Art Director Ryō Kо̄no Dies

© ONE,Shogakukan/MobPsycho100 Project 2016 The nephew of background artist and art director Ryō Kōno (real name: Hiromi Kо̄no) revealed on Kо̄no’s X/Twitter account on October 26 that she died suddenly on October 23 of suspected gastrointestinal bleeding. Kо̄no served as the art director on such anime as Mob Psycho 100 (all three seasons), Paranoia Agent,

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Fate/Zero Stage Musical Previews Cast in Video, Visuals

The official website for Musical Fate/Zero: The Sword of Promised Victory, the stage musical adaptation of Gen Urobuchi‘s Fate/Zero prequel light novel series, revealed a video previewing the play’s cast in costume on Friday. Cast members, in the order they appear in the above video, include: Hirofumi Araki, Yuuka Akino, Yuka Yamauchi, Minami Tsukui, Yūsuke

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Haigakura Anime Reveals New Trailer, Key Visual

The official website for the television anime of Shinobu Takayama‘s Haigakura manga revealed a second key visual and second promotional video for the series on Friday. Image via Haigakura anime’s website © 高山しのぶ・一迅社/ハイガクラ製作委員会 Image via Haigakura anime’s website © 高山しのぶ・一迅社/ハイガクラ製作委員会 The anime premiered on October 7 on Tokyo MX at 10:00 p.m. JST, on Sun

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