Sega's Phantasy Star Online series is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, and the party continues in myriad ways, from collaborations to in-game events and beyond. One of the latest confetti-popping ventures is a TV anime based on Phantasy Star Online 2 , which Sega …Read more »
At 11am Monday morning, Hayao Miyazaki held a press conference at Studio Ghibli headquarters in western Tokyo. In the hours before the presser, there was speculation as to what exactly he would be announcing – a return from retirement? The closing of Ghibli? Or something …Read more »
We previously posted about the upcoming Cyborg 009 vs. Devilman anime , which will be arriving in the form of a three-part OVA series. The first OVA will debut in Japan on November 11, followed by the second part on December 9, and the third …Read more »
As previously reported, the Yowamushi Pedal anime—based on the manga by Wataru Watanabe—isn't just recapping things with a compilation film. There's also an all-new anime film on the way, directed by My Little Monster 's Norihiro Naganuma and set to open in 80 theaters throughout …Read more »
The "Kishimoto Masashi Naruto Ten (Exhibition)" is making its move to the Osaka Culturarium at Tempozan in Osaka-city starting July 18, and is set to run there until September 27. The exhibition features loads of stuff that should interest Naruto fans, including creator Kishimoto's original …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki may be retired from directing feature films, but there are other ways for the 74-year-old creator to stay busy. Miyazaki's son Goro—director of Tales from Earthsea , From Up on Poppy Hill , and Ronia the Robber's Daughter —originally revealed one of those …Read more »
In addition to the anime that's currently running, Kazune Kawahara and Aruko's My Love Story!! ( Ore Monogatari!! ) manga is getting a live-action film adaptation. Directed by Hayato Kawai ( Hanakage , Hachimitsu Drops ) and starring Ryohei Suzuki as extra-large protagonist Takeo Gouda, …Read more »
Last year, reviewing the first Attack on Titan compilation film, I wrote that while seeing and hearing Titan on the big screen was fun, the compression of 13 episodes into 2 hours made for a pretty unsatisfying experience. But this time around, my thoughts are …Read more »
True story: a 44-year-old man from Kagoshima, Japan was arrested July 6 for selling counterfeit Love Live! pins, reports the Sankei Shinbun. The man has admit ted to the charges. The man was selling the pins on an internet mail order site, making up to …Read more »
A nice bit of news for Keiichi Hara ( Summer Days with Coo , Colorful ). The director’s latest effort, Miss Hokusai , has won the Jury Award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Miss Hokusai , which was released in Japan in May, …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks announced the addition of another summer 2015 show to its anime lineup yesterday. The latest to join the company's roster is Monster Musume , which is coming to select digital outlets soon, with a home video release to follow. Here's how Sentai describes …Read more »
It's okay if you don't recall Saber Marionette . I barely even remember what it was about, but it was one of those shows that was kind of always lingering in your peripheral if you were an anime fan during or shortly after the one-or-two-eps …Read more »
Featured Spotlight There's nothing quite like a good mystery, and Is the Order a Rabbit? has plenty of them to spare. Cocoa Hoto bumps into many of these mysteries when she moves to a new town and starts living and working in the …Read more »
Ask us at Otaku USA HQ what our favorite anime studio is, and on days when we’re feeling arty and experimental, we’ll definitely answer “Studio 4°C.” The studio, founded by producer Eiko Tanaka and animator Koji Morimoto and named after the temperature at which water …Read more »
“Next G Coming Soon.” That’s Japanese for “a new Gundam series is in the works,” apparently, and comes courtesy and new Twitter account and countdown page set up by Gundam animators Sunrise in anticipation of the new series. The countdown is, unfortunately, not to the …Read more »
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