If you’re suffering from the lack of new Kuroko’s Basketball, suffer no more: basketball manga Ahiru no Sora is getting a TV anime adaptation. The manga, by Takeshi Hinata, has been running in Weekly Shonen Magazine since 2004, and tells the tale of young basketball …Read more »
A new anime series based on the Legend of the Galactic Heroes novels by Yoshiki Tanaka is set to blast off April 3. The series, which is evidently not a remake of the earlier anime adaptation, is directed by Shunsuke Tada (Kuroko’s Basketball) with script …Read more »
We reported back in November that Nobuhiro Nishiwaki, the creator of popular manga Rurouni Kenshin, was facing charges on possession of child pornography. Now it’s been reported that Nishiwaki has been officially fined to the tune of ¥200,000. At the current exchange rate, that’s $1,865. …Read more »
Get ready for the return of Zoids! Takara Tomy’s franchise is coming back to the world of TV anime for the first time in nearly 12 years with Zoids Wild. The series is currently planned for a summer 2018 debut on MBS in Japan. Norihiko …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: There’s only one question that’s currently more pressing than the always-important Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? That question is, of course, Is It Wrong to Expect a Hot Spring in a Dungeon?, and you can find …Read more »
Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka’s Grand Blue Dreaming manga first made its debut in Good! Afternoon magazine back in April 2014, and Kodansha Comics releases it digitally in English. The next stop for the series is the small screen, because the cover of the latest …Read more »
Thanks to an update on the official site we now have more info on this year’s Pokémon movie. The 21st feature in the series is titled Pokémon the Movie: Everyone’s Story, and its five protagonists are on display in a new trailer and visual. The …Read more »
The theme song artists have been determined for the third season of the My Hero Academia anime, which officially premieres on April 7. This time the honors go to UVERworld on the opening theme, with miwa to close things out with the ending. UVERworld previously …Read more »
In This Corner of the World, one of 2017’s most acclaimed anime features, will soon be available for steaming on Netflix. The film will hit Netflix in the U.S., Canada, Japan and other countries and territories March 15. Directed by Sunao Katabuchi and partially funded …Read more »
Crunchyroll held its second annual Anime Awards last night, bringing in a bunch of special guests to present and announces the winners live from the stage in Los Angeles. The big victors overall were Made in Abyss and My Hero Academia, the former of which …Read more »
More information has surfaced for the Uma Musume – Pretty Derby – anime, based on the mixed media project by Cygames, TOHO Animation, and Lantis. The property revolves around girls who also happen to be thoroughbred race horses, and the official website is here with …Read more »
If you’ve ever watched an anime series and wondered how exactly it met broadcast standards, well, you’re not alone. Ranking site Goo asked its readers to rank the TV anime they were shocked actually made it to air, and these are the barely-safe-for-broadcast results: 10. …Read more »
Get ready for more Chihayafuru. The popular series about competitive karuta is getting a third season next year. That’s the word from a Chihayafuru-related event held this weekend in Tokyo. It’ll be a while before we get to see Chihaya and her friends back in …Read more »
Two more voice cast additions have been revealed for the upcoming Harukana Receive anime, based on the volleyball manga by Nyoijizai. Following up on the previous announcement of the two leads, the latest update has Atsumi Tanezaki (The Ancient Magus’ Bride‘s Chise Hatori) and Rie …Read more »
Fans of the Masamune-kun’s Revenge anime—which is based on the comedy manga by Hazuki Takeota and Tiv—can now look forward to more. The series will continue in a new original animation DVD, with further production and release details to be revealed at a later date. …Read more »
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