Based on the 4-panel comedy manga by Kaori Hanzawa, the Comic Girls anime is now officially set to be part of the spring 2018 season. The series follows a group of four young women as they live and work on comics in an artists dormitory, …Read more »
The two-part Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha film project comes to an end in 2018 with Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha Detonation, featuring direction by Takayuki Hamana (Appleseed XIII), writing by creator Masaki Tsuzuki, and animation production by Arcs Pictures. Thanks to an update on the official …Read more »
Last week brought with it the reveal of Cutie Honey Universe, the latest in a series of 50th anniversary projects celebrating legendary manga creator Go Nagai. The official website followed that up with the very first teaser, giving us a quick 40-second taste of what …Read more »
Author Roots and illustrator Piyo’s absurd tennis club manga Teekyu is heading toward its final volley. After six years and over 14 volumes that resulted in nine seasons of anime, the series will officially come to an end next month. That means there are just …Read more »
NisiOisin’s series of Monogatari novels—which kicked off with Bakemonogatari in 2006—continue to inspire anime adaptations. Next up is news that the Zoku Owarimonogatari novel will be getting its own anime adaptation next year. Though many novels have followed since, Zoku Owarimonogatari originally concluded the series’ …Read more »
Back in November, we reported the harem comedy manga Miss Caretaker of Sunohara-sou (Sunohara-sou no Kanrinin-san) would be getting an anime adaptation. Now we’ve got the premiere season, cast details and the first official visuals, which show off the series’ serious assets. Miss Caretaker of …Read more »
2017 was a very special year in the history of Japanese animation: 1917 saw the release of an animated short called The Dull Sword, meaning anime is officially a century old. The year saw several events marking the occasion, including the opening of a free …Read more »
Ride on shooting star pic.twitter.com/G78CoS71Mh — Arby's (@Arbys) December 27, 2017 The Twitter account for Arby’s, long known for giving shoutouts to geeks of all stripes, has done it again. This time, the social media feed for the fast food chain is paying tribute to …Read more »
There were over 150 anime series broadcast this year, making for a mind-boggling number of individual characters. But among that impressive sum, who stood out as the year’s most memorable? That was the question pollsters Charapedia put to their readers last week, and here are …Read more »
It’s a confirmation Kemono Friends fans have been dreading for months, and now it’s finally here: the director and studio behind the first season will not be a part of the second. The news came from studio Yaoyorozu producer Yoshitada Fukuhara, who posted on Twitter …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks started rolling out more announcements for the upcoming winter 2018 season of anime, including a nice-looking tale of small forest girls, Hakumei and Mikochi. Based on the manga by Takuto Kashiki, directed by 07 Ghost‘s Masaomi Andou, and produced at anime studio Lerche …Read more »
We’re getting dangerously close to the return of the Overlord anime, which enters its second season based on the light novel series on January 9. With cast additions that include Hiroki Touchi as Zaryusu Shasha, Naomi Kusumi as Shasuryu Shasha, Sora Amamiya as Crusch Lulu, …Read more »
Nisekoi manga creator Naoshi Komi recently penned a one-shot manga about e-sports, and fans of the author will soon get a chance to read it in English. Viz’s digital version of Shonen Jump returns on January 8, and when it does it will be host …Read more »
Could there be a new Shaman King manga, or a related project, in the works? All signs point to “probably,” especially considering the fact that Kodansha has been advertising a big announcement for January 1, 2018. While they’re doing their best to be coy about …Read more »
The first installment in the Godzilla anime film trilogy, Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters, is getting its own manga adaptation in Japan. Featuring art by Summer Hero‘s Youth Kurahashi, the Godzilla manga is set to launch as part of the Shonen Jump+ online magazine and …Read more »
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