Times are uncertain for everyone during the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic, and according to a recent survey, that definitely applies to voice actors and actresses in Japan. The Japan Actors Union conducted an emergency survey that touched upon finances, and came to the conclusion that over …Read more »
Today marks the Japanese debut of Shironeko Project ZERO CHRONICLE, an anime based on the mobile game that has been picked up for distribution in English by Funimation. To get everyone ready for the new series, a promo recently debuted to preview the opening theme, …Read more »
Masayuki Suzuki is known as the King of Love Songs in Japan for a reason. The singer has over four decades of experience singing popular love songs, and recently brought that talent to the anime world with the opening theme for the first season of …Read more »
Sazae-san: it’s never really made inroads Stateside, but in Japan, it’s been a television staple since 1969. Now its voice actors are set to take a break amid COVID-19 concerns. That’s the news from voice actress Midori Kato, who plays Sazae Fuguta on the show. …Read more »
Detective Conan films always kill it in the Japanese box office, but this year’s likely success story is going to have to wait. The latest anime film to be delayed as a result of COVID-19 (coronavirus) concerns is Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet, which is …Read more »
It’s been a while since the anime adaptation of Daisuke Ashihara’s World Trigger was on the air, but it’s soon set to return with some updated staff members. Chief among the key players for the new season is Morio Hatano, who will be taking over …Read more »
Season 4 of the My Hero Academia anime has come to an end, but of course this won’t be the last we see of Class 1-A. My Hero Academia season 5 is officially in the works, as revealed in a teaser video and visual. According …Read more »
If you’ve been looking forward to the new Digimon Adventure: anime, which reboots the classic series for 2020, you now have some place to watch it this season. Crunchyroll announced plans to stream the show, with the simulcast to kick off this Saturday, April 4, …Read more »
Another day, another fantastic Neon Genesis Evangelion collaboration. This one comes from Japanese curry chain CURRY HOUSE CoCo ICHIBANYA, which has an in-store and Twitter campaign during which customers have a chance to win their own Evangelion scooter. The scooter is the grand prize to …Read more »
It’s been nearly a decade since the debut of the first Tiger and Bunny anime, but it’s finally getting a sequel series. A new anime was revealed via the franchise’s official website, with the simply-titled Tiger and Bunny 2 currently aiming for a 2022 premiere. …Read more »
Back in February, something new was teased for the Tokyo Mew Mew franchise, which all started with the magical girl manga written by Reiko Yoshida and illustrated by Mai Ikumi back in 2000. Details are light at the moment, but the veil has been lifted …Read more »
Yesterday we posted about acclaimed director Masaaki Yuasa retiring from his anime studio, Science SARU. Yuasa co-founded the studio with producer Eunyoung Choi back in 2013, and now Choi is officially stepping up to the position of CEO. According to Choi—who thanked Yuasa for all …Read more »
Something is brewing in the worlds of Jun Maeda’s Angel Beats! and Charlotte. The 10th anniversary of the former is on the way along with the fifth anniversary of the latter, and the official Twitter account for both teases the possibility of an upcoming new …Read more »
Looking forward to more Baki madness? Good news: it’s on the way. The second season of Baki, the mad mad mad mad anime based on Keisuke Itagaki’s manga, is set to hit Netflix accounts worldwide on June 4. Because this is the ‘flix we’re talking …Read more »
Granblue Fantasy has come a long way since its launch as a web and smartphone game back in 2014. It’s been downloaded over 25 million times, been adapted into two seasons of anime, and is even getting a console game this year. The game also …Read more »
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