MAPPA announced that the unreleased Yuri on Ice movie, subtitled Ice Adolescence, has been canceled. The movie was first announced in 2017 and several trailers appeared, but it was later postponed before the cancellation. The statement from MAPPA contained an apology to fans, a well as a note thanking them for supporting the series throughout its production. The cancellation itself was only attributed to "various circumstances," and further details about the situation were not provided. The Yuri on Ice anime series follows Yuri Katsuki, a Japanese figure skater considering retiring until he i ..read more

Bushiroad confirmed the playable characters that will appear in the Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact demo. The demo will feature 6 characters, and it will be available to try at the EVO Japan 2024 and KSG2024 events. [Thanks, PR Times!] As it was previously hinted in the game’s reveal teaser, Hunter x Hunter: Nen x Impact will be a 3v3 fighting game, and the playable characters available in the upcoming event demo are Gon, Killua, Leorio, Kurapika, Hisoka, and Chairman Netero. These are the same characters that were featured in the teaser. We still don’t know if the game will be a 2.5D fighter ..read more

The anime adaptation for the popular manga Kaii to Otome to Kamikakushi, which is going by Mysterious Disappearances officially in English, finally debuted. The 2019 manga series offers the right mix of humor, light horror elements, and the supernatural. Fortunately, the anime version delivers the same satisfying blend. I checked out the recent first episode of Mysterious Disappearances on Crunchyroll and walked away surprised. Though I have heard of the manga, I never checked it out and was intrigued by the premise. It involves the two leads named Sumireko and Adashino, who work in a book st ..read more

Square Enix revealed that it is working on a new board game based on Final Fantasy XII. Its tentative title is Final Fantasy: The Six Moogle Siblings' Mob Hunt, although this name is not finalized yet. The FFXII board game will be available to test at Game Market 2024 Spring. Square Enix has yet to publish images of the full set, but the card descriptions hint that there will also be some tokens included. Here are the translations for the six cards Square Enix has shared so far: Montblanc: [When the game ends] +2VP on victory Van (a.k.a. Vaan): [Face side] This card can be moved to other fie ..read more

The Pokemon Company has revealed a new room light projector shaped like the Poke Ball from the Pokemon franchise. The new merchandise will appear in Japanese Pokemon Center stores on April 27, 2024. However, the company did not confirm the item's price alongside this reveal. This Poke Ball will appear in plain color—similar to a Premier Ball but with yellow lines instead of red. The owner will be able to apply one of the provided films on the ball and turn it on to project Pokemon-themed illustrations. Closing the ball will make its upper side glow, while opening it will project the light on ..read more

SteamDB noted that the icon for the upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake changed on April 19, 2024, which includes a potential new look for protagonist James Sunderland. It suggests the character model for him may be different than in earlier screenshots and trailers. [Thanks, Projekt Parasol!] To help compare, here’s a side-by-side comparison of the Silent Hill HD Collection version of the opening scene of James, the initial Silent Hill 2 remake screenshot of the moment from Steam, and the new icon shared via SteamDB.  Here's a closer look: Silent Hill HD CollectionSilent Hill 2 remake early s ..read more

Cover announced on the Hololive social media account that the visual novel game starring Kureiji Ollie will be slightly delayed. Days with Ollie will now launch on April 22, 2024 on Steam.  This is an incredibly minor delay. The original launch date for the title is April 19, 2024. The new one is only three days later. No explanation was offered for the launch being pushed back. Back on April 18, 2024, Ollie apologized in advance for some grammatical issues. She noted that she found some in the first chapter when playing the demo. https://twitter.com/kureijiollie/status/17808402448306832 ..read more

A new Naruto Shippuden figure is on the way from Good Smile Company, as a Shisui Uchiha Nendoroid is in the works. He will cost ￥6,200 in Japan and launch in September 2024, while the US storefront says it is $37.99 and will launch worldwide in Q1 2025. Editor’s Note: The official Good Smile Company photos of the Shisui Uchiha Nendoroid include Naruto Shippuden spoilers. Shisui only comes with two face plates. This is unusual, as most include three. One features him with a stoic expression and his eyes open. The other features both eyes closed and bleeding. He also can be equipped with a kuna ..read more

The Japanese official X account for Square Enix e-Store shared sharing map themed FFXIV, Octopath Traveler 2, and Triangle Strategy merchandise to coincide with Map Day, which falls on April 19th every year in Japan. None of the items are brand-new, since they have been released for quite a while. However, all of the items listed are still available for purchase on the Japanese Square Enix e-Store. The first featured item is a 9 cm (~3.54 in) thick and 25 cm (~9.84 in) wide book storage box with the world map of FFXIV as its cover. Square Enix released this item on August 31, 2021, at 3,850 y ..read more

Now that the 7.4 Hyperion Lounge showcase is done, we know the Honkai Impact 3rd update and Mac App Store release date. Both will appear on April 25, 2024. The update will also include the Mad Pleasure: Shadowbringer Thelema S-rank battlesuit, more story quests, and new costumes. First, here’s the new trailer for Invitation to the Mad Banquet. It begins with the Dreamseeker and Songque running through majestic rooms until they reach the Shu of Pleasure Thelema. After the story tease, we actually get to see how the new battlesuit works in a fight.   From there, details about new elements ..read more