If you have plans to visit Japan soon, you might want to go ahead and consider a return trip in a few years. During a recent press conference in Tokyo, Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki, Aichi Prefecture Governer Hideaki Omura, and Chunichi CEO Uichiro Oshima …Read more »
If you’re eagerly anticipating the return of the Karakai Jozu no Takagi-san anime—based on the manga by Soichiro Yamamoto—the second season officially has a premiere date. As revealed in a new teaser promo, Karakai Jozu no Takagi-san season 2 will premiere in Japan on July 7, 2019, so check …Read more »
Without spoiling anything, I’ll just say that when the credits rolled on the latest Sound! Euphonium film, I was pretty sure the story wasn’t over. Now it’s been officially revealed that Kyoto Animation will continue the popular franchise. The new Sound! Euphonium anime will track the third (and final) …Read more »
A couple years ago, we brought you an inside look at Tokyo’s animator dorm, the fan-funded dormitory helping to address the notoriously low wages paid to young animators in the anime industry. Now the folks behind the dorm have launched a new project to try to create …Read more »
Dragon Ball creator. Dragon Quest character designer. Knight. Akira Toriyama, who’s also known as the creator of Dr. Slump, the designer of the characters from Chrono Trigger, and lots of other great stuff, has been awarded France’s Chevalier de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (Knight of the Order of …Read more »
“I choose YOU!” When it comes to proposing, you want to make sure the moment is special and unforgettable. There’s no better way to guarantee that than with the help of a Pokémon themed engagement or wedding ring case, which is the latest item from jewelry company U-TREASURE. …Read more »
Fate/Grand Order Duel is a tabletop take on the Holy Grail War, and it’s adding more Servants into the mix with a seasonally-appropriate twist. I don’t know if it’s as hot where you are as it is here, but the summer-themed Servants look perfectly comfortable in …Read more »
With Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2 currently airing, some fans are wondering whether the anime series will continue for a fourth season or end once we find out what the heck is in Eren’s basement. Regardless, Wit, the studio which has been animating …Read more »
If you’ve ever wondered how Japanese creators feel about fan-translated material that’s distributed over the internet, well, here’s one example. Kugane Maruyama, who writes the Overlord series of light novels on which the anime is based, was informed by a fan last week that a fan translation …Read more »
Godzilla: King of the Monsters is set to hit theaters worldwide this weekend, and Japan is celebrating its home-grown monster in a special way. Boss Coffee, purveyor of fine canned coffees and friend to Tommy Lee Jones, is giving away a Godzilla-themed jacket that comes complete with …Read more »
One of the most hotly anticipated anime films on the horizon is Studio 4ºC’s Children of the Sea, which adapts the manga of the same name by Daisuke Igarashi. The big screen spin on Children of the Sea looks even more gorgeous than the award-winning source material, and …Read more »
Smartphone strategy RPG For Whom the Alchemist Exists, AKA Tagatame no Alchemist, is coming to the big screen in animated form in a new anime film from production house Satelight. Shoji Kawamori and Masanori Takahashi are directing the June 14-due feature, and a new tease is here …Read more »
Fans of Koei Tecmo and Omega Force’s Attack on Titan action games will soon be able to get their hands on the new expansion, the appropriately-titled Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle. This one adds season 3 content into the mix when it hits consoles and PC on …Read more »
Fans of Negi Haruba’s The Quintessential Quintuplets manga—which inspired a 12-episode TV anime adaptation earlier this year and has a second season in production—are in for a treat. The series is getting its very first solo exhibition in Japan, with the event set to kick off at …Read more »
There’s an anime for pretty much every hobby, but how many actually cover the world of board game enthusiasts? That’s the focal point of Houkago Saikoro Club (Afterschool Dice Club), a TV anime based on the manga of the same name by Hiroo Nakamichi. The setup is …Read more »
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