Anime News

AnimeJapan2019, one of the largest anime events in Japan, has just ended, and among the many exciting news announced in the three-day event is an all-new My Hero Academia movie. This good news was announced during the My Hero Academia stage event “2019 PLUS ULTRA STAGE” last March 23.

The newest Persona project, which was first teased to fans as Persona 5 R last December, has been officially confirmed by Atlus via a trailer aired after the special episode Persona 5 the Animation: Stars and Ours broadcast in Japan last March 24.

Good news to fans of Cells at Work: the hit anime series about the anthropomorphized cells of the human body is coming back for a second season. This was announced in the official Twitter account of the Cells at Work anime.

Just last month, Konami announced the release of the newest Yu Gi Oh. game, Legacy of the Duelist: Link Evolution for Japanese players. Only a month after that announcement, Konami has confirmed that the game will also get a Western release this summer.

The Japan Foundation has recently announced that popular JPop acts HYDE, Wagakki Band, Misia, and PuffyAmiYumi will be performing in the Japan Night concert. It will be held on May 12 with two schedules: HYDE and WagakkiBand will perform at 6pm at the PlayStation Theater (1515 Broadway), while Misia and PuffyAmiYumi will perform at the Sony Hall (235 W.

Hit isekai anime Re:ZERO has just released a new visual for its newest OVA, Hyouketsu no Kizuna (Frozen Bonds). The new visual features an icy landscape and female protagonist Emilia encapsulated in a huge block of ice.

With Kazuma Kiryu’s story ending in Yakuza 6: The Song of Life, most fans thought that this signaled the end of the series. Sega, however, appears to still have lots of plans with its hit beat-‘em-up game franchise, as evidenced by the 2018 launch of Yakuza Online for PC and mobile devices.

The 1979 Lupin the Third film, Castle of Cagliostro, was announced to be getting a 4K ultra HD blu-ray release. This announcement was made after the 4K ultra HD release of another Lupin the Third film, Lupin vs the Clone.

The 39th animated film of the iconic Doraemon franchise titled Doraemon the Movie: Chronicle of the Moon Exploration (Doraemon the Movie: Chronicle of the Moon Exploration) has remained #1 in the Japanese box office for its third weekend.

The first of the compilation films of Made of Abyss titled Made in Abyss: Journey's Dawn is slated to premiere in US theaters on March 20 and 25. An English Dub trailer was uploaded by Sentai Filmworks on Tuesday.