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    Cure Magical, Cure Felice and Cure Miracle protect Mofurun in MAHO GIRLS PRETTY CURE! THE MOVIE. Image courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © 2016 Maho Girls Pretty Cure! The Movie Production Committee

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    Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: precure-movie.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toei has provided information and high-res images from MAHO GIRLS PRETTY CURE! THE MOVIE (???????????????????????????, Eiga Mahoo Tsukai Purikyua! Kiseki no Henshin! Kyua Mofurun!), the twenty-first feature film in the PRETTY CURE series. Thirteen-year-old Mirai Asahina (aka Cure Miracle), her stuffed teddy bear Mofurun, and the young magician Riko Izayoi (aka Cure Magical) return to Japanese theaters on October 29th. MAHO GIRLS PRETTY CURE! THE MOVIE will be paired with a new short film, CURE MIRACLE AND MOFURUN`S MAGIC LESSON! (????????????????????, Kyua Mirakuru to Mofurun no Mahoo Ressun!). The computer animated short will have a running time of approximately 5 minutes. Story Mofurun becomes a Cure this autumn! Do you know the "wishing stone"? On one day every 100 years, any wish made on the stone will come

    Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Yoshitoki Oima ? Kodansha/

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    Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: koenokatachi-movie.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Shochiku has provided additional images from their upcoming anime film, A SILENT VOICE (?? ???, Eiga Koe no Katachi). The movie opens in Japan on September 17th. About Shochiku Co., Ltd. Shochiku traces its origins to 1895 when Takejiro Otani presented his first stage play. They also produced the first color motion picture in Japan, and have expanded into TV dramas, video contents, Kabuki presentation, theater operations, and real estate. The company has become a symbol of enduring tradition as the exclusive promoter of the Kabuki theater in Japan as well as widely known as the

    44 Pretty Cures unite in the anime feature film, PRETTY CURE ALL STARS: SING TOGETHER ? MIRACLE MAGIC! Image courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © 2016 Pretty Cure All Stars STMM Movie Production Committee

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    Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: precure-allstars.com (Japan) PRETTY CURE ALL STARS: SING TOGETHER ? MIRACLE MAGIC! (???????????? ?????????????, Eiga Purikyua Ooru Sutazu Minna de Utau ? Kiseki no Maho!) is the twentieth feature film in the PRETTY CURE series. Produced as the first-ever authentic musical in the series, the movie had composer and lyricist Mori Yukinojo in charge of music production. Mirai Ashina (Rie Takahashi) and Riko (Yui Horiei) visit a town for the first time. However, they get separated by the witch Sorciere (Seiko Niizuma) and her servant Torauma (Koji Yamamoto), who are after "Pretty Cure tears." 44 Pretty Cure girls from over the years unite to save the world by keeping the witches from executing their evil magic. Credits Japanese Theatrical Release: Saturday, March, 19th, 2016 (Roadshow) Running Time: 70 Minutes Cast Cure Miracle/ Mirai Ashina: Rie Takahashi

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    New Story Arc for DRAGON BALL SUPER Source: Toei Co., Ltd. press release Official Site: toei-anim.co.jp/dragon_s (Japan) In February 2016, the television animation series DRAGON BALL (???????, Doragon Booru) produced by Toei Animation Co., Ltd. celebrated the 30th anniversary of its initial broadcast. Toei Animation has now announced a piece of truly “super” news worthy of this milestone memorial year for DRAGON BALL. ? New plot development about to begin for DRAGON BALL SUPER! Trunks is back again from the future! New “Future Trunks” story arc begins! The DRAGON BALL SUPER (???????? (????), Doragon Booru-Choo (Suupaa), 2015-) television series is poised for a new plot development. Trunks arrives from the future and appears before Goku and his companions after they have just finished their battle with Universe 6. This is the beginning of a new “Future Trunks” plot arc, with story and

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    New Series from Hellsing Creator to Debut in October 2016 Source: Funimation Entertainment press release Official Site: nbcuni.co.jp/drifters (Japan) At its annual Industry Panel at Anime Expo 2016, Funimation Entertainment revealed to the capacity audience its acquisition of DRIFTERS (??????, Dorifutazu) -- the eagerly anticipated new anime series from Hellsing creator Kouta Hirano. Funimation has secured international rights to home entertainment, video on demand and broadcast distribution of the title from NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan. DRIFTERS is set to premiere this October on the company’s subscription streaming service, FunimationNow, in the U.S., Canada, U.K., and Ireland. “We’re excited to expand our partnership with NBCUniversal Entertainment Japan following last year’s acquisition of SERAPH OF THE END: VAMPIRE REIGN,’” said Gen Fukunaga, CEO and founder of Funimation. “We are anticipating a great response from fans for Kouta Hirano’s DRIFTERS -- given the tremendous popularity of his Hellsing series.” DRIFTERS

    Image courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © 2016 BNP / BANDAI, AIKATSU STARS THE MOVIE

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    Details for New Anime Double Feature from Toei Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: aikatsu-movie.net (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toei has provided information and high-res images from the upcoming anime feature, AIKATSU STARS! THE MOVIE (????????????, Gekijooban Aikatsu Sutaazu!). Based on the enormously successful Bandai Data Carddass collectible card arcade game, the movie is produced by Bandai Namco Pictures, the new family/children`s division of the Sunrise animation studio. Toei will distribute the film in Japanese cinemas starting August 13th. AIKATSU STARS! THE MOVIE features the new Aikatsu (Idol Activities) characters from in the currently running AIKATSU STARS! (?????????, Aikatsu Sutaazu!) television series. The lead is Yume Nijino, a first year student at Four Stars Academy who wants to become a member of S4, the school`s top singing, dancing and acting idols. In the film, Yume and her classmates travel to the

    Image courtesy of Shochiku Co. © Yoshitoki Oima ? Kodansha/A Silent Voice Film Partners

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    Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: koenokatachi-movie.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE There is a "voice" I want to tell. There is a "voice" I want to hear. Shochiku has provided some information and images from their upcoming anime film, A SILENT VOICE (?? ???, Eiga Koe no Katachi). The movie is based on the best-selling -- and award-winning -- manga by Yoshitoki Oima, originally serialized in Kodansha`s Weekly Shonen Magazine. Produced by Kyoto Animation (K-ON! franchise, TAMAKO LOVE STORY), A SILENT VOICE is directed by Naoko Yamada (K-ON!, TAMAKO LOVE STORY), written by Reiko Yoshida (THE CAT RETURNS, GIRLS UND PANZER, OSAMU TEZUKA’S BUDDHA 2 and features character designs by Futoshi Nishiya (THE MELANCHOLY OF HARUHI SUZUMIYA). The lead characters Shoya Ishida and Shoko Nishimiya are voiced by, respectively, Miyu Irino (SPIRITED AWAY, ANOHANA -THE FLOWER WE SAW THAT DAY THE

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    Kazue Kato as a Special Guest of Honor Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, a premier company in the fields of publishing, animation distribution, and global entertainment licensing, teams with the 2016 Anime Expo to welcome famed manga creator and illustrator Kazue Kato as a special Guest of Honor at this year’s event. The artist will make her first North American professional appearance by participating in a pair of insightful panel discussions and meeting fans in several autograph sessions. The 2016 Anime Expo is the largest dedicated anime/manga fan convention in North America and takes place July 1st–4th at the Los Angeles Convention Center in Los Angeles, CA. Tickets and full details are available at anime-expo.org. VIZ Media will be located on

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    Event will Feature All-Star English Cast and Exclusive Entertainment to Celebrate the Upcoming Movie in 2017 Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: swordart-online.net (Japan), SwordArt-OnlineUSA.com (US) Special Thanks to Joanna Metoki and Alex Crum Aniplex of America is proud to announce that they will be hosting the SWORD ART ONLINE Festival at this year’s Anime Expo to celebrate the worldwide release of SWORD ART ONLINE THE MOVIE -ORDINAL SCALE- (??? ???????????? -???????????- Gekijooban Soodo Aato Onrain -Oodinaru Sukeeru-) in 2017. This exclusive event will be on July 2nd, 2016, (Day 2 of the convention) in Petree Hall (Live Programming 1) and features 11 members of the English dub cast from the series including: Bryce Papenbrook (Kirito), Cherami Leigh (Asuna), Cassandra Lee Morris (Leafa), Stephanie Sheh (Yui), Michelle Ruff (Sinon), Ben Diskin (Death Gun), Christine Cabanos (Silica),

    The virtual battle series ACCEL WORLD returns with the new anime feature film, INFINITE BURST. Image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures Japan. © 2015 Reki Kawahara / KADOKAWA ? ASCII Media Works / AWIB Project

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    New Anime Movie Opens in Japan July 23rd Source: Warner Bros. Pictures Japan Official Site: accel-world.net (Japan) Gentlemen -- This is "The Accelerated World". Warner Bros. Pictures Japan has provided information and images from their upcoming release, ACCEL WORLD: INFINITE BURST (?????????????????????, Akuseru Waarudoo Infinitto Baasutoo). The anime film will open in Japanese cinemas on July 23rd. ACCEL WORLD: INFINITE BURST is an original story by Accel World creator Reki Kawahara (Sword Art Online). Kawahara`s Accel World light novel series has sold more than 4.5 million copies, while the first novel also won the Grand Prize at ASCII Media Works’ 15th Dengeki Novel Prize in 2008. A 24 episode ACCEL WORLD television series from the famed animation studio Sunrise (TIGER & BUNNY, MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM, CODE GEASS, COWBOY BEBOP, KEKKAISHI) debuted in 2012. Four years later, the cast and crew from the anime

    Things get heated between Nami (Akemi Okamura) and Nico Robin (Yuriko Yamaguchi) in ONE PIECE FILM GOLD. Image courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © Eiichiro Oda/ 2016 One Piece Production Committee

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    Preview of Upcoming Anime Film Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: onepiece-film2016.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Toei has provided SciFi Japan with another batch of images from their new anime film, ONE PIECE FILM GOLD (?????????????, Wan Piisu Firumu Goorudo). The movie opens in Japanese cinemas on Saturday, July 23, 2016. For more information on ONE PIECE FILM GOLD, please see the previous coverage here on SciFi Japan: ONE PIECE FILM GOLD Sets Sail in July ONE PIECE FILM GOLD Info & High-Res Images from Toei

    Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hat Pirates are coming back to the big screen in ONE PIECE FILM GOLD. Image courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © Eiichiro Oda/ 2016 One Piece Production Committee

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    Press Notes and Materials for Upcoming Anime Film Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: onepiece-film2016.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Executive producer Eiichiro Oda presents the ultimate entertainment epic!!! 19 years after the manga debuted in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, Eiichiro Oda`s ONE PIECE stands as an international anime and merchandising success. This summer, Toei unveils the long-awaited next chapter... ONE PIECE FILM GOLD (?????????????, Wan Piisu Firumu Goorudo). Oda returns as executive producer, while longtime ONE PIECE TV series director Hiroaki Miyamoto directs from the screenplay by Tsutomu Kuroiwa (BLACK BUTLER). Joining the ONE PIECE voice cast are several special guest stars, including Hikari Mitsushima (ULTRAMAN MAX, DEATH NOTE), Gaku Hamada (ULTRAMAN GAIA: THE BATTLE IN HYPERSPACE, FISH STORY), Nanao (WOLF GIRL AND BLACK PRINCE), Kendo Kobayashi (YATTERMAN) and Kinya Kitaoji (THE INCITE MILL ?7 DAY DEATH GAME?). The film`s theme

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    Second in Series of Project Itoh Film Adaptations to Screen in U.S. on May 17 & 18 Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Site: project-itoh.com/harmony (Japan), funimationfilms.com/harmony (United States) On the heels of their limited theatrical engagement of THE EMPIRE OF CORPSES (?????, Shisha no Teikoku, 2015), Funimation Films has announced that advance tickets are now available for the movie HARMONY (?????, Haamonii, 2015), the second in the series of three animated films adapted from Project Itoh’s novels. The film, produced by award-winning Studio 4°C, is co-directed by the duo of Michael Arias and Takashi Nakamura. Presented in both Japanese with English subtitles and English dub versions, HARMONY will screen in more than 60 theaters across the United States on May 17 and 18, 2016. Local theater listings will provide specific dates and times

    Image courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © Bird Studio/ Shueisha. © 2015 Dragon Ball Z Production Committee

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    Source: Toei Animation Co., Ltd. press release Official Site: dragonball2015.com (Japan), dragonballz.com (US) Toei Animation Co., Ltd. announced that DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ (???????????????, Doragon Booru Zetto: Fukkatsu no `F`, 2015), an animated film produced and distributed by the Company that was released last April, won the Japan Academy Prize for Best Animated Film at the 39th Japan Academy Awards. DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ , the 19th installment in the series, marked the first time that the original writer of Dragon Ball, Mr. Akira Toriyama, was actually involved in production. Mr. Toriyama wrote the screenplay for the film. The movie was released on April 18, 2015 in Japan and made 3.7 billion yen at the domestic box office. It was then released in 44 other countries, becoming a smash hit. The box office sales worldwide including that of Japan has reached 7.7 billion yen

    Images courtesy of VIZ Media. © MASASHI KISHIMOTO

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    Intense Ninja Action of All 10 Movies From The NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN Universes Offered For Digital Purchase Source: Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Special Thanks to Erik Jansen and Jane Lui VIZ Media, LLC, the largest publisher, distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, brings the action and excitement of NARUTO to Steam, a leading interactive content delivery platform by software company, Valve Corporation. All 10 full-length feature films from the NARUTO and NARUTO SHIPPUDEN story arcs are available (English dubbed) for purchase and rental on Steam in the U.S. and Canada, including: · NARUTO THE MOVIE: NINJA CLASH IN THE LAND OF SNOW · NARUTO THE MOVIE: LEGEND OF THE STONE GELEL · NARUTO THE MOVIE: GUARDIANS OF THE CRESCENT MOON KINGDOM · NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE · NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: BONDS · NARUTO SHIPPUDEN THE MOVIE: THE WILL OF

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    Climactic Film Based on TV Series to Screen in U.S. and Canada on March 15 & 16 Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Site: psycho-pass.com (Japan), funimationfilms.com/movie/psycho-pass-the-movie (United States) Special Thanks to Scott Lonski Funimation Entertainment has announced the North American theatrical dates for the release of PSYCHO-PASS THE MOVIE (??? PSYCHO-PASS ?????, Gekijooban Saikopasu, 2015). This climactic feature film is based on the 33-episode, hit TV series of the same name and marks the return of renowned script writer Gen Urobuchi, who wrote the original story for the first season of the anime series. PSYCHO-PASS THE MOVIE will screen in more than over 100 theaters across the United States and Canada on March 15 and 16, 2016. Advance tickets for the movie will be available for purchase beginning February 18 at funimationfilms.com/psychopass.

    Teaser poster for ONE PIECE FILM GOLD. Image courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © Eiichiro Oda/ 2016 One Piece Production Committee

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    Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: onepiece-film2016.com (Japan) Debuting in Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in July 1997, Eiichiro Oda`s pirate adventure One Piece (?????, Wan Piisu) has achieved worldwide sales in excess of 320 million copies. In June 2015, the manga was certified by Guinness World Records as "most copies published for the same comic book series by a single author". Toei Animation premiered the ONE PIECE anime television series on October 20, 1999. The show is still in production, with more than 720 episodes to date, and has spun-off a dozen animated theatrical features. In 2009, ONE PIECE FILM: STRONG WORLD (????? ?????????, Wan Piisu Sutorongu Waarudo) topped the Japanese box office with ticket sales of ¥4.8 billion ($40,941,696 US). The success continued with the following movie, ONE PIECE FILM Z (????????? ???, Wan Piisu Firumu Zetto, 2012), which grossed ¥6.87 billion ($58,597,802

    YU-GI-OH! celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2016 with the feature film, YU-GI-OH!: THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS. Image courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © Kazuki Takahashi ? Studio Dice/ 2016 Yu-Gi-Oh Movie Production Committee

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    Source: Toei Co., Ltd., 4K Media Inc. Official Site: yugioh20th.com (Japan), yugioh.com (US) The YU-GI-OH! franchise celebrates its 20th anniversary in 2016 with a new anime feature film, YU-GI-OH!: THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS (????? THE DARK SIDE OF DIMENSIONS) opening theatrically in Japan on April 23, 2016. The Yu-Gi-Oh! manga began in Weekly Shonen Jump in 1996. The anime series first aired in 2000, followed by the best-selling trading card game. A decade in the making, the long-awaited movie features new designs and an all-new story from Kazuki Takahashi, creator of the original Yu-Gi-Oh! manga. CREDITS Japanese Release Date: April 23, 2016 (Golden Week) Voice Cast Yugi Muto: Shunsuke Kazama Seto Kaiba: Kenjiro Tsuda Sera: Kana Hanazawa Mani: Satoshi Hino Anzu Mazaki: Maki Saito Katsuya Jonouchi: Hiroki Takahashi Hiroto Honda: Hidehiro Kikuchi Mokuba Kaiba: Junko Takeuchi Ryo Bakura: Rica Matsumoto

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    Special Virtual Live Stream Party With SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL English Dub Premiere +Live Commentary, Real Time Q&A and Trivia Prizes! Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press release Official Site: sailormoon-official.com (Japan), VIZ.com/sailormoon (US) Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media sends a call out to all U.S.-based anime fans and SAILOR MOON aficionados to join the company as it stages a special virtual Moonlight Party to mark the English dub premiere of SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL on its anime streaming platform on VIZ.com. The SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL Moonlight Party will take place on Friday, November 20th, beginning at 6:00pm PST on VIZ Media’s YouTube channel. The interactive live-stream event will complement the VIZ Media/Hulu streams that evening of SAILOR MOON CRYSTAL Episodes 1 and 2.

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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: ittoshura.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez Sentai Filmworks has announced an agreement with Hulu for exclusive simulcasting of CHIVALRY OF A FAILED KNIGHT (????????, Rakudai Kishi no Eiyuutan, 2015). Episodes will be available to stream for Hulu subscribers for $7.99 per month with limited commercials and $11.99 per month with no commercials. Each episode of CHIVALRY OF A FAILED KNIGHT will stream exclusively on Hulu during the first week of simulcast with free-to-user streaming available one week later. Simulcasting is slated to begin October 3, 2015. Based on a series of light novels by Riku Misora, CHIVALRY OF A FAILED KNIGHT takes place in a world where human knights can materialize weapons from their souls. The story follows a knight who is widely considered a failure by those around him, and his struggle toward mastery of his weapon.

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