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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
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From "JoJo: Golden Wind" comes business suits! Giorno & Bucciarati are ready for action!
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.
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August 27, 2019 By: Koutarou Nakase (Translated by vrusshie & Matthew ), 25546 views
「BanG Dream!」 the 4th Tie-up with Lawson! In-store Broadcasting With Saaya Yamabuki and Original Goods
「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
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August 28, 2019 By: Kagerou Mikazuki (Translated by Elizabeth & Jit ), 23759 views
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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The rising star, Chinese cosplayer Kitaro shows her willingness to work in Japan!
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”.
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August 27, 2019 By: MoA (Translated by トナカイ(JJ) & Chris ), 22236 views
「Gundam Build Divers」 Gundam AGEII Magnum SV ver. is added to the HG series line-up! Replication of “FX Plosion” mode.
「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 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.
「Gundam Build Divers」 Gundam AGEII Magnum SV ver. is added to the HG series line-up! Replication of “FX Plosion” mode.
「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!」 the 4th Tie-up with Lawson! In-store Broadcasting With Saaya Yamabuki and Original Goods
「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
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Enoki Junya and Miki Shinichiro form an age gap buddy! “Ryman’s Club” to air in January 2022
TV Asahi's late-night anime slot "NUMAnimation" has decided on "Ryman's Club", an original anime about the growth and struggles of badminton businessmen, or "Budrymen", for January 2022. In conjunction with this, a teaser visual, teaser PV, and character visuals were released. Enoki Junya, Miki Shinichiro, Ishikawa Kaito, Osaka Ryota, and Kakihara Tetsuya have been announced as the first cast members, and comments have also received from them. “Ryman's Club" is an original anime about a badminton player, depicting two different aspects of his life: his life as an office worker and his life as an athlete. It is neither a professional sport nor a student sport, but a new and innovative work that portrays the growth and struggles of office worker athletes. The staff is directed by Yamauchi Aya, the director of "Arslan Senki" and "City Hunter the Movie", and the badminton scenes in "The Badminton play of Ayano Hanesaki!” which depicted badminton scenes in a powerful and beautiful way. The script is written by Utsumi Teruko of "Sarazanmai," and Yasuda Suzuhito of "Durarara!” and “Yozakura Quartet” will be in charge of the character designs. The cast consists of Enoki Junya as Shiratori Mikoto, a prodigy athlete who has been unable to achieve his desired results due to a trauma, and Miki Shinichiro as Miyazumi Tatsuru, a veteran athlete with top sales performance who will be Mikoto's buddy. Other teammates include Ishikawa Kaito as Saeki Souta, who is cool in both work and competition, Osaka Ryota as Saeki Toya, who is active with his natural quickness and intuition, and Kakihara Tetsuya as Takeda Kouki, who is notorious for his good-natured behavior but is extremely weak in the real world. The two teaser visuals that were released this time depict the respective figures of an office worker and an athlete. In addition, the teaser PV features a badminton scene full of dynamism, making us even more excited for the start of the anime in January next year. The TV anime "Ryman's Club" will start in January 2022 on TV Asahi's late night anime slot "NUMAnimation". Please look forward to more news in the future. The full text of the comments is below. [Enoki Junya] --Please tell us your impressions of this work. I thought it was attractive because it depicted badminton in a serious way, while at the same time expressing an office worker’s life in an interesting way. I was very enthusiastic about the badminton scenes from the recording stage, so I'm looking forward to it’s completion. --Please tell us your impression of the character you are playing and your enthusiasm for the role. I got the impression that Mikoto is very obsessed with badminton and doesn't care much about other things. He has a cool atmosphere, but I think he is a character full of humanity, so I want to enjoy playing him. [Miki Shinichiro] --Please tell us your impressions of this work. First of all, it's an original work, so you never know what's going to happen. Also, while it's about the sport of badminton, it's about a business club. Unlike students, it depicts the conflicts of adult society, and it feels fresh and real. --Please tell us your impression of the character you are playing and your enthusiasm for the role. Whether it's at work or in the badminton club, I think he's a person who can see the world around him and maintain a good balance both in general and individually. He is the kind of person who makes me wish I had a brother like him. I would like to be close to him and gain life experience together. [Ishikawa Kaito] --Please tell us your impressions of this work. I was wondering how it would turn out since it is about sports for working adults. I was wondering what it would be like. Of course, the sports are exciting, but it also depicts the hardships and struggles of working adults, and I think it will be a heart-warming work. --Please tell us your impression of the character you play and your enthusiasm for the role. The character I play, Souta, is very cool and has flat emotions. However, his badminton ability itself is remarkable and I think he is one of the best on the team. [Osaka Ryota] --Please tell us your impressions of this work. I thought it was a genre that didn't seem to exist: playing badminton while working as an office worker. I think this work depicts the realism of balancing work and sports, which is different from when you're a student, and you can't just focus on sports. The main story is about badminton, but also about work in a very realistic way, so it's a two-for-one story. --Please tell us your impression of the character you will be playing and your enthusiasm for the role. Toya may seem light-hearted in terms of appearance and tension, but inside he is passionate and cares about his friends a lot. In particular, I thought he cared about Mikoto, the main character, because they were classmates. He is the kind of character who will always reach out to you if someone is feeling down. In a sense, he is a character who looks over the whole world, so I hope I can have fun playing the role while paying attention to the things you usually don't notice unless you read the character carefully. [Kakihara Tetsuya] --Please tell us your impressions of this work. When I read the audition materials, I was convinced that this work would be interesting (laugh). Please look forward to a coming-of-age story woven by working people, not students. --Please tell us your impressions of the character you are playing and your enthusiasm for the role. The character I play, Takeda, is the mood maker of the team and a person who can play both serious and funny. He's good for sales (laugh). As a performer, I get to show off a wide range of theatrical skills, which makes me a better actor! I love this character, he's so cute! (C)Team RMC / Sunlight Beverage Public Relations Department
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Cover and Back Covers of “Voice Actor Racing Team ‘VART’ Official Book” Featuring Kamiya Hiroshi, Ono Daisuke, and Others, Has Been Revealed
"Voice Actor Racing Team ‘VART’ Official Book," which compiles the activities of VART, a full-fledged racing team of voice actors including Kamiya Hiroshi, Ono Daisuke, and Miki Shinichiro, in one volume, will be released on April 25. The cover, back cover, and bonus illustrations have now been revealed.
"VART (Voice Actors Racing Team)" is a full-fledged racing team project involving voice actors Miki Shinichiro, Namikawa Daisuke, Ishikawa Kaito, Hatanaka Tasuku, Seki Tomokazu, Kamiya Hiroshi, Ono Daisuke, and sound director Mima Masafumi.
"The official book of ‘VART’, the voice actor racing team," provides an in-depth look at the behind-the-scenes activities, program recordings, practice runs, and other "serious", rather than "full-fledged", activities with look-back photos.
This is a book that also introduces the voice actors in a way that you will never see anywhere else.
The cover and back cover of the "Official Book" have now been unveiled. The front cover features VART (Miki Shinichiro, Namikawa Daisuke, Hatanaka Tasuku, and Ishikawa Kaito). The back cover is BLACK VART (Seki Tomokazu, Kamiya Hiroshi, Ono Daisuke, Mima Masafumi).
Also, the design of the special L-size bromide for purchases by corporations has been revealed.
In addition, the pre-sales of the limited bromide set of Shufunotomo Infos Online Shop will also be available in the "VART - Voice Actors’ New Challenge - season2" Fan Appreciation Festival 2022 - Activity Debriefing Session to be held on April 23, so check the official website for details.
"The official book of ‘VART’, the voice actor racing team," will be available exclusively at animate (including mail order) and on Shufunotomo Infos Online Shop from April 25.
■"Voice Actor Racing Team ‘VART’ Official Book"
Release date: Monday, April 25, 2022
List price: 3,500 JPY + tax
Specifications: B5, 80 pages
Published by: Shufunotomo Infos
■Purchase privilege by corporation (L-size bromide)
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Happy Birthday Miki Shin’ichirou! Who’s your favorite character? 2020 ver.
Mar. 18 is Miki Shin'ichirou-san's birthday. Miki Shin'ichirou-san has been active at the forefront of the scene from the 90s to the present. He received the Supporting Male Actor award at the 4th Seiyu Awards and the Tomiyama Kei Award, which is given to those who have spread the voice acting profession, at the 8th Seiyu Awards. In 2020, he will be playing the main role in "Sayonara, Tyrano", which will be released in summer 2020. In addition, we at Anime!Anime! were able to conduct an interview with him at the timing of the release of the anime film, "Expelled from Paradise". We asked him questions about the film and the attractiveness of his character. To celebrate his birthday, here at Anime!Anime!, we have conducted the same interview as last year, "Who is your favorite character voice by Miki Shin'ichirou-san?". 374 votes were received during the voting period from Mar. 4 to Mar. 11. The votes were mainly female with the gender ratio being 20% male to 80% female. The age group was 30% under 19, 30% in their 20s, and 20 % in their 30s. ■The "demon vice-commander", Hijikata Toshizou, from "Hakuouki" takes the top for two years in a row. 1st place was taken by Hijikata Toshizou from "Hakuouki" with roughly 15% of the votes and stayed at the top from last year. He was popular for portraying the "demon vice-commander" well and received this comment, "Hijikata-san is usually strict towards both others and himself. I could see his strong will and kindness hiding behind his strictness through Miki-san's performance." Many comments pointed out how moved they were by his performance of acting out the character's feelings such as, "That scene where he yells in pain resonates with me every time, and brings me to tears...!" Coming in 2nd was James from "Pokémon" with roughly 14% of the vote and moved up from 4th place. Comments mentioning "He's a villain from Team Rocket but somehow I can't hate him!" stood out. "He's the enemy but I love how he's so kind to his friends and puts himself at risk for his colleagues and pokémon", and "He's handsome yet careless and cute. Miki-san's voice suits him so well", shows how much love the character receives. 3rd place goes to Lockon Stratos from "Mobile Suit Gundam 00" with roughly 10% of the votes and kept his position from last year. Lockon Stratos is a code name and Miki-san voiced both Dylandy brothers, Neil and Lyle. They received comments such as, "Miki-san left a big impression on me for depicting the difference of the twins' personalities with only his voice", and "Neil taught me what it means to live and believe. He's forever an important character for me." ■Here are some comments for other characters! For Roy Mustang from "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood", "I love how he's strong and thoughtful of his subordinates. He also has a cute charm for being a womanizer and being useless in the rain." For Kaiki Deishuu from the "Monogatari" series, "His looks and how he talks is pure evil, but somehow he's so persuasive. Awesome acting skills!" For Sir Nighteye from "My Hero Academia", "His motto is laughter and humor. A big fan of All Might, even comparable to Deku! I believe Nighteye and Miki-san himself have stoicism in common." There were even votes for the character based on Miki-san himself, Youji from "Weiß Kreuz", "He sure synced perfectly with the character, being the model of the character himself. His voice really can shake people to their cores and their feelings." In the overall ranking, there were also some characters from dubbings such as Sherlock Holmes from "Elementary". ■Ranking Top 20 [Who is your favorite character voice by Miki Shin'ichirou-san? 202 edition] 1. Hijikata Toshizou "Hakuouki" 2. James "Pokémon" 3. Lockon Stratos "Mobile Suit Gundam 00" 4. Sakamoto Tatsuma "Gintama" 5. Gotou Matabee "Devil Kings" 6. Roy Mustang "Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood" 7. Urahara Kisuke "Bleach" 7. Fujiwara Takumi "Initial D" (1998) 9. Kaiki Deishuu "Monogatari" series 9. Sir Nighteye "My Hero Academia" 11. Zeek "Kamen Rider Den-O" 12. Yuuki Akira "Virtua Fighter" 13. Arikawa Masaomi "Harukanaru Toki no Naka de 3" 14. Assassin "Fate/stay night" 14. Hagiwara Kenji "Detective Conan" 14. Norizuki Jin "Pretty Rhythm: Rainbow Live" and other series 17. Sherlock Holmes "Elementary" 17. Youji "Weiß Kreuz" 19. Aladdin "Aladdin" 19. Katou Youji "Embracing Love" 19. Daihannya Nagamitsu "Touken Ranbu" 19. Tsuzuki Asato "Descendants of Darkness" 19. Fionn mac Cumhaill "Fate/Grand Order" 19. Leonidas I "Fate/Grand Order - Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia" 19. Rerugen "The Saga of Tanya the Evil" (Voting Period: Mar.4 to Mar. 11, 2020) ※This survey is part of a research of the readers' "interest and concerns about the anime titles and their characters". The results are not meant to be taken as the characters' superiority. We hope this article introduces new characters and give you an opportunity to know them even better.