More details have surfaced for the Saga of Tanya the Evil anime film, which will now officially serve up a sequel to the anime adaptation of Carlo Zen and Shinobu Shinotsuki‘s novel series in Japanese theaters on February 8, 2019. The series’ website also updated …Read more »
Kei Sasuga’s Domestic Girlfriend manga, AKA Domestic na Kanojo, is on its way to TV in Japan as part of the MBS/TBS/BS-TBS Animeism block. A new key visual and some cast additions came along with the latest update, which has the series premiering in January …Read more »
Godzilla: The Planet Eater will close out the Big G’s anime film trilogy when it hits theaters in Japan on November 9, followed by a streaming debut on Netflix. Kobun Shizuno and Hiroyuki Seshita direct the feature at Polygon Pictures, and a new trailer is …Read more »
Gee, kids: GKIDS is quickly earning a reputation as one of the best distributors of theatrical anime out there. This time, they’ve licensed the newest film from Studio Ponoc, Modest Heroes: Studio Ponoc Short Theatre, Volume 1, for American distribution. The film will head to …Read more »
Have Japanese passport, will travel. According to yearly ratings by law firm Henley & Partners, the Japanese passport is officially the “strongest in the world” as of 2018. That means holders of Japanese passports can travel to 190 countries without applying for a visa in advance. …Read more »
Now that the summer 2018 season’s all wrapped up, it’s time to take stock and decide which series ruled and which drooled. That was the question put to users of Japanese video streaming site Niconico, who put together the following top 10: 10. Late Night! …Read more »
Zombie Land Saga is one of the true strange surprises of the fall 2018 anime season, offering up a zombified, death metal take on your traditional idol series. It’s appropriate, then, that the show is getting in on the celebration of today’s very important holiday: …Read more »
Last year we posted about some pretty straightforward and simple Neon Genesis Evangelion sneakers from New Balance. Now a new set is here with some bolder Eva-themed silhouettes, including shoes based on Eva Unit-01, Unit-02, and Unit-03. See how they’re shaping up below, and check …Read more »
Next up for the live-action treatment is Kingdom, the manga series by Yasuhisa Hara that has been running in Weekly Young Jump since 2006. The tale of China’s Warring States period is coming to the big screen courtesy of go-to adaptation director Shinsuke Sato, who previously …Read more »
You never know when a secret society and the hidden world surrounding it could make themselves known right before your very eyes. Akira Nikaidou was an everyday high school slacker until he found out about the Shadow World, and it’s about to collide with our …Read more »
The anime adaptation of Gakuto Mikumo’s Strike the Blood light novel series will finally continue later this year, when the first of five Strike the Blood III OVA volumes makes its debut. An Aki no Dengekisai event was held in Akihabara over the weekend, revealing …Read more »
During this past weekend’s New York Comic Con, Viz Media revealed details about the upcoming home video release of the first season of Castlevania. The four-episode season from Frederator Studios originally made its debut on Netflix, and now it’s coming to Blu-ray and DVD on …Read more »
Sword Art Online: Fatal Bullet has had three major expansions so far, and the fourth and final update is on the way as an epilogue. Dissonance of the Nexus is set to arrive with new characters—including one from Lost Song, two from Ordinal Scale, and …Read more »
Michael Myers, the antagonist of the Halloween franchise, has been described many ways, but probably never as “sexy.” That’s about to change, though: Kotobukiya has given Michael the “bishoujo” treatment for a new figure in its Horror Bishoujo series that’s due out next April. The …Read more »
Since the debut of the PlayStation in 1994, Sony has amassed a massive library of games on its various consoles. Problem is, software from previous PlayStations ain’t always backwards compatible on newer models. But there are hints that the next PlayStation, the PlayStation 5, may run …Read more »
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