Nearly a decade ago, I said were I forced to name just one title that represented the best that anime had to offer, I would probably pick Mobile Police Patlabor and lamented it being years out of print. Since then, things have changed. Right now, …Read more »
Ninjas, mononoke, and shady intelligence agencies get an action-packed mash-up in Black Torch. Street tough Jiro Azuma might look like a petty criminal, but he uses his ninja training to defend helpless animals, which he can talk to. This unique ability leads him to rescue …Read more »
Romeo and Juliet get a supernatural makeover in Coyote. Yes, it’s werewolves vs. gangsters in this scorching male/male romance. Coyote is a member of a werewolf clan that’s been hiding its presence from humanity for the last 70 years. The reason for this is the …Read more »
Fighting games in the 90s were often joked about for the gratuitous proportions of their female cast members, but SNK’s Mai Shiranui was arguably THE most notorious. Her hand-drawn bouncing cleavage in the King Of Fighters games and anime outings like Fatal Fury: The Motion Picture …Read more »
What makes big, bad yakuza member Nitta scared? A little girl. To be fair, Hina isn’t just any little girl. She falls out of the sky in a giant, oval, egg-shaped object, landing squarely on Nitta’s head. At first just her face is visible through …Read more »
We recently spoke to voice actress Xanthe Huynh, who played the lead role in Mari Okada’s Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms. With the English-dubbed debut hitting select U.S. theaters today, it was only appropriate that we follow it up and give Ariel voice actor Eddy …Read more »
The October 8 premiere of Golden Kamuy season 2 is right around the corner, so it’s time for another full preview of the gold-rushin’ action to come. The anime’s continuation is slated for October 8, and you can see some of the new characters and …Read more »
Marking anime screenwriter Mari Okada’s directorial debut, Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms is a special film, and it officially makes its English-dubbed debut in select U.S. theaters today. Ahead of the premiere, we got the chance to speak with voice actress Xanthe Huynh, who plays the lead …Read more »
The latest character trailer is here for JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind, the David Production anime adaptation that covers the fifth arc of Hirohiko Araki’s long-running manga. This particular promo is all about the Yuichi Nakamura-voiced Bruno Bucciarati, who’s on display along with his Stand, …Read more »
Bandai Namco has been on a roll with adding characters to the ever-growing playable lineup of JUMP FORCE, the upcoming battle action game that’s now due out on PS4, Xbox One, and PC in February of 2019. After recently revealing the likes of Yugi Muto …Read more »
Celebrate the 30th anniversary of My Neighbor Totoro, from the legendary Studio Ghibli, creators of Spirited Away and Ponyo, and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki. Don’t miss when this classic tale of magic and adventure—featuring the voices of Tim Daly, Lea Salonga, and real-life sisters …Read more »
Nobuo Uematsu, the composer behind the music of the Final Fantasy series, has announced a hiatus in order to recuperate from illness. Uematsu, who made the announcement via his blog, stated he cannot commit to a time frame for his return, but that he will …Read more »
Folks who like both Kentaro Miura’s Berserk and high-quality hardcover books: here’s some news that’ll make you go berserk with excitement. Dark Horse, who publish Berserk in English in the U.S., will be re-releasing the manga in a deluxe hardcover edition. The books will be …Read more »
Dragon Ball Super: Broly hits screens in the U.S. January 16, 2019. That’s the word from Funimation, who have licensed the new Dragon Ball film. Before it goes wide, Broly will have its English-dubbed premiere December 13 at the Chinese Theater in Los Angeles. Before …Read more »
Hungry for some pancreas? Make your way to Los Angeles. LA’s Animation is Film (AIF) festival will host the North American premiere of I Want to Eat Your Pancreas October 21, reports Aniplex USA. Aniplex describes the AIF festival, which is in its second year, …Read more »
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