It’s April Fools’ Day in Japan, which means anime fans can expect some interesting “announcements” and posts from anime Twitter accounts. Below is a compilation of some of the posts we spotted and liked.
The article may be updated as we discover more April Fools’ posts.
Update 1:
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch of Mercury Visual Featuring Peil Technologies CEOs
Peil Technologies CEOs Nugen, Kal, Nevola, and Golneri are depicted wearing the Asticassia uniform.
Mashle: Magic and Muscles Visual Gives Cast “Mashle Hair”
Original:
Oshi no Ko‘s Kana Arima Gets Job as Baking Soda Promotional Model
Oshi no Ko‘s Kana Arima is on the front page of “Oshi no Ko DAILYNEWS Extra.” The paper reports that, through interviews with relevant parties, it has learned that the former child actress and prodigy has gotten a new role as a promotional model for baking soda (a reference to a joke from the story and the resulting nickname by Japanese fans). The paper speculates if this signals Kana’s second break.
Vinland Saga‘s Ketil is Hiring
Ketil, the owner of the farm where Thorfinn and Einar work on as slaves, is looking for farmhands and is advertising the position with an advertisement poster that has big “graphic design is my passion” energy. There’s a testimonial from Pater, too.
Genjitsu no Yohane — Sunshine in the Mirror spoofs That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime‘s title
A new visual for the Love Live! Sunshine!! fantasy spin-off titles the anime as Tensei Shitemo Numazu Datta Ken (Even Reincarnated, It’s Numazu). Aside from aping the title format of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken), it also references the settings for Genjitsu no Yohane and Love Live! Sunshine!!, which are both called Numazu (although Genjitsu no Yohane‘s Numazu is written with katakana instead of kanji).
World Dai Star Characters To Star in Genjitsu no Yohane — Sunshine in the Mirror Stage Play Adaptation
Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence Gets Retitled
The Saint Cecilia and Pastor Lawrence anime adaptation, which is titled White Saint and Black Pastor in Japanese, becomes White Pastor and Black Saint in this April Fools’ visual.
Date A Live Gets Live-Action Adaptation
This April Fools’ announcement even comes with a poster featuring Kurumi Tokisaki.
Kuroko’s Basketball Characters Become Yokai
The Eminence in Shadow and Overlord: Ple Ple Pleiades Crossover
The premise of this “anime” involves Cid and Ainz changing bodies without anyone else realizing.
Yuri Is My Job! Characters Become Comic Yuri Hime Editorial Staff
This April Fools’ joke gives new meaning to the anime’s title.
Princess Principal and Girls und Panzer Collaboration Visuals
Bleach: The High School Warfare Visual and Game
Experience a visual novel where Ichigo, Uryuu, Renji, Gin, and other Bleach characters are high school delinquents.
Bungo Stray Dogs‘ Hunting Dogs Become Characters in High School Setting
Comedian and Bodybuilder Nakayama Kinnikun Joins the Blue Lock Project
Rin Shima Becomes One-Day Governor of Camp Prefecture
Camp Prefecture was formerly known as Yamanashi Prefecture.
Kuma Kuma Kuma Bear Becomes Usa Usa Usa Bunny
Rem and Ram Become Magical Girls in Re: Life in a Magical Girl from Zero
In this fictional anime (which even has a webpage with story details), Rem and Ram are suddenly summoned to another world where they discover their English teacher, Roswaal, in clown-like garb. Roswaal asks if they would like to become “mahou musume” and join him in dealing with an impending crisis that this alternate world faces.
Re: Life in a Magical Girl from Zero also features Subaru as Rem and Ram’s senior and Emilia as an international exchange student.
The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses Gets Sci-fi Reimagining
The Girl I Like Forgot Her Glasses Twitter account “announces” a new anime titled The Girl I Like Became a Mecha (Suka na Ko ga Mecha ni Natteita).
