JOJODAY STAGE Livestream Coming Next Weekend

Fans of JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure might want to check out the upcoming JOJODAY STAGE, which takes place in Japan but will be livestreamed. People in America, Canada, United Kingdom, Thailand, South Korea, Taiwan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, New Zealand, Macau, Mexico, Brazil, France, Germany, and Italy can all take part in the livestream. However, translated subtitles…

The Dinner Table Detective Anime Shares Kento Nakajima Opening Song

The anime adaptation has officially debuted for Tokuya Higashigawa’s The Dinner Table Detective novels, and with it comes a look at the opening. With the premiere upon us, it was revealed that Kento Nakajima performs the opening song, “MONTAGE,” and you can see and hear it in all its glory thanks to a new creditless…

Switch 2 Original US Pre-order Date Called Off Because of Trump Tariffs

The Nintendo Switch 2, which is due out on June 5, was supposed to become available for pre-order on April 9. And it still will be available for pre-order for many consumers, but not for those in America. Nintendo has pulled the pre-order date in America over concerns of President Trump’s newly announced tariffs, which…

Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? 10th Anniversary Anime Visual Unveiled

It’s been exactly 10 years since the premiere of the Is It Wrong to Try to Pick Up Girls in a Dungeon? anime, which adapts the light novels by Fujino Omori and Suzuhito Yasuda. The first episode aired on April 4, 2015, and a new visual is here along with some other planned celebrations. Among…

One-Punch Man Season 3 Visuals Spotlight ‘Mysterious Beings’

Following up on some earlier hero visuals, it’s time to turn the One-Punch Man season 3 focus over to a series of “mysterious beings.” That’s the subject of the latest villainous visuals, which specifically hone in on Monster King Orochi and Gyoro-Gyoro. Both visuals are courtesy of the anime’s character designers. The Monster King Orochi…

Takeshi Koike’s New Lupin the IIIrd Movie Reveals Release Date, Title and Trailer

Director Takeshi Koike is coming back for another round with Lupin, and the latest feature officially has a title, release date and more. Lupin the IIIrd the Movie: Fujimi no Ketsuzoku is set to open in Japan on June 27, telling the tale of a mysterious, unmarked island on which a great treasure awaits. Once…

Trump Puts 24% Tariffs on Japanese Goods Coming into U.S.

Yesterday President Trump imposed tariffs on goods coming into America, including a 24% tariff on Japanese goods. Things coming in from other countries will have a baseline of 10%, but countries President Trump called the “worst offenders” — including Japan — have much higher rates. This means that going forward, things from Japan like anime,…

DAN DA DAN: EVIL EYE Coming to U.S. Theaters in June

DAN DA DAN’s first season is coming to home video on June 10, and its second season will start streaming in July. But even before that you’ll have the opportunity to see the movie DAN DA DAN: EVIL EYE, which is hitting American theaters on June 6. DAN DA DAN: EVIL EYE consists of season…

MANGA REVIEW: Junji Ito Returns with The Liminal Zone Vol. 2

Junji Ito is back with another volume of The Liminal Zone! Newly translated into English, this collection offers four new stories from the horror manga master. One revisits The Strange Hikizuri Siblings: a new series cut down after just two chapters. While the new installment is (as always) a heck of a read, we’re here to dive…

Hayao Miyazaki’s Future Boy Conan Anime to Stream on RetroCrush

Following an earlier home video release from GKIDS, Hayao Miyazaki’s classic Future Boy Conan TV anime now has a streaming home. The series will make its debut exclusively on RetroCrush starting on April 18. After that, more episodes are set to drop every Friday. If you’re unfamiliar with Future Boy Conan, that might be because it…