Otaku USA Magazine

Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved Trailer Shows Off Fighting Sequences

The movie Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid: A lonely dragon wants to be loved will hit the big screen in Japan tomorrow, June 27, and be shown in 199 theaters. Just before its release, Kyoto Animation dropped a trailer showing off fight sequences. Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon …Read more »

Ecchi Anime Nukitashi the Animation Serves Up Bouncy, Action-Packed Trailer

June 26, 2025

Danica Davidson

Nukitashi the Animation shared a bouncy and action-filled trailer that lets us hear clips of both the opening and ending theme songs. The opening theme song is titled “Utopia or Dystopia” and performed by Yuki Yumeno; meanwhile, the ending theme song is called “Saikai-kei Joshi …Read more »

Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 4 Trailer Previews ClariS Opening Song

June 26, 2025

Joseph Luster

When Rent-a-Girlfriend Season 4 premieres on July 4—both broadcasting in Japan and streaming on Crunchyroll—episodes will kick off to the beat of the “Umitsuki” opening song by ClariS. Now you can sample the tune thanks to the latest main trailer for the new season. Rent-a-Girlfriend …Read more »

Three Free Anime You Can Watch (Legally!) on YouTube

June 26, 2025

Kara Dennison

On the one hand, it’s great that anime is available on so many streaming services. From anime-specific platforms like Crunchyroll and HIDIVE to mainstream venues like Netflix, anime is more available than it’s ever been. The bad new is, every streaming service means a separate …Read more »

Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube Anime Shares Creditless OP, Global Streaming Platforms

June 26, 2025

Joseph Luster

The premiere of the Hell Teacher: Jigoku Sensei Nube anime—based on the manga by Takeshi Okano and Sho Makura—is right around the corner on July 3. Distributor REMOW shared a new video featuring a creditless version of the opening sequence, and took the time to …Read more »

Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer! Anime Trailer Samples Ending Theme

June 26, 2025

Joseph Luster

One of the many shows kicking off the summer 2025 anime season is Scooped Up by an S-Rank Adventurer!, also known as Yusha Party o Tsuiho Sareta Shiro Madoshi, S-Rank Bokensha ni Hirowareru: Kono Shiro Madoshi ga Kikakugai Sugiru. The fun starts on July 10 in …Read more »

Fire Damages Much of Tokyo Revengers Stage Play Material, Including Stage

June 25, 2025

Danica Davidson

Adapting manga and anime into stage plays is a popular pastime in Japan, and Tokyo Revengers’ fifth stage play, titled Tokyo Revengers ―The LAST LEAP―, is scheduled to begin in Osaka on June 26. However, a fire somehow broke out while items for the play …Read more »

Tokio Group Disbands After One Member Accused of Breaches

June 25, 2025

Danica Davidson

The popular J-rock group Tokio launched its first album in 1994 and has performed multiple theme songs for anime. But right now it’s making news in Japan because it’s disbanding after Taichi Kokubun, one of the members, was allegedly caught in a scandal. The band …Read more »

With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess Light Anime Shares New Trailer

June 25, 2025

Joseph Luster

The latest light anime is getting ready to premiere with the July 9 arrival of With Vengeance, Sincerely, Your Broken Saintess. The anime adapts the webtoon by SORAJIMA and Aminohada, and you can see more of how it’s shaping up and preview Reina Washio’s “DiZZY” …Read more »

Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse Anime Streams New Character Trailer

June 25, 2025

Joseph Luster

With just a week to go until the July 2 premiere of original isekai fantasy anime Onmyo Kaiten Re:Birth Verse, another preview is here to hone in on a specific character. The cast member in the spotlight this time is the Maaya Uchida-voiced Tsukimiya, who …Read more »

Reincarnated as the Daughter of the Legendary Hero and the Queen of Spirits Anime Set for October Debut

June 25, 2025

Joseph Luster

Originally announced back in January 2024, the Reincarnated as the Daughter of the Legendary Hero and the Queen of Spirits anime adaptation now has a premiere month. The series, which brings writer Matsuura and illustrator keepout’s light novel series to the screen, will debut this …Read more »

KILLTUBE Anime Film Video Teases Bursts of Action

June 25, 2025

Joseph Luster

This year’s Anime Expo is in just a little over a week, and one of the anime films aiming for a showcase is original project KILLTUBE. Director Kazuaki Kuribayashi will be in attendance at the event, which will host the world premiere screening of a …Read more »

Netflix’s Bet, Based on Kakegurui, Is Getting Another Season

June 24, 2025

Danica Davidson

If you’re a fan of Bet, Netflix’s live-action adaptation of the manga Kakegurui by Homura Kawamoto and Toru Naomura, then there’s good news for you — the show is getting another season! Bet did well with international audiences, and hung out in Netflix’s global Top …Read more »

Survey: Japanese Schoolkids Share the Oddest Rules at Their Schools

June 24, 2025

Danica Davidson

Many anime and manga characters are students in Japanese schools, but how accurate is their portrayal to real school life? And what are some things real students might not like about their schools? A new survey asked Japanese kids in elementary school and junior high …Read more »

Anime Love Geometry That Keeps Getting More Complicated

June 24, 2025

Kara Dennison

Anime love stories have a special something… and sometimes that “special something” is a relationship chart that simply cannot be contained. Forget love triangles—there’s some seriously advanced geometry in some of these series! From an 80s classic getting new life to a pair of series …Read more »