In an age of melodramatic romances and tsundere female characters, a relatable anime rom-com is hard to find. If the protagonist isn’t a complete tool, the several women he’s involved with are frustrating and needy, or it’s a never-ending parade of sexual jokes that fall …Read more »
It’s June in 1983, and Keiichi Maebara has recently moved from Tokyo to Hinamizawa—a rural village steeped in superstition and inhabited by a tightly knit but relatively small population that’s quietly grown slightly smaller over the past few years. Initially, everything about Hinamizawa agrees with …Read more »
This weekend FUNimation announced and launched a Kickstarter campaign for a new English dub for The Vision of Escaflowne anime, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year. The goal is to raise $150,000 for the dub, and it's well on its way, with $75k+ raised …Read more »
Religion can be a divisive subject, to say the least. The myriad denominations around the world and throughout human history differ in a great number of ways. Some adhere to a singular god, others an entire pantheon. Some believers take comfort in the concept of …Read more »
On the surface, Sankarea: Undying Love seems like a completely throwaway, cutesy anime. In fact, it’s perfectly natural if you hesitate before taking the plunge with the manga or giving the anime series a chance. There are enough “weirdo guy falls for cute girl who …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: OMAKASE teamed up with Crypton Future Media to deliver the ultimate box for fans of Hatsune Miku and Piapro Characters, including Kagamine Rin & Len, Megurine Luka, MEIKO, and KAITO. The OMAKASE featuring Hatsune Miku box ships in March 2016, and enrollment ends …Read more »
Eight volumes in and Yoshifumi Ohtera's Magi spinoff manga Magi: Adventure of Sinbad is going strong, and the anime adaptation now has a premiere date. The series will debut in Japan on MBS, TBS, CBC, and BS-TBS on April 15, with Daisuke Ono returning from …Read more »
The third episode of the Gundam the Origin anime adaptation, Gundam the Origin III: Dawn of Rebellion , makes its Japanese theatrical debut on May 21. Ahead of that we have an English-subtitled preview via the Gundam.info website. Prior to the two-week theatrical outing will …Read more »
Netflix has already had exclusive streaming for a couple anime series like Knights of Sidonia and The Seven Deadly Sins , but now the streaming service is kicking off its journey into the world of original anime. Yesterday they announced plans to team up with …Read more »
The Tokyo Anime Award Festival is, well, pretty much what it sounds like: a yearly award show that bestows prizes on the best anime of the year. The nominations for best anime of the year are out for this year’s TAAF. Let's check out who …Read more »
Funimation is teaming up with GameSamba and NGames Interactive Limited to work with Kodansha on an officially licensed Fairy Tail mobile game. The game will be developed and published in multiple languages worldwide, with an iOS and Android release planned for the end of 2016. …Read more »
Big Order is an upcoming anime that adapts the sci-fi action manga by Sakae Esuno ( Future Diary ), following a 25-minute OVA that came packed with the manga's 8th volume last October. Now there's a date for the TV anime, which is set to …Read more »
According to the latest release slate from Section23 Films, the Maiden Japan label has a Blu-ray and DVD release lined up for 2007's Den-noh Coil anime. The award-winning series is set to make its North American home video debut on June 28, and will include …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: There are plenty of reasons for Chiyo Sakura to have a crush on her classmate Nozaki, but one of his most striking features is a total secret. Watch as Chiyo finds out the hard way in now up for pre-order in advance of …Read more »
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Japanese Death Note Fans Comment On Hollywood Version Plans
Japanese Death Note Fans Comment On Hollywood Version Plans
The news the other day that the Hollywood version of Death Note will probably be rated R caused a bunch of anime fans to remember “oh right, there’s gonna be a Hollywood Death Note ,” leading to a flurry of comments on this site and …Read more »