Anime News

Yuri Katsuki from 'Yuri!!! on Ice' Gets His Own DakimakuraJan 22, 17 1am

In a Twitter image released on Friday by M's Factory, it teased on what appears to be a dakimakura (hug pillow) image art of Yuri Katsuki from the popular ice skating anime Yuri... on Ice. The company only revealed a part of the art which features Yuri resting in a bed listening to music on his phone.

VR Project for 'Fate/Grand Order' Announced!Jan 22, 17 12am

Fans of the popular smartphone game Fate/Grand Order are in for a treat as a virtual-reality project is slated to be released for the PlayStation VR this year. This was announced officially by TYPE-MOON during the " "FGO Fuyu Matsuri 2016-2017 ~da Vinci-chan Code~" event on Saturday.

Kirito from 'Sword Art Online' is the Japanese Government's New Cybersecurity Officer!Jan 21, 17 11pm

The National Center of Incident Readiness and Strategy for Cybersecurity (NISC) has a a new officer added to their team-- and it's none other that Sword Art Online's Kirito. The announcement of this tie-up campaign between the NISC and Sword Art Online the Movie: Ordinal Scale was released on Friday in the anime film's official website.

Manga Artist Ken Akamatsu Hosts Exhibition/Inaugural Event at Tokyo Sky Tree TownJan 21, 17 10am

A special exhibition shall be held on March 18-26 at the Tokyo Sky Tree Town featuring the works of manga artist ken Akamatsu. Hosted by the artist himself the exhibition features the theme “I Long to See That Girl”.

Anime Tourism Association Opens "Your Name. (Kimi no Na wa.) Official Tour."Jan 21, 17 9am

Highly praised, with multiple awards and considered as the highest-grossing anime film worldwide, “Your Name” a.k.a “Kimi no Na Wa” only continues to grow in popularity. Now with the most recent announcement in relation to the film, fans can have something to look forward to.

PS4/PS Vita Game 'God Wars' Trailer Features Sakuya and Kaguya!Jan 20, 17 7pm

The third trailer of Kadokawa Games' Playstation 4 and PlayStation Vita game God Wars Future Past (God Wars - Toki o Koete) was released on Friday. The video reveals the animation as well as character highlights of Sakuya and Kaguya.

‘Space Battleship Yamato 2202’ anime releases first trailerJan 20, 17 5pm

The Space Battleship Yamato 2202: Warriors of Love (Uchū Senkan Yamato 2202: Ai no Senshi-tachi) anime film started to stream its first trailer this Friday. Also known named as Star Blazers Yamato 2202, Space Battleship Yamato 2202 is a seven-part theatrical anime project that sequels story of Space Battleship Yamato 2199.

M&C! obtains license for ‘Good Morning, Little Briar-Rose’ mangaJan 20, 17 4pm

The Indonesian publisher M&C. has licensed Megumi Morino's Good Morning, Little Briar-Rose (Ohayō, Ibara Hime) manga series. According to the company’s official website, the manga’s first volume will be available starting February 15.

'K: Return of Kings' Manga to End in FebruaryJan 20, 17 4pm

On Wednesday, G Fantasy magazine's February issue revealed the manga adaptation of K: Return of Kings will end on the publication's next issue on February 18. The manga was created by Haruto Shiota which was first launched in October 2015.

Theatrical Trailer for 'Genocidal Organ' Film ReleasedJan 20, 17 3pm

Genocidal Organ is a film based on the novel of the same same. The film is slated to premiere in Japan this February 3 with pre-order ticket sales began since last month. The early ticket purchase comes in a limited edition bundle which contains three sheets of the movie's concept art as well as an original clear files.