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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 »
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 »
Say the name “Mark Hamill,” and most people’s immediate thought will probably (for good reason) be Luke Skywalker. But while he made a name for himself as the Star Wars hero, his career is so much more. His resume as a voice actor includes turns …Read more »
Everyone has a pretty good idea of what you can classify as “anime,” and Rick and Morty definitely doesn’t fall into the category… until now, that is. Last night, Adult Swim officially turned the series into anime thanks to a five-minute short titled “Samurai & …Read more »
Netflix held an event in Singapore this week, opening up the door for a few fresh announcements. A handful of them are anime-related, including three projects from anime studios, one from Jakarta and Singapore’s BASE Entertainment, and an animated series based on Pacific Rim. Among …Read more »
Last year’s live-action Gintama film is getting a sequel, and all three main stars are back. Masaki Suda, Shun Oguri, and Kanna Hashimoto are back as Shinpachi Shimura, Gintoki Sakata and Kagura, respectively, and posters revealed today show off their looks for the film. It …Read more »
Every year, the best cosplayers from around the world assemble in Nagoya, central Japan, to participate in the World Cosplay Summit, a week-long festival dedicated to all things cosplay. The highlight of the WCS is the competition, where teams representing dozens of countries duke it …Read more »
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