The Nakamura Yuichi & Amamiya Sora "sibling" is back — The broadcast date and PV of the China anime "Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai! 4" with over 5 billion views have been announced

In autumn 2020, the Chinese comedy TV anime series "Please Take My Brother Away!" entered its 4th season, and in November, the Chinese animation film "The Legend of Luo Xiaohei" will be released in Japan with Japanese dubbing. Recently, the opportunity to watch anime based on original works from China, anime produced together by Japanese and Chinese staff, and Chinese anime has increased in Japan. In this article, we will introduce five hot Chinese anime. "Please Take My Brother Away!" An anime based on the webcomic that has over 3 billion views in China. It's a school comedy about the siblings' love (?) of a violent sister beating up her silly brother. In Japan, the 1st season was broadcast in 2017, the 2nd season in 2018, the 3rd season in 2019, and the 4th season started its broadcast and streaming in Oct. 2020. The dubbing cast members are Nakamura Yuuichi as Shi Fen, Amamiya Sora as Shi Miao, along with Ono Kenshou, Hanae Natsuki, and Morinaga Chitose. "Please Take My Brother Away!" is available on d Anime Store, U-NEXT, and other streaming services. "Aotu World" A 3DCG battle action anime that has over 400 million views in China. It tells the story about Jin, who enters the "Aotu Contest" in which by winning, you get "everything along with the power to rule the world instead of god", a contest held in "Aotu World" created by a whimsy creator. The 1st and 2nd seasons were broadcast and streamed in Japan in 2019. The dubbing members are Kakhara Tetsuya as Jin along with M・A・O, Ono Yuuki, and Itou Miku. "Aotu World" is available on Amazon Prime Video, Hulu, and other streaming services. "Flavors of Youth" A collaboration project between director Li Haoling, the representative of the Chinese anime studio Haoliners who admires director Shinkai Makoto since watching "5 Centimeters per Second", and Comic Wave Film that worked on "5 Centimeters per Second" and "Your Name". General director Li Haoling, director Yi Xiaoxing from live-action films, and director Takeuchi Yoshitaka, who supported Shinkai works as the CG chief, get together to weave an original short anime set in China, and was released on Aug. 4, 2018. The cast members are, Ban Taito, Ise Mariya, Kotobuki Minako, Shiraishi Haruka, Yasumoto Hiroki, Ootsuka Takeo, and Hasegawa Ikumi. "Flavors of Youth" DVD is on sale at DVD stores, online shops, and other stores. "Big Fish & Begonia" Director Liang Xuan and director Zhang Chun created a feature fantasy inspired by "Zhuang Zhou", which depicts a world based on Chinese classics, such as "Classic of Mountains and Seas" and "Soushen Ji". It originated from a flash anime the two directors created in 2004. They wanted to turn it into a feature film, but production was difficult, and with the investment from the Chinese company, Enlight Media, it finally was completed. The film was screened at the Tokyo Anime Awards in 2017. The dubbing cast members are Amamiya Sora, Sawada Toshiko, and Chiba Shouya. "Big Fish & Begonia" is available on Netflix. "The Legend of Luo Xiaohei" An animation film produced by the Chinese anime director/manga writer, MTJJ, and Han Mu Chun Hua (HMCH) studios. The web anime series released on a video website in Mar. 2011 gained much attention, and the later created film became a surprising hit with box-office revenue of over 315 million CNY (roughly 4.9 billion JPY). It was released in Japan in Sep. 2019, and though only on a small scale, anime fans and people in the industry praised the film, which led to the release of the Japanse dub ver. in Nov. 2020. The dubbing cast members are Hanazawa Kana as the black cat fairy, Xiaohei, Sakurai Takahiro, Miyano Mamoru, Saitou Souma, Matsuoka Yoshitugu, Sugita Tomokazu, Toyozaki Aki, Mizunose Inori, Cho, and Ootsuka Houchuu. The anime film "The Legend of Luo Xiaohei" will premiere on Nov. 7, 2020, in nationwide theaters.

The production of China's anime "Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai! 4" is decided. The China school life situations of the sibling Shi Fen (CV: Nakamura Yuuichi) & Shi Miao (CV: Amamiya Sora) will be broadcast/distribute to both Japan and China. "Ani ni Tsukeru Kusuri wa Nai!" is based on a school comedy WEB manga that had over 3 billion views. In China, this story was developed as various media such as online drama and live-action movie. In both Japan and China, the anime series has broadcast/distributed its season 1 in spring 2017, season 2 in summer 2018, and season 3 in summer 2019. In China, the cumulative replay of season 1 until season 3 has exceeded 460 millions views and the view count in Japan has increased for each season. The latest season 4 has also depicted the daily life of China's student including the sibling Shi Fen (CV: Nakamura Yuuichi) & Shi Miao (CV: Amamiya Sora), and their friend Kai Xin (CV: Ono Kensho), and Wan Sui (CV: Hanae Natsuki) in a comedy way. （C）Tencent. All Rights Reserved.

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

The Chinese manga 'BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS' will be made into an anime series in mainland China. A promotional video was released in mainland China on August 8th, 2021. Set in the Sui dynasty era, ‘BLADES OF THE GUARDIANS’ revolves around the main character Toma, a bounty hunter who travels from the west to Chang'an. On his journey, Toma faces conspiracy in the dynasty and meets ethnic minorities on the run. The animation is by Colored Pencil Animation Group. The future Colored Pencil Animation Group work towards The animation market in mainland China is anticipated to keep growing in the future. We believe Japan and China cooperating in animation production and IP creation will support the growth and accelerate global projects that are beyond the Japanese market. The popularization of growing streaming services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime Video is also another factor of the growth of the market. We at Colored Pencil Animation Group (CPAJ) also look to expand our business overseas, centering around Japan and China. We will continue efforts to produce high-quality animation and create joint IP in cooperation with Japan.

The violent animated film "DAHUFA", which attracted attention as the first age-restricted anime in Chinese history and gained enthusiastic support for its depiction of extreme violence, is now screened in theaters from July 23, 2021. The main video and new scene photos, showing the unique character Mao, have been unveiled.

The violent animated film "DAHUFA", which attracted attention as the first age-restricted anime in Chinese history and gained enthusiastic support for its depiction of extreme violence, is now screened in theaters. A special video showing the mysterious human characters and boss characters gathered together and a new scene has been unveiled. "DAHUFA" is an animated film about Dahufa, the guardian of the Yiwei Kingdom, who is searching for the crown prince who has disappeared from the royal palace. Dahufa crosses the border and arrives at a mysterious village, but the inhabitants do not have a will of their own, do not speak, and all look alike. With an eerie feeling throughout the village, Dahufa gradually gets closer and closer to the hidden secret. The main video, which has just been unveiled, captures a scene at a mansion in a corner of a beaner village. The mansion is home to Rodin, a mysterious being dressed in black and with glowing red eyes, and Color, a young human woman. Then O Yan Ji An, the head of the beaner village, arrives. They are apparently talking about the beaner that Dahufa has killed by standing around in the village. <iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ulfOiuemx1E" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="" accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> While O Yan Ji An is furious because he thinks Rodin killed him, Color soothes him by saying that Rodin didn't do it, and that it seems that someone very skilled has come to the village. In addition to the tense scenes of hostility towards Duhufa, the film also shows the beaners working at the mansion, highlighting the bizarre worldview of the film. The violent animated film from China, "DAHUFA" is currently being screened in theaters. (C) Enlight Pictures. (C) FACEWHITE PICTURES.

The first Chinese anime with the age limit and intensively violent depiction called “DAHUFA” will be released in the theaters from July 23, 2021. Prior to the release, the part of the main movie was released. “DAHUFA” is the story of the protagonist Dahufa, who goes onto the journey to look for the mission prince as the guardian of his country, Yiway. Dahufa reaches a village after going over the national boundary, but the residents of the village do not have own will, do not talk, and look very similar to one another. While the village contains a mysterious atmosphere, Dahufa beings to find the hints for the hidden secret. The main video that is released this time is one scene of the beginning, and it starts with Dahufa reaching the village, while looking for the missing prince. He asks about the prince with the picture to a bean human at the entrance, and the boy reacts but does not speak nor respond. As soon as he enters the village he sees the bean humans with guns in their hand chasing the bean humans without it. The runaway bean humans are so frightened and they try to hide, but eventually will be killed after the residents near their hideouts tell the bean humans with guns. Who are they, and why is there a massacre going on? It is only the part of the entire mysterious story. The violence anime from Chine called “DAHUFA” will be released on July 23 in Ikebukuro HUMAX Cinemas in Tokyo and other theaters around Japan. © Enlight Pictures © FACEWHITE PICTURES.

From the TV anime "Heaven Official's Blessing", the outline and sneak peek from episode 12 (final episode) "Hana Kaoru Yorugatari (lit. Night Conversation with Flower Scent)", broadcast on Sunday, September 19, have been released. "Heaven Official's Blessing" is a fantasy anime sets in a fictitious ancient China based on a Chinese web novel. It was broadcast on China's Bilibili from October 2020 and received over 300 million views in total. The detailed story unfolding in a beautiful and mysterious world and the attractive characters drew much attention, especially in Asia.. Episode 12 is titled "Hana Kaoru Yorugatari ". Xie Lian and San Lang have come back to Puqi. The two are talking about the heaven and demon world. Meanwhile, Banyue, who was put in a vase, opens her eyes, and stares at the starry sky. Banyue is worried about the future of Pei Su, and reveals her intolerable feelings after she opened the castle gate of Banyue kingdom. To Xie Lian, who tries to console Banyue, she tells a dream that the Flower-Crowned Martial God used to talk about a long time ago. Xie Lian feels embarrassed to hear what he said back in the day, and tells San Lang that he also said a ridiculous thing to someone else. The TV anime "Heaven Official's Blessing" Episode 12 (final episode) "Hana Kaoru Yorugatari" was broadcast on TOKYO MX and BS 11 on Sunday, September 19, 2021. ■Broadcast/Streaming Information *The length of the anime "Heaven Official's Blessing" differs between the TV broadcast version and the original version. ●Broadcast ―Japanese Dubbed ver.― TOKYO MX (broadcast version): 9:30 pm every Sunday from July 4, 2021 BS11 (broadcast version): 10:30 pm every Sunday from July 4, 2021 ―Japanese Subtitled ver.― "Home Drama Channel": 2:30 am every Friday from July 2, 2021 ●Streaming Amazon Prime Video: 10:30 pm every Sunday from July 4 ABEMA (broadcast version): 9:30 pm every Sunday from July 4 ABEMA (original version): 12:00 pm every Wednesday from July 7 d Anime Store: 12:00 pm every Wednesday from July 7 *Also streamed on other streaming services. ■Main Staff Original Author: Mo Xiang Tong Xiu Director: Li Haoling Story Editor/Scriptwriter: Chun Li You Ling General Director: Eom Yu Jeong Character Design/General Animation Director: Yi Sanmi Sub Character Desing: Kim Mijin, Park Minjon, Yu Minji, Hong Insu Cinematographer: Takeyama Atsushi 3DCG Director: Gu Jing Music: Yang Bin-in Animation Production: Haoliners Animation Japanese Version Production: Sony Music Solutions Inc., Aniplex Inc. Japanese Version Opening & Ending Theme: Opening Theme: SID "Jiu no Kuchizuke" (Ki/oon Music) Ending Theme: Amamiya Sora "Freesia" (MusicRay'n) ■Main Cast Xie Lian: Kamiya Hiroshi San Lang: Fukuyama Jun Ling Wen: Hikasa Youko Nan Feng: Furukawa Makoto Fu Yao: Kobayashi Chiaki Pei Ming: Suwabe Junichi Pei Su: Masuda Toshiki Banyue: Hanazawa Kana (C)bilibili

From "Record of Ragnarok", 3rd visual has been revealed ahead of the TV broadcast from October 2021. It has also been announced that audio commentary by the gorgeous cast members on the secondary audio will be available for the TV broadcast and that a stage play adaptation will be produced. The anime "Record of Ragnarok" is based on the same-titled comic that is serialized in "Monthly Comic Zenon" from 2018 and has sold over 9 million copies in circulation. In addition to worldwide distribution available on Netflix from June 2021, 2nd season of TV anime is scheduled to be produced. The battle action story depicts a series of one-on-one fights between the representatives of "Gods VS Humanity" with 13 notable humans 13 of the most powerful gods to determine whether or not the human race should continue living. The released key visual depicts Thor and Lü Bu in the first match, Zeus and Adam in the second match, and Poseidon and Sasaki Kojiro in the third match, centering around Brunhilde. The illustration gives off a sense of fierce battles that are about to begin with the representatives from the gods and humanity and the fighting pit behind. Moreover, the secondary audio will be available for the TV broadcast starting from October, where you can hear audio commentary by the gorgeous cast members, including Sawashiro Miyuki (voice of Brunhilde), Kurosawa Tomoyo (voice of Göll), Seki Tomokazu (voice of Lü Bu), etc. Different episodes will feature different cast members on the audio commentary, and two cast members will have exclusive talk sessions to go with each episode of "Record of Ragnarok". Furthermore the original comic "Record of Ragnarok" will receive a stage play adaptation. The stage titled "'Record of Ragnarok' ~The STAGE of Ragnarok~" will be performed at Zenrosai Hall / Space Zero in Tokyo, from November 27 to December 5, 2021. The TV anime "Record of Ragnarok" will be broadcast on TOKYO MX and other channels from October 1, 2021. Worldwide distribution is available on Netflix. ■"Record of Ragnarok" ●STREAMING Worldwide distribution is available on Netflix from Thursday, June 17, 2021 ●TV ON AIR TOKYO MX: Starting on October 2, 2021, Every Saturday at 0:30 AM BS11: tarting on October 2, 2021, Every Saturday at 0:30 AM MBS: tarting on October 2, 2021, Every Saturday at 2:55 AM Cartoon Network: October 3, 2021, Every Sunday at 10:00 PM (Rebroadcast: October 8, 2021, Every Friday at 11:30 PM) ●STAFF Original Comic: "Record of Ragnarok" Illustrated by Ajichika, Written by Umemura Shinya, Composed by Fukui Takumi (Serialized in "Monthly Comic Zenon" / Coamix) Director: Okubo Masao Series Composition: Fudeyasu Kazuyuki Character Design: Sato Masaki Sub-Character Design: Akahori Shigeo, Kawashima Hisashi Color Setting: Uchibayashi Yumi Art Director: Yamaguchi Shinobu 3D Director: Takeyama Ryoichi Director of Photography: Masumoto Yukihiro Editing: Tan Ayako Music: Takanashi Yasuharu Sound Director: Ebina Yasunori Animation Production: Graphinica ●CAST Brunhild: Sawashiro Miyuki Göll: Kurosawa Tomoyo Lü Bu: Seki Tomokazu Adam: Saito Soma Sasaki Kojiro: Yamaji Kazuhiro Thor: Midorikawa Hikaru Zeus: Takagi Wataru Poseidon: Sakurai Takahiro Hermes: Suwabe Junichi Heimdall: Nozuyama Yukihiro Odin: Hayami Sho Shiva: Suzuki Tatsuhisa Aphrodite: Tanaka Rie Loki: Matsuoka Yoshitsugu Ares: Tadokoro Hinata Huginn: Nakano Taisuke Muninn: Yamaguchi Tomohiro Randgrid: Kawakami Aya Reginleif: kawaguchi Rina Hrist: Kobayashi Yuu Narration: Ishii Koji ●Stage Play "'Record of Ragnarok' －The STAGE of Ragnarok－" Information －Title－ Partnership with Zenrosai Hall / Space Zero 'Record of Ragnarok' ~The STAGE of Ragnarok~ －Cast－ Brunhild: Iikubo Haruna, Göll: Tanoue Marina, Lü Bu: Gomoto Naoya, Adam: Ohira Shunya, Sasaki Kojiro: Nakagauchi Masataka, Thor: Yamaguchi Tomoya, Zeus: Kato Kei / Sekimoto Daisuke (Big Japan Pro Wrestling) / Kujirai Kentaro, Poseidon: Soma Keisuke, etc. －Original－ Original Comic: "Record of Ragnarok" Illustrated by Ajichika, Written by Umemura Shinya, Composed by Fukui Takumi (Serialized in "Monthly Comic Zenon" / Coamix) －Direction－ Kako Rion －Script－ Spacenoid Writers' Room (Tsukimori Aoi / Nonosu Chiaki / Aizawa Ao** / Ito Enoshin) －Date/Venue－ Saturday, November 27 – Sunday, December 5, 2021, at Zenrosai Hall / Space Zero －Ticket Release－ Advance sales start on the official webpage from Wednesday, September 15, 2021, at noot. *Please visit the website for more details. **Tentative transration. "Ao" is originally written "青" in Japanese (C)Ajichika, Umemura Shinya, Fukui Takumi / Coamix

From the TV anime "Heaven Official's Blessing", the synopsis and sneak peek from episode 11 "Sand-buried Rights and Wrongs", broadcast on Sunday, September 12, have been released.

Fuji Television's late-night anime slot "+Ultra" has agreed to a joint production system with Crunchyroll, Inc., one of the world's largest anime streaming services, as a new partner. In addition, Slow Curve Co.,LTD., a general creative company, will participate in the joint development of the new project, and a new production system will be launched. Based on the concept of "spreading anime culture overseas," "+Ultra" is Fuji Television's anime slot that has been producing high-quality, world-class anime works. Joining the new production system is Crunchyroll, which was added to the Sony Pictures Group's Funimation Global Group in August 2021. Crunchyroll is one of the world's largest animation streaming platforms with 120 million free members and 5 million paid members, distributing content in over 200 countries and regions worldwide. Crunchyroll is one of the largest animation streaming services in the world, with 20 million users and 5 million paid subscribers. In addition, Crunchyroll will further develop its animation business, including marketing, exclusive streaming, and merchandising of "+Ultra" content in North America, Europe, and the rest of the world. Furthermore, Slow Curve, which is involved in the planning, production, and promotion of various entertainment content, especially animation, has decided to participate in the planning and development of animation for the world in addition to the marketing and production that it has been involved in for the "+Ultra". With these new partners, the joint development from April 2022 onward will include the original animation project "Establife," directed by Taniguchi Goro from "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion," the new project by Nihei Tsutomu, a manga artist known for "Knights of Sidonia" and "BLAME!" Polygon Pictures' new project, and Crunchyroll's participation in collaborative projects with overseas talents and creators. With these new partners, joint development after April 2022 will include "Establife," an original animation project directed by Taniguchi Goro from "Code Geass: Lelouch of the Rebellion," and a new project by manga artist Nihei Tsutomu and Polygon Pictures, known for "Knights of Sidonia" and "BLAME!". In addition, Crunchyroll will also participate in the project to collaborate with overseas talents and creators. The company plans to develop original projects and discover original works with an eye to the overseas market. Prior to the joint development, "Muv-Luv Alternative," which will be broadcast on "+Ultra" from October 2021, will be marketed and streamed exclusively by "+Ultra" and Crunchyroll. Exclusive streaming has been decided for the whole world except Asia, mainly North America and Europe. In addition, "Muv-Luv Alternative" will be produced for the first time by FLAGSHIP LINE, which was established by Avex Pictures and Graphinica. ＜The full text of the comments is as follows＞ Producer of "+Ultra": Mori Akitoshi (Fuji Television Network, Animation Production Department) "The "+Ultra" program, which started in October 2018, is now in its fourth year and we are pleased to welcome Crunchyroll as a new business partner. Japanese anime is a visual content that attracts attention not only in Japan, but also from overseas users. Crunchyroll's streaming platform has a great influence on overseas anime fans, especially in Europe and the United States, and we expect it to be a powerful driving force for "+Ultra" to reach the world. In addition, Slow Curve, which has been marketing "+Ultra" up until now, will be participating in the planning and development of the project in a more full-fledged manner, adding Crunchyroll's knowledge and know-how of anime fans in North America and Europe. In addition, Crunchyroll's knowledge and expertise of anime fans in North America and Europe will enable us to plan and develop animation. After completing Phase 1 in 2018, "+Ultra", which was launched with the goal of creating content for the world, will now begin Phase 2. Please look forward to an attractive lineup in the future!" [Anime! Anime! Biz / Article reprinted from animeanime.biz]

The 1st lineup of the live broadcast of the special program "Shibuya no Oto and more FES.2021" of the music program "Shibuya no Oto" has been broadcast and "Uma Musume" is included in the lineup. The broadcast is scheduled for October 9, 2021. The music program "Shibuya no Oto" is broadcast from the center of the culture, Shibuya with the concept of "Making Music More Fun" that delivers the latest music to the youngster. The special program "Shibuya no Oto and more FES.2021" that will be held for the 5th times has been announced. With the concept of "and more" that was continued from previous year, this special program is broadcast from NHK 101 studio in Shibuya, Tokyo, and it will feature contents, such as the accidents and surprises that might happen, which are unique to the live broadcast, to help you to enjoy the "and more" elements. It will also feature the audience participation "and more" performance via the usage of the digital contents, such as the popular social network. The 1st lineup of performers has been announced, and it included "Uma Musume", JO1, GENERATIONS from EXILE TRIBE, MAISONdes, and Ryokuoushoku Shakai. "Shibuya no Oto and more FES.2021" will be broadcast on October 9, 2021 from 10:40 PM to 11:40 PM and 11:45 PM to 12:45 AM (October 10, 2021) on NHK.

From the TV anime "Getter Robo Arc", the outline and sneak peek of episode 12 "Overlapping Time" (broadcast on Sunday, September 19) have been revealed. "Getter Robo Arc" is the first anime adaptation of the final chapter of the "Getter Robo Saga", which depicts the three young men with their steel bodies and burning spirits and their robots fighting against the enemy that threatens the future of the earth and humanity. Under the direction of director Kawagoe Jun, who worked on "Shin Getter Robo vs Neo Getter Robo" and "New Getter Robo", the animation will be produced by Bee Media of the OVA "Getter Robo" series and studio A-CAT of "Soukou Musume Senki". In episode 12, Kamui gets separated from others during the battle against the Andromeda Stellaration. Meanwhile, Takuma and Baku in Arc are drifting in a mysterious space after they plunged into an unknown translocation point to escape from the enemy's self-destruction. The three, who have the same goal but choose a different path due to the destiny. Jin Hayato, who is waiting for the three to come back at the closed-down Saotome Institute after an attack from the Andromeda Stellaration was ceased. Hayato assumes that another collision will occur between those who have contradictory ways of thinking after their common enemy is defeated. "Getter Robo Arc" Episode 12 "Overlapping Time" was broadcast on AT-X, TOKYO MX, and other channels on Sunday, September 19, 2021. ■Broadcast Information AT-X: 9:00 pm every Sunday from July 4 (Repeat Broadcast: 4:30 am every Thursday, 6:00 am every Sunday) TOKYO MX: 11:00 pm every Sunday from July 4 BS Sky Perfect TV: 11:30 pm every Monday from July 5 *Free Broadcast (Repeat Broadcast: 12:30 am every Monday *Free Broadcast) BS11: 12:30 am every Wednesday from July 7 *The broadcast schedule may be changed without notice. ■Cast Nagare Takuma: Uchida Yuuma Kamui Shou: Mukaino Arimaro Yamagishi Baku: Sunseki Kazuhiro Kuruma Benkei: Yanada Kiyoyuki Tyr: Sasaki Nozomu Professor Saotome: Sugou Takayuki Professor Shikishima: Tadano Youhei Major Igari: Iwata Mitsuo Queen Meldousa: Park Romi Zhuge Liang: Hashi Takaya McDonald: Tachiki Fumihiko Nagare Ryou: Shimamoto Sumi Professor Han: Ogata Kenichi Others ■Staff Planning: Dynamic Planning Original Author: Nagai Gou / Ishikawa Ken Director: Kawagoe Jun Story Editor / Scriptwriter: Hayakawa Tadashi Character Concept: Hoshi Kazuya Character Design: Motohashi Hideyuki Robot Concept Design: Horii Toshiyuki Prop Mecha Design: Iwahata Gouichi / Moriki Yasuhiro / Suzuki Noritaka Art Director: Negishi Daisuke Art Settings: Takiguchi Katsuhisa CGI Director & CG Design: Gotou Yuuichi Audio Director: Nakano Tooru Music: Kuriyama Yoshichika / Terada Shiho / Yokozeki Atsushi / Suzuki Kaho Music Production: Lantis OP Theme Song: JAM Project "Bloodlines -Unmei no Kettou-" Animation Production: Bee Media x studio A-CAT Production: Shin Saotome Institute (C) Nagai Gou, Ishikawa Ken / Dynamic Planning, Shin Saotome Institute

From the TV anime "Heaven Official's Blessing", the outline and sneak peek from episode 12 (final episode) "Hana Kaoru Yorugatari (lit. Night Conversation with Flower Scent)", broadcast on Sunday, September 19, have been released. "Heaven Official's Blessing" is a fantasy anime sets in a fictitious ancient China based on a Chinese web novel. It was broadcast on China's Bilibili from October 2020 and received over 300 million views in total. The detailed story unfolding in a beautiful and mysterious world and the attractive characters drew much attention, especially in Asia.. Episode 12 is titled "Hana Kaoru Yorugatari ". Xie Lian and San Lang have come back to Puqi. The two are talking about the heaven and demon world. Meanwhile, Banyue, who was put in a vase, opens her eyes, and stares at the starry sky. Banyue is worried about the future of Pei Su, and reveals her intolerable feelings after she opened the castle gate of Banyue kingdom. To Xie Lian, who tries to console Banyue, she tells a dream that the Flower-Crowned Martial God used to talk about a long time ago. Xie Lian feels embarrassed to hear what he said back in the day, and tells San Lang that he also said a ridiculous thing to someone else. The TV anime "Heaven Official's Blessing" Episode 12 (final episode) "Hana Kaoru Yorugatari" was broadcast on TOKYO MX and BS 11 on Sunday, September 19, 2021. ■Broadcast/Streaming Information *The length of the anime "Heaven Official's Blessing" differs between the TV broadcast version and the original version. ●Broadcast ―Japanese Dubbed ver.― TOKYO MX (broadcast version): 9:30 pm every Sunday from July 4, 2021 BS11 (broadcast version): 10:30 pm every Sunday from July 4, 2021 ―Japanese Subtitled ver.― "Home Drama Channel": 2:30 am every Friday from July 2, 2021 ●Streaming Amazon Prime Video: 10:30 pm every Sunday from July 4 ABEMA (broadcast version): 9:30 pm every Sunday from July 4 ABEMA (original version): 12:00 pm every Wednesday from July 7 d Anime Store: 12:00 pm every Wednesday from July 7 *Also streamed on other streaming services. ■Main Staff Original Author: Mo Xiang Tong Xiu Director: Li Haoling Story Editor/Scriptwriter: Chun Li You Ling General Director: Eom Yu Jeong Character Design/General Animation Director: Yi Sanmi Sub Character Desing: Kim Mijin, Park Minjon, Yu Minji, Hong Insu Cinematographer: Takeyama Atsushi 3DCG Director: Gu Jing Music: Yang Bin-in Animation Production: Haoliners Animation Japanese Version Production: Sony Music Solutions Inc., Aniplex Inc. Japanese Version Opening & Ending Theme: Opening Theme: SID "Jiu no Kuchizuke" (Ki/oon Music) Ending Theme: Amamiya Sora "Freesia" (MusicRay'n) ■Main Cast Xie Lian: Kamiya Hiroshi San Lang: Fukuyama Jun Ling Wen: Hikasa Youko Nan Feng: Furukawa Makoto Fu Yao: Kobayashi Chiaki Pei Ming: Suwabe Junichi Pei Su: Masuda Toshiki Banyue: Hanazawa Kana (C)bilibili

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