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4th Live-Action Kingdom Film Opens at #1, Look Back Anime Film Drops to #2 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-17/4th-live-action-kingdom-film-opens-at-no.1-look-back-anime-film-drops-to-no.2/.213282 2024 Anpanman film drops to #3, 3rd Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture film to #9

Famicom Detective Club Series Gets New Emio – The Smiling Man Game for Switch https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-17/famicom-detective-club-series-gets-new-emio-the-smiling-man-game-for-switch/.213320 Video streamed for 1st new game in series in 35 years

Look Back Anime Film Tops 1 Billion Yen https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-17/look-back-anime-film-tops-1-billion-yen/.213318 Film has sold over 590,000 tickets since opening on June 28

Digimon Adventure Anime 25th Anniversary Promo Video to Feature New Scenes Showing Original Characters Meeting Digimon Partners https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-17/digimon-adventure-anime-25th-anniversary-promo-video-to-feature-new-scenes-showing-original-/.213315 Special promo video debuts on August 1

Kinokoinu - Mushroom Pup Anime's Teaser Unveils Main Cast, Staff https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-17/kinokoinu-mushroom-pup-anime-teaser-unveils-main-cast-staff/.213311 Daiki Kobayashi, Yūto Uemura star in fall anime

New Ranma 1/2 Anime Reveals Returning & New Cast, Staff, October 5 Debut in 1st Trailer https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-17/new-ranma-1-2-anime-reveals-returning-and-new-cast-staff-october-5-debut-in-1st-trailer/.213312 Artist ano to perform opening theme song

Yashiro's Shiro Buta Kizoku desu ga Zense no Kioku ga Haeta node Hiyoko na Otōto Sodatemasu Light Novel Gets TV Anime https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-17/yashiro-shiro-buta-kizoku-desu-ga-zense-no-kioku-ga-haeta-node-hiyoko-na-ototo-sodatemasu-light-/.213308 Story of an aristocrat's eldest son raising his half-brother to prevent future assassination launched in 2018

Live-Action Chaser Game W Series Gets 2nd Season in September https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-16/live-action-chaser-game-w-series-gets-2nd-season-in-september/.213302 New season follows Itsuki's on-again-off-again relationship with her boss Fuyu in game industry

Level 5's Jeanne d'Arc Game Launches for PS Plus on PS5, PS4 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-16/level-5-jeanne-darc-game-launches-for-ps-plus-on-ps5-ps4/.213295 RPG launched for PS Plus Extra/Premium members on Tuesday

K Manga Licenses Ao Hatesaka's GALAXIAS for Simulpub https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-16/k-manga-licenses-ao-hatesaka-galaxias-for-simulpub/.213294 New chapters publish on Tuesday simultaneously with Japanese release

365 Days to the Wedding's Tamiki Wakaki Launches New Manga on August 5 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-16/365-days-to-the-wedding-tamiki-wakaki-launches-new-manga-on-august-5/.213192 Wakaki to launch Yoshida Lemon Drops manga about 2 Kyoto University students

9 R.I.P. Visual Novel Launches in English on October 15 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-16/9-r.i.p-visual-novel-launches-in-english-on-october-15/.213248 Limited Edition includes artbook, audio drama, other physical merchandise

'Cherry Magic! Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!' Anime Gets English Dub https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-16/cherry-magic-thirty-years-of-virginity-can-make-you-a-wizard-anime-gets-english-dub/.213290 All 12 dubbed episodes stream on Crunchyroll on Wednesday

Taiko no Tatsujin Game Comes to U.S. Arcades in November https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-16/taiko-no-tatsujin-game-comes-to-u.s-arcades-in-november/.213249 Arcade machines debuted in Japan in 2001

Solo Leveling Manhwa Gets Sequel on August 1 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-16/solo-leveling-manhwa-gets-sequel-on-august-1/.213275 Artist JIN (REDICE Studio) draws Solo Leveling Ragnarok sequel manhwa

Aikatsu! Franchise Gets New Aikatsu Academy! Project https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-16/aikatsu-franchise-gets-new-aikatsu-academy-project/.213285 Debut live performance for Mieru Himeno, Mamiru Meh, Parin Wao streams on July 27

Nintama Rantaro Anime Film's 2nd Teaser Trailer Reveals December 20 Opening https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-16/nintama-rantaro-anime-film-2nd-teaser-trailer-reveals-december-20-opening/.213283 Visuals unveiled for 1st anime film in franchise in 13 years

Studio Doga Kobo Produces The Shiunji Family Children Anime https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-16/studio-doga-kobo-produces-the-shiunji-family-children-anime/.213276 Anime to reveal more production details soon

Transformers One Animated Prequel Film's Sneak Peek Video Streamed https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-16/transformers-one-animated-prequel-film-sneak-peek-video-streamed/.213273 Film premieres on September 20

Tekken 8 Game's 2nd DLC Character Lidia Sobieska Launches on July 25 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-16/tekken-8-game-2nd-dlc-character-lidia-sobieska-launches-on-july-25/.213190 Returning character from Tekken 7 launches on early access on July 22

My Girlfriend's Child Manga Ends, Gets 4 Spinoff Chapters https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-15/my-girlfriend-child-manga-ends-gets-4-spinoff-chapters/.213185 Manga launched in 2021, entered final arc in December

Naoko Yamada, Science Saru's The Colors Within Film Posts 'Special' Dance Video https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-15/naoko-yamada-science-saru-the-colors-within-film-posts-special-dance-video/.213260 New video features original animation made for video, showing 3 main characters dancing to film's insert song

Live-Action Sonna Kazoku nara Sute Chaeba? Series Reveals 2 Cast Members, Theme Song Artists https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-15/live-action-sonna-kazoku-nara-sute-chaeba-series-reveals-2-cast-members-theme-song-artists/.213258 Social media influencer group Four Eight 48 members Kotatsu, Amika join cast as original characters

Voice Actor Tom Wyner Dies at 77 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-15/voice-actor-tom-wyner-dies-at-77/.213196 Wyner's roles include Digimon Adventure, Wolf's Rain, Ghost in the Shell

Bleach Soul Puzzle Mobile Game Launches Globally in 2024 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-15/bleach-soul-puzzle-mobile-game-launches-globally-in-2024/.213194 Game features match-3 gameplay, characters from Thousand-Year Blood War arc

Touken Ranbu Kai -Dо̄den Chikashi Haberau Monora- Prequel Anime Posts Trailer https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-15/touken-ranbu-kai-d-den-chikashi-haberau-monora-prequel-anime-posts-trailer/.213247 Touken Ranbu Kai prequel starts 3-week screening run on August 16

Terminator Zero Anime Reveals Teaser Trailer, New Key Art https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-15/terminator-zero-anime-reveals-teaser-trailer-new-key-art/.213174 Sonoya Mizuno narrates video as Eiko for August 29 anime

Tohai: Ura Rate Mahjong Tohai Roku Anime Reveals 2 More Cast https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-15/tohai-ura-rate-mahjong-tohai-roku-anime-reveals-2-more-cast/.213237 Tsuyoshi Koyama, Chinatsu Akasaki join cast of October anime

The Quintessential Quintuplets* Honeymoon Anime Reveals Staff, Songs, September 20 Screenings https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-15/the-quintessential-quintuplets-honeymoon-anime-reveals-staff-songs-september-20-screenings/.213231 Anime also reveals teaser visual

2nd New Given Film's Trailer Announces September 20 Debut, Previews centimillimental's Theme Song & Story's Conclusion https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-14/2nd-new-given-film-trailer-announces-september-20-debut-previews-centimillimental-theme-song-and-/.213206 centimillimental performs 'Ketsugen' song

Japan's Video Game Rankings, July 1-7 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-14/japan-video-game-rankings-july-1-7/.213188 Luigi's Mansion 2 HD stays at #1 in 2nd week

Japanese Animation TV Ranking, July 1-7 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-14/japanese-animation-tv-ranking-july-1-7/.213186 Kinnikuman: Perfect Origin Arc debuts with 2.0% rating

Goro Taniguchi, Hidetaka Tenjin to Attend San Diego's Comic Con for Dark Machine Web3 Game, Anime Project https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-14/goro-taniguchi-hidetaka-tenjin-to-attend-san-diego-comic-con-for-dark-machine-web3-game-anime-/.213180 Taniguchi serves as creative producer, Tenjin as chief mechanical designer for game project featuring blockchain technology, NFTs

Udon Licenses Authorized Manga Biography of Peanuts Cartoonist Charles M. Schulz https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-14/udon-licenses-authorized-manga-biography-of-peanuts-cartoonist-charles-m-schulz/.213172 1st book in Manga Biographies line was originally published by Kadokawa

Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess Game Streams 4th Trailer https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-14/kunitsu-gami-path-of-the-goddess-game-streams-4th-trailer/.213177 Game debuts on July 19 for PS5, PS4, Xbox X|S, Xbox One, PC via Steam

Crunchyroll to Stream Demon Lord 2099, I'll Become a Villainess Who Goes Down in History, Mechanical Arms Anime in Fall https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-14/crunchyroll-to-stream-demon-lord-2099-ill-become-a-villainess-who-goes-down-in-history-mechanical-/.213181 Company to also stream Seirei Gensouki - Spirit Chronicles season 2

Tower of God 2nd Season Adds 2 New Cast Members https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-14/tower-of-god-2nd-season-adds-2-new-cast-members/.213187 Ayumu Murase, Ryou Sugisaki join cast in 2nd episode on Sunday

English Dub for Shy Anime's Season 2 Streams on July 15 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-14/english-dub-for-shy-anime-season-2-streams-on-july-15/.213173 Crunchyroll announces English dub cast

Live-Action Solitary Gourmet Series Gets Film Co-Written, Helmed by Lead Actor https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-14/live-action-solitary-gourmet-series-gets-film-co-written-helmed-by-lead-actor/.213178 January 10 film starring Yutaka Matsushige follows October 4 omnibus series with different main characters

Ascendance of a Bookworm Light Novels Get Stage Musical https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-14/ascendance-of-a-bookworm-light-novels-get-stage-musical/.213176 Stage play runs in Tokyo from October 4-14, Osaka from November 2-3

New Blue Exorcist Anime Debuts Rin Okumura Character Trailer https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-14/new-blue-exorcist-anime-debuts-rin-okumura-character-trailer/.213175 Nobuhiko Okamoto voices Rin Okumura in new character trailer

Novelist Otsuichi Co-Directs generAIdoscope, Omnibus Film Produced Entirely With Generative AI https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-13/novelist-otsuichi-co-directs-generaidoscope-omnibus-film-produced-entirely-with-generative-ai/.213069 2024 film also features One Cut of the Dead cinematographer Takeshi Sone, Bloody Chainsaw Girl's Hiroki Yamaguchi

Samurai Sensei's Esusuke Croe Launches New Manga on August 7 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-13/samurai-sensei-esusuke-croe-launches-new-manga-on-august-7/.213034 Croe to launch Taimado: Time Slipper Omotenashi Madoguchi manga about hospitality desk for "Time Slippers"

Otakon Hosts Voice Actors Shinnosuke Tachibana, Koki Uchiyama https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-13/otakon-hosts-voice-actors-shinnosuke-tachibana-koki-uchiyama/.212987 Blue Lock voice actors attend August 2-4 convention

Japan's Video Game Rankings, June 24-30 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-13/japan-video-game-rankings-june-24-30/.213050 Luigi's Mansion 2 HD debuts at #1

Japanese Animation TV Ranking, June 24-30 https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-13/japanese-animation-tv-ranking-june-24-30/.213051 Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc finale episode earned 6.4% rating

My Hero Academia TV Anime Reveals New Opening, Ending Themes for 7th Season https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-13/my-hero-academia-tv-anime-reveals-new-opening-ending-themes-for-7th-season/.213171 Yuuri, Zarame perform new themes

Girls Band Cry Cast Members Mirei, Natsu Go on Hiatus Due to Health https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-12/girls-band-cry-cast-members-mirei-natsu-go-on-hiatus-due-to-health/.213160 Remaining 3 main cast members will continue performing

Exclusive: Dark Horse to Release Gunsmith Cats Manga in New Omnibus Edition https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-12/exclusive-dark-horse-to-release-gunsmith-cats-manga-in-new-omnibus-edition/.213139 New omnibus edition of Kenichi Sonoda's manga will debut in February 2025

Delico's Nursery Anime Adds Ai Kayano, Shinichirō Miki to Cast https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2024-07-12/delico-nursery-anime-adds-ai-kayano-shinichiro-miki-to-cast/.213156 Series to debut on August 7