It's time to start preparing for the anime adaptation of Naruto spinoff novels Itachi Shinden-hen . According to the March issue of Saikyo Jump magazine, the recently revealed animated take on The True Legend of Itachi is set to debut on March 3. The Naruto …Read more »
Back in November we posted about the live-action Hollywood Ghost in the Shell lining up a potential Laughing Man with Control star Sam Riley. Now there's a new actor in talks for the role, Boardwalk Empire 's Michael Pitt. If Pitt signs on to play …Read more »
The third 2016 issue of Jump SQ has a little treat for fans of Katsura Hoshino's D.Gray-man . As previously reported, a new anime series is on the way, and while it features a fresh staff and cast, it's considered a followup to the 2006 …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks started rolling out the English dub cast announcements for the Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun anime. The series is coming to Blu-ray and DVD on March 29, and the first cast member to be revealed is Scott Gibbs as Mikoto Mikoshiba. Monthly Girls' Nozaki-kun will …Read more »
Nikkei Entertainment, a pop culture magazine published by the Japanese media giant of the same name, has an anime-centric issue out this month, and it’s highlighted five anime directors fans might want to keep their eyes on. Let’s check out the list. In no specific …Read more »
They said they wouldn’t. But now they have. Miitomo, Nintendo’s first smartphone app, will hit smart phones in March, says Wired. Nintendo will also launch its new My Nintendo service globally around the same time. Miitomo uses Nintendo’s Mii avatars and is described as a …Read more »
Have you ever wondered what Harry Potter would look like as an anime? Wonder no longer, because Warner Bros. Japan has recently licensed out the Harry Potter characters to a stationery maker who’s put Daniel Radcliffe and friends through the animeizer. In total, 13 characters …Read more »
We finally have some more information on the 2016 Berserk anime, including the format and premiere month. The new anime will be a TV series, and it's set to debut this July on satellite channel WOWOW, followed by MBS's late-night Animeism block. The latest updates …Read more »
A bunch of new details for the Twin Star Exorcists anime—which adapts the manga of the same name by Yoshiaki Sukeno—is surfacing in the March issue of Jump Square magazine. First up is the announcement that the TV anime will premiere this April. The magazine …Read more »
It's kind of hard to believe, but FUNimation's home video release of Evangelion 3.33: You Can (Not) Redo is officially out in the wild. To celebrate its arrival on Blu-ray and DVD, FUNimation posted a new trailer featuring the English dub.
Bandai Namco set a concrete release date for One Piece: Burning Blood . The brawler is coming to PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PS Vita in the Americas on May 31, with a Brazilian release to follow on June 3. There's also a PC version …Read more »
We previously posted some stills previewing the third One-Punch Man OVA , which comes packed with volume 3 of the anime when it hits Japan on February 24. Now we've got a video clip showing off some of the footage to promote the upcoming Blu-ray …Read more »
Strike Tanaka's vampire manga Servamp is getting ready for its TV anime adaptation, and the broadcast is set to premiere in Japan this July. The anime brings the Aoharu x Machinegun team back together, with Kenji Konuta writing and Hideaki Nakano directing at Brain's Base. …Read more »
More cast additions and character designs have been revealed for this April's TV anime adaptation of Kohei Horikoshi's superhero manga My Hero Academia . The latest to join the production are Marina Inoue (Armin in Attack on Titan ) as Momo Yaoyorozu and Yoshimasa Hosoya …Read more »
You’ve heard, no doubt, of otaku pilgrimages, where dedicated fans of a manga or anime series seek out locations as a setting in that work. One of the most popular locations these days is Chichibu, the setting for anohana and Anthem of the Heart . …Read more »
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