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News Roundup: Jan. 2-7

January 8, 2016

Sailor Uranus and Neptune figures

Sailor Neptune and Sailor Uranus, part of the Sailor Moon franchise, are getting figures. They are set to be released in May and cost 1,620 yen each.

My Love Story!! Vol. 6

My Love Story!! is getting an English dub courtesy of Sentai Filmworks. The subbed version of the series was streamed on Crunchyroll and Viz Media is publishing the manga.

March Comes in Like a Lion

March Comes in Like a Lion, the anime based on the manga by Chika Umino, will premiere this fall in Japan. According to ANN, the story is about “a solitary shōgi player named Rei and his relationships with a neighboring family. He becomes acquainted with Akari, and two young girls, Hinata and Momo, who also have have a large number of cats.”

Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai (I’ll be hanged if I obey Kurosaki-kun)

You can watch the trailer for Kurosaki-kun no Iinari ni Nante Naranai (I’ll be hanged if I obey Kurosaki-kun). The live-action film is based on the manga by Makino and is serialized in Kodansha’s Bessatsu Friend. According to Crunchyroll: “The story revolves around Yu Akahane, who has started living in a dormitory in her high school where her desired boy Takumi Shirakawa, Nicknamed as ”White Prince“ lives. However, Haruto Kurosaki, who is the best friend of Takumi and is feared as ”Black Devil,” is also a resident at the place. One day, as a punishment for disobeying Haruto, her first kiss is taken by him, then he demands her absolute obedience.

Snow White With the Red Hair

Funimation has released the first three dubbed episodes of Snow White with the Red Hair. Cast and crew for the show is also released.

Miseinen Dakedo Kodomo Janai

Miseinen Dakedo Kodomo Janai manga, by Kanan Minami, ends in the Feb. 5 issue of Shogakukan’s Sho-Comi manga magazine.

February issue of Aria magazine

Setsuna Graffiti ended in the February 2016 issue of Kodansha’s Aria magazine. The manga creator, Hinoki Kino, was the illustrator for No. 6 manga.

Tantei Team KZ Jiken Note- Jitensha wa Shitteiru

Magu Sakura’s Tantei Team KZ Jiken Note: Jitensha wa Shitteiru (Detective Team Kazs’ Case Notes: The Missing Bicycle Know) ended in the February issue of Kodansha’s Nakayoshi magazine.

Aikatsu Go! Go! Go!

Aikatsu Go! Go! Go! by Mochi-Usagi will end in the Feb. 3 issue of Chogakukan’s Ciao magazine.

Kamisama Kiss

Kamisama Kiss will enter its final arc in Hakusensha’s Hana to Yume magazine Jan. 20.

Makai Ouji-Devils and Realist

Makai Ouji: Devils and Realist main cast for the stage musical has been announced. The musical will debut in June.

Monthly Flowers magazine

Keiko Nishi will start a new manga series in Shogakukan’s Monthly Flowers magazine. The title will be Hatsukoi no Sekai (World of First Love) and start in the Jan. 28 issue. According to ANN: “The love story story follows Kaoru Komatsu, a 40-year-old unmarried woman. She’s not dissatisfied with work or daily life, but something causes her to hesitate in the refrain of everyday life. The turning point is…?”

Kotou no Oni (Demon of the Lonely Island)

Kodansha’s Aria magazine announced the manga adaptation of Rampo Edogawa’s Kotou no Oni (Demon of the Lonely Island) novel by manga creator duo naked ape. The series begins Jan. 28. According to ANN: “The story takes place in 1924 in Tokyo. A handosome young trader named Kinnosuke Minōra learns that his fiancé is murdered in a locked room. The elite doctor Michio Moroto, who’s been in love with Minōra for a long time, asks to help solve the case.”

News Roundup: Jan. 2-7

January 8, 2016

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