It was first revealed in late 2022 that the light novel series My Instant Death Ability is So Overpowered (a.k.a. Sokushi Cheat ga Saikyōsugite, Isekai no Yatsura ga marude Aite ni Naranain Desu ga in Japanese) is getting an anime, and now we have a …Read more »
Offshore Lightning is an alternative, literary, slice of life manga anthology. It has 11 short stories: “Towards the Sunset,” “Offshore Lightning,” “Parakeet God,” “Buy Dog Food, Then Go Home,” “Countdown,” “A Mother of Pearl Ship,” “Gingko,” “Upskirt,” “In Captivity,” and “House of Solitary Death.” There …Read more »
Horror at Doll’s Village opens with the characters in the midst of a bloody nightmare. Then it backtracks to a group of high schoolers in a bus, going to spend some time in the country. It’s just for a few days, in a place without …Read more »
All the performances scheduled for next year’s new Demon Slayer Kabuki play have been called off. It is said that these cancellations occurred because of “various circumstances.” It was worded to indicate that the play as a whole has been postponed, not cancelled, though no …Read more »
The official live-action Spirited Away stage play has been a hit in Japan, and now it’s been announced that the play will move beyond its home country. Next year, between April and July (with specific dates still coming) the play will be performed at the …Read more »
For people who want to watch popular anime on Crunchyroll but don’t have the funds for the streaming service, there is another option. Crunchyroll has revealed it’s increasing the number of new titles on its ad-supported catalog. That means people can watch these episodes for …Read more »
Panda Mony Toy Brands, LLC, which was founded by Ryan Magnon, has teamed up with Studio Entertainment Graphic Innovation (a.k.a. ENGI), a company backed by KADOKAWA, Sammy Corporation, and Ultra Super Pictures, for the graphic novel series Tankdrome. Tankdrome is set to debut in 2024, …Read more »
Homunculus is a creepy and intriguing manga. The main character, Nakoshi Susumu, is living out of his car and hanging out with a group of homeless people. He tells the homeless people different things about himself, so no one knows when he’s lying or telling …Read more »
Netflix has shown that it’s interested in anime, and it seems to be paying off. As Variety pointed out, the top 10 non-English-language shows on Netflix last week had four anime titles. Other non-English titles on the list came from Brazil, South Korea, and there …Read more »
Many people love to watch Studio Ghibli movies, and now they can smell like them, too! Ghibli, working with the fragrance company Fernanda, has come out with body splashes themed after three of their films: Kiki’s Delivery Service, Whisper of the Heart, and Howl’s Moving …Read more »
Thanks to GKIDS, THE FIRST SLAM DUNK movie is currently in North American theaters. Takehiko Inoue, who is the creator of the manga series as well as the director of the movie, said he wanted the film to please old fans as well as people …Read more »
Members of the crew for the upcoming anime KamiErabi GOD.App attended San Diego Comic-Con and spoke to the press. This included creator Yoko Taro (who is known for working on the NieR franchise), director Hiroyuki Seshita (who helmed Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters) and character …Read more »
Manga sales exploded globally during COVID, but what’s happening in 2023 now that people are back at school and work and not socially distancing? ICv2 decided to interview Kevin Hamric, the VIZ Media Vice President – Publishing, to find out. Hamric acknowledged that manga sales …Read more »
There is going to be a lot of Digimon goodness from Discotek, the company known for saving old licenses. During Okaton this past weekend, Discotek revealed it will be coming out with a “Digimon the Movies Collection 1″ set, though an exact release date has …Read more »
The first full trailer for Netflix’s live-action One Piece series was released last weekend at San Diego Comic-Con. Many Japanese fans had previously been scared and annoyed by the teaser image released in May, showing the front of the ship Going Merry. But what do …Read more »
Danica Davidson
