Anime News
San Diego Comic-Con Organizers Say They Will Not Sell Badges for 2021 EventOct 29, 20 11pm
In a statement released on their official website, the organizers of the San Diego Comic-Con event announced that they will not be selling any badges for the 2021. Those who purchased this year’s badge will automatically be rolled over to the 2021 event.
The Hype Continues! ‘Demon Slayer’ is the First Manga Series to Take Top 22 Spots in Japan’s Weekly SalesOct 29, 20 11pm
As expected, Kyoharu Gotouge’s Demon Slayer manga series continue to dominate manga sales in Japan. I a recent report in Oricons’ comic sales chart for the October 19 to 25 week, all 22 volumes of the manga made it to the top 22.
Netflix Announces Animated Adaptation of Filipino Graphic Novel Series ‘Trese’ Oct 29, 20 11pm
Big announcements happened during the Netflix Anime Festival 2020. One of these is the announcement of an animated adaptation of the popular Filipino graphic novel series Trese. A teaser screenshot was teased featuring the series main heroine, Alexandra Trese.
Theatre Girls Manga “Kageki Shoujo!!” Gets TV Anime Set for 2021 ReleaseOct 28, 20 8am
Yes to more theatre girls in anime. A newly-launched website announced this Wednesday the TV anime adaptation of Kumiko Saiki’s Takarazuka-inspired Kageki Shoujo.. manga series slated for a 2021 release.
English Dub Cast Announced for “Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World”Oct 28, 20 7am
Along with the announcement that Funimation will be streaming an English dub for the TV anime adaptation of light novel series Our Last Crusade or the Rise of a New World (Kimi to Boku no Saigo no Senjō, Arui wa Sekai ga Hajimaru Seisen), the company also revealed the English dub cast for the series.
Boys-Love Film “given” Set to be Released Internationally via CrunchyrollOct 28, 20 7am
Good news to international fans of boys-love (BL) musical franchise given: streaming platform Crunchyroll has announced that they will be streaming the anime film internationally. The film will be released with the title Given the Movie and will be streamed in 2021, with no definite release date yet.
Funimation Reveals English Dub Cast for “Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon”Oct 27, 20 5am
This Monday, Funimation announced that they will be collaborating with Viz Media for the English dub release of the Inuyasha spin-off, Yashahime: Princess Half-Demon. Towa Higurashi will be voiced by Erica Mendez, her twin Setsuna will be voiced by Kira Buckland, and Inuyasha and Kagome’s daughter Moroha will be voiced by Morgan Berry.
First Teaser Trailer Revealed for “Spriggan” Netflix Anime SeriesOct 27, 20 5am
A teaser trailer was recently revealed for the upcoming Netflix anime adaptation of classic sci-fi manga Spriggan. Check it out here.
A first teaser visual was also revealed previously, which features lead character Yu Ominae:
The Spriggan Netflix anime series will be helmed by Hiroshi Kobayashi (Kill la Kill) as director, with Hiroshi Seko (Jujutsu Kaisen) in charge of series composition and screenplay.
Comedy Manga “Way of the Househusband” Gets Netflix Anime in 2021Oct 27, 20 5am
Lots of new Netflix anime announcements, with the next one being an absolute favorite of ours: Kousuke Oono’s comedy manga series Way of the Househusband is getting its own anime series next year. The happy news was announced during the Netflix Anime Festival 2020, which also revealed that the anime series will star Kenjiro Tsuda.
Rilakkuma Returns to Netflix with New Stop-Motion Animated SeriesOct 27, 20 4am
If you enjoyed last year’s Rilakkuma and Kaoru Netflix original series (like me.), well you’re in for a treat: Netflix Anime Festival 2020 has announced that the lovable bear Rilakkuma is set to receive a new series.
