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TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You promises heaps of adorableness right there in the title. TONIKAWA is short for “tonikaku kawaii,” and the kawaii-ness of the title looks like it’s going to carry over to multiple parts of the show. The popular manga is becoming an anime this autumn, …Read more »
Cowboy Bebop has a live-action remake in the chutes, and how fans feel about that varies. On the one hand, having director Shinichiro Watanabe and composer Yokko Kanno on board is encouraging. And the cast looks pretty good. On the other… such projects don’t have …Read more »
It doesn’t quite have the Stateside name recognition of, say, Shonen Jump, but Shonen Sunday, the weekly manga magazine that’s been running since 1959, has produced its share of classics. But what are the best of the best from those 60 years of manga? That’s …Read more »
Short and sweet Your first anime is a magical experience. It opens your eyes to the wonders of the medium, lays the groundwork for what you’ll enjoy going forward, and remains a perennial favorite years after you’ve consumed hundreds more hours of series. It’s a …Read more »
The Price of Smiles (Egao no Daika), the anime created to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Tatsunoko Production, is set to hit screens January 4. Now we’ve got a shiny new look at the series via its most recent promo video. The Price of Smiles …Read more »
Taishi Tsutsui’s manga We Never Learn (Bokutachi wa Benkyo ga Dekinai) will be getting the anime treatment, it was revealed today. The announcement included a visual featuring its main characters. We Never Learn centers around Nariyuki, a high school student who agrees to tutor two …Read more »
Makoto Isshiki’s The Piano Forest (Piano no Mori) manga is being adapted into a TV anime set for April, and the latest update revealed a new visual along with info on the theme song artist, cast, and staff members. Gaku Nakatani is lined up to …Read more »
It’s almost time for the ultimate dose of action and comedy with the impending home video release of the Familiar of Zero anime! This isn’t just any release, though; Sentai Filmworks’ Familiar of Zero Complete Collection brings all four seasons of the series together on …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks announced a trio of new anime licenses today, including Battle Girl High School , Made in Abyss , and Vatican Miracle Examiner . All three are coming to streaming services, with home video releases to follow at a later day. First up, …Read more »
Japan isn’t the only country pumping out live-action adaptations of its anime and manga properties: plenty of other countries have licensed and turned Japanese stories into films of their own. And while most Japanese fans are aware of the existence of, say, Ghost in the …Read more »
If you’re into tropes like cute girls running to catch the bus with toast in their mouths but also Bubblegum Crisis -style powered suits, well, buddy, you are in luck. It’s moe plus powered suits in Frame Arms Girl , a new anime premiering this …Read more »
Kana Hanazawa Here’s an interesting twist on the ever-present anime polls flowing out of the Japanese internets. This one was directed solely at Japanese college students, and asked them to choose the best voice actresses who can really pull of a good heroine. Who do …Read more »
A sad day for fans of singer Mami Kawada. The crooner, who sang themes for anime like Shakugan no Shana and A Certain Magical Index , among others, announced on Sunday she is planning to retire this May after a final concert. Kawada, who was …Read more »
Lots of big news for fans (phans?) of Phantasy Star Online 2. First up, it looks like Phantasy Star Online 2 will hit PlayStation 4 next year. The game is currently available on Windows and and PlayStation Vita. 2016 will also see the release of …Read more »
For a certain generation of American anime fans, the original Sailor Moon , along with Dragon Ball Z , was one of the entry points for getting into Japanese animation in the first place. For those fans, as well as the hundreds of thousands in …Read more »
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