You may recall that last year the Tokyo International Film Festival hosted a retrospective of works by Evangelion director Hideaki Anno (check out our coverage here ). The program was a hit, apparently, because this year the festival is doubling down on the anime thing. …Read more »
What does it all mean? Japanese fans of One Piece were left scratching their heads this morning with an update to the series’ official site, which shows eight characters in silhouette with a countdown timer to August 3. In addition, the images include the text …Read more »
FUNimation had a handful of anime acquisitions to announce at this weekend's Otakon, including a nice mix of both new and old. On the new end of things we can look forward to anime movies such as Project Itoh, Psycho-Pass , and the latest Ghost …Read more »
Anime often gets a bad rap where realism is concerned. Characters are born with unnaturally-colored, gravity-defying hair, they are capable of ridiculous feats of strength betraying their often-modest physique, and they use technology and fighting techniques with no logical way of practically working. In some …Read more »
It's real: in order to commemorate both the 40th anniversary of Japan's Sanyo railway line, and the 20th anniversary of Neon Genesis Evangelion 's original broadcast date, West Japan Railway Company (JR West) is developing a Unit 01-themed version of their series 500 Shinkansen (bullet …Read more »
The 1985 Vampire Hunter D anime adaptation, which was directed by Toyoo Ashida at Ashi Productions, is coming back to home video on August 25. Sentai Filmworks has been trickling out announcements regarding the new English dub cast, and they recently revealed Luci Christian, who …Read more »
Believe it or not, this didn't even make the top 10. If there’s one thing more important than how an anime or manga begins, it’s how it ends. That final impression that lingers after the final episode or chapter does a lot to shape how …Read more »
Oita, the capital city of Japan’s Oita prefecture, is about to welcome some new gigantic inhabitants. Starting today, Attack on Titan ’s titans will begin to occupy the city in a project called the Wall Oita Photo Rally. Life-size Titans will be set up throughout …Read more »
Fans of Daisuke Ashihara's World Trigger series have something completely new to look forward to later this year. A new TV anime series was announced at the World Trigger Natsu Matsuri 2015 event, promising an original story not depicted in the manga, with a premiere …Read more »
Here's a nice example of fan dedication. Japanese Minecraft player Mocchi Hajikura showed his love for Studio Ghibli and director Hayao Miyazaki's classic anime film Castle in the Sky by recreating the entire world in Minecraft . Naturally, this was no small feat. Hajikura's work …Read more »
Featured Spotlight Games are awesome. They can make you feel powerful and in control. They can give you powers in one world that you don't have in your own. That's both a blessing and a curse for some, and you can see just how high …Read more »
As previously reported, the One Piece anime is getting another recap TV special soon with the August 22 premiere of Episode of Sabo: The Three Brothers' Bond - The Miraculous Reunion and the Inherited Will . Now you can see a quick peek at it …Read more »
The next Yu-Gi-Oh! anime film, Yu-Gi-Oh!: The Dark Side of Dimensions , is set for a 2016 debut, and 4K Media is getting the dueling hype rolling with an English teaser. The story of The Dark Side of Dimensions is set six months after the …Read more »
If you ever asked yourself or your friends who would win in a fight between Dragon Ball 's Goku and the Man of Steel himself, Superman, well, then you probably saw ScrewAttack's first DEATH BATTLE between the two . Things have changed, though. The first …Read more »
Naming your child after a cartoon character: if Nicolas Cage can do it, why can’t we all? That was the question posed (okay, maybe not in those exact words) last week by our favorite polling site, Charapedia, who asked 10,000 anime fans what anime characters’ …Read more »
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