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The magical girl series—cool transformations, memorable characters, and unforgettable catchphrases. For anime fans back in the day, these are probably one of the first kinds of anime series you’ve watched.

The wait is over as details on characters and cast have been released this Wednesday on the official website of the upcoming “Fairy Tail” film “Dragon Fly.” With the story of the film revealed to be focused on the theft of a magical artefact named by the title with the ability to destroy the world and then being brought to the kingdom of Stella, the newly revealed characters are said to be from the stated kingdom.

Coming this fall, following its recent finale to its third season in December 2016, the popular sports anime known as “Haikyuu..” will be releasing not one but two compilation films. Announced on Monday in the 16th issue of the Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump magazine he two films are titled as “Haikyu.

The Philippines is home to some great cosplay talent. Like many countries, it is also a destination to attend great cosplay, hobby, and fan conventions. While a vast majority of events are carefully organized and well-planned, there are some that just don’t really go well.

It was announced on Tuesday that Sui Ishida’s best-selling manga and franchise Tokyo Ghoul will have its very own live-action film adaptation slated to premiere on July 29. The film’s staff has updated the visual material for the movie which features Masataka Kubota wearing the ghoul mask of the protagonist Kaneki Ken.

Just to give you guys a head’s up, the Blu-ray disc release for the anime film A Silent Voice is slated on May 17. The film is based from the manga of the same name created by Yoshitoki Oima. As a special treat for those who will buy this limited first edition of the Blu-ray, two new animation videos of the songs “Ai wo Shi no wa” (Loving is) and “speed of youth” are included in this release.

Godzilla fans, get ready—for the first anime film of this well-known franchise is set to release this year. The Godzilla anime film produced by Polygon Pictures will be streamed globally in the movie and TV show video streaming service Netflix.

The Pokemon Company on Thursday has called for a voluntary recall on their Pokemon Pikachu and Poke Ball mobile batteries (power banks) due reports of the products emitting smoke and overheating. These are one of the exclusive products being sold in The Pokemon Center in Japan as well as its other official and affiliated stores.

Get ready for a new comedic anime featuring cute young girls working for peace as a stage panel announced an anime adaptation for Katsuwo’s only manga series, “Mitsuboshi Colors” at the "Dengeki Game Festival 2017 & Dengeki Bunko Spring Festival 2017 & Dengeki Comic Festival 2017" held in Tokyo on Sunday.

In the past weeks, we went into full nostalgia giving you some memorable anime openings and endings. This time, we would like to take you back and tug your inner child once again as we bring back some anime series that had some memorable merchandise.