On April 4, Anime Boston announced that they will host the North American premiere for City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes. The event, which will be hosted on April 20 from 7 – 10 pm in the Sheraton Grand Ballroom, will include a Q&A session with Director Kenji Kodama, Screenwriter Yoichi Kato, and Producer Naohiro Ogata. […]
Earlier today, the official Fairy Gone anime website updated with a new teaser trailer. The two-minute trailer introduces the main plot beats, as character dialogue and narration provides a more detailed insight into the show, itself. Fairy Gone will hit Japanese TV on April 7. The full broadcast schedule is as follows (All times JST): […]
Earlier today, Funimation took to Twitter to announce that they will stream Fairy Gone as part of their Spring 2019 simulcast lineup. The first episode will launch on April 6, at noon Eastern (9:00AM Pacific). Funimation will also produce a SimulDub for the show, which launches on April 28, at 4:00PM Eastern (1:00PM Pacific). The […]
Earlier today, Funimation announced that they will add Kono Oto Tomare!: Sounds of Life to their Spring 2019 simulcast lineup. The series will launch on FunimationNow on April 6, at 1:30PM Eastern (10:30AM Pacific). Funimation is also planning to produce a SimulDub for the show, which will premiere on April 27, at 4:00PM Eastern (1:00PM […]
Earlier today, the official website for Studio Trigger’s Promare updated with a new teaser trailer. The minute-long promo sets the stage through a series of animation cuts, narrated by character dialogue. Theme song Kakusei (Awakening) by Superfly kicks in as a background track at the 35-second mark. Promare will hit Japanese theaters on May 24. […]
Earlier today, Sentai Filmworks started streaming an English dub trailer for upcoming compilation film Made In Abyss: Wandering Twilight. The minute-long promo focuses on the performances by Riko (Brittany Lauda) and Reg (Luci Christian). Made In Abyss: Wandering Twilight hits theaters later this year. The film is a compilation feature, which adapts the latter half […]
Earlier today, The Hollywood Reporter reported that Netflix has cast four of the main cast members for the upcoming Cowboy Bebop live-action TV series. According to the publication, the show will star the following: Spike Spiegel: John Cho Jet Black: Mustafa Shakir Faye Valentine: Daniella Pineda Vicious: Alex Hassell The Hollywood Reporter describes Spike Spiegel […]
Earlier today, Nozomi Entertainment announced that Ted Lewis will play the part of William in their English dub for Emma: A Victorian Romance. William is the fourth cast member confirmed for the adaptation. Ted Lewis has been active in the entertainment industry since 1990, when he made his début as Etoh in Record of Lodoss […]
On April 2, Funimation announced that they will stream YU-NO: A Girl Who Chants Love at the Bound of This World as part of their Spring 2019 simulcast lineup. The first episode launched on April 2 in subtitled format. Funimation is producing a dub for the show, though they haven’t announced a premiere date as […]
On April 2, entertainment news source Variety reported that the live-action Akira movie will be shot in California. The film will receive an $18.5 million tax credit from the California Film Commission, under the state’s “Film & TV Tax Credit Program 2.0” program. Warner Bros. Pictures’ executive VP of physical production and finance commented on […]
Content Warning: Contains descriptions of Koichi Sugiyama’s political views, which include war crime denial and views toward LGBT+ individuals. Earlier today, the official website for upcoming film Dragon Quest: Your Story updated with two trailers, as well as the film’s main cast. We break the details down below. Trailers The two teasers are long and […]
Earlier today, Anime Expo announced that they will host voice auditions for upcoming anime Shikizakura. Chukyo TV will be running the audition for an English-speaking role, which will take place in one of the show’s episodes. Shikizakura will be a twelve-episode TV series by Sublimation, which is slated to air in 2020. The title is […]
Earlier today, Crunchyroll announced that they will stream two new titles as part of their Spring 2019 simulcast lineup. The publisher will add the following: Fruits Basket (4/5/2019) Bakumatsu Crisis (4/2/2019) Fruits Basket Yoshihide Ibata (FLCL Progressive, Attack on Titan: Junior High) will direct Fruits Basket at TMS Entertainment, with Masaru Shindo providing character designs. […]
Earlier today, Aniplex of America announced that they will stream two shows as part of their Spring 2019 simulcast lineup. The publisher will stream the following: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba We Never Learn: BOKUBEN Both titles will stream on Hulu, Crunchyroll, and FunimationNow starting April 6. Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Haruo Sotozaki (Tales […]
On April 1, Sega of France uploaded their teaser trailer for Project Sakura Wars. The teaser they uploaded was an early version, though, which includes scenes not found in the final version. The promo displays a general lack of overall lighting effects, and in some segments, timecodes. In addition, though, the teaser includes new scenes […]
Earlier today, Crunchyroll revealed the first three titles to join their Spring 2019 simulcast lineup. The publisher wil stream the following: The IdolM@ster Cinderella Girls Theater Climax Season Ace of Diamond Act II Shonen Ashibe GO! GO! Goma-chan Season 4 All three titles will launch on April 2. The shows join the following continuing titles: […]
Sentai Filmworks announced that they acquired the rights to Namuamidabutsu! -Utena-. The publisher acquired the global rights to the title outside of Asia, and plans to stream the show on select digital outlets. A physical release is slated to follow. Shortly after the announcement was revealed, HIDIVE took to Twitter to announce that they will […]
Earlier today, the official Shōjo☆Kageki Revue Starlight website announced that a new short-form anime project is in the works. The project, titled Shōjo☆Kageki Konto All Starlight (Girl☆Musical Theater Comedy Act All Starlight), will be a slapstick comedy series that revolves around the nine leads. Revue Starlight aired in the Summer 2018 broadcast season. The title […]
Earlier today, the official Karakai Jozu no Takagi-san (Teasing Master Takagi-san) anime website updated with a new trailer, as well as the core cast and crew members and a premeire window. We break the details down below. Trailer The two-minute trailer is an anime short, which sees Takagi-san playing an April Fool’s joke on Nishikata. […]
Earlier today, Sentai Filmworks announced that they acquired the global rights to three anime titles. The publisher acquired the global rights (outside of Asia) to the following: Senryu Girl Ao-chan Can’t Study! Why the Hell are You Here, Teacher!? Sentai will stream all three titles on select digital outlets, followed by home video releases. Senryu […]
