As we wait for THE FIRST SLAM DUNK anime film to hit U.S. theaters on July 28, Toei Animation treated us all to something special. As of July 18, the original 1993 Slam Dunk anime—which marked the first adaptation of Takehiko Inoue’s classic manga—is available …Read more »
If you’ve ever wanted to go back to 1999, you can . . . in virtual reality. Nostalgia1999, which showcases what an otaku teen’s room may have looked like in July 1999, is now available on VRChat thanks to Toei Animation’s ONN’ON STUDIOS, with help …Read more »
Virtual reality can take you to different worlds, but it can also take you back in time. Toei Animation subdivision Onn’on Studios teamed up with Sony to create a virtual space titled “Nostalgia 1999.” It can be found on VRChat. The nostalgia is specifically otaku …Read more »
Among all the lousy news about the industry and how bad it is for animators, it’s good to be able to report some nice stuff now and again. The good word today is that Toei Animation is establishing an animator training program which starts in …Read more »
It’s been a tough month for Toei Animation, which revealed its website had been hacked in March and subsequently had to delay all of its currently airing TV anime. Now we finally have return dates for One Piece, Digimon Ghost Game, Dragon Quest the Adventure …Read more »
The fallout of the recent Toei Animation website hack continues as the official Twitter accounts for the One Piece and Digimon anime series have confirmed updated broadcast schedules. Both One Piece and Digimon Ghost Game will hold off on showing new episodes for the second …Read more »
It turns out the recent hack of the Toei Animation website has wreaked a wee bit of havoc with some of the actual productions out of the studio. After finding their internal systems compromised by a third party on March 7, the company closed down …Read more »
Toei Animation’s official website was recently the victim of a hacking incident, and while the severity of the situation has yet to be determined, the company has decided to shut down the Toei Animation Online Shop temporarily as a precautionary measure. The hack was discovered …Read more »
Toei Animation has something big in the works, this time in the form of a partnership with South Korea’s CJ ENM, one of Asia’s biggest entertainment companies. Known for a wide variety of productions, including Bong Joon-Ho’s Academy Award-winning film Parasite, CJ ENM will work …Read more »
Variety Magazine published an article on Toei Animation, noting that the company is looking at AI and overseas sales. Acknowledging the idea of AI wasn’t something the studio would have thought about back in the day, the article talks about Toei’s current use of AI …Read more »
Toei Animation and music production company Mages are teaming up for a new project called Animal Theratopia. Animal Theratopia is described as a new, “soothing” project aimed at women that combines “animals, hot dudes and music.” The description continues, “a pleasurable drama for you, tired …Read more »
It looks like the recent movies were just a taste of the Dragon Ball action to come. For the first time in 18 years, Akira Toriyama's series is getting a new TV anime, Dragon Ball Super , set to premiere this July in Japan. Dragon …Read more »
The next Dragon Ball Z anime film, Dragon Ball Z: Resurrection of F ( Dragon Ball Z: Fukkatsu no F ), is bringing Frieza back to theaters in Japan this April. Toei Animation's latest trailer has a big reveal for the villain, who gets ready …Read more »
Mark your calendars, kids, because that's the date you can officially (read: legally) start watching Toei Animation's adaptation of that Gourmet Huntin' hoss, Toriko . It was really only a matter of time, but it's nice to get a firm start date for the not-quite-simulcast. …Read more »
If you've read any of Vertical's publication of Osamu Tezuka's Buddha manga, you know it's absolutely worthy of the "epic tale" category. Despite its sprawling nature, Buddha is something that could work really well in animated form if handled with care, and Warner Bros. have …Read more »
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