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Masahide Ichijo & Chiku’s four-panel manga starring the hit man Koroshiya-san will soon be debuting in its animated version. Futabasha’s Manga Action magazine, in its 2013 17^th issue, has announced the main cast for The Hired Gun. The action-packed title is actually a comedy story which trails after the life regarded as the “best hit man in Japan.” See the cast below:

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Just recently, the details for the upcoming Samurai Flamenco anime series has been revealed in Fui TV’s Noitamina programming block. A promotional video shares the staff and characters for the series which will debut this October and will run for half a year. Takahiro Omori will be directing the series while Chinatsu Kurahana will design the characters. The taglines perk up any reader’s curiosity as it reads,

To the ‘adults’ who don’t want to become adults…

The characters are as follows:

Mazayoshi Hazama, 19 years old. Keep Reading

We’re pretty sure that you just can’t get enough of Shingeki no Kyojin (進撃の巨人) so Asgard Anime brings you its second serving of Shingeki no Kyojin In the News with volume 2 hot off the racks!

The second ending theme of the anime series is up and ready for release on August 21 and just like the opening theme, the ending single also comes with special Shingeki no Kyojin covers! Japanese alternative rock band, Cinema Staff, has provided the Shingeki ending theme with their song entitled Great Escape. Keep Reading

On Friday, the official website for the upcoming Gundam Build Fighters television animation has revealed the cast and character profiles for the project. It has been announced that Kenji Nagasaki will be directing the anime, with the scripts from Yousuke Kuroda and the character designs by Kenichi Ohnuki and Suzuhito Yasuda.

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The website for the Kadokawa Anime Channel has released a promotional video for the upcoming anime Ore no Nōnai Sentakushi ga, Gakuen Love Come o Zenryoku de Jama Shiteiru (My mental Multiple Choice Power is Completely Destroying My School Romantic Comedy). While you’re at that ridiculously long title, let’s get to know more about this story by looking at the characters:

Kanade Amakusa is a 2nd year student at Seiko Academy. Keep Reading

LINE is steadily gaining popularity, especially in Asia. With the upcoming second season of Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic (マギ), LINE just might invite fans by the hordes into using their awesome application!

LINE has introduced Magi stamps that are available for users for only 1.99 USD. The Magi characters are all in their chibi (ちび) forms and they could not be any cuter and funnier. There are stamps for all emotions from a sleeping Aladdin (アラジン) to Ugo (ウーゴ) puting up his arms in an “Ok” gesture. Keep Reading