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Delight Works announced at a stage event at the Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair on Sunday that its Fate/Grand Order game has reached more than 10 million downloads in Japan. To celebrate, Delight Works is hosting a campaign for the game. In addition, players will receive 30 Saint Quartz if a Twitter post gets 100,000 retweets between now and September 24 at 6:00 p.m. As of press time the post has 144,000 retweets. The game's English version reached 1 million downloads earlier this month. Aniplex released the Fate/Grand Order smartphone game in Japan in summer 2015. The game received an English release in the United States and Canada on June 25. A 74-minute television anime based on the game titled Fate/Grand Order: First Order aired in Japan on December 31. Aniplex of America, Crunchyroll, and Daisuki streamed the special the same day. Aniplex of America will release the special on Blu-ray Disc in North America on October 24 with Japanese and English audio. The franch

Ryo Nishikido stars in film about seaside town where 6 former convicts are sent to live The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Tatsuhiko Yamagami and Mikio Igarashi's Hitsuji no Ki (The Sheep's Tree) manga began streaming a teaser video for the film on Tuesday. The teaser reveals the film's February 3, 2018 opening date. The manga's story is set in a former seaport town that becomes the center of a secret government project. The project involves sending former convicts to live in the town, with almost no one in the town aware that they are former criminals. The story depicts the tension between the former convicts, whose intentions are unknown, and the citizens. Ryo Nishikido will star in the lead role as Hajime Tsukisue, a kind-hearted public servant who is one of the few who know about the government project central to the story. Aside from Nishikido, the film will also star (clockwise from upper left in image above): Fumino Kimura as Aya,

Mobile game developer KLab Inc. announced on Monday that its Bleach: Brave Souls smartphone game has reached 25 million downloads worldwide. The developer noted that this total includes players who have downloaded the game more than once. The developer is promoting the milestone with Spirit Orb log-in bonuses and a "Super Power-Up Set" for all players. A "25 Million Downloads Celebration Pack" will be available for purchase. KLab Global describes the game: Bleach: Brave Souls is an intuitive 3D hack-and-slash battler featuring favorite characters from the series. The game retells the Bleach story as players create teams of three to complete quests. With a highly customizable character upgrade system, players will be able to create unique warriors by leveling, ascending, training, and linking. Players can also participate in weekly leagues and fight against other teams to win special prizes. KLab launched the game in Japan in July 2015 and worldwide in January 2016. The

Film starring Ryo Nishikido to open in Japan on February 3 The official YouTube channel for Asmik Ace, Inc. began streaming a new teaser video for the live-action film adaptation of Tatsuhiko Yamagami and Mikio Igarashi's Hitsuji no Ki (The Sheep's Tree) manga on Monday. The film will open in Japan on February 3. The manga's story is set in a former seaport town that becomes the center of a secret government project. The project involves sending former convicts to live in the town, with almost no one in the town aware that they are former criminals. The story depicts the tension between the former convicts, whose intentions are unknown, and the citizens. Ryo Nishikido will star in the lead role as Hajime Tsukisue, a kind-hearted public servant who is one of the few who know about the government project central to the story. Aside from Nishikido, the film will also star (clockwise from upper left in image above): Fumino Kimura as Aya, a former classmate of Tsukisu

Film starring Ryo Nishikido to open in Japan on February 3 The official website for the live-action film adaptation of Tatsuhiko Yamagami and Mikio Igarashi's Hitsuji no Ki (The Sheep's Tree) manga began streaming a new trailer for the film on Monday. The film will open in Japan on February 3. The site also revealed a new visual. The manga's story is set in a former seaport town that becomes the center of a secret government project. The project involves sending former convicts to live in the town, with almost no one in the town aware that they are former criminals. The story depicts the tension between the former convicts, whose intentions are unknown, and the citizens. Ryo Nishikido will star in the lead role as Hajime Tsukisue, a kind-hearted public servant who is one of the few who know about the government project central to the story. Aside from Nishikido, the film will also star (clockwise from upper left in image above): Fumino Kimura as Aya, a former