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Ah, the countryside. So peaceful, so simple, so fucking green. If you are stuck in a cityscape, then yearning for an escape, even just for a short while, to a simpler place is only natural. Although, it may just be a case of the grass is greener on the other side. As a person that grew up in the country, I know there are some nice things about it, but I also know there are terrible things like being the last area to get internet faster than dial up, having no restaurant that will deliver food to you, or having to drive 30 minutes in any direction just to get anywhere. If you can, by all means take a short vacation to the country, but even better, get your fix of your small town life with these anime recommendations that feature small town livin’. Barakamon Sometimes a trip to the country is just what your need to get some perspective on your life. That is the essence of Barakamon. After having an explosive blow up at an art critic, a calligraphy artist is sent

Film premieres in L.A. on September 5, across U.S. in October Sentai Filmworks began streaming an English-dubbed trailer for the No Game, No Life Zero film on Friday. Sentai Filmworks will premiere the film with an English dub at the Los Angeles Anime Film Festival on September 15, and in Japanese with English subtitles the day after. The film will then screen in select U.S. theaters with Japanese audio and English subtitles on October 5 at 7:00 p.m. local time and then with the English dub on October 8 at 12:55 p.m. local time. The screenings will be accompanied by special footage of members of the cast and crew. Azoland Pictures is handling theatrical distribution. Dub cast members — including Scott Gibbs, Caitlynn French, Shannon Emerick, and Kira Vincent-Davis —are returning from the television anime. Kyle Colby Jones (Akame ga KILL!, Parasyte -the maxim-, Food Wars! Girls und Panzer der Film) is directing the English ADR production. The film opened in Japan on Ju

1st volumes launched on Tuesday Kodansha Comics released the first volumes of Waka Miyama's Elegant Yokai Apartment Life and Pedoro Toriumi's Black Panther and Sweet 16 manga digitally on Tuesday. Hinowa Kōzuki launched the Yōkai Apāto no Yūga na Nichijō (Elegant Yokai Apartment Life) light novel series in 2003, and concluded it in 2009 with 10 volumes (and a later side-story collection in 2013). Miyama launched the ongoing manga adaptation in Monthly Shonen Sirius magazine in 2011. Kodansha Comics describes the manga: Yokai, ghosts, and humans living together in harmony? Yushi Inaba was taken in by his uncle's family after losing his parents in an accident three years ago. Now sixteen and eager to make it on his own, he hopes to move into dorm upon entering high school. But by a cruel twist of fate, the dorm burns to the ground! After searching high and low, Yushi finally manages to find an apartment at the too-good-to-be-true price of 25,000 yen per month! Sure enough

The original The X-Files TV series touched on the real-life assassination of President John F. Kennedy, something that IDW Publishing’s The X-Files: JFK Disclosure two-issue miniseries looks to explore further, from the creative team of writer Denton J. Tipton (editor of IDW series including Star Wars Adventures) and artist Menton3 (cover artist of IDW’s The X-Files ongoing). CBR has the first look at the solicitation text for November’s The X-Files: JFK Disclosure #2 — scheduled for release the same month as the 54th anniversary of the JFK assassination — and the issue’s main cover by Menton3, and variant by J.J. Lendl. The X-Files: JFK Disclosure #2 (of 2)—Cover A: Menton3 Denton J. Tipton (w) • Menton3 (a & c) When he learns the real reason behind President Kennedy’s assassination, Mulder also discovers his father was involved in the conspiracy. This revelation forces him to decide between the two things he holds most sa

Over the past few years, Marvel has introduced an increasing number of new and young heroes to bear the superhero mantles held by long-established characters. X-23 became the new Wolverine after Logan’s death; Kamala Khan became the new Ms. Marvel; Jane Foster became the new female version of Thor after the Odinson found himself unworthy; and Amadeus Cho became the new (and Totally Awesome) Hulk. But now, to satiate fan demand, Marvel is looking to bring the focus back on its old characters, but without having to sacrifice the growing popularity of its newer, younger generation of superheroes. RELATED: Marvel Releases First Story Details for Generations One-Shots To bridge this gap between the old, the new, and the return of the old, Marvel is currently in the midst of releasing a series of one-shots fittingly titled Generations. Each of the ten issues teams one of these young heroes up with their original counterpart, with the twist that these meetings take place thanks to som

Seven Seas is also publishing original Arifureta novels Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Monday that it has licensed the Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest manga, and the first volume is slated for March 6, 2018. The company also announced that it has licensed the Didn't I Say to Make My Abilities Average in the Next Life?! light novels and manga. The first novel volume is slated for June 12, 2018, and the first manga volume is slated for July 24, 2018. All three titles will be available digitally and in print. Seven Seas describes Arifureta - From Commonplace to World's Strongest (Arifureta Shokugyou de Sekaisaikyou): When a classroom of students is transported to another world to act as its saviors, Hajime Nagumo finds himself the weakest link. As his friends and classmates are granted strong classes and impressive abilities due to their existing skills, he is given the weak title of Synergist. When a dungeon quest leaves him separated from his group

Single volume yuri manga ships in July Seven Seas Entertainment announced on Monday that it has licensed Kei Murayama's Mushroom Girls in Love (Kinoko Ningen no Kekkon) manga. The first and only volume is slated for print and digital publication on July 3. The print edition will have a large trim size. Seven Seas describes the story: Our story begins on an all-woman planet of intelligent fungi, where Ariella and Eriella are about to get married! But they've got a long road ahead of them: illness, surgery, and even a dastardly royal plot that seeks to split them apart. Is their love strong enough to weather any storm? This offbeat, adorable, and dramatic one-shot is sure to please fans of yuri, monster girls, and enduring romance! The short series ran from October 2013 to August 2014 on the web magazine PocoPoco (now Ohta Web Comic). Ohta Publishing released the series in one compiled book volume in Japan in November 2014. Seven Seas is already publishing Murayama's A C

10-episode 2nd season has original story, premieres on September 22 Fuji TV announced on Wednesday that it is producing a sequel series for the live-action series adaptation of Yue Takasuka's shōjo manga Good Morning Call. The new series, titled Good Morning Call - our campus days, will have a completely original story, and will focus on Yoshikawa and Uehara's college life. The 10-episode series will premiere on Fuji TV on-demand and on Netflix on September 22. Haruka Fukuhara, Shunya Shiraishi, and Dori Sakurada are all returning to play characters Nao Yoshikawa, Hisashi Uehara, and Daichi Shinozaki, respectively. New cast members include: Yousuke Sugino as Hiiragi Natsume, Uehara's stylish and handsome classmate Itsuki Sagara as Rin Nanase, the manager of Daichi's school organization Maryjun Takahashi as Saeko Kumanomidō, a researcher at Uehara's university The first live-action series premiered on Fuji TV on-demand and on Netflix in February 2016. The ma

BOOM! Studios and Nickelodeon are partnering on a new Rocko’s Modern Life comic book series based on the hit animated series of the same name starring everyone’s favorite wallaby. Writer Ryan Ferrier (Regular Show, Mighty Morphin Power Rangers) and artist Ian McGinty will be the first creative team to work on the series, which kicks off in December 2017. According to an official press release, each issue will also feature bonus short stories by different illustrators, including Tony Millionaire (Sock Monkey), KC Green (Invader Zim), and David DeGrand (SpongeBob Comics). RELATED: “Rocko’s Modern Life” to Return as TV Movie An official description for the series reads: “Rocko, Spunky, Heffer, Filburt, the Bigheads, and the entire cast of O-Town are back, but all is not well. The town is facing a job shortage and Rocko is hit hard. With unemployment and potential homelessness on the horizon, Rocko’s problems are just beginning. But with help fro

The official website for the television anime of Hinowa Kōzuki's Yōkai Apāto no Yūga na Nichijō (Elegant Yokai Apartment Life) light novel series unveiled a new visual for the anime's second cour on Tuesday. The visual shows Toshihiko Seki's character Naomi Chiaki. The second cour will start on October. The anime premiered in Japan on Tokyo MX and Yomiuri TV on July 3, and on BS11 on July 4 as part of the Anime no Me programming block. Crunchyroll is streaming the series as it airs in Japan. The story of Hinowa Kōzuki's original novels centers on Yūshi Inaba, a 16-year-old boy whose parents died three years ago. He moved into his uncle's house, but resolved to move into a dormitory in high school. Those plans were dashed when that dormitory burned down. He eventually finds an apartment with cheap 25,000-yen (about US$220) rent. Yūshi finds out too late that the apartment is home to supernatural creatures such as ghosts, yōkai, and mononoke, and his daily life becomes embroil