Upcoming fantasy anime film Shika No Ou: Yuna to Yakusoku no Tabi has released new trailers and a visual ahead of its September 10 release! The trailers feature the voices of Shinichi Tsutsumi as Van, Ryoma Takeuchi as Hossal, and Anne Watanabe as Sae, in addition to the movie’s theme song, “One Reason” by milet.

The upcoming live action stage play adaptation of Hayao Miyazaki’s iconic Spirited Away has announced its main cast! Each of the confirmed roles are double-castings as follows: Kotaro Daigo ( Weathering with You ) and Hiroki Miura ( Musical: Touken Ranbu ) as Haku Choreographers Koharu Sugawara and Tomohiko Tsujimoto as No Face Former Takurazaka

It’s getting steadily hotter here in Tokyo, but that only gives us more excuses to stay inside and enjoy this summer’s awesome anime lineup! The season may have already started, but here’s a chance to check through and see if there are any titles you missed. Be sure to take a peek at the trailers

The TV anime adaptation of comedy manga When Will Ayumu Make His Move? will air in July 2022! Mirai Minato ( Bofuri: I Don’t Want to Get Hurt, so I’ll Max Out My Defense ) will direct with character design by Kazuya Hirata. Silver Link ( My Next Life as a Villainess: All Routes Lead

Star Wars: Visions, an anime anthology project announced at the end of 2020, has announced the Japanese studios that are set to participate! Kamikaze Douga, Kinema Citrus, Science Saru, Geno Studio, Studio Colorido, Trigger, and Production I.G. will each contribute to the series of nine anime shorts, which will stream via Disney Plus from September

Upcoming feature film Macross Delta: Zettai Live!!!!!! and short film Macross Frontier: Toki no Meikyu will open this autumn! A new key visual for both films has been released along with a trailer showcasing the insert song “Glow in the Dark,” which will be featured in Macross Delta: Zettai Live!!!!!! In-show band Walküre has also

The TV anime adaptation of Death Note creators Tsugumi Ohba and Takeshi Obata’s Platinum End will debut this October! The 24-episode series will run uninterrupted from October 2021 to March 2022 with two cours. The anime’s second key visual and first teaser video have also been released. Hideya Takahashi ( Sword Art Online ) is

Phew! Thank gosh it’s the weekend. No matter what you’ve been doing this week, we think you all deserve a hearty otsukaresama desu (this phrase is so hard to translate into English, but that’s a topic for another day!). What we’re super pumped about right now is this year’s Anime Expo! As always, it sucks

Upcoming anime film Free!-the Final Stroke- has confirmed that rock band OLDCODEX is returning to perform the theme song for its first part! OLDCODEX previously performed the opening theme songs for each of the Free! TV anime’s three seasons. The as-yet-untitled Free!-the Final Stroke- theme song will be released on September 15, 2021, two days

MAPPA has dropped the first teaser video for its upcoming anime adaptation of popular manga Chainsaw Man! The trailer was revealed at a 10th anniversary event for MAPPA held on June 27, where the anime’s main staff was also announced. Ryu Nakamura will direct with a script by Hiroshi Seko and character design by Kazutaka

Hey there, all you figure fans! We hope the weekend’s going well for you, wherever you are in the world. It still feels a bit iffy going out normally here in Tokyo, but luckily we’ve got the advantage of having so much to read, watch, and play. We’re sure you also have heaps of titles

Upcoming TV anime Night Head 2041 will debut on July 15! In addition to the airdate, a key visual, main trailer, and additional cast members have been revealed. The trailer showcases the opening theme song, “Icy Ivy” by Who-ya Extended. The additional cast members are: Kazuyuki Okitsu as Michio Sonezaki, Lynn as Reika Muto, Yasuhiro

According to a report by Kidscreen, Square Enix’s fantasy game Final Fantasy IX is getting an animated series adaptation for children aged 8-13! The series will be co-produced and co-developed by Square Enix and French studio Cyber Group Studios. According to Pierre Sissmann, the CEO of Cyber Group Studios, their goal is for it to

Hatsune Miku’s 3DCG concert series Magical Mirai has confirmed that its 2021 shows will take place October 22-24 (Osaka) and November 5-7 (Tokyo)! The overall theme for Magical Mirai 2021 is “Fairy Tale Fantasy.” In addition to performances and exhibitions featuring Miku, fans will be able to enjoy 15th anniversary celebrations for Vocaloid KAITO and

Khara has released a new 90-second trailer for its anime film Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time! The trailer features emotional scenes and lines from the film set to Pachelbel’s Canon, a piece used as background music in previous installments. A new “goodbye” poster has also been released to mark the approaching conclusion of the

Upcoming card game-themed anime Build Divide -#00000 (Code Black)- has announced its main cast! The confirmed cast members are: Yuto Uemura as Teruhito Kurabe, Sayumi Watabe as Sakura Banka, Aoi Koga as Hiyori Tori, Yu Serizawa as Kikka, and Atsushi Tamaru as Naomitsu Enjo. Created by Homura Kawamoto ( the author of Kakegurui ) and

Isekai anime The Saga of Tanya the Evil is getting a second season! The news was revealed during a special program streamed on AbemaTV on June 19. The main cast is set to reprise their roles, with NUT also back to animate the new season. Details on the broadcast date are yet to come. The

The newly announced cast members are Yuichi Nakamura as Tatsuya Shiba, Asuka Nishi as Eimi Akechi, Kana Hanazawa as Mayumi Saegusa, Marina Inoue as Mari Watanabe, Mai Nakahara as Suzune Ichihara, Saki Ogasawara as Azusa Nakajo, Lynn as Airi Isshiki, Atsumi Tanezaki as Shiori Kano, Ibuki Kido as Toko Tsukushiin, and Erika Ishitobi as Saho

Well hello there! Can you believe we’re almost through a whole half of the year?! Whether it’s watching anime, playing games, or even something completely unrelated, we hope you’ve been able to enjoy some quality otaku time so far. Speaking of anime, though, it’s almost time for all those summer anime seasons to come out!

Upcoming anime film The Seven Deadly Sins: Cursed by Light has released a clip of a scene created specially for the film! The clip features Zeldris, the leader of the Ten Commandments, and the vampire Gelda, his lover. Based on the manga of the same name by Nakaba Suzuki, The Seven Deadly Sins takes place

Popular mecha anime Code Geass’ franchise’s first smartphone game is set to launch this August! Titled Code Geass: Genesic Re;CODE, the game is an RPG featuring an original story of revenge. Players will be able to meet fan favorite characters like Lelouch, Akito, Renya, Orpheus, and Oldrin, as well as brand new characters. The original

Upcoming anime film My Hero Academia THE MOVIE: World Heroes’ Mission has released a trailer featuring its theme song, “Empathy” by rock band Asian Kung-Fu Generation! The trailer also features the voices of guest stars Ryo Yoshizawa and Kazuya Nakai, who play Rody Soul and Flect Turn, as well as plenty of action as the

Upcoming anime series Fena: Pirate Princess, a co-production by Crunchyroll and Adult Swim, has confirmed its summer release on both platforms in addition to releasing its first key visual, a teaser trailer and info on the key cast and creative team! The series will be available to stream with English subtitles on Crunchyroll. It will

Nineteen years. NINETEEN. Since the last time that fans got a new 2D Metroid sequel. During E3 2021’s Nintendo E3 Direct, the company blew everyone away with the surprise announcement that a new 2D installment in the long-running Metroid series was on its way. Titled Metroid Dread, the game is set after the events of

Nintendo blessed us with several great game announcements during today’s Nintendo E3 Direct, but none were bigger or more anticipated than the new look at The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 for the Nintendo Switch! The game was first announced all the way back in E3 2019. As series Producer, Eiji Aonuma

Fantasy manga Jujutsu Kaisen is set to receive its very own mobile game! According to a press release from digital advertising company CyberAgent, the game is titled Jujutsu Kaisen: Phantom Parade and will be developed by mobile game company Sumzap for iOS and Android. It will be free-to-play with in-app purchases. While details on gameplay

The rumors were absolutely true! During E3 2021’s “Square Enix Presents” digital event, the game publisher unveiled a new Final Fantasy game with a very different feel from its predecessors. Titled Stranger of Paradise Final Fantasy Origin and described as an action RPG, the game is being developed by Team NINJA, the studio that gave

Hi, welcome to another figure roundup! First off, here’s an update for all the Tokyo weather otaku out there (there has to be someone, right?!) – mostly sunny skies have held up, but it looks like we’re due for lots of rain next week. Well, at least we get the chance to reenact dramatic anime

In 2019, the description sounded like some kind of wonderful fever dream. Hidetaka Miyazaki, creator of FromSoftware’s critically acclaimed Souls Series, and George R. R. Martin, creator of the critically acclaimed Game of Thrones novel series, collaborating to produce a brand new open world Souls-like action RPG called Elden Ring. Fans lost their collective minds

Netflix has announced three original anime projects currently in production! They were revealed on June 11 as part of Netflix’s inaugural Geeked Week, a virtual event dedicated to comic books, anime, games, and other pop culture genres. One of the new projects is Bright: Samurai Soul, a film inspired by Will Smith’s 2017 action movie