Kaiju No. 8 Gets Intense with New Teaser Trailer and Visual
Danica DavidsonIt’s now just under a month before the anime Kaiju No. 8 debuts! Ahead of its April 13 start date, the anime shared a teaser trailer that’s just under half a minute long.
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Attack on Titan and UNIQLO Team up for 8 T-Shirts
UNIQLO, which has previously worked with SPY x FAMILY and One Piece, is coming out with Attack on Titan T-shirts! The collection will become available all around the world, with different release dates for different areas. In America, these shirts will be out on March …Read more »
Leiji Matsumoto, Iconic Manga and Anime Creator, Passes Away at 85
Joseph LusterIn the world of anime and manga, there are few figures as influential as Leiji Matsumoto. It would be difficult to imagine the landscape of the industry, particularly that of overseas fandom, without his creations fueling and shaping it. Sadly, according to an announcement from …Read more »
INTERVIEW: Cédric Biscay and Daitaro Nishihara Talk About Their New Manga BLITZ
BLITZ, which has been published by Shonen Jump, becomes available in America this month through ABLAZE Comics. The chess-themed series is written by Cédric Biscay and Harumo Sanazaki and illustrated by Daitaro Nishihara, with chess grandmaster and World Chess Champion Garry Kasparov also involved. Biscay …Read more »
INTERVIEW: Dragon Ball Symphonic Adventure’s Creator and Producer Romain Dasnoy
The “Dragon Ball Symphonic Adventure” will make its American debut on May 21 in Los Angeles, where it will have a 60-piece orchestra and live vocals bringing Dragon Ball music to life, all while scenes from the anime play on the big screen behind the …Read more »
Some of Our Favorite Underappreciated DAICON IV Cameos
Kara DennisonBack before Gainax was Gainax, it animated two openings for the Japanese sci-fi convention DAICON. Their first was a hit, but their second — set to ELO’s “Twilight” and full of even more pop culture references — has become a touchstone for anime fans throughout …Read more »
INTERVIEW: Japanamerica Is Translated into Spanish as Spanish-Speaking Otakudom Booms
Japanese-American journalist Roland Kelts’s pioneering book Japanamerica has been translated into several languages across Asia and Europe, including Japanese. Now thanks to Odaiba Ediciones in Spain, it’s getting a new officially licensed Spanish translation. Anime and manga are very popular in Spain and throughout Latin …Read more »
ABLAZE Publishing Licenses Crueler Than Dead, Versus Fighting Story
American company ABLAZE Publishing says it seeks to bring “some of the best content from all corners of the globe to readers,” and it’s been upping its manga content. It just announced that will be publishing Versus Fighting Story by Izu, Madd and Kalon; and Crueler …Read more »
Star Blazers Voice Actress Amy Howard Wilson Has Died
Voice actress Amy Howard Wilson passed away late last month, and no cause of death has been given. She was best-known to her fans for playing Nova in Star Blazers and Miranda in The Irresponsible Captain Tylor OVA. The news was announced on her Facebook …Read more »
Survey of 150,000 Japanese People Lists Top 100 Manga Favorites
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 »
98 Degrees: Initial D
Jason MosesIt’s the summer of 2004, and I’m in the passenger seat of my friend’s wilderness-green Subaru Outback. He reaches behind the dashboard, pulls out a foam sleeve of burned CDs pushed well past breaking, and slips a disc into the CD player loaded with strange, …Read more »
Honor Among Thieves!
Brittany VincentThere are good and bad people out there in the world. You probably know a few of the bad ones, and you interact with them on a daily basis. Or maybe you are one. Maybe your heart is enshrouded in darkness and you just don’t …Read more »
NES Classic Edition Gets Rerelease June 29
Matt SchleyThe NES Classic Edition, the retro gadget that launched the current mini-console boom, was not easy to find upon its release back in late 2016. Because it’s easy money to help folks who didn’t get their hands on it the first time, Nintendo of America …Read more »
Drifters is the awesome new anime from the mind of Hellsing creator Kouta Hirano
Daryl SuratWhenever I watch Drifters: Battle in a Brand-New World War, that opening exchange from 1985’s Rambo: First Blood Part II comes to mind. It’s a top-rate action movie, hugely influential on film and video games (you’d have no Metal Gear without it), but it’s also …Read more »
Like Westworld? Watch These Anime!
Westworld : the HBO series about cowboys and robots is the biggest thing among TV geeks since, well, HBO’s last geek-centric series, Game of Thrones . And just like that series, the break between seasons already feels interminable. Enter our handy solution: a rundown of …Read more »