The only thing better than a fan recreation of a classic anime opening is one that gets the job done as cheaply as possible. The creativity that results from these projects is always both impressive and hilarious, and that’s definitely the case with a video …Read more »
A new trailer debuted for the upcoming Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato anime film at this week’s Fuji TV Anime Lineup Press Conference 2019 event. The theatrical feature is now set to premiere in Japan on May 10 along with Netflix …Read more »
What’s the one key component missing from the insanely popular battle royale genre? Whether it’s Fortnite, PUBG, or current FPS flavor of the day Apex Legends, none of them have music and sound effects from Dragon Ball Z! This may seem like an obvious omission, but …Read more »
If there’s one sport we know the readers of Otaku USA are excited about, it’s rugby. Right, guys? Guys? Okay, rugby hasn’t exactly captured the imagination of American audiences, but as we know, sports manga is often less about the actual sport than using that …Read more »
Gone fairy gone. Fairy gone, the new original TV anime from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Stardust Crusaders director Kenichi Suzuki, is set to hit screens less than a month from now on April 7. To get us fired up, the folks behind the anime have released …Read more »
Namu Amida Bu! is a multimedia project from Kantai Collection and Touken Ranbu company DMM Games, and one of the upcoming branches of that tree is a TV anime. The franchise centers on major Buddhist figures, portrayed as hot dudes who have arrived to help …Read more »
If you know how strict Japan’s illegal drug laws are, you might not be too surprised to learn about the fallout from actor and musician Pierre Taki’s recent arrest. The co-founder of Denki Groove’s latest acting role had him voicing a yakuza in Judgment—AKA Judge …Read more »
Koei Tecmo and Omega Force’s Attack on Titan action games are surprisingly faithful and fun, and the action is officially set to continue in a newly-announced expansion. Attack on Titan 2: Final Battle introduces new missions, weapons, and characters from season 3—adding up to a …Read more »
GKIDS released a new trailer for Okko’s Inn, the upcoming anime film based on the books written by Hiroko Reijou and illustrated by Asami. The distributor is bringing both English dubbed and English subtitled versions to theaters on April 22 and 23, respectively, which means …Read more »
The deeper you go, the more difficult survival becomes, and any attempt to return brings about its own unique perils. This is the reality of The Abyss, and 12-year-old adventurer Riko and her new robot friend Reg are about to find out just how serious …Read more »
In Japanese, there’s an English-derived phrase for taking things at one’s own, usually leisurely pace: maipēsu. According to a new essay from Studio Ghibli uber-producer Toshio Suzuki, that about describes the rate at which master director Hayao Miyazaki’s latest film is coming together. In an …Read more »
Of all the anime films coming out this year, the one we’re looking forward to most might just be Children of the Sea (Kaiju no Kodomo). Due out in Japan June 7, the Studio 4°C-produced adaptation of the manga by Daisuke Igarashi features talent like …Read more »
It might not seem very nice to regularly remind our readers that Dragon Ball Evolution happened, but we all have to face reality at some point. Hollywood’s monumentally disappointing live-action take on Dragon Ball premiered in 2009, and it’s back in discussion a decade later …Read more »
It’s been 30 years since The Venus Wars anime film opened in Japanese theaters, so it’s definitely time for the classic to get the remaster it deserves. The 1989 feature is coming back to shelves in Japan in a Blu-ray box set remastered in HD using …Read more »
Netflix continues to ramp up its anime production efforts. The latest announcement has the streaming service teaming up with Japanese companies Anima, Sublimation, and David Production to produce more original series, including some new reveals and a few previously-announced projects. Among the new announcements is …Read more »
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