Nijigen no Mori is an anime themed theme park that opened on Awaji Island in Hyogo Prefecture last summer.

The park has just announced a new attraction called Naruto & Boruto Shinobi-Zato based on the internationally beloved anime series Naruto and its spin-off and sequel series Boruto: Naruto Next Generations which follows the story of Naruto Uzumaki’s son Boruto. The attraction is scheduled to open next spring.

Additionally, a booth in promotion of the attraction will be set up at Jump Festa 2019 which is running on December 22 and 23. The booth will provide details on the new attraction and early-bird tickets to experience it will be sold. Free flyers will also be handed out showcasing new and original merchandise.

At Shinobi-Zato you can expect to see a whole range of Naruto and Boruto themed references. This includes Hokage Rock which overlooks the Hidden Leaf Village in the series and has the faces of all the Hokage carved into it. There will even be full-size statues of characters from the series. Those who roll up to the attraction can look forward to enjoying a range of athletic activities as well as a maze and more while experiencing the recreated worlds of Naruto and Boruto surrounded amongst Awaji Island’s lush greenery. There will of course be a shop selling exclusive merchandise too. After all that, you can enjoy a bowl of ramen at series’ iconic ramen bar Ramen Ichiraku.

Naruto Athletic “Chi no Maki”: This attraction will let you experience the world of Naruto. Participants will have to overcome a string or trials and clear a range of activities in order to collect the missing seals – those seen in the series that are used for Sealing Jutsu.

Boruto Maze: “Ten no Maki”: This attraction will let you experience the world of Boruto: Naruto Next Generations. Participants will get involved with courses at the Ninja Academy that Boruto graduated from. They must use their mind and body to escape the maze.

The anime adaptation of Kazuhiro Fujita’s manga series Karakuri Circus began airing on October 11 and has since garnered rave reviews.

Japanese singer-songwriter Lozareena, who has earned much attention since debuting this year, is in charge of the series’ ending theme song Marionette. The single is set for physical release on November 28, but the anime version of the track has received an early digital release.

Lozareena also announced herself via her stream on LINE LIVE that she will release another brand new song digitally next week on November 9.

Lozareena wrote the song as the song of Shirogane Saiga – the main female character of the series. Globally active music producer TeddyLoid arranged the track passionately to fit together the melancholic yet powerful melody, lyrics and vocals. It’s become another classic anime track to both anime watchers and fans of the original manga.

Also, a new artist photo and the artwork for the upcoming CD release have also been unveiled.

The single’s Regular Edition jacket features pop art while the Limited Pressing Edition (Anime Edition) features Karakuri Circus artwork. In the anime artwork we see Shirogane controlling the puppet Harlequin while weeping. This is also used as the artwork for the early digital release of Marionette.

The Limited Pressing Edition also includes a DVD with a creditless version of the anime trailer featuring Shirogane which was released on YouTube before the series began airing. Lozareena’s new song Stereo which is slated for an early digital release on November 9 is also included. A lyric video is scheduled to be posted on the same day.

Lozareena will hold several in-store events in Tokyo, Nagoya and Osaka in promotion of the CD’s release which includes a free live show.

A teaser visual, trailer and details on the main staff and cast for the upcoming new and original anime series Sarazanmai have been released. The series is being directed by creative artist and anime director Kunihiko Ikuhara who has directed hit anime series such as Revolutionary Girl Utena (1997) and Mawaru Penguindrum (2011).

The official noitaminA YouTube Channel has also released the fifth and final trailer for the series. Every week since October 5 a trailer has been released showcasing the series’ main characters. The last trailer features footage from all the previous videos along with all six main characters.

TV Anime ‘Sarazanmai’ Full Trailer

It has also been announced that the series director Kunihiko Ikuhara and voice actor Junichi Suwabe, who play Keppi in the anime, have been added to the Sarazanmai panel line-up at Animate Girls Festival 2018 which will take place on November 11.

A second round of applications for the priority seating area to sit at the panel has opened, and it’s been announced that it will also be streamed live on Nico Nico Live. Attendees can expect to hear plenty of new details surrounding the series.

If you’re looking to find out more about Sarazanmai and are in Japan then be sure to hit up the event.