If you passed this billboard in Tokyo, you might think this is an advertisement for a new anime. You would be wrong.
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As Kotaku previously reported, Production I.G is making an Ultraman anime. Here is the debut trailer.
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Once again, the Hunter x Hunter manga is going on hiatus. This should be no surprise for fans of the manga, as its creator is notorious for taking breaks. No word as to when serialization will resume. As Kotaku previously reported, creator Yoshihiro Togashi says he wants to finish the manga.
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My Hero Academia is getting a stage version. Opening in spring 2019, the stage version will be titled My Hero Academia: The Ultra Stage and run in Osaka and Tokyo.
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Animator Keiichiro Kimura has passed away. Kimura worked as a character designer and director on iconic shows like Cyborg 009 and Tiger Mask. He was 80 years old. In 2015, there was a Kickstarter for Go! Samurai, a hand-drawn sketch animation by Kimura. May he rest in peace.
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