With the Whole Cake Island arc in full swing in the anime adaptation of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece, it’s time to cast one of the primary villains of the story. Charlotte Katakuri, a high-level member of the Big Mom crew that has a bounty of …Read more »
Moshi Moshi, Terumi Desu (Hello, This Is Terumi), a short manga by Etsuko Mizusawa, is getting an anime adaptation. Moshi Moshi, Terumi Desu is a short, full-color comic that runs in Big Comic Spirits magazine. The slice of life manga tells the story of Terumi, …Read more »
Yuri on Ice fans, take note. A new figure based on Yuri Plisetsky’s moves in the series’ opening animation is on its way. The figure, which is part of Bandai’s G.E.M. Series, measures 19 centimeters and retails for ¥10,800 (about $90). Available for pre-order now, …Read more »
Last year, it was Fullmetal Alchemist—now Hello Kitty maker Sanrio have worked their adorable magic on Code Geass. Various merchandise featuring Sanrio’s take on the popular mecha series is available at a special Code Geass event until February 12 at Tokyo Dome City. After that …Read more »
The latest sport to fall in the anime spotlight is badminton, which is coming to the small screen in an adaptation of Kosuke Hamada’s Hanebado! manga. The LIDEN FILMS-produced anime features Shinpei Ezaki as director, with Haikyu!!‘s Taku Kishimoto on scripts and Satoshi Kimura on …Read more »
Yoichi Takahashi‘s classic soccer manga Captain Tsubasa is about to make a return to TV in a new anime adaptation. The sports action heads to TV Tokyo this April, and the latest update is here to reveal the opening theme artist. That honor goes to …Read more »
Sanrio’s adorable yet overworked red panda character Retsuko is getting a new Aggretsuko (Aggressive Retsuko, naturally) anime, and it’s coming to Netflix worldwide on April 20. Rareko is back in the director’s chair to helm the series, which has Fanworks producing 10 brief 15-minute episodes. …Read more »
Sunrise is on the way with more Gunpla anime action in the form of Gundam Build Divers, the latest entry in the Gundam Build Fighters series. This one has Kyoya Kujo competing in the Gunpla Force Battle Tournament along with a wide assortment of challengers, and it’s …Read more »
Mazinger Z: INFINITY is about to make its English-subtitled debut in select U.S. movie theaters on February 11 and 12. You can see if INFINITY is playing near you and pick up tickets on the Fathom Events website, and check out an exclusive clip from …Read more »
Makoto Isshiki’s The Piano Forest (Piano no Mori) manga is being adapted into a TV anime set for April, and the latest update revealed a new visual along with info on the theme song artist, cast, and staff members. Gaku Nakatani is lined up to …Read more »
Tatsuki, who directed the first hit season of Kemono Friends before being removed from the project, is back with his own original anime. He shared a short video previewing the anime, called Hentatsu, January 31. The two-minute promotional video, produced by Tatsuki and his animation …Read more »
According to the latest issue of Weekly Young Jump magazine, two more voice actors have been added to the cast of the upcoming Tokyo Ghoul:re anime. Based on the manga by Sui Ishida, the anime’s new additions are Yu Kobayashi (Sasha in Attack on Titan) …Read more »
Get ready, My Hero Academia fans: the third season of the hit series is set to hit screens this April 7. That news was revealed by the cover of the new volume of spinoff manga My Hero Academia: Vigilantes. The third season will retain the …Read more »
With the U.S. theatrical premiere of the Magical Girl Lyrical NANOHA Reflection anime film right around the corner on February 9, we teamed up with ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio for something special. From now until the film’s debut, you can enter for a chance to …Read more »
In a tradition that’s right in line with the Super Sentai franchise, PreCure is here to pass the figurative baton to the next series. Toei shared a new clip to help close out Kira Kira PreCure a la Mode! and make way for Hugtto! PreCure, …Read more »
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