It’s a big day for Hayao Miyazaki and Studio Ghibli! Time Magazine has named Miyazaki in its list of “The 100 Most Influential People of 2024,” and Cannes, the prestigious French film festival, is giving Studio Ghibli its Honorary Palme d’Or. The Palme d’Or is …Read more »
2024 began with a large 7.6 earthquake in Japan, with Noto Peninsula in the Ishikawa Prefecture especially affected. Insomniacs After School is located in Nanao in Ishikawa Prefecture, and original manga creator Makoto Ojiro is getting involved with relief efforts through The Insomniacs After School …Read more »
Based on the manga written by Hiroshi Noda and illustrated by Takahiro Wakamatsu, the No Longer Allowed in Another World anime is gearing up for its premiere this July. In the meantime, two more cast members have been announced for the dark comedy isekai, so …Read more »
Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence, Mamoru Oshii’s 2004 follow-up to Ghost in the Shell, is hitting North American theaters this summer in 4K. The rerelease is courtesy Gkids. The 4K version will debut at Chicago Critic’s Film Festival in May before it heads out …Read more »
Monthly manga magazine Dengeki Daioh is celebrating its 30th anniversary with a character-filled cover illustrated by Nio Nakatani, the creator of Bloom Into You. The illustration features 25 characters from all eras of Dengeki Daioh’s three-decade run. Famous titles represented include Yotsuba&!, A Certain Scientific …Read more »
Look Back, the new anime film based on the manga by Chainsaw Man creator Tatsuki Fujimoto, has just released its first full trailer. The film hits theaters in Japan June 28. Also unveiled today is a thorough staff list, including: Art Director: Kiyoshi Sameshima Color …Read more »
Spice and Wolf: merchant meets the wise wolf started at the beginning of the month, and now the English dub has begun to stream on Crunchyroll. The first Spice and Wolf anime came out in 2008, but there is good news for dub watchers: the …Read more »
Another big name has joined the cast for the Hollywood Sonic the Hedgehog movie series! Keanu Reeves will be voicing Shadow in Sonic the Hedgehog 3, which is scheduled to play on the big screen this December 20. Meanwhile, multiple actors are reprising their roles, …Read more »
If you’re looking for some women’s cycling action in your anime, you’ll want to direct your eyes toward Rinkai!. The show recently debuted as part of a mixed media project that includes a manga adaptation by Kiyoshi Yamane, and the latest update has three cast …Read more »
Daisuke Hiyama’s ecchi comedy manga Peter Grill and the Philosopher’s Time has been running in the pages of Futabasha’s Manga Action magazine since July 2017, and now it’s almost ready to turn the final page. According to the 14th collected volume of the series, the …Read more »
T·P BON is an upcoming Netflix anime based on the manga by Doraemon creators Fujiko Fujio, and a new main trailer has arrived to preview more of the adaptation to come. The main trailer introduces the main voice cast members—including Akihisa Wakayama as Bon Namihira, …Read more »
This anime season is full of super-special, superhuman anime characters. From literal goddesses to magicians to reincarnated heroes, there’s no shortage of special abilities. And as the new season gets warmed up, we’ve already met some anime heroines who are out of this world in …Read more »
A couple big box office anime wins out of Japan and China this weekend. In Japan, the new Detective Conan film — the 27th in the long-running franchise — made 3.3 billion yen in its opening weekend. The film, subtitled The Million-dollar Pentagram, broke Conan …Read more »
Bottoms up! Fans of Delicious in Dungeon can now down fine ales (or any liquid of their choice, really) with official series-branded mugs. The mugs, made by Japan’s Urakita Craft Studio, are the real thing: hand-drafted wooden barrel mugs like the type you’d see in …Read more »
The Ya Boy Kongming! anime recently lit up the big screen with the Road to Summer Sonia compilation film, and now a date has been set for its English streaming premiere. HIDIVE plans to stream the feature on its platform starting on April 23, and …Read more »
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