A few weeks ago, classic video game company SNK teased a new piece of hardware, and it wasn’t particularly hard to guess it might be something, uh, small. Today SNK has confirmed that its new console is, indeed, the Neo Geo Mini, a bite-sized version …Read more »
Bokura no Nanoka-Kan Senso (Our Seven Days War), a popular Japanese novel from 1985, will be getting an anime adaptation next year. The novel was previously adapted into a live-action film back in 1988. Our Seven Days War, written by Osamu Soda, is the story …Read more »
Fans of the touching 2016 film In This Corner of the World, including yours truly, were somewhat skeptical that the upcoming live-action series adaptation could bring the same magic and nuance as the movie (not to mention the original manga). But this piece of news …Read more »
Eureka Seven is back with the Hi Evolution films, and you can celebrate your love of the series with these cool sneaks. If you’re lucky, that is. It appears the sneakers, which are designed in collaboration with JADE, are extremely limited: there are only 77 …Read more »
Tokyo Alien Bros., the popular manga from Keigo Shinzo, will be getting a live-action TV series this July. That’s the word from NTV, the station that will air the series. Tokyo Alien Bros. will star Kei Inoo from boy band Hey! Say! Jump and Shota …Read more »
The Master of Ragnarök & Blesser of Einherjar, a series of fantasy light novels by Seiichi Takayama, is getting an anime adaptation. It’s now been announced the series will premiere this July, and several of its main character designs have also been revealed. The …Read more »
Funimation just premiered the first English-dubbed episode of Golden Kamuy, and along with it revealed the main two roles for the series. Ian Sinclair voices Sugimoto, while Monica Rial plays Asirpa. The dub is being directed by Jeremy Inman (Saga of Tanya the Evil) with …Read more »
FLCL Progressive, the long-awaited second season of cult classic FLCL, hits Adult Swim June 2, and to build up the hype (as if we could be any more excited!), the network has released a behind-the-scenes video will several players behind the series. That includes folks …Read more »
With the release of the final episode of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin May 5, the anime industry will say sayonara to one of its greatest directors. Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, who is helming Gundam: The Origin, and who created the manga on which it is based, announced …Read more »
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World‘s Strongest, a popular light novel series about a high school student who gets transported to another world, is getting an anime adaptation in 2019. Now we’ve got a look at what that series will look like courtesy a key visual …Read more »
The rumors have finally been confirmed: Shirobako, the anime about people who make anime, will be getting a cinematic sequel. The project was announced this weekend at a Shirobako-themed event in Tokyo. The film will bring back director Tsutomu Mizushima, scriptwriter Michiko Yokote, studio P.A. …Read more »
If you enjoyed the 2017 series Princess Principal and were hoping for a sequel, your wish has been granted—six times over. It’s been announced Princess Principal will get no less than six sequel films starting in 2019. The brand-new story will pick up after the …Read more »
Fireworks (or, if you’re into really long titles, Fireworks: Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?), the 2017 anime adaptation of the Shunji Iwai short film, is coming to U.S. theaters courtesy Gkids. The film will be shown in a series of …Read more »
The birds are chirping, flowers are blooming, and us otaku are… well, let’s not kid ourselves, folks: we’re at home watching anime regardless of what’s going on outside. Still, if you want to add a bit of seasonal flair to your viewing, check out this …Read more »
If you were watching anime in the 90s, there’s little doubt you saw something either created or character-designed by the legendary Kenichi Sonoda. The director/writer/creator’s been out of the game for a while (running his family’s centuries-old confectionery, apparently!) but it was recently announced he’d …Read more »
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