Even the world's most successful film's sequel can't beat the Japanese basketball anime film. In its third weekend, THE FIRST SLAM DUNK earned a still-strong 547 million yen (3.99 million USD) on 365,000 admissions, keeping its No.1 position for three consecutive weekends. In 16 days since its...
According to the latest box office report by Mantan Web, the total cumulative total domestic gross of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime The Movie: Scarlet Bond has finally surpassed a milestone of the one billion yen (7.34 million USD) mark. Since its theatrical release in...
Too Cute Crisis revealed during its event on the Jump Studio NEO stage at Jump Festa 2023 today that the previously announced TV adaptation of Mitsuru Kido’s cat-filled sci-fi manga series will premiere in April 2023. A trailer and key visual were released alongside details on the series’ main...
All the exciting news pouring out of Jump Festa 2023 is absolutely off the chain so far, leading up to a powerful yank from the upcoming Chained Soldier anime series for us to see its first action-packed trailer and new additional cast members. Trailer 1 The newly...
The official website for the Aikatsu! franchise has started streaming a 100-second full trailer for the forthcoming new feature film Aikatsu! 10th STORY ~Mirai heno STARWAY~ (Starway to The Future) to be released in Japan on January 20, 2023. Full trailer: Aikatsu! 10th STORY...
After a little over a month on selves, the latest game in the speedy Sonic the Hedgehog franchise, Sonic Frontiers, has amassed a whopping 2.5 million sales around the world according to SEGA's official Japanese Twitter account. 『ソニックフロンティア』、世界累計販売本数が250万本を突破???????? "Sonic Frontiers" sells over 2.5 million copies worldwide✨#ソニック #ソニックフロンティア #SonicFrontiers...
The on-field return date for Meisei High School’s baseball team was confirmed today with the Twitter account for the MIX TV anime series confirming that the second season will premiere in Spring 2023 on Yomiuri TV and Nippon TV in Japan. Alongside the news of the second season...
Voice actress Sumire Morohoshi (Ichigo Hoshimiya in Aikatsu!, Emma in THE PROMISED NEVERLAND) posted a one-chorus music video for her much-awaited second solo single song "Kanaeru" (Granting) on her official YouTube channel. She says on Twitter, "The video was done very beautifully. Please watch and listen to it a...
Despite its sweet-sounding title, upcoming fantasy anime Sugar Apple Fairy Tale joined forces with the currently airing I'm the Villainess, So I'm Taming the Final Boss to pose for a dashing collab portrait, while also revealing four additional cast members. Collab Visual The newly announced cast is...
Image via Netflix Tokyo Anime Award Festival 2023 revealed its list of Achievement Award winners for the year, honoring those who have made significant contributions to the medium of anime over their lifetimes. This year, seven members of the anime industry have been honored from multiple different fields, including writing,...
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced 27 feature films eligible for consideration in the Animated Feature Film for the 95th Academy Awards today, including three Japanese anime films – Drifting Home (Hiroyasu Ishida / Studio Colorido), Goodbye, Don Glees! (Atsuko Ishizuka / Madhouse), and INU-OH (Masaaki...
Arsène Lupin III and Hitomi Kisugi don't look a day over fifty and forty, respectively, in an energetic key visual and trailer that were just released for the upcoming Lupin the Third vs. Cat's Eye anniversary crossover special. Alongside their familiar bands of rogues, the pair will officially put...
Although the headline sounds like a classic enter-a-bar joke, the Fullmetal Alchemist stage play that was announced in October isn't kidding around with their cast and costume choices. Our latest glimpse into the brand-new adaptation of Hiromu Arakawa's beloved manga features the seven character visuals pictured below: Winry...
Crunchyroll recently announced plans to simulcast the Yuri is My Job! anime, and now we have another look at the series ahead of its spring 2023 debut. The latest preview comes in the form of a new key visual, which was revealed during the episode 1 premiere at Anime...
Anique, a Tokyo-based company offering online exhibitions featuring anime works, will launch an online exhibition and merchandise sales project on December 19 to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the broadcast of the anime PSYCHO-PASS. RELATED: PSYCHO-PASS PROVIDENCE Anime Film Unveiled During 10th Anniversary Event An online...
A lyric preview video for "A Cruel Angel's Thesis" singer Yoko Takahashi's new digital single song "Teardrops of hope" is now streamed on KING AMUSEMENT CREATIVE's official YouTube channel. Along with Ayanami VA Megumi Hayashibara's two songs –"Shuketsu no Hate ni" (At The End of Gathering) and "Shuketsu no...
The wait for more info about the Frieren: Beyond Journey's End anime adaptation that was announced back in September has felt like an elven lifetime, so thankfully, we can now live a little easier knowing that it will be a TV anime series airing sometime in 2023. An...
57 years ago, on November 27, 1965, the first film in the Gamera series, Gamera, the Giant Monster, opened in Japan. To commemorate its 57th anniversary, a special movie looking back on its history is now streamed on KADOKAWA Movie YouTube channel. The tokusatsu film series starring...
A delay has been announced for WitchSpring R, which has Kiwi Walks porting the iOS and Android game WitchSpring to consoles and PC. Originally slated for 2022, the new port will now have to wait until sometime in 2023 to make its debut on new platforms. RELATED: Witch...
2022 is coming to a close and with it Takarajimasha's yearly book rankings are starting to roll out, beginning with the series that topped the Kono Light Novel ga Sugoi! (This Light Novel is Amazing!) list. The rankings are voted on by publishing industry professionals, as well as other...
