Just remember… if you’re afraid of skeletons, you’re afraid of yourself. Earlier today, the official Gaikotsu Shotenin Honda-san (Skeleton Bookstore Employee Honda-san) anime website updated with a new key visual, the main voice cast, and details on the show’s theme songs. We break the details down below. Key Visual The image features the shop’s quirky […]
While it’s a perfectly watchable experience, I’m not sure I’d go so far as to call it a hidden gem.
Wait… that’s not Kiryu. That’s not Kiryu at all! Earlier today, Production I.G. opened an official website and Twitter account to announce that they are working on an original anime TV series. The first crew members, a brief plot overview, and a teaser visual were revealed for the project, which is tentatively titled Kabuki-chō no […]
So, she’s a spider… and so it’s an anime. So what? Earlier today, the official So I’m a Spider, So What? (Kumo desu ga, Nani ka?) anime website updated with a new teaser trailer and the first major cast members. We break the details down below. Trailer The promo, which is dubbed a “work in […]
Soon, the mightiest Saiyans will face off in battle. Er… again. Earlier today, the Dragon Ball Super: Broly anime film’s official website updated with seven poster visuals. Each of the images features a different character or set of characters, posing against a white background. Dragon Ball Super: Broly hits Japanese theaters on December 14. The […]
It looks like this sci-fi series will bring fans to a whole new universe this October. Earlier today, the official Akanesasu Shōjo (Girl Glowing Red) anime website updated with a new key visual, as well as the main voice cast and several new staffers. We break the details down below. Key Visual The image sees […]
It’s time for a few new glimpses into the world of Musani Animation… and blatant product placement. On August 6, mobile provider DoCoMo started streaming four new TV spots for their dAnime Store service. The ads, which star the Shirobako crew, see several core cast members reprising their roles from the show, as they talk […]
Due to the cultural dangers around me, along with my own family’s reservations (my wonderful mother excluded), Yukio Mishima’s Confessions of a Mask was a novel that, to me, reflected the violence and anxiety that society perpetrates against LGBTQ people.
It looks like this ghostly dramedy is spiriting its way into homes next year. Earlier today, an official website and Twitter account opened their doors to announce that Tsunami Minatsuki and illustrator Futatsuya Asu’s Dōkyonin wa Hiza, Tokidoki, Atama no Ue (My Housemate is Sometimes on My Lap, Sometimes on My Head.) will get an […]
Get ready for an experience that is simply… quintessential! Earlier today, an official website and Twitter account opened their doors to announce that Negi Haruba’s The Quintessential Quintuplets (Go-Tōbun no Hanayome) will get an anime TV series. The site includes a visual of one of the quintuplets, dressed as a bride, as well as news […]
Yeeep. As always, presented without comment. Earlier today, the official Uchi no Maid ga Uzasugiru! (Our Maid is Way Too Annoying!) anime website updated with details on the show’s theme songs. Haruka Shiraishi will perform the show’s opening theme song, while the team of Haruka Shiraishi and Manami Numakura will perform the closing. Both songs […]
This week: a breakdown of the much-cited interview where Yoshida claims Banana Fish isn’t BL, an open letter from Renta! to scanlators, and the entrenched discrimination of Japan’s Liberal Democratic Party.
It’s time to get a few extra looks at the wacky world of Edo. Earlier today, the live-action Gintama film franchise’s official website updated with ten short (very short!) clips for Gintama 2: Okite wa Yaburu Tame ni Koso Aru (Gintama 2: The Laws Are Surely There to Be Broken). You can check these out […]
It’s time to get a little grimm this evening. Earlier today, the official Grimms Notes anime website updated with a new teaser trailer, as well as the core staffers attached to the project. We break the details down below. Trailer The 35-second promo cuts between short clips of animation, as an instrumental theme plays in […]
It’s time get to know the voices behind, er… Voice of Fox. Earlier today, the official Kitsune no Koe (Voice of Fox) anime website updated with a new key visual, as well as the show’s main voice cast. We break the details down below. Key Visual The new image features five characters (top to bottom): […]
It’s time for a certain magical première date! Earlier today, the official A Certain Magical Index Twitter account unveiled the première schedule for A Certain Magical Index III. The series will begin airing on October 5, with the full schedule as follows (All times JST): AT-X: 10/5/2018 at 22：00 (10/5/2018 at 10:00PM) Tokyo MX: 10/5/2018 […]
Mexico brought the (sonic) boom to the World Cosplay Summit yesterday! Over the weekend, countless fans of cosplay flocked to Nagoya, Japan for the World Cosplay Summit. The event saw representatives from thirty countries attend, including the United States, Japan, and Mexico. This year, Mexican group Banana Cospboys which consists of Luis Gamboa and Eduardo Peralta, […]
I’ve got it! We could call it “Beyond the stars, the place promised in our early days.” (What’s that? Makoto Shinkai did something similar? Well, son of a…) On August 3, anime studio XFLAG started streaming their original anime project, Starlight Promises (Yakusoku no Nanaya Matsuri, lit. The Promised Seventh Night Festival). The one-hour feature […]
Part 2 of 2 in our super-sized Shoujo manga podcast with Caitlin and special guests Ashley and Lianne! Now that we’ve covered the basics of the demographic genre, the trio deep-dives into creators, licensing strategies, and audience understandings and expectations.
