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Right Stuf's Nozomi anime publisher had a slate of Blu-ray release plans to announce at this weekend's Anime Expo, including season three of 2015's yaoi comedy Junjo Romantica: Pure Romance, 1993 sci-fi comedy The Irresponsible Captain Tylor, Gundam W, and, as the series celebrates its 20th anniversary, Revolutionary Girl Utena. 

 

These boys are sliding your way onto bluray!
Junjo Romantica 3 is coming in 2018! pic.twitter.com/HPZk6aAwtB

— Nozomi Entertainment (@NozomiEnt) July 1, 2017

♪ Just take your cares and throw them all away ♪
Irresponsible Captain Tylor is sailing towards bluray in 2018! pic.twitter.com/VNjcEYRn7C

— Nozomi Entertainment (@NozomiEnt) July 1, 2017

There will also be 3 regular sets (Student Council / Black Rose / Apocalypse). Student Council Blu-ray pre-order: https://t.co/5ZBfg1SCEg

— Nozomi Entertainment (@NozomiEnt) July 1, 2017

With high hopes, humans left Earth to begin a new life in space colonies.
The year is After Colony 195. Gundam Wing coming fall 2017! pic.twitter.com/XbmA4nTyGh

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Revolutionary Girl Utena Ultra Edition 20th Anniversary Blu-Ray

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About Revolutionary Girl Utena Ultra Edition 20th Anniversary Blu-Ray

Revolutionary Girl Utena Ultra Collection contains episodes 1-39 + Movie in a special 20th Anniversary Edition box plus extras such as a replica Rose Crest Ring, a replica Black Rose Crest ring, and a 250+ page art book - featuring episode commentaries by Director Ikuhara, interviews with staff, behind the scenes stories, liner notes, art galleries and more! Note: extras subject to change.

"Never lose that strength or nobility, even when you grow up." When Utena was just a child and in the depths of sorrow, she found salvation in those words. They were the words of a prince, who wrapped her in his rosescented embrace and bestowed upon her both a ring and the promise that it would lead her to him again. She never forgot the encounter. In fact, she was so impressed that she aspired to be like the prince and also help those in need. Now a spirited teenager, Utena attends the prestigious Ohtori Academy. However, her strong sense of chivalry soon places her at odds with the school's student council and thrusts her into a series of mysterious and dangerous duels against its members.

Special Features: Interviews with Director Kunihiko Ikuhara, Director Tohru Takahashi, Assistant Director Shingo Kaneko, Art Director Shichiro Kobayashi, Character Designer Shinya Hasegawa, and Conceptual Designer Hiroshi Nagahama.

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We may have some decade-old investigating to do on Nintendo 3DS, especially if an update from the South Korea media ratings board is a reliable indicator. The board recently rated Apollo Justice: Ace Attorney for Nintendo 3DS, and a port would be nicely timed for the adventure game's 10th anniversary. 

 

That is, of course, if it ends up on 3DS and if it ends up coming out before the end of the year. It didn't come out on Nintendo DS in the west until 2008, so there's still some time to get out your courtroom party hats for that occasion. 

 

Source: Court-Records via Siliconera

 

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The official website for Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory, the new TV anime adaption project based on of Shoji Gatoh's Full Metal Panic! light novel series, confirmed today that they have rescheduled its airing to the Spring of 2018. The fourth TV anime was originally set to premiere this fall when it was announced in October 2016, but the word "this fall" was deleted from the website by early April of this year.

 

The site explains the reason for the postponement as below:

 

"In addition to the original staff who have worked on the series since the first one, we have added new members and have sank our teeth into the production. However, Full Metal Panic! is the title that demands high level of capability and vitality not only from the new members, but also from the original ones. We have almost given up the project many times. At all such times, we worked our fingers

to the bone in order to deliver the best work we can to the fans. Then literally, we reached our limit. We

needed more time. We realize that we need to ask for more time to continue the production. As a result

of various discussions, we have decided to postpone the airing to the Spring of 2018."

 

 

The anime's offcial Twitter post:

"There will be many things we can announce in future, so it would be helpful if you can keep sending

us your opinions and requests. We appreciate your kind cooperation for Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory."

 

これから色々お伝えできるかと思いますので、今まで同様ご意見やご希望など頂けるようでしたら助かります。
『フルメタル・パニック！Invisible Victory』何卒よろしくお願いいたします。#fmpiv #フルメタ pic.twitter.com/f8eWgbER4c

— TVアニメ「フルメタル・パニック！IV」 (@fullmeta_iv) July 1, 2017

 

The news was also announced at the panel for the anime series' 15th anniversary at Anime Expo today.

The panel invited the novel author Shoji Gatoh, illustrator Shiki Douji, and Bonta-kun as secret guest.

 

フルメタル・パニック！Anime Expo 2017パネルありがとうございました‼　そして、フルメタル・パニック！IV は2018年春！ https://t.co/4njYdSCnWT みなさまどうか引き続き応援よろしくお願い致します！ あとシークレットゲストはボン太くんでした！ pic.twitter.com/t2CKjJzYFn

— 富士見ファンタジア文庫公式 (@fantasia_bunko) July 1, 2017

 

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The action novel series was previously adapted into TV anime three times, the first Full Metal Panic! (2002)

by GONZO, the second Full Metal Panic? Fumoffu (2003) and third Full Metal Panic! The Second Raid (2005)

by Kyoto Animation. Then the upcoming fourth TV anime Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory is animated

by XEBEC (Fafner in the Azure, Space Battleship Yamato 2199). Katsuichi Nakayama, known for his directorial

works for the 2006 TV anime The Good Witch of the West, is attached to direct.

 

 

Source: "Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory" official website

 

It’s finally happening! Adult Swim has announced the release date for the much-hyped third season of Rick and Morty, as well as unveiled a brand-new trailer. In short, it’s the “darkest year” ever.

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Giant robots and curry are two great tastes that taste great together, or at least that's the logic behind a new promotional campaign that combines the classic Sunrise mecha series Mobile Suit Gundam with the Curry House CoCo Ichibanya restaurant chain.

 

 

The collaboration begins on July 14, 2017, and it features new artwork of Mobile Suit Gundam protagonist Amuro Ray stuffing his gob with delicious curry. An official campaign page featuring the phrase "Let's do the Campaign!" in Japanese and "Don't Miss It" in English has also been published.

 

 

Founded in 1979, Curry House CoCo Ichibanya is celebrating its 39th anniversary this year. The restaurant chain has over 1000 locations throughout Japan's 47 prefectures. The original Mobile Suit Gundam TV anime was also originally broadcast in 1979. Previously, Curry House CoCo Ichibanya has teamed up with other anime properties such as LUPIN THE 3rd and Dragon Ball Z.

 

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With Little Witch Academia wrapping, what's next for anime Studio Trigger (beyond the recently announced Inferno Cop 2)? Apparently, we'll be finding out next weekend, because the makers of Kill La Kill, Kiznaiver, Space Patrol Luluco and more will be at Anime Expo, and their plans include the announcement of new projects (plural!).

 

 

Our announcement panel for Anime Expo will be taking place on Sunday 7/2 at 4:30PM! #AnimeExpo2017 pic.twitter.com/n75u3E3cAX

— TRIGGER Inc. (@trigger_inc) June 22, 2017

studio TRIGGER will be returning to AnimeExpo this year to announce 'multiple' new titles!#animeexpo2017

— TRIGGER Inc. (@trigger_inc) June 22, 2017

We will also be hosting a live drawing panel in collaboration with Wacom! Please check out AX's app for further details! #AnimeExpo2017

— TRIGGER Inc. (@trigger_inc) June 22, 2017

 

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First-person shooters need barebones animations that exist to serve the gameplay, but Overwatch has found a way to add personality flair to each of their characters even when all we see is a hand and a gun.
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If you want to try games that feel different, that always feel new and ambitious even if they're not necessarily the most polished experiences, then check out this list of Games You Might Not Have Tried - Console Edition! We review and recommend interesting but under appreciated console games for you to discover and enjoy. (Find game details below...)

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In 2017, the mecha anime fandom is fairly familiar with The King of Braves GaoGaiGar. The Sunrise series with a heroic theme by Masaaki Endoh, a shouty hero voiced by Nobuyuki Hiyama, and a cavalcade of transforming and combining robots is a favorite of fans of series like Gurren Lagann.

But GaoGaiGar isn't the king of braves for nothing.

 

Back in the 1990s, Takara was trying to recover from the eventual end of its Transformers line, enlisting the help of Sunrise designer Kunio Okawara to create designs for a new Transformers-ish franchise. The result was Sunrise's yuusha series, an annual offering of heroic kids, epic robots, and lots and lots of merchandise.

 

While the primary units tended to be new, some support or enemy robots were recognizably Transformers repaints. But as time went on, the franchise got popular enough that it became entirely its own creature -- until the late 90s, when one final series sent it out with a bang.

 

Are you ready to meet GaoGaiGar's fellow braves?

 

Brave Exkaiser - 1990

Schoolboy Kouta gets a nasty shock when he discovers that his family car can talk! Not only that, but it's apparently named Exkaiser, of the Space Police Kaisers. His team is hunting down the Geisters, a band of robot space pirates trying to plunder Earth. Brave Exkaiser ran 48 episodes.

 

Brave of the Sun Fighbird - 1991

Fighbird is, like Exkaiser before him, a space cop. But rather than hiding in a car, he possesses a transforming android built by Professor Amano. The professor's two grandchildren, Kenta and Haruka, become privy to Fighbird's secrets and help him pass for human under the name Yutaro Katori. While Fighbird is adept at fighting the evil Draias and his mad scientist lackey, he doesn't know much about Earth -- you may have seen his human form in an Internet meme asking if a butterfly is a pigeon.

 

The Brave Fighter of Legend Da-Garn - 1992

Seiji (voice by Pokémon star Rica Matsumoto) is entrusted with awakening the eight protectors of Earth, the leader of whom is a robot named Da-Garn. With him as their leader, the team protects Earth against the evil OhBoss. The only problem is, Seiji's dad is a high-ranking military official and his mom is a famous news reporter, so he has to operate undercover -- which he does by wearing a superhero costume and adopting the pseudonym Luke Skywalker. Yes, really.

 

The Brave Express Might Gaine - 1993

Nobuyuki Hiyama's first foray into the brave series saw him as Might Senpuuji, a 15-year-old billionaire and railroad magnate. While on the surface he's just a bright young businessman running a railway, it turns out the trains his father left him are sentient robots. Together with his team, Might fights to keep the city free of crime.

 

Brave Police J-Decker - 1994

The Japanese government has built a squad of transforming robots to handle the toughest crimes. (As you do.) But when their leader, Deckerd, comes in contact with fourth grader Yuuta Tomonaga, Deckerd gains a level of empathy the police force were previously unable to replicate. Yuuta is made "chief" of the Brave Police, and together, they fight crime. Some of the robots seem to get crushes on local women, too -- we're not entirely sure what that's about. But there's a soccer robot, so hey!

 

The Brave of Gold Goldran - 1995

One of the more lighthearted entries in the brave series, Goldran features three school friends -- Takuya, Kazuki, and Dai -- who stumble upon a slumbering robot named Goldran inside a Power Stone. Together, they attempt to awaken his other sleeping friends and find the robots' lost world of Legendra. Meanwhile, the villainous Walter Walzac alternates between hunting the other Power Stones for himself and avoiding his stalker fiancee Sharanla.

 

Brave Command Dagwon - 1996

Dagwon is an odd one out in the series for two reasons. For one, there's not a child protagonist: the heroes are all teenagers. For another, it's one of only two series in the franchise where the title robot is not a separate AI, but rather controlled by a human. The sentai-inspired series, about a group of aliens granting some teens with attitude (or rather, the only teens handy at the time) super powers, was popular enough with fans of bishonen that it got a two-episode OVA.

 

The King of Braves GaoGaiGar - 1997

And that brings us back to the King. Like Dagwon, the central robot was not an AI, but had a human core. But like the shows before it, children were integral to the story. GaoGaiGar pulled out all the stops, including CG animation, multiple storylines that explored the human element of the series, and clear references to all its inspirations. This last brave series was so popular it spawned the OVA GaoGaiGar FINAL, the shared-universe anime Betterman (and arguably Brigadoon), and a second take on the OVA, Grand Glorious Gathering.

Sadly, only GaoGaiGar is available legally in the US. But hopefully someday we'll have a chance to see all the heroes of Sunrise's yuusha franchise here across the ocean!

 

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Fire Emblem Heroes shared a new notification for an update coming soon to bring version 1.5.0 to the mobile strategy RPG, which is scheduled to launch on June 26, 2017.

Read Fire Emblem Heroes’ Next Major Update Coming June 26 on Siliconera!

A day after teasers of changes to come at Anime Network Online, a beta launch has been announced for streaming service HIDIVE. Offerings include cult-favorite sci-fi Legend of the Galactic Heroes along with other subtitled and English dubbed anime.

 

Specifically mentioned anime in the library includes English-dubbed episodes of Amagi Brilliant Park, Is it Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? and Himouto! Umaru-chan. The new service will also host some Summer 2017 anime simulcast titles.

 

The HIDIVE beta will also launch with features that allow the viewer to customize their experience.

 

They describe this:

The HD player allows members to stream their shows their way: customizable subtitles allow viewers to toggle between white and yellow subtitles, as well as control their player’s streaming quality, and audio language options in the same window.

 

A Live-Chat feature is also planned. 

 

The HIDIVE beta offers a premium membership at only $3.99 USD per month, which unlocks all premium HIDIVE features and content. For those who are interested, HIDIVE also offers ad-supported streaming on select titles.

 

The entire Legend of the Galactic Heroes franchise, including the 52-episode Legend of the Galactic Heroes Gaiden OVA, will be scheduled to stream in HD on HIDIVE’s streaming service. Additionally, the three Legend of the Galactic Heroes movies, My Conquest is the Sea of Stars (1988), Golden Wings (1992), and Overture to a New War (1993), will also be scheduled in the near future. 

About Legend of the Galactic Heroes:

“The galaxy has been at war for 150 long years between the Galactic Empire and the Free Planets Alliance. As two new commanders enter the field of battle, the tides of war change. Imperial Admiral Reinhard von Lohengramm and the FPA's Yang Wen-Li shatter the wartime stalemate, elevating the war to a new level. Brilliant new strategies play out in the grand chess game amid the stars.”

 

Newly uploaded episodes will be available every Thursday at 11:00 AM CT.

 

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A gentleman never turns down a puzzle... and neither does a lady! Layton's Mystery Journey follows Katrielle Layton, Herschel's ingenious daughter, as she takes up the family top hat and solves mysteries with the aid of her talking dog.

 

A second trailer has been released from Level 5, offering a listen to the new game's theme song --  "Girls" by Kana Nishino -- and a quick overview of the various stories in the game. The copy also promises the most puzzles in any Layton game's history, so you might want to get those little grey cells working.

 

 

Additionally, what appears to be a localized version of the first trailer has been released. Level 5 has made no statement on it, but it appears to be the real deal in terms of English-translated puzzles and dubbing.

 

 

Layton's Mystery Journey: Katrielle and the Millionaires' Conspiracy will be available worldwide on iOS/Android starting July 20, and on Nintendo 3DS this fall.

 

Source: Court Records

 

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It's almost here. The English release of smartphone RPG Fate/Grand Order is scheduled for June 25th, and, with that days away, the final localized servant promo has now been published. This time, it's Archer, voiced by Nobunaga Shimazaki, who has become a mainstay of the FGO promo webcasts, and designed by pako(original character designer for Occultic;Nine, Un-Go). 

 

 

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Last fall, Sunrise, makers of some of your favorite mecha anime, launched their own light novel imprint -  "Yatate Bunko", named after staff pseudonym Hajime Yatate. Its offerings explored Gundam events occurring shortly after UC 0096's Laplace's Box Incident (Gundam Unicorn) in Mobile Suit Gundam: Twilight Axis,. Ark Performance (Arpeggio of Blue Steel, Gundam's Johnny Ridden stories) came up with the story and designs, Koujirou Nakamura (Arpeggio and Arslan anime, plus Gundam manga series ZZ Side Story: Mirage of Zeon and Climax U.C.: Tsumugareshi Kizuna) wrote it. With an anime coming up, streaming plans have been announced.

 

From the announcement:

Sunrise has created an anime adaptation of the serialized novel “Mobile Suit Gundam Twilight AXIS” that is published on the original content site "Yatate Bunko”! 

The first 3 minutes from the beginning will be streamed on GUNDAM.INFO from June 23 !Let’s check it out!

 

 

 

 
【Story】

Late U.C. 0096. The Earth Federation government, regarding the existence of the "psycho-frame" as a threat, organizes the Mastema special forces team under the command of Lieutenant JG Mehmet Merca, a member of its intelligence bureau. The team is ordered to enter and investigate part of the shattered asteroid Axis, which is drifting in the Earth Sphere. The investigative team accompanying Mehmet includes two civilians named Arlette Almage and Danton Highleg, who were formerly an engineer and a test pilot with the Principality of Zeon and Neo Zeon.

While investigating a supposedly unoccupied facility within Axis, Mastema comes under attack from a new model of Gundam that belongs to a private militia called Birnam. Arlette and Danton fight back using a red Zaku III Custom, a mobile suit they once helped develop. As the fighting escalates, Arlette, following a secret agenda of her own, makes her way to the wreckage of the Sazabi that lies abandoned on the surface of Axis...

 

 

The ONA cast features Risa Shimizu (Angelica, Show by Rock!!) as Arlette, Shuuhei Sakaguchi (Yuusuke Takinoue, Haikyuu!!) as Dalton, Toshiki Masuda (Kurusu, Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress) as Quentin Fermo, and Daisuke Ono (Sebastian, Black Butler) as Mehmet Merka.

 

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A new preview video and a new key visual have been released for Bungo Stray Dogs DEAD APPLE, an upcoming theatrical anime film based on the superpowered action novels & manga written by Kafka Asagiri and illustrated by Sango Harukawa about rival groups of detectives and criminals who use their superhuman abilities to wage war for control of Yokohama.

 

 

The exact details of the plot of DEAD APPLE are sparse, but so far the film seems to be a compilation of the first two seasons of the Bungo Stray Dogs TV anime with an added emphasis on the rivalries between Atsushi Nakajima and Ryunosuke Akutagawa and between Osamu Dazai and Chuya Nakahara. Crunchyroll describes the plot of the Bungo Stray Dogs TV series as follows:

 

 

Kicked out of his orphanage and on the verge of starving to death, Nakajima Atsushi meets some strange men. One of them, Dazai Osamu, is a suicidal man attempting to drown himself in broad daylight. The other, bespectacled Kunikida Doppo, nervously stands by flipping through a notepad. Both are members of the "Armed Detective Agency" said to solve incidents that even the military and police won't touch. Atsushi ends up accompanying them on a mission to eliminate a man-eating tiger that's been terrorizing the population...

 

 

The main cast and staff of the Bungo Stray Dogs TV series are reprising their roles for the DEAD APPLE film, including director Takuya Igarashi, screenwriter Yōji Enokido, character designer / chief animation director Nobuhiro Arai, and animation production studio BONES. Bungo Stray Dogs DEAD APPLE will be released in theaters in Japan in 2018.

 

Source: Ota-suke

 

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Hayate the Combat Butler ran October 2004-April 2017 in Weekly Shonen Sunday (also inspiration for 2007, 2009, 2012, and 2013 TV anime, plus 2009 and 2014 OVAs, a movie and live-action drama). Apparently, this wasn't long enough for Kenjiro Hata to develop all the ideas he was considering. Final volumes 51 and 52 were released this weekend. The limited edition of 51 featured a bonus collection of character secrets. 52 featured a bonus collection of character after stories. One of 51's secrets is getting a lot of attention.

 

One of the secrets is that Nagi's maid Maria is Hayate's sister!

 

 

Volume covers 

 

store bonuses...

 

 

Exhibition Visual

 

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Anime was a major winner at this year's Annecy International Animated Film Festival, with films from directors Masaaki Yuasa (Mind Game, Ping Pong) and Sunao Katabuchi (Princess Arete, Mai Mai Miracle) earning big prizes. Yuasa came away with top honors, taking home the Cristal for a Feature Film award for the Science SARU production Lu Over the Wall. 

 

 

As for Katabuchi, his acclaimed In This Corner of the World film won the Jury prize.

 

 

Here's the full list of feature films that were in competition this year, via Cartoon Brew:

 

• Animal Crackers by Tony Bancroft and C Scott Sava (USA)
• A Silent Voice by Noako Yamada (Japan)
• Big Fish & Begonia by Xuan Liang and Chun Zhang (China)
• In This Corner of the World by Sunao Katabuchi (Japan)
• Ethel and Ernest by Roger Mainwood (United Kingdom)
• Have a Nice Day by Jian Liu (China)
• Lu Over the Wall by Massaki Yuasa (Japan)
• Loving Vincent by Dorota Kobiela and Hugh Welchman (Poland, United Kingdom)
• Tehran Taboo by Ali Soozandeh (Austria, Germany)
• Zombillenium by Arthur de Pins (France)

  

This marks the first time for Japan to come away with two of the best prizes for feature films. The last times the Cristal for a Feature Film award went to anime was Hayao Miyazaki's Porco Rosso in 1993 and Isao Takahata's Pom Poko in 1995. 

 

Previous Jury and Audience Awards have been presented to The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Miss Hokusai, and Colorful.

 

2 japanese movies get a prize at #AnnecyFestival: Lu over the Wall (Cristal for a feature film) and In this Corner of the World (Jury Award) pic.twitter.com/0HbCKQxV4J

— Olivier Fallaix (@OlivierFallaix) June 18, 2017

 

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Jojo's Bizarre Adventure: Diamond Is Unbreakable is being released on 13 DVD or Blu-ray volumes. Each disc comes with one entry coupon, and you need to send all 13 coupons to receive the bonus OVA. The last 13th DVD/Blu-ray volume is scheduled to be released on June 28, 2017 and a new visual is anticipating the unaired episode.

That bonus will be based on the 46-page 5th episode of Hirohiko Araki's Kishibe Rohan wa Ugokanai/Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan manga. Mai Nakahara and Kaori Mizuhashu joining the cast.

 

 

 

 

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The Articles of Confederation gave the United States their name, but even beyond that, they exposed many of the issues that would underlie this new nation for the rest of its history. James Portnow interviews series writer Soraya Een Hajji about the Articles of Confederation!
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The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is getting more content soon with its first batch of DLC that brings the Master Trials to the open-world action RPG. Here’s a first look at its footage.

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Following up on the first details of the new Mazinger Z feature film revealed during Annecy, the footage unveiled to attendees is now available as a teaser trailer. The teaser clearly depicts the hybrid artstyle being used, which meshes 3D models with 2D line art and color to flesh out both characters and mechanical elements. The film is planned to premiere first in Europe before Japan, owing to Mazinger Z's enduring popularity in the region. A new film poster has also been unveiled and is posted below the teaser