My Hero Academia: Two Heroes is already out in Japan, but that hasn’t stopped the hype machine. Today a series of genga, or key frames, giving a behind-the-scenes look at the film were revealed. The key frames are matched up with their corresponding completed frames, …Read more »
FLCL Progressive, the long-awaited second season of cult classic FLCL, hits Adult Swim June 2, and to build up the hype (as if we could be any more excited!), the network has released a behind-the-scenes video will several players behind the series. That includes folks …Read more »
It might actually take longer to read this article than it does to finish Final Fantasy VII . A bit of an exaggeration, perhaps, but “ Final Fantasy 7: An oral history ” is a beast. Written by Polygon’s Matt Leone, the tome is an …Read more »
Interested in getting a behind-the-scenes look at the original FLCL ? This may be the ebook for you. Japanese company Onebilling Inc. is centering the latest in its series of E-Sakuga ebooks on the popular 2000-2001 OVA, which is getting a sequel next year. The …Read more »
Back in 2014 (wow, has it been that long already?), P.A.Works gave us a behind-the-scenes look at the industry we love with Shirobako , a fictionalized account of what it’s like to work at an anime studio. Now they’ve made the real-life version. The 30-minute …Read more »
We’ve posted a few times the last month or so about the new sci-fi anime film Expelled From Paradise , written by Gen Urobuchi ( Madoka Magica ). They’ve been busy over at the movie’s official YouTube page, posting behind-the-scenes clips and previews. But the …Read more »
The official YouTube channel for recently-released CG-animated film Expelled from Paradise (which we reviewed last week) has been updating with a series of making-of videos showing just how the film was, well, made. They're currently up to volume four, which shows some behind-the-scenes production of …Read more »
Since the start of Otaku USA e-News a few years ago, Patrick Seitz has become something of a permanent fixture of the late-year interview cycle. He’s always thoughtful and candid about his experiences working in the American side of the industry as a voice actor, …Read more »
Since joining Crunchyroll in 2012, Tiffany Chen (official title: Senior Manager of Japan Channels) has seen a lot of changes at the anime streaming site, which has added a manga section, spun off its live-action drama hub into KDrama.com, and generally expanded massively over a …Read more »
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