The AWE me channel's Man at Arms web series has master swordsmith Tony Swatton and his crew forging weapons from video games, movies, and television, and anime has made its way onto the show from time to time. The latest video features Ed Elric's spear …Read more »
It sounds pretty odd to say that the best thing to come out of this week was a recently released 30-second spot for Subaru. It's much less difficult to believe, however, when you see that it pits live-action Titans from Attack on Titan against the …Read more »
The Naruto Shippuden anime is behind the manga by 56 chapters, and it's looking to get even more breathing room with the next arc, which will bring another original story to the table. This time it's all about Kakashi, who will star in the backstory …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks continued its steady stream of announcements this week with the acquisition of the Wizard Barristers anime. The 12-episode series is set to arrive digitally soon through select outlets, and a home video release will follow at a later date. Wizard Barristers is directed …Read more »
Attack on Titan is one of those rare anime series that probably helped spawn a few new manga readers. Even those who are stubbornly reluctant to pick up the original source material of their favorite series would be hard-pressed to just sit on their thumbs …Read more »
Kentarō Satō's Magical Girl Apocalypse ( Mahou Shoujo of the End ) has been described as "Junko Mizuno meets H.R. Giger." At least that's how English manga publisher Seven Seas went about hinting at its latest license, which will bring the series to North America …Read more »
Crunchyroll introduced a couple new manga series to its simulpub lineup this week with the addition of Okitenemuru and Star Light Woman , both from Japanese publisher Futabasha. Okitenemuru is the latest from Hitori Renda, known for the best-selling manga King's Game ( Ousama Game …Read more »
The latest anime addition from Sentai Filmworks is Magical Warfare . The 12-episode magical action anime comes from director Yuzo Sato ( Hunter x Hunter: Phantom Rouge ), with Kazuyuki Fudeyasu ( Miss Monochrome , Princess Resurrection ) on series composition and Jiro Kouno ( …Read more »
What happens when an orca is accused of murder? In our world it might simply get put down, depending on the circumstances, but in the world of Ace Attorney there's always more to the case than that. Thus, it's a no-brainer that Phoenix Wright and …Read more »
This past weekend saw the Sengoku Basara 4: Basara Matsuri 2014 ~Shinshun no Utage~ event held at Tokyo's Nippon Seinenkan Great Hall. While there's already plenty to celebrate about Capcom's series, including Sengoku Basara 4 on PlayStation 3, the event also revealed a new TV …Read more »
Amazing Twins —the two-episode OVA from Sailor Moon and Kaleido Star director Junichi Sato—is coming to Japan soon. The first episode will make its Blu-ray debut on February 26, with the second to follow on March 26. The short series is based on an original …Read more »
Things are looking pretty good for Yana Toboso's Black Butler series lately. In addition to a live-action movie set to open in Japan on January 18, the February issue of Square Enix's Monthly G Fantasy magzine is announcing a new Black Butler anime. There's not …Read more »
The live-action adaptation of Eiko Kadono's Kiki's Delivery Service fantasy novels—most known for the Studio Ghibli anime film directed by Hayao Miyazaki—is coming to Japanese theaters on March 1. We've seen some footage in the past, and now website Crank In!! has some fresh stills …Read more »
As usual, Discotek Media took to Facebook to relay its latest announcements, and those made earlier today centered on one date: April 29. That's the day we'll be able to get our hands on DVDs of the first Mazinger Z collection, Jin-Roh: The Wolf Brigade …Read more »
Fans of shoujo fare have a new anime to look forward to this spring with the announcement of a Soredemo Sekai wa Utsukushii ( Even So, The World is Beautiful ) adaptation. Based on the manga by Dai Shiina, serialized in Hakusensha's Hana to Yume …Read more »
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