Cowboy Bebop director Shinichiro Watanabe is getting in on the Blade Runner 2049 hype in an exciting way. With the sequel coming to theaters this fall, Watanabe has been put in charge of writing and directing a tie-in anime short called Blade Runner Blackout 2022. …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Fathom Events From Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind is considered by many to be his masterwork — and there are few films, animated or otherwise, of such sweeping scope and grandeur. Set in a devastated future …Read more »
Hiroshi Fukuda’s Joujuu Senjin!! Mushibugyo manga, which previously inspired an anime adaptation in 2013, is getting ready to come to an end. According to this week’s issue of Weekly Shonen Sunday, the samurai fantasy series will end in the next issue, scheduled to hit stands …Read more »
The live-action Hollywood remake of Robotech has been in development hell for years now, but it appears to be inching towards life. In the most recent piece of Robotech news, it’s been announced Jason Fuchs, who co-wrote Wonder Woman, will pen the screenplay for the …Read more »
UPDATE 3/25/18: Sword Art Online’s season 3 release date has been announced for October. UPDATE 10/1/17: Indeed SAO’s third season was officially confirmed, as well as well as a spin off series based on the Alternative Gun Gale Online novels. Click here for more details. Back …Read more »
Lo and behold, another season of anime is upon us. According to one chart, it looks there will be no less than 49 series on air—and that doesn’t include shorts, OVAs or films. That’s a lot of anime to choose from. This might help: it’s …Read more »
Over 25 years since its debut, Sailor Moon continues to be one of Japan’s most beloved manga franchises. Pop-up cafes featuring food and drinks themed after the manga and its characters are a near-yearly occurrence. Now the details behind this year’s Sailor Moon cafe have …Read more »
More Re:Zero -Starting Life in Another World- is on the way. White Fox, the studio behind Re:Zero, will release a “new episode,” it was revealed today at an event in Akihabara. A two-minute trailer for the new episode, with main characters Subaru, Emilia and Rem, …Read more »
Btooom! fans around the world are saying “boooo” (btooo?) with the news Junya Inoue’s manga will soon be coming to an end. Btooom!, which is about a NEET trapped inside the real-life version of his favorite online game, has been running since 2009, and currently …Read more »
It’s always nice to see fan-made animations. Whether hand-drawn (like these anime-style tributes to Star Wars and Game of Thrones) or stop-motion (like these Attack On Titan shorts), the effort is always impressive and the results are very different experience from non-moving forms of fan …Read more »
It’s been a long wait, but the Matsuno bros are back. The second season of comedy series Mr. Osomatsu is set to hit screens this fall, and we’ve finally got the airdate and the main visual for the series. Mr. Osomatsu season 2 will premiere …Read more »
A few months ago, we reported Sanrio, the company behind Hello Kitty and her adorable pals, would be creating some Fullmetal Alchemist merchandise to tie in to the release of the live-action film out this December. Now we’ve finally got a look at the merch, …Read more »
The Japanese entertainment industry is aflutter today with the news that actress Emi Takei (Rurouni Kenshin, Terra Formars) is engaged to Takahiro from musical group Exile—and pregnant. This is a big deal not just because Takei is a popular actress, but because her various advertising …Read more »
The No Game No Life Zero anime film is set to premiere at the Los Angeles Anime Film Festival (LA-AFF) on September 15 prior to a limited run, and tickets are still up for grabs. Sentai Filmworks will be presenting an English dub of the …Read more »
For many fans of the Pokemon anime, it just hasn’t been the same without Ash’s original companions Brock and Misty. The two classic characters, named Takeshi and Kasumi in the Japanese version, will be taking their long-awaited reappearance on two episodes of Pokemon Sun and …Read more »
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