Hirune Hime is coming. We had kind of forgotten about this film, to be totally honest, as we haven’t heard much about it since it was announced way back in April . But we’ve got a fresh reminder courtesy a slick visual revealed today. Hirune …Read more »
Animator Makiko Futaki, whose work at Ghibli spans the entirety of the studio’s filmography, has died at age 58. Futaki died of an unspecified illness on May 13. Futaki, who was born in 1957 in Osaka, began her career at Telecom Animation Film Co., Ltd. …Read more »
Game of Thrones fan art by Joscomie [This story was original published in the June 24th, 2014 issue of Otaku USA e-News.] With the fourth season of HBO fantasy drama Game of Thrones now behind us, many of us will be feeling a familiar sense …Read more »
A series of Japanese novels adapted into an anime series by Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex director Kenji Kamiyama back in 2007, Moribito is now set to become a live-action series starring Haruka Ayase ( Our Little Sister ). Aside from Ayase, other …Read more »
Viz swooped in and made a new announcement today, this time concerning the rescue of the Moribito: Guardian of the Spirit license. Previously released by Media Blasters, Moribito will be making its way to Blu-ray, DVD, and the Neon Alley streaming service. The 26-episode anime's …Read more »
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