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

Anisong streaming service ANiUTa has selected J-pop artist Asaka as its artist of the month for Mar. 2019! Hailing from Nagoya, Asaka debuted in 2016 when she was just 17 with “Open your eyes”, the ending theme for paranormal anime Occultic;Nine. Her stage name is derived from the Japanese characters for Blooming Flower of Asia.

AnimeJapan 2019 saw plenty of exciting news for Fate fans, with movie Fate/Grand Order: Shinsei Entaku Ryouiki Camelot revealing a concept visual and its 2020 premiere, as well as TV anime Fate/Grand Order: Zettai Maju Sensen Babylonia releasing its newest trailer! The movie visual features a striking depiction of Bedivere, who will be voiced by

Ahead of its April broadcast, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba has confirmed 11 more members of cast, released a new key visual, and announced the artist for the show’s main titles theme. Based on the manga by Gotouge Koyoharu, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba follows kindhearted charcoal seller Kamado Tanjirou, whose life changes forever when

Hozuki’s Coolheadedness will be bringing even more new anime to the table after its first two seasons, with plans to bundle a series of new OADs with upcoming volumes of the manga. To be included with limited editions of volumes 29, 30, and 31, the new anime will be produced by Pine Jam with Yoneda

A new key visual and trailer have been released for the reboot anime of popular shoujo manga Fruits Basket! Depicting the chance meeting between Tohru and the Sohma family, The trailer features the voices of Kugumiya Rie as Sohma Kagura, Han Megumi as Sohma Momiji, Furukawa Makoto as Sohma Hatsuharu, Okitsu Kazuyuki as Sohma Hatori,

Upcoming anime Beastars, animated by Orange, has released a second trailer! It has also been announced that it will stream exclusively on Netflix following its debut on Fuji TV in Oct. 2019. Beastars is adapted from the manga by Itagaki Paru, set in a world of anthropomorphised animals divided into “herbivores” and “carnivores”. The series

The latest anime from Cowboy Bebop’s Watanabe Shinichirou and Bones, CAROLE & TUESDAY, airs from April 2019. Casting for three more characters has now been confirmed: Horiuchi Kenyuu as Dahlia, Angela’s manager, Miyadera Tomoko as Valerie, a prominent politician who is also Tuesday’s mother, and and Sakurai Takahiro as Spencer, Tuesday’s older brother. In addition

Fairy Gone, an original anime series produced by P.A. Works, has released a new visual and trailer! The key visual features the main characters Maria Noel and Free Underbar striking a heroic pose surrounded by Clara Kisenaria, Serge Tovah, and their fairies. The trailer also gives fans a taste of the fairies in motion for

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

Upcoming anime movie Kabaneri of the Iron Fortress: The Battle of Unato has released a new key visual and announced its theme song! Continuing from the TV anime, The Battle of Unato picks up with Ikoma and co arriving at Unato where they face new threats from the Kabaneri – zombie-like undead creatures. The just

Yuasa Masaaki’s newest anime film Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara has released a new visual and its very first trailer, featuring its theme song “Brand New Story” by Katayose Ryouta of boy band Generations from Exile Tribe. The new trailer gives fans a taste of Kimi to, Nami ni Noretara‘s love story between Mukaimizu Hinako,

Cyberpunk anime Psycho-Pass will be returning for Season 3! The big announcement was made at the premiere event for the Psycho-Pass: Sinners of the System Case. 3 movie on Mar. 8. Voice actors Kaji Yuki and Nakamura Yuichi made a surprise appearance at the event to confirm that they will be joining the upcoming season

A commercial has been released for OxT’s upcoming 39-minute DVD and Blu-Ray featuring hit song “Union” , the opening theme of popular anime SSSS.Gridman! Set to release on Mar. 20, the DVD/Blu-Ray will include the music video for the song, which features the band playing on a rooftop as well as a specially commissioned drama

Internationally established artists have discovered the art ot Japanese Manga for themselves, but what does their everyday life look like? What kind of dreams are they following and what difficulties did they have to face? An article series by the German online magazine Sumikai will give you some insight into the life of various international

Japanese mangaka are internationally popular, but it is not only Japanese people who have mastered special comic or drawing skills. Many other internationally established artists have discovered the art for themselves. But how does their everyday life look like? Which dreams are they following and what kind of difficulties did they have to face? An

Wonder Festival is the premiere destination for figure and garage kit fans, providing a showcase for professionals and amateurs alike to share their most recent creations twice a year. Held at Makuhari Messe on Feb. 10, the Winter 2019 edition once again featured a host of upcoming figures from all the major manufacturers inspired by

Held twice a year at Makuhari Messe, Wonder Festival is a paradise for figure and garage kit lovers, providing a valuable platform for sculptors to show off their latest creations. This winter once again featured a range of fantastic figures and garage kits inspired by some of today’s most popular franchises! Old favourites like Lupin

The 55th Prize Fair held its Tokyo edition on Feb. 19 at TOC Ariake, once again showcasing some of the fantastic prize set for release from July to September 2019. As one of the exhibiting companies, Banpresto brought some of their best new products to the stage with a collection of figures inspired by both

Popular superhero anime One-Punch Man will be returning to TV screens from Apr. 2! Alongside the confirmation of the broadcast date, the show also released a new key visual featuring Saitama looking goofy as usual alongside a host of key characters. It was also announced that voice actor Furukawa Makoto, who plays Saitama, will perform

Pokémon: The First Movie was released all the way back in 1998, and now more than two decades later it’s getting a full 3D CGI remake! In the movie, a team of scientists finally discovers a fossil of the legendary Pokémon Mew and succeeds in cloning it to create Mewtwo. However, Mewtwo remains unaware that

Board game maker The OP is teaming up with Kingdom Hearts for a special RPG-style version of its Talisman game. Talisman is a tabletop RPG-style “sugoroku” dice game from Games Workshop, which is known for the Warhammer series. The player chooses a character and then plays through the three-level board fighting battles and encountering events