Voice actor and singer Hatanaka Tasuku has been selected as the ANiUta Artist of the Month for Apr. 2019! Hatanaka made his debut in 2006 as the voice of Edmund Pevensie in the Japanese dub of The Chronicles of Narnia, and went on to become the official dubbing artist for the role. In addition to

The news came with a new teaser visual and video, which also announced the release of a side story. Titled Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jidō Shuki Ningyō, it will receive a limited cinema run before the main movie’s release, screening for two weeks only from Sept. 6, 2019. Inspired by the series of light

Fans will finally be able to meet Holo and Kraft through the Spice and Wolf VR anime set to release on Jun. 3! Originally scheduled for an Apr. 2019 release, the VR anime is the latest instalment in the Spice and Wolf franchise, which began with Isuna Hasekura’s light novel series of the same name.

Monkey Punch (Katou Kazuhiko), the author of Lupin III, has passed away at the age of 81. Best known for creating the legendary gentleman thief character Arsène Lupin, Katou was born in Hamanaka, Hokkaido in 1937. In 1967, Lupin III began serialization in Weekly Manga Action and went on to receive numerous adaptations, including TV

Popular franchise Touken Ranbu has confirmed performance dates for an autumn run of its stage musical. The newly released visual features the main cast for the show including Takada Hiroki as Akashi Kuniyuki, Okamiya Kurumu as Tsurumaru Kuninaga, Tanaka Ryosei as Otegine, and Tamura Shogo as Kotegiri Gou. The new autumn run will mark the

Netflix is producing an original anime series titled Eden, to be directed by Fullmetal Alchemist: Brotherhood director Irie Yasuhiro! Set thousands of years in the future in the robot city known as Eden 3, the story begins with a pair of robots who wake up a baby girl from stasis and start to question everything

Popular anime Fairy Tail has released a key visual featuring 14 characters for its final season! In addition to beloved heroes like Natsu, the visual includes villains who are less familiar, like Alvarez Empire guard Larcade Dragneel. Based on Mashima Hiro’s manga of the same name, Fairy Tail follows dragon slayer wizard Natsu Dragneel and

Rurouni Kenshin‘s live action series will be back in summer 2020 with two new films for its final chapter. The two films will be based on the Jinchu arc, the conclusion to the original manga. The first will revolve around the “mystery of the cross-shaped scar” that Kenshin bears, while the second will follow his

Upcoming live action movie Tokyo Ghoul S has released its latest trailer, showcasing Matsuda Shouta as “Gourmet” ghoul Tsukiyama Shu for the first time! The trailer features a host of familiar faces, first and foremost protagonist and half-ghoul Kaneki Ken (played by Kubota Masataka). Another highlight is the appearance of Matsuda as Tsukiyama, who desperately

One Piece‘s latest movie installment, One Piece: Stampede, has released a new poster and teaser trailer! The poster features an illustration of the Straw Hat Pirates in the outfits they will wear within the movie with Douglas Bullet, Buena Festa, Ann, and Donald Moderate behind them. Likewise, the new teaser trailer also features Luffy and

Anime is more popular than ever before all around the world. We talked to some of the studios who actually produce anime to hear some of their thoughts about anime production and a few backstage stories too. This interview series is produced as part of a collaborative project between anime news site Anime! Anime!, Tokyo

Anisong streaming app ANiUTa has released the Giga Playlist Collection, a series of playlists put together specially by 36 top artists including voice acting stars like Fukuyama Jun ( Code Geass, Assassination Classroom ) and Hayami Saori ( Kakegurui, Oreimo )! Created to celebrate an update for the service, the playlists feature a diverse lineup.

While details are still scarce, the new series promises fans plenty of action as it heads to the story’s climax, including clashes against the Ten Commandments, more developments in Meliodas and Elizabeth’s connection, and the secrets of the world of The Seven Deadly Sins. Inspired by the popular manga by Suzuki Nanaba, Season 1 of

Anime director Shinkai Makoto and Japanese rock band Radwimps will be teaming up once again to provide music for the former’s latest film, Weathering with You. Shinkai’s smash hit Kimi no Na wa., released in 2016, marked their first collaboration, in which Radwimps created the highly acclaimed soundtrack. The new trailer for Weathering with You

Volume 19 of Weekly Shonen Jump has revealed a poster, main visual and character designs by Bleach creator Kubo Tite for upcoming SEGA game New Sakura Wars! 久保帯人先生による「新サクラ大戦」ポスター、本日発売少年ジャンプ19号にて初解禁！ メインキャラクターデザインを担当した久保先生本人によるメインビジュアルイラスト&設定ラフは少年ジャンプ独占公開。切り抜き&保管必須です！！ https://t.co/IPP7rwSEgr”>pic.twitter.com/IPP7rwSEgr — 少年ジャンプ編集部 (@jump_henshubu) https://twitter.com/jump_henshubu/status/1115110888497766400?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw“>April 8, 2019 After the conclusion of his hit manga, Kubo’s credits include a Shonen Jump one-shot titled Burn the Witch. New

Smartphone game Revue Starlight Re LIVE is currently accepting pre-registrations for a global version that can be played in English, Korean and Traditional Chinese! Revue Starlight Re LIVE was first released in Japan in Oct. 2018, based on the Revue Starlight musical which debuted in 2017. The franchise also includes an TV anime series in

Upcoming anime Ensemble Stars has just released its first key visual, which features six of the show’s idol units: Trickstar, fine, Akatsuki, UNDEAD, Ra*bits and 2wink! The show has also released a number of visuals featuring the main idol units. Ensemble Stars is based on the popular idol raising smartphone game which revolves around male

The Uta no Prince-sama franchise’s first movie, Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love Kingdom, has released a key visual and trailer featuring units ST☆RISH, QUARTET NIGHT and HE★VENS. Inspired by the popular game, the Uta no Prince-sama Maji Love 1000% TV anime first aired in Jun. 2011 and has had four seasons so far. Uta no

Cowboy Bebop is getting the live-action treatment an a Netflix original drama. Produced by Netflix and Tomorrow Studios, the series has revealed the main cast for the show: John Cho as bounty hunter Spike Spiegel, Mustafa Shakir as his partner Jet Black, Daniella Pineda as criminal and fellow bounty hunter Faye, and Alex Hassell as

With cherry blossoms already in the air, there’s also something else very important to look forward to – the new season’s anime! Plenty of promising new titles are out there to be discovered, but it’s also time to welcome back some much-loved series for the continuations to their stories. Which one are you looking forward

Steins;Gate has launched a teaser website confirming the start of a new project to celebrate the franchise’s 10th anniversary. According to the teaser site, there will be 10 projects launched in celebration of the franchise’s 10th anniversary with further information to be announced at a later date. (C)MAGES./5pb./Chiyo St. Inc.(C)2009 MAGES./5pb./Nitroplus(C)2011 5pb./Nitroplus Future Gadget Research

Mob Psycho II will be getting an all new OVA featuring an original story penned by author ONE! The new OVA will get a special advanced screening at a special Psycho Helmet Cult event set to take place this summer. Application forms for tickets to the special event will be bundled with the Blu-ray and

While details are still scarce, a website has been unveiled, plus a teaser trailer featuring Kirito and Yujio in a number of exciting battle scenes. The game will be inspired by the Alicization arc of Kawahara Reki’s popular light novel series, in which Kirito once again becomes trapped inside an online game. Together with Eugeo,

In addition to releasing the latest key visual featuring Takagi in the school corridor, the series also released a new April Fool’s-themed trailer. Adapted from the manga by Yamamoto Souichiro, Karakai Jozu no Takagi-san revolves around the daily life of a middle-schooler named Takagi, who loves playing pranks on her classmate Nishikata while he tries

Along with the exciting announcement, a visual by original character designer abec, plus a trailer teasing the War of Underworld was also released. Inspired by the hit series of light novels by Kawahara Reki, the Sword Art Online franchise follows talented gamer Kirito into a series of online games. The Alicization Arc revolves around his

Weathering with You, the highly anticipated latest film from Kimi no Na wa. director Shinkai Makoto, has released its first three screenshots. The film will follow high school student Morishima Hodaka, who runs away from his island home to come to Tokyo. Unable to find a job, he eventually ends up working for a shady

Gundam and Hello Kitty are coming together for a mystery game that will pit the two franchise giants against each other! The collaboration is part of the celebrations for the 40th anniversary of Gundam and 45th anniversary of Hello Kitty and will run at various locations in summer 2019. Exact dates will be announced at

The poster released for the upcoming show features the two starring Touken Danshi played by Miura Hiroki (Higekiri) and Takano Akira (Hizamaru). The musical series is inspired by Touken Ranbu -Online-, a massively popular simulation game in which players collect famous swords that have been turned into handsome warriors called Touken Danshi. Since its release

Charamel Pop Nagasaki is a cosplay event which took place in Nagasaki, Kyushu, on March 9 and 10, 2019. As an important trading center, Nagasaki has a long history of international exchange. In the Middle Ages it was Portugal, and then the Netherlands a little later, but Nagasaki has always been one of the primary

Dark fantasy manga Dororo will be getting new OP/ED themes for the next arc due to air from April 8. As confirmed in the latest trailer, J-rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation will be performing the new opening theme, also titled “Dororo”. Meanwhile, Vocaloid Eve will perform the new ending theme, “Anya”. Set in the warring