Violet Evergarden, the highly-anticipated new series from Kyoto Animation, finally has a premiere date—but there’s a catch. First, the good news: the series will premiere January 10 on television and Netflix in Japan. The bad news: Netflix will only stream the series as it airs …Read more »
Kyoto Animation’s Violet Evergarden anime is set for winter 2018, with global Netflix streaming to follow in spring. KyoAni and Studio Do held another fan event last weekend, revealing the theme song performers and showing off a new trailer. TRUE will handle the “Sincerely” opening …Read more »
Kobayashi, suffering a severe hangover, walks zombie-like through her morning routine getting ready for work. Just as she opens the front door to her fourth-story apartment, she’s greeted by the searing yellow eyes and long, green snout of a building-sized dragon staring directly at her. …Read more »
A Silent Voice, one of our favorite films of 2016, is finally making its way to U.S. theaters courtesy Eleven Arts, who today released an English-subtitled trailer promoting the film. The film hits U.S. theaters October 20. As of yet, there does not appear to …Read more »
Get ready to dive back into the world of Free! . The Kyoto Animation franchise about the boys of the Iwatobi Swim Club is set to get not one but three theatrical films this year, it was announced at an event yesterday. The first two …Read more »
A lot of folks around Otaku USA HQ are big fans of Kyoto Animation, so we were excited to see the first trailer for their next series, Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid , hit the internet. Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid , which premieres January 11, is …Read more »
While the look and feel of an anime series is largely defined by its director, writer, character designer and the rest of the cast and crew, it’s also undeniable that each anime studio has its own distinctive stamp. With that in mind, Japanese site Gakumado …Read more »
At its core, A Silent Voice ( Koe no Katachi ), the new film from Kyoto Animation and director Naoko Yamada, is about a group of young people desperately trying, often failing, but occasionally briefly, brilliantly succeeding at following that basic but intensely difficult rule …Read more »
Kyoto Animation is working on a film adaptation of the manga A Silent Voice , and we’ve now learned it’s coming out this fall, thanks to a listing by distributor Shochiku. A Silent Voice ( Koe no Katachi ) is being directed at KyoAni by …Read more »
Fangirls (and boys) rejoice! High☆Speed! - Free! Starting Days - has just been released on the big screen in Japan and we’ve got an exclusive review just for you. Fans have been anxiously waiting to see the pubescent versions of their favorite swimmers on the …Read more »
Garakowa -Restore the World- is a new anime film from A-1 Pictures and director Masashi Ishihama ( From the New World ) set to open in January. The film has an interesting production history: it started “D.Backup,” a story concept by independent game creators Physics …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks' latest addition is Amagi Brilliant Park , Kyoto Animation's adaptation of the light novel series written by Full Metal Panic! 's Shoji Gatoh and illustrated by Yuka Nakajima. The series will be available soon through select digital outlets, with a home video release …Read more »
Earlier this year, it was announced that Free! , the Kyoto Animation series about a high school swimming team that captured the hearts of female fans last year, would be getting a second season (several female fans reportedly fainted from excitement at the announcement event, …Read more »
The continuation of Kyoto Animation's popular swimming anime, Free! - Iwatobi Swim Club , was confirmed at an official talk event in Japan, following up on a message that closed out the first season. There's no official date for the series' return, but fans weren't …Read more »
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