Anime News

Remember the news back in 2015 that Lionsgate had closed the rights to adapt Masashi Kishimoto’s popular manga series Naruto into a live-action movie. A report released on Friday by The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed that the company has hired Erich and Jon Hoeber to work on the movie’s script.

The first ever rugby anime “All Out.” is receiving a collaboration with the 2019 Rugby World Cup to be held in Japan. Set for September 20 to November 2, this will be the first time that the Rugby Cup will be held in Asia.

Winter brings Japan a new game for the PlayStation 4, PlayStation Vita, and Nintendo Switch and its name is “Lydie to Soeur no Atelier ~Fushigi no Kaiga no Renkinjutsushi~” a.k.a. “Atelier Lydie and Soeur: The Alchemists of the Mysterious Painting.

The hype is indeed very real. Just this weekend, the popular otaku fan-centered event Comiket 92 was held at Tokyo Big Sight. Attendees from Japan and other parts of the globe gather here to buy doujins, fan-made merchandise, and more.

Comiket 92 happened this weekend and many doujin fans are ready to conquer the massive crowds, going through different booths, and buying a lot of merchandize. Being in weekend-long event can be draining (most especially if you didn’t have enough sleep due to the excitement).

Synopsis This is the story of Tomoki Sakai and his journey as a diver of the Mizuki Diving Club (MDC). But trouble is on the rise as rumors of the club shutting down begin to rise with not only the chairman of the company behind the club passing away but also the decrease in diving coaches.

A new anime ends up falling under the wing of Crunchyroll’s simulcast and it’s name is “Juuni Taisen” an action series featuring the twelve zodiac animals and a rather intense battle. Confirmed on Saturday by Crunchyroll at its panel at Otakon, the anime will be streamed under the title, “Jūni Taisen: Zodiac War.

A light novel series by the name of “Obsessions of an Otome Gamer” a.k.a “Ongaku de Otome wa Sukuenai” has as of Friday, gained a license under the North American publisher Cross Infinite World, known to have released the series “Little Hero” and “Yusen Ruten: An Era of Red.

It’s the 50th anniversary of the “Yōkai Ningen Bem” a.k.a. “Humanoid Monster Bem” franchise and in celebration of this, a new gag anime series is announced for production by animation studio DLE Inc.

Comic Market 92 is considered a haven for those who are looking for doujins, visual novels, merchandise, and other media forms created by dedicated groups or individuals in a particular Japanese fandom or series.