The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent released a teaser trailer almost a month ago. On Saturday a longer trailer was released, and it includes the opening theme song “Blessing” by Aira Yūki. It was released during the Kadokawa Light Novel Expo 2020, seeing as how …Read more »
Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki recently did an interview with British magazine Sight & Sound. Suzuki said that Hayao Miyazaki’s next movie, Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka (translated as How Do You Live?) is approximately halfway done, and he doesn’t anticipate it coming out for …Read more »
The anime adaptation of the light novel series Boku-tachi no Remake (translated as Remake Our Life!) has released a trailer and more information about the anime. It will premiere on Japanese TV this July. Poppin’ Party has been tapped for the opening theme song, and …Read more »
The English dub of Wave, Listen to Me! is now available for streaming on Funimation. Alongside this Funimation also released an announcement of the cast and crew. Terri Doty plays Minare, Monica Rial plays Chishiro, Nazeeh Tarsha plays Kashiwagi, Zach Bolton plays Komoto, Charlie Campbell …Read more »
Protestors from a local women’s rights organization recently appeared in Tokyo’s Koganei to speak out against an anime they find to be problematic: Dropout Idol Fruit Tart. Based on the four-panel manga by Sō Hamayumiba, the anime premiered last fall, and the small group of …Read more »
There’s no shortage of bumps in the night in the work of GeGeGe no Kitaro creator Shigeru Mizuki, who passed away in 2015 but continues to delight fans of all ages. The latest to head to the screen is Mizuki’s Akuma-kun manga, and there’s also …Read more »
One of the many pieces of news around light novel adaptations from Kadokawa’s Light Novel Expo this weekend had the first key visual being revealed for The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat. The anime adaptation of Rui Tsukiyo and …Read more »
Another big announcement that came through this weekend involves The Misfit of Demon King Academy, which is officially coming back for a second season. The anime adaptation of writer Shu and illustrator Yoshinori Shizuma’s fantasy light novel series will have the main staff and cast …Read more »
It feels like idol anime is a pretty new development, with shows like Love Live! and PriPara still going. But the idol scene in Japan started long ago, and its accompanying anime alongside it. Magical Angel Creamy Mami helped jump-start the trend in the early 1980s, but there’s …Read more »
Anime musicals are getting to be like anime mobile games… wait long enough, and your favorite show will probably have one. Shows like Sailor Moon and The Prince of Tennis have their own series of stage shows, with fandoms as devoted as those of the original series. …Read more »
Amazingly, it’s been about eight years since the anime adaptation of writer Satoshi Wagahara and illustrator 029’s The Devil is a Part-Timer! made its debut. The first season ran from April to June of 2013, and now it’s finally set to return with a second …Read more »
Fans of The Rising of the Shield Hero anime adaptation finally know when to expect more now that a premiere month is here for The Rising of the Shield Hero season 2. Based on the hit light novel series by Aneko Yusagi, The Rising of …Read more »
Daisuke Ashihara’s World Trigger series recently returned to TV in the second season of the anime adaptation, and now it has another destination fired up and ready to go. From November to December, the first World Trigger stage play is scheduled to be performed in …Read more »
Another cast member has joined the team for the upcoming Bakuten!! anime, which is an original series centered on the world of men’s rhythmic gymnastics. The latest to be added to the cast is Ayane Sakura—known for roles ranging from Ochaco Uraraka in My Hero …Read more »
The new Detective Conan movie—Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet—has its sights set on a worldwide release. Those plans are reflected in the latest trailer for the 24th Conan feature, which is set to launch in 22 countries/regions around the world simultaneously with Japan on April …Read more »
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