GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE's new song "Hard Knock Days" has been picked up as the theme song for Fuji TV's anime 'ONE PIECE'.  On the powerful rock number, member Kazuhara Ryuto commented, "We've never attempted such a strong rock sound before, so in a good way, I believe it has turned out to be a song that's different and unlike GENERATIONS." Komori Hayato, who claims to be a fan of 'ONE PIECE' since elementary school, stated, "Just as how ON

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Oricon has revealed its weekly comic chart for March 16 to 22. Check out the top 5 below!  1. "Tokyo Ghoul:re", Volume 2 - Ishida Sui : (434,675)2. "FAIRY TAIL", Volume 48 - Mashima Hiro : (255,062)3. "Daiya no A", Volume 46 - Terajima Yuji : (186,887)4. "Ahiru no Sora", Volume 40 - Hinata Takeshi : (178,336)5. "Skip Beat!", Volume 36 - Nakamura Yoshiki : (113,908)(Check out the full ranking here.)Source: Oricon

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UVERworld's new song "Boku no Kotoba de wa Nai Kore wa Bokutachi no Kotoba" has been picked up as the opening theme for anime 'Arslan Senki' premiering on April 5.The staff of 'Arslan Senki' also worked in 'BLEACH', an anime that UVERworld provided the opening theme for during the time of their major debut. As such, this upcoming tie-up will be a special one for both the staff and band as well. You can hear a portion of the song in the trail

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Oricon has released its weekly comic chart for March 2 to 8. Check out the top 5 below the cut! 1. "Ansatsu Kyoushitsu", Volume 13 - Matsui Yusei : (422,688) 2. "Haikyuu!!", Volume 15 - Furudate Haruichi : (413,291)3. "Shokugeki no Soma", Volume 11 - written by Tsukuda Yuto / illustrated by Saeki Shun : (196,446)4. "WORLD TRIGGER", Volume 10 - Ashihara Daisuke : (156,001)5. "Shin Tennis no Oujisama", Volume 14 - Konomi Takeshi : (129,183)(Check

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AAA will provide their new song "Ashita no Hikari" as the new theme song for TV Asahi's anime 'WORLD TRIGGER'.'WORLD TRIGGER' is written and illustrated by Ashihara Daisuke, and it's being serialized in 'Weekly Shounen Jump'. It's a sci-fi action story about a defense agency called 'Border' that fights against invaders from another world called 'Neighbors'.  AAA wrote "Ashita no Hikari" just for the anime, and it will be used begi

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Oricon has revealed its weekly comic chart for February 23 to March 1. Take a look below to see if your favorites made it into the top 5!1. "Saint☆Oniisan", Volume 11 - Nakamura Hikaru : (386,394)2. "Uchuu Kyoudai", Volume 25 - Koyama Chuuya : (275,459)3. "Gekkan Shoujo Nozaki-kun", Volume 6 - Tsubaki Izumi : (255,423)4. "Kyou wa Kaisha Yasumimasu.", Volume 8 - Fujimura Mari : (254,750)5. "Hozuki no Reitetsu", Volume 17 - Eguchi Natsumi : (199,7

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WEAVER's new song "Kuchizuke Diamond" has been picked up as the opening theme for anime 'Yamada-kun to 7-nin no Majo'."Kuchizuke Diamond" is said to have a delightful strings sound and it was written with the keyword "kuchizuke" (kiss), which is an important factor in the anime. This will be the band's very first anime tie-up. As for the ending theme, the anime will use MIMI's new song "CANDY MAGIC". The release dates for both opening and ending

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Matsui Rena (SKE48, Nogizaka46) will be lending her voice to the character 'Kagami Suzune' in the TV anime 'Denpa Kyoushi'.  The anime is based on Azuma Takeshi's manga of the same title. It tells the story of a former NEET (not in education, employment or training) and otaku teacher named Kagami Junichiro, who saves his troubled students through his unprecedented classes. Matsui will voice Junichiro's sister Suzune who pushed her brot

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Tackey & Tsubasa's new song "Yumeiro Graffiti" will be used as the new opening theme for TV Tokyo's anime series 'FAIRY TAIL'. "Yumeiro Graffiti" will be used as the opening theme from April to June. As previously reported, TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE will be in charge of the anime's ending theme song. Tackey & Tsubasa will release their PV collection "Taki Tsuba CLIPS Two" on March 25. It will include their PVs from 2007's ""×~Dame

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TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE's new song "Never Ever" has been selected as the new ending theme for TV anime 'FAIRY TAIL'.The new ending theme is scheduled to be used for the anime starting in April. No details on its release date have been confirmed at this time.  In related news, TOKYO GIRLS' STYLE will release their new single "Stay with me" on March 11. Their best-of album "1st BEST ALBUM Kirari☆", which was originally set for release on March 11

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