As we’ve mentioned in the past, one of the most popular children’s book series in Japan is none other than Oshiri Tantei, AKA Butt Detective. It’s getting an anime adaptation in 2018, and the latest update has the cases getting cracked starting in May. Troll’s …Read more »
Bandai Namco recently revealed Black Clover: Quartet Knights, a team-based magic battling game that’s in the works for PS4 and PC. It’s currently set for a worldwide launch in 2018, and this past weekend’s Jump Festa paved the way for the first official English trailer. …Read more »
If you’ve been watching Dragon Ball Super from the beginning, you no doubt remember the battle against the Vegeta-cloning alien in episodes 45 and 46. Funimation has a treat for long time fans of Akira Toriyama’s series, because a blast from the past is set …Read more »
The anime adaptation of Yoshihiro Togashi’s Yu Yu Hakusho manga is celebrating its 25th anniversary, and among the plans is a brand new original animation. The new anime will ship as part of the upcoming Yu Yu Hakusho 25th Anniversary Blu-ray Box set in Japan, …Read more »
There’s been a lot of buzz going on already this weekend thanks to Jump Festa 2018, and the hype includes Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball franchise. Next year will mark the debut of the 20th theatrical anime film, which is officially penciled in for a December …Read more »
Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love continues with Tenmei-hen (Karma Chapter), the fourth film in the series, on January 27. Ahead of that, the official website went up with a 60-second preview offering a look at the latest in the seven-film series. This one …Read more »
Michiru Shimada—a 58-year-old anime scriptwriter with credits that include series composition and script work on anime such as Little Witch Academia, One Piece, Urusei Yatsura, Little Busters!, and many more—has passed away due to illness. News of Shimada’s passing comes from her daughter, who made …Read more »
Studio Gokumi is producing an anime adaptation of Naru Narumi’s Ms. Koizumi loves ramen noodles manga, with The Asterisk War‘s Kenji Seto directing and Tatsuya Takahashi (And you thought there is never a girl online?) on series composition. The show makes its broadcast debut in …Read more »
It’s a pretty quick burst of footage, but Koei Tecmo‘s latest ad for Attack on Titan 2 manages to sneak in a cool Story Mode tease in the process. See how Omega Force’s sequel incorporates moments from the anime’s second season in the Japanese TV …Read more »
Following up on successful screenings for Digimon Adventure tri.: Reunion, Fathom Events and Toei Animation have partnered to bring the final three chapters in the six-part anime film series to theaters throughout the United States. With story recaps and cast and crew interviews kicking off the …Read more »
ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio has big plans for the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha franchise, including U.S. theatrical screenings for the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Reflection anime film. The feature—which will screen in Japanese with English subs—is officially coming to select theaters on February 9, 2018, …Read more »
Details for the next anime film from director Mamoru Hosoda (Summer Wars, The Girl Who Leapt Through Time, Wolf Children, The Boy and the Beast) arrived this week with the reveal of Mirai no Mirai (Mirai of the Future). This one follows a pampered boy …Read more »
Toji no Miko is an original TV anime that features high school girls who work together to protect the world from the supernatural as sword-wielding guardians of humanity. Koudai Kakimoto (Cyborg 009 Call of Justice) directs the series at Studio Gokumi, and it’s set to kick …Read more »
While it was previously revealed that Well Go USA will be bringing the live-action Gintama movie to Blu-ray, DVD, and digital outlets in North America, fans hoping to catch it on the big screen are in luck. Well Go USA has teamed up with distributor …Read more »
We’re currently barreling toward the conclusion of the Blood Blockade Battlefront & BEYOND anime, which will have a two-part story on December 16. Since episodes 11 and 12 are right around the corner, manga author Yasuhiro Nightow got together with the anime’s character designer Toshihiro …Read more »
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