The anime adaptation of Yuto Suzuki’s Sakamoto Days manga was previously lined up for a January 2025 premiere, and now we have an exact date to look forward to. The main trailer and a new key visual made their way online this week, bringing with …Read more »
The latest weekend box office report is in for Japan, and the Attack on Titan: THE LAST ATTACK movie came out on top. The feature—which serves as a compilation of the two-part Attack on Titan Final Season THE FINAL CHAPTERS anime special, opened in Japan …Read more »
Nintendo held a special video presentation to shed some more light on plans for the Donkey Kong Country addition to the Super Nintendo World theme park. According to the announcement, the new area will make its long-awaited debut in Universal Studios Japan on December 11, …Read more »
Back in May, Toei Animation announced January 11, 2025 premiere timing for Witchy Precure!! ~MIRAI DAYS~, which aims to deliver a direct sequel to the 13th Precure TV anime. The latest update includes a new trailer, which both previews the opening song and announces a …Read more »
Earlier this month we got some fresh key art for the I Have a Crush at Work anime, based on the manga by Akaru Enomoto, which is also known as Kono Kaisha ni Suki na Hito ga Imasu, or Can You Keep a Secret?. Now we …Read more »
The lengthily-titled anime I Left My A-Rank Party to Help My Former Students Reach the Dungeon Depths! dropped a trailer that lets us know its start date, more of the cast and crew, and what the opening theme song will sound like. Take a look: …Read more »
Live orchestra concerts for anime are nothing new in Japan, but they’re starting to spread in other countries as well. Now the Wild Faery Company is offering the “Attack on Titan – Beyond the Walls World Tour” in 2025, and it will hit 23 cities …Read more »
This month, Kodansha is releasing Volume 1 of Shimazaki in the Land of Peace in English. The series hails from Umigami author Gouten Hamada and Invincible artist Takeshi Seshimo. And fans of series like The Fable and Sakamoto Days may want to give it a look. Because if you’ve got …Read more »
Another Japanese business is being affected by Western credit card companies. Melonbooks, a chain store that sells doujinshi, will cease taking Visa and Mastercard payments on December 16. After this, people can still use things like American Express or JCB to make purchases. Melonbooks wants …Read more »
During anime’s 2000s resurgence in the West, many of us eagerly tuned into Toonami every week. If you stayed up late for Adult Swim, the 12:30 am slot was overtaken by a cheeky, mouthy five-year-old, Crayon Shin-Chan. While I vaguely remember the details of the …Read more »
In late October, veteran anime voice actor and director David Wald accused Crunchyroll of opening his private mail, tossing out his letters, and giving the gifts fans sent him to Crunchyroll workers. Crunchyroll responded that it was investigating the situation, and hasn’t said anything further. …Read more »
Kana is a new imprint from Abrams ComicArts that’s all about publishing manga in English, and tomorrow, November 12, it’s dropping the first volume of Eden of Witches by Yumeji. The publisher described the story as a “lushly illustrated coming-of-age story takes place in a …Read more »
Well, this is a tough one to swallow if you hate people looking at their phones while you’re watching a movie. The upcoming film from the Hypnosis Mic -Division Rap Battle- franchise is being billed as Japan’s first “interactive film.” The movie, which opens February 21, …Read more »
Is there any franchise in Japan that hasn’t been adapted for the stage? The latest piece of pop culture to get the stage play treatment is none other than Trials of Mana, the 1995 Super Nintendo RPG also known as Seiken Densetsu 3. Seiken Densetsu …Read more »
For claiming to be so laid-back, Laid-Back Camp is pretty ambitious: The anime adaptation of the manga by Afro has just picked up a fourth season. That’s the word from the franchise’s official X account this weekend. Afro contributed a new illustration to go along …Read more »
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