With everyone encouraged to stay home as much as possible, there are plenty of companies and series getting creative with free entertainment. One of the latest is the Is the Order a Rabbit? franchise, which opened an official YouTube channel on May 2. The channel …Read more »
We’ve seen how the One Piece anime was affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, but what about the manga? Series creator Eiichiro Oda recently relayed a message through the official Eiichiro_Staff Twitter account, which shared an English version to go along with it. While progress has …Read more »
Kamiarizuki no Kodomo, AKA Child of Kamiari Month, is a new anime film on the way from the Kobe-based directors company known as cretica universal. Earlier today they announced the three main voice cast members along with plans to release the film sometime in 2021. …Read more »
Animator Masaaki Iwane has a long history with anime, especially when it comes to Pokémon, which he’s been working on since the very beginning. Iwane even has some standout credits on the likes of Dragon Ball Z, so it’s safe to say he’s an authority …Read more »
COVID-19 is affecting everyone differently, and one of the big sectors of entertainment that’s suffering at the moment are live performances like stage plays and musicals. Voice actor Tomokazu Seki (Evangelion‘s Toji Suzuhara, G Gundam‘s Domon Kasshu) has a theatrical company known as HeroHeroQ Company, …Read more »
Does the wait for Evangelion 3.0+1.0 have you starving for more Eva content? We may not know when the fourth and final movie will be rescheduled to, but in the meantime Myojo Charumera is keeping fans satiated in Japan with a limited-edition Eva-themed ramen flavor. …Read more »
Even if you find yourself in Japan at the moment, there’s no way for you to enjoy the sights and sounds of Mitaka’s Ghibli Museum. Tickets are hard enough to get as it is, but it’s also currently closed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic …Read more »
Funimation announced a new partnership with NIS America to bring a bunch of the latter’s anime to Funimation’s streaming service. Starting with the likes of Cardcaptor Sakura and Toradora! on May 5, the collaboration aims to introduce nearly 20 more shows to Funimation’s catalog. Here’s …Read more »
Late last month, we posted about Evangelion 1.0 pulling in 2 million views in its first day on YouTube. Since then, all three of the Rebuild movies continued to attract tons of viewers, with the 14-day combined total coming to 23.79 million views. The movies …Read more »
Japan’s State of Emergency declaration was scheduled to end on May 6, but the fight to contain COVID-19 continues. As a result, Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe announced that the State of Emergency will be extended until May 31. The announcement follows a preliminary message …Read more »
One of the most delightful personalities in all of the KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR anime and manga is Chika Fujiwara. We’ll soon get to enjoy even more of her when her character song debuts on May 27, and you can see a preview for “Tsubasa …Read more »
It may be a while before we see the English dub of the Demon Slayer anime film, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train, but it’s never too early to kick off the hype. The movie is scheduled to open in Japan on …Read more »
Ryouma Kitada’s ecchi sentai superhero parody manga Dokyuu Hentai HxEROS is coming to the small screen in a TV anime this July. Masato Jinbo is directing at anime studio Project no. 9, and the latest update has four more cast members getting in on the …Read more »
2021 will mark the 20th anniversary of The Prince of Tennis anime adaptation, based on the manga by Takeshi Konomi. To celebrate, an all-new original episode is in the works, showcasing the battle between Hyotei Academy and Rikkaidai Junior High School. The episode is appropriately …Read more »
Three new installments in the Fafner in the Azure saga are scheduled to head to theaters in Japan sometime this year, so a new promo is here to preview the chapters to come. Episodes 7, 8, and 9 pick up where 2015’s Fafner in the …Read more »
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