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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