FUNimation has announced today that Makoto Shinkai’s highly acclaimed film, Your Name, will be in North American theaters April 7th! The film will be presented in Japanese with English subtitles or English dub. Along with the American release is also a newly recorded soundtrack by Japanese band Radwimps.
One Piece Film: Gold will only be playing for a few more days. Fans around the world are raving about the One Piece movie that has outdone all others by a landslide. You don’t want to miss this epic theatrical release—it ends in less than a week! See it in select theaters JANUARY 10-17 for a limited time only.
One of my all time favorite anime is making a come back thanks to Nozomi. Nozomi Entertainment is pleased to announce the release of Martian Successor Nadesico Complete Collection. Martian Successor Nadesico Complete Collection will be available on Blu-ray and DVD April 4, 2017. (more…)
The big day is almost here - SAILOR MOON R: THE MOVIE will make a special red carpet event debut this Friday January 13th at the Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles! Held at a historical and beautiful Spanish Gothic-styled style theater in downtown Los Angeles, the premiere precedes the nationwide release of the movie starting January 19th! The premiere will include a special live Q&A with members of the English-language cast and the staff behind the film, and all attendees will receive an exclusive SAILOR MOON character board! Themed SAILOR MOON drinks and merchandise will also be offered, and fans can use an official Sailor Moon Snapchat filter, available to audiences only at this special event! (more…)
VIZ Media delivers fresh manga for the New Year with a brand new digital manga update for 2017. Fans can dive into the digital debut of the supernatural phenomenon, YO-KAI WATCH (Vols. 1-6) and the not-to-be-missed series finale of the vivid DRAGON BALL FULL COLOR FREEZA ARC (Vol. 5). Other notable digital first releases include ONE-PUNCH MAN (Vol. 11) and PLATINUM END (Vol. 2), which will debut in advance of their print counterparts. Horror fans and followers of TOKYO GHOUL can look forward to the release of TOKYO GHOUL: VOID, the latest in a new line of novels inspired by the smash hit manga series created by Sui Ishida. (more…)
Fans of FINAL FANTASY® BRAVE EXVIUS®, the free-to-play FINAL FANTASY® mobile game, are in for a surprise this month as internationally acclaimed recording artist and actress Ariana Grande will lend her likeness to the hit RPG. The collaboration with the superstar is further detailed in a new video, which can be viewed on YouTube. (more…)
Right Stuf, Inc. and anime producer Sunrise Inc. are excited to announce the upcoming releases of Mobile Suit Gundam Movie Trilogy and Mobile Suit Gundam 0083. Mobile Suit Gundam Movie Trilogy will be available on Blu-ray and Mobile Suit Gundam 0083 will be available on Blu-ray and DVD April 4, 2017. (more…)
Kitsu, a startup changing the way the community experiences anime, announced today that it has raised six hundred thousand dollars in a seed round between San Francisco, California-based entertainment company VIZ Media, LLC, and Manila, Philippines-based entrepreneur Bernard Chong. Kitsu will use these funds to build out its world-class content discovery platform at kitsu.io, led by Kitsu founder and CEO, Josh Fabian, who started the project under the Hummingbird name. Josh previously was Lead Designer, Groupon Stores, and Lead Designer, oBaz. (more…)