Cinemark is listing that The First Slam Dunk, the new anime film of Takehiko Inoue's Slam Dunk basketball manga, will get a release in U.S. theaters this year. The theater chain does not provide exact dates. The film has earned a cumulative total of 12,943,919,490 yen (about US$96.99 million) in Japan as of April 9. The film is now the 25th highest-earning film of all time in Japan, as well as the...
Kadokawa revealed a new visual and the title for the second season of the television anime of Zappon and Yasumo's Banished From the Heroes' Party (Shin no Nakama janai to Yūsha no Party o Oidasareta node, Henkyō de Slow Life Suru Koto ni Shimashita) light novel series on Monday. The second season's title is Shin no Nakama janai to Yūsha no Party o Oidasareta node, Henkyō de Slow Life Suru Koto ni ...
Film ranked in 7th place― Entertainment news website Deadline reported on Monday that Makoto Shinkai's Suzume (Suzume no Tojimari) film earned about US$5 million at the U.S. box office in its opening weekend, ranking in seventh place. Sony had projected the film to earn US$5 million in its opening weekend. The film earned US$2,150,000 at the U.S. box office on Friday in 2,170 locations including IMA...
Artist has been suffering from pain in fingers, other conditions before surgery to remove uterine fibroids― Manga creator Kaoru Mori stated on the official blog for Kadokawa's Aokishi (Blue Knight) magazine on Monday that she is suffering from an unspecified illness. She has also been hospitalized as she underwent surgery for a separate diagnosis of uterine fibroids, but is recovering now. Her new c...
Voices of Taren the Punished, Dakai the Magpie― The staff for the television anime of storywriter Keiso and artist Kureta's Ishura light novel series announced two new cast members on Tuesday. The newly announced cast members are: Romi Park as Taren the Punished Sōichiro Hoshi as Dakai the Magpie Previously announced cast includes: Yuuki Kaji as Soujiro the Willow-Sword
Reina Ueda as Yuno the Distan...
Two romantic stories that are good enough on their own but are hindered by their reality-hopping gimmick.― Reviewing two animated films at the same time is a little unconventional. At a time when the entertainment industry is starting to grow a rather tiring fascination with Multiverse stories, this is an interesting approach. Let's have two films tied to the idea of Multiverse Theory; the idea is t...
Before Chainsaw Man is a series of books compiling the self-contained stories that Fujimoto wrote before the serialization of Chainsaw Man, and they paint a picture of how he has refined his writing style throughout the years.― Tatsuki Fujimoto has undoubtedly made a name for himself these past few years. Between the global success of Chainsaw Man and other critically acclaimed works such as Goodbye...
Nick and Steve wade through the latest season of isekai, reverse-isekai, and reverse-reverse-isekai and come to a startling revelation: we've truly reached the bottom of the barrel.― Nick and Steve wade through the latest season of isekai, reverse-isekai, and reverse-reverse-isekai and come to a startling revelation: we've truly reached the bottom of the barrel. Disclaimer: The views and opinions e...
2-part film project opens on May 26, June 23― The official website for Gekijōban Collar×Malice Deep Cover, the two-part theatrical anime adaptation of Idea Factory's Otomate brand's Collar x Malice game, bgan streaming a teaser trailer for the films on Monday. The site also revealed a second key visual. The video previews Kizu's theme song "Ningen×Shikkaku" (No Longer×Human). Kizu will also perform ...
Toei Animation, Naver Webtoons subsidiary Studio N adapt Giun Ryu, Mun Jeong Hoo's action comic― Toei Animation and Naver Webtoons' subsidiary Studio N (live-action Sweet Home, Yumi's Cells) announced on Monday that they are producing a Japanese-South Korean animated adaptation of Giun Ryu and Mun Jeong Hoo's Gosu webtoon comic. Line Webtoon publishes the comic in English, and it describes the story...
The votes are tallied, the stuffed ballots are thrown out, and the results are in! Check to see if your favorite anime made the cut!―
This season's Preview Guide has mostly wrapped up. It'll be back later this week for Sacrificial Princess & the King of Beasts. There were a lot of big sequels premiering this season. Check to see if your favs make the cut. For the curious, the most requested series ...
Sadao Yamanaka is no household name, but his impact on Japanese cinema is profound. Rintaro returned to the director's chair after a decade to share his love for Yamanaka's legacy.―
Sadao Yamanaka is no household name, but his impact on Japanese cinema is profound. Although he died at the age of just 28 in Manchuria after his conscription to war by the Japanese military in 1938, his short life saw ...
The acclaimed anime director discusses the impact of the Great East Japan Earthquake on his latest work and what sort of stories he's considering for the future.―
Director Makoto Shinkai made a public appearance at the BFI Southbank on March 1, appearing in a Q&A after a screening of his newest film, Suzume. His films have grown funnier over the years, and so has he. Speaking to the BFI's lead prog...