Anime News

When someone mentions Naruto and Bleach, you know that these two titles are almost like household names if you are a fan of anime and manga. First started out as manga series, their popularity grew as each had their own anime adaptations, animated movies, OVAs, stage plays, and so on.

There are hundreds of new manga that are being or are about to be released for this year with a variety of stories and genres to choose from. Sometimes you look forward to a possible sequel to a series that you have been following, other times you’re looking for something completely new.

Just in case you missed it, the popular manga series Tokyo Ghoul will have its own live-action film adaptation slated to premiere in Japan this Summer. The film’s official website on Thursday released a teaser for the upcoming movie which shows and introduces some footages of the movie’s cast.

Get a chance to see the various creative and unique art styles of different popular manga artists with the upcoming Kumamoto International Manga Festival. Set to occur on the 15th and 16th of April at the Tsuruya department store in Kumamoto, it is an event wherein works from all over the world will be placed for display under a certain theme.

Minoru Takanashi is an anime producer of over 30 works which comprises of 19 OAVs, 12 TV series, and 6 films. One his very first works was in 1988 and it was a mini-series titled “Gunbuster” which told the story of a young girl chosen to pilot a colossal robot as part of Earth’s defence against a space war.

Remember the space opera series titled “Space Pirate Captain Harlock”. created by Leiji Matsumoto the man who created several space themed works including “Arcadia of my Youth” and “Starzinger”, it is one of the earliest manga works created, having been released in 1977.

Fans of the comedy series “Kemono Friends” following the end of the series on a 12th episode received a surprise gift posted on Tuesday on both Youtube and Nico Nico Douga. It was a 3 minute video titled "12.

In two to three days’ time, the English-subtitled version of the Yu-Gi-Oh franchise’s fourth film “Yu-Gi-Oh.: The Dark Side of Dimensions” will be released to number of theatres in the United States.

See the major stars of the Weekly Shōnen Jump's most popular works for a spectacular summer event known as the “Universal Jump Summer”, which will be spanning from June 20 up to October 01. For these 94 days, Universal Studios Japan and Shueisha teams up once more to bring fans and visitors to the fantastical worlds within the popular shounen magazine, including the long time running series “One Piece” and “Dragon Ball” For this year, the event adds two more of the magazine’s popular works; the comedic “Ginatama” and the surreal “Jojo’s Bizarre Adventures” are chosen to join the line-up.

To those who are fans of the To Love-Ru franchise, here is some news that would get you even more hyped. In the 18th and final volume of the To Love-Ru –Trouble- Darkness manga that was released on Tuesday, manga writer Saki Hasemi stated that though the series is said to be over, it is still not the final chapter of the franchise as future developments are still in the works as of this time.