The second Demon Slayer stage play—Stage Play Kimetsu no Yaiba Part 2: Bond—was set to kick off its opening performance in Japan on August 7. Before that, Japanese media got an early peek at the show’s dress rehearsal performance, and now we can all see …Read more »
The Way of the Househusband anime is getting a little something extra on the side. The original title in Japanese is Gokushufudō, and the extras will be titled Gokufūdō (meaning The Way of the Household Tools). Instead of being animated and starring former yakuza member …Read more »
A live-action Komi Can’t Communicate TV drama is set to adapt Tomohito Oda’s romantic comedy manga of the same name starting on NHK General TV in Japan on September 6. Ahead of that, some of the key cast members have been revealed, including Elaiza Ikeda …Read more »
The Nihon SF Taikai (a.k.a the Japan Science Fiction Convention) had disclosed this year’s winners for the 52nd Seiun Awards. The “Best Comic” award went to two different manga: Hozuki’s Coolheadedness by Natsumi Eguchi (which is available in America through Kodansha) and Kimi o Shinasenai …Read more »
The Rising of the Shield Hero play was previously postponed due to COVID-19, but it finally made its big debut in Tokyo on July 15. To celebrate, the Kadokawa Anime Channel shared a look at the performance in the form of an opening clip, which …Read more »
The second Mobile Suit Gundam 00 stage play was previously planned for July 17-26, 2020, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced the folks behind it to postpone performances. Now the official website has updated the plans, lining up the second show for February 4-14, 2022 at …Read more »
A Girl on the Shore (a.k.a. Umibe no Onna no Ko in Japanese) is getting a live-action movie that’s coming out in Japan on August 20. The original manga is by Inio Asano (Goodnight Punpun, Dead Dead Demon’s Dededededestruction), and a new trailer has been …Read more »
The second My Hero Academia stage play is on the way to TOKYO DOME CITY HALL in Tokyo from December 3-12, 2021, followed by performances at The Kyoto Theater in Kyoto from December 24-26. This comes after a COVID-19 related delay that pushed the play …Read more »
The TV anime adaptation of Satoru Yamaguchi’s My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! light novel series is about to enter its second season, but there are other adaptations on the way, too. Next up is a stage play adaptation, which …Read more »
SSSS.Dynazenon is receiving something extra in its Blu-ray and DVD home video releases: live-action video shorts called “Gridknight Fight.” “Gridknight Fight” is being produced by Tsuburaya Productions, a studio known for its tokusatsu work. SSSS.Dynazenon will receive four home video releases, and there will be …Read more »
The manga Do not say mystery (Mystery to Iu Nakare in the original Japanese) by Yumi Tamura is getting a live-action adaptation that will debut early next year. Masaki Suda, who has been in live-action adaptations of Assassination Classroom and Death Note, will play lead …Read more »
The first few minutes of the live-action movie Kakegurui 2: Ultimate Russian Roulette is available to watch legally on YouTube. It does not contain subtitles. The video opens with an introduction from actor Ryusei Fujii, then moves on to the actual footage. The movie is …Read more »
The second Demon Slayer stage play is on the way to the stage in Japan this August, with advance sales of tickets kicking off to subscribers of the digital Weekly Shonen Jump from June 8-17, followed by general ticket sales on July 25. If you’re wondering …Read more »
The BL manga Given is licensed in America by SuBLime, and it’s already received both an anime and film adaptation. But the franchise isn’t over yet — it was just disclosed that Given will receive a live-action series as well as a new original anime …Read more »
The Tokyo Revengers manga is heading toward its climax, and the anime adaptation has been a big success. But we still have the live-action Tokyo Revengers movie adaptation to look forward to, and Warner Bros. Japan dropped a video to let us get to know …Read more »
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