Sonic the Hedgehog 2 will be hitting theaters on April 8, and two trailers just dropped. The first trailer, “Big Game Spot,” was shown during Super Bowl LVI. Then here is the second trailer, which is called “Rings.” This movie is the sequel to 2020’s …Read more »
There is sad news coming out of Japan as we learn of the passing of veteran voice actor Toshiya Ueda. He died on February 8, sixteen days short of his 89th birthday. A cause of death was not given. A family-only funeral has been held, …Read more »
One of the many delights of this season’s adaptation of Shinichi Fukuda’s My Dress-Up Darling manga is the ending theme by Akari Akase. “Koi no Yukue” (“Where does love go?”) marks the cosplayer’s singer debut, and the single also led to Akase making her stage …Read more »
The Angel Next Door Spoils Me Rotten anime—based on the romantic comedy light novel by Saekisan—is officially spoiling us rotten thanks to a new Valentine’s Day illustration! The official website shared the new piece of art as a gift to fans, and anime character designer …Read more »
Sad news arrived over the weekend, as the talent agency for voice actor Saki Nitta announced that she recently passed away. Nitta was just 31 years old, and passed on February 6 as a result of Meningioma, a form of tumor in the brain or …Read more »
Never has there been a more teaser-appropriate series than Teasing Master Takagi-san, AKA KARAKAI JOZU TAKAGI-SAN, based on the manga by Soichiro Yamamoto. Next up for the series is the big screen, with an anime film set to premiere in Japan early this summer, and …Read more »
If you’ve ever seen a film by Akira Kurosawa, you’ve probably been in the presence of Toshiro Mifune, one of Japan’s most lauded actors. Now Film Forum in Manhattan is celebrating Mifune with a four-week festival of 33 of his films. The festival, which is …Read more »
Nanaki Nanao’s manga Helck is getting animeified. That’s the word from Nanao, who uploaded a fresh Helck illustration to Twitter to celebrate the news. So, what the helck is Helck? It’s a fantasy manga set in a world in which a demon king has been …Read more »
Some of the best-looking Japanese animation of the year so far is actually to be found in a music video. That’s the video for “melt” by Cider Girl, which was released on February 14. The video is a short anime movie with some really stellar …Read more »
Today marked the end of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District Arc adaptation, and with it came the reveal for the next leg of the journey. The TV anime by ufotable will be venturing into the Swordsmith Village Arc next, and while there’s …Read more »
The moment fans of JUJUTSU KAISEN have been eagerly anticipating has finally arrived. Following the success of the JUJUTSU KAISEN 0 prequel film, a stage event revealed this weekend that JUJUTSU KAISEN season 2 is currently in production and planned for a debut sometime in …Read more »
Hiro Mashima fans, be on the lookout, because there’s a new game on the way based on the Fairy Tail author’s latest series, EDENS ZERO. The upcoming mobile game is titled EDENS ZERO: Pocket Galaxy, and a new trailer arrived to reveal plans for a …Read more »
The “Merc with a Mouth” won’t rest until he’s conquered every medium, it seems. Including shonen manga. In 2020, Deadpool: Samurai brought Wade Wilson’s antics to Japan — both literally and in the pages of the manga itself. Tony Stark tasks DP with heading up the Samurai Squad: Japan’s …Read more »
Kaiju No. 8 takes a popular form of Japanese entertainment — the kaiju, a type of giant monster — and instead of recycling the same type of story, gives it an entertaining, refreshing twist. Yes, the manga opens with a typical kaiju scene as a …Read more »
The Academy Awards may have snubbed anime again, but there’s still the Magademy Awards. Never heard of the Magademy Awards? That’s because it’s brand-new this year, and it gives a unique twist: the winners are all fictional characters from manga. The idea came from BookLive, …Read more »
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