Bandai Namco's God Eater games are getting an anime adaptation, and the series' staff was announced during this weekend's Machi Asobi event. Leading the charge is Takayuki Hirao, who previously directed The Garden of Sinners , Magical Sisters Yoyo & Nene , and the Gyo …Read more »
There's plenty more Tokyo Ghoul on the way according to some announcements in next week's issue of Young Jump . First up, the anime adaptation of Sui Ishida's Tokyo Ghoul manga is coming back for more, with a second season slated for January 2015. In …Read more »
A few months ago we reported about the Attack on Titan "escape game," an event in which participants have to solve a puzzle before time runs out and are eaten by Titans (ostensibly). Imagine those corn mazes you went to as a kid, but about …Read more »
It's always interesting to hear what Japanese anime fans are thinking. There's a nice article out today about 2chan users' reaction to the American dub of Doraemon , courtesy Global Voices. Doraemon , the story of a time-traveling robot cat which started life as a …Read more »
Residents of the Big Apple are about to get hit with a triple punch of Japanese pop culture. First off, playing Madison Square Garden on October 11, it’s X Japan, one of Japan’s biggest and most successful visual kei bands. The legendary group, who have …Read more »
Fans of the Aldnoah.Zero anime can look forward to the series returning in January 2015, and Aniplex of America is getting ahead of the season 2 debut with a short English teaser trailer. Aldnoah.Zero was created by Gen Urobuchi ( Puella Magi Madoka Magica , …Read more »
Like any self-respecting anime, TERRAFORMARS starts by putting its protagonist in a cage match against a massive, blood-thirsty bear. It's doubtful the organizers of the spectacle could have foreseen what happens next, as Akari Hizamaru goes through some sort of mutation, making an instant too-hot-for-TV …Read more »
Crunchyroll has been regularly rolling out additions to its fall anime simulcast lineup, and the latest is another welcome one. Parasyte -the maxim- , based on the manga by Hitoshi Iwaaki, will stream via Crunchyroll starting Wednesday, October 8 at 10:29am Pacific Time. The series …Read more »
Ask anyone who watches anime what they think about Space Dandy and you might get a wildly different answer. That it's as divisive as it is speaks loudly of its wild ambition, roping in a bunch of heavy-hitting creators, each with their own distinct voice …Read more »
It’s rare a show experiences a renaissance quite like Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure . The long-running manga and anime franchise has become a fan favorite on both sides of the Pacific in recent years, thanks in large part to the TV anime series from David Production, …Read more »
Hitting Tokyo this week: a pretty hilarious promotional campaign for an upcoming Attack on Titan exhibition. As fans of Attack on Titan are all-too-aware, it’s not typically pizza and hamburgers the titular Titans are fond of chomping down on, but that’s what they’re doing in …Read more »
Users of “Japanese YouTube” Niconico were recently polled on their favorite anime of this past summer season. How did shows like Sword Art Online II , Space Dandy and Akame ga Kill fare? Without further ado, let’s check out the list! 1) Barakamon 2) Monthly …Read more »
North American distributor Sentai Filmworks announced its first anime acquisition of the fall season on Twitter . The series in question is The Fruit of Grisaia , which is bound for select digital outlets (such as Crunchyroll), with a home video release to follow. The …Read more »
Since joining Crunchyroll in 2012, Tiffany Chen (official title: Senior Manager of Japan Channels) has seen a lot of changes at the anime streaming site, which has added a manga section, spun off its live-action drama hub into KDrama.com, and generally expanded massively over a …Read more »
Japanese fashion fans who bought last week’s ViVi magazine received a special extra: an Attack on Titan tote bag. What a nice bonus. The bag, which was designed by Japanese fashion brand Beams, is emblazoned with everyone’s favorite bad boy, Levi. The magazine also contained …Read more »
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