Sentai Filmworks is bringing Hamatora: The Animation to Blu-ray and DVD on September 22, so it's time for the reveal of the full English dub cast . Hamatora is a mixed-media project that also consists of manga, a video game, light novel, and a stage …Read more »
Thanks to a combination of the efforts of Disney and GKids, the U.S. has received high-quality releases of most of the catalog of legendary studio Studio Ghibli. But there’s one Ghibli gem that’s never been released in the U.S. – until now. GKids has announced …Read more »
Colossal Titan, pre-typhoon. Attack on Titan fans know the only way to bring down Titans is to cut the back of their neck where the spine connects to the brain. But residents of Japan’s Oita have discovered a second Titan weak point: lots and lots …Read more »
The anime industry increased profits about 10% in 2014 over the previous year, according to a new report published by the Association of Japanese Animations due out Sept 18. The industry as a whole pulled in 1.63 trillion yen (about $13.5 billion). To what does …Read more »
The Japanese premiere of the new Lupin the Third TV anime is set for October 1, and a new promo is here to preview some of the fun that awaits us. In addition to introducing the main characters along with Lupin's wedding with new heroine …Read more »
Koei Tecmo is bringing Arslan: The Warriors of Legend —based on Hiromu Arakawa's The Heroic Legend of Arslan manga and its anime adaptation—to PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in Japan on October 1. A western release is set to follow in early 2016, along with …Read more »
Following up on the recent reveal of Monica Rial as Mitsuki Nase , Sentai Filmworks unveiled another English dub cast member for the Beyond the Boundary anime. Adam Gibbs voices Spirit World Warrior Hiroomi Nase, and you can see a quick sample below. Sentai's DVD …Read more »
Advance tickets for the limited October screening of Cyborg 009 VS Devilman are now on sale in Japan, so we've got a full, 90-second trailer previewing the clash of the classic characters. Jun Kawagoe ( Cyborg 009 The Cyborg Soldier ) directs the crossover OVA …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Some of the older anime fans out there might share the fond memory of having 1985's Vampire Hunter D as one of their very first anime experiences. Sentai Filmworks has a treat for both old fans and newcomers, because the classic first adaptation …Read more »
IMDb (Internet Movie Database) recently shared a list of the top 250 TV series of all time . The list is based on user reviews, and a total of 28 anime series made the cut. Japanese users took note, pointing out a few expectations that …Read more »
An anime adaptation is on the way for emily's Pan de Peace! ( Peace Through Bread! ) manga, which follows a girl named Minami and her bread-loving classmates. The announcement comes from the wraparound jacket on the Japanese manga collection, saying the adaptation has officially …Read more »
Remember that old phrase about fury and women and scorn and stuff? Anime ranking site Charapedia were probably thinking along those lines when they set up their latest survey, asking pollees the question, “what anime woman would you most scared of upsetting?” There’s no shortage …Read more »
We thought Gendo Ikari shaving off his distinctive and highly-rated beard was the pinnacle of anime-shaver collaboration, but that was oh-so-naive. Razor manufacturer Kai has one-upped Schick with its new campaign that incorporates the original Gundam series to sell its new line of Xfit razors. …Read more »
The Scarlett Johansson-starring live-action Ghost in the Shell film is still a few years off, but in the meantime, Japanese actors will be suiting up and hitting the stage in a play based on the Arise series. The play, which opens in Tokyo in November, …Read more »
Naruto may be over, but creator Masashi Kishimoto’s not out of the manga game just yet. Kishimoto was recently interviewed about what he’s been doing lately and dropped some hints about his next manga, which he says may be science fiction. Kishimoto says he’s already …Read more »
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