With Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time off to a strong start in Japan, the same can also be said for its theme song. Hikaru Utada’s “One Last Kiss” theme hit 72,000 downloads and topped the latest weekly digital single charts in the days following …Read more »
The final two Rurouni Kenshin films are on the horizon, and that means merchandise! Here’re some cute items that caught our eye: Kenshin characters dressed up as Sanrio Kitty characters. Or is it the other way around? The Kenshin/Kitty collab includes stuffed toys, a set …Read more »
Animal Crossing: New Horizons is a year old! Oh, dear. It doesn’t feel that way, but we have a pretty good idea of why. Regardless, the game has been a major way for people to connect, socialize, and keep busy over the last 12 months. …Read more »
Sakura and anime. They go together like Brock and jelly donuts. For a lot of us, anime is where we first learned about the beauty and importance of cherry blossoms in Japan. Unless you live somewhere with its own cherry trees, of course. But while …Read more »
A series of light novels about a vampire cosmonaut is getting the TV anime treatment. The light novels are called Tsuki to Laika to Nosferatu (The Moon, Laika and Nosferatu), and the anime is coming to screens sometime this year. Here’s the premise: it’s 1960, …Read more »
If you have about $16,713.70 burning a hole in your pocket, you can buy a life-sized Rei Ayanami figure. But if you have 1,980,000 yen (about $18,163.63) you can get a model of Rei that’s not only life-sized but moveable. This Rei is coming from …Read more »
AirAsia’s Project Kavvaii is looking for a VTuber who speaks English. The Malaysian airlines company uses this as a “platform to showcase talents in Southeast Asia’s VTuber community” and any Vtuber they hire will be helping them with their business, including getting new clients. They …Read more »
After months of watching the Demon Slayer: Mugen Train movie shatter box office records in Japan and break through in other regions, it’s finally time to mark our calendars for the North American release. The film is heading to theaters, including 4DX and IMAX screens, …Read more »
One Peace Books has announced three new manga series they will begin publishing this year. The first, I Belong to the Baddest Girl at School by Ui Kashima, will hit bookshelves August 17. One Peace Books gave this description: “The hit Pashiri na Boku to …Read more »
Things are moving forward with Sonic the Hedgehog 2. Director Jeff Fowler, who is back to direct the sequel, shared the news online yesterday. The movie will have a returning cast of Ben Schwartz as Sonic, Jim Carrey as Dr. Robotnik, and James Marsden and …Read more »
Aya Kanno’s Requiem of the Rose King manga previously announced an anime adaptation, and now we have an idea of when to expect it. According to the author’s official Twitter account, the series will make its debut on Japanese TV this fall. Requiem of the …Read more »
Another passing has rocked the industry today, with news that character designer and animator Minako Shiba is no longer with us. The official Twitter accounts for P.A. Works and Studio Pierrot shared the news that Minako Shiba passed away at the age of 50. Among …Read more »
Nanashi’s rom-com manga Don’t Toy With Me, Miss Nagatoro is officially on the way to TV screens in Japan as an anime adaptation on April 10. Preview screenings will be held in Tokyo earlier on March 27 and 28, with lead voice actress Sumire Uesaka …Read more »
Imagine a world in which the romantic comedy exploits of Rent-a-Girlfriend crossed over with the existential mecha saga of Neon Genesis Evangelion. While that may never actually come to be, Rent-a-Girlfriend manga author Reiji Miyajima has us dreaming thanks to an illustration he posted on …Read more »
Hey, it’s a new robot anime! Sunrise Beyond and Bandai Spirits just revealed a new original anime called Kyoukai Senki. It’s set to hit TV screens this fall. From what we can gleam from the trailer, the series is set in 2061 in a Japan split …Read more »
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