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2nd Character Poll for Chainsaw Man Has Over 620,000 People Choosing Their Favorite Character

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  Tatsuki Fujimoto ' s Chainsaw Man manga series is something special, connecting with fans all over the world in a way only Chainsaw Man can. One of the most special aspects of the series is its lovable band of misfit characters. In March, Weekly Shonen Jump ran the series' second character poll, letting fans pick between all the characters seems in the series (and we mean ALL the characters and more) to find their favorite.   620,045 fans voted and yesterday the Weekly Shonen Jump website announced the results of the poll, informing Chainsaw Man fans all around the world who is "official" the best character in the series.   Before we get into the top 10 of the over 130 characters, here are some standouts from the rest of the poll: manga creator  Tatsuki Fujimoto came in at 16th with 6,309 votes, Power's chest padding came in at 25th with 2,303 votes,  Hell Frog came in at 45th with 575 votes, and the Chainsaw Man fans themselves came in at 102nd w

TV Anime The Dungeon of Black Company 2nd PV Introduces OP Theme by HOWL BE QUIET

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    The official website for the forthcoming TV anime adaptation of Yohei Yasumura's isekai fantasy manga Meikyu Black Company / The Dungeon of Black Company has posted a two-minute second PV to introduce its OP theme song "Shimi" ( Stain ) performed by the four-member Japanese rock band HOWL BE QUIET .   The band made their major debut in 2016 and provided the two OP theme songs for the TV anime DAYS in 2016. No release schedule for that song has been announced yet.         2nd PV:     Also, three additional voice cast members are announced -  Megumi Toda (Hajime Shinoda in NEW GAME! ) as Shia, M・A・O (Shion in That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime ) as Ranga, and Yoshitsugu Matsuoka (Kirito in Sword Art Online ) as Labyrinth Ant A.     ⚠⛏TVć‚¢ćƒ‹ćƒ” ćƒ”ć‚¤ćƒ³ć‚­ćƒ£ć‚¹ćƒˆå…¬é–‹????⚠ TVć‚¢ćƒ‹ćƒ”「 #čæ·å®®ćƒ–ćƒ©ćƒƒć‚Æć‚«ćƒ³ćƒ‘ćƒ‹ćƒ¼ 」恮 čæ½åŠ ćƒ”ć‚¤ćƒ³ć‚­ćƒ£ć‚¹ćƒˆć‚’å…¬é–‹ć—ć¾ć—ćŸ‼✨ ć‚·ć‚¢å½¹: #ęˆøē”°ć‚ććæ ćƒ©ćƒ³ć‚¬å½¹: #M・A・O čæ·å®®ć‚¢ćƒŖA: #ę¾å²”ē¦Žäøž ⛏å…¬å¼ć‚µć‚¤ćƒˆ https://t.co/rrMZLx6PQG #čæ·å®®ćƒ–ćƒ©ćƒƒć‚Æć‚«ćƒ³ćƒ‘ćƒ‹ćƒ¼ pic.twitter.com/sqzCwmELMy — TVć‚¢ćƒ‹ćƒ”「čæ·å®®ćƒ–ćƒ©ćƒƒć‚Æć‚«ćƒ³ćƒ‘ćƒ‹ćƒ¼」å…¬å¼ćƒ„ć‚¤ćƒƒć‚æ

Watch Digest Clip of Bungo Stray Dogs DEAD APPLE Stage Play

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    The official website for the stage play adaptation of the 2018 film Bungo Stray Dog DEAD APPLE has posted a three-minute digest clip introducing its main cast members' stage performance.   Bungo Stray Dogs is an action mystery seinen manga series written by Kafka Asagiri and illustrated by Sango Harukawa. Its TV anime adaption animated by Bones was aired for three seasons with a total of 36 episodes from April 2016 to June 2019. After the second season was aired, an all-new feature film Bungo Stray Dogs DEAD APPLE was released on March 3, 2018, making 550 million yen from its domestic run.   As the fifth show from the stage play series, Bungo Stray Dos on Stage DEAD APPLE was first performed at COOL JAPAN PARK OSAKA WW hall in Osaka from April 16 to 18, 2021. For the first time, the manga's original story writer Kafka Asagiri provided a script for the play, which unfolds with plenty of new aspects and episodes that were not revealed at the time of the film's

Wanted to bowl dot ball to De Villiers but ended up getting his wicket: Harpreet Brar

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Cricket must proceed without government intervention: SA Sports Minister

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Leicester rally for 1-1 with 10-man Southampton in EPL

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Grammy Awards scrap controversial voting committees

The anonymous committees had been accused of a lack of transparency and inclusivity in their choices. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ufbcfi

"BanG Dream! Special☆LIVE Girls Band Party! 2020→2021" Concert Postponed Again

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    The official website for Bushiroad's multimedia franchise BanG Dream! has announced that the concert event "BanG Dream! Special☆LIVE Girls Band Party! 2020→2021," which was scheduled to be held at MetLife Dome in Saitama Prefecture on June 5 and 6, 2021, has been decided to be postponed to a future date due to the impact of the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic in the Tokyo metropolitan area and the government's declaration of a state of emergency.   This is the second postponement for the franchise's all-star concert. Under the title "BanG Dream! Special☆LIVE Girls Band Party! 2020," it was originally scheduled to be held at the same venue on May 3, 2020, but had been postponed for one year.   The official website writes, "We announced the postponement of the concert last year, and after that, we were finally able to inform you that it would be rescheduled. However, due to the situation of the new coronavirus, we were forced to postpone

India's over-18s vaccination to start

The drive has begun to lag at a time when a second deadly wave is devastating the country. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2OcL3hp

Aikatsu Stars! VA Miyu Tomita's 1st Full Album "Prologue" Hits Stores June 30

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     Anime voice actress Miyu Tomita announced on April 30 that her first full album "Prologue" is set to be released in Japan on June 30, 2021. The title of the album, which included the meaning of "the beginning of the story," was named by her herself.   She made her voice acting debut by playing Taihei Doma in his childhood in Himouto! Umaru-chan in 2015. Since then she has voiced Yume Nijino in Aikatsu Stars! (2016-2018), Otako in Please Tell Me! Galko-chan (2016), Gabriel White Tenma in Gabriel DropOut (2017), Sophie Twilight in Ms. Vampire who lives in my neighborhood (2018), Rizu Ogata in We Never Learn: BOKUBEN (2019), Miko Iinao in KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR (2020), and Emma in The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter (2021).   Meanwhile, she released her solo singer debut single "Present Moment"  from Nippon Columbia in November 2019, and has released three singles so far. In addition to the three single songs, the album "Prologue&

Pretty All Friends Selection to Look Back at 10-year History to Premiere in June 2021

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    As part of the tenth-anniversary project for the Pretty Series, Pretty All Friends Selection , a special program to look back at the ten-year history of the series, will start airing on TV Tokyo and its affiliate stations in Japan from June 2021.    The idol-themed multimedia series was launched with its first arcade game Pretty Rhythm: Mini Skirt in July 2010, and its latest TV anime Kiratto Pri☆chan has been broadcast in Japan since April 2018.   The content of Pretty All Friends Selection will be a look back at the history of the Pretty Series in preparation for its new installment. Mirai Momoyama (CV: Coco Hayashi), the protagonist of Pri☆can , and her idol unit Miracle☆Kiratts' mascot KiracCHU (Nanami yamashita) will serve as navigators for this program to introduce the activities of the idols and stars of the past Pretty Series. The theme of its first episode is "If you can't understand it, let's just do it!," which is one of Mirai's cat

Covid: Australians could face jail or fines if they return from India

Australia makes it temporarily illegal to return from India, which is being ravaged by Covid-19. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ueMdZy

Florida plans to fine social media for banning politicians

The Florida bill proposes fines up to $250,000 per day for companies which violate the rules. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2R9GYvo

Singapore: What's it like in the best place to live during Covid?

As the pandemic continues to devastate, one Asian island has emerged as the best place to ride it out. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3eJrztU

Covid: Pakistan fears 'Impending doom' threatens Pakistan

A slow vaccine roll out, no lockdown and large gatherings are concerning doctors in Pakistan. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gSR3aT

How a Nigerian mother fought to hold on to her child in Italy

A Nigerian woman in Italy nearly lost her son as the authorities questioned her parenting style. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uaGBPE

Alaska's first CSI takes on blood and burglaries in sub-zero weather

Shasta Pomeroy isn't only the first Fairbanks crime scene investigator, she's the first in the state. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2S77YvV

India's Covid vaccine shortage: The desperate wait gets longer

India is facing a severe shortage of vaccines amid a relentless second Covid wave. How did this happen? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3xBE17y

France-Algeria relations: The lingering fallout from nuclear tests in the Sahara

France says the tests were carried out in uninhabited areas but local residents beg to differ. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3nni07P

ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream! Gets All-new Anime Feature Film in Summer 2022

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    It was officially announced at the "ARGONAVIS Project Presentation - 2021 Spring" streamed last night that an all-new anime feature film from the BanG Dream! franchise's spin-off project "ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream!" is set to be released in the summer of 2022.   The boys band-themed project previously had a 13-episode TV anime series, which was aired in Japan from April to July 2020. Ahead of the all-new film, the TV series' compilation film ARGONAVIS from BanG Dream! Prelude  (tentative title) is also set to be released in the fall of 2021. It will be reconstructed from the TV episodes' screenplays to trace the story of Argonavis and GYROAXIA. All of the character voices will be re-recorded, and the real band Argonavis will perform its theme song.     #ć‚¢ćƒ«ć‚“ćƒŠćƒ“ć‚¹ 劇堓ē‰ˆ2ä½œå“ć®å…¬é–‹ćŒę±ŗ定???? ????å†ę§‹ēƉē‰ˆ「ć‚¢ćƒ«ć‚“ćƒŠćƒ“ć‚¹ from BanG Dream! Prelude(仮锌)」 2021幓ē§‹å…¬é–‹äŗˆå®š ????ę–°ä½œę˜ ē”»「ć‚¢ćƒ«ć‚“ćƒŠćƒ“ć‚¹ from BanG Dream!(仮锌)」 2022幓夏公開äŗˆå®š https://t.co/xDFtE1PBaF #ć‚¢ćƒ«ć‚“ćƒŠćƒ“ć‚¹PJē™ŗč”Ø会 — ARGONAVIS fr

‘An icon of India’s legal system’: Tributes pour in for Soli Sorabjee

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Join the Dormitory of Megami-Ryou no Ryoubo-Kun TV Anime in July 2021

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  The dormitory of the Megami-Ryou no Ryoubo-Kun TV anime adaptation of  Ikumi Hino 's ecchi harem comedy manga of the same name opens on July 2021. The series follows 12-year-old boy Koushi Nagumo who becomes the matron of a women's college dormitory after being homeless and finds the residents to be quite ...  interesting.     TVć‚¢ćƒ‹ćƒ”「 #儳ē„žåÆ®ć®åÆ®ęÆćć‚“ 。」ę”¾é€ę™‚ęœŸćŒę±ŗå®šć—ć¾ć—ćŸ! TVć‚¢ćƒ‹ćƒ”ćÆ2021幓7ęœˆć‹ć‚‰ę”¾é€é–‹å§‹ć§ć™☀️???? ēš†ę§˜ć«ć”č¦§ć„ćŸć ć‘ć‚‹ć¾ć§ć‚‚ć†å°‘ć—。 ę„½ć—ćæć«ćŠå¾…ć”äø‹ć•ć„???? #儳ē„žåÆ® pic.twitter.com/HPU6gUIHZb — 「儳ē„žåÆ®ć®åÆ®ęÆćć‚“。」公式 (@megamiryou) April 28, 2021     Previously released visual and trailer:     Shunsuke Nakashige  ( Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of Underworld   episode director) serves as director of Megami-Ryou no Ryoubo-Kun , alongside the series composition writer  Masashi Suzuki  ( Plunderer ) and the character designer  Maiko Okada   ( I Couldn't Become a Hero, So I Reluctantly Decided to Get a Job.  chief animation director). The series will be animated at  Asread  ( Big Order ) and is sche

Kakegurui Live-action Film Sequel Gets New Release Date of May 12

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    The official website for the live-action film Eiga Kakegurui: Zettai Zetsumei Russian Roulette ( Kakegurui The Movie: Russian Roulette in Desperate Situation ) announced today that its postponed theatrical release in Japan is newly set for May 12, 2021, the day after the third declaration of a state of emergency is scheduled to be lifted.   The second live-action film based on Homura Kawamoto (story) and Toru Naomura (art)'s gambling themed manga Kakegurui was originally set to be released in Japan on April 29, 2021, but has been postponed due to the recent rapid outbreak of the COVID-10 pandemic and the declaration of a state of emergency in four prefectures on April 23.   Also, a total of 215 theaters across Japan will broadcast live a stage greeting event without an audience on May 12, the first day of release. The live broadcast will be held after the screening of the film, which starts at 17:05, with Minami Hamabe (Yumeko Jabami), Mahiro Takasugi (Ryota Suzui), Ry

FIFA, UEFA joins English soccer’s 4-day social media boycott

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Israel stampede: Chaotic scenes as dozens dead at religious festival

Dozens have been killed and many wounded after a stampede at an Israeli religious festival. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3t6N8d5

Barcelona lose, miss chance to take the lead in Spain

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Europa League: Villarreal take 2-1 lead over Arsenal

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India Covid: Delhi seeks more cremation space as deaths rise

Police in India's capital ask for more cremation sites as a fatal second wave sweeps the country. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3vuu75N

Ghislaine Maxwell: Lawyers release photo that shows bruised face

Lawyers release a photo of the British socialite with what looks like bruising under her left eye. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Sau5S9

Manga Artist Naoki Urasawa Launches His Official YouTube Channel

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    Today on the release day of the fifth volume of his latest series Asadora! in Japan, the internationally acclaimed Japanese manga artist Naoki Urasawa ( Yawara! , 20th Century Boys , Pluto ) also opened his official YouTube channel named "Urasawa Channel."   He plans to talk with various manga artists, show viewers his techniques for drawing manga, and even live-drawing sessions in the channel. In its first episode "Manga Artist Urasawa Naoki is Starting YouTube," he draws the channel's banner illustration, which takes only ten minutes.         "Asadora!" tankobon 1st & 5th volume covers:   「ć‚ć•ćƒ‰ćƒ©!」ē¬¬5集、4꜈30ę—„é ƒē™ŗå£²ć§ć™!å­ć©ć‚‚ć®é ƒć‹ć‚‰ć„ć¤ć‹ęććŸć‹ć£ćŸ「ę€Ŗē£ę¼«ē”»」ć«ęŒ‘ć‚“ć ć“ć®ä½œå“。恤恄恫“ć‚¢ćƒ¬”恌å…Øč²Œć‚’ē¾ć—ć¾ć—ćŸ!ęć‘ć°ęćć»ć©ć«é›£ć—ć„ę€Ŗē£č”Øē¾。ć„ć‚ć„ć‚č©¦č”ŒéŒÆčŖ¤ć—ćŖ恌悉、é•·å¹“é ­ć®äø­ć«ć„ć‚‹å·Øå¤§ćƒ¢ćƒ³ć‚¹ć‚æćƒ¼ć‚’č§£ćę”¾ćØ恆ćØę€ć„ć¾ć™。  #ć‚ć•ćƒ‰ćƒ©   #ć‚¹ćƒ”ćƒŖ惃惄   #ęµ¦ę²¢ē›“ęع pic.twitter.com/pGsMbRA502 — ęµ¦ę²¢ē›“ęع_Naoki Urasawaå…¬å¼ęƒ…å ± (@urasawa_naoki) April 28, 2021     Source: "Urasawa Channel" , Comic Natalie   © Naoki Urasawa / Shogakukan Inc.   

FC Goa lose 0-2 to Al Wahda, end maiden ACL campaign on disappointing note

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ReoNa Leads You into Mysterious World with Her Shadows House ED Theme MV

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    Anison singer ReoNa has posted a two-and-half minute music video for her fifth single song "Nai Nai" on her official YouTube channel. The song is now featured as the ED theme for the TV anime adaptation of Somato's gothic mystery manga Shadows House .   ReoNa was one of the finalists in the SACRA MUSIC audition held in 2017 and made her singer debut as the singing voice of Elza Kanzaki in the TV anime Sword Art Online Alternative Gun Gale Online in 2018. Since then, she has performed theme songs for Happy Sugar Life , Sword Art Online Alicization , and Sword Art Online Alicization: War of Underworld .   She says, "We made a music video to give another meaning to the toy box-like song that I had spun closely to the story. I hope you will enjoy it..." The CD single of "Nai Nai" is set to be released on May 12, 2021. Ahead of the CD release, the title tune was already released digitally on April 26 and became No.1 on iTunes' general /

Daiki Yamashita Shows His Two Sides in SEVEN KNIGHTS REVOLUTION ED Theme MV

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    The official YouTube channel for voice actor Daiki Yamashita , best known as Sakamichi Onoda in Yowamushi Pedal and Izuku Midoriya in My Hero Academia , has started streaming a short version music video for "Tail," the lead track from his solo singer debut EP "hear me?" The song is now featured as the ED theme for the spring 2021 TV anime SEVEN KNIGHTS REVOLUTION: Hero Successor , in which he is also cast as its protagonist character, Nemo.   Yamashita's first music video was produced in collaboration with Tsugumi Matsunaga , an up-and-coming video director who recently directed the music videos for voice actress Maaya Uchida ("Strobe Memory") and Rikako Aida ("FUTURE LINE").   The film clip features two sides of Yamashita - the positive side and the negative side. The positive side shows his usual relaxed and gentle expression, while the negative side shows his sorrowful and somewhat lonely expression. Also, the singing scenes

Israel stampede: Dozens killed in crush at religious festival

Emergency services confirm dozens have been killed and many more wounded in north-east Israel. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3gOf3Ma

Original Dragon Ball/Dragon Ball Z Theme Songs Get Vinyl Release

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In commemoration of the 35th anniversary of the start of the broadcast of the TV anime Dragon Ball franchise, the reissue of the theme song analog records of Dragon Ball and its sequel Dragon Ball Z  has been decided by Nippon Columbia. The first episode of the first TV series was aired in Japan on February 26, 1986.   From Dragon Ball , a 7-inch single record including its OP theme "Makafushigi Adventure!" performed by Hiroki Takahashi and ED theme "Romantic Ageru yo" by Ushio Hashimoto, and an LP record "TV Manga Dragon Ball Hit Song Collection" containing the two theme songs and eight ultra-rare insert songs/character songs are planned to be released. Also from Dragon Ball Z , a 7-inch single record containing its OP theme song "CHA-LA HEAD-CHA-LA" by Hironobu Kageyama and ED theme song "Dettekoi Tobikiri Zenkai Power!" by MANNA will be released.   The three vinyl records are scheduled to be released simultaneously on July

India Covid: A nurse's story of fighting the virus

A nurse at the forefront of the battle against the pandemic shares her story with the BBC. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3nvR0De

Quiz of the week: Oscar-winner ChloƩ Zhao, pricey sneakers and Marcelo's civic duty

How closely have you been paying attention to what's been going on during the past seven days? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3uazqak

Xueli Abbing: The abandoned baby who became a Vogue model

The 16-year-old's albinism led to her being abandoned as a baby but she is now a successful model. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3e6ovZP

The ransomware surge ruining lives

A coalition is calling for action from governments as victims describe crippling cyber-attacks. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2R9dr59

'It's your device, you should be able to repair it'

The BBC talks to the volunteers running free workshops to help consumers fix broken gadgets. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3eI10VV

Africa's week in pictures: 23-29 April 2021

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3xy2r1L

World's longest pedestrian suspension bridge to open in Portugal

Local residents tested out the 500m walkway, which spans a gorge in Portugal's Arouca Geopark. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3330493

'Heartbreaking' return to St Vincent's volcano-hit 'red zone'

The BBC accompanies a school teacher back to a village in St Vincent's restricted volcano-damaged 'red zone'. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Se8ybs

Ransomware gangs target firms, schools and hospitals

More than 60 tech firm and law enforcement leaders want aggressive, urgent action against ransomware. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Pzjlfg

Learn the Ways of a Samurai With Netflix's Yasuke Anime Opening

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  The highly anticipated  LeSean Thomas -directed anime series Yasuke just launched on Netflix around the world today, and to get people excited for it, Netflix released the opening on YouTube for everyone to watch. The opening features Thundercat's "Black Gold" as the theme song to historically-inspired series.     Yasuke is out now worldwide on Netflix and is the brainchild of director LeSean Thomas , with animation produced at MAPPA, and produced by Flying Lotus , who also wrote the lyrics for the opening theme. Half-Black, half-Japanese actor  Jun Soejima  voiced Yasuke in Japanese in his first voice role with  Lakeith Stanfield  voices the titular character in English. Netflix describes the series as such:   "In a war-torn feudal Japan filled with mechs and magic, the greatest ronin never known, Yasuke, struggles to maintain a peaceful existence after a past life of violence. But when a local village becomes the center of social upheaval between war