Shin Anime & Manga Thread

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Shinmai Ossan Bōkensha TV Anime Reveals More Cast, Theme Song Artists, July 1 Debut in Video

The official website for the television anime adaptation of Kiraku Kishima's Shinmai Ossan Bōkensha, Saikyō Party ni Shinu Hodo Kitaerarete Muteki ni Naru (The Rookie Middle-Aged Adventurer Was Trained to Death by the Most Powerful Party to Become Invincible) novel series revealed more cast, theme song information, July 1 debut, and the show's second promotional video on Friday.

The "shōnen story aimed at middle-aged readers" follows Rick Gladiator, a guild clerk who strives to become an adventurer. Common sense says that it is best to start the path of an adventurer at a young age, as it takes training to gain magical powers. However, Rick is starting after he turned 30. Thanks to working with Orichalcum Fist, a legendary party of the most powerful adventurers in the land, he already lived an unimaginable life with top-ranking fighting abilities. With skills honed by literal "Monster-class" masters from dragons to vampires, Rick takes on one elite adventurer after another.

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Annecy Reveals ODDTAXI Duo's New Housenka Film

The official website for the Annecy International Film Festival announced on Thursday that it will preview director Baku Kinoshita and writer Kadzuya Konomoto's original anime film Housenka (Touch-Me-Not) as part of this year's Work in Progress lineup.

The film festival describes the film:

Autumn 2023. Akutsu, an elderly inmate serving life in prison, is on the verge of a lonely death in his single cell. A flower, touch-me-not, that can talk like humans says to him, "What a rotten life you had." Through their "conversation", Akutsu starts reflecting on his past. Summer 1986. Akutsu is living with Nana, a woman six years his junior, and her son Kensuke in a shabby apartment with a garden full of touch-me-nots. A one-night victorious comeback by a dying yakuza, and the story of his family recounted by a flower that blooms in prison.

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Annecy Reveals ON-GAKU: Our Sound Director Kenji Iwaisawa's New Film Hyakuemu

The official website for the Annecy International Film Festival announced on Thursday that it will preview director Kenji Iwaisawa's new anime film Hyakuemu (literally, 100m) as part of this year's Work in Progress lineup.

Annecy lists the film with a runtime of 95 minutes. Keisuke Kojima is serving as the character designer and animation director, and Keikankun Yamaguchi is the art director. Akane Taketsugu is producing the film, for which the film festival describes the story:

Togashi is born to run. As a kid, he is naturally gifted and wins every 100-meter race without effort. But in sixth grade, he meets Komiya, a transfer student who is full of determination but lacks technique. In teaching him, Togashi gives Komiya a new purpose: to win no matter what. Years pass by, Togashi and Komiya meet again as rivals on the track and reveal their true selves.

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The Summer Hikaru Died Horror Manga Gets Anime

Manga creator Mokumokuren announced on their X (formerly Twitter) account on Friday that The Summer Hikaru Died manga will have an anime adaptation. The announcement did not mention any other information on the anime, including its format.

Yen Press licensed the manga for English publication, and describes the manga:

Two boys lived in a village: Yoshiki and Hikaru. The two did everything together...until the day Hikaru was encompassed by a mysterious light. That was when everything changed—Hikaru most of all. Yoshiki still wishes from the bottom of his heart to always stay by his side...but is there even a Hikaru left to be with?

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Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest Anime Reveals More Cast, July 7 Premiere

The official website for the television anime of Hiro Mashima and Atsuo Ueda's Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest sequel manga revealed a new visual, three more cast members, and the July 7 premiere for the anime on Friday.

Kodansha USA Publishing publishes the manga in English and it describes the story:

Natsu, Lucy, Happy, Erza, and the whole Fairy Tail guild are back in action! And they've decided to tackle the “100 Years Quest” - a job no one's dared take on since the founding of the guild more than a century ago. A mysterious town, a baffling spirit, a ghastly new enemy…and a brand new continent to explore. When you're with real friends, the adventures never stop!

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Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture Anime Debuts on Disney+ on June 21 as 12 Weekly Episodes

The official website for the Code Geass: Rozé of the Recapture (originally titled Code Geass: Z of the Recapture, or Dakkan no Zetto) anime announced on Friday that the anime's worldwide streaming will debut on June 21 as a 12-episode weekly series via Disney+'s "Star" brand.

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Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin TV Anime Releases Trailer Featuring Opening Theme by Ikimonogakari

The official website for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin – a 2020 action RPG developed by Edelweiss for the Nintendo Switch, Playstation4, and PC – has released a main trailer featuring the opening theme song "Harebare!" (Bright and Clear) performed by two-member musical unit Ikimonogakari.

It is also announced that the P.A.Woks-animated adaptation is set to premiere on the TV Tokyo Network on July 6, 2024.

The story of Sakuna: Of Rice and Ruin is described as follows:

Spoiled harvest goddess Sakuna finds herself banished from her opulent celestial home to an island overrun with demons. In the untamed wilderness, she must rediscover her birthright as the daughter of a warrior god and harvest goddess by weathering the elements, fighting monsters, and cultivating rice, the source of her power. By her side in this forbidding place is her guardian Tama and a group of outcast humans. Together, these unlikely companions must join hands to tame both the soil and the demons of Hinoe Island.

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Oh interesting, shortly after Science Saru was sold…

Ghost in The Shell Gets New TV Anime Series in 2026 by Science Saru

Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on Saturday that The Ghost in the Shell franchise is getting a new television anime series in 2026. Science SARU will produce the anime, which is tentatively titled Kōkaku Kidōtai (The Ghost in the Shell). Bandai Namco Filmworks, Kodansha, Science SARU, and Production I.G are on the production committee for the series.

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Oshi no Ko Season 2 Reveals Main Promo Video, More Cast, Opening Song, July 3 Debut, AX Preview

A Sunday live-streamed program for the second Oshi no Ko anime season debuted the first main promotional video, a new main visual, and new character visuals for the season. The program and the video both revealed two more cast members, the opening theme song, and the July 3 premiere for the season. Sunday's program also announced a preview screening of the first two episodes at Anime Expo with guests.

The second season's story will focus on a 2.5D stage play titled Tokyo Blade. In the story, the play is an adaptation of a manga.

Yen Press licensed the manga, and it describes the story:

Gorou is a gynecologist and idol fan who's in shock after his favorite star, Ai, announces an impromptu hiatus. Little does Gorou realize that he's about to forge a bond with her that defies all common sense! Lies are an idol's greatest weapon in this outrageous manga from Aka Akasaka (Kaguya-sama: Love is War) and Mengo Yokoyari (Scum's Wish).

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Mashle: Magic and Muscles Anime Gets Sequel

A special event announced on Sunday that a sequel for the television anime of Hajime Kōmoto's Mashle: Magic and Muscles manga has been green-lit. The event also debuted the teaser video for the sequel.

Shueisha describes the manga:

This is a world of magic where magic is used for everything. But deep in the forest exists a young man who spends his time training and bulking up. He can't use magic, but he enjoys a peaceful life with his father. But one day, his life is put in danger! Will his muscular body protect him from the magic users who are out to get him? Powerfully trained muscles crush magic as this abnormal magical fantasy begins!

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Utagoe wa Mille-Feuille Music Anime to Air in 2025

An event for the music project Utagoe wa Mille-Feuille (A Singing Voice Is a Mille-Feuille Pastry) announced on Sunday that the project's anime will air next year.

The project launched in April 2022 with the themes of "a cappella." "high school girls," and "complex." The story of six high school girls coming of age through a cappella music has already spawned voice drama stories, music videos (in which the characters' voice actresses themselves try their hand at a cappella) and documentary videos featuring their lessons.

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One step closer to a Genesis Climber MOSPEADA

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Sakamoto Days TV Anime Confirmed for January 2025 Starring Tomokazu Sugita

Shueisha announced on Monday in its first "Jump Press" video that Yuuto Suzuki's Sakamoto Days manga will get a television anime series in January 2025 starring Tomokazu Sugita as Taro Sakamoto.

Viz Media and MANGA Plus are publishing the manga in English digitally. MANGA Plus describes the manga:

Taro Sakamoto was the ultimate assassin, feared by villains and admired by hitmen. But one day...he fell in love! Retirement, marriage, fatherhood and then... Sakamoto gained weight! The chubby guy who runs the neighborhood store is actually a former legendary hitman! Can he protect his family from danger? Get ready to experience a new kind of action comedy series!

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Maho Girls Precure! Sequel Unveils Title, Delay to January 11, 2025

The official website for Toei Animation's Precure (Pretty Cure) magical girl franchise announced on Tuesday the finalized title and delay to January 11, 2025 for the direct sequel to the Maho Girls Precure! anime. Maho Girls Precure!! ~Mirai Days~ will premiere in the "Animazing!!!" block on ABC TV, TV Asahi, and their affiliates on January 11, 2025 at 26:00 (effectively, January 12 at 2:00 a.m.).

The sequel's website has the tagline, "The two futures are now connected with the magic words 'Cure Up RaPaPa!'"

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Tasūketsu Anime's Full Promo Video Announces More Cast, July 2 Debut

The official website for the anime of Taiga Miyakawa's Tasūketsu manga posted on Tuesday the anime's full promotional video, more cast members, ending theme song and artist, and July 2 premiere. The video also previews the "Emperor Time" opening theme song by Vivarush.

The manga's story follows a group of five in a world where people have suddenly disappeared. A mysterious self-proclaimed "Emperor" gathers five people together through anonymous messages and has them participate in a game. Participants answer the question "Do you want to live or die?" The game has only one rule: "Majority dies."