An early look at the fifth official Kemono Friends guidebook had everyone abuzz about a potential season two, with the wraparound jacket appearing to announce as much. Speculation is one thing, but now that we have another peek it turns out it's all true. The …Read more »
Love and Lies , the manga set in an authoritarian Japan where marriage partners are assigned by the government, is currently being adapted into anime form, and a live-action film is due out this October 14. Now we’ve got the first poster and trailer for …Read more »
With more and more anime set in real-life locations, the concept of visiting those locations on a so-called “anime pilgrimage” is a pretty familiar one to fans in Japan. The practice wasn’t quite as common 10 years ago, which is why owners of a cafe …Read more »
20 years of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece manga means we have plenty of big news to look forward to, but I bet there weren't too many people who saw this one coming. Revealed at a 20th anniversary event in Japan, Tomorrow Studios has plans to …Read more »
The end of the Fairy Tail manga is just a week away, but Hiro Mashima isn't quite done with the series yet. There's still more anime to come, and the creator hopped on Twitter to reveal that the final season is set to make its …Read more »
Want a look at the latest anime films out of Japan? Make your way to Texas. This year’s Dallas-based AnimeFest will host screenings of some of 2017’s biggest theatrical releases, like Masaaki Yuasa’s The Night is Short, Walk on Girl and Lu Over the Wall …Read more »
This fall, Sanrio will perform some of their special alchemy to create some fullmetal cuteness. The firm, which is most famous for creating Hello Kitty, will debut a lineup of Fullmetal Alchemist merchandise this fall in anticipation of the live-action film, which will be released …Read more »
Since Funimation is officially launching its SimulDub of the Restaurant to Another World anime tonight, it's time for a look at the English dub cast . New episodes are set to air every Wednesday at 4:00pm Eastern Time, and you can see the full rundown …Read more »
Masaki Yamada's Ōka Ninpōchō Basilisk Shinshō is a series of sequel novels set 10 years after the events of Futaroh Yamada's original 1959 Kōga Ninpōchō novel. Now a TV anime for the former has been green-lit, and the anime staff celebrated with the release of …Read more »
The next year or so will be another big one for Shūichi Asō's The Disastrous Life of Saiki K. manga. Not only is the live-action movie adaptation set to open in Japan this October, but a new anime is currently in the works. News …Read more »
Originally released from 2014-2016, the latest Initial D anime film trilogy is officially on the way to North America. Sentai Filmworks announced plans to release the trio of New Theatrical Movie Initial D Legend movies, which includes New Theatrical Movie Initial D Legend 1: Awakening …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: One of the highlights of the past few years of anime is officially coming home with the arrival of Sentai Filmworks' The complete collection includes the full 39-episode series on Blu-ray and DVD along with a ton of extras, and it's up …Read more »
Fans of The Seven Deadly Sins: the announcement you’ve been waiting for has finally arrived. The popular series will get a new season in January 2018, followed by a theatrical film that summer. The new season, which was announced at a fan event for the …Read more »
The live-action adaptation of mega-hit manga/anime series Gintama hit theaters in Japan this past weekend, and while it opened in third at the box office and seems to be getting decent reviews from fans online, one professional viewer was not amused. The reviewer for weekly …Read more »
Reports about Japan’s low birthrate, and its young people’s seeming lack of interest in sex, is practically an genre unto itself. The latest entry in that genre is a short documentary by the BBC entitled “Sexless in Japan,” which introduces the idea that hobbies like …Read more »
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