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As I write this, my brain rebels at the idea that the year 1993 was nearly twenty years ago. Almost two decades, vanished, never to return. And what do I have to show for it? A shelf of full of DVDs, their plastic cases coated …Read more »
Manga adaptations are on the way for both The Mandalorian and the Star Wars: Visions anime anthology, with both set to kick off in the next issue of Square Enix’s Big Gangan magazine on May 25. The Mandalorian adaptation will feature art by Yusuke Osawa …Read more »
It’s a big week for voice actor Koichi Yamadera. The star will be turning 60 later this week, and he’s just announced his marriage to DJ Okada Robin Shoko. He’s been a busy dude for years, though… and we guarantee you’ve heard him before. In …Read more »
A Star Wars manga, you say? It’s really not that surprising. There’s the fact that George Lucas was influenced by Akira Kurosawa and Japanese culture — look no farther than Darth Vader’s helmet, which resembles a type of samurai helmet. And Japan has a big …Read more »
Godzilla: Final Wars begins where other Godzilla films end, and I don’t intend that as hyperbole, it actually begins where another one of these Big G flicks ends. Our favorite mon-star is getting ready to take the kaiju ice bucket challenge just like during the …Read more »
Despite this April Fool's commercial, which we are leading with because it is extremely cool, Hello Kitty in her Hello Kitty-shaped giant robot won't be in the next Super Robot Wars game. The gag is a cross-promotion between the popular videogame and the upcoming, very …Read more »
The anime The Vexations of a Shut-In Vampire Princess (based on the light novel series originally called Hikikomari Kyūketsuki no Monmon by Kotei Kobayashi) will be debuting this October, just in time for Halloween! An exact date for October hasn’t been revealed yet, but a …Read more »
At the end of last week, we opened a poll asking our readers for their favorite mecha anime of all time. It was a tall order, given that mecha is one of anime’s oldest and most prolific genres, but readers came through with nearly 600 …Read more »
The greatest OVA of all time? I have been saying it for decades, because it remains true. Giant Robo: The Day the Earth Stood Still is the greatest anime OVA series ever created. Nope, not Gunbuster. Not even Legend of the Galactic Heroes. It’s this …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Hot on the heels of incredible concerts at Anime Expo, Anisong World Matsuri is back with two nights of top-tier music at this year's Otakon! for two concerts, starting with JAM Project and T.M.Revolution on Friday, August 11 before opening the doors for …Read more »
As an anime fan, living in Japan doesn’t have the same import it used to. Sure, the omake – the events, the posters, the feeling of being in the country that makes the stuff you’re into – that’s all there. But as a pure consumer …Read more »
Big news has been coming out of early leaks of the latest Shonen Jump , and it looks like the final chapter of Bleach is being celebrated in style. That celebration will come in the form of a live-action movie based on Tite Kubo's manga, …Read more »
This may be the film Hideaki Anno was born to make. Make no mistake: though Godzilla Resurgence , the first Japanese Godzilla film in 12 years, was technically directed by both Neon Genesis Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno and Attack on Titan helmer and special effects …Read more »
Summer in Japan. If you’ve seen enough anime, you know what’s up: festivals, fireworks, yukata and the relentless sound of cicadas. But when summer rolls around, what anime series do Japanese fans feel like watching? Anime Anime decided to poll its readers to answer just …Read more »
Author and anime/manga expert Helen McCarthy has had a busy year. “I’m promoting my year of four books,” she told Otaku USA at Anime Central in Chicago. The first book is A Brief History of Manga , and it has interesting and condensed information for …Read more »
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