Aniplex Online Fest 2022 line-up announced

Aniplex Online Fest 2022

Aniplex Online Fest 2022 (AOF2022) is almost upon us! Planned for September 24 at 8 PM, AOF2022 will feature a list of impressive anime titles scheduled for worldwide distribution via YouTube. Keep in mind that the date is given in JPT, meaning that the event may start earlier elsewhere.   READ: Aniplex Online Fest 2022 … Read more

Togashi Yoshihiro Exhibition -PUZZLE- coming in October 2022, Hunter x Hunter mangaka reveals original drawings ahead of the opening

Togashi Yoshihiro Exhibition -PUZZLE-

A grand exhibition aimed at commemorating the 35th anniversary of Hunter x Hunter/ YuYu Hakusho mangaka Yoshihiro Togashi’s legacy will open to the public on October 28, 2022 in Tokyo. Titled Togashi Yoshihiro Exhibition -PUZZLE- (冨樫義博展 -PUZZLE-), the exhibition will last for close to three months, ending on January 9, 2023. On August 26, 2022, … Read more

Insomniacs after School exhibition to open in Nanao City ahead of the Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia anime adaptation

Insomniacs after School PV

An Insomniacs after School manga-inspired exhibition featuring ca. 30 manuscripts and anime reproductions of the original Kimi wa Houkago Insomnia manga by Makoto Ojiro will take place at the Patria Shopping Centre in Nanao City, Ishikawa Prefecture, from August 10 to September 25, 2022.   The event is set to popularize the upcoming Kimi wa … Read more

Adventure Academia: The Fractured Continent English release date confirmed for 2022 by trailer

Key artwork of Adventure Academia: The Fractured Continent featuring Alex and the various classes of characters.

Classic strategy RPGs are an acquired taste, but Adventure Academia: The Fractured Continent aims to charm even those most jaded gamers.  It’s an upcoming title by Acquire, the Japanese developer and publisher responsible for AKIBA’S TRIP First Memory, OCTOPATH TRAVELER, and Samurai Gaiden KATANAKAMI. Adventure Academia: The Fractured Continent will come out in Japan on … Read more

Chihayafuru manga ending in Chapter 247 after 15 years of serialization

After almost 15 years, cult manga Chihayafuru has come to an end. The final chapter, Chihayafuru Chapter 247, was published in the September 2022 issue of Kodansha’s Be Love magazine, which was released on August 1, 2022. The September 2022 Be Love magazine front cover is, expectedly, graced by a special Chihayafuru illustration, which you … Read more

Makoto Shinkai’s light novel Suzume no Tojimari to debut in August 2022 ahead of the eponymous anime movie premiere

Famous director Makoto Shinkai has announced that his latest light novel titled Suzume no Tojimari — based on the eponymous upcoming anime film — will launch on August 24, 2022. The Suzume no Tojimari light novel will be published under the Kadokawa Bunko label, with the price being set at ¥680 ($5.10) for pre-orders. The … Read more

STAR OCEAN THE DIVINE FORCE Mission Report trailer reveals D.U.M.A. and Vanguard Assault details

Raymond is perplexed when coming into contact with D.U.M.A. in STAR OCEAN THE DIVINE FORCE.

JRPG fans looking for their next fix can’t go wrong with the upcoming sci-fi epic STAR OCEAN THE DIVINE FORCE. Developed by tri-Ace and published by Square Enix, the latest installment in the Star Ocean franchise will be released on October 27, 2022. And it will hit the following platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox … Read more