The finale of MAPPA's Rage of Bahamut: Genesis anime hinted at it, but now we officially have confirmation that the series is coming back for a second season. The announcement was made at a concert featuring Yoshihiro Ike's music from the Rage of Bahamut anime, …Read more »
It was bound to happen. After having as much fun as we did with the previous all-anime bonus issue of Otaku USA magazine, we're back with a new one, appropriately titled Anime USA . The issue is in stores now, and can also be ordered …Read more »
FUNimation will be releasing Ping Pong the Animation —directed by Masaaki Yuasa and based on the original manga by Taiyo Matsumoto—on DVD and Blu-ray this June. With the release date looming, FUNi recently uploaded a couple samples of the anime's English dub. Here's the cast …Read more »
Digimon fans have been patiently waiting on more info regarding Digimon tri. , the anime project that's in the works to celebrate the 15th anniversary of the original Digimon Adventure series. Following a marathon of Adventure , the staff announced the voice cast of the …Read more »
Man, Studio Ghibli's Spirited Away would have been an awesome 2D game. If you can't fathom how that would work, you'll have to see one of CineFix's latest 8 Bit Cinema videos, which imagines Hayao Miyazaki's 2002 anime film as an NES-style side-scroller.
Naruto fans will get the opportunity to meet the series' creator in the not-too-distant future. Viz Media announced plans to bring Masashi Kishimoto to New York Comic Con , and he's got plenty on his plate at the event. Kishimoto will participate in two panels …Read more »
Featured Spotlight One of the most celebrated anime films of all time is coming back with a Blu-ray release that includes both the English dub and original Japanese language options with subs, as well as a Japanese commentary track. Yep, we're talkin' about Madhouse's incredibly …Read more »
Yes, there are actually that many live-action adaptations being announced this year that we at Otaku USA completely missed it when Takashi Miike's version of Terra Formars was announced in February. That's right: in case you missed it too, the director of Ichi the Killer …Read more »
If you're a dedicated Ghibli fan in the States (and were not one of the lucky few at NYICFF in February), then ever since way back in 2013, When Marnie Was There has been a whole lot of talk and no show. You were there …Read more »
Captain Tsubasa There are many reasons young people decide to participating in sports: through the influence of parents, friends, coaches, etc. In Japan, the land where there are manga about just about anything, comics naturally also play a part in what sports young people choose. …Read more »
The airdate for Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya 2wei Herz! , the third anime series adaptation of the manga Fate/kaleid liner Prisma Illya , was announced Monday. The series will debut on July 24 on Tokyo MX. In addition, a new trailer for the series and …Read more »
Good news for those of you who enjoyed this winter’s Saekano: How to Raise a Boring Girlfriend : the boredom will continue in the form of a sequel. That’s according to the staff of the first anime series, who made the announcement at a Saekano …Read more »
Adult Swim’s action animation block Toonami will be having a Kill la Kill marathon to celebrate Memorial Day. The announcement came from the block’s official Tumblr . Kill la Kill is a show from Studio Trigger about high school student Ryuko Matoi who gains amazing …Read more »
There’s been a lot of talk in recent months ( years, even ) about the low wages in the anime industry , especially for entry-level animators. But just how much (or little, rather) do newbie animators make? A thorough study by the Japanese government has …Read more »
Here’s one of the weirder petitions we’ve seen in a while (and we saw one recently to turn “Macho Man” Randy Savage’s birthday into national holiday): a man in Berlin is petitioning the United Nations to enact an international ban on anime and manga. The …Read more »
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