A couple big box office anime wins out of Japan and China this weekend. In Japan, the new Detective Conan film — the 27th in the long-running franchise — made 3.3 billion yen in its opening weekend. The film, subtitled The Million-dollar Pentagram, broke Conan …Read more »
Bottoms up! Fans of Delicious in Dungeon can now down fine ales (or any liquid of their choice, really) with official series-branded mugs. The mugs, made by Japan’s Urakita Craft Studio, are the real thing: hand-drafted wooden barrel mugs like the type you’d see in …Read more »
The Ya Boy Kongming! anime recently lit up the big screen with the Road to Summer Sonia compilation film, and now a date has been set for its English streaming premiere. HIDIVE plans to stream the feature on its platform starting on April 23, and …Read more »
The Hollywood live-action One-Punch Man movie adaptation script is receiving a rewrite from Dan Harmon and Heather Anne Campbell. Harmon, while having multiple credits as a creator and writer, is best-known as the co-creator of Rick and Morty (which has its own anime associations), and …Read more »
The Kaiju No. 8 anime kicked off its adaptation of Naoya Matsumoto’s manga over the weekend, and the series closes out to the ending theme “Nobody” by rock band OneRepublic. Following that, the band debuted their official lyric video on YouTube, so you can take …Read more »
If you ever thought Naruto’s ramen looked so good you wanted some for yourself, you’re not the only one. Now restaurant chain Silverlake Ramen, which operates in multiple American states, has officially teamed up with Naruto to offer a limited-time themed menu and merchandise. A …Read more »
If you can’t get enough of mixed media franchise UniteUp!, you’ll be delighted to learn that the anime arm of the project is getting ready to continue with a new season. UniteUp! -Uni:Birth- was revealed over the weekend along with a teaser video, visual and …Read more »
The TV anime adaptation of Hitsuji Gondaira’s Mission: Yozakura Family manga is officially underway, so it’s only fitting that we can now enjoy creditless versions of the opening and ending videos. Check them out below, starting with the opening that features “Unmei-chan” by Ikimonogakari. The …Read more »
A new cast member has officially joined the Pokémon Horizons anime with the addition of Kotono Mitsuishi (Misato Katsuragi in Neon Genesis Evangelion). The latest VA will provide the voice for Kaede, known as Katy in English, with the character’s debut episode lined up for …Read more »
As of last week, Yoshihiko Hayashi MamaYuyu is at an end. The manga spun an intriguing story of a world where demons and heroes live in harmony, only to be invaded by demons and heroes from other worlds where such harmony doesn’t exist. It was an …Read more »
With the recap episodes underway and My Hero Academia season 7 proper ready to begin on May 4, it’s time to find out who will be closing the episodes. That honor goes to the group known as Omoinotake, who will perform “Tsubomi” (“Flower Bud”) as …Read more »
If you’ve been waiting to see the lengthily titled I Was Reincarnated as the 7th Prince so I Can Take My Time Perfecting My Magical Ability English dub, then it’s time to mark your calendars! The very first dubbed episode will drop on Monday, April …Read more »
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (a.k.a. BAFTA) decided to do something special in honor of the anniversary for their BAFTA Games Awards, which debuted 20 years ago. So in addition to listing this year’s BAFTA Games Award winners (like Technical Achievement going …Read more »
A new trailer made its way online for the BLUELOCK -Episode Nagi- anime film, which opens in Japan on April 19, followed by a North American release on June 28. Appropriately enough, this new “Awakening” video puts the spotlight on the lazy genius himself, Nagi. …Read more »
It's time to lose yourself in the fires of a new level of tension between Heaven and Hell. Tengoku Struggle -Strayside- has arrived on Nintendo Switch, and you can buy it now through Aksys Games for one of the most immersive stories of the year …Read more »
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