Is a live-action Demon Slayer in the works? Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is a demonic hit, with about a bazillion copies of the manga sold and people rushing to see the film in Japan. Amid the this Demon Slayer madness, “secret negotiations” are already …Read more »
The Tokyo International Film Festival is on (sans international guests—thanks COVID) and its anime section features films old and new, from the very first Pokemon movie to ones that haven’t even been released yet. Words Bubble Up Like Soda Pop is in the latter category. …Read more »
The Vampire Dies in No Time (Kyūketsuki wa Sugu Shinu), the comedy manga from Itaru Bonnoki, is set to suck up an anime adaptation. Now we’ve learned that adaptation is set to hit screens in 2021. We’ve also learned the principal players behind bringing it …Read more »
Game Boy: now that’s a name I haven’t heard in a long time. The Game Boy was the first thing I ever bought with my own money, way back in the early ’90s. The chunky grey handheld from Nintendo was first released back in 1989, …Read more »
Aside from Comiket, AnimeJapan is one of Japan’s biggest events for all things anime, manga and more. This year, the event was canceled due to you-know-what. But it’s just been announced that Anime Japan 2021 will happen. The event is set for March 2021, with …Read more »
The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t hit Japan as hard as other places in the world: there are only about 600 new cases per day, and life is relatively back to normal after a quasi-lockdown earlier this year. Still, many places are seeing the impact of less …Read more »
Gundam fans in Japan are getting a bit of an early Christmas present. Films from the Mobile Suit Gundam SEED and 00 series are getting theatrical revival screenings featuring the latest and greatest projection technology. The two films being rereleased are Mobile Suit Gundam SEED: …Read more »
Kentaro Ito, an actor known for his multiple roles in live-action adaptations of manga, is being questioned after a hit-and-run incident. Ito allegedly hit a motorcycle carrying two passengers, a man and woman, with his car October 28. The man suffered light injuries, and the …Read more »
Nintendo Switch owners were treated to a Travis Touchdown-sized surprise today. In the lead-up to No More Heroes III, which is coming to the console next year, the first two No More Heroes games are now available for download. No More Heroes and No More …Read more »
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is all the rage these days, with the recently-released film version scooping up record-breaking amounts of yen. This week, a man in Japan trying to profit on that popularity was arrested for selling pirated Demon Slayer DVDs. Reportedly, the 40-year-old …Read more »
Among the slew of announcements from Netflix today, here’s the one that I’m most excited about: Godzilla Singular Point, the Godzilla anime series from BONES and Orange. Today Netflix released a bunch of new SP information, including a poster and trailer plus some cast and …Read more »
Extra-Terrestrial Boys & Girls, the new anime from Mitsuo Iso, the creator of Den-noh Coil, is on the way. The anime, which was announced so long ago we’d started to worry about it, is heading to screens in 2022. Along with the announcement came the …Read more »
Good news, Great Pretender fans: the second season of the Wit Studio anime hits Netflix November 25. Great Pretender season 2 encompasses the show’s fourth “Case,” episodes 15 to 23, entitled “Wizard of the Far East.” It takes place in Shanghai and Tokyo, bringing Makoto …Read more »
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is the hot topic right now, with everyone from the New York Times to Japanese government officials talking about it. It’s a good time to be Koyoharu Gotoge, the creator of the manga, who’s no doubt inspiring tons of young …Read more »
Tsukimichi -Moonlit Fantasy-, a series of isekai novels by Kei Azumi, is set to get the anime treatment. That’s the word from Nippon TV, the Japanese TV network that’s just launched a brand-new anime division. Tsukimichi will be the first anime project developed by the …Read more »
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