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Bandai Namco Pictures has announced that "Kirakkira!," a special event to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the Aikatsu! anime series' "Akari Generation" arc at Yokohama Buntai in Kanagawa Prefecture on Sunday, December 15, 2024. "Akari Generation" is the name of the second half of the Aikatsu! TV anime series, featuring the second protagonist, Akari Ozora. The first episode of the arc (102nd in total), "Aikatsu Shiyou☆Ready Go!!" aired in Japan just ten years ago, on October 2, 2014. Akari originally admires Ichigo Hoshimiya, the first protagonist of the series, and enrolls in Starlight Academy to become an idol like her. She eventually forms the unit “Luminous” with Sumire Hikami and Hinaki Shinjo, and grows through idol activities that only she can do. The 10th anniversary event will include live voice recording, live singing, talk session, and much more. Also, the following six main voice cast members and singing performers will also gather on the stage.

Ahead of a January 2025 broadcast, upcoming rom-com anime Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hogen Sugite Tsura Sugiru ("I Girl I Fell For in Okinawa Has a Difficult Dialect") today delivered a delectable serving of Teru, Hina and Kana enjoying zenzai and tempura on a brand-new key visual platter. Key Visual Three more cast members were also announced, joining leads Takeo Otsuka, Akari Kito and Fairouz Ai: Yae Agena voiced by Shino Shimoji Tensuke Uema voiced by Shugo Nakamura Isao Shimoji voiced by Kentaro Kumagai Yae Agena Tensuke Uema Isao Shimoji Related: Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hogen Sugite Tsura Sugiru Anime Releases First Full Trailer Based on the web manga by Egumi Sora, Shingo Tanabe directs Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hogen Sugite Tsura Sugiru under the supervision of Shin Itagaki at studio Millepensee, with the pair also responsible for series composition. Tomohiro Yoshida is providing the character designs,...

Run for the Money: The Great Mission , an ongoing TV anime based on the Japanese game show "Toussouchu: On The Run" from Fuji TV, has released a new Next Stage trailer and key visual with brand new cast members joining the series, which premiered in April of 2023. Its latest season, which is still ongoing, premiered in January of this year. Next Stage key visual The new cast members include Hiroshi Kamiya, Shino Shimoji and Katsuyuki Konishi, with the latter voicing the new game master. They join regulars Showtaro Morikubo, Yumiko Kobayashi, Marina Inoue, Ryutaro Okiyaru, Kazuya Nakai, Daisuke Namikawa and Yu Shimamura. Inspired by Fuji TV's Tousouchuu live-action game show, Yukio Kaizawa and Kohei Kureta direct Run for the Money: The Great Mission at Toei Animation, which describes it like so: This series is about a survival mixed with entertainment game and as the title says, the principle is that...

After an explosive first season last year, the Shy anime adaptation will officially be back in action for Season 2 this July ! A teaser visual was released, depicting the titular superhero and an upcoming new character: Ai Tennoji, a shinobi princess on the run, who will be voiced by Kotori Koiwai (Elaine in The Seven Deadly Sins ). Hitomi Ueda (Granat in Tales of Wedding Rings ) was also announced to voice Utsuro, a shadowy member of the Amarairuku, in the sequel. Teaser Visual Ai Tennoji / Kotori Koiwai Utsuro / Hitomi Ueda Cast members Shino Shimoji, Nao Toyama, Sayumi Suzushiro and Kotori Kawai will appear at AnimeJapan 2024 next weekend for the Shy stage event, where the latest information for Season 2 will be presented. A special illustration for the occasion was also released . AnimeJapan 2024 artwork Related: Shy TV Anime Saves the Best for First with Opening Theme Video Masaomi Ando ( Toilet-bound Hanako-kun ) directs the series,...

Shinmai Ossan Boukensha, Saikyou Party ni Shinu hodo Kitaerareta Muteki ni Naru (“The Rookie Middle-Aged Adventurer Was Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party to Become Invincible”), an upcoming TV anime based on the fantasy light novel series, has revealed a new trailer, a new key visual (below), and several additional cast members. The series will broadcast in Japan on TV Tokyo, Mainichi Broadcasting System, and Bs TV Tokyo beginning in July 2024. The new cast members include: Angelica Diarmuit voiced by Shino Shimoji (Teru Momijiyama in Shy ) Angelica Diarmuit character visual Raster Diarmuit voiced by Ryohei Kimura (Shinsuke in Sengoku Youko ) Raster Diarmuit character visual Freed Diarmuit voiced by Shinnosuke Tokudome (Pino in Fluffy Paradise ) Freed Diarmuit character visual The original Shinmai Ossan Boukensha, Saikyou Party ni Shinu hodo Kitaerareta Muteki ni Naru light novels are written by Kiraku Kishima, illustrated by Tea, and published in Japan by Hobby Japan...

Toei Animation's metaverse project Onn'on Studios will hold a virtual event "Virtual Anime Fes" using VR space at 15:00-17:00 on January 27 (Jst) / 22:00-24:00 on January 26 (Pst). The event will be held at Toei Animation’s multiverse theme park ImaginaryPark2070 on VRChat, and will also be live-streamed on Toei Animation's official YouTube channel below for free. The event will include a virtual reading stage featuring Kojiro Shindo (CV: Akihiro Miura) and Shuji Asano (CV: Kenji Akabane) from Kado: The Right Answer , an announcement of the release of a new Mr game from Kaiju Decode , and an announcement of a new film project by the production team of Expelled from Paradise , including director Seiji Mizushima and screenplay writer Gen Urobuchi. Additionally, the project 's three official characters — Memory (CV: Momo Asakura), Neiro (CV: Shino Shimoji), and Kaeru (CV: Karin Takahashi) will form a time-limited unit Satellite and will make their stage debut.