Shout! Factory Films and Funimation Films have teamed up to bring Sunao Katabuchi's critically-acclaimed In This Corner of the World anime film to U.S. cinemas starting on August 11. Plans are in place for both English subtitled and dubbed screenings, and a new trailer is …Read more »
Leiji Matsumoto's classic Galaxy Express 999 manga originally kicked off its run in Shonen Gahousha's Shonen King magazine back in 1977, with Toei Animation's TV anime following in 1978, which means it's time to celebrate the big four-oh for the former. While specific plans have …Read more »
An anime adaptation is currently in the works for Sakuya Amano's Konohana Kitan manga, and it's now set to premiere in Japan this October. News comes from the official website, which rang in the broadcast debut announcement with a new key visual and the first …Read more »
As we've all learned over the years, there are no limits to anime. That beautiful reality extends to the cutthroat world of competitive sidecar racing, which is the subject of original TV anime Two Car . The series follows two high school girls, Yuri Miyata …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Hot on the heels of incredible concerts at Anime Expo, Anisong World Matsuri is back with two nights of top-tier music at this year's Otakon! for two concerts, starting with JAM Project and T.M.Revolution on Friday, August 11 before opening the doors for …Read more »
North American publisher Yen Press announced plans to publish the latest manga by Chibi Vampire author Yuna Kagesaki digitally alongside the Japanese publication. The series in question is titled The Witch's House , and the digital simulpub begins this week. The first two …Read more »
Attack on Titan: Lost Girls started out as a pair of small visual novels that were packed in with Japanese Blu-ray releases of the Attack on Titan anime. The story was then adapted into a novel by Hiroshi Seko, followed by Ryōsuke Fuji's manga. Next …Read more »
What’s the difference between America’s Playboy magazine and its Japanese counterpart? For one, we’re pretty sure the former has never featured One Piece cosplay on its cover. This week’s edition of Weekly Playboy features just that: actress and model Fumika Baba dressed as a female, …Read more »
Believe it or not, the Macross franchise turns 35 years old this year. In celebration, the most recent Macross series, Macross Delta , will be getting a theatrical anime film, it was announced this weekend. The theatrical version was announced at the Rock in Japan …Read more »
Every year, the best cosplayers from around the world assemble in Nagoya, central Japan, to participate in the World Cosplay Summit, a week-long festival dedicated to all things cosplay. The highlight of the WCS is the competition, where teams representing dozens of countries duke it …Read more »
Kyoto Animation's Violet Evergarden anime series now has a streaming home both in and outside of Japan. Its Netflix debut within Japan will coincide with its January airing on TV, with worldwide streaming on Netflix to follow next spring. The first episode already …Read more »
Fans of Takara Tomy's multimedia WIXOSS franchise can look forward to more anime on the horizon. Plans for the first animation based on Lostorage conflated WIXOSS were revealed back in April, and now we know more about the format. An OVA is set to debut …Read more »
Previously: Primer Night 1 Night 2 Nights 3-5 Nights 6-8 Nights 9-10 I struggle to recall a time when the G1 Climax didn't consume our daily lives. Is it because the G1 has always been with us, or that we’re only truly alive when …Read more »
Kenshin’s back! Or will be, at least, September 4. That’s when Nobuhiro Watsuki’s new Rurouni Kenshin manga will appear in Jump SQ magazine. The new Kenshin tale is called the Hokkaido Arc, and features none other than Himura Kenshin himself as protagonist. The popular manga …Read more »
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