Warner Home Video is preparing to release a DVD collection of the first season of David Production's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime adaptation, and it's set to launch on July 28 for $49.98. The listing over at anime retailer Right Stuf was recently updated with additional …Read more »
Before Black Jack was the rogue doctor we came to know and love in Osamu Tezuka's original, classic manga series, he was in medical school, naturally. That's the period depicted in Yū-Go Ōkuma and Yoshiaki Tabata's Young Black Jack prequel manga, which is officially getting …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks added a couple more spring anime series to its lineup this week, with the latest being Triage X and MY Love Story!! . Both shows are being added to select digital outlets, with home video releases to follow. Triage X is based on …Read more »
The finale of MAPPA's Rage of Bahamut: Genesis anime hinted at it, but now we officially have confirmation that the series is coming back for a second season. The announcement was made at a concert featuring Yoshihiro Ike's music from the Rage of Bahamut anime, …Read more »
FUNimation will be releasing Ping Pong the Animation —directed by Masaaki Yuasa and based on the original manga by Taiyo Matsumoto—on DVD and Blu-ray this June. With the release date looming, FUNi recently uploaded a couple samples of the anime's English dub. Here's the cast …Read more »
Digimon fans have been patiently waiting on more info regarding Digimon tri. , the anime project that's in the works to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the original Digimon Adventure series. Following a marathon of Adventure , the staff announced the voice cast of the …Read more »
Man, Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away would have been an awesome 2D game. If you can't fathom how that would work, you'll have to see one of CineFix's latest 8 Bit Cinema videos, which imagines Hayao Miyazaki's 2002 anime film as an NES-style side-scroller.
Naruto fans will get the opportunity to meet the series' creator in the not-too-distant future. Viz Media announced plans to bring Masashi Kishimoto to New York Comic Con , and he's got plenty on his plate at the event. Kishimoto will participate in two panels …Read more »
Thanks to anime distributor Madman 's plans to bring the live-action Attack on Titan film to theaters in Australia and New Zealand this year, we have our first English-subtitled preview. The first of two parts opens in Japan on August 1, with the second film, …Read more »
The fifth volume of Daisuke Ashihara's World Trigger manga offers a slight reprieve from the Neighbor-battling action of previous chapters. Instead the focus turns to training and tests, as four-eyed non-wonder Osamu Mikumo finds himself ranked higher than he should be, the target of much …Read more »
United States President Barack Obama was feeling particularly grateful while welcoming Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to the White House. He thanked the PM for a handful of Japan's key cultural contributions to the United States, including, of course, manga and anime. Here's what Obama …Read more »
It looks like the recent movies were just a taste of the Dragon Ball action to come. For the first time in 18 years, Akira Toriyama's series is getting a new TV anime, Dragon Ball Super , set to premiere this July in Japan. Dragon …Read more »
Anyone planning a trip to Universal Studios Japan this summer can look forward to the return of the One Piece live show. General advance tickets for "One Piece Premiere Summer 2015" go on sale May 25, following pre-sale for Universal VIP Annual Pass or Annual …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks rolled out another English cast list , this time for the dub of Super Sonico: The Animation . A few roles trickled out previously, but now we have the full list in advance of the May 26 Blu-ray release. Director Kyle Jones English …Read more »
The live-action Assassination Classroom film was a big hit in Japan, so it's no surprise that it's getting a sequel. The staff took the stage at a TOHO Cinemas event in Tokyo to reveal plans for the next film, which is titled Assassination Classroom ~Graduation …Read more »
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