As hardcore Attack on Titan fans are no doubt aware, the Japanese title of the series is Shingeki no Kyojin , literally something like “advance of the giants.” Hence the latest tie-up for the series, this time with the professional baseball team the Yomiuri Giants, …Read more »
Last week we posted a primer detailing many of the real-life counterparts to characters in Shirobako , the recently-finished very meta series about working in the anime industry. Some of those characters’ real-life inspirations were more obvious than others (Masahiko Inami/Masahiko Minami, for instance, was …Read more »
Not too long ago we were remarking how more anime is moving off the America-based Kickstarter and onto Japan-based crowdfunding platforms. Well, here to prove us wrong is Coluboccoro , a new fantasy anime project from Kenji Studio. The good old “if it ain’t broke, …Read more »
It’s April in Japan, and that means cherry blossoms, baseball, and a Detective Conan film, which have been appearing yearly since 1997. This year’s film in the long-running series, known as Case Closed in America, is being promoted by two pop-up cafes in Tokyo and …Read more »
This bit of news comes not from Japan but Turkey, where the controversial mayor of that country’s capital, Melih Gökçek, has erected a giant robot statue that looks an awful lot like a Zaku from Mobile Suit Gundam . Huh. The statue, which was unveiled …Read more »
Rejoice: the very sunglasses worn by Master Roshi, original wielder of the kamehameha and a true master of fashion, can now be yours. The shades of the Dragon Ball character also known as the Turtle Hermit have been brought to real life by cosplay company …Read more »
Akira , the classic anime film that helped launch a wave of anime fandom in these here United States, is, believe it or not, almost thirty years old. Geez Louise. Akira used to be practically required viewing for anime fans who grew up in the …Read more »
Fans of Gundam Build Fighters , the anime series about Gunpla, Gundam models, rejoice! Two original videos are headed your way, according to the official Build Fighters Twitter account. The first is based on the first season of the series, Gundam Build Fighters , is …Read more »
Wait, Attack on Titan season two still isn’t out yet? What’s the holdup, guys? One way Nintendo 3DS owners might survive the interminable wait might be to pick up Attack on Titan: Humanity in Chains , which will be available in May on the Nintendo …Read more »
If you are in the habit of pouring one out for dead homies, please offer your next libation to crowdfunding site Anime Sols, who will shutter their virtual doors May 1. As stated on the Anime Sols news page : As you may have noticed, …Read more »
Gainax, the anime studio behind such projects as Wings of Honneamise , Neon Genesis Evangelion and Gurren Lagann , has opened an anime museum in rural Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture. Fukushima is recovering from 2011’s triple earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. Gainax president Yoshinori Asao, originally …Read more »
We knew was coming, and now we know when: Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto spinoff manga is set to debut in Shonen Jump on April 27. The manga, titled Naruto Gaiden: Nanadaime Hokage to Akairo no Hanatsuzuki ( Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring …Read more »
Once again, it’s time to check in on everyone’s favorite “open but not working on anything” anime studio, Ghibli, with a couple interesting tidbits that hit the net this week. First off, The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness , the 2014 documentary about the inner …Read more »
The Spear of Longinus crowdfunding project , which aims to fly a replica of the Evangelion spear to the moon, is now accepting international backers. Supporters from outside Japan can choose either the 5,000 or 50,000 yen tiers. The 5,000 yen tier rewards include a …Read more »
Assassination Classroom , the live-action film based on the manga of the same name, revolves around a fantasy that’s run through the head of every junior high school student at least once: killing their homeroom teacher. In Assassination Classroom , though, the teacher is a …Read more »
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