The live-action Hollywood remake of Robotech has been in development hell for years now, but it appears to be inching towards life. In the most recent piece of Robotech news, it’s been announced Jason Fuchs, who co-wrote Wonder Woman, will pen the screenplay for the …Read more »
UPDATE 3/25/18: Sword Art Online’s season 3 release date has been announced for October. UPDATE 10/1/17: Indeed SAO’s third season was officially confirmed, as well as well as a spin off series based on the Alternative Gun Gale Online novels. Click here for more details. Back …Read more »
Lo and behold, another season of anime is upon us. According to one chart, it looks there will be no less than 49 series on air—and that doesn’t include shorts, OVAs or films. That’s a lot of anime to choose from. This might help: it’s …Read more »
Over 25 years since its debut, Sailor Moon continues to be one of Japan’s most beloved manga franchises. Pop-up cafes featuring food and drinks themed after the manga and its characters are a near-yearly occurrence. Now the details behind this year’s Sailor Moon cafe have …Read more »
More Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- is on the way. White Fox, the studio behind Re:Zero, will release a “new episode,” it was revealed today at an event in Akihabara. A two-minute trailer for the new episode, with main characters Subaru, Emilia and Rem, …Read more »
Btooom! fans around the world are saying “boooo” (btooo?) with the news Junya Inoue’s manga will soon be coming to an end. Btooom!, which is about a NEET trapped inside the real-life version of his favorite online game, has been running since 2009, and currently …Read more »
For its line of Neon Genesis Evangelion-themed sneakers, shoe maker New Balance has taken what we’ll generously call the subtle route. The Eva shoes are based on New Balance’s Fresh Foam Cruz brand of sneakers, and share Evangelion’s signature color palette. They also come with …Read more »
It’s been a long wait, but the Matsuno bros are back. The second season of comedy series Mr. Osomatsu is set to hit screens this fall, and we’ve finally got the airdate and the main visual for the series. Mr. Osomatsu season 2 will premiere …Read more »
A few months ago, we reported Sanrio, the company behind Hello Kitty and her adorable pals, would be creating some Fullmetal Alchemist merchandise to tie in to the release of the live-action film out this December. Now we’ve finally got a look at the merch, …Read more »
The Japanese entertainment industry is aflutter today with the news that actress Emi Takei (Rurouni Kenshin, Terra Formars) is engaged to Takahiro from musical group Exile—and pregnant. This is a big deal not just because Takei is a popular actress, but because her various advertising …Read more »
While series like Fate/Apocrypha and Welcome to the Ballroom may be what’s hot and happening right now, Japanese site Anime Anime has decided to take a nostalgic look at what was on air exactly 10 years ago in the summer of 2007. Of all the …Read more »
The live-action adaptation of fan favorite Fullmetal Alchemist opens in Japan December 1, and the promotional train is picking up steam. Today a poster for the film was unveiled that gives us a glimpse of all the main cast members in costume. This poster joins …Read more »
Live-action adaptations of manga and anime are common—the reverse, not so much. The live action-to-anime adaptation is a rare beast indeed, but one that seems to be of particular interest to popular indie director Shunji Iwai, who, in 2015, used animation to create a prequel …Read more »
This is pretty darn adorable. Guillermo del Toro, director of Pacific Rim, Pan’s Labyrinth and a host of other sci-fi and fantasy films, doesn’t have the easiest name to pronounce. That is, at least, for Japanese actor Mana Ashida, who played Mako in a childhood …Read more »
A Silent Voice, one of our favorite films of 2016, is finally making its way to U.S. theaters courtesy Eleven Arts, who today released an English-subtitled trailer promoting the film. The film hits U.S. theaters October 20. As of yet, there does not appear to …Read more »
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