If you thought the McD's Happy Meals of yesteryear were tempting, just wait until you see the latest offering from KFC in Japan. With the Dragon Ball - Battle of Gods anime film on the horizon, KFC is gearing up with promotional meals featuring one …Read more »
When Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 3 —the latest fighter from Namco Bandai and developer CyberConnect 2 ( Asura's Wrath , .hack )—comes out, it's bringing with it a handful of bonus costumes for Naruto and others to try on. In addition to a Goku …Read more »
Years ago, some clever entrepreneur opened two copyright-skirting bars in Tokyo: Zeon Bar and Federation Bar. Located on different floors of the same building on an Akihabara side street, these saloons offered patrons a Gundam -inspired drinking experience, with decor draped in a sort of …Read more »
Studio Trigger is home to a number of former Gainax animators, including co-founder Hiroyuki Imaishi, director of Gurren Lagann . You may have seen some of their oddball web series, Inferno Cop , and now the studio is back with a preview of the anime …Read more »
Word from the February issue of Kodansha's Monthly Young Magazine has the Ghost in the Shell Arise anime scheduled for a 2013 debut. The series' chief director is Kazuchika Kise (animation director for the recent Evangelion films, Patlabor 2 , and much more), with supervising …Read more »
FUNimation is getting ready to explore the lifestyle of sexy ninja with the addition of Senran Kagura to their streaming lineup. The first two episodes of the TV anime are set to stream on January 14, and new episodes will debut on Mondays at 10:30 …Read more »
The sixth episode of Gundam Unicorn is preparing for its Japanese theatrical premiere on March 2, which will be followed by a home video launch on March 22, and there's a new promo out to get everyone pumped up for battle. Featuring the theme song …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks announced another pair of licenses earlier, with Place to Place ( Acchi Kocchi ) and Little Busters! joining the lineup. Both series are due out soon digitally, with home video releases scheduled for later this year. Place to Place is a 13-episode series …Read more »
My heart goes out to all videogame-loving Gundam fans, constantly strung along with false promises and solidly mediocre games. Now, don't get me wrong, it's not that Gundam videogames are inherently bad – the sheer number released has guaranteed that at least some are pretty …Read more »
Hot on the heels of the recently released Evangelion move Evangelion 3.0: You Can (Not) Redo is the announcement of a new Evangelion-related exhibit, set to run from August 7-26 on the 8th floor of the Matsuya Ginza department store in Tokyo. Announced in the …Read more »
Discotek Media is pretty consistent with rolling out killer announcements, and the latest is no exception. The distributor will be releasing Gunbuster 2: Diebuster as a complete series set on May 21. Originally released in 2004, Gunbuster 2 is the direct sequel to 1988's Gunbuster …Read more »
If the name Masaaki Yuasa doesn’t ring a bell with a lot of anime fans, it’s not for lack of talent. The 47-year old director has marked himself over the last decade as one of the most bold and unique auteurs in Japanese animation, delivering …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks announced a new acquisition over the weekend with the addition of Psychic Detective Yakumo , a 13-episode mystery anime based on Manabu Kaminaga's novel. Bee Train produces the series, with Tomoyuki Kurokawa ( Murder Princess ) directing, Hiroyuki Kawasaki ( Blade of the …Read more »
Crunchyroll announced a couple new series to its streaming winter lineup today with the addition of high school comedy Ore no Kanojo to Osananajimi ga Shuraba Sugiru , AKA Oreshura , and the fantasy series Maoyu . Oreshura kicks off on January 5 at 9:00 …Read more »
Writer Gen Urobuchi ( Madoka Magica , Fate/zero ) and director Kazuya Murata ( Fullmetal Alchemist: The Sacred Star of Milos ) are teaming with studio Production I.G on Suisei no Galgantia ( Gargantia on the Verdurous Planet ), which follows a soldier who gets …Read more »
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