The manga My Dress-Up Darling (Sono Bisque Doll wa Koi wo Suru in the original Japanese) is getting an anime adaptation. The manga was created by Shinichi Fukuda and first began serialization in 2018 in the pages of Young Gangan magazine. It’s been licensed in …Read more »
Elianna Bernstein is the kind of character who can speak to many book lovers — she’s the bibliophile princess. Her family is a long line of readers, and she’s no exception. She’s engaged to Prince Christopher, though she doesn’t understand why he’s interested in someone …Read more »
Japanese sword expert Paul Martin, who once curated the Japanese section of the British Museum in London, is a Master of Culture for Honganji Temple’s cultural organization and is a specialist recognized by Japan’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism as a promoter of …Read more »
Honey Lemon Soda, a manga by Mayu Murata, has not yet been licensed in America, but is doing quite well in Japan. So well, in fact, that in addition to being nominated for Best Shojo Manga in Kodansha’s Manga Awards, it’s getting a live-action adaptation. …Read more »
After eleven years of serialization, the Attack on Titan manga has officially ended. Creator Hajime Isayama has received kudos from fellow mangaka online, including some who show their support in creative ways. Shuzo Oshimi, creator of Flowers of Evil and Blood on the Tracks, tweeted, …Read more »
Video game developer WayForward released a video showing the opening animation for their game Marble Knights. The animation was done by Studio Trigger, which has also worked on titles such as Kill la Kill, Little Witch Academia, and BNA, to name just a few. Trigger …Read more »
On April 4, artist and designer Akio Watanabe announced on Twitter that he had caught COVID-19. Apparently he caught it on the first of the month, and as a result of his diagnosis, he was hospitalized. Now, though, we have good news, because Watanabe is …Read more »
Hello Kitty and Friends Supercute Adventures, which consists of short videos about Hello Kitty and her kawaii pals and can be watched on YouTube, will soon be releasing its second season. The official Hello Kitty and Friends YouTube page shared a short trailer for the …Read more »
The live-action adaptation of the manga Homunculus is almost here! The movie, which was directed by Ju-On director Takashi Shimizu, already came out in Japanese theaters on April 2. But it’s getting a global streaming release through Netflix on April 22. While you wait, here’s …Read more »
Bakugan: Geogan Rising, the third season of Bakugan Battle Planet, will become available on Netflix this April 15. It’s also debuting on Japanese TV this month, though it already began airing on Canadian TV in January. A trailer was released ahead of the Netflix premiere. …Read more »
Tubi recently inked a deal with Shout! Factory to stream a number of anime movies, most of which are available in both dubbed and subbed versions. The anime now available to watch on Tubi with this new deal are: Millennium Actress; Liz and the Blue …Read more »
The Toronto Comic Arts Festival is offering a virtual event this year, and they’re excited to announce that mangaka Nagata Kabi will be joining them. Kabi is the creator of My Alcoholic Escape from Reality, My Lesbian Experience with Loneliness and My Solo Exchange Diary. …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks will be releasing the complete collection of Babylon in just under a month, on May 11. Ahead of this it released a clip of the English dub and revealed the dub’s cast and crew. The English dub was directed by John Swasey. Marta …Read more »
Nasa Yuzaki has advice for new parents: don’t give your baby a name like Nasa. His parents thought they were being cute naming him that, but he spends his life being mocked because his name sounds like the acronym for National Aeronautics and Space Administration. …Read more »
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 »
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