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Good news, Great Pretender fans: the second season of the Wit Studio anime hits Netflix November 25. Great Pretender season 2 encompasses the show’s fourth “Case,” episodes 15 to 23, entitled “Wizard of the Far East.” It takes place in Shanghai and Tokyo, bringing Makoto …Read more »
You know what happens when an anime series gets super popular, right? That’s right: merchandising! That’s why you can buy just about anything you can dream of themed after Sailor Moon, Evangelion, and any number of other popular titles. The latest on the merch train is Demon Slayer: …Read more »
Vulture has put together a list of “The 100 Sequences That Shaped Animation,” and anime plays no small role in the rankings. Vulture explained part of its criteria in the decision process: “Since this list is for an American audience, entries skew toward what influenced …Read more »
Before Hideaki Anno made history with Neon Genesis Evangelion, he was known for the Nadia anime, AKA Nadia: The Secret of Blue Water. His 39-episode directorial debut aired from April 1990 to March 1991, and it will be celebrating its 30th anniversary next year with …Read more »
As The Ramones once said, “gimme gimme shock treatment.” There are plenty of anime series out there that only really get going a few episodes in. We’ve all heard defenders of certain long-running shows say something like, “just wait until episode 30!” And no offense …Read more »
For puzzle solvers and fans of live entertainment, escape rooms are a fantastic night out. Not only are they immersive, they also let you test your puzzle-solving skills and work with your friends as a team. In Japan (and a few other locations worldwide), fans …Read more »
Great Pretender has finally gotten its hand on a get out of jail free card. The series, which is airing on Fuji TV and streaming on Netflix in Japan, will finally be available on the US version of the service starting August 20. Animated at …Read more »
Theme parks are awesome, and they just keep getting awesomer. Besides the thrill rides, you can also take part in immersive experiences based on your favorite shows and movies — especially if you’re into Disney properties. But if you’re an anime fan, you’ll have to …Read more »
TOHO Cinemas is getting ready to open a new location in Ikebukuro, Tokyo starting July 3, and they’ll be bringing some beloved anime films along for the occasion. Among the starting lineup is a slew of work from Kyoto Animation, which is nearing a year …Read more »
COVID-19 is affecting everyone differently, and one of the big sectors of entertainment that’s suffering at the moment are live performances like stage plays and musicals. Voice actor Tomokazu Seki (Evangelion‘s Toji Suzuhara, G Gundam‘s Domon Kasshu) has a theatrical company known as HeroHeroQ Company, …Read more »
Hot on the heels of the recent Evangelion Tamagotchi, another pocket pet is here to collaborate with the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba series. The popular demon-slayin’ saga now has its own line of Demon Slayer Tamagotchi, giving fans a chance to raise their Demon Slayers …Read more »
Megumi Ogata is a famed voice actress known for key roles like Shinji Ikari in the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime, and she’s currently hoping to fund an audience-free concert. The “Hang In There, Dears!” performance will be held on June 6 in place of her …Read more »
Japan’s artists are doing what they can to help spread awareness about COVID-19 and keep stir crazy fans at home from going, well, crazy. In the last few days, we’ve seen Khara upload all three Rebuild of Evangelion films to YouTube, Aya Uchida stream a …Read more »
Anime News Network founder Justin Sevakis once dismissed Yoshiyuki Tomino—creator of the Gundam franchise, Space Runaway Ideon, and dozens of other series both influential and forgotten—as “one of anime’s naked emperors,” a storyteller with a style “muddled and distracted,” lacking for “dramatic timing and emotional …Read more »
Next up from Wit Studio—which previously worked on shows like Attack on Titan and Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress—is GREAT PRETENDER, a crime anime that hops the world and tells the tale of a major con game. Hiro Kaburagi (91 Days) is directing, with …Read more »
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