Anime News

Noragami Cast Announced

01As seen in the November Issue of Kodansha’s Monthly Shonen Magazine, the cast for the upcoming anime adaptation of Adashitoka’s manga Noragami was announced as follows:

Hiroshi Kamiya as Yoto Maaya Uchida as Hiyori Iki Yuuki Kaji as Yukine Aki Toyosaki as Kofuku Asami Imai as Tomone (Mayu) Daisuke Ono as Daikoku Jun Fukuyama as Kazuma Mikako Komatsu as Mutsumi Miyuki Sawashiro as Bishamon

This is the same cast from the original drama CD which will be bundled along with volume 9 of the manga, scheduled to ship this December 17. Keep Reading

By カリス, ago

Say It With A Shingeki No Kyojin Cake

shingeki cakeEitsu’s latest addition to their Priroll service is the Shingeki no Kyojin (進撃の巨人) message cakes. Customers have as much as 13(!) options for personalizing their roll cakes featuring well known characters of the series, namely Eren Jaeger (エレン・イェーガー), Mikasa Ackerman (ミカサ・アッカーマン), Lance Corporal Levi (リヴァイ ) and the Colossal Titan (超大型巨人).

If you’re ready to have your cake made, here are your options:

1 – 4 offers character illustrations only, composed of a 3-group member of Mikasa, Eren and Levi for only 2000 JPY (20.35 USD)

5 – 7 offers an illustration with a message with Eren, Mikasa or Levi for only 3,500 JPY (35.61 USD)

8 – 10 offers an illustration with a message as well as a printed photo for only 4,500 JPY (45.79 USD). Keep Reading

By SchoolGirlBlogger, ago

Gingitsune Promotional Ad Streamed

04The television channel for AT-X has recently streamed the new ad for the Sayori Ochiai’s Gingitsune (ぎんぎつね, Silver Fox) anime adaptation. The opening theme song for the anime “tiny lamp” was also previewed along with the video. Gingitsune is Ochiai’s fantasy slice of life series which depicts the life of a girl who can see a shrine’s messenger and trails after how these two can become a go-to between deities and humans. Keep Reading

By カリス, ago

Kanehara Takumi – From Hosting To Drawing Up A Storm Manga Style

Kanehara Takumi (金原たくみ) turned over a new career leaf from being a Japanese host to a way awesome manga artist and what better way to celebrate his monumental career shift than to receive an award! Shonen Jump has celebrated his magnificent talent and endowed him with the Shonen Jump Treasure New Manga Award. You may be wondering as to why he quit his job as a host and it certainly isn’t television shows he used to host. Keep Reading

By SchoolGirlBlogger, ago

Additional Cast for Robot Girls Z

05The production company for the upcoming January anime Robot Girls Z has revealed two additional voice actresses joining their slate of characters. Maaya Uchida and Minami Tsuda enters the cast of this Toei Animation and Dynamic Planning project.

Maaya Uchida plays the 14-year old Ge-chan, which is referenced to Go Nagai’s popular robot franchise Getter Robo. Ge-chan is spoiled and blunt, but she possesses a ton of firepower. Unfortunately, this pretty girl is a bit capricious, and soaks in extravagant praising in order to bring out her fullest potential. Keep Reading

By カリス, ago

Isao Takahata’s Kaguya-Hime Visuals Released

princess kaguya Fresh off the Studio Ghibli (株式会社スタジオジブリ) press are the latest Kaguya-hime no Monogatari (かぐや姫の物語) visuals. Kaguya-Hime no Monogatari is directed and co-written by Studio Ghibli co-founder, Isao Takahata (高畑 勲) and is the first movie he has worked on 14 years after his 1999 movie project, My Neighbor the Yamadas (ホーホケキョとなりの山田くん).

Takahata’s Kaguya-Hime no Monogatari is a rendition of the classic Japanese folktale, The Tale of the Bamboo Cutter (竹取物語). The folktale dates back as far as the 10th century and tells the story of Taketori no Okina (竹取翁) who comes across a shining bamboo stalk. Keep Reading

By SchoolGirlBlogger, ago

Man With a Mission Performs Log Horizon Theme

02NHK’s E-Tele-channel has aired the opening sequence to the up and coming anime Log Horizon, featuring the song from the band Man With a Mission. Titled “Database,” the song features TAKUMA of 10-FEET. Log Horizon (ログ・ホライズン) is a Japanese novel created by Mamare Touno. The series has been initially posted on the user-generated content site called Shōsetsuka ni Narō back in 2010 and was soon published by Enterbrain on 2011. Keep Reading

By カリス, ago