Hajime Kamoshida’s Seishun Buta Yarou light novel series previously made its way to the small screen in the form of the Rascal Does Not Dream of Bunny Girl Senpai TV anime. Next up for the series is an anime film adaptation, which is officially set to …Read more »
Level-5’s Ni no Kuni RPGs are about to get even closer to its original Studio Ghibli inspirations. An anime film has been announced for the series, with a premiere lined up for this summer in Japan. Based on the original work by Akihiro Hino and …Read more »
Netmarble is preparing to release a smartphone game based on Nakaba Suzuki’s The Seven Deadly Sins. Titled The Seven Deadly Sins: Grand Cross of Light and Darkness, the RPG was recently pushed back to a spring 2019 launch in Japan, and now that we’re getting …Read more »
Just as the legions of One Piece fans have grown up over the years, so have its characters, thanks in no small part to the way Eiichiro Oda’s illustrations have advanced. Similarly, Oda isn’t too shy about answering some of his fans’ cheekier questions in …Read more »
One good U.S. theatrical run deserves another, especially when the movie in question happens to be up for an Academy Award. Mamoru Hosoda’s MIRAI may be the only anime film recognized in the Best Animated Feature category, but it’s doing its all to garner some …Read more »
If the debut of the latest season 3 part 2 trailer for the Attack on Titan anime had you pumped, prepare to amp that hype up even more with the English-subtitled version. Funimation went up with another preview of the season’s second half, which premieres …Read more »
According to reports out of Japan, veteran voice actor Kinryu Arimoto is no longer with us. After suffering from esophageal cancer for the past year, the voice behind One Piece‘s Whitebeard, AKA Edward Newgate, and many more passed away at the age of 78 on …Read more »
We’re dangerously close to the premiere of the long-awaited Alita: Battle Angel movie, which has James Cameron and director Robert Rodriguez adapting the Gunnm—AKA Battle Angel Alita—manga by Yukito Kishiro. To promote the upcoming release, Kishiro illustrated a new visual for the cover of Kodansha’s …Read more »
ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio announced its next theatrical anime film this week. The distributor plans to release sci-fi coming-of-age film Penguin Highway in theaters throughout the United States and Canada, with both English subtitled and dubbed showings kicking off on April 12. Directed by Hiroyasu …Read more »
Every song Ariana Grande releases is a huge hit, and she has another hotly-anticipated album due out tomorrow. Even with thank u, next on the horizon, though, she can’t seem to shake the online fallout for her honest tattoo mistake. If you missed the story …Read more »
If you’re a really big fan of Pokémon, you might eventually want to tie the critter-collecting franchise into your nuptials. Japanese wedding planning company Escrit has you covered in the event of true catch ’em all mania, because they’re now offering Pokémon wedding plans all …Read more »
Trinity Seven: Heaven’s Library & Crimson Lord is set to follow up 2017’s Trinity Seven the Movie: Eternity Library & Alchemic Girl anime film when it hits theaters in Japan on March 29. While we wait for the overseas premiere—and hopefully some kind of presence …Read more »
The deeply emotional story of the I want to eat your pancreas anime film—based on the award-winning novel by Yoru Sumino—is officially in select theaters across the United States. Now you can see what makes this coming-of-age tale so special for yourself, with English-subtitled showings …Read more »
If you were wondering whether or not the Boruto: Naruto Next Generations series would be as long as Naruto, well, not if the authors behind the manga have anything to say about it. Shueisha’s Manga Plus website posted an interview with Mikio Ikemoto, who handles …Read more »
Mairimashita! Iruma-kun, a fish-out-of-water story about a boy studying at a school for demons, is getting an anime adaptation. The news was announced on the cover of this week’s Weekly Shonen Champion magazine. That same issue announced the upcoming BEASTARS anime adaptation. Mairimashita! Iruma-kun, which …Read more »
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