Chatty AF 93: Spring 2019 Wrap-up (WITH TRANSCRIPT)
Vrai, Chiaki, and Peter look back on the spring 2019 season!
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Ensemble Stars – Episode 1
I’m not sure that the series will be able to fully deliver on its promising premise while still being bound to both its origins as a mobile game and the aesthetic conventions already established in this first episode. I’d love to be surprised, though.
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Fire Force – Episode 1
Fire Force isn’t everything I was hoping for, but it is a ton of fun.
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O Maidens in Your Savage Season – Episode 1
Blessed are we to live in this time of stories starring gross, funny, weird girls.
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DanMachi Season 2 Gets Trailer, “Episode 0” Special
On July 6, the official Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls In A Dungeon? (“DanMachi” for short) anime website updated with two promotional teasers for the show’s upcoming second season. The first is a 90-second teaser trailer, which highlights the upcoming War Game between the Hestia Familia and the Apollo Familia. The […]
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NYAV Post To Produce Promare’s English Dub
On July 5, dubbing studio NYAV Post announced that they will produce the English dub for Promare. In a tweet, the studio stated that they will be working with Studio Trigger and GKIDS on the adaptation. Promare hit Japanese theaters on May 24. GKIDS will give the feature a North American theatrical run on September […]
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GRANBELM – Episode 1
“Magical girls in giant robots” is a fantastic concept, and GRANBELM just might have the chops to pull it off.
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Anime Expo Licenses Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei, 4 More
Earlier today, Right Stuf hosted their industry panel at Anime Expo 2019. During the panel, the publisher announced that they acquired five titles: Sayonara, Zetsubou-Sensei A.D. Police El-Hazard: The Magnificent World El-Hazard: The Magnificent World 2 El-Hazard: The Alternative World In addition, the publisher revealed that they will release Boogiepop Phantom, El-Hazard: The Wanderers, and […]
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If It’s For My Daughter, I’d Even Defeat a Demon Lord – Episode 1
You ever bite into a dessert and think, “This is way too sweet”? This premiere is like that.
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Wasteful Days of High School Girls – Episode 1
This is going to be one of those reviews. You know the ones, where I hem and haw for a few minutes about how humor is ultimately subjective before admitting that this premiere just didn’t do much for me.
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Trigger Announces “Brand New Animal” Anime; First Visual & Staff Revealed
On July 5, Trigger opened an official website to announce that they’re working on a new original anime project, titled Brand New Animal. The first visual and staffers were revealed for the project, the details of which we break down below. Key Visual A wolf in a trench coat and a squirrel in a track suit […]
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Harmony Gold Renews Macross License “For The Forseeable Future”
Editor’s Note: The author of the Den of Geek article is an active poster on the official RoboTech.com forums, who writes under the handle “Rider Jetfire.” The quotes from Kevin McKeever, Tommy Yune, and Frank Agrama have been deemed accurate; however, we have removed Den of Geek’s fill-ins and editorializations from our citations. Earlier today, […]
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Sentai Filmworks Licenses Kase-san And Morning Glories, Made In Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul, 2 More
Earlier today, Sentai Filmworks announced that they licensed four titles. The publisher will add the following to their catalog: Kase-san And Morning Glories Made In Abyss: Dawn of the Deep Soul Food Wars! The Third Plate Delinquent Hamsters Sentai confirmed that they will produce an English dub for Food Wars!. The publisher also announced that […]
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Astra Lost in Space – Episode 1
Minor costume design complaints aside, Astra Lost in Space is the first good anime to air this summer season. Hopefully these good boys and girls can find their way home.
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Dr. STONE – Episode 1
It’s been a while since I watched a premiere as tight and concise as this one.
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Akira Gets New Anime Film Project by Sunrise
Earlier today, Akira creator Katsuhiro Otomo hosted a panel at Anime Expo. During the event, the director announced that a new Akira anime film is in the works. The project will be produced by Sunrise, though no other details have been confirmed as of press time. According to Evan Minto, the film is “not a […]
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Wit Studio Producing “The Great Pretender” Anime
Earlier today, anime studio Wit Studio hosted a panel at Anime Expo. During the event, they announced that they will produce a new anime project, titled The Great Pretender. The project will run for twenty-three episodes, which will begin airing in 2020. An official website for the project opened its doors shortly after the reveal, […]
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Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow, 1 More Get US Theatrical Runs
Earlier today, Funimation announced that they will give theatrical runs to Love Live! Sunshine!! The School Idol Movie: Over the Rainbow and live-action movie Kingdom. Both features will get limited theatrical runs, with Kingdom confirmed to hit cinemas in the United States and Canada. The premiere schedule is as follows: Love Live! Sunshine!! The School […]
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Demon Lord, Retry! – Episode 1
With all that can potentially go wrong, Demon Lord, Retry! faces a Sysphean challenge to being “a good anime” by my measure, so I’m not really going to stick around to see where it goes.
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Funimation Adds Arifureta, Cop Craft, 2 More to Summer 2019 Simulcasts
Earlier today, Funimation took to Twitter to announce that they’re adding four titles to their Summer 2019 simulcast lineup. The publisher will stream the following: Arifureta: From Commonplace to World’s Strongest Cop Craft Ensemble Stars Kochoki All four titles will be added in subtitled and dubbed formats. Arifureta Funimation will start streaming their subtitled simulcast […]
