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The live-action mini-series that adapts Hirohiko Araki’s JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure spinoff manga, Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan, has more episodes on the way. NHK announced three more episodes for the series, which are now set to make their broadcast debut in Japan on NHK General this …Read more »
Last month we ran a reader poll on the best mecha franchise, and Mobile Suit Gundam won so handily that we just had to find out which Gundam series or standalone film was most popular. Given Gundam‘s history spanning over 40 years as one of …Read more »
Yasuo Ohtagaki, who is the mangaka behind the Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt and Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt Gaiden manga series, is getting to work on a new project. The manga will be based on the 1980s anime Fang of the Sun DOUGRAM. Original director Ryousuke …Read more »
Crunchyroll has revealed more anime that will soon be streaming on its platform. The titles in question are 86 EIGHTY SIX, Backflip!!, Cestvs: The Roman Fighter, SD Gundam World Heroes, and Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun! Season 2. At the end of March, Crunchyroll also …Read more »
In recent years, April Fools’ Day has gone from a day of lies and pranks (lame) to a day of entertaining but obvious gags (awesome). Comic artists switch strips, companies “rebrand,” and Google could be doing just about anything. But when it comes to elaborate …Read more »
For as long as anime has been a thing, fans have debated over what the word actually means. Where does the show have to come from? How must it be animated? What language is it in originally? Well, for these anime series, we don’t care. …Read more »
Y’know Hiroyuki Sawano? The composer behind the epic soundtracks from Attack on Titan, Kill la Kill, Promare and more? Starting February 12, it’ll be a whole lot easier to listen to the maestro’s work. A full 18 Sawano soundtracks are about to hit all the …Read more »
There’s a good chance you’ve never seen a “gekimation” film before. Independent director Ujicha has made his name on the stuff, but his latest horror film, Violence Voyager, is the first time anyone had created an entire gekimation feature. The term refers to an unusual …Read more »
If you’re looking to feast your eyes on some incredible animation today, look no further than Puparia, the new short by Shingo Tamagawa. Tamagawa, an animator who’s worked on shows like Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt and Valvrave the Liberator (and an alumnus of the animator …Read more »
It’s Gundam time. The first-ever virtual Gundam Online Expo kicked off August 20, and aside from online panels and lectures, it includes a bunch of free, streamin’ Gundam. Until August 31, you can stream the following titles on Gundam.info (if you’re in the US, that …Read more »
The first ever Anime NYC takes place at the Javits Center in New York from November 17 to November 19, and the latest guests to be revealed hail from the world of Mobile Suit Gundam. Leading the trio is Shin Sasaki, executive producer of all …Read more »
Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin features some of the most top-rate action animation made in years. “Prequel saga” is a phrase that, at this point, elicits otaku dread and disappointment. After all, how much do we really want to see our favorite heroes and villains …Read more »
The history of giant robot/super robot/mecha/whatever-you-wanna-call-it anime is long and full of cool-lookin’ robots. But ranking site Goo decided to sharpen the focus for their latest poll, which asked Japanese fans to choose the coolest mecha of the current decade, from 2010 to now. Let’s …Read more »
Its official site doesn’t go live until tomorrow, but there’s early word that the latest Gundam series will be based on the serialized web novel Twilight Axis . Twilight Axis , a web novel that runs on Sunrise’s Yatate Bunko imprint, takes place in Gundam …Read more »
Remember when Gen Urobuchi ( Fate/Zero , Thunderbolt Fantasy , Madoka Magica ) was revealed as the writer for a new Godzilla anime film from Polygon Pictures? It's been a little while since we heard from the project, but a recent update on the official …Read more »
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