Anime News

Cast, Staff, December 30 Release Revealed for Ghibli’s 1st CG Film “Earwig and the Witch”Nov 12, 20 4am
Popular animation studio Studio Ghibli revealed yesterday the main cast and staff for their 1st 3DCG film Earwig and the Witch. Their website lists the following as the movie’s main cast, but did not specify their character’s names.

New Promo Video for “Quintessential Quintuplets” Season 2 Spotlights Oldest Quint Ichika Nov 12, 20 4am
A new promo video for the upcoming second season of Quintessential Quintuplets (Gotoubun no Hanayome) was released yesterday, with the video spotlighting Ichika, the oldest of the five Nakano sisters.

Trailer Released for New Crunchyroll Original Anime “Ex-Arm”, Receives Negative Feedback from NetizensNov 11, 20 6am
Last Friday, anime streaming website Crunchyroll revealed the trailer to the newest addition to its Crunchyroll Originals slate: the TV anime adaptation of HiRock and Shinya Komi’s Ex-Arm sci-fi manga series.

“Golden Kamuy” Reveals New Cast Members for Season 3Nov 11, 20 6am
Two new cast members were revealed for the currently-airing third season of popular franchise Golden Kamuy. They are:
Tasuku Hatanaka as Yuusaku Hanazawa
Yuichiro Umehara as Vasily
The third season premiered last October 5, with Crunchyroll streaming the series internationally as it aired in Japan.

Netflix Releases English-Subtitled Trailer for New “Seven Deadly Sins” SeriesNov 11, 20 5am
Netflix recently released an English-subtitled trailer for The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon’s Judgement, the newest series for the Seven Deadly Sins franchise. Check it out here.
An English version of the series’ teaser visual was also revealed by the streaming giant:
The Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon’s Judgement is slated for a January 6, 2021 release.

Hometown of “Attack on Titan” Author Immortalizes Eren, Mikasa, and Armin as StatuesNov 9, 20 5am
Just this weekend, Hita City in Oita prefecture unveiled life-sized statues of Attack on Titan characters Eren, Mikasa, and Armin in front of the city’s Oyama Dam. The erection of these statues were meant as a tribute to Attack on Titan author Hajime Isayama, who was born and raised in the said city.

“Demon Slayer” Movie Now 5th Best-Selling Film of All Time in Japan, Beating All Harry Potter FilmsNov 9, 20 4am
This movie keeps on breaking more and more records, as Demon Slayer the Movie: Mugen Train is now the 5th best-selling film of all time in Japan. Its total earnings on its 24th day in theaters (November 8) now puts the film’s over-all gross at 20.

KonoSuba Smartphone Game “Fantastic Days” Set for a 2021 Global ReleaseNov 9, 20 4am
Video game publisher Nexon has just announced that the official smartphone game to the KonoSuba franchise entitled KONOSUBA - God's blessing on this wonderful world. Fantastic Days – is set for a global release this coming 2021.

“Sword Art Online: Progressive” Anime Project Revealed to be a Film, Trailer Reveals 2021 ReleaseNov 9, 20 4am
The official Twitter account of the Sword Art Online franchise has just revealed that the earlier-announced anime project for Reki Kawahara’s Sword Art Online: Progressive light novels is an animated theatrical film.

‘Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Returns on Top in Recent Japanese Video Game RankingsNov 5, 20 2pm
The recent Japanese video game rankings from October 19 to 25 show Animal Crossing: New Horizons back on top. Ring Fit Adventure is in the second rank, while Super Mario 3D All-Stars and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe are at #3 and #4 respectively.