The Mobile Police Patlabor anime is making a comeback thanks to Japan Animator Expo, the series of anime shorts from Dwango and Hideaki Anno's Studio Khara. According to the official announcement , the aptly-titled Mobile Police Patlabor Reboot will debut as a 10-minute short during …Read more »
Folks who dreamed of seeing the worlds of Neon Genesis Evangelion and Godzilla combine have definitely been having fun with all the promotion building up to today's Japanese theatrical release of Shin Godzilla , AKA Godzilla Resurgence . One of the latest offers a horrifying …Read more »
It’s hard to overstate how huge a hit Mr. Osomatsu , the 2015 anime series based on Fujio Akatsuka’s gag manga Osomatsu-kun , was here in Japan. For months, it was hard to go anywhere and not see Osomatsu T-shirts, badges or a gaggle of …Read more »
Summer in Japan. If you’ve seen enough anime, you know what’s up: festivals, fireworks, yukata and the relentless sound of cicadas. But when summer rolls around, what anime series do Japanese fans feel like watching? Anime Anime decided to poll its readers to answer just …Read more »
Lady Layton is on the case. Game developer Level-5, the folks behind the popular Professor Layton puzzler series, are back with another addition to the franchise, but this time around, the character in charge is the professor’s daughter Katrielle Layton, who is, as the title …Read more »
Matcha Hazuki's One Week Friends manga—previously adapted into a 2014 TV anime that streamed on Crunchyroll and is licensed by Sentai Filmworks—is heading to the big screen next. The film officially has a premiere date, which puts it in Japanese theaters on February 18, 2017. …Read more »
It's not just your average fan that's getting swept up in the mania of Pokémon Go . Even Yu-Gi-Oh! creator Kazuki Takahashi couldn't resist joining in with the rest of us, and he did so shortly after the Japanese launch with some tribute art. Naturally, …Read more »
The Macross Delta anime will soon be taking off in game form when Macross Delta Scramble hits PS Vita in Japan on October 20. The flight action game is being developed by Artdink, and its main story missions will cover up to episode 13 of …Read more »
Much like Knights of Sidonia before it, the next anime based on a manga by Tsutomu Nihei, Blame! , is planned for release on Netflix. Kodansha Comics announced plans on Sunday for Blame! to be a Netflix original anime film, with the premiere set for …Read more »
Based on the manga by Daichi Sorayomi, Keijo!!!!!!!! ( Hip Whip Girl ) is set in an alternate Japan that is host to the titular sport, which involves contestants standing on platforms in the water and attempting to knock each other off with their butts …Read more »
Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV , the CG-animated film that’s a key part of the Final Fantasy XV franchise, will be released in digital form August 30, reports ANN. That’ll follow the film’s limited American theatrical release, which begins August 19. To top it all off, …Read more »
Pokémon Go was finally released in Japan the other day, finally giving players in Pokémon ’s country of origin the chance to look down at their phones and bonk their heads on things like everyone else. But this being Japan, players have really taken things …Read more »
Oh My Neighbor Totoro. The Studio Ghibli classic, released in 1988, quickly became the face of the studio and spawned more merchandise than you can shake a Catbus at. But it’s safe to say the world has never seen a piece of Totoro merch like …Read more »
Otaku with some extra, extra, EXTRA-disposable income might want to turn their attention to a new One Piece figure that's about to debut in Japan. In the most appropriate way to commemorate the release of the new feature film, One Piece Film Gold (see our …Read more »
Funimation added a real monster to its stable this weekend with the announcement of the rights for Hideaki Anno and Shinji Higuchi's Godzilla: Resurgence , AKA Shin Godzilla . The initial announcement was made during San Diego Comic-Con, and Funimation followed up with more details …Read more »
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