Category: Anime || Manga

“#Love Live! Sunshine!! You VA Shuka Saito Shows Off Cheerful Smiles & Performances in New MV "Zenshin Zenrei"”     The official YouTube channel for voice actress Shuka Saito, best known as the voice of You Watanabe in the Love Live! Sunshine!! franchise and a member of its voice actress idol unit Aqours, has started…

“#LiSA's Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Theme Song "Homura" Dominates 55 Digital Charts in Japan”     Two days before its CD release, anison singer LiSA's 17th single song "Homura" was released digitally for streaming and download on October 12. It dominated 55 digital single daily charts in Japan, including Amazon Digital Music Single Ranking and iTunes…

“#Shueisha's Manga Plus Editor Shares Insights On App's International Popularity” The editor for Shueisha's Manga+ (Manga Plus) smartphone application, Yūta Momiyama took to his personal Twitter account recently to share insights and observations on the popularity of the Manga Plus smartphone app. The service is frequently lauded for being so accessible to international users, with broad international…

“#Watch The First 8 Minutes of Happy-Go-Lucky Days Omnibus Anime Film”     Ten days prior to its theatrical release in Japan, the first eight minutes of Dounika Naru Hibi / Happy-Go-Lucky Days, the upcoming four-episode omnibus anime film based on Takako Shimura (Wandering Son, Sweet Blue Flowers)'s short story manga collection book of the same…

“#Two New Art Books Celebrate the Animation of Inuyasha”   With Inuyasha back on everyone's minds, you can be sure of finding just about any goodies you could hope for. Latest to be announced is a pair of art books celebrating the art of original manga's anime adaptation.     Titled Inuyasha: Animation Setting Materials Collection, the two-book release…

“#Who Reads Golden Kamuy? The Answer May Surprise You!”   Golden Kamuy is surprisingly popular for an ultra-violent period adventure / gourmet / gag manga, but have you ever wondered who exactly makes up the bulk of the audience for the series? Thanks to some readership data provided by honto (an online bookstore and ebook vending service run…

“#To Celebrate Noblesse, YOU Could Win a Free Pizza From Crunchyroll!”   Crunchyroll and WEBTOON have teamed up again to create one of the biggest series of this season, the supernatural action anime Noblesse! To celebrate the latest Crunchyroll Original, we're is teaming up with Fooji for a delicious new sweepstakes and offering fans on Twitter the…

“#Learn About Characters from 100 Years Ago in New Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity Trailer”   The hotly anticipated prequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, released a new trailer today as a part two to the 'Untold Chronicles From 100 Years Past' trailer from last week. This…

“#FEATURE: Horror Manga Author Junji Ito Explores the Winchester Mystery House”   Have you ever wondered what would happen if an artist that specializes in blood-curdling tales of terror and the macabre were to explore a real-life haunted house? Well, wonder no further, because in 2019 this exact scenario played out with horror manga author…

“#PlayStation 5 Start Up Sound Teased By Burger King on Twitter” Someone should photoshop a Burger King crown on its head!   Everyone has been curious about the new UI of the upcoming generation of consoles. Even with both the PlayStation 5 and Xbox series X basically sold out around the world, people are still…