FUNimation announced more anime simulcasts for spring 2015, including the latest from Attack on Titan and The Rolling Girls producers WIT Studio. Based on the manga written by Takaya Kagami, illustrated by Yamato Yamamoto, and storyboarded by Daisuke Furuya, Seraph of the End: Vampire Reign …Read more »
The streaming services have started rolling out their spring 2015 anime simulcast announcements, and Crunchyroll recently added a handful to its lineup. The latest is the anime adaptation of Square Enix's Gunslinger Stratos game, set to kick off for premium members on April 4 at …Read more »
Being a bi-monthly magazine tends to always leave people waiting and wondering when the next new issue of Otaku USA will arrive. For the moment, that wait is over, as our June 2015 issue has arrived on newsstands today. If you can't make it to …Read more »
Japanese rock band SCANDAL is getting ready to kick off a world tour in support of latest album, Hello World , which features the band's 20th single, "image." Included in the plans are a set of North American concerts, bringing SCANDAL to Chicago, Los Angeles, …Read more »
FUNimation added another big title to its spring anime lineup, this time with the streaming and home video rights to Ninja Slayer , which is coming from the thus-far-always-awesome Trigger ( Little Witch Academia , Inferno Cop , Kill la Kill ). The launch date …Read more »
Gainax, the anime studio behind such projects as Wings of Honneamise , Neon Genesis Evangelion and Gurren Lagann , has opened an anime museum in rural Miharu, Fukushima Prefecture. Fukushima is recovering from 2011’s triple earthquake, tsunami and nuclear disaster. Gainax president Yoshinori Asao, originally …Read more »
We knew was coming, and now we know when: Masashi Kishimoto’s Naruto spinoff manga is set to debut in Shonen Jump on April 27. The manga, titled Naruto Gaiden: Nanadaime Hokage to Akairo no Hanatsuzuki ( Naruto Gaiden: The Seventh Hokage and the Scarlet Spring …Read more »
Once again, it’s time to check in on everyone’s favorite “open but not working on anything” anime studio, Ghibli, with a couple interesting tidbits that hit the net this week. First off, The Kingdom of Dreams and Madness , the 2014 documentary about the inner …Read more »
The Spear of Longinus crowdfunding project , which aims to fly a replica of the Evangelion spear to the moon, is now accepting international backers. Supporters from outside Japan can choose either the 5,000 or 50,000 yen tiers. The 5,000 yen tier rewards include a …Read more »
FUNimation announced some new upcoming streaming shows during this weekend's Anime Detour convention. First up is The Disappearance of Nagato Yuki-chan , which will feature Haruhi 's Minori Chihara and Tomokazu Sugita reprising their respective roles as Yuki and Kyori. Simulcast plans will be announced …Read more »
Japan has an advance screening event on the way for the third chapter in the Code Geass: Akito the Exiled anime film project, set to take place over there on April 26. The official premiere will be held a week later, with the third chapter—"Kagayaku …Read more »
If the latest snippet of footage is any indication, Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection of F is going to be one action-packed DBZ movie. The clip shows the Z Warriors as they throw down against Frieza's new 1,000-soldier army, so there's plenty of opportunities for blasts …Read more »
Japanese ranking site Goo is back with another survey, and this time they’ve asked their readers what anime characters have the cutest, most impression-leaving pair of peepers. Specifically, they’ve asked about “ tsurime ,” which kinda means upturned or almond-shaped eyes. Anyway, you’ll get the …Read more »
Someday, there will be a week we squeak by without reporting on any live-action anime adaptations. But it is not this week. The rights to the Hollywood-produced live-action version of the Hollywood-produced anime mashup Robotech has switched hands from Warner Bros. to Sony Pictures, reports …Read more »
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