Evangelion 3.33 is finally coming to home video on February 2, so FUNimation has a new trailer to hype up the hotly-anticipated release. Synopsis: Shinji Ikari just woke up in his Eva unit fourteen years after starting the Third Impact. He hasn’t aged, but everything …Read more »
There’s an old maxim in screenwriting that goes “write what you know.” The idea is that if you write about situations in which you have some personal experience, your stories will carry a certain sense of reality. And what do anime creators know more than …Read more »
It seems like only yesterday that I was declaring Fullmetal Alchemist to be the undeniable top anime of the 2000s, but in fact over a decade has passed since then. Multiple new generations of anime fans have come—and gone—in the time since, so to everyone …Read more »
When Marnie Was There is an important test for Studio Ghibli. It’s the first film of the post-Miyazaki (and ostensibly post-Takahata) era, in which a new generation of directors, writers and producers will attempt to continue what Miyazaki, Takahata and Suzuki created. I went in …Read more »
The collapse of the US print manga market in 2009-2010 took opportunities for manga-influenced Western comics down with it, but while printed manga died, other opportunities opened up. Japanese-influenced artists may not have a bookstore category anymore, but they kick ass in the world of web …Read more »
The second episode of the Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt web anime, which adapts the manga by Yasuo Ohtagaki, will debut in Japan on February 12 at noon (JST). Gundam Fan Club members will be able to watch it on the smartphone app starting January 29, …Read more »
Discotek Media revealed one of its latest titles today. The distributor is currently working on a new release of 2003's Cromartie High School , which adapts the parody manga by Eiji Nonaka. The Complete TV series will feature Japanese language with English subtitles and the …Read more »
Anime has a way of popping up in mainstream news in some pretty bizarre ways. This time it was a via a remark from Republican strategist Rick Wilson, who appeared on MSNBC to discuss Sarah Palin’s endorsement of Donald Trump and had some choice words …Read more »
Be still our six-pack-loving hearts. The PR machine for the Fairy Tail stage play (man, is there any anime that doesn’t have a stage adaptation these days?) has revealed its first visual, a photo of Shuuto Miyazaki as Natsu Dragneel. And it’s ab-tacular. Miyazaki is …Read more »
If you’re a Japanese car manufacturer, how do you get a generation raised on manga interested in your latest vehicular offering? How about transforming all of your car’s parts into anthropomorphized moe-style characters? That’s what Toyota has gone about doing with the ad campaign for …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks announced a few more anime licenses this week, starting with the second season of Knights of Sidonia . Today the list grew further with the addition of Azumanga Daioh and Strawberry Marshmallow . Knights of Sidonia: Battle for Planet Nine is coming soon …Read more »
What would Disney be without its mouse ears, Nintendo without its portly plumber, or McDonald's without its cholesterol-coated clown? Well, okay, these are major corporations here which could surely survive without, but what about the reverse scenario? Can a mascot exist without its brand? Can …Read more »
Never underestimate the power of the human voice. Throughout history, charismatic orators have influenced people on a widespread scale to do both tremendous good and monstrous evil. But what if an individual possessed a voice extraordinary in ways beyond imagination? What kind of power would …Read more »
We’re all good at something. For many of us, that something happens to be video games. That’s the case with Sora and Shiro. They’re basically shut-ins, proponents of the hikikomori lifestyle, but you wouldn’t know it if you came face to face with them in …Read more »
The adventures of Speed-o'-Sound Sonic continue in the latest Japanese home video release of One-Punch Man . Volume 3 ships with episodes 5 and 6 on February 24 with some nice extras, including an OAD episode titled "The Ninja Who is Too Complicated." The story …Read more »
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