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Dessert de Otomate 2024 announcements roundup – Fuyuzono Sacrifice, Honey Vibes, Hakuoki Ibun: Berezinskii no Majo, more

From Gematsu

Idea Factory‘s Otomate brand announced new titles, updates on existing titles, and ports during its Dessert de Otomate 2024 event in Tokyo today.

Get the full roundup of announcements below.

New Titles

Fuyuzono Sacrifice

Platform: Switch

Genre: Otome romance visual novel

Tagline: A wish for a bride (sacrifice) in a frozen world.

Keywords: Heartrending Love, Western-Style Fantasy

Staff: Tsunekiyo Fujisawa (producer), Atori Shiina (director), Manuka Midou (character design), Sachi Arino (scenario writer)

Honey Vibes

Platform: Switch

Release Date: 2024

Genre: Otome romance visual novel

Tagline: In a tropical land where beasts (lust) and humans (reason) mesh, a hot and exciting love story awaits you.

Keywords: Beast Ears, Suits, and Three Factions

Staff: Kurage Ichi (character design), Yusuke Takahama (sound), Momoko Terashima (producer), Asami Saitou (director)

Hakuoki Ibun: Berezinskii no Majo

Platform: Switch

Genre: Otome dramatic visual novel

Tagline: “That” makes her both an angel and a demon.

Keywords: Rejuvenating Water, Hakuoki, Napoleon

Staff: Tsunekiyo Fujisawa (director), Sakigumi Shiki (character design), Kagero Usuba (guest designer)

Updates

Moeyo! Otome Doushi: Kayu Koigatari

Platform: Switch

Release Date: 2024

Genre: Otome romance visual novel

Keywords: Battle, Love Comedy, Manga

Staff: Tsunekiyo Fujisawa (producer), Chouko Tsuyuri (director), Ayu Nekoi (original design), Maro Sasaki (scenario), Ririka Yoshimura (scenario), and Satomi Nakayama (scenario)

Voice Cast: Shogo Sakata, Kazuki Ura, Nobunaga Shimazaki, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka, etc.

Official Website: otomate.jp

Trouble Magia: Wakeari Shoujo wa Mirai o Kachitoru Tame ni Ikoku no Mahou Gakkou e Ryougaku Shimasu

Platform: Switch

Genre: Magic academy visual novel full of trouble

Tagline: Girl meets boy in this adolescent tale of magic. Your year to seize the future is about to begin!

Keywords: Magic, Animals, Student Council

Staff: Suzunosuke (original design), Akira Natsuno (scenario writer), and Akira Ouse (director)

Voice Cast: Tomoaki Maeno, Atsushi Abe, Ryouta Oosaka, Yuuto Uemura, Kazuyuki Okitsu, etc.

Official Website: otomate.jp

Otomate Graffit: New Titles

Hiiro no Kakera Tamayori-hime Kitan: Omoi Iro no Kioku for Nintendo Switch

Platform: Switch

Release Date: June 20, 2024

Genre: Otome romance visual novel

Tagline: Destiny is with you once again…

Keyword: Swords, Guardians, Seals

Staff: Tsunekiyo Fujisawa (producer)

Voice Cast: Tomokazu Sugita, Kousuke Okano, Daisuke Namikawa, Daisuke Hirakawa, Hiroki Shimowada, Kazunori Nomiya, etc.

Official Website: otomate.jp

7’scarlet for Nintendo Switch

Platform: Switch

Release Date: 2024

Genre: Otome romance visual novel

Tagline: The truth of this town is illuminated by the moonlight.

Keyword: Mystery, Incidents

Staff: Chinatsu Kurahana (character design)

Voice Cast: Nobunaga Shimazaki, Tetsuya Kakihara, Showtaro Morikubo, Chiharu Sawashiro, Shinichiro Miki, etc.

Official Website: otomate.jp

Natsuzora no Monologue: Another Memory

Platform: Switch

Release Date: 2024

Genre: Summer-themed time loop visual novel

Tagline: We see “dreams” in the summer sky.

Staff: Ijou (director), Yuu Nishimura (scenario writer), Rokumaru (original design)

Voice Cast: Atsushi Abe, Naozumi Takahashi, Shinya Takahashi, Tsubasa Yonaga, Kazuhiko Inoue, Nobuhiko Okamoto, etc.

Official Website: otomate.jp

Altergear: New Titles

Hypnosis Mic: Alternative Rap Battle – 1st Period / Hypnosis Mic: Alternative Rap Battle – 2nd Period

Platform: Switch

Genre: Rhythm and visual novel game

Tagline: This time the battle of right and wrong comes to Nintendo Switch!

Keywords: Rhythm Game, Hypnosis Mic, Rap

Staff: Kazui (character design and original draft), Otomate, King Records (original work), Evil Line Records (original world)

Voice Cast: Subaru Kimura, Haruki Ishiya, Kouhei Amasaki, Shintarou Asanuma, Wataru Komada, Shinichiro Kamio, Yuusuke Shirai, Soma Saito, Yukihiro Nozuyama, Show Hayami, Ryuichi Kijima, Kento Itou, Ryota Iwasaki, Kengo Kawanishi, Takaya Kuroda, Shota Hayama, Yuki Sakakihara, Eiji Takeuchi, etc.

Official Website: otomate.jp

Altergear: Updates

Rashomon of Shinjuku

Platform: Switch

Release Date: August 8, 2024

Genre: A bakumatsu reincarnation story visual novel refreshed for the modern age.

Tagline: Sever the everlasting karma on the road to carnage.

Staff: Sonoe Kazenomiya (planning, original draft, producer, script), Kanna Natsumi (script), Karin Entertainment (work), Jirou Suzuki (character design)

Voice Cast: Hiromu Mineta, Yukari Shimotsuki, Junichi Yanagita, Kouji Okino, Kouhei Amasaki, Chikahiro Kobayashi, Sho Karino, Atsushi Abe, Kentaro Kumagai, Kenta Nobe, Rowa Kamiie, Takeo Otsuka, Yoshitaka Yamaya, etc.

Official Website: otomate.jp

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Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie - PV1

Japanese theatrical dates:

Part 1 - June 9, 2023

Part 2 - June 30, 2023

The two-part film serves as a “fifth season” for Sailor Moon Crystal and a direct continuation of Sailor Moon Eternal that will cover the “Stars” arc, the final arc of Naoko Takeuchi’s original manga.

Poster

Cast additions

Megumi Hayashibara as Sailor Galaxia

Nana Mizuki as Princess Kakyū

Kotono Mitsuishi as Chibi Chibi

Previously announced cast members

Kotono Mitsuishi as Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon

Hisako Kanemoto as Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury

Rina Satou as Rei Hino / Sailor Mars

Ami Koshimizu as Makoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter

Shizuka Itō as Minako Aino / Sailor Venus

Misato Fukuen as Chibi-Usa / Sailor Chibi Moon

Ai Maeda as Setsuna Meiou / Sailor Pluto

Sayaka Ōhara as Michiru Kaiou / Sailor Neptune

Junko Minagawa as Haruka Tenou / Sailor Uranus

Yukiyo Fujii as Hotaru Tomoe / Sailor Saturn

Marina Inoue as Seiya Kō/Sailor Star Fighter

Saori Hayami as Taiki Kō/Sailor Star Maker

Ayane Sakura as Yaten Kō/Sailor Star Healer

Staff

Director: Tomoya Takahashi

Script: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

Character Design: Kazuko Tadano

Music: Yasuharu Takanashi

Art Director: Yumiko Soraga

Animation Production: Toei Animation, Studio Deen

[historyhermann]

Do It Yourself!! Review

Do It Yourself!! (Dū Itto Yuaserufu!!) is an original slice-of-life and DIY anime. The series is directed by Kazuhiro Yoneda and written by Kazuyuki Fudeyasu. It is produced by Pine Jam, a seven-year-old Japanese studio known for series such as Kageki Shojo!! and Just Because! In addition, Koyubita Beru's online manga adaptation began at the same time as the anime. This review will have spoilers.

Reprinted from Pop Culture Maniacs, my History Hermann WordPress blog on Jan 4., and Wayback Machine. This was the fifteenth article I wrote for Pop Culture Maniacs. This post was originally published on December 11, 2022.

The show's plot is simple and sweet: Serufu Yua (voiced by Konomi Inagaki) is an easygoing first-year student at Gatagata Girls' High School who joins the school's DIY club after the club's leader fixes her bike after she crashes. Her name, in Japanese order, is a homonym meaning "yourself", as in "do it yourself".

After joining the DIY club, Serufu makes new friends. This includes a third-year named Rei Yasaku (voiced by Ayane Sakura), also known as Kurei, who is the club leader, and a shy first-year named Takumi Hikage (voiced by Azumi Waki).

Serufu is later joined by an overly friendly, and energetic, girl from Southeast Asia named Kokoro Kōki / Shii (voiced by Karin Takahashi). Shii does not go to the same school, but is an external member of the club. These friends, and others, attempt different methods to gain more club members, so the club can remain at the school.

Humor is central to Do It Yourself!!. For one, Serufu is very accident-prone, causing her to always wear bandages on her face and arms. As a result, she often spends time in the nurse's office, for which she has perfect attendance. Her laid-back mother (voiced by Kikuko Inoue) even hides power tools in the house so that Serufu doesn't hurt herself. Adding to the humor are occasional scenes when Serufu, and her mother. eat pork while her pet pig, Meat, sits and shutters at the thought they are eating animal meat like him.

The series excels at being low-pressure and without drama, for the most part, in contrast to currently airing series like I'm the Villainness and I'm Taming the Final Boss and Bibliophile Princess, which are filled with dramatic storylines from beginning to end. At the same time, Do It Yourself!! is optimistic and uplifting.

The anime's characters are more than simple caricatures. For instance, Yua's friend, Miku Suride (voiced by Kana Ichinose), is given the nickname of "Purin" by Serufu since is tsundere about her true feelings. She often gets worked up, especially when it comes to Serufu. There's also her housemate, Juliet Queen Elizabeth VIII (voiced by Nichika Ōmori), also known as Jobko. Although she is a prodigy from the U.S., due to a language mix-up, so she ends up in the wrong school. She gives Miku the name "Pudding".

The series is not a simple slice-of-life story like Azumanga Daioh or Non Non Biyori. It doesn't shy away from harsh realities. For example, after everything seems lost at the end of the ninth episode, when materials the DIY club has been collecting for their treehouse are gone, the show does not take a dark turn. Instead, it remains upbeat. The club members are successful in gathering necessary excess materials along the way. They also learn that their club advisor, and school nurse, Haruko Hoketsu (voiced by Yumi Kakazu), was once a club member!

Do It Yourself!! touches on the "clash" between technology and hand-made materials. Purin goes to Yuyu Girls' Vocational High School, a high-tech school, while the other characters attend Gatagata, which is next door. Instead of saying one method, or one school, is better than another, the show gives the lesson that DIY ethics can mesh with techno-optimism and technology itself. Jobko is a perfect example of this, as is Purin, to an extent, combining their skills together for benefit of others.

Similar to currently airing anime, such as Encouragement of Climb: Next Summit, Management of a Novice Alchemist, and Bocchi the Rock!, the show contains yuri subtext. This is most evident between Serufu and Purin, with the latter having feelings for the former. Additionally, Kurei and Takumi bond over a similar interest in a fictional manga named Sunflower Girls.

The show's writing pulls you into the story and makes you want to watch more. This is unsurprising since the show's writer, Kazuyuki Fudeyasu, is known for his work on Black Clover and That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime. He has also been a screenwriter on well-known series like Encouragement of Climb, In the Land of Leadale, Wandering Witch: The Journey of Elaina, and Is the Order a Rabbit?.

Ryōhei Sataka writes the music for Do It Yourself!!. He is known for work on the iDOLM@STER series, Classroom of the Elite, D4DJ, and Boarding School Juliet. The music of the series is simple, easily fitting with the themes and story.

The writing, story, and music are enhanced by the show's voice talent. For instance, Ichinose depicted protagonists in Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Carole & Tuesday, and If My Favorite Pop Idol Made It to the Budokan, I Would Die, while Sakura voiced characters in Wandering Son, Love Live! School Idol Project, and Spy x Family.

The show's other voice actors are known for work on series such as The Aquatope on White Sand, My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom!, Tokyo Mew Mew, and Komi Can't Communicate. Their talents are put to good use in the series.

Do It Yourself!! is a perfect embodiment of the DIY ethic. Although it is sometimes grating to see the characters use power tools and other tools without any safety gear, that might throw off the "cute girls building things with their hands" vibe that the show is going for.

The series falls short only by dragging out the tsundere nature of Purin toward Serufu too long. If the series is only be 12 episodes long, it would be unfortunate if Purin spends more time with the DIY club in the opening credits than in the actual episodes. However, it is a distinct possibility that the series will continue into another season.

If another season of Do It Yourself!! was developed, it could focus on the strengthened friendship, or even romance, if that plot was chosen, between Purin and Serufu. New characters would likely get introduced, as the DIY club would expand after the "secret" treehouse is built.

Serufu reminds me little of Izumi-kun in the romcom anime Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie or even Milo Murphy in the sci-fi action comedy, Milo Murphy's Law. The difference is that Serufu has no backpack like Milo for any eventualities, nor does she have a sweet girlfriend, such as Shikimori-san, with excellent reflexes who rescues her from dangerous situations.

The focus on friendship, a do-it-yourself attitude, and peaceful family lives is a nice breather from the realism depicted elsewhere. There are no physically or psychologically abusive parents, similar to those in the short-lived sports drama series, Stars Align, nor any like Mother Gothel in the Tangled films and animated series. While such depictions are truthful as there are real-life relationships that some have with their parents or guardians similar to those depictions, it can be disheartening and depressing to see those depictions, at times.

Do It Yourself!! stands out as a strong slice-of-life series during a fall anime season filled with romance and drama. It has a different tone than other anime. It is more carefree, sometimes even happy-go-lucky. For that reason, I recommend the series wholeheartedly.

Do It Yourself!! is currently streaming on Crunchyroll.

© 2022-2023 Burkely Hermann. All rights reserved.

[singintwilight]

(⚡Phone vibrating⚡) 

Hey Miko, there are some Pisces Lunar Otokos sending you a friend request! Who are you most interested in?❤❤ 

👉According to some articles, Pisces personalities are romantic, devoted, and compassionate.

[trashexplorer]

BLCD 2022: March Releases

Legends:

✓ - have      

💡 - interested

✘ - not interested (but will probably still listen to)    

🙏 - dying for

1. Naka Made Aishite vol.2 Animate Genteiban CD ✘

Release Date: 2022/03/10

Cast: Eguchi Takuya x Toki Shunichi

Synopsis: Extra of whatever this Momose An is.

2. 25-ji, Akasaka de 2 🙏

Release Date: 2022/03/16

Cast: 

Satou Takuya x Saitou Souma

FuruKAWA MAKOTOOAJHDASAH

Synopsis: Long-awaited adaptation of the sequel!

Comment: NO! NO, YOU DIDN’T! HOW COULD YOU, FIFTH AVENUE?! NOT THE HARD-WORKING TRIO OF 2018!!! Y’ALL KNOW I SHIP MAKONYAN AND SOUMA!!! Sometimes, I hate being able to read.

3. Tokyo 24-ku -Inoru- Tokuten ✘

Release Date: 2022/03/24

Pairings:

Ono Yuuki x Mizunaka Masaaki

Inoue Takara x Mizunaka Masaaki

Ichijou Kazuya x Mizunaka Masaaki

Yamanaka Masahiro x Mizunaka Masaaki

Katou Masayuki x Mizunaka Masaaki

Synopsis: Special Drama CD for the Nintendo Switch Release of the game of the same name.

Comment: Does Switch allow R-18? 🤔

4. Fake Fact Lips 🙏 *Finally, SueMachi BLCD debut!

Release Date: 2022/03/25

Cast: Kumagai Kentarou x Kobayashi Chiaki

Synopsis: From highschool to now working salesmen, it was as if Shitou and Ryou were just born to be each other’s rival. Studies, sports, the number of Valentine’s Day chocolates they receive—you name it, they compete over it. After winning the current term’s sales count, Ryou invites Shitou out to celebrate over drinks, and as per the usual fashion, Shitou turns it into a competition. They down one drink after another, and as Shitou loses for the nth time, he taunts Shitou Ryou to have a competition to see who could last longer in sex?! After another devastating loss, Shitou declares the new name of the game: whoever falls in love loses!

5. Fukuonsei wa Urusai Juubun ni 🙏

Release Date: 2022/03/25

Cast: Morikawa Toshiyuki x Okitsu Kazuyuki

Synopsis: Nozaki and Nishida work at the same company but since they both have trouble expressing their feelings honestly, they end up misunderstanding each other even though they have a mutually loving physical relationship.

6. Kamisama Nanka Shinjinai Bokura no Eden 💡

Release Date: 2022/03/25

Cast: Kumagai Kentarou x Ono Yuuki *but you’re the same person?

Synopsis: 

One day, science-loving wallflower Shikito Takai smells an overwhelmingly alluring scent coming from his classmate Kaito Nishio, whom he’s always admired. Then, when Nishio becomes flushed and weak during gym class, Shikito tries to take him to the Nurse’s office, but the two somehow end up in the disused equipment storeroom...

This is the story of the human race’s first Alpha and Omega, the inception of the omegaverse.

7. Slow Damage Drama CD Vol.1 Taku AfterStory ✘

Release Date: 2022/03/25

Cast: Yamamoto Kanehira x Ono Yuuki

Synopsis: Special Drama CD for the game.

8. Zombie Hide Sex 1 🙏

Release Date: 2022/03/25

Cast: Kasama Jun x Shirai Yuusuke

Synopsis: Zombies are suddenly taking over the city, and Haruomi, who works at a convenience store, is desperate to get away from them. He's about to be bitten by one when Kazuma, a good-looking soldier, happens to be on the scene and saves him in the nick of time. In exchange for protection, Haruomi is forced to help Kazuma see to his physical needs as the soldier's survival instincts kick in...!! This is a sexy zombie story with new bonus manga clips included.

Comment: Kasama Jun, huh. He’s been around for a bit, and he has lead in a few works, but Kazuma-san looks like he should be voiced by someone like Yasumoto Hiroki or Kawahara if we’re looking at the whales or maybe Egu or Ono Yuuki for the mid-rangers. I’ll just pray that he’ll do well as Kazuma-san ‘cause I’m unfortunately expecting a lot. I love that shit, man. And ShiraYuu’s gonna make him work for sure.

9. Bena ✘

Release Date: 2022/03/30

Cast: Yashiro Taku x Ura Kazuki *a debut!

Synopsis: 

My greatest happiness was meeting you.

Set in the Edo Period. Ichi, who works at a freak show, meets Bena who was captured as a monster. Ichi escapes with Bena to return him to his hometown.

The two slowly create happy memories while huddled in a small room. However, Bena is not human. Rather, the “child of a demon”.

The realistic story of the two lonely people in the Edo period, written by a new author with an overwhelming art style.

10. Caligula no Koi ✘

Release Date: 2022/03/30

Cast: Hamano Daiki x Terashima Junta

Synopsis: 

Take control of my pleasure, my beloved master.

This is the last time, so you can grant it to me, the forbidden treat I wanted.

11. Platinum Blood 💡

Release Date: 2022/03/30

Cast: Ono Yuuki x Shingaki Tarusuke *THERAPY GAME REVERSED

Synopsis: Alucard, also known as Ali, is a vampire raised by a priest. Years later, the vampire is now a refined young man. However, instead of thirsting for blood, he prefers sexual fluids?!

[gdwessel]

NOAH, AJPW, STARDOM, Dragon Gate Supercard Results for Emperor’s Birthday Holiday 2/23/2022 With Title Matches & Changes Galore; DDT’s COVID-19 Woes Continue To Wreak Havoc On Ultimate Tag League, DDT/TJPW 2/23/2022 Results

Today is the 62nd birthday for the Reiwa Emperor Naruhito. It is a national holiday in Japan, so there is a bunch of wrestling happening, with a bunch of title defenses across a bunch of promotions.

Pro Wrestling NOAH

NOAH ran Gain Control 2022 in Nagoya today, live on ABEMA and Wrestle Universe. Two title defenses, and a match to fill a third title, took place on this show.

Gain Control 2022 in Nagoya - 2/23/2022, Aichi Nagoya Congress Center Event Hall (ABEMA, Wrestle Universe)

King Tany & Muhammad Yone [Funky Express] d. Akitoshi Saito & Masao Inoue [Funky Express] (Yone > Inoue, Kinniku Buster, 11:58)

Nio [Kongo] d. Kinya Okada (Stuka Splash, 9:58)

NOSAWA Rongai & Kotaro Suzuki [Perros del Mal de Japon] d. Yoshinari Ogawa [STINGER] & Yasutaka Yano (Suzuki > Yano, Excalibur, 6:42)

Tadasuke, Hajime Ohara & ALEJA [Kongo] d. Hao, Junta Miyawaki & Kai Fujimura (Tadasuke > Fujimura, Fuyuki Special, 14:42)

Masato Tanaka [M’s Alliance] DCO Kendo Kashin [Sugiura-gun] (11:01)

Naomichi Marufuji [M’s Alliance] & Takashi Sugiura [Sugiura-gun] d. Masa Kitamiya & Yoshiki Inamura (Sugiura > Inamura, Olympic Qualifying Slam, 20:22)

GHC Juniorheavyweight Tag Team Championship Decision Match: Atsushi Kotoge & YO-HEY d. HAYATA & Yuya Susumu [STINGER] (YO-HEY > Susumu, Super Face G, 26:58) - Kotoge/YO-HEY are the 49th champions

GHC Juniorheavyweight Championship: Daisuke Harada © d. Super Crazy [Perros del Mal de Japon] (Hurricanrana, 18:57) - Harada succeeds his 2nd defense

Go Shiozaki, Kaito Kiyomiya & Daiki Inaba d. Kenoh, Masakatsu Funaki & Manabu Soya [Kongo] (Kiyomiya > Soya, Double Armlock, 21:21)

GHC Heavyweight Championship: Kazuyuki Fujita [Sugiura-gun] d. Katsuhiko Nakajima [Kongo] © (Powerbomb, 21:11) - Nakajima fails his 5th defense - Fujita is the 37th champion

Good golly, Miss Molly. Kazuyuki Fujita can now be one of the all-time worst IWGP *and* GHC Heavyweight Champions of all time. What can I say, besides, CyberFight love their 50+ year-old champions. I really don’t know what purpose this serves to NOAH. God I hate Kazuyuki Fujita.

So I guess Hajime Ohara is part of Kongo now. I can’t keep up with the changes in that stable anymore. YO-HEY comes good for Ohara’s old partner Kotoge, as they now fill the vacant junior tag belts. Hope this reign lasts more than a week, given the vacations of the belts the last month. One day BIG TANK Yoshiki Inamura will beat Takashi Sugiura. Super Crazy does not get to hold two promotions’ junior titles in the span of a couple of months. Masao Inoue returned to the ring in an inter-Funky-Express match.

NOAH’s next show is on Friday from Yokohama Radiant Hall.

All Japan Pro Wrestling

A Triple Crown match highlighted today’s Korakuen Hall rally for AJPW. Three other title matches took place on this one too. Hokuto Omori and Yusuke Kodama were pulled from this show as being close contacts to an undetermined positive COVID-19 case.

Excite Series 2022 Night 5 - 2/23/2022, Tokyo Korakuen Hall (AJPW.tv)

Ryuki Honda [TOTAL ECLIPSE] d. Ryo Inoue (Lariat, 4:00)

Dan Tamura [Evolution] & Ryuji Hijikata d. Takuho Kato & Kazumasa Yoshida (Tamura > Yoshida, 6:49)

Shuji Ishikawa, Takao Omori & Black Menso-re d. Yuma Aoyagi, Atsuki Aoyagi & Rising HAYATO [NEXTREAM] (Ishikawa > HAYATO, Fire Thunder Bomb, 9:02)

KAZMA SAKAMOTO, Takayuki Ueki & Seigo Tachibana d. Yoshitatsu, Izanagi & Devil Murasaki (KAZMA > Yoshitatsu, Schoolboy, 8:22)

GAORA TV Championship: Shigehiro Irie © d. Isami Kodaka (Flying Headbutt, 10:22) - Irie succeeds his 2nd defense

World Juniorheavyweight Championship: Hikaru Sato [Evolution] d. SUGI © (Cross Armbreaker, 9:51) - SUGI fails his 3rd defense - Sato is the 61st champion

World Tag Team Championship: Suwama & Shotaro Ashino [Evolution] © d. Koji Doi & Kuma Arashi [TOTAL ECLIPSE] (Ashino > Doi, T-Bone Suplex, 18:26) - Runaway SUPLEX succeed their 3rd defense

Triple Crown Heavyweight Championship: Kento Miyahara [NEXTREAM] © d. Abdullah Kobayashi [BJW] (German Suplex Hold, 16:06) - Miyahara succeeds his 1st defense

I don’t think there were any surprises here today, including the junior title change. AJPW will not put the Triple Crown on a wrestler contracted to Big Japan. Sato is far superior a wrestler to SUGI. But hey, Shigehiro Irie retained his title, and we like him a lot around these parts.

It would not surprise me to see Shuji Ishikawa challenge Kento coming up either.

The Excite Series wraps up Sunday in Chiba.

STARDOM

STARDOM held Cinderella Journey in Nagaoka today, live on PPV. I don’t think you can still get it; both links I tried, failed. Four title matches on this one.

Cinderella Journey 2022 in Nagaoka - 2/23/2022, Niigata Aore Nagaoka (PPV)

Future Of Stardom Next Challenger 3-Way Match: - Rina [Oedo Tai] d. Waka Tsukiyama [Cosmic Angels] & Mai Sakurai [Donna del Mondo] (Rina > Tsukiyama, Gory Bomb, 6:09) - Mai Sakurai [Donna del Mondo] d. Waka Tsukiyama [Cosmic Angels] (8:06)

Future Of Stardom Championship: Hanan [STARS] © d. Momo Kohgo [Queen’s Quest] (Backdrop Hold, 5:20) - Hanan succeeds her 2nd defense

Ruaka & Momo Watanabe [Oedo Tai] d. Utami Hayashishita & Lady C [Queen’s Quest] (Ruaka > C, Freezer Bomb, 7:34)

Mayu Iwatani [STARS] & Tam Nakano [Cosmic Angels] d. Saki Kashima & Fukigen Death [Oedo Tai] (Iwatani > Kashima, Moonsault Press, 10:04)

Syuri, Maika & Himeka [Donna del Mondo] TLD Giulia, MIRAI & Thekla [Donna del Mondo] (20:00)

Goddess Of Stardom Championship: Koguma & Hazuki [STARS] © d. Mina Shirakawa & Unagi Sayaka [Cosmic Angels] (Koguma > Shirakawa, Diving Body Press, 12:28) - Koguma/Hazuki succeed their 2nd defense

High Speed Championship: AZM [Queen’s Quest] d. Starlight Kid [Oedo Tai] © (Numero Uno, 17:03) - Starlight Kid fails her 6th defense - AZM is the 22nd champion

Wonder Of Stardom Championship: Saya Kamitani [Queen’s Quest] © d. Natsupoi [Donna del Mondo] (Phoenix Splash, 21:55) - Kamitani succeeds her 2nd defense

Immediately after retaining her title, Saya Kamitani nominated both her table leader Utami Hayashishita, and Cosmic Angels’ leader Tam Nakano, as challengers to her title for both nights at Ryogoku on 3/26 & 3/27/2022. Momo Watanabe challenged Koguma & Hazuki for their titles, with a special mystery partner to team with her. The crux of the opener is to determine the challengers for Hanan on both nights of Ryogoku, which will now be Rina and Mai Sakurai, both. Seems like an awfully busy time for STARDOM.

STARDOM return this weekend with shows Saturday and Sunday.

Dragon Gate

DG held Memorial Gate 2022 in Wakayama today, which you can see now on Dragon Gate Network. Featured today was the first defense of the Open The Twin Gate titles for Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka.

Memorial Gate 2022 in Wakayama - 2/23/2022, Wakayama Prefectural Gymnasium (Dragon Gate Network)

Susumu Yokosuka, Big Boss Shimizu & U-T [Natural Vibes] TLD KAI, BxB Hulk & Shun Skywalker [Z-Brats] (15:00)

Takashi Yoshida & Ho Ho Lun d. Strong Machine J & Shachihoko Boy (Yoshida > Boy, Release Powerbomb, 3:49)

SB KENTo & Diamante [Z-Brats] d. Yosuke Santa Maria & Punch Tominaga (KENTo > Yosuke, SB Shooter, 0:34)

YAMATO, Dragon Kid, Ben-K, Keisuke Okuda & Kagetora [HIGH-END] d. Ultimo Dragon, Masaaki Mochizuki, Don Fujii, Yasushi Kanda & Shuji Kondo (Kagetora > Kanda, Kagenui, 12:24)

Open The Brave Gate #1 Contender 5-Way Match: Takuma Fujiwara d. Riki Iihashi, Ishin Iihashi, Takumi Hayakawa & Ryu Fuda (Fujiwara > Ishin, Schoolboy, 7:32)

Naruki Doi, Kota Minoura & Kaito Ishida d. Kzy, Genki Horiguchi & Jacky “Funky” Kamei [Natural Vibes] (Minoura > Horiguchi, Gang, 9:58)

HYO [Z-Brats] d. Eita (Schoolboy with ropes, 7:37)

Open The Twin Gate Championship: Dragon Dia & Yuki Yoshioka © d. Jason Lee & La Estrella (Yoshioka > Estrella, Frog Splash, 17:58) - DiaYoshi succeed their 1st defense

Dragon Dia remains a double-crown champion after he & Yoshioka beat Dia’s former MASQUERADE mates in Lee & Estrella. I don’t know if DiaYoshi is the name, but it sounded good and DG-esque. Dia will now face Takuma Fujiwara to defend the Brave Gate title after Fujiwara beat his dojo class fellows. I was kinda rooting for Ryu Fuda actually. That match will be at Champion Gate in Osaka on 3/5/2022.

Naruki Doi’s Unit With No Name gets a good prelude win over Natural Vibes, as we head for that Open The Triangle Gate match, also on 3/5/2022.

HYO gets another one over on Eita, the man he deposed to turn R.E.D. into Z-Brats. In other Z-Brats goings on, after a week or so of Big Boss Shimizu beating HYO in prelude matches, and getting a direct win over KAI, now Z-Brats is starting to get one over on Shimizu, first with KAI interfering to cause Shimizu’s loss to Jason Lee on Sunday, and now a time limit draw in the opener to add some intrigue to the KAI v. Shimizu Open The Dream Gate title defense that is coming 3/6/2022 in Osaka.

The Truth Gate 2022 tour wraps up Saturday in Tsushima, and on Sunday with another streamed show from Kobe.

DDT / Tokyo Joshi

The COVID-19 issues for DDT continue, as Hideki Okatani has now tested positive as well. Eruption are now effectively out of the tournament – their match that was to take place today v. Yuji Hino & Yukio Naya is a forfeit, and due to Kazuki Hirata being out, the Eruption v. Hirata & Shuji Kondo match for the Final on Saturday will be a double-forfeit. Neither team were in the running at this point as it was. So today’s Ultimate Tag League show had no actual Ultimate Tag League matches on it. Yuji Hino & Yukio Naya end the League with 4 points, not in the running for the Final as that will come down to Burning v. The 37KAMIINA on Sunday for A Block.

DDT Ultimate Tag League 2022 In Fukushima!! - 2/23/2022, Will Fukushima (Wrestle Universe)

Kazusada Higuchi d. Yuki Ishida (Brain Claw, 10:00)

Danshoku Dino & Yuki iino [Pheromones] NC Toru Owashi & Naomi Yoshimura [DISASTER BOX] (13:08)

Chris Brookes d. Yukio Naya (Death By Roll-Up, 12:41)

HARASHIMA [DISASTER BOX] & Antonio Honda d. Yukio Sakaguchi [Eruption] & Gorgeous Matsuno (Honda > Matsuno, Crushed La Magistral Cradle, 13:07)

Daisuke Sasaki & MJ Paul [DAMNATION TA] d. Yuji Hino & Akito (Sasaki > Akito, Crossface, 12:43)

Tetsuya Endo, Jun Akiyama & Yusuke Okada [Burning] d. Yuki Ueno, Shunma Katsumata & MAO [The 37KAMIINA] (Endo > Katsumata, Best Burning Star Press In The Universe, 19:27)

Burning get the win in a prelude match to the Final on Sunday against The 37KAMIINA. Post-main, Endo and Akiyama basically said The 37KAMIINA ain’t shit without Konosuke Takeshita. Endo says he will beat Takeshita at Korakuen Hall Sunday, and for the KO-D Openweight title at Ryogoku. Endo also ripped MAO’s favorite Gorgeous Matsuno shirt, for which MAO swore revenge. Speaking of Gorgeous Matsuno, at age 60, given CyberFight’s proclivities towards titling up older wrestlers, he may like his chances here soon.

Current Ultimate Tag League 2022 Standings:

A Block Akiyama/Endo – 6pts (3W 0D 0L) Takeshita/Ueno – 4pts (2W 0D 1L) Hino/Naya – 4pts (2W 0D 2L) Higuchi/Okatani – 2pts (1W 0D 3L) Kondo/Hirata – 0pts (0W 0D 4L)

B Block HARASHIMA/Yoshimura – 4pts (2W 0D 1L) Sasaki/Paul – 4pts (2W 0D 2L) Iino/Imanari – 4pts (2W 0D 1L) Brookes/Takanashi – 2pts (1W 0D 2L) MAO/Katsumata – 2pts (1W 0D 2L) The Final show is Sunday from Tokyo Korakuen Hall. Block A comes down to Burning v. The 37KAMIINA. Block B is still up for grabs between DISASTER BOX & Pheromones; DAMNATION TA are out, having had 4 matches (One of them was a forfeit win however). The Final will be the Block winners in the main event. Hopefully this card stands.

DDT Ultimate Tag League 2022 The Final!! - 2/27/2022, Tokyo Korakuen Hall (Wrestle Universe)

Soma Takao, Yusuke Okada & Yuya Koroku v. Toru Owashi, Toi Kojima & Yuki Ishida

3-Way Match: Danshoku Dino [Pheromones] v. Antonio Honda v. Hiroshi Yamato

Daisuke Sasaki, Minoru Fujita & MJ Paul [DAMNATION TA] v. Yuji Hino, Akito & Yukio Naya

Ultimate Tag League 2022 B Block: Chris Brookes & Masahiro Takanashi v. Shunma Katsumata & MAO [The 37KAMIINA]

Ultimate Tag League 2022 B Block: HARASHIMA & Naomi Yoshimura [DISASTER BOX] v. Yuki Iino & Yumehito Imanari [Pheromones]

Ultimate Tag League 2022 A Block: Tetsuya Endo & Jun Akiyama [Burning] v. Konosuke Takeshita & Yuki Ueno [The 37KAMIINA]

Yukio Sakaguchi & Saki Akai [Eruption] v. Sanshiro Takagi & Maya Yukihi

Ultimate Tag League 2022 Final: WINNER A Block v. WINNER B Block

Tokyo Joshi also ran today, a second show this week from Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall. Miyu Yamashita and Maki Itoh are still out due to positive COVID-19 tests.

Tokyo Joshi 2022 Winter - 2/23/2022, Tokyo Ryogoku KFC Hall (Wrestle Universe)

Yuki Kamifuku & Mahiro Kiryu d. Hikari Noa & Kaya Toribami (Kamifuku > Toribami, Famouser, 9:10)

3-Way Match: Suzume d. Haruna Neko & Moka Miyamoto (Suzume > Neko, Jackknife Hold, 9:52)

Hyper Misao d. Marika Kobashi (Hypami Returns, 10:51)

Shoko Nakajima, Nodoka Tenma & Yuki Aino d. Raku, Pom Harajuku & Yuki Arai (Aino > Harajuku, Bakuretsu Bulldog, 14:40)

Rika Tatsumi, Miu Watanabe & Nao Kakuta d. Yuka Sakazaki, Mizuki & Arisu Endo (Tatsumi > Endo, Twist Of Fate, 16:28)

Tatsumi cut a post-match promo about how great it was that she and Yuka Sakazaki joined TJPW as classmates, and how Daydream will beat the Magical Sugar Rabbits at Ryogoku. Nodoka Tenma will have a singles match at Ryogoku as well against her Bakuretsu Sister, Yuki Aino, as we head towards her retirement. Hyper Misao will also face Sanshiro Takagi at Sumo Hall. Misao also protested Marika Kobashi’s “graduation from TJPW” before their match.

BJW, Ice Ribbon and Gatoh Move also held shows today. There may have been even more I don’t know about.

No post tomorrow. I am going to try to do an Upcoming Events post on Saturday, then back to the regularly scheduled posts on Sunday.

[seiyuuvoices]

🐑Hitsuji de Oyasumi Series🐑

Insomnia? Here’s the help you need! Let the seiyuus count the sheep until you fall asleep! 

🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 

PSA:  If you are able to, please buy the CD online or from your local stores!

I’ve got a few requests from people who are curious about this series but many of the links on Seireitei Toshokan have been dead for some time. I’ll be sharing the ones that have become unavailable.

🐑 Pick a volume with your favourite seiyuu:

Complete Digest (Seiyuus from Vol 01~10, Wakamoto Norio, Ootsuka Akio, Kuroda Takaya, Kanaya Hideyuki)

Bangaihen (Wakamoto Norio)

Tokubetsuhen (Ootsuka Akio & Kuroda Takaya & Kanaya Hideyuki)

Kakumei (Baba Toru & Ookawa Genki)

Volume 01 Bokura no Koe de (Ishida Akira & Hoshi Souichirou)

Volume 02 Nemuttara Iinjanai (Suwabe Junichi & Ookawa Tooru)

Volume 03 Zutto Soba ni Iru yo (Yuusa Kouji & Itou Kentarou)

Volume 04 Chotto Nemutte Minai (Toriumi Kousuke & Suzuki Chihiro)

Volume 05 Issho ni netemo ii (Fukuyama Jun & Kishio Daisuke)

Volume 06 Nerunai to Punpun (Tamura Yukari & Saitou Chiwa)

Volume 07 Oyasuminasaimase Ojousama (Midorikawa Hikaru & Okiayu Ryoutarou)

Volume 08 e~ Nemuretainda (Miyano Mamoru & Taniyama Kishou)

Volume 09 Anata no Soba wo Hanaremasen (Inoue Kikuko)

Volume 10 Boku ga Kazoete mo Ii no (Suzumura Kenichi & Hirakawa Daisuke)

Volume 11 Omataseta ne Senorita (Inoue Kazuhiko)

Volume 12 Itsumademo Issho ni Iyou ne (Yoshino Hiroyuki & Kamiya Hiroshi)

Volume 13 Kimi Yori Saki ni Boku ga Oyasumishichau yo (Ono Daisuke & Nakai Kazuya)

Volume 14 Minna de Issho ni Neyou yo (Takahashi Hiroki)

Volume 15 Hokago wa Kimi no Soba de (Morita Masakazu & Sugiyama Noriaki)

Volume 16 Iikagen ni Nero yo na (Nakamura Yuuichi & Yonaga Tsubasa)

Volume 17 Oyasumi no Sono Mae ni (Minagawa Junko & Kaida Yuki)

Volume 18 Ashita wa Motto Kagayaku Kimi ni Naru you ni (Chiba Susumu & Hamada Kenji)

Volume 19 Kimi no Negao ni Iyasarete (Narita Ken & Horiuchi Kenyu)

Volume 20 Ii Kara Yoko ni Nare yo (Paku Romi & Kugimiya Rie)

Volume 21 Oretachi to Yukkuri Yasumoune (Kondou Takashi & Namikawa Daisuke)

Volume 22 Takosago demo Nemurinasai (Morikawa Toshiyuki)

🐑 For volumes after this, they’re are available on Airavalky, membership is free but you gotta register first.

Volume 23 Ashita no Tame ni ii Yume wo (Terashima Takuma & Okamoto Nobuhiko)

Volume 24 Kenkou-teki ni Oyasumi (Konishi Katsuyuki & Yasumoto Hiroki)

Volume 25 Gussuri Nemureru Jikken wo Shiyou yo (Okitsu Kazuyuki & Hino Satoshi)

Volume 26 Oniichan to Oyasumi (Morikubo Showtarou & Majima Junji)

Volume 27 (unavailable)

Volume 28 Komorebi no Shita de Oyasumi (Shimono Hiro & Kaji Yuuki)

Volume 29 Yuki wo Minagara Oyasumi (Maeno Tomoaki & Tsuda Kenjirou)

Volume 30 (unavailable)

Volume 31 Otanoshimi ha Kimi to Isshou ni (Ono Yuuki & Kimura Ryohei)

Volume 32 Mugen no Yoru ni Dakarete Oyasumi (Seki Toshihiko & Hayami Sho)

Volume 33 Nonbirishinagara Oyasumi (Nojima Hirofumi & Nojima Kenji)

Hetalia x Hitsuji de Oyasumi Series

Sleep Sleep Sheep Choice ~ Koukousei Hen ~ Hirose Yuuya & Saitou Souma

Sleep Sleep Sheep Choice ~ Daigakusei Hen ~ Eguchi Takuya & Shouta Aoi

🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 🐑 

Let me know if any of the links stopped working! Thank you!

Good night! Dream of sheep and seiyuus!

[yugiohmangavsanime]

Yu-Gi-Oh’s animation directors

In total, Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters had 34 different animation directors from 9 animation companies across its 224 episodes.  In my last post, I covered the rotation that the animation companies had over the series’ run, so in this post I want to break down how many episodes were done by each company and how many by each director.

Yumeta Company (ゆめ太カンパニー): 31 Episodes

Takahiro Kagami (加々美高浩): 17 episodes: Episodes 1, 7 (with Aki Tsunaki), 19, 30, 42, 54, 66, 79, 91, 97, 103 (with Kazunori Takahashi), 115, 128, 140, 153, 165, 177 (with Kazunori Takahashi), also the AD of OP5 and ED5

Aki Tsunaki (つなきあき): 8 episodes: Episodes 7 (with Takahiro Kagami), 13, 24, 36, 48, 60, 72, 85, also the AD of OP1 (with Michiaki Sugimoto), ED1, and OP3

Kazunori Takahashi (高橋和徳): 9 episodes: Episodes 103 (with Takahiro Kagami), 109, 121, 134, 147, 159, 171, 177 (with Takahiro Kagami), 183

Yumeta Company was also given cooperation credit on episodes 74, 144, and 184, due to those episodes functioning as recap episodes

Sunshine Corporation (S.S.C): 64 Episodes

Hidetsugu Hirayama (平山英嗣): 24 episodes: Episodes 2, 8, 14, 20, 26, 34, 40, 46, 52, 58, 64, 70, 77, 83, 89, 95, 101, 107, 113, 120, 127, 133, 139, 145

Masaki Kudo (工藤柾輝): 9 episodes: Episodes 31, 37, 43, 49, 55, 61, 67, 73, 80

Kimiharu Mutou (武藤公春): 17 episodes: Episodes 86, 92, 98, 135, 141, 148, 169, 174, 180, 186, 192, 198, 204, 210, 216, 222, 224 (with Shinichiro Minami and Akio Hirakawa (co-animated with Gallop))

Yutaka Ozawa (小澤豊): 2 episodes: Episodes 104, 110

Jouji Sawada (澤田譲治): 3 episodes: Episodes 116, 123, 129

Hideki Watanabe (渡辺英樹): 2 episodes: Episodes 151, 157

Shinsuke Terasawa (寺澤伸介): 1 episode: Episode 163

Kazuyuki Ikai (飯飼一幸): 2 episodes: Episodes 189, 195

Shinichiro Minami (南伸一郎): 5 episodes: Episodes 201, 207, 213, 219, 224 (with Kimiharu Mutou and Akio Hirakawa (co-animated with Gallop))

SSC was also given cooperation credit on episodes 74, 144, and 184 due to those episodes functioning as recap episodes

JCF (ジェイ・シー・エフ): 5 Episodes

Masahiro Hamamori (浜森理宏): 5 episodes: Episodes 3, 9, 15, 22, 28

Studio Gallop (ぎゃろっぷ) In-House: 62 Episodes

Total includes the 7 episodes animated by Dongwoo Animation (同友動画), which had layout done by Gallop and had Gallop animators as the animation directors.

Michiaki Sugimoto (杉本道明): 14 episodes: Episodes 4, 10, 17, 23, 29, 35, 41, 47, 53, 59, 65, 71, 78, 84, also the AD of OP1 (with Aki Tsunaki)

Hatsuki Tsuji (辻初樹): 4 episodes: Episodes 16, 21, 27, 33

Shuichi Shimamura (島村秀一): 5 episodes: Episodes 39, 45, 51, 56, 62, also the AD of ED2 and ED3

Ikkou Kobayashi (小林一幸): 6 episodes: Episodes 68, 75, 81, 87, 144, 166 (Dongwoo), also the AD of OP2

Kenichi Hara (原憲一): 20 episodes: Episodes 74, 90, 96, 102, 108, 114, 122, 131, 137, 143, 150, 156, 162, 168 (Dongwoo), 175 (Dongwoo), 181 (Dongwoo), 187, 193, 205, 217

Hideyuki Motohashi (本橋秀之): 6 episodes: Episodes 93, 99, 105, 111, 119, 125, also the AD of OP4 and ED4

Akio Hirakawa (平川亜喜雄): 7 episodes: Episodes 172 (Dongwoo), 178 (Dongwoo), 184 (Dongwoo), 199, 211, 223, 224 (with Kimiharu Mutou and Shinichiro Minami (co-animated with SSC))

Group TAC (グループ・タック): 2 Episodes

Toshiyasu Okada (岡田敏靖): 2 episodes: Episodes 5, 11

Studio Dub (スタジオダブ): 4 Episodes

Shinichi Sakuma (佐久間信一): 4 episodes: Episodes 6, 12, 18, 25

Dangun Pictures: 49 Episodes

Yasuhide Maruyama (丸山泰英): 5 episodes: Episodes 32, 38, 44, 50, 57

Yoshikazu Uchida (内田義一): 2 episodes: Episodes 63, 69

Hisashi Mitsui (三井寿): 2 episodes: Episodes 76, 82

Katsumi Shimazaki (島崎克実): 1 episode: Episode 88

Junichi Hayama (羽山淳一): 6 episodes: Episodes 94, 124, 161, 167, 173, 179 (with Kouhei Hashimoto)

Shinichiro Takagi (高木信一郎): 1 episode: Episode 100

Wogawa Ichirowo (をがわいちろを): 9 episodes: Episodes 106, 112, 118, 126, 130, 136, 142, 149, 155

Shinsuke Terasawa (寺沢伸介): 1 episode: Episode 117

Yoshikatsu Inoue (井上善勝): 15 episodes: Episodes 132, 138, 146, 152, 158, 164, 170, 176, 182, 188, 194, 200, 206, 212, 218

Kouhei Hashimoto (橋本航平): 1 episode: Episode 179 (with Junichi Hayama)

Noriyoshi Yamazaki (山崎展義): 7 episodes: Episodes 185, 191, 197, 203, 209, 215, 221

Dangun Pictures was also given cooperation credit on episodes 74, 144, and 184, due to those episodes functioning as recap episodes

JEM: 2 Episodes

Keiichiro Kawaguchi (川口敬一郎): 2 episodes: Episodes 154, 160

Mook Animation (ムークアニメーション): 6 Episodes

Masahiro Sekiguchi (関口雅浩): 6 episodes: Episodes 190, 196, 202, 208, 214, 220

[pkjd]

A second key visual and PV for the original college rugby anime “number 24” has been released. It’ll have its broadcast debut in January 2020.

-Synopsis-

"Natsusa Yuzuki entered university expecting to be the rugby club's ace, but he can no longer play rugby due to certain circumstances. Ibuki Ueoka is a senior who also quit playing rugby. There is also Yasunari Tsuru, Natsusa's junior who finds him disagreeable. On the other hand, another junior, Yuu Mashiro looks up to Natsusa and follows in his footsteps. Last, there is Seiichirou Shingyouji, Natsusa's childhood best friend. This is an original rugby anime of former teammates who fight together in matches of Kansai's university rugby league."

-Staff-

Director: Shigeru Kimiya

Series Composition: Rika Nakase

Main Character Draft: YukiKana

Character Design: Saori Sakiguchi

Studio: PRA

-Cast-

Natsusa Yuzuki (CV: Kengo Kawanishi

Seiichirou Jingyouji (CV: Ryouta Suzuki)

Ibuki Ueoka (CV: Junichi Yanagita)

Yasunari Tsuru (CV: Shouhei Komatsu)

Yuu Mashiro (CV: Ayumu Murase)

Gakuto Zaitsu (CV: Hinata Tadokoro)

Ikuto Yufu (CV: Shinnosuke Tachibana)

Taisei Uchinashi (CV: Makoto Furukawa)

Ethan Taylor (CV: Kazuyuki Okitsu)

Madoka Hongou (CV: Souma Saitou)

Kazutaka Hongou (CV: Kaito Ishikawa)

Fuuga Saitou (CV: Takuya Kodama)

Yayoi Tsuzura (CV: Aoi Ichikawa)

Sunao Konoe (CV: Masamu Ono)

Tsuugen Sasaki (CV: Shinnosuke Murashima)

Li Honghin (CV: Yuuki Inoue)

Makoto Someya (CV: Kentarou Kumagai)

Ren Tamashiro (CV: Mizuki Chiba)

Pongsaklek Yunu (CV: Ryuuma Kuno)

Takumi Hidaka (CV: Shougo Yano)

Toranoshin Higashizaka (CV: Daichi Kanbara)

Yuuki Koreeda (CV: Masanori Kobayashi)

Shinya Ishigami (CV: Yuuta Hayama)

via: number24-anime.com

[natsspammityspamspamham]

I finally caught up on Fruits Basket (up to episode 17)

Dude, it’s really good. I didn’t expect the voices to grow on me, but they did. Personally, I wasn’t a fan of the original art style, and I didn’t like Tomokazu Seki as Kyo. 

I have really gotten used to the 2019 cast (except for you, Kazuyuki Okitsu. Nobody can replace Kazuhiko Inoue’s Hatori.)

[DENIED. Okay, but in reality, this backstory was so good in terms of ripping hearts out of people’s chests. It was really good.]

The story is a lot better (since it follows the canon this time). I wasn’t expecting to like Megumi Han as Momiji because of her age. Momiji’s original seiyuu was 13 when she voiced Momiji which seemed to fit the childish kind of voice, but I have grown to accept Megumi Han’s version (she’s so talented).

[Momiji’s backstory was a great one too. It really packs a punch after Hatori got his turn to try to make everyone cry]

Rie Kugimiya always plays those types of characters to the point where I actually would’ve wanted to see someone else voice Kagura.

I have grown accustomed to Nobunaga Shimazaki’s version of Yuki. 

Finally getting to know Kyoko has been awesome! And I’m not just saying that because Miyuki Sawashiro is back and better than ever. I really liked the fact that they let Uotani reveal her backstory a bit more. 

Speaking of biases, Maaya Sakamoto makes me Akito so much better for me. She has us all really wondering about their backstory, and it’s fantastic. I would almost say that I was scared of them. Seriously, it was great.

I did like the first (2019) OP and ED better, but I’m still looking forward to the last part of the second half. I think I almost prefer it now. I was sold on Yuuma Uchida since the beginning because I already knew that he would be fit for the role. The rest of the cast is good, and while I still prefer a few of the original cast members, I think I’m overall happier with the 2019 version due to its proper changes and a good-sounding Kyo. Its music is better by a landslide, and the art fits today far more. 

I’m looking forward to season two!

[satoshi-mochida]

Square Enix will host a “Live A Live 26th Anniversary Live Stream” on October 3 at 20:00 JST, the company announced. You will be able to watch it on YouTube and Niconico.

The broadcast will feature a “surprise” in celebration of the September 2, 1994-released Super Famicom RPG’s 26th anniversary.

Presenters include Takashi Tokita (Live A Live director), Nobuyuki Inoue (Live A Live battle director), Yoko Shimomura (Live A Live composer), Kazuyuki Kurashima (Live A Live pixel artist), and Nobuo (Japanese comic duo Penguins).

[demifiendrsa]

Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie - Sailor Starlights/Three Lights PV

Japanese theatrical dates: 

Part 1 - June 9, 2023

Part 2 - June 30, 2023 

The two-part film serves as a “fifth season” for Sailor Moon Crystal and a direct continuation of Sailor Moon Eternal that will cover the “Stars” arc, the final arc of Naoko Takeuchi’s original manga.

Cast additions

Marina Inoue as Seiya Kō/Sailor Star Fighter

Saori Hayami as Taiki Kō/Sailor Star Maker

Ayane Sakura as Yaten Kō/Sailor Star Healer

Previously announced cast members

Kotono Mitsuishi as Usagi Tsukino / Sailor Moon

Hisako Kanemoto as Ami Mizuno / Sailor Mercury

Rina Satou as Rei Hino / Sailor Mars

Ami Koshimizu as Makoto Kino / Sailor Jupiter

Shizuka Itō as Minako Aino / Sailor Venus

Misato Fukuen as Chibi-Usa / Sailor Chibi Moon

Ai Maeda as Setsuna Meiou / Sailor Pluto

Sayaka Ōhara as Michiru Kaiou / Sailor Neptune

Junko Minagawa as Haruka Tenou / Sailor Uranus

Yukiyo Fujii as Hotaru Tomoe / Sailor Saturn

Staff

Director: Tomoya Takahashi

Script: Kazuyuki Fudeyasu

Character Design: Kazuko Tadano

Music: Yasuharu Takanashi

Art Director: Yumiko Soraga

Animation Production: Toei Animation, Studio Deen

[vgdensetsu]

List of every artist featured on VGDensetsu, Part 1

Part 2: N-Z Adam Warren Ahndongshik / アントンシク Akari Funato / 船戸明里 Akemi Takada / 高田 明美 Akihiko Yoshida / 吉田明彦 Akihiro Itō / 伊藤明弘 Akihiro Yamada / 山田 章博 Akikazu Mizuno / 水野 暁一 Akimoto Kazuhide, AKA Akimoto Kitsune / 秋元きつね Akio Akira Komeda / 米田 朗 Akira Nishimura / 西村 彰 Akira Toriyama / 鳥山 明 Akira Watanabe / 渡邊 アキラ Akira Yasuda / 安田 朗, AKA Akiman Ami Shibata / 柴田 亜美 Ano Shimizu / ANO清水 Arnold Doong Arthur Nichols, Paris Cullins Atsuji Yamamoto / 山本貴嗣 Atsushi Nishigori / 錦織 敦史 Ayano Koshiro / こしろあやの Barry E. Jackson Bengus Bill Gold Bill Sienkiewicz Bob Wakelin Chisato Mita / 実田 千聖 Clyde Caldwell Chris Achilleos Christian Lorenz Scheurer Dave Gibbons Dave McMacken David Rowe David Schleinkofer Denis Beauvais Denis Loubet Didier Chanfray

Eiji Kaneda / 金田榮路 Eisaku Kitō / 鬼頭栄作 Eisuke Ogura Emika Kida / 木田恵美可 Eri Kohjitani / 糀谷 恵里, AKA Jitari Eri Nakamura / 中村 会里 Frank Cirocco Fujinomiya Mimoli / 藤ノ宮深森 Fujiomi Munemitsu / 藤臣 宗光 Gaku Miyao / 宮尾岳 Gary Ruddell Greg Martin Greg Semkov Greg Winters Gus Allen Hajime Itō / 伊藤 哉 Hajime Katoki / カトキ ハジメ Hajime Satō / 佐藤 肇 Hajime Sorayama / 空山 基 Haruhiko Mikimoto / 美樹本 晴彦 Hidari / 左 Hideaki Ebihara / 海老原 英明 Hideaki Kodama / 小玉英章 Hidefumi Kimura / きむらひでふみ / 木村英文 Hideo Nakajima / 中嶋秀夫 Hidetomo Tsubara / 円 英智 Higuchīta / ヒグチータ / HIGUCHI-TA Hikaru Yuzuki / 弓月光 Hiroaki Hashimoto / ヒロアキ Hiroaki Shioya / 塩谷博明 Hirohide Shikishima / 敷島博英 Hiroo Isono / 磯野 宏夫 Hiroshi Fuji / 冨士宏 Hiroshi Nagai / 永井博 Hiroshi Ono / 小野浩, AKA Mr. Dotman / Mr.ドットマン Hiroyuki Nishimura / 西村博之 Hiroyuki Kitakubo / 北久保弘之 Hisashi Eguchi / 江口寿史 Hitoshi Ariga / 有賀ヒトシ Hitoshi Nishio / 西尾 仁志 Hitoshi Sasaki / 佐々木 等 Hitoshi Suenaga / 末永仁志 Hitoshi Yoneda / 米田 仁士 Hyakkimaru / 百鬼丸 Ikuo Nakayama / 中山郁夫 Inio Asano / 浅野いにお Ippei Gyoubu / 形部一平 Isamu Kamikokuryō / 上国料勇 Ishihara Gōjin / 石原豪人 Itsuki Hoshi / 星 樹 Itsuki Imazaki / いまざきいつき Jean Solé Jeff Remmer Jerry Bingham Jin Mera / 米良 仁, AKA Eiji Shiroi / 白井影二 Joe Madureira John Berkey Jun Satoh / 佐藤樹云 Jun Suemi / 末弥 純 Jun-ichi Fujikawa / 藤川 純一 Jun-ichi Nakamura / 中村 淳一 Junny Junya Inoue / 井上淳哉, AKA Joker-Jun Kamui Fujiwara / 藤原 カムイ Kaori Fujita / 藤田香 Katsuhiro Otomo / 大友 克洋 Katsumi Yokota / 横田克己 Katsutoshi Fujioka / 藤岡勝利 Katsuya Terada / 寺田 克也 Kaz Aizawa Kazuhiro Ikeda / 池田和弘, AKA Bow Kazuhiko Tsuzuki / 都築和彦 Kazuko Shibuya / 渋谷員子 Kazuma Teshigahara / 勅使河原 一馬 Kazuo Ebisawa / 海老沢 一男 Kazuo Nakagawa / 中川和雄 Kazutoshi Yamane / 山根和俊, AKA Tetsuya Ueno / 上野哲也. Kazuya Nuri / 塗 和也 Kazuyuki Kurashima / 倉島一幸 Kei Furutsuki Kei Tōme / 冬目景 Keita Amemiya / 雨宮 慶太 Keizō Shimizu / 清水恵蔵 Ken Sugimori / 杉森 建 Ken-ichi Sonoda / 園田 健一 Kenichirō Yoshimura / 吉村健一郎 Kenji Andō / 安藤賢司 Kenji Mori, AKA Moriken / もりけん Kenji Tsuruta / 鶴田 謙二 Kensuke Suzuki / 鈴木健介, AKA Hiroshi Kajiyama / 梶山浩 Kenta Tanaka / 田中 健太 Kevin Jenkins Kevin Murphy, AKA Mure Kim Hyung Tae / 김형태 Kimihiko Fujisaka / 藤坂公彦 Kinu Nishimura / 西村キヌ Kohime Ohse / 桜瀬 琥姫 Kōichi Noda / 野田弘一 Kōichi Tokita / ときた洸一 Kōichi Yotsui / 四井 浩一 Kōji / 弘司 Kōji Aihara / 相原 コージ Kōji Morimoto / 森本 晃司 Kōji Ogata / 緒方コウジ Kōtarō Kita 喜多浩太郎, AKA Kentoo Kouki Kita / 喜多 綱毅 Kow Yokoyama / 横山宏 Kunihiko Tanaka / 田中久仁彦 Larry Salk Lawrence Fletcher, AKA Lars Lee Macleod Leiji Matsumoto / 松本零士 Ley Yumeno / 夢野れい Mahiro Maeda / 前田真宏 Makoto Kobayashi / 小林 誠 Makoto Shinkai / 新海 誠 Manabu Kusunoki / 楠木学 Manabu Sakamoto / 坂本学 Marc Ericksen https://twitter.com/search? Mari Shimazaki /島崎麻里 Mark ‘Crash’ McCreery Masahiro Imai / 今井 正博 Masakazu Ohya / 大矢 正和 Masaki Segawa / せがわまさき / 濑川雅树 Masako Sugiyama / 杉山正子 Masami Ohnishi / 大西将美 Masamune Shirow / 士郎 正宗 Masao Satake / 佐竹政夫 Masao Yamazaki / 山崎 正夫 Masaomi Kanzaki / 神崎 将臣 Masashi Iwasaki / 岩崎政志 Masato Kanamono / 金物昌人, AKA Kokomahi / ここまひ Masato Kato / 加藤正人 Masato Natsumoto / 夏元 雅人 Masayuki Katō / 加藤正幸 Michael Patrick Partners Michel Allaire Michiaki Satō / 佐藤道明 Mick McGinty Mika Akitaka / 明貴 美加 Mine Yoshizaki / 吉崎 観音 Minoru Maeda / 前田実

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The Human Megazord - Avataro Sentai Donbrothers 26 Analysis |SSS 026

The Human Megazord - Avataro Sentai Donbrothers 26 Analysis |SSS 026 I will be discussing: not much! #SuperSentai #AvataroSentaiDonBrothers #tokusatsu

Subscribe: Podcast Addict, iTunes, Play, Stitcher, Spotify, RSS I will be discussing: not much! This is Super Sentai Sanctuary 026: “The Human Megazord” CREDITS Avataro Sentai Donbrothers 26 Hasty Finale – August 28, 2022 Writer: Saburo Yatsude Director: Kazuyuki Chatani Writer Tracker Toshiki Inoue (25; 1-25) Saburo Yatsude (1; 26) Director Tracker Ryuta Tasaki (4; 1-2, 9-10) Shojiro…

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BLCD 2019: April Releases

 Legends:

✓ - have      

💡 - interested

✘ - not interested (but will probably still listen to)    

🙏 - dying for

1. Papa datte, Shitai Tokuten ✘ *Ah, the poor man’s Hinadori

Release Date: 2019/04/03

Cast: Yamanaka Masahiro x Terashima Junta

Synopsis: Special mini drama for the series.

2. Sankaku Mado no Sotogawa wa Yoru vol. 7 ✘

Releae Date: 2019/04/10

Cast: Ishitani Haruki x Saka Taito *I don’t know these people

Synopsis: Adaptation of the 7th volume of the series.

3. Yuutsu no Asa vol. 6 ✘

Releae Date: 2019/04/10

Cast: Hatano Wataru x Hirakawa Daisuke

Synopsis: Adaptation of the 6th volume of the series.

4. Secret xxx Mini Drama CD Dear+ May 2019 💡

Cast: Hirakawa Daisuke x Shimono Hiro

Synopsis: Dear + magazine special.

5. Hello, Morning Star ✘

Release Date: 2019/04/19

Cast: Nakamura Sougo x Nakajima Yoshiki

Synopsis: 

On the special stage where only the chosen one can stand. At that time, we were both there. And there, we fell in love. -

6. Raijin to Riiman vol. 4 Special ✘

Release Date: 2019/04/23

Cast: *not sure about the last two

Yasumoto Hiroki

Okitsu Kazuyuki

Kimura Subaru

Inoue Tsuyoshi

Synopsis: Special drama cd for the release of vol. 4 of the series.

7. Fudanshi-kun no Citrus Days ✘

Release Date: 2019/04/24

Cast: 

Toriumi Kousuke x Suzuki Yuuto

Komada Wataru x Kawanishi Kengo

Kawahara Yoshihisa x Hanae Natsuki hmm

Synopsis: Adaptation of the sequel of the same name.

8. Kajou Mousou Shounen ✘ *December release was cancelled

Release Date: 2019/04/24

Cast: Yamashita Seiichirou x Nakajima Yoshiki

Synopsis: Oono-kun has a special skill: hands-free masturbation! He can bring himself to orgasm simply by fantasizing - and he makes good use of this skill during his solitary but productive school life. Until, suddenly his popular classmate Kureshima starts getting friendly… As the girls around them are dragged in, their lust and schemes begin to get overwhelming…

9. Kurui Naku no wa Boku no Ban ;β 2 ✓

Release Date: 2019/04/24

Cast: 

Shingaki Tarusuke + Nakazawa Masatomo x Kobayashi Yuusuke

Furukawa Makoto x Shirai Yuusuke

Synopsis: Second installment of the Beta series.

10. Sanzen Sekai no Karasu wo Koroshi Mini vol. 16 ✘

Release Date: 2019/04/24

Cast: 

Suwabe Junichi

Kanna Nobutoshi KANNA-SAN!!!

Miyake Kenta

Chiba Susumu

Ichijou Kazuya

Morikawa Toshiyuki

Nakata Jouji

Synopsis: Adaptation of the sequel of the same name.

11.  Dragless Sex ✘

Release Date: 2019/04/25

Cast: Eguchi Takuya x Furukawa Shin

Synopsis:  The "Pheromone syndrom" causes hypersecretion of pheromones in the individual affected, and induces sexual arousal regardless of gender in people who come into contact with the infected person.

11. Yasashii Pantsu no Nugasekata ✘

Release Date: 2019/04/25

Cast: Nogami Sho x Toki Shunichi

Synopsis:  Yachino Haruma and Shida Ryouhei were once childhood friends as close as brothers. After hearing that Ryouhei has a girlfriend, Haruma masturbates while imagining Ryouhei touching him as he would his girlfriend. Unable to bear the weight of these hidden desires and one-sided love, he distanced himself from his closest friend. Now that high school has brought them back together, is Ryouhei harbouring hidden desires of his own? (Hero Scans)

12. Danshi Koukousei, Hajimete no 3rd after Disc ~ Dear ~✘

Release Date: 2019/04/26

Cast:

Eguchi Takuya x Kawanishi Kengo

Yamashita Seiichirou x Kobayashi Yuusuke

Hatano Wataru x Hayashi Yuu

Synopsis: Part 3 of the after stories. Help me I’m running out of synopses.

13. Netsuai Judge - Saikai de Koi wa Hajimaru - 💡

Release Date: 2019/04/26

Cast: Ono Yuuki x Nogami Sho

Synopsis: Saijou Yuusei was special in Honoya Akisuke’s eyes. Even though they’re different in age, Yuusei was someone who Akisuke should consider his friend - if not for his inferiority complex towards Yuusei’s good looks and his “can do anything” attitude. They remained good friends even after Yuusei left abroad once they became lawyers, but they didn’t keep in touch much. When Yuusei, however, comes back to Japan, he immediately contacts Akisuke and asks to meet with him. With a sense of pride over his friend’s special treatment, Akisuke happily agrees to meet him. 

After the reunion and talk about how he’s been having such bad luck in love, Yuusei invites him over to his home and - kisses him?!

14. Shinjo-kun to Sasahara-kun - BLCD Collection - Drama CD - 2 ✘

Release Date: 2019/04/26

Cast: *they all came back 😭😭😭

Yoshino Hiroyuki x Ono Yuuki

Maeno Tomoaki x Kishio Daisuke 

Synopsis: Second installment of the series (from 2014!)

15. Young Good Boyfriend ✘

Release Date: 2019/04/26

Cast: Shingaki Tarusuke x Uchida Yuuma (good cast tho)

Synopsis: Sequel to Young Bad Education.

16. Yatamomo ✘ BEGONE, HARADA! 😂

Release Date: 2019/04/27

Cast: Ono Yuuki x Shimono Hiro

Synopsis: Adaptation of the second volume of the series.

Looks like it’s sequel season. 🤷