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The new spring anime season is officially underway, and with it comes a plethora of viewing choices. What should you give your time to, and what should you miss? We may only be one episode in as of today, but we’re already calling Skip and Loafer …Read more »
Skip and Loafer, the anime adaptation of the Misaki Takamatsu manga, will hit screens in April. That’s the word from a news dump about the series, which also included a fresh piece of key art and some new cast announcements. New cast members include: Yuka …Read more »
In addition to the reveal of plans for the second season of the Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro anime, one of the shows Crunchyroll revealed during Japan Expo was the adaptation of Misaki Takamatsu’s Skip and Loafer manga. The simulcast airdate has yet to …Read more »
More information has arrived for Skip and Loafer, the upcoming TV anime based on Misaki Takamatsu’s manga of the same name. In addition to the main cast and staff, a teaser promo is here to preview some of the fun to come. Here’s the new …Read more »
Feeling a little spirited? Need something spooky and cool to watch? Why not dip into the world of yokai? To be fair, it’s hard not to in anime: their influence is everywhere! But if you’re craving something a little more specific, we’ve found some series that …Read more »
TV Asahi asked 150,000 Japanese people what manga titles they consider to be the best. The results have been tallied, and some of them are huge titles here as well, while others have never been licensed in North America. Here’s the list: 1. One Piece …Read more »
There’s a lot of talk about live-action adaptations lately, from rumors that a Demon Slayer show is in the works to casting news for the upcoming Cowboy Bebop series. But for some fans, a live-action adaptation stomps all over the memories of their favorite anime. …Read more »
June 21, 2019 marked the premiere of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away anime film in China, which waited 18 years for it to hit theaters. The movie was released in 9,000 theaters across the country, and it went on to earn 488 million …Read more »
We all know the drill: an anime series proves to be a big hit, someone smells the money, and soon you’ve got a second or maybe even third or fourth season. But often, the sequels just don’t quite capture what made that first season so …Read more »
In a surprising turn of events, the new Natsume Yujin-cho (Natsume’s Book of Friends) anime film came out in the number 1 spot in this past weekend’s box office in Japan. Natsume Yujin-cho the Movie: Ephemeral Bond opened to the tune of ¥172,144,780, making it …Read more »
When it comes to adaptations of popular manga and novels, the original is usually considered the holy grail—but every so often, an anime that tops the original appears. Pollsters Goo asked their readers to list these original-topping anime adaptations, and the top 20 were as …Read more »
Tokyo Anime Award Festival, the yearly awards show for the anime industry, is currently holding a poll to determine the greatest anime series of 2017 (or, to be more precise, October 2016 to October 2017). The poll doesn’t close until December 24, but the current …Read more »
While series like Fate/Apocrypha and Welcome to the Ballroom may be what’s hot and happening right now, Japanese site Anime Anime has decided to take a nostalgic look at what was on air exactly 10 years ago in the summer of 2007. Of all the …Read more »
Forget plot, forget characters – based on images alone, what is the greatest-looking anime of all time? That was the question put recently to readers of popular Japanese anime site Charapedia, who got to work whipping up a list of the top 20 most kirei …Read more »
New series Eromanga Sensei came in at #3. With about a billion shows to choose from each season, it can be tough to zero in on the good stuff. One strategy we’re big fans of here over at OUSA HQ is to wait a few …Read more »
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