Now that theatrical screenings have come and gone for the first of two Made in Abyss compilation movies, it’s time to look ahead to the second. The Made in Abyss: Wandering Twilight anime film screens in U.S. theaters this year, so see how the English dub is shaping up …Read more »
Sometimes censorship seems kind of random and nonsensical. That was the case with Capcom’s awesome hack-and-slasher Devil May Cry 5, which includes a scene in which Trish’s butt is briefly visible. That slice of a scene was covered up with lens flare, but only in the …Read more »
Five-member dance and vocal unit MADKID had a big hit on their hands with “RISE,” the opening theme to the first cours of The Rising of the Shield Hero anime. That one went on to hit the six million mark in YouTube views, and they’re hoping for …Read more »
One of the coolest things Japan has going as far as stage plays are concerned is a kabuki adaptation of Naruto. One of the actors helping to bring Masashi Kishimoto’s beloved series to life in kabuki form is Bando Minosuke II, who plays the lead role …Read more »
Arc System Works and developer APlus Games are cooking up a fighting game based on Trigger’s Kill la Kill anime, and it looks pretty faithful so far. Even more surprising than the existence of Kill la Kill: IF is the fact that it’s getting the English dub actors in on the …Read more »
Live-action adaptations are hit or miss, but from the look of the first teaser trailer it seems as if the leads in the Kaguya-sama: Love is War movie have at least nailed their respective roles. Based on the manga by Aka Akasaka—which was recently adapted into a …Read more »
Some players take gacha games way too seriously, especially when they don’t get the items or characters they want. An example of taking it way too far presented itself when a 25-year-old nursing care worker allegedly emailed death threats to Square Enix staff members, threatening …Read more »
Fans of Wataru Watari‘s original My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong, As I Expected light novel series are going to have to wait for any kind of official conclusion. According to the official site for Shogakukan’s GAGAGA Bunko label, the 14th and final volume has …Read more »
USAopoly is in the business of turning literally everything into a game of Monopoly, and the next subject to get its own set is the My Hero Academia anime. This one turns the game of Monopoly into a “real-life battle simulation,” complete with the ability to buy, sell, and …Read more »
When the time comes to celebrate a 10th anniversary milestone, you might as well go big. That’s exactly what 5pb. is doing with its Steins;Gate franchise, which launched with the original visual novel back on October 15, 2009. With a decade of existence on the horizon, an …Read more »
In February we posted about live-action film adaptation plans for Ken Koyama’s Seiri-chan manga, AKA Little Miss P. The series about an anthropomorphized period is on the way to the big screen in Japan this year, and a new update reveals cast members and theme song artists for the production, …Read more »
Just when you thought you were safe from live-action Akira movie news, producer Leonardo DiCaprio steps back into the spotlight. The latest update on the Warner Bros. production comes from the California Film Commission, which announced Akira as one of 18 tax credit allocations for filming in the state. …Read more »
We’ve got just a little over a month to go until the May 10 premiere of the Pokémon: Detective Pikachu movie, so there’s plenty of time for more footage. Don’t worry about being spoiled by another plot heavy full-length trailer, though, because Warner Bros. latest promotion arrived …Read more »
In addition to the earlier report about Square Enix’s new “large-scale HD project” that’s currently in the works, the company has updated its recruitment page for the Final Fantasy VII Remake. The biggest change has Naoki Hamaguchi, who was previously listed as project lead, being named co-director alongside …Read more »
Arguably the best anime of the Winter 2019 season, Mob Psycho 100 II has come to a close with episode 13. The adventures of Mob and co. won’t end there, though, because the official website followed up with the announcement that an OVA is in the works. …Read more »
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