Now that the summer anime season is underway, Funimation went ahead and rolled out its full lineup of Broadcast Dub shows. 15 series from the summer season will be streaming each week with English dubs, with FIRST LOVE MONSTER set to kick things off on …Read more »
If the budget is any indication, Nintendo’s theme park at Universal Studios Japan is going to be, in the accent of a certain presidential candidate (not to mention Bob Hoskins as Brooklyn-born Mario), ‘uuuuuuge. Like, half a billion dollars ‘uuuuuuge. The theme park, which will …Read more »
...really? It’s a big news week in Japan, with word that Emperor Akihito may abdicate the throne to his son (becoming the first emperor to do so since 1817). That would end the so-called Heisei era, which began in 1989 with the death of Akihito’s …Read more »
“I think I may have been born just to meet you, Shinji Ikari.” This line, spoken by Kaworu Nagisa in episode 24 of Neon Genesis Evangelion , set off decades of speculation, slash fiction and general swooning. Now it’s even inspired a matching set of …Read more »
Oasis Games announced plans to bring Bandai Namco and Tencent's Naruto Online MMORPG to PC in the west on July 20, offering up turn-based browser game action set in the Naruto universe. The officially licensed game follows the story of Masashi Kishimoto's series while adding …Read more »
Who’s got Pokemon fever? If you answered “the entirety of America,” you would be correct. But if you answered “ Warcraft producers Legendary Pictures,” you would also be correct. That’s the word, at least, according to Deadline, who claim the studio has thrown a Pokeball …Read more »
Anime production house Studio 4ºC—known for anime ranging from Mind Game to Tekkonkinkreet and beyond—has been helping Koei Tecmo out with promotion for the upcoming Toukiden 2 . Naturally, this involved creating a short animation, which the studio and Koei Tecmo have been trickling out …Read more »
Cannon Busters: The Animated Series —which comes from LeSean Thomas , who worked on The Boondocks , the animated Black Dynamite series, and The Legend of Korra ; and the talented folks at anime studio Satelight—was successfully crowdfunded on Kickstarter in 2014 . Now the …Read more »
The Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans anime will be returning later this year, and an official premiere date of October 2 has been confirmed in a new promo. Season 2 will air in Japan on MBS, TBS, and their affiliates, and you can see the …Read more »
The God Eater anime adaptation—based on the games published by Bandai Namco Entertainment—is coming to Blu-ray in North America courtesy of Aniplex of America later this year. The first of two volumes, featuring episodes 1-7, will arrive on November 29, with the remaining episodes to …Read more »
The Drifters anime, based on the manga by Hellsing creator Kouta Hirano, is set to premiere this fall, and Funimation recently announced the exclusive international rights to home video, VOD, and broadcast distribution. Prior to its debut, you can go ahead and check out the …Read more »
Godzilla Resurgence , the first Japanese Godzilla film in over a decade, stomps its way into theaters July 29, and in anticipation, the Big G has taken to the skies in collaboration with airline Star Flyer. The plane, which is called the “Shin Gojira Jet,” …Read more »
Last year, we reported on the all-too-early passing of voice actor Miyu Matsuki, who was best known for voicing characters like Yoshinoya-sensei from Hidamari Sketch and Isumi Saginomiya from Hayate the Combat Butler . Now a group of those who were close to Matsuki have …Read more »
The new One Piece film, Gold , is on its way, and though millions of fans would no doubt see the film without a single yen spent on advertising, the hype machine is nonetheless choogling through its motions. Even camera-shy One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda …Read more »
Thanks to the August issue of Newtype magazine we now know when to expect the One Piece anime adaptation's return to Eiichiro Oda's manga storyline. The Silver Mine arc will wrap its story up next week, and then the Zou arc officially kicks off on …Read more »
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