The days are getting shorter, leaves are starting to change color, and coffee shops are busting out the Pumpkin Spice. It’s fall, and that means a whole new season of anime is about to hit screens. As usual, there are about a billion series to …Read more »
Eir Aoi, the popular pop star who’s contributed tunes to shows like Sword Art Online and Kill la Kill, is back in the booth. This time, she’s performing the ending theme for Fate/Grand Order Absolute Demonic Front: Babylonia. That series starts airing October 5. Aoi’s …Read more »
Encouragement of Climb (Yama no Susume), the series about young women climbing mountains, is set for a new project. That’s the word from an Encouragement of Climb event held in Saitama this September 15. Nothing much in the way of details yet, but it appears …Read more »
If you’re eagerly anticipating the October return of the Sword Art Online: Alicization anime, perhaps the mobile game’s latest update will tide you over momentarily. Bandai Namco’s new video is all about the game’s opening movie, which has anime studio A-1 Pictures returning to handle …Read more »
If you have the license for a particular property, it’s perfectly fine to use said license to produce huggable and extremely popular body pillow covers—AKA dakimakura—based on various characters from the series. This applies to the Love Live! franchise, as well, but there’s no way …Read more »
It’s one thing to admire the weaponry of your favorite manga and anime characters; it’s another entirely to use them to commit crimes of your own. That’s what one Lupin III fan did in Japan when he allegedly attempted to rob a convenience store using …Read more »
If you’re curious about the process behind making a highly anticipated anime based off a hit Shonen Jump manga, you’ll want to check out Crunchyroll’s new Dr. STONE documentary. The 25-minute video takes the crew to TMS Entertainment, where they got a bunch of insight …Read more »
The Hell Girl anime is already pretty dark as it is, and the sinister mood of the franchise is now making its way to a live-action film. The Kouji Shiraishi (Sadako vs. Kayako) directed adaptation is set to open in Japanese theaters on November 15, …Read more »
There have been a bunch of video game announcements and previews during this week’s Tokyo Game Show 2019, and one of the latest from Sega also concerns the world of anime. A new entry in the Sakura Wars series is in the works for PlayStation …Read more »
Granblue Fantasy: The Animation is getting ready to return with a second season on October 4. The MAPPA adaptation of CyGames’ smartphone RPG—directed by Yui Umemoto—is hyping everyone up for the continuation with a fresh promo, which includes a sample of Seven Billion Dots’ new …Read more »
You may recall a collaboration between One Piece and Nissin Foods’ Cup Noodle brand back in May, which saw Zoro reimagined as a high school student. Well, the Hungry Days campaign is back, and this time the latest amazing piece of short animation hones in …Read more »
When One-Punch Man hits Toonami October 12, it won’t be alone. Joining Saitama on the airwaves will be hit series Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba, complete with English dub. The popular series, directed by Haruo Sotozaki at Ufotable, has been airing in Japan since April. …Read more »
The anime adaptation of Rimukuro’s The Helpful Fox Senko-san manga is about to get a lot more interactive. The series has inspired a VR/AR app with Gugenka’s HoloModels program, which will give fans a chance to interact with the title character when it launches in …Read more »
Cinematic trailers with snippets of gameplay are one thing, but it’s much easier to envision how Final Fantasy VII Remake will turn out with some consistent in-game footage. Thanks to this week’s Tokyo Game Show 2019 event, a handful of Japanese and English outlets have …Read more »
One of the best surprises of the year so far was the latest anime series from director Kunihiko Ikuhara, Sarazanmai. In Internet Time it’s been roughly ten thousand years since the show ran back in spring, and it’s now time to move forward with the …Read more »
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