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As previously reported in January , anisong unit ClariS announced that they would be performing as a three-member unit consisting of the only remaining founding member, Clara , and two new members, Ellie and Anna . Following their first appearance at the "Lisani! Live 2025" event on January 25, they joined the "Odaiba! Choujigen Ongakusai Fuyu Fes 2025" music event in Tokyo on February 23, and performed live for the second time as a three-member unit. "We, ClariS, have started the third chapter of ClariS with two new members," Clara once again introduced the new members, Ellie and Anna on the stage, and said, “From now on, the three of us will bring you a lot of harmony that only the three of us can create. Please look forward to it." Photos of their stage performance are now available below. Related: ClariS Unveils New Artist Illustration as Three-Member Unit Additionally, the unit digitally released "Colorful season 03-,...

Acma:game: Saigo no Kagi , a feature film sequel to the live-action TV drama adaptation of Meeb (story) and Kouji Megumi's (art) Acma:game manga series, opened in 325 theaters across Japan on October 25. The 119-minute film earned 63 million yen on 45,700 admissions, making a fourth-place debut in the weekend box office ranking, according to Kogyo Tsushinsha . The TV drama aired in Japan for ten episodes from April to June 2024. Each of the main cast members, including Shotaro Mamiya as the protagonist Teruasa Oda, reprised their roles in the film. The film ranked in sixth in Filmarks' first-day satisfaction ranking with an average rating of 3.40/5.0 based on 146 reviews. Following the world premiere screening of Give It All (known as Ganbatte Ikimasshoi in Japan) at the Annecy International Animated Film Festival 2024 on June 10, the 3Dcg adaptation of Yoshiko Shikimura's award-winning 1996 novel opened on October 25 in 238 Japanese theaters, ranking eighth in its opening weekend. The...

Puella Magi Madoka Magica is one of the most influential anime of the 2010s. Dark, subversive, and thematically rich, the single-season, twelve-episode anime has long been praised for its shocking story, complex characters, and gorgeous animation. The success of the series spawned a wave of knock-offs, hoping to capitalize on the newfound popularity of edgy magical girl series, but these anime all failed because they didn't understand what Madoka was actually about.

In 2013, Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Rebellion, a sequel film to the series, was released, and it suffered from many of the same issues as the series' rip-offs. Madoka Magica's controversial first original film changed the franchise forever, with its miserable twist ending supplanting the original series' bittersweet conclusion as the end of the main storyline for the past decade. Puella Magi Madoka Magica: Walpurgisnacht Risinga long-awaited sequel to Rebellionwill be released in 2025, but it's set to fail...