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The official YouTube channel for voice actor Yuma Uchida (Megumi Fushuguro in Jujutsu Kaisen ) has started streaming a music video for his 12th CD single song "Singularist." "Singularist" will be featured as the opening theme for the upcoming spring 2025 TV anime Classic Stars , in which he is also cast as one of the main characters, Beethoven. For the first time in Uchida's solo singer career, the song was produced by the music production brand Elements Garden: the lyrics by Noriyasu Agematsu, music by Agematsu and Yusuke Takeda, and arrangement by Takeda. Yuma Uchida "Singularist" Music Video The CDs of "Singularist" and Uchida's 13th single "Heartache" released simultaneously in Japan on April 2, 2025. The latter ranked #8 on Oricon's daily single charts on its first day, and the former followed at #9. Perfect limited production edition CD jacket Regular edition CD jacket Related: Voice Actor Yuma Uchida Releases 13th Single "Heartache" Music...

The official website for the upcoming spring 2025 TV anime Classic Stars released a main trailer today. The clip features the anime's opening theme song "Singularist " sung by Yuma Uchida , who is also cast as one of the main characters, Beethoven. As his 12th CD single, "Singularist” will release on April 2, 2025, simultaneously with his 13th CD single "Heartache," which will be featured as the ending theme for the upcoming spring 2025 TV anime #Compass 2.0 . Classic Stars Main Trailer Related: Classic Stars TV Anime Reveals April 5 Premiere, Main Visual The TV anime Classic Stars is set to premiere in Japan on April 5 at 25:00 Jst (effectively April 6 at 1:00). Crunchyroll will stream the anime as it airs for members in North America, Central America, South America, Europe, Africa, Oceania, the Middle East, Cis, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore. Classic Stars is a mixed-media project featuring young men gifted with the talents of classical composers.

The official website for the upcoming spring 2025 TV anime Classic Stars has announced that the anime is set to premiere in Japan on April 5 at 25:00 Jst (effectively April 6 at 1:00). The site has also revealed a main visual newly drawn by the anime's character designer Yoko Sato. Main Visual Additionally, a mini-album containing character songs, "Beyond★Classic" is set to release on May 21, 2025. The album includes the anime's ending theme song “Beyond★Classic,” as well as four solo songs by Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, and Liszt. CD jacket Gran★MyStar “Beyond★Classic” Lyric Video Related: Classic Stars TV Anime Sows Dis=Cord with Latest Casting, Character Trailer Classic Stars is a mixed-media project featuring young men gifted with the talents of classical composers. After lunch of the project in 2018, production of the TV anime was announced in July 2024 . Noriyasu Agematsu of Elements Garden serves as the planner and executive producer...

Classic Stars , the upcoming idol anime featuring young men gifted with the talents of classical composers, premieres later this year. But, as we see in a new trailer released today, they aren't the only ones wielding historical inspiration! Meet Dis=Cord: a mysterious trio of "lost" talents with their own reasons for singing. Joining the cast as this new group are: Lost Beethoven voiced by Taku Yashiro (Vulcan Joseph in Fire Force ) Lost Vivaldi voiced by Takuya Sato (Ryunosuke Tsunashi in IDOLiSH7 ) Lost Schumann voiced by Ayumu Murase (Ginro in Dr. Stone ) Classic Stars Dis=Cord Trailer Lost Beethoven Lost Vivaldi Lost Schumann Related: Classic Stars Anime Introduces Chopin in Latest Character Trailer Additionally, the series has locked in an April 2025 release window, as well as an opening theme: "Singularist," which will be performed by Yuma Uchida (the voice of Beethoven). Noriyasu Agematsu of Elements Garden serves as the planner...

Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. , a TV anime based on the magical girl satire manga written by Sekka Iwata and illustrated by Yu Aoki, just concluded its first season broadcast in Japan today, and followed with the announcement that a second season is now confirmed . Manga artist Yu Aoki published a new illustration celebrating the announcement, featured above. At the time of this reporting, no further details were revealed about the second season. Shueisha publishes the original Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. manga in the Shonen Jump+ digital manga magazine. Manga Plus publishes an English language version of the series in digital form under the title Magilumiere Co. Ltd. , while Viz Media publishes an English language version in print . Masahiro Hiraoka directs the TV anime at animation studios Moe and J.C.Staff. Shingo Nagai provides the series composition and scripts, Hidehiro Asama and Masahiro Fujii provide the character designs, and Makoto Miyzaki provides the music.

In October 2021, Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. -- a satirical take on the popular magical-girl genre -- debuted on Shueisha's digital manga platform, Shonen Jump+. Recently, Amazon announced that the series' upcoming anime adaptation will soon be available to stream via Prime Video.

On Sept. 30, 2024, @Wtx, a news hub dedicated to anime streaming and home video releases, announced that Season 1 of Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. anime will begin streaming on Oct. 5. The series is a joint production between J.C. Staff and Studio Moe (Give It All). The studios unveiled the project in November 2023, coupling the announcement with the release of the show's first teaser. The trailer for Season 1, Episode 0 can be viewed on Magilumiere's Prime Video page.

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Upcoming magical girl series Magilumiere Co. Ltd. has just recruited two new employees—or, rather, two new voice actors. And one of them is getting straight to work as a poster girl for her company! Check out the latest additions to the cast of the upcoming anime: Mei Tsuchiba voiced by Chika Anzai (Chisato Nishikigi in Lycoris Recoil ) Kei Koga voiced by Akira Ishida (Akaza in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba ) Related: Magilumiere Co. Ltd. Trailer Previews Opening Song Mei also appears on the first of the upcoming series's "company posters": a new line of promotional art designed as corporate advertisements for the show's magical girl companies. As one of the top magical girls in her field, Mei naturally appears as the poster girl for Ast Ltd.: one of the top magical girl companies in Japan. Related: Magilumiere Co. Ltd. TV Anime Debuts on October 4 Shueisha publishes the original Magilumiere Co.

Classic Stars , the upcoming original anime about musicians imbued with the gifts of classical composers, has just lifted the curtain on its latest character introduction. Today, we meet Chopin: a sweet-faced musical prodigy with a surprisingly sharp tongue. Chopin—or rather, the Gloria Academy student who bears Chopin's name—is voiced by Shun Abe in his first major voice acting role. Check out the new trailer: Related: Classic Stars Anime Raises the Curtain on Mozart in New Character Video Noriyasu Agematsu of Elements Garden serves as the planner and executive producer for Classic Stars . Hideaki Oba ( Love of Kill ) directs, with Shingo Nagai ( Girly Air Force ) on series composition and Yoko Sato ( I'm in Love with the Villainess ) on character designs. The anime is a co-production of Unison and King Records, with Elements Garden handling music and Platinum Vision handling animation. Classic Stars will also be the first installment...

Get ready to meet Beethoven the boxing pop star! Classic Stars , the first installment in Unison's Classic Verse media mix project, will be releasing character trailers for the next four weeks, introducing its classically-inspired anime boys. First up is "Beethoven," voiced by Yuma Uchida (Reo Mikage in Blue Lock ). Like the other protagonists of Classic Stars , Beethoven is a normal guy who happens to be compatible with the "Gift" of a renowned composer. Once receiving said Gift, they are referred to in school by their respective composer's name and trained up to be a musical great. Check out our first look at Beethoven in action: Related: Classic Stars Original TV Anime Resurrects Classical Composers in 2025 Noriyasu Agematsu of Elements Garden serves as the planner and executive producer for Classic Stars . Hideaki Oba ( Love of Kill ) directs, with Shingo Nagai ( Girly Air Force ) on series composition and Yoko Sato ( I'm in Love with the Villainess...

The first trailer and key visual for the Magilumier Co. Ltd. TV anime, based on the magical girl satire manga by Sekka Iwata and Yu Aoki, was released on the series' official channels today. The series will broadcast in Japan on the Nippon TV network beginning in fall 2024. The original Magilumiere Co. Ltd. manga is written by Iwata, illustrated by Aoki, and published in Japan by Shueisha in their Shonen Jump+ digital manga magazine. An English language version is also available from Viz Media (under the title Magilumiere Magical Girls Inc. ) and Manga Plus . Masahiro Hiraoka will direct the TV anime at animation studios Moe and J.C.Staff. Shingo Nagai will provide the series composition, with character designs by Hidehiro Asama and music by Makoto Miyazaki. Magilumiere Co. Ltd. key visual Related: Magilumiere Co. Ltd. TV Anime Announces Release Date, More Cast Viz media describes the story of Magilumier Co.

Shonen Jump has revealed the first official teaser for the anime adaptation of Magilumiere Co. Ltd.

Alongside the trailer, Shonen Jump has also released a key visual and several pieces of character artwork for the upcoming series. In contrast to popular Shonen Jump titles like Dragon Ball and One Piece, Magilumiere Co. Ltd. is a satirical work that pokes fun at magical girl tropes by planting its protagonists in a modern work setting. J.C. Staff (Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma) and Moe (Lupin III vs. Cat's Eye) are collaborating to produce the anime series, which is set to debut in 2024.

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Written by Sekka Iwata and illustrated by Yu Aoki, Magilumiere Co. Ltd. takes place in a world frequently beset by unusual natural disasters called Kaii.