American Live-Action Take On Kite Is Ready

kiteFans of the 1998 Yasuomi Umetsu (梅津 泰臣) adult action anime film entitled Kite (A カイト) will be on their toes with this bit of news. According to Deadline, The Weinstein Co. (TWC) has gained worldwide rights to the American live-action take on Kite. The film has already been finished with director Ralph Ziman (Gangster’s Paradise: Jerusalema, The Zookeeper) who took over the project after director David R. Ellis (Snakes on a Plane, The Final Destination) suddenly passed away last January 7, 2013. Keep Reading

Sailor Moon S.H Figuarts Takes Over Akihabara

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I will punish you in the name of the Moon!

To all the kids who grew up watching Sailor Moon (美少女戦士セーラームーン) and who have now become young adults, get ready to become a child again as your favorite heroine is making a 2013 comeback! Promotions have come slowly but surely this year for Sailor Moon, starting off with her appearance as Tokyo ViVi’s magazine cover. Now, Bandai has released a Sailor Moon S.H. Keep Reading

Manga Inspires School Girls To Vandalize Their School

flowers of evil vandalSee this photo on the left? Would you believe that a pair of 13-year-old girls did this? That’s what the police in Odawara City, Kanagawa Prefecture announced on May 1, 2013.

According to police reports, the girls sneaked inside their campus and broke through a window in the first floor to get inside using a rake on February 4, 2013, just 3 two months ago, between 9:00 to 11:00 PM. The girls then went to the fourth floor of their building, opened all the faucets and left the waters to run. Keep Reading

Outbreak Company ~Moeru Shinryakusha~ Gets TV Animation

Bring in the moe! Through the light novel notices found in the combined 21st and 22nd issue of Kodansha’s Weekly Shounen Magazine, we have learned that Ichiro Sakaki’s Outbreak Company ~Moeru Shinryakusha~アウトブレイク・カンパニー ~萌える侵略者is getting its own television anime adaptation. A light novel series, this work is evident of Sakaki’s writing masterpiece, as seen in the titles Polyphonica, Strait Jacket and Scrapped Princess. Just like his other works, Outbreak Company features fantasy, adventure, and lots of weird and cute stuff! Keep Reading

Sword Art Online Reboot Gets A Manga

sword art online mangaJust when you thought Sword Art Online (ソードアート・オンライン) was over, think again. Sword Art Online Progressive will make an appearance on the pages of Dengeki G’s Magazine (電撃G’s magazine) starting on their August issue which will be released next month!

The news of Sword Art Online Progressive receiving a manga version was first announced last week by illustrator, Kiseki Himura (比村奇石). Dengeki G confirms the appearance of Progressive on their official Twitter account with their post on May 1. Keep Reading

Tributes In The News: Robots, Designer Shirts And Colorful Illustrations

tribute gurrenTributes couldn’t get this more exciting as talented individuals lend a hand to honor the legendary figures of manga and anime! Asgard Anime brings you Tributes In the News, where we celebrate and let you in on the latest tribute news!

Character designer Mari Shimazaki has done a tribute art for Tengen Toppa Gurren Lagann (天元突破グレンラガン). The feast-for-the-eyes illustration features the girls of Gurren Lagann in a splash of soft colors, dotted with stars in blue, pink and yellow. Keep Reading

Infinite Stratos 2 Preview Unveiled

is-infinite-stratosIS <Infinite Stratos> (IS <インフィニット・ストラトス>) is getting another season and the full preview has already been released. Fans of this series will be happy to know that the season 2 preview was released together with the light novel’s latest volume, volume 8. The trailer, which runs for a minute and 38 seconds, shows clips from the second season.

If you’re unfamiliar with the series, Infinite Stratos is a very powerful exoskeleton invented by a Japanese scientist. Keep Reading