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The live-action After the Rain film premieres in Japan May 25, and to get potential viewers hyped, Warner Music Japan has just released the official music video for the film’s theme song. The song is called “Front Melody,” and it’s performed by Emiko Suzuki and Seiji …Read more »
After the Rain (Koi wa Amegari no Yo ni), the manga from Jun Mayuzuki, may be best known in the west thanks to its currently-airing anime adaptation. But a live-action version is also on the way. The live-action version is due out in Japanese theaters …Read more »
Many fans just learned about After the Rain thanks to the new anime adaptation, but the manga itself is nearing an end. The manga by Jun Mayuzuki, which started its run back in 2014, will end after two more chapters, it was announced today. The …Read more »
Keiko Nobumoto—a veteran of the anime industry known for writing scripts for Cowboy Bebop, collaborating with Satoshi Kon on Tokyo Godfathers, and creating the Wolf’s Rain anime—has passed away at the age of 57. The writer was battling esophageal cancer, and according to a message …Read more »
The Saudi General Commission for Audio-Visual Media announced on Monday that it’s prohibiting 47 games in connection with the deaths of a 13 year old girl and 12 year old boy. The list of banned games includes such titles as Yo-kai Watch, Okami, One Piece: …Read more »
Minami Mizuno’s Rainbow Days manga previously inspired a 2016 TV anime, and the next stop for the property is a live-action film. Arakawa Under the Bridge‘s Ken Iizuka directs the feature, with a screenplay by Rika Nezu, and it’s set to open in Japan on …Read more »
Vinland Saga, the anime adaptation of Makoto Yukimura’s viking manga of the same name, is set to hit screens July 7. As hype for the Wit Studio-animated series heats up, we’ve got a new trailer for the series, which features its newly-revealed ending theme, “Torches.” …Read more »
Kowloon Generic Romance, the manga from Jun Mayuzuki (After the Rain), is getting the double adaptation treatment. The slice-of-life set in Hong Kong’s Kowloon Walled City will be adapted into both an anime series and a live-action film in 2025. Reiko Kujirai will be played …Read more »
A TV anime adaptation was announced for Shinta Fuji and Susumu Kuroi’s light novel series Apparently, Disillusioned Adventurers Will Save the World over a year ago, and we finally have more details. The series will premiere in January 2023, and you can see a new trailer …Read more »
It’s almost time for Boruto to get new opening and ending theme songs. We’ll be able to hear the new songs next month, and in the meantime Weekly Shonen Jump has let us in on what to expect. The new opening theme song will be …Read more »
Of all the anime films coming out this year, the one we’re looking forward to most might just be Children of the Sea (Kaiju no Kodomo). Due out in Japan June 7, the Studio 4°C-produced adaptation of the manga by Daisuke Igarashi features talent like …Read more »
The Crunchyroll Anime Awards, an anime awards show hosted by the streaming service of the same name, were held this weekend in San Francisco. The event featured 15 categories, with anime from 2018 chosen by judges (including a few Otaku USA folks) and fans. Let’s …Read more »
Pop quiz: what’s something that’s normally pretty awful, but sometimes surprisingly good? Live-action manga and anime adaptations, that’s what. Japanese site Ranking! (can you guess what they specialize in?) recently asked 7,880 readers to list the live-action films based on manga or anime they found …Read more »
The winter season may have just started, but that doesn’t mean we can’t get excited for spring, especially when it promises to feature so much clockwork. And planets. Clockwork Planet , which is being animated over at XEBEC, is based on a series of novels …Read more »
Viz has been expanding its publishing purview to include titles beyond its many manga releases. Light novels, memoirs, and more join the graphic novel line-up each month, letting readers journey even further into the minds of their favorite creators. For December, in addition to several …Read more »
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