Fairy Tail manga author Hiro Mashima is pretty active on Twitter , often sharing fun, and sometimes sexy, sketches with his followers. Images like this one show the creator getting in the spirit of the season, while other recent entries are a bit more scantily …Read more »
Studio Kara’s Hidenori Matsubara has been working in the trenches of the anime industry for over 25 years. Chances are he’s worked on something you liked without your even realizing it. The list of his key animator credits alone is staggering: Evangelion , Patlabor: The …Read more »
The worlds of manga and modern art have long been connected, with artists like Takashi Murakami combining the two to international acclaim. More recently, the launch of Japanese art sites like Pixiv has spawned a new movement of internet-based artists working in an anime-influenced style. …Read more »
Fans of director Masaaki Yuasa made their way to Tokyo’s Roppongi district May 26th for a one-of-a-kind event – the premiere of the long-awaited Kickstarter-backed short Kick-Heart . While backers await their imminent DVDs and download codes, a few lucky folks got a first glimpse …Read more »
Last week, we brought you a transcript of Mamoru Hosoda's public Q&A session on Wolf Children at the New York International Children's Film Festival. We were also able to get some one-on-one time with the famous anime director to discuss things in further detail. Q: …Read more »
Author Reki Kawahara has made a name for himself by writing the light novel series Accel World and Sword Art Online , both of which have gone on to expand into multimedia franchises. Kawahara will be attending Seattle's Sakura-Con later this month—the convention takes place …Read more »
While Akihabara is sold to the west as the anime capital of Tokyo, the truth is a little more complex. While Akihabara caters to both Japanese otaku and foreign shoppers interested in anime and comics, there’s relatively anime actually produced there. The majority of actual …Read more »
One of the biggest draws to anime conventions is always the chance to meet American voice actors, whose panels and events draw huge crowds and whose adoring fans come in droves to be regaled with insights, behind-the-scenes stories and voice acting tips. But despite their …Read more »
Fans of Shonen Jump titles have a reason to be festive: VIZ Media is now releasing new manga chapters in Weekly Shonen Jump the same day the chapters come out in Japan. To learn more about how this works, we spoke with Weekly Shonen Jump …Read more »
If the name Masaaki Yuasa doesn’t ring a bell with a lot of anime fans, it’s not for lack of talent. The 47-year old director has marked himself over the last decade as one of the most bold and unique auteurs in Japanese animation, delivering …Read more »
Seiyuu Toshiyuki Morikawa has had an extensive vocal career over the last twenty years. He’s performed in over 100 different anime, including some prominent characters such as D-Boy ( Tekkaman Blade ), Dio ( Casshern Sins ), Griffith ( Berserk ), and Sephiroth ( Final …Read more »
Fans of Madoka Magica : check it out. SHAFT, the studio behind Magica (and not to be confused with the black private dick who’s a sex machine to all the chicks) is in the works on another magical girl series. The new production, titled Magical …Read more »
Translation by Rika Everett Since its debut in 1987, anime fans have enjoyed the adaptation of writer Izumi Matsumoto’s manga, Kimagure Orange Road . This story contains elements of romance, drama and the supernatural as it focuses on a teenage love triangle. Our initial protagonist, …Read more »
Viz Media recently launched Neon Alley, a 24-hour online channel that’s available through the PlayStation Network and the PlayStation 3. Unlike outlets such as Hulu and VizAnime.com, where you can pick and choose what you want to watch and when, Neon Alley works like a …Read more »
This week marked the deadline for the funding of Kick-Heart , the crowd-funded anime short by Production I.G. and Masaaki Yuasa. With the ringing of the closing bell came good news: not only had Kick-Heart met its $150,000 goal, backers had helped reach a total …Read more »
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