The new issue of Otaku USA magazine, which features Penguin Drum on the cover, should be hitting subscribers soon, with newsstands to follow. So, as usual, there's a brand new issue of Otaku USA e-news going out to those who have signed up for the …Read more »
FUNimation has officially announced its fall simulcast schedule, with six new shows joining its streaming anime lineup. Subscribers to the FUNimation Elite Video service will be able to watch the new shows in HD and without ads when they debut. The lineup includes Code: Breaker …Read more »
This past weekend saw the announcement of two new licenses from Discotek Media, and they're a couple of real doozies for fans of classic anime. Discotek saw fit to dip into the iconic catalog of Go Nagai by picking up both the complete 1973 Cutie Honey …Read more »
The fall anime licensing flood is still underway, but Crunchyroll has already announced a bundle of new shows for their fall lineup, many of which will also be released on home video in 2013 courtesy of Sentai Filmworks. One of the biggest announcements came yesterday …Read more »
I realize that even acknowledging the fact that Keiko Suenobu's Limit isn't your average shoujo story can alter expectations, but that needs to be said right up front. While many conventions are adhered to, going into this manga blind is best, so if you can …Read more »
Some of the most interesting news to come out of anime in recent memory has been spreading around the Internet today, with the debut of a Kickstarter aiming to fund a 10-minute anime short. This isn't just any anime short, though. Kick-Heart is a project …Read more »
Hints have been floating around, but a countdown on the official website for the Nyarko-san: Another Crawling Chaos anime has officially confirmed that a second season is on the way. Nyarko-san is based on the light novels by Manta Aisora, and the first season of …Read more »
Humanity Has Declined ( Jinrui wa Suitai Shimashita )—based on a series of light novels by Romeo Tanaka—has a title that's much more dire than its subject matter. What sounds like a post-apocalyptic pity party is really a somewhat nonsensical comedy with a bright color …Read more »
K is an original anime series heading to Japanese television on October 4, but it's not stopping there, thankfully. Viz Media took to Twitter to announce the acquisition of the series, which will make its way to Viz Anime next month. K is being directed …Read more »
Video Game Orchestra, known for putting on full rock/orchestral (AKA "rockestral") arrangements of a variety of video game music, is set to return to Boston Symphony Hall for another night of genre-spanning tunes. Tickets are now on sale for the concert, which will feature music from …Read more »
The first TV anime adaptation of Hirohiko Araki's long-running JoJo's Bizarre Adventure manga begins airing in Japan on October 5, and a new promo shows the manga's first arc in animated form. JoJo's was previously adapted into OVAs in 1993 and 2000, as well as …Read more »
The Gintama anime, based on the manga by Hideaki Sorachi, is almost ready to return to television in Japan. Previous seasons of Gintama , which has been streaming on Crunchyroll , ran from 2006-2010, and April 2011-March 2012. The alt-history comedy's third season kicks off …Read more »
Nura: Rise of the Yokai Clan , the anime based on Hiroshi Shiibashi's Weekly Shonen Jump manga, is making its way to the Neon Alley streaming service, and Viz recently unleashed a sneak preview of the English dub. The manga is coming to a conclusion …Read more »
Terry Cavanagh is a pretty slick game developer. Some of you may have experienced his work in VVVVVV , a sly Metroidvania-style platformer with a simple but stylish look and some amazing tunes. Now Cavanagh is back with his first iPhone/iPad game, Super Hexagon , …Read more »
The first episode of the Code Geass: Akito the Exiled OVA series is headed to home video in Japan, with a Blu-ray and DVD release scheduled for January 29. The limited edition version of the Blu-ray will include English subtitles, while the regular edition of …Read more »
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