We still have a decent wait ahead of us before the live-action Fullmetal Alchemist movie adaptation hits theaters in Japan, but it's currently shooting in Volterra, Italy. That means Italian newspaper La Nazione had an opportunity to snap a few photos on location, including one …Read more »
Mobile Suit Gundam: Extreme VS-Force is making its way to PS Vita in the west, and Bandai Namco Entertainment lined up a date for what will officially be a digital-only release. Gundam fans in North America and Europe will be able to download the portable …Read more »
RS Project: Rebirth Storage is an upcoming TV anime special that has Osamu Kamei (episodes of Valvrave the Liberator and Concrete Revolutio ) making his solo directorial debut, with Miyuki Kishimoto ( Ushio and Tora ) on scripts. The anime won Fuji TV, DeNA, and …Read more »
Last week we posted a visual for Dragon Ball Super 's hotly-anticipated Future Trunks arc, which kicks off on June 12. Now we have a promo for the arc that has series creator Akira Toriyama on board for the story and character concepts, so see …Read more »
Kodansha Comics gave Comic Book Resources an early look at the upcoming variant cover for Attack on Titan volume 19 , illustrated by Eisner Award-winning artist Paolo Rivera. The volume hits stores on August 2, and the special edition release packs in the second episode …Read more »
The characters of One Piece continue to come to life in the Tokyo One Piece Tower theme park's live character show. "One Piece Live Attraction 2" has been running since April 23, and you can see some of the performance in a new promo. The …Read more »
Seven Seas Entertainment came through with some more licensing announcements this week, starting with Seiju Natsumegu's supernatural manga Ghost Diary . The first volume will make its North American debut on April 18, 2017. Here's how Seven Seas describes it: Ghost Diary is a new …Read more »
Atsuko Asano's Battery baseball novels are getting an anime adaptation this summer, and the official website recently updated with new information. First up is the premiere date, which has the series making its broadcast debut on Fuji TV July 14, one day after the first …Read more »
We may not be able to enjoy Dragon Ball Super in English at the moment, but the series is getting ready to enter an arc that looks pretty interesting. The Future Trunks arc—which will have everyone's favorite time traveler taking on Black Goku—begins on June …Read more »
Seven Seas Entertainment announced the addition of a couple new yuri titles to its manga lineup. First up is Milk Morinaga's standalone manga Secret of the Princess , which will be available on February 14, 2017. Synopsis: Secret of the Princess is a one-shot yuri …Read more »
Gido Amagakure's Sweetness and Lightning manga—which is being simulpubbed on Crunchyroll, with plans for a print release in the future from Kodansha Comics—is getting an anime adaptation, and the official site is here with a premiere date. The series will make its debut July 4 …Read more »
Ranma 1/2 , Maison Ikkoku , Urusei Yatsura and, most recently, Rin-ne creator Rumiko Takahashi is preparing to release a new one-shot manga. Konya, Kanojo ga Yattekuru ( Tonight, She's Coming ) has been announced in the latest issue of Shogakukan's Weekly Big Comic Spirits …Read more »
Atom the Beginning is a recent manga by Tetsuro Kasahara ( Rideback ) that acts as a prequel to Osamu Tezuka's classic Astro Boy . The series launched in Shogakukan's Monthly Hero's magazine back in December 2014, and now this year's July issue , out …Read more »
James Cameron has been dreaming up a live-action adaptation of Yukito Kishiro's Battle Angel Alita manga for a long time, and plans recently started heating up more and more. Following earlier news that put Robert Rodriguez ( Sin City , Once Upon a Time in …Read more »
The Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt anime—based on the manga by Yasuo Ohtagaki—is coming to import Blu-ray on July 2, and one of the big bonuses is the option of both Japanese and English audio. In the case of the latter, the Gundam Global Portal Facebook …Read more »
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