We reviewed the first part of the Ajin: Demi-Human anime film trilogy back in October, and now it's time to start preparing for the follow-up. The second chapter, Shoutotsu ( Collision ), doesn't open in Japan until May 2016, but a new teaser is here …Read more »
In celebration of the Girls und Panzer film, which debuted last month, stamp maker Itaindō is releasing this cool und dangerous looking set of stamps shaped like tank shells. The caps of the stamps, which come packaged in a unique Girls und Panzer ammunition box, …Read more »
I Am a Hero , Kengo Hanazawa’s manga about one man’s fight for life in a zombie apocalypse, is getting a live-action adaptation, and the first trailer has hit the net today. The film, which debuted earlier this year at the Sitges Fantastic Film Festival, …Read more »
The hype for Star Wars: The Force Awakens is pretty strong over here in Japan, with nebuta floats and even rice fields molded into Star Wars shapes in anticipation of the new film. Publisher Kadokawa and anime magazine Newtype have also gotten in on the …Read more »
Good news for anyone looking for more ways to view anime studio Trigger's Little Witch Academia . Both the original 2013 short, produced as part of the Anime Mirai project, and the crowd-funded sequel, Little Witch Academia: The Enchanted Parade , are now available to …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks released the first season of Chaika - The Coffin Princess on Blu-ray and DVD this week, complete with an English dub. With the home version now available, you can preview more of the dub in the latest trailer below. Here's the lineup for …Read more »
If you imagined a teaser for One Piece Film Gold you probably pictured the exact one Toei put up on the official website. A video debuted with a bunch of molten gold cascading through the logo of the July 23, 2016 film, promising that "The …Read more »
The Undefeated Bahamut Chronicle fantasy light novel series, written by Senri Akatsuki and illustrated by Ayumu Kasuga, has its anime adaptation set to debut on January 11, 2016. With the broadcast premiere looming, a new promo made its way online to preview some of the …Read more »
Featured Spotlight There's nothing better than the sweet freedom of living on your own. That's what Kōtarō Satomi expects to discover when he sets out on his own at the start of high school, but he soon finds some otherworldly inhabitants just won't leave him …Read more »
We recently posted about pop group Blush providing the theme song for Glitter Force , Saban's localization of the Smile PreCure! anime. Now there's an official first-look video previewing the series, which debuts in English as a Netflix exclusive on December 18. The 20-episode first …Read more »
There's more Lupin the Third anime on the way on top of the currently-running TV anime. Nihon TV plans to air a new special called Lupin the Third: Italian Game on January 8, 2016. The two-hour special will be the first since November 2013's Princess …Read more »
Some new info on the upcoming second season of the Assassination Classroom anime surfaced on the official website of the series and the site for the Anime Japan 2016 convention. The former posted a new visual for the season, and the latter has a listing …Read more »
Okay, so they aren’t exactly Apple Watch-level smart. But for fans of Evangelion , which turned 20 this year, two new Eva -branded watches from Epson might be just the thing. They’re a part of Epson’s “smart canvas” brand of wristwatches, which also includes Star …Read more »
Studio Trigger – you know, the Little Witch Academia , Kill la Kill , and Ninja Slayer guys? – are hiring. We know quite a few of you readers are industry geeks, so why don’t we take a look at a real-life anime industry job …Read more »
One of the reasons for the explosive success of the iPhone was the creation of the App Store, wherein application creators were welcomed to find new and innovative ways to employ the phone’s hardware. This Japanese app maker has definitely done just that, though we …Read more »
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