At one point, it seemed as if Studio Ghibli’s catalog would never be available digitally. Then, in the blink of an eye, the studio’s movies were announced for HBO MAX and Netflix, leading many to wonder what caused the change of heart. According to producer …Read more »
Shortly after the news that Dragon Ball Z Abridged ended, Team Four Star began releasing videos on how exactly they made this fan-favorite fan series. They first released a 14-minute video about their work on the Saiyan Saga, with DBZA co-creators Lanipator and KaiserNeko explaining …Read more »
One of the many anticipated continuations coming as part of the Spring 2020 anime season is KAGUYA-SAMA: LOVE IS WAR season 2, which now has a new visual and start date. The adaptation of Aka Akasaka’s hit Young Jump manga is officially set to continue …Read more »
Back in June, plans were revealed for the latest anime project from anime great Mamoru Oshii, of Ghost in the Shell fame and much more. That project was announced as vampire comedy VLADLOVE, and a new update is here to present a new visual and …Read more »
There’s another isekai fantasy series on the way to TV in Japan. Next up is the Hyakuman no Inochi no Ueni Ore wa Tatteiru (I’m Standing on a Million Lives) manga, which is written by Naoki Yamakawa and illustrated by Akinari Nao. The official website …Read more »
I don’t know about you, but it’s still kind of hard for me to even picture a live-action One Piece series. Netflix wants you to do just that, though, and the streaming service celebrated the recent birthday of Straw Hat cook Sanji by asking fans …Read more »
Even if it’s for a very serious reason, the kids in Japan are currently stuck at home away from school until at least the end of the month. That means there’s a lot of free time to kill, which is something publishers Shueisha and Shogakukan …Read more »
Mamoru Oshii, the lauded director behind Patlabor, Ghost in the Shell and more, is creating a new anime series. It’s the first time the director has worked in anime since 2008’s The Sky Crawlers. The series, which is set for broadcast in spring or early …Read more »
The Pillows—the Japanese rock band that turns 30 this year—is best known for the FLCL soundtracks, but the band occasionally contributes songs to other anime too. The band’s latest anime track is for the upcoming basketball series Ahiru no Sora, which we just learned will debut …Read more »
Following up on its U.S. theatrical screenings, the next step for the Okko’s Inn anime film is home video. GKIDS and Shout! Factory announced plans to bring director Kitaro Kosaka‘s feature to Blu-ray, DVD, and digital on July 2, with director and cast interviews among …Read more »
Fans of Wataru Watari‘s original My Youth Romantic Comedy is Wrong, As I Expected light novel series are going to have to wait for any kind of official conclusion. According to the official site for Shogakukan’s GAGAGA Bunko label, the 14th and final volume has …Read more »
CLAMP’s Cardcaptor Sakura manga previously inspired an art exhibition that ran in Tokyo from October 2018 to January 2019, and now it’s getting ready to come back for more. With the first run proving to be a success, another is set to run in Hirakata-city, …Read more »
Before there was One Piece, series creator Eiichiro Oda released a 1996 one-shot manga called ROMANCE DAWN. Now the story that served as a prototype for one of the most successful manga of all time is getting an anime adaptation of its own. The ROMANCE …Read more »
A former video game world champion from Japan has turned to burglary. Tomoyuki Inui, 33, better known to the gaming world as Katsuninken, has been arrested for breaking into the residence of a 84-year-old woman and stealing 2.6 million yen, says Tokyo Reporter. Upon questioning, …Read more »
As you may well know, being a fan of Japanese stuff and all, Japan marks the ages with era names which change every time a new Emperor takes the throne. Crown Prince Naruhito is set to do just that on May 1, 2019, as his …Read more »
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