Mangaka Yuu Asagiri Dies

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Studio Pierrot Produces Netflix Exclusive Anime Series 'Hero Mask'

An official website opened for an original anime titled Hero Mask on Friday. Studio Pierrot is producing series exclusively for Netflix. The first part of the anime containing 15 episodes will debut worldwide on December 3.

Synopsis

Now there's a mysterious Mask before James Blood, and the man behind it is one that shouldn't exist. What is the mystery surrounding this mask...?

So begins an action-packed crime story set in a beautiful city!

Cast

James Blood: Yasuyuki Kase (Subete ga F ni Naru: The Perfect Insider)

Sarah Sinclair: Yuuko Kaida (Mekakucity Actors)

Lennox Gallagher: Junpei Morita (Naruto: Shippuuden)

Edmond Chandler: Kentaro Takano

Harry Creighton: Kouki Uchiyama (Devilman: Crybaby)

Geffrey Connor: Yutaka Aoyama (Drifters)

Steven Martland: Takayuki Sugou (Jigoku Shoujo)

Richard Burner: Yutaka Nakano (Ghost in the Shell)

Monica Campbell: Haruka Shibuya (Lupin III: Chi no Kokuin - Eien no Mermaid)

Fred Faraday: Tomoyuki Shimura (Shingeki no Kyojin)

Grimm: Yuichi Karasuma (Uchuu Kyoudai)

Eve Palmer: Yukiyo Fujii (Amagi Brilliant Park)

Anna Winehouse: Tomoko Miyadera (Gakuen Babysitters)

Staff

Director, Series Composition: Hiroyasu Aoki (Bakemono no Ko assistant director)

Character Design: Takahisa Katagiri (Psycho-Pass key animation)

Art Setting: Katsuya Yamada (Toaru Hikuushi e no Tsuioku key animation)

Art Director: Yuki Sonoda (Ichiban Ushiro no Daimaou background art), Takashi Nakamura (Kokoro ga Sakebitagatterunda.)

Costume Design: Isao (Tokyo Ghoul style concept)

Color Design: Shiori Furushou (Halo Legends)

Director of Photography: Toshikazu Hisano (Angolmois: Genkou Kassenki)

Screen Design: sankaku△ (Nihon Animator Mihonichi episode 3)

Editing: Keisuke Yanagi (Harukana Receive)

Sound Director: Souichirou Kubo (Garo: Honoo no Kokuin)

Sound Effects: Mutsuhiro Nishimura (Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt)

Music: Hisaki Katou (Thermae Romae)

Studio: Studio Pierrot

Production: Hero Mask Production Committee

PV

https://youtu.be/7FtgXtNPQGY

Official site: http://heromask.jp/

Official Twitter: @heromask_anime

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Mangaka Yuu Asagiri Dies

The official website for mangaka Yuu Asagiri has announced that she died on October 27 from heavy pneumonia. She was 62 years old.

She debuted releasing Hikari Mezashite Tondeike in 1976. She is well known for publishing Nanairo Magic and Kon na Panic, and received 11th Kodansha Manga Award in 1987 for Nanairo Magic. Not just shoujo manga, she also published BL manga and novels.

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Jpop News

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J-Pop Band Ikimonogakari Announces Resume After About Two Years of Hiatus

J-Pop Band Ikimonogakari has announced via the website on Friday that the band will resume activity on November 3, on the day of the unit's establishment. The members have expressed that after doing solo activities, they realized that they want to do more music together.

Ikimonogakari announced hiatus on January 2017 to do the solo activities. Vocalist Kiyoe Yoshioka released her solo cover album "Utairo" on October 24, and ranked #3 on the first week with 25,065 copies sold. Yoshiki Mizuno has produced songs for other artists, including Hanebado! opening theme song "Futari no Hane" which was performed by YURiKA. Hotaka Yamashita has released an essay last November, and produced a song for JUNNA's latest album "17-sai ga Utsukushii nande, Dare ga Itta." that released this Wednesday titled "Jounetsu Moratorium".

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Cast of 'Kono Oto Tomare!' Revealed

The official website of Kono Oto Tomare! revealed three main cast members for the series on Friday. Produced by Platinum Vision, the anime adaptation of Amyuu Sakura's manga of the same title will air in April 2019.

Cast

Chika Kudou: Yuuma Uchida (Grand Blue)

Takezou Kurata: Junya Enoki (Katsugeki/Touken Ranbu)

Satowa Houzuki: Atsumi Tanezaki (Mahoutsukai no Yome)

The manga began serializing in Jump SQ. magazine in August 2012 and has 18 volumes in print as of August 3. Shueisha plans to publish the 19th compiled volume on December 4. Kono Oto Tomare! has a cumulative 2.5 million copies of its volumes in circulation.

Jump Festa will feature a stage event for the anime at the Makuhari Messe convention center on December 23.

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