A Silent Voice Coming to U.S. Theaters in October

A Silent Voice will be released in U.S. theaters this October, Eleven Arts announced during its panel today at Anime Expo.

As reported by Anime News Network, Eleven Arts will also screen the anime film Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection in the United States in October. The company also announced that those attending Anime Expo can catch a screening of A Silent Voice this coming Monday, July 3 at 4pm PT.

s-voice A Silent Voice was released in Japan on September 17, 2016

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Fullmetal Alchemist Manga Hardcover Edition Announced

The Fullmetal Alchemist manga will return next year with a collector's edition hardcover release, Viz Media announced today at Anime Expo.

Titled Fullmetal Alchemist: Fullmetal Edition, this remastered work, featuring new lettering, an updated translation and all the original color pages, will release in May 2018. This special hardcover edition will also include new character sketches and color art from FMA writer and illustrator Hiromu Arakawa.

Viz Media also announced a couple new manga titles it will release next year. Fire Punch, a thriller set in a dystopian world covered in snow, will release in January 2018. A new shojo manga series, based on the Japanese video game Kenka Bancho Otome, will also release next year. Titled Kenka Bancho Otome: Girl Beats Boys, the series centers around a girl named Hinako who finds herself tricked into attending an all-boys school.

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The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia Coming West, Gundam Versus Release Date Announced

The Seven Deadly Sins: Knights of Britannia is coming to the Americas exclusively on the PlayStation 4, Bandai Namco announced at its Anime Expo 2017 panel. Gundam Versus also received a September 29 release date.

Knights of Britannia is the first Seven Deadly Sins console game and follows the rebels on a journey that has "all the of the action and excitement from the anime." Knights of Britannia doesn't have a release date for Japan or the Americas yet.

Bandai Namco announced two other anime games recently; Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time earlier at Anime Expo and Dragon Ball FighterZ at E3 2017.

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Haikyu, Flip Flappers, More English Dubs Announced

During its panel today at Anime Expo, Sentai Filmworks announced English dubs for five of its titles.

In addition to Haikyu and Flip Flappers, Tanaka-kun is Always Listless, Haven't You Heard? I'm Sakamoto, and Squid Girl Season 2 are all getting English dubs.

While Sentai Filmworks did not provide specific release dates for these English dubs, the company did announce that a Haikyu box set will be available for pre-order starting tomorrow, July 2.

These aren't the only dubbed anime on the horizon from Sentai Filmworks, as several other shows are getting English dubs. In fact, the English dub of Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma premiered last night, and you can check out the voice cast for the first three episodes right here.

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LawBreakers Physical Release, Collector’s Edition Revealed

Boss Key Productions has partnered with Limited Run Games to release LawBreakers physically on both PS4 and PC.

Limited Run Games shared the news in a post on Twitter, confirming that, in addition to a $40 USD standard physical version for PS4, a $70 Collector's Edition will available for both PS4 and PC.

LB LawBreakers PS4 Collector's Edition

The PC Collector's Edition, which is now available for pre-order, includes a digital copy of the Deadzo Deluxe Edition—featuring the core game plus exclusive weapon and character skins—as well as two ultra premium character card packs and an exclusive vinyl sticker set. Also included is Abaddon's Journal, which contains original fiction and art, and classic packaging that's reminiscent of PC game boxes from a few decades ago. Pre-orders for this version will remain open until July 7.

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Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time Is Coming to the West

Bandai Namco is bringing Little Witch Academia: Chamber of Time to the Americas in early 2018 for PlayStation 4 and PC.

Chamber of Time features an original story with animation from the studio responsible for the original anime, Trigger. In this 3D RPG, Little Witch Academia protagonist Akko and her friends, Sucy and Lotte, investigate mysterious events caused by the Seven Wonders.

In the demo shown at Anime Expo, we played as Akko and fought off monsters with various light and heavy spells. The side scroller also features an upgrade system and slice of life scenes at Luna Nova Magic Academy.

Little Witch Academia's anime recently start streaming globally on Netflix. For more news from Anime Expo, be sure to check out the Food Wars' English dub cast list announcement.

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What We Know About the Bumblebee Movie So Far

Now that director Michael Bay has delivered what is supposedly his final Transformers film with The Last Knight, the franchise is ready to expand in new directions in the years to come. The first post-Bay Transformers movie will be Bumblebee, a prequel following the solo adventures of Optimus Prime's faithful lieutenant.

With the Bumblebee movie reportedly hitting theaters next summer, here's everything we know so far about this Transformers spinoff, including the director, possible cast and how the film will stand apart from the Transformers movies we've seen before.

We'll see if Bumblebee's production is impacted by the box office performance of Transformers: the Last Knight. The fifth Michael Bay-directed Transformers film debuted to a franchise-low $45.3 million domestically, though it raked in quite a bit more overseas.

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Daily Deals: PlayStation VR Headset for Under £290

Amazon UK Prime Day 2017 has been officially announced. Check our Amazon Prime Day page here.

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Erased, Charlotte Dubs to Stream Exclusively on Hulu

The English dubs of Erased and Charlotte anime will be available for streaming exclusively on Hulu.

As reported by Anime News Network, the English dubs of both shows will debut on the streaming service tomorrow, July 1.

Erased, which is based on Kei Sanbe's manga Boku dake ga Inai Machi, tells the story of a struggling manga artist named Satoru who possesses the involuntarily ability to travel back in time, allowing him to prevent tragic events from happening.

For more on the time-traveling thriller from animation studio A-1 Pictures, find out why Erased is one of IGN's top 5 anime of winter 2016.

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