Japan is a treasure trove of movie theaters most of such old cinemas have been rebuilt or relocated in response to the needs of the times But in the city of Motomiya in Fukushima Prefecture there is a century-old theater preserved just the way it once was Built in 1914 as a theater of performing arts called Motomiya-za it later started screening silent films and was renamed Motomiya Eiga Gekijo when local impresario Torakichi Tamura purchased it in 1943 the picture house was taken over by his son Shuji but closed down in 1963 as fewer people came to the movies with the advent of television Shuji worked to keep it in good shape with the hope of one day bringing it back to life held a screening at the Motomiya Movie Theater for the first time in 45 years Another screening was held in 2014 to celebrate the theater's centennial Shuji's daughter Yuko wrote and published a book on the movie theater To enter the movie theater and step into the history of Japanese cinema he'll let you into the lobby filled with vintage movie posters and nostalgic whatnot But the real gem is just behind the wall: an old silver screen set in an authentically retro hall Worth mentioning is the poster of Keisatsu Nikki a 1952 film that was partly filmed in Motomiya and was a huge box-office hit at the Movie Theater You can also take a look inside the projection booth occupied by a rare carbon arc film projector made in 1957 screening a few films a year at the Motomiya Movie Theater to this day single-screen cinema still puts a 1937 Compton organ to good use this cinema still uses film reels and screens revivals of Shōwa-era hits and classics The last gas-lit cinema in the United Kingdom A century-old historical movie theatre that plays a mix of independent and mainstream films This Art-Deco movie palace is the oldest independent cinema in Atlanta Iconic Japanese movies were made at this forgotten film-studio-site-turned-mall An Egyptian-revival style film house in Boise The combined fourth and fifth issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine announced on Thursday that Hiroshi Motomiya will launch a new series titled Enma in the next issue on January 9 Motomiya ended his Takeki Ōgon no Kuni: Takahashi Korekiyo, the latest manga from his Takeki Ōgon no Kuni manga series, in April 2023. The manga launched in Grand Jump in December 2022 Shueisha published one compiled book volume of the manga in June 2023 Motomiya's popular Salaryman Kintaro manga is inspiring two new live-action films titled Salaryman Kintaro Akatsuki-hen (Salaryman Kintaro Dawn) titled Salaryman Kintaro Sakigake-hen (Salaryman Kintaro Vanguard) Many regions across Japan share a long history of cultural exchange with other places around the world which is a little less known but holds great significance: the relationship between the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London Following the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami many countries initiated community projects with Japan to show solidarity with the disaster victims One such project was the building of the Fukushima Garden in London’s Holland Park in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea The Fukushima Garden was built in July 2012 a year after the Great East Japan Earthquake It can be found next to the popular Kyoto Garden in Holland Park The Fukushima Garden was designed to be a place for quiet contemplation for those who were affected by the 2011 disaster the garden has become a symbol of unity between the people of Japan and the United Kingdom The previous Emperor Akihito visited the Fukushima Garden in May 2012 while on a trip to the U.K to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II’s Diamond Jubilee The Emperor wrote a letter of support for the Fukushima Garden which has been displayed on a plaque there to express how deeply moved both he and the Empress were by the response of the U.K He also praised the valuable relief activities by the U.K July 2015 marked the third anniversary of the Fukushima Garden who was the mayor of the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea at the time proposed to construct a “sister” British Garden in Fukushima Prefecture Mr Uchibori took the proposal back with him to Japan where it was very well received — eventually leading to the construction of the garden in November 2017 Prince William from the British Royal Family visited Fukushima during an official trip to Japan The visit was significant since it came at a time when people had reservations about going to Fukushima The positive impact of the Prince’s visit can be felt in the prefecture to this day where he had the opportunity to meet some of the parents and children of the city the Prince also planted an English oak tree in the park which was meant as a symbolic wish for Fukushima’s speedy recovery Prince William’s visit to Motomiya was warmly welcomed — so much so that the park where he planted the tree was subsequently nicknamed Prince William’s Park It later received approval for use of the name and formal recognition by the British Royal Family Prince William’s Park has gone on to become an incredibly popular place for the families of Motomiya and Fukushima the park also sends a strong and yet simple message to the rest of the world: if Fukushima was safe enough for a prince and future king of England to visit then it is safe enough for the people that live here and for the people who visit in conjunction with Motomiya’s 10th anniversary of gaining city status work began to build the English Garden within Prince William’s Park The garden has since been enjoyed by people from all over Fukushima Prefecture such as Motomiya’s Goodwill Ambassadors from the U.K. staff from British sports car manufacturer Aston Martin and members from the British embassy in Tokyo have also visited and even kindly donated English roses to the garden The English Garden was designed by Yoshihiro Hamano who was the former gardener at the British embassy in Tokyo It is now enjoyed by both residents inside and outside of Fukushima Prefecture The garden has received numerous letters of support including those from former British Prime Minister Theresa May and former Kensington Mayor Marie-Therese Rossi To symbolize the new relationship between the Fukushima garden in London and the new English garden in Motomiya an English teacher from Motomiya translated an engraving entitled “Building Bridges,” which can now be found in the Fukushima garden in London Since the installation of the British Garden in Motomiya the relationship between the city and the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea in London has increased steadily each year students from Motomiya’s junior high schools have had the opportunity to visit London and the first exchanges with students from two London schools began in 2018 Motomiya now has a yearly English festival that takes place next to Prince William’s Park which also features tribute acts to iconic U.K The festival even has many British food on sale with everything from traditional English scones to delicious fish and chips The relationship between Kensington and Motomiya City is an example of what can be achieved by two parties when they work together for the common good The road has been paved for future generations of both Kensington and Motomiya to engage in cultural exchange — and we are also reminded of the value of friendship during the hardest of times You must be logged in to post a comment ' + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.webview_notification_text + ' " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_title + " " + scriptOptions._localizedStrings.redirect_overlay_text + " Ten Shimoyama (live-action SHINOBI - Heart Under Blade, Erased) is directing the film, with scripts by Shinichi Tanaka (A Turtle's Shell Is a Human's Ribs) The Manga Planet service describes the manga's story: Motomiya's latest work on the manga is titled Salaryman Kintaro Gojūsai (Salaryman Kintaro 50 Years Old) which ran in Weekly Young Jump from 2015 to 2016 NTT Solmare's ComicFriends Facebook-based service briefly offered the manga in English, but the service closed in 2012. Manga Planet is releasing the original manga in English Veteran actor Katsunori Takahashi played the role in a popular 1999 film directed by Takashi Miike, as well as in a four-season 1999-2004 television drama series. Masaru Nagai played the role in a live-action series that ran from 2008 to 2010. The manga also inspired a 2001 anime series that Arts Magic released in North America Source: Comic Natalie Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako on Thursday visited areas in northeastern Japan that were hit by a powerful typhoon in October to encourage the victims in the couple's first trip to disaster-hit regions since the emperor's enthronement in May The couple visited Marumori in Miyagi Prefecture as well as Motomiya in Fukushima Prefecture to see areas that were inundated as Typhoon Hagibis passed including a total 17 in the two municipalities (Empress Masako (center L) and Emperor Naruhito (R))[Pool photo] The visit followed the completion earlier this month of a series of ceremonies marking the imperial succession After arriving in Marumori on a Self-Defense Forces helicopter and visiting an area where a river had overflowed the couple met affected people including Masao Takano who has been living in temporary housing since his home was destroyed by the typhoon I am glad you were safe," the emperor told Takano "I hope your life will be more settled," the empress told him The couple then went to Motomiya to view an area where an embankment along the Adatara River had collapsed and met with victims at a welfare facility Ten people died in Marumori and seven in Motomiya as a result of the typhoon according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency the couple visited disaster-stricken areas to offer condolences and encouragement former Emperor Akihito and former Empress Michiko The current emperor and empress had extended their sympathies to the victims of the typhoon and expressed their desire to visit the affected areas the couple's parade to mark the enthronement was postponed to Nov Japan postpones debate on imperial succession as divide surfaces Conservatives submit ex-imperial member restoration proposal to Abe IN PHOTOS: Japanese Emperor Naruhito's enthronement parade To have the latest news and stories delivered to your inbox Simply enter your email address below and an email will be sent through which to complete your subscription Please check your inbox for a confirmation email Thank you for reaching out to us.We will get back to you as soon as possible In March 2018 I learned I was accepted into the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program and my placement was Motomiya — a small city (hardly a city by British standards!) known as the “Navel City” of Fukushima Prefecture This fortuitous placement led me to come into contact with a local hub of history and tradition: Daitengu Sake Brewery Motomiya joined with Shirasawa Village to become a city and both places preserve their local traditions and history One of the manifestations of this effort has been the tradition of Japanese sake The Fukushima region has a long-standing history of award-winning sake production due to the climatic extremes between summer and winter and the diligence and devotion of its sake brewers People who try Fukushima sake often comment on its smooth This is largely attributed to the water quality Nihonmatsu sake uses spring water from its surrounding Mount Adatara Aizu (to the west) is home to the renowned Fukushima Sake Academy. In Central Fukushima’s Nakadori region, Nihonmatsu’s Okunomatsu Ginjyou sake won first prize in the International Wine Challenge and was recently showcased at an event to celebrate the Emperor’s birthday in Brussels attributes the distinct taste of its sake to the use of locally-sourced rice and spring water from nearby Mount Adatara The brewery’s name comes from a Japanese monster (called a tengu) which was found in the house where the sake business began over 140 years ago (“Daitengu” means “big tengu”) Daitengu’s sake-making method remains largely unchanged since its foundation in Meiji 5th year (1872) Daitengu has a long history of sake production but it has kept up with the times and retains a modern feel There are over 20 types of sake at Daitengu 5th generation in the family operating the brewery their most popular buys include the Daitengu Tokubetsu Junmai-shu colourful motif (resembling the Japanese hiragana letter mo もfor “Motomiya”) and “Mikoshi” specials made especially for the Motomiya’s Autumn Festivals: Hadaka and Mayumi Mikoshi (shrine-carrying parades) who graduated from sake training school in Aizu in April 2018 is involved in running the brewery for his family Junmai-shu (“pure rice sake”) is made with 100% rice Honjozo-shu has a little distilled alcohol added to the rice Saori told us that this type of sake is best served warm Daigingo-shu is brewed from highly-polished rice containing less than 50% of the original grains this sake involves a very labor-intensive brewing method it goes with sweet and savory Japanese food but recently it has become more common to drink it chilled There are a variety of different glass shapes for drinking sake from tiny cups not much bigger than a thimble Saori explained to us that the shape of the mouth of a sake cup can affect its taste a wide-mouthed cup is said to have a stronger aftertaste The color of the glass can also influence your sake tasting experience The blue stripy inner pattern of this cup brings out the yellow tones of sake to help compare different sake types It is said that the stronger the shade of yellow It can also be mixed with fizzy soda for a sweeter taste My personal favorite is the special glass you can purchase with pickled plums inside Motomiya is a unique city with a long history having developed rapidly as a traveller’s town from the Meiji period in the latter half of the 19th century Daitengu is an example of one its oldest and best-kept industries For more information, visit the Daitengu website and the Daitengu Facebook page You must be logged in to post a comment This year's 13th issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine revealed on February 24 that Hiroshi Motomiya is launching a new manga titled Shin Good Job (New Good Job) in the magazine's next issue on Thursday The new manga will center on characters who "live in the now." The first story will focus on an unimaginably wealthy protagonist The original Good Job manga series is an omnibus about various occupations Hiroshi Takano and Motomiya launched the Good Job manga in Young Jump in July 2018, and ended it in July 2020 This year's 16th issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine published the final chapter of Hiroshi Motomiya's Takeki Ōgon no Kuni - Inō Tadataka (Fierce Country of Gold - Inō Tadataka) manga on Wednesday The manga's two compiled book volumes will both ship simultaneously on October 19 The historical manga focuses on real-life cartographer Tadataka Inō. Motomiya launched the manga in Grand Jump in November 2020 Motomiya's Takeki Ōgon no Kuni series focuses on historical Japanese figures Previous manga in this series have centered on Yatarō Iwasaki in 1990 This year's 20th issue of Shueisha's Young Jump magazine published the final chapter of the first part of Hiroshi Motomiya's Boku, Imasu yo (I'm Here You Know) manga last week The magazine did not reveal any details about the second part Motomiya (Salaryman Kintaro) debuted the manga in Young Jump in August 2020 Shueisha published the manga's first compiled book volume on February 19 The "bureaucratic survival lesson" manga centers on a young man who works at an unchanging municipal office but will stand up and make his voice heard Hiroshi Motomiya ended his Umi o Wataru be manga in this year's 18th issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine on Wednesday Motomiya launched Umi o Wataru be, his first "teacher" manga, in Grand Jump on April 15 Motomiya launched his Kōun Ryūsui [Jofūku] in Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine in January 2017 and Shueisha published the eighth and final volume last January The first 2023 issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine announced on Wednesday that Hiroshi Motomiya will launch a new manga titled Takeki Ōgon no Kuni: Takahashi Korekiyo in the magazine's second 2023 issue on December 21 The historical manga will focus on politician Korekiyo Takahashi who is credited for pulling Japan out of the great economic depression with his controversial financial policies "How is the life of the man who saved Japan from economic crisis many times like!?" Previous manga in this series have centered on Yatarō Iwasaki in 1990, Dōsan in 2000, Munenori Yagyū in 2010, and Tadataka Inō from November 2020 to July 2021 Source: Grand Jump 2023 issue 1 and website This year's 23rd issue of Shueisha's Grand Jump magazine revealed on Wednesday that Hiroshi Motomiya (Salaryman Kintaro) will launch the new manga Takeki Ōgon no Kuni - Inō Tadataka (Fierce Country of Gold - Inō Tadataka) in the magazine's next issue on November 18 The manga will be a historical Taiga romance about real-life cartographer Tadataka Inō The manga will debut with opening color pages and it will feature on the magazine's front cover Previous manga in this series have centered on Yatarō Iwasaki in 1990 (pictured right) Motomiya launched Umi o Wataru be, his first "teacher" manga, in Grand Jump in April, and ended it on August 19 and Shueisha published the eighth and final volume in January Your browser does not support JavaScript, or it is disabled．Please check the site policy for more information National Report Fukushima Prefecture--Shuji Tamura has grown despondent over being unable to directly thank people who helped to rescue his 106-year-old movie theater located in a three-story wooden building on a back street about a three-minute walk from JR Motomiya Station has experienced all sorts of problems over the decades 19 in autumn last year that threatened to close the theater for good After word about the flooding damage to the theater and its film reels spread on social media offers of assistance arrived from across the nation The movie theater in a residential area was repaired enough to allow for plans to hold a revival screening event in spring this year “I would like to show visitors how well the films damaged by the flood were restored.” But the event was postponed because of the novel coronavirus pandemic Tamura is now waiting for a chance to reopen the theater at least one more time Local residents opened the theater in 1914 as a “community center.” Tamura’s father bought the theater during World War II attendance dwindled after more households bought TV sets Tamura had learned how to use a cinema projector when he was a child Although he inherited the theater from his father Tamura decided to work as an automobile salesman after the theater closed I would like to welcome movie-goers again,” he said took care of the films and cleaned the theater and film industry had become much more digitized Tamura felt it would be difficult to make the theater profitable he held a free screening event on the request of an eye doctor The visitors praised the retro-looking theater for its use of film in the 1957 carbon projector that uses flashing carbon rod as a light source The dimly-lit lobby still features many posters of movie stars and of films released during the Showa Era (1926-1989) About 100 wooden chairs are located on the concrete floor inside the theater Tamura held free events a few times every year showing movies featuring such stars as Sayuri Yoshinaga and Yujiro Ishihara The theater attracted movie fans from around Japan 19 in autumn last year caused the Abukumagawa river and its tributaries to flood and more than 2,000 houses and buildings were damaged Flood water from a river reached a height of about 80 centimeters in Tamura’s theater and his home about 150 meters from the venue Half of the 400 film cans on shelves on the first floor of his house were drenched in muddy water Tamura’s daughter posted messages on social media such as: “The battle with mud has just started,” and “Do your best films!” She also showed pictures of Tamura and his supporters cleaning inside the theater A manufacturer in Kanagawa Prefecture sent 10 boxes of film cans to the theater About 30 people affiliated with the film industry in Tokyo showed up at the theater to help clean and dry the film The effort led to the restoration of about 100 films Tamura wanted to thank those people and movie fans so he decided to hold a free screening event during the long holidays in May that timing coincided with the rapid spread of the novel coronavirus in Japan Tamura had to call off the screening to prevent the expected crowd from becoming a potential virus hotspot He continues to wait for an opportunity to welcome the movie fans to the theater again A flier on the wall of the lobby says: “Special Preview But the date of the preview has not been written on it Tamura looked into the distance and mumbled “I am so sad because I can’t write the event date on it even now.” storms defeated riverbanks rated up to the task EDITORIAL: Disaster warning system needs overhaul for clearer alerts Information on the latest cherry blossom conditions Please right click to use your browser’s translation function.) A series based on diplomatic documents declassified by Japan’s Foreign Ministry Here is a collection of first-hand accounts by “hibakusha” atomic bomb survivors chefs and others involved in the field of food introduce their special recipes intertwined with their paths in life A series about Japanese-Americans and their memories of World War II In-house News and Messages No reproduction or republication without written permission Emperor Naruhito and Empress Masako will visit the northeastern Japan prefectures of Miyagi and Fukushima on Thursday to offer encouragement to people affected by deadly Typhoon Hagibis in mid-October according to the Imperial Household Agency The couple will make their first visit to a disaster-hit area since the May 1 enthronement of the emperor The typhoon ripped through a wide area of Japan They will fly to Miyagi aboard a special plane from Tokyo's Haneda airport on Thursday morning and move to the town of Marumori by a Self-Defense Forces helicopter to meet disaster victims there in the afternoon by helicopter and exchange words with victims The imperial couple will fly back to Tokyo from Fukushima airport after inspecting local rivers that overflowed They have extended their sympathy to typhoon victims and have long wished to visit the area Since a series of ceremonies and events marking the emperor's enthronement were completed in early December the agency and the prefectural governments have worked to realize their trip The manga is based on the story of the Chinese explorer Xu Fu who is ordered by the Qin Dynasty emperor Shi Huang di to seek the elixir of eternal life He and his men arrive in a primitive Japan and bring with them more than just their advanced culture series appears on Bandai’s official shopping site and it will now be home to two new figures These include the protagonists of Digimon Adventure 02 and Digimon Tamers alongside their Digimon partners: Daisuke Motomiya & Veemon They’re 7,992 yen each (tax and shipping included handling separate) and go up for pre-order on Aug A set which includes both figures (15,336 yen; tax and shipping included Product Sales Pages:Daisuke Motomiya & VeemonGuilmon & Takato MatsudaSet Contents ■ About the FiguresMore than 16 years have passed since the 1999 anime Digimon Adventure aired and the protagonists of its second and third seasons have been recreated for these figures from the G.E.M Daisuke Motomiya appears alongside his partner Digimon Veemon and Takato Matsuda appears alongside Guilmon Daisuke Motomiya & VeemonDaisuke Motomiya is the protagonist of Digimon Adventure 02 and a member of the soccer club That passion he’s known for shines through his expression The important little details like his goggles His Digimon partner Veemon is known for that mischievous personality and looks to be plotting something while carefully set up on Daisuke’s back Their close friendship is well-captured through this figure Takato Matsuda & GuilmonTakato Matsuda is the gentle and kind protagonist of Digimon Tamers and paired alongside his Digimon Guilmon who’s jumping at him The included exchangeable parts allow you to change the expression Matsuda has and shoes have also been carefully recreated This figure shows off Guilmon’s love for Matsuda and how sweetly Matsuda treats the Digimon You can set the pair up however you like to enjoy this wonderful friendship 2016 while supplies last・Estimated Release: January 2017・Sales Agency: MegaHouse Corporation please see the product page.*Products only available while supplies last.**Sales may end without notice.**Product details may change without notice.**Images show products in development ■ About the G.E.M. SeriesLaunched in 2009, the G.E.M Series is a collection of 1/8th scale figures of popular characters from anime and manga aimed at female collectors “G.E.M” has two meanings - the first being “gem” as the figures become much sought-after pieces of treasure and the other derives from “Girl’s Excellent Model” which reflects the range’s female focus and high quality approach ■ About Digimon AdventureThis story follows the “DigiDestined” who have suddenly been transported to the Digimon World It shows each character as they develop friendships with their fellow trainers and their own Digimon It began airing in March 1999 and became an instant hit among boys and girls nationwide in Japan airing in more than 60 countries starting with North America in August of that year and this popular anime continues to be loved by many people all over ■ About Digimon Adventure 02This is the second Digimon anime series it was set 3 years after the original series in 2002 It differed from the original work through its anti-killing stance as even though they fight against enemy Digimon ■ About Digimon Tamers*Digimon Tamers* is the third season of Digimon It differed greatly from the first and second seasons Digimon Adventure and Digimon Adventure 02 It follows protagonist Takato Matsuda as he fights as a Tamer alongside his partner Guilmon and grows stronger through his friendships 2016 marks the 15th anniversary of its TV broadcast ■ About Premium BandaiPremium Bandai is Bandai’s official online store where kids and adults alike can enjoy all things Bandai anytime It offers special items that you can’t buy anywhere else and also has an e-mail magazine that will keep you updated on all of the latest information Source: @Press Your Ads Privacy ChoicesIMDb 20th anniversary movie Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna has unveiled to the public a trailer featuring older versions of Davis Motomiya (Daisuke Motomiya in the Japanese version) and his friends as well as their faithful Digimon partners and Cody meeting up in New York with Miyako The scope of Last Evolution will not only be limited to Taichi (the original DigiDestined leader) and the others' adventures in Japan Preliminary casting for the movie has also been confirmed with the voice talents behind the 02 DigiDestined being completely new to the roles Katayama Fukujurou will play Davis Motomiya and Yamaya Yoshitaka will play Cody Hina/Hida Iori Their Digimon counterparts are Noda Junko as Veemon Digimon: Last Evolution Kizuna will open at cinemas across Japan on Feb Adapted with permission from Anime!Anime! Get a peek at the Shirobako crew in the new trailer The first part of Sailor Moon Eternal opens in September 2020 Get a taste of "Higher Ground" by rock band Sumika The film's story is set in February 2012, a little after the stories in the Digimon Adventure tri. anime and the Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna anime The film will feature main lead Daisuke Motomiya (Davis Motomiya in English) and other main characters at 20 years old New cast members include: The Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna sequel film told "the last adventure of Tai and Agumon." The film opened in Japan in February 2020 and then got a release outside Japan in 2020-2021 The Digimon Con livestream event revealed on Sunday a visual for character Daisuke Motomiya (Davis Motomiya in English) for the upcoming new film for the Digimon Adventure 02 anime and added they hope to reveal a video for the film later this year The hosts also revealed the film will take place in 2012 The new film will tell a story about Daisuke and the other characters from the Digimon Adventure 02 anime. Director Tomohisa Taguchi and writer Akatsuki Yamatoya are reuniting from Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna to work on the new film Producer Yōsuke Kinoshita (Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna) previously emphasized that the new film will revolve around the characters from Digimon Adventure 02. He further explained that the team wanted to tell a story about Daisuke and his friends because they have a different appeal about them, compared to Taichi/Tai and his friends from the first Digimon Adventure television anime Digimon Adventure 02 was the first direct television anime sequel to the first Digimon Adventure series although it featured a new set of main characters The show aired from April 2000 to March 2001 in Japan and then it aired from August 2000 to May 2001 in the United States and then released outside Japan in 2020-2021 Source: Digimon Con livestream The official website for the Kemono Friends franchise announced on Wednesday that Akane Misaka will be the new voice actress for the character Fennec and she will also perform in the related musical unit Doubutsu Biscuits She will voice Fennec in the upcoming Kemono Friends 3 smartphone and arcade game and will participate in the theme song "Ke・mo・no・da・mo・no" (I'm an Animal Kana Motomiya, the previous voice actress for the characters Fennec and Giant Armadillo, graduated from the franchise and musical unit Doubutsu Biscuits during the "Kemono Friends Party" event on July 27 The franchise's staff has not announced who will voice Giant Armadillo after Motomiya The Kemono Friends 3 project is both a smartphone game and an arcade game. The smartphone game will launch on September 24 The franchise's first stage play debuted in June 2017, and a second stage play debuted last November. A new stage play will debut this fall Sources: Kemono Friends' website, Mainichi Shimbun's Mantan Web The story is set in February 2012, a little after the stories in the Digimon Adventure tri. anime and the Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna anime The character visuals above show the main lead Daisuke Motomiya (Davis Motomiya in English) and the others at 20 years old Saturday's event confirmed that the studio Yumeta Company is returning from Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna for animation production, and Toei Animation is once again producing Producer Yōsuke Kinoshita (Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna) previously emphasized that the new film will revolve around the characters from Digimon Adventure 02 He further explained that the team wanted to tell a story about Daisuke and his friends because they have a different appeal about them compared to Taichi/Tai and his friends from the first Digimon Adventure television anime Source: Comic Natalie Kemono Friends is collaborating with the Nagasaki Bio Park zoo and botanical garden this winter The new Friend Common Degu (seen center in image below) is making her official debut as part of the project The franchise's conceptual designer Mine Yoshizaki first drew Common Degu in a special illustration with Fennec (seen right in image above). Fennec's voice actress Kana Motomiya owns a degu named Kisuke and Yoshizaki created Common Degu as a tribute to Motomiya and her pet The main part of the collaboration will be a stamp rally with four locations in the Bio Park and one in Pet Animal World (PAW) area. People who complete the stamp rally will receive an original tin badge while supplies last. Motomiya and fellow voice actress Saki Ono (voice of Common Raccoon; seen left in image above) are also recording special announcements for use inside the park The recordings will feature information about raccoons and capybaras 21 locations inside the Bio Park and four locations inside PAW will display Kemono Friends character panels The park's shop will also sell collaboration goods such as three varieties of acrylic key holders The collaboration will run from December 23 to February 28 The park anticipates that the Kemono Friends airing that debuted on the local television station Nagasaki Broadcasting this month will help attract visitors Nagasaki Bio Park opened in 1980 with a concept of encouraging visitors to learn about animals while interacting with them. Voice actors Akio Ohtsuka and Ayana Taketatsu voiced two of the zoo's popular capybaras for promotional videos for bath and shower equipment earlier this year Source: Anime! Anime! (Katsunori Takahashi) The film will screen in Japanese with English subtitles Tickets will go on sale beginning on February 7 As a countdown timer activates on the Digivice they realize that the more they fight with their partner Digimon Will they fight for others and lose their partner The time to choose and decide is approaching fast There is a short time before “chosen children” will become adults This is the last adventure of Tai and Agumon The film will open in Japan on February 21 Mayu Matsuoka is playing Menoa Bellucci (left in image below, character name romanizations not official), a scientist based in a university in New York who studies Digimon. Daisuke Ono is playing Kyōtarō Imura (right) Hiromi Seki, Toei Animation's original producer for the Digimon anime projects, is serving as the supervisor of the new film project. Katsuyoshi Nakatsuru is also returning from the first Digimon anime projects as the new film project's character designer. Kenji Watanabe is designing the Digimon monsters for the new project as he did for the previous Digimon projects The new film project is part of the overall 20th anniversary celebration of the franchise The film is inspiring two novels Dash X Bunko will publish the first novel by Ryōsuke Maki which will contain scenes not depicted in the film Mirai Bunko will publish the second novel by Asahi Kawabata which will contain color illustrations and reading aids for elementary and middle schoolers Sources: Fathom Events' Twitter account, Toei Animation's Twitter account The staff for Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning, the upcoming new film in the Digimon Adventure 02 anime announced on Saturday that the anime will begin screening in Japan on October 27 The staff also unveiled a promotional video and visual The video features the evolution song "Brave Heart" and Digimon Adventure 02's original opening theme song "Target ~Akai Shougeki~." The "Digi Fes 2023" event will take place at the Shinagawa Prince Hotel Stellar Ball on July 30 The character visuals below show the main lead Daisuke Motomiya (Davis Motomiya in English) and the others at 20 years old The new cast members are: The anime will get a special program featuring members of the cast and the film's first four minutes on Thursday. The special will stream on YouTube in Japanese and English Update: The first four minutes of the film are available now with English subtitles at 32:00 in the below video The film will screen in theaters in the U.S. on November 8-9. The film will screen with the English dub on November 8 and in Japanese with subtitles on November 9 at 7:00 p.m The film's story is set in February 2012, a little after the stories in the Digimon Adventure tri. anime and the Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna anime film Please view the main text area of the page by skipping the main menu. The page may not be displayed properly if the JavaScript is deactivated on your browser Japanese version Written by Giuseppe Nelva Today Sega released a new video dedicated to the upcoming Like a Dragon game Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name the video places the spotlight on Japanese actor Yasukaze Motomiya a subsidiary of the Osaka-based Omi Alliance Motomiya-san is a veteran of this kind of role and he discusses the character and how he connected with him but he says he put his heart and soul into playing Shishido-san We also know that Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth will release for PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One, and PC in early 2024. If you'd like to see more, you can enjoy the previous trailer TechRaptor is a gaming website that covers topics around video games and tabletop games for gamers or guides – we're your source for high quality game coverage since 2013 Copyright © 2013-2024 TechRaptor LLC - All Rights Reserved Bandai announced a new Digimon Adventure 02 D-3 replica, set to be released in March 2024. The device is a replica of the D-3 used by Daisuke Motomiya and Ken Ichijouji in the anime series. The replicas are available now for pre-order on amiami at the price of 14,300 yen ($99.50) each Here are some of the key features of the Digimon Adventure 02 D-3 replica device: a “Daisuke Motomiya and Ken Ichijouji” card for the Digimon card game will be included with any purchase You can see photos of the D-3 device replica in the gallery below: The anime series Digimon Adventure 02 originally aired in Japan from 2000-2001 The device itself is a part of the Super Complete Selection Animation series a high-quality brand of merchandise and replicas directed at adults Bandai’s Digimon Adventure 02 D-3 replica will be released in March 2024 Pre-orders are available now on amiami for 14,300 yen ($99.50) each Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning released a new trailer and key visual on Sunday the anime announced that the film will be released on Friday the movie trailer also featured the opening theme song from the original anime The upcoming movie is set to be a sequel to Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Digimon Adventure 02 was the sequel series to the previously released Digimon Adventure series The new series featured a fresh set of main characters given the relationship between Taichi Kamiya and Hikari Yagami Digimon Adventure 02: The Beginning released a new trailer of the movie giving fans a better idea of the conflict in the upcoming anime film Rui Ōwada is set to inform Daisuke and the others about the dangers of human beings and Digimon co-existing with each other The trailer also shows an object floating in the sky Considering that Daisuke and the others are about 20 years old in the movie fans can assume that it has been some time since their last adventure they will reunite in the movie and work together to try and stop the possible apocalypse the trailer also confirmed the release date of the movie the trailer also featured Digimon Adventure 02's original opening theme song Target ~Akai Shōgeki~ by Kouji Wada the movie also released a key visual for the movie The key visual also shows a glimpse of the two new characters set to appear in the film - Rui Ōwada and Ukkomon The voice cast members for the two new characters were previously introduced. Megumi Ogata is set to voice Rui Ōwada. The voice actress previously voiced Halibel in Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War and Shinji Ikari in Neon Genesis Evangelion Rui is a mysterious youth who descended from Tokyo Tower and claimed to be the first in the world to become a DigiDestined As for Ukkomon, the Digimon is set to be voiced by Rie Kugimiya. The voice actress previously voiced Harley Quinn in Batman Ninja (movie) and Happy in both Edens Zero and Fairy Tail Ukkomon looks like a slippery marine creature and is vital to the plot Your perspective matters!Start the conversation