The theatrical release of the much-anticipated finale to the Rebuild saga, Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time, may have been postponed, but Hideaki Anno’s studio Khara is doing something special in the meantime. From April 20-29, the first three films in the series are available …Read more »
Studio Colorido is currently working with Mari Okada on a new original anime film called Nakitai Watashi wa Neko wo Kaburu (I Want to Cry, So I’ll Pretend to Be a Cat), with Sailor Moon director Junichi Sato at the helm. The film is scheduled …Read more »
It’s confirmed: the anime adaptation of Q Hayashida’s Dorohedoro is set to drop on Netflix May 28. The series ran in Japan from January to March. It was directed at MAPPA by Yuichiro Hayashi with series composition from Hiroshi Seko and character designs by Tomohiro …Read more »
It was only a matter of time, but ONE’s One-Punch Man—which really blew up thanks to its anime adaptation based on the Yusuke Murata-illustrated version of the manga—is officially coming to Hollywood. Sony announced plans to develop a live-action One-Punch Man movie, and they’ve already …Read more »
As promised, the fourth, Nessa-centric episode of the Pokémon: Twilight Wings series of shorts premiered in Japanese on April 17. All that was left was to wait for the English version to arrive, and it did just that today on YouTube. See the Water-type Trainer …Read more »
To celebrate the arrival of the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Eternal the Movie anime film later this year, the official website announced plans to stream a bunch of the classic Sailor Moon TV anime for free on YouTube. It all kicks off on April 24 …Read more »
Hebi-Zou, Tsuta Suzuki, and Tarako’s workplace comedy manga Heaven’s Design Team is officially getting an anime adaptation. The series follows Heaven’s design department—which is hard at work designing new animals every day while taking on God’s unreasonable requests—and you can see the debut teaser below. …Read more »
What do you do when you’re stuck at home and there’s no new anime? Rank stuff, natch. The latest poll is courtesy Anime Anime, who asked readers to rank the films of Mamoru Hosoda, the director of films like Summer Wars and Wolf Children. Hosoda, …Read more »
There’s no telling when Netflix’s live-action Cowboy Bebop will actually hit the streaming service, but there’s already talk of a second season. That’s the word from Jeff Pinkner, a writer and executive producer for the show. In an interview about the show for Observer, Pinkner …Read more »
LiSA’s 15th single, “Gurenge,” has been lighting up the charts in Japan ever since it debuted as the opening theme for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba anime. Now, the Recording Industry Association of Japan (RIAJ) has officially certified it as triple platinum for leaping …Read more »
At this point, it’s safe to say that most anime are going to be delayed in some form or another, from TV series to movies. Shortly after it was announced that Pokémon was being met with a similar fate, Toei officially revealed that both One …Read more »
One of the brightest spots of the Winter 2020 anime season was director Masaaki Yuasa and Science SARU’s adaptation of Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!. It seems the members of Japan’s Association of Broadcast Critics agree, because the series was granted the honor of one …Read more »
This week, April 23 to be exact, marks the worldwide Netflix debut of the CG anime Ghost in the Shell SAC_2045. While we’re still waiting for the series to premiere, Netflix Japan has already confirmed that a second season is in the works. Production I.G …Read more »
On the morning of April 20, the phrase “anime industry” was trending on Twitter in Japan — and as you might guess, it wasn’t due to happy news. An article out today from Sports Nippon takes a look at the various COVID-19-related troubles facing the …Read more »
The latest Pokémon TV anime is feeling the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and Japan’s current State of Emergency declaration. The series has officially announced plans to suspend production, putting the anime on hiatus after this week’s episode. For the time being, episodes will be …Read more »
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