The third episode of the Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin anime adaptation is set for a spring 2016 theatrical premiere in Japan, so the official website is gearing up with some new promotional material. In addition to a teaser visual, a new promo debuted for …Read more »
Kamikaze Douga, which previously worked on the opening animation for shows like JoJo's Bizarre Adventure and Gatchaman Crowds , is helping to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Aquarion anime series. 25-year-old Yuuki Nakajima—whose Ranpa ninja short won the second prize PFF Award 2014 and …Read more »
Live-action fan films seem to be all the rage these days. From Joseph Kahn's racy Power Rangers short to Robot Underdog's live-action version of Dragon Ball 's android saga , and the Frieza short by Australian group Deerstalker pictures, this year has seen its fair …Read more »
The tail end of October brought with it the announcement of a new Mobile Suit Gundam anime adaptation, and now we have our first teaser for Gundam Thunderbolt . Based on Yasuo Ohtagaki's manga of the same name, which originally launched in Shogakukan's Big Comic …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: recently launched as a brand new gaming portal for Japanese games, and it's already home to one of Japan's most popular online RPGs, Kanpani Girls . Developed by DMM—the team behind KanColle , AKA Kantai Collection — Kanpani Girls is a turn-based RPG …Read more »
As promised, two of the lead voice actors have been announced for the upcoming My Hero Academia anime, based on the manga by Kōhei Horikoshi. First up is protagonist Izuku Midoriya, who will be voiced by Daiki Yamashita (Sakamichi Onoda in Yowamushi Pedal ). Then …Read more »
Our favorite anime and manga pollsters, Charapedia, are at it again this week with another question for the anime-loving Japanese masses, and their subject this time is a doozy: anime’s most shogekiteki na kamigata : shocking hairstyles. This is our favorite poll in a while. …Read more »
One of the best things about Detroit’s Youmacon is that it coincides with Halloween, so there’s double the reason to dress up. The temperatures may be low (and they were definitely low on October 31 in Michigan), but you wouldn’t guess it from these costumes. …Read more »
Tomorrow marks the debut of the Attack on Titan: Junior High English dub, which will kick off FUNimation's Dubbletalk Block for the evening. The premiere is set for Wednesday, November 11 at 8:00pm ET, so FUNimation took the opportunity to go ahead and reveal the …Read more »
Fans of ridiculous comedy will be delighted to learn that Mr. Osomatsu ( Osomatsu-san )—the anime celebrating the 80th anniversary of the birth of "Gag Manga King" Fujio Akatsuka, who passed in 2008—has been updated with plans for a second cour. Mr. Osomatsu is currently …Read more »
Featured Spotlight At times the most ordinary of lives end up being those most profoundly affected by change. Toko Fukami leads such a life in her small seaside town, but quaint dreams of carrying on the family glassblowing business are soon eclipsed by something far …Read more »
Heavy Object , the anime adaptation of the light novels by A Certain Magical Index / Scientific Railgun author Kazuma Kamachi, is set to debut on Friday, November 13 at 11:30am ET. The series will be part of FUNimation's fall dub lineup, and FUNimation is …Read more »
Following up on the weekend's news about Last Exile -Fam, The Silver Wing- the Movie: Over the wishes , which will feature 500 shots that are either reshot or newly animated (100 shots in the case of the latter), we now have a new trailer. …Read more »
The nefarious cheaters known as the Foxy Pirates—first seen in their Davy Back Fight with Luffy and the Straw Hats before returning in in an anime-only story—are coming back for more. An original One Piece special is planned for December 19, with the Foxy Pirates …Read more »
Over the past few years, the organizers of the Tokyo International Film Festival have been adding one of Japan’s biggest cultural exports, anime, to the mix, featuring films and talks with directors including Yoshiyuki Tomino and Hideaki Anno. This year, TIFF also rolled out a …Read more »
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