*New Initial D the Movie Legend 3: Half Awake, Half Asleep* will be released in Japan on Feb. 6, 2016. The movie is the conclusion of the *New Initial D the Movie* trilogy that began in 2014 and will give a new spin to the beginning of the original manga’s story.
Performances will begin next February of a play based on Nobuhiro Watsuki’s manga *Rurouni Kenshin: Meiji Swordsman Romantic Story* by Takarazuka Revue’s Snow Troupe, and on Oct. 20 the newest visual was posted and the cast announced on a special site.
Broadcast news has been revealed for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of *Dagashi Kashi*. The anime will begin broadcasting in January 2016 on TBS and BS-TBS.
The smash hit manga *Ajin* which has sold over 3.5 million copies so far is to be made into a theatrical trilogy of animated movies. The first part, *Ajin: Shodo*, will be released across Japan for a limited two-week period from Nov. 27.
On Oct. 15th(EST), Chuya-den Project, a project aiming for the production of the original animation *Chuya-den*, started fundraising on [Kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1287579779/358307597?token=c8a8ed40).
Studio Trigger is gaining massive attention from anime fans for their radical production values and visuals. Now, the studio’s second original anime, titled *Kizunaiver*, has been greenlit.
Game Creative Exchange is an event that is all about the future of game creation. Its second component brought together Shigeto Koyama, a renown designer involved with *Rebuild of Evangelion* as well as *Gundam Reconguista in G*, and Good Smile Company CEO Takanori Aki. The pair enter a discussion about the secret behind characters with lasting popularity…