Akira Kubodera was found dead in his home in Nakano, Tokyo, according to the news that was reported by NHK. The report claims that the actor was found unresponsive in his house on November 13, 2020. Live-Action Hero The 43-year-old actor was taken to the hospital immediately but was soon pronounced dead. Akira Kubodera is…
In This Corner of the World (Kono Sekai no Katasumi Ni) was released on November 12, 2016. It has been four years since, and the director of the movie, Sunao Katabuchi, posted a series of tweets to commemorate the fourth anniversary of its release: “Today is the fourth anniversary of the release of the film…
Polkadot Stingray released a new single yesterday called “Keshin“, which translates to Incarnation in English. Anime Collab The video has a good number of views, and the video is not only viewed by fans of the band but also by fans of the company who worked on it. Kamikaze Douga, the famous company that is…
To commemorate the release of The Intuition of Haruhi Suzumiya (Suzumiya Haruhi no Chokkan) on November 25, 2020, an online voting poll called “The General Election of Haruhi Suzumiya“ has been launched, and it asks the most important question—Which Haruhi Suzumiya character is the most popular? The voting process is live right now and will…
The new scheduled date for the 4th season of the anime adaption of Seven Deadly Sins: Dragon judgment will be available on Tokyo TV from January 6, 2021. Pandemic Halt The new season was supposed to stream in August initially but later went on to be scheduled in October, now finally set to release on…
Demon Slayer has been making so much news ever since it’s release. It has been the talk of the town ever since it had such a massive opening in Japan. Better than Hollywood Many Hollywood movies that were released during this pandemic performed mediocrely or poorly, while Demon Slayer kept breaking records as usual. One…
The isekai anime series That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime (Tensei Shitara Suraimu Datta Ken, also known as TenSura) has released a brand-new trailer for its second season. The announcement for it was made on its official Twitter account. The first part of the new season will premiere on January 12, 2021—so we…
Have you ever had something all of your friends have watched and are now waiting for its final season, but you have no idea about why they are so excited but want to get in on the hype? Fourth and Final Well, sometimes it’s hard to keep up with so many seasons, and sometimes it’s…
The BEASTARS anime is coming back for a second season on January 5, 2021, and has unveiled its first trailer: This trailer also teases the new theme song “Kaibutsu (Monster)”, which is sung by music duo YOASOBI. This announcement was made at the “Fuji TV Anime Line-up Unveiling 2020” event, which was live-streamed on Thursday. The BEASTARS…
The Ojamajo Doremi—Magical DoReMi series is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, with the release of a new movie Looking for Magical DoReMi (Majo Minarai o Sagashite) to commemorate the occasion. After a delay due to COVID-19, it will premiere on 13th November. Toei Animation, the production house for the movie, had delayed the initial…
Adventure fiction series Gintama’s third and final movie, Gintama THE FINAL, will be releasing in Japan on January 8. However, exactly one week after the movie, there will be a new net anime special episode on the online streaming service dTV. This episode will also tie in with the events of the movie. This announcement…
The upcoming TV anime adaptation of Daisuke Hagiwara’s Horimiya now has a new trailer—the third of their promotional videos—as well as the voice actors for the characters, and the character art. The anime will be scheduled for a winter release and will premiere in January 2021. The newly announced cast members are: Nobuhiko Okamoto…
Manga creator Rumiko Takahashi will be awarded the fall 2020’s Medal with Purple Ribbon, which is given to “individuals who have contributed to academic and artistic developments, improvements and accomplishments.” The Japanese government made this announcement on Monday, 02 November 2020. Takahashi began her 40-year career back in 1978 at the age of 21, right…
One of Japan’s biggest broadcaster, Nippon TV, has decided to create its first dedicated animation department. This will be headed by Kako Kuwahara, who is the executive VP of business development. They aren’t unfamiliar to the world of anime production, and has ownership stakes in anime studios Madhouse (Paprika, Okko’s Inn) and Tatsunoko Production (Science…
Season 2 of That Time I Got Reincarnated as a Slime is only a few months away, as it joins Crunchyroll’s Winter 2021 line-up. A brand-new key visual for the second season has been released, giving us glimpses of the adventures that Rimuru will undertake along with the Jura Tempest Federation. The visual features Rimura…