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Koji Morimoto. If you don’t know the name, well, you probably should. One of Japan’s premier animators, Morimoto is the director of shorts like The Animatrix ’s “Beyond,” Memories ’ “Magnetic Rose” and Noiseman Sound Insect , and key animator on dozens of brilliantly-animated films …Read more »
Daisuke Jigen, partner-in-crime to Lupin the Third, subject of last year’s Daisuke Jigen’s Gravestone and recent winner of a poll ranking anime’s coolest old guys, has been spotted around Italy lately, according to Japanese news source Culture Lab. To be more specific, Jigen’s visage has …Read more »
Some new details on the upcoming Lupin the Third anime series have hit the net, and one piece of information in particular has got us pretty pumped. The series, which was first announced back in October, is the first main Lupin TV series since 1985, …Read more »
With a live-action film , Takeshi Koike-directed special , and a Castle of Cagliostro rerelease , we had dubbed 2014 the “Year of Lupin .” Turns out we might’ve been off by a year. 2015 will see the debut of a new Lupin III television …Read more »
Even more deets out this week about the new Lupin the Third film, Jigen’s Gravestone , helmed by the one and only Takeshi Koike. First and foremost, the first teaser for the film has been released, with some tantalizing glimpses at the film to come. …Read more »
Another famed and respected voice actor has left us with the passing of Gorō Naya . Among his most beloved roles are heavy-hitters like Inspector Zenigata in Lupin the Third, Captain Okita in Space Battleship Yamato , and Yupa in Nausicaä of the Valley of …Read more »
The opening. A classic anime trope, and a way for a series to show its stuff in a one minute, thirty-second montage of greatness. With hundreds of openings created every year, picking the top 10 of all time is a formidable challenge indeed, but readers …Read more »
Disney has a major collection on the way for fans of Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki. The Collected Works of Hayao Miyazaki Blu-ray set is due out on November 17 as an Amazon exclusive, and it comes packing eleven feature films and some extras that fans …Read more »
In the latest issue of Otaku USA we take a look at the original “green jacket” Lupin the Third television series, scheduled for US release in June 2012 courtesy of Discotek Media. Several of the original 23 TV episodes were directed by eventual Studio Ghibli …Read more »
The anime Blue Box (a.k.a. Ao no Hako in Japanese) dropped a trailer that not only announces the theme songs, but lets us listen to clips. The opening theme song is titled “Same Blue” and performed by Official HiGE DANdism, while the ending theme song …Read more »
Thanksgiving is over, Black Friday is here, and Cyber Monday is on the way! Whether you’re shopping for yourself or your anime-loving friends, there are lots of great deals out there. And we’ve found a few we think you may like! Find Blu-rays, manga, figures, …Read more »
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has gamers everywhere turning into armchair engineers. Link’s gone full artificer in this Breath of the Wild sequel, assembling everything from battle bots to exploding statues. It’s hard to put down your joy-cons… but if you need to, we’ve …Read more »
Another Academy Awards season has come and gone. We’ve seen the wins, the sweeps, and the surprises. There may not have been any anime representation in this year’s animation categories, but that’s not going to stop us from talking about our favorite anime Oscars! And …Read more »
As I’m writing this, I’m just under three hours away from the new year of 2023. The last few years have felt surprisingly long… probably for reasons we can all relate to. For many of us, this year marked the first time we got to …Read more »
It is with a heavy heart that we report on the passing of a true legend in the anime world and beyond. Ichiro Mizuki, known as the Emperor of Anime Songs to all and as “Aniking” and “Aniki” (big bro) to those in the industry, …Read more »
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