On October 25, Adult Swim started streaming a “behind the scenes” featurette for their upcoming anime adaptation of Junji Ito’s Uzumaki. The three-minute promo features brief interview segments with creator Junji Ito, Shogakukan editor Sayuri Kinjo, anime director Hiroshi Nagahama, and anime writer Aki Itami. Uzumaki will air on Adult Swim’s Toonami block in 2020. […]
Earlier today, the official Koisuru Asteroid anime website updated with a new key visual and trailer, as well as the main voice cast and several staffers attached to the project. We break the details down below. Trailer The minute-long introduces the main cast members, as lead actor Tomoyo Takayanagi narrates the major story beats. Key […]
Our multi-part watchalong of Neon Genesis Evangelion continues! Vrai, Dee, and special guests Isaac and Lizzie have a pretty good time with this stretch of episodes. But why does Vrai keep chortling in the background…?
Earlier today, the official Fate/stay night anime franchise’s Twitter account updated with a new teaser trailer for Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel III. spring song. The 24-second promo cuts between parts of the film’s second key visual, before finally cutting to a full shot of the teaser. 【第三章 第2弾キービジュアル公開】劇場版「Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel]」Ⅲ.spring songの第2弾キービジュアルが公開となりました！ この風を越えて、前へ 第三章は2020年 春 […]
Earlier today, the official High School Fleet anime website updated with a new teaser trailer. The 49-second promo introduces the film’s newest cast members, as a sweeping symphonic melody plays. 【✨第2弾特報映像解禁✨】2020年1月18日（土）全国ロードショーとなる「劇場版 ハイスクール・フリート」の新規カット含む第2弾特報映像を解禁👏https://t.co/jpuxUnsj9z#はいふり pic.twitter.com/Cbl41ownse — 「ハイスクール・フリート」公式 (@hai_furi) October 25, 2019 The High School Fleet film will open on January 18, 2020. Jun Nakagawa will direct the […]
Earlier today, Adult Swim’s Toonami block announced that they will air the fourth season of My Hero Academia. The series will hit the block on November 9, at 11:00PM local time. My Hero Academia returned to Japanese TV on October 12. Crunchyroll, Hulu, and Funimation are streaming the show as it airs in Japan. Funimation […]
Earlier today, Sega’s official YouTube channel updated with a new teaser video for Project Sakura Wars. The two-minute promo is a music video for the Anastasia Palma’s character song Kaereru Basho (A Place to Return To). Ayaka Fukuhara, who plays Anastasia in-game, is the singer. Project Sakura Wars will hit Japanese retailers on December 12. […]
2019 has been a high-on-quality, low-on-quantity sort of year thus far, but don’t worry: Fall’s extensive array of shows is well on its way to making up for lost time.
Earlier today, the official website for Shirobako The Movie (Gekijō-ban Shirobako) updated with a new visual and trailer, as well as a premiere date for the feature. The film will open in Japanese theaters on February 29, 2020. We break the details down below. Trailer The 34-second promo gives a brief flyby of the main […]
On October 23, Netflix revealed a new teaser trailer for Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045. The 45-second promo features series lead Motoko Kusanagi driving an all-terrain vehicle into the ruins of Los Angeles. A Tachikoma can be seen in the back of the vehicle. Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 will stream worldwide as a Netflix […]
On October 23, Netflix started streaming a new trailer for Levius. The two-minute teaser introduces the cast, and sheds some light on the past of the titular Levius. Netflix will stream Levius worldwide as a Netflix Original on November 28. Keisuke Ide will direct the project at Polygon Pictures, with Yuki Moriyama (Ajin, Knights of […]
On October 23, GKIDS announced that they will host a series of preview screenings for Weathering With You. The publisher will partner with Fathom Events to give the film a two-night run on January 15 and 16, 2020. The screenings will feature bonus content that will not be shown during the general release of the […]
Apparently, even the Matsuno brothers float, down here. Earlier today, Warner Brothers revealed a cross-over visual for Eiga no Osomatsu-san (Mr. Osomatsu The Movie) and IT / IT: The End. The visual features the Matsuno brothers and Totoko, eagerly accepting balloons from Pennywise the Clown. The group stands before a creepy funhouse, as the unfortunate […]
While manga artists have done a great service for international comics, we readers see an unsettling trend of writers and artists burning out.
Earlier today, a Makuake crowdfunding campaign by the Animation for Next Industrial Innovation Conference (ANIC, henceforth) and the Japan Animation Creators Association (JAniCA, henceforth) ended its run. The campaign, which intended to raise funds for the victims of July’s arson fire at Kyoto Animation, closed with 7,727,000 yen ($71,304.76 USD). 1,083 backers donated to the […]
Earlier today, the official Chihayafuru anime website updated with a new teaser trailer for the show’s third season. The two-minute promo focuses on lead character Chihaya Ayase. 🌸夢に向かって真っすぐ突き進む🌸#綾瀬千早 キャラクターPV公開！ 10/22 火曜深夜より放送開始する「#ちはやふる3」!かるたに青春を懸ける千早を振り返るキャラクターPVを公開しました! フォロー&この投稿をRTで千早役の #瀬戸麻沙美 さんサインポスターを抽選でプレゼント🍁#chihaya_anime pic.twitter.com/Z0v0gvZTNU — TVアニメ「ちはやふる」10月22日 火曜深夜より放送開始！ (@chihaya_anime) October 22, 2019 Chihayafuru 3 hit Japanese TV earlier today. Crunchyroll is streaming the show as […]
Earlier today, publisher Seven Seas took to Twitter to announce that they acquired the rights to Kata Konayama’s Love Me For What I Am (Fukakai na Boku no Subete o; FukaBoku for short). The publisher will release the title’s first volume on June 2, 2020. Seven Seas describes Love Me For What I Am as: […]
Earlier today, news outlets reported that manga artist Hideo Azuma passed away. He was 69. According to reports, Azuma succumbed to esophageal cancer on October 13. A private funeral service was held, which was attended by friends and relatives. Hideo Azuma made his debut in 1969, in the pages of Akita Shoten’s Manga Ō magazine […]
Earlier today, the official Sailor Moon website updated with news that the first Sailor Moon Eternal film will hit Japanese theaters on September 11, 2020. As of press time, no further details were announced. Sailor Moon Eternal will adapt the manga’s “Dead Moon” arc. Chiaki Kon (Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon Crystal: Season III, When They […]
