It’s raining voice actors! Weathering With You, Makoto Shinkai’s hit follow-up to Your Name, is (finally!) hitting American theaters this month. Now we know who’s set to appear in the film’s English-language dub. The cast looks a little somethin’ like this: Brandon Engman as Hodaka …Read more »
We’re still pretty fresh into the new year, so there’s plenty of time to continue to reflect upon what 2019 had to offer. Chinese video streaming site bilibili offers up the country’s largest catalog of anime, so they shared their ranking for the previous year …Read more »
When it comes to names in anime, fans know to expect the unexpected. Thus, it’s tough to phase anyone who’s been into anime for a while. Some names, however, go above and beyond when it comes to being awkward and unfortunate, and a new reader …Read more »
Following up on its announcement in September of 2019, we now have a premiere month for the anime adaptation of Daisuke Hiyama’s Peter Grill and the Philosopher’s Time manga. According to an update via the official Twitter account, the ecchi harem series is set to debut …Read more »
Fans of the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni game and anime franchise—also known as Higurashi When They Cry—will be delighted to know there’s officially a new anime in the works. Kadokawa and developer 07th Expansion announced the new project, which has anime studio Passione (Rokka: …Read more »
Start your engines. Or get ‘em revved up, anyway: Appare-Ranman! is set to hit screens in April. For those who haven’t heard of the show yet: it’s a fresh original anime from P.A.Works (Shirobako) about two dudes from early 20th-century Japan who end up participating …Read more »
This is in all likelihood not the even close to the final “best of 2019” list you’ll see around these parts. But it does have one interesting wrinkle: it’s limited to anime that originally aired in the wee hours. Okay, that’s actually most anime these …Read more »
As My Hero Academia season 4 continues, new visuals have been steadily rolling out. The latest is another intense one, with Deku on the defense as he attempts to protect Eri. The poster’s text says “I’ll absolutely be your hero!” at the top, followed by …Read more »
It’s been a couple years since we had any The Irregular at Magic High School anime—season 1 of the adaptation ended in 2014 and the movie debuted in 2017—but now it’s almost time for more. We got confirmation via the official Twitter account this weekend, …Read more »
One of this season’s most eagerly awaited anime is the latest from director Masaaki Yuasa, who is adapting the Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken manga at his Science SARU anime studio. Warner Bros. Japan shared the third trailer ahead of the series’ January 5 premiere, …Read more »
Ah, Nagoya. Found between Tokyo and Osaka, it’s one of Japan’s major cities, but it just doesn’t have the same reputation for fun and culture as those other places. In fact, a few years ago, it was rated as the most boring city in Japan. …Read more »
You might want to take a moment to let this title set in, but know that the series is apparently more wholesome than it implies. I Shaved. Then I Brought Home a High School Girl is a romantic comedy light novel series written by Shimesaba and illustrated …Read more »
Last week we posted about the mysterious case of Tear Studio, the anime studio that suddenly went quiet and neglected to pay its animators for the previous month’s work. Well, the radio silence built up to the inevitable, with the studio’s parent company officially ceasing operation …Read more »
April Fools’ Day is a notoriously dangerous day for news, with some of the heavy hitters getting in on the fun in Japan. One of last year’s gags concerned the upcoming Made in Abyss film, Dawn of the Deep Soul, being replaced by a slice-of-life story called Marulk’s Everyday. …Read more »
Reiji Miyajima’s Kanojo, Okarishimasu manga, AKA Rent-A-Girlfriend, is officially getting an anime adaptation. The comedy centers on a young college student who gets mixed up in romance after finding a service that lets you rent people out to act as family members, friends, and significant others, and the …Read more »
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