During The Simpsons‘ parody of Death Note on last night’s Treehouse of Horror, The Simpsons‘ writer Carolyn Omine live-tweeted Easter eggs and behind-the-scenes information on how the episode came to be. In the sequence, Lisa takes on the role of Light Yagami, and uses her …Read more »
The spookiest night of the year is almost here. Are you prepared? No? No worries. We’ve got some fast, cheap, and simple Halloween costume ideas. Best of all? They’re all anime-related! At the absolute most, you might need a quick run to the thrift store, …Read more »
In two days The Simpsons’ new Treehouse of Horror will premiere, and it includes a spoof of Death Note that was animated by a studio that worked on the Death Note anime. Earlier this week a clip was revealed of Lisa (as Light Yagami) receiving …Read more »
This Sunday The Simpsons’ newest Treehouse of Horror Halloween special will air, and it includes a spoof of Death Note. The Simpsons have done some anime spoofs before — like this homage to Ghibli or this Treehouse of Horror where Homer became an anime character. …Read more »
Netflix’s live-action Death Note movie may not have been a hit with fans, but Netflix is trying again with a Death Note live-action series. Deadline just announced that the series will be executive produced and written by Halia Abdel-Meguid. Deadline says that Abdel-Meguid used to …Read more »
From Death Note to Cowboy Bebop, from One Piece to Yu Yu Hakusho and beyond, Netflix is on a mission. They’re adding title after title to their “Geeked” lineup, courting anime fans with the promise of their faves in glorious 3D. Except… well… it hasn’t always worked out. Some …Read more »
It’s time for Hollywood to take another crack at adapting Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s Death Note manga. Following up on director Adam Wingard’s 2017 effort, Netflix is starting all over again with a new live-action series from Matt and Ross Duffer, also known as …Read more »
It’s been around 16 years since the main Death Note manga ended, but it doesn’t exactly seem like it. Maybe that’s because of the indelible mark it left behind. Love it or hate it, Takeshi Obata and Tsugumi Ohba’s series remains popular, thanks in no …Read more »
He’s one of the world’s most popular comic book superheroes, with decades of adaptations to his name. And, in the DC Comics universe, he’s known as the World’s Greatest Detective. So yeah, Batman is pretty good. But how good is he? Because, see, anime has its …Read more »
Some anime are more popular in certain countries than others, and some anime are more popular in certain states than others. CenturyLinkQuote has released their findings on which anime are currently the most popular in each state. According to PC Magazine, CenturyLinkQuote got their results …Read more »
Elections tend to have public service announcements and activists reminding people to vote, and the Honduras presidential election got an unusual person involved: Light Yagami from Death Note. This is not in any official capacity from the creator or publisher, and Light doesn’t suggest any …Read more »
Have you stocked up on Halloween candy for the week? Got your bags of bite-sized snacks all ready for the trick-or-treaters? Good. Now guard them with your life. Because anime is full of characters who will absolutely steal it all from you. Sweet-toothed characters are …Read more »
There’s sad news as it was revealed that prolific stage, TV, film and voice actor French Tickner passed away recently. Anime fans would probably know him best from playing Watari in Death Note, Dozle Zabi in Mobile Suit Gundam, and Kagome’s grandfather in Inuyasha. The …Read more »
This week, voice actor Kiyoshi Kobayashi announced that he would be stepping down from the role of Daisuke Jigen. The voice actor has held his tenure longer than any other Lupin the Third actor, and was the final hold-out of the cast’s first generation. So, starting …Read more »
Death Note artist Takeshi Obata is working on a new manga, but this time around he’s not doing it with his usual partner in crime, Tsugumi Ohba. Instead, the manga will be written by novelist Akinari Asakura, who is the author of Rokunin no Uso-tsuki-na …Read more »
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