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Mazinger Z and Transformers Face off in New Comic

Next month, a six-part Mazinger Z vs. Transformers full-color comic will be released, penned by Transformers: Armada producer Eugene Ishikawa and illustrated by six different artists. The new story sees the Transformers crossing time and space, ending up in the 1970s when Koji Kabuto and company were first in action. 

The six-parter will be drawn in turns by Hayato Sakamoto, Naoto Tsushima, Yuu Kinutani, Eiji Yoshioka, Kazumi Hoshi, and Naoyuki Fujisawa. Mazinger Z creator Go Nagai is in charge of the cover, and a gallery of additional art will feature works by FuuNin, Tsuyoshi Nonaka, Fumitaka Konigi, and Yuki Ohshima.

The book goes on sale March 28.

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Frame Arms Girl Anime Film's New Promo Video Streamed

The official website for the Frame Arms Girl: Kyakkyau Fufu na Wonderland anime film began streaming a new promotional video for the film on Sunday. The video features the song "Manjōicchi Love Energy" (Unanimous Love Energy) by FA Girls.

The film will be a compilation film with new added footage, and it will open in Japan in June.

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Seishun Buta Yarō Anime Film Reveals New Visual, June 15 Debut

The staff for Seishun Buta Yarō wa Yume-Miru Shōjo no Yume wo Minai (The Young Pig-Rascal Isn't Dreaming of a Dreaming Girl), the anime film based on Hajime Kamoshida's Seishun Buta Yarō light novel series, revealed a new visual for the film on Saturday. The staff also revealed that the film will open in Japan on June 15.

The film will feature a returning staff and cast, including director Sōichi Masui, scriptwriter Masahiro Yokotani, character designer Satomi Tamura, musical composer fox capture plan, and animation production studio CloverWorks.

The movie will adapt the sixth and seventh light novel volumes, Seishun Buta Yarō wa Yume-Miru Shōjo no Yume wo Minai and Seishun Buta Yarō wa Hatsukoi Shōjo no Yume wo Minai (The Young Pig-Rascal Isn't Dreaming of a First-Love Girl).

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Warner Bros. Japan, Level 5 Reveal Ni no Kuni Anime Film for Summer 2019

Warner Bros. Japan announced at a press conference on Saturday that Level 5 is producing an anime film of its Ni no Kuni video game franchise that will debut this summer.

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Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine Anime Reveals New Visual, April 7 Premiere

The official website for the television anime of Akatsuki and Kadokawa's Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine smartphone game revealed on Saturday that the show will premiere in Japan on April 7 late at night (effectively April 8). The series will premiere on TV Tokyo and TV Aichi at 1:35 a.m., before airing in the next two days on TV Osaka, BS TV Tokyo, and AT-X.

The site also revealed a new visual.

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Anpanman Creator Takashi Yanase's Life Inspires Biographical Anime

Froebel-kan Co., Ltd. announced in January that it is producing a new television biographical anime special about Soreike! Anpanman creator Takashi Yanase that will premiere on BS NTV on Sunday, and on Kochi Broadcasting on February 23.

The 55-minute anime is titled Yūki no Hana ga Hiraku Toki - Yanase Takashi to Anpanman no Monogatari (When the Flower of Courage Blooms - The Story of Takashi Yanase and Anpanman), based on Kumiko Kakehashi's novel of the same name, and celebrates what would have been the 100th birthday of the manga creator.

Froebel-kan began streaming a trailer for the anime on Saturday.

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Feb 9, 2019 0:39:11 GMT sdsichero said:

Mazinger Z and Transformers Face off in New Comic

Next month, a six-part Mazinger Z vs. Transformers full-color comic will be released, penned by Transformers: Armada producer Eugene Ishikawa and illustrated by six different artists. The new story sees the Transformers crossing time and space, ending up in the 1970s when Koji Kabuto and company were first in action. 

The six-parter will be drawn in turns by Hayato Sakamoto, Naoto Tsushima, Yuu Kinutani, Eiji Yoshioka, Kazumi Hoshi, and Naoyuki Fujisawa. Mazinger Z creator Go Nagai is in charge of the cover, and a gallery of additional art will feature works by FuuNin, Tsuyoshi Nonaka, Fumitaka Konigi, and Yuki Ohshima.

The book goes on sale March 28.

Looks wacky enough to work.

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New Key Visual for "Why the hell are you here, Teacher!?" TV Anime Promises Physical Education

A new key visual and new cast members have been revealed for Why the hell are you here, Teacher!? (known in Japan as Nande Koko ni Sensei ga!?), an upcoming TV anime based on the ecchi romantic comedy manga by Soborou about male students who find themselves in comprosing situations with their female teachers.

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Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid Anime Gets 2nd Season

The wraparound jacket band on the eighth volume of Coolkyoushinja's Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid manga revealed on Tuesday that the manga is inspiring a second anime season.

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3rd Psycho-Pass SS Anime Film's Trailer Previews Remixed Ending Song

The official website for the Psycho-Pass anime franchise began streaming a trailer on Tuesday for the third film in the three-film Psycho-Pass SS or Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System project. The video previews the ending theme song, which is Masayuki Nakano's (from Boom Boom Satellites) remixed version of the first television anime season's ending song "Namae no nai Kaibutsu" (Nameless Monster).

The third film, Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case.3 Onshū no Kanata ni ____ (In the Realm Beyond Is ____), will open in Japan on March 8. Naoyoshi Shiotani is again directing the film, with a screenplay by Makoto Fukami.

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San-X's 'Sumikko Gurashi' Characters Get Anime Film This Year

The official Twitter account for San-X's "Sumikko Gurashi" (Living in the Corner) characters announced on Tuesday that the characters are inspiring an anime film that will debut in Japan this year. Fanworks is animating the film.

Sumikko Gurashi debuted in 2012 as slightly negative characters who like to stay in the corner of a room. The characters include "Shirokuma," a polar bear who is sensitive to cold; "Penguin?" (with a question mark in its name), a penguin who is unsure if it is actually a penguin; "Tonkatsu," a piece of pork cutlet that was left uneaten; "Neko," a shy cat; and "Tokage," who hides his nature as one of the last dinosaurs.

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XFLAG, Tatsunoko Make Monster Strike/Genie Family Crossover Anime Pandora to Akubi

XFLAG and Tatsunoko Production announced on Tuesday that they are collaborating on a new anime project titled Pandora to Akubi (Pandora and Yawn) that will debut this spring.

The character Akubi (the character on the left) originates from the 1969 Hakushon Daimaō (The Genie Family) anime, where the Akubi-chan ("Ya-ahn" in Tatsunoko's official English descriptions) character appears as the daughter of the titular genie character Hakushon ("Hasshoo"). Meanwhile, Pandora (character on the right) is a "girl of wishes" from the Monster Strike smartphone game.

XFLAG and Tatsunoko Production describe the anime as "battle entertainment for girls."

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Had no idea this was coming… unfortunately I'll be in Miyazaki's land when it does…

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Dragon Quest Games Get Their 1st 3DCG Anime Film by Stand By Me Doraemon Staff

Film director Takashi Yamazaki (Stand By Me Doraemon, live-action Parasyte films, live-action Space Battleship Yamato film) announced on NTV's news zero program on Wednesday that the Dragon Quest game franchise is receiving a film adaptation. An official website for the film launched and revealed that the film, titled Dragon Quest Your Story, will open in Japan on August 2. The project will be the franchise's first 3D CG anime film, and its story will be based on the Dragon Quest V: Hand of the Heavenly Bride game's story.

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The Tale of Genji Museum to Debut 'Genji Fantasy' Anime Short in April

The Tale of Genji Museum in Uji City, Kyoto has completed "Genji
Fantasy: The Cat Fell in Love With Hikaru Genji" ("Genji Fantasy Neko ga
Hikaru Genji ni Koi Shita"), a 20-minute original anime that the museum
will start screening on April 2. Uji City began streaming a trailer on
Wednesday:

Blending history and fantasy, the story follows a modern high school
girl named Hana who is transformed into a cat and transported back in
time. She travels 1,000 years ago to the Heian Era as portrayed in The Tale Of Genji, arguably the most famous novel in Japanese literature.