Third Season of 'Non Non Biyori' Announced

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Winners of the 43rd Kodansha Manga Awards

Publisher Kodansha announced on Friday the winners of its 43rd annual manga awards in each of three categories. Winners are listed in bold alongside other nominated works.

Shounen

5-toubun no Hanayome by Negi Haruba, publishing in Weekly Shounen Magazine

Fumetsu no Anata e by Yoshitoki Ooima, publishing in Weekly Shounen Magazine

Act-age by Tatsuya Matsuki and Shiro Usazaki, publishing in Weekly Shounen Jump

Midara na Ao-chan wa Benkyou ga Dekinai by Ren Kawahara, publishing in Shounen Magazine Edge

Shoujo

Perfect World by Rie Aruga, publishing in Kiss

Gozen 0-ji, Kiss shi ni Kite yo by Rin Mikimoto, publishing in Bessatsu Friend

Nagi no Oitoma by Misato Konari, publishing in Elegance Eve

Boku to Kimi no Taisetsu na Hanashi by Robico, publishing in Dessert

General

Kinou Nani Tabeta? by Fumi Yoshinaga, publishing in Morning

Shouwa Tennou Monogatari by Kazutoshi Handou, Junichi Noujou, and Issei Eifuku, publishing in Big Comic Original

Blue Period by Tsubasa Yamaguchi, published in Afternoon

Watashitachi wa Douka shiteiru by Natsumi Ando, publishing in Be-Love

Special

Two manga series were specially awarded to commemorate Kodansha's 110th anniversary.

Shima Kousaku by Kenshi Hirokane, previously published in Morning, and is currently publishing in Evening

Hajime no Ippo by George Morikawa, publishing in Weekly Shounen Magazine

The selection committee of the 43rd Kodansha Manga Awards is composed of mangaka Ken Akamatsu (Love Hina), Tochi Ueyama (Cooking Papa), Oh! Great (Air Gear), Atsushi Kase (Chameleon), Yuuji Moritaka (Gurazeni), Waki Yamato (Haikara-san ga Tooru), and Akiko Higashimura (Kakukaku Shikajika)

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Third Season of 'Non Non Biyori' Announced

At the Nyanpasu Matsuri Vacation Nanon! event on Saturday, a third season for the Non Non Biyori anime series was announced.

Non Non Biyori adapts Atto's slice of life comedy manga of the same title, which began its serialization in Comic Alive magazine in September 2009. Kadokawa published the 13th volume in November 2018. The manga has a cumulative 1.75 million copies of its compiled volumes in circulation.

Silver Link. produced the first two anime seasons in Fall 2013 and Summer 2015. The seventh and tenth limited edition manga volumes bundled two original video animations in July 2014 and September 2016, respectively. The Non Non Biyori Movie: Vacation anime film opened in Japan last August.

Sentai Filmworks licensed the anime series in North America and released both seasons on Blu-ray and DVD in January 2015 and November 2016. Seven Seas Entertainment licensed the manga in English in October 2014 and shipped the 11th volume on April 2.

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Prison Lab Manga Ends in 10th Volume

Manga creator Kantetsu posted on Twitter on Saturday that their and artist Chiho Minase's Kangoku Jikken -Prison Labo- manga will end in its 10th volume.

The manga centers on Eyama Aito, a depressed high school student who is a victim of bullying every day. He receives a letter on the last day of school before summer vacation, inviting him to a "confinement game" where he can name any person, who will then be confined for a month. Aside from murder, Eyama is allowed to do anything to the person, with the promise of a money reward at the end. For his target, Eyama picks Aya Kirishima, the ringleader of the pack who bully him.

Futabasha published the manga's first compiled book volume in February 2016. The manga's ninth compiled volume shipped on Saturday.

The manga inspired a net anime that debuted on Production I.G's Anime Beans app on December 28.

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Sadako Horror Film's 2 TV Ads Streamed

Kadokawa began streaming two television commercials on Friday for Sadako, the Ring horror franchise's new film. The videos feature Ziyoou-vachi's theme song "feels like HEAVEN'," a modernized arrangement of the original Ring film's theme song "Kitto Kuru~."

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The film will open in Japan on May 24. Hideo Nakata is returning to the franchise as director. Ziyoou-vachi is also performing theme song "Seisen" (Crusade).

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Elaiza Ikeda will play the protagonist, a psychiatrist named Mayu Akikawa. The story will show the origins of the franchise's iconic antagonist Sadako. The other cast includes (clockwise from upper left in image above):

Takashi Tsukamoto as Yūsuke Ishida, a man who gets involved in the incident alongside Mayu

Hiroya Shimizu as Kazuma, a YouTuber and Mayu's younger brother who is cursed by Sadako

Rie Tomosaka as Hatsuko Sofue, the mother of an amnesiac girl

Renn Kiriyama as Minoru Fujii, Mayu's colleage and fellow psychiatrist

HIMEKA Himejima as a patient of Mayu who has lost her memory, and is currently hospitalized

The film is based on Koji Suzuki's novel Tide, the sixth and latest installment in the Ring novel series that has inspired the film franchise.

The franchise has received five previous regular Japanese films, as well as two Sadako 3D films. (A television movie of the original novel predated the theatrical film franchise, followed by two later television series.) The first theatrical film received a 1999 Korean remake and a 2002 Hollywood remake, which in turn had its own sequel and spinoff short. A new Hollywood film titled Rings opened in February 2017.

The latest film in the Japanese franchise was a crossover film with the Ju-on horror franchise titled Sadako vs. Kayako. The film debuted in January 2017.

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'Watashi ga Motete Dousunda' Author Begins New Serialization

Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend shoujo magazine revealed on its website that manga author Junko will draw a new series tentatively titled Oshi ga Watashi de Watashi ga Oshi de. The first chapter will launch in Bessatsu Friend's July issue on June 13.

The story will revolve around idol fanatic Azusa Asahina, who is a cute girl with good grades. Her life takes a turn when she attends her favourite idol's concert, Chikashi Chida.

Junko's previous work Watashi ga Motete Dousunda (Kiss Him, Not Me) debuted in Bessatsu Friend in April 2013. The manga ended in February 2018, and the 14th and final volume was released on March 13 of last year. Brain's Base adapted the manga into a 12-episode TV anime that broadcast in Fall 2016.

Crunchyroll simulcast the show as it aired, and Kodansha Comics published the manga in its entirety in English, shipping the last volume in July 2018.

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'Hoshiai no Sora' Reveals Two New Cast

8bit's TV anime Hoshiai no Sora has revealed a new key visual featuring the two new characters on Friday. The anime is scheduled to air in October on TBS and BS-TBS.

Cast

Jun Ameno: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (5-toubun no Hanayome)

Rintarou Futsu: Gen Satou (One Punch Man)

Hoshiai no Sora is an original animation project that revolves around a soft tennis club which may disband. Kazuki Akane (Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito) will direct, write the script, and compose the series, while Yuuichi Takahashi (Tsuritama) will design the characters and direct the animation. Magic Capsule will produce the sound and flying DOG will produce the music.

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Haikyu!! Manga Gets New Stage Play This Fall

The official website for the Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyu!! series of stage plays revealed the eighth stage play in the franchise, subtitled "Fly Into the Next Generation" on May 6. This year's 24th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine additionally revealed on Monday that Worry Kinoshita is again directing and scripting the play. The magazine also revealed a partial cast, which includes 11 characters from the Karasuno High School team.

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The first stage play based on Haruichi Furudate's manga ran in Tokyo, Osaka, and Miyagi in November-December 2015. The second stage play ran in Tokyo, Iwaki, Fukuoka, and Osaka in November-December 2016. The third stage play ran in Tokyo, Miyagi, Osaka, and Fukuoka, and back to Tokyo in March to May 2017.

The fourth stage play, titled Hyper-Projection Engeki Haikyu!! "Shinka no Natsu" (Hyper-Projection Stage Play Haikyu!! "Summer of Evolution"), ran in Tokyo, Osaka, Hyōgo, Miyagi, and Fukuoka in September-October 2017. Hyper-Projection Engeki Haikyu!! "Hajimari no Kyojin" (Hyper-Projection Stage Play Haikyu!! "The Giant of Beginnings"), the fifth stage play, ran in Tokyo, Hyōgo, Fukuoka, Miyagi, and Osaka in April to June 2018.

The sixth stage play, Hyper-Projection Engeki Haikyu!! "Saikyō no Team" (Hyper-Projection Stage Play Haikyu!! "The Strongest Team"), ran in Tokyo, Hiroshima, Hyogo, Osaka, and Miyagi in October-December 2018.

The seventh and most recent play in the franchise, Hyper Projection Engeki Haikyu!! Tokyo no Jin, ran from April 4 to May 6 in Osaka, Miyagi, and Tokyo.

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Men's Life Manga by LDK's Ayu Watanabe Ends in 2 Chapters

The June issue of Kodansha's Bessatsu Friend magazine revealed on Monday that Ayu Watanabe (LDK) will end her Men's Life manga in the magazine in two more chapters, not counting the chapter published on Monday. The manga will not appear in the magazine's July issue, and so if it does not take other breaks it will end in the September issue on August 13.

Watanabe launched the manga in the magazine in February 2018, and Kodansha published the third compiled volume on March 31. The manga centers on Mio, who has a hard time interacting with others, but who has an outgoing younger twin brother named Yūta. Mio's life begins to change one day after meeting an upperclassman named Rin.

Watanabe launched the LDK manga in Bessatsu Friend in 2009, and ended it in August 2017. Kodansha published the manga's 24th and final volume in October 2017. Kodansha Comics is publishing the manga in North America.

LDK inspired a live-action film starring Ayame Gōriki and Kento Yamazaki in April 2014. LDK Hitotsu Yane no Shita, "Suki" ga Futatsu (Two Loves Under One Roof), a new live-action film adaptation of the manga with a different cast, opened in Japan on March 21.

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Live-Action Saint Young Men II Show's Trailer Teases Jesus, Buddha's Akiba Pilgrimage

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The official website for the live-action series of Hikaru Nakamura's Saint Young Men (Saint Oniisan) manga began streaming a full trailer for the show's second season on Sunday.

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The trailer begins with a subtitled narration by Tarō Kamakura (Yūsha Yoshihiko series' priest) before previewing Jesus (Kenichi Matsuyama) being questioned by a police officer (Yūki Yamada) and Buddha (Shōta Sometani) making his Instagram debut in modern Tokyo. PC otaku Jesus and appliance otaku Buddha then go on a "pilgrimage" to Tokyo's Akihabara shopping district, where they engage in a less-than-successful freestyle rap battle as well as try out a print club photo booth and maid cosplay.

Similar to the release of the first season, the second 10-episode season will stream online and will also screen in theaters. The series will begin streaming only on the Piccoma TV service on June 1, and will screen in theaters starting on June 6. The returning cast and staff include Kenichi Matsuyama (live-action Death Note, Gantz) as Jesus and Shōta Sometani (live-action Parasyte, Bakuman.) as Buddha. Yūichi Fukuda (live-action Gintama, The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. films) is returning to direct the sequel and pen the script.

The first 10-episode season premiered on Kakao Japan's Piccoma TV streaming service on October 18. The series will also have a third season.

The comedy manga imagines if Buddha and Jesus shared a low-rent Tokyo apartment. Nakamura launched the manga in Kodansha's Morning two magazine in 2006. The manga won the Short Story award at the 13th Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize in 2009, and was also nominated for a Manga Taisho award in the same year.

The manga inspired an anime film that premiered in Japan in May 2013. The manga's eighth and ninth volumes both bundled original anime DVDs when they shipped in December 2012 and July 2013, respectively.

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Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Anime's 2nd 'Season' Reveals Screening Dates, Visuals

The official website for Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These, the new anime of Yoshiki Tanaka's epic science fiction novels Legend of the Galactic Heroes, revealed the dates on Monday for the three films in the show's second "season," titled The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Seiran (The New Thesis: Stellar War). The films will open in Japan on September 27, October 25, and November 29, respectively. Each film will have a length of four television episodes.

The site also revealed two teaser visuals for the films.

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The first season, The Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These Kaikō (The New Thesis: Star-Crossed), aired as a 12-episode series that premiered in April 2018. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan, and Funimation streamed an English dub.

Shunsuke Tada (Kuroko's Basketball, STARMYU) is directing the anime at Production I.G. Noboru Takagi (Durarara!!, Kuroko's Basketball) is in charge of the series scripts. Yoko Kikuchi (Junjō Romantica, Kuroko's Basketball, Sekai Ichi Hatsukoi - The World's Greatest First Love), Iwao Teraoka (The Brave Police J-Decker guest character designs, Kuroko's Basketball storyboarder), and Katsura Tsushima (Kuroko's Basketball episode animation director) are designing the characters, and Takayuki Goto (Kuroko's Basketball, Blood-C) is serving as chief animation director.

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