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Michi Saitō launched spinoff manga in 2015 Michi Saitō published the final chapter of Otokojuku Gaiden: Kurenai!! Onna Juku, the all-female spinoff of Akira Miyashita's Sakigake!! Otoko Juku manga, on Wednesday. The manga is set thirty years after World War III, after Japan has suffered immense damage from a dangerous weapon known as a "Man Bomb" that affected nearly all Japanese men and rendered them unable to fight, with other men giving their lives for their country. Heihachi Edajima, an Otoko Juku veteran and survivor of the Man Bomb, starts up a new facility known as Onna Juku, a tough combat training facility. He begins training several Japanese women to fight for their country. The manga follows Momoko Tsurugi, a descendant of former protagonist Momotaro Tsurugi, who recently enrolls in Onna Juku. As spirited and tenacious as her ancestor, Momoko's catchphrase is "As a woman, I ain't dying! I, Momoko Tsurugi, will show you my burning youth!" Saitō launched the m

Sasaki plays general practitioner Katsuhide Ogishima in October 13 show The official website for the live-action television series adaptation of Yū Suzunoki's Kōnodori (The Stork) manga revealed on Friday that Kuranosuke Sasaki will join the cast of the show's second season as general practitioner Katsuhide Ogishima. The series will premiere on TBS on October 13 at 10:00 p.m. The returning cast includes Gou Ayano as Sakura Kōnotori, Mayu Matsuoka as Kae Shimoya, Yō Yoshida as Rumiko Komatsu, Gen Hoshino as Haruki Shinomiya, Kentarō Sakaguchi as Eri Shirakawa, and Nao Omori as Takayuki Imahashi. The new series is set two years after the first series, and will include more stories based on the original manga. Suzunoki's original manga centers around obstetrician Sakura Kōnotori, who is also a jazz pianist by night. The manga depicts his life and the lives of the resident doctors and medical interns in the OB/GYN department that Kōnotori leads. The first series premi

The cover to this year's 19th issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine is teasing an "important announcement" for the Saki manga inside the issue. In the same issue, Ritz Kobayashi is resuming the manga series on Friday after a two-month hiatus. Yen Press is publishing the original Saki manga in North America digitally, and it released the 11th volume on August 29. Yen Press describes the series: Saki's never been a big fan of mahjong. A lifetime of being forced to play with family at holidays (and losing her money as a consequence...) has left a foul taste for the game in her mouth. When she's convinced, though, to play a game with her classmates, she discovers that not only has fending off her family left her with an uncanny ability for the game but, more surprisingly, that it can even be fun! Is this revelation enough to cleanse Saki's distaste for the game? Can her classmates convince her to join their club, or is there just too much baggage to make it worth her w

The cover to this year's 19th issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine is teasing an "important announcement" for the Saki manga inside the issue. In the same issue, Ritz Kobayashi is resuming the manga series on Friday after a two-month hiatus. Yen Press is publishing the original Saki manga in North America digitally, and it released the 11th volume on August 29. Yen Press describes the series: Saki's never been a big fan of mahjong. A lifetime of being forced to play with family at holidays (and losing her money as a consequence...) has left a foul taste for the game in her mouth. When she's convinced, though, to play a game with her classmates, she discovers that not only has fending off her family left her with an uncanny ability for the game but, more surprisingly, that it can even be fun! Is this revelation enough to cleanse Saki's distaste for the game? Can her classmates convince her to join their club, or is there just too much baggage to make it worth her w

4-episode series debuts in December, film opens in January This year's 19th issue of Square Enix's Young Gangan magazine revealed on Friday that Ritz Kobayashi's Saki manga will get a second live-action project. The project will include a live-action television series and a live-action film adapting the Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A spinoff manga. The live-action series will have four episodes and premiere in a late-night time slot in December. The live-action film will open in Japan in January. The magazine teased an "important announcement" for the manga on Tuesday, and Kobayashi is resuming the main manga in the issue after a two-month hiatus. The Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A manga focuses on a different cast of characters at Achiga Girls' Academy in Nara prefecture. The series ran in Square Enix's Monthly Shōnen Gangan magazine from 2011 to 2013, with six compiled book volumes. It also inspired a television anime adaptation in 2012. Yen Press is publishing

2018 film's 3 stills preview Aki, Anji, Yū, Shiori The staff of the live-action film adaptation of manni's Tsumasaki no Uchū (Tiptoe Universe) manga revealed two more cast members three new still images on Thursday. Tomoki Hirose will play Yū (seen in second image below), manager of the karaoke club where Aki and Anji (both seen in first image below) work, and Kaori Nazuka will play Shiori (seen in third image below), a radio personality and Yū's former girlfriend. Singer-songwriter Nodoka Kirishima is playing protagonist Aki Yoshikawa, while Ryō Kitamura is playing Anji, Aki's senior co-worker at her part-time job. Kirishima is also performing the film's theme song. Other cast members include Mami Kamura as Yumeko, Aki's co-worker at her part-time job, and Reina Visa as Tomoko, Aki's close friend and the shop owner's younger sister. The film is slated to open in Japan in 2018. The manga's story centers on Aki, who has cut off her relationships with other people. Th

Hiyori Sakurada, Momoka Itō, Yuri Tsunematsu star The official website for the live-action film and television series adaptations of Ritz Kobayashi and Aguri Igarashi's Saki Achiga-hen episode of side-A spinoff manga revealed photos of the cast in costume on Wednesday. The main cast includes: Hiyori Sakurada as Shizuno Takakamo, the protagonist and member of Achiga Girls' Academy's mahjong team Momoka Itō as Ako Atarashi, Shizuno's childhood friend Yuri Tsunematsu as Kuro Matsumi, the mahjong team's top member Kōme Watanabe as Yuu Matsumi, Kuro's older sister Riko Nakayama as Arata Sagimori, a huge fan of Harue Nao Minamisawa as Harue Adako, the mahjong team's coach The project marks the first time that Sakurada has a leading role in a live-action television series or film. The cast also includes: Nao Sakura as Toki Onjōji Yuka Ogura as Ryūka Shimizudani Mizuha as Sera Eguchi Rino Shimazaki as Hiroko Funakubo Manami Arai as Izumi Nijō Mikoto Hibi as Sumire Hirose RaMu

Sequel TV anime series premieres in January TBS began streaming a character video for the Dagashi Kashi 2 sequel anime series on Wednesday. The video previews Chinatsu Akasaki as the new character Hajime Owari. The anime will premiere in January 2018 on TBS and BS-TBS. The anime's returning cast includes: Ayana Taketatsu as Hotaru Shidare Atsushi Abe as Kokonotsu Shikada Manami Numakura as Saya Endō Tatsuhisa Suzuki as Tō Endō Satoshi Kuwabara (Dr. Pinoko no Mori no Bōken, Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal) is directing the anime at Tezuka Productions, replacing director Shigehito Takayanagi. feel., the previous studio that handled the first season, is now credited with setting cooperation. Mayumi Morita is replacing Takayanagi and Yasuko Kamo in series composition. Nana Miura (Young Black Jack) is replacing Kanetoshi Kamimoto for the character designs. Satoshi Motoyama is returning as sound director. Michiko Yokote (Cowboy Bebop, Gintama) is writing the scripts, and Nobuak

Barakamon director to have Q&A, screening, signing LeftField Media and Bandai Visual announced on Tuesday that they will host anime director Masaki Tachibana at the first Anime NYC convention. He will participate in a Princess Principal Q&A and screening and also sign autographs. In addition to Princess Principal, Tachibana has directed anime such as Barakamon, .hack//Quantum, and Tokyo Magnitude 8.0. He directed episodes of Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, Ghost in the Shell: Arise Alternative Architecture, and Yuyushiki. The convention will also host the United States premiere of the Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt: Bandit Flower compilation film and a Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt anime music concert led by composer Naruyoshi Kikuchi on November 19. Additionally, Yoko Ishida, Chihiro Yonekura, and TRUE will perform at Anisong World Matsuri's Anime Diva Night concert on November 17. The convention will be held at the Javits Center from November 17-19.

Manga by bara manga creator slated for spring 2018, 1st chapter previewed The official Twitter account for Digital Manga Inc.'s Juné imprint revealed on Thursday that bara (men's love) manga creator Sakira is launching an exclusive project with Juné for a manga titled Ore Miko!. The manga is slated for a spring 2018 release, and the first chapter is available to preview on Juné's site. Juné also announced that its release of Junko's Return of the Prince (Ōji no Kikan) manga is slated for November as a digital release, with a print version to be released at a later date. Juné describes Ore Miko!: Could the random assaults happening around town be the work of a demon? On a dark, rainy night after finishing his part-time job as a bartender, college student Kyou Izakura is attacked by a demon who's disgusted himself as a older gentleman!! Before being completely devoured, cool but pushy exorcist Shin Goudo intervenes and discovers that Kyou has the power to absorb spiri