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Kadokawa hit by a cyber attack, some services resume in June. Demon Slayer's final Hashira Training Arc episodes extended in June. Tokyo Revengers spin-off ends winter 2024. Metroid Prime 4 Beyond launches in 2025. Farmagia trailer out, game launches November 1 with an anime project.
Show Notes
Cyber Attack Delays Kadokawa's Releases, Accounting With Niconico Expected to Stay Offline for 1 Month or More - https://bit.ly/3zdXsIT
Demon Slayer: Hashira Training Arc Anime Ends With 2 Extended Episodes - https://bit.ly/4eAiDVS
Tokyo Revengers: A Letter from Keisuke Baji Manga Ends in 6th Volume - https://bit.ly/4ev34i1
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond Switch Game's Announcement Trailer Reveals 2025 Release - https://bit.ly/4eBVhPM
Farmagia Game's Extended Trailer Unveils Asian Kung-Fu Generation's Theme Song, Anime Project - https://bit.ly/3znGbgj
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Lance John: Welcome to Anime Beat,
the pondering nerd segment that
keeps you up to date with the latest
happenings in the anime world.
I'm your host, Lance John.
It's been a while due to life
happening, but let's dive
into this week's top stories.
First up, KA Corporation has faced
a wide scale cyber attack leading to
many of its services being suspended.
This includes its Wango
subsidiaries, KOCO video services.
The company is conducting a
thorough investigation and expects
it will take about a month.
While some services like Nick Manga are
expected to return by the end of June.
Others will face prolonged suspensions.
Kadokawa has assured that premium
members and channel operators will
be compensated for the downtime.
This has also affected
publication releases and
merchandise orders causing delays.
Next fans of Demon Slayer, ksu, no yba.
Get ready for extended episode.
The HASIRA training ARC's final
two episodes have been announced to
be longer than usual with episode
seven running for 40 minutes, and
episode eight, stretching to an hour.
Episode seven will premiere on June
23rd and episode eight on June 30th.
There will also be a special screening
event at Toho Cinemas in Shinjuku,
featuring a post screening talk session.
This is exciting news for fans, eager
to see the conclusion of this arc.
In other Manga news, the
spinoff series, Tokyo Revenges.
A letter from Keke Bji is ending the fifth
volume revealed that the sixth and final
volume will be released in winter 2024.
Seven.
Cs has licensed the manga and will publish
its English edition starting in August.
This series has been a deep dive
into the connection between Fu Mat.
And Keke Bji and its conclusion will
undoubtedly be an emotional ride for fans.
Switching gears to gaming, Nintendo
has announced that Metro Prime
four Beyond will be released for
the Nintendo Switch in 2025 after
restarting its development in 2019.
Fans eagerly awaited this
title, the original Metro Prime
Games were groundbreaking.
And with this new installment,
we can expect another thrilling
adventure in the metro universe.
Meanwhile, those who need
their fix can play metro prime
remastered, which is available now.
Lastly, marvelous Europe has released
an extended trailer for their monster
farming slash action Game Farm.
This trailer doesn't just show off
gameplay, but unveils the theme song.
Life is Beautiful by the Asian Kungfu
generation and announces an anime project
in the works set to launch on multiple
platforms, including Switch and pc.
On November 1st.
Faraja allows players to raise and
fuse monsters to reclaim the land
from oppressive forces with character
designs by fairy tales, hero mima,
it's shaping into a must play game.
That's all for today's
episode of Anime Beat.
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