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ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio is bringing renowned anime screenwriter Mari Okada’s directorial debut, Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms, to theaters in North America on July 20. To celebrate the occasion, we’re giving our readers in the United States the chance to win an …Read more »
The original creators of the Deadman Wonderland manga, Jinsei Kataoka and Kazuma Kondou, were at this year’s Anime Central, giving us the perfect opportunity to learn more about their thoughts on the series, its anime adaptation, and what they’re working on now. Dig into the …Read more »
Based on the classic shoujo manga series by Waki Yamato, Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern is the latest theatrical anime feature to make its way to North America. ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio has screenings planned in select theaters throughout the United States and Canada, and …Read more »
Otaku USA contributor Danica Davidson is about to publish her second instructional manga art guide book, Manga Art for Intermediates, so we took the opportunity to talk about the process with her and the book’s illustrator, Rena Saiya. The book officially hits stores on June 12, so …Read more »
Here’s a sign work on the long-awaited Final Fantasy VII remake is picking up steam: Square Enix is hiring level planners for the game. This news comes from an online job posting, the top line of which reads “Square Enix is looking for core members …Read more »
In theory, Japanese animation is a rich medium with a diverse palette of storytelling conventions and character archetypes. And to a large degree this is true—within just the past five years you can find dark fantasy (Attack on Titan), figure skating (Yuri!!! on Ice), and …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki, the anime director who needs no introduction (but we’re going to do it anyway) turned 77 this January 5. Miyazaki, who co-founded Studio Ghibli with director Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki in 1985, is currently at work on his latest film, Kimi-tachi …Read more »
Last year, Kodansha published the English edition of Neo Parasyte F, a collection of manga tributes to the legendary horror manga Parasyte. All the contributors to Neo Parasyte F were shojo manga artists, and it was fun (not to mention bizarre) to see cute shojo …Read more »
If there’s one thing I’ve learned from watching anime, it’s that, sometimes, the best anime don’t need any source material. The anime industry doesn’t really have the wiggle room for original works, which makes anime-first works such treats to watch. Take, for example, the likes …Read more »
In a press release Wednesday, uber-producer Toshio Suzuki wrote about Hayao Miyazaki’s new film, announced a new CG project by Goro Miyazaki, and mused about the future of the studio. He also announced a new president for the studio. Regarding Hayao Miyazaki’s new film, Kimi-tachi …Read more »
If you’ve been watching trailers for the live-action Fullmetal Alchemist film and wondering what that dialogue is all about, you’re in luck. An English-subtitled trailer of the film was just released ahead of its Wednesday premiere at the Tokyo International Film Festival. The story of …Read more »
Back in August of last year, voice actor Keiji Fujiwara announced he would be taking a hiatus for medical treatment. Now he has announced via his agency’s Twitter account that he is gradually returning to work. Fujiwara is an industry veteran known for his work …Read more »
The Takakura siblings—triple protagonists of Kunihiko Ikuhara’s Mawaru Penguindrum—have inherited a broken world. As heirs to the leaders of the Kige terrorist group that bombed Japan’s subway lines some 16 years ago, they have been left little by their vanished parents’ beyond their onerous reputations …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 »
Imagine, if you will, the thundering power of giant robot anime intermingling seamlessly with a dreamy shojo-style narrative. Wait, you don’t have to imagine it, because Sunrise’s The Vision of Escaflowne exists! Whether you remember the series from 20 years ago or this is your …Read more »
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