Featured Spotlight: Ani.me With all the anime streaming options available today, it can be tough to keep things straight. Those looking to get their regular anime fix in a more focused way while supporting the original Japanese companies can do so thanks to Ani.me's …Read more »
Earlier this month, Sentai Filmworks announced plans to bring the No Game, No Life Zero anime film to U.S. theaters this fall. That release has since been narrowed down to a two-day event in October, including both English-dubbed and subtitled screenings. Showings kick off …Read more »
Bandai Namco revealed the next Sword Art Online game earlier today, lining up Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet for an early 2018 launch on PS4, Xbox One, and PC. This time the RPG elements are blending with third-person shooter action with a very Sword Art …Read more »
The third season of the Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma anime—based on the manga by Yūto Tsukuda and Shun Saeki—is on the way this fall, and the latest issue of Shonen Jump has info on the theme song performers. On the opening theme …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: From the legendary Studio Ghibli and director Hayao Miyazaki comes a rollicking adventure about a young girl with a mysterious crystal pendant who falls out of the sky and into the arms and life of young Pazu. Together they search for a floating …Read more »
Apparently we weren’t the only ones with a low opinion of the live-action adaptation of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure . Though the film was intended to be the first in a series, its low box-office returns have put those plans in doubt. The film, which opened …Read more »
The denizens of Tokyo can breathe safe again, as a Gundam mobile suit once more stands in defense of the city. Fans of the mecha franchise were heartbroken last December, when it was announced the RX-78-2 statue in Odaiba, Tokyo would be scrapped. It was …Read more »
Puella Magi Madoka Magica turns six this year, and the latest piece in the series, Rebellion , came out back in 2013. But the popularity of Madoka appears to be evergreen. An album of music from the series released August 9 sold enough copies in …Read more »
Godzilla: Planet of the Monsters , the first anime film in the history of the Godzilla franchise, will stomp its way into theaters in Japan this November. A new trailer and poster for the film have been revealed, and give us the clearest look so …Read more »
Director Kunihiko Ikuhara—who previously lit up our world with series like Revolutionary Girl Utena , Mawaru Penguindrum , Yurikuma Arashi , and episodes of Sailor Moon —has something new in the oven. While there aren't currently any details on the project itself, anime studio Mappa …Read more »
Lionsgate's live-action Naruto film adaptation has a couple of writers tapped for a rewrite of the script. This responsibility falls to Jon and Erich Hoeber, who previously worked on the adaptations of Warren Ellis and Cully Hamner's Red comic, as well as upcoming monster movie …Read more »
Viz Media had a couple of new manga acquisitions to reveal during this past weekend's Otakon 2017 convention. Two of the series on show were Yuki Shiwasu's shoujo manga Takane & Hana and Meca Tanaka's Young Master's Revenge . There's also a hardcover …Read more »
Aniplex of America is bringing the anohana - The Flower We Saw That Day anime to Blu-ray on October 31, and the complete set includes an English dub. During this weekend's Otakon 2017 festivities, Aniplex took the opportunity to offer up a preview. …Read more »
MAPPA, the animation studio behind series like Yuri on Ice and recent film In This Corner of the World has just revealed its latest series. It’s called Vanishing Line , and it’s set to debut this October. The sci-fi series is set in an advanced …Read more »
Believe it or not, Gainax’s mecha anime series Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann turns 10 years old this year. One of the things that made the series so popular was the brash, confident and eternally-positive character Kamina, who, as it turns out, served to inspire a …Read more »
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