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Versatile actress Philece Sampler has passed away at age 67, reportedly from a heart attack. Besides her live-action work in such shows as Days of Our Lives and Another World, Sampler has a long list of credits dubbing anime into English. She played Mimi Tachikawa …Read more »
Many announcements were made over the weekend during Anime Expo Lite, and J-Novel Club chose to use the opportunity to reveal eleven new acquisitions. Two of the titles are manga series, eight are light novels, and one is a Pulp series. Without further ado, here …Read more »
This past weekend Heritage Auctions’ The Art of Anime and Everything Cool Signature Auction brought in $2,118,954, breaking records. Mike Glad, the original owner of the collection, first got interested in anime art through his friend John Halas of the British animation company Halas and …Read more »
Ippei Ichii has done key animation and animation direction for dozens of anime, and he criticized the pay he says animators are receiving for Netflix anime created by MAPPA. Anime News Network offered translations of his tweets: “Apparently, a producer working on a Netflix anime …Read more »
The Pokémon Company International has come out with a new, truly international Pokémon video with their latest Pokétoon. It’s about seven minutes long, and it doesn’t matter what language you speak, because it has no dialogue. Titled “Just Wait, Magikarp” (or “Mattete ne Koiking” in …Read more »
Shonen Jump+ is putting on a reality show called MILLION TAG (available on YouTube) to find mangaka talent, and it premieres today. The winner gets some great prizes: not only will they be given 5 million yen (a bit over $45,000), but they’ll get their …Read more »
When anime character ambassador for the Tokyo Olympics Sailor Moon cheered on Japanese athletes and the Olympics recently, it generally didn’t go over well with fans. Fans who didn’t like it typically either felt Sailor Moon was being partisan or that it’s too dangerous to …Read more »
Variety Magazine published an article on Toei Animation, noting that the company is looking at AI and overseas sales. Acknowledging the idea of AI wasn’t something the studio would have thought about back in the day, the article talks about Toei’s current use of AI …Read more »
Sixteen years after its completion, the manga Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch is getting a sequel. The new manga will be called Mermaid Melody: Pichi Pichi Pitch aqua and be about protagonist Lucia’s daughter. The original manga, which was published in America by Del Rey, …Read more »
MyAnimeList and Honeyfeed are putting on an English-language web novel writing contest that starts July 5 and ends September 5. Kodansha will consider doing a manga adaptation from the three novels that come out on top. Some writers raised concerns over this paragraph in the …Read more »
If you’ve been wanting to check out the new anime Kageki Shojo!! but don’t live in Japan, Funimation has just announced streaming rights. It will be simulcast starting this Saturday, July 3. Funimation gave this description of the series: “This drama series follows Sarasa Watanabe, …Read more »
Seiji Mizushima, the director of Expelled from Paradise (along with Fullmetal Alchemist and Mobile Suit Gundam 00) announced he’s back at work on another project. The project will also be a movie and development is already happening. A number of people involved with Expelled from …Read more »
If you’re feeling down or overwhelmed, the relaxing anime Yoshimaho: Yoshi Yoshi Magic is here to help. You’re the protagonist who’s magically become a child again and everything happens through your eyes, and you’re comforted by different men. An English-subtitled video was just released on …Read more »
Yomiuriland, which is located not too far from Tokyo, is launching Pokémon Wonder on July 17. You get to ramble through 48,438 square feet of woods and tall grass looking for the more than 50 different Pokémon that are hidden in the area. And unlike …Read more »
Juné, the yaoi imprint of Digital Manga Publishing, has been living up to its name by announcing a number of new licenses throughout the month. On the last day of June, they’re announcing three new titles they’ve licensed: I Should Not Love You by Chise …Read more »
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