The latest Gundam series was teased on Twitter last week , with a promise that images and information would be released in an announcement event July 14th translated to multiple languages. Well, the 14th was yesterday, so the cat is out of the bag, with …Read more »
Featured Spotlight Director Mamoru Oshii is one of the legends of anime, from unforgettable movies like Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer to certified game-changers like his 1995 adaptation of Masamune Shirow's Ghost in the Shell . The Patlabor series stands equally tall among good company, …Read more »
Sega's Phantasy Star Online series is celebrating its 15th anniversary this year, and the party continues in myriad ways, from collaborations to in-game events and beyond. One of the latest confetti-popping ventures is a TV anime based on Phantasy Star Online 2 , which Sega …Read more »
Nintendo has announced its president and CEO, Satoru Iwata, has died from bile duct cancer. He was 55. Iwata started his career as a programmer at HAL Laboratory, a games company closely associated with Nintendo, where he helped create games like Kirby’s Dream Land, Balloon …Read more »
At 11am Monday morning, Hayao Miyazaki held a press conference at Studio Ghibli headquarters in western Tokyo. In the hours before the presser, there was speculation as to what exactly he would be announcing – a return from retirement? The closing of Ghibli? Or something …Read more »
Aside from constitutional reform, the biggest controversy in Tokyo these days is the cost of the new stadium for the 2020 Tokyo Olympic games, which, it was revealed this week, will run the government a cool $2.1 billion dollars. That’s a far cry from the …Read more »
We previously posted about the upcoming Cyborg 009 vs. Devilman anime , which will be arriving in the form of a three-part OVA series. The first OVA will debut in Japan on November 11, followed by the second part on December 9, and the third …Read more »
As previously reported, the Yowamushi Pedal anime—based on the manga by Wataru Watanabe—isn't just recapping things with a compilation film. There's also an all-new anime film on the way, directed by My Little Monster 's Norihiro Naganuma and set to open in 80 theaters throughout …Read more »
Featured Spotlight Whether you've seen the Netflix-streaming anime adaptation or not, Tsutomu Nihei's original Knights of Sidonia manga is in a world of its own. Known for beautifully dark sci-fi stories with style to spare, Nihei takes the story of humanity trying its best to survive, …Read more »
The "Kishimoto Masashi Naruto Ten (Exhibition)" is making its move to the Osaka Culturarium at Tempozan in Osaka-city starting July 18, and is set to run there until September 27. The exhibition features loads of stuff that should interest Naruto fans, including creator Kishimoto's original …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki may be retired from directing feature films, but there are other ways for the 74-year-old creator to stay busy. Miyazaki's son Goro—director of Tales from Earthsea , From Up on Poppy Hill , and Ronia the Robber's Daughter —originally revealed one of those …Read more »
In addition to the anime that's currently running, Kazune Kawahara and Aruko's My Love Story!! ( Ore Monogatari!! ) manga is getting a live-action film adaptation. Directed by Hayato Kawai ( Hanakage , Hachimitsu Drops ) and starring Ryohei Suzuki as extra-large protagonist Takeo Gouda, …Read more »
True story: a 44-year-old man from Kagoshima, Japan was arrested July 6 for selling counterfeit Love Live! pins, reports the Sankei Shinbun. The man has admit ted to the charges. The man was selling the pins on an internet mail order site, making up to …Read more »
Pictured: a disgruntled Berserk fan. For every manga artist who faithfully turns in their work on time month and after month, there are definitely a few that subscribe to Douglas Adams’ philosophy about deadlines whooshing by and all that. Some delays are unavoidable, like when …Read more »
A nice bit of news for Keiichi Hara ( Summer Days with Coo , Colorful ). The director’s latest effort, Miss Hokusai , has won the Jury Award at the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Miss Hokusai , which was released in Japan in May, …Read more »
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