Hell Girl is making a comeback thanks to a new anime series, and we now have a premiere date along with the latest promo. The anime will air in Japan on Tokyo MX, Tochigi TV, Gunma TV, and BS 11, and its official premiere is …Read more »
A few more details have emerged for the upcoming anime adaptation of Tomo Takeuchi's Welcome to the Ballroom manga. According to an update on the official website , the series will premiere on July 8, and a new visual came along for the ride. …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Believe it or not, it's been 16 years since Sunrise's neo-noir mecha anime The Big O first aired on Cartoon Network. If that makes you feel old, you're not alone, but at least we can relive all of the action and suspense when …Read more »
Ancien and the Magic Tablet (known in Japanese by the less clunky Hirune Hime , or “Nap Princess”), the latest film from Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex director Kenji Kamiyama, is a veritable grab-bag of current Japanese buzzwords, including the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, …Read more »
This year, Megumi Hayashibara, the voice actress and singer behind some of anime’s most iconic roles (and theme songs), celebrates both her 50th birthday and her over 30 years in the business. Hayashibara, who debuted in 1986 on the series Maison Ikkoku , has starred …Read more »
KonoSuba is coming to PlayStation 4 and PS Vita in Japan in the appropriately-titled KonoSuba: God's Blessing on this Wonderful World! Judgment on this Greedy Game! . The visual novel will send players through an original story when it launches in Japan on September 7, …Read more »
It’s 2017, so that means it’s time to celebrate Lupin III, who has been stealing both valuable objects — and the hearts of audience members — for half a century. Along with celebrating the 50th anniversary of the character’s creation, the latest anime series, LUPIN …Read more »
Before Inuyasha , and long before Rin-ne , Rumiko Takahashi was best known Stateside for her gender-bending kung-fu comedy manga-turned-anime series Ranma 1/2 . Otaku of a certain age have a fair bit of nostalgia for the series, which also has plenty of younger fans …Read more »
It’s got pools, it’s got muscled, shirtless swimmers and it’s got exclamation points – is DIVE!! the Free! of 2017? Decide for yourself with the first trailer for the series, which debuts July 6. The series, which will air on Fuji TV’s Noitamina programming block, …Read more »
Remember when vampire anime was a big thing? Back in the VHS days, some of the earliest Stateside releases included stuff like Vampire Hunter D and Vampire Princess Miyu , and that’s the vibe we’re getting from the first trailer for Netflix’s animated Castlevania series. …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: When an enigmatic organization summons you for a secret mission, you take it… or at least that's what you do if you're in an anime based on a series of otome games. That's precisely what happens to the protagonist of Norn9 , and …Read more »
In the wide world of storytelling tropes, the student-master relationship is a fan favorite. Watching a young, impudent learner grow thanks to a wise old sensei never seems to get old, and in the rare instance it does, someone comes along to give the old …Read more »
Studio Ghibli is looking for a few good animators. Specifically, the studio is looking to hire in-between animators and background artists for Hayao Miyazaki’s next and supposedly final film, the existence of which was revealed back in November of last year. The jobs are set …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Just because everyone calls you a failure doesn't mean you have to live up to the moniker. Ikki Kurogane may not be the best Blazer at Hagun Academy, but he might just have a shot at redemption in Chivalry of a Failed Knight …Read more »
With all the hubbub surrounding the live-action Hollywood Ghost in the Shell —which will have been out for a bit and thoroughly critiqued by the masses by the time you read this—it’s easy to forget about Mamoru Oshii’s anime film sequel to the original, Ghost …Read more »
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