Anime

Disney smartphone game Twisted Wonderland is getting an anime adaptation that will stream exclusively via Disney Plus! The game stars a collection of characters inspired by classic Disney villains. Designed by Black Butler’s Yana Toboso, the characters belong to houses at Night Raven College, where the player arrives after being suddenly transported from another world.

Hit anime Attack on Titan will be back from January 10 for the second part of its last season! A new trailer was released along with the news. [embedded content] Based on Hajime Isayama’s manga series, Attack on Titan takes place in a world in which the last remnants of humanity live behind colossal walls

Slice-of-life anime Laid-Back Camp will hit the big screen next summer! The TV anime’s cast members are set to reprise their roles for the film. The following staff members will also return: Yoshiaki Kyogoku as director at C-Station, Jin Tanaka and Mutsumi Ito for the script, and Mutsumi Sasaki for character design. Based on Afro’s

Popular anime The Prince of Tennis will be returning to TV with its first new series in a decade! Titled New Prince of Tennis: U-17 World Cup, the series is set to air in 2022. Many cast members are set to reprise their roles, including Junko Minagawa as Ryoma Echizen, Ryotaro Okiayu as Kunimitsu Tezuka,

The film is based on the Progressive series, a floor-by-floor reboot of the original Sword Art Online light novel series penned by Reki Kawahara. The story will jump to Asuna’s point of view as she is forced to battle through all 100 floors of the immersive MMORPG world of Aincrad in order to escape the

Upcoming anime film Jujutsu Kaisen 0’s latest character visual features enemy jujutsu sorcerer Suguru Geto! In this visual, Suguru Geto is seen without the scars he has in the main manga and TV anime. As the series’ antagonist, he is regarded as the world’s worst curse user, having once killed over 100 ordinary people in

Adapted from Yoshiki Tanaka’s sci-fi novel series, Legend of the Galactic Heroes: Die Neue These is set in the distant future, where former admiral Rudolf von Goldenbaum has staged a military coup to rule over the Galactic Empire as a dictator. However, the Free Planets Alliance is formed by those fleeing the empire to rebel

Fall anime World’s End Harem has announced that it will continue with episode 2 from January 2022. The delay was announced on October 8, the day that the series was set to begin broadcasting in Japan. Although Episode 1 aired as scheduled, it was presented as a “special preview.” The series (including episode 1) will

Upcoming anime Black Rock Shooter: Dawn Fall will air next spring! A visual of the titular character was released along with information on the anime’s staff. Tensho ( Rewrite, Azur Lane ) will direct at Bibury Animation Studios and Bibury Animation CG. Psycho-Pass writers Makoto Fukami and Ryo Yoshigami will pen the script. Black Rock

Hello, hello, hello! Are you excited as we are about the fall anime season starting?! New anime, new opening/ending themes, new characters to love… We know it’ll be over in an instant, but at least after that we’re (hopefully) getting more awesome figures! Of course, there are always plenty of figures to check out every

Anime adaptations are officially underway for Zero’s Teatime and The Culprit Hanzawa, two spin-off series from the iconic Detective Conan/ Case Closed franchise! [embedded content] The two projects are part of the celebrations for the 100th volume of Detective Conan, which hits shelves on October 18. Originally a manga by Gosho Aoyama, Detective Conan revolves

The newly released Season 2 visual features the following club members: Yu Takasaki (played by Hinaki Yano), Ayumu Uehara (Aguri Onishi), Kasumi Nakasu (Mayu Sagara), Shizuku Osaka (Kaori Maeda), Karin Asaka (Miyu Kubota), Ai Miyashita (Natsumi Murakami), Kanata Konoe (Akari Kito), Setsuna Yuki (Tomori Kusunoki), Emma Verde (Maria Sashide), Rina Tennoji (Chiemi Tanaka), Shioriko Mifune

Upcoming anime film Jujutsu Kaisen 0 has released a series of character visuals! The visuals showcase the film’s protagonist, Yuta Okkotsu, as well as his classmates, Toge Inumaki, Maki Zenin, and Panda. While the four are second-year students in the main Jujutsu Kaisen story, the film will depict their lives as first-year students at Jujutsu

It’s been a tough time for pop culture-themed events around the world, but thankfully, many are still doing their best to give us a great time one way or another. Tokyo Game Show is no exception, having gone online for the second year in a row! Plenty of talks and official announcements were streamed via

Hey there! What’s going on for you this weekend? We’ve been having fun at Tokyo Game Show, which is being held online again this year. There are even VR venues that you can explore and interact with, just as if you were… well, playing a game! Have you taken a look yet? Ahead of all

Fans will be able to watch both subbed and dubbed versions at regular theaters and IMAX screens. Tickets are available from November 5. The film is based on the Progressive series, a floor-by-floor reboot of the original Sword Art Online light novel series penned by Reki Kawahara. The story will jump to Asuna’s point of

Inspired by Koji Oji’s light novel series High Speed, Free! began back in 2013 with a 12-episode anime series following the friendships and rivalries between a series of high school boys. Season 2 and 3 followed in 2013 and 2014. The two-part Final Stroke movie is billed as the conclusion to the Free! series. ©Koji

Originally planned as an in-person event, figure expo Wonder Festival 2021 Autumn will be held online on October 9! The event will showcase around 300 booths, including both industry leaders and individual creators per tradition. Tickets are currently on sale for 1000 yen (tax included) via the official website. Among the events on offer is

The second cour will feature “REAL-EYES” as its new opening theme song, performed by Inori Minase, the voice of Liscia Elfrieden. The ending theme song will be “LIGHTS” by Aimi, who plays Carla Vargas. Adapted from Dojyomaru and Fuyuyuki’s light novel series, How a Realist Hero Rebuilt the Kingdom follows a humanities student who is

Upcoming anime film Jujutsu Kaisen 0 has released a visual of Satoru Gojo! This time, the powerful jujutsu sorcerer is wearing a white bandage over one eye, rather than the black eye mask that fans of the TV anime and original manga are familiar with. Inspired by Jujutsu Kaisen 0 (the prequel manga to Gege

IDOLiSH7 Third BEAT! will return for its second cour in 2022! The newly released teaser visual features ZOOL, a new group that made its first appearance in episode 13. Originally a popular rhythm game, IDOLiSH7 follows rookie manager Tsumugi Takanashi as she does her best to help her agency’s seven-member idol group reach the top

Yuichi Nakamura and Saori Hayami are set to reprise their roles as Tatsuya and Miyuki Shiba. They will be joined by Kikuko Inoue as Miya Shiba and Aya Endo as Honami Sakurai. Risako Yoshida, who directed Seasons 2 and 3, will return to direct at Eight Bit with scripting by Munemasa Nakamoto and music by

Popular anime My Hero Academia is getting a sixth season! [embedded content] The news was announced at the end of Season 5’s last episode, which aired on September 25. Details on the broadcast date are yet to be revealed. Adapted from Kohei Horikoshi’s manga of the same name, My Hero Academia is set in a

Popular fantasy anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba will be back with the Entertainment District arc on December 5! The first episode is set to run for an hour. Miyuki Sawashiro will join the cast as an antagonistic demon named Daki, who is also Upper Rank Six. Aimer will perform both the opening and ending

Hey, how’s it going? If you can believe it, we’re almost at the end of September, and all that fall anime is juuuuuust about to get released! Here’s a question: are you the type to plan your watchlist by researching every single anime coming next season, or the type to pick up titles as they

According to the official website, it will be available from spring 2022 in both English and Japanese on PlayStation4 and Nintendo Switch. Players will be able to “fly, shoot, and punch” in the “exhilarating shooter.” In addition to a short video, the game’s official Twitter has released a visual of Tohru, the titular maid who

Based on Izumo Ito’s four panel gag manga, the anime follows a regular high school girl named Yuko, who one day discovers that she has demonic powers as a member of the Dark Clan. Not to mention, now she’s meant to defeat a certain magical girl from the Light Clan, who happens to be her

Adventure anime Shaman King has released a new trailer featuring the series’ second opening theme song, “Get up! Shout!” by Nana Mizuki! Mizuki voices Tamao Tamamura, a shy admirer of Yoh. While she played the same role in the original 2001 anime series, this is her first time performing a theme song for Shaman King.

In preparation for the new film’s alternative take on the Aincrad arc, the trailer brings fans through dramatic clashes and heartbreaking moments from previous Sword Art Online installments in less than a minute. Another new video showcases the eight Sword Art Online theme songs performed by LiSA, including “Yuke,” which will be featured in the

The cast and staff have been revealed for the live action Hollywood film adaptation of Saint Seiya! Titled Knights of the Zodiac, the film is inspired by Masami Kurumada’s popular fantasy manga, which follows orphan boy Seiya on a quest to find his long-lost sister, during which he meets the mysterious Saori. Mackenyu Arata (