Genki Life Magazine 47 - Spring 2022

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春 2022 Spring

March 20–June 20

An Interview with Hoshi Cosplay Spring 2022 Conventions Shinka no Mi (Fruit of Evolution) Manga Inside!

Also:

Seiyūs of Winter 2022 SoCal Gaming Expo: An Unexpected Adventure

Contents

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Spring 2022 April–June

2 Editor’s Notes 11 Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei The Fruit of Evolution Web Novel Review

15 Anime for Spring 2022 25 Anime Character Information 30 The Centennial Case- A Shijima Story Press Release

35 Manga Releases for Spring 2022 58 Hoshi Cosplay

Photo by ZirconLaxor

3 Spring 2022 Convention Schedule

Hoshi Cosplay as Judith from Tales of Vesperia.

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Video Game Releases for Spring 2022

65

Tonarimachi no Catastrophe Manga Preview

Interview

73 DVD Releases for Spring 2022 78 Who’s That Seiyuˉ of Winter 2022 58

SoCal Gaming Expo: An Unexpected Adventure Convention Experience

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Editor’s Note

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t’s been a fulfilling winter. The drumline boys who are staying with my place are practicing just about every weekend are vastly improving. I can’t ever remember ever being sooo busy, every day for months. I’ve been watching show line Jujutsu Kaisen, Ō-sama Ranking and other random anime I haven’t considered watching.

At the same time, we watch anime that I’m actually interested in. I was also intro‐ duced to a lot of new Japanese music that I normally don’t come across. Yes, these past few months have been a great learning experience.

Starting this new year, I’ve started go to conventions once again. Starting off in Janu‐ ary is Animé Los Angeles. They moved to a new venue to the Long Beach Convention Center because they’ve grown so much. This was the same reason they moved from the LAX Marriott to the Ontario Convention Center a few years back. The next convention I went to was quite surprising. It was the SoCal Gaming Expo that used to be the SoCal Retro Gaming Expo. It blew away all my expectations, so please read the article about my experience at this convention.

Ed Gomez

Graphic Designer, Publisher & Editor

Staff Publisher & Editor Ed Gomez Assistant Editor Kiki B. Graphic Design & Layout Ed Gomez Christopher Nunnery Graphics Production Manager John Thompson Digital Media Specialist Derek Boleware, Jr. Staff Writers Derek Boleware, Jr. HaXXspetten ReqZero011

GLM masot by Jennifer Tourtilloitt

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Our staff is comprised of volunteer fans. We’re always looking for contributors to this magazine in the field of writing, reporting, reviewing, photography and graphic design. If you would like to contribute to this magazine, please e-mail me at: glm@studioartmix.com or on Facebook: www.facebook.com/GenkiLifeMag

Convention Schedule

Spring 2022 Continued

PSA: Schedules subject to change. Please check the convention’s website for up-to-date news and information.

MidSouthCon

FreeCon

AnimeJapan

CHS Otaku Fest

Science Fiction March 25–27 Clarion Hotel & Suites Memphis Airport Conference Center Memphis, TN midsouthcon.org

Anime March 26–27 Florida State University Student Services Building (SSB) & the Center for Global Engagement (the Globe) Tallahassee, FL www.tallahasseeanime.com

Anime March 26–29 Tokyo Big Sight Tokyo, Japan www.anime-japan.jp

Anime April 2 Centennial High School Ellicott City, MD chs-otakufest.weebly.com

Zenkaikon Anime March 25–27 Lancaster County Convention Center, Lancaster, PA zenkaikon.com

Anime Recharge Anime March 26 Drake University Olmsted Center Des Moines, IA sites.google.com/view/ animerecharge

My-Con Anime March 26 Avanti Palms Resort, Orlando, FL www.mystic-con.com

Oz Comic-Con: Brisbane Comic March 26–27 Brisbane Convention & Exhibition Centre South Brisbane, Queensland, Australia ozcomiccon.com/brisbane/

SwampCon Pop Culture March 26–27 J. Wayne Reitz Union at University of Florida Gainesville, FL swampcon.org

Sacramento Toy Convention Vaca-Con Pop Culture Market March 27 Scottish Rite Center Sacramento, CA sactoycon.com

Anime April 2 Ulatis Community Center Vacaville, CA www.ci.vacaville.ca.us/ government/parks-and-recreation/ teens/vaca-con

CyPhaCon Science Fiction April 1–3 Lake Charles Civic Center Lake Charles, LA www.cyphacon.org

Animarathon

EMcon Anime April 1–3 East Meadow Public Library East Meadow, NY www.facebook.com/EMcon

WonderCon: Anaheim Comic-Con Pop Culture April 1–3 Anaheim Convention Center Anaheim, CA www.comic-con.org/wca

AniFest Anime April 2 Torrance Cultural Arts Center Torrance, CA anifest.org

Anime April 2–3 Bowling Green State University, Student Union Bowling Green, OH animarathon.com

Birmingham Anime & Gaming Con Anime April 2–3 Birmingham Events & Conference Centre Birmingham, United Kingdom www.birminghamanimecon.com

ETSU-Con Pop Culture April 2–3 East Tennessee State University Culp Center Johnson City, TN www.etsu.edu/students/ etsu-comic-con/default.php

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Convention Continued

PSA: Schedules subject to change. Please check the convention’s website for up-to-date news and information.

Aselia Con

Ratha Con

Kanpai!Con

Anime St. Louis

Anime April 8–10 DoubleTree DFW North Irving, TX aseliacon.com

Pop Culture April 9 Athens Community Center Athens, OH www.therathacon.com

Anime April 15–17 Hilton Hotel Omaha Omaha, NE www.kanpaicon.com

Anime April 22–24 St. Charles Convention Center St. Charles, MO animestl.net

Con Ja Nai

Supanova Pop Culture Expo: Gold Coast

Middle Tennessee Anime Convention

Kawaii Kon

Anime April 9 University of Michigan, Ann Arbor Campus - Modern Languages Building Ann Arbor, MI www.conjanai.org

Pop Culture April 9–10 Gold Coast Convention & Exhibition Centre Broadbeach, Queensland, Australia www.supanova.com.au

KupoCon

Colorado Anime Fest

Anime April 9 Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles, CA kupocon.com

Anime April 15–17 Denver Marriott Tech Center Denver, CO www.coanimefest.com

Anime April 15–17 Sheraton Music City Hotel / Embassy Suites Nashville Airport Nashville, TN www.mtac.net

Sakura-Con Anime April 15–17 Washington State Convention Center, Seattle, WA www.sakuracon.org

Polymanga Anime April 15–18 2M2C Montreux, Switzerland www.polymanga.com

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No Brand Con Anime April 22–24 Chula Vista Resort Wisconsin Dells, WI www.nobrandcon.org

Oz-Con Gaming April 22–24 West Plains Civic Center West Plains, MO www.oz-con.com

Concinnity / Kappa Kon

Anime April 16 Holiday Inn Newport, United Kingdom www.animangapop.co.uk

Pop Culture April 23 Milwaukee School of Engineering Cudahy Student Center Milwaukee, WI concinnitycon.weebly.com

Mang’Azur

LTUX Gaming Convention

Anime April 16–17 Palais Des Congres Neptune Toulon, France www.mangazur.fr

Gaming April 23 Lawrence Technological University Southfield, MI ltux.games

AniMangaPop: Newport

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Anime April 22–24 Hawaii Convention Center Honolulu, HI kawaiikon.com

Schedule Mobile Bay Anime Festival Anime April 23 Daphne Civic Center, Daphne, AL mobilebayanimefest.com

Cardiff Anime & Gaming Con Anime April 23–24 Cardiff University Students’ Union Cardiff, United Kindom www.cardiffanimecon.com

Kameha Con Anime April 29 – May 1 Marriott Dallas Allen Hotel Dallas, TX www.kamehacon.com

Midwest Gaming Classic

YorKon Gaming Convention Video Game Gaming April 23–24 Maitland Town Hall Maitland, New South Wales, Australia www.avcon.org.au/whats-on/ yorkon-gaming-convention

Niconico Chokaigi Anime April 23–30 Makuhari Messe, Chiba, Japan chokaigi.jp

Animuc Anime April 29 – May 1 Veranstaltungsforum Fürstenfeld Fürstenfeldbruck, Germany 2022.animuc.de

Causeacon Anime April 29 – May 1 Beckley Raleigh County Convention Center Beckley, WV www.causeacon.com

April 29 – May 1 Wisconsin Center Milwaukee, WI www.midwestgamingclassic.com

Castle Point Anime Convention

La ComarCON

Hazard Con

Pop Culture April 29 – May 1 Palacio de los Deportes de Torrevieja Torrevieja, Alicante, Spain www.lacomarcon.com

Pop Culture May 13–15 Ambassador Conference Center Erie, PA hazardcon.org

AniMinneapolis

Puchi Con!

Anime May 6–8 Hyatt Regency Minneapolis Minneapolis, MN animinneapolis.com

Anime May 14–15 CamelBack Resort Poconos, PA www.puchicon.com

Salón Internacional del Comic de Barcelona

MegaCon Orlando

Comic May 6–8 Fira de Barcelona Montjuïc Barcelona, Spain www.comic-barcelona.com

Pop Culture May 19–22 Orange County Convention Center Orlando, FL www.megaconorlando.com

Anime Park

Anime April 29 – May 1 Meadowlands Exposition Center Secaucus, NJ www.castlepointanime.com

Anime Central

Anime May 7 Canton High School, Canton, MI animeparkconstaff. wixsite.com/animepark

Cosplay Carnival

BeMySecret Cars & Anime Con

Anime May 20–22 Donald E. Stephens Convention Center / Hyatt Regency O’Hare Rosemont, IL www.acen.org

Cosplay April 29 – May 1 SMX Convention Center Manila, Mall of Asia Complex Pasay, Philippines cosplaymania.com

Animefest

Anime May 7 Las Vegas Convention Center Las Vegas, NV bemysecret.net

Anime May 20–22 Brno Exhibition Centre Brno, Czech Republic www.animefest.cz

Heroes Made in Asia

Mini-Mini Con

Bak-Anime

Anime April 29 – May 1 Evenementenhal Gorinchem Gorinchem, Netherlands www.made-in-asia.nl

Anime May 7 Wonderland of the Americas Mall San Antonio, TX miniminicon.com

Anime May 21–22 Kern County Fairgrounds Bakersfield, CA www.bak-anime.com

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Convention Sc Continued

PSA: Schedules subject to change. Please check the convention’s website for up-to-date news and information.

IberAnime Lx

MomoCon

Thy Geekdom Con

A-Kon

Anime May 21–22 Feira Internacional de Lisboa Lisboa, Portugal www.iberanime.com

Pop Culture May 26–29 Georgia World Congress Center Atlanta, GA www.momocon.com

Pop Culture May 27–29 The Greater Philadelphia Expo Center, Oaks, PA www.thygeekdomcon.com

Anime June 3–5 Irving Convention Center Irving, TX www.a-kon.com

Kanma’s HaruCon

Animazement

FanimeCon

Anime May 21–22 Klagenfurt am Wörthersee Klagenfurt am Wörthersee, Austria www.harucon.at

Anime May 27–29 Raleigh Convention Center Raleigh, NC animazement.com

Anime May 27–30 San Jose McEnery Convention Center, San Jose, CA www.fanime.com

Otafest

Anime Boston

Gamex

Anime May 21–22 Calgary Telus Convention Centre Calgary, Alberta, Canada otafest.com

Anime May 27–29 Hynes Convention Center Boston, MA www.animeboston.com

Gaming May 27–30 Hilton Los Angeles Airport Los Angeles, CA www.strategicon.net

CoreCon

Sabaku Con

Pop Culture May 26–29 Holiday Inn Fargo, ND www.fargocorecon.org

Anime May 27–29 Albuquerque Marriott Pyramid North, Albuquerque, NM www.sabakucon.com

KublaCon Game Convention Gaming May 27–30 Hyatt Regency & Crowne Plaza SFO Burlingame, CA www.kublacon.com

Rainbow Gala Anime May 28–29 Kowloon Bay International Trade & Exhibition Centre Kowloon Bay, Hong Kong www.rainbow-gala.com

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Black Hills Con! Pop Culture June 3–5 Holiday Inn Rushmore Plaza Rapid City, SD www.blackhillscon.com

Indy PopCon Pop Culture June 3–5 Indiana Convention Center Indianapolis, IN indypopcon.com

Anime Riverside Anime June 4–5 Riverside Convention Center Riverside, CA www.animeriverside.com

Japan Addict Z Anime June 4–5 Zénith De Strasbourg Europe Eckbolsheim, France japanaddictz.fr

Colossalcon

Anime Blues Con

Anime June 1–5 Kalahari Resort and Convention Center, Sandusky, OH colossalcon.com

Anime June 10–12 Renasant Convention Center Memphis, TN animeblues.com

chedule Spring 2022 Anime Marathon

Ronin-Expo

Desucon

Cosplay America

Anime June 10–12 Avalon Hotelpark Königshof Königslutter, Germany marathon.tomodachi.de

Anime June 11 Japanese American Cultural & Community Center Los Angeles, CA www.ronin-expo.org

Anime June 17–19 Lahden Sibeliustalo, Lahti, Finland desucon.fi

Cosplay June 22–26 Embassy Suites Cary, NC www.cosplayamerica.com

AnimeCon Anime June 10–12 Broodfabriek Rotterdam, Netherlands www.animecon.nl

SWFL SpaceCon Science Fiction June 11 Luminary Hotel Fort Myers, FL www.swflspacecon.com

AnimeNEXT

Cosplacon

Anime June 10–12 Atlantic City Convention Center Atlantic City, NJ www.animenext.org

Cosplay June 16–19 Capital Plaza Hotel & Convention Center Jefferson City, MO cosplacon-mo.squarespace.com

Auckland Armageddon Comic June 10–12 Auckland Showgrounds Auckland, New Zealand www.armageddonexpo.com

Anime Ohio Anime June 17–18 Sharonville Convention Center Cincinnati, OH animeohio.com

Pyrkon: Fan Convention Pop Culture June 17–19 Międzynarodowe Targi Poznańskie Poznań, Poland pyrkon.pl

YetiCon Anime June 17–19 Blue Mountain Resort The Blue Mountains, Ontario, Canada www.yeticon.org

PortConMaine

Supanova Comic-Con & Gaming Expo: Sydney

Anime June 17–18 Norris Conference Centers San Antonio, TX www.yumicon.com

Anime Fuse

Arkansas Anime Festival

Wie.MAI.KAI

Anime June 11 Big Fresno Fairgrounds Fresno, CA animefuse.com

Anime June 17–19 Sheraton Four Points Bentonville, AR arkansasanimefestival.com

Anime June 18–19 Stadthalle Flörsheim Flörsheim am Main, Germany www.wiemaikai.de

Pop Culture June 10–12 Sheraton Atlanta Hotel Atlanta, GA rangerstopatlanta.com

YUMiCON

Anime June 23–26 Wyndham Orlando Resort Orlando, FL animefestivalorlando.com

Anime June 23–26 DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel Portland South Portland, ME Leeds Anime & Gaming Con portconmaine.com/site/ Anime June 18–19 Leeds Marriott Leeds, United Kindom www.leedsanimecon.com

Comic June 18–19 Sydney Showground Olympic Park Sydney, New South Wales, Australia www.supanova.com.au

Rangerstop & Pop Con

Anime Festival Orlando

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Convention Sc Continued

PSA: Schedules subject to change. Please check the convention’s website for up-to-date news and information.

Anime Festival Wichita Anime June 24–26 Hyatt Regency Wichita Wichita, KS www.afwcon.org

Anime Oasis Anime June 24–26 The Grove Hotel / CenturyLink Arena Boise Boise, ID www.animeoasis.org

ExpOtaku Zaragoza Anime June 24–26 Sala Multiusos del Auditorio Zaragoza, Spain www.expotaku.com/zaragoza

JAFAX: Japanese Convention Geek Unchained Manchester Anime & Animation, Film and Art eXpo Comic Gaming Con Anime June 24–26 Amway Grand Plaza Hotel / DeVos Place, Grand Rapids, MI www.jafax.org

OMG!con Anime June 24–26 Owensboro Convention Center Owensboro, KY omgcon.com

SunnyCon Anime Expo Anime June 24–26 St. James’ Park Stadium Newcastle, United Kingdom www.sunnyconanimeexpo.com/ newcastle

June 25–26 Parc Expo de Mulhouse Mulhouse, France convention.geekunchained.fr

Supanova Comic-Con & Gaming Expo: Perth

Video Game July 3–9 Explorer of the Seas Miami, FL gacucon.com

Anime Midwest

Pop Culture July 8–10 Hyatt Regency Crystal City Arlington, VA blerdcon.com

Anime July 1–3 Hyatt Regency O’Hare Rosemont, IL www.animemidwest.com Pop Culture July 1–3 Dom Kultúry Ružinov Ružinov, Bratislav, Slovakia comics-salon.sk

Anime Expo Anime July 1–4 Los Angeles Convention Center Los Angeles, CA www.anime-expo.org

Actors Voice Over Expo Other July 2–3 Pasadena Convention Center Pasadena, CA www.avoxla.com

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GACUCON Game Cruise

Comic June 25–26 Perth Convention & Exhibition Centre Perth, Western Australia, Australia www.supanova.com.au

AnimeSHOW

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Anime July 2–3 Sugden Sports Centre Manchester, United Kindom www.manchesteranimecon.com

Blerdcon

Florida Supercon Comic July 8–10 Miami Beach Convention Center Miami Beach, FL www.floridasupercon.com

Montreal Comiccon Comic July 8–10 Palais des congrès de Montréal Montreal, Québec, Canada www.montrealcomiccon.com

Okashicon Anime July 8–10 Courtyard by Marriot Austin Pflugerville Pflugerville, TX www.okashicon.com

chedule Spring 2022 MiniComi Vancouver: Annual Art Market Marketplace July 9 Pipe Shop Venue at the Shipyards North Vancouver, BC minicomivancouver.org

Anime Friends Anime July 9–10 Anhembi Exhibition Pavilion São Paulo, Brazil animefriends.com.br

Japan Expo Event July 14–17 Paris-Nord Villepinte Exhibition Center, Paris, France www.japan-expo-paris.com

Anime Messe Berlin Anime July 15–17 Filmpark Babelsberg Potsdam, Germany www.animemesse.de

Anime North Anime July 15–17 Toronto Congress Center - Delta HotelAirport Toronto, Ontario, Canada www.animenorth.com

Comicpalooza

Ai-Kon

Anime Matsuri

Pop Culture July 15–17 George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX www.comicpalooza.com

Anime July 22–24 RBC Convention Centre Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada ai-kon.org

Anime July 28–31 George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, TX 2022.animematsuri.com

Dream Con

AkaiCon

Pretty Heroes

Anime July 15–17 Esports Stadium Arlington, TX www.dreamconvention.com

Anime July 22–24 Wilson County Exposition Center Lebanon, TN www.akaicon.com

Anime Aug 13–14 Japanese Canadian Cultural Centre Toronto, Ontario, Canada www.prettyheroes.com

Atsusacon

Hyper Japan

Epic ACG Fest

Anime July 16–17 Ghent ICC – International Convention Center Ghent, Belgium www.atsusacon.be

Anime July 22–24 Evolution London London, United Kindom hyperjapan.co.uk

Pop Culture October 30–31 Scientology Silicon Valley Mountain View,CA eacgfest.org

Clarksville Anime, Comic & Toy Con Pop Culture July 16–17 Quality Inn, Clarksville, TN comiccityconventions.com

SMASH! Sydney Manga and Anime Show

Kitsune Kon Anime July 22–24 KI Convention Center Green Bay, WI kitsunekon.com

Kogan Con

Anime July 16–17 ICC Sydney Sydney, New South Wales, Australia smash.org.au

Anime July 23–23 Grand Haven Community Center, Grand Haven, MI www.kogancon.com

ATL Comic Convention

Kelowna Fan Experience

CosDay

Comic July 15–17 Georgia World Congress Center Hall, Atlanta, GA atlcomicconvention.com

Pop Culture July 16–18 Kelowna Community Theatre Kelowna, British Columbia, Canada kelownafx.com

Cosplay July 23–24 SAALBAU Titus-Forum Frankfurt, Germany www.cosday.de

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Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei (The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made) 進化の実~知らないうちに勝ち組人生~ Web Novel January 25, 2014 – present https://ncode.syosetu.com/n4054by/ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ The_Fruit_of_Evolution Author: Miku Illustrator: U35 Sei’ichi Hiiragi Saria Altria Grem Lulune Olga Calmeria Karen Kannazuki

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hinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei is very much the typical isekai, harem-style story proliferating out there nowadays. You have a protagonist whisked away to another world, who builds up strength or powers through adventuring and does or defeats something extraordinary. But this lighthearted story does have its own unique charm to add. The main protagonist starts off as the lowest of humanity while striving to do his best in this isekai comedy. There’s no way around the spoilers that will be coming up.

The story is centered around a less than ideal main protagonist, Sei’ichi Hiiragi, a second-year high school student. He was an unsightly character with bad body odor. Surrounded by good-looking people in his class, he sat alone in the corner of the classroom all by himself every day. Because of his appalling appearance, being short, fat, and ugly, he had been the constant target of bullying since kindergarten. Over the years, he’d basically become everyone’s errand boy in order to get by. Then one day at the end of school, God made an announcement through the school PA (public addressing) system. The school kids were to be teleported to another world and forced to be heroes to fight the upcoming Demon Lord. They were ordered to form teams within ten minutes, but un‐ surprisingly, Sei’ichi wasn’t accepted into any groups. He was left behind as the students around him started dis‐ appearing one by one. Pitying Sei’ichi, God granted him a “special skill” and teleported him away with the rest of his classmates.

The kids who had grouped up were all sent to safe ar‐ eas, but Sei’ichi was taken somewhere else. Waking up in the middle of a forest all alone, he was faced with the reality that he needed to find a way to survive as soon as possible. Despite looking for food and dodging wild ani‐ Saria (Kaiser Kong)

mals for an entire week, he couldn’t find anything edible.

On the verge of starving to death, he heard some rustling and spotted a group of monkeys (called Smart Monkeys), arms full of fruits and nuts, being chased by wolves. One of the football-shaped nuts fell from the arms of a mon‐ key and he crawled to it desperately, his life literally de‐ pending on it. Studying the fruit, his God-given skill, “Analyze” activated, informing him that the footballshaped nut was called the “Fruit of Evolution” and was not poisonous. He took a bite and, though it tasted ter‐ rible, finished it ravenously. A voice suddenly rang in his head saying that the seed’s effect had begun… but Sei’ichi felt nothing. Wandering in the direction the Smart Monkeys were heading towards, he found them as well as their stash of “Fruit of Evolution.” After the sole Smart Monkey that was left behind walked off, he took the remaining fruits for food.

Surviving only by relying on the fruits as a last resort, Sei’ichi was also foraging for nuts, grasses and mush‐ rooms. On occasion, he ate something that was good for him, his skills would begin to level up and he would start acquiring extra skills like resistance to poison, resistance to confusion and so on. And after winning his first fight with a Smart Monkey who succumbed to his bad body odor, Sei’ichi started to evolve. Upon its defeat, the Smart Monkey, dropped a bunch of drop items: some rare weapons, edibles, materials, currency and special cards that allowed him to learn additional skills. Before he re‐ alized what evolving entailed, his body started deform‐ ing, muscles tearing, bones cracking, limbs bending strange directions, all causing him extreme pain, culmi‐ nating in his body parts rearranging. Once the grueling process was over, he examined himself, discovering that he lost his pig-like body, became thinner and taller, with

Saria (Human)

Karen Kannazuki Lulune (Human)

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Lulune (Donkey)

bigger muscles and a more chiseled face. For the next few months, he kept on evolving, increasing his stats and col‐ lecting loot by fighting Smart Monkeys and Aqua Wolves.

From here on begins the adventures of Sei’ichi after surviving in the forest, later revealed to be named the “Forest of Endless Love and Sorrows.” Starting from this forest and continuing on his journey to the town of Terviel, Sei’ichi begins to add girls to his “harem”. The first, Saria, his bride, was actually originally a Kaiser Kong (the gorillas of this world). Faced with a near-death en‐ counter, she ate a Fruit of Evolution and as her wounds healed, she evolved into a beautiful girl. However, she re‐ tained the ability to shift back into her simian form and as a Kaiser Kong, Sei’ichi calls her “Goria.” Next to join was Altria Grem, a human adventurer who was afflicted with a curse, calamity occurs wherever she’s at. She be‐ came his girlfriend after she confessed to him. Next to appear is Lulune, a donkey originally bought by Sei’ichi to participate in a race. One thing led to another and after eating the Fruit of Evolution, transformed into a beauti‐ ful, gluttonous human and became his “manservant.” Af‐ terwards, Sei’ichi was brought to the castle to spend the day with the Valkyrie Knight, the nation’s female knights, as his prize for winning the race. He met with the cap‐ tain, Louise Balze, and the two fought in a mock battle, resulting in her defeat. This was the first time she had ever been bested in combat and, hoping to learn more from him, decided to become Se’ichi’s student. Last to join Sei’ichi’s group is Olga Calmeria of the cat people.

She was originally a slave of the Kaiser Empire and sent to assassinate the King. He freed her from slavery and she became his adopted “little sister.” One other girl that crossed Sei’ichi’s mind here and there and caused him to worry about her wellbeing was his childhood friend,

Karen Kannazuki. She was the student body president who had also been teleported to this world as a hero, and therefore was sent with the other students to a safer place… the Kaiser Empire.

What I found most interesting about this web novel is the nonsensical, comedic plot line. Sei’ichi and company somehow manage to get themselves involved in all sorts of strange situations and, having numerous special abili‐ ties and skills, he always manages to find unique ways to problem solve. For example, the events (spoilers) that let him to “rescue” Olga from being an assassination slave from the Kaiser Empire. Olga attempted to assassinate the King of the Wimburg Kingdom, but she failed and was captured and interrogated. They found out that she was wearing a slave collar. Because there was no way to remove the collar without killing the person, Sei’ichi “created” an original magic to remove it safely. Sei’ichi also created an original magic to remove a curse Olga in‐ flicted upon the King. Although these situations seemed dire, the way Sei’ichi creates the magic is really comedic which lightens the mood. It’s these whimsical and zany moments that really kept me hooked on this web novel.

For most of the beginning of the story, it was never clear whether or not there was supposed to be a main antagonist. After meeting up with Saria, they did fight the dark lord Zeanosu, but they defeated him and moved on. A while later when Altria joined in the fray, they went dungeon crawling and fought the Black Dragon God and just managed to scrape by with a win. It wasn’t until much later that we discovered that the main antagonists are the Demon God Cult and the Kaiser Empire. The Demon God Cult is a faction of demons that want to take over the world by attacking or working behind the scenes to create chaos in other kingdoms. There was an attempt to Sei’ichi Hiirahi (Present)

Louise Balze

Altria Grem

Olga Calmeria Sei’ichi Hiirahi (Earth)

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invade the Winburg Kingdom, but it was repelled by Terviel’s perverted, S-ranked adventurers. The sur‐ rounding countries were invaded by the Kaiser Em‐ pire to “unify humankind” against the demons. Only a few countries had remained un‐ touched, though there was nothing stopping the Em‐ pire from casting its eyes in their direction in the fu‐ ture. The Cult and the Kaiser Empire also tried to invade the Varshal Empire, but Sei’ichi accidentally got involved and took care of the invaders.

At this time, the web novel version, written by Miku, Shinka no Mi: Shiranai Uchi ni Kachigumi Jinsei (The Fruit of Evolution: Before I Knew It, My Life Had It Made) was only available in an English fan transla‐ tion. I took my writer’s prerogative on the spelling of the names based on my knowledge of the Japanese writing system in this article. Aside from the official anime translation, there’s this fan-translated web novel and the Wikipedia entry… all had small differences in the spellings. This title is also available in light novel and manga formats, but as of yet, the light novel remains untranslated and unlicensed in Eng‐ lish. The light novel is illustrated by U35 while the manga’s art is by Sorano. The official English release of Shinka no Mi was the anime that streamed in the West in autumn of 2021. I started reading this web novel by the time news broke that the anime was to

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begin airing in Japan before last October. I wanted to know what the story was about… something with a fruit? As I continued reading through the early chap‐ ters, my curiosity grew more and more. I became more interested in Sei’ichi’s nonsensical adventures. As each new girl joined Sei’ichi’s party, the author always took the time to give them thorough backgrounds which helped me to become more invested in the characters.

But when it comes to the setting of the story, this is where the author fails to describe the towns, cities and places that Sei’ichi and company travel to. This is the web novel after all… version 1.0, the most raw and un‐ polished version of the story. In the light novels, Miku most likely expanded in this area, but I haven’t had the chance to read them yet. When they do become available in the West, however, I really look forward to reading them. For those who watched the anime, yes, the anime did a disservice to the web novel, in my opinion by glazing over certain details a bit too much for my liking. So I do recommend reading the web novel to give better clarity and depth to the plot lines featured in the anime. Oh yeah, since this web novel is a comedy at heart, expect a lot of fun tsukkomi and boke-styled* shenanigans. ❖ E. Tanaka *“Tsukkomi” and “Boke” are terms used to describe the two members of the Japanese Manzai style comedy duo. The tsukkomi is the serious, no-nonsense type who often corrects the errors and misconceptions made by the foolish, silly boke.

Upcoming Anime Releases

Spring 2022 Continued Shin Ikkitōsen

March 27 Arms AT-X

真•一騎当千 The soul of the hero of the Three Kingdoms that col‐ ored history revives to the present. A masterpiece of high school girl hyper battle “Ikki Tousen.” The serialization of “Shin Ikki Tousen” has been decided! Arms’s past beauty fighters The “death battle,” which far exceeds the fierce battle, begins here!

Modern Japan, where those who have taken over it are fighting as “fighters.” The battle for hegemony in the Kanto region has finally begun to show signs of recov‐ ery, Himiko of Yamato Gakuin, who controls Kansai, aims at the magatama of the warriors in Kanto Start “magatama hunting.”

Aharen-san wa Hakarenai “Aharen-san Is Indecipherable”

April 2 FelixFilm MBS, TBS, BS-TBS

阿波連さんははかれない The story follows the “indecipherable” daily life of the short and quiet Reina Aharen and Raidō who sits next to her in class. Aharen is not so good at gauging the dis‐ tance between people (or personal boundaries), and Raidō initially sensed some distance between the two of them.

Then one day, when Raidō picked up the eraser that Aharen had dropped, the distance between them sud‐ denly became uncomfortably close.

From “way too distant” to “way too close”… Aharen is simply unpredictable.

Hakufu Sonsaku, Kan’u Uncho ˉ , Ko ˉ mei Shokatsuryo ˉ, Ekitoku Cho ˉ hi, Shiryu ˉ Cho ˉ ’un, Shimei Ryomo ˉ, Ryofu Ho ˉ sen, Sho ˉ kyo ˉ Sonsaku & Ryu ˉ bi Gentoku – Shin Ikkito ˉ sen

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Upcoming Ani Continued

Gunjō no Fanfare Fanfare of Adolescence

April 2 Lay-duce Tokyo MX, BS11, GTV, GYT, MBS, AT-X

April 2 Nippon Animation, OLM ytv, NTV

群青のファンファーレ The story takes place at a horse racing academy that trains boys to become jockeys. The three-year academy is very competitive and those who wish to enter must not only pass an academic test, but a physical and fitness test as well. Yū Arimura is a former popular idol who becomes enamored with horse racing after seeing it for the first time, and wants to join the academy. Shun Kanami was raised on an island and only experienced horse races through radio broadcasts growing up. Amane comes from a high-class family in England and his father is a former jockey. Amane has previously attended horse racing academies in various countries. The show follows these three 15-year-old boys at the academy.

Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shōmei Shite Mita. r=1-sinθ (heart) Science Fell in Love, So I Tried to Prove it Heart

April 2 ZERO-G Tokyo MX, BS NTV, SUN, GTV, BS Fuji, AT-X, UHB, GYT, KTN

Love All Play

Shadowverse Flame

ラブオールプレー Ryō Mizushima is offered admission to a prestigious badminton high school, Yokohama Minato High School.

There are teammates with rich personalities, such as twin doubles pair, a cool returnee and a handsome ace who has feelings for Ryō’s sister. Effort, friendship and victory are interwoven between the teammates and rivals.

A passionate coming-of-age story in which the main characters, who were unknown in junior high school, grow up to become the top athletes of the world.

シャドウバースＦ New Shadowsverse series featuring a new protagonist named Light Tenryu and its story is set in Shadovar College, a facility that trains professional players of the Shadowverse game. Light Tenryu, a transfer student, decides to join “Seventh Flame,” one of the seven Shadovar clubs. However, Seventh Flame is on the verge of closure due to a lack of members! In order to avoid the club’s demise, Light decides to look for new mem‐ bers. But what awaits him are powerful rivals who con‐ trol a wide variety of cards...

April 2 ZEXCS TV Tokyo

Love Live! Nijigasaki Gakuen School Idol Dōkō-kai Dai 2-ki Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club 2nd Season

April 2 SUNRISE Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS, BS11, TVA, SATV, TVh, TVQ, SBS

理系が恋に落ちたので証明してみた。 r=1-sinθ What if a science girl and a science boy fall in love with a passion for research? Of science graduate students attending Saitama University A talented woman, Ayame Himuro, confesses to Shinya Yukimura in the same labo‐ ratory. Based on that belief, the two involved the mem‐ bers of the laboratory. Start a proof experiment on the definition of “love.” Second season of Rikei ga Koi ni Ochita no de Shōmei Shite Mita.

ラブライブ！虹ヶ咲学園スクールアイドル同好 会 第2期 Nijigasaki Gakuen is a popular high school in Odaiba, Tōkyō, with a free school spirit and a variety of majors.

Yū Takasaki, a second-year student in the regular course, was fascinated by the charm of school idols. And hitting the gate of “School Idol Club” with her childhood friend is Ayumu Uehara. They aim for the “School Idol Festi‐ val,” a cultural festival for all school idols. From here, let’s start their “story that comes true together!”

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Shokei Shōjo no Virgin Road The Executioner and Her Way of Life

April 2 J.C.STAFF Tokyo MX, BS11, AT-X

処刑少女の生きる道 （バージンロード） When inter-dimensional travelers from an other‐ worldly land known as “Japan” appear, they often bring death and destruction. It’s up to Executioners like Menou to track and exterminate the Lost Ones before they wreak havoc. When Menou encounters a beguiling Lost One named Akari, it’s bloody business as usual… until Menou discovers Akari can cheat death, that is. Even so, Menou has a job to do, and she is committed to her execu‐ tioner’s mission come hell or high water � provided her newly stirring feelings don’t get in the way.

ime Releases Spring 2022 BLACK★★ROCK SHOOTER: DAWN FALL

April 3 Bibury Animation Studios, Bibury Animation CG Tokyo MX, SUN, KBS Ky‐ oto, TV Aichi, BS11, Animax

April 3 LIDENFILMS Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, BS11, TeNY, MBS, AT-X, FBS, TV Shizuoka

ブラック★★ロックシューター DAWN FALL It is the year 2062, two decades after the defeat of a massive workforce automation project. Artemis, the arti‐ ficial intelligence that formed the core of that project, decided to attack humanity, and the resulting war laid waste to Earth. A girl, Empress, wakes up in a base’s under‐ ground research institute. She is one of three surviving guardians of humanity. However, she has no memories of what came before. All she knows is what a colonel of the peace-building force tells her. Artemis is construct‐ ing an orbital elevator to link the Moon and Earth, and Empress is ordered to destroy the orbital elevator before its completion. Empress advances to the orbital elevator with the colonel and others. What awaits them there?

Otomegē Sekai wa Mob ni Kibishii Sekai Desu Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs

April 3 ENGI AT-X, Tokyo MX, ytv, BS NTV

BUILD-DIVIDE -#FFFFFF- CODE WHITE

Healer Girl

ビルディバイド -#FFFFFF- コードホワイト In a city where the King reigns supreme, your strength in Build-Divide determines everything. There is a rumor circulating in Neo Kyōto that “anyone able to defeat the King in Build-Divide shall be granted whatever their heart desires.” In order to challenge the King, one must first enter the battle known as Rebuild. There, they will have to complete the “Key.” Now, the city of Neo Kyōto is the stage and BUILD-DIVIDE is the game! Watch as the battle unfolds for Teruto and his friends! Second season of BUILD-DIVIDE.

ヒーラー・ガール The story is set in a world where three schools of medicine are pervasive: Western medicine, Eastern medicine and “vocal medicine.” The healing of illness and injuries via songs is a special technique that not only improves the metal health of patients, but also the mental health of doctors. Such “Healers” strive to sing when called upon to respond to the health and anxiety of patients and doctors alike. The anime depicts the healer girls in training at the Karasuma Vocal Treatment Center. Kana Fujii, who aspires to be such a healer and trained with her fellow apprentices Reimi Itsushiro and Hibiki Morishima at the Karasuma Voice Treatment Center. is doing. Sonia Yanagi, a returnee child who is already qualified as a C-class healer, joins here and works toward her dream.

April 4 Studio 3Hz Tokyo MX, BS11

Magia Record: Mahō Shōjo Madoka Magica Gaiden: Asaki Yume no Akatsuki Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story: Dawn of a Shallow Dream April 3 SHAFT Tokyo MX, MBS, AT-X

乙女ゲー世界はモブに厳しい世界です Office worker Leon is reincarnated into a dating sim video game, where women reign supreme and only beautiful men have a seat at the table. But Leon has a secret weapon: he remembers everything from his past life, which includes a complete play through of the very game in which he is now trapped. Can Leon spark a rev‐ olution to change this new world order?

マギアレコード 魔法少女まどか☆マギカ外伝 浅き夢の暁 Magical girls who continue to fight secretly in exchange for the fulfillment of their wishes. However, Iroha Tamaki has forgotten her wish. A hole in everyday life. Something important that has been lost. Every day I keep fighting without knowing the reason. The story of Iroha Tamaki begins… seeking a lost wish.

Paripi Kōmei Ya Boy Kongming!

April 5 P.A. Works Tokyo MX, MBS, BS NTV

パリピ孔明 Fate and reincarnation deliver brilliant military strate‐ gist, Kongming, from warring, ancient China to Japan’s modern party hot spot in Shibuya City, Tōkyō. After a lifetime of battles and military skirmishes, Kongming wished with his last breath to be reborn in a world of peace and prosperity. It’s nearly two millennia later and he’s finding his way in a very different world than that of his past life. When he meets Eiko, an amateur musician with big dreams, the unlikely duo strikes up an even unlike‐ lier friendship. Eiko has street smarts to help Kongming navigate this strange new world, and Kongming will use his strategic mind to help Eiko achieve stardom!

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Upcoming Ani Continued

Yūsha, Yamemasu: Tsugi no Shokuba wa Maōjō I’m Quitting Heroing: Next Gig Is at the Demon Queen’s Castle

April 5 EMT Squared AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS11, MBS

勇者、辞めます〜次の職場は魔王城〜 After saving humanity from the despicable Demon King, Leo Demonhart does not earn a hero’s standing.

Instead, he is regarded with suspicion and hostility by those he fought to protect. Treated as a pariah with nowhere else to turn, exiled Leo seeks a position in the army of his former nemesis! But the army is not what it once was before its defeat at Leo’s hands, so to maintain his new position, Leo must whip the forces back into fighting shape.

Raphtalia, Naofumi Iwatani & Filo –Tate no Yu ˉ sha no Nariagari

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BIRDIE WING: Golf Girls’ Story

April 6 BN Pictures TV Tokyo, TVO, TV Aichi, TSC, TVh, TVQ

Nafres is a country in Europe. Eve, who has a genius golf skill, spends her days earning money by betting golf for her life. One day, she meets the elite golfer Aoi Amawashi, the daughter of a large company. They’re two geniuses living in a completely different worlds. It was only one shot that shot through each other’s hearts. Eve of the “Rainbow Bullet,” Aoi, an innocent tyrant who enjoys playing golf purely without pressure. The two are attracted to each other, influenced by each other and change. A golf girls story where talents collide with each other.

ime Releases Spring 2022 Shijō Saikyō no Daimaō, Murabito A ni Tensei Suru The Greatest Demon Lord Is Reborn as a Typical Nobody

Deaimon

April 6 Encourage Films AT-X, Tokyo MX, KBS Ky‐ oto, SUN, BS11

であいもん Nagomu Irino returns to his Kyōto home for the first time in ten years when his father is hospitalized. Nagomu is eager to take over Ryokushō, the family’s Japanese sweet shop, but he’s instead asked to be a father figure to Itsuka Yukihira, the girl everyone calls the successor. Although he went to Tōkyō in pursuit of his dream, he was informed of his father’s hospitalization and decided to take over the Japanese sweets shop, Midorimatsu. While he's been gone, however, a ten-year-old girl named Itsuka Yukihira has started working in the shop. Nagumo’s mom, having become a foster mom to Itsuka during the time that Nagumo was seeking his dream as a band member, declares that there will be a contest between Itsuka and Nagumo to see who will take over the family shop.

April 6 SILVER LINK., BLADE AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS NTV, KBS Kyoto, SUN

Tate no Yūsha no Nariagari Dai 2-ki The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2

ESTAB LIFE: GREAT ESCAPE

April 6, 2022 Polygon Pictures Fuji TV (+Ultra)

エスタブライフ グレイトエスケープ The distant future. After reaching its peak, Earth’s pop‐ ulation fell into decline. AI was developed to help pre‐ serve the species and manage the ecosystem; a grand experiment in human diversity. Through genetic engi‐ neering, a diverse array of peoples, including beastfolk, magical beings, and more, was created to live in a diverse city separated into walled “clusters.” Each cluster devel‐ oped a unique culture, befitting of the people that lived there. Their lives, and the system, is continually main‐ tained by the AI to ensure survival.

April 6 Kinema citrus, DR MOVIE AT-X, Tokyo MX, TVA, KBS, SUN, TVQ, BS11

RPG Fudōsan RPG Real Estate

April 6 Doga Kobo AT-X, Tokyo MX, TV Aichi, KBS Kyoto, SUN, BS NTV

RPG不動産 It has been 15 years since the Demon King was defeated and the world became peaceful. Kotone visits “RPG Real Estate” in search of her new home, however, that was Kotone’s place of workplace. Together with Fā, a demi-human, the priest Rufuria and the soldier Rakira, they help support the searches of new homes for the customers with various circumstances.

史上最強の大魔王、村人Aに転生する The most powerful Demon Lord in history, Varvatos, felt that he had accomplished everything he could as a king. Because he was so alone due to how powerful he was, he longed for a much simpler life. A few millennia later, he is reborn as the villager, Ard Meteor. But in the future where he was reborn, magical civilization had declined and magic itself had become weaker. Ard enrolls into the Academy of Magic with his childhood friend Ireena and no matter how much he tries not to stand out, he can’t hide the fact that he is not ordinary.

盾の勇者の成り上がり 第2期 Naofumi Iwatani was summoned to another world as one of the four sacred heroes, “The Hero of the Shield.”

Although he suffered numerous persecutions due to false accusations, jhe joins forces with his dear compan‐ ions Raphtalia, Filo and Melty. He has protected people from the world-threatening disaster “waves.”

The resurrection of the monster "spirit turtle" that causes an unprecedented disaster is confirmed. Nao‐ fumi, received a request from the Queen to subdue the spirit turtle and head for the Spirit Turtle Country.

Tomodachi Game

April 6 Okuruto Noboru NTV, BS NTV, AT-X

トモダチゲーム High school student Katagiri Yūichi, values friendship above all else enjoys a fulfilling life with his close friends Shiho Sawagiri, Tenji Mikasa, Makoto Shibe and Yutori Kokorogi. After a particular incident, they’re dragged into a debt repayment game. The only way to beat the “Tomodachi Game” is to not doubt their friends. Bound together by solid friendships, the game should’ve been easy, but… Will they trust or betray their precious friends? The true nature of humanity is exposed in the ultimate psychological game!

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Upcoming Ani Continued

April 7 Studio KAI, HORNETS AT-X, Tokyo MX, SUN, BS11

Gaikotsu Kishi-sama, Tadaima Isekai e Odekake-chū Skeleton Knight in Another World

Shachiku-san wa Yōjo Yūrei ni Iyasaretai.

“The Company Slave Wants to Be Healed by a Little Ghost Girl’

骸骨騎士様、只今異世界へお出掛け中 When Arc wakes up, he discovers that he has been transported to another world in the body of the charac‐ ter he was playing in an MMO. Looking like a suit of armor on the outside and a skeleton on the inside, he is the Skeleton Knight. If his identity is discovered, he could be mistaken for a monster and become a tar‐ get!Arc decides to spend his time as a mercenary so as not to attract attention to himself. However, he’s not the kind of man who can stand idly by when he witnesses evil acts take place right before his eyes!

社畜さんは幼女幽霊に癒されたい。 When Fushihara-san, a company slave, is working at her company until midnight, she hears a voice on the floor saying “Leave now~.” The voice comes from a little ghost, Yūrei-chan! Yūrei-chan wants Fushihara-san to go home for her health, but Fushiara-san doesn’t want to leave because she loves the cuteness of Yūrei-chan. This is a heartwarming and cute story woven together by the two (?).

April 7 project No.9 AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS NTV, BS Fuji

Date A Live IV

Heroine Tarumono! Kiraware Heroine to Naisho no Oshigoto “To Become a Real Heroine! The Unpopular Girl and the Secret Job” ヒロインたるもの！〜嫌われヒロインと内緒の

April 7 Lay-duce Tokyo MX, BS Fuji, MBS, AT-X

お仕事〜 Hiyori Suzumi, a high school girl who grew up in the countryside, decided to leave her hometown to go to a school with a track and field club and decides to enroll in Sakuragaoka High School in Tōkyō. There, by chance, he became a classmate with Yūjirō Someya and Aizō Shibasaki, who are active as a super popular high school idol unit “LIP x LIP.” The story revolves around the coming-of-age of Hiyori (as she juggles school, extracurricular life and managing) and LIP×LIP (as they shine on stage).

April 8 GEEKTOYS AT-X, Tokyo MX, GBS, TVS, SUN, TVQ, Chiba TV, TwellV, MTV

Komi-san wa, Komyushō Desu.

Dai 2-ki Komi Can’t Communicate 2nd Season

April 7 OLM TV Tokyo

古見さんは、コミュ症です。第2期 What is “communication disorder?” In her first year of Itan Private High School, Komi, who has an extreme communicative disorder, met “too ordinary” classmate Tadano-kun. Komi’s dream of getting nervous in public is to make 100 friends. While Tadano became Komi’s “first friend,” will help make the remaining 99 friends?

Will Komi dream come true at a high school with a unique personality? It’s the opening of a comedy about a beautiful girl with a communicative disorder.

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デート・ア・ライブIV Girls who emerge from the neighboring world with an unprecedented disaster called “Spatial Earthquake” are spirits. Mankind has been busy dealing with them, who have overwhelming abilities that are called disasters. In countering the spirits, the possible means for humankind is to annihilate the spirits with force, or…

By kissing the spirits who have reached the liking MAX, Shidō Itsuka can seal their spiritual power and convert it to his own. By suppressing the overwhelming spiritual power that is the main cause of involving the spirits in the spiral of struggle, and sometimes using that power to protect them, Shidō will bring spirits such as Tōka Yatogami one after another. I will save.

Koi wa Sekai Seifuku no Ato de Love After World Domination

April 8 project No.9 AT-X, Tokyo MX, BS Asahi, TV Aichi

恋は世界征服のあとで One spring day when the cherry blossoms dance.

There was an innocent couple sitting side by side in the field. Their names are Fudō Aikawa and Desumi Maga‐ hara. However, the true identity of this couple is “Red Gelato,” the leader of the Freezing Squadron Gelato 5.

She is a combatant of the evil secret society Gecko, “Princess Shinigami!” The fact that two people who are originally enemies are dating is a secret. In between the battles, they have no choice but to meet in secret. The series follows Fudō Aikawa and Desumi Magahara, the leaders of heroic and villainous organizations, respec‐ tively. Can their love survive their eternal battle, when one wants world peace and the other world domination?

ime Releases Spring 2022 Machikado Mazoku 2-Chōme The Demon Girl Next Door 2nd District

April 8 J.C.STAFF TBS, BS-TBS

まちカドまぞく 2丁目 Since waking up one day with powers of the “dark clan,” protagonist Shamiko continues her fight to break free of this evil spell. Shamiko forms an alliance with her rival, the magical girl Momo, to resolve the mystery of another magical girl who has disappeared from the town.

New members of the “dark clan” appear, putting Shamiko and Momo at risk.

AOASHI

April 9 Production I.G NHK Educational TV

Mahōtsukai Reimeiki The Dawn of the Witch

April 8 Tezuka Productions TBS, BS11

魔法使い黎明期 Seville is a student at a magic academy who has no memories of anything from before he joined the school.

Not understanding why he’s there, the time he spends at the academy feels hollow and empty. And since he doesn’t know how to work hard, his grades are always the lowest in his year. One day, the school headmaster, Albus, orders Seville to participate in a dangerous spe‐ cial training. “I want you to spread the use of magic in an area where they hold witch hunts.

This is the story of how a young man, a boy who is no one special, and his companions, who all hold wounds in their hearts, set out and end up finding themselves.

Dance Dance Danseur

April 9 MAPPA MBS, TBS

TIGER & BUNNY 2

April 8 BN Pictures Netflix

In Sternbild City, people of all races and ethnicities live alongside humans with superhuman abilities called NEXT, who use their NEXT abilities to maintain peace.

Heroes wear sponsor logos, help solve crimes and save people in order to improve the image of their companies and acquire hero points. Their activities are broadcast on the popular show “Hero TV,” where the heroes try to climb the annual rankings and aim to be the “King of Heroes.”

Kotetsu T. Kaburagi and Barnaby Brooks Jr. continue their hero activities to boost the image of their company, Apollon Media, as well as maintain peace. The hero system that originated in Sternbild City has now been adopted in places around the world. As more and more heroes appear, a new hero enters Sternbild City. Now that they are more veteran heroes, will Kotetsu and Barnaby be able to live up to the expectations put on them?!

アオアシ Ashito Aoi is a middle schooler who lives in Ehime, and the ace of an unremarkable soccer club. The day that they lost the final middle school tournament, Ashito runs along the ocean in frustration before running into a man who had been watching his game. That man is Tat‐ suya Fukuda, the coach of the high-school-aged Youth team of a leading J-League team, “Tokyo City Esperion FC.” After sensing immense potential in Ashito’s still-un‐ refined skills, he describes his ambition. After hearing Fukuda’s offer, Ashito decides to head to Tōkyō and try out for his team.

ダンス・ダンス・ダンスール Danseur noble�a ballet dancer qualified to dance the role of the prince. Second-year junior high school stu‐ dent Junpei Murao was fascinated by ballet as a boy, but gave up on dancing after his father’s death, as he had to become a man. However, one day, a beautiful transfer student named Godai Miyako appears before him.

Miyako takes notice in Junpei’s love of ballet and invites him to dance with her. Along with Miyako’s cousin Mori Ruō, he begins his career as a full-fledged ballet dancer, with the aim of becoming the world’s best dancer�the Danseur noble! Only those who have sacrificed every‐ thing are permitted to stand in the beautiful and harsh world of classical ballet. What will be the fate of a total beginner like Junpei?!

Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai Ultra RomanticKaguya-sama: Love Is War -Ultra Romantic-

April 9 A-1 Pictures Tokyo MX, GTV, GYT, BS11, MBS, CTV, TVN

かぐや様は告らせたい-ウルトラロマンティックShūchi’in Academy�an elite school where gifted stu‐ dents flock to. It is also where its Student Council brought together Vice President Kaguya Shinomiya and President Miyuki Shirogane. While everyone expected a speedy courtship and agreed that the two geniuses would make the perfect couple, the pair, it seems, has too much pride to confess their true feelings! Will they take their relation‐ ship to the next level by the final day of Shūchi’in Acad‐ emy’s culture festival!? Third season of Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Ren’ai Zunōsen.

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SPY x FAMILY

April 9 WIT STUDIO, CloverWorks TV Tokyo, TVO, TV Aichi, TSC, TVh, TVQ, RCC, TV Shizuoka, BS TV Tokyo

April 10 Doga Kobo ABC, TV Asahi

April 10 Pierrot, St.Signpost NHK BS Premium, NHK General TV

Everyone has a part of themselves they cannot show to anyone else. At a time when all nations of the world were involved in a fierce war of information happening behind closed doors, Ostania and Westalis had been in a state of cold war against one another for decades. The Westalis Intelligence Services’ Eastern-Focused Division (WISE) sends their most talented spy, “Twilight,” on a top-secret mission to investigate the movements of Donovan Desmond, the chairman of Ostania’s National Unity Party, who is threatening peace efforts between the two nations… “Operation Strix.” It consists of “putting together a family in one week in order to infiltrate social gatherings organized by the elite school that Desmond’s son attends.”

World peace is now in the hands of this brand-new family as they embark on an adventure full of surprises.

Kono Healer, Mendokusai Don’t Hurt Me, My Healer!

April 10 Jumondou AT-X, Tokyo MX, Kansai TV, BS11

このヒーラー、めんどくさい Alvin, a warrior who goes on an adventurous journey for the sake of the world and people. While fighting the demon beast, the dark elf healer Carla passed by.

But when I asked for help, Carla says “If you ask some‐ one for help, shouldn’t you kneel down and put your forehead and hands on the ground!

Furthermore, he curses Alvin to die when he leaves himself. The weakest warrior, Alvin, and Carla, a healer with an annoying personality. Fateful encounter is here!

Kawaii dake ja Nai Shikimori-san Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie

Kunoichi Tsubaki no Mune no Uchi In the Heart of Kunoichi Tsubaki

可愛いだけじゃない式守さん The ultimate “heartthrob girlfriend” appears! Naturally unlucky high school student Izumi’s girlfriend is his class‐ mate Shikimori. She has a beautiful smile and kind per‐ sonality and always seems happy when she’s with Izumi.

She’s a pretty, cute and loving girlfriend, but when Izumi’s in trouble… she transforms into a super cool “heartthrob girlfriend!” The fun lives of the cute and cool Shikimori, Izumi and their good friends never end!

This 1000% precious romantic comedy begins now!

くノ一ツバキの胸の内 Deep in the remote mountains, a group of kunoichi (female ninjas) have lived. The name of the group is the Akane Clan. The unique Kunoichi are divided into sev‐ eral teams and polish their skills through friendly rivalry.

The Akane Clan has an ironclad rule that must not be broken�“No contact with men.” Tsubaki, an apprentice kunoichi, is the leader of the Akane Clan’s Dog Team and a master of ninjutsu. She’s the most trusted person in the group. There is one thing that Tsubaki can’t stop thinking about. It’s “men” that she has never seen or touched before. I want to meet him once… The more she thinks about it, the more the tingling in her chest would not stop. “What should I do with this feeling?”

April 10 CloverWorks Tokyo MX, GYT, GTV, BS11, MBS, CTV

Kingdom 4th Season

Kyōkai Senki Part 2

キングダム 第4シリーズ BC, China. The era is the Spring and Autumn Warring States period. The dream of two boys, Shin and Drifting, who lived as war-damaged orphans in the western coun‐ try of Qin, is to train every day and one day become a general in the world by making a martial art in the war.

A turning point for these two will come. The drift that caught the eye of Lord Changwen, the minister who serves the royal palace, was summoned to the royal palace. How‐ ever, soon after being caught up in the power struggle of the royal palace and suffering a serious injury, he returns to his hometown from his life. Then, in the village he visited relying on the map entrusted to him by Drifting, Shin meets two boys, Masa. This boy was Qin Shi Huang, the later Qin Shi Huang.

境界戦機 第二部

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Amaim Warrior at the Borderline 2

April 11, 2022 SUNRISE BEYOND TV Tokyo, MBS TV, BS11

In 2061 AD, Japan was ruled. The Japanese were being oppressed as human beings in a client state after being divided and ruled by the four major economic zones of the world. Japan has become the forefront of the world where the humanoid special mobile weapon AMAIM introduced by each economic zone is struggling. One day, Amō Shiiba, a boy who loves machines, meets an autonomous thinking AI “Guy.” With this as a trigger, Shiiba will put himself into the fight to regain Japan. He rode the AMAIM “Kembu” he built himself.

ime Releases Spring 2022 Honzuki no Gekokujō: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan o Erandeiraremasen Dai 3-ki Ascendance of a Bookworm 3rd Season

Kakkō no Iinazuke カッコウの許嫁

A Couple of Cuckoos

本好きの下剋上 〜司書になるためには手段を

April 12 Ajia-do ABC, Tokyo MX, Wowow, BS Fuji, AT-X

選んでいられません〜 第3期 As an apprentice to the blue shrine maiden of the temple, Myne worked with Lutz, Turi and the children of the orphanage to create a scripture picture book for chil‐ dren. Her passion for Myne’s books is only growing. How‐ ever, a dark cloud rushes into the path of Myne. The aris‐ tocrats who found utility value in Myne had a grudge against her secretly aimed at her. The devil’s hand aiming at Myne was approaching. What will happen to Myne!??

April 23, 2022 Shin-Ei Animation, Syner‐ gySP TV Asahi

Mixed up with another family’s child as a baby, high school student Nagi Umino is finally meeting his biolog‐ ical parents. On the day of their meeting, he happens to encounter Erika Amano, a high school student at a pres‐ tigious and wealthy girls school. At her request, he’s halfforced into pretending to be her boyfriend so she can avoid marrying her fiancé. However, not only were they the babies who had been mixed up, they’re also engaged to each other! The loving parents of both families officially recognize their engagement and the couple begins living together. Nagi is in love with his classmate Hiro Segawa, and Erika is determined to rebel against her father, so the couple agree not to get involved with each other.

Summer Time Render Summer Time Rendering サマータイムレンダ Upon hearing of Ushio’s death, Shinpei returns to his hometown of Wakayama City on Hitogashima and reunites with his childhood friend’s family. The funeral goes smoothly, but under the surface something strange is brewing on the island. What mysteries await him on this secluded summer island?

April 14 OLM Tokyo MX, BS11, Kansai TV

Myne – Honzuki no Gekokujo ˉ: Shisho ni Naru Tame ni wa Shudan o Erandeiraremasen

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3 Tsukuyomi, Tsukasa Tonikaku Kawaii

April 四月 10 Isumi, Yayoi Muv-Luv

5 Nogizaka, Mika Nogizaka Haruka no Himitsu

11 Akigumo Kantai Collection

6 Dustiness Ford Lalatina (Darkness) KonoSuba

12 Usami, Ayano Koisuru Asteroid

7 Bouge Con-Vaart Macross Δ

16 Isshiki, Iroha Yahari Ore no Seishun Love Comedy wa Machigatteiru.

17 Tōno, Homare Princess Connect Re:Dive 18 Vulcan Joseph En'en no Shōbōtai

13 Hanazawa, Teruki MobPsycho 100

8 Nochizawa, Eiji Sword Art Online

14 Watari, Ryōta Shigatsu wa Kimi no Uso

9 Kusakabe, Urara Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199

15 Eyno Abbab Kidō Senshi Gundam ZZ

18 Kiryu, Mikage Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199 21 Hayakawa, Mei Kuzu no Honkai 22 Kido, Naoya Wave!!: Surfing Yappe!!

23 Arita, Haruyuki Accel World 24 Billy Katagiri Kidō Senshi Gundam 00 25 Shizukume, Sarina Mahō Shōjo Site 26 Intrepid Kantai Collection 28 Lynn Hughes Kenja no Mago 30 Agari, Himiko Komi-san wa, Komyushō Desu.

The information presented here is as accurate much as humanly possible and is subject to change without notice.

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Art by Duffyknight2005

Anime Character Information

1 Komaki, Manaka ToHeart2 2 Inuzuka, Airu Kishuku Gakkō no Juliet 4 Mito, Ikumi Shokugeki no Sōma

May 五月

9 Ninomae, Kanade Joshi Kōsei no Mudazukai

18 Shinozaki, Rika (Lisbeth) Sword Art Online

10 Hachiōji, Naoto Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san

19 Tsuyuri, Kanawo Kimetsu no Yaiba

13 Tap Oseano Kikō Senki Dragonar

20 Narancia Ghirga JoJo no Kimyō na Bōken

24 Tanaka, Mamimi THE iDOLM@STER 26 Avilia Majo no Tabitabi 27 Sakamoto, Shimpei Hajimete no GAL

14 Hanazono, Ririka Comic Girls

28 Kosaka, Akane Saenai Heroine no Sodatekata

7 Gunhead Boku no Hero Academia

21 Watanabe, Sayaka Bokura wa Minna Kawaisō

16 Tanabe, Momo Blue Reflection Ray/Mio

22 Hazuki, Shizuku New Game!

29 Ayase, Honoka THE iDOLM@STER

8 Shibusawa, Tatsuhiko Bungō Stray Dogs

17 Aihara, Yoshikazu Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199

23 Matsumoto, Rise Yuru Yuri

30 Kiba, Yūto High School DxD

6 Kurena Kukumila 86 -Eighty Six-

June 六月

2 Gowther Nanatsu no Taizai

8 Kaname Buccaneer Macross Δ

17 Golem Rock Saint Seiya

24 Ameno, Sagiri Yuragisō no YU-NA san

2 James Moriarty Kabukichō Sherlock

11 Ivan Alexandruwitsch Romano Ōshitsu Kyōshi Haine

18 Sally Saint Ford Macross 7

25 Hanagaki, Takemichi Tōkyō Revengers

13 Yamamoto, Akira Uchū Senkan Yamato 2199

19 Sana, Sunomiya (Buchō) Ijiranaide, Nagatoro-san

5 Kamo, Noritoshi Jujutsu Kaisen

14 Kyōgoku, Sei Futsal Boys!!!!!

20 Carla J. Luksic Strike Witches

15 Melinda Bowen Kenja no Mago

7 Ariel Albus Toaru Hikūshi e no Koiuta

16 Hōjo, Satoshi Higurashi no Naku Koro ni

21 Hokutōzai, Minami Dr. Stone

3 Sakaki, Itsuhito Uzaki-chan wa Asobi tai!

4 Dr. Giovanni En’en no Shōbōtai

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23 Tanaka, Chiharu Lovely Complex

26 Fujiwara, Moeha Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Ren’ai Zunōsen 27 Diane Lance Kikō Senki Dragonar 28 Shirakawa, Shun Futsal Boys!!!!!

29 Ralph Eifman Kidō Senshi Gundam 00

Top Male Ranking

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1 Gojō, Wakana 五条 新菜 Sono Bisque Dōru wa Koi o Surt

2 Kamado, Tanjirō

3 Eren Yeager

4 Uzui, Tengen

竈門炭治郎 Kimetsu no Yaiba

エレン・イェーガー Shingeki no Kyojin

宇髄 天元 Kimetsu no Yaiba

5 Sasaki, Shūmei

6 Hashibira, Inosuke

7 Vanitas

佐々木秀鳴 Sasaki to Miyano

嘴平伊之助 Kimetsu no Yaiba

ヴァニタス Vanitas no Shuki

8 Agatsuma, Zeni’tsu

9 Miyano, Yoshikazu

10 Nishikata

我妻 善逸 Kimetsu no Yaiba

宮野由美 Sasaki to Miyano

西片 Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san

Top Female Ranking

†

2 Jeanne

1 Kitagawa, Marin 喜多川 海夢 Sono Bisuku Dōru wa Koi o Suru

3

4 Ninym Ralei

ジャンヌ Vanitas no Shuki

Takagi 高木さん Karakai Jōzu no Takagi-san

5 Akebi, Komichi

6 Mikasa Ackerman

7 Kamado, Nezuko

明日 小路 Akebi-chan no Sērāfuku

ミカサ・アッカー マン Shingeki no Kyojin

竈門禰豆子 Kimetsu no Yaiba

8 Chloé d'Apchier

9 Kiruya Momochi

10 Eustiana von

クロエ・ダプシェ Vanitas no Karute

(Karyl) 百地 希留耶 (キャル) Princess Connect!

Re:Dive

ニニム・ラーレイ Tensai Ōji no Akaji Kokka Saisei Jutsu ~Sō da, Baikoku Shiyō~

Astraea (Pecorine) ユースティアナ・フ ォン・アストライア (ペコリーヌ) Princess Connect!

Re:Dive

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A New and Unique Live-Action Mystery-Adventure from talent behind Netflix’s and launching on PlayStation® Consoles, Nintendo Switch™ and PC (STEAM®)

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Koichiro Ito-

Jun’ichi Ehara

oday, SQUARE ENIX® and video game developer h.a.n.d., Inc. Unveiled The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, an immersive liveaction mystery-adventure game launching on the PlayStation®5 (PS5™) console, PlayStation®4 (PS4™) console, Nintendo Switch™ system and PC (STEAM®) on May 12, 2022.

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Directed by Koichiro Itō (Metal Gear Solid V) and produced by Jun’ichi Ehara (NieR:Automata), The Centen‐ 32 Genki Life Magazine | Spring 2022

Yasuhito Tachibana

nial Case: A Shijima Story centers around the ill-fated Shijima family, who have experienced a chain of inexpli‐ cable deaths in their family over the past century. Players will take on the role of mystery novelist, Haruka Kagami and use their powers of deductions to uncover the truth behind four murder cases that have taken place in the Shijima household over the last one hundred years. Take on this accessible mystery story, uncover the truth of the case and reveal the culprit!

Yasuhito Tachibana, producer of Netflix’s The Naked Director serves as Cinematographer and Scenario Direc‐ tor on The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story, taking visual storytelling to a new level with high-quality cinematogra‐ phy and thrilling live-action gameplay. Players will be im‐ mersed into an authentically traditional Japanese story where they will transcend time across different eras of Japan while collecting information scattered throughout each era to uncover the truth behind the ill-fated Shijima family and solve an age-old mystery.

The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story features com‐

Nanami Sakuraba pelling performances from Nanami Sakuraba as the games’ protagonist, Haruka Kagami and Yūta Hiraoka as Eiji Shijima, the second son of the Shijima family who re‐ turns home to help unravel the mystery behind his illfated family. A cast of talented Japanese actors bring this enigmatic Japanese adventure to life, depicting an array of characters throughout each period setting.

“This is a mystery game that we’ve poured our efforts into wholeheartedly, following extensive discussion be‐ tween the director, Koichiro Itō — who has created a great many adventure games — and Yasuhito Tachibana, of Netflix’s The Naked Director, on the topic of “a live ac‐ tion game, for gamers”. An intricately woven story, a gameplay experience where you use your powers of rea‐ soning to uncover the culprit, and the massive secret that threads together multiple murder cases that occur at different points in time… We’ve entered the last stage of development, with the aim to make it a mystery game that everyone can enjoy. I hope you’ll look forward to the game!” said Producer Jun’ichi Ehara.

Yu-ta Hiroka Players can pre-order The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story on PC (STEAM®) digitally beginning today. Those who purchase the game before May 19, 2022 will receive the base game, The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story BE‐ HIND THE SCENES, and The Centennial Case: A Shi‐ jima Story mini soundtrack composed by Yuki Hayashi (anime and game series DRAGON QUEST: The Adven‐ ture of Dai), Daiki Okuno, Ryōshi Takagi, Shūichirō Fukuhiro and Shōgo Yamashiro. ❖ Square Enix

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Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest ZERO, Vol. 5 Ryō Shirakome, Takaya-ki Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) March 22, 2022

Blue Period, Vol. 6 Tsubasa Yamaguchi Kodansha Comics March 22, 2022

Attack on Titan Omnibus 2 (Vol. 4–6)

Attack on Titan Omnibus 3 (Vol. 7–9)

Blue Giant Omnibus Vols.

9–10

Hajime Isayama Kodansha Comics March 22, 2022

Hajime Isayama Kodansha Comics March 22, 2022

Shin’ichi Ishizuka Seven Seas Entertainment March 22, 2022

Breasts Are My Favorite Things in the World!, Vol. 5

Bungo Stray Dogs: Wan!, Vol. 1

Catch These Hands!, Vol. 1

Sango Harukawa Neco Kanai, Kafka Asagiri Yen Press, LLC. March 22, 2022

murata Yen Press, LLC. March 22, 2022

Wakame Konbu Yen Press, LLC. March 22, 2022

Country Without Humans, The, Vol. 2

Daigo The Beast: Umehara Fighting Gamers!, Vol. 3

Iwatobineko Seven Seas Entertainment March 22, 2022

Maki Tomoi, Daigo Umehara, Kengoro Nishide Udon Entertainment March 22, 2022

Daily Lives of High School Boys, The, Vol. 6

Dekoboko Bittersweet Days, Vol. 2

Yasunobu Yamauchi Vertical Comics March 22, 2022

Atsuko Yusen LOVE x LOVE March 22, 2022

Double, Vol. 2

Eminence in Shadow, The, Vol. 3

Ayako Noda Tokyopop March 22, 2022

Fire Force, Vol. 26 Atsushi Ōkubo Kodansha Comics March 22, 2022

Daisuke Aizawa, Anri Sakano, Tōzai Yen Press, LLC. March 22, 2022

GUNBURED × SISTERS, Vol. 1 Wataru Mitogawa Ghost Ship March 22, 2022

Meiru Melusine – Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest ZERO

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Haunted Bookstore: Gateway to a Parallel Universe, The, Vol. 2

I’m a Behemoth, an S-Ranked Monster, but Mistaken for a Cat, I Live as an Elf Girl’s Pet, Vol. 4

Shinobumaru, Munashichi Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) March 22, 2022

Tarō Shinonome, Yanomitsuki, Nozomi Ginyoku Yen Press, LLC. March 22, 2022

Interspecies Reviewers Comic Anthology, Vol. 2

Living-Room Matsunaga-san, Vol. 10

Amahara, Dragon Age Editorial Staff, masha Yen Press, LLC. March 22, 2022

Keiko Iwashita Kodansha Comics March 22, 2022

Magu-chan: God of Destruction, Vol. 3

MARS RED, Vol. 2

Kei Kamiki VIZ Media, LLC. March 22, 2022

Mission: Yozakura Family, Vol. 6

Bun-O Fujisawa, Kemuri Karakara Seven Seas Entertainment March 22, 2022

I’m Standing on a Million Lives, Vol. 12 Naoki Yamakawa, Akinari Nao Kodansha Comics March 22, 2022

Lust Geass, Vol. 5 Osamu Takahashi Yen Press, LLC. March 22, 2022

Minami Nanami Wants to Shine, Vol. 1 Yūki Yaku, Fly, Bana Yoshida Yen Press, LLC. March 22, 2022

Monster Wrestling: Interspecies Combat Girls, Vol. 4

Night Beyond the Tricornered Window, The, Vol. 10

Ganmarei Yen Press, LLC. March 22, 2022

Tomoko Yamashita VIZ Media, LLC. March 22, 2022

Our Blood Oath, Vol. 2

Ragna Crimson, Vol. 5

Run on Your New Legs, Vol. 1

Kazu Kakazu VIZ Media, LLC. March 22, 2022

Daiki Kobayashi Square Enix Manga March 22, 2022

Wataru Midori Yen Press, LLC. March 22, 2022

Smokin’ Parade, Vol. 9

Something’s Wrong With Us, Vol. 7

Song of Yoru & Asa, The

Hitsuji Gondaira VIZ Media, LLC. March 22, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Jinsei Kataoka, Kazuma Kondō Yen Press, LLC. March 22, 2022

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Natsumi Andō Kodansha Comics March 22, 2022

Harada KUMA March 22, 2022

If You Could See Love, Vol. 2 Teren Mikami, Yūki Nanaji Yen Press, LLC. March 22, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Magical Girl SpecOps Asuka, Vol. 13 Makoto Fukami, Seigo Tokiya Seven Seas Entertainment March 22, 2022

Mint Chocolate, Vol. 5 Mami Orikasa Yen Press, LLC. March 22, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Our Blood Oath, Vol. 1 Kazu Kakazu VIZ Media, LLC. March 22, 2022

Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent, The, Vol. 6 Yuka Tachibana, Yasuyuki Syuri Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) March 22, 2022

Splendid Work of a Monster Maid, The, Vol. 2 Yugata Tanabe Yen Press, LLC. March 22, 2022

LEGEND:

Paperback

Hardcover

Digital

Strange Adventure of a Broke Mercenary, The, Vol. 4 Mine, peroshi Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) March 22, 2022

Woof Woof Story: I Told You to Turn Me Into a Pampered Pooch, Not Fenrir!, Vol. 3 Inumajin, Kiki Koikuchi Yen Press, LLC. March 22, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Space Pirate Captain Harlock, Vol. 1 Leiji Matsumoto Ablaze March 23, 2022

Love Sharing LINDA FAKKU Books March 27, 2022

Ascendance of a Bookworm, Part 2, Vol. 2 Miya Kazuki, Suzuka J-Novel Club, LLC. March 29, 2022

Manga†

Light Novel

Yaoi/Yuri

Strongest Sage with the Weakest Crest, The, Vol. 7 Shinkoshoto, Kansho & Hyoko (Friendly Land), Hūka Kazabana Square Enix Manga March 22, 2022

World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat, The, Vol. 2

Erotic/Hentai

Super HxEros, Vol. 6 Ryōma Kitada Ghost Ship March 22, 2022

Reki Kawahara, Kōtarō Yamada Yen Press, LLC. March 22, 2022

Yakuza’s Guide to Babysitting, The, Vol. 2 Tsukiya Kaiten Books, LLC. March 22, 2022

Rui Tsukiyo, Hamao Sumeragi, Reia Yen Press, LLC. March 22, 2022

Yuri Espoir, Vol. 1 Mai Naoi LOVE x LOVE March 23, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Sword Art Online: Project Alicization, Vol. 4

My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s, Vol. 4 Matsuri Akai, Tozai Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) March 24, 2022

Full Clearing Another World under a Goddess with Zero Believers, Vol. 2 Isle Osaki, Hakuto Shiroi J-Novel Club, LLC. March 23, 2022

Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship!, Vol. 4 Ryūto, Tetsuhiro Nabeshima Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) March 24, 2022

There’s No Way a Side Character like me Could be Popular right?, Vol. 3

Ancient Magus’ Bride: Jack Flash and the Faerie Case Files, The, Vol. 4

Sekai’ichi, Maral RahmanPour, Osabe Tom Tentai Books March 28, 2022

Yū Godai, Kore Yamazaki, Mako Oikawa Seven Seas Entertainment March 29, 2022

Black Tights Wide

Booty Royale: Never Go Down Without a Fight!, Vols. 5–6

Chronicles of an Aristocrat Reborn in Another World, Vol. 4

Rui Takato Ghost Ship March 29, 2022

Yashu, Nini, Mo Seven Seas Entertainment March 29, 2022

Heavenly Delusion, Vol. 3

Hero Life of a (Self-Proclaimed) Mediocre Demon!, The, Vol. 3

Yom FAKKU Books March 29, 2022

Cross-Dressing Villainess Cecilia Sylvie, Vol. 1

Dragon Knight’s Beloved, The, Vol. 2

Hiroro Akizakura, Shino Akiyama, Dangmill Yen Press, LLC. March 29, 2022

Ritsu Aozaki, Asagi Orikawa Seven Seas Entertainment March 29, 2022

Masakazu Ishiguro DENPA BOOKS March 29, 2022

Arakawa Under the Bridge, Vol. 8 Hikaru Nakamura Vertical Comics March 29, 2022

Shiro’ichi Amaui, Konekoneko, Tamagonokimi Kodansha Comics March 29, 2022

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I Am a Cat Barista, Vol. 2

I am Blue, in Pain, and Fragile

Hiro Maijima Seven Seas Entertainment March 29, 2022

Yoru Sumino Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) March 29, 2022

I Was Reincarnated as the Villainess in an Otome Game but the Boys Love Me Anyway!, Vol. 2 Ataka, Sō Inaida, Hachipisu Wan LOVE x LOVE March 29, 2022

In/Spectre, Vol. 15

Kuro ˉ Sakuragawa & Kotoko Iwanaga – In/Spectre

Chasiba Katase, Kyō Shirodaira Kodansha Comics March 29, 2022

Let This Grieving Soul Retire: Woe Is the Weakling Who Leads the Strongest Party, Vol. 2

If the RPG World Had Social Media..., Vol. 2 Yūsuke Nitta, Satō Kamegoya, LOL, Yukinatsu Amekaze Yen Press, LLC. March 29, 2022

Infinite Dendrogram, Omnibus 4 Sakon Kaidō, Kami Imai J-Novel Club, LLC. March 29, 2022

Marginal Operation, Vol. 9 Yūri Shibamura, Daisuke Kimura J-Novel Club, LLC. March 29, 2022

Tsukikage, Chyko, Rai Hebino Yen Press, LLC. March 29, 2022

My Next Life as a Villainess Side Story: On the Verge of Doom!, Vol. 2 Satoru Yamaguchi, Nishi, Nami Hidaka Seven Seas Entertainment March 29, 2022

Overlord: The Complete Anime Artbook II III Hobby Book Editorial Department Yen Press, LLC. March 29, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Radical Go-Go Baby!

BOSSHI FAKKU Books March 29, 2022 Not Actual Cover

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Otherworldly Izakaya Nobu, Vol. 10 Natsuya Semikawa, Virginia Nitōhei Udon Entertainment March 29, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Phantom Tales of the Night, Vol. 8 Matsuri Yen Press, LLC. March 29, 2022

Reincarnated as a Sword: Another Wish, Vol. 2 Yū Tanaka, Hinako Inoue, Llo Seven Seas Entertainment March 29, 2022

LEGEND:

Paperback

Hardcover

Digital

Sheeply Horned Witch Romi, Vol. 1 Yōichi Abe Seven Seas Entertainment March 29, 2022

Teasing Master Takagi-san, Vol. 13 Sōichirō Yamamoto Yen Press, LLC. March 29, 2022

Manga†

Light Novel

Yaoi/Yuri

Something’s Wrong With Us, Vol. 7 Natsumi Andō Kodansha Comics March 29, 2022

THE EXO-DRIVE REINCARNATION GAMES: All-Japan Isekai Battle Tournament!, Vol. 2

Erotic/Hentai

Steins;Gate: The Complete Manga

Tearmoon Empire, Vol. 4

Nitroplus, 5pb., Yomi Sarachi Udon Entertainment March 29, 2022

Nozomu Mochitsuki, Gilse J-Novel Heart March 29, 2022

Uncle from Another World, Vol. 4

Unicorns Aren’t Horny, Vol. 2

Hotondo Shindeiru Yen Press, LLC. March 29, 2022

Semi Ikuta Seven Seas Entertainment March 29, 2022

Keiso, Zunta Seven Seas Entertainment March 29, 2022

UQ HOLDER!, Vol. 25 Ken Akamatsu Kodansha Comics March 29, 2022

Disciple of the Lich: Or How I Was Cursed the Gods and Dropped Into the Abyss!, Vol. 3

Yakuza Reincarnation, Vol. 1 Hiroki Miyashita, Takeshi Natsuhara Seven Seas Entertainment March 29, 2022

Alice in Kyoto Forest, Vol. 2 Mai Mochizuki, Haruki Niwa Tokyopop March 30, 2022

Bad Ass Babe!: SEX & FURY, AND OTHER STORIES. Tarō Bonten, Takeo Udagawa Black Hook Press March 31, 2022

Drugstore in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist, Vol. 5

Even Dogs Go to Other Worlds: Life in Another World with My Beloved Hound, Vol. 1

Haunted Bookstore: Gateway to a Parallel Universe, The, Vol. 3

Kennoji, Eri Haruno, Matsūni Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) March 31, 2022

Ryūō, Ririnra Cross Infinite World March 31, 2022

Shinobumaru, Munashichi Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) March 31, 2022

Berserk of Gluttony, Vol. 5

Chainsaw Man, Vol. 10

Ciguatera, Vol. 2

Isshiki Ichika, Daisuke Takino Seven Seas Entertainment April 5, 2022

Tatsuki Fujimoto VIZ Media, LLC. April 5, 2022

Crueler Than Dead, Vol 2

DARLING in the FRANXX, Vol. 1–2

Even Though We’re Adults, Vol. 4

Tsukasa Saimura, Kōzō Takahashi Ablaze April 5, 2022

Code:000, Kentarō Yabuki Ghost Ship April 5, 2022

Necoco, Yō Hihara Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) March 31, 2022

Banished from the Hero’s Party, I Decided to Live a Quiet Life in the Countryside, Vol. 1

Minoru Furuya Vertical Comics April 5, 2022

Zappon, Yasumo, Masahiro Ikeno Yen Press, LLC. April 5, 2022

Takako Shimura Seven Seas Entertainment April 5, 2022

Failed Princesses, Vol. 5 Ajiichi Seven Seas Entertainment April 5, 2022

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Haganai: I Don’t Have Many Friends, Vol. 20 Yomi Hirasaka, Itachi Seven Seas Entertainment April 5, 2022

Jujutsu Kaisen, Vol. 15 Gege Akutami VIZ Media, LLC. April 5, 2022

Lovesick Ellie, Vol. 3 Fujimomo Kodansha Comics April 5, 2022

I am Blue, in Pain, and Fragile Yoru Sumino Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) April 5, 2022

Kaguya-sama: Love Is War, Vol. 22 Aka Akasaka VIZ Media, LLC. April 5, 2022

Machimaho: I Messed Up and Made the Wrong Person Into a Magical Girl!, Vol. 9 Sōryu Seven Seas Entertainment April 5, 2022

Mushoku Tensei, Vol. 15 Rifujin Na Magonote, Shirotaka Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) April 5, 2022

Orient, Vol. 8 Shinobu Ōtaka Kodansha Comics April 5, 2022

Sakamoto Days, Vol. 1 Yūto Suzuki VIZ Media, LLC. April 5, 2022

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My Hero Academia: Vigilantes, Vol. 12

In/Spectre, Vol. 15 Chasiba Katase, Kyō Shirodaira Kodansha Comics April 5, 2022

Into the Deepest, Most Unknowable Dungeon, Vol. 2 Kakeru Ghost Ship April 5, 2022

Kaiju No. 8, Vol. 2

Little Miss P, Vol. 4

Naoya Matsumoto VIZ Media, LLC. April 5, 2022

Ken Koyama Yen Press, LLC. April 5, 2022

Moriarty the Patriot, Vol. 7

Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior, The, Vol. 1

Ryōsuke Takeuchi, Hikaru Miyoshi, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle VIZ Media, LLC. April 5, 2022

Tenichi, Bunko Matsūra, Suzunosuke Seven Seas Entertainment April 5, 2022

My Love Mix-Up!, Vol. 3

New Gate Volume, The, Vol. 9

Wataru Hinekure, Aruko VIZ Media, LLC. April 5, 2022

Yoshiyuki Miwa, Shinogi Kazanami One Peace Books April 5, 2022

Peach Boy Riverside, Vol. 6

Queen’s Quality, Vol. 14

Rozi in the Labyrinth, Vol. 3

Coolkyousinnjya, Johanne Kodansha Comics April 5, 2022

Kyōsuke Motomi VIZ Media, LLC. April 5, 2022

Shiya Totsuki Seven Seas Entertainment April 5, 2022

SHAMAN KING Omnibus 8 (Vol. 22–24)

Shikimori’s Not Just a Cutie, Vol. 9

Skip·Beat!, Vol. 46

Hideyuki Furuhashi, Court Betten, Kōhei Horikoshi VIZ Media, LLC. April 5, 2022

Hiroyuki Takei Kodansha Comics April 5, 2022

Keigo Maki Kodansha Comics April 5, 2022

Yoshiki Nakamura VIZ Media, LLC. April 5, 2022

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Snow White with the Red Hair, Vol. 18 Sorata Akiduki VIZ Media, LLC. April 5, 2022

Vampire Dormitory, Vol. 4 Ema Toyama Kodansha Comics April 5, 2022

Campfire Cooking in Another World with My Absurd Skill, Vol. 7 Ren Eguchi, Akagishi K J-Novel Club, LLC. April 6, 2022

A Tale of the Secret Saint, Vol. 2 Tōya, Chibi Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) April 12, 2022

Attack on Titan Omnibus 4 (Vol. 10–12) Hajime Isayama Kodansha Comics April 12, 2022

CALL TO ADVENTURE! Defeating Dungeons with a Skill Board, Vol. 4 Aki Hagiu, Renji Kuriyama, Teddy Seven Seas Entertainment April 12, 2022

Manga†

Light Novel

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Space Pirate Captain Harlock Leiji Matsumoto Ablaze April 5, 2022

Who Wants to Marry a Billionaire?, Vol. 2 Mikoto Yamaguchi, Mario Ghost Ship April 5, 2022

Berserk of Gluttony, Vol. 6 Isshiki Ichika, Fame Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) April 7, 2022

Erotic/Hentai

Spy x Family, Vol. 7 Tatsuya Endō VIZ Media, LLC. April 5, 2022

Witches: The Complete Collection (Omnibus) Daisuke Igarashi Seven Seas Entertainment April 5, 2022

From Toxic Classmate to Girlfriend Goals, Vol. 1 Fukada Sametaro, Maral RahmanPour, Fumi Tentai Books April 11, 2022

Akashic Records of Bastard Magic Instructor, Vol. 14

Alice in Bishounen-Land, Vol. 2

Hitsuji Tarō, Tsunemi Aosa, Kurone Mishima Seven Seas Entertainment April 12, 2022

Yūshi Kawata, Yukito LOVE x LOVE April 12, 2022

Bakemonogatari, Vol. 14 NISIOISIN, Oh!Great Vertical Comics April 12, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Case Closed, Vol. 82 Gōshō Aoyama VIZ Media, LLC. April 12, 2022

Bomba!

Those Not-So-Sweet Boys, Vol. 6 Yōko Nogiri Kodansha Comics April 5, 2022

Yona of the Dawn, Vol. 35 Mizuho Kusanagi VIZ Media, LLC. April 5, 2022

100 Girlfriends Who Really, Really, Really, Really, Really Love You, The, Vol. 2 Rikito Nakamura, Yukiko Nozawa Ghost Ship April 12, 2022

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest, Vol. 8 Ryō Shirakome, RoGa, Takaya-Ki Seven Seas Entertainment April 12, 2022

Call of the Night, Vol. 7

Osamu Tezuka Vertical Comics April 12, 2022

Kotoyama VIZ Media, LLC. April 12, 2022

Case Files of Jeweler Richard, The, Vol. 2

Daily Lives of High School Boys, The, Vol. 7

Nanako Tsujimura, Mika Akatsuki, Utako Yukihiro Seven Seas Entertainment April 12, 2022

Yasunobu Yamauchi Vertical Comics April 12, 2022

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Demon Girl Next Door, The, Vol. 5 Izumo Itō Seven Seas Entertainment April 12, 2022

GIGANT, Vol. 7 Hiroya Oku Seven Seas Entertainment April 12, 2022

Knight of the Ice, Vol. 10 Yayoi Ogawa Kodansha Comics April 12, 2022

Mizuno & Chayama Yūta Nishio Yen Press, LLC. April 12, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Necromance, Vol. 3 Yūki Dōmotō Seven Seas Entertainment April 12, 2022

Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro, Vol. 10

Fiancée Chosen the Ring, The, Vol. 1

Nanashi Vertical Comics April 12, 2022

Jyun Hayase, Yasuyuki Torikai, Yue Matsuyuki Yen Press, LLC. April 12, 2022

Great Jahy Will Not Be Defeated!, The, Vol. 2

Harukana Receive, Vol. 10

Wakame Konbu Square Enix Manga April 12, 2022

Nyoijizai Seven Seas Entertainment April 12, 2022

Komi Can’t Communicate, Vol. 18

Level 1 Demon Lord and One Room Hero, Vol. 4

Tomohito Oda VIZ Media, LLC. April 12, 2022

Tōfu Seven Seas Entertainment April 12, 2022

Multi-Mind Mayhem: Isekai Tensei Soudouki, Vol. 3

My Brain is Different: Stories of ADHD and Other Developmental Disorders

Ryōsen Takami, Honoji One Peace Books April 12, 2022

No Matter What You Say, Furi-san is Scary!, Vol. 3 Sei’ichi Kinoue Seven Seas Entertainment April 12, 2022

Monnzusu Seven Seas Entertainment April 12, 2022

Our Teachers Are Dating!, Vol. 4 Pikachi Ōi Seven Seas Entertainment April 12, 2022

Pokémon: Sword & Shield, Vol. 3

Ragna Crimson, Vol. 5

Rent-A-Girlfriend, Vol. 12

Hidenori Kusaka, Satoshi Yamamoto VIZ Media, LLC. April 12, 2022

Daiki Kobayashi Square Enix Manga April 12, 2022

Reiji Miyajima Kodansha Comics April 12, 2022

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Fullmetal Alchemist: The Valley of White Petals: Second Edition, Vol. 3 Makoto Inoue, Hiromu Arakawa VIZ Media, LLC. April 12, 2022

Idaten Deities Know Only Peace, The, Vol. 1 Amahara, Coolkyousinnjya Seven Seas Entertainment April 12, 2022

Links Natsuki Kizu SuBLime April 12, 2022

My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s, Vol. 4 Matsuri Akai, Tozai Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) April 12, 2022

Overlord: The Undead King Oh!, Vol. 7 Kugane Maruyama, Juami, so-bin Yen Press, LLC. April 12, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Scattering His Virgin Bloom, Vol. 1 Aya Sakyō SuBLime April 12, 2022

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Seven Deadly Sins Manga Box, The, Set 2

Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle, Vol. 17

Nakaba Suzuki Kodansha Comics April 12, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Kagiji Kumanomata VIZ Media, LLC. April 12, 2022

Toilet-bound Hanako-kun, Vol. 13

Yagi the Bookshop Goat

AidaIro Yen Press, LLC. April 12, 2022

Record of Wortenia War, Vol. 7 Ryōta Hori, Yukari Yagi J-Novel Club, LLC. April 13, 2022

Fumi Furukawa LOVE x LOVE April 12, 2022

Yū Hashimoto Ghost Ship April 19, 2022

Kaoru Mori Yen Press, LLC. April 19, 2022

Alice in Kyoto Forest, Vol. 1

Apollo’s Song: New Omnibus Edition

Naoki Urasawa VIZ Media, LLC. April 19, 2022

San’kichi Hinodeya VIZ Media, LLC. April 12, 2022

Strange Adventure of a Broke Mercenary, The, Vol. 3 Mine, Araea Ikemiya, peroshi Seven Seas Entertainment April 12, 2022

Naoto Hachio ˉ ji & Hayase Nagatoro – Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro

Nekoko, Naji Yanagida Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) April 14, 2022

A Bride’s Story, Vol. 13

Asadora!, Vol. 5

Splatoon, Vol. 14

Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling, Vol. 3

2.5 Dimensional Seduction, Vol. 2

Mai Mochizuki, Haruki Niwa Tokyopop April 19, 2022

Erotic/Hentai

Osamu Tezuka Vertical Comics April 19, 2022

Bakemonogatari, Vol. 13 NISIOISIN, Oh!Great Vertical Comics April 19, 2022

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Bite Maker: The King’s Omega, Vol. 4 Miwako Sugiyama Seven Seas Entertainment April 19, 2022

Faraway Paladin: The Boy in the City of the Dead, The, Vol. 1 Kanata Yanagino, Kususaga Rin J-Novel Club, LLC. April 19, 2022

I Shall Survive Using Potions!, Vol. 7 FUNA, Sukima J-Novel Club, LLC. April 19, 2022

Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, Vol. 9 Kumanano, 029 Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) April 19, 2022

My Senpai is Annoying, Vol. 7 Shiromanta Seven Seas Entertainment April 19, 2022

Record of Ragnarok, Vol. 2 Shinya Umemura, Takumi Fukui, Azychika VIZ Media, LLC. April 19, 2022

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Blood on the Tracks, Vol. 9

Cat in a Hot Girls’ Dorm, Vol. 2

Shūzō Oshimi Vertical Comics April 19, 2022

Haruki Ghost Ship April 19, 2022

Fiancée Chosen the Ring, The, Vol. 1

Her Majesty’s Swarm, Vol. 3

Jyun Hayase, Yasuyuki Torikai, Yue Matsuyuki Yen Press, LLC. April 19, 2022

In Another World With My Smartphone, Vol. 21

616th Special Information Battalion, Eiri Iwamoto J-Novel Club, LLC. April 19, 2022

Cells at Work!

Complete Manga Box Set! Various Kodansha Comics April 19, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Higehiro: After Being Rejected, I Shaved and Took in a High School Runaway, Vol. 3 Shimesaba, Imaru Adachi One Peace Books April 19, 2022

Kageki Shojo!!, Vol. 5

Kingdom of Z, Vol. 5

Kumiko Saiki Seven Seas Entertainment April 19, 2022

Saizō Harawata, Lon Watanuki Seven Seas Entertainment April 19, 2022

Magic Artisan Dahlia Wilts No More, Vol. 1

Magika Swordsman and Summoner, Vol. 15

Mizuno and Chayama

Hisaya Amagishi, Megumi Sumikawa, KEI Seven Seas Entertainment April 19, 2022

Mitsuki Mihara, MonRin Seven Seas Entertainment April 19, 2022

Yūta Nishio Yen Press, LLC. April 19, 2022 Not Actual Cover

No. 5, Vol. 4

Overlord: The Undead King Oh!, Vol. 7

Persona 5: Mementos Mission, Vol. 2

Kugane Maruyama, Juami, so-bin Yen Press, LLC. April 19, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Rokurō Saitō, Atlus Udon Entertainment April 19, 2022

Savior’s Book Café Story in Another World, The, Vol. 2

Seirei Gensouki: Spirit Chronicles, Omnibus 5

Seven Deadly Sins, The, Omnibus 3 (Vol. 7–9)

Kyōka Izumi, Ōmiya, Reiko Sakurada Seven Seas Entertainment April 19, 2022

Yuri Kitayama, Riv J-Novel Club, LLC. April 19, 2022

Nakaba Suzuki Kodansha Comics April 19, 2022

Patora Fuyuhara, Eiji Usatsuka J-Novel Club, LLC. April 19, 2022

Taiyō Matsumoto VIZ Media, LLC. April 19, 2022

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Slayers Volumes 4–6 Collector’s Edition Hajime Kanzaka, Rui Araizumi J-Novel Club, LLC. April 19, 2022

Tamamo-chan’s a Fox!, Vol. 5

By the Grace of the Gods, Vol. 8

Yūki Ray Seven Seas Entertainment April 19, 2022

Roy, Ririnra J-Novel Club, LLC. April 19, 2022

Erotic/Hentai

Solo Leveling, Vol. 4 DUBU (REDICE STUDIO), Chugong Yen Press, LLC. April 19, 2022

Toppu GP, Vol. 8 Kōsuke Fujishima Kodansha Comics April 19, 2022

Survival in Another World with My Mistress!, Vol. 1 Ryūto, Yappen Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) April 19, 2022

Trapped in a Dating Sim: The World of Otome Games is Tough for Mobs, Vol. 4 Yomu Mishima, Jun Shiosato, Monda Seven Seas Entertainment April 19, 2022

Unwanted Undead Adventurer, The, Vol. 5 Yū Okano, Jaian J-Novel Club, LLC. April 19, 2022

Apocalypse Bringer Mynoghra: World Conquest Starts with the Civilization of Ruin, Vol.3

Welcome Back, Alice, Vol. 1 Shūzō Oshimi Vertical Comics April 19, 2022

White Cat’s Revenge as Plotted from the Dragon King’s Lap, The, Vol. 3

Mame Coordinate, Vol. 2 Sachi Miyabe Tokyopop April 20, 2022

Kureha, Yamigo J-Novel Heart April 19, 2022

You like me, don’t you? So, wanna go out with me?

Kōta Nozomi, Azuri Tentai Books April 25, 2022

A Certain Magical Index, Vol. 25

A Galaxy Next Door, Vol. 1

Kazuma Kamachi, Chuya Kogino Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

Gido Amagakure Kodansha Comics April 26, 2022

Breaker, The, Omnibus, Vol 3

Can’t Stop Cursing You, Vol. 3

Jeon Geuk-jin, Park Jin-Hwan Ablaze April 26, 2022

Kensuke Koba, Natsuko Uruma Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

Dangers in My Heart, The, Vol. 4

Days on Fes, Vol. 5

Fehu Kazuno, Jun Cross Infinite World April 22, 2022

Agravity Boys, Vol. 6 Atsushi Nakamura VIZ Media, LLC. April 26, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Cat Massage Therapy, Vol. 2 Haru Hisakawa Seven Seas Entertainment April 26, 2022

Boys of the Dead Dōji Tomita KUMA April 26, 2022

Cherry Magic!

Thirty Years of Virginity Can Make You a Wizard?!, Vol. 4 Yū Toyota Square Enix Manga April 26, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Norio Sakurai Seven Seas Entertainment April 26, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Kanato Oka Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

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Manga & Ligh Continued

Detective Is Already Dead, The, Vol. 2 nigozyu, mugiko Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Haunted Bookstore: Gateway to a Parallel Universe, The, Vol. 3 Shinobumaru, Munashichi Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) April 26, 2022

Marin Kitagawa & Wakana Gojo ˉ – My Dress-Up Darling

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Dungeon of Black Company, The, Vol. 7 Yōhei Yasumura Seven Seas Entertainment April 26, 2022

High School Family: Kokosei Kazoku, Vol. 1 Ryō Nakama VIZ Media, LLC. April 26, 2022 Not Actual Cover

EDENS ZERO, Vol. 16

Goblin Slayer, Vol. 11

Hiro Mashima Kodansha Comics April 26, 2022

Kumo Kagyu, Kōsuke Kurose, Noboru Kannatuki Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

Hinowa ga CRUSH!, Vol. 6

Hitorijime My Hero, Vol. 12

Takahiro, strelka Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

Memeco Arii Kodansha Comics April 26, 2022

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I Cannot Reach You, Vol. 4

I Want to be a Wall, Vol. 1

Mika Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

Honami Shirono Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

Erotic/Hentai

I Was a Bottom-Tier Bureaucrat for 1500 Years, and the Demon King Made Me a Minister, Vol. 3 Kisetsu Morita, Meishi Murakami, Benio Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level, Vol. 8 Kisetsu Morita, Yusuke Shiba, Benio Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

In Another World with My Smartphone, Vol. 5

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? II, Vol. 2

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? II, Vol. 2

Patora Fuyuhara, Eiji Usatsuka, Soto Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

Fujino Ōmori, Kunieda, Suzuhito Yasuda Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

Fujino Ōmori, Kunieda, Suzuhito Yasuda Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

Love of Kill, Vol. 7

Made in Abyss, Vol. 10

Me & Roboco, Vol. 3

Mob Psycho 100, Vol. 8

Fe Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Akihito Tsukushi Seven Seas Entertainment April 26, 2022

Shuhei Miyazaki VIZ Media, LLC. April 26, 2022 Not Actual Cover

ONE Dark Horse Manga April 26, 2022

Most Heretical Last Boss Queen: From Villainess to Savior, The, Vol. 1

Most Notorious “Talker” Runs the World’s Greatest Clan, The, Vol. 1

My Dress-Up Darling, Vol. 5

No Matter How I Look at It, It’s You Guys’ Fault I’m Not Popular!, Vol. 19

Tenichi, Suzunosuke Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) April 26, 2022

Jaki, Yamorichan, Fame Seven Seas Entertainment April 26, 2022

Play It Cool, Guys, Vol. 3

Reborn as a Space Mercenary: I Woke Up Piloting the Strongest Starship!, Vol. 4

Kokone Nata Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

Ryūto, Tetsuhiro Nabeshima Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) April 26, 2022

Sacrificial Princess and the King of Beasts, Vol. 15 Yū Tomofuji Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Shin’ichi Fukuda Square Enix Manga April 26, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling, Vol. 3 Nekoko, Naji Yanagida Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) April 26, 2022

Saga of Tanya the Evil, The, Vol. 16

Sasaki and Miyano, Vol. 5

Carlo Zen, Chika Tōjō Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

Shō Harusono Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

Laid-Back Camp, Vol. 11 Afro Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Nico Tanigawa Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

Royal Tutor, The, Vol. 16 Higasa Akai Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

Sayonara, Football: Farewell, My Dear Cramer, Vol. 9 Naoshi Arakawa Kodansha Comics April 26, 2022 Not Actual Cover

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Sensei’s Pious Lie, Vol. 1

Shibuya Goldfish, Vol. 10

Akane Torikai Vertical Comics April 26, 2022

Hiroumi Aoi Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

Skeleton Knight in Another World, Vol. 8

Solitary Gourmet, The

Ennki Hakari, Akira Sawano, Keg Seven Seas Entertainment April 26, 2022

That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime: The Ways of the Monster Nation, Vol. 7

Tadahiro Miura Ghost Ship April 26, 2022

Accomplishments of the Duke’s Daughter, Vol. 8

Something’s Wrong With Us, Vol. 8

Tales of Wedding Rings, Vol. 10

Time Stop Hero, Vol. 4

Wolf Never Sleeps, The, Vol. 1

Yowamushi Pedal, Vol. 20

Yasunori Mitsunaga Seven Seas Entertainment April 26, 2022

Shienbishop, Ki’ichi Taga, Gonbe Shinkawa Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Wataru Watanabe Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

Villainess: Reloaded! Blowing Away Bad Ends with Modern Weapons, Vol. 4

Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear, Vol. 10

I Reincarnated As Evil Alice, So the Only Thing I’m Courting Is Death!, Vol.2

616th Special Information Battalion, Futsū Onshin J-Novel Club, LLC. April 27, 2022

Ancient Magus’ Bride: Wizard’s Blue, The, Vol. 4 Kore Yamazaki, Makoto Sanda, Isuo Tsukumo Seven Seas Entertainment May 3, 2022

Blue Exorcist, Vol. 27

Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Vol. 14

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tomo Kurahashi KUMA April 26, 2022

Natsumi Andō Kodansha Comics April 26, 2022

Reia, Suki Umemiya Seven Seas Entertainment May 3, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Kazue Katō VIZ Media, LLC. May 3, 2022

sick

Masayuki Kusumi, Jirō Taniguchi Ponent Mon April 26, 2022

Mitz Vah, Shō Okagiri, Fuse Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs, Vol. 19

Shiori’s Diary, Vol. 3 Tsuya Tsuya Ghost Ship April 26, 2022

Ukyō Kodachi, Masashi Kishimoto, Mikio Ikemoto VIZ Media, LLC. May 3, 2022

Kumanano, 029 Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) April 28, 2022

Battle Angel Alita, Vol. 6 Yukito Kishiro Kodansha Comics May 3, 2022

Cat + Gamer, Vol. 1 Wataru Nadatani Dark Horse Manga May 3, 2022

Maybe Yen Press, LLC. April 26, 2022

Chii Kurusu, Minato Yaguchi Cross Infinite World April 29, 2022

Blackguard, Vol. 2 Ryō Hanada Vertical Comics May 3, 2022

Classroom of the Elite, Vol. 11 Syōgo Kinugasa, Tomoseshunsaku Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) May 3, 2022

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Disciple of the Lich: Or How I Was Cursed the Gods and Dropped Into the Abyss!, Vol. 3 Necoco, Yō Hihara Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) May 3, 2022

Farming Life in Another World, Vol. 5 Kinosuke Naito, Yasuyuki Tsurugi One Peace Books May 3, 2022

King’s Beast, The, Vol. 6

Manga†

Light Novel

Yaoi/Yuri

Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro, Vol. 11 Nanashi Vertical Comics May 3, 2022

Fire in His Fingertips: A Flirty Fireman Ravishes Me with His Smoldering Gaze, Vol. 3

Erotic/Hentai

Double, Vol. 3

Dr. STONE, Vol. 21

Ayako Noda Tokyopop May 3, 2022

Ri’ichiro Inagaki, Bo’ichi VIZ Media, LLC. May 3, 2022

Happy Kanako’s Killer Life, Vol. 4

Hero Life of a (Self-Proclaimed) Mediocre Demon!, The, Vol. 4

Toshiya Wakabayashi Seven Seas Entertainment May 3, 2022

Kawano Tanishi Ghost Ship May 3, 2022

Shiro’ichi Amaui, Konekoneko, Tamagonokimi Kodansha Comics May 3, 2022

Kubo Won’t Let Me Be Invisible, Vol. 1

Magical Girl Spec-Ops Asuka, Vol. 14

Nene Yukimori VIZ Media, LLC. May 3, 2022

Makoto Fukami, Seigo Tokiya Seven Seas Entertainment May 3, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Mushoku Tensei: Roxy Gets Serious, Vol. 7

Ode to Kirihito: New Omnibus Edition

One Piece, Vol. 99

Prince Freya, Vol. 6

Rifujin Na Magonote, Fujikawa Yuka, Shirotaka Seven Seas Entertainment May 3, 2022

Osamu Tezuka Vertical Comics May 3, 2022

Ei’ichirō Oda VIZ Media, LLC. May 3, 2022

Keiko Ishihara VIZ Media, LLC. May 3, 2022

Reincarnated as a Dragon Hatchling, Vol. 3

Sailor Moon, Vol. 1 (Naoko Takeuchi Collection)

Survival in Another World with My Mistress!, Vol. 1

When Will Ayumu Make His Move?, Vol. 5

Necoco, Rio, Naji Yanagida Seven Seas Entertainment May 3, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Naoko Takeuchi Kodansha Comics May 3, 2022

I Kissed my Girlfriend’s Little Sister?!, Vol. 1

Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest ZERO, Vol. 6

Rei Tōma VIZ Media, LLC. May 3, 2022

Riku Misora, Maral RahmanPour, Sabamizore Tentai Books May 9, 2022

Ryō Shirakome, Ataru Kamichi, Takaya-Ki Seven Seas Entertainment May 10, 2022

Ryūto, Sasayuki, Yappen Ghost Ship May 3, 2022

Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: Elma’s Office Lady Diary, Vol. 5 Coolkyousinnjya, Ayami Kazama Seven Seas Entertainment May 3, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Sōichirō Yamamoto Kodansha Comics May 3, 2022

Change World, Vol. 2

Classroom of the Elite, Vol. 2

Yū Minaduki SuBLime May 10, 2022

Syōgo Kinugasa, Tomoseshunsaku, Yuyu Ichino Seven Seas Entertainment May 10, 2022 Not Actual Cover

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COLORLESS, Vol. 1 Kent Seven Seas Entertainment May 10, 2022

Death Note Short Stories Tsugumi Ōba, Takeshi Obata VIZ Media, LLC. May 10, 2022

Devil Ecstasy, Vol. 1 Shūzō Oshimi Vertical Comics May 10, 2022

Alice Stardia, Lola Meltrose, Luna Heela, Emma Brightness & Noir Stardia – The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter

Dragon Quest: The Adventure of Dai, Vol. 2 Yūji Horī, Riku Sanjō, Kōji Inada VIZ Media, LLC. May 10, 2022

Finder: To the Edge, Vol. 11 Ayano Yamane SuBLime May 10, 2022

Fly Me to the Moon, Vol. 11 Kenjirō Hata VIZ Media, LLC. May 10, 2022

Gantz Omnibus, Vol. 9 Hiroya Oku Dark Horse Manga May 10, 2022

Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter, The, Vol. 6 Meguru Seto, Tomoyuki Hino, Note Takehana Seven Seas Entertainment May 10, 2022 Not Actual Cover

His Favorite, Vol. 12 Suzuki Tanaka SuBLime May 10, 2022

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How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, Vol. 14 Dojyomaru, Fuyuyuki Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) May 10, 2022

My Boy, Vol. 9 Hitomi Takano Vertical Comics May 10, 2022

Seven Deadly Sins: Four Knights of the Apocalypse, The, Vol. 3 Nakaba Suzuki Kodansha Comics May 10, 2022

Thief Inoue Akikazu, The Osamu Tezuka Digital Manga Publishing May 10, 2022

Black Summoner, Vol. 6 Dōfu Mayoi, Gin Ammo J-Novel Club, LLC. May 11, 2022

Bofuri: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense., Vol. 4 Yūmikan, Jirō Oimoto, Koin Yen Press, LLC. May 17, 2022

Manga†

Light Novel

Yaoi/Yuri

It’s Just Not My Night! - Tale of a Fallen Vampire Queen, Vol. 1

Erotic/Hentai

Mao, Vol. 5 Rumiko Takahashi VIZ Media, LLC. May 10, 2022

Muchimaro Ghost Ship May 10, 2022

My Next Life as a Villainess Side Story: Girls Patch

Mushoku Tensei, Vol. 16 Rifujin Na Magonote, Shirotaka Airship (Seven Seas Entertainment) May 10, 2022

Perfect World, Vol. 11

Requiem of the Rose King, Vol. 15

Rie Aruga Kodansha Comics May 10, 2022

Aya Kanno VIZ Media, LLC. May 10, 2022

Seven Deadly Sins, The, Omnibus 4 (Vol. 10–12)

Soul Eater: The Perfect Edition, Vol. 7

Super HxEros, Vol. 7

Nakaba Suzuki Kodansha Comics May 10, 2022

Atsushi Ōkubo Square Enix Manga May 10, 2022

Ryōma Kitada Ghost Ship May 10, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Tunnel to Summer, the Exit of Goodbyes, The

Welcome Back, Alice, Vol. 2

Wonder Cat Kyuu-chan, Vol. 5

Shūzō Oshimi Vertical Comics May 10, 2022

Sasami Nitori Seven Seas Entertainment May 10, 2022 Not Actual Cover

Dragon’s Soulmate is a Mushroom Princess!, The, Vol. 1

A Silent Voice Complete Collector’s Edition, Vol. 1

BEASTARS, Vol. 18

Hanami Nishine, poporucha Cross Infinite World May 16, 2022

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C HOSHI S P L A Y

GLM: Hello everyone, we’ll be having an interview with Hoshi Cosplay. Again, than you for you time for this in‐ terview. For those who are new to you, would you tell a little about yourself.

HOSHI: Thank you for having me! Hello everyone, I am Hoshi Cosplay! I was born and raised in Southern Cali‐ fornia, and I’ve been cosplaying since 2016. Growing up, I was always into video games, but I didn’t actually get into anime until around the end of high school. I really didn’t really know what anime was besides Pokémon and Yu-Gi-Oh. One day, a friend wanted me to watch a show with him called “Fullmetal Alchemist”(some of you might have heard of it before), and I was kinda reluctant at first because anime was “for weirdos.” At least, that was what my main friend group at the time thought, but the show looked interesting, so I decided to give it a try. Ever since then, I have been hooked! My favorite anime are Full‐ metal Alchemist: Brotherhood, Hunter x Hunter (2011) and My Roommate is a Cat, and my favorite video games are Kingdom Hearts and Persona 4 and 5! My other inter‐ ests include playing the piano, being with friends and family, and cuddling my cat.

Interview

Yumeko Jabami Kakegurui

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Temari GLM: The first time I met you was back in 2019, Animé Los Angeles. I took a photo of you in your Lucy cosplay from Elfen Lied… with the vectors! I was very impressed. What was your first cosplay and what inspired you to cosplay that character?

Photo Courtesy of To Do Le Dougie

HOSHI: Thank you! Wearing Lucy at ALA was probably one of my favorite memories at a con. Like I said, I wore my first cosplay in 2016. It was a cosplay of Makise Kurisu from Steins;Gate that I bought online. Back then, I had never gone to a con before, but I had heard about a con called “Anime Expo” that was the place to go to if you were an anime fan. As I was doing my research before going, I saw pictures of people dressed up as anime characters. I thought that it was sooo cool, and I just HAD to do it if I was going to AX. My anime obsession at the time was Steins ;Gate, and I just loved Kurisu. I actually still have the cosplay, but not the wig.

GLM: Wow! That’s cool that you cosplayed Kurisu. I happened to be that me and a friend cosplayed as Rintarou and Kurisu at AX 2019. This was my friend’s first time doing a "group" cosplay and joining the Steins;Gate cosplay gathering where she had a blast!

You mentioned you bought your Kurisu cosplay online… with the consecutive cosplays you’ve done since, other than buying, have you made your own cosplays? What’s your take on buying or making a cosplay?

Hinata

Photo Courtesy of Hoshi Cosplay

Tsunade

Photo Courtesy of Hoshi Cosplay

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HOSHI: I have made a few of my cosplays including Lucy, Shadow Futaba from Persona 5, and Yuzuriha from Dr. Stone. My fiancé helps me out a lot when building my cosplays. At first, we were more focused on prop build‐ ing, but within the last year, we have pushed ourselves by improving our sewing and wig styling skills. I still will buy cosplays if it’s more practical or is a better value. As

for the whole buying vs. crafting debate, I really don’t mind if a cosplayer buys or makes their own cosplay be‐ cause I just consider it a hobby, and I just have a blast cosplaying characters I like and meeting people who en‐ joy the same series I do. However, it is a really great feel‐ ing debuting a cosplay I worked hard on and getting recognition for it.

Peko Pekoyama

Photo Courtesy of Eurobeat Kasumi EBK

Danganronpa 2

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Winry Rockbell Fullmetal Alchemist

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HOSHI: I usually cosplay characters I really like or admire.

To be honest, I think I enjoy cosplaying characters that I’d like to be like more than who I relate to the most. My favorite characters are usually confident and strong fe‐ male characters, whereas in real life, I’m pretty quiet and introverted. Although I still do enjoy cosplaying cute shy girls! Basically liking the character and their design is what makes me decide who to cosplay.

GLM: I have seen from your social media that you cosplay various characters since your debut. Although I cos‐ played a fraction of what you cosplayed, what challenges did you face cosplaying that variety of characters? Also, what was your most rewarding experience cosplaying any one character?

Photo Courtesy of RXG Photography

Photo Courtesy of Hoshi Cosplay

GLM: It is a good feeling debuting a cosplay you made yourself. That’s the feeling I had when I debuted my Au‐ ron cosplay from Final Fantasy X, one of my favorite video game characters. It was the only cosplay I created with my own sewing skills, not the best, but happy with the results. Also, Auron is a character I could relate to.

When you choose a character to cosplay, what make you decide on that particular character? Like me, someone you can relate to and looks cool? A character you like?

The character’s costume looks cool/pretty?

Photo Courtesy of Photograsaurus Rex

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Makoto Nijima

Photo Courtesy of To Do Le Dougie

HOSHI: One of my biggest challenges is when I think a cosplay won’t turn out how I envision it. There is a perfectionist within me, and I get stressed almost every step of the way if I think that the cosplay is not going to turn out the way that I want it—especially if I am con crunching. My fiancé is pretty good at calming me down and reassuring that it’ll turn out fine, which it usually does. Wigs are also a huge struggle with me.

I get worried that I’ll cut it too short and have to get a new one. Recently, storage is probably my biggest challenge...

With so many cosplays, I’m running out of space, and I have a hard time letting go of my old ones.

I think one of the most rewarding experiences cosplaying was when so many people admired the vectors that I made for Lucy. They were really impressed, and I had a lot of peo‐ ple ask how I made them!

Photo Courtesy of Hoshi Cosplay

GLM: Yes, those vectors were pretty memorable. It reminds me of the appendages coming out of Kaneki’s back from Tokyo Ghoul also. I know how difficult it is to make props.

The only major prop I made was Auron’s katana sword which was made out of styrofoam and a wood dowel as the handle. My second attempt was the magic staff used

by Shiroe from Log Horizon. I thought it was sturdy, but fell apart after I swung it once before debuting it as con.

You mentioned before that you and your fiancé worked on cosplay props. How was your experience in making props for your cosplay? And what lessons have you learned from making those props?

Photo Courtesy of Hoshi Cosplay

HOSHI: I had a kind of similar experience with my vectors.

I thought that I would be okay walking around the con

with them on my back, but once I was walking through the crowds of artist alley, I realized how flimsy they were and how much I had to be careful with them. Building props involves research as well as trial and error. We have attempted to create props many times before realizing that the technique we were using would not work out for what we were creating. Creating props can be challeng‐ ing in both a good and frustrating way. One thing that I have learned is that you sometimes have to make a com‐ promise. Recently, we made a spear for my cosplay of Ju‐ dith from Tales of Vesperia. Although I wanted it to be sturdy and durable, that would have made the spear ex‐ tremely heavy and hard to carry around at a con, so I had to settle for a material that I had to be a little extra care‐ ful with while taking it to cons so that I don’t damage it.

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GLM: I do concur. You do have to be extra careful carrying large props around the con. With my Auron’s sword (which is slightly shorter than myself ), the only time I can rest it over my shoulder is when there’s nobody within six feet of me. I might swing it the wrong way and hit someone by accident which I try to avoid at all costs. In close quarters, I hold it in front of me… almost hugging it. With all the experiences you’ve gained over the years cosplaying and prop making, have you considered this to be a possible profession? Or you think that cosplaying could lead you to an alternate future profession… like fashion design or the‐ ater for example? Or you consider cosplaying a fun hobby?

HOSHI: I always considered cosplay to be a fun hobby and a way for me to make friends. Cosplaying does sound like a pretty cool profession to have, but I already have a career that I am happy with and have invested several years into. Recently, I have become a little more estab‐ lished with my career and therefore have more free time and funds, so I have thought about dedicating more time into my cosplay. I actually have a couple of shoots planned with photographers coming up in the next few weeks, which is something that I have never done before.

Most of the pictures I have are either home shoots or con photos, so I am pretty excited.

Aqua

Photo Courtesy of Staryver

Judith

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GLM: I’m sure you will have an excellent time with cosplay photographers. I also do photography and have done cosplay photo shoots in the past at cons, but only a hobby. And only people who I know or a direct friend of a friend. You mentioned that you started cosplaying in 2016. Aside from the lockdowns we had recently, which of the anime (or any) convention was your favorite? Any why? Since life is somewhat going back to some normalcy, have you ever though about attending conventions in other states?

HOSHI: My favorite con is Anime Los Angeles. I went for the first time in 2018, and I think that specific year was the most fun time I had at a con‐ vention. It is big enough to feel like there is always something you can do, but it’s also not too big where it’s hard to find friends. Most of people I met through cosplay were through ALA. I was a little skeptical when they announced their loca‐ tion change, but I went this past January and had such a great time. As for other cons, I went to my first non-California con this past summer, which was Anime Matsuri in Houston, Texas. Going to other big cons in other states is definitely on my to-do list.

GLM: Same here. Animé Los Angeles is my all-time favorite local anime con also. So much that I’ve been a volunteer for their program guide for the past few years. Yes, ALA hits that sweet spot in convention sizes where it’s not too big and not too small. When ever someone asks me which convention they should start with, I always recommend ALA. Photo Courtesy of ZirconLaxor

HOSHI: Choose a character you are passionate about and go for it. It doesn’t matter what your cosplay ends up looking like whether you buy or create it- there will be at least one person at the convention, online, or wherever you show it off who recognizes the character and will bond with you over their love of the same character.

Those bonds and the friendships that follow are what make cosplaying worth it.

Photo Courtesy of DTJAAAAM

Photo Courtesy of To Do Le Dougie

Cosplay, indeed, is a varied and complex hobby… ever evolving. Every year, you have new fans excited to enter the world of cosplay… possibly inspired buy their favorite anime, video game, comic character, etc. What advice would you give to these new, impressionable fans who decides to enter the world of cosplay?

GLM: I would to thank you, Hoshi Cosplay, for this inter‐ view. And I hope to see you again in upcoming conven‐ tions. To our readers, you can follow Hoshi Cosplay on her social media through Instagram. ❖

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Lucy

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Shougo Yahagi – Megazon 23

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Who’sThatSeiyu Ueda, Reina

Ishige, Shōya

Suzushiro, Sayumi

上田 麗奈

石毛翔弥

鈴代 紗弓

DOB: August 20, 1990 Saitama

DOB: February 4, 1998 Kanagawa

Blood Type: AB

Blood Type: NA

Current Roles…

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DOB: January 17, 1994 Toyama Blood Type: A

Current Roles…

Juna Doma

Hoshino, Shion

Gojoˉ , Wakana

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Lurie Abendroth

Kumara

Genjitsu Shugi Yūsha no Ōkoku Saikenki

Shūmatsu no Harem

Sono Bisque Dōru wa Koi o Suru

Godzilla Singular Point

Shikkakumon no Saikyō Kenja

Tensei Shitara Slime Datta Ken

Aikyama,Yui

Hirahara, Mio

Skull

Fujiki,Yusaku

Christina Beltrum

Kurena Kukumila

NIGHT HEAD 2041

Blue Reflection Ray

Granblue Fantasy The Animation

Yu-Gi-Oh! VRAINS

Seirei Gensōki

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Kozakai, Yurie

Ōhara, Sayaka

Kuwahara, Yūki

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桑原 由気

DOB: July 6, 1995 Higashiura, Aichi

DOB: December 6, 1975 Kanagawa

DOB: June 24, 1991 Sasebo, Nagasaki

Blood Type: O

Blood Type: B

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Mizuki, Karen

Queen Margaret

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Yue

Aishia

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Bara-Ō no Sōretsu

Tōkyō Nijūyon-ku

Arifureta Shokugyō de Sekai Saikyō

Seirei Gensōki

Arima, Ichika

Yoshikawa,Yuki

Chishiro, Madoka

Yoshida, Seiko

Toˉ ru

Narukami, Sora

Koi to Yobu ni wa Kimochi Warui

Hori-san to Miyamura-kun

Nami yo Kiitekure

Machikado Mazoku

Kobayashi-san Chi no Dragon Maid

Kami-sama ni Natta Hi

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-u ofWinter2022 Murase, Ayumu

Hanae, Natsuki

Suguta, Hina

安野 希世乃

花江 夏樹

直田 姫奈

DOB: July 9, 1989 Tōkyō

DOB: June 26, 1991 Kanagawa

DOB: April 17, 1995 Hyōgo

Blood Type: A

Blood Type: B

Blood Type: O

Current Roles…

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Solomon

Meneldor

Vanitas

Nekoyanagi, Milo

Kitagawa, Marin

Kirigaya,Toˉ ko

Kenja no Deshi o Nanoru Kenja

Saihate no Paladin

Vanitas no Karute

Sabikui Bisco

Sono Bisque Dōru wa Koi o Suru

BanG Dream!

Girls Band Party!

Hitomi,Yuˉ ki

Soˉ toˉ in, Manabu

Revel

Falco Grice

Haruka

Shakunetsu Kabadi

Bishōnen Tanteidan

Platinum End

Shingeki no Kyojin

Afterlost

Murakami, Manatsu

Saitō, Sōma

Ichimichi, Mao

村上 まなつ

斉藤 壮馬

市道 真央

DOB: August 24 Kanagawa

DOB: April 22, 1991 Yamanashi

DOB: February 1, 1992 Ōsaka

Blood Type: O

Blood Type: B

Blood Type: O

Current Roles…

Current Roles…

Current Roles…

Akebi, Komichi

Kujoˉ , Yuzuha

Wein Salema Arbales

Miyano,Yoshikazu

Tachibana, Hinata

Akashic

Akebi-chan no Sērāfuku

Cue!

Tensai Ōji no Akaji Kokka Saisei Jutsu

Sasaki to Miyano

Fantasy Bishōjo Juniku Ojisan to

Kaijin Kaihatsubu no Kuroitsu-san

Mitsuya,Yuki

Kanemaki, Kojiroˉ

Shoˉ ma

Hanakago, Saki

Lyudmila Halrova

ODDTAXI

Orient

Tatoeba Last Dungeon Mae no Mura no Shōnen

Platinum End

Tsuki to Raika to Nosuferatu

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An Unexpected Adventure

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F

or as long as I have been a casual video gamer, I always wanted to go to a gaming convention. But what I knew about video game conventions is ba‐ sically like game tournaments. I don’t mind video game tournaments, but I’m not thrilled about them either. That all changed when the pandemic occurred. With a lot of time on my hands, I began watching more YouTube videos than ever. As a retro gamer myself, I started watching retro gaming channels. That’s when I discovered that there are game conventions that have nothing to do with tournaments… or where tournaments were not the main draw. I started looking into retro game conventions in my area and found the SoCal Gaming Expo (previously the SoCal Retro Gaming Expo).

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Above: Games and harware for sale.

Right: The participants of the cosplay show and hall cosplay.

Left: Pat Contri & Ian Ferguson Bottom: John Riggs

In the past couple years, SoCal Gaming Expo had been postponed… but all that changed this year! My expectations were blown out of the water. For one, I did not think that there would be this many people—the turnout was very impressive. Another is the demographic of the attendees. I expected an older, male dominant crowd, but instead, there was a varied demographic.

When we arrived at the convention center to get our badges, there was a long line that awaited us to get in. It stretched to the sidewalk and curved. But it didn’t take long to enter the convention center. What I failed to notice was there was another event at the convention center. There were people that were wearing martial arts “gi (gee)” uniforms. Since I knew there was only a gaming convention, I thought there were a lot of Street Fighter cosplayers attending. In actuality, there was a martial arts competition on the other end of the con‐ vention center.

The first thing we did after receiving our badges was go to the vendor hall. There were a lot more vendors than I expected. I started looking around the retro game vendor tables for deals and to add more to my collec‐ tion. My main mission was to collect games that I lost over time primarily for my Atari 2600 and Super Nin‐ tendo Entertainment System, as well as games for my other retro consoles. There were four isles of vendors and by the time I was half way through the second isle, 86 Genki Life Magazine | Spring 2022

I became overwhelmed by all the looking around. This had never happened to me at all the anime and comic conven‐ tions I’d attended in the past. I took a moment to regain my composure and recover and then continued on.

It was around noon when we went to a panel hosted by YouTubers Pat, the NES Punk with Ian Ferguson. It was an awesome panel by these two hosts that I follow on YouTube. I think I learned more about college drinking, The Highlander and heavy duty mayonnaise than I would have ever expected. Seriously. Because of all the major news going on at this time, there’s not been a lot of video game news. We did touch on a little of Elden Ring, but not much.

The next event we went to was a cosplay contest. I actu‐ ally didn’t expect a lot of cosplayers at this gaming event, but for the size of the event, there were quite a few. It went fairly quick, but with a good variety of cosplay. There was also one cosplayer that I recognized from Animé Los Angeles back in January in the cosplay fashion show.

For the rest of the afternoon, we went around the vendor hall once again. By this time, the crowd thinned out consid‐ erably. I was able to better look for what I’ve been looking for, but the reality is that most of the “good” stuff was sold by this time. And after the main convention ended at 5:00 pm, there was a screening of the Adventures in Game Chasing movie produced and starred by The Game Chasers.

Sunday wasn’t as crazy as the day before. When the con‐ vention opened up, it was easy to go around the exhibit

hall. I had a better look at each booth for the games I was looking for. Right around lunch was when the crowd grew and became harder to walk around. That’s a good thing, though—Sunday is the day everyone is looking for deals and vendors run discounts to move more inventory before the end of the con. The rest of Sunday was also fun. We had a chance to talk to a few of the vendors and random people throughout the rest of the con. My day pretty much ended right after John Rigg’s short panel. Apparently, he forgot the drive that had his presentation on it, so he winged the rest of the panel by talking about how he made connec‐ tions throughout the homebrew community to where he is now in his work.

The SoCal Gaming Expo at the Ontario Convention Center this year was an excellent experience. It threw all the misconceptions I’d had about these types of gaming con‐ ventions out the window. I had a chance to interact, albeit briefly, with YouTubers that I follow and I got to meet a lot of like-minded people that shared the same (or more) pas‐ sion for collecting retro video games… and more recent video games also! The panels were entertaining, interactive, infor‐ mative and fun. I hope that this convention will happen at the same venue next year. For any gaming fan, retro and modern, this convention is worth attending… even if it’s for the wow factor or for just plain ol’ nostalgia. There’s unex‐ pected fun, things to do, entertaining panels, a lot of good deals, and interesting personalities to meet. ❖ Ed Gomez Genki Life Magazine | Spring 2022 87

Console & Desktop Gaming

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Spring 2022 Continued

March 22

Ghostwire: Tokyo

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands

Rune Factory 5

Bethesda Game Studios • Bethesda Softworks, LLC

Gearbox Software, LLC. • Take-Two Interactive Software, Inc.

T • Action, Horror • PC, PS5

T • Action, First Person, Role-Playing • PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox1, XboxXS

Marvelous USA, Inc. • XSEED Games, Marvelous USA, Inc. T • Action, Role-Playing, Simulation • Switch

Sydney Hunter and the Curse of the Mayan

Kirby and the Forgotten Land Nintendo Co., Ltd. • Nintendo of America, Inc. E10+ • Platformer • Switch

CollectorVision Games E10+ • Adventure, Platformer • PS4, Xbox1

March 24

Alice, Ares, Martin, Fuuka, Reinhard, Beatrice & Pricilla – Rune Factory 5

A Memoir Blue Cloisters Interactive • Annapurna Interactive NA • Adventure • PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox1, XboxXS

Expedition Zero Enigmatic Machines • tinyBuild NA • Action, Horror • PC

Lumote: The Mastermote Chronicles Wired Productions • Luminawesome Games Ltd. E • Puzzle, Platformer • PC, PS4, Xbox1, Stadia, Switch

Norco Geography of Robots • Raw Fury NA • Aventure • PC

Relayer Kadokawa Games • Clouded Leopard Entertainment, Inc. E • Role-Playing, Strategy • PS4, PS5

The Ascent Neon Giant M • Action, Role-Playing, Shooter • PS4, PS5

March 25 Andro Dunos 2 Picorinne soft., PixelHeart • Pixelheart, VGNYsoft E • SHMUP, Shooter • 3DS, PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox1

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Console & Des Continued

March 28 Nightmare Reaper Blazing Bit Gamess NA • First Person, Roguelike, Shooter • PC

FixFox

The House of the Dead: Remake

Rendlike • Joystick Ventures

MegaPixel Studio S.A. • Forever Entertainment S.A.

NA • Adventure • Mac, PC

Pirates of Gravitae

March 29

Innerverse Games

Classic Racers Elite

Weird West

Vision Reelle • GameSolutions 2 Games E • Racing • PC, PS4, PS5, Switch

Crusader Kings III Paradox Development Studio • Paradox Interactive M • Role-Playing, Simulation, Strategy • PS5, XboxXS

NA • Action, Simulation • PC

Wolf Eye Studios • Devolver Digital Inc. M • Action, Role-Playing • PC, PS4, Xbox1

Terrorbane BitNine Studios • WhisperGames NA • Adventure, Role-Playing • PC, Switch

Endflame

April 5

In Nightmare Modus Games, LLC. • Maximum Games, Inc.

LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga The LEGO Group • WB Games

T • Adventure, Horror • PS4

E10+ • Action • PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox1, XboxXS

WRC 10: The Official Game

MLB® The Show™ 22

KT Racing • Nacon E • Racing, Sports, Simulation • Switch

Sony Interactive Entertainment, LLC. • MLB Advanced Media, L.P.

March 30

E • Sports, Simulation • PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox1, XboxXS

Agent Intercept Prodigy Design Limited • PikPok E10+ • Action, Arcade • PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox1, XboxXS

Death Stranding: Director’s Cut KOJIMA PRODUCTIONS • Sony Interactive Entertainment, LLC

April 7 Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition Square Enix Co., Ltd. T • Role-Playing, Visual Novel • Switch

M • Action, Adventure, Open-World • PC

Mokoko X

March 31

NA • Action, Casual, Puzzle • PC

NAISU Games

Coromon

Out There: Oceans of Time

TRAGsoft • Freedom Games

Mi-Clos Studio, Goblinz Studio • Modern Wolf, Fractale

E • Adventure, Role-Playing, Strategy • Mac, PC, Switch

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April 8 Advance Wars™ 1+2: Re-Boot Camp Intelligent Systems Co., Ltd. • Nintendo of America, Inc. E10+ • Compilation, Strategy • Switch

April 1

Ikai NA • Adventure, Horror • PC

NA • Shooter • Switch

NA • Acton, Role-Playing, Simulation • PC

Harle, Guile, Kid, Serge & Lynx – Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Edition

sktop Gaming Spring 2022 †

Metal Dogs

Tormented Souls

April 28

24Frame, INC. • Kadokawa Games

Dual Effect Games & Abstract Digital • PQube Limited

S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chernobyl

E • Action, Shooter • PS4, Switch

April 12 13 Sentinels: Aegis RIM

M • Action, Adventure • Switch

April 19

GSC Game World • GSC Game World M • Action, Adventure, Role-Playing • PC, XboxXS

April 29

Neptunia™ x SENRAN KAGURA: Ninja Wars

Nintendo Switch Sports

April 14

Idea Factory, Compile Heart, Tamsoft • Idea Factory International

E10+ • Sports • Switch

Cat Cafe Manager

T • Action, Role-Playing • Switch

May 5

Roost Games (Utrecht, The Netherlands) • Freedom Games

April 20

Best Month Ever!

NA • Simulation, Strategy • PC, Switch

STAR WARS™: The Force Unleashed™

T • Adventure • PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox1, XboxXS

Vanillaware Ltd. • Atlus Co., Ltd. T • Role-Playing • Switch

Krome Studios • Aspyr T • Action • Switch

Nintendo Co., Ltd. • Nintendo of America, Inc.

ReRolled Studio • Games Made In France

May 5

April 21

Warhammer 40,000: Chaos Gate - Daemonhunters

Chernobylite

Complex Games • Frontier Foundry

The Farm 51 • All in! Games, The Farm 51

NA • Role-Playing, Strategy • PC

M • Action, Horror, Survival • XboxXS

May 10

MotoGP 22 Milestone S.r.l.

Salt and Sacrifice

E • RacingRacing, Sports • PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox1, XboxXS

Ska Studios, LLC. M • Action, Role-Playing • PC, PS5

April 22

May 11

Ganryu 2: Hakuma Kojiro

Kujlevka

Storybird Studio • Just For Games, PixelHeart E10+ • Action • PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox1

April 26 The Serpent Rogue Sengi Games • Team17 Digital Ltd. T • Action, Adventure, Role-Playing • PC, PS5, Switch, XboxXS

Callback • Crytivo NA • Adventure • PC

May 12 The Centennial Case: A Shijima Story h.a.n.d., Inc. • Square Enix Co., Ltd. T • Adventure • PC, PS4, PS5, Switch

May 13

Zombie Army 4: Dead War

Evil Dead: The Game

Rebellion Developments Limited • Rebellion Publishing

Saber Interactive Inc. • Boss Team Games, LLC., Diversion3 Entertainment, LLC

M • Shooter • Switch

M • Horror • PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox1, XboxXS

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Console & Desktop Gaming

†

Spring 2022 Continued

May 15

May 31

June 24

Figment 2: Creed Valley

Gremlin Collection 1

Bedtime Digital Games

Gremlin • Blaze Entertainment Ltd.

E10+ • Action, Adventure • PC, Switch

E • Compilation • Evercade, Evercade VS

AI: The Somnium Files – Nirvana Initiative

May 17

Intellivision Collection 2

M • Adventure • PC, PS4, Xbox1, XboxXS

Blaze Entertainment Ltd. • Blaze Entertainment Ltd.

Capcom Fighting Collection

Two Point Campus Two Point Studios • SEGA Publishing Europe Limited

E • Compilation • Evercade, Evercade VS

T • Simulation • PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox1, XboxXS

Lapin

May 19

NA • Adventure, Platformer • PC

Endzone - A World Apart: Survivor Edition Gentlymad Studios • Assemble Entertainment, WhisperGames, Mayflower Entertainment NA • Simulation, Strategy • PS5, XboxXS

Vampire: The Masquerade - Swansong Big Bad Wolf, Paradox Interactive • Nacon M • Adventure, Role-Playing • PC, PS4, PS5, Switch, Xbox1, XboxXS

May 20

studio doodal

Morphcat Games Collection 1 Morphcat Games • Blaze Entertainment Ltd. E • Compilation • Evercade, Evercade VS

June 7 SpellForce III Reforced Grimlore Games GmbH • THQ Nordic GmbH M • Role-Playing • PS4, PS5, Xbox1, XboxXS

SpellForce III Reforced Complete Edition Grimlore Games GmbH • THQ Nordic GmbH

Spike Chunsoft Co., Ltd.

Capcom Co., Ltd. T • Fighting • PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox1

Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes Nintendo Co., Ltd. • Nintendo of America, Inc. T • Action • Switch

July 5 Yurukill: The Calumniation Games IzanagiGames, Inc. • NIS America, Inc. T • Adventure, SHMUP, Shooter • PS4, PS5, Switch

July 8 KLONOA Phantasy Reverie Series Monkey Craft • Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. E • Action, Adventure, Platformer • Switch

Sons of the Forest

M • Role-Playing • PS4, PS5, Xbox1, XboxXS

Endnight Games, Ltd.

June 10

July 22

May 24

Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no YaibaThe Hinokami Chronicles

Live-A-Live

Forspoken Square Enix Co., Ltd.

CyberConnect2 Co., Ltd. • SEGA of America, Inc.

M • Action, Role-Playing • PC, PS5

T • Action • Switch

Touken Ranbu Warriors

Mario Strikers: Battle League

DMM Games, Nitro Plus • Koei Tecmo Games Co. Ltd.

Nintendo Co., Ltd. • Nintendo of America, Inc.

NA • Horror, Survival • PC

T • Action • Switch

May 27 Pac-Man Museum+ Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. E • Action, Aracde • PC, PS4, Switch, Xbox1

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E10+ • Sports • Switch

June 21 The Day Before

Square Enix Co., Ltd. • Bandai Namco Entertainment Inc. T • Role-Playing Game • Switch

August23 Saints Row Deep Silver Volition, LLC. • Deep Silver M • Shooter • PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox1, XboxXS

August 26

FNTASTIC • MyTona

Soul Hackers 2

NA • Action, MMO, Open-World, Survival, Third-Person • PC

ATLUS Co., Ltd. • Sega Corporation M •. Role-Playing • PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox1, XboxXS

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March 24, 2022

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Manga Preview

Spring 2022

Tonarimachi no Catastrophe

Tonarimachi no Catastrophe (Catastrophe of the Neighboring Town)

by Sugahara, Keita

隣町のカタストロフ

It’s May 28, 10:12 am. The phenomenon that the ground and the sky are reversed occurs only in three towns, Yuya-cho, Kami-Yuya-cho, and Minami-Yuya-cho. In the manga, this natural disaster is called a terrestrial change.

Since the sky is above ground, the fallen people will not return. Meanwhile, a drama involving various speculations of people surviving spreads. Each self-contained story gives clues to the truth nature of the natural disaster.

When a natural disaster occurs, the essence and nature of people are clearly drawn out.

Here’s a preview of the first two chapters. Be sure to support the author.

Futabasha • Manga Action April 2017 – March 2018 • 3 Volumes https://www.futabasha.co.jp/booksdb/book/ bookview/ 978-4-575-84964-6.html?c=20197&o=& Author: Sugahara, Keita Genre: Drama, Mature, Psychological, Seinen, Tragedy Format: Softcover/Manga Price: ≈¥682 MSRP each volume including tax

These pages are meant to read in spreads, side by side.

The story flow will be off, if read page by individual page.

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This concludes our preview of “Tonarimachi no Catastrophe” This manga is available at Kinokuniya Bookstores

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North America release 7/5/2022