flumpool's new song "Yoru wa Nemureru kai?" will be used as the theme song for the anime film "Ajin Part 1: Shoudou" that's scheduled to open in theaters on November 27."Ajin" is based on a survival suspense manga by Sakurai Gamon, and it will be released in three parts. The members of flumpool have always been fans of the original manga series. Yamamura Ryuta (Vo, G) revealed the difficult songwriting process, "It was a series of trial-and-error

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Galileo Galilei's new song "Climber" has been picked up as the ending theme for the second season of anime "Haikyu!!" which will begin on October 3. "Climber" was written just for the anime by Ozaki Yuuki (Vo, G). He commented, "I've read the original 'Haikyu!!', so I immediately knew the image of the song. I am looking forward to the moment you can hear 'Climber' with the engaging characters."  At this time, it's unknown when "Climber" will be

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The title of Nogizaka46's new single to be released on October 28 has been revealed.This was announced on August 31 during the finale of their nationwide tour Manatsu no Zenkoku Tour 2015" at Meiji Jingu Stadium. The single's title will be "Ima, Hanashitai Dareka ga Iru", and the title track will be used as the theme song for the anime film 'Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterunda.', which will make its premiere on September 19. During the concert, the

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SPYAIR will be providing their song "I'm a Believer" as the opening theme for the second season of anime 'Haikyu!!' which will begin its broadcast in October. SPYAIR previously provided their song "Imagination" (released as a single in April of 2014) for the first season of 'Haikyu!!', making it their second time working with the anime series. This announcement was made on August 30th during the event 'Haikyu!! Matsuri!' at Pacifico Yokohama

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BREAKERZ's new song (currently untitled) has been chosen as the theme song for TV Tokyo's anime "Cardfight!! Vanguard G".BREAKERS and the 'Vanguard' series have teamed up many times in the past. Their songs "CLIMBER×CLIMBER" and "GO" have been used in the TV CMs for card game "Cardfight!! Vanguard". Additionally, DAIGO has starred in these CMs as well as the movie 'Gekijouban Cardfight!! Vanguard 3tsu no Game'. This will be their first time singi

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The 13th 'ONE PIECE FILM' will be released in summer of 2016. This was announced at the end of Fuji TV's special anime 'ONE PIECE Episode of Sabo ~3 Jyoudai no Kizuna Kiseki no Saikai to Uketsugareru Ishi~' which aired on August 22nd. The last film in the installment, 'ONE PIECE FILM Z', was released back in December of 2012. It reached a box office revenue total of over 6.8 billion yen. 'ONE PIECE' is a comic written by Oda Eiichiro which

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Mizuki Nana's new single "Exterminate" will be released on July 22.The title track will be used as the opening theme for the 3rd season of anime 'Senki Zesshō Symphogear'. Mizuki was also in charge of the anime's 1st and 2nd season opening themes. As the coupling tracks, the single will include a song called "Bramble", composed and arranged by Kato Yusuke, and "It's Only Brave", which was picked up as the ending theme for eat Ehime Asah

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FLOW will release a new single titled "Niji no Sora" on August 12th. The single's title track has been chosen as the new ending theme for TV Tokyo's anime 'NARUTO Shippuden'. In the past, FLOW has provided "GO!!!", "Re:member", "SUMMER FREAK", and "Sign" as theme songs for the anime, making this their 5th tie-up. The upcoming single will be released in 3 different types: Limited Edition, Regular Edition, and Anime Edition.  "Niji

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Toriyama Akira's anime 'Dragon Ball' will be returning with a new series titled 'Dragon Ball Chou (Super)' on Fuji TV in July. This will be the first original 'Dragon Ball' series in 18 years. The new series will be set after Goku's heroic battle against Majin Buu, when peace has been restored on Earth. The story will be drafted by Toriyama and will feature brand new animation. Nozawa Masako, who voices Son Goku, Son Gohan, and Son Goten, comment

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It's been announced that Monkey Punch's manga 'Lupin the Third' will be returning as a new TV anime series this fall on NTV. 'Lupin the Third' had a spin-off anime 'LUPIN the Third -Mine Fujiko to Iu Onna-' in 2012, and a spin-off movie 'LUPIN THE IIIRD Jigen Daisuke no Bohyou' in 2014. The first original series in 30 years will depict the activities of Lupin and his gang in the Republic of San Marino, Italy. It will also air on Italy's broadcast

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