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Update: FUNimation has since added more cast members to the mix, including Johnny Yong Bosch (Lelouch in Code Geass ) as Makoto Tachibana, Todd Haberkorn (Natsu in Fairy Tail ) as Haruka Nanase, and Vic Mignogna (Edward Elric in Fullmetal Alchemist ) as Rin Matsuoka. …Read more »
In the early 2000s, as broadband home Internet spread nationwide, it finally became possible to see what was new in Japanese media. Thus a generation went from Pokémon straight to ultraviolent fare like Battle Royale and Versus, as well as quirkier teen sports comedies like …Read more »
If you're looking for a unique way to celebrate the premiere of the first newly-dubbed episodes of the classic Sailor Moon anime, Viz has you covered with a special event. Fans are invited to join a live stream slumber party on Friday, September 5, where …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai, director of 5 Centimeters Per Second , Children Who Chase Lost Voices and other films with similarly long titles has directed a 30-second commercial promoting a currently under-construction terminal at Vietnam’s No Bai Airport. It’s being built by Japanese firm Taisei, for whom …Read more »
Sit back and take a long, hard look and you'll see we're living in a pretty swell period for anime. Each season has had at least a few standout shows, both new and recurring, one of which involved Mind Game director Masaaki Yuasa returning to …Read more »
The TV anime adaptation of Yusei Matsui's Ansatsu Kyoushitsu/Assassination Classroom manga is set to premiere in Japan in January 2015, and a new video is here to serve as a quick tease. This 15-second commercial from the official website comes in two flavors, and features …Read more »
It's been streaming for a little while now, but Viz is getting ready to bring the classic Sailor Moon anime to Blu-ray and DVD on November 11. While we still have a little while to wait, Viz busted out a brief new clip showing off …Read more »
The upcoming TV anime adaptation of Yusei Matsui's Assassination Classroom was recently revealed, and now we know when to expect it. According to the official website , the anime is set for a January 2015 premiere as part of Fuji TV's Friday midnight block. As …Read more »
The hype surrounding the recent Sailor Moon remake is yet another reminder that the Japanese animation industry is an unrelenting, ouroborosian machine that consumes itself just as fast as it reinvents itself. Sailor Moon ’s staggering popularity in Japan was matched in the U.S. by …Read more »
It's time to cast all the awe and/or scrutiny you desire on the trailer for the upcoming Sailor Moon Crystal anime. The worldwide-streaming series is set to debut on July 5 at 7:00pm, after which it will run on the first and third Saturdays of …Read more »
Everyone's favorite dandy in space is getting ready to return with the second season of Space Dandy ! The staff of the series released a new promotional video and TV commercial for the upcoming return, along with a long list of guest cast members set …Read more »
More than anything else in the world, Thorfinn wants revenge against Askeladd, the Viking who killed his father. When Thorfinn was just a boy, he saw the murder right in front of his eyes—how Askeladd used a cheap trick in order to slaughter Thorfinn’s father, …Read more »
Popular Japanese lifestyle site MyNavi Woman held a poll recently to determine the 10 most popular manga series involving music among working women aged 22-34. Oddly specific, but the results are fascinating and might just give you a few ideas about what manga series to …Read more »
Keishi Otomo's pair of live-action Rurouni Kenshin film sequels—based on the manga by Nobuhiro Watsuki—are set to premiere in Japanese theaters later this year. Takeru Sato reprises his lead role as Himura Kenshin, and "the craziest enemy" arrives as the antagonist in the first sequel, …Read more »
Anime Anime, one of Japan’s top destinations for anime news and views (mostly news, really) just polled its readership and asked that age-old question: what’d ya like this year? To be more accurate, the question was “which anime film released in 2013 was the most …Read more »
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