Videogame creators and their fans have ceased being surprised when big publishers no longer want to make new games in the classic franchises they own. Capcom won't stop canceling Mega Man games? Konami won't make anymore Igavanias? No problem, make a kickstarter! With the release …Read more »
Among Viz Media's announcements at Anime Expo earlier today was the acquisition of the One-Punch Man anime . Based on the manga by Yusuke Murata and ONE—also released in North America by Viz—the series is "coming soon," and you can see an English-subtitled version of …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks had a large assortment of acquisitions to announce at its Anime Expo panel on Thursday, including the Ushio and Tora anime, based on the original manga by Kazuhiro Fujita. Among the other summer 2015 anime licenses from Sentai were Aoharu x Machinegun , …Read more »
The inaugural episode of the God Eater TV anime will be coming a little later than expected. First the June 28 advance screening was canceled, and now the first episode, originally slated for July 5, has been pushed back a week. The announcement on the …Read more »
With Japan Expo 2015 in full swing in Paris, there's plenty of fresh footage and news coming out of the likes of Bandai Namco Games and other companies. One of the recent trailers showcased offers up another preview of One Piece: Pirate Warriors 3 , …Read more »
Though it was meant to be announced officially sometime during this week's Anime Expo 2015 convention, the appearance of an AX shuttle bus wrap revealed plans for the Parasyte anime to make its way to Toonami. According to Sentai's advertisement, Parasyte -the maxim- will kick …Read more »
You know, I know it, and manga and anime creators sure know it: there’s nothing better than a good rivalry. Be it sports, shonen or virtually any genre, there’s few things that keep viewers watching than two equally-matched rivals fighting for the same prize, or …Read more »
Nagasaki, the city in southern Japan famous for its steep residential streets, has adopted a new tactic to encourage tourism: moe. In the style of KanColle , in which navy ships are represented by cute anthropomorphized girls, Nagasaki community development group Modal has given each …Read more »
What’s Masashi Kishimoto, creator of Naruto , up to now that his 15-year-old manga has ended? Aside from working on Boruto: Naruto the Movie and illustrating a Naruto spinoff manga, Kishimoto appears to have found some time to illustrate the jacket for a new album …Read more »
Even hardcore anime fans can be forgiven for not knowing of the existence of Osamu Tezuka’s Animerama. A trippy, LSD-bathed trilogy produced by the god of manga in the late 60s and early 70s, the Animerama films are definitely not kids’ stuff and have of …Read more »
The Persona 3 film series concludes early next year with Persona 3 the Movie #4 Winter of Rebirth . The movie is set to open in Japanese theaters on January 23, 2016, and the official website updated with a new promo and additional details. Winter …Read more »
News program Focus Today , on government-run China Central Television, ran a segment yesterday alleging that Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe seeks war with China. The news caster mentions all the weapons Japan's acquired from the United States, as well as weapons Japan is keeping …Read more »
FUNimation has big plans for the summer anime season, including 20 simulcast titles, 18 of which have been announced on the company's website . Broadcast Dubs program info will be announced later, but for now you can see what shows have been revealed thus far …Read more »
Featured Spotlight Louise Francoise le Blanc de la Valliere and her pet human Saito are back for more in the latest Familiar of Zero collection! Whether you've been keeping up with every season of the anime—from the first through Knight of the Twin Moons and …Read more »
Plans for a new Vampire Hunter D animated TV series will be unveiled this Thursday at Anime Expo, according to an exclusive story at Anime News Network . Japanese animation studio Digital Frontier (behind the CG productions Resident Evil: Degeneration , Tekken: Blood Vengeance , …Read more »
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