The Black Butler anime—based on the manga by Yana Toboso—is getting an anime film. The official Twitter announced that the theatrical project is currently in production, and an official website opened to pepper on a few more details. So far the site mostly just confirms …Read more »
Viz Media had a bunch of announcements to make at this weekend's New York Comic Con, both in the form of anime and manga. Leading the former was the announcement of the 2011 Hunter x Hunter anime, which will be making its way to Blu-ray …Read more »
You've likely already seen the photos released of Kaede Aono dressed as the Major for the Ghost in the Shell Arise: Ghost is Alive stage play hitting Tokyo in November, but what about the rest of the cast? The play's official website announced most of …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: This is a big weekend for Naruto and the rest of creator Masashi Kishimoto's sprawling cast of characters. Tomorrow is the orange-clad ninja's birthday, and even though it's being celebrated with Kishimoto's appearance at NYCC and the premiere of his son Boruto's first …Read more »
It already made its debut on Netflix in Japan, and now it looks like The Seven Deadly Sins anime will finally be making its way over in English courtesy of the streaming service. The series is now listed on the U.S. Netflix site , and …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks followed up its recent announcements with a couple fresh additions today. The latest anime to join the fall 2015 lineup are Haikyu!! Season 2 and The Perfect Insider . Both series will be on select streaming outlets starting in October, with home video …Read more »
Crunchyroll has been adding a bunch of new shows to its fall anime simulcast lineup, and the latest is Anti-Magic Academy: The 35th Test Platoon . The launch date and time are currently TBA, but details should arrive soon. In the meantime, here are the …Read more »
There are perhaps no more important 90 seconds in an anime series than its opening or ending theme song. Either setting the tone for the entire series to come or serving to wrap up episode after episode, the best opening and ending themes are destined …Read more »
At the recent Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair, voice actors Kengo Kawanishi, who plays Augus Mikazuki, and Natsuki Hanae, who plays Biscuit Griffon ( Gundam character names are the gift that keeps on giving) in the new series Iron-Blooded Orphans , shared some thoughts on …Read more »
The Japanese language is filled with many wild and wonderful ways to pronounce numbers, which means lots of fake punny holidays (for example, five and nine can be pronounced “goku,” leading to May 9 becoming Goku Day ). Another example is today, October 8, which …Read more »
Back in July, JR West announced the deployment of a Neon Genesis Evangelion -themed variant of their series 500 bullet train, designed by Eva mech designer Ikuto Yamashita. Exterior concept renderings were released, but the interior look of the trains remained a mystery. Recently, Japanese …Read more »
It was tough to miss the loud accusations of whitewashing leveled at Dreamworks earlier this year when their live-action adaptation of Masamune Shirow's Ghost In the Shell was announced, placing Scarlett Johansson in the lead role of Major Kusanagi. The news this week is that …Read more »
The latest anime acquisition for Sentai Filmworks is Is the Order a Rabbit?? Season 2 , which is coming this month as part of the fall 2015 anime season. A home video release will follow sometime after its digital debut across various streaming outlets. Is …Read more »
The anime adaptation of Wataru Watanabe's Yowamushi Pedal , AKA Yowapeda , manga is officially continuing. Prior to a screening of the anime movie, a special stage presentation announced plans for a third TV anime season. The stage greeting took place at Tokyo's TOHO CINEMAS …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Sometimes first impressions can be misleading, and other times, well, they're spot on. The truth of the matter lies somewhere between these two extremes in The World is Still Beautiful , which is now available in a . When the rain and sun …Read more »
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