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FUNimation had a handful of anime acquisitions to announce at this weekend's Otakon, including a nice mix of both new and old. On the new end of things we can look forward to anime movies such as Project Itoh, Psycho-Pass , and the latest Ghost …Read more »
A secret workhorse of the Japanese animation industry, Kazuhiro Soeta has been involved in the creation of dozens of TV shows, movies and direct-to-video productions. Some of the more recognizable shows he's worked on include Black Lagoon (storyboarding, animation direction), the Record of Lodoss War …Read more »
Here we’ve got yet another buried treasure of Japanese animation, bubbling back to the surface thanks to the reticence of a certain King of the A$$holes World, James Cameron. Superstar producer/director Cameron has a lot of irons in the fire, and when he announced his …Read more »
LeSean Thomas has quite a bit of experience under his belt—from his work on shows like The Boondocks and The Legend of Korra to the currently-running Black Dynamite: The Animated Series— and he recently hit up Kickstarter in an attempt to gather funds for a …Read more »
Close your eyes for a minute and make a mental picture of Tokyo. Does it involve a crowded crosswalk flanked on all sides by tall buildings, giant screens and colorful ads? That's Shibuya, the quintessential bustling Tokyo neighborhood, a youth culture mecca that's served as …Read more »
FUNimation brought three more series to its streaming lineup this week with the addition of Buddy Complex , Nobunagun , and No-Rin . Of the three, Buddy Complex and Nobunagun have already begun, with the streaming details for No-Rin to come later. Buddy Complex comes …Read more »
Taliesin Jaffe broke into the anime industry via, perhaps, the most romantic and idealized method imaginable: he made fandubs, shopped them around, was in the right place at the right time, and soon enough found his foot in the door in a big way, doing …Read more »
FUNimation had a handful of titles to announce at this past weekend's Otakon in Baltimore, MD. In addition to more recent fare like the remaining episodes of the Fairy Tail anime (up to 175), FUNimation also rescued a few licenses, including that of Cowboy Bebop …Read more »
Why is the animation quality of the Ghost in the Shell franchise evolving in reverse? The original Ghost in the Shell film, released in 1994, was and remains a stunning, fluid piece of animation with both characters and backgrounds alike packed with detail, nuance and …Read more »
The second part of the Code Geass side-story OVA, Code Geass: Akito the Exiled , is set to premiere in Japan on September 14, and the official website started streaming a brief teaser for the anime. The OVA takes place in Revolution Year 228, coinciding …Read more »
The first episode of the spin-off OVA Code Geass: Akito the Exiled ( Code Geass: Boukoku no Akito ) is due out in Japan on August 4. In advance of the anime's launch, a new preview clip hit the Internet. The OVA, which will debut …Read more »
Ah, Macross . One of the great titans of Japanese animated science fiction, this space opera about jet planes that fly in outer space, transform into robots, and fire swarms of missiles amidst a backdrop of interspecies warfare and love triangles involving pop music idol …Read more »
As an otaku, or just a regular anime/manga/Japan-obsessed nerd, the holidays present a seemingly golden opportunity to introduce friends and relatives to your hobby. This is your chance to reach out to people. You are (practically) an ambassador of Japanese pop culture. Don't mess up …Read more »
It's time for a little roundup of titles absorbed into the FUNimation fold, as announced via their most recent press releases. First up is the acquisition of home entertainment, broadcast, digital and merchandise rights to Full Metal Panic! , as well as its follow-up, Full …Read more »
Planet of the Beast King: I didn't go so far as to expect furries, but I will say that I at least anticipated some wolf men or something-cat girls, hyena goofballs, foxy tricksters, rabbit children-something! Instead, the planet is ruled by violent plants; only the …Read more »
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