Anime News

For the die-hard Pokemon trading card game collectors, having a holographic Charizard is one of the rarest things to have. In order for you to get it, it can only be found in the franchise’s first edition booster box.

The leader of the popular Japanese rock band X Japan YOSHIKI revealed in a Nico Nico live stream on Sunday that the band will have a three-day concert in Chiba’s Makuhari Messe venue on September 28 to 30.

A new addition is announced for the “Mr. Osomatsu” franchise and it is a new film set to release in Japan next spring. Titled as “Osomatsu-san The Movie”/“Eiga Osomatsu-san”, staff, cast and story details have been confirmed for the film.

Learn more about the upcoming “Hoshiai no Sora” anime as a key visual, main cast and staff are revealed for the upcoming sports work. “Hoshiai no Sora” is an original anime that is set to release in 2019.

The “Saint Seiya: Saintia Shō” spin-off has now gained an official website for its upcoming anime adaptation. On it is an announcement of the series’ December debut on ANIMAX on PlayStation and the four main voice cast.

The adventure thriller series “Black Lagoon” will be taking a break. According to this year’s September issue of Shogakukan's Monthly Sunday GX, it is so that the author can work on a compiled book volume that the hiatus will be taking place.

The summer of 2019 marks the end of the Mahōka Kōkō no Rettōsei: Raihōsha-hen (The Irregular at Magic High School: Visitor Arc) manga as the fifth volume of the series announces its end with its sixth and seventh volumes.

It was confirmed in the official website of talent management agency Aoni Production on Friday that Usnho Ishizuka, the man who provided the Japanese voices of Cowboy Bepop’s Jet Black and Pokemon’s Professor Oak has passed away by 67 due to esophageal cancer.

It was revealed on Thursday on the official website of the Sword Art Online: Alicization website that two popular Japanese artists Eir Aoi and LiSA will perform the theme songs for the upcoming anime series.

It was announced on Monday that the Chinese game streaming platform WeGame suspended its distribution and selling of CAPCOM’s popular RPG multiplayer RPG hit, Monster Hunter World. The reason for this suspension was due to an order by the Chinese government saying that the game did not comply to regulations unspecified.