In a first for the legendary Japanese animation studio, Studio Ghibli has finally allowed its films to be streamed via a digital platform. This was announced by GKIDS, Ghibli’s American distributor, and HBO Max, an upcoming video-on-demand service from WarnerMedia Entertainment.

Popular voice actress Minako Kotobuki announced on her official blog this Thursday that she will be studying in the United Kingdom for one year, starting on spring next year. According to her blog post, she will be studying language and drama.

Need more reasons to go to Anime NYC. American distribution company GKIDS has just announced that they will be screening Makoto Shinkai’s latest smash hit, Weathering with You (Tenki no Ko) at the Anime NYC—a full two months before its scheduled January 17, 2020 North American opening.

  This Tuesday, Toei Animation announced that the first 41 episodes of the 1986 Saint Seiya anime have just been added to Netflix’s growing roster of anime titles. The Netflix release also features an all-new English dub cast, and is available to the streaming service’s users in North America, New Zealand, and Australia.

And in this round, both Kaguya and Shirogane win., as it was reported that the live-action film adaptation of romcom manga and anime Kaguya-sama: Love is War has just surpassed 2 billion yen in ticket sales.

It was revealed in the official website for the No Guns Life anime adaptation on Wednesday the series is confirmed to run for a total of 24 episodes. It is based on the popular manga of the same name created by Tasuku Karasuma.

Even before anime director Makoto Shinkain shot to astronomical fame with Your Name (Kimi no Nawa), he was already known for directing poignant and beautifully animated films. One such film is the 2013 release Garden of Words (Kotonoha no Niwa).

More special guest announcements are rolling out for the upcoming Anime NYC. This time, it’s none other than key Code Geass staff: writer Ichiro Okouchi, character designer Takahiro Kimura, and C.C.’s voice actress Yukana.

Yes, I’ve already mentioned the abundance of mixed-media franchises in a previous article, and now here we are again: Assault Lily Project, a mixed-media franchise based on the 1/12 scale action dolls by doll maker Azone International and creative group acus, will be receiving a TV anime adaptation by none other than studio SHAFT.

Finally an update on the much-awaited anime film project for the beloved Sailor Moon franchise: the official website of the upcoming two-part movie Bishoujo Senshi Sailor Moon Eternal has just announced that Studio DEEN will be animating the film alongside Toei Animation.