Posts by Anime Herald

  • Mashin Eiyūden Wataru Reboot Gets New Teaser Trailer

    On October 28, the official Mashin Eiyūden Wataru: Shichi Tamashii no Ryūjinmaru (Mashin Eiyūden Wataru: Seven-Souled Ryūjinmaru) anime website updated with a new teaser trailer. The three-minute promo features a redrawn version of the original Mashin Eiyūden Wataru anime’s opening credits, before highlighting the toys in production. The series will hit Japanese TV in Spring […]

  • Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna Movie Gets New Trailer

    Earlier today, the official website for the upcoming Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna anime movie updated with a new teaser trailer. The 45-second promo shows the DigiDestined coming together once again, albeit with many of them well into adulthood. Digimon Adventure: Last Evolution Kizuna will open in Japanese theaters on February 21, 2020. Tomohisa Taguchi […]

  • HBO Max App Partners With Crunchyroll For Anime Content

    Earlier today, HBO took to Twitter to announce that they entered a content disribution agreement with Crunchyroll. In their announcement, HBO announced that Crunchyroll will partner with the network to serve a curated selection of anime via the HBO Max app, which will rotate on a quarterly basis. As of press time, no further details […]

  • Darwin’s Game Anime Gets First Trailer, New Staffers & Cast Members Also

    Earlier today, the official Darwin’s Game anime website updated with a new teaesr trailer, as well as several cast and crew members. We break the details down below. Trailer The minute-long promo introduces the game’s main characters and general story, with dialogue providing the major plot beats. 【✨第1弾PV解禁✨】2020年1月より、TVアニメ「ダーウィンズゲーム」放送開始!!アニメ映像初出しとなる第1弾PVを解禁! ― 予測不能の極限異能力バトル ― 1月からの放送をお楽しみに!https://t.co/6wLsiSimjE#Dゲーム pic.twitter.com/NoqiKhs5jA — 「ダーウィンズゲーム」公式 […]

  • “Pet” Anime Gets New Trailer & 4 Cast Members

    Earlier today, the official Pet anime website updated with a new teaser trailer and four cast members. We break the details down below. Trailer The 51-second promo previews the events of the series in a series of rapid cuts, as dueling character dialogues jockey with one another to provide the main story beats. Cast The […]

  • Adult Swim Streams Uzumaki Anime Staff Interview

    On October 25, Adult Swim started streaming a “behind the scenes” featurette for their upcoming anime adaptation of Junji Ito’s Uzumaki. The three-minute promo features brief interview segments with creator Junji Ito, Shogakukan editor Sayuri Kinjo, anime director Hiroshi Nagahama, and anime writer Aki Itami. Uzumaki will air on Adult Swim’s Toonami block in 2020. […]

  • Koisuru Asteroid Anime Gets New Trailer & Visual, Main Cast Also

    Earlier today, the official Koisuru Asteroid anime website updated with a new key visual and trailer, as well as the main voice cast and several staffers attached to the project. We break the details down below. Trailer The minute-long introduces the main cast members, as lead actor Tomoyo Takayanagi narrates the major story beats. Key […]

  • Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel III. spring song Gets Second Key Visual

    Earlier today, the official Fate/stay night anime franchise’s Twitter account updated with a new teaser trailer for Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel III. spring song. The 24-second promo cuts between parts of the film’s second key visual, before finally cutting to a full shot of the teaser. 【第三章 第2弾キービジュアル公開】劇場版「Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel]」Ⅲ.spring songの第2弾キービジュアルが公開となりました! この風を越えて、前へ 第三章は2020年 春 […]

  • High School Fleet Movie Previews New Cast In Teaser Trailer

    Earlier today, the official High School Fleet anime website updated with a new teaser trailer. The 49-second promo introduces the film’s newest cast members, as a sweeping symphonic melody plays. 【✨第2弾特報映像解禁✨】2020年1月18日(土)全国ロードショーとなる「劇場版 ハイスクール・フリート」の新規カット含む第2弾特報映像を解禁👏https://t.co/jpuxUnsj9z#はいふり pic.twitter.com/Cbl41ownse — 「ハイスクール・フリート」公式 (@hai_furi) October 25, 2019 The High School Fleet film will open on January 18, 2020. Jun Nakagawa will direct the […]

  • Toonami To Air My Hero Academia Season 4 Starting 11/9/2019

    Earlier today, Adult Swim’s Toonami block announced that they will air the fourth season of My Hero Academia. The series will hit the block on November 9, at 11:00PM local time. My Hero Academia returned to Japanese TV on October 12. Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Funimation are streaming the show as it airs in Japan. Funimation […]

  • Sega Streams Character Song For Project Sakura Wars’ Anastasia Palma

    Earlier today, Sega’s official YouTube channel updated with a new teaser video for Project Sakura Wars. The two-minute promo is a music video for the Anastasia Palma’s character song Kaereru Basho (A Place to Return To). Ayaka Fukuhara, who plays Anastasia in-game, is the singer. Project Sakura Wars will hit Japanese retailers on December 12. […]

  • Shirobako Movie Gets New Trailer & Visual, 2/29/2020 Premiere Also

    Earlier today, the official website for Shirobako The Movie (Gekijō-ban Shirobako) updated with a new visual and trailer, as well as a premiere date for the feature. The film will open in Japanese theaters on February 29, 2020. We break the details down below. Trailer The 34-second promo gives a brief flyby of the main […]

  • Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 Gets First Trailer

    On October 23, Netflix revealed a new teaser trailer for Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045. The 45-second promo features series lead Motoko Kusanagi driving an all-terrain vehicle into the ruins of Los Angeles. A Tachikoma can be seen in the back of the vehicle. Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 will stream worldwide as a Netflix […]

  • Netflix Streams Levius Anime Trailer; Plans 11/28/2019 Release

    On October 23, Netflix started streaming a new trailer for Levius. The two-minute teaser introduces the cast, and sheds some light on the past of the titular Levius. Netflix will stream Levius worldwide as a Netflix Original on November 28. Keisuke Ide will direct the project at Polygon Pictures, with Yuki Moriyama (Ajin, Knights of […]

  • “Weathering With You” Gets Western Preview Screenings On 1/15/2020 & 1/16/2020

    On October 23, GKIDS announced that they will host a series of preview screenings for Weathering With You. The publisher will partner with Fathom Events to give the film a two-night run on January 15 and 16, 2020. The screenings will feature bonus content that will not be shown during the general release of the […]

  • Mr. Osomatsu & Stephen King’s IT Cross Over In New Visual

    Apparently, even the Matsuno brothers float, down here. Earlier today, Warner Brothers revealed a cross-over visual for Eiga no Osomatsu-san (Mr. Osomatsu The Movie) and IT / IT: The End. The visual features the Matsuno brothers and Totoko, eagerly accepting balloons from Pennywise the Clown. The group stands before a creepy funhouse, as the unfortunate […]

  • Japanese Kyoto Animation Crowdfunding Effort Raises 7.7 Million Yen

    Earlier today, a Makuake crowdfunding campaign by the Animation for Next Industrial Innovation Conference (ANIC, henceforth) and the Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA, henceforth) ended its run. The campaign, which intended to raise funds for the victims of July’s arson fire at Kyoto Animation, closed with 7,727,000 yen ($71,304.76 USD). 1,083 backers donated to the […]

  • Chihayafuru 3 Anime Gets Character Teaser For Chihaya Ayase

    Earlier today, the official Chihayafuru anime website updated with a new teaser trailer for the show’s third season. The two-minute promo focuses on lead character Chihaya Ayase. 🌸夢に向かって真っすぐ突き進む🌸#綾瀬千早 キャラクターPV公開! 10/22 火曜深夜より放送開始する「#ちはやふる3」!かるたに青春を懸ける千早を振り返るキャラクターPVを公開しました! フォロー&この投稿をRTで千早役の #瀬戸麻沙美 さんサインポスターを抽選でプレゼント🍁#chihaya_anime pic.twitter.com/Z0v0gvZTNU — TVアニメ「ちはやふる」10月22日 火曜深夜より放送開始! (@chihaya_anime) October 22, 2019 Chihayafuru 3 hit Japanese TV earlier today. Crunchyroll is streaming the show as […]

  • Seven Seas Licenses “Love Me For What I Am” (FukaBoku) Manga

    Earlier today, publisher Seven Seas took to Twitter to announce that they acquired the rights to Kata Konayama’s Love Me For What I Am (Fukakai na Boku no Subete o; FukaBoku for short). The publisher will release the title’s first volume on June 2, 2020. Seven Seas describes Love Me For What I Am as: […]

  • “Father of Lolicon” Hideo Azuma Passes Away

    Earlier today, news outlets reported that manga artist Hideo Azuma passed away. He was 69. According to reports, Azuma succumbed to esophageal cancer on October 13. A private funeral service was held, which was attended by friends and relatives. Hideo Azuma made his debut in 1969, in the pages of Akita Shoten’s Manga Ō magazine […]