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News Roundup: Sept. 23-29

September 30, 2016

Uta no Prince Sama

Sentai Filmworks has licensed the fourth season of Uta no Prince-Sama Maji LOVE Legend Star. The company will release it both digitally and on home video.

Dream Festival! visual

Crunchyroll is streaming Dream Festival! a 2.5D idol project. The first episode aired Sept. 23, and the second episode will air Oct. 7. According to Crunchyroll, “The Dream Festival is the stage that all idols dream of singing on, with their professional debut on the line. In order to get there, idols work their hardest every day to perfect their performance… and the key to coming out on top is the Dream Festival! Cards sent by fans to their favorite idols. Receiving these Cards makes the idols who make it to the stage shine even brighter. Now head to the Dream Festival with your Dream Festival Card in hand for the idol you love most!”

Gakuen Handsome

The anime Gakuen Handsome has a new promo video out. The series will premiere in Japan Oct. 3. The anime is based on the PC game by the same name.

Ouji no Kikan

Digital Manga Inc. will release Ouji no Kikan (The Prince’s Time) manga by Junko. The manga is set to be released in the spring or summer of 2017. Junko is also the creator of Kiss Him, Not Me which is being published in North America by Kodansha Comics. The chapters are available on Crunchyroll.

Imouto no o Shigoto wa Jikyuu 2000 en

Ema Toyama, the creator of Missons of Love, has started a new manga in Houbunsha’s Manga Time Family magazine called Imouto no o Shigoto wa Jikyuu 2000-en (My Little Sister’s Hourly Pay is 2000 yen). According to Anime News Network, “The ”fake family“ four-panel manga centers on a high school girl named Mieko. Lured by high salary, Mieko puts herself forward for a mysterious ”little sister“ job. Mieko’s parents ran away at night when Mieko was in elementary school. She has lived with relatives ever since, but money usually runs out. However, Mieko is also worried about being left behind by her friends and the latest trends. This questionable ”little sister“ job becomes Mieko’s lifeline.”

Megahouse Sailor Moon figure

Sailor Moon is getting a 20th anniversary guidebook and Megahouse is releasing a Sailor Moon figure. Super Sailor Moon’s Kaleidomoon Scope from Sailor Moon Super S and the Stallion Reve, used by Chibi-usa, is also getting released as a proplica from Bandai.

Orange: Mirai

Orange, a manga-turned-anime, will also be getting an anime film called Orange: Mirai. According to ANN, “the movie retells the main story from Suwa’s point of view. It will also tell the story after the original manga and the television anime, and therefore a story not told anywhere until now.”

The story will also be drawn in manga form by Takano and will run in two parts in Futobasha’s Monthly Action magazine starting in November. So Orange fans, more manga and more anime!!