ONE, the original creator of the One-Punch Man manga—who started it out as a webcomic before teaming up with Yusuke Murata to make it a full-blown manga (and now anime) sensation—is about to have another of his series made into a TV anime. Next up …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: The heat is on as musical prodigy Kanade Kohinata makes the big move to Seiso Academy, where the orchestra club is making moves toward Nationals. You can watch the high-level competition unfold in Sentai Filmworks' La Corda d'Oro - Blue Sky complete season …Read more »
Epic fantasy manga Lord Marksman and Vanadis , based on the light novel series written by Tsukasa Kawaguchi and illustrated by Yoshi ☆ o and Hinata Katagiri, is coming to English courtesy of Seven Seas Entertainment. The manga pairs the story by Tsukasa Kawaguchi with …Read more »
Something big is presumably brewing in the world of Masashi Kishimoto's concluded-but-far-from-dead Naruto . The official Weekly Shonen Jump website kicked off a teaser site that includes a "countdown to the next generation" along with silhouettes of Naruto characters. Whether it's more of Naruto, Boruto, …Read more »
If we had to choose one anime last season that lent itself particularly well to cosplay, we’d have to go with Prison School . The series, which has now gone from manga to anime to live-action, continues to inspire cosplayers, who use Prison School ’s …Read more »
Shigeru Mizuki, the manga artist best known for his work GeGeGe no Kitaro , has died at age 93. Mizuki, a veteran who lost his left arm in World War II, was a specialist in the Japanese spirits known as yokai, the subject of GeGeGe …Read more »
How big do you like your figurines? If your answer was “the bigger the better, baby” you are in luck, because this new figure based on Vegito from Dragon Ball Z is pretty huge. Costing ¥10,584 (about $85), this Vegito measures 45 centimeters, or almost …Read more »
Before Adult Swim made InuYasha a hit, Rumiko Takahashi’s best-known work among American anime fans was probably Ranma 1/2 , the manga and anime about a martial arts-studying boy who’s sometimes a girl. American fans old enough to remember Ranma (or those who saw it …Read more »
What do Hawaii and Texas have in common (aside from having been independent nations before becoming states)? They are both set to host some rocking Japanese musical performances at upcoming cons, that’s what. Hawaii’s Kawaii Con will host GARNiDELia, the duo behind Kill la Kill …Read more »
The popularity of Nakaba Suzuki's The Seven Deadly Sins manga continues to rise, leading to another manga spin-off in Japan. The series previously inspired a spin-off in Bessatsu Shonen Magazine , in which Juuichi Kugi depicts the cast as high school students. Now there's a …Read more »
Following up on the recent teaser , a concrete premiere date has been revealed for the second season of the Assassination Classroom anime. According to the 53rd issue of Weekly Shonen Jump , the season will make its debut on Fuji TV and Kansai TV …Read more »
FUNimation's industry panel at Anime Matsuri Hawaii included the announcement of the English dub cast for the Date A Live II anime. The home video release is set for March 22, 2016, and you can see who's playing who below. Cast & Crew SHIDO … …Read more »
The second in the Polygon Pictures ( Knights of Sidonia ) produced Ajin - Demi-Human anime film trilogy now has a premiere date and a new cast member. As announced on the official site , the second part, titled Ajin -Shōtotsu- (Ajin Demi-Human: Collision ), …Read more »
Koei Tecmo shared a new trailer for the Omega Force-developed Attack on Titan game, which is currently in the works for PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, and PS Vita. In addition to more gameplay and cinematics, the trailer narrows the Japanese launch to February 2016. Stick …Read more »
The TV anime adaptation of Schwarzesmarken , based on the Muv-Luv spin-off light novels by Hiroki Uchida, will make its debut in January, and now we have a 90-second promotional video introducing the anime's main characters. Liden Films and ixtl co-produce the anime, which is …Read more »
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