A North American release date is finally here for Steins;Gate on PlayStation 3 and PS Vita. The science adventure visual novel hits the region on August 25 in both a regular version and special edition. The special version is called the "El Psy Kongroo Edition." Priced …Read more »
Well, we now know when we'll be able to check out the first live-action Attack on Titan film in English. FUNimation announced its acquisition of the theatrical, home entertainment, video on demand, and broadcast rights to the two-part adaptation, with plans to distribute it across …Read more »
For anyone who doesn't already have have 4th of July plans, Toonami has you covered. If you missed the announcement over the weekend, Adult Swim's Toonami block will be celebrating the occasion with a marathon of Dragon Ball Z Kai episodes. The DBZ-Athon runs from …Read more »
Volleyball anime Haikyu!! —based on the shonen manga by Haruichi Furudate—is making the leap to stage play in Japan later this year, with performances scheduled to begin in November. Worry Kinoshita, who helms the Tokyo One Piece Tower stage attraction based on Eiichiro Oda's mega-popular …Read more »
Even anime fans who aren’t particular Dragon Ball experts are probably familiar with the premise: assemble the seven dragon balls and your wish is Shenron’s command. Japanese ranking site Goo has polled its readers with the question: if you had the seven dragon balls, what …Read more »
Love Live! The School Idol , the Love Live! movie currently out in Japan, is heading Stateside this September courtesy distributor Azoland Pictures, who today published a list of the theaters throughout the U.S. that’ll screen the film. Without further ado: Tempe, AZ – Harkins …Read more »
Daisuke Jigen, partner-in-crime to Lupin the Third, subject of last year’s Daisuke Jigen’s Gravestone and recent winner of a poll ranking anime’s coolest old guys, has been spotted around Italy lately, according to Japanese news source Culture Lab. To be more specific, Jigen’s visage has …Read more »
We're getting closer and closer to the July 5 premiere of Dragon Ball Super , the first Dragon Ball TV anime in 18 years. Based on an original story by creator Akira Toriyama and set after the Majin Buu saga, Dragon Ball Super is here …Read more »
This year's J-Pop Summit looks to be bigger than ever. The event takes place Saturday and Sunday, August 8 and 9, at the historic Fort Mason Center in San Francisco's Marina district, and while we'll have to wait to find out what the second day …Read more »
According to a preview of the September issue of Kodansha's ARIA magazine, Akira Hiyoshimaru's First Love Monster ( Hatsukoi Monster ) manga is getting an anime adaptation. The series kicked off in ARIA in 2013, and Yen Press will be releasing the manga in North …Read more »
Bandai Namco announced localization plans for 2D fighter Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butouden this week. The Nintendo 3DS game is coming to retailers and the Nintendo eShop in the Americas on October 20. Dragon Ball Z: Extreme Butouden features over 20 playable characters and 100 …Read more »
Anime pollsters, it appears, are on a parents kick. Last week we featured a controversial poll about anime’s worst dads , and this week the question posted by ranking site Charapedia asked Japanese fans, “what anime would you like to show your parents?” As many …Read more »
The hype train for the new Mamoru Hosoda film, The Boy and the Beast , is chugging along at full steam. And speaking of chugging, the latest ad for the film features its main characters gulping down some Green Dakara, a Japanese drink brand. The …Read more »
Last week, we reported Yoshiaki Nishimura, producer of Studio Ghibli films Princess Kaguya and When Marnie Was There , had formed his own new animation studio, Studio Ponoc. Now Studio Ponoc’s first animation project, which features animation from Ghibli staff, is streaming online. The ad, …Read more »
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