Though the Chimera Ant and Chairman Election arc did plenty to develop the world of Hunter x Hunter, both saw Yoshihiro Togashi sidelining the series’ early focus on high adventure and universe-building to better focus on certain questions of identity, motivation and morality—which he had …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks announced the license of Sword Oratoria: Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? On the Side earlier today. The spin-off series will simulcast exclusively on Amazon's Anime Strike channel this spring. Youhei Suzuki ( The "Hentai" Prince …Read more »
The surprise hit Kemono Friends anime may have ended this past Saturday, but it's not the last we'll see of the Friends on screens. According to the anime staff, a new video project has been green-lit for the property. While there's currently not much …Read more »
Sad news came out over the weekend with word of the passing of manga author Daisuke Satou. Satou was most well known over here for writing the High School of the Dead manga, which was illustrated by Shouji Satou. In addition to other works, his …Read more »
If you've played Omega Force's Attack on Titan game (or read the manga!) you already know not to mess with the Beast Titan. That feeling of foreboding is intensified further in the latest preview for season two of the Attack on Titan anime, which looks …Read more »
Kore Yamazaki's The Ancient Magus' Bride manga is making the leap to TV (and Crunchyroll) this October, with Attack on Titan 's Wit Studio handling animation production. Norihiro Naganuma ( Hiyokoi , Yowamushi Pedal movie) directs the series, and you can see some footage in …Read more »
We're officially just a few days away from the live-action Ghost in the Shell movie, so we'll finally be able to judge it for ourselves this Friday. Paramount hasn't stopped hyping it up, though, and the latest promotions include a "final trailer," a "Major's Apartment" …Read more »
April is almost upon us, meaning it’s time to choose what series from the new season look promising. Fans of Code Geass might want to add this to their list: ID-0, the new sci-fi anime from director Goro Taniguchi who, aside from Geass , also …Read more »
I’m not sure how many times I’ve typed something like this: “Warner Bros. is looking at (insert name of director) for its live-action Akira film.” But, uh, it’s a lot. The long-delayed live-action version of the Katsuhiro Otomo manga/anime has been through more directors than …Read more »
As you may have heard, 2017 is kind of a big deal for the history of anime. The first piece of animation made in Japan was produced in 1917, making this whole Japanese animation thing a century old. What better time, thought the folks behind …Read more »
Between licensing loads of anime, supposedly producing some of their own and the whole live-action Death Note thing, Netflix clearly has its eye on the otaku market. But while Death Note is known and loved around the world, their next manga adaptation is based on …Read more »
Fate magical girl spinoff Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA is set to continue this summer on the big screen in Fate/kaleid liner PRISMA ILLYA: Yukishita no Chikai ( Vow Under the Snow ). Director Shin Oonuma is returning along with other staff and cast members at …Read more »
Digital light novel service J-Novel Club announced the addition of a new series from famed light novelist Ichirou Sakaki, whose previous titles include Chaika - The Coffin Princess , Outbreak Company , and Scrapped Princess . His latest work is Bluesteel Blasphemer , which is …Read more »
Jun Mochizuki, best known as the creator of Pandora Hearts , specializes in gothic fantasy with an elegant Victorian veneer. Her newest series, The Case Study of Vanitas , adds two closely related tropes: steampunk and vampires. In an alternate 19th-century Paris with flying cities …Read more »
The No Game, No Life light novel series previously inspired a TV anime, and it's coming to theaters in Japan next in the form of the upcoming No Game, No Life Zero anime film. Atsuko Ishizuka returns to direct, with Jukki Hanada back on scripts …Read more »
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