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Wano's land awaits you ... On mobile phone, at least. Starting today to celebrate One Piece Treasure Cruise's fifth anniversary, Bandai Namco will let free-to-play mobile game players sail to Wano Country. The special in-game campaign, which runs until March 17, is inspired by the same-name arc currently in the One Piece anime series. Wano Country, once known as Gold Country, is an independent land ruled by the tyrannical shogun, Kurozumi Orochi, along with the mighty, Kaido and his Beast Pirates. Luffy and his pirate crew from Straw Hat travel to the samurai-themed island where the Beast Pirates — along with Luffy's older adversaries, the Big Mom Pirates — have designs of world domination. Players will be able to access Land of Wano-themed Recruitment Banners based on Kaido and his animal crew, including Dragon-form Kaido as an Exclusive Sugo-Fest, as well as a new Treasure Map event from March 4 and new Co-op and Beginner-friendly Missions. Completing these ...

To those outside the anime fandom, the news that CLAMP signed a deal with Netflix to create original anime content may not seem like a big deal. But it's hugely exciting for those who recognize the name. Netflix's deal with six famous anime creators (CLAMP, Shin Kibayashi, Yasuo Ohtagaki, Otsuichi, Tow Ubukata, and Mari Yamaza) contracts these creatives to produce the platform's all-new anime content, as well as finding new ways to engage off-screen audiences through "consumer products and publishing," most likely manga. The manga writing team known as CLAMP, currently comprising Nanase Ohkawa, Mokona, Tsubaki Nekoi and Satsuki Igarashi, has worked on some of the most iconic manga ever written, making their Netflix deal a huge feather in the anime cap of the streaming service. But for those unaware of the group's legacy, here's what you need to know to feel excited. CLAMP'S HISTORY CLAMP began as a women's team in the mid-80s, deci...

Ever noticed how few anime websites are dedicated to news? Apart from the handful of websites I know I'll share, I realize there's less than I thought. Especially with "known" anime news sites. And you're probably feeling the same way if you're aware of sites like ANN. Here's 7 recommendable for UK and global anime fans... The Top 7 Anime News Sites: 1. Manga.Tokyo Manga.Tokyo commits: anime reviews. Anime guides. The latest anime news, shows, movies. Dedicated reports. And all in between. Directly from Japan since Manga. Tokyo's Osaka, Japan. It's one of Japan's "few" anime news sites with English-speaking websites. For anyone who can't get past the language barrier, most are off-limits. It's the "newest" news site on this list. Since 2015, they've been active. 2. UK Anime Network UK Anime Network was around long before I knew it existed. As far as anime websi...

Film opened at # 2 in Japan on January 10 Malaysian film distributor GSC Movies announced Tuesday that Kaiji Final Game, the new live-action film inspired by Nobuyuki Fukumoto's Gambling Apocalypse Kaiji manga, will open in Malaysia on March 19. Encore Films is streaming the film's English and Chinese-subtitled trailer. The film opened on January 10. The film ranked #2 in Japan's opening weekend, earning a cumulative total of 1,935,549,950 yen (about US$ 17.62 million). The film sold 248,000 tickets and earned 362 million yen (around US$ 3.29 million) on January 11-12, selling 437,000 tickets, earning 616 million yen (around US$ 5.60 million) from January 10-13 (January 13 was a national holiday). The film's opening weekend earnings are 3.5 percent higher than previous 2011 movie Kaiji 2-Jinsei Dakkai Game's opening weekend earnings. While the film sold less tickets than Frozen II (Japan's eighth weekend), it earned more yen over the weekend than F...

Next smartphone game KonoSuba: Fantastic Days on Feb. 27! Produced for iOS and Android by Sumzap, the RPG features favorites like Kazuma, Aqua, Megumin, and Darkness in an original story. Besides confirming the launch date, the game also released opening sequence footage featuring 19 playable characters including some created just for the game. The official Twitter account will also host a Feb. 22 countdown campaign, during which one person is selected daily to win a postcard signed by a voice cast member. KonoSuba: Fantastic Days for iOS and Android on Feb. 27 (free to download with in-app purchases).

Crunchyroll just announced the first eight titles in Crunchyroll's inaugural slate, including the hotly anticipated anime adaptation of SIU's WEBTOON series Tower of God . Produced by Telecom Animation Film, Tower of God will kick off on April 1, 2020. Check first trailers and official visual and key visual teaser: Synopsis: Reach the top, and it's all yours. Everything in this world exists at the tower's top, and everything can be yours. You can be a god. This is Rachel's beginning and end story, the girl who climbed the tower to see the stars, and Bam, the boy who needed nothing but her.

One Piece is getting a Western live action drama adaptation! The 10 episode series will stream exclusively as Netflix Original. Original author of manga, Oda Eiichirou, is on board as executive producer. He also released an official comment, stating his project excitement. The live action drama adaptation was announced in 2017 as part of the 20th anniversary celebrations of the franchise. Netflix works with Tomorrow Studios, who also works with Shueisha, the One Piece manga publisher, on the Cowboy Bebop live action adaptation.