The two Sailor Moon Eternal films are coming—late, but they’re coming!—and the news continues to flow in. Today we learned which voice actors will be playing the Amazoness Quartet. Those actors are: Yuko Hara as JunJun Reina Ueda as CereCere Sumire Morohoshi as PallaPalla Rie …Read more »
As The Ramones once said, “gimme gimme shock treatment.” There are plenty of anime series out there that only really get going a few episodes in. We’ve all heard defenders of certain long-running shows say something like, “just wait until episode 30!” And no offense …Read more »
Zombie Land Saga, the anime series about undead idol group Franchouchou, may be off the air, but its cultural influence still looms large. There’s an official Zombie Land Saga musical headed to Tokyo next month, and today a new single featuring Franchouchou was announced. The …Read more »
Someone over at sports news site Bleacher Report is a Cowboy Bebop fan. The site teased its coverage of the upcoming NBA playoffs yesterday with something pretty incredible: a video in the style of Cowboy Bebop’s opening—complete with theme song “Tank!!” In place of Spike, …Read more »
Suppose a Kid From the Last Dungeon Boonies Moved to a Starter Town. C’mon, go ahead, suppose! The upcoming series, based on the light novels from writer Toshio Sato, is headed to screens this January. Today we got a fresh look at the show with …Read more »
A 35-year-old man in Sapporo, Japan was arrested this weekend for a bout of Pokemon Go-induced rage, it was reported today. The story goes like this: the man was walking down the street, playing Pokemon Go, when he spotted a car parked facing traffic and, …Read more »
We here at OUSA Japan Headquarters are big fans of 1) Ghost in the Shell and 2) a good craft beer, so when we heard a Japanese brewery was bringing out an official Ghost in the Shell beer, we knew we had to give it …Read more »
Dropout Idol Fruit Tart is an upcoming anime series about idol singers trying to prevent their dorm from getting demolished. Today we got a listen to both the opening and ending theme songs (important for a show about music, I think you’ll agree) and learned …Read more »
MAPPA, the studio behind Yuri on Ice and Zombie Land Saga, is bringing the world of gymnastics to anime with Taiso Samurai, a new original series set to land this October. The series centers around male gymnast Shotaro Aragaki, a once-great member of Japan’s gymnastics …Read more »
We’ve got a bunch of new deets on Noblesse, the new Crunchyroll-produced anime based on a Korean manhwa from Jeho Son and Kwangsu Lee. The series, about a Noble named Raizel who awakens after a 820-year slumber, is set to hit the streaming service this …Read more »
AT&T is looking to sell Crunchyroll to Sony for $1.5 billion. That’s the report from The Information, who are citing “three people familiar with the situation.” The Information is also reporting that Sony has balked at the $1.5 billion price tag, with negotiations ongoing. Meanwhile, …Read more »
Josee, the Tiger and the Fish, the upcoming film from studio BONES, has a release date: December 25. The film was originally set to hit theaters in Japan this summer, but was delayed due to you-know-what. Based on a short story by Seiko Tanabe, the …Read more »
Remember earlier this year we when reported on an Australian senator calling for a review of all anime and manga sold in the country, which he described as containing “child abuse material”? Well, looks like that actually happened—and as a result, three novels in the …Read more »
It may have been delayed, but the second season of The Promised Neverland is still on the way. The Promised Neverland season 2 is set to hit screens in January 2021, and here to remind us all of that fact is a new piece of …Read more »
Shika no Ō (The Deer King), the new anime film from Production I.G, has been delayed to 2021. The film was originally set to open in Japanese theaters on September 18 of this year. The announcement didn’t cite any reason for the delay, but we …Read more »
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