From TV anime “JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind” comes blazers and pants (slacks) which can be worn together as business suits inspired by Giorno Giovanna and Bruno Bucciarati. Pre-orders are available at “Premium Bandai” until Dec. 26, 2019.
「BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!」 and its 4th tie-up with Lawson as of September the 3rd, has been revealed. The campaign is to give out a limited quantity of originals goods which will be sold on a first-come-first-serve basis
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.
We have interviewed Kitaro, the Chinese cosplayer who belongs to the same production as Enako, a cosplayer with top-class popularity in Japan. Here is the interview along with cosplay photos such as Elizabeth from “The Seven Deadly Sins” and Gabriel from “Monster Strike”.
「Gundam AGEII Magnum SV ver.」 piloted by Kujo Kyoya in 『Gundam Build Divers』 gets a gunpla kit with a scale of 1/144(HG). Currently available for pre-order on Premium Bandai.
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.
「Gundam AGEII Magnum SV ver.」 piloted by Kujo Kyoya in 『Gundam Build Divers』 gets a gunpla kit with a scale of 1/144(HG). Currently available for pre-order on Premium Bandai.
「BanG Dream! Girls Band Party!」 and its 4th tie-up with Lawson as of September the 3rd, has been revealed. The campaign is to give out a limited quantity of originals goods which will be sold on a first-come-first-serve basis
Midorikawa Yuki's manga "Natsume's Book of Friends" will celebrate its 20th anniversary in the July 2023 issue of "LaLaDX" scheduled for release on June 5, 2023. In conjunction with this event, a 20th anniversary commemorative illustration newly drawn by Midorikawa will be unveiled. The July issue of "LaLa" and the July issue of "LaLaDX" will be published as the 20th anniversary issue, and will be full of celebratory events such as a cover story, comments and interviews with the voice actors, Kamiya Hiroshi and Inoue Kazuhiko. "Natsume's Book of Friends" is an ayakashi (a mysterious and strange story) by Midorikawa Yuki, which first appeared in the July 2003 issue of "LaLaDX" and has since been serialized in "LaLa". The story follows Natsume Takashi, a boy who can see ghosts and is hunted by ghosts after he obtains his grandmother's "Book of Friends." He and his self-proclaimed bouncer, Nyanko-sensei, are busy with the "contract" that his grandmother made with ghosts. Starting with the first season of the TV series in 2008, the series has been adapted into an anime, which has been broadcast up to its sixth season. Movie versions have also been produced, with the first film, "Natsume's Book of Friends the Movie: Ephemeral Bond," being released in September 2018 and the second film, "Natsume's Book of Friends: The Waking Rock and the Strange Visitor," being released in January 2021. The voice actors are Kamiya Hiroshi as the main character Natsume and Inoue Kazuhiko as Nyanko sensei. To coincide with the 20th anniversary of this work, the July 2023 issue of "LaLa" on sale May 24 and the July 2023 issue of "LaLaDX" on sale June 5, the 20th anniversary issue, will be published with interlinked covers. The two magazines are specially designed to look like a single illustration when placed side by side, so be sure to enjoy them together. In the July issue of "LaLa," the results of the "Episode Popularity Poll" held from January 24 to March 10 will be announced. The supplement is an acrylic stand with a 20th anniversary illustration, and the latest episode, "‘Portrait of a Young Woman,’ No. 3", will also be included. The July issue of "LaLaDX" will feature a commemorative comment by Midorikawa Yuki, congratulatory illustrations and comments by authors whose works are serialized in "LaLa", and congratulatory comments and interviews by Kamiya Hiroshi as Natsume Takashi and Inoue Kazuhiko as Nyanko sensei/spot from the anime "Natsume's Book of Friends.2 The gorgeous comments, illustrations, and interviews are not to be missed. As a bonus for bookstore purchases, animate will offer a "B6 size illustration card" with the purchase of both magazines, and animate online will offer a "bromide" with the purchase of each magazine. As a bonus for all bookstores, fans should also check out the "bonus paper" featuring the illustration used in the preview cut of the first issue of each magazine. (c) Yuki Midorikawa / Hakusensha
The anime "Heaven Official's Blessing" based on a Chinese fantasy novel has come to Japan, and the Japanese dubbed version will be broadcast from July. At the same time, the dubbed version PV and the Japanese version teaser visual have also been released. The cast members for the dubbed version includes Kamiya Hiroshi, Fukuyama Jun, Hikasa Yoko, Furukawa Makoto, and Kobayashi Chiaki. "Heaven Official's Blessing" is a fantasy anime set in fictional ancient China, based on a novel that was serialized on the web in China from 2017 to 2018. It has been distributed on bilibili video in China since October 2020, and the total number of views has exceeded 300 million. It has become an explosive hit mainly in Asia with its intricate storyline and fascinating characters that unfold in a beautiful and mysterious world. In addition to the subtitled version, a Japanese dubbed version will be produced for the release in Japan. Kamiya Hiroshi will play as Xie Lien, the Crown Prince of the Xian Le kingdom, and Fukuyama Jun will play as San Lang, the mysterious boy Xie Lien meets. In addition, Yoko Hikasa will play the role of Ling Wen, Furukawa Makoto will play as Nan Feng, and Kobayashi Chiaki will play as Fu Yao. The Japanese dubbed version of the anime "Heaven Official's Blessing" is scheduled to start airing on TOKYO MX and BS11 in July. The Japanese subtitled version is also scheduled to be broadcast on CS Home Drama Channel from July. (C) billibilli
The stage event of the TV anime "Mr. Osomatsu" season 3 was held on the Avex Pictures Booth Stage on "AnimeJapan 2021" that was held online on March 28, 2021. Sakurai Takahiro as Osomatsu and Kamiya Hiroshi as Choromatsu both appeared in the jacket of each character's color, and have a special talk prior to the finale episode. TV anime "Mr. Osomatsu" season 3 that started broadcast in October 2020 has ended in episode 25 on March 29. The first topic is the most impressive episode. The episode that Sakurai recommended is episode 17 "Imoni". It was supposed to be a story about them cooking the thick potato, but they ended up becoming a thick potato in the end. Toward Sakurai-san comment of "I love how I get the feeling of Osomatsu from this", Kamiya-san retorted "There is no scarier story than that". The chosen episode of Kamiya is episode 15 "Cosplaymatsu". The reason is because of the pitiful appearance of Osomatsu Oji-san acted by Sakurai and the Quintuplets that is role-playing as children. Sakurai mentioned that this is an episode that got people saying "This is an accomplished by all the team members on the field". The next corner is "Osomatsu's Case Files". The true worth of Mr. Osomatsu" is the comedy, but season 3 contains a lot of episodes involving Osomatsu and Choromatsu. Episode 18 "Just Don't", episode 15 "Cosplaymatsu", episode 23 "Friend", and others were chosen by the audiences as the "This is a case!" and popular episodes as most of it is featured Choromatsu being teased. However, toward the question "What's your recent event?", Kamiya mentioned that recording session involved less people due to coronavirus while Sakurai told how he almost die after tripping on a low step. After that, the corner "Oekaki Senshuukken (The best drawer)" featuring Sakurai and Kamiya drawing their own character was held. Within the time limit of 1 minute, Sakurai had revealed "F6 Osomatsu" while Kamiya had revealed Choromatsu. Their illustration was praised by the audiences, and after both of them signed on the illustration, it will be used as a lottery prize among the Mr. Osomatsu fan-club members. The last corner is the talk on the final episode after reviewing the past "Mr. Osomatsu", such as season 1, season 2, and the film. While mentioning about the "Big prediction on the finale of season 3 campaign", the corner got to hype up by the predictions by the cast members and the audiences. Mostly of the cast members and audiences predicted that it will end with a "death explosion". So, do check out the final episode of "Mr. Osomatsu" season 3 that was broadcast on March 29. The final episode/ episode 25 of the TV anime "Mr. Osomatsu" was broadcast at 1:35 AM, on March 29, on TV Tokyo, TV Aichi, and TV Osaka. Also, the streaming of the stage event can be seen in the archive until April 4. (C) Akatsuka Fujio/ Mr. Osomatsu Production Committee