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American distributor GKIDS has announced that they have acquired the license for the North American release of Studio Ghibli’s first 3DCG movie, Earwig and the Witch (Aya to Majo). According to GKIDS’ website, they will be releasing the film in North American cinemas in early 2021.

  A recent tweet by Ahiru no Sora manga author Takeshi Hinata is currently getting attention, as he did not mince words in criticizing the anime adaptation of his basketball-themed manga. On Friday, he quote-tweeted a tweet from the official Twitter account of the Ahiru no Sora anime series and said, “You’re the worst”.

Good news for fans waiting for an update on the new Higurashi anime project. The series’ official website has announced that the anime is now set for an October 2020 premiere. The project was supposed to be released this July, but the COVID-19 pandemic halted productions and thus affected the series’ schedule.

A new highlight video was recently revealed for the live-action film adaptation of popular shoujo manga title Kiss Him, Not Me (Watashi ga Motete Dousunda). The video, posted on the film’s official website, focuses on Asuma Mutsumi, who is played in the film by THE RAMPAGE from EXILE TRIBE member Hokuto Yoshino.

Get ready for a new mobile rhythm game, as Japanese entertainment company Bushiroad has announced that they will be launching the D4DJ Groovy Rhythm game globally soon. The announcement was made at the Anime Expo Lite online event last Friday.

And it’s on once more folks, as the production crew of Netflix’s live-action adaptation of cult favorite Cowboy Bebop has announced that they have been given the clearance to continue shooting in New Zealand.

Get ready to see more of our favorite cells, as Aniplex has recently revealed a promo video for the upcoming anime film of Cells at Work. Entitled Tokubetsu Jouei-ban "Hataraku Saibou.." Saikyou no Teki, Futatabi.

It was announced previously that the Nintendo Switch hit video game Animal Crossing: New Horizons will be having a free patch update available to download today, July 3. We will give you a rundown on what this major update contains: This new patch is the first of the two-part major summer updates for the game.

It was announced on Thursday by Ghibli Museum Director Kazuki Anzai that the Ghibli Museum is now in the process of slowly reopening to the general public in September. The museum is dedicated to the animated productions made by the powerhouse animation studio, Studio Ghibli.

2021 is definitely a hopeful year for Dr. Stone anime fans as it was recently announced that the season of the anime is slated to premiere in January 2021. To add more hype into this announcement, a teaser video was released in the anime’s official website previewing the “Stone Wars” story arc.