Everyone has their own idea of what makes a voice performance special, and Charapedia likes to keep track of how Japanese fans rank the current crop of talent. We may only be a few months into 2019, but thanks to a recent poll the results …Read more »
Fans of Kyoto Animation’s take on Kana Akatsuki’s Violet Evergarden series of fantasy light novels are in for a treat early next year. The adaptation’s official website went live with a teaser and key visual for Violet Evergarden the Movie, which is now set to …Read more »
One-of-a-kind director Kunihiko Ikuhara is back in the spotlight again thanks to the recent debut of his latest TV anime, Sarazanmai. The stars of that show are now playing nice with Ikuhara’s other works in a new key visual for an upcoming exhibition of the …Read more »
From Studio Ghibli veteran Kitaro Kosaka and acclaimed anime studio Madhouse comes Okko’s Inn—a beautiful film that will captivate audiences of all ages. Soon you’ll be able to see it in U.S. theaters, with tickets available now for English dubbed screenings on April 22 and …Read more »
The spirit of the early work of Makoto Shinkai and similarly driven creators continues, and the amazing one-man anime talent known as loudraw is back with another impressive piece of work. Following up on a dazzling graduation project a couple years ago, loudraw returns with …Read more »
Hayao Miyazaki’s Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind anime film first premiered in Japan back in March of 1984, which means this year celebrates 35 years of big-screen adventure. Fans of the legendary director’s work will be able to join in on the fun …Read more »
Nothing like a good old fashioned tease to get your speculation motors running! The latest series to dangle a carrot before its fans is Digimon, which has something big in the works according to the latest issue of V-Jump magazine. That’s about as far as …Read more »
Every year, France’s Annecy International Animated Film Festival features a special program devoted to the animation of a selected country. This year, for the first time in 20 years, that country is Japan. That’s the word from an Annecy press conference held in Tokyo today. …Read more »
The manga and anime worlds were hit hard yesterday with the news of Lupin III creator Monkey Punch’s passing. Many have shared their favorite stories and memories since, including the voice of Lupin himself, Kanichi Kurita. When original Lupin voice actor Yasuo Yamada fell ill …Read more »
A few days ago we posted about the 23rd Detective Conan anime film breaking opening day records for the franchise, but its success didn’t stop there. With the weekend behind us, we can now see the full scale of The Fist of Blue Sapphire‘s domination, …Read more »
Some very sad news was delivered today, as renowned manga author and Lupin III creator Kazuhiko Katou—known widely by his Monkey Punch pen name—has passed away. Reports state that the author died on April 11, 2019 of pneumonia at the age of 81. Katou was born …Read more »
16-year-old actor Airu Kubozuka was lined up to voice Sora, one of the three leads in Studio 4ºC’s anime adaptation of Daisuke Igarashi’s award-winning Children of the Sea manga, but those plans have since been scrapped. It all comes down to growing pains, sadly, because …Read more »
Everyone could use a few extra helping hands, especially when those hands belong to experienced artists. Studio Ghibli is hoping an ad on its official website will narrow the search, and those who fit the requirements may get the opportunity to work with anime legend …Read more »
In the Crime Never Pays department, we have another case of a suspect being arrested for illegally distributing anime in Japan. In this case the man in question is a 29-year-old Korean national living in Yokkaichi, Mie who allegedly used BitTorrent to share the World …Read more »
KADOKAWA’s Book Walker company has officially launched a new brand of talking apps called ISEKAI, with the first entry available on Android in Japan today. In an appropriate move for an app with that kind of name, the first title is based on KONOSUBA: God’s …Read more »
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