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  • Billy Kametz Is Anime Boston 2019’s First North American Guest

    Earlier today, Anime Boston announced that voice actor Billy Kametz will attend their 2019 event as a guest of honor. The actor is the first North American actor confirmed for the event. Billy Kametz is a Los Angeles based voice actor, who was born in Hershey, PA. He moved to California in 2016 to play […]

  • Keiichi Hara’s “Birthday Wonderland” Movie Gets First Visual, Trailer, Cast, & Staff

    Earlier today, an official website for Keiichi Hara’s new film, titled Birthday Wonderland, opened their doors. The site includes a trailer, a pair of key visuals, and the first cast and crew members attached to the project. We break the details down below. Trailer The 30-second teaser offers a brief overview of the film’s premise, […]

  • Fire Force Anime Gets New Trailer & Cast Member

    Earlier today, the official Fire Force anime website updated with a new trailer and a cast reveal. Cast The series will add the following: Arthur Boyle: Yūsuke Kobayashi Trailer The 17-second promo introduces Kobayashi, and offers a preview of his performance. Yuki Yase (Mekakucity Actors, Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai) will direct the […]

  • Dororo – Episode 1

    The incredibly bleak undertones of this first episode don’t feel a bit out of place in 2019, and I’m excited to see what new ideas the crew will bring to such a well-known property. This might end up being a sleeper hit of the season.

  • Sentai Filmworks Adds “The Magnificent Kotobuki”; HIDIVE To Simulcast

    Earlier today, Sentai Filmworks announced that they acquired the exclusive rights to The Magnificent Kotobuki (Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai) in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Spain, and Portugal. Sentai will stream the series as a simulcast on select digital outlets, followed by […]

  • Pastel Memories – Episode 1

    No source material is impossible to make into a good anime, but mobile games come with a distinctive set of challenges. This one seems to suffer from a good chunk of the same issues.

  • Crunchyroll To Stream Dubs For Konosuba, 6 More; First KonoSuba Dub Cast Revealed

    Earlier today, Crunchyroll announced that they will stream dubbed adaptations of seven titles in their digital lineup. The publisher will offer the following: KonoSuba Season 1: English, Spanish, and Portuguese In Another World with My Smartphone: German, Spanish, French and Portuguese Interviews with Monster Girls: Spanish and Portuguese Joker Game: Spanish, French, and Portuguese Orange: […]

  • (NSFW) Crunchyroll “My Roommate is a Cat”, 2 More to Winter 2019 Simulcasts

    Content Warning: The key visual for Rinshi!! Ekodachan contains nudity, covered by censor bars. Earlier today, Crunchyroll announced that they will add three titles to their Winter 2019 simulcast lineup. The publisher will stream the following: Rainy Cocoa SideG (1/8/2019 at 10:00AM PST / 1:00PM EST) Rinshi!! Ekodachan (1/8/2019 at 10:30AM PST / 1:30PM EST) My […]

  • The Rising of the Shield Hero – Episode 1

    Rather than holler about a premiere that hinges on false rape accusations and slavery apologism and bring more attention to a bad series, we’re going to give that visibility to some organizations dedicated to helping survivors of rape and human trafficking.

  • Okamoto Kitchen Launches Kickstarter For Animated Web Series; First Episode Released

    Earlier today, the Okamoto Kitchen food truck launched a Kickstarter campaign to produce an original animated series. The campaign, which runs through March 7, aims to raise $48,000 USD to produce a 10-episode series. As of press time, the campaign stands at $508 across 21 backers, with an average contribution of $24.19 per backer. Episode 0 […]

  • Laidbackers Anime Movie Gets First Trailer & Key Visual

    On January 3, the Laidbackers anime movie’s official website updated with a new trailer and visual, as well as details on the film’s main theme song. We break the details down below. Trailer The minute-long promo introduces the film’s major plot points, with character dialogue providing the major story beats. Key Visual The image features […]

  • W’z – Episode 1

    I spent a bit of time hemming and hawing over whether to write this review or let it go as a sequel, since it technically is one. On the one hand, I don’t get paid if I don’t write it. On the other hand, this show is really really ugly and bad.

  • Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans Gets Spinoff App & Anime

    Earlier today, the staff behind Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans announced that a spinoff project is in the works. An official website opened for the project, titled Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans: Urðr Hunt, which will include a smartphone app and an in-app anime series. The game will be a free-to-play app, which will launch on Android […]

  • Chatty AF 80: Fall 2018 Wrap-up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)

    Dee, Caitlin, and Peter look back on the Fall 2018 season! The team touches on the licensed shows they watched this Fall, including sequels, shorts, and a few Netflix latecomers of note. A busy season calls for a busy podcast.

  • Boogiepop and Others – Episodes 1-2

    Boogiepop and Others is a show that requires active viewing. Either way, I’m interested to see what it’ll do.

  • KanColle Gets New Anime TV Project

    On January 4, KanColle fans flocked to the “KanColle” Shinshun Chinjufu Jazz Matsuri 2019 in Nippon Budōkan” concert and fan event. During the show, it was announced that the franchise will get a new anime TV project, which will be produced by Studio Engi. As of press time, no further details have been announced, though […]

  • Sentai Filmworks Licenses Domestic Girlfriend Anime

    Sentai Filmworks announced that they acquired the rights to Domestic Girlfriend. The publisher picked up the rights to the show in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and other select territories. Sentai will stream the series on select digital outlets as a simulcast, followed by a home video […]

  • Sentai Filmworks Adds Dimension High School; HIDIVE To Simulcast

    Earlier today, Sentai Filmworks announced that they acquired the exclusive rights to Dimension High School (Chōjigen Kakumei Anime: Dimension High School). The publisher acquired the license for the title in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal and other select territories. Dimension High School hits Japanese TV […]

  • The Price of Smiles – Episode 1

    I think I’m picking up what this series is putting down, but it’s a little bit hard to tell when this first episode is essentially a lengthy prologue.

  • Made In Abyss Sequel Movie Gets Full Title, New Visual

    Earlier today, the official Made In Abyss anime website updated with new details on the upcoming sequel film. The feature, titled Gekijōban Sōshūhen Made In Abyss Fukaki Tamashii no Reimei (Made In Abyss The Movie: Dawn of a Deep Soul) received a new teaser visual, which features a figure standing before the entrance to the […]