Genki Life Magazine 55 - Spring 2024

eleases
Spring 2024
Continued
April 5, 2024
Polygon Pictures
TV Tokyo, BS11,
AT-X, BS NTV
The Idolmaster Shiny Colors
アイドルマスター シャイニーカラーズ
We stretch out our hands, I learned that I could fly into
the sky. Four units that have just been born. Individuality
and individuality that go hand in hand. The new idols
are connected by bonds, take a step towards the “light.”
The miracle of encounter takes place, multicolored brilliance.
Under the endless sky, new wings begin to flap.
Why not become an idol and see a new world? Pushed
by her chance encounter, Mano Sakuragi will take the
first step into the world of idols. Mano, who joined 283
Pro, met two friends who were also aiming to become
idols, Hiori Kazano and Meguru Hachimiya.
April 6, 2024
studio Pierrot
NHK
Karasu wa Aruji wo Erabanai
烏 は 主 を 選 ばない
In the world of flying crow-humans, trouble is brewing.
Yukiya is the lackluster second son of a regional boss in
the North House territory. His younger brother has overtaken
him in academics. He is no good at sword battle,
either. Not that this ever bothers him. So it comes as a
shock when this boy, who claims to have no ambition
whatsoever, is the one chosen to attend the Imperial
Prince in Court. What awaits Yukiya and his new master
is intrigue, murder, a mysterious drug, and invasion
from an unexpected enemy. Can they save the world of
Yatagarasu (three-legged crows of Japanese myth)?
April 6, 2024
Signal.MD • Production I.G
TXN (TV Tokyo,
BS TV Tokyo)
SHINKALION Change the World
シンカリオン チェンジ ザ ワールド
Once upon a time, an unknown enemy, suddenly
appeared. “Super Evolutionary Railway Development
Organization” commonly known as “ERDA” is a countermeasure,
they developed Shinkalion, a robot that
transforms the Shinkansen, in preparation for the threat.
Taisei Ōnari, a second year middle school student,
transfers to Shinkai Gakuen Junior High School in
search of clues about his older sister who disappeared
two years ago. Just then, Unknown appears for the first
time in 10 years. Coincidentally, Taisei is the Shinkalion
driver. It turns out that he has a high aptitude value, and
he is forced to decide to fight. What is Unknown’s true
identity and what is its purpose? What is the truth that
comes to light at the end of the struggle? The story of
the boys’ determination and growth begins now.
April 6, 2024
Tezuka Productions
Nippon TV
The Fable
ザ・ファブル
He was trained as a killer from an early age. Destroying
any enemy vividly within 6 seconds. One day, He received
a sudden command from the boss of the organization.
He ends up living a completely new life without killing
people. He calls himself Akira Satō and lives a normal
life as a professional for the first time. However, amidst
the peaceful daily life, there is a disturbing atmosphere
that does not allow the light to shine. Will he be able to
complete this most difficult mission?
April 6, 2024
Liden Films
ANN (ABC, TV Asahi)
Tonari no Yōkai-san
となりの 妖 怪 さん
Buchio Ōishi, now 20 years old and reborn as a nekomata,
is happily accepted by Mutsumi Sugimoto and her
family. Jirōbō Enkazano, a crow tengu, watches over
Mutsumi kindly as she worries about her missing father.
A mysterious and gentle daily life where monsters,
humans, and gods live together.
April 6, 2024
Doga Kobo
Tokyo MX, Kansai TV, BS11
Yoru no Kurage wa Oyogenai
Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night
夜 のクラゲは 泳 げない
Shibuya is a city full of identity. It is here on Shibuya’s
late night streets that illustrator Kōzuki, former idol Kano
Yamanouchi, Vtuber Kiui Wataseand composer Mei ‘Kim
Anōk’ Takanashifour young women who are slightly
outside the worldjoin together and form an anonymous
artist group called JELEE. ‘I’ also want to shine
like someone else. If it’s not me but “we” then we might
be able to shine.
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