Anime News

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.

Long-running boxing manga Hajime no Ippo is set to get its first-ever stage play. The announcement was made in the combined 36th and 37th volume of Kondansha’s Weekly Shonen Magazine. According to the announcement, the "Real Fighting 'Hajime no Ippo' The Glorious Stage.

Our favorite over-worked, ever-raging, and death metal-loving red panda is back. A stage event at the Taipei Comic Exhibition on Monday announced that Netflix has green-lit the production of a third season of Aggretsuko.

The official website for upcoming baseball girls anime Tamayomi has unveiled a new teaser visual on its official website Monday. The visual features the two female leads and childhood friends Yomi Takeda and Tamaki Yamazaki.

Fate/Grand Order’s special 4th anniversary event entitled Fate/Grand Order Fes. 2019 ~Chaldea Park~ -4th Anniversary- recently unveiled some much-awaited news for the Fate/stay night: Heaven’s Feel trilogy film.