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The anime The Dungeon of Black Company is coming to Japanese TV this July. Ahead of this it released a trailer that includes more information on the cast. The trailer also contains English subtitles. According to the trailer, Satomi Satou plays Belza and Wataru Takagi …Read more »
The movie Shin Ultraman (translated as New Ultraman) will not be coming out in early summer, as previously reported. Studio Khara revealed that COVID-19 has caused the film to be bumped back, though it didn’t specify the new slated release. Still, they also released a …Read more »
Godzilla vs. Kong has begun opening in some theaters around the globe, and TOHO is coming out with three new Godzilla video games to keep up the Godzilla love. The first, Run Godzilla, actually lets you raise Godzilla. Just look at him grow! The second, …Read more »
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Senkō no Hathaway in Japanese) hits theaters in Japan May 7, though we’re still waiting on an announcement on when it will become available elsewhere. The film’s second trailer has dropped, and it includes theme song “Senkō” (translated …Read more »
Tamosan joined the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Japan as a child after her mother converted. But after Tamosan grew up and had a child of her own, she learned that he had a very rare illness and would die without a blood transfusion. Other Witnesses told …Read more »
A survey of 1,449 people in the art world in Japan found that about 80% said they had faced harassment in their jobs. This survey includes people working in the anime industry, but it’s not limited to them, as it covers the art world in …Read more »
As part of the fight against COVID-19, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan wants to make sure that medium- and small-sized Japanese companies outside of the country are taking preventative measures. To do this, they’re tapping into popular manga series Golgo 13. They’re using …Read more »
The visual kei band Golden Bomber released a new video on March 13 that’s already been viewed more than 1,150,000 times, but it’s not a new song. Instead, it’s vocalist Sho Kiryuin talking in a way that women living alone can use if someone tries …Read more »
The Girls’ Frontline smartphone game is getting an anime that will stream worldwide sometime in 2021. It released a trailer that gave more information on the cast and crew. Haruka Tomatsu plays M4A1, Nozomi Yamane plays M16A1, Emiri Katō plays ST AR-15, and Yukari Tamura …Read more »
TOHO Studios and Netflix have inked a deal so that Netflix can use some of TOHO’s stage facilities for projects. Their first project together will be the previously announced live-action adaptation of Yu Yu Hakusho. It didn’t say when the project aims to be finished, …Read more »
Late last year Wit Studio expanded by creating their own stop-motion studio. It was done with Tomoki Misato, who directed Pui Pui Molcar. Misato has obviously been busy, because the director has released a “Candy Caries” stop-motion promotional video. The short video was produced by …Read more »
The manga Honey Lemon Soda by Mayu Murata is getting a live-action adaptation. Raul from the idol band Snow Man has been cast as Kai Miura, and Ai Yoshikawa has been cast as Uka Ishimori. Snow Man is also behind the movie’s theme song, “HELLO …Read more »
Looking ahead to next month, Funimation has released its streaming schedule for the first part of April. April 1 beings with Hetalia World Stars becoming available. On April 4, Combatants Will Be Dispatched!, Megalobox 2: Nomad, Dragon Goes House-Hunting, and Moriarty the Patriot Part 2 …Read more »
Final Fantasy XI first came out in 2002, and in 2015 Square Enix said it would team up with Nexon to recreate Final Fantasy XI as a smartphone game. It was supposed to have been completed by the next year. Flash forward to 2021, and …Read more »
The fifth season of My Hero Academia hits Japanese TV on March 27, but you don’t need to live in Japan to see it then. Funimation and Crunchyroll have both announced they’ll be simultaneously streaming the season. Crunchyroll says that through its streaming, MHA can …Read more »
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