Over the weekend we posted Aniplex of America's new English trailer for Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale , and Kadokawa followed up on Monday with some interesting info. According to the publisher, the film's February 18, 2017 debut will mark a worldwide release. While there …Read more »
Aniplex of America posted the second trailer for Sword Art Online: Ordinal Scale , the anime film that's coming to Japanese theaters on February 18, 2017. In addition to some fresh footage, the preview showcases some of the new characters, including Ordinal Scale's idol Yuna, …Read more »
Readers out there who feel like anime just keeps on using the same tired tropes have reason to feel a bit of optimism with this announcement from Aniplex. The anime giant has announced it will open a screenwriting lab it’s calling the Aniplex Script Room …Read more »
Eir Aoi, known for performing multiple anime opening and ending themes since her debut in 2011, is going on hiatus, according to a press release from her label Sony Music Entertainment. The press release cited the singer’s poor physical health as the reason for the …Read more »
With Sword Art Online 's Alicization arc concluding with the 18th novel, it seemed as good a time as any for the series to come to a close. Author Reki Kawahara isn't stopping there, though, because the latest volume's release announces plans for the series …Read more »
Interested in seeing next year’s Sword Art Online film in theaters? Looks like your chances are pretty good. Sword Art Online The Movie: Ordinal Scale will open in approximately 1,000 theaters around the world simultaneously, reports Sports Hochi. According to the report, subtitles are being …Read more »
Here's an exciting report out of left field from The Hollywood Reporter . Sword Art Online is getting the live-action adaptation treatment thanks to Skydance Television, an independent production company that recently acquired the global live-action rights in a partnership with Kadokawa Corp. There's currently …Read more »
Featured Spotlight: Bandai Namco has a long history of leading the video games industry with strong titles, a huge assortment of which are based on some of the biggest anime series out there. From Sword Art Online to One Piece , Bandai Namco has a …Read more »
As someone who reports on anime-related stuff from Tokyo, I often have to downplay the idea of Japan-as-otaku-paradise. No, no, I explain sagely, Japan is no more geeky than America. Then, inevitably, a news story like this comes along and smashes that theory. Yahoo.jp reports …Read more »
If the IBM-sponsored Sword Art Online: The Beginning virtual reality project has piqued your interest, you'll be happy to know that there's plenty more footage of the alpha test and how it all works. DAISUKI.net has a full report online in the form of a …Read more »
Bandai Namco is bringing the next Sword Art Online game, Sword Art Online: Hollow Realization , to PlayStation 4 and PS Vita in the west this year. This time around the story, which was written in collaboration with original author Reki Kawahara, brings back everyone's …Read more »
As we reported a couple weeks back, IBM Japan is hard at work at bringing Sword Art Online to life with a virtual reality MMO called Sword Art Online: The Beginning . Some more information and photos came out at an event this weekend, along …Read more »
Sword Art Online the Movie -Ordinal Scale- is lined up for 2017, and Aniplex of America is getting the English hype rolling early. In addition to a new English website describing the feature, an English version of the trailer is now online. Here's the official …Read more »
Sword Art Online fans might finally be able to live their fantasy of entering the virtual MMO's world thanks to IBM Japan's recently-revealed Sword Art Online: The Beginning . While the virtual reality project likely won't have a harsh death penalty for failing, it plans …Read more »
Siblings unite. No only children allowed in this poll, in which Japanese fans ranked the top 20 most charming siblings in anime and manga history. Let’s take a look at who they picked. 20. Haru and Kosaki Onodera Nisekoi 19. Honoka and Yukiho Kousaka Love …Read more »
Joseph Luster
Matt Schley
Otaku USA Staff
