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Famed anime director Makoto Shinkai (your name.) has something new up his sleeve. As announced on the official Twitter account for your name., Shinkai will reveal his next project on TOHO’s YouTube channel, complete with English subtitles, on December 15 at 11:00pm Japan Time (9:00am …Read more »
Publisher Kodansha began its Noma Publishing Culture Awards three years ago, saying it’s meant to honor people who are a big asset to the industry and are “reinventing publishing.” This year’s winners are Attack on Titan mangaka Hajime Isayama, Kikansha Sensei author Shizuka Ijūin, and …Read more »
Hollywood’s live-action Your Name film was previously announced to have director Lee Isaac Chung at the helm, but that’s no longer the case. According to a report on Deadline, scheduling conflicts have caused Chung to leave the project, which makes him the second to do …Read more »
NOTE: This feature contains spoilers for Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time — in particular the very end. Neon Genesis Evangelion is officially over. It will likely continue in the form of merchandise and collaborations, but the story as we know it has been wrapped for good. …Read more »
Japan has a long history of using printed seals called hanko instead of signing names. While in this day and age they could become something of the past, hanko stores are still coming out with special designs to keep people interested. Pokémon hanko have been …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki’s Spirited Away, Oscar winner and, until recently, highest-grossing Japanese film ever, is heading to the stage. It’s being adapted into a play by some top talent, including John Caird from the Royal Shakespeare Company, who will write and direct the play. It’ll open …Read more »
Want to up your Hellsing collectables? Some limited edition artwork might be up your alley. Vendor Anique is offering twelve examples of artwork from original mangaka Kouta Hirano as well as from Ryoji Nakamori, who did the character designs for the anime. There are options …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai, the writer/director of Weathering With You and your name., has been working on a new script. “It’s a story where something major happens that one’s own power can’t do anything to affect,” he announced in an interview with TV Asahi. “By making this …Read more »
No anime has captured fans’ attention like Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure. Even those who haven’t watched an episode have been touched by it through memes of different sorts. Powerful characters, intriguing fashion sense, and the main protagonists all going by the name “Jojo” make this visually …Read more »
If you’ve been paying any attention at all to anime news, you know Demon Slayer: Mugen Train is on fire. It’s slaying at the Japanese box office. Currently it’s the second highest grossing anime film in Japan, and the third highest grossing worldwide. At the time …Read more »
After dominating at the global box office, Demon Slayer – Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Movie: Mugen Train continues to do well. While we won’t have it in North American theaters until next year, the film is now the fifth most successful movie in Japan. …Read more »
Kodansha began the Noma Publishing Culture Award last year, where it awarded your name.’s director Makoto Shinkai, author Keigo Higashino, models Mai Shiraishi and Erika Ikuta, and publishers Ribon and Nakayoshi. This year the award goes to Demon Slayer creator Koyoharu Gotouge, Nintendo’s Animal Crossing: …Read more »
After 20 volumes of Demon Slayer were stolen from Onsen no Mori, the bathhouse asked politely on social media for the manga to be brought back. Not only did the thief eventually bring back the manga, but more than 200 volumes of Demon Slayer were …Read more »
The most recent update regarding Hollywood’s Your Name remake—which was revealed back in 2017 and aims to take Makoto Shinkai’s hit film into the live-action realm—had the director changing from Marc Webb to Lee Isaac Chung (Munyurangabo, Minari). We’ve had some time to process the …Read more »
How can we get more anime out in the world? Anime Fund, a Japanese company that officially gets its start on November 3, has an idea to crowdfund anime. According to Anime News Network, it will use the crowdfunding model to get more cartoons from …Read more »
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