Himouto! Umaru-chan is getting ready to make its big return this fall with the debut of Himouto! Umaru-chan R. The latest season of the anime, based on the comedy manga by Sankaku Head, has director Masahiko Ohta returning along with assistant director Takaharu Ookuma, writer …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: What originally started as an 8-minute ONA (original net animation) from the Rebuild of Evangelion project’s anime studio Khara is now a feature-length adventure! The Dragon Dentist follows a girl with a mighty, nay, colossal task ahead of her, and it can be …Read more »
For many fans of the Pokemon anime, it just hasn’t been the same without Ash’s original companions Brock and Misty. The two classic characters, named Takeshi and Kasumi in the Japanese version, will be taking their long-awaited reappearance on two episodes of Pokemon Sun and …Read more »
Based on the dark sci-fi manga by Gantz author Hiroya Oku, the Inuyashiki anime is gearing up for an October debut. Ahead of that we have a new promo for the adaptation, which follows a middle-aged man who accidentally finds himself turning into a cyborg …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: With all the anime streaming options available today, it can be tough to keep things straight. Those looking to get their regular anime fix in a more focused way while supporting the original Japanese companies can do so thanks to which offers up …Read more »
Before Spirited Away , before Princess Mononoke , before Ponyo , Hayao Miyazaki co-wrote and directed the 1979 film Lupin III: The Castle of Cagliostro . Decades later, the film is still an anime classic, and next month it will be playing in special theaters …Read more »
Coming this October, we've got some new One Piece and Dragon Ball Super anime specials to look forward to. The latest issue of Weekly Shonen Jump has the early details, with One Piece 's special to debut on October 1, followed by Dragon Ball Super …Read more »
Forget plot, forget characters – based on images alone, what is the greatest-looking anime of all time? That was the question put recently to readers of popular Japanese anime site Charapedia, who got to work whipping up a list of the top 20 most kirei …Read more »
Many U.S. anime fans’ first exposure to the world of Gundam was through Toonami’s airing of Gundam Wing , the 90s series that takes place in the After Colony timeline. So there are plenty of folks for whom this figure will evoke more than a …Read more »
All parents have times when their kids drive them crazy, but for Usagi, she has a special case. Her daughter, a pink-haired princess called Chibiusa, shows up and points a gun at Usagi. The little girl is then more or less adopted by Usagi’s mother, …Read more »
Based on the seinen fantasy manga by Haruko Ichikawa, Land of the Lustrous looks to be one of the standout TV anime of the fall season. Takahiko Kyogoku directs the October-due series, with Toshiya Ono on series composition and Asako Nishida on character designs for …Read more »
Chimaki Kuori's Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō manga picks up after Saint Seiya 's Sanctuary arc, but instead of following Seiya and the Saints it focuses on a group of female warriors with Shō in the lead. Toei Animation is currently working on an anime adaptation, …Read more »
March Comes in like a Lion comes in in October. October 14, specifically. That’s when the second season of March Comes in like a Lion premieres on NHK, according to a report today that also included a new preview visual for the series. The second …Read more »
The other day, we got a brief glimpse of what Godzilla will look like in the upcoming anime film Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters . Now, thanks to a figure being released this December, we’ve got a look at the new Big G from head …Read more »
As fans around the globe celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Pokemon franchise, the latest film, Pokemon the Movie: I Choose You! , is here to bring wave upon wave of nostalgia to those who grew up with the original anime series. The film, which …Read more »
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