North American publisher Seven Seas Entertainment rolled out more announcements today for titles that are due out toward the end of the year and into the next. The latest licenses include the likes of deluxe hardcovers for the Heaven Official's Blessing: Tian Guan Ci Fu danmei novel series by Mo Xiang Tong Xiu, as well as the spinoff light novel The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You: Secret Love Story by Rikito Nakamura, Hamubane and Yukiko Nozawa. Here's more of what you can look forward to in October, November and beyond. The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You: Secret Love Story by Rikito Nakamura, Hamubane and Yukiko Nozawa November 2024 Synopsis: This special light novel features a collection of stories from the hilariously over-the-top harem rom-com manga—also available from Seven Seas! The hit manga The 100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You...
- 5/30/2024
- by Joseph Luster
- Crunchyroll
Tonari no Yokai-san , an ongoing TV anime based on the supernatural drama manga, has revealed a new cast member that appears in Episode 3 of the series, which is currently broadcasting in Japan and streaming on Crunchyroll as part of the spring 2024 anime simulcast lineup . Orochi (?) and Shizuka Ito In Tonari no Yokai-san , voice actor Shizuka Ito (pictured above) plays a giant snake credited as “Orochi (?)”. The original Tonari no Yokai-san manga by noho was published from 2018 – 2022 in East Press's Mato Grosso publication. Aimi Yamauchi directs the TV anime adaptation at animation studio Liden Films. Tomoko Konparu provides the series composition, Jikou Abe provides the character designs, and Avex Music Creative and Blue Bird's Nest provide the music. Related: Tonari no Yokai-san Anime Shares Peaceful Creditless Ending Video Crunchyroll describes Tonari no Yokai-san : Welcome to Fuchigamori, the cozy town where supernatural beings are your friendly neighbors. For generations and to this day,...
- 4/18/2024
- by Paul Chapman
- Crunchyroll
By Sarah Miles
The zombie genre is one that appears to have nothing new at this point. We seem to have seen every possible variation through various movies, books, and games. Which is why the manga “Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead” written by Haro Aso and illustrated by Kotaro Takata quickly became known as a fun and fresh take on the old zombie apocalypse setup when first printed in 2018 in the magazine “Monthly Sunday Gene-x”. Last year saw two adaptations; the Netflix movie directed by Yusuke Ishida and the 12-episode anime series directed by Kazuki Kawagoe and produced by studio Bug Films. Whilst the film was an enjoyable romp, it never felt like it was able to make the most of the manga's premise. The anime, however, was one of the most enjoyable shows of 2023 and had something truly special about it. And I'm not talking about the zombie shark.
The zombie genre is one that appears to have nothing new at this point. We seem to have seen every possible variation through various movies, books, and games. Which is why the manga “Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead” written by Haro Aso and illustrated by Kotaro Takata quickly became known as a fun and fresh take on the old zombie apocalypse setup when first printed in 2018 in the magazine “Monthly Sunday Gene-x”. Last year saw two adaptations; the Netflix movie directed by Yusuke Ishida and the 12-episode anime series directed by Kazuki Kawagoe and produced by studio Bug Films. Whilst the film was an enjoyable romp, it never felt like it was able to make the most of the manga's premise. The anime, however, was one of the most enjoyable shows of 2023 and had something truly special about it. And I'm not talking about the zombie shark.
- 4/12/2024
- by Guest Writer
- AsianMoviePulse
Vinland Saga is a fan-favorite anime and manga series that has amazed readers for decades. Even the creator of the series, Makoto Yukimura, has recently surprised fans by revealing that he has assigned real-life birthdays to the vast cast of the series.
Set in the 11th century, Vinland Saga follows our main characters, Thorfinn Karlsefni and King Canute, among many other memorable characters. Our characters navigate a world that needs to be united, conquered, or left to bloom on its own.
Canute in Vinland Saga
The series concluded its acclaimed season two in June 2023, however, the manga continues to amaze readers, with more than 200 chapters already published over the last 19 years.
Now, fans are eagerly waiting for the finale in 2024, making the personal touch of Yukimura on their beloved characters more meaningful.
Vinland Saga‘s Creator, Makoto Yukimura’s JoJo Obsession and Creative Connections
Makoto Yukimura, the creator of the popular anime and manga series,...
Set in the 11th century, Vinland Saga follows our main characters, Thorfinn Karlsefni and King Canute, among many other memorable characters. Our characters navigate a world that needs to be united, conquered, or left to bloom on its own.
Canute in Vinland Saga
The series concluded its acclaimed season two in June 2023, however, the manga continues to amaze readers, with more than 200 chapters already published over the last 19 years.
Now, fans are eagerly waiting for the finale in 2024, making the personal touch of Yukimura on their beloved characters more meaningful.
Vinland Saga‘s Creator, Makoto Yukimura’s JoJo Obsession and Creative Connections
Makoto Yukimura, the creator of the popular anime and manga series,...
- 4/9/2024
- by Mudassir Kamran
- FandomWire
What would you change if you had a second shot at life? Now, this question may raise a lot of retrospection on what we could have done to have made our lives better. However, Asami, having gotten multiple chances to reboot her life, goes on to take steps that would avoid her previous mistakes. Rebooting has been directed under the able guidance of Rie Sawaoka and stars faces like that of Sakura Ando and Asami Mizukawa. Netflix has currently been streaming the comedy-drama in collaboration with Nippon TV to acquire a wider audience base globally. Will Asami be able to make her new life cycle count? Will she be able to gain good karma over the years to be born as a human again? Let’s find out!
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What Happens To Asami?
Asami was leading quite a stable life as a government employee in the pension department. All...
Spoilers Ahead
What Happens To Asami?
Asami was leading quite a stable life as a government employee in the pension department. All...
- 1/21/2024
- by Debjyoti Dey
- Film Fugitives
As 2023 bids farewell, the annual Anime! Anime! General Election has unveiled the winners of the “Most Recommended Female Voice Actor” of 2023.
The survey period spanned from Nov 15, 2023, to Dec 15, 2023, during which over 3,000 anime fans participated. With a majority of female respondents, accounting for approximately 65%, with 35% being male, the survey captured the sentiments of a diverse audience ranging from those under 19 to individuals in their 40s.
Participants were asked to identify the voice actors who left a lasting impression, whether through their roles in various anime or their appearances in other forms of entertainment. The criteria ranged from the most active and impactful voice actor of the year to the one fans found themselves recommending the most.
Checkout the top 20 most recommended female voice actors of 2023 below:
20. Marina Inoue
Notable roles: Armin in Aot, Mai Zenin in Jujutsu Kaisen, Momo Yaoyorozu in Mha, etc.
19. Tomori Kusunoki
Notable roles: Makima in Chainsaw Man,...
The survey period spanned from Nov 15, 2023, to Dec 15, 2023, during which over 3,000 anime fans participated. With a majority of female respondents, accounting for approximately 65%, with 35% being male, the survey captured the sentiments of a diverse audience ranging from those under 19 to individuals in their 40s.
Participants were asked to identify the voice actors who left a lasting impression, whether through their roles in various anime or their appearances in other forms of entertainment. The criteria ranged from the most active and impactful voice actor of the year to the one fans found themselves recommending the most.
Checkout the top 20 most recommended female voice actors of 2023 below:
20. Marina Inoue
Notable roles: Armin in Aot, Mai Zenin in Jujutsu Kaisen, Momo Yaoyorozu in Mha, etc.
19. Tomori Kusunoki
Notable roles: Makima in Chainsaw Man,...
- 12/29/2023
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
“Cute little alien Takopi lands on Earth. What is his mission? To be taken to our leader? No. To spread happiness throughout the universe! The first person Takopi meets is depressed fourth grader Shizuka. (Or is it…?) Takopi is determined to do whatever it takes to make Shizuka smile again. But his misguided attempts to help her by using his advanced technology to turn back time only result in mayhem and death. What is the truth Takopi can't remember? And what must the pink alien octopus with a heart of gold sacrifice to truly help Shizuka and her friends…?” (Viz Media)
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If someone came along and promised they could make you happy, would you believe it? Even if the idea didn't sound too good to be true, it's the kind of impossible goal that would surely take a lot...
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If someone came along and promised they could make you happy, would you believe it? Even if the idea didn't sound too good to be true, it's the kind of impossible goal that would surely take a lot...
- 11/20/2023
- by Nubia Jade Brice
- AsianMoviePulse
Winner of a number of awards from the Japanese Academy, Kinema Junpo, Mainichi and Blue Ribbon, “W's Tragedy” is based on Shizuko Natsuki's “Murder at Mt Fuji” but essentially takes the film within a film (within a stage play actually in this case) in one of the most successful titles of Kadokawa's pop experimentalism.
Natsuki's original book, the story of a rich family torn apart by the murder of their patriarch, and their heiress being accused of the crime, becomes a play and is acted out by a troupe of actors in Osaka. Shizuka Mita is a young, ambitious actress, who aims at taking a central role, that of rich heiress Mako Watsuji, which ends up, though, to another young actress, Kaori. A saddened Shizuka finally succumbs to the woes of Akio Morita, a man who had met her accidentally on the street and started flirting with her,...
Natsuki's original book, the story of a rich family torn apart by the murder of their patriarch, and their heiress being accused of the crime, becomes a play and is acted out by a troupe of actors in Osaka. Shizuka Mita is a young, ambitious actress, who aims at taking a central role, that of rich heiress Mako Watsuji, which ends up, though, to another young actress, Kaori. A saddened Shizuka finally succumbs to the woes of Akio Morita, a man who had met her accidentally on the street and started flirting with her,...
- 10/31/2023
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
The modern landscape of Japanese cinema features no shortage of genre fare taking their inspiration and/or origins from the world of anime. Most of those adaptations, though, arrived several years after their series premiere or original broadcast, which makes the new effort from director Yusuke Ishida quite curious, with his latest venture being a live-action version of “Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead” now screening on Netflix the same year as a series adaptation appears on Crunchyroll.
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Surviving a zombie apocalypse beats being a wage slave any day. After spending years slaving away for a soul-crushing company, Akira's (Eij Akaso) life has lost its luster. He lives in a trash-filled apartment, his pay is abysmal, and he can't even muster up the nerve to confess his love to a beautiful co-worker. But when a zombie apocalypse ravages his town,...
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Surviving a zombie apocalypse beats being a wage slave any day. After spending years slaving away for a soul-crushing company, Akira's (Eij Akaso) life has lost its luster. He lives in a trash-filled apartment, his pay is abysmal, and he can't even muster up the nerve to confess his love to a beautiful co-worker. But when a zombie apocalypse ravages his town,...
- 8/28/2023
- by Don Anelli
- AsianMoviePulse
Zombie movies are not new to our sensibilities. Anyone planning on making a zombie flick is under a great deal of pressure to avoid the trodden path and yet give the thrills expected with this subgenre of horror comedy. Yusuke Ishida’s Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead tries to showcase its own take on the zombie apocalypse through the compelling metaphor of corporate slavery.
The story of Zom 100 is told as an adventure tale experienced by a freshly employed Akira Tendo. Akira thinks that as a new member of the workforce, he will get to experience an exciting life, but he soon understands that the reality is completely different. The unending working hours, the overtime, and the authoritarian leaders all ensure that Akira loses his spirit entirely, until one day, it is reawakened by a zombie apocalypse, and he resolves to check everything off his bucket list. The...
The story of Zom 100 is told as an adventure tale experienced by a freshly employed Akira Tendo. Akira thinks that as a new member of the workforce, he will get to experience an exciting life, but he soon understands that the reality is completely different. The unending working hours, the overtime, and the authoritarian leaders all ensure that Akira loses his spirit entirely, until one day, it is reawakened by a zombie apocalypse, and he resolves to check everything off his bucket list. The...
- 8/3/2023
- by Ayush Awasthi
- Film Fugitives
Japanese movies can do it all; they could be thought-provoking and real-life-inspired films like Plan 75, which addresses the growing older population in Japan, as well as mindless anime adaptations like Assassination Classroom. In short, Japanese cinema boasts some of the most fantastic actors and talented directors in the world today, and Yusuke Ishida’s Zom 100 is no exception to the rule. Adapted from a manga by Haro Aso, this live-action movie is a young man’s journey towards freedom from corporate slavery and learning to follow his heart amidst a world infested by zombies. Starring Eiji Akaso, Mai Shiraishi, and Shuntaro Yanagi, among others, the movie shines as a horror comedy with a tinge of slice-of-life mixed into it, as Akira Tendo (Akaso) rediscovers himself when his surroundings are overrun by zombies. Read on for an exhaustive review of Zom 100, we hope this is right up your alley.
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- 8/3/2023
- by Indrayudh Talukdar
- Film Fugitives
Netflix is to release its Japanese live action film “Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead,” on Aug. 3.
The horror comedy film is based on the hit manga (comic book series) by Aso Haro and Takata Kotaro that debuted in the Shogakukan magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-x in October 2018. It has also spawned an animated series that plays on Hulu in North American and other territories.
The underlying comic is a wackily original melding of the salaryman gag manga – a popular genre in Japan seldom exported abroad – with the sort of zombie holocaust story that has become a Hollywood staple.
The story follows overworked office worker Akira (portrayed by Akaso Eiji) who, in the wake of a zombie apocalypse, is more excited at not having to go to work than worried about fending off the undead. He comes up with 100 things to do before turning into a zombie himself and embarks...
The horror comedy film is based on the hit manga (comic book series) by Aso Haro and Takata Kotaro that debuted in the Shogakukan magazine Monthly Sunday Gene-x in October 2018. It has also spawned an animated series that plays on Hulu in North American and other territories.
The underlying comic is a wackily original melding of the salaryman gag manga – a popular genre in Japan seldom exported abroad – with the sort of zombie holocaust story that has become a Hollywood staple.
The story follows overworked office worker Akira (portrayed by Akaso Eiji) who, in the wake of a zombie apocalypse, is more excited at not having to go to work than worried about fending off the undead. He comes up with 100 things to do before turning into a zombie himself and embarks...
- 7/17/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
San Francisco, CA — May, 28th, 2023 — Today, Viz Media, a world-leading producer of manga and anime, announce the anime series, Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, based on the manga by creators Haro Aso and Kotaro Takata will stream on Hulu and Netflix in the U.S.
In the U.S, the series will simulcast on Hulu premiering 2:00Am Pdt, July 9th, 2023, with sunrise details for Netflix and other streaming platforms to come. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is a Viz Media co-production alongside Shogakukan and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Japan, with Viz Media representing the anime in the North America, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand territories.
The zombie hordes are coming, so it's time to live your best life! There's nothing quite like the end of the world to inspire your bucket list. In Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Akira Tendo's life has lost its luster.
In the U.S, the series will simulcast on Hulu premiering 2:00Am Pdt, July 9th, 2023, with sunrise details for Netflix and other streaming platforms to come. Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead is a Viz Media co-production alongside Shogakukan and Shogakukan-Shueisha Productions Japan, with Viz Media representing the anime in the North America, Latin America, Australia, and New Zealand territories.
The zombie hordes are coming, so it's time to live your best life! There's nothing quite like the end of the world to inspire your bucket list. In Zom 100: Bucket List of the Dead, Akira Tendo's life has lost its luster.
- 5/30/2023
- by Adam Symchuk
- AsianMoviePulse
This early work of director Daiki Tanaka showcases few of the themes he will later explore in his following feature film “Parallel”, in 2021. Good and evil, trauma and redemption, reality and masks; all these alternate and swap places in a dark and sinister but at the same time aesthetically pleasing duel, in “Filament”.
Filament is streaming on TodoiF
Yusuke (Soma Fujii) is a teenage boy with a secret he cannot reveal; he can fly. He doesn’t know how that could happen as his parents are long dead and he has no way to know the reasons why he was born like that, but, as amazing as it sounds, at an age when being different from the norm is scary and overwhelming, he hasn’t found the courage to embrace his ability with confidence. In fact, despite his dream of using it to do good to others in an Ultraman-style attire,...
Filament is streaming on TodoiF
Yusuke (Soma Fujii) is a teenage boy with a secret he cannot reveal; he can fly. He doesn’t know how that could happen as his parents are long dead and he has no way to know the reasons why he was born like that, but, as amazing as it sounds, at an age when being different from the norm is scary and overwhelming, he hasn’t found the courage to embrace his ability with confidence. In fact, despite his dream of using it to do good to others in an Ultraman-style attire,...
- 10/15/2022
- by Adriana Rosati
- AsianMoviePulse
While it serves as a foundation for tales of adventures and action, the science-fiction genre has also been a platform to deal with philosophical and existential issues, starting from it very first entries. In fact, most of the lasting masterpieces of the genre tackle these issues, thus making them so worthwhile exploring for generations of cinephiles and authors alike. After two short features, director Shogo Kiriu decided to tell a story set in the world of tomorrow, using his skills at VFX as well as his experience in photography. “Journey” is not only his first feature debut, but also his graduation project, which deals with issues of human existence and whether we are truly alone within the vast universe surrounding our planet.
“But It Did Happen” is screening at Skip City International D-Cinema Festival
At an unspecified time in the future, mankind has discovered and further explored the possibilities of space travel,...
“But It Did Happen” is screening at Skip City International D-Cinema Festival
At an unspecified time in the future, mankind has discovered and further explored the possibilities of space travel,...
- 7/19/2022
- by Rouven Linnarz
- AsianMoviePulse
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