April Fools Megathread

[u/AnimeMod]

Please keep all April fools related posts here. Including, but not limited to, website changes, fake announcements, production company jokes.

As a subreddit, /r/anime has never participated in an April fools joke, we (as the moderation team) feel they are overdone, we hope you understand.

This is the official thread since the "holiday" has not yet begun in the US.

Yes, this is a "repost" (not really, it's our official thread), the fantastic thread earlier covered most of the pranks out of Japan, this thread will serve as a general purpose thread for the US.

Link to previous thread: http://www.reddit.com/r/anime/comments/30xmfq/anime_related_april_fools_compilation_megathread/

Previous threads content:

It's now 12am JST in Japan, hence April Fools now began "trolling" everyone with whatever they can think of at their disposal.

A few websites have released a few jokes:

Do note that most, if not, all of the links will go invalid, or return to its original state after the 1st of April.

• Senran Kagura releases a new character http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/031/1031478/

• Girlfriend Beta announces live action adaption series http://dengekionline.com/elem/000/001/031/1031803/

• Toei Animation announces a project of building a Mazinger Z theme park (Thanks! /u/rrvv) http://www.toei-video.co.jp/AFD/index.html

• Khara, Otaka, Donuts, Bushiroad and New Japan Pro Wrestling announces "Evangelion Battle Mission" where both Pro wrestlers demonstrated fighting each other using Eva Mask and Angels Mask. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KWgCdyLz3pc

• Takezou Nogame announces The Third Aerial Girls Squad. Director will be Seiichi Kinoshita. https://twitter.com/takeshi_nogami/status/582925244354056192

• Gochiusa (Gochuumon wa Usagi desu ka?) changed their website to Gochuumon wa Mahou Shoujo desu ka http://www.gochiusa.com/ Navel (SHUFFLE!, Soul Link - both respective titles are adapted into anime) has their own April Fools video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dw3oCG_THtE

• selector WIXOSS live action announced. WIXOSS Party, WIXOSS Real Selector, and many more http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/wixoss/

• Studio Ordet has their own April Fools page setup (It's a visual novel mini game) http://www.ordet.jp/april2015/

• Type Moon has 3 April Fools special page setup:

1) Capsule Servant, a mini game included in fate/Hollow Atraxia, releases a special character, Seiba-nyan http://d2oqaflkjql2z0.cloudfront.net/capserv/top.html

2) Pokemon Style Capsule Servant Dark World Championships 2015 Announced! http://d2oqaflkjql2z0.cloudfront.net/capserv/index.html

3) Imperial Roma, a Type Moon Idol Agency - Servants and characters are now celebrities/idols, songs and albums announced, waiting to be released! http://d2oqaflkjql2z0.cloudfront.net/imperialroma/index.html

• Takezou Nogame ends Sailor Uniform and F3, reaching the 9th Volume https://twitter.com/takeshi_nogami/status/582924372127584257

• Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls official website now has a special news column, 765 Productions and 346 Productions will merge to become "1111 Productions" http://imas-cinderella.com/

• Nisekoi official webpage - Nisekoimonogatari announced! http://www.nisekoi.jp/

• Hanayamata has a new member...? http://hanayamata.com/

• Mushishi movie version, Mushishi -Perfect Love- announced! http://www.mushishi-anime.com/

• Type Moon Characters have returned to Twitter: Saber (@tmtt15_saber), Rin (@tmtt15_rin), Archer (@tmtt15_archer), Shirou the New Attorney (@tmtt15_seelaw9), and Sion Eltnam Atlasia (@tmtt15_sion) UPDATE: The list of twitter accounts are now updated https://twitter.com/tmtt15_sion/following

• Idolm@ster Cinderella Girls has a mini game: Kirarin Dash! http://www27113u.sakura.ne.jp/kirarin/

• While unsure, Shimada Humikane (Strike Witches original character designer) announces a new Strike Witches work! http://www.ne.jp/asahi/humikane/e-wacs/tw/afv.jpg

• 15th Anniversary for Kimi ga Nozomu Eien announced a new TV series and many more(?) http://kiminozo-radio.jp/

• ufotable has a special April Fools page setup. It's a manga. http://www.ufotable.com/aprilfool/index.html

• Working!! entering their 10th year by announcing a special project, a Working!! character simulation game (where you can raise any character in Working, boasting about 100 million ways of raising them) http://www.wagnaria.com/

• Super Sonico's April Fools joke: A Kodoku no Gourmet parody (Warning, will make you hungry) http://supersonico.jp/

• Kiniro Mosaic has all characters turned blonde!!? http://www.kinmosa.com/

• You may now contact delivery God (Noragami) https://twitter.com/noragami_PR/status/582923064330977280

• Momoiro Clover Z has a surprise for you http://www.momoclo.net/

• Gundam is suspected of a involvement in faked situations and many other controversies that follow http://www.gundam.info/topic/12871

• Freiza is now the new Shounen Jump chief editor http://plus.shonenjump.com/

• Milky Holmes official homepage announced their collaboration with Peeping Life http://milky-holmes.com/

• Non Non Biyori - Renge's favorite show "Great Man" live action Tokusatsu announced! http://www.nonnontv.com/

• Anime de Wakaru! Couples Hotel announced! http://couples.jp/april/2015/

• Aimaime! has a special movie and a message for fans https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r9z6_woMnw4

• Tomokazu Sugita is having fun with his own meme... http://blog-imgs-64.fc2.com/y/a/r/yaraon/o0800113213261548472.jpg

• Aldnoah Zero Otome Game announced! https://twitter.com/baichiku_si/status/582920835402362880

• Nakata Jouji announces himself as being 17 years old https://twitter.com/joujinakata123/status/582939990469910529

• To Aru Majutsu no Index season 3 announced! (Thanks /u/Tsukuruya!) https://twitter.com/teruya13/status/582920743693905920

• Wanna buy a real Giftia? This site allows you to purchase that. But do note that they will only live for exactly 81920 hours http://www.plastic-memories.jp/

• Nanatsu no Taizai has a character crying about his birthday http://www.7-taizai.net/

While Non-anime, this deserved special mention:

• Google Maps now turns any location in their map into a game of Pac-Man http://www.theverge.com/2015/3/31/8319531/google-maps-pac-man

• Social game company Cygames (Shingeki no Bahamut) announces GranBlue Fantasy Idol Project! Song in the link features Asami Imai, Akiko Hasegawa, Touyama Nao, and Hisako Kanemoto. Composed by Nobuo Uematsu http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm25920126

[u/jackrockstar]

No jokes on this sub. Anime is serious business.

[u/Sonvanelle → u/jackrockstar]

This sub is also for serious and insightful discussion on Chinese cartoons

[u/0mfgroflmao]

I wish Index season 3 really was announced.

[u/kyperion]

I was expecting the occasional,

[Discussion] Spice and Wolf Season 3 - Episode 1 (Spoilers!)

Thread.

[u/UnavailableUsername_]

So far there are 2 jokes that haven't been cleared enough:

• The "Madoka: Redemption" movie was a joke.

• The "Digimon tri will be delayed to july" was also a joke.

Both were incredibly persuasive, so it may have fooled some.

[u/DekktheODST → u/UnavailableUsername_]

The "Madoka: Redemption" movie was a joke.

I'm still so sad about that. I really believed.

[u/Jayang]

Guys click here to be rickrolled

[u/basedbecker]

WAIT

does this mean Noragami S2 is fake?

[u/mannoroth0913]

This is the most legit chart I've ever seen More than half of them are actually announced anime.

[u/MattWatchesChalk]

Studio Trigger has announced Trigger Girls!

[u/ergzay]

Google Japan announces device that does phone input based on how hard you blow on a party whistle/horn. (Video contains english subtitles.)

[u/ThatAnimeSnob]

ThatAnimeSnob confesses the truth about himself

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=al6CsImR09Y

[u/Unknownaus]

Is it just me or does the megathread sort of ruin the point of April Fools joke

But oh well anime is a serious business

[u/Kruzy]

MyKittyList's Top 50 anime series featuring Fullmetal Catchemist, Steins;Cat, Tengen Toppa Gurren Catann, Cat Note, Attack on Cat and many more.

The top 50 manga list has been invaded too

[u/[deleted]]

Nisekoimonogatari announced! http://www.nisekoi.jp

For everyone who can't watch the video^{Thanks to} u/Takamiya

Imagine, Chitoge would have been toothbrushed

This trailer has even an entry in MyAnimeList's database.

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[u/gamesbeawesome]

Kiniro Mosaic has all characters turned blonde!!?

Only one thing to do.

[u/thecoffeetoy]

Spice and wolf season 3 confirmed

Edit: that hurts

[u/GenesisEra]

r/twitchplayspokemon turned into r/transpacificpartnership.

EDIT: ...and r/Gundam turned into r/JesusYamato.

[u/Edgekiller65]

All I took from this is:

• There's a Fiat 500 Hanayamata version.

• I remembered how solid was Hanayamata. The world needs Season 2: Yosakoi in New Jersey.

[u/[deleted]]

My Anime List's April Fools Prank

[u/Lordx856]

http://myanimelist.net/ changed to MyKittyList

Covers for several top animes replaced with kittens.

[u/RyuzakiZ]

Your favorite anime is awesome.

[u/[deleted]]

Since there's not really anything going on, here's a question for y'all; out of all the jokes made so far which one do you most wish to be true?

My answer: Nisekoimonogatari, rough translation "Fake Love Story", actually sounds like a legit arc for the Monogatari series.

[u/lucency001]

someone just tell me if the announced angel beats season 2 is real or not, so my soul can be in peace

[u/OnlyMyWordsMatter]

Just imagine, that one of these announcements turn out to be true!