Created by Re:ZERO author Tappei Nagatsuki, Vivy -Fluorite Eye’s Song- is an ongoing original anime by WIT Studio. In addition to the currently streaming subtitled simulcast, Funimation announced plans to stream an English dub in partnership with Bang Zoom! Entertainment and Aniplex of America. Cristina …Read more »
Taiki Nishimura is a pretty successful anime director and has done episode directing for Boruto, Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Destiny, Ergo Proxy, The Seven Deadly Sins: Imperial Wrath of The Gods, Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens and more. Four years ago he revealed that, despite his success, he …Read more »
There’s a battle scene in the movie Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time that has characters plummeting through the air while also fighting. Trying to figure out how to animate this the most realistically, director Hideaki Anno came up with an idea: have the staff …Read more »
As if the Demon Slayer: Mugen Train needed more accolades, another big one was just revealed this week. The producers of the film took home the top honors from the 40th annual Fujimoto Awards, which are given out by the Eiga Engeki Bunka Kyokai (Film …Read more »
Hajime Isayama’s Attack on Titan manga may be over—even if the anime adaptation has some more gas in its tank—but the tie-ins continue. One of the latest is here to introduce an Attack on Titan vacuum cleaner, complete with lines spoken by Levi voice actor …Read more »
The quest to find the Shikon Jewel shards continues in Inuyasha Set 5, the latest collection to hit home video on Blu-ray and digital. Facing off against their deadliest foes yet, Inuyasha and Kagome are back in a fan-favorite set of episodes that you can …Read more »
Your prescription is ready, because we now have a premiere date for the TV anime adaptation of Kennoji’s fantasy light novel series Cheat Kusushi no Slow Life – Isekai ni Tsukuro Drugstore, AKA Drugstore in Another World: The Slow Life of a Cheat Pharmacist. The …Read more »
The Black Clover anime series has concluded in Japan, but if you’ve been waiting to see the last bit on Toonami, the wait is almost over. Adult Swim announced that the fourth and final season of Black Clover will begin playing at 2 AM on …Read more »
This past weekend a fire broke out at the home of mechanical designer Kazutaka Miyatake. The cause of the fire is still being investigated. Miyatake survived and was hospitalized, but his wife, 60-year-old Tomoko Watanabe, unfortunately died. Miyatake remains in the hospital as of the …Read more »
Get ready for more high-flying action, because Sentai Filmworks has announced the license of The Magnificent Kotobuki anime film. Featuring a returning cast and staff, including director Tsutomu Mizushima and screenwriter Michiko Yokote, the compilation movie opened in Japanese theaters last September, and Sentai will …Read more »
Two more cast members are here for the How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord anime’s second season, AKA How NOT to Summon a Demon Lord Ω. Joining the fun this time around are two members of the church, with Kosuke Toriumi (Acnologia in Fairy …Read more »
BELLE, the next theatrical film from acclaimed director Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, The Boy and the Beast), is set to premiere in Japan on July 16, and more cast members have been revealed in the weeks leading up to its debut. The latest to make …Read more »
Lyricist Akira Ito has passed away at age 80 from renal failure, after a lifetime writing the lyrics for some of Japan’s best-known jingles and anime openings. He wrote the words for the original Urusei Yatsura opening theme song “Lum’s Love Song,” as well as …Read more »
The Farewell, My Dear Cramer TV anime—which adapts the sports manga by Your Lie in April‘s Naoshi Arakawa—is about to introduce a new player with a first-time voice actor behind it. Hinatazaka46 member Yuka Kageyama will make her voice acting debut as new player Ayame …Read more »
The World Cosplay Summit is back! The yearly event, which celebrates all things cosplay, is typically held in Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, with cosplayers from around the world coming to compete. Last year was different, with the event held online—you know why. This year, it looks …Read more »
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