Gundam: The Origin – Advent of the Red Comet added to FunimationNow streaming service

Gundam: The Origin - Advent of the Red Comet added to FunimationNow streaming service

He is Char Aznable, born Casval Rem Deikun, also known as the Red Comet. His story, Mobile Suit Gundam: The Origin – Advent of the Red Comet (Kidō Senshi Gundam: The Origin Zenya – Akai Suisei), is now available to stream on the FunimationNow streaming service. The first five episodes of the anime series are … Read more

Cells at Work! Code Black on temporary hiatus

It looks like Shigemitsu Harada and Issei Hatsuyoshi’s spin-off manga Cells at Work! Code Black (Hataraku Saibō BLACK) will be taking a temporary hiatus. The combined 36th and 37th issue of Kodansha‘s Morning magazine announced the news. This news means the series will take a break starting in the next issue.   You won’t have … Read more

Manhwa titles Tower of God and Noblesse get anime adaptations

Tower of God and Noblesse artwork

Usually an anime series is adapted from a manga in Japan, but of late the South Korea counterparts known as manhwa have been growing in popularity and there’s a demand now to see these titles get their own animated adaptations. According to a news report by Yonkou Productions, two popular manhwa/webtoons will be getting the … Read more

New trailer for Weathering With You featuring RADWIMPS

Fans of Makoto Shinka’s Your Name have been eagerly awaiting this next project ‘Weathering With You’ (Tenki no ko) and after making 5,908,466,600 yen (about $55.7 million) in the box office when it opened in Japan on July 19th we can safely say that it’s a pretty big success. To celebrate its run in Japanese … Read more

Overlord Volume 17 ending the light novel series, says book author Kugane Maruyama in Overlord Volume 14

Artwork from the Overlord light novel series

UPDATE: In July 2022, Overlord light novel series creator Kugane Maruyama confirmed that he was changing his plans and Overlord Volume 18 is ending the story. The remainder of this news story remains as last published. Overlord light novel series creator Kugane Maruyama is reportedly saying that he plans on ending the Overlord books with … Read more

Chihayafuru Season 3 release date confirmed for 2019: Yuki Suetsugu’s Chihayafuru manga ending soon – Chihayafuru 3 anime’s number of episodes will be two cours

Artwork from the Chihayafuru anime

The Chihayafuru Season 3 release date has been officially confirmed to be coming up soon on October 22, 2019. What’s more, original creator Yuki Suetsugu has confirmed that the Chihayafuru manga’s ending is in sight and that the manga’s climax will release in the same time frame as the anime’s third season! The Chihayafuru 3 … Read more

Purple Haze Feedback OVA episode featuring Pannacotta Fugo possible based on JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure anime producer’s response at Anime Expo 2019

Pannacotta Fugo and Stand Purple Haze in JoJo Part 5: Golden Wind

Is the JoJo Purple Haze Feedback OVA episode possible? With the ending of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: Golden Wind (Vento Aureo) Episode 39 just having happened, anime fans are wondering what’s next. The obvious answer is that animation studio David Production might jump straight to animating Jolyne Cujoh’s prison jaunt in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure Part 6: … Read more

Hero Mask Season 2 release date on Netflix confirmed for late summer 2019 by Studio Pierrot trailer

Hero Mask artwork

The anime Hero Mask Season 2 release date has officially been confirmed by Japanese animation studio Pierrot to be in 2019. The anime will once again be a Netflix exclusive that will debut worldwide on the streaming giant’s service. The first season focused on James Blood, a detective solving a series of murders involving a … Read more

Patrick Seitz interview: One Piece English dub voice for Franky talks life on the high seas of voice acting [Anime Expo 2019]

Franky in One Piece

Voice actor Patrick Seitz has played a variety of roles including Endeavor in My Hero Academia and Dio Brando in JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure. He’s also known in the video game world as Mortal Kombat’s Scorpion and Castlevania’s Dracula. When it comes to anime, Patrick’s biggest (and most larger than life) role has been Franky in … Read more