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Though the announcement was too close to April Fools' Day for comfort, the 2011 Hunter x Hunter anime is officially coming to Toonami. The hit action series makes its debut on the block on April 16, and will feature the English dub cast that licensee …Read more »
Earlier this month we posted about Atlus planning to localize the Attack on Titan game on Nintendo 3DS in the west. Despite being announced on April 1, it thankfully wasn't an April Fools' Day gag, and it's currently set to arrive in North America and …Read more »
This past April 1, it was revealed Hideaki Anno ( Evangelion ) and Shinji Higuchi (live-action Attack on Titan ) would be co-directing the new Japanese Godzilla film due out 2016. Both men, who have a long history as tokusatsu professionals and fans , are …Read more »
This bit of news comes not from Japan but Turkey, where the controversial mayor of that country’s capital, Melih Gökçek, has erected a giant robot statue that looks an awful lot like a Zaku from Mobile Suit Gundam . Huh. The statue, which was unveiled …Read more »
In a shocking turn of events, Devolver Digital, publisher of video games like Hotline Miami , Broforce , and Luftrausers , announced via press release that it will be releasing an English-language remake of fan-favorite pigeon dating sim Hatoful Boyfriend this summer. The mind reels. …Read more »
Hello Kitty’s already conquered the world. She’s on airplanes, high-class jewelry and Stratocaster guitars. She was named ambassador of Japanese tourism to China and Hong-Kong in 2008. Heck, she was even in a Super Robot Wars… April Fools’ Day joke . And now, to celebrate …Read more »
Following what was initially framed as an April Fools' gag, Crunchyroll returned to confirm the addition of David Production's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure anime. The series—based on the original sprawling manga by Hirohiko Araki—is getting ready to kick off its third season with Part III: Stardust …Read more »
Adult Swim's Toonami block is one of those things that doesn't seem as old as it really is, so I initially found all the nostalgic pining for it sort of puzzling. This new wave of nostalgia hit its peak when Cartoon Network pulled a calculated …Read more »
It looks like Adult Swim's April Fools' test run paid off, because as of earlier today the revival of the fan-favorite Toonami anime block has officially been announced . The block will make its triumphant return on Saturday, May 26, and Adult Swim will be …Read more »
After my last post you may suspect shenanigans, but I don't mess around when it comes to The Pillows (besides, I really don't like actual April Fools' joke news). The band, most famous over here for their work on the FLCL soundtrack, will be doing …Read more »
If we didn’t know better, we’d chalk this up to an April Fools’ gag, but thankfully the folks behind the Sgt. Frog anime have already let everyone know that isn’t the case. That’s because they revealed plans for a new Sgt. Frog anime in celebration …Read more »
This month the Oxford English Dictionary is adding 23 Japanese words, including isekai and tokusatsu! OED’s website explains: Isekai is a Japanese genre of science or fantasy fiction featuring a protagonist who is transported to or reincarnated in a different, strange, or unfamiliar world. The …Read more »
Genjitsu no Yohane -Sunshine in the Mirror- is a series of magazine illustrations based on the Love Live! Sunshine!! series, and it’s officially getting an anime adaptation. An anime was previously teased as an April Fools’ gag earlier this year, but now it’s actually in …Read more »
Mecha franchise Code Geass is celebrating 15 years of robots, mind games, and (of course) delicious pizza. It’s got its own mobile game and a TV rebroadcast in Japan to get the party started, but that’s not the only place you’ll see Lelouch, C.C., and friends/enemies. In …Read more »
It may seem like an incredibly late April Fools’ Day gag, but the latest Hatsune Miku collaboration is very real. This one sees the Vocaloid superstar teaming up with My Little Pony to become part of the collaborative bishoujo figure line from Kotobukiya and Hasbro. …Read more »
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