Anime enthusiasts, get ready for another thrilling week filled with exciting updates and announcements from the world of anime. From enchanting music videos to eagerly anticipated sequels and unique projects, this week has it all. Let’s dive into the latest headlines that are sure to keep you on the edge of your seat.
Table of contents
- YOASOBI Drops Gorgeous Music Video for Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Opening Song “Yuusha”
- The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent Season 2 Releases 2nd Trailer
- Seven Seas Entertainment Licenses Marriage to Kitsune-sama, Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Remember Me & Monster Cats Manga
- New Devil May Cry Animated Series Gets Announcement Trailer, Is “Coming Soon”
- The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in a Different World as an Aristocrat Season 2 Announced
- KonoSuba Season 3 Trailer Reveals More Details in Preview
- Alice in Borderland Season 3 Officially in Production, Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya Reprising Roles
- Cosplay Mania 2023 Promises an Isekai Adventure
- Rie Kugimiya Joins Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru Cast
- Sanrio Starts Its First Humanoid Project Fragaria Memories
YOASOBI Drops Gorgeous Music Video for Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Opening Song “Yuusha”
The Ayase/ YOASOBI YouTube channel has released the full music video for the opening song “Yuusha” from the new Fall 2023 anime Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End. The release aligns with the Japanese premiere on NTV’s Friday Roadshow program block, offering fans a captivating audio-visual experience.
Directed by Keisuke Hiroe, known for his work on the opening sequence of My Happy Marriage, the music video boasts over three minutes of stunning visuals. Additional talents include animation director Maru Takase (co-credited for Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End design works), art director Yukiko Maruyama (from Dead Mount Death Play), color designer Harue Ohno (credited for Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End and A Place Further Than the Universe), and compositing director Akane Fushihara (known for work on Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End and Spy x Family).
TOHO has also released the anime edit version of the song in conjunction with the anime’s opening animation. Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End, adapted from the award-winning manga by Kanehito Yamada and Tsukasa Abe, is currently available for streaming on platforms like Crunchyroll, Muse Asia, and Bilibili. It began with a special two-hour premiere, delighting international fans.
Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End Will Have Two Consecutive Cours
The upcoming fantasy anime “Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End” will have a two-cour run, starting on September 29 and concluding in March 2023. The anime’s special two-hour premiere will feature the ending song “Bliss” performed by milet.
“Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End” is based on a manga published by Shogakukan, written by Kanehito Yamada and illustrated by Tsukasa Abe. It won the grand prize at Manga Taisho 2021. The show is available for streaming on Crunchyroll, Muse Asia, and Bilibili.
The manga’s story follows Frieren, who, decades after her victory, is confronted with the funeral of a friend, making her realize her near-immortality. She embarks on a new adventure to fulfill her comrades’ last wishes. The anime is produced by MADHOUSE, with Keiichirou Saitou as director, Tomohiro Suzuki as series composer, Reiko Nagasawa as character designer, and Evan Call as the music composer. Other key staff members include Daiki Harashina as the magical creature designer, Tooru Iwazawa as the action director, Sawako Takagi as the art director, Harue Ohno as the color designer, and Akane Fushihara as the compositing director.
The cast includes Atsumi Tanezaki as Frieren, Nobuhiko Okamoto as Himmel, Hiroki Touchi as Heiter, Youji Ueda as Eisen, Kana Ichinose as Fern, and Chiaki Kobayashi as Stark. The manga, which began serialization in Weekly Shonen Sunday in 2020, has 11 tankoubon volumes as of September 2023.
The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent Season 2 Releases 2nd Trailer
A new trailer has dropped for Season 2 of “The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent,” premiering on October 3.
Season 2, available on Crunchyroll, Muse Asia, and Bilibili, adapts Yuka Tachibana’s light novels. The story follows Sei, a 20-year-old office worker, summoned to a new world meant to produce a “Saint” who banishes dark magic. However, two were summoned, and the second girl is favored. Sei leaves the palace to craft potions and cosmetics with her newfound magic, enjoying success unless her supposed Sainthood returns to haunt her.
Returning staff include Shouta Ihata as director, Wataru Watari as series composer, and Masakazu Ishikawa as character designer. The animation is by Diomedéa. The returning cast includes Yui Ishikawa as Sei Takanatsu, Takahiro Sakurai as Albert Hawke, and others. Ryouta Oosaka, Chiaki Kobayashi, and Shinichirou Miki join the cast. The light novels, published under Kadokawa Books, have nine volumes as of March 2023, originating as a web novel in 2016.
Seven Seas Entertainment Licenses Marriage to Kitsune-sama, Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Remember Me & Monster Cats Manga
Seven Seas Entertainment has acquired licenses for three manga series: Marriage to Kitsune-sama, Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Remember Me, and Monster Cats.
Marriage to Kitsune-sama is a BL romantic comedy manga by Ken Homerun, making its English debut in June 2024 under the Seven Seas BL label. It will be available in print and ebook formats. The story revolves around Inaho, who marries a kitsune lord named Subaru, only to discover a curse threatening their relationship.
Re-Living My Life with a Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Remember Me is based on the light novel series “Return from Death: I Kicked the Bucket and Now I’m Back at Square One With a Boyfriend Who Doesn’t Remember Me!” The manga, with art by Gin Shirakawa, will debut in English in July 2024. Oriana returns to life in her seven-year-old self with past memories intact but must make her boyfriend Vincent fall in love with her again.
Monster Cats, a full-color comic by PANDANIA, will be available in English from May 2024. It introduces readers to supernatural pets known as Monster Cats, blending the charm of regular cats with a touch of the extraordinary.
New Devil May Cry Animated Series Gets Announcement Trailer, Is “Coming Soon”
Netflix released an announcement trailer for a new animated adaptation of CAPCOM’s Devil May Cry video game series. Studio MIR (known for DOTA: Dragon’s Blood) will handle the animation. The show is coming soon.
The series revolves around sinister forces aiming to open a portal between the human and demon realms. Dante, an orphaned demon-hunter-for-hire, is unwittingly caught in the middle, holding the fate of both worlds.
Adi Shankar, the showrunner, confirmed the new Devil May Cry animation in 2018. It will be part of what he calls the “bootleg multiverse” alongside Castlevania. Shankar also revealed the show’s episode count, plans for a multi-season arc, the scriptwriter (Yasuke’s Alex Larsen), and the inclusion of iconic game characters like Vergil, Lady, and Dante.
Executive producers include Capcom’s Hideaki Itsuno and Studio MIR’s Seung Wook Lee. Devil May Cry, a popular video game series, first launched in 2001 and saw its most recent entry, Devil May Cry 5, in 2019.
The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in a Different World as an Aristocrat Season 2 Announced
Fans of the first season of The World’s Finest Assassin in Another World, rejoice! More is on the way, as confirmed at the Sneaker Bunko 35th Anniversary Festa! event.
Details about the staff and release timing are yet to be revealed, so stay tuned for updates. The initial season was directed by Masafumi Tamura, written by Katsuhiko Takayama, and featured character designs by Eri Nagata, produced by SILVER LINK and Studio Palette.
Yen Press publishes the original novels, telling the story of a skilled assassin reborn in a new world, inheriting a legacy of shadowy killers. With modern knowledge and magical abilities, he aims to become the ultimate assassin.
KonoSuba Season 3 Trailer Reveals More Details in Preview
We’ve got exciting news about KonoSuba season 3! In a recent video, the returning cast has been confirmed, and three new cast members are joining. Here’s a look at the new additions:
Kanon Takao will voice Iris.
Sayuri Yahagi is set to play Claire.
Reina Ueda will voice Rain.
KonoSuba season 3 will be under the supervision of veteran KonoSuba director Takaomi Kanasaki. Animation production will shift from Studio DEEN to Drive, with Yujiro Abe as the director.
Here’s how KonoSuba season 1 is described by Discotek:
Kazuma Sato decides to step out for the day, but his choice leads to an untimely death. In the afterlife, a goddess offers him a chance at rebirth in a video game-like world, with a bonus item—goddess Aqua herself. Now, they must defeat the Devil King and live happily ever after. But it starts with day labor, not adventure, and things may get even more disappointing from there!
Alice in Borderland Season 3 Officially in Production, Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya Reprising Roles
Alice in Borderland Season 3 has started production with director Shinsuke Sato and stars Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya returning. Netflix previously teased Season 3 with a mysterious message and a Joker card visual.
Director Shinsuke Sato stated, “Season 3 begins, with more games, players, and unknown challenges. Who is the real enemy? Who survives? An unpredictable journey awaits. Stay tuned.”
The live-action series stars Kento Yamazaki and Tao Tsuchiya, reprising their roles as Ryuhei Arisu and Yuzuha Usagi. Season 2 introduced new characters. The show follows Arisu and Usagi navigating the Borderland to return to their world.
The original manga by Haro Aso ended with 64 chapters over 18 volumes. Season 1 covered roughly 31 chapters, and Season 2 completed the main story. There are sequel and spin-off manga that could inspire Season 3. Stay tuned for updates!
Cosplay Mania 2023 Promises an Isekai Adventure
The Cosplay Mania convention in the Philippines is scheduled for September 30 to October 1, 2023, at the SMX Convention Center in Pasay City. Cosplay.ph is organizing the event, which encompasses anime, cosplay, games, collectibles, virtual idols, J-music, and more. This year’s theme, “Re: born a Machine,” coincides with the convention’s 15th-anniversary celebration.
Cosplay Mania 2023, also known as CosMania, will feature over 200 exhibit booths, more than 25 special guests, and six musical acts performing at the JAM Anime Song Concert. The event will feature exciting activities in the all-star avenue, BlockBuster fair, and three convention halls. Furthermore, during Cosplay Mania, there will be an exclusive meet-and-greet session featuring Hakken, one of Asia’s renowned cosplayers, in partnership with Anime Festival Asia (AFA).
Rie Kugimiya Joins Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru Cast
Voice actress Rie Kugimiya joins the cast of the upcoming Oroka na Tenshi wa Akuma to Odoru (Stupid Angel Dances With the Devil) anime as Liz. The series will premiere in 2024.
Roles like Alphonse Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist, Kagura in Gintama, and Taiga Aisaka in Toradora! are known for Rie Kugimiya. Other cast members include Ayane Sakura, Yuma Uchida, and Nao Toyama. Studio Children’s Playground Entertainment is handling animation, with Itsuro Kawasaki directing. Sawayoshi Azuma’s manga has been serialized in Dengeki Maoh since 2016 and serves as the basis for the anime. It tells the story of Masatora Akutsu, a demon in search of idols, who meets Lily Amane, an angel.
Sanrio Starts Its First Humanoid Project Fragaria Memories
Sanrio is embarking on its inaugural humanoid project, Fragaria Memories, centered on the Fragaria Knights and their chivalry in a fantasy world. This multimedia venture will encompass voice dramas and music videos that delve into the knights’ tales.
To kickstart this endeavor, they’ve unveiled an official visual featuring the first three Fragaria Knights, along with their respective illustrators and voice actors. Hallit, a valiant knight, is from the Red Bouquet and serves Hello Kitty. Cielomort, a brilliant knight from the Blue Bouquet, serves Cinnamonroll. Badtz-maru accidentally hired Badobarm, an aspiring king, who comes with a pet crocodile fairy named Tama.
Moreover, there are 15 more enigmatic Fragaria Knights within each of the three bouquets, set to debut in this project. The Fragaria Memories project will also join the Animate Girls Festival 2023 on November 3 and 4, with more details to be disclosed soon. This fantasy multimedia initiative unfolds in the Fragaria world, where fairies coexist with Hello Kitty, and three continents symbolize Innocence, Love, and Friendship. The Fragaria Knights have risen to safeguard their masters from the mysterious menace known as SEED.
Conclusion:
With new trailers, sequel announcements, and intriguing projects on the horizon, the world of anime continues to captivate fans worldwide. Stay tuned for more exciting developments in the coming weeks as the anime industry never ceases to amaze with its creativity and innovation.
