So, as y’all are well aware, the fourth and final film in the Evangelion reboot series hit Japanese theaters last week. Along with the film came the usual deluge of merchandise and promotions, including a “collaboration cafe” at Cure Maid Cafe in Akihabara. The menu …Read more »
Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time hasn’t been in Japanese cinemas a full week yet, but there’s already unauthorized footage from the film floating around online. Hideaki Anno’s studio Khara has taken swift action in the form of a notice issued on behalf of itself …Read more »
When the Farewell, My Dear Cramer anime—which adapts the manga by Naoshi Arakawa—premieres in Japan on April 4, it will end each episode to the tune of an ending theme song by Mikako Komatsu. The voice actress and singer will perform “Kuyashii koto wa Kettobase” …Read more »
When an anime character shows up wearing an eye patch, you know things are about to get serious. Because in anime, it’s not always just a way to cover an injured eye, or a clever way to give yourself dark vision. These accessories often hide …Read more »
Two new cast members are set to join Fruits Basket The Final Season when it kicks off on April 5. The latest additions fill in the mother and father of Akito Soma, with Ai Orikasa as Ren Soma and Akira Ishida as Akira Soma. The …Read more »
Getting repped in anime is fun, whether it’s someone with our personality or with our hobbies. Of course, there’s the big hobby we all have in common: watching anime. And there are plenty of anime fans running around in our favorite shows! Here are a …Read more »
Harem anime are, at this point, an integral part of the anime world. One protagonist (often clueless) among a bevy of potential baes. One will reign supreme. Maybe. But if that format is getting a little stale for you, why not change it up? These …Read more »
Juné Manga, the yaoi imprint of Digital Manga Publishing, teased on March 5 that they had big news coming. pic.twitter.com/KKAx05Aa1U — Juné Manga (@junemanga) March 6, 2021 The news, it turns out, is about their popular yakuza yaoi series Twittering Birds Never Fly. In a …Read more »
Even though we know it to be true, it’s still kind of hard to believe that it’s been a decade since the Puella Magi Madoka Magica anime debuted. The Shaft-animated series kicked off back in January of 2011, and now a special 10th anniversary event …Read more »
Tasuku Saitō was a major player at Toei Animation, working as a producer and planner. He produced the anime Gegege no Kitaro, Tiger Mask: Kuroi Majin, Shonen Ninja Kaze no Fujimaru, Tiger Mask Fuku Men League Sen and Hustle Punch. He wrote the lyrics for …Read more »
The Shibuya Station in Tokyo is getting a Jujutsu Kaisen makeover. This is part of the festivities for Jujutsu Kaisen‘s fifteen manga volumes, but the area will only have this art around until March 14. The art also has a tagline to go with it: …Read more »
Tokyo Revengers will debut on Japanese TV in the early morning hours of April 11, and it will be streamed by Crunchyroll simultaneously. Ahead of the premiere, a new trailer was released that tells us more about cast members and lets us hear the opening …Read more »
The Office for Novel Coronavirus Disease Control, which is part of the Japanese government, is looking for creative ways to inform people about health safety and prevent the spread of COVID-19. Recently they’ve enlisted the help of both Hatsune Miku and Ensemble Stars! for special …Read more »
Today the first episode of the Bottom-tier Character Tomozaki English dub becomes available through Funimation. To go along with it, Funimation released a statement on the dub cast and crew. Adam Gibbs plays Tomozaki, Faye Mata plays Aoi, Christina Kelly plays Mimimi, Stephen Fu plays …Read more »
Telling identical twins apart is tough, so just imagine trying to do that with six rowdy brothers who look almost exactly the same! Thankfully, Fujio Akatsuka’s Mr. Osomatsu makes it easier than you’d think, and you’ll be calling the Matsuno brothers out by name in …Read more »
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