Is it the end of an era for one of Japan’s most beloved anime studios? Studio Ghibli, the creators of My Neighbor Totoro, Spirited Away, The Boy and the Heron and many more anime classics, is set to become a subsidiary of broadcast Nippon TV …Read more »
A new facility aimed at preserving cels and other anime production materials will open in October in Ikebukuro, Tokyo. The facility, called Anime Tokyo Station or just Anime Tokyo, will “promote the recognition of anime culture and industry,” reports Comic Natalie. Aside from archiving historical …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki is one of the world’s most celebrated anime directors, and The Boy and the Heron proved that at age 82, he’s still got talent to spare. One thing he doesn’t have anymore, though, is his driver’s license. The Japanese government has recently been …Read more »
You wa shock! Big news today for fans of the mega-franchise Fist of the North Star. The manga that started it all by Buronson and Tetsuo Hara is getting a new anime adaptation. That’s the word from Warner Bros. Japan, which is producing the anime. …Read more »
Last month, we learned Kyoto Animation’s Sound! Euphonium is headed back to the small screen for a third season. Now we’ve got a fresh teaser trailer for the series as well as a new piece of key art. Both center around Mayu Kuroe, the third-year …Read more »
Good things come to those who wait. Kimi ni Todoke, the anime series based on the manga by Karuho Shiina, has just landed a third season — 12 years after season 2 aired. Season 3 of Kimi ni Todoke will stream on Netflix next year, …Read more »
Phoenix: Eden17 is the new adaptation of Osamu Tezuka’s legendary manga Phoenix from the (also legendary) folks over at Studio 4°C. And it hits Disney+ in about a week! To keep the hype train going, the series has just released a new trailer, plus some …Read more »
All delicious things must come to an end. Delicious in Dungeon (Dungeon Meshi), the long-running dungeon-crawling/food-eating manga by Ryoko Kui, is set to bid farewell in the September 15 issue of Harta. The manga launched in the same mag back in 2014, and has 12 …Read more »
Migi & Dali, the upcoming anime adaptation of the manga by Nami Sano, has just revealed some new cast members. Here’s the full cast list, including the newly revealed stars: Migi: Shun Horie Dali: Ayumu Murase Shunpei Akiyama: Shintaro Asanuma Maruta Tsutsumi: Shunsuke Takeuchi Eiji …Read more »
The long-awaited third season of The Rising of the Shield Hero is on the way. The anime hits screens in October, and now we’ve got a first look via a new trailer. New cast members for The Rising of the Shield Hero season 3 include …Read more »
Honey flash! Believe it or not, Go Nagai’s famous character Cutie Honey debuted 50 years ago, way back in 1973. Now a Cutie Honey celebration has been set for this fall in Tokyo. The 50th anniversary festival will take place in Nakano at Nakano Central …Read more »
On October 7, let the surviving begin! That’s when I Shall Survive Using Potions!, the anime adaptation of the light novels by FUNA, is set to hit the airwaves. The I Shall Survive Using Potions! anime is being directed by Nobuaki Nakanishi (Lucifer and the …Read more »
Way back in August of 2022, we learned that the final Haikyu!! anime (ever?!) would be a two-part film. Now we’ve got some details on the first of those films, including a title, logo and promo video. Okay, the title and the logo are basically …Read more »
Nizo Yamamoto, an acclaimed art director known for his work on the films of Studio Ghibli and others, has died at the age of 70. The cause was stomach cancer. Yamamoto was born in Goto, Nagasaki (where a museum dedicated to Yamamoto can now be …Read more »
Another weekend of manga and anime dominance in Japan. Over the weekend of August 18 to August, the #1 film at the box office was the latest Kingdom film (the third, for those keeping track). This marks the fourth weekend the film has come in …Read more »
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