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Sword Takeda, Tim, Yuki Hijiri, Mie Hasegawa On December 2 I teamed up for the second time with Sword Takeda and made for the little-known district of Jimbocho. Little known to American anime/manga fans, that is. I learned about it while researching my first trip …Read more »
Tim and the 50-foot Yamato: pals Anyone who has followed my exploits at starblazers.com knows that I'm on the Space Battleship Yamato news beat pretty much all the time. Occasionally that means taking one for the team and going all the way to Japan to …Read more »
It really is about who you know. Through an amazing chain of unlikely events, I got to see the live-action Space Battleship Yamato movie, fully subtitled in English, three and half weeks before my plane ticket says I’m flying to Japan for the December 1 …Read more »
No matter what you may think so far about how the live-action Space Battleship Yamato film is shaping up, it can't be denied that they've nailed one crucial aspect: Captain Juzo Okita's beard. See for yourself in the latest teaser for the film, which showcases …Read more »
Far be it from us to sleep on something as staggering as a live-action Space Battleship Yamato teaser. Takashi Yamazaki—remember his earlier works like Returner and Juvenile ? It's okay if you don't, I hardly do myself—is directing the VFX-heavy flick, with boy band SMAP's …Read more »
On June 11, the movie Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning will become available in a Blu-ray+DVD Combo Pack, as well as becoming available digitally. This is through a deal between Toei Animation and Shout! Studios. A press release from Shout! Studios explains: The highly collectible …Read more »
Aritsune Toyota, a beloved science-fiction writer who worked on many anime series, has died at age 85. The cause of death was cancer of the esophagus. Toyota, who was born in Gunma Prefecture in 1938, was known for his novel series like Nihon Shin Shinwa …Read more »
Kazune Kawahara and Aruko’s My Love Story!! manga may have ended back in July 2016, but it’s about to come back for a brief return visit. According to the December issue of Bessatsu Margaret magazine, the series will return in the January 2024 issue—which goes …Read more »
Good day to be a Digimon fan! The first four minutes of the new film Digimon Adventure 02 The Beginning are now streaming — with English subtitles! The opening minutes of the new Digimon movie were streamed as part of a 45-minute long special featuring …Read more »
The story of the first JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure arc, Phantom Blood, is coming to life in a new way in Japan. A musical is on the way to the stage starting in February 2024, and the official website and social media accounts shared a peek …Read more »
Mobile Suit Gundam SEED FREEDOM, the loooooong awaited follow-up film to Gundam SEED, is out with its second trailer and some new casting deets. The full cast list is as follows: Ayane Sakura as Toyah Mashima Nanako Mori as Cagalli Yula Athha Fumiko Orikasa as …Read more »
Thanks to Discotek Media, Digimon has been a hot topic over the past few days, but that’s not all that’s going on with the series. While we wait for classic films to make their way to home video, the next new anime film adventure is …Read more »
Tokorozawa is 177 cm Tall is a short shojo-ai manga. The first part of the manga concentrates on the titular Tokorozawa, who is taller than her classmate Shirakawa, and it starts with Shirakawa asking Tokorozawa if she can lean over her to see. (177 cm …Read more »
There’s nothing sweeter than anime based on sweets, and that’s precisely what Bikkurimen is. Taking its lead from Lotte’s Bikkuriman line of chocolates, the Bikkurimen TV anime is an original project that’s officially set to premiere in Japan this fall. A teaser visual arrived along …Read more »
Leiji Matsumoto has been a driving force in the world of anime for literal decades. His works have influenced, inspired, and carried on. His loss is heartbreaking, but he filled our world with beautiful stories in his time. So many, in fact, that we’d be …Read more »
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