Luca is a young man living in a world where seeds contain miraculous powers. The seeds are tightly controlled by a government organization called Graineliers, but Luca needs money to support himself and his shut-in father and takes up raising illegal amaranth for profit. One …Read more »
A funny story from Japanese Twitter user RainMamizu has been making the rounds over the past few weeks. She’d been dating a guy for sometime, when one day he searched her phone without asking, discovering that she was a self-proclaimed fujoshi. Up till now she …Read more »
Falling in love can make a smart person dumb and a dumb person dumber. This is the beating heart of just about every romantic comedy that’s ever existed, anime or otherwise. Gamers!—the 2017 summer light novel adaptation by Studio Pine Jam—is no exception. It starts …Read more »
The Saudi General Commission for Audio-Visual Media announced on Monday that it’s prohibiting 47 games in connection with the deaths of a 13 year old girl and 12 year old boy. The list of banned games includes such titles as Yo-kai Watch, Okami, One Piece: …Read more »
Acclaimed writer Mari Okada (anohana: The Flower We Saw That Day, Lupin III: The Woman Called Fujiko Mine) has put her stamp on plenty of memorable anime productions, and the latest marks her directorial debut. Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms is a gorgeously-animated tale …Read more »
It’s been a long time coming, but we finally have an idea of when to expect the next Evangelion anime film, Shin Evangelion Gekijou-ban:||. A teaser hit theaters along with Mamoru Hosoda’s MIRAI, lining the anticipated entry in Khara’s Shin Evangelion series up for a …Read more »
With Comic-Con 2018 under way in San Diego, it’s time for the hype machine to roll even harder on a handful of big projects. One of them happens to be the Dragon Ball Super: Broly anime film, which is coming to Japan in December and …Read more »
Sailor Moon R- The Movie and Sailor Moon S- The Movie are both coming to hundreds of theaters across the nation on July 28 (dubbed) and July 30 (subbed), and Fathom Events popped in with a new clip to preview the latter. Watch as Sailors …Read more »
The Iorph are a unique people who live far away from humanity in their own idyllic space. With hair so blonde it’s practically platinum and lives that span hundreds of years, they have come to be known as The Clan of the Separated. The Iorph …Read more »
From the legendary Studio Ghibli, and Academy Award®-winning director Hayao Miyazaki, comes an epic masterpiece that has dazzled audiences worldwide with its breathtaking imagination, exhilarating battles and deep humanity. Princess Mononoke returns to cinemas July 22, 23, and 25, and you can secure your tickets …Read more »
Sounds like we may be able to get our peepers on the South Korean Jin-Roh remake before too long. Netflix has announced they’ve licensed the streaming rights to the film, which is called Inrang. The film opens in South Korea next week. The original Jin-Roh …Read more »
Discotek, the licensor of choice for those into classic and/or leftfield anime, is out with an impressive list of new licenses and release details. The company unleashed this flood of information through a series of posts to its official Facebook page today. Let’s go through …Read more »
Those who have been waiting for more adventures in Japari Park have something to be happy about. It’s been announced that a new Kemono Friends short series will begin streaming on TV Tokyo’s AniTele app. The series is called Yokoso Japari Park (Welcome Japari Park) …Read more »
With the caveat that the word “otaku” means different things to different generations, subcultures and nationalities, this is still some pretty interesting news. A survey of 400 Japanese women from 15 to 24 around Japan has revealed that almost 70% of those women identified as …Read more »
Did you miss your chance to check out Studio Ponoc and director Hiromasa Yonebayashi’s Mary and the Witch’s Flower anime film in theaters? Well, now you can make up for it (or watch it all over again) at home thanks to Netflix. The English dub …Read more »
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