No longer shall we say “good day.” Earlier today, Right Stuf’s Nozomi Entertainment label announced that their license for Maria Watches Over Us (Maria-sama ga Miteru) is expiring. The company is selling their remaining stock of the title’s DVD sets for $12 each, as of press time. Maria Watches Us is based on Oyuki Konno’s […]
Sometimes, it’s just easier to pay upfront… Earlier today, HIDIVE announced that they launched an annual membership plan. Under the new plan, customers can pay $47.88 upfront for a full year of service. The standard plan is currently priced at $4.99 per month ($59.88 per year). Yesterday, HIDIVE launched on Amazon’s Kindle Fire TV and […]
In February, smartphone game Azur Lane launched South Korea, following releases in China and Japan. The game featured artwork by Korean artist Nardack (Isekai Cheat Magician, 2015’s Snow Miku design), which was used as the image for the game’s main page. Nardack published the piece in a Tweet celebrating the game’s launch on March 19. […]
Interesting. I guess VRV or FunimationNow isn’t a must for dub fans this season. Earlier today, Amazon updated with listings for two shows in Funimation’s SimulDub lineup. The following are available for purchase from the retailers: Steins;Gate 0 High School DxD HERO Steins;Gate 0‘s SimulDub launched on April 30. High School DxD HERO kicked off […]
A hundred slumber in a kingdom of dreams… Earlier today, the official 100 Sleeping Princes and the Kingdom of Dreams (Yume Ōkoku to Nemureru 100-Nin no Ōji-sama) anime website updated with the show’s first cast members. The series will star the following: Heroine: Haruka Kimura Avi: Kenichi Suzumura Navi: Daiki Yamashita Kenichi Suzumura and Daiki […]
It looks like this venue’s going to have a strong soundtrack to go along with it. Earlier today, Japanese radio program “A&G Artist Zone YURiKA no The Catch” unveiled the theme song artists for the upcoming Hanebad! anime TV series. YURiKA will perform the show’s opening theme, while Yuiko Ōhara provides the closing theme. Hanebad! […]
The Dominion Tank Police OVA was released in 1989 and tells the near-future tale of tank-equipped law enforcement. This isn’t exactly an outlier for a bubble-era OVA production—but it is precisely those standard trappings which help make its female protagonist and central message so potent.
Some big news for the two shots. Earlier today, the official Yu Yu Hakusho website updated with new details on the upcoming OVA project, as well as a full version of the key visual. We break the details down below: Key Visual Cast The following will reprise their roles in the OVAs: Yusuke Urameshi: Nozomu […]
It looks like the fire is spreading at HIDIVE. Earlier today, HIDIVE announced that they launched an Amazon Fire OS enabled app. The service is now available on Amazon Fire OS devices, which currently enjoy a customer-base of 30+ million. Specifically, the app is avaialble on both the Fire TV and Fire TV Stick (2nd […]
ゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴゴ intensifies. Earlier today, Viz Media announced that they’re partnering with SCRAP Entertainment to present a Real Escape Game based on JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. The game, titled JoJo’s Bizarre Escape: The Hotel, will be set up at FanimeCon and Anime Expo. Ticket prices are as follows: FanimeCon: $28 Anime Expo: $40 JoJo’s Bizarre Escape: The […]
Nevermind the name – we’re in a hurry to shout out this reveal. Earlier today, Sentai Filmworks unveiled their English dub cast for Anonymous Noise. The series will star the following: Nino: Juliet Simmons Yuzu: Bryson Baugus Momo: Houston Hayes Haruyoshi: Benjamin McLaughlin Kuro: Blake Shepard Miou: Amanda Lee Mikota: Greg Cote Young Mikota: Carli […]
Well, now we know why the Bebop crew was living on bell peppers and beef, without the beef… Earlier today, Funimation opened reservations for their Cowboy Bebop 20th anniversary sets. As previously reported, three sets are available. That said, it appears that Funimation’s official price for the top tier is $550, as opposed to the […]
This week: a Universal Fan Con postmortem, a modern history of romance games, and why Aggretsuko is great.
Yeah, no snark here. This is never fun. Yesterday’s update on the The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar (Hyakuren no Haō to Seiyaku no Valkyria) anime website contained a notice that the voice actor for Linnea will be replaced. The character’s voice is being listed as “To Be Decided”. Previously, it was confirmed […]
So, ah… why do I get the feeling that this isn’t a series that people think hard about? Earlier today, the official The Master of Ragnarok & Blesser of Einherjar (Hyakuren no Haō to Seiyaku no Valkyria) anime website announced that the series will hit Japanese TV in July 2018. In addition, the site updated […]
The stage awaits for this much-adored classic. Earlier today, HIDIVE announced that they acquired the streaming rights to the 1984 Glass Mask (Glass no Kamen) anime TV series. The The first episodes will hit the service on May 28, 2018 for subscribers in the US, Canada, the UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Central and South […]
By Dick Thomas Johnson from Tokyo, Japan [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons It’s been a heck of a run… thanks for so many years of incredible experiences over the past 48 years. The latest issue of Gundam Ace magazine (June 2018) features an interview with anime director and illustrator Yoshikazu Yasuhiko. In the […]
Can I get a “tu tu ru”, folks? Earlier today, Funimation announced that Ashly Burch will reprise her role as Mayuri in their English dub for Steins;Gate 0. The role was originally listed as being played by the pseudonym “Jackie Ross”. Ashly Burch entered the entertainment world in 2008, when she launched web series Hey […]
No relation to the Starlight Express. Earlier today, the official Shōjo☆Kageki Revue Starlight website updated with new details on the show’s upcoming anime adaptation. The site added details on the show’s theme song and premiere window. We break the details down below. Theme Song Opening theme song Hoshi no Dialogue (Star Dialogue) will be performed […]
