Funimation is starting the new year off with some big changes, including a rebranding that gives the anime distributor a fresh look. The big news, though, comes in the form of the new FunimationNow streaming service, which will bring ad-free, HD streaming of Funimation's library …Read more »
The official website for the Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon 20th anniversary project lined up timing for the third season of the Sailor Moon Crystal anime. The next leg of the series will premiere this spring and will cover the manga's Death Busters arc. Chiaki Kon …Read more »
The first anime film in the Kizumonogatari trilogy hits theaters in Japan today. The 60-minute Kizumonogatari I: Tekketsu-hen ( Blood and Iron ) features Akiyuki Simbo ( Puella Magi Madoka Magica ) as chief director and Tatsuya Oishi ( Maria Holic ) as director, with …Read more »
A 26-year-old man in Kyoto was arrested for possession of an illegal fake ID card, it was reported January 6. His motive for owning the card: to attend more AKB48 handshake events. Part of the charm (read: marketing gimmick) of idol group AKB48 is the …Read more »
Seems like we use the ol' "burnt-out Shirobako characters" image a lot these days... We’ve posted a lot over the past few years about the dismal wages in the anime industry. But a lot of what we hear is anecdotal, with a lot of rumors, …Read more »
Hideo Kojima, the creator of Metal Gear , will be inducted into the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences Hall of Fame, reports ANN. It’s one of many recent honors for the game creator, who, depending on who you go with, left or was fired …Read more »
Food service isn't for the weak. Low wages, cranky customers, the insanity of the lunch and dinnertime rush, and then, of course, there are the occupational hazards. I mean, who knows if around the next corner awaits a flying fist to the face? Well, the …Read more »
FUNimation announced the full English dub cast for the Snow White with the Red Hair anime, with all the dubbed episodes for season 1 set to debut throughout the month. The season 2 Broadcast Dub will follow in February, but for now you can watch …Read more »
The Flying Witch anime is getting ready to adapt the manga by Chihiro Ishizuka, with a premiere date set for April. The 12-episode series follows a teenage witch-in-training as a move to live with her cousin's family takes her from Yokohama to rural Aomori. Now …Read more »
More details have been divulged for the upcoming March Comes in Like a Lion anime, which adapts the manga by Chika Umino. As revealed in this year's second issue of Hakusensha's Young Animal magazine, the anime will be directed by Akiyuki Simbo ( Puella Magi …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai independently released a five-minute anime short titled She and Her Cat back in 1999, and now it's returning as a TV anime. Kanojo to Kanojo no neko -Everything Flows- is coming to the Ultra Super Anime Time block on Tokyo MX and BS11, …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks picked up the My Love Story!! anime license back in May of last year, and it looks like they have even bigger plans for this one. My Love Story!! , which adapts the romantic comedy manga written by Kazune Kawahara and illustrated by …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Old habits die hard, especially when those old habits involve living in a fantasy world of your own design. Try as you might to escape it, some things come hurling back no matter how far you run, and that's what Ichiro Sato discovers …Read more »
The latest Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 footage from Bandai Namco pits new vs. old, with Naruto taking on his future son Boruto and Sasuke fighting future daughter Sarada. Those who pre-order will get Boruto and Sarada as playable characters, so see how they …Read more »
Gakusen Toshi Asterisk: Hōka Kenran is a PS Vita game based on Yuu Miyazaki and okiura's The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water light novels, and its release is looming on the not-so-distant horizon. Bandai Namco will be releasing the action-RPG in Japan …Read more »
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