Earlier today, the official Azur Lane anime website updated with a new key visual. The image features Enterprise and Akagi posing against an azure sea. Azur Lane will air in October 2019. Tensho (Kinmoza!, The Fruit of Grisaia) will direct the project at Bibury Animation Studio, with Jin Haganeya (Demonbane, Guilty Crown) taking charge of […]
Earlier today, the official KonoSuba: God’s Blessing on this Wonderful World! (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o!) anime website updated with a new trailer for upcoming film KonoSuba the Movie: The Crimson Legend (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Shukufuku o! Kurenai Densetsu). The 90-second promo focuses on the film’s lighthearted moments. Theme song 1 Millimeter Symphony […]
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 […]
Episode 3 of our 4-part watchalong of the shoujo classic, Princess Tutu, with Vrai, Chiaki, and special guest Miranda Sanchez!
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 […]
A light season means a light recs list, but we still found a few goodies to share with our readers. Here are the team’s picks for the 2019 Spring season.
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 […]
We’ve viewed, we’ve reviewed, and now we’re ready to digest! Let’s see how this hot batch of fresh new titles shaped up.
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 […]
This week: child welfare laws in Japan, the mental block of buying a completed vs ongoing series, and the importance of a trans actor playing Shinji Ikari.
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 […]
There will always be a place for episodic supernatural action series in anime, and BEM (mostly) has a solid aesthetic going for its main trio of monster-hunting monsters. Unfortunately, this episode spends most of its time with the least interesting of them.
