Kei Sazane’s fantasy light novel series Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World is coming to TV in Japan in the form of an anime adaptation. To prepare everyone for the series, the official site shared a teaser visual featuring the two …Read more »
The Evangelion collaborations continue! With Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 on the horizon, the series teamed up with Bandai’s Tamagotchi to release a line of “Evatchi” devices that have you raising Angels. The Evatchi come in Unit 01, Unit 02, and Unit 00 designs, with 20 different Angels …Read more »
When you have a medium as diverse as anime, you’re bound to run into your fair share of betrayals. Fans know this well, and a goo Ranking poll recently decided to get to the bottom of some of the most shocking traitors to be featured …Read more »
The anime adaptation of Kagiji Kumanomata’s Sleepy Princess in the Demon Castle manga is scheduled to debut in Japan sometime this year, and we finally have a new tease for it. The anime is being directed by Mitsue Yamasaki (How Heavy Are the Dumbbells You …Read more »
I’ll never understand why or how a simple, catchy title like Kabukicho Sherlock became the unwieldy Case File nº221: Kabukicho. I mean, c’mon! Anyway: whatever you prefer to call the series of modern-day, Japan-set Sherlock Holmes adventures, there’s more of it on the way. Namely, …Read more »
My Tyrano (also known as Sayonara Tyrano or even Hello Tyrano, depending on who you ask) is an animated co-production that combines the forces of Japan, China and South Korea to adapt a series of dinosaur-themed books by Tatsuya Miyanishi. Tyrano, which is set to …Read more »
Boku no spring clothing is here. Fashion brand XLARGE is teaming up with My Hero Academia for a new line of tees and a seriously bold pair of jeans. Available from the XLARGE online store starting May 2, the lineup includes shirts featuring the main …Read more »
There’s nothing quite like stumbling upon lost ephemera loosely related to anime’s past, especially when it involves what sounds like Evangelion characters delivering a PSA about the AIDS virus. Dub cast members Tiffany Grant and Spike Spencer—who voice Asuka and Shinji, respectively—provided the voices for …Read more »
The spread of COVID-19 (coronavirus) around the world has forced the entertainment industry to get even more creative with their strategies. In the case of The Rising of the Shield Hero stage play, all of the upcoming Osaka and Tokyo performances have been postponed, but …Read more »
Sometimes, two great tastes go together in ways you would never otherwise expect. This is definitely the case in a new crossover promotional video for the Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 CG anime and the Ultraman CG anime, both of which are produced by Sola …Read more »
KAGUYA-SAMA season 2 kicked off on April 11, so now we can fully enjoy the upbeat opening theme by Japan’s King of Love Songs, Masayuki Suzuki. “DADDY! DADDY! DO!” has the singer teaming up with Airi Suzuki, with the single set to go on sale …Read more »
Considering how many people are working from home—or just chatting on video with friends and family—as a result of the pandemic, it’s nice to see studios come forth with more free assets to assist us all. Studio Ghibli is the latest to join in, with …Read more »
The 4K UHD collector’s edition Blu-ray of Makoto Shinkai’s Weathering With You anime film is due out in Japan on May 27, and it’s bringing 11 hours of documentary footage along with it. Some of that footage is on display in a new promo for …Read more »
The first new Ghost in the Shell anime in a while, Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, is set to hit Netflix later this month. To build up the hype, the ‘flix has teamed up with Twitter to Tachikoma-fy your feed. For the next three months, …Read more »
If you’re pumped for the upcoming second season of the Baki anime on Netflix, you can go ahead and watch more of the show’s lubed-up lads in preparation. To ramp up the excitement, Netflix shared a new creditless version of the OP video, featuring GRANRODEO’s …Read more »
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