Another day, another light novel that gets the anime adaptation treatment. This time it’s Fuse and Mitz Vah’s That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime, which is currently being published in English by Yen Press. The announcement comes from an early look at volume …Read more »
Touken Ranbu, the popular video game franchise about swords anthropomorphized as hunky guys, is getting a live-action film adaptation. It’s set to be released in 2019. The film will feature many actors who have appeared the Touken Ranbu stage plays, including Hiroki Suzuki (Mikazuki Munechika), …Read more »
In a recent poll from Charapedia that either proves they’re either running out of ideas or getting more creative (or both), the pollsters have asked readers to list the anime and manga characters they’re confident they can draw without looking at a reference. Unsurprisingly, the …Read more »
Back Street’s back, all right. There are so many new series every season (or cour, if you prefer) it’s impossible to highlight them all—but the premise of this one definitely caught our attention. The comedy series, which premieres in July, is called Back Street Girls, …Read more »
Recently, we reported singer Eir Aoi, who had taken a hiatus from recording and performing, was back in action. Now it’s been announced Aoi will contribute the opening theme song to Sword Art Online Alternative: Gun Gale Online, which is set to hit screens this …Read more »
The second Yu-Gi-Oh! theatrical feature originally dueled in U.S. theaters well over a decade ago, but now Yugi and co. are set to make a triumphant comeback. The digitally remastered version of the 2004 anime box office hit Yu-Gi-Oh! The Movie returns to cinemas for …Read more »
Director Kunihiko Ikuhara (Revolutionary Girl Utena, Mawaru Penguindrum) recently revealed plans for a new original anime called Sarazanmai. The mysterious new project is currently slated for 2019, and in the meantime a second “That’s unpleasant” version teaser has arrived. Heres the latest teaser, which reads …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Sometimes when we’re really on the hunt for something special, it takes more than our natural capabilities. That’s the reality Chiya faces on her own search, which takes her to the town of Meiro-cho to become an Urara, or fortune teller. Find out …Read more »
If you’re as excited as everyone else is about the My Hero Academia anime’s return with season 3, you’ll be pumped to know that Funimation announced a simulcast start date. The English-subtitled version is coming to Crunchyroll and Hulu starting on April 7, and the …Read more »
A new key visual is here for the upcoming Golden Kamuy TV anime, which is now set to debut in Japan on April 9. Based on the manga by Satoru Noda, the Golden Kamuy anime will have MAN WITH A MISSION on opening theme “Winding …Read more »
Cutie Honey Universe continues the Go Nagai love fest when it premieres in Japan this April, and two more cast members are getting in on the action. The latest update has Yui Horie and Shintarou Asanuma joining the cast, so see who they’ll be playing …Read more »
The second film in Polygon Pictures’ CG-animated Godzilla trilogy will be released in Japan May 18, it was announced today. A new piece of concept art from the film, entitled Godzilla: Kessen Kidō Zōshoku Toshi (literally: Battle Mobile Breeding City), was also revealed. Like the …Read more »
A new app based on Akira Toriyama’s Dragon Ball is heading to smartphones. That’s the news from a countdown website revealed today. As of this writing, the counter is sitting at 16 days, meaning we’ll be hearing more details about the app on March 21. …Read more »
If you’re going to launch a fashion brand aimed at the geek chic crowd, there are definitely worse titles you could choose than Code Geass. That’s exactly what new brand Respect For Geeks (R4G for short) has done, with Geass apparel that includes shirts, parkas, caps, …Read more »
With just a little over a month to go until the anticipated third season of the My Hero Academia anime, a new trailer has made its way online. This one starts off with some reflection on the journey before moving to the villain-loaded situation the …Read more »
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