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In America, SAG-AFTRA has been fighting for actors’ rights against generative AI, and now some well-known Japanese voice actors have launched their own group known as “No More Mudan Seisei AI” (translated as “No More Unauthorized Generative AI”). They dropped a short video, which starts …Read more »
Bubblegum Crash, the sequel to Bubblegum Crisis, is getting a Blu-ray home video release thanks to AnimEigo. It arrives on January 21, 2025, and is available for pre-order. Bubblegum Crash is an OVA that came out in 1991, four years after Bubblegum Crisis. It consists …Read more »
Leviathan, a CG anime series from Qubic and Orange, just revealed its first trailer. The series, which is set for release on Netflix in 2025, is directed by Christophe Ferreria, known for his character design and animation work on films and series like Napping Princess, …Read more »
The very first American Manga Awards will occur on August 22, right before the Anime NYC convention. Anime NYC and Japan Society are in on this together, and they’re revealed not only the nominees, but also that Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics author …Read more »
Anime Expo is in full swing, and that means lots of reveals! The TRIGUN STAMPEDE panel disclosed that the Trigun franchise will continue with the anime TRIGUN STARGAZE. This is the “final phase” that was previously teased. The Anime Expo panel that shared this news …Read more »
In May, it was announced that publisher Shogakukan, JIC Venture Growth Investments (part of the state-backed Japan Investment Corp.) and more had invested 2.92 billion yen (about $19 million) in having the company Orange use artificial intelligence to translate 50,000 manga into English during the …Read more »
The nominees for the 2024 Will Eisner Comic Industry Awards have been unveiled by Comic-Con International! Let’s see what manga are involved. In the category Best U.S. Edition of International Material—Asia, five manga are nominated: #DRCL midnight children by Shin’ichi Sakamoto Goodbye, Eri by Tatsuki …Read more »
Get ready to say farewell to the Land of the Lustrous. Haruko Ichikawa’s manga, which kicked off back in 2012, will come to an end in the next issue of Afternoon magazine, which hits shelves April 25. There are currently 12 volumes of the manga …Read more »
The only thing better than one fantastic Pokémon anime film is a double feature of 'em, and that's exactly what Pokémon: Tales of Lugia delivers. The two-pack brings Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us home alongside Pokémon the Movie 2000, and you can order …Read more »
It’s almost time for the Battle at the Garbage Dump, as the first of two Haikyu!! FINAL anime films is right around the corner. The first opens in Japan on February 16, and ahead of that TOHO animation shared a new trailer with fresh footage …Read more »
Seeing your anime or anime-adjacent faves on a cereal box isn’t an entirely odd thing if you’re a child of the 80s. Remember the Nintendo Cereal System, with its side-by-side skinny bags of Mario and Zelda cereals? Or was that just us? Either way, it’s …Read more »
Two classic anime series are making the leap to vinyl outside of Japan for the first time with the upcoming releases of the Dragon Ball Z and Saint Seiya soundtracks. Microids Records is putting both out on February 14, 2024, and they’re currently available for …Read more »
Haruko Ichikawa’s Land of the Lustrous manga went on hiatus in October 2023, but it’s now getting ready to return. According to the March issue of Kodansha’s Afternoon magazine, the manga will be back in the pages of the magazine when the next issue hits …Read more »
It’s December… and that means the slow approach of the end of the fall anime season. Many shows we’ve loved over the last few months are careening into their final episodes. But that’s not the case for everything. A few shows still have story left …Read more »
SHUEISHA’s MANGA Plus recently released the first chapter of Rugby Rumble, and readers quickly noted the poor lettering and text placement (see above). The reason? The lettering was done by AI, not a person. Specifically it was done by Orange Inc., which says it has …Read more »
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