Studio Sunrise renamed to Bandai Namco Films: Why Gundam creator changed their name

Sunrise, known for being the top dog in the mecha genre, changed their name to Bandai Namco Filmworks.

On February 9th, Studio Sunrise announced that they would officially be changing their name to Bandai Namco Filmworks starting April 1st, 2022. Sunrise has operated as a subsidiary of Bandai since 1993, and stayed as a subsidiary even following Bandai’s merger with Namco back in 2009. This name change comes with some degree of surprise, … Read more

Uma Musume x Granblue collab announced as part of anniversary campaign

The smartphone game Granblue Fantasy recently announced its collaboration with Uma Musume as part of the latter game’s anniversary event. The new Granblue Fantasy x Uma Musume collaboration is titled “Resounding Blue Sky Fanfare.” The collaboration features the Uma Musume characters Special Week, Silent Suzuka, Gold Ship, Toukai Teio, and Mejiro McQueen venturing into the … Read more

Team RWBY Project 2022 announcement planned for AnimeJapan

The Team RWBY Project was announced by the RWBY official account on January 31, 2022. The official account retweeted the following announcement from Team RWBY Project: “Team RWBY Project Unveiled!!” says the translated tweet. “In 2013, the American company Rooster Teeth Productions created the show RWBY, a web-anime series. To carry on its legacy, a … Read more

Uma Musume x FamilyMart collab announced as part of anniversary campaign

FamilyMart recently announced their collaboration event with Uma Musume as part of Uma Musume’s one-year anniversary event. The event includes exclusive collaboration goods, a Twitter campaign, exclusive collaboration food items, and more! Some of the featured items are character-inspired food items like Special Week’s Bakudan Musubi as well as Tamamo Cross’s Cheese Takoyaki, exclusive cafe … Read more

Demon Slayer Entertainment District English dub release date confirmed by FUNimation and Crunchyroll

Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba Entertainment District

The Demon Slayer Kimetsu no Yaiba: Entertainment District English dub release date is confirmed for 11 AM EST on Sunday, February 20, 2022. Both FUNimation and Crunchyroll will be streaming the dubbed episodes of Demon Slayer Season 2. New episodes of the Demon Slay Entertainment District English dub will be streaming weekly Sunday until the … Read more

MOBILE SUIT GUNDAM: Cucuruz Doan’s Island release date in Japan and theatrical remake details confirmed by trailer

RX-78-02 from Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan's Island

Sunrise’s Mobile Suit Gundam: Cucuruz Doan’s Island (Kidou Senshi Gundam: Cucuruz Doan no Shima) will hit Japanese theaters on June 3, 2022. A recent tweet from the official account confirmed the release date and national roadshow. This followed a prior announcement on December 21, 2021, which included a “Super Teaser Visual” and a “Super Special Video” aimed … Read more

Vinland Saga Season 2 trailer preview delayed? Anime director Shuuhei Yabuta discusses ‘unexpected situation’ in production

A group photo of the staff from the Vinland Saga anime production team alongside a sad photo of the character Thorfinn

Fans have been eagerly awaiting the Vinland Saga Season 2 release date. But while current information is limited, an announcement may not be as soon as many have hoped. On February 14, 2022, director Shuuhei Yabuta hit fans with a message not carrying the typical carefree bliss of the Valentine’s Day holiday. As stated on … Read more

Kyoukai Senki Season 2 release date confirmed for Spring 2022 by trailer

AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline 2

AMAIM Warrior at the Borderline Season 2 could continue the original mecha story about the Boundary War in Japan. But when will Kyoukai Senki Season 2 come out? While a full second season hasn’t been announced yet, it has been officially confirmed that the Kyoukai Senki Part 2 release date is on April 11, 2022, … Read more