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‘The Battle Cats’ White Day Capsule Event Returns with a New Hero

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The bachelors of PONOS Corporation’s weirdly cute strategy game “The Battle Cats” are on the lookout for love once again during the return of the White Day event, with a special set of limited-edition Uber Rares featuring a NEW Cat hero! Between March 27th (11:00am) and April 10th, 2023 (10:59am), visit “The Battle Cats” app to check out seasonal heroes available for a short time only!

The lonely-hearted guys of the Cat Empire fight to end their unending singlehood, hoping to prove their worth through glorious combat! New hero White Butler Vigler joins this crew of bachelors, Freezing Red and Aku enemies with sweeping Wave Attacks! This event will be gone soon, so don’t miss out!

ABOUT PONOS CORPORATION

Based in Kyoto, Japan, PONOS Corporation has been producing games since 1990, committed to exceeding the expectations of players of all ages with creative, quirky concepts built upon solid gameplay foundations. PONOS is now focused on mobile app development and publishing, with flagship title The Battle Cats having earned over 79 million downloads worldwide as of February 2023.

ABOUT THE BATTLE CATS

Genre: Strategy/Tower Defense
OS Requirements: iOS 11.0, Android OS 5.0

Homepage: https://battlecats.club/en/series/battlecats/

Download for iOS & Android: https://app.adjust.com/8o08kyk

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World’s End Harem: After World Manga Ends in 3 Chapters

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© LINK, Kotaro Shono, Shueisha

The 44th chapter of LINK and Kotaro Shono‘s Shūmatsu no Harem: After World manga revealed on Sunday that the manga will end in three chapters. As the manga usually serializes a new chapter once every other Sunday, the manga will end on May 7 if there are no delays.

The manga entered its final arc in December 2022.

The manga ended its first part with the 85th chapter in June 2020, and went on hiatus. The manga resumed in May 2021, and launched its second part on the Shonen Jump+ website with a new title: Shūmatsu no Harem: After World.

Seven Seas‘ Ghost Ship imprint is publishing the original manga in English under the title World’s End Harem, and it describes the story:

The Man-Killer Virus: a lethal disease that has eradicated 99.9% of the world’s male population. Mizuhara Reito has been in cryogenic sleep for the past five years, leaving behind Tachibana Erisa, the girl of his dreams. When Reito awakens from the deep freeze, he emerges into a sex-crazed new world where he himself is the planet’s most precious resource. Reito and four other male studs are given lives of luxury and one simple mission: repopulate the world by impregnating as many women as possible! All Reito wants, however, is to find his beloved Erisa who went missing three years ago. Can Reito resist temptation and find his one true love?

The manga launched in May 2016 on the Shonen Jump+ website and app. Shueisha published the manga’s 16th compiled book volume in September 2022. Seven Seas‘ Ghost Ship imprint will publish the manga’s 13th volume in English in December 2022.

The manga franchise has more than 8.5 million copies in print.

The manga inspired a television anime adaptation, which premiered in October 2021.

LINK and SAVAN debuted a fantasy-setting spinoff titled World’s End Harem: Fantasia in 2018. The manga runs in Shueisha‘s Ultra Jump magazine, and on the Shonen Jump+ service and Young Jump! app. Seven Seas‘ Ghost Ship imprint is also releasing that manga in English.

Okada Andō launched a spinoff of World’s End Harem: Fantasia titled Shūmatsu no Harem: Fanatasia Gakuen (World’s End Harem: Fantasia Academy) in Ultra Jump in May 2020, and ended the series on July 17. Kira Etō launched the third spinoff manga, World’s End Harem ~Britannia Lumiére~ (Shūmatsu no Harem: Britannia Lumiere), on Shonen Jump+ in June 2020, and the manga ended in August 2021. Shueisha‘s MANGA Plus website published that manga in English.

Source: Shonen Jump+

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KanColle Developer Wins Defamation Lawsuit

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Defendant sold defamatory goods while wearing mask with likeness of game creator at August 2020 event

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The Tokyo District Court awarded 4.40 million yen (about US$33,600) in damages to C2 Präparat Co., Ltd., the creator and developer of the KanColle (Kantai Collection) game, on January 26. The decision was for a lawsuit against an individual who defamed the franchise and C2 head Kensuke Tanaka by selling defamatory merchandise and impersonating Tanaka’s likeness.

The individual participated in an event for creators to publish dōjin (self-published) derivative works for KanColle in August 2020, where he wore a mask that impersonated Tanaka, and sold sex toys that portrayed characters from the franchise. The Tokyo District Court’s judgement also prohibited further manufacture and distribution of the mask containing Tanaka’s likeness, as well as the destruction of all files and materials used in the making of the mask. The official Twitter account for C2 first mentioned possible legal action against the individual in a tweet after the event in August 2020.

C2 co-developed the original KanColle web browser game with Kadokawa Games, and debuted it on the DMM service in 2013. The game is set in a world where humanity has lost control of the seas. The threat that has taken over the seas is the Abyssal fleet. The only ones who can counter this threat are Kan-Musu (Fleet Girls), girls who possess the spirit of naval vessels from days gone by. The game and its characters have enjoyed massive popularity, spawning many games inspired by it. The franchise was at one point the most popular franchise for dōjin circles in Comiket, and as of the latest Comiket, is still the fifth most popular franchise.

The first 12-episode TV anime series premiered in January 2015 and Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired in Japan. Funimation released the series on DVD and Blu-ray Disc with English subtitles and an English dub in June 2017. The Kantai Collection -KanColle- film opened in Japan in November 2016, and earned 560 million yen (about US$5 million) by March 2017.

KanColle: Itsuka Ano Umi de (Kan Colle Season 2: Let’s Meet at Sea), the second season of the KanColle anime, premiered in Japan in November 2022, and aired its finale on Saturday. Crunchyroll streamed the series as it aired.

Source: Courts in Japan via Hachima Kikō

Disclosure: Kadokawa World Entertainment (KWE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation, is the majority owner of Anime News Network, LLC. One or more of the companies mentioned in this article are part of the Kadokawa Group of Companies.

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Suzume Film Surpasses Weathering With You’s Earnings

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© 2022 Suzume Film PartnersMakoto Shinkai’s Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) film has earned a cumulative total of 14,310,602,380 yen (about US$109 million) as of Sunday, March 26, surpassing the 14.23 billion yen (about US$108 million in current conversion) lifetime Japanese box office earnings of his previous film Weathering With You (Tenki no Ko). The film has thus become the 14th highest-earning film of all time in Japan, as well as the eighth highest-earning anime film of all time in Japan. Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo is directly above it in both rankings, with 15.50 billion yen (about US$118 million).

The film opened at #1 on November 11 and sold 1.33 million tickets to earn 1.88 billion yen (about US$13.49 million) in its first three days.

The film sold 38.7% more tickets and earned 47.4% more than Shinkai’s acclaimed your name. film, which earned 1,277,960,000 yen (about US$12.51 million at the time) in its first three days. It also sold 14.8% more tickets and earned 14.4% more than Shinkai’s previous film Weathering With You, marking the strongest opening three days of Shinkai’s films.

Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Wild Bunch International, and Eurozoom will screen the film worldwide except in Asia starting on April 12. Crunchyroll will handle North American distribution, while Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will handle distribution in Latin America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, Africa, and portions of Europe. Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Wild Bunch International, and Eurozoom will release the film in French- and German-speaking Europe. The film is planned to screen in 199 countries and territories.

Actress Nanoka Hara voices the heroine Suzume Iwato in the film. SixTONES idol group member Hokuto Matsumura (live-action Liar × Liar film’s Tōru, live-action xxxHOLiC film’s Shizuka Doumeki) made his voice acting debut in the film as Sōta Munakata, a young man who embarks on a journey with Suzume as the “Door-Closing Master.”

Shinkai (your name., Weathering With You) directed the film and wrote the screenplay. He is also credited with the original story. Masayoshi Tanaka (your name., Weathering With You) designed the characters. Kenichi Tsuchiya (your name., Garden of Words) was the animation director. Takumi Tanji (Children Who Chase Lost Voices) was the art director. CoMix Wave Films and Story Inc. produced the movie. TOHO is distributing the film. Seattle-based Hollywood film composer Kazuma Jinnouchi (Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, RWBY: Ice Queendom) scored the film alongside RADWIMPS. TikTok performer Toaka performed one of the film’s theme songs “Suzume.”

Source: Kōgyō Tsūshin

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Suzume Film Surpasses Weathering With You’s Earnings

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© 2022 Suzume Film PartnersMakoto Shinkai’s Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) film has earned a cumulative total of 14,310,602,380 yen (about US$109 million) as of Sunday, March 26, surpassing the 14.23 billion yen (about US$108 million in current conversion) lifetime Japanese box office earnings of his previous film Weathering With You (Tenki no Ko). The film has thus become the 14th highest-earning film of all time in Japan, as well as the eighth highest-earning anime film of all time in Japan. Hayao Miyazaki’s Ponyo is directly above it in both rankings, with 15.50 billion yen (about US$118 million).

The film opened at #1 on November 11 and sold 1.33 million tickets to earn 1.88 billion yen (about US$13.49 million) in its first three days.

The film sold 38.7% more tickets and earned 47.4% more than Shinkai’s acclaimed your name. film, which earned 1,277,960,000 yen (about US$12.51 million at the time) in its first three days. It also sold 14.8% more tickets and earned 14.4% more than Shinkai’s previous film Weathering With You, marking the strongest opening three days of Shinkai’s films.

Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Wild Bunch International, and Eurozoom will screen the film worldwide except in Asia starting on April 12. Crunchyroll will handle North American distribution, while Crunchyroll and Sony Pictures Entertainment will handle distribution in Latin America, South America, Australia, New Zealand, the Middle East, Africa, and portions of Europe. Crunchyroll, Sony Pictures Entertainment, Wild Bunch International, and Eurozoom will release the film in French- and German-speaking Europe. The film is planned to screen in 199 countries and territories.

Actress Nanoka Hara voices the heroine Suzume Iwato in the film. SixTONES idol group member Hokuto Matsumura (live-action Liar × Liar film’s Tōru, live-action xxxHOLiC film’s Shizuka Doumeki) made his voice acting debut in the film as Sōta Munakata, a young man who embarks on a journey with Suzume as the “Door-Closing Master.”

Shinkai (your name., Weathering With You) directed the film and wrote the screenplay. He is also credited with the original story. Masayoshi Tanaka (your name., Weathering With You) designed the characters. Kenichi Tsuchiya (your name., Garden of Words) was the animation director. Takumi Tanji (Children Who Chase Lost Voices) was the art director. CoMix Wave Films and Story Inc. produced the movie. TOHO is distributing the film. Seattle-based Hollywood film composer Kazuma Jinnouchi (Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, RWBY: Ice Queendom) scored the film alongside RADWIMPS. TikTok performer Toaka performed one of the film’s theme songs “Suzume.”

Source: Kōgyō Tsūshin

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Re:Zero’s 5th Arc Gets Manga Adaptation

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Upcoming manga adapts “Stars that Engrave History” arc from volumes 16-20 of novels

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© Tappei Nagatsuki, Shinichirou Otsuka, Kadokawa, Yen Press

The official Twitter account for the Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- franchise revealed on Saturday that the fifth arc “Stars that Engrave History” from Tappei Nagatsuki‘s original light novels will have a manga adaptation. The manga will launch this summer on the Comic Alive+ label of the ComicWalker website. The fifth arc corresponds to volumes 16 to 20 of the original light novels.

The manga adaptation of the novels are currently on the fourth arc, “The Everlasting Contract,” which corresponds to volumes 10 to 15 of the original light novels. Haruno Atori and Yū Aikawa are drawing the manga adaptation of the fourth arc, which is titled Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- Chapter 4: The Sanctuary and the Witch of Greed. The manga launched in Kadokawa‘s Comic Alive magazine in 2019 and is ongoing. Kadokawa published the manga’s seventh compiled book volume (the 25th overall volume of all Re:Zero manga adaptations of the main light novel story) on January 23. Yen Press publishes the manga and released the fifth volume of Chapter 4 (the 23rd overall volume) on February 21.

Daichi Matsuse penned the Chapter 1 and Chapter 3 manga adaptations, while Makoto Fugetsu penned Chapter 2. Yen Press released those arcs as well.

Source: Re:Zero franchise‘s Twitter account

Disclosure: Kadokawa World Entertainment (KWE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Kadokawa Corporation, is the majority owner of Anime News Network, LLC. One or more of the companies mentioned in this article are part of the Kadokawa Group of Companies.

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Doraemon 2023 Film Jumps Back to #1, My Happy Marriage Drops to #2

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© 藤子プロ・小学館・テレビ朝日・シンエイ・ADK 2023Eiga Doraemon: Nobita to Sora no Utopia (Doraemon the Movie 2023: Nobita’s Sky Utopia in English), the 42nd film in the Doraemon franchise, rose back up from #3 to #1 in its fourth weekend. The film sold 322,000 tickets and earned 392,306,080 yen (about US$2.99 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 2.11 million tickets and earned a cumulative total of 2,548,879,730 yen (about US$19.47 million).

The film opened in Japan on March 3 and sold 542,000 tickets and earned 663 million yen (about US$4.87 million) in its first three days.

The film is set in a perfect, utopian world in the sky, where everyone lives happily. Adventurers have equated the land with other mythical cities, such as Atlantis or Ryūgū-jō. Doraemon and Nobita set out on an adventure to find the utopia with the help of a gadget that is brand-new for the film, the time zeppelin equipped with a time warp function.

Takumi Dōyama (Genbanojō, Doraemon episodes) directed the film. Ryota Kosawa (Always: Sunset on Third Street, Great Pretender) penned the script — his first for a Doraemon film. The television anime’s current cast members reprised their roles for the film. Ren Nagase of the idol group King & Prince made his voice acting debut as the “perfect cat robot” Sonya in the film.

© 2023映画『わたしの幸せな結婚』製作委員会The live-action film adaptation of writer Akumi Agitogi and illustrator Tsukiho Tsukioka’s My Happy Marriage (Watashi no Shiawase na Kekkon) light novel series dropped from #1 to #2 in its second weekend. The film sold 192,000 tickets and earned 261,711,990 yen (about US$1.99 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a total of 949,000 tickets and earned a cumulative total of 1,271,094,280 yen (about US$9.71 million).

The film opened on March 17 and ranked at #1 in its opening weekend. The film sold 479,700 tickets to earn 654 million yen (about US$4.97 million) in its first three days.

Ren Meguro from the idol group Snow Man stars as Kiyoka, while Mio Imada stars as Miyo. Ayuko Tsukahara directed the film, with a script by Tomoe Kanno.

Agitogi and Tsukioka launched the novel series in January 2019. Yen Press licensed the light novels. The novels are also inspiring an upcoming television anime adaptation by Kinema Citrus.

© 石森プロ・東映／2023「シン・仮面ライダー」製作委員会Hideaki Anno’s Shin Kamen Rider live-action film dropped from #2 to #3 in its second weekend. The film sold 178,000 tickets and earned 277,787,560 yen (about US$2.12 million) from Friday to Sunday. The film has sold a cumulative total of 752,000 tickets and earned a cumulative total of 1,147,083,810 yen (about US$8.76 million).

The film opened on March 17 and ranked at #2 in its opening weekend. The film sold 345,000 tickets to earn 542 million yen (about US$4.12 million) in its first three days.

The film opened in Japan on March 18 after a countrywide screening on March 17 at 6:00 p.m. The film is playing in IMAX, 4DX, and Dolby Cinemas.

Anno directed, wrote, and produced the film. Shotaro Ishinomori is credited as the original creator. Katsuro Onoue is credited as associate director, with Ikki Todoroki as assistant director. Famed designers Mahiro Maeda, Ikuto Yamashita, and Yutaka Izubuchi — who have collaborated with Anno on many previous projects such as Evangelion — were the designers for the film. Isao Tsuge was the costume designer. Taku Iwasaki (Read or Die, Jormungand, Gurren Lagann) composed the music.

Sousuke Ikematsu plays Takeshi Hongo/Kamen Rider, while Minami Hamabe plays Ruriko Midorikawa.

©I.T.PLANNING,INC. ©2022 THE FIRST SLAM DUNK Film PartnersThe First Slam Dunk, the new anime film of Takehiko Inoue’s Slam Dunk basketball manga, sold 127,000 tickets and earned 159,019,650 yen (about US$1.21 million) from Friday to Sunday, staying at #4 in its 17th weekend. The film has sold a cumulative total of 8.60 million tickets, and earned a cumulative total of 12,457,928,510 yen (about US$95.27 million).

The film is now the 26th highest-earning film of all time in Japan, as well as the 12th highest-earning anime film.

The film ranked at #1 in its opening weekend. The film sold 847,000 tickets and earned 1,295,808,780 yen (about US$9.50 million) over its opening weekend.

The film opened in Japan on December 3. The movie has IMAX screenings in 40 cinemas all over Japan, and Dolby Atmos screenings in 34 cinemas. The movie added Dolby Cinema screenings on December 10.

Inoue personally directed the film at Toei Animation and wrote the script. Among the listed staff members are character designer/animation director Yasuyuki Ebara (Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress) and technical directors Katsuhiko Kitada (Attack on Titan episodes, Major: Yūjō no Winning Shot), Naoki Miyahara (Digimon Adventure, Popin Q), Toshio Ōhashi (LayereD Stories 0), and Yū Kamatani (Looking for Magical DoReMi, Precure Super Stars!).

Daiki Nakazawa directed the CG, and Yūta Ogura produced the CG. Kazuo Ogura directed the art. Yota Tsuruoka directed the sound with Koji Kasamatsu.

©円谷プロ ©2023 TRIGGER・雨宮哲／「劇場版グリッドマンユニバース」製作委員会The Gridman Universe film, which crosses over the SSSS.GRIDMAN and SSSS.DYNAZENON anime, ranked at #5 in its opening weekend. The film opened in Japan last Friday. The film screened in 151 theaters, and had the highest per-screen average revenue for films that screened in more than 100 theaters that weekend.

The film stars a returning cast from SSSS.GRIDMAN and SSSS.DYNAZENON.

Akira Amemiya returned to direct the film at studio Trigger. Other returning staff members include scriptwriter Keiichi Hasegawa, character designer Masaru Sakamoto, and composer Shiro Sagisu.

The SSSS.Gridman anime was the first anime in the “Gridman Universe.” The 12-episode series premiered in October 2018. The anime was a collaboration between the anime studio Trigger and Tsuburaya Productions — the creator of the Ultraman franchise and the original 1993-1994 live-action tokusatsu (special-effects) series Denkō Chōjin Gridman. Crunchyroll and Funimation streamed the anime as it aired, and Funimation also streamed an English dub for the anime.

The SSSS.Dynazenon anime premiered in April 2021. Funimation streamed the anime as it aired in Japan. A SSSS.Gridman compilation film premiered in Japan on January 20, and screened for two weeks. A SSSS.Dynazenon compilation film premiered on March 10, and also screened for two weeks.

© 吾峠呼世晴／集英社・アニプレックス・ufotable”World Tour Jōei: Kimetsu no Yaiba Jōgen Shuketsu, Soshite Katanakaji no Sato e” (World Tour Screenings: Demon Slayer: The Upper Ranks Gather and Onward to the Swordsmith Village), the theatrical screenings of the upcoming Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc (Kimetsu no Yaiba: Katanakaji no Sato-Hen) television anime, stayed #8 in its eighth weekend. The film earned 74,540,280 yen (about US$570,300) from Friday to Sunday. The film has earned a cumulative total of 3,962,769,774 yen (about US$30.32 million).

The screenings opened on February 3 in 418 theaters in Japan. The film ranked at #1 in its opening weekend. The film sold 813,000 tickets and earned 1,158,765,410 yen (about US$8.75 million) in its first three days in Japan. The film began screening in MX4D, 4DX, and Dolby Cinema on February 25.

The screenings include episodes 10 and 11 of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc, as well as the first Swordsmith Village Arc episode. The screenings will play in theaters in over 95 countries and territories.

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Swordsmith Village Arc will premiere on television in April with a one-hour special.

Director Haruo Sotozaki, character designer and chief animation director Akira Matsushima, the animation studio ufotable, and the main cast are all returning for the new arc.

© 「なのに、千輝くんが甘すぎる。」製作委員会 (c)亜南くじら/講談社The live-action film of Kujira Anan’s And Yet, You Are So Sweet (Na no ni, Chigira-kun ga Amasugiru) manga dropped from #5 to #9 in its fourth weekend. The film earned 58,236,750 yen (about US$445,700) from Friday to Sunday. The film has earned a cumulative total of 797,373,750 yen (about US$6.10 million).

The film opened in Japan on March 3 and sold 207,000 tickets and earned 255 million yen (about US$1.87 million) in its first three days.

Mei Hata played heroine Maaya Kisaragi, while Naniwa Danshi idol unit member Kyōhei Takahashi played Sui Chigira.

Takehiko Shinjō directed the film, with a script by Haruka Ōkita. Shochiku is distributing the film. Naniwa Danshi performed the film’s theme song “Special Kiss.”

Kodansha USA Publishing licensed the manga and is releasing it digitally.

The anime film adaptation of Shinichi Ishizuka’s Blue Giant manga fell off the top 10 in its sixth weekend, but it still earned 55,409,690 yen (about US$424,300 yen) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 852,826,120 yen (about US$6.53 million).

The Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- Rule the Stage (Bad Ass Temple vs. Matenrō) compilation film ranked at #3 in the mini-theater ranking in its opening weekend.

Makoto Shinkai’s Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) film is out of the top 10 for its 20th weekend, but it still earned 46,127,300 yen (about US$353,000) from Friday to Sunday, and has earned a cumulative total of 14,310,602,380 yen (about US$109 million).

Sources: Kōgyō Tsūshin (link 2, link 3, link 4), Mainichi Shimbun’s Mantan Web, comScore via KOFIC

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What the Judges Are Looking for in the TATESC Comics Global Awards Contest

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So, you want to win the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards and get not only the sizable cash prize but have your own manga professionally published as well? Well then, it would certainly help to know what exactly the contest’s judges are looking for. So here’s what one of the English language judges had to say on the subject.

What genres of manga are you looking for?
Any genre will be welcome! Of course popular genres like fantasy, romance, and comedy are all accepted—as well as more niche genres.

Should a submission to be a twist on a common genre or should it be something radically different from the norm?
It’s still important that a work appeal to readers of TATESC comics, so something completely different from what people are used to might have issues attracting an audience—but feel free to be unique.

Are you looking for widespread appeal or something more niche and nuanced?
We will be judging each work based on how well it could appeal to the audience it is addressing. So whether widespread or tightly focused, what matters is if it matches its audience or not.

Should the submission be a complete story?
Not necessarily. It can definitely be a build up to something much bigger.

Should the submission end on a cliffhanger?
Please use your judgment on whether ending your submission in that way would be the most effective way of telling your story.

Is it a good idea to read past winners’ manga before submitting my entry?
Past winners, but also other popular vertical scrolling comics or ones in genres you enjoy, can give you ideas for how to start—but please don’t just copy other people’s work. Make sure to make something of your own!

Which is more important, art or story?
That depends on the work! If you feel your strength lies in one or the other, make sure you show off the aspect where you shine the most.

Is it okay for a submission to be in black and white? Or should it be fully colored?
Please use color in your submissions. How complex your coloring is is up to you, but TATESC comics are generally in color and not black and white.

How important is creatively incorporating the vertical scrolling format?
This is definitely a factor when evaluating the entries. Effective use of the medium is important.

What advice do you have on making a successful submission?
Don’t miss the submission deadline!

So there you have it. For all the 1st TATESC Comics Global Awards rules, prizes, and how to submit your vertically scrolling manga, be sure to check out the official contest page. Good luck!

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How 3 Sailor Moon Fangirls’ Dreams of Voicing in the Anime Came True

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Among the many women who grew up loving Sailor Moon, three of them had their dream come true: starring alongside Kotono Mitsuishi (Usagi Tsukino, Sailor Moon) in the upcoming Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Cosmos the Movie as the Sailor Starlights.

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AnimeJapan is always full of surprises for the fans and guests alike. For the people who grew up with Sailor Moon, they got to live vicariously through Marina Inoue (Kou Seiya), Saori Hayami (Kou Taiki), and Ayane Sakura (Kou Yaten) as they spoke of the dreamlike state they were in after portraying the Sailor Starlights in the upcoming movie. It was as if we were seeing the five-year-old girls pop out of them.

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Inoue began the slip into her childhood by reminiscing about how she would play Sailor Moon. Hayami concurred with her adding she had some of the toys as well. Sakura, though, mentioned she wasn’t much of a Sailor Moon child, but her sisters were. Thus, through osmosis and watching the series as an adult, she came to understand why people connected with the series. As the three women’s idol, Mitsuishi listened intently.

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The three womens’ fond childhood memories turned a bit bitter as they spoke of their experiences auditioning for the revival series Sailor Moon Crystal. Inoue spoke of how she auditioned three different times and was unfortunately not selected. She even thought she would accept her fate of never being in Sailor Moon until she was asked to audition for the upcoming movies. Upon being selected for the role of Seiya she was so ecstatic her dream came true—almost still not believing it.

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Hayami and Sakura had similar experiences, but Hayami spoke of how the memory of receiving the part of Taiki would be one she’d never forget. An understandable sentiment as there’s no doubt any person would feel the same way. Sakura added how she’s happy that her life and the Sailor Moon franchise have crossed paths the way they have.

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Listening to the women gush at the AnimeJapan 2023 stage event in front of their childhood hero awakened this male reporter’s inner five-year-old girl. While jealous of Inoue, Hayami, and Sakura, I couldn’t help but feel happy for the women. And now they will forever be enshrined in the pantheon of Sailor Moon.

Source: Sailor Moon AnimeJapan 2023 stage event

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Win Kadokawa’s TATESC Contest and Get Your Own Manga Published!

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Think you have it in you to make your own hit manga? Then the TATESC Comics Global Awards contest might just be for you.

TATESC is a Kadokawa-owned manga label that focuses on vertically scrolling manga—i.e., manga that are designed to be read on a phone, tablet, or computer where each chapter is a single giant image that you read by scrolling rather than turning pages. Over the past few years, TATESC has held the TATESC Comics Awards contest, asking amateur manga and comic creators to submit their best vertically scrolling manga. Winners have received prize money, editorial feedback, and even electronic publication of their winning manga chapters.



While past iterations of the contest have been confined to the Japanese language, the newest, The TATESC Comics Global Awards, is going worldwide and is accepting entries in Japanese, English, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Malay, and Thai. The top three entries in each language will receive cash prizes ($15,000 for first, $2,500 for second, and $1,000 for third) in addition to being published. Moreover, the three winners of the special “Translation and Publication Award in Japan” category will have their works published in Japanese alongside a separate monetary prize ($15,000 for first, $2,500 for second, and $1,000 for third).

To enter you must submit at least one completed chapter of a serialized, vertically scrolling work. (The entire work doesn’t need to be fully completed at the time of submission, however.) Each chapter should have a width of 760 pixels and a height of at least 20,000 pixels. You can submit your manga between now and August 31, 2023, at 11:59 PM (JST) via the official contest page. Finalists will be announced in October 2023 and the winner in November 2023.

Of course, as with all contests, there is a ton of fine print ranging from the specific rules of entry to how the rights of your manga will be handled after publication. For all that and more, check out the official contest page. Good luck!

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Otakon 2023 Hosts Macross Artist Hidetaka Tenjin

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Event scheduled for July 28-30 at Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C.

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The staff of Otakon 2023 announced on Saturday that illustrator Hidetaka Tenjin (Macross Frontier) will attend the event as a guest.

Tenjin is an illustrator and mechanical artist whose works include Macross Zero, Aquarion, Noein – to your other self, Hellsing Ultimate, and Macross Frontier. He also drafted mechanical art for the Gundam and Space Battleship Yamato franchises. He started his career drawing the Macross‘ signature fighter, the VF-1 Valkyrie, for a fansite while he was in college. This later led to work for the official publications Macross Chronicle and Space Battleship Yamato Fact File. He worked on mechanical design for LeSean Thomas and MAPPA‘s Yasuke anime. He is also a voice actor, having played roles such as Rafael Banderas in Garo the Animation and Goreinu in Hunter x Hunter.

Comic-Con International in San Diego awarded its Inkpot Award to Tenjin (Macross Frontier) in 2022. He attended the event in person, where Udon Entertainment offered early copies of Tenjin’s Artistry of Macross: From Flashback 2012 to Macross Frontier book before its October 18 release.

Otakon 2023 is scheduled for July 28-30 at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, D.C. This year’s event will also host manga artist Kyoko Aiba. The event announced its its COVID-19 policy for this year’s event on March 3. The policy says that masks and proof of vaccination are no longer mandatory for attendees of the event in alignment with “local and federal guidance.”

Last year’s event took place on July 29-31, 2022.

Source: Press release

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NetEase Games Launches Anici Anime Brand

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NetEase established Nici Co. Ltd. in Tokyo in June 2020

NetEase Games recently launched the Anici (pronounced ah-nee-shee) anime brand as part of Nici Co. Ltd. Anici had its first AnimeJapan exhibit at this year’s event last weekend. The brand aims to provide content with respect to content creation and the spirit of challenge under the theme of “that passion, even 10 years later.”

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NetEase Games established Nici Co. Ltd. in Tokyo in June 2020 to “support the anime industry,” delivering a variety of animation together with various partners.

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Image via ANICI

Anime listed on Anici’s official website include upcoming titles Skip and Loafer, Heavenly Delusion, Otaku Elf, and Kizuna no Allele. There are also anime listed from the past few years that Nici has been involved with, such as Cells at Work Black, Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall, and Yurei Deco.

NetEase Games is the online games subsidiary of NetEase, Inc. NetEase Games formed Nagoshi Studio Inc. in January 2022. The creator of Sega‘s Yakuza (Ryū ga Gotoku) game series Toshihiro Nagoshi serves as the Representative Director and CEO of the company while former Yakuza series producer Daisuke Satō serves as a producer. While NetEase Games is located in Guangzhou, China, Nagoshi Studio Inc. is located in Tokyo.

NetEase Games acquired Gōichi Suda‘s (SUDA51’s) game developing studio Grasshopper Manufacture Inc. in 2021. Game developer and Devil May Cry 5 designer Ryosuke Yoshida left his job at CAPCOM in July 2020 to work as a senior game designer at NetEase Games‘ Sakura Studio. Game producer Hiroyuki Kobayashi (Resident Evil, Dragon’s Dogma, Sengoku Basara, Devil May Cry) left CAPCOM in March 2022 after 27 years to join NetEase Games as a producer.

Sources: Anici, Animation Business Journal (Tadashi Sudo)

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