Details emerged this week about the anime adaptation of the vampire comedy manga series Blood Lad , which has run in Young Ace Magazine since 2009. The anime series, which was announced way back in 2011, will make its debut this year, according to an …Read more »
Kotaro Ishidate's been busy. The writer for weird anti-comedies gdgd Fairies , Straight Title Robot Anime , and even the educational My Little Sister Is An Osaka Momma has another anime project right now. Even hardened otaku probably don't know it exists: we didn't know …Read more »
Aniplex of America has a new addition to its anime lineup with the announcement of Oreimo season 2 . The series will start streaming via Crunchyroll on April 6, with details on the home video release planned for a later date. The second season of …Read more »
Yūki Kodama's horror action manga Blood Lad —licensed in North America by Yen Press—is getting the anime adaptation treatment courtesy of production house Brains Base ( Durarara!!! ). Directed by Shigeyuki Miya ( Buzzer Beater ), the show is set to kick off this year, …Read more »
Wataru Yoshizumi's Marmalade Boy originally made its debut in shoujo magazine Ribon in 1992, where it ran until 1995, ultimately filling up eight volumes. Tokyopop released the series in North America, but in Japan, a new chapter is about to begin . Marmalade Boy Little …Read more »
Castlevania: Lords of Shadow was a pleasant surprise when it made its debut on PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 in 2010. Konami tried and failed multiple times in the past to bring a truly great Castlevania experience to the third dimension, and just how hard …Read more »
Due to the fate of some of Weekly Shonen Jump 's more recent additions, I'm going to remain cautious when it comes to their latest, World Trigger . I enjoyed the brief run of Barrage for what it was, but I was seriously bummed when …Read more »
Back in January we posted a preview for Studio Trigger's Little Witch Academia anime short, which is part of this year's government-funded Anime Mirai young animator training project. Now it's anime studio Madhouse's turn with a look at their entry, Death Billiards . Death Billiards …Read more »
Kodansha Comics kicks things into literal overdrive to start us off this week with Air Gear (Vol.27). The synopsis for this volume almost reads like a parody description: "Ikki and Team Kogarasumaru are in a bad situation—facing über-team Sleipnir in an aerial battle on the …Read more »
One Piece: Pirate Warriors 2 has had a few different promos since the sequel's announcement, but the latest comes from Namco Bandai Europe, so now we get the added bonus of English subtitles. Japan gets Pirate Warriors 2 on PlayStation 3 and PS Vita on …Read more »
To celebrate the 30th anniversary of Buronson and Tetsuo Hara's Fist of the North Star manga, a new version of the super-deformed DD Hokuto no Ken anime is preparing to air in Japan this spring. The series adapts the Comic Zenon gag manga by Kajio, …Read more »
Hello, Otaku USA readers. Con Season 2013 is in full blast and on the weekend of February 15-17, Katsucon had its 19th annual celebration of everything otaku! Each President’s Day weekend, Katsucon attracts an average of 10-12 thousand loyal fans and curious first timers to …Read more »
Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn is approaching its penultimate episode, with chapter six making its debut in Japanese theaters on March 2. After that, the episode will make its way to DVD and Blu-ray in Japan on March 22. With the release so close, commercials are …Read more »
Media Blasters announced a new acquisition via Facebook today, with the addition of both the Super Robot Wars TV anime and OVA series. Both will be released separately starting in July. Based on Banpresto's long-running strategy-RPG franchise, the Super Robot Wars Original Generation - The …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai ( 5 Centimeters Per Second , The Place Promised in Our Early Days ) has a new film premiering in Japan on May 31, and a trailer popped up earlier this evening, offering the first look at his next project. The Garden of …Read more »
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