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Care for a bit of musical theater? Featuring "Blouse" by Gohobi and "Ad-lib" by Saori Hayami as her character Rin Nanakura, respectively, creditless versions of the Pseudo Harem anime's opening and ending sequences are now available to watch below. Pseudo Harem Opening Video Pseudo Harem Ending Video Related: The Magical Girl and the Evil Lieutenant Used to Be Archenemies Anime Conjures Creditless Opening, Ending Videos Based on the manga by Yu Saito, Toshihiro Kikuchi ( Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! ) directs Pseudo Harem at studio Nomad, with series composition by Yuko Kakihara ( Buddy Daddies ), character designs by Yoshihisa Sato ( Summer Time Rendering animation director) and music by Takeshi Watanabe ( The Duke of Death and His Maid ). Crunchyroll is simulcasting the anime and dscribes the story: Eiji Kitahama joins the drama club with dreams of having a harem like the ones from his favorite manga. Rin Nanakura, an underclassman, finds herself crushing hard on Eiji,...

After three seasons of making new friends, resisting urges and conquering curses, it's finally the big day — and there's no better word for it than 'touching'. The broadcast of Season 3's finale and the conclusion of the Duke and Alice's enchanting love story tonight in Japan saw the official accounts for The Duke of Death and His Maid un veil a special 'wedding visual' and accompanying video, sealing the deal that first graced our screens in July 2021. Wedding Visual A commemorative illustration by manga author Inoue was also added to the wedding registry. Commemorative Illustration Related: The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 3 Anime Releases Creditless Theme Song Videos Based on the manga by Inoue, The Duke of Death and His Maid is directed by Yoshinobu Yamakawa ( Hi Score Girl ) at studio J.C.Staff, with series composition by Hideki Shirane, character designs by Mitsuru Kuwabata and music by Takeshi Watanabe and Gen Okuda.

After three seasons of making new friends, resisting urges and conquering curses, it's finally the big day — and there's no better word for it than 'touching'. The broadcast of Season 3's finale and the conclusion of the Duke and Alice's enchanting love story tonight in Japan saw the official accounts for The Duke of Death and His Maid un veil a special 'wedding visual' and accompanying video, sealing the deal that first graced our screens in July 2021. Wedding Visual A commemorative illustration by manga author Inoue was also added to the wedding registry. Commemorative Illustration Related: The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 3 Anime Releases Creditless Theme Song Videos Based on the manga by Inoue, The Duke of Death and His Maid is directed by Yoshinobu Yamakawa ( Hi Score Girl ) at studio J.C.Staff, with series composition by Hideki Shirane, character designs by Mitsuru Kuwabata and music by Takeshi Watanabe and Gen Okuda.

From voicing each other's characters in a set of April Fool's Day trailers to covering Gohobi's opening theme song "Blouse" as fellow drama club members Eiji and Rin today, Giji Harem anime leads Nobuhiko Okamoto and Saori Hayami are truly living up to the theatrical nature of their characters. Take a listen for yourself ahead of the series' July 2024 broadcast! The original version of the song is available below. Related: Giji Harem Anime Announces July 2024 Premiere with New Trailer Based on the manga by Yu Saito, Toshihiro Kikuchi ( Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! ) directs Giji Harem at studio Nomad, with series composition by Yuko Kakihara ( Buddy Daddies ), character designs by Yoshihisa Sato ( Summer Time Rendering animation director) and music by Takeshi Watanabe ( The Duke of Death and His Maid ). Source: Official Twitter...

Ahead of the third season's fourth episode broadcast tonight in Japan, the official website and accounts for The Duke of Death and His Maid anime announced the casting of Mai Nakahara (Nagisa in Clannad ) as Liz, the Duke's grandmother who died from an accident at a young age. Related: The Duke of Death and His Maid Anime Celebrates Season 3 with New Illustration Based on the manga by Inoue, The Duke of Death and His Maid is directed by Yoshinobu Yamakawa ( Hi Score Girl ) at studio J.C.Staff, with series composition by Hideki Shirane, character designs by Mitsuru Kuwabata and music by Takeshi Watanabe and Gen Okuda. Crunchyroll streams the first two seasons and is simulcasting the third, describing the story like so: How can you fall in love when you can’t even hold hands? Due to a childhood curse, anything that the Duke touches will die—which makes his flirty...

With some magic lessons under its belt and Alice's mother back in the picture, the English dub of fantasy romance anime The Duke of Death and His Maid returns for a third season this Sunday on Crunchyroll! Here's the cast and crew for Episode 1: The Duke of Death and His Maid Season 3 English Dub Cast Duke voiced by Clifford Chapin Alice voiced by Kristen McGuire Rob voiced by Kent Williams Viola voiced by Kayli Mills Cuff voiced by Sarah Wiedenheft Zain voiced by Ricco Fajardo Walter voiced by Alan Lee Daleth voiced by Katelyn Barr Sharon voiced by Felecia Angelle Keto voiced by Jad Saxton Teto voiced by Morgan Lauré Nico voiced by Hayden Daviau Ichi voiced by Monica Rial Flea voiced by Ben Phillips Millie voiced by Lisette Monique Diaz Pheifer voiced by Molly Zhang Evelyn voiced by Kelsey Poppen Sade voiced by Dawn M. Bennett Narrator voiced...

One woman in her time will play many parts, and that time is this summer! Upcoming rom-com anime Giji Harem released its first full trailer today, which gives us another preview of a drama club girl's attempts to woo her crush while announcing a July 2024 entrance and previewing the series' opening theme song, "Blouse" by Gohobi. Related: Giji Harem Anime Reveals Main Staff in Teaser Trailer Based on the manga by Yu Saito, Giji Harem is directed by Toshihiro Kikuchi ( Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! ) at studio Nomad, with series composition by Yuko Kakihara ( Buddy Daddies ), character designs by Yoshihisa Sato ( Summer Time Rendering animation director) and music by Takeshi Watanabe ( The Duke of Death and His Maid ). Saori Hayami (Yor in Spy x Family ) is cast to play Rin Nanakura and Nobuhiko Okamoto (Sengoku in Horimiya ) will be the subject of her affections and affectations as Eiji Kitahama. Source: Comic...

Rin may be the undeniable star of Giji Harem , but there are more characters still to be announced! The upcoming rom-com manga adaptation just dropped new character info today, revealing the anime voice and design of Rin's little sister. Ayaka Nanakura is an elementary school student who is doted on by both Rin and her crush Eiji. However, when dealing with classmates her own age, she shows a side of herself that's surprisingly similar to her big sister's. Ayaka will be voiced by Mai Narumi (Virginia Robertson in Luminous Witches ). Related: Giji Harem Anime Reveals Main Staff in Teaser Trailer Written and illustrated by Yu Saito, the Giji Harem manga began as a Twitter webcomic that ran from June 2019 to March 2021 and pulled in a total of 5.6 million likes. The series was also serialized in Monthly Shonen Sunday magazine from January 2019, culminating in six collected volumes. The story follows Rin,...

She's everything. He's just Kitahama. Upcoming rom-com anime Giji Harem , in which a drama club girl voiced by Saori Hayami puts on a one-woman show to get the attention of her crush voiced by Nobuhiko Okamoto, today unveiled a teaser trailer that puts Rin's many parts in the spotlight. Related: Roundup: Anime Hit the Sweet Spot with Valentine's Day 2024 Messages The trailer also reveals the animation staff at studio Nomad producing the adaptation of Yu Saito's original manga, including Toshihiro Kikuchi ( Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! ) as director, Yuko Kakihara ( Buddy Daddies ) as series composer, Yoshihisa Sato ( Summer Time Rendering animation director) as character designer and Takeshi Watanabe ( The Duke of Death and His Maid ) as music composer. A release date for the series is yet to be revealed. Source: Official Twitter...

The popular Summer Explorers free film season returns! From puppetoon animation to Samurai comedy, and a film version of Japan’s mega hit TV drama, there is something to suit all ages and tastes. Sunday, 12 August 2018: Courthouse Hotel Cinema, London

“His Master’s Voice” by Hiroyuki Itaya

Set in the Edo Period, Sadakichi (Nayuta Fukuzaki) returns home to take a holiday from his work after being bullied there. In order to cheer up their little son, his parents ask their gloomy looking neighbour, Taihei (Taihei Hayashiya), a former Rakugo storyteller, to give a performance for him. Sadakichi is deeply moved by his performance and hopes to become Taihei’s apprentice.

“Giovanni’s Island” by Mizuho Nishikubo th of the most devastating conflict mankind had ever experienced, the tiny island of Shikotan became part of the Sakhalin Oblast. On the unhealed border in this remote corner of the world, friendship...

Sari's kittens in Ceyda Torun's KEDi, her sharp-eyed documentary on what it means to be a cat in present day Istanbul.

Cat people Michael Haneke, Haruki Murakami, Isabelle Huppert in Paul Verhoeven's Elle and Mia Hansen-Løve's Things To Come, and Emmanuel Bourdieu's Bébert in Louis-Ferdinand Céline, Kazuki Kitamura and Tamanojo in Takeshi Watanabe and Yoshitaka Yamaguchi's Samurai Cat (Neko zamurai), Robert De Niro favourite Lil Bub of Lil Bub & Friendz, and Sebastián Lelio when he spoke on Gloria, are the supporting cast in my conversation with Ceyda Torun at the Bowery Hotel in New York.

On following Sari - on her level: "It's all the nimble handiwork of Charlie Wuppermann, my cinematographer, and Alp Korfalı, who is a local, great cinematographer himself."

KEDi is a carefully and joyfully assembled collage of our interspecies interactions. Istanbul is cat city. They arrived thousands of years ago and...

Kazuki Kitamura with Tamanojo in Takeshi Watanabe and Yoshitaka Yamaguchi's Samurai Cat

Two recently opened exhibitions in New York, Andrew Bolton and Wong Kar Wai's China: Through the Looking Glass at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and Yoko Ono: One Woman Show, 1960-1971 at The Museum of Modern Art, curated by Christophe Cherix and Klaus Biesenbach, have richly integrated film to magnify the experience, giving broader context to the work.

A sold-out special screening of Takeshi Watanabe and Yoshitaka Yamaguchi's Samurai Cat (Neko zamurai), which was shown in 2014 at the Japan Cuts Film Festival, was held last night in celebration of the second half of Japan Society's must-see Life Of Cats: Selections From The Hiraki Ukiyo-e Collection, closing this week.

Tamanojo, Samurai Cat, knows how to use what Paddington calls, "the hard stare."

Samurai Cat is a wildly entertaining warrior story about two clans at battle...