Anime News
New Film Teaser of ‘Weathering With You’ Confirms North America Opening on January 17!Oct 11, 19 10am
Watch the trailer here: https://youtu.be/9N1gmaD499k
The film premiered in Japan on July 19 and immediately conquered box office charts in its first three days earning US$15.22 million. It had a special North American premiere during the Toronto International Film Festival as part of the its Special Presentations Category with screenings on September 8, 10, 14.
‘Azur Lane’ Gets New Manga to Release in DecemberOct 11, 19 8am
As of this writing, the anime adaptation of the popular smartphone game Azur Lane has aired with two episodes so far. To add more hype, it was announced in Comic Heaven magazine on Thursday that the anime adaptation will have its own spinoff manga.
Cells at Work! Gets New Spinoff Manga Set Inside a Baby’s BodyOct 11, 19 8am
Science is more fun when mixed in with anime, like the 2018 TV anime Cells at Work. Now, get ready for more science fun, as we’ll be seeing our favorite cells in a new setting. Kodansha’s Morning magazine announced this Thursday that the science-centered manga will be getting a new spinoff manga entitled Hataraku Saibou.
New Trailer Previews Theme Song of My Hero Academia the Movie –Heroes: Rising—FilmOct 11, 19 7am
A new trailer for the upcoming My Hero Academia the Movie –Heroes: Rising-- film was released this Friday on the movie’s official website. The trailer previews the movie’s theme song, “Higher Ground”, by Japanese rock band sumika.
Bandai Namco Releases Digimon ReArise Smartphone Game in the WestOct 11, 19 7am
Good news to Digimon fans in the West: Bandai Namco has officially released the Digimon ReArise smartphone game for Western players. The game went live for Western territories this Wednesday, even though the earlier announced release date of the game was October 21.
Aniplex of America Reveals English Dub Cast of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Oct 11, 19 6am
An official English dub trailer of Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba was released this Thursday on Aniplex of America’s Youtube channel. The trailer gives us a preview of the English dub voices of main characters Kamado Tanjiro and his sister Nezuko, Tanjiro’s fellow mizunotos Zenitsu Agatsuma and Innosuke Hashibira, and hashira Giyu Tomioka.
“Empress of JPop” Ayumi Hamasaki Uploads All 128 of Her Music Videos on YoutubeOct 9, 19 7am
Good news to all JPop fans, especially to those who lament the lack of JPop MVs on Youtube: the Jpop Empress Ayumi Hamasaki surprised fans last October 2 when she dropped all 128 of her music videos on Youtube.
PlayStation 5 Launch Set for Holiday 2020Oct 9, 19 6am
Good news to those itching to get their hands on the next-gen PlayStation (or for those who are waiting for this release so that PS4 prices will go down): Jim Ryan, the new President & CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, has just announced that the PlayStation 5 will be launched during the 2020 holiday season.
Live-Action Cowboy Bebop Introduces Newest (And Goodest) Cast Member, Ein the CorgiOct 8, 19 7am
Honestly, we all knew that the biggest cast announcements are left for last, and we were right. Netflix today has just introduced the most important cast member for its upcoming live-action adaptation of classic scifi anime Cowboy Bebop—and honestly, I think this is the one role that they got right.
Vampire Anime Strike the Blood Gets New OVA Series, Original OVA EpisodeOct 8, 19 6am
Seriously, what is it with ~old~ anime series getting new seasons or adaptations. This time, it’s the 2013 vampire anime series Strike the Blood. It was announced during the “Dengeki Bunko Aki no Namahoso Festival” last Sunday that the vampire series is set to receive a new original OVA episode, as well as a 4th OVA series.