Director and mechanical designer Shoji Kawamori has been active in the anime industry for 40 years, from Macross to Aquarion and beyond. That lengthy career is about to be celebrated in style in the form of a new anime feature film adaptation of Fuji&gumi Games’ …Read more »
One of this summer’s big anime series is Dr. STONE, which adapts the manga written by Riichirou Inagaki and illustrated by Boichi. The action begins on TV in Japan this July, and two new teaser promos premiered during this week’s AnimeJapan 2019 event. Shinya Iino …Read more »
A new full promo and a pair of commercials have arrived for Isekai Quartet, which has the worlds of Overlord, KONOSUBA, Re:ZERO, and Saga of Tanya the Evil colliding in super-deformed fashion. The 12-episode anime premieres in Japan on April 9, and you can see …Read more »
Late last year, we learned Production I.G was creating a Sherlock Holmes anime series set in the Tokyo red-light district of Kabukicho. Now we’ve learned when Japan’s modern-day Sherlock is set to hit screens: this October. The series, called Kabukicho Sherlock, takes place in the …Read more »
10 long years ago, animator Atsuya Uki released a charming 30-minute short called Cencoroll. Uki has gone on to do lots of interesting stuff, including Digimon Adventure tri., but fans have been waiting for the sequel to Cenco. Now that sequel finally on its way …Read more »
Kill la Kill: IF, the first game based on Kill la Kill, finally has a release date. IF there are no delays, the game will launch on PS4, Switch and PC July 26 in Japan, North America and Europe. Hardcore Kill la Kill fans might …Read more »
Originally revealed around this time last year, a new Sorcerous Stabber Orphen TV anime is on the way. There’s still no broadcast schedule, but the official website went up with a 60-second promo introducing the debut footage along with a sample of protagonist Orphen’s classic …Read more »
It’s been a long road, but it looks like we may soon be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel for the long-awaited fourth Shin Evangelion anime film, Shin Evangelion Gekijō-ban :||. Production house Studio Khara revealed that the movie is …Read more »
Gujyo no Magumeru—AKA Magmell of the Sea Blue, a Chinese comic by Dainenbyou—is coming to TV in an anime adaptation that starts in Japan on April 7. We’ve seen some key visuals in the past, and now it’s time to see what dangers await the …Read more »
Studio 4ºC’s anime film adaptation of Daisuke Igarashi’s award-winning Children of the Sea manga looks amazing, and we’ll get a chance to see it for ourselves in English sometime this year. The movie opens in Japan on June 7, and GKIDS announced the acquisition of …Read more »
Studio Trigger and XFlag’s new original anime film Promare is now set to open in Japan on May 24, so the official site celebrated with some fresh details. In addition to some new key visuals, the site shared info on two new cast members, so …Read more »
If 26 episodes of brutal Baki battling isn’t enough for you, there’s more on the way for the latest anime. The adaptation of Keisuke Itagaki‘s long-running manga now has a second season in the works, with Netflix to stream it first before it hits Japanese …Read more »
The first five episodes of the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba TV anime premiered in the form of a special compilation film in Japan this week. The world premiere also served up the perfect opportunity to reveal new details about the adaptation of Koyoharu Gotouge’s …Read more »
It looks like the Pastel Memories anime may have caught a little heat for parody, which isn’t used as an exception in Japanese copyright law. While no specific reasons have been revealed, the anime’s official website announced that changed will be made to both the …Read more »
Back in September, production plans were revealed for both a new OVA and third TV series for the Is the Order a Rabbit? anime, based on Koi’s four-panel manga series. At the time, the OVA was announced for 2019, with the third season to follow …Read more »
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