Dropkick on My Devil!, the anime based on the manga by Yukiwo, just wrapped up its third season (Dropkick on My Devil!!! X). Now, going forward, the staff of the anime is looking to fund future episodes in a less conventional way—via crowdfunding. That’s the …Read more »
Good news for fans of the Fushigi Yugiverse: manga Fushigi Yugi Byakko Senki will be back next year. The manga, penned by Fushigi Yugi creator Yuu Watase, started up back in 2017, but went on hiatus in 2018 due to the author’s health issues. Now Watase …Read more »
There’s a new original TV anime on the way called Giant Beasts of Ars, and it’s set to hit screens in January 2023. That’s the word from DMM and Asahi Production, the folks behind the project. Called Ars no Kyojū in Japanese, the anime features …Read more »
Sure, there’s the recently announced Lupin III x Cat’s Eye film, but here’s another crossover between two classic franchises. In this new 30-second ad, entitled “Goodbye to Long Orders,” the Lupin III crew visit the McDonald’s drive-in to grab a bite, but Lupin has forgotten …Read more »
Kawaisugi Crisis (Too Cute Crisis), a sci-fi comedy manga by Mitsuru Kido, will be getting the anime treatment in 2023. The manga is about an alien sent to earth to destroy it… until she discovers the cuteness of cats, that is. Yeah, I get that. …Read more »
Good news, Jujutsu Kaisen fans: there’s a lot more of the show headed our way in 2023. It was announced this weekend that once season 2 kicks off, it’ll run an entire six months without a break. That’s two whole cours in anime season speak. …Read more »
How much do you love Zeta Gundam? Probably not as much as Kosuke Tomosugi (reading unconfirmed) from Japan, who just finished a 1:100 scale model of the Argama, the mothership from the series. 1:100 scale means that Tomosugi’s model is as big as a car. …Read more »
Get over here, friends! Japan will finally be lifting its restrictions on tourist travel starting October 11, said Prime Minister Fumio Kishida while visiting the UN in New York this week. Visitors from countries that were previously exempted from visas for travel, such as the …Read more »
The full lineup for this year’s Tokyo International Film Festival has been revealed, and it includes a bundle of anime films old and new. As for the new, the festival will screen three recent anime films under the theme “Creating Worlds with Animation.” The films …Read more »
We knew that EDENS ZERO, the anime adaptation of the Hiro Mashima manga, would be getting a second season: the only question was when. Now we know: a new trailer for EDENS ZERO season 2 reveals that it’ll start airing in April 2023. The cast …Read more »
The second season of The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent is headed to screens in 2023. That’s the word from a fresh trailer for season 2 of the anime, which adapts the light novels of the same name by Yuka Tachibana and Yasuyuki Syuri. We’ve …Read more »
Graniph may not be as a famous as Japanese apparel brands like Uniqlo, but they’ve always got cute T-shirts and other apparel, and even do collabs with popular anime, video games and other otaku stuff. Case in point: a new collection of Dragon Ball merch, …Read more »
Anyone who’s tried to travel to Japan since the COVID-19 pandemic hit knows it hasn’t been easy. Until very recently, tourism was a no-go, and even now, you have to buy into tour packages to get in. There’s also an entry cap of 50,000 people …Read more »
Helen McCarthy, one of the UK’s preeminent anime experts, is set to deliver a webinar about a fascinating topic: UK anime and manga fanzines. The lecture, which is set for Sept 15 (6PM London time), is about the fanzine culture that kept anime and manga …Read more »
The 2022 World Team Table Tennis Championships in China are coming up, and Japan’s competitors have someone special cheering them on: Anya from Spy x Family. Today a piece of official art showing Anya in table tennis gear was revealed. It’s an official tie-up with …Read more »
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