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LA Dodgers to Host Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba Infinity Castle Night on August 15
Will Shohei Ohtani take up the mantle of Baseball Hashira?
― The Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba franchise announced last Wednesday that it will partner with the Los Angeles Dodgers baseball team during the team's home game on August 15. The event will begin at 7:10 p.m. According to a press release by the Los Angeles Dodgers, the partnership will see "a stadium-wide giveaway of co-branded hats celebr...
Crunchyroll Launches 'Anime Nights' Program to Screen Anime Monthly in U.S. Starting With Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid
Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid screens in October; 1st 7 episodes of Overlord screen in November
― Crunchyroll announced on Saturday that it is launching a "Crunchyroll Anime Nights" program dedicated to screening anime across the U.S. each month. The works will include anime films, "curated television episodes," as well as previews of upcoming streaming series. Screenings will also include classic tit...
Land of the Lustrous, Ascendance of a Bookworm, Kia Asamiya Win Seiun Awards
History of Girls SF Manga with a Focus on Showa Golden Age, A Samurai In Time, more also win
― The Japan Science Fiction Convention revealed the winners of the 56th Seiun Awards on Thursday. Haruko Ichikawa's Land of the Lustrous manga (pictured right) won the Best Comic award. Miya Kazuki's Ascendance of a Bookworm (Honzuki no Gekokujō - Shisho ni Naru Tame niwa Shudan o Erandeiramasen) "biblia fant...
Odekake Kozame to Take a Trip to Saitama Seibu Lions Baseball Team's Home Stadium
Titular character Kozame-chan, voice actor Kana Hanazawa appear for ceremonial 1st pitch
― The Odekake Kozame series announced on Tuesday that it will collaborate with Japan's Saitama Seibu Lions baseball team on August 14. Series protagonist Kozame-chan and voice actor Kana Hanazawa will appear at the collaboration event. The Seibu Lions' website noted that Kozame-chan and voice actor Kana Hanazawa ...
Manga Barcelona to Host Gou Tanabe, Shinichirō Watanabe, Seatbelts Band, AiNA THE END, More Guests
Also attending: Wind Breaker's Satoru Nii, Delicious in Dungeon anime food designer Mao Momiji
― Manga Barcelona announced on July 17 its guest slate for this year's event including manga artist Gou Tanabe, Wind Breaker manga creator Satoru Nii, Delicious in Dungeon anime food designer Mao Momiji, and Cowboy Bebop director Shinichirō Watanabe. This year's event will also feature musical performances ...
80 Years After WWII, Hiroshima Screens Grave of the Fireflies for Free to Anyone Under 25
The Ghibli film will also air on Japanese TV on the anniversary of the war's end
― The Hiroshima City Cinematographic and Audio-Visual Library announced on July 8 that it will screen Isao Takahata and Studio Ghibli's 1988 historical film Grave of the Fireflies. Tickets for the shows are 510 yen for adults and 250 yen for seniors (65 years old and older) (about US$3.50 and US$1.70, respectively), but ...
Otakon 2025 Hosts Tougen Anki Voice Actors Hiroshi Kamiya, Kōtarō Nishiyama
August 8-10 event in Washington D.C. marks Kamiya's 1st appearance outside Japan
― The staff of Otakon announced on Friday that it will host voice actors Hiroshi Kamiya (Noragami, URUSEI YATSURA) and Kōtarō Nishiyama (My New Boss Is Goofy, My Happy Marriage) from the television anime of Yura Urushibara's Tougen Anki: Dark Demon of Paradise manga. Kamiya plays Naito Mudano and Nishiyama plays Jin Koug...
Anime NYC Hosts Dragon Head's Minetarō Mochizuki, Under Ninja's Kengo Hanazawa
Manga creators to participate in discussion events, autograph sessions
― Kodansha announced on Tuesday that this year's Anime NYC convention will host manga creators Minetarō Mochizuki and Kengo Hanazawa. The creators will participate in discussion events and autograph sessions. Tokyopop published Mochizuki's Dragon Head manga in North America in 2006-2008. Three prominent Japanese directors — George...
Anime Expo 2025 Sets New Record of Over 410,000 Attendees
Recorded turnstile attendance increased from last year's 407,000+ record
― The Society for the Promotion of Japanese Animation (SPJA), the organizer of Anime Expo, announced on Monday that this year's four-day event had a record turnstile attendance of over 410,000 attendees from more than 65 countries, an increase from last year's 407,000 recorded turnstile attendance. The event also had over US$110...
Anime NYC Hosts Kagurabachi Creator Takeru Hokazono, Voice Actor Yuma Uchida, CloverWorks President Akira Shimizu
Convention runs from August 21-24 at Javits Center
― The staff of Anime NYC announced on Friday and Monday that it will host Kagurabachi creator Takeru Hokazono, voice actor Yuma Uchida, and CloverWorks, A-1 Pictures president Akira Shimizu at this year's event. Hokazono debuted the Kagurabachi manga in Shueisha's Weekly Shonen Jump in September 2023. Shueisha released the eighth compiled book volume...
Otakon Hosts Cast, Staff of Rock is a Lady's Modesty, The Dark History of the Reincarnated Villainess Anime, More
Voice actress, manga artist, VTuber Sora Tokui; voice actor Shuichiro Umeda also attend event taking place on August 8-10
― The staff of Otakon announced over the past week that this year's event will host the following guests: Voice actor Miyuri Shimabukuro (Carole & Tuesday), animation director Shinya Watada (Mobile Suit Gundam AGE: Memory of Eden), producer Hidetake Nishigaya (The Idaten Deities ...
Godzilla vs. Kaiju No. 8 Crossover Poster Revealed at Anime Expo
Shin Godzilla & Kaiju No. 8 monster designer Mahiro Maeda created art piece
― The Kaiju No. 8 franchise posted a Godzilla vs. Kaiju No. 8 crossover poster on July 7. The post noted that the two franchise's influential designer Mahiro Maeda created the art, which has a “dynamic illustration of Godzilla, the symbol of monster movies, facing off against the new-age monster tale, Kaiju No. 8.” Studio Kha...
Creators of King's Maker Webtoon to Appear at Anime NYC Ahead of English Debut
Inklore releases 1st volume of boys-love series on August 26
― Haga and Kang Jiyoung, the creators of the acclaimed BL webtoon King's Maker, will appear at Anime NYC to celebrate the release of the series' first English print edition. Inklore will release the first volume on August 26. Set in a kingdom rife with political intrigue, King's Maker follows Wolfgang Goldenleonard, a rebellious prince for...
K-Comics World Exhibition Showcases Korean Webtoons in 5 Countries
Showcase in Canada will take place in September
― A global exhibition spotlighting popular Korean webtoons is making its way through Africa, Europe, North America, and Asia from July to October 2025. Hosted by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), the K-Comics World exhibition will be held in five countries — Egypt, Hungary, Canada, Chin...
San Diego Comic-Con to Host Voice Actor Ryūsei Nakao, Animators Masaki Satō & Hidetoshi Ōmori's 1st U.S. Appearances
Guests to hold signings at Ronin Club Collectibles booth
― Ronin Club Collectibles announced on Wednesday that voice actor Ryūsei Nakao (Frieza in Dragon Ball, Mayuri Kurotsuchi in Bleach, Caesar Clown in One Piece), and animators Masaki Satō (Dragon Ball Z, Street Fighter II: The Animated Movie) and Hidetoshi Ōmori (Mobile Suit Gundam Seed, Mobile Suit Gundam: Char's Counterattack film, Inuyasha) wi...
Kakao Creative Foundation to Host Camp for Webtoon, Web Novel Creators
5-day camp to provide guidance from 6 established webtoon, web novel creators
― Kakao Creative Foundation announced on June 30 it will host its first-ever "Grow-Up Creative Camp" for aspiring webtoon and web novel creators from November 3 to 7 in Yangpyeong, Korea. Designed as a hands-on program, the five-day camp will provide participants with intensive feedback and guidance from six established cr...
San Diego Comic-Con to Host Manga Creator Kia Asamiya, Director Shinji Higuchi
Silent Möbius/Steam Detectives creator, Shin Godzilla/Shin Ultraman director to appear in panels
― San Diego Comic-Con International and Udon Entertainment confirmed that they will host manga creator Kia Asamiya (SpeOpe!, Silent Möbius, Steam Detectives) as one of the special guests for this year's event on July 24-27, while director Shinji Higuchi (Shin Godzilla, Shin Ultraman) will appear at the co...
Gyeonggi Province in Korea Launches AI Content Awards with New Webtoon Category
Selected webtoon, film, music projects will share prize pool of US$54,000
― Gyeonggi Province in Korea will host the Korea AI Content Awards on September 26–27 at the Suwon Convention Center, expanding last year's AI International Film Festival to include webtoons and music. Themed “Where the Future Becomes a Memory,” the event introduces a new “Pitch the Future” session, which seeks long-form proje...
Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha 20th Anniversary Finale Event to Screen 'Picture Drama' Prologue
Voiced comic video takes place before Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun Blaze Vengeance anime
― The staff for the 20th anniversary for the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha franchise announced on Tuesday it will host a finale event for the 20th anniversary titled "Lyrical Watch Party～RED&WHITE," where a prologue "picture drama" video set before the story of the Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha EXCEEDS Gun...
Anime Expo Panel Sets Guinness Record for Most People Performing One Punch Man's Serious Punch
Record set during July 5 One-Punch Man panel
― The One-Punch Man franchise announced on July 7 it had achieved the Guinness World Records for "the most people performing One-Punch Man's Maji Naguri/Serious Punch." The record was set with 1,107 people during the July 5 One-Punch Man panel at Anime-Expo: ANN was onsite for the Guinness World Records challenge. Makoto Furukawa, the voice of Saitama, fir...
San Diego Comic-Con to Mark Gundam Wing Anime's 30th Anniversary With English Cast, News
Mark Hildreth, Scott McNeil, Brad Swaile, Gundam executive producer Naohiro Ogata to attend
― Bandai Namco Filmworks announced on Thursday that it will hold a "Gundam Showcase – Featuring 30 Years of Gundam Wing" panel at San Diego Comic-Con International on Thursday, July 24 at 7:15 p.m. at Room 6BCF. The guests will include the Gundam Wing English dub cast members Mark Hildreth (Heero Yuy), Scott M...
All the News and Reviews from Anime Expo 2025
― Where is Anime News Network at Anime Expo 2025? Thursday, July 3 News Macross Frontier Manga to Be Published by Udon in English Aksys Games to Release Novect's Project Code M, 6 Other Games Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Anime's Blu-ray Disc Set Ships on October 28 GATE Anime Gets Sequel Based on 'Season 2' Novels Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Reze Arc Anime Reveals Kenshi Yonezu's Theme Song in Trailer J-No...
Yasuhiro Aoki, Studio 4°C's ChaO Anime Film Competes at Ottawa Int'l Animation Festival
Film recently won Jury Prize at Annecy International Animation Film Festival in June
― The Ottawa International Animation Festival announced on July 3 the feature films that will compete for this year's Feature Competition. Yasuhiro Aoki and Studio 4°C's anime feature film ChaO will compete for the Grand Prize for Feature Animation at this year's festival, along with four other films from different c...
FLOW Goes on Naruto-Themed Concert Tour in Europe, N. America This Fall
Band will perform their Naruto franchise songs, as well as covers of other artists' songs
― Sony Music Entertainment's Sacra Music label announced on Friday that rock band FLOW will hold a Naruto franchise-themed concert tour in Europe and North America. The tour is titled "FLOW World Tour 2025 'Naruto the Rock'", and will take place this fall. The tour is planned to have more than 30 concerts. Durin...
All the News and Reviews from Anime Expo 2025
Find all the news and reviews from Anime Expo 2025, right here!
― Where is Anime News Network at Anime Expo 2025? Thursday, July 3 News Macross Frontier Manga to Be Published by Udon in English Aksys Games to Release Novect's Project Code M, 6 Other Games Cyberpunk: Edgerunners Anime's Blu-ray Disc Set Ships on October 28 GATE Anime Gets Sequel Based on 'Season 2' Novels Chainsaw Man – The Movie: Re...
Experience Live Boxing Action at Hajime no Ippo's 1st 'Dynamite Glove' Event on November 18
7 live boxing matches to take place at manga's real-life boxing venue Korakuen Hall in Tokyo with appearance by Joji Morikawa
― You have read the manga, watched the anime, and this year, fans can get a chance to experience the world of Joji Morikawa's Hajime no Ippo manga through a live boxing event titled "Dynamite Glove 2025," on November 18 at Tokyo's Korakuen Hall — the real-life venue where many...
This Monster Wants to Eat Me Anime Reveals Trailer, Visual, U.S. Debut at Otakon
Manga creator Sai Naekawa, manga editor Takumi Kamemaru, more to attend August event in Washington D.C.
― Pony Canyon revealed a new video and visual on Friday for the television anime of Sai Naekawa's This Monster Wants to Eat Me (Watashi o Tabetai, Hito de nashi) manga. The below video has English subtitles that can be toggled on. The anime will have a stage event at Japan Expo Paris on July 5, and...
Western Japan's Biggest Manga/Anime Event Holds Crowdfunding Campaign
Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair supporters get gifts from Nobuhiko Okamoto, Manaka Iwami
― The Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair (KYOMAF) announced on Thursday that it will be running a crowdfunding campaign from July 10 to September 30. The organizers aim to raise 4 million yen (about US$28,000) for the continued growth of the KYOMAF and to support young creators. The theme for the crowdfund...
Anime Expo Apologizes After Some Attendees See Their Autograph Tickets Canceled
Event's online ticket guideline states attendees allowed "1 ticket per session;" event's legal page states "1 Guest of Honor ticket per attendee"
― Several attendees for this year's Anime Expo event have taken to social media to complain after experiencing issues with the event's Guest of Honor ticketing system, claiming that attendees who reserved a ticket for multiple autograph sessions had all but...
Otakon Hosts Voice Actor Katsuyuki Konishi, Studio Trigger
Trigger's Hiroki Arai, Hiromi Wakabayashi, Sushio attend event on August 8-10
― The staff of Otakon announced on Tuesday and Wednesday that this year's event will host voice actor Katsuyuki Konishi and Studio Trigger staff members Hiroki Arai, Hiromi Wakabayashi, and Sushio. Konishi had his major voice acting debut in the GaoGaiGar: King of the Braves 1997 anime series, voicing the character VolFogg....
Crunchyroll Holds San Diego Music Festival During Comic-Con International
SPYAIR, yama, ASH DA HERO, ALI, Taku Takahashi x Alenoise, more to perform
― Crunchyroll announced on Tuesday that it will hold a two-day music festival named "Crunchyroll Anime FanFest" at San Diego on July 25 and 26 during Comic-Con International. The festival will start each day at 1:00 p.m. PDT at The Rady Shell at Jacobs Park behind the San Diego Convention Center. The event will be free for all...
Otakon Hosts Voice Actor Ryōta Takeuchi, Maho Film Animation Producer Yūki Mukai
Otakon 2025 takes place on August 8-10
― The staff of Otakon announced on Monday that this year's event will host voice actor Ryōta Takeuchi and Maho Film animation producer Yūki Mukai. Takeuchi's roles include Elias in The Ancient Magus' Bride, Darui in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Wakatoshi Ushijima in Haikyu!, Jack in Ultraman, Kamo Serizawa in Blue Miburo, Adalbert von Fahrenheit in
Legend of...
World Webtoon Awards Accepts Global Submissions
This year's awards introduce new Reader's Choice Award, allowing fans to vote on shortlisted works
― The World Webtoon Awards is set to return for its second edition, recognizing outstanding works in the global webtoon industry. Organized by South Korea's Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MSCT) and the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), the awards will spotlight webcomics serialized betwe...
Oscars' Academy Museum to Hold Ponyo Exhibition Next February
Studio Ghibi hand-picked over 100 pieces to display
― The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures (from the folks who hand out the Oscars) announced more materials that Studio Ghibli donated to the Museum will go on display from February 2026 to January 2027. The “Studio Ghibli's Ponyo” exhibition will feature over 100 hand-picked materials by Studio Ghibli, including art boards, posters, a Studio Ghibli a...
Anime Expo Hosts BAND-MAID Guitarist Miku Kobato, Comedian Yuriyan Retriever
Anime Expo runs from July 3-6
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The official X/Twitter account for Anime Expo announced over the last few days that this year's event will host BAND-MAID guitarist Miku Kobato and comedian Yuriyan Retriever. BAND-MAID is a five-piece, all-female, Japanese rock band with members' costumes modeled after maids. Kobato plays the guitar and provides vocals in the band's music. The group has performed the...
Be Prepared With Boy Scouts of Japan's Pokémon Trainer Program
Go on foraging, pathfinding, search, rescue, medical missions
― The Pokémon franchise and Boy Scouts of Japan announced a partnership for the new "Aim to Be a Pokémon Trainer!" program on June 13. The program will run in all 47 prefectures of Japan from next month until June 2026. Participants must be around 10 years old and do not have to be members of the Boy Scouts. (The program's name is an appar...
2nd American Manga Awards Announces Nominees
Ceremony celebrating manga creators, publishers slated in NYC on August 21
― Japan Society and Anime NYC announced the nominees for the second American Manga Awards on Monday. This year's awards added a new category, "Best One-Shot Manga," for standalone and anthology manga volumes that contain a full story. The award categories and their respective nominees are as follows: Best New Manga Hikaru in t...
Otakon 2025 Hosts A-1 Pictures Staff, Voice Actor Taishi Murata, Character Designer Hidenori Matsubara, More
Grimms Notes composer Taketeru Sunamori, Arifureta singer MindaRyn
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The staff for Otakon 2025 announced on Thursday the event will host A-1 Pictures' director Shotaro Kitamura and production manager Yutaro Ito (pictured at right), who worked on the production of Makeine: Too Many Losing Heroines!. The event will also host the creative team behind the Too Many Losing Heroines! light novels: novelist...
World Webtoon Festival Returns to Seoul in October
Event to feature pop-up stores, awards, exhibitions, showcases, webtoon job fair
― The government-led World Webtoon Festival, which drew fan turnout in its debut last year, is set to return for its second edition from October 19 to 22, 2025, in Seoul. Organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) and hosted by the Korea Creative Content Agency (KOCCA), the event aims to promote Kor...
Blue Archive, VTubers Take Top Spots Among Comic Market 106's Booths
On June 6, the self-described Genre Code Tankentai (Genre Code Lovers or literally, Genre Code Expedition) released the unofficial count of fan circle booths for the next Comic Market, Japan's largest event for selling self-published dōjinshi works. According to the tallies pulled from the event's online catalog, 22,760 circles will participate at Comiket 106 this August. This is about a 26% drop ...
Otakon 2025 Hosts Too Many Losing Heroines! Light Novel Team
Takibi Amamori, Imigimuru, Kentaro Iwaasa attend Washington, D.C. event from August 8-10
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The staff for Otakon 2025 announced on Wednesday that it will host the creative team behind the Too Many Losing Heroines! light novels: novelist Takibi Amamori, artist Imigimuru, and deputy editor-in-chief Kentaro Iwaasa. Amamori is the novelist behind the novels. He won the Gagaga prize in the 15th Shogakukan...
Anime Expo Hosts More Gundam GQuuuuuuX Cast Members, Sasara Sekine
Voice actors join Gundam Rising in Los Angeles event on July 3
― The official X/Twitter account for Anime Expo announced over the last few days that this year's event will host three more voice actors from the Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX anime as well as former Houkago Princess idol group member Sasara Sekine. Char Aznable's voice actor Yuuki Shin, Shuji Ito's voice actor Simba Tsuchiya, and Challia...
Konami Gifts Kaiba Voice Kenjiro Tsuda With Rarest Blue-Eyes White Dragon Card (Sort of)
A one-of-a-kind variant as a jumbo flower bouquet
― Voice actor Kenjiro Tsuda held his 30th Anniversary Dinner Show on Saturday to celebrate his career spanning three decades. As is customary in Japan, several companies sent flower bouquet displays to the celebration, and organizers displayed them at the front of the venue. In particular, several fans and guests posted photos of the bouquet from game...
Otakon 2025 Hosts Voice Actors Ayana Taketatsu, Kanna Nakamura; Manga Artists Chika Mizube, Sai Naekawa
Event runs in Washington, D.C. from August 8-10
― The staff for Otakon 2025 announced on Monday that it will host voice actors Ayana Taketatsu and Kanna Nakamura, manga artists Chika Mizube and Sai Naekawa, and manga editor Takumi Kamemaru at this year's event. Taketatsu is known for her roles as Kotori Itsuka in the Date A Live series, Rika Hoshizaki in Girlfriend, Girlfriend, Azusa Nakano in K-ON!,...
Summer Games Fest 2025 Amidst ICE Raids Left Attendees, Vendors, and Staff On High Alert
I felt conflicted being in a position of privilege at a protected trade show while ICE raids and state violence on vulnerable groups were happening within walking distance.
― Summer Games Fest: Play Days took place from Saturday June 7 to Monday June 9, hosted in a venue within Downtown Los Angeles' Fashion District. Despite the anticipation from the announcements and trailers shown during the presen...
Tower of God Creator SIU to Make 1st U.S. Appearance at Anime Expo
Webtoon Ent. to have booth on show floor for 1st time; host panels, creator signings
― WEBTOON Entertainment is making its debut on the Anime Expo show floor this year, and is also hosting panels, selling merchandise, and bringing webcomics creators to the event for signings. The WEBTOON booth (E-90, Entertainment Hall) will feature daily exclusive merch drops, interactive games, photo ops, and free...
Anime Expo 2025 Hosts World Premieres for Leviathan, A Star Brighter than the Sun Anime, Reveals More Guests
Also: Megumi Ogata, Junya Enoki, Natsuki Hanae, Ayako Kawasumi, more attend July 3-6 event
― The official X/Twitter account for Anime Expo announced on Friday that this year's event will screen the world premiere of Orange's anime series of Scott Westerfeld's Leviathan novel series with Qubic Pictures on July 4 at 7:15 p.m. The anime will premiere exclusively on Netflix on July 10. The event also ann...
Fantasia Int'l Film Fest to Screen World Premiere of Tamala 2030 Anime Film
Festival to also screen Nyaight of the Living Cat anime, Blank Canvas live-action film
― The 29th annual Fantasia International Film Festival announced its second wave of titles on Thursday. The event will screen the world premiere of Tamala 2030: A Punk Cat in Dark, a follow-up feature film to the Tamala 2010: A Punk Cat in Space anime film. Writer, composer, and director duo K. and kuno (known toge...
LA Dodgers Mark One Piece Night with Game Card With New Oda Art
Fans can also get Dodgers branded One Piece straw hats
― Toei Animation announced on Wednesday that ticketholders for the Los Angeles Dodgers One Piece Night will receive a limited-edition card from the One Piece Card Game. The card features a “one-of-a-kind character art drawn by creator Eiichiro Oda to celebrate this special occasion.” The card is first-come first-served and limited to one per pers...
Otakon 2025 Hosts Illustrator CHRIS
Event runs in Washington, D.C. from August 8-10
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The staff for Otakon 2025 announced on Tuesday that it will host illustrator CHRIS at this year's event. CHRIS is known for providing the 2013 illustration of "Magical Mirai" and "Snow Miku," as well as other "Magical Mirai"-related illustrations and Nendoroids. The illustrator has also provided work in the Vocaloid community for singer Rib and Vocal...
Aichi Launches International Animation Festival
GENCO, Newtype, Anime Anime! veterans hold festival in Nagoya this December
― The Aichi Prefectural Government announced on Monday that the prefecture will host a new animation festival at its capital city Nagoya. The new Aichi Nagoya International Animation Film Festival (ANIAFF) will debut this year on December 12 to 17. The festival will screen films at the Midland Square Cinema, Midland Square Ci...
Going All Out with the Cast of DAN DA DAN Panel at Anime Boston
The English cast of DAN DA DAN catered to an enthusiastic crowd with an engaging Q&A at Anime Boston.
― With 4700 square feet, the Sheraton Republic Ballroom in Boston's Sheraton hotel, adjacent to the Hynes Convention Center, can easily hold a few hundreds of people. For the Going All Out with the Cast of DAN DA DAN panel at Anime Boston, it was filled to capacity—and you could probably fill one of...
Blue Encount & Reol Make Anime Boston Debut
Blue Encount and Reol brought down the house at Anime Boston.
― Blue Encount and Reol completely rocked the halls of this year's Anime Boston. Being that this was their first time in Boston meant that they had to put their best foot forward in making the perfect first impression. And that they did. You could feel the frenetic energy in the room as Blue Encount served up their catchy pop-punk numbers,...
Anime Expo 2025 Hosts Mokumokuren, Shinobu Seguchi, More Guests; Reveals 2 World Premieres
Guests also include: Chiaki Kobayashi, Goro Taniguchi, Makoto Furukawa, Hiroaki Akagi, Daiki Yamashita, George Wada
― The staff for the Anime Expo event announced over the past 10 days that it will host the following guests: Manga creator Mokumokuren and voice actor Chiaki Kobayashi for the world premiere of the anime of Mokumokuren's The Summer Hikaru Died (Hikaru ga Shinda Natsu) manga Shinobu Seg...
Ghibli Co-Founder Isao Takahata's Exhibition to Open in June
Exhibition marks what would have been 90th birthday of legendary director
― Studio Ghibli announced the "Takahata Isao Exhibition: The Man Who Planted Japanese Animation" on March 27. The exhibition commemorates what would have been the 90th birthday of the studio's late co-founder and the 80th anniversary of World War II's end. It will take place at Tokyo's Azabudai Hills Gallery between June 27 to ...
Studio Khara Announces Evangelion 30th Anniversary Festival
3-day event slated for next February
― The anime and live-action studio Khara confirmed its "Evangelion:30+; 30th Anniversary of Evangelion" festival on May 17. The event will take place at the Yokohama Arena on February 21 to 23, 2026. It will feature an exhibition area, a stage area, merchandise, and other content, and the creators at Studio Khara are directing the event's spatial and layout design...
Gundam Creator Yoshiyuki Tomino to Speak at Space Business Conference
Director to give presentation at International Space Business Conference Spacetide 2025 on July 8
― Mobile Suit Gundam creator and director Yoshiyuki Tomino will speak at the Spacetide Foundation's Space Business Conference Spacetide 2025 on July 8. The “Questioning the possibility of realizing the 'Universal Century (U.C.)' and the value of space business” seminar will examine how close we are to th...
Pokémon Fossil Exhibition Comes to Chicago's Field Museum in May 2026
Exhibit featuring Pokémon models alongside actual fossils opens on May 22, 2026
― Praise Helix! The official website for the Pokémon franchise announced last week that it is bringing the Pokémon Fossil Museum to Chicago's Field Museum on May 22, 2026. This is the North American debut of the Pokémon Fossil Museum, which is an exhibition that compares fossil Pokémon like Omastar and Aerodactyl to real-...
Anime Expo Hosts Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage, Obey Me! Casts, MAPPA, Baku Kinoshita, Ryukishi07, More
Also: Lyn Inaizumi, Hiroto Kuramasu, Yuka Mochizuki, Motoi Okamoto, Akira Yamaoka, ISHiKEi
― The staff for the Anime Expo event announced over the past couple of weeks that it will host the following guests: Karin Isobe, Yuki Nakashima, Fumiya Imai, and Kent Ito for the Hatsune Miku: Colorful Stage fan event MAPPA President Manabu Ohtsuka and Vice President Hiroya Hasegawa Lyn Inaizumi with a live p...
Mrs. Green Apple Wins Artist of the Year at 1st Music Awards Japan
Creepy Nuts, YOASOBI each win 2 more awards at event's Grand Ceremony
― The Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) announced the major award winners during the Grand Ceremony of its inaugural Music Awards Japan event on Thursday. The major award winners are: Artist Of The Year
Mrs. Green Apple Song Of The Year
"Bling-Bang-Bang-Born" by Creepy Nuts New Artist Of The Yea...
A-Kon Staff: Exploring Possibilities for 2026 Event, But 2027 Event More Likely
Staff has begun issuing refunds for canceled 2024 event
― The official website for the Texas-based anime convention A-Kon provided an update on its financial situation on May 14, its first update in more than a year since it canceled its 2024 event in February 2024. The convention staff said that it will not hold an event in 2025, and is exploring the possibility of an event for 2026, though noted th...
Universal Studios Japan Details Spy X Family, Apothecary Diaries Attractions
Solve mysteries with SPY×FAMILY & The Apothecary Diaries characters
― Universal Studios Japan (USJ) offered more details in mid-May on the upcoming SPY×FAMILY and The Apothecary Diaries summer attractions. Both will feature a park rally (where visitors hopscotch from one location to another throughout the park on a quest), and SPY×FAMILY will also have an XR ride and story ride. All activities and ri...
YOASOBI's 'Idol' Wins Best Anime Song, Creepy Nuts' 'Bling-Bang-Bang-Born' Wins 7 Awards at 1st Music Awards Japan
Mashle: Magic and Muscles 2nd season's opening song wins Best Japanese Song, Best Viral Song, Best Japanese Dance Pop Song, Top Japanese Song in Europe, more awards
― The Japan Culture and Entertainment Industry Promotion Association (CEIPA) announced the winners of several categories during the Premiere Ceremony of its inaugural Music Awards Japan event on Wednesday. YOASOBI's "Idol" (from Oshi no K...
Nostalgia Con Hosts Voice Actors Masako Nozawa, Toshio Furukawa
Voice actors for Dragon Ball's Goku, Piccolo attend June event in Anaheim, CA
― The Nostalgia Con's Instagram page announced on Tuesday that it will host voice actors Masako Nozawa and Toshio Furukawa, who voice Dragon Ball's Goku and Piccolo, respectively. Both will participate in a Dragon Ball Z panel tentatively scheduled for June 7 at 2:00 p.m. Furukawa will also sign autographs throughout the we...
Dragon Ball Daima, Dan Da Dan, Solo Leveling Season 2, More Nominated for 2025 Astra TV Awards
3 anime series along with Fire Force season 3, Lazarus, The Apothecary Diaries season 2 nominated in Best Anime Series category
― The film critics in the Hollywood Creative Alliance (formerly the Hollywood Critics Association) announced the nominees for the 2025 Astra TV Awards on May 15. Nominees for the Best Anime Series are: Dan Da Dan
Dragon Ball DAIMA
Fire Force Season 3
Lazarus
Solo Leveling Se...
Dragon Ball Daima Anime, Sonic the Hedgehog 3, Transformers One Films Nominated for Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards (Updated)
Also: Super Mario Party Jamboree
― Update: Winners for the 2025 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards were announced on Saturday, and Jim Carrey won the Favorite Villain award for his role as Dr. Robotnik in Sonic the Hedgehog 3 film. Source: Deadline (Glenn Garner) The 2025 Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards nominated the Dragon Ball Daima anime in the "Favorite Cartoon" category and the live-action Sonic th...
Anime Expo Hosts Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX Staff, Naohiro Ogata, Peach-Pit, More
Event takes place in Los Angeles from July 3-6
― The staff for the Anime Expo event announced on Monday that it will host Mobile Suit Gundam GQuuuuuuX's creative team; including director Kazuya Tsurumaki, series composer Yōji Enokido, and voice actress Tomoyo Kurosawa; Bandai Namco Filmworks Naohiro Ogata; manga creators Peach-Pit; and director Kazuaki Kuribayashi. A special event for Mobile Suit Gun...
Anime Expo Hosts Voice Actor Kazuki Ura, NextNinja CEO Masayuki Yamagishi
Event takes place in Los Angeles from July 3-6
― The staff for the Anime Expo event announced this week that it will host voice actor Kazuki Ura and NextNinja CEO Masayuki "Yama-P" Yamagishi. Ura voices Yoichi Isagi in Blue Lock, Shōta Doi in World's End Harem, Kizuki Hazawa in Anyway, I'm Falling in Love with You, Kyōsuke Aiba in Futsal Boys!!!!!, Subaru Makabe in Shadowverse Flame, Uryu Sakaki in W...
Momocon Hosts Suda51, Swery65, Studio Trigger, Orange, Ryō Horikawa
Convention also hosts Tetsuo Kurata, Shiro Izumi
― The staff of MomoCon 2025 announced on April 2 that it will host game developer and Grasshopper Manufacture founder Goichi "Suda51" Suda and game developer and Access Games co-founder Hidetaka "Swery65" Suehiro. The convention also announced in April that it will host Studio Trigger animators Yoshitaka Mano and Sho Oi, as well as Studio Orange artist...
Happy Children's Day 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part IV
Featuring Doraemon, Genshin Impact, Miss Kobayashi's Dragon Maid, Nogizaka 46's Nagi Inoue, Uma Musume: Cinderella Gray, Welcome to Demon School, Iruma-kun, more
― Children's Day in Japan lands on an auspicious day in its old six-day lunar calendar. So, with some good luck in the air, let's celebrate the holiday with messages from around the anime and manga world: Azusa Banjo (I Think I Turned My Chi...
Happy Children's Day 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part III
Featuring Kaleido Star, Cinnamoroll, Rilakkuma, Tezuka Productions, Fukushi Ochiai, Higasa Akai, Kodansha, Once Upon a Witch's Death, Suu Morishita, more
― Tango no Sekku is not a day where people tango in Japan, but rather celebrate the healthy growth of children. The anime and manga world is full of messages for parents and children across the world: Cinnamoroll (Sanrio) すくすくすく・・・！ pic.twitter.com/...
Happy Children's Day 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part II
Featuring Pokémon, Dragon Ball, Naruto, Oshi no Ko, Dragon Quest, Mononoke, My Happy Marriage, more
― Children's Day falls at the end of the long Japanese holiday season known as Golden Week. The week starts with Showa Day on April 29, Constitution Memorial Day on May 3, Greenery Day on May 4, and ends on Children's Day on May 5. Japanese creatives lump the holidays into one massive celebration, espe...
Happy Children's Day 2025 From Around the Anime World, Part I
Featuring My Hero Academia, Spy x Family, Frieren, Sonic, Like a Dragon more
― On May 5, people in Japan celebrate Children's Day (also known as Tango no Sekku) by hoisting koi-no-bori carp windsocks, displaying samurai dolls or miniature samurai armor sets, eating kashiwa mochi sweets, and celebrating the health and growth of children. The anime and manga world is full of well wishes to children to ...
Webtoon-Based Live-Action Series S Line Wins Best Music at Cannes International Series Festival
Composer Jun-oh Lee receives award
― The webtoon-based live-action mystery series S Line has won the Best Music Award at the 8th Cannes International Series Festival, held on April 29. Composer Jun-oh Lee was recognized in the long-form competition category for his work on the series' soundtrack. This marks the first Korean drama to win at the festival since Bargain received the Best Screenplay Awar...
Anime NYC to Host Yoko Takahashi & hololive Concerts, Tokusatsu Stars
Convention hosts actors Tetsuya Iwanaga, Shiro Izumi
― The staff of Anime NYC announced it will host Yoko Takahashi in a special concert celebrating the 30th anniversary of Neon Genesis Evangelion, as well as the hololive VTubers as a concert stop on the hololive STAGE World Tour'25 -Synchronize!-, at this year's convention. The convention will also host Japanese actors Tetsuya Iwanaga and Shiro Izum...
Universal Distribution to Acquire Alliance Game, Ad Populum to Acquire Diamond Comics' Assets After Bankruptcy Ruling
Alliance Entertainment had terminated agreement to purchase Diamond's assets last week
― Diamond Comic Distributors announced on Wednesday that the District of Maryland's United States Bankruptcy Court approved a combined bid by Canadian comics distributor Universal Distribution and pop culture manufacturer and licensor Ad Populum to acquire Diamond's assets. Following the transaction's final closing...
Universal Distribution to Acquire Alliance Game, Ad Populum to Acquire Diamond Comics' Assets After Bankruptcy Ruling (Updated)
Alliance Entertainment had terminated agreement to purchase Diamond's assets last week
― Diamond Comic Distributors announced on Wednesday that the District of Maryland's United States Bankruptcy Court approved a combined bid by Canadian comics distributor Universal Distribution and pop culture manufacturer and licensor Ad Populum to acquire Diamond's assets. Following the transaction's final closing...
Annecy Screens 2nd Mononoke Film, All You Need Is Kill Anime
Also: Saku Sakamoto's Nightmare Bugs anime
― The Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France will screen Mononoke the Movie Trilogy: Chapter 2: The Ashes of Rage (Gekijōban Mononoke Dai-Ni-Shō: Hinezumi), the second film in the Mononoke franchise, the anime adaptation of Hiroshi Sakurazaka and Yoshitoshi ABe's All You Need Is Kill science fiction light novel, and Nightmare Bugs (Ghost Bugs...
What Osaka World Expo 2025 Has to Offer for Anime Fans
The Osaka World Expo 2025 kicked off earlier this month, promising to show "Designing Future Society for Our Lives," but what about our otaku lives?
― The Osaka World Expo 2025 kicked off officially on the new artificial island of Yumeshima on April 13. The event will run for six months, through October 13. This is the second time a World Expo is being held in Osaka, after being held there previousl...
Luffy to Throw 1st Pitch on Boston Red Sox x One Piece Theme Day
Ceremonial pitch is a 1st in One Piece's 25+-year history
― The Boston Red Sox baseball team announced on Monday that One Piece lead character Monkey D. Luffy will throw the ceremonial first pitch for the One Piece Theme Day game at Fenway Park on May 3. According to the Red Sox, the ceremonial pitch is a first for the One Piece franchise. The first pitch is set to take place at 4:10 p.m on May 3. Th...
Otakon 2025 Hosts Manga Artist Minoji Kurata
Event runs in Washington, D.C. from August 8-10
― The staff for Otakon 2025 announced on Wednesday it will host manga artist Minoji Kurata at this year's event. Kurata is known for her work as the artist for Kusuriya no Hitorigoto: Mao Mao no Kōkyū Nazotoki Techō (The Apothecary Diaries ~The Palace Cloister Mystery-Solving Notebook of Mao Mao~) manga — an adaptation of Natsu Hyūga's The Apothecary Di...
Hellsing, Drifters Creator's Exhibition is a Horrifyingly Good Time
The large-scale exhibition chronicled Hirano's work from Hellsing to Drifters, including life-size recreations of props and costumes and some impressive interactive photo areas!
― Last year, I finally crossed Hellsing Ultimate off my backlog, but my experience with the manga was close to zero when I made my way to he Kouta Hirano Super Expo inside the Sunshine City shopping center in Ikebukuro. The ...
Uma Musume's Cygames Partners With 151st Kentucky Derby
Will your favorite Uma Musume join the race?
― Cygames, the producer and publisher of the Uma Musume franchise, announced on Tuesday that it is partnering with the Churchill Downs Racetrack for the 151st Kentucky Derby. During the "Unbridled Sidney Stakes Presented by Cygames" on Kentucky Oaks Day (May 2), the Cygames logo will adorn the starting gate, saddle towels of the contending horses, and sig...
Otakon 2025 Hosts Voice Actors Nobutoshi Canna, Ryōko Shiraishi
Event runs in Washington, D.C. from August 8-10
― The staff for Otakon 2025 announced on Monday and Tuesday that it will host voice actors Nobutoshi Canna and Ryōko Shiraishi at this year's event. Canna has numerous role spanning across the anime industry, including Guts in 1997 Berserk, Lancer/Cú Chulainn in Fate/Stay Night, Kabuto in Naruto, Basara Nekki in Macross 7, Ban Mido in Getbackers, Nowaki...
Wrestlers Kenny Omega, Adam Cole to Appear at PAX East for Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy
FF16's Clive Rosfield voice actor Ben Starr, MTG designer Gavin Verhey also appear
― AEW professional wrestler and executive vice president Kenny Omega (real name Tyson Smith) announced on Wednesday that he will appear at the annual PAX East convention for the Magic: The Gathering x Final Fantasy debut showcase. Omega further said, “You know I had to be there since it's Final Fantasy, can't wait to ...
Event Report: JoJo's Bizarre Adventure Overtakes Shibuya!
From Giant Iggy to Steel Ball Run, we have a full report of JOJODAY in Shibuya!
― Just over a decade ago, the anime world was graced with an adaptation of one of the most artistically beautiful shonen manga series: Jojo's Bizarre Adventure. Following the Joestar family through six, depending on how you view the family tree, an array of stories across multiple locales. So, what better way to celebrate...
Anime Central 2025 Hosts Voice Actress Satomi Arai in Illinois
May 16-18 convention to be held in Rosemont
― Illinois-based convention Anime Central (ACen) announced on Wednesday the event will host voice actress Satomi Arai at this year's show. This year's ACen event will take place at the Hyatt Regency O'Hare and the Donald E. Stephens Convention Center at Rosemont, IL on May 16-18. Arai is known for her roles as Kuroko Shirai from A Certain Magical Index and ...
San Japan 2025 Hosts Tekken Director Katsuhiro Harada
San Japan runs from August 29-31 in Texas
― Texas-based anime convention San Japan announced earlier this month that it will host Tekken franchise director Katsuhiro Harada at this year's event. Harada is best-known as the producer and director of the Tekken fighting game series. Harada currently serves as a general manager at Bandai Namco, as well as a lead for the fighting game esports division of...
The Apothecary Diaries Goes All-Out at Ginza Exhibition
A devoted fan could spend well over an hour wandering through the exhibition's maze of replica items, production materials, and staff notes from the anime's first season.
― The second season of the immensely popular The Apothecary Diaries anime series barreled toward its second half, but not before making a pitstop in Tokyo's swanky Ginza ward. Maomao, Jinshi, and the rest of the Imperial Palace mov...
FanimeCon Hosts Voice Actors Atsushi Abe, Tsubasa Yonaga
Event takes place on May 23-26 in San Jose, CA
― The staff of FanimeCon announced that this year's event will host voice actors Atsushi Abe and Tsubasa Yonaga. Abe's roles include Toma Kamijo in A Certain Magical Index and A Certain Scientific Railgun, Moritaka Mashiro in Bakuman, Inojin Yamanaka in Boruto: Naruto Next Generations, Sōgo Ōsaka in IDOLiSH7, Kukai Soma in Shugo Chara!, Tōichirō Izumida ...
Why I Could Never Survive The Real Life Hunter Exam
It's 8 AM in the middle of nowhere.1,000 people have gathered at Great Meadows in The Plains, Virginia; the first real-life Hunter Exam is about to begin. I didn't stand a chance.
― It's 8 AM in the middle of nowhere. Even the closest McDonald's is more than a 15-minute drive away. But more than 1,000 people have gathered at a rural venue that's normally accustomed to hosting equestrian events. Here...
Ohio's Ohayocon Announces 2026 Event Amid Legal Battle with Sekaicon
Court documents indicate legal proceedings may result in jury trial in May 2026
― Ohio-based anime convention Ohayocon announced plans to hold the 2026 event amid its court battle with the organizers of the new Ohio-based convention Sekaicon. The civil lawsuit, which was filed in January, is currently in the discovery phase with discussions ongoing. Ohayocon organizers sought a Temporary Restraining ...
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