Welcome to my sandbox. This is a personal dumping ground for work/creator pages that haven't been made yet, revised versions of pre-existing pages, drafts for potential tropes, and (currently red-linked) sandbox pages for the first three categories.
Neptunia Character Pages merge project (Currently in-progress)
Sandbox sub-pages amalgamating the smaller character group sub-pages from the Character pages index from Neptunia, Suggested from the Character-Specific Pages thread. note
- Neptunia Characters Makers And Gold Third (Combines the pages for the Makers [57,951 characters] and Gold Third [37,781 characters], making up 95,732 characters)
- Neptunia Characters Others And Misc (Combines the pages for the Oracles [15,225 characters], Other [30,130 characters], and Spin-off Characters [63,681 characters], making up 109,036 characters)
Drafts for work pages
The following folders are works that currently do not have a page on This Very Wiki. These include Unreleased Works that have enough pre-release material and an official release date and thus would be marked with a "UW" label until the day of their release has passed.Note: If any of the below work's were created beforehand, then that work's folder should be removed.
Drafts for obscure cartoons from Latin/South America (Per ATT
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A separate project based on a query I made over a year ago, about obscure cartoons that were created in and aired in Latin America (but only the ones I've mentioned on that query). The only show I mentioned in that query I was able to get launched was Ba Da Bean. This project is currently in-progress.
Announced in 2015, Underdogs United, also known as Metegol: Underdogs United in some territories, is a 2022 Argentine cartoon loosely based on Metegol, a 2013 3D-animated feature film created by Juan Jose Campanella (who serves as an executive producer for this series) and produced by Mundoloco CGI Animation Studios (Mini Beat Power Rockers and Triviatopia).
The story follows a quintet of foosball figures who live in a foosball table in an arcade during the day, but when the doors close, the team breaks out of their metal rods and transports to their actual homeworld of Sportsville, a society where everyone and everything is based on a specific sport, like basketball, baseball, ice hockey, golf, American football, and of course, soccer. As extraordinary as they seem, the team truly cares for each other and will work together to stop any threat who opposes them, from the brutish and rogue rival teams to the villainous mastermind who wants to get rid of the fun in Sportsville by making everyone as lazy as he is while simultaneously attempting to break up the main team. Fortunately, none of his plans ever reach their goals, and the Underdogs United will always come out victorious!
The series was announced in 2015 for Discovery Kids Latin America, and was slated to air on the channel alongside Mini Beat Power Rockers and Floribella, an Animated Adaptation of Floricienta that is currently in Development Hell. United debuted seven years later on March 7, 2022. It later aired in Brazil on November 7 of the same year, though a preview of the show was shown on the Brazilian feed of Discovery+ on December 4, 2021; in Portugal on July 8, 2023 for SIC K; and in the United States on February 16, 2024 for Max (formerly HBO Max).
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- Adaptation Dye-Job:
- Downplayed with the team's uniform. In Metegol, the Stripes - the inspiration for the Underdogs United - wore yellow and green uniforms with purely black shorts. In United, the Underdogs United wear green, yellow and red uniforms with red stripes on their shorts. The hue of their uniforms are also noticeably desaturated compared to the film.
- The eye colors for Capi, Beto, and Kiko are also changed. In Metegol, Capi had teal green eyes, Beto had light blue, and Loco, the character Kiko's based on, had light brown. Here, Kiko has maroon eyes, while Beto and Capi's are switched around, with the former having dark green eyes and the latter light blue.
- Adaptation Name Change: The mellow hippie Loco is renamed Kiko for unexplainable reasons.
- Adaptation Personality Change: While can sometimes still border on being a Competition Freak, Capi isn't as blunt and sarcastic as his film counterpart, and while still occasionally annoyed by Beto's overconfident and egotistical behavior, he's less openly vitriolic about it. He also loves to follow the rules, often to the point of obsession as shown in "Run-Amok Refs" where he takes Sergeant Referee's place as the one who gives out red cards at any foul play.
- Adapted Out: None of the major characters in Metegol are seen or even mentioned in United, with the obvious exceptions of Capi, Beto, and Loco/Kiko. Among them are protagonist Amadeo, Laura, El Grosso, Liso and the Rippers, the rest of the Underdogs/Stripes, The Manager, and more. Given that United takes place in a separate continuity, where the rules of how the characters are made have changed significantly, this is justified.
- Alternate Continuity: United is a spin-off to Metegol that takes place in a separate universe, where the foosball players are magical entities who live in a sports-centered world underneath a foosball table, itself now located in an arcade as opposed to a bar. Another noteworthy example is that the lineup for the foosball players are made up of five members of different genders, instead of being an eleven, all-male team.
- Animate Inanimate Object: In addition to living foosball players, the world of Sportsville are inhabited with talking balls and other sports equipment, as well as a toy rabbit as the main antagonist.
- Arch-Enemy: The Underdogs United to Worst, whom they fight on a daily basis.
- Big Bad: Waldobert Worst's has two goals to destroy Sportsville: substituting sports and physical activities for non-physical work (like sleeping) and attempting to break up the titular team by setting up challenges that would normally get on their nerves.
- Baby Of The Bunch: Gigi is the smallest and youngest member of the Underdogs United.
- Brilliant, but Lazy: Despite being fairly intelligent and coming up with the best ideas for his plans even if they never work out the way he hoped, Worst spends most of his free time sleeping on Chester and treating him as his personal couch.
- Cheerful Child: Gigi is always full of energy.
- Contrasting Sequel Antagonist: Worst is this to El Grosso of the original film.
- They're goals of wanting to get rid of sports (namely soccer), were motivated out of pettiness and jealousy (Grosso because he lost to a game of table foosball in the past, Worst because they get in his way of enjoying himself), they serve as arch-enemies to the main characters, and are both selfish, overconfident, and cunning individuals whose flaws end up leading to their downfall.
- In terms of appearance, Grosso is an Eerie Pale-Skinned Brunette who is quite shapely for his age. Worst, meanwhile, is a blue toy rabbit who is short and stubby and not at all attractive.
- In terms of personality, Grosso puts up the facade of a seemingly nice man to hide his devious behavior and tends to retain his cool even in stressful moments, while Worst is an open Card-Carrying Villain who has a tendency to fly off the handle at the slightest provocations, ESPECIALLY when it involves sports. However, Worst is overall an Ineffectual Sympathetic Villain who has shown in few occasions that he cares for the Underdogs and his minion Chester, to the point of putting aside his villainy to go and save them when they are in danger, as shown in "Playing Outside Sportsville" and "Worst Christmas Present"; meanwhile El Grosso is bad to the bone and has no warmth for anyone other than himself.
- In terms of how evil they are, Grosso wants to reclaim his victory by destroying not only the foosball table and the bar it takes place in, but also the town Amadeo lives in; all because he lost to a game of table foosball. By comparison, the worst thing Worst does is using his devices to make everyone as lazy as he is, rendering the titular team powerless. He never resorts to the Taking Over the World strategy.
- Denser and Wackier: The show is more bouncier, carefree, and crazier compared to it's more serious and down-to-earth source material.
- Ditching the Dub Names: The infamous Weinstein dub of Metegol, retitled as Underdogs, updated the names of Capi, Beto, and Loco to go with the dub, resulting in Captain Skip, Rico, and Ziggy. United reverted Capi and Beto's names, while Loco becomes Kiko but still retains the original four-letter naming scheme.
- In Name Only: The show has very little in common with Metegol despite having the same director involved. The only similarities both works have is the premise of anthropomorphic foosball players who come to life when no one is looking, and retaining three of the eleven major foosball players. Otherwise, you'd be convinced this is an original IP that has no connections with Metegol whatsoever.
- It's All About Me: Beto loves himself, to the point of occasionally carrying a mirror that is designed like him. He is self-centered too, often taking the win for his own, much to the chagrin of the other teammates.
- The Leader: Capi is the leader of the titular team, being the one who comes up with every strategy to every soccer game. He also encourages his teammates through victory speeches.
- Lighter and Softer: Metegol, while not without its comedic moments, was dark in both tone and setting (90% of the movie takes place in the dark), focusing on Amadeo trying to take back both his city and Laura from El Grosso. Meanwhile, Underdogs United is an Edutainment Show focusing on teamwork and sportsmanship, while also having several funny moments bouncing off each of the main characters quirks.
- Mellow Fellow: Kiko is calm and friendly to everyone he meets. He retains his cool even during the most heated of soccer matches.
- No Budget: The animation was made on a shoe-string budget, as per usual with Argentina animation. Animation errors pop up every now and then, and there even some instances where you can see the behind-the-scenes production of the show (e.g. storyboards, production timers).
- Only Sane Man: Compared to her more quirky teammates, Emma is usually the level-headed one. In "Group Therapy", she's the only one whose aware that the Dr. Jerk who serves as their therapy counselor is actually Waldobert Worst in disguise.
- Race Lift: Kiko has a slightly darker skin tone compared to Loco. Also, in a What Could Have Been example, Emma was supposed to have light skin on par with the rest of the cast, as opposed to having black skin.
- Recycled: The Series: Loosely based on Metegol, which was known as Underdogs in the United States, retaining the core trio (Capi, Beto, Loco/Kiko) from the original film as they explore the wacky world of Sportsville alongside Canon Foreigners Emma and Gigi.
- The Smart Girl: Emma is the most intelligent member of the Underdogs United.
- Vocal Dissonance: The titular team had deeper voices in the English dub, at least early on. While their ages are never confirmed outright, they're clearly no older than at least 16, with Gigi in particular being the youngest of them all.
- Vocal Evolution: The voices for the characters in the English dub were noticeably deeper in the earlier episodes. Most prominent with the titular team, who sounded more like young adults despite being around the average age of an adolescent, including Gigi, a little girl. Mid-way through the first season, their voices changed to be significantly higher, matching how they sound in the original language.
Vivi Viravento, shortened as Vivi and renamed Vivi in Whirlyworld in the English dub, is a Brazilian animated Preschool Show by Ale Abreu, based on his short film of the same name. It follows an ambitious young girl who wants to see a mysterious place known as "Whirlyworld", divulged by her great grandmother. Joining on her adventures is her backpack Mochilão and flashlight Lanterninha as the trio travel across the globe to get to Whirlyworld, while also meeting friends along the way. It premiered in Brazil on Discovery Kids, TV Cultura, and TV Ra-Tim-Bum on December 2, 2017, and in the United States on Qubo on January 4, 2020 with an English dub.
Tropes:
- Animate Inanimate Object: Mochilão and Lanterninha are Vivi's equipment, respectively a backpack and a flashlight, who come alive whenever Vivi does her Once per Episode routine.
- Disney Acid Sequence: At least each episode has one after the conflict's resolved, usually consisting of a scrapbook-like setting with the trio and their friend dancing.
- Dub Name Change: The Qubo dub changes the names of Vivi's backpack and flashlight from Mochilão and Lanterninha to Backpack and Flashy.
- Share Phrase: The main trio has "We're getting close to Whirlyworld!".
- Strictly Formula: Each episode has it's structured set-up:
- Vivi visits the designated country in search for Whirlyworld, finds an item related to her journey, follows what the item is doing, after which Mochilão and Lanterninha come to life.
- Once the trio find what they're looking for, they meet the friend of the week, whom they initially have trouble with due to their differences. Vivi is then reminded by her other self that she needs to solve the problem in her own way.
- Once the conflict's resolved, the trio and their new partner dance in a vivid Disney Acid Sequence.
- Vivi concludes the episode by saying she'll find Whirlyworld some other day, followed by an item related to the episode following her around.
Zuzubaland, also known as Zuzubalândia in its native Brazil, is an animated Continuity Reboot of the 1998 Puppet Show of the same name. Created by Marina Caltabiano and produced by SuperToons (creators of Mika's Diary), it's the second adaptation of Caltabiano's book Jujubalândia from 1997.
The world of the titular kingdom is filled with all sorts of nourishments - ranging from candy like chocolate and marshmallows, to snacks like popcorn and soda, to even fruits and vegetables. We follow Zuzu, a Cute, but Cacophonic bee who loves herself and desires to be a celebrated singer in spite of her voice, as she along with her group of friends who are just as wacky and offbeat as she is get into all sorts of crazy situations from the land while also trying to thwart a Wicked Witch who wants to take the crown from the kingdom's ruler, who also happens to be a chef with a thick Italian accent. Unfortunately for her, none of her plans ever go the way she planned.
Zuzubaland premiered on the Brazilian version of Boomerang on May 25, 2018, running for 4 seasons and 52 episodes. An English dub produced by Bang Zoom! Entertainment was released in 2020, with a corresponding YouTube channel launching not long after.
Tropes:
- Animated Adaptation: The 2018 series recreates the characters from the puppet show into a cartoon.
- Big Bad: The Green Witch, at least in the episodes where she appears in. Her primary goal is taking over the titular kingdom with an iron fist.
- Cute, but Cacophonic: Zuzu's Girly Girl appearance is contrasted heavily with her nasally, chalkboard-scratching voice that brings pain to those who are unfortunate enough to here it, especially when she's singing. Coincidentally, in both the English and native Portuguese dubs, her voice is provided by a man.
- Dreadful Musician: Almost none of the characters can stand Zuzu's singing voice, as her high-pitched squeaking voice gets in the way. The Green Witch in particular abhors it, and it's one of the main reasons why she hates Zuzu. Only Popcorn (and to a lesser extent Marsha) can tolerate her singing.
- Dub Name Change: The English dub updates a few of the characters names (only Fast, Sushiroco, Garfedia, and Zuzu herself retain their original names):
- Sundae is changed from Suspiro.
- Rocky Cocoa is changed from Brigadeiro.
- Popcorn is changed from Pipoca.
- Marsha Mallow is changed from Maria Mole.
- Hot Dog is changed from Laricão.
- King Appetite is changed from Rei Appetite.
- The Green Witch is changed from Bruxa Anoréxica, which directly translates to Anorexic Witch.
- Egopolis: Subverted with the titular kingdom. Though Zuzubaland is named after Zuzu, its ruled by King Appetite.
- Green and Mean: The Green Witch lives up to her name by having olive skin, which simultaneously matches her nastiness and desire to get rid of the joy in Zuzubaland.
- Larynx Dissonance: Dino Andrade supplies the voice for the female Zuzu, using a much more higher tone for the character's speaking voice compared to his previous male roles.
- Secondary Adaptation: Based on the namesake puppet show, which itself is based on Jujubalândia.
- Wicked Witch: The Green Witch checks all of the boxes of one: she is tall and skinny, has a dark green skin color, is described as ugly to which she embraces, is equipped with a Magic Wand, rides a broom whenever she goes out of her castle, uses potions and sorcery, and has a temperamental, fun-hating personality.
- Virtuous Bees: Vanity and cacophony aside, Zuzu generally means well and has very little dubious intentions when achieving her goals (at worst, she's Innocently Insensitive). She also adores her friends as much as herself.
Anime & Manga
Takumi Miyasaki is a talented chef renowned for his extraordinary cooking skills, but was recently let go from his job. Bemoanised by his sudden and unexpected release, he decides to rent a gig at Astro Sou, an old boarding house founded by a charming, delightful housetaker named Mira Gotokuji. While he initially hung back on the idea of living there full-time, his encounter with Mira led him to changing his mind and agreeing to stay in the house. Hijinks ensue as the two become more and more close to each other all while the house becomes increasingly more absurd with new guests coming there way.
Astro Note is a Japanese original anime by Telecom Animation Film. Directed by Shinji Takamatsu, the series premiered on April 5, 2024 for Tokyo MX and other networks.
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Blue Archive the Animation is a 2024 Japanese anime based on the Blue Archive game from 2021 by Nexon Games. It is directed by newcomer Daigo Yamagishi, written by Hiroshi Ōnogi of Super Dimension Fortress Macross fame, and produced by Yostar Pictures, who also created the Azur Lane and Arknights anime adaptations, as well as an upcoming original anime called Sorairo Utility. The series premiered on April 8, 2024 for TV Tokyo and BS11.
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At the pinnacle of his gymnastics career, Joutarou Aragaki—nicknamed Samurai for his signature hairstyle—suffers a shoulder injury following his wife's death. Five years later, he continues to push the limits of his body as a member of the Japanese gymnastics team. However, Joutarou's strenuous training fails to show any progress. His coach, Noriyuki Amakusa, advises that he retires.
Together with his exuberant and supportive nine-year-old daughter, Rei, Joutarou takes a trip to Ego Wonderland to break the bitter news to her. However, their excursion ends in an odd encounter with a peculiar self-proclaimed ninja named Leonardo. He follows them home and interrupts Joutarou's every attempt at telling his daughter.
Upon learning that Leonardo hopes to witness his gymnastics again, Joutarou astounds Japan with his announcement that he is not retiring. Joutarou dedicates himself to the biggest challenge of his career to prove that the gymnastics world is right where he belongs.
The Gymnastics Samurai is a Japanese original anime directed by Hisatoshi Shimizu (in his first role as a series director) and produced by MAPPA, being one of the many original animes produced by the company. The series premiered on TV Asahi on October 11, 2020. It was later licensed by Funimation that same year.
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- "We knew that if we could reach out our,
we could soar high into the skies—.
Four newly created units.
Their individual quirks go hand-in-hand with one another.
These new idols, united by their bonds,
take their first steps toward the "light"
The miracle of encounters interweave with one another, shining with a variety of brilliant colors.
Under the endlessly connected sky, new wings begin to spread."— Season 1 introduction from the official website, translated from the official wiki
Announced on March 19, 2023 during THE iDOLM@STER: Shiny Colors 5thLIVE If I_wings concert, The iDOLM@STER: Shiny Colors is the fifth game in The iDOLM@STER series to be adapted to anime, based on the game of the same name. The adaptation is produced by Polygon Pictures, known for the Godzilla trilogy of films. The series would later make its premiere on April 6, 2024 for TV Tokyo.
This version of the game's story focuses primarily on Mano Sakuragi and her journey into the idol industry. After agreeing to join Production 363 following an encountering with the agency's producer, she forms the illumination STARS unite alongside two other newbie idols, Hiori Kazano and Meguru Hachimiya.
Much like the iM@S anime that came before, Million Live, the Shiny Colors anime would have the first three parts of its first episode screened in theaters across Japan. The anime was renewed for a second season on March 3, 2024 before it even premieres, with the given release date being in fall. note
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Nashiko Jippensha, a high school student at Onomichi City, is kicked out of her house, and without anywhere to live and make friends, she's left both homeless and friendless. All hope seems lost for the girl, until she discovers her father was once an owner of a vacant mahjong parlor that he left behind after he left. After cleaning up the parlor, she transforms it to a hangout for both she and her friends to play mahjong in their spare time.
Pon no Michi (The Way of Pon) is a Japanese original anime created by IIS-P and produced by OLM of Pokémon fame, premiering in the 2024 Winter season, running from January 6 to March 23, 2024. A preceding manga adaptation, also created by IIS-P, began serialization on September 1, 2023 and concluded six months later on March 1, 2024. Another manga adaptation, this time a spin-off titled Pon no Michi: Ryūkyoku Shānyū-hen (The Way of Pon: Ryukyu Nishiri Edition), began serialization on January 8, 2024, two days after it's anime premiere.
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Izumo Itō is a dreamy girl who, after seeing a race of two cycling champions competing against one another, wishes to be the best at cycle racing. She alongside her friends agree to join, but learns that the world of cycling isn't all sunshine and rainbows as she seems to believe. Despite these quarrels, she's still determined to be the best at the sport through weeks of training; however things take a serious turn when she finds herself competing against one of the greatest champions in cycle racing, Nana Hiratsuka.
Rinkai! is a Japanese original anime and mixed-media project by Japanese social networking service Mix, centered around the Japanese cycling racing sport Keirin*. The series premiered on April 9, 2024 for Tokyo MX, with a corresponding manga adaptation, titled Rinkai! Azalea, beginning serialization on the same day.
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- Hot Springs Episode: The first episode has the lead heroines attending the Itō Hotel's hot spring center, where they talk about the current cycle race while relaxing in the bath water.
After enrolling to Paradise Academy, Himari Aozora dreams of making over ten thousand friends. She's especially obsessed with idol princess Mi-chan, who comes from another universe, so much so that she wishes to follow in her footsteps, but keeps it hidden out of shyness. Then, she finds a glowing bracelet and a door that opens before her, transporting her into the AiPri universe, where the residents of that verse share their passion with music and dance. Himari must learn to overcome her shyness in order to reach that goal she's been yearning for.
Secret AiPri, also known as Himitsu no AiPri, is the fifth installment in the Pretty Series, succeeding 2021's Waccha PriMagi!, premiering on April 7, 2024 for TV Tokyo. The series is directed by Junichi Fujisaku, the creator of Blood: The Last Vampire and Ghost in the Shell: Arise.
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Asian Animation
Su Moting is a young adult woman who is kicked out of her parents house for being unemployed. Later on, she rents an apartment building to stay for the rest of her life with her two new roommates. Unbeknownst to her, her roommates are also a god who can take the form of a mobile device and a cat-demon who can take the form of a human. Hijinks ensue as the trio have to deal with each other and everyday lives inside an apartment while also having to deal with the deity's bosses and Moting's friends.
God Troubles Me is a Chinese animated miniseries commissioned and produced by bilibili, L-Squared Studio, and TrioPen Studio (the makers of My Cultivator Girlfriend, Ancient Girl's Frame, and The Great Ruler). The show ran for four seasons, with its first season premiering from July 21 to September 29, 2019; the second season from November 15, 2020 to January 24, 2021; the third season from July 31 to October 9, 2022; and the fourth season starting from March 10, 2024.
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A curious young mermaid named Purple Star who wants to explore the outside world, but is in danger of revealing her secret identity. One day, she asks the sleeping Guardian Fairy for help, to turn her into a human. The guardian does, but at a cost; the bubblegem, a MacGuffin that holds of of the magic at the sea kingdom, breaks into pieces scattered across the land. Queen Whitegold instructs the seven mermaid princesses to disguise as middle school students to search for the scattered bubblegems while also having to fight the sea witch who wants the bubblegem all for herself. Together, the princesses become Magical Girl Warriors destined to save their hometown and the world from the villainess and restore the scattered gems to their original owner.
Rainbow Bubblegem is a Chinese-Korean 3D-animated series co-produced by Campfire Aniworks, EBS, Tencent Video, and Live Fun. The series was shown first in China on Tencent Video on July 25, 2023 before making its official Korean premiere on August 30 of that same year for EBS.
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Shasha and Milo are a brother-sister duo who are the current holders of the Crescent Moon stone - a device that can change its user into a cat, a human, or somewhere in-between. Together with this newfound power, they must save both their hometown and the Crescent Island from any forces of evil that may lurk beneath it, all while trying to plot a route through their everyday lives.
Shasha & Milo is a French-Korean 3D-animated series by Zodiak Kids and Pingo Entertainment. The series premiered on EBS1 on November 3, 2023, but made its Canadian debuted a month prior, on October 20, 2023 for the Family Channel. It later premiered on Discovery Kids in Latin America on December 4, 2023, and on Pop in the UK on January 8, 2024.
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Film — Animated
Be Forever Yamato: REBEL 3199 is an upcoming Japanese animated seven-part film series that will serve as a direct sequel to Space Battleship Yamato 2205: The New Voyage. It'll be directed by Naomichi Yamato, who directed episodes of Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans and From the New World, would feature head writer Harutoshi Fukui as supervising director, and Hideki Oka returning as a co-writer, and will be animated by the previous film's studio, studio MOTHER. It'll also be the first work in the Space Battleship Yamato franchise to outlive the original creator, Leiji Matsumoto, who unfortunately passed away on February 13, 2023. The first part of the heptalogy, The Black Invasion, will premiere in theaters on July 19, 2024.
This movie takes place two years after the annihilation of Gamilas and Iscanda. Despite the Earth seemingly at peace as there are no new outworldly beings descending to disrupt the planet, a mysterious object suddenly appears in our solar system, titled the "Grand Reverse". The object's power is so grandiose that no matter what they do, the Earth Defense Force can't seem to get passed the object's many layers of defenses, causing it to descended into Earth without hesitations. With many soldiers and tanks swarming in the capital, it seems that the world needs a little help. A little help of a familiar looking man...
Previews: Trailer
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Detective Conan Film 27: The Million-dollar Pentagram is the twenty-seventh installment in the Detective Conan film series. It's directed by Chika Nagaoka, who previously directed The Fist of the Blue Sapphire. The film is premiered in theaters on April 12, 2024.
Conan and Heiji are once again out to capture Kaito Kid, but this time, for targeting a Japanese sword formerly wielded by Toshizo Hijikata. On the day of the heist, the two take a visit to a kendo tournament located in Hakodate to find Kid and question why he is going after the sword. In the meantime, Ran and Kazuha are dealing with a frenemy of their's - Momiji Ooka and her butler, Muga Iori.
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Kurayukaba and Kuramerukagari are the names of two connected Japanese original anime films directed by Shigeyoshi Tsukahara (who had done a lot of short films like Tsukin Daisensou, Pescadool, and Usagi no Mofy as well as being the creator of Arms Rally) and co-produced by Twin Engine (Vinland Saga, Hell's Paradise: Jigokuraku, Babylon) and Team OneOne. Both films were released on April 12, 2024note .
The plot for Kurayukaba follows a detective named Soutarou, working at a slow-moving business corporation, titled the Ootsuji Detective Agency, alongside his junior sidekick Saki. The duo will take any job that comes along no matter how much risks they would take to achieve it. However, during a festival at Soutarou's city, a wave of mysterious disappearances start occurring. After being hired by a newspaperman, the duo then start to investigate the weird things that are happening in their town.
Kurmerukagari, meanwhile, is centered around a girl named Kagari, the owner of a map shop that records the ever-changing, coal mining town of Hakoniwa. She is followed by a young boy named Yuya whose biggest desire is to break free from the town, and eventually the two uncover a conspiracy that causes the town to experience a quake that can only be determined by Kagari's drawings on her map.
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Video Games
Death end re;Quest Code Z* is an upcoming spin-off game in the Death end re;Quest series, succeeding 2020's Death end re;Quest 2. The game is scheduled for release on September 19, 2024 for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, and Nintendo Switch.
Previews: Teaser
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Neptunia x SENRAN KAGURA: Ninja Wars is a Crossover game of the Neptunia and Senran Kagura franchises and the twelfth spin-off title in the former series. Developed and co-produced by Compile Heart, Tamsoft, and Aquire and published by Idea Factory. It's the first title to be directed by Hikaru Yasui, after serving as an development producer on Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart. The game was released for the PlayStation 4 on September 16, 2021 and a month later in the US on October 26 and in Europe on October 29. A Nintendo Switch port was released on March 17, 2022 and a month later in the US on April 19 and in Europe on April 22.
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Neptunia VS Titan Dogoo*, also known in Japan as Bakusou Jigen Neptune VS Kyoshin Surainu, is the upcoming fifthteenth spin-off games in the Neptunia, and the twenty-seventh game in the overall franchise, succeeding Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution from the previous year; developed by Compile Heart and Idea Factory. The game would be slated to release on June 27, 2024 for the PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, and would be releasing on the same month as Touhou Spell Carnival, Todokero! Tatakae! Calamity Angels, Madou Monogatari 4, and a currently untitled Shoot 'Em Up game co-developed by M2.
In this game, the world is being taken over by a legion of Dogoo, a recurring enemy in franchise. You play as Uzume Tennouboshi as you and the other Goddesses try to escape this dimension with your motorcycle.
Previews: Opening Movie, Trailer
Neptunia VS Titan Dogoo provides examples of:
- The Bus Came Back: This is the first spin-off to mark the return of Uzume since 4 Goddesses Online, and the first since her debut game where she's the central focus of the story.
Touhou Spell Carnival is an upcoming Japanese Strategy RPG developed by Compile Heart of Neptunia fame, based on the characters of ZUN's Touhou Project. The game is ready for release on June 6, 2024 for PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Nintendo Switch and will be releasing on the same month as Neptunia VS Titan Dogoo, Todokero! Tatakae! Calamity Angels, Madou Monogatari 4, and a currently untitled Shoot 'Em Up game co-developed by M2.
Previews: Teaser, 1st Trailer, 2nd Trailer, Opening Movie
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- Ascended Meme: A rare example of this being made by a different developer with no attachment to the series: during the late 2010s to early 2020s, the Yukkuris had gained a resurgence through news and Talk Show-like videos, where the Yukkuri versions of the Touhou cast (usually Reimu and Marisa) would talk about current events happening throughout Japan. The "slow explanation" videos released for the game opted to go with this approach, with Yukkuri versions of Reimu and Marisa being redesigned to fit the game's artstyle.
Western Animation
Anittinha's Club, known as Clube da Anittinha in its native Brazil, is a Brazilian animated series created by Birdo Studio of Cupcake & Dino: General Services, Oswaldo and Ba Da Bean fame. It is based around the life of famed Brazilian singer Anitta, who serves as an executive producer and stars as the title character. The series premiered on October 3, 2018.
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The BeatBuds, Let's Jam! is an American miniseries created by Jonathan Jonah and Matthew Shapiro - the founders and lead singers of the titular BeatBuds - and produced by Scooter Braun's SB Projects in association with Cyber Group Studios for the Nick Jr. channel, airing from June 7 to June 11 of 2021.
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FriendZSpace is a 3D-animated Thai-Australian American co-produced cartoon by Dan Clark and Oscar Covar, the respective creators of The Save-Ums! and Tasty Tales of the Food Truckers. The series premiered in Australia on ABC ME and in North America on January 25, 2022 for the Kabillion channel.
It follows the adventures of Alice, Kim, and Leo, guided by BotDog, as the trips and their pet travel across each and every planet to make friends.
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As young Coop is about to start his first summer at the Hot Wheels Ultimate Garage Racing Camp, he quickly discovers that there are a lot of things to learn about being a Hot Wheels racer, which he and his five fellow campers will experience first-hand in challenges and races as they take the wheel on their paths to greatness.
Released on March 4, 2024, on Netflix as a part of a megaproject dump by Mattel, Hot Wheels: Let's Race seeks to take the brand through one of its most ambitious television endeavors in the 21st century. The series is directed by Moto Sakakibara, who previously served as a supervising director in Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures.
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- Free-Range Children: The main Kid Heroes are never seen with their parents. Justified as the series explicitly uses a summer camp as a main plot device.
- Kids Driving Cars: All of the kid characters are capable of operating vehicles despite not being old enough to have a driver's license.
- Scenery Porn: The landscape of Hot Wheels City lends itself to some fantastic visuals.
Mini Beat Power Rockers is an original Argentine animated series produced by Mundoloco CGI Animation Studios of Metegol fame. It premiered on Discovery Kids Latin America on August 28, 2017.
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Open Season: Call of Nature is a 2023 Canadian cartoon created by Sony Pictures Animation in collaboration with 9 Story Media Group and Brown Bag Entertainment, serving as an adaptation of the Open Season franchise.
Boog the bear and Elliot the moose return as they live in an abandoned Summer Camp along with their returning friends on new and even crazier adventures, in addition to meeting new characters.
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Presto! School of Magic, known in France as Presto! Le Manoir Magique, is a French-Belgian CGI animated children's series created by Fabrice Foquet and David Lopez and produced by TeamTo and Federation Kids and Family. The series is based on and serves as a sequel to 2013's Thunder and the House of Magic by StudioCanal, retaining almost of all of the same characters from the latter. Presto! premiered on August 29, 2021 for M6 and Teletoon+.
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Other/Miscellaneous projects
Neptunia Role Association draft proposal
A draft I created for a potential Role Association page for Neptunia, which covers both the mainline titles (remakes included) and spin-off games, as well as characters who received The Other Darrin in the English dub. Originally, I was intending on revising the the pre-existing examples on the Video Game sub-pages for RA, but with how big the examples are creating a series-specific sub-page would've made things a whole lot easier.Japanese
Mainline + Remakes[Copied and edited from RoleAssociation.Video Games Japanese A To M]
- Hyperdimension Neptunia: Koyomi "Yomi" Mizuhara, Kurisu Makise, Nyaruko, and Negi Springfield are console goddesses out to save their respective nations from Litchi-Faye Ling, the personification of software piracy. Satoko Houjou, Shurelia and Rin Tohsaka help young Yomi at the beginning of her journey. Ryoko Asakura, Laharl, and Amu Hinamori also help Yomi as DLC characters note .
- Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2: The console goddesses are defeated in battle by Azusa Miura, one of the four felons of a criminal syndicate that wishes to revive Litchi. Tsubasa Hanekawa, who is Yomi's younger sister, failed to save Yomi and the other goddesses; and three years later, Shurelia and Rin save her from captivity. Tsubasa then goes on a journey to save the goddesses (and recruit the other goddesses' younger sisters, notably Sayaka Miki and the two personifications of the Nintendo DS, Priestess and Madoka Kyouno). Kurisu, Nyaruko, and Negi also get their own Oracles; respectively Boruto Uzumaki, Naana, and Setsuna Higashi. The other three felons of Litchi's syndicate are Seto Kaiba, Renji Abarai, and Speedwagon, with Ryoma Echizen and Reborn helping alongside them. The DLC characters who join Tsubasa are Mirano and Nanako Dojima.
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory: Yomi (and later Tsubasa) is warped into an alternate version of Gamindustri that takes place in the '80s, where there are alternate versions of Kurisu, Nyaruko, and Negi who start off as rivals but become friendly later on, Nadeko Sengoku is the ruler of her dimension's nation, and Kayo Hinazuki is a human-turned-CPU adopted by Nadeko who is manipulated into doing the bidding of one of Litchi's other organizations, which also includes Chou Chou (Terse), Richter, Antonio Lopez, Belphegor, and Mariya Shidou, who is in fact the forgotten ancient console goddess and Litchi's superior, as well as a mysterious and manipulative fairy named Vanilla H. Asuka, Saki Hashiba, Puchiko, Kasuga Wakaba, and Seishirou Tsugumi join as DLC characters.
- Megadimension Neptunia VII: As rumors start spreading about Yomi and the other CPUs, Yomi and Tsubasa are transported to an apocalyptic dimension thanks to playing around with an old game console and with the help of Yuuko Aioi, Sousuke Aizen and an older Yomi, they need to work together to stop Zero Two, Azusa Nakano, Zero, Filo, Astaroth, Zhong Hui, and the AU Litchi, who is taking orders from the real evil Yuuko from whom their Yuuko is a copy of and Yomi's predecessor of ruling her nation. Rem, Edelgard von Hresvleg, and Kuroyukihime join as DLC Characters.
Spin-offs note
- Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart: It's Kurisu's time to shine, but her powers are seemingly taken away by a mysterious stranger. She assists the help of the Generals, a group of military commanders based on popular video game franchises. Among them are Shalltear Bloodfallen, Michelle Tachibana, Nico Yazawa, Rikka Tachibana, Haruka Hasebe, A2, Mimi Tachibana, Retasu Midorikawa, Kyōko Toshinō, Eriri Spencer Sawamura, Renge Miyauchi, Esdeath, Anesha, Kudelia Aina Bernstein, Blair Flannigan, Riko Sakurauchi, Financier, and Akiho Senomiya.
- Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed: Game Reporters Tails Prower and Lilith Asami help the console goddesses and their sisters with saving their homeworld when the number of monsters increases.
- MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies: Nyaruko is the president of her dying school's film club, but it's suddenly interrupted by an outbreak of zombies. She and the console goddesses must save their school from the outbreak along with Holo, who happens to be pen-pals with Asuka.
- Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls: An amnesiac girl named Honoka Kōsaka is saved by Rin from a time-eating reptilian monster. They alongside a vehicle-ified Yomi travel into different timelines where each of the Planeptune goddesses are confronting their Sega Hard Girls counterparts - respectively Yuuko with Luka Milfy; Yomi with Megumi Tadokoro; Nadeko with Saya Sasamiya; and Tsubasa with Mary Satome.
- Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online: The console goddesses play the titular MMORPG that Negi has been obsessing over. Kaban is their artificially intelligent fairy guardian whom Negi treats as a sister. Among the Beta Testers are Minessa and Super Sonico, whom, when fused together, become Ash Ketchum; outside of a few returning characters, there's also Kung Fu Master Kei who runs the Guild in Wishuel, the four goddesses of the namesake in-universe game who resemble the real-life console goddesses, and a mysterious figure who is later revealed to be Mitsuki Hayase, the former president of Schwartz Co. and the mastermind behind all of the game's events.
- Super Neptunia RPG: Due to their collective amnesia, the console goddesses can't remember each other and how they're lives were before they lost their memories. Despite this, Yomi sets off on a journey to find and reunite with the other console goddesses. Along the way she meets Yuna Kusunoki, a cloked figure who seems cold but is actually friendly, and Rinkai Shirokane, a leader of a La Résistance clan; both are vigilantes in hiding, opposing the practices from Bombyx Mori, a Nebulous Evil Organization who forces their people into making 2D games for their leader, Nanami Kanroji, along with her subordinates Rias Gregmory, Succubus Adventurer Yuze, and Chiyo Mihama.
- Neptunia Virtual Starsnote : Akane Shinjō summons the console goddesses when her homeworld is being taken over by a group known as the "Antis", lead by Ayanami and her subordinate Hayato Sasakawa. Among the many residents of Akane's world are Hinata Hiramitsu, Chiyomi Anzai, and famed streamer who fled from his homeworld to produce his label BeatTiknote .
- Neptunia x SENRAN KAGURA: Ninja Wars: In this world, the console goddesses (known here as the "Compa Style Ninjas") are at war with the Honeypa Style Shinobi (consisting of Mizuki Himeji, Kamiki Izumo, Kyoka Eden, and Makoto Kikuchi). As it turns out, the war was caused by Hitagi Senjogahara, the leader of the Steeme Legion alongside Senko and Genjiro Akeboshi. Fortunately, the heroines put aside their rivalry to stop the villains from succeeding their goal, with the aided help of their three new friends from the Virtue Nation - Miku Nakano, Casca, and Hanako Honda.
- Neptunia: Sisters vs Sisters: After being trapped in a capsule for two years, Tsubasa and the other sisters wake up to find that they're homeworld is quarantined by an outbreak of monsters, causing everyone to resort to technology to keep in contact with each other, but worst of all, Yomi is now missing! They later meet Nijika Ijichi, a bright and cheerful girl who befriends Tsubasa rather quickly and the more lively foil to the reserved Highmore. Rena Ryūgū and Kanzaka Haruna join as DLC characters.
- Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution: Yuyu Shirai, Shiina Yamahara, and Anna Yamada are a trio of 'failure goddesses' who are cast out by the entire until older Yomi comes and rescues them from Xianyun, a seemingly antagonistic warrior who works for Vanilla H. The trio and Yomi form their video game company Victory, which sets out to sell their manufactured games while also having to deal with Litchi's Pirate Makers, who are Neil, Dark Lord, and Shay.
English
Mainline + Remakes (Anime Adaptation included)[Copied and edited from RoleAssociation.Video Games English A To K]
- Hyperdimension Neptunia: Rika Nonaka, Kodachi Kuno (later Ryuko Matoi), Haruhi Suzumiya, and Mitsuru Kirijo (later Sara Valenstien) are console goddesses out to save their respective nations from Nurse Valentine, the personification of software piracy. Hinata Hyuga, Nanoha Takamachi and Saber (Anya Forger in the anime) help young Rika at the beginning of her journey. Kyubey, Yoko Littner, Rachel Alucard (Ibuki Mioda from mk2 onwards; Wirny Rockwell in the anime) and Alya Césaire also help Rika as DLC characters.
- Hyperdimension Neptunia mk2: The console goddesses are defeated in battle by Ahri, one of the four felons of a criminal syndicate that wishes to revive Nurse Valentine. Azusa Nakano, who is Rika's younger sister, failed to save Rika and the other goddesses; and three years later, Nanoha and Saber save her from captivity. Azusa then goes on a journey to save the goddesses (and recruit the other goddesses' younger sisters, notably Peacock and the two personifications of the Nintendo DS, Lailah and Tsumugi Kotobuki). Kodachi/Ryuko, Haruhi, and Mitsuru/Sara also get their own Oracles; respectively Ririn, Sayaka Maizono, and Margaret. The other three felons of Valentine's syndicate are Ryu, Richard, and Takaya (Issei Hyoudou in the anime), with Majora note and Kiyal Bachika (Minowa Kazue in the anime) helping alongside them. The DLC characters who join Azusa are Female Robin and Siesta.
- Hyperdimension Neptunia Victory: Rika (and later Azusa) is warped into an alternate version of Gamindustri that takes place in the '80s, where there are alternate versions of Kodachi/Ryuko, Haruhi, and Mitsuru/Sara who start off as rivals but become friendly later on, Kneesocks Daemon is the ruler of her dimension's nation, and Marona (Happy in the anime) is a human-turned-CPU adopted by Kneesocks who is manipulated into doing the bidding of one of Valentine's other organizations, which also includes Zeena, Zhongli, Ragna the Bloodedge, Jin Kisaragi, and Taiga Fujimura (Kaori Kanzaki in the anime), who is in fact the forgotten ancient console goddess and Valentine's superior, as well as a mysterious and manipulative fairy named Cerebella. Jolyne Cujoh, Naru Narusegawa, Miyuki Takara, Jo, and Sasami Jurai join as DLC characters.
- Megadimension Neptunia VII: As rumors start spreading about Rika and the other CPUs, Rika and Azusa are transported to an apocalyptic dimension thanks to playing around with an old game console and with the help of Eli Ayase, Christo and an older Rika Nonaka, they need to work together to stop Makoto Kino, Mizuki Okiura, Painwheel, Nezuko Kamado, Milton Grimm, Shu, and the AU Nurse Valentine, who is taking orders from the real evil Eli from whom their Eli is a copy of and Rika's predecessor of ruling her nation. Lucy Heartfilia, Aqua, and Rei Ayanami join as DLC characters.
Spin-offs note
- Hyperdevotion Noire: Goddess Black Heart: It's Kodachi/Ryuko's time to shine, but her powers are seemingly taken away by a mysterious stranger. She assists the help of the Generals, a group of military commanders based on popular video game franchises. Among them are Futaba Sakura, Kasumi, Aggretsuko, Ami Onuki, Chi, Eureka, Squid Girl, Rukia Kuchiki, Yuki Cross, UI Hirasawa, 2B, Erika Karisawa, Petra Macneary, Gon Frecess, Trucy Wright, Yuki Yuna, Tiara, and Venti.
- Hyperdimension Neptunia U: Action Unleashed: Game Reporters Jazz Fenton and Jenny Wakeman help the console goddesses and their sisters with saving their homeworld when the number of monsters increases.
- MegaTagmension Blanc + Neptune VS Zombies: Haruhi is the president of her dying school's film club, but it's suddenly interrupted by an outbreak of zombies. She and the console goddesses must save their school from the outbreak along with Toko Fukawa, who happens to be pen-pals with Jolyne.
- Superdimension Neptune VS Sega Hard Girls: An amnesiac girl named Sue is saved by Saber from a time-eating reptilian monster. They alongside a vehicle-ified Rika travel into different timelines where each of the Planeptune goddesses are confronting their Sega Hard Girls counterparts - respectively Eli with Tikki; Rika with Nao Tomori; Kneesocks with Katie Killjoy; and Azusa with the Game Gear character.note
- Cyberdimension Neptunia: 4 Goddesses Online: The console goddesses play the titular MMORPG that Mitsuru/Sara has been obsessing over. Ram is their artificially intelligent fairy guardian whom Mitsuru/Sara treats as a sister. Among the Beta Testers are Dorothea Arnault and Alice Zudberg, whom, when fused together, become African Wild Dog; outside of a few returning characters, there's also Natsu Dragneel who runs the Guild in Wishuel, the four goddesses of the namesake in-universe game who resemble the real-life console goddesses, and a mysterious figure who is later revealed to be Juna Crawford, the former president of Schwartz Co. and the mastermind behind all of the game's events.
- Super Neptunia RPG: Due to their collective amnesia, the console goddesses can't remember each other and how they're lives were before they lost their memories. Despite this, Rika sets off on a journey to find and reunite with the other console goddesses. Along the way she meets Faust, a cloked figure who seems cold but is actually friendly, and Violet Evergarden, a leader of a La Résistance clan; both are vigilantes in hiding, opposing the practices from Bombyx Mori, a Nebulous Evil Organization who forces their people into making 2D games for their leader, Misty, along with her subordinates Astolfo, Beidou, and N102.
- Neptunia: Sisters vs Sisters: After being trapped in a capsule for two years, Azusa and the other sisters wake up to find that they're homeworld is quarantined by an outbreak of monsters, causing everyone to resort to technology to keep in contact with each other, but worst of all, Rika is now missing! They later meet Akari Watanabe, a bright and cheerful girl who befriends Azusa rather quickly and the more lively foil to the reserved Yoimiya. Rinku Aimoto and Celia Claire join as DLC characters.
- Neptunia Game Maker R:Evolution: Anzu Hoshino, Tae Yamada, and Ohara are a trio of 'failure goddesses' who are cast out by the entire until older Rika comes and rescues them from a seemingly antagonistic warrior who works for Cerebella, based on FromSoftware.
