The trailer for anime 'Ansatsu Kyoushitsu' has been revealed. In the trailer, titled '3-nen E-gumi! Koro-sensei!', the students introduce characteristics of Koro-sensei, such as "He's slimy," and "He's rather caring." You can also see scenes of Koro-sensei moving at the speed of Mach 20 and the students planning his assassination.  Anime 'Ansatsu Kyoushitsu' will begin airing on Fuji TV on January 9, 2015.Source: Comic n

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Hanae will be in charge of both the opening and ending themes for the second season of TV anime 'Kamisama Hajimemashita'. This isn't Hanae's first time to receive a tie-up with the anime. She also sang the opening and ending themes for its first season, which aired from October to December of 2012. Producer Ishiyama Keiichi commented, "In the previous season, the worldview of 'Kamisama Hajimemashita' and Hanae-san's songs matched really well

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Oricon has revealed its weekly comic chart for October 27 to November 2. Take a look at the top 5 below! 1. "DRIFTERS", Volume 4 - Hirano Kota : 297,9252. "Horimiya", Volume 6 - written by HERO / illustrated by Hagiwara Daisuke : (151,413)'3. "Youkai Watch", Volume 5 - written by Level 5 / illustrated by Konishi Noriyuki : (130,333)4. "GIANT KILLING", Volume 33 - illustrated by Tsujitomo / Tsunamoto Masaya : (66,073)5. "Magi", Volume 23 - Otaka

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Kuraki Mai's new song "DYNAMITE" has been picked up as the opening theme for TV anime 'Meitantei Conan' ('Case Closed'). It will be used in the anime starting with its 757th episode airing on November 1.  "DYNAMITE" is one of the tracks off of Kuraki's best-of album "MAI KURAKI BEST 151A -LOVE & HOPE-" scheduled to be released on November 12. Regarding the song, she commented, "The heart that awakened from 'Wake me up' and became strong through

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Tsukuda Yuto's manga 'Shokugeki no Soma' will receive an anime adaptation in 2015. 'Shokugeki no Soma' is a gourmet manga that tells the story of 'Yukihira Soma', son of a restaurant owner who was admitted into the senior high school of a distinguished culinary academy called 'Totsuki Gakuen'. The manga is being serialized in Gekkan Shounen Jump, and the role of 'Soma' was voiced by Ono Yuki for VOMIC (Voice Comic).&

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It's been revealed that BUMP OF CHICKEN will be singing the theme song for movie 'Kiseijuu' ('Parasyte') which will open in theaters nationwide on November 29. 'Kiseijuu' is a live action film adaptation of Iwaaki Hitoshi's popular manga of the same title. It's directed by Yamazaki Takashi ('ALWAYS Sanchome no Yuuhi', 'Eien no 0') who has a close relationship with BUMP OF CHICKEN. The protagonist 'Izumi Shinichi' is played by Sometani Shota and t

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Oricon has released its weekly comic chart for October 20 to 26. Check out the top 5 below! 1. "Tokyo Ghoul", Volume 14 - Ishida Sui : (186,017)2. "Magi", Volume 23 - Otaka Shinobu : (177,439)3. "GIANT KILLING", Volume 33 - illustrated by Tsujitomo / Tsunamoto Masaya : (143,919)4. "Nanatsu no Taizai, Volume 11 - Suzuki Nakaba : (139,071)5. "Jojolion", Volume 8 - Araki Hirohiko : (123,728)(Check out the full ranking here.)Source: Oricon

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It's been revealed that jazz fusion duo Sukima Switch will sing the theme song and voice act for the animated movie 'THE LAST -NARUTO THE MOVIE' scheduled to be released in theaters on December 6. As this will the last installment of the 'NARUTO' movie series, producer Hirobe Takayuki requested Sukima Switch "to create a gentle yet powerful song with a big worldview". In addition, the duo will be lending their voices for ninja characters in the m

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Oricon has released its comic chart for October 13 to 19. Check out the top 5 below! 1. "Tokyo Ghoul", Volume 14 - Ishida Sui : (289,411)2. "Magi", Volume 23 - Otaka Shinobu : (212,267)3. "Nanatsu no Taizai, Volume 11 - Suzuki Nakaba : (182,169)4. "Jojolion", Volume 8 - Araki Hirohiko : (156,837)5. "KINGDOM", Volume 36 - Hara Yasuhisa : (148,645)(Check out the full ranking here.)Source: Oricon

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Until December, anime Doraemon's theme song "Yume wo Kanaete Doraemon" will be sung by its characters Doraemon, Nobita, Shizuka, Jaian, and Suneo.  The special version theme song was recorded to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the TV anime series, which started in 1979, and the movie series, which began in 1980. This version will be released as a single on November 19. It will mark the first time that the main cast will sing the theme song f

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