New Theatrical Movie Initial D Legend 1: Awakening is the first in a trilogy of anime films that retells the early chapters of Shuichi Shigeno’s Initial D manga. Sentai Filmworks previously announced plans to bring the films to North America, and those plans have been …Read more »
More Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- is on the way. White Fox, the studio behind Re:Zero, will release a “new episode,” it was revealed today at an event in Akihabara. A two-minute trailer for the new episode, with main characters Subaru, Emilia and Rem, …Read more »
The third season of the Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma TV anime is less than a month away, so it’s time for another preview. This one’s quick—it’s just a 15-second TV ad—but we’ll take what we can get building up to the October 3 return.
The devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Harvey cannot be understated, and the homes and people of Texas and other affected areas will have a tough time rebuilding. This includes our friends at Sentai Filmworks, who are attempting to crowdfund to support some of …Read more »
More details have arrived ahead of this October’s Black Clover anime, which adapts the shonen manga of the same name by Yuki Tabata. The latest comes in next week’s issue of Shonen Jump, an early look at which has revealed the anime’s opening and ending themes. Kicking things …Read more »
The first OVA for Natsume Yujin-chou Roku, AKA the sixth season of the Natsume’s Book of Friends anime adaptation, is set to be included with upcoming Japanese home video releases. Now Aniplex is here with a promo video for “Suzunaru no Kirikabu” (“The Ringing Bell’s Stump”), previewing Natsume …Read more »
It’s always nice to see fan-made animations. Whether hand-drawn (like these anime-style tributes to Star Wars and Game of Thrones) or stop-motion (like these Attack On Titan shorts), the effort is always impressive and the results are very different experience from non-moving forms of fan …Read more »
In case you haven’t noticed, we kind of have a new look goin’ on lately. Yep, the trusty old Otaku USA website has finally been given the upgrade it truly deserves, and it’s just in time to join in on the magazine’s 10th anniversary celebration! What does …Read more »
A new teaser video is here for Studio Trigger and A-1 Pictures’ DARLING in the FRANXX anime, and it, too, lives up to the word “teaser.” While there isn’t too much going on in this one, we do get a nice look at a piloted …Read more »
Ten years ago, the very first issue of Otaku USA (August 2007 cover date) went on sale in a world that was very different from the one we inhabit today. But how did it all happen? Read below as the staff remembers. Mark Hintz (Chief …Read more »
Mark your calendars, folks, because revered anime legend Hayao Miyazaki’s directorial debut is about to make its triumphant return to theaters. Originally released in 1979, LUPIN THE 3RD: THE CASTLE OF CAGLIOSTRO is as gorgeous as ever today, and you can catch it at a theater …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: What happens when the transition to high school suddenly ushers in a plethora of potential love connections? Well, things tend to get complicated. This is exactly what Takaaki Kouno finds out in To Heart 2, which is coming to Blu-ray and DVD in …Read more »
We’ve got some updated news about the upcoming second season of the Blood Blockade Battlefront anime, which is based on the manga by Yasuhiro Nightow. Blood Blockade Battlefront & Beyond will officially debut in Japan on October 7, and both the opening and ending theme …Read more »
Live-action adaptations of manga and anime are common—the reverse, not so much. The live action-to-anime adaptation is a rare beast indeed, but one that seems to be of particular interest to popular indie director Shunji Iwai, who, in 2015, used animation to create a prequel …Read more »
The No Game No Life Zero anime film is set to premiere at the Los Angeles Anime Film Festival (LA-AFF) on September 15 prior to a limited run, and tickets are still up for grabs. Sentai Filmworks will be presenting an English dub of the …Read more »
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