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    Sneak Peek of Episode 2 plus Q&A Panel Planned for Anime Expo 2025Source: HIDIVE Official Site: https://yofukashi-no-uta.com/ (Japan)Special Thanks to Scott Barretto (AMCN Entertainment Group) Photo courtesy of HIDIVE. ©2025 Kotoyama, Shogakukan/Call of the Night Committee/ AMC Network’s HIDIVE is bringing fans a “summer of love” with today’s announcement that the highly anticipated sequel season CALL OF THE NIGHT Season 2 (よふかしのうた, Yofukashi no Uta) will stream exclusively on the popular anime streaming service for Summer 2025. Fans have been eagerly awaiting the return of this beloved supernatural romance drama ever since the end of the series’ first season in September 2022. Based on the award-winning and just completed 200 chapter-long shonen manga title by creator Kotoyama, CALL OF THE NIGHT Season 2 continues the love story between a high school boy (Ko) and a female vampire (Nazuna) first introduced in Season 1, which was instant

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    Source: Bandai Namco Pictures Official Site: https://www.aikatsu.net/portal/memorial_stage/unitcup/ (Japan)   Image courtesy of Bandai Namco Pictures. ©BNP/BANDAI, DENTSU, TV TOKYO ©BNP/AIKATSU 10TH STORY Bandai Namco Filmworks has provided information and images for AIKATSU! MEMORIAL STAGE ~SHINING UNIT CUP~ (アイカツ！メモリアルステージ ～輝きのユニットカップ～, Aikatsu! Memoriaru Sutēji ~ Kagayaki no Yunitto Kappu ~), a compilation of popular episodes from the AIKATSU! anime television series along with exclusive bonus footage. The movie will receive a limited 3-week run in 43 theaters across Japan starting June 20th.   Based on the enormously successful Bandai Data Carddass collectible card arcade game, the anime AIKATSU! (アイカツ!) debuted on Japanese TV broadcast October 8, 2012 and ran for three seasons through March 31, 2016. It was followed by the series AIKATSU STARS! (アイカツスターズ!, Aikatsu Sutāzu!, 2016-18), AIKATSU FRIENDS! (アイカツフレンズ!, Aikatsu Furenzu!, 2018-19), AIKATSU ON PARADE! (アイカツオンパレード!, Aikatsu on Parēdo!, 2019-20), and AIKATSU PLANET! (アイカツプラネット!, Aikatsu

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    Photo courtesy of Toei Animation. ©Eiichiro Oda/Shueisha, TOEI ANIMATION Specially Created 90 Second Animation for ONE PIECE Will Be Displayed on Exterior of Sphere in Las Vegas from May 19 – 21   Source: Toei Animation Inc. press release Special Thanks to Scott Barretto   The global hit anime franchise ONE PIECE will illuminate Las Vegas’ skyline later this month for Licensing Expo 2025. Legendary studio Toei Animation revealed today its plan to spotlight ONE PIECE with an encore activation on the Exosphere, the exterior of Sphere in Las Vegas, from Monday, May 19 thru Wednesday, May 21 coinciding with the annual North American licensing exhibition. The activation features a specially created 90 second long animation, which marked the largest ONE PIECE display in franchise history when it first debuted in June 2024 at the Las Vegas venue, the largest spherical structure in the world,

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    Source: MVD EntertainmentSpecial Thanks to Derek Stubinski Photo courtesy of 88 Films and MVD Entertainment. ©NIKKATSU CORPORATION. MVD Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win the new Blu-ray of Nikkatsu's GATE OF FLESH (肉体の門, Nikutai no Mon, 1977). Hideo Gosha (YAKUZA WIVES, VIOLENT STREETS) brings a fresh eye to this oft-filmed story by Taijiro Tamura, best known from its 1964 adaptation by Seijun Suzuki, resulting in a powerful and compelling drama making its home premiere for the very first time outside of Japan courtesy of 88 Films. In the shell-shocked, rubble-strewn wasteland of postwar Tokyo during the Allied Occupation, a group of prostitutes band to together to form a makeshift guild with the aim of pooling their resources to build a dancehall called Paradise. As their independent existence becomes threatened by the hawkish parade of gangsters, black marketeers and would-be pimps all

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    Photo courtesy of Playmates. © 2025 Legendary and Warner Bros. Entertainment. Godzilla TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. MONSTERVERSE TM © Legendary Source: Playmates Toys Limited Special Thanks to Sarah Gumina International toy titan Playmates has provided SciFi Japan with a huge update with product info and large photos of their Monsterverse toy line, covering releases from late 2024 through Fall 2025. As the line transitions from 2024's GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE movie to a general Monsterverse brand that will encompass all of the Legendary Monsterverse titles, some toys will be available with both GxK and Monsterverse packaging. Playmates recently unveiled some prototypes of some additional Monsterverse products at this year's Toy Fair, but these items are not yet scheduled and no official information is currently available.   Monsterverse Toys The Monsterverse is a dynamic universe that spans across various entertainment

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    Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. ©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Gregg Katzman The Retailer Incentive Kai-Sei Godzilla enamel pin. Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. ©TOHO CO., LTD. The new Godzilla #1 will be available from IDW Publishing on July 23, 2025 (same week as San Diego Comic-Con!). The Kai-Sei Era, an all-new shared Godzilla universe, starts here! The first Godzilla ongoing series in a decade, the flagship title of the Kai-Sei Era presents a wild new take on the franchise, complete with a brand-new mythology, new powers, new designs, new characters, and plenty of twists and surprises. Whether you love Godzilla or love superhero comics, Godzilla is designed to be an accessible entry point for anyone and everyone. Join Tim Seeley (Godzilla vs. America: Chicago, Grayson, Hack/Slash, Local Man) and Nikola Čižmešija (TMNT: Black, White & Green, Sword of

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    Photo courtesy of CCP JAPAN. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Source: CCP JAPAN The Japanese figure manufacturer CCPJAPAN is now accepting preorders for their new Tyrant figure, part of their 1/6 scale Tokusatsu Series mthat offers larger, more detailed figures that accurately reproduce the kaiju designs seen in the classic Ultraman television shows.  This figure will be available at hobby shops, mass retailers, and online stores. Photo courtesy of CCP JAPAN. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Photo courtesy of CCP JAPAN. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ■ 1/6 Tokusatsu Series Despot Monster Tyrant Space Attack Image Ver. (with optional parts) (1/6特撮シリーズ 暴君怪獣タイラント 宇宙進撃イメージ Ver.（オプションパーツ付き), 1/6 Tokusatsu Shirīzu Bōkun Kaijū Tairanto Uchū Shingeki Imēji Ver. (Opushonpātsu-tsuki))   Photo courtesy of CCP JAPAN. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS Introduced in ULTRAMAN TARO Episode 40: SURPASS THE ULTRA BROTHERS! (ウルトラ兄弟を超えてゆけ!, Urutora Kyōdai o Koete Yuke!), Tyrant is one of

    3D stickers, scanned from the Godzilla movie suits, are now available for fans and collectors. Photo courtesy of Castem Co., Ltd. © TOHO CO., LTD.

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    3D stickers, scanned from the Godzilla movie suits, are now available for fans and collectors. Photo courtesy of Castem Co., Ltd. © TOHO CO., LTD. This is no longer just "similar," but Godzilla himself.Source: Castem Co., Ltd.Special Thanks to Takahisa Yamamoto   The Godzilla suits used in filming were 3D scanned and the stickers are so realistic it's crazy. Precision casting manufacturer Castem Co., Ltd. (Fukuyama City, Hiroshima Prefecture, CEO: Takuo Toda) operates the brand "History Maker" that creates realistic products based on celebrities and historical objects. The company recently released the Godzilla Hammer (ゴジラハンマー, Gojira Hanmā), casted from a 3D scan of a real Godzilla movie suit used in the filming of the Toho classic GODZILLA, MOTHRA, AND KING GHIDORAH: GIANT MONSTERS ALL-OUT ATTACK (ゴジラ・モスラ・キングギドラ 大怪獣総攻撃, Gojira Mosura Kingu Gidora Daikaijū Sōkōgeki, 2001). Castem has also made ultra-realistic semi-three-dimensional "3D face stickers" using a

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    Source: Akita Shoten Co, Ltd. Official X: https://x.com/g_comic_yc Special Thanks to Keita Takahashi Photo courtesy of Akita Shoten. Godzilla TM & © TOHO CO., LTD. ©Young Champion, AKITA PUBLISHING CO., LTD. The new manga Godzilla Galaxy Odyssey (ゴジラ ギャラクシーオデッセイ, Gojira Gyarakushī Odessei) will be serialized by publisher Akita Shoten in the magazine Young Champion (ヤングチャンピオン,Yangu Chanpion) starting with issue 12, on sale May 27th in Japan. Godzilla Galaxy Odyssey is written and drawn by Ju Ishiguchi, mecha designer for anime, including SWORD ART ONLINE ALTERNATIVE: GUN GALE ONLINE (ソードアート・オンライン オルタナティブ ガンゲイル・オンライン, Sōdo Āto Onrain Orutanatibu: Gan Geiru Onrain, 2018), and writer/artist for the manga I’m the Heroic Knight of an Intergalactic Empire! (あたしは星間国家の英雄騎士！, Atashi wa Seikan Kokka no Eiyuu Kishi). Ishiguchi also designed the mecha for the Godzilla manga. The Godzilla featured in Godzilla Galaxy Odyssey was designed by Shinji Nishikawa, a popular artist who created

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    Source: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Gregg Katzman Cover art by Fero Pe. Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. ©TOHO CO., LTD. Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens #1 will be available Wednesday, May 14th from IDW. Godzilla: Here There Be Aliens is both a fully standalone limited series and the epic conclusion to the Eisner-nominated Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons trilogy! Brought to us by veteran scribe Frank Tieri (Wolverine, Jughead: The Hunger) and new series artist Angel Hernandez (Star Trek). It's the middle of the 20th century, and Americans everywhere are terrified by the strange lights hovering above them in the night sky‚ and they should be. These UFOs are actually the Xilien invasion force! Revealed to have already been on Earth during the events of Here There Be Dragons: Sons of Giants, the Xiliens have been attempting to destabilize the planet with the

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    Source: Warner Bros. Pictures, Legendary Pictures Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures today announced that the latest installment in the Monsterverse film series,  GODZILLA X KONG: SUPERNOVA, is now in production. GODZILLA X KONG: SUPERNOVA is scheduled to open in theaters and IMAX on March 26, 2027.   About the MONSTERVERSE Legendary’s Monsterverse is an expansive story universe of cross-platform experiences centering around humanity’s battle to survive in a world facing a catastrophic new reality – the monsters of our myths and legends are real. Beginning with GODZILLA in 2014 and continuing through 2017’s KONG: SKULL ISLAND, 2019’s GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS, 2021’s GODZILLA VS. KONG, and most recently the record-breaking GODZILLA X KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE, the Monsterverse has accumulated over two-billion-dollars at the global box office and expanded into the highly successful event series MONARCH: LEGACY OF MONSTERS for

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    Source: MVD Entertainment Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski 88 Films will release Shaw Brothers' LADY OF THE LAW (女捕快, Nǚ bǔ kuài, 1975) on Blu-ray this month.  Photo courtesy of MVD Entertainment. ©Shaw Brothers. A dangerous criminal escapes captivity - but luckily crime-busting super swords-woman Leng Rushuang (Shih Szu, LEGEND OF THE 7 GOLDEN VAMPIRES) is on his trail. However, she has doubts about his guilt, and she's not going to stop fighting until she's sure the right man is being punished. Co-starring Lo Lieh (DRAGONS FOREVER) and the unmistakable Dean Shek (DRUNKEN MASTER), Lady of the Law is a choice cut from the golden age of Hong Kong swordplay.    88 Films are proud to present this slice-and-dice classic on Blu-ray for the first time.   Running Time: 90 Minutes Number of Discs: 1 Language: Mandarin (2.0 Mono) Subtitles: English

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    Photo courtesy of Tsuburaya Fields Holdings. ©khara Source: Tsuburaya Fields Holdings Inc. press release Tsuburaya Fields Holdings Inc. has announced that their consolidated subsidiary, Fields Corporation, will be releasing a new pachislot machine, "LB Pachislot Evangelion -The Door of Promises-" (LＢパチスロ ヱヴァンゲリヲン ～約束の扉～, LB Pachisuro ~Evangerion~ Yakusoku no Tobira ~), to pachinko halls throughout Japan in July. This game will be a smart pachislot machine (スマスロ, (Sumasoro) equipped with a new game feature, the "Bonus Trigger." LB Pachislot Evangelion -The Door of Promises- is not only for pachinko and pachislot enthusiasts but a wide range of people, including fans of the Evangelion franchise.   ■ LB Pachislot Evangelion -The Door of Promises- Details Manufactured by Kyoraku Sangyo Co., Ltd.Sold by Fields Corporation ©khara About Tsuburaya Productions Tsuburaya

    First image released for the upcoming New Godzilla: The Ride. Photo courtesy of Toho. © 2025 TOHO CO., LTD.

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    First image released for the upcoming New Godzilla: The Ride. Photo courtesy of Toho. © 2025 TOHO CO., LTD. Source: Toho Co., Ltd.   Toho Co., Ltd. (Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo; President & Chief Executive Officer: Hiroyasu Matsuoka) will begin the production and distribution of new Godzilla ride attraction footage for the i-Ride system, manufactured by Taiwan's Brogent Technologies, Inc. and installed in multiple countries around the world. Currently using the temp title "New Godzilla: The Ride" (新・ゴジラ・ザ・ライド, Shin Gojira za Raido), the new attraction film will be directed, written, and VFX produced by Takashi Yamazaki, winner of the 96th Academy Award for Best Visual Effects for the hit GODZILLA MINUS ONE (ゴジラ-1.0/ゴジラマイナスワン, Gojira Mainasu Wan, 2023). Takashi Yamazaki also directed “Godzilla the Ride: Giant Monsters Ultimate Battle” (ゴジラ・ザ・ライド大怪獣頂上決戦, Gojira za Raido Daikaijū Chōjō Kessen), which opened in 2021 and still being shown at Seibuen Amusement Park.

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    Photo courtesy of Eureka Entertainment and MVD Entertainment. Cult Classic from the Filmmaker Behind the Seminal Bruce Lee films, THE BIG BOSS and FIST OF FURY     Source: MVD Entertainment Special Thanks to Derek Stubinski Photo courtesy of Eureka Entertainment and MVD Entertainment. Eureka Entertainment is proud to announce the release of THE TATTOOED DRAGON (龍虎金剛, Lónghǔ jīngāng, 1973), Lo Wei’s cult classic that captures the raw, gritty energy of 1970s Hong Kong cinema. Presented on Blu-ray for the first time anywhere in the world from a new 2K restoration. Available on July 22, 2025 as part of the Eureka Classics range, in a Limited edition of 2000 copies exclusively featuring an O-card slipcase and collector’s booklet.    Written and directed by Lo Wei, the man behind the Bruce Lee’s international hits THE BIG BOSS and FIST OF FURY, THE TATTOOED

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    GKIDS to Release the Theatrical Feature July 16 Source: GKIDS Official Site: https://jujutsukaisen.jp/kaigyokugyokusetsu/ (Japan) Special Thanks to Alanna Hall  Image courtesy of GKIDS. © Gege Akutami/Shueisha, Jujutsu Kaisen Production Committee GKIDS, the Academy Award-winning producer and distributor of acclaimed and artist-driven animation from around the world, announced today it has acquired theatrical distribution rights for North America to JUJUTSU KAISEN: HIDDEN INVENTORY / PREMATURE DEATH – THE MOVIE (呪術廻戦 懐玉・玉折, Jujutsu Kaisen: Kaigyoku・Gyokusetsu, 2025). GKIDS will release the film in theaters nationwide in original Japanese and English dubbed versions beginning July 16th.  The theatrical compilation feature returns to the widely beloved “Hidden Inventory / Premature Death” story arc of the globally acclaimed JUJUTSU KAISEN series, which focused on the younger days of fan-favorite characters Satoru Gojo and Suguru Geto, who shared a deep bond that was tested by one fateful mission. Featuring newly remixed

    Front and back o-ring artwork for the ULTRAMAN USA (ULTRAMAN: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS) Blu-ray. Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS All Rights Reserved.

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    Front and back o-ring artwork for the ULTRAMAN USA (ULTRAMAN: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS) Blu-ray. Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS All Rights Reserved. Source: Mill Creek Entertainment, Tsuburaya Productions Special Thanks to Spencer Kopp Update 6/19/25: Despite earlier information to the contrary, the original English language audio for ULTRAMAN: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS is not included in this sets due to rights issues. The new English dub is used for both the Japanese and US versions of this movie. Also, the Japanese version does not come with English subtitles. Mill Creek Entertainment, a division of Alliance Entertainment, will release the animated movie ULTRAMAN USA a.k.a. ULTRAMAN: THE ADVENTURE BEGINS on Blu-ray July 1, 2025. The film was a co-production between Tsuburaya Productions and Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc., the American studio behind such world famous cartoon properties as the Flintstones, the Jetsons, and Scooby Doo. It was

    Win the ULTRAMAN TRIGGER: The Complete Series + ULTRAMAN TRIGGER EPISODE Z Blu-ray set from Mill Creek Entertainment. Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN TRIGGER PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM・TV TOKYO. All Rights Reserved.

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    Win the ULTRAMAN TRIGGER: The Complete Series + ULTRAMAN TRIGGER EPISODE Z Blu-ray set from Mill Creek Entertainment. Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN TRIGGER PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM・TV TOKYO. All Rights Reserved. Source: Mill Creek Entertainment Special Thanks to Spencer Kopp Photo courtesy of Mill Creek. ©TSUBURAYA PRODUCTIONS ©ULTRAMAN TRIGGER PRODUCTION CONSORTIUM・TV TOKYO. All Rights Reserved. Mill Creek Entertainment is offering SciFi Japan readers a chance to win their new Blu-ray set of ULTRAMAN TRIGGER: Complete Series + ULTRAMAN TRIGGER EPISODE Z. This 4-disc collection presents the 25 episode series and the feature film in Japanese with English subtitles, along with a 12-page booklet featuring hero character profiles, a main enemy & Kaiju guide, and episode synopses.  Also included is a playable card for the Ultraman Card Game. ULTRAMAN TRIGGER: Complete Series + ULTRAMAN TRIGGER EPISODE Z is available now and has

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    Photo courtesy of Super7. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. Photo courtesy of Super7. TM & ©TOHO CO., LTD. Source: Super7 Special Thanks to Ashley Anderson and Brian Flynn Prepare for Destruction! Imagine this: Godzilla, in all its destructive glory, glowing in the dark—right in the palm of your hand. This 3.75” scale, articulated Godzilla ReAction Figure, inspired by the Canadian variant of the original 1960s model kit under the Toho license, brings the King of the Monsters to life like never before. With glowing details that will light up your shelves at night, this figure embodies all the terrifying power of the original Godzilla, with a new, dramatic twist. Packed on a full color, blistered cardback, what makes this figure even more iconic is the included removable cityscape accessory, perfectly to scale and ready to be destroyed at Godzilla’s

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    Source: IDW Publishing Special Thanks to Kim Estlund Photo courtesy of IDW Publishing. ©TOHO CO., LTD. On May 20th, IDW Publishing will release the trade paperback of their Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons II—Sons of Giants miniseries, the sequel to 2024’s Eisner-nominated smash Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons. Frank Tieri and Inaki Miranda reunite in this historical miniseries that explores a shadowy society who control the secrets of the kaiju, from ancient Rome to Colonial America and beyond.   From Frank Tieri and Inaki Miranda, the incredible team behind Old Lady Harley, comes an action-packed Godzilla adventure like no other. This trade paperback collects the five-issue series.   Godzilla: Here There Be Dragons II—Sons of Giants TPBWriter: Frank Tieri Artist: Inaki MirandaRelease Date: May 20, 2025Page Count: 128SRP: $17.99 Sir Francis Drake had his reasons for hiding treasure on Monster

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