It won’t be much longer before the The Case Study of Vanitas anime gets here! It’s set to debut on Japanese TV on July 2, and Funimation will be streaming it for American viewers. A new trailer has been released, and in it we can …Read more »
The Gundam franchise isn’t only interested in making more life-size Gundam, though that is something on their agenda. The franchise’s owner, Bandai Namco Group, is also interested in protecting the planet and helping with sustainability efforts with their new “Gundam Universal Century Development Action.” Their …Read more »
Fruits Basket The Final Season is currently going, and Funimation announced the actors who will play Tohru’s dad Katsuya Honda in both the English and Japanese versions. In the English dub, Katsuya will be portrayed by J. Michael Tatum. You might be familiar with his …Read more »
American company ABLAZE Publishing says it seeks to bring “some of the best content from all corners of the globe to readers,” and it’s been upping its manga content. It just announced that will be publishing Versus Fighting Story by Izu, Madd and Kalon; and Crueler …Read more »
The Summer 2021 anime season is just around the corner, with a great deal of new series debuting in the next month. Some well established and long-running series will also be continuing through this season. Which of these is most exciting to you? We’ve compiled …Read more »
There’s not an official announcement of an anime adaptation, but there are clues that something is in the works. And since the manga Spy X Family is selling millions of copies and receiving award nominations, it really wouldn’t be surprising to see it adapted into …Read more »
Here’s a great way to score an easy $17.99 from My Hero Academia fans: Make a figure of Toru Hagakure, AKA Stealth Hero: Invisible Girl, in her costume… which makes her almost completely invisible. Toru is the latest from McFarlane Toys, and it’s seriously just …Read more »
Remember Final Fantasy IX? Less hyped than VII, VIII or X, the game nonetheless has a hardcore contingent of fans. That contingent seems to include Cyber Group Studios, an animation studio based in France. They’ve announced they’re producing an animated series based on the game. …Read more »
The saga of the new Higurashi: When They Cry anime continues on July 1 with the premiere of Higurashi: When They Cry – SOTSU, and a new trailer debuted during the Wataganashi 2021 Higurashi Channel event. It didn’t take long for Funimation to follow up …Read more »
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway, which hit Japanese theaters June 11 after multiple delays, is pulling in some serious yen. The film has earned over a billion yen, making it the first Gundam movie to do so since Char’s Counterattack back in 1988. Kind of a …Read more »
Over the weekend the anime series Japan Sinks 2020 won the Jury Award for TV Series at France’s Annecy International Animation Film Festival. This is the biggest and longest-lasting animation film festival on the globe. Masaaki Yuasa and Science SARU were behind the 10-episode series, …Read more »
If you need some relaxation and handsome men to heal you, then Yoshimaho: Yoshi Yoshi Magic has you covered. It just released a music video of its theme song (with English subtitles for the translation) that includes many calming and supportive words. The anime takes …Read more »
A number of popular otaku franchises have gotten stage adaptations, and it’s finally Ouran High School Host Club’s turn. A teaser video has been released that’s reminiscent of the anime, but when the characters are revealed, they’re all real people instead of 2D.
The Japanese department store Parco and its fashion brand tenants are coming out with literally hundreds of fashion and accessory items relating to Super Mario and his pals. The items launch at the beginning of next month, and so far a few of the items …Read more »
We just got done earlier this month talking about how often variations of the “sad anime” topic come up in polls, and it’s already come up again. Between May 28th and June 9th the mobile keyboard app Simeji surveyed Japanese 10-19 year olds asking which …Read more »
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