NIS America recently shared a new trailer for its rerelease of the Toradora anime, which hits Blu-ray and DVD on July 1 with a new English dub. The dub cast includes Cassandra Lee as Taiga Aisaka, Erik Scott Kimerer as Ryuji Takasu, Christine Marie Cabanos …Read more »
If you’re a fan of Attack on Titan , this may be one of those articles that has you packing your bags for a trip to Japan. Firstly, this April, the series’ infamous Colossal Titan will rampage through the streets of Kawasaki, just south of …Read more »
We talked a lot last year about how with the release of The Wind Rises , Hayao Miyazaki’s last film (most likely) and Princess Kaguya , Isao Takahata’s last film (most likely), Studio Ghibli is preparing to pass the torch to a new generation of …Read more »
Fans of Naruto are definitely well aware that the next update to the fighting game series, Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm Revolution , is coming to PlayStation 3 and Xbox 360 this year. In addition to a roster that rolls around 100 fighters deep, Revolution …Read more »
There’s been a lot of talk about the future of the anime industry lately, a lot of it doomy and gloomy. Many of the masters of the medium are retiring or dying with no clear heirs to step up and replace them, wages and working …Read more »
Something special is brewing for the 35th anniversary of Sunrise's Mobile Suit Gundam anime. An anniversary site launched earlier today, commemorating the April 7, 1979 debut of the first TV anime series. While the exact date is a little under a month away, Sunrise has …Read more »
Fans of Mine Yoshizaki's Sgt. Frog , rejoice. For the first time in nearly three years everyone's favorite amphibian invader is getting ready to return to the world of animation in a new Sunrise Flash anime. The new Keroro show is directed by Haruki Kasugamori, …Read more »
Glasslip is a new original TV anime on the way this summer, and the studio behind it is none other than P.A. Works ( True Tears , The Eccentric Family , Hanasaku Iroha - Blossoms for Tomorrow , Angel Beats ). The studio opened a …Read more »
45th anniversary Shonen Jump fighter J-Stars Victory Vs . is almost out in Japan, so Bandai Namco is gearing up with a whopper of a promotional video. The latest deluxe look at the game clocks in at just around 13 minutes, which sounds about right …Read more »
Bakumatsu Rock —an adventure/rhythm game that Marvelous AQL originally released on PSP in Japan last month—is officially getting an anime adaptation . The production is currently in the works with a TV debut planned for July. The game tells the tale of an alternative Bakumatsu-Meiji …Read more »
One of the new series set to premiere next month is Nanana's Buried Treasure , which tells the tale of a beautiful NEET (Not in Education, Employment, or Training) ghost girl's treasure. Our lead, Jugo Yama (voiced by Yuuki Ono), gets transferred to a school …Read more »
Viz Media announced a couple of titles set to expand the publisher's Studio Ghibli Library imprint. Two hardcover books are on the way, and both have to do with Hayao Miyazaki's Princess Mononoke . First up in August we have a re-release of The Art …Read more »
Based on the shonen manga series written by Takahiro and illustrated by Tetsuya Tashiro, Akame ga KILL! is getting ready to bring its violent tale to television. The Gangan Joker manga follows the title character, who the Empire bought, brainwashed, and raised as an assassin. …Read more »
3331 Arts Chiyoda, a multi-purpose modern art museum close to Akihabara, Tokyo, has been the sight of a few anime-related exhibitions over the years, including a huge Katsuhiro Otomo retrospective back in 2012. Last week, it hosted a pretty amazing exhibition dedicated to two recent …Read more »
Once upon a time, there was a store called Blockbuster Video. In order to view filmed entertainments at home, customers would travel to their nearest Blockbuster, often several miles away, and rent a film contained on a physical media format – often a shiny metallic …Read more »
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