In This Corner of the World, one of 2017’s most acclaimed anime features, will soon be available for steaming on Netflix. The film will hit Netflix in the U.S., Canada, Japan and other countries and territories March 15. Directed by Sunao Katabuchi and partially funded …Read more »
Crunchyroll held its second annual Anime Awards last night, bringing in a bunch of special guests to present and announces the winners live from the stage in Los Angeles. The big victors overall were Made in Abyss and My Hero Academia, the former of which …Read more »
More information has surfaced for the Uma Musume – Pretty Derby – anime, based on the mixed media project by Cygames, TOHO Animation, and Lantis. The property revolves around girls who also happen to be thoroughbred race horses, and the official website is here with …Read more »
If you’ve ever watched an anime series and wondered how exactly it met broadcast standards, well, you’re not alone. Ranking site Goo asked its readers to rank the TV anime they were shocked actually made it to air, and these are the barely-safe-for-broadcast results: 10. …Read more »
For yet more proof that critical acclaim and box office results have little to do with each other, look no further than Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms. The film, which is referred to as SayoAsa in Japanese, has been getting good reviews, but ended …Read more »
Get ready for more Chihayafuru. The popular series about competitive karuta is getting a third season next year. That’s the word from a Chihayafuru-related event held this weekend in Tokyo. It’ll be a while before we get to see Chihaya and her friends back in …Read more »
Two more voice cast additions have been revealed for the upcoming Harukana Receive anime, based on the volleyball manga by Nyoijizai. Following up on the previous announcement of the two leads, the latest update has Atsumi Tanezaki (The Ancient Magus’ Bride‘s Chise Hatori) and Rie …Read more »
Fans of the Masamune-kun’s Revenge anime—which is based on the comedy manga by Hazuki Takeota and Tiv—can now look forward to more. The series will continue in a new original animation DVD, with further production and release details to be revealed at a later date. …Read more »
Fist of the North Star prequel Fist of the Blue Sky has a followup anime coming in the form of Fist of the Blue Sky REGENESIS, and a new trailer and visual are here to preview the action. Scheduled to debut along with what seems …Read more »
FuRyu held a special livestream presentation this week and they took the opportunity to make a few game and anime-related announcements. One of them involves the smartphone game Pastel Memories, which is officially being adapted into a TV anime. Set in a future Akihabara with …Read more »
Chimaki Kuori’s Saint Seiya: Saintia Shou manga is getting an anime adaptation, and the staff recently revealed a new visual. Kuori’s series swaps out Seiya and the Saints for Shou and the Saintias. You can see the characters in their trademark gleaming armor along with Leo …Read more »
Last time we posted about The Piano Forest, the TV anime was simply set for an April debut. Now we have more concrete broadcast details that line up the adaptation of Makoto Isshiki’s manga for April 8 in Japan. The broadcast technically hits NHK at …Read more »
If you were reading manga in the 1990s, you’ve probably heard of Akimi Yoshida’s Banana Fish. The comic, which ran from 1985 to 1994 is getting an anime adaptation at last, and today we got some of the first details. First up, the cast: the …Read more »
Free! Take Your Marks, the latest film in the Free! franchise, is headed to U.S. theaters March 14, and Funimation has just released an English-subtitled trailer. Take Your Marks is the fourth Free! film (or the second, if you don’t count the Timeless Medley compilation …Read more »
Satoshi Miyakawa and Kei Itō’s Space Battleship Tiramisu comedy manga is getting an adaptation from anime studio Gonzo. It’s officially due out in the already packed month of April, and a new promo is here to highlight the anime’s cast and staff. Hiroshi Ikehata (Robot …Read more »
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