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It is officially announced today on September 17 that the first compilation film Attack on Titan: Guren no Yumiya, which compiles the first 13 episodes of the TV anime, will be screened at the upcoming 27th Tokyo International Film Festival as a special invitation film. The festival is scheduled to be held in Tokyo from October 23 to 31. The official screening day of the film in the event has not yet been announced, but it will be the film's world premiere one month ahead of its general theatrical release day in Japan, November 22.

ACCS (The Association of Copyright for Computer Software) reported today on September 17 that Hokkaido Prefectural Police's Anti-Cyber Crime Division, Living and Safety Special Unit, and its Ebetsu Station arrested a 46-year-old unemployed man from Nishi Tokyo-city, Tokyo, on suspicion of copyright infringement on September 11, then referred the case to the Sapporo District Public Prosecutors Office on the following day.

Following last week's update with a new visual and October 4th start date, the site for the the anime adaptation of Trumple's 2010 PC eroge visual novel Ushinawareta Mirai wo Motomete (À la recherche du futur perdu, In Search of Lost Future) has been updated with designs for the six leads.

SuBLime, the global yaoi manga publishing initiative between VIZ Media and Japan’s Animate have announced a slate of plans at a YaoiCon 2014 panel this past weekend in San Francisco.

This week kicks off a festival celebrating novel and manga author NisiOisiN that starts with the September 19th release of Zoku Owarimonogatari, the conclusion of his modern fantasy Monogatari series' final season, and runs through the October 16 debut of his new series Okitegami Kyoko no Bobiroku. VOFAN illustrates the story of the forgetful detective, who will solve the mystery before it's forgotten!

The official site for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of August's adult PC game Daitoshokan no Hitsujikai: A Good Librarian Like a Good Shepherd announced yesterday its premiere schedule in Japan. Probably due to its content based on an adult game (the anime itself is for all ages), Tokyo MX is the only terrestrial broadcasting station which airs the TV anime adaptation.

The site for Okayado's Monster Musume manga, published in North America by Seven Seas, has launched a series of polls/social media campaign about what fans of the monster girl harem comedy would like to see in an anime adaptation, if one were to be produced. After starting with the question of which scene fans would absolutely not want to see removed, it's now asking for fans to pick their favorite character.

Following the recent launch of its official Facebook pace, the social media feeds for the upcoming Death Note stage musical have introduced 28-year-old actor/singer Teppei Koike as the production's genius detective L. Koike made his musical debut last year in a production of Merrily We Roll.

At their industry panel at Nan Desu Kan in Denver, Colorado, Aniplex of America Inc. has announced that the Gurren Lagann Television series will be released on Blu-ray. Previously only available as part of the Gurren Lagann BD Set (Import), the TV series will now be available in a domestic Blu-ray release. The Gurren Lagann TV Series will be released on Blu-ray in a total of 5 volumes.

This week’s 10th and final episode of the Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya Zwei television series ended with an announcement that the franchise will get a third season next year. The third TV series based on Hiroshi Hiroyama’s manga spin-off from Type-Moon’s Fate/stay night computer game will be titled “Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz!”

Source: ANN/AnimeNation

Sentai Filmworks has announced its acquisition of domestic home video distribution rights to the just-concluded Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei television series. Sentai released the series’ first season on domestic home video earlier this month.

Source: AnimeNation

The official website for the television anime of Hideyasu Takahashi's Mysterious Joker (Kaitō Joker) manga began streaming a commercial for the series on Friday. The commercial features the opening theme "Kaitō Miracle Shonen Boy" (Mysterious Miracle Young Boy) by Aruka Rider.

Sci-fi relationship comedy Tenchi Muyo returns this October with a 50-episode run of 5-minute shorts. Cast and staff have now been detailed for the new incarnation of the classic sci-fi harem series. Hiroshi Negishi helms and helps to write the AIC PLUS + production. Masami Inomata adapts Suzuhito Yasuda's character designs and works with Hiroaki Aida on animation direction duties.

Most of the classic cast return, but there's a new Aeka voice joining plenty of newcomers as the titular returning hero serves undercover as a teacher in a girls' school.

The official website of Weekly Shonen Sunday announced on Wednesday that The World God Only Knows manga will receive a spinoff series titled "Kami Nomi zo Shiru Sekai On The Train" starting on September 19. The spinoff manga will appear on Shogakukan's free online manga publication Club Sunday, which is linked to the Shonen Sundaymagazine.

The World God Only Knows manga ended in the series' 26th volume, which shipped in June. The story follows dating sim master Keima Katsuragi, who wants nothing more than to immerse himself in the 2D world, chasing digital girlfriends. But when the so-called "Capturing God" answers a mysterious email from an unknown sender, Keima finds himself chasing down real-life ladies in an attempt to help the peppy demon Elsie de Lute Irma capture "lost souls" escaped from the depths of hell. Now, lest the explosive collar around his neck detonate, Keima must convince various girls to fall in love with him in order to scare out the souls hiding in their hearts.

The series inspired three anime series which streamed on Crunchyroll, and Sentai Filmworks released the first two seasons on home video in North America. The series also inspired several sequel and spin-off origninal video anime projects.

Source: ANN