It’s a tale of true love, and strong characters. The latest issue of ASCII Media Works’ Dengeki Daioh magazine announced that Nio Nakatani’s Bloom Into You (Yagate Kimi ni Naru) manga will receive an anime TV series. As of press time, no further details have been announced. Nio Nakatani’s Bloom Into You manga launched in the […]
LUPIN THE 3rd PART 5 wants to explore Lupin as a folk hero of sorts. Unfortunately, it has very specific ideas about the audience to whom Lupin is a hero, and it doesn’t seem to include queer people.
Now even you will be able to recreate that iconic scene from My Neighbor Totoro! Maybe! Earlier today, Japan’s Aichi Prefecture and Studio Ghibli announced that they’re pushing the opening date for Ghibli Park back. The location, which was originally slated for a 2020 launch, will now tentatively open in 2020. Aichi showed off a […]
It looks like this period piece is getting a lot of love. Earlier today, the winners of the 22nd Tezuka Osamu Cultural Prize were officially announced. Satoru Noda’s Golden Kamuy took this year’s Grand Prize. The full list of awards is as follows: Grand Prize: Golden Kamuy by Satoru Noda New Work Prize: Beastars by […]
Are you ready for another trip to Edo? Earlier today, the official website for the live-action Gintama movies updated with a teaser trailer for the upcoming second film. The 19-second feature opens with a deep-voiced narrator asking “Are you ready?” before offering a quick, teasing glimpse at footage from the film. Gintama 2 hits Japanese […]
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Hard to believe it’s been (more than) twenty years… Yesterday, Funimation announced their English dub cast for Ai Tenchi Muyo!. The series will star the following: Tenchi Masaki: Matt K. Miller Momo Kawanagare: Juli Maddalena Beni Kinojo: Cindy Robinson Tori Fueyama: Laura Post Ryoko: Petrea Burchard Ukan Kurihara: Melora Harte Yuki Fuka: Brianne Brozey Sasami: Sherry […]
Once again, the Grail War wages on… Earlier today, Aniplex of America announced that they’re partnering with Fathom Events to give Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] THE MOVIE I. presage flower a theatrical run in North America. The film will receive a two-day run. June 5 will show the world première for the feature’s English dub, […]
It looks like Mob’s come a long way… er… again. Earlier today, Netflix (USA) revealed their list of new titles for May 2018. In the list, the publisher confirms that the live-action Mob Psycho 100 will debut on the platform on May 22. Netflix released a trailer promoting their May lineup, which features clips from […]
Yeah, it’s a siscon thing… Yesterday, Discotek Media revealed a list of releases slated to hit stores in the next few months. In the list of reveals, the publisher announced that they licensed Sister Princess and sequel series Sister Princess Re Pure. Both seasons of the show will be released on Blu-Ray on June 26. […]
How can one proimse what only exists in the heart? Earlier today, news broke Kaiu Shirai’s The Promised Neverland will receive an anime adaptation. As of press time, no further details have been announced. On April 20, the domain “neverland-anime” was registered, and an official Twitter account for the series opened its doors. Kaiu Shirai […]
It looks like this tale will finally come to an end, after its dramatic pause. Earlier today, news broke that Märchen Mädchen will return to Japanese TV for its final two episodes. Tokyo-MX, BS11, and AT-X will carry the installments in May, though a specific date has yet to be announced. The reveal came on […]
You grow up and you calm down, and you’re working for the clampdown! Earlier today, Japanese internet provider NTT announced that they will block access to three sites dedicated to piracy. The company declined to name the specific sites that will be blocked in the press release, though business newspaper Nikkei notes that they will focus […]
When the promised flower blooms, a blue bird shall await. Earlier today, the Annecy International Film Festival announced their list of selections for this year’s event. Four anime projects were announced as features that will screen out-of-competition: Liz and the Blue Bird (Feature Films) Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms (Feature Films) B: The Beginning […]
The future is now! Er… in June, actually. Earlier today, the Annecy International Film Festival announced that upcoming film Mirai of the Future will be screened at this year’s event. The feature was voted as an Official Selection in Competition for the Feature Films category. Mirai of the Future will make its global debut at […]
So, things are getting a bit more colorful for BanG Dream! fans. Earlier today, the BanG Dream! staff hosted a live streaming event on NicoNico. During the show, they announced that the franchise will receive a new anime project. The project, titled Pastel Life, will revolve around in-universe band Pastel*Palettes. A teaser visual for the […]
Soon, the starry skies shall open once again for an all-new generation. Earlier today, Funimation unveiled their English dub cast for Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These. The series will star the following: Reinhard: Aaron Dismuke Kircheis: Clifford Chapin Yang: Ian Sinclair Fahrenheit: Daman Mills Fogal: Andy Mullins Lapp: Christopher Wehkamp Merkatz: Mark […]
It’s official: Minnie May and Rally Vincent are back in action once again. At 5:00PM EDT (7:00AM Pacific), AnimEigo’s Kickstarter to produce a Gunsmith Cats Blu-Ray closed with $350,843. 4,248 backers contributed to the project, with an average contribution of $82.59 per backer. The campaign reached all eight planned stretch goals through its run: $100,000: […]
Content Warning: Descriptions of Watsuki’s buying child pornography from his confession. They couldn’t even wait a freakin’ year… Earlier today, Shueisha’s Jump SQ magazine announced that Nobuhiro Watsuki’s Rurouni Kenshin manga will return to their publication in their June 4, 2018 issue. The full statement is below: We are deeply sorry for the inconvenience and […]
