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Fans of the Higurashi no Naku Koro ni game and anime franchise—also known as Higurashi When They Cry—will be delighted to know there’s officially a new anime in the works. Kadokawa and developer 07th Expansion announced the new project, which has anime studio Passione (Rokka: …Read more »
If you’ve been hoping to get your hands on the Madoka Magica smartphone game, Aniplex of America revealed some good news this weekend. Magia Record: Puella Magi Madoka Magica Side Story is coming to mobile devices in the United States and Canada, with a release currently scheduled for this …Read more »
The Spring 2019 anime season is right around the corner, so it’s time to tally the numbers on the hype machine and see which shows come out on top. The first few entries are probably a no-brainer regardless of where you hail from, but KADOKAWA …Read more »
It’s one thing to top a ranking for a particular month, year, or even decade. Neon Genesis Evangelion opening theme “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis” has greater ambitions, officially hitting the top spot in Japan’s karaoke rankings for the entire Heisei period. The Heisei period is …Read more »
The results are in for Japan’s 2018 karaoke song rankings, and the number one song in the anime/tokusatsu/game category should come as no surprise. Taking the top spot is Neon Genesis Evangelion theme song “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis,” which is up three spots from last …Read more »
Karaoke is a favorite pastime here in Japan, and anime fans are among its greatest adherents. But once they get into their karaoke boxes, which songs are fans most interested in belting out? That was the question from Anime Anime, who’ve just published a top …Read more »
Porno and Pokemon: two words once used together only on the dirtiest, darkest corners of the internet. But no longer. Japanese band Porno Graffitti will perform the theme song for the next Pokemon movie, it was announced today. The song is called “Breath,” and you …Read more »
Last Period -Owarinaki Rasen no Monogatari- (A Story of Endless Spirals) is a new TV anime based on a mobile fantasy RPG by Happy Elements. The story follows a group of adventurers who find themselves doing more penny pinching than monster fighting, and it’s officially …Read more »
NisiOisin’s series of Monogatari novels—which kicked off with Bakemonogatari in 2006—continue to inspire anime adaptations. Next up is news that the Zoku Owarimonogatari novel will be getting its own anime adaptation next year. Though many novels have followed since, Zoku Owarimonogatari originally concluded the series’ …Read more »
If you were to engage in some anime matrimony, who would you choose as your partner? That was the question site Anime Anime! put to its readers last week, and the results have now been revealed. Which female characters would make a good wife? Let’s …Read more »
Anime theme songs make for great karaoke fodder, and the new number one sing-along hit in Japan should come as a surprise to no one. According to rankings released by DAM, Japan’s largest online karaoke service, RADWIMPS’ theme song to Makoto Shinkai’s your name. anime film …Read more »
Upcoming TV anime Butlers—based on the popular Chinese webcomic known as Intouchable Butlers—was recently delayed from its original January 2018 debut to April 2018’s spring season. Despite the hiccup, a new key visual is here to get everyone hyped for the adaptation. Butlers ~Chitose Momotose …Read more »
Imagine you could ask any anime character for advice about your love life—who would it be? That’s the question Japanese site Charapedia put to its readers this week. Here are the fans’ top 10 picks: 10. Shinichi Katori Tsuredure Children 9. Keima Katsuragi The World …Read more »
Funimation’s SimulDub of Juni Taisen launches today, so the company took the opportunity to reveal the full English dub cast. The anime adapts the light novels written by Nisio Isin (Monogatari) and illustrated by Hikaru Nakamura (Arakawa Under the Bridge), and you can see who’s …Read more »
Excepting series with fantasy or sci-fi settings, etc., it’s fair to say the majority of anime is set in Japan and populated by Japanese characters. But every so often, these Japan-set anime throw a character from abroad into the mix. In the latest poll from …Read more »
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