dancer in the Dark Night" by otoha serves as the closing theme music, and "QUEEN," which is featured in the trailer, serves as the opening theme.

Akane Akitsu and Ceecrue, who were introduced in the last trailer, are two of the new cast members that the anime has revealed. Another player with one of The Seven Collosi on her record is Akane, and Ceecrue is her Rabituza assistant.
Beginning in October 2023, the inaugural season ran over two consecutive courses as well. Toshiyuki Kubooka, who is directing the sequel again, is joined by Kurashima Ayumi, who is designing the characters, and chief animation director, Kazuyuki Fudeyasu in charge of the series composition, and the trio of Hirokawa Keiichi, Takada Ryuichi amd Takahashi Kuniyuki in charge of the music.

The voice cast for the anime consists of:

• Yuma Uchida as Sunraku/Rakuro Hizutome
• Azumi Waki as Psyger-0/Rei Saiga
• Yoko Hikasa as Arthur Pencilgon/Towa Amane
• Makoto Koichi as Oicazzo/Kei Uomi
• Rina Hidaka as Emul
• Akio Otsuka as Vysache
• Yuka Terasaki as Akane Akitsu
• Natsuki Hanae as Ceecrue

 

 The web book by the latter, which has been serialised on the Shosetsuka ni Naro website since May 2017, is adapted into the original manga series Shangri-La Frontier by Ryosuke Fuji (art) and Katarina (story). The manga adaption was licensed in English by Kodansha USA and appears in Kodansha's Weekly Shonen Magazine.

The story follows Rakuro Hizutome, a player going by the name of Sunraku, who loves playing ‘shitty games’ and beating them despite all their bugs and flaws. He then finds a ‘god-tier’ game, Shangri-La Frontier, which he then learns to enjoy, meeting some old gamer friends and looking forward to discovering the most interesting features in the huge world.

 

Flower and Asura reveals the new visual, cast, and first teaser trailer

 

Studio Bind has unveiled the first teaser trailer for Flower and Asura (Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku), along with a new image and voice cast. The voice cast of the anime, which features Minori Fujidera and Miyuri Shimabukuro as the lead pair, was revealed in June. Its debut is scheduled for January 2025.

With the latest additions, the Flower and Asura's complete voice cast now includes:

• Minori Fujidera as Hana Haruyama
• Miyuri Shimabukuro as Mizuki Usurai
• Fuka Izumi as An Natsue (NEW)
• Shoya Chiba as Shudai Toga (NEW)
• Seiichiro Yamashita as Matsuyuki Akiyama (NEW)
• Kiyono Yasuno as Ryoko Totonoi (NEW)
• Taito Ban as Setaro Hakoyama (NEW)

Ayano Takeda, popularly known for Sound! Euphonium, is the author of the Japanese manga series Hana wa Saku, Shura no Gotoku (The Flower Blooms, Like Ashura, or just Flower and Asura). Musshu provided the graphics for it.

Shueisha explains the narrative:

Hana lives on the small island of Tonakijima with a population of 600 and loves reading to the children of the island. Mizuki is the president of the broadcasting club at school. She recognizes Hana’s ability to engage people through her reading, and so she invites her to join the broadcasting club.

“Tell me what you really want, and I will make it come true.”
“I want to join the broadcasting club.”

Hana decides to join, and she experiences many “firsts” with the members of the broadcasting club and begins to deepen her love of reading.

The most well-known project of Studio Bind is Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation. Additionally, they adapted ONIMAI: I'm Now Your Sister, an anime that aired during the winter of 2023.

Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Manga Comes to an end

 

Creator of the renowned manga series Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable Kai Ikada stated back in August via X/Twitter that the series will conclude after five years on September 11th, 2024. On the Japanese version of the Shonen Jump Plus website, the 119th and last chapter was published today. An excellent anime adaptation of Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable aired earlier this year, running from January to April 2024.

Following its publication in 2019, the manga Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable has topped Japanese best-selling lists, including Comic Zin's. The first volume became so successful in 2021 that a reprint was needed. The manga may be found in English on Shueisha's MANGA Plus app. The anime adaption is available on Crunchyroll, which characterises the piece as:

Snowflakes aren’t the only things dropping in Hokkaido—so are jaws, thanks to the super adorable gals who are turning the icy north into a hotbed of fashion and fun. Brace yourself for a winter storm of laughs, love, and killer outfits as these gals prove that being cute is an all-season affair. Here, frostbite meets fashionista!

To commemorate the finale of Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable, Kai Ikada shared brand-new artwork on X. He expresses the hope that his manga may inspire people to visit Kitami, the setting of the story, and to fall in love with Hokkaido, the most northern prefecture of Japan.

Fans are enquiring about the prospect of Hokkaido Gals Are Super Adorable season 2 under Ikada's X post, despite the fact that there is currently no word on the matter. 

Demon Lord, Retry! R Anime reveals the new visual and main trailer for the September 28 premiere

 

The main trailer, key visual, and Japan premiere date for Demon Lord, Retry R anime were unveiled. From Studio GEKKOU, the animation is produced. Cruchyroll also declared that they will be available for streaming, however the platform's launch date has not yet been disclosed.

The opening theme song, "Ashita Sekai ga Owaru Toshite mo," by ASCA, and the closing theme song, "Clanssi:c feat. Yuho Kitazawa," by MIMiNARI, are both featured in the new trailer:

At studio EKACHI EPILKA, Hiroshi Kimura directed the first season. During the summer 2019 anime season, it aired for twelve episodes. For the sequel, Katsuhiko Takayama wrote the script, Minori Homura designed the characters, and Kazuomi Koga took over as director.

Kenjiro Tsuda is reprising his role as Hakuto Kunai, while the rest of the cast includes:

• Azumi Waki as Akane Fujisaki
• Momo Asakura as Aku (replacing Kanon Takao)
• Aina Suzuki as Luna Elegant (replacing Kaori Ishihara)
• Iori Noguchi from =LOVE as Eagle (replacing Akari Kito)
• Wataru Komada as Isami Tahara (replacing Tomokazu Seki)
• Minori Suzuki as Mink (replacing Chiyo Ousaki)
• Mirai Tachibana as Organ (replacing M.A.O)
• Kentaro Kumagai as Zero Kirisame (replacing Showtaro Morikubo)

Kurone Kanzaki's light novels Demon Lord, Retry! (Maou-sama, Retry!) served as the inspiration for the anime. The book was first released with artwork by Koji Ogata under the Monster Bunko label of Futabasha. After three volumes, it was transferred to M Novels, with Makoto Iino taking over the drawings. Additionally, there is an Amaru Minotake-illustrated manga adaptation. Manga and light novels were licensed by J-Novel Club in English, and animation could be streamed on Crunchyroll.

The story follows Akira Oono as he ends up as the last boss in a video game, which was his favorite character anyway. He begins looking for a way to return to his original world, meeting a bunch of different characters along the way.