Funimation announced plans for its release of the Steins;Gate anime movie, Steins;Gate — The Movie — Load Region of Déjà Vu , which reunites the TV anime's cast and staff for a new series set after the show's "true end." Originally licensed in 2014, Funimation's …Read more »
Klonoa originally made his platforming debut on PlayStation in 1997, and now he's getting ready to return in an anime film. Henshin, Inc. announced that it has optioned the property for an anime film based on Klonoa: Door to Phantomile , which will feature an …Read more »
If you're hoping to catch Girls und Panzer der Film in the theater, tomorrow will officially be your first chance to purchase tickets. LA-based film distributor Eleven Arts and Sentai Filmworks have limited screenings planned for November 18, and pre-purchase kicks off on October 28. …Read more »
More Yowapeda cycling your way. Season three of the popular bicycling series, entitled Yowamushi Pedal: New Generation , was previously announced for January 2017, but now we know down to the minute when this thing gets going. And when it comes to competitive bicycling, every …Read more »
Principal photography has wrapped on the live-action Ghost in the Shell film, and that means the cast are freed up for the inevitable press tour. First stop: Tokyo. That’s the word from Anime Anime, who just announced that the Japanese capital will host a special …Read more »
For three years in a row, the Tokyo International Film Festival has honored an anime director with a series of retrospectives and talk events based around that director’s filmography. Two years ago, it was Evangelion ’s Hideaki Anno ; last year, Mobile Suit Gundam creator …Read more »
Makoto Shinkai's your name. anime film has completely dominated the box office in Japan, and we may not have to wait too much longer to see it in English. According to Variety , Funimation's previously announced acquisition of the license to your name. will include …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks announced a new addition to its fall 2016 lineup earlier today. Directed by Tatsuya Yoshihara ( Monster Musume ) and featuring series composition by Natsuko Takahashi ( My LOVE Story!! ), Long Riders! is coming soon to select digital outlets, with a home …Read more »
Funimation's SimulDub premieres continue tonight, with ReLIFE set to debut in English dubbed form on FunimationNow at 9:30pm Eastern Time. Thus, we have our first look at the full English cast list . Here's who you can look forward to hearing in the dub: CHARACTER …Read more »
Funimation's SimulDub premiere schedule continues, with two more set to launch tonight. The dubbed version of Keijo!!!!!!!! kicks off at 10:00pm Eastern Time on FunimationNow, and Joker Game is lined up right before it at 9:30pm ET. With the dubs upon us, Funimation revealed the …Read more »
The Boy and the Beast was a big hit with casual fans in 2015. For folks interested in the business of anime, the release of the Association of Japanese Animation’s yearly industry report is something akin to Christmas. A dry, numbers-filled Christmas. Still, for industry geeks, …Read more »
Believe it or not, 2016 is almost at an end, and while most anime fans are looking forward to the series coming in 2017, one fan’s look back at 2007 has caused a giant wave of nostalgia on Japanese twitter. The tweet by user @YEBIS_AKI, …Read more »
Masamune-kun’s Revenge , the anime based on romanic comedy manga by Hazuki Takeoka, hits airwaves this January, and now the cast for the series’ six main characters has been announced. The principal characters and their respective voice actors are as follows: Masamune Makabe – Natsuki …Read more »
Studio Ghibli: the legendary studio is known for creating some of the best and most financially successful anime films of all time, but it’s also had its share of failures. Ever wondered how much Studio Ghibli’s movies cost to make, and how much the studio …Read more »
Fans of the Yuki Yuna is a Hero anime, which adapts Takahiro and BUNBUN's illustrated novel series, can officially look forward to more. The series' Twitter account revealed plans for a second season, Yuki Yuna wa Yusha de Aru: Yusha no Sho ( Hero Chapter …Read more »
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