Anime News

Although Death Note Light up the NEW world and Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin IV: Unmei no Zenya (Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin IV Eve of Destiny) were premiered recently in Japan theaters, this did not stop Makoto Shinkai's animated movie Kimi no Na Wa to hitting box office charts.

We're pretty sure if you've grown up with the Digimon franchise. If you head to their official website, you will be welcomed with a countdown timer to the franchise's 20th anniversary. The countdown will end on 6th of January 2017 at 10:00am (Japan Standard Time).

If Touken Ranbu (anthropomorphize swords) wasn't enough for you guys, wait until you hear this. A new anime titled Love Kome - We Love Rice will all be about fabulous school boys which are anthropomorphize versions of rice crops.

From January 13 to June 25, 2017, Universal Studios Japan's Cool Japan 2017 event will be adding another series to its attractions alongside Attack on Titan's the Real 4D 2, Monster Hunter the Real, and Evangelion XR Ride: it's none other than Detective Conan.

The highly popular basketball anime Kuroko no Basuke will have anime film. Based on the series sequel manga titled Kuroko no Basuke Extra Game by Tadatoshi Fujimaki, the film will premiere in Japan on March 18.

After only seven months after the release of their first anime adaptation film “Zutto Mae Kara Suki Deshita: Kokuhaku Jikkō Iinkai” HoneyWorks already has another music themed film ready for the big screen.

2017 will be a great year for die-hard Digimon fans. The upcoming PlayStation 4 game 'Digimon World: Next Order Story is set to release in the Europe and US this January 27 and 31 respectively.

Aside from the recent releases on the highly anticipated Nintendo 3DS games Pokemon Sun and Pokemon Moon, the final episode of Pokemon XY & Z aired last November 10, 2017 with a satisfied conclusion for the season.

A teaser video released by Bandai Visual reveals the announcement of a 2nd Season for Mobile Suit Gundam Thunderbolt. It is set premiere this Spring season 2017. Based on the manga of the same name by Yasuo Ohtagaki, Thunderbolt's story is set in the same year as the first Mobile Suit Gundam series (UC 0079).

To those who are very excited for the highly anticipated Persona 5 game, you might have to wait a little longer for Atlus USA have delayed the release to a later date which is on April 4, 2017. Those who have pre-ordered their copies of the game, no need to fret for cool stuff will be given away to make up for the slight delay.