After dropping a hint or two, Funimation announced its license of the Gosick anime for home video release this week. The first part will launch on Blu-ray and DVD on May 30, and Funimation is currently cooking up an English dub for the series. Rather …Read more »
MAPPA has a new production underway, and this time it's an adaptation of Homura Kawamoto and Toru Naomura's high-stakes gambling manga Kakegurui . Garo the Animation 's Yuichiro Hayashi directs the anime, with Yasuko Kobayashi ( Attack on Titan , JoJo's Bizarre Adventure ) on …Read more »
Will animators be the next professionals to lose their jobs to computers? Perhaps, says Keisuke Iwada, president of AT-X, a Japanese satellite and cable TV network devoted to anime. Iwada recently gave a presentation at Digital Hollywood University in Akihabara, Tokyo, in which he claimed …Read more »
If the sudden flood of new Lupin the Third properties feels a bit hard to keep track of, well, there are certainly worse problems to have. The franchise has come a long way from its thinnest years, when about the only Lupin stuff being released …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai fans in particular and curious anime fans at large may be wondering why mega-hit Your Name is taking so long to be released in America when it’s already come out in China, South Korea, Australia and the U.K., among others. This may be …Read more »
It's been quite a while since the 2001-2002 XEBEC anime adaptation of Hiroyuki Takei's Shaman King manga, and it turns out we missed out on a potential remake. According to one of Takei's answers to a fan's question, he previously received an offer for a …Read more »
The next charming anime from P.A. Works isn't too far off, as the latest promo for Sakura Quest reveals an official premiere date. The small town tourism revival kicks off in Japan on April 5 on Tokyo MX, ABC, and AT-X, with airings also planned …Read more »
Whether you've seen The Seven Deadly Sins anime—which adapts the fantasy manga series by Nakaba Suzuki—on streaming service Netflix or not, you'll soon have a chance to own it on home video. Funimation announced the acquisition of home video distribution rights, with the entire first …Read more »
The 21st Detective Conan anime film, Detective Conan: Crimson Love Letter , is getting in the spirit of Valentine's Day over at the official website. A special "Love Song Movie Part 1" video was uploaded in time for the romantic occasion, featuring Ran and Kazuha …Read more »
The My Hero Academia anime is coming back to TV in Japan on March 25, and TOHO shared a new promo to further stoke the excitement. The latest preview is a quick one, and features a bit of the action to come, with a focus …Read more »
Designing anime characters is a tough job, man. Each character has to look distinct enough to be memorable, but at the same time resemble the rest of the cast enough so it looks like they all belong in the same series together. Balancing those two …Read more »
If you’ve been watching anime for any length of time, you’ve probably noticed a mysterious entity called DR Movie keeps popping up in the credits. This is not a human named Movie who has completed a doctorate (though that would be pretty awesome), but a …Read more »
This past Saturday, it was Yuri on Ice all night, as about 30,000 fans of the ice-skating series assembled at 49 theaters around Japan for an late-night viewing of all 12 episodes. One theater in Roppongi, Tokyo also held a special talk event with several …Read more »
Whenever I watch Drifters: Battle in a Brand-New World War, that opening exchange from 1985’s Rambo: First Blood Part II comes to mind. It’s a top-rate action movie, hugely influential on film and video games (you’d have no Metal Gear without it), but it’s also …Read more »
Fans of the New Game! anime—based on the four-panel manga by Shōtarō Tokunō—can soon look forward to more. According to an announcement made during this weekend's Next Level Fan Appreciation event, a second season of the anime is currently in the works. Cast members reunited …Read more »
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