Anime News

Good news to all JPop fans, especially to those who lament the lack of JPop MVs on Youtube: the Jpop Empress Ayumi Hamasaki surprised fans last October 2 when she dropped all 128 of her music videos on Youtube.

Good news to those itching to get their hands on the next-gen PlayStation (or for those who are waiting for this release so that PS4 prices will go down): Jim Ryan, the new President & CEO of Sony Interactive Entertainment, has just announced that the PlayStation 5 will be launched during the 2020 holiday season.

Honestly, we all knew that the biggest cast announcements are left for last, and we were right. Netflix today has just introduced the most important cast member for its upcoming live-action adaptation of classic scifi anime Cowboy Bebop—and honestly, I think this is the one role that they got right.

Seriously, what is it with ~old~ anime series getting new seasons or adaptations. This time, it’s the 2013 vampire anime series Strike the Blood. It was announced during the “Dengeki Bunko Aki no Namahoso Festival” last Sunday that the vampire series is set to receive a new original OVA episode, as well as a 4th OVA series.

Everyone’s favorite anisong singer returns to Sword Art Online. If you’ve grown tired of listening to “Adamas” or even older LiSA SAO songs such as soulful ballad “Shirushi” (RIP Yuuki *wipes tear*) or the classic “Crossing Field”, well you’re in for a treat.

Good news for those waiting for more news on the previously-announced anime adaptation of yuri manga Adachi to Shimamura (Adachi and Shimamura), as its two lead casts have been announced. Akari Kito, who has voiced Blend S’ Kaho Hinata as well as (best imouto) Nezuko Kamado in Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (though we rarely get to hear her speak) will be playing Adachi Sakura.

My Hero Academia’s hype continues as the popular manga series wins the award for Best Manga in the Harvey Awards, which gives recognitions for outstanding works in graphic art and comic book categories.

Bushiroad announced on September 30 that they have officially invested on the Gekidan Hikosen theater troupe in which they purchased 14.5% of the said troupe’s parent company Sopratico Co. from its representative director Takashi Oba.

A new promotional video was just released for the 2nd opening song of the anime adaptation of Atsushi Ohkubo’s Fire Force. The PV features the song “MAYDAY feat. Ryo from CRYSTAL LAKE” by rock band coldrain.

Good news to all Yu Yu Hakusho fans. Funimation announced during its Yu Yu Hakusho Reunion panel during the New York Comic Con that they will be releasing the new Yu Yu Hakusho OVA in both English subtitles and dub.