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The official website and accounts for the Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools anime series announced today that the series will premiere in Japan starting July 6 at 21:00 Jst . A new trailer and a second key visual were also released, along with the addition of Ken Narita to the cast as Carlo Rosetti. Ending theme song "Glitter" by Marina Horiuchi is previewed in the trailer below. Key Visual 2 Related: Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools Anime Reveals July 2024 Plans, New Trailer and More The Dahlia in Bloom staff and cast includes: Director: Yosuke Kubo Series Composition: Yuichiro Higashide Character Design: Satomi Kurita Sound Director: Yukio Nagasaki Music: Kow Otani Animation Production: Typhoon Graphics, Imagica Dahlia voiced by Saori Onishi Volfred voiced by Atsushi Tamaru Irma Nuvolari voiced by Riho Iida (Rin Hoshizora in Love Live! School Idol Project ) Marcella Nuvolari voiced by...

A bunch of new info just came through for the Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools anime, based on the light novel series written by Hisaya Amagishi and illustrated by Kei. The anime adaptation is now set to premiere in July 2024, and a new trailer is here along with a new key visual, info on the theme song performers and more cast and staff. First up, the new trailer, which unveils the opening theme "Chiisana Tsubomi" by Nako Misaki. The ending theme song will be "Glitter" by Marina Horiuchi. Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools key visual Related: Dahlia in Bloom: Crafting a Fresh Start with Magical Tools Anime Debuts in 2024 In addition to the previously announced cast for Dahlia (Saori Onishi) and Volfred (Atsushi Tamaru), six more cast members have been announced along with their respective comments. These include: Irma Nuvolari...

Scoring another record with a local title in Japan, Imax has had its best opening day ever for a film there with Shin Evangelion. Overall, the movie, which is the fourth and final installment in the Rebuild of Evangelion series, grossed nearly 828 million yen ($7.6 million). Of that, the Imax portion was $740,000.

The sci-fi animated movie also scored Imax’s highest ever opening day indexing for a local-language title in Japan, good for 10% of overall box office from only 1%-2% of total screens.

Also going by the title Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, the Toho Pictures release had been delayed by Covid and ultimately went out on an atypical Monday. Despite that, and along with a pandemic-related 8 p.m. curfew in key areas (including Tokyo), Imax recorded sellouts throughout the day, including at 6 a.m. showings.

Ima has seen great success with local titles during the pandemic — notably in China,...

During their Anime Lineup Presentation event at the Akiba Theatre in Tokyo today, Netflix unveiled their slate of Anime programming for 2019.

The new lineup is an expansion of their successful original Anime programming which includes Devilman Crybaby and B: the Beginning. Netflix announced that they would be revisiting some of the most beloved stories that many Anime fans already know and love, including Ultraman, Neon Genesis Evangelion and Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac.

The news comes after Netflix made their first-ever Asia showcase earlier this month where they announced the addition of Pacific Rim, Altered Carbon, Cagaster of an Insect Cage, Yasuke, and Trese to their anime slate. The slate continues Netflix’s global reach when it comes to original content, telling stories from Japan, Taiwan, Thailand and South Korea.

Watch the trailers and read the full details of what was presented during today’s Tokyo event.

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