Adult Swim announced its adaptation of Junji Ito’s Uzumaki a bit ago, and — understandably — it’s taking a bit of time to cook. New footage shows that it will absolutely be worth the wait, though — so we’re just as hyped as ever. We’re more …Read more »
Burdened with glorious wait time? That’s cool. We watch Loki, too. The latest addition to the Marvel catalog on Disney+ has people enchanted, putting a new spin on everyone’s favorite trickster god. But the week between episodes can feel like an eternity. We’ve gathered up these anime, …Read more »
The Spring 2021 anime season is pretty much over, so it’s time to take a look at which ones people enjoyed most. We polled Otaku USA readers this week about their favorite Spring 2021 anime, gathering over 500 responses across over 45 titles. Now we’ve …Read more »
We’re getting closer and closer to the return of Robotech — or Macross, one or the other — in North America. It’s still a little unclear how that’s going to come about, but bare minimum, Robotech will be coming to Funimation. If you’re curious about the wonders of Macross, as in the original …Read more »
NOTE: This feature contains spoilers for Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time — in particular the very end. Neon Genesis Evangelion is officially over. It will likely continue in the form of merchandise and collaborations, but the story as we know it has been wrapped for good. …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 »
David Watts Barton is a writer and dedicated traveler who also has radio talk show host, podcaster, historian, and singer/songwriter on his résumé. He just released the book Japan from Anime to Zen: Quick Takes on Culture, Art, History, Food . . . and More …Read more »
There’s a new Blu-ray on the way for Super Dimension Century Orguss, the timeline-bending 1984 mecha series from Studio Nue. If you haven’t heard of it before… prepare to get excited, because you’re going to love it! Between its pedigree of anime greats and its absolutely …Read more »
2021 offers us problems we only wish we’d had years ago — like too much anime to watch, and easy ways to get it. With watch time at a premium, it’s more pressing than ever to find shows we know we’ll like. And according to …Read more »
Veteran voice actress Kikuko Inoue has been voicing our favorite anime and game characters for decades. From romantic heroines to terrifying baddies (and a certain Tall Vampire Lady), this eternally youthful star has done it all. But do you know where you’ve heard her? Here …Read more »
Our favorite anime already exist in awesome, elaborate universes. Figuring out the nuances of those is already a full-time job. So when we find out series have shared universes, it’s extra cool. Here are a few anime where fictional boundaries bleed over each other. Have …Read more »
Any anime fan knows, or at least learns quickly, that Osamu Tezuka was instrumental in creating anime as we know it today. His early creations drew from both Eastern and Western sources, combining into the art form we know and love. And fans who want …Read more »
People friggin’ love talking about depressing anime. At Otaku USA, we’ve been covering various anime fan polls for almost a decade, and over the years, different variants of this topic have come up far more than anything else (examples: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6.) …Read more »
Anime demons can be terrifying: bloodthirsty, super-powerful, and with those weird long nails. You know the ones. But sometimes, they’re just absolutely adorable. We can’t help it — they don’t feel very cursed to us at all. Today, we’re thinking of some of our favorite …Read more »
As we learned in Pretty Cure All Stars New Stage, anyone can be a Cure. The magical girl franchise is more than 15 years strong and features heroines from all walks of life. And we don’t just mean humans — in fact, Tropical-Rouge Pretty Cure has just …Read more »
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