Like clockwork, the latest annual Detective Conan film is headed to Japanese theaters this April. The film, which is called One-Eyed Flashback (that’s the direct translation, anyway; I haven’t seen an official English title revealed yet) has just dropped its main piece of key art …Read more »
Last September brought the news that Kirio Fanclub, the manga by Ponchan Chikyu no Osakana about two high school girls who have a crush on the same classmate, would be getting both anime and live-action adaptations. Today we’ve got some news on the latter. The …Read more »
When I think of the late great Kentaro Miura’s dark fantasy epic Berserk, “cute” is not the first word that pops into mind. But this new Guts figure from the brand Cutie1 might just change that. The figure, which depicts Guts in cute-ified style in …Read more »
Way back in 2023, we learned that the mobile game #COMPASS -Combat Providence Analysis System would be getting an anime series. Now that series, #COMPASS2.0, has an airdate. The series (whose full title is #COMPASS2.0 -Combat Providence Analysis System) will debut on April 7. The …Read more »
The upcoming original anime Apocalypse Hotel, from CyberAgent and CyGames Pictures, has a premiere date. The series will begin airing/streaming on April 8. It’s also been announced that the anime will get an official manga spinoff called Apocalypse Hotel Pusupusu. The manga is illustrated by Izumi …Read more »
Nagoya, the major Japanese city between Tokyo and Kyoto, has a reputation for being, well, less interesting than those two other cities, to put it mildly. But here’s some news that has me actually wanting to visit. From May 16 to 22, Nagoya’s Midland Square …Read more »
Hitozuma no Kuchibiru wa Kan-chuhai no Aji ga Shite, which translates to something like “that married woman’s lips taste like canned chuhai,” is getting the anime treatment. (Chuhai is, of course, the alcoholic beverage from Japan made by combining shochu, carbonated water and some kind …Read more »
Masaaki Yuasa, the master behind films like Mind Game, Night Is Short, Walk on Girl, and Inu-Oh, not to mention series like Ping-Pong, Kemonozume and Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken!, has launched a new studio. The studio, revealed by Yuasa on X, is called Ame …Read more »
The third film in the ongoing Be Forever Yamato: Rebel 3199 movie series is on the way, and it’s just revealed a fresh trailer and key art. The film is subtitled Gunjō no Asteroid (Ultramarine Asteroid), and it drops in Japanese theaters on April 11. …Read more »
Leiji Matsumoto, who died two years ago, was the creative force between some of manga and anime’s most famous space epics, from Galaxy Express 999 to Captain Harlock to Interstella 5555. Now a large-scale exhibition celebrating the work of Matsumoto is set to kick off …Read more »
The theatrical anime adaptation of the manga Me & Roboco, which hits Japanese screens on April 18, has revealed a new piece of key art and some new cast members. Joining the cast are Shigeru Chiba, Sumire Uesaka and Masako Nozawa as three Robocos: a …Read more »
Yasuomi Umetsu is back. The director of classic action anime like Kite and Mezzo Forte is returning with an original anime series called Virgin Punk. Today it was revealed that the first episode of Virgin Punk, which is called Clockwork Girl, will open at two …Read more »
Araiguma Calcal-dan (Raccoon Calcal Force), the upcoming spinoff of the 1977 anime Rascal the Raccoon, has revealed some fresh deets, including its premiere month, April. We’ve also got a fresh piece of key art and some cast details. Here’s who’s set to appear in Araiguma …Read more »
The Pillows, the Japanese rock band best known in the west for the soundtrack to anime FLCL, have disbanded after 35 years. The band, made up of core members Sawao Yamanaka (vocals/guitar), Yoshiaki Manabe (lead guitar), and Shinichiro Sato (drums), formed in September 1989, and …Read more »
The Love Live! School Idol Project Series has gone through many, many iterations, from the original anime series in 2013 to last year’s Love Live! Nijigasaki High School Idol Club Movie. Now there’s a new project on the way. Called Bluebird, it was teased via …Read more »
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