According to the Japanese release of Gintama volume 73, the anime series officially has a return date. The hiatus comes to an end when the climax of the Silver Soul arc picks back up on July 8. This news comes less than a month after …Read more »
Haro, the famous robot from the Mobile Suit Gundam franchise, is set to become a reality. The real-life Haro, which goes up for preorder in July, is officially called “Guncierge Haro,” blending the words “Gundam” and “concierge.” “Guncierge Haro” is activated by voice, and reportedly …Read more »
My little sister can’t be this expensive. A limited-edition figure of one of the series’ female protagonists, Ruri Goko (Kuroneko), has been announced with the price-tag of ¥1,598,400: as of today’s exchange rate, that’s $14,578. The figure is life-size, measuring in at 139 centimeters, or …Read more »
The first episode of FLCL Progressive just hit Adult Swim in English-dubbed form—but if you’re holding out to see the series in Japanese, prepare to wait a while. Seasons 2 and 3, aka Progressive and Alternative, were originally slated to stream subbed online while the …Read more »
Fans of Sound! Euphonium: take note. Back in 2017, it was announced that not one but two original films set in the world of Kyoto Animation’s Sound! Euphonium would be released in 2018. (The first of those, Liz and the Blue Bird, came out in …Read more »
Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, the popular Shonen Jump manga from Koyoharu Gotoge, will soon be taking anime form. That’s the word from this week’s edition of said manga magazine, where Demon Slayer has been running since 2016. The anime series will be animated over …Read more »
What scares you the most? Find out as the haunting world of manga author Junji Ito’s short stories finally comes to life in the Junji Ito Collection anime series. Imagine losing your loved one to a tree that grew from a wound on their body, …Read more »
Director Masaaki Yuasa dives into the questions surrounding our very existence in Kaiba. No viewer familiar with the works of Masaaki Yuasa could mistake the director’s preoccupation with the human body. Whether it’s a fascination with bodies in motion—of the long and lithe physique of …Read more »
One of the big sports anime on the way this summer season is Hanebado!, a badminton series based on the manga by Kosuke Hamada. The Japanese TV schedule has been revealed along with a new visual, lining the exploits of the Katakamachi High School girls’ …Read more »
Based on the classic shoujo manga series by Waki Yamato, Haikara-San: Here Comes Miss Modern is the latest theatrical anime feature to make its way to North America. ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio has screenings planned in select theaters throughout the United States and Canada, and …Read more »
There aren’t many anime events bigger than the premiere of a new season of Attack on Titan, so Funimation Films is handling season 3 in style. The company announced plans for North American screenings of the Attack on Titan Season 2 Movie: Roar of Awakening, …Read more »
ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio announced more plans for the English screenings of Mari Okada’s Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms anime film. In addition to the previously-revealed U.S. screenings, the film will make its debut at the same time in Canada on July 20. The …Read more »
Pretty swords-as-pretty boys franchise Touken Ranbu is getting a big-screen live-action adaptation, and we’ve got our first peek via a poster revealed today. The poster features actor Hiroki Suzuki as Mikazuki Munechika. Suzuki played the same role in the stage play based on the franchise. …Read more »
Eren, Mikasa, Armin and the whole Attack on Titan have faced some pretty hairy situations—but nothing like this. Attack on Titan branding is being used to help sell kits for removing unwanted nose and body hair out now from Japanese retailed Don Quixote. The kits …Read more »
This July, the little busters known as The Pillows are heading to the US. The Japanese rock band, best known in the West for their music used in FLCL, are embarking on a six-city US tour courtesy Adult Swim. The occasion is, of course, the …Read more »
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