Already caught up on this season’s hottest anime? It may be time to take the plunge into Japanese live-action TV shows. I get it, some of you may be leary to jump to live-action based on the reputation it gets. Aside from the Netflix live …Read more »
Considering how popular the show is and how good the song is, the number one karaoke song for Japan’s Spring 2022 ranking should come as little surprise. Japanese karaoke company Daiichikosho ran its usual karaoke ranking survey of anime theme songs for the spring season …Read more »
Plans have been updated for the upcoming Kaina of the Great Snow Sea anime—based on a new story from Knights of Sidonia and Blame! creator Tsutomu Nihei—which is now set to kick off its broadcast in Japan in January 2023. Ahead of that, the first …Read more »
Based on the light novels by Mizuho Itsuki and Fuumi, the Management of Novice Alchemist anime is on the way to TV in Japan this October. Hiroshi Ikehata (TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You) is directing, with Shigeru Murakoshi (ZOMBIE LAND SAGA) handling series composition …Read more »
The next stop-motion adventure for Rilakkuma and friends is right around the corner with the upcoming premiere of Rilakkuma’s Theme Park Adventure. The Netflix series is set to stream starting on August 25, and you can see what’s about to go down in the new …Read more »
Rumiko Takahashi is in the news (is she ever out of it, really?) with the new adaptation of Urusei Yatsura set for October of this year. Now Japan’s top cosplayer, Enako, has busted out some Rumiko Takahashi costumes for a new photobook, and we’ve got …Read more »
Lonely Castle in the Mirror, the upcoming anime based on the novel by Mizuki Tsujimura, has revealed some new info, including a trailer and other details. The film will be directed by Keiichi Hara (Miss Hokusai, The Wonderland). It’s being animated at A-1 Pictures. It’ll …Read more »
Cover Corp has put out more information and a trailer for “HOLOSTARS English -TEMPUS-,” its first-ever all male English-speaking VTuber group. The group consists of four men: Regis Altare, Magni Dezmond, Axel Syrios, and Noir Vesper. Their Twitter pages are up and running, and they’ll …Read more »
The Utano☆Princesama franchise is getting a new anime special called Utano☆Princesama♪ Maji Love ST☆RISH Tours: Tabi no Hajimari (translated as The Start of a Journey) that will play on Japanese TV on July 31. Ahead of this a trailer has been released to show the …Read more »
Last September, we learned that the light novel series Classroom for Heroes would be getting an anime series. Now we’ve learned a bunch of details and gotten our peepers on some key art. Here’s who will be helming the series: Director: Keiichiro Kawaguchi (Sket Dance, …Read more »
Hey, remember when a new Patlabor series got announced in 2017, then there were, like, years of silence? Okay, there was a little worldwide pandemic and all, but still. Anyway, good news for folks looking forward to Patlabor EZY: there are signs of progress! Namely, …Read more »
Do It Yourself!! is an upcoming anime that’s on the way to TV in Japan sometime in 2022, and it’s also going to be available on Crunchyroll. The streaming service announced plans to simulcast the series this year, with the first episode to premiere at …Read more »
The Teasing Master Takagi-san anime film opened in Japan on June 10, and now it’s on the way to select theaters across the United States. Following the U.S. premiere that took place during Anime Expo at the start of July, Sentai Filmworks announced plans to …Read more »
Last month saw Netflix hitting Case Closed/Detective Conan spinoff anime Detective Conan: The Culprit Hanzawa with an October release window, but the culprit himself remained in the shadows. The criminal silhouette also known as Hanzawa-san now has a voice, and it belongs to none other …Read more »
Square Enix’s Final Fantasy series has somehow existed for 35 years without getting an adaptation in one of Japan’s most distinct theatrical art forms. That’s about to change, though, because the series’ 10th entry, Final Fantasy X, is officially getting a kabuki stage play. New …Read more »
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