This week’s guests were Sayuri Ishikawa, X4, Otsuki Miyako, The Gospellers, Sarah Alainn, Suizenji Kiyoko, Sukima Switch, Natsukawa Rimi, Hikomaro, Fuji Ayaka, Mizuta Ryuko, Mizutani Chieko, and MUSIC CONCERTO.

Manga and anime licence “Bungou Strays Dogs” will receive a movie featuring a new story.

The manga series is drawn by Kafka Asagiri and Harukawa35 since 2012. The anime, made by popular studio Bones, aired in two 12-episodes arcs, respectively in spring and fall seasons of 2016.

The story follows Atsushi Nakajima, an orphan abruptly kicked out of the orphanage after being suspected of being the origin of mystical tiger attacks. He is left wandering through the city, where he meets and saves eccentric Osamu Dazai from drowning. Suicide enthusiast and supernatural detective, Dazai is investigating the same tiger. As various events take place, Atsushi is coerced into joining their firm of supernatural investigators, taking on unusual cases the police cannot handle, alongside his numerous enigmatic co-workers.

While the first season closely follows Atsushi Nakajima, the first part of the second season went further into the past of the famous character Osamu Dazai before continuing where the first season concluded. From the poster and rumors, this new movie seems to feature Osamu Dazai’s past.

It was also been announced that the licence will get a live stage adaptation.

More information about both the movie and the live stage are to come.

What are you thinking about this news ? Did you watch the previous seasons ? 

The Idol Formerly Known as LADYBABY will be releasing their second single, “Pelo” on 12th of April. This is the followup from last years debut single (post-Ladybeard) “Sanpai！Goshuin girl☆”.

One surprising detail revealed yesterday is that it’s coupling song, “LADY BABY BLUE” is going to be penned by singer songwriter Seiko Oomori, which will no doubt spark interest from her fan-base.

The single will come in two versions, regular and first press limited edition. The first press comes with a DVD with the video for Pelo and a bonus feature, “Tomei-Osaka Tour close-up picture”.

Read on for tracklist!

AAA member Nissy (Takahiro Nishijima) will release his 7th single called 花cherie (Hana Chérie) on the 19th of April via mu – mo shop. mu-mo is an online web store operated by avex group. Chérie is a french word which means “Dear” / “Sweetheart”, addressed to a woman.

The single will be released in two versions. Discover the details and the covers under the cut!

It’s confirmed, legendary anime personality Hayao Miyazaki will make a new feature-length movie! Arama previously reported on his potential comeback three months ago, and it’s now confirmed to be true.  This will probably please not only fans of Studio Ghibli, but animation enthusiasts in general!

Toshio Suzuku, the animation’s film producer, long-time colleague of Hayao Miyazaki, and former president of Studio Ghibli made the announcement at an event in the United States, last week.

Hayao Miyazaki released his last movie in 2013 with Kaze Tachinu, before retiring from making feature-length movies the same year. Since then, he has been creating short movies for the Ghibli Museum and is currently working on a new short called “Kemushi no Boro”, which is planned to be shown there in a near future.

What do you, Arama readers, think about his comeback ? 

ReLIFE’s live action is planned to be released on the 15th of April 2017. Taishi Nakagawa will act the main male character while Yuna Taira will interpret his female counterpart. The other cast includes Yudai Chiba, Elaiza Ikeda, Sae Okazaki and Mahiro Takasugi.

Catch the trailer and learn more about the story after the cut !

Alternative Idols BiSH just released a new Music Video for “Promise the Star“, title-track of the unit’s second Major single set to be released on March 22nd.

The video shows the six girls dancing and singing on top of a skyscraper in Tokyo, summoning a pretty suggestive atmosphere, that also highlights a noticeable improvement (in terms of quality) from the unit’s past videos. The MV also follows the story of a girl who’s clearly not having a good time with her classmates, for whatever reason. The track follows the pattern BiSH has been adopting since going Major, with a solid Pop-rock structure coupled by symphonic elements that emphasize the girls’ voices.

On March 1, Tetsuya Komuro will release his first new album in nearly three years, “Tetsuya Komuro JOBS#1.” This album is the first in a new series of albums for Komuro. Some of the songs on “Tetsuya Komuro JOBS#1” were recorded in London earlier this year. In addition to new solo work, the album features artist collaborations, TV theme songs, and CM songs. The artists features on the album include tofubeats, Seiko Oomori, and Tsunku♂.

“Tetsuya Komuro JOBS#1” will be released in two editions: a 2CD+DVD+Photobook edition and a 2CD edition. The DVD that comes with the album features music videos, while the 104-page photobook includes an interview along with its photos.

Check out more information on “Tetsuya Komuro JOBS#1” below!