Anime News

‘Demon Slayer’ Volume 19 Manga is the 3rd Manga to Sell Over 1 Million Copies on its First WeekFeb 14, 20 10am

The manga is still keeping people at the edge of their seats and there seems to be no stopping Demon Slayer: Kimtesu no Yaiba from its hype. It was reported the 19th volume of the manga has sold around 1,378,000 copies.

‘My Hero Academia’ Tops the U.S. Monthly Bookscan January List at #2! Feb 14, 20 10am

One of the current popular manga series My Hero Academia has topped the charts of the last month’s Bookscan list. The first volume of the manga ranked #2. The BookScan rankings (which covers about 85% of the U.

Olympic Skater Evgenia Medvedeva will Star in Upcoming ‘Sailor Moon’ Ice Show! Feb 14, 20 10am

If you remember Evgenia Medvedeva, she is the Russian Olympic skater who dazzled the audience with her skating performance while dressing up as the popular magical girl heroine, Sailor Moon. Now her childhood dreams of being a Sailor Moon fan is coming true once again as she will star in an upcoming Sailor Moon ice show in Japan.

‘Granblue Fantasy: Versus’ Tops Recent Video Game Rankings in JapanFeb 14, 20 9am

Website Famitsu released the following video games that topped Japan’s charts last week. The Number 1 spot was taken by Cygames’ Granblue Fantasy: Versus which was released on February 6. On its first week of release, it has sold around 86,248 copies in Japan alone.

Opening Movie for ‘Final Fantasy VII’ is Released! Feb 14, 20 9am

Are you excited for the upcoming release of the Final Fantasy VII Remake. We are very excited than you guys are. To add the hype into the game’s highly anticipated release (which is slated at April 10 worldwide, by the way), the game’s opening movie was officially uploaded in the Final Fantasy franchise YouTube channel on Friday.

New Promo Video for “Drifting Dragons” Previews Series’ Upcoming “Giraud Arc” Feb 11, 20 7am

A new promotional video for the currently-running Drifting Dragons (Kuutei Dragons) series was released in the series’ official website. The 1 minute and 20 second promotional video teases the upcoming “Giraud Arc” of the story, which is set to start in the series’ 6th episode.

New Teaser Video, Additional Cast Revealed for Upcoming Third Season of Anime Series “Kingdom”Feb 11, 20 6am

The official website of the TV anime adaptation of historical adventure manga Kingdom has just revealed a teaser video for the series’ upcoming third season. Check it out https://youtu.be/CasaH4vvYEw.

Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles to Open on December 14 with a Studio Ghibli ExhibitFeb 11, 20 6am

Last Sunday’s 92nd Academy Awards was not only marked by a lot of firsts—Korean film Parasite as first non-English film to win Best Picture, Taika Waititi as first indigenous person to win Best Director—it was also a momentous occasion for the announcement of the long-planned Academy Museum of Motion Pictures.

Live-Action “Wotakoi” Film Debuts at #1 in Japan Box Office with a Strong 229 Million Yen OpeningFeb 11, 20 5am

The power of otakus is strong in this one, as the highly-anticipated live-action film of Fujita’s web manga series Wotakoi (Wotaku ni Koi wa Muzukashii or Love is Hard for Otaku) debuted last week at the top of Japan’s box office rankings.

Theme Songs to “Food Wars! Shokugeki no Soma”’s 5th Season to be Performed by nano.RIPE, Mai FuchigamiFeb 11, 20 5am

The official theme song artists for the upcoming fifth season of Food Wars. Shokugeki no Soma was revealed this Monday in Shueisha’s Weekly Shonen Jump magazine. Japanese pop rock duo nano.RIPE will perform the series’ new opening theme song entitled “Last Chapter”, while voice actress and singer Mai Fuchigami will perform “Crossing Road”, season 5’s ending theme song.