Anime News

Put the pumpkin spice latter down because Fall 2016 simulcasts have finally arrived. This season, we're bringing you a bounty of original shows and new favorites, whether you're into magical girls or musical madness.

Anger is one letter short of Danger, or so they say. In the anime universes, a story is incomplete without conflict, especially those with the intensity of wrathful gods. Our beloved anime characters will get angry at something or someone at some point, but there are those several personalities that have gone into the deepest pits of fury.

To celebrate Gonzo KK’s upcoming 25th anniversary, the anime studio will produce an animated TV series based on the famous PSP video game “Akiba’s Trip.” Iketa Hiroshi will lead the project as director, alongside screen writer Kazuho Hyodo and character designer Hajime Mitsuda.

YouTube channel GundamInfo announced that SD Gundam Sangokuden Brave Battle Warriors is available for free streaming in the said site, but only for a limited time. In addition, the series includes English, Japanese, and Korean dub versions, and it seems that the free streaming is limited to several areas only.

An all-new TV special for Osomatsu-san will be expected on TV Tokyo this December. Although the exact date and episode length are yet to be revealed, its availability on the web after the day of airing is confirmed.

Aside from the expected live-action film Higanjima Deluxe on October 15, the first episode of Higanjima X will also be streamed on YouTube and Nico Nico Douga on the same date. The series contains 12 episodes and is based on the manga Higanjima created by Kouji Yamamoto.

Akiba Souken conducted an online popularity poll regarding the anime series of Summer 2016, and Love Live. Sunshine... ranked highest with a tally of 6,225 among 16,148 votes. The said survey was conducted from September 21 to October 9, and the otaku respondents were given three times to vote for their favorites from June to August.

There’s this old saying that goes like this: the easiest way to a man’s heart is through his stomach. But somehow there are several anime personalities who have tummies so deep that it would take a lifetime to reach their fat-driven hearts.

New York City is known around America, and often around the world, as the first city. Therefore it only makes sense for NYC to have America's first and greatest anime convention, which is what the organizers of Liberty City Anime Con seem to want to organize.

AVAILABLE ON NOVEMBER 22, 2016 DVD | BLU-RAY ABOUT GATCHAMAN CROWDS INSIGHT You can’t keep a good Gatchaman down, especially when a new organization called VAPE (short for Violent Ape) starts hijacking CROWDS technology.