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Magical Explorer Anime Casts Ai Kakuma – News
New teaser visual also revealed for anime debuting this fall
The official website for the television anime of Iris and Noboru Kannatsuki‘s Magical Explorer light novel series revealed a new cast member and a new visual on Friday.
Ai Kakuma will play Ludie (spelled as Rudy on the anime’s website but Ludie in the English release of the light novel series), the main heroine who appears on the game packing for the Magical★Explorer in-universe game. The character is pictured at right in the below new teaser visual.

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© 入栖・神奈月昇/KADOKAWA/「マジカル★エクスプローラー」製作委員会
The anime will debut this fall, and will star Nobunaga Shimazaki as Kōsuke Takioto.
Kazuki Ohashi (Shadows House) is directing the anime at WHITE FOX. Satoko Sekine (TsukiPro the Animation) is handling series composition. Ryosuke Kimiya (Grimoire of Zero) is designing the characters. Kenichiro Suehiro (Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World-) is composing the music.
Yen Press is publishing the light novel series and Yukari Higa‘s manga adaptation, and it describes the story:
Living in the world of Magical★Explorer, the legendary erotic game, sounds like a dream. Problem is, I reincarnated not as the lady-killer protagonist with his overpowered cheat skills, but as his unlucky comic-relief best friend!
The novel series debuted in February 2018 on the Shōsetsuka ni Narō website. Kadokawa began publishing the light novel series in November 2019. The 13th volume shipped on April 1.
The manga adaptation launched in Young Ace Up in August 2020. Kadokawa published the manga’s third compiled book volume on January 8.
Sources: Magical Explorer anime’s website, Comic Natalie
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Roji’s Ao to Midori Boys-Love Manga Gets Live-Action Series – News
Naoya Kusakawa, Hidekazu Chinen star in series about mutual unrequited love
A website opened on Saturday to announce that Roji‘s Ao to Midori (Ao and Midori) boys-love manga is getting a live-action television series that will debut on October 5.

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The series will star Naoya Kusakawa as Midori Yamamura and Hidekazu Chinen as Ao Hayama.
Nao Nomura (live-action Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko series), Hitomi Kitagawa, and Saki Michimoto are directing the series. Ayumi Shimo (live-action Ayaka is in Love with Hiroko series) is penning the scripts.
The series will air on BS Asahi starting on October 5 at 11:24 p.m., and will air on TV Kanagawa on October 5 at 11:30 p.m. The series will also air on HBC, RKB Mainichi Broadcasting, and CBC TV starting on October 8. The series will stream online first on Lemino starting on October 5 at 10:00 a.m., and will stream on TVer after the BS Asahi broadcasts.

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The manga centers on the titular characters Ao and Midori. Ao excels at both sports and academics at his high school, but is so innocent his nickname at school is “baby.” Midori is in love with Ao, but due to various issues he is unable to be honest, and the two have a “mutual unrequited love.” During their high school years, they are both imprisoned by the framework of “normalcy” and are unable to convey their feelings for each other. Throughout the next eight years, as they move on from high school and become working adults, they slowly deepen their relationship.
France Shoin published the first volume in August 2023, and Printemps Shuppan published the second volume on May 28.
Roji‘s Countdown to Yes boys-love manga previously inspired a live-action television series that debuted in January. Animate International publishes the manga in English and also publishes Roji‘s All About My Two Dads manga in English.
Sources: Ao to Midori live-action show’s website, Comic Natalie
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Attack on Titan: Brave Order Cooperative Smartphone Game Ends Service on September 28 – News
Game launched for iOS/Android in February 2022

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Game developer enish announced on Friday that Attack on Titan: Brave Order, its cooperative smartphone game in the Attack on Titan franchise, is ending service on September 28 at 5:30 p.m. JST.
Sales of in-game currency have halted.
The game launched for iOS and Android devices in February 2022.
The game has players join the Scout Corps alongside Eren and Mikasa, and take down Titans cooperatively alongside other players.
Mobage released the first Shingeki no Kyojn (Attack on Titan) smartphone game in 2012. The Shingeki no Kyojin -Hangeki no Tsubasa- (Attack on Titan: The Wings of Counterattack) smartphone game launched on the GREE mobile platform in 2013. The Shingeki no Kyoujin -Jiyū he no Hōkō- (Attack on Titan -Call for Freedom-) smartphone game then launched through Mobage in 2014. DeNA released KAYAC‘s Attack on Titan TACTICS tactical role-playing smartphone game for iOS and Android devices in English in September 2019, and the game ended service in August 2020.
Source: Attack on Titan: Brave Order game’s account
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