On February 25, the official Twitter account for the 2019 Fruits Basket anime announced the tenth and eleventh members of the show’s English dub cast. The series will add the following: Arisa Uotani: Elizabeth Maxwell Saki Hanajima: Jād Saxton Fruits Basket will hit Japanese TV in April. The title will air on Tokyo MX and […]
Seldom is gay manga as wholesome as Go For It, Nakamura!, but this eleven-chapter manga is as soft and sweet as it gets. The comical hijinks and silly conflicts resemble the older romances of the ‘90s anime scene, becoming a window into what could have been if LGBTQIA entertainment had become more mainstream way earlier.
Earlier today, the official Hitori Bocchi no Marumaru Seikatsu anime website updated with a new trailer and a key visual. We break the details down below. Trailer The two-minute teaser introduces the main characters and basic premise with character dialogue, set to a series of clips from the show. Theme song Hitori Bocchi’s Monologue kicks […]
Earlier today, the official website for the Children of the Sea (Kaiju no Kodomo) anime film updated with a new trailer and visual, as well as the main cast and crew members attached to the project. We break the details down below. Trailer The 20-second promo offers a glimpse at several scenes from the film, […]
Earlier today, the official Strike Witches anime website updated with a teaser visual for upcoming anime Strike Witches 501 Butai Hasshinshimasu! (Strike Witches 501st Unit, Taking Off!), as well as detail son the show’s theme songs. We break the details down below. Key Visual The image features the main cast in a huddle, looking down […]
This week: double standards for marginalized creators, an update on working conditions in the anime industry, and criticism of a recent My Hero Academia drama CD.
Earlier today, the official Chihayafuru anime website announced that the show’s upcoming third season will be delayed until October, citing “various circumstances.” The site also updated with a visual, which features Chihaya kneeling in her kimono. The series was originally slated to air in April, and will run for two cours as part of Nippon […]
Earlier today, Anime Boston announced that director Kenji Kodama, producer Naohiro Ogata, and screenwriter Yoichi Kato will attend Anime Boston as guests of honor. Both Ogata and Kodama collaborated on City Hunter: Shinjuku Private Eyes The two are the second and third Japanese guests for the convention. They will join the following: Yoko Shimomura Billy […]
Earlier today, the official Twitter account for the 2019 Fruits Basket anime announced the ninth member of the Fruits Basket English dub cast. The series will add the following: Akito Soma: Colleen Clinkenbeard Fruits Basket will hit Japanese TV in April. The title will air on Tokyo MX and other networks in Japan, while Funimation […]
Earlier today, Funimation took to Twitter to announce that they will stream Fire Force as part of their digital lineup. The series will hit FunimationNow later this year, though specifics on regions or formats have yet to be announced. Yuki Yase (Mekakucity Actors, Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai) will direct the series at […]
Earlier today, the official Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majū Sensen Babylonia anime website updated with a pair of teaser visuals and two cast members. The series will add the following: Merlin: Takahashi Sakurai Ana: Yuu Asakawa Visuals for both characters were also revealed, which you can check out below: Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majū Sensen Babylonia hits […]
Earlier today, an official website opened its doors to announce that SD Gundam World Sangoku Sōketsuden will get a global release. The project will include two comic series, as well as an anime project. The first staffers for the anime were revealed. along with a key visual and the first staffers. We break the details […]
Earlier today, the Radiant anime’s official Twitter account announced that the show will get a second season. The series will return to the airwaves in October, when it will air for a second 21-episode run on NHK’s E-Tele network. Furthermore, the show’s first season will be rebroadcast in its entirety on E-Tele starting April 3. […]
Earlier today, news outlets reported that Donald Keene passed away due to cardiac arrest. He was 96. Keene was a scholar of Japanese literature, who was born in New York in 1922. Keene found inspiration in Japanese literature in 1922, when he read an English translated verrsion of A Tale of Genji. This led to […]
On February 22, Discotek took to Facebook to announce that they acquired the domestic rights to three new titles. The publisher will release the following under their banner: Appleseed (OVA) Gakuen Utopia Manabi Straight Kyo Kara Maoh! All three titles will be released on home video, along with Lupin the Third Part 4. Appleseed will […]
Earlier today, the official Twitter account for the 2019 Fruits Basket anime announced the eighth member of the Fruits Basket English dub cast. The series will add the following: Hatori Soma: Kent Williams Williams is reprising his role from the 2001 TV series. In addition, the account confirmed the dates for the show’s theatrical preview. […]
Earlier today, Bandai Namco started streaming a new teaser for upcoming final film Space Battleship 2202: Warriors of Love: Shinsei-hen (Nova Chapter). The promo features the first nine minutes of the film in its entirety. Space Battleship 2202: Warriors of Love: Shinsei-hen (Nova Chapter), will hit theaters on March 1, 2019. Nobuyoshi Habara (D.N.Angel, Fafner) is directing […]
In the 1990s, when this film debuted, Perfect Blue accurately predicted a hostile atmosphere in the entertainment industry for women. We can identify similarities between the #MeToo movement, both the Japanese and American pop industries, and Mima’s mind-breaking plight.
Earlier today, the official Twitter account for the 2019 Fruits Basket anime updated with a new teaser trailer. The 82-second, subtitled trailer offers a brief preview of the show’s main concept, and previews the Japanese dialogue for Tohru, Kyo, Yuki, and Shigure. Fruits Basket will hit Japanese TV in April. Fruits Basket will air on […]
