The hotly anticipated Cencoroll Connect anime film is coming to Japanese theaters on June 29 with a followup to the original short. Atsuya Uki directs, writes, and animates the feature, and a new preview recently popped up to provide a tease! 6月29日（土）公開『「 #センコロール コネクト』本予告を公開しました☀️ ポストカードサイズ前売券、TOWER RECORDSバンドルチケット発売中です😁 ぜひ劇場でご覧ください！ 🎬本予告 視聴はこちらhttps://t.co/s8Xgm2tkPq …Read more »
As much as we’ve seen the live-action Akira movie pop up in the news over the years, it’s tempting to think nothing will ever end up happening. It’s one step closer to being real now, though, because Warner Bros. has officially locked in a premiere date for …Read more »
Following the less than warm reception to the live-action Sonic the Hedgehog trailer, director Jeff Fowler promised to fix the design before release. The fact that Sonic was set for this November had everyone feeling a little nervous for the artists and animators that would be feeling the most pressure, …Read more »
If you ever wanted to show the world your own ninja way, you’ll soon be able to do so in a Naruto and Boruto themed amusement park area. We previously posted about the attraction that’s on the way to Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park, and now it’s officially set to …Read more »
It sounds like a strange question until you realize it’s in the context of a harem anime. Kawaikereba Hentai demo Suki ni Natte Kuremasu ka, AKA HenSuki or Would You Like Perverts if They Are Cute? is an upcoming anime based on the light novel series of the same name, …Read more »
Square Enix has a plan in store for bringing its manga series directly to English audiences outside of Japan. The publisher announced a partnership with Penguin Random House to begin distributing select titles starting this fall, so look for the Square Enix imprint to make …Read more »
If you’ve been eagerly anticipating the 2017 mobile outing from NieR: Automata‘s Yoko Taro, SINoAlice is almost here. Publisher Nexon Korea Corporation announced worldwide release plans that will put the dark fairy tale game in the west this June. The official website recently went up with pre-registration. Here’s …Read more »
We recently posted about a giant promotional manga magazine that combines Shueisha’s Shonen Jump with Kodansha’s Shonen Magazine to create a 2,264-page monstrosity (pictured right) with a ton of popular series represented. As cool as that wiiiiiide mag may be, there’s an even better way to illustrate what happens when two …Read more »
It’s been… so long. The wait for more footage of the Final Fantasy VII Remake may have been a hefty one, but Square Enix came through with a fresh preview just in time for Sony’s State of Play livestream. More information is due out in June, but …Read more »
Kazuma Kamachi’s A Certain series of light novels—including A Certain Magical Index and A Certain Scientific Railgun—has inspired plenty of additional media, the latest of which is the A Certain Magical Index Imaginary Fest smartphone game. To promote the upcoming Japanese release, the official website recently kicked off a character popularity poll, …Read more »
Prior to Lupin the Third creator Monkey Punch’s passing on April 11, the renowned manga author put his pen to work to illustrate Shazam for the DC movie’s Japanese campaign, and the results have since been posted online. The campaign’s press release mentions the influence MAD magazine had on Monkey Punch, and …Read more »
< Following up on an initial piece of research gauging anticipation, NTT Docomo is back with another look at the Spring 2019 TV anime season. This time it’s all about current popularity, with 100,252 votes cast between April 29 and May 7. This resulted in all 41 …Read more »
Go is 5 and ku is a way to say 9, so it makes sense that Japan would celebrate 5/9 as Goku day. Bandai Namco Entertainment marked the occasion with the debut of Dragon Ball FighterZ‘s latest DLC character, the Dragon Ball GT version of Goku, and a …Read more »
Every manga or anime property must, at some point, be adapted into a stage play, and the streak continues with upcoming performances based on Yoshihiro Togashi’s Yu Yu Hakusho series. The ’90s shonen action fantasy is coming to the stage with the help of writer-director Chuji Mikasano—who …Read more »
Sumito Oowara’s Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken! manga is getting an anime adaptation, and it has some heavyweight talent behind it. The official reveal has anime studio Science Saru handling production, with Devilman crybaby director Masaaki Yuasa on board as director and series composition writer. Production members working alongside …Read more »
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