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A fresh batch of music videos is making its way to Crunchyroll today! The latest lineup of artists includes singers and bands behind theme songs for Wind Breaker , Sakamoto Days and more. See what's dropping today in the full list of music video releases below! 22/7 (including the A Couple of Cuckoos Season 2 ending theme song ) Billy Boo (including the The Dinner Table Detective ending theme song ) Cvlte Hikaru Utada Hitsujibungaku (including the Secrets of the Silent Witch opening theme song ) Kep1er Kiro Akiyama Kocchi no Kento Little Glee Monster (including the Rock Is a Lady’s Modesty ending theme song ) Mulasaki Ima Oosage (including the Blue Miburo cour 2 ending theme song ) Rikon SennaRin (including the To Be Hero X ending theme song ) Shytaupe (including the Wind Breaker Season 2 ending theme song ) Takanori Nishikawa (including the From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman opening theme song ) Tk from Ling tosite sigure...

The official YouTube channel for J-pop singer Takanori Nishikawa has started streaming a music video for his seventh CD single song "Heroes," which is now featured as the opening theme for the spring 2025 TV anime From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman . The theme of this rock tune, for which Nishikawa wrote the lyrics himself, is "Surely you are someone's hero." Directed by A.T. , a visual director who has worked on numerous videos for Nishikawa, this music video depicts heroes hidden in everyday life, with the message that someone's casual kindness and compassion can help someone else without them even realizing it. Takanori Nishikawa "Heroes" Music Video From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Creditless Opening Video The CD single of "Heroes" released in Japan on May 21, ranking #7 in Oricon's daily single charts on its first day. "Heroes" regular edition CD jacket Time-limited production edition CD jacket Takanori...

A fresh batch of music videos is making its way to Crunchyroll today! The latest lineup of artists includes singers and bands behind theme songs for Shangri-La Frontier , Dr. Stone Science Future and more, See what's dropping today in the full list of music video releases below! =Love (including the I Got Married to the Girl I Hate Most in Class opening theme song ) Aimer (including the Ameku M.D.: Doctor Detective opening theme song ) Anonymouz feat. Riu Domura Breimen (including the Dr.Stone Science Future ending theme song ) Creepy Nuts Cvlte (including the Shangri-La Frontier Season 2 ending theme song ) Cvlte feat. Beauty School Dropout Ikusaburo Yamazaki Kjrgl milet Okamoto'S Ryokuoushoku Shakai sumika Takanori Nishikawa...

Featuring "Heroes" by Takanori Nishikawa and "Alright!!!" by Flow, respectively, creditless versions of From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman 's opening and ending song sequences are now available to watch below. From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Opening Video From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Ending Video Related: From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Anime Previews Opening Song in New Trailer Based on the light novels by Shigeru Sagasaki and Tetsuhiro Nabeshima, Akio Kazumi ( Loner Life in Another World ) directs From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman at studios Passione and Hayabusa Film, with series composition by Kunihiko Okada ( The Eminence in Shadow scriptwriter), character designs and chief animation direction by Satsuki Hayasaki ( Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki ) and music by Yasuharu Takanashi ( Fairy Tail ). J-Novel Club publishes an official English version of the light novels and describes the story: Beryl Gardinant, a self-proclaimed “humble old man,” is...

It's White Day and Fight Day for From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman , as the fantasy adventure anime's website and accounts today unveiled a third trailer that previews the series' opening song, "Heroes" by Takanori Nishikawa ( Thunderbolt Fantasy ), and all the action to come on Japanese television from April 5 . From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Trailer 3 The From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman anime's confirmed cast is as follows: Beryl Gardenant voiced by Hiroaki Hirata Allucia Citrus voiced by Nao Toyama Surena Lysandra voiced by Hitomi Ueda Curuni Crueciel voiced by Yuki Hirose Ficelle Harbeller voiced by Hinaki Yano Lucy Diamond voiced by Chiwa Saito Henblitz Drout voiced by Kaito Ishikawa Mewi Freya voiced by Arisa Nakada Spur voiced by Ryota Osaka Related: From Old Country Bumpkin to Master Swordsman Anime Unveils White Day Visual Based on the light novels by Shigeru Sagasaki and Tetsuhiro Nabeshima, Akio Kazumi...

Gundam Info's official YouTube channel has started steaming the first six and a half minutes of the feature film Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom , both in English subtitles and dub . While introducing the intense battle scene at the beginning of the film, the clip also features the theme song "Freedom" performed by Takanori Nishikawa. The song was newly written for the film and produced by acclaimed composer/producer Tetsuya Komuro. The video's caption introduces the film's story: In C.E.75, the fighting still continues. There are independence movements, and aggression by Blue Cosmos... In order to calm the situation, a global peace monitoring agency called Compass is established, with Lacus as its first president. As members of Compass, Kira and his comrades intervene into various regional battles. Then a newly established nation called Foundation proposes a joint operation against a Blue Cosmos stronghold. English subtitle ver. English dub ver.

Disclaimer: Crunchyroll is an independently operated joint venture between U.S.-based Sony Pictures Entertainment and Japan’s Aniplex. Hear the raw power of Takanori Nishikawa ’s voice from his latest single, the theme to the recently released Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom anime film “Freedom,” in the latest video from The First Take. Listen to Nishikawa belt out the ballad below that was recorded in just one take. The First Take is a Sony Music Entertainment Japan initiative that, as the name implies, has singers perform their hit songs in just one take in a minimally-styled studio which has the performer sing in, as the video description says, "One Take Only, One Life Only." Related: Takanori Nishikawa Releases Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom Film Theme Song Collaboration Music Video “Freedom” can be heard in Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom , which is currently lighting up Japanese theaters. The song was...

The official YouTube channel for J-Pop singer Takanori Nishikawa began streaming a special collaboration music video for his latest digital song, "Freedom," the theme for the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom feature film. "I think it has a high affinity between the world of the song and the images, and the degree of perfection is very high," Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom director Mitsuo Fukuda said of the music video. The five-minute clip is packed with memorable footage from the film, including scenes never shown before, linking the lyrics to the emotions of numerous characters in the story. Takanori Nishikawa "Freedom" Collaboration Music Video "Freedom" was newly written for the film and produced by acclaimed composer/producer Tetsuya Komuro. This is the first time Nishikawa and Komuro have teamed up for a song produced by Komuro. The song was released digitally on January 24, 2024, ranking #1 on Billboard Japan's Download Songs charts...

18 years since the first announcement back in 2006, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom , the feature film sequel from the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed franchise, finally opened in 352 theaters across Japan on January 26, 2024. According the official website , the 124-minute film earned 1,065,983,130 yen (7.23 million Usd) on 634,182 admissions in its first three-day weekend of January 26-28. The opening weekend gross not only debuted the film at #1 in the box office ranking, but also became the best first-week box office record in the Gundam franchise of all-time. Compared to the most recent Gundam film, Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway released in 2021, Seed Freedom 's first weekend gross was 416.4 percent of that of Hathaway , and its ticket sales was 502.8 percent. Meanwhile, the film ranked #2 in Filmarks' first- day satisfaction ranking with an average rating of of 4.23/5.0 based on 3,490 reviews. The film was originally announced in 2006 after the broadcast of Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny , but the years passed without any updates.

"Freedom," Japanese pop singer Takanori Ishikawa's new collaboration single with acclaimed J-pop composer/producer Tetsuya Komuro, finally released in Japan on January 24, 2024. This is the first time Nishikawa and Komuro have teamed up for a song produced by Komuro. The song is featured as the theme for Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom , the upcoming feature film sequel from the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed franchise. All under the name T.M.Revolution, Nishikawa previously sang the theme song "Invoke," "Meteor," "Ignited," and "Vestige" for the original Mobile Suit Gundam Seed TV series from 2002-2003 and its direct sequel Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny from 2004 to 2005. He even voiced two characters in the series — Miguel Aiman in Seed and Heine Westenfluss in Seed Destiny . A new artist visual for Nishikawa was also released with the CD. Hisashi Hirai, the character designer for the Mobile Suit Gundam Seed franchise and the new film,...

Mobile Suit Gundam Seed was a smash hit throughout the early and mid-2000s. This series was a much-needed revitalization for the Gundam franchise. It generated hype and a massive following across Japan and America. All this was supposed to culminate in one big movie, but that day never came. The unnamed Gundam Seed movie was placed on an indefinite hiatus as Sunrise moved on to other projects. Disappointed fans were worried this grand finale would never see the light of day.

Now, Gundam Seed Freedom is officially premiering on Jan. 26, 2024. It's over 15 years late to the party, but fans who grew up with this series should welcome it all the same; that said, new and old fans alike deserve context for the film's storyline and its excessive delay. What's With All The Fencing In Gundam?

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“A sound soul dwells within a sound mind, and a sound body…”

Or so Laura Bailey, the voice of Maka, tells us at the beginning of each episode of Soul Eater. While she doesn’t give us any details about the percentages of recommended daily allowances, we can tell you that Soul Eater, the latest hit series from Funimation, is 100% awesome.

If you’ve been to an anime convention in the last year or so, chances are you’ve already witnessed the phenomenon that is Soul Eater. Starting its tour of our shores as a manga serialized in Yen Press, the series went on to be collected into volumes, giving U.S. fans a taste of what the process is normally like in Japan as a title gains popularity. It exploded onto the con scene, with hundreds of cosplayers taking part in some of the biggest photo shoots I’ve ever seen.