The Interspecies Reviewers anime—which is based on the manga by Amahara and masha—has been at the center of some controversy lately. First Funimation pulled it from streaming plans, and then Japanese network TOKYO MX removed it from its broadcast schedule. It’s not exactly without a …Read more »
This April marks the beginning of the end for the Sword Art Online: Alicization – War of the Underworld anime. The final season is right around the corner, so Aniplex shared a new trailer that has everyone getting ready for the battle of a lifetime. …Read more »
One of the most highly-anticipated anime of the year is Re:ZERO season 2, which follows up the popular first season when it premieres this April. While we wait for Subaru, Emilia, and the rest to return, the official website came through with an announcement regarding the …Read more »
We’re about halfway through the winter 2020 anime season, which means the spring stuff will be here before you know it. One spring series we’re particularly looking forward to is Appare-Ranman!. That’s the original anime from P.A.Works about a Japanese duo in an coast-to-coast race …Read more »
For many, making it out to the actual Studio Ghibli Museum is easier said than done. Thankfully, there’s finally another way to experience it, with the first ever photo book now up for pre-order via Amazon Japan. For this book, Thai photographer Kanyada was given …Read more »
The TV anime adaptation of Yasuhisa Hara‘s Kingdom manga is about to enter its third season, and this looks like it’s going to be an intense one. The latest set of episodes will tackle the Coalition Invasion arc, and “the biggest war in the history …Read more »
The latest box office numbers are in for Japan, and the big winner is the new live-action Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku movie. Fujita’s romantic comedy manga came to life on the big screen this past weekend, and managed to rake in 229 million …Read more »
Denzel Curry and Kenny Beats recently shared a nearly 24-minute music video for UNLOCKED, and this one mixes in some live-action footage with a bunch animation. That sounds like the basic recipe for a fun music video… except, that is, when some aspects of the …Read more »
Sword Art Online Alicization – War of Underworld is getting ready to hit us with a new opening theme. That theme, which comes into play in April, will be performed by ReoNa, we learned today. The song will be called “ANIMA.” ReoNa is no stranger …Read more »
There will be a little less Toonami in our lives in a few weeks. The programming block, which currently airs about six hours of content every week, will be shortened to three hours starting February 29. The decision comes, in part, because the current length …Read more »
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures, a long-planned movie museum created by the folks behind the Oscars, is set to open December 14, 2020. One of the first exhibitions on display will be dedicated to Hayao Miyazaki, co-founder of Studio Ghibli and director of films …Read more »
Believe it or not, it’s been eight years since Neon Genesis Evangelion last graced the big screen. Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo hit theaters in Japan back in 2012, so it’s understandable if you need a refresher before the next entry. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 finally …Read more »
On Friday, MMA fighter Itsuki Hirata fought Nyrene Crowley as part of the One Championship in Jakarta. She ended up winning with a TKO, and we’d like to think that’s thanks in no small part to her awesome cosplay of Dragon Ball Z‘s Android 18. …Read more »
At Anime Expo last year, Katsuhiro Otomo (Akira) revealed a new sci-fi anime film called Orbital Era. Now it looks like production is ramping up. A recent job posting reveals that studio Yamatoworks is hiring CG artists to work on the film. Yamatoworks was founded …Read more »
Well, this is a nice bit of synergy between anime and real life. Nai Br.XX and Celeina Ann, the performers behind the titular characters of 2019 anime Carole & Tuesday, are set to play music festival South by Southwest. The performance by the duo will “recreate …Read more »
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