It’s been three years since Sound! Euphonium (Hibike! Euphonium) aired, but thanks to the magic of anime, no one has aged aside from the folks behind the scenes. Coming off the wonderfully executed A Silent Voice (Koe no Katachi), director Naoko Yamada and composer Kensuke Ushio team up once again to fashion a new ballad. The US premiere and panel at Anime Expo gave a lucky few a musical treat.
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It’s been a year since the US release of Fate/Grand Order, the highly successful mobile phone game based on the Fate/Series. The game has taken the country and world by storm with a daily revenue estimate of $1.3 million dollars in the US alone and is ranked the #1 Top Grossing Role Playing game on Google Play. What better way to commemorate than with a 1 year anniversary panel at Anime Expo 2018 with special appearances by Ayako Kawasumi, the voice of Type-Moon’s poster child Altria Pendragon, Satoshi Tsuroka, the voice of Arash from Fate/Grand Order and Gil de Rais from Fate/Zero, and Yosuke Shiokawa, the Creative Director of Fate/Grand Order!
Read more: Fate/Grand Order One-Year Anniversary Panel @ Anime Expo 2018
If you ever wondered what a pure, unfettered Mari Okada anime would look like, Maquia would be the first chapter in a work that is undeniably her own. For those who have never heard of Mari Okada, she is a longtime series composer/screenplay writer that often refined or assisted in the stories of others. Notably, Okada worked on Anohana and Gundam: Iron-Blooded Orphans, but Maquia marks her directorial debut while retaining control of the script.
Read more: Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms @ Anime Expo 2018
Anyone who has grown up in the last decade and spent some time watching anime on Cartoon Network/Toonami/Adult Swim knows the name FLCL. It's one of the GAINAX greats right up there with Neon Genesis Evangelion and Gurren Lagann and you'd be hard pressed to find someone who hasn't seen it. About a month ago Adult Swim announced a tour by The Pillows in support of the new season of FLCL (FLCL Progressive) and this tour will include a special appearance at San Diego Comic-Con.
With Anime Expo 2018 just a few days away, Aniplex USA has gone up with a massive list of events, panels, guest meet and greets and gatherings. Are you excited? I'm Excited!
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