On February 13, Japan’s Securities and Exchange Surveillance Commission reported that anime studio DLE had worked its way into listing of the First Section of the Tokyo Stock Exchange, due to falsified sales and overstated transactions. (Note: The First Section is the top level of the exchange, reserved for large-scale corporations) According to the report, […]
Earlier today, the official Mix anime website updated with two new cast members. The series will add the following: Eisuke Tachibana: Wataru Takagi Mayumi Tachibana: Kikuko Inoue Mix will air on April 6, on NTV and YTV. The show is slated to be shown on Saturdays in the 17:30 (5:30PM) block. Odahiro Watanabe (Tokyo Ghoul:re, […]
Earlier today, the official Twitter account for the 2019 Fruits Basket anime announced the fourth member of the Fruits Basket English dub cast. The series will add the following: Shigure Soma: John Burgmeier Vale is reprising his role from the 2001 TV series. Fruits Basket will hit Japanese TV in April. Fruits Basket will air […]
Dee, Peter, and Vrai check-in on the Winter 2019 season!
On February 17, Crunchyroll hosted their third annual Anime Awards show. In the build-up for the show’s Anime of the Year reveal, a short message by Made In Abyss art director Osamu Masayama was broadcast. During the promo, Masuyama confirmed that he’s working with Crunchyroll on a new project, though he didn’t divulge details on […]
Earlier today, the official website for Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara updated with two new cast members. The feature will add the following: Masayo Kawamura: Kentaro Ito Yōko Hinageshi: Honoka Matsumoto A visual featuring both cast reveals was also shown off, which you can check out below. Left: Yōko Hinageshi; Right: Masayo Kawamura Kimi to, […]
Earlier today, Funimation took to Twitter to announce the third member of the Fruits Basket English dub cast. The series will add the following: Kyo Sohma: Jerry Jewell Jewell is reprising his role from the 2001 TV series. Fruits Basket will hit Japanese TV in April. Fruits Basket will air on Tokyo MX and other […]
On February 15, Pony Canyon’s YouTube channel updated with a new trailer for the second half of Attack on Titan‘s third season. The 84-second promo focuses on the main members of the Survey Corps, and ends with a confirmation that the show will return to Japanese TV on April 28. Tetsuro Araki (Death Note, High […]
Earlier today, Crunchyroll hosted their third annual Anime Awards ceremony. The event, which was hosted by Cristina Vee, saw fifteen categories up for contention. This year’s winner for Anime of the Year was Devilman Crybaby, which was produced by Science Saru and launched worldwide as a Netflix Original on January 5, 2018. The full list […]
Earlier today, Crunchyroll announced that The Royal Tutor Movie and Final Fantasy XV: Episode Ardyn – Prologue will join the company’s digital lineup. Both titles are slated to hit the site today. The Royal Tutor Movie The Royal Tutor Movie will launch at 8:00PM Pacific (2/17/2019 at 1:00AM Eastern) for all subscribers outside of Asia. […]
Earlier today, the official Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majū Sensen Babylonia anime website updated with a new teaser visual and a new cast member. The series will add the following cast members: Ishtar: Kana Ueda A visual for Ishtar was also revealed, which you can check out below: Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Majū Sensen Babylonia hits Japanese […]
Earlier today, Funimation took to Twitter to announce the second member of the Fruits Basket English dub cast. The series will add the following: Yuki Soma: Eric Vale Vale is reprising his role from the 2001 TV series. Fruits Basket will hit Japanese TV in April. Fruits Basket will air on Tokyo MX and other […]
Earlier today, an official website and Twitter account opened their doors for the upcoming Maō-sama, Retry! anime TV series. The site includes a trailer and visual, as well as the first cast and crew members attached to the project. We break the details down below. Trailer The 30-second promo previews the performances for the show’s […]
Earlier today, the official Fruits Basket Twitter account announced that the series will receive a theatrical preview event. The first two episodes will be shown in theaters across Japan and North America in March, though a specific date has yet to be announced. The North American screening will also show off commentaries from the English […]
Earlier today, Anime Boston announced that composer Yoko Shimomura will attend their 2019 convention as a guest of honor. Shimomura is the first Japanese guest confirmed for the con, and joins four North American guests: Billy Kametz Greg Ayres Michelle Ruff Tara Sands Shimomura previously attended Anime Boston 2015. Yoko Shimomura has been active in […]
The Team Rocket trio have never been your typical villains. So perhaps it’s no surprise that their special backstory episode defies as many conventions as they do, taking the classic team origin story and turning familiar gendered archetypes cleverly on their heads.
Earlier today, the Grand Summoners smartphone game launched a crossover event with the That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime anime series. The event, which runs through March 31, will include an original storyline that revolves around the characters from the anime. Players will be able to summon four exclusive characters from the That […]
Earlier today, the Space Battleship Yamato 2202 anime film franchise’s official website updated with a new trailer for upcoming final film Space Battleship 2202: Warriors of Love: Shinsei-hen (Nova Chapter). The 127-second teaser features several new scenes, as ending theme song Yamato Yori Ai Woko Mete (From Yamato, With Love) by Kenji Sawada plays in the […]
Earlier today, Netflix announced tha they are working with studio Production I.G. on an experimental project. The two outfits will collaborate to produce the world’s first-ever hand-drawn anime with 4K HDR quality. The title is currently slated to hit Netflix as an original title this fall. Teru Saitou will direct the project at Production I.G., […]
