These heroes will stand, because someone needs to do it! Earlier today, the official Stand My Heroes Twitter account updated with fifteen cast members. The series will add the following: Sōsei Arakida: Tomohito Takatsuka Tsukasa Asagiri: Tetsuya Kakihara Yō Hattori: Takuya Eguchi Natsuki Kanno: Yoshitaka Yamaya Takaomi Hiyama: Yusuke Shirai Aki Kagura: Seiichirō Yamashita Keita […]
Earlier today, digital service Netflix updated with a listing for the Back Street Girls anime. The publisher will add the show to their digital lineup on December 12, under the title Back Street Girls: GOKUDOLS. As of press time, no further details have been announced. Netflix describes the show as: To pay for an epic […]
Protect that smile… protect it with your life. Earlier today, the official Egao no Daika (Prince of Smiles) anime website updated with six new cast members. The series will add the following: Joshua Ingram: Yoshitsugu Matsuoka Layla Etoile: Rina Satou Harold Miller: Nobutoshi Canna Izana Langford: Ryotaro Okiayu Yuni Vanquish: Makoto Koichi Lune Vanquish: Junya […]
…Have a seat. Earlier today, the official Watashi ni Tenshi ga Maiorita! (An Angel Flew Down to Me!) anime website updated with a new teaser trailer and a pair of cast members. We break the details down below. Trailer The 65-second promo features opening theme song Kimama na Tenshi-tachi (Carefree Angels by Wataten☆5, a group […]
The Soul Eater prologue chapters lean heavily into the ecchi tradition, sexually objectifying the female protagonists both in dialogue and visual representation. One of the notable differences between the manga and anime adaptation is the reduction of sexualized framing, allowing viewers to consider the necessity of “fanservice” in the first place.
Who’s the one for you to count on? Won’t turn from danger from now on. Earlier today, an official website and Twitter account opened their doors to announce that Atsushi Ōkubo’s Fire Force (En’en no Shōbōtai) manga will get an anime TV series by David Production. The first visual was revealed, which features a firefighter, […]
Photo Credit: Michael Burlake His work moved us, and his writings inspired us… you will certainly be missed. Earlier today, Roz Gibson announced that anime industry pioneer Fred Patten passed away. He was 77. According to Gibson, he was found unresponsive on November 1, and did not regain consciousness. He was pronounced dead on November […]
It’s time to open the door to the world… Earlier today Bandai Namco started streaming a new teaser for ANEMONE / Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution. The promo features the first ten minutes of the film in their entirety. ANEMONE / Eureka Seven Hi-Evolution opened on November 10 Tomoki Kyoda (Eureka Seven AO, RahXephon) directed the film […]
This week: survivor’s guilt in Orange, what makes Cardcaptor Sakura an enduring series, and the first uterus transplant to be performed in Japan.
I don’t know why, but this sounds so familiar. I can’t place it! It was like… Anime Crush… or Anime Slash… or Anime Strike…? Earlier today, Funimation announced that they launched their FunimationNow service as an add-on channel for Amazon Prime Video in the United Kingdom. The channel is currently priced at £4.99 ($6.41 USD) […]
This classic tale is coming back to the anime world. The cover for the latest issue of Hakusensha’s Hana to Yume (#24) announces that Natsuki Takaya’s Fruits Basket will get a new anime adaptation. According to the cover, the new project will tell “the whole story.” More details will be revealed in the magazine, which […]
Stan Lee speaking at the 2014 Phoenix Comicon on June 8, 2014.Photo Credit: Gage Skidmore, Shared Under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license. Today, every true believer is mourning, for the master has passed on to Asgard. Excelsior. News outlets report that comics legend Stan Lee passed away. He was 95. Lee passed […]
Chihayafuru Season 3, when? Chihayafuru Season 3, in April! Earlier today, the official Chihayafuru anime website announced that show’s upcoming third season will air in April 2019, during NTV’s AnichU programming block. The first cast and crew members, along with a teaser visual were revealed. We break the details down below. Teaser Visual The image […]
May this larger than life individual rest in peace. On November 10, the official San Diego Comic-Con Twitter account announced that event president John Rogers passed away. According to the account, Rogers succumbed to glioblastoma. Rogers joined San Diego Comic-Con’s staff in 1978, working as both Technical Coordinator and Films Coordinator before he was elected […]
The future is coming, and Soka City wants you in it. On November 10, Pony Canyon started streaming an original anime short, titled Kimi no Matsu Mirai (Ba Sho) e (Your Future Awaits (At the Station)). The 15-minute picture revolves around Shinta, a Soka City native who’s living in Tokyo. He returns to his hometown […]
Just as a reminder: This is a Kunihiko Ikuhara work. Earlier today, a live streaming event for Sarazanmai was held at the Animate Girls Festival 2018 event. During the show, the first plot details, plus a key visual and new character designs were revealed for the series. We break the details down below. Key Visual […]
Dee, Caitlin, and Peter share their thoughts on how the Fall 2018 anime season is shaping up. Detectives stumble, zombies take center stage, and a few otherwise excellent shows could really stand to cool it with the distracting T&A.
Remember Toji no Miko? It’s back! In miniature form! Earlier today, the official Katana Maidens: Toji no Miko anime website announced that the title will get a bite-sized spinoff series, titled Mini Toji. The main cast and crew, plus two trailers and a visual were revealed. We break the details down below. Trailers Two teasers […]
So, remember: Funimation and Crunchyroll still love you; they’re just not together anymore. On November 9, Crunchyroll announced that they launched seventeen English dubs on their platform. The publisher released the following: Bungo Stray Dogs Alderamin on the Sky Masamune-kun’s Revenge Yamada-kun and the Seven Witches A Centaur’s Life Aokana Berserk S1 Brave Witches Chaos;Child […]
