Anime production company Production I.G announced the acquisition of the original rights to the FLCL OVA, which made its debut back in 2000. Recognizing the international popularity of the six-episode anime—directed by Kazuya Tsurumaki ( Gunbuster 2 ), with I.G, Gainax, and King Records making …Read more »
There are more than a few admirers out there of Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon’ s Hestia, and those fans of the buxom blue-stringed babe are in luck. There’s a new figure out from Good Smile Company that …Read more »
Big news out of PAX Prime regarding Final Fantasy XV : it was announced at the video games convention March 2016 would be the release date… of the release date. Huh? Yes: we didn’t get the release date of the game itself, but the announcement …Read more »
The staff has been announced for the upcoming anime adaptation of Drifters , the Kota Hirano ( Hellsing ) manga about a samurai transported to a magical realm filled with warriors from across time and space. At the helm is Kenichi Suzuki, who’s best-known for …Read more »
Sega has been teasing a new announcement with a countdown, and many correctly assumed it would be related to Vocaloid superstar Hatsune Miku. Now the virtual idol's next game has been revealed as Hatsune Miku: Project Diva X , which is coming to PS Vita …Read more »
Broadcast details have been revealed for A Corpse is Buried Under Sakurako's Feet , a late night mystery anime based on the light novels by Shiroi Ōta. The adaptation kicks off its Japanese broadcast on October 7 across various stations. The premiere will broadcast on …Read more »
Vertical Comics recently licensed a new manga, with Maybe's The Abandoned Sacred Beasts set for a 2016 release. The first volume of the dark fantasy series is listed on Amazon for a May 17 launch, priced at $10.95. The Abandoned Sacred Beasts first launched in …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks is bringing Hamatora: The Animation to Blu-ray and DVD on September 22, so it's time for the reveal of the full English dub cast . Hamatora is a mixed-media project that also consists of manga, a video game, light novel, and a stage …Read more »
Thanks to a combination of the efforts of Disney and GKids, the U.S. has received high-quality releases of most of the catalog of legendary studio Studio Ghibli. But there’s one Ghibli gem that’s never been released in the U.S. – until now. GKids has announced …Read more »
Colossal Titan, pre-typhoon. Attack on Titan fans know the only way to bring down Titans is to cut the back of their neck where the spine connects to the brain. But residents of Japan’s Oita have discovered a second Titan weak point: lots and lots …Read more »
The anime industry increased profits about 10% in 2014 over the previous year, according to a new report published by the Association of Japanese Animations due out Sept 18. The industry as a whole pulled in 1.63 trillion yen (about $13.5 billion). To what does …Read more »
The Japanese premiere of the new Lupin the Third TV anime is set for October 1, and a new promo is here to preview some of the fun that awaits us. In addition to introducing the main characters along with Lupin's wedding with new heroine …Read more »
Koei Tecmo is bringing Arslan: The Warriors of Legend —based on Hiromu Arakawa's The Heroic Legend of Arslan manga and its anime adaptation—to PlayStation 3 and PlayStation 4 in Japan on October 1. A western release is set to follow in early 2016, along with …Read more »
Following up on the recent reveal of Monica Rial as Mitsuki Nase , Sentai Filmworks unveiled another English dub cast member for the Beyond the Boundary anime. Adam Gibbs voices Spirit World Warrior Hiroomi Nase, and you can see a quick sample below. Sentai's DVD …Read more »
Advance tickets for the limited October screening of Cyborg 009 VS Devilman are now on sale in Japan, so we've got a full, 90-second trailer previewing the clash of the classic characters. Jun Kawagoe ( Cyborg 009 The Cyborg Soldier ) directs the crossover OVA …Read more »
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