Back when the My Hero Academia film was released earlier this year in Japan, the first one million attendees got a special gift: a short manga about the origins of All Might. Now that manga is being turned into a short anime. The anime short, …Read more »
The cells are still working. Cells at Work!, the popular 2018 anime series that personified the cells working hard in the human body, is back for more. It was announced over the weekend that the series would be getting a new episode, plus a smartphone …Read more »
Saint Seiya: Saintia Sho, the Saint Seiya spinoff by Chimaki Kuori, is getting an anime adaptation. Now we’ve got the first look at the original net series, plus some cast and crew announcements. We’ve learned today that Saintia Sho will be animated over at Gonzo …Read more »
More information is here for the hotly-anticipated return of Mob Psycho 100, which has BONES continuing its adaptation of One-Punch Man creator ONE’s manga. The world premiere of the first episode is set for Anime NYC today, and the show’s panel revealed the Japanese broadcast …Read more »
Goku and Vegeta are feelin’ it as they battle Freeza in the latest trailer for JUMP FORCE, which brings Shonen Jump all-stars to the real world when it launches on February 15, 2019. Watch as the Saiyan heroes go full SSGSS in order to contend …Read more »
Fathom Events and The Pokémon Company International bring the highly-anticipated new animated feature film Pokémon the Movie: The Power of Us to movie theaters on November 24, 26, 28 and December 1. With friends both fresh and familiar and an all-new threat to the world …Read more »
Director Chiaki Kon’s anime adaptation of Jasmine Gyuh’s Back Street Girls -Gokudols- manga aired in Japan from July to September of this year, and it’s finally coming to Netflix. The streaming service launched a page for the series recently, lining it up for December 12. …Read more »
More playable characters are on the way to Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker, both as free additions and optional Master Character purchases priced at $3.99 each. Those who opt for the latter will be able to use each character’s moves, costumes, and weapons for their …Read more »
Academy Award-winning director Hayao Miyazaki’s classic Studio Ghibli anime film Castle in the Sky returns to theaters this November to bring an epic finale to Studio Ghibli Fest 2018! Screenings will be available in both English and the original Japanese—with dubbed showings scheduled for November …Read more »
We learned back in October that A Certain Magical Index spinoff A Certain Scientific Railgun would be getting a third season. Now, thanks to an interview with creator Kazuma Kamachi, we’ve learned the third season is set to air in 2019. That’s in addition to …Read more »
If you’re in Tokyo from November 16 to January 6, make your way to the Evangelion Store in Ikebukuro for a tipple at the just-opened Evangelion Bar. The bar features a range of drinks based on the popular giant robot franchise. That includes the Asuka …Read more »
Eureka Seven fans in the States might be bummed out that unlike their counterparts in Japan, they don’t yet have access to Anemone, the new Eureka Seven film. But here’s the next-best thing: the first ten minutes. The film, which is titled Anemone: Eureka Seven: …Read more »
The live-action version of popular franchise Touken Ranbu is due out January 18. To get the hype machine rolling, Toho Cinemas has revealed a few stills taken on the set of the film. The film stars the cast of the Touken Ranbu stage play, which …Read more »
Originally debuting in 2015, Fire Force (AKA En’en no Shouboutai) is the current manga by Atsushi Ohkubo, who is most well known for Soul Eater. Now it’s officially coming to the small screen in the form of a TV anime adaptation, and the studio behind …Read more »
It’s been a long hard road for James Cameron’s quest to bring Yukito Kishiro’s Battle Angel Alita manga to the big screen. We’ll finally see how it all pays off when the Robert Rodriguez-directed Alita: Battle Angel opens in theaters on February 14, 2019, and …Read more »
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