Following up on earlier plans to debut Kaiju No. 8 season 2 this July, a concrete release date is now in place. The official website and social accounts shared the news that the continuing adaptation will return for a second season starting on July 19 …Read more »
The 1985 OVA Vampire Hunter D will turn 40 this December, and today it’s premiering on the streaming services HIDIVE and Shudder. HIDIVE is an anime streaming service, while Shudder specializes in a “selection of horror, thriller, and supernatural movies and series uncut and commercial …Read more »
The debut of April Showers Bring May Flowers is now fewer than six weeks away, and a trailer has dropped, along with more information on the cast, the ending theme song, and the exact debut date. In this trailer you can hear part of the …Read more »
Ash is on a roll in the Alola region, but even with three of his four grand trials under his belt, there’s plenty more adventure in store. You can join Ash and his friends on the next leg of the journey in Pokémon The Series: …Read more »
LA Gun’s web novel series I’m a Curse Crafter, and I Don’t Need an S-Rank Party! is officially getting an anime adaptation. We don’t know much about it yet, but the announcement on volume 11 of the manga adaptation does specify it as a TV …Read more »
Along with the release of volume 12 of the Gacha Girls Corps manga adaptation comes news of an anime adaptation. Details are light at the moment, but hopefully we’ll learn more about the format, cast, staff and more soon. Chinkururi writes and Yasutaka Isekawa provides …Read more »
Isao Takahata, a director who co-founded Studio Ghibli with Hayao Miyazaki, is receiving an exhibit titled “Takahata Isao Exhibition: The Man Who Planted Japanese Animation.” Takahata died in 2018, but if he were still alive, he’d be turning 90 in 2025. This year also has …Read more »
Polish up your Japanese reading skills, kids, because this one is going to be one to pick up. Shinichiro Watanabe, the legendary director behind Cowboy Bebop, Samurai Champloo and currently Lazarus, has released a memoir covering his entire career. The book, published by Japan’s ele-king, …Read more »
It’s the end of an era for Japan’s long-running children’s show Anpanman. Voice actor Hisako Kyōda, who plays the character Omusubiman, is retiring at the age of 90. Replacing the 90-year-old Kyōda in the role is none other than Masako Nozawa, the legendary voice behind …Read more »
The adult doujinshi Dekichau Made Kon by Hiroyoshi Kira is getting an anime series with the English title Marry Me, Let’s Have a Baby! It’s being done by WWWave Corporation’s AnimeFesta, which is known for making more risque anime. It will start streaming on the …Read more »
Sword of the Demon Hunter debuted on March 31, after experiencing a significant postponement. Now we just got word that the dub will arrive on HIDIVE (where the subbed version is already streaming) on June 4 at 1 PM EST. Information on the cast and …Read more »
Last month we got a look at Yu Yutani and Suzu Suzukaze in the BADGIRL anime, and now another two-for-one character trailer has arrived. This one is all about Atori Mizutori, voiced by Nina Hanamiya, and Rura Ruriha, voiced by Muharu Hanai. You’ll also catch …Read more »
Details may be light at the moment, but we now know that VIZ Media has secured the license for One-Punch Man season 3. The anime adaptation of ONE and artist Yusuke Murata’s manga returns to the screen this October, Streaming availability will be announced at …Read more »
A premiere date has been locked in for the Mikadono Sanshimai wa Angai, Choroi anime. As revealed during a recent livestream, the adaptation of Aya Hirakawa’s manga will kick off its broadcast in Japan on July 9, following an advance screening on June 21. In …Read more »
We still don’t know when the second season of the new Ranma ½ anime will debut, but it will offer a little sneak peek next month! That’s because on June 22, the movie theater Shinjuku Wald 9 in Tokyo is giving an advanced screening for …Read more »
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