Ichikawa Ennosuke is famous in Japan for being a Kabuki actor, but now he’s in the news because of two indictments. Police think that Ennosuke helped his parents kill themselves in a suicide pact. The day of the incident, back in May, a Japanese magazine …Read more »
The dub for the second season of The Duke of Death and His Maid is set to premiere on Crunchyroll in two days, on July 30. Crunchyroll shared info on the cast and crew. Looking toward the cast, Clifford Chapin plays Duke, Kristen McGuire plays …Read more »
GKIDS will be releasing Hayao Miyazaki’s The Boy and the Heron in theaters sometime later this year, though an exact date has yet to be revealed. However, the Toronto International Film Festival (a.k.a. TIFF) revealed that it will use The Boy and the Heron on …Read more »
Uta Kawase, who is known for playing Nicole Saito in the 22/7 idol project, has unfortunately been dealing with an alleged stalker. Last month, a man followed her around, both to her home and her place of work. He also followed her to train stations. …Read more »
Yvonne Stagg, a woman in Polk County, Florida, has filed an appeal to get the manga Assassination Classroom banned from local high school libraries. She said in her complaint that she learned about the manga from “national news.” The school district had committees look at …Read more »
Spain held a general election on July 23, and it became popular online for artists to encourage people to vote while using Studio Ghibli symbolism. Anime News Network credits artist Álvaro Ortiz with starting the trend. Ortiz shared a picture inspired by the movie, saying, …Read more »
Girls Band Cry, an original anime from Toei Animation, has released music videos for its songs “white drizzle in gloom,” “Nameless Name,” and “no rhyme nor reason.” Now it’s released a subtitled music video for the anime’s song “Ideal Paradox,” which is performed by Togenashi …Read more »
San Diego Comic-Con occurred over the weekend, and that means that the winners of the 2023 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards were announced. In the category Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia, the award went to Shuna’s Journey by Hayao Miyazaki. The other nominees were …Read more »
A lot of reveals were made over the weekend at San Diego Comic-Con, and that includes a first look at Rick and Morty: The Anime. This video starts out with the anime’s oftentimes psychedelic opening credits, and then moves on to a subtitled message from …Read more »
Tokorozawa is 177 cm Tall is a short shojo-ai manga. The first part of the manga concentrates on the titular Tokorozawa, who is taller than her classmate Shirakawa, and it starts with Shirakawa asking Tokorozawa if she can lean over her to see. (177 cm …Read more »
The franchise known in English as Fluffy Paradise (or Isekai de Mofumofu Nadenade Suru Tameni Ganbattemasu in Japanese, which translates as I’ll Try My Best So I Can Pet and Pat in Another World) shared a trailer for its upcoming anime adaptation. And, yes, it’s …Read more »
The second cours of Sugar Apple Fairy Tale started on July 7, and is receiving simultaneous streaming from Crunchyroll. But if you’re waiting for the English dub, then today is your day! Crunchyroll revealed the dub’s first episode premiere as well as information on the …Read more »
Studio Ghibli made the point of not doing official advertising for its new Hayao Miyazaki movie, How Do You Live?, which is known in English as The Boy and the Heron. That meant no trailers, no cast announcements, no information on the plot, none of that stuff. …Read more »
The English dub for JUJUTSU KAISEN becomes available on Crunchyroll today, but that’s not the only dub for a fan-favorite show that’s rolling out. Tomorrow, July 21, the English dub of Rent-a-Girlfriend season 3 will also become available on the streaming site. Crunchyroll released information …Read more »
The second season of JUJUTSU KAISEN debuted earlier this month, on July 6, and Crunchyroll is offering a simultaneous release with the original Japanese language version. For people wanting the English dub, the time is almost upon us. Tomorrow, July 20, the English dub launches …Read more »
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