Dorohedoro, the post-apocalyptic manga from Q Hayashida, will get a TV anime adaptation. The announcement came with the release of the manga’s 23rd volume, as well as official guide book, in Japan. Dorohedoro centers around a man named Caiman with no memory of his past… …Read more »
Darwin’s Game, the manga by writing team FLIPFLOPs, is getting a TV anime adaptation, it was announced today. The manga, which has run in Shonen Champion since 2012, is a “battle manga” about a regular high schooler named Kaname Sadou invited to join an online …Read more »
The Flowers of Evil (Aku no Hana), the manga adapted into a controversial anime in 2013, is getting a live-action film adaptation. The film is set to premiere in 2019. The Flowers of Evil, based on the manga by Shuzo Oshimi, will be directed Noboru …Read more »
Sherlock Holmes Anime Gets Trailer, 2019 Airdate” width=”800″ height=”450″ />Production I.G, the folks behind Ghost in the Shell and the new FLCL, are creating a Sherlock Holmes anime set in Kabukicho, Tokyo’s most famous red-light district. Today it was announced that series, titled Kabukicho Sherlock, …Read more »
It’s fair to say the hype for Dragon Ball Super: Broly is going full saiyan. Now we’ve got the final trailer for the new film before it hits Japanese theaters December 14—and it’s got English subtitles. Aside from giving us a look at some new …Read more »
Fans of ultra-cool anime Cowboy Bebop have been 3 2 1 jamming for two decades now, and to mark the occasion, merchandise Movic is bringing out a range of Bebop items. The most eye-catching is a plush stuffed animal based Bebop’s genius dog Ein, which …Read more »
Magical Sempai, the gag manga about a sempai who loves magic but suffers from stage fright, will be getting a TV anime in 2019, Young Magazine has revealed. The series, based on the manga by AZU, will be directed by Fumiaki Usui (Chaos;HEAd episode director) …Read more »
A few months ago, it was announced fantasy series Spice and Wolf would be getting a VR game. Now Spicy Tails, the development team behind that game, have announced that crowdfunding will kick off November 25. Crowdfunding will take place across two platforms: Campfire, for …Read more »
Popular light novel/anime franchise Konosuba: God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! will be getting a dungeon RPG for PlayStation 4 and Vita. The game is being produced by Entergram, and will feature a new song titled “Stand Up” performed by Machico. Machico has previously performed …Read more »
Starting today, November 1, KFCs throughout Japan will be offering “The Double,” a burger in which the buns are made not from bread, but… fried chicken. If that weren’t weird enough, KFC has hired a number of famous anime actors to play original characters to …Read more »
Are you digging this season’s SSSS.Gridman? So much, in fact, you want to give its heroines a big ol’ hug? Or, perhaps, dress as them? In that case, you are in luck courtesy some just-announced SSSS.Gridman merchandise. First up, hug pillows (or hug pillow covers, …Read more »
It’s not a secret to everybody. Producer Adi Shankar, who produced Netflix’s animated Castlevania series, is in talks to work his magic on a series based on Legend of Zelda. On Monday, Shankar wrote he was “working with an iconic Japanese gaming company to adapt …Read more »
Re:Zero is out with a new OVA, Memory Snow, and to mark the occasion, the series has teamed up with Sanrio to Hello Kitty-ize its characters. Emilia, Rem and Ram have been given the Kitty treatment for a series of Twitter icons that are expected …Read more »
Yuriko Koike, the governor of Tokyo, is known as an anime fan. The governor is often seen donning anime duds come Halloween, and once even proclaimed she wants to turn Tokyo into “anime land.” How much of this is pure fandom and how much is …Read more »
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