Anime News

Heads up, Gundam fans. Staff of the Anime NYC Convention just announced this Monday that they will be hosting none other than Yoshiyuki Tomino, the creator of legendary mecha series Gundam himself. Tomino’s guesting at the Anime NYC is part of the celebrations for the franchise’s 40th anniversary.

The Violet Evergarden side-story entitled Violet Evergarden: Eternity and Auto Memories Doll (Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jidō Shuki Ningyō) has just released a new trailer on Tuesday. Besides previewing the (expectedly) stunning animation and scenery for the upcoming side-story, the trailer also revealed new cast members and the anime’s theme song ”Amy” by Minori Chihara.

The upcoming live-action film adaptation of Wotakoi (Wotaku ni Koi Wa Muzukashii or Love is Hard for Otaku) has just revealed a gloriously funny 30-second teaser trailer this Tuesday. It’s chock-full of the hilarious things we all loved in the series, such as Narumi going gaga over BL items in Comiket and Hanako in crossplay, among many others.

The upcoming English-dub Blu-ray of the 2005 anime series Emma: A Victorian Romance has just announced a new cast member. The official Twitter account of Right Stuf’s Nozomi Entertainment label has revealed that William’s sister Grace Jones will be voiced by British-American theater actress Claire Curtis-Ward.

Almost a month after the terrible fire in Kyoto Animation’s 1st Studio Building that claimed 35 lives, there is still an outpouring of support for the embattled studio. Earlier this month Yoshiki, co-founder of legendary rock band X Japan, donated 10 million yen to support the victims of the July 18 arson.

Unfortunate news for all: manga author Ai Morinaga has passed away on August 2. The announcement was made by Kodansha’s Bessatsu Friend, on which her latest work Kirara no Hoshi was serialized. According to the announcement, her death was brought about by her worsening health conditions, with no specific cause of death given.

A new promotional video for upcoming anime Houkago Saikoro Club (“Afterschool Dice Club”) was released this Friday. The new PV previews the anime’s OP theme song, Present Moment, which was sung by Miyu Tomita.

Running out of t-shirts to wear. Want to proclaim to the world your love for legendary magical girl franchise Sailor Moon. Well those are just some of my many reasons to rush to the nearest Uniqlo outlet soon, as the Japanese clothing company has just released the full line of its collaboration with Naoko Takeuchi’s Sailor Moon.

It’s a big day today for fans of One Piece in Japan, as today, August 9, is the theatrical release of the newest film in the franchise, One Piece Stampede. On August 8, Thursday, the official Twitter account of the long-running manga series posted a message from creator Eiichiro Oda.

Not even the beloved blue cat Doraemon is spared from the ongoing trade war between neighbors Japan and South Korea. The South Korean release of the 39th Doraemon film, Doraemon: Nobita’s Chronicle of the Moon Exploration, was reported to have been postponed indefinitely, according to The Hollywood Reporter.