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Anime Shout Out for December!

Anime Shout Out for December!

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Anime and Manga News and Notes: Your Ultimate Walkthrough for this Month’s Special News on New Releases and Events

 

Konnichiwa fellow Otakus! December is an exciting month for everyone, where you get to enjoy Holidays and watch your favorite anime wrapped up in a warm blanket while sipping hot chocolate. But that’s not the only fun part about winter because there’s lots of exciting news for this month, such as new manga/light novel releases, mobile games, exclusive December 2023 anime events, all of which we will be covering in this special Anime Newsletter. So, without further ado, let’s dig in!

Anime News

World Premiere Alert: As announced earlier on the official website of Tite Kubo, author of Anime Burn the Witch, the series will be getting a World Premiere of its film on December 29, which will cover Kubo's 2018 Burn the Witch #0.8 manga prologue. Its theme song is “PROVE” by NiL and a new cast member Subaru Kimura has joined as well, who’ll play as Balgo's pal Shelby.

 

Hayao Miyazaki's Comeback: The wait is finally over! The much-hyped film, 'The Boy And The Heron' by the legendary Hayao Miyazaki will be releasing on December 8, 2023 in Japan and US, followed by UK where it will be released on December 26th. It’s a hand-drawn film and the first one to be released by the Ghibli Studios in the last 10 years.

 

Spy x Family Excitement: Spy x Family fans won’t get time to feel upset over the second season’s end because on December 22, film Spy x Family Code: White will be released, animated by WIT STUDIO and CloverWorks. The film has been licensed by Crunchyroll so it will be released in America, Australia, New Zealand and some countries in Europe in 2024 in English sub and dub. Also, the film has all-original story, so it is not adapted from the manga.

 

Yu Yu Hakusho gets an Adaptation: On December 14, 2023 the 1990 – 1994 series, Yu Yu Hakusho by Yoshihiro Togashi will be getting a live-action series produced by Netflix. It’s developed by Akira Morii and Kazutaka Sakamoto and written by Tatsurō Mishima. Amongst the cast members are Yusuke Urameshi will as Takumi Kitamura and Shuhei Uesugi as Kazuma Kuwabara.

 

Tokyo Revengers Gaming Thrill: The Tokyo Revengers PUZZ REVE! Mobile game was released in Japan in December 2022 and after it’s wide success, it was announced that the game will be available for download in 170 countries. The pre-registration for it already opened on October 25, 2023, and the game will be officially releasing this December.

 

Manga and Light Novel News

Farewell, Cardcaptor Sakura: There’s a sad news for the fans of Cardcaptor Sakura, because it’s sequel manga, Cardcaptor Sakura: Clear Card will be coming to an end, with its last chapter being published on the Nakayoshi magazine on December 1st. The sequel manga’s publishing started on July 2016 and will be finished with having total 16 volumes, with its final volume being shipped on April 1, 2024. Kodansha USA Publishing is also releasing the English translated version of the manga, digitally and in print.

 

Yen Press December Releases: There’s exciting news for those out there awaiting English translations of manga/ Light novels, because this December, Yen Press is releasing many titles amongst which are manga I've Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Leve and audiobook, The Executioner and Her Way of Life manga and audiobook, Beastrings, God Bless the Mistaken, Bungo Stray Dogs: Dazai, Chuuya, Age Fifteen, A Witch's Life in a Micro Room, Bride of the Barrier Master, Higurashi: When They Cry: MEGURI, holoX MEETing!, Taking Care of God.

The light novels being released are: Durarara!! Side Stories?!, Re:ZERO Short Story Collection, The Contract of the Phantom and His Servant, Babel, Playing Death Games to Put Food on the Table, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? Astrarea Record, The Kept Man of the Princess Knight.

Exhilarating Events

Jujutsu Kaisen Stage Play: JJK fans will get to see their favorite characters in action as from December 2023 to January 2024, there is going to be a second stage play of Jujutsu Kaisen held in Hyogo and Tokyo. The play will be covering the "Kyoto Goodwill Event Arc" and "The Origin of Obedience Arc."

 

Jump Festa’ 23: It’s time for the most awaited anime and manga convention, Jump Festa’ 23 which will be held on December 17 – 18 at Mukhari Messe and for the first time ever, fans from worldwide outside Japan can view the livestream on the official Shonen Jump Youtube Channel. There will be lots of news released on this special event, and the official X (Twitter) account has already teased fans for a major announcement, so that’s one of the many news to look out for

 

 

hololive Countdown Live: The COVER Corporation will be hosting the hololive production Countdown Live from December 31st, 2023, to January 1st, 2024. This event will be streamed for free on the hololive Official YouTube Channel and the HOLOSTARS Official YouTube Channel, featuring pre-recorded content. The 'hololive side' includes 52 talents from hololive, hololive Indonesia, and hololive English. On the 'HOLOSTARS side', 13 HOLOSTARS talents will be featured. Additionally, a new arena exclusive to this event will be unveiled, showcasing special performances.

That’s all for today folks! We covered all the important news of December so you wouldn’t miss out on anything. If you’re an anime fan, check out our website for more interesting blogs!

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