It’s been a year since the theatrical opening of the spinoff movie, and now the Violet Evergarden movie—which serves as a sequel to the 2018 TV anime by Kyoto Animation—is finally in theaters in Japan. The film opened on September 18, and it’s already managed …Read more »
Fans have been eagerly awaiting Log Horizon season 3, and now we finally know when to expect the anime adaptation’s continuation. The third season will adapt the Round Table Collapse arc when it kicks off its broadcast run in Japan on January 13, 2021. The …Read more »
Blockbuster may have bitten the dust, but one rental store called Tsutaya in Shibuya is still going strong . . . and they have a huge collections of anime VHS tapes. According to SoraNews24, while the store also has DVDs and Blu-ray, they still maintain …Read more »
Matt Owens, head writer for the Netflix live action adaptation of One Piece, recently talked about how much it meant to him. “When I was in my early 20s, I went through a really, really bad depression,” Owens remarked on YouTube, as reported by LRM …Read more »
Soon, all you aspiring ninja will be able to live out your shinobi dreams all over again when the classic Naruto anime makes its way to Blu-ray. VIZ Media will be releasing Naruto Set 1 this fall, and you can go ahead and secure your …Read more »
Western fans were getting into the VTuber scene even before Hololive’s official expansion into English-language content, so YouTube was ready when new digital stars premiered. Chomping her way to the front of the pack is hoodied Atlantean Gawr Gura, with a fanbase nearly half a …Read more »
Remember the year 2000? We’d somehow survived the Y2K problem and were all ready to enter a fabulous new millennium of prosperity and peace. Yeah, that didn’t really work out, but at least we got some good anime that year. Ranking site Goo recently asked …Read more »
Attack on Titan The Final Season is set to lumber onto Japanese TV screens this fall, but until now, we didn’t know where we’d be able to stream it. Now the word is that the series will stream via both Funimation and Crunchyroll. The former …Read more »
Lupin the Thiiiiiird! The Fiiiiiirst! Late last year, Japan saw the release of Lupin III: The First, the, uh, first CG film in the long-running franchise about the world’s greatest (or at least coolest) thief. Now that film is headed Stateside, and we’ve got a look …Read more »
When it comes to anime heroes, we love them larger-than-life. Epic space battles, feats of strength, magical or technical prowess — we’ll take it all, and the universe-shattering fights that come with them. But once in a while, you run across a hero who’s a …Read more »
People are trying different ways to get through the COVID pandemic. In Japan, robots are increasingly being used. The Japan Times explained different ways robots are being utilized. There are now robot waiters: “Multi-sensor fusion technology, based on infrared, 3D mapping and machine vision, also …Read more »
Demon Slayer star Natsuki Hanae isn’t just known for voicing characters like Tanjiro; he also voiced the likes of Tokyo Ghoul‘s Ken Kaneki and Digimon Adventure tri.‘s Taichi, among many others. Now he’s taking on an even bigger role with the announcement that his wife …Read more »
Is it ever possible to have too much Totoro? Character goods shop Perfect World Tokyo doesn’t think so, and the Japanese site grape covered their adorable new releases. First up is a Totoro sleeping bag, great for sleep-overs or just for fun. Totoro himself makes …Read more »
If you loved the horse girl antics of the first season of Umamusume: Pretty Derby, you’re in for a treat in the coming year. A new key visual and promo have arrived for Umamusume: Pretty Derby Season 2, which lights up the airwaves in Japan …Read more »
After Robert’s Anime Corner Store noted that the Azur Lane Blu-ray will be rated TV-14 and not TV-MA, there were concerns among some fans that Funimation was censoring Azur Lane to get the lower rating. An article at Anime News Network says that ANN investigated the validity …Read more »
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