Sword Gai the Animation Part II—the anime based on the manga by Toshiki Inoue, Osamu Kine, and Keita Amemiya—is celebrating its Netflix debut with a clean version of its opening animation. See how the Tomohito Naka-directed outing kicks off below. Netflix sums up Sword Gai …Read more »
The two new episodes of the Yu Yu Hakusho anime that are coming as part of the fourth Japanese Blu-ray box set will be screened at Anime Film Festival Tokyo 2018, and we now have another peek at the project ahead of its debut. The …Read more »
Pokémon the Movie: Everyone’s Story is officially coming to select theaters throughout the United States. The Pokémon Company International teamed up with Fathom Events for the occasion, with Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us set to screen on November 24, 26, and 28, as …Read more »
The My Hero Academia film hits Japan this weekend, and the first million viewers will receive an exclusive, nine-page manga written by Academia creator Kohei Horikoshi. Today, a short video hyping that manga has been released. The manga is called “No.0 ALL MIGHT: RISING” and …Read more »
Some good news from the voice acting world. Yuichiro Umehara, who was forced to take an indefinite hiatus earlier this year due to illness, has been released from the hospital and is expected to return to work. As we reported in May, Umehara was diagnosed …Read more »
The Love Live! Sunshine!! manhole covers in Numazu, Japan are the gift that keeps on giving… just not in the way they were intended. The mere fact that sewer entrances would be used as place to un-ironically celebrate idol anime was weird enough to make …Read more »
The Girls und Panzer das Finale anime film series is comprised of six parts, and the second now has a release window. According to the Girls und Panzer App & Anime Important Announcement Special livestream, the second chapter is set to open in Japan in …Read more »
A teaser for the fourth Rebuild of Evangelion anime film, Shin Evangelion Gekijou-ban:||, recently played before Mamoru Hosoda’s MIRAI in Japan, announcing a 2020 release window in the process. Now the teaser for the Hideaki Anno-directed feature also known as Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.0 has made …Read more »
Ghost in the Shell: Virtual Reality Diver, the VR short film set in the Ghost in the Shell franchise, is headed to the Venice Film Festival. The film will be featured in the festival’s Out of Competition Best of VR section. The 16-minute short, which …Read more »
Last year, it was announced the hit 2016 film In This Corner of the World would be getting an extended version with new scenes. Today, it was announced that new version will hit Japanese theaters this December, and feature approximately 30 minutes of new footage. …Read more »
Fairy Tail author Hiro Mashima is already hard at work on his new manga, but the anime adaptation of Fairy Tail still has some story left to tell. The final season was originally announced for fall, and now it’s been lined up for an October …Read more »
If you’re curious about the upcoming Mega Man: Fully Charged animated series, which officially makes its Cartoon Network debut on August 5, a new trailer premiered at this year’s Comic-Con in San Diego. Sample some of the first episode as Mega Man leaps into action …Read more »
There are plenty of virtual YouTubers out there, but wouldn’t it be great if Luffy and Usopp from One Piece had a shot at the streaming big-time? While you won’t see them Vtubing for real any time soon, Luffy voice actress Mayumi Tanaka and Usopp …Read more »
Viz Media had a handful of announcements to make at this past weekend’s Comic-Con International in San Diego, including the acquisition of Frederator’s Castlevania animated series. They have the home media distribution rights to the first season, which is currently available to stream on Netflix. …Read more »
The My Hero Academia: Two Heroes anime film opens in Japan on August 3, but they’re not done adding cast members to the project. The latest to join the cast is Ryohei Kimura (Ryota in Kuroko’s Basketball), who will play the young version of film-original …Read more »
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