Aniplex announced September 13 that d Anime Store and ABEMA will start Magical Explorer on October 3 at midnight Japan time, one week before terrestrial television, and release episodes one and two together. Other Japanese services follow after the broadcast begins. ABEMA will also show episode one free on September 25 at 8 p.m., with replay access through September 26 at 7:59 p.m. The announcement does not name an international simulcast or make the preview available worldwide.
Read this story →Aniplex announced on September 14 that a 27-minute special about the theatrical advance version Inherit the Winds: The Beginning will air in Japan after midnight on September 27, listed in Japanese late-night scheduling as September 26 at 24:30, on Tokyo MX, BS11, Gunma TV and Tochigi TV. VTuber Kaida Haru serves as navigator for the creator interviews and production-site reporting, while Nichika Omori, the voice of Kurosuke, narrates. A fuller version with interview material omitted from broadcast will be archived on Aniplex's YouTube channel; its territories and duration are not specified.
Read this story →Aniplex released Dead Flutter for advance streaming on September 14 as an insert song from the Yorosiku Girl segment of GROTESQQQUE. otoha, Shiina Natsukawa and Runaar perform the track, while Yuyoyuppe wrote the lyrics, composed and arranged it. Another advance song is scheduled for September 23. The announcement adds a directly available piece of the film's music campaign but does not change the November 6 Japanese cinema date or announce a physical soundtrack edition.
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