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Kakeru Utsugi's How to keep a mummy is a cute manga series about a high school student who receives a little mummy as a gift. The official Comic website updated with new plans for the series, which include a TV anime adaptation. The How …Read more »
More like attack on my heartstrings. I mean, just look at these Attack on Titan figures, due out this October from toy maker Takara Tomy. Just look at ‘em! The figures, which run for ¥734 (about $6.50) each, depict, from top left to bottom right, …Read more »
This year, Megumi Hayashibara, the voice actress and singer behind some of anime’s most iconic roles (and theme songs), celebrates both her 50th birthday and her over 30 years in the business. Hayashibara, who debuted in 1986 on the series Maison Ikkoku , has starred …Read more »
New series Eromanga Sensei came in at #3. With about a billion shows to choose from each season, it can be tough to zero in on the good stuff. One strategy we’re big fans of here over at OUSA HQ is to wait a few …Read more »
You wa shock. There’s nothing more shocking in fiction than the death of a beloved character, and the history of anime and manga is full of deaths used to great narrative effect. But what are the medium’s all-time most shocking deaths? That’s the question ranking …Read more »
As you may have heard, 2017 is kind of a big deal for the history of anime. The first piece of animation made in Japan was produced in 1917, making this whole Japanese animation thing a century old. What better time, thought the folks behind …Read more »
The changing of the season means the birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming, and most importantly, the titans are attacking. Both in Japan and America, there’s little doubt the second season of Attack on Titan is spring 2017’s most hotly-anticipated anime series. But what …Read more »
Fans of classic anime will be happy to learn that producer AIC is looking to revive both Megazone 23 and Tenchi Muyo spinoff Pretty Sammy . Ads were recently spotted in Akihabara, announcing plans to crowdfund new anime projects via the Campfire platform. Megazone 23 …Read more »
After dropping a hint or two, Funimation announced its license of the Gosick anime for home video release this week. The first part will launch on Blu-ray and DVD on May 30, and Funimation is currently cooking up an English dub for the series. Rather …Read more »
© 2017 Ancien and the Magic Tablet Production Committee We’re about a month from the Japanese release of Hirune Hime , also known as Ancien and the Magic Tablet , the new original anime film from director Kenji Kamiyama ( Eden of the East , …Read more »
What are the most moving anime of all time? That was the question put to readers of Charapedia, who were asked this week, “what are the anime and manga series that have moved you most?” The results themselves may move you (well, move you to …Read more »
Remember when Gen Urobuchi ( Fate/Zero , Thunderbolt Fantasy , Madoka Magica ) was revealed as the writer for a new Godzilla anime film from Polygon Pictures? It's been a little while since we heard from the project, but a recent update on the official …Read more »
Mobile RPG Granblue Fantasy is getting animated with this weekend's upcoming special, directed by Yuuki Itoh ( Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha ) at A-1 Pictures ( Sword Art Online ). Southeast Asia's Aniplus Asia is looking ahead to the premiere with an English-subtitled preview, so …Read more »
The going had been tough for the Kitauji High School concert band for a while; at least ever since the club’s advisor changed. It seems like just yesterday that they weren’t even able to make their way to the qualifying competition for the Nationals, but …Read more »
In Japan, the second Monday of January is Coming of Age Day, when everyone who’s turned 20 over the previous celebrates coming into adulthood. The occasion has inspired a wave of nostalgia on Twitter in Japan, as anime fans celebrate the anime that also turn …Read more »
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