New International Animation Film Festival 2023 to be held in Niigata – Director Mamoru Oshii appointed chairman of the jury

Niigata International Animation Film Festival

A new international animation film festival will be held for the first time in Niigata from March 17 to March 22, 2023. Titled The Niigata International Animation Film Festival, the event will focus on feature-length animation.   It aims at becoming the “largest festival in Asia with a competition section for feature-length animated films,” according … Read more

H.P. Lovecraft The Shadow Over Innsmouth manga by Gou Tanabe licensed by Dark Horse Comics for English release

Dark Horse Comics has licensed another Gou Tanabe’s manga, this time the adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s “The Shadow over Innsmouth.” No release date has been disclosed as of yet, but it is likely that it will be a single omnibus. Yōkai expert Zack Davisson, a well-known figure among Japanese folklore researchers, will translate the story into … Read more

Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution Blu-ray release date confirmed by PV trailer: Theme song, OSt cover revealed

The theme song featured in a Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution trailer PV (known in Japan as Psalms of Planets Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution (交響詩篇エウレカセブン ハイエボリューション, Kōkyōshihen Eureka Sebun: Haieboryūshon)) has been released. This is the final installment of the movie trilogy by Studio Bones (Eureka Seven (TV), Escaflowne: The Movie). The Eureka Seven: Hi-Evolution Blu-ray/DVD release date is … Read more

Top 10 dating anime based on Otome games to celebrate Kiss Day 2022

Today, Monday, May 23, 2022, is celebrated as Kiss Day 2022 in Japan. The tradition was established in 1946 when the movie Hatachi no Seishun (はたちの青春, A Twenty Year-Old Youth) was broadcast. It was the first film featuring a kissing scene in the Japanese film industry. This year will see Abema stream the Yosuga no Sora … Read more

Eisner Awards 2022: Spy x Family, Chainsaw Man, Kaiju No. 8, and more nominated

Nominees for the 2022 Eisner Awards including Chainsaw Man, Spy x Family, and Kaiju No.8.

Nominees for the 2022 Eisner Awards have been announced, and among the hopeful candidates are popular series such as Spy x Family and Chainsaw Man. While the Eisner Awards have typically celebrated American comics, with the rising popularity of manga, Japanese works have become an integral part of the comics industry worldwide. READ: Chainsaw Man … Read more