Back Street Girls is back. The manga about a group of yakuza forced to become idol singers was adapted into an anime series this year, and in 2019, it’s getting the live-action treatment. Now we’ve got a look at the film, titled Back Street Girls: …Read more »
Mob Psycho 100 season 2 hits screens January 7, 2019, and to build up hype for the series, the second official trailer is now streaming (with English subs!). The trailer features previews of the opening theme song “99.9” by MOB CHOIR feat. sajou no hana. …Read more »
You may have seen the My Hero Academia anime film, but did you really feel it? My Hero Academia: Two Heroes eventually went on to land as the tenth highest grossing anime film in the U.S., and now it’s getting another chance to shine in …Read more »
DMM’s battle RPG CIRCLET PRINCESS is getting the anime treatment starting January 8, 2019, with anime studio SILVER LINK bringing the game’s augmented reality battles to life. Hideki Tachibana directs the series, and a new key visual and trailer are here to preview the fighting …Read more »
Ever watched an anime and thought, “man, it’d be great if that cute animal were my pet?” Sure you have. So have 12,476 readers of Japanese site Anime Anime, who ranked the anime creatures they’d most want around the house. Here are their top 10 …Read more »
More details have surfaced for the next anime film from director Masaaki Yuasa (Lu Over the Wall, Mind Game, The Night is Short Walk on Girl), including new staff members and a date for the Japanese theatrical opening. Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara (If I …Read more »
The next Detective Conan/Case Closed anime film was recently revealed as Detective Conan: The Fist of Blue Sapphire. The 23rd feature film in the series opens in Japanese theaters on April 12, 2019, and a teaser trailer has arrived to preview the battle between Kaito …Read more »
If you’ve been wondering when you’d be able to experience the conclusion of the Godzilla CG film trilogy, well, wonder no longer. Godzilla: The Planet Eater is set to hit Netflix January 9, a few months after its premiere in Japan this November. Like the previous …Read more »
Somehow this one totally slipped by us, but, uh, there’s going to be a new City Hunter film next year! The film, the latest in the famous series, has just been given its official title: City Hunter Shinjuku Private Eyes. It’s also been announced the …Read more »
Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, the Hayao Miyazaki manga/anime that helped launch Studio Ghibli, is getting a kabuki stage play in Japan. This is the first kabuki play based on a Miyazaki or Ghibli film, and will star two greats of the kabuki …Read more »
Netflix has been going pretty buckwild with Christmas specials, and they’re not keeping anime out of the time-honored tradition. The adorably hard-workin’ and hard-rockin’ Retsuko is getting her own special in the form of Aggretsuko: We Wish You a Metal Christmas, which officially hits Netflix …Read more »
Tomohiko Ito is a busy director. Known for helming anime adaptations like Sword Art Online and ERASED, Ito’s next project takes things in an original direction. There aren’t any story details, but HELLO WORLD is a sci-fi love story anime film that puts Ito back …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki is a household name at this point, but how many people are aware of the amount of work he puts into his passion for animation? Add the complex new element of CGI into the mix and you have a tale that could only …Read more »
A bloody revolution is afoot in Akame ga Kill!, pitting a secretive group of elite assassins against an evil Prime Minister, the Secret Police, and the armies of an Empire. You can revisit the saga as often as you like in Sentai Filmworks’ complete collection …Read more »
The Nisekoi – False Love live-action film hits Japanese theaters December 21, and to get fans hyped up, Naoshi Komi is set to create a bonus chapter of the manga for Shonen Jump. The chapter, which will appear in the December 17 issue of Jump, …Read more »
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