One of Netflix’s official accounts posted this tweet early on Wednesday, announcing that the Yu Yu Hakusho manga series is getting a live-action adaptation, which will be available simultaneously on Netflix worldwide. Yoshihiro Togashi‘s manga series, which was published in the Shonen Jump magazine, will be getting Netflix’s Director of Content Acquisition, Kazukata Sakamoto (Aggretsuko,…
Director Mamoru Hosuda has announced that he is working on a new anime film, titled Belle, or Ryū to Sobakase no Hime in Japanese, which translates to The Dragon and the Freckled Princess. Hosuda, who is an Academy Award-nominated director and has worked on anime movies like MIRAI, Summer Wars, Wolf Children, and The Girl…
The official website of the Kingdom Anime revealed on Monday that it is expected to start broadcasting the third season in April 2021. It also released a new video and visual preview for the return of the new season. The production committee reported on 26 April earlier that this year the airing of episode 5…
The arson attack at the Kyoto Animation Studio’s building 1 in July last year is one of the worst mass murder cases that Japan has seen. It killed 36 people and wounded 33. On May 27, 2020, Shinji Aoba was arrested on suspicion of murder, attempted murder, and arson. According to the police, Aoba admitted…
The classic 2D action arcade game, Ghosts ‘n Goblins, is now coming to the Nintendo Switch. Capcom, the Japanese game developer and publisher, has announced its reboot at The Game Awards on Thursday, called Ghosts ‘n Goblins Resurrection. It is scheduled for release on February 25, 2021. An announcement trailer was also released: The trailer…
Crunchyroll, the popular anime streaming service, has now been acquired by Funimation. AT&T’s WarnerMedia has sold it to Sony for a whopping $1.2billion, and Crunchyroll will now be merged with the other streaming service. Here is the link to Sony’s press release. Colin Decker, CEO of Funimation Global Group, says that “The union of Funimation and…
Godzilla Singular Point is a new anime series that will be releasing in April 2021. Produced by Bones (My Hero Academia) and Orange (Beastars) and directed by Atsushi Takahashi (Blue Exorcist: The Movie, Doraemon the Movie 2017: Great Adventure in the Antarctic Kachi Kochi), it has been licensed by Netflix and will air in Tokyo…
Violet Evergarden: The Movie has crossed 2 billion yen (around $19.2 million USD) in earnings in the Japanese box office, and has sold 1,397,440 tickets so far. Oricon reported these numbers here. This is the second movie produced by Kyoto Animation to do so, after A Silent Voice in 2016. It is now the eighth…
Sony’s live adaptation of Metal Gear Solid has been long-awaited; and there has now been a recent development—actor Oscar Isaac is set to play the lead of Solid Snake. Jordan Vogt-Roberts (Kong: Skull Island, The Kings of Summer) is directing the movie, Avi Arad is producing. Derek Connolly (Jurassic World, Kong: Skull Island, Jurassic World:…
The “Sanrio Thanks Party 2020” took place on Friday, 04 December—and Sanrio announced that the TV anime of the Mewkledreamy character line will be getting a new season, titled ‘Mewkledreamy Mix!’ No further details have been revealed. The Mewkledreamy anime airs every Sunday on the Tokyo TV network at 10.30. The first season of the…
Detective Conan: The Scarlet Bullet (Meitantei Conan: Hiiro no Dangan) is now scheduled to release on April 16, 2021. It was originally supposed to release on April 17, 2020, but ran into multiple delays due to COVID-19. This announcement was made on the series’ official website, and new trailers were also posted— a shorter one…
Fortnite’s Chapter 2 Season 4 has just come to an end today—the Marvel-themed season began with the battle between Thor and Galactus, and concluded with a flashy showdown between the players and the planet-sized villain, who ends up exploding. We’re given a shot of the main character, Jonesy, lying on the floor of an office…
MXTX (Mo Xiang Tong Xiu)’s Chinese danmei novel—Mo Dao Zu Shi (Grandmaster of Demonic Cultivation or MDZS, its often-used abbreviation) is now getting a Japanese anime adaptation. It will be premiering on Japanese TV on 10th January 2021, on WOWOW, TOKYO MX, and BS11. A new key visual has been released: As well as a new…
The My Hero Academia series will be having its third anime film— tentatively titled My Hero Academia THE MOVIE 3— with a summer 2021 release. It was confirmed on Monday. On November 23, three accounts related to the series—the TV anime account, the anime film account, and the manga account surprised fans with a quest:…
The 2020 Japanese Film Festival (JFF) has been shifted online due to the pandemic—it will now be held from December 4-13. A total of 30 Japanese movies would be screened for free throughout the festival—with three movies being available each day. Those interested can create a free account here. The festival will be happening in…