Anime News

The latest entry in the official Super Smash Bros. daily pics is this smiling Pikachu with something poking at the back. Is that a colorful tree, a tail extension or is that Pokemon X’s (ポケットモンスターＸ) legendary Pokemon, Xerneas (ゼルネアス)?

Xerneas just might be the latest addition to the Pokemon characters in Super Smash Bros. What role will it be playing in the game?

If you recently got a copy of Pokemon X and have already captured Xerneas, you might know these details already. Keep Reading

Fans of Kyouko Hori and Izumi Miyamura will be delighted to see the pairing return in the new Hori-san To Miyamura-kun OAV. This was revealed through the November issue of the Square Enix’s G-Fantasy magazine. It announced that HERO is making ways for the project to push through early this winter. HERO is the author of the four-paneled school comedy following the life of Kyouko and Izumi as they go through their bittersweet youthful days. Keep Reading

Fuji TV just announced that there will be a first live action adaptation for the well-loved Hakushon Daimou (ハクション大魔王 , The Genie Family) anime. The popular gag comedy anime was created by Tatsunoko Productions and ran on Fuji TV from 1969to 1970. In honor of the 40th anniversary of the family anime, Kanjani8 member Shingo Murakami is joining the cast as the main character, the genie Gejigon. This will be a two-hour special which will premiere this fall. Keep Reading

Comic Alive official Twitter account has announced that anime adaptations for five of the MG Bunko J light novel titles have been green-lit, including Hisashi Suzuki’s Magical Warfare (Mahō Sensō). This was initially announced at Media Factory’s Summer School Festival 2013 event. The official website for the anime adaptation has just announced the main cast and staff for the production.

The cast will be Mamoru Miyano as Takeshi Nanase, Nao Tōyama as Mui Aiba, Asami Seto as Kurumi Isoshima, Kenichi Suzumura as Kazumi Ida, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Tsuganashi Aiba. Keep Reading

Love magic, witches and a lot of adventures? You’d definitely love Junketsu no Maria – Sorcière de gré, pucelle de force by Masayuki Ishikawa, a fantasy-inspired novel series that has been running since 2008. If you have been a long-time reader of the manga or a newbie when it comes to this French-inspired title, it’s our joy to dish out that it’s going to have an anime of its own, as revealed by the wrap around jacked band on the third volume of the series’ installment. Keep Reading

It has been revealed that an anime adaptation for Tsutomu Satou’s Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei (魔法科高校の劣等生, “The Irregular at Magic High School”) light novel is in the works. This information was revealed during the Dengeki Bunko Fall Festival this October. Alongside the surprise came along the staff for the project, including the director Manabu Ono who will be leading the creation at the Mad House Studio. Well-prepared, a PV was also screened during the event! Keep Reading