Climax

Game ships on December 7 Bandai Namco Entertainment announced on Saturday that it is developing the Kamen Rider Climax Fighters game for the PlayStation 4. The game will ship in Japan on December 7 for 7,600 yen (about US$69). Bandai Namco Entertainment will host a livestream to announce more information about the game on September 9 at 8:00 p.m. (7:00 a.m. EDT). The game will be available for pre-order starting on September 11. Bandai Namco Entertainment released the Kamen Rider Battride War Genesis crossover game for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 3, and PlayStation Vita in February 2016. The company announced the Kamen Rider City Wars smartphone game last month. Toei revealed Kamen Rider Build, the latest installment in the franchise, on July 26. The show will premiere on September 3. [Via Hachima Kikō]

Game also gets release in Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, S. Korea Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming a teaser video on Saturday for its new Kamen Rider Climax Fighters game for the PlayStation 4. The video previews some of the Heisei-era Kamen Riders who will be playable in the game, including Kamen Rider Build, Kamen Rider Ex-Aid, Kamen Rider W, Kamen Rider Den-O, Kamen Rider 555, and Kamen Rider Kuuga. The video also previews the game's four-player battle royale mode. A livestream event for the game on Saturday revealed that the game will get a release in Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong, and Southeast Asia. Bandai Namco Entertainment hasn't yet confirmed the languages in which the game will be available in those territories. The game will ship in Japan on December 7 for 7,600 yen (about US$69). The game will be available for pre-order starting on September 11. Those who pre-order the game will receive a product code for an original PS4 theme. The game's

Game also gets release in Taiwan, Hong Kong, S. Korea Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia began streaming an English-subtitled trailer for its new Kamen Rider Climax Fighters game for the PlayStation 4 on Monday. Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia will release the game with English subtitles in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia on December 7. The game will also get a release in Taiwan, South Korea, and Hong Kong. The game will ship in Japan on December 7 for 7,600 yen (about US$69). The game began accepting pre-orders on Monday. Those who pre-order the game will receive a product code for an original PS4 theme. The game's "Premium Rider Sound Edition" will have the ability to play 38 theme song and insert song tracks from the various television series in the game as background music. The edition also comes with a set of seven clear sheets and a special box. The limited edition retails for 11,100 yen (about US$103). The game will feature all the K

Manga launched in 2014, Viz Media releases manga in N. America The October issue of Shogakukan's Petit Comic magazine revealed on Friday that Izumi Miyazono's Everyone's Getting Married (Totsuzen Desu ga, Ashita Kekkon Shimasu) manga will go on hiatus due to Miyazono giving birth. The magazine will announce when the manga will continue at a later date. The manga's eighth volume, which also shipped on Friday, revealed that manga is approaching its "climax" in the upcoming ninth volume. The word "climax," spelled in phonetic katakana, is often used to indicate the end of a manga. Viz Media is releasing the manga in North America, and it describes the story: In this new Shojo Beat manga series by Izumi Miyazono, successful career woman Asuka Takanashi has an old-fashioned dream of getting married and becoming a housewife. After her long-term boyfriend breaks up with her to pursue his own career goals, she encounters Ryu Nanami, a popular newscaster at PTV. Asuka and Ryu

Manga began in 2010; adapts TV anime, OVA, manga, novels This year's November issue of Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine, which shipped on Tuesday, teased the next chapter of Tomofumi Ogasawara's Mobile Suit Gundam Wing Endless Waltz: Glory of the Losers manga as the "plunge into the final battle just before the climax." The word "climax" written in the phonetic katakana alphabet often refers to the final chapter of a manga. Gundam Wing: The Glory of Losers launched in Kadokawa's Gundam Ace magazine in September 2010 as an adaptation of the 1995 Gundam Wing television anime. It incorporates elements from the Gundam Wing: Endless Waltz OVA, Gundam Wing: Episode Zero manga, and Gundam Wing: Frozen Teardrop novel series. Gundam Wing: Frozen Teardrop began serialization in Gundam Ace one month before Gundam Wing: The Glory of Losers. Ogasawara draws the manga and Gundam Wing writer Katsuyuki Sumisawa is credited with the scenario. Kadokawa will publish the 13th compiled volume

Comedy spinoff of The Seven Deadly Sins manga launched in November 2015 The November issue of Kodansha's ARIA magazine revealed on Thursday that Chie Sakamoto's Nanatsu no Taizai Production (The Seven Deadly Sins Production) comedy spinoff manga is entering its "climax" in the magazine's next issue on October 28. The word "climax" written in phonetic katakana often refers to the final chapter of a series. Nanatsu no Taizai Production is a spinoff of Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins (Nanatsu no Taizai) manga. The manga imagines what would happen if the setting of The Seven Deadly Sins was instead a live-action TV drama production. In the manga, Meliodas is an actor who plays the role of a child genius. The manga shows the bad habits of the actors during filming and their everyday lives. The manga launched in ARIA in November 2015. Kodansha published the manga's third compiled book volume on June 16. Suzuki launched the original manga in Weekly Shōnen Magazine in

Manga adaptation of 20th film in series launched on May 25 The December issue of Shogakukan's Shōnen Sunday S magazine revealed on Wednesday that Yutaka Abe and Jirō Maruden's manga adaptation of the Detective Conan: The Darkest Nightmare anime film is approaching its climax. Abe and Maruden launched the manga in Shōnen Sunday S on May 25, after concluding their adaptation of the Detective Conan: Crossroad in the Ancient Capital film on April 27. Both manga are based on films that are themselves based on Gosho Aoyama's Detective Conan (Case Closed) manga. The original Detective Conan manga has been running since 1996 and has spawned an ongoing anime series. The 21st film in the series, Meitantei Conan Kara Kurenai no Love Letter (Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter), opened in April, earning the highest opening weekend record for the franchise. Aoyama's various manga series have a combined 200 million copies in print worldwide.

Yen Press publishes spinoff about Izuna Hatsuse in English This year's December issue of Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine revealed on Friday that Yuu Kamiya and Kazuya Yuizaki's No Game No Life, Desu! spinoff manga will reach its "climax" in the next chapter on November 27. The word "climax" written in the phonetic katakana alphabet often refers to the final chapter of a manga. Yuizaki's spinoff manga based on Kamiya's No Game, No Life light novel series focuses on Izuna Hatsuse and her daily life. Yuizaki launched the series in Kadokawa's Monthly Comic Alive magazine in the magazine's July 2015 issue, and Kadokawa published the manga's third compiled volume on April 22. Yen Press licensed the manga and released the second volume on September 19. Yen Press is also releasing the original light novel series in North America digitally and in print, while Seven Seas is releasing Mashiro Hiiragi's main manga adaptation of the novel series in North America, and it publ

Game launches on December 7 with English release in Asia Bandai Namco Entertainment began streaming the second promotional video on Wednesday for its Kamen Rider Climax Fighters PlayStation 4 game. The video previews the game's playable characters, different online modes, multiplayer mode, and battle mechanics. The video also features a song by Pandora feat. Kamen Rider Girls. Bandai Namco Entertainment Asia will release the game with English subtitles in Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, the Philippines, and Indonesia on December 7. The game will also get a release in Taiwan, South Korea, and Hong Kong. The game will ship in Japan on December 7 for 7,600 yen (about US$69). Those who pre-order the game will receive a product code for an original PS4 theme. The game's "Premium Rider Sound Edition" will have the ability to play 38 theme song and insert song tracks from the various television series in the game as background music. The edition also comes with a set of seven c

This year's 50th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Takuma Yokota's Shudan! soccer manga is entering the "climax" of its elementary school student arc in the magazine's next issue on November 20. The manga will also receive a center color page in the next issue. The manga tells the story of a young man growing up into adulthood in the "soccer kingdom" of Shizuoka. Yokota launched the series in the 28th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump on June 12. Shueisha published the first compiled volume of the manga in Japan on November 2. Viz Media published the first three chapters in English simultaneously with their Japanese release as part of the company's "Jump Start" initiative. Yokota launched the 10-volume Straighten Up! Welcome to Shika High's Competitive Dance Club (Sesuji wo Pin! to ~Shikakō Kyōgi Dance-bu e Yōkoso~) ballroom dancing manga in Weekly Shonen Jump in May 2015, and ended the series in February. Viz Media's digital version of Weekl