Devil May Cry 5, the latest addition to the action-horror franchise, is on its way, and in Japan, a limited edition of the game comes with some pretty cool extras. Folks who preorder the game by November 19 can choose to go for the Ultra …Read more »
Dentsu, Japan’s behemoth advertising company, has shown that despite its vast resources, it can still manage to be pretty tone-deaf. What do I mean? The company has launched an anime studio—cool!—but called it “Dentsu Japanimation Studio.” Young OUSA readers may not be aware, but there …Read more »
On June 11th, 2008, NASA launched the Fermi Gamma-ray Telescope to scan the cosmos for things like active galactic nuclei, pulsars, and gamma ray bursts. To celebrate a decade of Fermi’s studies, last week NASA announced a new set of modern constellations discovered with the …Read more »
Mari Okada’s acclaimed anime film, Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms, is coming to home video in a Blu-ray/DVD release from ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio and Shout! Factory on February 5, 2019. That standard edition packs the movie with a Making of Maquia featurette, trailers, …Read more »
January 12 marks the annual awards dinner for The Los Angeles Film Critics Association, and the group will be taking some time to honor revered anime director Hayao Miyazaki in the process. The Studio Ghibli co-founder will receive the association’s Career Achievement Award during the …Read more »
There’s no shortage of adaptation material out there when it comes to fantasy light novels, and the latest to get the anime treatment is Kei Amagi’s Assassins Pride. The adaptation was announced during this past weekend’s Fantasia Bunko Daikanshasai 2018 event, with further details to …Read more »
If you’re hyped for the second season of the Mob Psycho 100 anime and plan to be anywhere near New York City next month, you’ll be able to catch the first episode a couple months before its broadcast debut. The world premiere of Mob Psycho …Read more »
Streaming platform Nico Nico has one heck of a way to commemorate what would have been God of Manga Osamu Tezuka’s 90th birthday. Starting Halloween night at 6:00pm Japan Time, viewers can look forward to a 90-hour marathon of classic Astro Boy anime. A talking …Read more »
When Fairy Tail spinoff manga Fairy Tail City Hero was first revealed back in June, it was lined up for a fall debut. Now the official Twitter account for Kodansha’s Magazine Pocket app has more details, with Ushio Andō’s series set to kick off this …Read more »
JUMP FORCE is bringing its Shonen Jump crossover action to PS4, Xbox One, and PC in February 2019, and among the loaded roster are a handful of original characters designed by Dragon Ball creator Akira Toriyama. One of those characters is a villain named Kane, …Read more »
Last week we posted about the return of the World Trigger manga, which picks back up in the October 29 issue of Shonen Jump after a two-year hiatus. Author Daisuke Ashihara is surely pumped to be back in the pages of Jump, and it looks …Read more »
Soon, Tokyo commuters will be saying hello to Hello Kitty every morning. That’s because trains on the Keio and Toei Shinjuku Lines will be soon be getting trains decked out in Hello Kitty stylings. The trains, which are set to debut November 1, are part …Read more »
Prepare for more live dating: Date A Live season 3 will hit screens this January 2019. That’s the word from a Fantasia Bunko event this weekend, at which a teaser visual and more information about Date A Live III were also revealed. That additional information …Read more »
Here’s a bit of news that’s anything but boring for Saekano fans. We have a big update on the previously-announced Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend film, including title, visual and release date (well, season, anyway). In Japanese, the title is Saenai heroine no …Read more »
Back in June, we reported that Konosuba -God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World!- would be getting an animated film. Now we’ve learned said film will be opening in Japan in 2019. That news comes from jacket of the latest Konosuba light novel, which comes out …Read more »
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