If you, like pretty much everyone else, are looking forward to the upcoming Sailor Moon anime, you can now mark your calendars. The official website finally settled on a more specific time frame, with the series planned to make its debut in July. Toei Animation …Read more »
Nanana's Buried Treasure —an anime series from A-1 Pictures ( Sword Art Online ) and director Kanta Kamei ( Bunny Drop )—is coming to Fuji TV's late-night noitaminA block in April. The series features Rui Tanabe (Cecil in Wizard Barristers ) as Nanana Ryūgajō and …Read more »
FUNimation brought three more series to its streaming lineup this week with the addition of Buddy Complex , Nobunagun , and No-Rin . Of the three, Buddy Complex and Nobunagun have already begun, with the streaming details for No-Rin to come later. Buddy Complex comes …Read more »
Viz swooped in and made a new announcement today, this time concerning the rescue of the Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit license. Previously released by Media Blasters, Moribito will be making its way to Blu-ray, DVD, and the Neon Alley streaming service. The 26-episode anime's …Read more »
When the Wake Up, Girls! anime series debuts on TV this weekend, it will be joined by the Japanese theatrical premiere of the feature film, Wake Up, Girls!: The Seven Idols . As previously reported , the good news for English-speaking fans is that both …Read more »
With a new season of anime starting, Crunchyroll has kicked streaming announcements into full gear. Last week saw the announcement of a handful of titles to the simulcast lineup, and even more were added over the weekend and the past couple of days. Some of …Read more »
Since it started to run in Japan as a theatrical release in 2012, fans overseas have wondered about a release for the new Space Battleship Yamato series, Yamato 2199 . It wasn't clear if the spectacular remake of the landmark original series (released here as …Read more »
Masami Kurumada's classic Saint Seiya series is getting the computer animated treatment in a film that's set to arrive in Japan this summer. Saint Seiya: Legend of Sanctuary will be Toei Animation's attempt at delivering a "top-level budget" 3D CGI film, with a story covering …Read more »
The Sword Art Online EXTRA EDITION special ended with a notice that should excite fans of the virtual world action series. According to the brief tease, a Sword Art Online II anime has been "2014 activated!" The end of the special featured a cameo from …Read more »
One story we're very happy to report at the end of the year is the capture of the man allegedly responsible for a year-long terrorist campaign against the creator and fans of Kuroko no Basuke , the popular basketball manga and anime series. It was …Read more »
Somehow this slipped by us when it was first reported at the beginning of December, but let it be known, OUSA readers: a live-action Attack on Titan film is coming. Set to be released in 2015, the film will be directed by Shinji Higuchi, who's …Read more »
As promised, issue six of Weekly Shonen Magazine had big news for fans of the anime adaptation of Hiro Mashima's Fairy Tail , with the series set to return to television in April 2014. Fairy Tail 's return brings back director Shinji Ishihara and writer …Read more »
The production studio behind the Fate/Zero anime adaptation, ufotable, is also in charge of the upcoming anime take on Fate/stay night , and while more information is due in January's volume nine of Type-Moon Ace , a teaser site and promotional video have debuted. The …Read more »
As you know if you’re a dedicated Otaku USA reader, quite a few live action anime adaptations have been slated for release in the fast-approaching year of 2014. More information on all of these has been released in the last few days, so let’s get …Read more »
Warner Bros. Japan's official website for the Rurouni Kenshin live-action film adaptations recently updated with a fast-paced teaser for the upcoming sequels. The pair of films— Rurouni Kenshin: Kyoto Taika-hen ( Rurouni Kenshin: The Great Kyoto Fire Arc ) and Rurouni Kenshin: Densetsu no Saigo-hen …Read more »
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