American comics publisher Ablaze is coming out with Space Pirate Captain Harlock, overseen by original creator Leiji Matsumoto. It’s one of the comics that will be included in this year’s Free Comic Book Day on August 14. The first issue drops June 9, and comics/pop …Read more »
The companies DLE, ABC Frontier, Mash, and helo.inc have all teamed up for the original anime Yoshimaho: Yoshi Yoshi Magic. The anime takes on a first-person point-of-view, and you, as the lead, are an exhausted adult who misses the carefree days of childhood. A magical …Read more »
Nintendo has made some of the most successful video games of all time, and their new release, Game Builder Garage, is set up to teach people how to create their own video games. “For anyone who has always wanted to make their own video games, …Read more »
The 2017 social co-op fantasy RPG mobile game Mitrasphere will be released on iOS and Android devices. This is being done by Crunchyroll Games, Bank of Innovation, Inc. and JetSynthesys. A short announcement trailer has been uploaded. This is the description given for the game: …Read more »
Discotek made some new license announcements on social media (complete with a bit of commentary), calling it “Discotek Day!” once again. Their first announcement is about the first part of City Hunter 2. “City Hunter continues with more tales of action, drama, & a few …Read more »
The recent global poll on favorite characters showed once again how popular the One Piece franchise is. And there’s a new otaku option for One Piece fanatics: a One Piece themed wedding! This is being done by wedding and reception producer Escrit. The wedding includes …Read more »
As a result of the Epic Games vs Apple trial, some Nintendo documentation has come out into the public. Part of the documentation says that a “Content Provider” in Japan cannot be involved with “Boryokudan,” which is translated as “violence groups” and can be viewed …Read more »
The game Seven Knights Revolution from Netmarble is scheduled to come out later this year. While an exact date has yet to be released, we have received a second teaser trailer that shows us the heroes. The Seven Knights smartphone RPG was the inspiration for …Read more »
If you like audio books and light novels, then you’ll probably be happy to know that Yen Press is opening its own audio book imprint, Yen Audio. It will be working with Hachette Audio on the task. The first light novel to receive an audio …Read more »
The isekai genre has gotten so popular in Japan that a limited-time “Isekai Museum” exhibit will be on display at the Kadokawa Culture Museum. It will concentrate on specific anime titles: Re:Zero, Overlord, KONOSUBA, and The Saga of Tanya the Evil. The display will open …Read more »
An animated movie based on the Super Mario Bros. game franchise is scheduled to come out in 2022, but if Nintendo has anything to say about it, this is only the beginning of them turning their products into animation. “Animation, in general, is something that …Read more »
The results of the worldwide popularity poll for One Piece characters are here! The general results probably won’t surprise anyone. Here’s the top 5: 5. Trafalgar Law 4. Sanji 3. Nami 2. Zoro 1. Luffy But the poll also breaks up who scored best at …Read more »
Director Mamoru Oshii hasn’t seen Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time, but he gave his thoughts on Evangelion director Hideaki Anno during a recent interview. Oshii thinks Anno is “more of a producer than a director” and that his works “lack a theme.” He also …Read more »
Jiro Matsumoto, the mangaka behind the sexy and violent girls-with-guns manga Velveteen & Mandala, has come out with a new manga. It’s called beautiful place and it debuted on Friday in Complex, the online part of Hero’s Inc’s Monthly Hero’s magazine. It sounds as if …Read more »
The anime movie adaptation of Misaki no Mayoiga (translated as The Abandoned House by the Cape) will come out August 27. This was disclosed in a newly released trailer that also tells more about the cast. Mana Ashida has been tapped to play lead character …Read more »
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