One of my favorite anime songs of all time is “Shiki No Uta”, the ending theme to hip-hop martial arts epic Samurai Champloo. Japanese hip-hop, soca, and reggae artist Minmi just debuted an English version of the tune, and it’s so good. Listen on Spotify, Amazon or Apple Music. Then return and gush.
Free!, Kyoto Animation’s popular swimming anime series, was supposed to get new info tomorrow about its upcoming Free! feature film. Those announcements have been canceled. [Update July 18 - 5:06 am: An earlier version of this story stated that the movie itself had been canceled. That is incorrect. We regret the error.…
Smell like City Hunter’s Ryo Saeba? According to Famitsu, the officially-licensed light and gentle fragrance is geared to both men and women. The aroma smells of rose, carnation, olives and Colt Python .357 Magnum. Kidding about that last bit!
The Shirobako movie will open in Japan in spring 2020. The original manga and anime adaptation, both which were a behind-the-scenes look at the anime industry, debuted in 2014. P.A.Works, which handled the TV anime, is also doing the feature film. No word yet about an international release.