Anime News

Momoru Hosoda’s latest anime film Mirai is one of the nominees of the 24th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards. This was confirmed by the list released by the Broadcast Film Critics Association (BFCA). The film is nominated for Best Animated Feature Categories.

Celebrate the holiday season with Aggretsuko as a special Christmas episode is slated to air on the popular streaming platform Netflix on December 20. The second season of this popular series is slated to premiere next year.

Synopsis Recognized as the talented three-star chef of a famous French restaurant, La Cuisine de La reine, in Ginza, Tokyo, Hoshino Mitsuko was a high figure in the cooking community. However, due to an issue that cropped up between her and the restaurant owner Shinoda Shogo, she finds herself fired.

It has been confirmed that the new “Ghost in the Shell” anime will be premiering in 2020. Titled as “Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045”, the work will be distributed by Netflix. Directing the new anime are Kenji Kamiyama and Shinji Aramaki are who worked on the original “Ghost in Shell” film and the creator of the “Megazone 23” OAV.

A new addition is announced for the “Super Smash Bros. Ultimate” crossover fighting game and it is “Persona 5” protagonist Joker. He will be joining as a DLC character and appear alongside four other characters following the game’s release.

Synopsis Tomozo Sudo was once a highly known investigator of the police force’s first unit. However, due to being shot in the head, he had ended up in rehabilitation and what’s more, lost his memories.

Synopsis Kautz was a simple young man who was going to town in search of a job. On the way however, he ends up accosted by slime monsters. Luckily he is saved by a mysterious girl who ends up dropping a money pouch with the name of an armor shop.

Synopsis In her past life, Jing Yun Zhao found herself with no one to rely on and ended up dying in jail. However, she finds herself receiving a second chance as she wakes to find herself having traveled back in time to a moment before everything turned for the worse for her.

Starting on January 9, there will be a limited-time collaboration cafe featuring Sanrio and “Yowamushi Pedal.” It will be held at 46 Shokudou in Ikebukuro and 21 characters will be featured in both merchandise and meals.

The release of the five-volume DVD/Blu-ray for the “Ore ga Suki nano wa Imouto dakedo Imouto ja Nai”/“My Sister, My Writer” anime has officially been delayed. Originally set for December 21, 2018, now it is postponed to February 27, 2019.