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Demon Slayer, Pokémon Voice Actor Billy Kametz Passes Away At 35
13.6.2022
Billy Kametz, a voice actor who worked on popular anime and games such as Attack on Titan and Fire Emblem: Three Houses, passed away last week after losing his battle to stage IV colon cancer, according to an obituary posted over the weekend. He was 35 years old.Read more
Cyberpunk 2077's Netflix Anime Series Looks Great
9.6.2022
Netflix just dropped the first trailer for its anime series based on Cyberpunk 2077. Whatever complaints you might have about the game, you may want to leave those at the door.Read more
Celebrate Attack On Titan Maker Wit Studio’s 10th Anniversary With These 10 Anime
1.6.2022
Today marks the tenth anniversary of Wit Studio, the anime production company who, with Attack on Titan, quickly established itself as a powerhouse in the anime industry. However, Wit’s great body of work extends beyond the walls of its anime adaptation of AoT. Wit’s also the driving force behind...
Your Spring 2022 Anime Guide
25.4.2022
Springtime is upon us once again, and much like the sprouting of cherry blossoms, new anime are cropping up all over the pace. Read more
Loving Boyfriend Edits 115 Hours Of Anime Filler Out Of Naruto For Girlfriend
7.4.2022
An anime YouTuber boldly edited down the entirety of Naruto, filler arcs and all, into an “easier” and more pleasant viewing experience. Read more
Funimation's YouTube Channel Is Now Crunchyroll Dubs
6.4.2022
If you’ve been looking for Funimation’s YouTube channel, you won’t find it. The channel has been rebranded as Crunchyroll Dubs. While the name has changed, what it’s offering, so far, hasn’t. Anime News Network reports that it will still stream trailers, clips, and episodes of English-dubbed anime....
Kotaku's Three Episode Test: Slow Loop
8.3.2022
Welcome to another edition of Kotaku’s Anime Revolution, presented by Acura, a weekly show where the otaku of Kotaku look at the hottest shows of the winter season and put them through the three-episode test to see whether they’re worth your time. This week, we’ll be taking a look at Slow Loop...
Kotaku’s 3-Episode Anime Test: My Dress Up Darling
14.2.2022
Welcome to another edition of Kotaku’s Anime Revolution, presented by Acura, a weekly show where the otaku of Kotaku look at the hottest shows of the winter season and put them through the three-episode test to see whether they’re worth your time. This week, we’ll be taking a look at My Dress-Up...
Kotaku's 3-Episode Anime Test: Ranking Of Kings
2.2.2022
There’s a bunch of anime packed into the winter season but not a lot of time to watch them all. That’s where the otaku of Kotaku have your back. Welcome to Kotaku’s Anime Revolution, presented by Acura. Each week, we’ll take a look at one of the hottest shows of the winter season and put them...
Fate/Grand Order Director Is Going Independent
1.2.2022
Yousuke Shiokawa, the director of the massively successful free-to-play Fate/Grand Order, has left his executive position as creative officer at Delightworks just as its game division was spun off and is set to be acquired by Sony-owned Aniplex. Read more
AMC Gets Serious About Anime By Acquiring Sentai Filmworks And Hidive
6.1.2022
AMC Network is now adding Sentai Filmworks and Hidive to its stable. As Variety points out, Sentai and its Hidive streaming service Hidive will join AMC’s current lineup that includes BBC America, IFC, SundanceTV, WE tv, and IFC Films. By 2025, AMC hopes to reach as many as 25 million paid...
It Took 400 Hours To Draw This Attack on Titan Flipbook
2.9.2021
YouTuber MillkunTV specializes in making flipbook recreations of popular anime scenes. His work is hand drawn and, well, time-consuming. Since I’ve been a kid, I’ve always been fascinated with flipbooks and even went through a phase trying to make my own. They were awful! MillkunTV’s creations,...
AI Also Makes Manga And Anime Characters Look Human
1.9.2021
We’ve already seen how AI can give Street Fighter characters human faces. Now, let’s see what it does to manga ones. Read more
Turmoil For Japanese Anime Power Couple
19.8.2021
Voice actor Tatsuhisa Suzuki and his popstar wife LiSA are an anime power couple. But earlier this month—following revelations about Suzuki’s alleged extra-marital activities—they suddenly announced they were taking a break from the entertainment industry. Read more
Studio Behind Demon Slayer Anime Indicted For Tax Evasion
9.7.2021
Tokyo prosecutors have indicted anime studio Ufotable and its founder Hikaru Kondo for evading around $1.2 million in taxes. NHK and ANN News reports that between 2015 and 2018, the studio and Kondo hid around 4 million dollars in company earnings. According to sources, the president had a secret...
In Japan, Demon Slayer Just Sold Over A Million Blu-Rays And DVDs In Three Days
18.6.2021
Physical media is not dead! That is, if it plays Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba The Movie: Mugen Train. In Japan, the movie’s disc release is drumming up some serious business.Read more
Despite R-Rating And Pandemic, Demon Slayer Sets Box Office Record In North America
26.4.2021
Earlier this spring, when it was announced that Demon Slayer was getting a dreaded R-rating in the US, there was concern that this could impact the movie’s performance. Those concerns, it seems, were wrong.Read more
Demon Slayer Anime Film Slapped With R-Rating In The US
18.3.2021
Demon Slayer -Kimetsu no Yaiba- The Movie: Mugen Train is the highest-grossing film in Japanese movie history. Now, the movie is headed to US theaters. With an R-rating.Read more
Konami's Big-Headed Baseball Game Is Getting An Anime Adaptation
15.3.2021
You know Power Pros, right? That big-headed baseball game Konami makes that’s hugely popular in Japan. Well, it’s getting an anime. Read more
Japanese Politicians Are Sorry For Ripping Off Anime Logo
8.2.2021
Anime Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba is box office smash in Japan. One politician was hoping some of its popularity would rub off, it seems, and borrowed the logo for a campaign poster.Read more