The summer 2022 anime season is as stacked as ever and the Tsurune: The First Shot movie has joined the lineup. The Tsurune release date in Japanese movie theaters is August 19, 2022. Tsurune – Hajimari no Issha – (Tsurune: The First Shot) has released a new trailer ahead of its premiere. The video featured … Read more
Tsurune: A little-known anime made by Kyoto animation is much more than just an anime. Tsurune, although being one of Kyoto Animation’s lesser-known productions, has played an essential role in the studio’s history. This is why. Tsurune is a sports anime developed by Kyoto Animation for the Fall 2018 season. It aired for 13 episodes … Read more
The Violet Evergarden movie release date has been officially confirmed to be coming up for Japan on September 18, 2020. It’s been a long time coming since the movie was postponed at one point due to the arson attack on Kyoto Animation, and then delayed a second time due to the 2020 SARS-COV-2 coronavirus pandemic. … Read more
The release date for Netflix’s Violet Evergarden Season 2 might be coming much sooner than anyone expected. In fact, it could be argued that an anime sequel wasn’t expected at all. The anime’s story was based on the relatively short Violet Evergarden novel series, but anime studio Kyoto Animation is well known for stretching a … Read more
Update: The Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Season 2 release date time frame was confirmed for 2021. The remainder of this story remains as published since the last update. Please see the new story in the link for more details. Miss Kobayashi’s Dragon Maid Season 2 has officially been confirmed to be releasing in 2021. The second … Read more
The devastating fire at Kyoto Animation’s Studio 1 building that resulted in the death of 35 people and 33 injured was a huge tragedy. On Monday, the studio posted a message on its website thanking people around the world for their support, and promising that they would not give up in the face of the … Read more
After a legendary Kyoto Animation Studio director went missing many anime fans on Twitter reported director Yasuhiro Takemoto dead in light of the KyoAni fire that’s claimed 34 lives. Now, it’s been confirmed by Takemoto’s family that he died during the tragic incident. On July 21, 2019, Kyoto Animation Studio released an official statement concerning … Read more
Anime fans are fearing legendary Kyoto Animation director Yoshiji Kigami dead after a recent news report from NHK listed additional information about the unidentified victims of the KyoAni fire. On July 24, 2019, THR reported that Kigami’s family had not been able to contact him since the KyoAni arson attack took place. “I still have … Read more
The Kyoto Animation Studio fire has devastated the Japanese animation studio. So far, 34 people have died in the KyoAni arson attack, with 34 people taken to the hospital due to their injuries. Anime fans have been eagerly awaiting official confirmation about who survived the fiery attack. Famous animators such as Yoshiji Kigami and Yasuhiro … Read more
A GoFundMe page, titled Help KyoAni Heal, has been set up following news on Thursday morning of the deadly arson attack on Kyoto Animation studio in the Uji suburb of Kyoto Prefecture in Japan. Officials have confirmed that 33 people died in the attack, and 36 injured have been taken to the hospital. Some of … Read more