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    ULTRAMAN NEW GENERATION STARS returns for a second season in January. Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS

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    Source: Tsuburaya Productions press releaseOfficial Site: https://ani.tv/ungs2/ (Japan) Official Twitter: twitter.com/ultraman_series ULTRAMAN NEW GENERATION STARS returns for a second season in January. Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. has announced the second season of ULTRAMAN NEW GENERATION STARS (ウルトラマン ニュージェネレーション スターズ,  Urutoraman Nyū Jenerēshon Sutāzu), will launch on Saturday, January 27, 2024. The series will be broadcast on TV Tokyo starting at 9:00 am every Saturday. The "New Generation Ultraman" line began with Ultraman Zero, the son of Ultraseven, who will celebrate his 15th anniversary in 2024. Based on Zero's popularity, the television TV series ULTRAMAN GINGA (ウルトラマンギンガ, Urutoraman Ginga) started in 2013. Since then, a new Ultraman series with new Ultra Heroes has been released on TV every year.  This past January saw the debut of ULTRAMAN NEW GENERATION STARS, a television series that explores the history and depicts the

    Cover for the GODZILLA MINUS ONE Original Soundtrack CD. Photo courtesy of Rambling Records. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD.

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    Source: Toho Co., Ltd., Rambling Records press release Official Site: https://godzilla-movie2023.toho.co.jp (Japan) Official Twitter: https://twitter.com/godzilla231103 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/godzilla231103/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@godzilla.toho   Cover for the GODZILLA MINUS ONE Original Soundtrack CD. Photo courtesy of Rambling Records. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. The GODZILLA MINUS ONE Original Soundtrack (『ゴジラ-1.0』オリジナルサウンドトラック,  "Gojira-1.0” Orijinaru Saundotorakku) will be released in Japan by Rambling Records. The powerful music for the film was created by Naoki Sato, the composer for many of the movies made by GODZILLA MINUS ONE writer/director/FX director Takashi Yamazaki, including ALWAYS -SUNSET ON THIRD STREET- (ALWAYS 三丁目の夕日, Ōruweizu: San-chōme no Yūhi, 2005), DESTINY: THE TALE OF KAMAKURA (DESTINY 鎌倉ものがたり, DESTINY Kamakura Monogatari, 2017) and THE GREAT WAR OF ARCHIMEDES (アルキメデスの大戦, 2019). The Soundtrack will be be available in two physical formats; a CD edition on November 4 and a limited edition vinyl LP (production run of 500 albums) on December

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    Source: Toei Animation Co, Ltd press releaseOfficial Site:  https://girls-band-cry.com/ GIRLS BAND CRY key art. Photo courtesy of Toei Animation. © Toei Animation Toei Animation has released  details, artwork and two music videos for their upcoming  anime, GIRLS BAND CRY (ガールズバンドクライ,  Gāruzu Bando Kurai). The film focuses on the members of the girls' band "Togenashi Togeari" (トゲナシトゲアリ,  meaning "Prickly Ant"), who are played by five singers/voice actors selected in the "Girl's Rock Audition" hosted by agehasprings. The movie is directed by Kazuo Sakai, with character designs by Nari Teshima, CG direction by Mari Kondo and Jae Hoon Jung, music by Kenji Tamai (agehasprings), and production by Toei Animation. The staff who have created works that attract young people have gathered together to take on the challenge of creating an original CG animation with an illustration quality never seen before.   Listen to the cries of

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    Logo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Source: Tsuburaya Productions press releaseOfficial Site: https://tsubu-con.com/2023/ Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. (Head Office: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo; Chairman and CEO: Takayuki Tsukagoshi) is pleased to announce that TSUBURAYA CONVENTION 2023 (aka ツブコン / TsubuCon), the largest celebration of all Tsuburaya Productions' works for fans, will include the program "ULTRAMAN MUSIC LIVE ~Ultraman Spirits 2023~” (ULTRAMAN MUSIC LIVE～ウルトラマン魂2023～,  ULTRAMAN MUSIC LIVE～Urutoraman Tamashī 2023～). The concert will be held at Tokyo Dome City Hall on Sunday, November 26, 2023. In collaboration with the anime song event organizers "ANIME JAPAN FES," Tsuburaya will present a premium live performance composed mainly of theme songs from the Ultraman series, along with video clips, for a rare night in which fans can witness the history of Ultraman. Additional details will be announced soon.   ULTRAMAN MUSIC LIVE ~Ultraman Spirits 2023~

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    Source: Tsuburaya ProductionsOfficial Site: https://ani.tv/ungs/ (Japan) Official Twitter: twitter.com/ultraman_series   Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Productions. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Tsuburaya Productions Co., Ltd. has announced their new TV program,  ULTRAMAN NEW GENERATION STARS (ウルトラマン ニュージェネレーション スターズ,  Urutoraman Nyū Jenerēshon Sutāzu), will premiere on Saturday, January 28, 2023. The series will be broadcast on TV Tokyo starting at 9:00 am every Saturday. In 2009, Ultraman Zero, the son of Ultraseven, suddenly appeared in the Ultraman series as the "Young Strongest Warrior". Based on Zero's popularity, the television TV series ULTRAMAN GINGA (ウルトラマンギンガ, Urutoraman Ginga) started in 2013. Since then, a new Ultraman series with new Ultra Heroes has been released on TV every year. This "New Generation Ultramen" line now consists of 10 works including the current series, ULTRAMAN DECKER (ウルトラマンデッカー, Urutoraman Dekkā) , and their legacy is engraved both in the hearts of fans and the long

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    Photo courtesy of Toei Animation. © BIRD STUDIO / Shueisha ・ Fuji Television ・ Toei Animation Source: Toei Animation Co., Ltd. press release Special Thanks to Scott Barretto DJ Steve Aoki’s Dim Mak and Toei Animation have joined forces to activate two of the world’s most iconic anime titles at New York Comic Con from October 6-9, 2022 – DRAGON BALL SUPER and ONE PIECE. Located in the Toei Animation Booth 2537 at Jacob K. Javits Center in NYC, Dim Mak and Toei Animation will present an immersive experience for fans to engage with their favorite characters while shopping the official merchandise exclusively unveiled at the event. Steve Aoki. Photo courtesy of Toei Animation. DIM MAK x DRAGON BALL SUPER follows the Universe Survival Arc as Goku discovers and achieves power level “Ultra Instinct” to rescue the multiverse from instant annihilation. The action-packed collection

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    Photo courtesy of SPJA. © Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation 2021. All rights reserved. Source: SPJA, MediaLab Public Relations press release Official Site: www.anime-expo.org Special Thanks to Erik Jansen Anime Expo Lite 2021 teams with anime music media outlet, LisAni!, to present – Anime Expo Lite x LisAni!LIVE L.A. – a very special live online concert featuring performances by ASCA, BURNOUT SYNDROMES, JO☆STARS, Liella! (LOVE LIVE! SUPERSTARS!!) and Morfonica (BANG DREAM!) to complement this year’s two-day, livestream convention running Saturday, July 3rd through Sunday, July 4th. This year’s online live Anime Expo Lite x LisAni!LIVE L.A. concert event is a special edition of “LisAni!,” a festival event that has been held annually in Japan since 2010 featuring a wide array of the latest ani-song music artists and groups. Anime Expo Lite x

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    Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: https://aniplex-online-fest.com/en/ Special Thanks to Aiko Makino Aniplex Online Fest 2021 is excited to announce the line-up of music artists that will be featured in the online event from Aniplex over the July 4th weekend. Musical acts will include some of the biggest names in anime music, including Aimer, ClariS, LiSA, ReoNa, and SawanoHiroyuki[nZk]. The online event, which saw over 800,000 viewers from all over the world in July 2020, will feature programming from popular Aniplex shows, music performances, and more on YouTube for free on Saturday, July 3, 2021 (PDT). Aniplex Online Fest 2021 revealed on May 27th their first round of programming, which includes DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA, SWORD ART ONLINE THE MOVIE -PROGRESSIVE- ARIA OF A STARLESS NIGHT, FATE/GRAND ORDER ANIME PROJECT, and PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA 10TH ANNIVERSARY PROJECT X MAGIA RECORD: PUELLA

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    Available March 26 On WaterTower Music Source: WaterTower Music press release Official Site: GodzillavsKong.com Official Facebook: @GodzillaVsKong Official Instagram: @GodzillaVsKong Official Twitter: @GodzillaVsKong Special Thanks to Joe Kara WaterTower Music is pleased to announce the upcoming release of the soundtrack to Warner Bros. Pictures’ and Legendary Pictures’ epic adventure GODZILLA VS KONG, the long-awaited showdown between two icons in the feature directed by Adam Wingard. GODZILLA VS KONG (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) features 15 new tracks created for the film by Grammy-nominated composer Tom Holkenborg, aka Junkie XL (MAD MAX: FURY ROAD, DEADPOOL, Zack Snyder’s JUSTICE LEAGUE). The album will be released on March 26, a few days before the film’s March 31 release nationwide in 2D and 3D in select theaters and IMAX. In the U.S. It will be available on

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    Source: FlyingDog, Inc. Qdopp Media Relations press release Maaya Sakamoto’s 4th concept album “Duets” (坂本　真綾 4thコンセプトアルバム　Duets) will be released on March 17. This will be her second album to commemorate her 25th anniversary year and her first-ever duet album. It will consist of seven duets with artists whom she admires and respects. Among that number is Hiroki Wada. 25 years ago, when Maaya Sakamoto debuted with “Yakusoku wa Iranai,” the opening theme for the anime VISION OF ESCAFLOWNE, Wada performed the ending theme for the same anime. The other artists are Yoshio Inoue, Yumi Uchimura (la la larks), Kyoko Koizumi, Kohei Dojima, Asako Toki, and Masakazu Hara (the band apart). In addition to songs written by the above artists and Sakamoto herself, there will also be musical contributions from Tendre, Shoko Suzuki, Ryo Eguchi, Yuho Iwasato, and others. Product

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    Source: FlyingDog, Inc. Qdopp Media Relations press release Official Anime Site: ariacompany.net (Japan) Kiyono Yasuno’s long-awaited third single will consist of “Felicità” and “Echoes”, the opening and ending theme songs of the anime feature film ARIA THE CREPUSCOLO, which will open in Japanese cinemas in spring 2021. Kiyono will also be voicing Aletta, one of the new characters in the movie. This single will be released in two formats: The ARIA version, which will feature cover art drawn by ARIA character designer Yoko Ito, and the KIYONO version, which will feature a photo of Kiyono Yasuno. The third track for each version will be a newly recorded acoustic version of a previously released song. Additionally, Kiyono Yasuno will be performing on Day 1 of ANIMAX MUSIX 2021 ONLINE supported by U-NEXT, which will be held from January 30, 2021. Tickets for this online

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    Source: Warner Bros. Japan, Pony Canyon Official Site: the-promised-neverland-movie.jp (Japan) A SCIFI JAPAN EXCLUSIVE Will Agetaro be able to reach his ideal as the Tonkatsu DJ? The juicy sound of frying pork and the funky beat firing up the dance floor make for a mouthwatering mix! Get ready for a hilariously yummy comedy that you've never heard or experienced before! Warner Bros. Japan and Pony Canyon have provided SciFi Japan with press notes and high-res photos from TONKATSU DJ AGETARO (とんかつDJアゲ太郎, Tonkatsu DJ Agetarō), the live action adaptation of the hit manga. The announcement of the film's production was the top story on Yahoo search, Japan’s most used search engine. The movie was originally scheduled to open in Japan on June 19, 2020 but was delayed due to the pandemic. It was instead released on October 30 and is now being offered

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    Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: honeyworks-anime.jp (Japan) Toei has provided a gallery of images from their upcoming theatrical feature, HoneyWorks 10th Anniversary “LIP × LIP FILM × LIVE”. The film, which celebrates the anniversary of the multimedia group HoneyWorks with a hybrid of an anime movie and a “virtual live performance,” will open in Japanese cinemas on December 25, 2020. Story Two male high school teens form a virtual idol unit called LIP x LIP. Their undisclosed genesis story is about to be revealed. Yujiro trained hard in pursuit of his dream of one day standing atop the kabuki stage. But his aspiration is crushed when he fails to be selected as his master’s successor. Meanwhile, all Aizo wants to do is sing, but he spends his days in aimless frustration living with his mother and brother. Then one fateful

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    Source: Toei Co., Ltd. Official Site: honeyworks-anime.jp (Japan) Now, the history of virtual idols has been updated. With this movie, we will change the times. Toei has provided information and promotional images for their upcoming theatrical feature, HoneyWorks 10th Anniversary “LIP × LIP FILM × LIVE”. As the title reveals, the film celebrates the anniversary of the multimedia group HoneyWorks with a hybrid of an anime movie and a “virtual live performance.” Known by their fans as "Haniwa," HoneyWorks is known for their Vocaloid music, which is characterized by a variety of pop-flavored animated avatars. They began posting “virtual pop star" songs on video sites like NicoNico in 2010. Their major debut album "I Have Always Liked You." was released in 2014, and their recent "Confess Your Love Committee Character Song Collection" album features songs used in movies, TV anime and stage productions.

    Enjoy karaoke and find true love at the upcoming Godzilla-themed party in Shinjuku. Photo courtesy of EXEO Japan. © Criax Co., Ltd. Godzilla TM & © TOHO CO., LTD.

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    Author: Keith Aiken Source: Toho Co., Ltd., EXEO Japan Official Site: exeo-japan.co.jp Why don`t you find a wonderful encounter while enjoying karaoke in a space that is a little different from usual? The speed dating service EXEO Japan Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture, Representative Director: Takeshi Saeki), in collaboration with Criax Co., Ltd. (Toshima-ku, Tokyo, President Taiichi Kinoshita), will hold a karaoke exchange party at the Karaoke Room Kabukicho Shinjuku on November 27. The Godzilla-themed Kabukicho Shinjuku is part of Criax`s popular Uta Hiroba chain of karakoe bars, and is located on the Godzilla Road leading up to the famous Hotel Gracery Shinjuku "Godzilla Tower." The "Uta Hiroba x EXEO ♪ Karaoke Exchange Party in Shinjuku Kabukicho Godzilla Road Bar" (歌広場×EXEO♪カラオケ交流会in新宿歌舞伎町ゴジラロード店, Utahiroba × EXEO ♪ Karaoke Kōryū-kai in Shinjuku Kabukichō Gojira Rōdo-ten) will cross the popular wedding party with karaoke. Attendees

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    The second heroine, White Cat, will be played by popular voice actress Ayana Taketatsu! Source: Qdopp Media Relations press release Official Site: dlsite.com Following on the heels of Episode 1: THE CALICO CAT GIRL & THE SOUND OF A BELL (CV. Sumire Uesaka), Episode 2: THE WHITE CAT GIRL`S INNOCENT TAIL is now available on dlsite.com from 0:00 on June 22 (Monday). The heroine of the second episode, White Cat, will be voiced by Ayana Taketatsu. ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) is a relaxing, often sedative sensation that begins on the scalp and moves down the body. It is most commonly triggered by auditory or visual stimuli. Recently, this phenomenon has been gaining popularity, and many ASMR-related sounds and videos have been posted to social media platforms such as YouTube and Instagram. NECOGURASHI takes place at Nekomeikan, an inn located on a world

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    The heroine of the first episode, Calico Cat, will be played by popular voice actress Sumire Uesaka Source: Qdopp Media Relations press release Official Site: dlsite.com NECOGURASHI - THE CALICO CAT GIRL & THE SOUND OF A BELL will be available on dlsite.com from 0:00 on June 15 (Monday). The heroine of the first episode, Calico Cat, will be voiced by Sumire Uesaka. ASMR (autonomous sensory meridian response) is a relaxing, often sedative sensation that begins on the scalp and moves down the body. It is most commonly triggered by auditory or visual stimuli. Recently, this phenomenon has been gaining popularity, and many ASMR-related sounds and videos have been posted to social media platforms such as YouTube and Instagram. NECOGURASHI takes place at Nekomeikan, an inn located on a world between worlds, and features several unique cat girls. The cat girl who wins

    The MixBox Service Navigator, Lan Amane. Image courtesy of Bandai Namco Arts. © BANDAI NAMCO Arts Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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    Exclusive and Previously Unpublished Contents Announced! Source: Bandai Namco Arts Inc., Qdopp Media Relations press release Official Site: mixbox.live Official Twitter: twitter.com/Amane_LAN MixBox is a new streaming program by Bandai Namco Arts that will connect you 24/7! It will allow you to enjoy a variety of video contents while listening to Bandai Namco Arts music free of charge. A teaser website was opened today ahead of the launch. You can check it out at mixbox.live. With MixBox, you can enjoy both classics and the latest tunes from the Lantis music label. We are also promoting MixUp!, a project that supports remote production by artists and creators as part of the #StayHome initiative to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus. We will be releasing exclusive and previously unpublished contents by MixUp! artists via MixBox, so please don’t miss out! (These contents are currently being released on the

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    New Comments from Directors Kenji Kamiyama and Shinji Aramaki Source: FlyingDog, Inc. press release Official Site: ghostintheshell-sac2045.jp (Japan), Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 | Netflix (US) GHOST IN THE SHELL: SAC_2045 (????? SAC_2045, K?kaku Kid?tai SAC_2045), the latest installment in the highly-acclaimed GHOST IN THE SHELL series, is currently available worldwide on Netflix. The GHOST IN THE SHELL SAC_2045 original soundtrack was released today. Based in Tokyo and Los Angeles, composers Nobuko Toda and Kazuma Jinnouchi have created scores for numerous films, video games, and anime -- such as the METAL GEAR SOLID series, UZUMASA LIMELIGHT, HALO 5: GUARDIANS, and ULTRAMAN -- using a combination of elements from orchestral, acoustic and electronic genres. Over the last two decades, the duo have received numerous awards and honors including the BAFTA Games Award, NAVGTR Awards, Global Music Award, and MPSE Golden Reel Award. The GHOST

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    Source: Aniplex of America press release Official Site: aniplex-online-fest.com Special Thanks to Aiko Makino Aniplex of America is thrilled to announce the first ever Aniplex Online Fest streaming July 4 – July 5, 2020 on YouTube with Sally Amaki of 22/7 (nanabun no nijyuuni) serving as the emcee for the English version of the special two-day event. The exclusive online event will feature a wide variety of programming featuring staff and cast from many of Aniplex’s hit shows, such as DEMON SLAYER: KIMETSU NO YAIBA, THE PROMISED NEVERLAND, CELLS AT WORK!, SWORD ART ONLINE ALICIZATION WAR OF UNDERWORLD, MAGIA RECORD: PUELLA MAGI MADOKA MAGICA SIDE STORY, FATE/GRAND ORDER ABSOLUTE DEMONIC FRONT: BABYLONIA, KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR?, films Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] THE MOVIE III. spring song, as well as the

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