Anime News
Watch ‘Akira’ and Other Katsuhiro Otomo Anime Films for Free! Apr 30, 20 5pm
If you’re looking for more anime films to watch while staying at home, you’re definitely in luck. Now you can watch Katsuhiro Otomo’s popular anime movies online for free.
He first started as a manga artist, then is later highly recognized as one of the most influential people in the anime and manga industry due to his massive contribution to the mentioned mediums.
Shonen Jump+ is Looking for their Next Shonen Manga StarApr 30, 20 5pm
Aside from the Ultra Jump manga contest that was previously announced, online publication Shonen Jump+ is launching its own contest to search for the next shonen manga star.
The launch of this competition is in hopes of creating a shortcut on the path to making shonen manga.
Otakon 2020 is Cancelled, will Return on August 6-8, 2021Apr 30, 20 4pm
To those who are looking forward to Otakon this year, we have some bad news. It was announced recently on their official website that this highly anticipated anime convention is cancelled. The main reason for the cancellation is due to current Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
Top Cosplayer Enako Nailed the Perfect Nezuko Cosplay at Home!Apr 30, 20 4pm
While all of us are advised to stay at home, cosplayers from all over the world find ways to do cosplay in the comforts of their own home.
Popular Japanese cosplayer Enako is one those and it’s just awesome to know that she was able to get the perfect Nezuko cosplay.
Boys-Love Manga “Restart wa Tadaima no Ato de” Gets Live-Action Film This Fall Apr 30, 20 5am
2020 has been a good year for boys-love fans so far, as another live-action film has been announced for the genre. Cocomi’s Restart wa Tadaima no Ato de (Restart After Come Back Home) has just been revealed to be receiving a live-action film adaptation—and it is already set for release this fall.
“A Whisker Away” Anime Film Gets Worldwide Netflix Release After Getting Delayed Due to COVID-19Apr 30, 20 5am
Apparently it’s not all that bad if an anime film gets delayed because of the coronavirus, based on the experience of Studio Colorido’s anime film A Whisker Away (Nakitai Watashi wa Neko o Kaburu or Wanting to Cry, I Pretend to Be a Cat).
Demolition of Kyoto Animation’s Fire-Hit 1st Studio Building Now FinishedApr 29, 20 5am
NHK has reported this Tuesday that the demolition of Kyoto Animation’s fire-hit 1st Studio building is now complete. Demolition work for the building began last November. An aerial shot by NHK shows us the now-empty plot of land:
No decision has been made yet on what to do with the location of the building.
New Trailer for Anime Film Adaptation of “Tokyo 7th Sisters” Smartphone Game Reveals Official Title, StaffApr 29, 20 5am
A new teaser trailer has recently been unveiled on the official website of the anime film adaptation of popular smartphone game Tokyo 7th Sisters. The trailer revealed the film’s official title Tokyo 7th Sisters: Bokura wa Aozora ni Naru (We Will Become the Blue Sky), as well as the main staff for the film.
Voice Actors from “Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya” Encourage Fans to Do the “Hare Hare Yukai” Dance at HomeApr 28, 20 5am
We’re all cooped up in our houses and are now running out of things to do, but thankfully the SOS Brigade (well actually just Haruhi and Kyon) is giving us something to keep ourselves busy with. Melancholy of Haruhi Suzumiya voice actors Aya Hirano (Haruhi) and Tomokazu Sugita (Kyon) posted videos of them last Sunday doing the iconic “Hare Hare Yukai” dance from their homes.
Actor Shu Wada, Father of “Madoka Magica” Co-Creator Gen Urobuchi Passes Away Due to COVID-19Apr 28, 20 5am
A Facebook post from the Yoru no Ki Japanese theatre troupe last April 24, Friday announced that veteran actor, playwright, and director Shu Wada passed away on April 23 due to pneumonia caused by the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19).