Day: July 5, 2019

Yo-Kai Watch 4 to Release in the West

Pak Hanu

It was recently announced at Anime Expo 2019 that Level-5 will be releasing Yo-Kai Watch 4 in the West. A trailer for the game was revealed during Level-5’s presentation, but unfortunately was not allowed to be filmed. For those who are not aware the game is a the fourth main title in the Yo-Kai Watch video game series and was released for the Nintendo Switch in Japan on June 20, 2019. Unlike the previous games in the series the fourth game will allow players to control the humans in battles as well as allowing Yo-Kai to fight…

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Shantae 5 Intro Sequence Revealed

Pak Hanu

Wayforward recently updated their official Youtube channel with the first look at the opening animation for Shantae 5 that was unveiled at Anime Expo 2019. For those who are not aware, the intro sequence was animated by Studio Trigger. Shantae 5 will released for the Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, PC, PlayStation 4, and Apple Arcade in late 2019. Presenting the Opening Animation for Shantae 5, created by none other than the revered Studio TRIGGER! TRIGGER producer Naoko Tsutsumi (Little Witch Academia) collaborated with Shantae creator Erin Bozon (Futurama) and Matt Bozon (series director) to bring the Shantae characters…

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RWBY Volume 7 Release Date

Ben Odinson

Continuing the Rooster Teeth Expo news, we now know that RWBY Volume 7 will be released this November. From this reveal, we get our first look at the new wardrobes for the main cast, and they look fantastic; I am loving Blake’s shorter hair, Weiss and Ruby combat dresses, and Yang’s attire in general. I could not be happier to see them get some new cloths for the next season, especially where we are at story-wise! Ultimately, it is refreshing to see something fans have wanted to finally happen. I…

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New Akira Anime Project & 4K Akira Film Remaster Announced

Pak Hanu

Yesterday, Katsuhiro Otomo announced at Anime Expo 2019 that a new anime project based on his original Akira manga is in the works. The series is stated to integrate the entirety of the manga’s story. Additionally a 4K remaster of the 1988 film will be released in Japan in April 24, 2020. The 4K remaster will also be released in the United States. Bandai Namco also lisred the trailer that was shown at Anime Expo 2019. Funimation provided a description for the original film. Clandestine army activities threaten the war torn city of Neo-Tokyo…

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RWBY & Gen:Lock Comics Announced at RTX

Ben Odinson

Happy Friday heroes! Today, we have learned that RWBY and Gen:LOCK are getting their own comic series through DC Comics. It was one of the many announcements that happened during Rooster Teeth Expo. For the RWBY comic series, Marguerite Bennett will be writing the series. Meanwhile artist Mirka Andolfo and Arif Prianto will be on the creative team as well. The RWBY comics are set to launch digitally in late August. Whereas, Gen:Lock, will have co-writers Collin Kelly and Jackson Lanzing, while Carlo Barbieri is on art duty. The Gen:Lock comic…

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Mobile Suit Gundam 40th Anniversary PV & Build Divers Re:Rise Announced

Michael Lederhos

Sunrise has released a new promotional video for the Mobile Suit Gundam 40th Anniversary. The video features previews of upcoming projects as well as a retrospective of past Gundam series going all the way back to the beginning. While we already knew of the current Gundam 40th projects, we recently learned a few new details from the video.   First, viewers get to see familiar footage from the Gundam Live-Action Movie Announcement and Gundam Factory Yokohama. Next there is artwork from the Gundam x Ken Okuyama collaboration; the collaboration features Industrial Designer Ken Okuyama redesigning classic Mobile Suits…

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Gundam Battle: Gunpla Warfare Announced

Michael Lederhos

Japan receives multiple Mobile Suit Gundam video games a year, but very few seem to make it over to the West, especially mobile games. This lead to quite the surprise when it was revealed that Bandai Namco’s upcoming mobile game, Gundam Breaker Mobile, will be released in North America as Gundam Battle: Gunpla Warfare. This new mobile game is based on the Gundam Breaker video game series which is very popular in Japan. However, the Gundam Breaker Series hit a wall with the release of New Gundam Breaker in 2018 which ended up being a critical, and commercial…

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