Anime

20 years on from the original anime’s debut, Digimon Adventure will be getting a reboot anime in Apr. 2020! A modern adaptation set in 2020, the new world of Digimon Adventure is a place where networks are essential in everyday life. As cyberterrorism threatens the peace, humans are still unaware of the existence of those

Key’s latest game, Heaven Burns Red, has been delayed until 2021. It was originally scheduled for release on iOS/Android on Feb. 28. The reason for the delay has been cited as the studio’s desire to deliver the best possible smartphone RPG experience to fans. The game is the first in 13 years from Key co-founder

Inspired by Tsukushi Akihito’s manga of the same name, the series follows a young girl named Riko and her robot friend Reg as they explore a mysterious hole in the ground known as the Abyss. (C)Tsukushi Akihito, Takeshobo / Made in Abyss the Movie: Dawn of the Deep Soul Production Committee

Season 2 of popular anime Fruits Basket will be hitting the airwaves this spring! An epic 7-minute trailer provides a quick overview of the Season 1 while gently teasing the developments of Season 2. Originally a manga by Takaya Natsuki, Fruits Basket revolves around recently orphaned high schooler Honda Tohru, who finds herself homeless after

Known worldwide for its Studio Ghibli-produced movie in 1995, shoujo manga Whisper of the Heart is heading back to the big screen with a brand new live action adaptation. Hirakawa Yuichirou is to direct the movie. Protagonist Tsukishima Shizuku, who loves to read, will be played by Seino Nana, while aspiring violin-maker Amasawa Seiji will

Popular anime Shirobako‘s upcoming movie has released its latest key visual! Alongside Aoi and the usual crew, the new visual features a new character named Miyai Kaede. It has also been revealed that the movie will pick up four years after the original anime, focussing on Aoi being entrusted with a new anime project. First

Key is currently crowdfunding for an OVA adaptation of planetarian side story Snow Globe. Having already achieved its original target, it has also reached its first stretch goal of 50 million yen! planetarian was first released as a visual novel in 2004 with an animated movie following in 2016. The crowdfunding campaign to animate Snow

Universal Studios Japan has released a new music video teasing its upcoming Super Nintendo World area! [embedded content] Following people around the world as they enter the famous green Warp Pipe to Super Nintendo World, the video is set to Galantis and Charli XCX’s “We Are Born to Play”. The area will feature numerous attractions,

Braving the freezing temperatures, a whopping 750,000 comic lovers gathered at Tokyo Big Sight from Dec. 28 to 31 for Comiket 97! These fans were greeted by over 8000 doujinshi circles and 144 companies, and of course, heaps of amazing cosplayers! Like the last event, it was held over four days due to Olympics preparations

Appare-Ranman!, an original anime project from P.A. Works, has released info and visuals for the main cast! Hanae Natsuki will play one of the show’s two central characters: Sorano Appare, a self-taught genius mechanic who can bring any machine to life, but isn’t so great with handling people. Yamashita Seiichirou will voice the other, a

Classic mystery visual novel Higurashi When They Cry is set to receive a new anime adaptation! Passione will be heading the project, with Monogatari director Watanabe Akio providing character design. Infinite is to produce the series. [embedded content] Set in 1983, the franchise revolves around the sinister background to a seemingly peaceful rural village and

Popular anime My Hero Academia will receive a new opening and ending theme song for the second half of Season 4! Rock band Kana-Boon will perform opening theme “Star Marker”, while Ryokuoushoku Shakai will perform ending track “Shout Baby”. Both will be introduced into the anime with the beginning of the School Festival arc on

The Granblue Fantasy anime will be back on Mar. 27 with a special episode named Extra 1: Mou Hitotsu no Tabiji on Mar 27! Inspired by the popular game of the same name, Season 1 of Granblue Fantasy aired from Apr. 2017, and continued with Season 2 in Oct. 2019. The series follows a young

Code Geass’ Taniguchi Gorou and Gurren Lagann’s Nakajima Kazuki are teaming up for a new original anime project titled Back Arrow! [embedded content] The teaser trailer is narrated by voice actor Kaji Yuki, who is confirmed to star in the series. Nothing else about the project has been revealed yet. (C)Taniuchi Goro, Nakajima Kazuki, Aniplex

The visual showcases Kirito in the center against a dramatic background featuring key characters like Asuna in her Goddess of Creation Stacia avatar. Along with the new visual, the franchise has also announced a live orchestra concert to be held on Apr. 11. Inspired by the series of light novels by Kawahara Reki, Sword Art

Media franchise The iDOLM@STER is getting a new console game! While details are yet to be announced, a trailer celebrating the franchise’s upcoming 15th anniversary has been released. [embedded content] Fans will be able to hear more about the game’s release during a presentation on Jan. 20, featuring series producer Sakagami Youzou, producer Kutaragi Hayato,

Just after the end of its first season, popular anime Beastars has confirmed it will be back for Season 2! Inspired by the award-winning manga by Itagaki Paru, Beastars is set in a world in which anthropomorphised carnivores and herbivores co-exist. Gray wolf Legosi attends Cherryton Academy, where this balance is thrown into doubt in

Mega Hobby Expo was welcomed into Akihabara UDX Akiba_Square for the second time this year on Nov. 30, with event host MegaHouse bringing tons of quality figures from its own upcoming lineups, plus other leading figure manufacturers like Kotobukiya, Aniplex, Alter, and more. Fan favorites and new faces alike were represented across the huge selection

Like figures? Like free experiences? Well, WonHobby Gallery 2019 Autumn was definitely the place to be on Nov. 30 and Dec. 1, gathering figures from iconic series like Nendoroid and figma from industry giants like Good Smile Company, Max Factory, and more. While entry itself cost absolutely nothing, a ticket to Tokyo is definitely a

The Promised Neverland live action movie will open in Japanese cinemas on Dec. 18, 2020! Originally a manga by Shirai Kaiu and Demizu Posuka, The Promised Neverland follows orphans Emma and Norman, who live a happy life with 36 other children at Grace Field House. One day, they discover a terrible secret after venturing somewhere

Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens, the seventh and latest installment in the popular card game franchise, is set to air in Apr. 2020! Yu-Gi-Oh! Sevens marks the iconic franchise’s 20th anniversary. For the first time, it will feature an elementary school student as the protagonist, as well as “Rush Duel”, a new duelling mechanism. The series will be

Science fiction anime World Trigger will be back for a new season! [embedded content] Inspired by Ashihara Daisuke’s manga, World Trigger is set in a world where humanity battles otherworldly invaders knowns as “Neighbours”. Four years after mysterious agency Border helps Mikado’s people to defend themselves against the threat, daily life is largely back to

Fans can look forward to another helping of popular cooking anime Food Wars!: Shokugeki no Soma with Season 5 from Apr. 2020! A teaser visual of Souma and his friends against a background of cherry blossoms was also released. Based on the manga by Tsukuda Yuto and Saeki Shun, the series follows middle schooler Yukihira

Popular franchise Gintama’s new anime movie will be heading back to the big screen in 2021! It’s been confirmed that Sakata Gintoki, Shimura Shinpachi, and Kagura will appear in the movie, played by their original voice actors. The new teaser visual features the trio in director’s chairs. Set in an alternate Edo period where aliens

A teaser visual was also released, illustrating the powerful last scene from Season 1. Based on the manga of the same name by Shirai Kaiu & Demizu Posuka, The Promised Neverland was first adapted into a TV anime airing from Jan. to Mar. 2019. The series follows orphans Emma and Norman, who live a happy

A new trailer was also released, featuring theme song “Haru wa Yuku” by Aimer. Directed by Sudou Tomonori and produced by ufotable, spring song is the third in a trilogy of movies adapting the “Heaven’s Feel” route of the original Fate/stay night visual novel. presage flower, the first, was released in 2017, and lost butterfly,

2D graphics creators of all levels gathered to share their passion and expertise at Bellesalle Kanda on Nov. 25 for Alive 2019, an event held by Live2D. Based in Tokyo, Live2D is the developer of an exciting animation technique which allows the animator to generate 2D graphics through layered parts without the need to animate

The trailer features Taichi, who was in elementary school when the adventure began, as a university student. According to a heartbreaking revelation from Digimon researcher Menoa, now that the DigiDestined are becoming adults, their partner Digimon are disappearing. As a 20th anniversary project and the last chapter in the Digimon saga, Last Evolution Kizuna will

Popular adventure anime Kingdom has confirmed its new creative team and released a dynamic teaser visual of Xin! Imaizumi Kenichi will direct with character design by Abe Hisashi, and series composition by Takagi Noboru. Based on Hara Yasuhisa’s manga of the same name, Kingdom is set in China’s Warring States period. It follows two young

IDOLiSH 7’s return to TV screens will be under the title of Second Beat! Season 2 will add the Re:vale duo and other bands from the Okazaki Agency roster to the main cast. IDOLiSH7 is a multimedia idol raising franchise spanning games, music, and anime. The first season of the TV anime aired from Jan.