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Armand Duplantis is glad that a phone call from his girlfriend meant he missed a coffee with Sam Kendricks before the American's positive Covid test. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3C0gpvC

Coastguard vessels and private boats have brought holidaymakers to safety, as the death toll rise. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3leD2qc

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American Simone Biles withdraws from the floor final but is yet to make a decision on whether to compete on beam. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3fkEt2v

Great Britain's Charlotte Worthington wins a thrilling gold in the women's BMX park freestyle Olympic final. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2Vo2tKU

Criticism of Simone Biles for withdrawing from some events at Tokyo 2020 is "baffling", says Olympic gold medallist Callum Skinner. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lgs978

Artists from across East Africa have converged on Kenya's capital, creating a vibrant scene. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3C4WOKy

Three Nigerian women confront the prejudice they have faced on their fertility journeys. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3xjkS97

  This week, summer anime  Remake Our Life!  paid tribute to the godly fame of  The Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya . And the tribute continues, as the show offers up a new key visual and Twitter competition!   Episode 5  featured Nanako Kogure performing her own rendition of "God Knows..." The song was originally performed by Aya Hirano as Haruhi in the episode "Live Alive," and has gone on to become a celebrated anime song covered by everyone from Shoko Nakagawa to Masaaki Endoh.   To carry on the celebration, a new piece of collab art has been released — featuring Aki Shino dressed up as the S.O.S. Brigade leader herself.     @bokurema_anime , the official Japanese Twitter account for  Remake Our Life! , is currently running a poster giveaway in conjunction with official  Haruhi  Twitter account  @haruhi_anime . Five lucky people who follow both accounts and retweet the campaign announcement tweet will win a pos...

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  If you're a fan of comedies that are bad at judging personal boundaries, then you're in luck, because Aharen-san wa Hakarenai ("Aharen is Unmeasureable"), a youthful romantic comedy manga by Asato Mizu ( DENKI-GAI ) about a girl who has difficulty communicating and the classmate that grows closer to her, is being adapted into a TV anime.   The main staff for Aharen-san wa Hakarenai has been revealed, including:   Original work: Aharen-san wa Hakarenai by Asato Mizu (serialized in Shueisha's Shonen Jump+ magazine) Chief director: Yasutaka Yamamoto Director: Tomoe Makino Series composition: Takao Yoshioka Character design: Yūko Yahiro Music: Satoru Kōsaki & MONACA Animation production: FelixFilm Production: bilibili   The main cast for Aharen-san wa Hakarenai includes:     Inori Minase as Reina Aharen .     And Takuma Terashima as Raidou .     The story of Aharen-san wa Hakarenai follows the ev...

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The Chinese-Canadian star denies allegations made online by several women in China. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3fhjLRj

    The official Twitter for the ongoing 18th PreCure TV series Tropical-Rouge! Precure has posted an image art for its next 22nd episode to be aired in Japan this Sunday. The illustration that shows the girls enjoying the summer sea is newly-drawn by the episode's animation director, Nishiki Itaoka.   Itaoka is an acclaimed animator who is well known for his works on the impressive transformation scenes of the Precure girls, such as Cure Rosetta ( DokiDoki! PreCure ), Cure Princess ( HappinessCharge PreCure! ), Cure Twinkle ( Go! Princess PreCure ), Cure Miracle ( Maho Girls PreCure! ), Cure Gelato ( Kirakira PreCure a la Mode ), Cure Milky ( Star Twinkle PreCure ), Cure Earth ( Healin' Good PreCure ), and Cure Summer ( Tropical-Rouge! Precure ).   In the 22nd episode titled "The Great Adventure of Secrets! Find the Mermaid's Treasure!," the Tropical Club members start a training camp in Manatsu's hometown, Minamino Island. She and h...

American Simone Biles pulls out of the vault and uneven bars gymnastics finals at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37alLGr

Nigerian sprinter Blessing Okagbare is out of the Tokyo Olympics after being suspended for failing a drugs test. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37cMvG8

Elon Musk reiterated on Friday that he doesn't want to be Space X or Tesla boss. What's going on? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3BZzLkw

      Japanese film production and distribution company Toho has announced the list of the films that surpassed the one billion yen (9.11 million USD) mark in the first half of 2021. According to the report, seven anime films, including Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train , which broke Japan's box office record of all-time, reached the milestone. In the Japanese movie business, a film is considered a hit if it exceeds one billion yen (of course, its success as a business depends on how much it cost to make).   Of the films distributed by Toho in the first half of 2021 (from November 2020 to June 2021), 11 films earned more than 1 billion yen, and two films released in October 2020 reached the number during the period.     - 2021 films   "Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time" (March 2021) - 10.23 billion yen "Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet" (April 2021) - 7.47 billion yen "Shin-kaishaku Sangokushi" (December 2020)...

    "Dark spiral journey," the OP theme for the summer 2021 TV anime Beach Boy Riverside , was released digitally on July 30. Soon after that, a four-minute music video for the song featuring the highlights from the anime story was posted on YouTube.   The rock tune was produced by Q-MHz , a four-member Japanese musical producer unit consisting of Aki Hata, Tomokazu Tashiro, Katsuhiko Kurosu, and Tomoya Tabuchi. And Yuko Suzuhana , the vocalist of Wagakki Band , served as the singer.     "Dark spiral journey" MV:     "Peach Boy Riverside" OP movie:     Digital single jacket:     Q-MHz :     Yuko Suzuhana :     The TV anime adaptation of Coolkyousinnjya ( Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid )'s fantasy manga Peach Boy Riverside premiered in Japan on July 1, 2021, and has also been simulcast on Crunchyroll to its members in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, ...

The Russian Olympic Committee are fourth in the medal table at the Tokyo Games but their athletes are facing questions from fellow competitors about whether they should even be there. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3led1Y2

    In addition to the main MV for their 20th single song "Summer Dude" introduced early this month, the five-mmeber voice actress idol unit  i☆Ris has also posted a dance music video for the song featuring their dance performance filmed in a studio. These clips will be included in the bonus DVD/Blu-ray for the single.   "Summer Dude" is set to be released on August 18, 2021. It will be their first single after one of its six founding members, Azuki Shibuya, left the unit in the end of March 2021. To commemorate the release, the members' online autograph session for the purchasers of the CD will be live-streamed on their official YouTube channel from August 23 to 25 (The streaming itself can be viewed by those who have not purchased the CD).       "Summer Dude" dance MV:     Main MV:     CD+Blu-ray edition:     CD+DVD edition:     CD-only edition:     ????20thSG『...

    Ahead of its advance online screening, a 30-second digest clip of the first episode "Idol Amattemasu!" ( An idol has been left over! ) of the forthcoming web anime Idol Land Pripara is now streamed on YouTube.   As reported, Takara Tomy Arts (T-ARTS Company) announced early this month that the release of its new smartphone game app Idol Land Pripara  and the web anime series of the same name were again postponed to the spring of 2022 from the original date of the spring of 2021. For those who can't wait, an advance online screening of the web anime's Episode 1 will be held on PIA LIVE STREAM  from August 18, then that of Episode 0 will follow from September 1.   The 30-second clip introduces a new character Amari Katasumi (CV: Riho Iida)'s Pripara idol debut. Amari (literally means  leftover in Japanese) is a first-year student at the private Basilico Academy High School in Papparajyuku. As her name implies,...

The ruling is a big legal blow to the ex-president, who has not publicly disclosed his tax returns. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WuvYLG

Thousands of Afghan interpreters have waited years to flee to the US. Arriving is a different story. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WyEAAV

More than 60 years after a deadly explosion ruined Mitholz, the village remains under threat. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2VlNpNY

Parents of schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria describe their trauma, and dilemma over the ransom demands. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ylTwAI

The future is uncertain for the thousands of snakes, lizards and crocodiles at the Guindy Snake Park. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3ibdzfs

How Mike Brown’s discovery of a larger object threatened Pluto’s 75-year status as a planet from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3fxOl9t

The Better Call Saul star says he had a "small heart attack" on Tuesday and is going to be okay. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3BW1jHr

  It's a big year for  Puella Magi Madoka Magica . Gen Urobuchi's hit magical girl series is celebrating its tenth anniversary, and a second season of spinoff series  Magia Record  premieres in  just over a week . To celebrate, the series is collaborating with Japanese credit card company MI Card to offer a  pair of credit cards  sporting brand new artwork.   The art is penned by the creative team at Shaft, and there are two to choose from. One features Madoka and Iroha, while the other shows the main cast going shopping — a scene reminiscent of their shopping trip in episode 10:     Customers who sign up for one of the new cards will get a set of two stickers featuring the art from both.     Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story  is based on the mobile game spinoff of  Madoka Magica . The second season of the series will begin  August 7 on Crunchyroll.   Source: Anime! Anime! ...

A woman faces wildlife endangerment charges for a close call with a mother grizzly in Yellowstone. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3feQYN4

Three Cubans caught trying to cross a river into Estonia are said to have been heading for Spain. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/37f2zak

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    The official YouTube channel for Bushiroad's multimedia franchise BanG Dream! has started streaming a three-minute long PV for BanG Dream! FILM LIVE 2nd Stage to introduce the seven girls bands (in order of appearance) - Poppin'Party, Afterglow, Pastel＊Palettes, Roselia, Hello, Happy World!, Morfonica, and RAISE A SUILEN.   The 72-minute first film BanG Dream! FILM LIVE was released in Japan in September 2019 and earned over 300 million yen (2.74 million USD) from its limited theatrical run to became a smash hit at Japanese box office. In addition to the five bands appeared in the first film, two more bands from the franchise - Morfonica and RAISE A SUILEN - newly join to perform.   BanG Dream! FILM LIVE 2nd Stage is set to be released in 105 theaters in Japan on August 20, 2021. Ten days prior to that, advance screenings will be held in five selected theaters on August 10.     Long PV:       Also, a preview video for...

It will be the first country to offer such a Covid booster amid a recent surge in infections. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2VeVhAS

For many among Tokyo's homeless community the Olympics are far from a cause for celebration. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UU08Yx

A fleet of British ships is currently sailing through the South China Sea en route to Japan. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3l8KfIn

A surge in virus cases has dealt a fresh blow to a country already dealing with military coup. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3zQzZIY

Bacteria, fungus and enzymes can all digest plastic, but can they work at a useful commercial scale? from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rFNhFj

A selection of the week's best photos from across the continent and beyond. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3rFAZg5

Funny Face Bakery shot to fame when Kris Jenner and Kim Kardashian posted about its cookies. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WuGMcF

Sanda Aldass and Muna Dahouk have trained together since childhood but the war in Syria separated them. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3yerR4w

For some, it's an oddity to watch only at the Olympics... for others, it's a lifetime of training. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2WBgCFp

Novak Djokovic remains on course for a 'Golden Slam' after thrashing home hope Kei Nishikori to ease into the Olympic semi-finals. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3i9xw68

Newsbeat speaks to Bill Beswick, the psychologist behind the 26-year-old breaststroke star. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2TJ0O2g

The US president also announced that all federal workers must be vaccinated or subjected to testing. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/379pbJq

The evacuations are part of Operation Allies Refuge as the US military mission in Afghanistan ends. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3lbrq7w

The star says box office takings for Black Widow were hit when it was streamed at the same time. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2VjG7u6

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Theodore McCarrick is believed to be the highest-ranking US Catholic to face criminal abuse charges. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3zMnUV2

  Tsutomu Nihei's Knights of Sidonia manga is coming to the big screen in a new movie set 10 years after the original series, and it's officially making its way to North America. Funimation announced plans to bring Knights of Sidonia: Love Woven in the Stars to theaters in the United States and Canada starting on September 13 .    The conclusion to the sci-fi series will be screening for a limited time in Japanese with English subtitles and with the English dub.    Funimation also has both seasons of the Knights of Sidonia TV anime, with streaming scheduled to kick off on August 3 in the United States, Canada, UK, and Ireland.      Synopsis: It’s been nearly 10 years since ace pilot Nagate Tanikaze repelled the Gauna forces and saved Sidonia, humanity’s last home. In this final battle where annihilation looms and love blossoms unexpectedly, will humanity persevere or will the Gauna see domination?     Source: Press rele...

If you love cats and video games, you'll want to look into the latest manga on the way from Dark Horse. Cat + Gamer comes from Japanese publisher Shogakukan, creator Wataru Nadatani, and translator Zack Davisson, and the series is set to make its English debut in March 2022 .   Cat + Gamer will be available in comic shops first on March 2, 2022, followed by bookstores on March 15, 2022.    Synopsis: Meet Riko, a twenty-nine-year-old office worker with an obsession with video games. Her coworkers can’t quite figure her out—she never talks about her personal life, she never works overtime, and she never joins them for happy hour. Is she antisocial? Nope, she’s rushing home to play video games alone. That is until a stray cat is found in the office parking lot and ends up coming home with her! Having no experience with pets, Riko uses lessons drawn from video games to guide her in cat care, while her cute companion tries to understand her behavior through a cat's worl...

  Anime beach storylines are some of the most fun episodes to watch. Some are completely wacky, while others offer the same level of adventure, but with a refreshing change of scenery. Do you think you know the best path to splish splash all the way to your very own anime beach episode? Take the quiz and find out!         What is your favorite anime beach episode? Let us know in the comments!       Veronica Valencia is an anime-loving, hot sauce enthusiast! You can follow more of her work on  Twitter .   Do you love writing? Do you love anime? If you have an idea for a features story, pitch it to Crunchyroll Features!   from Latest in Anime News by Crunchyroll! https://ift.tt/3l6j016

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USA's Caeleb Dressel sets an Olympic record on his way to winning the men's 100m freestyle gold as he aims to become one of the most successful swimmers at a Games. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3zK4XCm

Ireland win their first gold medal of the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games as Paul O'Donovan and Fintan McCarthy claim the lightweight men's double sculls. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/3iYq6C1

Matt Richards' relay swim team almost broke the world record as they won gold in Tokyo. from BBC News - World https://ift.tt/2UXzVbh

    The official YouTube channel for Japanese singer Amatsuki has started streaming a full music video for his new song "Kokoro Show Time," which was also digitally released on July 27. The pop tune has been used as the ED theme for the ongoing second season of the TV anime Welcome to Demon School! Iruma-kun . The clip features newly-drawn original animation, which gives viewers a sense of the world of the anime.   While posting many performance videos on YouTube and Nico Nico Douga, which have been viewed more than 720 million times in total so far, Amatsuki made his major debut from King Records in July 2014. He previously performed the theme songs for Digimon Universe Appli Monsters (2016), ClassicaLoid (2017), Shinkansen Henkei Robo Shinkalion (2019), and 7SEEDS (2019).      "Kokoro Show Time" MV:     Digital single jacket:     Amatsuki artist photo:       Following the well-receive...