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    Source: Sentai Filmworks press release Official Site: akame.tv (Japan) Special Thanks to Christian Lopez Television gets seriously dangerous as AKAME GA KILL! (??????!, Akame ga Kiru!, 2014) infiltrates Toonami, the hugely popular Adult Swim block. Over the weekend at MomoCon, Adult Swim, basic cable’s #1 network with young adults for over a decade, announced their addition of AKAME GA KILL! to the Toonami anime lineup beginning this August. Adapted from the original manga written by Takahiro and illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro, AKAME GA KILL! follows a desperate team of assassins known as Night Raid, as they take on the brutal tyranny of a corrupt empire. This supernatural action series is directed by Tomoki Kobayashi (AMAGAMI SS+, ROZEN MAIDEN), with series composition by Makoto Uezu (HUMANITY HAS DECLINED, DEVIL SURVIVOR 2), art direction by Yoshito Takamine (SONI ANI – SUPER SONICO THE ANIMATION, JORMUNGAND) and animation production

    Image courtesy of Production I.G. © 2015 Hinako Sugiura • MS.HS / Sarusuberi Film Partners

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    Source: Production I.G Production I.G has released SARUSUBERI: MISS HOKUSAI (????Miss HOKUSAI?), the new animated feature film from acclaimed Annecy-winning director Keiichi Hara (SUMMER DAYS WITH COO, COLORFUL). The movie is based on the original manga Sarusuberi by Hinako Sugiura, and it is scripted by Miho Maruo (COLORFUL). CREDITS Japanese Theatrical Release: May 9, 2015 CAST O-Ei: Anne Tetsuzo (Katsushika Hokusai): Yutaka Matsushige Zenjiro (Keisai Eisen): Gaku Hamada Utagawa Kuninao: Kengo Kora Koto: Jun Miho O-Nao: Shion Shimizu Hatsugoro (Totoya Hokkei): Michitaka Tsutsui Sayogoromo: Kumiko Aso Manjido: Danshun Tatekawa STAFF Director: Keiichi Hara Original Story: Hinako Sugiura (from the manga Sarusuberi) Screenplay: Miho Maruo Character Designer / Key Animation Supervisor: Yoshimi Itazu Art Director: Hiroshi Ono Colour Designer: Satoshi Hashimoto 3DCG: Dandelion Animation Studio Director of Photography: Koji Tanaka Assistant Director: Masako Sato Editing: Shigeru Nishiyama Music: Harumi Fuuki, Yo Tsuji Animation: Production

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    Film by Akira Toriyama Debuts in a Limited Theatrical Event Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Site: dragonball2015.com (Japan), dragonballz.com (US) Special Thanks to Scott Barretto Ending the wait of hundreds of thousands of anime fans across North America, FUNimation Entertainment has announced that DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ (???????????????, Doragon Booru Zetto: Fukkatsu no `F`, 2015) will screen August 4-12 in theaters across the U.S. and Canada. The story is a follow-up to last year’s highly successful DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF GODS (???????Z ???, Doragon Booru Zetto: Kami to Kami, 2013). “We are thrilled to bring fans -- both new and old -- this latest film from series creator Akira Toriyama,” said Gen Fukunaga, CEO and founder of FUNimation. DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ is a visually stunning movie and offers even more

    SERAPH OF THE END: VAMPIRE REIGN image courtesy of FUNimation Entertainment. © Takaya Kagami, Yamato Yamamoto, Daisuke Furuya/SHUEISHA, Seraph of the End Project

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    Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Website: funimation.com/subscribe Special Thanks to Scott Barretto FUNimation Entertainment announced the full line-up of Broadcast Dub titles for the Spring 2015 simulcast season. As with its Winter 2015 simulcast season, FUNimation will be airing ten series in commercial-free 1080p each week, which will be available exclusively to All-AccessPass subscribers. With two complete seasons of Broadcast Dubs, FUNimation has cemented its leadership position in the North American anime industry amidst continuing, overwhelmingly positive response from fans. “We’re pleased to bring fans a great series line-up of Broadcast Dubs for the spring season,” said Gen Fukunaga, CEO and founder of FUNimation. “Subscribers can look forward to the combination of fan favorites like ASSASSINATION CLASSROOM as well as exciting new series like SERAPH OF THE END: VAMPIRE REIGN.” FUNimation Broadcast Dubs are select series dubbed in English using broadcast/simulcast materials from Japan just

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    Ultimate Cinematic Adventure of the World’s Most Popular Ninja Opens in Multiple Countries Source: Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: naruto-movie.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Jane Lui and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, delivers the kinetic big screen punch of the seventh climactic anime movie in the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN saga -- THE LAST: NARUTO THE MOVIE (?????????????????, Za Rasuto: Naruto za Muubii, 2014) -- to Latin America for a series of theatrical releases in Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Mexico and Peru. The NARUTO entertainment property enjoys widespread popularity across Latin America. VIZ Media has teamed with prominent partners such as ClaroVideo, Bandai Namco Games, and publisher, Panini, to develop NARUTO SHIPPUDEN into strong multimedia brands supported by print, video, and gaming

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    World Premiere to Be Held April 11, 2015 at Egyptian Theatre in Los Angeles, CA Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Site: dragonball2015.com (Japan), dragonballz.com (US) Special Thanks to Scott Barretto FUNimation Entertainment is proud to announce today its distribution of the theatrical, home entertainment, video on demand and broadcast rights to the upcoming Japanese animated feature film DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ (???????????????, Doragon Booru Zetto: Fukkatsu no `F`, 2015). The movie will be released by Toei in association with Fox International Productions in Japan on April 18, 2015. DRAGON BALL Z: RESURRECTION ‘F’ represents the nineteenth feature film in the DRAGON BALL series, RESURRECTION ‘F’ is the sequel to DRAGON BALL Z: BATTLE OF GODS (???????Z ???, Doragon Booru Zetto: Kami to Kami, 2013) which was released by Fox and Toei in Japan

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    Source: Ketchup Entertainment, Click Communications Official Site: harlock-movie.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Tyler Gagnon Ketchup Entertainment and Click Communications are offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win free tickets to see HARLOCK: SPACE PIRATE (??????????, Kyaputen Haarokku, 2013) on the big screen in 3D! The screenings will be held on March 25th and 26th at the following locations... Los Angeles, CA Wednesday, 3/25 – 7:30PM AMC Universal CityWalk 19, 100 Universal City Plaza, Los Angeles, CA, US, 91608 Language: English San Francisco, CA Thursday, 3/26 – 7:30PM AMC Van Ness 14, 1000 Van Ness Ave, San Francisco, CA, US, 94109 Language: English New York, NY Thursday, 3/26 – 7:30PM Theater: AMC Loews Village 7, 66 3rd Ave., New York,

    Key art for DURARARA!! X 2. Image courtesy of Aniplex of America. ©2014 Ryohgo Narita/PUBLISHED BY KADOKAWA CORPORATION ASCII MEDIA WORKS/Ikebukuro Dollars

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    Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: durarara.com (Japan), durararausa.com (US) Special Thanks to EJ Rivera Following the announcement of DURARARA!! (?????!!, 2010) being available for streaming in English, Aniplex of America, Inc. has announced that the English Dub of DURARARA!! X 2 (?????!!×2, 2015) will begin its streaming schedule starting Tuesday, March 10th. The first episode will be available for fans to stream on Hulu.com, Crunchyroll and the Aniplex Channel with new episodes added every Tuesday. This will be the first time for Aniplex of America to release an English Dub for an animated series while it’s still being broadcast in Japan. Fans will be excited to know they don’t have to wait until DURARARA!! X 2 is finished to enjoy the show in English. The entire English cast of DURARARA!! will be reprising their roles and will be joined by new cast members

    Key art for the upcoming theatrical anime feature, THE ANTHEM OF THE HEART –BEAUTIFUL WORD BEAUTIFUL WORLD-. Image courtesy of Aniplex of America. © KOKOSAKE PROJECT

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    From the Creative Team that Brought ANOHANA Comes an All New Movie Project Source: AniplexUSA press release Official Site: kokosake.jp (Japan), AnthemoftheHeart.com (US) Special Thanks to EJ Rivera Aniplex of America announced at Katsucon (National Harbor, MD) their acquisition of THE ANTHEM OF THE HEART –BEAUTIFUL WORD BEAUTIFUL WORLD- (????????????, Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterunda), an original theatrical feature produced by the same creative staff that brought fans ANOHANA -THE FLOWER WE SAW THAT DAY THE MOVIE- in 2013. Aniplex of America has also launched the official U.S. homepage of THE ANTHEM OF THE HEART –BEAUTIFUL WORD BEAUTIFUL WORLD- which features the latest artwork and teaser trailer. The film, scheduled to see its Japanese theatrical release this year, will be directed by Tatsuyuki Nagai (HONEY AND CLOVER II, TORADORA!) alongside award-winning writer Mari Okada (TORADORA!, BLAST OF TEMPEST) and produced by the highly acclaimed studio A-1 Pictures (SWORD ART

    TAMAYURA`s Maon Sakurada, Norie Okazaki, Kaoru Hanawa, Fu Sawatari and Kanae Mitani come to the big screen with four new films. Image courtesy of Shochiku. © 2015 Junichi Sato · TYA / Tamayura ~Graduation Photo~ Production Committee

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    Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: tamayura.info Created and directed by Junichi Sato (SAILOR MOON, SGT. FROG), the anime franchise TAMAYURA (????) debuted with a four-part OVA series in November 2010. The story continued in the television series TAMAYURA: HITOTOSE (?????hitotose?, 2011) and TAMAYURA: MORE AGGRESSIVE (?????????????, Tamayura: Mo Aguresshibu, 2013) and now comes to the big screen in the four-part film series, TAMAYURA ?GRADUATION PHOTO? (??????????, Tamayura ?Sotsugyoo Shashin?). TAMAYURA follows Fu Sawatari, a teenage girl who returns to her hometown of Takehara, Hiroshima, located near the Seto Inland Sea, for her first year of high school. Using a Rollei 35S camera that once belonged to her late father, Fu forms a photography club with three close friends, Kaoru Hanawa, Maon Sakurada and Norie Okazaki. They are later joined by another student, Kanae Mitani. The TAMAYURA ?GRADUATION PHOTO? films detail the events

    Image courtesy of Aniplex of America. © TRIGGER, Kazuki Nakashima/ Kill la Kill Partnership

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    Smash-Hit Anime Series to Join the Adult Swim Saturday Night Lineup Source: Aniplex of America Official Site: kill-la-kill.jp (Japan), KilllaKill.com (US) Special Thanks to Emmanuel Rivera Fans at OTAKON Vegas were ecstatic when Aniplex of America announced at their industry panel today that their fan-favorite title, KILL LA KILL (?????, Kiru ra Kiru, 2013) will be debuting on TOONAMI starting on February 7th from 11:30PM (EST/PST). TOONAMI is the animation programming block that airs on Adult Swim each Saturday night. KILL LA KILL is a totally original anime series directed by Hiroyuki Imaishi and written by Kazuki Nakashima -- the same dream-team that brought anime fans the revolutionary title GURREN LAGANN. Since its simulcast debut in October 2013, this action-packed series was extremely well received by critics and fans alike. Otaku USA Magazine applauded KILL LA KILL as a series that “will remind you why you

    © 2014 FUNimation Productions, LTD.

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    New SubPass Now Available! Source: FUNimation Entertainment press release Official Site: funimation.com/subscribe Special Thanks to Scott Lonski From the press release... FUNimation Entertainment is committed to providing the best services, products, and experiences for our fans, which starts with ongoing updates and enhancements to our subscription streaming service. To that end, we have several exciting announcements for all of our fans: For fans of subtitled anime, FUNimation has just launched the subscription `SubPass`, which gives fans unlimited access to subtitled anime. Episodes can be streamed in HD, commercial-free, right after Japanese broadcast, and across multiple devices! “We are thrilled to be able to offer a service just for subtitle fans. We know that fans have different ways of consuming anime, and this service offers an affordable way for subtitle fans to watch all of their favorite shows” said Gen Fukunaga, President and CEO of FUNimation Entertainment. We

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    The World’s Most Popular Ninja Fights to Save the Planet this February Source: Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: naruto-movie.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Elizabeth Ellis, Erika T. Wright and Erik Jansen VIZ Media and Los Angeles-based film distributor ELEVEN ARTS will debut the highly anticipated seventh feature film in the NARUTO SHIPPUDEN series in a limited theatrical engagement around the United States starting February 20, 2015. Anime fans and filmgoers nationwide have a very special opportunity to catch the epic, big-screen action of THE LAST: NARUTO THE MOVIE (?????????????????, Za Rasuto: Naruto za Muubii, 2014) in over 20 cities, including New York, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and more! The film will be presented with original Japanese dialogue with English subtitles.

    Key art for DURARARA!!. Image courtesy of Aniplex of America. © Ryohgo Narita/ASCII MEDIA WORKS/Ikebukuro Dollars/MBS

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    Re-watch the Entire Series Before the Premiere of DURARARA!! X 2 Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: durarara.com (Japan), durararausa.com (US) Special Thanks to EJ Rivera To celebrate the premiere of DURARARA!! X 2 (?????!!×2, 2015) on January 10th, Aniplex of America, Inc. has announced the entire first series of DURARARA!! (?????!!, 2010) will now be available streaming featuring the English Dub. With the English Dub of DURARARA!! originally airing on Cartoon Network’s [adult swim] in 2011, this will be a perfect time for viewers to re-live this memorable series featuring an all-star English cast including Kari Wahlgren, Yuri Lowenthal, Steve Blum, Bryce Papenbrook, Johnny Yong Bosch and Crispin Freemen. The English Dub of DURARARA!! will be available for fans to stream on Crunchyroll and Hulu.com starting Saturday, January 10th. In addition, Aniplex of America also announced that they will launch a contest in

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    Author: Tim Eldred, Cosmo DNA Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: yamato2199.net The all-new anime feature film SPACE BATTLESHIP YAMATO 2199: THE STAR-VOYAGING ARK (???????2199 ?????, Uchuu Senkan Yamato 2199 Hoshi Meguru Hakobune) opened in Japanese theaters on December 6th. Cosmo DNA`s Tim Eldred looks back at some of the promotional events for the movie, with information and high-res photos courtesy of the distributor, Shochiku Co., Ltd. Showbiz lookalike?! What happened, Okada? The Captain and Natsuki Kato December 4: Premium Screening An advance premium screening of THE STAR-VOYAGING ARK was held at Shochiku Multiplex Theaters’ Shinjuku Piccadilly Screen 1 on Thursday, December 4. The special on-stage presentation from Keisuke Okada of the comedy duo Masumi Okada in uniform as "Captain Okada" (an

    The Gundam prequel MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM THE ORIGIN will in Japan on February 28, 2015. Image courtesy of Shochiku. © SOTSU • SUNRISE

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    Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: gundam-the-origin.net (Japan) Announced as a "Mobile Suit Gundam 35th Anniversary Project", the four part OVA MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM THE ORIGIN (???????? THE ORIGIN, Kidoo Senshi Gandamu THE ORIGIN) will premiere as a series of screening events in Japanese cinemas. The first chapter -- MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM THE ORIGIN I: BLUE-EYED CASVAL (???????? THE ORIGIN I ?????????, Kidoo Senshi Gandamu THE ORIGIN Aoi Hitomi no Kyasubaru) -- will have a limited theatrical run from February 28th - March 13th, 2015. The Beginning of a Red Vengeance: The Past Unveiled Mr. Yoshikazu Yasuhiko served as character designer and animation director for MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM (????????, Kidoo Senshi Gandamu, 1979-1980), Japan’s landmark robot anime, whose TV broadcast began in 1979. He is also the creator of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin (2001-2011), a mega-hit manga boasting a total of

    The GT-R races through the night in key art for NEW INITIAL D THE MOVIE LEGEND 2 -BATTLE RUN-. Image courtesy of Shochiku. © Shuichi Shigeno / Kodansha ? 2015 New Movie Initial D L2 Production Committee

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    New Anime Film Coming May 2015 Source: Shochiku Co., Ltd. Official Site: initiald-movie.com Distributor Shochiku Co. has released information and images for the anime feature, NEW INITIAL D THE MOVIE LEGEND 2 -BATTLE RUN- (????????D?Legend2-??-, Shin Gekijoo-ban Inisharu Dii Legend 2 -Toso-). The film will open in Japanese theaters on May 23, 2015. NEW INITIAL D THE MOVIE LEGEND 2 is the second chapter of a film trilogy, updating the story of Shuichi Shigeno`s Initial D (???D, Inisharu Dii) manga that has sold 48.6 million copies. The first film, NEW INITIAL D THE MOVIE LEGEND 1 -AWAKENING- (????????D?Legend1-??-, Shin Gekijoo-ban Inisharu Dii Legend 1 -Kakusei-), was released this past August 23rd. In INITIAL D, high school student Takumi Fujiwara is a gas station attendant by day and a delivery boy for his father’s tofu shop by night. But little does he know his precise driving skills

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    Don’t Miss the Climactic Cinematic Adventure of the World’s Most Popular Ninja Source: Source: VIZ Media, MediaLab press releases Official Site: naruto-movie.com (Japan) Special Thanks to Elizabeth Ellis, Erika T. Wright and Erik Jansen VIZ Media, LLC, the largest distributor and licensor of manga and anime in North America, announces that it will team up with Los Angeles-based film distribution company ELEVEN ARTS to present U.S. anime fans and filmgoers nationwide with a very special opportunity to catch THE LAST: NARUTO THE MOVIE (?????????????????, Za Rasuto: Naruto za Muubii, 2014) in a limited theatrical engagement happening in select U.S. cities beginning on February 20, 2015. THE LAST: NARUTO THE MOVIE will initially screen in 20 major U.S. cities including New York, Boston, Houston, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, and more!

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

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    Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: dragonball2015.com (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE SciFi Japan has received additional high-res images from Toei for their upcoming movie, DRAGON BALL Z: REVIVAL OF `F` (???????????????, Doragon Booru Zetto: Fukkatsu no `F`). For more information and pics from the film, please see the previous coverage on SciFi Japan. DRAGON BALL Z: REVIVAL OF `F` will open in theaters across Japan on April 18, 2015. For more information on DRAGON BALL Z: REVIVAL OF `F`, please see the previous coverage here on SciFi Japan: DRAGON BALL Z: REVIVAL OF `F` Images and Info from Toei

    Image courtesy of Toei Co., Ltd. © 2014 SUNRISE/BANDAI, AIKATSU THE MOVIE

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    More High-Res Images from Toei Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: aikatsu-movie.net (Japan) Toei has provided additional high-res images from AIKATSU THE MOVIE (????????, Gekijooban Aikatsu!). The film will be released in Japanese cinemas on December 13, 2014. About Toei Company, Ltd. Established in 1951, Toei Company is not only producing and distributing films, but is also one of the major exhibitors in Japan. The company owns two film studios located in Tokyo and Kyoto. The films produced cover wide range of genres, exceeding 20,000 titles. ? For more information on AIKATSU THE MOVIE, please see the earlier coverage here on SciFi Japan: AIKATSU THE MOVIE Opens December 13th

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