Godzilla vs. Kong has begun opening in some theaters around the globe, and TOHO is coming out with three new Godzilla video games to keep up the Godzilla love. The first, Run Godzilla, actually lets you raise Godzilla. Just look at him grow! The second, …Read more »
Mobile Suit Gundam Hathaway (Kidō Senshi Gundam: Senkō no Hathaway in Japanese) hits theaters in Japan May 7, though we’re still waiting on an announcement on when it will become available elsewhere. The film’s second trailer has dropped, and it includes theme song “Senkō” (translated …Read more »
Attracting folks to small towns where anime series are set is nothing new, but the town of Chichibu is leaning into popular anime Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day for a slightly different purpose. The series written by Mari Okada will be used on …Read more »
Sunao Katabuchi, the director behind In This Corner of the World and Blue Lagoon, is working on a new film. That’s the word from Contrail, a new animation company launched by Katabuchi and others who worked on Corner. Contrail has been tweeting about Katabuchi’s new …Read more »
The second season of The Quintessential Quintuplets just ended with the news that we’ll be getting some more. That announcement came with a short teaser trailer and a new visual. That’s about it in terms of details for the moment, but we’ll be following up …Read more »
Back in January, an anime adaptation was announced for Blue Period, Tsubasa Yamaguchi’s award-winning manga about art. The series is set to premiere in Japan sometime this year, and the latest update is here to reveal its main staff along with a teaser visual. Blue …Read more »
Way after its initial announcement back in December of 2017, we finally have a release window for TSUKIPRO THE ANIMATION 2. The long-awaited second season is officially set to launch in Japan this July, and a new key visual and preview videos for the season’s …Read more »
Tamosan joined the Jehovah’s Witnesses in Japan as a child after her mother converted. But after Tamosan grew up and had a child of her own, she learned that he had a very rare illness and would die without a blood transfusion. Other Witnesses told …Read more »
A survey of 1,449 people in the art world in Japan found that about 80% said they had faced harassment in their jobs. This survey includes people working in the anime industry, but it’s not limited to them, as it covers the art world in …Read more »
As part of the fight against COVID-19, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Japan wants to make sure that medium- and small-sized Japanese companies outside of the country are taking preventative measures. To do this, they’re tapping into popular manga series Golgo 13. They’re using …Read more »
The final episode of the Dr. STONE anime’s second season, STONE WARS, aired today, bringing with it the announcement that there’s more on the way. A new promo followed the episode with news of a continuation, including footage of the cast hitting the open sea …Read more »
The visual kei band Golden Bomber released a new video on March 13 that’s already been viewed more than 1,150,000 times, but it’s not a new song. Instead, it’s vocalist Sho Kiryuin talking in a way that women living alone can use if someone tries …Read more »
The Girls’ Frontline smartphone game is getting an anime that will stream worldwide sometime in 2021. It released a trailer that gave more information on the cast and crew. Haruka Tomatsu plays M4A1, Nozomi Yamane plays M16A1, Emiri Katō plays ST AR-15, and Yukari Tamura …Read more »
TOHO Studios and Netflix have inked a deal so that Netflix can use some of TOHO’s stage facilities for projects. Their first project together will be the previously announced live-action adaptation of Yu Yu Hakusho. It didn’t say when the project aims to be finished, …Read more »
Late last year Wit Studio expanded by creating their own stop-motion studio. It was done with Tomoki Misato, who directed Pui Pui Molcar. Misato has obviously been busy, because the director has released a “Candy Caries” stop-motion promotional video. The short video was produced by …Read more »
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