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The nominees for the 48th Annual Annie Awards have been revealed, and some of them are anime. The Annie Awards is specifically set up for animated movies and shows. In the Best Indie Feature category, Ride Your Wave from Masaaki Yuasa (who just won an …Read more »
ICv2 interviewed VIZ Media VP-Publishing Sales Kevin Hamric about manga sales and what the book publishing climate is like for VIZ during coronavirus. This is on the heels of ICv2 reporting manga sales going up dramatically during 2020. “VIZ Media saw a 70% increase in …Read more »
The Agency for Cultural Affairs is a part of the Japanese government, and it has revealed who it’s rewarding for the 2020 “Minister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology Fine Arts Recommendation Awards.” The Cabinet Minister Award in the media fine arts category went …Read more »
Mushoku Tensei: Jobless Reincarnation gets a new arc starting with the episode debuting in Japan on March 7. Funimation is streaming the series in America, and a new video in Japanese has been released to show some of what the new arc will entail. Are …Read more »
Anime Expo, the largest anime convention in North America, will not have an in-person event this year. Instead, they’re opting for a virtual con. “We will miss gearing up for a full weekend of parading around the LACC [Los Angeles Convention Center] and reuniting with …Read more »
Handbag and luggage company LeSportsac Inc. is feeling the Totoro love. Its new collection is inspired by Miyazaki’s My Neighbor Totoro movie, and the merchandise goes on sale March 10. The official theme for each of these is “It was a dream, but it …Read more »
The comedy manga General Manager of Baby is getting an anime adaptation. The story follows a 47-year-old general manager who transforms into a baby but is still able to keep his intelligence, and therefore his job. The anime will debut shortly after midnight on March …Read more »
Dallas’ anime convention A-Kon will not be holding an event this year, virtual or otherwise. “One year ago, we wrote to you all that the developing situation with COVID-19 meant that we needed to take precautions and postpone A-Kon 31 until we felt that it …Read more »
The movie site /Film recently interviewed Hollywood designer Nilo Rodis-Jamero after comments he made about a possible live-action movie adaptation of Katsuhiro Otomo’s Domu: A Child’s Dream back in the 90s. Lucasfilm, which had hired Rodis-Jamero to work on Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies, …Read more »
The third season of the Kingdom anime will be hitting Japanese TV in April and receiving a simultaneous stream from Funimation. The anime had been delayed because of COVID, with part of the third season playing last year and the rest being postponed. But an …Read more »
Ahead of the anime’s debut this July, Peach Boy Riverside shared a brief promotional video that lets us listen in on dialogue and hear some of the actors who have been hired. Haruka Shiraishi plays Sally, Nao Tōyama plays Mikoto, M.A.O plays Frau, Toshiki Masuda …Read more »
Matthew Emblidge recently got his name in the Guinness World Records for his amazing Cardcaptor Sakura collection, consisting of 4,873 items. It’s a collection that would make many a collector drool, but it didn’t happen overnight. Emblidge spoke to Otaku USA with his words of …Read more »
With the pandemic still ongoing and social distancing still in effect, it’s no surprise that the huge event San Diego Comic-Con has called off its in-person con scheduled for this July. Like last year, it will hold a Comic-Con@Home virtual event in its stead. This …Read more »
ICv2 is reporting that manga sales grew in the United States last year. “Manga sales were up around 44% in the book channel in 2020, as measured by NPD BookScan, which tracks sales at book chains, mass merchants, large online retailers, and other retailers,” ICv2 …Read more »
Leiji Matsumoto’s beloved character Maetel is getting beers inspired by her. The initial release, Galaxy Express 999: Maetel Weizen, officially came out in Japan yesterday, and was made by Sawauchi Brewery. The image to go with it was produced by Toei Animation. More Galaxy Express …Read more »
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