Macross is back! Okay, it was never really gone, but still—exciting news for fans of the long-running giant robot/love triangle/musical franchise indeed. The news comes with scant details, but we know that 1) it’s anime of some kind 2) it’s being animated at Sunrise, as …Read more »
Pompo: The Cinephile, a movie about making movies, was one of the best anime films of 2021, so I’m happy to hear that the team behind it is reuniting for a new film. That includes director Takayuki Hirao, character designer Shingo Adachi, composer Kenta Matsukuma …Read more »
Back in March, we learned that season 5 of Bungo Stray Dogs would be debuting some time in July. Now we know exactly when: July 12. Coming alongside that juicy piece of news is a fresh trailer for the new season. Season 5 features an …Read more »
Good news for fans of the live-action Kingdom film series: the trailer for the third film is out, and it features a theme song by none other than Hikaru Utada. The song is called “Gold ~Mata Au Hi Made~” (“Gold: Until We Meet Again”). The …Read more »
Believe it or not, the classic Sunrise series The King of Braves GaoGaiGar finished its 49-episode run 25 years ago. Now the series is getting an anniversary exhibition in Japan this summer. The exhibition will run from July 14 to 30 at Seibu Shibuya. To …Read more »
Online RPG Final Fantasy XIV is celebrating its 10th anniversary with some real-life events in Japan that sound, well, pretty awesome. The events will feature both fireworks and music from the game. Or, as the official site explains it: FINAL FANTASY XIV 10th ANNIVERSARY FIREWORKS …Read more »
Smartphones have turned the world sideways, and traditional media has started to go vertical in response. Now Shueisha, the Japanese publishing giant behind Shonen Jump, is getting into the game. The company just announced a vertical scrolling manga app called Jump Toon, which is set …Read more »
The upcoming animated film Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse is getting a manga spinoff in the (digital) pages of Shonen Jump+, and the story is a doozy. Here’s the setup: Doctor Octopus falls into a coma and awakens in the body of a Japanese middle school …Read more »
Last month, we learned there was a new original anime series on the way called Girls Band Cry. There weren’t many details then, but, well, now there are! Let’s dig in. The series is animated at Toei Animation, and directed by Kazuo Sakai, who previously …Read more »
Good news for fans of old-school real robot action anime: there’s a new original series called Bang Brave Bang Bravern on the way, and it’s directed by none other than legend Masami Obari. Bang Brave Bang Bravern is produced by Cygames, with animation by CygamesPictures. …Read more »
Last month, we learned the anime Do It Yourself!! had earned itself a live-action adaptation. Now we know when that series is set to hit airwaves, and who’s in it. The series will star: Hinano Kamimura ( from Hinatazaka46) as Serufu Yua Iori Noguchi (from …Read more »
Zatsu Tabi -That’s Journey-, a manga by Kenta Ishizaka about aimless travel, is getting an anime adaptation. That’s the word from Dengeki Maoh, the magazine in which the manga has run since 2019. It centers around a college student who’s trying—and failing—to become a pro …Read more »
Alice and Therese’s Illusory Factory, the new original film from Mari Okada (Maquia) was first announced back in 2021. We haven’t heard much since then… until today. Now we’ve got a teaser trailer, key art, cast details, and a release date: September 15, 2023 in …Read more »
A Side Character’s Love Story, the manga by Akane Tamura, is getting the live-action film treatment. The film will be released in 2024. The manga, set in Hiroshima, is about a woman in her 20s who considers herself a “side character,” but must assert herself …Read more »
Blue Giant is heading to New York. The manga by Shinichi Ishizuka about Japanese jazz saxophonist Dai will enter its “New York arc” this July. That’s following Blue Giant, Blue Giant Supreme and Blue Giant Explorer, all of which track Dai’s journey from a young …Read more »
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