When Marnie Was There , the latest (but hopefully not last) film by Studio Ghibli and director Hiromasa Yonebayashi, is about to hit the States courtesy GKids, who have just released the English dub trailer. Take a gander! Marnie stars Hailee Steinfeld as Anna Sasaki …Read more »
Here's something you don't get too often in the world of anime soundtracks. Osamu Shoji's score for blue-hued anime classic Wicked City —directed by Yoshiaki Kawajiri ( Ninja Scroll , Cyber City Oedo ), produced by Madhouse, and released in 1987—is coming to vinyl courtesy …Read more »
Last month we posted about the returning monster cast for Digimon tri. , which is on the way in celebration of the original Digimon Adventure anime's 15th anniversary. We're still lacking a bunch of details, including when to expect the broadcast, but the official website …Read more »
It's almost time to return to the world of Hetalia: Axis Powers , which is getting another anime adaptation soon. According to the official website , the latest anime— Hetalia: The World Twinkle —is scheduled for a July debut on the Docomo Anime Store and …Read more »
This past April 1, it was revealed Hideaki Anno ( Evangelion ) and Shinji Higuchi (live-action Attack on Titan ) would be co-directing the new Japanese Godzilla film due out 2016. Both men, who have a long history as tokusatsu professionals and fans , are …Read more »
Those looking forward to the adventures of Boruto, son of Naruto, take note: the main cast and a set of screenshots for the upcoming Boruto: Naruto the Movie have been revealed. Boruto will be played by Yuuko Sanpei, known for her roles as Nozomi in …Read more »
Bandai Namco Games recently announced a bunch of western release plans, including a window for the arrival of Naruto Shippuden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4 . Players will be able to both recreate legendary teams from the series and build their own in the fighter, which …Read more »
Kabukicho, a seedy-yet-charming entertainment district in Tokyo, has a new mascot care of Toho, the movie studio that just opened up a new movie theater in the area. As of this month, a 12-meter high Godzilla head stands perched on the top of the nine-story …Read more »
Wish Upon the Pleiades —a new series that originally started as a collaboration between Japanese car manufacturer Subaru and anime studio Gainax—recently started its run. The series is available streaming in English at Crunchyroll, and Warner Entertainment Japan posted a 90-second promotional video sampling Kano's …Read more »
Character songs – or kyarason for short, sometimes known as image songs – are those anime songs sung in-universe by one or more anime characters and attributed to those characters. To give an example that dates us horribly, think of the classic “My Boyfriend is …Read more »
As hardcore Attack on Titan fans are no doubt aware, the Japanese title of the series is Shingeki no Kyojin , literally something like “advance of the giants.” Hence the latest tie-up for the series, this time with the professional baseball team the Yomiuri Giants, …Read more »
Last week we posted a primer detailing many of the real-life counterparts to characters in Shirobako , the recently-finished very meta series about working in the anime industry. Some of those characters’ real-life inspirations were more obvious than others (Masahiko Inami/Masahiko Minami, for instance, was …Read more »
Not too long ago we were remarking how more anime is moving off the America-based Kickstarter and onto Japan-based crowdfunding platforms. Well, here to prove us wrong is Coluboccoro , a new fantasy anime project from Kenji Studio. The good old “if it ain’t broke, …Read more »
FUNimation announced the license and rolled out the first episode of Ghost in the Shell: Arise - Alternative Architecture today. The series originally debuted as a four-episode OVA that premiered in Japanese theaters over the course of a year. Episodes of the TV-formatted version will …Read more »
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