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Tired Of Battle Anime? Here's Four Wholesome Shows You Should Check Out
12.5.2022
For those who tire of battle-centric shonen anime series and want a little bit more “aww” in their lives, these anime will warm your heart. Read more
Making Your Own Kaneda Bike From Akira Seems Hard
1.4.2022
YouTuber Ayato has a big project on his hands: making a DIY Kaneda bike from Akira. The Kaneda bike is one of the most iconic bikes in anime—no, make that popular culture writ large. There are numerous Kaneda bike projects on YouTube, but in my opinion, this one is the best. In a series of clips...
7 Possible Berserk References In Elden Ring
30.3.2022
FromSoftware president Hidetaka Miyazaki’s love for the late Kentaro Miura’s manga and anime series Berserk is the worst kept secret in the gaming industry. While he avoids explicitly discussing the connections between his games and Berserk, it’s clear that every Miyazaki-helmed project since...
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
Decades Later, An Animator Complaint Discovered In Akira
27.12.2021
Until December 28, Akira is streaming on YouTube for free in Japan. With the country’s end of year holidays underway, people have more time to spend watching the movie, and perhaps, more time to notice all the little details. Read more
Please Tell Me! Galko-chan Manga Creator Arrested Over Child Pornography
20.12.2021
Japanese police have arrested 40-year-old manga creator Kenya Suzuki on suspicion of importing child pornography, violating the country’s laws about importing banned goods. Read more
Makoto Shinkai's New Movie Revealed
15.12.2021
Makoto Shinkai, the writer and director of Your Name, has revealed his latest project. It’s called Suzume no Tojimari (Suzume Locking Up The Doors), and it will be released in Japan in fall 2022. Above is the key art for the upcoming film. Suzume no Tojimari follows a 17-year-old girl named Suzume...
Netflix Continues Big Anime Push With A Dozen Exciting New Shows and Films
9.11.2021
Today, Netflix continues its heavy investment into the anime industry by announcing a ton of shows, including some very high profile sequels. In addition to animated productions, they’ve also announced live-action adaptations of several anime, original live-action series, and several films. It...
Gantz Creator Is Apparently In The Dark About Hollywood's Live-Action Adaptation
3.11.2021
Hollywood is making a live-action Gantz adaptation and, according to Deadline, Julius Avery of Overlord fame helming the project. Did you hear? Because Hiroya Oku, the manga artist who created Gantz, hadn’t. Oku’s Gantz manga debuted in 2000 and ran until 2013 in Weekly Young Jump magazine....
Thank You Melty Blood For Adding Fate/Stay Night’s Saber, My Sword Wife
30.9.2021
I didn’t pay much attention to the anime fighting game Melty Blood: Type Lumina until just yesterday, when the developers made the official announcement that Saber, Fate/Stay Night protagonist and the “King of Knights” herself, would be joining the new game’s roster. After seeing her video gameplay...
Takao Saito, Creator Of Golgo 13, Dies At 84
29.9.2021
On Wednesday, the editorial department of Big Comic announced that Takao Saito passed away on September 24 from pancreatic cancer. He was 84.Read more
Why The FGC Won’t Stop Talking About Melty Blood: Type Lumina
22.9.2021
Fighting game YouTubers (like JMSCrofts, Jiyuna, and Rooflemonger) are talking a lot about Melty Blood: Type Lumina. This is not a complaint. As someone very new to fighting games it has been great to watch people absolutely lose their minds over an upcoming release (while still expressing...
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
The Berserk Manga's Future Is Still Undecided
28.7.2021
On May 6, Berserk creator Kentaro Miura died at the age of 54 from acute aortic dissection. At the time the editorial department of Young Animal Comics announced the news through the official Berserk Twitter account. Nearly three months later, the question of whether the manga—described by Miura...
Record of Ragnarok Isn't Streaming on Netflix India
21.6.2021
Earlier this month, Netflix India reportedly listed Record of Ragnarok as starting streaming on June 17. The day came and went, but the show was missing.Read more
Superman Flying Around, Eating Rice In New Japanese Comic
17.6.2021
D.C. Comics and Japanese publisher Kodansha are teaming up for a new gourmet-themed comic called Superman vs. Meshi: Superman no Hitori Meshi or Superman vs. Food: Meal For One. In it, the Man of Steel flies around, eating at different restaurants in Japan at lunchtime.Read more
Junji Ito's Uzumaki Manga Looks Incredible As An Anime Series
16.6.2021
We already knew that Junji Ito’s horror story Uzumaki was being turned into an animated series, but today we got our first good look at it, as well as word of a new release date.Read more
Super Cub Anime Is A Love Letter To Adolescent Freedom
31.5.2021
Teenagers in many countries look forward to the day they get the freedom of their driver’s license, letting them explore their increasingly widening world. In rural and suburban Japan, where trains and busses may not be reliable or common, this freedom is given form in a moped, scooter,...
Anime Super Cub Breaks The Law, Yes, But Is Fiction
26.5.2021
In a recent episode of Super Cub, the anime about schoolgirls and the Honda motorcycle, two characters are shown riding on the same motorcycle. That is illegal in Japan.Read more
Final Fantasy XIV Players Mourn Berserk Creator’s Death With Touching Tribute
20.5.2021
Kentaro Miura, creator of seminal dark-fantasy manga Berserk, died on May 6 of an aortic dissection. When his death was made public on May 19, Final Fantasy XIV players paid tribute with spontaneous memorials honoring Miura, Berserk, and its impact on the Final Fantasy franchise itself.Read more