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Hello Kitty Gets New 52-Episode Animated Series in 2021

The French animation studio Monello Productions and Japanese licensing company Sanrio announced on February 6 that they are developing a new animated series based on Sanrio's Hello Kitty franchise. The World of Hello Kitty series is slated to debut in the first quarter of 2021 with 52 11-minute episodes.

Monello Productions describes the series:

The World of Hello Kitty will feature the famous titular character along with her friends from the Sanrio universe as they try to live in harmony in their not-so-quiet neighbourhood. Kitty's friends are all very different and they each have their little quirks, so their tight-knit community is often put to the test. But at the end of the day, Kitty always brings them back together, because she accepts her friends for who they are.

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Yo-Kai Watch Anime Gets New Series in April With Returning Protagonist Keita

This year's March issue of Shogakukan's Coro Coro Comics announced on Friday that a new Yo-kai Watch anime series will begin on April 5. Unlike the currently airing Yo-kai Watch: Shadowside anime, the new series will return to the original title of simply "Yo-kai Watch" and bring back Keita (Nate in the English version) as the main character.

Likewise, the manga will get a renewal this spring and bring back Keita as the lead.

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So it is higher resolution than film?

Production I.G Makes Hand-Drawn Anime in 4K HDR for Netflix This Fall

Production I.G and Netflix announced on Thursday that they are collaborating on an experimental project to produce the first hand-drawn anime with 4K HDR quality. The Netflix Original anime is slated to debut this fall through Netflix's premium plan.

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Final Space Battleship Yamato 2202 Anime Film Previewed in 'Last Promo Video'

Bandai Namco Arts began streaming a "truly the last promo video" on Thursday for the seventh and final film in the Star Blazers: Space Battleship Yamato 2202 (Uchū Senkan Yamato 2202: Ai no Senshi-tachi or Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love) anime sequel project. The final film is subtitled "Shinsei-hen" (Nova Chapter). The video previews the song "Yamato yori Ai wo Komete" by Kenji Sawada.

The film will open in 35 theaters in Japan on March 1. As with previous films in the series, theaters screening the film will begin selling a limited-edition Blu-ray Disc of the film on March 1. The film's standard DVD and Blu-ray Disc will ship on April 26.

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Kedama no Gonjiro Anime's Visual Revealed

TV Tokyo opened a website on Thursday for its Kedama no Gonjiro anime based on the "Gonjiro" mascot character. The website reveals the show's key visual.

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Shutting down my computer and preparing for my trip to Japan. Hope to check in soon.

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'Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?' Anime's 2nd Season Premieres This Summer

Staff and cast for the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon?: Arrow of the Orion anime film revealed at a screening event on Saturday that the planned second season for the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? television anime will premiere this summer.

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Cygames' Princess Connect! Re:Dive Smartphone Game Gets TV Anime

Cygames' Princess Connect! Re:Dive smartphone game is getting a television anime adaptation from Cygames Pictures (Mysteria Friends, Blade Runner: Black Out 2022). An official website for the adaptation launched on Friday and revealed a visual.

In the story of the "anime RPG," the protagonist wakes up with no memories in an unfamiliar location. The protagonist then meets girls and comes closer to uncovering a hidden mystery.

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'Maō-sama, Retry!' TV Anime's Teaser Video Reveals Staff, Cast, July Premiere

The official website for the television anime adaptation of Kurone Kanzaki's Maō-sama, Retry! (Dark Lord, Retry!) light novel series revealed the cast, staff, July premiere, teaser video, and a new visual on Friday.

The story centers on Akira Ōno, a regular guy who works at a company that manages an online game. He often plays the game as his character "Maō" (Dark Lord). But one day, when he logs on, he is whisked into the game's fantasy world as his character. There, he meets a one-legged girl, and begins his adventures alongside her. But as he is a powerful "Dark Lord," various nations and holy maidens journey to defeat him, and he stirs up trouble everywhere he goes.

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Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2 Anime Premieres on April 28

I am a fool. Canyon began streaming a trailer on Saturday for the second part of the Attack on Titan Season 3 television anime, which reveals that the anime will debut in Japan on the NHK General channel on April 28 at 24:10 (effectively April 29 at 12:10 a.m.). The video is the same video that Funimation streamed earlier this month.

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1st Made in Abyss Compilation Film's Dub Trailer Streamed

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Nelvana, Sumitomo Reveal Geki Drive Animated Series Based on Bandai's Car Toy Line

Corus Entertainment announced on February 7 that its Nelvana subsidiary and Sumitomo Corporation will produce the Geki Drive animated series as their first collaborative project.

The 2D/3D hybrid animated series will have 52 11-minute episodes and will target boys aged six to eight. The show is based on Bandai Spirits' customizable cars toy line of the same name. Corus Entertainment describes the show's story:

GEKI DRIVE is the story of the Pod Squad — a team of young racers that bursts onto the scene to take the Geki Circuit by storm. But the higher the Squad climbs, the more daunting challenges they face. If they hope to reach the top of the Geki leader board, the Squad must rely on their instincts, their unique skills and, most of all, each other. GEKI DRIVE combines high tech racing, teamwork, and out-of-the-box thinking to create an action-packed thrill ride of a lifetime

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Naoki Urasawa's Asadora! Manga Returns in April

This year's 12th issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits magazine revealed on Monday that Naoki Urasawa's Renzoku Manga Shōsetsu Asadora! (Serial Manga Novel Asadora!) manga will return in the magazine's 19th issue on April 8.

Urasawa published the final chapter of the manga's "first arc" in January in the magazine's ninth issue, and the manga went on hiatus starting in the 10th issue.

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Bakumatsu Anime's 2nd Season Reveals Title, Staff, Visual, April 4 Premiere

The official website[/url[ for Bakumatsu, the television anime of its Renai Bakumatsu Kareshi smartphone game, revealed the title, staff, visual, and April 4 premiere for the second season on Monday. The season is titled Bakumatsu Crisis, and it will premiere on TBS on April 4 at 25:58 (effectively April 5 at 1:58 a.m.).

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Kawaikereba Hentai demo Suki ni Natte Kuremasuka? Light Novel Series Gets TV Anime

A website opened on Wednesday to announce that a television anime adaptation of Tomo Hanama's Kawaikereba Hentai demo Suki ni Natte Kuremasu ka? light novel series has been green-lit.

The romantic comedy begins when a love letter arrives out of the blue for Keiki Kiryū, an ordinary high school student who has never had a girlfriend as long as he has been alive. The letter does not include the sender's name — but the letter does include white panties. In the process of investigating who could be his "Cinderella who left behind her panties," Keiki discovers every candidate is uniquely perverted and desperately interested in having him participate in their perversion.