When I entered a game… There is a bear?! “Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear” broadcast time and CM promo have been released! “Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear” broadcast time and CM promo have been released! Hidaka Rina will join to an additional cast

OVA "Fly Me to the Moon ~SNS~" from the TV anime "Fly Me to the Moon" will be released on August 18, 2021. A promo video of the OVA was also released. "Fly Me to the Moon" is an anime based on the manga by Hata Kenjirou, the author of "Hayate the Combat Butler". The 1st season of the TV anime series was broadcast from October 2020. The rom-com depicts the "cute/precious" newly-married life of Yuzaki Nasa and the mysterious beautiful girl, Tsukasa. The newly-released promo video starts with the scene where Nasa buys a smartphone for Tsukasa, giving us a glimpse of the sweet special episode of the two. Further information about the Blu-ray product is yet to be announced, so let's keep an eye on the official website for new announcements. OVA "Fly Me to the Moon ~SNS~" will be released on August 18. (C) Hata Kenjirou, Shogakukan / Fly Me to the Moon Production Committee

The TV anime "Jujutsu Kaisen" will be joining the acrylic memo stand series, "Kake Suta". Pre-orders for "Kake Suta Jujutsu Kaisen" are being accepted on the anime/manga EC website "Character Depart" from January 21 to January 30. "Jujutsu Kaisen" is originally a manga running on "Weekly Shonen Jump" from 2018. The seal of a powerful curse item has been broken and high school student Itadori Yuuji gets involved in the battle of curses. The anime adaptation of the dark fantasy has been running since October 2020. "Kake Suta Jujutsu Kaisen" has 5 designs in the lineup, including cute chibi characters and stylish, realistic designs. The whiteboard sticker, included with the product, lets you write and erase on it, so you can use it instead of a memo pad on your desk. The price is 1,800 JPY (tax excluded). (C) Akutami Gege / Shueisha, Jujutsu Kaisen Production Committee

"Mr. Osomatsu", the ongoing TV anime , held an online Christmas live titled, "Iyami and Totoko's Merry Christ'Matsu'! ~Shey naru Yoru~(Holy Night)" on its official YouTube channel on December 24, 2020. Since the broadcast was held on the Christmas Eve, several voice of the fans waiting for the event had been posted on Twitter. When the live stream started with a title call, the spokesmen Suzumura Kenichi and Endou Aya with Santa outfits appeared on the stage, where the decoration is made specially for Christmas night. The event started with Suzumura Kenichi saying, "although it is little difficult to see each other at the actual event, but I hope we can have a wonderful Christmas Eve together". This live stream asked the fans "how they spend their Christmas Eve night" via letters in advance, and also welcomed the Twitter posts during the live stream. Many comments from the fans have been sent since the original goods will be given to the fans whose letters or posts were read during the event. Fukuyama Jun (playing Ichimatsu) and Kamiya Hiroshi (playing Choromatsu) with reindeer outfits appeared on the stage to show the original goods. Fukuyama passionately introduced himself. "I am Fuku-Reindeer-Yama Jun!!", while Kamiya made a fighting pose and said, "I am the Reindeer Man!" in front of camera. Twitter was put in the whirl of excitement since it is very rare to see them in reindeer outfits. Moreover, the rest of the casts of 6 siblings later appeared on the stage. Sakurai Takahiro (Osomatsu), Nakamura Yuuichi (Karamatsu), and Ono Daisuke (Juushimatsu) made their appearance through phone calls, and Irino Miyu delivered his message via a letter. The common topic among the casts were "how everyone was spending their Christmas Eves" and "the honest comments after completing the first half of Season 3". Regardless of the expectation to hear the honest negative comments, the casts agreed that they "do not have much negative feeling toward Season 3", and the casts are also surprised at each other for not having any complaints. In addition message cards from the story editor Matsubara Shuu and the director Fujita Youichi arrived at the event. Matsubara expressed his affection towards Endou saying, " I love Totoko. I love Endou-san", and director Fujita said, "after finishing 21 consecutive work days with one-day off twice, I do not feel well. I need HELP!" showing us how he's keeping being busy. The last section was review quiz. Four difficult questions related to each cast was shown on the screen. As a response to the question, "On episode 4-'Ichimatsu Radio', what was the family name of the fake director, who works for a fake show of Ichimatsu, titled 'Deep Night Hour'?", Kamiya commented, "it is little embarrassing if I get this wrong", and got the right answer, "Director Kanda!". The casts continued to worked together to answer difficult questions, including "On episode 7-'Dociking', what kind of a tree is displayed in the cockpit on the spacecraft, where Choromatsu is working as a pilot?". At the closing, all 4 casts seemed to enjoy the event. Kamiya commented, "I realized again how fun Mr. Osomatsu is!", while Endou sadly commented, "It is very sad to end this event, since I did not expect to participate in such an entertaining party as an adult". The live stream will be archived until 11:59 p.m. on December 31 on the official "Mr. Osomatsu" YouTube channel. (C) Akatsuka Fujio/Mr. Osomatsu Production Committee

The special program of the TV anime "Fire Force Season 2", which just ended recently, "The Science Research Company 8" will be broadcast on December 19 and December 25, 2020, in two parts. Kendo Kobayashi, Mukai Satoshi and Kan Routarou from Panther, and Itou Ririna from Nogizaka 46 will be featured as they talk about the allure of this work. This program "The Science Research Company 8" will feature Kendo Kobayashi, Mukai Satoshi and Kan Routarou from Panther, and Itou Ririna from Nogizaka 46. Yamazaki Shirou from the Tokyo Institute of Technology is invited as a commentator, and they will research and recreated the work setting from the science side, which are contents that will have the audience enjoy "Fire Force" more. "The Science Research Company 8" part 1 will be broadcast from 2:05 AM until 2:35 AM, on December 19 while part 2 will be broadcast from 1:35 AM until 2:05 AM, on December 26, on TBS. MBS and BS-TBS will be broadcast regularly as usual. （C）Ohkubo Atsushi, Kodansha／Special Fire Force Video PR Section

From "Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear" comes the figure of the main protagonist Yuna. Pre-orders are currently available on "F:NEX". The figure is a 1/7 scale figure of Yuna based on the appearance on the cover of the original light novel volume 1. The slight plump form with the black and white bear puppet on her hands are all created delicately, and even attention was put on the cute face and hair that can be seen from the hood. A long hair beauty can be seen after taking off the bear costume. Yuna's delicate body, which she herself is concerned about, is also well reproduced. So, do enjoy the gap when she is wearing the costume and when she is not. "Yuna 1/7 Scale Figure" is priced at 18,800 JPY (tax excluded). Pre-orders are currently available on "F:NEX". (C) Kumanano, Shufu to Seikatsusha/ Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Production Committee

The second season of the TV anime "Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear", which started broadcast in October 2020 and just welcomed its last episode, has been announced. The illustration by the character designer Nakano Yuki has been released as well. "Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear" is based on the light novel, written by Kumanano, and illustrated by 029. The pretty Yuna, a shut-in that is living a life of leisure with dignity, is a gamer of the obsolete VRMMORPG "World Fantasy Online". One day, when she logs in to the game, as usual, she was given the equipment "Kuma Clothes", "Kuma Gloves", and "Kuma Shoes", which she couldn’t take off, and this marks the birth of Yuna as a bear cub. The first season has depicted the daily routine and bear adventure of the strongest, invincible bear cub. Also, the messages to the fan from the cast, including Kawase Maki (voice of Yuna) and Waki Azumi (voice of Fina) are available on the official website. Details about TV anime "Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear" season 2 will be announced later. （C）Kumanano, Shufu to Seikatsusha／Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Production Committee

From the popular "The Bears Bear a Bare Kuma" series, Yuna is joining the affordable 'POP UP PARADE' figure series. The figure is currently available for pre-order from the Good Smile Online Shop. This item has been sculpted in the new 'POP UP PARADE' figure series, which has been developed to create a figure that is easy for fans to enjoy, at a reasonable price and a height of 17-18cm for easy decoration. She is wearing a stuffed bear outfit that covers her entire body, and she also has both black and white bear gloves on her hands. The price of 'POP UP PARADE Yuna' is 3,900 JPY (including tax) and reservations are being accepted on the Good Smile Online Shop until Nov. 25, 2020, with the product scheduled to go on sale in Mar. 2021. (C) Kumano, Shufu to Seikatsu-sha / The Bears Bear a Bare Kuma Production Committee

A key visual and the first promotional video of the TV anime "Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear" have been released. In addition, it was announced that Kawase Maki (as Yuna) and Waki Azumi (as Fina) will join the movie's cast.

The educating application with the theme of "fortune-telling", "Tarot Boys: 22 Apprentice Fortune-tellers" is scheduled to be released in early-November 2021. The cast member information, including Chiba Shouya, Umehara Yuuichirou, and Sakurai Takahiro, was announced together with the release of the PV. "Tarot Boys: 22 Apprentice Fortune-tellers" (abbreviation: Tarodan) is a complete free application featuring the fortune-telling of the user daily lucky by the characters, which are the manifestation of the tarot cards. The release of the application was announced during the special program "Chiba Shouya & Umehara Yuuichirou tried to become 'Tarot Boys'" on the YouTube "Aniplex" channel. The key visual with all the 22 characters, the PV that introduces the game system and characters, and the cast member information were released. The "Tarodan Fortune-telling" featuring the "Which Type of You" in the application has started in advance on the official website, and the pre-registration has started on the official Twitter. "Tarot Boys: 22 Apprentice Fortune-tellers" is scheduled to be released in early-November 2021. （C）2021 Tarodan

The special program of "Star Wars: Vision", a work that was created by 7 Japanese animation studio, will be broadcast at 7:00 PM, on September 24, 2021, on "Disney+" official YouTube channel. The program will feature Nozawa Masako, Ogata Kenichi, Enoki Junya, Seto Asami, and other cast members as well as the staff. It was publicly known that director George Lucas, the creator of "Star Wars", gotten most of his inspiration from the Japanese myth and the movies of director Kurosawa Akira. And due to that influence, all the works from the theme and story to the characters have a connection to the Japanese culture. "Star Wars: Vision" is a project that returns "Star Wars" to its "creator roots", which is Japan, and it will depict 9 new stories that are created by 7 Japanese animation studios, which are Kamikaze Douga, Kinema Citrus, Science SARU, Geno Studio, Studio Colorido, Studio TRIGGER, and Production I.G, in their own unique "vision". The special live streaming of this project has been announced. A total of 10 voice actors are featured, which are Terasoma Masaki (voice of Ronin) from Kamikaze Douga's "The Duel", Seto Asami (voice of F) from Kinema Citrus's "The Village Bride", Nozawa Masako (voice of T0-B1) from Science SARU's "T0-B1", Lynn (voice of Misa) from Science SARU's "Akakiri", Kobayashi Seiran (voice of Lop) from Geno Studio's "Lop and Ochou", Yoshino Hiroyuki (voice of Jay) from Geno Studio's "Lop and Ochou", Enoki Junya (voice of Karre) & Shiraishi Ryouko (voice of Am) from Studio Trigger's "The Twins", Ogata Kenichi (voice of The Elder) from Studio Trigger's "The Elder", and Akasaki Chinatsu (voice of Kara) from Production I.G's "The Ninth Jedi". During the program, each voice actor will talk about the highlights and charm of the respective works, conduct the "9 seconds challenge" where they answer questions about their character in 9 seconds, theirs questions toward the production staff, as well as the pressure faced and thoughts due to the participation in "Star Wars". At the same time, the production staff will also talk about the reason behind the voice actors’ selection, the situation during the recording, sharing on the production process and behind-the-scenes of the story and characters along with the introduction of the precious art contents and footages of each work. The special program of "Star Wars: Vision" will be broadcast at 7:00 PM, on September 24, 2021, on "Disney+" official YouTube channel and "Star Wars" official Twitter. Performers -Kamikaze Douga/ "The Duel"- Terasoma Masaki (Ronin), Mizuno Takanobu (Director), Okasaki Takashi (Character Designer) -Kinema Citrus/ "The Village Bride"- Seto Asami (F), Haga Hitoshi (Director), Oonishi Takahito (Script Writer), Morimoto Kouji (Project Producer) -Science SARU/ "Akakiri"- Lynn (Misa), Choi Eunyoung (Director), Kido Yuichiro (Script Writer) -Science SARU/ "T0-B1"- Nozawa Masako (T0-B1), Abel Góngora (Director) -Geno Studio/ "Lop and Ochou"- Kobayashi Seiran (Lop), Igarashi Yuki (Director) -Studio Colorido/ "Tatooine Rhapsody"- Yoshino Hiroyuki (Jay), Kimura Taku (Director) -Studio Trigger / "The Twins"- Enoki Junya (Karre), Shiraishi Ryouko (Am), Imaishi Hiroyuki (Director), Wakabaya Hiromi (Script Writer), Koyama Shigeto (Design) -Studio Trigger / "The Elder"- Ogata Kenichi (The Elder), Otsuka Masahiko (Director and Script Writer) -Production I.G/ "The Ninth Jedi"- Akasaki Chinatsu (Kara), Kamiyama Kenji (Director) (C) 2021 TM & (C) Lucasfilm Ltd. All Rights Reserved.

From “Komi Can’t Communicate” (starting from October 6, 2021), the additional character and cast information are revealed. Inoue Kikuko participates as the protagonist’s mother, Komi Shuko, and Hoshino Mitsuaki participates as Komi Masayoshi. The original work of “Komi Can’t Communicate” is the manga by Oda Tomohito, which is currently serialized in “Weekly Shonen Sunday”. This is a comedy following a beautiful girl with communication disorder, where Komi-san, a first-year high school student with the dream “to have 100 friends” together with extreme social communication problems, spends ordinary life with unique friends, including her “first friend” but “too ordinary” classmate called Tadano-kun and others. Two additional casts were announced this time. Inoue Kikuko plays Komi Shuko and Hoshino Mitsuaki plays Komi Masayoshi. The comments from both casts have arrived. “Komi Can’t Communicate” will be broadcast from midnight of October 6, 2021 on TV Tokyo and other channels. Komi Shuko (CV: Inoue Kikuko) ■Character Description She is the mother of Komi-san. Her perfect beautify is inherited to Komi-san herself. However, she has high social communication skills and can talk to Tadano-kun regardless of the first encounter, and this factor wasn’t inherited to her daughter. ■Cast Comment Q1. Please tell us your impression on this work. I was first excited to see the impactful title, but as I learn more and more about this, I was drawn into the story! Heart-warming kindness, sadness and jokes all fully compose the work. I think it would be fun to pay further attention to all unique characters, including Komi-san and her unique friends. Q. Please tell us the impression on your character and your thoughts. Shuko-san is a self-claimed “forever 17”. Hey hey. I am sorry. (^^) I am so thankful that they nominated me for this role. I will play her optimistically, because she is so energetic and easy-going, compared to her daughter, Komi-san♪ At the same time, she understands her daughter more than anyone else, and sometimes shows calm beauty, so I will adjust her characteristic as I keep playing her. Komi Masayoshi (CV: Hoshino Mitsuaki) ■ Character Description He is the father of Komi-san. From the perspective of an outsider, they don’t look to have nice relationship due to silent personality of him, however, they can communicate without exchange of words, can send his daughter a gift at the perfect timing, etc. ■ Cast Comment Q1. Please tell us your impression on this work. It’s necessary to be brave when talking to someone, especially when meeting for the first time or is at the higher position. When I look back on when I was a teenager, I have many regrets that “I should have talked like this”. This work fully contains the relaxing, but bittersweet memories of beautiful scenery, smile of beautiful lady, a lot of fond people, and nostalgia back in the day. Q2. Please tell us the impression on your character and your thoughts. I was often called by my family that “You are the person from Meiji Era” during Heisei Era. Now we are in Reiwa Era, so I expected to be called as “Showa person”, but they now call me “you come before WWII”. Komi Masayoshi is a quiet person. When I played him like a comedy at the first recording session, the sound director corrected me to “play like handsome Takakura Ken-san”. Then, I decided the image for the final trial. Person from Meiji→ before WWII→Takakura Ken-san→Komi Masayoshi-san. Please be kind to our family, especially my daughter Shoko. I remember the nostalgic line of Ken-san: “I am clumsy...”. 【STAFF】 Original Author: Oda Tomohito (Ongoing Serialization in Shogakkan “Weekly Shonen Sunday”) General Director: Watanabe Ayumu Director: Kawagoe Kazuki Series Structure: Akao Deko Character Design: Nakajima Atsuko Art Director: Satou Masaru Color Setting: Hayashi Yuki Shooting Director: Namiki Tomo Editor: Kojima Toshihiko Music: Hashimoto Yukari Sound Effect Director: Watanabe Jun Sound Production: HALF H P STUDIO Animation Production: O L M Production: Shogakkan Shueisha Production 【CAST】 Komi Shoko: Koga Aoi Tadano Hitohito: Kajiwara Gakuto Osana Najimi: Murakawa Rie Yamai Ren: Hidaka Rina Nakanaka Omoharu: Okubo Rumi Agari Himiko: Fujii Yukiyo Yadano Makeru: Maeshima Ami Chiarai Shigeo: Akabane Kenji Sonoda Taisei: Satou Yuga Shinobino Momo: Ono Kensho Onigasima Akako: Bridcutt Sarah Emi Komi Shuko: Inoue Kikuko Komi Masayoshi: Hoshino Mitsuaki Komi Shosuke: Enoki Junya Tadano Hitomi: Uchida Maaya Narration: Hidaka Noriko © Oda Tomohito, Shogakkan/Private Itan High School

The event of “My Hero Academia” called “First Villain Alliance Assembly”, in which the Villain Alliance casts gather at once, released the event visual this time. “My Hero Academia” is the hero action manga by Horikoshi Kohei, which is currently serialized in “Weekly Shonen Jump”. In the world that is filled with people owning the special skill called “quirk”, the protagonist Midoriya Izuku enters U.A. High School to become the best hero together with his friends, and grows up to be a hero to fight with “Villains”, who try to use “quirks” in negative ways. The special event by MHA casts was held annually from 2016 to 2020 for 5 times in total now became a Villain side event in 2021. The 6 Villain Alliance member casts, including Uchiyama Koki (Shigaraki Tomura), Shimono Hiro (Dabi), Fukuzono Misato (Toga Himiko), Endo Daichi (Twice), Mogami Tsuguo (Mr. Compress), and Iwasaki Ryo (Spinner), assemble for the first time outside of the recording session. The event visual depicted 6 Villain Alliance members in dark suit, which has never been seen before. The 2nd half of the TV anime Season 5 2nd cour is titled “Villain Academia Arc” and broadcasts episodes related to Shigaraki and other Villains. The hidden past of Shigaraki, Toga, and Twice will be revealed through condensed drama and the fierce battles with the "Meta Liberation Army" members. The event will be unique and luxurious in the perfect timing after revealing the true personalities of the members more than ever before. Advanced ticket sale for the Villain Alliance Special Event is included as a bonus of MHA TV Anime Season 5 Blu-ray & DVD Vol.1 (First Limited Edition). Moreover, the original goods with “First Villain Alliance Assembly” event visual are also revealed. They are made-to-order goods, and the purchase can be made at the online store, TOHO animation STORE, from noon of September 24, 2021. “First Villain Alliance Assembly” will be held at Tachikawa Stage Garden in Tokyo on November 21, 2021. “My Villain Academia” Special Event “First Villain Alliance Assembly” 【DATE】 Sunday, November 21, 2021 Daytime Event: from 2:00 PM/Night Event: from 6:00 PM~ 【LOCATION】Tachikawa Stage Garden, Tokyo 【GUESTS】Uchiyama Koki (Shigaraki Tomura), Shimono Hiro (Dabi), Fukuzono Misato (Toga Himiko), Endo Daichi (Twice), Mogami Tsuguo (Mr. Compress) and Iwasaki Ryo (Spinner) 【TICKET PRICE】7,480 JPY (tax included) ■Advanced ticket sale is included as a bonus of MHA TV Anime Season 5 Blu-ray & DVD Vol.1 (First Limited Edition)closed with the 1st Blu-ray disk of MHA TV anime season 5. Event content and casts may change without prior notice. Event content can be changed or cancelled due to the change in social situation, including new coronavirus pandemic level. Detailed information is on the special event website. 【Special Event “First Villain Alliance Assembly” Original Goods】 Sale begins from noon of September 24, 2021 for made-to-order only! 【Made-to-order】Order available between: Noon of Friday, September 24, 2021 to 11:59 PM of Sunday, October 31, 2021 【Regular Sale】From midnight of Monday, November 1, 2021~ © Horikoshi Kohei/Shueisha, My Hero Academia Production Committee