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Ancien and the Magic Tablet (known in Japanese by the less clunky Hirune Hime , or “Nap Princess”), the latest film from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex director Kenji Kamiyama, is a veritable grab-bag of current Japanese buzzwords, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, …Read more »
With lots of Ghost in the Shell fans upset that a live-action version is even being created, let alone starring a non-Asian as main character Motoko Kusanagi, two guys who appear to be down with the project – at least enough to go visit the …Read more »
Not too long ago we were remarking how more anime is moving off the America-based Kickstarter and onto Japan-based crowdfunding platforms. Well, here to prove us wrong is Coluboccoro , a new fantasy anime project from Kenji Studio. The good old “if it ain’t broke, …Read more »
Have you ever found yourself asking: What's Kenji Kamiyama up to these days? The director best known for Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex and Eden of the East released his last film, 009:Cyborg , around this time last year and since then, we …Read more »
Another anime voice acting veteran is gone, sadly, with the passing of Kenji Utsumi on June 13. Utsumi was 75, and best known as the voice behind Fist of the North Star villain Raoh. Utsumi passed at 3:01 pm at a hospital in Shinjuku Ward, …Read more »
Heads up: contains some Eden of the East spoilers As we know from grade school in the U.S., a democracy is rule by the people. So how about a gerontocracy? Is that a state ruled by the old (the geriatric)? This fancy-pants term comes up …Read more »
A new trailer is here for Mononoke the Movie: Karakasa, which continues from the 2006 Mononoke TV anime when it opens in Japanese theaters tomorrow. The latest preview is full of action and the impeccable style we’ve come to expect from the series, so check …Read more »
MADHOUSE is cooking up an anime adaptation for Uoto’s Orb: On the Movements of the Earth manga, and the first trailer has arrived. Following earlier plans to premiere sometime in 2024, the release window has been narrowed down to this October. The main cast was …Read more »
This October marks the hotly-anticipated premiere of BLUE LOCK Season 2, continuing the adaptation of the award-winning manga written by Muneyuki Kaneshiro and illustrated by Yusuke Nomura. To hype everyone up for more intense matches, a new trailer debuted along with the reveal of the …Read more »
My Hero Academia Season 7 first premiered on May 4 and introduced new theme songs, and now it’s time to make way for another set of opening and ending tunes. The new My Hero Academia opening song has Yuuri performing “Curtain Call,” while the new …Read more »
Toei Animation’s GIRLS BAND CRY anime recently aired as part of the spring 2024 season, with headlining concerts following as part of the larger project. Sadly, two of the group’s five main cast members have to take a break from performing due to health-related concerns. …Read more »
Anime Expo is in full swing, and that means lots of reveals! The TRIGUN STAMPEDE panel disclosed that the Trigun franchise will continue with the anime TRIGUN STARGAZE. This is the “final phase” that was previously teased. The Anime Expo panel that shared this news …Read more »
We first got word in April that the Teogonia light novels were receiving an anime adaptation, and now a whole lot more has been disclosed, including its first trailer! In the trailer you can hear the ending theme song titled “Tsuki to Boku to Atarashii …Read more »
We’ve got a fresh look at the samurai anime The Blue Wolves of Mibu, along with the series’ official debut date: October 12. The series, also known as Ao no Miburo or Blue Miburo, tells the tale of how the Shinsengumi was founded. It’s based …Read more »
A new trailer has dropped for Sengoku Youko, showing off the Thousandfold Chaos Arc in the next cours. In it you can hear both the new opening theme song titled “KATAWARA” and performed by STEREO DIVE FOUNDATION, and the new ending theme song called “Yoru no …Read more »
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