Re:Zero is out with a new OVA, Memory Snow, and to mark the occasion, the series has teamed up with Sanrio to Hello Kitty-ize its characters. Emilia, Rem and Ram have been given the Kitty treatment for a series of Twitter icons that are expected …Read more »
Yuriko Koike, the governor of Tokyo, is known as an anime fan. The governor is often seen donning anime duds come Halloween, and once even proclaimed she wants to turn Tokyo into “anime land.” How much of this is pure fandom and how much is …Read more »
Masaaki Yuasa, the director behind Tatami Galaxy, Devilman Crybaby and more, has announced his next film. The film, which will open in Japanese theaters summer 2019, is titled Kimito Namini Noretara. In English, the tentative title is If I Could Ride The Wave With You. …Read more »
We’ve known for a while that surprise hit Kemono Friends would be getting another season. Now we finally have our friendly hands on the details, like premiere date, cast and crew. Kemono Friends season 2 will premiere January 7, 2019, and will begin with Serval …Read more »
School is supposed to be about the three Rs: reading, writing, and arithmetic. Ritsu Tainaka, on the other hand, wants to add two more things to the curriculum: rock and roll. But first she has to save the Light Music Club from being disbanded; she …Read more »
Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai (The Kotobuki Squadron in the Wilderness) is an original TV anime on the way from Girls und Panzer director Tsutomu Mizushima, writer Michiko Yokote (Squid Girl), Digital Frontier (Gantz:0), and GEMBA (Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us). The story follows …Read more »
Miss Kobayashi‘s Dragon Maid—the manga series that previously inspired a pair of manga spinoffs and an anime adaptation by Kyoto Animation—is getting ready to wrap up. According to this year’s December issue of Futabasha’s Monthly Action magazine, Coolkyoushinja’s series is headed toward its ‘climax.’ The …Read more »
The latest update for the Dragon Ball Super: Broly anime film concerns the theme song, which will be performed by Daichi Miura. The 31-year-old artist, who has been referred to as “Japanese-made Michael Jackson” in Japan, will sing “Blizzard.” Miura previously performed the “IT’S THE …Read more »
JUMP FORCE pits a ton of Shonen Jump characters against one another and their series’ villains, and now we have more info out of Paris Games Week 2018. The latest characters to join the playable lineup are a pair of real cool customers: Fist of …Read more »
There are plenty of anime out there about being transported to another world, but how many involve taking the trip with your overprotective and totally overpowered mom? That’s the hook of Do You Love Your Mom and Her Two-Hit Multi-Target Attacks?, a series of “momcom” …Read more »
Spirits are in the air this Halloween, and nothing celebrates the season quite like Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli’s classic anime film, Spirited Away. Chihiro, Haku, No Face, and all the other memorable characters are coming back to theaters for a limited three-night event on …Read more »
My oh my. My Hero Academia will be getting a live-action adaptation, it was announced today. The adaptation of Kohei Horikoshi’s hit manga will be produced by Legendary, the folks behind the Hollywood version of Godzilla and Detective Pikachu. Producers Alex Garcia and Jay Ashenfelter …Read more »
An attraction that combines mega-franchises Godzilla and Evangelion is set to open at Universal Studios Japan in Osaka next year. The attraction, which will run from May 31 to August 25, is part of Universal Studios’ “Cool Japan” project, which centers around rides and other …Read more »
Devil May Cry 5, the latest addition to the action-horror franchise, is on its way, and in Japan, a limited edition of the game comes with some pretty cool extras. Folks who preorder the game by November 19 can choose to go for the Ultra …Read more »
Dentsu, Japan’s behemoth advertising company, has shown that despite its vast resources, it can still manage to be pretty tone-deaf. What do I mean? The company has launched an anime studio—cool!—but called it “Dentsu Japanimation Studio.” Young OUSA readers may not be aware, but there …Read more »
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