Whoa, who else totally forgot there was a live action Ghost in the Shell in the works? Okay, “in the works” might be generous. Dreamworks bought the live action rights to the franchise back in 2008, but not a whole lot has happened since then. …Read more »
The modern American otaku has it pretty good. You’ve got access to more translated anime than you can shake a stick at (with a decent amount of it being simulcast), lots of manga being released both in traditional dead-tree form and on e-readers, and plenty …Read more »
A bit of U.S.-Japan collaboration is in the news this week with the announcement of Avengers Confidential: Black Widow & Punisher , a direct-to-video film animated by Madhouse. Madhouse, the famed anime studio co-founded by Otaku USA interviewee Masao Maruyama, has been working with Marvel …Read more »
While Cartoon Network's Toonami anime block is enjoying success with Space Dandy , there's more of everyone's favorite series to be revisited in the near future. As announced at the start of the weekend , Black Lagoon will be joining the lineup on Saturday, March …Read more »
The continuation of Kyoto Animation's popular swimming anime, Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club , was confirmed at an official talk event in Japan, following up on a message that closed out the first season. There's no official date for the series' return, but fans weren't …Read more »
The AWE me channel's Man at Arms web series has master swordsmith Tony Swatton and his crew forging weapons from video games, movies, and television, and anime has made its way onto the show from time to time. The latest video features Ed Elric's spear …Read more »
It sounds pretty odd to say that the best thing to come out of this week was a recently released 30-second spot for Subaru. It's much less difficult to believe, however, when you see that it pits live-action Titans from Attack on Titan against the …Read more »
The Naruto Shippuden anime is behind the manga by 56 chapters, and it's looking to get even more breathing room with the next arc, which will bring another original story to the table. This time it's all about Kakashi, who will star in the backstory …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks continued its steady stream of announcements this week with the acquisition of the Wizard Barristers anime. The 12-episode series is set to arrive digitally soon through select outlets, and a home video release will follow at a later date. Wizard Barristers is directed …Read more »
Attack on Titan is one of those rare anime series that probably helped spawn a few new manga readers. Even those who are stubbornly reluctant to pick up the original source material of their favorite series would be hard-pressed to just sit on their thumbs …Read more »
Kentarō Satō's Magical Girl Apocalypse ( Mahou Shoujo of the End ) has been described as "Junko Mizuno meets H.R. Giger." At least that's how English manga publisher Seven Seas went about hinting at its latest license, which will bring the series to North America …Read more »
Crunchyroll introduced a couple new manga series to its simulpub lineup this week with the addition of Okitenemuru and Star Light Woman , both from Japanese publisher Futabasha. Okitenemuru is the latest from Hitori Renda, known for the best-selling manga King's Game ( Ousama Game …Read more »
It’s quite possible you wouldn’t be reading this website without Frederik L. Schodt. It’s hard to overstate the impact the writer, translator and interpreter has had on western anime and manga fandom. Writing about manga before anybody in the States was even eating sushi, Schodt …Read more »
No secret around here at e-New s HQ that we really, really like Masaaki Yuasa, director of The Tatami Galaxy and Kick-Heart . So it was with joy we learned this week that Yuasa has a new series premiering this spring. Ping Pong The Animation …Read more »
Anime Anime, one of Japan’s top destinations for anime news and views (mostly news, really) just polled its readership and asked that age-old question: what’d ya like this year? To be more accurate, the question was “which anime film released in 2013 was the most …Read more »
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