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Odekake Kozame Collaborates With Nights with a Cat & Racoon Rascal
Collaborations tie into Odekake Kozame's new film
― The Odekake Kozame franchise announced a collaboration with Nights with a Cat on August 15. The two franchises have come together for a manner short that runs before the new Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi film, to remind filmgoers about proper etiquette in theaters: The Odekake Kozame website describes the short: Anko-chan panics when the ...
Sekiro: No Defeat's Anime Studio Denies Using Generative AI
Qzil.la: “To best convey the unique appeal of the original game, we are producing it entirely with hand-drawn 2D animation, with no use of generative AI whatsoever”
― The production commitee for the Sekiro: No Defeat anime series and its production studio Qzil.la issued a statement about generative AI on August 22. The statement said that the series is entirely hand-drawn "to best convey the unique ...
Minami Hamabe, Haruka Fukuhara Star in Anime Ads Based on Their Experiences
Godzilla Minus One, Kaguya-sama actresses star in National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives campaign
― The National Mutual Insurance Federation of Agricultural Cooperatives announced Tasukeai Story (Stories of Helping Each Other), a new anime commercial project starring actresses Minami Hamabe and Haruka Fukuhara, on Friday. The first episode is already available. The anime te...
My-Otome Anime Celebrates 20th Anniversary
Relive the adventures at Garderobe Academy with anniversary key art
― The My-Otome anime series announced its 20th anniversary celebration on August 2. The celebration begins with an anniversary key visual created by character designer Hirokazu Hisayuki. The Sunrise World website also posted a message from My-Otome director Masakazu Obara. Obara was a bit wry with his comments, joking about other ser...
Complete Teekyū Blu-ray Set Comes With Underpants-Shaped Caps
Encase your Blu-ray Disc with underpants seen in the series
― Japanese media company Frontier Works announced the complete Blu-ray Disc release for the Teekyu anime on August 2. Frontier Works notes the disc will ship on October 29 with all nine seasons of the anime series — complete with underpants-shaped cap covers. The set will feature all 108 episodes of the Teekyu anime series and 14 unaired epi...
The Idolm@ster SideM & King of Prism Cross Over With Voice Drama, Screenings, & More
2 current animated male idol groups come together
― The Idolm@ster SideM and King of Prism franchises announced on July 12 that they are collaborating. The announcement featured a 30-second promotional video and the tagline, “'Passion' and ‘sparkle’ come together!”: For two weeks, that was all fans knew about the collaboration. However, the franchises revealed their joint key visual and more on July...
This Is How Nukitashi The Animation Airs in Tokyo With Only the Audio
The credits sequence were spared the audio-only treatment
― ANN's Japan-based staff confirmed how the Tokyo MX1 channel premiered the audio-only broadcast of Nukitashi the Animation on July 22. The premiere ran the episode's entire audio track over the series logo with a beach backdrop. The ending animation sequence of the premiere episode was actually what would become the opening animation sequenc...
Kadokawa Issues Guidelines for Sampling Clips From 4 Summer Anime
How to sample The Rising of the Shield Hero, New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt, Detectives These Days Are Crazy!, See You Tomorrow at the Food Court
― Kadokawa announced guidelines for derivative use of video clips (such as in review and analysis videos) for four summer 2025 anime properties on Monday. The properties are The Rising of the Shield Hero season 4, New Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt...
How Would Audio-Only Anime Work? Nukitashi Episode 1's Preview Teases How
With dialogue appearing onscreen with the audio
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The upcoming series Nukitashi The Animation released a new (almost) audio-only preview for its first episode on Wednesday, days before its premiere. The preview features audio from the anime, with the lines appearing on screen: The staff had announced on Monday that the series would have an audio-only broadcast on the Tokyo MX1 channel, althought its...
Megazone 23 Anime Gets Murder Mystery Card Game
Just in time for the pioneering original video anime's 40th anniversary
― Japanese board game and murder mystery game maker Adice announced a murder mystery game based on the 1985 original video anime (OVA) series Megazone 23 (pronounced "two-three") on Monday. Pre-orders have already begun for the Megazone 23 Bahamut no Zanei Murder Mystery (Megazone 23: The Shadow of Bahamut Murder Mystery) game be...
The Summer Hikaru Died Animators Prepped Real Chicken For That Scene
Then they fried & ate it
― Shōji Tsuchiya, the animation production staff runner (watch Animation Runner Kuromi or Shirobako to see what that means) for The Summer Hikaru Died anime episode 2, reported on Sunday about a job requirement that neither Kuromi nor Shirobako's Aoi ever had: the staff prepared marinated chicken for that scene in that episode — and then fried and ate it together. Tsuchiya fu...
Tokyo MX1 Station Will Air the Nukitashi Anime — But Only the Audio
Sister station Tokyo MX2 will air the anime's video & audio, but censored
― The upcoming series Nukitashi the Animation announced on Monday more details on the television channels which will run the series. They include the premium subscription channels AT-X and BS11, plus the local over-the-air stations Gifu Broadcasting, KBS Kyoto, and Mie TV. Tokyo MX1, which serves Japan's most populous area of T...
Gundam's Yoshiyuki Tomino Wants Next Work to Reflect Current Wars Such as Ukraine, Israel
Tomino: “My younger colleagues are making Gundam series today, & I don't feel a sense of experience with war”
― NHK's June 17 edition of News Watch 9, a weeknight news broadcast, featured an interview with Mobile Suit Gundam creator Yoshiyuki Tomino to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II. The “Yoshiyuki Tomino Speaks on the Reality of War” segment focuses on Tomino's experienc...
Japan's Media Watchdog Fields Complaint About Teen Gambling in Gundam GQuuuuuuX
Complaints follows episode 4 of latest Gundam series
― In early June, the Japanese non-profit organization Broadcasting Ethics & Programming Improvement Organization (BPO) released its May 2025 Voice from the Audience summary newsletter. Near the bottom of the letter, the organization fielded a comment regarding the latest Gundam series, Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuux. The comment's summary states, “In...
ufotable Animates New Demon Slayer Video to Remind Us of Cinema Etiquette
Don't cause a ruckus in movie theaters like Tengen Uzui, Hinatsuru, Suma, & Makio!
― The staff for the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba franchise announced on Tuesday that ufotable and Toho Cinemas have partnered for an upcoming movie theater etiquette short starring Demon Slayer characters. The short will run in Toho Cinemas theaters from this Friday until July 17. (The short may not play during scree...
Tokyo International Shark Film Festival to Screen Odekake Kozame
Movie will be pre-screened as final shark movie at event
― The Odekake Kozame franchise announced on June 4 that Eiga Odekake Kozame Tokai no Otomodachi (Film Little Shark's Outings: The City's Friend), the new anime film of Penguin Box's Odekake Kozame (Little Shark's Outings) manga, will have an advance pre-screening at the Tokyo International Shark Film Festival. It will be the closing movie of th...
All the Winners of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2025
Solo Leveling wins 9 awards including Anime of the Year
― The Crunchyroll Anime Awards ceremony streamed worldwide on Sunday at 5:00 p.m. JST (4:00 a.m. EST) on the company's YouTube and Twitch channels. Fans cast a record 51 million votes worldwide for this year's awards. The 10 most engaged countries in this year's voting were (in alphabetical order): Brazil, Canada, Chile, France, Germany, India, ...
Detective Conan, Mission Impossible Films Release Collaboration Video, Visual
Visual on display at Tokyo's Ikebukuro Hit Vision, Ikebukuro Parco Hit Vision
― The official X (formerly Twitter) account for the Detective Conan films revealed a collaboration visual for Detective Conan: One-Eyed Flashback (Meitantei Conan: Sekigan no Flashback), the 28th film in the Detective Conan (Case Closed) franchise, and Mission Impossible – The Final Reckoning on May 13. The visual features ...
Gundam Creator Yoshiyuki Tomino Has Subtle Cameo in Gundam GQuuuuuuX
Get your Tomino dollars at Side 6
― Japanese watchers couldn't help but notice a surprise appearance of Gundam franchise creator Yoshiyuki Tomino in the sixth Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuux episode on Thursday. At about the 14-minute mark, the episode features a personal safe with several stacks of bills inside. What fans noticed, though, was the face on the bill appears to be a young, bearded Tomino. ...
Bleach Anime Reveals Star Wars: Andor Collaboration Visual
May the Force Bankai with you
― The Japanese X (formerly Twitter) accounts for the Star Wars and Bleach franchises revealed a set of collaboration visuals on Tuesday. The theme for the visual is "Fighting for a cause" and "Rise up with hope!" They feature Star Wars: Andor character Cassian Andor and Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War character Uryu Ishida. The visuals are very similar, with slight varia...
Why Are Gundam Seed FREEDOM's Cockpits Full of Buttons? Blame the Designer's Touch-Screen Car
Takuya Io: “I really like the touch screen controls in Gundam Unicorn because they look cool! But after trying a touch screen …”
― Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom mechanical designer Takuya Io revealed on March 10 why the cockpits in the film were laden with physical buttons. On social media, the designer said he felt inconvenienced after purchasing a vehicle with a touch-screen air-conditioning uni...
Popular Video Game Series Diablo Teases Collaboration With Berserk
The 2 dark fantasy worlds collide to make an even darker world.
― On Friday the Diablo Immortal YouTube channel released a teaser trailer for a forthcoming collaboration with Kentarou Miura's popular manga and anime franchise Berserk. The nearly 30-second trailer features a Diablo Barbarian-class character with a Berserk sacrificial brand fighting throngs of monsters with what appears to be Guts' Be...
Hirohiko Araki Draws New Art to Celebrate Steel Ball Run Anime News
The illustration debuted minutes after the next Jojo's Bizarre Adventure anime was announced
― Hirohiko Araki, creator of the Jojo's Bizarre Adventure franchise, released an original illustration of Steel Ball Run characters Jonny Joestar and Gyro Zeppeli on Saturday. The art dropped minutes after the Steel Ball Run anime series announcement during the JOJODAY talk show. 荒木飛呂彦先生からジョジョ第7部『スティール・ボール・ラ...
Fuji TV Anime Reruns Also Air Without Corporate Sponsors
Reruns of Assassination Classroom, Call of the Night start with no corporate sponsors
― Anime News Network's Japan-based staff confirmed on Monday that reruns of Assassination Classroom and Call of the Night are also airing on Fuji TV without sponsors. ANN confirmed the commercials that did air during these reruns were predominantly for Fuji TV's in-house productions, including live-action series (H...
JOJODAY 2025 Announces JoJo Anime Series Episode Poll Results
Did your favorite episode rank?
― The JOJODAY pay-per-view event announced the results of the JoJo Anime Series Episode Poll on Sunday. The poll received over 50,390 votes with the results separated into six categories, one for each part: Battle Tendency, Phantom Blood, Stardust Crusaders, Diamond Is Unbreakable, Golden Wind, and Stone Ocean. While the first season of the anime franchise compiled Bat...
Detective Conan Anime Launches 30th Anniversary Project
The famous kid detective celebrates three decades onscreen in January 2026
― The "Detective Conan Special Concert 2025" on Sunday revealed a special video, which announced the start of the "30 YEAR PROJECT" for the 30th anniversary of the Detective Conan television anime, in January 2026. The anniversary project's website also opened on Sunday, and it will offer more details later. The anniversary pr...
Train Depot Popularized by Evangelion 3.0+1.0 Film Deals With Rise in Trespassing
Tenryu Hamanako Railroad: There are set hours when you can tour the depot
― Tenryu Hamanako Railroad stated on April 2 that it is having issues with trespassers at the Tenryu Futamata Station Turn Table & Rail Museum. Trespassing has become a daily incident and an issue for the company. The company explained that there are tour hours for the depot and people should refrain from visiting outside of to...
Days With My Stepsister Author: 2nd Anime Season Has Not Been Green-Lit
Ghost Mikawa: "My company can't make decisions like confirming a second season of the TV anime"
― Days With My Stepsister author Ghost Mikawa clarified on X (formerly Twitter) on April 2 that a second season of the Days With My Stepsister television anime has not been green-lit. The novelist saw other social media posts stating a second season of the anime series has been announced, and noted that th...
Seriously, Kaleido Star's Staff & Cast Want a New Anime, Too
They hope the April 1 video is a small step to achieving bigger dreams
― The Kaleido Star anime's production team issued a statement on Wednesday after a massive fan response to a video posted the day before, on April Fool's Day: ◤￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣◥ ファンの皆様へ 大事なお知らせ◣＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿◢ぜひ、ご一読ください。今後も応援頂けますと幸いです。#カレイドスター https://t.co/SB37jnVXkE pic.twitter.com/9J9ynASj8O— 「カレイドスター」アニメ公式アカウント (@Kaleido_ani...
OpenAI, GKIDS (Indirectly) Respond After Studio Ghibli-Style AI Kerfuffle
GKids re-releases Ghibli's Princess Mononoke in IMAX as OpenAI releases new image generator
― A United States district judge ruled on Thursday that The New York Times and several other newspaper groups can proceed with a copyright lawsuit against OpenAI and Microsoft to restrict the two companies from using the newspapers' content to train chatbots like ChatGPT. In a statement following the ruling an...
Witch From Mercury Tops 'First Gundam You Watched' Poll in 2025
1979 Gundam, Gundam Seed came in a close #2, #3
― The official Gundam.info portal site announced the results of its “What was the first Gundam you watched” poll on Monday, and 2022's Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury took the top spot among 9,129 votes from self-selected respondents from March 10 to March 17: Rank Title Percentage 1 Mobile Suit Gundam: the Witch From Mercury 23.2% 2 Mobile S...
Producer: Mamoru Oshii's 'Ghost in the Shell 3' Idea Can't Be Made Until 2nd Film Breaks Even
Production I.G co-founder Mitsuhisa Ishikawa: Oshii's idea ties into Innocence
― Production I.G co-founder and producer Mitsuhisa Ishikawa spoke about the hypothetical "Ghost in the Shell 3" film concept during the showing of Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence at the Niigata International Animation Film Festival on Saturday. Near the end of his talk, Ishikawa stated a sequel to Innocence could be made ...
Hololive Announces 2 New Video Games
Get cozy with the forthcoming Puchi Holo no Mura & unnamed mobile game
― Popular VTuber agency Hololive announced two video games on Saturday and Sunday. The first game announced is Puchi Holo no Mura Ken to Omise to Inakagurashi (literally, Petit Holo Village: Swords, Shops, and Country Living), in which players can “cultivate fields, go fishing, fight enemies outside the village, craft with materi...
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End Wins 11th Anime Trending Awards
Frieren: Beyond Journey's End wins 5 other awards; DAN DA DAN, The Dangers in My Heart 2nd season win 4 awards each
― The 11th annual Anime Trending Awards announced its winners on Saturday and Frieren: Beyond Journey's End won Anime of the Year, as well as five other awards including Action or Adventure Anime of the Year and Fantasy Anime of the Year. DAN dA DAN and the second season of The Dangers ...
Mamoru Oshii Still Wants to Make His 3rd Ghost in the Shell Film
Director wants to tie up one loose end
― Ghost in the Shell anime film director (and human reincarnation of a basset hound) Mamoru Oshii confirmed that he is still interested in making a third Ghost in the Shell film during a Ghost in the Shell 2: Innocence 20th Anniversary talk event on March 1. The director noted he had almost made a third film, but the project did not come to fruition. Oshii furt...
ufotable Animates MLB Players' Breathing Techniques in Demon Slayer Collab Short
Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shota Imanaga, Seiya Suzuki showcased
― Major League Baseball finally unveiled its collaboration with the Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba franchise on Wednesday, in the form of an anime short by ufotable. The short depicts players such as Shohei Ohtani, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Shota Imanaga, and Seiya Suzuki in anime form, blending Demon Slayer breathing techniques with ...
Ken Akamatsu Celebrates Negima's 22nd Anniversary With New Art
The manga artist-turned-politician still celebrates his roots
― Manga artist-turned-politician Ken Akamatsu celebrated the 22nd anniversary of his long running manga series Negima! Magister Negi Magi with an original illustration on Wednesday. He also noted that even two decades later, fans still tell him they used to read this manga. #描き下ろし #ネギま22周年22年前の本日、2003年2月26日に『魔法先生ネギま！』の第一話が週刊少年マガジンに掲載されました...
Transformers Releases 40th Anniversary Stop-Motion Video
Autobots, Decepticons team up for action-packed short
― The Japanese side of the Transformers franchise revealed the special 40th anniversary stop-motion animation episode, “We Are Not Alone,” on February 13: ◤￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣￣ トランスフォーマー40周年記念 ハイクオリティストップモーション 『WE ARE NOT ALONE』公開！＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿＿◢ご視聴はこちら↓https://t.co/oPf2PnOQAX#トランスフォーマー #TRANSFORMERS#stopmotion pic.twitter.com/PTJDnU1a92— 【公式】ト...
Hideaki Anno Speaks on Gundam GQuuuuuuX Anime's Opening Scenes
Anno: Because the staff's energy and enthusiasm were so high, the visuals at the start of GQuuuuuuX-Beginning- may surprise you with its high level of fidelity
― Anime studio Khara's second X (formerly Twitter) account posted a statement by co-founder Hideaki Anno regarding the opening scenes of the Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Beginning film on February 10. In his statement Anno said (roughly trans...
My Hero Academia x Captain America: Brave New World Reveal Collab in Special Promotional Video
Hawks and Captain America team up for an action-packed promo.
― The My Hero Academia and the Japanese Marvel Studios' X (formerly Twitter) accounts revealed My Hero Academia and the forthcoming film Captain America: Brave New World have teamed up on February 6. The My Hero Academia post states special visuals of Hawks and the new Captain America have been released. In turn, the Marvel Studios post r...
Sazae-san Airs for 1st Time in 14 Years With No Sponsors After Fuji TV Scandal
Chibi Maruko-chan also aired without corporate sponsors
― The Sports Nippon newspaper's Sponichi Annex reported that the massively popular and long-running anime series Sazae-san aired without any sponsors on February 2. In place of the sponsorship screen, Sazae-san's Isono family cat, Tama, walked across the screen. Ads for the Fuji TV dramas Eye See: Shunkan Kioku Sosa Hiiragi-han and 119 Emergency...
Anime Tourism Association Unveils This Year's List of Sites Fans Should Visit
New locales added from Natsume's, Girls Band Cry, Blue Orchestra, Narenare Cheer for You!
― The Anime Tourism Association announced its annual list of "Anime Pilgrimage Sites People Should Visit" on January 24. The list includes over 120 locations from over 100 series and franchises. This year's list adds locations from 15 new titles: Girls Band Cry: Kawasaki City (Kanagawa Prefecture)
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Kohei Horikoshi and Yuki Kaji Saw the 'He Has a Birthmark Like Me' TikTok Video
Kaji: “Even if he has a tragic backstory, it has the potential to save someone…”
― Voice actor Yuki Kaji responded to a Tiktok video in which a girl gleefully remarks about a doll of My Hero Academia character Shoto Todoroki. In his post the voice actor states series creator Kohei Horikoshi told him about the video and commented, “'It's the same as me,' she said, hugging the doll with a cute smile.”...
Several Minutes From Macross Dynamite 7's Streaming Release Cut in Japan, Globally
Mylene's sexual assault scenes have been removed from OVA series
― The below article contains references to child sexual assault. ANN confirmed this month the streaming version of the Macross Dynamite 7 original video anime series has cut scenes from two episodes in Japan and overseas. The streaming version removed the subplot involving the teenaged character Mylene Flare Jenius being drugged and sex...
Katana Maidens: Toji no Miko Exhibition Crowdfunding Campaign Meets Goal in 87 Seconds
The campaign has raised over 1,300% of its original goal
― Genco's X (formerly Twitter) account announced that the Katana Maidens: Toji no Miko exhibition's crowdfunding campaign met its goal on January 11. In its post, Genco stated they it was going to announce the campaign, but instead announced that the campaign already reached its goal in 1 minute 27 seconds (87 seconds). The company then thanked...
Fairy Tail's Natsu Hands Timeslot to Mashin Sōzōden Wataru in Crossover Video
One adventurer passes baton to another
― It can only take one thing — big or small — to bring two worlds together, even for just a very brief moment. This is what happened to the Fairy Tail: 100 Years Quest and Mashin Sōzōden Wataru anime in a special collaboration video on Wednesday, In the video, Natsu Dragneel passes the baton to Wataru Hoshibe, who will take over TV Tokyo's Sunday 5:30 p.m. times...
Gundam GQuuuuuux Designer Talks About How Much Evangelion's Hideaki Anno Is Involved
Ikuto Yamashita: Anno is working on GQuuuuuux, but director Kazuya Tsurumaki "decides everything"
― Soon after Sunrise and Khara announced their new Gundam TV series Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuux (pronounced “g-kwux”) on Wednesday, fans went online to debate Hideaki Anno's involvement in the project. Known for creating the Evangelion franchise and founding Khara, Anno is credited for co-writing the sc...
Google Chrome Is Now an Anime, in Japanese Shorts Starring Sumire Uesaka
"Kurōmu" mascot goes from viral post to fan art & now a mini-anime
― The Google Japan released two "Gambare! Kūromu" (Do Your Best! Kūromu) anime shorts featuring a Google Chrome mascot named Kurōmu (say it fast) — as voiced by Sumire Uesaka — on Thursday. The first short showcases the browser's sharing features between smartphones and computers, and the second focuses on security and translation fu...
Sazae-san Extends Guinness World Record for Longest Animated Show to 55 Years
Sazae's voice Midori Kato also extends her record for portraying character
― The Guinness World Records verified on October 4 that the anime series Sazae-san has extended its world record for “longest running animated TV series." In addition, Midori Kato, the voice of Sazae Fuguta, extended her own world record for “longest career as a voice actor for the same character of an animated TV series (fema...
28 Years Later, Escaflowne Is Suddenly Trending in Japan
And nobody, not even the animators or cast, seems to know why
― Oricon's X (formerly Twitter) account noted that the 1996 anime series The Vision of Escaflowne was inexplicably trending #1 in Japan on the social media platform on Wednesday. Oricon stated (roughly translated), “Escaflowne is trending, and fans are excited as they reminisce about their memories.” 『天空のエスカフローネ』トレンド入り中思い出語るファンの声盛り上がる▼今年で放...
Ghibli Donates Animator's Desk, Original Ponyo Art to Oscars' Academy Museum
Museum also adds maquettes from Pinocchio, Fantasia, The Lion King
― The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (from the folks who hand out the Oscars) announced on October 31 that it is adding a trove of new artifacts to its collection. They include 80 pieces of animation art by Hayao Miyazaki and Noboru Yoshida from the Studio Ghibli film Ponyo, the studio's Japanese movie posters — and a complete anim...
Venom Collaborates Again With Birth of Kitaro, Brave Bang Bravern!
The odd couple collaborations are back
― The Brave robot anime franchise saw a return to form this year with Brave Bang Bravern! The series modernized the boy-with-giant-robot trope for late-night anime by changing it to a man with his giant robot. It was only fitting that Bravern! collaborates with another franchise about a man and his companion: Venom with Eddie Brock and his alien symbiote. The of...
You Can Be an Extra on ON-GAKU: Our Sound Director's Next Film Hyakuemu
Go wild for Kenji Iwaisawa's climactic festival scene
― In 2019, director Kenji Iwaisawa debuted his film On-Gaku: Our Sound at the Ottawa Film Festival. A story following three high school delinquents who start a band, the film eschewed conventional animation and used rotoscope animation instead. As such, a set was built, and extras were cast for the climactic music festival. Now, for the director's...
Hideaki Anno Reflects on Space Battleship Yamato Before Launching New Anime
'For me, Yamato is a work in which multiple worlds existed simultaneously'
― Hideaki Anno, co-creator and director of Neon Genesis Evangelion, announced on October 5 that he and his Khara studio would make a new Space Battleship Yamato anime film project. Anno said he could not reveal details on the project yet, but emphasized that it takes a different path from the ongoing remake projects launched b...
Hatsune Miku to Headline Gundam Metaverse Concert
Unfortunately, the Vocaloid star doesn't seem to turn into a version of G Gundam's Nobel Gundam
― In February 2022, Bandai Namco Holdings announced its 15 billion yen (around US$130 million at the time) investment into the Gundam Metaverse Project. While the project has yielded two limited time experiences, it appears far from seeing an official full-fledged launch. This doesn't mean the project is o...
Grand Blue Dreaming Creator Kenji Inoue: We Got a Sequel, But a Baka & Test One Isn't Happening
Inoue noted even the Grand Blue Dreaming sequel is a miracle
― In the early 2010s, anime fans were treated to the anime series Baka and Test: Summon the Beasts while the original novel series by Kenji Inoue was still in the middle of its run. The anime series and its sequel were received relatively well but haven't seen a third series in over a decade. Then, another story by the author, the Grand Blu...
Voice Actress Azumi Waki Announces Pregnancy
Voice of Frieren: Beyond Journey's End's Kanne to continue working while taking care of her health
― Azumi Waki, voice of Kanne from the Frieren: Beyond Journey's End anime, announced she was expecting her first child on her X (formerly Twitter) account on October 5: ご報告です。 pic.twitter.com/RWlxIwz02C— 和氣あず未 (@azumi_waki) October 5, 2024 I have an announcement In her message, Waki wrote (roughly tran...
5 Satoshi Kon Films to Be Screened Over Director's Birthday Month
Honor the late director's birthday by watching his films in theaters
― In the realm of anime films, there are a handful of auteurs: Hayao Miyazaki, Mamoru Hosoda, Makoto Shinkai, and a few more. However, due to his untimely passing in August 2010, many tend to overlook Satoshi Kon. While his original films performed modestly upon their release, their influence in the medium is undeniable. So, what be...
Detective Conan Anime Celebrates Edogawa Rampo With 2-Part Story Set at Rampo's Home
Just in time for the 130th birthday of the father of modern Japanese mystery novels
― Among the pantheon of modern Japanese storytellers are Ryunosuke Akutagawa, Osamu Dazai, Natsume Sōseki, Haruki Murakami — and Edogawa Rampo (Rampo Edogawa), almost inarguably the father of modern Japanese mystery novels. Best known for his Kogoro Akechi detective stories, his stories have inspired generations of Ja...
Bleach Anime Celebrates 20th Anniversary With Visual
See Ichigo Kurosaki & all his greatest adversaries
― It's hard to believe the anime of Tite Kubo's seminal manga Bleach is two decades old. Coming on the heels of other popular Weekly Shonen Jump adaptations, the Bleach anime made an almost instantaneous mark on the fandom and maintains a strong fanbase to this day. As a reward for the fans' dedication, the Bleach website renewed this week with a new...
Venom: The Last Dance & Birth of Kitaro Collaborate in New Video
Eddie's Junichi Suwabe, Mizuki's Hidenobu Kikuchi narrate video screening in theaters
― When it comes to collaborations, some make sense like Godzilla and King Kong. Sometimes they are odd, albeit connected by a theme, such as this year's Dune and Gundam Seed Freedom collaboration. As Japan enters the spooky season, two vastly different movies join forces for a video screening in theaters: the R15+-r...
Monogatari x Steins;Gate Collaborate for Joint 15th Anniversary
It's mind warping
― Monogatari and Steins;Gate are two modern franchises that have maintained their popularity over the years. They each garnered multiple entries in their original media format (novels for Monogatari and video games for Steins;Gate), and expanded into the realms of anime and manga. While both are coming up on or just past their respective 15th anniversaries (for the anime in Monogata...
Hisashi Hirai, Satoshi Shigeta Unveil Original Art for Gundam Seed Freedom Film's Mighty Edition BD Box
Unfortunately, Takanori Nishikawa's Gundam Seed art didn't make it onto the cover
― At the beginning of 2024, the anime world was graced with the long-awaited Mobile Suit Gundam Seed film. Selling 634,182 tickets in Japan in its first three days in theaters, its success in the Gundam franchise is unparalleled. With the upcoming physical release of the film, fans will undoubtedly want amazing extras w...
The Highly Anticipated Transformers and Trigger Collab Video is Availalble Worldwide Finally (Updated)
SSSS.Gridman's Akira Amemiya directed and storyboarded the nearly 4 minute video
― Update: The official X/Twitter account for the Transformers franchise has posted the video, and it is available worldwide! Transformers 40th Anniversary Special Movie 大絶賛公開中 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ BUMP OF CHICKEN × TRIGGER × Transformers… pic.twitter.com/18vmfw1pYA— 【公式】トランスフォーマー情報局 (@TF_pr) September 13, 2024 (The YouT...
Laputa: Castle in the Sky's Climax Fails to Trend #1 on X/Twitter in 19th Airing
Other hashtags about the movie did rank in Japan earlier in the day
― Almost without a doubt an airing of Laputa: Castle in the Sky generates a lot of buzz on Japanese social media. Having broken X's (formerly Twitter's) worldwide posts-per-second record in 2013 and reaching roughly half that number in 2016, Japanese people love taking to the platform just to post “Balse” as the film's protagonists, ...
Akira Amano Draws New Key Art For Suicide Squad Isekai Anime
Manga creator/character designer presents second piece for series
― This summer, the American comic publisher DC Comics brought a classic team to the realm of anime: the villainous, although sometimes antiheroic, Suicide Squad. What better way to celebrate the Suicide Squad Isekai series than with a new key visual by manga creator Akira Amano. The official X (formerly Twitter) account for DC Japan un...
The Big O Series Creator Keiichi Sato Draws New Art for 25th Anniversary
Giant robot anime series premiered in July 1999
― In July 1999, The Big O, a unique giant robot anime series with a film noir aesthetic, premiered in Japan. Although the series didn't garner much popularity domestically, the series was a hit outside of Japan, particularly in the United States. Unfortunately, very little has been done for the series' 25th anniversary. Thankfully, co-creator Keiichi Sa...
CoMix Wave Films Partners With Valve Maker Motoyama For New Commercials
See the cutest valves ever made
― One of the prominent anime film studios is arguably CoMix Wave Films (CWF). Primarily known for its works with director Makoto Shinkai, the studio has a whimsical yet grounded style, which makes it great for animation with a modern setting. It's no wonder valve manufacturer Motoyama Eng. Work, LTD. (Motoyama) partnered with CWF for a set of new commercials celebratin...
New Toei Animation Partnership Allows Upcoming Hypergalactic Film To Appear in Fortnite, Roblox
The new IP could join the multiverse of games.
― One of the popular ideas in entertainment today is the multiverse. While the concept has been around much longer in mediums such as comics, in the past few years the concept has really taken off, thanks to films such as those in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and games such as Fortnite. However, anime and manga have generally shied away from the concept...
Kyoto Animation Introduces Wonders of Uji City in New Promotional Video
Step into the Heian Period in this whimsical video
― Kyoto City and nearby locales are undoubtedly some of the most popular tourist destinations in Japan, with numerous Shinto shrines and Buddhist temples listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites. It feels as if you've been transported to the Heian Period (between 794 to 1185) of Japan at any turn of a corner. While many of the sites are located north of...
Happy Tanabata From the Anime World! Part I
It's that time of year when star-crossed lovers get to meet each other (weather permitting)
― July 7, Tanabata, marks one day a year when the fabled weaver Orihime and farmer Hikoboshi meet. While the figures are enshrined in Japanese (and more broadly in East Asian) culture, they are represented by the stars known as Vega and Altair, respectively. In Japan, people celebrate the meeting of the lovers...
Pilotable Patlabor Robot Mecha to Be Unveiled in August
We're getting one step closer to mechs we can pilot
― One dream that sci-fi anime fans may have is piloting a mech from an anime. A popular mech, aside from the RX-78-2 Gundam from Mobile Suit Gundam, is the AV-98 Ingram from the Patlabor the Mobile Police franchise. Much like the Gundam, a life size version of the Ingram has been made and exhibited throughout Japan. Unlike the Gundam, fans of Patlab...
Sound! Euphonium Author Ayano Takeda Reacts to Anime's Surprise Twist
Her remarks are well thought out
― We all know an anime adaptation of a manga or light novel can differ from their source — sometimes due to catching up to the source material, and needing either filler, a new ending, or both. On rare occasions, the anime does have a full story to work from, but the staff decides to go in a different direction, and whether that decision pays off or ends up being misg...
Date a Live V Anime Releases New Sand Art Video Before Final Episode
Latest season gets wonderful send off
― The Date a Live series has managed to retain a dedicated following since 2013. With the latest season of the television anime ending on Wednesday, Kadokawa anime's YouTube channel left a beautiful parting gift for fans on Monday: a new promotional video featuring sand art of the Date a Live characters set to the fifth season's ending theme song, “Hitohira” by s...
Watch One Piece Take Over Exterior of Sphere in Las Vegas
Luffy becomes King of Las Vegas!
― Monkey D. Luffy of Eiichiro Oda's One Piece series may still be an aspiring King of the Pirates, but for a brief moment, he was the King of Las Vegas! See for yourself when One Piece took over the Las Vegas Sphere: Toei Animation produced the new 90-second-long presentation for the One Piece exhibit on the Exosphere exterior at the Las Vegas Sphere, which debuted on...
Chibi Godzilla Raids Again, Odekake Kozame Team Up for Cute Collab
The chibi King of Monsters and the cutest shark team up for a cute adventure
― One of the surprise breakout short anime and manga series of 2024 is Odekake Kozame. It's hard not to love the adventures of the cute titular shark Kozame. But what happens when the shark comes across the chibi version of the King of Monsters? Well, you get a cute little story between them. The official X (formerly Twitter...
'Grandpa and Grandma Turn Young Again' Anime Warns Against Phone Scams in New Video
The scourge of the 'ore ore' scam persists
― For about the past 20 years, elderly folk in Japan have been the targets of the “ore ore” (literally, "It's me") phone scam. The scam involves a person calling an elderly person claiming to be their son and asking for money. Over the years the scams have become a bit more intricate, with cases where scammers pose as police officers or staff from the target...
Uma Musume Sprints Into Crossover With Godzilla x Kong
See who's stronger, an Uma Musume or the King of Monsters and King Kong
― In late April, the film Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire crossed over with the Detective Conan franchise in a collaboration poster and commercial. However, this wasn't the end of Godzilla and King Kong's collaborations, as they now have even greater rivals: the racers from Uma Musume Pretty Derby: Beginning of a New Era. But wil...
Wonderful Precure! Girls, Crayon Shin-chan Cross Over Into Each Others' Anime
It's not the first time Crayon Shin-chan has invaded a magical girl anime
― Crayon Shin-chan is among the most iconic — and longest-running — family anime in Japan, having been on the air since April 1992. And in those three decades, the series has had a handful of crossovers with other anime. Wonderful Precure! joins that list this weekend. The preview for the May 18 episode of Crayon Shin-chan and ...
Happy Mother's Day From the Anime World! Part II
To quote Prince John from Disney's Robin Hood, “Mommy. I got a dirty thumb”
― It's a bit past Mother's Day, but that doesn't mean we can't celebrate the one's who raised us. And the anime and manga worlds are filled with mothers who raised our favorite characters. So, here's a little look at all the greetings to our mothers from the anime and manga world: Chibi Maruko-chan Dragon Ball 今日は #母の日 ですね！ p...
Happy Mother's Day From the Anime World! Part I
Here's to all the mothers out there
― Mother's Day, the day people apparently make the most long-distance calls. And why wouldn't we? For many of us, our mothers birthed us, raised us, and generally loved us. Even in the anime and manga world, mothers are important characters. So, what sorts of messages were there to our mothers across the anime and manga world? Here's a small sample. Doraemon Futago...
Gundam Seed Freedom Cast Make Joke Redub of Scene to Promote Film's Final Run
Kira and the gang really want you to see the movie one more time
― Mobile Suit Gundam Seed Freedom is just now getting an international release, but in Japan it's wrapping up its theatrical run. To say it had a good run is an understatement as Gundam Seed fans patiently waited 20 years for the movie to drop. However, it's time for Japanese fans to say goodbye to the movie as its last day in theaters ...
Yuki Kaji, Maaya Uchida Star as 'Energy Farmers' in Osaka Gas Anime Short
Even voice actors farm energy every now and then
― For many homeowners and renters, utility bills are a great concern. We want our indoor climates comfortable, our water hot, and our lights working. But sometimes we forgo understanding what goes into keeping our utility bills down. One method is the implementation of residential fuel cells, or converting gas energy into electrical energy while still ...
Re:Zero, The Dangers in My Heart Cross Over in Short YouTube Anime
See their adventure in Ikebukuro
― Seeing anime collaborations and crossovers is an odd thing. Sure, it works when it's a series by the same creator or the shows are in the same genre. But when the series are from radically different creators or genres, the crossover can be a real crapshoot. When we find those crossovers that work, though, it's a real treat. One of those treats was the recent crossov...
A Few Moments of Cheers Film to Donate Part of Earnings to Ishikawa's Post-Quake Reconstruction
Writer Jukki Hanada, music video production group Hurray!, 100Studio's original film opens on June 14
― Nothing shows appreciation to one's hometown more than lending a helping hand to the place you call home, especially after it is struck by disaster. This is exactly what the upcoming original anime film A Few Moments of Cheers (Sūfunkan no Yell o) decided to do: the film's staff announced on Februa...
Godzilla, King Kong, Detective Conan, & Kaito Kid Join Forces for Crossover Video
Get ready for an (unofficial) double header in Golden Week
― The week-long late spring holiday season is almost upon Japan. That means families and friends will be getting together for all sorts of activities, including catching up on the movies they've been meaning to watch. Toho Cinemas is bringing out the big guns with a new collaboration video featuring Case Closed: The Million-dollar Pentagram a...
SPY×FAMILY Code: White Anime Film Gets Collectible Popcorn Bucket & Drink Cup in U.S. Screenings
Limited collectible artboard also up for grabs
― Spy×Family fans in the U.S., aside from watching the SPY×FAMILY Code: White anime film this weekend, you have another side mission to accomplish: get yourself a SPY×FAMILY Code: White collectible drink cup or popcorn bucket in select AMC Theatres. Save the world and bring home a #SpyXFamily Code: White collectible drink 🥤 or 🍿 vessel! On sale 4/18 in s...
Watch Kana Hanazawa Voice an Adorable Shark in Behind-the-Scenes Short
Odekake Kozame anime takes peek inside recording booth
― More and more anime fans are getting a look into the recording sessions of their favorite anime's voice actors. This is often delivered as bonus material on DVD/Blu-ray Discs or on television specials, and more recently, as behind-the-scenes videos online. One of the anime series showing off the recording sessions is none other than Odekake Koz...
Guinness World Records Names Jujutsu Kaisen 'Most In-Demand Animated TV Show'
Jujutsu Kaisen overtakes Attack on Titan as "world's most popular anime"
― The Guinness World Records has certified Jujutsu Kaisen as the "most in-demand animated TV show," also calling it the "world's most popular anime." The series overtakes Attack on Titan, which has held the record since 2020. The company explains that it based this decision on information from data-science firm Parrot Analytics....
Dandadan x Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire Collaborate With New Visual
When anime & movies collide, it's ghostbusting time
― 1984 was a seminal year in movies. In anime, there were movies such as Nausicaa, Macross: Do You Remember Love?, and Urusei Yatsura 2: Beautiful Dreamer. Hollywood went through a mini-golden era with hits like The Terminator, The Karate Kid, Gremlins, Beverly Hills Cop, Police Academy, and one of the most beloved comedies of all time with Ghostbu...
Gundam Seed x Dune: Part Two Collaborate With New Visual
Two titans of science-fiction collide for a new movie poster
― There is no doubt one of the cornerstones of the science-fiction genre is Frank Herbert's opus Dune. Often thought as unadaptable for the silver screen, the novel has still been adapted for cinema twice. And this cornerstone work has recently partnered with another seminal science-fiction franchise, Gundam, to produce an amazing new post...
Celebrate 25 Years of Digimon Anime With Nostalgic Music Video
Featuring late Kouji Wada's opening songs from 1st 4 TV series
― With a boom in computer electronics in the mid-1990s, toy companies began experimenting with the idea of digital pets. While not the first digital pet, Bandai's Tamagotchi brand was the first to really take off with the idea in 1997. It wasn't long after when the same company, as if to counter the popularity of Pokémon, introduced the ...
Heavenly Delusion Wins 10th Anime Trending Awards
Oshi no Ko, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury season 2, more anime win awards
― The 10th annual Anime Trending Awards announced its winners on Saturday and Heavenly Delusion won Anime of the Year as well as four more awards. Other titles that dominated the awards this year were OSHI NO KO with seven awards as well as Mobile Suit Gundam: The Witch From Mercury season 2 with three awards, Juj...
Reddit Anime Awards 2023 Jury Picks BanG Dream! It's MyGo!!!!! as Anime of the Year
Vinland Saga Season 2 voted by the public as Anime of the Year
― The jury, as well as the public has spoken, and announced their winners for the 2023 edition of the /r/anime community's annual anime awards. The jury voted for BanG Dream! It's MyGo!!!!! as anime of the year, and the public voted for the second season of Vinland Saga. The two series also won the Best Drama award this year. The winners ...
All the Winners of the Crunchyroll Anime Awards 2024
Jujutsu Kaisen season 2 takes home top honor, while Suzume wins Best Film & Chainsaw Man, Demon Slayer's Swordsmith Village Arc win multiple awards
― The Crunchyroll Anime Awards ceremony streamed worldwide on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. JST (4:00 a.m. EST) on the company's YouTube and Twitch channels. Celebrity guests from across the world walked the Orange Carpet and shared their love for anime, presenti...
McDonald's Turns Its Fictional Anime Counterpart WcDonald's Into Reality
McDonald's transforms WcDonald's into reality with Acky Bright's illustrated packaging, short manga, Studio Pierrot's anime shorts, and Savory Chili WcDonald's sauce!
― You know how anime and manga give real-life fast food chains a different name, both as a parody and to avoid brand copyright issues? WcDonald's (obviously referring to McDonald's) is the favorite fast food chain of the anime and manga...
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