Japanese fashion brand SuperGroupies is taking pre-orders for a collaboration collection inspired by hololive English VTuber Takanashi Kiara. The collaboration products include a watch, jacket, backpack, and acrylic stand. The jacket and accessories take cues from Kiara’s color and design motifs, while the acrylic stand has an illustration from Sakura that dresses up Kiara in…
The Bones-produced T・P BON (Time Patrol Bon) anime adaptation has received an official trailer from Netflix. Based on the manga by Fujiko F. Fujio, T・P BON follows the high school student Bon as he gets involved with the Time Patrol organization after an encounter with one of their agents, Ream Stream. The Time Patrol’s job is…
Crunchyroll revealed its North American home video release slate for July 2024, which includes Blu-ray releases for Vinland Saga Season 2, Tomo-chan Is a Girl!, and FLCL, among other series. Tomo-chan is a Girl! and BOFURI will both receive standard and limited edition Blu-ray disc sets, which includes several special features and bonus items. There…
According to The Hollywood Reporter and The John Campea Show, John Wick star Keanu Reeves will be joining the cast of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 as the voice of Shadow. The new casting comes roughly a week after the end of CinemaCon, where Paramount teased a few scenes from the upcoming film, which will premiere…
The new Detective Conan movie, Detective Conan: Hyaku-man Dollar no Michishirube, was the reigning film at the April 12 to 14 Japan weekend box office. Hyaku-man Dollar no Michishirube‘s debut weekend saw it drawing 2.274 million moviegoers and an opening gross of 3.352 billion yen (~US$21.7 million). Kogyo Tsushin reports that this is thus far…
The youth drama anime Jellyfish Can’t Swim in the Night received an “Oshi to Hiku Piano” situation visual after its second episode, which depicts the characters Kano Yamanouchi and Mei Kim Anouk Takanashi playing the piano together. In the story, Mei is a pianist and a huge fan of Kano, a former idol. The recent…
The upcoming second season of the UniteUp! TV anime series has been scheduled to premiere in Japan sometime in January 2025. Season two will be titled UniteUp! -Uni:Birth-, with the first season airing from January 7, 2023 to April 15, 2023 after a lengthy production delay. Shinichiro Ushijima (I Want To Eat Your Pancreas) directed…
The ending animation sequence for Blue Archive The Animation, which debuted in the second episode of the series, has been released on the Blue Archive YouTube channel. The ending sequence is replete with strong character animation, though the chorus section offsets its charms with a messy pace and not-so-perfect use of crossfades. It’s storyboarded by…
The Spring 2024 anime season has begun with a wave of incoming new series and returning sequels. The Anime Trending Community recently voted for their most anticipated titles of the Spring 2024 season, and you can read the full results here. Let’s break down the top 10 vote results and discuss what new seasonal anime…
The opening and ending animation sequences of the Black Butler: Public School Arc anime, which premiered in Japan on April 13, have been uploaded to the Aniplex YouTube channel. The opening is storyboarded and unit directed by Masashi Ishihama, the director of Horimiya -The Missing Pieces-, Horimiya, Persona5 The Animation, and From The New World, whose…