“Space Battleship Yamato” Exhibition Planned and Produced by Annno Hideaki! Tracing the Origins of a Masterpiece that Built the Foundation of Anime

It has been revealed that the special exhibition "Space Battleship Yamato: Complete Record Exhibition" planned and produced by Anno Hideaki...
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“Space Battleship Yamato” Exhibition Planned and Produced by Annno Hideaki! Tracing the Origins of a Masterpiece that Built the Foundation of Anime

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"Space Battleship Yamato" Exhibition Planned and Produced by Annno Hideaki! Tracing the Origins of a Masterpiece that Built the Foundation of Anime

Date: 2025-02-10
It has been revealed that the special exhibition "Space Battleship Yamato: Complete Record Exhibition" planned and produced by Anno Hideaki will be held at Seibu Shibuya Store from March 15th to 31st, 2025 to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the broadcast of "Space Battleship Yamato". In addition to the exhibition of valuable materials, original goods for the special exhibition will be available. A comment from Anno has also arrived. "Space Battleship Yamato: Complete Record Exhibition" is a special exhibition planned and produced by Anno, who says, "If I hadn't encountered 'Space Battleship Yamato,' I wouldn't be who I am today," in cooperation with the Anime Tokusatsu Archive Centre (ATAC), and will exhibit valuable, never-before-seen original drawings and setting materials that can only be seen here. From the unreleased project proposal to various setting materials, background art, and animation cels, the exhibition takes us through the 26 episodes of the TV series' 296,000-light-year voyage. It will allow visitors to relive the work and experience the origins and appeal of a masterpiece that built the foundation of anime history. In addition to paper materials, another highlight is the history of "Space Battleship Yamato" introduced in a large-scale chronological table, from the first Yamato in 1974 to the remake series currently being released in theaters. There will also be exhibits of records from that time, nostalgic items, and a model of the giant Yamato battleship. 2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the Showa era, and this special exhibition, which touches on the history of Yamato and the memories of the Showa era, will allow many anime fans across generations to have a deeply moving experience. To commemorate the "Space Battleship Yamato: Complete Record Exhibition" and the 50th anniversary of Yamato, limited original products will be sold at the venue. A collaboration cafe will also be held at "365cafe" on the venue's 4th floor. Visitors can immerse themselves in the world of "Space Battleship Yamato" while enjoying special menus inspired by the work and dishes and drinks based on famous scenes. Furthermore, a Yamato fair will be held at the Kinokuniya Bookstore on the same floor as the exhibition hall. The fair will feature a collection of Yamato-related books and will accept reservations for books to be released as part of the 50th-anniversary project. Other events for visitors to enjoy Yamato are planned within Seibu Shibuya during the exhibition period. Details will be announced on the official website at a later date, so please look forward to further information. The special exhibition "Space Battleship Yamato: Complete Record Exhibition" planned and produced by Anno Hideaki to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the broadcast of "Space Battleship Yamato" will be held at Seibu Shibuya Store from March 15th to 31st, 2025. For details, please visit the official website. Japanese "anime" began with "Space Battleship Yamato," which was broadcast on October 6, 1974, half a century ago.   If I hadn't encountered the epoch-making work "Space Battleship Yamato" at that time, I wouldn't be who I am today. With deep gratitude and respect for "Yamato," which has had a tremendous impact on my life, and with the desire to repay my debt, I would like to preserve as much of the existing materials of "Space Battleship Yamato" as possible for future generations. I hope this Complete Record Exhibition will allow more people to see, learn, and engrave the emotions they feel in their hearts, sharing it widely throughout the world. We will kick things off this March in Shibuya, Tokyo. Thank you. Anno Hideaki Space Battleship Yamato: Complete Record Exhibition Overview ■Dates: March 15th (Sat.) - 31st (Mon.), 2025 ■Venue: Special Exhibition Hall on 2nd and 7th floors of Building A Planning and Production: Anno Hideaki Organizer: Tohoku Shinsha Flim Corporation General Supervision of Copyright: Nishizaki Shoji Planning: khara / Anime Tokusatsu Archive Centre (ATAC) / Nomura Co., Ltd. Production: Nomura Co., Ltd. / Tohoku Shinsha Flim Corporation  ◆Ticket Sales Information Tickets will be sold at Lawson Ticket. Sales start: February 8 (Sat), 2025, 10:00 AM (JST) - First come, first served Sales location: Lawson Ticket L code: 35498 ◆Ticket prices *All prices include tax ・Adults: Advance tickets 2,500 JPY / Same-day tickets 2,700 JPY ・Children: Advance tickets 1,300 JPY / Same-day tickets 1,500 JPY (Elementary school students and above, high school students and below) ・Tickets with premium goods: 5,000 JPY (C) Tohoku Shinsha Flim Corporation / General Supervision of Copyright: Nishizaki Shoji
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"HeroAca" - Spend Every Day with Midoriya, Bakugo, Monoma, and Toga! Glow-in-the-Dark "PIICA" for IC Cards Now Available

Date: 2025-02-05
A newly illustrated "PIICA + Clear Pass Case" featuring characters from the TV anime “My Hero Academia” is now available. Pre-orders for all six designs are currently open on Premium Bandai, the official online store of the Bandai Namco Group, under “Bancolle! - BANDAI FASHION COLLECTION –“. “My Hero Academia” is a TV anime based on the manga by Horikoshi Kouhei, which was serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump” from 2014 to 2024, spanning ten years. The manga has surpassed a total of 100 million copies in circulation worldwide. Set in a world where approximately 80% of the population possesses some kind of supernatural ability, known as "Quirks," the story follows Midoriya Izuku, a high school student at U.A. High School, and his classmates as they train to become professional heroes who protect people and society from accidents, disasters, and villains who misuse their Quirks. The anime has aired up to its seventh season, with episodes available on various streaming platforms. In 2025, the long-awaited “Final Season” is set to begin. The “My Hero Academia PIICA + Clear Pass Case” features newly illustrated designs of Midoriya Izuku, Bakugo Katsuki, Uraraka Ochako, Monoma Neito, Shinsou Hitoshi, and Toga Himiko. PIICA is a special card that glows when layered over an IC card and scanned. When used, effects such as "SMASH!" and other dynamic onomatopoeia appear, making for an exciting visual experience. The set comes with a clear pass case with a ball chain. Simply place your IC card inside, and it functions seamlessly. It can be used with transit IC cards for automatic ticket gates, e-money IC cards at convenience stores, supermarkets, and vending machines, as well as employee ID cards for workplace access—allowing you to enjoy seeing your favorite character light up in different situations. Each set is priced at 1,980 JPY (tax included). Pre-orders are open until February 26, 2025, at 11:00 PM JST on Premium Bandai (Bancolle! - BANDAI FASHION COLLECTION -), with shipping scheduled for April 2025. Check the product page for more details. My Hero Academia PIICA + Clear Pass Case [New Illustrations] (All 6 Types) Price: 1,980 JPY (tax included) Pre-order Deadline: February 26, 2025, 11:00 PM JST Estimated Delivery: April 2025 Features: Built-in LED / No Batteries Required Variations: 6 types Materials: LED bulbs ×3 / Card body: PC Printed film surface: PET Dimensions (approx.): PIICA Card: 85 × 53.5 × 1.2 mm Clear Pass Case: 101.5 × 59.7 × 4 mm (C) Horikoshi Kouhei / Shueisha, My Hero Academia Production Committee
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natsume, the Chinese cosplayer with 220,000 followers on Twitter, charms in a voluptuous costume! She is Akatsuki from "Lost Decade"

Date: 2020-06-30
The Chinese cosplayer natsume-san is one of the top cosplayers who has reached 220,000 followers on Twitter by showing many sexy costumes. She actively participates in events in Japan such as Comic Market, and has always attracted a lot of attention. However, due to the current situation, she lost touch with her Japanese fans, which is regrettable. This time we had a direct interview with Natsume. She also shows us some of her latest unpublished shots for her Japanese fans. --Were you planning to come to Japan in May? natsume: That's right, I was supposed to be there in May for the Comic Market to show my new costume, but unfortunately the event was canceled... --What kind of cosplay works are popular in the Chinese cosplay world at the moment? natsume: "Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba". I've heard it's incredibly popular in Japan, but it's also very popular in China and in other countries! There's a lot of cosplay as well. --What are some of the Japanese works that you're into? natsume: There are a lot of them, but "Kaguya-sama: Love Is War" "Persona 5", and "Final Fantasy VII" are always my favorite! --In terms of cosplay, what kind of characters have you recently made? natsume: Recently, I've been working on Pecorine from "Princess Connect! Re:Dive", Enoshima Junko from "Danganronpa", Android 18 from "Dragon Ball", and Akatsuki from "Lost Decade". Most of them are already on Twitter! --This time you have published a shot of Akatsuki, can you please tell us how was working on it? natsume: Akatsuki was a very difficult costume to put on because it had a lot of detailed decorations. It took me about an hour and a half to finally get it on with the help of my friends. But the shoot went really well, it only took 30 minutes and it was fun! --What do you like about cosplay? natsume: Like for all the works I've just mentioned, when I come across works and characters that I like, I want to cosplay them. And there are also a lot of works that have become my all-time favorites because of cosplaying (laugh). --Finally, please tell us your future goals! natsume: I want to work hard to make money for doing cosplay. When the current situation will be over, I definitely want to go to Japan with a lot of my cosplay works, so I'll do my best. I look forward to seeing you at the Comic Market this winter!
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The Movie "Jujutsu Kaisen 0" to be released worldwide! Announced to be released in the US, France, Germany, and other countries.

Date: 2022-02-15
Crunchyroll has announced the global release of the movie "Jujutsu Kaisen 0". "Jujutsu Kaisen" is based on a manga of the same name by Akutami Gege, serialized in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump. It was serialized in March 2018 and depicts the curse born from human's negative emotions and the struggle of the sorceress who exercises it with curse. The first cour of the TV anime "Jujutsu Kaisen" was nominated in 10 categories at the "Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2021" and won three awards including "Anime of the Year". The second cour was nominated for 16 categories at the "Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2022" and won 6 categories including "Best Action". This time, Crunchyroll announced the global release of the movie "Jujutsu Kaisen 0", the first film adaptation of the prequel to "Jujutsu Kaisen", "Jujutsu Kaisen 0: Tokyo Prefectural Jujutsu High School" (commonly known as "Volume 0"). The film will be released in France, Belgium, and Luxembourg on March 16, in the US, Canada, and the UK on March 18, and in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland on March 29. It will also be released in Finland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Sweden, Australia, New Zealand, Africa (French-speaking countries), and Latin America. In addition, Crunchyroll has begun worldwide streaming (excluding Japan and China) of "Shenmue the Animation," an original animation with Adult Swim. (C) 2021 "Jujutsu Kaisen 0 the Movie" Production Committee (C) Akutami Shita / Shueisha [Article taken from Anime! Anime! Biz / animeanime.biz]
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The 2nd PV for Ahiru no Sora has been released! Don’t miss out on the hot scene featuring a freakishly tall basketball player!

The 2nd PV for TV anime Ahiru no Sora has been released and features the passionate plays of a freakishly tall basketball club member. Broadcasting information was released at the same time. The series will be aired on TV Tokyo’s channel 6 starting on October 2nd.

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All 27 "Crayon Shin-chan Movie" series can be streamed for free! "Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~" appears for the first time on ABEMA

To commemorate the release of "Crayon Shin-chan: Crash! Rakuga Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes" (released on Sep. 11), the latest "Crayon Shin-chan"'s movie, all the 27 movies of the series can be streamed for free on "ABEMA"'s "Minna no Anime Channel". To commemorate the release of the latest movie, this project will be streaming the 27 movies of the series for free, including "Crayon Shin-chan: Honeymoon Hurricane ~The Lost Hiroshi~" that is appearing for the first time on "ABEMA", "Crayon Shin-chan: Great Adventure in Henderland" where the active character "Buriburizaemon" in "Crayon Shin-chan: Crash! Rakuga Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes" made an appearance, and "Crayon Shin-chan: Blitzkrieg! Pig's Hoof's Secret Mission". Do take this chance to recap "Crayon Shin-chan" movies series on "ABEMA" before watching the latest movie. The free streaming of all the 27 "Crayon Shin-chan" movies series will be available according on "Minna no Anime Channel". "Crayon Shin-chan: Crash! Rakuga Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes" will be released nationwide on Sep. 11, 2020.

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Souryo Slot “Fucked by My Best Friend” Promo Video with the Voices of Furukawa Makoto and Yamamoto Kazuomi

The Anime adaptation of the silly cute FemBL "Fucked by My Best Friend" released a promo video with two versions. Shion and Rui are an amazing pick-up artist team with a success rate of 100. But one day, Shion was drugged by a mysterious lady, and a few hours later, he wakes up to find himself transformed into a woman's body. Rui, who comes to check on Shion, see's him in a woman's body and his male switch turns on. He hits on her(him) without knowing it's Shion, and... Two promo videos, each narrated by Chihaya Rui (voice: Furukawa Makoto) and Chihara Shion (voice: Yamamoto Kazuomi) have been released. Let's enjoy a bit of Rui's hot voice, Shion's Male and Female voice. It was also announced that the anime will be broadcast on BS11, so we can watch "Fucked by My Best Friend" anime all over Japan. The on-air version short anime of "Fucked by My Best Friend" is scheduled to be broadcast on Tokyo MX and BS11 on April 4, 2021. The premium version, which depicts the "graphic" scenes, will also be streamed from the same day. "Fucked by My Best Friend" Anime Broadcast/Streaming Information

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