A 45-year-old woman in Tokyo recently landed in some hot water after selling a suspiciously expensive bootleg Evangelion poster. The officer worker by day managed to sell one of the bootlegs for ¥7,900 (about $76) to a 60-year-old man at a flea market, and now …Read more »
Yes, that’s right, James Bonde—totally not James Bond, notice the spelling!—is coming to future episodes of the Moriarty the Patriot anime. His character art was revealed alongside three others who will be appearing, including Jack Renfield, Von Herder, and Zach Patterson. Here’s a group shot …Read more »
In addition to the anime that recently kicked off on Crunchyroll, Ken Wakui’s Tokyo Revengers manga is coming to the big screen in the form of a live-action film adaptation. The latest preview is now here, complete with more footage and a sample of the …Read more »
Just a few days ago we received the shocking news that anime director Osamu Kobayashi had passed away at the age of 57. Known for work such as BECK: Mongolian Chop Squad, Paradise Kiss, Naruto Shippuden, and much more, the news hit anime fans all …Read more »
The anime adaptation of light novel series The Detective is Already Dead is scheduled to premiere in Japan this July, and in the buildup the official Twitter account has been sharing new key visuals. The fourth focuses on Charlotte Arisaka Anderson, who stands at the …Read more »
The anime adaptation of manga Girlfriend, Girlfriend (Kanojo mo Kanojo) is set to hit screens July 2. That’s the word from the anime’s official website. The series, about a guy who’s dating two girls, is directed and penned by the team behind The Quintessential Quintuplets: …Read more »
The launch of the final Attack on Titan manga volume is a big event, so naturally it’s coming with some extras in Japan. Due out in stores on June 9, one of the editions of the final volume will come packing two drafts of the …Read more »
There is sad news as reports come out of the passing of Edward J. Koplar, a.k.a Ted Koplar, founder of World Events Productions, Ltd.. His company, using the anime King of Beasts Golion and Armored Fleet Dairugger XV, created the highly popular and influential Voltron, …Read more »
Twenty-three previous movies were released in the Detective Conan franchise, but Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet’s opening weekend shows there’s still plenty of interest. The franchise’s twenty-fourth movie nabbed the number one spot at the Japanese box office, pushing Evangelion out of the way. All …Read more »
Director Kazuki Akane wrote a chain of Tweets in English about the future of the sports anime Stars Align. “To the overseas supporters of ‘Stars Align,’” he wrote, “I have received many Twitter direct mail questions from overseas fans of ‘Stars Align‘ regarding the episodes …Read more »
The event Animage and Ghibli Exhibition – Ghibli Began from the Pages of One Magazine has opened and will be around until May 5. It’s located in Tokyo’s Matsuya Ginza department store. Miyazaki’s Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind manga was initially serialized in …Read more »
The U.S.-based comic book publisher ABLAZE will be releasing the first issue of SPACE PIRATE CAPTAIN HARLOCK on June 9. It will be written by the iconic Harlock creator himself, Leiji Matsumoto, but the job of illustrating will go to Jerome Alquié. The second issue …Read more »
Another trailer arrived for the new Butt Detective movie, which we may or may not be reporting on simply because we like typing the words “Butt Detective.” In addition to revealing the movie’s cast and staff, the teaser announces an August 13 premiere date along …Read more »
The TV anime adaptation of Asato Asato’s 86 EIGHTY-SIX light novels recently debuted, and now there are new developments for the original series. According to Kadokawa’s listing for the Comic Alive magazine’s June issue, a new prequel manga is on the way. While there’s no …Read more »
“EASY LOVE” marks both the opening theme song for the Don’t Toy with Me, Miss Nagatoro anime adaptation and the 11th single for lead voice actress Sumire Uesaka. The official music video recently debuted, showing off live-action footage of Uesaka in multiple roles, and to …Read more »
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