“Here We Go! Biggus McHugeGuy Combination”, which is episode 2 of the TV anime “POP TEAM EPIC” season 2, was broadcast from midnight of October 8, 2022. Two famous tag from “Full Metal Alchemist” appeared on the first part of the anime, then another famous pair from “Brave series” and own TV programs appeared on the second part. Opening theme song for this season was the animation movie, in contrast from live-action movie broadcast on Sunday mornings with Aoi Shouta-san appearing in real appearance. However, the song “PSYCHO:LOGY” itself is sung by Aoi Shouta himself, and many comments, including “Aoi Shota no matter what”, “I knew Aoi Shota will come”, and “We have too much of Aoi Shota already”, mentioned Aoi Shota. Moreover, several comments mentioned the animation in psychedelic patterns and many fans described it as “I almost passed away”, “it is the another form of nightmare”, and “this is what I see when feeling sick”. In episode 2, the first part was played by Park Romi (Popuko) and Kugimiya Rie (Pipimi). These actresses are well known for Elric brothers from “Full Metal Alchemist” and the internet went viral with comments including, “Full Metal Alchemist tag of Park Romi and Kugimiya Rie”, “This is the Elric brothers”, “This anime turned into Full Metal Alchemist” and “they are Ed and Al of Full Metal Alchemist”. The next part was played by Hiyama Nobuyuki (Popuko) and Morikawa Toshiyuki (Pipimi). This combination are well known for their own show called “Morikawa Toshiyuki and Hiyama Nobuyuki’s Omaera no Tamedaro!” and “Brave series” with Hayami Shou. The comments mentioned them included, “They are Omaera no Tamedaro! Pair”, ‘the phrase “Omaera no taedaro” (it was done all for you)’, “I only could think of Omaera no tamedaro”, “this is clearly the Brave series”, “they all come from Brave series” and “this is the another form of Brave series broadcast on 1990’s”. Furthermore, Obari Masami, the leading figure from robot animation field, participated as “corner director and supervisor”. The robot animation section directed by Sunrise was the major point to see in the episode. The parody of “Earth No Mat”, the mosquito hunting medics produced by Earth Corporation, and “PIXAR” (well-known for Toy Story series) became a big hit. “POP TEAM EPIC TV Animation 2nd Series” © Okawa Bukubu/Chikushobo, King Record

The new theatrical version of "The Prince of Tennis", "Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis: The New Movie", will hit the screens on September 3. A poster visual featuring the main characters and a new character played by Park Romi has been released, and it has also been revealed that the film will be shown in two versions with different scenes. “Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis: The New Movie " is a new theatrical version that depicts a never-before-revealed episode that took place during the gap of three months between "The Prince of Tennis" and "The New Prince of Tennis". The story begins three days after Seigaku's fierce battle with Rikkai in the final match of the national tournament, when Ryoma goes to the U.S. by himself to train as a tennis player in order to become even stronger. When he arrives there, Ryoma and his classmate Ryuzaki Sakuno are transported back in time, to a time when Ryoma's father was known as "Samurai Nanjiro" and was famous around the world for his tennis. The poster visual released this time depicts Ryoma and other main characters against the backdrop of the west coast of the United States. Since the story of the film is about time slipping into the past, we can also see a young Ryoma and his older brother Ryoga. How will the childhood Ryoma and his brother Ryoga appear, as well as the present-day Tezua Kunimitsu and Atobe Keigo? And how will the fates of Ryoma and the young Nanjirou intersect? Expectations are high for more information to come. Also unveiled was a new character, Emerald, voiced by Park Romi, who is participating in "The Prince of Tennis" for the first time. She is one of the members of the "Tennis Gang" that Wolf (played by Sugita Tomokazu) and others belong to, and is said to be a key person in this work. It will be interesting to see the chemical reaction of the increasingly gorgeous "The New Prince of Tennis" voice actors. In addition, it was announced that the movie will be shown in two different types with different scenes. “Decide" features Kunimitsu Tezuka, the head of the Seigaku tennis club, and Yukimura Seiichi, the head of the Rikkai tennis club, while "Glory" features Atobe Keigo, the head of the Hyoutei tennis club, and Shiraishi Kuranosuke, the head of the Shitenhouji tennis club. Be sure to check out the 3DCG visuals of Yukimura's dignified expression and Shiraishi's fearless smile. “Ryoma! The Prince of Tennis: The New Movie" will be released on September 3. On April 3, the first Movie Ticket card, which comes with seven random character can badges, will go on sale. In addition, the terrestrial broadcast of "The Prince of Tennis: National Tournament Arc" will start on April 6 on the TV Tokyo network. (C) Konomi Takeshi/Shueisha (C) The New Prince of Tennis the Movie Production Committee