Anime isn’t exactly tethered to reality in any way, no matter how many of its takes on real-world locations may tell you otherwise. One series that is definitely divorced from reality is Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, but that didn’t stop TikTok user @shrimptempuraroll from …Read more »
A premiere date has arrived for the anime adaptation of Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!, based on the manga by Take. The series is set to make its broadcast debut in Japan on July 10, and Kano and Naomi Ozora (Uzaki-chan’s VA) will be performing …Read more »
One of the most promising shows of the Spring 2020 anime season was Appare-Ranman!, an original racing anime from the folks at P.A. Works. Unfortunately, the series just made it through three episodes before the COVID-19 pandemic forced new installments to be postponed. Now, almost …Read more »
The Digimon Adventure: anime recently returned to Japanese TV on June 7, starting the broadcast over at episode 1 before getting to the new content with episode 4 in a few weeks. If you’ve been itching to see some fresh content, look no further than …Read more »
Along with many other postponements, April saw the announcement of a delay for the latest Detective Conan movie, Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet. At the time it was postponed from its April 17, 2020 date indefinitely due to COVID-19 concerns, but now it finally has …Read more »
Tadahiro Miura’s Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs manga launched back in February of 2016, and the final chapter was published in the latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump. The series previously got an anime adaptation in 2018, but that’s not all for the series’ …Read more »
Remember those awesome Hungry Days commercials that imagined the characters of One Piece in a high school setting to promote Nissin Foods’ Cup Noodle brand? The director behind them, Yusuke Takase, is back with more, this time in an anime commercial promoting Nescafé’s summer drinks. …Read more »
After showcasing a handful of individual character promos, a new full trailer is here for the Rent-A-Girlfriend anime, which adapts the romantic comedy manga by Reiji Miyajima. Get acquainted with the anime’s four lead heroines surrounding protagonist Kazuya Kinoshita in the video below. Character posters: …Read more »
When anime localization outfits first began popping up in the 80s and 90s, they seemed to have a theory that anything emphasizing futuristic computer technology and dystopian societies would sell well in the States, on account to similarities with Western science fiction. The anime industry …Read more »
Poor Tsukiuta. The Animation, the series has had a tough time kicking off its second season. The followup was originally scheduled to hit Japanese TV in 2019, but it was pushed back to April 2020 earlier this year. Then, “global issues” in March caused the …Read more »
Back in May we posted about LiSA’s Demon Slayer OP theme song racking up 100 million streams around the world. It’s also racked up a ton of sales, because Billboard JAPAN reported “Gurenge” as the top-selling anime song on its HOT Animation charts for the …Read more »
Following up on recent additions like Makoto Furukawa, another new cast member is here for Fire Force season 2. The latest is Daisuke Ono (Jotaro Kujo in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure), who will suit up as Special Fire Force Company 4 captain Pan Ko Paat. Pan …Read more »
One of the most hotly anticipated anime of the spring 2020 season was Re:ZERO season 2… until it was delayed to July due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As disappointing as that may have been at the time, we know we’ll get treated to the continuation …Read more »
Just when you thought Twilight Wings was the best animated Pokémon short going, here comes a new contender from the Pokémon Kids TV YouTube Channel. This one features direction by American cartoon fan Taku Inoue and production at Dandelion Animation Studio, and the results are …Read more »
Like many businesses, cinemas have been hit hard during the COVID-19 pandemic. In Japan, with the recent lifting of the State of Emergency, entertainment businesses are finally coming back to life along with the second stage of the country’s economic reopening. Among them is the …Read more »
Joseph Luster
Otaku USA Staff
