After a delay, Tokyo’s 2020 Olympics will be kicking off this summer! They’ll have their own animated shorts, crossover projects, and projected delays. So even without the obvious Akira tie, the games have a definitive anime seating. As hard as we wish, though, we won’t get …Read more »
When you’re as ripped as the cast of Baki, you need some serious refreshment to stay hydrated outside of the ring. That’s where the series’ new collaboration with Suntory Food & Beverage Limited comes into play, with Keisuke Itagaki’s brawling saga leaping in to help …Read more »
Episode 1 of ZOMBIE LAND SAGA REVENGE becomes available dubbed at Funimation today, so Funimation released information on the cast and crew. Bryn Apprill plays Ai, AmaLee plays Junko, Ricco Fajardo plays Kotaro, Sarah Wiedenheft plays Lily, Caitlin Glass plays Saki, Brina Palencia plays Sakura, …Read more »
The upcoming TV anime adaptation of Mato Sato’s The Executioner and Her Way of Life isekai fantasy novels now has a release window. Following up on its initial reveal back in January of this year, the series is now set to debut sometime in 2022. …Read more »
The Princess Principal: Crown Handler sequel film series will consist of six movies, and they’ve all already been licensed by Sentai Filmworks. The second movie in the series will hit Japanese theaters on September 23, and a trailer has been released ahead of this. The …Read more »
Yesterday Funimation shared an English-subtitled trailer for Sing a Bit of Harmony, an anime movie it’s co-producing with J.C. Staff.
Of course Japan is making a special anime to honor the Tokyo Olympics. Called “Tomorrow’s Leaves,” it’s produced by Studio Ponoc and directed by Yoshiyuki Momose, and will become available to everyone for streaming one hour before the Olympics officially begin. That’s July 23 at …Read more »
The Summer 2021 anime season is officially underway, and HIDIVE is back once again with plenty of new simulcasts while you soak in all the summer fun. This season is another big one, and you can experience everything it has to offer while the shows …Read more »
Funimation has officially announced that it will be simultaneously streaming the Obey Me! anime shorts, starting July 16. Their streams will be available to viewers in America, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, the U.K. and Ireland. The anime is based on the Obey Me! – One …Read more »
Sometimes isekai protagonists get hit by trucks before being transported to another world, and other times it’s just a researcher working himself to death. That’s what happens in Isekai Yakkyoku (Another World Pharmacy), the fantasy medical novel by author Liz Takayama and illustrator Keepout, which …Read more »
Super Robot Wars 30 is getting a release in the West. Yep, we’re just as surprised as you are. But we’re also super excited. The 30-years-strong game series is bringing us more cool mecha and mecha-adjacent titles than ever. Its die-hard fans are ready to roll… …Read more »
Donguri Kyowakoku is rolling out more Spirited Away-themed merchandise as part of the movie’s 20th anniversary festivities. The latest merchandise, which go on sale July 22, consist of a very special lamp and four watches. The lamp is stylized after the movie’s hopping lantern. You …Read more »
The Olympic and Paralympic Games in Tokyo might throw off Japan’s anime schedule on TV. NHK, the Japan Broadcasting Corporation, cautioned that these titles will probably be cancelled (meaning rescheduled) during their broadcasts from late July through September on the NHK E-TV channel: Love Live! …Read more »
The anime DEEMO Memorial Keys, based on the Deemo video game, has released a 2 minute and 40 second promotional video (or “teaser movie”) that contains English subtitles. It lets us hear some of the haunting music and reveals members of the cast: Akari Nibu …Read more »
Toei Animation has a new anime film in the works for the Tropical-Rouge! PreCure series. Titled Tropical-Rouge! PreCure the Movie: The Snow Princess and the Miraculous Ring! (Eiga Tropical-Rouge! Precure: Yuki no Princess to Kiseki no Yubiwa!), the feature will mix the Tropical-Rouge! PreCure and …Read more »
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