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Aug 8, 2023 | 
crunchyroll.com | Kara Dennison |Daryl Harding |Liam Dempsey |Mikikazu Komatsu
This September, audiences in Japan will be treated to a 4K theatrical re-release of the film based on the iconic Nintendo series Super Mario Bros. No, not that one. September 15 marks the 30th anniversary of the Japanese release of 1993's Super Mario Bros., starring Bob Hoskins and John Leguizamo as the plumber siblings. Released in Japan as Super Mario: Goddess of the Demon Empire, the film has developed a cult following over the last three decades, both at home and abroad.
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Jun 19, 2023 | 
crunchyroll.com | Mikikazu Komatsu
The CG animation superhero film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, the sequel to the 2018 film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, opened in 354 theaters in Japan on June 16, two weeks after its US release, earning 396 million yen (2.8 million USD) on 249,000 admissions in its first three days and making its second place debut in the weekend box office ranking.
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Jun 19, 2023 | 
crunchyroll.com | Mikikazu Komatsu
After the postponement of her concert scheduled for June 18 in Osaka, voice actress/singer Maaya Sakamoto posted a statement on Flying Dog's official Twitter account explaining her current health condition. RELATED: Maaya Sakamoto Releases New Music Video "Naimononedari" from Her 11th Album Sakamoto started her solo concert tour, "Sakamoto Maaya LIVE TOUR 2023 'Kioku no Toshokan,'" in Saitama on June 2.
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Jun 19, 2023 | 
crunchyroll.com | Mikikazu Komatsu
The official Twitter account for the male idol-themed multimedia franchise IDOLiSH7 confirmed today on June 19 that the cumulative domestic box office gross of its first concert film IDOLiSH 7 LIVE 4bit BEYOND THE PERiOD has finally surpassed a milestone of one billion yen (7.07 million USD) in five weeks since its release.
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Jun 19, 2023 | 
crunchyroll.com | Mikikazu Komatsu
Voice actress/singer Nana Mizuki finally opened her official Instagram account (@nanamizuki_nm7) on June 16 and announced that her Instagram live will be streamed from 19:00 (JST) / 03:00 (PT) on June 21.
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Jun 18, 2023 | 
crunchyroll.com | Mikikazu Komatsu
The official YouTube channel for three-member voice actress unit Earphones, consisting of Marika Kouno (Silence Suzuka in Uma Musume Pretty Derby), Rie Takahashi (Megumin in KONOSUBA -God's blessing on this wonderful world!), and Yuki Nagaku (Yukana Yame in My First Girlfriend Is a Gal), posted a special message video with English subtitles to celebrate their eighth anniversary.
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Jun 18, 2023 | 
crunchyroll.com | Mikikazu Komatsu
The official website for the Tokyo Revengers live-action film series announced today that the forthcoming installment Tokyo Revengers 2 Chi no Valentine-hen -Kessen- is confirmed to release in Japan on June 30 as originally scheduled. No re-shooting and re-editing will be added, according to the official statement. The previous first-part installment, Tokyo Revengers 2 Chi no Valentine-hen -Unmei- which opened in Japan on April 21, will also continue to be shown in theaters.
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Jun 16, 2023 | 
crunchyroll.com | Mikikazu Komatsu
The official website for the Rent-a-Girlfriend TV anime released a new character trailer for Mini Yaemori, a new character who will join the upcoming third season, along with her "Date Scene" visual. RELATED: Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 3 Anime Visual Has Ruka Perched on a Scenic Scooter The site describes her as: "A girl with distinctive 'little fang' and 'Su' at the end of her words. She is active as a cosplayer and a freshman at the same university as Kazuya and Chizuru.
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Jun 16, 2023 | 
crunchyroll.com | Mikikazu Komatsu
Voice actor agency Stay Luck announced on June 16 that Kaito Ishikawa, best known as Tobio Kageyama in Haikyu!! and Tenya Iida in My Hero Academia, is scheduled to resume work gradually from around June 24, taking into consideration the condition of his throat. As previously reported, Ishikawa underwent surgery for vocal cord polyps in late May, and has taken about a month off since then.
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Jun 16, 2023 | 
crunchyroll.com | Mikikazu Komatsu
Voice actor agency 81 Produce announced today that voice actress Azuki Shibuya, best known as Dorothy West in the Pripara anime franchise, will take an indefinite break from voice acting as of December 31, 2023. The statement explained: "While searching for the direction of her future activities, we discussed with Shibuya herself and decided to suspend her voice acting activities.
