It was disappointing news for many Junji Ito fans that the anime version of Uzumaki is postponed until next year. But we can still see teasers while we wait, like this tweet showing people at work on the series: A look behind the scenes of …Read more »
The Tokyo One Piece Tower attraction has been open since March 13, 2015, but its five-year history is about to come to an end. While the permanent closure is set for Friday, July 31, it’s never too late to acquaint yourself with this amazing slice …Read more »
Anime keeps on growing exponentially, and so does the popularity of streaming services like Crunchyroll. Crunchyroll got its start thirteen years ago, and a decade later, in early 2017, it had gotten more than a million subscribers. But the numbers kept jumping after that. While …Read more »
Studio Ghibli has a long history of making finely crafted anime films, but one area they’re not as well-versed in is full-on computer animation. Goro Miyazaki’s upcoming feature Earwig and the Witch marks Ghibli’s first full-CG film, so it makes sense that Hayao Miyazaki’s son …Read more »
Remember Fragtime, the 2019 anime about a girl who uses time-stopping magic to peek under other girls’ skirts? The studio that animated the project may have disappeared without paying its animators, but not before the project was complete. Now the US is set to get …Read more »
The Japanese fast fashion brand Uniqlo has just revealed a line of T-shirts sure to slay a few readers out there. It’s a lineup of shirts based on Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, the uber-popular series from Koyoharu Gotōge. The Demon Slayer T-shirts revealed today …Read more »
If you read or watched Hunter x Hunter, you know all about the Greed Island arc, which introduces a high stakes card game adventure into the mix. Soon fans in Japan will be able to experience it for themselves thanks to a new escape game …Read more »
There’s often a big difference between your favorite anime of all time and the anime series you could see yourself watching forever. A recent poll on goo Ranking asked 5,000 anime fans in Japan which anime they would be happy to watch for the rest …Read more »
Tsutomu Mizushima, the director of hit anime like Girls und Panzer and Shirobako, has a new project in the works. That’s the word from the director himself, who tweeted July 27 that a project he’s been planning for years is getting close to an official …Read more »
If you’ve been bursting with excitement ever since you first heard word of Ghibli Park, an attraction that recreates Hayao Miyazaki and Ghibli’s magical worlds, you’ll be delighted to hear the latest on the project. As promised last month, construction has officially begun on the …Read more »
The SHIKIZAKURA TV anime is bringing together creators from throughout Japan’s Tokai region, including Shinya Sugai (CGI director for The Ancient Magus’ Bride) as general director, Go Kurosaki (CG director for Love Live! Sunshine!!) as director, and Naruki Nakagawa (Scar-red Rider XechS) as series composition …Read more »
This past weekend’s Adult Swim Con didn’t just have more info on the Blade Runner: Black Lotus CG anime, it also served up the reveal of a brand new Crunchyroll and Adult Swim production. Fena: Pirate Princess is an original anime from the folks at …Read more »
If you’ve been holding out for more info on the Demon Slayer: Mugen Train movie, you just have less than a week to wait. More details are officially on the way, with the next update to be unveiled on the Abema streaming service’s Anime 2 …Read more »
New CG-animated feature Stand By Me Doraemon 2 was supposed to arrive in August, but has since been delayed. There’s currently no new release date, but there is a new trailer along with some fresh additions to the cast. Grown-up Nobita will be played by …Read more »
Man, if you’d told me a decade ago there’d be not one but multiple Blade Runner anime productions, I’d have submitted you to a Voight-Kampff test to make sure you weren’t lying. And you’d have passed it, because in the wake of Shinichiro Watanabe’s Black …Read more »
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