An April 2017 premiere date was just confirmed for Attack on Titan season 2 this week, but Funimation didn't waste any time announcing their license. The company posted about the acquisition over on their blog , emphasizing plans for the series to return to Japanese …Read more »
A lot of folks around Otaku USA HQ are big fans of Kyoto Animation, so we were excited to see the first trailer for their next series, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid , hit the internet. Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid , which premieres January 11, is …Read more »
How much money do hardcore fans of Japanese idol music like AKB48 and Momoiro Clover Z pour into their hobby per year? A market research firm called Yano Research attempted to find out, but the results have left some idol otaku scratching their heads. Yano’s …Read more »
As previously reported, Sailor Moon R: The Movie is coming to over 300 theaters in the United States in January, and a premiere screening in LA is currently scheduled for January 13, 2017. Advance tickets are now on sale for the LA premiere, and you …Read more »
The next stop for the Fate series in anime form is Fate/Grand Order -First Order- , which is the first to adapt the Fate/Grand Order smartphone RPG. This feature-length TV special is set to air in Japan on December 31, and a recent webcast showcased …Read more »
Though Shunji Iwai is a relative newcomer to the world of anime, he’s one of Japan’s most beloved independent filmmakers. Now the auteur behind films like Love Letter , Swallowtail Butterfly and All About Lily Chou-Chou is bringing his classic short film Fireworks, Should We …Read more »
Westworld : the HBO series about cowboys and robots is the biggest thing among TV geeks since, well, HBO’s last geek-centric series, Game of Thrones . And just like that series, the break between seasons already feels interminable. Enter our handy solution: a rundown of …Read more »
It was just last week that the Dragon Ball Super English dub cast was revealed , and now it has an official start date with Toonami. The series kicks off on Adult Swim's block on January 7, 2017 at 8:00pm and 11:30pm ET, with the …Read more »
Everyone's understandably amped for the spring 2017 return of the Attack on Titan anime, and the latest volume of Hajime Isayama's manga has some more details. According to the wraparound jacket band on volume 21, the second season is set for an April premiere. It's …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Just when it seems as if we have a firm grip on the positive powers of social gaming, a rogue organization has to swoop in and ruin all the fun. It's up to the Gatchaman gang to put an end to this mess, …Read more »
After a 15th anniversary run of Spirited Away that resulted in encore screenings, it's now time for Studio Ghibli and Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke to get the spotlight. The beloved anime film is celebrating its 20th anniversary next year, and GKIDs is wasting no time …Read more »
Gutted. That’s how you may feel after finishing the series and films on this list, which feature the most tragic endings in anime history, according to the Japanese fans who voted on ranking site Goo. We definitely do not recommend watching them all at once. …Read more »
Yuri on Ice has become one of this season’s most popular shows, thanks in large part to the relationship between two of its main characters, Yuri and Victor. In a recent interview, the producer of Yuri on Ice commented on one of the early scenes …Read more »
Pop culture magazine Nikkei Entertainment, published by Japanese media conglomerate Nikkei, has released its list of the best entertainment of 2016. The list is made to resemble rankings of sumo wrestlers, and like the sumo world, has separate “east” and “west” divisions (in sumo, east …Read more »
A couple new updates recently popped up for the new Gintama anime, which heads to late night TV in Japan on January 9. In addition to a list that reveals returning staff, the official website shared a new visual for the latest adaptation of Hideaki …Read more »
Joseph Luster
Matt Schley
Otaku USA Staff
