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Over the weekend we posted Aniplex of America's new English trailer for Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale , and Kadokawa followed up on Monday with some interesting info. According to the publisher, the film's February 18, 2017 debut will mark a worldwide release. While there …Read more »
The anime adaptation of Kugane Maruyama's ongoing series of Overlord light novels first aired back in July of last year, and it looks like we'll be revisiting the story in theaters at some point. According to the wraparound jacket of the 11th volume, a compilation …Read more »
Magical girl anime fans, take note: an anime adaptation of the popular light novel series Magical Girl Raising Project is on the way, and we’ve got the latest trailer and airdate right here. Magical Girl Raising Project began life as a series of light novels …Read more »
When it comes to respecting their source material, some anime are more faithful than others. There’s a new list making the rounds on Japanese social media that lists seven times anime adaptations had wildly different character designs than the manga (or light novels) on which …Read more »
As someone who reports on anime-related stuff from Tokyo, I often have to downplay the idea of Japan-as-otaku-paradise. No, no, I explain sagely, Japan is no more geeky than America. Then, inevitably, a news story like this comes along and smashes that theory. Yahoo.jp reports …Read more »
Asari Endou's Magical Girl Raising Project light novels are making the leap to anime, and an update on the official website has the TV series set to premiere sometime this year. Is the Order a Rabbit? director Hiroyuki Hashimoto is at the helm, with Takao …Read more »
Sword Art Online fans might finally be able to live their fantasy of entering the virtual MMO's world thanks to IBM Japan's recently-revealed Sword Art Online: The Beginning . While the virtual reality project likely won't have a harsh death penalty for failing, it plans …Read more »
Gakusen Toshi Asterisk: Hōka Kenran is a PS Vita game based on Yuu Miyazaki and okiura's The Asterisk War: The Academy City on the Water light novels, and its release is looming on the not-so-distant horizon. Bandai Namco will be releasing the action-RPG in Japan …Read more »
The recent announcement of the Boruto one-shot and monthly manga series aren't the only big Naruto happenings. This past weekend's Jump Festa event also featured the announcement of a TV anime adaptation of the Naruto: Itachi Shinden spin-off light novels. Scheduling specifics have yet to …Read more »
Fangirls (and boys) rejoice! High☆Speed! - Free! Starting Days - has just been released on the big screen in Japan and we’ve got an exclusive review just for you. Fans have been anxiously waiting to see the pubescent versions of their favorite swimmers on the …Read more »
The years in which the animation studio Manglobe focused on creating titles originally conceived as anime series, such as Samurai Champloo or Michiko and Hatchin , are mostly a thing of the past. With the notable exception of the amazing yet highly polarizing Samurai Flamenco …Read more »
Yen Press announced plans to move toward simultaneous publication of the Baccano! manga, which has Shinta Fujimoto ( Red Raven ) adapting Ryōgo Narita's series of light novels. The publisher is kicking things off this month with the release of the manga's early chapters, with …Read more »
This is the most interesting use of Twitter’s new survey feature we’ve seen yet. Recently “Nekopyon,” a member of the editorial department at GA Bunko, a major publisher of light novels, created a survey asking readers what the most important factor is when picking up …Read more »
The TV anime adaptation of Schwarzesmarken , based on the Muv-Luv spin-off light novels by Hiroki Uchida, will make its debut in January, and now we have a 90-second promotional video introducing the anime's main characters. Liden Films and ixtl co-produce the anime, which is …Read more »
Based on the light novels written by Tsukasa Kawaguchi and illustrated by Yoshi ☆ o and Hinata Katagiri, the Lord Marskman and Vanadis anime is coming to home video on February 9, 2016. We're still a few months away from the release, but FUNimation went …Read more »
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