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The MAPPA Stage 2023 event took place yesterday, and it gave us some teaser info on the upcoming anime movie The Mourning Children: Nagiko and the Girls Wearing Tsurubami Black (Tsurubami-Iro no Nagiko-tachi in Japanese) that’s directed by Black Lagoon and In This Corner of …Read more »
The Tokyo Olympics bribing scandal continues to grow. Previously, Otaku USA reported on Kadokawa having its offices raided and some employees being arrested. The Kadokawa company responded by apologizing publicly and creating a Corporate Governance Inspection Committee. But Kadokawa is not the only company embroiled …Read more »
So you’ve probably heard the news… we’re getting more KONOSUBA! The wacky isekai is getting a new season… which means more quality time with the “useless goddess” Aqua. But hey, anime is big, and it’s full of real characters. Is she really all that bad? We’ve done a …Read more »
If you thought casting Idris Elba in Sonic the Hedgehog 2 would pave the way for “Sexy Knuckles,” think again. As smooth as Elba may be, he recently spoke to Screen Rant to break the news to everyone that he won’t be going for that …Read more »
The Girls’ Frontline anime, which is based on the smartphone game, will come out in January 2022. This and more was announced in its new trailer, which also lets us hear the ending theme song “HORIZON” being performed by TEAM SHACHI. You don’t hear it …Read more »
Wherever you are in the world, Coffee Day is sometime this week! The official international holiday is October 1, but the United States and a few other countries celebrate earlier every year on September 29. That means lots of your favorite cafés may be giving away free …Read more »
Donguri Kyowakoku continues to roll out Spirited Away merchandise in honor of the movie’s twentieth anniversary. If the hopping lantern lamp and watches weren’t enough for you, there’s also a replica of Zeniba’s seal. The Spirited Away Witch’s Contract Seal is just under three and …Read more »
Sunao Katabuchi, the director behind In This Corner of the World and Blue Lagoon, is working on a new film. That’s the word from Contrail, a new animation company launched by Katabuchi and others who worked on Corner. Contrail has been tweeting about Katabuchi’s new …Read more »
When The Rose of Versailles first began in 1972, Riyoko Ikeda set out to tell a tale of the French Revolution. Contrary to fears that such a story wouldn’t fly, it quickly became a hit. And one of its secondary characters, Lady Oscar Francois de Jarjeyes, …Read more »
Anime fans love catgirls. They’re cute, they’re affectionate, they’re unique. And these days, they’re pretty much inseparable from the medium. Shows like Di Gi Charat and Tokyo Mew Mew star them, and even classic fantasy like The Vision of Escaflowne have their own feline females. And then …Read more »
Mascot characters have become an essential part of anime. Whether as sidekicks, informants, or just cute little friends to put on merchandise, they’re never far off when a new series starts. Some, though, aren’t necessarily “cute.” Or they may start that way and end up …Read more »
If you’ve seen DECA-DENCE and you’re anything like us, you’re still reeling from the series’s early twist, even weeks later. (And if you haven’t seen it… we’re not spoiling it for you. You owe it to yourself to witness it firsthand!) Crazy reveals are one of …Read more »
When Strike Witches first premiered, few of us probably believed that the pantsless, animal-eared fighters would kick off a multi-series franchise. But now in 2020, we’re looking at multiple spinoffs. One of them, the music-centric Luminous Witches, continues the tradition of featuring heroines inspired by real-world figures. …Read more »
Disclosure: The author was provided with a Genesis Mini console for review purposes. Mini retro-style consoles have been floating around for years, but most of them are third-party disasters that aren’t worth the budget price point. Nintendo changed the game when they released the NES …Read more »
The second half of Food Wars! The Third Plate is on its way in April with a pair of new theme songs. The new opening song, “Symbol,” will be performed by Luck Life, and ending theme song will be performed by Fo’XTails. Rock band Luck …Read more »
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