My Hero Academia returns later this month with a recap episode before jumping into new episodes, and Funimation confirmed that they have the rights to the second season. The series will stream in the United States, Canada, UK, and Ireland on Saturday, April 1, which …Read more »
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Based on the manga by Junya Inoue, the BTOOOM! anime ran for 12 episodes back in 2012, and we could be getting more… if the newly-launched mobile game sells well, that is. That's the gist of the promise game producer Masato Hayashi made during a …Read more »
Hell Girl is back. That’s the word, at least, from a listing for an upcoming Hell Girl compilation manga, set to include production designs and notes from the upcoming series, which will reportedly begin airing in July. Hell Girl , produced by Studio Deen and …Read more »
Berserk season 2 will be beaming to TV screens starting April 7. That choice bit of news, plus a pretty slick-looking key visual, were revealed today in the lead-up to the premiere of the second season. In Japan, the series will air on MBS, TBS, …Read more »
As we reported a few days ago, Yutaka “Yamakan” Yamamoto ( Fractale , Wake Up, Girls! ) was set to announce a new anime project February 25, and the director did not disappoint. Yamamoto’s next anime project will be Twilight ( Hakubo ) a film …Read more »
This weekend in Yokohama, Aqours of Love Live! Sunshine!! had their big "Aqours First Love Live! ~Step! ZERO to ONE~" concert, and it was the perfect occasion for some new announcements. The major reveal was a second season for the Love Live! Sunshine!! anime, which …Read more »
Like so many other popular manga series in recent years, Fairy Tail will be coming to an end. While we're not sure exactly how far away that end really is, the official website for the upcoming Fairy Tail: Dragon Cry anime film confirmed that Mashima's …Read more »
Production studio Emon's The Silver Guardian anime got some new details thanks to an update on the official website . The series is set to premiere on Tokyo MX in Japan on April 1, and more information was added for the anime's cast and staff …Read more »
Remember when Hayao Miyazaki said he was finally retiring from directing feature-length animated films? No, not that time, but the other time. No, the other one, back in 2013! He said he was done "for real," but it looks like he has at least one …Read more »
As ZZ Top once said, every anime fan crazy ‘bout a sharp dressed man. Okay, I might’ve taken some creative liberties with the lyrics there, but there is something to be said for an anime character in a really nice suit, am I right? The …Read more »
The 13th episode of the Brave Witches anime may have gone unaired during its run, but it's going to make its debut in 11 Japanese theaters on May 13. Ahead of its premiere, Kadokawa recently streamed a TV commercial teasing the episode, which is titled …Read more »
Sunrise's The Big O originally ran from 1999-2000, but most North American anime fans probably saw it when it ran on Cartoon Network in 2001. Now it's coming back to home video thanks to Sentai Filmworks, which has the complete collection Blu-ray release packed into …Read more »
Most of us think of Astro Boy as the “first anime,” and while that 1960s series set many of the anime conventions that hold true today, the history of Japanese animation is much older. About a hundred years old, in fact, and to celebrate the …Read more »
Fans of classic anime will be happy to learn that producer AIC is looking to revive both Megazone 23 and Tenchi Muyo spinoff Pretty Sammy . Ads were recently spotted in Akihabara, announcing plans to crowdfund new anime projects via the Campfire platform. Megazone 23 …Read more »
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