We all heard about this project four years ago, and it got us all excited: the much-awaited remake of Final Fantasy VII, announced during E3 2015. After a year or two, sure we can still afford to be patient, yeah Square Enix take your time.

Today is the day that Kabaneri fans have been waiting for, as today is the Japanese theatrical release of the Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress movie. As a gift to fans, Wit Studio’s website posted a special clip featuring the movie’s theme song “Sakaseya Sakase”, which was sung by Japanese pop music duo EGOIST.

Get ready for a major serving of nostalgia, as one of the most iconic 90s anime series is gearing up for a comeback—not on TV though (but we sure are hoping for one.), but on stage. Office ENDLESS has just announced that they will be producing a stage play adaptation of the classic Yu Yu Hakusho manga series.

Online streaming platform Netflix appears bent on acquiring more anime for its enormous roster of TV shows. This time, the streaming platform has acquired the anime adaptation of Yumi Tamura’s 7SEEDS manga.

Marvel’s Avengers: Endgame has smashed—and is still breaking— box office records around the world, but this doesn’t appear to be the case in Japan. The Earth’s Mightiest Heroes may have soundly beaten Thanos, but they have found their match in the stunted Conan Edogawa.

More yuri goodness is on the way this 2019, as KADOKAWA has just announced that Hitoma Iruma’s yuri light novel series Adachi to Shimamura will be getting a TV anime adaptation. The announcement was made in KADOKAWA’s Dengeki Bunko light novel Twitter account.

Last Sunday a special event was held to commemorate the Nakano quintuplet’s birthday, and along with this special birthday celebration came a surprise announcement for its fans: the Quintessential Quintuplets will be getting a second season.

What is it with 2019 and remakes/comebacks of those nostalgic anime we all loved as kids. There is the Netflix remake of Saint Seiya, then a new movie for the decade-old Code Geass series, and of course the much talked-about remake of beloved shoujo anime Fruits Basket.

Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection has amassed impressive box-office numbers in Japan, a testament to its popularity despite being released a decade ago. The series is also popular internationally as well, as the film is currently being shown in select theaters in US and Canada, with screenings in other countries being announced as well.

A new character video trailer for the highly anticipated video game Samurai Shodown (Samurai Spirits) was uploaded by SNK on Thursday featuring the playable character Shiki. This new game of the popular video game franchise is created using Unreal Engine 4 and is set between the events of the original game and Samurai Shodown V.