Anime director and mechanical designer Shinji Aramaki (Appleseed: Ex Machina, Ghost in the Shell: SAC_2045, Blade Runner: Black Lotus) noted at Production I.G. USA’s Anime Expo panel on Friday that the planned new project based on the Genesis Climber Mospeada anime will begin serializing in a magazine this summer. This project is the previously announced […]
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The July issue of Square Enix’s Monthly Big Gangan magazine published the final chapter on Friday of Takahiro and strelka’s Hinowa ga CRUSH! (HINOWA ga YUKU!) manga. The manga’s eighth and final compiled book volume will ship on August 25. The magazine also revealed that Takahiro will launch a new work with artist Kei […]
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Death Stranding game studio Kojima Productions reassured fans on Monday that it still has a “very good relationship” with PlayStation after Hideo Kojima announced on Sunday that Kojima Productions is working on a new game with Xbox Game Studios. The various statements read: As an independent creative studio, #KojimaProductions will continue pursuing work […]
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LINE Digital Frontier announced on Friday that Boichi will launch a new webtoon series with writer In-Wan Youn (Defense Devil, Island, Shin Angyo Onshi) on the LINE Manga app in mid-2023. The new work is titled SuperString, and is tied into Korean company YLAB’s Super String IP, which features characters from different YLAB works […]
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Sega revealed on Friday that it is developing a Mega Drive Mini 2 console that will release in Japan on October 27. Sega has not yet revealed if the console will release outside of Japan. The console will include more than 50 games, including Mega-CD (Sega CD) titles. The company revealed the […]
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Universal Studios Hollywood began streaming a video previewing the “Mario Kart: Bowser’s Challenge” attraction for its Super Nintendo World area on Thursday. The area will open in early 2023. The interactive augmented reality ride is identical to the “Mario Kart: Koopa’s Challenge” attraction at Universal Studios Japan. Participants wear special goggles and compete […]
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The official website for the stage play adaptation of Night Head 2041, a new television anime based on the 1992 live-action Night Head drama series, revealed on Friday a trailer and extra info. The cast includes: Hiroki Ino and Akira Kagimoto as Naoto Kirihara (double cast) Ryūgi Yokota and Natsuki Osaki […]
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Entertainment news websites Variety and The Hollywood Reporter reported on Wednesday that the Speed Racer (Mach Go Go Go) anime is getting a live-action series at Apple by J.J. Abrams (Star Wars, Star Trek). According to the sources, Hiram Martinez (Snowpiercer, Get Shorty) is serving as showrunner and co-writing the series with Ron Fitzgerald […]
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Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) announced on Monday that its updated PlayStation Plus service will include Japanese-produced games such as Bloodborne, Death Stranding, Demon’s Souls, Shadow of the Colossus, The Last Guardian, Naruto Shippūden: Ultimate Ninja Storm 4, Final Fantasy XV Royal Edition, Soulcalibur VI, and Resident Evil, among others. The full list is below: […]
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The New York Times newspaper reported on Tuesday that Netflix may introduce its lower cost, ad-supported subscription tier between October to December later this year, citing an internal company memo. In addition, the memo also mentioned that the service is planning to “crack down” on password sharing between subscribers in the same time period. […]
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