SEGA are continuing to expand their gaming portfolio into the cinematic arena with an animated movie based on mobile rhythm game Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage. Entitled Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing; this upcoming animated feature will be directed by Hiroyuki Hata of Recently, My Sister is Unusual and Girls und Panzer fame.
Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing sees Miku trying to reach out to people in need, but something is holding her back. It’s up to Ichika Hoshino and her bandmates to spread the good word of Miku to their audience. You can watch the first trailer for the movie with English subtitles via the embed below:
Colorful Stage! The Movie: A Miku Who Can’t Sing will release in Japan on January 17th 2024. A wider global release will then follow, but we currently only have a release date of “coming soon” at the time of writing.
A brand new trailer for Shenmue the Animation has debuted and with it we also get the news that the series will start airing on February 5th 2022 via Adult Swim. Check it out using the embed below:
Shenmue the Animation will be a 13 episode animated series that adapts the events of both Shenmue 1 & 2. The series is being distributed in the West by Adult Swim and Crunchy Roll and is being directed by Sakurai Chikara of Telecom Animation Film Studios and managed by Sola Entertainment.
Announced back in September 2020, Shenmue the Animation will be a 13 episode animated series that adapts the events of both Shenmue 1 & 2. The series is being distributed in the West by Adult Swim and Crunchy Roll and now we finally have our first look at the series in action. Check it out via the embed below:
Shenmue the Animation will debut on Adult Swim and Crunchy Roll at some point in 2022. The series will be directed by Sakurai Chikara of Telecom Animation Film Studios and managed by Sola Entertainment.
SEGA Europe and SEGA America are releasing Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles in the West. The game is based on the long-running Demon Slayer manga and features a stylistic, anime graphical style. You can watch the first trailer below which highlights some of the game’s story beats:
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Hinokami Chronicles will release on PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC on the 15th of October 2021. The game is available in 3 editions: a standard physical edition, a standard digital edition and a deluxe digital edition that includes a raft of digital extras that include bonus characters, avatars and costumes.
Shenmue is to get an anime adaptation from Crunchyroll and Adult Swim, it has been announced.
A joint venture between the two networks, Shenmue ~The Animation~ will be directed by Sakurai Chikara of Telecom Animation Film Studios (better known as SEGA’s own TMS), and managed by Sola Entertainment. Yu Suzuki is on board too, as executive producer.
From the sounds of things, it’ll be a 13-episode retelling of the original games; both Ryo’s search in Japan and Hong Kong are mentioned, suggesting we’ll be seeing Shenmue II adapted too.
No information on a projected release date is known yet, but we’ll let you know if anything is announced on that front.
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A big selection of additions have now gone live in the various sub-sections of our website’s Merchandise sections. See below for the full list of additions:
Seasons 1 and 2 of the Sonic X anime are heading to the North American version of Netflix on December 1st 2019. This means the first 52 episodes of the show that ran from 2003 to 2005 will be available for viewing.
If you’re unfamiliar with Sonic X then you’ll be unfamiliar with its plot where Sonic and his friends are accidentally transported to Earth. It’s very similar in scope to the upcoming film from Paramount Pictures, except that Sonic befriends a child named Chris Thorndyke instead of a police officer.
There is currently no word on when/if the remaining 26 episodes of season 3 will be hitting the platform. It is also worth mentioning that there is currently no definitive word on which regions outside North America will receive Sonic X. Spain, Mexico and Argentina are also confirmed. Thanks to Ash the Dragon for the news tip.
A new anime series based on Shin Sakura Wars is due to start airing in Japan in 2020. Titled Shin Sakura Wars The Animation, the show will be directed by Manabu Ono of Sword Art Online: Alicization fame and animated by studio Sanzigen. The show features your standard modern anime blend of 3D and 2D animation. You can check out the first trailer by clicking the embed below:
Sakura Wars is a series that’s no stranger to anime. A series produced by studio Madhouse ran for 25 episodes back in 2000.
Remember that Phantasy Star Online 2 anime that was announced a while back? It’s finally going to start airing soon and there’s a new trailer to watch below. Check it out:
Phantasy Star Online 2: The Animation will start broadcasting on the 7th of January 2016 in Japan through Tohoku Broadcasting Company (TBC). The series seems to be centered around high school kids that play Phantasy Star Online 2 instead of being a story set inside the PSO2 universe.
The updated version of Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax (called Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Ignition; quite the mouthful) is launching in Japan next month and there’s now a new TV spot showing off plenty of in-game action. Check it out below:
Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Ignition will feature 4 new playable characters and 6 new assist characters. Additional content comes in the form of new stage art and re-balancing for all playable characters. Dengeki Bunko Fighting Climax Ignition launches on December 17th for PS3, PS4 and PS Vita in Japan only.
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