The YouTube website is streaming the five-minute "Yona Yona Penguin Kōkai Kinen Amigo Special" program on Rintaro's Yona Yona Penguin 3D computer-animated film. In this adventure story, a little girl named Koko gets sucked into a fantasy world populated by goblins who believe that their saviour will be a penguin. This joint project between Thailand's Imagimax, Japan's Dynamo Pictures, and France's Def2Shoot is opening in Japan on Wednesday. The film already screened at Spain's Sitges festival.
The official website for the television anime adaptation of Tomohiro Matsu and Peco's Mayoi Neko Overrun! (Stray Cats Overrun!) romantic comedy light novels has posted a 100-second promotional video. The story revolves around Takumi Tsuzuki, a boy who lives with his older "sister" Otome, although the two have no blood ties between them. Otome manages a run-down confectionary store called Stray Cats. One day, Otome picks up a mysterious beautiful girl off the streets. The series will premiere in Japan in April.
The anime adaptation of Ohba-Kai's Tono to Issho 4-panel gag manga will ship as an original video anime on DVD on March 25, and the official website is streaming a new promotional video via YouTube. The manga follows the humorous exploits of generals during Japan's tumultuous sengoku (Era of the Warring States) period. The DVD will include a bonus anime called "Gackt mo Issho," since the singer and actor Gackt is playing a character in the anime.
The North American anime distributor Funimation has posted a new video clip on the official website for the RIN ~Daughters of Mnemosyne~ anime. (You must be 18 to access the website.) Director Shigeru Ueda (Elemental Gelade, Tales of Symphonia), screenwriter Hiroshi Ohnogi (Noein, Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood, Aquarion), and the animators at Xebec (Martian Successor Nadesico, Fafner, Heroic Age) created this graphic, "hard-boiled science-fiction action" series. The story follows a seemingly ordinary office lady named Rin who is secretly a private investigator — and nearly indestructible due to supernatural powers. The complete series will ship on DVD on January 19.
Steve and Lucas dissect what's really going on in the anime industry and what needs to change—and how elf ears are an indispensable part of the deal.― Steve and Lucas dissect what's really going on in the anime industry and what needs to change—and how elf ears are an indispensable part of the deal. Disclaimer: The views and opinions expressed by the participants in this chatlog are not the views o...
The sheer variety on display is catnip for people who love tinkering with robots, and you'll have plenty to chew throw once you have your perfect mechanical soldier.― The original Daemon X Machina was a fun mech battle game, but it unfortunately passed by most audiences without much notice. Developer First Studio took stock of the situation and did everything in their power to ensure that their sequ...
Duo's vocalist Maria expresses surprise at announcement― Composer Yoshinori "toku" Abe announced on the official website for the music duo GARNiDELiA on Tuesday that the duo is going on an indefinite hiatus. According to the announcement, all concerts planned for this year's "GARNiDELiA stellacage tour 2025 [PROGRESS]" are now canceled. Mai "MARiA" Mizuhashi, the vocalist half of the duo, responded ...
Only one volume in, I’m already rooting for Marie and Arthur’s future happiness together.― With an absurd premise that requires suspension of disbelief on several levels, Mechanical Marie is nevertheless a delightfully sweet and funny high society romcom that I thoroughly enjoyed from start to finish, leaving me eagerly anticipating not only the remaining five volumes in this short series, but also ...
We spoke with the studio CEO behind the critically-acclaimed The First Slam Dunk to find out more about their next project: the 2D-3D hybrid anime ELECEED.― DandeLion Studios has been around for almost 20 years. You may know them as the production company responsible for the critically acclaimed movie The First Slam Dunk or the Oscar-nominated film Magic Candies. The studio's CEO, Kazuhiro Nishikawa...
This is one of those shows that is more than the sum of its parts. While it uses clichés left and right, it almost always goes beyond them to add an extra layer or two.― Much of The Brilliant Healer's New Life in the Shadows is cliché to say the least. We have a standard Western fantasy world, an overpowered hero who doesn't realize he isn't normal, and a harem of demi-human girls all vying for his ...
Hiro Kaburagi directs series at CUE― This year's 40th issue of Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine revealed on Monday that Tadatoshi Fujimaki's Kill Blue manga is getting a television anime adaptation in 2026. The same issue of Weekly Shonen Jump published the manga's final chapter on Monday. The manga's 11th volume will ship on September 4, the 12th volume on November 4, and the 13th volume on D...
November 7 film compiles season 2 with season 3's 1st 2 episodes― The livestreamed fifth anniversary special for the Jujutsu Kaisen anime debuted a teaser promotional video for the third season on Sunday. The video announces that Jujutsu Kaisen Season 3: The Culling Game Part 1 (Shimetsu Kaiyū Zenpen) will premiere in January 2026. Update: Crunchyroll also confirmed that it will stream the new seaso...
Giant monsters – or KAIJU – are as Japanese as it gets, and what's better than diving headfirst into the story through a world-class manga or a beloved anime series? Putting yourself into the shoes of the protagonist and battling those monsters in exciting matches and figuring out the best strategies to defeat them, of course!―
Giant monsters – or KAIJU – are as Japanese as it gets, and what's bett...
If you like Junji Ito, it’s a good time to discover Shintaro Kago as well.― All short story collections are mixed bags. That's not a pejorative statement about short stories by any means; it's simply the nature of the beast. Brain Damage, a collection of four horror tales by manga creator Shintaro Kago, defines this tendency. When it's good, it's very good, playing with horror and comedy in equal me...
Whether you're looking for a romcom, the world's scariest dating sim, or an unusual shapeshifter, browse our picks for what to read this August to make the transition to fall a little easier.― As the summer winds down, it's the perfect time to settle in with some easy, engaging reads. K-Comics sites have plenty to offer in the usual variety of genres, with a definite emphasis on tales of the ghostly...