B: The Beginning is an original anime from Production I.G that’s set to stream worldwide on Netflix starting on March 2. Ahead of that we have a new visual and promo, which features footage of the anime to the tune of its “The Perfect World” …Read more »
A user of Japan’s social media site 2channel has unearthed a 2012 interview with Evangelion / Shin Godzilla mastermind Hideaki Anno that’s stirring up a lot of passionate comments. In the interview, which was done to promote Anno’s then-running special effects exhibition , and the …Read more »
You didn’t think we’d leave you with just one best-of-2016 list, did you? We couldn’t resist posting this list for a couple reasons: one, it was voted on by users of 2channel, or 2ch for short, perhaps the most hardcore otaku on the net. Secondly, …Read more »
...really? It’s a big news week in Japan, with word that Emperor Akihito may abdicate the throne to his son (becoming the first emperor to do so since 1817). That would end the so-called Heisei era, which began in 1989 with the death of Akihito’s …Read more »
A comment about the quality of the currently-airing series Hacka Doll the Animation posted Sunday on 2chan prompted a rather direct response from Hacka Doll director Ikuo Geso, setting off a flurry of comments from other 2chan users. The original 2chan comment was a complaint …Read more »
As we learned the other day , Naruto (the manga, not the anime, which still has plenty of story left to adapt) is coming to an end. The manga, written by Masashi Kishimoto, will see its final chapter published in November after running in Shonen …Read more »
It's always interesting to hear what Japanese anime fans are thinking. There's a nice article out today about 2chan users' reaction to the American dub of Doraemon , courtesy Global Voices. Doraemon , the story of a time-traveling robot cat which started life as a …Read more »
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Japanese Death Note Fans Comment On Hollywood Version Plans
Japanese Death Note Fans Comment On Hollywood Version Plans
The news the other day that the Hollywood version of Death Note will probably be rated R caused a bunch of anime fans to remember “oh right, there’s gonna be a Hollywood Death Note ,” leading to a flurry of comments on this site and …Read more »