Azu’s Magical Sempai manga—which kicked off in Kodansha’s Weekly Young Magazine in February of 2016 and inspired a TV anime last year—is officially coming to an end. Azu made the announcement herself via Twitter, saying that the series will be complete as of the eighth …Read more »
The TV anime adaptation of Satoru Noda’s Golden Kamuy manga is preparing to return in Japan this October. While we still have a few months of wait ahead of us before Golden Kamuy season 3 drops, the official site went live with a chilly new …Read more »
Earwig and the Witch was recently announced as the first fully 3DCG film from Studio Ghibli, with Goro Miyazaki (From Up on Poppy Hill) directing based on the book by Howl’s Moving Castle author Diana Wynne Jones. Now we have our first look in a …Read more »
A short new trailer is here for My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU Climax, the long-awaited third season that’s set to premiere on July 9. With the return of the romantic comedy anime on the horizon, enjoy another quick look with Yui Yuigahama in the spotlight …Read more »
A handful of Studio Ghibli anime films are about to make their return to Japanese theaters. With the tagline “Once in a lifetime, Ghibli in the movie theater,” four select films will be coming to Toho’s 372 theaters across Japan starting on June 26. The …Read more »
Another major 2020 release has officially been delayed due to the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. While the first of the upcoming two-part Sailor Moon Eternal anime films was planned to premiere in Japan on September 11, the latest postponement has both making their debut …Read more »
Last week saw the announcement of a new Shaman King TV anime, which is planned for 2021. With the anniversary celebrations continuing in a few different ways, there’s no better time to reveal plans for another art exhibition centered on Hiroyuki Takei’s hit series. The …Read more »
Inspired by miHoYo Inc.’s Houkai 3rd mobile action game, Cooking with Valkyries is an anime that’s on the way to TV in Japan. Ahead of that, we now know that it’s set for July, along with who’s playing who in the voice cast and the …Read more »
This morning saw a fresh Pokémon Presents live stream, which included a handful of interesting reveals for the series. Chief among them was the announcement of a new Pokémon Snap game, coming in just over 20 years since the launch of the Nintendo 64 original …Read more »
There’s nothing that can’t be advertised more effectively with a little help from anime. Japanese companies know this well, and that includes Okamoto Industries, Japan’s leading manufacturer of condoms. Who better to educate citizens on the importance of safe sex than the hero we never …Read more »
Another My Hero Academia HERO FES event is planned for this year, but the COVID-19 pandemic has caused the team behind it to do things a little differently. While last year’s event had 5,000 audience members in attendance at Pacifico Yokohama National Convention Hall, HERO …Read more »
Backgrounds are among the most time-consuming aspects of manga production, which is why so many artists turn to assistants to handle those details. There are also services that provide manga background art, including one that gives Japanese prisoners an opportunity to rehabilitate. Mangaka Honpo is …Read more »
The next anime film from director Masaaki Yuasa—who recently retired from his role at Science SARU, making way for Eunyoung Choi to take over as CEO—is the musical project INU-OH. Now, that film is officially being showcased at the Annecy International Film Festival, which is …Read more »
It’s one thing to show your love for a series by putting action figures on display, but some folks take this to a whole new level. One such person is One Piece superfan takeworld12, who has been putting One Piece dioramas together to recreate iconic …Read more »
The Log Horizon anime was set to continue with a third season this October, but those plans have changed. As a result of concerns surrounding COVID-19 exposure, the production staff has postponed the premiere of Log Horizon: Roundtable’s Collapse until January 2021. The series is …Read more »
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