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The Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale anime movie is nearing its release, which is scheduled for a February 18 premiere in Japan. A one-night screening in the U.S. will follow on March 9, and we now have a look at the movie's main visual. The …Read more »
Aniplex of America's panel at this past weekend's Sakura-Con in Seattle revealed some exciting news for Sword Art Online fans. Director Tomohiko Ito, character designer Shingo Adachi, and producer Shinichiro Kashiwada made special appearances, and a worldwide simulcast for the Sword Art Online II anime …Read more »
Good news for Sword Art Online fans: the airdate for the second season of the show has been announced. Well, air month, anyway. Sword Art Online II is set to hit screens this July. The second season doesn’t appear to make any huge creative changes …Read more »
The anime adaptation of Fullmetal Alchemist creator Hiromu Arakawa's agricultural manga Silver Spoon is getting ready to kick off in Japan on July 11, and the first full trailer is here to introduce the series' main cast to the tune of miwa's opening theme, "Kiss …Read more »
In the latest issue of Otaku USA magazine, we bust out a feature on the mega-popular Sword Art Online , based on the light novels by Reki Kawahara. While Kawahara is no doubt a hot topic when it comes to SAO , the anime adaptation …Read more »
The full lineup for this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival has been revealed, and it includes a bundle of anime films old and new. As for the new, the festival will screen three recent anime films under the theme “Creating Worlds with Animation.” The films …Read more »
The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED is set to return following a COVID-19-related production delay. That’s the word from Aniplex, which reports Funimation’s simulcast will return July 30. Only two episodes of the series, based on the novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui (Paprika), had aired before …Read more »
It’s just been a few days since a new project was teased from Tomohiko Ito, director of the Sword Art Online anime, ERASED, and more. A reveal was promised for January 23, and it came through with the announcement of Fugo Keiji Balance: UNLIMITED, which …Read more »
Sword Art Online director Tomohiko Ito—also known for TV anime like ERASED and Silver Spoon—has something new in the works. The director’s next project is set to be revealed on January 23, with airing planned as part of Fuji TV’s noitaminA block this April. So, …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You anime film has been running in Japan for 10 weeks now, and its only big shakeup this week was that it dropped down from third to fourth place. Pulling in another 150 million yen put its grand total at around 13 billion …Read more »
Hello World is an upcoming original anime film by director Tomohiko Ito, known for his work on the Sword Art Online series. Ito is teaming up with Graphinica for the project, and new trailers debuted this week to show off some footage and sample theme songs “Shin Sekai,” …Read more »
Hello, Hello World news! The original anime film, which hits Japanese theaters September 20 (only two months away!) has a new trailer and poster to share with the world. The poster promises that the final second of the film will provide a twist. The CG-animated film, …Read more »
Tomohiko Ito is a busy director. Known for helming anime adaptations like Sword Art Online and ERASED, Ito’s next project takes things in an original direction. There aren’t any story details, but HELLO WORLD is a sci-fi love story anime film that puts Ito back …Read more »
Readers out there who feel like anime just keeps on using the same tired tropes have reason to feel a bit of optimism with this announcement from Aniplex. The anime giant has announced it will open a screenwriting lab it’s calling the Aniplex Script Room …Read more »
Interested in seeing next year’s Sword Art Online film in theaters? Looks like your chances are pretty good. Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale will open in approximately 1,000 theaters around the world simultaneously, reports Sports Hochi. According to the report, subtitles are being …Read more »
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