The adventures of Sherlock Holmes —master detective, tobacco ash expert, and thorn in Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s side — have been adapted hundreds of times over the years. Naturally, some of those would be anime adaptations! As with any new version of the Holmes canon, …Read more »
Back in March we posted about the October premiere plans for the Kabukicho Sherlock TV anime, which is currently in the works at Production I.G. Now the Japanese debut has been narrowed down to October 11 as part of the Animeism programming block. As the title implies, Kabukicho Sherlock is set …Read more »
The anime adaptation of light novel series Cop Craft Dragnet Mirage Reloaded continues apace. The series, which has apparently been given the streamlined title Cop Craft, now has a teaser visual, plus cast, crew and premiere deets. Crafty! The original light novel series, written by …Read more »
It’s easy to get caught up in games, especially when you’re laser-focused on a particular task. With that in mind, some players take their dedication too far, which is what happened when a Japanese Pokémon Go player allegedly struck a police officer for interrupting his …Read more »
Sometimes it takes a familiar face to inspire people to make a big change in their lives. In the case of the Osaka Prefectural Police, City Hunter protagonist Ryo Saeba has been brought on board as the poster boy for recruitment. As much of a …Read more »
Who are anime’s top cops? That was the question at hand over at Charapedia, who are experts at asking Japanese anime fans hard-hitting questions. Let’s see who they chose as anime’s top 10 law enforcement officers. 10. Wataru Takagi Detective Conan 9. Akane Tsunemori Psycho-Pass …Read more »
Saw this coming a mile away. Over 700 players of Pokemon Go in Japan have been cited by police for traffic violations since the launch of the game last month, according to Tokyo Reporter. Pokemon Go? More like Pokemon Stop, amirite? The total number of …Read more »
Law & Order , CSI , True Detective : America loves its police shows, all right, but it doesn’t have a lock on genre by any means. To prove the point, ranking site Goo has asked its readers to list their 20 favorite police anime. …Read more »
Tokyo police have filed charges against an idol group for performing a concert outside Shinjuku station, one of the city’s major traffic hubs, according to Tokyo Reporter. The offenders, Flare-La-Mode Ace, are an idol group made up of seven women 18 to 26 whose theme …Read more »
To be honest, I walked into the screening of The Next Generation: Patlabor episodes two and three ready to write the whole thing off as a failure. I’d seen episode one and did not think too highly of it: it felt like another unnecessary, awkward …Read more »
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