2nd Live-Action Gintama Show Casts Rie Kugimiya

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2nd Live-Action Gintama Show Casts Rie Kugimiya

The official Twitter account for the tie-in live-action Gintama 2: Yo ni mo Kimyō na Gintama-chan show revealed on Thursday that voice actress Rie Kugimiya will appear in the show in a voice role. The announcement did not reveal what role she will play.

Kugimiya plays the character Kagura in the Gintama television anime, but Kanna Hashimoto plays the character in the live-action series and films. Kugimiya commented that her appearance in the live-action show is very "Kagura-like, in a certain way."

Yūichi Fukuda is writing and directing the new live-action Gintama 2: Yo ni mo Kimyō na Gintama-chan show, just as he has done for both films and for the first live-action show. The show will premiere on August 18 on Docomo's dTV streaming service, and will have three episodes. The three episodes are titled "I Can't Sleep," "Hijikata Smoking Ban," and "No Matter How Old You Are You Hate Going to the Dentist."

ENDRECHERI, the solo project of KinKi Kids member Tsuyoshi Dōmoto, will perform the show's theme song "one more purple funk… -Kōmei katana-." Dōmoto previously played the character Shinsuke Takasugi in the first live-action Gintama film, and will reprise his role in the upcoming sequel film.

Returning from the first live-action show are Shun Oguri as Gintoki Sakata, Kankurō Nakamura as Isao Kondou, Yuuya Yagira as Toushirou Hijikata, and Ryō Yoshizawa as Sougo Okita. Joining them in the second live-action show is Kanna Hashimoto as Kagura. Voice actor Fumihiko Tachiki will reprise his role as Taizō Hasegawa (Madao) for the show. As seen in the trailer above, the character Maetel from Leiji Matsumoto's Galaxy Express 999 manga appears in the show. Mizuki Yamamoto plays Maetel, and Yūma Yamoto plays the character Tetsurō from the same manga.

Gintama 2: Okite wa Yaburu Tame ni Koso Aru (The Law is Surely There to be Broken), the second live-action film based on Hideaki Sorachi's Gintama manga, opens in Japan on Friday. The story will cover both the "Shinsengumi Crisis" and the "Shogun Reception" arcs, the latter of which features the introduction of the Shogun.

The film stars:

Shun Oguri as Gintoki Sakata

Masaki Suda as Shinpachi Shimura

Kanna Hashimoto as Kagura

Masami Nagasawa as Tae Shimura

Masaki Okada as Kotarō Katsura

Tsuyoshi Muro as Gengai Hiraga

Midoriko Kimura as Otose

Yuuya Yagira as Toushirou Hijikata and his otaku split personality "Tosshi"

Kankurō Nakamura as Isao Kondou

Ryō Yoshizawa as Sougo Okita

Tsuyoshi Dōmoto as Shinsuke Takasugi

Haruma Miura as Kamotaro Ito

Masataka Kubota as Bansai Kawakami

Shinichi Tsutsumi as Katakuriko Matsudaira

Ryo Katsuji as the Shogun

Natsuna Watanabe as Ayame Sarutobi

Jiro Sato is returning but in a different, as-yet unannounced role

Rock band back number will perform the film's theme song "Daifuseikai."

The first film opened in Japan last July, and it earned 980 million yen (US$8.9 million) in its first four days. The film also inspired a live-action net show that debuted on Docomo's dTV streaming service one day after the film's opening. The film had its Canadian premiere at the Fantasia International Film Festival in July 2017, and Azoland Pictures screened the film in the United States and Canada starting on January 19.

Well Go USA released the first film on DVD, Blu-ray Disc and DVD combo pack, and Digital HD on March 6.

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Live-Action Kyō Kara Ore wa!! Reveals Adult Cast in Costume

The official website for the live-action television series of Hiroyuki Nishimori's Kyou Kara Ore Wa!! gag comedy manga revealed new cast visuals for the show's teachers and parents on Wednesday. (Note: Name romanizations not confirmed.)

Tsuyoshi Muro as Mukunoki-sensei, an original character

Jirō of the comedy duo Sissone as Sakamoto-sensei

Shinobu Hasegawa of the comedy duo Sissone as Sorimachi-sensei

Kenta Izuka as Mizutani-sensei

Mika Aihara as Yamaguchi-sensei

Jun Sena as Aimi Mitsuhashi, Takashi's mom

Kōtarō Yoshida as Ichirō Mitsuhashi, Takashi's dad

The staff previously revealed cast visuals for the students.

The series will premiere on NTV's Nichiyō Drama time slot in October. The new series marks the first live-action adaptation for the manga in about 21 years.

Yūichi Fukuda (live-action Gintama, HK/Hentai Kamen, Super Salaryman Mr. Saenai) is directing the series. Fukuda previously worked with Kaku on the live-action television series Yūsha Yoshihiko to Maō no Shiro. Fukuda directed the series, and Kaku played a policeman in the 11th episode.

The manga's story centers on the blond delinquent high school student Takashi Mitsuhashi. He is sly and holds "Whatever I do, I'll win!" as his creed. He forms a duo with Shinji Itō, a fellow high school student who is serious and dutiful with a strong sense of justice.

Nishimori's series ran in Shogakukan's Zōkan Shonen Sunday and Weekly Shonen Sunday magazines from 1988 to 1997. The series' 38 compiled book volumes have a total of more than 40 million copies in print.

The manga inspired an original video anime series in 1992, and Toei released a V-Cinema direct-to-video live-action series inspired by the manga from 1992 to 1997. The V-Cinema series' cast and staff also reprised their roles for a live-action film adaptation that debuted in 1994.

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Live-Action Bungaku Shojo Show Adds 6 Cast Members, New Visual

The official website for the live-action series adaptation of Mayaka Nakano's Bungaku Shojo (Literature Virgin) manga revealed six new cast members and a new poster visual for the show on Wednesday.

The new cast includes (Note: Character name romanizations are not confirmed.):

Masaki Nakao as Chihiro Mochizuki, Kanoko's colleague who is in love with her

Rika Izumi as Miki Ariake, a woman who knows Kagaya's past

Masahiko Kawahara as Kō Mishima, Kanoko's boss and editor-in-chief

Taikō Katōno as Masaki Nanase, a member of the proofreading department who has feelings for Mochizuki

Yako Koga as Akari Mishima, Kō's daughter and an aspiring writer

Momoko Tanabe as Amamura Chiyoka, a mysterious, pretty girl

Aoi Morikawa (right in picture below) will play Kanoko Tsukishiro, while Yuu Shirota (left) will play Saku Kagaya.

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The romance manga centers on Kanoko Tsukishiro, a novel editor who has never known love and has never been in a relationship. She is assigned as the editor for Kagaya, a novelist who cannot love.

Sumisu (live-action Inside Mari series) is directing the series. Sonar Pocket will perform the series' theme song "Kimi no Namae" (Your Name). Special Favorite Music will perform the series' opening song "Long Hello Goodbye."

The series will premiere on the Dramaism programming block of MBS on September 9 at night at 12:50 a.m. (effectively September 10 morning), and on TBS on September 11 at night at 1:28 a.m. (effectively September 12 morning). It will have eight episodes.

Nakano is serializing the manga on the LINE Manga website, and Nippan IPS published the manga's third compiled book volume last December. (The manga is unrelated to Mizuki Nomura's Book Girl (Bungaku Shōjo) light novel series.)

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'Mobile Suit Gundam NT' Announces Cast and Additional Staff

The official website of Mobile Suit Gundam NT, the latest installment in the Gundam franchise set in the U.C. 0097 timeline, revealed three main cast, additional staff, and a new key visual (pictured) on Thursday. The anime will screen in 90 theaters in Japan on November 30. The second wave of advance ticket sales will begin on Friday.

Cast

Yona Bashuta: Junya Enoki (Sakurako-san no Ashimoto ni wa Shitai ga Umatteiru)

Michelle Luio: Tomo Muranaka (Fuuka)

Rita Bernal: Ayu Matsuura (Kimi no Iru Machi)

Staff

CG Director: Tomohiro Fujie (Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt)

Monitor Design: Yoshinori Sayama (Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn mechanical design)

Teaser

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The anime is a part of Sunrise's "UC NexT 0100" project, which will cover the events of the next 100 years in the Universal Century timeline. The project will also include manga, novels, and a smartphone game.

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Final Fantasy XIV Game's Companion App Launches for iOS, Android

The official website for the Final Fantasy XIV game revealed on Wednesday that the game's Companion app has launched for iOS and Android. The app's free version is available now, and the premium service plan is slated to launch for US$5.00 per month soon. The app was originally slated for release in late July.

After launching the app, players enter their Square Enix account information, and designate a character to use for the app. Those who use the app will be able to "register an additional favored destination aetheryte."

Both versions of the app will allow players to sync their friends list and communicate with others through the app. The app will also allow players to use the scheduler to plan events among other uses. The free version also allows players to sort inventory, access the market board, put items up for sale, or purchase items. The app will also feature a login bonus of a Kupo Nut every day, and will also have the in-game currency Mog Coins.

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The paid premium version doubles the saddlebag capacity and allows players to hire an additional retainer. Those with the premium plan will also receive an additional Kupo Nut every day, and will be able to hold more Kupo Nuts.

If players' Final Fantasy XIV accounts expire, chat and other features in the app will remain available for up to 30 days. After the 30-day period, players will no longer have access to any features in the app.

Square Enix launched the "Under the Moonlight" patch (patch 4.3) on May 21. The patch includes a new Beast Tribe Quest, a new sidequest, a new instanced dungeon, new trials, a new alliance raid, a new deep dungeon, a second installment of the Ultimate series, new extreme difficulty content, job adjustments, PvP updates, and housing updates.

Square Enix released Final Fantasy XIV Online for personal computers in September 2010. After criticism from fans, the company revealed an updated version of the game titled Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn that added a new world and story. Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn launched on Windows PC and PS3 in August 2013, and then on PS4 in April 2014. Square Enix released the first expansion for Final Fantasy XIV: A Realm Reborn, titled Heavensward, in June 2015. The second expansion, Stormblood, launched in June 2017.

The Final Fantasy XIV Dad of Light live-action television miniseries launched on Netflix in the United States in September.

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