Category: Anime || Manga

“#Violet Evergarden Movie’s First 10 Minutes Released On YouTube” Kyoto Animation has released the first ten minutes of the new Violet Evergarden sequel movie on YouTube. The uploaded footage, featuring KyoAni’s gorgeous craftsmanship, features a new character called Daisy Magnolia. She is the granddaughter of Ann, who fans may remember as a child and, eventually,…

“#Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] Part III To Premiere in US on October 18” Fate/stay night [Heaven’s Feel] part III. spring song will premiere in US theaters on November 18, the official Fate/stay Night USA Twitter page announced. Tickets for the movie will go on sale from October 16 . Meanwhile, a special double-feature screening of…

“#Josee, the Tiger and the Fish. Anime Film Full Trailer Introduces Insert Song "Shinkai" by Eve”     The official website for the forthcoming anime film adaptation of the late Seiko Tanabe's romance short novel Josee to Tora to Sakana-tachi / Josee, the Tiger and the Fish. has posted a 60-second full trailer introducing an…

“#Creator Of Kimagure Orange Road Manga Izumi Matsumoto Passes Away At 61” The official site for manga author Izumi Matsumoto has officially announced that the Kimagure Orange Road author passed away in his sleep on October 6th while hospitalized. In the same blog post, Matsumoto was also said to have expressed anxiety regarding a prior…

“#Enjoy the Pure Vibes of the TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You Creditless OP”   The honeymoon has just begun for TONIKAWA: Over the Moon for You. If you're as in love with the opening as we are, good news: there's a creditless version to watch now on the Crunchyroll Collection!   Enjoy the sweet visuals…

“#Demon Slayer: Mugen Train Takes Down Theater Websites All Over Japan”   We knew that the upcoming Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba THE MOVIE Mugen Train anime film would be hot, but when tickets released online at midnight tonight in Japan, most film theater website either went down from the sheer amount of people trying to buy…

“#FEATURE: The New Pokemon Music Video is an Explosion of Animation Talent!”   Hello everyone, and welcome back to Why It Works. The fall season is in full swing at this point, though to be quite honest, one of the anime I’ve been most impressed by isn’t actually a full show at all. While the…

“#Kyoto Animation's Violet Evergarden the Movie Remains at No. 3 This Week”   Violet Evergarden the Movie continues to do well in cinemas in Japan, staying at 3rd this week. While takings for the Kyoto Animation anime film have dropped off significantly, Violet Evergarden the Movie has still brought in 1.28 billion yen (US$12.1 million) since…

“#Knights Assemble in New Key Visual for Hortensia SAGA TV Anime”   An epic new key visual (below) and new cast members have been revealed for Hortensia SAGA, an upcoming TV anime based on the smart phone RPG by Sega that pits a band of heroes against a monstrous threat when the kingdom of Hortensia…

“#Slasher Manga Kichikujima Gets Cute Short Form TV Anime Adaptation”   Fans that are familiar with Kichikujima (known in English as "Freak Island"), a gruesome slasher horror manga by Masaya Hokozono about a family of monstrous serial killers running amok on a deserted island, will be surprised to learn that the series is cute an…