With just a week to go until the US release of Kyoto Animation’s Liz and the Blue Bird anime film, ELEVEN ARTS Anime Studio has shared a final English-subbed trailer. Directed by A Silent Voice‘s Naoko Yamada, Liz and the Blue Bird has a handful …Read more »
The legendary Defender of the Universe is BACK in a new Voltron Super Mini-Pla kit from Bluefin and Bandai’s Shokugan brand. The latest addition to the Super Mini-Pla lineup features five fully articulated Lions that combine to form the giant robot we all know and …Read more »
If there’s one thing Thanksgiving has been missing over the years, it’s Goku. Thankfully, the 92nd Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade will remedy this with a Super Saiyan Blue Goku balloon that looms at a whopping 70-feet long, 36-feet wide, and 56-feet tall. Funimation joined …Read more »
Starting today, November 1, KFCs throughout Japan will be offering “The Double,” a burger in which the buns are made not from bread, but… fried chicken. If that weren’t weird enough, KFC has hired a number of famous anime actors to play original characters to …Read more »
Are you digging this season’s SSSS.Gridman? So much, in fact, you want to give its heroines a big ol’ hug? Or, perhaps, dress as them? In that case, you are in luck courtesy some just-announced SSSS.Gridman merchandise. First up, hug pillows (or hug pillow covers, …Read more »
It’s not a secret to everybody. Producer Adi Shankar, who produced Netflix’s animated Castlevania series, is in talks to work his magic on a series based on Legend of Zelda. On Monday, Shankar wrote he was “working with an iconic Japanese gaming company to adapt …Read more »
Sentai Filmworks has a new fall 2018 series on the way with the addition of the Run with the Wind anime. Based on the novel by award-winning author Shion Miura, the series—which is currently streaming on Crunchyroll—is coming to select digital outlets with a home …Read more »
With certain exceptions, historically the most popular anime series aired on Japanese TV during the “Golden Time” of 7pm to 10pm when viewers are watching just after dinner and well before bedtime. That tradition has eroded over the last few years, to the point that …Read more »
Dragon Ball Heroes is a series of card-based battlers that primarily exist in Japanese arcades with the exception of some Nintendo 3DS ports. The next stop is Nintendo Switch, which will be the home of Super Dragon Ball Heroes: World Mission when it launches in …Read more »
Isekai Quartet is a seemingly unlikely series that’s actually happening, which is reason enough to be excited about its spring 2019 premiere date. The series is a crossover anime featuring puchi-chara versions of characters from some of the most popular isekai (another world) series, including …Read more »
While we’ll have to wait and see if it ever makes it to the big screen or just ends up being another Akira, a live-action Hollywood Attack on Titan movie is in the works. Warner Bros. already has a director lined up for the project …Read more »
When Sony first revealed the PlayStation Classic last month, only five of the 20 games were announced. Now that the mini-console’s December 3 release is approaching, though, it’s time to take a closer look at what we can expect for our hard-earned 100 bucks. First …Read more »
The second of two Peacemaker Kurogane anime films—based on the manga by Nanae Chrono—opens in Japanese theaters on November 17. “Friend” follows the first part, “Belief,” with protagonist Tetsunosuke Ichimura having to rejoin the Shinsengumi to save his friends in the unit. Japanese electro-rock group …Read more »
The My Hero Academia: Two Heroes anime film is coming to Blu-ray and DVD in Japan on February 13, 2019, and the official website went ahead and revealed the cover jacket illustrations for the Plus Ultra edition. One has film-original character Melissa Shield dressed to …Read more »
Re:Zero is out with a new OVA, Memory Snow, and to mark the occasion, the series has teamed up with Sanrio to Hello Kitty-ize its characters. Emilia, Rem and Ram have been given the Kitty treatment for a series of Twitter icons that are expected …Read more »
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