Voice actor Kaori Ishihara released her much-awaited third full album "Calm Scene" from Pony Canyon in Japan today on April 24. It has been three years and eight months since the release of her previous second album "Water Drop" in August 2020. After performing as a member of the successful two-member voice actor idol unit YuiKaori along with Yui Ogura, Ishihara made her solo debut with her first solo single "Blooming Flower" in March 2018. Since then, she has released 11 CD singles and two original albums, steadily building her career as a solo artist. At the same time, her official YouTube channel posted a music video for "Harmonia," the lead track from the album. Kaori Ishihara "Harmonia" music video The 11-song album includes eight newly-recorded songs, as well as her latest digital single song "Gift," which was featured as the ending theme for the winter 2024 TV anime The Foolish Angel Dances with the Devil...
- 4/24/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
Inori Minase, the voice actress who is known for voicing Rem from Re:Zero and Itsuki Nakano from Quintessential Quintuplets, recently found herself embroiled in a controversy wherein she was accused of running a fan account, Doyakonga, to diss her fellow seiyuu.
The controversy ignited on April 3, 2024, when Minase’s official account quote tweeted a fan who reposted her photos without permission, calling them an “idiot” who couldn’t read Minase’s warnings.
The tweet was swiftly deleted, with Minase’s staff later claiming her account was hacked.
“It is possible that our account was hacked by a third party late at night on April 3rd. We have deleted the post in question and are currently investigating the extent of the damage, the cause of the incident, and measures to prevent a recurrence. We deeply apologize for any concern this may have caused to our fans and stakeholders,” Minase’s tweet read.
The controversy ignited on April 3, 2024, when Minase’s official account quote tweeted a fan who reposted her photos without permission, calling them an “idiot” who couldn’t read Minase’s warnings.
The tweet was swiftly deleted, with Minase’s staff later claiming her account was hacked.
“It is possible that our account was hacked by a third party late at night on April 3rd. We have deleted the post in question and are currently investigating the extent of the damage, the cause of the incident, and measures to prevent a recurrence. We deeply apologize for any concern this may have caused to our fans and stakeholders,” Minase’s tweet read.
- 4/12/2024
- by A.R. Madillo
- AnimeHunch
The official YouTube channel for voice actor Yui Ogura has started streaming a music video for her new CD single song "Kimiiro no Kiseki" ( The Miracle of Your Color ). The refreshing pop tune is now featured as the opening theme for the spring 2024 TV anime Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included , in which she is also cast as one of the main characters, Lilishka. The lyrics of the song are written by Ogura herself, while Masahiro Takeda (Dream Monster), known for his works for Kemono Friends , The Idolm@Ster SideM , and The Quintessential Quintuplets , works on composition and arrangement. The theme of the music video is "casual happiness in everyday life." Ogura, dressed as an angel, performs a cute "angel dance" with choreography reminiscent of angel wings. Yui Ogura "Kimiiro no Kiseki" music video Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included anime creditless opening movie Related: Yui Ogura Sings Studio Apartment,...
- 4/10/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included Anime Makes Room with Creditless Opening Theme Video
Yui Ogura (Nasse in Platinum End ) is doing her own package deal for Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included this season, voicing Shintaro's classmate Lilishka and performing "Kimi-iro no Kiseki" for the rom-com anime's opening theme song. A creditless version of the sequence is available to watch below, while the first two episodes of the series are now streaming on Crunchyroll . Related: The Irregular at Magic High School Season 3 Anime Releases Creditless Opening Theme Video Based on the manga by Matoba, Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included is directed by Kenta Onishi ( The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter ) at studio Okuruto Noboru, with series composition by Shogo Yasukawa ( My Clueless First Friend ), character designs by Yuya Uetake and music by Shunsuke Takizawa. Crunchyroll is simulcasting the series and describes the story: After a long day, high schooler Shintaro Tokumitsu’s plans for relaxing in his studio apartment take...
- 4/7/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
Fans of the super popular South Korean RPG series Blue Archive will know that the series is receiving an anime adaptation, Blue Archive The Animation, which is handled by studios Yostar Pictures and Candybox, with a premiere set for April 7, 2024, on Txn and other networks in Japan. And while we still don’t know who will pick the series up for streaming, we have received some additional information about the series, including a new character trailer, ahead of the premiere.
Based on a popular video game series, Blue Archive is yet another anime adaptation of a South Korean work, and the original series has officially been described as follows:
You have been appointed as an advisor to the Federal Investigation Club, Schale, located in Kivotos. It’s a huge academy city where numerous academies are clustered together.
Resolve the endless incidents that occur in Kivotos with charming allies full of personality,...
Based on a popular video game series, Blue Archive is yet another anime adaptation of a South Korean work, and the original series has officially been described as follows:
You have been appointed as an advisor to the Federal Investigation Club, Schale, located in Kivotos. It’s a huge academy city where numerous academies are clustered together.
Resolve the endless incidents that occur in Kivotos with charming allies full of personality,...
- 3/17/2024
- by Arthur S. Poe
- Fiction Horizon
The official website for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Matoba's romantic comedy manga Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included announced today that it is set to premiere in Japan on April 6, 2024. The TV anime project was revealed back in October 2023 . The official site and Twitter have also released the first episode "Towa and Shintaro" 's synopsis and screenshots below: Shintaro Tokumitsu, 16, started living alone upon entering high school. One morning, he peeked over the balcony to find a beautiful girl asleep. He thought she was a runaway, but it seems she is an angel from the heavenly realm! Shintaro tries to avoid getting too deep into it, but she is a nice girl and she asked to live with him at home... The original manga series by matoba has been serialized in Square Enix’s Monthly Shonen Gangan, and so far six tankobon volumes have been released in Japan.
- 3/12/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
The first collaboration event between voice actor Yui Ogura (Hime Shiraki in Yuri Is My Job! ) and Hello Kitty will take place at Sanrio Puroland in Tokyo on Saturday, May 25 in 2024. The title of the special one-day event is "Yui-chan・Hello Kitty ~KiraKira Ribbon♡Dai Sakusen ( Shiny Ribbon Big Operation )." The event will be held three times at 12:00, 14:30, and 16:30, and will feature the first-ever joint appearance by the two, as well as Ogura's mini talk show and live performance. The 9,000-yen (60 Usd) participation ticket also includes a day passport to enjoy Sanrio Puroland for one day, and the ticket's fastest advance sales for her fan club members is being held from February 19 to 25. Related: Voice Actor Yui Ogura to Release Solo Travel-Themed New Photo Book in February 2024 Source : Yui Ogura official website © 2024 Sanrio Co., Ltd. Tokyo, Japan © Yui’s*company...
- 2/21/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
The official website for the upcoming original TV anime Astro Note released a new trailer featuring its theme song, "Hohoemi no Oto" ( The Sound of A Smile ), by voice actor/singer Ai Furihata. She is best known as Ruby Kurosawa in Love Live! Sunshine!! , and as well as her solo singer career beginning in September 2020. In addition to the previously announced cast of Soma Saito (Yoshikazu Miyano in Sasaki and Miyano ) as Takumi Miyasaki and Maaya Uchida (Catarina Claes in My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! ) as Mira Gotokuji, seven more voice cast members, including the theme song singer Ai Furihata, were announced: Ren Wakabayashi voiced by Rie Kugimiya (Alphonse Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist ) Tomihiro Wakabayashi voiced by Tomokazu Sugita (Gintoki Sakata in Gintama ) Shokichi Yamashita voiced by Shinichiro Miki (Stardust in Shy ) Teruko Matsubara voiced by Ai Furihata (Ruby Kurosawa in Love Live! Sunshine!
- 2/9/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
The official website for the forthcoming TV anime adaptation of Matoba's romantic comedy manga Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included has released a second trailer introducing its opening theme song "Kimiiro no Kiseki" ( The Miracle of Your Color ) sung by Yui Ogura, as well as a second key visual featuring its five main female characters. 2nd key visual The CD single of "Kimiiro no KisekI" will be available in Japan on April 24, 2024. Yui Ogura has released her new artist photo for the single. Related: Studio Apartment, Good Lighting, Angel Included Anime Announces Premiere Date, More Voice Cast Members The TV anime is set to premiere in Japan in April 2024. Kenta Onishi ( The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter ) serves as director at Okuruto Noboru, along with series composition writer Shogo Yasukawa, character designer Yuya Uetake and soundtrack composer Shunsuke Takizawa. The original manga series by matoba has been serialized in...
- 2/9/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
Blue Archive The Animation , an upcoming TV anime based on the smart phone game by Nexon Games, has published a character preview video focusing on Shiroko Sunaookami (voiced by Yui Ogura), a student at Abydos High School and the leader of the Abydos task force team. Blue Archive The Animation will broadcast in Japan beginning in April 2024. Daigo Yamakishi directs Blue Archive The Animation at animation studios Yostar Pictures x studio Candybox. Shunji Maki serves as assistant director, while Hiroshi Onogi and Daigo Yamakishi provide the series composition and Hiromitsu Hagiwara serves as character designer and chief animation director. Blue Archive The Animation key visual Related: Blue Archive The Animation Premieres in April 2024 The setting of the Blue Archive smart phone game is described as follows: The city's academies are divided into their own districts and are considered mostly independent. The General Student Council acts as governing board to manage the academies as a whole.
- 2/4/2024
- by Paul Chapman
- Crunchyroll
Since Metallic Rouge was announced at Fuji TV Anime Lineup Presentation 2023, it was clear that the new anime series from the prestigious Bones studio would be an emotive way to commemorate the first 25 years of the company made by ex-key members of Sunrise Studio (now Bandai Namco Filmworks). Most anime enthusiasts know Bones for series like My Hero Academia , Fullmetal Alchemist (both adaptations), Bungo Stray Dogs , Mob Psycho 100 and movies like Escaflowne, Cowboy Bebop and Josee, the Tiger and the Fish . But true fans of the studio’s vast filmography know that their original works had an important impact on the anime industry since their beginning. So, why is Metallic Rouge so perfect to celebrate Bones’ first 25 years? Impressive Original Stories As a futuristic mystery thriller, the strongest element of the story is how Toshizo Nemoto ( Log Horizon ) and Yutaka Izubuchi ( Space Battleship Yamato 2199 ) tell the story of...
- 2/2/2024
- by Julio Vélez
- Crunchyroll
Studio Bones is celebrating its 25th anniversary in style with original TV anime Metallic Rouge , and the series goes live today as part of Crunchyroll's Winter 2024 lineup! To get everyone primed for the action to come, we have a slew of information ranging from the characters and their respective voice actors to key staff, trailers, visuals and more. Watch Metallic Rouge on Crunchyroll! In This Guide Metallic Rouge Release Date: When Does the Metallic Rouge Anime Come Out? Metallic Rouge Characters and Voice Cast Metallic Rouge Anime Staff Metallic Rouge Anime Official Trailers Metallic Rouge Anime Art & Key Visuals Metallic Rouge Anime Synopsis Metallic Rouge Additional Information Metallic Rouge Release Date: When Does the Metallic Rouge Anime Come Out? Metallic Rouge officially comes to Crunchyroll starting January 10, 2024 at 10:25am Pt . Where can I watch? Crunchyroll Territories: North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East and...
- 1/10/2024
- by Joseph Luster
- Crunchyroll
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