FLCL Progressive, the long-awaited second season of cult classic FLCL, hits Adult Swim June 2, and to build up the hype (as if we could be any more excited!), the network has released a behind-the-scenes video will several players behind the series. That includes folks …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Every legend has to come to an end sometime, but the New Theatrical Movie Initial D Legend film trilogy isn’t going to do so without a bang. You can see how it all goes down in the Blu-ray release of the Initial D …Read more »
Gunjou no Magumeru (Ultramarine Magumeru) is a Chinese comic by Dainenbyou, which is also currently published in Japan in Shonen Jump+. The next step for the adventure series is a TV anime adaptation, and Naruto studio Pierrot is on board to handle animation production. Dainenbyou’s …Read more »
With the release of the final episode of Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin May 5, the anime industry will say sayonara to one of its greatest directors. Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, who is helming Gundam: The Origin, and who created the manga on which it is based, announced …Read more »
Arifureta: From Commonplace to World‘s Strongest, a popular light novel series about a high school student who gets transported to another world, is getting an anime adaptation in 2019. Now we’ve got a look at what that series will look like courtesy a key visual …Read more »
The rumors have finally been confirmed: Shirobako, the anime about people who make anime, will be getting a cinematic sequel. The project was announced this weekend at a Shirobako-themed event in Tokyo. The film will bring back director Tsutomu Mizushima, scriptwriter Michiko Yokote, studio P.A. …Read more »
If you enjoyed the 2017 series Princess Principal and were hoping for a sequel, your wish has been granted—six times over. It’s been announced Princess Principal will get no less than six sequel films starting in 2019. The brand-new story will pick up after the …Read more »
In addition to the previously-announced U.S. screenings, the Haikara-san: Here Comes Miss Modern anime film will be screening in Canada this June. ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio licensed the North American distribution rights, and Canadian theater chain Cineplex announced a June 8 release date for Part …Read more »
Grand Blue Dreaming is an upcoming TV anime based on the manga by Kenji Inoue and Kimitake Yoshioka. The series premieres this summer, and the official website updated with information about the key cast members and a pretty chill new visual. Shinji Takamatsu (Daily Live …Read more »
The Japanese premiere date was announced for Attack on Titan season 3 today, and Funimation followed up shortly after to confirm the acquisition. The new season officially debuts in Japan on July 22, and you can see an action-packed English-subtitled trailer below.
GKIDS is bringing director Nobuyuki Takeuchi and chief director Akiyuki Shinbo’s anime film adaptation of Shunji Iwai’s Fireworks drama to theaters in the U.S. on July 3, and a new English-subtitled trailer is here to preview the feature. Fireworks has producer Genki Kawamura attempting to …Read more »
The Cells at Work anime—based on the manga by Akane Shimizu—is coming to TV in Japan this July, and the latest issue of Kodansha’s Monthly Shonen Sirius is here with new cast details. The latest roles to be filled are Helper T Cell, Regulatory T …Read more »
Fireworks (or, if you’re into really long titles, Fireworks: Should We See It from the Side or the Bottom?), the 2017 anime adaptation of the Shunji Iwai short film, is coming to U.S. theaters courtesy Gkids. The film will be shown in a series of …Read more »
The birds are chirping, flowers are blooming, and us otaku are… well, let’s not kid ourselves, folks: we’re at home watching anime regardless of what’s going on outside. Still, if you want to add a bit of seasonal flair to your viewing, check out this …Read more »
If you were watching anime in the 90s, there’s little doubt you saw something either created or character-designed by the legendary Kenichi Sonoda. The director/writer/creator’s been out of the game for a while (running his family’s centuries-old confectionery, apparently!) but it was recently announced he’d …Read more »
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