Isekai light novel series Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation is getting the anime treatment. Announced last year, the series is set to hit screens in 2021. In the meantime, a new trailer for the series, and some casting, has just been revealed. The cast members announced …Read more »
If you guys are like me, you’ll take any good news you can get these days. Well, here’s some: the development team for the next Final Fantasy VII Remake game are not feeling a big impact from COVID-19. That’s the word from head honchos Yoshinori …Read more »
There’s more Seitokai Yakuindomo on the way! Seitokai Yakuindomo 2, originally set for July 2020 until this whole COVID thing happened, will now hit Japanese theaters January 1, 2021. The film has all the main cast and staff members returning, with Hiromitsu Kanazawa (Princess Lover!) …Read more »
Tearjerkers are the subject of the latest poll by Japanese site Anime Anime, which asked its readers to rank the anime that made them cry the most. Sure, we’ve seen ranking sites ask this question before, but it’s always interesting to read the answers. We …Read more »
Netflix’s Ultraman is headed back for a second season. A new trailer for Ultraman season 2 has just been released, and it features a big reveal: the new look and voice of Ultraman Taro. Taro will be played by Tatsuhisa Suzuki, also known as Ta_2. …Read more »
We’re a few days late to this, but it’s just too cute not to post: Lio and Galo from Promare have been Sanrio-ified. It’s the Hello Kitty maker’s way of wishing Promare a happy birthday—the film turned one recently. In the image, Lio and Galo celebrate …Read more »
Yuriko Koike, the governor of Tokyo best known by some anime fans for her cosplay skills, has won reelection. Koike, who first took the governorship in 2016, easily won reelection July 5, earning some 3.6 million votes. The second place candidate, Kenji Utsunomiya, received about …Read more »
The cells are back at work. Or will be soon, anyway. A film version of Cells at Work! is set to hit theaters in Japan September 5. Now we’ve got a fresh look at the film via a new trailer and key visual, plus some …Read more »
This news is anything but annoying: comedy manga My Senpai is Annoying is getting an anime adaptation. The anime will be animated at Doga Kobo (Sing “Yesterday” for Me). Shiro Manta’s My Senpai is Annoying has been running on pixiv Comic since 2017. It’s the …Read more »
Kuki, Saitama has spruced up a few of its manhole covers. The city, known best to anime fans as the setting for Lucky Star, has installed four colorful manhole covers based on that series. But wait, you say: wasn’t Lucky Star set in Washimiya? Yes …Read more »
Those who tune into Funimation’s upcoming virtual con FunimationCon will be treated to a host of anime premieres. That includes getting a peek at two shows before they debut in Japan. The first of those shows is Deca-Dence, the upcoming series from director Yuzuru Tachikawa (Mob …Read more »
Yowamushi Pedal is set to pedal its way into Japanese theaters August 14 via a new live-action adaptation. The film, entitled simply Yowamushi Pedal, stars Ren Nagase as Sakamichi Onoda, Kentaro Ito as Shunsuke Imaizumi and Kanna Hashimoto as Miki Kanzaki. It’s directed by Koichiro …Read more »
Love Live!, the idol franchise made up of video games, anime series, manga adaptations and more turns 10 years old today, June 30. That’s the day something called Love Live! School Idol Project first appeared in the pages of Dengeki G’s Magazine. The concept? A …Read more »
Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon 2 is set to curse its way onto gaming platforms July 10. The sequel to Bloodstained: Curse of the Moon will launch on PC (Steam), PlayStation 4, Switch and Xbox One. That news comes from a brand-new trailer for the …Read more »
World End Economica, an upcoming anime funded via crowdfunding platforms, has just revealed a trailer with English subs. The anime is based on the World End Economica visual novels by Isuna Hasekura (Spice and Wolf). Two crowdfunding projects were run for the anime: one on …Read more »
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