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Loner Life in Another World Anime's Teaser Unveils More Cast, Main Staff, October Debut https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-21/loner-life-in-another-world-anime-teaser-unveils-more-cast-main-staff-october-debut/.210063 Haruka Shiraishi, Hina Suguta, Kyohei Natsume, Hiromu Mineta, Tomohiro Yamaguchi cast in Hayabusa Film × Passione anime

Sumikko Gurashi Franchise Gets Puppet Musical on August 16-September 1 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-21/sumikko-gurashi-franchise-gets-puppet-musical-on-august-16-september-1/.210058 Musical adapts franchise's 1st anime film Sumikkogurashi – Good to be in the corner

Puella Magi Madoka Magica Franchise Teases New App Game https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-21/puella-magi-madoka-magica-franchise-teases-new-app-game/.210061 Game to be revealed on Monday

Crunchyroll Reveals The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 3, Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation II 2nd Half English Dub Cast, Staff https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-21/crunchyroll-reveals-the-duke-of-death-and-his-maid-season-3-mushoku-tensei-jobless-reincarnation-ii-/.210055 Both English dubs premiere on Sunday

Japanese Animation TV Ranking, April 8-14 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-20/japanese-animation-tv-ranking-april-8-14/.209971 That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime season 3 earns 3.5% rating

Dempagumi.inc Idol Group to Disband in Early 2025 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-20/Dempagumi.inc-idol-group-to-disband-in-early-2025/.210042 Group to hold last tour from October 8 to early next year

Japan's Video Game Rankings, April 8-14 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-20/japan-video-game-rankings-april-8-14/.210038 Utakata no Uchronia visual novel debuts at #1

Hypnosis Mic -Dream Rap Battle- Game's 2nd Teaser Video Previews 3D Models of 18 MCs https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-20/hypnosis-mic-dream-rap-battle-game-2nd-teaser-video-previews-3d-models-of-18-mcs/.210039 Game taking place in virtual world launches for iOS, Android in summer 2024

Hookah Haze Visual Novel's Music Video Previews Nakuru Aitsuki's Theme Song https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-20/hookah-haze-visual-novel-music-video-previews-nakuru-aitsuki-theme-song/.210037 Aniplex, Acquire's visual novel releases for Switch, PC with English text this year

Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ Anime's 2nd Season Reveals July Debut in Video https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-20/cardfight-vanguard-divinez-anime-2nd-season-reveals-july-debut-in-video/.210036 1st season premiered in January, English dub to premiere on April 26

Cardfight!! Vanguard DivineZ Anime Reveals English Dub Cast https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-19/cardfight-vanguard-divinez-anime-reveals-english-dub-cast/.210030 Trailer streamed for dub premiering on YouTube on April 26

Voice Actor Yasuo Muramatsu Dies at 91 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-19/voice-actor-yasuo-muramatsu-dies-at-91/.210031 Muramatsu voiced Tom in One Piece, Pisco in Detective Conan, Revil in Mobile Suit Gundam

Osamu Tezuka's Phoenix Manga Gets New Stage Play in July https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-19/osamu-tezuka-phoenix-manga-gets-new-stage-play-in-july/.210028 Play adapting manga's "Karma" arc runs from July 18-21 in Tokyo

Suda51 to be Keynote Speaker at MomoCon 2024 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-19/suda51-to-be-keynote-speaker-at-momocon-2024/.210023 Killer7, No More Heroes developer, Grasshopper Manufacture founder Suda51 to attend Atlanta event

Sonic the Hedgehog Franchise's Live-Action Knuckles Spinoff Series Streams Trailer Introducing Cast https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-19/sonic-the-hedgehog-franchise-live-action-knuckles-spinoff-series-streams-trailer-introducing-cast/.210020 Adam Pally, Scott Mescudi, Ellie Taylor, Edi Patterson, Stockard Channing, Cary Elwes, Rory McCann discuss their roles

Sanrio, JO1's JOCHUM Characters Get TV Anime https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-19/sanrio-jo1-jochum-characters-get-tv-anime/.210024 Anime based on boy band JO1's characters debuts this summer

Donkey Kong Area of Universal Studios Japan Delayed to 2nd Half of 2024 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-19/donkey-kong-area-of-universal-studios-japan-delayed-to-2nd-half-of-2024/.210022 Area was originally scheduled to open in spring

Hanashi Media to Release Observation Records of My Fiancée Light Novel Series in English https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-19/hanashi-media-to-release-observation-records-of-my-fiancee-light-novel-series-in-english/.210021 1st of 2-volume series to release digitally on July 30

Voice Actor Takuya Eguchi's Egumi Legacy Card Game Gets Anime https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-19/voice-actor-takuya-eguchi-egumi-legacy-card-game-gets-anime/.210001 Eguchi designed characters, established worldview for card game released in 2022

Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Anime Film Trilogy Reveals Teaser Video for 1st Film https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-19/love-live-nijigasaki-high-school-idol-club-anime-film-trilogy-reveals-teaser-video-for-1st-film/.210017 Story for 1st film also revealed

Blue Lock Project: World Champion Smartphone Game Gets English Release on April 23 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-19/blue-lock-project-world-champion-smartphone-game-gets-english-release-on-april-23/.210010 Soccer training simulation game launched in Japan in December 2022

Netflix Adds 9.3 Million Subscribers in 1st Quarter 2024, Co-CEO States Password-Sharing Policy Has Not Harmed Viewership https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-19/netflix-adds-9.3-million-subscribers-in-1st-quarter-2024-co-ceo-states-password-sharing-policy-has-/.210006 Company to stop reporting on subscriber totals in 2025

Rabbit & Bear Studios Confirms it is 'Moving Forward' With Sequel to Eiyuden Chronicle Game https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-19/rabbit-and-bear-studios-confirms-it-is-moving-forward-with-sequel-to-eiyuden-chronicle-game/.210004 Game's scenario writer, designer Yoshitaka Murayama died in February

Meiji Tokyo Renka Full Moon Visual Novel Gets Switch, PC Release in English This Year https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-19/meiji-tokyo-renka-full-moon-visual-novel-gets-switch-pc-release-in-english-this-year/.210003 Visual novel franchise inspired 2 anime films, TV anime series

Iryū - Team Medical Dragon Artist Tarō Nogizaka's Natsume Arata no Kekkon Suspense Manga Gets Live-Action Show https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-19/iryu-team-medical-dragon-artist-taro-nogizaka-natsume-arata-no-kekkon-suspense-manga-gets-live-/.210002 Yukihiko Tsutsumi directs film opening on September 6

Twilight Out of Focus Boys-Love TV Anime Teases School Club Romance in Video https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-18/twilight-out-of-focus-boys-love-tv-anime-teases-school-club-romance-in-video/.209998 Studio DEEN animates Jyanome's BL manga

Yuri!!! on Ice: Ice Adolescence Film Canceled https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-18/yuri-on-ice-ice-adolescence-film-canceled/.209997 Production committee, MAPPA cite 'various circumstances'

9 R.I.P. Visual Novel Heads West in 2024 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-18/9-r.i.p-visual-novel-heads-west-in-2024/.209955 Otomate released game in Japan in June 2023

Laid-Back Camp, That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime Anime's 3rd Seasons Reveal Casts, Premieres https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-18/laid-back-camp-that-time-i-got-reincarnated-as-a-slime-anime-3rd-seasons-reveal-casts-premieres/.209985 Both feature returning cast members

Wind Breaker Anime Reveals Cast, Visual for Shishitōren https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-18/wind-breaker-anime-reveals-cast-visual-for-shishitoren/.209984 Kikunosuke Toya, Yuichiro Umehara, Chiaki Kobayashi, Masaaki Mizunaka, Hiromu Mineta join cast

Bōken Tairiku Ania Kingdom Stop-Motion TV Anime Gets 2nd Season in Summer https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-18/boken-tairiku-ania-kingdom-stop-motion-tv-anime-gets-2nd-season-in-summer/.209982 Toy animal franchise reveals 3 new characters

Transformers One Animated Prequel Film Streams New Trailer from Space (Updated) https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-18/transformers-one-animated-prequel-film-streams-new-trailer-from-space/.209981 Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry star in film on September 20

Umiharu's The Daily Life of a Middle-Aged Online Shopper in Another World Manga Ends on May 17 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-18/umiharu-the-daily-life-of-a-middle-aged-online-shopper-in-another-world-manga-ends-on-may-17/.209967 Manga adapts Hifumi Asakura's original light novel series

Tonari no Yōkai-san Anime Casts Shizuka Itō https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-18/tonari-no-yokai-san-anime-casts-shizuka-ito/.209974 Itō voices character of "serpent(?)" with vengeful spirit

Plus-Sized Elf Anime Reveals Main Staff in 1st Promo Video https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-18/plus-sized-elf-anime-reveals-main-staff-in-1st-promo-video/.209973 Toshikatsu Tokoro to direct anime at Elias

The Magical Girl and The Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies Anime Reveals More Cast in 2nd Promo Video https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-18/the-magical-girl-and-the-evil-lieutenant-used-to-be-archenemies-anime-reveals-more-cast-in-2nd-/.209972 Shinichirō Miki, Mariya Ise, Hikaru Midorikawa reprise roles from 2015 drama CD

Jellyfish Can't Swim in the Night Anime Gets Novelization https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-18/jellyfish-cant-swim-in-the-night-anime-gets-novelization/.209961 Show's writer Yūki Yaku pens novelization, with 1st novel adapting 1st 4 episodes launching on May 20

Crunchyroll Announces English Dub Cast, Release Dates for Wind Breaker, An Archdemon's Dilemma, A Condition Called Love Anime https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-18/crunchyroll-announces-english-dub-cast-release-dates-for-wind-breaker-an-archdemon-dilemma-a-/.209957 English dubs debut on April 18

Honeko Akabane's Bodyguards Live-Action Film Casts Natsuki Deguchi as Titular Heroine https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-18/honeko-akabane-bodyguards-live-action-film-casts-natsuki-deguchi-as-titular-heroine/.209959 August 2 film's teaser trailer also reveals Daiken Okudaira, Hikaru Takahashi

Mangamura Pirate Site Owner Ordered to Pay 1.7 Billion Yen to Shueisha, Shogakukan, Kadokawa https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-18/mangamura-pirate-site-owner-ordered-to-pay-1.7-billion-yen-to-shueisha-shogakukan-kadokawa/.209970 3 publishers had sued owner of Japanese-language pirate site in 2022

Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 Anime's Teaser Highlights Unstoppable New Enemy https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-17/be-forever-yamato-rebel-3199-anime-teaser-highlights-unstoppable-new-enemy/.209958 1st film in 7-part project opens on July 19

Chan-wook Park Develops English Live-Action Series of Korean Oldboy Film https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-17/chan-wook-park-develops-english-live-action-series-of-korean-oldboy-film/.209956 2003 film of 1996-98 manga already inspired Spike Lee's 2013 film

Blue Wolves of Mibu Manga's 1st Part Ends; 'Shinsengumi Arc' Starts on April 24 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-17/blue-wolves-of-mibu-manga-1st-part-ends-shinsengumi-arc-starts-on-april-24/.209936 Manga launched in 2021; anime adaptation premieres in fall

GKIDS Acquires N. American Theatrical Rights for Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence Film https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-17/gkids-acquires-n-american-theatrical-rights-for-ghost-in-the-shell-2-innocence-film/.209954 4K restoration of film to debut at Chicago Critic's Film Festival

North American Anime, Manga Releases, April 14-20 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-17/north-american-anime-manga-releases-april-14-20/.209914 Rozen Maiden anime; Trinity Seven Revision, Snowball Earth manga ship"

Sega's Golden Axe Game Gets 10-Episode Animated Series on Comedy Central https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-17/sega-golden-axe-game-gets-10-episode-animated-series-on-comedy-central/.209953 Matthew Rhys, Danny Pudi, Lisa Gilroy, Liam McIntyre, Carl Tart star in series based on 1989 game

4 Men Charged With Copying, Selling Strike Witches Anime Design Materials https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-17/4-men-charged-with-copying-selling-strike-witches-anime-design-materials/.209935 Material copies sold through online auctions, generated estimated 10 million yen in sales

Voice Actor Dave Underwood Dies at 57 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-17/voice-actor-dave-underwood-dies-at-57/.209951 Underwood voiced characters in You're Under Arrest, Crusher Joe, Kite

Pokémon Frienda Game Launches in Japanese Arcades in July https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-17/pokemon-frienda-game-launches-in-japanese-arcades-in-july/.209926 Game allows players to catch Pokémon, use them later in battles with Frienda Pick cards

Araki Joh, Kenji Nagatomo's Bartender Manga Gets New Mini-Series Manga https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-04-17/araki-joh-kenji-nagatomo-bartender-manga-gets-new-mini-series-manga/.209924 New manga runs for 5 consecutive issues, launches on May 1