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Last year, an anime adaptation of The Elusive Samurai, the manga by Yusei Matsui, was first announced. Now the series is finally getting ready to slash its way onto screens, and we’ve got the official date: July 6. That’s the word from a new teaser …Read more »
Last month saw the reveal of Taiso Samurai, a new original gymnastics anime from the ever-busy MAPPA studio. Now we have some more details, including a new trailer, key visual, and some additions to the impressively flexible cast. First up, the latest trailer for the …Read more »
Last year we reported that a new live-action Death Note film, entitled Death Note 2016 (you’ll never guess the release year, guys) was in the works, and now we’ve got our first glimpse at the film’s main three cast members. Let's check these guys out. …Read more »
No one can resist a good ponytail. That’s true for both the male and female respondents to the latest poll from Charapedia, which asked its readers to choose the anime girls who look best with the classic horse tail-resembling ‘do. Who wields anime’s best ponytails? …Read more »
To say Jujutsu Kaisen 0 was a hit is a bit of an understatement. The film has ended its theatrical run in Japan after 157 days after having earned 13.7 billion yen (about $108 million). That makes it practically tied for The Last Samurai as …Read more »
First there was Shin Godzilla, then the upcoming Shin Ultraman, but Evangelion creator Hideaki Anno isn’t stopping there. Shin Kamen Rider was previously announced for a March 2023 premiere, and the first footage has Anno going for pure nostalgia with a dead-on recreation of the …Read more »
Ken Watanabe, star of films such as The Last Samurai, Inception and Godzilla, has joined the cast of Detective Pikachu. Watanabe will join a cast that includes Justice Smith, Kathryn Newton and Ryan Reynolds, who will voice the titular detective. According to the Hollywood Reporter, …Read more »
It was tough to miss the loud accusations of whitewashing leveled at Dreamworks earlier this year when their live-action adaptation of Masamune Shirow's Ghost In the Shell was announced, placing Scarlett Johansson in the lead role of Major Kusanagi. The news this week is that …Read more »
Seiyuu Toshiyuki Morikawa has had an extensive vocal career over the last twenty years. He’s performed in over 100 different anime, including some prominent characters such as D-Boy ( Tekkaman Blade ), Dio ( Casshern Sins ), Griffith ( Berserk ), and Sephiroth ( Final …Read more »
Kodansha USA Publishing took the opportunity at this weekend’s Anime NYC to share upcoming title releases, like a new Attack on Titan book. Attack on Titan FLY includes the new 18-page “Bad Boy” manga about Captain Levi’s past. Let’s take a look at what titles …Read more »
Last month Universal Studios Japan unveiled its cool Demon Slayer attractions, but that doesn’t mean other series won’t also get attention. Case in point: details were just revealed on how USJ is also going full-on Chainsaw Man mode, and it will overlap with Halloween. Hollywood …Read more »
Last year Attack on Titan received the award for Best Streaming Animated Series or TV Movie at the Astra TV Awards, which marked the first time an anime has ever won there. Since then the Astra Awards has decided to create its own anime category, …Read more »
Anime fans around the World voted on their favorite anime songs and the results are in! Japanese media, Asahi TV surveyed 1,740 people residing outside of Japan to rank their top anisongs. The top 20 were presented by Asahi TV’s General Election team on X. …Read more »
The Fantasia International Film Festival started on July 14 and will continue until August 3, but they’ve already announced that some otaku titles have won awards. INU-OH by Masaaki Yuasa (based on the novel Heike Monogatari: INU-OH no Maki — translated as Tales of the …Read more »
Taiko Sasaki is famous for being in the Johnnys’ Jr. idol group 7 MEN Samurai, but his life is not all glitz and glamour. Police just arrested a 17-year-old high school student for allegedly stalking him while holding a box cutter. According to police, she …Read more »
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