The super-deformed Naruto spin-off, Rock Lee & His Ninja Pals , may be cute, but it still manages to pack a punch. A good example of this came along with a recent season finale, which included a really nicely animated battle between our hero and …Read more »
Last week we got a chance to check out a new visual along with the announcement of the upcoming Anohana film's release date. This year's movie version of Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day , AKA Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi …Read more »
What happens when a bookworm boy is killed during a robbery, reincarnated as a dachshund, and adopted by a cruel, scissor-wielding teenage girl? Your guess is as good as mine, but that's the premise of Inu to Hasami wa Tsukaiyou , an upcoming anime produced …Read more »
Cartoon Network's Toonami anime block is preparing for a bunch of changes late next month. Among them are a brand new TOM, a new Absolution, and a new overall on-air look. More details to come at a later date, but Toonami's Tumblr provided another reason …Read more »
The heavy hitters of Shonen Jump have been having a lot of fun together lately. In addition to the upcoming J-Stars Victory Vs. crossover fighting game—which celebrates 45 years of Shonen Jump by making everybody brawl—Toriko, One Piece 's Luffy, and Dragon Ball 's Goku …Read more »
The official website for the upcoming Persona 3 anime movie recently updated with a healthy chunk of new information, including a premiere date and details on the production's staff and cast. Titled Persona 3 the Movie #1: Spring of Birth , the movie is set …Read more »
Originally announced back in November of last year, there's been a very slow trickle of information about the new Rozen Maiden anime ever since. Weekly Young Jump magazine, current home to the manga by the duo known as Peach-Pit, is finally putting an end to …Read more »
Hello, everyone! We all love cosplay, and in Japan we love lots of pets! So what if your pet loves cosplay, too? Well, there is a solution: Cosplay Pets! In Japan it is now very trendy to have pets dressed up as their favorite anime, …Read more »
Dark Horse plans to show some appreciation for cosplayers dedicated enough to dress up as their favorite Dark Horse manga characters at conventions. In an effort to acknowledge the effort put into costumes from the likes of FLCL , Hellsing , Blade of the Immortal …Read more »
Fans of Anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day , AKA Ano Hi Mita Hana no Namae o Bokutachi wa Mada Shiranai , will be pleased to see more details surfacing for the upcoming anime movie. In addition to the premiere date, the official website …Read more »
The latest volume of the Freezing manga by Dall-Young Lim and Kwang-Hyun Kim to be released in Japan comes with a special announcement on the wraparound. According to the cover of volume 18, the anime version of Freezing will be getting a second season . …Read more »
In a new iTunes preview for Dragon Ball Z: Battle of Gods , we get a look at just how powerful the God of Destruction Bills (Haikaishin Birusu) really is when he gets an opportunity to throw down against Goku. Let's just say he lives …Read more »
It's not such a bad time to be a Patlabor fan, is it? Not only did Maiden Japan announce the license of the Mobile Police Patlabor OVAs back in January, but they also recently added the entire 47-episode TV series, with plans to release it …Read more »
On March 7, Japanese Domino’s Pizza franchises began a collaboration with Vocaloid sensation Hatsune Miku, packaging medium and large pizzas in Miku-themed boxes, and delivering them in Miku-themed motor scooters with Miku-themed delivery persons (sources inform us these are colloquially known as “cosplayers”). Then tragedy …Read more »
Black Magic M-66 is one of those titles that totally defines a formative era in western anime to me. Different things click for different people, but I still have vivid memories of everything from the OVA itself to the countless times I watched the commercials …Read more »
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