A lot of hurdles come with anime that take place on the ocean for the whole duration, so I would really like people to appreciate that we tried hard, at least.
Recently, the diversity of voice stars’ work is increasing. In addition to anime, voice stars have begun to perform dubbing for overseas films as well as music and narration work.
Based on the popular manga that has sold more than 15 million copies, the live-action adaptation of *Black Butler* will star popular actor Hiro Mizushima.
General screenings for director Masaaki Yuasa’s short anime *Kick-Heart* finally began at the commemorative event “Kick-Heart Masked Ball” held in Roppongi, Tokyo on May 26.
The *Sailor Moon* musicals, which dominated the generation from 1993-2005, will be returning this year with a new musical titled “Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon.”
The original short animated film *Kick-Heart* has been nominated in the short animation category at the 2013 Annecy International Animation Film Festival.
A second season of the short anime *Teekyu* from last year’s fall anime season is planned, and promotional videos for the second season have begun to be launched via the Nico Nico Douga *Teekyu* channel.
To commemorate the 100th anniversary of the sale of their long-selling “Milk Caramel” brand, Morinaga released a special movie called “A Child Enshrouded in Constant Love” on June 1 on their official website.
An original animation DVD of the hugely popular romantic comedy manga *Oh My Goddess!* will be attached to a special limited edition 46th volume of *Afternoon*, the monthly publication which serialises it, to be released on Aug. 23.
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