Blue Thermal, Kana Ozawa’s manga about aviation gliders, is getting a theatrical anime film. The movie will debut in Japanese theaters March 2022. The catchphrase on the poster reads “fall in love with this sky.” The manga is about a first-year college student whose goal …Read more »
My Hero Academia: World Heroes’ Mission, the latest MHA film, is coming to screens in the US and other countries this October. That’s courtesy Funimation, which is screening the film October 29 in the US, Canada, the UK, and Ireland on October 29 (plus Australia …Read more »
One Piece began in 1997, and its one hundredth volume will go out on September 3. Japan is in the mood to celebrate, and One Piece is getting all sorts of ways to enjoy the milestone, including having 100 One Piece taxis in Tokyo. Japan’s …Read more »
Takashi Watanabe, director of How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom, is concerned by the way he’s seeing anime studios handling COVID. He said he’s aware of an anime studio that has had to go into lockdown because of a COVID outbreak. Apparently there’s a …Read more »
Keiji Nakazawa survived the atomic bombing of Hiroshima, and this experienced forever colored his work. He’s most famous for the manga series Barefoot Gen, a fictionalized story borrowing from what happened to him. And now Last Gasp Publishing has revealed on Twitter that it’s licensed …Read more »
Fan conventions have found themselves in a conundrum ever since March 11, 2020: the day the World Health Organization declared coronavirus disease 2019 aka COVID-19 as a global pandemic. Hospital capacities were exceeded as nations sealed borders, schools closed, sporting events were canceled, and offices …Read more »
More details are here for the Muv-Luv Alternative TV anime, which is officially set to begin on October 6 as part of Fuji TV’s +Ultra programming block. The series will open with the “Rinne” theme song by V.W.P. and close with “TRISTAR” by STEREO DIVE …Read more »
If you were a fan of the recent CG-animated Ultraman anime on Netflix, you have a worldwide release of Ultraman season 2 to look forward to in the not-too-distant future. As revealed during this week’s Anime Ultraman Season 2 Kickoff Event that was held in …Read more »
Sensor, Junji Ito’s creepy new manga, is a mix of horror and science fiction, kind of like his previous work Remina. Kyoko is walking near Mount Sengoku for reasons that are never explained when the air becomes filled with what she thinks is volcanic hair. …Read more »
A new promo is here for the She Professed Herself Pupil of the Wiseman anime, lining up a premiere month and letting us hear the voice of protagonist Mira. Based on the isekai fantasy light novel series by Hirotsugu Ryusen, the adaptation is officially set …Read more »
Yesterday Netflix shared multiple images of its live-action adaptation of Cowboy Bebop, which will begin streaming on November 19. American fans, including Otaku USA readers, have begun sharing their reactions, whatever they may be. But how are people responding over in Japan? SoraNews24 took a …Read more »
Looking over at Japan, anime home video sales for general audiences (meaning not just for kids) went up 57.5% since 2020. Much of the credit for this impressive hike goes to (no surprise) Demon Slayer. During the first half of the year, these sales made …Read more »
Otaku love getting great merchandise from their favorite franchises, but there is an issue of scalpers buying out rare items and then charging ridiculous prices to fans. Some stores in Japan are turning to unique ways to make sure the fans get their merchandise and …Read more »
The results are in for the top hashtags in Japan for the first half of 2021, and Umamusume: Pretty Derby is ahead of them all. The top 10 hashtags were revealed in celebration of yesterday’s Hashtag Day, and according to Twitter Japan its regional users …Read more »
The latest anime feature for the Kiniro Mosaic series is Kiniro Mosaic Thank You!!, a movie that centers on a school trip Shinobu and the rest take to Nara and Kyoto. Based on the manga Yui Hara, the film is currently screening in Japan, and …Read more »
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