Looking for something a little spooky for your watchlist? Or maybe you just enjoy a darker, more classic vibe? There are lots of Gothic anime out there to scratch that moody itch! Classic, modern, or fully fantastical, these will give your viewing material a dose …Read more »
It’s been almost exactly a year since Date A Live season 4 was announced, and now we finally have some more information. As revealed during this past weekend’s Kadokawa Light Novel Expo event, the fourth season will arrive this October, with Jun Nakagawa returning to …Read more »
Hideaki Anno’s three-hour magnum opus, Evangelion 3.0+1.0: Thrice Upon a Time, hit Japanese theaters yesterday. The film features the single “One Last Kiss” by Hikaru Utada, who’s been supplying Eva themes since 1.0 back in 2007. So, for the music video, Utada tapped none other …Read more »
The Saint’s Magic Power is Omnipotent released a teaser trailer almost a month ago. On Saturday a longer trailer was released, and it includes the opening theme song “Blessing” by Aira Yūki. It was released during the Kadokawa Light Novel Expo 2020, seeing as how …Read more »
Hatsune Miku is going to be Sakura Miku for a short time. Just after the news she’s getting her own animated show, she’s traded her blue twin tails for cherry blossom pink hair so that she can have a limited time cherry blossom café. The …Read more »
Studio Ghibli producer Toshio Suzuki recently did an interview with British magazine Sight & Sound. Suzuki said that Hayao Miyazaki’s next movie, Kimi-tachi wa Dō Ikiru ka (translated as How Do You Live?) is approximately halfway done, and he doesn’t anticipate it coming out for …Read more »
The Boken-sha Guild Tavern (translated as Adventurer’s Guild Tavern) is a real-life tavern in Japan meant to look and feel as if it came straight out of a role-playing game. Menu items include Wyvern’s claws and meat with bones of demon beasts, and the decor …Read more »
The anime adaptation of the light novel series Boku-tachi no Remake (translated as Remake Our Life!) has released a trailer and more information about the anime. It will premiere on Japanese TV this July. Poppin’ Party has been tapped for the opening theme song, and …Read more »
The English dub of Wave, Listen to Me! is now available for streaming on Funimation. Alongside this Funimation also released an announcement of the cast and crew. Terri Doty plays Minare, Monica Rial plays Chishiro, Nazeeh Tarsha plays Kashiwagi, Zach Bolton plays Komoto, Charlie Campbell …Read more »
Protestors from a local women’s rights organization recently appeared in Tokyo’s Koganei to speak out against an anime they find to be problematic: Dropout Idol Fruit Tart. Based on the four-panel manga by Sō Hamayumiba, the anime premiered last fall, and the small group of …Read more »
While it was recently announced that the Orlando version of Super Nintendo World won’t open until 2025, Japan’s opening is right around the corner. Universal Studios Japan announced plans to kick off the festivities and open doors to the public on March 18, following a …Read more »
There’s no shortage of bumps in the night in the work of GeGeGe no Kitaro creator Shigeru Mizuki, who passed away in 2015 but continues to delight fans of all ages. The latest to head to the screen is Mizuki’s Akuma-kun manga, and there’s also …Read more »
Originally set for May 2-4 at Tokyo Big Sight, plans for Comiket 99 have changed due to the recently extended State of Emergency in the Greater Tokyo area. While they’re still aiming to hold the event under the same name, preparations have shifted to Winter …Read more »
One of the many pieces of news around light novel adaptations from Kadokawa’s Light Novel Expo this weekend had the first key visual being revealed for The World’s Finest Assassin Gets Reincarnated in Another World as an Aristocrat. The anime adaptation of Rui Tsukiyo and …Read more »
Another big announcement that came through this weekend involves The Misfit of Demon King Academy, which is officially coming back for a second season. The anime adaptation of writer Shu and illustrator Yoshinori Shizuma’s fantasy light novel series will have the main staff and cast …Read more »
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