Godzilla Singular Point is coming to Netflix June 24, and director Atsushi Takahashi and writer Toh Enjoe talked to Anime News Network about it. “They [the kaiju] are not simply villainous kaiju that wreak wanton destruction over and over; we depicted them as living creatures …Read more »
The anime adaptation of Life Lessons with Uramichi-Oniisan is coming to Japan on July 5. It was originally supposed to come out in 2020, but got bumped back because of COVID-19. To get people excited for the premiere, a video introducing us to character Iketeru …Read more »
The anime adaptation of Girlfriend, Girlfriend debuts in Japan early next month. A trailer for it lets us hear the opening theme song “Fuzaketenai ze” (translated as “I’m Not Joking”) by Necry Talkie. The ending theme song will be called “Pinky Hook” by Momo Asakura, …Read more »
The I’m Standing on a Million Lives anime, which adapts the manga written by Naoki Yamakawa and illustrated by Akinari Nao, is barreling toward its second season as part of the Summer 2021 lineup. In addition to revealing July 9 premiere plans, a new trailer …Read more »
A new Butt Detective anime film is on the way to Japan as part of the Toei Manga Matsuri omnibus film series on August 13, and another guest cast member is along for the ride. The latest is Rio Suzuki (Dororo in the 2019 Dororo …Read more »
Following its premiere back in April 2018, the Magical Girl Site anime—which adapts the manga of the same name by Kentaro Sato—made its way to Amazon Prime Video in Japan and other regions. Now it’s in the hands of Sentai Filmworks, which plans to release …Read more »
BEASTARS Season 2 is finally coming to Netflix outside of Japan next month, so we’ll all get to enjoy the glory that is YOASOBI’s opening theme song, “Kaibutsu” (“Monster”). The OP was released in Japan in single form on January 6, and the music video …Read more »
It won’t be much longer before the The Case Study of Vanitas anime gets here! It’s set to debut on Japanese TV on July 2, and Funimation will be streaming it for American viewers. A new trailer has been released, and in it we can …Read more »
The Summer 2021 anime season is just around the corner, with a great deal of new series debuting in the next month. Some well established and long-running series will also be continuing through this season. Which of these is most exciting to you? We’ve compiled …Read more »
There’s not an official announcement of an anime adaptation, but there are clues that something is in the works. And since the manga Spy X Family is selling millions of copies and receiving award nominations, it really wouldn’t be surprising to see it adapted into …Read more »
Remember Final Fantasy IX? Less hyped than VII, VIII or X, the game nonetheless has a hardcore contingent of fans. That contingent seems to include Cyber Group Studios, an animation studio based in France. They’ve announced they’re producing an animated series based on the game. …Read more »
The saga of the new Higurashi: When They Cry anime continues on July 1 with the premiere of Higurashi: When They Cry – SOTSU, and a new trailer debuted during the Wataganashi 2021 Higurashi Channel event. It didn’t take long for Funimation to follow up …Read more »
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway, which hit Japanese theaters June 11 after multiple delays, is pulling in some serious yen. The film has earned over a billion yen, making it the first Gundam movie to do so since Char’s Counterattack back in 1988. Kind of a …Read more »
Over the weekend the anime series Japan Sinks 2020 won the Jury Award for TV Series at France’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival. This is the biggest and longest-lasting animation film festival on the globe. Masaaki Yuasa and Science SARU were behind the 10-episode series, …Read more »
If you need some relaxation and handsome men to heal you, then Yoshimaho: Yoshi Yoshi Magic has you covered. It just released a music video of its theme song (with English subtitles for the translation) that includes many calming and supportive words. The anime takes …Read more »
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