Ryoichi Koga‘s Ninin ga Shinobuden / 2×2 = Shinobuden manga—known in the west as Ninja Nonsense—is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. Thanks to the fact that a clever play on numbers made February 24 “the Day of Ninin ga Shinobuden” (the title includes 2, …Read more »
Japan has been canceling a bunch of events in an effort to slow the spread of the coronavirus, and the latest to be shut down is one of the biggest anime events of the year, AnimeJapan 2020. The AnimeJapan Executive Committee officially announced the cancelation …Read more »
Japan’s June 27 opening date for the long awaited Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 anime film—which is the fourth and final entry in the Rebuild series—will be here before we know it. It’s a good thing it seems to be progressing smoothly, then, and according to voice actress …Read more »
Isekai sim RPG Shacho, Battle no Jikan Desu!—AKA Shachibato! for short, or Manager, It’s Battle Time!—is coming to the small screen in a TV anime. The series is set to premiere this April, and the official accounts came through with a new visual to give …Read more »
The broadcast and streaming plans have been full of ups and downs for the Interspecies Reviewers anime ever since it debuted. First it was deemed to be outside of the standards of Funimation, which dropped it quickly, and then two Japanese TV stations followed suit, …Read more »
Mom Isabella—who recently won the Best Antagonist award at this year’s Anime Awards by Crunchyroll—is a truly frightening figure. Together with Sister Krone, she runs the Grace Field House orphanage in The Promised Neverland, and you probably know how that turns out. Now both characters …Read more »
This morning, Crunchyroll took the lid off a big announcement, with the reveal of the first lineup of Crunchyroll Originals. These projects combine a variety of genres with creators from around the world, including anime studio MAPPA, publisher Kodansha, Crunchyroll Studios, and more. In addition …Read more »
The global reach of anime has been increasing every year, and the effect can be seen on everything from distribution to production. The way anime is perceived can vary from country to country, too, which has Japanese otaku wondering if overseas fans need to be …Read more »
The anime adaptation of Hiroaki Samura’s Blade of the Immortal manga has been exclusive to Amazon Prime Video since its debut… until now! A new key visual, which you can see above, has debuted to celebrate the series’ next destination: Japanese TV. Blade of the …Read more »
A TV anime adaptation is on the way this July for Daisuke Hiyama’s ecchi harem comedy manga Peter Grill and the Philosopher’s Time. Following up on the initial announcement is the reveal of cast and staff members, including director Tatsumi, who is primarily known for …Read more »
Knights of Sidonia anime studio Polygon Pictures is returning to the bottomless Transformers well to kick off a new Netflix original trilogy. The first one has them teaming up with Rooster Teeth (RWBY), which is in charge of producing Transformers: War for Cybertron: Siege, consisting …Read more »
Sad news came out of Tokyo this week, with the announcement that voice actor Junichi Goto has passed away at the age of 40. The actor, who was known for roles like the title character of the Inferno Cop anime by Studio TRIGGER, was rushed …Read more »
Kei Sasuga‘s Domestic Girlfriend manga has been running in the pages of Weekly Shonen Magazine since April 2014, and it even inspired a 12-episode TV anime adaptation early last year. The manga is doing pretty well for itself, clearly, as Kodansha confirmed that it has …Read more »
It’s almost as if the whole controversy with Interspecies Reviewers never happened, because another adult TV anime is coming to Tokyo MX this April. The full title is Ore no Yubi de Midarero. ~Heiten-go Furatikiri no Salon de…~ (Dishevel with my Fingers. ~Two remain after …Read more »
Writer Reiko Yoshida and illustrator Mai Ikumi’s magical girl manga Tokyo Mew Mew has something new in the works. A teaser website recently launched a countdown to the reveal of a mysterious new project, with the news set to be revealed in the April 2020 …Read more »
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