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Earth Star Entertainment announced today that Shiro's Encourage of Climb (known as Yama no Susume in Japan), a mountaineering-themed popular manga series published from its Earth Star Comics magazine, has reached a cumulative one million copies in print. To commemorate this, a special celebration website opened today, September 12, the release day of the manga's latest 25th volume in Japan. The site is now streaming a celebratory video voiced by Yuka Iguchi (as Aoi Yukimura) and Kana Asumi (as Hinata Kuraue). Encourage of Climb has been serialized in Earth Star Entertainment's Comic Earth Star magazine (which was relaunched as a webcomic magazine of the same name in 2015) since August 2011 , and its TV anime adaptations aired for four seasons from 2013 to 2022. The announcement for the manga's reaching one million copies was already made on the magazine's official X (formerly Twitter) in August with a celebratory illustration by the author. The synopsis from...

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 psychological mystery novel series Monogatari by Nisio Isin is one of the most peculiar and special titles in the world of anime and manga, as many fans know. With 29 volumes as of the time of writing, the series is still ongoing and it has one of the most complex narrative structures in the world of animanga, but if you dig into the story, it is definitely worth it. The series has received numerous anime adaptations as well, although these adaptations don’t follow the order of the books. At this moment, the Monogatari Off and Monster Season series is the next one to air, and ahead of this year’s premiere, the series has released some new teasers for us.

In case you’re not fully familiar with the whole series, here is a brief official synopsis of what you can expect:

There’s a girl at their school who is always ill.

The official website and accounts for the previously announced Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hougen Sugite Tsura Sugiru ("I Girl I Fell For in Okinawa Has a Difficult Dialect") anime today revealed a teaser trailer and visual, along with the series' main cast. Teruaki Nakamura voiced by Takeo Otsuka Hina Kyan voiced by Akari Kito Kana Higa voiced by Fairouz Ai Teaser Visual Related: Rom-com Manga Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hougen Sugite Tsura Sugiru Gets TV Anime Adaptation Based on the web manga by Egumi Sora, Okinawa de Suki ni Natta Ko ga Hougen Sugite Tsura Sugiru is being directed by Shingo Tanabe under the supervision of Shin Itagaki at studio Millepensee, with the pair also responsible for series composition. Tomohiro Yoshida is providing the character designs, while Tomohisa Ishikawa, Yoshimi Katayama and Ayana Kinjo are in charge of music. Furthermore, Hodaka Fukumura serves as...

Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers , an upcoming TV anime based on the series of isekai fantasy light novels, has revealed an avalanche of new information, including new key visuals, a new trailer, additional cast members, and the official ending theme song performers. The series hits Japanese TV in April of 2024, and it will also stream on Crunchyroll. The new cast members for Chillin' in Another World with Level 2 Super Cheat Powers include: Balirossa voiced by Aya Yamane Balirossa character visual Blossom voiced by Mari Hino Blossom character visual Byleri voiced by Yuuki Hirose Byleri character visual Belano voiced by Nene Hieda Belano character visual The Golden-Haired Hero voiced by Taishi Murata The Golden-Haired Hero character visual Tsuya voiced by Mikako Takahashi Tsuya character visual Princess voiced by Ayako Kawasumi Princess character visual Sybe voiced by Yuka Iguchi Sybe character visual The original Chillin' in Another World...

The official website of AnimeJapan 2024 revealed the line-ups for its main stages, Red, Blue and Green, on Jan 19, 2024.

AnimeJapan 2024 will take place at Tokyo Big Sight on March 23-24, 2024.

An overview of the stages can be viewed below:

Red & Green Stage: Closed stage with assigned seating. Entry requires both an entrance ticket and a stage viewing ticket. Blue Stage: Open stage with assigned seating for seated viewing near the stage front. Entry requires both an entrance ticket and a stage viewing ticket. Limited free viewing at the rear due to space constraints.

Check out the complete timetable of AnimeJapan 2024 stages below:

Red Stage AnimeJapan 2024 Line-up: Date: March 23, 2024 Timings (Jst)Event NameMembers attending09:15 – 09:50Suicide Squad ISEKAIAnna Nagase, Yuuichirou Umehara, Reigo Yamaguchi, Jun Fukuyama and more10:25 – 11:00Mushoku Tensei: Jobless ReincarnationYumi Uchiyama, Tomokazu Sugita, Ai Kayano, Yuuki Takada, Yuiko Ohara11:35 – 12:10i☆Ris the Movie – Full Energy!