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The next anime film project from Studio 4ºC (Tekkonkinkreet) is Gyoko no Nikuko-chan (Nikuko of the Fishing Harbor), which adapts the novel of the same name by Kanako Nishi. The movie is now set to open in Japan in early summer of this year, and …Read more »
If you’re looking to feast your eyes on some incredible animation today, look no further than Puparia, the new short by Shingo Tamagawa. Tamagawa, an animator who’s worked on shows like Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt and Valvrave the Liberator (and an alumnus of the animator …Read more »
Kamiarizuki no Kodomo, AKA Child of Kamiari Month, is a new anime film on the way from the Kobe-based directors company known as cretica universal. Earlier today they announced the three main voice cast members along with plans to release the film sometime in 2021. …Read more »
Every year, France’s Annecy International Animated Film Festival features a special program devoted to the animation of a selected country. This year, for the first time in 20 years, that country is Japan. That’s the word from an Annecy press conference held in Tokyo today. …Read more »
© Kenji Tsuruta 2011 / Kodansha Ltd. On one of the countless tiny islands on the edges of Japan, ocean-loving Mikura runs a seaplane freight service with her tough old salt of a grandfather. Then her grandfather dies, leaving her to carry on alone. In …Read more »
It's been a while since we talked about IKKI here at Otaku USA, at least in any formal regard. In fact, Ed Chavez's features on the Japanese manga anthology were hitting the site before anyone (anyone on our side of the fence, that is) knew …Read more »
In case you were wondering, that name does indeed sound familiar for a very good reason. You may have noticed Manga Master (now unstoppable Vertical Inc. employee) Ed Chavez writing about IKKI in these virtual pages, and you can expect similar content in Viz's service. …Read more »
The very first American Manga Awards will occur on August 22, right before the Anime NYC convention. Anime NYC and Japan Society are in on this together, and they’re revealed not only the nominees, but also that Manga! Manga! The World of Japanese Comics author …Read more »
There were plenty of new anime series this year that we obsessed over, but alas a new year is just around the corner and there are plenty of gems to discover. Find a new series to indulge in with the help of Otaku USA’s top …Read more »
We may be right at the start of the Spring 2022 anime season, but winter is still on our minds. That’s thanks in no small part to hit shows like Attack on Titan, Demon Slayer and My Dress-Up Darling, among others, and Japanese review service …Read more »
There’s nothing like the approach of a new series of anime. After years of reading manga and light novels and months of following production, it’s almost here. And the incoming selection of winter anime has some seriously big hitters… some of them starting this week! …Read more »
Sanpei Shirato and Tetsuji Okamoto were brothers as well as professional manga creators, and they passed away within days of each other. Shirato (a pen name for Noboru Okamoto) died first, on October 8, from aspiration pneumonia. On October 12, Okamoto died from interstitial pneumonia. …Read more »
When it comes to digital manga, there’s a new game in town called Azuki. The new digital manga service, which will offer simulpub chapters and a back catalog, launches June 28. Azuki’s first big partner will be Kodansha USA. The service will be free (select …Read more »
All you record player-owning space cowboys are in for a treat. Over the weekend, Milan Records revealed their 2-LP release of the Cowboy Bebop soundtrack, and it is lookin’ hot. The Bebop vinyl release, which goes up for preorder August 6, features two LPs, one …Read more »
You may recall the successful crowdfunding of the Cannon Busters pilot, which comes from LeSean Thomas ( The Boondocks , Black Dynamite , Children of Ether ) and anime studio Satelight ( Macross Frontier , Log Horizon ). Well, the full series is on the …Read more »
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