The concert featuring the TV anime series Run with the Wind based on the novel Run with the Wind  by Shion Miura, will be held on December 29, 2021 at Ebisu The Garden Hall. For this concert, Production I.G, the animation company that produced the anime series Run with the Wind, will be involved in the video production. Based on scenes selected by composer Yuki Hayashi, the video has been re-edited for the concert and will be delivered with a live performance by the gorgeous musicians.   The day will surely be a special one, where you can enjoy the music of the special band orchestra alongside a number of masterly scenes. Don't miss this chance to experience the world of the film before the Hakone Ekiden, the university relay race in January that the characters are striving for! Original work: Run with the Wind by Shion Miura (Shincho Bunko) ©三浦しをん・新潮社／寛政大学陸上競技部後援会

I think we can agree when it's this cold out, there's nothing better than sitting at home inside your warm room binging anime!   Hi everyone, I'm Ren Koseki, and these are my top 5 picks from the 2019 winter season anime list! Kakegurui ×× The story of this series takes place in Hyakkaou Private Academy where the student hierarchy is determined by money sent to the student council. These contributions come from gambling carried out by the council in the school. The students become crazy and chaotic when it comes to gambling which leads to some very over-the-top scenes.   In the new season the gambling is taken to an extreme level by the student council who has overwhelming authority in the school. The cheating and mind games too continue as students bet their money. The first season aired in 2017 so I recommend watching that first. The new season introduces new characters crazed with unique personalities. You might think I'm talking about how crazy it is too much, but you have to see it to believe it!   StreamingNetflix   ©Homura Kawamoto・Tōru Naomura / SQUARE ENIX・"Kakegurui ××" Production Committee   Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Kaguya Shinomiya is the vice president of Shuchiin Academy's student council while Miyuki Shirogane is the president. The two of them have feelings for each other but are too prideful to confess their love for one another, leading to a battle of romantic mind games to make the one another confess their love first. Since both of them are so smart this leads to some intellectual mind games, but their offence and defence and main goal being to make the one say they like the other is so pure. In any case there are lots of parts where the desperate two are so cute it's like medicine to the soul. It gets right into the story too and is really easy to watch.   StreamingNetflix / Amazon Video / Hulu / Nico Nico Channel / Bandai Channel / GYAO!©Aka Akasaka / Shueisha・Kaguya-sama: Love Is War Production committee    

TOKYO MXにてご覧いただきありがとうございました✨ なんて幸せな一コマなんでしょう……。ちょっと懐かしい気持ちになった方も多いはず🎵#wataten pic.twitter.com/fay7gls8P8

— TVアニメ「私に天使が舞い降りた！」公式 (@watatentv) 2019年2月5日

Wataten!: An Angel Flew Down to Me Miyako is a college student and otaku who meets the "angel" Hana, an elementary school student and friend of her younger sister's. She becomes captivated by Hana's cuteness the moment she sees her.   It's an anime that will warm your heart. All of the girls in it are cute! All of their personalities are different, so it's wonderful to get to take in different types of cuteness all at once. There are funny scenes too where she tries hard to close the distance between her and Hana despite being a shy otaku only for it to fail. This is probably something shy people can relate to. In any case, this anime with its cute girls is sure to make you feel warm and fluffy.   StreamingAmazon Video / Hulu / Nico Nico Channel / GYAO!©Nanatsu Mukunoki・Ichijinsha / Wataten Production Committee   Ueno-san wa Bukiyō The romance-comedy series is set in the science classroom of junior high school. Ueno-san is the Science Club leader and in love with her fellow underclassman Tanaka, but he has no interest in her whatsoever soo get him to notice her, Ueno-san makes full use of her bizarre inventions. She tries and tries but it just irritates Tanaka more but it only makes her want to try even harder. Seeing her like that makes you cheer her on! Each episode is short so I think it's easy to get into.   StreamingNico Nico / AbemaTV / Docomo Anime Store   Official Website: http://www.miss-ueno.com© tugeneko・Hakusensha / Ueno-san wa Bukiyō Production Committee   Dororo The manga for this series is a shonen written by Osamu Tezuka The story is about a rōnin named Hyakkimaru whose father bartered away 48 of his body parts to 48 demons. Now with fake body parts, his goal is to defeat the 48 demons to retrieve his real parts together with the young thief Dororo. You can't help but be invested in seeing what happens as Hyakkimaru defeats the demons and becomes a little more human each time. The new series is also a remake of an older anime. Contrary to what you'd expect, it doesn't look old fashioned but modern, and the action and scenes are beautiful. The original work is unfinished so nobody knows how it's going to end. I can't wait!   StreamingAmazon Prime VideoOfficial Website: https://dororo-anime.com/　Dororo ©Tezuka Production / Twin Engine    

【キービジュアル公開】電撃祭ステージにて、「ブギーポップは笑わない」キービジュアルを公開しました！公式サイトもリニューアルしております！⇒https://t.co/N8SYWImRwU “世界の敵”を斃すため浮かび上がる死神。その目に映るものは――。#boogiepop pic.twitter.com/BEZBV9sG2p

— TVアニメ『ブギーポップは笑わない』公式 (@boogiepop_anime) 2018年10月7日

This isn't part of my main list but I'm also currently checking out Boogiepop wa Warawanai! This is the type of series where you have to watch everything to understand the full story, so I omitted it from my line-up because it's difficult to explain, but I watch it every week. It's a really well made anime that makes you use your head!   StreamingNetflix / Amazon / Huku / Nico Nico / Bandai Channel / PlayStation™ Video©2018 Kouhei Kadono / ＫＡＤＯＫＡＷＡ　ASCII Media Works / Boogiepop wa Warawanai Production Committee   This ends my list of 2019 winter anime. I hope you enjoy!

A new promotional video has been released featuring the new opening theme of the upcoming TV anime series Run with the Wind. The song, titled Kaze Tsuyoku, Kimi Atsuku, was written by Q-MHz and Mitsuhiro Hidaka―also known as SKY-HI―and will be released as a digital single on January 23. The song features a running-like melody coupled with SKY-HI’s vocals and rapping. Check out the video below which showcases the 10 members of the athletic club in Kansei University in their uniforms.  

Run with the Wind will continue with episode 12 on January 8, 2019.

Japanese music group Q-MHz which is composed of Aki Hata, Tomokazu Tashiro, Katsuhiko Kurosu and Tomoya Tabuchi (UNISON SQUARE GARDEN) are teaming up with AAA member Mitsuhiro Hidaka―who is also active as a solo rapper under the bane SKY-HI―to release a new digital single called Kaze Tsuyoku, Kimi Atsuku on January 23. The song will be used as the second opening song for the ongoing anime series Run with the Wind. It features a running-like melody coupled with SKY-HI's vocals and rapping.   The sports anime is an adaptation of Shion Miura's award-winning novel of the same name.  It is being directed by Kazuya Nomura (Robotics;Notes, Ghost In The Shell: The New Movie) at Production I.G. Comment: Q-MHz "We are Q-MHz and we have been handed the baton from the first opening theme to perform the second one! It has a colourful rock sound that looks towards the climax of the story. Hidaka's numbing rapping too makes it mega exciting. [People's] emotions are sure to rise when the song doesn't play for a second time at the end."   Comment: Mitsuhiro Hidaka a.k.a. SKY-HI "Tabuchi was my upperclassman in high school. This is the first time we have worked together, so getting to sing for Q-MHz felt like going back to being a high school student. I also got to sing in a style different to what they usually do! In receiving a request as singer I feel that though the weight is fairly heavy that pressure is thrilling and ties in with the anime and the song. It's an eternity of youth packed in an instant into 3 minutes!"

Japanese singer-songwriter Taichi Mukai is currently on a completely sold out 2018-2019 tour to promote his second album PURE. The first performance at Mynavi BLITZ Akasaka in Tokyo was a huge success. The song Reset on his new album is used as the current ending theme for the ongoing anime series Run with the Wind and it has been announced that he is set to perform the second ending theme with his new song Michi. The series, currently on its 11th episode, is set to begin airing again on January 8, 2019. At his concert in Tokyo Taichi Mukai announced two special live shows to celebrate his birthday. They will take place at Billboard Live Tokyo and Billboard Live Osaka in March. Early-bird tickets for Billboard members are now on sale. General sale begins on December 27 at 11:00am (JST). Following the Billboard shows Mukai will head on an Asia tour. He will also appear at Megaport Festival, one of the biggest music festivals in Taiwan. Ticket details will be announced at a later date.

Miku Itō is a voice actress and singer who made her solo debut as an artist at 20-years-old in October 2016. Since then she has put out a constant string of albums and singles. Her fifth single Hirameki Heartbeat will be used as the opening theme for the TV anime series Ueno-san wa Bukiyou which is set to begin airing in January 2019. A music video for the song was just released on December 19.   Fans of tugeneko's manga series as well as newcomers who will watch the anime adaptation can also check out the new promotional video for the anime over on the official website. The music video was shot in Kyoto where we get to see the city's beautiful streets. The theme of the video is "manufacturing" which we see as Itō challenges herself to a range of different activities. Q-TARO of Dengeki Qomolangma Tai choreographed the dance moves in the video, following his work on Itō's previous release Koi wa Movie.   Miku Itō - "Hirameki Heartbeat" Music Video

  Miku Itō will appear on FRESH LIVE at 9pm (JST) every other week for her new regular show Fresh Hajimemashita.