Goodbye, DonGlees!, the new film from Atsuko Ishizuka (A Place Further than the Universe), is set to hit Japanese theaters on February 18. That’s the word from the Tokyo International Film Festival, where the film had its world premiere this week. The film centers around …Read more »
Any In/Spectre fans out there? Good news: the 12-episode anime is getting a second season in 2022. The second season of In/Spectre was first announced way back in late 2020, but now we finally have word on when it’s coming out. We’ve also got word on …Read more »
As Tokyo experts know, the city includes 23 wards, essentially semi-autonomous cities (think Shibuya Ward, Taito Ward, etc.). But starting January 2022, there will be 24th ward — in the world of anime, at least. That’s thanks to a new original anime series from CloverWorks …Read more »
My Dress-Up Darling, the upcoming anime based on the manga by Shinichi Fukuda, has a new promo video out today that reveals the cast and its premiere month: January 2022. The main cast will be Hina Suguta as Marin Kitagawa and Shoya Ishige as Wakana …Read more »
That’s pretty cool. Tatsunoko Production, the anime studio behind seriously famous properties like Gatchaman, Yatterman, Time Bokan and Mach GoGoGo (also known as Speed Racer), turns 60 years old next year. It’s kicked off the year-long countdown with an illustration featuring 60 of its most …Read more »
Blue Giant, Shinichi Ishizuka’s manga about an aspiring jazz musician, is getting the theatrical anime treatment. The film will open in 2022. Blue Giant launched in 2013 and ended in 2016. It won several awards during its run, and Ishizuka has gone on to pen …Read more »
My Dress-Up Darling, the manga by Shinichi Fukuda, is getting an anime adaptation by the folks at CloverWorks (The Promised Neverland). Now we’ve got a look at that anime via its first piece of key art. We’ve also learned who’ll be working on the series: …Read more »
Wit Studio, the folks behind titles like Great Pretender and Attack on Titan seasons 1-3, are having a bit of a money problem, it seems. For the fiscal period that ended this May, the studio posted a loss of 480 million yen (about $4.2 million). …Read more »
Trouble in the harem. World’s End Harem, the anime adaptation of the manga by Kotaro Shono was supposed to hit screens, uh, today! But there was a sudden announcement that the anime has been delayed until January 2022 so that the production can be “closely …Read more »
I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe… the 1982 cult classic Blade Runner turned into anime by the directors of Ghost in the Shell… Yup, it’s happening. Blade Runner: Black Lotus is set to hit screens November 13 on Adult Swim and Crunchyroll. Here’s the …Read more »
I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss, a series of isekai novels by Sarasa Nagase, is getting animeified. Here’s how Yen Press describes the light novel series, which kicked off in 2017. When her engagement to the prince ends unceremoniously, details of the …Read more »
If your parents get on your case for watching that “pointless anime stuff,” here’s an article for them. An 18-year-old man in Japan has credited knowledge gained from watching anime for helping stop a fire from getting out of control. According to the article from …Read more »
Yūenchi: Baki Gaiden (Amusement Park: Baki Side Story), a series of Baki spinoff light novels, are getting the manga treatment. That’s the word from the latest issue of Weekly Shonen Champion. The manga will be illustrated by Yuria Fujita, who provides the art for the …Read more »
It’s a-me, guy from Jurassic World! Today Nintendo revealed the voice cast for the upcoming Super Mario Bros. movie, plus a release date of December 21, 2022. The cast includes Bob Hoskins, John Leguizamo, Dennis Hopper—er, sorry, wrong movie. Here’s the actual cast: Mario: Chris …Read more »
Reincarnated as a Sword, a series of isekai light novels by Yū Tanaka, are being reincarnated as anime series on TV. We’ve got not one but three new illustrations to celebrate the news, by novel illustrator LLO, manga illustrator Tomowo Maruyama, and spinoff manga artist Hinako Inoue. …Read more »
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