As revealed during the Flying Dog 10th Anniversary Live ‘Inu Fes’ event, which took place in Tokyo on Saturday, the new Macross Delta anime film has a loose release window. Following up on last September’s announcement of the new entirely new project, series director Shoji …Read more »
Last week we posted about Fairy gone, a new original TV anime with JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders director Kenichi Suzuki at the helm. The series premieres in Japan this April, and the official website followed up the initial announcement with a new English version …Read more »
The hits keep coming for the roster of Shonen Jump brawler JUMP FORCE, which hits PS4, Xbox One, and PC in the west on February 15. After seeing plenty of Jump heroes and villains announced left and right, we finally have an essential protagonist/antagonist combo …Read more »
According to a report on Variety, a change has arrived for the leadership roles within anime distributor Funimation Entertainment. Founder, president, and CEO Gen Fukunaga has officially stepped down from his general manager role, transitioning into a new role as chairman. The search for a …Read more »
Magmell of the Sea Blue, AKA Gunjyo no Magumeru, is an upcoming TV anime based on the Chinese comic by Dainenbyou. The story follows a young man who sets out on a series of adventures on a new continent full of strange undiscovered flora and …Read more »
The official website for the new Fruits Basket anime came through with some more cast additions, this time tackling the roles of Hatori Sohma and Ayame Sohma. Due out this year, the anime features an entirely new cast and staff and will cover the story …Read more »
Maybe it was the power of the Keyblade, or maybe the song just plain slaps. Either way, some big congrats are on the way to Hikaru Utada and Skrillex, who just barely broke into the Billboard Hot 100 charts with Kingdom Hearts III opening theme …Read more »
The second of three Fate/stay night anime films is coming to theaters in the United States and Canada on March 14, so Fathom Events is here with a new English-subtitled trailer. The movie opened in Japan on January 12 and managed to hit the billion yen …Read more »
Nintendo has never been one to shy away from iterating on its own designs, and that might just be the case with the wildly successful Nintendo Switch console. While it’s already designed to be portable, a new Nikkei report claims Nintendo plans to release a …Read more »
We recently posted about the amazing, rambunctious otter mascot known as Chiitan, who was getting in some hot water after spending every waking moment filming stunts rather than promoting Susaki City. That little bump in the road hasn’t deflated this resilient creature’s spirits, though, and …Read more »
Let this be a lesson to would-be merchandise bootleggers out there. Someone’s gonna notice those shifty-looking goods you have hanging around in your shop! That’s what happened to a pair of Akihabara, Tokyo shop managers, who were arrested this week for allegedly selling fake Love …Read more »
First off, wow, Hello Kitty is 45! The iconic Sanrio brand is celebrating this anniversary milestone in a unique way, with a little help from the Crayon Shin-chan manga series. The collaboration officially kicks off in Japan on February 5, and it will bring a …Read more »
One of our favorite Mob Psycho 100 characters is Reigen, the used car salesman of the exorcism world. ONE, the creator of Mob Psycho, has been writing a spinoff manga that focuses on Reigen, and it’s just been reported that manga will be collected into …Read more »
If you enjoyed Kyoto Animation’s latest endeavor, Tsurune, here’s a quiver’s worth of good news. The series will get an additional episode when it hits home video. The unaired 14th episode will be released in the fifth home video volume of the series, which comes …Read more »
Japan may be known for cracking down on certain crimes, but according to the results of a recent survey, being a sex offender isn’t one of them. Japanese survey site Shirabee polled 1,344 Japanese men and women aged between 20 and 69 about whether they …Read more »
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