Zoids is back! Takara Tomy recently revealed a brand new entry to their Zoids franchise, and it’s called Zoids Wild. It will include several media franchises such as a Nintendo Switch game, a manga in Shogakukan’s CoroCoro Comic magazine, a smartphone app, a TV anime, and of course, new plastic model kits. Norihiko Sudo (Pokemon...
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Get ready for some delusions, Singapore, because it looks like the Love, Chuunibyou, and Other Delusions: Take on Me movie is heading to the country. Singapore-based movie distributor, Purple Plan, recently updated their Facebook page‘s cover photo, and it features the Rikka and Sanae. However, Purple Plan hasn’t revealed anything yet except for the “Coming Soon”...
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For 50 years, Weekly Shounen Jump magazine has given us countless classic manga like Dragon Ball, My Hero Academia, Bleach, One Piece, Naruto, Saint Seiya, Hunter x Hunter, Yu Yu Hakusho, and many more. For their 50th anniversary, the magazine is bringing fans back in Japan a special treat, as they will be opening the...
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Major French football league, Ligue 1, recently got a taste of Dragon Ball in a math-up between Paris Saint-Germain and Olympique de Marseille. In the league, Paris Saint-Germain currently holds the top spot, and it looks like they had a Super Saiyan help from none other than Dragon Ball’s Son Goku. 📽 @Dugout The making of...
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It seems that we’re getting more Chihayafuru anime next year. During the “Chihayafuru in Awara Week”, the staff announced that a third TV anime season for Yuki Suetsugu’s Chihayafuru manga has been green-lit. It will premiere in 2019 via NTV and other channels, and will be part of the AnichU programming block. The event also revealed that...
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Vainglory, the world’s No. 1 international mobile esport, launched Update 3.0 today, making Vainglory 5V5 available to every player globally. Vainglory 5V5 is the only undiluted, no-compromise MOBA for mobile, providing players with superior gameplay and strategic depth, the most accurate and responsive controls and the best graphics and highest frame rates on mobile. Powered...
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We all know Samuel L. Jackson likes anime, and it seems that another big star is an anime fan as well. Michael B. Jordan recently starred in Marvel’s Black Panther as main villain, Erik Killmonger, and he’s been getting some critical acclaim for his performance. However, a close look at his twitter account and past...
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Thanks to the sexual abuse scandal rocking big time Hollywood producer, Harvey Weinstein, it looks like an old story regarding Hayao Miyazaki has resurfaced. Back in 2005, the Academy Award-winning director sat down with The Guardian for an interview. There, he revealed a bit of an anecdote between Studio Ghibli and the now-embattled producer. Before...
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The Tokyo Anime Award Festival celebrates the anime industry, and is basically considered the Oscars for animation in Japan. In fact, many in Japan consider their Anime of the Year award as the highest honor in the industry. As usual, they announced two winners for Anime of the Year, along with a Fan Award. Here...
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Tite Kubo’s Bleach is getting a live-action movie adaptation. And now, Warner Bros. Japan has started streaming a new trailer which teases the very first footage from the movie. It also gives us the first look at the movie’s action, as Ichigo fights a Hollow. The video features actor Souta Fukushi as Ichigo Kurosaki, while...
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The Wonder Festival has now wrapped up back in Chiba’s Makuhari Messe, but it certainly left an impression. The event is all about the figures, with companies like Good Smile Company, Alter, and Kotobukiya, all showing off their latest figure announcements. However, what anime event would ever be complete without cosplays, right? Here are the Wonderful...
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Last time, figure sculptor and Wonderful Works representative Kaoru Sakaki teased everyone with a life-size figure of Mash Kyrielight. Now, he makes good on his promise and reveals the fully-completed statue of the Fate/Grand order Shielder. However, he didn’t just display Mash alone, because a life-size Rem statue is with her as well. Wonderful Works displayed...
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Ladies and gentlemen, prepare for more gore and violence, as the dark fantasy light novels, Goblin Slayer, is getting a TV anime! During the Wonder Festival 2018 (Winter) event, light novel brand GA Bunko held their “GA Bunko 2018 Happyou Stage” presentation, and they didn’t just announce that Is It Wrong To Pick Up Girls in...
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Hestia fans (and Aiz fans) rejoice, because Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? is getting itself a second season. And not only that, but the anime is also receiving a new anime movie! Wonder Festival recently hosted the “GA Bunko 2018 Happyou Stage” presentation, and they revealed the new season and...
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Ladies and gentlemen, figure collectors from around the world, it’s time to brace your wallets and bank accounts for impact, because Wonder Festival is finally here once again! And yes, we’re bound to see at least one must-have figure. As usual, we start things off with the Good Smile Company group, which usually has the...
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Last Wednesday was Valentine’s Day, which meant couples went on dates, had dinner together, and other couple stuff. Sometimes, some even watch anime together, especially the romantic kind. Charapedia recently asked 10,000 anime fans (53.2% male, 46.8% female) which anime they would like to watch with their lover. The fans have now spoken, and here’s what...
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Robico’s My Little Monster (Tonari no Kaibutsu-kun) manga has had a very successful TV anime adaptation. It’s also getting itself a brand new live-action movie as well. Now, the film’s staff have released several new still images, and it features some of its cast members. The movie will premiere this April 27, 2018. The manga-based movie...
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The second Pokemon movie, Pokemon 2000, focused on Ash’s Orange Islands adventure and featured Lugia, Articuno, Zapdos, and Moltres. Now, the anime’s official website has started streaming the movie’s new teaser trailer. It also teases a familiar flute music from Pokemon 2000. This will be the 21st movie in the franchise. Much like last year’s...
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While there are some millionaires out there in the manga industry, some barely even make ends meet. In reality, while the successful mangaka earn millions of dollars in revenue thanks to royalties, majority of mangaka don’t really earn a lot. Mangaka mainly earn through sales of their compiled tankoubon volumes, and pirate websites which upload...
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Last year, a Seven Deadly Sins (no, not the sexy figure line from Hobby Japan) event announced that Nakaba Suzuki’s manga is getting its own anime movie. Now, the anime’s official website and twitter page have revealed new details about it. This includes a brand new teaser PV: 本日は原作コミック30巻の発売日！そして… 「劇場版 七つの大罪 天空の囚われ人」8月18日（土）全国ロードショー決定！ ◆鈴木央先生描き下ろし完全新作オリジナルストーリー！ ◆3月3日より第１弾特典付き前売券発売！ ◆特報映像公開！...
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Skydance Television has now acquired the rights to adapting Reki kawahara’s bestselling light novels, Sword Art Online, into a live-action show. And now, they’ve revealed that Netflix will be the ones to show it. Its executive producers will include Laeta Kalogridis, who recently worked on the Netflix original, Altered Carbon. The producer recently spoke to...
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As we all know, today is the 14th of February, which many know as Valentine’s Day. Today is also known in many other names, such as Vday, Ash Wednesday, and of course, Singles Appreciation Day. In Japan, Valentine’s Day is very popular, where girls scramble to give chocolates to the boy they like, as well...
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It’s already Wonder Festival season, which means that figure collectors all over the worlds are readying their wallets for impact. The event will be held this Sunday, February 18, and will feature several big figure announcements from Japan’s biggest figure companies, as well as several fan-made garage kits. The event will also feature a life-size...
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It’s almost the Chinese Lunar New Year, and Blizzard is celebrating it with Lunar New Year events in Hearthstone and World of Warcraft. For Hearthstone, they have revealed that they now have a daily log-in event offering free card pack as daily rewards! Starting February 15 to February 20 (GMT+8), Hearthstone will offer one free Kobolds...
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The food in Monster Hunter: World often looked delicious, and would often make you feeling a bit hungry. One Japanese gamer found out what one might look like in the real world, as his wife cooked him a meal straight from the game itself. While his wife may not have used monstrous and rare ingredients...
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Universal Studios’ subsidiary Illumination Entertainment is responsible for hit animated films like Despicable Me, Minions, and Sing. Now, they’re trying to adapt the classic Nintendo video game, Super Mario Bros into an animated movie. Universal Studios will be releasing the film worldwide, including Japan, with both the studio and Nintendo funding it. Franchise creator, Shigeru...
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Girls und Panzer Dream Tank Match will be getting a special release for the Southeast Asian region. Now, Bandai Namco Asia has revealed that this regional version will have an Early Purchase Bonus in the character of Alice Shimada from Oarai. They’ve even revealed a brand new trailer for the Southeast Asian release, as well...
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After getting fired from Kemono Friends, it looks like director Tatsuki, as well as studio Yaoyorozu, are working together again, and this time on a different project. Their firing by Kadokawa received such huge backlash from that the company’s stock plummeted, but it seems that the director and the studio is doing rather well. In...
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A lot of anime have already featured Singapore, however, a new and ongoing anime recently featured the country in much detail. Usually, we only get to see the Merlion or Changi Airport as an anime features one short scene or two in the country. However, ongoing Winter 2018 anime, A Place Further Than The Universe, also...
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After revealing that Sora, Goofy, and Donald will be heading to the world of Toy Story, Square Enix has finally revealed the second world for their upcoming Kingdom Hearts III game for both PS4 and Xbox ONE platforms. It turns out that the trio will be meeting Mike, Sulley, and Boo, as they travel to the...
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Every spring in Japan, the locals and tourists gather for an annual sakura-viewing party. Now, Sozo is holding one, but not in Japan, but right here in Singapore! The Sakura Matsuri: Anime Garden will happen for two days, from 17th-18th March, at Supertree Grove. Along with the sakura viewing, they will also feature celebrity cosplayers, popular...
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Digimon Adventure tri.- Chapter 6: Our Future will finally conclude the 6-part Digimon Adventure tri. film series. And now, the anime’s official website has begun streaming the anime movie’s latest trailer. It also reveals Angewomon’s true Mega-level digivolution, Magnadramon. As the trailer reveals, the movie will premiere in Japanese theaters on May 5, 2018. It...
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It’s already February, which means that in Japan, Middle School students are now preparing to enter high school. However, it seems that one viral tweet is giving a few students a bit of a reality check, as it reminds them that real-life high school is waaaaaaay too different from what they see on anime. Japanese...
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Japanese mangaka, Yayoiso, announced that her hit web manga, ReLIFE, will be ending this March. Specifically, she revealed that she is planning to end the series with Chapter 222, which will be released on March 16, 2018. As previously revealed, the manga is set to end in March, with a 4-episode finale OVA to come...
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Being a hotel in Akihabara means that you have to cater for individuals with certain tastes, and yes, they’re anime fans. This is why GRIDS Akihabara Hotel + Hostel is teaming up with Tokyo-based production company, So-Zo, and Re:Zero for a very special anime-themed hotel room. This special room will feature Re:Zero characters like Ram, Rem,...
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The Sword Art Online universe doesn’t just focus on Kirito, Asuna, and company, but it also has a spin-off based on the world of Gun Gale Online (GGO). And much like the main series, it also has a TV anime, and its title is Sword Art Online: Alternative Gun Gale Online. Now, the anime’s staff have...
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Lately, several “Virtual YouTubers” have flooded the video streaming site like Kizuna Ai. As expected, they’ve gained a ton of otaku fans and followers. One of them is Nora Cat, a Catgirl who has 55,000 subscribers to her YouTube channel. There, she talks about a lot of things, but focuses more on video games. Here’s her...
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Tokyo Ghoul:Re serves as the sequel manga for Sui Ishida’s original Tokyo Ghoul manga. Now, the manga has faced a ton of controversies from fans, but it’s still going strong. However, it seems that the end is near for the series, as Vol.14 of the manga reveals it has now entered the “Final Arc”. The...
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Guitarist, composer, actor, UNHCR ambassador and a father of 2, Japanese artiste, MIYAVI has gained recognition around the world for his unconventional style of playing the guitar; not with a pick, but with his fingers in a unique “slap style”. Having done more than 250 shows in 30 countries, MIYAVI is finally coming to Singapore...
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Full Metal Panic! Invisible Victory is definitely one of the most hyped anime of next season. And to hype things up even further, the anime’s official website just released its second PV! This latest PV features the song “Even … if” by Tamaru Yamada. The giant Yukina Vision screen in Shinjuku Station is now playing the...
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As February is the month of Love with Valentines’ Day, as well as the mostly celebrated Lunar New Year, ANIPLUS is happy to bring to fans something sweet, and a few marathons for the latest simulcast! Valentine’s Day Special – Tsuredure Children 14 – 16 Feb, Wed to Fri 20:00 [19:00 id/th] About: A high-school romance...
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Ladies and gentlemen, the live-action Bleach movie now has its Rukia Kuchiki! The staff have now revealed that the actress who played live-action Blade of the Immortal’s Rin, Hana Sugisaki, will once again be playing a badass role in Kuchiki Rukia! The new character visual features the live-action Rukia’s Shinegami and student versions. The movie will be...
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In Japan, manga is a billion yen industry, and a ton of the money comes from those compiled tankoubon volumes. Every year, millions of these compiled tankoubon volumes are sold around the world, and become part of the manga collections of fans. However, the sad reality is, some of these volumes don’t get sold out....
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A group of scantalators from China have been arrested in Japan for illegally distributing copyrighted materials online. This was a huge operation, as the police departments from Kyoto, Yamaguchi, Shizuoka, Mie, and Shimane Prefectures have banded together to arrest these manga pirates. They arrested five suspects, all of whom are from China. The suspects were allegedly...
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Suzuko Mimori, Sora Tokui, Mikoi Sasaki, and Izumi Kitta make up Milky Holmes, the seiyuu unit for the detective franchise, Milky Holmes. They are also one of the most popular and successful seiyuu groups out there, having international guestings under their belt, including visiting Singapore for Anime Festival Asia (AFA). Hey, we even interviewed them...
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After much success in the Japanese box office, it looks like the live-action Gintama movie is getting a sequel. Tentatively titled “Gintama 2,” the movie’s staff have revealed that Yuichi Fukuda will be reprising his role as Gimtoki. It will also premiere in August 17, 2018. And with Gintoki himself returning, the staff also confirmed...
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Ladies and gentlemen, we have a new Gundam anime! Sunrise and Gundam.info surprised everyone when they started streaming a brand new Gundam episode. It turns out that this new Gundam episode is for their upcoming Gundam Build Divers anime, and it serves as a prologue for the new anime: While the prologue episode is now...
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Snow Miku will once again highlight this year’s Sapporo Snow Festival, and they are launching plenty of celebrations. With her new Red-crowned crane theme, Snow Miku 2018 is getting set for her big event later this month with a new theme song. Titled “Round off the Square Earth,” TOKOTOKO performs the song, with mogelatte producing the music video....
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It’s no secret that One Punch Man and Eye Shield 21 mangaka, Yusuke Murata, is a huge Back to the Future fan. In fact, he even had the honor of doing the comic version’s wrap-around sleeve for its Japanese release. And during a Ready Player One event in Tokyo, it was announced that he’s now...
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