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Hongou plays character Naoyuki Andō in both live-action film, anime The official website for the upcoming television anime adaptation of Hiroya Oku's Inuyashiki manga revealed on Friday that Kanata Hongou will voice the character Naoyuki Andō, Hiro's childhood friend who works with Ichiro to stop Hiro. Hongou also plays the character in the manga's upcoming live-action film adaptation. The main cast includes: Fumiyo Kohinata as Ichirō Inuyashiki Nijirō Murakami as Hiro Shishigami The television anime series will premiere on October 12 on Fuji TV's Noitamina block. The anime will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in Japan and overseas. Keiichi Satou (Tiger & Bunny, GANTZ:O, Rage of Bahamut Genesis) is the chief director of the series at studio MAPPA. Shuhei Yabuta (3D director for Iron Man, Highschool of the Dead, Attack on Titan) is directing the series. Hiroshi Seko (Ajin, Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress) is in charge

16th volume of series launched in 1986 slated for winter Hiroaki Adachi, the head of the Wright Staff company that manages the business affairs of author Yoshiki Tanaka, revealed on Twitter on Tuesday that the manuscript for the final volume of Tanaka's Arslan Senki (The Heroic Legend of Arslan) novel series is complete. Adachi said he passed the manuscript on to the editor, and the draft will soon undergo proofreading and the addition of illustrations. Adachi said he will reveal the release date when it is decided. He added that Tanaka had told him that he was one of only two people besides himself who knew the ending of the story before its completion. However, when Adachi read the end of the final manuscript, he discovered that the ending is different from what Tanaka had told him. Adachi also thanked fans for their support. The 16th and final volume of the series is slated for release this winter. Adachi revealed in February 2016 that the next volume of the novel ser

Sumire Uesaka, Sumire Morohoshi join cast; Qaijff performs theme The official website for the upcoming television anime adaptation of Hiroya Oku's Inuyashiki manga revealed two more cast members on Thursday. Sumire Uesaka will play Inuyashiki's daughter Mari Inuyashiki, and Sumire Morohoshi will play Shishigami's classmate Shion Watanabe. Sumire Uesaka as Mari Inuyashiki Sumire Morohoshi as Shion Watanabe The website also revealed that the band Qaijff will perform the ending theme song "Ai wo Oshietekureta Kimi e" (To You Who Taught Me Love) for the anime. The anime's second promotional video will feature the group's song and premiere on Fuji TV's late-night Noitamina block on Thursday. The song will mark the group's major debut. The band consists of three members from Aichi Prefecture: vocalist and keyboardist Ayano Mori; bassist, chorus performer, and programmer Akihiko Uchida; and drummer Yukihiro Miwa. The main cast includes: Fumiyo Kohinata as Ichirō Inuyashiki

Anime to premiere on October 12, stream on Amazon Fuji TV's Noitamina YouTube channel began streaming its second promotional video for television anime adaptation of Hiroya Oku's Inuyashiki manga on Friday. The video, which debuted during the Noitamina block on Thursday, previews the band Qaijff's ending theme song "Ai wo Oshietekureta Kimi e" (To You Who Taught Me Love). The main cast includes: Fumiyo Kohinata as Ichirō Inuyashiki Nijirō Murakami as Hiro Shishigami Kanata Hongou as Naoyuki Andō Sumire Uesaka as Mari Inuyashiki Sumire Morohoshi as Shion Watanabe The television anime series will premiere on October 12 on Fuji TV's Noitamina block. The anime will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in Japan and overseas. Keiichi Satou (Tiger & Bunny, GANTZ:O, Rage of Bahamut Genesis) is the chief director of the series at studio MAPPA. Shuhei Yabuta (3D director for Iron Man, Highschool of the Dead, Attack on Titan) is directing the series. Hiroshi Se

Anime premieres on Amazon on October 12 Fuji TV's Noitamina YouTube channel began streaming the main promotional video for the television anime adaptation of Hiroya Oku's Inuyashiki manga on Friday. The video previews Qaijff's ending theme song "Ai wo Oshietekureta Kimi e" (To You Who Taught Me Love) and MAN WITH A MISSION's opening theme song "My Hero." The main cast includes: Fumiyo Kohinata as Ichirō Inuyashiki Nijirō Murakami as Hiro Shishigami Kanata Hongou as Naoyuki Andō Sumire Uesaka as Mari Inuyashiki Sumire Morohoshi as Shion Watanabe The television anime series will premiere on October 12 on Fuji TV's Noitamina block. The anime will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video in Japan and overseas. Amazon's Anime Strike will premiere the series on October 12 in the United States. Keiichi Satou (Tiger & Bunny, GANTZ:O, Rage of Bahamut Genesis) is the chief director of the series at studio MAPPA. Shuhei Yabuta (3D director for Iron Man, Highschool o

Reykjavik was 9th stop in tour for screening of X Japan's We Are X documentary YOSHIKI, leader of rock band X Japan, announced on Twitter on Saturday that he cancelled his appearance in Reykjavik, Iceland for that day on orders from his doctor after passing out. YOSHIKI is currently traveling on a European tour for screenings of the X Japan documentary We Are X, which began on October 12 in Berlin, Germany, and will take him to 10 cities. The screening in Reykjavik would have been the ninth city he would visit on the tour, and YOSHIKI said that he has been "on the road 12 days straight." His appearance in Paris, France on Tuesday will go forward as planned. So sorry, Iceland. I can't be there today. My doctor stopped me.Have to rest, trying to get back on track for Paris. https://t.co/a5S6vS170F— YOSHIKI (@YoshikiOfficial) October 21, 2017 YOSHIKI recently underwent surgery in Los Angeles, and is expected to make a 90% recovery by November. He was previously diagnos

January 25 tactical RPG tasks players with training 4 princesses in combat Nippon Ichi Software revealed a new game titled Anata no Shikihime Kyōdōtan (Your Four Princess Knights' Training Story) last Thursday. The game is a tactical role-playing game, and is slated for release in Japan for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Nintendo Switch on January 25. The game tasks players as a professional who is an expert on combat and training, and is charged with training four princesses in battle to face monsters using a "scolding and praising" system. The game's tagline is "These are four stories that connect you and four princess knights." Nippon Ichi Software opened a teaser site earlier in the week for a "new work." Nippon Ichi Software is celebrating its 25th anniversary over the course of the next year. The official 25th anniversary for the company will be on July 12, 2018. Source: Famitsu.com

Vertical Anime app debuts anime about high schooler working at evil organization on November 13 An anime adaptation of Cherubim's Baito Saki wa Aku no Soshiki!? (My Part-Time Job is at an Evil Organization?!) novel has been green-lit on Production I.G 's Tate Anime (Vertical Anime) app. The anime will premiere on November 13. The comedy story centers around Yūji Aokura, a high school student who begins working a high-paying part-time job at an evil organization called Antares to be able to pay for his and his siblings' living expenses. He is made to wear a special suit and go around town destroying things, but every time he is stopped by heroes, his body is "remodeled." The cast includes (Note: Name romanizations not official): Yūki Ogoe as Yūji Aokura Yurika Suda as Senri Aokura Saki Kudō as Sōji Aokura Emi Iwamoto as Mei Tsukishiro Kanomi Izawa as Dr. Rakia Takuhiro Kimura as Karban Takuya Masumoto as the Overlord Maya Komata as Seiren Yūji Enomoto as

Game ships January 25 for PS4, Vita and Switch Nippon Ichi Software released a promotion video for its Anata no Shikihime Kyōdōtan (Your Four Princess Knight Teaching Story) tactical RPG on Friday. The video showcases the game's four main princess characters: "stubborn battle princess" Liliaty (voiced by Ayane Sakura), "arrogant witch princess" Veronica (voiced by Hiromi Igarashi), "noble rose princess" Monomaria (voiced by Rarisa Tago Takeda), and friendly dragon princess Alpana (voiced by Yūki Kuwahara). The game will launch in Japan for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita and Nintendo Switch on January 25. The game casts players as a professional who is an expert on combat and training, and is charged with training four princesses in battle to face monsters using a "scolding and praising" system. The game's tagline is "These are four stories that connect you and four princess knights."