There’s nothing quite like a quality anime anthology, and if there’s one group of creators you can count on to deliver, it’s Studio Ponoc. Founded by two-time Academy Award-nominee Yoshiaki Nishimura (The Tale of the Princess Kaguya, When Marnie Was There), Studio Ponoc’s latest is …Read more »
Persona 5 the Animation just aired its Dark Sun TV special, but there’s already another on the way. Protagonist Joker is hard at work training for his Super Smash Bros. Ultimate debut, but the saga of the Persona 5 RPG doesn’t appear to be over. …Read more »
Some folks spend their whole lives trying to imagine their favorite anime and manga characters in real life, while others spend that time trying their best to avoid it. No matter which camp you fall into, job search company Indeed has done the heavy lifting …Read more »
Waver Velvet is known as the boy who fought alongside Iskandar during Fate/Zero‘s Fourth Holy Grail War, but he’s about to add another accomplishment to his résumé. The newly-revealed TYPE-MOON anime spinoff Lord El-Melloi II’s Case Files {Rail Zeppelin} Grace note sees Waver adopting the …Read more »
The latest promo video for the Date A Live III, which sampled ARMS’ “I Swear” opening theme song, recently made its way online. Now the official website is back with a new commercial for the anime, and Columbia Music’s YouTube channel got in on the …Read more »
Hoshiai no Sora (Star-Crossing Skies), a new series set to hit screens in 2019, has revealed its first promo video and visual. The series, which revolves around a middle school soft tennis team on the verge of shutting down, is directed by Kazuki Akane, best …Read more »
This December 31, Japanese broadcaster NHK will be airing a special featuring hours of anime songs (or anison, if you will) from 2018 performed by their respective artists. The broadcaster has just released the full setlist for the show, which also serves as a kind …Read more »
If you’re a fan of tights, man, have we got a series for you. It’s the upcoming Miru Tights, a short series about, well, looking at tights. The creative force behind the series is Yomu, an illustrator known for exacting illustrations of tights, plus director …Read more »
Cop Craft Dragnet Mirage Reloaded, a series of light novels by Shoji Gatoh, is getting the anime treatment. The series, which is illustrated by Range Murata, started in 2009, and its seventh volume is set to be released in July. A “buddy police action” story, …Read more »
Soul Eater creator Atsushi Ohkubo’s Enn Enn no Shouboutai manga, AKA Fire Force, is getting the TV anime treatment courtesy of david production (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure). While a premiere date has yet to be revealed, Gakuto Kajiwara (Black Clover‘s Asta) was recently announced as protagonist …Read more »
Everyone has their own must-see list when it comes to the next season of anime. With the Winter 2019 shows right around the corner, KADOKAWA group’s GZ Brain dove into a top 20 list of the most anticipated anime according to Japanese fans. The survey …Read more »
Some fans will never be satisfied with how thoroughly they showcase dedication to their favorite series. If you fall into that category and happen to be a diehard fan of Eiichiro Oda’s One Piece, you’ll find the perfect accessory in the form of a new …Read more »
Just because we haven’t heard anything about the live-action adaptation of Makoto Shinkai’s Your Name. lately doesn’t mean it’s dead in the water. While screenwriter Eric Heisserer has been busy promoting other recent projects, including the Netflix film Bird Box, he recently mentioned the movie …Read more »
If you’re interested in Japanese history (or have watched much historical anime), you’ve probably heard of Oda Nobunaga, one of the three men credited with unifying Japan. Studio Deen is set to produce an original anime series based on the life of Nobunaga, it was …Read more »
Manga Kyochuu Rettou, also known as The Island of Giant Insects, will be getting the anime treatment, it was announced today. The manga, written by Yasutaka Fujimi and illustrated by REDICE, is about a group who get stranded on an island populated by—you guessed it—giant …Read more »
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