Nami Sano’s Migi & Dali manga is about to have its seventh and final volume published in Japan, and while readers wait for that to arrive, an anime adaptation has been announced for the series. Information is light on the adaptation at the time of …Read more »
You may have read about the previous controversies surrounding voice actor Tatsuhisa Suzuki, who is currently on a break from public activities following allegations that he cheated on his wife, superstar singer LiSA, with a fan in her 20s who worked at a recording studio. …Read more »
The final season of the Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story TV anime was originally scheduled to be broadcast at the “end of 2021,” but fans will have to wait a little longer to see how it all wraps up. According to the …Read more »
Here’s an interesting piece of industry news. 8-Bit, the studio behind stuff like Irregular at Magic High School and Encouragement of Climb, just set up a regional office in Niigata City. That’s about three hours from Tokyo on the Shinkansen. 8-Bit is recruiting animators for …Read more »
It’s been a long wait for a second season of The Devil is a Part-Timer!, but we now know exactly to expect its hotly-anticipated return. The anime adaptation of the light novel series written by Satoshi Wagahara and illustrated by 029 is officially set to …Read more »
Famed anime director Makoto Shinkai (your name.) has something new up his sleeve. As announced on the official Twitter account for your name., Shinkai will reveal his next project on TOHO’s YouTube channel, complete with English subtitles, on December 15 at 11:00pm Japan Time (9:00am …Read more »
Keiko Nobumoto—a veteran of the anime industry known for writing scripts for Cowboy Bebop, collaborating with Satoshi Kon on Tokyo Godfathers, and creating the Wolf’s Rain anime—has passed away at the age of 57. The writer was battling esophageal cancer, and according to a message …Read more »
Hikaru Kondo, the founder, representative director, and president of ufotable, has been officially found guilty of tax evasion. The Tokyo District Court said that Kondo cheated by not paying 138 million yen (about $1.25 million) that he owed in taxes. In terms of sentencing, he …Read more »
Sayonara, Tyranno—also known as Annyeong, Tyrano: Yeong-wonhi or My Tyrano: Together, Forever—is a Chinese-Japanese-South Korean co-production that’s based on the series of children’s books by Tatsuya Miyanishi. It’s on the way to cinemas in Japan on December 10, and a new video previews the film’s …Read more »
Details were revealed for the AnimeFesta adaptation of Re:mimu’s Game World Reincarnation ~Sex on the First Night~ in November, and now we have a new look at the production. AnimeFesta started streaming a new promotional video on Thursday, taking the opportunity to showcase the theme …Read more »
Mamoru Hosoda’s acclaimed anime film BELLE hits theaters in Japanese with English subtitles and in English-dubbed form on January 14, 2022, and the latter version has been fully detailed. In addition to revealing the main cast, GKIDS shared a new trailer to showcase how it …Read more »
See you, space cowboy. The Hollywood Reporter, uh, reports that Netflix’s live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop has been canceled after one season. The show premiered on Netflix about three weeks ago. HR posits the cancelation came down to a less-than-enthusiastic response from both critics and …Read more »
Japan’s Broadcasting Ethics and Program Improvement Organization’s Youth Committee previously defended Demon Slayer after some adults complained about the violence. “The popularity of the series and movie suggest that its content has been deemed acceptable,” the group said. “In addition, the concept of voluntary viewer …Read more »
The site of the arson attack on Kyoto Animation may receive a memorial monument in the future. The studio met with victims’ relatives in a meeting to discuss this option. It sounds as though most of the family members weren’t against the idea of a …Read more »
Level-5’s latest cross-media project, Megaton Musashi, debuted its TV anime portion back in October and is still running strong. Now we have word via the official website that a second season is on the way, with plans for a Fall 2022 premiere. Megaton Musashi credits …Read more »
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