Makoto Shinkai’s anticipated anime film Weathering With You is set to premiere in Japan on July 19, so it won’t be long before we find out if the director can possibly top the success of Your Name. In the meantime, the latest issue of Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine revealed plans for …Read more »
The best way to make sure a theme park attraction is faithful is to let the stars of its source material experience it for themselves. That’s exactly what went down at Universal Studios Japan on June 22 when seven of the lead voice actors from …Read more »
Spinoff anime A Certain Scientific Accelerator is accelerating toward its July 12 premiere date, so the official website went up with two new promos. In addition to some new footage, the videos in question preview the anime’s OP theme song, “Shadow is the Light,” performed by THE …Read more »
Whether you’re a true Digi-Destined or just an average citizen, all you have to do to eat like a Digimon trainer is hop on a flight to Japan. Digimon cooked up a summer collaboration with Tower Records that includes a collab café with plenty of Digimon Adventure-themed treats, …Read more »
You just can’t stop a classic, and that’s evident in the success of the latest entry in the sprawling Gundam franchise, Mobile Suit Gundam NT (Narrative). Oricon released the list of best-selling Blu-ray and DVD releases in Japan for the first half of 2019, and Narrative came out on top …Read more »
For those who haven’t had a chance to check it out, Yatogame-chan Kansatsu Nikki is a short-form anime that follows a Tokyo boy as a local girl shares the charms of Nagoya with him. The series is based on the four-panel comedy manga by Masaki Andō, and …Read more »
When it comes to character introductions, you don’t get much more lighthearted and fun than KADOKAWA’s new preview for the Wasteful Days of High School Girls anime. Based on the Jyoshi Kousei no Mudazukai (AKA JyoshiMuda) gag manga by BINO, the series follows three high school girls as they go …Read more »
MAPPA’s anime adaptation of MAYBE’s To the Abandoned Sacred Beasts manga is on the way to Japanese TV and Crunchyroll this summer, and the latest update has another cast member hopping into a beastly role. This time it’s Saori Hayami (Miho in Bakuman.), who will be playing an …Read more »
The life-size Gundam in Odaiba is cool and all, but was it made by a 74-year-old barber? Nah. For Gundam statues fitting that description, you’ll have to head to Oirase, Aomori Prefecture, where huge statues of various mobile suits from the Gundam series stand in the backyard of a barbershop. A …Read more »
Last week, we reported to a whole lot of excited fans that Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma’s fourth season is on the way. Now we’ve got a look at the fourth season, called Shin no Sara (Godly Plate) via its first trailer. The series is set to his screens this …Read more »
ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept., the 2017 anime adaptation of the Natsume Ono manga, is back. ACCA: 13-Territory Inspection Dept.: Regards, an OVA that takes place one year after the series, is on the way. We’ve got some more details, plus an official main visual. Regards takes …Read more »
Writer Takeru Uchida and illustrator Nardack’s Isekai Cheat Magician light novels are coming to the small screen in an anime adaptation starting July 10, and a new trailer and cast additions are here to hype up the project. The latest actors to get in on the isekai …Read more »
Last time we posted about the Cop Craft anime—which adapts the light novel series written by Full Metal Panic! author Shoji Gotoh and illustrated by Haibane Renmei‘s Range Murata—it was all about the OP/ED performers and July premiere plans. Now that the series’ debut is right around the corner, a new …Read more »
Many fans of anime and manga want to learn more about Japan, and sometimes that includes learning the Japanese language. Some of these language learners even decide to get into the translation business. Sam Bett, an award-winning Japanese translator, will be taking part in a special …Read more »
Anime-inspired footwear is hit or miss. Sometimes it nails the source material, and other times it just looks like a cheap or tacky knockoff. When it comes to Chinese company 361º’s attempt at making Mobile Suit Gundam sneakers, though, you can’t say they didn’t give it their …Read more »
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