Redline, possibly the most intense anime film ever made, turns 10 this year. Takeshi Koike’s sci-fi film about a no-holds-barred race in the future didn’t make much of a dent at the Japanese box office, but it’s become a cult favorite over the years, with …Read more »
Nier Replicant ver. 1.22474487139…, the upcoming remake of Nier Replicant, has locked down a release date: April 23, 2021. And if you memorize the entire title, the game’s free! (Just kidding.) The game will be released on PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC via Steam. …Read more »
If The Algorithm has deemed you worthy, there’s a good chance you’ve already seen a video or two from cosplayer/pianist YouTuber Pan Piano. The YouTube star has now gained over 1.5 million followers for her spirited renditions of famous anime and game theme songs, high-quality …Read more »
Let’s get ready to handle some crowns. The first film in the upcoming Princess Principal: Crown Handler series is finally headed to screens after a COVID-19-related delay. The film was initially set for this April. In late March, the head of Studio Actas tweeted that …Read more »
Just the other day, when I reported that Funimation and Crunchyroll would be streaming the final season of Attack on Titan, I mentioned that actual premiere date hadn’t been locked down yet. Well, now it has. Attack on Titan The Final Season is set to …Read more »
Remember the year 2000? We’d somehow survived the Y2K problem and were all ready to enter a fabulous new millennium of prosperity and peace. Yeah, that didn’t really work out, but at least we got some good anime that year. Ranking site Goo recently asked …Read more »
Attack on Titan The Final Season is set to lumber onto Japanese TV screens this fall, but until now, we didn’t know where we’d be able to stream it. Now the word is that the series will stream via both Funimation and Crunchyroll. The former …Read more »
Lupin the Thiiiiiird! The Fiiiiiirst! Late last year, Japan saw the release of Lupin III: The First, the, uh, first CG film in the long-running franchise about the world’s greatest (or at least coolest) thief. Now that film is headed Stateside, and we’ve got a look …Read more »
Studio Ghibli, the famed folks behind Spirited Away, My Neighbor Totoro, Grave of the Fireflies and many more classics, has unleashed a bunch of free screenshots on the world. The screenshots, which come from eight of the studio’s classic films, are available for free personal …Read more »
Mark your calendars, Muv-Luv fans: in about a month, we’re going to learn something important about the latest Muv-Luv anime. That’s Muv-Luv Alternative the Animation, the anime adaptation of the game-turned-manga and the followup to the Schwarzesmarken anime from 2016. Muv-Luv Alternative the Animation was …Read more »
Baki’s back. The Keisuke Itagaki manga Baki: Son of Ogre is getting the anime treatment on Netflix as part of its ongoing Baki adaptation. Also known as Hanma Baki, Son of Ogre will serve as the third season of Netflix’s Baki anime. It’s also the …Read more »
A few days ago, we told you there was a new collaboration between between studio BONES and director Hiroko Utsumi on the way. Now we’ve got some hot details on that series, called SK8 the Infinity. It’s about a sk8r boi named Reki, a sophomore in …Read more »
Back in June, we learned the popular Nintendo DS RPG The World Ends With You was getting an anime adaptation. Now we’ve got a fresh look at that adaptation courtesy a new trailer. The 90-second trailer previews the anime’s look, premise and Shibuya setting. As …Read more »
Back in June, we got a piece of kingly news: that a new Shaman King anime adaptation was on the way. Now we’ve got some deets on that 2021 Shaman King anime adaptation, including who’s playing who and who’s at the helm. We also got the first …Read more »
Sumo wrestler Naoya Shodai is at the top of his game. The wrestler recently took his third victory in a row at the autumn tournament. But the young wrestler has been the subject of attention for another reason this week: his love of the anime …Read more »
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