Otaku of a certain age will remember a franchise called Battle Athletes, a manga and anime from the ‘90s in which girls from around the world face off in an Olympic-style athletic competition… in space! Now the ‘90s franchise is back with a new manga …Read more »
The grand opening of Super Nintendo World, the Nintendo theme park located inside Universal Studios Japan in Osaka, has been delayed. Originally set to open to the public in late July, it has been postponed as a precaution against the spread of COVID-19. A new …Read more »
Here’s some news to excite more than a few gamers out there. The World Ends With You, the action RPG which debuted on Nintendo DS way back in 2007, is getting an anime adaptation. That’s the word from Square Enix, which developed the game. Square …Read more »
Masaaki Yuasa (Devilman Crybaby, Japan Sinks: 2020) may have retired as the boss at Science Saru, the studio he co-founded, but he’s still hard at work on Inu-Oh, his latest theatrical film. Now we’ve learned North American fans will be able to get their peepers …Read more »
Dokyuu Hentai HxEROS, the upcoming sci-fi harem anime, continues to build the hype for its July 3 premiere. This time, we’ve got some new visuals, including the series’ four main female leads cosplaying their respective characters. From left to right, we’ve got: Yuki Kuwahara as …Read more »
Chihayafuru fans in Japan faced disappointment this month when an event celebrating the manga and anime, set for June 21, was canceled due to you-know-what. However, fans in Japan and around the world had a bit of solace today in the form of a new …Read more »
Black Clover is headed back to screens. Production on the anime was temporarily halted back in April, but the series will resume with episode 133 on July 7. That’s the word from the latest issue of Shonen Jump, where Yuki Tabata’s Black Clover has been …Read more »
Ken Wakui’s manga Tokyo Revengers is getting anime-ized. The adaptation of the manga, which launched in Shonen Magazine back in 2017, is set to hit screens in 2021. The news came alongside a short teaser for the series and a new illustration by Wakui, who …Read more »
Wonderful news! Konosuba – God’s Blessing on This Wonderful World! has just landed a new video game for PlayStation 4 and Switch. It’s subtitled Kono Yokubō no Ishō ni Chōai o! (something like Favor These Clothes of Desire!) and it’s due out September 24 in …Read more »
The Millionaire Detective – Balance: UNLIMITED is set to return following a COVID-19-related production delay. That’s the word from Aniplex, which reports Funimation’s simulcast will return July 30. Only two episodes of the series, based on the novel by Yasutaka Tsutsui (Paprika), had aired before …Read more »
About a year ago, we first heard word that not all was well in the land of Ufotable. That’s the anime studio behind properties like Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel and Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. The story was that Ufotable founder Hikaru Kondo and his …Read more »
The return of the fifth season of Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma, The Fifth Plate, is mere weeks away. Ahead of the season’s July 3 restart, we’ve got a fresh trailer which teases upcoming episodes and new characters. The Fifth Plate began airing April 10, …Read more »
Otakon 2020 was one of the many conventions around the country canceled in the face of COVID-19. But the legendary east coast con has just announced an online version set for August 1, 2020. Called Otakon.Online, the virtual convention will feature “all the content you’ve …Read more »
A lot of folks out there are pretty excited for Peter Grill and the Philosopher’s Time, the fantasy harem anime helmed by hentai director Tatsumi. Now a new racy trailer has brought us the good news: the series is set to premiere July 10. We’ve …Read more »
The king is back, baby. Hiroyuki Takei’s celebrated manga Shaman King will be receiving a brand-new anime adaptation, it was announced today. That adaptation will begin airing in April 2021, and will cover all 35 volumes of the manga’s complete edition. On top of this …Read more »
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