Sad news from the world of anime art direction: longtime art director Yukihiro Shibutani has died at age 63. Shibutani reportedly died on September 15 of this year following a long chronic illness. Aside from art direction, Shibutani was also known as a background artist …Read more »
In America, SAG-AFTRA has been fighting for actors’ rights against generative AI, and now some well-known Japanese voice actors have launched their own group known as “No More Mudan Seisei AI” (translated as “No More Unauthorized Generative AI”). They dropped a short video, which starts …Read more »
Trillion Game, the anime adaptation of the manga by Riichiro Inagaki and Ryoichi Ikegami, debuted in Japan on October 3. Now the English dub is on the way, set to hit Crunchyroll on October 17. Here’s who’s providing their voices to the English version: Cody …Read more »
Back in March, a mono anime adaptation was announced, another manga by Laid-Back Camp author Afro. Now we have a new cast member joining the animated take on the four-panel manga series, which follows a group of high schoolers in a cinephoto club that combines …Read more »
The January 2025 premiere of the Sakamoto Days anime will be here before you know it, and in the meantime three more voice cast members have been unveiled. In addition to their respective visuals above, the trio can be heard in their own promotional shorts. …Read more »
Plans for a Tokyo Ghoul 10th anniversary exhibition were previously reported, and now a new preview is here ahead of its debut. For an idea of what attendees can expect from the interactive Tokyo Ghoul EX event, check out the concept video below. Tokyo Ghoul …Read more »
A ton of stuff has been leaked online as a result of the massive hack at Game Freak, the company that develops Pokémon games. Game Freak has acknowledged these leaks, but they’ve been wary about commenting on leaked items and if they’re real or not. …Read more »
Demon Lord, Retry! R, the sequel anime to Demon Lord, Retry!, began on October 5, and anyone watching the Japanese version was sure to notice that nearly all of the voice actors had been recast. Kenjirō Tsuda is back as Hakuto Kunai, but every other …Read more »
A new character video surfaced for Momentary Lily, an original anime production that’s currently in the works at GoHands. The main cast for the series includes Natsuko Abe as Yuri Kawazu, Tsugumi Sakuragi as Erika Kodaiji, Shion Wakayama as Hinageshi Usuzumi and Manatsu Murakami as …Read more »
Based on the story by Romy Oishi, Lockdown Zone: Level X is a “light anime”—a production with limited animation to reduce the time and cost of making anime—that first debuted on September 6. Now it has been revealed that the series is getting a second …Read more »
With the start of a new anime season comes a flood of creditless opening and ending movies, including some for Loner Life in Another World. The adaptation of the light novel series by Goji Shoji and Saku Enomaru premiered on October 3, 2024 and is …Read more »
One Piece’s current Egghead Arc in the anime is going on hiatus, and it will return in April 2025. But you won’t be out of new viewing for episodes in the meantime. For starters, the ONE PIECE FAN LETTER special, which is dedicated to the …Read more »
Following some recent character trailers, a release window has been narrowed down for I’ve Been Killing Slimes for 300 Years and Maxed Out My Level 2, the second season adapting Kisetsu Morita’s light novel series. According to the latest update, the new season will premiere …Read more »
If you’re keen for more delinquent beatdowns, get ready to mark your calendar for WIND BREAKER Season 2. The followup to the TV anime adapting the manga by Satoru Nii is officially locked in for an April 2025 premiere. Along with the release window comes …Read more »
Now that the My Hero Academia manga is over, the My Hero Academia final season is on the horizon for the anime. Following the final episode of season 7, plans for season 8 were announced along with confirmation that it will be the last one, …Read more »
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