Anime News

Terrible news today: NHK News reported on Thursday that a fire broke out in one of the studio buildings of anime studio Kyoto Animation in Uji City, Kyoto. As of this writing, the fire is still being put out by the Kyoto City Fire Department.

We have an update on the upcoming live-action adaptation of revered anime classic Akira, and it’s not a good one (well, for those who were looking forward to it): entertainment website Variety reports that Warner Bros.

Expect more cuteness with the Pokemon GO’s newest collaboration. This time, it’s with the Straw Hat Pirates crew from One Piece, as the game’s Japanese Twitter account has announced that Pokemon GO will be collaborating with One Piece creator Eiichiro Oda.

Want to be part of a world record attempt for one of the most enduring anime franchises in Japan. Then head over to the San Diego Comic-Con. Toei Animation, Funimation, Bluefin, and Bandai are organizing a Guinness World Record attempt for “the largest gathering of people simultaneously performing the iconic Kamehameha super energy attack move.

Heads up, fans of Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight (that includes me). It was announced this Monday that the franchise is set to get a third stage musical, which will run sometime in summer 2020. The announcement, which was revealed in the franchise’s official website, comes fresh off the recently-finished 2nd live musical, Shoujo Kageki Revue Starlight – The LIVE – #2 revival, which ran from July 12 to 15 at the Maihama Ampitheater in Maihama, Chiba.

Just last May, the internet banded together against one common enemy: the new (Hollywood) design of beloved video game character Sonic the Hedgehog. When the first trailer and look for the upcoming Hollywood live-action adaptation of Sonic came out, most of the internet agreed that the new design—which has Sonic sporting human teeth and gloveless hands (among others)—basically sucked.

The popular manga series My Hero Academia continues to dominate as it GO BEYOND and dominated the U.S. Monthly Bookscan List once again for the month of February. This not the first time that the series has reached the top of the manga sales ranks as it has also topped the ranks in some of the previous months.

Get ready to have your hearts stolen… on stage. The Phantom Thieves are set to make their theater debut in the upcoming PERSONA5 The Stage stage play. Atlus has announced that the play will run from December 13 to 15 at the Hotel Mielparque Osaka, and from December 19 to 29 at the Galaxy Theatre in Shinagawa City, Tokyo.

Get ready for the return of our favorite karuta players. The official website and social media channels of the Chihayafuru anime has just released a video preview for the anime’s upcoming third season.

Lupin III is back, and he looks sleeker than ever in his first 3D CG film. TOHO has just revealed a trailer for the movie Lupin III THE FIRST, affording us all a look at how our favorite thieves will look like in 3D CG.