The first Godzilla anime film is just about to stomp its way into view in Japan on November 17, and TOHO is ramping up the hype machine accordingly. The latest footage comes in the form of a pair of commercials, so get another quick glimpse …Read more »
The Amanchu! anime—which adapts Kozue Amano’s 2008 comedy manga about diving—is preparing to come back in a followup. Amanchu! ~ Advance ~ will debut as part of the spring 2018 anime season in April, and a handful of new and returning staff members have already …Read more »
It’s almost time for the ultimate dose of action and comedy with the impending home video release of the Familiar of Zero anime! This isn’t just any release, though; Sentai Filmworks’ Familiar of Zero Complete Collection brings all four seasons of the series together on …Read more »
Wit Studio’s Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress anime is coming to Blu-ray and DVD on January 16, 2018, so the distributor has been rolling out cast info and previews for the English dub. The latest sample involves an all-out Kabane attack, so check it out …Read more »
If you’re anything like us, it might’ve slipped your mind Mamoru Hosoda, the director behind Summer Wars, The Boy and the Beast et al. was hard at work on a new film. Thankfully, a new trademark filing reported this week has reminded us the mastermind …Read more »
It’s always interesting to find out what anime directors think of the live-action remakes that eventually come to pass. In the case of your name., J.J. Abrams and his Bad Robot production house are producing a live-action adaptation along with Paramount, so let’s see what …Read more »
In This Corner of the World, the touching tale of life in Hiroshima before and during World War II, will be getting an extended version, it was announced Sunday. The announcement was made at an event celebrating the film’s release one year ago. Since then, …Read more »
Akane Mizuno is the rising star of the track team, and Kotaro Azumi is an aspiring novelist and president of the literature club. Both are in the same class for the first time as third years at Kawagoe City Daisan Middle School and both help …Read more »
Judging by the weird time everyone else was having with the supposed tonal balance of the series, I was expecting to be (pleasantly?) shocked or disgusted by Made in Abyss. The fervor around it seemed to die down once its season kicked into full gear, …Read more »
In case it somehow slipped your mind, the Overlord TV anime is coming back for a second season. Based on the light novels by Kugane Maruyama, the series’ return is officially slotted in for January 2018, and you can get in on the hype in …Read more »
Due to overwhelming demand, the new animated Pokémon film, Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You!, is coming back to movie theaters for two special encore performances on November 11 and 14. Pokémon the Movie: I Choose You! is a celebration of the animated Pokémon story as it revisits …Read more »
If you’re looking for a more relaxed anime to warm up to this winter, it certainly looks like Yurucamp will fit the bill nicely. Known as Laid-Back Camp in Yen Press’ upcoming English release, the manga follows a group of girls who begin taking camping …Read more »
Kakeru Utsugi’s How to keep a mummy manga follows high schooler Sora Kashiwagi as he receives a package from his father, a self-proclaimed adventurer. Inside that package is… a tiny mummy! Just as one would expect, right? The series is getting an anime adaptation in …Read more »
Toei Animation and director Junji Shimizu are teaming up to breathe new life into Go Nagai’s Mazinger Z with anime film Mazinger Z: Infinity. It already made its debut at the International Rome Film Festival, followed by a general theatrical release in Italy, and its …Read more »
Ichita Yamamoto is a member of the House of Councillors and the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan. On Sunday he appeared on a political talk show called Shin Hodo 2001, to discuss a recent murder case. Body parts of nine different victims were found in …Read more »
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