When the seventh volume of Natsuki Kizu’s given manga launches in Japan, fans will be treated to a bonus in form of a special anime episode. The story—titled given: Uragawa no Sonzai—depicts a tale of Mafuyu and Ritsuka that wasn’t showcased in GIVEN The Movie, …Read more »
The English dub for Higurashi: When They Cry – SOTSU becomes available on Funimation this week, and it has a returning cast from the previous Higurashi: When They Cry – GOU anime. Apphia Yu is back as Rika Furude, Emi Lo is back as Rena …Read more »
It looks like Megumi Hayashibara’s soothing rendition of “Fly Me to the Moon” is out for the foreseeable future. Sadly, recently copies of Neon Genesis Evangelion lack the original ending theme, due to licensing restrictions. It’s probably the highest-profile song the show borrowed… but not the …Read more »
Sadly, we’ve had to say goodbye to film and martial arts legend Sony Chiba. The actor appeared in more than 125 films, including Kill Bill and the 1970s Street Fighter film series. He’s also made his mark on the world of anime and games, appearing in …Read more »
Since the Fate/Grand Order: Solomon anime film—known in full as Fate/Grand Order Final Singularity – Grand Temple of Time: Solomon—opened in Japan on July 31, it’s pulled in some solid numbers for the saga. The 94-minute film has earned around 350 million yen ($US3.17 million) …Read more »
The anime Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu (translated as The Moon, Laika, and Nosferatu) will receive the option of a paid online advance screening for the first two episodes in September, ahead of the official October debut. Whether people check it out in September, October …Read more »
As promised, a video presentation arrived to reveal more details about the Pokémon Diamond and Pokémon Pearl remakes, appropriately known as Pokémon Brilliant Diamond and Pokémon Shining Pearl. The Pokémon Presents video showed new trailers for those, as well as the upcoming Pokémon Legends: Arceus …Read more »
GQ recently interviewed horror master Junji Ito about his newly released manga, Sensor. In it, Ito says he didn’t know how he was going to end the manga while he was working on it. “When I started Sensor I did not have a specific ending …Read more »
It’s been two years since the Live Spectacle NARUTO stage play last took the manga by Masashi Kishimoto and brought it to the stage in style. Now it’s getting ready to return with Live Spectacle NARUTO – Uzumaki Naruto Monogatari (The Story of Naruto Uzumaki), …Read more »
As we celebrate 50 years of Lupin the Third onscreen, we’re having fun looking back at all his weird and wonderful adventures. And we realized… he’s gone up against some genuinely strange foes. We don’t just mean Zenigata in one of his moods either. We’re talking mad scientists, …Read more »
For the last 26 years, we’ve had a pretty good understanding with wild Pokémon. They don’t attack us directly, and we don’t attack them directly. But that’s going to change in next year’s Pokémon Legends: Arceus. The upcoming game casts us as travelers in a …Read more »
If you’re anything like me, you could just sit around and listen to Hideaki Anno talk about Evangelion all day. If the recent NHK documentary on the director didn’t sate you, here’s another opportunity to hear from the Eva creator himself. Starting tomorrow in Japan, …Read more »
Buronson and Tetsuo Hara’s post-apocalyptic fighting series Fist of the North Star (Hokuto no Ken) is an anime and manga mainstay. Starring the overclocked Kenshiro and a whole roster of absolute beasts, the series delivers intense combat and gory fatalities. It’s also conquered the world …Read more »
The Rent-A-Girlfriend manga hit a big milestone in this year’s 38th issue of Kodansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine. The issue hit shelves in Japan this week, bringing with it the 200th chapter of Reiji Miyajima’s romantic comedy series, and a character popularity poll has been launched …Read more »
Suiseisha says that its manga Showtime! ~Minami O-jō-san Datte H Shitai (translated provocatively as I Want to Have Sex With Minami Even If She’s a Songstress) is getting an anime adaptation. The anime has a slightly different but still provocative title: Showtime! ~Uta no O-jō-san …Read more »
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