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JRPG fans looking for their next fix can’t go wrong with the upcoming sci-fi epic STAR OCEAN THE DIVINE FORCE. Developed by tri-Ace and published by Square Enix, the latest installment in the Star Ocean franchise will be released on October 27, 2022. And it will hit the following platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox … Read more
Kojima Productions, the game development studio behind Death Stranding, responded to hoax posts concerning the assassination of Shinzo Abe. The studio’s founder, Hideo Kojima, appeared in images posted on 4chan linking him to the tragic event that took place on July 8, 2022. These edited images attempted to fool people into thinking Hideo Kojima was … Read more
Xenoblade Chronicles 3, an open-world JRPG developed by Monolith Soft, was one of the showcase titles at Nintendo Direct on June 22, 2022. The title is part of the Xeno franchise renowned for rich story-telling and action-packed combat systems. The first installment in the franchise was Xenogears on the PS1, which launched in Japan on … Read more
Elon Musk, the famous billionaire and entrepreneur, regularly posts on Twitter about various topics. And recently, the SpaceX founder and CEO shared his thoughts about Japan’s decreasing birth rates. “At risk of stating the obvious, unless something changes to cause the birth rate to exceed the death rate, Japan will eventually cease to exist. This … Read more
Anime OST fans are in for a treat, as Tiger Lab Vinyl recently released the Perfect Blue Deluxe Audiophile Edition. It contains two LPs with the original score of the seminal psychodrama anime, directed by the late Satoshi Kon. Composed by Masahiro Ikumi and Yuji Yoshida, the Perfect Blue Deluxe Audiophile Edition contains the following tracks … Read more
Billy Kametz, the LA-based voice actor, was recently diagnosed with stage 4 colon cancer. Fans of The Rising of the Shield Hero Season 2 anime will be familiar with Billy’s work, as he’s the English dub voice behind Naofumi Iwatani. Via a recent YouTube video on his channel, Billy appeared and gave a brief update … Read more
The Witch from Mercury is the upcoming installment in the long-running Mobile Suit Gundam series. And as the title suggests — the main protagonist will be a female — breaking away from tradition. After all, it’s a series renowned for its many memorable male Mobile Suit pilots, such as Amuro Ray, Char Aznable, and Shiro … Read more
Back in February, Netflix revealed the teaser trailer of the new Bastard!! anime due to launch in 2022. This dark fantasy series, renowned for its titular horndog wizard, Dark Schneider, will be a split-cour series. Now, you may be asking: what’s a “cour”? Well, a “cour” is a three-month block of TV broadcasting based on … Read more
Shin Ikki Tousen will hit TV screens soon and likely provide martial fans with the fighting action they’ve been craving. According to a recent tweet from the official Twitter account, the TV anime broadcast begins on May 17, 2022, at 8:30 PM. However, an advanced screening of the first episode will appear on March 27, 2022. The … Read more
Recently, Crunchyroll announced several lineups for their Winter 2022 dubs, one of which is the Orient English dub. The 12 episode Orient TV series launched on Crunchyroll on February 23, and it started airing in Japan on AT-X and TV Tokyo back on January 6, 2022. For anime fans new to Orient, the series is … Read more