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Considering how tumultuous 2020 was, it should come as no surprise that theaters are struggling to stay in the black. It’s easy to forget just how tough things are, however, when Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba the Movie: Mugen Train spent the latter half of …Read more »
We just learned that a bunch of anime titles are in possible contention for this year’s Academy Awards. Meanwhile, the Japanese version of the Oscars, the Japan Academy Film Prize, have revealed the nominees for Animation of the Year. These films are up for the …Read more »
2020 may have been a rough time, but now that it’s been over for a bit, we can look back on the best anime to come out over the course of the year. Shortly after New Years, we opened a poll asking Otaku USA readers …Read more »
Do you ever just want to treat your eyes to some absolutely beautiful art? There are so many aesthetically-pleasing anime out there that are a joy just to look at. If that’s the kind of mood you’re in, be sure to check out these shows. …Read more »
Netflix may not have released the numbers of its bestsellers, but content marketing company NeoMam Studios has done some interesting research. Utilizing Google’s Keyword planner and Flixable, they got an idea of which Netflix-produced anime were getting the most searches in 2019. NeoMam’s client Budget …Read more »
Since last year, news around Kyoto Animation often stems around the horror it experienced in its arson attack and how it’s working to rebuild. But here’s a story that’s a bit more cheerful: A Japanese survey sought to figure out fans’ most beloved KyoAni works, …Read more »
Mikiko Watanabe was an art director at Kyoto Animation known for work on titles like Violet Evergarden and Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid, among others. Unfortunately, she passed away as a result of the deadly arson attack on Kyoto Animation Studio 1, but her work lives …Read more »
Shika no Ō (The Deer King), the new anime film from Production I.G, has been delayed to 2021. The film was originally set to open in Japanese theaters on September 18 of this year. The announcement didn’t cite any reason for the delay, but we …Read more »
Tearjerkers are the subject of the latest poll by Japanese site Anime Anime, which asked its readers to rank the anime that made them cry the most. Sure, we’ve seen ranking sites ask this question before, but it’s always interesting to read the answers. We …Read more »
TOHO Cinemas is getting ready to open a new location in Ikebukuro, Tokyo starting July 3, and they’ll be bringing some beloved anime films along for the occasion. Among the starting lineup is a slew of work from Kyoto Animation, which is nearing a year …Read more »
COVID-19 is taking its toll across virtually every industry, including anime. Several big-name films like Violet Evergarden and Detective Conan have been delayed, as has the latest season of Sword Art Online and others. Now one animator has a bleak prediction for the upcoming summer …Read more »
We’re about halfway through the winter 2020 anime season, which means the spring stuff will be here before you know it. One spring series we’re particularly looking forward to is Appare-Ranman!. That’s the original anime from P.A.Works about a Japanese duo in an coast-to-coast race …Read more »
Every year, the Tokyo Anime Award Festival asks anime fans to vote on the best anime of the previous year. Today the results, which came from a total of 551,491 ballots, were released. Without further ado, here are the winners: Best Film: Weathering With You …Read more »
Start your engines. Or get ‘em revved up, anyway: Appare-Ranman! is set to hit screens in April. For those who haven’t heard of the show yet: it’s a fresh original anime from P.A.Works (Shirobako) about two dudes from early 20th-century Japan who end up participating …Read more »
If you kinda forgot about Appare-Ranman!, the new original anime from P.A.Works, no worries — here’s a fresh reminder via a new visual. The visual shows the series’ two main characters, engineer Sorano Appare and samurai Isshiki Kosame, who somehow find themselves in Los Angeles, where they decide …Read more »
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