The third and final Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution anime film is on the way to theaters in Japan to close out the saga this summer, appropriately titled EUREKA / Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution. Following the act of the first film in 2017 and the second in 2018, …Read more »
What year is it again? It doesn’t matter, because Hidekaz Himaruya’s Hetalia is coming back in the form of the Hetalia World Stars anime, which was first announced back in October. The same director, character designer, script supervisor, and studio are back in action for …Read more »
It’s been almost 24 years since Yukiru Sugisaki’s D.N.Angel manga made its debut in the pages of Monthly Asuka magazine. The series first kicked off in November of 1997, and despite its on again off again hiatus status at times, it’s now officially coming to …Read more »
Mangaka Gege Akutami has reason to celebrate. Oricon released its rankings for the 50 top-selling manga in Japan for the time period of January 11-17, and Akutami’s Jujutsu Kaisen manga placed from second place to sixteenth. And since there are exactly 15 volumes of the …Read more »
Academy Award-winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto shared news in English and Japanese that he has been diagnosed with rectal cancer. “I was relieved after the throat cancer that I had in 2014 went into remission after six years,” he wrote. “However, unfortunately, I have been diagnosed …Read more »
Resident Evil Village will become available May 7, and a new trailer gives us an idea of what to expect. The atmosphere is dark, the mood is tenable, and there’s a little bit of NSFW language. Resident Evil Village marks the eighth release in the …Read more »
If you’re in the mood for some non-stop Eurobeat (and c’mon, who isn’t, really), you’re in luck. There’s a new YouTube channel that features 24/7 Eurobeat alongside footage from Initial D. Because, y’know, of course. The channel is called HI-BPM STUDIO, and it appears to …Read more »
Where the hell is Jack? Oh, there he is. Go Nagai’s rude dude Violence Jack will return in a new manga called Violence Jack 20XX later this month. It’s written and illustrated by Yu Kinutani, and it’ll unfold in the pages of Monthly Young Magazine. …Read more »
If you’ve looked around Twitter this month, you may have seen mention of Pui Pui Molcar. The stop-motion series is one of many short subjects featuring on children’s variety shows. But this one in particular has the Internet squeaking wiht excitement. Even Yoshihiro Watanabe of BEASTARS dedicated …Read more »
The anime Death Note, Tokyo Ghoul and Inuyashiki have received legal bans in Russia after the decision of a St. Petersburg court yesterday. The bans relate to websites where these anime can be watched. The prosecutors argued for this ban on the grounds of protecting …Read more »
Author Rifujin na Magonote, whose light novel series Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation has been turned into a new anime being streamed by Funimation, responded to critiques that the perverted main character remained a pervert after being reincarnated. The author gave some lengthy tweet threads in …Read more »
Six different anime movies have been submitted for Oscar consideration: Earwig and the Witch, Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train, Lupin III THE FIRST, ON-GAKU: Our Sound, Ride Your Wave, and A Whisker Away. In total, 27 films are vying …Read more »
Eri Ejima’s Tai Ari Deshita. Ojou-sama wa Kakutou Game Nante Shinai (GGWP. ~Young Ladies Don’t Play Fighting Games~) just had its second collected volume released in Japan, but it’s already time for an anime adaptation. The manga about high school girls playing fighting games is …Read more »
It’s been two years since the theatrical run of Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection, but that’s not stopping it from coming back for more in Japan. The anime film will return in the form of experiential MX4D and 4DX screenings—which feature physical effects ranging …Read more »
Anime tourism is an ever-growing industry. Fans journey to the settings of their favorite series for photos, cosplay, and souvenirs. Plus there are concerts, cafés, theme parks, and more. Or, at least, there usually are. Obviously, a lot of us are currently grounded and can’t …Read more »
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