Jérôme Alquié, a French artist, is in a highly enviable position, working alongside popular mangaka Leiji Matsumoto. His series had characters from Captain Harlock by Matsumoto, serialized in Akita Shoten’s Manga Cross website. Initially, it began as just a heartfelt tribute to his childhood favorites, Captain Harlock and Saint Seiya. But this nostalgic project led…
The word ‘Filler’ has a poor rep in the anime community and refers to original anime content usually but not always, used to buy time so that the anime does not catch up to the source manga. And filler episodes are often considered as lesser quality, especially when it comes to entire arcs of filler…
The anime community is feeling the brunt of the release of their favorite anime shows getting delayed or even canceled. The enforcement of multiple lockdowns due to the relentless spread of the COVID-19 pandemic has meant that for many people, anime is their only solace. However, life refuses to give any of us solace….
The launch of video games based on anime is quite common and is well-liked by the audiences. My Hero Academia franchise is considered one of the best series and received an amazingly positive response from both critics and viewers. The first season premiered in April 2016 and has so far released many seasons. The latest…
Hakusensha, the Japanese publishing company made an announcement on Thursday that the creator of the manga, Berserk, Kentarou Miura passed away on May 6 in the afternoon because of acute aortic dissection. He was of age 54. His family held a small private service for his funeral. Born on July 11, 1966 in Chiba prefecture,…
Banished From The Heroes’ Party has had a long history of success and immense popularity. Originally a light novel series with illustrations done by Yasumo and written by Zappon, it first got serialized in an online form. The light novel version has been published since October of 2017 on the website Shōsetsuka Ni Narō….
The extremely harsh working conditions of Japan’s animators is a huge common knowledge among most anime fans. Even so, this article is to remind people once again just how deep this issue is. Recently, an ex-animator of the super acclaimed anime production studio MAPPA revealed in a tweet that the staff members not only gave…
With many of MAPPA’s shows being popular hits, both commercially as well as well-received by critics, it is one of the most distinguished anime studios. Re-Main, the latest sports anime series from renowned MAPPA studio, revolves around a story about high school water polo. Here are the details we’ve gathered about the upcoming anime so…
Yet again, the anime film Gundam Hathaway continues to disappoint many fans. However, the reasons for this mass disappointment aren’t due to the content quality or some other issues. Rather, this promising film has been postponed too many times, which has dampened the spirits of many fans. In this chaos and hopelessness caused by…
The entire Fate Franchise has come to encapsulate a huge selection of manga, anime, video games, light novels, and spin-off series. All these media have performed brilliantly well in terms of both critical reception and amount of sales. The franchise caters to the Shonen and Seinen Demographic, which has contributed to its overwhelming popularity….
That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime instantly received recognition after the launch of its first season. And it certainly became one of the most awaited isekai anime of the year. Well, good news for the fans cause it seems like the anticipation is finally over! Both the light novel and the manga adaptation…
Netflix has been proving its commitment to its goal of uploading several anime productions, both original and sourced. Recently, a few months back, Netflix also made the announcement that it plans to release more than 40 anime in 2021. Netflix’s representatives decided to announce this heartwarming announcement at the AnimeJapan 2021 convention. Also, all…
Spriggan manga became a sensation during the 1990s, and is soon coming to Netflix as an anime series. The manga was adapted into a film in 1998, followed by a Playstation game called “Spriggan: Lunar Verse” in 1999. Here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming series ranging from the cast and staff members….
The winners of the 45th Annual Kodansha Manga Awards were announced recently. This announcement made ripples across the manga/anime community and the excitement was palpable. The Kodansha Manga Awards are an annual award ceremony held to give recognition and encouragement to manga serialized the previous year. These awards are awarded in mainly three categories:…
Castlevania is an adaptation of the popular video game series of the same name by Konami. The Netflix series has garnered massive success due to its stunning animation and the perfect chemistry between the characters. The plot gets so immersive that the viewers can’t help but come back to devour more episodes. The first season…