It’s safe to say that a lot of folks are excited for the upcoming anime adaptation of the Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro manga. It’s one of the most hyped shows of the spring season, and that hype is reflected in the fact that …Read more »
So, the big news a few weeks back was that Sony had decided to buy everyone’s favorite orange anime streamer, Crunchyroll. But it’s not simply a matter of Sony handing AT&T a big bundle of cash. Big ol’ deals like this one need to get …Read more »
The manga Honey Lemon Soda by Mayu Murata is getting a live-action adaptation. Raul from the idol band Snow Man has been cast as Kai Miura, and Ai Yoshikawa has been cast as Uka Ishimori. Snow Man is also behind the movie’s theme song, “HELLO …Read more »
The third season of the action-packed Castlevania animated series is about to make its home video debut on DVD and Blu-ray, making this the perfect time to reflect on what the series has done right so far. Thanks to its ability to nail some of …Read more »
Looking ahead to next month, Funimation has released its streaming schedule for the first part of April. April 1 beings with Hetalia World Stars becoming available. On April 4, Combatants Will Be Dispatched!, Megalobox 2: Nomad, Dragon Goes House-Hunting, and Moriarty the Patriot Part 2 …Read more »
Final Fantasy XI first came out in 2002, and in 2015 Square Enix said it would team up with Nexon to recreate Final Fantasy XI as a smartphone game. It was supposed to have been completed by the next year. Flash forward to 2021, and …Read more »
The fifth season of My Hero Academia hits Japanese TV on March 27, but you don’t need to live in Japan to see it then. Funimation and Crunchyroll have both announced they’ll be simultaneously streaming the season. Crunchyroll says that through its streaming, MHA can …Read more »
Seven Seas is revising and republishing Classroom of the Elite vol. 7, Mushoku Tensei vol. 1, Mushoku Tensei vol. 2 and I’m in Love with the Villainess vol. 1 after receiving criticism for changing or cutting scenes. For example, in Mushoku Tensei vol. 1, there’s …Read more »
The anime Cestvs: The Roman Fighter has released a new promotional video. In this video we learn that the ending theme song will be “Kirei Da” (translated as “You’re Beautiful”) from singer-songwriter Sarasa Kadowaki. It also gives us a chance to listen to part of …Read more »
Death Note creators Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba are heading back to TV in Japan with the anime adaptation of their Platinum End manga, which kicks off this fall. In the meantime, two more cast additions were revealed, bringing M.A.O. and Natsuki Hanae into the …Read more »
If one season of TONIKAWA: Over the Moon anime wasn’t enough for you, there’s an OVA on the way to continue the small screen take on Kenjiro Hata’s manga. The TV anime was broadcast in Japan and streamed on Crunchyroll from October to December of …Read more »
In addition to this season’s anime adaptation, Ken Wakui’s Tokyo Revengers manga is inspiring a live-action film that’s on the way to theaters in Japan. The feature was originally set for an October 9, 2020 opening, but like many big screen debuts it was delayed …Read more »
If you’re looking for an eye-popping Demon Slayer figure to place on your shelves, you’ll find everything you could possibly hope for in a new Nezuko figure that has her blood demon art on full display. Inspired by an illustration for the ongoing Demon Slayer …Read more »
Suzue Miuchi’s intense theatrical shoujo series Glass Mask has been running off and on since 1979. For more than 40 years, actresses Maya Kitajima and Ayumi Himekawa have vied for one unique honor: exclusive rights to play the lead in The Crimson Goddess. Two anime adaptations later, the …Read more »
Back in March, Yuuki Kikuchi’s web manga A Crocodile Who Will Die in 100 Days published its final installment. And, despite readers’ hopes that the 100th update would be a fake-out, it did just as advertised. One year later, a film inspired by the short …Read more »
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