It looks like karuta’s back in a big way! The latest issue of Kodansha’s Be Love magazine announced that Chihayafuru‘s third anime season will air for two cours, making it a half-year series. The project will air in April 2014, as part of Nippon TV’s Anichu block. Morio Asaka (My Love Story!!) will return to […]
The world’s strongest man is getting his promo on before his deadliest bout. On December 8, Netflix started streaming a teaser trailer for Baki. The 90-second promo includes English subtitles, and previews the show’s main plot beats. Baki will launch on Netflix on December 18. The show’s first cour hit Japanese TV on July 1. […]
Part 2 of Dee, Caitlin, and Vrai’s newbie-friendly rewatch of 90s mecha isekai, Escaflowne! The team debates whether Allen is a trashbag (and how much), the show’s views on romance and female friendship, and how the sub compares to the dub.
Will this be Princess Nine fans’ field of dreams? Earlier today, the official Hachigatsu no Cinderella Nine anime website updated with six new cast members. The series will star the following: Tsubasa Arihara: Nozomi Nishida Ryo Shinonome: Reina Kondou Yuuki Nozaki: Saki Minami Tomoe Kawakita: Honoka Inoue Akane Ukita: Yumiri Hanamori Waka Suzuki: Yumi Midorikawa […]
You have my shield… but not my axe! Earlier today, the official The Rising of The Shield Hero anime website updated with a new trailer and visual, as well as several cast members. We break the details down below. Trailer The 90-second promo offers a look at the show in action, as character dialogue provides […]
The knights of the zodiac shall answer the call to duty once more. Earlier today, Netflix started streaming a teaser trailer for Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac. The 84-second promo is English-dubbed, and previews the show’s main plot via character dialogue. Saint Seiya: Knights of the Zodiac hits Netflix in Summer 2019. Yoshiharu Ashino […]
Our niche feminist website made history last weekend.
Yen Press is bringing some explosive news this weekend. No, it’s not Joker in Smash Bros. Earlier today, Yen Press announced that they acquired the rights to Natsume Akatsuki and illustrator Kurone Mishima’s KonoSuba: An Explosion on This Wonderful World! (Kono Subarashii Sekai ni Bakuen wo!) light novels. The first book is slated to hit […]
Earlier today, the official Shonen Jump Twitter account updated with a video from Vice President of Viz Media’s Global Shonen Jump division, Hisashi Sasaki. In the video, Sasaki announced that the publication is relaunching as of December 17. Going forward, Shonen Jump will be a free service, which will offer chapters of manga on the […]
So, I think it’s fair to say that we can get hyped for this one. Earlier today, Netflix announced that a new Ghost in the Shell anime is in the works. The new project, titled Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, will be a 3D CGI anime that’s currently slated to hit Netflix worldwide in 2020. […]
Now, nobody has an excuse to miss You’re Under Arrest! Earlier today, VRV announced that they added HIDIVE’s entire streaming library to their digital platform. More than 500 titles were added to the service, including Aura Battler Dunbine, Clannad, Anonymous Noise, Patlabor, and You’re Under Arrest!. Both subtitled and dubbed versions of shows are available, […]
What happens to shounen action heroes when they grow up? How should a hero and his friends live after getting everything they ever wanted? Boruto: Naruto Next Generations looks at the lives of its heroes as adults raising families, depicting them as falling along traditional gender lines.
Look to the skies, lest you miss the action! Earlier today, the official Kouya no Kotobuki Hikoutai (Kotobuki’s Wilderness Squadron, lit. Kotobuki Squadron in the Wilderness) anime website updated with a new teaser trailer, as well as visuals for two aircraft and details on the show’s premiere schedule. We break the details down below. Trailer The […]
Hyakkimaru’s journey begins anew in the new year. Earlier today, the official Dororo anime website updated with a new key visual and trailer, as well as several cast members. We break the details down below. Trailer The minute-long teaser highlights the treacherous journey that awaits Hyakkimaru and Dororo as they seek Hyakkimaru’s body parts. Opening […]
Over one intense weekend, we met our $19,900 crowdfunding goal just 38 hrs after launching the campaign. We met our first stretch goal just two hours later.
This is amazing, but expect the norm: be happy for the nomination, don’t get upset if it doesn’t win. Earlier today, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association announced the full list of nominees for this year’s Golden Globe Awards. Mamoru Hosoda’s Mirai was nominated for Best Animated Feature, and runs against four other films: Incredibles 2 […]
It’s a story that seems familiar, yet somehow different… Earlier today, Funimation started streaming an English-subtitled trailer for the 2019 Fruits Basket anime. The 45-second promo offers a brief glimpse of Tohru, Yuki, Shigure, and Kyo. Funimation also revealed character visuals for the four characters, which feature their human and animal forms (where applicable). You […]
Love may be war, but we can adore this new visual! Earlier today, the official Kaguya-sama: Love Is War (Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai: Tensai-tachi no Renai Zunousen) anime website updated with a new key visual, as well as details on the show’s premiere. The image features the main cast, standing in a grand room. A neon […]
Earlier today, an official website and Twitter account opened their doors to announce that Masakuni Igarashi’s Senryū Shōjo (Senryū Girl) will get an anime TV series. The first cast and crew members were revealed, along with a key visual. We break the details down below. Visual The image features lead character Nanako Yukishiro standing under […]
So, this was unexpected! Earlier today, Pony Canyon took to Facebook to announce that they licensed RoboHachi. The publisher started streaming a subtitled version of the first trailer, which you can check out below. Robihachi will hit Japanese TV in Spring 2019. Shinji Takamatsu (Gintama, Nanbaka) will direct the project at Studio Comet, with Yuuko Yahiro […]
