The Japanese media is starting to take note of America’s presidential race, and they’re particularly fixated on a certain unconventional candidate who’s had some not-so-nice things to say about Japan. This week Masaaki Sato, a political cartoonist for the Tokyo Shinbun, had a bit of …Read more »
As we reported a couple weeks back, IBM Japan is hard at work at bringing Sword Art Online to life with a virtual reality MMO called Sword Art Online: The Beginning . Some more information and photos came out at an event this weekend, along …Read more »
It’s an ERASED kind of month. The popular manga-turned-anime known in Japanese as Boku dake ga inai Machi is having a busy March. The manga, which started its run in 2012, came to a close this month, as did the spinoff novel series. The anime …Read more »
It always sucks to be second banana. Tokyo’s immediate neighbor, Saitama, hardly ever gets a break in the Japanese psyche, seemingly condemned to be a punchline – sometimes literally, as in the case of One Punch Man ’s comically bland protagonist. Some of our more …Read more »
One of Ghost in the Shell director Mamoru Oshii's acclaimed classics is Angel's Egg , and now modern audiences and fans alike have another opportunity to watch. The ever-resurrecting Tokyopop added the film to YouTube, so you can check out the 1985 feature, which was …Read more »
While we already knew Ajin: Demi-Human was following in the footsteps of Polygon Pictures' previous production, Knights of Sidonia , by coming to Netflix, we now have a date. The TV anime version of Gamon Sakurai's manga is officially set to stream starting April 12. …Read more »
Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale- is lined up for 2017, and Aniplex of America is getting the English hype rolling early. In addition to a new English website describing the feature, an English version of the trailer is now online. Here's the official …Read more »
According to 2016's 15th issue of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine, something big is in store for Haruichi Furudate's Haikyu!! manga. Actually, scratch that, because it's more than big. Apparently whatever's coming up in the next issue involves a "super big announcement" for the series. We'll …Read more »
We're very happy to support the local cosplay community! Cosplayer Ashley Chantilly will be a guest at the 2016 Anime Fan Fest - 5/6-8 at the Garden State Exhibit Center! After discovering the world of cosplay five years ago in NYCC, Ashley has devoted her …Read more »
Ani-Mia has been cosplaying since 2008 and has been a major contributor both domestic and abroad. Along with cosplay, she is a writer for Otaku USA Magazine . Her love for video games, comic books and anime are reflected in her wide variety of costumes, …Read more »
Mike got his start in anime as one of the first voice actors in Texas to be hired by FUNimation Entertainment, and has since moved on to become a Director, Script Writer, and Line Producer for numerous anime series. Notable roles include Master Roshi and …Read more »
The Ace Attorney anime adaptation is getting ready to debut in Japan this spring, and the official website recently posted some footage in a new commercial. See how the anime—which is being helmed by Space Brothers director Ayumu Watanabe, with Atsuhiro Tomioka ( Pokémon ) …Read more »
Anyone who's been steadily pumped for chapter 2 of the Digimon Adventure tri. anime only has a few more hours to wait. Crunchyroll announced plans to present the second part on Friday, March 11 at 8:00am Pacific Time. You can watch the second part when it …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks announced a new license today with the addition of 2008 comedy-fantasy anime Hatenkou Yugi . The series—which was directed by Nobuhiro Takamoto ( Beelzebub ), with Yasuhiro Imagawa ( Souten no Ken ) on series composition for the Studio DEEN production—will be available …Read more »
The life of a kid isn’t supposed to be tough. Normal children shouldn't have to do more than be cute, go to school, do their homework and stuff like that, right? These kids, on the other hand, are out there battling Super Saiyan, capturing Pokemon …Read more »
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