The anime adaptation of the light novel series Spy Classroom (a.k.a. Spy Kyōshitsu or Spy Room) is coming out next year, and in the meantime a trailer has dropped thanks to Kadokawa. Members of the cast have also been announced, but we don’t yet know …Read more »
Fans of Junji Ito’s horror manga just got new information on the upcoming anime Junji Ito Maniac: Japanese Tales of the Macabre. The anime will consist of adaptations of twenty of his different stories, and the anime’s Twitter account announced what five of those stories …Read more »
One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda and Detective Conan creator Gosho Aoyama are two giants in the manga industry who, until recently, had never met. But that’s all changed now that the two bestselling creators have completed a joint interview. A teaser has been released for …Read more »
Cowboy Bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe has written and directed a new animated short called “A Girl Meets a Boy and a Robot.” It will be shown on July 23 at the 26th Fantasia International Film Festival, located in Montreal, Canada. This is a segment of …Read more »
Ghibli Park will have its big opening on November 1, but before then there will be a few free “preview days.” On these pre-selected October dates, a handful of lucky people will be able to get in early. And one of them could be you. …Read more »
Tsukumo Sana of the hololive English -Council- group is calling it quits. She’ll be graduating (in other words, retiring) at the end of the month. Cover Corp put out statements in both English and Japanese, saying they regret to inform us of this news. The …Read more »
There’s been a lot of cool stuff released for Sailor Moon’s 30th anniversary, including a whole swath of jewelry and accessories. But it gets even fancier than that, as shown by these new, limited edition Sailor Moon “Crystal Boots” from fashion house Jimmy Choo. The …Read more »
People across the world were shocked to learn about the death of Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi (the pseudonym of Kazuo Takahashi). On July 6, his body was found floating in the ocean off the city of Nago and he was wearing snorkeling gear. He was …Read more »
The manga version of My Status as an Assassin Obviously Exceeds the Hero’s is coming back after a long hiatus during which mangaka Hiroyuki Aigamo took care of her health. In late 2020, she announced she had been diagnosed with endometrial cancer. In summer of …Read more »
Japanese police have arrested Tetsuya Yamagami for the assassination of former prime minister Shinzo Abe, but half the world away a politician in France had a different theory on the murderer. Damien Rieu, who is described as being far-right, put forward the idea that video …Read more »
It’s been two days since Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi was found dead at sea, and while details of what happened are still emerging, people around the world are expressing their sorrow over losing the beloved creator. George Morikawa, the mangaka behind Hajime no Ippo, put …Read more »
Each year the Japan Character Award is put on by the Character Brand Licensing Association. To win, you need to check off boxes in the following categories: marketability, novelty, sociality, creativity, and future potential. And some pretty big names have won this thing over the …Read more »
Today Goodbye, Don Glees! is receiving its North American debut at Anime Expo. But for those of us not lucky enough to be there, more viewing options are coming, and they’re coming to the big screen. GKIDS is working with Fathom Events to bring Goodbye, …Read more »
A new trailer has dropped for the anime adaptation of the light novel series Harem in the Labyrinth of Another World (or Isekai Meikyū de Harem o in the original Japanese). In it, you can hear the opening theme song “Oath” being performed by Shiori …Read more »
Toei Animation and Crunchyroll came out together for a big announcement: their CG anime Knights of the Zodiac: Saint Seiya is receiving a second season! The first season launched in 2019 and consisted of twelve episodes, adapting the manga from the Galaxian Wars arc to …Read more »
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