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AnimeKeep Your Hands Off Eizouken Has A Catchy Song And Endless Memes
Have you seen Keep Your Hands Off Eizouken? You should. It’s about three schoolgirls who explore their imaginations in their question to make a feature-length anime. So far, it’s excellent. Originally a manga, the anime is being handled by Masaaki Yuasa’s Science Saru studio. The anime version switches visual style, showcasing schoolgirl Asakusa’s concept art,…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 24, 2020 -
AnimeYour Winter 2020 Anime Guide
It’s winter. Time to stay inside, get comfy, and watch anime. But which shows strike your fancy? Yes, the winter anime season is already underway! I’m sure you’ve started watching shows, but in case you haven’t, here is Kotaku’s annual guide. Let us know which ones you’re digging in the comments below. A3! Season Spring…
By Brian Ashcraft Published January 22, 2020 -
AnimeChairman Rose Steals The Show In New Pokémon Web Series
In the first episode of Pokémon: Twilight Wings, a new seven-part animated YouTube series set in the Galar region of Pokémon Sword and Shield, a hospitalized young boy looks to the suave and stylish Chairman Rose to help make his pocket monster dreams come true. Rose does not disappoint. The episode, titled “The Letter,” is…
By Mike Fahey Published January 15, 2020 -
AnimeThe Internet Reacts To The Ghost In The Shell’s Full-3D Anime Style
Next spring, the new series Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045 is coming to Netflix. The show is in full-3D animation, which is a first for the series. There is a range of reactions, but for the most part, many are either lukewarm or put off entirely. Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed) and Kenji Kamiyama (Ghost in the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 23, 2019 -
AnimeBomberman Anime Villain’s Music Is Basically The Seinfeld Theme
Mujoe, a blonde professional wrestler wearing sunglasses, has served as a foil to Konami’s bomb-tossing hero since 1996’s Saturn Bomberman. The villain really came into his own in theanime series Bomberman Jetters, where he got his very own theme music—well, Jerry Seinfeld’s theme music, anyway. The 2002 series Bomberman Jetters follows the adventures of White…
By Mike Fahey Published October 21, 2019 -
AnimeYour Fall 2019 Anime Guide [Updated]
The weather is getting cool. The leaves are changing colors. It’s fall. The scenery outside is wonderful to watch, but you know what? So is anime. Below are this season’s shows. Which are you going to check out? Which are you going to skip? Let us know in the comments below. Updated: 10/10/19, 6:00 a.m.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published October 4, 2019 -
AnimeThe Promised Neverland Is Getting A Live-Action Film Adaptation
The Promised Neverland’s live-action film adaptation will hit Japanese theaters in late 2020. The Promised Neverland tells the story of orphans who seem to be living a wonderful, happy life in which all their wants and needs are met. The truth, however, is far more sinister. The anime debuted this past January. Season 2 is…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 27, 2019 -
AnimeAnimated Video Game Porn Could Be A Lot Sexier And Less Gross
Editor’s Note – 5:25pm: This story, part of our regular coverage of the intersection of sex and games, originally included screenshots from several porn parodies with a note that they were Not Safe For Work. We’ve since removed those images. While the intent of this article was to provide a snapshot of the kind of…
By Kate Gray Published September 24, 2019 -
AnimeStudio Trigger’s New Movie Promare Is So Much More Than Sexy Firefighters
Studio Trigger’s first feature-length anime movie Promare is a cart ride through a futuristic funhouse on lots and lots of drugs. Known for their over-the-top animation and absurdist humor, Studio Trigger is a hot name in Japanese animation right now. They’re the muscle behind hits like Kill la Kill, Little Witch Academia and Darling in the…
By Cecilia D'Anastasio Published September 23, 2019 -
AnimeAsh Just Won A Pokémon League In The Anime
Perennial loser Ash Ketchum is now a winner. In the most recent episode of the Pokémon Sun Moon anime, Ash broke his losing streak with a championship trophy. For decades, Ash has lost in pivotal league championship matches. In 2016, he lost in a heartbreaker during the Kalos League finals in the Pokémon XYZ anime.…
By Brian Ashcraft Published September 15, 2019 -
AnimeCraig Of The Creek Uses Pokémon As A Perfect Metaphor For Growing Up
In “The Evolution of Craig” episode of Cartoon Network’s refreshingly pure animated series Craig of the Creek, our young hero struggles with the idea of growing up and the fear of transforming into a different, older person. With a tadpole taking the place of a pocket monster, Craig learns a Pokémon-inspired lesson about the benefits…
By Mike Fahey Published September 12, 2019 -
AnimeThe Pokémon Anime Is Now Old Enough To Drink
On September 7, 1998, the first episode of the Pokémon anime aired in the United States. That was 21 years ago. Oh God. The show’s first-ever episode, Pokémon – I Choose You!, is the beginning of the whole Pokémon universe, showing Ash’s first meeting with Pikachu. It’s all fairly pedestrian when you just watch this…
By Luke Plunkett Published September 8, 2019 -
AnimeLooking Back on Dragon Ball Z’s Best Filler Episode
When the Dragon Ball Z anime premiered in April of 1989, it was a mere six months behind its Dragon Ball manga source material. For a half-hour show that aired every week without fail, this wasn’t much of a gap to fill. It was important to the Dragon Ball Z showrunners that the anime storyline…
By Ben Bertoli Published August 25, 2019 -
AnimeKyoto Animation Will Release Its New Film As Planned
This September, Kyoto Animation’s Violet Evergarden spin-off anime will be released as originally scheduled. According to The Hollywood Reporter, the premiere for Violet Evergarden Side-Story: Eternity and the Auto Memories Doll was scheduled for an August 3 premiere at Germany’s Animagic convention. According to the event’s organizers, the showing will commence as planned “at the…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 29, 2019 -
AnimeFinal Rebuild Of Evangelion Movie Gets A Freaky Trailer
The first Rebuild of Evangelion movie came out in 2007, when I was in high school. Over a decade later, after many delays, the last movie in the series, Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0 finally has a teaser trailer, and will hit theaters in Japan in June of 2020. The Rebuild of Evangelion movies are reinterpretations…
By Gita Jackson Published July 19, 2019 -
AnimeThe Kyoto Animation Studio Was About More Than Just Anime
Back in April 2006, as an American living in Osaka, I had only been working here at Kotaku for a few months when a new anime took the internet by storm. At that time, cosplayers at otaku events across Japan were dressing up as the lead character in Kyoto Animation’s latest show, The Melancholy of…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 19, 2019 -
AnimeCosplaying Haikyuu’s Nishinoya May Have Improved My Volleyball Skills
This weekend, I attended Blerdcon, a convention in Washington, D.C., aimed at black nerds of all ilks. There were beautiful black people everywhere, and it was absolutely amazing. The cosplay was wildly creative, spanning anime, video games, movies, TV, and even commercials. I saw the character Jaws from the Burger King Kids Club ads, as…
By Natalie Degraffinried Published July 17, 2019 -
AnimeSailor Moon Mod Makes Slay The Spire Even More Magical
In the name of the Moon, you should try this mod! Slay the Spire is really two games in one. There’s the version the creators at MegaCrit made with a campaign that spans three acts and includes three heroes. Then there’s the version that allows mods, through which the game’s many fans have cooked up…
By Ethan Gach Published July 9, 2019 -
AnimeYour Summer 2019 Anime Guide [Updated]
It’s summer. Nobody wants to go outside anymore. Everyone wants to stay inside and watch anime. But which shows will you watch? Let’s have a look at what shows are airing this summer season. Let us know in the comments which ones interest you. Updated: 7/12/2019, 6:30 a.m. ET: The guide has been updated with…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 8, 2019 -
AnimeWatch The First Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0 Footage
Over the weekend, over 10 minutes from the Evangelion 3.0 + 1.0, the upcoming final film in the Rebuild of Evangelion series, were shown at locations around the world. On-screen clips of the footage with varying quality have surfaced online. These clips look quite good The footage below is from the outdoor screening at Shinjuku…
By Brian Ashcraft Published July 8, 2019