The worldwide hit online RPG is coming to Japan and becoming an anime. On Feb. 7, NC Japan announced a domestic TV anime adaptation of *Blade & Soul* that will begin broadcasting in April.
The *Wake Up, Girls!* anime series began broadcasting on Jan. 10. To coincide with the beginning of the series, a film adaptation was released as well. What really sets this project apart though is that the rookie voice actors behind the characters are actually performing as the idol group in the real world!
Trailers for anime that will begin airing this spring have already started to be released. Here we’ll introduce 12 titles with trailers that have been released, including Season 2 of *JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure* and *Gokukoku no Brynhildr*.
On Nov. 6, 2013 at their 20th anniversary presentation, game maker Gust announced an anime adaptation of *Atelier Escha & Logy: Alchemists of the Dusk Sky*.
Polygon Pictures, a studio highly regarded overseas for *Transformers: Prime* and *Star Wars: The Clone Wars*, is challenging itself with a bold TV anime for the domestic Japanese market.
The broadcast time for the Flash anime *Keroro* has been announced. The anime will air at 19:00 on March 22 during Animax’s new programming block, Keroro Hour, during which both the new anime *Keroro* and the previous anime *Sgt. Frog* can be enjoyed.
The broadcast of the TV anime *Date A Live II* will begin this April. Coming before this, new information on the staff and new cast has been announced.
A TV anime adaptation of the dark fantasy *Akame ga Kill!* currently serialized in the monthly magazine *Gangan Joker* (Square Enix) has been announced.
*Naruto: Shippuden*, which airs every Thursday at 19:00 on TV Tokyo, is an anime that is hugely popular with both kids and adults. Following the Japanese broadcast, the show is distributed online in the U.S., China, and many other countries. It is one of Japan’s representative anime.
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