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The October issue of Shueisha's Bessatsu Margaret magazine revealed on September 13 that Minami Mizuno's Koi o Shiranai Boku-tachi wa (We Who Know Nothing of Love) manga will have an "important announcement" in the magazine's next issue on October 13. The manga centers on Eiji and Naohiko, two first-year high school students who have been friends since middle school. Naohiko has been in a long-distance relationship with his girlfriend Izumi since middle school, and Izumi is also good friends with Eiji. Eiji was mostly satisfied with being seen as a fun upperclassman in middle school, but something about high school changes him. The manga began with a one-shot in Bessatsu Margaret on January 31, before launching a full serialization of the manga on June 13. Mizuno launched her Rainbow Days manga in the February 2012 issue of Bessatsu Margaret, and ended it on March 13. Shueisha published the 15th and final compiled book volume on April 25. The manga inspired a drama CD that

More info about game on Sunday during Tokyo Game Show The official Twitter account for the television anime of Naru Narumi's Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san (Ms. Koizumi loves ramen noodles) manga revealed on Tuesday that the manga will get a game adaptation. Avex Pictures will announce more details about the game at its booth in the Tokyo Game Show event on Sunday, and its information page lists the game as an iOS and Android simulation game with VR support debuting this winter. The full title is Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san: Manpuku Shikomi Magokoro Shitate. Voice actress Akari Kitō (ERASED's Hiromi, Classroom of the Elite's Suzune Horikita, Taboo Tattoo's Aryabahta) will be present for the event. The gourmet comedy follows the daily life of Koizumi, a high school girl who looks like a cool beauty at first glance, but actually has an unexpected side of her that loves ramen. Narumi launched the manga in Takeshobo's Manga Life Storia magazine in 2013, and Takeshobo published t

Ayana Taketatsu, Ayane Sakura, Akari Kitō, Yumi Hara join cast The official website for the television anime of Naru Narumi's Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san (Ms. Koizumi loves ramen noodles) manga revealed the second key visual, main cast, and additional staff for the anime on Wednesday. The cast includes: Ayana Taketatsu as Koizumi Ayane Sakura as Yū Ōsawa Akari Kitō as Misa Nakamura Yumi Hara as Jun Takahashi The anime will have a stage event at the Machi Asobi Vol. 19 event in Tokushima on October 8. Kitō will appear at the event and introduce famous Tokushima ramen restaurants. Kenji Seto (both seasons of The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water) is directing the series at Studio Gokumi (Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn, Kinmoza! Kiniro + Mosaic) and AXsiZ (Wagamama High Spec, Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn). Tatsuya Takahashi (Eromanga Sensei, And you thought there is never a girl online?) is handling the series composition, and Takuya Tani (Pan

Nozaki-kun's director, studio, head writer, character designer, composer reunite Broadcast of the original television anime Tada-kun wa Koi o Shinai (Tada-kun Does Not Fall in Love) has been green-lit for next year. The staff features many of the staff members from the Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun anime. The tagline of the anime is, "I will never forget this love." Mitsue Yamazaki (Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Magic-kyun! Renaissance) is directing at Doga Kobo (Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru). Yoshiko Nakamura (Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Super Lovers) is in charge of the series scripts, and Junichiro Taniguchi (Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun, Touken Ranbu: Hanamaru) is serving as character designer and chief animation director. Assistant director Yoshiyuki Fujiwara and sub character designer Ai Kikuchi are both veterans of New Game! and Engaged to the Unidentified. Chiaki Nakajima (Plastic Memories, Yuruyuri) is designing the props, and Chieko Nakamura (Douk

Government formulates plan to allow exhibitors to use facility alongside 2020 Olympics, with possible Comiket in May 2020 Tokyo Governor Yuriko Koike stated during a press conference last Friday that the Tokyo Metropolitan Government is currently in discussion with "all involved" to formulate a plan to use the Tokyo Big Sight convention center for conventions and exhibitions – including the bi-annual Comic Market (Comiket) – in 2020, alongside the facility's planned use as the main press center and international broadcasting center for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics and Paralympics. Koike stated that summer Comiket is tentatively planned for the West hall on May 1 to 5 during Japan's Golden Week holidays (summer Comiket is typically held in mid-August). The Tokyo government initially prohibited Tokyo Big Sight from public use from April 2019 to October 2020. Under the original plan, Comiket would not have been able to take place at the Tokyo Big Sight for three consecutive sessio

The official Twitter account for voice actress and singer Minori Suzuki (Macross Delta's Freyja Wion) announced on September 30 that she will perform the opening theme song for the television anime of Naru Narumi's Ramen Daisuki Koizumi-san (Ms. Koizumi loves ramen noodles) manga. The song will mark Suzuki's solo debut. Kenji Seto (both seasons of The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water) is directing the series at Studio Gokumi (Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn, Kinmoza! Kiniro + Mosaic) and AXsiZ (Wagamama High Spec, Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn). Tatsuya Takahashi (Eromanga Sensei, And you thought there is never a girl online?) is handling the series composition, and Takuya Tani (Pandora in the Crimson Shell: Ghost Urn) is designing the characters. The gourmet comedy follows the daily life of Koizumi, a high school girl who looks like a cool beauty at first glance, but actually has an unexpected side of her that loves ramen. Narumi launched the

Film about couple unable to express feelings premieres in 2018 This year's 22nd issue of Shogakukan's Sho-Comi magazine revealed on Friday that Yukimo Hoshimori's Uirabu. -Uiuishii Koi no Ohanashi- (Uirabu.: Story of Innocent Love) manga is getting a live-action film adaptation. The film is slated to premiere in 2018. The next issue will publish more information about the film and a special one-shot manga (seen right) to celebrate the film on November 4. The magazine's 22nd issue also revealed that Hoshimori will launch the Koisuru Reiji manga in the next issue. The story will center on the very serious girl Kano and the unserious but talented boy Miyano as their relationship develops. Indonesian publisher M&C! publishes the Uirabu. -Uiuishii Koi no Ohanashi- manga under the title You, I love, and it released the fourth volume on April 26. The publisher describes the story: Rin has liked Yū since childhood. But due to being awkward and inexperienced in love, he d

Sho Hirano, Hinako Sakurai, Tina Tamashiro, Hayato Isomura, Kentarō star in 2018 film The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Yukimo Hoshimori's Uirabu. -Uiuishii Koi no Ohanashi- (Uirabu.: Story of Innocent Love) manga revealed the film's cast on Saturday. Sho Hirano will play Rin Izumi in the film. The other cast members include: Hinako Sakurai (upper right in picture above) as Yū Haruna, a shy girl who avoids her feelings for Rin Tina Tamashiro (bottom row left) as Koyomi Sakashita, Yū's close friend Hayato Isomura (bottom row center) as Keita Fuji, Rin's close friend Kentarō (bottom row right) as Kazuma Saiki, Rin's romantic rival The film is slated to premiere in 2018. Indonesian publisher M&C! publishes the Uirabu. -Uiuishii Koi no Ohanashi- manga under the title You, I love, and it describes the story: Rin has liked Yū since childhood. But due to being awkward and inexperienced in love, he didn't know how to express himself,

Space Brothers' Ayumu Watanabe directs at Wit Studio; Aimer performs ending theme The official website for the television anime adaptation of Jun Mayuzuki's Koi wa Ameagari no You ni (Love is Like After the Rain) manga revealed the anime's latest key visual on Thursday. Fuji TV's Noitamina programming block will air a new promotional video for the anime on Thursday. In addition, this year's 49th issue of Shogakukan's Big Comic Spirits magazine is revealing the anime's main staff on Monday. Ayumu Watanabe (Space Brothers, Mysterious Girlfriend X, Gurazeni, Ace Attorney) is directing the series at Wit Studio. Aimer (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, No. 6, Terror in Resonance) is performing the show's ending theme song "Ref:rain." The anime will premiere in January 2018 in the Noitamina programing block on Fuji TV and other channels. The show will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video inside and outside of Japan. The manga cent

Anime premieres in January on Noitamina block Fuji TV's Noitamina block aired the first promotional video for the television anime adaptation of Jun Mayuzuki's Koi wa Ameagari no You ni (Love is Like After the Rain) manga on Thursday. The video previews the ending theme song "Ref:rain" by Aimer (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress, No. 6, Terror in Resonance), The anime will premiere in January 2018 in the Noitamina programing block on Fuji TV and other channels. The show will stream exclusively on Amazon Prime Video inside and outside of Japan. Ayumu Watanabe (Space Brothers, Mysterious Girlfriend X, Gurazeni, Ace Attorney) is directing the series at Wit Studio. The manga centers on 17-year-old high school student Akira Tachibana, a girl who barely expresses herself. She harbors a secret crush on Masami Kondō, the 45-year-old manager of the family restaurant she works at part-time. Mayuzuki launched the manga in Shogakukan's Month