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New Creative Projects Show Some Otaku Love: Otaku News Weekly Recap Apr/19-Apr/25

Otaku News Weekly Recap: April 19, 2021 - April 25, 2021


The National Museum of Nature and Science in Tokyo is organizing a Pokémon fossil exhibit with the theme "Extinct organisms and Pokémon" across various museums in Japan. museums will display illustrations of the games' Fossil Pokémon alongside images and information about the extinct creatures that inspired them, and it wants to encourage children to study paleontology.


The Zombie Land Saga anime is making massive efforts to help promote tourism in the Saga Prefecture, and the latest inspiration is manhole covers. The prefecture installed its first Zombie Land Saga manhole near the Tо̄jin Plaza Building in Saga City and plans to install 14 manholes featuring original illustrations across six cities on June 8.


The Zombie Land Saga Revenge anime’s website also revealed the franchise will have its first side story manga titled Zombie Land Saga Gaiden: The First Zombie. Kasumi Fukagawa, the character designer for the the anime, is drawing the manga, and it will launch in Shueisha's Ultra Jump magazine on May 19.


The official website for Mamoru Hosoda and his Studio Chizu's new Belle anime film (Ryū to Sobakasu no Hime, or "The Dragon and the Freckled Princess") revealed the film's staff are holding a global open casting call for singing extras to take part in a pivotal scene in the film where people all over the world sing along with protagonist Belle. The website has a specific page where applicants may submit their vocal recordings of the melody (the lyrics are simply a "lalala" vocable) and are also able to listen to sample low and high-pitch vocal recordings to match their voice. The film will open in Japan in July.


One Piece is promoting the food delivery and takeout app "menu" with a hybrid live-action and animated ad. menu is also running a One Piece gacha where customers who order over 2,000 yen worth of food items and leave a review will obtain medals that they can use to redeem clear files, badges, and tote bags featuring artwork of One Piece characters.



Birthdays!


4/19

Alphonse Elric (Fullmetal Alchemist)

Chizuru Mizuhara (Rent-a-Girlfriend)

Ginji Amano (Getbackers)

Klaus Lunette (Black Clover)

Suguha Kirigaya (Sword Art Online)

Tristan Taylor (Yu-Gi-Oh!)

4/20

Karen Kohiruimaki/LLENN (Sword Art Online: Gun Gale Online)

Katsuki Bakugo/Great Explosion Murder God Dynamight (My Hero Academia)

Kojiro Shinomiya (Food Wars)

4/21

Hamon Caseus (Black Clover)

Pony Tsunotori/Rocketti (My Hero Academia)

Retsu Unohana (Bleach)

4/22

Chouza Akimichi (Naruto)

Inosuke Hashibira (Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba)

Kuro (One Piece)

Sekke Bronzazza (Black Clover)

4/23

Awata Kaoruko/Bubble Girl (My Hero Academia)

Mayu Matsukaze (Why the hell are you here, Teacher!?)

Yamato Ishida (Digimon)

4/24

Manabu Horikita (Classroom of the Elite)

Tatsuya Shiba (The Irregular at Magic High School)

4/25

Anna (Promised Neverland)

Penguin (One Piece)




New Releases Spotlight


Light Novel


A Mysterious Job Called Oda Nobunaga Volume 3 by Kaito Shibano/Kisetsu Morita


Full Metal Panic! Volume 11 by Shouji Gatou/Shikidouji


Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation Volume 10 by Rifujin na Magonote/Shirotaka


My Friend's Little Sister Has It In for Me! Volume 2 by mikawaghost/tomari


Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World Volume 6 by Kei Sazane/Ao Nekonabe


The Indignation of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa

The Intrigues of Haruhi Suzumiya by Nagaru Tanigawa


The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar Volume 15 by Seiichi Takayama/Yukisan


Manga


A Girl and Her Guard Dog Volume 3 by Hatsuharu


Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest ZERO Volume 4 by Ryo Shirakome/Ataru Kamichi https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/arifureta-from-commonplace-to-worlds-strongest-zero-manga-vol-4/


Asadora! Volume 2 by Naoki Urasawa


Bleach: Can’t Fear Your Own World Volume 3 by Tite Kubo/Ryohgo Narita


Blue Flag Volume 7 by Kaito


Blue Giant Omnibus Volumes 3-4 by Shinichi Ishizuka


Blue Lock Volume 2 by Muneyuki Kaneshiro/Yusuke Nomura


Cirque Du Freak: The Manga Volume 2 by Darren Shan/Takahiro Arai


Dr. Ramune -Mysterious Disease Specialist- Volume 4 by Toro Aho


Golden Kamuy Volume 21 by Satoru Noda


Hana-chan and the Shape of the World by Ryotaro Ueda


I Was Reincarnated as the Villainess in an Otome Game but the Boys Love Me Anyway! Volume 1 by Sou Inaida/Ataka https://www.tokyopop.com/book-catalogue-new-titles/i-was-reincarnated-as-the-villainess-vol-1


Laughing Under the Clouds Volume 1 by Karakara-Kemuri


Lovesickness: Junji Ito Story Collection by Junji Ito


Magika Swordsman and Summoner Volume 14 by Mitsuki Mihara/MonRin


Mint Chocolate Volume 2 by Mami Orikasa


Orient Volume 11 by Shinobu Ohtaka


Our Not-So-Lonely Planet Travel Guide Volume 1 by Mone Sorai


PENGUINDRUM Volume 4 by ikunichawder/Isuzu Shibata


Plunderer Volume 7 by Suu Minazuki


RaW Hero Volume 4 by Akira Hiramoto


Sasaki and Miyano Volume 2 by Syou Harusono


So I'm a Spider, So What? Volume 9 by Okina Baba/Asahiro Kakashi


SUPER SENTAI: Himitsu Sentai Gorenger – The Classic Manga Collection by Shotaro Ishinomori https://sevenseasentertainment.com/books/super-sentai-himitsu-sentai-gorenger-the-classic-manga-collection/


Superwomen in Love! Honey Trap and Rapid Rabbit Volume 1 by sometime


Tamamo-chan’s a Fox! Volume 2 by Yuuki Ray


The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess Volume 2 by Akiharu Touka


The Honey-blood Beauty & Her Vampire Volume 1 by Toma Fuyuori


Ultraman Volume 15 by Eiichi Shimizu/Tomohiro Shimoguchi


We're New at This Volume 5 by Ren Kawahara


Will It Be the World or Her? Volume 4 by Atsushi Uchiyama


Yowamushi Pedal Volume 17 by Wataru Watanabe


Zo Zo Zombie Volume 10 by Yasunari Nagatoshi

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