On July 20, Netflix announced that anime project Sound & Fury will hit their service in Fall 2019. The feature, which will be produced by Kamikaze Douga, is based on a story by country singer-songwriter Sturgill Simpson. Jumpei Mizusaki (Batman Ninja) will write and direct the feature at Kamikaze Douga, while Takashi Okazaki (Garo -Vanishing […]
On July 19, the official Evangelion website updated with a teaser trailer for upcoming film Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 (Shin Evangelion Gekijōban:||). The 34-second promo features ominous visuals of Evangelions and other setpieces set to red backgrounds, before ending with a character tease that ends with Kaworu. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 hits Japanese theaters in June 2020. The confirmed […]
Earlier today, Toonami’s official Facebook page announced that the block will air Fire Force. The series will start airing on July 27 at midnight. Fire Force began airing on Japanese TV on July 5. Yuki Yase (Mekakucity Actors, Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai) is directing the series at David Production, with Hideyuki Morioka […]
Earlier today, Sega announced that they will host a live streaming event for Project Sakura Wars (Shin Sakura Taisen). The event, which will kick off on July 25 at 20:00 JST (7/25/2019 at 7:00AM EDT, 4:00AM PDT), is slated to run for ninety minutes. The show will be the second in a series of planned […]
Earlier today, Kyoto Animation president Hideaki Hatta hosted a press conference. During the interview, Hatta explained that all of the studio’s computers and legacy animation materials that were housed at their No.1 studio were destroyed in the blaze that devastated the facility on July 17. “I’m deeply anguished,” Hatta stated, “I can’t bear it. I […]
On July 17, an official teaser website opened its doors to announce that Satoru Yamaguchi and illustrator Nami Hidaka’s My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead to Doom! (Otome gēmu no hametsu furagu shika nai akuyaku reijō ni tensei shite shimatta) light novels will get an anime TV series. The series will air […]
Image Credit: NHK News At roughly 10:30AM JST on July 18 (7/17/2019 at 9:30PM EDT), fire broke out at Kyoto Animation’s No.1 studio in Kyoto, Japan. More than forty were injured in the blaze, and ten were incapacitated. Tokyo Police reports “multiple deaths” as a result of the conflagration. NHK interviewed eyewitnesses, who reported that […]
Earlier today, the official website for the Strike Witches: 501st Joint Fighter Wing Take Off! anime adaptatoin updated with a new teaser trailer and key visual for the series’ upcoming movie. We break the details down below. Trailer The 55-second promo offers a brief at the film in action, as the main characters narrate. Key […]
Earlier today, entertainment news source Variety reported that Warner Bros. is halting production on their live-action Akira movie. According to Variety, the film is on-hold indefinitely, though it was originally expected to start filming this fall. Warner was planning to launch Akira on May 21, 2021, which would have placed it against Lionsgate’s John Wick: […]
Earlier today, the official website for the Ni No Kuni film updated with a new teaser trailer. The two-and-a-half minute promo sees Yū and Kotona boarding an airship, as they soar above the kingdom. Ni no Kuni opens on August 23. Yoshiyuki Momose (Modest Heroes, Ghiblies) will direct the project at OLM, with Level 5’s […]
Earlier today, the Hello World anime film’s official website updated with two new teaser trailers and key visual, as well as details on the film’s theme songs. We break the details down below. Trailers The first teaser is a 90-second promo, which introduces the film’s major story beats through character dialogue. Opening theme song Yesterday […]
Earlier today, Sega hosted a live streaming event for Phantasy Star Online 2. During the presentation, a new trailer, as well as the main cast and crew members were revealed for upcoming anime series Phantasy Star Online 2: Episode Oracle. We break the details down below. Trailer The two-minute trailer cuts between action scenes, as […]
On July 12, Yen Press took to Twitter to announce that they had made an error during their Anime Expo announcements. The publisher revealed that they have not been granted the rights to Persona 5 Mementos Mission or Persona 5 a la Carte. Both titles were announced for release in 2020 during the company’s industry […]
Earlier today, the official Chihayafuru anime website updated with a new key visual and trailer. We break the details down below. Trailer The 80-second promo focuses on the main cast members, and the motivations that drive them through the series. Theme song Colorful by 99RadioService plays as a background track. Key Visual The image features […]
Earlier today, the official Toilet-Bound Hanako-kun (Jibaku Shōnen Hanako-kun) anime website updated with a new key visual, as well as the main staffers attached to the project. We break the details down below. Key Visual The image features the interior of Hanako-kun’s bathroom, as he peeks out from the third stall. Staff Masaomi Ando (School-Live!, […]
Photo by Jordan Strauss/Invision/AP/REX/Shutterstock (9308377an)Zack Snyder arrives at the 2018 AFI Awards at the Four Seasons on in Los Angeles2018 AFI Awards, Los Angeles, USA – 05 Jan 2018 Yes, you read that headline correctly; Hollywood director Zack Snyder is teaming up with longtime collaborator Jay Olivia and others to produce a Netflix original anime […]
It’s been a few months since we’ve talked about this series on Anime Herald so let’s fix that, shall we? Earlier today, the third promotional video for the upcoming series Kabuki-cho Sherlock hit the internet. The series is set to premiere during the Fall 2019 season in the Animeism television block. The original project from […]
It’s never too early to think about the future! Earlier this morning, a brand new promotional video was released for the upcoming series Oshi ga Budōkan Ittekuretara Shinu (unofficially translated as I’d die if the one I support makes it to the Budoukan) which, in only thirty seconds, reveals the lead cast member, premiere year/TV […]
Earlier today, an official website opened its doors for a new Lupin III feature film. The movie, titled Lupin III The First, will be the franchise’s first-ever fully 3D CGI film. A visual and trailer, along with the first cast and crew members were revealed for the project. We break the details down below. Trailer […]
Earlier today, the official Beastars anime website updated with a new key visual. The image features the main characters arranged in an off-kilter grid, with Lugosi standing front and center. Beastars will air on Fuji TV’s [+Ultra] block in October. Netflix will be the exclusive streaming distributor for the show. Shinichi Matsumi will direct the […]
