On Friday, Aug 28 HoneyWorks announced that its virtual idol duo LIPxLIP are getting an anime film titled Kono Sekai no Tanoshimikata ~Secret Story Film~ (How to Enjoy This World: Secret Story Film). The project will mark HoneyWorks‘ 10th anniversary. The company revealed a teaser video and visual for the anime. The […]
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On Tuesday, Aug 25, the Asian Pop-up Cinema film festival revealed that it will stream the anime film of Takako Shimura‘s Dōnika Naru Hibi (Happy-Go-Lucky Days) manga on September 15-19. It will be the film’s world premiere. Tickets to the stream are available through the Festival Scope website. The film will open in Japan on […]
On Thursday, Aug 20 the official website for Gintama The Final, the new anime film of Hideaki Sorachi‘s Gintama manga, unveiled a new visual for the film. Sorachi drew the visual for the film, with 34 characters and a tagline that reads “Bye bye, Gin-san.” The site also confirmed that the film will be based […]
On Tuesday, Aug 18 the official website for the anime film of Takako Shimura‘s Happy-Go-Lucky Days (Dōnika Naru Hibi) manga announced that the film will now open on October 23. The film was scheduled to open in Japan on May 8 but was then delayed due to concerns about the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). Shimura drew […]
On Tuesday, Aug 18 the official website for the live-action film of Kyoko Okazaki‘s Georama Boy Panorama Girl manga began streaming a trailer for the film. The trailer reveals the film’s November 6 opening date, and it also shows how the main leads’ relationship evolves from an unusual first meeting. Anna Yamada (live-action Saki) […]
The official website for Kyoto Animation‘s Free! anime franchise began streaming a teaser promotional video on Aug 15. The teaser announces that the franchise‘s all-new anime film will open in 2021, and states, “Haruka Nanase: his challenge on the world begins ….” 【「Free!」完全新作劇場版】 「Free!」完全新作劇場版 ティザーPV公開！https://t.co/AzSiwAxgON 七瀬 遙 世界への挑戦がはじまる── 「Free!」完全新作劇場版 See you in 2021https://t.co/1gOqIJvaXM#TV_Free #Freeオケコン pic.twitter.com/pVV7wvxMjB — […]
The official website for the live-action film of Wataru Watanabe‘s Yowamushi Pedal manga began streaming a new trailer for the film on Aug 14. The trailer previews the film’s opening sequence and the theme song “Key of Heart” by King & Prince. Ren Nagase, who plays protagonist Sakamichi Onoda in the film, is […]
Anime director Pierre Itō revealed on Aug 13 that he is producing Mouseman ~Ai no Tamashii~ (The Soul of Love), an anime film based on his Mouseman series. The 52-minute film will run at the Cine Libre Ikebukuro theater in Tokyo from September 25 to October 8, and it will star Yoshimasa Hosoya as the […]
The official website for the anime film of Seiko Tanabe‘s short story Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi (Josee, The Tiger and the Fish) announced on Aug 12 that the film will premiere on December 25, delayed from its scheduled summer opening due to the spread of the new coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The website also revealed the […]
The TV anime “Gintama” has revealed the first teaser video for its upcoming theatrical film “Gintama The Final” (銀魂 THE FINAL), which is scheduled to premiere on 8th January 2020 in Japan. The teaser opens with Gintoki complaining that he can’t do his job because of having to stay at home during […]