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As we entered the space, the first thing we encountered was a greeting from Rui Araizumi, who illustrated the original Slayers manga. Araizumi’s note, welcoming visitors to the exhibition, said, among other things, “since you’ve come all the way here, there’s no choice – I’m …Read more »
While some folks in the states have already seen Little Witch Academia follow-up Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade , it's due for a two-week Japanese theatrical run starting on October 9. Thus, Trigger has a new preview for the feature, which has Yoh Yoshinari …Read more »
It’s 2015! A big Happy New Year and akemashite omedetougozaimasu to you guys. It’s been another fun year of blogging all things otaku here at e-News, and we thought we’d take this January 1st to take a look back at some of the most memorable …Read more »
There’s been a lot of talk about the future of the anime industry lately, a lot of it doomy and gloomy. Many of the masters of the medium are retiring or dying with no clear heirs to step up and replace them, wages and working …Read more »
3331 Arts Chiyoda, a multi-purpose modern art museum close to Akihabara, Tokyo, has been the sight of a few anime-related exhibitions over the years, including a huge Katsuhiro Otomo retrospective back in 2012. Last week, it hosted a pretty amazing exhibition dedicated to two recent …Read more »
You may recall when we first posted about Little Witch Academia , a short from Studio Trigger ( Inferno Cop ) that was created for the government-funded Anime Mirai Young Animator Training Project. It made its debut in Japanese theaters last month, and Studio Trigger …Read more »
Studio Trigger is home to a number of former Gainax animators, including co-founder Hiroyuki Imaishi, director of Gurren Lagann . You may have seen some of their oddball web series, Inferno Cop , and now the studio is back with a preview of the anime …Read more »
Can you believe Studio Trigger is five years old? It feels like just yesterday the fledgling studio, founded by a cohort of ex-Studio Gainax geniuses, was putting out the short Little Witch Academia . Five years later, and they’ve got an impressive filmography, including Kill …Read more »
Japanese crowdfunding has grown up. While the earliest successfully-funded anime ( Little Witch Academia 2 , Kick-Heart ) were financed via America-based Kickstarter, recent months have seen Japanese crowdfunding sites play a bigger role in anime projects. Case in point: In This Corner of the …Read more »
Little Witch Academia 2. Kick-Heart. Under the Dog. The list of successfully crowdfunded anime projects keeps on growing, and with every success, another producer says to himself "hey, we should get on that!" Let's check out the new projects that hit Kickstarter this week. First …Read more »
Ask us at Otaku USA HQ what our favorite anime studio is, and on days when we’re feeling arty and experimental, we’ll definitely answer “Studio 4°C.” The studio, founded by producer Eiko Tanaka and animator Koji Morimoto and named after the temperature at which water …Read more »
It wouldn't be a week in anime news without a new crowdfunding project, a format that's gotten so ubiquitous it's impossible to write about every one of them. But this isn't your average Kickstarter (whatever that means). Nope, this is a new project by none …Read more »
Harmony Gold, the company behind Robotech , canceled their Robotech Academy Kickstarter project August 2nd, six days before the project’s deadline. Robotech Academy had received about $200,000 in pledges, far short of the $500,000 goal. Robotech Academy , if successfully funded, was to have been …Read more »
Takara Tomy is teasing a Transformers 40th anniversary video, and they have the folks at Studio TRIGGER working on it. First revealed at the Tokyo Toy Show 2024 event this week, the promotional video is teased as being in production at the moment. You can …Read more »
Studio Trigger’s Delicious in Dungeon anime—which adapts the manga of the same name by Ryoko Kui—now has new opening and ending sequences for all to enjoy. The videos have made their way online, showcasing the new opening animation, featuring sumika’s “Unmei” (“Destiny”) song, and the …Read more »
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