Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is back! As Tanjiro and his friends recover from the earth-shattering events of the Swordsmith Village Arc, the Demon Slayers Corps and their nemesis Muzan Kibutsuji are barrelling toward their final confrontation. The Hashira, the highest-ranking swordsmen in the Corps, decide it’s time to train its members in their area of expertise for the best chance of success in the battle to come. But it won’t be easy… Related: Here’s the Release Date and Time Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc Streams on Crunchyroll Let’s talk about everything that happened in the latest episode of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Hashira Training Arc ! And catch the next episode of the worldwide sensation right here on Crunchyroll. Warning: Full spoilers for Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba follow in our episode summary. Seriously, major spoilers ahead! Homecoming When...
- 5/15/2024
- by Kelly Knox
- Crunchyroll
The official Twitter account for the Kakuriyo -Bed & Breakfast for Spirits- series announced today that a second season is officially in production. A new teaser visual was released to celebrate the announcement, alongside the news that the new season is scheduled to premiere in fall 2025. News about cast and staff was not announced at the time of reporting. Teaser Visual Midori Yuna, the original author for the series, also posted a celebration illustration on their Twitter account following the announcement. Related: The Apothecary Diaries Season 2 Announced for 2025 Premiere The original light novel series, written by Midori Yuma and illustrated by Laruha, first released in 2015 with 12 volumes released in Japan to date. A manga adaptation, illustrated by Waco Ioka, began in 2016 with 10 volumes released in Japan. Viz Media releases the English version of the manga by Waco Ioka. A new manga adaptation illustrated by Tsugaru Toba began in January 2023. Yoshiko Okuda...
- 5/1/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
This summer, the boys of the Tsukiuta franchise bounce back in Rabbits Kingdom The Movie . Today, the full trailer for the upcoming film has been released, showing more of the movie's fantasy action: Related: Rabbits Kingdom The Movie Announces New Release Date, Additional Voice Cast Members Advance tickets are still on sale, with each wave introducing a new purchase bonus. The latest is Rabbits Kingdom The Movie ~Prologue~ , a 50-minute drama CD featuring the film's two leads. The CD will be available as part of an advance ticket package at Animate and Animate mail order stores across Japan. Related: Rabbits Kingdom The Movie Releases Teaser Trailer, Theme Song Lyric Video Rabbits Kingdom The Movie is scheduled to premiere in Japan on June 14: The Black Rabbit Kingdom and the White Rabbit Kingdom — Two different worlds existing side by side. The two worlds, which were supposed to be a "pair," had never met,...
- 4/26/2024
- by Kara Dennison
- Crunchyroll
Visual kei band the GazettE announced today on the group's official website that founding member and long-time bassist Reita passed away on April 15, 2024. The statement, available in both Japanese and English, doesn’t announce the cause of death. A memorial service with close relatives is scheduled for a later time. The statement from the GazettE and management company Heresy: “We would like to inform this very important notice to everyone who have been supporting the GazettE. This is the saddest news we have to inform that the GazettE's bassist Reita passed away on April 15, 2024. We would like to express our deepest gratitude to all fans who supported and love him and all partners who supported and taken cared Reita in his career as the GazettE bassist. We are in a great confusion and sadness of the loss of Reita but we believe that his passion for the band "the GazettE...
- 4/16/2024
- by Daryl Harding
- Crunchyroll
The official YouTube channel for voice actor/singer Shouta Aoi has started streaming a music video for his latest digital single song, "Evolve." The rock tune is now featured as the opening theme for the spring 2024 TV anime The Banished Former Hero Lives as He Pleases , in which he is also cast as its protagonist, Allen. "Evolve" released digitally on March 29. "In my mind, the theme of this new song is 'Beyond'," Aoi said in a recent interview with News Post Seven . "The song expresses the excitement of wondering what the future holds beyond the present with a fast-paced melody. For the past ten years, I have been seeking what others are not doing. The authentic way is important, but it is meaningless to be Shouta Aoi if that is all I do. I am able to challenge new things in this way because I have fans who...
- 4/9/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
Kohei Horikoshi, the talented artist behind the renowned mangaka series My Hero Academia has captured the hearts of millions of fans around the world with his unique storytelling abilities. The series is infused with a dynamic art style that looks extremely appealing to the eyes, making it a fan-favorite.
Kohei Horikoshi (Credit: San Diego Comic-Con 2018)
As a result, it comes as no surprise that ever since the series was serialized in 2014, it became a spectacle in Japan, which was followed quickly by it becoming a global sensation. The popularity soared even higher as the manga received an anime adaptation in 2016. However, before the series became a global phenomenon, Horikoshi was the author of a bizarre manga series with the most absurd plotline, which made fans lose their minds.
Kohei Horikoshi’s Oumagadoki Zoo Had The Most Absurd Plot
Kohei Horikoshi is a fantastic storyteller and a phenomenal talent. The artist...
Kohei Horikoshi (Credit: San Diego Comic-Con 2018)
As a result, it comes as no surprise that ever since the series was serialized in 2014, it became a spectacle in Japan, which was followed quickly by it becoming a global sensation. The popularity soared even higher as the manga received an anime adaptation in 2016. However, before the series became a global phenomenon, Horikoshi was the author of a bizarre manga series with the most absurd plotline, which made fans lose their minds.
Kohei Horikoshi’s Oumagadoki Zoo Had The Most Absurd Plot
Kohei Horikoshi is a fantastic storyteller and a phenomenal talent. The artist...
- 3/31/2024
- by Tushar Auddy
- FandomWire
The official website of Laid-Back Camp revealed a brand new trailer for the third season of the anime on March 14, 2024. The trailer previews the opening and ending theme songs of the anime.
Kiminone performed the opening theme song “Laid-Back Journey,” whereas Asaka performed the series’ ending theme song “So Precious”.
Accompanying the trailer was a new visual depicting the camping trip that Nadeshiko, Rin, and Ayano went to, as well as the camping trip embarked upon by Chiaki, Aoi, and Ena.
Laid-Back Camp season 3, titled Yuru Camp△ SEASON3, is scheduled to start airing on April 4, 2024.
For the 3rd season, the animation production studio has been shifted from C-Station to Eight Bit. Studio C-Station worked on the first two seasons of the anime along with an anime film adaptation.
With the change in production company, the main staff members have also been renewed. Shin Tosaka will serve as the new director,...
Kiminone performed the opening theme song “Laid-Back Journey,” whereas Asaka performed the series’ ending theme song “So Precious”.
Accompanying the trailer was a new visual depicting the camping trip that Nadeshiko, Rin, and Ayano went to, as well as the camping trip embarked upon by Chiaki, Aoi, and Ena.
Laid-Back Camp season 3, titled Yuru Camp△ SEASON3, is scheduled to start airing on April 4, 2024.
For the 3rd season, the animation production studio has been shifted from C-Station to Eight Bit. Studio C-Station worked on the first two seasons of the anime along with an anime film adaptation.
With the change in production company, the main staff members have also been renewed. Shin Tosaka will serve as the new director,...
- 3/14/2024
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
Ahead of the anime's tenth episode broadcast in Japan, The Demon Prince of Momochi House today released a special trailer recounting the journey so far with Himari, Aoi, Yukari and other residents to the tune of the series' theme songs, "Hozuki" by Yoh Kamiyama and "Aiko" by Muto. Related: Yoh Kamiyama's The Demon Prince of Momochi House Anime Opening Theme Music Video Streamed on YouTube Based on the manga by Aya Shouoto, The Demon Prince of Momochi House is directed by Bob Shirohata at studio Drive, with series composition by Yasuko Aoki, character designs by Mariko Ota and music by Tomoyuki Kono and Ayana Tsujita. If you're a fan of supernatural romance anime, don't miss new episodes of the series when they drop every Friday, right here on Crunchyroll ! Himari’s 16th birthday will be one she never forgets. Unexpectedly, she receives a will detailing her inheritance of a mysterious estate: the Momochi House.
- 3/7/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
The official website of Laid-Back Camp announced that the third season of the anime, titled Yuru Camp△ SEASON3, is scheduled to start airing on April 4, 2024.
It was also revealed that Kiminone will perform the opening theme song “Laid-Back Journey,” whereas Asaka will return to perform the series’ ending theme song “So Precious”.
For the 3rd season, the animation production studio has been shifted from C-Station to Eight Bit. Studio C-Station worked on the first two seasons of the anime along with an anime film adaptation.
With the change in production company, the main staff members have also been renewed. Shin Tosaka will serve as the new director, with Masafumi Sugiura in charge of series composition.
Hisanori Hashimoto will handle character design. However, the music composer Akiyuki Tateyama and sound director Takeshi Takadera will reprise their roles for the new season.
Moreover, Yumiri Hanamori, Nao Toyama, Sayuri Hara, Aki Toyosaki, and...
It was also revealed that Kiminone will perform the opening theme song “Laid-Back Journey,” whereas Asaka will return to perform the series’ ending theme song “So Precious”.
For the 3rd season, the animation production studio has been shifted from C-Station to Eight Bit. Studio C-Station worked on the first two seasons of the anime along with an anime film adaptation.
With the change in production company, the main staff members have also been renewed. Shin Tosaka will serve as the new director, with Masafumi Sugiura in charge of series composition.
Hisanori Hashimoto will handle character design. However, the music composer Akiyuki Tateyama and sound director Takeshi Takadera will reprise their roles for the new season.
Moreover, Yumiri Hanamori, Nao Toyama, Sayuri Hara, Aki Toyosaki, and...
- 2/26/2024
- by Ami Nazru
- AnimeHunch
Animators for popular anime series have tough competition with Artificial Intelligence being able to achieve things in a matter of minutes that the animators took years to master. Be it One Piece, Dragon Ball, or Naruto, AI can generate a replica of the animation for the series or sometimes even better than the original.
One Piece
This has become a huge point of debate in the industry as it poses a threat to the jobs of many animators and editors who have been working hard on these projects for so many years. Many animators even came forward to discuss the danger they have from AI and also pointed out the drawbacks of using artificial intelligence to create something that requires emotions.
A similar case has come to light recently on X(Formerly Twitter) where one of the One Piece animators got accused of using AI by one of the generative AI users.
One Piece
This has become a huge point of debate in the industry as it poses a threat to the jobs of many animators and editors who have been working hard on these projects for so many years. Many animators even came forward to discuss the danger they have from AI and also pointed out the drawbacks of using artificial intelligence to create something that requires emotions.
A similar case has come to light recently on X(Formerly Twitter) where one of the One Piece animators got accused of using AI by one of the generative AI users.
- 2/18/2024
- by Tarun Kohli
- FandomWire
The official website for Rabbits Kingdom The Movie , the forthcoming anime feature film from the Tsukiuta franchise, has released a 30-second teaser trailer. The franchise's 10th anniversary film was originally set to release in December 2023, but has been moved to the early summer of 2024 due to various reasons. Its new release date is now set for June 14, 2024. Rabbits Kingdom The Movie teaser trailer Additionally, a lyric video for the film's theme song, "Rabbits Kingdom -Versus-" performed by the franchise's 12 main voice cast members, is now streamed. The Cd single of the song will be available on May 31, 2024. "Rabbits Kingdom -Versus-" lyric video Synopsis: The Black Rabbit Kingdom and the White Rabbit Kingdom — Two different worlds existing side by side. The two worlds, which were supposed to be a "pair," had never met, perhaps by a twist of fate. The situation remained unstable and incomplete. Hajime, the young king of the Balck Rabbit Kingdom,...
- 2/17/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
There are many films based on the underbellies and the red-light districts of cities around the world. Most of the stories surrounding them are dramas or crime-related and throw light on the lives of the people barely living on the money they earn through prostitution or other illegal activities. Redlife is a Thai-language neo-noir drama, directed by Ekalak Klunson, released on October 25, 2023. The movie is two hours long and discusses the lives led by young men and women living on the streets of Bangkok and trying to find a purpose in life.
The movie begins with Som, a young teenager who has been facing issues because her mother, Aoi, is a prostitute. The mother is trying her best to provide her daughter with a proper education. Aoi does not want her daughter to join her profession and works hard to gather enough for their living and school fees. Aoi has...
The movie begins with Som, a young teenager who has been facing issues because her mother, Aoi, is a prostitute. The mother is trying her best to provide her daughter with a proper education. Aoi does not want her daughter to join her profession and works hard to gather enough for their living and school fees. Aoi has...
- 2/1/2024
- by Smriti Kannan
- Film Fugitives
Yoh Kamiyama's The Demon Prince of Momochi House Anime Opening Theme Music Video Streamed on YouTube
The official YouTube channel for Japanese singer-songwriter Yoh Kamiyama has started streaming an animated music video for his fourth CD single song "Hozuki." The song is now featured as the opening theme for the winter 2024 TV anime The Demon Prince of Momochi House . Kamiyama, also known as vocaloid producer uki3 (Yukisan), made his major debut from Sony Music Associated Records with his first CD single "Gunjo" (TV anime Drifting Dragons opening theme) in March 2020. He has long wanted to work on an anime song based on a shoujo manga, and said "I created this song with beautiful descriptions, a Japanese atmosphere, and images of demons and a bit of dark fantasy." Ahead of the CD release on March 6, the song digitally released on January 19. The Demon Prince of Momochi House anime creditless opening movie Digital single jacket: Yoh Kamiyama profile photo The TV anime adaptation of Aya Shouoto's romance fantasy...
- 1/27/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
During the 90s and the beginning of the 2000s, the J-horror category became one of the most popular internationally, with films like “Ringu”, “Pulse” “Ju-on The Grudge”, “Dark Water” and more getting noticed by fans all over the world, particularly for their move away from slasher aesthetics that used to dominate the category beforehand, as much as for their rather rich context and impressive visuals. The impact continued for many years, with Hollywood picking up the rights for a number of adaptations, while many of the aforementioned titles kickstarted franchises that are still running. However, as time passed, the genre became somewhat preterit, with the plethora of titles resulting in a drop in quality that essentially deemed the genre almost obsolete.
During the latest years, however, and although too scarcely to be called a wave, or even movement, a number of new filmmakers have taken upon them to reinvigorate the genre,...
During the latest years, however, and although too scarcely to be called a wave, or even movement, a number of new filmmakers have taken upon them to reinvigorate the genre,...
- 11/28/2022
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
Hollywood has taught us to think of death as a noisy thing, accompanied by a lot of ritual and big displays of emotion. When young Aoi slips out of Miyabi’s life, she does so in silence. One moment she’s on the balcony; the next she’s not. Nothing else has changed. The difference is overwhelming, yet it hardly feels real, and Miyabi will continue looking for her on the balcony for a long, long time.
Months later, after her husband has divorced her, Miyabi (Kaho Seto) is still living in the same apartment but has a new boyfriend (Saionji Ryuseigun) and is trying to make a fresh start on life. She just can’t shake the feeling that Aoi is still around somewhere, just out of sight. To make ends meet, she works in the sex industry, which, like everything else, is struggling in tough economic times. One of her co-workers seems to.
Months later, after her husband has divorced her, Miyabi (Kaho Seto) is still living in the same apartment but has a new boyfriend (Saionji Ryuseigun) and is trying to make a fresh start on life. She just can’t shake the feeling that Aoi is still around somewhere, just out of sight. To make ends meet, she works in the sex industry, which, like everything else, is struggling in tough economic times. One of her co-workers seems to.
- 8/28/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
New Religion Photo: Courtesy of FrightFest
One of the more unusual films screening at this year's Frightfest, Keishi Kondo's New Religion tells the story of a bereaved woman's fateful encounter with a sinister man. Kaho Seto plays Miyabi, a sex worker whose life collapses when her small daughter, Aoi, falls to her death from the balcony of their apartment. Whilst she tries to begin her life again after her subsequent divorce, with a new boyfriend and a determined effort to find happiness, she can't let go of the feeling that Aoi is still in the apartment, just out of sight. When new client Oka (Satoshi Oka) asks to take a photograph of her spine, it's the beginning of a process which could change everything - but not necessarily for the better.
Ahead of the film's screening, Keishi agreed to answer some questions about it.
Jennie Kermode: How does it...
One of the more unusual films screening at this year's Frightfest, Keishi Kondo's New Religion tells the story of a bereaved woman's fateful encounter with a sinister man. Kaho Seto plays Miyabi, a sex worker whose life collapses when her small daughter, Aoi, falls to her death from the balcony of their apartment. Whilst she tries to begin her life again after her subsequent divorce, with a new boyfriend and a determined effort to find happiness, she can't let go of the feeling that Aoi is still in the apartment, just out of sight. When new client Oka (Satoshi Oka) asks to take a photograph of her spine, it's the beginning of a process which could change everything - but not necessarily for the better.
Ahead of the film's screening, Keishi agreed to answer some questions about it.
Jennie Kermode: How does it...
- 8/27/2022
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
An underage club hostess’ life goes from bad to worse in Masaaki Kudo’s Karlovy Vary official Crystal Globe competition entry “A Far Shore”. The film is set in Okinawa, to the western audiences best known for WW2 historical reasons, whose contemporary side of being Japan’s poorest prefecture is less explored in cinema.
Aoi (Kotono Hanase) is a 17-year-old hostess working along her best friend Mio (Yumeni Ishida) in a club called Night Babylon, attending to the emotional needs and the needs for company of their clients. This kind of work is strictly illegal since the girls are under the legal age limit for both work and drinking alcohol, which is one of the principal requirements, but compared to an honest day’s work for a highschool dropout with no specific skills and a teen mother, it is quite lucrative. Every night after work, Aoi picks her son Kengo...
Aoi (Kotono Hanase) is a 17-year-old hostess working along her best friend Mio (Yumeni Ishida) in a club called Night Babylon, attending to the emotional needs and the needs for company of their clients. This kind of work is strictly illegal since the girls are under the legal age limit for both work and drinking alcohol, which is one of the principal requirements, but compared to an honest day’s work for a highschool dropout with no specific skills and a teen mother, it is quite lucrative. Every night after work, Aoi picks her son Kengo...
- 7/10/2022
- by Marko Stojiljković
- AsianMoviePulse
“Okinawan kindness leaves no one behind!” goes the chirpy sign-off on a political radio commercial halfway through Japanese director Masaaki Kudo’s artful and affecting Karlovy Vary competition title, “A Far Shore.” Already it plays like the bitterest irony. Aoi, a 17-year-old mother working illegally as a nightclub hostess in Okinawa, the poorest prefecture in Japan, listens with a dissociated look in her eyes: She has been left behind by practically everyone, and while Kudo’s film is deeply compassionate toward the struggling, stubborn, subjugated teen, this is an Okinawa of precious little kindness.
We first meet Aoi — rivetingly played by Kotone Hanase — at work with her lissome best friend Mio (Yumemi Ishida), also a minor, as the girls giggle, drink and flirt with a couple of guys in town for a good time. The customers congratulate themselves on their luck at being with girls so young, commenting ruefully that...
We first meet Aoi — rivetingly played by Kotone Hanase — at work with her lissome best friend Mio (Yumemi Ishida), also a minor, as the girls giggle, drink and flirt with a couple of guys in town for a good time. The customers congratulate themselves on their luck at being with girls so young, commenting ruefully that...
- 7/7/2022
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
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