Anime News (245)
Crunchyroll Reveals First Look at New Anime Series and Fan Favorite Anime Movies - Crunchyroll Expo 2022
Written by Ken Dubois
Crunchyroll Expo's annual industry panel gave us a look at a massive amount of content to look forward to on the premiere anime streaming service.
Netflix has just dropped a new trailer for its upcoming series, Tekken: Bloodline, which is a retelling of Tekken 3. The trailer also lets fans of the Iron Fist Tournament know about the show’s upcoming August 18 release date.
AX 2022: How Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Designed the Anime Around the Game
Written by Ken Dubois
After watching the first episode of Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, it’s refreshing to see how much work and effort was put into this anime to make it come out on top of everyone's radar.
Macross is a franchise that has been around for, as of 2022, 40 years. This all started back in 1982 with Super Dimension Fortress Macross. While I wasn't able to see it until many years later, it's not an exaggeration to say that Macross is what brought me into anime. Giant robots, epic battle scenes, swarms of missiles; Macross was quite thrilling for young me. Macross is also the thing that first brought me to Anime Expo back in 2010. I was a big fan of Macross Frontier and the announcement that May'n and Megumi Nakajima would be in Los Angeles was what pushed me to go. A big part of Macross has always been the music, and having these two artists perform their craft in America is something I didn't know if I'd ever be able to see again.
Berserk to Resume Publication on June 24 Under Kouji Mori
Written by Brian Lee
One Piece to Go on One-Month Hiatus Starting June 27
Written by Brian Lee
One Piece is a name that every anime fan should know. It's reached a mythical status thanks to the longevity of its author, Eiichiro Oda, and has over one-thousand chapters, and likewise over one-thousand episodes of anime. It seemed that it would go on forever. Well, all good things...
Netflix Announces Release Date for Feature Film "Drifting Home" - 9/16/22
Written by Salvador Mateos
Netflix has been going through some tumult as of late but they haven't given up the animation ghost yet. They've announced a release date of September 16 for the film Drifting Home (Japanese title: Ame wo Tsugeru Hyouryuu Danchi).
Makoto Shinkai's Newest Film "Suzume no Tojimari" Revealed - Release Date 11/11/22
Written by Salvador Mateos
Master filmmaker Makoto Shinkai never stops working. His previous film, 2019's "Weathering With You," received plenty of acclaim, and the movie before that, 2016's "Your Name," was a global phenomenon. His newest film, "Suzume no Tojimari," will be released later this year.
GKIDS announced late last year that they had picked up the rights for the movie "Pompo the Cinephile." The original Japanese version was released last June and the English Blu-Ray release earlier this year. Only now does it make its way to the American big screen.
Netflix New Masters of the Universe (He-Man) Live Action Movie
Written by Theodore Mak
Toy company Mattel and online streaming giant Netflix announced they are working on a live-action movie adaptation of the Masters of the Universe franchise.
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During Netflix's online fan event titled Tundum held on September 25th, they unveiled the opening to the highly anticipated live-action series adaptation of the 1998 Cowboy Bebop anime. The opening is a faithful recreation of the original anime's including Yoko Kanno's "TANK!" song. The original director for the anime, Shinichiro Watanabe serves as a consultant for the live-action series.
Cowboy Bebop will be released on November 19 on Netflix.
With the final chapter of Evangelion releasing on Amazon this weekend globally, fans may want to check out NHK Professional: Documentary of Hideaki Anno (& EVANGELION 3.0+1.0) special which originally aired in March 2021, is currently available on Amazon Prime:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/video/detail/B09C73MV21/ref=atv_dp_share_cu_r
The documentary crew followed Anno's journey and struggle with production and his unorthodox methods between 2017 and 2020 in his quest for perfection in completing his work.
EVANGELION: 3.0+1.01 Heads to Amazon Prime Video
Written by Theodore Mak
While fans in Japan had been able to enjoy watching the fourth and final Rebuild of Evangelion movie, Evangelion: 3.0 + 1.0 Thrice Upon a Time since March, Amazon has announced they will be releasing the updated version of the movie, Evangelion 3.0+1.01, on their streaming platform Prime Video on August 13 globally.
SHIKIZAKURA Anime Series to Premiere at Anime Expo Lite 2021
Written by Ken Dubois
Anime Expo Lite 2021 will host the exclusive world premiere of SHIKIZAKURA in a special livestream event on Saturday, July 4th at 5:15PM PDT. It will notably feature a performance by J-Pop singer, May’n, and remarks and a Q&A session with the series’ director, Go Kurosaki, and voice actors Miho Mashiro and Yudai Noda.