Is there really such thing as too much anime? Unfortunately, with the way productions have been ramping up in recent years, the answer is a resounding yes. Quantity over quality has become the norm, but change may be on the way if the numbers for …Read more »
Yutaka Yamamoto, the director behind Fractale, Wake Up, Girls! and the upcoming film Twilight, has declared bankruptcy. That’s according to a filing from his lawyers dated March 4. The bankruptcy appears to stem from a debt incurred for Yamamoto’s previous anime productions by Ultra Super …Read more »
Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection, the new film sequel to the hit series, is hitting American shores in May. Now Funimation is streaming a new English-subtitled trailer for the film. Lelouch of the Re;surrection opened in Japan back in February, and will hit theaters …Read more »
2017’s TV anime adaptation of Cygames’ Granblue Fantasy RPG is officially going to continue. Granblue Fantasy: The Animation has a second season on the way, and its return to Japanese TV is set for this October. There aren’t too many details at the moment, but …Read more »
The Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress anime film is still chugging along full steam ahead, with a Japanese premiere set for this spring. Titled Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato, the film’s latest update includes a brand new visual and news about …Read more »
Masaaki Yuasa, the director of Devilman Crybaby and Lu Over the Wall, is back. His latest film, Kimito Namini Noretara (Riding a Wave With You) is due out June 21, and the first trailer has just been released. The film features the vocal talents of …Read more »
Spriggan, the Hiroshi Takashige manga adapted into a big-budget anime film back in the ‘90s, is getting a brand-new anime adaptation. The new series, which will be distributed worldwide by Netflix, will be animated by David Production (JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure). Spriggan, which ran from 1989 …Read more »
What would you do if books were practically non-existent? That’s a situation a certain college student and voracious reader finds herself in when she dies in an accident and is reborn as a five-year-old girl named Maine in a strange new world with a very …Read more »
A new episode of Wotakoi: Love is Hard for Otaku is set to debut along with the limited edition version of volume 7 of Fujita’s original manga. The 20-minute Blu-ray exclusive revolves around the high school days of Kabakura and Hanako, and you can see …Read more »
Frontwing’s Grisaia: Phantom Trigger game has an anime adaptation on the way, and the first episodes are set to premiere theatrically in Japan on March 15. Ahead of that, Frontwing debuted the opening animation on its YouTube channel, so you can see how it kicks …Read more »
New info is here for Isekai Quartet, the TV anime that introduces chibi versions of characters from a bunch of different isekai light novel series. Overlord, KONOSUBA, Re:ZERO, and Saga of Tanya the Evil are all represented in the anime’s high school setting, and the …Read more »
Psycho-Pass fans are in for a treat, because the series is officially coming back for more. Psycho-Pass 3 has been revealed on the anime’s website, and the third season is destined for Fuji TV’s noitaminA block in the (hopefully) not too distant future. Naoyoshi Shiotani …Read more »
Is everyone present and accounted for? That sure seems to be the case in the new visual for the Attack on Titan anime, which is 3D maneuver gearing up for its return in Season 3 Part 2. The battle rages on when the series hits …Read more »
The Made in Abyss TV anime made waves when it first debuted, and now the harrowing journey is coming to the big screen. The series’ very first anime film, Made in Abyss: Journey’s Dawn, premieres at the Regal Cinema (LA Live) in Los Angeles, CA …Read more »
Ryu ga Gotoku Studio, the team responsible for the Yakuza series, has another action-packed adventure on the way. Set in the same universe, Judgment is a mix of Yakuza action and police procedural, complete with investigations, and it’s officially set to launch in the west …Read more »
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