Category: Anime || Manga

“#Saiyuki Musical to Return with Its 9th Show "-Sunrise-" in February 2021”     The musical adaptation of Kazuya Minekura's fantasy action manga Saiyuki started its history with its first show "-Go to the West-" in September 2008, and has been loved by the fans of the series for more than ten years.   Following its eighth show…

“#The King’s Avatar Season 2 (Quan Zhi Gao Shou) Release Date Announced with New Trailer” The official Weibo account for The King’s Avatar (Quan Zhi Gao Shou) announced that season two will begin streaming on September 25 via Tencent Video in Mainland China.  Tencent Video uploaded the first season of the animated series on YouTube for…

“#ANISONG STARS Winner Akane Kumada Sings about The End of Summer in New Song "Natsuzora Crawl"”     As reported, 20-year-old singer/voice actress Akane Kumada will release her new songs digitally for five consecutive months from August to December. Following "Summer Jump YYYY!" last month, Lantis' official YouTube channel has also posted a teaser video for…

“#Discotek Announces The Rose of Versailles, Hajime no Ippo and More Releases”   Discotek Media announced during a stand-alone industry panel their next slate of licenses and releases, including new home video releases for The Rose of Versailles, Lupin the Third: A Woman Called Fujiko Mine, KONOSUBA Season 2, and more.   Announcements made during…

“#Masaaki Yuasa’s Japan Sinks 2020” Japan Sinks 2020 Review Season aired: Summer 2020 Number of episodes: 10 Genres: Adventure, Drama Thoughts: Japan Sinks: 2020 is the latest work by Masaaki Yuasa, the famous director responsible for the critically acclaimed anime, Devilman Crybaby. An adaptation of an award-winning novel of the same name, Japan Sinks focuses…

“#BL Anime Film given Has Sold Impressive 100,000 Tickets in 4 Weeks”     The anime film adaptation of Natsuki Kizu's boys-love manga given has stayed at No.1 on Kogyotsushinsha's Mini Theater Ranking for four consecutive weeks since its release of August 22. Then, the film's official Twitter confirmed today that it had already sold more than…

“#Japan Box Office: Love Live! Director's 28th Crayon Shin-chan Film Makes No.1 Debut”     Crayon Shin-chan: Crash! Rakuga Kingdom and Almost Four Heroes was released in 364 theaters in Japan on September 11, 2020. The 28th Crayon Shin-chan film was originally slated for April 24 but had been postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It…

“#Visitor Arc (Season 2) to Stream on Funimation” Aniplex of America announced that The Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arc, the second season of the anime series, will stream exclusively on Funimation beginning October 3.  The adaptation is based on the light novel by Tsutomu Sato. eight bit is in charge of the anime…

“#3DCG Modeler Renders Iconic Nausicaä Scenes for VR Formats”   Tokyo-based 3DCG artist / character modeler Granicoph has used 3DCG rendering to re-create two iconic scenes from Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind, the classic 1984 pre-Studio Ghibli / Hayao Miyazaki anime theatrical film, and has published these scenes to Sketchfab, a platform which specializes in artwork…

“#Unique Virtual Exhibition Ties Together DRIFTERS Manga And UNESCO World Heritage Site”   The Sengan-en and Shoko Shuseikan Museum located in Kagoshima City, Japan has announced a unique and once in a lifetime event that ties together the original artwork found in Kouta Hirano's DRIFTERS historical fiction action manga with a comprehensive tour of the…