Daisuke Ashihara’s World Trigger will be skipping out on February’s issue of Jump SQ, which goes on sale January 4. That’s because Ashihara is taking a break due to health issues, reports the official Twitter account for the manga. Ashihara has previously taken a few …Read more »
The good news: Kore Yamazaki’s The Ancient Magus’ Bride manga is back with a new arc, and fans will be able to read it in English in simultaneous release. The bad news: that English-language translation is being written by AI. Specifically, the manga is using …Read more »
An anime adaptation of Shinobu Takayama’s Haigakura is set to hit screens in 2024. Now we know what the series will look like thanks to a new teaser trailer. Check it out! The series is directed by Junichi Yamamoto (More Than a Married Couple, But …Read more »
Godzilla Minus One, this year’s Godzilla film, will soon be coming at you sans color. The film is getting a monochrome release called Godzilla -1.0/C, or Godzilla Minus One Minus Color. The desaturated version of the film hits Japanese theaters January 12. According to director …Read more »
Japan gets all the good stuff. This time, it’s a tie-up promo campaign between Godzilla and McDonald’s, complete with a logo that looks right out of a Godzilla film. There’s a nice 30-second add, too. The main object of the campaign seems to be a …Read more »
Dead Dead Demon’s Dededede Destruction, the manga from Inio Asano about high school girls and a giant alien mothership, is getting an anime adaptation next year in the form of two films. Now we’ve got a fresh look at those films thanks to a new …Read more »
Two big franchises, Haruhi Suzumiya and Lucky Star, are, believe it or not, 20 years old this year. The first Haruhi Suzumiya light novel was published in June 2003, while the Lucky Star manga kicked off in December of the same year. Both properties were …Read more »
More SHY coming our way soon. That’s the word from the official site of the anime based on the manga by Bukimi Miki, who uploaded an illustration to celebrate the news. New cast members for season two will include Shunichi Toki as Doki and Saori …Read more »
Macross II: Lovers Again is the disavowed stepchild of the Macross franchise, but the current Kickstarter from Animeigo proves there’s still plenty of love for the series. Animeigo’s bid to crowdfund a new Blu-ray release of the six-episode ‘90s OVA is already a huge success …Read more »
Every year, anime industry watchers eagerly await the release of the annual report by the Association of Japanese Animations, or AJA. It’s finally out, and while we haven’t read it cover to cover just yet, the topline numbers are certainly worth writing about. Specifically, the …Read more »
Believe it or not, the initial Love Live! anime series went on the air 10 years ago. Now the franchise is set to celebrate with orchestral concerts and screenings of the Love Live! film in 4D. The concerts will take place over two days, March …Read more »
Aritsune Toyota, a beloved science-fiction writer who worked on many anime series, has died at age 85. The cause of death was cancer of the esophagus. Toyota, who was born in Gunma Prefecture in 1938, was known for his novel series like Nihon Shin Shinwa …Read more »
A recent Japanese survey pitted otaku vs. otaku to see which type of fans spend the most time and money on their hobbies. The report, put together by Yano Research Institute, surveyed men and women who either consider themselves otaku or have been labeled as …Read more »
Yahoo! Japan (yes, Yahoo is still a commonly used search engine in Japan) has just released its Search Awards for 2023 — a list of pop culture faves that received the most searches for the year. The search award for anime went to Oshi no …Read more »
Do you dig Frieren: Beyond Journey’s End? You’re certainly not alone. The manga was already a hit before the anime began airing, with 10 million copies out in the world. But the anime has hugely increased awareness of the fantasy manga by Kanehito Yamada and …Read more »
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