The Junji Ito Collection anime was previously announced for a January 7 debut on Tokyo MX, but it will be getting an even earlier start on Japanese satellite network WOWOW. According to the anime’s official website, WOWOW’s Anime Premium block will premiere the horror manga …Read more »
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet takes the game adaptations into the world of Gun Gale Online when it launches on PS4, Xbox One, and PC this coming February. Ahead of that, Bandai Namco is here with a fourth full trailer, as well as a brand …Read more »
The second season of the Mr. Osomatsu anime is gearing up for an extended run. According to the series’ official Twitter account, a second consecutive cour is lined up, so look for the anime antics to keep going strong in January 2018. Mr. Osomatsu is …Read more »
Well, that ending didn’t last long! While it was previously reported that Sankaku Head’s Himouto! Umaru-chan manga was coming to an end, the issue of Weekly Young Jump also asked fans to stick around for a follow-up report in the 50th issue. Now that we …Read more »
Fans of Prison School’s Meiko Shiraki will be happy to learn a spinoff manga about the Underground Student Council Vice-President is out in Japan. The manga, titled Fukukaichou Ganbaru (Go, Vice-President) is about Shiraki’s everyday life. A “silent” (meaning, ostensibly, there’s no dialogue) comedy, it …Read more »
The private-public fund known as the Cool Japan Fund, launched to promote Japanese culture around the world, is struggling to deliver results, reports the Nikkei Asian Review. Reception to many Cool Japan-funded products in Japan and around the world has been, shall we say, cool. …Read more »
Despite rumors to the contrary, Dragon Ball Super seems likely to continue past March 2018. That’s the word from Salon del Manga, a convention in Barcelona attended by Super producer Hiroyuki Sakurada and Kimitoshi Chioka, the series’ first director. During a series of interviews, the …Read more »
Hiroyuki’s four-panel comedy manga Aho-Girl is preparing to come to an end. According to an announcement on his official website, Hiroyuki will end the series in the January issue of Bessatsu Shounen Magazine, which ships in Japan this December. Aho-Girl first began in the pages …Read more »
Record of Grancrest War is an upcoming anime that adapts the novels by Record of Lodoss War author Ryo Mizuno, which feature illustrations by Miyuu. The series is set to premiere in January 2018, and the official website announced Mashiro Ayano (Re:CREATORS) as the theme …Read more »
Tada-kun wa Koi wo Shinai, AKA Tada-kun Will Not Fall in Love, is a new original anime series animated at Doga Kobo and directed by Mitsue Yamazaki (Monthly Girls’ Nozaki-kun). It’s set to debut in 2018, and the latest update is here to reveal the …Read more »
Everyone has their own thoughts on what the best anime of the season are so far, but how are things shaking out in Japan? Mobile phone company NTT Docomo followed up an earlier anticipation ranking with the results of the “What are you watching this …Read more »
The live-action version of Fullmetal Alchemist hasn’t hit theaters in Japan yet, but a select group of fans got the first look at the film October 25 when it premiered at the Tokyo International Film Festival. The festival also held a seminar with director Fumihiko …Read more »
Crunchyroll with stream the new anime special Our love has always been 10 centimeters apart starting November 24, Aniplex of America has revealed in a new trailer. The special may sound like the latest from Makoto Shinkai, but it’s actually part of the Confess Your …Read more »
Of all the anime studios out there, Studio Ghibli seems to be the most adept at jerking those tears loose. Over its three decades of anime production, the studio has produced films that keep fans welling up—sometimes out of sadness, sometimes out of happiness, and …Read more »
Live-action manga adaptation announcements are pretty common nowadays, but the source material for this next one is anything but. Writer Ipyao and illustrator Yujirou Koyama’s Tonkatsu DJ Agetarou is a true gag manga treat, inspiring an excellently absurd short-form anime adaptation last year. According to …Read more »
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