You may recall when we first posted about Little Witch Academia , a short from Studio Trigger ( Inferno Cop ) that was created for the government-funded Anime Mirai Young Animator Training Project. It made its debut in Japanese theaters last month, and Studio Trigger …Read more »
I frequently bemoan the fact that Studio Ghibli, despite its status as the single most prestigious anime studio of all, has trouble cultivating new creative talent beyond its principal founding members. But I kind of understand why they became that way. It’s because of I …Read more »
The Chimera Ant arc—which ran from chapter 186 to 318 in Yoshihiro Togashi's manga—is a section of Hunter x Hunter that wasn't visited in the previous Nippon Animation adaptation. Madhouse's current take on the series is getting ready to enter that territory on April 21, …Read more »
Kick-Heart , the Masaaki Yuasa-directed anime that made waves with its success on crowd-funding site Kickstarter, is gearing up for its May 26 premiere in Tokyo. The Masked Ball event will feature a live painting by Yuasa, as well as a musical performance by Oorutaichi …Read more »
Fairy Tail and Rave Master (AKA Rave and The Groove Adventure RAVE ) creator Hiro Mashima hopped on Twitter to announce that his crossover manga, Fairy Tail x Rave , is being adapted into an anime to be released on a special DVD . The …Read more »
Has Japan been bombarded by enough Evangelion merchandise? No way, Jose, says Evangelion copyright holder studio Khara, for whom Eva continues to be a golden goose regardless of the critical reaction to the films themselves. April 24th will see the latest deluge of Evangelion products, …Read more »
At this point, everyone should be well acquainted with the full-scale RX-78 Gundam statue, currently residing between a parking lot and a shopping mall on the man-made island of Odaiba in Tokyo Bay. Despite receiving a considerable amount of media attention over the past few …Read more »
This season already started with a handful of much-talked-about anime, but none were perhaps as hotly anticipated as Attack on Titan ( Shingeki no Kyojin ). Production I.G subsidiary Studio Wit takes up the task of adapting Hajime Isayama's popular Attack on Titan manga and, …Read more »
A decade is missing. Ten years. One tenth of a century. One seventh of my median life expectancy. Where has the time gone? Has it really been so long since the last time I watched Animation Runner Kuromi ? So much has changed in the …Read more »
In the new issue of Otaku USA , one of our features by Daryl Surat dives into the latest anime movie from Studio Ghibli, From Up on Poppy Hill . Though the film is directed by Goro Miyazaki—son of beloved Ghibli director Hayao Miyazaki ( …Read more »
The season is still young, but Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet ( Suisei no Gargantia ) has about as effective an opening episode as one could ask for. The spring series comes from Production I.G, with Kazuya Murata ( Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of …Read more »
When someone initially pointed out that there were multiple hair fetish… ish shows floating around, I kind of shrugged. Of course there are. Cuticle Detective Inaba kicked off its 12-episode run in January, and now we have The Severing Crime Edge ( Dansai Bunri no …Read more »
David Production's adaptation of Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has come to an end… for now. After the final episode, some teaser footage popped up showing Jotaro Kujo, protagonist of Stardust Crusaders, which is the third part of the original manga. The first two story …Read more »
Crunchyroll made a couple of new show announcements today, with the addition of a pair of princely anime to the spring 2013 lineup. Both Majestic Prince and Uta no Prince-sama 2 are gearing up to kick off this week, with the first season of the …Read more »
Dr. Alisa Freedman answers questions from the audience What comes to mind when you hear the word “Denver”? The rocky mountains, no doubt. If you’re a sports person, perhaps the Broncos or Nuggets. And, of course, SANA. Wait, that last one might need some explanation. …Read more »
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