Fans of Kinoko Nasu’s Fate series should once again rejoice as Fate/Extra, the 2010 video game spin-off of the franchise, is being adapted into a TV anime. The adaptation is announced to be named Fate/Extra Last Encore by the Fate Project panel at AnimeJapan 2016 last Saturday, and is slated for a 2017 release.
Doraemon Movie 36: Nobita and the Birth of Japan tops the box office chart for the 3rd straight week. Boku Dake ga Inai Machi starring Fujiwara Tatsuya and Arimura Kasumi makes its entry at no. 2. Pixar movie The Good Dinosaur completes the top 3.
There are several new films that opened last week including Chihayafuru: Kaminoku starring Hirose Suze, which opened at no. 4. Check out the rest of the chart and movie trailers for new films below.
This will be the last update for this season’s drama ratings as most dramas have wrapped up their final episodes.
NHK’s new taiga fantasy drama Seirei no Moribito (Guardian of The Spirit) starring Ayase Haruka aired its first episode last March 19 (Saturdays, 9pm) and gained a rating of 11.7%. The whole drama will be shot in 4K and will have 22 episodes which will broadcast over three years. First season will consist of 4 episodes.
This week’s show was the fourth and final part of a series of special episodes celebrating Music Fair’s 2600th episode. This week’s guests were Nana Mizuki, Chris Hart, E-girls, Yuzu, Tanimura Shinji, Sada Masashi, Moriyama Ryoko, Suzuki Masayuki, The Gospellers, AI, JUJU, Hata Motohiro, Sandaime J Soul Brothers, and Miyamoto Emiri.
Nana Mizuki x Chris Hart – Ai Sansan
E-girls – Anniversary!!
Yuzu x Tanimura Shinji – Owaranai Uta
Sada Masashi x Moriyama Ryoko x Tanimura Shinji x Suzuki Masayuki x The Gospellers x Yuzu x AI x Nana Mizuki x JUJU x Hata Motohiro x Sandaime J Soul Brothers x E-girls x Chris Hart x Miyamoto Emiri – Kaze ni Tatsu Lion
Suck A Stew Dry will release their second full album titled “N/A” on May 25th. To promote the album, Suck A Stew Dry has released a promotional video for the track “GOEMON.” In the comical PV, the band members develop ninja like skill that the legendary outlaw Ishikawa Goemon was said to have in order to help better their pizza delivery skills.
Although the tale of Goemon is full of mystery and conflicting information, he went down in infamy for stealing from rich feudal lords and distributing his spoils to the oppressed. Ultimately, after a failed assassination attempt on warlord Toyotomi Hideyoshi, both Goemon and his son were boiled alive in public.
Check out the video and album track list below!
There’s only a few days left before Babymetal globally release their latest album, Metal Resistance, on April 1st. On top of the PV for Karate they released just a little more than a week ago, fans who are eager for the outfit’s sophomore album now can also watch the PV for The One on their official Youtube channel. The track is a slow ballad serving as the final track of the album.
Former AKB48 member, actress Yuko Oshima will be featured in may edition of men’s fashion magazine ‘GQ Japan’. Oshima, who has turned 27, decided to show her fans a more mature and sexy look than the one we are used to. A promotional video with the outtakes of the photo session has just been revealed.
On March 26 during the “AKB48 Solo Concert” at Yokohama Stadium, it was announced that AKB48 will launch 3 new groups in Asia. Taiwan’s TPE48, Manila’s MNL48, and Bangkok’s BNK48 will simultaneously start within this year. They will be joining Jakarta’s JKT48 (started 2011) and Shanghai’s SNH48 (2012).