Anime News

It was revealed in the 12th issue of the Weekly Shonen Jump on Monday that the 9th DLC for Naruto to Boruto: Shinobi Striker will be Madara Uchiha. Like the other previous DLC packs that were previously announced and released, the character will be playable which includes Ninjutsu techniques for your avatars.

Even before Cells at Work premiered in Japan, Red Cross had already collaborated with the then-highly anticipated animé. Last June 2018, Red Cross distributed illustration cards with codes that will enable successful donors to watch the show’s first episode a week before everyone else.

Highly-acclaimed Studio Ghibli film Princess Mononoke is set to release a collector’s edition set. Pre-orders have just started for the limited release, which will start shipping on May 14. The set retails for USD 45 and has the following special inclusions that will surely make it a must-have for Ghibli fans: • A 40-page book with stunning new art, essays by film critic Glenn Kenny (New York Times, RogerEbert.

It was announced on Monday by the organizers of the convention Nadeshicon that they will be hosting the popular Japanese singer and voice actress Aya Hirano as one of their guests. She will be having a concert in the said event performing her very popular songs.

Relive the nostalgia and hype of the Code Geass franchise as the three recap films are now available for digital purchase on Amazon via Funimation. Each digital purchase are available with original Japanese audio with subtitles.

This year would probably be the beginning of a slow end for the PlayStation Vita as the production of the following unit models PCH-2000 ZA11 (Black) and PCH-2000 ZA23 (Aqua Blue) are scheduled to end production soon as Sony’s PlayStation’s official website states.

In the special Japan premiere of Alita: Battle Angel last February 15, GUNNM author Yukiro Kishiro was reported to have been very satisfied with the film and showering the staff and cast with praises.

Even more news for the highly-anticipated Fruits Basket remake: FUNimation has announced that US fans will be given the chance to watch the animé’s first two episodes before its actual airing date. Select US theaters will be screening Furuba’s first two episodes, and while there are no exact details yet, the company announced that it will happen sometime in March.

It was announced on Sunday that the New Jersey-based anime convention AnimeNEXT will be bringing the staff of MAPPA who worked for the popular Banana Fish anime series as one of their guests. Confirmed staff members attending the convention are director Hiroko Utsumi, supervising anime director Ayumi Yamada, animation director and character designer Akemi Hayashi, international developer Andrew Michael Upton, and setting producer Erika Ando.

It was announced on September of last year that CLAMP’s hit work Cardcaptor Sakura will be getting a smartphone game, Cardcaptor Sakura Happiness Memories. Along with the official announcement by Bushiroad, they also posted a PV of the game which you can watch below: In the video above fans also get to hear a sneak preview of the game’s theme song, “Flash”, written and arranged by Keiichi Tomita and performed by Maaya Sakamoto.