Anime studio J.C.Staff currently has Lostorage incited WIXOSS on the air, preceded by a storied history of anime production that dates back to its founding in January 1986. From 1987's Yōtōden to series like Slayers , Revolutionary Girl Utena , A Certain Magical Index , …Read more »
The next leg of the Pokémon anime journey, which is almost 20 years strong at this point, begins in Japan on November 17. Based on the upcoming pair of Nintendo 3DS games, the Pokémon Sun & Moon anime has Ash and Pikachu heading to the …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: American Kitsune Last time we checked in on the wild cast of Brandon Varnell's American Kitsune series, things were getting pretty intense. After being kidnapped by a group of secret agents, Kevin Swift was staring down the barrel of a visit from Lilian's …Read more »
Playing Grounded Puzzles recently launched a Kickstarter campaign that aims to take the anime fantasy art of Japanese illustrator Fuzichoco to the world of jigsaw puzzles. One puzzle based on Fuzichoco's art, Flow of Goldfish , has already been produced, and now they're looking to …Read more »
We’ve all heard horror stories about just how little money rookie animators make in Japan (despite the high demand for their services). Now one lawyer has weighed about anime’s low wages in an opinion column that suggests the industry’s practices might not even be legal. …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks' Blu-ray and DVD release of Gatchaman Crowds Insight is right around the corner on October 22, so the time is right for them to reveal the English dub cast . Check out a sample of the dub in the video below, followed by …Read more »
Gantz:O , the CG-animated film that covers Gantz ’s Osaka arc, is set to hit screens this Friday, and in anticipation, toy makers MegaHouse have cooked up a little something. And by little, we mean big. It’s a 1:1-scale replica of the X Gun from …Read more »
Mr. Osomatsu ’s Matsuno brothers are going to the races. The siblings are appearing in a series of promotional videos for the Japan Racing Association, the company that manages Japan’s horse racing industry, the first of which is out on YouTube today. The first of …Read more »
Romance manga-turned-anime One Week Friends is getting a live-action film adaptation, and some brand-new stills have just been revealed. One Week Friends ’ two main characters, amnesiac Kaori Fujiyama and her one-week friender Yuki Hase are played by Haruna Kawaguchi and Kento Yamazaki, respectively. Kawaguchi …Read more »
Adding to the ever-growing list of One Piece collaborations is a new One Piece VR Theater production, which hooks Eiichiro Oda's series up with DMM VR Theater for a new holographic anime. The new project is lined up for 2017, and to celebrate the theater …Read more »
The next big step for the Digimon franchise is multimedia project Digimon Universe: Appli Monsters . Among the planned content is a Nintendo 3DS game, and a new promo from Bandai Namco Entertainment has the Japanese release set for December 1. You can check out …Read more »
Before it was an anime series, the Garo franchise started out as a live-action late night tokusatsu show. It made its debut in 2005, and at this past weekend's Monsterama convention Kraken Releasing announced that they licensed the original series. With distribution from Section23, Garo …Read more »
79-year-old Masako Nozawa is a legend in voice acting. She's most famous as the Japanese voice for Dragon Ball 's Goku, Gohan, and Goten, and her many other roles range from Tetsuro in Galaxy Express 999 to Dr. Kureha in One Piece . If you're …Read more »
Sad news from the camp of Japanese electronic music duo Boom Boom Satellites, as guitarist/vocalist Michiyuki Kawashima has passed away. His lengthy battle with a brain tumor came to an end on October 9, and bassist/programmer Masayuki Nakano shared an official statement last night. Kawashima …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Now that October 11 is upon us, Gainax's Wish Upon the Pleiades anime is officially available to own! You can grab the complete 12-episode series on Blu-ray and DVD in Subaru just wanted to visit the observatory and gaze at the stars, but she …Read more »
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