Live2D is software that allows animators to work with 2D models in a 3D space, and it has been used in over 300 games, videos, and apps since it first launched in 2009. Aniplex acquired a majority stake in the Live2D company itself last year, …Read more »
The title’s a mouthful, so it must be a light novel series! The latest to get an anime adaptation is CHIROLU’s If It’s for My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord, which originally launched on the Let’s Be Novelists (Shōsetsuka ni Narō) website back …Read more »
Ah, the fourth dimension, that mysterious pocket of our universe in which theater seats shake while scented mist blasts in the faces of unsuspecting moviegoers. That’s the type of experience City Hunter fans can look forward to soon, because the new City Hunter: Shinjuku Private …Read more »
We recently posted about the English dub cast additions for the new Fruits Basket anime, which will start telling Natsuki Takaya‘s story from the beginning this April. While a new cast and staff are behind the scenes in Japan, the English dub is all about …Read more »
We ended January with a peek at the main visual for the YU-NO anime, which adapts the remake of the cult classic visual novel YU-NO: A girl who chants love at the bound of this world. Now we know that the series officially kicks off …Read more »
When you have a show as fun and educational as Cells at Work!, setting it up for some genuinely helpful real-world collaborations is a no-brainer. One of the latest has the anime teaming up with Red Cross Japan once again, this time with some goods …Read more »
We had a good opportunity to see what recent anime fans in the west were crazy for during this weekend’s Crunchyroll Anime Awards. Check out the results here if you missed it! Elsewhere, the Tokyo Anime Award Festival handed out its Anime Fan Award to …Read more »
Hunter x Hunter fans looking to get fancy will soon be able to do so thanks to Bandai’s upcoming line of jewelry. Priced at ¥9,720 (about $88) each—with pre-orders open until February 26 ahead of March shipping plans—the pieces are all based on various Phantom …Read more »
The Universal Century saga of the Gundam franchise continues in Mobile Suit Gundam NT (Narrative), a new theatrical chapter that’s about to make its debut in U.S. cinemas. This one-time screening event also marks the premiere of the English dub, and you can purchase tickets …Read more »
A brand-new anime adaptation of Natsuki Takaya’s manga Fruits Basket is out this April, and unlike the Japanese dub, the English-language version will feature some familiar voices. Some background: Fruits Basket was originally adapted into a 26-episode anime series back in 2001. This year’s adaptation …Read more »
News this exciting can’t be wrong. At a special screening for the film Arrow of the Orion, the cast and crew revealed that Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? season 2 is coming this summer. That film, by the …Read more »
The Crunchyroll Anime Awards, an anime awards show hosted by the streaming service of the same name, were held this weekend in San Francisco. The event featured 15 categories, with anime from 2018 chosen by judges (including a few Otaku USA folks) and fans. Let’s …Read more »
Thanks to an updated version of the latest trailer, we now have a Japanese premiere date for Attack on Titan Season 3 Part 2. The intense action and drama continues when the series returns to TV on April 28 at 24:10, so it’s technically right …Read more »
Final Fantasy XV is getting one of its final DLC additions when Episode Ardyn launches on March 26. Ahead of that, though, a new prologue anime is here to set the stage. You can now watch the full animated short and see how Ardyn’s story …Read more »
Cygames’ Princess Connect Re:Dive game is celebrating its first anniversary, and it’s doing so in style. The smartphone and PC game is already billed as an “Anime RPG,” so it’s only fitting that the next step for the title is an anime adaptation. CygamesPictures (Mysteria …Read more »
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