Project Digest Extra ①: Kyoyuzen Asuna & Yuuki in Kyoto Illustration drawn for the occasion by A-1 Pictures ―Asuna & Yuuki clothed in Kyoyuzenー Following the creation of a figure for the current “Kyoto x SAO” project, the third core part of the project is this specially drawn illustration created by A-1 Pictures of Asuna

The first part of a new Sailor Moon movie, titled Sailor Moon Eternal, will open in Japan on Sept. 11, 2020! This will be the franchise’s first theatrical outing since Sailor Moon Super S: The Movie back in 1995. Taking the place of a fourth season for the recent Sailor Moon Crystal TV anime, the

Rap project Hypnosis Mic has released a music video for “Ah, Osaka dreamin’ night”, the upcoming CD release from Osaka division’s unit Dotsuitare Hompo! Following “Ah, Osaka dreamin’ night”’s Oct. 30 release is Nagoya division unit Bad Ass Temple’s yet untitled CD on Nov. 27. The franchise has also announced new release dates for other

P.A. Works has opened an official website and released its first trailer for an original anime titled Appare-Ranman! Hashimoto Masakazu will direct as well as handling story and series composition, with original character design by Ahndongshik, character design and animation direction by Oohigashi Yurie, mecha design by Takeuchi Shiho, and music by Evan Call. Set

Upcoming TV anime Dorohedoro is set to hit the airwaves in Jan. 2020! A PV was also released with the announcement, illustrating the dark yet dynamic world of Dorohedoro. Produced by Mappa, the anime will adapt Q Hayashida’s dark fantasy manga, which ran for over 18 years. It follows a young man named Caiman as

Anime NYC 2019 has announced that it will release an additional 1000 tickets for anisong concert Lantis Matsuri, the original tickets for which sold out in just ten minutes! Set to go on sale at 12:00 pm ET on Oct. 12, the additional tickets will be classified as C Tickets, and will grant access to

A new trailer has been released for In This Corner (and Other Corners) of the World, the extended version of acclaimed anime film In This Corner of the World! The trailer features a number of charming scenes, particularly between the movie’s protagonist, Suzu, and a beautiful courtesan named Rin, whose role will be explored further

The movie’s second key visual was also released along with new cast announcements and character visuals. Takahashi Minami will play Miyazato Tohmi, the captain of the Yamato, while Naganawa Maria will voice its vice captain, Nomura Sia. Kusunoki Tomori will be joining the crew as Abe Azumi, captain of the Shinano, and Amano Satomi will

Thus Spoke Kishibe Rohan, a spin-off manga from JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure‘s Diamond is Unbreakable arc, has released a key visual for its new OVA! The spin-off consists of a series of one-shots, following Kishibe’s bizarre encounters as he visits various locations to gather material for his manga. So far, Episodes 2 and 5 of the

Bushiroad anime and video game event CharaExpo USA 2019 is welcoming to the main stage Aimi and Otsuka Sae, the voices of Toyama Kasumi and Hanazono Tae from BanG Dream! band Poppin’Party! The two will take to the main stage for a talk show and mini live acoustic stage event. Although the schedule has not

The Irregular at Magic High School is based on the light novel series written by Satou Tsutomu and illustrated by Ishida Kana. It received its first anime in 2014 and a movie in 2017. The new season will adapt the Visitor arc of the original series, where magician siblings Tatsuya and Miyuki meet Angelina Kudou

Both the key visual and trailer give fans another taste of the long journey that the main characters will have to endure, including Bedivere (played by Miyano Mamoru), Fujimaru RItsuka, Mash Kyrielight, and Da Vinci. It was also announced that Suezawa Kei and Arai Kazuto will be directing the first and second films respectively, with

Rap franchise Hypnosis Mic has announced new unit North Bastard, created specially for its very first stage play adaptation! Representing the Akabane division, North Bastard will join Ikebukuro division’s Buster Bros!!! and Yokohama division’s Mad Trigger Crew for the first installment of the stage play adaptation. The new unit features Douan Kazusato (played by Kishomoto

With anime more popular than ever all over the world, we sat down with some of the people who actually produce it to hear some of their thoughts about the production process and a few behind the scenes stories too. This interview series is a collaborative project between Japanese language news site Anime! Anime!, Tokyo

With less than three weeks to go until the premiere of Part 2, Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These‘s movie trilogy has revealed a new two-minute trailer! The trailer shows the increasingly fierce internal conflict within both the Empire and the Alliance. Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These is inspired by