Fantasy light novel series The Misfit of Demon King Academy was supposed to kick off its anime adaptation in April, but like many other projects it was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While concerns over the virus are far from over, the State of …Read more »
Chinese cosplayer and singer Liyuu was a regular at Comiket and moved on up from there, eventually performing as the opening theme song artist for the Hatena☆Illusion anime. Now, despite the inability to actually go and show off her work at events, she’s back online …Read more »
Yoshiyuki Nishi‘s dark fantasy manga Muhyo & Roji’s Bureau of Supernatural Investigation is coming back for another round of TV anime, and the second season now has a premiere date. The Animax broadcast of season two officially kicks off in Japan on July 7, with …Read more »
The second half of No Guns Life, the anime adaptation of the manga by Tasuku Karasuma, was set to hit screens in April before COVID-19 got in the way. The pandemic put the brakes on production, but now it’s back underway, and the series will …Read more »
Kingdom, the large-scale live-action adaptation of Yasuhisa Hara’s manga from last year, is getting a sequel. Like the first film, the sequel will be directed by Shinsuke Sato and feature a screenplay written in part by Kingdom creator Hara. Stars Kento Yamazaki, Ryo Yoshizawa and …Read more »
Many in Japan and around the world are reeling after the May 23 death of Hana Kimura, the young professional wrestler whose suicide was prompted by hate comments she received online. One response by veteran voice actor Toshio Furukawa shows how painful hate comments can …Read more »
Masamune Shirow’s Ghost in the Shell has inspired anime films and series, novels, stage plays and even beers. Now it’s set to fuse the ancient and the ultra-modern with a play that combines virtual reality with Japan’s Noh theater. The play will take place August …Read more »
According to the latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump, Tadahiro Miura’s Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs manga is about to reach its climax. That key moment is coming on June 8 along with Jump’s 27th issue of the year, which will also feature an …Read more »
Last month, the Pokémon Journeys anime was one of many shows to get hit by a COVID-19 related delay. That hiatus will soon come to an end, though, because the series is officially set to return to the airwaves in Japan on June 7. This …Read more »
Voice actor Nobuhiko Okamoto has played a bunch of memorable roles over the years, including the likes of My Hero Academia‘s hot-headed Bakugo and Blue Exorcist‘s Rin Okumura. After all that work, he was recently diagnosed with vocal cord scarring, so he’ll be taking a …Read more »
Another hotly anticipated returning anime has shifted its schedule due to the ongoing impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. This time it’s Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? III, the third season of the hit series that was supposed to …Read more »
Studio Colorido’s latest project is the anime film A Whisker Away, written by Anohana and Maquia‘s Mari Okada and directed by Sailor Moon‘s Junichi Sato. The movie is set for a worldwide Netflix launch on June 18, and you can see more of its adorable …Read more »
Last week saw the confirmation of a July premiere for Fire Force season 2, which will have Tatsuna Minamikawa taking over the director role from Yuki Yase. The rest of the staff and cast are coming back for more, and the latest to join the …Read more »
If you want to go into the weekend with a truly fantastic anime promo, you’ll find all that and more in the latest trailer for WIT Studio’s THE GREAT PRETENDER. The new trailer for the series—the first five episodes of which hit Netflix in Japan …Read more »
Much to the chagrin of anime fans around the world, the Food Wars! The Fifth Plate anime was one of many hit with delays as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Thankfully, we already have a new date to look forward to, because the series …Read more »
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