This week: another set of homophobic remarks by an LDP lawmaker, romanticized abuse in Boys Over Flowers, and the series premiering this season with female directors.
Earlier today, Anime Boston announced that voice actor Billy Kametz will attend their 2019 event as a guest of honor. The actor is the first North American actor confirmed for the event. Billy Kametz is a Los Angeles based voice actor, who was born in Hershey, PA. He moved to California in 2016 to play […]
Earlier today, an official website for Keiichi Hara’s new film, titled Birthday Wonderland, opened their doors. The site includes a trailer, a pair of key visuals, and the first cast and crew members attached to the project. We break the details down below. Trailer The 30-second teaser offers a brief overview of the film’s premise, […]
Earlier today, the official Fire Force anime website updated with a new trailer and a cast reveal. Cast The series will add the following: Arthur Boyle: Yūsuke Kobayashi Trailer The 17-second promo introduces Kobayashi, and offers a preview of his performance. Yuki Yase (Mekakucity Actors, Kubikiri Cycle: Aoiro Savant to Zaregoto Tsukai) will direct the […]
The incredibly bleak undertones of this first episode don’t feel a bit out of place in 2019, and I’m excited to see what new ideas the crew will bring to such a well-known property. This might end up being a sleeper hit of the season.
Earlier today, Sentai Filmworks announced that they acquired the exclusive rights to The Magnificent Kotobuki (Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai) in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, Latin America, the Netherlands, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Spain, and Portugal. Sentai will stream the series as a simulcast on select digital outlets, followed by […]
No source material is impossible to make into a good anime, but mobile games come with a distinctive set of challenges. This one seems to suffer from a good chunk of the same issues.
Earlier today, Crunchyroll announced that they will stream dubbed adaptations of seven titles in their digital lineup. The publisher will offer the following: KonoSuba Season 1: English, Spanish, and Portuguese In Another World with My Smartphone: German, Spanish, French and Portuguese Interviews with Monster Girls: Spanish and Portuguese Joker Game: Spanish, French, and Portuguese Orange: […]
Content Warning: The key visual for Rinshi!! Ekodachan contains nudity, covered by censor bars. Earlier today, Crunchyroll announced that they will add three titles to their Winter 2019 simulcast lineup. The publisher will stream the following: Rainy Cocoa SideG (1/8/2019 at 10:00AM PST / 1:00PM EST) Rinshi!! Ekodachan (1/8/2019 at 10:30AM PST / 1:30PM EST) My […]
Rather than holler about a premiere that hinges on false rape accusations and slavery apologism and bring more attention to a bad series, we’re going to give that visibility to some organizations dedicated to helping survivors of rape and human trafficking.
Earlier today, the Okamoto Kitchen food truck launched a Kickstarter campaign to produce an original animated series. The campaign, which runs through March 7, aims to raise $48,000 USD to produce a 10-episode series. As of press time, the campaign stands at $508 across 21 backers, with an average contribution of $24.19 per backer. Episode 0 […]
On January 3, the Laidbackers anime movie’s official website updated with a new trailer and visual, as well as details on the film’s main theme song. We break the details down below. Trailer The minute-long promo introduces the film’s major plot points, with character dialogue providing the major story beats. Key Visual The image features […]
I spent a bit of time hemming and hawing over whether to write this review or let it go as a sequel, since it technically is one. On the one hand, I don’t get paid if I don’t write it. On the other hand, this show is really really ugly and bad.
Earlier today, the staff behind Mobile Suit Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans announced that a spinoff project is in the works. An official website opened for the project, titled Gundam Iron-Blooded Orphans: Urðr Hunt, which will include a smartphone app and an in-app anime series. The game will be a free-to-play app, which will launch on Android […]
Dee, Caitlin, and Peter look back on the Fall 2018 season! The team touches on the licensed shows they watched this Fall, including sequels, shorts, and a few Netflix latecomers of note. A busy season calls for a busy podcast.
Boogiepop and Others is a show that requires active viewing. Either way, I’m interested to see what it’ll do.
On January 4, KanColle fans flocked to the “KanColle” Shinshun Chinjufu Jazz Matsuri 2019 in Nippon Budōkan” concert and fan event. During the show, it was announced that the franchise will get a new anime TV project, which will be produced by Studio Engi. As of press time, no further details have been announced, though […]
Sentai Filmworks announced that they acquired the rights to Domestic Girlfriend. The publisher picked up the rights to the show in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa and other select territories. Sentai will stream the series on select digital outlets as a simulcast, followed by a home video […]
Earlier today, Sentai Filmworks announced that they acquired the exclusive rights to Dimension High School (Chōjigen Kakumei Anime: Dimension High School). The publisher acquired the license for the title in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Spain, Portugal and other select territories. Dimension High School hits Japanese TV […]
