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Next January, the fourth and final film in the Rebuild of Evangelion series will hit Japanese movie theaters. And of course, Hikaru Utada will once again sing the theme. The theme for Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time will be Utada’s “One Last Kiss.” Previously, she sang the themes for the earlier three films in…
A new Code Geass anime has been announced. Titled Code Geass: Z of the Recapture, the series is the follow-up to the 2019 film Code Geass: Lelouch of the Re;surrection Code Geass first aired on TV in Japan from October 2006 to July 2007 and was followed by a sequel series the following year. Feature…
In the past few years, there have been a handful of popular anime turned into live-action films. A few have been good, but many have not. Recently, Joshi Spa, a popular site aimed at Japanese women, polled 200 of its women readers ranging in ages from 30 to 49, asking them which anime they did…
Earlier this month, Japanese tabloid Flash spotted famed animator Hayao Miyazaki as he was leaving the house to pick up trash around his neighborhood. In Japan, neighborhood associations meet a few times a year with residents gathering to pick up litter and pull weeds. It’s unclear whether Miyazaki was doing this, or simply tidying up…
The Tokyo-based electronics giant is reportedly going into the final round of negotiations to buy Crunchyroll. According to Nikkei Asia, the acquisition could cost Sony over 100 billion yen ($957 million). This comes as Sony obtained the exclusive right to negotiate for the popular anime streaming service. Up to now, Sony has been licensing its…
Many talented cosplayers do their own makeup when transforming into the character of their choice. Japanese celebrity Yoko Kumada did not. That’s okay! To each their own! On her official YouTube channel, Kumada showed how a team of makeup pros turned her into Nezuko Kamado, one of the protagonists in the popular Demon Slayer anime.…
While movie theaters in the United States are in jeopardy, theaters in Japan just saw their biggest box office weekend ever thanks to the Demon Slayer feature anime. NHK reports that 3.4 million people saw Demon Slayer The Movie: Mugen Train in theaters in Japan. The movie opened on a Friday, playing on 403 screens,…
The years-in-the-making Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 was supposed to be out this year. It was delayed due to covid-19, and the eagerly anticipated movie’s latest trailer now reveals a January 2020 release date. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 is slated to be the fourth and last entry in the Rebuild of Evangelion series. Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo, the…
It’s October. Things have been tough. We should take a break. We should watch anime. Have a look below at what anime are airing during this fall’s season. Are there any you’re especially into? Let us know in the comments. Adachi and Shimamura Studio: Tezuka Productions Genre: Drama, Girls’ Love, School, Slice of Life, Romance…
This month Studio Ghibli launched galleries for some of its most famous films—a total of four hundred high-quality screenshots. On the official page Studio Ghibli writes that people are free to use the images “within the realm of accepted practice.” Meaning? The famed animation studio has uploaded them for fair use: You can likely upload these…
YouTuber Mirror Panel-3 spent four years creating an anime on Flipnote Studio 3D for the Nintendo 3DS. Titled Flipnote Warrior, the 34-minute anime will be released on December 4, and is about a young girl’s life that forever changes thanks to an unexpected encounter on a Nintendo 3DS. According to Mirror Panel-3, all the animation…
Twitter user Granicoph, a 3D modeler based in Tokyo, has created impressive 3D models of Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, allowing us to freely move around still images. The result is very cool. As Gigazine reports, the models were uploaded to Sketchfab, a platform where people can share 3D, VR, and AR content.…
September 3 was the day that Zenitsu Agatsuma from Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba was born. It’s not uncommon for anime fans to celebrate their beloved characters’ birthdays online by posing merch or even baking birthday cakes. Twitter user Momotan’s online celebration was extra special. As pointed out on Hachima (via Soranews), Momotan posted a…
Twitter user Annkoromoti makes incredible models, bringing them to life in anime-like dioramas. Pictured is a Valkyrie from the Macross anime—a model with a cell-shaded paint job. Have look! Amazing, no? Here is how it compares to an anime still: This is truly great. A close-up look really shows the detail: We’ve previously seen other…
Hakone, Japan is known for mountain views, hot springs, and Evangelion. The anime is set in Tokyo-3, a city constructed in Hakone. Earlier this year, it was first reported that the area would be teaming up with the iconic anime for an “Evangelion x Hakone 2020: Meet Evangelion in Hakone” collaboration that, most likely, hoped…
I wasn’t expecting to be as into Rent-A-Girlfriend as I am. From the previews, I figured it would be more or less typical ecchi fare. And while I love horny anime as much as the next horny anime lover, I was pleased to find Rent-A-Girlfriend is a fun comedy with well-developed characters covering subject matter…
This fall, a 49-foot-tall Evangelion Unit-01 bust will open in Kyoto. Website RyuTokyo got to check out the attraction, which is pretty much just a photo spot—but then again, that’s what nearly all these giant anime-themed statues are. Eva Kyoto Base will open at Toei Kyoto Studio Park in Kyoto and will also feature a…
Ash Ketchum’s strength is legendary. He can carry heavy Pocket Monsters with ease. He can lift logs and throw them. Rather, he could. In the latest episode of the Pokémon Journeys anime, Ash and Goh tried to lift a heavy log but they could not. Ash said it was “impossible.” Remember, in 2006, Ash lifted…
Free!, the popular swimming anime, was supposed to get a feature film this summer. In 2019, during the wake of the Kyoto Animation tragedy, it was announced that the feature anime would be delayed due to “various circumstances.” Now, in good news for fans, the movie has been confirmed for 2021. The teaser below announces that…
In 2022, SNK’s popular fighting game franchise is getting a feature film CG animation. Titled The King of Fighters: Awaken, it will debut in China. The trailer features Goenitz (pictured), the final boss of The King of Fighters ‘96, as well as Kyo Kusanagi and Iori Yagami. No word yet about an international release. According…
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