Lupin has a new feature film on the way, with Lupin the Third: Goemon Ishikawa's Spray of Blood set to open in Japan on February 4, 2017. Redline director Takeshi Koike helms the latest movie at TMS Entertainment, and a new 30-second preview was posted …Read more »
Little Witch Academia , the little anime short that launched studio Trigger, is all grown up. Luna Nova Magical Academy is making its way to TV, and we’ve got your latest peek at the series via a brand-new trailer courtesy Toho Animation. The series is …Read more »
It’s a go-to for anime otaku visiting Tokyo, but not for much longer: the life-size Gundam statue that towers over Odaiba, Tokyo, will fade into stardust memory this March 5. That’s not the only sad news: Gundam Front Tokyo, the Gundam -centric complex in the …Read more »
Are you a fan of Zestiria (and, specifically, Tales of it)? Have you been itching for more of those Tales since September, when the first season of the anime wrapped up? Have no fear, for Zestiria is here. Or will be, at least, come this …Read more »
For some folks, it just ain't Dragon Ball if it isn't dubbed. For those who enjoy the familiar English voices behind Goku and friends, Funimation officially confirmed the dub cast for Dragon Ball Super , and it's full of all the veterans you would expect. …Read more »
Bones' 2015 production isn't the last we'll be seeing of the Bones Blockade Battlefront anime adaptation. Based on the manga by Trigun author Yasuhiro Nightow, Kekkai Sensen is coming back for another round, and the staff is getting a bit of a shakeup along the …Read more »
Just because the first run of Mobile Suit Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans has come to a conclusion doesn't mean that the Gundam excitement has to die over at Toonami. The action is set to continue with the addition of Mobile Suit Gundam Unicorn RE:0096 , the …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: When we think of survival games it's often a dire battle of the wills; a life or death contest that will ultimately come down to the last contender standing. Airsoft gun battles might not sound quite as fierce, but you'll find out just …Read more »
There's more anime brewing in the world of Keisuke Itagaki's long-running martial arts manga Baki . The second Baki manga series— New Grappler Baki: In Search of Our Strongest Hero —originally kicked off in 1999 and ran for 31 volumes, and contained a story known …Read more »
Kyoto Animation's The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya anime film is coming to Blu-ray and DVD courtesy of Funimation. Plans were confirmed via Twitter , and the release date is currently set for the first half of 2017. The Disappearance of Haruhi Suzumiya originally opened in …Read more »
If you’ve spent any time around a television in Japan, you know the average evening of entertainment is, well, bad. Swathes of primetime programming are filled with soap opera-quality scripted programming, or worse, Japan’s dreaded “variety” shows, in which quasi-celebrities sit around a set commenting …Read more »
Ukami's Gabriel Dropout manga follows an overachieving angel named Gabriel White, who ends up dropping some of that intense ambition once she heads to Earth to pursue knowledge at a human school. All it takes is an addictive web game to make her decide it's …Read more »
Have you heard the big Code Geass news? The popular mecha series will be getting a new anime plus three compilation films with new footage, it was revealed at the series’ 10th anniversary event this weekend. The new project is titled Code Geass: Fukkatsu no …Read more »
Someone over on 2channel has put together an interesting end-of-year list: the year’s hardest-working Japanese voice actresses and how many shows they appeared in over the course of the year. The hardest-working voice actress in anime (in 2016, at least) was Yoko Hikasa, who appeared …Read more »
While earlier seasons of Gintama had been met with a few complaints thanks to an earlier time slot of 6:00pm—let's just say media watchdog groups weren't always thrilled with Hideaki Sorachi's humor—the latest anime adaptation is officially heading to late nights. Following up on its …Read more »
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