The latest Shonen Jump manga to make the leap to anime is Riichiro Inagaki and Boichi’s Dr. Stone, which officially hits the airwaves in July 2019. Now we have our first peek at the adaptation thanks to this weekend’s Jump Festa ’19 event, which presented …Read more »
A new promo is here for One-Punch Man season 2, which continues the anime action in April of 2019. Animation studio J.C. Staff takes over production this time, with Chikara Sakurai directing, and the first promo is here to line up the main cast members. …Read more »
The 20th Dragon Ball anime film has been a big success both commercially and critically since its premiere in Japan, and it just hit another milestone this week. The movie’s official Twitter account announced that the movie sold over a million tickets in just the …Read more »
All Dragon Ball fans have opinions about the quality of the franchise’s anime films, from early theatrical efforts like 1986’s The Legend of Shenron to the newly-released Dragon Ball Super: Broly. The official website for the 20th film recently conducted an online poll of Japanese fans …Read more »
Ex-Arm, the sci-fi manga series by writer HiRock and illustrator Shinya Komi, is getting the anime treatment. The manga, which is currently on its 12th collected volume, is published by Shueisha, and has been running since 2015. It’s about a high school student named Akira …Read more »
Tetsuo!—Er, Tokyo! Tokyo Reborn, an upcoming NHK special about how Tokyo is changing in the lead-up to the 2020 Olympics, is getting some help from the creator of Akira, Katsuhiro Otomo. The man behind that legendary manga and anime (set in the fictional Neo-Tokyo of …Read more »
The Price of Smiles (Egao no Daika), the anime created to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Tatsunoko Production, is set to hit screens January 4. Now we’ve got a shiny new look at the series via its most recent promo video. The Price of Smiles …Read more »
U.A.’s heroes-in-training officially have a window for their triumphant return to television. The smash-hit adaptation of Kohei Horikoshi’s My Hero Academia is scheduled to premiere on Japanese TV in October of 2019, as revealed in a new key visual featuring Lemillion (Mirio Togata) and Deku …Read more »
The anime adaptation of Rensuke Oshikiri’s Hi Score Girl manga is getting a few more lives in the form of an OVA titled Hi Score Girl EXTRA STAGE. The three-episode continuation—including episodes 13, 14, and 15—is due out in Japan in March 2019, and a …Read more »
The supernatural mysteries of author Kouhei Kadano and illustrator Kouji Ogata‘s Boogiepop novels—which previously inspired a 2000 TV anime—are set to return this January with Boogiepop Doesn’t Laugh. Shingo Natsume directs the latest adaptation at anime studio MADHOUSE, and a new update revealed more info …Read more »
Hopefully you’re ready for the second season of The Morose Mononokean anime, because it’s about to return to Japanese TV on January 5, 2019. Columbia Music’s Japanese YouTube channel is definitely ready, as evidenced by the arrival of the season’s opening animation, which features mono …Read more »
Date A Live fans can officially start gearing up for the anticipated return of the adaptation of Koushi Tachibana’s romantic sci-fi comedy manga. The official website updated with timing for the premiere of Date A Live III, and the Twitter account was hot on its …Read more »
Despite how well known he is, many fans of Studio Ghibli and director Hayao Miyazaki haven’t had a chance to see the anime legend in action. This officially changes with the theatrical debut of Never–Ending Man: Hayao Miyazaki, a feature-length documentary that offers an inspiring, …Read more »
It’s been 20 years since the cyberpunk classic Serial Experiments Lain hit the airwaves. The dark, innovative series was great for too many reasons to list here (and, y’know, we did this a few months ago) but one was the opening theme song: “Duvet” by …Read more »
I can’t say I’ve ever wanted to pair of bright yellow sneakers… until now. Right on the heels of FLCL Alternative and Progressive comes this hot new piece of merch: a pair of kicks inspired by Haruka’s yellow vespa from the series. Sporting the Vespa’s …Read more »
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