The celebration continues for the 25th anniversary of the Yu Yu Hakusho anime, based on the manga by Yoshihiro Togashi. An aspect of the anniversary project includes the rebroadcast of various Dark Tournament Saga episodes on Japanese TV, and one of them will even feature …Read more »
Who’s in the mood for some ’90s nostalgia? If you have fond memories of Gainax’s Neon Genesis Evangelion, you’ll want to dive right into the HD version music video of its opening theme song, “A Cruel Angel’s Thesis.” This isn’t just some fan-made AMV either; …Read more »
Another new addition is on the way to the Adult Swim anime block, and this one aims to take the lineup to the next level of absurdity. Starting June 30, Pop Team Epic will make its midnight debut, sandwiched right between FLCL: Progressive and JoJo’s …Read more »
Akane Shimizu’s Cells at Work! manga is coming to the small screen in a TV anime this July, and the official website recently updated with some new content. The latest previews include a pair of commercials, which offer up quick samples of the opening and …Read more »
The anime adaptation of Mao Nanami’s 3D Kanojo manga, also known as Real Girl, is coming back for more next year. The series’ official Twitter account broke the news of a second season, which is currently lined up for a January 2019 premiere on NTV’s …Read more »
Leiji Matsumoto’s classic Galaxy Express 999 manga has inspired a live-action drama, and a press conference was held for the project this week. It turns out this isn’t all that’s in store for the series, because Matsumoto confirmed he is currently working on a new …Read more »
The luring strength of “cute” can be a powerful gateway, and that’s exactly what Ami Kurata finds out when she decides to get a cute and compact folding bicycle. Before she knows it she’s deep in the world of long-distance cycling, and you can follow …Read more »
We’re nearly 40 episodes deep in the Black Clover anime—which adapts the shonen manga by Yuki Tabata—but it’s time to introduce a couple more cast members. The latest update brings Tomokazu Sugita (Gintoki in Gintama) into the mix along with Natsuki Hanae (Taichi in Digimon …Read more »
The JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure franchise is coyly teasing an announcement on the wraparound jacket band of the collection of Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan short stories. Hirohiko Araki’s series has “big news” on the way this summer, so hopefully we won’t have to wait too long …Read more »
Studio Trigger recently counted down to a collaboration with Dragon Ball FighterZ and Guilty Gear developer Arc System Works, and the results turned out to be Kill la Kill: The Game. More details will be revealed for this dream team pairing at Anime Expo 2018, …Read more »
The live-action film adaptation of Tite Kubo’s Bleach is set to open in Japan next month, and our most recent peek comes from a series of stills released today. The stills are just a few of the 60,000 (!) included in Deathberry Days Document, a …Read more »
It’s a question that echoes throughout message boards and in convention halls around the world: what was the anime that got you into anime? A recent thread on popular Japanese site for all things geek, Otakomu, asked just that, and the variety of responses, across …Read more »
Masaaki Yuasa has every right to take it easy. The director pumped out back-to-back films in 2017 (The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl and Lu Over the Wall) and followed them up with the year’s most talked about anime, Devilman Crybaby, this spring. But …Read more »
Popular fighting manga Kengan Ashura is getting an anime adaptation next year, but attendees at next month’s Anime Expo have a chance to get an early look. AX will host the world premiere of the anime July 7, with multiple members of the staff in …Read more »
Hajime is a gloomy teenage otaku, an antisocial video game nerd. His classmates think he’s a loser, all except for Kaori, the most beautiful girl in class … but Hajime’s too awkward to appreciate her affection, and the fact that she likes him just makes …Read more »
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