Sunday, April 29, 2018

4FINGERS collaborates with God of War in a month-long epic journey


To celebrate the highly anticipated release of the latest installment of PlayStation 4 video game God of War, 4FINGERS Crispy Chicken is having a month-long promotional event from 20th April to 20th May 2018, complete with game demo consoles, photo backdrops, and giveaways. Organised by 4FINGERS and supported by Sony Interactive Entertainment Hong Kong Limited...

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Fate/Grand Order is now available in Southeast Asia (except Malaysia)


The FGO Project has announced that their chart-topping mobile game, Fate/Grand Order has now expanded their English versions in Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, the Philippines and Australia. And now,Players can expect to download this popular free-to-play game from the iTunes Store and Google Play.  Unfortunately, the Southeast Asian release does not include Malaysia just yet. The...

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Saturday, April 28, 2018

Shirobako anime movie project announced


P.A. Works recently held the “Musashi-Sakai x Shirobako Harumatsuri” even for Shirobako in Tokyo. During the event, they revealed that they are doing an anime movie project for the franchise about making anime. Then also revealed a teaser visual for this new movie project as well. P.A. Works will once again animate this new prohect,...

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Friday, April 27, 2018

Attack on Titan 3rd Season reveals new PV and visual


Attack on Titan 3rd Season is coming into next season with a ton of hype and anticipation. Now, Pony Canyon has started streaming a brand new PV for the new season. The video not only teases the big battle between Levi and Kenny, but also announces the anime’s July 22 premiere. Meanwhile, Funimation has released...

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Sunday, April 22, 2018

Yakuza men become trap idols?! Back Street Girls comedy TV anime reveals new visual


So, a Yakuza boss decides he wants to become an idol producer, so he forces three of his goons to become idols. To be exact, he’s forcing them to be female idols. Well, this is the premise of Jasmine Gyuh’s hilarious comedy manga about yakuza, idols, and traps, Back Street Girls. It’s getting a new...

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Yuruyuri comedy manga celebrates 10th anniversary with new OVA release


Back in 2008, mangaka Namori launched a new 4-koma comedy manga which would still touch the hearts of readers a decade later. That manga is Yuruyuri, and its official website has revealed that it’s celebrating its 10th anniversary with a bang. According to the announcement, it’s getting a new 10th anniversary OVA, and they’re even...

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Saturday, April 21, 2018

Batman fights samurai in new clips for Batman Ninja anime


In a massive collaboration three years in the making, Warner Brothers, DC Comics, and animation studio, Kamikaze Douga, have all teamed up to produces the new anime movie, Batman Ninja. In the new movie, Batman and his Batfamily must stop The Joker, together with several members of Batman’s rouges gallery, as they time travel to...

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Friday, April 20, 2018

Mobile Suit Gundam: Hathaway’s Flash film trilogy and Gundam UC2 drama briefly listed


Sunrise and Bandai recently held new project unveiling livestream for the Gundam franchise. Of course, this included the announcement for the new Mobile Suit Gundam NT anime project and kits. However, it seems that it’s not the only new Gundam project coming out of the Universal Century in the near future. This is because the...

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New Gundam Narrative Anime announced, to be set after Gundam UC in the Universal Century (Updated)


During a Gundam.info livestream, Sunrise has announced that they are doing a new Gundam anime project. And it looks like they are going back to the Universal Century with the new anime, Mobile Suit Gundam Narrative, or Gundam NT. Of course, any Gundam fan of the Universal Century (UC) would know that NT would usually...

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Sunday, April 15, 2018

My Hero Academia: One’s Justice (PS4, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, PC) reveals 1st PV


My Hero Academia is getting its very first console fighting game with My Hero Academia: One’s Justice. Bandai Namco Games will release it internationally for the PlayStation 4, Xbox ONE, Nintendo Switch, and PC. But before that, it will be released in Japan this year for the PS4 and Switch. And now, 876TV has released...

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Gundam 00 sequel project, live-action stage play announced for 10th anniversary


Gundam 00 recently held the Gundam 00 Festival 10 Re:vision event to celebrate its 10th anniversary. During the event, the anime’s director, Seiji Mizushima, has announced that he’s now working on a new project regarding the series. But while he didn’t say what it’ll be in his tweet, Animate Ikebukuro confirmed it will be a sequel....

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Saturday, April 14, 2018

Danmachi: Memoria Freese mobile game’s English version has no ‘touching feature’


Sometimes, international releases are a bit different from the original Japanese releases. Their examples range from name changes to having some gameplay aspects removed. The latter seems to hold true for the English version of the smartphone game, Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? — MEMORIA FREESE -. This is...

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Sega announces new Sakura Wars game, Shin Sakura Taisen


After a rather long wait, get ready folks, because we’re getting a new Sakura Wars game! Sega recently held the Sega Fan Meet-up 2018 event in Tokyo where they made the huge announcement. They revealed that its tentative title is Shin Sakura Taisen, or New Sakura Wars. The stage event revealed that this will be...

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Friday, April 13, 2018

Keiko Kubota officially leaves Kalafina, group to continue on with Wakana and Hikaru


After some speculation that the group is breaking up after Yuki Kujiura went independent, another key member to the musical group, Kalafina, has also left. In the group’s official website, member Keiko Kubota has revealed that she has left the group since April 1, 2018. In the website, the now-former Kalafina member stated in a translated...

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Thursday, April 12, 2018

So, Nisekoi is getting a live-action movie adaptation


Weekly Shounen Jump magazine titles are certainly no stranger to live-action adaptations. Some of them even became very successful like Gintama and Rurouni Kenshin. And now, it looks like it’s the turn of Naoshi Komi’s romantic comedy manga, Nisekoi, to get one as Weekly Shounen Jump’s upcoming issue reveals: Unfortunately, Jump didn’t reveal any further...

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Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Fairy Tail mangaka’s next work teased in new sketches


Fairy Tail is now officially over, and its mangaka, Hiro Mashima is now working on his next manga. And now, Kodansha is teasing that next work by revealing three sketches from it. They reveal what seems to be his new manga’s male and female protagonists. Is it just me or is the new male protagonist...

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Monday, April 9, 2018

Hayao Miyazaki still in chock after Ghibli co-founder Takahata’s passing says newspaper


The Japanese animation industry lost an icon when Grave of Fireflies director and Studio Ghibli co-founder Isao Takahata passed away. However, it seems that one man’s silence about the passing of his close friend has been quite deafening. Oscar-winning director Hayao Miyazaki is known as a firebrand in the anime industry who is willing to...

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Saturday, April 7, 2018

Life-size figure of Kanna from Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid announced


Ravioli Ravioli, don’t lewd the dragon loli! Well, at least that’s what many people say. And now, Kanna from Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid is now getting her own life-size figure, and it ain’t lewd at all. Life-size statue maker, FIGUREX, has revealed the new figure, but just her back. They will only release 10 of...

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Friday, April 6, 2018

Japanese government may soon ask internet providers to block illegal manga sites


It looks like the Japanese government is really stepping up its efforts to fight manga piracy. According to Mainichi Shimbun, they are planning to ask internet providers in Japan to block illegal manga sites. These sites usually upload manga, magazines, books, as well as other forms of print media without the consent of their copyright holders. The...

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Thursday, April 5, 2018

Studio Ghibli co-founder and director Isao Takahata passes away


Japan has now lost one of the most important figures in its animation industry, as legendary Grave of Fireflies director and Studio Ghibli co-founder, Isao Takahata, has now passed away. Several Japanese newspaper outlets have reported that his health has been declining since summer last year. However, they didn’t reveal his exact cause of death....

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Tuesday, April 3, 2018

Overlord III TV anime announced after Overlord II anime ends


The Overlord II TV anime has now officially ended, but don’t worry, because there’s more coming. According to the anime’s official website, Kugane Maruyama’s Overlord novel series is getting a third TV anime series. They also revealed a brand new CM announcing the new anime. Its official title is Overlord III According to the announcement, Overlord...

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Monday, April 2, 2018

So, Boruto’s Dad is getting his own Kabuki play, and they just revealed Naruto and Sasuke


Boruto’s dad is so popular, he’s getting his own live-action Kabuki play! Yeah, this play might be a prequel of sorts for Boruto, huh? Kabuki Theater is one of Japan’s most well-known traditions, and one Kabuki troupe is adapting Masashi Kishimoto’s beloved Naruto manga into a Kabuki play. Now, the play’s staff has revealed its...

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Sunday, April 1, 2018

Netflix’s Sword Gai anime is getting a second season


After a successful international run at the global streaming service, Netflix, Sword Gai: The Animation is getting a sequel. According to the anime’s official website, Part II of the anime will be making its streaming premiere in summer 2018. They also unveiled a brand new key visual featuring new characters Shin Matoba and Himiko, as...

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Hunter x Hunter manga is going on yet another hiatus, as expected


Ladies and gentlemen, Hunter x Hunter is going back on hiatus. Who could have ever have seen that coming? According to Weekly Shounen Jump magazine, the hiatus will begin with the magazine’s 19th issue, which will be released on April 9, 2018. However, Jump didn’t reveal when exactly will the manga return, which means this...

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