A few days ago, One Piece author Eiichiro Oda updated everyone on how the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is affecting production of his manga. This week, Weekly Shonen Jump‘s official Japanese Twitter account shared a statement of its own, highlighting how the virus and State of …Read more »
Final Fantasy VII Remake has been out for a month, giving fans plenty of time to think about the most impressive aspects of the obsessive reimagining. Naturally, that led to some players debating about their favorite heroines in the game, so Japanese site Inside Games …Read more »
Looking for more sci-fi anime in your life? Check out the first trailer for Shikizakura, which is set to hit screens early next year. Shikizakura is described as a “battle action science fiction” series set in the near future. The trailer depicts a battle scene …Read more »
Delays, delays, delays. Seems like that’s all we’re writing about these days. Today’s delay is of a release a lot of folks around here were no doubt looking forward to: the US home video release of Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna. The film, which hit …Read more »
Dragon Goes House-Hunting, the comedy fantasy manga about a dragon looking to purchase some real estate, is getting the anime treatment. The anime adaptation was originally announced last October, but now we’ve got a visual and some production details. The anime series will be produced …Read more »
Angel Beats! and Charlotte writer Jun Maeda has been teasing a new anime project, and the reveal is finally here. The brand new title has Aniplex, Key, and P.A. Works teaming up to produce The Day I Became a God, which is currently set to …Read more »
Take’s comedy manga Uzaki-chan Wants to Hang Out! is still scheduled to premiere in Japan this July, so the official website is here with a new preview. Kazuya Miura (Kemono Michi: Rise Up) is directing, with Takashi Aoshima (Didn’t I Say to Make My Abilities …Read more »
Last week we asked our readers to vote for the anime they’ve enjoyed most in the Spring 2020 season. Out of 39 series in the running, we’ve narrowed it down to the top five favorites, of which there are a surprising number of ties. Edit …Read more »
Takao Saito‘s Golgo 13 has had quite the impressive run. It’s the second best-selling manga in Japan, and it’s been running in the pages of Big Comic since 1968 without interruption. That changed, however, as a result of COVID-19 (coronavirus) and the ongoing State of …Read more »
Another beloved series is about to make a comeback. Last night saw the announcement of a new Inuyasha spinoff anime, and VIZ Media quickly confirmed plans to bring it over to audiences outside of Japan. The series is titled Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon, and it will …Read more »
GREAT PRETENDER is the latest anime from Wit Studio, the folks behind projects like Attack on Titan and Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress. Ahead of its debut we have some new premiere plans—which have it launching on Netflix in Japan a month before broadcast—as well …Read more »
GKIDS is bringing Trigger’s anime film PROMARE to Blu-ray and DVD on May 19, but if you can wait a little longer there’s something extra special in store. Today, GKIDS announced plans to release the studio’s first feature film in a Collector’s Edition, featuring special …Read more »
Another event has been delayed, and this time it’s one that was scheduled quite a bit later in the year. Tokyo Game Show 2020 was originally planned for September 24 to 27, but it has been canceled due to the “outbreak of novel coronavirus (COVID-19)” …Read more »
The Hidden Dungeon Only I Can Enter (Ore Dake Haireru Kakushi Dungeon ~Kossori Kitaete Sekai Saikyo), a series of fantasy light novels, is getting the anime treatment. That’s the word from Kodansha, which also released a teaser visual from the upcoming TV anime. The show …Read more »
SSSS.DYNAZENON, the SSS.GRIDMAN followup by the folks at Trigger and Tsuburaya, was announced last November. Now we’ve got a fresh look at the series via (an admittedly low-resolution) new visual and some cast details. While we’d previously been given a look at the series’ main …Read more »
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