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There’s not an official announcement of an anime adaptation, but there are clues that something is in the works. And since the manga Spy X Family is selling millions of copies and receiving award nominations, it really wouldn’t be surprising to see it adapted into …Read more »
Over the weekend the anime series Japan Sinks 2020 won the Jury Award for TV Series at France’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival. This is the biggest and longest-lasting animation film festival on the globe. Masaaki Yuasa and Science SARU were behind the 10-episode series, …Read more »
If you need some relaxation and handsome men to heal you, then Yoshimaho: Yoshi Yoshi Magic has you covered. It just released a music video of its theme song (with English subtitles for the translation) that includes many calming and supportive words. The anime takes …Read more »
A number of popular otaku franchises have gotten stage adaptations, and it’s finally Ouran High School Host Club’s turn. A teaser video has been released that’s reminiscent of the anime, but when the characters are revealed, they’re all real people instead of 2D.
The Japanese department store Parco and its fashion brand tenants are coming out with literally hundreds of fashion and accessory items relating to Super Mario and his pals. The items launch at the beginning of next month, and so far a few of the items …Read more »
The Shaman King franchise’s spinoff novel Shaman King Faust8: Eien no Eliza (translated as Eliza the Eternal) is receiving a manga adaptation. Hiroyuki Takei is the original creator of Shaman King, and Kakeru Kobashiri wrote the spinoff novel. Aya Tanaka has been tapped to illustrate …Read more »
Remember Tamagotchi? The digital pets had a major trend in America in the 90s, and they continue to be popular in Japan. This year is the 25th anniversary since Tamagotchi’s creation, so Bandai is coming out with something new. Introducing the Tamagotchi Smart, which still …Read more »
The company ANYCOLOR Inc. is looking for male and female English-speakers for its Nijisanji EN VTuber project. Anyone applying must be at least 18 and offer content multiple times a week for one year, if not longer. The female VTuber characters have the names Ghost …Read more »
The D_Cide Traumerei anime will debut July 10, and a new trailer has dropped. In it we can hear the theme song “Kemono no Kotowari” (translated as “The Reasoning of Beasts”), which is performed by Tokyo Jihen. According to the trailer, Yoshitsugu Matsuoka will play …Read more »
The movie Evangelion: 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon A Time opened at the top of the Japanese box office in March, eventually fell out of the top ten, then went right back to number one in terms of tickets sold. It was just announced that it’s sold …Read more »
Fans of the anime Joran: The Princess of Snow and Blood will also have the opportunity to see the story performed as a stage play. And the voice actors from the anime will still be playing their same characters, but now they’ll be on center …Read more »
In 2018, Yoshikazu Yasuhiko announced plans to retire after Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin, but it seems there’s been a change in plans. Instead, Yasuhiko just announced that he’s working on a new anime film. He shared this detail during a recent interview with Sunrise …Read more »
Today a trailer dropped for the Pokémon Unite game. Keep in mind, though, that not everything in the trailer is actual gameplay. Pokémon Unite will be available on Nintendo Switch this July, and a release will follow on mobile this September. The Pokémon site gave …Read more »
A new trailer has dropped for Sonny Boy, which is being directed by One-Punch Man’s Shingo Natsume and is a work from the studio Madhouse. Natsume also wrote the scripts for the anime and it’s based on his ideas. Cowboy Bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe worked …Read more »
Fena: Pirate Princess is an anime co-produced by Crunchyroll and Adult Swim that’s scheduled to come out this summer. It will be in English on Adult Swim and be available in Japanese with subtitles on Crunchyroll at the same time. A new trailer has been …Read more »
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