Chi’s Sweet Home , the unbearably cute manga series about an adopted kitten, is getting a CG-animated series, reports Kodansha’s Morning magazine. Likelihood CG Chi will be cuter than CG Bill Murray Garfield? Extreme-chi. There aren’t many details on the series yet, but we know …Read more »
The 2015 Naruto stage play was a hit, it seems, because the crew is back for more headbanded ninja action this summer. The 2016 version of Live Spectacle Naruto , which stars largely the same cast as last year, will add character Rock Lee, who …Read more »
Rock Musical Bleach, a rock musical based on the manga and anime Bleach (as if you couldn’t figure that out based on the title) is back and headed to stages throughout Japan this summer. The 2016 Rock Musical is the longest in a line of …Read more »
Food Wars: Shokugeki no Soma , the popular anime about the trials and tribulations of young chef Soma Yukihira, is coming back for a second season, and now both the title and release season have been announced. Season two of Food Wars will be called …Read more »
The Tokyo Anime Award Festival is, well, pretty much what it sounds like: a yearly award show that bestows prizes on the best anime of the year. The nominations for best anime of the year are out for this year’s TAAF. Let's check out who …Read more »
Last year we reported that a new live-action Death Note film, entitled Death Note 2016 (you’ll never guess the release year, guys) was in the works, and now we’ve got our first glimpse at the film’s main three cast members. Let's check these guys out. …Read more »
ERASED As usual, there’s a plethora of anime to choose from this season (we count 37 TV series, and that’s excluding short and specials). We’re a few weeks into the season, and fans have started to weed out the series they’re not so interested in …Read more »
The Manga Taishō, also known as the Cartoon Grand Prize, is a yearly award given to the author of a relatively new manga (eight volumes or less). The 2016 edition is on its way, and 11 titles have been announced nominees for the prize. The …Read more »
Nico Nico Douga recently polled their readers, asking about what winter 2016 anime they’re most looking forward to. As these shows start to gear up for air, let’s check out what they picked, shall we? 10. Grimgar of Fantasy and Ash 9. Dimension W 8. …Read more »
What do the delayed episodes of 2015’s God Eater and the new Naruto spinoff anime have in common? They’re both set to hit Japanese tee-vee in March, that’s what. Yes, that’s a mere three months between us and the long-delayed God Eater episodes 10 to …Read more »
Kyoto Animation is working on a film adaptation of the manga A Silent Voice , and we’ve now learned it’s coming out this fall, thanks to a listing by distributor Shochiku. A Silent Voice ( Koe no Katachi ) is being directed at KyoAni by …Read more »
Any One Piece fans out there missing Sanji? Old “Black Leg,” resident chef and eye hider of the Straw Hat Pirates, has barely shown up in One Piece since 2013. But that’s all going to change in 2016, says tonsilless One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda. …Read more »
With the new year comes a new season of winter anime, and Japanese anime fans are already feeling the hype. Pollsters Charapedia have asked their readers to rank the anime they’re most looking forward to this winter, and they’ve published the results today. How closely …Read more »
Matt Schley
