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BASTARD!! season 2 is in the works for Netflix, and more cast members have already been announced. Following up on the previous pair from January, let’s take a look at two more that fans can get excited to see when the BASTARD!! -Heavy Metal, Dark …Read more »
A premiere window has been announced for the Loving Yamada at Lv999! anime, based on the romantic comedy manga by Mashiro. The series shared the Christmas illustration above along with the announcement that the adaptation will officially it the airwaves in Japan in April 2023. …Read more »
The Blue Orchestra anime—which adapts the dramatic music manga by Makoto Akui—now has a premiere window, as revealed along with the main staff in the first trailer. Seiji Kishi (Assassination Classroom) is directing the series, with Yuko Kakihara (Chihayafuru) on series composition and Kazuaki Morita …Read more »
Yesterday Otaku USA reported that the Spirited Away stage play was on hiatus because Romi Park, who plays Yubaba and Zeniba in alternating performances, had caught COVID. Rather than have the alternating actress take over as Yubaba and Zeniba, the production felt it was best …Read more »
The anime adaptation of Lucifer and the Biscuit Hammer (Hoshi no Samidare in the original Japanese) is going to be debuting this July. The livestream that announced this additionally shared a new visual and told us more about the cast. M.A.O plays Anima, Tatsumaru Tachibana …Read more »
The Academy Awards may have snubbed anime again, but there’s still the Magademy Awards. Never heard of the Magademy Awards? That’s because it’s brand-new this year, and it gives a unique twist: the winners are all fictional characters from manga. The idea came from BookLive, …Read more »
Now that the official website is open for the Healer Girl anime—which is being directed by Yasuhiro Irie (Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood) at anime production house Studio 3Hz and is set to premiere this April—more information has arrived. In addition to the announcement of more cast …Read more »
Two new poster visuals have been revealed for the Spirited Away stage play—which brings Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s Academy Award-winning anime film to life when performances kick off at TOHO’s Imperial Theatre in February 2022. Shows will run there from February to March before …Read more »
Last week, we posted a poll asking readers what they felt was the best sports anime of all time. Over 800 responses poured in very quickly, spread across more than 55 different series, so we’ve organized the results into a top ten list. Before we …Read more »
Sports anime can be exciting, inspiring, and high-energy. Or, as the upcoming Slow Loop shows us, it can be way more laid-back. The series revolves around stepsisters and their mutual love of fly-fishing — definitely a chill way to spend an afternoon. It’s not the only sports …Read more »
When it comes to digital manga, there’s a new game in town called Azuki. The new digital manga service, which will offer simulpub chapters and a back catalog, launches June 28. Azuki’s first big partner will be Kodansha USA. The service will be free (select …Read more »
The mobile manga subscription app Mangamo now has more than 1,200 manga volumes from Kodansha available after the publisher contributed an additional 800 or so. The newly supplied volumes include ones from Tokyo Revengers, Fire Force, FAIRY TAIL, Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex, …Read more »
Yasuhiro Irie, the director of Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood, is back at work on a new project. It’s a TV anime called Healer Girl, and the healer girls in question heal people through their singing. It’s described as “a bold, new form of musical healing animation.”” …Read more »
Here at Otaku USA, we cover Japanese pop culture from an American point of view. We’re fans of otaku-related content, including light novels, and some fans have taken it upon themselves to write their own books. These stories are called original English light novels, or …Read more »
It seems like there’s anime and manga out there about nearly anything you can think of. From ballroom dancing to agricultural school, anime and manga covers a surprising amount of life experiences. This is especially true of after-school club anime… and a lot of these …Read more »
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