Anime News

It’s rare for a manga to get adapted almost simultaneously into two mediums—anime and a live-action film—but Io Sakisaka’s Omoi, Omoware, Furi, Furare (Love Me, Love Me Not) is doing just that. To give us a sneak preview on how the two mediums look side-by-side, the official website for the live-action version just streamed special promo video showing just that.

Be still, my heart. Square Enix just dropped a surprise for all of us today as they announced this Monday that the demo to their much-awaited Final Fantasy VII Remake is already available in PS Stores worldwide.

Universal Studios Japan announced on Friday that they will be temporary closed from February 29 until Mid-March. The reason for this is due to the COVID-19 coronavirus outbreak in Japan. This was implemented as a way to curb the spread of the virus.

To those who are planning to go to AnimeJapan 2020 next month, there is some bad news. The organizers have officially announced that the convention is canceled due to the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak. The Japanese government is currently on high alert to prevent the virus from spreading which includes closing all schools until April to stop the spread.

A launch trailer for the upcoming video game based on ONE and Yusuke Murata’s One Punch Man webcomic series has just been released this week. Entitled One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows, the game is a three-on-three action-fighting game.

The official website of the Shin Sakura Taisen the Animation has announced this Thursday that the new Sakura Wars anime series will premiere this April 3. Accompanying this announcement is a preview of the series’ OP and ED songs and videos.

American distributor GKIDS has recently revealed an all-new English dub for the Satoshi Kon classic Tokyo Godfathers. Check out the trailer here. The English dub cast are: ·        Jon Avner as Gin ·        Victoria Grace as Miyuki ·        Shakina Nayfack as Hana ·        Kate Bornstein as Mother ·        Crispin Freeman as Miyuki's Father ·        David Manis as Old Man ·        Jamieson Price as Oota ·        Kirk Thornton as Yasuo GKIDS and Fathom Events will be holding special screenings of the film in 4K resolution in different theaters in the United States.

Get ready US fans. Aniplex of America has just announced that the third and final installment in the Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel film trilogy is heading to the North America—specifically, Los Angeles.

This Wednesday, Australian Senator Stirling Griff called for the “review” of Japanese manga and anime depicting child exploitation. In a speech delivered to parliament, Griff highlighted anime and manga series that depict child exploitation—citing as an example the anime adaptation of Tsukasa Fushimi and Hiro Kanzaki’s light novel series Eromanga Sensei.

The official website of the upcoming live-action film adaptation of The Promised Neverland  has just revealed additional cast members. Actress Keiko Kitagawa (right in image above), will be playing Isabella aka Mama.