The characters of One Piece continue to come to life in the Tokyo One Piece Tower theme park's live character show. "One Piece Live Attraction 2" has been running since April 23, and you can see some of the performance in a new promo. The …Read more »
This is definitely the anime industry “awww” moment of the day. Manga artist NAOE, creator of Aoharu x Machinegun , recently moved into a new home, and was paid a housewarming visit by none other than voice actress Mikako Komatsu, who starred in the Aoharu …Read more »
Our favorite and most hardworking anime pollsters Charapedia are at it again, and this week they’ve asked their readers: who are your favorite robots? Now, this comes with one major caveat: we’re not talking rideable robots like mobile suits, Valkyries or the like. Nope, we’re …Read more »
Atsuko Asano's Battery baseball novels are getting an anime adaptation this summer, and the official website recently updated with new information. First up is the premiere date, which has the series making its broadcast debut on Fuji TV July 14, one day after the first …Read more »
We may not be able to enjoy Dragon Ball Super in English at the moment, but the series is getting ready to enter an arc that looks pretty interesting. The Future Trunks arc—which will have everyone's favorite time traveler taking on Black Goku—begins on June …Read more »
Anne Happy 's Ruri Hibarigaoka A frazzled animator has taken to Twitter to complain about the length of time that goes into drawing anime characters’ eyes, which have become so detailed in recent years, says the animator, it’s impossible to draw them quickly enough to …Read more »
Grab the hot dogs, fire up the grill and prepare the fireworks: D. Gray-man Hallow is headed your way July 4. That’s the official premiere date of the upcoming D. Gray-man , according to a new visual promoting the summer series. As previously reported, D. …Read more »
Gido Amagakure's Sweetness and Lightning manga—which is being simulpubbed on Crunchyroll, with plans for a print release in the future from Kodansha Comics—is getting an anime adaptation, and the official site is here with a premiere date. The series will make its debut July 4 …Read more »
Atom the Beginning is a recent manga by Tetsuro Kasahara ( Rideback ) that acts as a prequel to Osamu Tezuka's classic Astro Boy . The series launched in Shogakukan's Monthly Hero's magazine back in December 2014, and now this year's July issue , out …Read more »
An anime adaptation of gag manga Saiki Kusuo no Psi-nan (“The Disaster of Psi Kusuo Saiki”) is due out this July, and we’ve got our first peek at what the series will look like with a visual released today. Psi-nan , which begins airing July …Read more »
Animator Makiko Futaki, whose work at Ghibli spans the entirety of the studio’s filmography, has died at age 58. Futaki died of an unspecified illness on May 13. Futaki, who was born in 1957 in Osaka, began her career at Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. …Read more »
Were you a fan of 2008’s Strike Witches anime but felt the series had a little too much striking and not enough bravery ? Brave Witches may be just the thing for you. Brave Witches , which focuses on the women of the 502nd Joint …Read more »
Hiroya Oku, writer and illustrator of sci-fi manga Gantz , took to Twitter yesterday to vent his frustrations about recent live-action adaptations of manga and anime. Here's what Oku had to say: Why do these live-action manga movies continue to get made? Even if you …Read more »
The Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt anime—based on the manga by Yasuo Ohtagaki—is coming to import Blu-ray on July 2, and one of the big bonuses is the option of both Japanese and English audio. In the case of the latter, the Gundam Global Portal Facebook …Read more »
The anime film trilogy adaptation of Gamon Sakurai's Ajin: Demi-Human manga is coming to a close with the September 23 premiere of Shougeki ( Impact ). The official website is getting everyone ready with the 30-second teaser below.
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