“Destroy the old and you destroy our memory of the past. There is no future for people who worship the future and forget the past.” – Shun Kazama, From Up on Poppy Hill
It’s 1963, Umi Matsuzaki…
Today, Namori, the creator of the YuruYuri 4-koma slice of life comedy manga announced that a brand new anime project has received the green light. It is currently unknown whether this new series…
Sword Art Online II, the sequel to the critically acclaimed 2012 Sword Art Online anime adaption of Reki Kawahara’s science fantasy light novel series was announced at the end of Sword …
All the Anime’s Kickstarter campaign for Mai Mai Miracle reached its US$30,000 goal within less than a day of its launch and at the time of writing it is well on its way to $50,000 with 28 days to go.…
The historical manga is one genre that is traditionally not well represented in English translation. Sure, there’s plenty of manga set in the past (or in fictional worlds that resemble…
Anime Limited has launched a Kickstarter campaign to help deliver the anime film Mai Mai Miracle to the English speaking world.
Synopsis
Shinko, is a third grade elementary school student with…
While we are still busy celebrating that Hayao Miyazaki’s The Wind Wises earned a nomination in the Animated Feature category of this year’s Academy Awards, we mustn’t forget…
“Even the greatest splendour will fall to ruin.”
1864, Japan – a time of great change. When Chizuru Yukimura’s father, a doctor practising Western medicine, leaves home for Kyoto, he promises…
The Japan Foundation Touring Film Programme starts in two days time and it looks like the organisers have pulled out all the stops because a myriad of guests will be appearing at the festival including…
Last July, it was revealed that ufotable is working on a brand new project based on Type-Moon’s visual novel Fate/stay night was announced by Hikaru Kondo, the founder of animation studio…
Young Aladdin is searching for treasure. There are plenty of unscrupulous people in the desert, only too ready to take advantage of the cheerful, unworldly boy – but Aladdin has an ally: concealed…
New manga releases this week:
Today, Warner Bros. Entertainment and J.C. Staff announced via opening an official website that they will be collaborating on an original TV anime project this April.
Takuya Sato (Steins;Gate)…
Kyoto Animation’s sports anime Free! – Iwatobi Swim Club gained a large following when it aired between July and September last year, with its final episode ending with a “see…
“Computers are stupid. They can only give you answers.” – Pablo Picasso
For many the first edition of Sword Art Online was rather slow. The episodes themselves were primarily…
Do you remember a while ago when DreamWorks Pictures obtained the rights to adapt Masamune Shirow’s cyberpunk Ghost in the Shell manga? Well, things are starting to kick up again. Today,…
