On June 27th, Sato Takeru who stars in the live-action film, “Rurouni Kenshin” appeared on the red carpet for the pre-screening event. Walking down the red carpet, Sato stated that he was very happy and that all the cast members did their best working on the film. Joining him on the red carpet was Takei Emi, Aoi Yu, Eguchi Yosuke, …
It has been revealed that ryo (supercell) feat. Hatsune Miku will be providing the opening theme to the upcoming PlayStation Vita game “Hatsune Miku -Project DIVA-f“.
The song is titled “ODDS&ENDS“, and will be released as a single on August 29th in three versions: Limited Edition A (CD+Blu-ray), Limited Edition B (CD+DVD), and a regular CD-only version. “ODDS&ENDS” will be the …
On June 25, bandoneón player Komatsu Ryota (38), who provided the musical score for animated film “Gusuko Budori no Denki” or “The Biography of Budori Gusuko” (directed by Sugi Gisaburo, opens July 7), appeared at an early private screening of the film in Osaka and performed live.
He stated, “I usually wrestle with Argentine tango, but I believe my …
Ohtaka Shinobu’s ongoing manga “Magi“, will be getting a TV anime adaptation. The anime will be produced by “A-1 Pictures” who are known for the production of “Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae wo Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai“, “Ao no Exorcist“, “Tsuritama“, “Uchuu Kyoudai“, and more.
“Magi” started being serialized on Weekly Shonen Sunday back in 2009. Twelve volumes have …
It was announced in the August issue (released on June 23rd) of ”Monthly ASUKA” that idol group member NEWS’ Kato Shigeaki’s novel “Pink to Gray (Pink and Gray)” will get a manga adaptation.
As tokyohive reported previously, this is the debut novel for Kato. It tells a story about two best friends who enter the entertainment industry together. One becomes a star, while …
On June 22nd, EXILE’s AKIRA attended a press conference for the upcoming Fuji TV drama ‘GTO‘, which will be airing every Tuesday at 10:00pm starting from July 3rd. This drama is based on the popular manga series of the same name by Fujisawa Toru that was serialized from 1997 to 2002 in ‘Weekly Shounen Magazine’. The drama adaptation in 1998 …
NEW PEOPLE, a dynamic entertainment destination bringing the latest examples of Japanese popular culture to North American shores, is proud to present the U.S. premiere of the Evangelion Pop Up Museum as part of the 2012 J-Pop Summit Festival. This special exhibit staged inside the SUPERFROG Gallery [3rd floor], launches on Saturday, August 25th and is co-produced by …
It has just been revealed that idol Kikkawa Yu and girls unit Sweety will be providing brand new opening and ending theme songs for the TV Tokyo anime “Sengoku Collection“.
“Sengoku Collection” is the anime adaptation of the popular KONAMI video game, which has sold 2.8 million copies to date. Currently, ABCHO sings the opening theme song “Me wo …
It’s been revealed that rock bands FLOW and joy will be providing the new theme song for the anime series, ‘Eureka Seven AO‘!
FLOW wrote the song, “BraBlue“[combine words Brave and Blue], just for the anime’s opening theme. It’s described as a danceable rock tune, and it will be released as the band’s new single on September 5th. This marks the …
It’s been revealed that Sukima Switch’s new song, “Eureka“, will be used as the opening theme for NTV’s anime series, ‘Uchuu Kyodai‘, starting July 1st!
This song was written just for the anime, and it’s described as a number that resembles their hit songs “Zenryoku Shounen” and “Guarana“.
Regarding how the song was created, Ohashi Takuya shared, “The moment I read the manga, an image …
Oricon has revealed their comic charts for the week of June 25th!
Check out the results below to see if any of your favorites made it into the top 5!
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1. “Chihayafuru”, Volume 17 – Suetsugu Yuki : (222,909)
2. “FAIRY TAIL”, Volume 33 – Mashima Hiro : (172,046)
3. “Tonari no Atashi”, Volume 10 – Nanba Atsuko …
It has just been revealed that supercell will completely produce the debut album of the fictional artist “EGOIST“.
EGOIST is an artist that appears in the television anime “Guilty Crown“, and will be releasing a currently untitled first album on September 19th. The vocals are provided by chelly, a 17-year-old high school girl who was chosen by ryo out of 2,000 …
It’s been revealed that Yamashita Tomohisa will be making an appearance as himself in Fuji TV’s anime, ‘Toriko‘!
This was decided because Yamashita’s new song, “LOVE CHASE“, was picked up as the ending theme for the anime. When he first challenged himself as a voice actor, he felt it was difficult; however, he was later able to pick it …
On June 14th, actress and singer Shibasaki Kou released a special short animated movie for her new single, “ANOTHER:WORLD”, on YouTube. This special PV titled “Shibasaki Kou ANOTHER:WORLD” features the Shibasaki-produced character ‘Gyarako’ and takes viewers on an adventure to another world.
The featured character, Gyarako, is also the image character of her three-unit band “galaxias!” who …
Oricon has revealed their comic charts for the week of June 18th!
Check out the results below to see if any of your favorites made it into the top 5!
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1. “BLEACH”, Volume 55 – Kubo Taito : (521,626)
2. “Bakuman.”, Volume 19 – Ohba Tsugumi/ Obata Takeshi (illustration) : (332,706)
3. “Katei Kyoshi Hit Man REBORN! ”, Volume …
