Kick-Heart , the Masaaki Yuasa-directed anime that made waves with its success on crowd-funding site Kickstarter, is gearing up for its May 26 premiere in Tokyo. The Masked Ball event will feature a live painting by Yuasa, as well as a musical performance by Oorutaichi …Read more »
Fairy Tail and Rave Master (AKA Rave and The Groove Adventure RAVE ) creator Hiro Mashima hopped on Twitter to announce that his crossover manga, Fairy Tail x Rave , is being adapted into an anime to be released on a special DVD . The …Read more »
If there is perhaps one thing capable of transcending all of otaku culture, in all of its variegated niches and subniches, it’s gotta be beer. Right? Let’s roll with it, because there is a beer fair in Akihabara and it sounds like a ton of …Read more »
Has Japan been bombarded by enough Evangelion merchandise? No way, Jose, says Evangelion copyright holder studio Khara, for whom Eva continues to be a golden goose regardless of the critical reaction to the films themselves. April 24th will see the latest deluge of Evangelion products, …Read more »
When we last reported on new anime streaming site Daisuki , details were hard to come by. We knew it was a concerted effort on the part of Japan’s major studios to gain a streaming foothold in the US, offering hits like One Piece and …Read more »
The official site for the upcoming Gatchaman live-action film now has a teaser trailer for everyone to soak in. It's not exactly full of superheroics, but it does offer a glimpse of the actors in costume. The film is being directed by Toya Sato ( …Read more »
The next major crossover game from Namco Bandai is getting ready to celebrate 45 years of Weekly Shonen Jump magazine in Japan. J-Stars Victory Vs. (formerly Project Versus J ) brings some of the biggest manga stars together to throw down in over-the-top action on PlayStation …Read more »
David Production's adaptation of Hirohiko Araki's JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has come to an end… for now. After the final episode, some teaser footage popped up showing Jotaro Kujo, protagonist of Stardust Crusaders, which is the third part of the original manga. The first two story …Read more »
Publisher Yen Press has a treat in store for fans of Daisuke Satō and Shōji Satō's Highschool of the Dead manga. The highly anticipated next chapter of the series will debut digitally on the same day it arrives in Japan. Yen Press hopped on their …Read more »
Crunchyroll made a couple of new show announcements today, with the addition of a pair of princely anime to the spring 2013 lineup. Both Majestic Prince and Uta no Prince-sama 2 are gearing up to kick off this week, with the first season of the …Read more »
The internets have been awash in a slew of announcements and trailers for new anime films the last few weeks. For your convenience (and possible hype overload), dear readers, we’ve collected them for you here. What: Short Peace Who: Katsuhiro Otomo ( Akira ) Why …Read more »
Residents of the Tokyo Metropolitan District can wander over to fashion capital Shibuya this week to check out a pretty cool exhibition dedicated to classic 80s and anime and manga. The event, entitled Mune Kyun Exhibit 2, is a sequel of sorts to the first …Read more »
Yep, guys, it’s another story to file under the “Japan gets all the cool stuff” column. What’s got us asking why life is so unfair this time? It’s the virtual console rerelease of of the cult Super Nintendo hit Earthbound – aka Mother 2 – …Read more »
Fans of the anime adaptation of Shinobu Ohtaka's Magi: The Labyrinth of Magic manga got a couple bits of good news recently, primarily with the announcement of a second season. Following the last episode, season two was officially confirmed for fall 2013 via a …Read more »
Busty ninja video game series Senran Kagura has a number of adaptations in Japan, and the anime version was recently streamed by FUNimation in North America. Next up it looks like we'll be getting in on some of the manga the series inspired, with Seven …Read more »
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