While we’ll have to wait and see if it ever makes it to the big screen or just ends up being another Akira, a live-action Hollywood Attack on Titan movie is in the works. Warner Bros. already has a director lined up for the project …Read more »
When Sony first revealed the PlayStation Classic last month, only five of the 20 games were announced. Now that the mini-console’s December 3 release is approaching, though, it’s time to take a closer look at what we can expect for our hard-earned 100 bucks. First …Read more »
The second of two Peacemaker Kurogane anime films—based on the manga by Nanae Chrono—opens in Japanese theaters on November 17. “Friend” follows the first part, “Belief,” with protagonist Tetsunosuke Ichimura having to rejoin the Shinsengumi to save his friends in the unit. Japanese electro-rock group …Read more »
The My Hero Academia: Two Heroes anime film is coming to Blu-ray and DVD in Japan on February 13, 2019, and the official website went ahead and revealed the cover jacket illustrations for the Plus Ultra edition. One has film-original character Melissa Shield dressed to …Read more »
Re:Zero is out with a new OVA, Memory Snow, and to mark the occasion, the series has teamed up with Sanrio to Hello Kitty-ize its characters. Emilia, Rem and Ram have been given the Kitty treatment for a series of Twitter icons that are expected …Read more »
Yuriko Koike, the governor of Tokyo, is known as an anime fan. The governor is often seen donning anime duds come Halloween, and once even proclaimed she wants to turn Tokyo into “anime land.” How much of this is pure fandom and how much is …Read more »
Masaaki Yuasa, the director behind Tatami Galaxy, Devilman Crybaby and more, has announced his next film. The film, which will open in Japanese theaters summer 2019, is titled Kimito Namini Noretara. In English, the tentative title is If I Could Ride The Wave With You. …Read more »
We’ve known for a while that surprise hit Kemono Friends would be getting another season. Now we finally have our friendly hands on the details, like premiere date, cast and crew. Kemono Friends season 2 will premiere January 7, 2019, and will begin with Serval …Read more »
Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai (The Kotobuki Squadron in the Wilderness) is an original TV anime on the way from Girls und Panzer director Tsutomu Mizushima, writer Michiko Yokote (Squid Girl), Digital Frontier (Gantz:0), and GEMBA (Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us). The story follows …Read more »
Miss Kobayashi‘s Dragon Maid—the manga series that previously inspired a pair of manga spinoffs and an anime adaptation by Kyoto Animation—is getting ready to wrap up. According to this year’s December issue of Futabasha’s Monthly Action magazine, Coolkyoushinja’s series is headed toward its ‘climax.’ The …Read more »
The latest update for the Dragon Ball Super: Broly anime film concerns the theme song, which will be performed by Daichi Miura. The 31-year-old artist, who has been referred to as “Japanese-made Michael Jackson” in Japan, will sing “Blizzard.” Miura previously performed the “IT’S THE …Read more »
JUMP FORCE pits a ton of Shonen Jump characters against one another and their series’ villains, and now we have more info out of Paris Games Week 2018. The latest characters to join the playable lineup are a pair of real cool customers: Fist of …Read more »
There are plenty of anime out there about being transported to another world, but how many involve taking the trip with your overprotective and totally overpowered mom? That’s the hook of Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?, a series of “momcom” …Read more »
Spirits are in the air this Halloween, and nothing celebrates the season quite like Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s classic anime film, Spirited Away. Chihiro, Haku, No Face, and all the other memorable characters are coming back to theaters for a limited three-night event on …Read more »
My oh my. My Hero Academia will be getting a live-action adaptation, it was announced today. The adaptation of Kohei Horikoshi’s hit manga will be produced by Legendary, the folks behind the Hollywood version of Godzilla and Detective Pikachu. Producers Alex Garcia and Jay Ashenfelter …Read more »
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