October 22 marked the premiere of Sword Art Online -Progressive- Scherzo of the Deep Night, the second of two anime films adapting Reki Kawahara’s Sword Art Online Progressive novels. The feature opening in 240 theaters across Japan, including IMAX screens, and managed ¥323 million (about …Read more »
Yukito Kishiro’s Battle Angel Alita: Mars Chronicle manga previously took a break back in June 2021 and returned two months later in August. Now it’s looking to take some more time off, with this year’s 22nd issue of Kodansha’s Evening magazine announcing that the series …Read more »
Everyone at Otaku USA loves anime, but how big is anime around the world? According to a recent TIFFCOM seminar, the Anime Industry Report 2022 shows major growth, especially overseas. The Anime Industry Report has been around since 2009 and it puts out a report …Read more »
Hidekazu Tanaka, a 35-year-old composer known for working on everything from the IDOLM@STER Cinderella Girls soundtrack to the opening song “Ichigo Ichie Celebration” for Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out!’s second season, has been arrested. Police believe he attempted to sexually assault a teenage girl. His …Read more »
The World’s End Harem manga by LINK and Kotaro Shono is officially kicking off the beginning of the end. According to the official Twitter account, the series is getting ready to start its final arc on Shueisha’s Jump+ website on December 4. Ahead of that, …Read more »
This weekend saw the reveal of LUPIN ZERO, a six-part streaming anime that aims to tell Lupin’s thieving origin story. The announcement was paired with news that the world premiere is set for Anime NYC in partnership with HIDIVE, and now the streaming service has …Read more »
The Fall 2022 anime season may be full as it is, but there’s another big show on the way at the end of the month. In fact, Arknights: PRELUDE TO DAWN is scheduled to premiere at the end of this very week, with the adaptation …Read more »
Back in July we caught a fresh trailer for the Lonely Castle in the Mirror anime film, which adapts the novel of the same name by Mizuki Tsujimura. Now we have a new cast addition via the official website, which has revealed Mana Ashida as …Read more »
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is no stranger to the stage, and it’s about to get another go in the spotlight thanks to the Super Kabuki II project. The aim of said project is to fuse modern subjects and technology with traditional Japanese theater, which …Read more »
The second season of the Vinland Saga anime is being released on January 9, and a trailer for it has dropped. In it you can hear part of the opening theme song “River” being performed by Anonymouz. In Japan, the anime will play on Tokyo …Read more »
In September it was announced that there would be an Attack on Titan stage musical. And why not? With stage musicals as big as they are in Japan right now, and with Attack on Titan being the massive success it is, it only seemed like …Read more »
The second act of the I’m the Villainess, So I’m Taming the Final Boss anime is getting ready to commence, and a new trailer and visual popped online after the recent broadcast of the anime’s fifth episode. The new mission has Aileen attempting to infiltrate …Read more »
What happens when an overpowered and overprotective older sister gets whisked away to a fantasy world alongside her little brother? My One-Hit Kill Sister happens, of course, and we’ll all get to see how the adaptation of Konoe’s isekai web novel series plays out in …Read more »
When the Love All Play badminton anime debuted back in the Spring 2022 season, the story of Asami Koseki’s original novel also made its way to readers in the form of a manga adaptation. Now that manga is getting ready to come to an end, …Read more »
It may be hard to believe considering all of the other stage adaptations out there, but Hiromu Arakawa’s Fullmetal Alchemist manga is just now getting ready to make the leap for the first time. The original series came to an end over a decade ago, …Read more »
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