Warner Bros. Home Entertainment already released the anime adaptation of JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Part I: Phantom Blood on DVD, but it will also be coming to Blu-ray thanks to Viz Media. The company announced plans at an Anime Expo panel for JoJo's Bizarre Adventure , …Read more »
Smash-hit anime One-Punch Man —based on the manga created by ONE and illustrated by Yusuke Murata—is officially coming to Toonami this month. During its Anime Expo panel, Adult Swim announced a July 16 Toonami premiere for the Madhouse-animated series. If you're curious who will be …Read more »
If you've been holding out for more footage of Mob Psycho 100 —which has anime studio BONES adapting the manga by ONE, the creator of the original One-Punch Man webcomic—a third preview is now online. This one highlights Setsuo Ito as Kageyama "Mob" Shigeo, some …Read more »
Okay, so there was never really any doubt the second season of the mega-hit Food Wars! would be getting licensed for release in the States. Still, it feels good – nay, delicious – to get the official word. As was the case with the first …Read more »
Let’s go for a ride. From giant robots to airborne gliders to 3D maneuver gear, from the beginning, the world of anime and manga has featured a wide and amazing array of rideable machines. Polling site Charapedia recently asked its readers what anime machines they’d …Read more »
A new anime series based on Kentaro Miura’s Berserk is on its way . Today the full version of opening theme by rock band 9mm Parabellum Bullet appeared online, and otaku opinions are divided as to whether it’s a good fit for the series. The …Read more »
This weekend's Anime Expo will mark the premiere of the English-dubbed version of ERASED , and Aniplex of America is here to preview the localization. The premiere screening is scheduled for Friday, July 1 at 7:00pm at the Los Angeles Convention Center's LP3. Check out …Read more »
Thanks to a display in Okayama, Japan's Animate character goods shop, we now have confirmation for the second Kizumonogatari anime film's premiere date. The stand advertises the July 27 release of Kizumonogatari Part I: Tekketsu-hen , and also reveals an August 19 opening for Part …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: There aren't many creators out there with more mega-hits than Rumiko Takahashi, who previously made splashes with the likes of Ranma ½ , Urusei Yatsura , InuYasha , and more. Her latest ongoing hit is Rin-ne , and you won't want to miss …Read more »
A new 90-second promo premiered for the prohibition-era TV anime 91 Days , which makes its broadcast debut on July 8. The story centers on a young man who receives a mysterious letter that sends him off to a city known as Lawless to get …Read more »
Crunchyroll previously announced plans to stream the new Berserk anime, and now they're back with a launch date, time slot, and regions. Berserk 's simulcast kicks off on Friday, July 1 at 7:30am PT, and will be available to Crunchyroll members worldwide except for Asia, …Read more »
As any international business major can tell you, different countries require different marketing strategies, even for an identical product. Case in point: Netflix’s very Japanese approach to hyping their original series Orange Is The New Black for the Japanese market. A tweet by the official …Read more »
It’s like Shirobako , but with video games. That’s how we imagine the upcoming anime New Game! was pitched to studio Doga Kobo, who are animating the series set to premiere July 4. New Game! centers around the purple-haired Aoba Suzukaze (Yuki Takada), who joins …Read more »
The live-action Akira film. Neither living nor dead, it resides in a limbo state not unlike that of a zombie, feeding on the brains of hapless anime journalists. The latest spasm of quasi-life for the long, long, long-delayed film come from entertainment news writer Jeff …Read more »
Imagine a world where the whole of humanity and its actions can be quantified by a special number. That number is managed, recorded, and policed—and what’s more, used to judge whether or not they’re likely to commit a crime. That’s the world of Psycho-Pass , …Read more »
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