Plans for a third anime season were recently revealed for Wataru Watari and Ponkan 8’s My Teen Romantic Comedy SNAFU light novels, and fans were treated to a followup during this past weekend’s AnimeJapan 2019 event. With the main cast members set to reprise their …Read more »
A few weeks ago, we learned Fuminori Kizaki, the director of Afro Samurai, was working on a new sci-fi film. Now we’ve got some deets on that film thanks to a panel at C2E2. The film is titled Human Lost, and it’s a futuristic adaptation …Read more »
For Chinese fans of Re:Zero − Starting Life in Another World, slurping down some Cup Noodles just got a whole more interesting. Cup Noodles, Nissin’s famous brand of instant ramen, has teamed up with Re:Zero for some limited-edition packaging aimed at Chinese fans of the …Read more »
Ojamajo Doremi, also known as Magical DoReMi, a magical girl series that ran from 1999 to 2003, is back. The series is getting a brand-new anime film to be released in 2020, announced this weekend at AnimeJapan. The film is titled Majo Minarai o Sagashite, …Read more »
Last year, P.A. Works announced a theatrical sequel to everyone’s favorite anime-about-anime, Shirobako. This weekend at AnimeJapan in Tokyo, producers Kenji Horikawa and Takayuki Nagatani revealed some details about the film. Some key deets that came out of the discussion: The script is written—and based on …Read more »
No Guns Life is a manga by Tasuku Karasuma that follows Juzo Inui, a man who woke up one day with no memory of his previous life… and a giant gun where his head should be. He now makes a living roaming the dark city …Read more »
The anime adaptation of Natsume Akatsuki’s KONOSUBA: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! light novels is gearing up for its big screen debut. The Legend of Crimson movie is set to open in Japan sometime this year, and a new trailer and key visual arrived …Read more »
The fourth season of the My Hero Academia TV anime is scheduled to debut this fall, but that’s not all that’s cooking for Kohei Horikoshi’s smash hit series. AnimeJapan 2019 has brought a ton of announcements along with it, and one of the biggest involves …Read more »
Following up on last November’s tease, Netflix came through with an official release announcement for the Neon Genesis Evangelion anime. Both the TV series and the movies—EVANGELION:DEATH TRUE and The End of Evangelion—will premiere on the streaming service on June 21. Netflix counted down the …Read more »
Those of you who found yourselves enamored with the TV anime adaptation of Kumo Kagyu’s Goblin Slayer light novels will be delighted to hear the latest news out of Anime Japan. The series is getting a special episode called Goblin Slayer: Goblin’s Crown, which is …Read more »
Re:ZERO -Starting Life in Another World- was a hit when it aired in 2016, and now it’s finally getting a full followup. The official website updated with a new key visual and promo to reveal plans for season 2, so get a quick taste of …Read more »
Shanghai Manjuu and Xiamen Yongshi’s Azur Lane smartphone game is coming to TV in the form of an anime adaptation, with Bibury Animation Studio (Grisaia: Phantom Trigger the Animation) handling production. While there’s currently no broadcast schedule yet, the ship girls can be seen in …Read more »
Director and mechanical designer Shoji Kawamori has been active in the anime industry for 40 years, from Macross to Aquarion and beyond. That lengthy career is about to be celebrated in style in the form of a new anime feature film adaptation of Fuji&gumi Games’ …Read more »
One of this summer’s big anime series is Dr. STONE, which adapts the manga written by Riichirou Inagaki and illustrated by Boichi. The action begins on TV in Japan this July, and two new teaser promos premiered during this week’s AnimeJapan 2019 event. Shinya Iino …Read more »
Square Enix kicked off a new series of Inside Final Fantasy video features, starting with classic PSone entry Final Fantasy IX. The in-depth look includes interviews with producer Shinji Hashimoto, artist Toshiyuki Itahana, event designer Kazuhiko Aoki, and event planner Nobuaki Komoto, so see what …Read more »
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