We're still months away from Japan's August 4 premiere of the live-action JoJo's Bizarre Adventure film, but international plans have it landing elsewhere a little earlier. Director Takashi Miike's adaptation will make its earliest debut next month at the 17th annual Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film …Read more »
Fans have been keeping a running tally of the many hiatuses of Yoshihiro Togashi's Hunter x Hunter manga for years, and now it's time to slot it back into the green. That's right, following up on some early rumblings, the series is officially gearing up …Read more »
A few more details have emerged for the upcoming anime adaptation of Tomo Takeuchi's Welcome to the Ballroom manga. According to an update on the official website , the series will premiere on July 8, and a new visual came along for the ride. …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Believe it or not, it's been 16 years since Sunrise's neo-noir mecha anime The Big O first aired on Cartoon Network. If that makes you feel old, you're not alone, but at least we can relive all of the action and suspense when …Read more »
This year, Megumi Hayashibara, the voice actress and singer behind some of anime’s most iconic roles (and theme songs), celebrates both her 50th birthday and her over 30 years in the business. Hayashibara, who debuted in 1986 on the series Maison Ikkoku , has starred …Read more »
Masks off to the promotional staff for the live-action Tokyo Ghoul film, which premieres July 29 in Japan, who are doing some impressive outreach to international fans of the franchise. This weekend, they released an English-language poster for the film and announced a worldwide live …Read more »
That’s a name I’ve not heard in a long time. Fushigi Yugi , also known as Mysterious Play , the 1990s shoujo manga adapted into a popular anime series, will be getting a prequel series from original creator Yuu Watase this fall. The prequel, which …Read more »
KonoSuba is coming to PlayStation 4 and PS Vita in Japan in the appropriately-titled KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Judgment on this Greedy Game! . The visual novel will send players through an original story when it launches in Japan on September 7, …Read more »
It’s 2017, so that means it’s time to celebrate Lupin III, who has been stealing both valuable objects — and the hearts of audience members — for half a century. Along with celebrating the 50th anniversary of the character’s creation, the latest anime series, LUPIN …Read more »
Hetalia: In the New World , a new musical based on Hetalia: Axis Powers , is opening this July in Japan, and now a series of photographs of the cast in costume has been revealed. Hetalia: In the New World plays from July 15 to …Read more »
Before Inuyasha , and long before Rin-ne , Rumiko Takahashi was best known Stateside for her gender-bending kung-fu comedy manga-turned-anime series Ranma 1/2 . Otaku of a certain age have a fair bit of nostalgia for the series, which also has plenty of younger fans …Read more »
It’s got pools, it’s got muscled, shirtless swimmers and it’s got exclamation points – is DIVE!! the Free! of 2017? Decide for yourself with the first trailer for the series, which debuts July 6. The series, which will air on Fuji TV’s Noitamina programming block, …Read more »
Remember when vampire anime was a big thing? Back in the VHS days, some of the earliest Stateside releases included stuff like Vampire Hunter D and Vampire Princess Miyu , and that’s the vibe we’re getting from the first trailer for Netflix’s animated Castlevania series. …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: When an enigmatic organization summons you for a secret mission, you take it… or at least that's what you do if you're in an anime based on a series of otome games. That's precisely what happens to the protagonist of Norn9 , and …Read more »
In the wide world of storytelling tropes, the student-master relationship is a fan favorite. Watching a young, impudent learner grow thanks to a wise old sensei never seems to get old, and in the rare instance it does, someone comes along to give the old …Read more »
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