A musical adaptation of Rurouni Kenshin’s Kyoto Arc is set to hit the stage in Tokyo. The musical will run from May 17 to June 24 at the IHI Stage Around Tokyo. It was originally set to run back in November 2020, but a wave …Read more »
Shonen Jump has an impressive catalogue of manga titles. And, by extension, an impressive catalogue of related anime titles. So when you’re caught up to One Piece and Boruto, what do you do next? Hit the rest, obviously! Let’s dive a little deeper this time, though. These …Read more »
Asuka fans in Tokyo will be pleased to hear that Evangelion Store Tokyo-01, located in Ikebukuro, is holding a fair centered around a very cute, miniaturized version of Asuka. Yes, it’s the Chibi Asuka Fair, and it kicks off February 2. Merchandise on offer featuring …Read more »
One of the best parts of simulcasting is, without a doubt, real-time anime theories. We can chat between episodes about who’s gonna marry whom, who’s gonna destroy the world, and who’s gonna be the next next next Hokage. Fans come up with wild, exciting ideas. Some …Read more »
It’s January, which means it’s snowing in many parts of the world. Many people like to make regular snowmen, but other people might get more creative, and maybe even make snow creatures out of otaku interests. Someone from the Japanese city of Aomori made a …Read more »
Jan Scott-Frazier has an impressive résumé in the world of anime. She was the first non-Japanese person in the production department of an anime studio, she founded the production company TAO Corporation Ltd., and she was once the president of Production I.G. USA. Unfortunately, she’s …Read more »
The cast continues to expand for the upcoming TV anime adaptation of Asato Mizu’s Aharen-san wa Hakarenai (Aharen is Indecipherable) manga, with three more actors getting in on the romantic comedy fun. There’s also a new key visual and theme song artist announcements, so dig …Read more »
Episode 3 was another banger for the My Dress-Up Darling anime adaptation, which took a break from pure fan-service to return to something a little more wholesome and endearing. Okay… with the exception of a couple key moments! No matter what was happening on screen, …Read more »
Another manga spinoff is on the way to expand the world of Akane Shimizu’s Cells at Work! series. The latest is Cells at Work! Illegal (Hataraku Saibou Illegal), which is set to launch on the YanMaga website on February 1. Manga author Kae Hashimoto revealed …Read more »
Straight from manga author Satoshi Mizukami, we have the news that popular manga series The Lucifer and Biscuit Hammer has a TV anime adaptation in the works. The series is currently slotted in for this summer, and a teaser visual has been revealed along with …Read more »
The I’m Quitting Heroing anime—based on the series of light novels written by Quantum and illustrated by Hana Amano—has lined up its opening theme song performer. Voice actor/singer Minori Suzuki, pictured below, is officially on board to provide the OP theme, “BROKEN IDENTITY.” Here’s a …Read more »
Two new cast members have been revealed for the NSFW anime adaptation of writer LINK and illustrator Kotaro Shono’s World’s End Harem manga. Naturally, given the circumstances of the story, the latest additions are both women, and you can see who’s voicing them along with …Read more »
Original rhythmic gymnastics themed TV anime Backflip!! is getting ready to make the leap to the big screen, and a new teaser trailer and key visual have arrived to keep the hype alive. Backflip!! The Movie is set for a summer 2022 opening in Japan, …Read more »
It’s been a heck of a fiftieth for Lupin the Third. We got a new series, we’re getting new art books, and Mamoru Oshii even got to do his weird angel fossil story. What more could there be? Source material, of course! Magnetic Press is …Read more »
ROBUSTNESS – Road to Olympia takes place in the eighth century B.C. Grenos and Huros are brothers who live on the island of Lemnos, and together they train in the art of Pankration, a real ancient Greek martial art form. Grenos isn’t as good as …Read more »
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