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Wonder House of Horrors is a horror anthology consisting of ten short stories: “Ugly Face,” “The Amazing Dismembered Girl,” “Monologue,” “Severance,” “Speed Girl,” “Wonder Valentine,” “Chocolate Man,” “Mission School,” “The Hut in the Mountains” and “The Mansion of Sweet Mystery.” The main characters in these …Read more »
The plot thickens in the case of voice actress Hellena Taylor and her accusations against Nintendo and Platinum Games. Taylor recently shared some videos online, saying that she wasn’t in Bayonetta 3 (despite playing the titular character in the first two games) because she was …Read more »
Voice actor agency Aoni Production updated its official website this week to announce that Hiroshi Kamiya—the voice behind Attack on Titan‘s Levi, One Piece‘s Trafalgar Law and more—has tested positive for COVID-19. According to the announcement, Kamiya is recuperating at home and is “currently in …Read more »
More and more anime voice actors have been testing positive for COVID-19, which should come as little surprise considering the numbers in Tokyo and the rest of the world. Among the many that have contracted COVID lately are four of the nine members of VA …Read more »
The hololive group’s third generation Virtual YouTuber Uruha Rushia might not be real, but she’s treated as if she is, and that includes facing consequences for negative actions. And Cover Corporation just declared they’re ending their agreement with her because she broke contract. Cover Corporation …Read more »
Anime being delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic has become a regular occurrence, but in the case of TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION 2, it’s because of multiple key staff members coming down with the virus themselves. This has made the act of completing work on the …Read more »
Japan’s anime production market contracted in 2020, bringing in less money than the year before for the first time since 2010. In total, the market brought in some 251 billion yen, or about 2.3 billion dollars. That’s a 1.8% decrease compared to 2019. (Hey, isn’t …Read more »
Mangaka Makuno has decided to terminate her contract with publisher Fantasista over her doujinshi work, alleging the company has not been treating her right. Fantasista has the BL manga subscription service futekiya. Makuno put out a statement in both English and Japanese. “Even before futekiya …Read more »
Seems like we use the ol' "burnt-out Shirobako characters" image a lot these days... We’ve posted a lot over the past few years about the dismal wages in the anime industry. But a lot of what we hear is anecdotal, with a lot of rumors, …Read more »
Though you may not know it by title alone, because Konami have elected to drop "Contra" from the title all together, giving it an identity that will click with a niche audience while perhaps opening itself up to a new one with no prior affection …Read more »
It's a pretty good time to be a fan of gaming both new and old. The proliferation of downloadable titles has proven to be a rich soil for the resurgence of classics with less invested risk, giving us those dream sequels that would have been …Read more »
As veteran gamers are well aware, the very first stage of Konami's original Contra ends in a battle against a simple fortified wall. Its turrets lob out shot after shot, all of which resemble deadly descending pinballs, as a guard stands atop his perch, trying …Read more »
Back in October we learned the anime adaptation of Katsuhisa Minami’s award-winning manga The Fable would be premiering in April. The hot news today is that The Fable will run continuously for two cours worth of content (24 episodes, give or take). That’s a lot …Read more »
Back in July it was revealed that Katsuhisa Minami’s award-winning manga The Fable would be receiving a TV anime adaptation. Now it’s been set for a Spring 2024 premiere on NTV in Japan, and a handful of designs were released alongside the news. You can …Read more »
Katsuhisa Minami’s The Fable manga is an award-winning series that has over 22 million copies in circulation and previously inspired a pair of live-action films directed by Kan Eguchi. Now it’s getting a TV anime adaptation, with veteran director Ryosuke Takahashi (Armored Trooper VOTOMS) lined …Read more »
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