Here’s an exciting follow-up to this morning’s release date announcement: SAO season 3 will only be the first of four “cours” comprising the entire Sword Art Online: Alicization arc. A cour is a season lasting roughly 12 episodes. That means in its entirety, Alicization will run about …Read more »
Sword Art Online: Alicization, the third season of the popular series, will beam onto screens October 6. That news also came with a brand-new trailer for the highly-anticipated series, which you can see below. Give the trailer a listen, and you’ll get a taste of …Read more »
October is the perfect month for things to get spooky, and Tokyo Ghoul is here to help. Previously, we’d heard Tokyo Ghoul:re season 2 would be hitting screens in October, but now we know the exact date: October 9. In addition, a new visual for the …Read more »
We reported on the announcement of Kemono Friends‘ second season earlier this week, along with the fact that open auditions were being held for new cast member(s). It was noted that applicants were asked to be “physically and mentally healthy” but didn’t actually need previous acting …Read more »
Yousuke Kanada’s Kishuku Gakkou no Juliet (Boarding School Juliet) manga has a TV anime adaptation on the way, and cast announcements have been rolling out on more or less a daily basis lately. With Love and Lies‘ Seiki Takuno directing at LIDEN FILMS, Boarding School …Read more »
A fourth character promo is here to hype up the upcoming anime adaptation of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, which premieres on TV in Japan this October. Following up on Giorgo Giovanna, Leone Abbachio, and Guido Mista, we have an early peek at the Junya …Read more »
One of the studios behind the planned live-action Tiger & Bunny movie is having some trouble. According to reports, film studio Global Road Entertainment has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, a move that will impact its film division. As a result, they’re attempting to sell …Read more »
Another cour is coming. The anime season that starts in fall (or autumn, if you prefer) sees a few beloved franchises making a long-anticipated return, plus some new selections that are looking hot too. Let’s see what readers of Japanese site Charapedia chose as their …Read more »
Kyary Pamyu Pamyu, she of “Pon Pon Pon” fame (seven years ago, jeez louise), has struck again: this time with the theme song for the upcoming Monster Strike film. The song is called “Kizunami,” and like all Pamyu tunes, was produced by Capsule’s Yasutaka Nakata. …Read more »
If you thought the new Eminem track “Good Guy” sounded a bit, uh, ghoulish, now you know why. It turns out that producer illaDaProducer, who worked on the track, worked in a sample from the song “Glassy Sky” from the Tokyo Ghoul √A soundtrack. Initially …Read more »
Long before Kuroko’s Basketball (and heck, even a year before Slam Dunk) there was Dear Boys, the oddly-named but super-popular basketball manga by Hiroki Yagami. Yagami has basically devoted his entire career to Dear Boys: the manga debuted in Shonen Magazine back in 1989 and …Read more »
Another anime series is making the leap to mobile devices soon. This time it’s Record of Grancrest War, which is coming to iOS and Android in the form of Record of Grancrest War: Quartet Conflict this fall. Record of Grancrest War: Quartet Conflict will be …Read more »
Kawada’s sumo manga Hinomaru Zumou is coming to TV in an October-due anime adaptation, and a new promo recently went online to preview more of its hot-blooded sports action. Meet protagonist Hinomaru Ushio—voiced by Atsushi Abe—and sample Official HIGE DANdism’s “FIRE GROUND” opening theme in …Read more »
Based on the light novel series written by Mikage Kasuga and illustrated by Tomari Meron, Ulysses: Jeanne d’Arc and the Alchemy Knights is an upcoming TV anime from director Shin Itagaki (Berserk, Teekyu) and anime studio AXsiZ. The fantasy twist on the story of Joan of …Read more »
Known for its frequent hiatuses as a result of author Yoshihiro Togashi’s health issues, the Hunter x Hunter series is finally preparing to return once more. The manga’s most recent hiatus kicked off back in April, and its return is now scheduled for the September …Read more »
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