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Welcome to Japari Park, a futuristic nature preserve where a mysterious substance called “Sand Star” transforms wild animals into affable, anthropomorphic characters called “Friends” who spend their carefree days frolicking for the amusement of the human guests. One day, a lost human child wanders into …Read more »
Hiro Mashima, he of the recently wrapped-up Fairy Tail, has got some time on his hands, and while we’re sure he’s enjoying some Final Fantasy XV DLC, he’s also made time to visit New York. Mashima will be at New York Comic Con, which runs …Read more »
Of the 50-plus anime series that air each season, so-called late night shows, which typically air well past midnight, are a special breed: because they’re on so late, far from the eyes of youngsters, they typically feature more of the sex, violence and pure weirdness …Read more »
The world of light novel publication is a fast and furious affair where imitation is the highest form of flattery. When an idea hits it big, you can bet your bottom dollar (or your smallest yen coin) that a slew of series with similar premises …Read more »
Some racers race for fame and fortune. Some race to be the best. Toppu Uno races for his big sister. The beautiful Myne Uno is an expert motorbiker, and all the guys on the track love her, but she only cares about the thrill of …Read more »
The furballs are back! When we last left them (four years ago!), the tanuki of the Shimogamo family found out exactly how their patriarch came to be the main ingredient in the Friday Club’s hot pot, the heartbroken-gone-mad Soun was banished from tanuki society, and the …Read more »
You know that feeling when an anime really grosses you out… but you can’t stop watching? These Japanese fans sure do. They’ve taken to ranking site Goo to list anime’s most grotesque series and films, and here are the top 20: 20. Shiki 19. The …Read more »
Live-action adaptations of manga and anime are common—the reverse, not so much. The live action-to-anime adaptation is a rare beast indeed, but one that seems to be of particular interest to popular indie director Shunji Iwai, who, in 2015, used animation to create a prequel …Read more »
Manga author Rei Hiroe had a problem. After having spent most of the 2000s writing the gun-based action series Black Lagoon, he got stuck in a rut. Release of new chapters became sporadic, until one day he just stopped right in the middle of an …Read more »
Forget plot, forget characters – based on images alone, what is the greatest-looking anime of all time? That was the question put recently to readers of popular Japanese anime site Charapedia, who got to work whipping up a list of the top 20 most kirei …Read more »
With about a billion anime series on every season, one of the hardest parts is deciding what to watch. That’s one reason I look forward to this seasonal survey from Charapedia, who ask fans what shows they’ve decided to stick with. Let’s see what shows …Read more »
Being somehow psychically scarred by a scary, depressing or otherwise disturbing piece of entertainment is an experience most of us share – and as a medium, anime certainly isn’t lacking in series or films with some pretty distressing elements. Ranking site Goo recently asked its …Read more »
Want a look at the latest anime films out of Japan? Make your way to Texas. This year’s Dallas-based AnimeFest will host screenings of some of 2017’s biggest theatrical releases, like Masaaki Yuasa’s The Night is Short, Walk on Girl and Lu Over the Wall …Read more »
Little Witch Academia , the Studio Trigger franchise that started life as a short before evolving into a crowdfunded film and, most recently, a full-length series, now has its own video game. Now we’ve got an early look at that PlayStation 4 and PC game …Read more »
As previously reported , Studio Trigger announced a trio of anime projects at Anime Expo 2017, one of which is a co-production with Sword Art Online and Blue Exorcist studio A-1 Pictures. That's DARLING in the FRANKXX , and Aniplex followed up the announcement with …Read more »
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