After asking anime fans what they want to dress up as in Halloween, Japanese anime news site, animeanime.jp has asked fans which specific anime characters they dream about cosplaying for Halloween. The poll took in a total of 123 votes, 44% of whom were male, while 56% were female. They divided the results into male and...
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Indonesia has strict copyright laws, so when an anime fan was caught recording No Game, NO LIFE: ZERO, the country had to take in serious measures. This resulted in CGV Cinemas announcing the postponement of several anime movies via Facebook. What if we no longer release anime films in Indonesia? What if the anime movie...
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When it comes to horror manga, no other name stands out as much as the great Junji Ito. Several of his works will be getting adapted into a TV anime in January, titled the Junji Ito Collection. However, to keep the fans thinking, the staff purposely didn’t reveal which Junji Ito manga will be included...
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Japanese Singer and Songwriter, Suga Shikao, has written plenty of hits, including SMAP’s “Yozora no Mukou”, KAT-TUN’s “Real face” and Arashi’s “Aozora Pedal”. Now, he will be holding his first ever Asia Circuit in December. This will also mark his first time performing in Singapore. Fans can catch the singer on 8 December 2017. Suga Shikao is...
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Kei Sanbe’s hit supernatural murder mystery manga, ERASED, will be getting a live-action drama adaptation by Netflix. Yuuki Furukawa will star as the adult Satoru Fujinuma, while Reo Uchikawa will play his child version. Betflix has also revealed the series’ new key visual: The new series will be adapting the manga’s epilogue for the first...
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After Hideo Kojima left Konami in bad terms, the pachinko company is planning to release a new game for the franchise titled Metal Gear Survive. And now, its official website has listed new details about the game. According to its products page, “An internet connection is required to play the game.” This might mean that...
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After teasing a new Free! anime after the Free! Take Your Marks movie ended, the anime’s official website has now officially confirmed that there will in fact be a new Free! TV anime coming up. According to the announcement, which they made in English, Free! will have a “New TV Series for 2018 Summer.” Aside...
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Some sad news for all you My Hero Academia fans out there, because the manga is going on break next week. This is because mangaka Kouhei Horikoshi will be conducting some research for the manga. However, fans shouldn’t worry much, because the hiatus will only be lasting for a week, with Horikoshi returning in Weekly...
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Looks like the wait for Season 3 won’t be as long as the wait for Season 2. During the “‘Shingeki no Kyojin’ Reading & Live Event Orchestra ‘Attack Oto Taikan 2′” event in Tokyo, the staff revealed new details on the upcoming Attack on Titan Season 3. This includes a brand new key visual featuring Eren...
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PC Master Race rejoice! Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization is now available for PC with Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization Deluxe Edition. Now, Bandai Namco Entertainment has revealed a brand new launch trailer for this new PC release. The new “Deluxe Edition” also features all three chapters for the “Abyss of the Shrine Maiden” DLC, as well...
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During the Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), they invited special guest Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA) chairman Chris Dodd as a special guest for their annual seminar. However, in his opening speech, Dodd didn’t mince any words as he immediately pointed out one of the Japanese entertainment industry’s biggest problems, and that is online piracy. “The...
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During a memorial event for Natsume Soseki at the Waseda University in Tokyo, Academy Award-winning anime director, Hayao Miyazaki, has revealed new details on his “final movie.” According to Miyazaki, the title of his new movie is “Kimi-tachi wa Dou Ikiru ka” (How Do You Live?). The movie’s title comes from Genzaburou Yoshino’s 1937 masterpiece novel of...
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Sometimes, there are anime OP sequences that we find boring and we would usually just skip them. Bot sometimes, even if an anime itself is boring but its OP is good, we would watch it because of the opening alone. For this list, we take a look at eight anime OP sequences from the Fall...
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2018 is shaping up to be a huge year for anime, and one of the year’s most anticipated titles is of course, Kyoto Animation’s Violet Evergarden. Now, the official KyoAni YouTube channel is teasing fans even further with the release of a brand new PV. The new video not only teases the anime’s story, but...
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The Evil Eye and Dark Flame Master are going around Japan on a new adventure for the upcoming anime movie, Love, Chunibyo & Other Delusions! Take On Me. Now, Kyoto Animation has revealed a brand new teaser trailer featuring Rikka and the rest of the Chuunibyou gang hopping across the Land of the Rising Sun. Aside...
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Looks like we may be getting even more buff bods, swimming, and of course, abs! During the “3rd KyoAni & Do Thanks Event,” Kyoto Animation premiered the new Free! Take Your Marks! movie. And during that screening, it ended with the message, “See You Next Stage.” After the movie premiered, character designer Futoshi Nishiya then went on stage for...
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Japan has been synonymous with the cosplay subculture, which is actually quite popular there. But sadly, not everyone in Japan is into dressing up in costumes. However, things change a bit whenever it’s Halloween, because suddenly, almost everyone wants to wear a costume. Every Halloween, Shibuya throws a huge costume party, as the holiday, which...
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The international release for the live-action Fullmetal Alchemist movie has finally been confirmed, and it’s gonna be big. Its international release has been described as the widest international opening for any Japanese movie, with over 190 countries and territories around the world according to its official website. However, aside from the United States and Europe, the...
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One Konami’s greatest games (when they were still actually into gaming) is Contra. The classic 1987 arcade game has become a favorite among retro gamers, as well as those who grew up in the late 80’s and early 90’s. Now, Konami has teamed up with Beijing-based production company, Starlight, to adapt the classic video game into...
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Kyoto Animation has taken plenty of school life themes, from brass bands in Sound! Euphonium to swimming in Free!. Now, they are taking on an “archery youth story” with their latest TV anime project, Tsurune. NHK unveiled the new KyoAni anime via their official website. Based on Kotoko Ayano’s archery novel, the anime will follow Minato Narumiya, a...
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After we got introduced to OreImo, there has been an explosion of sibling romance titles all over the anime and light novel industries. And now, we’re getting yet another siscon anime, as Fantasia Bunko announced that Seiji Ebisu’s Ore ga Suki nano wa Imouto dakedo Imouto ja nai light novels is getting itself an anime adaptation. The light novels...
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After revealing the Fate/Extra Last Encore’s Rider, the pirate/English hero Francis Drake, the upcoming Fate anime is revealing another servant in a brand new PV. This time, we get another Englishman, this time, as an Archer-Class servant. Ladies and gentlemen, meet Robin Hood! Kousuke Toriumi is voicing this Archer Robin Hood, and he will be...
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Looks like Shidou is getting even more dates, as Date A Live light novel creator, Koushi Tachibana, has made an important announcement via twitter. In his tweet, the author revealed that a new Date A Live anime is in the works. He also revealed a brand new visual which features Tohka, as well as Origami...
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In the past, getting anime movies to get shown in Southeast Asian cinemas would be quite rare. Sure, we would get anime movies from mainstream series like Dragon Ball, Pokemon, and Naruto shown in cinemas, along with a few Ghibli movies, but that’s about it. Lately, we’ve experienced a huge boom in anime movies from...
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Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory is undoubtedly one of 2018’s most hyped anime, and now, the anime’s official website has revealed a new PV. This new PV reintroduces us to some of the lovable characters of the franchise, including Sousuke, and Tessa. Check it out: They also revealed a 0.2 PV, which is the Japanese...
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The lovable pervert aiming to be a harem king is back with his own harem of demons! That’s right folks, High School DXD is returning for a fourth season titled High School DXD Hero. A video was recently released in Japan, along with several stills: From the stills, it seems that the new season will...
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Singapore’s own ARTBLOVK GALLERY is planning something surreal this Halloween. Two young Singaporean artists, Olive and Celia, are taking on the bizarre, disturbing, yet beautiful and sensual Japanese art style called the Eroguro Nansensu movement, or Guro for short. Using this surreal art style, they, together with ARTBLOVK GALLERY, will be presenting the BODIES//ANOMALIES exhibition for Halloween....
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The Gundam franchise is one of the most successful anime franchises in history. Not only does it include anime, but also video games, merchandise, and of course, plastic model kits known as GUNPLA. It has a global fanbase who are religiously loyal, and are always up to date with the latest anime and Gunpla releases....
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Good news Team Rem and Team Emilia members, because Re:Zero VR is getting its own PC and PlayStation VR ports! Developer Gugenka revealed that their popular virtual reality smartphone app is getting versions for both PC and PSVR. Both the Rem version and the Emilia version of the Re:Zero VR are the ones getting ported....
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Looks like me may be able to put the “Hatsune Miku is not an anime character” argument to a rest, because the virtual diva is appearing in an episode of a children’s anime as a special guest. In particular, she will be appearing as the guest for the children’s anime short, Aware! Meisaku-kun. Aware! Meisaku-kun is...
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Last season, Netflix introduced us to two great anime in Fate/Apocrypha and Kakegurui. They are planning to add even more anime titles like Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac, Rilakkuma, Sword Gai, and many more, including Kyoto Animation’s Violet Evergarden. In fact, the online streaming giant has been investing a ton of money in anime...
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TV Tokyo and Netflix are teaming up to adapt the hit supernatural manga by ONE (One Punch Man), Mob Psycho 100. According to TV Tokyo, the series will premiere in January 2018, and will star Tatsuomi Hamada as Shigeo “Mob” Kageyama. This live-action TV drama adaptation of the manga and anime will first air in Japan...
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Umaru may have returned in an anime, but her original manga version will be saying goodbye soon. According to the 47th issue of Weekly Young Jump magazine, Sankaku Head’s ever-popular Himouto! Umari-chan manga will be ending in the magazine’s 50th issue. This means that the manga will be ending in just three more chapters. However,...
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Encore Films has proudly announced that they will be distributing the upcoming Japanese live-action movie, Tornado Girl right here in Singapore! It will premiere later this month, on 26th October, and here is its trailer: Synopsis 33-year-old magazine editor Koroki (Satoshi Tsumabuki) just started working at chic lifestyle magazine Malet, where he is adjusting slowly to...
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Arc System Works’ new upcoming crossover fighting game, BlazBlue Cross Tag Battle, has gotten even bigger, as it adds a brand new fighter! They have now released a brand new character trailer, and it introduces us to the “W” in RWBY, Weiss Schnee, as well as the ever-popular loli vampire, Rachel Alucard. The video also reveals...
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The Fate/Stay Night Heaven’s Feel movie trilogy finally animates the original adult visual novel’s third and final route, which focuses on Sakura Matoh. Last Friday, the first part, Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel I. presage flower, finally premiered in Japan. As the movie ended, it revealed new details about the second movie, which will premiere in 2018....
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Most of the time, anime and manga show police officers as bumbling fools who screw up cases. However, many have also shown that they really are quite competent are are actually badasses in their own right. For this week’s Charapedia poll, the online survey website asked 10,000 Japanese readers (37.1% male, 62.9% female) about which...
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As Singapore prepares to host the upcoming Vainglory World Championships, Super Evil Megacorp has finally released their Update 2.9 for Vainglory, the world’s leading mobile esport. This new update introduces us to Churnwalker, a mysterious new hero whose ranged attacks keep opponents vulnerable throughout the match. Through abilities like Torment and Trespass, the new hero can also...
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Junji Ito may just be Japan’s greatest horror mangaka, and now, a new anime will be adapting his works! Now, the official Junji Ito Collection TV anime website has revealed a spooky new key visual. It features some of the Japanese horror legend’s characters from some of his most frightening stories. This includes Fuchi (“Fashion Model”),...
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Natsu and Lucy have been shipped a whole lot, and so are Gray and Juvia. And with Fairy Tail now ended and the ships getting confirmed, people are now asking what their kids look like. During a panel at the New York Comic Con, Mashima was asked what would Natsu and Lucy’s kid look like?...
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The Summer 2017 season has now ended, and many titles certainly left a mark on fans, including us here over at SGCafe. Hey, we even have our own list of the anime we truly enjoyed last season here. Animeanime.jp also have their own list, and they had their readers participate in the poll to determine...
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Hayao Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro is a classic. The movie has inspired generations of audiences, and has left an indelible mark in the animation industry as a whole. However, it seems that it has a sequel which premiered in 2003. Sadly, many fans don’t seem to know about it. Titled “Mei and the Kittenbus”, the...
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Brace yourselves mecha fans, because the much-hyped giant robot battle between USA and Japan is finally happening! After much dealings, the two robotics companies have now agreed on a venue and time for their battle, and it’s happening live! As Megabots’ official Facebook page has revealed, the fight is officially happening this October 17, 2017...
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The Gundam franchise is made up of multiple timelines and alternate universes. Because there are multiple timelines and realities, we never really get to see many of the franchise’s ace pilots and their signature mobile suits duke it out with others not from their own timeline or universe. For example, we usually don’t get to...
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So far, the Gundam the Origin series have shown Char Aznable’s rise from prince to elite pilot. Now, As the Loum Arc concludes, we finally get to see why they call him the Red Comet in Mobile Suit Gundam The Origin: Rise of the Red Comet. Gundam.info has now started streaming the latest trailer for the...
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For its latest TV anime season, the Seven Deadly Sins are finally complete! Titled The Seven Deadly Sins: Revival of The Commandments, the anime will be picking up where the 2014 TV anime left off! And now, the anime’s own twitter page has started streaming its latest PV: 「七つの大罪 戒めの復活」2018年1月6日(土)朝6時30分～MBS/TBS系全国ネット”アニメサタデー６３０”にて放送！第1弾PVを初公開！！#七つの大罪 http://pic.twitter.com/TYqOKHYA0S — TVアニメ「七つの大罪」 (@7_taizai) October 7,...
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The story of Girls und Panzer is finally coming to an end with the 6-part movie series called Girls und Panzer das Finale. The series recently held a livestream event, and it revealed a brand new trailer for the first movie in the 6-part series. The staff also started streaming the trailer online, along with...
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It looks like Yuki Midorikawa’s popular supernatural manga series is getting itself a new anime movie. A new teaser website has opened and it reveals a brand new Natsume’s Book of Friends anime film. According to the announcement, this new movie will open in Japan in 2018. They also revealed a brand new teaser visual: Shuka will...
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Fate/Apocrypha ends this season, but don’t worry Fate fans, because a new Fate anime is waiting in the wings. This is because Fate/Extra Last Encore will be premiering next season. It adapts the hit Fate/Extra video game by Marvelous, and now, the staff have revealed a brand new PV: The video introduces us to the...
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Bandai Namco’s upcoming Gintama Rumble PS4/PS Vita game is coming in with a ton of hype, and the best part is, it has a Southeast Asian release as well! Now, the game’s official website has updated, and it reveals a brand new PV: So far, the game’s announced playable characters include Gintoki Sakata, Koutaro Katsura, Shinpachi...
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Ladies and gentlemen, the battle with the Aragami continues with a new God Eater game! Bandai Namco recently held a special new information broadcast event where they made a few announcements about the franchise. Of course, the biggest announcement of them all was about God Eater 3! Bandai Namco didn’t reveal much yet, as we still...
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