Anime News Network interviewed Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation director Manabu Okamoto and Toshiya Otomo, president of Studio Bind, to learn more about the anime and the new company. Asked for opinions on the original work, Okamoto said, “It had a lot of vulgar and uncomfortable …Read more »
The Girls und Panzer das Finale film series will consist of six parts, and part three just hit Japanese theaters March 26. Yesterday Bandai released a new trailer for it to keep people interested and filling up the seats. But that’s not all! Bandai also …Read more »
NEO: The World Ends with You, the sequel to The World Ends with You role-playing game, will become available on PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch on July 27. The game will also become available for PC on the Epic Games Store sometime this summer. Ahead …Read more »
Japanese police recently arrested 38-year-old Shigeru Okada, alleging that he set fire to a building while an idol concert was going on inside in March. About 70 people were in the vicinity, and while there were some burn injuries, there are thankfully no reports of …Read more »
If you want to get in some virtual otaku time this weekend, the Penn State Anime Organization is offering Setsucon as a virtual convention. “Setsucon Community – the upcoming 2021 edition of our annual convention will be transitioning to an online-only event occurring April 10th-11th, …Read more »
If you want to make your Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp game look more adorable, new Sanrio attributes became available today. Pocket Camp shared a video on its Twitter page, revealing new Sanrio-themed outfits and plushies. Friday just got even better, because new clothing based on …Read more »
The new toy “Let’s Talk! Norinori Pikachu” can respond to commands and interact with you. If you ask it to sing, it will sing the Pikachu song. If you ask it to dance, it will dance to the Pokémon theme song. If you tell it …Read more »
The manga Hiyama Kentaro no Ninshin (translated as Kentaro Hiyama’s First Pregnancy) is getting a live-action series adaptation thanks to TV Tokyo and Netflix. The manga was originally published in 2012 and has not received an English release. The premise of the story is that …Read more »
The live action adaptation of est em’s manga Ii ne! Hikaru Genji-kun will continue with a sequel series. The sequel series will be called Ii ne! Hikaru Genji-kun 2 (not too confusing there) and will debut June 7. In response to the news, est em …Read more »
If you’re a fan of Pac-Man and a Nintendo Switch Online member, then as of yesterday you have access to the free game Pac-Man 99. While it stays true to the original Pac-Man, it also has a number of differences, like the fact you’ll be …Read more »
The first episode of Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S Short Animation Series has debuted on Crunchyroll. This is connected to the main Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S anime, but that anime won’t debut until this summer. Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid S Short Animation Series is …Read more »
Crime and Punishment is one of Osamu Tezuka’s earlier works, originally published in the early 1950s. It’s Tezuka’s manga adaptation of Fyodor Dostoevsky’s classic of the same name, and a note at the beginning explains that this manga was written for children. Anyone who’s read …Read more »
Two characters from Animal Crossing are getting the Build-A-Bear treatment: Tom Nook and Isabelle. “We are thrilled to bring the island fun of Animal Crossing: New Horizons to Build-A-Bear Workshop,” said Build-A-Bear’s chief digital and merchandising officer Jennifer Kretchmar. “Fans of the game are sure …Read more »
2021 marks the 45th year Kodansha has put on its yearly Manga Awards. It has revealed its nominations, with the promise of learning who won on May 13. The titles nominated for Best Shonen Manga are Fire Force by Atsushi Ohkubo; Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End …Read more »
Studio Ghibli only recently got themselves a Twitter handle, and a few days ago Ghibli co-founder Toshio Suzuki used the social media platform to answer questions and tell people more about the company and the mysterious and talented Hayao Miyazaki. Suzuki said that Miyazaki has …Read more »
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