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 »
The latest update for the Sarazanmai TV anime is here via the official website. The new project from director Kunihiko Ikuhara (Revolutionary Girl Utena, Mawaru Penguindrum, Yurikuma Arashi) is set to premiere on Fuji TV’s noitaminA block this April, and KANA-BOON is lined up to …Read more »
Hibiki Ao is one of many Virtual YouTubers out there, and she’s one who is gradually rising in popularity. Ao falls under the same YouTuber agency as Kizuna AI, and her official YouTube channel has attracted 39,000 subscribers in the first year of activity. Now …Read more »
There’s something special about the atmosphere rain creates, and it’s on full display in a beautiful new anime short by Toho, CG anime studio Orange (Land of the Lustrous), and Marui Group, a company that owns fashion buildings throughout Japan. Their collaborative efforts can be …Read more »
RobiHachi is an original sci-fi comedy anime from director Shin Takamatsu and animation production house Studio Comet. The story follows Robby Yarge, a down-and-out bum who runs into a young man named Hatchi when a thief attempts to snatch his bag. Hatchi ends up saving …Read more »
The last few years, running on a parallel track to the “regular” Lupin series and specials has been Lupin the IIIrd, a series of movie/OVA thingers helmed by Takeshi Koike, one of the coolest animators in Japan. Now we’ve got some details on the latest …Read more »
The anime adaptation of light novel series Cop Craft Dragnet Mirage Reloaded continues apace. The series, which has apparently been given the streamlined title Cop Craft, now has a teaser visual, plus cast, crew and premiere deets. Crafty! The original light novel series, written by …Read more »
Hachi-nantte, Sore wa Nai Desho! (An Eighth Son? That’s Can’t Be Right!), a popular series of light novels, is getting animeified. The series, which will debut in 2020, is about Ichinomiya Shingo, a 25-year-old office worker who wakes up in the body of a five-year-old …Read more »
Vinland Saga will soon have an anime adaptation on the air, and we know at least one feature that isn’t likely to make the leap to the small screen. While the series mixes fiction and reality to tell the tale of Thorfinn during the Viking …Read more »
How far would you go for your job? Do you ever keep working even when you’re sick? Even if you find yourself toughing it out through the occasional cold, chances are you don’t take it as far as Super Smash Bros. director Masahiro Sakurai, who …Read more »
Based on the manga by Yoshikazu Hamada, the first season of the Tsugumomo anime premiered back in April of 2017. Now, according to an update on the series’ official website, a second season is lined up for a 2020 premiere. Ryōichi Kuraya will direct and …Read more »
If that teaser poster doesn’t prepare you for some feels, I don’t know what will. Details, including release window, cast and teaser, were revealed today for a Digimon Adventure film celebrating 20 years of the anime franchise. The film, which has the temporary title Digimon …Read more »
Gunjyo no Magumere, AKA Magmell of the Sea Blue, is a TV anime that’s set to adapt the Chinese comic by Dainenbyou, which has a young man rescuing and assisting explorers on a strange new continent. The series runs in FanFan’s Ok! Comic, as well …Read more »
We’re less than a month away from the worldwide streaming debut of the 3DCG Ultraman anime, which is coming to Netflix on April 1. The series adapts Eiichi Shimizu and Tomohiro Shimoguchi’s manga, and Tsuburaya Productions’ YouTube channel posted a new trailer showing off more …Read more »
The official website for the One-Punch Man TV anime revealed the second season’s Japanese premiere date, and English streaming plans weren’t far behind. Saitama and co. return to television in Japan on TV Tokyo, TV Osaka, and TV Aichi on April 2, with Hulu streaming …Read more »
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