Sadly, even the most beautiful rose must wither away… Earlier today, Nozomi Entertainment announced that their license to Rose of Versailles is expiring. The company will stream the show on the label’s YouTube channel until June 15. In a follow-up comment, Nozomi confirmed that the series will also be removed from Crunchyroll in the near […]
Content Warning: Translations of Mine’s tweets include racial epithets aimed toward Chinese and Korean people. These include trigger words for certain lewd acts. On June 6, the official [New Life +] Young Again in Another World (Nidome no Jinsei o aIsekai de) anime website updated with a notice, explaining that the show was cancelled. The […]
Experiencing abuse from a young age, lacking a healthy vision of how to love and be loved, can resonate through a victim’s life for years, even decades. This is explored thoughtfully and compassionately in the classic shoujo manga Fruits Basket.
It looks like this quirky apartment is opening just after the fourth! Earlier today, the official Miss caretaker of Sunohara-sou (Sunohara-sou no Kanrinin-san) anime website updated with a new trailer and a pair of cast members, as well as details on the show’s opening theme song. We break the details down below: Trailer The two-minute […]
You know… that’s a pretty commanding demand, all considered. On June 1, Japan’s Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications released their “Analysis of the State of the Expansion of Broadcast Content Overseas” report for Fiscal 2016. The study reports that overseas exports of broadcast content rose to 39.35 billion yen ($358,126,909.80 USD), a jump of […]
Two new faces are making their way to the hyper rescue mobile emergency police. Yes, this is a thing. Earlier today, the official Eiga Drive Head: Tomika Hyper Rescue Kidō Kyūkyū Keisatsu (Drive Head the Movie: Tomika Hyper Rescue Mobile Emergency Police) anime film’s website updated with the main cast list. The film will star […]
The tome of zilch shall open sooner than you think… (Wait… that’s not right.) Earlier today, HIDIVE announced that they will stream Grimoire of Zero‘s English dub on their digital platform. The series will launch on June 12, with new episodes added on Tuesdays at 1:00PM Eastern (10:00AM Pacific). Tetsuo Hirakawa (Hori-san to Miyamura-kun, Kawa […]
This week: #MahouShouJune, queer manga recs, and influential female authors in Japanese literature. (Content warning for suicide, racism, and sexual harassment.)
It looks like a new challenger has appeared in the anime market. On June 1, Sammy announced that they are joining forces with Kadokawa and Ultra Super Pictures to create a new studio, called “Engi.” The new studio will be tasked with producing animation for the three companies, which will be used in TV and […]
It looks like these lads are taking to the court. Earlier today, the official TBS Anime Festa Twitter account updated with a new teaser visual by illustrator Itsuka. The image features two characters clad in tennis uniforms, who previously appeared in teaser visuals for Kazuki Akane’s as-of-yet untitled anime project. You can check the first […]
Three more newcomers are making their way down the road… to school. Earlier today, the official Chio’s School Road (Chio-chan no Tsūgakuro) anime website updated with three new cast members. The series will add the following: Mayuta Andō: Rikiya Koyama Gotō-sensei: Hiroki Takahashi Momo Shinozuka: Minori Suzuki Visuals for the characters were also revealed, which […]
The slayers of demons shall return to the light once more. Earlier today, an official website and Twitter account opened their doors to announce that Koyoharu Gotōge’s Demon Slayer Kimetsu No Yaiba manga will receive an anime TV series. Studio ufotable (Fate/stay night: Unlimited Blade Works, Katsugeki Touken Ranbu) is producing the work. A key visual […]
Few series have been less subtle about their metaphors vis a vis adolescent sexuality and the confusing terror thereof. We’ll have to wait and see if the subtitle “Progressive” actually means anything in the end.
This tale of love and music will finally reach its finale next year. Earlier today, fans of Sound! Euphonium flocked to the “Uji de Omatsuri Festival” event. During the show, new details were revealed on the upcoming second film, titled Gekijōban Hibike! Euphonium: Chikai no Finale (Sound! Euphonium The Movie: Finale of the Oath). We […]
It looks like this tourney’s going to be leading off the season. Earlier today, the official Hanebad! anime website updated with a new key visual and the show’s premiere schedule. We break the details down below: Key Visual The new image features the main cast in their uniforms, holding rackets. They’re standing against a red […]
It looks like we’re getting twice as much Gintama action… Nice! Earlier today, the official Gintama live-action film franchise’s official website announced that the upcoming Gintama 2 movie will get a spinoff project. The streaming web show will stream on DoCoMo’s “dTV” service. Yuichi Fukuda, who is also directing the movie, will helm the project. […]
Before you ask, this one isn’t the hero. That’s Yuki Yuna. Earlier today, the official Yuuna and the Haunted Hot Springs (Yuragi-sō no Yūna-san) anime website updated with two new cast members. The series will add the following: Koyuzu Shigaraki: Anzu Haruno Oboro Shintō: Mikako Komatsu In addition, the site announced that a “Hot Spring […]
Part 2 of the 4-part watchalong of Ouran High School Host Club with Amelia, Dee, and special guests Alexis Pratt and Isaac Akers! Join them through the peaks and valleys of bad beaches, literal feminazis, an A-Plus Dad, painful subs, charming sibs, and…Wonderland? Yeah, you might wanna buckle in for this roller coaster.
It looks like Bean and his trusty Roadbuster will officially be hitting the road again next year! Earlier today, the Kickstarter campaign for Kenichi Sonoda’s Bean Bandit anime beat its 15-million yen ($136,948.78 USD) funding goal. As of press time, funding currently stands at 15,309,426 Yen ($139,773.82 USD) across 1,263 backers. The average per-backer contribution […]
